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Monday, April 30, 2012
God-awful pollution of India's waters
Scientists in India, concerned about pollution, have been assessing the effects of immersing painted idols in water during religious ceremonies
Do the gods pollute? Scientists in India, worried about the public health consequences of immersing idols in lakes and rivers, have been looking anew at water pollution. They hope, and perhaps in some cases pray, to harmonise their medical concerns with some people's religious priorities.
Most of their research has focused on idols of the elephant-headed god Ganesh, created for the annual Ganesh Chaturthi celebration. Once a fairly quiet, mostly private practice, Ganesh Chaturthi now involves large, public festivals in many parts of the country. Researchers have also looked, a little, at the effects of immersing other idols, especially those of the many-armed goddess Durga.
One of the latest studies is called Assessment of the Effects of Municipal Sewage, Immersed Idols and Boating on the Heavy Metal and Other Elemental Pollution of Surface Water of the Eutrophic Hussainsagar Lake (Hyderabad, India). A team sampled water repeatedly from different parts of the lake, including one spot "immersed with hundreds of multicoloured idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Durga", and another near "the outfall of black-coloured, untreated raw sewage containing a collection of industrial effluents". Sewage, they conclude, accounts for most but not all of the pollution. High levels of zinc, calcium and strontium "were probably due to the immersed idols painted with multicolours".
Some studies concentrate on isolating the effects of idols from those of other sources. Impact of Ganesh Idol Immersion Activities on the Water Quality of Tapi River, Surat (Gujarat, India) tells of sampling the water "at morning hours during pre-immersion, during immersion and post-immersion periods of Ganesh idols". The conclusion: the "main reason of the deterioration of water quality … is various religious activities", with special blame given to "the plaster of paris, clothes, iron rods, chemical colours, varnish and paints used for making the idols".
Several studies examined a lake in the city that suffered India's most famous act of pollution: the 1984 chemical leak from a Union Carbide factory, which resulted in several thousand deaths.
Heavy Metal Contamination Cause of Idol Immersion Activities in Urban Lake Bhopal, India, published in 2007, finds that idol immersion has become "a major source of contamination and sedimentation to the lake water". It warns that idol-derived heavy metals, especially nickel, lead and mercury, are likely to find their way into "fishes and birds inhabiting the lake, which finally reach the humans through food". The authors want to "educate idol makers" to make their idols small, of non-baked, quick-dissolving clay, and with "natural colours used in food products".
(Thanks to Stephen Hale for bringing this to my attention.)
• Marc Abrahams is editor of the bimonthly annals of Improbable Research and organiser of the Ig Nobel prize
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President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:
• Tim Broas – Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Department of State
• Richard L. Morningstar - Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Department of State
The President also announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts:
• Nancy Hellman Bechtle – Member, Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust
• Reginald Dwayne Betts – Member, Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Patricia G. Smith – Member, Advisory Board of the National Air and Space Museum
President Obama said, “These dedicated and accomplished individuals will be valued additions to my Administration as we tackle the important challenges facing America. I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead.”
President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:
Tim Broas, Nominee for Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Department of State
Tim Broas is currently a partner at Winston and Strawn, LLP. Mr. Broas also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, having been appointed by President Obama in December 2010. From 1986 to 1995, he was a partner at Anderson Hibey & Blair. Previously, Mr. Broas worked as an attorney at Whitman & Ransom from 1983 to 1985, and at Conboy Hewitt O’Brien & Boardman from 1980 to 1983. From 1979 to 1980, he served as a law clerk for Justice Mark Sullivan of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Mr. Broas received a B.A. from Boston College and a J.D. from the College of William and Mary.
Ambassador Richard L. Morningstar, Nominee for Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Department of State
Ambassador Richard L. Morningstar is the Secretary of State’s Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy. Prior to his appointment in April 2009, he was a Senior Director for Stonebridge International LLC. During this time, he taught courses at Stanford Law School (2004-2009) and at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (2003-2009). From 1999 to 2001, he served as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union. From 1998 to 1999, he was Special Advisor to the President and the Secretary of State for Caspian Basin Energy Diplomacy. From 1995 to 1998, he served as Special Advisor to the President and Secretary of State on Assistance to the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union. From 1993 to 1995, he was Senior Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Prior to serving in the federal government, Ambassador Morningstar worked for Costar Corporation where he was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (1990-1993) and President and Chief Executive Officer (1981-1990). From 1989 to 1993, he also served as a Commissioner of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. He began his career in 1970 as an attorney with Nixon and Peabody, formerly known as Peabody and Brown, in Boston. Ambassador Morningstar received his B.A. from Harvard and J.D. from Stanford Law School.
President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts:
Nancy Hellman Bechtle, Appointee for Member, Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust
Nancy Hellman Bechtle is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust. Previously, Ms. Bechtle served as the President and CEO of the San Francisco Symphony as well as the Chief Financial Officer and a Director of J.R. Bechtle & Co., a management consulting group. Ms. Bechtle is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Sugar Bowl Ski Corporation and sits on a number of boards including the University of California San Francisco. In addition, she is a former member of the board of the National Park Foundation. Ms. Bechtle recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco. She earned her B.A. from Stanford University.
Reginald Dwayne Betts, Appointee for Member, Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Reginald Dwayne Betts is an award-winning writer and poet. Mr. Betts’ memoir, A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison, was the recipient of the 2010 NAACP Image Award for non-fiction. In 2010 he was awarded a Soros Justice Fellowship to complete The Circumference of a Prison, a work of nonfiction exploring the criminal justice system. In addition, Mr. Betts is the author of a collection of poetry, Shahid Reads His Own Palm. In addition to his writing, Mr. Betts is involved in a number of non-profit organizations, including the Campaign for Youth Justice for which he serves as a national spokesperson. He received a B.A. from the University of Maryland and was recently awarded a Radcliffe Fellowship to Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Studies.
