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Nori Nori (Japanese: 海苔), known in Chinese as hǎitái (海苔) and in Korean as kim or gim (김), is the Japanese name for various edible seaweed species of the red alga Porphyra including most notably P. yezoensis and P.
Noriaki Kakyoin Noriaki Kakyoin is a fictional character from the Japanese manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. He is easily recognizable in his green and tight student outfit, green eyes, two cherry-shaped earrings and pinkish red hair with a unique "side hair".
Noriaki Kano Professor Noriaki Kano is the developer of a program whose simple ranking scheme distinguishes between essential and differentiating attributes related to concepts of customer quality. This system is referred to as the Kano model.
Noriaki Kasai Noriaki Kasai (born June 6, 1972 in HokkaidĹŤ, Japan) is a Japanese ski jumper. He won his first major championships in 1992 when he won the Ski-flying World Championships in Harrachov, Czechoslovakia that year.
Noric Alps The Noric Alps are a mountain range in the Eastern Alps located mostly in Austria (98% of the region is Austrian, mainly in the Carinthia and Styria states in the south-east) with a small area in Slovenia. The area covers 9811km² and stretches 97 km from the upper Mura River in the North to the Drave River in the South and 176km from the Katschenberg Pass in the West to the Mura River in the East.
Noricum Noricum in ancient geography was a Celtic kingdom stretching over the area of today's Austria and Slovenia, and later a province of the Roman Empire. It was bounded on the north by the Danube, on the west by Raetia and Vindelicia, on the east by Pannonia, on the south by Pannonia, Italia and Dalmatia.
Noriega (wrestler) "El Juvenil" Noriega is the ring name of a Puerto Rican professional wrestler best known for performing with the World Wrestling Council, New Wrestling Stars and the International Wrestling Association.
Norihiko Hibino Norihiko Hibino (日比野 則彦 Hibino Norihiko, born September 3, 1973) is a Japanese composer and saxophonist. He is best known for his work on Konami's Metal Gear and Zone of the Enders video game series.
Norihiro Yasue Colonel Norihiro Yasue (安江仙弘, Yasue Norihiro)(1886-1950) was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who played a crucial role in the so-called Fugu Plan, in which Jews were rescued from Europe and brought to Japanese-occupied territories during World War II. Believing strongly in the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, he was known as one of the "Jewish experts", along with Capt.
Noriko Anno Noriko Anno (born May 23, 1976) is a Japanese judoka who won the gold medal in the women's -78 kg judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She has won gold in the World Championship at -78 kg four times, and was fifth in the -72 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Noriko Matsueda Noriko Matsueda (松枝 賀子 Matsueda Noriko, born December 18, 1971) is a Japanese composer of video game music. Her works include Front Mission, which she co-composed with Yoko Shimomura, Bahamut Lagoon (which she composed by herself), Racing Lagoon, The Bouncer, and Final Fantasy X-2.
Norin 10 wheat Wheat Norin 10 is a semi-dwarf variety of wheat, with very large ears, which grew in the experimental station of Norin, Japan. Norin 10 grew just two feet tall, instead of the usual four, which made it less prone to wind-caused damage.
Norinco The China North Industries Corporation (), official English name Norinco, manufactures vehicles (trucks, cars and motorcycles), machinery, optical-electronic products, oil field equipment, chemicals, light industrial products, explosives and blast materials, civil and military firearms and ammunition, etc. Norinco is also involved in domestic civil construction projects.
Norio Ohga Norio Ohga (大賀典雄, Ōga Norio, otherwise spelt Norio Oga, born January 29, 1930) is a Japanese electronics businessman who originally trained as an opera singer. After being dissatisfied with the low quality of a Sony Corporation tape recorder, he sent a critical letter to the company that resulted in his being offered a job, and he rose through the company's management.
Norio Torimoto Norio Torimoto, born in Japan in 1948, is one of the most well known representatives of origami art. Since 1971, he has been represented in museums, exhibitions and participated in other events where Japanese culture has been the focus.
Norisring The Norisring is a race track in Nuremberg, on the former Nazi party rally grounds (in german: "Reichsparteitagsgelände") site of the NSDAP party conventions. As the German name Nürnberg would lead to confusion with the Nürburgring, the old name Noris was chosen for the simple track which is nowadays approx.
