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The best way to evaluate the effectiveness of a product is to put it in the hands of the user, obtain feedback, and make adjustments accordingly. With a newly developed Virtual Environment Test Bed, or VETB, scientists and engineers at the Target Behavioral Research Laboratory at Picatinny Arsenal can record how soldiers react and perform inside a newly modified Objective Gunner Protection Kit, or OGPK.
The OGPK is an armored turret that provides much-needed protection for tactical vehicle gunners in combat situations. Soldiers voted the OGPK as one of the U.S. Army's top 10 Greatest Inventions in 2007, the year it was first fielded.
"The purpose of testing the OGPK in a virtual test bed is to evaluate gunner performance in various threat scenarios," said Thomas Kiel, chief, Turret Engineering and Force Protection in the Systems Engineering Directorate, part of the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, known as ARDEC.
A customized version of the "America's Army" gaming environment was integrated with the actual OGPK hardware and weapon system to provide a more realistic simulation.
The evaluation team requested that infantry soldiers who participated in the "user jury" have experience using the OGPK in either Iraq or Afghanistan.
In November, soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, at Fort Carson, Colo., visited Picatinny Arsenal to participate in the evaluation. In all, six teams of soldiers, including units from Fort Hood, Texas, and Fort Benning, Ga., will contribute to the development of the system.
Measurements of the gunner's reaction times and ability to engage targets effectively are quantified in the system. Correlations between performance and human factors are then evaluated to generate opportunities to improve protection and the ability to fight while being constrained by a shell of armor.
Eventually, more complex testing can be done to quantify the effects of physiological stress on the gunner.
"Warfighter survivability is absolutely the most important aspect of the Objective Gunner Protection Kit design," Kiel said. "However, the ability to maneuver the weapon sufficiently while maintaining situational awareness is critical for delivering energy on target. The VETB will allow us to evaluate various OGPK enhancements, such as larger transparent armor windows for increased visibility. It is critical for us to have the ability to analyze these upgrades in terms of gunner effectiveness."
The first four soldiers entered the test bed facility individually, and each received a mission brief presented on video by Lt. Col. John Thane, military deputy, Munitions Engineering and Technology Directorate, which is also part of ARDEC.
The virtual scenarios were created using the Unreal Engine 3.0 video game platform. The environment immerses the gunner within the lead vehicle in an escort convoy, with instructions to suppress any armed insurgents trying to interfere with the mission.
Unknown to the soldiers, about half way through the 15-minute evaluation they receive a change in mission orders. The changes would affect the distance of shots they fire back at the enemy and a change in route pattern.
The environment includes a six-sided room where the scenario is projected from five different projectors on five 12-foot-long walls. The back wall is larger than the others and there is no projection on that wall.
Throughout the scenario, the soldier encounters 68 different targets. Sitting atop the 12-foot-high walls surrounding the room are nine paintball guns, which are used to simulate in-coming fire from the opposing forces.
These guns fire rubber pellets at the gunner inside the OGPK when strategic targets are not engaged within two to three seconds.
A motion-capture system is integrated with the Kevlar helmet that soldiers are required to wear. Other gear includes an Interceptor Body Armor vest, radio communications, ear piece, goggles and gloves.
The motion-capture system records soldier movement and response time to shots fired from various locations on the screen, as well as when the weapon is positioned toward targets, and the time it takes to engage the enemy on the screen.
The soldiers are responsible for firing a .50-caliber Browning M2 machine gun mounted inside the turret. After 100 rounds are dispensed, the soldier then has to reload.
Spc. Robson Alokoa, a test user who has deployed three times to Iraq, with his most recent spanning from August 2010 to August 2011, said that the hand crank configuration for turret rotation during his scenario was better placed.
Also, visibility was far more advanced than what he has experienced.
"There was much better movement than the one (turret) I'm used to. I was able to use my left hand for movement and the right for shooting," Alokoa said.
"I could see from all around so I was able to keep my eyes pointed in all directions," he added.
"The front vehicles in our convoys in Iraq only had 45 degrees of visibility but with this I was able to see left and right. Two vehicles could cover 360 degrees rather than one in each direction."
Sgt. Jarred Dunton agreed with Alokoa that the placement of the crank handle in the new turret was better configured than when he had been deployed.
"The crank handle used to get caught on my gear which obviously is not very good if you are in the middle of a gun fight," Dunton said. "With the crank I used here today I had none of that."
The OGPK that the soldiers used in the evaluation had bullet-proof glass covering all sides of the gunner, giving him full peripheral views.
John Riedener, the behavioral lab's technical director, said that future tests of the OGPK will be conducted without some windows to determine the value of each of those windows.
Those tests can be compared to results conducted with windows in all sides. "This new test bed can be used to evaluate the lethal performance of any ARDEC armament platform," Riedener said.
Because the evaluation is done in a simulated environment, the testing can be done early in the design phase of a project and performance data can be gathered on many different designs, and through analysis, will lead to an optimal design," he added.
"Our next step is to create a virtual environment test bed for the dismounted soldier," Riedener continued. "This test bed will be able to evaluate the performance of soldiers and the squad as part of a lethal system and allow trade-off analysis at that level."
The feedback from the evaluations will help with the final development of the ARDEC-produced OGPK 2.0 for integration into the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.
By Eric Kowal, Picatinny Arsenal Public Affairs
From www.army.mil


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Toronto: Satisfying Smashed Burgers at The Stockyards
The Stockyards
699 St Clair Avenue West Toronto, ON M6C 1B2 (map); 416-658-9666; thestockyards.ca
Cooking method: Griddled
Short Order: A tasty, straight-forward burger that's properly cooked to order
Want Fries With That? Absolutely! Skin-on fries are a must.
Price: Classic Burger, $7; fries, $2.50
Notes: Closed on Mondays
The Stockyards is one of Toronto's best burger options, even though it's their slow smoked chicken and ribs that have a cult following. What sets the burgers apart from most is two-fold: They're cooked on a griddle using the smashing technique and you can get your burger cooked reliably to order (most places don't even ask).
The Stockyards has some truly unusual options, like the Butter Burger, with bone marrow and blue cheese red wine butter, and a green chili pimento cheese burger, but even the simplest option, a classic burger, is stunning.
Patties are made from a blend of 80/20 beef, composed of 50 percent chuck and 25 percent brisket. The final 25 percent is a house secret, but I'm guessing it could be short rib. The beef is hand-formed loosely into five-ounce balls and smashed on the griddle to a thickness of about 3/4 of an inch. Once cooked, the patties are removed from the grill using a paint scraper.
Chef Tom Davis says his original plan was to grill the burgers, but after discovering the smashed technique on AHT, he quickly became a convert. He sold the grill and replaced it with a 20-year-old Miraclean griddle he found for a bargain on eBay (except for the $1,200 cost to ship it from Montana).
It was a wise choice. The cooking method delivers a burger with a thick, brown crust on both sides, while the patty's interior remains moist. Patties are seasoned simply with a quick dash of Kosher salt so that nothing muddles their beefy flavor. Mine was cooked expertly to my requested medium rare, with a warm, juicy center. Make sure you specify the cooking temp you prefer. By default, burgers are cooked medium well.
If you like bacon on your burger, add some strips and cracklins for $1.50—The Stockyards' thick-cut bacon is excellent. Adding fries ($2.50) to your order is also highly recommended. The skin-on, thin-cut fries are light, crisp, perfectly salted, and so tasty they could easily steal your attention away from the burger.
Even though I'm thousands of miles away from my hometown, seeing burgers done right at spots like The Stockyards, The Burger's Priest, and Allen's is encouraging. Locals are clearly on board with better burgers. Davis says initially there was some skepticism, but the crust won them over, and he now moves approximately 250 burgers a day.
