I'm walking on Sunday, April 23rd in downtown Las Vegas to help AID victims in Nevada.  \n\nLast year, protestors were at the event shouting on loudspeakers.  They were saying that AIDS is God's punishment on drug abusers and homosexuality.  To see protestors like this in "Sin City" shows how much support is needed.\n\nPlease click on the link below and help sponsor me.\nhttps://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=153043&lis=1&kntae153043=B9E28D1A88494B3DBA0337C255089C25&supId=126622798#
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Good on you for being there for the people that might not have the strength to be there for themselves. Of course it´s easier to help if the issue of concern is close to you but I do hope that people of "the West" don´t forget about the rest of the world and how much we ca do there. That shit about God´s punishment just make me angry. I´m doing my bit - I´m most probably heading to Africa in a year to help with this issue.
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April 13, 2006\n\nFrom Tony Gardea, Next Level Sports Management\n\nIt’s been over five weeks since Ernesto’s terrible crash and I wanted to send along another note to update everyone on his condition. He was transported on Tuesday to a hospital in Colorado, where he will begin an extensive rehabilitation program. This particular hospital is considered one of the best spinal cord injury facilities in the world and has an experienced staff of doctors and therapists who will give Ernesto the support and drive to fight through the very tough road ahead. \nHe received excellent treatment at Riverside County Regional and made many, many friends. From neurosurgeons to nurses to therapists, Ernesto’s upbeat personality, even through all of the tough times, was very contagious and he won over many in the intensive care unit. Those who visited Ernesto over the past few weeks can attest to this, especially when the “two person limit” in the room was constantly expanded to accommodate the long list of family, friends, and industry acquaintances who stopped in to visit.\n\nErnesto is still on a ventilator but his breathing has been getting stronger over the last few days and everyone (doctors included) fully expects his breathing to return to normal. He has good movement in his arms and wrists, with slight movement in his fingers that seems to be improving. He still has no feeling or movement from his chest down. However, through healing, hard work, and prayer, he can regain that during his stay in Colorado.\n\nHe continues to receive cards and letters from the thousands of fans who care so deeply for him. He enjoys having the cards read to him and finds inspiration from them. He personally asked me to thank everyone for their support and to let them know he us up for this fight and without them it would be tough to win.\n\nI’ll continue to keep you updated as he continues on this journey. Oh yeah, continue to send letters and cards and encourage others to do the same.\n\nThose wishing to send cards and letters in support of Ernie can mail them to:\n\nNext Level Sports Management\n28202 Cabot Road,\nSuite 300\nLaguna Nigel, CA 92677
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Ever hear of AIDS? Where do you think it came from? Do you REALLY believe that it has something to do with monkeys from Africa? Any chance that the U.S Government had "something" to do with it,but it did`nt take off like expected,in order to decrease the population? Go to www.infowars.com to learn more!
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quite agree wif njbadboy. but in nevada it's a choice. whilst in Thailand i believe most girls are forced to. either by their parents, or the mobster. these girls are subject to little or none protection from the government. i belive this contribute to the massive amount of HIV carriers. life ain't always that fair. Sigh!
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Okay, let me ask you something.  Have you ever gone to feed the homeless yourself?  Have you ever been homeless?\nI have gone on compassionate missions to San Francisco, LA, downtown Tacoma, Portland Oregon, and Seattle to feed the homeless, and to give them blankets.  I can honestly say that many of them are alcoholics and/or drug addicts who don't care to better themselves. \nThe church I attended for several years offered some of them jobs, in exchange for food and shelter.  The homeless that we offered jobs to wanted the food and shelter, but didn't care to work.\nAs for the second part, for two weeks in '99 I chose to spend all my time with the homeless kids in downtown Tacoma.  I squatted with them, "spanged" (begging for spare change), and observed them closely.  What I saw was that they spent their money on drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes instead of getting their clothes cleaned, taking a shower at the YMCA or YWCA, or getting a hotel room.  I saw heroin, crank, and prostitution for said drugs.  I saw overdoses, disease, and degeneration.  I also saw that they were apathetic to change their situation, and that even with the numerous homeless shelters, they chose to stay in abandoned buildings.\nThe fact that there are homeless is a neverending problem, but it's also an abstract idea to those who speak out against it.  They have no idea, they haven't seen it firsthand like I have.  There are government programs to help these people, and they don't take the opportunity.  Therefore, if these people really want to help themselves, they do so, and they don't stay homeless!\nI know this sounds cold-hearted, but I really do feel for the homeless...just not as much as I did before I tried feeding them.  And I have even less sympathy because I saw it as closely as one can.\nEdit:  I commend the people who volunteer to work in soup kitchens, and in food banks.  But just WHAT is the government supposed to do?  Honestly.  Throw some money at the people?  How are we supposed to sort out the ones who want to better themselves from the drug addicts and alcoholics?  There are homeless shelters, food banks, soup kitchens, low-income housing, churches with good people who try to help...\nAnd I'll tell you what.  In those two weeks that I ran with the homeless, I never went hungry.  There were always people giving us money.  I think I made more money in those two weeks than I have at ANY job I've had...and all that without resorting to prostitution.\nAs I said, there are government programs.  They can help themselves.  Throwing money at them will solve nothing, except putting us even further in debt.\nOne more thing, my sister has five kids.  They live in a four bedroom house, and the rent is $850 a month.  Not bad for Washington State.  She and her husband have a monthly income of a little over $1500.  Their electric bill comes every other month and is usually close to $400 even though they conserve.  One more thing:  My sister has yet to use Welfare.  Those kids are well-fed and cared for.  \nThe unfortunate thing, as I said, is if the government put more money into programs for the impoverished, there are too many who would take advantage of it.  Do you know who would wind up paying the price?  The taxpayers!\nThat there are homeless is tragic.  But there is nothing the government can do.
