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Niall Toibin Niall Toibin was born November 21, 1929 in Cork, into an Irish speaking family on the Northside they lived in the Bishop's Field. He was educated at the North Monastery (North Mon) after which he left Cork for a job in the Civil Service in Dublin in January 1947.
Niall Vallely Niall Vallely is an Irish musician, born about 1970 in Armagh, Northern Ireland. In 1966 his parents, Brian and Eithne Vallely had founded the Armagh Piper's Club, but he chose to learn the concertina instead, from the age of seven.
Niamh Bhreathnach Niamh Bhreathnach (born 1945) was a senior Irish Labour Party politician. She served as Minister for Education from 1993 until 1997, and perhaps her most lasting achievement was the upgrading of the WRTC/Waterford Institute of Technology.
Niamh Cosgrave Niamh Cosgrave (born October 1964) is a councillor in the Dublin North East Constituency formerly in the Fine Gael party now independent. She was first elected to Dublin City Council (then Dublin Corporation) to the Donaghmeade ward.
Niamh Cusack Niamh (IPA pronunciation: ) Cusack (born October 20 1959) is an Irish-born actress. She is the daughter of the late Irish actor Cyril Cusack, and sister of Sinéad Cusack, Sorcha Cusack, and half sister to Catherine Cusack.
Nian gao Nian gao or Niangao, (Chinese:粘糕 or 年糕 lit. "sticky cake" or "year cake"; pinyin: nián'gāo), sometimes known in the West as "rice cake" or Chinese New Year's cake, is a food prepared from glutinous rice and used as an ingredient in Chinese cuisine.
Nianfo Nianfo (念佛. Chinese pinyin nianfo; Japanese: 念仏 nembutsu; Korean: 염불 yeombul; Vietnamese: niệm Phật), literally "mindfulness of the Buddha" is a term commonly seen in the Pure Land school of Mahayāna Buddhism.
Niangniangqiang Niángniangqiāng (Chinese: 娘娘腔) is a pejorative used to describe Chinese males who are extremely effeminate in their speaking style. It is related to the term sājiào (撒娇, to whine), but is predominantly said of males who exhibit a rather "girlish" air of indecisiveness and immaturity.
Niangua River The Niangua River is a tributary of the Osage River, about 90 mi (145 km) long, in the Ozarks region of southern and central Missouri in the United States. Via the Osage and Missouri Rivers it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
Niangziguan Niangziguan (or Niangzi Pass, also called Ladies Pass) is a mountain pass east of Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei province in China. The Shijiazhuang – Taiyuan railway passes west through it to Taiyuan capital of Shanxi province.
Niani, Mali Empire Niani was the capital city of the ancient empire of Mali, located south of the Sahara desert. There are at least two cities in modern-day Mali named Niani, but neither are the former capitals of the great empire.
Niantic (tribe) The Niantic were a tribe of New England Native Americans, who were living in Connecticut and Rhode Island during the early colonial period. The tribe appears to have been split into two regions by the intrusion of the Pequot.
Niara Sudarkasa Niara Sudarkasa was born Gloria Albertha Marshall on August 14, 1938 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Niara was a very gifted student, she skipped several grades, she was a junior at the age of fourteen, and she accepted early admission to Fisk University on a Ford Foundation Scholarship when she was just fifteen years.
Niari Region Niari is a region of the Republic of the Congo in the western part of the country. It borders the regions of Bouenza, Kouilou, and LĂ©koumou, and internationally, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Cabinda portion of Angola.
Niassa Company The Niassa Company, in Portuguese the Companhia do Niassa, was a royal company in the Portuguese colony of Mozambique, that had the concession of the lands that include the present provinces of Cabo Delgado and Niassa.
Niasviž Castle Niasviž Castle () is a residential castle of the Radziwiłł family in Niasviž in Belarus. It has been inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage List under the name of Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh.
Niño Josele Niño Josele (born Juan José Heredia in 1974 in Almería) is a Spanish guitarist, and exponent of the New Flamenco style. He has recently released a tribute to Bill Evans' music via his album Paz, effectively proving him to be one of the most versatile musicians, having come from a flamenco background he proves able to adopt complicated jazz music themes as well as create and compose his own.
