The Cruz Roja Chileana [Chilean Red Cross] is on Twitter, with an English translation via Google Translate. The CRC’s homepage at this time asks for help “para las victÃmas del terremoto de HaitÃ.” No information on Chile at the American Red Cross yet either.
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- “Orange Crate Art” is a song by Van Dyke Parks and the title of a 1995 album by Van Dyke Parks and Brian Wilson. It is, to my mind, one of the great American songs: “Orange crate art was a place to start.” Comments are welcome, appended to posts or by
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Don’t look for premiums or
coupons, as the cost of
the thoughts blended in
ORANGE CRATE ART pro-
hibits the use of them.
coupons, as the cost of
the thoughts blended in
ORANGE CRATE ART pro-
hibits the use of them.
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