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1. The Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at the US president

During a news conference at his surprise visit to Iraq, President Bush showed great reflexes by dodging a shoe thrown by an angry Iraqi journalist. In the middle of the news conference with Mr Maliki, Iraqi television journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi stood up and shouted "this is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog", before hurling a shoe at Mr Bush which narrowly missed him. Showing the soles of shoes to someone is a sign of contempt in Arab culture.
With his second shoe, which the president also managed to dodge, Mr Zaidi said: "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq."

Mr Zaidi, a correspondent for Cairo-based al-Baghdadiya TV, was then wrestled to the ground by security personnel and hauled away. Al-Baghdadiya's bureau chief told the Associated Press that he had no idea what prompted Mr Zaidi to attack President Bush, although reports say he was once kidnapped by the militia and was beaten up.

The shoe thrower was taken away by security guards and the news conference continued.
Correspondents called it a symbolic incident. Iraq's central criminal court sentenced Zaidi to three years in prison for assaulting a visiting head of state, but the judge later shortened his sentence to one year. Since his release in September 2009, Zaidi has put his journalistic career on hold and instead has engaged himself in humanitarian work by setting up the Al Zaidi Foundation, a human rights organization for Iraqi civilians affected by the war.

2. The reporter who took her own life on a live TV news broadcast

Christine Chubbuck was the first and only TV news reporter to commit suicide during a live television broadcast. On July 15, 1974, eight minutes into the broadcast, the depressed reporter said "In keeping with Channel 40's policy of bringing you the latest in blood and guts, and in living color, you are going to see another first: an attempted suicide." With that, Chubbuck drew up a revolver and shot herself in the head.

Three weeks before her suicide, she had asked the station's news director if she could do a news piece on suicide. After her suggestion was approved, she visited the local sheriff's department to discuss with an officer methods of suicide. In the interview, an officer told her one of the most efficient ways was to use a .38 caliber revolver with wadcutter target bullets, and to shoot oneself in the back of the head rather than in the temple.

3. The reporter who live tweeted his heart attack

White House correspondent Tommy Christopher with Mediaite.com may have made Social Network history as being the first person ever to update his or her Twitter page while having a heart attack. This claim is unverified and likely inaccurate, but nonetheless, it takes a courageous reporter to inform the public even in personal trying times.
Approximately at 6pm on Sunday afternoon Christopher wrote, "I gotta be me. Livetweeting my heart attack. Beat that!" Presumably a few minutes later the paramedics arrived to tell Christopher he would be stable after his crisis. An hour later Christopher joked about needing to own a cardiac cat, referencing a viral video in which a cat is trying to revive his dead feline friend. He also updated his followers about the pain he was feeling, "even after the morphine."

4. The reporter who did an amazing backwards half court shot

A reporter was making a story in a basketball court and threw a ball. He managed to achieve a shot even better than the one from the story he was telling about.

5. The reporter who stepped in to save a boy in Haiti

The earthquake in Haiti has had the world's attention locked on its tragic aspects, the relief efforts, and even controversy. In this CNN video footage, you can see one of their reporters, Anderson Cooper, stepping in to help a boy caught in the middle of a violent looting. Say what you will about the media and Haiti (or just AC and his Getty cameraman), but the video is really something.

6. The 5 year-old sports reporter

Joey, a 5-year-old kid reporter for Blackhawks TV, may give professional reporters some competition covering the National Hockey League. Recently, he hit the beat looking for answers for Blackhawks TV on NHL.com . Joey asked some Blackhawks stars, like Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, who the biggest Turkey on the team was. He also asked Duncan Keith how much money the tooth fairy left him for the seven teeth he lost in one game last season.
"A dollar a tooth," Keith said. The Blackhawks then got to turn the table on Joey and ask him some questions. Joey knew his Hawks jerseys, correctly identifying who wears which numbers. They also asked the 5-year-old how long he'd been a Blackhawks fan."Six years," Joey said.

7. The sports reporter who tried the worst competitions such as the Sauna Championship

Rick Reilly, 52, has been voted National Sportswriter of the Year 11 times. His new book -- out May 4, 2010 -- is called "Sports From Hell: My Two-year Search for the World's Dumbest Competition." It's the account of his search for the dumbest sport in the world. He entered the Sauna World Championship competition in Finland in 2007. He said it was the longest 3:10 minutes of his life:

You'd be amazed at how much fun it is to watch a grown man come apart like a $9 sweater. A Belarusian started out sane, just sitting there. Every 30 seconds a pitiless stream of water came out from a ceiling shower in the center of the sauna and splashed on the molten-hot rocks, creating a 100% humidity level in the room that would melt gold. About two minutes in our man started rocking a little. At three his eyes started blinking oddly. At four he began twitching. At five his eyes got huge. At six he started swallowing each breath like a gulp of scorching soup. Then he started glancing around wildly, as if to say to the others, Are you mad? Don't you see what's happening? They've locked us in a Crock-Pot! He started wiping his eyes and mouth. He moved his hands out toward his thighs to rub them, then realized that's not allowed and did so anyway, crazily, as though he were covered in lice. The judges flagged him once, then twice. Then he lurched for the door, and he was out.

