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Newberry Mountains (Nevada) The Newberry Mountains of Nevada are located east of Cal-Nev-Ari and the United States Coast Guard LORAN station in the southern part of the state. The range is Nevada's southernmost named mountain range, and lies to the northwest of the town of Laughlin and west of Lake Mohave.
Newberry National Volcanic Monument Newberry National Volcanic National Monument was designated in November 1990 to protect the area around the Newberry Volcano in the United States. It includes 50,000+ acres (200 km²) of lakes, lava flows, and spectacular geologic features in central Oregon.
Newberry Opera House The Newberry Opera House, located in Newberry, South Carolina is located on I-26 about midway between Spartanburg and Columbia. In addition to popular artists, the theatre is the location for performances by the South Carolina Opera Company and the Asheville Lyric Opera.
Newbery Honor The Newbery Honor is a citation given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA) to select American children's books. The Newbery Honor is given to worthy runners-up for the Newbery Medal, a higher honor.
Newbery Medal The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA) to the author of the outstanding American book for children. The award has been given since 1922.
Newbie A newbie is a [to a particular field, the term being commonly used on the Internet], where it might refer to new, inexperienced, or ignorant users of a [[game, a newsgroup, an operating system or the Internet itself. In many cases more experienced/knowledgeable people use it in purposes of negative reinforcement, urging "newbies" to learn more about the field or area in question.
Newbold Astbury Newbold Astbury (often just Astbury) is a village in Cheshire, in the north-west of England. It is situated to the south of Congleton on the A34 road to Scholar Green; the A34 forms one side of the triangular village green.
Newborn screening Newborn screening is the process of testing newborn babies for treatable genetic, endocrinologic, metabolic and hematologic diseases. Robert Guthrie is given much of the credit for pioneering the earliest screening for phenylketonuria in the late 1960s using blood samples on filter paper obtained by pricking a newborn baby's heel on the second day of life to get a few drops of blood.
Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act The Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act of 1996 is a piece of legislation relating to the provision of insurance plans relating to maternity in the United States of America. It was signed into law on September 26, 1996 and requires plans that offer maternity coverage to pay for at least a 48-hour hospital stay following childbirth (96-hour stay in the case of a caesarean section).
Newborough Warren Newborough Warren Near the village of Newborough is part of a 1,585 acre National Nature Reserve, in Anglesey, Wales. It includes Llanddwyn Bay and Malltraeth Bay, divided by Llanddwyn Island, and part of the Anglesey Coastal Path .
Newbottle, Tyne and Wear Newbottle is a village in North East England, lying directly between Durham and Sunderland, one and a half miles north of Houghton-le-Spring. The name Newbottle derives from the Saxon 'Neop Boel' meaning 'new settlement'.
Newbridge (Wales) railway station Newbridge railway station serves the towns of Newbridge and Blackwood, Gwent, south east Wales. The station is currently closed but there are plans to re-build the station on the same site as the old one in late 2006.
Newbridge Networks Newbridge Networks was an Ottawa, Ontario, Canada company founded by Canadian/Welsh entrepreneur Terry Matthews. It was founded in 1986 to create data and voice networking products after Matthews was forced out of his original company Mitel.
Newbridge Town F.C. Newbridge Town are a Senior 1 Division Leinster Senior League side. A group of boys had decided they wanted to form a soccer team and approached Joe Barry and Tony Hannigan, both of whom had organised and played soccer for many years.
Newbridge, County Galway Newbridge is a small rural village located in County Galway in the Republic of Ireland. It is located on a national primary route, the N63 Galway City-Roscommon and is 55 km from Galway City and 25 km from Roscommon Town.
Newburgh (city), New York Newburgh is a city located in Orange County, New York, 60 miles (97 km) north of New York City, and 90 miles south of Albany, on the Hudson River. In 1890, 23,087 people lived in Newburgh, New York; in 1900, 24,943; in 1910, 27,805; in 1920, 30,366; and in 1940, 31,883.
Newburgh Bay Newburgh Bay is in the Hudson River approximately 65 miles (105 km) north of New York City, just upriver from the Hudson Highlands. It takes its name from Newburgh, for many years the major port on this section of the river.
Newburgh Black Diamonds The Newburgh Black Diamonds were a minor league baseball team located in Newburgh, New York. The team played in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, and were un-affiliated with any major league baseball team.
Newburgh conspiracy The Newburgh Conspiracy was a plot hatched in 1783 near the end of the American Revolutionary War resulting from the fact that many of the officers and men of the Continental Army had not received pay for many years. With the end of the war and hence likely the resultant dissolution of the Continental Army obviously approaching, there seemed to the soldiers, many of whom were now deeply indebted from their term of service, a strong chance that Congress would not meet previous promises on back pay and pensions.
Newburgh letter On 1782-05-22, the Newburgh letter was sent to George Washington who was camped at Newburgh, New York; written for the army officers by Lewis Nicola, it proposed that Washington become the King of the United States. Washington reacted very strongly against the suggestion, and was greatly troubled by it.
Newburgh Mall The Newburgh Mall is a regional shopping center located on NY 300 in the Town of Newburgh, New York, near where Interstate 87 (the New York State Thruway) intersects with Interstate 84. It was opened in 1980 by Kravco property management which owns the King of Prussia Mall outside of Philadelphia.
Newburgh-Beacon Bridge The Newburgh-Beacon Bridge is a cantilever toll bridge that spans the Hudson River in New York State carrying NY 52 and I-84 between Newburgh and Beacon. The first (westbound, north of other span) span was opened to traffic on November 2, 1963 as a two-lane (one in each direction) bridge.
