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Neil Clark (journalist) Neil Clark (born 1966) is a journalist and blogger from the UK. His work has appeared in newspapers and journals both in the UK and overseas including in The First Post, The Guardian, The Australian, The Times, Observer Sport Monthly, The Fleet Street Letter, The Morning Star, The American Conservative, New Statesman, The Spectator, the Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, the Daily Express, Racing and Football Outlook and the Racing Post.
Neil Cohalan Neil Cohalan (born July 31 1906, died January 22 1968) is a former professional basketball coach. He was the first coach of the New York Knickerbockers, and has the distinction of being the winning coach of the very first game played in the Basketball Association of America, the forerunner to the modern NBA.
Neil Coles Neil Coles (born September 26, 1934) is an English professional golfer. As of 2005, Coles is the only man to win a professional golf tournament in six different decades, starting in the 1950s and extending into the 21st century.
Neil Colville Neil McNeil Colville (August 4, 1914 - December 26, 1987) was a professional ice hockey player. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, he played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League with his brother Mac, winning the Stanley Cup in 1940.
Neil Connolly Neil Michael Connolly, son of James Connolly, the famous Irish Rebel was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1887 and died of Mononucleosis in 1907, just short of his 20th birthday. During his life he accomplished much though, from discovering the British's secret invention, the Internet; to perfecting a ligh red-brown hair coloring product.
Neil Cossons Sir Neil Cossons OBE FSA FMA was the Director of the Science Museum, London, UK, from 1986 to 2000. Previously he was the first Director at the Ironbridge Museum from 1971 and then at the Greenwich Maritime Museum from 1983.
Neil Crawford Neil Crawford is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe whose first appearance was in Generation M #3. He is the editor of the ficticious newspaper, The Alternative and is the boss of Sally Floyd.
Neil Crone Neil Crone is a voice actor who does the voices of Gordon the Big Engine, Splatter and Diesel 10 from the film Thomas and the Magic Railroad. He does Phillip The Concierge in the My Secret Identity episode "Sour Grapes".
Neil Davis Neil Brian Davis (February 14, 1934 - September 9, 1985) was an Australian combat cameraman who achieved worldwide recognition for his work as a photojournalist during the Vietnam War and other Indochinese conflicts.
Neil Deakin Neil Deakin is a software developer working for the Mozilla Corporation on Mozilla, primarily on XUL. He is known for (prior to working at Mozilla) developing the XULPlanet site, which documents the XUL language.
Neil Dougherty Cornelius Aaron "Neil" Dougherty (born April 14, 1961 in Leavenworth, Kansas) is the current head men's basketball coach at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Dougherty played basketball at West Point for two years under coach Mike Krzyzewski before transferring to Cameron University, where he played his final two years and earned his degree in 1984.
Neil Downing Neil Downing (b. January 2, 1935 in Skibbereen, Ireland) is an Irish writer and musician best known for reworking classic dystopian literature into the cultural context of the hippy culture, and anti-war protests in particular, of the late 1960s.
Neil Entwistle Neil Entwistle (born September 18, 1978) is the widower of Rachel Entwistle and father of Lillian Entwistle and is charged with their murders. English-born Neil and American-born Rachel were married on Sunday, August 10, 2003, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Neil Evans Neil Evans is an Australian football (soccer) commentator appearing on the Australian Fox Sports network. Evans in particular hosts the program Total Football, with Robbie Slater which focuses on Australian Soccer including the Socceroos and the A-League.
Neil Fairbrother Neil Harvey Fairbrother (born 9 September 1963 in Warrington, then Lancashire) is a former English cricket player, named by his mother after her favourite player, legendary Australian cricketer Neil Harvey. He played for Lancashire County Cricket Club, Transvaal and England.
Neil Fiske Colorado native and author of the business book, Trading Up: The New American Luxury. Lex Wexner the Chairman of Limited Brands was so impressed with the book he gave Mr Fiske the job of CEO of the Bath and Body Brand.
Neil Forrester Neil Forrester is a British research assistant in the field of developmental disorders and language acquisition at the University of London 1. He is; however, best known as one of the castmembers of the fourth season of MTV series The Real World, The Real World: London.
