Unreferenced date November 2006 An aid station is a location in an Endurance racing motorsport endurance race where supplies are given to the athletes. Typically sports drinks like Gatorade are provided as well as water. Depending on the length of the race, food may be available. The aid station also serves as a check point to track the competitors. Medical supplies are available. See also Ultramarathon Ironman Triathlon DEFAULTSORT Aid Station Category Running ... more details
Asian Aid is a non profit Christian charitable organization charity organisation that works to provide sponsorship of poverty stricken children from India , Nepal and Bangladesh . Founded in 1966, Asian Aid is an accredited, supporting ministry of the Seventh day Adventist Church . Based out of Wauchope, New South Wales , Australia , Asian Aid is a signatory of the ACFID code for non government organisations and has a supporting branch in the USA . Organisational structure Stephen Baxter is the current president for the 2008 2009 year. Funding Donations and sponsorship. Activities Child Sponsorship and Community Development projects Mission Asian Aid sponsors children in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to bring about permanent positive change in the lives of disadvantaged children. See also Seventh day Adventist Church External links http www.asianaid.org.au Asian Aid http www.asianaid.org Asian Aid USA Category Seventh day Adventist Church Category Independent ministries of the Seventh day Adventist Church Category Religious organizations established in 1966 Category Organisations based in Australia Category Poverty in India Category Christian organisations based in India ... more details
Military aid is aid which is used to assist an wiktionary ally ally in its defense military defense efforts, or to assist a poor country in maintaining control over its own territory. Many countries receive military aid to help with counter insurgency efforts. Or it could be given to rebellions to help fight another country. This aid may be given in the form of credits for foreign militaries to buy weapons and equipment from the donor country. Military aid is often the subject of controversy. ref http www.rand.org pubs monographs 2006 RAND MG550.pdf Securing Tyrants or Fostering Reform? U.S. Internal Security Assistance to Repressive and Transitioning Regimes PDF . The RAND Corporation, 2006. ISBN 978 0 8330 4018 3. ref See also United States military aid United States Security Assistance to the Palestinian Authority Military budget Lend Lease References reflist Category International relations military stub politics stub de Milit rhilfe he ru ... more details
Image TiedAid.png thumb 350px right Distributions of tied and untied aid ref OECD 2006 ref Tied aid is foreign aid that must be spent in the country providing the aid the donor country or in a group of selected ... country. From this it follows that untied aid has no geographical limitations. In 2006 the oecd Organisation ... Report 2005 ref . Definition The full definition of tied aid as defined by OECD ref Tied Aid Credits ... Tied aid credits are official or officially supported Loans, credits or Associated Financing ... The practice of tying aid has been known for almost 40 years. One of the first studies to address the problem ... value of aid. Still, it was only in 1991 that OECD undertook a study to look at the practice as a whole ref Jepma, C. J. 1991 The tying of aid, Paris, OECD ref . It introduced the subject by saying that the arguments for the tying of aid were related to the marginalization of its effects ... aimed at filling this gap chuck larry 1337 Motivations for tying aid In the OECD report The Tying of Aid ref name TyingAid http www.oecd.org LongAbstract 0,2546,en 2649 18108886 29412506 119699 1 1 1,00.html OECD The tying of Aid ref it was found that the motivations for tying aid were both economical .... However, the study found that the exports related to tied aid were minimal. It referred to an earlier ... representative developing countries. That study found that exports connected to tied aid only constituted about 4 percent of the total. The Tying of Aid thus concluded that the more important reason ... and cultural ties, all are examples of the political motivations behind the tying of aid, but according to Jepma, they all boiled down to the same thing blockquote Although most donors give aid to quite ... of aid Image Atrophy30.png thumb right Value reduced by 30 Image Atrophy20.png thumb right ... for various reasons. One of these, is that even though a donor ties its aid, it might be that the donor ... the tying of aid in the recipient country. Even so, the OECD has made some general remarks on the costs ... more details
