We are working with our international friends on what we need to do on a global stage.

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So she started building weeSpring as an online community where new and expecting parents can collect advice from their friends about what they need for their baby.

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What you really need is to be appreciated by your friends and to be appreciative of the work that you put into it.

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Even elite units are having to operate without the requisite gear, in some cases relying on family and friends to supply some of what they need to survive the dangers associated with their assignments.

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From gas for my old Honda (a hand-me-down from my grandmother), to movie tickets for nights out with friends, I learned how much money I would need and what I could go without.

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And since the only work they probably do is posting cat videos and telling their FB friends what they had for breakfast, it may well be all they need.

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So for those Americans who are watching this, who are listening, who want to help -- and everyone's help and resources and energy at this time are critically important -- you can go to the White House Web site at www.whitehouse.gov to see what you can do to support our friends in Haiti in this time of urgent need.

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