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Signs of Stroke

STROKE: Remember  the 1st Three Letters.... S. T. R.  

   STROKE  IDENTIFICATION: 
 
   During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assured  everyone that she was fine (they offered to call  paramedics) .she said she had just tripped over  a brick because of her new shoes. 

   They  got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of  food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of the  evening 

   Jane's husband called later  telling everyone that his wife had been taken to  the hospital - 
 (at 6:00  pm  Jane passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the  signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane would be with  us today. Some don't die. They end up in a  helpless, hopeless condition instead. 

   It  only takes a minute to read this... 

   A  neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke  victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the  effects of a stroke...totally. He said  the trick was getting a stroke recognized,  diagnosed, and then getting the patient  medically cared for within 3 hours, which is  tough... 

   RECOGNIZING A STROKE 

   Thank  God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR  . Read and Learn! 

   Sometimes symptoms of a  stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately,  the lack of awareness spells disaster. The  stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage  when people nearby fail to recognize the  symptoms of a stroke. 

   Now doctors say a  bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three  simple questions: 

   S  *Ask  the individual to SMILE. 

 T  *Ask  the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE  (Coherently) 

 (i.e. It is sunny out  today.) 

 R  *Ask  him or her to RAISE BOTH  ARMS. 

   If  he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these  tasks, call emergency number immediately  and describe the symptoms to the  dispatcher. 

   New  Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your  Tongue 

   NOTE:  Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the  person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue  is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the  other,   that is  also an indication of a  stroke.

Relationships: The Most Important of All

RELATIONSHIPS:   Trust is very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity may result in separation. A female telephone operator received a phone call one day. She answered, "Public Utilities Board." There was silence. She repeated, "PUB." There was still no answer. When she was going to cut off the line, she heard a lady's voice, "Oh, so this is PUB. Sorry, I got the number from my husband's pocket but I do not know whose number it is." Without mutual trust, just imagine what will happen to the couple if the telephone operator answered with just "hello" instead of "PUB". ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO POINTING FINGERS A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?" The father-in-law answered in a smile, "Never criticize your wife for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than you." We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is the start of a war. We should always remember that when we point one finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves. If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS? A person visited the government matchmaker for marriage, SDU, and requested "I am looking for a spouse. Please help me to find a suitable one." The SDU officer said, "Your requirements, please." "Oh, good looking, polite, humorous , sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want to rest." The officer listened carefully and replied, "I understand you need television." There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband ,because the blind wife cannot see the faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and dream of perpetual perfect relationship. Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wake up and discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO OVERPOWERING Many relationships fail because one party tries to overpower another,or demands too much. People in love tend to think that love will conquer all and their spouses will change the bad habits after marriage.. Actually, this is not the case. There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "It is easier to reshape a mountain or a river than a person's character." It is not easy to change. Thus, having high expectation on changing the spouse character will cause disappointment and unpleasantness. It would be less painful to change ourselves and lower our expectations.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIGHT SPEECH There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "A speech will either prosper or ruin a nation." Many relationships break off because of wrong speech. When a couple is too close with each other,we always forget mutual respect and courtesy. We may say anything without considering if it would hurt the other party. A friend and her millionaire husband visited their construction site. A worker who wore a helmet saw her and shouted,"Hi Emily! Remember me? We used to date in the secondary school." On the way home, her millionaire husband teased her, "Luckily you married me. Otherwise you will be the wife of a construction worker. " She answered ,"You should appreciate that you married me. Otherwise, he will be the millionaire and not you." Frequently exchanging these remarks plants the seed for a bad relationship. It's like a broken egg - cannot be reversed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERSONAL PERCEPTION Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison.   A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home, a boy commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of them ride on the donkey?" Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, "The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?" Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey. Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, "How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman." The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man.. He commented, "Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons.. They are cruel to you." Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders. It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a narrow bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river.   You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future. Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BE PATIENT This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son picked stone and scratched line into the shiny paint of the truck. In his anger, the man ran to his son, knocked him away, took the child's hand and hit him many times. When the man calmed down, he noticed that he was using a wrench, then he rushed his son to the hospital. Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When his son woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, " Daddy,I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father was so hurt and went back to his truck and kicked it a lot of times. Sitting back he looked at the scratches, child wrote "I Love You Dad". Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or you wish to take revenge. Think first before you lose your patience with someone you love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge. People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever. rwardSourceID:NT00010636 The Lord's Prayer like you have never seen During the next 60 seconds, Stop whatever you are doing, and take this opportunity. (Literally it is only One minute!) All you have to do is the following: You simply say "The Lords Prayer" for the person that sent you this message: The Lords Prayer Our Father, who are in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, forever. Amen. Next, you send this message to everyone you know. In a while, more people will have prayed for you and you would have obtained a lot of people praying for others. Next, stop and think and appreciate God's power in your life, for doing what you know

GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. 

I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.. 

She said, 'Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?' 

I laughed and enthusiastically responded, 'Of course you may!' and she gave me a giant squeeze.. 

'Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?' I asked. 

She jokingly replied, 'I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...' 

'No seriously,' I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age. 

'I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!' she told me. 

After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake. 

We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this 'time machine' as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.. 

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up. 

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. 

 

 Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, 'I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.' 

As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, ' We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. 

There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. 

We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it! 

There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. 

If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight. 

Anybody! Can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets. 

The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets..' 

She concluded her speech by courageously singing 'The Rose.' 

She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those months ago. 

One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. 

Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be. 

When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they'll really enjoy it! 

These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE. 

REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. We make a Living by what we get. We make a Life by what we give. 

God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it. 

Inspirational Stories: Who Is Telling The Truth?

Friends, you have to read this story.  I felt so blessed after reading this story that leads me to share this.  ENJOY

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       One day, a young guy and a young girl fell in love.

       But the guy came from a poor family. The girl's parents weren't too happy.

       So the young man decided not only to court the girl but to court her parents as well. In time, the parents saw that he was a good man and was worthy of their daughter's hand.

       But there was another problem: The man was a soldier. Soon, war broke out and he was being sent overseas for a year.

       The week before he left, the man knelt on his knee and asked his lady love, "Will you marry me?" She wiped a tear, said yes, and they were engaged. They agreed that when he got back in one year, they would get married.

       But tragedy struck. A few days after he left, the girl had a major vehicular accident. It was a head-on collision.

       When she woke up in the hospital, she saw her father and mother crying. Immediately, she knew there was something wrong.

       She later found out that she suffered brain injury. The part of her brain that controlled her face muscles was damaged. Her once lovely face was now disfigured. She cried as she saw herself in the mirror. "Yesterday, I was beautiful. Today, I'm a monster." Her body was also covered with so many ugly wounds.

       Right there and then, she decided to release her fiancé from their promise. She knew he wouldn't want her anymore. She would forget about him and never see him again.

       For one year, the soldier wrote many letters—but she wouldn't answer. He phoned her many times but she wouldn't return her calls.

       But after one year, the mother walked into her room and announced, "He's back from the war."

       The girl shouted, "No! Please don't tell him about me. Don't tell him I'm here!"

       The mother said, "He's getting married," and handed her a wedding invitation.

       The girl's heart sank. She knew she still loved him—but she had to forget him now.

       With great sadness, she opened the wedding invitation.

       And then she saw her name on it!

       Confused, she asked, "What is this?"

       That was when the young man entered her room with a bouquet of flowers. He knelt beside her and asked, "Will you marry me?"

       The girl covered her face with her hands and said, "I'm ugly!"

       The man said, "Without your permission, your mother sent me your photos. When I saw your photos, I realized that nothing has changed. You're still the person I fell in love. You're still as beautiful as ever. Because I love you!"

This Story Is A Parable Of Your Life

       Friend, the girl believed she was ugly.

