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Teen Track Star Carries Fallen Opponent Across Finish Line

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track teen helps competitorShe Lost a Race Knowing it Would Help Another

A junior at West Liberty Salem High School in Ohio brought home a state championship medal in the 1600-meter race, but is being praised for her performance in the event she lost.

Meghan Vogel was running around the final turn of the 3200-meter event when she saw a competitor fall in front of her.

What happened next offered the crowd gathered for the Ohio Division III girls championship an inspiring glimpse into the heart of true sportsmanship.

Meghan says she competes against these same girls all year, and when she saw the runner go down, she didn’t hesitate for a second.

When it was all over, she told her mother, “I think God put me in last place for a reason.”

(WATCH the NBC video below, or READ the story in the Columbus Dispatch)

Teen Track Star Carries Fallen Opponent Across Finish Line

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track teen helps competitorA junior at West Liberty Salem High School in Ohio brought home a state championship medal in the 1600-meter race, but is being praised for her performance in the event she lost.

Meghan Vogel was running around the final turn of the 3200-meter event when she saw a competitor fall in front of her.

What happened next offered the crowd gathered for the Ohio Division III girls championship an inspiring glimpse into the heart of true sportsmanship.

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12 Year-old Recycling Entrepreneur and Philanthropist

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entrepreneur of recycling Sam KleinWhen Sam Klein was still in kindergarten, he became fascinated with the things we throw away.

Now, at the ripe old age of 12, the missouri boy is a dedicated CEO of his own recycling business. He collects empty printer ink cartridges from local businesses, keeping them from the landfills, while earning hundreds of dollars by sending them back to manufacturers.

Even more impressive, Sam has given more than $1,000 to charity, helping those less fortunate than himself.

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The Brits Celebrate Their Queen: VIDEO Highlights of the Parties and Concert

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Buckingham Palace lit by fireworks for the Jubilee

Buckingham Palace lit for Jubilee by fireworksThe four-day Diamond Jubilee celebrating 60 years of service from Queen Elizabeth ending yesterday with a concert and fireworks display that gave the British people something to be proud of in the midst of their tough economic recovery.

The pomp and pagaentry of the many events offered something for the conservative and modern-minded alike.

For the young and old, a concert last night with spectacular light show projected along the entire face of Buckingham Palace provided an artistic exclamation point to the weekend. 10,000 royal subjects were given tickets to the event inside the Palace grounds, with their names being drawn in a public lottery. (See the story of their picnic earlier in the day, Queen Invites 10,000 Random British Subjects to Palace Picnic)

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Beating the Odds, Teen Moves From Homeless and Bullied, to Harvard

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homeless girl earns Harvard scholarshipA North Carolina teen returned from camp last summer and discovered her parents had abandoned her. After years of hardship, Dawn Loggins did the same thing she had done before. She adjusted.

She went to live with a friend’s mother, took a part-time job as a custodian at her school, kept her grades high and beat the odds to graduate this week, earning a partial scholarship to Harvard.

All this despite having to study by candlelight, wear an overcoat on nights when the power had been turned off at her family’s home and dealing with the bullying she faced wearing the same dress to school.

The community is helping, generously donating to a fund to help pay her way.

“There are no excuses,” she told a reporter from WBTV. “It depends on you and no one else.”

(WATCH the WBTV video below, or READ the story in the Seattletimes) -Thanks to Steve G. for sending the link!

 

Beating the Odds, Teen Moves From Homeless and Bullied, to Harvard

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homeless girl earns Harvard scholarship

homeless girl earns Harvard scholarshipA North Carolina teen returned from camp last summer and discovered her parents had abandoned her. After years of hardship, Dawn Loggins did the same thing she had done before. She adjusted.

She went to live with a friend’s mother, took a part-time job as a custodian at her school, kept her grades high and beat the odds to graduate this week, earning a partial scholarship to Harvard.

All this despite having to study by candlelight, wear an overcoat on nights when the power had been turned off at her family’s home and dealing with the bullying she faced wearing the same dress to school.

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Mayor Turns his Personal Parking Space into a Mini Park

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Ithaca mayor park ing spaceWhen Svante Myrick, 25, became the youngest-ever mayor of Ithaca, N.Y., he gave up his car to join the estimated 15 percent of city residents who walk to work.

As mayor, however, Myrick has a prime downtown parking spot on the main street reserved for his exclusive use. So instead of letting it stand empty, he began to “turn the Mayor’s parking space into a park space.”

He decorated the space with flora and benches, and changed the “Reserved for Mayor” sign to read, “Reserved for Mayor and Friends.” The official ribbon cutting for the tiny park was June 1.

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Mayor Turns his Personal Parking Space into a Mini Park

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Ithaca mayor park ing space

Ithaca mayor park ing spaceWhen Svante Myrick, 25, became the youngest-ever mayor of Ithaca, N.Y., he gave up his car to join the estimated 15 percent of city residents who walk to work.

As mayor, however, Myrick has a prime downtown parking spot on the main street reserved for his exclusive use. So instead of letting it stand empty, he began to “turn the Mayor’s parking space into a park space.”

He decorated the space with flora and benches, and changed the “Reserved for Mayor” sign to read, “Reserved for Mayor and Friends.” The official ribbon cutting for the tiny park was June 1.

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Disney to Scrap Junk Food Ads on its TV Channels and Website

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Disney castleMichelle Obama joined Disney executives today to announce an unprecedented move in the battle against childhood obesity. The media company will eliminate the advertising of unhealthy food and beverages from all of its Disney channels, the first major media company to introduce standards for food advertising on shows targeting kids and families.

