Teen Athlete Gives Entire $40K Scholarship Prize to Runners-up

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Jul 11, 2011

Allan Guei, who wins with hoops and in life

Allan Guei won a $40,000 college scholarship in a free-throw competition for top academic students at Compton High School in Los Angeles, which was expected because he excelled on the school’s basketball team. What he did with the money, however, was wholly unexpected, and shows that he excels in his personal life as well.

Already with a full basketball scholarship to Cal-State Northridge, the 18 year-old wanted to help other kids’ dreams come true, and donated all the money to the seven other finalists.

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Joy Returns During South Sudan’s Independence Ceremony

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Jul 11, 2011

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The Republic of South Sudan rang in its status as the world’s newest country this weekend with a series of spontaneous and orchestrated celebrations of what President Salva Kiir called “a dream come true.” Joy and reverence rippled through the crowds as they listened.

“We were bombed, maimed, enslaved, treated worse than a refugee in our own country, but we have to forgive, although we will not forget,” Mr. Kiir said in his speech to the masses, a couple hours after he took the oath of office as the first elected president of the South Sudan.

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A Hero in the Stands, as Jeter Hits Number 3000

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Jul 11, 2011

The best part of Derek Jeter’s 3000th hit is Christian Lopez, the fan who caught the baseball and gave it back, modestly saying it was the New York Yankee who earned it.

Any time someone does the right thing, it’s worth noting. When I’m feeling tempted to cut corners, to cheat a little, to not tell the truth, I’m going to think of Lopez as an example to follow.

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Ten Tech Innovations From NASA’s Space Shuttle Program

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Jul 10, 2011

Tech designs to come out of the space shuttle program have permeated just about every aspect of our lives.

Many of the iconic NASA products (Tang, Teflon, Velcro) weren’t actually designed for or by NASA at all. But there are plenty of NASA innovations in all areas of life, from heart pumps and rescue equipment, to improved car tires, osteoporosis treatment and baby formula. Read about ten discoveries that originated in the Shuttle program, which sent up its last ship on Sunday.

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U.S. Returns Recovered Artifacts Taken From Iraq (w/ Video)

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Jul 9, 2011

Iraqi necklace from 2000 BC among artifacts returned by FBI

An ancient bead necklace, terra cotta tablets from ancient Babylonia depicting Ishtar, the goddess of love and war, and posters of deposed leader Saddam Hussein were among artifacts that U.S. officials returned to the Iraqi government on Thursday.

The repatriation of the relics — some as old as 4,000 years — is the latest in an ongoing mission by the FBI.

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U.S. Returns Recovered Artifacts Taken From Iraq (w/ Video)

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An ancient bead necklace, terra cotta tablets from ancient Babylonia depicting Ishtar, the goddess of love and war, and posters of deposed leader Saddam Hussein were among artifacts that U.S. officials returned to the Iraqi government on Thursday.

The repatriation of the relics — some as old as 4,000 years — is the latest in an ongoing mission by the FBI.

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Thousands Flock to Florida to Watch Final Space Shuttle Launch (Video)

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Jul 9, 2011

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Emotions ran high at the final launch of NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle program which brought out hundreds of thousands to Florida’s “Space Coast” to witness the historic spectacle.

Tears and cheers were in abundance during Atlantis’s perfect lift-off, which carried a crew of four and a multipurpose logistics module containing supplies and spare parts for the space station.

The STS-135 astronauts are: Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim.

(WATCH the video from Reuters)

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FedEx Adds More Than 4,000 New, Fuel Efficient Vehicles

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Jul 9, 2011

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The world’s largest express transportation company continues to bolster its fuel efficiency with a significant expansion this summer of lower polluting, energy efficient vehicles.

While doubling the fleet of all-electric vehicles to 43, FedEx is also adding more hybrid-electrics, light composite vehicles and upgrading over a tenth of its conventional vehicle fleet to more energy-efficient models.

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Royal Couple Visits Fire Ravaged Town (Video)

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Jul 8, 2011

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Prince William and Kate stopped in Slave Lake, an Alberta town ravaged by forest fires. They toured the town and attended a gathering of residents at a nearby school, to listen to many of their stories — a bright spot for the Canadian town which had been reduced to rubble.

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Royal Couple Visits Fire Ravaged Town (Video)

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Prince William and Kate stopped in Slave Lake, an Alberta town ravaged by forest fires. They toured the town and attended a gathering of residents at a nearby school, to listen to many of their stories — a bright spot for the Canadian town which had been reduced to rubble.

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Remarkable Beauty in Grains of Sand Seen in Photographs

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Jul 8, 2011

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Viewed at a magnification of over 250 times real life, tiny grains of sand are shown to be delicate, colorful structures as unique as snowflakes.

