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Michael Jordan Bringing Namesake Classic To North Carolina For Anniversary Fete
December 22, 2010: The Jordan Brand Classic, an annual game starring the nation's top prep basketball players and run under the auspices of Nike and Michael Jordan, will celebrate its 10th anniversary in North Carolina, where Jordan grew up and then starred at the University of North Carolina before embarking on his NBA Hall of Fame career.
The 2011 Jordan Brand Classic is scheduled for April 16 at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, which is home to the NBA's Bobcats. Jordan is the majority owner and head of basketball operations for the franchise.
The Jordan Brand Classic will also feature a regional game with the top high school players from the state of North Carolina and an international game with the top 17-and-under players from around the world.
In addition to Nike division Jordan Brand, marketing partners include Gatorade, Upper Deck and Foot Locker.
The first two Jordan Brand Classic games, in 2002 and 2003, were played at the MCI Center in Washington, during the time Jordan was a member of the Washington Wizards. The game in 2004 was moved to the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland. From 2005-2010 the Jordan Brand Classic was played in New York at Madison Square Garden.
The game is regarded as a significant national stepping stone for prep players prior to their college and then potential NBA careers. Former participants include LeBron James, Chris Paul, Derrick Rose, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Durant, Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, Rudy Gay and Andrew Bynum.
"The Jordan Brand Classic has always had a special place in my heart, as my last high school game and as a national springboard into my success in college and on the professional level," Chris Paul, an all-star guard with the New Orleans Hornets and also a spokesman for Jordan Brand, said in a statement. "To hold the 10th anniversary game in my home state and where the brand truly started is a testament to all of the great players who have put on a Jordan Brand Classic jersey through the years."
Former participants include LeBron James, Chris Paul, Derrick Rose, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Durant, Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire.
The 2011 Jordan Brand Classic All-American Team will be unveiled in February. In addition to the game, the Jordan Brand All-Americans will also participate in activities that help "reinforce the message of hard work extending beyond the hardwood and into the community." It is expected that Jordan himself, as well as a number of former participants, will attend the game. Jordan won a national championship with North Carolina in 1982 and played in the NBA from 1984-1998 and 2001-2003, all but two of those seasons with the Chicago Bulls.
According to Keith Houlemard, president of Jordan Brand, "We are thrilled that for ten years the Jordan Brand Classic has been the premier destination where the biggest names in youth basketball can display their talents in a competitive environment while also receiving teaching that will leave them equipped to reach their goals of being successful both on and off the court."


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ITHACA, NY — Amy Kule, the 1987 Ithaca College history graduate who plans and produces the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, returned to her alma mater on Sunday, May 20, to give the college's Commencement address. As Kule spoke, she was flanked by a pair of giant helium balloons from the parade, and as she concluded her address, the audience was showered with confetti. In between, Kule told the 1,360 graduates and their guests to take a deep breath, grasp the reins of their lives and find their passion.
"If it was possible to be both shy and defiant, then I was both," Kule said. "My focus was slightly off and I found myself pushing the boundaries of what I told myself I would never want to be and spent far too much time concentrating on trying to be what I thought others wanted me to do. I was forgetting to pay true attention to who I was and what I wanted. I don't want this to sound too harsh, but it's true: without a firm grasp, or focus, on what you desire, you will never find your right path."
Find that path, Kule said, and you'll find yourself. And don't let your fears get in your way.
"You will find the most onerous chains to break in our lives are the ones that you've tethered there yourselves. The world is moving at an incredible speed right now, and let me say it's very easy to lose focus. . . . But in order for you to move forward today and begin to find the path that leads to your personal passion, it's also important to understand and embrace professional and personal failure."
A newly minted graduate's first job out of college may be less-than-ideal, Kule said, but accepting it as a challenge is the first step to self knowledge.
"Your first job is a character test. Learn the lessons and use what you've learned to plow forward. Personal and professional growth will come as a result of the sum total of your experiences—good and bad."
Kule illustrated her point by referring to her own work history. After leaving an unsatisfactory entry-level job to work at Macy's, she not only discovered opportunities, she made her own.
"Out of the six or seven titles I've had at Macy's, only one of them existed before I got there. I'm not bragging, I promise. I'm simply urging each of you to create your own opportunities. And there's absolutely no substitute for this — find what you're passionate about and stick with it. . . . Life changes once you find your passion."
Leading "the world's greatest parade," Kule said, has shown her how to lead her life.
"People think I have one of the most fun and satisfying jobs in America, and they're absolutely right, but for all the wrong reasons. In theory, I cut a ribbon and walk 2.5 miles in heels down the streets of New York. It's not a bad gig, and on the outside it looks very easy, and hopefully, on Thanksgiving Day, it is. Much like life, though, the real work leads up to the big day, and you can't do it alone. The parade, like life, is a sum of parts. But instead of clowns and cheerleaders and stilt walkers, floats and balloons, I hope you have enormous success, a little bit of failure, a lot of laughter, a few road bumps, a loving family, and hopefully only a touch of sorrow."
The ceremony began with board of trustees chairman C. William Schwab '68 welcoming the Class of 2012 to the fold of alumni. A trauma surgeon, educator and administrator, Schwab also accepted an honorary Doctor of Letters degree for his lifetime of service to humanity and for his more than 20 years of visionary leadership of the college. A professor of surgery, coauthor of a definitive textbook on surgical trauma care, and former chief of the University of Pennsylvania's Division of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care, Schwab has garnered numerous national honors, including the Surgeon's Award for Service to Safety from the National Safety Council.
The proceedings also included senior class president Jimmy Knowles reminding his classmates to treasure the challenges they faced over the last four years. Overcoming obstacles, Knowles said, helped him and his classmates grow from callow freshmen into critically thinking college graduates.
"Our peers and educators have come together on this campus to offer you such broad perspectives of this world, be it their majors, their ideas, or their own lived experiences. Each of us has the incredible opportunity to gain so much from these diverse perspectives, and we have been fortunate to learn through these past four years that with an open mind, you are not only able to change your perspective but also change the perspective of those around you. . . . We have seen the world change around us, we will continue to see the world changes around us, and we have and will continue to inspire that change."
Following Knowles's remarks, the senior class officers presented the class gift. Thanks to the generosity of 529 seniors — which constituted a record-breaking participation rate — the Class of 2012 raised $31,862. The majority of those funds will support the creation of the Class of 2012 Emergency Financial Aid Scholarship, which will provide aid to Ithaca College students facing an unexpected financial situation that jeopardizes their continued enrollment.
President Tom Rochon then invited the assembly to think of Commencement as another step in a continuing series of profound transformations.
