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Canavan disease (CD)
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ASP deficiency, ASPA deficiency, aspartoacylase, aspartoacylase deficiency, Canavan's leukodystrophy, Canavan-Van Bogaert-Bertrand disease, CD, myelin, myelin sheath, spongy degeneration of the brain, spongy degeneration of the central nervous system, spongy degeneration of the neuroaxis, Van Bogaert-Bertrand syndrome.
Canavan disease is a rare and fatal inherited disease that leads to the progressive degeneration of the brain and nervous system. Symptoms, which appear shortly after birth and worsen rapidly, typically include intellectual disabilities (formerly called mental retardation), loss of previously acquired muscle coordination, abnormal muscle tone, an abnormally large head, and poorly controlled head movement. Hearing loss, blindness, and paralysis may also occur.
Canavan disease is one of many disorders that are called leukodystrophies. These disorders are characterized by abnormal growth or development of the myelin sheath, the fatty substance that protects and insulates the nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. Myelin is made up of at least 10 different chemicals. Each of the leukodystrophies affects one of these substances.
Canavan disease may affect anyone, regardless of their race, ethnicity, or gender. However, it is most common among Ashkenazi Jewish individuals from eastern Poland, Lithuania, and western Russia. It is also common among Saudi Arabians. It is estimated to affect one out of 6,400-13,500 people of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. The incidence is unknown in other populations.
There is currently no cure or specific treatment for Canavan disease. Instead, therapy focuses on reducing the severity of symptoms and making the patient as comfortable as possible. The condition ultimately leads to death, usually during infancy. Most patients die before they reach 18 months of age. However, some may live to be teenagers and even fewer live until they reach their 20s. Patients with Canavan disease require around-the-clock care and support.
Signs and symptoms
Symptoms appear shortly after birth and worsen rapidly. Patients with Canavan disease require around-the-clock care. Common symptoms include decreased muscle tone (especially in the neck muscles, which often leads to uncontrolled head movements), abnormal posture with flexed arms and straight legs, difficulty feeding and swallowing (which may include backflow of food material into the nose), reflux with vomiting, increased head size, failure to meet developmental milestones, and intellectual disabilities (mental retardation). Towards the end-stages of the disease, patients may experience blindness, hearing loss, seizures, and paralysis.
: If Canavan's disease is suspected, a doctor may take samples of the patient's blood, urine, and/or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). These samples are then analyzed for N-acetylaspartate acid (NAA). If high levels of NAA are detected, Canavan's disease is highly suspected and a DNA test may be performed to confirm the diagnosis.
DNA test
: A DNA test is usually performed to confirm a diagnosis. A sample of the patient's blood is taken and analyzed in a laboratory for the presence of a mutated aspartoacylase gene. If a mutation is present, a positive diagnosis is made.
If a person has a family history of Canavan disease, a DNA test may be performed to determine if he/she carries a copy of the mutated aspartoacylase gene. Although a carrier does not have Canavan disease, he/she may pass a copy of the mutated gene to his/her children.
Prenatal DNA testing
: If both parents are carriers of the mutated aspartoacylase gene, prenatal testing may be performed to determine if the fetus has the disorder. However, there are serious risks associated with prenatal tests. Patients should discuss the potential health benefits and risks associated with these procedures before making any medical decisions.
During amniocentesis, a long, thin needle is inserted through the abdominal wall into the uterus and a small amount of amniotic fluid is removed from the sac surrounding the fetus. The fluid is then analyzed for a mutated aspartoacylase gene. This test is performed after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Some experts estimate that the risk of miscarriage ranges from one out of 200-400 patients; it is highest when the procedure is done early in pregnancy, before the two layers of fetal membranes have sealed. A woman's particular risk depends in large part on the skill and experience of the doctor performing the procedure. Some patients may experience minor complications, such as cramping, leaking fluid, or irritation where the needle was inserted.
