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Nish (plover)
Nish may refer to: * Anishinaabe, a group of culturally related indigenous peoples in what is known today as Canada and the United States *National Institute of Speech and Hearing, an education and research institute in Kerala, India * Nesh, Afghanistan, a village in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan * Niš, a city in Serbia * Sanjak of Niš, a sanjak of the Ottoman Empire * SourceAmerica (formerly NISH), an American non-profit disability organization People * Nish Bruce (1956–2002), British soldier and author * Colin Nish (born 1981), Scottish footballer * David Nish (born 1947), British footballer * David Nish (businessman) David Thomas Nish (born 5 May 1960) is a Scottish businessman. He is the former chief executive (CEO) of Standard Life, a British long term savings and investment company. Early life He was born and brought up in Barrhead, the son of a Royal Ma ... (born 1960), British businessman * Ian Nish (1926–2022), British academic and Japanologist * Nish Kum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anishinaabe
The Anishinaabeg (adjectival: Anishinaabe) are a group of culturally related Indigenous peoples present in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States. They include the Ojibwe (including Saulteaux and Oji-Cree), Odawa, Potawatomi, Mississaugas, Nipissing and Algonquin peoples. The Anishinaabe speak ''Anishinaabemowin'', or Anishinaabe languages that belong to the Algonquian language family. At the time of first contact with Europeans they lived in the Northeast Woodlands and Subarctic, and some have since spread to the Great Plains. The word Anishinaabe translates to "people from whence lowered". Another definition refers to "the good humans", meaning those who are on the right road or path given to them by the Creator Gitche Manitou, or Great Spirit. Basil Johnston, an Ojibwe historian, linguist, and author wrote that the term's literal translation is "Beings Made Out of Nothing" or "Spontaneous Beings". The Anishinaabe believe that their people were created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Institute Of Speech And Hearing
The National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) is an institute devoted to the education and rehabilitation of individuals with speech-language and hearing impairments located in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city in the Indian state of Kerala. It was established in 1997 on the initiative of the state of Kerala and is a self-financing affiliate college of the University of Kerala.University of KeralaAffiliate Colleges: National Institute of Speech & Hearing/ref> Academics at NISH is unique in the sense that NISH has an integrated campus where students with hearing impairment and students with normal hearing share the same campus. Bachelor’s level courses exclusively for students with hearing impairment include Degree courses in Fine Arts, Computer Science and Commerce affiliated to University of Kerala. On the other hand, NISH also provides RCI approved professional courses at undergraduate level and graduate level in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology as well as dipl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesh, Afghanistan
Nesh (also: Nïsh, Naish) is a village and the center of Nesh District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It is located on at 1,506 m altitude. See also * Kandahar Province Populated places in Kandahar Province {{Kandahar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niš
Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while its administrative area (City of Niš) has a population of 260,237 inhabitants. Several Roman emperors were born in Niš or used it as a residence: Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor and the founder of Constantinople, Constantius III, Constans, Vetranio, Julian, Valentinian I, Valens; and Justin I. Emperor Claudius Gothicus decisively defeated the Goths at the Battle of Naissus (present-day Niš). Later playing a prominent role in the history of the Byzantine Empire, the city's past would earn it the nickname ''Imperial City.'' After about 400 years of Ottoman rule, the city was liberated in 1878 and became part of the Principality of Serbia, though not without great bloodshed—remnants of which can be found throughou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjak Of Niš
The Sanjak of Niš ( Turkish: Niş Sancağı; Serbian: Нишки санџак, romanized: ''Niški Sandžak''; Albanian: Sanxhaku i Nishit; Bulgarian: Нишки санджак, romanized: ''Nishki sandzhak'') was one of the sanjaks of the Ottoman Empire and its county town was Niš. It was composed of the kazas of Niš (Niş), Pirot (Şehirköy), Leskovac (Leskofça), Vranje (İvranye), Kuršumlija (Kurşunlu), Prokuplje (Ürküp) and Tran (Turan). History Middle Ages Ottoman Empire captured Niš in 1375 for the first time. At the Battle of Niš (early November 1443), crusaders led by John Hunyadi, captured Ottoman stronghold Niš and defeated three armies of the Ottoman Empire. After 1443 Niš was under control of Đurađ Branković. In 1448 it was again captured by Ottoman Empire and remained under its control for the next 241 years. Toponyms such as ''Arbanaška'' and ''Đjake'' shows an Albanian presence in the Toplica and Southern Morava regions (located north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SourceAmerica
SourceAmerica (formerly NISH) is a U.S. nonprofit agency, located in Vienna, Virginia, that creates employment opportunities for people with disabilities through its national network of affiliated nonprofit agencies. History SourceAmerica is one of two U.S. central nonprofits designated in the Javits–Wagner–O'Day Act to support nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program. Both central nonprofits work to provide employment opportunities for people who are blind or have other significant disabilities by providing them opportunities to produce goods and services under federal contracts. SourceAmerica was incorporated on June 26, 1974, as National Industries for the Severely Handicapped (NISH). The organization changed its name to SourceAmerica on July 1, 2013. The U.S. Department of Defense is its largest customer. Affiliated nonprofits manufacture military uniforms, gear for Special Forces, chemical protective suits, military recruit bags items and more. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nish Bruce
