NCAA (disambiguation)

NCAA is National Collegiate Athletic Association, a non-profit association in the United States and Canada.

NCAA may also refer to:

Sack (wine)

Sack is an antiquated wine term referring to white fortified wine imported from mainland Spain or the Canary Islands. There was sack of different origins such as:

The term Sherris sack later gave way to sherry as the English term for fortified wine from Jerez. Since sherry is practically the only one of these wines still widely exported and consumed, "sack" (by itself, without qualifier) is commonly but not quite correctly quoted as an old synonym for sherry.

Most sack was probably sweet, and matured in wooden barrels for a limited time. In modern terms, typical sack may have resembled cheaper versions of medium Oloroso sherry.

Today, sack is sometimes seen included in the name of some sherries, perhaps most commonly on dry sherries as "dry sack".

Origin of the term

The Collins English Dictionary, the Chambers Dictionary, and the Oxford English Dictionary all derive the word "sack" from the French sec, "dry". However, the OED cannot explain the change in the vowel, and it has been suggested by others that the term is actually from the Spanish word sacar, meaning "to draw out", which led to sacas. The word "sack" is not attested before 1530.

Sack (band)

Sack is a five-piece Irish band, based in Dublin. To date the band has released three albums: You Are What You Eat, Butterfly Effect and Adventura Majestica. The band formed after the demise of Lord John White.

Their first single "What Did The Christians Ever Do For Us?" was single of the week in both the NME and Melody Maker. They have supported Morrissey on two tours taking in mainland Europe, the UK and Ireland and the United States and supported the likes of The Fall, Boo Radleys among others. They have gigged sporadically in recent years and are planning to record new material.

The band describe their sound as "Frank Sinatra fronting the Pixies".

The band appeared on the Morrissey-endorsed NME CD Songs to Save Your Life, while "Laughter Lines" appeared on the soundtrack to the movie Carrie 2: The Rage.

Current members

Discography

Sack (unit)

The sack (abbreviation: sck.) was an English unit of weight or mass used for coal and wool.

Wool

The wool sack or woolsack (Latin: saccus lanae or lane) was standardized as 2 wey of 14 stone each, with each stone 12½ merchants' pounds each (350 lbs. or about 153 kg), by the time of the Assize of Weights and Measures c. 1300. 12 such sacks formed the wool last.

Coal

The coal sack was standardized as an imperial hundredweight of 112 avoirdupois pounds (now exactly 50.80234544 kg).

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College (Canada)

In Canadian English, the term college usually refers to a technical, applied arts, or applied science school. These are post-secondary institutions granting certificates, diplomas, associate's degree, and bachelor's degrees.

Terminology

In English Canada, the term "college" is usually used to refer to technical schools that offer specialized professional or vocational education in specific employment fields. They include colleges of applied arts and technology, colleges of applied sciences, etc.

In Ontario and Alberta, and formerly in British Columbia, there are also institutions which are designated university colleges, as they only grant under-graduate degrees. This is to differentiate between universities, which have both under-graduate and graduate programs and those that do not. There is a distinction between "college" and "university" in Canada. In conversation, one specifically would say either "They are going to university" (i.e., studying for a three- or four-year degree at a university) or "They are going to college" (suggesting a technical or career college).

College (The Sopranos)

"College" is the fifth episode of the first season of the HBO television drama series The Sopranos, which originally aired on February 7, 1999. It was written by co-producer James Manos, Jr. and series creator/executive producer David Chase and directed by Allen Coulter.

The episode was rated as the best of the series by Time magazine, and was ranked #2 on TV Guide's list of "TV's Top 100 Episodes of All Time".

Cast

* = credit only

Guest cast

College (30 Rock)

"College" is the eighth episode of the fifth season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock, and the 88th overall episode of the series. It was directed by producer Don Scardino, and written by Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan. The episode originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) network in the United States on September 23, 2010. The episode's only guest star is Daniel Sunjata.

In the episode, Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) wins the crew lottery and is booed by her coworkers but decides to treat them using the money at a bar and, from there, continues to impress her coworkers. Meanwhile, the TGS writers discover that Jack Donaghy's (Alec Baldwin) voice is used on an online dictionary, and they use this discovery to trick Pete Hornberger (Scott Adsit) into thinking that Jack invited him to spend time with him. Meanwhile, Jack decides to visit the microwave division that he is boss of and makes a startling discovery.

Plot

When Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) wins the TGS with Tracy Jordan crew lottery of $1000, she faces harsh criticism from her lesser paid co-workers and attempts to remedy the situation by buying everybody drinks at a bar. Her generosity brings her respect amongst the crew and reminds her of a time in her freshman year at college, when she had been momentarily popular amongst her peers. As Liz's attempts to remain in favour grow increasingly out of hand, Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) and Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) warn her against her crusade, arguing that she was never meant to be one of the popular ones. While Jenna was the hot blonde and Tracy was the nerd who realizes he's attractive, Liz was the RA who had to enforce the rules.