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Naked City (TV series) Naked City was a television series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic "semi-documentary" format.
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet Naked City: Justice with a Bullet was released in 1998 and is a Crime/Drama based film about two detectives who have to protect two girls who have been robbed of all their money and luggage. Kim Poirier has a cameo appearance in the film.
Naked Cowboy Robert John Burck (born March 19, 1977 in Cincinnati, Ohio), better known as the Naked Cowboy, is a New York City busker and prominent fixture of Times Square. His routine, consisting of playing guitar wearing nothing but cowboy boots, a hat, and a pair of briefs, has provided him a comfortable living and international notoriety.
Naked DNA Naked DNA is histone-free DNA that is passed from cell to cell during a gene transfer process called transformation. In transformation, purified or naked DNA is taken up by the recipient cell which will give the recipient cell a new characteristic or phenotype.
Naked eye The naked eye is a figure of speech referring to human visual perception that is unaided by enhancing equipment, such as a telescope or binoculars. (It, therefore, does not refer to smaller scale aids such as glasses.
Naked Eyes Naked Eyes was an Eighties synthpop duo, best known for their first single, a cover of the Burt Bacharach / Hal David standard "(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me" (Bacharach himself has cited the cover as a personal favourite). The song reached number one in the UK in 1964 for Sandie Shaw.
Naked hiking Naked walking, naked hiking, or Freehiking is a sub-set of the modern form of social nudity. For some people naked hiking may appear to be some form of energetic sport, however for most it is simply a pleasant recreational pastime, with no social agenda.
Naked is the Best Disguise Naked is the Best Disguise: The Death and Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes (ISBN 0-14-004030-7) is a book by Samuel Rosenberg speculating on the hidden meanings in the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and examining the influence of his writings on other works, especially James Joyce's Ulysses. Published in 1974, this book relates the Sherlock Holmes stories in surprising ways to Nietzsche, Oscar Wilde, Dionysus, Christ, Catullus, John Bunyan, Robert Browning, Boccaccio, Napoleon, Racine, Frankenstein, Flaubert, George Sand, Socrates, Poe, General Charles George Gordon, Melville, Joyce's Ulysses, T.
Naked In The Afternoon: A Tribute To Jandek Naked In The Afternoon: A Tribute To Jandek is a tribute album compiled by Moscow, PA-based independent record label Summersteps Records. The album features cover versions of songs by the reclusive avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek.
Naked Josh Naked Josh is a Canadian television series broadcast on Showcase. The show stars David Julian Hirsh as Josh Gould, a university professor in Montreal who, although he teaches a sexual anthropology course, struggles to understand the ever-shifting rules and expectations of the dating scene.
Naked Jungle Naked Jungle, was a somewhat notorious one-off gameshow produced by the United Kingdom terrestial TV station Channel 5 in 2000. In itself a fairly innocuous gameshow with an assault course format, it caused controversy because its contestants were all nudists.
Naked Mole Rat The Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber), also known as the Sand Puppy, or desert mole rat, is a burrowing rodent native to parts of East Africa. It is notable for its eusocial lifestyle, nearly unique among mammals, and for a highly unusual set of physical traits that enables it to thrive in a harsh, underground environment; including a lack of pain sensation in its skin, and a nearly cold-blooded metabolism.
Naked News Naked News, billing itself as "the program with nothing to hide", is a subscription website featuring a real television newscast prepared in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The male and female anchors read the news fully nude or strip as they present their news segments.
Naked put A naked put (also called an uncovered put) is a put option where the option writer does not have a short position in the underlying stock or other instrument. If the market price of the underlying falls below the strike price of the option, the holder can exercise the put option and force the writer to buy the underlying at the strike price for cash, profiting from the difference between the market price and the option's strike price.
Naked Pumpkin Run The Naked Pumpkin Run is an annual event held on the night of October 31st (Halloween), in which participants run for about a half-mile down public streets wearing only a carved pumpkin over their heads as masks, braving (at times) subzero temperatures, snow, unamused police, and crowds of cheering, camera-brandishing spectators.
Naked Punch Review Naked Punch Review is a quarterly interdisciplinary review and magazine of philosophy, art, politics and poetry run voluntarily by young, unestablished figures in those fields. Contributors have included Antonio Negri, Tariq Ali, Wim Wenders, Arthur Danto, Richard Shusterman, Simon Critchley, Walden Bello, Michael Taussig, Adonis, Mahmoud Darvish among others.