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Oaxaca (city, Mexico)
Oaxaca, city (1990 pop. 212,818), capital of Oaxaca state, S Mexico. The city is officially called Oaxaca de Juárez. Situated in a valley encircled by low mountains, Oaxaca is a commercial and tourist center with gardens and many examples of colonial church architecture. The church and monastery of Santo Domingo de Guzmán is a national monument. Oaxaca is noted for hand-wrought gold and silver filigree, pottery, and sarapes that rank among the finest in Mexico. The city has two museums that feature pre-Hispanic art and a contemporary art museum, and the ancient Zapotec capital of Monte Albán is nearby. There is an annual festival that celebrates indigenous culture. The chief city of S Mexico, Oaxaca is linked with the federal capital by rail and the Inter-American Highway. The city is subject to severe earthquakes.
According to Aztec tradition, Oaxaca was founded as Huasyacac in 1486, during the brief ascendancy of the Aztecs over the Mixtecs and Zapotecs; the present city was laid out by Spanish conquerors in 1529. Prominent in the Mexican revolution against Spain, the city also joined in the War of the Reform and in resistance to the French intervention. Both Benito Juárez and Porfirio Díaz were born in Oaxaca in the 1800s. During May–Nov., 2006, the city was torn by a bitter protest against Oaxaca state's governor by teachers, leftists, and others and a heavy-handed state response; in October, federal police intervened with force to restore order to the central city.


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S€EME Birth of a group The Grand Ballroom of the Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco, was the scene for the launching of Commander Risleyand The Current Liabilities, San Francisco office rock group par excellence.The occasion was the annual San Francisco office dinner dance last June. The idea of forming the group was conceived when manager Bob Risley and his audit crew {Chuck Streamer, Karl Dobrinich and Bill Nunan), assigned to Diamond Internationa! in Chico, California, discovered that apart from auditing, their common talent was music. Karl Dobrinich sought out other talented but frustrated musicians from among the audit staff, and the group was born: Commander (Bob) Risley—piano, Jim Roberson—drums, Jeff Jastram— harp/vocal, John Skadden—lead guitar/vocal, Bill Nunan—rhythm guitar/vocal, Martin Blade—bass guitar, Chuck Streamer and Lynne Wilsey—vocal, and Karl Dobrinich—director. Initial practices were held at various members' apartments. After a shaky start, with songs, chords and vocalists being tried and rejected and tried again, a repertoire was developed from the rock 'n' roll sounds of the fifties to the folk songs of the seventies. By the end of the third practice session, the first public engagement had been secured from Doc Warren, Chairman of the Dinner Dance Committee. Instruments and amplifiers were rented, courtesy of H&S.The group had become a reality complete with an official photographer and a permanent contingent of groupies. The first major setback was encountered at the fourth practice session when an unsympathetic neighbor called the police. Fortunately, the session was just about over when the police arrived, but it was clear that some more isolated place would have to be found. The ideal place appeared to be the H&S staff room. Application was made and with good-humored skepticism permission was granted for its use, on the understanding that practice sessions would not begin until after 7:00 p.m. (i.e., until after the "workers" had left for the day!) From then on, the practice sessions went without a hitch. All that remained was to decide on a name for the group and costumes for the opening night. Commander Risley and The Current Liabilities was selected from a number of suggestions including The Limited Potentials, Risley's Revenge, HandS Streaker and the Womblies, The Random Samples, and The Declining Balances. Costumes were left to the imagination of individual members. At about 8:00 p.m. the lights dimmed in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel St. Francis. Doc Warren spoke cautiously as he introduced the group hidden behind the slowly rising red curtains. The crowd immediately surged across the dance floor and clustered around the stage.The lights flashed on to reveal the motley garb of Commander Risley and The Current Liabilities. The roar of the audience was followed by a momentary hush and then a stampede for the dance floor as the group launched into its first number. One after another, members of the group were spotlighted; while some of the audience danced, others stomped their feet in time to the music, and all roared their approval. Encores were called for and given, and for about 45 minutes the walls of the ballroom rang with glorious sound. Commander Risley and The Current Liabilities had made their debut with unmitigated success. •
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A second Walmart Supercenter will be coming to North Augusta if plans progress, with a new store set located near the Exit 5 interchange on I-20.
According to Scott Sterling, North Augusta's director of Planning and Economic Development, Walmart has not submitted a formal application to begin construction, but has been in talks with the city to move the project forward.
He said the company is eyeing the Sweetwater Development Site, a 52-acre spot located across from Sonic on Edgefield Road that also could incorporate shop spaces, restaurants and other businesses.
"It's exciting. If this gets constructed, it shows an interest in commercial development in the city," Sterling said. "I'd love to see it happen."
He added that the new location would likely "overlap" and pull customers from North Augusta's other Walmart store, located on Knox Avenue, but was certain the company already was considered that possibility.
North Augusta City Administrator Todd Glover said the new store would benefit a part of the community that's "underserved" when it comes to retail.
"As a matter of convenience, it's a huge impact," Glover said. "I think it would serve a good niche."
He noted that Walmart's success shows that it has the process of selecting store locations "down to a science," adding the company's decision also speaks well to the economy of North Augusta.
"It'll bring people into the city to shop, which is always good," he said.
He hopes the new store would serve people north of the I-20 Exit 5 location, including Merriwether and Trenton residents.


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January 24, 2017
MANCHESTER, VT. � Vermont-based specialty food producer Gringo Jack�s is proud to announce that all three flavors of our Flaky Tortilla Chips are now Non-GMO verified by the Non-GMO Project. We chose to get our products Non-GMO Project Verified, because we respect people�s right to know what is in their food. We believe this verification offers the highest transparency about GMOs. So, what are GMOs? GMOs (or �genetically modified organisms�) are living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering. This relatively new science creates unstable combinations of plant and animal, bacterial and viral genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding methods. Our verified products are produced in compliance with the Non-GMO Project standard�that means we must follow rigorous best practices for GMO avoidance, including segregation and traceability to prevent contamination. ### Gringo Jack�s Gringo Jack�s is a locally owned and operated restaurant in Manchester, VT founded in 1994. In 2012 Gringo Kitchens, LLC was formed as separate entity from the restaurant to focus on distribution through the natural, grocery and foodservice channels predominantly in Vermont and the east coast. Our principal offices are in Manchester, Vermont and our production facility is in Sunderland, Vermont. We have passed the third-party Costco and General Manufacturing Practices audits which opens a whole new level of retailers for us and our co-packing clients. Our 4200-sq. foot facility is equipped with a bottling line and a bagging room, we are currently looking for new co-packing clients. If you have any questions send us an email: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Voltage and motors
Voltage and motors
Tesla uses AC induction (squirrel cage) motors that don't contain permanent magnets. I don't know the battery pack or motor voltage. Would be interested in knowing both, but not sure if this is public information...
Information elsewhere in the forums suggests something around 365V
I've got a friend in Germany who's company does "Live Work" training for electricians. They recently had a request to run a training course for technicians working electric vehicle battery packs. He said the course qualified the techs for working on live voltages up to 400 V DC.
Can't say where the battery packs were destined for, but I do also remember the EV in the electrical dept. at university having a 400 V battery pack (that was back in 2003).
So 365 V seems to be a possible figure by my limited experience.


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Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways causing periods of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. Asthma affects people of all ages, often developed during childhood.
The exact cause of asthma is unknown, however, some genetic and environmental factors interact causing asthma can include:
Asthma is diagnosed based on your medical and family history, a physical exam, and test results. During the physical exam, your physician will listen to your breathing to monitor for any signs of asthma or allergies. Signs include wheezing, runny nose or swollen nasal passages, and allergic skin conditions. Following test results, your physician will figure out the severity of your asthma which will determine what treatment you'll begin.
Asthma is a long-term disease that has no cure; the goal of treatment is to control the disease. Good asthma control will prevent chronic and troublesome symptoms including coughing and shortness of breath, help maintain good lung function, help maintain normal activity level and sleep through the night, prevent asthma attacks that could result in an ER visit or hospital stay.