During chorionic villus sampling (CVS), a small piece of tissue (chorionic villi) is removed from the placenta during early pregnancy. Depending on where the placenta is located, CVS can be performed through the cervix or through the abdomen. The tissue sample is then analyzed for a mutated aspartoacylase gene. This procedure may be performed between the ninth and 14th week of pregnancy. The risks of infection or fetal damage are slightly higher than the risks of amniocentesis. Miscarriage occurs in about two out of 100 women who undergo this procedure. There appears to be an even higher risk of miscarriage with the transcervical CVS technique compared to the transabominal technique. Other factors that further increase the risk of CVS include having the procedure performed three or more times and having a fetus that is smaller than normal. The physician's skill and experience also play an important role.
Genetic counseling
: Before and after genetic testing, it is recommended that people meet with genetic counselors. These professionals can help patients understand the risks of having a child with Canavan disease. A genetic counselor can also explain the different types of genetic tests, including their potential risks and benefits. These counselors can also help patients understand and interpret their test results.
There is currently no cure or specific treatment for Canavan disease. Instead, treatment focuses on reducing symptoms. The disorder ultimately results in death, usually before the age of 18 months. Some may live until their teenage years, and even fewer may live until they reach their 20s.
Medications, called anticonvulsants, may help reduce the frequency and severity of seizures. Commonly prescribed anticonvulsants include tomipramate (Topamax®), levetiracetam (Keppra®), zonisamide (Zonegram®), phenytoin (Dilantin®), carbamazepine (Tegretol® or Carbatrol®), phenobarbital, and valproic acid (Depakene®, Depakote®).
Integrative therapies
Currently, there is a lack of scientific data on the use of integrative therapies for the treatment or prevention of Canavan disease.
There is currently no known way to prevent Canavan disease.
If a person has a family history of Canavan disease, genetic testing may be performed to determine if he/she carries the mutated gene. Although carriers do not have the disease, they can pass a copy of their mutated gene onto each of their children.
Prenatal DNA testing may be performed if there is a family history of Canavan disease. However, there are health risks associated with prenatal testing, including miscarriage. Therefore, patients should discuss the potential health risks and benefits before making any health-related decisions.
Before and after genetic testing, it is recommended that people meet with genetic counselors. These professionals can help patients understand the risks of having a child with Canavan disease. A genetic counselor can also explain the different types of genetic tests, including their potential risks and benefits. These counselors can help patients understand and interpret their test results.
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This information has been edited and peer-reviewed by contributors to the Natural Standard Research Collaboration (www.naturalstandard.com).
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Feigenbaum A, Moore R, Clarke J, et al. Canavan disease: carrier-frequency determination in the Ashkenazi Jewish population and development of a novel molecular diagnostic assay. Am J Med Genet A. 2004 Jan 15;124(2):142-7.
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Natural Standard: The Authority on Integrative Medicine. .
: Canavan disease occurs when a person is born with a mutated, or abnormal, aspartoacylase gene. Normally, this gene provides the body with instructions on how to make an enzyme called aspartoacylase. This enzyme is needed to break down N-acetylaspartate acid (NAA) into aspartic acid. This process appears to be essential in order for the body to maintain myelin, a substance that protects and insulates the nerves in the brain and spinal cord.
Patients with Canavan disease are unable to produce enough aspartoacylase. As a result, NAA builds up to dangerous levels in the body, causing destruction of the myelin sheath. As a result, the exposed nerve fibers die and brain function deteriorates over time.
: Canavan disease is considered an inherited disorder that is passed down among family members. Each gene has two variations, called alleles. One allele is inherited from each parent. Canavan disease is inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder. This means that two mutated alleles (one from each parent) of a single gene must be inherited in order for a person to develop the disorder.
A person who has only one mutated allele does not experience symptoms and is called a carrier. If one parent is a carrier, there is a 50% chance with each birth that the child will also be a carrier, and a 0% chance that the child will inherit the disease. If both parents are carriers, there is a 25% chance with each birth that the child will inherit the disease, and a 50% chance that each child will be a carrier.