       The man believed she was beautiful.

       Who is telling the truth?

       Simple answer: The man who loved.

       You may be like that woman. You feel you're disfigured by your failures. Marred by your mistakes. You feel you live an ugly life. But God says you're beautiful! Because He loves you.

       He doesn't look at your mistakes. He doesn't look at your past. He looks at the original beauty He created in you—and the glorious beauty of your future.

       I encourage you to speak words of truth.

       Dethrone the lies in your mind.

       Say, "I'm beautiful." Say, "I'm a wonderful person." Say, "I have a great future." Say, "I'm anointed. I'm strong. I'm blessed."

       Use your words to create your desired reality.



SOURCE: 

Remove The Lies In Your Mind

Inspirational Story: THE UNEMPLOYED GRADUATE

Below is a great story that will prove us the operating system of our universe. 

"YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW"

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An unemployed graduate woke up one morning and checked his pocket. All he had left was $10. He decided to use it to buy food and then wait for death as he was too proud to go begging. He was frustrated as he could find no job, and nobody was ready to help him. 

He bought food and as he sat down to eat, an old man and two little children came along and asked him to help them with food as they had not eaten for almost a week. He 
looked at them. They were so lean that he could see their bones coming out. Their eyes had gone into the socket. With the last bit of compa ssion he had, he gave them the food. The old man and children prayed that God would bless and prosper him and then gave him a very old coin. The young graduate said to them 'you need the prayer more than I do'.

With no money, no job, no food, the young graduate went under the bridge to rest and wait for death. As he was about to sleep, he saw an old newspaper on the ground. He picked it up, and suddenly he saw an advertisement for people with old coins to come to a certain address. 


He decided to go there with the old coin the old man gave him. On getting to the place, he gave the proprietor the coin. The proprietor screamed, brought out a big book and showed the young graduate a photograph. This same old coin was worth 3 million dollars. The young graduate was overjoyed as the proprietor gave him a bank draft for 3 million dollars within an hour. He collected the Bank Draft and went in search of the old man and little children.. 

By the time he got to where he left them eating, they had gone. He asked the owner of the canteen if he knew them. He said no but they left a note for you. He quickly opened the note thinking it would lead him to find them. 

This is what the note said: 'You gave us your all and we have rewarded you back with the coin,' signed God the Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost. 1 Kings 17:10-16; Matthew 11:28-30


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You Are My Sunshine

I can't stop my tears after reading this.  We also have the power to heal others.  The power of God is in our tongue. 

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      One day, 3-year old Michael wished for a baby sister.

       So when his mother got pregnant with a baby girl, the little Michael was delighted. Everyday, he'd rub his mother's tummy and sing to his baby sister, You are my sunshine, You are my sunshine, You make me happy, when stars are grey…

       But when the baby was born, there were complications. The baby was in critical condition.

       Little Michael waited at home, wondering why his mother and his baby sister weren't coming home yet.

       A few days later, the doctor told the mother that the baby may not last long. The mother decided to bring Michael to the ICU and see his baby sister before she died.

       She knew it was against the ICU rules, but she knew she had to do it. She brought in little Michael and let him stand beside his very sick baby sister.

       That was when the Head Nurse saw Michael and shouted, "Children are not allowed here!"

       But before they could pull him out of the room, little Michael sang to his baby sister, You are my sunshine, You are my sunshine. You make me happy, when stars are grey, You never know dear, how much I love you, please don't take my sunshine away…

       Immediately, the baby grew calm. Her heart rate, which was abnormally fast, slowed down.

       The Head Nurse noticed what was happening and said, "Little boy, whatever you're doing, keep doing it. Something is happening to the baby!"

       Michael kept singing to his sister. And everyday, she got better. Until she got totally well.

       Because little Michael used words of honor to bless his sister.



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My Quotes of the Day - servanthood

"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can."

John Wesley

5 Simple Ways to Maintain Momentum

By Tom Holladay


When you're feeling down, look up and adopt these everyday healthy habits to grow with God.

