"We have all seen that,first hand, when Americans responded to the tsunami or to Katrina, or the earthquake in Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

MCC Director Irene Paxia grew up in Italy, and knows first-hand how language barriers can waste precious time in emergencies.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

In their first year alone, workers in two little factories hand-rolled more than 1 million cigars.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Of course,being the son of a famous Hollywood film star allowed him to go backstage and meet some of these musicians first hand, particularly at The Monterey Jazz Festival and the Hollywood Bowl in California.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16