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February 25, 2011
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Before I begin with an extensive look at the Democratic Party with its ties and allegiance to George Soros, let me quickly point out that this is not the same party in which John F. Kennedy was a part. It does not have the same ideological precepts as did Harry Truman. In fact, this political party has evolved into it current Secular-Progressive far-left socialist leanings since the 2004 presidential elections. This is the party owned by and paid for by the many George Soros organizations. It was George Soros' MoveOn.org organization which proudly proclaimed in November of 2004, "It's [the Democratic Party] our party, we bought it, we own it."
The Democratic Party is presently one of the two major political parties in the United States. On the right-left political spectrum, it currently is to the left of the larger Republican Party, and well to the left of the Democratic Party of Harry Truman and John F. Kennedy. The words "Democracy" and "Democratic" come from the Greek roots demos, "the people" and kratein, "to rule."
A little history of the party is necessary in order to see how it feel into the hands of the most powerful man in the world.
The Democratic Party traces its ancestry to the original Republican Party (initially known as the "Democratic-Republican Party") founded in 1794 by Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809). The Democratic Party started to assume its modern form during the War of 1812. By the 1820s John Adams' son, President John Quincy Adams, had become a Democrat. He was opposed by Tennessee Democratic-Republican President Andrew Jackson (1829-37), whose anti-National Bank faction became the core of the Democratic Party. From the mid-1830s until the Civil War, Democrats formed America's majority party. Meanwhile the Federalist Party disintegrated, replaced as America's opposition party from 1833 until 1856 by the new party co-founded by Adams, the Whigs, dedicated to high tariffs and protectionism. Democratic President James Polk led the U.S. into and through the Mexican-American War that added today's Southwestern states to America's map.
In 1856 the new Republican Party mobilized around opposition to slavery and ran its first presidential candidate, California U.S. Senator John C. Fremont. Four years later, owing to a party schism that put two rival Democrats on the ballot, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected President by a plurality and led the Union during the Civil War.
Republicans won most of the presidential elections between 1864 and 1912, when a schism between President William Howard Taft and former progressive Republican President Theodore Roosevelt split the Republican vote and led to the election and re-election of Democrat Woodrow Wilson. Republicans returned to power following World War I, but during the Great Depression, beginning in 1932, were beaten in four elections by Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), who built his New Deal coalition of liberals and Southern segregationists. In the "solid South," Democrats for generations grew up in one-party states whose voters would "rather vote for a yellow dog" than any candidate of the party of Lincoln.
Norman Thomas, the six-time Socialist Party candidate for U.S. President, said the following in a 1944 speech:
"The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism,' they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened.... I no longer need to run as a Presidential Candidate for the Socialist Party. The Democratic Party has adopted our platform."
FDR died in office in 1945 and was succeeded by his Vice President Harry Truman (1945-53), who won election on his own in 1948.
In 1960, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy (1961-63) was elected President in a close vote decided by Texas and Illinois, where historians agree that Democratic ballot fraud was extensive. Kennedy sent the first 16,000 armed U.S. troops into South Vietnam, something his predecessor Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower had refused to do.
In a January 2010 Wall Street Journal article titled "The Fall of The House of Kennedy," Daniel Henninger pointed out what had been a watershed moment for the Democratic Party 48 years earlier:
"In 1962, President John F. Kennedy planted the seeds that grew the modern Democratic Party. That year, JFK signed executive order 10988 allowing the unionization of the federal work force. This changed everything in the American political system. Kennedy's order swung open the door for the inexorable rise of a unionized public work force in many states and cities.
"This in turn led to the fantastic growth in membership of the public employee unions—The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the teachers' National Education Association.
"They broke the public's bank. More than that, they entrenched a system of taking money from members' dues and spending it on political campaigns. Over time, this transformed the Democratic Party into a public-sector dependency.
"They became different than the party of FDR, Truman, Meany and Reuther. That party was allied with the fading industrial unions, which in turn were tethered to a real world of profit and loss.
"The states in the North and on the coasts turned blue because blue is the color of the public-sector unions. This tax-and-spend milieu became the training ground for their politicians."
Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas in 1963 and was succeeded by his Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-69). Johnson signed landmark civil rights legislation, passed in Congress with a higher percentage of Republican than Democratic votes. Johnson also launched a massive expansion of FDR's New Deal welfare state that Johnson called the Great Society, which by 2000 would have earmarked an aggregate total of more than $7 trillion to social welfare programs. In addition, Johnson greatly expanded JFK's war in Vietnam and military conscription.
Johnson's pro-war Vice President Hubert Humphrey, a Minnesota liberal, was defeated in 1968 by Richard Nixon.
The 1960s were the heyday of the radical, anti-American movement known as the New Left. By the early 1970s, however, the New Left had spent its political capital and was a dying movement. But its adherents remained committed to the cause, altering their tactics so as to work within the political and social system in a manner the New Left had previously chosen not to do. These latter-day leftists incorporated the tactics of Saul Alinsky, seeking to change society by first infiltrating its major institutions – the schools, the media, the churches, the entertainment industry, the labor unions, and the three branches of government – and then implementing policies from those positions of power.
Most notably, the ex-New Leftists found a home in the Democratic Party. By 1972, they had seized control of the party, as evidenced by the nomination of George McGovern as the Democratic presidential candidate on an antiwar platform that cast America's military involvement in Southeast Asia as an immoral, imperialistic venture. Though McGovern lost 49 of the 50 states in the 1972 election, he and the anti-war radicals who flocked to his campaign moved the Democratic Party dramatically to the left. By way of its political ascendancy within the Democratic Party, the New Left, in a political sense, effectively killed off the classical centrist liberals who had vigorously opposed Communist totalitarianism. After accomplishing this parricide, the New Left occupied the corpse of authentic liberalism (i.e., the Democratic Party) and appropriated the name, "liberalism."
A June 1972 break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate complex by operatives connected to the Nixon White House led to a scandal upon which the Democrats capitalized, eventually forcing Nixon's resignation. Eight of the eleven special prosecutors who toppled Nixon were members of the Kennedy brothers' inner circle and had served on their staffs. Senator Ted Kennedy was the Chair of the Judiciary Committee that prosecuted Nixon, who resigned in 1974 to avoid formal impeachment by the Democrat-controlled House. Nixon's appointed successor, Vice President Gerald Ford, was defeated in the 1976 presidential election by Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter (1977-81).
During Carter's single-term presidency, inflation soared to double-digit levels. Carter withdrew American support from the Shah of Iran (whose government had given rights to women and was a U.S. ally) on the grounds that he was a human rights violator. Carter's destabilization of the Shah's regime led in 1979 to the theocratic and radical Islamist regime of Ayatollah Khomeini. The Carter-induced toppling of the Shah also precipitated the Soviet invasion of adjacent Afghanistan that same year, which empowered Osama bin Laden, the Islamist leader of the anti-Soviet guerrilla group al Qaeda.
In 1980 American voters ejected President Carter and elected Republican Ronald Reagan, who served two terms. Reagan had been a passionate New Deal Democrat. Explaining his disenchantment with the Democratic Party's gradual evolution into a leftist entity, Reagan said, "I didn't leave the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party left me." He was succeeded in the White House by his Vice President George H.W. Bush.
In 1992 President Bush was defeated by Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, who promised to "end welfare as we know it" and called himself a "New Democrat." Upon taking office, Clinton immediately forced into law the largest tax increase in American history, and made it retroactive. Clinton also attempted to force socialized medicine into law -- a move that, had it been successful, would have nationalized fully one-seventh of the American economy. Even the restored Democratic majority in Congress balked at this plan and refused to pass it.
In 1994 the voters swept Democrats out of power in both the House and Senate. In 1996 Clinton was reelected with less than 50 percent of all votes cast. His second term was hobbled by scandal and perjury that made him the first elected President in American history to be impeached by the House of Representatives.
As the Democratic candidate for President in 2000, Clinton's Vice President Al Gore lost to Republican George W. Bush. Democrats for 18 months reclaimed control of the U.S. Senate, then lost it again in the 2002 election.
