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A NEEDLE CAN SAVE THE LIFE OF A STROKE PATIENT

‘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 is to prevent him from falling over again, and then the bloodletting 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 is 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 ear lobe twice until two drops of blood comes from each ear lobe. After a few minutes the victim should regain consciousness.

Wait till the victim regain his normal state without any abnormal symptoms then take him 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 a 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 class when another teacher came running to my class room 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 color 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 color 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 2 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 one’s life. If we can all remember this bloodletting 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 Chinese professor)

Securities and Exchange Commission: To apply for temporary employment with the SEC, students must be at least 16 years old, be enrolled in an accredited high school, technical, vocational or college/university and have a GPA of 2.5 or more. For more information visit: http://www.sec.gov/jobs/jobsstudents.shtml.

 

Syracuse University: Syracuse University has 10 full ride scholarships available for African-American men and women who are interested in studying architecture. For more information contact: Mark Robbins, Dean, School of Architecture at (315) 443-2256.

 

Bezos Scholars Program: Students selected for this program will receive seven-day, all-expense- paid scholarship to attend the Aspen Ideas Festival, July 5-11, 2010 High school juniors who attend a public school where at least 25 percent of students are eligible for the free/reduced lunch, have a GPA of 3.5 or better, are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and are taking Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate classes are eligible. For more information visit: http://www.bezosfamilyfoundation.org/scholars/.

 

Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes: The Barron Prize honors young people between the ages of 8 and 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet. Nominations are due by April 30, 2010. For more information visit: http://www.barronpr ize.org.

 

FAMU Scholarship: African-American female students who plan to enroll in the Computer and Information Sciences department at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are eligible. Applications are due by August 1, 2010.

For more information visit: http://www.cis.famu.edu/aawcs/.

An excerpt on Alexandre Dumas, author of the epic novels The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo: Despite Alexandre Dumas’ success and aristocratic connections, his being of mixed race would affect him all his life. In 1843 he wrote a short novel, Georges, that addressed some of the issues of race and the effects of colonialism. He once remarked to a man who insulted him about his mixed-race background: “My father was a mulatto, my grandfather was a Negro, and my great-grandfather a monkey. You see, Sir, my family starts where yours ends.”[4][5]

• Born: 24 July 1802
• Birthplace: Villers-Cotterets, France
• Died: 5 December 1870 (natural causes)
• Best Known As: The author of The Three Musketeers

Alexandre Dumas wrote the classic adventure novel The Three Musketeers and some of the most famous and popular stories in French literature. Beginning in 1844 he had a string of brilliantly successful books, publishing The Three Musketeers (1844, first printed in serial form) and following it with The Count of Monte Cristo (1845), Twenty Years After (1845) and The Black Tulip (1850), among many others. A great celebrity writer of the day, he was almost as famous for his reckless spending and lavish lifestyle, and he was frequently in debt. In his last days he was supported by his illegitimate son, the author Alexandre Dumas the Younger.

Dumas and his son are often referred to as Dumas peré (father) and Dumas fils (son)… Alexandre Dumas was one-quarter black; his grandfather had married a slave while serving as a government official in what is now Haiti.

 

COLIN POWELL’S NARRATION – A MUST READ

Bridging the Gap – General Colin Luther Powell:
American Statesman and Four Star General in the United States Army
Former Secretary of State to President George W. Bush

Read and share with your positive friends…

The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity. An important attribute in successful people is their impatience with negative thinking and negative acting people.

As you grow, your associates will change. Some of your friends will not want you to go on. They will want you to stay where they are… Friends that don’t help you climb will want you to crawl. Your friends will stretch your vision or choke your dream. Those that don’t increase you will eventually decrease you.

Consider this:

Never receive counsel from unproductive people. Never discuss your problems with someone incapable of contributing to the solution, because those who never succeed themselves are always first to tell you how. Not everyone has a right to speak into your life. You are certain to get the worst of the bargain when you exchange ideas with the wrong person. Don’t follow anyone who’s not going anywhere… With some people you spend an evening: with others you invest it. Be careful where you stop to inquire for directions along the road of life. Wise is the person who fortifies his life with the right friendships. If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl. But, if you associate with eagles, you will learn how to soar to great heights.

“A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.”

The simple but true fact of life is that you become like those with whom you closely associate – for the good and the bad.

Note: Be not mistaken. This is applicable to family as well as friends. Yes…do love, appreciate and be thankful for your family, for they will always be your family no matter what. Just know that they are human first and though they are family to you, they may be a friend to someone else and will fit somewhere in the criteria above.

“In Prosperity Our Friends Know Us. In Adversity We Know Our friends.”

“Never make someone a priority when you are only an option for them.”

“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude..”..

