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• kearns to la city council: carmen trutanich & LA’s “extraordinary response” to HIV/AIDS (2057)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 129
  [tuesday, November 3, 2009] good morning president garcetti, distinguished council members. i have given the clerk copies of my prepared remarks. my name is richard kearns. i am a 58-year-old gay man with AIDS, a long-term survivor & activist, a medical cannabis advocate, a poet & journalist. i am here this ...
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• kearns, aids-write.org: wikipedia entry for satyagraha (2056)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 129
  chers— wanted to put up reference info from the wikipedia entry for satyagraha , not only because it doesn’t get enough circulation, but also because i believe it could be a successful strategy when applied to the development of an LA medical cannabis ordinance. i don’t think it has truly been applied yet. ...
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• kearns, AIDS-write.org: dr. jai mahara’s definition of namasté (2055)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 129
  chers— this is my favorite essay on the term “namasté,” which belongs in the mix before we go too much further along. i make no claims about divinity here, because nothing can really be verifiably known about divinity. but we all share & perceive & express greatnesses whose roots reach into an inner ...
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• kearns to LA city atty: medical cannabis peace mission letter (2054)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 129
  chers— this is the second publication of this letter, which originally went to rocky degadillo, the LA city attorney at the time (march 4, 2009). in it, i itemize the many problems with a “cultivation only” type ordinance for people who are sick & dying, an ordinance such as the current city attorney, ...
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• michael weinstein, AHF: join the world AIDS day “testing millions” campaign (2052)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 129
  Dear friends and colleagues, I am reaching out to you today to invite you to join the  World AIDS Day “Testing Millions” campaign .  A global coalition is working hard to make HIV testing free and accessible with linkages to antiretroviral treatment (ART).  Be a part of this worldwide movement to conquer AIDS. ...
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• NATAP: pharmatimes reports merck/schering merger (2050)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 129
  Larger Merck says merger will actually increase R&D efficiency pharmatimes.com 05 November 2009 The new Merck & Co has opened its doors for business, and the company has been laying out its plans for future growth now that Schering-Plough has been added to the group. Chief executive Richard Clark ...
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• rebecca roberts, top of the nation (NPR) interviews new US drug czar gil kerlikowske (2050)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 129
  Drug Policy Changes Under New Director Talk of the Nation The Department of Justice will no longer prosecute medical marijuana users who comply with state laws. Some reform advocates hope the move means decriminalization of pot may be in the works. Drug czar Gil Kerlikowske talks about the direction of U.S. ...
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• LA city atty carmen trutanich to appear at LGBT community forum tues nite (2049)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 129
  text transcribed from jpeg follows jump LGBT forum with los angeles city attorney carmen trutanich an evening of discussion on how the los angeles city attorney’s office may address issues concerning the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities tuesday, november 10, 2009 ...
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• LA city atty carmen trutanich to appear at LGBT community forum tues nite (2049)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 129
  text transcribed from jpeg follows jump LGBT forum with los angeles city attorney carmen trutanich an evening of discussion on how the los angeles city attorney’s office may address issues concerning the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities tuesday, november 10, 2009 ...
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• Narcotics Anonymous

  
  Alcohol Self-Help News — Authority: 122
  Narcotics Anonymous . We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other to stay clean. There are no dues or fees. The only requirement for membership is the desire to stop using.  
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• Needle Exchange in America

  
  Addiction Inbox — Authority: 413
  AIDS/harm reduction activists press Obama . First, the good news: After 20 years, the U.S. Congress has voted to remove the funding ban on syringe exchange programs designed to combat AIDS and to bring hard drug users within the orbit of the medical health community. Now, the bad news: Conservative legislators have ...
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• AIDS.gov hosts federal phone conference for world AIDS day 2009 (2048)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 129
  World AIDS Day Federal Conference Call Tuesday, November 17, 2009: 2:30pm - 4:00pm (EST) AIDS.gov is hosting a World AIDS Day Conference Cal l for Federal staff and grantees. The call will provide a brief update on the state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the U.S. and a brief overview of the global ...
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• Lozenge/Patch Combo Best for Kicking Butts

  
  The Second Road Family — Authority: 135
  Encouraging findings for people trying to quit smoking: Smokers are more than twice as likely to quit if they use the nicotine patch along with nicotine lozenges—compared to lozenges or patches alone, buproprion (Xyban), buproprion plus the lozenges or placebo.  The trial was the largest study ever to compare ...
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• Clear Messages Reduce Teen Drug Use

  
  Alcohol Self-Help News — Authority: 122
  Students With Parents Who Set and Enforce Clear Rules a re Less Likely to Report Illicit Drug Use Youths whose parents set clear rules for them are less likely to report using illicit drugs, according to data from the 2008-09 PRIDE Survey. Middle and high school students* whose parents set clear rules for them ...
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• Experts Urge Russia To Drop Abstinence-Focused HIV Strategy

  
  Information on HPV — Authority: 144
  Experts at an HIV/AIDS conference in Russia on Wednesday urged Russian officials to end the country’s focus on abstinence as a strategy for curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS and adopt a more comprehensive approach that includes harm reduction programs, the AP/New York Times reports. Source: Experts Urge Russia To ...
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• ken draper, citywatch-LA: carmen trutanich, LA city atty — buffoon or bully? (2047)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 129
  Is LA’s City Attorney a Wolf in Loose Cannon Clothes? CityWatch By Ken Draper Oct 30, 2009 So what are we to think of our Carmen Trutanich? Is the City’s attorney a sad buffoon or a wonderful, much needed, City Hall bully? As has become the case in this considerably divided national and local ...
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• kim landers, the world today, ABC news australia: US officials vow crackdown on medical cannabis (2046)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 129
  US vows crackdown on medical marijuana By Kim Landers for The World Today , ABC news australia Fri Oct 30, 2009 Audio: LA officials to clean up the joint (The World Today) Officials in the United States are vowing to crack down on medical marijuana facilities even as the Obama administration ...
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• Workers Drunk on Job

  
  Alcohol Self-Help News — Authority: 122
  15% of U.S. Workers Report Workplace Alcohol   Use or Impairment in Past Year. An estimated 19.2 million U.S. workers (15.3%) reported using or being impaired by alcohol at work at least once in the past year, according to recently released data from the National Survey of Workplace Health and Safety. The most ...
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• towleroad: obama signs ryan white CARE act extension, lifts HIV travel & immigration ban (2045)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 129
  Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act Signed into Law REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT SIGNING OF THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS TREATMENT EXTENSION ACT OF 2009a Diplomatic Reception Room 11:58 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. AUDIENCE: Good morning. THE PRESIDENT: We often speak about ...
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• chris johnson, southern voice: obama to sign 4-year ryan white CARE act reauthorization friday (2044)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 129
  Obama to sign Ryan White reauthorization Friday Measure would provide funds for an additional four years By CHRIS JOHNSON Oct 29 2009 President Obama plans to sign into law on Friday a reauthorization of funds under the Ryan White Care Act, according to Shin Inouye, a White House spokesperson. The Ryan ...
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