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Normalization (sociology) Normalization is a process whereby behaviours and ideas are made to seem "normal" through repetition, or through ideology, propaganda, etc., often to the point where they appear natural and taken for granted.
Normalization model The normalization model is an influential model of responses of neurons in primary visual cortex. David Heeger developed the model in the early 1990s, and later refined it together with Matteo Carandini and J Anthony Movshon.
Normalization property (lambda-calculus) In mathematical logic and theoretical computer science, a rewrite system has the normalization property if every term is strongly normalizing; that is, if every sequence of rewrites eventually terminates to a term in normal form.
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is a simple numerical indicator that can be used to analyze remote sensing measurements, typically but not necessarily from a space platform, and assess whether the target being observed contains live green vegetation or not.
Normally distributed and uncorrelated does not imply independent In probability theory, it is almost a cliche to say that uncorrelatedness of two random variables does not entail independence. In some contexts, uncorrelatedness implies at least pairwise independence (as when the random variables involved have Bernoulli distributions).
Normally open In electronics, a normally open switch is one that normally prevents current flow and which allows current to flow when it is perturbed. Such a switch requires a constant intervention in order to keep it closed.
Norman (Amtrak station) The Norman Depot serves a dual fuction in the Norman, Oklahoma, community. As a passenger rail station, the depot is served by Amtrak's Heartland Flyer, with service to Fort Worth, Texas, and connections to the national passenger rail system.
Norman architecture The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries. They introduced large numbers of castles and fortifications including Norman keeps, and at the same time monasteries, abbeys, churches and cathedrals, in a style characterised by rounded arches (particularly over windows and doorways) and massive proportions.
Norman Albert Norman Albert was a Canadian journalist and radio reporter. Although long overlooked behind broadcast pioneers Foster Hewitt and Pete Parker, Norman Albert was actually the first man to broadcast a hockey game, taking to the air to call the third period of an OHA Intermediate playoff game on February 8, 1923 when North Toronto defeated Midland 16-4.
Norman Alden Norman Alden is an American actor who has performed in dozens of television programs and motion pictures since first appearing on The 20th Century Fox Hour in 1957. As of 2005, Norman was still active as an actor, appearing as Judge Olividat in the TV movie Detective.
Norman Allan Norman Thomas William Allan (Lithgow, New South Wales, 3 June 1909 - Sydney, 28 January 1977) was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police, from 1962 to 1972. The year 1962 was significant in the history of the organisation as it was the 100th anniversary of its formation under the then present organisational structure.
Norman Armour Norman Armour (October 14 1887–September 27 1982) was a career United States diplomat who the New York Times once called "the perfect diplomat". In his long career spanning both World Wars, he served as Chief of Mission in eight countries, as Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and married into Russian nobility.
Norman Augustus Finch Norman Augustus Finch (VC, MSM) (26 December 1890- 15 March 1966) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Norman Bailey Norman Bailey (born 23 March 1933) is an operatic bass-baritone; born in Birmingham, he emigrated to South Africa with his parents after the Second World War and later studied vocal training in Vienna. His voice was first recognised when he was reading Divinity at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa.
Norman Batten Norman Batten (April 30 1893 East Orange, New Jersey – November 12 1928) was an American racecar driver active in the 1920's. He and fellow driver Earl Devore were lost at sea while sailing aboard the SS Vestris.
Norman Bethune Henry Norman Bethune, MD (March 3, 1890 – November 12, 1939) was a Canadian physician, medical innovator, a member of the Communist Party of Canada, and humanitarian. In Chinese, he is known as "Bai Qiu-en" (白求恩).
Norman Bird Norman Bird (30 October 1920 – 22 April 2005) was born in Coalville, Leicestershire, England, and was one of Britain's foremost character actors. Often sporting a moustache and an air of worried resignation, he seemed to specialise in downtrodden roles.
Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett (William) Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, PC (September 6 1883 - February 10 1962) was a noted British Barrister and judge who served as the alternate British Judge during the Nuremberg trials after World War II.