Norite Norite is a mafic intrusive igneous rock composed largely of the calcium rich plagioclase labradorite and hypersthene with olivine. Norite is essentially undistinguishable from gabbro without thin section study under the petrographic microscope.
Norito Yashima Norito Yashima (八嶋智人; Yashima Norito) (September 27, 1970 - , Nara-city, Nara) is a Japanese stage actor who has been featured in movies, television shows (Furuhata Ninzaburo), and specials. He eventually landed his first hosting job on the Fuji TV series Hey!
Noriyuki Asakura Noriyuki Asakura (朝倉 紀行 Asakura Noriyuki) (birth name: 浅倉 紀幸, pronounced the same) (born February 11, 1954) is a Japanese music composer. He is famous for composing the soundtracks to the anime series Rurouni Kenshin and the popular video game franchises Tenchu and Way of the Samurai.
Norkom Norkom Technologies provide software products to the global financial services industry aimed at detecting and combating financial crime. Norkom was founded in 1998 in Ireland by Paul Kerley & now also operate in the North America, continental Europe, the United Kingdom, and the Asia Pacific region.
Norland The Norland was a P&O roll-on/roll-off ferry operating between Kingston upon Hull in Yorkshire, England and Zeebrugge, Belgium. The 27,000 tonne ferry was built in 1974 by AG Weser, Bremerhaven for Dutch North Sea Ferries partners Nordzee Verdiensten N.
Norland College Norland College was founded in 1892 by Emily Ward and is internationally recognised as a premier provider of childcare training and education. Norland trainees are employed world-wide as nannies, nursery nurses and in other positions in a variety of early years settings.
Norm 'Hoot' Gibson Norman "Hoot" Gibson is a fictional Delta Force operator created for the film Black Hawk Down which captures the events of the Battle of Mogadishu. His character is composed of several non-fictional soldiers who participated in the actual Battle of Mogadishu.
Norm (artificial intelligence) In Multi-Agent_System (MAS), a branch of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a Norm is a formal specification of a deontic statement that aims at regulating the life of software agents and the interactions among them. It can be an obligation, a permission or a prohibition, and is often repsesented with some dialect or extension of the Deontic logic.
Norm (mathematics) In linear algebra, functional analysis and related areas of mathematics, a norm is a function which assigns a positive length or size to all vectors in a vector space, other than the zero vector. A seminorm (or pseudonorm) on the other hand is allowed to assign zero length to some non-zero vectors.
Norm Abram Norm Abram (born 1950) is an American carpenter known for his work on the PBS television programs This Old House and The New Yankee Workshop. He is referred to on these shows as a "Master carpenter"Abram's use of the term "Master carpenter" is informal, as the title does not officially exist in North America..
Norm Aldridge Field Norm Aldridge Field is a municipally owned, natural-grass baseball diamond in Stronach Park in northeast London, Ontario, Canada, that was built as a secondary baseball venue for the 2001 Canada Summer Games and named by London city council after longtime London sportsman/ athlete, Norman James Aldridge, on September 5, 2000.
Norm Barnes Norm Barnes (born August 24, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 5 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers and Hartford Whalers.
Norm Bass Norman Delaney 'Norm' Bass was an American college and professional football player. A safety, he played college football at the University of the Pacific, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos in 1964.
Norm Bulaich Norm Bulaich (Bulajić in Serbian) was affectionately known to his teammates as "Boo." Norm was born on December 25, 1946 (coincidentally, the same birthday as the man he replaced at fullback for the Miami Dolphins--Larry Csonka) in Galveston, Texas.
Norm Cash Norman Dalton Cash (November 10 1933 - October 12 1986) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who spent almost his entire career with the Detroit Tigers. An outstanding power hitter, his 377 career home runs were the fourth most by an American League left-handed hitter when he retired, behind Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Lou Gehrig; his 373 home runs with the Tigers rank second in franchise history behind his teammate Al Kaline (399).
Norm Clarke Norm Clarke (born 1942 in Terry, Montana) is an American gossip columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal in Las Vegas, Nevada. His column, "Vegas Confidential," covers celebrities and near-celebrities and their doings in the bright lights of "Sin City.