During Bush's first term, Democratic Party politicians demanded that he enact Campaign Finance Reform, ostensibly to reduce the influence of wealthy contributors to political candidates. But the Democrats included in the legislation a tiny provision for so-called "527" organizations that would allow ultra-wealthy radicals such as their ally George Soros to contribute unlimited sums of money to the parties and candidates of their choice. The leaders of one of these "Shadow Party" organizations, MoveOn.org, jointly said of the Democratic Party following the 2004 election (in which Democrat John Kerry lost by three million votes to George W. Bush): "Now it's our Party: we bought it, we own it…."
In February 2005 the party's ruling Democratic National Committee (DNC) selected as its new Chairman former Vermont Governor and failed 2004 Presidential primary candidate Howard Dean.
In the midterm elections of 2006, Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. In 2008 they increased their majorities in both houses of Congress. Also in 2008, they took control of the White House when Barack Obama was elected President.
Today's ruling Democratic Party faction, whose members include the so-called "Shadow Party" and its constituent elements, call themselves "progressive Democrats." These Democrats themselves have a leftwing faction in the House of Representatives which is formally organized into the Progressive Caucus.
Other Democratic Party factions include the following:
Southern Democrats by seniority used to chair most House and Senate committees, thereby wielding even more power than their numbers indicated. All were white during the past era of Democratic dominance, owing to Democrat success in suppressing African-American voting rights in segregated states, and most tended to be strong supporters of military spending. In the modern South, however, a majority of white voters have become conservative Republicans, and Democratic politicians are increasingly African-American and politically far to the left.
New Democrats are centrists associated with the Democratic Leadership Council. The best known of these is Bill Clinton. Others would include Senators Joseph Lieberman and Evan Bayh. President Clinton supported the death penalty, signed legislation that ended welfare as an entitlement, and signed into law the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) favored by business. New Democrats believe that the future survival and success of the Democratic Party depends on its being perceived as returning from the left to the political center.
Additional Democratic factions orbit specific special interest groups such as organized labor and the Congressional Black Caucus. These auxiliaries usually work in concert with the Progressive Caucus.
On December 8, 2009, former DNC Chairman Howard Dean said that "cooperation" between European socialists and the Democratic Party had "intensified significantly" over the preceding several years and involved "regular contact" at "Congress, Senate, party and foundation levels." He added that "efforts have been remarkable from both sides."
Democrats and the War on Terror:
As American soldiers encountered a fanatical Islamic enemy on the battlefields of Iraq beginning in 2003, prominent Democrats condemned President Bush as a deceiver who led them to war through "lies;" as a destroyer of American liberties; as a desecrator of the Constitution; as a usurper who stole his high office; as the architect of an "unnecessary war;" as a "fraud;" as a leader who "betrayed us;" and as a president who cynically sent the flower of American youth to die in foreign lands in order to enrich himself and his friends.
These charges were made not by fringe elements of the political spectrum, but by national leaders of the Democratic Party, including a former president, a former vice president and presidential candidate, and three members of the United States Senate (among them a one-time presidential candidate). These attacks occurred not after years of fighting in Iraq, when some might regard the result as a "quagmire," but during the first months of the conflict, when the fighting had barely begun. They were made not over a war that was forced on Americans, or surreptitiously launched without their consent, but a war authorized by both political parties. They were directed not merely at its conduct, but at the rationale of the war itself—in other words, at the very justice of the American cause.
Although they voted for the bill to authorize the war, leaders of the Democratic Party, such as Senator Hillary Clinton, turned around after it was in progress and claimed that it was "George Bush's war," not theirs. They argued that Bush alone had decided to remove Saddam Hussein, when in fact it was a Democratic president, Bill Clinton, who had made regime change the policy of the United States.
Four years before Bush ordered American troops into Iraq, Clinton had asked Congress to pass an "Iraq Liberation Act," which specifically called for regime change by force. To emphasize the seriousness with which he regarded the threat that Saddam posed, Clinton ordered the American military to fire more than four hundred cruise missiles into Iraq. The Iraq Liberation Act authorized American aid for any insurgent group that was ready to overthrow the regime. It was ratified by both political parties—Democrats and Republicans—with barely a dissenting vote.
In late 2002, when President Bush asked Congress to authorize the use of force to drive Saddam from power, a Democratic majority in the Senate supported his request. When American forces entered Iraq on March 19, 2003, a large majority of the Democratic leadership, including the former president, his secretaries of state and defense, and his entire national security team, supported the invasion. When the Iraqi regime was overthrown three weeks later, the Democratic leadership joined in the celebration, although some dissenters, such as Representative Nancy Pelosi, were already complaining that it cost too much.
But by mid-2003, many leading Democrats were contending that the war was "unnecessary" because Iraq posed "no threat." They maintained that because the war in Iraq was a war of "choice," it was therefore immoral.
Above all, they claimed the president had manipulated intelligence about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, and thus the premise of the war. But copies of the National Intelligence Estimate on which the president's decision was based were provided to every Democratic senator who voted for or against it. The findings were confirmed by government intelligence agencies around the world, including those of France, Britain, Russia, and Jordan. In other words, President Bush could not have manipulated the intelligence on which the vote was based and the war was actually authorized.
In attempting to make the war in Iraq a sinister plot of the Bush administration, Democrats claimed that it was a distraction from the war with the Islamic terrorists who had attacked America. "The issue is the war they got us into," Nancy Pelosi told 60 Minutes just before she became Speaker of the House. "If the president wants to say the war in Iraq is part of the war on terror, he's not right."
60 Minutes: Do you not think that the war in Iraq now, today, is the war on terror?
Pelosi: No. The war on terror is the war in Afghanistan.60 Minutes: But you don't think that the terrorists have moved into Iraq now?
Pelosi: They have. The jihadists in Iraq. But that doesn't mean we stay there. They'll stay there as long as we're there.60 Minutes: You mean if we leave Iraq, the terrorists will leave?
Pelosi: Yes.
It was July 2003, only four months after American forces had entered Iraq, when the Democratic Party launched its first all-out attack on the president's credibility and the morality of the war. The opening salvos were reported in a New York Times article: "Democratic presidential candidates offered a near-unified assault today on President Bush's credibility in his handling of the Iraq War, signaling a shift in the political winds by aggressively invoking arguments most had shunned since the fall of Baghdad."
While American forces battled al-Qaeda and Ba'athist insurgents in the Iraqi capital, the Democratic National Committee released a television ad that focused not on winning those battles, but on the very legitimacy of the war. The theme of the ad was "Read His Lips: President Bush Deceives the American People." The alleged deception was sixteen words that had been included in the State of the Union address he delivered on the eve of the conflict.
These words summarized a British intelligence report claiming that Iraq had attempted to acquire fissionable uranium in the African state of Niger, thus indicating Saddam's (well-known) intentions to develop nuclear weapons. The report was subsequently confirmed by a bipartisan Senate committee and a British investigative commission, but not until many months had passed and the Democratic attacks had taken their toll. On the surface, the attacks were directed at the president's credibility for repeating the British claim. But their clear implication was to question the decision to go to war—in other words, to cast doubt on the credibility of the American cause. If Saddam had not sought fissionable uranium in Niger, it was suggested, then the White House had lied in describing Saddam as a threat.
In the midst of a war, and in the face of a determined terrorist resistance in Iraq, Democrats had launched an attack on America's presence on the field of battle. This separated their assault from the normal criticism of war policies. Senator John Edwards, then a candidate for the Democrats' 2004 presidential nomination, had voted to authorize the war and was still claiming to support it. In an interview with the New York Times, he identified the significance of the Democrats' attack: "The most important attribute that any president has is his credibility—his credibility with the American people, with its allies and with the world." But even as Edwards said this, he joined the Democrats' attack, publicly insinuating that the president was a liar who had deceived the American people on the gravest issue imaginable. "When the president's own statements are called into question," Edwards explained to the reporter, "it's a very serious matter."
General Ion Mihai Pacepa was the highest-ranking intelligence official ever to defect from the Soviet bloc during the Cold War. In a commentary about the attacks on President Bush during the war in Iraq, Pacepa recalled: "Sowing the seeds of anti-Americanism by discrediting the American president was one of the main tasks of the Soviet-bloc intelligence community during the years I worked at its top levels." No president can marshal his nation's resources if his people distrust him or don't believe in their own cause. To attack a president's credibility in the middle of a war, over a matter as ambiguous as a sixteen-word summary of an allied intelligence report, is an attempt to undermine the war itself.