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:24 pm
Post subject: MARCH '09 DISCUSSION: Do You Pack Your Own Lunch?
Packed lunches
have long held a special place in my heart. Though some might simply take up the habit as a
money-saving strategy
, and wisely so, I also think there is something warm and self-nurturing (quite literally) about planning a tasty and nutritious lunch for yourself to eat in the middle of a long, and perhaps difficult day at the office.
Now that I work from home, I don't really need to pack my own lunch anymore, but I do so vicariously by checking other people's
lunch blogs
, such as Maki's
Just Bento
or Biggie's
Lunch in a box
; you'll find many many more by typing "lunchbox blog" or "bento blog" in your favorite search engine.
So this month's question is,
do you pack your own lunch?
What sort of foods do you favor, what environmentally friendly containers do you use, and can you share your favorite packable recipes and tips?
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Well when summer's here I'll be taking rice/pasta salads to work with me. Usually the rice or pasta is a base around which to build other things. Mayonnaise, mustard, dressings feature, but cucumber, tomatoes, spring onions and coarse ground black pepper (unless I'm using mustard) all turn up. The rest is either chopped and fried bacon, chicken pieces from a roast, cooked flaked salmon or pine nuts.
In the autumn/winter I don't always take packed lunches. We don't have a microwave at work to heat things up and I'm only ten minutes walk away so if I'm near home I'll go home for lunch. Otherwise, it's fairly cheap to eat on campus so I'll buy lunch.
I always carry a bottle of water and some chocolate with me tho' to help keep me going during the day. There's nothing like chocolate in a two hour Physics/Economics lecture to make me feel a little better.
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Post subject: Re: DISCUSSION OF THE MONTH: Do You Pack Your Own Lunch?
Hi, I just registered, so please forgive me if I mess this up!
I am a SAHM, but I do, pack my teenage daughter's lunch most days. She either takes a sandwich, chips and fruit, plus water, or leftovers.
So what she eats isn't as interesting as what she takes it in. Her BFF gave her a lunchbox for her birthday that looks like a colorful chinese takeout box. Her waterbottle is a stainless, spillproof, Thermos hydration bottle that works great! She leaves for school at 7:30 and when she comes home at 3:30 or so, it still has ice in it! Here's
the URL for one
at Amazon (so you can see what it looks like).
When she takes leftovers, I heat them and put them in an Aladdin Heat N Go container. They seem to be hard to find, but similar to
this one
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Although I've browsed this site for a couple years and have both your books, I too, just joined today.
My husband and I get to lunch together daily. I usually pack leftovers from last night's dinner. I try to make dinners that will have leftovers for this reason. If there are no leftovers, I like to pack those frozen & micro-wavable Chinese dim sum delicacies, potstickers, shrimp for him, pork for me. And I make rice to go along with them. I HAVE to have rice!
P.S. I am addicted to C&Z! Thanks!
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Wow, clotilde reads my blog? How cool! *does little happy dance*
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:17 pm
Post subject: Yes I pack my lunch!
As I live alone, and am not a huge eater, I end up throwing out lots of food, the most often being bread. Since I am a sandwhich for lunch kinda girl, I searched for and found a happy alternative: wraps! They come in all different flavors these days and seem to last forever in my frig. I currently have La Tortilla Factory Whole Wheat, which have a nutty flavor. Fillings vary: herbed sliced turkey breast with sliced havarti cheese, mayo, heirloom tomato and oak leaf lettuce. Also recent: sliced rare london broil, horseradish sauce, white cheddar cheese, avocado and butter lettuce.
One bonus of wraps: they travel much better than bread filled sandwiches, it is impossible to squash them.
Always loooking for filling ideas, and I am not always the raving carnivore, so any vegetarian thoughts are welcome.
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I had to think about the BFF too Simona.... lol
SAHM is stay at home mum
BFF I think is best female friend???
I do not work everyday, so have no tried and true formula for lunches. Most of the time I work from home so can make something tasty or have last nights leftovers for lunch.