Norm Crosby Norm Crosby (born September 15, 1927) is a comedian sometimes associated with the Borscht Belt, but often seen on television in the 1970s. He is best known for his use of malapropisms, and is often called "The Master of Malaprop.
Norm Fieldgate Trophy The Norm Fieldgate Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy, awarded to the outstanding defensive player in the West Division. Each team in the West division nominates a player, from which the winner is chosen.
Norm Grabowski American hot rod builder Norm Grabowski is best known for creating an influential T-bucket hot rod that was used in the television show 77 Sunset Strip. The car was owned and driven in the show by the character Kookie who was played by Edd Byrnes.
Norm Gratton Norm Gratton (Born - December 22, 1957 in LaSalle, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Canadian Professional Hockey Right Winger who played 6 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Atlanta Flames, Buffalo Sabres and Minnesota North Stars.
Norm Charlton Norman Wood Charlton III (born January 6 1963 in Fort Polk, Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds (1988-1992, 2000), Seattle Mariners (1993, 1995-1997, 2001), Philadelphia Phillies (1995), Baltimore Orioles (1998), Atlanta Braves (1998), and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999).
Norm Chow Norman Chow (; born May 3, 1946) is the offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans, a National Football League team. He has also been an offensive coordinator at the University of Southern California, North Carolina State University, and Brigham Young University.
Norm Johnson Norman Douglas Johnson (born May 31, 1960, Garden Grove, California) is a former professional American Football placekicker for 18 seasons in the National Football League. During that time, he played for the Seattle Seahawks(1982-1990), Atlanta Falcons(1991-1994), Pittsburgh Steelers(1995-1998), and the Philadelphia Eagles(1999).
Norm Maciver Norm Maciver (born September 8, 1964 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) played in the National Hockey League as a member of the New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers, Edmonton Oilers, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes franchise. In the spring of 1996, he scored the final goal in Jets history before the team moved to Phoenix.
Norm Maracle Norm Maracle (born October 2, 1974, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings and Atlanta Thrashers. Currently, he is playing in the Russian Hockey Super League with Avangard Omsk.
Norm Miller Norm Miller (born in 1956) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Parry Sound-Muskoka for the Progressive Conservatives.
Norm Milley Norm Milley (born February 14, 1980 in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Springfield Falcons, the American Hockey League affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning.
Norm Nielsen Norm Nielsen, Born February 17, 1934 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, his interest in magic started at a young age after watching his barber perform a few cigarette tricks. Later he had the opportunity to go to his first magic convention in White Water, Wisconsin, were he saw Neil Foster perform.
Norm Nixon Norman Ellard Nixon (born October 11 1955 in Macon, Georgia) is a former professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association, who spent ten seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers.
Norm of reciprocity The norm of reciprocity is invoked in techniques used in advertising and other propaganda whereby a small gift of some kind is proffered with the expectation of producing a desire on the part of the recipient to reciprocate in some way, for example by purchasing a product, making a donation, or becoming more receptive to a line of argument. Typical examples of this technique include gifts of stickers and pens distributed by charities and flowers handed out by members of the Hare Krishna group.
Norm Peterson (Australian politician) Norm Peterson is a former independent Labor Australian politician who held the electoral district of Semaphore from the 1979 to the 1993 elections, before failing in a bid to be elected to the upper house in 1993.
Norm Sherry Norman Burt Sherry (born July 16, 1931, in New York City) is a retired American catcher, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball. He is best known as the man who, while still an active player as the 2nd-string catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, helped the great lefthanded pitcher Sandy Koufax harness his talent and transform himself from a wild "thrower" into one of the most dominant hurlers of all time - and (ultimately) a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Norm Siebern Norman Leroy Siebern (born July 26, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri) was a Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, San Francisco Giants, and Boston Red Sox from 1956 to 1968.
Norm Silverstein Norm Silverstein has served as president and CEO of the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council in Rochester, New York since December 1995. WXXI programs five television channels, operates four radio stations and Reachout Radio, a reading service for the visually impaired, and has an award-winning on-line presence.
Norm Stewart Norm Stewart was an American college basketball coach. He coached at the University of Northern Iowa (then known as State College of Iowa) from 1961 to 1967, but is best known for his career with the University of Missouri from 1967 until 1999.
