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Computer aided engineering
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Aid
6. Aid See also 75. CHARITY . abetment, abettal the act of abetting or inciting another to commit a crime. Read more |
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David D. Ho
David Da-I Ho Molecular biologist David Da-I Ho (born 1952) has dedicated his career to identifying a cure for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). His greatest contribution to the worldwide battle against AIDS came in 1996 when he combined state-of-the art AIDS medications in a way that... Read more |
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Calchas
Calchas , in Greek legend, seer whose prophecies aided the Greeks in the Trojan War . In medieval romances, he is the father of Cressida.... Read more |
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HIV infections
AIDS-related cancers Definition The AIDS-related cancers are a group of cancers that occur more frequently in persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection than in the general population. The most common form of AIDS-related cancer, Kaposi's sarcoma(KS),... Read more |
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Aid to Dependent Children
Aid to Dependent Children (1935) Felice Batlan and Linda Gordon Aid to Dependent Children or ADC (later renamed Aid to Families with Dependent Children, or AFDC) (P.L. 74-271, 49 Stat. 620), was Title IV of the Social Security Act of 1935. At first it functioned mainly to provide... Read more |
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Agency for International Development
Agency for International Development (AID), federal agency created (Sept., 1961) to consolidate U.S. nonmilitary foreign aid programs. Originally an agency in the State Department, it has been a component part of the U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency, along with the Overseas Private... Read more |
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Categorical
CATEGORICAL That which is unqualified or unconditional. A categorical imperative is a rule, command, or moral obligation that is absolutely and universally binding. Categorical is also used to describe programs limited to or designed for certain classes of people. Categorical assistance plans... Read more |
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Aid and Abet
AID AND ABET To assist another in the commission of a crime by words or conduct. The person who aids and abets participates in the commission of a crime by performing some overt act or by giving advice or encouragement. He or she must share the criminal intent of the person who actually commits... Read more |
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Foreign food assistance
Food Aid for Development and the World Food Programme Food aid has been a key to global agricultural development and trade policy since the end of World War II. Food aid creates agricultural development and income growth in poor nations, and thus creates future markets for... Read more |
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Yoshihiro Tokugawa Dies; Aide to Emperor Hirohito
Yoshihiro Tokugawa, 89, the man who served as the late Emperor Hirohito's closest personal aide for more than half a...of the feudal-era Tokugawa shoguns, he became chamberlain to Emperor Hirohito, known posthumously... |
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Guardian of Hirohito's WWII Surrender Message Steps Down
...ended today when Yoshihiro Tokugawa, 81, retired...when Emperor Hirohito was considered...the illness of Hirohito. The emperor...generation. Hirohito will be 87 on...chamberlain. Tokugawa, too, is very...emperor's top ... |
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Report: Hirohito's War Shrine Concerns
...wartime victims. Hirohito also believed that...published book of Hirohito's poetry, according...the nation," Yoshihiro Tokugawa says in the book...an anthology of Hirohito's traditional...former imperial aide have ... |
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ACTRESS RITA LYNN, HELPED DEVELOP THEATER AS...
...volunteer nurse's aide at the Neuropsychiatric...Grand Chamberlain YOSHIHIRO TOKUGAWA, the man who served...the late Emperor Hirohito's closest personal...15, 1945, Mr. Tokugawa blocked rebellious...recording in which ... |