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When I posted something about this earlier, I was met with .... what do you think?\n\n"Oh gosh, that's terrible!  I'll pray for him"\nor\n"I'm so embarrased.  I'm anxious to find out more about this.  What a hypocrite if it's true."\n\nhahahaha!\n\nNo!  I was met with "Hmmm!  Funny this should come out before the election!"  and "Atheists have gay sex too"
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What an amazing event. I hope you treasure it for the rest of your life as a message of God's love for all his creatures.  I believe in angels, and I am convinced that all of us act as angels sometimes.  I know I have been blessed plenty of times by people whom I know, who have helped me in several ways. ALso, I have been touched by complete strangers who have actually saved my life in many ways.  God bless you
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My apartment building burned to the ground on January 26,2003.\nApproximately 30 people including myself lost every thing they owned. I lost my car when the building collapsed and managed to walk away that morning with just my daughter, my dog and my purse. \nPeople from all over the county came together to make sure every family in that building had a place to stay that night.\nChurches and civic groups arranged to have furniture and housewares donated by merchants in the area, families donated \nclothes, housewares and more furniture.  Total strangers donated $ to a fund set up to help each family get into a new apartment and to make sure their utilities were connected.\nI worked at a car dealership @ the time and the owner of the dealership gave me a car to drive until I had saved up enough $ to pay for it.\nI had $96.00 in my bank account and an 8 year old daughter to support and was left with absolutely nothing due to something beyond my control and total strangers chose to help me and make sure that I had everything my family needed to get on with our lives.\nI have a completely new understanding of what people's kindness can do. I want to be able to make people realize that you can start over, all you may need is a hand.
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Now is the time to turn the rest of your life over to Christ. In doing so you will no longer fear death .So it will not matter if you have aids or not.
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I watched the video, so now i have heard two sides of the story. I am open minded so i was able to watch the video unlike some people who have answered to this question. I believe in the video, for now, but i will do more study up on the effects of AZT and about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. I will not let the basic media fill my head full of lies when the truth is out there somewhere. People need to see videos like this to make them go "Hmm I wonder if thats true, i wonder if I have been lied to." and research both sides of the story, then, and only then, you should be able to state your opinion in a just manor.
