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Nick Lawrence Nick Lawrence (born January 1966) is a radio and local TV presenter. From summer 2004 - October 2006, he used to be a radio presenter for the BBC's regional programme for the east of England between 7pm and 10pm every weekday.
Nick Leluk Nicholas George Leluk (February 23, 1935—February 9, 1998) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller.
Nick Libett Nick Libett (born December 9, 1945 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada) was an ice hockey left wing who spent much of his career playing for the Detroit Red Wings. Libett played in the playoffs only twice in his twelve seasons with the Red Wings.
Nick Lowery Nick Lowery (born May 27, 1956 in Munich, Germany) was an American football placekicker for the New England Patriots (1978), Kansas City Chiefs (1980-1993), and New York Jets (1994-1996). Lowery was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and is currently fifth on the National Football League's list of all-time scoring leaders.
Nick Lucas Nick Lucas (August 22, 1897—July 28, 1982) was an American singer and pioneer jazz guitarist, remembered as "the grandfather of the jazz guitar", whose peak of popularity lasted from the mid-1920s to the early 1930s.
Nick Manabat Nick Manabat (1972-1995) was a Filipino-American comic book artist who created Cybernary in 1992 for Wildstorm Productions. His rich illustration technique was marked by bold use of blacks in a heavy metal style.
Nick Markakis Nicholas William Markakis (mar-KAY-kis) (born November 17, 1983 in Glen Cove, New York) is an outfielder who currently plays for the Baltimore Orioles and went to Young Harris College. He was the Orioles' first-round draft pick, seventh player picked overall, in 2003 and was named to the Second Team in the 2005 Minor League All-Star Roster.
Nick McCave Ian Nicholas McCave, more commonly known as Nick McCave, is the current Woodwardian Professor of Geology in the University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences and a fellow of St John's College. His current research topic is "The Sediment Record of the Deep-Sea Circulation" in the area of "Environmental change and marine geochemistry".
Nick McKim Nicholas James 'Nick' McKim (born 11 June 1965, England) is an Australian politician. He has been a Tasmanian Greens member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly since the 2002 election, representing the Franklin electorate.
Nick Meglin Nick Meglin was on the editorial staff of MAD Magazine for almost half a century. His progress can be observed by studying the magazine's masthead, which moved him from "Ideas" to "War Correspondent" (during an army stint) to "Editorial Associate" to "Associate Editor" to "Editor," a position which he held for 20 years.
Nick Metz Nicholas John Metz (Born - February 16, 1914 in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada - Died - August 24, 1990) was a Canadian professional hockey Left Winger who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Nick Michaels Nick Michaels is a broadcaster, writer, actor and producer whose voice has appeared on over a billion dollars of paid advertising for such clients as Excedrin, Coca-Cola, Toyota, Kodak, and many other national advertisers.
Nick Minchin Nicholas Hugh Minchin (born 15 April 1953), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1993, representing South Australia. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and was educated at the Australian National University, where he gained degrees in law and economics.
Nick Mitchell Nicholas Edward "Nick" Mitchell (born on November 8, 1983) is an American professional wrestler who performs for World Wrestling Entertainment as Mitch, formerly a member of the disbanded Spirit Squad on the RAW brand.
Nick Montfort Nick Montfort is a poet, computer scientist, scholar of new media and game studies, and author of interactive fiction who lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His collaborative literary projects include The Ed Report, 2002, Implementation, and Mystery House Taken Over.
Nick Moran Nicholas James Moran, better known as Nick Moran (born 23 December 1969), is a British actor, writer and producer. He is probably best known for his role in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, in which he played "Eddie," the card shark.
Nick Mould Nick Mould (born 12th April 1992) is a young comedian/satirist from Abingdon, Oxfordshire and was born in the nearby John Radcliffe hospital. His work includes criticism of the Labour Party and of a local school, Fitzharrys School.
Nick Muellner Nick "Quick Shot" Muellner is a photo-based artist, writer, and curator who lives and works in Brooklyn and Ithaca, New York. He was born and raised in Montreal, Canada, as is evidenced by his dress and facial features.
Nick Murphy Nicholas Jon Murphy (born October 22, 1979 in Saint Louis, Missouri) is a National Football League punter for the Philadelphia Eagles. Since 2002, he has also played for the Minnesota Vikings, the Baltimore Ravens, and the Kansas City Chiefs, as well as in NFL Europe.
