Life is too short to wake up with regrets.
So love the people who treat you right.
Forget about the one’s who don’t.

Believe everything happens for a reason..
If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands.  
If it changes your life, let it.  Nobody said life would be easy,
they just promised it would be worth it.

They still call it a ticker tape parade even though they no longer
use ticker tape but the parade down the Canyon of Heroes for the
World Champion New York Yankees was knee deep in confetti.

Over One Million cheering, screaming fans came to salute NY Yankees.
New York throws some of the greatest parades anywhere in the world.

Being a native New Yorker myself I admit my bias, but it’s hard to dispute
the fact that over a million stark raving Yankees fans starting lining up as
early as 5 o’clock in the morning in the cold, to get a glimpse of their heroes.

Just to put it in perspective, 1 million+ fans is more than the entire population
of Washington DC with a couple hundred thousand extra thrown in for good
measure. And this is on a Friday morning (which is workday and school day).

The 12 block long Canyon of Heroes which runs from the downtown NYC Wall St
area along Broadway to City Hall was packed like sardines with adoring fans.

The chants and cheers of the crowd was deafening as the New York Yankee
heroes paraded by on Yankee Floats. Hideki Matsui, the MVP was in the lead float.

Some fans came from as far away as Japan just to see “Godzilla” up close.
The Yankee players were spread out on separate floats and the crown went crazy
every time one of the Yankee players came by.

The Yankee players would graciously step off the floats and thank and acknowledge the
fans by shaking hands and signing autographs. New York has some of the greatest fans
in the world who always fill up the new swanky Yankee stadium in good times and bad.

A-Rod looking cool and confident and sporting a fedora hat and dark shades looked
more like a rock star than a baseball player and was greeted by the crowd as such.
It reminded me of Beatle-mania.

And when the crowd favorite, Captain Derek Jeter rolled by, the fans went even crazier.
Some women were waving signs that said… Derek Jeter - Marry Me!

There was so much confetti floating in the air it looked like a snow storm blizzard.
Standing next to Derek Jeter was Jay-Z (who along with Alicia Keys wrote the fantastic
Championship song for the Yankees). Derek’s mom and dad were also on the float
taking in the wonderment of it all.

NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly was there along with Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
The NYPD kept the crown under control yet was flexible enough to allow people
to get up close and personal to the players. It all went off without any incidents.

Everyone came to see the champs for the same experience. To have fun, and…
To honor the World Champion - NY Yankees!

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The New York Yankees beat the defending Philadelphia Phillies 7-3.
The win is their 27th World Series title.

It’s the first time since New York was attacked on 9/11 they’ve been champions.
And it is fitting they won the World Series Chanpionship in their new ballpark.

Hideki Matsui was the man of the hour with a 2 run home run, a 2 run single,
and a 2 run double for a total of 6 RBI’s out of the scored 7 Yankee Runs.

And he doesn’t even speak English (at least not on camera).

It just goes to show you that anyone with the drive and determination can
“make it” because the USA is the land of opportunity.

Interestingly enough, most of the Yankee players were recruited from college.
It seems if you want to make it in professional sports, you need to make a
name for youself while playing college sports, otherwise the recruiters
will never find you.

But with the US economy in turmoil, college is becoming less affordable
for many families. In addition to the affordability problem to get into and
remain in University comes one of the unexpected and most difficult challenges…

PAYING YOUR STUDENT LOAN’S BACK!

Amanda, a communications major who graduated from a major University this year,
was fortunate enough to land a decent entry level job at the Rachael Raye show.
However, after she pays her rent, electricity, cable, phone, etc etc  bills,
the $600 per month for student loans she has to pay back is unaffordable.

What should she do?
The answer may surprise you.

If anyone has read the book “The Secret” or seen the movie or watched Oprah
when she was talking “The Secret” or has the DVD, then you know that the
secret to getting whatever you want in life is to “focus on what you want.”