Patricia G. Smith, Appointee for Member, Advisory Board of the National Air and Space Museum
Patricia G. Smith is the founder of Patti Grace Smith Consulting, L.L.C, an aerospace consulting company. Ms. Smith served as Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from 1997 to 2008. While with the FAA, she headed the agency's operations responsible for licensing, regulating, and promoting the U.S. commercial space transportation industry. Ms. Smith is currently a member of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Advisory Council, where she serves as Chair of the Commercial Space Committee. She is also a member of the Space Foundation Board, the American Astronautical Board, the X Prize Advisory Board, and the board of the Conrad Foundation. Ms. Smith previously served on the SpaceDev Board, and the National Bar Association's Air and Space Law Forum Board. She received her B.A. from Tuskegee University.
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Eyewitness: Sheep head to summer pasture
Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/picture/2012/apr/29/eyewitness-sheep-head-summer-pasture
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
NCBI ROFL: Why Miss Poland is more beautiful than generic med students. | Discoblog
“The assessment of characteristic body features of Miss Poland beauty contest finalists compared with the control group, can contribute to recognising the contemporary ideal of beauty promoted by the mass media. The studies of Playboy models and fashion models conducted so far have been limited to the following determinants of attractiveness: body mass index, waist:hip ratio, and waist:chest ratio, which only partially describe the body shape. We compared 20 body features of the finalists of Miss Poland 2004 beauty contest with those of the students of Medical Academy in Bydgoszcz. Discriminant analysis showed that the thigh girth-height index, waist: chest ratio, height, and body mass index had the greatest discrimination power distinguishing the two groups. A model of Miss Poland finalists figure assessment is presented which allows one to distinguish super-attractive women from the control group.”
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Smart Growth News- April 25, 2012
National Home prices hit new post-crisis lows in nine cities, according to Case-Shiller report The Washington Post- April 25, 2012 Home prices fell in January in 16 of the 19 metropolitan areas measured by the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. See how your city fared. Infrastructure projects need public support, transportation experts say The Washington Post- April 23, 2012 A coalition of leading transportation experts hope to marshal public pressure on Congress and the presidential contenders to address the nation’s infrastructure needs. Smart growth is a start. But it's not enough. NRDC Blog- April 24, 2012 I want to follow up on yesterday's article about placemaking. Reacting to an excellent essay by Ethan Kent, I posited that that the creation and strengthening of great places - great people habitat, if you will - should be a very important part of a “new environmentalism."
Source: http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/2012/04/25/smart-growth-news-april-25-2012/
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Helping our Veterans and Servicemembers Make Informed Decisions about Higher Education
WASHINGTON, DC— In this week’s address, President Obama told the American people about a new Executive Order he signed on Friday to crack down on bad actors that prey on our veterans and service members considering higher education. Unfortunately these brave men and women are often bombarded by schools that provide false or misleading information about things like interest rates on loans, credit transfers, and job placement programs. The President’s new Executive Order makes it easier for veterans and service members to make informed decisions about financial aid and paying for college and also takes a number of steps to fight deceptive practices by some institutions. President Obama will always make sure that those who serve this country get every opportunity they deserve.
The audio of the address and video of the address will be available online at www.whitehouse.gov at 6:00 a.m. ET, Saturday, April 28, 2012.
Remarks of President Barack Obama
Weekly Address
The White House
Saturday April 28, 2012
On Friday, I traveled to Ft. Stewart in Georgia to meet with soldiers from the Third Infantry Division.
These men and women have fought with bravery and honor in some of the most dangerous places on the planet. Some of them didn’t make it back. But those who did are now fighting a different kind of battle here at home. They’re looking for new jobs, new opportunities, and new ways to serve.
For many, that means going back to school – and America has a long tradition of making sure our veterans and our men and women in uniform can afford to do that. After World War II, we helped a generation of Americans – including my grandfather – go to school on the GI Bill. Now, thanks to the 9/11 GI Bill and the Tuition Assistance program, last year we supported more than half a million veterans and over 300,000 service members who are pursuing a higher education.
That’s progress. But it’s not enough to just help our veterans and service members afford school – we need to make sure they have all the tools they need to make an informed decision when it comes to picking the right program.
The sad truth is that there are people out there who are less interested in helping our men and women in uniform get ahead and more interested in making a buck. They bombard potential students with emails and pressure them into making a quick decision. Some of them steer recruits towards high-interest loans and mislead them about credit transfers and job placement programs. One of the worst examples was a college recruiter who visited a Marine barracks and enrolled Marines with brain injuries so severe that some of them couldn’t recall what courses the recruiter had signed them up for.
That’s appalling. It’s disgraceful. And even though the vast majority of schools do the right thing, we need to guard against the bad actors who don’t.
That’s why, on Friday, I signed an Executive Order making life a whole lot more secure for our service members, veterans and their families – and a whole lot tougher for anyone who tries to prey on them.
We’re making sure veterans and service members get a simple fact sheet called “Know Before You Owe” that lays out all the information they need about financial aid and paying for college. We’re requiring schools to offer counseling to help students finish their degree even if they have to move or deploy. And we’re stepping up our efforts to fight dishonest recruiters by strengthening rules about who can come on base and making it easier to file complaints.
When our men and women in uniform succeed, our country succeeds. They have our back – now it’s our turn to have theirs. And as long as I’m President, I’m going to make sure that anyone who serves this country gets every opportunity they deserve.