Niños Héroes Los Niños Héroes (the "Boy Heroes" or "Heroic Cadets") were six teenage military cadets who died defending Mexico City's Chapultepec Castle (then serving as the Mexican army's military academy) from invading U.S.
Niçard Niçard (Nissart - Niçard) (native name) or Niçois (French name) is a distinct subdialect of the Provençal dialect of the Occitan language, spoken in and around the city of Nice, or Niça/Nissa in Niçard, and the historical region Le Comté de Nice / Lo Comtat de Niça / Lou Coumtat de Nissa which is the part current French département of Alpes-Maritimes located at the east of the Var river.
Niçoise salad Niçoise salad, sometimes referred to as Salade niçoise, is a type of French salad. As suggested by the name, it is a specialty of the region of Nice in France and is composed of raw vegetables, hard boiled eggs, anchovies and tuna, and olive oil.
Niðafjöll Niðafjöll (, sometimes anglicized Nidafjöll), which means dark mountains, are mountains in the northern underworld from which the dragon Níðhöggr comes, mentioned in Völuspá 37 and 66, under the name of Niðvellir. There stood a golden palace that is the residence of Sindri's family (that is, the dwarfs).
Niðavellir In Norse mythology, Niðavellir (Dark fields) is a land inhabited by the dwarves. It is mentioned in the Völuspá: Stóð fyr norðan, / á Niðavöllom / salr úr gulli / Sindra ættar ("North, on the Niðavellir, stands the dwelling place of Sindri's kin, Covered with gold").
Nićifor Dučić Archimandrite Nićifor Dučić (Serbian Cyrillic: Нићифор Дучић)(1832-1900), , was a member of the golden pleiad of the Serbs from Herzegovina, theologian, historian and philologist who was educated in Belgrade and Paris, monk who refused the title of a bishop, devoted lover of enlightenment and patriot.
Nibble A nibble (or less commonly, nybble) is the computing term for a four-bit aggregation, or half an octet (an octet being an 8-bit byte). As a nibble contains 4 bits, there are sixteen (24) possible values, so a nibble corresponds to a single hexadecimal digit (thus, it is often referred to as a "hex digit" or "hexit").
Nibbler In metalwork, a nibbler is a tool for cutting sheet metal with minimal distortion. One type operates much like a punch and die, with a blade that moves in a linear fashion against a fixed die, removing small bits of metal and leaving a kerf approximately 6 mm wide.
Nibbler (Futurama) Nibbler is a fictional character from the animated television series Futurama. He is voiced by Frank Welker who provides not only the speaking lines but also the various noises he makes when not speaking English.
Nibbler (video game) Nibbler is a simple video game, and is the basis for the popular MS-DOS game, Nibbles, which is likely the reason that the very similar video game Snake is a popular game on today's mobile phones. Its object is to navigate a virtual snake (or worm) through an enclosed space, while consuming dots along the way.
Nibbles (computer game) Nibbles is a simple video game, a variant of the similar video game Snake, which is a popular game on today's mobile phones. Its object is to navigate a virtual snake (or worm) through an enclosed space, while consuming objects along the way.
Nibelung The German Nibelungen and the corresponding Old Norse form Niflung (Niflungr) is the name in Germanic and Norse mythology of the royal family or lineage of the Burgundians who settled at Worms. The vast wealth of the Burgundians is often referred to as the Niblung or Niflung hoard.
Nibelungenlied The Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem in Middle High German. It tells the story of dragon-slayer Siegfried at the court of the Burgundians, and of his wife Kriemhild's revenge, which ultimately brings about the deaths of every one of the main protagonists.
Nibin-Nogrim In the fictional world of Middle-earth, Nibin-Nogrim is one of the many variant names in Elvish for the little known and secretive race known to Men as the Petty-dwarves. The word is related to Naugrim, the Elvish name for the true Dwarves.
