17Apr/16

Diagnosing Bill de Blasio’s disease: How can we explain the trouble he’s in? – New York Daily News


New York Daily News

Diagnosing Bill de Blasio’s disease: How can we explain the trouble he’s in?
New York Daily News
The bad news has been snowballing for Bill de Blasio, what with the emergence of a federal probe involving, among other things, top cops in Brooklyn accepting diamonds, trips and more from two big donors to various appendages of his political operation

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17Apr/16

Blood donation: “The amount of good that one little bag can do is immense” – Longford Leader


Longford Leader

Blood donation: “The amount of good that one little bag can do is immense”
Longford Leader
According to the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS), one in four people will need a blood transfusion at some point in their lives, with over 1,000 people receiving transfusions every week in Ireland. Yet, only 3% of the population donate blood

17Apr/16

Renovated Tooting blood donation centre opened at St George’s Hospital – This is Local London


This is Local London

Renovated Tooting blood donation centre opened at St George’s Hospital
This is Local London
Residents in Tooting and the surrounding area are being asked to give blood at their recently renovated donor centre in a push to boost life-saving resources, writes Oonagh Turner. The centre, situated on Cranmer Terrace, at St George’s Hospital, will

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17Apr/16

Renovated Tooting blood donation centre opened at St George’s Hospital – Wandsworth Guardian


Wandsworth Guardian

Renovated Tooting blood donation centre opened at St George’s Hospital
Wandsworth Guardian
Past blood donors and local people came together to hear from a blood recipient about the difference the donations have made to their life. The first-hand and personal account is part of an effort to motivate other blood donors in the London area.

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17Apr/16

Bring us your books: Your guide to the TC book drop-off this weekend – Times Colonist


Times Colonist

Bring us your books: Your guide to the TC book drop-off this weekend
Times Colonist
Please donate only books that are in good condition. If it’s coffee-stained, weak-spined, or dog-eared (sounds like Les Leyne!), it can’t be sold. • Before packing up your books, please check inside the covers to ensure they’re not hiding banknotes

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17Apr/16

Gift of life: Kidney donation links two of Valley’s best-known golf families – Fresno Bee (blog)


Fresno Bee (blog)

Gift of life: Kidney donation links two of Valley’s best-known golf families
Fresno Bee (blog)
In 2014, 17,107 kidney transplants were performed in the United States, according to the National Kidney Foundation. Of those, 11,570 came from deceased donors and 5,537 from living ones. Only a small fraction of the living-donor donations – Dhingra …