Newburgh-Beacon Ferry The current Newburgh-Beacon Ferry carries passengers across the Hudson River between the two New York cities during rush hour, primarily transporting commuters from the west side of the river to the train station on the east side where they can catch Metro North Hudson Line service to Grand Central Terminal and other points in New York City. NY Waterway operates the ferry under contract from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Newbury (UK Parliament constituency) Newbury is a United Kingdom House of Commons constituency consisting of Newbury, Thatcham, Hungerford and a large part of the surrounding area of West Berkshire. To the east, parts of West Berkshire have been incorpoated into the Wokingham or Reading West constituencies.
Newbury by-election, 1993 The Newbury by-election, in West Berkshire, England, of 1993 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Judith Chaplin died, after only being elected the previous year. It was won by David Rendel of the Liberal Democrats with an impressive swing of 28.
Newbury bypass The Newbury bypass, officially known as 'The Winchester-Preston Trunk Road (A34) (Newbury Bypass)', is a 9 mile stretch of dual carriageway road which bypasses the town of Newbury in Berkshire, England. It is located to the west of the town and forms part of the A34 road.
Newbury Building Society Newbury Building Society is a building society based in Newbury, Berkshire in the south of England. 'The Newbury' (as it is affectionately known) was established in 1856 "about the newbury", Newbury Building Society website, retrieved 2 May 2006 and is one of the oldest surviving building societies in the United Kingdomcitation needed, with nine branches in Newbury, Hungerford, Thatcham, Abingdon, Didcot, Wokingham, Andover, Whitchurch and Alton.
Newbury Castle Newbury Castle is the name of an English adulterine castle built by John Marshal during The Anarchy. The Castle is mentioned in the "L'Histoire de Guillaume le Marechal" (History of William the Marshall) wherein it describes King Stephen as besieging the castle in 1152 and holding Marshal's son, William Marshal, as a hostage against Newbury's surrender.
Newbury Park High School Newbury Park High School, founded in 1967, is located in Newbury Park, California about 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The school currently has approximately 2,320 students registered as of the 2006-2007 year.
Newbury Piret Founded in 1981, Newbury Piret is one of New England’s leading investment banking firms. As an NASD licensed broker dealer, the firm provide mergers & acquisitions, equity & debt financing, and financial advisory services to middle-market public and private companies throughout North America and Europe.
Newbury railway station Newbury railway station is a railway station in the centre of the town of Newbury in the county of Berkshire in England. It was opened on December 21, 1847Basingstoke's Railway History in Maps by the Great Western Railway company.
Newbury Racecourse railway station Newbury Racecourse railway station is a railway station to the east of the town of Newbury in the county of Berkshire in England. The station is adjacent to Newbury Racecourse and sees heavy traffic and additional trains on race days.
Newbury, Berkshire Newbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many 17th century buildings.
Newbury, New South Wales Newbury is an estate in the City of Blacktown, in Hills District, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Located in the suburb of Stanhope Gardens, parts of the estate are located under the suburb of Kellyville Ridge.
Newburyport Car Manufacturing Company Newburyport Car Manufacturing Company was a street car builder in Newburyport, Massachusetts from 1887-1905. Business began with horsecars, but the company folded due to the introduction of electric street cars.
Newcastle & North Shields Railway The Newcastle & North Shields Railway was opened in 1839 from a station in Carliol Square in Newcastle upon Tyne to North Shields. It was later extended to Newcastle Central Station to the west and to Tynemouth in the East, initially at its own station but later to a through station linking with the Blyth & Tyne Railway.
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, also known as the Tyne Valley Line, is a railway line in northern England. The 60 mile (96 km) line was built in the 1830s, and links the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear with Carlisle in Cumbria.
Newcastle and Central Coast railway line, New South Wales The Newcastle and Central Coast Line is an intercity railway line of Sydney's CityRail network. It runs from Sydney's Central Station via the Central Coast along an inland route, and ends in the Central Business District of Newcastle.
Newcastle bus routes, New South Wales Newcastle bus routes connect suburbs in and around Newcastle, New South Wales. Services are largely integrated with the public transport network of Sydney, to the south, however the route numbering system is separate.
Newcastle Brown Ale Newcastle Brown Ale is a brand of dark brown beer. It has been brewed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, since 1927 by Newcastle Breweries (now a part of Scottish and Newcastle), and has been granted Protected Geographical Indication status by the EU.
Newcastle Cathedral Newcastle Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East England. Its full title is The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas Newcastle-upon-Tyne and it is the seat of the Bishop of Newcastle and is the mother church of the Diocese of Newcastle, the most northerly diocese of the Anglican Church in England, which reaches from the River Tyne as far north as Berwick-upon-Tweed and as far west as Alston in Cumbria.
Newcastle City Council Newcastle City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, in north-east England. The council consists of 78 councillors, three for each of the city's 26 wards.
Newcastle College Newcastle College is a further education establishment in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the largest college of its kind in the North East and believed to be one of the largest in England, and claims to offer more courses in more subjects than any of its geographical competitors.
Newcastle Corinthians League The Newcastle Corinthians League is an association football competition based around Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. It has two divisions, of which the higher, Division One, sits at level 14 of the English football league system.
Newcastle Courier Newcastle Courier is a free newspaper written by and for students of Newcastle University in Newcastle Upon Tyne. The paper focusses on news, events and entertainment surrounding both the university and the city in general.
Newcastle disease Newcastle disease is a highly contagious zoonotic bird disease affecting many domestic and wild avian species. Its effects are most notable in domestic poultry due to their high susceptibility and the potential for severe impacts of an epidemic on the poultry industries.
Newcastle Diamonds Newcastle Diamonds motorcycle Speedway currently compete in the British Premier League. The club has a reputation of importing young foreign talent and have given starts to the British careers of six times World Champion Ivan Mauger, three times World Champion Ole Olsen and 2003 World Champion Nicki Pedersen.
Newcastle Elementary School Newcastle Elementary School is the only school located in the affluent city of Newcastle, Washington and serves grades kindergarten through 5th. Newcastle Elementary is part of the Issaquah School District and is a feeder school for Maywood Middle School and Liberty Senior High School.
