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Noah's Arc (TV series) Noah's Arc was an American cable television program. Often referred to as a dramedy, the show had integrated socially-relevant issues such as same sex dating, same sex marriage, HIV, sexual curiosity and same sex parenthood.
Noah's Ark According to Abrahamic tradition, Noah's Ark was a vessel built at God's command to save Noah, his family, and a core stock of the world's animals from the Great Flood. The story is contained in the Hebrew Bible, Christian Old Testament's book of Genesis, chapters 6 to 9 and in the Quran.
Noah's Ark (album) Noah's Ark is an album by CocoRosie, released in 2005. The album includes collaborations with Antony Hegarty from Antony and the Johnsons (Beautiful Boyz), Devendra Banhart (Brazilian Sun) and French rapper Spleen (Bisounours).
Noah's Ark (game) Noah's Ark is a game by PopCap Games where the object is to clear as many animals as you can, two-by-two, from the screen. Two animals that look alike and can be reached without touching other animals can be cleared.
Noah's Ark (water park) Noah's Ark is America's largest water park, with over 40 water slides and dozens of other various attractions. Located in the city of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin (the "Water Park Capital of the World," with 18 indoor water parks), Noah's Ark is a popular tourist attraction.
Noah's Island Noah's Island (1997-1999) was an animated TV serial made by the creators of The Animals of Farthing Wood and commissioned by the European Broadcasting Union. It was directed by Philippe Leclerc and Alan Simpson and written by Elphin Lloyd-Jones and John M.
Noahide Laws The Seven Laws of Noah (Hebrew: שבע מצוות בני נח, Sheva mitzvot B'nei Noach), often referred to as Noahide Laws are a list of seven moral imperatives which, according to the Jewish Bible, were given by God to Noah as a binding set of laws for all mankind. According to Judaism any non-Jew who lives according to these laws is regarded as a Righteous Gentile and furthermore only through abiding by these laws can a non-Jew reach the world to comeSheva M Bnei Noach, Mishnah Torah.
Noach (parsha) Noach or Noah (נח – Hebrew for the name “Noah,” the third word, and first distinctive word, of the parshah) is the second weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 6:9-11:32.
Noam Behr Noam Behr (born on October 13, 1975 in Tel-Aviv, Israel) is left-handed a professional tennis player who turned pro in 1994. Most of Behr's success was on the challenger and futures level, but he often participated in qualifying tournaments of major ATP events.
Noam E. Josephides Noam Eliezer Josephides (born November 10, 1976 in Haifa, Israel) is a film writer and director. Formerly a VP marketing at several high-tech comapnies and an officer in the Israeli Airforce, Noam Josephides directs films, commercials and music videos.
Noam Federman Noam Federman is a lawyer and a right-wing Israeli Jew in Hebron and a former leader of the Kach Party. Federman is currently the spiritual leader of the Hilltop Youth, a right-wing Jewish youth movement which seizes strategic hilltops throughout Judea and Samaria (an area also known as the West Bank).
Noapara-Ishanchandranagar Noapara-Ishanchandranagar is one of the largest unexplored archaeological sites in southeastern Bangladesh. Largely ruins from the Buddhist era in Bengal, many scholars believe that the site of the ruins in these villages represent the lost city of Karmanta Vasaka, the 7th century Khadga capital of Samatata.
Noarlunga Centre, South Australia Noarlunga Centre is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga, in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb, although not home to any South Australian residents, is a common place for lots of locals to shop, with Centro Colonnades as the majority of the suburb, as well as a lot of other facilities and businesses.
Noasaurus Noasaurus ("Northwestern Argentina lizard") is the name given to a carnivorous dinosaur genus of the late Campanian-Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous). It was a small (less than eight feet long) theropod, specifically a ceratosaur, discovered by Jaime Powell and Jose Bonaparte in northwestern Argentina.
Noatak National Preserve The Noatak National Preserve is an United States National Preserve in northwestern Alaska that was established to protect the Noatak River Basin. The Noatak River system, located just north of the Arctic Circle, is thought to be the last remaining complete river system in the United States that has not been altered by human activities.
Noaydde The Nordic countries' Sami shaman is named noaydde . Most noaydde practices died out during the 17th century, most likely because the Shamans resisted the crown; their actions were referred to in courts as"magic" or "sorcery" (cf.
Noël Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau Noël Marie Joseph Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau (1851–1944) was a French general in World War I, one of the leading proponents of the philosophy of attaque à outrance that dominated French military thinking in the early part of the war.
