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    <title>David Weiss</title>
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    <updated>2012-09-17T12:52:32Z</updated>
    <subtitle>&quot;Wishihadacat&quot; in the POZ Forums</subtitle>
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    <title>And the Dalai Lama farts</title>
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    <published>2012-09-15T02:12:01Z</published>
    <updated>2012-09-17T12:52:32Z</updated>

    <summary>In the words of Aldous Huxley (who was one of the great visionaries of our time) &apos;anybody who gets eloquent about Buddha, or God, or Christ, ought to have his mouth washed out with carbolic soap.&apos;</summary>
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        <name>David</name>
        
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        In the words of Aldous Huxley (who was one of the great visionaries of our time) &apos;anybody who gets eloquent about Buddha, or God, or Christ, ought to have his mouth washed out with carbolic soap.&apos;
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    <title>FOR SALE: One soul, slightly used.</title>
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    <published>2012-09-12T06:11:42Z</published>
    <updated>2012-09-12T19:00:56Z</updated>

    <summary>We suffer because we are human. We are imperfect creatures, Absidy. It&apos;s in our nature to create and to destroy. </summary>
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        We suffer because we are human. We are imperfect creatures, Absidy. It&apos;s in our nature to create and to destroy. 
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    <title>The Rabbit Hole</title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.poz.com,2012:/david//26.400285</id>

    <published>2012-09-07T03:21:49Z</published>
    <updated>2012-09-08T06:11:56Z</updated>

    <summary>September 10, 2012:  

German pharmaceutical conglomerate Habsucht-Kilne laboratories announced today that phase 3 clinical trials of their new HIV drug, Pleonexia, are now underway. Pleonexia - a four drug combination also known as Cynivex - is said to have eliminated all traces of HIV from a cohort of thirty test subjects</summary>
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        <name>David</name>
        
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        September 10, 2012:  

German pharmaceutical conglomerate Habsucht-Kilne laboratories announced today that phase 3 clinical trials of their new HIV drug, Pleonexia, are now underway. Pleonexia - a four drug combination also known as Cynivex - is said to have eliminated all traces of HIV from a cohort of thirty test subjects
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    <title>It&apos;s Conditional</title>
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    <published>2012-08-30T10:34:28Z</published>
    <updated>2012-08-31T12:23:20Z</updated>

    <summary>I prefer to think of it as a &apos;condition.&apos; Half the human race has one condition or another, and if we see our HIV as just one of the many such conditions that exist, it can make a difference in our interactions with other human beings, or at least those whose consciousness isn&apos;t limited to the Cliff Notes version of life.</summary>
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        <name>David</name>
        
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        I prefer to think of it as a &apos;condition.&apos; Half the human race has one condition or another, and if we see our HIV as just one of the many such conditions that exist, it can make a difference in our interactions with other human beings, or at least those whose consciousness isn&apos;t limited to the Cliff Notes version of life.
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    <title>Is a cure for Hep C a matter of money?</title>
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    <published>2012-06-24T05:26:09Z</published>
    <updated>2012-06-25T15:02:17Z</updated>

    <summary>In response to an earlier blog post (Possible Cure For Hep C?,) I received a comment this morning from a reader...</summary>
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        <name>David</name>
        
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        In response to an earlier blog post (Possible Cure For Hep C?,) I received a comment this morning from a reader...
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<entry>
    <title>The Fire</title>
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    <published>2012-02-29T21:40:50Z</published>
    <updated>2012-06-12T20:29:19Z</updated>

    <summary>The availability of suppressive treatment has swept the issue of eradicating HIV comfortably under the rug, but it&apos;s still there, smoldering.</summary>
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        <name>David</name>
        
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        The availability of suppressive treatment has swept the issue of eradicating HIV comfortably under the rug, but it&apos;s still there, smoldering.
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    <title>Yes, the stigma still exists.</title>
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    <published>2011-09-23T23:28:52Z</published>
    <updated>2011-09-24T16:54:52Z</updated>

    <summary>I recently received a Facebook message from an old high school buddy who learned that I have HIV.</summary>
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        I recently received a Facebook message from an old high school buddy who learned that I have HIV.
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    <title>Why aren&apos;t you angry?</title>
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    <published>2011-07-25T04:49:07Z</published>
    <updated>2011-07-25T05:12:44Z</updated>

    <summary>It&apos;s been more than three decades since HIV and AIDS found their ways into the modern lexicon and into our bodies. Millions of human beings everywhere on this planet have died from or are enduring this plague. The war in the Afghanistan is winding down now, and while humanity has other problems - unrest in the Middle East, food shortages and starvation, destruction of the planet - it seems to me that it&apos;s time that someone figured out how to kill off HIV once and for all.
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        It&apos;s been more than three decades since HIV and AIDS found their ways into the modern lexicon and into our bodies. Millions of human beings everywhere on this planet have died from or are enduring this plague. The war in the Afghanistan is winding down now, and while humanity has other problems - unrest in the Middle East, food shortages and starvation, destruction of the planet - it seems to me that it&apos;s time that someone figured out how to kill off HIV once and for all.

