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In international relations, aid (also known as international aid, overseas aid, or foreign aid) is a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another, given at least partly with the objective of benefiting the recipient country. It may have other functions as well: it may be given as a signal of diplomatic approval, or to strengthen a military ally, to reward a government for behaviour desired by the donor, to extend the donor's cultural influence, to provide infrastructure needed by the donor for resource extraction from the recipient country, or to gain other kinds of commercial access.Humanitarianism and altruism are, nevertheless, significant motivations for the giving of aid.
Aid may be given by individuals, private organisations, or governments. Standards delimiting exactly the kinds of transfers that count as aid vary. For example, aid figures may or may not include transfers for military use: to cite one instance, the United States included military assistance in its aid figure until 1957 but no longer does. The most widely used measure of aid, "Official Development Assistance" (ODA) is such a figure. It is compiled by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The United Nations, the World Bank, and many scholars use the DAC's ODA figure as their main aid figure because it is easily available and reasonably consistently calculated over time and between countries. The DAC consists of 22 of the wealthiest Western industrialised countries plus the EU; it is a forum in which they coordinate their aid policies.
The term black people is used in some socially-based systems of racial classification for humans of a dark-skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups represented in a particular social context. Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class and socio-economic status also play a role, so that relatively dark-skinned people can be classified as white if they fulfill other social criteria of "whiteness" and relatively light-skinned people can be classified as black if they fulfill the social criteria for "blackness" in a particular setting.
As a biological phenotype being "black" is often associated with the very dark skin colors of some people who are classified as "black". But, particularly in the United States, the racial or ethnic classification also refers to people with all possible kinds of skin pigmentation from the darkest through to the very lightest skin colors, including albinos, if they are believed by others to have African ancestry, or to exhibit cultural traits associated with being "African-American". As a result, in the United States the term "black people" is not an indicator of skin color but of socially based racial classification.
Actors: Anton Saunders (director), Anton Saunders (writer), Anton Saunders (actor), Anton Saunders (producer), Christopher Sciueref (actor), David Ross Elliott (actor), Rod Hunt (actor), Karina Diglyte (actress), Karina Diglyte (producer), Laura Wolfe (actress), Reanne Farley (actress), Calen Fox (miscellaneous crew), Philippa Cooper (actress), Calen Fox (actor), Philippa Cooper (producer),
Plot: A contemporary and twisted love story, a man (Johnny) refuses to let go of the past. He leads us through an elaborate web of psychological games and lies, he teams up with his ex love (Lizzy) to bring his old friends together for a reunion. Although he has convinced her that he is in on the plan to expose a dark secret between the group, his real plan is to punish his old friend (Aid) and win back the love of Lizzy. Unfortunately, the night does not go according to plan and is met with disastrous consequences. How far will you really go to get what you want?
Keywords: black-comedy, friendship, love, rape, reunionActors: Joel D. Wynkoop (actor), Christopher Kahler (actor), Christopher Kahler (editor), Joe Sherlock (composer), Lilith Stabs (actress), M. Catherine Holseybrook Wynkoop (actress), Tiffany Sinclair (actress), Chelsea Zotta (producer), Phil Herman (director), Phil Herman (writer), Phil Herman (actor), Dave Castiglione (actor), Nancy Feliciano (actress), Owen Keehnen (actor), Cameron White (editor),
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Genres: Horror,Actors: Ahmed Rateb (actor), Mohamed Khan (director), Khaled Abol Naga (actor), Youseff Daoud (actor), Aida Reyad (actress), Ghada Adel (actress), Tamer Karaouan (composer), Dina Farouk (editor), Wessam Soliman (writer), Mamdouh El Leithy (producer), Salah Ayman (actor), Marwa Hussein (actress),
Plot: Yehia (Khaled Abol Naga) rents an apartment in the Heliopolis suburb of Cairo away from his parents' & close to his Banking & stocks investment work company, to discover that the spirit or ghost! of an ex-tenant Tahany is present in the apartment. Along with the rural girl from Menya Nagwa (Ghada Adel) who knocks on his door one day, He starts a journey to explore more about Tahany or hopefully find her for Nagwa!. The journey explores much more than he expected.
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Rick Warner (actor), R.J. Williams (actor), David Ackroyd (actor), Ian McKellen (actor), J.T. Walsh (actor), Robert Wagner (actor), Michael Moriarty (actor), Jeffrey DeMunn (actor), J. Don Ferguson (actor), J. Michael Hunter (actor), Jean-Pierre Aumont (actor), John Standing (actor), Franco Nero (actor), Betsy Palmer (actress), Ruby Dee (actress),
Plot: When Mary Ashley is approached to become ambassador of the United States of America in Romania she does not take the offer because her husband does not want to give up his well-going doctor's office. Shortly afterward Dr. Edward Ashley gets killed in a car accident. After this Mary Ashley reconsiders the offer and finally accepts. Arrived in Romania she is confronted with a complex plot in which the American President's current plans to improve relations between the US and communist countries shall be sabotaged.
Keywords: ambassador, arsenic, assassin, balloon, ballroom, based-on-novel, black-pantyhose, death-of-husband, death-threat, dictatorActors: Sinde Filipe (actor), Artur Semedo (actor), Sigfrit Steiner (actor), Jean-François Poron (actor), Yves Brainville (actor), Fred Personne (actor), Wolf Ackva (actor), Hubert de Lapparent (actor), Manuel Cavaco (actor), Sérgio Godinho (actor), Roger Dumas (actor), Diogo Dória (actor), Claude Brosset (actor), Henri Virlojeux (actor), Jean Turlier (actor),
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Keywords: 1800s, 1830s, 19th-century, based-on-novel, betrayal, canceled-wedding, character-name-in-title, conspiracy, death-of-friend, escapeActors: Severn Darden (actor), Philip Kaufman (producer), Philip Kaufman (writer), Philip Kaufman (director), Anthony Holland (actor), Zev Braun (producer), Adolfas Mekas (editor), Lou Gilbert (actor), Del Close (actor), Jack Burns (actor), Jack Burns (actor), Ben Carruthers (actor), Tom Erhart (actor), Meyer Kupferman (composer), Nelson Algren (actor),
Genres: Comedy,