HIV CURES 7 YR. OLD'S CANCER--AMAZING

Doctors Use HIV To Cure 7-Year-Old’s Cancer

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/431832/doctors-use-hiv-to-cure-7-year-olds-cancer/#KJ7uwz5U6tdfvDqz.99

"Emma Whitehead is a 7-year-old cancer patient. After two years of battling with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, she was selected to participate in an experimental trial that uses a disabled version of HIV to “cure” cancer.

This remarkable new treatment used a manipulated version of the HIV virus to modify the girl’s white blood cells to attach her cancer. The breakthrough procedure could potentially replace bone marrow transplants in leukemia treatment, and and is administered with a single injection. For patients like Emma, the procedure is extraordinary, particularly since she responded so poorly to chemotherapy.

 To do this, doctors used a modified and disabled form of HIV, the virus responsible for AIDS, to alter the T cells’ genes, causing them to produce a protein called a chimeric antigen receptor on their surface, making the T cells attach to the B cells, and ultimately destroy them..."

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From what I understand the girl is still highly prone to infection & her immune system is fragile therefore she has to continually be on medication. However, after 8 months, she is in complete remission from the leukemia. WOW!!!
She is strong and for the parents this was a last ditch effort--she was going to die.

Could this be the piece of the puzzle missing as to why the HIV virus occurred at all?

I KNOW, AT WHAT PRICE?

SAME SEX MARRIAGE & THE SUPREME COURT

WILL 83 YR. OLD EDIE WINDSOR BE THE FACE OF SAME SEX MARRIAGE RIGHTS IN AMERICA?

WILL SHE REPRESENT FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY WHAT ROSA PARKS DID FOR CIVIL RIGHTS?

ONE CAN ONLY HOPE!

EDIE WINDSOR IS TAKING DOMA (DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT) TO BE OVERTURNED TO THE HILL.  THE SUPREME COURT WILL BE HEARING EDIE'S CASE ALONG WITH ONE OTHER FROM CALIFORNIA ON PROP 8 (I  HAVE MY RESERVATIONS OF COMBINING THE TWO CASES, HOWEVER). THEY WILL HEAR THE CASE IN MARCH 2013 & DECIDE BY THE END OF JUNE 2013, THUS FAR.

(GREAT TIMING TO INCORPORATE THE POTENTIAL WIN IN OUR ANNUAL JUNE GAY PRIDE CELEBRATIONS CELEBRATING STONEWALL)

My guess is that they will not fully give ALL federal rights but a modified plan (I hope I'm wrong and  true justice is served). If they continue to have the states vote on it instead-SHAME ON THEM!. People my age and older will be eaten by worms by the time it reaches all 50 states. WE WANT & NEED IT NOW!

Growing up in these United States, where our Constitution clearly states equal rights for all, I always felt left out and figured if I wanted to marry it would have to be with someone of the opposite sex. I chose to stay single or in  non-recognized,  society "mocked' long term relationships with a man. Never in my wildest dreams did I think this issue would become, well an issue...
Here we are in 2012 and the world is changing quicker than a drag queen on a cruise ship...
AWESOME!

Our heroin is a beautiful, sophisticated Manhattanite who was in a committed relationship with her partner, Thea Spyer.

" Windsor never imagined she would sue the federal government, but then Spyer died and Windsor was hit with a federal estate tax bill of more than $363,000 on Spyer's estate. If Windsor had been married to a man, the inheritance would have been tax-free and Windsor would not have owed the federal government anything..."

THIS IS EQUALITY???

Again & again we hear of how detrimental  same sex marriage would be to our society from the pulpits where many pedophiles chant-the continual hypocrisy-in the name of religion-churns my stomach! Luckily Edie-following in the steps of our LGBT past & present heroes  (Milk, Russo, Frank,etc.), can finally make this issue about what it really is-JUSTICE FOR ALL!

IT IS NOT ABOUT RELIGION!!!

It is about the rights all heterosexual people possess-even the cheaters, pedophiles,murderers and wife/husband beaters-have.

We don't need your profitable houses of worship with their hypocritical environment, we simply are asking for the same rights less worthy citizens legally take for granted. Keep your silly religious traditions (say 20 Hail Marys & be absolved of beating your wife & sleeping w/ your neighbors woman--keep putting stupid ashes on your head thinking you look superior when in fact it really doesn't go with your shoes--who the fuck cares what your bullshit, archaic traditions which have been ingrained in mostly the ignorant; those who crave a leader and never trust their own heart & minds. I don't want any part of it; however, what I do want & deserve as a citizen is ALL FEDERAL LEGAL RIGHTS. WHEN DO I WANT IT??? Motherfucker, NOW!!!

ANSWERING PLUGGED-IN PHONE CAN KILL YOU

READ THIS!!!! IMPORTANT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HOSPITAL .....VERY SERIOUS WARNING...

A few days ago, a person was recharging his mobile phone at home.

Just at that time a call came in and he answered it with the charging Instrument still connected to the outlet.

After a few seconds electricity flowed into the cell phone unrestrained and the young man was thrown to the floor with a heavy thud. As you can see, the phone actually exploded.

His parents rushed to the room only to find him unconscious, with a weak heartbeat and burnt fingers.

He was rushed to the nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.

Never use the cell phone while it is hooked to the electrical outlet! If you are charging the cell phone and a call comes in, unplug it from the charger and outlet.

FORWARD THIS TO THE PEOPLE THAT MATTER IN YOUR LIFE!!

