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NETFILE NETFILE is an electronic tax-filing method that allows individuals to submit personal income tax and benefit returns directly to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) using the Internet. It is not to be mistaken with EFILE used by tax professionals to file tax returns on behalf of their clientele.
NETWORK (Catholic Lobby) NETWORK is a national Catholic social justice lobbying group based in Washington, DC NETWORK was founded on December 17, 1971 by forty-seven Catholic nuns] as a group dedicated to ensuring "justice for all." The organization now represents the views of its more than 100,000 members across the country.
NETZ DEFT NETZ (commonly known as NETZ) is a network simulation environment encompassing a wide range of networking technologies. It is widely known among academicians and researchers for its versatility and the extremely friendly user interface.
NEWater NEWater is the brand name given to reclaimed water produced by Singapore's public utilities. More specifically, it is treated wastewater (sewage) that has been purified using dual-membrane (via microfiltration and reverse osmosis) and ultraviolet technologies, in addition to conventional water treatment processes.
NEXPTIME In computational complexity theory, the complexity class NEXPTIME (sometimes called NEXP) is the set of decision problems that can be solved by a non-deterministic Turing machine using time O(2p(n)) for some polynomial p(n), and unlimited space.
NEXRAD NEXRAD or Nexrad (Next-Generation Radar) is a network of 158 high-resolution Doppler radars operated by the National Weather Service, an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the United States Department of Commerce. Its technical name is WSR-88D, which stands for Weather Surveillance Radar, 1988, Doppler.
NEXTEL Communications (1987-2005) NEXTEL Communications (Former NASDAQ: NXTL) which is now known as the Sprint Nextel Corporation was a telecommunications firm based in the United States. Known for providing a nation-wide mobile communications system.
NEXTEL Cup (trophy) The NEXTEL Cup is a trophy that is awarded to the winner of the NASCAR stock car racing series of the same name. It is made of sterling silver with a wood base and was created by renowned silversmiths Tiffany & Co.
NEXTSTEP NEXTSTEP is the original object-oriented, multitasking operating system that NeXT Computer, Inc., founded by Steve Jobs, developed to run on its proprietary NeXT computers (informally known as "black boxes").
NEXUS (frequent traveller program) NEXUS is a program introduced to allow frequent travellers who are not a security risk to either Canada or the United States to cross the border with minimal formality. Members of the program are permitted to use designated lanes to avoid the long waits which can be common at the border.
NEXUS (launch vehicle) The work of a group at General Dynamics led by Krafft Ehricke, the NEXUS was to represent the next leap beyond the Saturn V, carrying up to eight times more payload. Fully fueled, this 1969 design would weigh 24,000 tons, as much as an ocean-going freighter.
NEXUS (rocket) The NEXUS reusable rocket was a concept design created in the 1960s by a group at General Dynamics led by Krafft Arnold Ehricke. It was intended as the next leap beyond the Saturn V, carrying up to eight times more payload.
NferNelson nferNelson is a leading independent provider of tests and other assessment services for education in the United Kingdom. Their products, which include assessments for the 0-19 age group, have a national reputation.
NF-kB NF-ÎşB, or Nuclear Factor kappa B, is a primary transcription factor found in all cell types and is involved in cellular responses to stimuli such as stress, cytokines, free radicals, ultraviolet irradiation, and bacterial or viral antigens. NF-ÎşB plays a key role in regulating the immune response to infection.
NFAT Nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT) is a general name applied to a family of transcription factors shown to be important in immune response. One or more members of the NFAT family is expressed in most cells of the immune system.
NFC East The NFC East refers to the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League. It currently has four members: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Redskins.
NFC Championship Game The NFC Championship Game is one of the two semi-final matches of the National Football League, the largest professional American football league in the United States. The game is currently played on the penultimate Sunday in January and determines the champion of the National Football Conference.
NFC North The NFC North refers to the Northern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League that was created prior to the 2002 season when the league realigned divisions after expanding to 32 teams. It replaced the NFC Central, which was formed in 1970 when the National Football League and American Football League merged.
NFC South The NFC South refers to the Southern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League that was created prior to the 2002 season when the league realigned divisions after expanding to 32 teams.
NFD NFD (originally Noise For Destruction) are a London-based hybrid gothic rock band formed by Peter "Bob" White and Simon Rippin (both formerly of Sensorium) and Tony Pettit (formerly of Fields of the Nephilim and Nefilim).
NFDC The NFDC or, the National Film Development Corporation of India is the central agency established to encourage the good cinema in India. The primary goal of the NFDC is to plan, promote and organize an integrated and efficient development of the Indian film industry and foster excellence in cinema.
