Helpful Legion » Political Groups http://www.helpfullegion.com Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:55:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Bio – Alex Von Furstenberg http://www.helpfullegion.com/bio-alex-von-furstenberg/ http://www.helpfullegion.com/bio-alex-von-furstenberg/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:43:05 +0000 admin http://www.helpfullegion.com/bio-alex-von-furstenberg/

Born as Alexander von Furstenberg, he is the son of Prince Egon of Frstenberg and the great grandson of Fiat founder Gianni Agnelli. His mother is Diane von Furstenberg, the renowned fashion designer who was the woman behind the remarkable wrap dress. He and his sister, Tatiana von Furstenberg, were raised in the city of New York. Their parents ended their marriage in divorce in 1972.

Alex von Furstenberg took up a degree in Bachelor of Arts in 1993 at Brown University. There, he met his wife, Alexandra von Furstenberg (Alexandra Natasha Miller), who was the youngest of the daughters of renowned billionaire Robert Warren Miller.

Alex and Alexandra von Furstenberg were married on October 28th 1995 in New York City’s Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola. During their marriage, they had two offspring: Prince Tassilo Egon Maximilian (born on August 26, 2001), who is named after his father’s great grandfather, and Princess Talita Natasha (born on May 7, 1999).

At present, Alex von Furstenberg functions as the chief investment officer of private investment business Arrow Capital Management. He is also the chief investment officer of Arrow Investments Inc, another private investment firm, which supports the Diller von Furstenberg clan.

]]> http://www.helpfullegion.com/bio-alex-von-furstenberg/feed/ 0 Nitty Gritty of Cancer of the Mesothelium http://www.helpfullegion.com/nitty-gritty-of-cancer-of-the-mesothelium/ http://www.helpfullegion.com/nitty-gritty-of-cancer-of-the-mesothelium/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:05:19 +0000 admin http://www.helpfullegion.com/nitty-gritty-of-cancer-of-the-mesothelium/ Malignant mesothelioma is a rare cancer of the tissue that lines people’s inside organs. About 2,000 new cases are diagnosed each year in the whole US. Of these, aroundthree fourths of occurrences concern the sac that protects the lungs, named the pleura. Also known as pleural mesothelioma. In about 10 to twenty percent of cases, mesothelioma may concern the tissue that surrounds visceral organs, called the peritoneal membrane, causing what is then referred to as peritoneal mesothelioma.

Exposure to asbestos is absolutely the primary risk factor for this rare disease. Following asbestos exposure, the time period to progression of the mesothelioma disease may be twenty to forty years. Due to job related exposure, malignant mesothelioma is almost 3 times more regular in men, than in females. Because the amount of instances moves upward with your age, there are nearly 10 times more occurrences in the men over age 64 than in the men in their thirties.

Getting Mesothelioma is a grave cancer, which, currently, has a very bad degree of continuing survival. Nonetheless, if it is recognized quickly, care are then at hand that will seriously extend the patient’s life. Advanced therapies continue to be and are being developed through the use of clinical trials.

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