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Novotny (chess) The Novotny (also often spelled as Nowotny, even in non-German sources) is a device found in chess problems named after its discoverer AntonĂ­n NovotnĂ˝. A white piece is sacrificed on a square where it could be taken by two different black pieces - whichever black piece makes the capture, it interferes with the other.
Novouzensk Novouzensk () is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Bolshoy Uzen River at its confluence with the Chertanly River, 202 km southeast of Saratov. Population: 16,881 (2002 Census); 16,589 (1989 Census).
Novoye Vremya Novoye Vremya is a small, liberal, independent Russian biweekly news magazine, publishing for Russia and Armenia. It was already published during the Soviet times, then following the official line, and a paper under similar title was published in czarist Russia, founded by Alexey Suvorin.
Novska Novska is a town in Croatia, located between Kutina and Nova Gradiška, southeast of the capital, Zagreb. It has a population of 7,270 (2001 census), while the total population of its municipality is 14,313, 90% which are Croats.
Novus Consulting Novus Consulting is an Information Technology (IT) solutions company, based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. They specialize in the maintaining, planning, and securing computer network infrastructures for business and government.
Novus homo Novus homo (Latin for "new man"; plural novi homines) was the term in ancient Rome for a man who was the first in his family to serve in the Roman Senate or, more specifically, to be elected as consul.
Novye Aldi massacre Novye Aldi massacre was a February 5 2000 incident in which Russian federal forces summarily executed at least 60 civilians in the Novye Aldi (Aldy) suburb of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. The killings occurred in the course of zachistka (cleansing operation) conducted several days after the end of the battle for the city.
Novye Duboviki Novye Duboviki (; literally: "New Oak Grove") is an archaeological site in the Leningrad Oblast of Russia, about nine kilometers south of Ladoga upstream the Volkhov River, at the head of the lower Volkhov rapids.
Novyi Svet Novyi Svet (; ; ; literally: 'New World') is a resort town in Crimea, Ukraine, known for an eponymous sort of champagne produced there. Champagne production was introduced into Novy Svet by a local landowner, Prince Lev Golitsyn, in the late 19th century.
Now (Lauren Bacall) Now is the second of three autobiographical books by actress Lauren Bacall. The book was first published in 1994 and focuses especially on the first 15 years that passed after the publication of her first autobiography, By Myself, in 1978.
Now and Again Now and Again was an American television series which aired in the US on the 24th September 1999 and ran till 2000 on CBS. The story revolves around the United States government developing the perfect human body for use in espionage, but not being able to yet perfect the brain.
Now and Forever: Mukha Now and Forever: Mukha is a seasonal drama from the writers of Mulawin and the director of Let the Love Begin is Now and Forever a drama anthology that is guaranteed to capture your hearts. The series is produced by GMA Network.
Now and Later Now and Later is a brand of fruit-flavored taffy-like product which is organized into squares packaged in colorful paper. The candy is sold in packages containing 3 plastic-wrapped packs of 6 Now and Laters each, with each plastic-wrapped pack containing a different flavor.
Now and Then (film) Now and Then is a 1995 film directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and starring Demi Moore, Melanie Griffith, Rosie O'Donnell and Rita Wilson, which tells the story of four friends that have been busy with their lives until an important event reunites them in their (fictional) home town of Shelby, Indiana. Most of the film, however, is a flashback to the summer of 1970, in which the 12-year-old girls (played by Christina Ricci, Thora Birch, Gaby Hoffmann and Ashleigh Aston Moore) divide their time between gathering money to buy a treehouse in search for "independence" and investigating a local mystery.
Now and Then (Jake Thomas album) Now and Then is Jake Thomas' debut album and is the first album to be released from Big Stick Music. The album never had an official released date due to the fact the it could only be sold over the bigstick music website www.
Now I'm Following You "Now I'm Following You" is a duet by American pop singer Madonna and then-boyfriend Warren Beatty, found on her 1990 album I'm Breathless, a soundtrack of sorts for that year's Dick Tracy, in which both Madonna and Beatty starred.
Now Is the Time Now Is the Time is the second album by Alanis Morissette, released by MCA Records only in Canada in August 1992 (see 1992 in music). Morissette recorded the album with Leslie Howe, who produced her debut album Alanis (1991).
Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace Now It Can Be Told: DEVO At The Palace is a live album released by American New Wave band Devo, recorded during their "comeback tour" in promotion of Total Devo. It did contain several cuts from the album, but largely focused on earlier material (although the disc also had one exclusive song; "It Doesn't Matter To Me".
Now It's Overhead Now It's Overhead are an indie rock band fronted by singer/songwriter Andy LeMaster and based in Athens, GA. Their first album, a self-titled collection of songs LeMaster wrote over a period of two years in the late 90s, quickly rose from a studio project to a full-time band with the assistance of drummer Clay Leverett and Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor of Azure Ray.
Now or Never; Are we to live or perish forever? Now or Never; Are we to live or perish forever? (published January 28, 1933) was a pamphlet by Choudhary Rahmat Ali (then an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge) in which he presented the idea of the creation of a Muslim state in Indian subcontinent and where for the first time used the term Pakistan to refer to the Muslim homeland that he envisioned in Northern India, as well as Bang-i-Islam for a Muslim homeland in the Bengal, and Usmanistan for a Muslim homeland in the Deccan.
Now That I've Found You: A Collection Now That I've Found You: A Collection is a solo album by Alison Krauss, released February 7 1995. The album features the hit country single "When You Say Nothing At All", sold over two million copies earning double platinum RIAA certification, and is often regarded as the album that launched Alison Krauss' career.
Now That Summer is Gone "Now That Summer is Gone" is a 1938 cartoon short by Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies that told about a lazy squirrel that gambled for winter nuts against the other squirrels instead of gathering them himself.
Now That You Can't Have Me "Now That You Can't Have Me" is the second and final single from Cosima De Vito's self-titled debut album, Cosima. Released in December 2004 following the success of "When the War Is Over", the single peaked at number forty-two on the ARIA Charts.
Now That's Embarrassing: The 80s Now That's Embarrassing: The 80s is another in the long line of Friday night list shows broadcast at 9pm on Five. The show follows on from other shows in the 'strand' such as The Most Shameful TV Moments Ever (which featured Triangle, Naked Jungle and Carnal Knowledge).
Now That's What I Call Big Sir Now That's What I Call Big Sir is the second album by Big Sir, which includes The Mars Volta and Racer X bassist, Juan Alderete, and Lisa Papineau of Air and M83. It consists of various remixes of songs from their first self titled album.
Now, Voyager Now, Voyager is a 1942 film which tells the story of a middle-aged spinster who, repressed by the domination of her mother, winds up in a sanatorium, where her self-confidence is boosted by an understanding psychiatrist. After a brief love affair during a cruise, she determines to help her lover's equally depressed daughter (Janis Wilson).
Nowa Jerozolima Nowa Jerozolima (New Jerusalem in Polish) was a name of a small village erected in the western part of what is now the city of Warsaw for the Jewish settlers in Mazovia. Built by August Sułkowski, the village was liquidated shortly after its foundation and most of the Jews eventually moved to the city itself.
Nowa SĂłl County Nowa Sol County (in Polish powiat nowosolski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Lubusz Voivodeship in Poland, created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.
Nowe KsiÄ…ĹĽki Nowe KsiÄ…ĹĽki (New Books)- is the best-known and widely-available journal of new publications in Polish language. This monthly magazine is mostly concerned with works of literature (Polish and foreign), humanities and semi-scientific books (regular sections include About Literature, Cultural History, Art, Ideas/Ideology, Law, Philosophy, History, and Psychology/Psychotherapy).
Nowell Salmon Nowell Salmon (VC, GCB) (20 February 1835-14 February 1912) 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.
Nowhere (Norfolk) According to 19th-century directories, Nowhere or No-Where is a marshy area by the River Bure where the villagers of Acle, Norfolk had salt-pans to produce salt for food preservation, etc. Originally an extra-parochial liberty it was formally incorporated into Acle parish in 1862 and the name no longer appears in maps and gazetteers.
Nowhere continuous In mathematics, a nowhere continuous function, also called an everywhere discontinuous function, is a function that is not continuous at any point of its domain. If f is a function from real numbers to real numbers, then f(x) is nowhere continuous if for each point x there is an ε > 0 such that for each δ > 0 we can find a point y such that |x − y| < δ and |f(x) − f(y)| ≥ ε.
Nowhere Man (novel) Nowhere Man is a novel by Aleksandar Hemon, published in 2002 and named after the Beatles song "Nowhere Man". It is a series of vignettes relating to a character named Jozef Pronek, taking place in Bosnia, Chicago, Ukraine and Shanghai, and related by multiple narrators.
Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon, first published in 2000 and written by New York journalist Robert Rosen, who in 1981 had access to Lennon’s diaries, is a controversial account of the ex-Beatle’s last five years. The book disputes the official view of Lennon as a contented househusband raising his son Sean and baking bread while Yoko ran the family business.
Nowhere to Run "Nowhere to Run" is a 1965 soul single b/w "Motoring" by Martha & the Vandellas for the Gordy (Motown) label and is one of the group's and Motown's signature songs. The song, written and produced by Motown's main production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland, depicts the story of a woman trapped in a bad relationship with a man she cannot help but love.
Nowodworski Foundation The Nowodworski Foundation is a not for profit educational organization founded in 1999 by a group of Alumni and Friends of The Historic Nowodworski High School in Cracow, Poland. The purpose of the Foundation is to develop closer cultural ties between Americans and Poles with special programs for high school students, and implementation of Renaissance ideals in education and everyday life.
Nowogród Nowogród is a small town in northeastern Poland located about 13 km away from the city of Łomża, in Łomża County, in Podlasie Voivodeship, with 1,998 inhabitants (2004). It is centered in the area known as Skansen Kurpiowski which is a popular folk tourist attraction.
NowogrĂłdek Voivodeship NowogrĂłdek Voivodeship (, ) was an unit of administrative division of Grand Duchy of Lithuania (from 1569 - Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) and Poland between 15th century and 1795 and then between 1919 and 1939, with the capital in the town of Navahrudak. It ceased to exist in September of 1939, following German and Soviet aggression on Poland (see: Invasion of Poland).
Nowy DwĂłr Mazowiecki Nowy DwĂłr Mazowiecki () is a town in central Poland with 27,200 inhabitants (1995) situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Warszawa Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Nowy DwĂłr Mazowiecki County.
Nowy Dzień Nowy Dzień (Polish for "New Day") was a short-lived Polish middle-market daily newspaper, which appeared from 14 November 2005 until 23 February 2006. Nowy Dzień was launched by the publishing company Agora SA, after its flagship publication Gazeta Wyborcza had come under increasing pressure from Fakt, a low-cost tabloid introduced by Axel Springer Polska in 2003.
Nowy Kawęczyn Nowy Kawęczyn is a village in Central Poland, located between Rawa Mazowiecka and Skierniewice. It is capital of a separate commune (gmina) Nowy Kawęczyn within Skierniewice County and the Łódź Voivodeship.
Nowy Kurier Warszawski Nowy Kurier Warszawski ("New Courier of Warsaw") was a German propaganda newspaper issued in the occupied Poland during World War II. Its name was coined after a popular pre-war newspaper Kurier Warszawski, with which it had nothing to do but the name.
Nowy Ĺšwiat Street Ulica Nowy Ĺšwiat (Polish for "New World Street") is one of the main historic thoroughfares of Warsaw. It comprises part of the Royal Route (Trakt krĂłlewski) that runs from Warsaw's Royal Castle and Old Town south to King Jan III Sobieski's 17th-century royal residence at WilanĂłw.
Nowy SÄ…cz County Nowy SÄ…cz County (Polish: powiat nowosÄ…decki) is a county (powiat) in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (southern Poland). The county seat is Nowy SÄ…cz and the powiat includes the area around it, but not the city itself which forms its own separate urban powiat.
Nowy Sącz Voivodeship Nowy Sacz Voivodeship (Polish: województwo nowosądeckie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Its capital city was Nowy Sącz.
Nowy Staw Nowy Staw is a small town in northern Poland on the Święta river in the Żuławy region, with 3 896 inhabitants (2004). Situated in Malbork County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously assigned to Elbląg Voivodeship (1975-1998).
NoWonder NoWonder was a collaborative internet project to provide volunteer computer support running from the mid-90s into the early 00s. Founded by Scott William in 1996 under the name Ask Appleboy, initially the project was a solo effort, providing support only for Mac OS.
Nox (comics) Nox is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe, based loosely on the Nyx of Greek mythology. She is an Olympian goddess (possibly degenerated into a demon), one of the Fear Lords, who has clashed with Doctor Strange.
Noxal oil field Noxal is a deep underwater oil field in the Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico that was once believed to contain up to 10 billion barrels of crude oil. However, further drilling has revealed only 245 bcf of natural gas and no real oil reserves.
