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The actress with the violet eyes captured LGBTs first with her grace and beauty and then with her unstoppable AIDS activism
DAVID WEBB | The Rare Reporter
Old queens worldwide will likely be watching Cleopatra, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Butterfield 8 and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf this weekend as they drink cocktails and weep.
Elizabeth Taylor, the greatest superstar of all time — and a world-renowned friend of the LGBT community and loving godmother to people who suffered and died from HIV infections — has passed away from congestive heart failure at the age of 79 in a Los Angeles hospital.
Her children issued a statement saying that the world had been a better place as a result of her living in it. And that is an understatement.
Her Oscar-winning contributions to entertainment and charity were phenomenal.
At the age of 10, I would go to the grocery store with my parents and immediately rush to the magazine rack to grab copies of the latest Hollywood gossip rags featuring Elizabeth Taylor, the reigning queen of Hollywood. I loved reading about the triumphs, tragedies, scandals and excesses of her life, and I adored and supported her throughout them.
At the time I had no way of knowing that I was gay, and that as such, I was one of those people she often embraced and befriended, long before it became fashionable to do so.
But I did know there was something different about me that made me sympathetic to her love affairs and life in general that shocked conservative people.
When the AIDS epidemic struck in the early 1980s and Elizabeth Taylor's good friend Rock Hudson later became one of the early victims of it, she proved how brave and loyal a friend and humanitarian she could be.
The most beautiful and glamorous movie star of all time commanded the kind of clout that drew international attention, inspired others to follow suit and revolutionized public opinion. Without her help, I can't imagine that we would be where we are today in terms of education, research and treatment of HIV infections.
While others reacted with fear and hatred as the epidemic raged, she spoke out on behalf of HIV patients and urged compassion.
Elizabeth Taylor's reach was phenomenal. About five years ago I intended a charity benefit for the Disciples of Trinity in Dallas that provides help to terminally ill people. She had sent an autographed photograph to the charity for it to sell in a silent auction.
I was determined to leave the party with the photograph that night and I did — about a hundred dollars later.
Her generosity extended to many charities, and because of that and her work promoting HIV research, she received France's Legion of Honor in 1987 and Queen Elizabeth made her a dame in 2000.
She also received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Oscars in 1993 and the President's Citizens Medal from President Clinton in 2001.
The Elizabeth Taylor Foundation for AIDS that she underwrote evidently will live on, as her children have asked for anyone wanting to send flowers to instead make a donation to the charity that bears her name.
I had always hoped I would get to meet Elizabeth Taylor one day. The closest I ever got was to seeing her at a public appearance to promote her perfume "Passion" at NorthPark Centre in 1987. I also saw her footprints at Grauman's Chinese Theater, her star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame and the gates of her estate in Bel Air, and I've toured her former villa in Puerto Vallarta.
I console myself with the knowledge that everyone has a final curtain call to make, and it was time for hers. It was a brilliant performance.
And although she is gone she will live on in my memory and millions of other fans. I'll be one of those old queens watching her movies this weekend.
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Boeing's 787 is supposed to revolutionize air travel. It just needs to get out of its own way first.
The new plane is undoubtedly Boeing's most visible. It's built from composites instead of aluminum and comes with the promise of the most comfortable ride in the sky. At $200 million each, 787s are an important part of Boeing's future, even though it will be a while before it makes money on them.
But this sophisticated piece of transportation wizardry hasn't been behaving as designed. Just this week one caught fire, and another suffered a fuel leak. The 787 was delayed for three years, so Boeing's investors and customers notice each time one has a problem. Boeing asserts such growing pains are typical for new models.
The 787's chief engineer said Wednesday that he has "extreme confidence" in the Dreamliner - Boeing's nickname for the plane - even as federal investigators try to determine the cause of the fire on board an empty, parked Japan Airlines plane on Monday in Boston. Officials have said one of the plane's lithium ion batteries burned.
The 787 is the first Boeing plane to use lithium ion batteries, which charge faster and can be molded to space-saving shapes compared to other airplane batteries. The liquid inside them is flammable, putting the battery at more risk for a fire than previous airplane batteries, the Federal Aviation Administration has found.