Mrs. Obama called it a “game changer” that would give parents more leverage as they campaign to bring healthier foods into their kids’ diets. She reasoned that if kids aren’t bombarded with ads while watching their favorite cartoons, they would be less likely to lobby parents to shop for sugary groceries.

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Blacks Living Longer, Life Expectancy Gap Shrinks in US

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kenyan-girls-looking-forward-safespaces-picWhites in the United States have typically lived longer on average than blacks, but a new study released on Tuesday suggests that gap in life expectancy may be shrinking.

The shift appears to be because fewer African Americans are dying of AIDS and heart disease.

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Queen Invites 10,000 Random British Subjects to Palace Picnic and Concert (w/ Video)

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British subjects attend Jubilee picnic-Palace photo

British subjects attend Jubilee picnic-Palace photoDay 3 of the UK celebration marking Queen Elizabeth’s 60-year reign began with a picnic of smoked salmon in the palace gardens for 10,000 UK citizens chosen in a public lottery, some traveling from Ireland and Wales to attend the all-day event.

Guests collected hampers of food prepared by palace chefs, including desserts made with strawberries grown on the Queen’s estate. 

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Queen Invites 10,000 Random British Subjects to Palace Picnic and Concert (w/ Video)

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British subjects attend Jubilee picnic-Palace photo

British subjects attend Jubilee picnic-Palace photoDay 3 of the UK celebration marking Queen Elizabeth’s 60-year reign began with a picnic of smoked salmon in the palace gardens for 10,000 UK citizens chosen in a public lottery, some traveling from Ireland and Wales to attend the all-day event.

Guests collected hampers of food prepared by palace chefs, including desserts made with strawberries grown on the Queen’s estate.

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Prostate Cancer Drug So Effective at Prolonging Life, Trial is Stopped

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StethoscopeA new drug for advanced prostate cancer patients has proved so effective that researchers stopped the clinical trial early to give all patients a chance to receive the life-extending medication, according to a UCSF-led study released Saturday.

The hormone treatment, Johnson & Johnson’s Zytiga, when added to a standard steroid therapy doubled the time it takes for the disease to progress in patients treated with the standard therapy alone.

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Prodigy Becomes a Doctor‎ at 21 (Video)

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Sho Yano graduates with PhD at 19

Sho Yano graduates with PhD at 19This week, 21-year-old Sho Yano will complete the journey he began as a 9-year-old college freshman, becoming one of the youngest students in history to receive an M.D.

Yano was homeschooled when he began reading at age 2, writing by 3 and composing music by his 5th birthday.

He entered Chicago’s prestigious Pritzker School of Medicine at 12, earned his PhD at 19, and finally this week, his medical degree.

He will launch a medical career as a pediatric neurologist so he can work with children.

(READ the story from the Chicago Tribune)

WATCH the 2010 biographical story below

 

Prodigy Becomes a Doctor‎ at 21 (Video)

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Sho Yano graduates with PhD at 19

Sho Yano graduates with PhD at 19This week, 21-year-old Sho Yano will complete the journey he began as a 9-year-old college freshman, becoming one of the youngest students in history to receive an M.D.

Yano was homeschooled when he began reading at age 2, writing by 3 and composing music by his 5th birthday.

He entered Chicago’s prestigious Pritzker School of Medicine at 12, earned his PhD at 19, and finally this week, his medical degree.

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Chess Champ Defies Age to Win Fourth World Championship

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Chess Champ-Viswanathan Anand photo by Stefan64-CCChess champs are thought to be past their prime at 30.

But after toiling in the shadows of all-time greats like Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov, Viswanathan Anand became the first Indian to bring the World Chess Championship home to India, the birthplace of chess and the only place where a celebrity player gets mobbed in the street.

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Iraq Veterans Turn Around Drug-infested Neighborhood

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Vets in The 6th Branch -website photoVeterans are taking the lead in Baltimore, cleaning up years of blight and helping residents in a mostly poor, African-American neighborhood to rid the area of drug dealers.

“Along blocks dotted with boarded-up homes, veterans are applying lessons they learned in Iraq and Afghanistan in an effort to restore the community’s sense of pride – and their own sense of purpose,” reports the CS Monitor.

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Iraq Veterans Turn Around Drug-infested Neighborhood

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Vets in The 6th Branch -website photoVeterans are taking the lead in Baltimore, cleaning up years of blight and helping residents in a mostly poor, African-American neighborhood to rid the area of drug dealers.

“Along blocks dotted with boarded-up homes, veterans are applying lessons they learned in Iraq and Afghanistan in an effort to restore the community’s sense of pride – and their own sense of purpose,” reports the CS Monitor.

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Classmates Cheer Boy With Cerebral Palsy Determined to Run Track (YouTube)

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Boy runs with cerebral palsy - Woodrum family videoA determined fifth-grader with cerebral palsy opted to run the track during Field Day at his Ohio elementary school despite being given the option to sit out and despite the incredible challenge of his disability.

As his mom videotapes the two laps, the boy is cheered on by all his classmates.

Spontaneously, they came together around the final turn to inspire Matt Woodrum.

They ended up touching the hearts of hundreds of thousands of internet viewers watching the moment on YouTube.

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Drug Attacks Breast Cancer as ‘Smart bomb’ Without Debilitating Side Effects

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cancer cells and white t-cellsDoctors have successfully dropped the first “smart bomb” on breast cancer, using a drug to deliver a toxic payload to tumor cells while leaving healthy ones alone.

“People don’t lose their hair, they don’t throw up. They don’t need nausea medicines, they don’t need transfusions,” said the lead researcher of the study and this experimental treatment.

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