To control asthma, your physician will work with you to create an asthma action plan and can help treat other conditions that can interfere with asthma management as well.


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Dwyer earned his first career Ivy League weekly honor for his five-point performance against No. 2 Cornell (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Devin Dwyer of the Harvard men's lacrosse team has been selected as the Ivy League Rookie of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.
Dwyer registered five points to pace Harvard's offense in its near upset of No. 2/2 Cornell Saturday afternoon. The freshman attackman found the back of the net twice, each time when the score was tied to give the Crimson the lead, and handed out three assists. He also picked up two ground balls and caused a turnover in the 14-12 setback.
The Garden City, N.Y., native has scored a point in all but one game for Harvard this season to lead the Crimson with 29 points on 13 goals and 16 assists. His 16 helpers currently ranks fourth in the Ivy League while his 29 points are good for ninth.
This marks the first Ivy League weekly honor of Dwyer's career. He was selected as NEILA's preseason Rookie of the Year.
Dwyer and the Crimson conclude their non-conference schedule Tuesday, April 9 at Quinnipiac. Game time is slated for 4 p.m.


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Grand opening of the new Ferrari showroom and Store in Baku
Baku, 16th May
Ferrari now has a presence in 62 markets worldwide
Today saw a special event dedicated to the inauguration of the first Ferrari dealership and Store in Azerbaijan with over 200 guests, local authorities and media attending. Conveniently located in a prime site on Uzeyir Hajibeyov, the main road leading to the centre of Baku, the largest city on the Caspian Sea, the new Ferrari dealership features a spacious, 470 m2 showroom for the complete range which is flanked by the Ferrari Store, providing clients of the brand with an intimate environment that reflects Ferrari's core values of craftsmanship and innovation. The dealership also includes a Service Area which will enable Ferrari Azerbaijan to offer a world-class sales and after-sales service.
The opening of the new showroom was hosted by Mr. Ali Akbar Taheri Khosroshahi, General Manager of Avtolux, Enrico Galliera, Ferrari's Commercial Senior Vice President and Andrea Perrone, C.E.O. Ferrari Brand. The 62nd market for Ferrari worldwide, Azerbaijan already boasts a large number of Ferrari enthusiasts, and the unique combination of showroom, Store and Service area are guaranteed to provide a wider appreciation of Ferrari's unique heritage, its exclusivity, innovative technology and design.


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Grant J. Anhalt, MD
Head, Dermatoimmunology Department
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Vice President in charge of Scientific Affairs, The International Pemphigus Foundation
Pemphigus Vulgaris
Prior to the introduction of an effective therapy with oral corticosteroids in the 1950s, the disease had a dismal natural course with a 50% mortality rate at 2 years and 100% mortality rate by five years after the onset of the disease.
The mortality rate now is estimated at about five percent and death is almost invariably due to the complications of immunosuppressive therapy. This disease is rare enough so as to render large scale controlled treatment trials impractical.
Therefore, treatment recommendations are based on information gleaned from uncontrolled small series, case reports and the personal experience and biases of the author.
Long-term therapy for pemphigus vulgaris must be directed toward reducing autoantibody synthesis, because as long as significant levels of antiepithelial antibodies are present, the disease will persist. Therefore, topical treatments are of secondary importance, and sustained improvement occurs only with treatment of the hematipoietic system. Those that have resistant disease or are intolerant of corticosteroids should receive a second, steroid-sparing agent. In decreasing order of efficacy, these agents are cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, chlorambucil, methotrexate and gold.
Oral corticosteroids remain the first line of treatment for all cases of PV. Some individuals with PV respond rapidly and completely to treatment with moderate doses of oral corticosteroids, others are rather refractory. About one-half of patients respond to oral corticosteroids alone (prednisone 1.0 mg per kg per day, tapered slowly over 6 to 9 months).
Almost all individual treated with prednisone require every-other-day maintenance indefinitely to control their disease. It had been standard practice to use very large doses of corticosteroids in refractory cases. Typically, an individual would be treated initially with 60 or 80 mg of prednisone per day. It there was not a rapid response to therapy, the dose of corticosteroids would be doubled and often doubled again. Under this regimen, patients would be treated with several hundred milligrams of prednisone per day, often with devastating or fatal complications. With the advent of effective immunosuppressive agents, it is generally not necessary to use such massive doses of costico-steroids.
Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan), is an extremely effective agent in the treatment of PV, but it is also very toxic. It is very effective in reducing autoantibody synthesis, and has a preferential cytotoxic affect on proliferative plasma cells. It is generally reserved for patients who have the most therapy-resistant forms of PV in a dose of 1 or 2 mg per kg per day of by intermittent intravenous pulse. Major side effects include a predictable leukopenia, toxic effects of urinary metabolites causing hemorrhagic cystitis, and an increased lifetime risk of malignancy. The precise risk of lymphoma, leukemia, or bladder carcinoma secondary to treatment with cyclophophamide has not been established for patients with PV, but in patients treated with similar dosed for Wegener's granulomatosis, the lifetime risk may approach 5% to 10%. In addition, treatment may produce sterility in patients with childbearing potential. Chlorambucil (Leukeran) is a useful alternative to cyclophosphamide if a patient has developed hemorrhagic cystitis due to cyclophoshamide therapy but still requires an alkylating agent to reduce anitbody synthesis. Major potential problems of chlorambucil include its carcinogenic potential, and prolonged and unpredictable neutropenia.
Azathioprine (Imuran) is more widely used for the control of corticosteroid-resistant pemphigus. It is preferentially used under several circumstances: 10 In young individuals, it is more desirable to use a less toxic agent to reduce the lifetime risk of malignancy and potential for sterility. 20 If a patient cannot be monitored closely by complete blood counts and urinalysis or is not compliant. 3) If the patient is intolerant of cyclophosphamide due to profound leukopenia, thrombocytopenia or hemorrahagic cystitis. Azathioprine, however must be used in adequate doses for proper effect. Initial doses of 2 to 3 mg per kg per day are usually required to produce reduction of anitbody synthesis. Again, it should be used in conjunction with a low dose of oral corticosteroids.
Methotrexate was used for the treatment of pemphigus before other agents were available. It is a less effective but generally well-tolerated therapy for patients who cannot use alkylating agents or azathioprine.
Intramuscular gold has also been reported widely to be effective in management of both PV and pemphigus foliaceus. Response to this therapy has not been generally recognized, and the drug is not uniformly beneficial in everyone's experience. The incidence of allergic phenomena, such as nephritis and cutaneous or pulmonary hypersensitivity reactions, is very high and approaches 25%. Therefore gold is being used with much less enthusiasm now than it has been in the past.
The side effects appear to be the same whether one administers gold by mouth or intramuscularly.
Plasmapheresis has been used with mixed results in the therapy of pemphigus. If plasmapheresis alone is used, it can produce a short-term decrease in circulating autoantibody levels with subsequent clinical improvement. However, it must be recognized that the levels with subsequent clinical improvement. However, it must be recognized that the autoantibodies are under feedback inhibition control. If one simply removes the end-product, the B cells that produce the antibody are actually stimulated to produce more and a rebound flare with worsening of the disease will occur several weeks after plasmapheresis has been discontinued. Therefore, it is best to reserve plasmapheresis as an adjunct to therapy and to use it in conjunction with an alkylating agent. After the plasmapheresis has been discontinued, the loss of circulating anitbody from the serum causes a preferential stimulation of the B cells producing the autoantibody. As they proliferate, they are preferentially destroyed by the cyclophosphamide. The patients who are treated with this combination of plasmapheresis and an alkylating agent sometimes go into prolonged disease-free remissions after 1 or 2 years of therapy.
