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NCTA – The Internet And Television Association
NCTA is an abbreviation that may refer to: * NCTA (association), formerly the National Cable and Telecommunications Association *National Council for the Traditional Arts * Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture *Northern California Translators Association *National Capital Transportation Agency *North Carolina Turnpike Authority * North Central Texas Academy *National Council for Technological Awards The National Council for Technological Awards was a UK statutory body responsible for awarding Diplomas in Technology and Engineering undertaken in higher education colleges. It operated from 1955 to 1964 when its responsibilities devolved to the ..., predecessor of the Council for National Academic Awards See also

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NCTA (association)
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association (formerly the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, and commonly known as the NCTA) is the principal trade association for the U.S. broadband and pay television industries. It represents more than 90% of the Cable television in the United States, U.S. cable market, more than 200 cable networks, and equipment suppliers and providers of other services to the cable industry. The NCTA is one of the largest political lobbying organizations in the United States and has been a vocal opponent of net neutrality and municipal broadband. History NCTA was first organized as the National Community Television Council in September 1951, when a small group of community antenna (CATV) operators met at a hotel in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. They gathered in response to concern over the IRS, Internal Revenue Service's attempts to impose an 8% excise tax in the United States, excise tax on their operations. These business people quickly becam ...
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National Council For The Traditional Arts
The National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) is a private, non-profit arts organization based in the United States that promotes the traditional arts. It organizes the National Folk Festival. It is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. From 1976 to 2004 it was led by Joe T. Wilson, as executive director, who, in 2009, was designated a Living Legend by the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ... for his work. The National Council for the Traditional Arts page on the U.S. Department of State site states: The National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) is a private, not-for-profit corporation, dedicated to the presentation and documentation of traditional arts in the United States. Founded in 1933, it is the nation's oldest produc ...
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Nebraska College Of Technical Agriculture
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (UNL–NCTA) is a public technical college in Curtis, Nebraska. It is part of the University of Nebraska system. History The Nebraska Legislature passed a bill to establish a Nebraska School of Agriculture as a boarding school for high school students in 1911. Curtis was selected as the site for the new school, over 11 other applicants in the state. Classes began in 1913.Technical Agriculture Education in Curtis, Nebraska
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (2013).
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Northern California Translators Association
The Northern California Translators Association (NCTA) is a chapter of the American Translators Association. The NCTA was founded in 1978 and has over 500 members, including individuals, businesses, and institutions. The NCTA holds four annual, general meetings, publishes a newsletter called ''Translorial'', and hosts sittings of the American Translators Association's certification examination. In California the term "Northern California" usually refers to the San Francisco Bay Area, and accordingly the NCTA is based in, and oriented toward the translator Translation is the communication of the Meaning (linguistic), meaning of a #Source and target languages, source-language text by means of an Dynamic and formal equivalence, equivalent #Source and target languages, target-language text. The ... and interpreter community there. External linksNorthern California Translators Association
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National Capital Transportation Agency
The National Capital Transportation Agency (NCTA) was created in 1960 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to comprehensively plan different modes of transportation in the Washington, D.C. area. John F. Kennedy appointed Darwin Stolzenbach as administrator of the NCTA, which laid the groundwork for the Washington Metro The Washington Metro (or simply Metro), formally the Metrorail,Google Books search/preview
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North Carolina Turnpike Authority
The North Carolina Turnpike Authority was created in 2002 to speed the implementation of needed transportation improvements by funding some projects with tolls. Governed by a nine-member authority board, it is located within the Department of Transportation and under the direct supervision of the Secretary of Transportation. The authority has the power to study, plan, develop and undertake preliminary design work on up to eleven turnpike projects. At the conclusion of these actives, the authority is authorized to design, establish, purchase, construct, operate and maintain toll highways and bridges. The authority is also authorized to designate one or more lanes of any highway, or portion thereof, into a high-occupancy toll lanes (HOT lanes) or other type of managed lanes; provided that such designation does not reduce the number of existing non-toll general purpose lanes. Structure The nine-member Authority Board consist of eight appointees, from the General Assembly (four membe ...
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North Central Texas Academy
North Central Texas Academy (NCTA) is a boarding, day, and international Christian school, located on a 500-acre campus known as Happy Hill Farm. It is fully accredited (K-12) by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and is a member of The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS). There is an athletic center, dining center, fine arts center, residences for boarding students, staff housing, an agricultural center with a show ring, livestock pens, stables and riding trails, athletic fields, a track and stadium, swimming pool, tennis courts, a welcome center, an inn and training center, and an administrative center. History The Academy was opened in 1975, with 20 students in a mobile home. Underprivileged students on scholarship, international, and local day students study within a college-preparatory environment. Academy life As a working farm with an FFA Chapter, Happy Hill Farm raises cattle, swine, lambs, and goats. There are horses, llamas, alpaca The ...
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