Noël Bas Noël Bas was a French gymnast who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in the only gymnastic event to take place at the games, the combined exercises.
Noël Burch Noël Burch (born 1932) is a notable French film critic famous for his contribution of commonly used terms by film scholars (such as Institutional Mode of Representation (MRI)) and for his theories compiled in books such as Theory of Film Practice or La lucarne de L'Infini.
Noël Godin Noël Godin (born Liège, September 13, 1945) is a Belgian writer, critic, actor and notorious cream pie flinger or ‘entarteur’. Godin gained global attention in 1998 when his group ambushed Microsoft CEO Bill Gates in Brussels, pelting the software magnate with pies.
Noël Hallé Noël Hallé (September 2, 1711, Paris - June 5, 1781, Paris) was a French painter, draftsman and printmaker. Among his works are Ancient Rome-related The Death of Seneca, Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi and The Justice of Trajan.
Noël Kingsbury Noël Kingsbury is a leading exponent of contemporary naturalistic planting design. He has always been firmly in the vanguard of new developments, playing a major role in popularizing a more naturalistic and sustainable planting style, and is a well-known writer on plants and gardens.
Noël Leslie, Countess of Rothes Lucy Noël Martha Leslie, Countess of Rothes (25 December 1884–12 September 1956) was the wife of the 19th Earl of Rothes, whom she married on 19 April 1900. She was the only child of Thomas and Clementina Dyer-Edwardes.
Noël-Antoine Pluche Noël-Antoine Pluche (13 November 1688, Rheims-19 November 1761), La Varenne-Saint-Maur, near Paris), known as the abbé Pluche, was a French priest. He is now known for his Spectacle de la nature, a most popular work of natural history.
Noćaj Noćaj (Ноћај) is a village located in the Sremska Mitrovica municipality, in the Srem District of Vojvodina, an autonomous province in northern Serbia. Geographically, Noćaj is situated in the northern part of the Mačva region which belong to Vojvodina (the southern part of Mačva is situated in Central Serbia).
Nob Island (Queensland) Nob Island is an island about 1 km East of Cape Grenville in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia, in Temple Bay about 200km North East of Iron Range National Park and Lockhart River in the Cape York Peninsula.
Nob Yoshigahara Nobuyuki Yoshigahara (芦ヶ原 伸之 Yoshigahara Nobuyuki, commonly known as "Nob"; May 27, 1936–June 19, 2004) was perhaps Japan's most celebrated inventor, collector, solver, and communicator of puzzles.
Nobel Conference The Nobel Conference is the first ongoing academic conference in the United States to have the official authorization of the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. It is held annually at Gustavus Adolphus College in St.
Nobel Foundation The Nobel Foundation was created by Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, to manage his estate and award prizes for academic achievement in several areas: Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, and Peace. The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was added later.
Nobel Industries (Scotland) Nobel Enterprises is a chemicals business based at Ardeer, near to near Stevenston in Scotland. It specialises in nitrogen-based propellants and explosives and nitrocellulose-based products such as varnishes and inks.
Nobel Peace Center The Nobel Peace Center (Norwegian: Nobels Fredssenter) opened in June 2005, in the old west-bound railway station in Oslo, Norway. It presents all Nobel Peace Prize laureates, arranges exhibitions, and tells the story of Alfred Nobel and all the other Nobel prizes.
Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. Nobel died in 1896 and did not leave an explanation for his choice of this Nobel prize category.
Nobel Peace Prize Concert Each year on the date of death of Alfred Nobel, December 10th, the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony takes place in The City Hall of Oslo, Norway. The Nobel Peace Prize Concert is held the day after the award cermony, in the Oslo Spektrum Arena, with the winner and prominent guests attending.
Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: Nobelpriset) are prizes awarded annually to people (and, in the case of the Peace Prize, sometimes to organizations) who have completed outstanding research, invented ground-breaking techniques or equipment, or made an outstanding contribution to society in physics, chemistry, literature, peace, medicine or physiology and economics.Not one of the five original Nobel Prizes; see Nobel Prize in Economics.
Nobel Prize in Economics The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred NobelUntil 2006, the prize was officially called the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economics in Memory of Alfred Nobel. (Swedish: Sveriges Riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne), also unofficially and commonly known as the Nobel Prize in Economicsn.
Nobel Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature (Swedish: Nobelpriset i litteratur) is awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words of Alfred Nobel, produced "the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency". The "work" in this case generally refers to an author's work as a whole, not to any individual work, though individual works are sometimes cited in the awards.