Naked Raven Naked Raven is an Australian chamber pop band from Melbourne, formed in 1994. Combining elements of jazz, pop, folk and classical music, 'The Ravens' (as the band is affectionately known) produce highly sophisticated, emotive sounds, sometimes ethereal, always hauntingly beautiful.
Naked Records Naked Records was a mid-1990s independent record label that was set up by former Curiosity Killed The Cat members Nick Thorp and Migi Drummond, and featured the indie rock band Velvet Jones. The company was formed in 1995 and was acquired by software company Eidos a year later, with Thorp and Drummond staying on in their roles as company directors.
Naked singularity In general relativity, a naked singularity is a gravitational singularity without an event horizon. The singularities inside black holes are always surrounded by an area which does not allow light to escape, and therefore cannot be directly observed.
Naked violence Naked Violence a hardcore punk from Portland, Oregon, created by Frankie Violence (real name James "Frank" Burley) and Mark Rhemrev in 1991. Bringing back the rebellion feel and the aggressiveness lost by the grunge and alternative music movement.
Naked Yoga (film) The short film Naked Yoga (24 min) is documentary released in 1974 and illustrates the practice of yoga in a natural setting and in the nude. The plot of this movie includes women practicing yoga in Cyprus and in a studio.
Naked Zorro Naked Zorro is the nickname for a streaker who has flashed women in Doylestown, Pennsylvania in Bucks County since January 2005. According to the women who have been accosted by the man, he wore nothing but a Zorro mask and sneakers when he flashed them.
Naked-eye planet In astronomy, the naked-eye planets are the five planets of our solar system that can be discerned with the naked eye without much difficulty. Hence, they were the only planets known to the ancients prior to the invention of the telescope.
Nakfa Corporation The Nakfa Corporation was one of the first privately owned companies founded after Eritrean Independence. The Nakfa Corporation has invested in various interests in Eritrea, including: Gejeret Corrugated Boxes, a Sodium Silicate Factory, a mid-rise structure in Asmara bearing its naming (the Nakfa Building).
Nakh languages The Nakh languages are a small family of languages spoken mostly in Russia (Chechnya and Ingushetia) and Georgia. The Chechen diaspora is spread all over the Muslim countries in the Middle East and Central Asia.
Nakheel Properties Nakheel Properties ( palm trees) is a real estate developer in Dubai and creator of several land reclamation projects, including the Palm Islands, the Dubai Waterfront, and The World. Its residential projects include Jebel Ali Gardens, International City, Jumeirah Islands and Jumeirah Lake Towers.
Nakhichevan The Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası, Armenian: Նախիջևանի Ինքնավար Հանրապետություն, Russian: Нахичеванская Автономная Республика, Persian:جمهوری خودمختار نخجوان, Turkish: Nahçıvan Özerk Cumhuriyeti), known simply as Nakhichevan, is a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan. The 5,500 km² region borders Armenia (221 km), Turkey (9 km) and Iran (179 km).
Nakhichevan City Nakhichevan City (Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan şəhəri), is the capital of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. It was an ancient trading centre and some historians consider that it was founded in the 16th century BCE.
Nakhla meteorite The Nakhla meteorite, the first and eponymous example of a Nakhlite type meteorite of the SNC Group type of meteorites, fell to Earth, from Mars, on the 28th of June, 1911, at approximately 09:00 in the Nakhla region of Abu Hommos, Alexandria, Egypt."The Nakhla Meteorite" - From NASA's Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNakhla SNC Martian Meteorite at the New England Meteoritical Services webpage"Nakhla meteorite fragment" - From the Natural History Museum.
Nakhon Nayok Province Nakhon Nayok (Thai นครนายก) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Saraburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachinburi, Chachoengsao and Pathum Thani.
Nakhon Ratchasima Province Nakhon Ratchasima (), often shortened to Korat or Khorat, is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (clockwise, from north) Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Buriram, Sa Kaeo, Prachinburi, Nakhon Nayok, Saraburi, Lopburi.
Nakhon Sawan Province Nakhon Sawan (Thai นครสวรรค์) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring Provinces are (from north clockwise) Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phetchabun, Lop Buri, Sing Buri, Chai Nat, Uthai Thani and Tak.