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team The NFL 1960s All-Decade Team is a list of all NFL players who have had outstanding performances throughout the 1960's and have been compiled in a fantasy group. The team was selected by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
NFL Capital Division The NFL Capital refers to one of the four divisions of the National Football League that was created prior to the 1967 season when the league realigned the original two divisions the East and West. The division would last until the 1970 when the National Football League and American Football League merged.
NFL Central Division The NFL Central refers to one of the four divisions of the National Football League that was created prior to the 1967 season when the league realigned the original two divisions the East and West. The division would last until the 1970 when the National Football League and American Football League merged.
NFL Century Division The NFL Century refers to one of the four divisions of the National Football League that was created prior to the 1967 season when the league realigned the original two divisions the East and West. The division would last until the 1970 when the National Football League and American Football League merged.
NFL Coach of the Year Award The NFL Coach of the Year Award is presented annually by various news and sports organizations to the NFL head coach who has done the most outstanding job of working with the talent he has at his disposal. Currently, the most widely recognized award is presented by the Associated Press (AP).
NFL Coastal Division The NFL Coastal refers to one of the four divisions of the National Football League that was created prior to the 1967 season when the league realigned the original two divisions the East and West. The division would last until the 1970 when the National Football League and American Football League merged.
NFL Combine The National Invitational Camp or NFL Combine, as it is more widely known, is a week-long showcase, occurring every February in Indianapolis, Indiana's RCA Dome, where college football players perform physical and mental tests in front of NFL coaches, general managers and scouts. With increasing interest in the NFL Draft, the scouting combine has grown in scope and significance, allowing personnel directors to evaluate upcoming prospects in a standardized setting.
NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award The NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award has been given out after every season since 1972, except for 1985 when no winner was selected. The player named Comeback Player of the Year shows perseverance in overcoming adversity, in the form of not being in the NFL the previous year, a severe injury, or simply poor performance.
NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award The NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award is given by the Associated Press to the league's most outstanding defensive player at the end of every NFL season since 1971. Multiple-award winners include Lawrence Taylor, who won it three times, and Joe Greene, Mike Singletary, Bruce Smith, Reggie White, and Ray Lewis, who each won it twice.
NFL District Tournament NFL District Tournaments are held each year by the National Forensic League to determine the qualifiers to the National Speech and Debate Tournament in speech, debate, and Student Congress. Each district tournament is hosted by an NFL District, which is made up of a set of schools in a given geographic region.
NFL Draft The NFL Draft (officially the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting) is an annual sports draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams take turns selecting amateur college American football players and other first-time eligible players.
NFL Films NFL Films is a Mount Laurel, New Jersey-based company devoted to producing commercials, television programs, feature films, and documentaries on the National Football League, as well as other unrelated major events and awards shows. Founded as Blair Motion Pictures by Ed Sabol in 1962, and now
NFL Challenge NFL Challenge was a computer game, released in 1985 by XOR Software. It was notable for being one of the stronger football simulations of its time, with statistical models to not only the NFL season, but also the outcome of a single football game.
NFL Championship Game, 1934 The 1934 National Football League Championship Game, also known as The Sneakers Game, was played at the Polo Grounds in New York City on December 9, 1934. The final score was New York Giants 30, Chicago Bears 13.
NFL Championship Game, 1939 The 1939 National Football League Championship game was held on December 10, 1939 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Western Divsion champions Green Bay Packers moved the game there to take adventage of a larger gate.
NFL Championship Game, 1941 The 1941 National Football League Championship game was the 9th annual championship game was held December 21, 1941, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The game was played two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
NFL Championship Game, 1945 In the 1945 National Football League Championship Game, the Cleveland Rams defeated the Washington Redskins, 15–14, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio on December 16, 1945. This was the last game before the Rams moved to Los Angeles, California.
NFL Championship Game, 1948 The 1948 National Football League Championship game was the 16th NFL title game played. The game was a rematch of the previous years championship game between the Chicago Cardinals champions of the Western Division and the Philadelphia Eagles champions of the Eastern Division.
NFL Championship Game, 1951 In the 1951 National Football League Championship Game, the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cleveland Browns, 24–17, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California on December 23, 1951. This Championship Game was the first one televised coast-to-coast.
NFL Championship Game, 1955 The 1955 National Football League Championship Game was held at the Los Angeles Coliseum between the Eastern Conference champions Cleveland Browns and the Western Conference champions Los Angeles Rams. The 23rd NFL title game was played in front a crowd of 85,693 on December 26, 1955.
NFL Championship Game, 1958 The 1958 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 28, 1958 at Yankee Stadium in New York City. It was the first ever National Football League (NFL) game to go into sudden death overtime.