"In the four years most of you have been at IC as students, the world around us has shifted measurably," said Rochon. "Dictators who had been in office for decades and who appeared to have enough muscle to last forever are now gone. The global economic meltdown happened while you were here. Trillions of dollars in wealth disappeared. . . . An African American was elected president of the United States while you were here, and that was truly a watershed moment in American history."
Those world-altering changes will continue at a breakneck pace, the president said, but as old paradigms topple, the members of the Class of 2012 will be positioned to forge new ones.
"You are graduating from college at a time when hierarchy and established authority have never been in more dubious control. You are an independent thinker at a time that calls for fresh approaches. You are adept at communication at a time when the media of communication have never been so open to anyone who has something to say. In just a few years you've been on the IC campus, there has been a revolution in what can be said, who can say it, and how it can be disseminated and who will find it."
Whether it be the economy, the institutions of society, or the power centers of government, Rochon said that things have never been more open for insurgent outsiders to be heard and to make a difference.
"It may look like your elders are in control of things and that you have no opportunity for participation or influence. But look more closely and you will see that a lot of your elders are actually throwing up their hands and asking 'Now what do we do?' They are going to look to you for answers, and you are going to be ready."
In closing, the president referred to the inscription on the medallions passed out to the graduates before the ceremony: "Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase; just take the first step."
"It is with awe and great joy that I send you off with a personal message from me to you, albeit one borrowed from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I hope you will think of this message whenever you are unsure of your next step in life, or whenever you doubt that you will be able to create for yourself the life that you want."


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Description: Funeral program for Dr. A. L. Randon, born April 17, 1903 and died August 13, 1982. The funeral was held August 16, 1982 at Mt. Salem Baptist Church, officiated by Dr. H. C. Dilworth. He was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
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Katy Perry ROCKED the half time show at the Super Bowl XLIX. She brought down the house. Of course, I was all about her look and could not wait to find out what COVERGIRL makeup she was rocking.
Celebrity makeup artist Jake Bailey did Katy's makeup for the big event and gave me the details.
"Today is one of the most exciting days of my career! Knowing my work would be seen by millions and millions of people I've been understandably nervous. Katy's performance had multiple costume changes so I needed to create a strong look that would complement all of her outfits, as there was absolutely no time for a touch up in between the quick changes. It's the Super Bowl after all!
I decided to go with a classic Katy look -- elongated cat eyes, lots of mascara, super sparkly gold and silver glitter, and a bold red lip for glamour and showmanship. I wanted her to glow and sparkle for her big moment in just nine steps!
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3. Then I applied COVERGIRL Eye Shadow Quads in Blooming Blushes to add warmth and dimension. I love this palette because it takes the guesswork out of getting gorgeous eyes, it has number for the shades – 1,2,3,4 – so I know just how to apply! I used the fourth shade to define the crease and the first shade to highlight the lids.
4. I finished the eye look with an aggressive lash curling and two coats of new COVERGIRL Full Lash Bloom by LashBlast Mascara in Very Black that left her lashes voluminous and touchably soft throughout her performance! No time for flakes during this performance.
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8. Moving on to the lips, I lined and shaped her lips using COVERGIRL Lip Perfection Lip Liner in Hot. I then applied a coat of new COVERGIRL Colorlicious Lipstick in Seduce Scarlet - truly a classic red, for a classic Katy look.
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There you have it! A look appropriate for the biggest game of the year!"
I also have the details on her super high pony, courtesy of KMS California.
Celebrity stylist, Clyde Haygood, said the inspiration for the look was that "Katy specifically asked for the perkiest pony you've ever seen!" Clyde created the pony with extra bounce so it went with the choreography and allowed Katy to helicopter it around while performing with Lenny Kravitz.
The ponytail was constructed using a human hair Velcro pony with hair in various lengths sewn onto the inside and outside for added volume. With the added weight, in ordered to create a comfortable support system, Clyde sewed an elastic band to the base on the inside of the pony and put a toggle closure to make the ponytail retractable and actually open and close around Katy's own hair.
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If you're a so-called nontraditional student (that is, over the age of 24 with the responsibilities to match) and want to complete your degree or earn a more career-specific one, professional studies programs might be for you.
Many colleges and universities are taking what used to be called continuing education/adult education departments and redefining them to meet the needs of today's adult students looking for a degree.
The term "professional studies" reflects the professional focus of the offerings, and also the idea that adult students don't need or want the traditional bachelor's programs geared toward 18-year-olds just starting out. They want a more focused degree, and they want it faster.
"Our roots trace back to 1966, when we were a college of continuing education and also served veterans," says Greg Buckley, interim dean of Roosevelt University's Evelyn T. Stone College of Professional Studies. "Several years ago we changed our name to better reflect our evolving mission and students." There are about 1,200 professional studies students enrolled each semester, he says.
Roosevelt's College of Professional Studies offers 19 degrees. Popular majors include business, hospitality and tourism management, paralegal, and criminal justice. Graduates earn a BPS, which is Bachelor of Professional Studies in the applicable field.
What makes a professional studies degree different from a four-year Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts? "Primarily the focus on proficiency in the major," Buckley says. "The professional studies degree is designed to teach professional skill plus the critical thinking and research ability of a traditional bachelor's degree."
Professional studies degrees take less time to earn because students take fewer electives.
"We still require experience in the traditional liberal arts areas but we teach those differently," he explains. "They take interdisciplinary seminars in the humanities and social sciences instead of taking one whole course on European history."
Many students come into professional studies programs with an associate degree, or have prior college credits from years past. Most are working, so courses are primarily offered in the evening and online.
Maria Cancilla, 43, a Chicago dance teacher, fits the profile of the adult learner that professional studies programs attract. Cancilla started college at Roosevelt back in 2000, when the software company she worked for offered tuition reimbursement. "Then I was laid off and lost the tuition reimbursement, so I had to stop," she says.
This spring, Cancilla began working toward a degree in sustainability studies at Roosevelt.
"After about 10 years of teaching dance, I looked into something different because I was not sure my body could do this too many more years, and I also wanted to make more money," she says. Cancilla found the program through a career counseling program for dancers. "I have always had an interest in sustainability practices, especially surrounding food," she says.
Cancilla jumped right in this spring with two classes, one of which took place on an urban farm. This summer she is taking a humanities course online. "That is the beauty of the professional studies program," she says.
Her dream is to blend her experience working with children and sustainability, particularly in the area of urban agriculture outreach. "I want to work with kids to get their hands in the dirt and help them grow their own food," she says.