Noxer Noxer paving stone is a product of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation which uses the catalytic properties of titanium oxide (TiO2) in order to remove nitrogen oxides (NOx) from the air. Trials of this material on outdoor buildings and in streets and highway paving are on-going.
Noxious Emanation Noxious Emanation is the name of the death metal demo tape made by former band "Abiosis", now known as My Dying Bride. The tape was made in 1989 and very few copies were ever produced making it almost impossible to find.
Noxious Enjoyment Noxious Enjoyment was formed in 1994, and are a French Metalcore group. The members are ex-members of French rock groups: Daniel and Phil ( Guitar and Bass formely of Lofofora), Cachou (ex vocalist for Dirty District) and Maya (Drums formely of Sarkasein).
Noxious weeds Noxious weeds are designated plants that have been harmfully introduced into a foreign ecosystem either by accident or mismanagement, resulting in the suppression of the native species of plants and animals of the area by a rapid rate of growth and high levels of adaptation and resistance to natural but typically adverse conditions. They are a presently a large problem in the western United States, greatly effecting areas of agriculture, forest management and other open lands; and are typically native to the eastern hemisphere.
Noxubee River The Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about 140 mi (225 km) long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States. Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico.
Noxzema Noxzema is a skin cleanser marketed by Procter & Gamble. Procter & Gamble acquired the brand in 1989 as part of the acquisition of Noxell Corporation, the Maryland-based company headed at that time by the grandson of the brand's original inventor.
Noyan Noyan, noyon (and some other spellings introduced via Arabic texts; Mongolian: ноён) was a title of authority in Mongol Empire. In modern Mongolian the word is used as a form of addressing similar to "mister" or "monsieur".
Noye's Fludde Noye's Fludde (Noah's Flood) is a late 16th century miracle play, first performed in Chester, and set to music by Benjamin Britten in 1957. Britten's opera is written to be performed in a church by a cast and orchestra made up largely of amateurs and children, and has a number of original features - such as congregational singing, ad hoc instruments and the cast moving through the auditorium - some of which he uses again in his church parables.
Noyes Laboratory Noyes Laboratory is a chemistry laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that was established in 1902. When it was expanded in 1916 it housed the largest chemistry department in the United States.
Noyo River The Noyo River is a river on the north coast of California in Mendocino County. The river's headwaters are in the steep Mendocino Range, but downstream the river flows through gently sloping marine terraces before draining into the Pacific Ocean.
Noyon Cathedral The Notre-Dame Cathedral of Noyon, France, constructed on the site of a church burned in 1131, is a fine example of the transition from Romanesque to Gothic architecture. In plan it is a Latin cross, with a total length from east to west of about 105 m; the height of the nave vaulting is 23 m.
Nozio NOZIO is an Italian company specialised in creating online travel guides and web sites for hotels. It is based in Venice and its first aim is to connect tourists and hotelliers directly by skipping intermediaries.
Nozomi Nozomi (のぞみ) (Japanese for "Hope" and known before launch as Planet-B) was planned as a Mars-orbiting aeronomy probe. It was constructed by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, University of Tokyo and launched on July 3 1998 at 18:12:00 UTC with an on-orbit dry mass of 258 kg.
Nozomi (Shinkansen) Nozomi (のぞみ) is the fastest train service running on the Tōkaidō/Sanyō Shinkansen. Along the stretch between Shin-Kobe and Hakata, Nozomi services using 500 series equipment reach speeds of 300 km/h (186 mph).
Nozomi Witches , sometimes also called Bewitching Nozomi, is a manga series by Toshio Nobe which was adapted into a three episode anime OVA series in 1992. Because Mitsuru Adachi did the character designs for the OVA series, it is sometimes mistakenly attributed as one of his works.
Nozomu Sahashi is the president of the large publically-traded Japanese eikaiwa company Nova. He is also the inventor of Nova's particular teaching method and has patented it, as well as a telephone interpretation (translation) system.
Nozzles the Elephant Nozzles the Elephant is one of the principal characters in Jungle Jam and Friends: The Radio Show!. Nozzles is wise and has a dry wit, making him a favorite character among parents listening to the Jungle Jam show.
NO$GBA NO$GBA is a Game Boy Advance emulator for Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS that features multiplayer support. More recently, however, it has started to emulate the Nintendo DS, although this is limited to only registered users at present.