Niboshi Niboshi (煮干し) are Japanese dried baby sardines (sometimes translated as anchovies). They are one of many varieties of small dried fish used throughout Asia in snacks and as seasoning for soup stocks and other foods.
Nibras guest house The Nibras guest house is one of the many al Qaida guest houses, or al Qaida safe houses, or other houses that American intelligence analysts assert are part of the justifications offered for the continued extrajudicial detention of captives held in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.
Nibs Price Clarence "Nibs" Price was a coach for the University of California, Berkeley from the 1920s until 1954. After coaching at San Diego High School he began to coach football and basketball, helping to establish the famed Pappy Waldorf's "Wonder Teams".
Nibutani The Nibutani (二風谷) district is part of the town of Biratori in Hokkaidō, Japan, a particularly large proportion of the population of which is of the indigenous Ainu ethnicity. It is the site of the Nibutani Dam, and the hometown of Shigeru Kayano.
Nibutani Dam The Nibutani Dam (二風谷ダム) is a dam on the Saru River in Hokkaidō, Japan, which stands at Nibutani in Biratori town, Saru District. It was completed in 1997, despite objections from the local Ainu people.
Nic Cester Nicholas "Nic" John Cester (born July 6, 1979 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian musician, best known for his lead vocals in the rock band Jet. The band was formed several years ago and is comprised of Nic (vocals), his brother Chris Cester (drums), Cameron Muncey (guitar), and Mark Wilson (bass).
Nic et Pic Nic et Pic is a French language children's television show made in Quebec which played during the 1970s. Its stories revolved around the adventures of mice Nic and Pic as they travelled around the world in their balloon.
Nic Harcourt Nic Harcourt is the current Music Director for Santa Monica, California-based radio station KCRW. Since 1998, he has hosted the daily Morning Becomes Eclectic radio show which features his picks for the best new music spanning all genres.
Nic Lott Nic Lott is an American public servant who was the first African-American student body president elected at the University of Mississippi. Lott defeated five other candidates in the history making event for the state's flagship university, once plagued by the dark days of racism.
Nic Sampson Nic Sampson (born November 18, 1986) is an actor from New Zealand mostly known for playing Chip Thorn in Power Rangers: Mystic Force. Prior to his Power Rangers role, Nic was a local celebrity among the schoolgirls of Wellington for his comedy band, Guns 'n' Moses (named after the headmaster of his old school).
Nic Svenson Nic Svenson from CSIRO Industrial Physics first presented her ground-breaking research into probabilities of producing photographs without people blinking on The Science Show in May 2006. This work earned Nic and co-researcher Piers Barnes the Ig Nobel Mathematics Prize.
Nic Szeremeta Nic Szeremeta (born June 1943) is a poker player of mixed English/Polish descent, noted as a former editor of Poker Monthly magazine, and creator of the popular Late Night Poker television series (and commentator with Jesse May during its first three series.)
Nicaea (Locris) Nicaea or Nikaia (Greek: ), was an ancient fortress of the Locri Epicnemidii, situated upon the sea, and close to the pass of Thermopylae. It is described by Aeschines as one of the places which commanded the pass.
Nicaea of Macedonia Nicaea (in Greek Nικαια; lived 4th century BC), daughter of Antipater, was sent by her father to Asia to be married to Perdiccas, 323 BC, at a time when the former still hoped to maintain friendly relations with the regent. Perdiccas, though already entertaining hostile designs, married Nicaea: but not long afterwards, by the advice of Eumenes, determined to divorce her, and marry Cleopatra instead.
Nicander Nicander of Colophon (2nd century BC), Greek poet, physician and grammarian, was born at Claros, near Colophon, where his family held the hereditary priesthood of Apollo. He flourished under Attalus III of Pergamum.
Nicanor (Antipatrid general) Nicanor (in Greek Nικάνωρ; executed 318 BC), a Macedonian officer under Cassander, by whom he was secretly despatched immediately on the death of Antipater, 319 BC, to take the command of the Macedonian garrison at Munychia, in Attica. Nicanor arrived at Athens before the news of Antipater's death, and thus readily obtained possession of the fortress, which he afterwards refused to give up notwithstanding the orders of Polyperchon.