8. The reporter who was dragged from the Air Force One when she was trying to give Obama a letter against gay marriage

Brenda Lee is a reporter for the Georgia Informer. She was removed from the press area near Air Force One on May 28, 2009, after attempting to give a letter to Barack Obama.

This reporter for a small newspaper was forcibly removed from a press area near Air Force One shortly before President Barack Obama arrived at Los Angeles International Airport. Airport security officers carried the woman away by the feet and arms as she protested her removal. She later identified herself as Brenda Lee, a writer for the Georgia Informer in Macon and said she has White House press credentials. Lee said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press that she wanted to hand Obama a letter urging him "to take a stand for traditional marriage." She said she asked a Secret Service agent to give the president her letter, but he refused and referred her to a White House staffer. Lee said she refused to give the staffer the letter.

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"Assertiveness is one thing – manipulation another." Many believe that to be assertive you must be manipulative. If this holds true, then assertiveness actually becomes aggression. Recognize that being assertive isn't about being controlling. It simply means expressing your wishes in an appropriate, effective way, while maintaining the respect for others. Keep in mind that assertiveness requires communication, negotiation and compromise.  When you treat others with respectful assertiveness, you gain their respect  in return. Try it! ©Jane Powell   By Joan Harrison 1. Doubting yourself The minute you doubt yourself then you have failed, remember the saying "if you think you can you will, if you think you can't you've failed" You are what you think, so think only positive. 2. Negative thinking Negative thinking gets you nowhere, employ a guard at the gate of your thoughts and equip him with a large sword, when negative thoughts come into your mind, your guard will cut them into tiny pieces. Imagination becomes reality, so imagine only positive. 3. Fear of failure Number 2 applies here. If you think you will fail then you will. Your thoughts control every part of your life, so dismiss failure as a negative thought. Think only of winning and you will. 4. Destructive relationships I have experienced a few of these in my time and particularly in friendships. Take a careful note of the five people you have closest to you, apparently you are measured by your five closest friends. Contemplate on what gift each relationship brings into your life. 5. Gossiping This one got me into trouble on many occasion, I have given it up. Gossip surrounds us everyday and it can be difficult to refrain, it is better for your health if you stay outside of gossiping circles. Be aware of what you think and ultimately what you say. 6. Criticizing yourself and others Criticism is negative and the purpose of these points is to dispose of negativity in your life. Remember when you point one finger at someone there are three fingers pointing back at you. As for self-criticism, why waste the energy? If you think negative about yourself then that is what life will give back to you. 7. Anger An emotion that will cause illness if you nurture it. Anger has no place in your heart if you want to develop the spiritual part of yourself. Remember, if someone hurts you then they will suffer the laws of Karma, you do not need to hold anger it is a painful emotion that will take up too much space inside your head. 8. Comfort eating When you comfort eat, you are trying to fill up a space inside. That space will never be filled with food. Discover what you are missing in your life, explore yourself and your thoughts and the excessive need for food or drink will be replaced by a more beneficial and healthier habit. 9. Laziness Laziness harms no-one but you! You have been given the gift of this life and each day is a present, if you choose to waste even a second of your time being lazy then you lose. You cannot hope to progress in any field of thought, work, or relationship if you have a lazy attitude. Good things come from hard work and if you had not noticed, nothing is free. 10. Negative self talk. This is a waste of energy and takes too much effort. Whilst you are spending time thinking negatively you are missing out on the positives of life. Why give precious energy to this task? Ask yourself 'how does negative talk enhance my life?' 11. Procrastination Putting off until tomorrow what you can do today is usually the result of fear. What are you afraid of? Feel the fear and do it anyway! 12. Fear of success This seems a strange one to have on this list I know. Sometimes we can fear success and the feeling can come from childhood messages. If you want move on in your life, create new messages in your mind, change your outlook and observe what happens. 13. People pleasing I was a people pleaser for most of my life, I learned as a child to do this thinking that pleasing people would make them like me. I was wrong. I feel much happier today putting myself first. Once I learned that other people could not bring me fulfillment, my life changed for the better. 14. Anything excessive When you gain awareness of yourself you will notice your thoughts, your daily routines, your habits. Anything that is excessive can become obsessive behavior, again are you looking to fill a hole that can never be filled? 