Visit these links to learn how to help victims of the deadly typhoon in the Philippines:
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
The World Food Program is working to bring food to refugees around the world and people facing hardship due to natural disasters. The organization is mobilizing quickly to reach those in need in the Philippines, according to its website, and donations will help provide emergency food assistance to families and children in the area devastated by a typhoon.
PHILIPPINE RED CROSS
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has deployed assessment, rescue and relief teams to evaluate the damage from the typhoon and to support rescue efforts.
AMERICAN RED CROSS
The American Red Cross, which responds to about 70,000 natural and man-made disaster each year … More
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A look at NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series grandstands throughout the 2013 season would indicate attendance across the country has not been as strong as in the past. The guess by those who attend all 23 national events passes as factual since no official attendance figures are released.
There are possible reasons at the root of the problem. The economy and rising costs are at the top of the list, for both spectators and competitors. Poor weather has been a major player this season, but that’s viewed as uncontrollable.
Just as important, according to hard-core fans of the sport, has been the race distance … More
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While every resort has an opening day, there are few that have as much fanfare as Mammoth Mountain, California. And rightly so, because when the lifts of Mammoth start to turn, it’s synonymous with the winter as a whole kicking off. Opening day 2013 landed on November 7th and was greeted with a whole slew of locals, visitors, and industry folks. A grip of riders, the likes of Pat Moore, Scott Blum, Tyler Flanagan, Garrett Warnick, Eric Jackson, Harrison Gordon, Eero Ettala, and more were pointing it downhill with finesse that … Pictures and more
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