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Association of Independent Music The Association of Independent Music (commonly known as AIM) is a non-profit trade body established in 1998 by UK independent record labels to represent the independent record sector, which constitutes approximately 25% of the UK market.
Association of Independent Schools of New England The Association of Independent Schools of New England (AISNE) is an association serving independent schools in New England, USA. It provides educational services such as downloadable materials and support for diversity programs, and represents its members to government, the media, etc.
Association of Independent Technological Universities The Association of Independent Technological Universities is a group of independent American engineering colleges. The purpose of the association is to further the needs of these independent technology schools.
Association of Indian Universities Association of Indian Universities (AIU) is an organisation based in Delhi India to evaluate the courses, syllabi, standard and credits of foreign Universities and to equate them in relation to various courses offered by Indian Universities.
Association of Information Technology Professionals The Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) offers opportunities for Information Technology (IT) leadership and education through partnerships with industry, government and academia. AITP provides quality IT related education, information on relevant IT issues and forums for networking with experienced peers and other IT professionals for nearly 9,000 members.
Association of International Schools in Africa The Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA) is an association of some 95 international schools in 36 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Its membership covers approximately 26,000 students and more than 1,500 teachers.
Association of Internet Researchers The Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) is an academic association dedicated to the advancement of the cross-disciplinary field of internet studies. It is a member-based support network promoting critical and scholarly internet research, independent from traditional disciplines and existing across academic borders.
Association of Jewish Aging Services The Association of Jewish Aging Services (AJAS) is the central coordinator for homes and residential facilities for Jewish elderly in North America. A 501(c)3 non-profit organization, AJAS is a unique forum that supports elder services in the context of Jewish values through education, professional development, advocacy and community relationships.
Association of Jewish Libraries The Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) is an international organization dedicated to the production, collection, organization and dissemination of Judaic resources and library/media/information service. AJL has members in the United States, Canada, Israel and over 22 other countries.
Association of Language Testers in Europe The Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) is an association of language exam providers. The concept was formed in 1989 by the Universities of Cambridge and Salamanca and the following year, 1990, saw the holding of the first meeting of the association by eight founder members.
Association of Latin Entertainment Critics The Association of Latin Entertainment Critics (Asociación de Cronistas de Espectáculos de Nueva York, in Spanish) is a nonprofit cultural organization founded on December 12, 1967. The organization has bestowed the LatinACE awards (Premios ACE) annually since May 25, 1969.
Association of Legal Writing Directors The Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD), formed in 1996, is a non-profit professional association of directors and former directors of legal research, writing, analysis, and advocacy programs from law schools in the United States, Canada and Australia. The goal of this organization is to "improving legal education and the analytic, reasoning, and writing abilities of lawyers.
Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers (ALAM), originally the Manufacturer's Mutual Association (MMA), was an organization originally formed to challenge the litigation of the fledgling automobile industry by George B. Selden and the Electric Vehicle Company.
Association of Literary Scholars and Critics The Association of Literary Scholars and Critics (ALSC) was organized in 1994 by a group of senior scholars who felt that, given the continuing interest in literature among a large number of students, teachers, and educated general readers, there ought to exist in America an organization devoted to literary studies. Among the founding members were Robert Alter, Joseph Brodsky, Denis Donoghue, John Hollander, Alfred Kazin, Mary Lefkowitz, Richard Poirier, Christopher Ricks.
Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers The Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (referred to and pronounced as "ALPO") was founded by Walter H. Haas in 1947, and incorporated in 1990 as a medium for advancing and conducting astronomical work by both professional and amateur astronomers who share an interest in solar system observations.
Association of MBAs AMBA, the Association of MBAs, is an UK based organization that accredits Doctor of Business Administration, MBA and MSc in management programs of international business schools. It is similar to the AACSB in the USA and EQUIS in Europe, but acccredits specific postgraduate programs rather than entire schools.