Elmhurst College launched its School for Professional Studies in July. "The most important aspect of the School for Professional Studies is that it is not an unrelated appendage, but is intertwined into the fabric of Elmhurst College," says Dean Timothy Ricordati. "This brings together under one umbrella all the adult programs, graduate and accelerated undergraduate, plus certificate programs and corporate training."
Popular professional studies majors include business, nursing (particularly the RN to BSN program), information technology, and computer information systems.
The new school is part of the college's push toward a more online experience, Ricordati says. The goal is to make the whole college online, including coursework, records, advising, counseling and financial aid.
Ricordati notes that the fastest growing segment of adult learners will be 45-55-year-old workers, and Elmhurst wants to serve them. "This is really a school for busy people," he says.


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"My battery's dying."
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If we wanted to finish a call earlier on a mobile phone, we would say 'I don't have much charge left.' (mobile phone)
Are the following sentences natural?
1. I don't have much charge left on my mobile phone.
2. My mobile phone doesn't have much charge left.
3. My mobile phone doesn't have much electricity left.
"My battery's dying."
The only time I use the word 'charge' in this context is if I say that I need to charge my mobile, or put my mobile on charge. Generally, however, I use expressions such as others have already suggested.
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The major complaint about alkaline batteries cited by consumers was that hey go dead too fast. A battery's going dead is generally a frustrating and irritating experience for a consumer.
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The line crackled. "Bully? Hurry up! My battery's going dead."
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Merely for the comfort of his flashlight's narrow beam he couldn't risk the battery's going dead.
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20 Nov 2012 11:39
Cosatu called for the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill to be withdrawn, and e-tolling as a method of funding public roads to be scrapped. (Gallo)
In a presentation to the National Assembly's transport committee on Tuesday, the trade union federation also called for an immediate halt to the Gauteng open tolls for good.
"At the same time we call upon government to prioritise the roll-out of efficient, reliable, affordable, and safe public transport for all the people of South Africa," the Cosatu delegation told the committee.
Cosatu said it would continue urging motorists not to register with the South African National Roads Agency Limited or buy e-tags.
"Our members remain mobilised for a campaign of mass action if e-tolling is not scrapped.
"As a measure of our determined opposition to this regressive and disastrous policy, Cosatu will embark upon a national strike on the 30th of November."
Cosatu called for the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill to be withdrawn, and e-tolling as a method of funding public roads to be scrapped.
The committee is currently holding public hearings on the Bill.
Essential measures
According to a memorandum attached to the Bill, these measures are essential to implement the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project, as well as other proposed road infrastructure projects in the country.
In its presentation to the committee, Cosatu objected to the Bill, among other things, because of its ex-post facto [retroactive] introduction and lack of timeframe restrictions for increasing tariffs.
Cosatu said tolling would put a direct burden on the poor of Gauteng, who would be forced to pay to travel on highways which had previously been free of direct charges and which they had paid for every year through income, road, fuel, VAT, motor vehicle and other taxes.
It would not just affect the people of Gauteng, as government had now conceded that e-tolling would replace the existing toll-gates and be expanded throughout the country.
It was not true that only the middle class used the highways.
Forms of transportation
The government's own statistics showed that a third of all commuters travelled by car, and that half of all working people earned less than R3 000 a month.
"This means that many low-income earners use private cars to travel to work, because our public transport system is so unreliable they have no alternative," Cosatu said.
"Public transport is also unavailable outside peak commuter hours, including weekends, when many Gauteng residents travel distances across the province to visit family members, attend funerals, etc."
Placing caps on tolling would also not help low-income earners.
"The point is that large numbers of private vehicle users simply do not have a single extra rand to spare," Cosatu said.
E-tolling would further have an immediate effect on food and other consumer goods' levels of inflation, already facing severe upward pressure due to massive fuel price increases. – Sapa
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Monday, January 31, 2011
I got the bug.....
I have always been a very reluctant knitter. I began with socks and loved them but I wasn't keen on expanding my repertoire. Then low and behold, my dolls began begging for sweaters. Don't they know me? I don't make sweaters. Socks only...and then only for big feet.
Well I acquiesced and started with a very simple pattern. I added sweaters to 4 dolls already and I just love how they feel with the extra layer of snuggly-ness. Here are the results of sweaters 5-9.
10 comments:
- Kathleen from Yesteryear Embroideries said...
Hurray for you! I have always wanted to learn to knit........but have never jumped in. Your dolls and little sweaters are just adorable! Blessings,Kathleen
- January 31, 2011 at 9:52 AM
- Lauren said...
They look beautiful Berrie! I started on doll sweaters a few months ago and they are so fun. I am almost confident enough to try to knit a few sweaters for my daughters.
- January 31, 2011 at 4:17 PM
- leaslooks said...
Keep it up! I love all your work and your knitting is lovely. I would also love some knitted socks for my dolls ;)
- January 31, 2011 at 4:23 PM
- Aimee B said...
Although I have never beena reluctant knitter, I have often refered to myself as a clumsy knitter. I just don't ever seem to look like I know what I am doing... my knitting tells a different story however, so I keep at it and love the process! I love the things you share with us...
Love, Aimee
- January 31, 2011 at 6:06 PM
- Laurie said...
Wonderful!! I love the knitted stuff on these dolls. You, I'm sure, are doing a brilliant job!!!
- January 31, 2011 at 7:06 PM
- Yfat | The Girl with the Cherry Eyes said...
they are so nice sweaters,i know how hard to make these little ones..love your work.
- February 1, 2011 at 4:26 AM
- Berrie Hamby said...
Thank you dear ladies!
- February 1, 2011 at 7:59 AM
- By the Bluegrass said...
Oooh, these are precious! I wish I could knit like that. Good for you for branching out! Can't wait to see your adorable dolls wearing them.
- February 1, 2011 at 9:32 PM
How lovely :-) I wonder if my two dolls will have snuggly jumpers :-) Blessings Kerry Western Australia
- February 2, 2011 at 4:37 AM
- كل شيء said...
Keep it up! I love all your work and your knitting is lovely. I would also love some knitted socks for my dolls ;)
- February 13, 2011 at 7:51 AM


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5 strawberry recipes for summer
Thanks to May's cool weather, local strawberries arrived a little late this year. No matter -- they were worth the wait. But you better get them while you can. Recent heavy rains have damaged some of Long Island's plants, so the crop, while delicious, will be small.
Unlike the trucked-in berries available at supermarkets, which are bred first and foremost to survive the long trip from Florida, California or Mexico, local strawberries are bred for sweetness and flavor. But unlike supermarket berries, which are picked well before they ripen so they don't go bad in transit, local berries are picked when they're ready to eat.