Sport Aid also known as Sports Aid was a charitable event held on May 25 1986, raising 37m to support famine relief in Africa , and is the sporting event with the most participants in history. The event was organised by Chris Long Chairman and Founder , Bob Geldof Band Aid , Simon Dring UNICEF consultant and John Anderson PhD Head of Global Special Events, UNICEF . Sport Aid was supported by Band Aid Bob Geldof and UNICEF. The event took place in 89 countries simultaneously. Sport Aid raised funds for Band aid and UNICEF. At 15 00 Greenwich Mean Time GMT on Sunday May 25 1986, 19.8 million runners around the world ran, jogged or walked 10 kilometres with sponsorships or donations given to support African famine relief charities. 274 cities held official events to allow over 19.8 million wikt participation participants to follow designated courses with television coverage shown worldwide. London saw 200,000 runners complete the course, Barcelona hosted 50,000, Athens 30,000, Santiago 15,000, Dublin 20,000, Port of Spain 15,000, Melbourne 10,000 and countless millions of further runners set out at the same time to run around their local village or park, or simply to take part in this global ... publicized Hands Across America ,. Sport Aid was scheduled to take place on the eve of a UN special ... runners in 76 countries ran today in Sport Aid, a global benefit to raise money for the starving of Africa. Today, Sport Aid is still the biggest sporting event ever organized. A video that documented the 1986 effort Sport Aid The Race Against Time includes the music of The Cars, Tears for Fears, U2, The Police, The Hollies, Band Aid, Vangelis featuring Sebastian Coe and a cast of millions Running ... the Tears for Fears song. References http www.live aid dvd.com gallery8c.htm Sport Aid Details about the Sport Aid events. See also Charity record Comic Relief charity Comic Relief Sport Relief Children in Need ChildLine Band Aid band Band Aid USA for Africa Category Charity fundraisers ... more details
Infobox company company name Rite Aid Corporation company logo Image Rite Aid.svg 180px company type ... br 1968 Public, as Rite Aid Corp location East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania , United States ... Aid Reports 1.8 Percent Same Store Sales Increase for June ref key people Mary Sammons , small Chairman ... wikinvest stock Rite Aid RAD Data Income Statement Rite Aid RAD annual SEC income statement ... small ref name 11BalanceSheet wikinvest stock Rite Aid RAD Data Balance Sheet Rite Aid RAD annual ... FY 2011 small ref name 11BalanceSheet homepage http www.riteaid.com www.riteaid.com Rite Aid nyse ... us Contact Us . Rite Aid. Retrieved on June 19, 2010. Contact our Home Office 30 Hunter Lane Camp ... Map . East Pennsboro Township . Retrieved on June 19, 2010. ref Rite Aid is in the OA tract, below the Northwood Hills R 1 Rite Aid is the largest drugstore chain on the East Coast and the third largest drugstore chain in the U.S. Rite Aid began in 1962 as a single store opened in Scranton, Pennsylvania called Thrif D Discount Center . After several years of growth, Rite Aid adopted its current name and debuted as a public company in 1968. Today, Rite Aid is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker RAD. Rite Aid reported total sales of USD 24.3 billion in fiscal year 2008 ... of Rite Aid was about 1.4 billion. ref name StockPrice cite web url http www.nyse.com about ... title Rite Aid Stock Price accessdate 2012 02 23 ref StockPriceFromNYSE ref Its major competitors are CVS Caremark CVS and Walgreens . History Alexander Grass founded the Rite Aid chain in Scranton ... and new stores, Rite Aid quickly expanded into 5 northeast states by 1965. The chain was officially named Rite Aid Corporation in 1968 and made its debut on the American Stock Exchange . It moved to the New York Stock Exchange in 1970. In 2011, Rite Aid was ranked 100 on Fortune 500 Largest U.S. Corporations. File Rite Aid, Scott Depot, WV.jpg thumb right 250px This Rite Aid store design ... more details
Expand German topic geo date September 2011 Aid W rm Infobox river name Aid W rm image name image size image alt caption image map map size map alt map caption origin mouth progression basin countries Germany location Baden W rttemberg length elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed river system left tribs right tribs The Aid is a river in Baden W rttemberg , Germany . See also List of rivers of Baden W rttemberg coord 48 41 N 8 54 E display title region DE type river source GNS enwiki Category Rivers of Baden W rttemberg BadenW rttemberg geo stub de Aid W rm ... more details