Norman Black Norman Augustus Black (born November 12, 1957 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American basketball head coach for the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the University Athletics Association of the Philippines. Prior to coaching in the collegiate leagues, Black was known as one of the best imports in Philippine Basketball Association before concentrating on coaching the San Miguel Beermen to numerous championships.
Norman Blacklock Sir Norman James Blacklock KCVO OBE MB ChB MSc FRCS (5 February 1928 - 7 September 2006) was a surgeon in the Royal Navy and later a consultant in urology and professor of medicine at Manchester University. He served as Medical Officer to The Queen on her overseas tours for 17 years, from 1976 to 1993.
Norman Borlaug Norman Ernest Borlaug (born March 25 1914) is an American agricultural scientist, humanitarian, Nobel laureate, and has been called the father of the Green Revolution"The father of the 'Green Revolution'". Did You Know?.
Norman Bottomley Air Chief Marshal Sir Norman Howard Bottomley KCB CIE DSO AFC RAF (September 18, 1891 - August 13, 1970) was the Yorkshire-born successor to Arthur 'Bomber' Harris as Commander-in-Chief of Royal Air Force Bomber Command in 1945.
Norman Broaster Stadium Norman Broaster Stadium is a multi-use stadium in San Ignacio, Belize. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium to Hankook Verdes and Kremandala in the Belize Premier Football League (BPFL) of the Football Federation of Belize.
Norman Brookes Sir Norman Everard Brookes (born November 14, 1877 in Melbourne, Victoria – died September 28, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria) was an Australian tennis champion and president of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia.
Norman conquest of England The Norman conquest of England was the invasion of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. It is an important watershed event in English history for a number of reasons.
Norman Carr Norman Joseph Carr, MBE (July 19, 1912 - April 1, 1997) was a United Kingdom British conservationist working in Central and Southern Africa. He was influential in setting up National Parks in Malawi (Nyasaland), Zambia and Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) in the 1950s and 1960s.
Norman Catherine Norman Catherine (born September 1949) in East London, South Africa is a South African artist whose oevre spans painting, sculpture, printmaking and mixed media. He collaborated closely with iconic South African artist Walter Battiss on the Fook Island concept from 1973.
Norman Clyde Norman Clyde (April 8,1885–December 23,1972) was a famous mountaineer, nature photographer, and self trained naturalist. He is well-known for achieving over 100 first ascents, many in California's Sierra Nevada and Montana.
Norman Coburn Norman Coburn (born March 6, 1937 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian television actor. He is best known for his role as the principal Donald Fisher in the Seven Network soap opera Home and Away (1988 - 2003, 2004 and 2005).
Norman Cole Norman John Cole (1 June 1909 - 22 January 1979) was a British Conservative and National Liberal Member of Parliament. He represented Bedfordshire South from 1951 to 1966, when the seat was taken by Labour candidate Gwilym Roberts.
Norman Collins Norman Collins was a British radio and television executive, and one of the major figures behind the establishment of the Independent Television (ITV) network in the UK, which was the first organisation to break the BBC’s broadcasting monopoly when it began transmitting in 1955.
Norman Corwin Norman Lewis Corwin (born May 3, 1910, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American writer, screenwriter, producer, essayist and teacher of journalism and writing. His earliest and biggest success was in the writing and directing of Radio Drama during the 1930s and 1940s.
Norman Curry Norman Curry (born September 5, 1946) was a South African-born Namibian cricketer. Born in East London, he played for the Namibian cricket team between 1993 and 1994, having played for Border as much as 20 years previously.
Norman Cyril Jackson Norman Cyril Jackson VC (8 April 1919 – 26 March 1994) was a sergeant in the Royal Air Force who won the Victoria Cross during a bombing raid on Schweinfurt in April 1944. Born in Ealing, Jackson joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in 1939 and originally served as an engine fitter.
Norman D. Dicks Norman DeValois "Norm" Dicks (born December 16 1940), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1977, representing the Sixth Congressional District of Washington.