After Monday's fire, the big question for Boeing will be whether the issue is a manufacturing defect, which can be fixed relatively cheaply, or a design flaw, which might require expensive redesign and rework on existing planes, said Citi analyst Jason Gursky.
New planes like the 787 take years - and hundreds of millions of dollars - to develop. The roots of the 787 go back to 2003. Boeing has not said how much the research cost. It has estimated it will need to deliver 1,100 of them to break even by some accounting measures.
"It's definitely the most expensive plane program that they've ever developed," Gursky said.
No customers have canceled a 787 order following the fire, and several airlines have been reported saying they are confident in the plane.
Investors rallied behind the company Wednesday, sending shares up by 3.5 percent to $76.74. That followed a two-day drop of 4.6 percent. Boeing shares had gained 11 percent in the three months prior to Monday as investors anticipated a growing flow of cash from Boeing's faster production of its big planes.
Boeing insisted on Wednesday that the 787's problems are no worse than what it experienced when its 777 was new in the mid-1990s. That plane is now one of its top-sellers and is well-liked by airlines.
"Just like any new airplane program, we work through those issues and move on," said Mike Sinnett, the 787 chief engineer. He added, "We're not satisfied until our reliability and our performance are 100 percent."

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Valganciclovir (Valcyte) for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients Who Have Elevated Antibody Titers Against Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV-6)and Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
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Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
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The purpose of this study determine whether the drug valganciclovir has a significant and real benefit on the central core of symptoms experienced by patients who have high titers to EBV and HHV-6 and are experiencing long-standing fatigue and cognitive impairment (CFS).
In addition, to characterize a quantifiable biological marker in these patients that will facilitate the identification of those likely to respond to valganciclovir and will make it possible to assess response to treatment.
|Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
|Drug: valganciclovir
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Valganciclovir (Valcyte) in Patients Experiencing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome With Elevated Antibody Titers Against Human Herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) and Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
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|May 2007
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients (≥ 18 years old).
- Patient understands and signs the Informed Consent.
- Patients who meet the clinical criteria for the diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome as established by the International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Study Group in 1994 [10].
- Patients who had a "viral onset" for their CFS.
- Patients whose CFS symptoms are not spontaneously improving and have plateau for at least 6 months.
- Patients with "high" antibody titers against HHV-6 IgG ≥ 640, EBV VCA IgG ≥ 640 and detectable EA Ab at 1:160 or HHV-6 IgG ≥ 320 if EBV VCA IgG ≥ 1280 and has detectable EA Ab at 1:160 (measured by the average of a minimum of two time points obtained during screening at least 3 weeks apart).
- Patient agrees to utilize two reliable methods of contraception combined throughout the study period and for 90 days following discontinuation of the Study Drug.
- Females of childbearing potential will have a negative pregnancy test at screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who are found to have alternate medical and/or psychiatric causes for their fatigue (see guidelines established by the International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Study Group in 1994 [1].
- Patients with history of major depression with psychotic or melancholic features before the diagnosis of CFS or who are found to be actively depressed (major depression with psychotic or melancholic features) by the depression instrument used for the study and by a medical evaluation by a psychiatrist.
- Patients with other serious co-morbidities which according to the investigator may interfere with the ability of the patient to participate in the study
- Patients with history of substance abuse in the past year (excluding nicotine and caffeine) or positive urine test for substance abuse.
- Patients with any other known chronic viral orbacterial infection for which other treatment(s) is(are) available
- Patients with an active concurrent acute infection
- Patients with abnormal creatinine clearance (≤60ml/min)
- Patients with ANC ≤1500 /mm3
- Patients with Hb ≤ 10 g/dl
- Patients with platelet count ≤ 100 000/mm3
- Previous hypersensitivity or contraindication to Valganciclovir/ganciclovir
- Patients taking other antiviral medications or who have received antiviral medications within the previous three months
- Patients receiving other experimental therapy
- Patient is simultaneously participating in another clinical trial
- Patient requires the use of any prohibited concomitant medications (see Insert on VALCYTE prescribing information).
