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2 unusual facts about AIDS.gov


AIDS.gov

On World AIDS Day, December 1, 2006, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched AIDS.gov.

AIDS.gov is an internet portal for all Federal domestic HIV and AIDS resources and information.


AIDS Project Los Angeles

APLA is one of the largest non-profit AIDS service organizations in the United States.

The Walk is now the largest HIV/AIDS fundraiser in Southern California.

Airports Authority of India

In addition to in-house flight calibration of its navigational aids, AAI undertakes flight calibration of navigational aids for the Indian Air Force, Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and other private airfields in the country.

Al Green Explores Your Mind

"Take Me To The River" has been covered by several other performers including Talking Heads (on 1978's More Songs About Buildings and Food), Ron Fleeger & The Stranger, Al's label mate Syl Johnson, Levon Helm, Annie Lennox, Toni Childs, Max on the Rox, Dave Matthews Band, Grateful Dead, Bryan Ferry, Delbert McClinton, Maná, The Commitments, Foghat, Gov't Mule, Phish and Eva Cassidy.

Amy J. St. Eve

She was an Associate independent counsel, Whitewater Independent Counsel's Office, Little Rock, Arkansas from 1994 to 1996, where she successfully prosecuted former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker and Whitewater partners Jim and Susan McDougal for fraud.

André-Joseph Léonard

Leonard took over from Cardinal Godfried Danneels who opposed key Vatican edicts such as a ban on condoms in AIDS prevention.

Apotex Inc. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd.

The Court rejected a challenge by the generic drug manufacturers Novopharm and Apotex to declare Glaxo Wellcome's patent for AZT, an AIDS-fighting drug, invalid.

Awareness ribbon

The purpose of Christian Action on AIDS, an official Church of England charity whose founder/chairman was Barnaby Miln, was to get the worldwide Christian churches involved in the crisis that was AIDS.

Benjamin K. Phelps

In October 1857, Phelps married Hannah M. Catlin, a daughter of Lt. Gov. Julius Catlin, and they had three children.

Bob Ostertag

Ostertag originally conceived Bob Ostertag: All the Rage as a collaboration with writer/painter/photographer/film maker David Wojnarowicz, but David was ill with AIDS.

Brain abscess

Organisms that are most frequently associated with brain abscess in patients with AIDS are poliovirus, Toxoplasma gondii, and Cryptococcus neoformans, though in infection with the latter organism, symptoms of meningitis generally predominate.

Cell phone novel

His first cell phone novel was called Deep Love, the story of a teenager engaged in "subsidized dating" (enjō kosai) in Tokyo and contracting AIDS.

Day of Compassion

Neil Tadken, creator, was so moved by the HIV/AIDS-awareness storyline involving the character Billy Douglas (Ryan Phillippe) on One Life To Live, that Tadken contacted the producers of all ten daytime dramas, suggesting that on June 21, their shows mention AIDS and HIV in some way.

Dino Sofos

He released a single called "Breathe Sunshine" which became the dance anthem for the Dance4Life AIDS awareness organisation.

Doe v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

John Doe was an employee for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority SEPTA who had contracted Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome HIV/AIDS.

Ecoagriculture

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight ambitious targets which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, were put forth by the United Nations in 2000, to be achieved by 2015.

Emirati cuisine

At the close of the meal, it is usual to be served with a red tea infused with mint, which aids the digestion.

Feudal aid

The historian Susan Reynolds notes that the evidence for feudal aids only dates from the 11th century, rendering the view that it arose earlier in a requirement of a vassal to give aid to his lord somewhat suspect.

Finnegan Foundation

Founders of the foundation included: Pittsburgh Mayor Joe Barr, Commonwealth Judge Genevieve Blatt, Democratic National Committeewoman Louise M. John, Pennsylvania Gov. David Lawrence, U.S. Ambassador Matthew H. McCloskey II, U.S. Ambassador John Rice, and Pennsylvania State Treasurer Grace M. Sloan.

Foreign relations of Swaziland

The United States assists Swaziland with a number of HIV/AIDS initiatives and programs implemented through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Peace Corps, African Development Foundation, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Defense.

Frannie Peabody

She helped establish The AIDS Project, which became Maine's largest AIDS service organization, and co-founded the Peabody House assisted living facility.

Geoffrey Burridge

He died in London from an AIDS-related illness in 1987, leaving behind a boyfriend, the actor Alec McCowen, who refused to appear on This Is Your Life unless the relationship was acknowledged.

Gidi Gov

In addition to his musical career, during the 1970s Gov also participated in the 1974 Israeli TV series "The Magic Door" (דלת הקסמים), and in the 1977 Israeli film "Masa Alonkot" (מסע אלונקות), and in Ram Loevy's 1978 film "Khirbet Khize", the 1978 film "Ha-Lehaka" ("The Troupe") which described the life in an Israeli military band, and the 1979 film "Dizengoff 99", and the 1979 film "Do not ask if I love" (אל תשאלי אם אני אוהב).