Neil Fraser Neil Fraser was a former Canadian civil servant who came to prominence for his crusade against the Metric system of weights and measures in the early 1980s. To promote his campaign, he ran as a candidate for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada at the 1983 leadership convention.
Neil French Neil French is a British advertising executive widely credited with bringing the creative revolution to Asia when he was associated with The Ball Partnership in Singapore. His work for Chivas Regal, Kaminomoto, and in particular the 'XO Beer' campaign for The Straits Times, are used as case studies in advertising schools around the world.
Neil Gaiman Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960, Portchester, Hampshire) is an English author of numerous science fiction and fantasy works, including many graphic novels. As of 2006, he lives near Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Neil Gaiman's Only The End of the World Again Neil Gaiman's Only The End of the World Again is a 2000 compilation of a serialized story published by Oni Press and originally appearing in Oni Double Feature #6-8 during 1998. The story was created and written by Neil Gaiman, adapted to comic by P.
Neil Gershenfeld Neil Gershenfeld is a professor at MIT and the head of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, a sister lab spun out of the popular MIT Media Lab. His research interests are mainly in interdisciplinary studies involving physics and computer science, in such fields as quantum computing, nanotechnology, personal fabrication, and other research areas.
Neil Godwin Neil Godwin is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom, The Office, played by Patrick Baladi. Neil first appeared in the second series of the show as the UK Manager of Wernham Hogg, newly promoted from manager of the Swindon branch, thus making him David Brent's new boss.
Neil Goldman Neil Goldman is a recurring character on Family Guy. Named after one of the show's writers and voiced by Seth Green, Neil is a stereotypical geek who lusts after Meg Griffin, who does not return his affections.
Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan are a television writing team who have worked on television comedies Family Guy and Scrubs. Their most recent project was the television pilot Nobody's Watching, which they created and wrote with Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence.
Neil Goldschmidt Neil Edward Goldschmidt (born June 16, 1940) is a former politician and businessman living in the State of Oregon and a member of the United States Democratic Party. He served as mayor of Portland (1973 - 1979), and as Governor of Oregon (1987 - 1991), and as Secretary of Transportation.
Neil Grant Komadoski Neil Grant Komadoski (born February 10, 1982, in Chesterfield, Missouri, USA) is a professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted in the third round, 81st overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Neil Hamilton (politician) Mostyn Neil Hamilton (born March 9, 1949) is a former barrister, teacher and Conservative MP in the United Kingdom. Since leaving politics and subsequent bankruptcy, Hamilton and his wife Christine have become minor media celebrities.
Neil Hamilton Fairley Sir Neil Hamilton Fairley KBE (15 July 1891 - 19 April 1966) was an Australian medical doctor. During the Second World War he was Director of Medicine, Australian Military Forces with the rank of Major General.
Neil Hannon Neil Hannon (born 7 November, 1970) is a singer and songwriter, best known as the creator (in 1989) and frontman of the orchestral pop group, The Divine Comedy. The band's official website even goes so far as to say, "The Divine Comedy is Neil Hannon," and Hannon is quoted in an interview
Neil Hefty Not to be confused with the famous composer of Jazz Standards. Neil Hefty, born December 16th, 1979 in Portland, Oregon, is currently working as a Candidate Generation Specialist for Kforce professional staffing.
Neil Henry Neil Henry is currently the coach of the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League, having being appointed for the 2007 season on a three-season contract. He was previously the assistant coach of the North Queensland Cowboys and the Queensland State of Origin team.
Neil Humphreys Neil Humphreys was from Dagenham, Essex England and graduated with a First Class Honours degree in History. He is Singapore's best selling author and has written three books about the island, namely Notes From an Even Smaller Island (2001), Scribbles from the Same Island (2003) and Final Notes from a Great Island (2006).
Neil Chrisley Barbra O'Neil Chrisley (born: December 16, 1931 in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1957 to 1961 with the Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Braves. He was 6'3" tall, weighed 187 pounds and he threw right but batted left handed.