Cyclosporin (Sandimmune) has been used with benefit in some cases of PV, but it is not generally accepted to be particularly effective. The high incidence of pephrotoxicity also limit its usefulness.
Finally, treatment should always be adjusted according to the disease activity that is clinically apparent, without being unduly influenced by autoantibody titers as estimated by indirect immunofluorescence. The anitbody titers generally are high when the disease is active and are low or undetectable when the disease is in remission. If a patient is in apparent clinical remission but has persistent low titers, that should not prevent planned reduction of drug dosages. The indirect immunofluorescent titer is most useful during maintenance if a patient develops a flare of disease activity. In this circumstance, a low or negative anitbody titer would be reassuring that the flare may be self-limited and may not require increased drug dosages. On the contrary, a high titer raises more concern and prompts earlier intervention.
Pemphigus Foliaceus
Most cases of pemphigus foliaceus can be controlled by oral corticosteroids alone. A starting dose of 0.5 to 1.0 mg per kg per day, with a slow taper over a period of six months and the use of an alternative-day steroid regimen, is usually effective. Topical or intralesional steroids are somewhat effective in limited cases of pemphigus foliaceus. The list of drugs that are useful as a second or steroid sparing agents is identical to that in PV, with ;the possible addition of anitmalarials such as hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), 200 mg twice daily. The necessity of using an immunosuppressive agent, such as cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, or other agents such as gold or methotrexate in management of this disease is less frequent than in PV. Efficacy and toxicities of these therapies have already been outlined


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Team USA's Kayla Harrison is truly the golden girl. She said it would happen and it did, but she probably didn't envision what even she later said was an experience that "words cannot describe" – having the medal sash draped around her neck and watching her flag raised to the National Anthem while her family looked on and tears ran down her face. Harrison said that she pointed to them after her final match for the gold, an indication that this was for them.
She also expressed hope that her victory would set an example for young boys and girls of what they could achieve. She ran and leapt from the mat stage and into the arms of her coach, Jimmy Pedro, himself a two-time Olympic Bronze Medalist, a move that one newscaster said had been coined the "London Leap."
Kayla won four matches to step atop that highest of podiums. She began her tear through the brackets dominating Russia's Vera Moskalyuk to quickly defeat her with an arm bar.
Hungary's Abigel Joo was next. Joo caught Harrison early with a throw for wazari but this simply seemed to accelerate her toward her destiny. Harrison quickly threw Joo first with a forward hip throw for a yuko and then osoto for the ippon that ended the match.
"Joo is a tough match for me," said Harrison. "She's a tall lefty … She caught me early."
In the end, though, "I knew that I was in better shape than her. I knew that if I kept my pace she was not going to be able to hang on." That is a facet of the training plan run by her coach, Jimmy Pedro, and his father, Jim Pedro Sr., at Team FORCE in Wakefield, Mass., that players be trained to physically outdistance their opponents.
Harrison next faced her longtime rival, Mayra Aguiar of Brazil, ranked No. 1 in the World. "This is my day, my purpose," she said just prior to the fight. "I'm going focus on that, focus on what I have to do against Myra and go out there and win." And that's exactly what she did. But this would be a scrappy fight. Shortly after it started, Harrison shot for a throw, fell to the ground, and when she rose, Aguiar appeared to shove her. Harrison lept to her feet and turned to meet the challenge. From there it became a battle of grips as they stabbed at each other for a piece of lapel or sleeve. Kayla finally landed a throw for yuko with kosoto gari, enough to run the clock dry and win the match.
In the final match for gold, Harrison faced Gemma Gibbons of Great Britain. The crowd was as much a part of this battle as the two women. The Brits, and of course there were many, yelled, "Gem-ma! Gem-ma! Gem-ma!" and the Americans yelled, "U-S-A, U-S-A!" Gibbons was ranked far down the roster but by shear spunk and speed had clawed her way to the finals. Kayla said she later saw during the fight that it was only a matter of time before she would be victorious. Again, she was right, true to her vision. Harrison won by two yukos, throwing the girl with harai goshi and koshi garuma.
"Today was amazing," said Coach Pedro.
I think today was historic. Everybody in American judo will remember this day forever. I couldn't be more proud of Kayla Harrison. She is a true champion who inspired a generation. She fully embodies what this London Olympics is about. Kayla Harrison has inspired a generation of young judoka."
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Big Bang Theory star shocked interviewers by giving an honest answer.
It's 10 minutes into an interview with the stars of the television drama Private Practice, when one of the publicists looks across at the assembled journalists.
Flown in from around the world, some are nodding sagely at the actors' responses, either genuinely interested in what is being said or desperate to cover up the fact they have minimal English and almost zero idea of what's going on.
Others have given up trying to pretend and are surfing the web on their phones.
And one is snoring. Head down on the table as everyone stares, noisily impersonating a chainsaw.
It would be surreal if it wasn't for the fact that international press junkets (as they are unhelpfully called) are filled with similar moments.
The reporter who has memorised a single question in English and asks it of everyone, no matter how inappropriate ("What makes you feel glamorous?"), the one who is more interested in what kind of yoga the actors prefer than what their role is actually about, the ones who fight, try to pocket "souvenirs" from the set, pose for photographs with the stars and more.
But it's the actors, as usual, who steal the show.
With hundreds of questions asked back to back over a full day, they start to get a bit loose.
The publicists who were worried about someone falling asleep suddenly realise they've got something far worse on their hands — an actor who is actually speaking his or her mind.
The Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco, for example, stunned the room when she explained her starring role was "just a job" and one she wasn't particularly attached to.
"This is not real life," she said. "This is a little weird world. It will never become my reality, ever. There's no way, because I'm not going to have this forever. I'm just going to enjoy it now, and the minute it's gone, I'll have other things to do."
You could have heard a pin drop. But surely being a star in this celebrity-obsessed world was what she'd always wanted?
I've never been in an acting class in my life. I would rather kill myself.
"I've never been in an acting class in my life. I would rather kill myself. There's no way. I mean every word. That sounds awful."
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NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Experimental Alzheimer's drugs from Roche Holding AG and Eli Lilly & Co have been selected for a high-profile clinical trial to test whether it is possible to prevent the brain-wasting disease from ever developing in at-risk patients.
The trial, expected to start early next year, will enroll 160 patients worldwide with inherited gene mutations that typically lead to Alzheimer's symptoms when they are as young as in their 30s, Washington University in St. Louis said on Wednesday in announcing the drugs' selection.
Drug studies over the past decade have tried and failed to slow progression of Alzheimer's among patients who already have dementia. The hope is that success in arresting symptoms in patients who are so highly predisposed to develop the disease will show the way to preventing Alzheimer's in a much wider population.
"We are excited that this diverse portfolio of drugs and approaches will accelerate the discovery of an effective treatment for Alzheimer's," said Dr. Randall Bateman, a neurologist at the Washington University School of Medicine who will lead the trial.
As many as 5 million people in the United States and 36 million globally are believed to have Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia. The U.S. figure for people 65 or older may triple by 2050 as the population ages, according to the Alzheimer's Association.
The drugs chosen for the study are Roche's gantenerumab and Lilly's solanezumab. Also under consideration is a second experimental Lilly drug called a beta-secretase inhibitor, designed to reduce the beta amyloid proteins produced by the body and slow the accumulation of toxic brain plaques linked to Alzheimer's.
An experimental treatment from Pfizer Inc and Johnson & Johnson , called bapineuzumab, did not make the cut after data from two large trials presented over the summer showed it failed to help patients with mild to moderate symptoms.
Researchers in August said Lilly's solanezumab also failed to prevent decline in cognitive and physical function among patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's in two large late-stage studies. The drug, a monoclonal antibody similar to bapineuzumab, attacks beta amyloid.