During the Vietnam War, General Pacepa wrote, Soviet intelligence "spread vitriolic stories around the world, pretending that America's presidents sent Genghis Khan-style barbarian soldiers to Vietnam who raped at random, taped electrical wires to human genitals, cut off limbs, blew up bodies and razed entire villages. Those weren't facts. They were our tales, but ... as Yuri Andropov, who conceived this dezinformatsiya war against the U.S., used to tell me, people are more willing to believe smut than holiness."
Nor did this Soviet campaign to discredit the United States stop with Vietnam. As Pacepa explains: "The final goal of our anti-American offensive was to discourage the United States from protecting the world against communist terrorism and expansion. Sadly, we succeeded. After U.S. forces precipitously pulled out of Vietnam, the victorious communists massacred some two million people in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Another million tried to escape, but many died in the attempt. This tragedy also created a credibility gap between America and the rest of the world, damaged the cohesion of American foreign policy, and poisoned domestic debate in the United States."
Dissent is a cherished and justly protected right in a democracy. But it is also a privilege. The right to dissent exists only on condition that the government that guarantees it is able to defend itself against enemies who would destroy it. No bulwark has been more durable or more important to the stability and survival of America's democratic order than the solidarity of its leaders in wartime. A president under relentless attack from the domestic opposition has less political space for flexible response. The more severe the attacks, the more limited his room for political maneuver. If the Bush administration was slow to admit error in the Iraq War, or to take corrective measures on the field of battle, the unrestrained attacks on its integrity and motives were undoubtedly a significant factor.
The reckless criticism by opponents of the war also buoyed enemy morale.
Democrats offered an explanation for their defection from a war they originally supported: the president was to blame. But this is a claim that will not stand up to even the most cursory inspection. Between the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, which the Democrats supported, and their attacks on the legitimacy of the war, which began in June, three months later, no event transpired on the battlefield and no change took place in the administration's war policy that would explain their defection. What changed was the internal politics of the Democratic Party, and this was a direct result of the antiwar campaign organized by the Left.
By coincidence, the buildup to the war took place during the early stages of a presidential-primary campaign, in the winter and spring of 2003. By June, the candidacy of an obscure Vermont governor named Howard Dean, a veteran of the anti-Vietnam Left, had gathered such momentum that he appeared to have become the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. It was this political fact that precipitated an about-face on the war by more prominent Democrats, such as John Kerry and John Edwards, who eventually captured the party's nominations. It was the antiwar radicals in the Dean campaign, not any events on the ground in Iraq, that produced the change in the position of leading Democrats and eventually of the Democratic Party as a whole. It was the political force of the antiwar movement, rather than any fact about the war, that explains the change.
Democrats believe that the War on Terror began as a blunder committed by the Bush administration, even an invention of the Bush administration, rather than an actual war that was declared on America by Osama bin Laden and the global forces of Islamofascism. This was the point of the celebrated statement candidate John Edwards made in 2007, during the presidential primary campaign: "The war on terror is a slogan designed only for politics," Edwards claimed. "It is not a strategy to make America safe. It's a bumper sticker, not a plan." And further: "We need a post-Bush, post-9-11, post-Iraq military that is mission-focused on protecting Americans from 21st century threats, not misused for discredited ideological purposes. By framing this as a war, we have walked right into the trap the terrorists have set—that we are engaged in some kind of clash of civilizations and a war on Islam."
The same point had been made by the billionaire Democrat financier George Soros a year earlier. In a Wall Street Journal article, he explained that the War on Terror was "a misleading figure of speech [which] applied literally has unleashed a real war fought on several fronts—Iraq, Gaza, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Somalia—a war that has killed thousands of innocent civilians and enraged millions around the world . . . [W]e can escape it only if we Americans repudiate the war on terror as a false metaphor."
In this view, George Bush and America were responsible for the war that radical Islam had launched against the United States.
Democrats and Socialism:
In April 2010, the official website of the Social Democrats USA (SDUSA) revealed that organization's ties to the Democratic Party. Describing itself as a "Party Within a Party," SDUSA stated the following:
"The Social Democrats, USA kept the name Socialist Party for our political arm because we are the party of Eugene Debs, Mother Jones, Helen Keller, Carl Sandburg, Norman Thomas, A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, and thousands of people who worked to build the civil rights and trade union movements in this country. Many good folks gave their lives in these movements.
"The Socialist Party, USA, in 1956, chose to stop running candidates of its own, except on rare occasion. During the 1960's, we began to work in the Democratic Party. This is where our allies in the civil rights and trade union movement worked and continue to work politically. We are proud of what we helped accomplish within the Democratic Party, particularly the civil rights legislation and anti-poverty programs of the the 1960's. The struggle continues....
"Our movement has been involved in the left wing of the Democratic Party since 1947. Socialist Party members helped found Americans for Democratic Action. ADA is this country's premiere "anti-Communist, liberal" organization. We are proud of our long relationships with Eleanor Roosevelt, Hubert Humphrey, and others. We look forward to forging a good working relationship with our fellow pro-labor, anti-totalitarian, left Democrats."
Late in 2010, Communist Party USA member C.J. Atkins called for his comrades to drop their "communist" label, so that they could work more effectively inside the Democratic Party. Soon thereafter, Joe Sims, co-editor of the CPUSA publication Peoples World, acknowledged not only that collaboration with the the Democrats "will be an area of engagement for those wanting to make a difference," but also that communists might someday be able to "capture" the Democratic Party entirely. Sims warned, however, against dissolving the CPUSA entirely into the Democratic Party. Rather, he advised his organization to remain a separate entity, working both inside and outside the Democratic Party as circumstances required.
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The cozy gated and lushly landscaped community of Magnolia Park in Windermere features award winning 4 and 5 bedroom homes, many with bonus rooms above the garage. Magnolia Park of Windermere consists of 32 estate homes ranging from 2,500 to over 5,00 square feet situated on oversized on oversized home sites with a minimum of ½ acre of land. Magnolia Park residents enjoy an array of shopping and dinning options with convenient proximity to the Summerport Village shopping plaza and Winter Garden Village at Fowler Grove.
Windermere, FL
4 Bed, 4 Bath, 3227 Sqft, 0.64 Acres
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Bridgewater Middle School: Grades 6th - 8th Distance: 5 miles
West Orange High School: Grades 9th - 12th Distance: 5 miles
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Restaurant Row - Distance: 9 miles
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From IT procurement to start-up consulting
Friday, April 20, 2018
As an independent consultant, Kim van der Hoek helps young companies make corporate deals. By guiding start-up leaders in how to negotiate and build authentic business relationships, she facilitates sustainable collaboration and growth.
What made you decide to become an entrepreneur?
I worked in IT procurement for 10 years, mostly within KPN and other large companies. Towards the end, I worked primarily with innovation and tech companies. I began to realise that the start-ups I worked with lacked the skills and experience to negotiate with more established companies. They would ask me for guidance: How does this work? What is the negotiations process like? What should I expect? What are the do's and don'ts?
In the end, I found myself negotiating side-by-side with these start-ups, and I really enjoyed it. That's when I decided to quit my job and start training tech companies in the art of making deals.
How do you use your insights and experience to help start-up leaders get ahead?
There's quite a lot of hype around start-ups. They receive a lot of attention from investors through incubator and accelerator programmes. However, when I ask start-up leaders if they've had any training in how to create sustainable deals, the answer is always no. In fact, when I mention that I provide this training, everybody wants to work with me because nobody else offers it to them.
Most of these start-up leaders are young people. They have maybe two or three years of work experience, and they generally have no idea how large companies work. I know there is a niche for what I do in this area.
I always say that if you don't understand relationships, then you don't understand business. I don't believe in the old school way of doing business, in which negotiations focus on winners, losers and price tags. I believe that authentic business relationships and mutual trust are the foundation of sustainable partnerships. With these as a starting point, both parties can achieve much more.
How is your life as an entrepreneur different from your life as an employee?
I don't have a 9-to-5 job, and I don't want one anymore. I like the flexibility of having my own company. I'm able to spend my free time doing things for myself, such as sports or networking, and I have time to spend with the people who are important to me, like my family and friends. I don't like to be in offices all day, where my output and value are measured in the number of hours I sit behind a desk. I like to be more efficient with my time. Now, I have four client companies. Although I try to set a schedule, it's often impossible because everyone has such different schedules. I need to be very flexible. Some people might get stressed by this, but I thrive on it.
