The Hopkinsian universal disinterested benevolence, although holding to original sin and the doctrine of election, inspired its adherents to heroic endeavours for others, looked for the early coming of the Millennium, and was paralleled by the confidence in man's ability cherished by the Unitarians, Emerson, and the Transcendentalists.

The Armenian government receives foreign aid from the government of the United States through the United States Agency for International Development and the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

The original Millennium Challenge Account commitment for $ 235 million had been reduced to about $ 175 million due to Armenia ’ s poor governance record.

Conversely the use of true brass seems to have declined in Western Europe during this period in favour of gunmetals and other mixed alloys but by the end of the first Millennium AD brass artefacts are found in Scandinavian graves in Scotland, brass was being used in the manufacture of coins in Northumbria and there is archaeological and historical evidence for the production of brass in Germany and The Low Countries areas rich in calamine ore which would remain important centres of brass making throughout the medieval period, especially Dinant – brass objects are still collectively known as dinanterie in French.

In November 2005, the Millennium Challenge Corporation selected Burkina Faso as eligible to submit a proposal for Millennium Challenge Account assistance for fiscal year 2006, making it one of only two countries eligible for threshold as well as compact funding.

Proponents of this position believe that the presence of believers during the tribulation is necessary for a final evangelistic effort during a time when external conditions will combine with the Gospel message to bring great numbers of converts into the Church in time for the beginning of the Millennium.

It is one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems selected by the Clay Mathematics Institute to carry a US $ 1, 000, 000 prize for the first correct solution.

In addition to ongoing beautification and renewal projects for the existing parks, a number of new parks have been added in recent years, such as the Ping Tom Memorial Park in Chinatown, DuSable Park on the Near North Side, and most notably, Millennium Park in a section of one of Chicago's oldest parks, Grant Park in the Chicago Loop.

Following the judgement at that time, the accepted receive the gift of immortality, and live with Christ on a restored Earth, assisting him to establish the Kingdom of God and to rule over the mortal population for a thousand years ( the Millennium ).

While the institute is best known for its Millennium Prize Problems, it carries out a wide range of activities, including a postdoctoral program ( ten Clay Research Fellows are supported each year ) and an annual summer school, the proceedings of which are published jointly with the American Mathematical Society.

The institute is best known for establishing the Millennium Prize Problems on May 24, 2000.

# Volume 1, Fascicle 1: MMIX — A RISC Computer for the New Millennium, 2005.

Christian eschatology is concerned with death, an intermediate state, Heaven, hell, the return of Jesus, the resurrection of the dead, for several evangelical denominations, a rapture, a great tribulation, the Millennium, end of the world, the last judgment, a new heaven and a new earth ( the World to Come ), and the ultimate consummation of all of God's purposes.

* Maclear, J. F. " New England and the Fifth Monarchy: The Quest for the Millennium in Early American Puritanism ," William and Mary Quarterly ( 1975 ) 32 # 2 pp. 223-260 in JSTOR

The Special Programme for Food Security is FAO's flagship initiative for reaching the goal of halving the number of hungry in the world by 2015 ( currently estimated at close to 1 billion people ), as part of its commitment to the Millennium Development Goals.

The mission of the Alliance originates from the first and eight UN Millennium Development Goals ; reducing the number of people that suffer from hunger in half by 2015 ( preceded by the “ Rome Declaration ” in 1996 ) and developing a global partnership for development.

The three areas of focus for USAID / Guatemala's program are modeled after the Millennium Challenge Account areas — ruling justly, economic freedom, and investing in people.

In some areas this continued on even after Christianisation began, for instance the Brehon Laws of Gaelic Ireland explicitly allowed for polygamy, especially amongst the noble class.

After Christianisation, in most Catholic countries in Europe ( and Anglican England ), November 1 ( All Saints ' Day, also known as Day of the Dead ) became the day when families go to the cemeteries and light candles for their dead relatives.

Jogaila formulated the Treaty of Dubysa, which rewarded the Knights for their aid in defeating Kęstutis and Vytautas by promising Christianisation and granting them Samogitia west of the Dubysa river.

Old Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavic ( OCS ) (, slověnĭskŭ językŭ ) was the first literary Slavic language, developed by the 9th century Byzantine Greek missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius who were credited with standardizing the language and using it for translating the Bible and other Ancient Greek ecclesiastical texts as part of the Christianisation of the Slavic peoples.