Henry A. G. Lee

In December 1847 when word of the attack reached the Willamette Valley, the Provisional Government and Gov. George Abernethy called for volunteers to fight against the Cayuse, with Lee volunteering and being selected as captain of a 50 man unit to be dispatched immediately to The Dalles.

Henry Burbeck

Lucy was a descendant of Gov. William Bradford (1590-1657) of the Mayflower and Jonathan Rudd who was married, in a legendary ceremony, at Bride Brook in what is now East Lyme, Connecticut in December 1646.

Henry Masauko Blasius Chipembere

She also served in the Ministry of Culture and Education before retiring to Mangochi, where she works with AIDS orphans and a women's knitting cooperative.

Humanitarian crisis

An ongoing or lingering pandemic may amount to a humanitarian crisis, especially where there are increasing levels of virulence, or rates of infection as in the case of AIDS, bird flu or Tuberculosis.

Jim Muhwezi

In June 2006, a Commission of Inquiry, headed by Justice James Munage Ogoola, set up by the Ugandan Government to inquire into the misuse of funds of the Global Fund for AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis, found in its report that Jim Muhwezi and his two Ministers of State, Captain Mike Mukula and Dr. Alex Kamugisha, were responsible for misuse of public funds.

Joey DiPaolo

He recovered, and later on, he was able to attend an AIDS funds gala, where he met NFL football player Lawrence Taylor.

John-Paul Lee

Most recently, America.gov featured John-Paul in their gallery of successful start up entrepreneurs alongside Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Russell Simmons, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Kevin Plank, & Mark Zuckerberg.

June Jones

After initial reports had him interviewing at SMU, Hawaii officials had offers to raise his salary from $800,000 a year to $1.7 million a year and offered a commitment to improve its facilities; in addition there was an outpouring of support from Hawaii fans, including Gov. Linda Lingle.

Mario Raviglione

Raviglione has authored or co-authored published hundreds of articles on the topics of infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS and TB, including in the last five editions of the Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine.

Mount Sungay

The mountain was leveled to about half of its former prominence to accommodate the Palace in the Sky of the former First Lady, a mansion originally intended as a guesthouse for former California Gov. Ronald Reagan - who never arrived.

Nancy Addison

When Addison wasn't acting, she volunteered a considerable amount of her time to helping children with HIV/AIDS.

Red Hot + Rio 2

Red Hot + Rio 2, produced by Béco Dranoff, John Carlin, and Paul Heck; with supervising musical producers Andres Levin, Mario Caldato Jr., and Kamal Kassin; in collaboration with U.S. label E1 Entertainment, is Red Hot Organization’s next entry into its series of tribute albums created to raise money for HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention set to be released June 28th, 2011.

Rhodes Brothers

(See the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods web site, Seattle.gov, and its information on the Albert J. Rhodes mansion, designed by Ambrose J. Russell and Frederick Heath (architect).

Rytz's construction

Rytz’s construction is a classical construction of Euclidean geometry, in which only compass and ruler are allowed as aids.

Seed Global Health

In an op-ed in The Huffington Post, Anand Reddi proposed integrating the GHSC within the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

Sophie Chandauka

In January 2009, Chandauka was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Sentebale ('Forget Me Not' in Sesotho), the African children's charity that was established by Prince Seeiso of Lesotho and Prince Harry to help vulnerable children and young people in Lesotho, particularly those who have been orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS.

StoryBox

International schools that teach English as a Second Language (ESL - update of the previous English as a Foreign Language - EFL) allow their students to subscribe en masse to StoryBox as it aids their students improvement in English while they are at home.

Sunil Kumar Ahuja

His most recent work, first published in the 2005 issue of Science, involves the ethnic group-specific role of CCR5 haplotype and CCL3L1 gene copy number on the progression of HIV to AIDS.

Sutram

Unique to Sanskrit literature and Pali literature of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, they are short cryptic sentences, methodically written as memory-aids, stringing step by step a particular topic or text in its entirety.

The Silent Fall

The Silent Fall is a 2007 South African drama film set in and around Cape Town, focusing on the AIDS problem of Africa.

The Sponge

When Kramer takes part in the AIDS Walk, he refuses to wear an AIDS ribbon in opposition to "ribbon bullies", led one more time by Bob and Cedric from "The Soup Nazi" episode.

Tiko Kerr

In 1987 Kerr created the poster for the Stop AIDS Project, which under the guidance of Bob Tivey was the first public awareness event and art exhibition relating to AIDS in Vancouver.

Treble in Trouble

#"Abner Louima v. Gov. Pete Wilson" (written and originally performed by Ted Leo and The Sin Eaters)

Walkathon

Most commonly, Walkathons focus on fighting or curing pervasive diseases or ailments such as AIDS, Cancer, Diabetes, Lupus, and Arthritis, and participation is also often promoted as a symbol of empowerment, remembrance, or awareness of sufferers and their relations.

Weeks Marine

The company performed salvage and dredging work, installed navigational aids for the United States Coast Guard, and even constructed a breakwater to protect the air shaft leading from the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel to Governors Island.


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