If flavor and ripeness aren't enough, consider this: Commercially grown strawberries appear perennially on environmentalists' lists of foods most heavily contaminated with pesticides. In contrast, local berries are grown by small farmers, many of whom raise their crops organically.
The best local berries are small, an indication they haven't been pumped up by fertilizers. They also are fragrant and ruby red all the way through, because they've been picked when ripe. Don't wash them until you are ready to eat them. These berries are like little sponges, and will soak up water and then begin to rot soon thereafter.
I keep my berries on the countertop and eat them within a day or two. They can be refrigerated to keep longer but will lose some of their delightful juiciness when chilled. If you can't eat your berries immediately, it's better to freeze them for later use. Just wash and drain them, cut off the stems and place them in a zipper-lock bag in the coldest part of your freezer. If you think ahead, you'll be able to enjoy some of the local crop in a strawberry pie in the middle of winter.
Right now, however, pie is the furthest thing from my mind. When strawberries are this flavorful and juicy, I don't bother cooking them. I serve them on top of ice cream or ricotta cheese, with panna cotta, and in a sweet and savory salsa that's great with grilled fish. Here are some of the simple ways I plan to eat them over the next week or two.
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 banana, split lengthwise
1 1/2 cups coconut or vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup stemmed and sliced strawberries, plus 3 small strawberries, stemmed
1/4 cup dulce de leche or other caramel sauce
2 tablespoons sweetened flaked coconut, toasted
1. Whip cream, sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer until cream holds soft peaks.
2. Place banana slices in a long, narrow, shallow dish. Arrange 3 scoops of ice cream on top of banana. Spoon sliced strawberries over ice cream and drizzle with about half of the dulce de leche sauce. Top with whipped cream, drizzle with more dulce de leche and sprinkle with coconut. Top each mound of ice cream and whipped cream with a small strawberry. Serve immediately. Makes 2 servings.
This is good on grilled fish, with tortilla chips or spooned over slices of fresh mozzarella.
2 cups stemmed and diced strawberries
1 avocado, pitted, peeled and diced
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped
Juice from 1 lime
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
Combine strawberries, avocado, jalapeño, lime juice, cilantro, sugar and salt in a bowl and gently toss. Serve immediately with grilled fish or tortilla chips. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
1/2 cup milk
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
2 cups heavy cream
3/4 cup sugar
1 (3-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup mint leaves
1 cup strawberries
1. Pour milk into a small bowl and sprinkle with gelatin. Let stand until gelatin dissolves, 1 to 2 minutes.
2. Combine cream, ½ cup sugar and ginger in a small, heavy saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, add gelatin mixture and whisk constantly for 1 minute to dissolve gelatin. Let stand 15 minutes to steep. Stir in vanilla and strain into four ramekins or custard cups. Refrigerate until firm, at least 6 hours or overnight.
3. Bring water and remaining ¼ cup sugar to boil in a small saucepan. Stir in mint leaves and let stand 10 minutes to steep.
4. Place strawberries in a bowl and pour mint syrup through a strainer and into bowl, pressing down on leaves with a spoon. Let stand 10 minutes to cool to room temperature.
5. Fill a medium-size bowl with very hot tap water. One at a time, run a paring knife around each panna cotta, then dip bottom half of ramekin in water for 30 seconds. Place a small plate on top of mold, invert, tap bottom of mold and lift off plate. Arrange berries around each panna cotta and serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.
1 cup mascarpone
1 tablespoon Amaretto or other almond liqueur
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup sugar
6 amaretti cookies, crumbled
1 cup stemmed and sliced strawberries
1. Combine mascarpone, Amaretto, cream and 2 tablespoons sugar in a bowl. Beat with a mixer until smooth.
2. Divide crumbled cookies among 4 parfait glasses. Spoon strawberries over cookies, then top with mascarpone mixture. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 3 hours before serving. Makes 4 servings.
Use leftover syrup on top of ice cream or frozen yogurt.
1 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cracked black peppercorns
11/2 cups stemmed and sliced strawberries
2 cups full-fat ricotta cheese
1. Combine vinegar, 1/2 cup sugar and peppercorns in a small saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat. Simmer, adjusting heat as necessary, until reduced by half. Strain into a bowl or small measuring cup and cool to room temperature.
2. Combine ricotta and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar in a medium bowl. Divide among 4 dessert bowls. Spoon strawberries over ricotta, drizzle with syrup and serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.
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Washington, Warren and Saratoga Counties Fire and EMS
BC 780 XLT and a dedicated PC running Vista.
This feed scans Washington, Warren and Saratoga counties as follows:
Washington County: Fire Dispatch (includes some EMS simulcast) - 5 Countywide firegrounds - Fire Police - Argyle Fire - Kingsbury Fire - Fort Ann Fire - Civil Defense - Hudson Falls/Fort Edward Police - Statewide Fire Mutual Aid
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Starting in the first quarter of 2011 Saratoga County is scheduled to begin bringing their new 800mhz Trunked radio system online. This is going to require an equipment upgrade in the neighborhood of $600.00 for the online scanner to continue broadcasting all of Saratoga County's radio traffic. If you wish to help offset these expenses, you can donate by clicking on the PayPal logo below. Any size donation will be extremely helpful. Thanks, sqfd webmaster


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A Year in the Life of a Crisis Actor...The Frederick Johnson Story
My report is about Fred Johnson, a co-worker of mine and an alleged injured victim of the Pulse night club/ Orlando shooting in June 2016. The preliminaries about my relationship to Fred Johnson are:
1) we work for the same insurance company...he as a bond underwriter and myself as a commercial lines one.
2) we share the same kitchen space, which is a galley styled room, open ended at both sides with a fridge, kitchen counter area equipped with a microwave and a toaster oven and conveniently, a sink in the middle of it all. On the opposite wall is a workspace counter, small table with chairs and a copier/printer/scanner. Fred and I share this common area several times during a normal work week.
3) Fred and I also worked the same "Volunteer Day" (sponsored by our employer) for a Habitat For Humanity Day in 2014 where we helped put together a house in Jax Beach. I wanted to post a picture of us taken that day but sadly, I am so computer inept I couldn't figure out how to do it.
The story begins last year, June 12th to be exact. That was the morning of the Pulse shooting/Orlando event. Of course I knew immediately it was a hoax. The next day at work I told my good friend Anna, who is my co-worker, and who sits on the other side of my cubicle wall, that it was a fake story and that no one died. She didn't know what to say and pretty much just slid back to her cubie and we went back to work. Anna knows that I believe no one died on 9/11 but that's also the elephant in the room in our friendship.