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As salaam au alaikum. Okay, so this year at ISNA, one of my missions is to drive the macking into total remission. The way I, or shall I say we, will do this is by creating ISNA secret forces: the anti-mack. We will flog those who mack with wet noodles. J/K. No violence. But EXTREME embarrasment will be our form of torture for the mackers. Mackers watch out: those who desire to be of aid, post :)
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I'm HIV positive - and I'm going to respond to this from personal experience. \n\nI got HIV from having unprotected sex with someone who didn't know they were positive. It's a b*tch, but it happens. \n\n\nI think my favorite sentence in this question is the final line, "This organization is endorsed by many doctors and celebrities." Well - if Britney Spears says it's true - then I BELIEVE IT! Honestly, people - let's be intelligent. \n\n\nThe reason why some people are fine is because some people are different. Everyone's immune system responds differently to EVERYTHING - some do very well in fighting it on their own; others get sick very VERY quickly. The people who aren't on drugs and are doing fine - they should thank God for the blessing of a uniquely equipped immune system. \n\n\nI am like millions of others who are not so fortunate. My virus has it in for me: as in, I was infected and VERY sick almost immediately. I knew I was positive within a month, because for someone who NEVER got sick, I got TAKEN OUT! So,  I went to the doctor, and surprise!! (Lesson: use protection every time, kids)\n\nMy "viral loads" never went down (they were above 750,000 - above 80,000 is BAD), and my CD4 counts never came back up on their own (they were 274, then 208). I was never diagnosed with AIDS (CD4 of under 200), because after two months of seeing the trend, my doctor decided to strategically skip a month's blood test to see my counts before putting me on medication. She didn't want to have to give me that diagnosis. \n\nI went through a variety of tests (Both Genotype and Phenotype analysis of my particular virus) and went on a drug regimen in August of 2005. \n\nWithin a month (A MONTH!!) my viral load was down to 644, and my CD4's were 240. My drugs kicked the virus' butt, and I had ZERO side-effects. \n\nIn the past year I've been taking my drugs twice a day (basically, it ranks a few steps higher than brushing my teeth - but it's just as routine) and I FEEL GREAT!!!\n\nI love my drugs, I love my doctor, and I love the scientists that figured out a way to KEEP ME ALIVE. \n\nThe longer there are groups out there who perpetuate a myth that this, or that, or whatever - created this SYNDROME; and other ways than prescription medication can keep the virus from creating millions of copies of itself and breaking down a person's immune system, PEOPLE WILL DIE. \n\nThe scientists who studied AIDS in the 80's didn't decide that HIV was the virus that caused AIDS - they were convinced by the FACTS of how this virus operated, and the RESULTS of tests in the lab. \n\nI don't know what drugs you're on - but the ones I'm taking are the only reason I'm typing this.
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Well there new album The Walk is set to be released next year, as long as their documentary Strong Enough To Break.  They are releasing a single to i tunes for world aids day, i think thats on december 1st in the UK.  Hope this helps
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I have mixed feelings. You certainly can't find fault with Bono's quest. I can't speak about the accuracy of his references to the Quran but he certainly understands the rudimentary Christian point of view about the poor and I expect him to be the sort who does enough preperation to get the Muslim view correct. The reality of Africa is however that aid pours in and is almost always diverted to the strongbox of some minor warlord or tribal big wig to the detriment of the people who need it. When you remove the offenders the situation just reverses itself. Its an enigma. The biblical parable about caring for your  neighbor even includes a veiled reference to the fact that the main characters would be antagonists in another situation much as Bono's protestant and catholic parents might have been or as Ireland itself has been. Lord, who is my neighbor?  What has to happen to convince mankind that we're all in this together?  Charity and aid have to grow. The world has to take its Kalashnikov 's and Abrams Tanks and beat them into plow blades. Educational opportunities have to expand. Some of the recipients have to show resilience and courage and stand up for justice on their own. Those of us who have a privileged existence have to recognize that our fortunate situations are just an accident of where we were born. \n Ordinarily I have a problem with celebrities who think that because they sing well or are fine actors means that they must have some enlightened point of view that they must foist on the general public. I think Bono is right on target.
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So, since I'm gay, and apparently that means I'm mentally handicapped...Do I get to use those freakin' awesome parking spaces that are so close to the entrance of most stores?  Like walmart.  Damn, parking sucks there.  I could so use this on them.  Eee!  I'm excited!\n\nIt really is a bunch of BS, and goes to show how anti-gay our military really is.  Next thing you know, they'll say it's a contagious mental disease, and they'll say they don't want all of the army turning gay, having sex instead of fighting, and leaving all their families back home.  Ah well.  At least I win in the end, with my awesome parking spaces.
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Well, that's a lot of questions rolled into one.  What, really, is your question?  I think the last one is the summary: do we [i.e., people generally] care?  Yes, generally.  Unless you have a friend who is infected, you probably tend to forget about the disease for long stretches of time.  But as to why people are still being infected, I think some of the question has to go to those who are infected: are you willing to risk having sex with someone who is not infected, and having the condom break?  Do you always, I mean ALWAYS warn a sex partner of the risk they are taking?  And are there still people out there using un-sterile needles to pop drugs?\n\nThe hype to be an AIDS activist was always political, and if it is indeed over, it's just as well.  The people who are infected really don't want everyone shying away from them, but they also don't want to be responsible for someone else being infected.  So a quiet monogamy with another infected mate or celibacy is most appropriate, and neither one is something to advertise, and therefore create a challenge situation.  In short, people are getting back into privacy on what is, after all, an intensely private matter.
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YES!!! I know a couple myself. Guys who do this are called "Down Low" guys. I would strongly urge you to warn your friends about  how rampant Aids and HiV are in this community. You guys may never know the full truth... but tell your friend to protect her heart and let him GO.