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Nca
NCA may refer to: Businesses and organisations Australia * National Capital Authority, a government authority for development planning of the Capital Territory * National Crime Authority, defunct investigative agency European Union * National Competent Authorities, referring to the country-level agencies participating in EU policy frameworks such as European Union competition law or European Banking Supervision India * Nuclear Command Authority (India) * National Cricket Academy Ireland * National Consumer Agency, a defunct government body * National Cycling Association, a defunct sports governing body Norway * Norwegian Church Aid, a charity * Norwegian Coastal Administration, a government agency Pakistan * National College of Arts, Lahore * National Command Authority (Pakistan) United Kingdom * National Campaign for the Arts, a lobbying group * National Character Area, a type of region in England * National Crime Agency, a law-enforcement agency * The Northern Care Alliance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Crime Agency
The National Crime Agency (NCA) is a Law enforcement agency#natlea, national law enforcement agency in the United Kingdom. It is the UK's lead agency against organised crime; Human trafficking, human, Arms trafficking, weapon and Illegal drug trade, drug trafficking; cybercrime; and economic crime that goes across regional and international borders, but it can be tasked to investigate any crime. The NCA has a strategic role as part of which it looks at serious crime in aggregate across the UK, especially analysing how organised criminals are operating and how they can be disrupted. To do this, it works closely with regional organised crime units (ROCUs), local police forces, and other government departments and agencies. It is the UK's point of contact for foreign agencies such as Interpol, Europol and other international law enforcement agencies. On a day-to-day basis, the NCA assists police forces and other law enforcement agencies (and vice versa) under voluntary assistance a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Cargo Airlines
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) is a cargo airline with its head office on the property of Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, outside Tokyo. It operates scheduled cargo services in Asia and to Europe and North America. Its main base is Narita Airport.Nippon Cargo Airlines Corporate Profile. History Nippon Cargo Airlines was established on September 21, 1978 (its head office was initially a single room inside ' space at the Kasumigaseki Build ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Climate Assessment
The National Climate Assessment (NCA) is an initiative within the U.S. federal government focused on climate change science, formed under the auspices of the Global Change Research Act of 1990. Background The NCA is a major product of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) which coordinates a team of experts and receives input from a Federal Advisory Committee. NCA research is integrated and summarized in the mandatory ongoing National Climate Assessment Reports. The reports are "extensively reviewed by the public and experts, including federal agencies and a panel of the National Academy of Sciences. For the Third National Climate Assessment, released in 2014, USGCRP coordinated hundreds of experts and received advice from a sixty-member Federal Advisory Committee. The Fourth NCA ( NCA4) was released in two volumes, in October 2017 and in November 2018. History The First National Climate Assessment was published in 2000.The First National Climate Assessment Report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Church Aid
Norwegian Church Aid (NCA; Norwegian: ''Kirkens Nødhjelp'') is an independent Norwegian humanitarian and ecumenical organization with headquarters in Oslo. It was traditionally affiliated with the state Church of Norway, but has over time developed into an independent organization. The organization is mandated by Norwegian churches to fight for a more just world in cooperation with people and organizations across the world to eradicate poverty and injustice. The long-term goals of NCA is to save lives, seek justice and build resilience by working with advocacy, long-term development and humanitarian responses. Humanitarian aid to developing nations has, since NCA's inception, been the most central aspect of the organization’s work. The concept of Christian compassion has been a motivating force of the organization. The precursor to NCA was founded in October 1945, and was called the National Association of Congregational Aid (''Menighetspleienes Landsforbund)''. The goal wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Citizens Alliance
The National Citizens Alliance () was a minor federal political party in Canada, registered with Elections Canada from 2014 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2023. It was founded and led by perennial candidate Stephen Garvey, a proponent of far-right conspiracy theories. The party was described as alt-right, white nationalist, and Islamophobic. Leader The party was led by Stephen Garvey, a perennial candidate and advocate of far-right conspiracy theories. He believes in the Great Replacement conspiracy theory and has asserted there is a deliberate plot to demographically replace European Canadians in Canada. He was an associate of the anti-immigration group Worldwide Coalition Against Islam (WCAI) before publicly cutting ties with the group in June 2017. He was the lead organizer of a March 2017 protest in Calgary against Motion 103 (M-103), a non-binding resolution in the federal House of Commons which condemned Islamophobia and all other forms of systemic racism and religious discr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Cricket Academy
The National Cricket Academy (NCA) is a cricket facility of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Bengaluru, India, for the purpose of developing young cricketers who have been identified as having the potential to represent the Indian cricket team. It was established in 2000 and is located near the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium The facility is also used for the rehabilitation of injured players. Former cricketer VVS Laxman is the present director of the NCA. Activities The NCA has collaborated with the MRF Pace Foundation to train fast bowlers from across the country. The facility also works as a rehabilitation center for injured members of India's cricket team. Ravi Shastri, in comments about frequently injured cricketers, sarcastically called some players "permanent residents of NCA", which he said was "not a good thing at all". , Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, and Rishabh Pant were admitted to the center. History The NCA was the brainchild of cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Cheerleaders Association