But hopes for solanezumab were revived on Monday when Lilly said an analysis of pooled data from the two studies showed solanezumab led to a 34 percent reduction in memory decline for patients with mild symptoms over a period of 18 months. It said the change was statistically significant.
Wall Street analysts expect Lilly will seek marketing approval from the drug, but will likely need to first complete a large costly new trial among patients with mild symptoms to win over health regulators.
Roche began a late-stage study of gantenerumab in late 2010 for patients who have yet to develop dementia, and expects results in 2015. The Swiss drugmaker has high hopes for the drug because previous brain scan tests have shown it can reduce amyloid plaques in the brain.
Shares of Lilly, which had gained more than 7 percent since its latest solanezumab data were unveiled on Monday, were down 2.6 percent on Wednesday. Shares of Roche were 1.2 percent lower amid a moderate decline in the ARCA Pharmaceutical Index of large U.S. and European drugmakers.
The new prevention trial will be led by the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Network Trials Unit (DIAN TU) at Washington University in St Louis. The unit's work is supported by the DIAN, a federally funded collaboration of Alzheimer's research centers, the Alzheimer's Association and a consortium of 10 drugmakers.
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A 72-unit apartment complex in North Charleston that was built for senior citizens with the help of U.S. taxpayers has been sitting vacant and going to ruin for six years.
City officials say they were powerless to order the repair or demolition of the Osprey Pointe complex on Baker Hospital Boulevard, between Interstate 26 and the Ashley River, before the adoption of new enforcement powers this year. The city has not moved to exercise those new powers, however, aimed at addressing commercial buildings in disrepair.
"Any vacant or abandoned building in our community is a problem," said Councilman Michael Brown, who represents the city's south end.
"Yes, it has been vacant for six years," he said. "There's very little I can tell you on that."
In 2007, the city discovered that the 7-year-old complex had foundation problems, and declared both multi-unit buildings unfit for habitation. Many of the elderly residents had just 15 days to move.
In the time since, vandals and thieves have had their way with the buildings, in some cases destroying interior walls and stripping out wiring and other metal that can be sold as scrap.
Osprey Pointe does have neighbors, but few other people would have a reason to see or think about the complex, unless they spot it while passing by on the interstate.
The apartments were built near the site where Baker Hospital once stood, accessible by a single road that winds underneath the elevated interstate from an industrial section of North Charleston near the Lowcountry Food Bank.
Another taxpayer-supported apartment complex sits nearby, along with a nursing home and a mental health facility. The rest of the surrounding land is vacant, and developers are currently trying to have the land zoned for heavy and light industry, saying that industrial contamination makes the land unsuitable for other uses.
Next door to the empty Osprey Pointe buildings, 106 families live in another apartment complex called Osprey Place. A playground for the children at Osprey Place is just a stone's throw from the vacant complex.
"It's definitely a problem," said Osprey Place manager Lana Wilder. "I think it needs to be torn down."
Mayor Keith Summey agrees. He said the city had previously hoped the building could be repaired.
"They had a plan, but it never happened," said the mayor.
The city inspects the building from time to time, but broken windows and unsecured doors were found on a recent visit by The Post and Courier.
The apartment complex is controlled by Alliant Real Estate Investors of Woodland Hills, Calif., a unit of The Alliant Company. Alliant is a national finance and investment firm with more than $9 billion in assets under management, according to the company's website.
Repeated phone calls to Alliant from Sept. 20 to Sept. 27 were directed to an executive's voice mail and were not returned.
Osprey Pointe was built, as many privately owned lower-income apartment complexes are, using federal tax credits approved by the state. Developers sell the tax credits to investors, at discounts to their value, and thereby raise money for construction — about $2 million in tax credits in the case of Osprey Pointe.
"When they were condemned we put them in permanent non-compliant status and notified the IRS," said Clayton Ingram, spokesman for the S.C. State Housing and Finance Authority, which awarded the tax credits. "In those situations the IRS would usually go to full recapture on the tax credits, but they don't tell us so we don't know."
Regional Internal Revenue Service spokesman Mark Green said the IRS can't discuss specific tax cases.
In cases where tax credits are reduced or revoked, the IRS would generally go back to the company that was awarded the credits, and the company would then be responsible for repaying the government, through adjusted or amended tax filings.
As for the buildings, most cities have regulations that allow them to order a building owner to repair or demolish an uninhabitable structure, according to Scott Slatton, legislative and public policy advocate for the Municipal Association of South Carolina.
"If the city can't get any satisfaction from the owner, then they can use taxpayer funds to take care of the problem," Slatton said. However, he said demolition costs can easily exceed the value of a property, so cities can't count on recouping their expenses.
North Charleston just changed its municipal code in April to allow the city to declare a commercial building a public nuisance and schedule a hearing before the Public Safety and Housing Committee, which could lead to a demand to repair or demolish the structure.
"At this point, it's going to need to be torn down," Summey said.
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Railway tracks brought back a flood of memories. He would travel at least thrice a year by train from boarding school to home and back. Steam locos were dominating railway scene those days; electric and diesel locos were few are far between. Steam engines belching coal dust laced smoke whistling sonorously at bends, were his favorites. He would crane his neck out of window to catch a glimpse.
In a time conscious society, I miss those days when a delayed arrival would bring such spontaneous joy, because it would imply a delayed reporting at boarding school. Times were simple then.
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[Update: A list of last night's winners can be found at Good Food Awards.]
Isn't it always Good Food Month in the Bay Area?
Do we need another award night honoring food artisans?
The answer to both those questions appears to be yes.
Here's why: The Good Food Awards recognizes food purveyors who demonstrate high standards in taste and sustainability and the ceremony tonight kicks off a month-long series of events showcasing artisan food producers in the sustainable food movement, many of whom struggle to make their businesses viable while they endeavor to work in environmentally-responsible and ethical ways.
The honors will be given out at a gala at San Francisco's Ferry Building hosted by the reigning queen of the sustainable food movement, Alice Waters.
The ceremony is not open to the public but passionate food folk can find out what all the fuss is about on Saturday when winning producers will be offering samples, talking up their wares, and selling them too, under the arcade at the front of the Ferry Building on the Embarcadero from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Almost 800 entries from 41 states were submitted from food makers hoping to earn the best-of-class honors in seven categories: coffee, chocolate, preserves, cheese, pickles, and beer. A panel of 80 judges — including industry bigwigs like chocolate superstars Michael Recchiuti, Alice Medrich, and John Scharffenberger — were recruited for blind tastings. A list of the 130 finalists can be found on the Good Food site.
The Bay Area is well represented. Finalists include several local brewers, among them Bison Brewing from Berkeley for Organic Gingerbread Ale, San Francisco's Thirsty Bear for Polar Bear Pils, and Marin Brewing Company for ESChi.
Finalists in the charcuterie category include Berkeley's Cafe Rouge for Smoked Beef Tongue and Sonoma's The Girl and The Fig for both Coppa and Pimenton Salami. A slew of Marin cheese-makers made the cut, notably Cowgirl Creamery for Red Hawk, Point Reyes Farmstead for its signature blue, and Nicasio Valley Cheese Company for Nicasio Square.
Chocolatiers vying for first-place nods include San Francisco's Charles, Jade, and Poco Dolce, and Oakland's Vice. Coffee makers up for top honors: Oakland's Blue Bottle, San Francisco's Ritual Coffee Roasters, and Santa Rosa's Ecco Caffe.
In the canning and jamming categories, Berkeley's Cultured represents the home team with Spicy Oregano Purple Carrots, while Monterey's Happy Girl Kitchen is on the preserves list for Apricot Chili Jam.
Good Food director Sarah Weiner of The Seedling Projects says the event grew out of a casual conversation at the Slow Food Nation wrap-up meeting. One of the preserves' organizers, Casey Havre of LouLou's Garden, mentioned how important it was to meet with fellow food artisans from different fields who share similar philosophies to generate ideas, learn about each other's products, and find ways to work together.
