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Why I Help: Phil Gonzales
Phil Gonzales is tough. After 50 years working for car dealerships in southern Oregon, the first thing he did in his “retirement” was try out for Survivor. Though he didn’t […]
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 […]
A Lesson From Literature
Lately, I’ve been reading a book called The Hot Zone. In this true story, epidemiologists with the US Army and the CDC race to control deadly viruses. Last night, I […]
What We’ve Got Here…Is A Failure To Prepare
Thought I’d share this interesting article from the New York Times about Californians and their level of preparedness. Given that California has seen major earthquakes more recently than we have, […]
Quake Alert!
I don’t know about you, but I definitely have earthquakes on the brain these days… Powerful earthquakes have recently struck Haiti, Chili, and now Baja California, Mexico April is Earthquake […]
Baja Earthquake Videos Hit YouTube
We hope you never have to experience a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. But, thanks to YouTube and Mashable, you can get a small taste of what it might be like. Water […]
XKCD Comic: “Sadly, a twitterer’s first instinct is not to find shelter.”
[Larger view here.] This morning’s XKCD comic raises a good point. To all our twitter friends (I still cringe at using the word “tweeps”): please drop, cover, hold on before […]
Muslim Community Blood Drive
Remember two weeks ago when I posted about the chance at Blazers Tickets? Turns out there is a great story behind it, and KGW has the scoop! The Portland chapter […]
Vampires Give Back
For those Twilight-fans out there, last week was pretty exciting. The fourth book, Breaking Dawn, was released near the end of 2008 and the finality of the book brought up […]
Save Lives, Give Yolk!
In honor of Easter (and Passover!), we’re passing along a question from our friends at the American Red Cross of Montclair-Glen Ridge-Nutley. Q: If human beings give blood, what do […]