Myself, I am a leftovers girl. Not into sandwiches at all unless freshly made just before eaten. Do however love wraps with crunchy salad and whatever else comes to hand. For me wraps are practical also as I only have to use one hand to eat and can be writing up notes with other hand or holding a book while I read. Sometimes it is difficult to wash your hands on site so something which can be eaten one handed is easier. You can always use a wipe to get off surface muck and keep a wrap in its wrapping while you eat it...
I have a fabulous thermos that a friend bought for my birthday a few years ago. I can take 3 (large) cups of tea, or a generous serve of soup in it.
I have a collapsable drink bottle that I fill a quarter full of water and freeze the night before. The next day I fill it with water and that way I have cold water (or juice etc) if it is hot and it also keeps lunches cool. I also carry a camel back with 4 litres of water which I drink (and use for cleaning artifacts if need be...).
Otherwise I use tupperware type containers to carry lunches in and a small isotherm bag for items that need to be kept cool.
I need bash proof and light containers and meals that do not require heating and can take a few hours in bad conditions when I am working. Tupperware type containers are good as you can eat a lunch that has survived the morning (ie not squashed to bits) and use it to put any wrapping you might have to take home. Also they make a good place to store interesting things that you find along the way and want to take home and examine....... before taking back next day and putting back where originally found of course.
If you cannot feel your arteries hardening, eat more cheese. If you can, drink more red wine. Diet is just "die" with a "t" on the end. Exercise is walking into the kitchen.
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Best Friends Forever, my BFF and I wrote it on the notes we passed in grade school. Oddly enough, we haven't spoken in years.
I am home for lunch, but when I did I used my grandfather's old lunch pail that he took down in the fields or out logging. I do send Phil off with mixed nuts, dried fruit, yogurt and veggies. I have a tiffin carrier now, but Phil doesn't use it.
"It's watery....and yet there's a smack of ham."
"It's hot ham water."
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I love leftover soups, stews, chillis, rice concoctions and will happily slap them into a plastic tub and take to work---but that is not as frequent as I should like actually. And I'm lucky enough to have an excellent organic and natural food store across the street (Herb and Spice) which handles a number of differently sourced soups, sandwiches, salads, pizza, curries etc at not unreasonable prices for the quality. I actually love a good sandwich and a few of the suppliers to H and S utilise a variety of different breads which I wouldn't have on offer at home so it works for me! Oh and when I want something a bit more exotic there is an excellent schwarma joint (Schwarma King) just a block down from me which makes killer salads and felafels. Interstingly I'm pretty much a vegetarian when it comes to breakfast and lunch--don't miss meat at all.
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Post subject: lunches
I am new to the forum as well, but can recommend
for all of you who, like me, stand and stare into the refrigerator in the morning wondering what to put in 4 lunches for 4 very different people! Lots of good ideas and tips.
We use small stainless steel coolers from Thermos (they love the pink camoflauge design) and in our warm climate a cloth napkin wrapped around a "freezer pack" makes a refreshing hand and face wipe when it is wet from condensation by lunch time!Paper napkins turn to mush.
This week--Goat cheese with fresh herbs and crackers, tortilla and bean and cream cheese "pinwheels" , carrots and white bean hummus, mini peppers stuffed with cream cheese-- cherry tomatoes stuffed with fresh mozz...blood oranges,mini baguettes and of course, leftovers of all kinds!
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:15 pm
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Today it's leftovers from Sunday lunch: Salmon/chevre lasagna and grilled asparagus and broccoli. One of the few good things about Mondays is that my lunch usually comes from the day before, when I had time to cook something really good. The rest of the week, it's whatever I can throw together while I'm feeding the baby, packing the preschooler's lunch, and trying to get dressed to go to work.
As for packaging, I always use reusable containers and utensils. I use my "good" silverware, too, so that even if I'm eating lunch from a plastic lunch bag with Hello Kitty on it (my daughter's) while sitting in my office at work, I can pretend to achieve some level of civility ; ).