T E X T I N G ---20 years old

 What did the first text say?     MERRY CHRISTMAS

 "Neil Papworth, born in raised in Reading, U.K., and now living in Montreal (he lived in Toronto for a while), is credited with sending the first text. He explains how it all came about on his website neilpapworth.com.

Technically speaking “texting” is simply the term given to the typing of a short message between two or more mobile phones over a network (although the first one was from computer to computer)..."


AND TODAY'S IMPORTANT TEXT :


 

AND, HAVE A     M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S   Y'ALL !

PRETEND GAY? INTERESTING...

Christian’s year of living 'gay' leads to dramatic change, sparks controversy

By Dan Merica, CNN

Washington (CNN) - Timothy Kurek’s motivation to spend a year pretending to be gay can be boiled down to a simple conviction: it takes drastic change to alter deeply held religious beliefs.
The experiment began after a lesbian friend opened up to Kurek about being excommunicated by her family. All Kurek, an avowed evangelical Christian, could think about, he says, “was trying to convert her.”
He was quickly disgusted by his own feelings, more pious than humane....

(PLEASE READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE ON CNN.COM NEWS)

Many people in the LGBT community feel betrayed. I think this was a bold way for Kurek to really get to know a community he had so many prejudices against. I have read many social scientists study a group or groups in similar ways (i.e. the homeless) and they all come out (no pun intended) a more enlightened person. I think if we ALL tried walking in the shoes of those who scare us, or at the very least , confuse us, we would be more united. I applaud his efforts to understand. I also applaud him for being so newly in tune w/ the struggles of the LGBT community that he is donating a portion of his book to them.

Make your own decision, but this is an fascinating read...

"LINCOLN" & "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK"

 4 FOR 4: "ARGO", "THE SESSIONS", " THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER" & now the amazing, "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK"--WOW!!!

 I had hoped "LINCOLN" would make it five.
NOPE!
(I will be tarred & feathered by most viewers-so be it).

From the beginning to the very end, "Sliver Linings Playbook" had me riveted to the original story and stunning characters; especially the tour-de-force performance by  Bradley Cooper. I know a bit of his acting background and was always waiting for him to pull out all that learning and apply it --here he exceeds it, over & over & over & over...
 Finally the muses  smiled upon him w/ a perfect blend of a genius script, sensitive director, gripping introspection (which his character reveals in morsels to his audience) and a terrific supporting cast. I cannot believe this is the hunk behind movies which had never challenged him before like those "hangover" ones. He was always beautiful to look at but here we got to see that overt beauty take a back seat to his spirit and cerebral manipulations.
For my money I would give him the Oscar right now!
Not since Jack Nicholson In "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" or Al Pacino in "Dog Day Afternoon" have I seen an actor own a character with so many ebbs & flow to it. He has you in the palm of his hands & does a complete 180 just when you think you understand his next move. BRAVO!
The story is full of genuine family dynamics, hope, betrayal and lots of humor interwoven and so desperately needed since it tackles a myriad of uncomfortable issues.
Jennifer Lawrence acts years beyond her young life. She gives the type of performance a much more seasoned actress would. Again, I cannot believe this is the girl from "The Hunger Games"--what a difference a script makes! I nominate her for best actress as well. And finally Robert DeNiro does not phone in his performance, as he has been doing for years. He gives his character the complexities desperately needed--and man is he funny! 
I URGE YOU TO GO & SEE IT TODAY! You will feel better than when you came in--guaranteed!

OH, THEN THERE'S "LINCOLN".
I may sound full of contradictions in what you're about to read but let me be clear, I kept looking at my watch; never a good sign.
I gotta say Kushner wrote a great screenplay (typically dense) based on Goodwin's book. Spielberg directs it almost brilliantly (though some of the scenes screamed studio back lot & not Civil War). Spielberg does display brilliance when we first see Lincoln (Day-Lewis) --perfect lighting/camera work, etc.--it literally gave me chills.
Daniel Day-Lewis could not be a better Abe; his resemblance is uncanny, although he seemed to be channeling Bill Clinton in his tone & delivery. HE WILL GET THE OSCAR, SADLY.
The first grueling three quarters of the movie was a glorified history lesson with names & facts thrown  at the audience (I get it , they were establishing the foundation for what was to happen later, but UGH! REALLY? A HISTORY LESSON?). I kept hearing how audiences around the country actually cheered at certain parts--of course, the overt musical manipulation made you do that-again UGH! Every actor in Hollywood appears at some point. It must have been really special to have a tiny but pivotal part for S.Epatha Merkerson. Obviously, this was THE film to be in-shades of "Gone with the Wind", if you will.
What happened , for me, was the old Merchant-Ivory curse: a really well made film that simply wasn't entertaining. Like I told a friend who salivates with anything regarding politics & history, "For people like you, this was a filmic orgasm". I, on the other hand, barely experienced foreplay-and no one was more sorry than moi.
I wanted to love it. I barely liked it.

LARRY HGAMAN DIES AT 81

R I P --LARRY HAGMAN, DEAD AT 81--He will always be Major Nelson on "I DREAM OF JEANNIE"  to me--one of that eras true hunks... (of course he'll be widely remembered as JR EWING  from "DALLAS" ("Who shot JR" is as popular pop culture, legendary saying as "You talkin' to me?",  "Where's the beef", "Shaken, not stirred" and "I've fallen and I can't get up"--God bless Hagman (son of another legend, Mary Martin)

IRONICALLY, HE DIED IN DALLAS...