Thank you, and have a great weekend.
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Shell says no to North Sea
Oil company insists it can't make the numbers add up to justify offshore windfarms
Shell will not be joining David Cameron's crusade to attract private sector investment into creating a North Sea wind revolution despite its commitment to turbines in the US.
Simon Henry, the company's finance director, said Shell "can't make the numbers" add up to justify building offshore windfarms. That contrasts with onshore turbines in America where it controls almost 1 gigawatt of wind power. The British government should support an industry that is "already successful" – such as oil and gas – as much as chase a renewable power sector that is still trying to become profitable, Henry added.
He was speaking as Shell reported enormous first quarter profits and as Cameron made a rare plea for help with renewable power at the Clean Energy Ministerial meeting in London. The prime minister described renewables as the "fastest growing energy source on the planet".
He believed that "the UK's biggest opportunity is in the North Sea," he said. Past success of the oil and gas sector there had come about because of the "ingenuity of the private sector" and government and business together could enable the UK to lead the world in both wind power plus carbon capture and storage, he added.
Shell, which has enormous experience of oil and gas operations in the North Sea, said the current economics of wind power did not stack up, although it promised to keep a "watching brief". Henry said his company was spending $6bn on "alternative" energy including biofuels but also warned the government that it must be careful that a vast amount of the public subsidies going into renewables did not end up all going to "Asian manufacturers", which dominated many supply chains.
North Sea oil companies won tax concessions from the government in the March budget but are still smarting from being hammered by a £2bn windfall tax the year before.
Shell is looking at the potential for onshore shale gas production in Britain and wider Europe but suspects progress in the sector will be slow because this is a "small continent with a lot of people."
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Tunisia: Uproar at Kiss of President's Hand
On April 26 a video featuring two men kissing the hand of interim Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki made a buzz on the web. Kissing the hand of the president is seen as a relic of the rule of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and against the values of post-uprising Tunisia.
Source: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/04/27/tunisia-uproar-at-kiss-of-presidents-hand/
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Statement by the Press Secretary on the Verdict in the Charles Taylor Trial at the Special Court for Sierra Leone
The United States applauds today’s verdict of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in the case of Charles Taylor. The conviction of Mr. Taylor for war crimes and crimes against humanity during Sierra Leone’s civil war in the 1990s sends a powerful message about accountability. Through the apprehension and successful trial of Mr. Taylor, the international community has kept faith with a signal that President Obama underscored in his remarks at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum earlier this week: When it comes to war criminals, “we will not relent in bringing you to justice.”
While there is no way fully to redress the suffering and loss of those who were killed, tortured, raped, and enslaved in the service of Taylor’s criminal schemes, we are hopeful that today’s ruling will help to dissuade others who might follow in his footsteps. In becoming the first modern international tribunal to convict a head of state for international crimes committed while in office, the Special Court sent a clear signal that neither rank nor title will shield from justice those who perpetrate the most egregious of crimes.
Today’s ruling also marks an important landmark for the people of Sierra Leone and neighboring Liberia. We have already seen both countries making tremendous progress in transitioning beyond conflict by promoting reconciliation and building democratic institutions that serve the public good. By helping to assign responsibility for Taylor’s dark chapter in history where it belongs, the Special Court has only strengthened the foundation on which this forward-looking work can proceed.
President Obama has said before that history is on the side of those seeking to advance peace and prosperity for the benefit of all, and that “Africa doesn't need strongmen, it needs strong institutions.” Charles Taylor was once considered a strong man. Today, fittingly, he is behind bars, and the people of Liberia and Sierra Leone are building the strong institutions and the bright future to which they so deservedly aspire.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Rights group lauds India's ban on animal testing
The Indian government's decision to stop experimentation on animals for training college and university students was Friday hailed by animal rights group Humane Society International.
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Source: http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/fy/8at2Eth0YjfBN2Dw/story01.htm
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The special bond of friendship between the United States and Israel grows stronger
The United States and Israel share a special relationship that has grown deeper and stronger throughout the past six decades. As we celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut with Israelis and Jews around the world, we can be proud that President Obama is committed to the security of the Jewish State and a U.S.-Israel relationship that is stronger and more important than ever.
Today, in honor of Israel’s 64th anniversary of independence, President Obama congratulated the government and the people of Israel with this statement:
"Sixty-four years ago, the United States became the first country in the world to recognize the State of Israel--the realization of a modern day state in the historic homeland of the Jewish People. Since that momentous day, the special bond of friendship between the United States and Israel has grown stronger. Ours is a unique relationship founded on an unbreakable commitment to Israel’s security, and anchored by our common interests and deeply held values. These values continue to enlighten and guide our efforts as we work with Israel, as well as with others in the region, to confront shared challenges and to achieve a just and comprehensive peace based on a two-state solution that will usher in a future of peace, security, and dignity for the people of Israel and its neighbors.
Today, as Israelis celebrate their 64th Independence Day and their remarkable achievements over the past six decades, it gives me great pleasure to extend my best wishes, and the best wishes of the American people, to President Peres, Prime Minister Netanyahu, and the people of Israel."
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Drought-hit areas of England told to prepare for floods
Heavy rain leads the Environment Agency to issue eight flood warnings and 22 flood alerts across southern England
No sooner had 20 million people in southern and eastern England been banned from using hosepipes than the heavens opened, and now parts of the country have been told to prepare for flooding.
April has seen day after day of wet and chilly weather, and heavy rain on Wednesday morning led the Environment Agency to issue eight flood warnings and 22 flood alerts across southern England.
Paul Mott, forecaster at MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said the weather was set to remain wet: "It's going to stay unsettled over the next seven days with frequent showers and persistent rain.