Huh?

You see, you have to stay focused on exactly what you want.
So the first thing that needs to be done is to…

Figure out EXACTLY what you want.

Most people Never do this and it is the secret to success.
Consequently and unconsciously, people focus on what they don’t want.

For example, when I asked Amanda what she wanted, she said…
she wanted the bill collectors to stop calling and harassing her.

That’s not really what she wants.

She is focusing on what she doesn’t want. She DOESN’T want the bill collectors
to call her. So by not focusing on what she wants, she’s automatically focusing
on what she doesn’t want and manifest MORE of that into her life.
Hence, more bill collector calls.

I’ll get deeper into the law of attraction at another time.
But for now here is some practical advice…

Paying off college loans can seem like a next to impossible task.
Each year, more people graduate with increasing levels of debt.
This is largely due to the fact that college is expensive.

It doesn’t matter if you’ve graduated from a state school, private college,
or community college. Most people have some level of debt associated
with getting a degree. Now the trick is how you’re going to pay for it.

Depending on the type of loan you have, repayment options are many.
Some people are so overwhelmed by the total amount of the debt,
that they rarely see the various types of repayment options that are available.

A good suggestion is to stay focused on the monthly payment versus the total sum
of what you owe. This should make the idea of repayment more manageable.

If you are a recent grad and you’re wondering exactly how you are going to pay off
your loans, don’t despair. There are a variety of methods you can use.

One of the most popular and effective is student loan consolidation.
Using student loan consolidation, you group your loans into a single loan
which often reduces your monthly payment amount.

Keep checking back at this site for updates. For a ton of information
about scholarships, grants, FASFA, college and paying student loans:

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Since I’m a Native New Yorker and everyone in New York City
is talking about the NY Yankees, I feel compelled to write about the game.

Although the Yanks did not have the “Happy Ending” that men desire,
it was still an exciting, sit on the edge of your seat ball game.

AJ Burnett, the Yankee’s pitcher on 3 day rest, lasted only 2+ innings.
Chase Utley blasted a 3 run homer in the 3rd and the Phillies took the lead 3-1.

When the Philly carnage was finished, Burnett gave up 6 runs, walked 4,
was constantly behind in counts and was finally ousted in the 3rd inning.

Then, in the 7th inning Chase Utley went deep again for his second homer
of the game (tying Reggie Jackson’s world series 5 homer record).
Score 7-2 Phillies.

Before the inning was ended, Philadelphia blasted another solo homer making
the score a heartbreaking 8-2. At that point, it looked like the game was over
for New York.

However, In the top of the ninth inning, the Yankee electricity began to flow.
The score was now 8-5 and the Yankees had 2 men on base with…
the Savior - Derek Jeter at bat.

Derelict Jeter hit into a double play.
But a run was scored making it 8-6.

Hideki Matsui then cracks a base hit keeping hope alive. A Homer would tie it up.
But just like in the poem - there was no joy in Mudville…
The Mighty Casey has struck out and the Yankees lost 8-6.

But, that’s OK.

The Yanks want to win in their home town in their new stadium.
Phillies Folly will be on Wednesday!

The Yankees will be heading back home and resting up on Tuesday.
I will be writing about SEX. Make sure you bookmark this site and check back!

Super Sports Sunday - New York City Style

New York City has been called by many as “The Greatest City in the World.”
With a hectic weekend like this weekend, it’s easy to see why.

First off, yesterday was Halloween and the 36th Annual New York’s Village
Halloween Parade. Anyone in costume participated and marched On 6th Avenue
from Spring Street to 21st Street. It’s one of the wildest and funnest parades
in the nation.

There were hundreds of Puppets, 53 Bands of Different Types of Music, Dancers
Artists, and Thousands of other New Yorkers in Costumes of their Own Creation
parading in the Nation’s Most Wildly Creative Public Participatory Event.