15. Putting others before yourself I touched on this one in 13. You have to be number one, unless you have studied yourself along with your thought patterns and really understand who you are, then you will never be able to help others. Putting yourself first is not selfish, it is necessary to realize how important you are, this may be the first time in your life that you have been given permission to be selfish. Remember everything starts with a thought, take note of the first thought that pops into your head when you awake, if it is negative, dismiss it and replace the thought with a positive one. This is a great way to start the day. Think positive, and live a positive life! Confidently forward The difficulties can get you down, but only if you let them. The setbacks can make you discouraged, but only if you allow them to do so. You always have another choice. You can choose to focus on the good places you intend to go to, instead of on the painful places you've had to go through. Sure, life is tough and the journey is difficult. Yet at the same time life can be exquisitely beautiful and immensely rewarding. It doesn't really accomplish anything to complain about, or to dwell on, life's unfairness. What will make a positive difference is to put your energy and enthusiasm into following a meaningful purpose. Decide that you will put the difficulties to work for you. Let them inspire you and make you more and more determined. Each time you experience a setback, use it as an opportunity to remind you of the good and desirable places you intend to go. Then step confidently forward, leave that negative incident behind, and move ahead with more energy and passion than ever before. Ralph Marston   - Dear Readers, " Morning Coffee " is a labor of love and meant to be shared with others to spread encouragement and inspiration. If you share, please be kind and give credit where credit is due and copy and paste or forward with Page Header and contact information included. 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"The sooner you focus on your visions, the sooner they will thrive." We all know people with big ideas that can't seem to make them materialize. Are you one of them? Big ideas and grand visions are never enough. They must be accompanied by a sharp focus. When you focus on your visions, you gain a sense of personal power, a feeling that you are taking control of your life. Both self-respect and self-esteem get a definite boost, as you learn to consciously stay focused on the positive results you seek. Don't waste another day! Stay true to your visions and never lose focus. Before you know it you will be living and breathing your dreams. ©Jane Powell Focus on what you have, not on what you haven't   You are who you are and you have what you have, right now.  And it can't be that bad, because otherwise you wouldn't be able to read this.  The important thing is simply to find one POSITIVE thought that inspires and helps you move forward.  Hold on to it strongly, and focus on it.  You may feel like you don't have much, or anything at all, but you have your mind to inspire you.  And that's really all you need to start moving forward again.       Today is when Today is when your life is happening. Now is when life's opportunities are yours. Within you is a dream, a longing, a purpose, a desire to experience life's richness in your own unique way. Surrounding you is a universe filled with energy and abundance, and possibilities. Now is when you have the opportunity to connect your most treasured dreams with that abundance, and to bring them to life. Focused, purposeful, inspired action is how you can most effectively do so. On this day, in this moment, the possibilities are more than just intellectual curiosities. Right now, the possibilities are real. Today you can choose, you can take action, you can make a difference and you can make real, satisfying, lasting progress. Today you have the priceless opportunity to live your life as you envision it. The best life you can imagine is today within your grasp. So go beyond mere imagining, and live each moment in the direction of the very best you know life can be. Ralph Marston     - Dear Readers, " Morning Coffee " is a labor of love and meant to be shared with others to spread encouragement and inspiration. If you share, please be kind and give credit where credit is due and copy and paste or forward with Page Header and contact information included. Thank you , " Morning Coffee" Created, and maintained by: Dizzyrizzy2U@aol.comGrandmaGail2BC@aol.com Copyright © 1996 -2013 " Morning Coffee" all rights reserved. To subscribe or unsubscribe send an email to the following email addresses. Subscribe: YourMorningCoffee-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: YourMorningCoffee-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

 

 

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Banta has been admiring his neighbor's wife. The neighbor's wife always gives him this seductive smile whenever they greet each other. Banta didn't know how to approach the lady to tell her of his desires because she's married. So, one day the lady herself approached Banta alone in his apartment.

 

Banta: Hi.

 

Lady: Hi.

 

Banta: Is everything alright?

 

Lady: Yes. Just need little help from you (Smiling seductively).

 

Banta: Wow! Anything for the angel.

 

Lady: I...I...I...just don't know how to say this. I'll be so ashamed of myself if I ask and you say no.

 

Banta: Oh my lady, you don't have to. I am ready to do anything for you.

 

Lady: You know, it's been over 3 weeks since my husband travelled.