"Sunday looks to be a washout with up to an inch of rain falling across England and Wales."
Nick Prebble at MeteoGroup said: "Throughout April we have seen 175% more rain than would be normal, totalling 94.3mm (3.7in)."
However, the environment secretary, Caroline Spelman, said the rain would not avert the drought and water companies were right to impose a hosepipe ban.
She told MPs the government was well prepared for this summer's drought as they had "seen it coming".
The Environment Agency has previously warned that the drought gripping swaths of England could increase the risk of flash flooding as rain is less easily absorbed by dry, compacted soils, instead running off and causing localised floods.
And while the rain may be welcome for gardeners and farmers, the downpours are not enough to alleviate the drought that stems from two unusually dry winters in a row.
Richard Aylard, from Thames Water, one of seven companies which have brought in hosepipe bans in response to the drought, said a couple of wet weeks was not enough to reverse record dry conditions seen in the region in the past two years.
By the end of Thursday 94.3mm of rain had already fallen this month, which is 175% of April's England and Wales average of 65mm. This is particularly notable given the paucity of rain in the Aprils of 2011 and 2010: 11.6mm and 30.1mm respectively.
It has been a chilly month as well, and the Central England Temperature (CET) was standing at an average of 7.0C up to 25 April, which is 1.3 degrees below average and a full five degrees lower than April 2011.
The rain and cold have also been accompanied by very blustery conditions, and on Wednesday night high winds tore through the town of Rugby, blowing the roof from one home and damaging others in what residents described as a "mini tornado". Warwickshire police said a number of properties suffered structural damage.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Jessie J Signs Watch For Charity Auction
Raymond Weil timepieces recently co-sponsored the 2012 ELLE Women in Music event where celebrities Jessie J, Ellie Goulding, Nicole Scherzinger, and Oh Land attended to perform. For a limited time Raymond Weil is auctioning a timepiece that was signed by the artists and celebrity attendees of the event with all proceeds to VH1 Save The Music Foundation.
Raymond Weil Freelancer Crazy Time, in chartreuse green with a diamond studded dial and bezel is signed and kissed by multi-platinum international artist Jessie J, singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding, Danish singer Oh Land, Pussycat Dolls Nicole Scherzinger, songwriter Dianne Warren, actor/singer Diego Boneta, Editor-in-Chief of ELLE Magazine, Robbie Meyers and many more.
To enter, fans can place their bids on the Raymond Weil Facebook page now through April 30th. Retail value of the watch is $5,750
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Statement by the President on Israeli Independence Day
Sixty-four years ago, the United States became the first country in the world to recognize the State of Israel--the realization of a modern day state in the historic homeland of the Jewish People. Since that momentous day, the special bond of friendship between the United States and Israel has grown stronger. Ours is a unique relationship founded on an unbreakable commitment to Israel’s security, and anchored by our common interests and deeply held values. These values continue to enlighten and guide our efforts as we work with Israel, as well as with others in the region, to confront shared challenges and to achieve a just and comprehensive peace based on a two-state solution that will usher in a future of peace, security, and dignity for the people of Israel and its neighbors.
Today, as Israelis celebrate their 64th Independence Day and their remarkable achievements over the past six decades, it gives me great pleasure to extend my best wishes, and the best wishes of the American people, to President Peres, Prime Minister Netanyahu, and the people of Israel.
Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/04/26/statement-president-israeli-independence-day
Majority of Americans Link Extreme Weather and Climate Change, Survey Says
More than two-thirds of U.S. adults believe global warming made several recent extreme weather events even worse, according to a new survey. According to the report, released by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communications and George Mason University’s Center for Climate Change Communication, 82 percent of respondents said they had experienced one or more types of extreme weather events in the last year, and 35 percent said they were personally harmed either a great deal or moderately. In the case of several high-profile weather events, a majority of respondents believe that climate change exacerbated the events, including unusually high temperatures during the past winter (72 percent), record-high temperatures last summer (70 percent), the 2011 droughts in Texas and Oklahoma (69 percent), and the Mississippi River floods during the spring of 2011 (63 percent). “Americans may be starting to ‘internalize’ climate change,” said Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication.
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Remarks by the President at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, D.C.
10:00 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everyone. It is a great honor to be with you here today. Of course, it is a truly humbling moment to be introduced by Elie Wiesel. Along with Sara Bloomfield, the outstanding director here, we just spent some time among the exhibits, and this is now the second visit I've had here. My daughters have come here. It is a searing occasion whenever you visit. And as we walked, I was taken back to the visit that Elie mentioned, the time that we traveled together to Buchenwald.
And I recall how he showed me the barbed-wire fences and the guard towers. And we walked the rows where the barracks once stood, where so many left this Earth -- including Elie’s father, Shlomo. We stopped at an old photo -- men and boys lying in their wooden bunks, barely more than skeletons. And if you look closely, you can see a 16-year old boy, looking right at the camera, right into your eyes. You can see Elie.
And at the end of our visit that day, Elie spoke of his father. "I thought one day I will come back and speak to him," he said, "of times in which memory has become a sacred duty of all people of goodwill." Elie, you've devoted your life to upholding that sacred duty. You’ve challenged us all -- as individuals, and as nations -- to do the same, with the power of your example, the eloquence of your words, as you did again just now. And so to you and Marion, we are extraordinarily grateful.
To Sara, to Tom Bernstein, to Josh Bolten, members of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, and everyone who sustains this living memorial -- thank you for welcoming us here today. To the members of Congress, members of the diplomatic corps, including Ambassador Michael Oren of Israel, we are glad to be with you.