Charles Christian Cameron "Nish" Bruce, (8 August 1956 – 8 January 2002) was a British Army soldier. Bruce served with the British Army's Parachute Regiment and Special Air Service. He deployed during the Falklands War and as part of Operation Banner to Northern Ireland in the early 1980s, where he was awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal. In 1998, he published a memoir of his life entitled ''Freefall'', under the pseudonym "Tom Read".Read, Tom. ''Freefall'' (Little Brown, Edition 1, 1998), pp. 112–23, 144–53, 162–63, 169–88, 190–201, 216, 224–35, 265, 284–86, 342, front/back cover quotations; . After several years of psychiatric illness, Bruce killed himself by leaping without a parachute to his death from an aeroplane during a flight over South-Eastern England. Early life Bruce was born in Chipping Norton, in Oxfordshire, England, on 8 August 1956. He came from a family with a military tradition, being the middle son of a father who had been a fighter pilo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Nish
Colin John Nish (born 7 March 1981) is a Scottish former football player, coach and manager. Nish played for Dunfermline Athletic, Alloa Athletic, Clyde, Kilmarnock, Hibernian, Hartlepool United, Dundee, Dumbarton and Cowdenbeath. Whilst playing for Cowdenbeath, Nish was appointed player-manager of the Fife club. Following their relegation to Scottish League Two, Nish's contract was terminated. He subsequently managed Tranent Juniors for the 2022-23 season. Early life Nish grew up in Musselburgh and was a fan of Hibernian. Playing career Dunfermline Athletic Nish started his career with Dunfermline, where he made his debut in the 1998–99 season. Nish had two subsequent loan spells with Alloa and a loan spell at Clyde. Kilmarnock Nish joined Kilmarnock in 2003 after being released by Dunfermline. Nish initially signed a six-month deal which ran until Christmas 2003, at which point he agreed a new 18-month contract. Hibernian In October 2007 Nish rejected Kilmarno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Nish
David John Nish (born 26 September 1947) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. Nish's £225,000 transfer from Leicester City to Derby County in 1972 broke the British transfer record.BBC NewsWere you there...when the Rams beat the Gas?/ref> Club In 1966, Nish began his career with Leicester City. In 1972, Derby County paid a record transfer fee of £225,000 for his contract. At Derby he was part of the team that won the First Division in 1975. In 1979, Nish moved to the United States where he joined the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League. In 1980, he moved to the Seattle Sounders where he played three seasons (two outdoor and one indoor). He finished his American career with one indoor season with the San Jose Earthquakes. After leaving the U.S., he returned to Leicestershire where he turned out for non-league side Shepshed Charterhouse. International Nish earned five caps for the England national team in 1973 and 1974. Since retiri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Nish (businessman)
David Thomas Nish (born 5 May 1960) is a Scottish businessman. He is the former chief executive (CEO) of Standard Life, a British long term savings and investment company. Early life He was born and brought up in Barrhead, the son of a Royal Mail sorting office manager father (who died from a cerebral haemorrhage when Nish was just 17) and nurse mother. He was educated at Paisley Grammar School and the University of Glasgow, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in accountancy. Career He was CEO of Standard Life from November 2009 until August 2015, having joined on 1 November 2006 as group finance director. He was previously a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and finance director of ScottishPower. Personal life Nish comes from Glasgow, and still lives there. He and his wife Caroline have been married since 1983 and have two adult children. References 1960 births Living people British accountants British chief executives British corporate directors Alu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Nish
Ian Hill Nish Order of the British Empire, CBE (3 June 1926 – 31 July 2022) was a British academic. A specialist in Japanese studies, he was Emeritus Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His scholarship relating to the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, Japanese foreign policy and Anglo-Japanese relations in the twentieth century has garnered international renown.Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation ''Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits,'' book launch. Early life and war years Nish was born in Burghmuirhead, Edinburgh, on 3 June 1926. World War II gave opportunity to many young non-Japanese to become specialists in Japanese studies, and Nish became one of them. His first encounter with Japan came when he was still an Edinburgh schoolboy. His school announced a government program for volunteers who wanted to learn difficult Oriental languages, but he was too young then to apply. Three years later — not yet 18 but in the ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nish Kumar
Nishant Kumar (born 1985) is a British stand-up comedian and television presenter. He became known as the host of satirical comedy ''The Mash Report'', now known as '' Late Night Mash''. He has also presented BBC Radio 4 Extra's topical comedy show ''Newsjack'', the Comedy Central series ''Joel & Nish vs The World'', the BBC Radio 4 programme ''The News Quiz'' and ''Hello America'' on Quibi. Early life and education Kumar was born in Wandsworth in 1985 and raised in Croydon, south London. He attended St Olave's Grammar School in Orpington before reading English with history at Durham University as a member of Grey College. He is of Indian descent: his parents are from Kerala. His father chose the surname Kumar for the family when he emigrated to the UK. Career Kumar performed with Tom Neenan as a double act, Gentlemen of Leisure, having met while students at the University of Durham and performed in the Durham Revue. He has been performing as a solo stand-up performer in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