Nick Navarro Nick Navarro served as the sheriff of Broward County, Florida from 1984 through 1992. Navarro oversaw a period during which Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) grew both in size and in prominence as a local institution.
Nick Naylor Nick Naylor is the protagonist in satirist Christopher Buckley's 1994 novel Thank You For Smoking: A Novel. In the novel, Naylor works in public relations as chief spokesman and vice president of the Academy of Tobacco Studies, Washington's tobacco lobby.
Nick Nemeth Nicholas Theodore ("Nick") Nemeth (born February 1st 1980) is an American professional wrestler who performs for World Wrestling Entertainment as Nicky, formerly a member of the disbanded Spirit Squad on the RAW brand.
Nick Nicholson Nick Nicholson, sometimes credited as Nick Nichols or Nick Nickelson, is an American expatriate character actor working in the Philippines. Since the early 1980s, Nicholson has appeared in both big-budget Hollywood productions shot in the archipelago and low-budget, Filipino action movies.
Nick Page Nick Page is a British writer based in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, best known for his books about Christianity and The Bible. Among his best-known works are The Tabloid Bible (ISBN 0-00-274022-2), Church Invisible (ISBN 0-310-25029-3) and The Bible Book (ISBN 0-00-711967-4).
Nick Papac Nicholas "Nick" Papac (1980-2006) was an assistant propmaster and armsmaster for the film industry. The son of prominent propmaster Michael Papac, Nick worked on films such as Hostage, Miami Vice and Flags of Our Fathers.
Nick Pastore Nick Pastore served as chief of the New Haven, Connecticut police department from 1990 through 1997, during which period he gained national attention due to his successfully implemented policy of community policing, a contrast to the quasi-militaristic approach for which the department had previously been criticized. His policies drew national attention, and were featured on an episode of the weekly CBS TV newsmagazine, 60 Minutes.
Nick Penglase Nick Penglase, born David Nicholas Penglase (December 1st, 1984) is an independent freelance journalist. He studied at Philadelphia's University of the Arts when he moved to the city from his hometown of Danielsville, Pennsylvania in 2004.
Nick Peros Nick Peros (born March 17, 1963) is a Canadian classical composer with an extensive catalogue of works that includes symphonic, orchestral, choral, vocal and chamber genres. His compositions are notable for their original tonality and harmonic invention and have received wide acclaim from critics and audiences alike.
Nick Picks Nick Picks is a series of DVDs, which features select episodes of Nicktoons. These DVDs are notorious for the fact that the episodes included consist mainly of episodes already included on previous DVDs, the exceptions being the shows that made their DVD debuts in this line, as they have not been given their own stand-alone DVD releases (yet).
Nick Pippenger Nick Pippenger is a researcher in computer science. He has produced a number of fundamental results many of which are being widely used in the field of theoretical computer science, database processing and compiler optimization.
Nick Politis Nick Politis is an Australian businessman and Executive Chairman at Wright Ford Motors. He is most notable for running and expanding that company from the time of his arrival in March 1974 to rebranding its marketing name as "City Ford", transforming it into one of the largest Ford dealerships in Australia.
Nick Pope Nick Pope is a British government official who has worked at the Ministry of Defence since joining in 1985. He had many different postings and had undertaken a series of jobs within the Department, including work in the Joint Operations Centre during the Gulf War, where he was a briefer in the Air Force Operations Room.
Nick Rahall Nicholas Joe "Nick Joe" Rahall II (born May 20, 1949), American politician of Lebanese descent, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District since 1977(map). He is the Dean of the West Virginia Delegation to the U.
Nick Raynsford Wyvill Richard Nicolls Raynsford, known as Nick Raynsford, (born January 28, 1945) was born in Northampton and educated at Repton School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, from which he graduated with a Degree in History in 1966.
Nick Records Nick Records was formed to expand Nickelodeon's presence in the music business and create a major music brand for kids and tweens. This group identifies and showcases new and emerging young musical artists, up-and-coming talent from the network, and produces soundtrack and compilations based on Nickelodeon's hit TV shows.
Nick Rewind Nick Rewind was a collection of DVDs and Merchandise of older Nickelodeon shows such as Clarissa Explains It All, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, and You Can't Do That on Television. It was launched in 2005, but is currently on hold.