And most of all, we are honored to be in the presence of men and women whose lives are a testament to the endurance and the strength of the human spirit -- the inspiring survivors. It is a privilege to be with you, on a very personal level. As I’ve told some of you before, I grew up hearing stories about my great uncle -- a soldier in the 89th Infantry Division who was stunned and shaken by what he saw when he helped to liberate Ordruf, part of Buchenwald. And I’ll never forget what I saw at Buchenwald, where so many perished with the words of Sh’ma Yis’ra’eil on their lips.
I’ve stood with survivors, in the old Warsaw ghettos, where a monument honors heroes who said we will not go quietly; we will stand up, we will fight back. And I’ve walked those sacred grounds at Yad Vashem, with its lesson for all nations -- the Shoah cannot be denied.
During my visit to Yad Vashem I was given a gift, inscribed with those words from the Book of Joel: "Has the like of this happened in your days or in the days of your fathers? Tell your children about it, and let your children tell theirs, and their children the next generation." That’s why we’re here. Not simply to remember, but to speak.
I say this as a President, and I say it as a father. We must tell our children about a crime unique in human history. The one and only Holocaust -- six million innocent people -- men, women, children, babies -- sent to their deaths just for being different, just for being Jewish. We tell them, our children, about the millions of Poles and Catholics and Roma and gay people and so many others who also must never be forgotten. Let us tell our children not only how they died, but also how they lived -- as fathers and mothers, and sons and daughters, and brothers and sisters who loved and hoped and dreamed, just like us.
We must tell our children about how this evil was allowed to happen -- because so many people succumbed to their darkest instincts, and because so many others stood silent. Let us also tell our children about the Righteous Among the Nations. Among them was Jan Karski, a young Polish Catholic, who witnessed Jews being put on cattle cars, who saw the killings, and who told the truth, all the way to President Roosevelt himself.
Jan Karski passed away more than a decade ago. But today, I’m proud to announce that this spring I will honor him with America’s highest civilian honor -- the Presidential Medal of Freedom. (Applause.)
We must tell our children. But more than that, we must teach them. Because remembrance without resolve is a hollow gesture. Awareness without action changes nothing. In this sense, "never again" is a challenge to us all -- to pause and to look within.
For the Holocaust may have reached its barbaric climax at Treblinka and Auschwitz and Belzec, but it started in the hearts of ordinary men and women. And we have seen it again -- madness that can sweep through peoples, sweep through nations, embed itself. The killings in Cambodia, the killings in Rwanda, the killings in Bosnia, the killings in Darfur -- they shock our conscience, but they are the awful extreme of a spectrum of ignorance and intolerance that we see every day; the bigotry that says another person is less than my equal, less than human. These are the seeds of hate that we cannot let take root in our heart.
"Never again" is a challenge to reject hatred in all of its forms -- including anti-Semitism, which has no place in a civilized world. And today, just steps from where he gave his life protecting this place, we honor the memory of Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns, whose family joins us today.
"Never again" is a challenge to defend the fundamental right of free people and free nations to exist in peace and security -- and that includes the State of Israel. And on my visit to the old Warsaw Ghetto, a woman looked me in the eye, and she wanted to make sure America stood with Israel. She said, "It’s the only Jewish state we have." And I made her a promise in that solemn place. I said I will always be there for Israel.
So when efforts are made to equate Zionism to racism, we reject them. When international fora single out Israel with unfair resolutions, we vote against them. When attempts are made to delegitimize the state of Israel, we oppose them. When faced with a regime that threatens global security and denies the Holocaust and threatens to destroy Israel, the United States will do everything in our power to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
"Never again" is a challenge to societies. We’re joined today by communities who’ve made it your mission to prevent mass atrocities in our time. This museum’s Committee of Conscience, NGOs, faith groups, college students, you’ve harnessed the tools of the digital age -- online maps and satellites and a video and social media campaign seen by millions. You understand that change comes from the bottom up, from the grassroots. You understand -- to quote the task force convened by this museum -- "preventing genocide is an achievable goal." It is an achievable goal. It is one that does not start from the top; it starts from the bottom up.
It’s remarkable -- as we walked through this exhibit, Elie and I were talking as we looked at the unhappy record of the State Department and so many officials here in the United States during those years. And he asked, "What would you do?" But what you all understand is you don't just count on officials, you don't just count on governments. You count on people -- and mobilizing their consciences.
And finally, "never again" is a challenge to nations. It’s a bitter truth -- too often, the world has failed to prevent the killing of innocents on a massive scale. And we are haunted by the atrocities that we did not stop and the lives we did not save.
Three years ago today, I joined many of you for a ceremony of remembrance at the U.S. Capitol. And I said that we had to do "everything we can to prevent and end atrocities." And so I want to report back to some of you today to let you know that as President I’ve done my utmost to back up those words with deeds. Last year, in the first-ever presidential directive on this challenge, I made it clear that "preventing mass atrocities and genocide is a core national security interest and a core moral responsibility of the United States of America."
That does not mean that we intervene militarily every time there’s an injustice in the world. We cannot and should not. It does mean we possess many tools -- diplomatic and political, and economic and financial, and intelligence and law enforcement and our moral suasion -- and using these tools over the past three years, I believe -- I know -- that we have saved countless lives.
When the referendum in South Sudan was in doubt, it threatened to reignite a conflict that had killed millions. But with determined diplomacy, including by some people in this room, South Sudan became the world’s newest nation. And our diplomacy continues, because in Darfur, in Abyei, in Southern Kordofan and the Blue Nile, the killing of innocents must come to an end. The Presidents of Sudan and South Sudan must have the courage to negotiate -- because the people of Sudan and South Sudan deserve peace. That is work that we have done, and it has saved lives.