Nobel Prize laureates by university affiliation Nobel Prizes have always been a source of pride for universities, suggesting their excellence in teaching or in providing research opportunities. The following list provides information on nobel laureates and their affiliation to academic institutions.
Nobelium Nobelium (IPA: ), also known as unnilbium (IPA: , symbol Unb), is a synthetic element in the periodic table that has the symbol No and atomic number 102. A radioactive metallic transuranic element in the actinide series, nobelium is synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions.
Nobelius railway station, Melbourne Nobelius Station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway. It was opened in 1927 and consists of a "Mallee Shed" type corrugated iron waiting shelter with an office on a short platform, although it has had more substantial buildings in the past.
Nobi Nobi is a Korean word for a system of servitude which was in place from about the 4th century. It descaled greatly during the latter half of the Joseon Dynasty and was eventually abolished by the Japanese in the 20th century.
Nobili (crater) Nobili is a lunar crater that lies near the eastern limb of the Moon, giving it a foreshortened appearance when viewed from the Earth. The crater overlays the western rim of the slightly larger 'Schubert X' crater, and the eastern rim of this satellite crater is overlaid by Jenkins crater, resulting in a triple crater formation.
Nobilis Nobilis is a role-playing game created by R. Sean Borgstrom in which the player characters are "Sovereign Powers" called Nobilis; each Nobilis is the personification of an abstract concept or class of things such as time, death, cars or communication.
Nobility Nobility is a traditional hereditary status (see hereditary titles) that exists today in many countries (mainly present or former monarchies). The term originally referred to those who were "known" or "notable" and was applied to the highest social class in pre-modern societies.
Nobility in Lithuania Early Lithuanian rulers held the title of didysis kunigaikštis (did-ee-sis kunigaik-sh-tis) (literally "great duke"), which was equivalent to either "grand duke" or "king". High nobles held the title of kunigaikštis (duke).
Nobility of Italy The Nobility of Italy reflects the fact that medieval "Italy" was a set of disparate states until 1870 and had many royal bloodlines. Due to intermarriage of the city-states, their bloodlines often shared members and the many bloodlines of the states of Italy are comparatively more unorthodox than those of some other European nations.
Noble (English coin) The Noble was the first English gold coin produced in quantity, having been preceded by the Twenty pence coin and the Florin earlier in the reigns of King Henry III and King Edward III, which saw little circulation.
Noble and Greenough School The Noble and Greenough School, popularly referred to as Nobles, is a coeducational, nonsectarian day and boarding school for students in grades seven through twelve. It is located on a 187-acre campus in Dedham, Massachusetts.
Noble Ape Noble Ape is an artificial life development project launched on June 13, 1996 by Tom Barbalet. It was designed to be a forum for a diversity of contributors to work towards a coherent cognitive simulation development environment.
Noble court A royal or noble court, as an instrument of government broader than a court of justice, comprises an extended household centered on a patron whose rule may govern law or be governed by it. A regent or viceroy may hold court during the minority or absence of a hereditary ruler, and even an elected head of state may develop a court-like entourage of unofficial, personally-chosen advisors and "companions", a position first raised to semi-official status in the entourage of Alexander the Great, based on Persian conventions (Fox 1973).
Noble Causes Noble Causes is a comic book series created and written by Jay Faerber and published by Image Comics. Often described as "a super-hero soap opera", the series follows the lives of the Nobles, a wealthy superhero family.
Noble Consort Wan The Noble Consort Wan (Chinese: 婉贵妃) 1716 - 1807, was the daughter of Chen Tingzhang (Chinese: 陈廷章). She was given to the Prince Hongli (later the Qian Long Emperor) in order of the Yongzheng Emperor as a concubine.
Noble Consort Xin The Noble Consort Xin (Chinese: 忻贵妃戴佳氏), was the daughter of the Governor General Na Sutu (Chinese: 总督那苏图). She came from the Manchu Daigiya clan, and entered the imperial court during the eighteenth year of Emperor Qianlong's reign.
Noble Consort Ying The Noble Consort Ying (Chinese: 颖贵妃巴林氏)(1731 - 1800), was born during the ninth year of Emperor Yongzheng's reign. She was the daughter of banner Lieutenant general Nachin (都统纳亲), and came from the Mongolian Balin clan.
