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Blood donors in Sweden get a thank you text whenever they donate blood
Ecumenical News Blood donations have saved countless lives. It’s a vital service that everyone knows of, but for some baffling reason blood donation rates are going down. In a move that aims to encourage people to donate blood, and to keep them returning to blood … In Sweden the Blood Bank Will Text You When Your Blood is UsedSmithsonian SMS Helps Draw Blood in EuropeMobile Marketing Watch |
Local resident honoured for blood donations – Leduc Representative
Leduc RepresentativeLocal resident honoured for blood donationsLeduc RepresentativeAs approximately 52 per cent of Canadians say they, or a family member, have needed blood or blood products for a surgery or medical treatment, donated blood remains an …
Barack Obama given ‘fast-track’ authority over trade deal negotiations – The Guardian
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Barack Obama given ‘fast-track’ authority over trade deal negotiations
The Guardian A vote to advance related trade legislation, intended to soften the blow for American workers who lose their jobs, was also immediately passed in the Senate. It is expected to be put to a vote in the House on Thursday. That bill, however, will be … |
ICA MCstrong All-Star Baseball Games set Saturday at Corn Crib – Bloomington Pantagraph
ICA MCstrong All-Star Baseball Games set Saturday at Corn CribBloomington PantagraphNORMAL – Eleven Pantagraph area players will participate in the Illinois Coaches Association Michael Collins Foundation MCstrong All-Star Baseball Games on Saturday at …
Investigator: IRS erased computer backups after officials realized tea party … – Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Investigator: IRS erased computer backups after officials realized tea party …
Minneapolis Star Tribune WASHINGTON — IRS employees erased computer backup tapes a month after officials discovered that thousands of emails related to the tax agency’s tea party scandal had been lost, according to government investigators. The investigators, however … Watchdog: IRS erased backups after loss of tea party emailsTheNewsTribune.com |
The Campaign Everyone Should Be Talking About – No, Not Hilary’s – Huffington Post
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The Campaign Everyone Should Be Talking About – No, Not Hilary’s
Huffington Post She wasn’t supposed to check with the NRA to see if my concerns aligned with unrelated moneyed-interests. When I left that meeting, I understood then that the one person that each of us has in Congress, who was … We cannot rely on Washington to … |
They’ll always move further right: Why every defeat only makes Republicans … – Salon
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They’ll always move further right: Why every defeat only makes Republicans …
Salon The folk belief in American politics—in the media, and the political classes more generally—is that the two parties are more or less mirror images of one another, with a related belief that objectivity and realism require that one treat them as such … |
Brookline man makes living donation to his infant daughter – Wicked Local Brookline
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Brookline man makes living donation to his infant daughter
Wicked Local Brookline … the option of live organ donation, rather than risking waiting for a perfect size cadaver to become available in time. “It seemed like the safe choice, and gave us the option of taking some control over the process. When you are waiting for a … |
In death, cadavers provide students lessons in life – The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail |
In death, cadavers provide students lessons in life
The Globe and Mail As awareness of this after-death option grows – university medical schools across the country have similar programs – more Canadians are considering donation, says Armstrong, who gets up to a dozen inquiries a week and has consent forms from 60,000 to … |
Syria’s Nusra Front Mourns Al-Qaida Leader – Voice of America
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Syria’s Nusra Front Mourns Al-Qaida Leader
Voice of America Nusra is al-Qaida’s wing in Syria, but sources close to and in the organization told Reuters this year it was considering distancing itself from the parent group so that it could attract funding from a wider range of donors. The audio message from … |