Association of Medical Illustrators The Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) is an international organization founded in 1945, and incorporated in Illinois. Its members are primarily artists who create material designed to facilitate the recording and dissemination of medical and bioscientific knowledge through visual communication media.
Association of Moroccan Workers and Students Association of Moroccan Workers and Students (in Swedish: Föreningen Marockanska Arbetare och Studenter) was a Stockholm-based group of Moroccan leftwing sympathizers. It was linked to the Sweden-based branch of the Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists of the World The Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists of the World was founded in Liechtenstein in 1956. It supports artists who, for reasons of illness, accident or congenital disability have no use of their hands, and who use either their mouth or feet to create their work.
Association of MultiEthnic Americans The Association of MultiEthnic Americans (AMEA) is an international alliance of local multiethnic/interracial groups, incorporated as a nonprofit, public benefit organization. Its primary goal is to promote a positive awareness of interracial and multiethnic identities.
Association of Municipalities of Ontario The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) is a non-profit organization representing municipal and regional governments in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created on June 22, 1972 through a merger of the Ontario Municipal Association and the Ontario Association of Mayors and Reeves.
Association of Muslim Lawyers The Association of Muslim Lawyers ("the AML") has been active since 1993 and since its official launch in 1995 its membership and influence have been steadily growing. The various talks, seminars, conferences and careers workshops organized by AML since its inception have helped bring Muslim lawyers together - both professionally and socially - and have helped them to help not only the Muslim community in the United Kingdom, but also society as a whole.
Association of Muslim Scholars The Association of Muslim Scholars (Arabic: هيئة علماء المسلمين Hayat Al-Ulama Al-Muslimin) also sometimes called Association of Muslim Clerics or Muslim Scholars Association), are a group of Sunni Muslim religious leaders in Iraq. The Association is believed to have strong links with Al-Qaeda terrorists.
Association of National Advertisers The Association of National Advertisers is a representative body for the marketing community in the United States of America. ANA’s membership includes 370 companies with 8,000 brands that collectively spend over one hundred billion dollars in marketing communications and advertising.
Association of National Park Authorities The Association of National Park Authorities is a body exists to provide the National Park Authorities of England and Wales with a single voice when dealing with government and its agencies. It also provides a focus for collaborative working and the sharing of best practice across the parks, attempts to increase public understanding of the statutory purposes for which National Parks exist in the UK, and promotes them as models for sustainable development.
Association of Netherlands Municipalities The Association of Dutch Municipalities ( or VNG) was established in 1912 and is located in The Hague. It represents the interests of all 443 Dutch municipalities vis-a-vis central government and it delivers many services to all Dutch municipalities that are member on a complete voluntary base.
Association of Old Crows The Association of Old Crows is a nonprofit international professional organization specializing in electronic warfare, information operations, and related topics. The organization's headquarters are located in Alexandria, Virginia.
Association of Personal Computer User Groups The Association of Personal Computer User Groups (APCUG) is a nationwide organization that helps local computer user groups by facilitating communications between local groups, computer hardware and software makers, and hardware and software vandors. A non-profit corporation as designated by the U.
Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives The Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives, also APEC' is a political party in the Philippines. Sunny Rose Madamba, Ernesto Pablo, and Edgar Valdez are the party's three representatives in the House of Representatives.
Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America The Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) is an American physicians' not for profit organization headquartered in Westmont, Illinois. It was formerly known as the Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America when it started in 1976 and was formally incorporated in 1977.
Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities The Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities is a private, not-for-profit organization of colleges and universities associated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), a Protestant Christian religious denomination.
Association of Professional Ballplayers of America The Association of Professional Ballplayers of America is a United States based charity set up in 1924 to assist professional baseball players. The organisation caters to players from all leagues, including the minor leagues.
Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA) is a trade association specific to the Canadian province of Alberta. The association, which acts as a regulatory agency, derives its authority is from the statute of Alberta.
Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (APESMA) is an Australian employee association registered under state and federal industrial relations acts. This makes it, effectively, a trade union for the purposes of worker-employer bargaining; APESMA is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU).