For some reason, vacation day or agency visit I don't remember, but I was out of the office the next day. When I returned to work on June 15th I had more info to give Anna about the Pulse shooting event and I was going to try and make her see some inconsistencies. So the next morning when I mentioned to her again that I thought the Pulse thing was not real she blurted out that Fred Johnson was a victim, that he was shot and that he was going to have to have many operations. It seems the day before when I was out of the office the company had announced that Fred had been one of the victims. Stunned and speechless I returned to my desk and worked on.
After the initial shock wore off I found I was actually elated. Here I was face to face with an actual crisis actor. I knew my task at hand and looked forward to it.
Frederick Johnson, 35 (at the time)...black, slender male...single...friendly, if one speaks to him first...gay, or at least most people assume he is. He has worked for the company for several years and appears to be well liked by all.
That evening I went looking for all stories Fred related. I found a few. Apparently Fred was a lesser player but in the end he held his own. His stories were as bizzare as the best of them. Remember this when you read the toilet stall story.
What follows here are the media stories/reports I found relating to Fred.
http://www.wftv.com/news/pulse-shooting ... /341196896
http://www.wftv.com/news/pulse-shooting ... /357556668
So there you have it in his own words. Fred takes a chance and runs for it...clears the building but Mateen was watching him and he shoots Fred twice...once in the right hip and once in his left arm, "shattering" it.
Now for me the wait is on for Fred to return to work. That happened September 6, 2016. I never did understand why Fred's injuries constituted a 3 month lay out from work for what was essentially a broken arm. Many people come to work with broken arms and Fred himself confirmed to me the injured arm is not his dominate one...he is right handed.
Fred returns to work to some fan fare but not much and life goes on. At this point in time Fred did not have a cast on his arm, if he ever did. What he was wearing looked like a splint under a black piece of cloth wrapped around his forearm. Of course, he was wearing a long sleeve shirt and he has worn long sleeve shirts everyday until June 2, 2017, but I'm getting ahead of myself.
So as fate had it, on September 15, 2016, Fred and I were both in the kitchen galley at the same time and better still, we were alone. Now is the time I tell myself.
I asked him about the injuries he sustained from the shooting. He said the bullet to his right hip did nothing. He said the bullet went cleanly through and there were no complications from the hip bullet. So continuing, I asked him about the arm injury. He loads me full of information:
1) Said he was in a cast for 3 weeks,
2) Doc told him to move arm as much as he can to get feeling back,
3) Fred tells me he had 3 damaged arm nerves and that they took 2 nerves from his leg and transplanted them in his arm. He told me they are waiting for the nerves to understand what they are supposed to do in his arm and to start working.
4) He said that at night when he rests his arm the swelling goes down but during the day when he forgets and his arm is dangling it swells up.
I left this engagement with Fred thrilled that I had made a connection. I intended to pursue it at every possible opportunity.
I researched nerve transplants and came across this article which states that taking nerves from one area will form a dead zone in that area. Fred had 2 nerves taken out of his leg. I am posting the link. The article in its entirety is interesting but I quote from the only 2 sentences relevant to my case as these sentences describe the route that Fred and his surgeons decided to take.
"Surgeons usually choose from two options: using a synthetic tube called a conduit to graft the nerve or removing a nerve from elsewhere on the patient's body to repair a more essential spot. While effective, the latter option has the drawback of leaving a "dead spot," or loss of feeling, where the replacement nerve is taken out."
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/h ... -1.1302455
My next conversation with Fred was on October 25, 2016. I ran into Fred on my way into work one morning. We park in generally the same area so sometimes we arrive at the same time and enter the building together, as we did on this day.
Just a quick background before proceeding with what was said during this encounter. A week or so before, our company had decided to make mandatory the watching of an active shooter video to teach employees how to handle a situation should we be confronted with an active shooter on our premises. We were instructed to watch a short video that talked about what we should do. The gist was to decide early on whether we were going to be one that runs from a situation, one that hides from the shooter or one that decides to take action. We were to either run, hide or fight.
After the video the company held 2 meetings and although attendance to the meeting was not mandatory it was encouraged. We were to pick one of the 2 meeting times depending on which was more convenient for us. I attended the first one. HR people began the meeting and spoke about what precautions they had put in place to protect us should an event like this happen. Then we listened to a guest speaker. I can't recall his name but apparently he had been involved in an active shooter situation and he was giving us his advice.
During the meeting I looked around the room to see who was in attendance and lo and behold I see Fred Johnson setting across the room. It hits me...why isn't Fred being called to discuss his actions during the Pulse event since it was exactly what the meeting was all about and Fred had just recently had this first hand experience. But no, Fred was never called to speak.
So back to the parking lot with Fred the morning of October 25, 2016. Again, it was just the two of us and sensing this was a perfect time to dig for more answers I said to him as we walked through the back door...did the company ask you to speak at the meetings? His response was one of being truly shocked that I would even ask that question. He said...what could I have possibly told anyone? I said...but you went through the exact scenario they were conjecturing about. Truthfully, I didn't use the word conjecturing but I said something along those lines. He says, no they didn't ask me and even if they would have I don't have an hour to talk to people about this. Now even though it might sound like he was angry with this statement he actually wasn't. I continued that maybe the company was afraid that it would upset him if he had to relive the event and possibly that is why they did not ask him to speak at the meetings. He then said that it had crossed his mind that maybe the company put the program together at this point in time because of what happened to him. We were now in the stairwell approaching the 3rd floor landing. Fred must have felt that his statement about being too busy to talk with people might have sounded harsh because he softened it a bit and said...if they would have asked me to speak I would have said something but they didn't ask me. We were now at the 3rd floor door. He opened it and we walked through. He went left and I went right.
And I went right to my desk. I immediately signed onto my computer and then pulled out a scrap piece of paper and wrote down to the best of my recollection what had just been said. I have found through prior experience it is best to write down what happened or what was said as soon as possible. It's invaluable for making a case. That is what I did that day and that is what I did everyday I ever had an encounter with Fred or observed something about Fred.
Things lay dormant for months as Fred "heals". We continue to see each other from time to time in the kitchen and pleasantries are exchanged. According to my notes, on March 23rd I again spoke with Fred in the kitchen area about his injuries. As I read my notes the encounter returned to my memory just re-enforcing how important it is to keep timely notes. Fred was wearing a big thick rubber band wrapped around his hand that kept the last 2 fingers on Fred's left hand bent forward. He said when he takes off the band, after several hours of wearing it, his fingers are able to move better. This is also the encounter when Fred confirmed to me he was right handed.