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    <title>Addendum - From Seven till Dawn</title>
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    <published>2011-07-18T04:57:55Z</published>
    <updated>2011-09-24T03:56:20Z</updated>

    <summary>From Seven Till Dawn is book one of a two-part series that living more than half of my sixty years on Earth with HIV led me to write. The plague of our times does find its way into the story line but the book (at least Book One) isn&apos;t really about HIV...</summary>
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        From Seven Till Dawn is book one of a two-part series that living more than half of my sixty years on Earth with HIV led me to write. The plague of our times does find its way into the story line but the book (at least Book One) isn&apos;t really about HIV...
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    <title>Postscript - Quercetin Update</title>
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    <published>2011-04-04T14:57:22Z</published>
    <updated>2011-04-04T18:10:24Z</updated>

    <summary>I had my liver biopsied again two weeks ago and the results are in: my liver actually improved and is now down to stage 2. My results are anecdotal and you should always consult with your doctor before trying an alternative medicine, but needless to say, I&apos;m a very happy camper.</summary>
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        I had my liver biopsied again two weeks ago and the results are in: my liver actually improved and is now down to stage 2. My results are anecdotal and you should always consult with your doctor before trying an alternative medicine, but needless to say, I&apos;m a very happy camper.
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    <title>Indiana Wants YOU!</title>
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    <published>2010-03-03T08:58:52Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-15T16:09:48Z</updated>

    <summary>(Sound of police sirens}

Mmm mm-mmmm-mm
Mmm mm-mmmm-mm</summary>
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        <name>David</name>
        
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        (Sound of police sirens}

Mmm mm-mmmm-mm
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    <title>Possible Hep C Cure?</title>
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    <published>2010-01-27T11:45:26Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-03T14:23:17Z</updated>

    <summary>Researchers have identified two cellular proteins that are important factors in hepatitis C virus infection, a finding that may result in the approval of new and less toxic treatments for the disease, which can lead to liver cancer and cirrhosis.An...</summary>
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        Researchers have identified two cellular proteins that are important factors in hepatitis C virus infection, a finding that may result in the approval of new and less toxic treatments for the disease, which can lead to liver cancer and cirrhosis.An...
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    <title>The Dawn Patrol</title>
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    <published>2009-11-22T21:46:26Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-23T04:19:24Z</updated>

    <summary>5 a.m.: The light of dawn is barely visible in the eastern sky, but the roosters have already begun to crow and our dogs, Pepper, Robin and Brownie, are eager to take me out to Tulubhan Beach for their morning...</summary>
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        5 a.m.: The light of dawn is barely visible in the eastern sky, but the roosters have already begun to crow and our dogs, Pepper, Robin and Brownie, are eager to take me out to Tulubhan Beach for their morning...
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    <title>Oy!</title>
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    <published>2009-11-05T00:39:39Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-05T01:42:33Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[ Sony Pictures will make a fortune, but will anyone be around to spend it?Here's the trailer:&nbsp;&nbsp; 2012 - The Movie...]]></summary>
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        <name>David</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[ Sony Pictures will make a fortune, but will anyone be around to spend it?Here's the trailer:&nbsp;&nbsp; 2012 - The Movie...]]>
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    <title>Read This Book!</title>
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    <published>2009-10-20T23:05:28Z</published>
    <updated>2009-10-20T23:15:55Z</updated>

    <summary>One of my best friends, David Colton, has written an interview with R.Crumb. Read it athttp://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2009-10-18-r-crumb-old-testament_N.htm.If someone will mail me a copy of the book, I will allow him to walk our dogs at 6 a.m....</summary>
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        One of my best friends, David Colton, has written an interview with R.Crumb. Read it athttp://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2009-10-18-r-crumb-old-testament_N.htm.If someone will mail me a copy of the book, I will allow him to walk our dogs at 6 a.m....
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