Association of Professional Recording Services The Association of Professional Recording Services (APRS) represents those who work in the audio industry. They have a strong presence within the industry and lobby on behalf of their members to make sure they the best environment possible to be working in.
Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff The Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff was a British Trade Union which was formed in 1890 as the Clerk's Union and later was renamed as The National Union of Clerks. Then, following rapid growth and amalgamation with several other unions, the name was again changed to The National Union of Clerks and Administrative Workers (NUCAW) with a membership of around 40,000.
Association of Public Health Laboratories The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) works to safeguard the public's health by strengthening public health laboratories in the United States and across the world. In collaboration with members, APHL advances laboratory systems and practices, and promotes policies that support healthy communities.
Association of Radio Industries and Businesses The Association of Radio Industries and Businesses, commonly known as ARIB (ARIB is generally pronounced "araib"), is a standardization organization in Japan. ARIB is designated as the center of promotion of the efficient use of the radio spectrum and designated frequency change support agency.
Association of Records Managers and Administrators The Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA International) is a not-for-profit professional association for records and information managers and related industry practitioners and vendors. The association provides educational opportunities and educational publications covering the principles of records management.
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America The Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America (ARBCA) is a denomination of Protestant churches that was founded March 11, 1997. The association's churches all ascribe to the London Baptist Confession of Faith, which was originally adopted in 1689 by the Particular Baptist Association of London.
Association of Reformed Institutions of Higher Education The Association of Reformed Institutions of Higher Education (ARIHE) is an affiliate of the International Association for Promotion of Christian Higher Education, as the latter's North American Region. IRIHE's member institutions currently include:
Association of Regional Theatres Northern Ireland The Association of Regional Theatres, Northern Ireland (ART NI), founded in 2003, brings together five regional theatres in Northern Ireland to jointly develop productions touring Northern Ireland, and other theatres in the Republic of Ireland and England.
Association of Registered Gas Installers The Association of Registered Gas Installers (ARGI) is a free web-based association. Registration (membership) is open to professional gas installers who are already registered with CORGI (Council for Registered Gas Installers).
Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario or ARIDO is a self-regulatory professional organization for interior designer in Ontario, Canada. It is the only recognized professional organization for interior designers in Ontario.
Association of Religion Data Archives The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) is a free source of online information related to American and international religion. Founded as the American Religion Data Archive in 1997 and online since 1998, the initial archive was targeted at researchers interested in American religion.
Association of Representatives of Old Pupils Societies The Association of Representatives of Old Pupils Societies (AROPS) is a United Kingdom organisation whose objective is to provide a forum for the exchange of views and experiences between representatives of old pupils’ societies.
Association of Research Libraries The Association of Research Libraries is an organization of the leading research libraries in North America. As of October 2006, it comprises 123 libraries at comprehensive, research-intensive institutions in the US and Canada that share similar missions, aspirations, and achievements.
Association of Salaried Medical Specialists The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) is a trade union in New Zealand. It has a membership of 2200 and represents salaried doctors and dentists who are employed in New Zealand district health boards.
Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists, ASFA, is a non-profit, educational association, whose membership is made up of amateur and professional artists, art directors, art show managers, publishers and collectors involved in the visual arts of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mythology and related topics.
Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs ASTMS - The Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs was a British trade union, created in 1969 when ASSET (the Association of Supervisory Staff, Executives and Technicians) merged with the AScW (the Association of Scientific Workers) under the leadership of joint general secretaries: Clive Jenkins of ASSET and John Dutton of the AScW.
Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan The Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan (in Azeri Azərbaycan Skaut Assosiasiyasi; in Russian Ассоциация Скаутов Азербайджана), the national Scouting organization of Azerbaijan, was founded in 1997, and became the 150th member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement on August 20, 2000. The coeducational Azərbaycan Skaut Assosiasiyasi has 1,349 members as of 2004.