Norm variety In mathematics, a norm variety is a particular type of algebraic variety V over a field F, introduced for the purposes of algebraic K-theory by Voevodsky. The idea is to related Milnor K-theory of F to geometric objects V, having function fields F(V) that 'split' given 'symbols' (elements of Milnor K-groups).
Norm Zauchin Norbert Henry Zauchin (November 17, 1929 - January 31, 1999) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1951, 1955-57) and Washington Senators (1958-59). He batted and threw right-handed.
Norm-referenced test A norm-referenced test is a type of test, assessment, or evaluation in which the tested individual is compared to a sample of his or her peers (referred to as a "normative sample").Assessment Guided Practices The term "normative assessment" refers to the process of comparing one test-taker to his or her peers.
Norma Bengell Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães D´Áurea Bengell (born September 21, 1935 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian film and television actress, film producer, and screenwriter. Active in the industry since 1959, Bengell has appeared in numerous international productions, including an extended period during the mid-1960's co-starring in Italian films, in which she was usually cast as the protagonist's romantic interest.
Norma Desmond Norma Desmond is a main character in Billy Wilder's film Sunset Boulevard. She was played on screen by Gloria Swanson, and in an Andrew Lloyd Webber stage musical by Patti LuPone (in London's West End), Elaine Paige (in London's West End and on Broadway), Glenn Close (on Broadway), Betty Buckley (in London's West End and on Broadway), Rita Moreno (in London's West End), Diahann Carroll (in Toronto), Debra Byrne in the Australian production and Helen Schneider in the German version of the musical.
Norma Elia CantĂş Norma Elia CantĂş is a Chicana postmodernist writer and a professor of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She was born in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico on January 3, 1947, to Virginia RamĂłn Becerra and Florentino CantĂş Vargas.
Norma Elizabeth Boyd Norma Elizabeth Boyd as a black student was one of two women who was both a founder and an incorporator of Alpha Kappa Alpha. She is best know for her work in establishing the Non-Partisan Council on Public Affairs in 1938.
Norma Farber First Book Award The Norma Farber First Book Award is given by the Poetry Society of America is given "for a first book of original poetry written by an American and published in either a hard or soft cover in a standard edition during the calendar year".Society of America Web site, Web page titled "PSA Annual Awards Guidelines", accessed October 28], [[2006
Norma Fleck Award The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction is a lucrative literary award founded in May 1999 by the Fleck Family Foundation and the Canadian Children's Book Centre. Each year's winner receives CDN$10,000.
Norma Jean (singer) Norma Jean , born Norma Jean Beasler January 30] [[1938 in Wellston, Oklahoma, recorded and sang professionally simply as "Norma Jean". She is also well-known by the nickname "Pretty Miss Norma Jean", her regular introduction by Porter Wagoner on his television series in the 1960's.
Norma Jean Wright Norma Jean Wright (born in Elyria, Ohio) was the lead vocalist of the soul, R&B and disco group CHIC, from 1977 to 1978. Before joining CHIC in 1977, she sang in the female trio, the Topettes, and toured for a short with The Spinners.
Norma Jennings Norma Jennings (played by Peggy Lipton) is a character on Twin Peaks. She owns the Double R Diner, which she runs with Shelly Johnson, a good friend of hers, and is organizer of meals on wheels, formerly with Laura Palmer.
Norma Kamali Norma Kamali is a New York based fashion designer. She invented many popular designs like the sleeping bag coat (a collection of styles created from actual parachutes), high-heeled sneakers and currently the popular packable, multi-use clothing that can be worn in sometimes up to thirty variations per design.
Norma Khouri Norma Khouri (Norma Majid Khouri Michael Al-Bagain Toliopoulos, 1970-), a Jordanian woman living in exile in Australia, is the author of the book Honor Lost: Love and Death in Modern-Day Jordan. This book is known as Forbidden Love in Australia and other Commonwealth countries, and was released by Random House in 2003.
Norma Lehmeier Hartie Norma Lehmeier Hartie (Born on December 16, 1961 in New York, New York) is an American writer and creator of the practice Harmonious Adjustments. Her first book is Harmonious Environment: Beautify, Detoxify & Energize Your Life, Your Home & Your Planet (2007).
