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(Fake) TruBlood
Are you ready for a drink with all flavor and no bite?In the past we have blogged about fruit punch flavored Blood Energy Potion and cherry smelling Blood Bath, but […]
CreHAITIve Re/Vision In Pittsburgh
I never thought I’d say this, but I’m totally jealous of Pittsburgh. You see, Pittsburgh creatives recently held an (awesome) event for Haiti and I’m kicking myself that we didn’t […]
Monitoring Earthquakes…From the Coffee Shop
Got a laptop? You can help monitor earthquakes. As reported in the the Los Angeles Times, the “Quake Catchers” program aims to make earthquake detection easier and cheaper by using […]
EMS Introduces Trained Service Dogs to Help Cut Costs
Canines have been used for police work, search & rescue, tracking and a variety of other tasks. Now they’re assisting EMS…and doing so at a much lower cost. In all […]
Haiti: Two Months Later
This morning the American Red Cross published a two month progress report on relief efforts for Haiti. “As part of its largest international response since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, […]
2010 National Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive Challenge
Speaking of challenges for youth… The 2010 National Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive Challenge has begun and over the next month will include over 100 colleges/universities nationwide, allowing approximately 10,000 […]
A New EXIT Strategy?
I can imagine controversy over evacuation policy or emergency preparedness funding…but it took me a moment to realize that our most basic aid in the event of a disaster, the […]
Turkey’s Earthquake Proof Airport
With the news this morning of major aftershocks being felt in Chile, many of us are questionning just how vulnerable our homes and buildings are. A while back, I blogged […]
Meet Our Hero: Manuel Baquero
The 13th annual Oregon Trail Chapter Breakfast of Champions was held on Tuesday, March 9th, celebrating our community heroes. Manuel Baquero was one of two to receive the ‘Blood Hero’ […]
Meet Out Hero: Thomas Stapleton
The 13th annual Oregon Trail Chapter Breakfast of Champions was held on Tuesday, March 9th, celebrating our community heroes. Thomas Stapleton was one of two to receive the ‘Blood Hero’ […]