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CRA All-Stars
CRA is an abbreviation for: Companies * Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, a consulting engineering firm in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada * Convenience Retail Asia, Hong Kong * Conzinc Riotinto of Australia * CRA International, a consultancy Credit reporting * Credit bureau, known as consumer reporting agency (CRA) in the US, and credit rating agency (CRA) in the UK Job titles * Certified Research Administrator * Clinical research associate or Clinical Research Assistant in clinical trial * Commander, Royal Artillery Laws * Civil Rights Act (other), multiple parts of US legislation * Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (US) * Congressional Review Act of 1996 (US) * Constitution Restoration Act of 2004/2005 Organizations Australia * Christian Research Association * Commercial Radio Australia, the peak body for commercial radio Canada * Canada Revenue Agency, administering tax laws Colombia * Potable Water and Basic Sanitation Regulation Commission Singapore * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conestoga-Rovers & Associates
Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (CRA) is a group of companies that provides engineering, environmental consulting, construction, and information technology (IT) services. On July 2, 2014 CRA became a division of the GHD Group. Its current overall headquarters is located in Waterloo, Ontario, however the firm has locations in multiple countriesCorporate Website: with a separate headquarters in each. Their U.S. headquarters resides in Niagara Falls, New York where the company's seminal project, the Love Canal, took place. History Love Canal The Love Canal Landfill, one of the pinnacle environmental projects in US history, was an open trench that was filled with hazardous chlorinated organic wastes from a chemical plant in Niagara Falls, NY, during the 1940s and 1950s. A residential area and elementary school were constructed immediately adjacent to the former three-block landfill in the 1960s, resulting in an environmental disaster that eventually prompted the initiation of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Revenue Agency
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA; ; ) is the revenue service of the Canadian federal government, and most provincial and territorial governments. The CRA collects taxes, administers tax law and policy, and delivers benefit programs and tax credits. Legislation administered by the CRA includes the ''Income Tax Act,'' parts of the ''Excise Tax Act'', and parts of laws relating to the Canada Pension Plan, employment insurance (EI), tariffs and duties. The agency also oversees the registration of charities in Canada, and enforces much of the country's tax laws. From 1867 to 1999, tax services and programs were administered by the Department of National Revenue, otherwise known as Revenue Canada. In 1999, Revenue Canada was reorganized into the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA). In 2003, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) was created out of the CCRA, leading to customs being dropped from the agency's mandate and the agency's current name. The CRA is the largest organiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Roadster Association
The California Racing Association (CRA) was a racing governing body which set rules and hosted Sprint car racing events in Southern California. The association was formed in the garage of Babe Ouse in 1945. Originally it was called the California Roadster Association. Ouse, a dry lakes record holder in a Marmon, was tired of racing against the clock and, with the help of Bill Dehler and Emmett Malloy, built a race track blocks away from the dirt lot that would become Ascot Park."scrfan.com" Retrieved March 23, 2010. That first track was known as and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Republican Assembly
The California Republican Assembly (CRA) is a conservative California Republican activist group. It is the oldest and largest grassroots volunteer organization chartered by the California Republican Party, and is the California affiliate of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA). The CRA can date its origin to the 1930s and was an early supporter of Governor Earl Warren but also an early opponent of Chief Justice Earl Warren, whom it believed had moved left from his gubernatorial days to his time on the court and so was regarded as far too liberal to merit support by conservatives. The CRA was largely supportive of the efforts of Barry Goldwater's Presidential bid and helped him finalize his nomination at the 1964 Republican National Convention held in San Francisco. Later that year it helped the cause of George Murphy, a former movie actor and close friend of Ronald Reagan in being elected to the United States Senate, and then helped Reagan himself to be elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Critical Research Academy
The Critical Research Academy (CRA) at San Jose State University is a graduate program in the College of Education. The College of Education graduates the largest number of teacher credentials in the San Francisco Bay Area. The CRA is a two-year program that begins in the Fall semester. This program is a combined Multiple Subject Credential and MA program with a focus on Critical Research on Language, Culture, and Society. It offers a program for K-12 teachers primarily interest in education for social justice, development of cultural literacy, education to promote democracy, and pedagogy for teaching in urban schools. The Critical Research Academy aims to prepare teachers with the intercultural and interpersonal communication skills needed to lead and teach in a culturally, politically, and linguistically diverse community. The program incorporates requirements for both the Multiple Subject teaching credential and the Master of Arts in Education with a concentration in Curricul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corn Refiners Association
The Corn Refiners Association (CRA) is a trade association based in Washington, D.C. It represents the corn refining industry in the United States. Corn refining encompasses the production of corn starch, corn oil, and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Issues Antitrust law The CRA opposed the merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads on the grounds it would reduce competition and raise shipping prices. Biofuels In 2004, the CRA worked with the University of Illinois and the Agricultural Research Service to create computer models of ethanol production costs. Biotech In 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed rules that would streamline the regulation of biotech crops including those that are genetically engineered. The rules would exempt such crops from regulation if the changes they introduce could have been made through traditional breeding methods. The proposed rules would give biotech firms three options: self-declaring their product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Computing Research Association