Noble Damsel Breeders' Cup Handicap The Noble Damsel Breeders’ Cup Handicap is a race on the turf for Thoroughbred horses run at Belmont Park in the fall of the year. Open to fillies and mares, age three-years-old and up, it's a Grade III event set at one mile.
Noble Eightfold Path The Noble Eightfold Path (Pāli: , Ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo; Sanskrit: , Ārya 'ṣṭāṅga mārgaḥ; Chinese: 八正道, Bāzhèngdào; Japanese: 八正道, Hasshōdō) is, in the Buddhist tradition as taught by the Buddha Śākyamuni, considered to be the way that leads to the end of suffering. It forms the fourth part of the Four Noble Truths, which are among the most fundamental Buddhist teachings.
Noble House (TV series) Noble House was an American television miniseries that was produced and broadcast by NBC in 1988. Based upon the novel Noble House by James Clavell, it featured a large cast headlined by Pierce Brosnan as business tycoon Ian Dunross.
Noble Johnson African-American movie actor and producer Noble Johnson was born on April 18, 1881, in Marshall, Missouri. His family moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, when Noble was very young, and it was there that he met Lon Chaney at school.
Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera "Himno Nacional de Costa Rica" (Spanish language, Costa Rican National Anthem) is the national anthem of Costa Rica. It was originally adopted in 1853, with the music composed by Manuel María Gutiérrez.
Noble Park Drina Noble Park United FC 'Drina' (Serbian Cyrillic: Дрина), is an Australian football club from Noble Park, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Victorian Provisional League Division 1 South-East.
Noble Park, Victoria Noble Park is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia close to 30 km south-east of the central business district. It has a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial zones and is home to a highly multicultural population, with residents who have immigrated from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.
Noble Qur'an (Hilali-Khan) The Noble Qur'an, also known as Hilali-Khan, is a translation of the Qur'an by contemporary Saudi Sunni Salafi Islamic scholar Muhammad Muhsin Khan (Arabic: محمد محسن خان, muḥammad muḥsin khān) and Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali (Arabic: محمد تقي الدين الهلالي, muḥammad taqiyyu-d-dīn al-hilālī). translation is known for using easy English and contains commentaries from At-Tabari], [[Al-Qurtubi and Ibn Kathir .
Noble rhubarb The Noble rhubarb or Sikkim rhubarb (Rheum nobile) is a giant herbaceous plant native to the Himalaya, from northeastern Afghanistan, east through northern Pakistan and India, Nepal, Sikkim (in India), Bhutan, and Tibet to Myanmar, occurring in the alpine zone at 4000-4800 meters altitude .
Noble rot Noble rot (French: pourriture noble; German: Edelfäule) is the benevolent form of a grey fungus, Botrytis cinerea, affecting wine grapes. Infestation by Botrytis requires moist conditions, and if the weather stays wet, the malevolent form, "grey rot", can destroy crops of grapes.
Noble savage In the 18th century culture of "Primitivism" the noble savage, uncorrupted by the influences of civilization, was considered more worthy, more authentically noble than the contemporary product of civilized training. Although the phrase noble savage first appeared in Dryden's The Conquest of Granada (1672), the idealized picture of "nature's gentleman" was an aspect of eighteenth-century Sentimentalism, among other forces at work.
Noble Villeneuve Noble Villeneuve (born August 1, 1938 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1983 to 1999, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Frank Miller and Mike Harris.
Nobles of the Robe Under the Old Regime the Nobles of the Robe were French aristocrats who owed their titles and rank to judicial or administrative posts—often bought outright for high sums. These positions were often hereditary and most nobles of the robe had inherited their title and position.
Noblesse (cigarette) Noblesse (Hebrew: נובלס) is an Israeli cigarette brand produced by Dubek, Israel's oldest cigarette manufacturer. The brand, launched in 1952 in a distinct green, 80mm, 'soft-pack' which has never been dramatically changed, is the oldest in Dubek's product line.
Noblesse Oblige (band) Noblesse Oblige were formed in London by musicians Sebastian Philipp and Valerie Renay. Thanks to their clever combination of twisted lyrics and melodic electro-punk-pop hooks, the duo quickly became popular on London's underground club scene, leading to stunning UK support slots for fellow art-punk bands including The Dresden Dolls, Motormark, Siobhan Fahey and Selfish Cunt.
Nobody But Me "Nobody But Me" is a 1968 top ten soulful rock hit by The Human Beinz and was originally recorded by The Isley Brothers in 1963. Written by the three Isleys, O'Kelly, Rudolph and Ronald, every part of this song was covered by The Human Beinz and made them one-hit wonders after the song reached number eight on the Billboard pop singles chart in 1968.