Nakhon Si Thammarat Nakhon Si Thammarat (Thai นครศรีธรรมราช) is a town in southern Thailand, capital of the Nakhon Si Thammarat Province and the Nakhon Si Thammarat district. The city was the administrative center of southern Thailand during most of its history.
Nakhon Si Thammarat kingdom Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom (or Kingdom of Ligor) was one of the major constituent city states (mueang) of the Siamese kingdoms of Sukhothai and later Ayutthaya and controlled a big part of the Malay peninsula.
Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range The Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range (Thai เทือกเขานครศรีธรรมราช) is a mountain range on the Malay peninsula in southern Thailand, running in north-south direction. The hills begin to the north with the island Ko Pha Ngan in the Gulf of Thailand, and end with the Ko Tarutao archipelago in the Andaman Sea.
Nakhon Si Thammarat National Museum Nakhon Si Thammarat National Museum is a museum located on Rachadamnoen Road in the town of Nakhon Si Thammarat in southern Thailand. At the centre of the museum is the 9th century statue of Vishnu in the Pala style of southern India.
Nakhon Si Thammarat Province Nakhon Si Thammarat (often in short Nakhon, ) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Songkhla, Phatthalung, Trang, Krabi and Surat Thani.
Nakhon Sri Tammarat Nakhon Sri Thammarat (also known as Lakoun) is a town of southern Thailand about 380 miles south of Bangkok, on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula. It is one of the most ancient cities of Thailand, and contains many buildings and ruins of antiquarian interest.
Nakhon Suvarnabhumi Province Nakhon Suvarnabhumi () is a proposed new province of Thailand in the southeast of Bangkok around the new Bangkok airport. It is planned to cover the districts Lat Krabang and Prawet of Bangkok and Bang Sao Thong and Bang Phli of Samut Prakan Province, an area of 521 km² with about 462,000 residents.
Nakhonphanom University Nakhonphanom University (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยนครพนม) was established in the year 2005 by combining the local existing institutes in Nakhon Phanom Province, which composed of Nakhon Phanom Rajabhat University, Nakhonphanom Technical College, Nakhonphanom College of Agriculture and Technology, Thatphanom Community Education College, Nawa Community Education College, and Boromarjonani College of Nursing, Nakhon Phanom.
Nakhuda Nakhuda - also pronounced as Nakhoda, is an originally Persian word meaning captain of a ship and is widely used in other Eastern languages including Gujarati, Urdu, Punjabi and Arabic (coastal dialects). Also a last name.
Nakina, Ontario Nakina is a community of approximately 500 in the Town of Greenstone in the Thunder Bay District in Northern Ontario, Canada. The town of Nakina was founded in 1921 along the main line of the Canadian National Railway (CNR) where the line branches from the western main line (heading towards Winnipeg, Manitoba) to the main line that runs south towards Toronto, and a spur line that ran east toward Quebec.
Nakir and Munkar Nakir and Munkar, (Arabic: نكير و منكر ) in Islamic eschatology, are angels who test the faith of the dead in their graves.Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, Entry: Munkar and Nakir They are one of the few angels directly mentioned in the Qu'ran.
Nakiri bocho Nakiri bocho (菜切り包丁, literally: knife for cutting greens) and usuba bocho (薄刃包丁, thin knife) are Japanese-style vegetable knives. They differ from the deba bocho in their shape, as they have a straight blade edge suitable for cutting all the way to the cutting board without the need for a horizontal pull or push.
Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara Colonel Mom Chao Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara(Thai:พลเอกหม่อมเจ้านักขัตรมงคล กิติยากร)(January 4, 1897-February 11, 1953). He was the eldest son of HRH Prince Kitiyakara Voralaksana, Prince of Chanthaburi(สมเด็จพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้ากิติยากรวรลักษณ์ กรมพระจันทบุรีนฤนาถ)and Mom Chao Apsarasaman Kitiyakara(หม่อมเจ้าอัปสรสมาน กิติยากร).
Nakło nad Notecią Nakło nad Notecią () is a town in northern Poland on the Noteć River with 20,100 inhabitants (1995). It is situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999), and was previously in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship (1975-1998).
Nakorn Payap International School Nakorn Payap International School is a K-12 International school founded in 1993 in Chiang Mai, Thailand offering an American style curriculum. The School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and is licensed by the Thai Ministry of Education.