Colin Powell

SCHOLARSHIP UPDATE 2010 

AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINO STUDENTS

ARE NOT APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS:

 Even if you do not have a college-aged child at home, please share this with someone who does, and to anyone and everyone that comes to mind. Though there are a number of companies and organizations that have donated money for scholarships to African Americans and Latino Students, a great deal of the money is being returned because of a lack of interest or awareness. No one is going to knock on our doors and ask if we can use a scholarship. Take the initiative to get your children involved. Money shouldn’t be returned to donating companies because we fail to apply for it. Please pass this information on to family members, nieces, nephews, friends with children etc. We must get the word out that money is available. If you are a college student or getting ready to become one, you probably already know how useful additional money can be. (If clicking on the link doesn’t work, then type in the Web site address manually.)

1) BELL LABS FELLOWSHIPS FOR UNDER REPRESENTED MINORITIES

http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/CRFP/info.html 

 

2) Student Inventors Scholarships

http://www.invent.org/collegiate/

 

 

3) Student Video Scholarships

http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html

 

 

4) Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships

http://www.coca-colascholars.org/programs.html

 

 

5) Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships

http://www.aynrand.org/contests/

 

 

6) Brand Essay Competition

http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm

 

 

7) Gates Millennium Scholarships (major)

http://www.gmsp.org/nominationmaterials/read.dbm?ID=12

 

 

Sports Scholarships and Internships

http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html

 

 

9) National Assoc. Of Black Journalists Scholarships

http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html

 

 

10) Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr%20/jobs/stw.HTML

11) Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund

http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm

 

 

12) FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships)

http://www.finaid.org/

 

 

13) Presidential Freedom Scholarships

http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships

 

 

14) Microsoft Scholarship Program

http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships/minority.asp

 

 

15) Hope Scholarships &Lifetime Credits

http://www.ed.gov/inits/hope

 

16) William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students

http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm

 

 

17) Guaranteed Scholarships

http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/

 

 

18) Maryland Artists Scholarships

http://www.maef.org/

 

 

19) Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship

 http://www.jackituckfield.org/

 

 

20) Historically Black College & University Scholarships

http://www.iesabroad.org/info/hbcu.htm

 

 

21) Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students

http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarships.htm

 

 

22) International Students Scholarships &Aid Help

http://www.iefa.org/

 

 

23) Siemens Westinghouse Competition

http://www.siemens-foundation.org/

 

 

24) GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds

http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html

 

 

25) CollegeNets Scholarship Database

http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index

 

26) Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid

http://www.aflcio.org/scholarships/scholar.htm

 

 

27) Federal Scholarships &Aid Gateways 25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel

http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm

 

 

28) Scholarship &Financial Aid Help

http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm

 

 

29) FAFSA On The Web (Your Key Aid Form &Info)

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

 

30) Aid &Resources For Re-Entry Students

http://www.back2college.com/

 

 

31) HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships (for study around the world)

http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html

 

 

32) Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities

http://ccmi.uchicago.edu/schl1.html

 

 

33) INROADS internships

http://www.inroads.org/

 

 

34) Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships

http://www.baeo.org/

 

 

35) ScienceNet Scholarship Listing

http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html

 

 

 

 

 

(for AA students in South Florida)

January 1, is always New Year Resolution time.  I am not condemning that practice.  Nor will I quote the statistics and numbers that document the percentages and number of resolutions that are broken by January 2, January 7, within two weeks, thirty days, or whatever it may be.   I stopped making New Year’s Resolutions 20 years ago.  It is not important to set a goal for one or more changes every year just because that is what a lot of other people are doing and because it is a New Year.   It is important to set one or more goals for changes regularly.  Every month, week, and sometimes every day. 

In the process don’t get a Goal List mixed in with a To Do List.  That is another subject that will be dealt with in another post this week.

It is important to remember A Year is just A Year. 

12 months.            365 days.         8,765 hours.

But a season can be short or long.  A season can be 1 minute or 10 years. 

Years end. 

Seasons change. 

Our good seasons give way to our trying times.  Our challenging seasons subside to allow the good times to come through. 

Our fruitful seasons come after a season of nonproductivity.  

After a season of calm with nothing much happening, we are able to move forward. 

When we look at a period of a year, we expect things to change one way or the other at the end of the year.   A season, on the other hand is sometimes unpredictable.  The last 10 years have seen weather conditions around the world defy traditional seasons.  People have changed.   The promises of life have caused seasons to change.  The problems of life have caused governments and countries to change.  All within their own season.  The blessing about a season is that no matter what happens, seasons change.

I am going through a particularly rough season now.