Nobody Knows Nobody Knows (誰も知らない; Dare mo shiranai) is a 2004 Japanese film directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. The movie is based on a real 1988 event best known as the "Affair of the four abandoned children of Sugamo".
Nobody Knows (Nik Kershaw song) "Nobody Knows" is a song by singer Nik Kershaw, written in 1986 and first released as the second track on his third album Radio Musicola. It is about tabloid journalism, the papparazi, and the public's right to know intimate details of celebrities' lives.
Nobody Lives For Ever Nobody Lives For Ever (published in American editions as Nobody Lives Forever), first published in 1986, was the fifth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond. Carrying the Glidrose Publications copyright, it was first published in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape and in the United States by Putnam.
Nobody Nowhere Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl is the award-winning, debut book by Australia-born author, artist, songwriter and screenwriter Donna Williams (born 1963). It was initially published in Britain in 1992, and was on the New York Times Best-Sellers list for over a year staying at number one for over 10 weeks and also went number one in Canada, Japan and Norway.
Nobody Told Me "Nobody Told Me" is a John Lennon song, featured as the first single released from John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Milk and Honey album in 1984. The song was originally written for Ringo Starr to include on his Stop and Smell the Roses album, but Lennon was killed before the song could be used.
Nobody Waved Goodbye Nobody Waved Goodbye is a 1964 National Film Board of Canada production directed by Don Owen, starring Peter Kastner and Julie Biggs. It was followed by a sequel, Unfinished Business, 20 years later with the same director and stars.
Nobody's Fault But Mine "Nobody's Fault But Mine" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1976 on their album Presence. The track features a compelling riff from Jimmy Page that is complimented by some high wails from vocalist Robert Plant.
Nobody's Fault But Mine (Martin Simpson) Nobody's Fault But Mine is a 1986 album of instrumental pieces recorded by the English guitarist Martin Simpson and released on the Dambuster records label. All the tracks included are traditional and arranged by Martin Simpson, except for "Hard Time Killing Floor" by Nehemiah Skip James, published by Wynwood Music Ltd and "Charlie's Boogie" by Martin Simpson and published by Dambuster Music Ltd/Erroldynamic Music.
Nobody's Fool (1994 film) Nobody's Fool is a 1994 drama film which tells the story of an aging man whose estranged son comes back into his life at the same time that he faces challenges in his home and in his employment. It stars Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Dylan Walsh, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Gene Saks, Josef Sommer, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Philip Bosco.
Nobody's Fool (song) "Nobody's Fool" is the second single by hard rock band Cinderella. Released in 1986, it climbed to #13 on the US charts, thus becoming their breakthrough hit as well as their second best selling, surpassed only by 1988's "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)".
Nobody's Perfect (2004) Nobody's Perfect is a short film (25 mins), written, directed by and starring Hank Azaria. The film has a simple plot, which is as follows, "Using his grandfather's magic glasses, a man named Ray boldly enters the dating world.
Nobody's Problems "Nobody's Problems" is a song written by Robert and Richard Sherman for the 1971, Walt Disney musical film production Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Angela Lansbury sings the song; however the song was cut in the final cut of the motion picture.
Nobori , literally meaning 'banner', had a more specific meaning on the battlefields of feudal Japan. It referred to a particular type of banner denoting units within an army; nobori became much more common in the Sengoku period, coming into use alongside the earlier hata-jirushi.
Noboru Ishiguro Noboru Ishiguro (石黒昇, Ishiguro Noboru) is an animator who was born in Tokyo, Japan on August 24, 1938. He is noteworthy for directing the anime series The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, The Super Dimension Century Orguss, and Megazone 23.
Nobuaki Kakuda is a Japanese Seido Kaikan - Karate fighter, who is famous for his first punch knockout win over German 4-time cage combat World Champion Mavrick at 0:56 seconds in the K-1 Fields Europe GP 2005 as well as currently being the only K-1 fighter to lose to Akebono, a former Sumo wrestler whose long losing streak has made him a laughingstock of MMA. He is also one of the K-1 organization's regents.
Nobuhiko Takada Nobuhiko Takada (Japanese:髙田延彦, born April 12, 1962) is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. He is best known for helping to popularize shoot-style professional wrestling, as one of the biggest stars of the Universal Wrestling Federation and Union of Wrestling Force International in the 80s and 90s.
