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Third generation von Trapps charm with harmonies
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGThe great grandchildren of Maria and Baron von Trapp of "Sound of Music" fame did their famous ancestors proud Thursday at Artsquest Center in Bethlehem. The four von Trapp siblings - Justin, Amanda, Melanie and Sofia - delivered soaring and...... -
Grace under ire: Bill Nelson’s wife’s passionate plea for civility
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelFor his whole career, newly-re-elected U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has preached centrist, bi-partisan politics although his opponents, this time around Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, have insisted he's really a lockstep liberal in moderate's clothing.... -
A young survivor of genocide takes her message around the world
At 24, Clemantine Wamariya knows more about trauma and survival than most of us ever will. If we're lucky. When Wamariya was 6, she and her sister were forced to flee the ethnic killings in Rwanda, spending the next several years in a series of African...
Tags: Oprah Winfrey, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Massacres, Washington, DC, Human Rights
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U.N. Peacekeepers Wrestle With Limitations
There is no "big idea" easier to pay homage to in principle, or harder to make work in practice, than the peacekeeping role of the United Nations. This is painfully clear in a new memoir by Kofi Annan, its former secretary-general. The latest failure...Tags: Vladimir Putin, Kofi Annan, Somalia, Wars and Interventions, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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West Michigan Couple Rebuilding Rwanda
FOX 17 ReporterMatt and Jeana Nash met years ago while studying at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids. In 2008, they adopted a little girl from China named Emma. Three years ago, they made the decision to adopt again, focusing on Rwanda. “Little did we...Tags: City of Hope
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UCF hospitality students empower Rwanda's future women leaders
Nearly 8,000 miles of land and sea separate students at UCF's Rosen College of Hospitality Management from the students at the Akilah Institute for Women in Kigali, Rwanda, but that did not stop Assistant Professor Manuel Rivera's event management class...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Teaching and Learning, Education, Students, Human Interest
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Jewelers turn buttons and bone into objects of beauty
Los Angeles TimesCow bones, car parts and old toggle buttons don't sound like the most glamorous materials to use in jewelry. But some designers are managing to turn such found and throw-away objects into chic and versatile pieces, proving that with good design,...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Chanel S.A., Car Repair, New York, Car Parts
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Sarajevo with tears: Another walk down Logavina Street
Jacket CopyBarbara Demick says that" real Sarajevans don’t like to talk about the war," but her book, "Logavina Street," follows the lives of a small community during the conflict. It has been re-released, with additional materials, commemorating the 20th... -
Buying coffee that helps others
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe United States imports 2.3 million 60-kilogram bags of coffee a month, more than any other country, according to the International Coffee Organization. Amid all the java flowing in the Tri-State, some businesses are selecting beans that help others....Tags: Massacres, Ethiopia, Animals, Animals, Business
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Lessons learned in Iraq, Rwanda
Letter writer Paul R. Schlitz Jr. can't seem to grasp the fact that an acknowledgment of Iraq's potential to harbor weapons of mass destruction doesn't necessarily indicate current agreement with the decision to invade, nor does it require someone to...Tags: International Military Interventions, The Holocaust (1934-1945), George H.W. Bush, Massacres, Severna Park
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Can a better cook stove make a better world?
There's an extraordinary environmental business experiment going on in the East African nation of Rwanda that involves cooking stoves, banana leaves, fuel pellets and a 22-year-old Connecticut man who wants to help change the world.
The project Eric...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Global Change, Global Warming, Burlington (Hartford, Connecticut), Forests
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While 'Obamacare' under fire, universal care catches on globally
World NowWhile the Obama Administration is under stiff scrutiny for overhauling healthcare and requiring citizens to have insurance in the United States, the idea of universal health care is taking off elsewhere around the globe, according to a new report from the...
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