Today should be called Super Sports Sunday. Nov 1, 2009 marked the
40th running of the ING New York City Marathon. Mayor Michael Bloomberg
called it the “Largest Sporting Event in the World.”

Over 42,000 runners from every corner of the world participated in this race.
And what an exciting event it was. For the first time in 27 years
(since Alberto Salazar won the NY race in 1982), an American won
the prestigious event.

Meb Keflezighi ran the 26.2 mile race in 2 hours 9 minutes and 15 seconds
(six seconds quicker than the time he recorded in London earlier this year).

Some Words of wisdom from Meb after the race… “Dream your dream. Don’t give up.”
The female winner is 37-year-old Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia. She ran the route
in 2:28:52 beating out the favorite and winner in 2008 and 2007 - Paula Radcliff.

Derartu Tulu is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 10-thousand meter race
in 1992. Tulu will go down in history as one of the all-time greatest distance
runners. She has excelled in all three disciplines, track, road, and cross
country and at Age 37 making an unbelievable comeback.

Paula led the pack in first place for about 90% of the race but looked like
she was having some difficulty near the end and only managed 4th place.

I thought it a bit ironic (and kind of cruel) that Paula Radcliff received
no publicity, no televised interview and no more camera time after she
finishes 4th.

The 3 time winner and the defending champion who won in 2008 and 2007
and who the camera had been focused on for most of the race (because she
was in 1st place about 90% of the time) disappeared from view when she lost.

The cameras shunned her.

4th place does not get you on the podium with the top 3 winners.
The camera immediately cut Paula out of the pictures and forget all about her.

Another Superstar who got cut out of the limelight was losing Giants football
quarterback, Eli Manning. The Giants played a lackluster game against
The Philadelphia Eagles. They had no sense of urgency even though they
were behind by 23 points.

They started out the season so well winning 5 games straight.
Now, they’re playing terrible.
It was unbelievable how many times Manning’s passes got deflected
by the Eagle defense. It’s no wonder the Giants got clobbered 40 - 17.
Goes to show you, you’re only as good as your last win.

The New York / Philadelphia rivalry continues Tonight,

“The Beatles of Baseball” - The New York Yankees, will give a
New York style beat down in Philadelphia on the Philadelphia Phillies in
game 4 of the MLB World Series.

One thing I noticed about these sporting events that they all had in common.
The participants are all athletes in top physical shape. Out of the 42,000
runners in the marathon, I didn’t notice any overweight people. NONE.

Just goes to show you that training for a marathon, will burn off bodyfat.
If you would like to burn off some excess bodyfat, check out this site:

New York City Weight Loss

In the last post, I commented on a comment I received from Joan
about what to do if a person is having a stroke.

Joan said I should take the misinformation down and sent me
a link to verify and confirm her reasons why.

Well, it turns out she was absolutely correct.
Thank You Joan for the new information.

Here is a summary of what she sent…
Each year an estimated 600,000 Americans experience strokes.

A stroke is an interruption of the blood supply to any part
of the brain. This results in damaged brain tissue and a killing
off of part of the brain.

The brain is an extremely complex organ that controls various body functions.
If a stroke occurs and blood flow can’t reach the region that controls
a particular body function, that part of the body won’t work as it should.

Often the person is left with lifelong debilitating infirmities
such as slurry speech, unilateral facial droop, blurred vision
dis-coordination of movement and even thought.

If you’ve ever listened to Howard Stern and heard “Crackhead Bob”
you know what I mean. Bob (not his real name) took the name Bob
because he couldn’t pronounce his name anymore after he had a stroke.

How to Recognize a Stroke

This might be a lifesaver if you can remember the following advice.
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.

A stroke victim may suffer permanent brain damage when people fail to
recognize what’s happening. Now, doctors say any bystander can recognize
a stroke, simply by asking 3 questions…

1) Ask the person to speak a simple sentence
2) Ask the person to smile
3) Ask the person to raise both arms

If the person has trouble with any of these tasks, call 911 immediately.

Describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. Widespread use of this test could
result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of a stroke and prevent permanent,
irreversible brain damage.

The warning signs of a stroke are:

- Sudden, severe headache with no known cause
- Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding

- Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance
- Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes

- Sudden numbness of the face, arm or leg
(especially on one side of the body).

With regard to pricking fingers and earlobes to get them bleeding…
DON”T BOTHER. It will do no nothing to aid the stroke victim.

Call 911 and GET THEM TO THE HOSPITAL… ASAP!

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Calculator. Enter your latest blood pressure reading to learn your risk of dying
from a heart attack, dying from a stroke, developing heart failure and developing
kidney disease.

You’ll also learn how a few lifestyle changes can lower your blood pressure
and your health risks. You can print your risk report to review and discuss
with your healthcare professional.

Note:

You’ll need your current blood pressure numbers to effectively use this tool.
If  you don’t know your numbers, please have your blood pressure checked by your
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see your local pharmacist.

You can enter a sample blood pressure reading to see how the tool works.

http://www.americanheart.org/beatyourrisk/en_US/main.html

To read the article sent in by Joan in it’s entirety, go to:
http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/stroke.asp

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to help you fight off sickness / illness and restore your vim and vigor
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I received this comment from a reader of this blog yesterday.
It was regarding a post from a couple days ago:

A Stroke Ain’t No Joke
I thought I should share it and make a comment…

Here it the comment in it’s entirety…Your advice about the stoke victim should be removed.If someone is having a stroke, you call 911 ASAP and wait for the ambulance,
with the person being still. To prick them with needles and wait for them
to become conscious is totally crazy!Sticking needles and waiting for them to bleed droplets has nothing to do
with stopping a stroke. Go to a real medical website, and dont advise people
to take this “excellent tip” cause it is not based on anyone who is really having
a stroke.

Dont move him or the capillaries will burst, yet move him to sit them up??
Stick a needle into 10 fingertips and wait till all are dripping blood?
Make the earlobes bleed? How long will all this take? 30-40 minutes?
Wait till they regain consciousness? What if they never do?

No mention of calling 911 at all! I know 2 people who had severe strokes
and both are in sorry shape. If anyone did this bloodletting thing to them,
they would have been dead.

Sorry to sound so mean, but i really think its bad advise for a stroke victim.

- End of Comment
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Thank You for your comment Joan.

First off, let me reiterate, I’m not a doctor or medical person.
I don’t know the source of where the email came from.

I don’t know whether the information is legit or a hoax.
I am not advising anyone to try this method.

And for the record, I did NOT call it an “excellent tip” as you insinuate.
It’s just an email I received and I am passing it along for information only.

If a person is having a stroke, call 911 or an ambulance… ASAP.

That being said, let me say this…
The blind piano player I referred to in the post A Stroke Ain’t No Joke
was taken to the hospital immediately.

He survived but didn’t fully recover from the stroke.

He totally lost his piano playing ability and half his memory.
The 2 people that you refer to - and I quote…

“I know 2 people who had severe strokes and both are in sorry shape.”

Perhaps if someone had tried the procedure on them while they were
waiting for the ambulance to arrive, they might not be in such sorry shape.
I don’t know, but I doubt it would have done any worse harm.

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73,600,000 Americans have High Blood Pressure.

41,900,000 of them are estimated to be age 59 or younger.
High blood pressure (HBP) is Defined as systolic pressure 140 mm Hg
or greater and/or diastolic pressure 90 mm Hg or greater,

High blood pressure is a serious health concern that can cause heart
disease and increase your risk of having a stroke. It’s especially danger­ous
because it often has no warning signs or symptoms.

For millions, the first sign of heart trouble is… Sudden DEATH!

One person Dies in America from Cardio Vascular Disease every 37 seconds.
One of every 2.8 deaths in the US is Cardio Vascular Related.

You need to track your blood pressure.