The Computing Research Association (CRA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit association of North American academic departments of computer science, computer engineering, and related fields; laboratories and centers in industry, government, and academia engaging in basic computing research; and affiliated professional societies. CRA was formed in 1972 and is based in Washington, D.C., United States. Mission and activities CRA's mission is to enhance innovation by joining with industry, government and academia to strengthen research and advanced education in computing. CRA executes this mission by leading the computing research community, informing policymakers and the public, and facilitating the development of strong, diverse talent in the field. Policy CRA assists policymakers who seek to understand the issues confronting the federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) program, a thirteen-agency, $4-billion-a-year federal effort to support computing res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Community Redevelopment Agency
A redevelopment agency is a government body dedicated to urban renewal. Typically it is a municipal level city department focused on a particular district or corridor that has become neglected or blighted (a community redevelopment agency or CRA). In many cases this is the city's original downtown that has been supplanted in importance by a regional shopping center. Redevelopment efforts often focus on reducing crime, destroying unsuitable buildings and dwellings, restoring historic features and structures, and creating new landscaping, housing and business opportunities mixed with expanded government services and transportation infrastructure. Examples *The Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency has created many project that have led to jobs growth and city beautification. *The city of Richmond, California used its agency to refurbish Macdonald Avenue, Macdonald 80 Shopping Center the city's downtown and a transit village at the Richmond BART/Amtrak station and the creating of the Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champion Racing Association
Champion Racing Association (CRA) is a stock car racing sanctioning body based in the Midwestern United States. It was founded in 1997 by Glenn Luckett and R. J. Scott, who then sold the company to Bob Sargent's Track Enterprises in 2022. All CRA cars use Hoosier Racing Tire, Hoosier tires and Sunoco fuel. CRA-sanctioned series ARCA/CRA Super Series The ARCA/CRA Super Series is the premier series of the Champion Racing Association. It was formerly known as the Kendall Late Model Series and the Sunoco Super Series. The series utilizes Super Late Models. Regulations on engine and body are NASCAR legal. Like NASCAR, the car body designs are based on the Chevrolet SS (2013), Chevrolet SS, Dodge Charger (LX), Dodge Charger, Ford Fusion (Americas), Ford Fusion, and the Toyota Camry. The most recent series champion is Hunter Jack. JEGS All Stars Tour Champion Racing Association purchased the Michigan-based Super Pro Series and began in 2011. The JEGS All Stars Tour utilizes Pro Late Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress Of Russian Americans
The Congress of Russian Americans is a non-governmental organization in the United States representing Russian-Americans and Russians. The CRA's stated purposes include preserving Russian culture in the United States, protecting the rights of Russian-Americans, fighting Russophobia, and improving relations between Russians and Americans. History The Congress of Russian Americans (CRA) was founded in 1973 by Russian immigrants to the United States, including White émigrés from the Russian Empire, who were opposed to communism. The CRA's original intention was to prevent Russophobia from being the basis of Western anti-communism during the Cold War by advocating the distinction between the Russian national identity and Soviet communist ideology. In 1978, the Russian-American Chamber of Fame was founded to honor Russian immigrants who provided outstanding contributions to American science and culture, including the television pioneer Vladimir K. Zworykin, the 1973 Economics Nobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridgeshire Rowing Association
The Cambridgeshire Rowing Association (CRA) is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, UK. It is the administrative body for non-college sport rowing, rowing in Cambridge and since 1868 has organised races such as the CRA Bumps race, Bumps as well as looking after the interests of local rowing by providing facilities and regular meetings to discuss issues. Affiliated Clubs {, class="wikitable" , - ! Club !! Blade Colours , - ! colspan=2 , Within Cambridge , - , Champion of the Thames RC , , Orange , - , City of Cambridge Rowing Club , , , - , Cambridge '99 Rowing Club , , Sky blue with yellow tip , - , The Leys School , , , - , Cambridge Scouts Boat Club , , , - , Cantabrigian Rowing Club , , Oxford blue blades, usually with silver stripe , - , Cambridge Veterans , , Light blue - close to Cambridge University blue , - , Rob Roy Boat Club , , Maroon blades with diagonal white tip , - , Granta Skiff Club (Fen Ditton) , , , - , Hornets Boat Club , , Black with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casino Regulatory Authority Of Singapore
The Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore (CRA) was a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of Singapore. It was formed on 2 April 2008 to regulate the management and operation of the casinos in Singapore. The CRA is responsible for ensuring that the management and operation of the casinos in Singapore remains free from criminal influence or exploitation. It also ensures that gaming in a casino is conducted honestly, and that casinos do not cause harm to minors, vulnerable persons and society at large. On 1 August 2022, it was reconstituted to form the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore. Enforcement Actions In 2017, the CRA imposed financial penalties of SGD$60,000 on the two casino operators for lapses in their security screening. Marina Bay Sands was fined SGD$5,000 for failure to prevent one permanent resident from entering or remaining on its casino premises without a valid entry levy. Resorts World Sentosa was fined SGD$55,000 for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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