- Women in childbearing age considering getting pregnant during the study period
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00478465
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00478465
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|Stanford University Medical Center
|Stanford, California, United States, 94305
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Montoya JG, Kogelnik AM, Bhangoo M, Lunn MR, Flamand L, Merrihew LE, Watt T, Kubo JT, Paik J, Desai M. Randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of valganciclovir in a subset of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. J Med Virol. 2013 Dec;85(12):2101-9. doi: 10.1002/jmv.23713. Epub 2013 Aug 19.
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Keywords provided by Stanford University:
chronic fatigue syndrome
Epstein-Barr virus
Human herpes virus 6
herpes viruses
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
Pathologic Processes
Signs and Symptoms
Virus Diseases
Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antiviral Agents
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Director of UNH's Health Care Cost Containment Shares Her First Summer Job Story
Amy Schwartz, director of the university system's Health Care Cost Containment initiative, shared the following story about her first summer job with UNH Today. We would love to hear from additional UNH faculty and staff members about their first or favorite job. Send submissions to Erika Mantz at email@example.com
Amy Schwartz, Director of Healthcare Cost Containment
My first summer job was being a waitress. I worked at a local seafood restaurant whose legendarily cranky owner used to stand in the middle of the kitchen at the busiest hour of the evening—sometimes there was a two-hour wait—and drop a napkin in front of the order line to see if someone would stop to pick it up. If we did not, we were the emblem of a lazy, slovenly generation. If we did, we didn't care about picking up the food while it was hot, or about good customer service. The right answer depended on the day, although the help never really knew what day we were on; that was a secret. There was always a lot of screaming involved, and at times the flinging of dishes (at us). We would then get a disgusted hand wave while she exited dramatically to go have a cigarette. This is the first time I learned the difference between power and leadership. The job really did teach me a lot; I learned the value of hard work, tricks to remember things (I could probably still take a drink order for a party of 15) and the power of solidarity in the face of adversity (see reference to cranky boss, above). I also think it's the reason that I never freak out when I have multiple things to do all at the same time. I met my lifelong best friend at this job. We go out to dinner regularly. Now, of course, we reminisce about how much fun we had!
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Neuropsychometric Outcome After Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA)
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|Neurologic and Neuropsychometric Outcome in Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy
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Cerebral injury will be determined in four ways. First, all patients will be evaluated using a battery of neuropsychometric tests before and after surgery. Patients admitted to the Irving Clinical Research Center (CRC) will have their tests one day before, one day after surgery and at 1 month. Those coming into the hospital on the day of surgery, "Same Day", will be evaluated on the day of surgery, one day after and at the 1 month follow up. Preoperative neurological and neuropsychological evaluation will be performed. The neuropsychometric tests are not intended to be diagnostic of specific neuropsychiatric disorders, but rather are designed to demonstrate general neuropsychological pathology. These tests can be divided into four types: (1) an evaluation of language, (2) an evaluation of speed of mental processing, (3) an evaluation of ability to learn using a list of words, and (4) an evaluation of visual perception requiring a patient to copy a complex figure. Before the battery is administered we will assess each patient's level of pain while sitting and standing using a 10 point Visual Analog Scale and then gauge their mood with a series called the Wong/Baker Faces Rating scale.
We will be measuring Quality of Life (QOL) in all enrolled patients. This will be done using two well-known examinations (Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health-Related Quality of Life 14 Item Measure (CDC HRQOL14)) and a series of questions investigating how well patients are able to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). These tests will be given at two time points, once before the surgery and then one month after surgery. We will look for changes in quality of life that may correlate with neuropsychometric test performance.