multiple issues notability August 2010 advert August 2010 Planet Aid is a non profit organization that collects ... communities around the world. Since 1997, Planet Aid reports it has given more than 60 million in support of over 60 projects in 15 countries. Citation needed date November 2011 Image Planet Aid Collection Box Dexter Michigan.JPG thumb right Planet Aid collection box, Dexter, Michigan On its website, Planet Aid claims to fund programs serving the people of Sub Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Asia ... Aid website http www.planetaid.org index.php?p 1 50 donate clothes and shoes Planet Aid Planet Aid website ... in developing nation s. Citation needed date November 2011 Planet Aid also says it helps to protect ... of greenhouse gas es. Citation needed date November 2011 Planet Aid further claims it is committed ... Aid, saying that it doesn t give enough to charity see Criticism Criticisms . Planet Aid has drawn ... from Denmark see Criticism Criticisms . Planet Aid says it has placed over 13,000 yellow clothes ... for their organization. ref name Planet Aid website Planet Aid has regional offices located in the following ... Los Angeles , CA Nationally and internationally, Planet Aid is a member of the following organizations ... Are Planet Aid listed as member , website of The International Humana People to People Movement, Harare ... Alliance for Global Food Security Citation needed date December 2011 Aid for Africa Citation needed ... Aid is listed as a private charitable organization under Section 501 c 3 of the Internal Revenue Code . Tax ID 04 3348171 Criticism Planet Aid has received unfavorable ratings from the American Institute ... things, that Planet Aid s charitable program spending ratio is far too low. The AIP has given the organization .... http losangeles.cbslocal.com 2011 12 06 charity watchdog accuses planet aid of misleading its donors Charity Watchdog Accuses Planet Aid Of Misleading Its Donors , KCBS TV CBS Los Angeles website December ... articles PlanetAidRecyclingDebunked.html Planet Aid s Recycling Program, Debunked ... more details
Legal aid is the provision of assistance to people otherwise unable to afford legal representation and access to the court system. Legal aid is regarded as central in providing access to justice by ensuring ... models for legal aid have emerged, including duty lawyers, community legal clinics and the payment of lawyers to deal with cases for individuals who are entitled to legal aid. History Legal aid has a close relationship with the welfare state and the provision of legal aid by a state is influenced by attitudes towards welfare. Legal aid is a welfare provision by the state to people who could otherwise not afford access to the legal system. Legal aid also helps to ensure that welfare provisions ... to legal advice and the courts. Historically legal aid has played a strong role in ensuring respect ... argue that legal aid is essential in providing individuals with access to justice, by allowing the individual ... last Regan first Francis title The transformation of legal aid comparative and historical studies ...&dq legal aid isbn 9780198265894 ref Prior to the mid 20th Century literature on legal aid emphasised ... provisions, though these were regarded as laws for planners, not lawyers. Legal aid schemes were ... Francis title The transformation of legal aid comparative and historical studies publisher Oxford University Press year 1999 pages 90 url http books.google.com books?id khG 4Dk96J4C&dq legal aid isbn ... state in this time expanded along with legal aid provisions as concerns emerged over the power of welfare ... their economic, social and cultural rights and welfare lawyers used legal aid to advice those on low income when dealing with state officials. Legal aid was extended from family law to a wide range ... of legal aid comparative and historical studies publisher Oxford University Press year 1999 pages 90 91 url http books.google.com books?id khG 4Dk96J4C&dq legal aid isbn 9780198265894 ref In the 1980s ... was increasingly provided by private entities. This led to legal aid being increasingly provided ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Khalsa Aid was established in 1999 as an international non profit aid and relief organization founded on the Sikh principles of selfless service and universal love. Khalsa Aid is a UK Registered Charity 1080374 with the UK Charities Commission and also has volunteers in North America & Asia . Khalsa Aid has provided relief assistance to victims of disasters, wars, and other tragic events around the world.Since the formation of Khalsa Aid, it has ventured into may parts of the world where humanitarian assistance was needed. Its very first mission in 1999 was to provide food and shelter to the refugees on the Albania Yugoslavia border where thousands of victims of the war in Yugoslavia were taking shelter. During the new millennium in 2000, Khalsa Aid was also providing assistance to the victims of the Cyclone that hit East India in the state of Orissa where it provided assistance to all the affected schools in starting their educational needs. In 2001 Khalsa Aid also went to Turkey to provide medical and water assistance to the victims of the earthquake that struck the north west of the country. The work that people do for Khalsa Aid is not paid for, it is completely voluntary. These people have taken time out of things such as work and education to travel abroad and help. Khalsa Aid is mainly funded by UK based Sikhs. The charity s sister charity is www.focuspunjab.org Some of the projects which Khalsa Aid have done Albania aiding displaced Kosovan refugees , Turkey earthquake relief , Orissa in India rehabilitation after a typhoon , Gujarat in India earthquake response relief aid , DR Congo relief efforts in response to a volcanic eruption ,Somalia water purification assistance , Kabul, Afghanistan war rehabilitation assistance, Pakistan providing ... Panjab floods relief See also portal Sikhism Sikhism Khalsa khalsa aid provides water pumps in haiti External links http www.khalsaaid.org Khalsa Aid http www.sikhphilosophy.net khalsa aid Khalsa Aid ... more details