Nick Rhodes Nick Rhodes (born Nicholas James Bates in Moseley, West Midlands, England, June 8, 1962) is the keyboardist for Duran Duran. Rhodes and singer Simon Le Bon are the only members to have been with the band throughout its 25-year professional career (beginning in 1980).
Nick Riewoldt Nick Riewoldt (born October 17, 1982) was the captain of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League for the 2005 season before being replaced by Luke Ball in 2006. He is currently dating Neighbours star Stephanie McIntosh.
Nick Robinson Nicholas Anthony Robinson (born October 5 1963) is the Political Editor of the BBC. He was previously the Political Editor of ITV News from November 2002 until August 2005, and Chief Political Correspondent of BBC News 24 before that.
Nick Robinson (actor) Nick Robinson is a british actor who has appeared in several television dramas, perhaps the most notable of which is Goodnight Mister Tom, starring the late John Thaw. He was born in 1986, so if he ever returns to the small screen, he will do so as a man, not as the cute boy in "Goodnight Mister Tom".
Nick Robinson (origami) Nick Robinson is a practitioner of origami who has been folding paper since the early 1980s and has been a member of the British Origami Society for nearly 20 years. He has contributed articles and designs for the magazine in almost every issue since 1987 and has served on their council.
Nick Roud Nick Roud (born 16 May, 1989) is an actor. His most recognised role was in the film Finding Neverland (2004), where he played George Llewelyn-Davies, oldest of the Llewelyn-Davies brothers, along side Kate Winslett (Sylvia Llewelyn-Davies), Johnny Depp (J.
Nick Sanders In June 9, 1997, Nick Sanders, from United Kingdom, completed a 19,930-mile circumnavigation in a record riding time of 31 days 20 hours, earning him the current Guinness World Record for fastest motorcycle circumnavigation. 2005, Nick once again became the fastest man around the world.
Nick Sandhu Hagurnek ("Nick") Sandhu (born January 26, 1962 in Jamsher Khas, India) is a former field hockey defender, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Canada, starting in 1984. After having finished in tenth position in Los Angeles, California, the resident of Vancouver, British Columbia ended up in eleventh place with the Men's National Team in the Seoul Games.
Nick Saviano Nick Saviano (born June 5, 1956 in Teaneck, New Jersey) is a former tennis player from the United States, who won one singles title (1983, Nancy) during his career as a pro. The lefthander reached his highest individual ranking on the professional ATP Tour on July 12, 1978, when he became the number 48 in the world.
Nick Seymour Nick Seymour (born Nicholas More Seymour, 9 December 1958 in Benalla, Victoria, Australia) is a bass guitar player, painter, and record producer. He is best known for being the bassist in the Australasian pop-rock band, Crowded House.
Nick Scheele Sir Nicholas Scheele, BA (Dunelm), Hon DBA Cov, Hon DUniv C.England, Hon DTech Lond, Hon LLD Liv, Hon DSc Warw, Hon DTech Lough, Hon DSc Cran, Hon RCM, Hon FIMechE, is the current Chancellor of the University of Warwick and formerly President and Chief Operating Officer of Ford Motor Company.
Nick Sorensen Nick Sorensen (born July 31, 1978 in Winter Haven, FL) is an American football player who currently plays safety (#41) for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was a four-year letterman for Virginia Tech who started at safety and linebacker each of his final two seasons where he posted 117 tackles, 10 tackles for losses, four sacks and an interception.
Nick Speak Nick Speak (born November 21, 1966) is a former Lancashire and Durham batsman, who played first-class cricket from 1989 to 2001. After a number of years as first-batting reserve in the strong Lancashire team of the early to mid 90s, he left to captain Durham.
Nick Sweepah & Aux One Nick Sweepah & Aux One is an Australian hip hop group made of members Nick Sweepah - MC (vocalist), and Aux One - producer/beatmaker. They are part of the illustrious "Awakenings Crew" - a group formed in 2003 to promote and release styles of hiphop that were under-represented in the scene.
Nick Sweet Nick Sweet (born August 18, 1986 in Portland, Oregon), is a trombonist who won the Carl Fontana/Edwards competition at the 2006 International Trombone Association Festival held in Birmingham, England. He is currently majoring in jazz performance at the Berklee College of Music studying with Phil Wilson.