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When I worked full time, I packed a little cooler full of goodies, as this prepared me for the worst of needing to eat for endurance and a long, long day. I only packed a sandwich for breakfast- usually a roast beef on wheat, romaine and horseradish, since I hate breakfast foods for the most part. It kept me going pretty well, actually.
Lunches usually were a social affair, with everyone sticking their noses in my containers, if the smell from the microwave did not float them in from another part of the department. As I cooked once a week, leftovers were prime fodder.
A basic meal would be some sort of ratatouille, maybe some leftover protein tossed in, a little grain action, maybe a Kitchen Sink Salad with meat or tofu. A yogurt of my own concoction was usually present- Plain nonfat yogurt, vanilla bean paste, Splenda & fruit du jour, or a savory version with cucumber, tomato, herbs, salt and some garlic (like a tzaziki).
I liked the control of my intake that packing a lunch afforded. It took me a while to get the whole thing intact after a few too many bike commutes and container disasters. I cheat nowadays with self- stick plastic wrap as a layer under the lid of a container, or I use my food-saver and haul a pair of ceramic scissors along in the lunch box. When I am without a fridge, I use medical grade ice packs, layer towels over the ice and stuff stays cool and safe enough to eat, even after 12 hours in surgery.
Even now, in culinary school, some days I just know I don't wanna forage or graze on the day's production items. I will pack a sandwich of peanut butter, apple slices, some curry spice and the occasional banana slice. Or its a nut bar from Kind (found at Trader Joe's). Morning class, it was instant oatmeal and protein powder, a spoon and some butter sprinkles... grossed out the instructors, but it kept my body happy. I still totally hate breakfast.
There is only one way to die- With a full stomach and a good tan.
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Debbie, I completely agree with you about sandwiches. After years of eating rather grim ones that were never at their best after several hours between making and eating, I've pretty much given up on packing them. The only ones I still do are a wedge of leftover frittata between slices of peasant bread and pan bagnat - those at least can survive intact, or even improve through waiting.
My usual lunch fare is some sort of hearty salad, either based on pasta, quinoa, couscous and/or beans or lentils (C&Z - both website and book - has been an excellent source of such recipes, but I can also recommend the
Rose Bakery Cookbook
The Cranks Bible
), or leftover curry or roast veg with some bread or naan to mop up the juices. In the summer I like Greek salad, but I always make sure to pack the cheese and olives separately and mix them in just before I eat so that the cucumbers don't weep. I always have fruit as well - either thrown (not literally!) in the bag on its own if it's something sturdy like an apple or citrus, or packed in its own plastic container if it's fragile.
As far as packaging goes, I have a small and much-used collection of plastic containers, and I bring my own cutlery if need be, though most places I've worked have a reasonable supply. I keep a mug in my desk for making tea, but that's really for mid-morning and mid-afternoon... I usually go out to a nearby cafe for that all-important post-lunch espresso shot.
I too am becoming increasingly intrigued by bento, and both the recipes and the containers may be making an appearance in my kitchen in the near future....
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:25 pm
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It is quite clear that I should hire/beg/trick one of you into preparing my workday lunches!
I usually work through lunch, with one hand on the keyboard and the other gripping a sandwich. I go through phases. Right now I'm reliving childhood pleasures with PBJ and a piece of fruit. Other times I've taken leftovers from the previous night's dinner, or a simple turkey or chicken sandwich.
The key factors that drive my menu choices: convenience of preparation, portability, and ease of consumption.
Maybe I'll spruce up my strategy now I feel so guilty about my lunches, LOL!!
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The photo, which is marked with the words "Not to be published" handwritten on the front, was purchased by Britain's Daily Mirror on February 26, 1981 - just two days after the then-Diana Spencer was engaged to Prince Charles.
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All I want for Christmas is job – seems like an easy enough wish, right? Unfortunately, I was greeted this morning by the news that unemployment in NC was up to 9.7% in November. The forecast for the unemployed, in particular the long-term unemployed, is about as cold as the winter weather.