NO2ID The NO2ID coalition was formed in 2004 to campaign against the United Kingdom government's plans to introduce UK ID Cards and the associated National Identity Register, which campaigners believe to have astonishing mass surveillance implications http://www.bristol-no2id.
NOAA Corps The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps (NOAA Corps) is the smallest of the seven Uniformed Services of the United States, having only approximately 300 commissioned officers. It is the uniformed service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which is a scientific agency under the United States Department of Commerce.
NOAA ships and aircraft The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine and Aviation Operations (NMAO) operates a wide variety of specialized aircraft and ships to complete NOAA's environmental and scientific missions. NMAO is also responsible for the administration and implementation of the NOAA Diving Program to ensure a level of diving skill conducive to safe and efficient operations in NOAA-sponsored underwater activities.
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards is a network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from a nearby National Weather Service (NWS) office. It is operated by the NWS, an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the United States Department of Commerce.
NOAA's Environmental Real-time Observation Network NOAA's Environmental Real-time Observation Network (NERON), is a project to establish a nationwide network of weather monitoring stations across the United States. A 20 mile by 20 mile grid has been established, with the hopes of having one observation system within each cell.
NOAA-N' NOAA-N' is a weather satellite belonging to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States. On September 6, 2003 the satellite was badly damaged while being worked on at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems factory in Sunnyvale, California as it fell to the floor in an attempt to turn the satellite into horizontal position.
NOACK volatility The NOACK Volatility Test determines the evaporation loss of lubricants in high temperature service. The more motor oils vaporize, the thicker and heavier they become, contributing to poor circulation, reduced fuel economy and increased oil consumption, wear and emissions.
NOC at Georgia State University The Network Operations Center (or NOC) at Georgia State University is a 5,500 sq ft showcase facility located in the heart of downtown Atlanta, Georgia. It is staffed and managed 24x7x365 by the University's Information Systems & Technology (IS&T) department and is part of IS&T's University Computing & Communications Services (UCCS) division.
NOCO Energy Corporation NOCO Energy Corporation is a family-owned and operated corporation based in Tonawanda, New York (a suburb of Buffalo). The company specializes in gasoline, commercial fuels, industrial lubricants, bio-products, home energy fuel, and heating and cooling systems.
NODD (Nexus Orthicon Display Device) NODD (pronounced "noddy"), which stands for Nexus Orthicon Display Device, was the method used for generating identifications for the BBC1 television network from around November, 1969 to February, 1985.
NOEKEON NOEKEON (IPA: /ˈnukiɔn/) is a family of two block ciphers designed by Joan Daemen, Michaël Peeters, Gilles Van Assche and Vincent Rijmen and submitted to the NESSIE project in September 2000. The two ciphers are "direct mode" NOEKEON, to be used for maximum efficiency where related-key attacks are not possible, and "indirect mode" NOEKEON where they are.
NOGAT Pipeline System NOGAT (Northern Offshore Gas Transport) is a natural gas pipeline system, which connects Dutch continental shelf with an onshore gas plant and terminal at Den Helder, the Netherlands. The system is operational since 1992.
NOH Foods of Hawaii NOH Foods of Hawaii (also referred to as NOH of Hawaii or just NOH Foods) is a Hawaiian based company that specializes in the selling and manufacturing of pre-packaged Oriental seasonings. The company was founded in 1963 by the owners of Arirang- the first Korean restaurant to open in Honolulu, Hawaii.
NONMEM The NONMEM Project at the University of California, San Francisco, which produced the UCSF NONMEM software, is concerned with the development of data analysis techniques and exportable software for fitting nonlinear mixed effects (statistical regression-type) models. These techniques are particularly useful when the data are population pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic data, and when there are only a few PK/PD measurements from some individuals sampled from the population, or when the regression design varies considerably between individuals.
NOPEC NOPEC is an informal expression sometimes used to refer to the set oil exporting nations not in OPEC. At various times, mainly during times of supply crisis in the Middle East, this set of nations have reduced OPEC's power as a cartel.
NORAD Tracks Santa The NORAD Tracks Santa Web site is the current form of a public relations program by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). For over fifty years on Christmas Eve NORAD has told stories of how their powerful tracking systems such as the Distant Early Warning Line (DEW Line) detected Santa Claus leaving the North Pole to deliver his presents.
