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Mary Novotny Jeffries advocates for amputees
Mary Novotny Jeffries was 11 when she lost her right leg, from the hip down, to bone cancer. When she returned to the home she shared with her parents and eight siblings on Chicago's South Side, everything — and nothing — had changed. "I...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Orthopedic Surgery, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Environmental Issues, Nursing
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Isabel Allende, a life of letters
Somewhere between her Chilean family's life-or-death political realities and its intuitive, fantastical imagination is where Isabel Allende writes. Where she lives is the Bay Area, arriving in California about 25 years ago with a famous surname she's gone...
Tags: Media Industry, Isabel Allende, Authors, Twitter, Inc., Apple iPad
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Cuban outfielder Henry Urrutia already picturing himself at Camden Yards
The Baltimore SunBOWIE — On his first off day as an Orioles minor leaguer, Double-A Bowie outfielder Henry Urrutia took a trip to Baltimore, where he got a tour of Camden Yards — the place he hopes his uphill and divot-filled baseball journey reaches its...Tags: Spring Training, Nate McLouth, Baltimore Orioles, Trips and Vacations, Baseball
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Amy Wilentz on her book and a passion for Haiti [video]
Before her panel at the L.A. Times Festival of Book, journalist and author Amy Wilentz dropped in at our video booth to talk about how she came to write her latest book, "Farewell, Fred Voodoo." Written after Haiti's devastating 2010 earthquake, this...
Tags: Google+, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Truman Capote
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School helps give hunger relief at home, abroad
Five hundred bags of groceries, and 50,000 prepared meals later, one local school made a dent in world hunger. North Broward Preparatory School sponsored two activities aimed at helping those less fortunate by providing food and other everyday...Tags: Broward County, Students, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Education, Teaching and Learning
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The epic life of Símon Bolívar
Deep into Marie Arana's wonderful new biography of Simón Bolívar, "the George Washington of South America," there's a deliciously unexpected pause in the action. It's 1816, and Bolívar has set sail from Haiti. He's on his way back to Venezuela, with...Tags: Authors, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rome (Italy), Spain, The Washington Post
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South Windsor Haiti School
South Windsor High SchoolHaiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2010, about 88% of their rural population was at poverty level after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck. Hundreds of thousands were killed and, as a result of the tragedy, people from all over the...Tags: Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Haiti Earthquake (2010), Literature, South Windsor, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Beauty can be found - even in the destruction of Haiti
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA certain beauty exists even in the worst devastation and circumstances. Have no doubt: the conditions in Haiti, where I recently spent a week, are appalling. Yet, amidst the scenes that overwhelm your mind and break your heart, a quiet child will...Tags: Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Lancaster County (Pennsylvania), Religion and Belief
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Natural Products Expo lays out the latest, with an emphasis on what's real and what's absent
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Things seemed simpler this year at the enormous annual trade show for the natural products industry. There was a bit of a back-to-the-old-days vibe among the thousands of things to eat or drink, to use to clean your person or your house, to improve your...Tags: Investments, Business Enterprises, Whole Foods Market, Banking, Science and Technology
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Orioles' Henry Urrutia expects to be a major leaguer
The Baltimore SunSARASOTA, Fla. -- When the Orioles made the unprecedented move to play the Cuban national team in Havana on March 28, 1999, the stated purpose was to improve relations between the countries through a sporting exhibition. There was no way of knowing...Tags: Buck Showalter, Gold Glove Awards, Spring Training, Sports, Baltimore Orioles
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Hugo Chavez: Words that grabbed headlines
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who died Tuesday at age 58, was a flamboyant figure on the world stage, often snagging headlines with his dramatic declarations in speeches and to the media. Here are some of the remarks that garnered international...
Tags: Medical Research, PlayStation, Haiti Earthquake (2010), ABC (tv network), United Nations
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Orioles left fielder Nolan Reimold pulled early with sore throwing shoulder
The Baltimore SunSARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles left fielder Nolan Reimold was removed from Friday’s Grapefruit League game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after just two innings with soreness in his right, throwing shoulder. Reimold’s early exit was odd,...Tags: Buck Showalter, Dylan Bundy, Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baseball
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