The hockey game went into overtime and the crowd went wild.
But in the end, the star player of the night Sidney Crosby #87 of the Canadian
team took a corner shot that went straight in - untouched… the winning goal.

He threw his gloves, and stick in the air and his mouthpiece went flying out of
his mouth… he raised his arms in the air and you knew the game was over.

The Canadians won.
Final score… Canadians 3 - US 2.

The US Hockey team LOST against the Canadians.
But, they did win the silver medal.

You could see the look of defeat and despair on each member of the US teams
face as the American team mates bowed their heads to be presented with their
silver medals.

They came to win but were just short of their gold goal.

When they were presented with their silver medals, there was not a single smile
any one of their faces of the Americans. Instead of celebrating their tremendous
silver medal victory, they looked crushed and defeated.

“We came with every intention (to win), just one game short”
… “It stings right now” said Ryan Miller - the US goal tender.

Contrary to the pained neutral expression on the American faces as they were
presented with their silver medals. In stark contrast, the Canadians were each
grinning from ear to ear. Teeth showing everywhere.

The Americans played a great game.
But in the end there was only one winner. ..  The Canadians.

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52% said the country is on the wrong track compared to 36%
who said it is headed in the right direction.

The approval ratio for his handling of the economy had dipped
from 51% in September to 47% in October.

President Obama’s job approval rating was at 51% during
August and September last year and it’s heading south.

64% don’t see the improvement in the stock market as a real
indicator that the economy is improving and 49% are very
dissatisfied with the state of the economy.

48% disapprove of President Obama’s handling of the health care issue.
What’s a President to do?

Today, President Obama unveiled his “new” plan for health care reform.
(The plan is posted on the White House’s Web site).

It includes a mandate that requires individuals to purchase health insurance,
a process for the federal government to subsidize people who cannot afford
coverage, and taxes and fees to raise revenue to pay for those subsidies.

Since the election of Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts,
Democrats have searched for a process to move reform through Congress
with or without Senator Brown’s support.

One possibility is breaking the larger package into small pieces for individual
votes, or using a Senate procedure known as “reconciliation.”

Reconciliation allows legislation directly related to the federal budget to pass
the Senate with 51 votes instead of having to clear the 60-vote threshold
required for most other bills.

Senior Democrats have refused to rule out any procedural tactic to pass
health care reform this year. At the end of January, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
explained the approach Democrats are taking to pass health care reform.

“We will move on many fronts, any front we can,” Pelosi told members of the press.
“We will go through the gate. If the gate is closed, we will go over the fence.
If the fence is too high, we will pole-vault in.

If that doesn’t work, we will parachute in. But we are going to get health care
reform passed for the American people for their own personal health and economic
security and for the important role that it will play in reducing the deficit.”

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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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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.

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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.
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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.

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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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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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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
_____________________________________________________________

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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