It's June 2nd and up till now things have been pretty uneventful. Now this morning as I enter the kitchen I see Fred and he's in a short sleeved shirt pouring himself a glass of orange juice as he stands at the fridge, door open. I say "hi" of course, and start to load my lunch in through the open door. As good as the short sleeve news is I see he is back to wearing the black sleeve that covers his forearm. I had noticed the black sleeve had disappeared months ago but he always wore long sleeve shirts so nothing could really be seen. Now he had that black sleeve back on and as such, even though he was in a shirt with short sleeves there was very little skin exposed. However, my proximity to Fred was such that I got a very good and sustained look at his skin in the uncovered area of the back of his left arm and it was smooth and un-traumatized.
Fast forward about 6 hours and I'm walking down a hallway as I see Fred leaving the men's room. He begins to walk towards me and I see the black sleeve is gone. Unbelievable. His arm is exposed. As he walks towards me I realize he could easily turn left and walk past the bank of elevators to return to his desk but no, he continues forward towards me. As he gets closer I see a band-aid covering his forearm, similar to the kind you buy for cuts and scraps, but somewhat longer. The one he was wearing was about 8 inches in length and no more than 2 inches wide. However, no area outside of that band-aid showed trauma. As he passed me I turned to look at the back side of his left arm and again...smooth, clear, unblemished skin...just as you would expect from a 36 year old person. No signs of surgery or scarring was evident.
This whole event of Fred exposing himself so to speak, prompted me to re-open my red folder labeled Fred Johnson. It's then I realized that we were close to the one year anniversary. That evening I resolved to speak with Fred again. I mentally reviewed what I still wanted to know from him. I came up with 2 questions and an opening line. Since he had already exposed his arm I felt confident he would do it again so I thought my initial comment would be...oh my, your arm looks good, almost back to normal. From there I wanted to know how many operations has he had and how did the removal of his leg nerves affect his leg.
The morning of June 6th I arrive in the parking lot as Fred is exiting his black Camaro. Timing wasn't right but at least I knew he was in the office today. I work through the morning and at lunch time, as usual, I am using the kitchen area preparing and cleaning up from my lunch. Except for the rare day I go out for lunch I always eat my lunch at my desk surfing the web but always starting off with a review of Clues Forum and Fakeologist. I could not be who I am and where I am without all of you.
As I washed my dishes that day I distinctly remember thinking how I so wished Fred would come in now because I was prepared for him and the area was quiet. Unbelievably, Fred walks through the door and heads for the fridge and begins to pour himself a soda. Bad news...Fred does not have on a short sleeve shirt so I can't say how great his arm looks. I improvise and say "I notice you don't have the black bandage on any more....you must be almost back to normal". I had no idea how he would react to the statement and was happy to find out he wanted to talk. He said he was almost there yes, but they were waiting on his fingers. I had noticed he was wearing gauze bandages on the tips of a couple of his fingers for the past week...odd looking I thought. Although, at the time of this conversation he did not have the gauze on his fingers. He said, I cannot make a fist with this hand (left) like this, and he showed me the right hand with his fist. Couldn't do that with the left, he said. He said he has to wear various types of braces and he is really tired of doing it and can't wait for it to be over.
Now was the perfect time for the intro into how many operations he has had so I asked him, how many operations have you had? He says 8. Ok, now he knocked me back a few feet. I never expected he'd say that number. He saw my shocked look and then he quickly said...3 surgeries and 8 operations. I said, I don't understand. Then Fred says, I went into surgery 3 times but when I was in there they performed operations like when they took the nerve out of my leg. He then points to the back of his leg. He continues, that was an operation. He said when they transplanted that nerve to his arm it was another operation. This must be surgical nomenclature. I have never heard that operations are sub-sections of surgeries. He went on to say that his last surgery was one month ago when the doctors took out the rod that they had previously placed in his arm. After that they cleaned out scar tissue. I'm not sure if this was considered one operation or two.
So 8 operations on the forearm, a relatively small area. Maybe this is not as usual as it sounds. I'm not in the medical profession so I just don't know.
Perfect segway into "how is your leg doing now that they took out the nerves". Remember back in September he told me they took 2 nerves from his legs to replace 3 damaged nerves in his arm. No problem, he says. Of course, right after the operation/surgery they told him to stay off the leg but only for about a week and then everything was fine, he said. The summer dress code of our company includes the wearing of shorts. I can't say that I have ever seen Fred wear shorts outside of the volunteer day but I sure hope he does. I'd love to see those legs.
So I went on fawning about how glad he must be to finally be getting back to normal and almost all healed up. He said he is really tired of the braces and the therapy and he can't wait for things to be back to normal. He does not mention any long term residual effects or limitations so I have to assume he is expected to be coming back 100%. Then he says , do you know it has been almost one year since it happened. Feigning surprise I say, really a year now? Right then, as he's talking about the anniversary, I see out of the corner of my eye my good friend Anna entering the kitchen. The only person in the whole company I do not want hearing me discuss this issue with Fred is, my good friend Anna. We have not discussed this issue since the morning of June 15, 2016 when she told me Fred had been seriously injured. Anna knows Fred and Anna likes Fred. She would have joined the conversation. She could have easily blown my cover by saying...now do you believe it's not a hoax! I couldn't take that chance. I had to end the conversation with Fred and I had to end it now...she was within feet of us. So I said, nice talking to you, take care. Then I turned to the counter to gather my dishes and leave. Fred was surprised. I heard him say, Oh, ok. Then he too walked away.
I will continue to watch Fred but I do not expect any surprises. I do believe his gig will be up after the anniversary. After that his role is over and he'll be free to go back to his past life. In the not too distance future he will remove all bandages and I will finally be able to see his forearm up close. I feel certain I won't see much of anything and if I do, I can't imagine it will resemble anything like a surgically repaired "shattered" forearm. Will anyone else notice his lack of scarring? Will anyone else even think to think about it? Will I feel vindicated? To whom would I feel vindicated? Do I like Fred...yes. Do I believe Fred...no. Can I judge Fred? What is his motivation? Throughout the year the one question I could not ask him and the one question which in my opinion is the most important is ...why are you participating in this charade?
As far as his role as a crisis actor, he has constantly remained in character. He has maintained his broken arm story. His arm has always been either held in a sling or dangled helplessly at his side for a year now. Although a broken arm is not as difficult a role as say, Gabby's head injury, even so, he knew his job and he did it.
The one year anniversary is today, June 12th, the day I am finishing up my report. I heard last week that Fred was going to be speaking at some event for the anniversary but I didn't hear where he was going to be doing it. It's possible if I had carried my last conversation with Fred to a natural conclusion he might have told me about it. In the end it doesn't matter. His story will not change, nothing new will be said, and the truth will continue to elude the masses.


