It replaced the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America as the sponsor of the American Horse of the Year awards in 1998.

Annie was an active member of the community and in 1966 her aspirations turned political, when Mrs Arkinstall of the Federation of Women's Associations agreed to sponsor her application to stand as an independent candidate in the Council by-elections.

This led to the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations ( IFWHA ) in 1927, though this did not include many continental European countries where women played as sections of men's associations and were affiliated to the FIH.

Golf, fishing and other water sports are popular, and there are many clubs and associations for sports and other leisure activities ( List of Clubs & Associations ).

Jews quickly created support networks consisting of many small synagogues and Ashkenazi Jewish Landsmannschaften ( German for " Territorial Associations ") for Jews from the same town or village.

The U. S. does not require attorneys to be a member of an Inn of Court, and many of the equivalent functions are performed by Bar Associations.

Direct Marketing Associations have attracted controversy, as people believe they aim to promote spam and to defend junk mail and unsolicited telemarketing, which many consumers find irritating and intrusive.

By the end of the 20th century local Trades Councils and County Associations of Trades Councils had become so ineffective and weak that many had simply faded into effective dissolution.

Separate Baptists hold this in common with Free Will Baptists, General Association of Baptists, Christian Baptist Church of God, Primitive Baptist, Pleasant Valley and Jasper Baptist Association, United Baptists, Union Baptists, Old Regular Baptists and many Independent Baptist Associations.

Associations for dietetics professionals exist in many countries on every continent.

The militant wing also still comprises several moderate groups such as the New Flemish Alliance ( N-VA, Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie ), and several extra-parliamentary organisations, many of which are represented in the Overlegcentrum van Vlaamse Verenigingen ( OVV, Consultation Centre of Flemish Associations ).

The National Forensic League ( NFL ), National Catholic Forensic League ( NCFL ), many national debate tournaments, State Forensic Associations, and the IEEE Pakistan Student Congress ( PSC ) all offer Congressional Debate as an event.

At his death, Freire was working on a book of ecopedagogy, a platform of work carried on by many of the Freire Institutes and Freirean Associations around the world today.

The American Associations of Feline Practitioners, as well as many feral cat organizations, recommend against euthanizing FIV + cats, or even spending funds to test for the virus, as spaying or neutering cats seems to effectively control transmission-as neutered cats are less likely to engage in territorial fights.

Mississauga Valley Park host many community events including Kalayaan Independence Day Picnic and the Philippine Colleges and Universities Alumni Associations Summerfest.

Specific regiments and corps of the British Armed Forces have become increasingly popular as career choices for former pupils, leading to many ad-hoc Old Boys ' Associations: the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force, the Army's technical Corps, the Brigade of Guards, and particularly the Royal Marines ' Commandos and the Parachute Regiment are popular destinations for both enlisted personnel and officers.

After the first plebiscite the government used the War Precautions Act and the Unlawful Associations Act to arrest and prosecute anti-conscriptionists such as Tom Barker, editor of Direct Action and many other members of the Industrial Workers of the World.

USATF also has membership in, or close affiliations with, the NCAA, the National Federation of State High School Associations ( NFHS ), the Road Runners Club of America ( RRCA ), Running USA, and many community-based and disabled sports organizations.

The title is granted after successful application to a national member of the European Federation of National Engineering Associations ( FEANI ) which includes representation from many European countries, including much of the European Union.

This led to the formation of the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations ( IFWHA ) in 1927, though this did not include initially many continental European countries where women played as sections of men's associations and were affiliated to the FIH.

The Vice President: University Affairs is responsible for overseeing the University Affairs Department and represents the Students ' Union on many lobbying groups including the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations and the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance.

SkySheppey brought together a number of Associations and joined with many visitors to recognise the importance of British aviation history that started at Eastchurch.

The Hall is available for hire for Weddings and Funerals, Dances and Discos, Theatre Groups, Conferences, Trade Associations, Sales Promotion, Meetings or Private Parties, Children's Functions ( there is an outdoor play area adjacent to the Hall ) Indoor Sports, Keep Fit, Yoga and many more.