What needs to be done to address the gender imbalance within STEM fields?
I have two stepchildren, a 10-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl. We are already teaching them to program. The girl started at age six, and she enjoys it more than her brother does. However, I think this is an exception: most young girls are not encouraged to explore programming in a fun way. Programming, gaming and hacking are all presented in ways that appeal to boys rather than girls.
More needs to be done, especially at the middle school level, to teach children that programming is for everyone. It's a public relations issue, really. We need to change perceptions and show young girls that programming is a woman's world too. We do this by showing them the many opportunities within technology and by providing strong role models.
What should young women think about as they begin their careers?
It's important to have an awareness of the different kinds of companies and jobs there are out there. Each type of organisation has a unique company culture and offers a unique set of opportunities. For example, working for corporate institutions like banks or big telecoms will offer insight into how large companies make decisions.
Consulting roles will give you the chance to look inside a lot of companies. Governmental organisations will have a completely different company culture, as will tech start-ups. It's important to keep this in mind as you figure out what suits you.


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Currently Reading: Still on Lisa Troy's The Art of Losing. I've made it to Ch. 25, and with fifty pages left, I hope I'm correct about a certain character! I love the humor in this book, and I think I already called it a Recommended Read. If not, I just did! I also received word that last week, I won Dakota Rebel's A Wolf in Men's Clothing over at the RP blog:) I'm looking forward to it; this means I'll get to read two Dakota books this month!!!
Over the weekend, a fellow author emailed me with a question. I wasn't sure about the answer, since I'm still a relative newbie to this biz, so with her permission, I'm throwing this out for expert opinion:
Can an initial 'good guy' hero become the 'bad guy' in a story and vice versa? My gut reaction was 'yes'; it's a plot twist which would certainly create a fresh take on the HEA, and not be so predictable.
I consulted my SIL, who liked the idea. But what's YOUR take? Will a publisher accept a romance in which the heroine ends up with Mr. Unexpected? Or does it just depend on the manner in which it is written?
In other news, I'm back in Indianapolis for the next three days. J is hopefully being released today, and I'm headed to the hospital as soon as I get my internet work finished. So everyone have a good day!


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Royal Dar Es Salam (Blue) - Morocco
Avenue Mohammed VI km 9,
- +212 537 755 864
8 miles S of Rabat city centre
Hicham Berdai
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Robert Trent Jones Snr is sometimes credited in publicity articles with creating yet another "golfing masterpiece" but in this instance at least, we think this description is actually appropriate for the fantastic 45-hole golfing playground he crafted at Royal Dar Es Salam Golf Club for King Hassan II of Morocco back in the late 1960s.
Such was the size of the wooded landscape that the old master had to work with to the south of Rabat, he was able to fashion two wonderful 18-hole championship layouts (the Red and Blue) and a short 9-hole course (the Green) for the late monarch's golfing pleasure.
The Red course is acknowledged as one of the finest in the world (with its signature par three 9th regarded as one of Trent Jones's best short holes) so it's fair to say the Blue course is somewhat overshadowed by its better known sibling, even though it's a mightily impressive track in its own right.
Extending to just over 6,800 yards from the back markers and playing to a par of 72, the Blue course boasts a sparkling set of par threes (at holes 4, 8, 12 and 15) and a smattering of water-protected holes (at 7, 8 and 11 to 13). The long par five 6th and 450-yard par four 11th are the toughest holes on the front and back nine and their respective degree of difficulty is reflected in the low stroke index number assigned to each hole on the scorecard.The tree-lined fairways of the Blue course at Dar Es Salam hosted the Lalla Meryem Golf Cup between 1993 and 2008. There was no tournament held in 2009 before the event restarted the following year at Mohammedia then it moved on to Golf du Soleil in 2011 before taking up residence for four years at Golf de l'Ocean. In 2016, the competition returned to its spiritual golfing home on the Blue course at Royal Dar Es Salam, where Nuria Iturrioz claimed a six-stroke victory in only her second start as a professional.
Reviews for Royal Dar Es Salam (Blue)
It's not many (if any) venues that can accommodate separate ladies and gents international professional events at the same time but Royal Dar Es Salam has been doing just that for many years. Of course, it helps when you have a massive 1100-acre, 45-hole property that can easily accommodate the infrastructure necessary to run such a show. It's also a big bonus when the state authorities sponsor the two tournaments to the extent that they do in Morocco.
The Coupe Lalla Meryem for women has been held on the Blue layout since 1993, except for a short 6-year break when the event was played on the Atlantic coast in Mohammedia and Agadir. And just because the female professionals play on this layout, don't dismiss the Blue as a "ladies course" because it's far from that – in comparison to the Red layout, it's certainly shorter but it's also tighter, so accuracy off the tee is essential or you'll be playing out of thick rough fringing the fairways.
Hole 2, a severe right dogleg, has been modified recently to allow players to cut the corner and take on the pin with their second shot. The small lake at holes 11 and 12 has also been brought more into play so the course has certainly been toughened up. For me, the best hole on the card by far was the short par four 5th. A small pond cuts into the fairway on the right hand side to catch pushed tee shots before the hole then heads at a 45 degree angle to the left, up to a shallow green that's benched into a ridge. It's a lovely hole that demands accuracy all the way from tee to green, which is what the Blue course is really all about.
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Although average mortgage rates across the country continue to hover near all-time lows, borrowers in Texas currently face some of the highest in the country.However, this is a double-edged sword, as it is the result of having the strongest real estate market in the country, according to a report from Opera Solutions.?"It's striking to see how the state that has maintained the best LTVs throughout the crisis is also paying the highest weighted average coupon among major markets," said Opera's Mobiuss Market View vice president Bill Hunt.During the week ending October 11, the average rate from a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage edged higher to 3.39 percent, from 3.36 percent, according to a report from Freddie Mac. Meanwhile, 15-year FRMs hit 2.7 percent, a slight gain from the previous week.Prior to applying for a mortgage to purchase Houston real estate, borrowers should take some time to review their finances, paying extra attention to their credit score. This number can be a deciding factor when lenders set a consumer's individual interest rate. Real Estate News brought to you by 2M Realty, a true expert in the online real estate market.
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St. Patrick's Day Events in Palm Beach County
Posted by Ali Kane on Thursday, March 14th, 2019 at 1:47pm.
This Sunday March 17th is St. Patrick's Day. A day for the patron saint of Ireland and is celebrated with cultural and religious celebrations around the world. The holiday has evolved into a giant celebration filled with parades, music, dancing, special foods, drinking, shamrocks and a lot of green.
Here are some St. Patrick's Day events happening in Palm Beach County.
Delray Beach is hosting their annual St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival this Friday and Saturday, March 15th and 16th. Everyone is invited to show off their green and gather for a fun-filled event along Atlantic Avenue. The parade and festival is presented by the Delray Beach Firefighters and Paramedics Benevolent Fund. The Parade Pre-Party will begin this Friday, March 15th at 5 pm at the Delray Beach Tennis Center and there will be live music, food trucks, cold drinks, and a lot of shenanigans. The St. Paddy's Day Festival will start Saturday, the 16th at 10 am through 6 pm also at the Delray Beach Tennis Center. The parade will kick off at 2 pm and the day will include cold beer, music and entertainment, food, games, vendors, a kid's area and much more. Admission for both the Festival and Parade Pre-Parade is free. Click here for more information.
Downtown Abacoa in Jupiter is hosting their 3rd Annual St. Patrick's Day Block Party on Sunday, March 17th from 1 pm to 5 pm. Join your neighbors for a day of fun on Town Center Drive. There will be live music and entertainment, complimentary mini golf, face painting, rock climbing wall, kid's activities, and food and drink specials. Click here for more information. There will also be a Sprint Training baseball going on at the Roger Dean Stadium in downtown Abacoa. The Miami Marlins take on the St. Louis Cardinals at 1:05 pm. Click here for tickets.
Stuart is hosting its Shamrockfest 2019 at the Riverwalk Stage area this Saturday, March 16th from 3 pm to 9 pm. There will be live music all day by the Kindred Kilts, cold green beer, Irish whiskey bar, amazing food, a kid's zone, Irish Step-dancers, a costume contest and much more. Tickets are $8 dollars in advance and includes a free green beer or are $10 dollars at the door. Kids under 12 years old and under are free. Click here for more information.
