Pause
Pause may refer to:
Computing
- The Pause key or symbol on media players
Songs
Other
No homo
The phrases no homo and pause are slang terms. They parenthetically assert that the speaker of such does not have any homosexual intent and are usually used after an utterance or action that may have given that impression.
History
The term no homo originated in East Harlem slang of the early 1990s. It was used by many to distance themselves from the stereotype of closeted gay and bisexual men.
Criticism
Several social commentators have criticized the use of both no homo and pause in hip hop and in the mainstream. It has been said that the phrases "uphold an unhealthy relationship with homosexuality, a relationship based in fear."Fox News commentator Marc Lamont Hill encouraged the hip-hop community to stop using no homo in its music.
At the same time, Slate columnist Jonah Weiner suggested the use of the phrase is somewhat more complex. Weiner notes several hip hop artists – such as Cam'ron and Lil Wayne – cultivate an extravagant and camp public persona while embracing homophobia, thus saying no homo can help expand established concepts of masculinity, and challenge the status quo.
Fermata
A fermata [ferˈmaːta] (also known as a hold, pause, colloquially a birdseye or cyclops eye, or as a grand pause when placed on a note or a rest) is a symbol of musical notation indicating that the note should be prolonged beyond its normal duration or note value would indicate. Exactly how much longer it is held is up to the discretion of the performer or conductor, but twice as long is not unusual. It is usually printed above, but occasionally below (upside down), the note that is to be held longer.
When a fermata is placed over a bar or double-bar, it is used to indicate the end of a phrase or section of a work. In a concerto, it indicates the point where the soloist is to play a cadenza.
A fermata can occur at the end of a piece (or movement), or it can occur in the middle of a piece, and be followed by either a brief rest or more notes.
Other names for a fermata are corona (Italian), point d'orgue (French), Fermate (German), and calderón (Spanish).
History and use
This symbol appears as early as the 15th century, and is quite common in the works of Dufay and Josquin.
Nes
NES is an abbreviation for Nintendo Entertainment System, an 8-bit video game console released by Nintendo in 1985.
Nes or NES may also refer to:
Education
People
Places
In Norway:
In the Netherlands:
Nes longus
Nes longus, the Orangespotted goby, is a species of goby native to the tropical Atlantic coast of the Americas where it prefers silty bottoms around reefs. It is a commensal with an alpheid shrimp. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
References
Nes, Ameland
Nes is the second largest village on the island of Ameland, one of the West Frisian Islands in the northern Netherlands.
It constitutes as the main village of the eastern, Roman Catholic part of Ameland. In the past, the Catholic Amelanders were involved in many conflicts with the western, Protestant Amelanders living in Hollum and Ballum.
Nes has since become a popular tourist destination, as the place where the ferry from the mainland arrives. The village has many small shops and restaurants, a microdistillery, and a windmill, De Phenix.