Naksat city The Naksat cities are a chain of twelve inter-linked cities or muangs of the ancient Siamese empire of Langkasuka. The cities acted as an outer shield, surrounding the capital Nakorn Si Thammarat, and were connected by land so that help could be sent from one city to another in the event of surprise attacks.
Nakshatra A nakshatra (Devanagari: नक्षत्र) or lunar mansion is one of the 27 or 28 divisions of the sky, identified by the prominent star(s) in them, that the Moon passes through during its monthly cycle, as used in Hindu astronomy and astrology. Therefore, each represents a division of the ecliptic similar to the zodiac.
Nakskov Nakskov is a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the western coast of the island of Lolland in Storstrøm County in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 33 km², and has a total population of 14,749 (2005).
Nakum Nakum is a Pre Columbine, Classic Maya Civilization site. Located in the country of Guatemala in the state of Peten, home of many other important mayan sites, Nakum is one of the three main sites that form the cultural triangle of the "Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo" Park, located in the North-East of Peten.
Nakusp and Slocan Railway The Nakusp and Slocan Railway (N&S) ran between Nakusp, New Denver, British Columbia and Sandon, British Columbia in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. The railway connected with boats on Arrow Lakes at Nakusp (which connected with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) mainline at Revelstoke) and Slocan Lake at Rosebary (which connected with the CPR's Columbia and Kootenay Railway (C&K) at Slocan City).
NaK NaK (often pronounced as such, rhyming with "sack") is an alloy of sodium (Na) and potassium (K), and particularly one that is liquid at room temperatures. It is a commercially available material in various grades.
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, primarily comprising of a huge lake and ambient marshes, is situated about 64 km to the West of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat state of India. Mainly inhabited by migratory birds in winter and spring, it is the largest wetland bird sanctuary in Gujarat, and one of the largest in India.
Nala Sopara Nala Sopara is a town within the Mumbai Conurbation with a population of 184,664 (2001 census). It is also the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway (India) railway line..
Nalagarh Nalagarh is a city and a municipal committee in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It was the seat of the eponymous princely state during the British Raj, and known in medieval period as the state of Hindur.
Nalandabodhi Nalandabodhi is a Tibetan Buddhist organization founded in the United States by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche in 1997 and named after the Nalandabodhi monastic centre historically of India. There are also now Nalandabodhi centers and study groups in Canada, Europe and Asia.
Nalbuphine Nalbuphine (nalbuphine hydrochloride) is a synthetic opioid used commercially as an analgesic under a variety of trade names, including Nubain. It is noteworthy in part for the fact that at low dosages, it is found much more effective by women than by men, and may even increase pain in men, leading to its discontinuation in the UK in 2003.
Nalco Holding Company Nalco Holding Company supplies water treatment and process improvement services, chemicals and equipment programs for industrial and institutional markets. These products and services are marketed in some cases to prevent corrosion, contamination and the buildup of harmful deposits.
Naletale Naletale (or Nalatale) are ruins are located about 25 kilometres east of Shangani in Matabeleland north, Zimbabwe and just north of the Dhlodhlo ruins. They are about 50m in diameter and feature very intricate stonework with use chevrons and multi coloured stone patterns around the exterior walls.
Nalewki Nalewki is a former name of the BohaterĂłw Getta street in Warsaw, as well as a name applied to the entire borough around it. The street runs from the DĹ‚uga street in the New town towards what was the northern outskirts of the city in 19th century, and the neighbourhood of MuranĂłw.
Nalfeshnee In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the nalfeshnee is a one of the most powerful types of demon. In first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, nalfeshnees were known as type IV demons.
Nalhati Nalhati is a town in Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal near the West Bengal / Jharkhand border. This town is named after the Shakti peetha Nalhateshwari temple which according to the mythologies is the situated where the "nala" ie throat of goddess shakti had fallen.
Nalidixic acid Nalidixic acid (NegGram®)is the basis for quinolone antibiotics. It acts bacteriostatically (that is, it inhibits growth and reproduction) or bactericidally (it kills them) on both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, depending on the concentration.
Nalik The Nalik language is spoken by approximately 5000 people, based in 17 villages in northern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. The term Nalik is also used to describe the group of people who speak the language, their traditional culture, and the geographic area in which they live.