 

Banta: Yes! Yes! Yes!

 

Lady: And even when he's around, he has some... (pause for a while) he has some disabilities.

 

Banta: Oh poor you. You must have been going through hell!

 

Lady: I know you'll be stronger than him.

 

Banta: Sure.

 

Lady: Can you help me?

 

Banta: Wow! Now? Sure, I'm ready if you are ready.

 

Lady: Oh thank goodness! That's why I came to you. Can you help me carry our deep freezer from our kitchen to the next street for repairs?

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Room in Antwerp by Laure-Anne Bosselaar     Dust covers the window, but light slips through-- it always does--through dust or cracks or under doors. Every day at dusk, the sun, through branches, hits a river's bend & sends silver slivers to the walls.                          No one's there to see this. No one. But it dances there anyway, that light,          & when the wind weaves waves into the water  it's as if lit syllables quivered on the bricks.          Then the sun sinks, swallowed by the dark. In that dark  more dust, always more dust                          settles--sighs over everything.  There is no silence there, something always stirs  not far away. Small rags of noise.  Rilke said most people will know only a small corner of their room.  I read this long ago & still don't know how to understand  that word only, do you?                          Where are you? I think of you so often   and search for you in every face that comes between me & dust,  me & dusk--first love, torn corner from this life.        Copyright © 2013 by Laure-Anne Bosselaar. Used with permission of the author.     About This Poem "Not long ago I re-read a poem I return to often, 'The Previous Occupant' by Agha Shahid Ali, and it made me think of the fate of those lit places we leave behind as we move on with our lives--or because of our lives. I wrote this poem remembering a tiny room I loved very much, on the top floor of an old house in Antwerp, near the Scheldt river."    --Laure-Anne Bosselaar Most Recent Book by Bosselaar A New Hunger (Ausable Press, 2007)   May 30, 2013 Laure-Anne Bosselaar is the author of three books of poetry. Her most recent is A New Hunger (Ausable Press, 2007). She is also a translator of poetry, working in Flemish and French. Bosselaar teaches at Pine Manor College. Related Poems Gradeschool's Large Windows by Thomas Lux Affirmation by Donald Hall Burning the Old Year by Naomi Shihab Nye Poem-A-Day Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-A-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on  weekdays and classic poems  on weekends. Browse the  Poem-A-Day Archive.     Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.

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One of the biggest factors that determines how well you age is not your genes but how well you live. Not convinced? A study published in 2009 in the British Medical Journal of 20,000 British folks shows that you can cut your risk of having a stroke in half by doing the following things: being active for 30 minutes a day, eating five daily servings of fruit and vegetables, and avoiding cigarettes and excess alcohol.
 

While those are some of the obvious steps you can take to age well, researchers have discovered that centenarians tend to share certain traits in how they eat, move about, and deal with stress—the sorts of things we can emulate to improve our own aging process. Of course, getting to age 100 is enormously more likely if your parents did. Still, Thomas Perls, who studies the century-plus set at Boston University School of Medicine, believes that assuming you've sidestepped genes for truly fatal diseases like Huntington's, "there's nothing stopping you from living independently well into your 90s." Heck, if your parents and grandparents were heavy smokers, they might have died prematurely without ever reaching their true potential lifespan, so go ahead and shoot for those triple digits. Follow these 12 habits and check out Perls' lifetime risk calculator to see how long you can expect to live.

 

1. Don't Retire

 

"Evidence shows that in societies where people stop working abruptly, the incidence of obesity and chronic disease skyrockets after retirement," says Luigi Ferrucci, director of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. The Chianti region of Italy, which has a high percentage of centenarians, has a different take on leisure time. "After people retire from their jobs, they spend most of the day working on their little farm, cultivating grapes or vegetables," he says. "They're never really inactive." Farming isn't for you? Volunteer as a docent at your local art museum or join the Experience Corps, a program offered in 19 cities that places senior volunteers in urban public elementary schools for about 15 hours a week.
 

 

2. Floss Every Day

 

That may help keep your arteries healthy. A 2008 New York University study showed that daily flossing reduced the amount of gum-disease-causing bacteria in the mouth. This bacteria is thought to enter the bloodstream and trigger inflammation in the arteries, a major risk factor for heart disease. Other research has shown that those who have high amounts of bacteria in their mouth are more likely to have thickening in their arteries, another sign of heart disease. "I really do think people should floss twice a day to get the biggest life expectancy benefits," says Perls.