Nicanor (father of Balacrus) Nicanor (in Greek Nικάνωρ; lived 4th century BC) was the father of Balacrus, the Macedonian satrap of Cilicia. It is probably this Nicanor who is alluded to in an anecdote related by Plutarch of Philip II of Macedon, as a person of some distinction during the reign of that monarch.
Nicanor (Ptolemaic general) Nicanor (in Greek Nικάνωρ) lived in 4th century BC and was a friend and a general for Ptolemy, the son of Lagus, who was dispatched by the Ptolemaic Egyptian king in 320 BC with an army to reduce Syria and Phoenicia. He took Laomedon, the governor of those provinces, prisoner.
Nicanor (satrap) Nicanor (Latin; NikanĹŤr) or Nikanor was a Macedonian officer of distinction who served as satrap of Media under Antigonus. (Possibly to be identified with Nicanor of Stageira, who served under Alexander the Great.
Nicanor (son of Parmenion) Nicanor (in Greek Nικάνωρ; died 330 BC), son of Parmenion, was a distinguished officer in the service of Alexander the Great. He is first mentioned at the passage of the Danube river, in the expedition of Alexander against the Getae, 335 BC, on which occasion he led the phalanx.
Nicanor of Cyrene Nicanor (Latin; Nikanōr) or Nikanor of Cyrene was an ancient scholar who lived in the Hellenistic period. No works of his survive, but he is mentioned as the author of a work called Changes of names (μετονομασίας).
Nicanor of Stageira Nicanor (Latin; NikanĹŤr) or Nikanor, of Stageira in Macedonia, was despatched by Alexander the Great to proclaim at the Olympic games of 324 BCE the decree for the recall of the exiles throughout the Greek cities.Diodorus 18.
Nicanor Perlas Nicanor Perlas (*1950) is a sociologist and an environmental activist from the Philippines. Because of his work against nuclear weapons, he was forced to leave the Philippines in 1978, but he returned after the end of the regime of Ferdinand Marcos.
Nicaragua Canal The Inter-Oceanic Nicaragua Canal is a proposed waterway that would connect the Caribbean Sea, and therefore, the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean through Nicaragua, in Central America. Such a canal would follow rivers up to Lake Nicaragua, and then cut across the isthmus of Rivas to reach the Pacific.
Nicaragua Was Our Home Nicaragua Was Our Home is a 1986 documentary about the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua and their persecution at the hands of the Sandinistas, filmed and produced by Lee Shapiro of the Unification Church, with funding from CAUSA. The film was shown on some PBS stations.
Nicaraguan Campaign Medal The Nicaraguan Campaign Medal is a military decoration of the United States Navy which was authorized by Presidential Order of Woodrow Wilson on September 22, 1913. The medal was again authorized by an act of the United States Congress on November 8, 1929.
Nicaraguan Democratic Force The Nicaraguan Democratic Force (Fuerza Democrática Nicaragüense, or FDN) was one of the earliest Contra groups, formed in August 1981 in Guatemala City. It was formed to oppose Nicaragua's revolutionary Sandinista government following the 1979 overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle.
Nicaraguan Democratic Movement The Nicaraguan Democratic Movement (Movimiento DemĂłcratico NicaragĂĽense - MDN) is a right-wing Nicaraguan political party with social democratic ideology. The MDN was formed in 1978 and re-registered in 1989.
Nicaraguan Diaspora The 1980s were the backdrop to a savage civil war which saw conflict destroy the nation of Nicaragua, and the lives of 50,000+ civilians in the process. The multicultural country of Nicaragua experienced an excessive outpouring of citizens who fled the nation for their own security.
Nicaraguan general election, 2006 Nicaragua held a general election on 5 November 2006. The country's voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and 90 members of the National Assembly, all of whom will serve five-year terms.