When the incumbent in Côte D’Ivoire lost an election but refused to give it up -- give up power, it threatened to unleash untold ethnic and religious killings. But with regional and international diplomacy, and U.N. peacekeepers who stood their ground and protected civilians, the former leader is now in The Hague, and Côte D’Ivoire is governed by its rightful leader -- and lives were saved.
When the Libyan people demanded their rights and Muammar Qaddafi’s forces bore down on Benghazi, a city of 700,000, and threatened to hunt down its people like rats, we forged with allies and partners a coalition that stopped his troops in their tracks. And today, the Libyan people are forging their own future, and the world can take pride in the innocent lives that we saved.
And when the Lord’s Resistance Army led by Joseph Kony continued its atrocities in Central Africa, I ordered a small number of American advisors to help Uganda and its neighbors pursue the LRA. And when I made that announcement, I directed my National Security Council to review our progress after 150 days. We have done so, and today I can announce that our advisors will continue their efforts to bring this madman to justice, and to save lives. (Applause.) It is part of our regional strategy to end the scourge that is the LRA, and help realize a future where no African child is stolen from their family and no girl is raped and no boy is turned into a child soldier.
We’ve stepped up our efforts in other ways. We’re doing more to protect women and girls from the horror of wartime sexual violence. With the arrest of fugitives like Ratko Mladic, charged with ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, the world sent a message to war criminals everywhere: We will not relent in bringing you to justice. Be on notice. And for the first time, we explicitly barred entry into the United States of those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Now we’re doing something more. We’re making sure that the United States government has the structures, the mechanisms to better prevent and respond to mass atrocities. So I created the first-ever White House position dedicated to this task. It’s why I created a new Atrocities Prevention Board, to bring together senior officials from across our government to focus on this critical mission. This is not an afterthought. This is not a sideline in our foreign policy. The board will convene for the first time today, at the White House. And I’m pleased that one of its first acts will be to meet with some of your organizations -- citizens and activists who are partners in this work, who have been carrying this torch.
Going forward, we’ll strengthen our tools across the board, and we'll create new ones. The intelligence community will prepare, for example, the first-ever National Intelligence Estimate on the risk of mass atrocities and genocide. We're going to institutionalize the focus on this issue. Across government, "alert channels" will ensure that information about unfolding crises -- and dissenting opinions -- quickly reach decision-makers, including me.
Our Treasury Department will work to more quickly deploy its financial tools to block the flow of money to abusive regimes. Our military will take additional steps to incorporate the prevention of atrocities into its doctrine and its planning. And the State Department will increase its ability to surge our diplomats and experts in a crisis. USAID will invite people and high-tech companies to help create new technologies to quickly expose violations of human rights. And we’ll work with other nations so the burden is better shared -- because this is a global responsibility.
In short, we need to be doing everything we can to prevent and respond to these kinds of atrocities -- because national sovereignty is never a license to slaughter your people. (Applause.)
We recognize that, even as we do all we can, we cannot control every event. And when innocents suffer, it tears at our conscience. Elie alluded to what we feel as we see the Syrian people subjected to unspeakable violence, simply for demanding their universal rights. And we have to do everything we can. And as we do, we have to remember that despite all the tanks and all the snipers, all the torture and brutality unleashed against them, the Syrian people still brave the streets. They still demand to be heard. They still seek their dignity. The Syrian people have not given up, which is why we cannot give up.
And so with allies and partners, we will keep increasing the pressure, with a diplomatic effort to further isolate Assad and his regime, so that those who stick with Assad know that they are making a losing bet. We’ll keep increasing sanctions to cut off the regime from the money it needs to survive. We’ll sustain a legal effort to document atrocities so killers face justice, and a humanitarian effort to get relief and medicine to the Syrian people. And we’ll keep working with the "Friends of Syria" to increase support for the Syrian opposition as it grows stronger.
Indeed, today we’re taking another step. I’ve signed an executive order that authorizes new sanctions against the Syrian government and Iran and those that abet them for using technologies to monitor and track and target citizens for violence. These technologies should not empower -- these technologies should be in place to empower citizens, not to repress them. And it’s one more step that we can take toward the day that we know will come -- the end of the Assad regime that has brutalized the Syrian people -- and allow the Syrian people to chart their own destiny.
Even with all the efforts I’ve described today, even with everything that hopefully we have learned, even with the incredible power of museums like this one, even with everything that we do to try to teach our children about our own responsibilities, we know that our work will never be done. There will be conflicts that are not easily resolved. There will be senseless deaths that aren’t prevented. There will be stories of pain and hardship that test our hopes and try our conscience. And in such moments it can be hard to imagine a more just world.
It can be tempting to throw up our hands and resign ourselves to man’s endless capacity for cruelty. It’s tempting sometimes to believe that there is nothing we can do. And all of us have those doubts. All of us have those moments -- perhaps especially those who work most ardently in these fields.
So in the end, I come back to something Elie said that day we visited Buchenwald together. Reflecting on all that he had endured, he said, "We had the right to give up." "We had the right to give up on humanity, to give up on culture, to give up on education, to give up on the possibility of living one's life with dignity, in a world that has no place for dignity." They had that right. Imagine what they went through. They had the right to give up. Nobody would begrudge them that. Who’d question someone giving up in such circumstances?
But, Elie said, "We rejected that possibility, and we said, no, we must continue believing in a future." To stare into the abyss, to face the darkness and insist there is a future -- to not give up, to say yes to life, to believe in the possibility of justice.