Newcastle Emlyn Newcastle Emlyn (Welsh: Castell Newydd Emlyn) is a town, straddling Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) and Carmarthenshire in west Wales (though officially it is in Carmarthenshire), lying on the River Teifi. The part of the town, which lies on the Ceredigion side of the River Teifi is Adpar, formerly called Trefhedyn and was an ancient borough in its own right.
Newcastle Falcons (Australia) Newcastle Falcons were an Australian basketball team, that played in Newcastle, in the National Basketball League. The team played in the NBL's inaugural season in 1979, and left the league in the late 1990s, after new owners based in Albury couldn't resolve the club's ongoing financial problems.
Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library The Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library was a series of trade paperback books published by the Newcastle Publishing Company between 1973 and 1980. Presumably under the inspiration of the earlier example set by the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, the series reissued a number of works of fantasy literature that had largely been forgotten, being out of print or otherwise not easily available in the United States, in durable, illustrated trade paperback form with new introductions.
Newcastle House Newcastle House is a mansion in Lincoln's Inn Fields in central London, England. It was one of the two largest houses built in London's largest square during its development in the 17th century, the other being Lindsey House.
Newcastle Jesters The Newcastle Jesters were an ice hockey franchise based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. The team were members of the Ice Hockey Superleague and played their home games at the Telewest Arena (now the Metro Radio Arena).
Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society or "Lit and Phil" as it is popularly known, was founded in 1793 by the Reverend William Turner and others, over fifty years before the London Library. The Lit and Phil library contained works in French, Spanish, German and Latin; its contacts were international, and its members debated such issues as American science and Scottish political economy.
Newcastle North Stars The Newcastle North Stars are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium (nicknamed 'HISS') in Warners Bay, a suburb of Lake Macquarie which is located about 15 kilometres south west of Newcastle, New South Wales.
Newcastle Raiders The Newcastle Raiders are one of the original four British Collegiate American Football League (BCAFL) teams which began play in the 1985-86 season (along with Teesside, Hull and the now-defunct Manchester). Throughout their time in the BCAFL, Newcastle has often found themselves left out of the playoffs despite ten winning seasons, though the Raiders have made the playoffs in three of the past four seasons.
Newcastle Sunday Newcastle Sunday is the 44th release by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, released by Corwood Industries (#0783). It is his second ever live concert recording, recorded at The Sage in Gateshead, England.
Newcastle Sunday (DVD) Newcastle Sunday is the 49th release, and second-ever DVD, by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, released by Corwood Industries around October or November of 2006 (#0787). It is the visual counterpart to his second ever live concert recording with the same title, filmed and recorded at The Sage in Gateshead, England.
Newcastle town wall The Newcastle town wall is a defensive wall located in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Constructed during the 13th century to repel Scottish invaders, the wall was approximately 3km/2 miles long, at least 2 metres/7 feet thick and up to 7.
Newcastle Town F.C. Newcastle Town FC are a football club based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. They play in division one of the North West Counties Football League and also field a "youth" team in the Staffordshire County Senior League.
Newcastle upon Tyne East (UK Parliament constituency) Newcastle upon Tyne East will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (UK Parliament constituency) Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Newcastle upon Tyne North (UK Parliament constituency) Newcastle upon Tyne North is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Newcastle United Jets Season 2006-07 The Newcastle United Jets 2006-07 season began with disappointment as the finalists from the inaugural year failed to win any games under coach Nick Theodorakopoulos during the preseason cup and the first phase of the A-League. Caretaker coach Gary van Egmond lifted the Jets to fifth position after revitalizing the team, which achieved four consecutive wins.
Newcastle University Newcastle University is a British university located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. It was founded as the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (which remains its official name) by an Act of Parliament in August 1963.
Newcastle University Medical School The University of Newcastle Medical School was established in 1834 in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and served as the College of Medicine in connection with Durham University from 1851 to 1937 when it joined Armstrong College, to form King's College, Durham. In 1963 King's College became the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Newcastle University Students' Association The Newcastle University Students' Association (NUSA) represents undergraduate students at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. The organisation is one of four student organisations at the university (the Others being the University of Newcastle student Union, the Central Coast Students' Association, and NUSport) and focuses on advocacy, political representation and organising as well as providing some welfare services and supporting a student based food co-operative.
Newcastle Vipers The Newcastle Mobilx Vipers are an Ice Hockey club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League having previously held membership of the British National League.
Newcastle West Newcastle West (An Caisleán Nua Thiar in Irish) is a town in County Limerick, Ireland. The town is the largest town in County Limerick, excluding Limerick city, and is the major urban centre in west County Limerick.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Newcastle-under-Lyme, known simply as "castle" to many local people, is a busy market town in Staffordshire, England, not to be confused with the larger city of Newcastle upon Tyne and is the principal town of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is part of North Staffordshire.
Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election, 1942 The Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election, 1942 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Newcastle-under-Lyme on 11 March 1942. The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Josiah Wedgwood was elevated to the peerage as Baron Wedgwood.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Rural District Newcastle-under-Lyme Rural District was a rural district in the county of Staffordshire. It was formed in 1894 with the civil parishs of Ashley, Audley Rural, Balterley, Betley, Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Clayton, Keele, Madeley, Maer, Mucklestone, Tyrley and Whitmore.
Newcastle-under-Lyme School Newcastle-under-Lyme School is an independent school in the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It is the product of an amalgamation between the old Newcastle High School (formed 1874) and the Orme Girls' School (formed 1876).
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Electric Supply Company The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Electric Supply Company was founded in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, in 1889 by the industrialist John Theodore Merz (1840-1922). It built a series of coal-fired power stations in the Tyneside area, initially to provide power for the newly electrified railways.
Newcastle, New Brunswick Newcastle, New Brunswick was a former town on the Miramichi River in east central New Brunswick, Canada. Since its amalgamation with the downriver town of Chatham, New Brunswick and several smaller areas it has formed part of the city of Miramichi.