 

3. Move Around

 

"Exercise is the only real fountain of youth that exists," says Jay Olshansky, a professor of medicine and aging researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago. "It's like the oil and lube job for your car. You don't have to do it, but your car will definitely run better." Study after study has documented the benefits of exercise to improve your mood, mental acuity, balance, muscle mass, and bones. "And the benefits kick in immediately after your first workout," Olshansky adds. Don't worry if you're not a gym rat. Those who see the biggest payoffs are the ones who go from doing nothing to simply walking around the neighborhood or local mall for about 30 minutes a day. Building muscle with resistance training is also ideal, but yoga classes can give you similar strength-training effects if you're not into weight lifting.
 

 

4. Eat a Fiber-Rich Cereal for Breakfast

 

Getting a serving of whole-grains, especially in the morning, appears to help older folks maintain stable blood sugar levels throughout the day, according to a recent study conducted by Ferrucci and his colleagues. "Those who do this have a lower incidence of diabetes, a known accelerator of aging," he says.

 

5. Get at Least Six Hours of Sleep Each Night

 

Instead of skimping on sleep to add more hours to your day, get more to add years to your life. "Sleep is one of the most important functions that our body uses to regulate and heal cells," says Ferrucci. "We've calculated that the minimum amount of sleep that older people need to get those healing REM phases is about six hours." Those who reach the century mark make sleep a top priority.

 

6. Consume Whole Foods, Not Supplements

 

Strong evidence suggests that people who have high blood levels of certain nutrients—selenium, beta-carotene, vitamins C and E—age much better and have a slower rate of cognitive decline. Unfortunately, there's no evidence that taking pills with these nutrients provides those anti-aging benefits. "There are more than 200 different carotenoids and 200 different flavonoids in a single tomato," points out Ferrucci, "and these chemicals can all have complex interactions that foster health beyond the single nutrients we know about like lycopene or vitamin C." Avoid nutrient-lacking white foods (breads, flour, sugar) and go for all those colorful fruits and vegetables and dark whole-grain breads and cereals with their host of hidden nutrients.
 

 

7. Be Less Neurotic

 

It may work for Woody Allen, who infuses his worries with a healthy dose of humor, but the rest of us neurotics may want to find a new way to deal with stress. "We have a new study coming out that shows that centenarians tend not to internalize things or dwell on their troubles," says Perls. "They are great at rolling with the punches." If this inborn trait is hard to overcome, find better ways to manage when you're stressed: Yoga, exercise, meditation, tai chi, or just deep breathing for a few moments are all good. Ruminating, eating chips in front of the TV, binge drinking? Bad, very bad.

 

8. Live Like a Seventh Day Adventist

 

Americans who define themselves as Seventh Day Adventists have an average life expectancy of 89, about a decade longer than the average American. One of the basic tenets of the religion is that it's important to cherish the body that's on loan from God, which means no smoking, alcohol abuse, or overindulging in sweets. Followers typically stick to a vegetarian diet based on fruits, vegetables, beans, and nuts, and get plenty of exercise. They're also very focused on family and community.

 

9. Be a Creature of Habit

 

Centenarians tend to live by strict routines, says Olshansky, eating the same kind of diet and doing the same kinds of activities their whole lives. Going to bed and waking up at the same time each day is another good habit to keep your body in the steady equilibrium that can be easily disrupted as you get on in years. "Your physiology becomes frailer when you get older," explains Ferrucci, "and it's harder for your body to bounce back if you, say, miss a few hours of sleep one night or drink too much alcohol." This can weaken immune defenses, leaving you more susceptible to circulating flu viruses or bacterial infections.

 

10. Stay Connected

 

Having regular social contacts with friends and loved ones is key to avoiding depression, which can lead to premature death, something that's particularly prevalent in elderly widows and widowers. Some psychologists even think that one of the biggest benefits elderly folks get from exercise the strong social interactions that come from walking with a buddy or taking a group exercise class. Having a daily connection with a close friend or family member gives older folks the added benefit of having someone watch their back. "They'll tell you if they think your memory is going or if you seem more withdrawn," says Perls, "and they might push you to see a doctor before you recognize that you need to see one yourself."

 

11. Be Conscientious

 

The strongest personality predictor of a long life is conscientiousness—that is, being prudent, persistent, and well organized, according to The Longevity Project, coauthored by Howard Friedman and Leslie Martin. The book describes a study that followed 1,500 children for eight decades, collecting exhaustive details about their personal histories, health, activities, beliefs, attitudes, and families. The children who were prudent and dependable lived the longest, Friedman says, likely because conscientious types are more inclined to follow doctors' orders, take the right medicines at the right doses, and undergo routine checkups. They're also likelier to report happier marriages and more satisfying work lives than their less conscientious peers.

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