Nobukatsu Fujioka is a Japanese revisionist born on October 21 1943 in Shibecha, Hokkaido, noted for his efforts at whitewashing Japanese textbooks to remove accounts of wartime atrocities committed by the Japanese Army during the Second World War.
Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura (竹村延和 Takemura Nobukazu) is a Japanese musician whose style has run from jazz to house to drum and bass to chamber music to electronic glitch within less than a decade. Born in Osaka in August of 1968, he became interested in punk and New Wave music at a young age, and by high school, after a record store job that exposed him to Jazz and Hip hop, he had regular gigs as a battle DJ.
Nobuko Miyamoto Nobuko Miyamoto (Japanese: 宮本信子 Miyamoto Nobuko born March 27, 1945) is a Japanese actress from Otaru, Hokkaidō. She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his apparent suicide in 1997, and regularly starred in his films.
Nobunaga's Ambition is a 1988 turn-based strategy video game, part of a series of historical simulations produced by the Japanese company Koei. It was published for a variety of platforms, including DOS-compatible, Macintosh, and Amiga personal computers and the NES, Game Boy, Mega Drive/Genesis, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer and Super NES consoles.
Nobuo Fujita Nobuo Fujita (1911 - September 30, 1997) (Jp:藤田信雄) was a Warrant Flying Officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy who flew a floatplane from a long-range submarine aircraft carrier, the I-25, and conducted the only wartime aircraft-dropped bombing on the continental United States. Using incendiary bombs, his mission was to start massive forest fires in the Pacific Northwest outside the town of Brookings, Oregon, on 9 September 1942, with the ultimate objective of tying up U.
Nobuo Uematsu is a Japanese composer of video game music, and one of the most well-known, prolific, and versatile in the field. He has composed music for many games produced by Squaresoft and Square Enix, including much of the Final Fantasy series of role playing games, and some pieces for Chrono Trigger.
Noburu Katagami Noburu Katagami (片上 伸, February 20, 1884 - March 5, 1928) was a Japanese literary critic and a professor of Russian literature at Waseda University. He is also known as Tengen Katagami (片上天絃; later 片上天弦).
Nobusuke Kishi Nobusuke Kishi (岸 信介 Kishi Nobusuke, November 13, 1896–August 7, 1987) was a Japanese politician and the 56th and 57th Prime Minister of Japan from February 25, 1957 to June 12, 1958 and from then to July 19, 1960.
Nobutada Saji Nobutada Saji (佐治信忠, Saji Nobutada) is a Japanese businessman, chief executive of Suntory Ltd, Japan's fourth-largest brewer and food manufacturer. He was the wealthiest individual in Japan as of 2004, with a net worth of $6.
Nobuteru Yūki Nobuteru Yūki (結城 信輝 Yūki Nobuteru) (born December 24, 1962) is a Japanese mangaka and illustrator. He began as a doujinshi artist under the nom de plume The Man in the High Castle (高い城の男 Takai Shiro no Otoko) and Yubic (ユービック Yūbikku).
Nobutoshi Kihara Nobutoshi Kihara (born 1926) was an engineer at Sony, best known for his work on the original Walkman cassette-tape player in the 1970s. While at Sony, he also worked on Japan's first magnetic tape recorders, portable tape recorders, music stereo systems, Betamax video and digital cameras.
Nobuyoshi Araki Nobuyoshi Araki (born May 25 1940) is a Japanese photographer, pornographer, and contemporary artist from Tokyo. He has been widely accused by feminist groups of being a misogynist because of the content of many of his photographs.
Nocaster The so-called Nocaster was a solid-body electric guitar created by Leo Fender that appeared with no model name in late 1950/early 1951. It was formerly named the Broadcaster, which conflicted with another trademark, and reappeared in 1951 as the Fender Telecaster.
Noccundra, Queensland Noccundra is a township in south western Queensland, Australia Place Names Online Search, Results for Noccundra, Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water (accessed 7th July 2006). It is on the banks of the Wilson River 145 kilometres from, and 80 kilometres west of, Thargomindah Registers and inventories: Queensland Heritage Register Search, Results for Noccundra Hotel, Environmental Protection Agency (accessed 7th July 2006)Noccundra, Bulloo Shire (accessed 7th July 2006) and contained within the pastoral holding of Nockatunga Station.
Nocera Inferiore Nocera Inferiore, formerly Nocera dei Pagani, is a town and comune in Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno, at the foot of Monte Albino, 20 km east-south-east of Naples by rail, 135 ft. above sea-level.

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