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Giant Cloud of Volcanic Ash Disrupts Flights in Europe
The Big Picture blog has a collection of incredible photos from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull (I dare you to try to pronounce that!) volcanic eruption, which is disrupting flights across northern Europe […]
“Double Down” Looks Deliciously Dangerous
When biting into a sandwich, do you ever think, “As an avid carnivore, why am I hiding this tasty bacon between slices of low-calorie, unfried, unfun bread?” If you think […]
Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up
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 […]
Augmenting Reality for Blood in Japan
The idea of giving blood is popping up all over the place! I had a pretty low-key night yesterday, yet still found a ‘Give Blood’ advertisement in the first level […]
Tornado Chasers on Science Friday… *Swoon*
Storm chasers. Every 10-year-old in the Midwest dreams of being one (or was that just me?). They’re the Indiana Joneses of weather geeks – risking their lives on high speed […]
Let Me Take You On A Trip…
Good things come in small packages. And just yesterday, I got one of these good things…my shiny new passport! Sure, the photo is abysmal, but the freedom it grants is […]
Survive In Style With This $10 Million Bunker
Let it be known that I’m saving every penny of my tax return to purchase this: The super sweet bunker, created by California company Vivos, includes “internal power generation system, […]
Australian Red Cross Blood Advertisement
I’m often astonished by the amazing and creative ideas that ARC undertakes to recruit blood donors! In this case, I am not talking about the American Red Cross (which is […]
Gift of Life Marathon (Vermont)
As someone whom has been very active with the intense work that goes into a large blood drive, I greatly appreciate hearing how other communities take up the challenge. The […]
Scene It? The Red Cross Edition
If you’ve never seen Hotel Rwanda, this film is definitely in my top five. Rewatching it the other day, I recalled how heavily the movie featured the Red Cross. That, […]