NFL Championship Game, 1963 The 1963 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 29 1963 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The game pitted the visiting New York Giants (11-3) against the Chicago Bears (11-1-2) in the 31st annual championship game.
NFL Championship Game, 1966 The 1966 National Football League Championship Game determined the NFL's champion, which would meet the AFL's champion in Super Bowl I, then formally referred to as the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game. The NFL Championship Game was held at the Cowboys' home stadium, the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, even though the Green Bay Packers had a superior regular season record.
NFL Championship Game, 1967 The 1967 National Football League Championship Game between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys was the 35th championship game in NFL history. Popularly known as the Ice Bowl, it is widely considered one of the greatest games in NFL history, due to the extremely hostile conditions it was played in, the importance of the game, the rivalry between the two teams, and the dramatic conclusion.
NFL Championship Game, 1969 The 1969 NFL Championship Game was the 37th and final championship game played prior to AFL-NFL Merger. The winner of the game would go on play in Super Bowl IV against the champion of the American Football League.
NFL in Los Angeles The lack of a National Football League (NFL) team in Los Angeles, the second-largest media market in the United States, is a large issue the league has been working on to resolve since both the Raiders and the Rams left the area after the 1994 season.
NFL on television The television rights to broadcast National Football League (NFL) games are the most lucrative and expensive rights of any sport. In fact, it was television that brought professional American football into prominence in the modern era of technology.
NFL on Westwood One The NFL on Westwood One is the brand name for the National Football League games that are nationally broadcast on the Westwood One radio network. Westwood One shares national syndication rights for the NFL with SportsUSA Radio.
NFL playoffs The National Football League (NFL) playoffs is a single-elimination tournament held at the end of the 16-game regular season to determine the NFL champion. Throughout the years, the format has changed to include more teams into the tournament.
NFL playoffs, 1941 The 1941 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Western Division championship between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. The divisional championship game was played on December 14, 1941 at Wrigley Field.
NFL playoffs, 1943 The 1943 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Eastern Division championship between the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. The division championship game was played on December 19, 1943 at the Polo Grounds.
NFL playoffs, 1947 The 1947 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Eastern Division championship between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The division championship game was played on December 21, 1947 at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field.
NFL playoffs, 1952 The 1952 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the National Conference championship between the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams. The conference championship game was played on December 21, 1952 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.
NFL playoffs, 1957 The 1957 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Western Conference championship between the Detroit Lions and the San Francisco 49ers. The conference championship game was played on December 22, 1957 at Kezar Stadium.
NFL playoffs, 1958 The 1958 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Eastern Conference championship between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Giants. The conference championship game was played on December 21, 1958 at Yankee Stadium.
NFL playoffs, 1965 The 1965 NFL playoffs determined the champion of the National Football League. Although a single championship game between conference winners was the current format for the league, a tie in the Western Conference standings between the Green Bay Packers and Baltimore Colts necessitated a divisional playoff game.
NFL playoffs, 1971-72 The NFL playoffs following the 1971 NFL season led up to Super Bowl VI. Like the previous NFL seasons, the home teams in the playoffs were decided based on a yearly divisional rotation, excluding the wild card teams who would always play on the road.
NFL playoffs, 1972-73 The NFL playoffs following the 1972 NFL season led up to Super Bowl VII. Like the previous NFL seasons, the home teams in the playoffs were decided based on a yearly divisional rotation, excluding the wild card teams who would always play on the road.
NFL playoffs, 1973-74 The NFL playoffs following the 1973 NFL season led up to Super Bowl VIII. Like the previous NFL seasons, the home teams in the playoffs were decided based on a yearly divisional rotation, excluding the wild card teams who would always play on the road.
NFL Playoff Game, 1932 The 1932 NFL Playoff Game was the first ever playoff game held by the National Football League (NFL), the major professional American football sports league in the United States. Due to extremely cold weather, the game was played indoors on December 18, 1932 at Chicago Stadium in Chicago.
NFL Primetime NFL Primetime is a sports television program that has aired on ESPN since 1987. The show is presented similarly to ESPN's own SportsCenter, featuring scores, highlights, and analysis of every game of the week in the NFL.
NFL quarterbacks who have posted a passer rating of zero In the National Football League, the lowest official passer rating that a quarterback can achieve is a 0.0, commonly called a Blutarsky, after John Belushi's character in National Lampoon's Animal House, who posted a 0.
NFL Quarterback Club '99 NFL Quarterback Club '99 released in November 1998, for Nintendo 64, is one of the first sports games to work with the Expansion Pak. The game featured all the NFL teams, replay past Super Bowls and history on the past Super Bowls.
