"To family members who, in the midst of grieving their loved ones, are overwhelmed by what it takes to get help, to victims who feel they are not being heard and to the thousands of individuals and corporations around the world who have given so generously, and are concerned about how their contributions are being put to work, we have a message," he said.
This money is being channeled to reliable charities with long experience in disaster relief, ensuring that Americans' contributions are put to effective use.
"I assure you that your contribution will be put to good use to make a difference in their lives".
Chinn said a request for contributions had been put to representatives of the quartet, who last May were disqualified from working as company directors in Britain for a total of 19 years.
In 2004 at the latest, but probably before that date, the Convention' s contributions will be put to the test at an Intergovernmental Conference, after which the citizens of old and new Member States will elect representatives to this House.
Furthermore, the level of trust in the CHF will influence whether or not individuals feel that their contributions will indeed be put to intended use.
The change is being put through to help people with poor contribution histories who retire too early to get the full benefit of a loosening-up of the system; people retiring on or after 6 April 2010 need only 30 years of contributions to get a full basic state pension, compared with 44 for men and 39 for women for those retiring earlier.
Emphasis will be put on the contribution of thermoanalytical techniques to detailed kinetic studies of glass transition and cold crystallization behavior.
Topics such as medical technology and telemedicine are covered, and special emphasis is put on the contributions of human factors and ergonomics to the improvement of patient safety and quality of care.
Campaign finance reformers disagree, arguing that a loosening of the limits will only make candidates and parties more reliant on the largest donors and allow candidates raising money through joint fundraising committees to solicit contributions from individual donors that could exceed $2 million -- exactly the kind of contributions the limit was put in place to prevent.
It evolved from the "Green Ocean" analogy that has been put forth to describe the contributions of the Amazon Forest's moisture to regional to global climate.