Nick Swisher Nicholas Thompson Swisher (born November 25, 1980 in Columbus, Ohio) is a first baseman and outfielder for the MLB club Oakland Athletics. The son of former major-leaguer Steve Swisher, he grew up in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and attended Ohio State University.
Nick T. Spark Nick T. Spark is an upcoming American documentary researcher, writer and producer, and author of the June 2006 book A History of Murphy's Law which is a full book length expansion of his four part article exposing the history of Murphy's law, Why Everything You Know About Murphy’s Law is Wrongdetailing the genesis of the popular adage ("Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong"), which phrase originated at Edwards Air Force Base] in the United States [[United States Air Force|Air Force's Project MX981 rocket sled project to research high G-Force issues in 1947—1949 under the direction of The Bravest Man in the Air Force, physicist and Medical Doctor John Stapp.
Nick Tahou Hots Nick Tahou Hots is a Rochester, New York landmark restaurant famous for its Garbage Plate. The restaurant was founded by its namesake, Nick Tahou, who died in 1997 after running the establishment for over 50 years.
Nick The Lounge Singer Nick The Lounge Singer was Bill Murray's most popular recurring character during his tenure on Saturday Night Live. The character was a typical 1970s lounge singer who sang current songs in a drawn-out, schmaltzy manner, and was typically accompanied by Paul Shaffer on piano.
Nick Tredennick Nick Tredennick is an IEEE fellow and a prominent American manager, inventor and VLSI design engineer. In 1968 he obtained the BSEE degree, and in 1970 the MSEE at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, and, in 1976 the Ph.
Nick Valcich Nick Valcich is a multi-instrumentalist, who sings, and plays the bass, guitar, and keyboard. Nick has been in several notable bands, including Shoot Shoot, Don't Talk, The Truth In Black, gunshotriotscream, and more.
Nick Van Exel Nickey (Nick) Maxwell Van Exel (born November 27 1971 in Kenosha, Wisconsin) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. Van Exel, a 6'1" left-handed point guard, was most well known for his flashy style of play and his ability to hit critical shots during games.
Nick Vanos Nicolaas (Nick) Vanos (April 13, 1963 – August 16, 1987) was an American basketball player for the NBA's Phoenix Suns. The San Mateo, California native was selected 32nd by the Suns in the 1985 NBA Draft, after playing for Hillsdale High School and, collegiately at Santa Clara University.
Nick Vincent Nick Vincent (born January 11, 1958 Harvey, IL) is an American rock and roll, jazz, and studio drummer, producer and composer. Artists he has performed and/or recorded with include Frank Black, Art Garfunkel, Carole King, Ann-Margret, John Fogerty, Hilary Duff, Hanson, Charlotte Hatherley, and Roger Miller.
Nick Wallace Nick Wallace (born 1972 in Yeovil) is a novelist and short story writer based in Tunbridge Wells, best known for his work in Doctor Who spin-offs. He is the author of Fear Itself, the only BBC novel to date featuring solely the Eighth Doctor not to be published as part of the ongoing Eighth Doctor Adventures line; instead, it was published as a Past Doctor Adventure.
Nick Webb (author) Nick Webb (born 1959) is a book editor and author. He approached Douglas Adams and John Lloyd in 1978, to commission the two of them for a novelization of the first radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for Pan Books in London.
Nick Webb (musician) Nick Webb (born 1954 – February 5, 1998) was an English acoustic guitarist, composer, and co-founder of contemporary jazz group Acoustic Alchemy. Webb was the nephew of actor Sylvia Syms and appeared as a child in The Punch and Judy Man, British comedian Tony Hancock's second starring vehicle, in which Syms played his wife.
Nick Wheeler Nickolas Don Wheeler (born March 20, 1982) is the guitarist, back-up vocals, keyboardist and programmer for The All-American Rejects. He was born and raised in Stillwater, Oklahoma and his favorite band is Def Leppard.
Nick Whitaker Nick Whitaker (born October 1, 1988) is an American actor who played the lead role of Colby in Benji: Off the Leash, and Chase Patterson in Message in a Cell Phone. He also appeared in the Disney Channel movies High School Musical and Read It and Weep.
Nick Whittle Nick Whittle is a visual artist and writer who has lived and worked in Barbados since 1979. He was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom and attended the Moseley School of Art in Birmingham, Manchester Polytechnic and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Nick Williams Nick Williams (born 2 August 1983 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a rugby union player who plays for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Blues in the Super 14. He plays for Northcote in the North Harbour in the premier competition.