Peripheral serum samples will be drawn before induction, before cross-clamping the carotid artery, 15 minutes after cross-clamping the carotid artery and 24 hours after surgery. These samples will be analyzed for four different sets of markers of cerebral injury, one gene and two markers of systemic inflammation. Serum levels of neuron specific enolase (NSE) and protein S100B, a neuronal enzyme and glial cell component respectively, markers of cell injury will demonstrate cerebral injury
Patients will undergo intraoperative TCD (Transcranial Doppler) The TCD examination will assess the brain's ability to increase cerebral blood flow in response to a pharmacological challenge (CO2 inhalation). TCD measures the degree of cerebral vasodilation, identified as an increase in flow velocity on TCD. This "cerebrovascular reserve" we hypothesize will be able to predict performance on postoperative neuropsychometric tests
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- ability to speak English
- undergoing carotid endarterectomy procedure
- undergoing lumbar laminectomy procedure
Exclusion Criteria:
- history of permanent neurological impairment
- Axis I psychiatric diagnosis or drug abuse
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00597883
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|Columbia University, Department of Anesthesiology
|New York, New York, United States, 10032
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|Eric J Heyer, M.D., Ph.D.
|Columbia University
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|Eric J. Heyer, MD, PhD, Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Columbia University
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|January 9, 2008
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|February 4, 2015
Keywords provided by Eric J. Heyer, MD, PhD, Columbia University:
carotid endarterectomy
Neuropsychological tests
Transient ischemia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Ischemic Attack, Transient
Carotid Artery Diseases
Carotid Stenosis
Brain Ischemia
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
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The Houston Texans released nine-time Pro Bowl safety Ed Reed and put running back Arian Foster on injured reserve Tuesday, the latest blows in a disaster of a season.
Reed missed the first two games after hip surgery and was recently relegated to a backup role. On Friday, he expressed his displeasure at not starting. On Sunday, after Houston's seventh straight loss, 27-24 to the Arizona Cardinals, he publicly criticized the team and said they had been outplayed and outcoached in the team's first full game without coach Gary Kubiak, who is recovering from a mini-stroke.
Reed, 35, signed a three-year, $15 million contract in the offseason after he spent his entire 11-year career with Baltimore. He has made the Pro Bowl in each of the past seven seasons and was a five-time All-Pro but has just 16 tackles this season.
Foster is expected to undergo back surgery. Ben Tate, still recovering from four broken ribs, carried 15 times Sunday against the Cardinals for just 56 yards. He is expected to start against the Raiders on Sunday.
Chiefs: Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe was arrested outside Kansas City over the weekend on charges of speeding and possessing marijuana, throwing his status for a pivotal AFC West showdown against the Denver Broncos into question.
A Chiefs spokesman said the team was aware of the situation but declined further comment, leaving it unclear whether Bowe will be available for Sunday's game. While penalties have varied, commissioner Roger Goodell historically has suspended players one game without pay and fined them an additional game check for possession of marijuana, once the case is finalized.
Bowe signed a five-year, $56 million contract with the Chiefs during the offseason. He has 33 receptions for 369 yards and two touchdowns.
Dolphins: Jonathan Martin's meeting with Miami team owner Stephen Ross has been postponed until after the tackle talks with a special NFL investigator about the team's harassment scandal.
Ross had planned to meet Wednesday with Martin in California. On Tuesday, the Dolphins said the NFL requested that the meeting be delayed until after their investigator talks this week with Martin.
The second-year pro suddenly left the team two weeks ago. His lawyer has alleged Martin was harassed daily by teammates, including guard Richie Incognito, who has been suspended.
Packers: Matt Flynn, who has been released this year by the Raiders and Bills, was signed by Green Bay to give the team depth at quarterback. Aaron Rodgers is sidelined with a fractured collarbone and unsure when he will return. Scott Tolzien replaced the injured Seneca Wallace in a 27-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday and has been named as the starter for Sunday's game against the New York Giants.
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'Condors Director of Hockey Bob Bartlett has worked long hours throughout the summer to try and secure an affiliation, mostly with the Buffalo Sabres, who have not had an ECHL affiliation in several years. As of Wednesday, the Sabres had not given Bartlett a yes or no answer. The Sabres open training camp today and their AHL affiliate, Rochester, N.Y., opens camp on Sept. 23.'
