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- During a session at the European Parliament's Development Committee on World AIDS Day, MEPs appreciated the ten-minutes documentary film on Ms. Ulla Sandbaek MEP's visit to Mozambique. A fruitful debate on the issue of orphaned and vulnerable children followed, featuring interventions from Mr. Necodimus Chipfupa, HelpAge Mozambique, and from Mr. Jeff O? |
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- A short film documenting the visit of Ms. Ulla Sandbaek MEP, HelpAge International and Stop AIDS Alliance to Mozambique. Ms. Ulla Sandbaek MEP, HelpAge International and Stop AIDS Alliance, on the occasion of the World AIDS Day, December 1st 2003, will draw the attention on older people as carers of orphans and vulnerable children during a session at the European Parliament, Development Committee. Ms. |
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- The global AIDS epidemic shows no signs of abating. Five million people became infected with HIV worldwide and 3 million died this year alone - the highest ever. The findings are featured in the "AIDS epidemic update 2003", a comprehensive new report on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic issued on 25 November by UNAIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO) in advance of World AIDS Day, commemorated on 1 December. One in five adults across southern Africa are now living with (...) |
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- The UK's Department for International Development recently published a background briefing on the "Poverty Focus of European Commission Aid". The briefing states that "in order to have the greatest effect in the lives of poor people, the EC should spend money according to a set of clearly defined criteria based on the needs of the different countries and how they will be able to use aid money. Resources from the European Development Fund are already allocated in this way, (...) |
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- The 6th session of the EU-ACP Joint Parliamentary Assembly took place in Rome from 11 to 15 October at the Auditorium di Roma. The solemn opening ceremony took place on Saturday evening and the session work proceeded from Monday 13 to Wednesday 15 October. For the first time, the Joint Parliamentary Assembly examined reports proposed by the new Standing Committees on: Rights of children, including child soldiers, Sustainable management and conservation of natural resources (...) |
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- More than 60 million people have been infected with HIV since the epidemic began two decades ago. In 2001, it claimed an estimated 3 million lives. In the 45 most affected countries, it is projected that, between 2000 and 2020, 68 million people will die prematurely as a result of AIDS. The projected toll is greatest in sub-Saharan Africa where 55 million additional deaths can be expected. In many countries, AIDS is erasing decades of progress in life expectancy. |
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- The International HIV/AIDS Alliance's website has a comprehensive section on resources, featuring both documents by the IHAA and documents published by other organisations with the collaboration of the Alliance. Below is a series of links to these resources. Alliance Publications by Year of Publication Alliance Publications by Type of Publication Order Alliance Publications and Resources If you would to order Alliance publications and resources, please (...) |
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- A range of NAM's printed publications are available free, or at a discounted price, to people personally affected by HIV. Details of these publications are available here. An online order form is available here. |
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- Mailing Lists Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Kaisernetwork.org provides three daily online reports - summaries of news stories with links to the original articles and a fully searchable archive. In particular, the Daily HIV/AIDS Report focuses on HIV/AIDS. Subscription page Web page Archives search IP-Health - Discussions of Intellectual Property and Health Care Run by the Consumer Project on Technology, one of the most useful resources on IP issues in (...) |
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Acronyms (Jan 06 2004 13:50 GMT) - ACP: African, Caribbean and Pacific countries AIDS: Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome ARV: AntiRetroViral CBO: Community-Based Organisation CBR: |
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- The Stop AIDS Alliance offices are located in the very middle of the "Quartier Européen", in rue de Pascale 33, B-1040 Brussels - Etterbeek. Our offices are at two minutes walking distance from Maelbeek and Schuman Metro Stations (1A-1B line). Please note that Maelbeek station is accessibile for disabled people, with assistance. Below you will find a high resolution plan of Brussels metro. We are also an easy five minutes walk from the European Commission main buildings, the (... |
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- Well, well. Finally, a year after purchasing Inktomi, and six months after buying Overture it seems that Yahoo has finally digested both acquisitions and is ready to move on from using Google for its searches and begin growing on its own in the area. The Wall Street Journal reports today (subscription required) that Yahoo is now widely expected to dump Google "within a few months". Quote:Some marketing firms, which help advertisers manage their online campaigns for search-related ads, say they have been told Yahoo will switch from Google to its own technology as early as the first quarter. |