That idea stayed with Weiner, who spent time living in London, where she fell in love with an independent grocery store/deli that sold products with a little gold seal on them. Further investigation revealed that the seal was a taste award, bestowed by a British newspaper. Items that carried the seal, the proprietor confided, flew off the shelves.
Those two moments sowed the seeds for the Good Food Awards. The awards selection criteria sparked some bickering; a bitter brouhaha brewed over whether there even is such a thing as sustainable coffee. For some insights into that debate, visit the coffee news site Sprudge.com and a response to the criticism over at Fresh Cup Magazine.
Most food artisans, though, are grateful for the opportunity to show off their hard work. And with its national scope, the event can offer encouragement to sustainable food producers — like the raspberry jam maker (a finalist) and her farmer husband in Ohio who hand-picked bugs off their crops and almost gave up on organic — in parts of the country where there may not be much support or solutions for the challenges of sustainable production, Weiner explains.
Finalist Alex Hozven of Cultured adds that while she runs a food business, she isn't always the best at marketing her own work. The awards, she says, are a way of exposing more people to her unique products and garnering media attention that is likely to have ripple effects over time. Plus, like other fermented food fans, she's curious to see what picklers from other parts of the country are doing.
This Saturday marks the beginning of 30 days of sustainable food events, including cooking demonstrations, canning and pickling classes, and culinary and farm tours. Each week has a theme: Jan. 17-23 is devoted to events around coffee and chocolate; Jan. 24-30 features preserves and cheeses; Jan. 31-Feb. 6 charcuterie and pickles; Feb. 7-13 focuses on ethnic food and brewing events will be held in conjunction with the annual San Francisco Beer Week, Feb. 11-20.
Most events require advance tickets though many are free. For a complete schedule visit goodfoodmonth.org.
Back to the beginning. "It's good food month every second of every day in the Bay Area," agrees Lisa Rogovin, an epicurean concierge whose culinary tours In the Kitchen with Lisa are featured on the Good Food Month schedule. (Full disclosure: I lead some of these tours.)
"But locals may not frequent some of the stops on, say, our Mission Tour, such as Mr. Pollo, La Victoria Bakery, and Mission Pie, or have no idea about these businesses' back stories," she explains. "Personally, what I like about the Good Food program is that it introduces me to noted national brands that live and breath the same local, seasonal, sustainable mantra as do many of the artisans in our backyard."
Update: A list of last night's winners can be found at Good Food Awards.
[This post originally appeared on KQED's Bay Area Bites.]
You might also like:
Fermented Food Fans: Meet the Folks From The Cultured Pickle Shop
Alice Waters' 40 Year Campaign for Good Food
John Scharffenberger: From Wine and Chocolate to Tofu
Alice Medrich's Sweet Life
Epicurean Concierge Leads Food Lovers Through Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto


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Like I said nigga, we taking it to that next level...
Lil B for Lil Boss
I Forgive You mixtape, I don't hold no grudges
5150, 3130 - 5150 fuck with me my nigga
You know what it be like man
Lil B in this muthafucka man
Shout out to the made niggas
Hating on my line, bitch I had to knock em back
Then I grip the duct tape, and tell em go get that
Now pump, knock the shit back
Niggas wanna hate I tell em I ain't even with that
Get money shit is what I'm on - is you with that?
Niggas wanna play, but this is not a game bitch
Clip on the Mack and I ain't even gotta use it
These niggas wanna hate me - pass the AK please!
Stuff em in the trunk, that's based to your face
Real hot boy for real, I got case on top of case
And I don't know Queen Latifah
But I set it off with the 9 in the freezer
Got the baggy-bag, leave em right where I need em
Leave em fakes down, have em plank on this evening
189 is what they say when they grieving
187 ain't shit bitch this evening
I'm a mass up cause the army all ready
Big thangs because I'm working already
I'm a be self-made, deeper than the game
You better know my name, I'm geeked off the fame
Worldwide Based God, come and ride the train
That AK
Not my MO, but I take a picture - snap!
That boy just flashed
100 bitch - for real mayn
You niggas live for real, you got fake beef?
I can't respect you bitch - I'm in the streets
Respect my mind, respect my words
Came straight off the Porsche bitch, respect my nerves
Came straight off the dome with no speeches
That nigga talk shit but he's down to eat it
I don't never talk shit, I'm not about the beefing
Got shit on my mind for no reason
I'm a hold it down all 12 seasons
I run the block like NFL muthafuckin seasons
You snitching bitch, I flip the switch
I don't whine, I don't cry
I wine and dine
Got 10 new whips and designer tires
if he hate on me
If he whine about taxes but that K free
Nigga just hate for publicity
I don't bitch, I run the world
Based God!


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DENVER – A sophisticated penthouse residence at the highly desirable Titanium building in downtown Denver has been listed exclusively by Georgia Gallagher of Kentwood City Properties. The amazing residence, located at 1720 Wazee Street, Unit No. 6B, offers extraordinary interior finishes, state-of-the-art home automation system, gourmet kitchen, including the best location in LoDo, just one block from Union Station and less than three blocks from the new Whole Foods. Offered at $2,100,000, the elegant penthouse includes three bedrooms, three baths, two parking spaces, a storage unit, and 2,041 square feet of beautifully finished living space.
"The Titanium building is an extremely special building with 23 unique units," said Gallagher. "The building was built in 2002 by Governor John Hickenlooper when he was running for office, and by Jeff Mulligan. Titanium is next door to an incredible single-family home known as The Red House, which the New York Times recognized as 'at once a museum, a home, and a response to its urban context.' The Titanium penthouse offers amazing interior finishes and glass Nana doors that expand the entire length of the living room, creating a wonderful indoor/outdoor space. The striking kitchen and master bath are 'must see' highlights of this home, and personal tours are available for well-qualified buyers."
The sleek residence is a premier corner unit with abundant natural light. The expansive terrace has a retractable awning, built-in gas heater, gas line and an outdoor T.V. The owners will also enjoy fingerprint recognition entry, remote control blinds throughout, soaring 12-foot ceilings and a stunning kitchen featuring a handpicked Calacatta Marble island and countertops, Wolfe, Asko, and Sub Zero appliances, plus a large wine refrigerator, all of which are included.
The elegant master bath was designed with pampering in mind, boasting a steam shower, free-standing soaking tub, honed limestone heated floors, polished quartzite counters, in-mirror television, all new lighting, and a spacious walk-in closet. The home automation system by Audio/Video Environments provides the homeowner with a user-friendly way to control the audio/video, security cameras, lighting, motorized shades, and thermostats throughout the residence. In addition, Audio/Video Environments will spend four hours free of charge with the new homeowners to train on the system and make any necessary programming changes.
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For more information and to arrange a personal tour, contact Georgia Gallagher at 303-717-9007, or email@example.com. Additional information is available online at www.GeorgiaGallagher.com.
Kentwood City Properties, formed in 1999, is the newest member of Kentwood Real Estate, known nationally as Denver's premier real estate company. The company's street-front office at the corner of 17th and Wynkoop Street, right across from Union Station is comprised of 52 of metro Denver's most experienced real estate professionals serving residential buyers, sellers, and developers, and commercial real estate services for buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants. For more information phone 303-820-CITY (2489), and visit online at www.kentwoodcity.com or just stop by and visit us across from Union Station.


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Is it Hard to learn how to ride a Hydrofoil ?
Ok -- How hard ; and what would be a good one to start with ?
I bin riding a few years now, and think it would be Fun to try and learn
something new. The surfboard is a kick in the pants, never actually
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Struggling to find the best buy-to-let mortgage in Workington? speak to one of our buy to let mortgage advisers today
The term 'buy to let' generally refers to either the practice of buying a property to be let for profit or to the type of mortgages used to purchase a property for such letting. Many countries, both in the western world and in the developing nations, have seen a surge in the growth of the buy to let property market in the last 2 decades and this has fuelled a growth in amateur landlords and the but to let mortgage providers who are keen to encourage and profit from them in turn. In addition, this growth has generated a lot of commerce in other related sectors such as buy to let insurance.
