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	NARD Institute Nard may refer to: * '' 'Nard'', a 1981 album by American funk and jazz keyboardist Bernard Wright * Nard (game) (نرد), the Persian board game similar to backgammon * Nard (plant), of the species ''Nardostachys jatamansi'' ** Spikenard, an essential oil derived from the plant. * The Nard, a nickname for the city of Oxnard, California in the United States * NARD, The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors * National Association of Rudimental Drummers Given name * Nard Jones, an American novelist * Nard Ndoka Nard Ndoka was the minister of health of Albania from March 2007 to August 2008. He started his political career with Democratic Party in the early 1990 . Now he is the leader of the Demochristian Party of Albania The Demochristian Party o ... , a politician and minister of health of Albania {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	'Nard ''Nard'' is the debut album from American funk keyboardist Bernard Wright. Released in 1981 when Wright was only 18 years old, the album reached number 7 on the Jazz Albums chart in the US. Track listing Personnel * Bernard Wright – keyboards, synthesizer, piano, melodica, vocals Band * Bobby Broom – guitars * Kevin Oliver – guitars * Ronald Miller – guitars * Don Blackman – piano * Barry "Sonjon" Johnson – bass guitar * Marcus Miller – bass guitar * Steve Teele – bass guitar * Buddy Williams – drums * Charley Drayton – drums * Dennis Chambers – drums * Howard Grate – drums * Al "Wink" Flythe – drums * Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion * Jimmy Owens – horn arrangements * Desirè White – backing vocals * Luther Vandross – backing vocals * Patti Austin – backing vocals * Sheri Snyder – backing vocals Charts Weekly charts Singles In popular culture The song "Haboglabotribin" is featured in ''Grand Theft Auto V'' on the radio station S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bernard Wright Bernard Wright (November 16, 1963 – May 19, 2022) was an American funk and jazz keyboardist and singer who began his career as a session musician and later released four solo albums. Biography Wright was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York. In the liner notes to his debut album '' 'Nard'', he stated that his mother is Lessie Wright. His godmother was singer Roberta Flack. He attended the High School of Performing Arts in New York. His classmates included writer Carl Hancock Rux and gospel recording artist Desiree Coleman Jackson. He was offered a slot touring with Lenny White when he was 13, and he played with Tom Browne at the age of 16.Bernard Wrightat AllMusic GRP Records signed him in 1981 and released his debut album '' 'Nard'', tracks from which were prominently sampled in hits by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Skee-Lo, and LL Cool J. The album was re-released in 2001. He followed with ''Funky Beat'' (1983) on Arista and '' Mr. Wright'' (1985) on Manhattan Records. The l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Nard (game) Nard ( fa, نرد, also narde or nardshir; from pal, nywʾlthšyl ''nēw-ardaxšīr'') is an historical Persian tables game for two players that is sometimes considered ancestral to backgammon. It is still played today, albeit in a different form. As in other tables games, the playing pieces are moved around a board according to rolls of dice. It uses a standard tables board, but has a different opening layout and rules of play from that of backgammon. History The game has been historically popular in Persia, Muslim countries, and among Babylonian Jews. A common legend associates the game with the founder of the Sassanian Dynasty, Ardashir. Indeed, the Persian name is a shortening of the older name , from Middle Persian ''nēw-ardaxšīr'' "brave Ardashir". The oldest known reference to the game is thought to be a passage in the Talmud, although some claim it refers to the Greek game Kubeia. Another early reference is to be found in the Middle Persian romance ''Chatrang- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nard (plant) ''Nardostachys jatamansi'' is a flowering plant of the valerian family that grows in the Himalayas. It is a source of a type of intensely aromatic amber-colored essential oil, spikenard. The oil has, since ancient times, been used as a perfume, as a traditional medicine, and in religious ceremonies. It is also called spikenard, nard, nardin, or muskroot. It is considered endangered due to overharvesting for folk medicine, overgrazing, loss of habitats, and forest degradation. Description ''Nardostachys jatamansi'' is a flowering plant of the honeysuckle family that grows in the eastern Himalayas, primarily in a belt through Kumaon, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan. The plant grows in height and has pink, bell-shaped flowers. It is found at an altitude of . Rhizomes (underground stems) can be crushed and distilled into an intensely aromatic amber-colored essential oil, which is very thick in consistency. Nard oil is used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Spikenard Spikenard, also called nard, nardin, and muskroot, is a class of aromatic amber-colored essential oil derived from ''Nardostachys