* Affinity group, small protest or activist groups of 10-30 people

* Affinity ( sociology ), shared interests and commitments between persons in groups, " willingness to associate "

Affinity groups supported overall solidarity in larger, more complex political actions through the mutual support provided to members of the group.

Affinity groups often organized to perform smaller actions within the scope of a larger political action, such as the " Day of Desperation ", when the Needle Exchange group presented NY City Health Department officials with thousands of used syringes they had collected through their exchange ( contained in water cooler bottles ).

* Affinity Programs: Specific cultural events, workshops, discussions and networking opportunities for various affinity groups within the LGBT Community including bisexuals, transgender people, women and LGBT families.

Affinity groups are organized in a non-hierarchical manner, usually using consensus decision making, and are often made up of trusted friends.

Affinity groups may have either open or closed membership, although the latter is far more common.

Although Affinity groups are a natural way for humans to organize and are, in that sense, as old as humanity, the origin of Affinity groups, in the current context, dates back to 19th century Spain.

Affinity groups appeared again in the U. S. anti-war movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

The 1999 protests in Seattle which shut down the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 included coordinated organization by many clusters of Affinity groups.

By definition, Affinity groups are autonomous.

Co-ordinated effort and co-operation amongst several Affinity groups, however, is often achieved by using a loose form of confederation.

* Cluster: The cluster is the basic unit of organization amongst Affinity groups.

A cluster consists of several Affinity groups and is organized in a non-hierarchical manner.

* Spokescouncil: The spokescouncil is an aggregate of clusters and Affinity groups.

Affinity groups tend to be loosely organized, however there are some formal roles or positions that commonly occur.

In some Affinity groups, the vibe watch is also charged with keeping the facilitator from using his or her role to favor any position or proposal.

* Generic Organizational Structure Outline for Affinity groups

Other groups include Black Student Caucus, Hispanic / Latino ( a ) Association, Affinity representing LGBT students and allies, and the Social Justice Group whose first chair was Lutheran Pastor Mark Powell, Class of 2008.

Affinity groups are social movement groups that are small and semi-independent pledged to a larger goal or function.

Geoffroy's Affinity Table ( 1718 ): At the head of the column is a substance with which all the substances below can combine, where each column below the header is ranked by degrees of " affinity ".

Geoffroy's Affinity Table ( 1718 ): At the head of the column is a substance with which all the substances below can combine.

Affinity chromatography can be used to:

Affinity columns can be eluted by changing the ionic strength through a gradient.

Affinity chromatography can be used in a number of applications, including nucleic acid purification, protein purification from cell free extracts, and purification from blood.

For instance, Ravager Affinity decks that include Disciple of the Vault can win by attacking with creatures and also with a combo finish of sacrificing multiple artifacts to Arcbound Ravager and killing the opponent with Disciple triggers.

Affinity tags are appended to proteins so that they can be purified from their crude biological source using an affinity technique.

Affinity Laws allow the output of a turbine to be cut the predicted based on model tests.

* Affinity mask, a bit mask indicating what processor a thread or process should be run on

For example, the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities established a Neuroethics Affinity Group, students at the London School of Economics established the Neuroscience and Society Network linking scholars from several different institutions, and a group of scientists and funders from around the world began discussing ways to support international collaboration in neuroethics through what came to be called the International Neuroethics Network.

Occasionally, the spoke will be granted a more general ambassadorial role by the Affinity group.

Affinity Media was said to be one of the parent company of IGE, though the company no longer has any ownership stake.

It was dropped from the Fender line in 1997 but was then launched again as a Chinese made Squier Affinity model in 1998 only to be dropped in 1999.

* Affinity ( film ), a 2008 feature film based on Sarah Waters ' novel

Affinity chromatography is based on selective non-covalent interaction between an analyte and specific molecules.

Immobilized Metal Affinity Chromatography ( IMAC ) is useful to separate aforementioned molecules based on the relative affinity for the metal ( I. e.

, Martin Galway was completing his 25th year in the games business, working as operations / production manager and audio director of Certain Affinity, an Austin, Texas based software company.

Affinity Chromatography is a separation technique based upon molecular conformation, which frequently utilizes application specific resins.

In 1978, 60 protesters belonging to the Rocky Flats Truth Force, or Satyagraha Affinity Group, based in Boulder, Colorado, were arrested for trespassing at Rocky Flats, and were brought to trial before Judge Kim Goldberger.

Affinity chromatography is a method of separating biochemical mixtures and based on a highly specific interaction such as that between antigen and antibody, enzyme and substrate, or receptor and ligand.

Affinity immunoelectrophoresis is based on changes in the electrophoretic pattern of proteins through specific interaction or complex formation with other macromolecules or ligands.