All American Amputee

CONGRESS ALLOCATES $1.6 MILLION TO WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON ADVANCED NEUROPROSTHETICS.
States News Service; 1/5/2010; 1196 words; ...Injured Soldiers and Other Amputees to Lead More Independent Lives...more than 1,200 returning American soldiers have lost one or...more than 2 million other amputees in the United States lead...soldiers, veterans, and other Americans a quality of life they might...Rep. McGovern said. In ...

BASTION TRANSPLANTED TO YORKSHIRE FOR HOSPITAL EXERCISE.
States News Service; 12/31/2009; 1066 words; ...Report by Ian Carr. Amputees volunteer to make sure...know if their mates are all right. This is life...the first time that the Americans have been through the...how detailed it is, all the equipment and processes...indeed. In fact the Americans are hoping to push a...

10 Scotswomen who changed the decade
The Scotsman; 12/30/2009; 1468 words; ...Adapting to life as a quadruple amputee, she turned her considerable...Centre in Malawi that fits amputees with prosthetic arms and legs...inspired many thousands of amputees, while her desire to help...age. Susan Boyle Ask most Americans today to name a famous Scottish...biggest selling debut ...

Book Review: Unthinkable (Tyndale House/ 2009) By Scott Rigsby.(Breaking News and Opinion)(Book review)
Basilandspice.com; 12/28/2009; 1000 words; ...become the first double amputee to finish an Ironman in...and immersing myself in all things running, I have...future of running. Couple all of that with many of my...Scott's book I knew that all the elements were there...ended, created the great American story of succeeding against...

Beyond reality TV's stranglehold, comedy and drama excelled
The Independent on Sunday; 12/27/2009; 925 words; ...stars: the small screen had it all Television R.I.P.Let...emotional rehabilitation of two amputee soldiers, and what started...teenage behaviour. But sweeping all before it was the Iraq war drama...thrown in for good measure. American Import of the Year For sheer...