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Need MORE ways to help?

As the death toll rises, along with the realization of how many people are still missing, here are a few MORE ways to donate (thank you Doug and Dan and Fred):

http://www.ifrc.org/helpnow/donate/donate_response.asp


American Red Cross
Contributions should be sent to

International Response Fund
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, D.C. 20013

For more information about donating, call 800-435-7669.
For information about friends or relatives who may have been affected, call 866-438-4636
Asia Relief
The Maryland-based nonprofit organization is accepting donations of cash, nonperishable food, clothing and toys for victims in Sri Lanka.
Donations should be dropped off or mailed to

Asia Relief
19409 Olive Tree Way
Gaithersburg, MD 20879

Contact Rizwan Mowlana at 301-672-9355 for more information.
Association for India's Development Inc.
The Maryland-based nonprofit organization is accepting cash donations to help relief work in India.
Contributions can be made on the Web at AidIndia.org or mailed to

AID Zone 3
P.O. Box 4801
Mountain View, Calif., 94040-0801,

with checks made payable to AID.
Contact Priya Ranjan at 301-422-4441 for more information.
Tsunami Relief Inc.
The Virginia-based nonprofit group has been set up to help victims in Sri Lanka.
Donors can call 703-934-6922 or mail checks payable to Tsunami Relief Inc. to

9302 Lee Hwy.
Fifth Floor
Fairfax, Va. 22031

B'nai B'rith International
Donations can be made online at BnaiBrith.org or mailed to

B'nai B'rith Disaster Relief Fund
2020 K St. NW, Seventh Floor
Washington, D.C. 20006

More information about donations to humanitarian organizations can be found on the U.S. Agency for International Development's Web site, USAid.gov.
Donors can also call the Center for International Disaster Information at 703-276-1914.

And for you New Yorkers, Staten Island apparently has what could be the largest Sri Lankan population in the country. There is a Buddhist Vihara there taking donations of clothes and food and money and they have also put together this website:

http://www.aidlanka.org/

IN OTHER NEWS...

One of the saddest things about this whole tragedy is how, many lives could have been saved if they had simply been warned ahead of time...and they could have been...see Bloggerman:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6210240/

And we all know that Abu Graib was the tip of the iceberg, but, thanks to a Wonkette headline "But we kept it secret for so long..." you can go this below link and see this story on just how bad it really all was/is over there:

http://www.reason.com/links/links122704.shtml

And did ANYONE notice that there was this blip in the news about how Bush actually signed an "executive order" for torture, but then it all went away...like they'd like it to...along with the election, but that's another link...luckily this guy is mentioning that Bush actually indeed signed the paperwork here (*"what's so wrong with it? what do you mean we don't do this all the time?...and they really are just a bunch of heathens that tried to kill my Daddy...")

Wonkette also includes today an article on the Ohio recount which shows that Kerry gained votes...but still lost...I'm still up for that roadtrip to DC Inauguration Day, if you ask me:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&e=17&u=/ap/ohio_vote

and to continue the tragedy of the day, Jerry Orbach, who for many years was there for me on Wednesday nights on Law & Order (chung chung!) past away last night from prostate cancer. He was 69.

AND The Yankees are getting Randy Johnson (at least Randy says so, but then again A-Rod was all ready to go to Boston this year and look what happened there...)

In the "couldn't we use a chuckle right now?" category, Wonkette wins again as they have provided a link to The Conservative Book Service which has a new documentary out about Ann Coulter...all I could think of was how anyone with an AVID editing machine could REALLY have a lot of fun...and must let me know if they do...

http://www.conservativebookservice.com/BookPage.asp?prod_cd=c6290&sour_cd=CEE034701

just the idea that you can (this is from the site, people):
• Learn about her childhood in -- and flight from -- the suburbs
• Hear Ann talk about how her mother still sends her Easter baskets every year
• Find out about Ann’s passion for such rock bands as the Grateful Dead and the Ramones

KILLS me! And the Ramones (save for the one still alive) must be rolling in their graves...

In the meantime, pass it on, pass it on, pass it on and send some money, clothes and love to East Asia.

Peace --Alex

posted by funkweee @ 8:56 AM