Do You Need A Mentor To Buy An Investment Property As A Beginner? (Buy To Let)
Many countries, both in the western world and in the developing nations, have seen a surge in the growth of the buy to let property market in Workington the last 2 decades and this has fuelled a growth in amateur landlords looking for quality mortgage advice, this is why mortgage brokers in Workington who specialise in Buy-to-let are so important and the but to let mortgage providers who are keen to encourage and profit from them in turn. In addition, this growth has generated a lot of commerce in other related sectors such as buy to let insurance.
Workington Buy to let mortgages have been available in the UK since the mid-nineties and they are specifically designed for investors to borrow money to purchase property in the private rental sector. The amount that a prospective but to let investor can borrow is generally determined by the rental valuation of the property. The annual income for a rented property has to cover a certain percentage of the mortgage repayments, the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) states that landlords should seek to be able to obtain gross rent returns equivalent to between 130 per cent and 150 per cent of the rental property's mortgage repayments, this takes into account the surplus rent to cover costs of property maintenance and slack periods when the property may be vacant of tenants.
Workington Buy To Let Mortgages.
Some buy to let mortgage lenders in Workington will lend you a maximum sum based on a multiple of your salary (usually a multiple of three) plus a percentage of the forecast rental income on the property. So if your annual salary is said 30,000 Franks and the forecast rental income is 10,000 Franks they will lend you 95,000 Franks. Other mortgages, in addition to factoring in your salary, will include any existing loan commitments you have, and then apply what is known as the 'deduction rule'. This rule relates to the annual mortgage payments worked out at a pre-set level of interest.
Buy to let mortgage interest rates are generally fairly close to residential mortgage rates but will generally be slightly higher and typically charge higher fees. This is due to the fact that buy to let loans are considered by the financial sector to represent a greater risk than residential owner-occupier mortgages, and they generally are.
The Situation in the UK About Buy To Lets
The buy to let market literally 'exploded' in the Workington around the beginning of the millennium with rising property prices and the increasing availability of buy to let funding fueling a surge in would-be investors trying to cash in on the trend of the market. One reason for their popularity is the tax advantages that are available to the UK buy to let investors. Rental income is treated just like a salary by the Inland Revenue, and is therefore often taxed at 22% or even 40%. However, landlords are allowed to deduct costs from the taxable portion of their rental income, and these costs can include the interest of the buy to let mortgage repayments as well as maintenance costs on the property. These tax incentives made the buy to let market very attractive for both professional investors and amateurs looking to make the most out of their savings.
Would-Be Buy-to-let Investors
The market peaked around 2007 and now the market is saturated in many areas across the country with too many properties available to tenants. While buy to let is generally not a good idea for people who do not possess some extra budget there are a lot of remortgage deals which will fund a deposit for a home. If you are worried about losing money during void periods many companies will provide insurance which can deliver as much as six months mortgage payments in the event of a property in Workington remaining unoccupied.
You may still be lucky, and find a hotspot but you need to do your homework and the figures correctly. Buy to let trends differ from town to town and literally from street to street. Good advice for potential investors is to visit the local letting agents who should be able to tell you who is renting what at the moment so you can define your target audience. It could be students, young professionals or families, for example. Look for areas that do have a shortage of properties and for indicators that people will move there, such as new business developments.
Buy to let mortgage deals are still rife and the rates are almost as competitive as with conventional deals. The mantra with your buy-to-let must be 'don't expect to get rich quickly'. You need to look long-term: an absolute minimum of five years – but probably nearer to ten years.
If you're looking at buying an investmentproperty to help supplement your pension in the future should you be looking for a propertyor real estate investing mentor? It's an interesting question and I'llgive you my thoughts right after this Hi I'm Andy from monoperty.
Com and on thischannel I share the lessons I have learned as a property investor and landlord and Ialso interview other investors so we can learn from their advice too so if you're new hereconsider subscribing for more videos like this And so if you're a beginner looking to investwhilst you're in full time employment to help supplement your pension in the future I wouldn'tworry about finding a mentor.
What!?! Hear me out There are people who charge thousands or tensof thousands for mentorship programs.
Now I know if you want to go big having amentor can accelerate your progress and help you avoid the pitfalls but I think that'ssomething to think about once your involved and you've got a taste for it and you enjoyit and you want to take it to the next level.
Also I believe there is added value if youhave some experience before seeking a mentorship because you'll have some knowledge that youcan base your questions on and you won't be spending your money on just learning thebasics which you can get for free online or from books.
Of the 2 million landlords in the UK the majorityof them are what's known as accidental landlords.
It's how I started out.
These people find themselves in a situationwhere they are unable to sell a property for various reasons due to an inheritance, movingjobs, or they let their property because they are living away from home for long periodsof time with their work.
Rather than selling they look to let theirproperty through a managing agent so it's one less thing for them to worry about.
And the majority of people do well from thiswith very little effort, their running costs and overheads are covered each month and astime passes they gain some capital growth.
I know this because as an accidental landlordmyself I've been there.
If you are actively looking to invest, youare going to have a better start than the accidental landlords, who are already doingwell, because you have taken the time to learn.
The accidental landlords are making the bestout of what they already have, whereby you, the active investor, will be seeking a certaintype of property in a specific area that is in demand.
Buying your first buy to let can be done withoutany guidance at all, and you will find that you'll receive some direction from the estateagent, mortgage broker and solicitor during the process anyway.
You already have enough to do on your to dolist; find a deposit, find a mortgage broker, research an area, conduct viewings, crunchthe numbers and find a managing agent ……, so if finding a mentor is on that list, you canscratch it off and have one less thing to do.
Don't over think it and make it more difficultfor yourself.
I did very little research on my first buyto let, I listened to what the estate agent told me, the mortgage lender was happy tolend to me once they had done their valuation and it worked out well.
Now could I have increased my return on investmentif I had known and done more at the time, well of course I could BUT, at least I madea start.
There is a danger of over thinking the processwhich will delay you from buying your first investment property.
Don't spend too much time thinking aboutgetting the biggest returns, property investing is NOT a get rich quick scheme.
It's a long term game, but you have to makea start! Making a start now on a property that producesa positive net cashflow each month, is better than waiting months or years for a propertythat produces a slightly higher net cashflow.
We all know the best way to learn is by doing.
So if you're in a position to buy, get started! Now let me tell you, the fact that you arewatching this video, and if you've seen my Getting Started Playlist which I will linkin the description and throw a card up on the screen just in case you haven't, you willalready be way ahead of other people who are considering investing, and those falling intoinvesting as an accidental landlord, in terms of preparation and finding a good propertythat's in demand on the rental market.
So don't think you need to find yourselfa mentor.
When starting out, spend your money on aninvestment property, NOT a mentor.
You've got this! You can do it! This weeks question comes from Michael Collinson:""Well done with the new look I like it" Thank you very much Michael.
"What video editing software do you use? I've just started using Power Director 14.
Do you use a green screen to get yourselfshowing in front of the background? I use a Mac and the first video editing software thatI used was iMovie the first 25 or so videos I released were edited on iMovie I then decidedto upgrade to Final Cut Pro (or FCPX) Final Cut Pro 10 and I love it it's brilliantthere is so much more you can do with that compared to iMovie and I'm learning allthe time everytime I create a video I try and learn something new try and add somethingso we will see how that goes.
Yes I use a green screen and this is somethingelse I'm learning all the time you have to get the lights right the camera settingsright it can be a pain at times but I wanted to use it because I don't have a plain wallin my house every walls got a picture, a photo, a mirror, or a clock on it and I didn't wantanything in the background that would distract the viewer so that's the main reason forusing green screen but it's also good because I can throw up graphics or other bits of informationwhile I'm still doing the talking head stuff in the hope that it will just add to the videoexperience so yep that's why.
