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You can see fires, but now Qwake wants firefighters to see through them

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During one project in Nicaragua, his team suddenly found itself lost amidst the smoke of an active volcano. “A lot of projects were focused on predicting volcanic eruptions and looking at using sensor networks and different things of that nature to make people who live in those regions that are exposed to volcanic threats safer.”.

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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause

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Use Your Nonprofit Blog to Report Back From an Event, Trip or Disaster Do you have staff or constituents going to a conference that your supporters would be interested in hearing about? Witness for Peace has a blog for their team in Mexico and for their team in Nicaragua to report back on their work there.

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Dear Sophie: What can we do to help employees who are Ukrainian citizens?

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Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), has the power to designate or extend TPS to a country if circumstances — such as an armed conflict or natural disaster — make that country unsafe. The Secretary of Homeland Security, who oversees U.S. on the effective TPS designation date.