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andrejverity: Check this video out -- World Humanitarian Day - Who is a Humanitarian Worker? [youtu.be]
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 5:38pm PDT
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andrejverity: 3 weeks in Haiti and I was fine. 3 days in Canada and I have some kind of bad stomach/traveler bug. What is the deal?
Posted: July 18th, 2010, 8:18pm PDT
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andrejverity: Back to the land of Tim Hortons and lovely colored money (@ Tim Hortons YYZ) [4sq.com]
Posted: July 16th, 2010, 7:17am PDT
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andrejverity: wondering if a Jamba Juice smoothie could be considered a meal replacement for kids?
Posted: July 15th, 2010, 7:58am PDT
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andrejverity: checked out the 1st generation iPad, but bought the @Amazon Kindle instead....maybe next time Apple.
Posted: July 14th, 2010, 3:26pm PDT
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andrejverity: wondering: why is Lindt chocolate cheaper in NYC than in Switzerland? (@Lindt_Chocolate). Is this a reason to move back to the big apple?
Posted: July 13th, 2010, 1:58pm PDT
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andrejverity: a stranger just gave me a coupon at the Gap which saved me $100. Quite the random act of kindness!
Posted: July 12th, 2010, 2:26pm PDT
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andrejverity: Great american lunch....complete with deep-fried pickles - delicious! (@ Stand4 w/ 2 others) [4sq.com]
Posted: July 10th, 2010, 11:33am PDT
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andrejverity: Having drinks with my old hockey teams - great times! (@ Half King w/ 2 others) [4sq.com]
Posted: July 9th, 2010, 7:30pm PDT
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andrejverity: Made it back to what I consider the best breakfast place in Manhattan (@ Yaffa Cafe) [4sq.com]
Posted: July 9th, 2010, 4:38am PDT
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andrejverity: just arrived in NYC from GVA. @SwissAirLines set a new bar for economy class - great cabin, great service, and great food.
Posted: July 8th, 2010, 2:14pm PDT
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andrejverity: will never book another ticket with @Orbitz - their screwup just cost me $2200 at the airport!
Posted: July 8th, 2010, 2:12am PDT
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andrejverity: always love a great hair cut....kudos to my barber!
Posted: July 7th, 2010, 11:20am PDT
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andrejverity: looking at project to standardize hash tags early in emergencies for @UNOCHA and @GDACS. Anyone know of someone doing such already?
Posted: July 7th, 2010, 11:46pm PDT
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andrejverity: watched workers pave over a cobble stone street this morning. Is this really progress?
Posted: June 30th, 2010, 12:08am PDT
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andrejverity: OCHA is building an official Facebook page & would like your thoughts. If you have 2 mins, take their survey: [bit.ly]
Posted: June 29th, 2010, 12:38am PDT
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andrejverity: @lefty78 what did you do?
Posted: June 15th, 2010, 8:09am PDT
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andrejverity: got out of the bus and am walking home....Geneva is too small to have such terrible traffic. I wonder how many stops b4 the bus catches me
Posted: June 15th, 2010, 8:07am PDT
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andrejverity: @EAS211 I do wonder how many will try!
Posted: June 15th, 2010, 8:05am PDT
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andrejverity: @EAS211 haha. A few of their players are actually from Japan (including their best player)...so a few are "safe"...
Posted: June 15th, 2010, 7:28am PDT
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andrejverity: @shuodaka true....I understand that their best player is actually from Japan. At least he does not have 2 goto DPRK if they do poorly...
Posted: June 15th, 2010, 7:27am PDT
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andrejverity: cheering for North Korea in tomorrow's World Cup match. Does that make me pretty much the only one outside North Korea doing so?
Posted: June 14th, 2010, 8:25am PDT
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andrejverity: @AngelaSask I always thought that Saskatchewan was a great tourist destination. I am even coming for 3 weeks this summer.
Posted: June 14th, 2010, 11:09pm PDT
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andrejverity: RT @EAS211: #ff @sn00ki @owenbrennan & @andrejverity. 1 is UN aid worker, 1 is policy guy & frmr coworker, 1 is shaved ewok. U decide wh ...