Newcastleton Newcastleton, or Copshaw Holm is a village in the Scottish Borders, only a few miles from the border of Scotland with England. The village is in Liddesdale and is on the Liddel Water, and is the site of Hermitage Castle.
Newcomb (lunar crater) Newcomb is a lunar impact crater that is located in the rugged Montes Taurus mountain range, to the east of the Mare Serenitatis. It lies to the northeast of the prominent Römer crater, and north-northwest of Macrobius crater.
Newcomb's paradox Newcomb's Paradox, also referred to as Newcomb's Problem, is a thought experiment involving a game between two players, one of whom purports to be able to predict the future. Whether the problem is actually a paradox is disputed.
Newcomb's Tables of the Sun Newcomb's Tables of the Sun is the short title for a work by the American astronomer and mathematician Simon Newcomb entitled "Tables of the Motion of the Earth on its Axis and Around the Sun" on pages 1-169 of "Tables of the Four Inner Planets" (1895), volume VI of the serial publication Astronomical Papers prepared for the use of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac. The work contains Newcomb's mathematical development of the position of the Earth in the Solar System, which is constructed from classical celestial mechanics as well as centuries of astronomical measurements.
Newcomen Society The Newcomen Society is a British learned society formed to foster the study of the history of engineering and technology (although British, it is interested in any aspect of the history of engineering, regardless of the location or time period). It was founded in London in 1920 and takes its name from Thomas Newcomen, one of the inventors associated with the early development of the steam engine, who is widely considered the Father of the Industrial Revolution.
Newcomen Society of the United States The Newcomen Society of the United States is a publicly-supported, tax-exempt, educational foundation for "the study and recognition of achievement in American business and the society it serves". It was founded in New York City in 1923 by Leonor F.
Newcomers festival The Newcomers Festival is an event that offers information and contacts for expatriates who want to live and do business in Germany. It is organized by the Frankfurt-based company Communication Solution GmbH and the local ministries of economics.
Newcraighall Newcraighall is a suburb of Edinburgh, located in the southeast of the Scottish capital. An ex-mining village, its prosperity was based on the Midlothian coalfields and in particular the now closed Monktonhall pit.
Newcrest Mining Newcrest Mining Limited () engages in the exploration, development, mining and sale of gold and gold-copper concentrate. Newcrest is an Australian based Company which initially incorporated in Victoria in 1980.
Newdegate, Western Australia Newdegate () is a townsite in the great southern agricultural region, 399 km south east of Perth and 52 km east of Lake Grace in Western Australia. The townsite was gazetted in 1925 and honours Sir Francis Newdegate, the Governor of Western Australia from 1920 to 1924.
Newdigate prize Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize is awarded to students of the University of Oxford for Best Composition in English verse by an undergraduate who has not yet been in attendance at Oxford for four years since his or her date of admittance. It was founded by Sir Roger Newdigate, Bt (1719-1806) in the 18th century.
Newel A newel is the upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind. It is sometimes called a solid newel in distinction from a hollow newel, which is really no newel at all, with the stairs being supported at the walls.
Newel Antiques Newel is the largest antique store in New York City. Housed in a six story building on East 53rd Street, Newel's collection of decorative arts and antiques encompasses 17th Century European Renaissance styles through mid-20th Century designs.
Newel K. Whitney Newel Kimball Whitney (1795–1850) (commonly known as Newel K. Whitney, with his first name sometimes being misspelled Newell) was a prominent leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an American businessman.
Newell Dwight Hillis Famous Congregationalist liberal Newell Dwight Hillis of Brooklyn was the author of widely repeated World War I German atrocity stories. Based on his reports of German inhumanity, he called for sterilization of the German race.
Newell Highway The Newell Highway is a major highway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs parallel to the eastern coast about 400 kilometres inland, and is the main inland direct road link from Victoria to Queensland, bypassing the more congested coastal areas of New South Wales.
Newell W. Banks Born October 10, 1887 Newell William Banks played his first game of blindfold checkers at age five years and six months at the Detroit Chess and Checker Club. In 1947, at age 60, for 45 consecutive days (4 hr per day) Banks played 1387 blindfold checker games , winning 1331 games, drawing 54 and lossing only two, while playing six games at a time.
Newent Newent, Gloucestershire (originally called "Noent") is a small market town about 8 miles north west of Gloucester City, on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean, and lying within the Forest of Dean Local Authority District. Its population at the 2001 census was 5,073.
Newer Technology Newer Technology is a supplier of upgrades and peripherals for the Apple Macintosh computer. They went bankrupt at the end of 2000 and the company was dissolved, but the name and remaining intellectual property was bought afterwards and used by a new owner.
Newfield High School Newfield High School is a public high school in Selden, New York, which is located in Suffolk County, Long Island in the United States and opened around 1960. Its name is derived from the former names of both Centereach and Selden; New Town and Westfield.
Newfound Lake Newfound Lake is located in Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA, within the townships of Bridgewater, Bristol, Alexandria, and Hebron. The lake is located in a section of New Hampshire known as the Lakes Region.
Newfoundland Newfoundland — IPA: ['njuw fən 'lænd] (stress on final syllable; for mispronunciations, see )— (, ) is a large island off the east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundland is often referred to as "The Middle of the North Atlantic", but it is actually more than 1000 km away from it.
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador () is a province of Canada, the tenth to join the Confederation. Geographically, the province consists of the island of Newfoundland and the mainland Labrador, on Canada's Atlantic coast.
Newfoundland and Labrador First Party The Newfoundland and Labrador First Party is a political party based in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The party was publicly launched on November 5, 2004 and officially registered in February 2006.