I buy all my equipment on Amazon because Ifind their prices are very competitive and their Prime service for next day deliveryis fantastic.
I have upgraded some kit over time I'vegot a new camera stand a new green screen some other bits and pieces and I'll linkto everything I've purchased and would recommend down in the description so that you can checkit out for yourself.
Thanks for your question Michael and keepup the great work on your channel I'll link to it down in the description so that otherpeople can visit it and if you have a question that you would like me to answer you can askme in the comment section below or send me a message on my social media platforms orthrough my blog.
Please like and share this video if you foundit useful and if it's your first time here definitely subscribe so you won't miss anyof my future videos which will all be geared towards helping you start or improve yourproperty business.
Thank you so much for watching and I'llsee you in the next video.
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What Is A Corporate Buy To Let?
You maybe in full-time employment and don'thave any free time to manage your investment properties, or maybe your like me and youdon't feel like you have the knowledge or experience to manage your investment propertiesand the tenants.
Or maybe you would simply prefer to spend your time in doing other things.
In which case you will require the help of a letting agent, and in this video I willtalk through the different levels of service that letting agents provide and how I go aboutfinding the best one.
Hi, I'm Andy Walker from monoperty.
Com whereI blog online about my journey as a property investor and landlord, sharing what worksfor me and what doesn't, to help you start or expand your property portfolio.
In recent years there's been a number ofonline letting agents appear with some very attractive fees, however, I don't have experiencewith these, my experience is based on the traditional type high street letting agency,which is what i'm going to be talking about today.
If I do make the move to an onlinecompany one day, I will be sure to provide feedback to you when that day comes.
Ok, First of all, let me tell you about thetypes of services letting agents provide, there are 3 different types and each attractit's own level of fees: For a Tenant Find service the letting agentwill advertise your property online using popular portals like RightMove, Zoopla andOnTheMarket.
They will answer queries that they receive and conduct any viewings withprospective tenants.
They'll also carryout tenant referencing and credit checks.
Fees will vary, but to give you an idea, Iwas recently quoted £195 + VAT to have a property let on a tenant find basis only Next is the Let Only and this package includesall the services provided in the Tenant Find plus the issuing of the tenancy agreement,taking the deposit from the tenants, and then registering that deposit with a deposit protectionscheme, setting up any direct debits and submitting meter readings to the utility companies.
They may also offer to provide extra servicesthat will incur additional charges like creating a inventory, providing an Energy PerformanceCertificate and a Gas Safety Certificate.
It can be cheaper for you to arrange thesecertificates as letting agents typically charge a percentage for spending time in making thearrangements, so it depends on how much time you have to get those certificates in place.
You can expect to pay anywhere between theequivalent of 2-4 weeks rent for this service.
So it could be that your fist months rentis spent in getting tenants into the property.
And the last one is the Full Management Servicewhich is the most expensive but it's the one I use as it helps to keep my time free.
This includes all the services of the Let Only package plus regular inspections, dayto day management of the property and rent collection.
Now with this service it means if the tenantshave any questions or any issues, they will contact the letting agent instead of me.
Theletting agent fees will be a percentage of the rental income over the letting term andwill be dedicated from the rent that's received.
The fees typically range from 6 to 15 percentdepending on the type of property.
I did manage to negotiate a fee of 5.
5% for one of my propertieslast year, but I take on any arrangements and supervision of any repairs that may needdoing which is very rare.
So with this service the letting agent findsthe tenants, vets the tenants, takes the deposit, issues a tenancy agreement, secures the depositin a protection scheme, collects the monthly rent, pays the rent into my bank account lesstheir fees and handles any phone calls from the tenants.
Now when it comes to finding a letting agent,the easiest method is probably word of mouth.
If your lucky enough to know someone in thearea who is using a letting agent that they would recommend because they are happy withtheir services, then that's great, but I would also recommend doing your own research.
I approach at least 3, and the first thing I do is look online for other properties thatthey are marketing.
I look for good photo's and good descriptions.
The properties withthe best marketing will attract the quickest viewings.
Getting a prospective tenant toenquire and getting them through the door of the property is what you want to achieve,because hopefully the property will sell itself.
And obviously, the least amount of time theproperty is on the rental market, the better.
I also like to visit their offices to havea look and get a feel as to how they operate.
Property is very much a people business andif I have two or three agents that appear to be good at marketing and are good at conductingthemselves, then I will typical choose the agent who I resinate with most.
To help you and your letting agent, make sureyour property is in a good state of repair and that it's good to go because it willsave you and your letting agent time and most issues are easier to be fixed when the propertyis vacant anyway.
Having a letting agent can also help to makesure you are compliant as a landlord.
And the introduction of the Right To Rent Schemehere in the UK in February 2016, is a good example of that.
They should also check that the relevant safetycertificates are in place and my letting agents always contacts me and reminds me when thosecertificates are due for renewal.
That said, I also keep a log for myself so I know whenthey're due, because ultimately landlords are responsible for the safety of their tenants,and if things go wrong, it will be the landlord that's summoned to court and not the lettingagent.
Before I finish, there are two other pointsworth mentioning for UK landlords.
Since October 2014, all letting agents mustbelong to a redress scheme which provides a free service for resolving any disputesbetween the letting agents and their customers, whether that's landlords or tenants.
I willlist the 3 government approved redress schemes in the description box below, but rememberto ask your letting agent which scheme they belong to.
And for transparency, since 27 May 2015, lettingagents must display all their fees and charges for both landlords and tenants, on their websiteand in a prominent place within their offices.
And you should always check the associatedfees before entering into negotiations with a letting agent.
This is my last video of the 'Getting Started'series.
I hope you have found this video, and the seres useful.
If you have watchedall 8 of them, you now have a basic understanding and knowledge of how to start investing inproperty and become a landlord.
If you still feel that you have some unanswered questionsabout finding a letting agent, or starting out in property investing and being a landlord,then please leave a question in the comment box below or head over to monoperty.
This is just the start for this channel though, I already have over a hundred other videoideas and I will continue to release one a week which, of course, will all be gearedtowards helping you start or improve your property business.
So if this is your firsttime visiting this channel, please subscribe so you don't miss any of them.
If you foundthis video useful, please give it a thumbs up, it will help me out a ton, and if youthink anyone else will share benefit from seeing this video, then please share.
Thankyou for watching this video to the end, keep up the good work and I will see you in thenext one.


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The City of Marathon incorporated in 1999, which set its boundaries, "from the East end of the Seven Mile Bridge approximately Mile Marker (MM) 47 to the West end of Toms Harbors Bridge, approximately MM 60. Being about 1 hour from Key West and Key Largo, Marathon is the Heart of the Florida Keys.
The islands of Marathon are Boot Key, Knight Key, Hog Key, Vaca Key, Stirrup Key, Crawl and Little Crawl Key, East and West Sister's Island, Deer Key and Fat Deer Key, Long Pine Key and Grassy Key. These islands are steeped with the rich Florida history of Henry Flagler's railroad days. The name Marathon came about by the railroad workers who were working night and day to complete the railway. Due to the unrelenting pace and struggle to complete the project, the popular exclamation, "This is getting to be a real Marathon", is how the name originated. Vaca Key and Knight Key were actual railroad stations for the Overseas Railroad, as was the now named Marathon.
Before the railroad, the settlers here were farmers, wreckers and fisherman. To this day, Marathon maintains its claim to some of the best fishing in the world. Great fishing, along with beautiful beaches, warm weather and residents proud to call Marathon home are some of the reasons many visitors from all over the world choose to spend time in Marathon, the Heart of the Florida Keys.
The Florida Keys & Key West: Marathon