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Just the Facts :: Why we can't go back to the old economy
We're manufacturing money, not goods
The U.S. economy was strong in 1950. A quarter of GDP came from manufacturing. Now the biggest sector is finance and real estate—making money from money.
You need college to get ahead
Manufacturing jobs used to provide a good living. Now, you're stuck if you don't have a degree. Annual income for those without a high school diploma has dropped 25%.
But college is harder to afford
In the last 30 years, average tuition for public 4-year university increased 430%. For private university, 380%. Increase in median family income in that time? 10%.
We're using up the Earth
Ecological footprints measure how much land and water it takes to provide for humans. If everyone consumed like the U.S. , we'd need about 5 Earths.
Consumer culture confuses wants and needs. In the bubble economy, we got needy. The bubble's popped and we're rethinking the meaning of "necessity."
Manufacturing made up the biggest share of the GDP in 1950. By 2008, the financial sector had taken its place.
Gross-Domestic-Product-by-Industry Accounts, 1947-2008, Value Added by Industry as a Percentage of GDP
Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, April 2009
A person with a college degree earns more than twice as much as a person without a high-school diploma.
Median annual earnings of full-time, full-year wage and salary workers ages 25–34, by educational attainment, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1980–2006
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education,
College tuition outpaces growth in family income.
Financing the Dream: Securing College Affordability for the Middle Class, Middle Class Task Force, Office of the Vice President of the United States, April 2009
Year-by-year inflation-adjusted tuition statistics show growth in public and private college costs.
Trends in College Pricing, The College Board, 2008
If everyone lived like Americans, we'd need about five Earths.
Living Planet Report 2006, World Wildlife Fund
Global ecological footprint, in billions of acres; global population 2008
Data Tables, Global Footprint Network
U.S. consumers' ideas of luxury and necessity shift with a down economy.
Luxury or Necessity? The Public Makes a U-Turn, by Rich Morin and Paul Taylor, PEW Research Center, April 23, 2009
|This article first appeared as part of The New Economy, the Summer 2009 issue of YES! Magazine.
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Rain, rain, go away -- unless you have a fabulous umbrella to keep you dry! From classic black to fluorescent patterns, umbrellas are a necessary cold weather accessory, and are often found in all kinds of art (impressionist paintings? Gene Kelley?).
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The Callier-Azusa Scale was designed specifically for students with deaf-blindness by an interdisciplinary team who had many years of experience with this population. It is also appropriate for assessing most students with severe handicaps and is especially valuable for students with visual and/or hearing impairments because of subscales relating to visual, auditory and tactile development.
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TORONTO — The New York Yankees have placed first baseman Mark Teixeira on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring and recalled catcher Austin Romine from Triple-A Scranton.
Teixeira left Friday's game in the second inning after he was injured while trying to field a foul grounder. Kelly Johnson moved from second base to first and Brian Roberts came in to play second.
Manager Joe Girardi says Teixeira will undergo an MRI exam when the Yankees return home Monday.
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For the 100th Anniversary celebration of the Boy Scouts of America, four vintage merit badges were released for the centennial celebration year only, giving Boy Scouts the hands-on opportunity to experience the exciting past of Scouting while learning how our world has changed in that 100 years.
In the last 99 years, there have been many changes in the merit badge offerings. As society has changed, the Boy Scouts of America has adapted by revising the requirements, implementing name changes, adding new merit badges, and in some instances, eliminating some badges altogether.
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- To encourage each unit, district, and council to identify qualified counselors for the badges.
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Antiviral medications have a much harder time getting to work than you do. Sure, you have to deal with the bus or subway, or traffic on the streets. But look at what your meds go through! First they get swallowed and dumped into a pool of acid in your stomach. Then they dissolve, leave the stomach and start getting absorbed -- mostly through the lining of the small intestine. Then, the blood from around the intestine carries them to the liver. Now, the liver is an organ that's designed to break down (metabolize) and remove foreign stuff from the blood, so most drugs have a tough time getting past it. With many HIV drugs, only a tiny fraction of the medicine actually gets past the liver and into the bloodstream. So far, this journey is called "first-pass metabolism."
The amount of drug that makes it into your bloodstream, compared to the amount that you put into your mouth, is called its "bioavailability." If a drug has low bioavailability, then much of the drug is destroyed by stomach acid, or is not absorbed in the small intestine, or is removed by first-pass metabolism in the liver. The amount of drug you take in a pill is calculated to correct for this so that the amount you need actually ends up in the blood.
Once drugs are past the liver, the bloodstream carries them throughout the rest of the body in about one minute. But they're still not ready to go to work. Now they have to move from the bloodstream and into the infected cells. But before this happens there are more barriers.
The next problem is called protein binding. Proteins in the blood (albumin and alpha-1 acid glycoprotein) stick to most of the drug in the bloodstream and hold it hostage. This is a normal way to distribute some messengers in the body. For example, adrenalin is produced in the kidneys. Without protein binding, it might get absorbed too soon. But blood proteins capture the adrenalin and carry it all around the body so that some gets to the heart and brain where it is needed.
Protein binding works like a fleet of trucks that load up most of the available drug supply and drive it to locations all over the body. The drug that's not loaded in the trucks is called the "free fraction." This is the only amount that is free to leave the bloodstream and go to work. As the free fraction is used up, the blood proteins gradually unload more of the drug. Some drugs are "highly protein bound" and can't get free. With certain drugs, less than 1% ever gets to leave the bloodstream and go to work in the cells.
Some areas of the body are "high security" zones. For example, the "blood brain barrier," a tightly woven network of blood vessels, protects our brain and spinal cord from toxins but also keeps most antiviral drugs out. Other areas the body protects from outsiders are the testicles and ovaries.
To get inside infected cells where they're needed, drugs have to pass through the cell's membrane. The membrane is protected by chemical "guards" that make sure only the right stuff gets in. For example, the nukes (nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors, NRTIs) have an easy time getting past the membrane because they are so similar to natural building materials the cell uses when it divides. Chemical "hands" actually pull them into the cell. But once inside, the nukes still have to go through three more steps of chemical processing (called phosphorylization) before they are ready to work.
The other types of antiviral drugs -- the NNRTIs and PIs -- have a harder time getting inside cells because they don't resemble anything that the cell normally needs. Still, they can push their way inside -- even though a chemical "bouncer"called P-Glycoprotein might push some of the drug back out again.
Do We Have Enough?
With all of these barriers, less than .01% of the medication you swallow might ever make it inside your cells to fight the virus. That's why it's critical to be sure that enough drug gets into the bloodstream to start with. The study of the way drugs are absorbed and move through the body is called pharmacokinetics (far' muh ko kih NEH' tix), or PK, for short.
