A collection of links we found while surfing the web. See something we should include in the next surfing report? Leave a comment with the link.   When your house is burning down, you should brush your teeth [The Oatmeal] Red Cross Baskets [Shorpy] The Cloud Helped [WSJ]  

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Saving lives is so easy! As December was drawing to a close, my husband and I decided to make appointments to give blood. You see, giving blood is never a walk in the park for us. My husband hates giving blood…I usually have to make his appointment for him. The needle terrifies him…actually, he pretty [...]

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These people are sharing their good works on Instagram. If you use Instagram, find us @AmericanRedCross.

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Catching up with blood donors who gave blood today on Twitter and Instagram – a big THANK YOU and virtual cookie for all those who gave!

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“Around the country people feel helpless and they want to do something to help because of the impact of the storm.  Giving blood to the American Red Cross is a meaningful way to do something useful.” Deborah Norville, Host, Inside Edition and American Red Cross Blood Donor. “I gave blood to the American Red Cross [...]

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Huffington Post’s Arianna Huffington just got a new hip, or as she put it, “there’s a new joint in this joint.”   She required a blood transfusion in the process, and has written a beautiful account of the importance of giving blood on her site. We’ve excerpted portions below:  Then came the second-day crash. My hemoglobin [...]

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50 best apps for parents [Babble] Potential Red Cross workers? [Cute Overload] Halloween candy idea with a first aid twist [Instructables]                                

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This past weekend I couldn’t help but notice there were some impressive feats taking place. For one, a space shuttle drove through Los Angeles. Feat! Then, a man named Felix jumped from the edge of space to the ground and survived. Feat! That got me to thinking, I know about feats of strength mythological, World of [...]

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Today is Blog Action Day. This year’s theme is the Power of We.  The Power of We is a celebration of people working together to make a positive difference in the world, either for their own communities or for people they will never meet half way around he world. That’s what we’re all about at the American [...]

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Big Quakes Signal Change to Earth’s Crust [NPR] Automatic building mapping could help emergency responders [MIT] Like my earrings? [Melissa Hinton]

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