When seen well beyond the limits of human eyesight, the miniature particles are exposed as fragments of crystals, spiral fragments of shells and crumbs of volcanic rock, thanks to Professor Gary Greenberg from University College London.

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Fewer Americans Developing and Dying From Colon Cancer

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Jul 8, 2011

Screening for colon cancer has increased in 49 of the 50 United States and, as a result, deaths are down, with 32,000 fewer people dying from the disease in one year.

A federal report released on Tuesday insisted that with expanded testing even more lives could be saved. Colon cancer remains the nation’s second most deadly cancer

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Warren Buffett Gives $1.5 Billion in Stock to Gates Foundation

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Jul 8, 2011

Investor Warren Buffett gave a gift of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation worth about $1.5 billion (19.34 million shares), boosting their efforts around the world to fight disease.

Buffett plans to transfer the majority of his wealth to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and this gift represents the fifth installment.

(READ the AP article on CS Monitor)

He Won $3.4 Million — Then Went Back to Work as Janitor

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Jul 7, 2011

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Five years ago, an Evergreen High School custodian was in the middle of bankruptcy when he won the Washington State Lottery’s Quinto game — 3.4 million dollars.

But he still lives in a tiny house in Seattle with his wife and in-laws, and drives to work in the same car.

The high school track team is where Tyrone Curry splurged, buying them a new state-of-the-art track.

WATCH the video below, from TODAY, or READ the story at NBC…

Thanks to Steve Veres, an editor at Today, for sending the link!

He Won $3.4 Million — Then Went Back to Work as Janitor

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Five years ago, an Evergreen High School custodian was in the middle of bankruptcy when he won the Washington State Lottery’s Quinto game — 3.4 million dollars.

But he still lives in a tiny house in Seattle with his wife and in-laws, and drives to work in the same car.

The high school track team is where Tyrone Curry splurged, buying them a new state-of-the-art track.

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Exploring Happiness and Its Causes at World’s Largest Happiness Conference

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Jul 7, 2011

The sixth annual Happiness and Its Causes conference in Brisbane, Australia featured four days of lectures and workshops featuring some of the world’s best known happiness gurus, including the Dalai Lama.

More than 2000 people paid up to $1800 to attend the two-day main event in mid-June, organized by the Tibetan Buddhist Vajrayana Institute in Sydney.

The successful conference is just the latest evidence of the recent boom in all things happiness.

(READ the story in Stuff.co.nz)

California to Paparazzi: Lay Off William and Kate

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Jul 7, 2011

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Prince William and bride Kate will arrive Friday in a Southern California where, in the years since Diana’s death, the state has passed three laws intended to curb paparazzi abuses.

Beginning Friday morning, police plan to close the street of the British consul-general’s home in Hancock Park, where the couple will stay on their weekend visit. Officers have already obtained “No Trespass” letters from neighbors, which will be used to arrest anyone who enters the adjoining properties to try to get pictures of the couple.

Tabloids have offered compensation to Hancock Park neighbors, but no residents accepted any offers.

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First Study of Its Kind Shows Many Benefits of Providing Medical Insurance to Poor

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Jul 7, 2011

When poor people are given medical insurance, they not only find regular doctors and see doctors more often but they also feel better, are less depressed and are better able to maintain financial stability, according to a new, large-scale study that provides the first rigorously controlled assessment of the impact of Medicaid.

Until now, Medicaid arguments were pretty much irresolvable.

Health economists and other researchers said the study was historic and would be cited for years to come, shaping health care debates.

(READ the story in NY Times)

Thanks to Joel Arellano for submitting the story to our Facebook page!

Boaters Detangle Humpback Whale Saving its Life (Video)

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Jul 6, 2011

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Michael Fishbach and his colleagues were recently on a small boat when they encountered a humpback whale entangled in a fishing net and on the verge of death.

Fishbach and Gershon Cohen founded The Great Whale Conservancy to help and protect whales, but never before had they been able to directly save one themselves.

With just a small knife and little time, the three men took over an hour to untangle the complex web of nylon netting. When finally the whale was freed, its display of joy is obvious, captured on video taken by another passenger.

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Boaters Detangle Humpback Whale Saving its Life (Video)

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Michael Fishbach and his colleagues were recently on a small boat when they encountered a humpback whale entangled in a fishing net and on the verge of death.

Fishbach and Gershon Cohen founded The Great Whale Conservancy to help and protect whales, but never before had they been able to directly save one themselves.

With just a small knife and little time, the three men took over an hour to untangle the complex web of nylon netting. When finally the whale was freed, its display of joy is obvious, captured on video taken by another passenger.

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