Month: May 2014

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Samuel Israel, a hedge fund manager who faked his own suicide to avoid prison after admitting to running a $450 million fraud, is trying to shorten his 22-year sentence or be set free, saying his health has worsened and authorities can't take care of him. According to a Wednesday court filing, the founder of Bayou Group LLC nearly died last year after officials at the federal prison complex in Butner, North Carolina failed to replace the battery for his pacemaker, only doing so after he fell, hit his head and lost consciousness. Israel, 54, also suffers from a degenerative spinal condition but has been refused treatment to alleviate chronic pain, the filing said. A Manhattan doctor who once treated Israel submitted a letter saying it would be \"medically irrational\" to deprive Israel of opioids to treat the pain.

Being liked by others starts with liking yourself first. If you want to be liked, you have to like yourself. Because no one else can instill in you a quality, such as likability. It has to come from you.

Defining success is ever-evolving, but as I embark on the journey, I equate success with happiness. When others around me are happy, then I am happy. If I let up for just one minute, I will find my balance out of whack.

Infant Fights for Life After Having Large Tumor Removed

News flash: we all love coffee, but there’s a difference between casually enjoying a cup of Joe with breakfast in the morning and sprinting to Starbucks because you’re certain you won’t make it through the day without an immediate caffeine fix. Click here to see the Complete Slideshow of Yoga Poses for The Best Night’s Sleep Don’t let the latter be a regular habit. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, lack of sleep can contribute to weight gain and obesity as well as chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes, cardio vascular disease and depression. Of course, everyone

As Mother's Day approaches, we make plans to honor our moms, and and those of us who are moms look forward to expressions of love from our children. But there is a large group of moms for whom the day is terribly sad or bittersweet. These are the mothers who are bereaved.

I recently spoke at a TEDx conference about what I think is the most important space on earth. Guess what it is? It's the space inside your heart. Can you be brain dead and still alive? Yes! But once your heart stops, that's it. Zippo. Nothing. No more life. So the heart is the most important organ in the body. But wait — there's more! The Institute of Heartmath has conducted many studies on how the heart influences not only the brain waves of anyone within 6 to 10 feet of us but also the profound impact it has on

f we file away or simply even trash our non-essential thoughts, worries or things we have no control over, then our truly important goals are clearer to see and easier to follow. This decluttering of our mental desktop helps to makes our day lighter and much more focussed.

There is an old saying, "That which doesn't destroy us makes us stronger." Life-threatening illness — or any adversity — can be a strengthener. Not necessarily to the body, but certainly to the character and to the spirit.