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NJ Y Camps A not-for-profit, community service summer camp, established in 1919 as the New Jersey Federation of YMHAs & YWHAs. Originally the Felix Fuld Camp, the name was changed to the New Jersey Y Camps in the 1940's.
NJN News NJN News is a half hour daily broadcast television news program by the New Jersey Network which also airs in New York City on PBS channel 13 Monday through Friday. It is sometimes preempted on holidays by New Jersey public policy specific programs like the recent one on the New Jersey Highlands.
NJPAC/Center Street (NLR station) NJPAC/Center Street Station is a light rail station on the Newark City Subway's second line (the first segment of the proposed Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link). Service on this line opened on July 17, 2006, at 1:00 p.
Nka Nka (Lopango yaba Nka) in the language Lingala translates to "House of the Ancestors". Lopango yaba Nka, that is also a collective of eight young musicians who were born in Kinshasa and today live in Germany and France.
Nkana Nkana was a small settlement in Zambia (then Northern Rhodesia) that started off in the early part of the 20th century as a railway station in Copperbelt Province to support the gowing complex of copper mining operations. The copper mines of Nkana (South Ore Body, Nkana Mine and Mindola Shaft) were originally owned by the Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa.
Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Nkandla is a small town in the Zululand area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A famous movie "Orphans of Nkandla" through BBC and Truevision made a documentary accounting the hardships of orphans in the Municipality.
Nkansi Nkansi is one of the 4 districts of the Rukwa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Mpanda District, to the East by the Sumbawanga Urban District, to the South by the Sumbawanga Rural District and to the West by Lake Tanganyika.
Nkhotakota Nkhotakota (sometimes Kota Kota), population 19,262 (1998), is a town in the Central Region of Malawi, on the shore of Lake Malawi. As of 1997 its facilities included a hotel, two hospitals and a banking agent.
Nkisi An Nkisi (plural Minkisi, also Nkishi/Minkishi), literally translates as "sacred medicine". The term Nkisi is the general name for a variety of objects used throughout the Congo Basin in Central Africa thought to contain spiritual powers or spirits (called "mpungo")Nkisi in Payo Malombe.
Nkomati Accord The Nkomati Accord was a nonagression treaty signed on 16 March, 1984 between the Mozambican government and the apartheid government of the Republic of South Africa. The event took place at the South African town of Komatipoort with the signatories being Samora Machel and PW Botha.
Nkosi Johnson Nkosi Johnson (February 4, 1989 - June 1, 2001) was a South African child victim of HIV/AIDS, who made a powerful impact on public perceptions of the pandemic and its effects before his death at the age of 12.He was 4th in SABC3's list of Great South Africans
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" ("God Bless Africa" in the Xhosa language) is a hymn composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a teacher at a Methodist mission school in Johannesburg, South Africa. The hymn is the national anthem of Tanzania and Zambia.
Nkwe ya Boronse The Nkwe ya Boronse (Bronze Leopard) is a South African military decoration. It was instituted with effect from 27 April 2003, and may be awarded to members of the South African National Defence Force (or any other armed forces serving with the SANDF) for bravery during military operations.
Nkwe ya Gauta The Nkwe ya Gauta (Golden Leopard) is South Africa's highest military decoration. It was instituted with effect from 27 April 2003, and may be awarded to members of the South African National Defence Force (or any other armed forces serving with the SANDF) for exceptional bravery during military operations.
Nkwe ya Selefera The Nkwe ya Selefera (Silver Leopard) is a South African military decoration. It was instituted with effect from 27 April 2003, and may be awarded to members of the South African National Defence Force (or any other armed forces serving with the SANDF) for conspicuous bravery during military operations.
NK ÄŚakovec NK ÄŚakovec is a Croatian football club based in the city of ÄŚakovec in the north of the country. The club most recently played in the Croatian First League for two seasons between 2000 and 2002, but was then relegated and has been playing in the Croatian Second League ever since.
NK GOŠK Dubrovnik NK GOŠK Dubrovnik is a Croatian football club based in the city of Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian coast. It takes its name from the Gruž neighbourhood of the city (Gruški Omladinski Športski Klub, English Gruž Youth Sports Club).
NK Maribor NK Maribor is a Slovenian football team, playing in the city of Maribor. They participated in the UEFA Champions League in the 1999-2000 season, and have advanced to the 2006 UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round as a result of winning in the Intertoto Cup in 2006.
NK Slaven Belupo NK Slaven Belupo, often referred to simply as Slaven, is a Croatian football club based in the city of Koprivnica in the north of the country. The club plays its home matches at the City stadium in Koprivnica with a seating capacity of 3,000.
NK-33 The NK-33 and NK-43 were the rocket engines designed and built in the 1960s for the ill-fated Russian N-1 rocket moon shot. The NK-33 engine achieves the highest thrust to weight ratio of any Earth-launchable rocket engine, whilst achieving a very high specific impulse.
NK1 receptor antagonist Neurokinin NK1 antagonists are a novel class of medications that possesses unique antidepressantThe antidepressant-like effects of neurokinin NK1 receptor antagonists in a gerbil tail suspension test., anxiolyticThe gerbil elevated plus-maze II: anxiolytic-like effects of selective neurokinin NK1 receptor antagonists.
NKCell DRAFT Natural killer (NK) cells are a form of cytotoxic lymphocyte which constitute a major component of the innate immune system. NK cells play a major role in the host-rejection of both tumours and virally infected cells.
NKL-26 The NKL-26 was an armoured aerosan introduced by the Soviet Union during the Second World War, based on the earlier NKL-6 (OSGA-6). It was made of plywood and had a ten-millimetre armour plate on the front only, and was armed with a 7.
NKP Salve Challenger Trophy In 1994-95, the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI introduced the Challenger series, an annual day-night one-day tournament, keeping in view India's one-day international commitments. The Challenger series is played with the purpose of show-casing the talent that the country has, as well as providing opportunities to younger players to make an impression.
NKT WAB NKT WAB: NKT Windows Address Book (NKTWAB) is a freeware component to manage Microsoft Windows and Outlook Express contacts and to develop any contact oriented application, using any different languages that support ActiveX.
NKVD The NKVD (Naro:dnõi Komissaria:t Vnutrennih Del ) (Russian: НКВД, Народный комиŃŃариат внŃтренних дел) or People's Commisariat for Internal Affairs was a government department which handled a number of the Soviet Union's affairs of state.
