He sees evidence of fair winds for the ten-year Alliance for Progress plan with its emphasis on social reforms.

Main purpose of the meeting: To discuss President Kennedy's Alliance for Progress.

`` They are determined '', Montgomery writes, `` not to be surprised again, and now insist on a state of readiness for war which is not only unnecessary, but also creates nervousness among other nations in the Western Alliance -- not to mention such great suspicions among the nations of the Eastern bloc that any progress towards peaceful coexistence or disarmament is not possible ''.

* Alliance for Progress and Freedom, Alliance pour le Progrès et la Liberté, a political party in Burkina Faso, a country in West Africa

* Alliance for Safety of Prostitutes, publisher of the Bad Date Book in Vancouver, Canada in 1983

This is mostly a matter of terminology, and US Asatru may be equated with UK Odinism for practical purposes, as is evident in the short-lived International Asatru-Odinic Alliance of folkish Asatru / Odinist groups.

* Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas

It is hosted by the Consulate General of France in Houston, The French Alliance, the French-American Chamber of Commerce, and the Texan-French Alliance for the Arts.

Also in the Twin Cities area, the local chapter of the Alliance Française has hosted an annual event for years at varying locations with a competition for the " Best Baguette of the Twin Cities.

" Nevertheless, although the war dragged on for years, the Battle of Blenheim was probably its most decisive victory ; Marlborough and Eugene, working indivisibly together, had saved the Habsburg Empire and thereby preserved the Grand Alliance from collapse.

Moreover, Marlborough had to cope with the death of Emperor Leopold I in May and the accession of Joseph I, which unavoidably complicated matters for the Grand Alliance.

The year 1705 proved almost entirely barren for the Duke whose military disappointments were only partly compensated by efforts on the diplomatic front where, at the courts of Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Vienna, Berlin and Hanover, Marlborough sought to bolster support for the Grand Alliance and extract promises of prompt assistance for the following year ’ s campaign.

Italy cited a clause in the Triple Alliance treaty which only bound it to enter in case of aggression against one of the treaty members, and so remained neutral – for the time being.

As a dissident Liberal running for the presidency, Alessandri attracted support from the more reformist Radicals and Democrats and formed the so-called Liberal Alliance.

Frei Ruiz-Tagle was succeeded in 2000 by Socialist Ricardo Lagos, who won the presidency in an unprecedented runoff election against Joaquín Lavín of the rightist Alliance for Chile, by a very tight score of less than 200, 000 votes ( 51, 32 %).

The current Senate composition is as follows: 20 seats are held by the Coalition of Parties for Democracy ( CPD ): Six Christian Democrats ( PDC ), eight Socialists ( PS ), three Party for Democracy ( PPD ) and three Social Democrat Radical Party ( PRSD ); 17 by the Alliance for Chile ( APC ): nine Independent Democratic Union ( UDI ) and eight National Renewal ( RN ); and one independent leaning right.

The current lower house — the Chamber of Deputies — contains 65 members of the governing coalition: 21 Christian Democrats ( PDC ), 15 Socialists ( PS ), 22 Party for Democracy ( PPD ) and seven Social Democrat Radical Party ( PRSD ); 54 from the center-right Alliance for Chile ( APC ): 34 Independent Democratic Union ( UDI ) and 20 National Renewal ( RN ); and 1 from the Independent Regional Force ( FRI ) coalition: 1 Regionalist Action Party of Chile ( PAR ).

These groups include the Abalone Alliance, Clamshell Alliance, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, and Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Picture Frame Seduction won the Anti Nuclear Alliance, battle of the bands in 1982 recording Nuclear Free Zone in Berkshire which was never released.

The lobby group Northern Anti Nuclear Alliance has distributed 60, 000 leaflets critical of his policy in his electorate of Batman.

* Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility

He was an advocate for nuclear arms control, president of the Lawyers Alliance for Nuclear Arms Control ( later known as LAWS, Lawyers for World Security ).

Arnoni ( philosopher, writer, political activist ); Edward Keating ( publisher, Ramparts Magazine ); Felix Greene ( author and film producer ); Isadore Zifferstein ( psychologist ); Stanley Scheinbaum ( Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions ); Paul Jacobs ( journalist and anti-nuclear activist ); Hal Draper ( Marxist writer and a socialist activist ); Levi Laud ( Progressive Labor Movement ); Si Casady ( California Democratic Council ); George Clark ( British Committee on Nuclear Disarmament ); Robert Pickus ( Turn Toward Peace ); Bob Parris and Bob Moses ( Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee ); Jack Barnes ( National Chair of the Young Socialist Alliance ); Mario Savio ( Free Speech Movement ); Paul Potter ( Students for a Democratic Society ); and Mike Meyerson ( national head of the Du Bois Clubs of America ).

Rochelle Becker, of the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility, said that the layoffs show that the company is not being honest about their plans for the power plant.

In July 1976 the Clamshell Alliance adopted a Declaration of Nuclear Resistance as a guiding set of principles in a meeting of 60-75 activists.

Fallon founded the Des Moines Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament which ultimately became Clarion Alliance, a non-profit focusing on peace and conflict resolution issues.