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- Well, well. Finally, a year after purchasing Inktomi, and six months after buying Overture it seems that Yahoo has finally digested both acquisitions and is ready to move on from using Google for its searches and begin growing on its own in the area. The Wall Street Journal reports today (subscription required) that Yahoo is now widely expected to dump Google "within a few months". Quote:Some marketing firms, which help advertisers manage their online campaigns for search-related ads, say they have been told Yahoo will switch from Google to its own technology as early as the first quarter. |
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- Not too useful, but I noticed by accident that in most Cocoa apps--Safari, NetNewsWire Lite, Mail, but not TextEdit (which I thought was Cocoa)--that command-. will close the prefs window. It's handy for me when I want to min... |
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- -Vaga de fam simultà nia a set capitals europees -Un Comitè d'Acollida integrat per 15 organismes populars, socials i comunitaris del barri de Grà cia promou el manifest "Aixà no es pot seguir' -Divendres 9 a les 19.30 convoquen una concentració a la plaça de la Virreina sota el lema "Els presos bascos, al PaÃs Basc". El sindicalista Pep Riera llegirà el manifest final. |
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- An inquiry into the death of Princess Diana begins today and, to mark the occasion, The Register looks at a few of the conspiracies surrounding her demise. After all, it couldn't have been a speeding drunk driver! Lady Di inquest scrambles black helicopter brigade - The Register, 6th January 2004. |
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- (US) Mexican officials have complained bitterly at times that while the Bush administration has sought their help with border security and combatting drug trafficking, they have not acted on their desire for favorable changes in U.S. immigration policy. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(60%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme3(60%), $gateway(55%), $propaganda_theme4(55%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- Here is my first attempt at posting a picture of my |
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- I'm going to try putting some jewelry pieces together myself. |
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- What about a classic solitare setting? With a stone that |
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- Most of you know I attended Britney's wedding on Saturday. I was crushed when just 55 hours later their lovely marriage was annulled. I was really counting on those crazy kids to prove just how much we need to protect the sanctity of traditional, heterosexual marriages. The groom was pretty silent on Saturday, so I was really surprised to hear him speak on the news this morning. I guess it goes without saying that this isn't going to further his acting career. |
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- Hi, Lawrence I have set up my new Radio, but it isn't running and last I checked the current files are still at radio.weblogs.com/0100124 thank you! Brett |
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- lately i've been getting these strange referers in my server logs. first it was a forged reference to the new... |
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- Human Factors International has put out Key Research Findings Related to User-Centered Design (2002–2003). Some good nuggets in here. Some of my favorites? Design guidelines can be helpful, but they should not be construed as rules. |
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- Mark Gumennik (Jan 05 2004) |
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- Timo Proescholdt (Jan 05 2004) |
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- A man riding a stolen snowmobile died after crashing into a priest's home as the clergyman said his evening prayers. The Rev. Leo Rosloniec, 76, was sitting and praying by his Christmas tree Monday when the snowmobile barreled into his front yard, taking out a mailbox before plowing into concrete steps leading to the rectory's porch. |
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- Daniel Okrent, the new "public editor" of the New York Times, admits the truth of how the New York Times operates (9th paragraph): all quotations are taken out of context.... |
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- Posted by The Happy Tutor Trevor: Community. Organized religion - the kind of religion that tries to make it difficult for you to opt out and makes you begin and maintain relationships, even small ones, with people you wouldn't ordinarily encounter or converse with - is important. |
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- In trying to interpret the public statements of policy-makers, sometimes what's most important is what isn't said. FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin, interviewed in BusinessWeek, hints at the Commission's road map for voice over IP: Q: So what's next? A: |
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- Tibor Biro (Jan 05 2004) |
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- Adam Tuliper (Jan 05 2004) |
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- Yvan Boily (Jan 05 2004) |
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- Scovetta, Michael V (Jan 05 2004) |
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- Lachniet, Mark (Jan 05 2004) |
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