orphan date July 2010 Child Aid is a 501 c 3 non profit based in Portland, Oregon working to promote literacy in Latin America . According to Child Aid s mission statement, the organization works to create opportunity for Latin America s rural and indigenous poor through childhood literacy and education programs. We conduct reading programs in partnership with over 25 communities in Guatemala and put ... and offer scholarships to impoverished students. Child Aid s literacy work provides the means ... www.child aid.org ref Child Aid works primarily in Guatemala, as it is the country with the lowest literacy rate in Latin America. Child Aid also founded and oversees a speech and hearing center for poor children who are deaf or hard of hearing in Oaxaca, Mexico . Child Aid again received a four ... that use their money most efficiently. At Child Aid, over 90 of donations go directly ... speech and hearing clinic for which Child Aid provides oversight and assistance. Child Aid has ... work for over 15 years. ref http www.child aid.org ref Reading for Life Child Aid has helped create ... reading programs to children who face the highest rate of illiteracy in Latin America. Child Aid ... main components. First, Child Aid works to improve libraries in rural Guatemalan communities. The organization has now helped create over 35 libraries. Child Aid connects the libraries with schools ... programs. Another critical element of Child Aid s work is teacher training. Most rural teachers ... school diploma. Child Aid provides training and classroom follow up for hundreds of teachers in rural ... lack books altogether, and often the books in libraries are out of date or irrelevant. Child Aid ... www.child aid.org ref Partners CORAL In Oaxaca, Child Aid funds an organization called CORAL. CORAL ... fully in their communities. ref http www.netraising.net wa child aid C11 ref FUNDIT Child Aid also ... over xmas to aid guatemalan kids ref References references Category Organizations based in Portland ... more details
DnDmodule module title To the Aid of Falx module image Image R1 TSR6060 To the Aid of Falx.jpg 250px module code R 1 ISBN module rules module character levels module campaign module authors Frank Mentzer module first published 1982 series To the Aid of Falx is an Adventure Dungeons & Dragons adventure module published in 1982 for the Dungeons & Dragons Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role playing game . Plot summary In To the Aid of Falx , the player character s aid a Dragon Dungeons & Dragons silver dragon by trying to retrieve five potions of silver dragon control from a thieves lair. ref name HW Publication history R 1 To the Aid of Falx was written by Frank Mentzer , with art by Jim Holloway artist Jim Holloway , and published by TSR RPGA in 1982 as a 16 page booklet with an outer folder. ref name HW cite book last Schick first Lawrence title Heroic Worlds A History and Guide to Role Playing Games publisher Prometheus Books year 1991 isbn 0 87975 653 5 page 111 ref The module was a limited edition, sold only to members of the RPGA . ref name HW It was later rewritten, and collected with the other modules from the R series in I12 Egg of the Phoenix . ref name HW Reception Reviews References reflist D&D stub Category Dungeons & Dragons modules ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name Muslim Aid Non profit logo File Muslim Aid logo.svg 240px Non profit ... dissolved footnotes Muslim Aid is a UK based international relief and development organisation working ... solutions to empower individuals and strengthen communities. ref Muslim Aid Souvenir Brochure, 2010 Published by Muslim Aid, London ref According to the Muslim Aid website they work across Africa, Asia ... Aid is guided by the teachings of Islam and endeavors to tackle poverty and its causes by developing ... and by supporting initiatives that promote economic and social justice. Muslim Aid works ... Muslim Aid Souvenir Brochure, 2010 Published by Muslim Aid, London ref History and beginnings Muslim Aid was founded in 1985 when leading British Muslim organisations joined together to respond to endemic ... in Bangladesh saw Muslim Aid expand its emergency relief operations. Over the past 25 years Muslim Aid has grown from a small office in London to a leading UK NGO, providing relief and development ... P.32 ref Muslim Aid has since tried to ensure that it would strive to serve the whole of humanity in keeping with the principles of Islam. By 1989 Muslim Aid s operations had expanded considerably and over 1 million of emergency aid had been distributed throughout Africa, Asia and Europe. As the charity ... P.32 ref Whilst continuing to fulfill its commitment to emergency relief work Muslim Aid also began to implement long term development programmes. Today, Muslim Aid is tackling the root causes of poverty ... 