The American Institute of Philanthropy gives the IRC an A + rating ; the Forbes Investment Guide named the IRC one of 10 gold star charities, and in its 2009 review of American charities, Forbes magazine gave the IRC high ratings for program and fundraising efficiency ; Charity Navigator gives the IRC its top rating of four stars ; and the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance reports that the IRC meets all of its 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

The Church of the Nazarene is currently a member of the Christian Holiness Partnership, the Global Wesleyan Alliance, the National Association of Evangelicals, the World Methodist Council, Mission Exchange ( formerly the Evangelical Fellowship of Missions Agencies ), the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, the Wesleyan Holiness Consortium, and the Wesleyan Holiness Study Project.

The BGC cooperates with the National Association of Evangelicals led by President Leith Anderson ( who also pastors the BGC Wooddale Church ), the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, and the Baptist World Alliance, and was a charter member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.

* 2011 Better Business Bureau / Wise Giving Alliance: CRS was found to meet all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability, which take into account an organization ’ s governance, financial accountability, truthfulness and transparency.

* Smile Train complies with all the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability established by the BBB ( Better Business Bureau ) Wise Giving Alliance.

He doesn ’ t care — he ’ s more interested in hanging out with the old guy and the kid .” Building on this, a Comics Alliance opinion piece titled The Gayness of Batman discussed the question of homosexual readings of the character, citing his relationship with the flamboyant Joker as " a monstrous distortion of the conflict between the closet and the scene.

Austria played a major role in the final defeat of France — in recognition of this, Francis, represented by Clemens von Metternich, presided over the Congress of Vienna, helping to form the Concert of Europe and the Holy Alliance, ushering in an era of conservatism in Europe.

Russia, however, expected that, in exchange for supplying the troops for the Holy Alliance to serve as the policeman of Europe, should be that Europe would leave Russia a free hand in dealing with the Ottoman Empire — the " sick man of Europe.

On December 21, 2006, the San Francisco Bay Guardian and nonprofit Media Alliance filed suit to make the details of Reilly's lawsuit — and MediaNews and the Chronicle's response — public.

* The Aztec Triple Alliance ( also known as The Aztec Empire ) forms with the alliance of three Aztec city-states — Tenochtitlán, Texcoco, and Tlacopán — and defeats Azcapotzalco to win control of the Valley of Mexico.

The effectiveness of the Auld Alliance with France had virtually ceased after Verneuil and its renewal in 1428 did not alter that — James adopted a much more non-aligned position with England, France and Burgandy while at the same time opening up diplomatic contacts with Aragon, Austria, Castile, Denmark, Milan, Naples and the Vatican.

When that venture — called Alliance News — failed, for a while the Sun-Times used the part-time help of Medill News Service, staffed by unpaid journalism students from the Medill School of Journalism.

In The Force Unleashed, three influential senators — Bail Organa of Alderaan, Garm Bel Iblis of Corellia, and Mon Mothma of Chandrila — meet in secret to form the Alliance to Restore the Republic, more commonly referred to as the Rebel Alliance.

Albany was temporarily absent in France — where he renewed the Auld Alliance once more and arranged for the future marriage of James V — but the Queen-Dowager was received at the border by Sieur de la Bastie, his deputy, as well as by her husband.

" SST was followed by a number of other successful artist-run labels — including BYO Records ( started by Shawn and Mark Stern of Youth Brigade ), Epitaph Records ( started by Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion ), New Alliance Records ( started by the Minutemen's D. Boon ) — as well as fan-run labels like Frontier Records and Slash Records.

Anime Club, Chemistry Club, Chinese Dragon Dance Team, Colleges Against Cancer / Relay for Life, College Democrats, College Republicans, Comic Book Club, East Asian Studies Club, Gay-Straight Alliance, Habitat for Humanity, March of Dimes, Mock Trial, New York Times Discussion Group, Outdoors Club, Pep Band, Pocket Lint Improvisational Comedy, POWER ( Parliament of the Wittenberg Environmental Revolution ), Pre-Health Club, Sailing Club, Crew, Society of Physics Students, Student Global AIDS Campaign, Student Senate, Swing Dance Club, Union Board, University Communications, Wittenberg Art League, Wittenberg Role-Playing Guild, Wittenberg Rugby, Wittenberg Student Dance Company ( WSDC ), WUSO radio station, WittMen Crew A Capella, Student newspaper The Torch, Wittenberg Film Club, Diversity Club, Planned Parenthood, and WUSS ( Wittenberg University Speleological Society — The Caving Club ), Younglife.

America's Promise — The Alliance for Youth is a foundation founded by Colin Powell in 1997 to help children and youth from all socioeconomic sectors in the United States.

* Gary Webb ( 1955 – 2004 ) — investigated Contra-crack cocaine connection, published as Dark Alliance ( 1999 )

However, in the midst of their travels, Lafiel and Jinto ( along with the Abh ship Gothlauth, aka Gosroth ) find themselves at the very beginnings of a war between the Abh Empire and the Four Nations Alliance of humankind — an anti-Abh alliance of the democratic nations of the United Mankind, the Federation of Hania, the Republic of Greater Alcont, and the People's Sovereign Union of Planets.