NKVD Order â„– 00447 NKVD Order â„– 00447 by July 30, 1937 Đž репреŃŃировании бывŃих ĐşŃлаков, Ńголовников и Đ´Ń€Ńгих антиŃоветŃких элементов ("About repression of former kulaks, criminals, and other anti-Soviet elements") undersigned by Nikolai Yezhov.
NKVD Order â„– 00485 NKVD Order â„– 00485 "Đž мерах, ограждающих СССРот проникновения ŃпионŃких, террориŃтичеŃких и диверŃионных элементов" ("On measures to protect the USSR from penetration of spying, terrorist and diversion elements"), approved on August 9 1937 by the VKP(b) Central Committee Politburo and signed by Nikolai Yezhov on August 11, 1937 was the basis for systematic repressions of Poles in 1937–1938.
NKVD Order â„– 00486 The NKVD Order â„– 00486 (full name: Operational Order of People's Commissar of Internal Affairs of the USSR by August 15, 1937 # 00486, Оперативный приказ народного комиŃŃара внŃтренних дел СССР№ 00486) instructed about repressions of wives of "traitors of the Motherland, members of Right-Trotskyist spying-diversional organizations convicted by first and second category since 1 August 1936". It was signed by Nikolai Yezhov acting both as chief of NKVD and General Commissar of State Security (chief of GUGB).
NKVD Order â„– 00593 NKVD Order â„– 00593, also known as NKVD Order about Harbinites (приказ НКВД Đľ харбинцах, ("ХарбинŃкий приказ") by September 20, 1937, undersigned by Nikolai Yezhov regulated arrest and prosecution of former personnel of the China Far East Railway (KVZhD) lived in Harbin and reemigrated into the Soviet Union after 1935, when the KVZhD was sold to Manzhouguo.
NKVD prisoner massacres The massacre of prisoners refers to a series of mass executions committed by Soviet NKVD against prisoners in Poland and parts of the Soviet Union from which the Red Army was withdrawing after the German invasion in 1941 (see Operation Barbarossa). The overall death toll is estimated at 30,000-40,000 , including more than 10,000 in Western Ukraine.
NKVD troika NKVD troika or Troika, in Soviet Union history, were commissions of three people employed as an additional instrument of extrajudicial punishment (внеŃŃдебная раŃправа, внеŃŃдебное преŃледование) introduced to supplement the legal system with a means for quick punishment of anti-Soviet elements. It began as an institution of the Cheka, then later became prominent again in the NKVD, when it was used during the Great Purge period in the Soviet Union.
Nlaka'pamux The Nlaka'pamux (), commonly called "the Thompson", and also Thompson River Salish, Thompson Salish, Thompson River Indians or Thompson River people) are an indigenous First Nations/Native American people of Salish ethnicity in southern British Columbia. Their traditional territory includes parts of the North Cascades region of Washington.
Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council The Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council, formerly the Fraser Thompson Indian Services Society, is a First Nations government comprised of bands in the Fraser Canyon and Thompson Canyon areas of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is one of three tribal councils of the Nlaka'pamux people, the others being the Nicola Tribal Association and the Fraser Canyon Indian Administration.
NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research (NLDIMSR) is a premier business school situated at Mira Road in Mumbai. It offers the full time courses leading to the PGDBM (AICTE approved) and the MMS (affiliated with University of Mumbai)
NLB League The NLB League, also called the Adriatic League (previously Goodyear Adriatic League), is a top-level basketball league that features teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Slovenia, all of which are former republics of SFR Yugoslavia.
NLB Tutunska banka Tutunska banka is a leading banking institution in the Republic of Macedonia with a steady trend of development and positive results since its establishment through to the present day. It was founded in 1985 and since 1993 it has operated on the market as a commercial bank offering all financial and banking services to clients in the country and abroad.
NLFSR A NLFSR (Non-Linear Feedback Shift Register) is a common component in modern stream ciphers, especially in RFID and smartcard applications. NLFSRs are known to be more resistant to cryptanalytic attacks than Linear Feedback Shift Registers (LFSRs), although construction of large NLFSRs with guaranteed long periods remains an open problem.
NLO NLO (, shortened from Невероятное, Легендарное, Очевидное (Incredible, Legendary, Evident)) is a Russian weekly magazine, printed by Kaleydoskop publishing house and featuring paranormal phenomena-related articles. Founded in 1994, the magazine have been repeatedly published as a newspaper.
NLP Therapy NLP Therapy is a form of psychotherapy which draws on the principles and techniques of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, usually referred to as NLP. NLP psychotherapists are usually skilled in other techniques, such as Cognitive Therapy and will draw from them as required.
NLP University NLP University (not an accredited university) is an NLP training organisation that is based on the campus of University of California, Santa Cruz. It was established by was by Robert Dilts and Todd Epstein in 1991.
NLRB election procedures The National Labor Relations Board, an agency within the United States government, was created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. Among the NLRB’s chief responsibilities is the holding of elections to permit employees to vote whether they wish to be represented by a particular labor union.
NLS (computer system) NLS, or the "oNLine System", was a revolutionary computer collaboration system designed by Douglas Engelbart and the researchers at the Augmentation Research Center (ARC) at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) during the 1960s. The NLS system was the first to employ the practical use of hypertext links, the mouse (co-invented by Engelbart and colleague Bill English), raster-scan video monitors, information organized by relevance, screen windowing, presentation programs, and other modern computing concepts.
NLTSS NLTSS was an abbreviation for the Network Livermore Timesharing System, also sometimes known as the New Livermore Time Sharing System. This operating system was actively developed at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (now Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) from 1979 until about 1988, though it continued to run production applications until 1995.
NLV Pole Star NLV Pole Star is a lighthouse tender operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board, the body responsible for the operation of lighthouses and marine navigation aids around the coasts of Scotland and the Isle of Man.
NĹŤami NĹŤami or Noami (č˝éżĺĽĄ)(1397-1471) was a Japanese painter and renga poet in the service of the Ashikaga shogunate. An astute art connoisseur, NĹŤami collected Chinese paintings and other works of art for the shogunate, and served as an advisor in the ways of Japanese tea ceremony, incense, and a variety of other elements related to the arts.
NĹŤKA Chocolate NĹŤKA Chocolate is an American company, based in Plano, Texas, that markets itself as "a chocolatier specializing in gourmet chocolate gifts". NĹŤKA Chocolate - Home Page The company sells its products directly and through its primary retail partner, department store Neiman Marcus.
Nūbē Characters - School Staff This is a character guide to the manga & anime series Hell Teacher Nūbē, focusing on the staff of Doumori Elementary. The guide is separated into two separate categories: teachers of the 5th Grade and other teachers and staff of the school.