Nicaraguan Christian Democratic Union The Christian Democratic Union (Spanish: UniĂłn DemĂłcrata Cristiana - UDC) is a Nicaraguan political party founded by the center-left Popular Social Christian Party (PPSC) and the center-right Democratic Party of National Confidence (PDCN) in 1992. As of 2006, the UDC is part of the Sandinista National Liberation Front alliance.
Nicaraguan Institute of Natural Resources and the Environment The Nicaraguan Institute of Natural Resources and the Environment (IRENA) was created in 1979 by the Sandinistas of the Nicaraguan government. IRENA was put in charge of environmental protection and of the study, planning, and management of the country's natural resources (which had been national resources by the Sandinistas to keep them out of the hands of foreign corporations).
Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance The Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (Spanish: Alianza Liberal Nicaragüense – ALN) was started in 2005 by Eduardo Montealegre and other members of the Constitutional Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Constitucionalista – PLC) who opposed former President of the country Arnoldo Alemán's continued control of the PLC even after he had been found guilty of misuse of public funds, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Montealegre also opposed the political alliance, commonly referred to as 'El Pacto', between Alemán as head of the PLC and Daniel Ortega, head of the Sandinist National Liberation Front (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional – FSLN).
Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign The Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign was later than many other countries in the region; therefore, they had good models and mentors to guide them to success. The coordinator of the campaign Father Fernando Cardenal and his team studied the experiences, and frequently corresponded with countries such as Brazil and Cuba.
Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path The Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path (Spanish: Camino Cristiano NicaragĂĽense - CCN) is a Nicaraguan political party founded in 1996 by the Assemblies of God pastor Guillermo Osorno. CCN participated for the first time in the Nicaraguan general elections in 1996 where they got 4.
Nicaraguan Resistance Party The Nicaraguan Resistance Party (Spanish: Partido Resistencia NicaragĂĽense - PRN) is a Nicaraguan political party founded in 1993 by the Contras, the armed opposition to the Sandinista government in the 80's.
Nicaraguan Sign Language Nicaraguan Sign Language (or ISN, Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua or Idioma de Signos Nicaragüense) is a signed language spontaneously developed by deaf children in a number of schools in western Nicaragua in the 1970s and 1980s. It is of particular interest to linguists because it offers a unique opportunity to study the "birth" of a new language.
Nicaraguan Social Christian Party The Social Christian Party (Partido Social Cristiano - PSC) is a center-right Nicaraguan political party with christian democrat ideology founded in 1957. As of 2006, the PSC is part of the Sandinista Renovation Movement alliance in the Nicaraguan general election, 2006.
Nicarao Nicarao is the name of the then-leader and/or the capital city of the most populous indigenous tribe when the Spanish arrived in Nicaragua. Gil González Dávila, who first explored the area, came up with this Central American country's name by combining Nicarao and the Spanish word Agua, meaning water, after the two large lakes in the west of the country, Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua.
Nicarchus Nicarchus was a Greek writer of the first century AD, best known for his epigrams, of which 42 survive, and his satirical poetry. He was a contemporary of, and influence on, the better-known Latin writer Martial.
Nicarchus (general) Nicarchus (in Greek Nίκαρχoς) was one of the generals of the Seleucid king Antiochus III the Great (223–187 BC). We find him serving in Coele-Syria in the war between Antiochus and Ptolemy Philopator (221–203 BC).
Nicasio Reservoir Nicasio Reservoir is a large, shallow water man-made reservoir formed by the building of a 130-foot high dam on the Nicasio Creek in 1961 in the Nicasio Valley in Marin County, California, amid much controversy among longtime residents of the area. The Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD) forced the displacement of many farms, including the McIsaac family farm, on which the majority of the reservoir sits.
Nicci French Nicci French is the pseudonym of London journalists, Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, who write psychological thrillers together. They were married in 1990 and since 1999 they live in a village in Suffolk a little over 100 kilometers to the north of London together with the two children from Nicci's first marriage, the two daughters they had together, and a couple of cats.
Niccolò Acciajuoli Niccolò Acciaiuoli (1310 – 8 November 1365), a member of the Florentine banking family of the Acciaiuoli, was the grand seneschal of the Kingdom of Naples and count of Melfi, Malta, and Gozo in the mid-fourteenth century. He was the son of Acciaiolo, a wealthy Florentine merchant.