PK measures the ups and downs of drug levels in your body. For example, when you take a dose of a medication, the drug level in the blood goes up quickly. In a little while, it reaches its peak. This is called Cmax -- the maximum concentration. As the drug is removed (metabolized) from your body by the liver or kidneys, blood levels of the drug drop. Just before the next dose enters your bloodstream, blood levels of the drug are at their lowest. This is called the "trough," or Cmin -- the minimum concentration.
Another PK value measures how long a drug stays in the bloodstream. It is calculated as the amount of time it takes for drug levels to fall by 50%. This is called the "half-life" of the drug.
If you draw a graph of drug levels in the blood, you will see that they rise quickly to the Cmax after a dose is taken, then fall off over time until the next dose.
The same graph can also be used to measure the total exposure to a drug. The "area under the curve," or AUC, is calculated by adding up the area under the curved line that charts the peak and trough levels of a drug.
Drug levels are different in different people. We all know some people who can eat constantly and stay thin, and others who seem to just look at food and gain weight. It's similar with drug levels. Some people "process" drugs quickly and so have lower blood levels -- while others have higher levels with the same dosing. Drug doses are based on PK averages for the people who were studied by the drug company. It's possible that a person should use a lower dose if they don't weigh very much, or if they have a slow metabolism. If you have a large body or a quick metabolism, you might need a higher dose. Your doctor might want to check your blood's drug level if a medicine doesn't seem to work the way it should.
Therapeutic Window -- Peak and Trough
How Is PK Used?
PK studies help drug companies select a dose for a new drug. The ideal dose should be strong enough to be effective without causing too many side effects. We can start by setting upper and lower limits on drug levels in the blood. This can be shown by the two horizontal lines on our PK graph. The upper line represents the blood level where people start to develop serious side effects. The lower line represents the minimum drug levels that provide good control of the virus. This is usually the drug concentration that cuts down viral replication by 50%. This is called the "inhibitory concentration (50)" or IC50. We want to keep drug concentrations above the IC50, but below the level that will cause serious side effects. The zone between these two lines is called the "therapeutic window" -- the range of drug concentrations where it's doing more good than harm.
Each PK measurement puts some limits on the dosing:
The Cmax is related to short-term side effects like nausea or headache that hit after each dose. The Cmax has to stay low enough to keep these at a safe and tolerable level.
The Cmin relates to control of the virus. If the Cmin drops too low, HIV can multiply and maybe develop resistance to the drug. The higher the Cmin, the better the viral control. Most manufacturers want to see the Cmin stay several times higher than the IC50.
The half-life of the drug determines how often you have to take it. Drugs with a long half-life stay in the blood longer, and might only have to be taken once or twice a day. If a drug has a short half-life, it might have to be taken three or more times a day.
The AUC, which measures total exposure to the drug, is also often related to control of the virus. The higher the AUC, the better the control. It can also be related to the amount of long-term side effects.
Let's say that a drug was approved based on three doses a day. Then the manufacturer wants to make it easier for patients to take, so they try to design a twice-daily dose. To do this, they will rely on PK data.
They start by putting more medication in each dose. Then they try it out on a few people. Is the Cmax too high? Does it cause too much nausea and headache when each dose is taken?
Instead of 8 hours between doses, can the stronger dose be taken every 12 hours? If the drug has a long half-life, maybe there won't be a big difference in the minimum blood levels (Cmin). How does the new Cmin after 12 hours compare to the amount of drug needed to control the virus?
What's the AUC (area under the curve) using the new twice-daily dosing? If it's equal to or higher than the old AUC, then the new dosing will probably be just as powerful against the virus.
With a wide therapeutic window, it's easier to make some of these changes. There's more room to increase the dose without causing bad side effects, and more room (time) to let the blood level drop before it gets too low. With a narrow therapeutic window, there may be just one choice for dosing.
Measures Total Drug Exposure
The Best Curve Is a Straight Line
The ideal situation is a constant level of drug in the body -- enough to control the virus, but not enough to cause a lot of side effects. Instead of a graph showing peaks and troughs, we'd have a flat line. This will never happen by swallowing pills, because we get a large peak of drug with each dose. The only way to get constant drug levels is with an intravenous (IV) infusion, or with a pump like some diabetics use to take insulin. These methods of taking medication are more expensive and complicated than taking pills. Because they break the skin, there is also a risk of infection.
There is another way, however, to "smooth out" drug levels in the blood. Blood levels drop when the drug is metabolized by the liver and removed from the body. If we slow down this process, less of the drug is removed from the blood. The concentrations stay higher and the drug's half-life is extended.
The protease inhibitor ritonavir (Norvir) has this effect. For example, if the protease inhibitor indinavir (Crixivan) is used by itself, it has to be taken on an empty stomach, three times a day, once every eight hours. The "trough" levels are not much higher than the levels needed to stop the virus. But if indinavir is combined with a small amount of ritonavir, the trough levels of indinavir stay much higher, and you can take it just twice a day, with food. Ritonavir has a similar effect when it's combined with other protease inhibitors. These "ritonavir-boosted" regimens haven't been approved by the FDA yet, but are getting a lot of attention from researchers. Even though ritonavir is a protease inhibitor itself, its ability to slow metabolism of other drugs in the liver is a special use for the drug.
Pharmacokinetics can be very technical, but it's important to study drug levels to help let people control their virus without suffering too many side effects.
AUC: Area under the curve, a measure of total exposure to a drug over a 24-hour period.
Bioavailability: A measure of how much drug makes it into the bloodstream, compared to how much we swallow.
Cmax: The maximum concentration of drug in the blood. It occurs shortly after taking a dose.
Cmin: The minimum concentration of drug in the blood. It occurs close to the time before the next dose is taken.
Half-life: A measure of how long a drug stays in the blood. The length of time it takes for the blood concentration to drop to 50% of Cmax.
IC50: Inhibitory concentration (50), the concentration of drug that cuts viral replication by 50%.
NNRTI: Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, a type of antiviral drug. Examples are nevirapine (Viramune) and efavirenz (Sustiva).
Nuke: Nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor, a type of antiviral drug. Examples are AZT (Retrovir) or d4T (Zerit).
Pharmacokinetics: The study of how drug levels change over time in the body.
PI: Protease inhibitor, a type of antiviral drug. Examples: indinavir (Crixivan), nelfinavir (Viracept).
Protein binding: A process that inactivates some of the drug in the bloodstream and carries it throughout the body.
Therapeutic window: The difference or gap between the lowest drug concentration that is helpful (controls the virus), and the drug concentration that is harmful (causes too many side effects).
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