Neil James Archibald Primrose Captain Neil James Archibald Primrose, MC (14 December 1882 – 17 November 1917), British Liberal politician and soldier, was the second son of Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery and Hannah de Rothschild, and brother of the writer Lady Sybil Grant.
Neil Judd Neil Merton Judd (1887–1976) was an American archaeologist who studied under pioneering archaeologist of the American Southwest Edgar Lee Hewett. He was curator of archaeology at the erstwhile United States National Museum, which later became part of the Smithsonian Institution.
Neil Keefe Neil Evan Keefe (born September 19, 1986 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American sports writer and sports radio personality. He is best known as host of "From The Stretch" on the Suffolk University Radio Network, which is broadcasted live in Boston, but is streamed over the internet.
Neil Kinnock Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock, PC (born 28 March 1942) is a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 to 1995, and was Leader of the Opposition and Labour Party leader from 1983 to 1992, when he resigned after the 1992 general election defeat.
Neil Kinrade Deputy Chief Constable Neil Kinrade was the former Deputy Chief Constable of the Isle of Man Constabulary. He is most well known for his part in the so called Manx Bugging Scandal of the late 1990s and 2000s, his subsequent suspension from duty and his fight to clear his name, taking High Court action against among others, the Chief Constable and the Minister of Home Affairs.
Neil Leach Neil Leach is an architect and theorist. He has taught at the University of Bath, Architectural Association School of Architecture, University of Nottingham, Columbia University, Cornell University, SCI-Arc, Royal Danish Academy of Art and Dessau Institute of Architecture.
Neil Little Neil Little (born December 18, 1971 in Medicine Hat, Alberta) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He was a member of the Philadelphia Flyers organization nearly his entire professional career, helping backstop the Philadelphia Phantoms to two Calder Cup championships and playing in two career NHL games with the Flyers.
Neil Lomax Neil Lomax (born February 17, 1959 in Portland, Oregon) is a former American Football quarterback. Lomax was a standout college player at Portland State University, going from fifth-string freshman quarterback on partial scholarship to emergency starter to NCAA legend.
Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen (born February 11, 1951) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1994 (and also from 1990-1991), where he represents the 20th legislative district.
Neil M. Gunn Neil Miller Gunn (November 8, 1891 - January 15, 1973) was a prolific novelist, critic, and dramatist who emerged as one of the leading lights of the Scottish Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s. With over twenty novels to his credit, Gunn was arguably the most influential Scottish fiction writer of the first half of the 20th century (with the possible exception of Lewis Grassic Gibbon (James Leslie Mitchell)).
Neil MacCormick Sir (Donald) Neil MacCormick QC (Hon), FBA, FRSE, is the current Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations at the University of Edinburgh, where he also holds a personal Leverhulme Research Professorship. He is a vice-president of the Scottish National Party (SNP), and a renowned legal philosopher.
Neil MacFarquhar Neil MacFarquhar is an Arabic-speaking, former Cairo bureau chief for The New York Times who is a national correspondent for the Times based in San Francisco, California as of November 2006.Advertising supplement (unnamed, but part of the "These times demand the Times" advertising campaign, as noted on the back page of the supplement), in which the New York Times advertises itself in the October 31, 2006 edition of the newspaper, page ZK11 of the 16-page supplement
Neil Mackay Neil Mackay is a multi-award winning investigative journalist, film-maker and author. With more than two dozen awards for his reporting and writing, he has been a three times finalist as Reporter of the Year at the British Press Awards - the UK equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize.
Neil Maddison Neil Maddison (born 2nd October 1969) is a former Premiership footballer and is currently youth coach at Darlington Football Club. His main position is midfield, but has played in all outfield positions during his career.
Neil Martinson Neil Martinson (July 15, 1966 - ) is a San Francisco based artist and socialite originally from Manhattan. His music and performances have entertained San Francisco's higher social circles since the mid 1990's.
Neil Mavers Neil Mavers (born Liverpool, England, 1971) was one of several drummers for English band The La's and featured on the self titled LP The La's. Whilst brother of band leader Lee Mavers, he did not participate in the reunion shows in 2005.