Norman D. Vaughan Colonel Norman Dane Vaughan (December 19, 1905 – December 23, 2005) was an American dogsled driver and explorer whose first claim to fame was participating in Admiral Byrd's first expedition to the South Pole. He also mushed in a professional capacity as part of a search and rescue unit in World War II, in sporting events like the Olympics and the Iditarod, and in three Presidential Inauguration ceremonies.
Norman Dorsen Norman Dorsen is a professor at the New York University School of Law, and specializes in Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, and Comparative Constitutional Law. Previously Dorsen was president of the American Civil Liberties Union from 1976 - 1991.
Norman Douglas Holbrook Norman Douglas Holbrook Norman Holbrook (born 9 July 1888 Southsea, Hampshire; died Midhurst, Sussex 3 July 1976) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Norman Edouard Hartweg Dr. Norman Edouard "Kibe" Hartweg (1904–February 16, 1964) was an American herpetologist, Curator of Herpetology for the Museum of Zoology at the University of Michigan, and president of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.
Norman Evans Norman Evans (born June 11, 1901; died November 25, 1962) was a variety and radio artiste, born in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, who developed an act as a toothless hatchet faced woman gossiping over a fence, an act copied by Les Dawson. The one sided conversations would embrace all sorts of local gossip, including scandal about the neighbours and personal medical complaints, including silently mouthing words deemed too rude to be spoken out loud, and accompanied with a range of facial contortions and glances round for supposed eavesdroppers.
Norman Ewing Norman Kirkwood Ewing (26 December 1870–19 July 1928), Australian politician, was a member of three parliaments: the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, the Australian Senate, and the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He became a Judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, and was Administrator of Tasmania from November 1923 to June 1924.
Norman F. Douty Norman Franklin Douty (1899-1993), a past president of Cornerstone University, authored a detailed refutation of "the false doctrine of limited atonement," as well as several other theological treatises. Most of his work, though he was Baptist, was on the Seventh Day Adventist religion.
Norman Fairclough Norman Fairclough (1941 -) is emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Lancaster University. He is one of the founders of critical discourse analysis, a branch of sociolinguistics or discourse analysis that looks at the influence of power relations on the content and structure of texts.
Norman Fawcett Norman Edward Fawcett (July 29, 1910 – January 26, 1997) was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Nickel Belt in the Canadian House of Commons from 1965 to 1968. He was a member of the New Democratic Party of Canada.
Norman Fisher-Jones Norman Fisher-Jones (also known primarily as Noko, which he will be referred to henceforth) is a multi-instrumentalist musician who was born in Liverpool (UK). His first works dealt primarily with the support of other bands as a guitarist, whereas later on he partook as a set member within various bands.
Norman Fleischman Norman Fleischman is a former prominent Brentwood, Tennessee salesman who was jailed for pedophilia in 2006. He was the first Nashville/Middle Tennessee resident to waive a trial, and go directly to a grand jury.
Norman Fletcher Norman Collings Fletcher (born February 8 1917) is an American architect who was a co-founder and partner of the architectural firm The Architects' Collaborative (TAC), working there from 1945 until the firm's demise in 1995. His wife was Jean B.
Norman Foster (Australian politician) Norman Foster (c1921-2006) was a former South Australian federal and state Australian Labor Party politician. He held the Federal Seat of Sturt from 1969 to 1972, and was later elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in 1975.
Norman Fowler Peter Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler, PC (born 2 February 1938) usually known as Norman Fowler before he was given his peerage, and probably now also known as Lord Fowler, is a British Conservative politician who was from 1981 to 1990 a member of Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet.
Norman Frederick Frome Sir Norman Frederick Frome CIE, DFC (1899-1982) was born in Bristol and educated at Fairfield Grammar School and at the University of Bristol. He worked in India with the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department.
Norman Gardner Norman Gardner is a politician and administrator in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a former North York and Toronto City Councillor, and is best known for his tenure as chair of the Toronto Police Services Board (1998-2003).