Nick Willis Nicholas Ian Willis is a New Zealand Athlete, in the 1500 metres, who was a gold medalist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He was the first athlete from New Zealand to win the 1500 metres at the Commonwealth games (although Peter Snell won gold in Perth in at the Empire Games).
Nick Winter Anthony William ("Nick") Winter (August 25, 1894 – May 6 or May 7, 1955) was an Australian athlete, who was born in Brocklesby, New South Wales. He competed for Australia in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, where he won the gold medal in the men's triple jump.
Nick Wirth Nick was an Aerodynamicist for the March F1 racing team, responsible for all aerodynamic concepts and scheming and design of windtunnel model components for the 1988 and 1989 Leyton House March F1 cars. In addition, he conceived and designed all components of the March Active suspension system, which ran successfully in February 1989.
Nick Yakich Nick Yakich (born in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league player for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition. His position of choice was on the wing.
Nick Youngquest Nicholas Frederick Youngquest (born July 28 1983 in Sydney, NSW) is an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. He previously played for the Cronulla Sharks and St George Illawarra Dragons, but due to limited playing opportunites and poor form, he eventually left both clubs.
Nick Youngs Nicholas Gerald Youngs (born 15 December 1959) is a former English rugby union footballer who played for Leicester Tigers and England, gaining 6 England caps in 1983-1984. He also was an unused bench replacement 5 times 1981-1983.
Nick Zedd Nick Zedd (born Jan 25, 1958 in Takoma Park, Maryland) is a New York City based filmmaker and author, coined the term Cinema of Transgression in 1985 to describe a loose-knit group of like-minded artists using shock value and humor in their work.
Nick-O-Matic Design Factory Nickelodeon's Nick-O-Matic Design Factory is a children's design program. It lets you create many things like Postcards, Calendars, Trading Cards, Greeting Cards, Signs, Banners, Envelopes, Stationery, and Crafts.
Nickajack Nickajack was the name of a proposed neutral state of Unionist areas of North Alabama and East Tennessee. In the period leading up to the American Civil War there was much talk of secession made by the politicians representing wealthy plantation owners in the Black Belt.
Nickajack Expedition Following a peace treaty between Cherokee and white settlers in 1777, during the midst of the American Revolutionary War, followers of the Native American chief Dragging Canoe, all of whom opposed the peace, separated from the tribe and relocated to East Tennessee. They were joined by groups of Shawnee and Creek at their new home upon Chickamauga Creek, which would become their new namesake.
Nickanan night Nickanan night (sometimes called Hall Monday or Peasen Monday) is a Cornish feast, traditionally held on the Monday before Lent. Sometimes called roguery night in West Cornwall, this event was an excuse for local youths to undertake acts of minor vandalism and play practical jokes on neighbours and family.
Nicke Andersson Nicke Andersson (also known as Nicke Royale) is the lead singer/guitarist/songwriter of the Swedish rock n' roll band The Hellacopters. He also plays drums in a soul orientated project with Scott Morgan from The Sonic Rendezvous Band called The Solution.
Nickel (Canadian coin) A Canadian nickel is a coin worth five cents, patterned on the corresponding coin in the neighbouring United States, and introduced in Canada in 1922. Prior to that year, Canadian five-cent pieces were small silver coins, colloquially known as "fish scales" due to their having been very thin.
Nickel and Dimed Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America is a book authored by Barbara Ehrenreich. Written from the perspective of the undercover journalist, it sets out to investigate the impact of the 1996 welfare reform on the "working poor" in the United States.
Nickel deposits of Finland The Finnish nickel deposits were found in the Petsamo area at Barents Sea, which until the Paris Peace Treaties, 1947, was the northernmost part of Finland. In 1934 it was estimated that the deposits contained over five million tons of nickel.
Nickel metal hydride battery A nickel metal hydride battery, abbreviated NiMH, is a type of rechargeable battery similar to a nickel-cadmium (NiCd) battery but has a hydrogen-absorbing alloy for the anode instead of cadmium. Like in NiCd batteries, nickel is the cathode.
Nickel Plate Depot (Chicago) The passenger depot of the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (Nickel Plate Road) in Chicago, Illinois was located at the northwest corner of Roosevelt Road (12th Street) and Clark Street, just east of the main line of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway to its LaSalle Street Station.