Neil McGarrell Neil Christopher McGarrell (born 12 July, 1972, Georgetown, Demerara, Guyana) is a West Indian cricketer, more specifically a slow left arm bowler, who played four Tests in 2001, taking 17 wickets. He also played 17 one-day internationals for the West Indies, but played his last international in the 2001–02 against Sri Lanka at Kandy.
Neil McIntosh Neil McIntosh is a British journalist working for Guardian Unlimited, The Guardian newspaper's website. He is head of editorial development (previously assistant editor), and has led its introduction of weblogs and podcasts in recent years.
Neil Mclean Neil Alexander Mclean was born in Tiddington, Stratford-upon-Avon in the United Kingdom in 1976. He is most noted for his work as co-director with Goodtimes Moving Images Ltd, a music-video production company.
Neil McPherson Born in London, United Kingdom, on October 7 1969, Neil McPherson has been the Artistic Director of the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre, London, since January 1999. He has produced over 50 productions and co-productions with his production company Concordance.
Neil Merritt Neil Merritt (born 3 March 1939) was the last President of Portsmouth Polytechnic (1991-2) and the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth (1992-4), from which he resigned after financial irregularities. He was chairman of Hillingdon Hospital Trust, 1991-94, from which he resigned after a staff campaign.
Neil Merryweather In a career spanning more than 40 years, Canadian rock singer, bass player and songwriter Neil Merryweather has recorded and shared the stage with a who’s who of rock, every one from Steve Miller and Dave Mason to Rick James and Wilson Pickett.
Neil Mildenhall Neil Mildenhall (born September 8, 1968) is a Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Dockers in 1995. He was drafted from West Perth in the WAFL as a predraft selection in the 1994 AFL Draft and played mainly as a wingman.
Neil Moss (caver) Neil Moss (full name Oscar Hackett Neil Moss) was the victim of a famous caving accident in England on Sunday March 22, 1959. A twenty-year-old undergraduate studying philosophy at Balliol College, Oxford, Moss became jammed after descending a narrow unexplored shaft in Peak Cavern, a famous cave system near Castleton in Derbyshire.
Neil Murray (Australian musician) Neil Murray (born 1956, Ararat, Victoria) is an Australian musician and writer. He was a founding member of the Warumpi Band that formed in the early 1980s, the first major Aboriginal rock group an influential Aboriginal rock band.
Neil O'Donnell Neil O'Donnell (born July 3, 1966 in Morristown, New Jersey) is a former AFC quarterback who played for 14 seasons from 1990 to 2003. He started in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, and was backup for the Tennessee Titans from 1999 to 2003.
Neil Parish Neil Parish (born May 26, 1956 in Bridgwater, Somerset) is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the South West England region for the Conservative Party. He was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999.
Neil Perry Neil Perry is a prominent Australian chef, restaurateur, author and television presenter. He also is the co-ordinator for Qantas Flight Catering under his company Rockpool Consulting and has a notable food brand sold under his name, available at Woolworths Supermarkets.
Neil Piller Professor Neil Piller is a lymphologist and the Team Leader of the Lymphoedema Assessment Clinic at Flinders Surgical Oncology. He is a professor at the Flinders University Medical Center in South Australia and co-author of The Lymphoedema Handbook: Causes, Effects and Management, 2002, (ISBN 0-85572-327-0).
Neil Pointon Neil Pointon, born November 28 1963 in Church Warsop, Nottinghamshire, England, is a former professional football (soccer) player. Pointon was a left-back who is perhaps best remembered for playing for Everton, Manchester City and Oldham Athletic.
Neil Pryde RS:X Neil Pryde RS:X is a windsurfing discipline that was selected by the ISAF to replace the Mistral One Design class for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The discipline has similarities to formula windsurfing - mainly in that the equipment used was designed to allow windsurfing in low and moderate wind conditions with good performance.
Neil Risch Neil Risch is an American human geneticist and professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Risch is the Lamond Family Foundation Distinguished Professor in Human Genetics and Director of the Institute for Human Genetics and Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at UCSF.