Your blood pressure is your most crucial vital sign.
High blood pressure reigns as the leading cause of heart attack,
stroke, and heart failure.

Your BP gauges how your blood travels through your body.
Simply put, blood pressure refers to the amount of force exerted
by your blood on your arterial walls as it passes through.

It’s measured through the systolic pressure
(the pressure on your arteries when your heart is at rest).

If the force of that pumping is too high, it’ll gouge holes
in the smooth inner lining of your arteries.

This causes nicks in the arterial walls that trigger a chain reaction of
grouting, then destructive inflammation and clotting, closing off the
artery completely.

This causes a blood flow traffic jam… A Heart Attack!
Cardio Vascular Disease claims about as many lives each year as:

- cancer
- chronic lower respiratory diseases
- accidents and diabetes mellitus… COMBINED.

Many factors can make your blood pressure soar higher than a helium
filled saucer-shaped balloon (without a kid in it) such as:

- High levels of the mineral sodium (salt)

- Lack of the mineral calcium or potassium
(from not eating enough fruits and vegetables)

- Lack of physical activity

But it’s also clear that…
Being Overweight leads directly to High Blood Pressure.

The average American drinks an estimated 60 GALLONS of soda every year.

Sugar can cause serious health problems.
But the fact is, fructose is the worst of the lot.

Fructose contains no enzymes, vitamins or minerals.
Fructose leeches micro-nutrients from your body.

It is metabolized to fat in your body far more rapidly than any other sugar.
Because most fructose is consumed in liquid form, as fruit juice or as soda,
its negative metabolic effects are significantly magnified.

Until the 1970’s, most sugar was sucrose, which is derived from sugar beets
or sugar cane. But sugar from corn, especially High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
is now more popular because it is much less expensive to produce.

As a result, the use of HFCS in the U.S. diet increased a staggering 10,673%
between 1970 and 2005! HFCS also contains nearly twice the fructose of the
sugars that came before it.

HFCS is the sweetener used in most sodas. It is a prime factor behind the
current obesity epidemic, which is largely fueled by sugary sweet soft drinks.

Soft drinks are the leading source for calories in America!

Soft Drinks are the major reason why about 9 percent of average dietary
energy intake in the United States now comes from fructose.

High Fructose Corn Syrup is a nutrient-free source of endless calories.

It also harms organs like your liver and pancreas, leading to bone loss,
anemia, diabetes and… HEART PROBLEMS.

Fructose is clearly something you want to avoid, except for the small
quantities obtained through the moderate consumption of whole fruit.

However, fructose it is not as bad as artificial sweeteners.
Artificial sweeteners damage your health even more rapidly than HFCS.

So ideally… Avoid ALL sodas, even diet sodas.
Don’t Get Your Quota of Soda!

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The other day I was performing at the Boogie Woogie Institute
here in New York City. I was having a conversation with two of
the other piano players.

Peter was telling Ben about their mutual piano teacher (I forget his name).
They said this guy was incredible. He could play piano in anybody’s style
and sound just like the original artist. And he was blind.

It turns out that one day while Peter was having his lesson,
the piano teacher started talking “funny.” He was repeating himself
around 6 times and saying other things that didn’t make any sense.

Sensing something wrong, they took him to the hospital.
But, it was too late. The man had had a stroke.

He survived, but he was never the same again.
He lost all his piano skills and forgot much of what he once knew.
It’s very sad… A blind man losing the one skill he excelled at.

I received this email the other day which may (or may not) be true.
I don’t know if it’s from a legitimate source or not.

I’m not a doctor or medical person so I don’t endorse this procedure.
I will make this comment… If a person is having a stroke…
CALL 911 immediately and get an ambulance.

Since the email pertains to a person having a stroke, I’ll pass it along…
This is the email in it’s entirety…
A NEEDLE CAN SAVE THE LIFE OF A STROKE PATIENT-

From a Chinese  Professor.
Keep a syringe or needle in your home to do this…

It’s amazing and an unconventional way of recovering from stroke,
read  it through… it can help somebody one day.