Newfoundland and Labrador Highway 1 Route 1 is part of the Canadian Trans-Canada Highway system in Newfoundland, with the "official" mile zero at city hall in St. John's and continuing on to Channel-Port aux Basques where it is continued via the ferry transportation to North Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Newberry National Volcanic Monument Newberry National Volcanic National Monument was designated in November 1990 to protect the area around the Newberry Volcano in the United States. It includes 50,000+ acres (200 km²) of lakes, lava flows, and spectacular geologic features in central Oregon.
Newberry Opera House The Newberry Opera House, located in Newberry, South Carolina is located on I-26 about midway between Spartanburg and Columbia. In addition to popular artists, the theatre is the location for performances by the South Carolina Opera Company and the Asheville Lyric Opera.
Newbery Honor The Newbery Honor is a citation given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA) to select American children's books. The Newbery Honor is given to worthy runners-up for the Newbery Medal, a higher honor.
Newbery Medal The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA) to the author of the outstanding American book for children. The award has been given since 1922.
Newbie A newbie is a [to a particular field, the term being commonly used on the Internet], where it might refer to new, inexperienced, or ignorant users of a [[game, a newsgroup, an operating system or the Internet itself. In many cases more experienced/knowledgeable people use it in purposes of negative reinforcement, urging "newbies" to learn more about the field or area in question.
Newbold Astbury Newbold Astbury (often just Astbury) is a village in Cheshire, in the north-west of England. It is situated to the south of Congleton on the A34 road to Scholar Green; the A34 forms one side of the triangular village green.
Newborn screening Newborn screening is the process of testing newborn babies for treatable genetic, endocrinologic, metabolic and hematologic diseases. Robert Guthrie is given much of the credit for pioneering the earliest screening for phenylketonuria in the late 1960s using blood samples on filter paper obtained by pricking a newborn baby's heel on the second day of life to get a few drops of blood.
Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act The Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act of 1996 is a piece of legislation relating to the provision of insurance plans relating to maternity in the United States of America. It was signed into law on September 26, 1996 and requires plans that offer maternity coverage to pay for at least a 48-hour hospital stay following childbirth (96-hour stay in the case of a caesarean section).
Newborough Warren Newborough Warren Near the village of Newborough is part of a 1,585 acre National Nature Reserve, in Anglesey, Wales. It includes Llanddwyn Bay and Malltraeth Bay, divided by Llanddwyn Island, and part of the Anglesey Coastal Path .
Newbottle, Tyne and Wear Newbottle is a village in North East England, lying directly between Durham and Sunderland, one and a half miles north of Houghton-le-Spring. The name Newbottle derives from the Saxon 'Neop Boel' meaning 'new settlement'.
Newbridge (Wales) railway station Newbridge railway station serves the towns of Newbridge and Blackwood, Gwent, south east Wales. The station is currently closed but there are plans to re-build the station on the same site as the old one in late 2006.
Newbridge Networks Newbridge Networks was an Ottawa, Ontario, Canada company founded by Canadian/Welsh entrepreneur Terry Matthews. It was founded in 1986 to create data and voice networking products after Matthews was forced out of his original company Mitel.
Newbridge Town F.C. Newbridge Town are a Senior 1 Division Leinster Senior League side. A group of boys had decided they wanted to form a soccer team and approached Joe Barry and Tony Hannigan, both of whom had organised and played soccer for many years.
Newbridge, County Galway Newbridge is a small rural village located in County Galway in the Republic of Ireland. It is located on a national primary route, the N63 Galway City-Roscommon and is 55 km from Galway City and 25 km from Roscommon Town.
Newburgh (city), New York Newburgh is a city located in Orange County, New York, 60 miles (97 km) north of New York City, and 90 miles south of Albany, on the Hudson River. In 1890, 23,087 people lived in Newburgh, New York; in 1900, 24,943; in 1910, 27,805; in 1920, 30,366; and in 1940, 31,883.
Newburgh Bay Newburgh Bay is in the Hudson River approximately 65 miles (105 km) north of New York City, just upriver from the Hudson Highlands. It takes its name from Newburgh, for many years the major port on this section of the river.
Newburgh Black Diamonds The Newburgh Black Diamonds were a minor league baseball team located in Newburgh, New York. The team played in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, and were un-affiliated with any major league baseball team.
Newburgh conspiracy The Newburgh Conspiracy was a plot hatched in 1783 near the end of the American Revolutionary War resulting from the fact that many of the officers and men of the Continental Army had not received pay for many years. With the end of the war and hence likely the resultant dissolution of the Continental Army obviously approaching, there seemed to the soldiers, many of whom were now deeply indebted from their term of service, a strong chance that Congress would not meet previous promises on back pay and pensions.
Newburgh letter On 1782-05-22, the Newburgh letter was sent to George Washington who was camped at Newburgh, New York; written for the army officers by Lewis Nicola, it proposed that Washington become the King of the United States. Washington reacted very strongly against the suggestion, and was greatly troubled by it.
Newburgh Mall The Newburgh Mall is a regional shopping center located on NY 300 in the Town of Newburgh, New York, near where Interstate 87 (the New York State Thruway) intersects with Interstate 84. It was opened in 1980 by Kravco property management which owns the King of Prussia Mall outside of Philadelphia.
Newburgh-Beacon Bridge The Newburgh-Beacon Bridge is a cantilever toll bridge that spans the Hudson River in New York State carrying NY 52 and I-84 between Newburgh and Beacon. The first (westbound, north of other span) span was opened to traffic on November 2, 1963 as a two-lane (one in each direction) bridge.
Newburgh-Beacon Ferry The current Newburgh-Beacon Ferry carries passengers across the Hudson River between the two New York cities during rush hour, primarily transporting commuters from the west side of the river to the train station on the east side where they can catch Metro North Hudson Line service to Grand Central Terminal and other points in New York City. NY Waterway operates the ferry under contract from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Newbury (UK Parliament constituency) Newbury is a United Kingdom House of Commons constituency consisting of Newbury, Thatcham, Hungerford and a large part of the surrounding area of West Berkshire. To the east, parts of West Berkshire have been incorpoated into the Wokingham or Reading West constituencies.