2010 , London P.33 ref Muslim Aid believes that in order to really help people, the causes, not just ... 50 of Muslim Aid s relief activity. As well as helping people overcome crises Muslim Aid provides ... magazine April 2010 , London P.34 ref Muslim Aid works closely with the communities to deliver its ... Muslim Aid Works They have field offices in 13 countries namely, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Cambodia, The Gambia ... Aid responded to the destructive earthquake in Haiti and the devastating floods in Pakistan. It raised ... more details
Aid climbing is a style of climbing in which standing on or pulling oneself up via devices attached to fixed ... to catch them in case of fall and provide belay . In general, aid techniques are reserved for pitches ... endurance and both physical and mental stamina. While aid climbing places less emphasis on athletic fitness and raw strength than free climbing, the physical demands of hard aid climbing should not be underestimated. Aid climbing is sometimes errantly referred to as Class 6 climbing, since its reliance ... progress with one s hands and feet in direct contact with the rock alone. Aid climbing has its own ... 6th ed. . Seattle The Mountaineers. ISBN 0 89886 426 7 ref Technique In a typical ascent with aid ... on the aider, and repeats the process. Just as in free climbing, the usual aid technique involves ... technique are possible, including solo aid climbing and climbing with a team of three or more ... and stoppers. Today, aid climbing uses a considerably larger array of hardware than the pitons used ... gear of an aid climber includes piton s, hooks, copperhead climbing copperhead s, nut climbing nut ... of clean climbing clean aid , where nothing is hammered, a great bonus for popular routes which could be disfigured from continual hammering. The hardest aid routes are poorly protected ... dangerous falls. By contrast, the vast majority of aid ascents are done on popular free climbs which are too difficult for the aid party to free, but offer excellent gear placements. Since aid climbing is extremely slow compared to free climbing, this can lead to some conflicts between aid climbers and free climbers waiting to climb a route. There is additional tension caused by the damage that aid climbing often does to routes. Hooks frequently break or otherwise damage holds that human hands and feet do not. New aid climbers also often compulsively bounce test pieces the reliability ..., aid climbing was normal practice in most climbing areas. But as improvements in technique and equipment ... more details
Regressive Aid was an instrumental band consisting of Sim Cain Simeon Cain drums , William Tucker musician William Tucker guitar , and Andrew Weiss guitarist Andrew Weiss bass guitar , managed by Tom Burka . Cain and Weiss later played in the bands Gone band Gone , a three pieced punk instrumental rock outfit and in the Rollins Band . During Regressive Aid s years together they frequently played at City Gardens, a punk rock club in Trenton, New Jersey . The band later would become Scornflakes , ultimately the same lineup with the addition of a vocalist Boy White and a shift into a sound centered on punk, rather than the jazzy rock dissonance common in songs by Regressive Aid. ref cite news url http vinyljourney.blogspot.com 2004 12 regressive aid effects on exposed.html author Jim H. date December 11, 2004 title Regressive Aid Effects on Exposed People LP work Vinyl Mine ref Following their termination, all the members of the Regressive Aid would become long time collaborators in the band Ween . ref cite news author Mike Lupica url http blog.wfmu.org freeform 2006 04 what the world .html work WFMU s Beware of the Blog date April 12, 2006 title What the World Abuses, Trenton Uses ref Members would also be involved in the Rollins Band, Ministry band Ministry and Pigface . Discography Why Settle For Less When You Can Regress EP Rhesus Records , 1981 Effects on Exposed People LP Rhesus Records, 1983 References reflist External links http www.rufusgant.com rg Live Tracks from Regressive Aid and Scornflakes Category Instrumental musical groups es Regressive Aid ... more details
For the drink Kool Aid unreferenced date April 2007 Cool Aid Full name Cool Aid The National Carbon Test was a special that aired in Australia on Network 10 . The show was designed for families to take a carbon test to see how much they are contributing to the greenhouse effect . Australian celebrities such as Erin McNaught and Occhi were asked to be monitored throughout one day to see their emmitance. The day was played out through the course of the special. The show was hosted by Sandra Sully and had live guests such as Toni Collette and her band The Finnish and Australian of the Year Tim Flannery . It was a ratings bomb for Channel 10. Category Network Ten shows Australia tv prog stub ... more details