Nūbē Characters - Students This is a character guide to the manga & anime series Hell Teacher Nūbē, focusing on the students of Doumori Elementary. The guide is separated into two separate categories: one for the students of class 5-3 and one focusing on several other classmates, fifth-grade or otherwise, who are actively seen attending this school.
Nūbē Characters - Yōkai This is a character guide to the manga & anime series Hell Teacher Nūbē, focusing on the major yōkai characters who frequent the town of Doumori and several other phenomenon connected with them. This guide is separated into the various kinds of yōkai that appear in the series, such as the oni (like Nūbē's Oni no Te), the yōko and other kitsune-based beings (connected with Tamamo), yuki-onna and other mountain spirits (connected with Yukime), and other persistent yōkai characters who appear more than once in important or semi-important roles.
Nm (Unix) The nm command ships with a number of later versions of Unix and similar operating systems. nm is used to examine binary files (including libraries, compiled object modules, shared-object files, and standalone executables) and to display the contents of those files, or meta information stored in them.
NMB Allstars North Manchester Bedroom Allstars, more commonly known as NMB Allstars, is a loose collective of musicians and artists based in Manchester, England. NMB Allstars release their music on Skam Records and its sublabel 33 Records.
NMDA NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartic acid) is an amino acid derivative acting as a specific agonist at the NMDA receptor, and therefore mimics the action of the neurotransmitter glutamate on that receptor. In contrast to glutamate, NMDA binds to and regulates the above receptor only, but not other glutamate receptors.
NMDA receptor The NMDA receptor (NMDAR) is an ionotropic receptor for glutamate (NMDA (N-methyl d-aspartate) is a name of its selective specific agonist). Activation of NMDA receptors results in the opening of an ion channel which is nonselective to cations.
NMDA receptor antagonist NMDA receptor antagonists are a class of anesthetics that work to antagonize, or inhibit the action of, the NMDA receptor (NMDAR). They are used as anesthesia for animals and (less commonly) for humans, and some, such as ketamine and phencyclidine (PCP), are also popular as recreational drugs for their hallucinogenic properties.
NMDA-receptor NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptors are receptors located in the membranes of neurons, present in high density in the hippocamus and in cortical areas. In these regions glutamate mediates neurotransmission in memory processes, for example.
NME compilations Since its turnaround in the early-1980s, the New Musical Express (more commonly known as the NME) has occasionally supplied vinyl, cassettes and more recently CDs on its cover. Many popular alternative artists have appeared on NME compilations, including The Smiths, Blur, Franz Ferdinand, The Stone Roses and The Libertines.
NMG (radio station) NMG is the callsign of the National Hurricane Center's Atlantic basin radiofax radio station. TAFB weather forecasts are transmitted full-time on 8502kHz and 12788kHz carrier frequency from the United States Coast Guard station in New Orleans, Louisiana.
NMOS logic nMOS logic uses n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) to implement logic gates and other digital circuits. nMOS transistors have three modes of operation: cut-off, triode, and saturation (sometimes called active).
NMP (art collective) NMP (НМП in Macedonian; it is a proper name, not an abbreviation) is a visual art collective from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. The collective was first conceived as a movement rooted in applied philosophy in February 2002, but it did not have a specific form until 8 April 2005 when Version 1.
NMP (political party) NMP was a political organisation in New Zealand. Several different meanings of the initials "NMP" have been given at different times - the more common definitions are "No More Parties", "No More Politics", and "New Millennium Partnership".
NMR Data Processing NMR Data Processing happens to be a book written by Jeff Hoch and Alan Stern which outlines the theory as well as practice of processing multidimensional NMR Data Sets, particularly those that describe macromolecular data. This book is a comprehensive "bible" for those interested in processing NMR data.
NMR spectroscopy Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy most commonly known as NMR Spectroscopy is the name given to the technique which exploits the magnetic properties of nuclei. This phenomenon and its origins are detailed in a separate section on Nuclear magnetic resonance or NMR.
NMSSM In particle physics, NMSSM is a supersymmetric extension to the Standard Model that adds an additional singlet chiral superfield to the MSSM and can be used to dynamically generate the mu term, solving the mu problem.
Nnachi Nnachi is the one of the founding fathers of the city of Arochukwu, the largest town in Abia State in southeastern Nigeria. During the conclusion of the 17th century, he was a travelling Edda priest-doctor from near Afikpo.
Nnamdi (comics) Nnamdi is a DC Comics character and the son of Solovar. The current leader of Gorilla City, Nnamdi is nominated to succeed his father after Solovar is assassinated and his cousin Ulgo is used as a pawn in a scheme to start a war between humans and the super-simians of Gorilla City.
Nnamdi Asomugha Nnamdi Asomugha (NAM-Dee Asoh-MWAH) (born July 6, 1981 in Lafayette, Louisiana) whose name means "My Father Lives", is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Oakland Raiders. He is an American-born Nigerian.
Nnamdi Azikiwe Dr. Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904-1996), usually referred to as Nnamdi Azikiwe, or, informally and popularly, as "Zik", was the founder of modern Nigerian Nationalism and the first President of Nigeria.
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu is a writer of fantasy and speculative fiction. Born to two Igbo (Nigerian) parents and having traveled to Nigeria several times, Okorafor-Mbachu writes a type of fantasy that takes from both her Nigerian culture and her American culture.
NNBC The National News Broadcasting Corporation (NNBC) was set up in 2000, to provide the News Corporations, and the public with national and international news. Note that despite its name, it is unrelated to the North American network NBC.
NNDB NNDB, ostensibly standing for Notable Names Database, produced by Soylent Communications, is an online database of biographical details of notable people. NNDB describes itself as an "intelligence aggregator" containing links between people as well as vital statistics, job history, religion, sexual orientation and a biography (including criminal record) – also crosslinked.
NNFA The NNFA, or the National Nutritional Foods Association, is an organization founded in 1936 to represent the interest of manufacturers and retailers of the natural products industry, which includes organic and health foods, dietary supplements, natural ingredient cosmetics, and sports nutrition products.
No 8 mine The No 8 mine is a South African circular plastic cased minimum metal anti-tank blast mine. The mine has a large pressure plate on top of which is an oversize arming lever whose position at either of two sets of lugs either indicates "ARMED" or "SAFE".
No Angel (It's All in Your Mind) "No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)" is a pop song written by Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes, and Liz Winstanley for the No Angels' third studio album Pure (2003). It was produced by Perky Park, and Nik Hafemann and received a positive reception from music critics.