Posted: June 11th, 2010, 3:55am PDT
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andrejverity: @EAS211 Vaporware: [en.wikipedia.org] Nothing I ordered....just a new system that is actually being rolled out!
Posted: June 11th, 2010, 3:50am PDT
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andrejverity: @EAS211 unfortunately not - but definitely had some good laughs
Posted: June 11th, 2010, 3:38am PDT
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andrejverity: when an organization releases a tool with a tag line "It's For Real", you know there has been 2 much vaporware in the past....
Posted: June 11th, 2010, 2:54am PDT
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andrejverity: as I was leaving for the office this morning, my son asks: "why are you not taking your crayons to the office?". What does he think I do?
Posted: June 11th, 2010, 12:34am PDT
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andrejverity: @amonares intership would look at various bodies (including OSM) & their data sources....and may include integrating them into POC systems
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 6:54am PDT
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andrejverity: @steeriks not sure that your employer would like to hear that
Posted: May 27th, 2010, 5:03am PDT
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andrejverity: Can you help UN-OCHA find amazing interns? Technical Developer [bit.ly] & GIS/Infographics [bit.ly]
Posted: May 26th, 2010, 7:00am PDT
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andrejverity: @USAgov thanks for the (very) quick response - much appreciated. Will action accordingly.
Posted: May 21st, 2010, 12:35pm PDT
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andrejverity: #ff - @UN @gislio @spangledrongo @EAS211 @timolue @TechCrunch @CrisisMappers - why these? A good, wide ranging mix!
Posted: May 21st, 2010, 12:57am PDT
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andrejverity: @UN - thank for the follow. I am working @UNOCHA and love to chat about your experience using Twitter for the UN
Posted: May 21st, 2010, 12:50am PDT
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andrejverity: felt like I was verbally assaulted when I called the US consulate (@StateDept) about renewing my son's passport. Where is the love @USAgov?
Posted: May 21st, 2010, 12:08am PDT
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andrejverity: apparently "Where's Waldo?" translates to "Ou est Charlie?" in French - how does Waldo translate to Charlie? Any ideas?
Posted: May 20th, 2010, 11:55am PDT
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andrejverity: @EAS211 and what do you suppose they will ask for next? :-)
Posted: May 13th, 2010, 4:16am PDT
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andrejverity: @spangledrongo did they really let PG speak at such an event? :-)
Posted: May 13th, 2010, 4:14am PDT
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andrejverity: assuming that @dtapscott will be happy to see Net Generation showing concern & taking action about privacy - i.e. Diaspora (@joindiaspora)
Posted: May 13th, 2010, 11:23pm PDT
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andrejverity: @saskman7 many of us probably think that way....but few of us so openly admit it :-)
Posted: May 12th, 2010, 6:15am PDT
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andrejverity: Watching closely: @CrisisMappers: 7.4 EQ N Sumatra, Indonesia [bit.ly]
Posted: May 9th, 2010, 1:23am PDT
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andrejverity: after 4 days in the Italian Rivera followed by 82 Italian tunnels, I am back in Geneva!
Posted: May 6th, 2010, 11:43pm PDT
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andrejverity: @Kanal13 welcome to Twitter :-)
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 3:05am PDT
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andrejverity: @AnnBrunborg nicely done....but will you share how long it took you to crack your own password? :-)
Posted: April 24th, 2010, 11:29pm PDT
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andrejverity: leaving for (disaster) Assessment Training tomorrow. Packing the same things as I took to Haiti - it is a very strange feeling!
Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 8:06am PDT
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andrejverity: @VHubin how did the simulation treat you? I have heard horror stories...
Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 4:27am PDT
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andrejverity: very excited to hear that Google Map Navigation (i.e. turn-by-turn) is coming to the iPhone! Story: [bit.ly] @googlemaps
Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 12:15am PDT
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andrejverity: @timolue I generally agree - the last time I opened #foursquare was simply to show someone what it is about...
Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 11:04pm PDT
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andrejverity: @VHubin how was the course? Glad 2 hear u got on it! Ready for the next big disaster now?
Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 11:01pm PDT
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andrejverity: @timolue I am thinking to use a #foursquare-like application for emergency check-in/out (think coordination / contact lists)
Posted: April 22nd, 2010, 12:29pm PDT
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andrejverity: @shuodaka I think it is a lofty project/concept, but it would be nice to see it come to fruition.
Posted: April 22nd, 2010, 3:50am PDT
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andrejverity: UNOSAT kicks off Geo-Picture project - tying near real time video, pictures, assessments 2 maps - sounds interesting - [bit.ly]
Posted: April 21st, 2010, 10:27am PDT
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andrejverity: congrats to @IRINNews for being named a Webby Honoree - [bit.ly] (@tomasdemul @swampcottage)
Posted: April 20th, 2010, 11:36pm PDT
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andrejverity: thanks @linkedin for great support - quick, efficient and friendly!
Posted: April 19th, 2010, 6:14am PDT
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andrejverity: wondering how may stranded travellers (as a result of the ash cloud) have realized that they would not want to be on the Amazing Race?
Posted: April 19th, 2010, 4:40am PDT
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andrejverity: @gislio are you sure one does not exist? Or are they country/city specific? And I assume that people will just use trains...
Posted: April 16th, 2010, 1:27am PDT
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andrejverity: @EAS211 I wonder how long before Peter orders a pair?
Posted: April 15th, 2010, 9:41am PDT
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andrejverity: thinking of ways that OCHA (and the humanitarian community) could use Promoted Tweets to aid in the coordination of emergency response
Posted: April 14th, 2010, 8:01am PDT
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andrejverity: @luishernando I politely enquired...someone studing (4 school) how social media can be used. They have offered 2 hand everything over.
Posted: April 14th, 2010, 7:55am PDT
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andrejverity: RT @google: You can now use Google to search across the public archive of tweets and "replay" moments in time [bit.ly]
Posted: April 14th, 2010, 7:52am PDT
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andrejverity: @ochacolombia problem is that both @OCHAOnline and the FB page are not authorized by OCHA (i.e. created by non-OCHA!)
Posted: April 14th, 2010, 11:47pm PDT
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andrejverity: @VHubin trying to enjoy some time being in GVA (i.e. no missions!) with family. How is Yangoon treating you?
Posted: April 12th, 2010, 5:53am PDT
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andrejverity: "Why Your Data Sucks" from Where 2.0 conference - makes you think - [youtu.be]
Posted: April 11th, 2010, 9:24am PDT
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andrejverity: RT @ushahidi: On the Ushahidi blog Columbia Students Deploy Ushahidi in Iraq for UN Project [bit.ly]
Posted: April 11th, 2010, 9:23am PDT
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andrejverity: wondered the streets of Amsterdam on Easter Monday - apparently its not a day off for either the "coffee shops" or the Red Light District.
Posted: April 5th, 2010, 4:57am PDT
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andrejverity: @shuodaka I hear you - agreed 100%
Posted: March 29th, 2010, 7:04am PDT
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andrejverity: there is so much pollen floating around outside our office that it looks like fog!
Posted: March 25th, 2010, 7:32am PDT
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andrejverity: RT @reliefweb: Take the ReliefWeb survey and help us serve you better! [bit.ly]
Posted: March 25th, 2010, 7:17am PDT
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andrejverity: @gislio what is chance of testing this? @mashable: Microsoft Testing Enterprise Microblogging Product - [bit.ly]
Posted: March 24th, 2010, 8:48am PDT
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andrejverity: now that we control it, if anyone has ideas on what OCHA could do with its OCHA Facebook page [bit.ly] please let me know.
Posted: March 24th, 2010, 7:24am PDT
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andrejverity: @Refugees who are UNHCR's (implementing) partners in Djibouti? (and perhaps in other Somalie refugee camps) #askunhcr
Posted: March 23rd, 2010, 10:45am PDT
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andrejverity: @timolue I hear you - I could hardly find a place to park my bike at work today....
Posted: March 23rd, 2010, 10:41am PDT
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andrejverity: RT @gislio: Are crowds changing the way we deal with information during crisis - [bit.ly] - #disaster #crowdsourcing #Ushahi ...
Posted: March 22nd, 2010, 10:06pm PDT
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andrejverity: heading out, with great anticipation, to the Versoix Chocolate Festival!