Neil Road Neil Road (Chinese: ĺ°Ľč·Ż) is a one-way road in Chinatown and Tanjong Pagar in the planning areas of Outram and Bukit Merah. The road starts at the junction of South Bridge Road, Maxwell Road and Tanjong Pagar Road and ends at Jalan Bukit Merah which then merges into the latter.
Neil Ross Neil Ross (born December 31, 1944) (sometimes credited as Neilson Ross) is a British voice actor and announcer, now resident and working in Los Angeles, in the United States. He has provided voices for (mainly minor characters) in many American cartoons, particularly those based on Hasbro products and Marvel Comics, and numerous video games.
Neil Rossouw Neil Russouw (born September 25, 1976) is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played First-class cricket in 2004, as well as playing for the Namibian team when Pakistan and New Zealand's A teams toured the country.
Neil Saker Neil Clifford Saker (born 20 September 1984 in Tooting, London) is an English cricketer playing for Surrey County Cricket Club. In 2003 Saker became the first Surrey Academy player to sign a full time (two year) professional contract with the county.
Neil Sedaka Neil Sedaka (born March 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American pop singer, pianist, and songwriter often associated with the Brill Building. He teamed up with Howard Greenfield to write many major hit songs for himself and others.
Neil Shephard Neil Shephard (born October 8, 1964), FBA, is a British economist, currently Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford. He is also a Professorial Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford and Director of the Oxford Financial Research Centre.
Neil Simon Theatre The Neil Simon Theatre, formerly known as the Alvin Theater, is a Broadway theatre located at 250 West 52nd Street in Manhattan, New York City which has produced many notable musicals and plays. As of 2005, it seats about 1,328 people and is currently owned by the Nederlander Organization.
Neil Smith (football player) Neil Smith (born April 10, 1966 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former defensive end in the NFL who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1988 to 1996, Denver Broncos from 1997 to 1999, and the San Diego Chargers in 2000. Before his NFL career, he played for the University of Nebraska.
Neil Smith (hockey executive) Neil Smith (born January 9, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) was the general manager of the New York Islanders until he was unexpectedly relieved of his duties on July 18, 2006 after only 40 days. He was previously the general manager of the New York Rangers from 1989-2000.
Neil Smith (politician) Neil Smith (born July 4, 1960) ran as a socialist New Democratic Party candidate in the riding of Richmond, British Columbia during the January 2006 federal election. Narrowly beating Dale Jackaman for the nomination.
Neil Stanton Neil Stanton (born June 4, 1985 in Danbury, Connecticut) was baptized at Gaylordsville Methodist Church. He has lived in Fairfield County Connecticut his whole life except for his tenure at Clemson University.
Neil Stevenson-Moore Neil Stevenson-Moore was signed by the Edinburgh Capitals in September, 2005, after playing four seasons for the Princeton Tigers. During his first season for the Capitals, Neil racked up 38 points, which consisted of 20 goals and 18 assists.
Neil Stonechild Neil Stonechild (1973-November 25, 1990) was a First Nations teenager who died of hypothermia after Saskatoon police took him outside of the city and abandoned him in a field on a night when temperatures were below -28°C in a practice known as a starlight tour.
Neil Tennant (philosopher) Neil Tennant (born 1 March 1950) is Humanities Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Ohio State University. Along with Michael Dummett, Crispin Wright, and a few others, Tennant is one of the most notable figures in the contemporary realism/anti-realism debate.
Neil Thorne Sir Neil Gordon Thorne (born 8 August 1932) is a British Conservative politician. He contested the constituency of Ilford South six times from October 1974 to 1997, and was the Member of Parliament for the seat from 1979 to 1992, when he lost by 402 votes to Labour's Mike Gapes.
Neil Turok Neil Geoffrey Turok holds the Chair of Mathematical Physics (1967) at Cambridge University. He was born in 1958 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of Mary and Ben Turok, activists in the anti-apartheid movement and the African National Congress.