Association of School and College Leaders The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), formerly the Secondary Heads Association (SHA), is the UK professional association for leaders of secondary schools and colleges. Heads, principals, deputy heads, vice-principals, assistant heads, assistant principals, bursars and other senior post holders are eligible for ASCL membership.
Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants The Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP) is a federation of seven state-based member societies for people interested in Australia's native flora, both in aspects of conservation and in cultivation.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN - pronounced AH-SEE-AHN) is a geo-political and economic organization of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia. ASEAN was formed on August 8, 1967 by the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Singapore, as a display of solidarity against communist expansion in Vietnam and insurgency within their own borders.
Association of Spanish Language Academies The Association of Spanish Language Academies (Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española) was created in Mexico in 1951 and represents the union of all the separate academies in the Spanish speaking world.
Association of Staff in Tertiary Education The Association of Staff in Tertiary Education (ASTE) is a national trade union in New Zealand. It was formed in 1988 by the merger of the Teacher Colleges Association (TCA), and the NZ Association of Polytechnic Teachers (NZAPT).
Association of Student Radio Alumni The Association of Student Radio, ASRA, is a UK voluntary body set up as an organisation that unites people who have been involved in student radio. Part social club part industry organistation, ASRA's main role is to organise events that can act as student radio station reunions and to give advice to anyone that wants to build up their own student radio alumni association.
Association of Supervisory Staff, Executives and Technicians The Association of Supervisory Staff, Executives and Technicians (ASSET), was a British trade union, chiefly representing supervisors in the metal working and transport industries. It was formed from the National Foremen's Association, founded in 1918.
Association of Synchronous Data Formats The Association of Synchronous Data Formats (ASDF) was created in 1988 by the National Science Foundation to promote the usage of high-end synchronous data transmission technology for both intranet and internet solutions.
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) is the trade association for companies in the UK producing prescription medicines. This is the British equivalent of PhRMA, however the member companies research, develop, manufacture and supply medicines prescribed through the National Health Service.
Association of the Families of Sahrawi Prisoners and Disappeared La AsociaciĂłn de Familiares de Presos y Desaparecidos Saharauis (Spanish for The Association of the Families of Sahrawi Prisoners and Disappeared) or AFAPREDESA, is an exile-based Sahrawi human rights organization, campaigning against human rights abuses perpetrated by Morocco against Sahrawis in the Moroccan-occupied parts of Western Sahara. It focuses especially on the question of the Sahrawi "disappeared", and campaigned extensively for the release of Muhammad Daddach (imprisoned in El Aaiun 1975-2002).
Association of the Living Rosary The Living Rosary Association was founded on 8 December, 1862 by Venerable Pauline Marie Jaricot in Lyons, France. The association was formally approved by the Catholic Church through a canonical letter in February, 1827.
Association of Teachers and Lecturers The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) is a trade union, teachers union and professional association, affiliated to the Trades Union Congress, in the United Kingdom representing educators from nursery and primary education to further education. Approximately 166,000 individuals belong to the union (apart from those professions included in the name, education support staff and teaching assistants are also members), making it the third largest teaching and education union in the UK.
Association of Texas Small School Bands The Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB) is an organization dedicated to furthering music education in the relatively low-population schools of Texas. Each year, ATSSB hosts an audition process to select two high school all-state bands and a jazz band.
Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS or TATS) is an organization of seminaries and other graduate schools of theology. It is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has over 250 member schools.
Association of Title Examiners The Association of Title Examiners (ATE) is a professional association of individuals involved in the title insurance industry in Pennsylvania. The ATE consists of individuals from every major aspect of the title insurance industry, but focuses more on issues affecting title searching and examination than its sister organization the Pennsylvania Land Title Association (PLTA).
Association of Track and Field Statisticians The Association of Track and Field Statisticians (ATFS) was founded in 1950. It is an international organisation run by volunteers whose goal is to collect and disseminate the statistics of Track and Field Athletics.
Association of Translators and Interpreters of Nova Scotia The Association of Translators and Interpreters of Nova Scotia (ATINS) (or, in French, Association des traducteurs et interprètes de la Nouvelle-Écosse (ATINE)) represents translators, terminologists and interpreters in Nova Scotia.
Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario The Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario (ATIO) (or, in French, Association des traducteurs et interprètes de l'Ontario) is a professional order representing translators, terminologists and interpreters in Ontario. As a professional order, the ATIO provides its members with a "reserved title", such as Certified Translator (C.
Association of Translators and Interpreters of Saskatchewan The Association of Translators and Interpreters of Saskatchewan (ATIS) (or, in French, Association des traducteurs et interprètes de la Saskatchewan) represents translators, terminologists and interpreters in Saskatchewan.
Association of Trial Lawyers of America The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) is the leading organization for lawyers representing plaintiffs in the United States. As the world's largest trial bar, ATLA's mission is to promote justice and fairness for injured persons, safeguard victims' rights--particularly the right to trial by jury--and strengthen the civil justice system through education and disclosure of information critical to public health and safety.
Association of Turkish Cypriots Abroad The Association of Turkish Cypriots Abroad (ATCA), is an organization of expatriate Turkish Cypriots and Turkish Cypriot supporters who seek to spread information about the de facto unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Association of Turkmens of the World The Association of Turkmens of the World, is the organization meant to bring together Turkmen people in Turkmenistan and other parts of the world. It was founded by the late President Saparmurat Niyazov in May 1991 at a council meeting.
Association of UK Media Librarians The Association of UK Media Librarians (AUKML) was formed in 1986 to create a network of information professionals in the print and broadcasting industries as up until this point there had been no organised body to represent them. With the growth in online information and the perceived threat to jobs, informal links had begun to be made between individual librarians.
Association of University Teachers The Association of University Teachers (AUT) was the trade union and professional association that represents academic (teaching and research) and academic-related (librarians, IT professionals and senior administrators) staff at pre-1992 universities in the United Kingdom. The final general secretary of AUT was Sally Hunt.
Association of University Technology Managers The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) is an organization devoted to promoting technology transfer between universities and colleges and private enterprise and/or the government. Membership consists primarily of technology transfer professionals that work for Universities.
Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists The Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists (AVA) are a group of people who promote the usage, research, and study of anaesthesia in veterinary medicine. The Association was established in 1964, and they meet regularly in Europe to discuss various issues related to their cause.
Association of Volleyball Professionals The AVP (Association of Volleyball Professionals) was founded in 1983 to cater to the sport of beach volleyball, its players, and fans. In 2001, after a revamp, the organization took over the beach volleyball tour in Manhattan Beach, California.
Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (AWAB) is a group consisting of Baptist individuals, organizations, and congregations that are committed to advocating and encouraging the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered persons in the lives and ministries of Baptist churches. It is one of many LGBT-welcoming church movements to emerge in American Christianity in the 1980s.
Association of Welsh Translators and Interpreters The Association of Welsh Translators and Interpreters (in Welsh, Cymdeithas Cyfieithwyr Cymru) is a professional body representing English/Welsh translators and interpreters in Wales. The Association has some 140 members, most of whom are translators; less than a quarter are interpreters.
Association of Writers & Writing Programs The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP), founded in 1967 in Providence, Rhode Island, is an organization set up to foster literary talent, particularly through writing programs in educational institutions.
Association of Young Americans The Association of Young Americans (AYA) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its stated mission is to represent and serve the interests of Young America by providing participants pertinent information and meaningful discourse, while engaging in focused advocacy on their behalf.
Association of Zoos and Aquariums The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA; previously American Zoo and Aquarium Association) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of zoos and aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation. The vision statement of the organization is:
Association pour la Taxation des Transactions pour l'Aide aux Citoyens The Association pour la Taxation des Transactions pour l'Aide aux Citoyens (Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens, ATTAC) is an activist organization for the establishment of a tax on foreign exchange transactions.