Nalini Ranjan Sarkar Nalini Ranjan Sarkar () (1882–1953) was a businessman, industrialist, public leader, and was greatly involved in the political and economic regeneration of Bengal. He was born in a middle class Kayastha family of greater Mymensingh (now Netrokona District, Bangladesh) district.
Nallatech Nallatech is a Scottish computer hardware and software firm based in Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire, Scotland that specializes in and is one of the world leaders in field-programmable gate array microchip technology applied in computing.
Nalle (band) Nalle are a psych-folk trio, based in Glasgow, who were formed in the summer of 2004. They comprise Finnish-English vocalist Hanna Tuulikki (vocals, kantele, flute), Aby Vulliamy (viola) and Chris Hladowski (bouzouki, clarinet).
Nalmefene Nalmefene (Revex) is an opioid receptor antagonist used primarily in the management of alcohol dependence, and also has been investigated for the treatment of other addictions such as pathological gambling and addiction to shopping.
Nalo Hopkinson Nalo Hopkinson (born December 20, 1960) is a Jamaican-born writer and editor who lives in Canada. Her science fiction and fantasy novels (Brown Girl in the Ring, Midnight Robber, The Salt Roads) and short stories such as those in her collection Skin Folk sometimes draw on Caribbean history and language, and its traditions of oral and written storytelling.
Nalong Nalong (hangul:뚜루뚜루뚜 나롱이, Turuturutu Narongi) is a Korean anime, also known by the name Nalong, Fly To The Sky. It is a product of the major anime broadcaster Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, and the animation was done by Studio Kaab.
Nalong 2 Nalong 2 (hangul:쾌걸롱맨 나롱이, Koaegeol Rongmaen Narongi) is a Korean anime, also known by the name Longman, the Little Big Hero. It is a product of the major anime broadcaster Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, and the animation was done by Studio Kaab.
Naloxone Naloxone is a drug used to counter the effects of opioid overdose, for example heroin and morphine overdose. Specifically, naloxone is used in opioid overdoses for countering life-threatening depression of the central nervous system and respiratory system.
Nalsar University of Law The National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law was set up in Hyderabad, India in 1998 to create a generation of able and competent lawyers who would join the Bar as well as the Bench. It was created by an Act of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Act 34 of 1998).
Naltrexone Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist used primarily in the management of alcohol dependence and opioid dependence. It is marketed in generic form as its hydrochloride salt, naltrexone hydrochloride, and was formerly marketed using the trade name Revia.
Nalubaale Power Station Nalubaale Power Station, often known by its old name, Owen Falls Dam, is a hydroelectric power station across the White Nile near to its source at Lake Victoria in Uganda. Nalubale is the Luganda name for Lake Victoria.
Nalumavadi Nálumávàdi is a settlement on the southern edge of the Indian peninsula at about 9ºN latitude and 78ºE longitude, in Thoothukudi District. The population of this village is less than 5000 comprising about 200 families.
Nalut Nalut is the capital of Nalut Municipality in Libya, situtated at the western end of the Jebel Nafusa coastal range and is home to a Berber granary and community. It lies approximately half way between Tripoli and Ghadames with a (2005) population estimated at 55,000.
Nałęczów Nałęczów is a spa town (population 4,800) in Poland's Lublin Voivodeship (province), situated on the Nałęczów Plateau. The 18th-century discovery of healing waters initiated the development of a health resort; chiefly treated there are circulatory disorders.
Našice Našice is a town in the Osijek-Baranja county of Croatia, population 8,173 (2001), total municipality population 17,320, 87% who are Croats (2001). It is located on the northern slopes of Krndija Mountain in eastern Slavonia, 51 km southwest of Osijek; elevation 157 m.
Nam Cam Truong Van Cam (1948–June 3, 2004) (Vietnamese: Trương Văn Cam), better known as Nam Cam (English translation: Fifth Orange) was a famous Vietnamese gangster and former soldier in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, South Vietnam. He was born in Saigon, Vietnam.
Nam Fung Sun Chuen Nam Fung Sun Chuen (Chinese: 南豐新邨), built 1978, is a private apartment estate in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Consisting of 12 buildings distributed along Greig Road and Greig Crescent, it was developed by Nam Fung Development.
Nam June Paik Nam June Paik (July 20, 1932 - January 29, 2006) was a South Korean-born American artist. He worked on several mediums of art but was often being credited for discovering and inventing the medium known as video art.
