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For You Haiti Provides Education and Life-Saving Medical Care to Residents of La Gonave

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She flew to Port au Prince and took a boat to the island of La Gonave, which is home to 130,000 people living with extremely limited medical care. She also met a baby with Treacher Collins syndrome who needed urgent medical care. They added more staff, offices and a medical clinic.

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12 Essential Tips Every Solo Traveler Needs to Know

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Plan to do one or two structured activities daily, like a tour or class, but don’t overbook yourself. While available plans differ, make sure you have coverage for nonrefundable fees and deposits, medical expenses, lost, damaged or stolen baggage, and options to get you home in an emergency.

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9 Early-Bird Tips for the Habitually Late

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Not just because it makes other people mad (you should see the hairy eyeballs when my daughter and I straggle into her Saturday-morning music class). The day before an appointment, gather everything you will need (directions, medical records, etc.) Class had been canceled. Not just because it stresses me out. Duh, right?

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Katie Blomquist’s Nonprofit, Going Places, Ensures Kids Living Below the Poverty Line Can Go the Distance

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A viral start for Katie Blomquist In the fall of 2016, when Katie Blomquist worked as a first-grade teacher at a Title I school in South Carolina, a boy in her class asked her for a bike for his birthday. We tend to think about our other basic needs such as food, clothing, water, shelter and medical support.

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From the Archives: The Power of the Mind Over the Body

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The rapid growth of the metaphysical movement shows how actively this idea of man’s hidden power is working in the minds of all classes. Even the regular medical schools are taking up the subject of mental medicine in their lecture courses. The result of all this mental influence is a very marked falling off in the use of drugs….

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The Secret to Happiness… Is Just Love

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Researchers from the Grant Study (now called the Harvard Study of Adult Development ) selected 268 white college sophomore men from six consecutive class years. They said you want to be a masculine body build; you want to be a good athlete; you want to have high social class and run for a long time on a treadmill.”.

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When to Retire from Your First Career and How to Plan Your Next Move

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Carman also recommends taking a class to test the waters or learn more about a new subject matter. “It And if you find yourself particularly stressed, reach out to a family member, friend or medical professional. So how do you determine the path ahead? It can be a great way to gauge your true interest level,” she says.