Aid Convoy is a United Kingdom British charitable organisation running and supporting various humanitarian aid projects, mostly in Eastern Europe . Its aims are achieved primarily by means of running Convoy Humanitarian aid convoys convoys . Projects Aid Convoy s current projects focus on Albania and Ukraine . Past work has encompassed further Balkans countries, particularly Kosovo , and Aid Convoy ... primarily in the area affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster , Aid Convoy is closely partnered ..., and Aid Convoy is also involved with supporting a number of other initiatives including hospitals ... major aid agencies. The organisation claims that its small scale and localised fundraising helps it to make .... History Aid Convoy evolved from a community development group, The Kemptown Network, in the Kemptown area of the British town of Brighton . In early 1999 Kieran Turner now Director of Aid Convoy ... to send aid directly, using whatever vehicles were available, to refugee camps around Kosovo. It was decided ... vehicles, was run in conjunction with Workers Aid for Bosnia Workers Aid for Kosova , and delivered ... based Charity, British Humanitarian Aid, and Tewkesbury based Charity Tewkesbury Independent Aid. In the event, the first vehicle specifically purchased for the group privately, by Turner and Hippisley ... to adopt the name Brighton Lifeline Humanitarian Aid . The next convoy was one of the very first western ... University Students Association , and in conjunction with Workers Aid for Kosova. The convoy s six ... continued to travel to Kosovo, often in conjunction with British Humanitarian Aid and Tewkesbury Independent Aid. Successes of these combined convoys included the delivery of two ambulances and surgical ... the Kosovo work, including Tewkesbury Independent Aid again, and also Horsham based Bear Essential Aid. The initial target for aid was the Aratta centre for children and families Aratta, for short ... 2002 03 the organisation was renamed one final time, to Aid Convoy, in order to leave behind the association ... more details
thumb Development aid, German stamp 1981 . Development aid or development cooperation also development assistance , technical assistance , international aid , overseas aid , official development assistance ODA , or foreign aid is aid financial aid given by governments and other agencies to support ... countries . It is distinguished from humanitarian aid by focusing on alleviating poverty in the long ... by the wealth and specialised knowledge of one side. Most development aid comes from the Western industrialised countries but some poorer countries also contribute aid. Aid may be bilateral ... Flows. Retrieved April 2009. ref About 80 85 of developmental aid comes from government sources ... aid , although many NGO s tend to disapprove of this. Private consulting firms, such as KPMG ... organisations to manage and implement elements of their aid program, due to their independence ... conflict states. Official development assistance is a measure of government contributed aid, compiled ... OECD since 1969. The DAC consists of 22 of the largest aid donating countries. Background While the concept of development aid goes back to the colonial era , that origin of modern development aid roots in the context of Post World War II and the Cold War Launched as a large scale aid program ... stated the anti communist rationale for U.S. development aid in his inaugural address of 1949, which ... Ravi Kanbur 2003 The Economics of International Aid ref In addition, we will provide military advice ... 124 pres53.html Transcript of the speech ref Development aid was aimed at offering technical solutions ... www.oecd.org dataoecd 47 25 41724314.pdf Aid targets slipping out of reach? , 2008 11 24 ref The largest ... target of giving at least 0.7 percent of the Gross National Income GNI as aid. United States 0.21 of GNI ... driven development aid. Development aid is often provided by means of supporting local development aid projects. In these projects, it sometimes occurs that no strict code of conduct is in force. In some ... more details