Norman Gash Norman Gash was the sole biographer of Sir Robert Peel, he published two volumes of his life; the first was entitled "Mr Secretary Peel" and followed his life up until 1830. The second was "Sir Robert Peel" and included the majority of his political career and more importantly his tenure as Prime Minister from 1841-6.
Norman Giscombe Norman Giscombe (born 10 November 1961 in London, England) was often known simply as Junior, and he scored a Top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1982, with "Mama Used To Say". (Norman Giscombe is the uncle of the UK comedian, Richard Blackwood, who later covered this song in June 2000).
Norman Gorbaty In 1954 Norman Gorbaty was a promising young artist whose work was included in a modest show of American printmakers at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. He had graduated from Amherst having won the Heisey Award for design in glass from Steuben and earning a Simpson Fellowship to attend the inaugural session of the newly formed Yale Norfolk Summer Arts School.
Norman Hallows Norman Frederic Hallows (December 29, 1886 - October 16, 1968) was an English athlete. He won the bronze medal and set an Olympic record in the men's 1500 metres race at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, competing on the Great Britain and Ireland team.
Norman Hampson Norman Hampson (born 1922, Manchester, United Kingdom) was the Professor of History at the University of York from 1974 to 1989. He was born in 1922 and educated at Manchester Grammar School and University College.
Norman Harris Norman Harris (Born October 14, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA, died March 20, 1987) was an American guitarist, producer, arranger, songwriter, and orchestra conductor associated with Philly soul. He was a founding member of MFSB and one-third of the production trio of Baker-Harris-Young.
Norman Harvey Norman Harvey (6 April, 1899—16 February, 1942) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Norman Haseldine Charles Norman Haseldine (25 March 1922 - 16 October 1998) was a British Labour politician. He served as Member of Parliament for Bradford West from 1966 to 1970, when the seat was gained by the Conservative candidate John Wilkinson.
Norman High School Norman High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Norman, Oklahoma with a steady enrollment of 1,750 students. It is accredited by North Central Association, the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Association.
Norman Holland Norman Holland is an important American literary critic and theorist who has focused on humans' responses to literature, film, and other arts. He is best known for his work in psychoanalytic criticism, reader-response criticism, and the application of neuroscience and cognitive science to literature.
Norman Holter Norman J. Holter (February 1, 1914, Helena, Montana – 1983) was an American biophysicist who invented the Holter monitor, a portable device for continuously monitoring the electrical activity of the heart for 24 hours or more.
Norman Horrocks Norman Horrocks, Professor Emeritus and Adjunct Professor, School of Information Management, Dalhousie University has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2006. This award recognizes "a lifetime of achievement and merit of a high degree.
Norman Hudis Norman Hudis (born 1923 in Stepney, England) is a writer for film and TV, he started his writing career on a local newspaper, the Hampstead & Highgate Express. When World War II broke out he joined the RAF and served in the Middle East writing for Air Force News.
Norman Hunter Norman "Bite Yer Legs" Hunter (born October 24 1943 in Eighton Banks, Gateshead, England) was one of the more uncompromising members of the much respected and feared Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s.
Norman Chad Norman Chad is a Los Angeles-based sportswriter and syndicated columnist who is frequently seen on the sports channel ESPN. Alongside sportscaster Lon McEachern, Chad is perhaps the best-known commentator on the World Series of Poker for ESPN.
Norman Christ Norman Howard Christ (IPA Pronunciation: /kɹɪst/, rhymes with "fist") is a physicist and a professor at Columbia University, where he holds the Ephraim Gildor Professorship of Computational Theoretical Physics. He received his undergraduate degree in physics from Columbia in 1965 and his Ph.
Norman Invasion of Ireland The Norman Invasion of Ireland was a Norman military expedition to Ireland that took place on 1st of May 1169 at the behest of Diarmait Mac Murchada, the King of Leinster. It was partially consolidated by Henry II of England on 18th October 1171 and led to the eventual English rule of Ireland.