Memorial associations such as the United Confederate Veterans, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Ladies Memorial Associations integrated Lost Cause themes to help Southerners cope with the many changes during this era, most significantly Reconstruction.

However Connexions services have typically worked closely with many other services, particularly those within local government, such as the Young Offenders Team ( YOT ), Teenage Pregnancy Workers, Children's Services, but also Housing Associations, Job Centres, and others.

In the case of many High School Associations, ejected players are required to stay with their coach in the team area or an assistant coach may be required to leave the area with the player for supervision purposes.

Today tongs are, for the most part, members of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Associations, which are pro-Kuomintang traditional groups.

This is a world body that recognises Independent Scouts Associations in countries across the globe which teach traditional Baden-Powell Scouting values.

Twente is also known for its considerable number of so-called klootsketersverennigings ( Road bowling Associations ), which is commonly considered the " local traditional sport ".

Keen club sailors join and compete in events with their State and National Associations.

Associations may offer other services, such as producing conferences, networking or charitable events or offering classes or educational materials.

The German Autumn () was a set of events in late 1977, associated with the kidnapping and murder of industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer, President of the Confederation of German Employers ' Associations ( BDA ) and the Federation of German Industries ( BDI ), by the Red Army Faction ( RAF ), and the hijacking of the Lufthansa airplane " Landshut " by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( PFLP ).

In September, the park is used as the venue for cross country running events, the most prominent being the OFSAA ( Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations ) meet which brings together the best runners in the province, a yearly event it hosted from 1960 to 1965, 1968 to 1972, 1981, 1989, and 2009.

A total of 4, 071 athletes representing 71 Commonwealth Games Associations participated in 247 events from 16 sports.

* Security Associations ( SA ) provide the bundle of algorithms and data that provide the parameters necessary to operate the AH and / or ESP operations.

:: Example: For a discussion of the Environmental Protection Agency's failure to interpret a statute to provide intelligible principles, see American Trucking Associations v. United States EPA, 195 F. 3d 4 ( D. C. Cir.

Associations provide services, regulate activities, levy assessments, and may, as delegated by the states legislature, impose fines.

High school students in the United States competing in scholastic wrestling do so in one of the following 14 weight classes set by the National Federation of State High School Associations ( NFHS )

Postgraduate students are represented by the Postgraduate and Research Students ' Association ( PARSA ), a member of the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations.

Students are represented by the CDU Student Union, and postgraduate students by the CDU Postgraduate Student Association, a member of the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations.

* Santa Clara Accounting Associations is a pre-professional organization aimed at mentoring students who want to enter a career in accounting, through professional and social activities.

Most of New Zealand Tertiary students ' associations are confederated under the New Zealand Union of Students ' Associations.

Postgraduate students are also represented by the ECU Postgraduate Association ( a member of the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations ), and international students by the International Students Council.

Executive members from the SFUO, the Carleton University Students ' Union and the Ryerson Students ' Union signed a letter stating that these criticisms of the CFS had motivated students ' unions from 20 universities to found the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations.

Her Charity is known as Angel Wings Foundation In 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, as founder of Angel Wings Foundation, Bui Simon donated funds to support the Thammasat Alumni Associations ’ s Thai / American scholarship program that enables American students of Thai descent to study abroad.

Another source of political groupings was the various Alumni Associations — whose membership came from former students of colonial Christian schools in the Congo.

Article 2 of these regulations notes that they apply to all instructors and students enrolled as members of Member National Associations of the WTF.

The Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations ( ANSSA ) is the largest post-secondary student advocacy group in Nova Scotia, Canada, representing approximately 35, 000 ( 85 %) of the province's university students.

Medsin is a fully student run network of healthcare students and is the UK's member of the International Federation of Medical Students ' Associations.

The Coalition of Higher Education Students in Scotland ( known as CHESS ) is a body representative of students in Scotland founded in 2001 by the Students ' Associations of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities, and Glasgow University's Students ' Representative Council.