No Angels The No Angels were an all-female pop group from Germany, formed in 2000 on the international television talent show Popstars. Originally a quintet, the group eventually became a quartet, selling more than five million albums and singles worldwide.
No Answers in Genesis No Answers in Genesis is an organization founded by Australian atheist and skeptic John Stear, a retired civil servant, to defend the theory of evolution, and, more specifically, to counter young Earth creationist arguments put forward by Answers in Genesis.
No Aphrodisiac "No Aphrodisiac" is the third single on The Whitlams third album Eternal Nightcap. It was written by Tim Freedman, with Pinky Beecroft (Matt Ford) and Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab (Glen Dormand) (from the band Machine Gun Fellatio) helping with the lyrics.
No Apologies (DVD) No Apologies The first DVD from Bleed The Dream has live footage from 2003 through 2005, and features songs off of "Awake" and "Asleep" along with songs from the upcoming album. It was produced and edited by the drummer Scott Gottlieb.
No Apologies (song) "No Apologies" is a pop-dance song co-written by Alanis Morissette, Leslie Howe and Serge Côté, and produced by Howe for Morissette's second album Now Is the Time (1992). Its protagonist says her feelings for someone have "turn[ed] to stone", but that "[her] heart makes no apologies".
No Authority No Authority was a four part American boy band of the late 1990s and early 2000s from California. The group are most notable for the hit songs "Don't Stop", "Can I Get Your Number (A Girl Like You)" and "Keep On".
No ball In the sport of cricket a no ball is a penalty against the fielding team, usually as a result of an illegal delivery by the bowler. The delivery of a no ball results in one or two runs (depending upon the competition) to be added to the batting team's score, and an additional ball must be bowled.
No Border network The No Border Network is a loose association of autonomous organizations, groups, and individuals in mainly Western Europe and beyond, who resist human migration control by coordinating international border camps, demonstrations, direct actions, and anti-deportation campaigns. Opposing what is in their view increasingly restrictive harmonisation of asylum and immigration policy in Europe, they work to build alliances among migrant laborers and refugees.
No Boundaries (Sertab Erener album) "No Boundaries" was the fourth album from Turkish popstar Sertab Erener. It has been credited with introducing her music to mainland Europe upon its release in 2003, having previously been a huge domestic success in her native country.
No Bull No Bull is a live video released by AC/DC in November 1996, recorded in Madrid, Spain, produced by Rocky Oldham and filmed on Super 16mm film. The show, involving cranes, a monstrous model of "Rosie" and a finale with half a dozen blazing cannons, features 20 superb live tracks spanning their then 20 year career.
No call, no show A no call, no show is a form of absence from the workforce, which is generally considered inconsiderate and very unprofessional. When a worker misses work, especially in jobs where ones workload would need to be substituted for the day (teachers, cashiers, servers etc), it is generally expected that he/she call in advance to warn of his/her absence, so his/her workload can be completed by the present workers.
No cloning theorem The no cloning theorem is a result of quantum mechanics which forbids the creation of identical copies of an arbitrary unknown quantum state. It was stated by Wootters, Zurek, and Dieks in 1982, and has profound implications in quantum computing and related fields.
No comment No comment is a phrase used as a response to journalistic inquiries which the respondent does not wish to answer. Public figures may decline to comment on issues they are questioned about if they wish to avoid having a stated opinion about the matter on the record, or if they simply have nothing to say about the issue at the time.
No comply The No-Comply is a skateboard move that was popularized by the skater Ray Barbee in the 1980's. The trick involves taking one's foot off the skateboard and move your back foot up to create a kind of no-handed boneless.
No contest (boxing) No contest is a technical term used in the sport of boxing, to describe a fight which ends for reasons outside the fighters' hands. Various reasons could be used for a fight to be ruled a no contest, but the rules that dictate whether a fight should be called a no contest, a disqualification win for one of the boxers, or a knockout win for one of the boxers differ from country to country.
No Clue (Ricky Brown) The Guinness Book record holder for Fastest Rap MC is the Seattle-based No Clue (Ricky Brown), breaking the record previously held by Chicago rapper Rebel XD (held for seven years) who broke another Chicago native mainstream rapper Twista's record back in 1993. No Clue broke the record by rapping 723 syllables in 51.
No Comment (album) No Comment is the Front 242 album that was first released in 1984 on the Another Side music label. The album was the first reference to Electronic Body Music (EBM) when the band included the phrase "Electronic Body Music Composed And Produced On Eight Tracks By Front 242" in reference to their use of an 8-track] recording device.
No Commercial Value No Commercial Value was a Punk/Ska band that existed on the Lower East Side from 1990 to 1993. Members included Scott "Stza" Sturgeon and Alec Baillie, who would reunite in future projects such as Choking Victim and Leftöver Crack.
No Confidence Man "No Confidence Man" was the name of a song recorded by Elliott Smith for a split with Pete Krebs on Slo-Mo Records in 1994. The songs lyrics most likely refer to Smith's stormy relationship during his childhood with step-father Charlie Welch.
No Country for Old Men No Country for Old Men, published in 2005 by Knopf is a novel by prize-winning American author Cormac McCarthy. The title comes from the first line of the poem "Sailing to Byzantium" by William Butler Yeats.
No Creo "No Creo" (English: I don't believe) is a song written and performed by the Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. The song was released as a single from her multi-platinum album ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones?
No Decompression Limit The No Decompression Limit (NDL) or no stop time, is the interval that a scuba diver may theoretically spend at a given depth without having to perform decompression stops. When divers breathe gas under pressure, inert gases, such as nitrogen and helium, dissolve into their body tissues.
No Depression (periodical) No Depression is a bi-monthly magazine that covers a broad range of alternative country music, including Americana. It was named for the Carter Family song, "No Depression in Heaven", the 1990 album No Depression by the band Uncle Tupelo and an early AOL online discussion group on alternative country.
No Depression in Heaven "No Depression in Heaven" (or simply "No Depression") is a song that was first recorded by the original Carter Family in 1936 Folk Music Index during the Great Depression in the United States. Although A.
No Direction Home No Direction Home is a documentary film by Martin Scorsese that traces the life of Bob Dylan, and his impact on American popular music and culture of the 20th century. The film does not cover Dylan's entire career; rather, it focuses on his beginnings, his rise to fame in the 1960s, his transformation from an acoustic guitar-based musician and performer to an electric guitar-influenced sound and his "retirement" from touring in 1966 following an infamous motorcycle accident.