St. Patrick's Day Parade in Lake Worth will be this Sunday, March 17th from 2 pm to 4 pm. Downtown Lake Worth will turn green for the 13th Annual St. Patrick's Day parade which benefits Wheels for Kids. Wheels for Kids is a organization that provides custom wheelchairs to children with special needs and will be donating a custom wheel chair to a child in need at the parade. The parade will start on Lake Avenue at 2 pm and the parade is free to attend. For more information, click here.
The Palm Beach Zoo is offering a special discount on admission on St. Patrick's Day. Those who arrive wearing all green will receive $5 dollars off your price of admission. The discount is one per person and cannot be combined with any other promotions. Click here for more information.
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SBU history newsletter
year 17, no. 2 2 October 2011
by Dr. Thomas j. Schaeper
In 1942 flash floods forced St. Bonaventure students and staff to create a makeshift barge in order to rescue the 150 pigs from the barns on campus. Flooding again visited the campus and caused serious damage in 1972. This photo comes from the university's archives and is reprinted in the newly-published book The Good Journey: 150 Years of History at St. Bonaventure University.
History Quiz. These questions, on old and new history, are taken from the History Channel and the New York Times.
1. Last week President Obama announced a new tax plan, which included a clause he called:
a) The Little Miss Muffet Rule
b) The Warren Buffett Rule
c) The Unlimited Dessert Buffet Rule
d) The Jimmy Buffett Rule
2. Starbucks is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a new line of merchandise. Among the items is an $85 T-shirt by designer Alexander Wang that makes you look like:
a) A human-size coffee bean
b) You spilled coffee on yourself
c) The type of person who spends nearly $100 on a T-shirt
d) A barista
3. A new bank opened last week in Florida, the first bank in the US to accept deposits of:
a) Fat from your liposuction procedure, to save for later use
b) Leftovers
c) Florida's own "Gator buxx" currency
d) Those really big novelty award checks
4. What did the famous gangster Al Capone make most of his money doing?
a) selling alcohol
b) selling cigarettes
c) robbing banks
d) blackmailing celebrities and politicians
5. In which city was the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in June 1914?
a) Zagreb
b) Sarajevo
c) Vienna
d) Berlin
6. Which Charles Dickens character still wears her wedding dress years after she was abandoned at the altar?
a) Little Nell
b) Miss Pross
c) Miss Havisham
d) Victoria Islington
7. Which American colony did not send a delegate to the first Continental Congress in 1774?
a) Massachusetts
b) New York
c) Georgia
d) Delaware
The final two questions are not history-related, but they will test your gray matter.
8. The clerk at the butcher shop is five feet ten inches tall and wears size 13 shoes. What does he weigh?
9. What word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly?
Scroll down to find the answers.
History Internships
Every year several students work for a semester or a summer as interns, both on and off campus. These internships bring three academic credits. Last spring several students worked in the Friedsam archives. One of the projects they completed was a web page on the history of the ROTC program on our campus. It can be found at http://web.sbu.edu/friedsam/archives/history/ROTC/rotc_index.htm. Anyone who is interested in an internship should consult with Dr. Phillip G. Payne for information.
History Faculty
Here is the second installment in a series introducing members of the History Department.
Dr. Maddalena Marinari
Dr. Marinari during a Visit to See Her Family in Italy
Dr. Marinari joined our department this semester. She was born near Naples in southern Italy. Her interest in American history brought her to this country, where she obtained a Ph.D. at the University of Kansas. While in Kansas she became a rabid fan of the Jayhawks basketball team, but she promises to try to switch her allegiance to the Bonnies. She specializes in twentieth-century US history, especially immigration. Needless to say, the study of Italian immigrants is a particular favorite of hers. She offers courses in a wide range of other topics also. Prior to arriving on our campus she taught at American University in Washington, DC. She has already written several articles and is working on a book entitled Liberty, Restriction, and the Remaking of Italians and Eastern European Jews. Italians are renowned for their love of strong black coffee. Dr. Marinari confesses that she did not become a coffee drinker until she arrived in the US. Italians are also famous for taking their holidays at the seashore in Italy or elsewhere in the Mediterranean. Dr. Marinari, however, did not learn to swim until recently. Swimming won't be so important now that she is at St. Bonaventure. Perhaps some students can teach her to ski this coming winter.
Dr. Schaeper joined the Bona faculty in 1979 after obtaining his Ph.D. at Ohio State University. He specializes in European history and offers courses on a variety of topics covering several centuries. In the spring of 2011 Yale University Press published his sixth book, Edward Bancroft: Scientist, Author, Spy. Bancroft was well known in the late eighteenth century as a British-American chemist, physician, and novelist. Nowadays he is most famous because he spied for the British in France during the American Revolution. During this past summer the book received favorable reviews in a variety of national publications. One reviewer called it "a perfect biography." (No, Dr. Schaeper did not have to pay the reviewer to write that!) Though Dr. Schaeper is primarily a Europeanist, he has begun work on a new book that will concern America's Founding Fathers. He loves doing research in cities like Paris and London, but he is also perfectly content riding his horses in the beautiful hills near his home. He and his wife Gaye live in Ischua, along with four horses, five cats, and a dozen dogs.
Quiz Answers
1. b. The Warren Buffett Rule, that no billionaire should pay taxes at a lower rate than his or her secretary. Super-rich investor Warren Buffett recently announced that his tax rate is lower than those of people who work in his office, and he said the rich should pay more in taxes.
2. b or c. Wang's new Starbucks T-shirt features a brown design made to look like spilled coffee. While $85 sounds like a lot for a T-shirt, you did just spend $9 for a cup of coffee.
3. a. The Liquid Gold Center can keep the fat you have removed from your hips during liposuction until you need it injected into your lips.
4. a
5. b
6. c
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Commencement Day FAQs
What time do the quad entrances open?
All entrances to the quad will open at 6 a.m. You must have a Commencement ticket or Wake Forest ID to enter the quad.
Bags check information
As part of Wake Forest's security measures for Commencement weekend events, all bags brought into Baccalaureate, hooding ceremonies, and Commencement will be checked.
The bag checks are intended to enhance the University's comprehensive efforts to ensure a safe and secure setting for Commencement weekend activities. The practice of checking bags at such events is being introduced at an increasing number of colleges and universities nationwide.
Wake Forest is encouraging guests not to bring a bag, if possible, to Baccalaureate, the hooding ceremonies, and Commencement. Anyone bringing any kind of bag will have their bag checked before entering the venues for those events.
During Commencement weekend, the bag checks will begin on Saturday, May 18, at hooding ceremonies in Wait Chapel. Bags will be checked outside Wait Chapel's entrance.
Bag checks outside Wait Chapel's entrance will continue on Sunday, May 17, for the 9 a.m. Baccalaureate service and the hooding ceremonies that take place later in the day.
On Monday, May 19, bag checks will be conducted at all entrances to Hearn Plaza. The checks will begin at 6 a.m. Commencement is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
Such checks during Commencement weekend will assist the University in preventing numerous prohibited items from being brought to the Baccalaureate, hooding ceremonies, and Commencement. Prohibited items include tripods, noisemakers, alcohol, pocket knives and other weapons of any kind. The list also includes signs on sticks, suitcases and pets.
Bag checks will be conducted at LJVM Coliseum if the University were to implement the Commencement rain plan and move commencement on Monday to the coliseum.
Please factor in time for bag checks as you make plans to travel to campus for Commencement weekend events.
When and where is the Commencement breakfast?
The Commencement Breakfast is 6:30 – 8:30 a.m. in Reynolda Hall Cafeteria. Breakfast tickets for graduates and guests must be purchased in advance. Preview the Commencement Breakfast Buffet menu here.
Aside from the breakfast in Reynolda Hall Cafeteria, will there be food and drinks available on Hearn Plaza on Commencement morning?
A variety of food and beverages will be available for purchase on Hearn Plaza, and coffee and tea will be sold in the Bookstore.
Where do graduating students line up for the processional?
Printed assembly instructions are distributed at the Grad Fair in March and at ticket pickup during Commencement Weekend. Graduates should assemble in cap and gown no later than 8:00 a.m. with the appropriate degree group.
Does the University make accommodations for guests with disabilities?
