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Author: Erin Greer

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  • October 1, 2008

    Sci-Fi Revolution

    Audiences the world over recall the famous I am your father scene from George Lucas’ original Star Wars trilogy. Face-to-face for the first time, Lord
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  • October 1, 2008

    Modern-Day Revolutionary

    In 1773, when his government passed the Tea Act reinforcing an unpopular tax and establishing a monopoly on imported tea, Samuel Adams and his cohorts
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  • August 1, 2008

    Get in the Game

    When it comes to promoting its business, shoe and sportswear giant Nike knows to accept no excuses for failure. Perhaps that is why the internationally
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  • July 1, 2008

    Conquering the Channel

    Just how far would you go to prove the viability of your business? For Florida physical therapist Stanley Paris, the answer is 23 miles in swim trunks
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  • June 1, 2008

    Ability Matters

    If you ask the National Organization on Disability, they’ll tell you that It’s ability not disability that counts. And to prove it, each year the organization
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  • May 1, 2008

    Head Over Heels

    A land mine may have taken both of Jay Humphries’ legs and his left eye, but it didn’t claim his wings. The 37-year-old Army vet still takes to the skies
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  • April 1, 2008

    Need a Ride?

    When it comes to building a business, you can’t just give your goods away. Or can you? In Tampa, Fla., employees at Ride-Away, the Londonderry, N.H.-based
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  • March 1, 2008

    South Pole Slumber

    If you think getting a good night’s sleep at home is hard, try catching 40 winks at the South Pole! It’s not such an easy task, says Mayo College of Medicine
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  • March 1, 2008

    Round One Shocker: It’s Bad, Say Complex Rehab Experts

    Averaging 15 percent off current reimbursements, the payments CMS set for complex rehab under round one of competitive bidding, coupled with the scant
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  • February 1, 2008

    Man’s Best Friend…May just be a Monkey

    Disability and patient need are established and verified. Then—following verification—specialists are sent to the home to assess the patient’s needs, lifestyle and home to ensure a perfect match.
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  • January 1, 2008

    Diabetes Project Takes Flight

    For many years, hot air balloons have filled the skies above the Navajo Nation. Each February, as balloons take flight for the Shiprock (N.M.) Balloon
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