Association rule learning In data mining and treatment learning, association rule learners are used to discover elements that co-occur frequently within a data set [1] consisting of multiple independent selections of elements (such as purchasing transactions), and to discover rules, such as implication or correlation, which relate co-occurring elements. Questions such as "if a customer purchases product A, how likely is he to purchase product B?
Association Scoute du Togo Association Scoute du Togo, the national Scouting organization of Togo, was founded in 1920, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1977. The coeducational Association Scoute du Togo has 7,326 members as of 2004.
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business AACSB International--The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), founded in 1916, is generally regarded as being the world's most prestigious accreditor of business school programs, having granted specialized business school accreditation to more than 500 degree-granting institutions in 30 countries. AACSB was formerly known as the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business.
Association to Unite the Democracies The Association to Unite the Democracies, or AUD, is an organization devoted to transforming the North Atlantic Treaty Organization from a military alliance into a full political union open to other established democracies as well. AUD was founded by Clarence Streit, New York Times correspondent at the League of Nations, who wrote the classic pro-world government work, Union Now.
Associationalism Associationalism is a political project where "human welfare and liberty are both best served when as many of the affairs of a society as possible are managed by voluntary and democratically self-governing associations".Smith, M.
Associationism In the philosophy of mind, associationism began as a theory about how ideas combine in the mind. John Locke suggested that each of us was born with a tabula rasa (without any innate capabilities) and learned to form representations as a result of experiences, rather than of reason.
Associations of the United Church of Christ Most of the thirty-nine conferences of the United Church of Christ are subdivided into associations, which are themselves made of local churches. Those conferences without associations include their roles in their own work.
Associative agnosia People with associative agnosia fail in assigning meaning to an object, animal or building that they can see clearly. Most cases have injury to the occipital and temporal lobes and the critical site of injury appears to be in the left occipito-temporal region, often with involvement of the splenium of the corpus callosum.
Associative array An associative array (also map, hash, dictionary, finite map, lookup table, and in query-processing an index or index file) is an abstract data type composed of a collection of keys and a collection of values, where each key is associated with one value. The operation of finding the value associated with a key is called a lookup or indexing, and this is the most important operation supported by an associative array.
Associative engine An associative engine (AE) in CAD/solid modelling software is the component which maintains the associative relationships between the collection of geometric entities. The associative relationships are basically LISP expressions which describe the orientation and placement of two or more geometric entities in relationship to each other.
Associative Economics Associative Economics describes an evolutionary perspective on humanity's journey from feudally-structured agrarian local economies, through national state-centered market economies, to a situation in which humanity finds itself in one economy, which is a global affair. It represents a transition from a competitive mode of economic life to one in which the interests and productive capacities of others are seen as integral to overall economic health.
Associative meaning According to the semantic analysis of Geoffrey Leech, the associative meaning of an expression has to do with individual mental understandings of the speaker. They, in turn, can be broken up into six sub-types: connotative, collocative, social, affective, reflected and thematic (Mwihaki 2004).
Associazione Friulana di Astronomia e Meteorologia The Associazione Friulana di Astronomia e Meteorologia (AFAM) is a non-profit cultural association whose goal is the promotion of astronomy and meteorology to the public and the development of scientific research activities, often in collaboration with professional scientists.
Associazione Guide Esploratori Cattolici Sammarinesi The Associazione Guide Esploratori Cattolici Sammarinesi (AGECS, Sanmarinese Catholic Guide and Scout Association) is the national Scouting and Guiding association of San Marino. Scouting and Guiding in San Marino started within the respective Italian organizations and became independent in 1973.
Associazione Pugilistica Professionistica Europea The Associazione Pugilistica Professionistica Europea evolved from the former International Boxing Union. With the outbreak of World War I, the IBU had suspended operations, but resumed action on February 5, 1920--this time headquartered in Paris.
Assodé Assodé was a town in the Aïr Mountains in what is now northern Niger. Founded around the eleventh century, it was long the most important Tuareg town, benefiting from trans-Saharan trade, and declining with it from the eighteenth century.

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