Newbury by-election, 1993 The Newbury by-election, in West Berkshire, England, of 1993 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Judith Chaplin died, after only being elected the previous year. It was won by David Rendel of the Liberal Democrats with an impressive swing of 28.
Newbury bypass The Newbury bypass, officially known as 'The Winchester-Preston Trunk Road (A34) (Newbury Bypass)', is a 9 mile stretch of dual carriageway road which bypasses the town of Newbury in Berkshire, England. It is located to the west of the town and forms part of the A34 road.
Newbury Building Society Newbury Building Society is a building society based in Newbury, Berkshire in the south of England. 'The Newbury' (as it is affectionately known) was established in 1856 "about the newbury", Newbury Building Society website, retrieved 2 May 2006 and is one of the oldest surviving building societies in the United Kingdomcitation needed, with nine branches in Newbury, Hungerford, Thatcham, Abingdon, Didcot, Wokingham, Andover, Whitchurch and Alton.
Newbury Castle Newbury Castle is the name of an English adulterine castle built by John Marshal during The Anarchy. The Castle is mentioned in the "L'Histoire de Guillaume le Marechal" (History of William the Marshall) wherein it describes King Stephen as besieging the castle in 1152 and holding Marshal's son, William Marshal, as a hostage against Newbury's surrender.
Newbury Park High School Newbury Park High School, founded in 1967, is located in Newbury Park, California about 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The school currently has approximately 2,320 students registered as of the 2006-2007 year.
Newbury Piret Founded in 1981, Newbury Piret is one of New England’s leading investment banking firms. As an NASD licensed broker dealer, the firm provide mergers & acquisitions, equity & debt financing, and financial advisory services to middle-market public and private companies throughout North America and Europe.
Newbury railway station Newbury railway station is a railway station in the centre of the town of Newbury in the county of Berkshire in England. It was opened on December 21, 1847Basingstoke's Railway History in Maps by the Great Western Railway company.
Newbury Racecourse railway station Newbury Racecourse railway station is a railway station to the east of the town of Newbury in the county of Berkshire in England. The station is adjacent to Newbury Racecourse and sees heavy traffic and additional trains on race days.
Newbury, Berkshire Newbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many 17th century buildings.
Newbury, New South Wales Newbury is an estate in the City of Blacktown, in Hills District, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Located in the suburb of Stanhope Gardens, parts of the estate are located under the suburb of Kellyville Ridge.
Newburyport Car Manufacturing Company Newburyport Car Manufacturing Company was a street car builder in Newburyport, Massachusetts from 1887-1905. Business began with horsecars, but the company folded due to the introduction of electric street cars.
Newcastle & North Shields Railway The Newcastle & North Shields Railway was opened in 1839 from a station in Carliol Square in Newcastle upon Tyne to North Shields. It was later extended to Newcastle Central Station to the west and to Tynemouth in the East, initially at its own station but later to a through station linking with the Blyth & Tyne Railway.
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, also known as the Tyne Valley Line, is a railway line in northern England. The 60 mile (96 km) line was built in the 1830s, and links the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear with Carlisle in Cumbria.
Newcastle and Central Coast railway line, New South Wales The Newcastle and Central Coast Line is an intercity railway line of Sydney's CityRail network. It runs from Sydney's Central Station via the Central Coast along an inland route, and ends in the Central Business District of Newcastle.
Newcastle bus routes, New South Wales Newcastle bus routes connect suburbs in and around Newcastle, New South Wales. Services are largely integrated with the public transport network of Sydney, to the south, however the route numbering system is separate.
Newcastle Brown Ale Newcastle Brown Ale is a brand of dark brown beer. It has been brewed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, since 1927 by Newcastle Breweries (now a part of Scottish and Newcastle), and has been granted Protected Geographical Indication status by the EU.
Newcastle Cathedral Newcastle Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East England. Its full title is The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas Newcastle-upon-Tyne and it is the seat of the Bishop of Newcastle and is the mother church of the Diocese of Newcastle, the most northerly diocese of the Anglican Church in England, which reaches from the River Tyne as far north as Berwick-upon-Tweed and as far west as Alston in Cumbria.
Newcastle City Council Newcastle City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, in north-east England. The council consists of 78 councillors, three for each of the city's 26 wards.
Newcastle College Newcastle College is a further education establishment in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the largest college of its kind in the North East and believed to be one of the largest in England, and claims to offer more courses in more subjects than any of its geographical competitors.
Newcastle Corinthians League The Newcastle Corinthians League is an association football competition based around Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. It has two divisions, of which the higher, Division One, sits at level 14 of the English football league system.
Newcastle Courier Newcastle Courier is a free newspaper written by and for students of Newcastle University in Newcastle Upon Tyne. The paper focusses on news, events and entertainment surrounding both the university and the city in general.
Newcastle disease Newcastle disease is a highly contagious zoonotic bird disease affecting many domestic and wild avian species. Its effects are most notable in domestic poultry due to their high susceptibility and the potential for severe impacts of an epidemic on the poultry industries.
Newcastle Diamonds Newcastle Diamonds motorcycle Speedway currently compete in the British Premier League. The club has a reputation of importing young foreign talent and have given starts to the British careers of six times World Champion Ivan Mauger, three times World Champion Ole Olsen and 2003 World Champion Nicki Pedersen.
Newcastle Elementary School Newcastle Elementary School is the only school located in the affluent city of Newcastle, Washington and serves grades kindergarten through 5th. Newcastle Elementary is part of the Issaquah School District and is a feeder school for Maywood Middle School and Liberty Senior High School.