No Doctors No Doctors is a four-piece rock and roll band currently based out of California's San Francisco Bay Area. Their music draws from a wide range of styles and traditions, most prominently noise, punk, blues, metal and jazz.
NJN News NJN News is a half hour daily broadcast television news program by the New Jersey Network which also airs in New York City on PBS channel 13 Monday through Friday. It is sometimes preempted on holidays by New Jersey public policy specific programs like the recent one on the New Jersey Highlands.
NJPAC/Center Street (NLR station) NJPAC/Center Street Station is a light rail station on the Newark City Subway's second line (the first segment of the proposed Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link). Service on this line opened on July 17, 2006, at 1:00 p.
Nka Nka (Lopango yaba Nka) in the language Lingala translates to "House of the Ancestors". Lopango yaba Nka, that is also a collective of eight young musicians who were born in Kinshasa and today live in Germany and France.
Nkana Nkana was a small settlement in Zambia (then Northern Rhodesia) that started off in the early part of the 20th century as a railway station in Copperbelt Province to support the gowing complex of copper mining operations. The copper mines of Nkana (South Ore Body, Nkana Mine and Mindola Shaft) were originally owned by the Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa.
Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Nkandla is a small town in the Zululand area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A famous movie "Orphans of Nkandla" through BBC and Truevision made a documentary accounting the hardships of orphans in the Municipality.
Nkansi Nkansi is one of the 4 districts of the Rukwa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Mpanda District, to the East by the Sumbawanga Urban District, to the South by the Sumbawanga Rural District and to the West by Lake Tanganyika.
Nkhotakota Nkhotakota (sometimes Kota Kota), population 19,262 (1998), is a town in the Central Region of Malawi, on the shore of Lake Malawi. As of 1997 its facilities included a hotel, two hospitals and a banking agent.
Nkisi An Nkisi (plural Minkisi, also Nkishi/Minkishi), literally translates as "sacred medicine". The term Nkisi is the general name for a variety of objects used throughout the Congo Basin in Central Africa thought to contain spiritual powers or spirits (called "mpungo")Nkisi in Payo Malombe.
Nkomati Accord The Nkomati Accord was a nonagression treaty signed on 16 March, 1984 between the Mozambican government and the apartheid government of the Republic of South Africa. The event took place at the South African town of Komatipoort with the signatories being Samora Machel and PW Botha.
Nkosi Johnson Nkosi Johnson (February 4, 1989 - June 1, 2001) was a South African child victim of HIV/AIDS, who made a powerful impact on public perceptions of the pandemic and its effects before his death at the age of 12.He was 4th in SABC3's list of Great South Africans
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" ("God Bless Africa" in the Xhosa language) is a hymn composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a teacher at a Methodist mission school in Johannesburg, South Africa. The hymn is the national anthem of Tanzania and Zambia.
Nkwe ya Boronse The Nkwe ya Boronse (Bronze Leopard) is a South African military decoration. It was instituted with effect from 27 April 2003, and may be awarded to members of the South African National Defence Force (or any other armed forces serving with the SANDF) for bravery during military operations.
Nkwe ya Gauta The Nkwe ya Gauta (Golden Leopard) is South Africa's highest military decoration. It was instituted with effect from 27 April 2003, and may be awarded to members of the South African National Defence Force (or any other armed forces serving with the SANDF) for exceptional bravery during military operations.
Nkwe ya Selefera The Nkwe ya Selefera (Silver Leopard) is a South African military decoration. It was instituted with effect from 27 April 2003, and may be awarded to members of the South African National Defence Force (or any other armed forces serving with the SANDF) for conspicuous bravery during military operations.
NK ÄŚakovec NK ÄŚakovec is a Croatian football club based in the city of ÄŚakovec in the north of the country. The club most recently played in the Croatian First League for two seasons between 2000 and 2002, but was then relegated and has been playing in the Croatian Second League ever since.
NK GOŠK Dubrovnik NK GOŠK Dubrovnik is a Croatian football club based in the city of Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian coast. It takes its name from the Gruž neighbourhood of the city (Gruški Omladinski Športski Klub, English Gruž Youth Sports Club).
NK Maribor NK Maribor is a Slovenian football team, playing in the city of Maribor. They participated in the UEFA Champions League in the 1999-2000 season, and have advanced to the 2006 UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round as a result of winning in the Intertoto Cup in 2006.
NK Slaven Belupo NK Slaven Belupo, often referred to simply as Slaven, is a Croatian football club based in the city of Koprivnica in the north of the country. The club plays its home matches at the City stadium in Koprivnica with a seating capacity of 3,000.
NK-33 The NK-33 and NK-43 were the rocket engines designed and built in the 1960s for the ill-fated Russian N-1 rocket moon shot. The NK-33 engine achieves the highest thrust to weight ratio of any Earth-launchable rocket engine, whilst achieving a very high specific impulse.
NK1 receptor antagonist Neurokinin NK1 antagonists are a novel class of medications that possesses unique antidepressantThe antidepressant-like effects of neurokinin NK1 receptor antagonists in a gerbil tail suspension test., anxiolyticThe gerbil elevated plus-maze II: anxiolytic-like effects of selective neurokinin NK1 receptor antagonists.
NKCell DRAFT Natural killer (NK) cells are a form of cytotoxic lymphocyte which constitute a major component of the innate immune system. NK cells play a major role in the host-rejection of both tumours and virally infected cells.
NKL-26 The NKL-26 was an armoured aerosan introduced by the Soviet Union during the Second World War, based on the earlier NKL-6 (OSGA-6). It was made of plywood and had a ten-millimetre armour plate on the front only, and was armed with a 7.
NKP Salve Challenger Trophy In 1994-95, the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI introduced the Challenger series, an annual day-night one-day tournament, keeping in view India's one-day international commitments. The Challenger series is played with the purpose of show-casing the talent that the country has, as well as providing opportunities to younger players to make an impression.
NKT WAB NKT WAB: NKT Windows Address Book (NKTWAB) is a freeware component to manage Microsoft Windows and Outlook Express contacts and to develop any contact oriented application, using any different languages that support ActiveX.
NKVD The NKVD (Naro:dnõi Komissaria:t Vnutrennih Del ) (Russian: НКВД, Народный комиŃŃариат внŃтренних дел) or People's Commisariat for Internal Affairs was a government department which handled a number of the Soviet Union's affairs of state.
NKVD Order â„– 00447 NKVD Order â„– 00447 by July 30, 1937 Đž репреŃŃировании бывŃих ĐşŃлаков, Ńголовников и Đ´Ń€Ńгих антиŃоветŃких элементов ("About repression of former kulaks, criminals, and other anti-Soviet elements") undersigned by Nikolai Yezhov.
