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  DIY Paradise Preservation

  By Jill K. Robinson | Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:34 AM ET

  into island life with no high-rises, no traffic and no stress.As more people discover the easygoing vibe these gems located off the north coast of Honduras have to offer, the Bay Islands—Roatán, Utila and Guanaja—face the challenge of growing to accommodate increasing numbers of tourist Read More

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  Floating Doctors are Real Lifesavers

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:33 PM ET

  care," LaBrot told CNN.He and his 15-person crew plan to travel south and hit 15 countries in Latin America, including Haiti, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and several Pacific Islands.At each destination, the group will dole out some of the 20,000 pounds of medical supplie Read More

  More like this in: Health, Travel, Eco-Friendly, Health Care, Haiti, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Medication, Panama
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  TLC Reforms for Justin Timberlake Charity Event

  By David Jenison | Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:21 PM ET

  awards and several chart-topping hits like "Waterfalls," "Creep," "No Scrubs" and "Unpretty." Member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes died in a car accident in Honduras seven years ago. During her life, she started the Lisa Lopes Foundation, which helps needy villages around the world. Her foundation is eve Read More

  More like this in: Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift, mtv, Ciara, Snoop Dogg, Timbaland, Lisa Lopes Foundation
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  Sky Diving Granny-Style

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:15 PM ET

  married seven times ("somebody's got to do it," she explains), has traveled the globe and held jobs including working for the United Fruit Co. in Honduras, as a front desk clerk in Mobile, Ala. and as a seamstress for the John Wayne film "True Grit." In that job, she claims she went up to Duk Read More

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  The Power of Positive Reading

  By Caroline Walker | Fri Aug 7, 2009 8:21 AM ET

  a positive slant and we can trick readers into learning about concerns that need our collective attention.Tie in reports of death and brutality in Honduras with stories of the peaceful protests there. Keep us aware of threats to agriculture in the United States, but in the same breath point ou Read More

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  Get Your Kicks with Mike Dirnt

  By David Jenison | Sat Aug 1, 2009 4:39 PM ET

  also takes new and used shoe donations, has already distributed over 5 million pairs to shoeless folks in over 125 countries, including Uganda, Honduras and Romania. The new 45 RPM shoe -- available at Journeys stores and online -- is available in both low and high top versions, and ever Read More

  More like this in: Uganda, Romania, Green Day, Punk Rock, Entertainment, Life & Style, Music, Fashion
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  Keeping Tabs on Honduras

  By Jimmy Langman | Tue Jul 7, 2009 12:36 PM ET

  ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya on June 28th is supremely isolated.Some non-governmental groups have moved swiftly to bear witness to the Honduras meltdown. For example, an international emergency delegation was organized by Nonviolence International and Global Exchange, and they are i Read More

  More like this in: Non-Profit, Central America, Global Exchange, International Relations, World, Americas
• Help From Above: Satellite Beams Assistance to Disaster Survivors

  By David Bois | Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:38 AM ET

  and floods -- in several Central American countries. Most recently, following a May 2009 earthquake that leveled buildings and took seven lives in Honduras, SERVIR was able to provide emergency response teams with a clear picture of the destruction patterns, allowing them to efficiently an Read More

  More like this in: Technology, NASA, Disasters, Central America, Floods, Natural Disasters, Agency for International Development
• NBA Finals Backlash

  By Jimmy Langman | Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:24 AM ET

  185 universities and colleges, as well as a January report from the Fair Labor Association (FLA). WRC charges that Russell closed its Jerzees de Honduras factory in large part because workers there had formed a union. FLA did not go so far as to make the same accusation, but said the compan Read More

  More like this in: Los Angeles, College, Florida, Baseball, North Carolina, Basketball, Sports, Football, Orlando, University of North Carolina, Los Angeles Lakers
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  Microfinancing the American Dream

  By Lisa Germinsky | Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:56 AM ET

  site’s journal page allows lenders to track the success of the people they’re helping. From the doctor in Cambodia to a general store owner in Honduras, dreams are being realized as entrepreneurs are receiving the opportunities to succeed. And now with U.S. business owners in the mix, Kiv Read More

  More like this in: Kiva, Entrepreneur, Cambodia, Arnold Schwarzenegger, microloans, Maria Shriver, US, Regional/Local, Kindness