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text: MTV canceling 'Buckwild' after Gandee's death By Staff reports April 10, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- MTV has decided to cancel the reality-based television show "Buckwild," which was shot in and around Sissonville, in the wake of the death of cast member Shain Gandee.In a statement Wednesday morning, MTV said, "After careful consideration, MTV will not be moving forward with season two of 'Buckwild' in West Virginia. We love the cast and the show and this was not an easy decision, but given Shain's tragic passing and essential presence on the show, we felt it was not appropriate to continue without him. Instead, we are working on a meaningful way to pay tribute to his memory on our air and privately."MTV also said that Sunday they would run a special "Buckwild: WV to the NYC," shot before the production on the second season began.A tribute dedicated to Gandee, supported by Gandee's parents, would be run on the network Monday, featuring the entire first season of "Buckwild."Shain Gandee, 21; his uncle, David Gandee, 48; and Donald Robert Myers, 27, were found dead in Gandee's Ford Bronco on April 1 after telling friends they were going four-wheeling. The deaths were ruled accidental and attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning.Kanawha County authorities believe Gandee's Bronco got stuck in the mud after slipping off of the trail, apparently burying the tailpipe of the vehicle in the mud and filling the cabin with deadly fumes. The Gandees were buried on Sunday after a joint memorial service at Charleston's Municipal Auditorium. J.P. Williams, producer of "Buckwild," did not return a phone call from the Gazette. But he apparently reacted angrily to reports that the show would be canceled.Williams told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday that MTV should stick with "Buckwild.""This is the network that has shows about teen pregnancy. They'll stick by a show that allows you to abandon a child, but a kid dies by accident doing what he does for a living [mudding] and they cancel the show?" Williams told the Reporter. He also said he would continue to shoot the TV series and possibly look to make a "Buckwild" movie.Last month, "Buckwild" cast member Salwa Amin was sent back to jail for violating the terms of her bond following a February arrest on drug charges. Amin, 24, faces two counts of drug possession with intent to deliver and remained behind bars without bond on Wednesday. Shooting was underway on season two of "Buckwild" at the time of Gandee's death, but MTV said film crews were not with him over Easter weekend and hadn't filmed him since earlier that week.MTV said the half-hour series in the old "Jersey Shore'' time slot was pulling in an average of 3 million viewers per episode since its premiere and was the No. 1 original cable series on Thursday nights among 12- to 34-year-olds.Shain Gandee, nicknamed "Gandee Candy'' by fans, was a breakout star of the show that followed the antics of young friends enjoying their wild country lifestyle. Season one was filmed last year, mostly around Sissonville and Charleston.Some fans reacted angrily to the decision to cancel the show on social media, launching a campaign to keep the show alive using the hash tag #KeepBuckwildForShain on Twitter. Cast member Cara Parrish was also among those objecting. "I think MTV should show reality. Losing Shain broke all our hearts,'' Parrish tweeted.Although the idea of filming without Gandee "hurts me clear through my soul,'' she wrote, "the thought of turning our backs on his dreams is worse.''But many others, including some at Gandee's funeral, said the show just wouldn't have been the same without him.The network issued a statement from Loretta and Dale Gandee, thanking fans for their thoughts and prayers."We have truly felt all the love and know that Shain is resting peacefully,'' they said. "Shain was an incredible, outgoing and positive person who was loved by whoever he met. We are honored that we were able to let the world see what a wonderful son we had.'' Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Man charged after motorcycle pursuit early Sunday 2 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 3 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield 4 'Heroin(e)' spotlights women helping combat Huntington's drug crisis 5 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world Man killed in logging accident in Nicholas County Previous Story EPA nominee says Obama not out to destroy coal Next Story


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- Each wood panel is approximately 5"w x 48"l (reclaimed panels may vary).
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Posted 6 years ago
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i have 444 aluminum poker chips from vfw 3159 Iowa division. i bought them at a yard sale the lady was in her 70's and she told me they are her grandfathers. so i am figuring ww1- pre ww2 era. i have been doing this since i was a kid and do ok with it. my question is the rarity and value of these. i have seen 6 antique dealers just flip for these and i have spoken to the captin @ vfw 3159 in Iowa he was shocked they were even around anymore and told me of the value both as sentimental and the physical value. i cant find anything other then word of mouth on these. HELP! thanks guys.