Norma Ortográfica Andaluza The Norma Ortográfica Andaluza (Andalusian Spelling Norm and abbreviated as NOA) is a Spanish spelling transcription method in actual commercial use for transcribing popular songs, flamenco lyrics, or whatever other texts which aim to reflect the actual speech features of the Spanish language of the Andalusian region and is based on the standard Andalusian language of folklore in use throughout the region of Andalusia and wherever it has been carried by flamenco performers.
Norma Paulus Norma Paulus (born Norma Jean Petersen in 1933 in Belgrade, Nebraska) is a Republican politician from the state of Oregon, United States. Raised as one of seven children in Eastern Oregon, Paulus started her working career as the secretary for the district attorney for Harney County in Burns, Oregon.
Norma Phillips Thorworth Norma Phillips Thorworth (died 29 March 2001) was the second national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). She became involved with the organization soon after her son, Dean, and his girlfriend, Tish Crothswaite, were killed by a drunk driver on Thanksgiving Day 1981 in San Diego, California.
Norma Price Norma Price (born August 19, 1920 is Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a retired politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Manitoba Legislature from 1977 to 1981, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Sterling Lyon.
Norma Rae Norma Rae is a 1979 film which tells the story of a woman from a small town in the Southern United States who becomes involved in the labor union activities at the textile factory where she works. It stars Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Pat Hingle, Barbara Baxley and Gail Strickland.
Norma Ronald Norma Ronald is a British actress best known for her appearances as "Mildred Murfin" in the 1960's BBC Radio comedy series The Men from the Ministry and as "Miss Ealand" in the Science Fiction television series UFO.
Norma Stitz Norma Stitz [a word play on "enormous tits"] is a website entrepreneur and nude model noted for her extremely large natural breasts. She has also hired and continues to hire other very large-breasted, mostly black, women for nude modeling on her site, and for video appearances.
Norma Terris Norma Terris (1904-1989) was an American musical theatre star. She is best known for originating the roles of Magnolia Hawks and her daughter Kim (as an adult) in the original Broadway production of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's classic 1927 musical play Show Boat, in 1927.
Norma Waterson Norma Christine Waterson, born August 15 1939, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire is a British musician, best-known as one of the original members of The Watersons, a premier British traditional group. Other members of the group included her brother Mike Waterson and sister Lal Waterson, and in later incarnatiosn of the group her husband Martin Carthy
Normaal Normaal is a rock band from the Netherlands, more specifically from the Achterhoek, which is what they base their image on, singing in local dialect. This plus their rowdy style has actually helped them gain national fame.
Normaal Amsterdams Peil Normaal Amsterdams Peil (NAP) or Amsterdam Ordnance Datum is a vertical datum in use in large parts of Western Europe. Originally created for use in The Netherlands, it was adopted by Prussia in 1879 under the name Normalnull, and in 1955 by other European countries.
Normal (film) Normal (2003) was a made-for-TV movie produced by HBO Films which became an official selection at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. Jane Anderson, the film's writer and director, adapted her own play, Looking for Normal, about a midwestern factory worker who stuns his wife of 25 years by saying he wishes to undergo gender transition and sex reassignment surgery.
Normal basis In mathematics, a normal basis in field theory is a special kind of basis for Galois extensions of finite degree, characterised as forming a single orbit for the Galois group. The normal basis theorem states that any Galois extension of fields has a normal basis.
Normal curve equivalent A normal curve equivalent (NCE), developed for the Department of Education by the RMC Research Corporation,AllPsych Online statistics primerExplanation of Testing Terms including normal curve equivalent is a score received on a test based on the percentile rank. It is a measurement of where a student falls on a normal curve, indicating a student's rank compared to other students on the same test.
Normal Community High School Normal Community High School is a public high school located in Normal, Illinois that was founded in 1905. NCHS serves parts of Normal, Bloomington, and Towanda and is home to over 1,900 students (grades 9-12) with 150 faculty and staff.
Normal family In mathematics, with special application to complex analysis, a normal family is a pre-compact family of continuous functions. Informally, this means that the functions in the family are not exceedingly numerous or widely spread out, rather, they stick together in a relatively "compact" manner.
