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Last Night In Laurelhurst…
…there was an earthquake.It’s no lie; according to this article, about 2,000 Portlanders in Laurelhurst and Ladd’s Addition felt the 2.6 tremor last night at around 9:34 p.m.Given that this […]
Flickr Finds: Legos, Circa 1987
Ah Legos. Who doesn’t love them? Especially when they can create a masterpiece like this: Image courtesy of mallardine. There are more Lego images in our Red Cross Spotting Flickr […]
Catching Up In China
One year ago today, our eyes were tuned to the news as we watched a terrible earthquake strike the Sichuan region of China. The earthquake — more powerful than any […]
Attention Pie Fans!
Oops — pie CHART fans, that is… Help fill out our wedge-like graph by taking our poll. It’s a pretty basic question — when’s the last time YOU took a […]
Manikin of the future?
Meet SimMan 3G, an artificial human that gives advanced CPR and first aid feedback. This robot can convulse, go into cardiac arrest, bleed and secrete from its eyes…just to name […]
Hit The Bullseye; Help The Red Cross
Whether I’m checking out the fashion-forward Go International collection or browsing the fun and funky Red Hot Shop, I’m a big fan of Target and their stylish, yet wallet-friendly, options. […]
Doing Good While Looking Good
My birthday is next week. My boyfriend has serious “gift pressure anxiety” and always claims he doesn’t know what to get me for my birthday, albeit my obvious attempts to […]
Riding The Wave Of Research
After yesterday’s snippet of a reporter in a wind tunnel, I thought you might like this video of the ribbon cutting for a tsunami-creating wave machine that’s located right here […]
War And Peace Of Mind
Perhaps you recall reading Willamette Week a while back and hearing a little bit about Oregonian Sarah Krakauer, who opened up a Holocaust tracing with our chapter. Well now, in […]
PSA: Practice disaster-preparedness in moderation!
So, just like dance moves, I usually follow television shows one at a time and a few years later when no one cares about them anymore. I’m currently “sloth-ing” my […]