Yes. A Special Needs parking lot will be available off Long Drive. Wheelchair accessible shuttles will run continuously from the Special Needs lot to Hearn Plaza for those guests and their families. A Special Needs parking pass can be requested at ticket pickup. To receive the pass, the parent or graduate will need to exchange one of the two general parking passes already included in the ticket order for one Special Needs pass. A form will need to be signed indicating that the pass has been provided to the parent or graduate. A Special Needs seating area for Commencement will be located in front of Zick's near the crosswalk that bisects Hearn Plaza. Because seating is limited in the Special Needs section, we ask that only one other guest sit with the Special Needs guest. More information.
Where am I allowed to park on campus on Commencement Day?
On-campus parking will be limited; every car (including students' cars) must have a parking pass to enter campus on Monday morning. Additional free parking will be available at Bridger Field House. No pass is needed and shuttles run continuously to and from campus beginning at 6:00 a.m. Either a Commencement ticket or a Wake Forest ID is required to ride the shuttle.
What happens if it rains?
Severe weather plan information.
How long is the Commencement ceremony?
Commencement exercises last approximately two hours and forty-five minutes.
How many people are expected on Hearn Plaza for graduation?
Typically, 13,000 to 15,000 attend the exercises.
Will a DVD of Commencement be available?
Yes. A two-disc DVD of the entire Graduation ceremony can be purchased in advance using the online ticket registration page. You can order the DVD set after online registration closes by contacting Epic Video directly at 336.924.8778 or email@example.com. There will also be a live webcast beginning at 8:45 a.m. Monday, May 19.
Will there be a professional photographing graduates on stage?
A professional will photograph each graduate of the School of Arts and Sciences as he or she crosses the stage during commencement. More information.
Can guests bring cameras?
Yes, but for their own safety and for the courtesy of others, guests may not take photos from the platform. The use of a personal handheld video camera will be allowed only if it does not obstruct the view of other guests. More information.
Is there space for private receptions during Commencement Weekend?
Rooms for private events are available at Graylyn International Conference Center (www.graylyn.com or 336.758.2600) and at area hotels.


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CIA helping small businesses with insurance exchanges
Richard Lawson
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013
On average, small businesses pay about 18 percent higher premiums for health insurance than larger companies, according to the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation that promotes a high performing healthcare system. The National Federation of Independent of Business has noted that while the cost is higher, the benefits aren't even as generous as with larger firms.
Because of rising costs, many small businesses have stopped offering health insurance to their employees or have raised deductibles, co-pays and out-of-pocket expenses to offset the higher price.
Later this year, government-operated Health Insurance Marketplaces, also known as exchanges, will begin enrollment. Through exchanges, small businesses are supposed to have access to more affordable plans.
But there's still a question of whether or not it will help small businesses with the overall cost of offering employees health insurance. Instead of going to the exchanges for health insurance, small businesses may choose to share costs with employees on other benefits and let the employees get their own health insurance through the exchanges.
"Businesses could turn to providing customized group supplemental benefit plans specifically tailored to meet each employer's or employee's needs," said Eric Matheson, broker with Cumberland Insurance Agency's Group Benefits Division. "They could share costs with employees on many different benefits options that will still provide a competitive benefits package for their employees and the best part is that every employee qualifies."
Cumberland Insurance Agency recently took a major step in that direction by adding new products to their group benefits division that now includes voluntary life, short and long term disability, critical illness and accident plans that are geared toward small and large businesses.
The insurance agency has partnered with some leaders in the employee benefits industry that will allow them to write "guaranteed-issue" policies for businesses with as few as two employees, regardless of the past or current health conditions of the employee. Matheson said he believes Cumberland Insurance Agency is the only firm offering this type of benefits package in the Upper Cumberland region.
Only time will tell how the government insurance exchanges shake out for small businesses. Many industry experts don't have a lot of confidence that the exchanges will lower health insurance costs enough to convince businesses to take advantage of the exchange plans and tax credits.
Matheson encourages small businesses to utilize licensed health care insurance brokers to ensure the best and most affordable benefits packages are secured for employees.
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What is neuroblastoma?
Neuroblastoma is a cancerous disease that affects the nerve cells. It usually begins from the sympathetic nervous system and attacks an immature or a developing cell. Neuroblastoma mostly affects young children age 5 and below while it is less common amongst children who are over 10 years and above.
The sympathetic nervous system
This is a part of the autonomic nervous system which includes nerve fibers that run along either side of the spinal cord and aggregates of nerve cells at a particular place along the nerve fibers route. The brain, spinal cord, and the nerves all make the human nervous system. We all need the nervous system to enable us to move, think and also have immense sensation towards things. Also, the autonomic nervous system is a part of the nervous system that controls your blood pressure, heart rate, digestion, breathing, and all other functions.
The sympathetic nervous system forms part of the autonomic nervous system which includes:
- Aggregates of nerve cells known as ganglia at particular points along the path of the nerve fibers.
- Nerve fibers that run on either side of the spinal cord.
- Nerve-like cells present in the medulla (center) of the adrenal glands.
The adrenals are basically small glands that sit on top of each kidney. These glands produce hormones like the adrenaline (epinephrine) that help regulate blood sugar, heart rate, blood pressure, and how the body responds to stress.
The main cells that constitute the nervous system are known as neurons or nerve cells. These cells interact with several other cells in the body by releasing minute amounts of chemicals called hormones. This is important because neuroblastoma cells often bring about certain chemicals that can cause symptoms.
Consequently, some neuroblastomas may grow and spread rapidly, while others tend to grow slowly. The cancer cells may die freely and the tumor isn't found especially amongst very young children. Sometimes, the cells mature on their own into normal ganglion cells and stop replicating, therefore, making the tumor a benign ganglioneuroma.
Several other autonomic nervous system tumors in children
Never take it that all childhood autonomic nervous system tumors are cancerous as some may be non-cancerous.
Ganglioneuroma: This is a non-cancerous tumor that comprises of mature ganglion and nerve sheath cells.
Ganglioneuroblastoma: This particular tumor has both cancerous and non-cancerous parts. It comprises of immature nerve cells that grow and spread abnormally which are similar to that of neuroblastoma and having areas of more mature tissue that looks like ganglioneuroma.
Surgery is usually performed to help diagnose ganglioneuroma and is then viewed diligently with a microscope to be certain that they're no more cancerous areas which might make the tumor develop into a ganglioneuroblastoma. A situation where the final diagnosis is ganglioneuroma, it won't require any more treatment but if ganglioneuroblastoma was detected, then it can be treated the same way as neuroblastoma.
What are the causes of neuroblastoma?
Neuroblastoma occurs when neuroblasts grow and replicate without control instead of developing into nerve cells. Researchers are working tirelessly to determine the precise causes of this abnormal growth, but other scientists believe a deformity in the genes of a neuroblast paves way for it to divide without control.
Read Also: Neuroblastoma- Genetics Home Reference
What are the signs and symptoms of neuroblastoma?
Its signs and symptoms depend on the part of the body affected.
Neuroblastoma within the chest
The following signs and symptoms could be found when it attacks your chest:
- The feeling of chest pain
- Panting
- Feeling of some changes around the eyes like the pupil size not of the same size and eyelids drooping
Neuroblastoma within the abdomen
The following are its commonest signs and symptoms in the abdomen:
- A mass under the skin that is not painful when touched
- Feelings of pain in the abdomen
- Alteration in bowel habits like constipation or diarrhea
Other signs and symptoms associated with this medical condition are:
- Proptosis which is eyeballs that seems to bulge from the sockets
- Backache
- Unusual loss in weight
- Decreased appetite
- Swellings of tissue under the skin
- Some dark circles around the eyes that look like bruises
- Feelings of fever
- Bone pains
When you can see a doctor
Immediately consult a pediatrician if your child experiences any of the above signs or symptoms and tell the doctor any changes in your child's attitude or habits.
Read Also: 12 Awe Organs You Can Actually Survive Without Very Easily
What are the risk factors of this cancer?
Children whose family does experience neuroblastoma are more likely to develop the disease easily. A cause is never identified in most cases of neuroblastoma.
What are the complications of neuroblastoma?
Complications of this disease include the following:
Metastasis (spread of cancer)
Neuroblastoma may extend to other parts of the body like the bone marrow, lymph nodes, skin, liver, and bones.