But I know eventually it will pass.  I am learning a new lesson every day.  I am learning about my resilience, my weaknesses, my bad habits, my good practices, my strengths, the lives and loves of those around me, I am discovering a lot.  Some things I like.  Some I don’t.  But in a season you make adjustments and rest in that time.  How long will this rough season last?  Only God knows and because I trust Him, it will not be rougher or longer than I can stand.  But please know this, when December 31, 2010 ends and January 21, 2011 begins, I will be at the end of another year.  I may be in this season.  I may be in a new season.  But whatever the Season, it will bring far more than the year will. 

I can give you many cliches as I end this post.  But let me share this with you.  You know the year will do what it always does.

I personally challenge you to embrace your season, no matter how difficult.  If you can embrace it, learn from it, when it passes, even if it is difficult, you will be richer and more stable for the time that has been spent.  Years end.  Seasons change.

  
          http://www.ls.cc.al.us/blackhistory/blackhistory.html  

On of the pieces that I found most fascinating is the story of the Haitian family, the only recorded family of color on the Titanic.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.  I hope you visit as much as I have.

Each word has the same number of letters.

Each one of us has lived through each of these words and circumstances on one level or another.  It is up to us to decide how much time, thought and living we will give to each one.

I have learned from watching people whom I view as successful, those who are famous and those who are not.  There are several common threads that never ever EVER change.

1.   They have a very specific goal.

2.   They have a detailed plan.

3.   They add to their knowledge base regularly.

4.   They make mistakes.

5.   They fail.

6.   They examine why and how they failed.

7.   They get up and keep moving.

8.   They learn from their failure and change it from a failure to part of their learning experience on their way to success.

9.   They stay focused on their goal.

10. They never give up.

There are many supportive phases, steps, sources of information to expand each of these and over the next 10 days, to the best of my ability I will complete each one.  Be encouraged.  Not only because it is a new year, but it is a new day, a new hour, a new chance to continue from where you are and  move closer to where you want to be.  I know firsthand about failure, and I can sit down with you anytime you want, and show you how I failed, why I failed, what I learned and what I have done to turn it into success.  There is still a whole lot of work for me to do on myself, but I am doing better.  Baby steps forward are still forward steps. 

Love yourself more this year.  Love yourself more and allow yourself to grow.  I don’t want to be better than you.  That is impossible.  I don’t want you to be better than me.  That is impossible.  But we can both be better today than we were yesterday.  That is my hope for you.  That 8is my wish for you.  In 2010 and always.

October is Domestic Violence Month.  A time set aside to raise awareness of this horrible problem of Domestic Abuse of all kinds. 

7% of women are physically abused. 

33% of women are mentally, verbally, emotionally and financially abused.

In the time it took to read the above 3 lines, 5 women were raped by their husband or significant other.  And those are the reported ones. 

But let me share with you a portion of MY STORY.  

I dreamed of owning a business.

I worked sometimes six and seven days a week, sacrificed buying clothes and furniture, omitted vacations and saved money.

I started a business and built it into a successful enterprise.

I made a choice to became entangled in a relationship witha person who turned out to be  the wrong  man.

For 10 years I endured every kind of battering . . . except physical abuse.   The sad part is because I never felt his foot or his fist, I did not know I was a battered woman.  It was mental, emotional, spiritual, financial, sexual, verbal.  I wanted to commit suicide but the bigger part of me wanted to live.  I spent thousands of hours and hundreds of sleepless nights and painful days wondering how I got in that mess. 

I discovered a raw painful truth.  I got in because I made a conscious choice.  

I stayed in the relationship because I made an unconscious choice to stop loving myself and start loving him more. 

I allowed the mistreatment because I believed I could do no better.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I am not minimizing physical abuse.  I am not making fun of anyone’s suffering.  I am not saying the abuser is not to blame.  He or she is definitely to blame.  But they can’t do anything to us unless and until we stop loving ourselves enough to recognize that we have to stop them and get out of the living hell.  

It is believed and reported that 75% of battered women who leave their abusers end up dead.

It is PROVEN that over 90% who stay end up dead.  

It is better to try to run and increase your chances of survival than to stay and guarantee your prognosis of death.

I was scared.  I was broken in spirit.  I had no self-esteem.  I lost all my confidence.  All of the money I did not give him through his manipulation I lost trying to pay his bills instead of mine.  Yes there is a lot more to it and it is all in my book, I HAD NO CHOICE.

I bared my soul in an effort to help somebody else.  You are more valuable than anyone or anything in your life.  God (or whomever your Supreme Being Force is in your life) does not want you to be abused in any way.  I call my book truthful fiction because I told the truth about the relationship using actual events and some metaphors.  I tell the fiction part in the last half of the book because I tell my five bieggest dreams I have had since I was 8 years old.  In the book they come true.  In real life, we will wait and see.