1. Pray for the first two minutes. The first two minutes of what? The first two minutes of everything! The first two minutes of your day, the first two minutes after you get in the car, the first two minutes at work. It is amazing how staying in a dialogue with God about everything will help you to stay connected to him.

2. Stop and listen. Staying connected to God means maintaining a conversation with God, which means it is as important to listen as it is for you to talk. Try asking God a question about a decision you are facing and then just listen for a moment. Blaise Pascal, the philosopher and mathematician, said, "All human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room."

3. Put God's truth where you can see it. The Bible is God's love letter to you, filled with truth about everything in your life. As you hear or read a verse of Scripture that is meaningful to you, let it become meaningful beyond that moment. Write it down on a card, and put that card where you'll see it often. This writing the words of God on your heart, by the way, is how God directed Jewish families to learn his truth; look it up in Deuteronomy 6.

4. Spend time daily in spiritual reflection. A great way to grow deeper is through a daily devotion. And I know one intimately that I can recommend. I teach a daily podcast called "DriveTime Devotions." This 10-minute podcast devotional goes through the New Testament, one chapter a week and one book of the Bible at a time. You can find "DriveTime Devotions" on iTunes or at saddlebackfamily.com/mediacenter/drivetime. I would be honored to know that you are tuning in and allowing me to help you build some good habits.

5. Tell God, "Thank you." I've found that one of the most important habits for staying connected to God is to establish an attitude of gratitude. Telling God "Thank you" throughout the day completely changes my perspective and refreshes my sense of connection with him.
Here's my challenge for you: Try just one of these habits this week, and watch what God does in your life. Keep it going for two weeks, and you'll see him do even more. By the time you've done it for six weeks, that one change in your life will be an established habit, keeping you moving up even when the escalator is headed down.


Tom Holladay is a teaching pastor at Saddleback Church, and author of "The Relationship Principles of Jesus".

4 New CCNP Certification Path

Hello folks, below are  4 new CCNP certification path that we can choose until July 31, 2010.  ENJOY....


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CCNP Prerequisites: Valid CCNA certification or any CCIE Certification can act as a pre-requisite.


PATH 1:
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Exam 1:


642-901 BSCI  (Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks)
Last day to test: July 31, 2010    


OR    

642-902 ROUTE  (Implementing Cisco IP Routing)
Available March 10, 2010



Exam 2:

642-812 BCMSN  (Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks)
Last day to test: July 31, 2010    

OR      

642-813 SWITCH  (Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks)
Available March 10, 2010    



Exam 3:

642-825 ISCW  (Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks)
Last day to test: July 31, 2010    



Exam 4:

642-845 ONT  (Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks)
Last day to test: July 31, 2010    





PATH 2:
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Exam 1:

642-892 Composite  Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) and Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
Last day to test: July 31, 2010    


Exam 2:

642-825 ISCW  (Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks)
Last day to test: July 31, 2010
   

Exam 3:
642-845 ONT   (Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks)
Last day to test: July 31, 2010    



PATH 3:
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Exam 1:

642-901 BSCI   (Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks)
Last day to test: July 31, 2010    

OR
    
642-902 ROUTE  (Implementing Cisco IP Routing)
Available March 10, 2010    


Exam 2:

642-812 BCMSN  (Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks)
Last day to test: July 31, 2010
   
OR    

642-813 SWITCH  (Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks)
Available March 10, 2010


Exam 3:
   
643-832 TSHOOT BETA  (Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks)
Available: February 16-March 26, 2010    

OR

642-832 TSHOOT
Available: April 30, 2010




PATH 4:
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Exam 1:
642-892 Composite  (Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks - BSCI and Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks - BCMSN)
Last day to test: July 31, 2010    


Exam 2:
643-832 TSHOOT BETA  (Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks)
Available: February 16-March 26, 2010    

OR
   
642-832 TSHOOT
Available: April 30, 2010


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