Flavor Aid is a non carbonated soft drink beverage made by Jel Sert in West Chicago, Illinois , introduced in 1929. It is sold throughout the United States as an unsweetened powdered concentrate drink mix, similar to Kool Aid drink mix. Flavors Flavor Aid comes in cherry , raspberry , grape , berry punch, Punch drink tropical punch , Orange fruit orange , lemonade , lemon Lime fruit lime , strawberry and kiwi watermelon . Flavor Aid has also introduced several flavors that catered to the Hispanic population with bilingual packaging and various exotic flavors. ref From the Jel Sert website, retrieved January 29, 2007. ref The Hispanic versions do not include cherry or berry punch, and have instead root beer , mango , apple , Jamaica drink Jamaica , tamarind o, tangerine , and pineapple Orange fruit orange . The Jonestown mass suicide, which inspired the phrase to drink the kool aid , was actually perpetrated with Flavor Aid. ref cite web last Choi first Candice url http finance.yahoo.com news skittles joins food brands center 204929438.html title Skittles joins food brands at center of tragedy publisher Finance.yahoo.com date April 12, 2012 accessdate April 17, 2012 ref References Reflist External links http www.jelsert.com Products Beverages Flavor Aid.aspx Jel Sert s Flavor Aid page Category Juice drink brands Category American soft drinks Category Jel Sert brands Category 1929 introductions ... more details
Infobox Software name Scholar s Aid logo screenshot caption developer Scholar s Aid, Inc. latest release version 4.1 latest release date April 1, 2008 latest preview version latest preview date operating system Microsoft Windows genre Reference management software Bibliography manager license Proprietary software Proprietary website http scholarsaid.com Scholar s Aid homepage Scholar s Aid is a shareware reference management software package. Structure Scholar s Aid program package includes a bibliographical data manager called Library , an importing exporting manager called DataRetriever , and a notes information manager called Notes . Operation Library manages bibliographical data drawn from a wide range of sources books, articles, Internet web sites, etc. and generates the common forms of citations i.e., footnotes, endnotes, etc. and bibliographies. The format of the resulting reference can conform to one of the standard styles e.g., Chicago, APA, etc. or to a style designed by users to meet their own specific requirements. Notes manages quotes, notes, web pages, and other information in a hierarchical structure. Each note can be linked to its source in the Library module in such a way that, when a user transfers any text from the note into a word processing program, Notes automatically makes a citation with the text transferred in the open document. DataRetriever transforms external data such as z39.50 data to Scholar s Aid data and exports Scholar s Aid data as various formats such as XML and plain text . Issues DataRetriever works with Windows Vista & Windows7. See also Comparison of reference management software Category Reference management software ... more details
Infobox company company name TREE AID company logo Image Tree Aid Logo.jpg company type International Development and Environmental organization Environmental charitable organisation charity foundation 1987 location Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square, Bristol United Kingdom Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso , West Africa key people Patrons Sir Crispin Tickell , Joanna Lumley , Zo Wanamaker , Jonathan Dimbleby , Hilary Benn , Jonathan Porritt . Chair Sophie Churchill OBE Chief Executive Officer Dr Philip Goodwin area served Burkina Faso , Ethiopia , Ghana , Mali , Niger operating income 1,53k GBP 2011 ref name annual http www.treeaid.org.uk wp content uploads 2011 10 TREE AID final accounts 2011 audit ... AID is a dryland forestry focused development charity ref EW charity 1135156 ref unlocking the potential of trees to reduce poverty and protect the environment in the African Sahel . TREE AID has a UK ... Faso , Ethiopia , Ghana , Mali and Niger . History and Philosophy TREE AID was established as a charity ... by Band Aid and Live Aid . Its aim was to provide a long term solution to the challenges of poverty and environmental decline once the emergency relief efforts ended. TREE AID s founders inspired ... , TREE AID s work is informed by the notion that small scale development, appropriate to local culture .... Focus of Work TREE AID s work seeks to link up an understanding of the technical aspects of natural ... AID programme is focused on four themes Protecting and improving the environment by building greater ... work on village enterprise and trade Achievements TREE AID has ensured that 7.2 million trees have ... benefitted from improvements in soil and water conservation. In 2011 12 TREE AID worked with over ... www.treeaid.org.uk page2.asp?pID 62&sID 63 TREE AID s achievements In 2011 TREE AID hosted the 8th ... http www.treeaid.org.uk Tree Aid Website http www.news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi sci tech 8181510.stm BBC News article http www.rfs.org.uk about tree aid Royal Forestry Society http twitter.com TreeAid Tree Aid ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name Animal Aid Non profit logo File Animal Aid logo.jpg 160px Animal Aid logo Non profit type Animal rights founded date Start date 1977 founder Jean Pink ref http www.dango.bham.ac.uk record details.asp?id 45&recordType ngo Animal Aid NGO details at the Database of Archives of Non Governmental Organisations ref location Tonbridge , England origins key people