Normal for Norfolk Normal for Norfolk (or NFN) is a slang term used in some parts of England for something that is peculiar, or odd. It is also the title of a series of comic shows by the comedians The Nimmo Twins who satirise the idiosyncrasies of the Norwich and Norfolk population.
Normal force In physics, the normal force F_n (or in some books N) is the component, perpendicular to the surface of contact, of the contact force exerted by, for example, the surface of a floor or wall, on an object, preventing the object from entering the floor or wall. In a static situation it is just enough to balance the force with which the object pushes, e.
Normal function In axiomatic set theory, a function f : Ord → Ord is called normal (or a normal function) iff it is continuous (with respect to the order topology) and strictly monotonically increasing. This is equivalent to the following two conditions:
Normal measure In set theory, a normal measure is a measure on a measurable cardinal κ such that the equivalence class of the identity function on κ maps to κ itself in the ultrapower construction. Equivalently, if f:κ→κ is such that f(α)<α for most α<κ, then there is a β<κ such that f(α)=β for most α<κ.
Normal number In mathematics, a normal number is, roughly speaking, a real number whose digits (in every base) show a uniform distribution, with all digits being equally likely, all pairs of digits equally likely, all triplets of digits equally likely, etc. "Digits" refers to the finitely many digits before the radix point (the integer part of the real number) and the infinite sequence of digits after the point (the fractional part of the real number).
Normal order When a quantum mechanical Hamiltonian is written in normal order, it means that all creation operators are placed to the left of all annihilation operators in the expression. The process of putting a Hamiltonian into normal order is callled normal ordering.
Normal pause The normal pause in animation is the name for the four frames of silence between each line of dialog. The name refers to what would be normal pausing between words in the cadence of someone's typical speech pattern.
Normal science Normal science is a concept originated by Thomas Samuel Kuhn and elaborated in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. The term refers to the relatively routine work of scientists experimenting within a paradigm, slowly accumulating detail in accord with established broad theory, not actually challenging or attempting to test the underlying assumptions of that theory.
Normal star In astrophysics, normal stars are usually defined as those having standard amounts of each atomic element. Yet another definition is that the star has a metal composition similar to the standard cosmic abundances.
Normal surface In mathematics, a normal surface is a surface inside a triangulated 3-manifold that intersects each tetrahedron so that each component of intersection is a triangle or a quad (see figure). A triangle cuts off a vertex of the tetrahedron while a quad separates pairs of vertices.
Normal Theater The Normal Theater is located in the historic downtown area of Normal, Illinois, which is located in McLean County. The theater closed for a time in the early 1990s but reopened in 1993 after being purchased and renovated by the town of Normal.
Normal Trade Relations In the United States, Normal Trade Relations (NTR) status refers to what the World Trade Organization and much of the rest of the world still refer to (somewhat misleadingly) as most favoured nation status. In the US the name was changed in 1998 since all but a handful of nations have this status.
Normalcy bias In sociological jargon, normalcy bias is the phenomenon of disbelieving one's situation when faced with grave and imminent danger and/or catastrophe. As in overfocusing on the actual phenomenon instead of taking evasive action, a state of paralysis.
Normalisation (people with disabilities) “The normalization principle means making available to all mentally retarded people patterns of life and conditions of everyday living which are as close as possible to the regular circumstances and ways of life or society.” (Bengt Nirjie, The basis and logic of the normalisation principle, Sixth International Congress of IASSMD, Toronto, 1982.
Normality (behavior) In behavior, normal refers to a lack of significant deviation from the average. The phrase "not normal" is often applied in a negative sense (asserting that someone or some situation is improper, sick, etc.
Normality (video game) Normality is a 3D graphical adventure game, released in June 1996 by Gremlin Interactive. It is perhaps most interesting as it was one of the first games to put what is essentially a traditional "point and click" adventure game into real-time 3D, being, as it is, largely devoid of action sequences traditionally associated with the 3D format.
Normalization Broadly, normalization (also spelled normalisation) is any process that makes something more normal, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality. It has specific meanings in various fields:
Normalization (Czechoslovakia) In the history of Czechoslovakia, normalization is a name commonly given to the period 1969 to about 1987. It was characterized by initial restoration of the conditions prevailing before the reform period led by Alexander DubÄŤek (1963/1967 - 1968) and subsequent preservation of this new status quo.

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