Compression of the spinal cord
The lump may grow and press on the spinal cord, making the spinal cord compressed. Compression of the spinal cord may bring about paralysis and pains in your body.
Tumor secretions
Most neuroblastoma cells may give off certain chemicals that provoke other normal tissues, giving rise to paraneoplastic syndromes. A rapid eye movement and difficulty with coordination are common in children with paraneoplastic syndrome. Diarrhea and abdominal swellings are other rare signs and symptoms common amongst children with paraneoplastic syndrome.
How to diagnose neuroblastoma
The following are the tests and procedures you must follow for optimal diagnosis of this medical condition:
Undergoing physical examination: Here, your pediatrician conducts a physical exam on your child to look out for any signs and symptoms. You will also be asked if your child experiences some unusual behaviors and habits for optimal diagnosis.
Imaging tests: It involves the use of X-ray, CT (computerized tomography) scan, ultrasound to help discover a mass that can depict a tumor. Others include MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and MIBG (metaiodobenzylguanidine).
Blood and urine tests: This help determine the cause of any signs and symptoms experienced by your child. Looking out for high levels of some chemicals that arise from the neuroblastoma cells producing too many catecholamines are carried out using the urine tests.
Removal of a sample of bone marrow for testing: The use of bone marrow aspiration and bone marrow biopsy are carried out on your child's body to know if neuroblastoma has spread to the bone marrow. Bone marrow is a spongy material found inside the largest bones where blood cells are produced. A needle is usually inserted into the hipbone or lower back of your child in order to remove the marrow and finally used for testing.
Removal of a sample of tissue for testing: Your child's doctor may want to remove any sample of the tissue lumps present for biopsy. Some specialized tests may be performed on the tissue sample to know the types of cells that cause the tumor and precise genetic characteristics of the cancer cells in the body. This information will help the pediatrician prepare an optimal treatment plan for your child.
After an effective diagnosis of neuroblastoma, your child's doctor may request for further testing to ascertain the extent of cancer if it has spread to other organs of the body usually through a process known as staging. Knowing precise cancer's stage enables your child's doctor to devise the best treatment for your child.
X-rays, CT scan, MIBG scan, bone scans, and MRI scans are other imaging tests used to stage cancer.
Roman numerals usually from 0 to IV are mostly used to indicate the stages of neuroblastoma, with the lowest stages showing cancer that is limited to an area. When it reaches stage IV, then the cancer is regarded to be in an advanced stage which has definitely spread to other parts of the body.
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What are the treatments of this cancer?
Most treatments rely on several factors that affect your child's prognosis like the cancer stage, age of your child, the type of cells involved in cancer, and if they are any abnormalities in the genes and chromosomes. This information helps your child's doctor know how to categorize cancer into low risk, intermediate or high risk. Optimal treatment of this cancer depends on the risk category associated with your child.
Your child's doctor uses scalpels and other surgical tools for effective removal of cancerous cells. Surgery may be recommended amongst children with low-risk neuroblastoma to help remove the lump. Complete removal of the lump depends on its size and location in the body. If the tumor is found in delicate organs like the spinal cord or the lungs, care should be taken as they are extremely risky to remove.
In a case of intermediate-risk or high-risk neuroblastoma, doctors may try to remove as much of the lump as possible. Chemotherapy and radiation may be needed to help kill the remaining cancerous cells in the body.
This involves the use of chemicals to kill cancerous cells and they target rapidly growing cells/cancer cells in your child's body. Chemotherapy is usually employed before undergoing surgery and bone marrow transplant. It has adverse effects on your child as it destroys healthy cells that grow rapidly like cells in the gastrointestinal system and in the hair follicles.
A combination of chemotherapy drugs before surgery is employed in children with intermediate-risk neuroblastoma to help improve the chances for the entire removal of the tumor from the body.
High doses of chemotherapy drugs are usually given to children with high-risk neuroblastoma to make the tumor smaller in size/amount and eventually destroy any cancer cells that must have spread to any part of the body.
It involves the usage of drugs which helps signal your child's immune system to fight the cancerous cells. Immunotherapy drugs may be given to children with high-risk neuroblastoma to help trigger the immune system into destroying the neuroblastoma cells. Tumor vaccines are also employed in this aspect.
Radiation therapy
In this therapy, high energy lights are used to kill cancer cells like X-rays. Radiation therapy is given to children with low-risk or intermediate-risk neuroblastoma where surgery and chemotherapy are not helpful. Children with high-risk neuroblastoma are given radiation therapy after undergoing surgery and chemotherapy, to help avert cancer from appearing again.
Although radiation therapy affects the targeted, but might also destroy some healthy cells in the child's body. It has some side effects on the child that is only experienced depending on where the radiation is administered and how much radiation was given.
Retinoid therapy
Retinoid therapy can help cure neuroblastoma by enabling cancer cells to turn into mature nerve cells according to scientists. These retinoids are substances that work effectively in the child's body similar to vitamin A. this therapy is mostly used after other treatments to help avert cancer from growing again.
Transplanting involving a bone marrow
Stem cells received from bone marrow are usually given to children with high-risk neuroblastoma. Your child will have to undergo a procedure where collected stem cells from his or her blood are filtered before bone marrow transplant can be carried out. The stem cells will be stored later for use. The cancerous cells in your child's body are killed because of the high doses of chemotherapy given to him or her. The stem cells of your child will then be injected into his or her body, where it can result in the production of new and healthy blood cells.
Most recent treatments
A newer aspect of radiation therapy is being studied by medical doctors that will be suitable for controlling high-risk neuroblastoma. This recent treatment involves the usage of a radioactive form of the chemical called MIBG (metaiodobenzylguanidine) and when injected into the bloodstream of the child, the MIBG swims to the neuroblastoma cells and the radiation is being released.
Also, metaiodobenzylguanidine therapy may be used alongside bone marrow transplant or chemotherapy. Treatment involving MIBG therapy takes a few days to complete. Your child will have to remain in a special room in the hospital after undergoing MIBG so that the radiation leaves his or body in the urine.
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What is the outlook for children with this cancer?
Most children have a good chance of surviving while undergoing effective treatment. Your child may stand a better chance if cancer has not been spread to other parts of the body or if he or she is a year old when diagnosed with cancer.
Children having high-risk neuroblastoma find it difficult to enjoy optimal cure and are more likely to become resistant to standard therapies or cancer resurfaces after initially successful treatment.
Late effects of this cancer
Most children treated for neuroblastoma may be at risk of contracting other cancers. These late effects can surface in children after completing successful cancer treatment. Its late effects include loss of function in any organs involved and growth/developmental delays. Your chance of experiencing late effects depends on either the age of the child during treatment or the particular treatments employed
Some children may develop the opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome, which is a condition where the immune system attacks normal nerve tissue in the child's body. Language problems, learning disabilities, behavioral issues, and delays in muscle and movement development may also be found amongst some children.
Recent clinical trials
Mayo clinic studies are exploring new treatments and interventions as a means to detect, prevent, treat, and manage this medical condition.
How to care for your child
It is advisable for parents to play a vital role in making their kids recover from this cancer by learning more about this cancer and its treatment. I know you might feel all hope is lost being told your child has neuroblastoma but being diligent will aid you in making decisions and help your child cope very well while undergoing the tests or treatments.
Always ask your child's doctor questions, if you don't understand anything.
Why not look out for support groups of parents with neuroblastoma as you may gain useful information on how to manage cancer?
Try maintaining normalcy as much as possible like allowing him to play when he or she feels like playing.
Always try explaining to your child's doctor the signs and symptoms experienced in details to help the doctor know the best treatment to offer your child.
Try encouraging your child while he or she is undergoing tests and treatment that he or she will soon be whole again. Explain to your child why he or she needs the treatment by so doing your child won't be afraid to undergo necessary treatments and tests.
What you can do for your child
- Never neglect any pre-appointment restrictions.
- Always make sure you put into writing any symptoms experienced by your child.
- Have a list of all medications taken by your child.
- You can write down questions you want to ask your child's doctor.
- Write down any key personal information like recent life changes can help your child greatly.
You can confide in any of your family member or friend you trust on your child's illness.
Why not share this great article to help any of your loved ones or family friends with neuroblastoma to enjoy a healthy life?


