Prosthetic makers have perfected designs over years of practice at U.S. Army medical centers, Mr. Gard said.

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But before you think Livingstone lucked into finding Lara Croft quietly being designed by Toby Gard at Core Design, this was 20 years in the making.

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Both rehabilitation techniques and prosthetic devices have improved because of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, said Steve Gard, the executive director of Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center in Chicago.

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"People from other countries are very welcome to taste our food but we prefer them to do it here, " says Ingulf Galaen, who runs a farm called Galavolden Gard.

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The sound is reproduced either by the sound system of the S-Class or by Sennheiser Noise Gard headphones, which filter out any unwanted ambient noise for unparalleled listening pleasure.

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An open House seat is up for grabs in Wisconsin, where Republican John Gard and Democrat Steve Kagen are vying to replace Republican Mark Green, who is running for governor.

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Galavolden Gard is part of an association of local businesses that co-operate to ensure consistent pricing and to guarantee that food produced in Roros does not stray too far outside the region.

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In the village of Aramon, also in the Gard region, locals have accused the authorities of failing to give them adequate warning of the impending floods already affecting the rest of the area.

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