The US National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) was established as a way to bring cheerleaders together to learn new skills. Since 1951, the NCA has held summer camps, and is credited with the invention of the herkie jump, the pom-pom, the spirit stick and being the first uniform manufacturer. History The NCA was founded in 1948 by the "Grandfather" of cheerleading, Lawrence "Herkie" Herkimer, a former member of the Spirit Squad at Southern Methodist University. The NCA, incorporated in 1948, is the first organization to hold cheer camps with the purpose of bringing cheerleaders together to learn new skills under qualified instructors and compete against other schools in dance, jumps, tumbling and stunting. The first camp was held in 1951 at Sam Houston State University with only athletes in attendance. The camp was so popular, that the next year attendance skyrocketed to 450 athletes. Summer Camps were also established across the United States with Cheer and Tumbling Classes led by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Communication Association
The National Communication Association (NCA) of the United States is a not-for-profit association of academics in the field of communication. Organization NCA is governed by the Legislative Assembly, which meets during the NCA Annual Convention. Between annual meetings of the Legislative Assembly, the association is governed by the executive committee. In addition, NCA has standing committees and councils: the Convention Committee, the Nominating Committee, the Leadership Development Committee, the Resolutions Committee, the Teaching and Learning Council, the Finance Committee, the Publications Council, the Research Council, and the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Council. NCA is composed of 49 divisions, which cover various areas of study; seven sections, which address professional settings; and six caucuses, which represent specific demographic or socially defined segments of the NCA membership. It supports two national student organizations: Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Crime Authority
The National Crime Authority (NCA) was an Australian law enforcement agency established in 1984 and wound up on 31 December 2002. History The NCA was set up in 1984 in the wake of the Costigan Commission, which investigated tax evasion and organised crime. It was intended to lead a national law enforcement response to organised crime which could overcome the jurisdictional barriers of the Australian federal system. It had extraordinary powers which removed many of the barriers which prevented other enforcement organisations from being able to comprehensively investigate or prosecute. The NCA was frequently criticised both for misuse of these powers and lack of effectiveness. Some argue that perception was often due to the covert operations and extreme secrecy required as a direct result of the level of criminals being targeted, and the risk to the operatives and their families. The staff and operatives of the NCA were often reminded by the Chairman that "we are dealing with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Consumer Agency
The National Consumer Agency (NCA; ) was a statutory body enforcing consumer protection in Ireland from 2007 to 2014, when it amalgamated with the Competition Authority to form the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. Establishment The NCA was preceded by the office of Director of Consumer Affairs established by the Consumer Information Act 1978, which was a civil service office under the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy. The NCA's origins can be traced to the setting up of the Consumer Strategy Group (CSG) in March 2004. The Consumer Protection Act 2007 implemented many of the group's recommendations, including replacing the Director of Consumer Affairs with an independent agency. Work The CSG presented its report“Making Consumers Count” to the then Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheál Martin, in April 2005. Among the report's key recommendations was the establishment of a new agency to champion consumer rights. The NCA was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Command Authority (Pakistan)
The National Command Authority (NCA) is the authority responsible for safeguarding the national security of Pakistan through command, control and operational decisions regarding Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction, Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme. With Prime Minister of Pakistan being its Chairperson, the NCA maintains and enhances the control and operational effectiveness of Pakistan's nuclear weapons stockpile and serves as a policy institute regarding weapons of mass destruction in Pakistan. Established in 2000 in Pakistan, 2000 along with its secretariat, National Command Authority (Pakistan)#Strategic Plans Division, Strategic Plans Division, the NCA was a direct successor to the Air Force Strategic Command (Pakistan), Air Force Strategic Command which was established by the then-Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan), Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Anwar Shamim in 1983. Overview The Government of Pakistan felt the need to establish an administrative authority afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Credentialing Agency For Laboratory Personnel
The National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) was a professional association for medical laboratory professionals. It was founded 1978 by members of American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science to enable members of the medical laboratory profession to control the certification process. It was previously known by the full acronym NACMLP. In 2009, NCA was acquired by American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) to form a single certifying agency, the ASCP Board of Certification. People who had an NCA certification were transferred to the Board of Certification, without needing to sit any additional examinations. Certifications The following certifications were offered and accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies The Institute for Credentialing Excellence (I.C.E.) is one of the two main U.S. organizations that accredit personnel certifications or certificates. In November 2009 the ICE formally changed its name from the National Orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