Last week's article in the New York Times – "Unemployed and Likely to Stay That Way" – heralds in the new age of unemployment. Whether we like it or not, whether it is fair or not, being unemployed means you are less likely to get an interview, let alone a job.
When CNN ran a story earlier this year – "Unemployed Need Not Apply" – there was a swift backlash against of the companies in the report for their discrimination towards those out of work. But in hindsight, I have to admire them for at least being up front that they weren't looking at applicants who were out of work (even though closer scrutiny by the press made Latro Consulting and Sony Erricson cease running the comment in their advertising).
The grim fact is that HR departments and recruiters, whether they are telling you or not, are using unemployment status to filter out candidates for the positions they have open. What is worse, the press is arguing that companies are justified in using such practices.
Here's the harsh reality of unemployment today:
You aren't going to get the interview – unless you can network your way in to the hiring manager and get them to talk to you, you aren't going to get the interview. Companies today are informing their staff that they aren't to interview the unemployed.
No amount of training or retraining is going to get you the job, let alone the interview – the belief that unemployed workers are not current on their skills is often used as justification why not to interview a candidate. However, even if you go back to school to get current training, or retrain for a new career, because you don't have applicable experience – and that is experience where you are earning a wage, not volunteering, not unpaid work – you are going to be screened out of the interview process.
Don't get sucked into paying for schooling that will leave you in debt and still without a job. Do your research and look at the placement figures before going back to school. There is a flood of people with advance degrees in the job market today, many of whom have to "dumb down" their resume to get a recruiter to look at them.
Companies don't care about transferable skills – for many workers who are laid off, they are told to make an inventory of transferable skills that carry from one job to another, from one career path to another. Companies don't care – they are not going to spend the time to train you for the job they want to fill. They want people with the exact match of skills and experience to fill the few openings they have – and in this market they can find them.
You aren't going to get paid anywhere near what you made before – I think this might be the hardest medicine to swallow, especially for older workers. Early on in my search I asked what was a realistic cut in pay to take when pursuing a job in this market. The professionals I asked hemmed and hawed and no one gave me a straight answer (I should have taken that as a sign). It is very rare that you will get the same rate of pay and benefits you had previously.
So amongst this doom and gloom, in this week of hope, is there any bright light?
Not really, but I have some advice.
Take a job – any job. Do your best to get the best job you can, but get out there and work – you are far more likely to get an interview if you are already working. A recent blog entry identified 10 companies that pay benefits to part time workers – at least there's a place to start. You may be underemployed, but it's one less nail in the coffin and one less excuse not to interview you.
Hang out your shingle. If you have a profession where you can set yourself up as a consultant, do so. All that uncompensated work you do as an unpaid intern/volunteer/good egg? Put that under your umbrella of being an independent consultant. And start charging for your time – others need to learn and see your value.
Lie - well, okay, maybe don't lie. But approach the process of pursing a job like being cross-examined on Law & Order. Give only the minimum amount of information necessary. Don't provide the opportunity to lead to questioning that might put you in a poor light. Your judge and jury – your potential employers – need to see you as a reliable witness, uh, candidate.
Take charge of your career and stop allowing people blame you for being unemployed. I think the most frustrating thing I hear over and over again is that there must be something wrong with the people who are unemployed otherwise they wouldn't be unemployed. That's a crock. There are good people and there are bad people in every situation, but when there are 5 times as many qualified people for every job the blame shouldn't be on the people who are seeking to work.
The most damaging thing I read and hear reported is that it is inevitable that people who are unemployed today will never return to work. The Press continue to perpetuate this idea as acceptable. It isn't.
A lot has been made of the recent deal between the White House and Republicans. There are people in both the Democratic and Republican camps that grumble for different reasons. But the underlying issue of the unemployment problem is something both sides can agree upon – there aren't enough jobs and jobs are not being created at a fast enough pace to offset the number of people seeking employment.