NKVD Order â„– 00485 NKVD Order â„– 00485 "Đž мерах, ограждающих СССРот проникновения ŃпионŃких, террориŃтичеŃких и диверŃионных элементов" ("On measures to protect the USSR from penetration of spying, terrorist and diversion elements"), approved on August 9 1937 by the VKP(b) Central Committee Politburo and signed by Nikolai Yezhov on August 11, 1937 was the basis for systematic repressions of Poles in 1937–1938.
NKVD Order â„– 00486 The NKVD Order â„– 00486 (full name: Operational Order of People's Commissar of Internal Affairs of the USSR by August 15, 1937 # 00486, Оперативный приказ народного комиŃŃара внŃтренних дел СССР№ 00486) instructed about repressions of wives of "traitors of the Motherland, members of Right-Trotskyist spying-diversional organizations convicted by first and second category since 1 August 1936". It was signed by Nikolai Yezhov acting both as chief of NKVD and General Commissar of State Security (chief of GUGB).
NKVD Order â„– 00593 NKVD Order â„– 00593, also known as NKVD Order about Harbinites (приказ НКВД Đľ харбинцах, ("ХарбинŃкий приказ") by September 20, 1937, undersigned by Nikolai Yezhov regulated arrest and prosecution of former personnel of the China Far East Railway (KVZhD) lived in Harbin and reemigrated into the Soviet Union after 1935, when the KVZhD was sold to Manzhouguo.
NKVD prisoner massacres The massacre of prisoners refers to a series of mass executions committed by Soviet NKVD against prisoners in Poland and parts of the Soviet Union from which the Red Army was withdrawing after the German invasion in 1941 (see Operation Barbarossa). The overall death toll is estimated at 30,000-40,000 , including more than 10,000 in Western Ukraine.
NKVD troika NKVD troika or Troika, in Soviet Union history, were commissions of three people employed as an additional instrument of extrajudicial punishment (внеŃŃдебная раŃправа, внеŃŃдебное преŃледование) introduced to supplement the legal system with a means for quick punishment of anti-Soviet elements. It began as an institution of the Cheka, then later became prominent again in the NKVD, when it was used during the Great Purge period in the Soviet Union.
Nlaka'pamux The Nlaka'pamux (), commonly called "the Thompson", and also Thompson River Salish, Thompson Salish, Thompson River Indians or Thompson River people) are an indigenous First Nations/Native American people of Salish ethnicity in southern British Columbia. Their traditional territory includes parts of the North Cascades region of Washington.
Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council The Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council, formerly the Fraser Thompson Indian Services Society, is a First Nations government comprised of bands in the Fraser Canyon and Thompson Canyon areas of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is one of three tribal councils of the Nlaka'pamux people, the others being the Nicola Tribal Association and the Fraser Canyon Indian Administration.
NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research (NLDIMSR) is a premier business school situated at Mira Road in Mumbai. It offers the full time courses leading to the PGDBM (AICTE approved) and the MMS (affiliated with University of Mumbai)
NLB League The NLB League, also called the Adriatic League (previously Goodyear Adriatic League), is a top-level basketball league that features teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Slovenia, all of which are former republics of SFR Yugoslavia.
NLB Tutunska banka Tutunska banka is a leading banking institution in the Republic of Macedonia with a steady trend of development and positive results since its establishment through to the present day. It was founded in 1985 and since 1993 it has operated on the market as a commercial bank offering all financial and banking services to clients in the country and abroad.
NLFSR A NLFSR (Non-Linear Feedback Shift Register) is a common component in modern stream ciphers, especially in RFID and smartcard applications. NLFSRs are known to be more resistant to cryptanalytic attacks than Linear Feedback Shift Registers (LFSRs), although construction of large NLFSRs with guaranteed long periods remains an open problem.
NLO NLO (, shortened from Невероятное, Легендарное, Очевидное (Incredible, Legendary, Evident)) is a Russian weekly magazine, printed by Kaleydoskop publishing house and featuring paranormal phenomena-related articles. Founded in 1994, the magazine have been repeatedly published as a newspaper.
NLP Therapy NLP Therapy is a form of psychotherapy which draws on the principles and techniques of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, usually referred to as NLP. NLP psychotherapists are usually skilled in other techniques, such as Cognitive Therapy and will draw from them as required.
NLP University NLP University (not an accredited university) is an NLP training organisation that is based on the campus of University of California, Santa Cruz. It was established by was by Robert Dilts and Todd Epstein in 1991.
NLRB election procedures The National Labor Relations Board, an agency within the United States government, was created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. Among the NLRB’s chief responsibilities is the holding of elections to permit employees to vote whether they wish to be represented by a particular labor union.
NLS (computer system) NLS, or the "oNLine System", was a revolutionary computer collaboration system designed by Douglas Engelbart and the researchers at the Augmentation Research Center (ARC) at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) during the 1960s. The NLS system was the first to employ the practical use of hypertext links, the mouse (co-invented by Engelbart and colleague Bill English), raster-scan video monitors, information organized by relevance, screen windowing, presentation programs, and other modern computing concepts.
NLTSS NLTSS was an abbreviation for the Network Livermore Timesharing System, also sometimes known as the New Livermore Time Sharing System. This operating system was actively developed at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (now Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) from 1979 until about 1988, though it continued to run production applications until 1995.
NLV Pole Star NLV Pole Star is a lighthouse tender operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board, the body responsible for the operation of lighthouses and marine navigation aids around the coasts of Scotland and the Isle of Man.
NĹŤami NĹŤami or Noami (č˝éżĺĽĄ)(1397-1471) was a Japanese painter and renga poet in the service of the Ashikaga shogunate. An astute art connoisseur, NĹŤami collected Chinese paintings and other works of art for the shogunate, and served as an advisor in the ways of Japanese tea ceremony, incense, and a variety of other elements related to the arts.
NĹŤKA Chocolate NĹŤKA Chocolate is an American company, based in Plano, Texas, that markets itself as "a chocolatier specializing in gourmet chocolate gifts". NĹŤKA Chocolate - Home Page The company sells its products directly and through its primary retail partner, department store Neiman Marcus.
Nūbē Characters - School Staff This is a character guide to the manga & anime series Hell Teacher Nūbē, focusing on the staff of Doumori Elementary. The guide is separated into two separate categories: teachers of the 5th Grade and other teachers and staff of the school.