jatamansi'', a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family which grows in the Himalayas of Nepal, China, and India. The oil has been used over centuries as a perfume, a traditional medicine, or in religious ceremonies across a wide territory from India to Europe. Historically, the name ''nard'' has also referred to essential oils derived from other species including the closely related valerian genus, as well as Spanish lavender; these cheaper, more common plants have been used in perfume-making, and sometimes to adulterate true spikenard. Etymology The name "nard" is derived from Latin ''nardus'', from Ancient Greek νάρδος (''nárdos''). This word may ultimately derive either from Sanskrit नलद (''nálada'', Indian spikenard), or from Naarda, an ancient Assyrian city (possibly the modern town of Dohuk, Iraq). The "spike" in the name ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	The Nard Oxnard () is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. On California's South Coast, it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the 22nd-most-populous city in California. Incorporated in 1903, Oxnard lies approximately west of downtown Los Angeles and is part of the larger Greater Los Angeles area. It is at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, adjacent to agricultural fields with strawberries, lima beans and other vegetable crops. Oxnard is also a major transportation hub in Southern California, with Amtrak, Union Pacific, Metrolink, Greyhound, and Intercalifornias stopping there. It also has a small regional airport, Oxnard Airport (OXR). The town also has significant connections to the nearby oil fields Oxnard Oil Field and the West Montalvo Oil Field. The high density of oil, industry and agricultural activities around the city, have led to several environmental issues. Oxnard's population was 202,063 in 2020, and is largely Latino. It is the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Nigerian Association Of Resident Doctors Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) formerly known as National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria is the parent body of all Association of Resident Doctors (ARD)s of Nigeria. It is an affiliate of the Nigerian Medical Association(NMA). It has 76 branches domiciled mainly in Federally and State-owned Teaching Hospitals, Specialist Hospitals and Public health institutions of the Federal Capital Territory. There is a general perception of NARD as the foot soldiers of the NMA. It represents about 40% of Nigerian doctors. History The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) was formed in 1978 by a coalition of the local ARDs of University College Hospital, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, and University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital. Dr. Celestine Odum from (ARD LUTH) was elected the pioneer president of NARD. Unfavourable government policies during the Shehu Shagari regime at the start of the Second Nigerian Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	National Association Of Rudimental Drummers The National Association of Rudimental Drummers (N.A.R.D. or NARD) is an organization created to encourage the study of rudimental drumming. NARD is responsible for the creation of the Standard 26 American Rudiments. History The National Association of Rudimental Drummers was formed at the American Legion National Convention of 1932. According to the official NARD website: "It is the purpose, aim and object of the N.A.R.D. to standardize drum rudiments and to encourage their adoption by all earnest students of drums; also to dispel the erroneous idea that the rudiments are only for the drum corps drummer." The founding members of NARD included William F. Ludwig, Sr., George Lawrence Stone, Harry Thompson, George A. Robertson, William M. Flowers, Heinie Gerlac, W.W. Kieffer, J. Burns Moore, W. F. Hammond, Joe A. Hathaway, Billy Miller, Edward B. Straight, and Roy C. Knapp. These original 13 members decided upon "The 13 Essential Rudiments," published in 1933, for American drumming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nard Jones Nard Jones (1904–1972) was an American writer, best known for his novels set in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Life According to Jones' self-description in "Puget Sound Profiles", he was born in Seattle and graduated with honors from Whitman College, beginning his career as a campus correspondent for the ''Walla Walla Daily Bulletin''. He was chief editorial writer for the ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer''. He lived in the city of Weston, Oregon with his parents between 1919 and 1927. Jones described himself as an "un-reconstructed Puget Sounder -- a salmon eater, an apple knocker, a rain worshiper, a sage-brusher, a whistle punk from the big woods and a fancier of mountain peaks at sunrise". He wrote and narrated short stories for the radio program "Puget Sound Profiles" broadcast in the early 1960s on over a dozen stations in Washington State, including KOMO, KTAC, and KAGT, among others. Jones lived and worked in several parts of the United States but focused most of his c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]