Newcastle Emlyn Newcastle Emlyn (Welsh: Castell Newydd Emlyn) is a town, straddling Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) and Carmarthenshire in west Wales (though officially it is in Carmarthenshire), lying on the River Teifi. The part of the town, which lies on the Ceredigion side of the River Teifi is Adpar, formerly called Trefhedyn and was an ancient borough in its own right.
Newcastle Falcons (Australia) Newcastle Falcons were an Australian basketball team, that played in Newcastle, in the National Basketball League. The team played in the NBL's inaugural season in 1979, and left the league in the late 1990s, after new owners based in Albury couldn't resolve the club's ongoing financial problems.
Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library The Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library was a series of trade paperback books published by the Newcastle Publishing Company between 1973 and 1980. Presumably under the inspiration of the earlier example set by the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, the series reissued a number of works of fantasy literature that had largely been forgotten, being out of print or otherwise not easily available in the United States, in durable, illustrated trade paperback form with new introductions.
Newcastle House Newcastle House is a mansion in Lincoln's Inn Fields in central London, England. It was one of the two largest houses built in London's largest square during its development in the 17th century, the other being Lindsey House.
Newcastle Jesters The Newcastle Jesters were an ice hockey franchise based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. The team were members of the Ice Hockey Superleague and played their home games at the Telewest Arena (now the Metro Radio Arena).
Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society or "Lit and Phil" as it is popularly known, was founded in 1793 by the Reverend William Turner and others, over fifty years before the London Library. The Lit and Phil library contained works in French, Spanish, German and Latin; its contacts were international, and its members debated such issues as American science and Scottish political economy.
Newcastle North Stars The Newcastle North Stars are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium (nicknamed 'HISS') in Warners Bay, a suburb of Lake Macquarie which is located about 15 kilometres south west of Newcastle, New South Wales.
Newcastle Raiders The Newcastle Raiders are one of the original four British Collegiate American Football League (BCAFL) teams which began play in the 1985-86 season (along with Teesside, Hull and the now-defunct Manchester). Throughout their time in the BCAFL, Newcastle has often found themselves left out of the playoffs despite ten winning seasons, though the Raiders have made the playoffs in three of the past four seasons.
Newcastle Sunday Newcastle Sunday is the 44th release by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, released by Corwood Industries (#0783). It is his second ever live concert recording, recorded at The Sage in Gateshead, England.
Newcastle Sunday (DVD) Newcastle Sunday is the 49th release, and second-ever DVD, by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, released by Corwood Industries around October or November of 2006 (#0787). It is the visual counterpart to his second ever live concert recording with the same title, filmed and recorded at The Sage in Gateshead, England.
Newcastle town wall The Newcastle town wall is a defensive wall located in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Constructed during the 13th century to repel Scottish invaders, the wall was approximately 3km/2 miles long, at least 2 metres/7 feet thick and up to 7.
Newcastle Town F.C. Newcastle Town FC are a football club based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. They play in division one of the North West Counties Football League and also field a "youth" team in the Staffordshire County Senior League.
Newcastle upon Tyne East (UK Parliament constituency) Newcastle upon Tyne East will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (UK Parliament constituency) Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Newcastle upon Tyne North (UK Parliament constituency) Newcastle upon Tyne North is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Newcastle United Jets Season 2006-07 The Newcastle United Jets 2006-07 season began with disappointment as the finalists from the inaugural year failed to win any games under coach Nick Theodorakopoulos during the preseason cup and the first phase of the A-League. Caretaker coach Gary van Egmond lifted the Jets to fifth position after revitalizing the team, which achieved four consecutive wins.
Newcastle University Newcastle University is a British university located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. It was founded as the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (which remains its official name) by an Act of Parliament in August 1963.
Newcastle University Medical School The University of Newcastle Medical School was established in 1834 in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and served as the College of Medicine in connection with Durham University from 1851 to 1937 when it joined Armstrong College, to form King's College, Durham. In 1963 King's College became the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Newcastle University Students' Association The Newcastle University Students' Association (NUSA) represents undergraduate students at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. The organisation is one of four student organisations at the university (the Others being the University of Newcastle student Union, the Central Coast Students' Association, and NUSport) and focuses on advocacy, political representation and organising as well as providing some welfare services and supporting a student based food co-operative.
Newcastle Vipers The Newcastle Mobilx Vipers are an Ice Hockey club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League having previously held membership of the British National League.
Newcastle West Newcastle West (An Caisleán Nua Thiar in Irish) is a town in County Limerick, Ireland. The town is the largest town in County Limerick, excluding Limerick city, and is the major urban centre in west County Limerick.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Newcastle-under-Lyme, known simply as "castle" to many local people, is a busy market town in Staffordshire, England, not to be confused with the larger city of Newcastle upon Tyne and is the principal town of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is part of North Staffordshire.
Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election, 1942 The Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election, 1942 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Newcastle-under-Lyme on 11 March 1942. The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Josiah Wedgwood was elevated to the peerage as Baron Wedgwood.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Rural District Newcastle-under-Lyme Rural District was a rural district in the county of Staffordshire. It was formed in 1894 with the civil parishs of Ashley, Audley Rural, Balterley, Betley, Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Clayton, Keele, Madeley, Maer, Mucklestone, Tyrley and Whitmore.
Newcastle-under-Lyme School Newcastle-under-Lyme School is an independent school in the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It is the product of an amalgamation between the old Newcastle High School (formed 1874) and the Orme Girls' School (formed 1876).
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Electric Supply Company The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Electric Supply Company was founded in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, in 1889 by the industrialist John Theodore Merz (1840-1922). It built a series of coal-fired power stations in the Tyneside area, initially to provide power for the newly electrified railways.
Newcastle, New Brunswick Newcastle, New Brunswick was a former town on the Miramichi River in east central New Brunswick, Canada. Since its amalgamation with the downriver town of Chatham, New Brunswick and several smaller areas it has formed part of the city of Miramichi.