Nūbē Characters - Students This is a character guide to the manga & anime series Hell Teacher Nūbē, focusing on the students of Doumori Elementary. The guide is separated into two separate categories: one for the students of class 5-3 and one focusing on several other classmates, fifth-grade or otherwise, who are actively seen attending this school.
Nūbē Characters - Yōkai This is a character guide to the manga & anime series Hell Teacher Nūbē, focusing on the major yōkai characters who frequent the town of Doumori and several other phenomenon connected with them. This guide is separated into the various kinds of yōkai that appear in the series, such as the oni (like Nūbē's Oni no Te), the yōko and other kitsune-based beings (connected with Tamamo), yuki-onna and other mountain spirits (connected with Yukime), and other persistent yōkai characters who appear more than once in important or semi-important roles.
Nm (Unix) The nm command ships with a number of later versions of Unix and similar operating systems. nm is used to examine binary files (including libraries, compiled object modules, shared-object files, and standalone executables) and to display the contents of those files, or meta information stored in them.
NMB Allstars North Manchester Bedroom Allstars, more commonly known as NMB Allstars, is a loose collective of musicians and artists based in Manchester, England. NMB Allstars release their music on Skam Records and its sublabel 33 Records.
NMDA NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartic acid) is an amino acid derivative acting as a specific agonist at the NMDA receptor, and therefore mimics the action of the neurotransmitter glutamate on that receptor. In contrast to glutamate, NMDA binds to and regulates the above receptor only, but not other glutamate receptors.
NMDA receptor The NMDA receptor (NMDAR) is an ionotropic receptor for glutamate (NMDA (N-methyl d-aspartate) is a name of its selective specific agonist). Activation of NMDA receptors results in the opening of an ion channel which is nonselective to cations.
NMDA receptor antagonist NMDA receptor antagonists are a class of anesthetics that work to antagonize, or inhibit the action of, the NMDA receptor (NMDAR). They are used as anesthesia for animals and (less commonly) for humans, and some, such as ketamine and phencyclidine (PCP), are also popular as recreational drugs for their hallucinogenic properties.
NMDA-receptor NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptors are receptors located in the membranes of neurons, present in high density in the hippocamus and in cortical areas. In these regions glutamate mediates neurotransmission in memory processes, for example.
NME compilations Since its turnaround in the early-1980s, the New Musical Express (more commonly known as the NME) has occasionally supplied vinyl, cassettes and more recently CDs on its cover. Many popular alternative artists have appeared on NME compilations, including The Smiths, Blur, Franz Ferdinand, The Stone Roses and The Libertines.
NMG (radio station) NMG is the callsign of the National Hurricane Center's Atlantic basin radiofax radio station. TAFB weather forecasts are transmitted full-time on 8502kHz and 12788kHz carrier frequency from the United States Coast Guard station in New Orleans, Louisiana.
NMOS logic nMOS logic uses n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) to implement logic gates and other digital circuits. nMOS transistors have three modes of operation: cut-off, triode, and saturation (sometimes called active).
NMP (art collective) NMP (НМП in Macedonian; it is a proper name, not an abbreviation) is a visual art collective from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. The collective was first conceived as a movement rooted in applied philosophy in February 2002, but it did not have a specific form until 8 April 2005 when Version 1.
NMP (political party) NMP was a political organisation in New Zealand. Several different meanings of the initials "NMP" have been given at different times - the more common definitions are "No More Parties", "No More Politics", and "New Millennium Partnership".
NMR Data Processing NMR Data Processing happens to be a book written by Jeff Hoch and Alan Stern which outlines the theory as well as practice of processing multidimensional NMR Data Sets, particularly those that describe macromolecular data. This book is a comprehensive "bible" for those interested in processing NMR data.
NMR spectroscopy Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy most commonly known as NMR Spectroscopy is the name given to the technique which exploits the magnetic properties of nuclei. This phenomenon and its origins are detailed in a separate section on Nuclear magnetic resonance or NMR.
NMSSM In particle physics, NMSSM is a supersymmetric extension to the Standard Model that adds an additional singlet chiral superfield to the MSSM and can be used to dynamically generate the mu term, solving the mu problem.
Nnachi Nnachi is the one of the founding fathers of the city of Arochukwu, the largest town in Abia State in southeastern Nigeria. During the conclusion of the 17th century, he was a travelling Edda priest-doctor from near Afikpo.
Nnamdi (comics) Nnamdi is a DC Comics character and the son of Solovar. The current leader of Gorilla City, Nnamdi is nominated to succeed his father after Solovar is assassinated and his cousin Ulgo is used as a pawn in a scheme to start a war between humans and the super-simians of Gorilla City.
Nnamdi Asomugha Nnamdi Asomugha (NAM-Dee Asoh-MWAH) (born July 6, 1981 in Lafayette, Louisiana) whose name means "My Father Lives", is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Oakland Raiders. He is an American-born Nigerian.
Nnamdi Azikiwe Dr. Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904-1996), usually referred to as Nnamdi Azikiwe, or, informally and popularly, as "Zik", was the founder of modern Nigerian Nationalism and the first President of Nigeria.
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu is a writer of fantasy and speculative fiction. Born to two Igbo (Nigerian) parents and having traveled to Nigeria several times, Okorafor-Mbachu writes a type of fantasy that takes from both her Nigerian culture and her American culture.
NNBC The National News Broadcasting Corporation (NNBC) was set up in 2000, to provide the News Corporations, and the public with national and international news. Note that despite its name, it is unrelated to the North American network NBC.
NNDB NNDB, ostensibly standing for Notable Names Database, produced by Soylent Communications, is an online database of biographical details of notable people. NNDB describes itself as an "intelligence aggregator" containing links between people as well as vital statistics, job history, religion, sexual orientation and a biography (including criminal record) – also crosslinked.
NNFA The NNFA, or the National Nutritional Foods Association, is an organization founded in 1936 to represent the interest of manufacturers and retailers of the natural products industry, which includes organic and health foods, dietary supplements, natural ingredient cosmetics, and sports nutrition products.
No 8 mine The No 8 mine is a South African circular plastic cased minimum metal anti-tank blast mine. The mine has a large pressure plate on top of which is an oversize arming lever whose position at either of two sets of lugs either indicates "ARMED" or "SAFE".
No Angel (It's All in Your Mind) "No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)" is a pop song written by Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes, and Liz Winstanley for the No Angels' third studio album Pure (2003). It was produced by Perky Park, and Nik Hafemann and received a positive reception from music critics.
No Angels The No Angels were an all-female pop group from Germany, formed in 2000 on the international television talent show Popstars. Originally a quintet, the group eventually became a quartet, selling more than five million albums and singles worldwide.
