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AIDS, Engl. law. Formerly they were certain sums of money granted by the tenant to his lord in times of difficulty and distress, but, as usual in such cases, what was received as a gratuity by the rich and powerful from the weak and poor, was soon claimed as a matter of right; and aids became a species of tax to be paid by the tenant to his lord, in these cases: 1. To ransom the lord's person, when taken prisoner; 2. To make the lord's eldest son a knight; 3. To marry the lord's eldest daughter, by giving her a suitable portion. The first of these remained uncertain; the other two were fixed by act of parliament at twenty shillings each being the supposed twentieth part of a knight's fee, 2 Bl. Com. 64. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Commenting on the award, Michael Solley, President and CEO of MTCT said, "This is yet another example of the Air Force expressing confidence in the ability of our MTC professionals to assist the Service by providing value-added initiatives to develop concepts and strategy for the transformation process. A technical consultation on the prevention of MTCT convened by WHO/UNICEF/ UNAIDS (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS) in October 2000 (20) made the following recommendations: only when replacement feeding is acceptable, feasible, affordable, sustainable, and safe is avoidance of all breast-feeding by HIV-infected mothers recommended; otherwise, exclusive breastfeeding is recommended during the first months of life. Among women dually infected with malaria and HIV, high-density placental malaria ([greater than or equal to]10,000 parasites/[micro]L) was associated with increased risk for perinatal MTCT (ARR 2. |
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