area served ... Image Animal Aid logo.jpg thumb 150px Animal Aid logo Animal Aid , founded in 1977, is a United Kingdom ... Aid produces campaign reports, Leaflet information leaflet s and factfiles, as well as educational ... products. Aims and objectives Animal Aid was founded in January 1977 to work, by all peaceful means ... web url http www.animalaid.org.uk h n ABOUT aims ALL title Aims & objectives publisher Animal Aid date accessdate 2011 12 02 ref Celebrity supporters Animal Aid has a wide range of celebrity supporters ..., has supported the Animal Aid campaign against primate experiments, stating I have yet to hear ... Aid campaigns against animal experiments on both moral and scientific grounds, and promotes the non ... in farms and on slaughterhouses. Animal Aid promotes an animal free diet. They argue that a vegan .... ref cite web url http www.animalaid.org.uk h n CAMPAIGNS title campaigns publisher Animal Aid date accessdate 2011 12 02 ref Animal Aid launched the purple poppy campaign in 2007 ref cite web url http ... publisher Animal Aid date 2007 11 07 accessdate 2011 12 02 ref to commemorate the animal victims of war ... ALL 2216 title Morrissey Commemorates the Animal Victims of War publisher Animal Aid date 2009 11 ... Purple Poppy Commemorating the Animal Victims of War publisher Animal Aid date accessdate 2011 12 02 ref Christmas Fayre Animal Aid s Christmas Fayre is held every year in London , England to promote ... links http www.animalaid.org.uk Animal Aid website http www.horsedeathwatch.com Horse Death ... Animal Aid pl Animal Aid pt Animal Aid ru sv Animal Aid ... more details
Globalize date January 2010 A grant in aid is money coming from central government for a specific project. This kind of funding is usually used when the government and parliament have decided that the recipient should be public funding publicly funded but operate with reasonable independence from the State polity state . In the United Kingdom, most bodies in receipt of grants in aid are non departmental public body non departmental public bodies . Citation needed date January 2010 A grant in aid is funds allocated by one level of government to another level of government to be used for specific purposes. Such funds are usually accompanied by requirements and standards set by the governing body for how they are to be spent. An example of this would be how the United States Congress required states to raise the drinking age for alcohol from 18 to 21 in order for the individual states to continue to qualify for federal funds for interstate highway s located within each state. Citation needed date January 2010 References http www.government accounting.gov.uk current content ga 09 4.htm UK Government s accounting website DEFAULTSORT Grant In Aid Category Public finance Category Government finances Category Grants Gov stub Econ policy stub ko kk ru uk ... more details
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Veterans Aid is a leading UK Charity offering help to ex forces personnel Royal Navy , Royal Marines , British Army Army , RAF or British Merchant Navy Merchant Navy who are facing homelessness. History Veterans Aid was founded by Mrs G. Huggins, the wife of an Army Officer, who narrowly escaped drowning in 1924 as a result of a collision involving a Royal Navy Cruiser in the Mediterranean . Grateful for what she considered to be a miracle of deliverance, she started looking for some way in which she could be of service. Being frequently approached for money by homeless forces veterans in London, she formulated the idea of forming an organisation to help them. This led to the opening in January 1932 of H10 a canteen and recreation room for destitute ex services personnel in Lambeth , South London. ref http www.veterans aid.net history.html Veterans Aid History ref Additional accommodation was obtained, including a hostel and a night shelter, and in 1933, the title Embankment Fellowship Centre EFC was adopted. In March 1969 the name was changed to Ex Service Fellowship Centres the acronym EFC being retained . In October 2007, the Trustees decided that the name of the charity should be changed to Veterans Aid in order to reflect more accurately reflect the nature of the work done. Today Veteran s Aid runs a drop in center in Victoria, London Victoria , a Hostel New Belvedere House in the East End of London, and retirement flats Whitworth House in Bexhill on sea , East Sussex. ref http bfbs.com news programmes veterans aid 18141.html British Forces news ref According to Hugh Milroy, former RAF wing commander and chief executive of Veterans Aid, the charity focuses on three things ref http www.telegraph.co.uk portal main.jhtml?xml portal 2008 06 14 sm soldiers14.xml How Veteran s Aid can help the soldiers of misfortune . ref ol li Immediate practical support for UK ex services ... Homelessness References reflist External links http www.veterans aid.net Veterans Aid website Category ... more details
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