Nam Long Shan Nam Long Shan (also known as Brick Hill) is a hill on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong, China, near Wong Chuk Hang and Aberdeen. At an elevation of 247 metres, it overlooks the South China Sea in the south, Sham Wan and Aberdeen Channel in the west, and Deep Water Bay in the east.
Nam nam Cynometra cauliflora or commonly Nam-nam is a native of Malaysia, grown mainly in northern Peninsular Malaysia and can be more widely cultivated in other states, mainly in kampongs and villages. This tree belongs to the bean family.
Nam Pai Chuan Nam Pai Chuan is a Shaolin kung fu style with centres in the UK, Belgium, France, New Zealand, Canada, Japan and Malaysia. The name means "North-South fist" and indicates its origin in the central Chinese style called "Fat Gar Kuen".
Nam Pak Hong The Nam Pak Hong (Chinese: 南北行), also Nam Pei Hong and Nam Bac Hang, literally, "South-North Trading Association," was the combination of individual hongs, or trading houses, which were the traditional form of business organization in China. They represented Chinese merchants who were often associated with overseas trade, both the Gold Mountain trade with America and Australia, and the older trade in the Nanyang.
Nam Song River The Nam Song River is a river in Laos that flows through the town of Vang Vieng. It is a popular tourist destination as many people enjoy seeing the Laotian countryside while going down the river in the inner tube of a tractor tyre or in a kayak.
Nam Sung-yong Nam Sung-yong (November 23 1912 in Suncheon - February 20 2001) was the bronze winner of the Marathon of the 1936 Summer Olympics, completing the run in 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 42 seconds. He is also the first Korean bronze Olympian.
Nam Theun II Nam Theun II or NT2 is a dam planned for the Nam Theun river in Laos. It is the largest hydropower project in the history of the country and is planned to export power to Thailand as well as fulfil domestic demands.
Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi (, lit. small Sai Yok waterfall) is a small town (thesaban tambon) in Sai Yok district, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand, on the route of the so-called Death Railway linking Thailand with Burma as it was then called.
Nam Trung Bo Nam Trung Bộ (in English South Central Coast) is one of the regions of Vietnam. It consists of the independent municipality of Đà Nẵng and 5 other provinces: Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Phú Yên, Khánh Hòa.
Nam Yimyaem Nam Yimyaem (Thai: นาม ยิ้มแย้ม) is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of Thailand, former deputy Supreme Court President, and currently chairperson of a committee investigating the assets of deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Nama language Nàmá, also known as Khoekhoe or Khoekhoegowab, previously called Hottentot, is the most populous and widespread of the Khoisan languages. It belongs to the Khoe language family, and is spoken in Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa by the Nama, Damara, and Haiǁom, as well as smaller ethnic groups such as the ǂKhomani.
Namacalathus Namacalathus (name derives from the Nama group where it was described, and the Greek word kalathos, meaning basket in the shape of a lily, or wine goblet) is a problematic metazoan fossil occurring in the latest Proterozoic Nama Group of central and southern Namibia. The single species hermanastes (from herma a Greek word for reef, and nastes for inhabitant) was first described by Grotzinger, Watters, and Knoll in 2000.
Namahage Namahage is a tradition that is observed throughout the Oga Peninsula peninsula that juts out into the Sea of Japan from northern Honshū, Japan. The ritual is carried out to cleanse the soul and offer prayers that the year to come will be a good one.
Namak Namak (or Namak-ri) is a village in Samhyang-myeon, which is part of Muan County in South Jeolla province of South Korea. Namak became the home of the South Jeolla provincial government following its move from the city of Gwangju in 2005.
Namakabrood Namakabrood (also Namakabrud) is a touristic village in the Mazandaran province of Iran. Namak abrood has an aerial tramway which starts at the sea level near the shores of the Caspian Sea and ends on the top of the Alborz heights crossing dense forest area of northern Iran.
Namakkal District Namakkal district, headquartered at Namakkal is one of the 30 administrative districts of Tamil Nadu state in South India. The district has 4 taluks (subdivisions) - Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Rasipuram and Paramathi-Velur (in descending order of population).
Namal Udugama Namal Udugama is a popular Sri Lankan musician. His career started in 1992 with the smash hit "Samuganne Naa" (I will never leave you) which was a heart rendering song of loneliness he wrote after his then girlfriend comitted suicide over her parents disapproval of the relationship.

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