Regardless of which side of the fence you are on – Democrat or Republican, recruiter or candidate – I'm here to tell you that not interviewing someone because they are out of work is bad business. In fact, not hiring someone who is unemployed is bad for the economy.
Now I'm not a renowned economist, but it doesn't take a genius to figure out that if the only people being hired are people are already employed the unemployment numbers aren't going to decrease. And, if there is any true hope for recovery, people who are unemployed are going to have to go back to work or they will continue to be a drain on the federal budget and the economy will continue to stagnate.
If just one brave soul were actually to hire someone who was unemployed – and I think I've been clear there are plenty of smart, qualified people eager to work out there – then we all would reap the benefits.
By employing the unemployed you reduce the number of people collecting unemployment benefits – that makes sense, right? But more than that, and especially for the long-term unemployed, there is associated reduction of burden on federal and state programs such as Medicaid, food stamps and welfare. There is a reduction of people defaulting on loans, having homes go into foreclosure, and the associated spiraling effects on financial markets and institutions. Cashing out 401ks and IRAs drains investments in stocks and bonds and tightens the funds available to make improvements to city, state and federal infrastructure and spur new business growth – all of which means there is less happening to create new jobs.
When the unemployed become employed once again, they become part of the economy. They are paying taxes; they are buying goods. They start consuming things from basics like clothing and gas and cars to cable tv and phone service. They go to the doctor more regularly and take preventative care measures to make themselves more healthy. They are putting money back in their 401ks and saving for retirement. All those things people give up when they don't have a job and disposable income. Well, Americans like their creature comforts, and they want them back.
All I want for Christmas is job? All I really want for Christmas is for people who are unemployed to be treated like people who are employed. Wouldn't that be nice?


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Maxwell and Leone Lead Rams in Conference Win
Farmingdale State - 14, Maritime College - 12
Farmingdale, N.Y. - Senior midfielder Mike Maxwell (West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon) and senior goalkeeper Teddy Leone (East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow) led the Rams to a 14-12 conference victory over Skyline opponent Maritime College (7-4, 2-1) on Wednesday afternoon. Maxwell finished with a game-high six goals and Leone made 17 saves as Farmingdale State improved to 4-9, 1-3 in the Skyline.
Rams sophomore midfielder Joe Stroessenreuther (Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage) and sophomore attack Eddie Rifice (Babylon, N.Y./Babylon) netted goals in the first period, which would finish in a 2-2 tie, before Maritime scored six goals in the second period to hold an 8-6 halftime lead.
Farmingdale came out after the break with two straight goals from Maxwell in the first two minutes, tying the game at 8-8. Sophomore midfielder Michael Hanratty (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park) scored at 10:49 to put Maritime ahead 9-8, but Maxwell scored the next two goals to give Farmingdale the advantage, 10-9. Stroessenreuther scored his second of the day with 3:52 left in the third period, putting the Rams on top 11-9. Sophomore attack Alex Korb (Islip, N.Y./Islip) and junior midfielder Stephen Doherty (Yorktown, N.Y./Lakeland) connected twice for the Privateers before the end of the third to make the score 11-11.
In the fourth, freshman attack Erick Thomson (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park) scored on a pass from freshman midfielder Joe Nacarlo (West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon), followed by a goal from freshman attack Bill McGarvey (Sayville, N.Y./Sayville), giving the Rams the lead, 13-11.
Korb netted Maritime's final goal with 5:36 left to play and Maxwell tallied his final goal of the day as the Rams held on for the victory.
Privateer junior goalkeeper Colin Gallagher (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill) made 13 saves over the first 44 minutes of play.
Farmingdale's Thomson tied a school record with eight assists today. Freshman defender Chris JapNgie (Massapequa, N.Y./Holy Trinity) led the team with four caused turnovers and freshman defender Bobby Lazos (Bellmore, N.Y./Holy Trinity) caused three turnovers.
Farmingdale State will host Centenary College on Wednesday, April 22nd at 4:00 p.m.