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Game Day #3: Superstruct – Forecasting The Future In The Ultimate Game

Sep 23, 2008

Everybody wants to know the future.  And when it comes to large-scale predictions the best forecasting method is a somewhat realistic simulation. That’s why we do things like TOPOFF and […]

Game Day #2: ERU “The Red Cross Game”

Sep 23, 2008

This morning I learned that there’s a Red Cross computer game! Created by the Netherlands Red Cross Society (in conjunction with a video game developer), it’s a Sim City-style game in which […]

Game Day #1: Yankees Follow The Celtic’s Lead

Sep 23, 2008

[Sometimes a theme emerges without us even trying. Today’s theme is “Game Day.” This is the first of three – maybe more – posts.] First football, then basketball, now baseball. […]

TSUNAMI!!!!!!

Sep 23, 2008

Watch out, Manzanita and Pacific City! In just over an hour, a tsunami will hit Oregon’s coast, causing destruction throughout Tillamook County. And no, I’m not psychic…this is a scheduled […]

Gaming For A Good Cause

Sep 22, 2008

Guys: If you’re anything like the bulk of my male friends, you love gaming. And by “gaming,” I don’t mean Scrabble…I mean sitting around playing World of Warcraft for hours […]

Who wants to make these for me?…Please?

Sep 22, 2008

Last week we brought you a rad hurricane t-shirt, but you know what? It’s starting to get a bit too chilly for t-shirts (at least without a jacket).  So it’s […]

NBA Gives NFL Some Competition

Sep 22, 2008

Remember how I said that I like basketball more than football? Well, it was only a matter of time before the NBA (or at least one NBA team) stepped up […]

Survivor Spots Shock Thanks To Red Cross

Sep 22, 2008

Did you watch the Today Show this morning? If so, you might have caught this story: The text version doesn’t mention the important role American Red Cross training played in […]

Hurricane Ike Families Reunited By Red Cross

Sep 22, 2008

Another update from Portland disaster volunteer (and Blood Services employee) Daphne Mathew: The American Red Cross Welfare Information Team that deployed for Hurricane Ike is amazing! The welfare team offers […]

Meet Hurricane Bear

Sep 19, 2008

Have you seen Hurricane Bear? He’s the costume bear that bizarrely walked on camera during news coverage of Hurricane Ike in Galveston, and various versions of this video have been […]