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Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Feb 26, 2009

Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the major (and sometimes small, but interesting) international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links […]

Heart Attack? Better Hope You’re Not In A Hotel…

Feb 25, 2009

Did you catch this article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal? It’s all about how AEDs — standard equipment on airplanes and in airports, casinos, health clubs and many public buildings […]

Trivia Time! Guess how many…

Feb 25, 2009

Okay, so this is sort of like that game where you guess how many jelly beans are in the jar – except in this case it would be really tough […]

Building A Pool Of Oregon Babysitters

Feb 25, 2009

There’s a lot of talk here in Oregon about schools moving to a four-day week. Whether it’s about cost-cutting or streamlining to make things more consistent, schools are dealing with […]

Connecting Pets And People After Disaster

Feb 24, 2009

I am a dog person. Robin, as you can tell by her love for www.icanhascheezburger.com, is a cat person. But I think it goes without saying that, no matter what […]

Happy Birthday, Barbara!

Feb 24, 2009

Just wanted to take a moment to point out this weekend’s article about “volunteer extraordinaire” Barbara Peck. If you haven’t read the article, Barbara just turned an impressive 100 years […]

Disaster Action Team Responses

Feb 24, 2009

On Feb. 22 Two families had a fire in their duplex, in Newberg. When the American Red Cross Yamhill County responders arrived they found 2 adults and 7 children were […]

Lasers That Predict Landslides

Feb 23, 2009

Whether they come from the mouths of cats or the wings of airplanes, lasers are totally awesome. But since technology isn’t quite ready for the former, I bring you the […]

Parent Asks Son To Follow Geneva Conventions In Video Game

Feb 23, 2009

Have you seen this yet? It was posted yesterday on boingboing.net and is beginning to make the rounds.  A father writes about how he agreed to let his son play […]

Disaster Action Team Responses

Feb 23, 2009

On Feb. 21, at 6:30 pm there was an apartment fire in Aloha. When the American Red Cross volunteers arrived they found that 10 adults and 15 children needed food […]