Nickel Theatre The Nickel Theatre was the first dedicated movie theatre in Newfoundland, and one of the first in North America. It's early success made a host of copycats arise, but the long-running discount price of 5 cents was able to keep competitors at bay, giving the theatre a very impressive run.
Nickel Titanium A shape memory alloy with superelasticity which makes it suitable for many medical/non-medical applications. In dentistry, the material is used in orthodontics (for brakets and wires) and endodontics, where Nickel Titanium (NiTi) files are used to clean and shape the root canals during the root canal procedure.
Nickel-cadmium battery The nickel-cadmium battery (commonly abbreviated NiCd and pronounced "nye-cad") is a popular type of rechargeable battery] for portable [[electronics and toys using the metals nickel (Ni) and cadmium (Cd) as the active chemicals. The abbreviation NiCad is a registered trademark of SAFT corporation and should not be used to refer generically to nickel-cadmium batteries.
Nickelback - Live At Home Nickelback - Live At Home is a live concert DVD released in 2002 filmed in Nickelback's home province of Alberta, Canada during the tour supporting Silver Side Up. Near the end of the show Jerry Cantrell comes on stage and performs It Ain't Like That with the band.
Nickelback - Photo Album Nickelback - Photo Album is a compilation DVD released in 2005 that contains all eight of Nickelback's music videos released up to that date. The first five videos had already been released on Nickelback - The Videos.
Nickelback (position) In American football, a nickelback is a cornerback who serves as the fifth defensive back on defense. Like a dimeback, nickelbacks are backup corners (as opposed to the #1 and #2 corners, who are considered starters).
Nickelocene Nickelocene has the formula Ni(η5-C5H5)2, and is also known as bis(cyclopentadienyl)nickel or NiCp2. A bright green paramagnetic solid, it is much studied and is considered to be academically interesting, but finds few real applications.
Nickelodeon (Japan) Nickelodeon Japan (Usually called Nickelodeon, or abbreviated to Nick Japan), is a satellite/cable TV station for Japanese children, teens and adults. It often airs on a station called star cat or Yahoo BroadBand tv.
Nickelodeon (TV channel) Nickelodeon (Nick for short, formerly called Pinwheel; launched April 1, 1979) is a cable TV network primarily for children and pre-teens, but also features shows aimed towards teenagers in TEENick. The first Nickelodeon channel was American, but there are now several channels in different parts of the world such as South East Asia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Scandinavia, Western Europe, Latin America.
Nickelodeon Australia Nickelodeon Australia is a counterpart of the Nickelodeon network in the USA. However unlike other Viacom-branded stations in Australia (ie; MTV and VH1), Nickelodeon Australia is owned by XYZnetworks, under license from Viacom.
Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards Starting in 2003 and following the format of the American Kids' Choice Awards, the Nickeolodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards is the first awards show in Australia to let kids' determine who wins the awards. Each show is full of excitement with the burping and farting competitions as well as the sliming of celebrities but is otherwise good clean fun.
Nickelodeon Compounds Nickelodeon Compound is the name given to several molding substances created and sold by Nickelodeon (TV channel) and Mattel in the 1990's. Like most molding compounds, they could be kept in their container to retain plyability, or molded and allowed to harden overnight.
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards is an annual awards show, usually held in April, that honors the year's biggest television, movie and music acts, as voted for by the children who watch the Nickelodeon cable channel. The show features numerous celebrity guests, musical acts, and slime.
Nickelodeon moonshoe The Nickelodeon Moon Shoe, an offshoot product first depicted in the youth television show Double Dare, became a common household toy during the early to mid 1990s. Comprised of merely a large plastic oval (the outer casing) attached to a free floating inner plank, the moon shoe potentially enables the wearer to jump and hop around, simulating the effect of a personal trampoline, or more surrealistically, a walk on the face of the moon.
Nickelodeon movie theater Nickelodeon is an early 20th century form of small, neighborhood movie theaters in which admission was obtained for a nickel. By 1907, one estimate (based on basic business economics) was that an average of over two million people attended the nickelodeons daily.
Nickelodeon Scandinavia Nickelodeon Scandinavia is a children's channel broadcasting to the Nordic countries. It broadcasts programming from the similarly branded channels in the United Kingdom and the United States, such as Hey Arnold!

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