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On 11 March, the state-owned Sbierbank, Russia's largest bank, signed an agreement to acquire the Russian private investment bank Troika Dialog. The acquisition of this bank is another transaction which strengthens the state's presence in the Russian financial sector; this February the state-owned Vnieshtorgbank took control over the Bank of Moscow.
The owners of 63.6% of Troika Dialog were its managers and partners (approximately 130 people in total), led by its founder and head Ruben Vardanian; the remaining 36.4% belonged to the South African Standard Bank. By the end of 2011 Sbierbank will buy up 100% of the investment bank's shares for US$1bn, and will transform it into a subsidiary. In the period from 2011 to 2013, Troika's present owners will retain their influence over the management of the company, and depending on the financial results, Sbierbank will pay them financial bonuses (of perhaps as much as US$700m). Troika Dialog has been one of the most dynamic Russian private investment banks in recent years, becoming a shareholder in many companies in Russia, including the state-controlled Avtovaz and Kamaz; it has also been active in Kazakhstan and Ukraine. The suggestion of reselling shares in Troika Dialog to a state company had already been made in the autumn of 2010, in an interview Vardanian gave to the Russian economic journal Vedomosti. Troika's co-owner stated therein that with the state's growing role in the economy, the most profitable thing for private investors to do was to resell the business to a state owner.
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Uncovered History: Documents Paint Picture of Pre-Revolutionary Fishtown and Palmer Cemetery
Most of us are accustomed to receiving doses of history in classrooms or on visits to a sterile museum where you can often look, but not touch. Fortunately for us, Philadelphia is a place where a trip through Center City can have you at any number of National Historic Sites from the very beginning of European settlers in the New World to modern pioneers of civil rights. When Spirit News was given exclusive access to witness history revealed firsthand in a rowhouse in the heart of Fishtown, we jumped at the chance and we brought our camera.
A random encounter with Fishtown resident John Lonergan at the local IGA revealed the Trustees of Palmer Cemetery recently came into possession of a treasure trove of historical documents relating to Fishtown, specifically the Palmer Burial Grounds. Though Lonergan wouldn't provide details at the time, he invited us to his home a short time later to see what they had found.
The documents span from the 1760s up to the 1870s and include a mid-19th century copy of the original map of Kensington. The map depicts the area now known as Fishtown in the early 1700s. The rest of the documents are deeds for property surrounding the cemetery and show some chronology of when the parcels near the burial grounds were bought and sold to expand the cemetery.
The area known as Kensington in pre-Revolutionary times is modern-day Fishtown. Anthony Palmer founded Kensington in the 1730s and the layout of the neighborhood has remained largely the same over the last 285 years. Many of today's streets have different names on the map. For instance, Belgrade Street is West Street and Montgomery Avenue is Cherry Street. Palmer Street is on the map, however, the section after Palmer that curves to the left at what is now Memphis is called Mary Street.
John Lonergan and his wife Debbie invited us into their home along Montgomery Avenue. Once we had a few drinks and snacks, the table was cleared and the cotton gloves came out.
Kingsmill, a long-time volunteer at the cemetery, first became a trustee of Palmer Cemetery, and shortly after, in March 2011, he became president. It was not long after that when Kingsmill began searching for some of the basic legal documents relative to the grounds. Since the cemetery has been in use since the early 1700s, it was unclear who had what.
"Shortly after that I started asking questions," Kingsmill said. "Doesn't this cemetery have records? Don't we have this, that, and the other thing? Oh, so-and-so has the records, I'm gonna get them back to you."
According to Kingsmill, he was assisted by local historian Ken Milano in locating some of the historical and legally viable documents pertaining to the burial grounds. Kingsmill says by the end of 2011, they had found out that the Pennsylvania Historical Society (PHS) was in possession of many of these documents.
Kingsmill says the documents had been signed over by a former trustee to PHS sometime after he became a trustee and before he became president. Kingsmill said he tried to get the PHS to give the documents back to him. "I tried to fight them, but I kept getting cease and desist orders from them," Kingsmill said.
PHS provided Kingsmill with documents showing that everything had been signed over legally to the PHS. At the time, Kingsmill was frustrated. "We came to the conclusion that we had no money to do it and no will to fight the hierarchy of the PHS," Kingsmill said.
Kingsmill negotiated with the PHS and they agreed to provide him with high-quality book-bound copies of all the documents they had. Kingsmill says these ranged from 1859 to 1980. According to Kingsmill, he was provided with the copies he asked for.
Kingsmill says he gets a lot of emails from people conducting genealogical research regarding the cemetery. When he saw an email from Karen McCain in his inbox, he assumed she had a question about family history. What she said she had made him very interested.
Kingsmill learned that McCain was married to a man whose mother and stepfather lived in a house in Fishtown about 25 years ago. When the parents died, the house was cleaned out. The documents had been locked in a safe inside the house. Karen McCain saw some importance in these papers, so the documents were saved. According to Kingsmill, they were kept in a cedar chest in her house in Bucks County up until a few weeks ago.
"I said, 'Wow, I'd be really anxious to see them,'" Kingsmill said. They agreed to meet a few weeks ago and McCain gave the documents to Kingsmill. Kingsmill said McCain could have given these documents to any number of historical institutions, but she wanted to see them go back to where they originated.
"She could have done something with these that we wouldn't have appreciated, but she had every right to do," Kingsmill said. "She said, 'I want them to go back to the people who rightfully deserve them, which is the neighborhood.' I said, 'we want them. We don't know what they are, we don't know what they're worth, but we definitely want them.'"
The first thing we looked at was the map.
"It shows the Palmer Estate," local historian Ken Milano said. "These are all the lots that are still owned by the family and the other ones are the folks that the Palmers sold to."
The map is extremely detailed. It has the initials of the owners of each parcel and a reference key to the side. Jim Duffin, an archivist at UPenn, was also present. He was asked to give his opinion on the date of the map. "It looks like a 19th century copy," Duffin said.
Someone appears to have written numbers in red pen on some of the parcels. The Delaware River and Gunner's Run, the creek which used to run through the north side of Fishtown and along what is now Aramingo, have been colored blue.
Milano pointed to Anthony Palmer's house on the map.
"Anthony Palmer was acting governor of Pennsylvania before he died and one time he was too ill to go downtown, so the government met at his house over by Penn Treaty Park," Milano said. "We [Fishtown] were the working capital of the colonies."
According to Milano, during a yellow fever epidemic in 1793, Palmer Cemetery began to expand. "Lots of people died and with that money they bought this lot," Milano said, pointing to a triangle of land on the map at Memphis and Montgomery.
The deeds appear to show the chronology of ownership of the small triangle of land at the northwestern section of the grounds and another area near Belgrade and Montgomery.
"This looks like it's an original deed for part of the cemetery they're acquiring," Kingsmill said, reading from one of the deeds which still had the original red wax seal stuck to it.
"These are all properties that could be part of the cemetery that they bought, not the original part, or nearby lots that maybe they were buying… maybe they were donated," Milano said.
The most astonishing moment came when Duffin recognized one of the names on a deed from 1784.
"I think this is Betsy Ross' father," Duffin said, pointing to the name Samuel Griscom.
Duffin also pointed out a reference to a woman named Rebecca in the document. Historical records do indicate that Samuel and Rebecca Griscom were Betsy Ross' parents and this may be the first time a document showing they had owned land in Fishtown has surfaced.
The room became electrified when we realized we were truly looking at a relic connecting Fishtown to our nation's history.
"They are very good, for the Palmer Cemetery this is excellent," Milano said.
Kingsmill admits he is not sure what the best path forward for these documents is. They are definitely safe; however, he's looking at ways for the neighborhood to also experience history through them.
"This is the oldest stuff we have, and to me the monetary value doesn't matter, it's the historical value," Kingsmill said.
Kingsmill thinks loaning this collection is the best course of action, and hopes the soon-to-be Penn Treaty Museum will be a great place to have the documents. Kingsmill admits that even though he would love to see the documents the PHS has returned to the neighborhood, they are probably in the best place. However, Kingsmill is protective of his find, and wants to make sure that it remains in Fishtown. "We're not going to let them go," Kingsmill said. "We've gotten to the point now that our neighborhood deserves some of the old stuff too." •


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Matt. 13:31-32
Jesus told them another parable:
"The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man takes a mustard seed and sows it in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it grows up, it is the biggest of all plants. It becomes a tree, so that birds come and make their nests in its branches."