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In 2004, the UK charity WaterAid reported that a child dies every 15 seconds from easily preventable water-related diseases ; often this means lack of sewage disposal ; see toilet.
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* Alexander, FM Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual, Centerline Press ( USA, 1923 ), revised 1946, Mouritz ( UK, 2004 ) ISBN 0-9543522-6-2, ISBN 978954352264
Despite fox hunting being banned by the Hunting Act in 2004, Boxing Day remains the biggest hunt of the year for most hunts in the UK by use of scent drag trails instead of live quarry.
In 2004, the UK Kennel Club held its fourth temporary exhibition, " The Borzoi in Art ," which offered unique insights into the borzoi and how the breed has been depicted in art throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.
Charles provided the voice-over commentary for the UK version of the Japanese game show Takeshi's Castle, shown on Challenge and Ftn ( 2002 – 2004 ), in which contestants attempted to pass a series of near-impossible physical challenges, to reach the final showdown at the castle and win cash prizes.
An autumn 2004 caution from the Committee on Safety of Medicines, the UK agency dealing with drug safety, advised patients taking warfarin not to drink cranberry juice after adverse effects ( such as increased incidence of bruising ) were reported, possibly resulting from the presence of salicylic acid native to polyphenol-rich plants such as the cranberry.
The House of Lords of the UK parliament had, for example through the 1990s, over 700 members with a hereditary right to being a lawgiver ; this practice was reformed in 2004, still some 92 parliamentary seats are set aside for hereditary peers as of 2012.
In 2004, the UK applied for, and received, Ramsar Site status for the lagoon and other waters of Diego Garcia.
* 2004 – A gang of thieves steal £ 26. 5 million worth of currency from the Donegall Square West headquarters of Northern Bank in Belfast, Northern Ireland, one of the largest bank robberies in UK history.
* Castell, Manuel The Network Society: A Cross-cultural Perspective Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham UK 2004
In 2004, 37 Members of the European Parliament ( MEPs ) from the UK, Poland, Denmark and Sweden founded a new European Parliament group called “ Independence and Democracy ” from the old Europe of Democracies and Diversities ( EDD ) group.
Beyond Wittgenstein's Poker: New Light on Popper and Wittgenstein Aldershot, Hampshire, UK: Ashgate, 2004.
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The following year, Harry was in Lesotho to visit again Mants ' ase Children's Home near Mohale's Hoek, which he first toured in 2004 and, along with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, launched Sentebale: The Princes ' Fund for Lesotho, a charity to aid children orphaned by HIV / AIDS.
Originally started after the 2004 Indonesian tsunami, Knitters Without Borders is a charity challenge issued by knitting personality Stephanie Pearl-McPhee that encourages knitters to donate to Médecins Sans Frontières ( Doctors Without Borders ).
In 2004, Dalglish and his wife founded the charity The Marina Dalglish Appeal to raise money to help treat cancer.
Michael Foot's elder brothers were Sir Dingle Foot MP ( 1905 – 1978 ), a Liberal and subsequently Labour MP ; Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon ( 1907 – 1990 ), a Governor of Cyprus, a representative of the United Kingdom at the United Nations from 1964 to 1970, and father to campaigning journalist Paul Foot ( 1937 – 2004 ) and charity worker Oliver Foot ( 1946 – 2008 ); and Liberal politician John Foot, Baron Foot ( 1909 – 1999 ).
Over the 2004 Christmas period, part of the main dome was used as a shelter for the homeless and others in need, organised by the charity Crisis after superseding the London Arena, which had previously hosted the event.
In January 2004, Rawls was honored by the United Negro College Fund for his more than 25 years of charity work with the organization.
* 2004, Sarah, Duchess of York, was named the official spokesperson of SOS Children's Villages-USA ; she is no longer affiliated with this charity.
Tarrant's charity work, for which he received an OBE in 2004 includes: being an ambassador for the homeless charity, Centrepoint ; Trustee / Patron of The New School at West Heath for disadvantaged children ( the school previously being a private school for girls that Diana, Princess of Wales attended ); patron of Milly's Fund, set up in memory of murdered Surrey teenager " Milly " Dowler ; patron of the Phoenix Centre for children with special needs.
On 11 November 2004, a Prince's Trust charity concert celebrating Horn's 25 years as a record producer took place at Wembley Arena.
2004 saw Dudley and Horn perform " Close ( To the Edit )" together at a The Prince's Trust charity event.
* In 2004, British leukemia patient and charity fundraiser Lloyd Scott ( 43 ) rode a penny-farthing across the Australian outback to raise money for a charity cause.
" Axis of Justice tents were set up at almost every Audioslave show, and with the exception of Commerford all band members appeared on the Concert Series Volume 1 CD / DVD charity album released in 2004.
Telus Field held the IBAF World Cup Women's baseball in the summer of 2004, as well as the CFL all stars charity softball game.
Herring has raised money for the Scope charity since 2003, and ran the London marathon in aid of the charity in 2004 as well as the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon in 2011.
In 2003 and 2004, " Peace Pretzels " were baked for a UNICEF charity event and other charity purposes in Munich.
* The 2004 game show The Great American Celebrity Spelling Bee featured four teams of four celebrities playing for charity.
In February 2004, the museum was formally chartered as a museum, and granted 501 ( c )( 3 ) public charity status.
Atomic Kitten released the double A-side single " Someone Like Me "/" Right Now 2004 " as a " goodbye " to their fans, but were reunited on Valentine's Day 2005 to release the charity single " Cradle 2005 ", a new version of the original song from their album Right Now which was a number one hit in Asia back in 2000.
Hirst designed a cover for the Band Aid 20 charity single featuring the " Grim Reaper " in late 2004.
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