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Blood science in the news!

Jun 24, 2010

There have been a couple interesting stories related to blood lately- lets take a peak!In blood collection, centrifuges are often used for a variety of purposes. They are the fundamental […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Jun 23, 2010

Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]

Fashion Finds: Summer REDecorating

Jun 23, 2010

Even though Tara’s gone, her REDecorating tips live on. And even though it doesn’t FEEL like summer, with the solstice passed, I can assure you that it really is. So, […]

Twilight: Eclipse Blood Drive

Jun 23, 2010

In the past, the Red Cross and the ‘Twilight’ franchise seem to go hand-in-hand. Chapter services promoted the film, then Twilight came back to support Chapter services, and Blood Services […]

CPR Romance, Take Three

Jun 22, 2010

If you’ve been following Cross Blog for a while, you know all about Singles CPR. And you might even know that it got started with our spotting of CPR-related “Missed […]

Lifesaving At A Wake

Jun 22, 2010

My morning started with coffee…and lifesaving. As I walked past the coffee cart, trying to resist a vanilla soy latte (I failed), owner Nancy stopped me with a story. Turns […]

The Prophet Of Doom Speaks

Jun 21, 2010

“An earthquake preparedness kit? I don’t have an earthquake preparedness kit.” Uh, ouch. Like our friend — and Prophet of Doom — James Roddey, we’re working hard to change the […]

Discrimination Sux

Jun 21, 2010

Around the globe, Red Cross societies are celebrating World Refugee Week (June 20-26). And we would expect nothing less than awesome from the Australian Red Cross in honor of the […]

Feel Good Friday

Jun 18, 2010

The More Things Change…

Jun 18, 2010

For those of you who used to subscribe to the Ready Radio podcast on iTunes, you’ve probably been wondering what the heck happened to us. Surprise! Nothing happened to us. […]