To Elie and to the survivors who are here today, thank you for not giving up. You show us the way. (Applause.) You show us the way. If you cannot give up, if you can believe, then we can believe. If you can continue to strive and speak, then we can speak and strive for a future where there’s a place for dignity for every human being. That has been the cause of your lives. It must be the work of our nation and of all nations.
So God bless you. And God bless the United States of America. Thank you very much. (Applause.)
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10:27 A.M. EDT
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Stila’s Newest Shade of Green
Our long-time sponsor, Stila, has made great strides to be an eco-conscious cosmetic company. Most recently, in a collaboration with E! Live from the Red Carpet™, Stila created the first solar powered compact – the Solar Illuminated Refillable Compact and … Continue reading
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President Obama’s fighting to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling
When it comes to preparing Americans for the jobs of the future and growing a strong middle class, higher education has never been more important. It's also never been more expensive. College tuition costs have been on the increase for years, and for the first time, Americans owe more debt on student loans than credit cards. And it could get worse in just over two months: If Congress doesn't take action soon, interest on subsidized Stafford student loans will double on July 1. 7.4 million students will be, on average, $1,000 more in debt each year Congress doesn't act.
Students have a staunch advocate in President Obama. After all, this President knows what the burden of student loans is like—both he and the First Lady went to school on loans and didn't pay them off until 2004. President Obama has consistently supported efforts to keep college affordable: He doubled our investment in Pell Grants to help more than 3.7 million more students afford college. He fought for a college tax credit that's worth up to $10,000 over four years of college. And he capped student loan payments at 10 percent of monthly income, which will help 1.6 million students stay afloat as they start their careers.
And now, President Obama is calling on Congress to act to keep interest rates down, calling higher education "an economic imperative every family must be able to afford." The Republicans' presumptive nominee, Mitt Romney, on the other hand, suggests students "shop around" if they're worried about the costs of affording a college degree.
Romney has proclaimed his support for the Ryan budget, which would let student loan interest rates double and the college tax credit that helps 9 million families expire. And it would make massive cuts to Pell Grants and other education funding in favor of tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans, who, no doubt, have little trouble affording college.
Republican policies don't just hurt students and working families—they hurt our entire economy.
Tell Congress: #DontDoubleMyRate. Use the Twitter hashtag to say why keeping college affordable is important to you.
Does Brain Scanning Show Just the Tip of the Iceberg? | The Crux
By Neuroskeptic, a neuroscientist who takes a skeptical look at his own field, and beyond. A different version of this post appeared on the Neuroskeptic blog.
Brain-scanning studies may be giving us a misleading picture of the brain, according to recently published findings from two teams of neuroscientists.
Both studies made use of a much larger set of data than is usual in neuroimaging studies. A typical scanning experiment might include around 20 people, each of whom performs a given task maybe a few dozen times. So when French neuroscientists Benjamin Thyreau and colleagues analysed the data from 1,326 people, they were able to increase the statistical power of their experiment by an order of magnitude. An American team led by Javier Gonzalez-Castillo, on the other hand, only had 3 people, but each one was scanned while performing the same task 500 times over.
In both cases, the researchers found that close to the whole of the brain “lit up”—that is, showed increased metabolic activity—when people were doing simple mental tasks, compared to just resting. In one case, it was seeing videos of people’s faces; in the other, it was deciding whether stimuli ...
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Rethinking Carbon Dioxide: From a Pollutant to an Asset
Three startup companies led by prominent scientists are working on new technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The scientific community is skeptical, but these entrepreneurs believe the process of CO2 removal can eventually be profitable and help cool an overheating planet.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
President Obama is fighting to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling
President Obama believes that keeping interest rates on student loans low is key to growing the economy, so that more Americans get a fair shot at an affordable college education and the skills they need to find a good job.
Keeping college affordable is a critical part of the President’s blueprint for an economy that’s built to last – one that prepares Americans for the jobs of the future, restores middle-class security, and rewards hard work and responsibility.
Interest rates for new subsidized student loans are set to double from 3.4 to 6.8 percent on July 1 unless Congress acts. The rates were set by Congress in 2007. Did you know that Americans owe more on student loans than credit cards? If Congress fails to act, more than 7 million students would pay on average more than $1,000 in costs over the life of that loan.
President Obama has a strong record of helping America’s students pay for college. He doubled our investments in Pell Grants, helping 3.7 million more students afford college. He fought for a college tax credit that’s worth up to $10,000 over four years of college. He capped federal student loan payments at 10 percent of monthly income. That will help 1.6 million students manage their monthly payments and pursue the career of their dreams as soon as this year.
Call your Member of Congress today and let them know that we have to keep college affordable, giving all Americans a fair shot at receiving an affordable education. They need to know that passing this bill is not only good for our nation’s students and their families – it’s vital to keeping America competitive for the long haul.
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The Rules Of: Swearing
Welcome to The Rules, an illustrated guide to modern etiquette.
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Glaciers in Asian Range Are Gaining Ice, Study Says
A new study has found that a series of glaciers located in a mountain range along the rim of the Tibetan plateau may actually be gaining mass, in contrast to global trends. In an analysis of satellite data, a team of French researchers found that numerous glaciers in the Karakoram mountain range, which straddles China’s border with India and Pakistan, increased in ice thickness from 1999 to 2008. While it is unclear why glaciers in this mountain range are getting thicker as most of the planet’s glaciers are losing ice, recent studies suggest that the region’s climate has actually cooled; from 1961 to 2000, weather stations recorded increases in winter precipitation and lower summer temperatures. Otherwise, “we have no idea what’s behind the odd behavior of these glaciers, or when it started,” said Julie Gardelle, a glaciologist at the University of Grenoble in France and lead author of the study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience.