Neil Volz Neil Volz was Chief of Staff to Representative Bob Ney (R-Ohio), staff director of the House Administration Committee, and later part of Team Abramoff, when he left Capitol Hill in February 2002 to work for Abramoff in Washington at Greenberg Traurig LLP. On May 8, 2006, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy, including wire fraud and violating House rules, charges stemming from his work both for Ney and for Greenberg Traurig plea agreement details his practice of hiring former congressional staffers, including Volz (who is identified as "Staffer B") [http://www.
Neil Walker Neil Walker (born June 25, 1976 in Verona, Wisconsin) is a swimmer from the United States, who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He also twice won gold in the medley relay, after swimming in the preliminaries.
Neil Walter Neil Douglas Walter[CNZM] (born 1942) is a distinguished New Zealand diplomat, and is a former Administrator of Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand. He served from February 1988 until 1990, and again from March 1 2003 to 17 October 2006.
Neil Wilkinson Neil Wilkinson (born August 15, 1967, in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played for the Minnesota North Stars, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks, Winnipeg Jets and Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980s and 1990s.
Neil Williams Neil FetzGerald Williams (born St Vincent July 2, 1962 – died March 27 2006) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Middlesex and Essex. In a first class career spanning over 17 years he took 675 wickets and scored 4457 runs.
Neil Young (footballer) Neil Young (born February 17th 1944) is a former Manchester City striker who famously scored the only goal in the 1969 FA Cup final. Made 334 appearances for City and scored 86 goals before being transferred to Preston North End during the 1971/72 season.
Neil Young: Heart of Gold Neil Young: Heart of Gold is a documentary and concert film by Jonathan Demme, featuring Neil Young. The film was made in the summer of 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and was released to theaters on February 10, 2006.
Neill Blomkamp Neill Blomkamp is a Vancouver-based director of short films and advertisements. Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held, cinéma vérité technique, blending seamlessly with naturalistic and photo-realistic computer-generated imagery effects.
Neill Corlett Neill Corlett is the creator of the Portable Sound format (PSF), which he developed in 2003 and is the audio format used in files containing sound extracted from the original Sony PlayStation. He later created the PSF2 format for use with PlayStation 2 audio.
Neiman Marcus Neiman Marcus is an upscale, specialty, retail department store, operated by the Neiman Marcus Group in the United States. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and competes with such establishments as Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Neimology Neimology is the study of the placement of the letters in one's name to determine personality predispositions. Neimology is a scientific study of names, that was conducted over a twenty year period, that use the Roman alphabet in their construction.
Neison (crater) Neison is a lunar crater that lies to the south of the Meton crater, in the northern part of the Moon. The high latitude of this crater means that the crater appears foreshortened when viewed from the Earth, having an elliptical appearance even though it is nearly circular in shape.
Neisser Bent Neisser Bent (born August 7, 1976) is a former international backstroke swimmer from Cuba, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. At his Olympic debut in Atlanta, Georgia he won the bronze medal in the Men's 100m Backstroke, just behind fellow countryman Rodolfo Falcon.
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a species of Gram-negative bacteria responsible for the disease gonorrhoea. Neisseria species of bacteria are highly fastidious gram-negative cocci, that is, they require special nutrients to survive.
Neisseriaceae The Neisseriaceae are a family of Proteobacteria, given their own order. While many organisms in the family are mammalian commensals or part of the normal flora, the genus Neisseria includes 2 important human pathogens, specifically those responsible for gonorrhea and many cases of meningitis.
Neith In Egyptian mythology, Neith (also known as Nit, Net and Neit) was the patron deity of Sais, in the Western Nile Delta. Originally, Neith was a goddess of the hunt and of war, and had as her symbol, like the town of Sais itself, two crossed Arrows over a shield.
Nej Adamson Nejdet Adamson (also credited as Nejdet Salih and Carter Ward) is a British actor (born 23 December 1958 in London), best known for his role as Ali Osman in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders. A role he played from the series inception in 1985 until 1989.
Nejdet Sançar Nejdet Sançar (May 1, 1910- February 22, 1975) was a Turkish literature teacher who became one of the prominent personalities of the Pan-Turanism school. He was the brother of another notable Turkish nationalist, Hüseyin Nihâl Atsız.

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