When an NEA is detected it is submitted to the IAU's Minor Planet Center ( located at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ) for cataloging.

* The town song of Amherst, Amherst is my Home, was composed by James Durst on a grant from the NH State Council on the Arts / NEA.

Dave Liebman a NEA 2011 Jazz master is a perfect example of a forward-thinking player whose advanced style and association with Miles Davis makes him one of the most influential jazz musicians of his era.

In 2010 he received lifetime the Jazz Master Fellowship Award from NEA, National Endowment for the Arts which is an independent federal agency.

The National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence.

The NEA is " dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established ; bringing the arts to all Americans ; and providing leadership in arts education ".

The NEA is governed by a Chairman appointed by the President to a 4-year term.

The NEA is the largest grantmaker to arts organizations in the nation.

She is the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ) and the Contemporary Artists Foundation, among others.

The Orion Asteroid Mission is a proposed NASA mission to a near-Earth asteroid ( NEA ) which would use the standard Orion spacecraft, and a landing module based on Altair.

TA NEA TOY ANT1 ( also branded on air as ANT1 News ) is a famous news television programme in Greece aired by ANT1 since 1992 and is currently hosted by Giannis Papadopoulos as well as the rest of the ANT1 News Team.

These performances culminated in the NEA funded 1985 Jean Erdman Retrospective at Hunter Playhouse in New York City, about which New York Times dance critic Anna Kisslegoff wrote, " anyone wishing to know something about where modern dance is today can find the roots in this retrospective.

The National Education Association ( NEA ) is the largest professional organization and largest labor union in the United States, representing public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college students preparing to become teachers.

The NEA has 3. 2 million members and is headquartered in Washington, D. C. With affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14, 000 communities across the nation, it employs over 550 staff and had a budget of more than $ 307 million for the 2006 – 2007 fiscal year.

NEA, which describes itself as a professional employee organization, is incorporated as a professional association in a few states and as a labor union in most.

The NEA is a major funder of liberal organizations and the Democratic Party, and has been frequently criticized for opposition to some types of education reform.

The NEA Fund for Children and Public Education is a special fund for voluntary contributions from NEA members which can legally be used to assist candidates and political parties.

The mission of the NEA is to " assist its Member countries in maintaining and further developing, through international co-operation, the scientific, technological and legal bases required for the safe, environmentally friendly and economical use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

The Director-General of the NEA is Luis Echávarri.

The substantive value of the standing technical committees arises from the numerous important functions they perform, including: providing a forum for in-depth exchanges of technical and programmatic information ; stimulating development of useful information by initiating and carrying out co-operation / research on key problems ; developing common positions, including " consensus opinions ", on technical and policy issues ; identifying areas where further work is needed and ensuring that NEA activities respond to real needs ; organising joint projects to enable interested countries to carry out research on particular issues on a cost-sharing basis.

National Energy Action ( NEA ) is a fuel poverty charity that works to eradicate fuel poverty and campaigns for greater investment in energy efficiency to help those who are poor or vulnerable gain affordable heat.

In suburbs and small cities, the National Education Association ( NEA ) became active, but it insisted it was not a labor union but a professional organization.

The National Endowment for the Arts bestowed upon her its " highest honor in jazz ", the NEA Jazz Masters Award, in 1989.

Ronald Reagan intended to push Congress to abolish the NEA completely over a three-year period upon entering the office in 1981.

In 2005, Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honor that the United States bestows upon jazz musicians.

Wilson was the recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ), NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships award in 2004, the highest honors that the United States government bestows upon jazz musicians.

NEA has its headquarters in Newcastle upon Tyne and currently operates 20 demonstration projects at 10 offices in England and Wales.

In 2006, The National Endowment for the Arts honored Hubbard with its highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Award.

The National Endowment for the Arts honored Benny Carter with its highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Award for 1986.

The NEA has its offices in the Old Post Office building, in Washington, D. C.

TA NEA TOY ANT1 broadcasts its main evening news show at 20: 00 ( local time ) and this runs for one hour.

The extent to which the NEA and its state and local affiliates engage in political activities, especially during election cycles has, however, been a source of controversy.

At the national level, the NEA lobbies the United States Congress and federal agencies on behalf of its members and public schools, works with other education organizations and friends of public education, provides training and assistance to its affiliates, and generally conducts activities consistent with the policies set by its elected governing bodies.

On its 100th birthday in 1957, NEA had over 700, 000 members.

In 1967, the NEA elected its first Hispanic president Braulio Alonso.

In 1968, NEA elected its first Black president, Elizabeth Duncan Koontz.

In 2007, at the 150th anniversary of its founding, NEA membership had grown to 3. 2 million.

Most NEA funding comes from dues paid by its members ($ 295 million in dues from a $ 341 million total budget in 2005 ).

NEA has played a role in politics since its founding, as it has sought to influence state and federal laws that would have an impact on public education.

Every political position adopted by NEA was brought by one of its members to the annual Representative Assembly, where it was considered on the floor, debated, and voted on by elected delegates.

In recent decades the NEA has increased its visibility in party politics, endorsing more Democratic Party candidates and contributing funds and other assistance to political campaigns.

NEA works closely with its sister organisation, Energy Action Scotland on fuel poverty in Scotland.

NEA achieves its objectives through:

The SEIU is currently the largest private-sector union in America, trailing only the public-sector NEA in active membership, and has received numerous plaudits for its victories.

In 2005, the National Endowment for the Arts honored Slide Hampton with its highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Award.

Back dues to NEA were paid down, while AFT forgave its anticipated dues.