NORAD VI (game location) NORAD VI is a fictional underwater government base located on Earth in The Journeyman Project games. In-game information states that the facility is located on the 'Southeast Pacific Rim' off the coast of modern-day Chile; this is presumably the border of the South American and Nazca Tectonic plates.
NORCECA Volleyball Championship The NORCECA Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the NORCECA, the North America, Central America and Caribbean volleyball federation. There are both men's and women's competitions.
NORD-100 The NORD-100 was a 16-bit minicomputer series made by Norsk Data, introduced in 1979. It shipped with the SINTRAN operating system, and the architecture was based on, and backwards compatible with, the NORD-10 line.
NORD/LB The NORD/LB (abbreviation for Norddeutsche Landesbank - Girozentrale) is a bank in Germany. It is a public corporation by the federal states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt with its head office in Hanover and branches in Braunschweig and Magdeburg.
NORDO NORDO, short for "No Radio", is a North American aviation term for aircraft flying without a radio. The term originates from the 5-character uppercase abbreviated notation "NORDO" displayed on controllers' radar scopes when an aircraft transmits the "radio failure" code on its transponder, and has made its way into standard aviation jargon, used as an adjective or a noun to describe an aircraft without a radio, even among pilots and others who are not air traffic controllers.
NOREX In 1997, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and the Stockholm Stock Exchange initiated formalized cooperation through NOREX, with the purpose of establishing a joint Nordic securities market. At the beginning of 1998, the two exchanges established a joint company, Nordic Exchanges A/S, whose primary task is to market NOREX worldwide.
NORFORCE The NORFORCE (North-West Mobile Force) is a regiment of the Australian Army. The regiment is one of three Regional Force Surveillance Units employed in the surveillance and reconnaissance mission in the north of Australia.
NORM-UK NORM-UK is a British-based charity concerned with foreskin health and issues related to circumcision. It provides information about conservative treatments for foreskin problems, non-surgical foreskin restoration, and hosts and participates in conferences about genital health.
NORMOB NORMOB (Nordic Broadcasters Mobile Alliance) is an alliance between the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), Danish Radio (DR), Swedish TV (SVT), Swedish Radio (SR), the Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company (UR) and Finnish Broadcasting Corporation (YLE). NORMOB was established in 2005 in order to promote cooperation between the broadcasters on mobile services.
NORSOF Task Group The NORSOF Task Group (Norwegian: Forsvarets Spesialkommando, FSK) was established in 1981 due to the increased risk of terrorist activity against Norwegian interests, especially the oil platforms in the North Sea. As with other special forces little is known, and most information is based on speculation and rumors.
NORTH Network As of April 1, 2006 NORTH Network merged with Ontario's two other regional telehealth service providers (Videocare (Southwestern Ontario) and Careconnect (Eastern Ontario) to form the Ontario Telemedicine Network.
NOS (Software) NOS (Network Operating System) was an operating system with time-sharing capabilities, written by the Control Data Corporation in the 1970sNOS Version 1 Reference manual at the Computer Refuge (Scanned PDF, 15MB) http://www.computer-refuge.
NOTAM NOTAM or NoTAM is the quasi-acronym for a "Notice To Airmen". NOTAMs are created and transmitted by government agencies under guidelines specified by Annex 15: Aeronautical Information Services of the International Convention on Civil Aviation.
NOTAR NOTAR, an acronym for NO TAil Rotor, is a relatively new helicopter anti-torque system (see the helicopter article for more details} developed by McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems which eliminates the use of the tail rotor on a helicopter, yielding quieter and safer operation.
NOTES Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is an experimental surgical technique whereby "scarless" abdominal operations could be performed with an endoscope passed through a natural orifice (mouth, anus, etc.) then through an internal incision in the stomach or colon, thus avoiding any external incisions or scars.
NOV (computers) NOV, or News Overview, is a widely deployed indexing method for Usenet articles, also found in some Internet email implementations. Written in 1992 by Geoff Collyer, NOV replaced a variety of incompatible indexing schemes used in different client programs, each typically requiring custom modifications to each news server before they could be used.
NOVA scienceNOW NOVA ScienceNOW is a newsmagazine version of the venerable PBS science program NOVA. Begun in 2005, the series was originally hosted by Robert Krulwich, who described it as an experiment in coverage of "breaking science, science that's right out of the lab, science that sometimes bumps up against politics, art, culture".

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