This is amazing. Please keep this very handy. It’s an Excellent tip.
You’ll never know, ones life may depend on you.?

My father was paralyzed and later died from the result of a stroke.
I  wish I knew about this first aid before.

When stroke strikes, the capillaries in the brain will gradually burst.
(Irene Liu)

When a stroke occurs, stay calm.

No matter where the victim is, do not move him/her.
Because, if moved, the capillaries will burst.

Help the victim to sit up where he/she is to prevent him/her
from falling over again and then the blood letting can begin.

If you have in your home an injection syringe that would be the best.
Otherwise, a sewing needle or a straight pin will do.

1. Place the needle/pin over fire to sterilize it and then use it to
prick the tip of all ……10 fingers.

2. There are no specific acupuncture points, just prick about a mm
from the fingernail.

3. Prick till blood comes out.

4. If blood does not start to drip, then squeeze with your fingers.

5. When all 10 digits are bleeding, wait a few minutes…
then the victim will regain consciousness.

6. If the victim’s mouth is crooked, then pull on his ears until they are red.

7. Then prick each earlobe twice until two drops of blood comes from
each earlobe.  After a few minutes the victim should regain consciousness.

Wait till the victim regains his normal state without any abnormal symptoms,
THEN, take him/her to the hospital.

Otherwise, if he was taken in the ambulance in a hurry to the hospital,
the bumpy trip will cause all the capillaries in his brain to burst.

If he could save his life, barely managing to walk, then it is by the
grace of his ancestors.

‘I learned about letting blood to save life from Chinese traditional
doctor, Ha Bu Ting, who lives in Sun Juke.

Furthermore, I had practical experience with it.
Therefore, I can say this method is 100% effective.

In 1979, I was teaching in Fung Gaap College in Tai Chung.

One afternoon, I was teaching a class when another teacher came running
to my classroom and said in panting, ‘Ms Liu, come quick, our
supervisor has had a stroke!’. I immediately went to the 3rd floor.

When I saw our supervisor, Mr. Chen Fu Tien, his colour was off, his speech
was slurred, his mouth was crooked - all the symptoms of a stroke.

I immediately asked one of the practicum students to go to the pharmacy
outside the school to buy a syringe, which I used to prick Mr. Chen’s
10 fingers tips.

When all 10 fingers were bleeding (each with a pea-sized drop of
blood), after a few minutes, Mr. Chen’s face regained its colour and
his eyes’ spirit returned, too.

But his mouth was still crooked. So I pulled on his ears to fill them
with blood. When his ears became red,  I pricked his right earlobe twice
to let out two drops of blood.

When both earlobes had two drops of blood each, a miracle happened.
Within 3-5 minutes the shape of his mouth returned to normal and his
speech became clear.

We let him rest for a while and have a cup of hot tea, then we helped
him go down the stairs, drove him to Wei Wah Hospital . He rested one
night and was released the next day to return to school to teach.

Everything worked normally.
There were no ill after effects.

On the other hand, the usual stroke victim usually suffers Irreparable
bursting of the brain capillaries on the way to the hospital.

As a result, these victims never recover.’ (Irene Liu) Therefore, stroke
is the second cause of death. The lucky ones will stay alive but can
remain paralyzed for life.

It is such a horrible thing to happen in ones life.

If we can all remember this blood letting method and start the life
saving process immediately, in a short time, the victim will be
revived and regain 100% normality.

IF POSSIBLE PLEASE FORWARD THIS AFTER READING .
YOU NEVER KNOW IT MAY HELP SAVE A  Life FROM STROKE.

END OF EMAIL.
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Once again, I don’t know if any of this is true…
You should Call 911 immediately.

I do know from listening to Ben and Peter,
… that a Stroke ain’t no joke.

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