UNUSUAL PRESENTS AT RED CROSS.Byline: Teresa Jimenez Daily News Staff Writer Don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what to get your co-workers or a friend who has everything this holiday season? How about a combination earthquake/El Nino emergency kit? The kit has water and food to last three days, and other items such as lighting devices and medical supplies for minor injuries. And they're selling like hot cakes, though they may be landing under the kitchen sink instead of the Christmas tree Christmas tree Evergreen tree, usually decorated with lights and ornaments, to celebrate the Christmas season. The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands as symbols of eternal life was common among the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. . ``Those have been selling because of El Nino,'' said Ferdie Villegas, product marketing specialist for the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. , Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. chapter. ``They're taking them home. Then again, there was one woman from Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. who bought 10 of them.'' If the kits sound a bit too practical, the Red Cross in Valencia has other gifts off the beaten track as well - things you wouldn't even expect. How about a gift certificate for animal lovers, allowing them to take the Red Cross' Pet First Aid class? The gift certificates can also be used to register for an Aqua Fitness Exercise Program class or to buy first-aid books and rescue masks that allow a person to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation mouth-to-mouth resuscitation n. A technique used to resuscitate a person who has stopped breathing, in which the rescuer presses his or her mouth against that of the victim and, allowing for passive exhalation, forces air into the lungs every few without risking infection. ``We've sold items for several years, but this is the first year we've actually put together a list and let people know,'' said Mike Powers of the Red Cross. ``They're for people who want gifts that make a difference.'' Of course, there are more traditional items: hats and pins with the Red Cross logo, holiday cards and a 1998 calendar. The holiday cards are the most popular, Powers said. This year, the Humanity & Peace-themed cards have red and gold foil raised against a black background. |
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