No Answers in Genesis No Answers in Genesis is an organization founded by Australian atheist and skeptic John Stear, a retired civil servant, to defend the theory of evolution, and, more specifically, to counter young Earth creationist arguments put forward by Answers in Genesis.
No Aphrodisiac "No Aphrodisiac" is the third single on The Whitlams third album Eternal Nightcap. It was written by Tim Freedman, with Pinky Beecroft (Matt Ford) and Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab (Glen Dormand) (from the band Machine Gun Fellatio) helping with the lyrics.
No Apologies (DVD) No Apologies The first DVD from Bleed The Dream has live footage from 2003 through 2005, and features songs off of "Awake" and "Asleep" along with songs from the upcoming album. It was produced and edited by the drummer Scott Gottlieb.
No Apologies (song) "No Apologies" is a pop-dance song co-written by Alanis Morissette, Leslie Howe and Serge Côté, and produced by Howe for Morissette's second album Now Is the Time (1992). Its protagonist says her feelings for someone have "turn[ed] to stone", but that "[her] heart makes no apologies".
No Authority No Authority was a four part American boy band of the late 1990s and early 2000s from California. The group are most notable for the hit songs "Don't Stop", "Can I Get Your Number (A Girl Like You)" and "Keep On".
No ball In the sport of cricket a no ball is a penalty against the fielding team, usually as a result of an illegal delivery by the bowler. The delivery of a no ball results in one or two runs (depending upon the competition) to be added to the batting team's score, and an additional ball must be bowled.
No Border network The No Border Network is a loose association of autonomous organizations, groups, and individuals in mainly Western Europe and beyond, who resist human migration control by coordinating international border camps, demonstrations, direct actions, and anti-deportation campaigns. Opposing what is in their view increasingly restrictive harmonisation of asylum and immigration policy in Europe, they work to build alliances among migrant laborers and refugees.
No Boundaries (Sertab Erener album) "No Boundaries" was the fourth album from Turkish popstar Sertab Erener. It has been credited with introducing her music to mainland Europe upon its release in 2003, having previously been a huge domestic success in her native country.
No Bull No Bull is a live video released by AC/DC in November 1996, recorded in Madrid, Spain, produced by Rocky Oldham and filmed on Super 16mm film. The show, involving cranes, a monstrous model of "Rosie" and a finale with half a dozen blazing cannons, features 20 superb live tracks spanning their then 20 year career.
No call, no show A no call, no show is a form of absence from the workforce, which is generally considered inconsiderate and very unprofessional. When a worker misses work, especially in jobs where ones workload would need to be substituted for the day (teachers, cashiers, servers etc), it is generally expected that he/she call in advance to warn of his/her absence, so his/her workload can be completed by the present workers.
No cloning theorem The no cloning theorem is a result of quantum mechanics which forbids the creation of identical copies of an arbitrary unknown quantum state. It was stated by Wootters, Zurek, and Dieks in 1982, and has profound implications in quantum computing and related fields.
No comment No comment is a phrase used as a response to journalistic inquiries which the respondent does not wish to answer. Public figures may decline to comment on issues they are questioned about if they wish to avoid having a stated opinion about the matter on the record, or if they simply have nothing to say about the issue at the time.
No comply The No-Comply is a skateboard move that was popularized by the skater Ray Barbee in the 1980's. The trick involves taking one's foot off the skateboard and move your back foot up to create a kind of no-handed boneless.
No contest (boxing) No contest is a technical term used in the sport of boxing, to describe a fight which ends for reasons outside the fighters' hands. Various reasons could be used for a fight to be ruled a no contest, but the rules that dictate whether a fight should be called a no contest, a disqualification win for one of the boxers, or a knockout win for one of the boxers differ from country to country.
No Clue (Ricky Brown) The Guinness Book record holder for Fastest Rap MC is the Seattle-based No Clue (Ricky Brown), breaking the record previously held by Chicago rapper Rebel XD (held for seven years) who broke another Chicago native mainstream rapper Twista's record back in 1993. No Clue broke the record by rapping 723 syllables in 51.
No Comment (album) No Comment is the Front 242 album that was first released in 1984 on the Another Side music label. The album was the first reference to Electronic Body Music (EBM) when the band included the phrase "Electronic Body Music Composed And Produced On Eight Tracks By Front 242" in reference to their use of an 8-track] recording device.
No Commercial Value No Commercial Value was a Punk/Ska band that existed on the Lower East Side from 1990 to 1993. Members included Scott "Stza" Sturgeon and Alec Baillie, who would reunite in future projects such as Choking Victim and Leftöver Crack.
No Confidence Man "No Confidence Man" was the name of a song recorded by Elliott Smith for a split with Pete Krebs on Slo-Mo Records in 1994. The songs lyrics most likely refer to Smith's stormy relationship during his childhood with step-father Charlie Welch.
No Country for Old Men No Country for Old Men, published in 2005 by Knopf is a novel by prize-winning American author Cormac McCarthy. The title comes from the first line of the poem "Sailing to Byzantium" by William Butler Yeats.
No Creo "No Creo" (English: I don't believe) is a song written and performed by the Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. The song was released as a single from her multi-platinum album ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones?
No Decompression Limit The No Decompression Limit (NDL) or no stop time, is the interval that a scuba diver may theoretically spend at a given depth without having to perform decompression stops. When divers breathe gas under pressure, inert gases, such as nitrogen and helium, dissolve into their body tissues.
No Depression (periodical) No Depression is a bi-monthly magazine that covers a broad range of alternative country music, including Americana. It was named for the Carter Family song, "No Depression in Heaven", the 1990 album No Depression by the band Uncle Tupelo and an early AOL online discussion group on alternative country.
No Depression in Heaven "No Depression in Heaven" (or simply "No Depression") is a song that was first recorded by the original Carter Family in 1936 Folk Music Index during the Great Depression in the United States. Although A.
No Direction Home No Direction Home is a documentary film by Martin Scorsese that traces the life of Bob Dylan, and his impact on American popular music and culture of the 20th century. The film does not cover Dylan's entire career; rather, it focuses on his beginnings, his rise to fame in the 1960s, his transformation from an acoustic guitar-based musician and performer to an electric guitar-influenced sound and his "retirement" from touring in 1966 following an infamous motorcycle accident.
No Doctors No Doctors is a four-piece rock and roll band currently based out of California's San Francisco Bay Area. Their music draws from a wide range of styles and traditions, most prominently noise, punk, blues, metal and jazz.
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