NFL Rookie of the Year Award Since 1967 The Associated Press has given two annual Rookie of the Year Awards to NFL American football players: one for an offensive player and one for a defensive player. These two are often regarded as the "official" awards.
NFL Showdown NFL Showdown is a card-based football game using a barcode reader and players from the 2001-2003 seasons. While it has been out of print since 2003, it is still a complex game of logic and play-calling, but at the same time it is a game of fun and excitement.
NFL Street NFL Street is a series of sports video games developed by EA Tiburon and published by Electronic Arts. Currently there are three games in the series, NFL Street and NFL Street 2, both released in 2004, and NFL Street 3 was released on November 15th, 2006.
NFL Sunday Ticket NFL Sunday Ticket is an out-of-market sports package that broadcasts National Football League regular season games unavailable on local affiliates. The ideal customer of this package is presumed (based on advertisements) to be a fan of a team who is unable to see their team because they're no longer in that team's market.
NFL Superpro NFL Superpro was a short-lived comic by Marvel Comics, produced in collaboration with the NFL, written by Fabian Nicieza. It started 1991 and ended after 12 issues The hero of this comic is Phil Grayfield, an ex-NFL-football player who survived a freak accident and wears a near-indestructible football uniform.
NFL Training Camp In the National Football League, NFL Training Camp refers to the time before the season commences. During this time, teams will sometimes congregate at an outside location, usually a university, to conduct training camp for at least the first few weeks.
NFL's Greatest Games NFL's Greatest Games is a series of 90-minute television programs that have aired on ESPN and related networks. They are condensed versions of some of the most famous games in the history of the National Football League, using footage and sound captured by NFL Films, as well as original interviews.
NForce The nForce is a computer motherboard chipset created by NVIDIA for AMD Athlon and Duron microprocessors. At launch the nForce offered innovative integrated features not found on other Athlon chipsets of the period, including optional integrated video based on the GeForce2 MX core, dual-channel DDR SDRAM support, and high quality integrated sound based on NVIDIA's own sound chip.
NForce 600 The nForce 600 chipset was released in the first half of November 2006, coinciding with the GeForce 8 series launch on November 8, 2006. The nForce 600 supports Intel's LGA775 socket and AMD's Quad FX platform and replaces the nForce 500 series.
NForce2 The nForce2 Chipset was released by NVIDIA in July of 2002 as a refresh to the original nForce product offering. The nForce2 chipset was a platform for motherboards supporting AMD's Socket A CPUs along with DDR SDRAM.
NFOS NFOS or "New Fight on State (1968)" is performed is the second song performed in the Penn State Blue Band's pregame show. NFOS takes the band out of a four step interval block into a PSU formation on the field.
NFPA 1901 NFPA 1901 are put forth by the NFPA to outline the standard for the Class A Fire Truck Pumpers. The listing sets minimum standards for mechanical, cosmetic, lighting, and all equipment to be included with a Class A Pumper when put into service as a life/property saving piece of equipment.
NFPA 921 NFPA 921, "Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations", is a guide published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Its stated purpose is "to establish guidelines and recommendations for the safe and systematic investigation or analysis of fire and explosion incidents" (section 1.
NFR-90 NFR-90 (NATO Frigate Replacement for 90s) was a multi-national programme designed to produce a common frigate for several NATO nations. However, the varying requirements of the different countries led to the project being abandoned in the early 1990s.
NFSNet NFSNet is a distributed computing project that factors very, very large numbers that have hundreds of digits, particularly those from the Cunningham project. As of mid-2005, it was factoring one number approximately every month.
NFU Mutual The National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society Limited, better known as NFU Mutual, is an insurance company in the UK. It is a mutual company, owned by its policyholders rather than by shareholders, and deals in both life and general insurance.
NFWO The National Fund for Scientific Research (NFSR) (Dutch: NFWO, French: FNRS) is a government institution in Belgium for supporting scientifc research. Nowadays it has been split into two organizations, the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO) in Flanders and the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) in Wallonia.
Ng Ng is a Cantonese and Hakka transliteration of the Chinese surnames 吳/吴 (Pinyin: Wú) and 伍 (Pinyin: Wǔ), and Hokkien and Teochew transliteration of the Chinese surname 黃/黄 (Pinyin: Huáng). It is pronounced .
Ng (Arabic) ڭ is an additional letter of the Arabic alphabet, derived from kāf (ك) with the addition of three dots above the letter. It is not used in Arabic itself, but may be used to represent a velar nasal (IPA: ) when writing other languages.
Ng Eng Hen Dr Ng Eng Hen () (born 10 December 1958) is the Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Defence of the Republic of Singapore. He was also a member of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the People's Action Party.