Immediately in 955 Otto the Great set to work to establish an archbishopric in Magdeburg, for the stabilisation through Christianisation of the eastern territories.

A more recent example is the controversial Book of Veles, which claims to be an authentic written record of old Slavic religion from the 9th or 10th century CE, written in Cyrillic, whereas it cannot be proven that the Slavs had any sort of writing system before Christianisation, let alone that they used the Cyrillic alphabet ( named, of course, after St Cyril, who coined the first known writing system for Slavs when he was sent together with his brother Methodius to baptise them in the 9th century ).

The mythological symbol of the World Tree was a very strong one, and survived throughout the Slavic folklore for many centuries after Christianisation.

Old English adopted a small number of Greco-Roman loan words from an early period, especially in the context of the Christianisation of the Anglo-Saxons ( church, bishop, priest ), and from the 9th century ( Danelaw ) many Old Norse loans for every-day terms ( skull, egg, skirt ).

In the 13th century texts Snorri Thorfinnsson and Snorri Thorrgrimsson are considered the two main figures responsible for the early Christianisation of Iceland.

Following the Christianisation of the Philippines, many Filipinos chose surnames such as de los Santos, de la Cruz, del Rosario, and Bautista for their religious significance ; even today these surnames are perhaps the most common.

The Anglo-Saxon concept corresponding to fate was wyrd, although the " pagan " nature of this conception is subject to some debate ; Dorothy Whitelock suggested that it was a belief held only after Christianisation, while Branston maintained that wyrd had been an important concept for the pagan Anglo-Saxons.

When it comes to this, I shall prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty -- to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, without the base alloy of hypocrisy '' ( His emphasis )

But far from being concerned about whether or not Russia will have achieved Utopia by 1980, the world is watching Moscow today primarily for clues as to whether or not there will be nuclear Armageddon in the immediate future.

Russia, whose technology is not quite primitive, is still in the dark ages when it comes to improving the outboard motor, for instance.

Russia knows this, and that is why there were over 800,000 competing for places as candidates for the Olympic gymnastic team.

In 1607 and 1608, the English Muscovy Company had sent him northward to look for a route over the North Pole or across the top of Russia.

Britain's plans to press Russia for a definite cease-fire timetable was announced in London by Foreign Secretary Lord Home.

But, obviously, at least some things have changed for the better in Russia so far as the ballet is concerned.

The wildly erratic nature of Patrice Lumumba caused constant problems -- he frequently announced that he wanted the U.N. to get out of the Congo along with the Belgians, and appealed to Russia for help.

Before appealing to the U.N. or to Russia, he first appealed to the U.S. for military help, and was rejected.

Meanwhile Russia took every opportunity to meddle in the Congo, sending Lumumba equipment for his `` wars '', dispatching `` technicians '' and even threatening, on occasion, to intervene openly.

So the Kirov will fly back to Russia, minus a Chicago engagement, a serious loss for dance fans -- and for the frustrated bookers, cancellation of one of the richest bookings in the country.

Alaska was purchased from Russia on March 30, 1867, for $ 7. 2 million ($ adjusted for inflation ) at approximately two cents per acre ($ 4. 74 / km² ).

* 1875 – The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.

The vast majority of energy is produced with imported fuel, including gas and nuclear fuel ( for its one nuclear power plant ) from Russia ; the main domestic energy source is hydroelectric.

Bilateral trade with Russia stood at more than $ 700 million for the first nine months of 2010 – on track to rebound to $ 1 billion mark first reached in 2008 prior to the global economic crisis.

The document was signed for Russia by Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov and Industry Minister Ilya Klebanov, while Prime Minister Andranik Markarian and defense and security strongman Serge Sarkisian signed for Armenia.

* Vladimir Petrov, How South Caucasus was armed, Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies ( Moscow, Russia )

In Russia the intellectuals of the " Populists " ( Narodnaya Volya ) and, later, the Socialist-Revolutionary Party developed a theoretical basis for a peasant movement, building a rich, well-developed humanistic ideology which influenced eastern Europe, especially the Balkans.

* 1323 – Signature of the Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod ( Russia ), that regulates the border between the two countries for the first time.

* 1960 – Cold War: in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.