BLOG: High School Insider: Middlesex Magic prevail to successfully defend its 11th-grade state AAU title
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Boston Herald
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May 19--[http://bostonherald.com/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/Middlesex%20Magic.jpg] The Middlesex Magic successfully defended its 11th-grade title at the Massachusetts State AAU championship, defeating the Boston Warriors, 66-65. The Magic relied on balanced scoring as Obi Obiora,...

May/19/2013 12:07 PM

Two national high school records fall at NCS swimming finals
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Contra Costa Times
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May 19--CONCORD -- Two national records were broken Saturday in one of the fastest meets in North Coast Section swimming history. Campolindo High's Steven Stumph and Carondelet's 400-yard freestyle relay team each etched their names into the national high school records books with their performances Saturday at Concord Community Pool. Though he'd just tied the national record the day before, ...

May/19/2013 08:11 AM

Fan clubs keep the flame alive for stars fading from memory
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Regional News Live

May 19--Barry Wood is a devout Presbyterian, but today he'll also be worshipping at the altar of two other gods. As president of the Pittsburgh chapter of the International Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy "MacEddy" fan club, Mr. Wood, 71, of Houston, Pa., will be hosting a local meeting at his Washington County home with Sharon Rich, international president of the club. Even for those who ...

May/19/2013 08:08 AM

Regional Roundup: Harrod youth earns Eagle Scout
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The Lima News, Ohio
Regional News Live

May 18--HARROD -- Chris Blanchard, of Harrod, received his rank of Eagle Scout on Feb. 12. He is the son of Rick and Becky Blanchard. Blanchard has been a member of St. Rose Catholic Church Boy Scout Troop 49 since 2006. In that time he has held numerous ranks and responsibilities. Some of these have been librarian, quartermaster, senior patrol leader and O/A representative. He earned 27 merit ...

May/18/2013 07:36 PM

Painful pollen
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Grand Haven Tribune, Mich.
Regional News Live

May 18--Spring is in the air, and so is the pollen. A lot of it. Tiny granules of pollen carried in the welcome warm breeze are wreaking havoc on local allergy sufferers. Local pharmacists and doctors said they're seeing an uptick in the number of people seeking relief -- from medications to herbal remedies. Here's why: Throughout late April and early May, tree pollen counts remained high and ...

May/18/2013 03:19 PM

MEN'S COLLEGE GOLF: Wranglers come up one stroke short at national tourney
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Odessa American, Texas
Regional News Live

May 18--LUBBOCK There were a lot of shots fired through four rounds of play in the 2013 NJCAA Division I Golf Championships this week at The Rawls Course, but the final outcome came down to a single stroke. No. 1-ranked Central Alabama Community College, which shot 16-under par Thursday to move within one shot of No. 2-ranked Odessa College, made up the deficit and edged the Wranglers for the ...

May/18/2013 11:51 AM

BRIEF: New textile able to absorb more influenza antibodies
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Japan Times, Tokyo
Regional News Live

May 18--Researchers have come up with new technology that lets textiles absorb more flu antibodies, a development likely to make face masks more effective in warding off the flu bug, the Textile Industry Research Institute of Gunma said. Textiles with influenza antibodies aren't new on the market, but the technology currently in use involves dipping fibers in a liquid with antibodies. Textiles ...

May/18/2013 11:24 AM

Seeking SCADs of information
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Morris Daily Herald, Ill.
Regional News Live

May 18--In 2008, Cheryl Crisman of Morris was having a good year. She was a healthy 38-year-old and she and her husband had just welcomed a new daughter, who was approaching 5 months that February. And then she had a heart attack. Crisman hadn't been feeling good for a couple of days. She thought she was getting the flu. And on Super Bowl Sunday, when her family was getting ready to attend a ...

May/18/2013 08:55 AM

Portland Press Herald, Maine, Steve Solloway column
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Portland Press Herald, Maine
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May 18--HARWICH, Mass. -- The baseball rocketed off Sam Dexter's bat, headed for a spot of grass where no outfielder could catch it. Dexter rounded first, glanced at the ball's path and accelerated. He could beat the throw, he told himself, running to second. He must. He was the leadoff batter. He couldn't run a hit into an out in the first inning. Could he? This was the game between ...

May/18/2013 04:42 AM

ProMedica unveils plans for Mary Ellen Falzone Diabetes Center
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The Blade, Toledo, Ohio
Regional News Live

May 17--Former South Toledo resident Sue Falzone Jablonski had a severe form of the flu about three weeks before her younger sister, Mary Ellen, caught it in the winter of 1978. When Mary Ellen -- who went by the nickname Meme -- became sick, her family thought it was just a terrible version of the same flu bug her sister had. As it turned out, it was indeed the flu, except Meme was a diabetic ...

May/17/2013 11:19 PM