Posted: March 20th, 2010, 12:24am PDT
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andrejverity: RT @Refugees: On Tuesday we're hosting a live Twitter Q&A with Kathryn Mahoney, our officer in Djibouti, ask your question and add #askunhcr
Posted: March 19th, 2010, 8:17am PDT
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andrejverity: Never in the nite 4 me, but it is how I get my news - RT @mashable Our Social Media Obsession by the Numbers [STATS] [bit.ly]
Posted: March 18th, 2010, 12:40am PDT
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andrejverity: RT @TechCrunch Big Data Is Less About Size, And More About Freedom [tcrn.ch]
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 4:49am PDT
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andrejverity: @gislio that would be nice! I see that they have a group travel map....it couldn't be that hard to map people's past travel!
Posted: March 16th, 2010, 2:42am PDT
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andrejverity: map of my work travel (since 2004): [tinyurl.com] Next: my resume/CV. Any other good ideas/suggestions?
Posted: March 16th, 2010, 1:57am PDT
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andrejverity: @saskman7 we have to embrace and learn from them - read 'Grown Up Digital' if u get a chance (I am 1/2 done and cud b enlightening to mgmt)
Posted: March 15th, 2010, 7:25am PDT
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andrejverity: since getting a piano, the house has been "alive with the sound of music"....great songs from the wife and original scores from the kids...
Posted: March 14th, 2010, 7:07am PDT
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andrejverity: @saskman7 it is amazing how many senior mgmt are stuck in "fear" of such things....so much will change as the younger generation matures
Posted: March 13th, 2010, 7:42am PST
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andrejverity: RT @MapBox: Just released code + docs for Maps on a Stick - lets you browse baselayer maps + add KML overlays w/out internet [is.g] ...
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:40pm PST
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andrejverity: @gislio - are you ready to enter the lion's den this afternoon?
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 2:21am PST
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andrejverity: Lalitesh Katragadda says 'welcome to the new world' as he demos Google Map Maker at @tedtalks: [tinyurl.com]
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:17am PST
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andrejverity: RT @gislio: Forget Open Source. Open Data is the key to progress - [bit.ly] - Tim Berners-Lee on #TED
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:13am PST
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andrejverity: @gislio was hearing that this might actually happen (finally!)
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 9:48am PST
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andrejverity: @gislio complete rubish I say....complete rubish. :-)
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 9:32am PST
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andrejverity: just spent the last hour in a traditional Finish smoke sauna (alternated with snow-angels)....great experience!
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 9:27am PST
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andrejverity: just finished drafting my 'internal information flow' presentation for tomorrow's training....feeling good about it....
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:03pm PST
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andrejverity: @CrisisMappers great map, but wish some1 wud create a quick, clean, simple ref map of curent situation (I wud like 2 c this every emergency)
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 12:08pm PST
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andrejverity: monitoring the situation in Uganda - mudslide(s)....
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 9:18am PST
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andrejverity: RT @reliefweb: We are looking for a #map #intern for the Geneva office to start in April. Deadline to apply 15 March. Read the ToRs http ...
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 8:22am PST
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andrejverity: @hyuwhieyl no - not going to Chile (was very little chance given the Spanish language requirement).
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 8:21am PST
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andrejverity: touched down in Helsinki and find myself back in the middle of winter!
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 4:56am PST
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andrejverity: RT @gislio: Growing list of crowd-sourced resources on today's Earthquake in #Chile: [bit.ly] #chilequake #terremotochile
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 5:25am PST
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andrejverity: RT @stcuk: Easter Island evacuation as #tsunami brings disaster to Pacific islands after #Chile #earthquake [bit.ly]
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 4:53am PST
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andrejverity: RT @patrickmeier: Volunteers, if you want to help do media monitoring for #Chile, you can contribute to this Google Doc: [bit.ly] ...
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 4:05am PST
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andrejverity: monitoring the situation in Chile and wondering if my plans for the coming week will change
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 3:42am PST
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andrejverity: heading off to Finland on Monday for 1 week (work)...just as I am (finally) feeling recovered from #Haiti....
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 6:25am PST
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