Norman Ireland The later medieval period in Ireland ("Norman Ireland") was dominated by the Cambro-Norman Seán Duffy in Medieval Ireland observes that 'there is no contemporary depiction of it [the invasion] as Anglo-Norman or Cambro-Norman, or, for that matter, Anglo-French or Anglo-Continental. Such terms are modern concoctions, convenient shorthands, which serve to emphasize the undoubted fact that those who began to settle in Ireland at this point were not of any one national or ethnic origin' (pp 58-9).
Norman Island (Victoria) Norman Island is located approximately 4km west of Picnic Point, Wilson's Promontory in Victoria, Australia at 39° 01’ S, 146° 15’ E. It is proclaimed as a Remote and Natural Area under the National Parks Act.
Norman J. Hall Norman Jonathan Hall (1842 – May 26, 1867) was an officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War, perhaps most noted for his defense of his sector of the Union line during Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Norman J. Hunt Norman J. Hunt (died 1984) was a composer, conductor, arranger, and performer in the big band era, covering a wide range of musical styles including classical music, jazz, and was a featured soloist on many recordings and performances globally.
Norman J. Wildberger Norman J. Wildberger is currently an associate professor at the University of New South Wales in mathematics and is an outspoken critic of the various fundamental structures of mathematics, such as traditional trigonometry and set theory as well as real numbers (see Views).
Norman Jewson Norman Jewson (1884 – 1975) was an English architect-craftsman of the Arts and Crafts movement, who practiced in the Cotswolds. He was a distinguished, younger member of the group who had settled in Sapperton, Gloucestershire, a feudal village in a beautiful and changeless region of rural southwest England, under the influence of Ernest Gimson.
Norman Jolly Norman William Jolly (5 August 1882 - 18 May 1954) was an Australian-born English cricketer, who played one first-class match, for Worcestershire against Oxford University in 1907. Batting at number 11, he scored 8 and 1 not out, and from behind the stumps he picked up three catches, the first being that of Oxford captain Egerton Wright.
Norman Kember Norman Frank Kember (born 1931) is a British peace activist who was working with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) in Iraq until he was taken as a hostage. He is a retired professor of Biophysics, a committed Christian (a Baptist), and a longstanding member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Norman Kemp Smith Norman Kemp Smith (1872–1958) was a philosopher who lectured at Princeton University and was Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh. He is best-known for his influential English translation of Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, which is often used as the standard English version of the text, and is considered by many to be the most readable rendering of the work.
Norman language Norman is a Romance language and one of the OĂŻl languages. The name Norman-French is sometimes used to describe not only the modern Norman language, but also the administrative languages of Anglo-Norman and Law French used in England.
Norman law Norman law refers to the customary law of Normandy which developed between the 10th and 13th centuries following the establishment of the Vikings there and which survives today still through the legal system of the Channel Islands.
Norman Lear Norman Lear (born July 27, 1922) is an American television writer and producer who produced such popular sitcoms as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, Good Times and Maude. Some consider him the most successful television producer of all time, given the shows he and his production companies produced.
Norman Lear Center Based at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, the Norman Lear Center is a multi-disciplinary research and public policy center exploring implications of the convergence of entertainment, commerce, and society. Through scholarship and research, and its programs of visiting fellows, conferences, public events and publications, the Lear Center works to be at the forefront of discussion and practice in the field.
Norman Lethbridge Cowper Sir Norman Lethbridge Cowper (born 15 September, 1896 - 9 September, 1987) was an Australian lawyer best known as the Senior Partner of the legal firm of Allen Allen & Hemsley which is now Allens Arthur Robinson. Under Cowper's leadership, Allen Allen & Hemsley became one of Australia's leading law firms working for many of Australia's biggest corporations and expanded into Asia.
Norman Levinson Norman Levinson (August 11, 1912 - October 10, 1975) was an American mathematician. Some of his major contributions were in the study of Fourier transforms, complex analysis, non-linear differential equations, number theory, and signal processing.
Norman Lewis Norman Lewis (28 June, 1908–22 July, 2003) was a prolific British writer best known for his travel writing. Though he is not very widely known, he is considered by some to be one of the most important writers of the twentieth century.
Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum The Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum is based in Faulconbridge of the Blue Mountains, Australia. The property is a stone cottage on a 42 acre (170,000 m²) block of land which was originally owned by the Australian artist and writer Norman Lindsay.
Norman Lovett Norman Lovett (born October 31 1946) is a British stand-up comedian and actor, best known for the role of Holly in Red Dwarf during the first, second, seventh and eighth series. His stand-up has a quiet, dead-pan surrealism, and in 2000 he made a successful stand up tour, co-headlining with Chris Barrie, who played Rimmer in Red Dwarf.
Norman Lowther Edson Norman Lowther Edson BMedSc MB ChB PhD FRSNZ FNZIC, was the Founding Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand from 1949 until his retirement in 1967; he died in 1970. Over his working life of 37 years, he made significant contributions to medical science; to life-science education of students entering medicine, dentistry, or home science; and to public health improvements, such as fluoridation of drinking water, now considered essential for the well-being of modern New Zealanders.
Norman MacDonnell Norman MacDonnell (born November 8, 1916 in Pasadena, California; died November 28, 1979 in Burbank, California) was an American television producer best known for co-creating and producing the Western radio and television series, Gunsmoke.
Norman Maclean Norman Fitzroy Maclean (23 December 1902 in Clarinda, Iowa — 2 August 1990 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American author and scholar most noted for his books A River Runs Through It and Other Stories (1976) and Young Men and Fire (1992).
Norman Macrae Norman Macrae is a British author, born in 1923. Considered one of the world's best forecasters when it came to economics and society, Macrae joined The Economist in 1949 and retired as its deputy chief editor in 1988.
Norman Mailer Norman Kingsley Mailer (born January 31, 1923) is an American novelist, journalist, playwright, screenwriter and film director who, along with Truman Capote and Tom Wolfe, is considered an innovator of creative nonfiction, a genre sometimes called New Journalism. He has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
Norman Mayer Norman David Mayer (March 31, 1916 – December 9, 1982) was an anti-nuclear weapons activist and American terrorist who was shot and killed by the United States Park Police after threatening to blow up the Washington Monument.
Norman Morrison Norman Morrison (December 29, 1933 - November 2, 1965), born in Erie, Pennsylvania, was a Quaker best known for committing suicide by self-immolation at age 31 to protest the United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
Norman Nawrocki Norman Nawrocki (born Vancouver, British Columbia), is a Montréal-based comedian, sex educator, cabaret artist, musician, author, actor, producer and composer.Norman Nawrocki Les Pages Noires Accessed 15 October 2006
Norman Newell Norman Newell (January 25, 1919 – December 1, 2004) was a top record producer in the 1950s and 1960s in the UK, writing to the lyrics to many notable songs and working with legendary names such as Shirley Bassey, Peter and Gordon, Vera Lynn, Bette Midler, Judy Garland and Petula Clark. Mr Newell was particularly known for his recorded productions of West End musicals.
Norman Nicholson Norman Cornthwaite Nicholson, (January 8 1914 – May 30 1987), was an English poet, known for his association with the Cumberland town of Millom. His poetry is noted for its local concerns, straightforwardness of language and inclusion of elements of common speech.
Norman Norton Norman Ogilvie "Pompey" Norton (born May 11, 1881, Grahamstown, Cape Colony, died June 27, 1968, East London, Cape Province) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1910. He took four wickets, including both Jack Hobbs and Frank Woolley, but was not picked again.
Norman Packard Norman Packard (born 1954 in Silver City, New Mexico) is a chaos theory physicist and one of the founders of the Prediction Company and ProtoLife. He is an alumnus of Reed College and the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Norman Painting Norman Painting, OBE (Born April 23 1924 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire) is an actor who has played Phil Archer in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers since the pilot episodes were aired on the BBC Midlands Home Service in summer 1950. The series went national on January 1 1951.
Norman Panama Norman Panama (21 April, 1914 – 13 January, 2003) was an American screenwriter and film director born in Chicago, Illinois. He collaborated with a former schoolfriend, Melvin Frank to form a writing partnership which endured for 3 decades.

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