Something’s Unraveling, Alright

Interesting to see someone’s assessment of how Apple is doing in the wake of Jobs’ loss.  –~^..^~

Something’s Unraveling, Alright.

Japan 2011 Earthquake/Tsunami Disaster Support Links

Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami

— compiled by Dru Myers

• Help, donate, volunteer, people-finder and info links
• Cut and paste, spread far and wide

 

Looking for someone and/or have information about someone?

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Person Finder: 2011 Japan Earthquake – http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/

via

http://www.pcworld.com/article/221925/japan_earthquake_and_tsunami_stay_informed_and_find_your_friends.html

“You can also check in via cell phone number– each of the major Japanese cell networks has a simple disaster board that can check to see if they’ve left any messages with their respective network’s message board, whether it’s NTT DoCoMo, SoftBank, or KDDI AU.”

http://dengon.docomo.ne.jp/Einoticelist.cgi?es=0

http://dengon.softbank.ne.jp/E

http://dengon.ezweb.ne.jp/service.do?p1=dmb221

U.S. State Department’s Japan Earthquake & Pacific Tsunami page

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_5378.html

The Red Cross operates a “Safe And Well” register to help disaster victims let their friends and family know they’re safe

https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php

 

Want to donate money or volunteer?

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Unless you are a trained emergency responder, have extensive medical, engineering or logistics experience in post-disaster zones, and are *already* affiliated with an emergency response agency (plus have been fully vetted AND speak *some* Japanese), DO NOT attempt to go to Japan to help.

Your intentions are good, but you will get in the way and actually *impede* help efforts. Donate money (not “stuff”) instead.

Help Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Victims Without Getting Scammed

http://www.pcworld.com/article/221948/help_japan_earthquake_and_tsunami_victims_without_getting_scammed.html

Donate to these volunteer groups:

American Red Cross – http://www.redcross.org/

AmeriCares – http://www.americares.org/

Convoy of Hope – http://www.convoyofhope.org/

GlobalGiving – http://www.globalgiving.org/

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – http://www.ifrc.org/en/

International Medical Corps – http://www.internationalmedicalcorps.org/

ReliefWeb – http://www.reliefweb.int/

Salvation Army – http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/

Save the Children – http://www.savethechildren.org/

ShelterBox – http://www.shelterbox.org/

Info on volunteering to help after major disasters:

http://www.coyotecommunications.com/stuff/vols_in_disasters.html

 

More info

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Google Crisis Response – 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami hub

http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html

Facebook’s Global Disaster Relief page

http://www.facebook.com/DisasterRelief

 

Add your useful/relevant URLs in the comments

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~Homecoming

So excited to be back at one of my former workplaces!

Also excited about a new training program I found on Admin Secret last night– ProAssisting.com.   At a glance it has the advice, guides and templates I wish I had when I first started at the United Nations.  New stimuli and real material that makes sense and will let me sharpen my claws properly.  🙂

And it was *wonderful* to see my colleagues so happy to see me return.  I missed them so much too.  We did a little happy dance once things were confirmed.

Thrilled to have returned to one of my more fulfilling purposes.

–~^..^~

Climbing back into the saddle…

I’ve been recently named the assistant director for the Science Track at Dragon*Con. It’s gratifying to know that I’ve synthesized the skills I learned during a stint at the Vitamin Shoppe and becoming more proficient in my events programming ability. Ahh…. few things make me as happy as dumping lots of info into Trumba and sculpting something useful and pretty at the same time.

Oh, and I’m going to Rajiv and Julie’s wedding today. 😀 –~^..^~

[JOBPOST] | Helping one of my recruiters

Mid-level Java programmer needed for 1 week.  Reqs: Win2k3 server, javascripts for HEAT project. 

Email me for recruiter contact info, thx. –~^..^~

Closing Down the Shop for a Bit

FYI– I need to opt-out of being social/online presence builing for a few days so I can focus on my immediate needs. I’m reducing contact unless it’s directly beneficial. Thanks for your patience. Will return once I’ve had some breathing room. –~^..^~

Welcome Tweet | Apr 2009

I figured saying hello to new followers here would be less messy and intrusive.   Thanks to those who replied to my inquiry on your reasons for following me.   I suppose that’s sort of like market data, isn’t it?  🙂

Special welcomes going out to

• January: Jamie1km and jesshartley
• February: trainlogic and A_USYD
• March: GrittyVA, MCennimm, bg_meg, elliotdotorg, brennanmuir, IndyTech, JerryOng, macmanianetwork, GunLighter, rentavo, tim_legacy, rivahratt, Celtophilia, peibossman, centraldesktop, tiajones, handmark, robthrive, widotki, adwordsgurus, Sydneymassage, Igor_Simanovski, LarryKilgore, a11424, and GregParchment.
• April: OksanaIrwin, flavette09, bgmetivier, buaconsulting, ShawnRobinson, Oonabot & PalmGoon.

Those of you who are suspended for suspicious reasons, I’ll assume it’s because of spamming acitivity.  Thanks, but no thank you.

Welcome and please let me know why you’ve decided to spend some of your precious time and energy following my Internet wanderings.

–~^..^~

Finally, Twitter on WordPress!

After trying to figure out for weeks how to put the Twitter widget on my wordpress blog, they now offer an official Twitter widget.  SO easy.  YAY!  –~^..^~

I-CON 28’s Firefly Shindig Milonga – dinner, dancing, duels and screenings

Tooting my own horn about a special event jointly hosted by ICON Science Fiction Inc. and the Browncoats of NYC (organized by one intrepid tigress…)

It will be on Sat 04 Apr 2009 from 7pm to 2am, with a buffet dinner and beginner’s lessons ~9pm for Argentine tango, swing, waltz and reels. There will be performances by the NY Jedi, tango dancers and a screening of Done the Impossible.  Jamie Chambers (author of the Serenity RPG), the main host, and will also show off new Serenity supplements.

Check here for frequent updates and directions: http://tinyurl.com/Firefly-Shindig-Milonga

Pre-registration closes on Sunday 15 Mar: http://tinyurl.com/Firefly-Shindig-Tix01

Thank you!
~^..^~ Cherise Tricia Fung
Track Leader for Gaming Guests

Ni hao,

Just an update.  There was an extension for the event, but…

1211 T 17 Mar 2009

I am no longer affiliated with the organization and have been advised to remove information regarding their programming from all of my online systems for my legal protection.

I-CON 28 management has changed the event and you must refer to their main website (http://iconsf.org) for any updates regarding it.  The registration will have to start over from scratch.  I’m really sorry for the inconvenience.

Good luck and enjoy the rearranged function.  For obvious reasons, I won’t be attending, but I’d be really grateful if pictures were posted and I’m remembered by someone at the event.

Xiexie!
~^..^~ Cherise
Catch you later at my con – http://nycsf.org or yours!

Harness the skills of a Track Leader for your next con outing

Like the programming I put together for I-CON 28’s Gaming Guests Track?

Imagine that same high quality craftmanship applied to *your* personal schedule when you go to Gen Con Indy, Origins, DEXCON, or any of the myriad gaming, scifi and anime cons that are out there.  Don’t forget the tango festivals.

Feel like a Guest with the personal care and attention of an experienced TL! Hand off most of the organizing, scheduling, and double checking to someone who does it for the industry pros.

Email to inquire about contract arrangements or inform me of a new con on the horizon that you’d like to attend and feel should be added to the map.

Thank you!

~^..^~ Cherise

Track Leader for Gaming Guests | I-CON 28, 03-05 Apr 2009
http://tinyurl.com/Firefly-Shindig-Milonga