Niccolò Alamanni Niccolò Alamanni was a Roman antiquary of Greek origin, born at Ancona, 12 January, 1583; died in Rome, 1626. He was educated in Rome at the Greek College, founded by Gregory XIII, but was ordained deacon and priest according to the Latin rite.
Niccolò dell'Abbate Nicolò dell' Abate, sometimes Niccolò, (1509 or 1512 – 1571) was an Italian Mannerist painter and decorator, of the Emilian school, who was part of the staff of artists called the School of Fontainebleau that introduced the Italianate Renaissance to France.
Niccolò di Pitigliano Niccolò di PitiglianoComplete title is: Niccolò di Aldobrandino de' Orsini, Count-Palatine of Pitigliano and Soana, Lord of Fiano, Morlupo and Filacciano, Count of Nola, Lord of Avella, Boiano, Ottaviano, Cicala, Palma di Campagnia and Montefortino Irpino, Ghedi with Leno, Castelletto, Malpaga and Montirone) (1442 - 1510) was an Italian Condottiere best known as the Captain-General of the Venetian during the Most Serene Republic's war against the League of Cambrai. He was a member of the powerful feudal family of the Orsini, belonging to its Pitigliano line.
Niccolò Machiavelli Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527) was a political philosopher, musician, poet, and romantic comedic playwright. He is a key figure of the Italian Renaissance and a central figure of its political component, most widely known for his treatises on realist political theory (The Prince) on the one hand and republicanism (Discourses on Livy) on the other.
Niccolò Paganini Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (October 27, 1782 – May 27, 1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist and composer. He is one of the most famous violin virtuosi, and is considered one of the greatest violinists who ever lived, with perfect intonation and innovative techniques.
Niccolò Piccinni Niccolò Piccinni (January 16, 1728 - May 7, 1800) was an Italian composer of symphonies, sacred music, chamber music, and opera (some estimates claim he wrote as many as 300 operas). Although he is somewhat obscure, even to music lovers today, Piccinni was one of the most popular composers of opera — particularly the Neapolitan opera buffa — of his day.
Niccolò Tribolo Niccolò di Raffaello di Niccolò dei Pericoli, called "Il Tribolo" (1500–September 7, 1550) was a Florentine Mannerist artist in the service of Cosimo I de' Medici. A court artist like his successor Bernardo Buontalenti, he was expected to function well as a member of a team; like Buontalenti, his name has been overshadowed by greater personalities (Poggio 2000: Fortini); on some of his drawings for sculptural niches and wall fountains, 17th and 18th century connoisseurs have added the name of Michelangelo, a tribute to Tribolo's bravura and a sign of Michelangelo's influence on his style.
Niccolo Cassana Niccolò Cassana (1659 - 1714), often called Nicoletto was an Italian painter born in Venice. He became a disciple of his father, Giovanni Francesco Cassana, a Genoese, who had been taught the art of painting by Bernardino Strozzi.
Nice & Smooth Nice & Smooth is an East Coast rap duo from New York, composed of Greg Nice (Greg Mays) and Smooth B (Daryl Barnes). Together, they made several albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s to little popular appeal, though their second album (Ain't a Damn Thing Changed, 1989) was a commercial success that included a minor hit in "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow".
Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down is a website which mainly discusses tea and biscuits; with content including news and reviews of biscuit brands. It is owned and maintained by Stuart Payne and his wife, who reside in Cambridge, England.
Nice Guys Finish Last "Nice Guys Finish Last" was a single released by the American punk band Green Day's fifth studio album nimrod.. The song was the first track off the record, and was the last single from it to become a hit (thanks in part to its use in the movie Varsity Blues, which earned it a MTV Video Music Award nomination for best song from a movie).
Nice Jewish boy The Nice Jewish boy is a stereotype of Jewish masculinity which circulates within the American Jewish community, as well as in mainstream American culture which has been influenced by the Jewish minority. In Israel and the parts of the Diaspora which have received heavy exposure to the American media that deploy the representation, the stereotype has gained popular recognition to a lesser extent.