Ng Ming Yam Ng Ming Yam 吳明欽 (1955-June 22, 1992) was one of the important founders of United Democrats of Hong Kong (later called Democratic Party (Hong Kong)), a district councillor in Tuen Mun District, an elected member of the Regional Council and the youngest member of the Legislative Council to die in office. He was remembered for his fighting spirits against cancer and his courage in leading the crowd with a flag of democracy during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Ng Mui Ng Mui (五梅大師; pinyin: Wǔ Méi Dà Shī; Yale Cantonese: Ng5 Mui4 Daai6 Si1) is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders — survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty.
Ng Tung River Ng Tung River (also known as River Indus) (梧桐河) is a river in the northeast New Territories, Hong Kong. Tributaries of Ng Tung River include Tan Shan River and Kwan Tei River; it collects other major rivers like Shek Sheung River and Sheung Yue River in Sheung Shui, and finally empties into Sham Chun River.
Ng Wai Chiu NG Wai Chiu (Chinese: 吳偉超, born 22-10-1981 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong professional football player. He has been capped for Hong Kong at various youth levels, including the Olympic U-23 team and is now a regular in senior 'A' internationals.
Ng Yi-Sheng Writer Ng Yi-Sheng burst into prominence in the collective consciousness of the Singaporean gay community upon the launch of the groundbreaking book "SQ21: Singapore Queers in the 21st Century" in 2006. Since then, he has also published an anthology of his poems entitled, "last boy".
Nga people The Nga tribe (Tibetan: ང), or better known as Na or Nga-Fagin, is a small group of tribal people residing in the higher reaches, below the great Himalayan ranges in Upper Subansiri district. Within the district, they are found in the Taksing circle, Gumsing, Taying, Esnaya, Lingbing, Tongla, Yeja, Reding, Redi, Dadu villages.
Nga Tamatoa Nga Tamatoa (the young warriors) was a Māori activist group that operated from the early 1970s until 1979, and existed to fight perceived threats to Māori culture and confront injustices perpetrated by the New Zealand Government, particularly violations of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Nga Tawa School Nga Tawa, also known as the Wellington Diocesan School for Girls, is an integrated, Anglican girls’ boarding school situated in the heart of the Rangitikei. It is found just outside the township of Marton in New Zealand.
Nga Tsin Wai Road Nga Tsin Wai Road (衙前圍道) is a major road linking Kowloon Tsai and Kowloon City in Hong Kong. It extends Lancashire Road at the junction with La Salle Road at the east and go round south of Kowloon Tsai Park.
Nga Ying Chau Nga Ying Chau (牙鷹洲), or Cap Island, was an island off the northeast shore of Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong, separated by a small harbour, Mun Tsai Tong, and Tsuen Wan is at its northeast, just across the Rambler Channel. When the small harbour was reclaimed for the development of new town, the island became part of Tsing Yi Island.
Ngaanyatjarra Ngaanyatjarra is an Aboriginal Australian dialectal group of the Western Desert cultural bloc. Ngaanya literally means "this" and "tjarra" means with, the name meanining: "those that use ngaanya to say 'this'".
Ngaatjatjarra Ngaatjatjarra (also Ngaatjatjara, Ngaadadjarra) is an Australian Aboriginal languages of the Wati languages of the large South-West branch of the Pama-Nyungan family. It is one of the dialects of the Western Desert Language spoken in the Western Desert cultural bloc which covers about 600 000 square kilometres of the arid central and central-western desert.
Ngadjuri The Ngadjuri people are a group of Indigenous Australians whose traditional lands lie in the mid north of South Australia with a territory extending from Gawler in the south to Orroroo in the north. As with other indigenous groups in South Australia, the Ngadjuri lead nomadic lives that were decimated by introduced European diseases, beginning with the spread of smallpox prior to European colonisation.
Ngagpa In Tibetan Buddhism and Bön, Ngagpas (sNgags-pa) or male practitioners (female practioners are knowns as Ngagpos) are non-monastic practitioners of Vajrayana, shamanism, Tantra and Dzogchen. They often sport uncut, loosely worn hair.
Ngahere Ngahere is a small village in the Grey District of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. The 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings gave the usually resident population of Ngahere and its surrounding area as 315, an increase of 3.
Ngai Ngai (Enkai, En-kai, Engai, Eng-ai, Mweai, Mwiai) is the supreme God in the monotheistic religions of the Kamba, Kikuyu and Maasai tribes of Kenya. According to the Kikuyu tradition, he lives on the holy mountain Kirinyaga (Mount Kenya).

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