We try to keep up with news that affects our mission on the web. Here, we share some of the links we’ve found particularly helpful or interesting.

• How the H1N1 vaccine is made on Kottke.org
  [the more we know, the better we can prepare]
• Flutracker map on Rhiza
  [easy to read and frequently updated map of H1N1's spread]
• The world’s largest earthquake-safe building on Gizmodo
  [we do like for people to be safe during earthquakes]
• Traveling to Kuwait on Tom’s Great Adventure
  [A new batch of Red Cross workers had deployed to Iraq through our Service to Armed Forces program and one of them is keeping a blog]
• Abe Pollin in The Washington Post
  [Abe Pollin was elected to the Board of Governors in 2000 for a three-year term, and made many contributions to the American Red Cross]
• Cross-ma-bobs photo pool on Flickr
  [We encourage you to add photos of your Red Cross trinkets here]

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