Nice name In mathematics, a nice name is a set theoretical concept used in forcing to impose an upper bound on the number of subsets in the generic model. It is a technical concept used in the context of forcing to prove independence results in set theory such as Easton's theorem.
Nice Time Nice Time is a 1957 documentary film by Alain Tanner and Claude Goretta. It is approximately 17 minutes in length, and comprises 190 shots of crowds of leisure-seeking people taken over a series of weekends in 1957 London's Piccadilly Circus.
Nice Work If You Can Get It (album) Nice Work If You Can Get It is a 1983 (see 1983 in music) studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by the pianist Andre Previn, and the double bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.
NicePlayer NicePlayer is a Mac OS X multimedia player that uses the QuickTime library, allowing it to support any codec that Quicktime supports. It also has an open-ended plugin system which allows anyone to write a plugin to support different codecs or content that even Quicktime doesn't, such as DVD playback.
Nicetas Dardani Nicetas Dardani, a bishop in the city of Remesiana in Dardania, a region of Dacia, who is generally accepted to be the author of the Te Deum Laudamus. Te Deum Laudamus is considered to be the earliest music that can been traced in the Illyrian territory.
Nicetas Choniates Nicetas Choniates (Greek: Νικήτας Χωνιάτης, c. 1155-1215 or 1216), sometimes called Acominatus, was a Byzantine Greek historian like his brother Michael whom he accompanied from their birthplace Chonae to Constantinople.
Nicetas of Chalcedon References to Saint Nicetas the Confessor, bishop of Chalcedon (in Bithynia), commemorated on 28 May, have been fount in some old manuscripts originated from Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and in old and new calendars and “menaia” from the Orthodox Patriarchates of Serbia and Russia. A church, first constructed in 18th century, dedicated to him fount to exist in Greek island of Lefkas.
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora Niceto Alcalá-Zamora y Torres (July 6, 1877 – February 18, 1949) served (briefly) as the first Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic, and then - from 1931 to 1936 - as its President. He was succeeded in the latter office by Manuel Azaña.
Nicevenn Nicevenn (also Dame Habonde, Abundia, Satia, Bensozie, Zobiana, Nicheven or Herodiana) is a Scottish Witch Goddess from the Middle Ages. According to myth she rides through the night with her followers on Samhain.
Niceville High School Niceville Senior High School, of [[Niceville, Florida], is located at 800 E John Sims Parkway. Contrary to popular belief, the current location of NHS which was opened in 1964 at its present location atop a hill, was not the original Niceville High School.
Nicia Aiyetoro Nicia Aiyetoro (born November 24 1976) grew up in the foster care system before becoming an author and motivational speaker for at risk youth. From living in a shelter, to being homeless, to becomming a ward of the state, she was an at risk youth herself and knows first hand what a difference it can make for kids to be taught and encouraged by someone they can identify with.
Nick at Nite Nick at Nite (sometimes spelled Nick @ Nite, by its current logo) is the evening programming block broadcast over Nickelodeon Sunday–Thursdays from 9 PM–6 AM and Friday–Saturdays from 10 PM–6 AM Eastern and Pacific Standard Time. Nickelodeon is known for its kids' shows during the day, while Nick at Nite appeals to adult audiences with a lineup of classic television; largely Viacom-owned syndicated sitcoms, shown with about a ten-year lag.
Nick Acquaviva Nick Aquaviva (Nicholas Paul Acquaviva) (April 11, 1925 - October 14, 1998) was an American composer, conductor and string instrumentalist, a student of Serge Koussevitzky and the founder of the New York "Pops" Symphony Orchestra, a 135-member ensemble that selected and performed melodic new works by young composers. He recorded for MGM Records (notably the LP album "Music of Acquaviva", MGM E3226), and his works include "The Cavalier's Ball" and "My Love, My Love", the latter recorded by his wife Joni James which reached Gold Record status at its release.

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