Newcastleton Newcastleton, or Copshaw Holm is a village in the Scottish Borders, only a few miles from the border of Scotland with England. The village is in Liddesdale and is on the Liddel Water, and is the site of Hermitage Castle.
Newcomb (lunar crater) Newcomb is a lunar impact crater that is located in the rugged Montes Taurus mountain range, to the east of the Mare Serenitatis. It lies to the northeast of the prominent Römer crater, and north-northwest of Macrobius crater.
Newcomb's paradox Newcomb's Paradox, also referred to as Newcomb's Problem, is a thought experiment involving a game between two players, one of whom purports to be able to predict the future. Whether the problem is actually a paradox is disputed.
Newcomb's Tables of the Sun Newcomb's Tables of the Sun is the short title for a work by the American astronomer and mathematician Simon Newcomb entitled "Tables of the Motion of the Earth on its Axis and Around the Sun" on pages 1-169 of "Tables of the Four Inner Planets" (1895), volume VI of the serial publication Astronomical Papers prepared for the use of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac. The work contains Newcomb's mathematical development of the position of the Earth in the Solar System, which is constructed from classical celestial mechanics as well as centuries of astronomical measurements.
Newcomen Society The Newcomen Society is a British learned society formed to foster the study of the history of engineering and technology (although British, it is interested in any aspect of the history of engineering, regardless of the location or time period). It was founded in London in 1920 and takes its name from Thomas Newcomen, one of the inventors associated with the early development of the steam engine, who is widely considered the Father of the Industrial Revolution.
Newcomen Society of the United States The Newcomen Society of the United States is a publicly-supported, tax-exempt, educational foundation for "the study and recognition of achievement in American business and the society it serves". It was founded in New York City in 1923 by Leonor F.
Newcomers festival The Newcomers Festival is an event that offers information and contacts for expatriates who want to live and do business in Germany. It is organized by the Frankfurt-based company Communication Solution GmbH and the local ministries of economics.
Newcraighall Newcraighall is a suburb of Edinburgh, located in the southeast of the Scottish capital. An ex-mining village, its prosperity was based on the Midlothian coalfields and in particular the now closed Monktonhall pit.
Newcrest Mining Newcrest Mining Limited () engages in the exploration, development, mining and sale of gold and gold-copper concentrate. Newcrest is an Australian based Company which initially incorporated in Victoria in 1980.
Newdegate, Western Australia Newdegate () is a townsite in the great southern agricultural region, 399 km south east of Perth and 52 km east of Lake Grace in Western Australia. The townsite was gazetted in 1925 and honours Sir Francis Newdegate, the Governor of Western Australia from 1920 to 1924.
Newdigate prize Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize is awarded to students of the University of Oxford for Best Composition in English verse by an undergraduate who has not yet been in attendance at Oxford for four years since his or her date of admittance. It was founded by Sir Roger Newdigate, Bt (1719-1806) in the 18th century.
Newel A newel is the upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind. It is sometimes called a solid newel in distinction from a hollow newel, which is really no newel at all, with the stairs being supported at the walls.
Newel Antiques Newel is the largest antique store in New York City. Housed in a six story building on East 53rd Street, Newel's collection of decorative arts and antiques encompasses 17th Century European Renaissance styles through mid-20th Century designs.
Newel K. Whitney Newel Kimball Whitney (1795–1850) (commonly known as Newel K. Whitney, with his first name sometimes being misspelled Newell) was a prominent leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an American businessman.
Newell Dwight Hillis Famous Congregationalist liberal Newell Dwight Hillis of Brooklyn was the author of widely repeated World War I German atrocity stories. Based on his reports of German inhumanity, he called for sterilization of the German race.
Newell Highway The Newell Highway is a major highway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs parallel to the eastern coast about 400 kilometres inland, and is the main inland direct road link from Victoria to Queensland, bypassing the more congested coastal areas of New South Wales.
Newell W. Banks Born October 10, 1887 Newell William Banks played his first game of blindfold checkers at age five years and six months at the Detroit Chess and Checker Club. In 1947, at age 60, for 45 consecutive days (4 hr per day) Banks played 1387 blindfold checker games , winning 1331 games, drawing 54 and lossing only two, while playing six games at a time.
Newent Newent, Gloucestershire (originally called "Noent") is a small market town about 8 miles north west of Gloucester City, on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean, and lying within the Forest of Dean Local Authority District. Its population at the 2001 census was 5,073.
Newer Technology Newer Technology is a supplier of upgrades and peripherals for the Apple Macintosh computer. They went bankrupt at the end of 2000 and the company was dissolved, but the name and remaining intellectual property was bought afterwards and used by a new owner.
Newfield High School Newfield High School is a public high school in Selden, New York, which is located in Suffolk County, Long Island in the United States and opened around 1960. Its name is derived from the former names of both Centereach and Selden; New Town and Westfield.
Newfound Lake Newfound Lake is located in Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA, within the townships of Bridgewater, Bristol, Alexandria, and Hebron. The lake is located in a section of New Hampshire known as the Lakes Region.
Newfoundland Newfoundland — IPA: ['njuw fən 'lænd] (stress on final syllable; for mispronunciations, see )— (, ) is a large island off the east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundland is often referred to as "The Middle of the North Atlantic", but it is actually more than 1000 km away from it.
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador () is a province of Canada, the tenth to join the Confederation. Geographically, the province consists of the island of Newfoundland and the mainland Labrador, on Canada's Atlantic coast.
Newfoundland and Labrador First Party The Newfoundland and Labrador First Party is a political party based in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The party was publicly launched on November 5, 2004 and officially registered in February 2006.
Newfoundland and Labrador Highway 1 Route 1 is part of the Canadian Trans-Canada Highway system in Newfoundland, with the "official" mile zero at city hall in St. John's and continuing on to Channel-Port aux Basques where it is continued via the ferry transportation to North Sydney, Nova Scotia.
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