Twitter Updates for 2009-07-31

• RT @militaryblood: Find more pics and videos on your fav military blood program on FB, and chat with us! | http://www.facebook.com/militaryblood #
• #followfriday @militaryblood – the ASBP! @DAVHQ – all sorts of Vet info. @IAVAPressRoom – the masters of the universe (well – a little one) #
• RT @Nytimeskristof: Wow! Only 42 percent of Republicans think Obama was born in US, according to http://www.mediamatters.org. (Or – 58% idiots)pj #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-30

• Much needed rain falling in buckets at Ft Hood. We could really use just as many blood donations! http://www.militaryblood.dod.mil #blood #

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Wiki Health

Now this sounds like a good idea:

NIH, Wikipedia collaborate to boost quality of online health info
The NIH and the Wikimedia Foundation teamed up to host a training session for NIH scientists and science writers interested in editing health and medical articles on Wikipedia. The project is part of efforts to improve the quality of medical data and health information on the online encyclopedia.  Washington Post, The (7/28)

Billion dollar blood bankers

These predators lurk outside the gates of military bases and take out ads in post newspapers deliberately confusing Soldiers about their purposes. Then they stick needles and collect products from troops without any outside supervision, tricking Soldiers into selling out their buddy’s welfare for a few bucks (from AABB news).

Now it looks like they will get even richer doing that.

Twitter Updates for 2009-07-28

• Austin Randalls fires Vet for stopping crime. Seems pretty crappy to me: http://ping.fm/IYHKn #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-27

• @PaulRieckhoff Never stopped missing them but sounds like YOU are missing "True Blood" #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-26

• Best depiction of a patrol since "The 13th Valley": Afghanistan War Stories – The Long Walk by CJ Chivers – Esquire – http://shar.es/x2rI #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-25

• IAVA featured on the Pentagon Channel – "Vets Turned Lobbyists" | – http://shar.es/wDvI #

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Soldier’s old cake never dies, it just gets eaten – CNN.com

And a little testimonial about the P-38 as well.

Soldier’s old cake never dies, it just gets eaten – CNN.com

Retiring Army Col. Henry Moak uses a vintage P-38 to break the seal on government cake saved since 1973.

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Gay people try

They are trying – in multiple ways.  It is still unfair and discriminatory how our risk models are written.  Unneccesary too.

MSM have surrogate donors give blood on their behalf
Surrogate donors of men who have sex with men last week gave blood to a Canadian Blood Services clinic in St. John’s to highlight what they call an “outdated” policy against MSM donations. A spokeswoman for the agency said the policy is meant to reduce potential risk and not intended to discriminate. The agency, however, is reviewing the policy and is looking at alternative ways to screen donors, she added.  Telegram (Newfoundland, Canada), The (7/24)