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Romney and Corbett: Extreme for women
While pushing a law to force women to undergo an ultrasound before receiving an abortion, Pennsylvania's Republican Gov. Corbett dismissed the outcry from women, saying they could just "close their eyes" during the invasive procedure. Yesterday, Corbett became Mitt Romney's latest endorser.
And Romney says he's "extraordinarily proud."
Women aren't closing their eyes to Romney and the Republicans' extraordinarily extreme agenda for women's health—nor will they close their eyes to the message that comes with Corbett's endorsement.
Romney and his Republican ally are simply too extreme for women—and the polls show it.
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Loggers strip trees from Amazonian tribe's territory - video
Undercover investigators film loggers taking huge tree trunks out of the territory of the world's most threatened tribe
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2012/apr/22/loggers-amazonian-tribes-territory-video
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Aiming at Different Audiences | Cosmic Variance
When I wrote From Eternity to Here, I was faced with a perennial problem for pop-physics authors: how to write a book that will appeal to the aficionados (although not scientists themselves) who have already devoured everything Brian Greene and Lisa Randall have ever written, but also be understandable and interesting to folks who don’t [...]
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Sunday, April 22, 2012
Vice President Biden to Travel to Everglades National Park
Washington, D.C. – On Monday, April 23, 2012, Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Everglades National Park in Miami-Dade County, Florida, to discuss the Administration’s efforts to restore the Everglades. Additional details are forthcoming.
Besieged by Climate Deniers, A Scientist Decides to Fight Back
Climate scientist Michael Mann, who has faced years of attacks from climate-change skeptics, explains why he believes bad-faith assaults on science have no place in a functioning democracy and why the truth about global warming will inevitably gain wide acceptance.
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Progress for the LGBT community
The Obama campaign released an updated timeline on the progress that the Obama Administration has made over the past three years. From the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," to declaring the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional and calling for its repeal, the President is working to protect the rights of LGBT individuals both at home and abroad. Check out the graphic below for a comprehensive list of over forty accomplishments.
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Presidential Memorandum -- Delegation of Reporting Functions Specified in Section 1235(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
SUBJECT: Delegation of Reporting Functions Specified in Section 1235(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, I hereby delegate to you the reporting functions conferred upon the President by section 1235(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81).
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
BARACK OBAMA
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
Mauritania: The Face of Modern Day Slavery
Although Mauritania officially abolished slavery in 1981 and made the practice a crime in 2007, slavery is still a common phenomenon in the country. A CNN special report titled "Slavery's last stronghold" reveals that an estimated 10% to 20% of the population lives in slavery and there has been only one conviction since the practice was outlawed in 2007. Netizens discuss the report and other issues related to modern-day slavery in Mauritania.
Source: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/04/21/mauritania-the-face-of-modern-day-slavery/
Besieged by Climate Deniers, A Scientist Decides to Fight Back
Climate scientist Michael Mann, who has faced years of attacks from climate-change skeptics, explains why he believes bad-faith assaults on science have no place in a functioning democracy and why the truth about global warming will inevitably gain wide acceptance.
BY MICHAEL E. MANN
BY MICHAEL E. MANN
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President Obama to Travel to North Carolina, Colorado and Iowa, Calling on Congress to Prevent Student Interest Rates from Doubling
WASHINGTON, DC – On April 24-25, President Obama will travel to North Carolina, Colorado and Iowa to launch an effort to get Congress to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling in July. More than 7.4 million students with federal student loans will see their interest rates double on July 1 unless Congress steps in to keep them low. For each year Congress allows the rate to double, the average student with these loans racks up an additional $1,000 in debt. At a time when Americans owe more on student loans than credit cards, President Obama believes we must reward hard work and responsibility by keeping interest rates on student loans low so more Americans get a fair shot at an affordable college education, the skills they need to find a good job, and a clear path to middle class.
On Tuesday, President Obama will visit the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Colorado at Boulder. On Wednesday he will visit the University of Iowa. At each stop he will speak with students about the critical need for Congress to act.
The White House will also kick off a social media effort using Twitter, Facebook, and Google+, centered around the hashtag #DontDoubleMyRate.
The President’s student loan interest rate efforts will continue throughout the spring and early summer until Congress passes legislation to keep interest rates low and continue to give students the chance to get the college education they need for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
Additional details about President Obama’s trip, including press credentialing information, will be released as they become available.
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Spotlight: Fisher House Foundation's Celebrity Supporters
Fisher House Foundation is best known for the network of comfort homes built on the grounds of major military and VA medical centers. The Fisher Houses are 5,000 to 16,800 square-foot homes, donated to the military and Department of Veterans Affairs, where families can stay while a loved one is receiving treatment. Additionally, the Foundation ensures that families of service men and women wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan are not burdened with unnecessary expense during a time of crisis.
Located in close proximity to the medical center or hospital it serves, each Fisher House consists of between 8 and 21 suites, with private bedrooms and baths. Families share a common kitchen, laundry facilities, spacious dining room and an inviting living room with a library and toys for children. Fisher House Foundation ensures that there is no fee to stay in a Fisher House. Since inception, the program has saved military and veteran families an estimated $165 million in out of pocket costs for lodging and transportation.
Fisher House Foundation operates the Hero Miles Program, using donated frequent flyer miles to bring family members to the bedside of injured service members. To date, Hero Miles has provided over 25,000 airline tickets to our military and their families. The Foundation also manages a grant program that supports other military charities and scholarship funds for military children, spouses and children of fallen and disabled veterans.
Celebrity supporters
Fisher House Foundation has 16 known supporters, including Keith Urban, Reba McEntire, and Denzel Washington
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