LABORING FOR OTHERS: WALT FRICKE AND THE ALL-VOLUNTEER VETERANS AIRLIFT COMMAND
There are good people who fight so you don't have to, but sometimes even they need your help. Walt Fricke is founder and airboss of Veterans Airlift Command. When soldiers return wounded from service and need help with their own transportation or that of family members, Fricke is there for them. What began three years ago as one man and an airplane has swelled to more than 1,200 volunteers. But the nationwide non-profit network is still efficiently organized by Fricke and his staff of one. AVweb's Glenn Pew had the opportunity to talk with Fricke, and he took it.

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ARTS IN SPACE
On Wednesday, Guy Laliberté, founder of Cirque du Soleil, spoke about his upcoming trip to the International Space Station, which he calls "the first social and artistic mission in space." Via webcast from Star City in Russia, where he has been in training for the mission, Laliberté offered details of his plan for a global artistic multimedia event on October 9, which will comprise live performances in 14 cities from Montreal to Moscow, a web broadcast from space, and guest artists including U2, Peter Gabriel, Shakira, and many more. The event will focus on the global need for water, which Laliberté is promoting via his One Drop Foundation.

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