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F3D Skyknight The Douglas F3D Skyknight, (later F-10) was a twin engine, mid wing jet fighter manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company in El Segundo, California. The F3D was designed as a carrier-based all-weather aircraft and saw service with the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps.
F4D Skyray The Douglas F4D Skyray (later redesignated F-6 Skyray) was a carrier-based fighter built by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Although it was in service for a very short time and never entered combat, it was notable for being the first carrier-launched plane to hold the world's absolute speed record and was the first Navy fighter capable of exceeding Mach 1 in level flight.
F4F Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat was the primary carrier-based fighter of the United States Navy for the first year and a half of World War II. An improved version built by General Motors (the General Motors FM Wildcat) remained in service throughout the war, on escort carriers where newer, larger and heavier fighters could not be used.
F4L F4L or Flash 4 Linux was an open source application developed for Linux intending to be an alternative to Adobe Flash, a popular application for creating on-line and off-line media entertainment. The F4L project has halted development persuant to copyright issues regarding the "Flash" product name and other trademark oriented issues.
F4U Corsair The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was an American fighter aircraft that saw service in World War II and the Korean War (and in isolated local conflicts). Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FG and Brewster-built aircraft F3A.
F5D Skylancer The Douglas F5D Skylancer was a development of the F4D Skyray for the United States Navy. Starting out as the F4D-2N, an all-weather version of the Skyray, the design was soon modified to take full advantage of the extra thrust of the Pratt & Whitney J57 eventually fitted to the Skyray instead of the Westinghouse J40 originally planned.
F6 disk A floppy disk containing a Microsoft Windows NT device driver for a disk or RAID system is colloquially called an F6 disk. F6 disks are used by other NT-based versions of Windows, including Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP.
F6F Hellcat The American Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter from the same stable of the Grumman "Iron Works," shared a heritage with the earlier F4F Wildcat, but was a completely new design sharing only a family resemblance to the Wildcat. Some wags tagged it as "Wildcat's big brother" Sullivan 1979, p.
F6U Pirate The Vought F6U Pirate was the company's first jet fighter. A specification was issued by the US Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics ("BuAer") for a single-seat carrier-based fighter powered by a Westinghouse "24C" (later "J34") turbojet, on 5 September 1944.
F7F Tigercat The Grumman F7F Tigercat was the first twin-engined fighter aircraft design to enter service with the United States Navy. Designed for the new Midway class aircraft carriers, the aircraft were too large to operate from earlier decks.
F7U Cutlass The Vought F7U Cutlass (Vought V-346A Cutlass) was a United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter and fighter-bomber of the early Cold War. It was a highly unusual, semi-tailless design, based on aerodynamic data captured from the German Arado company at the end of World War II.
F8U-3 Crusader III The Vought F8U-3 Crusader III was an aircraft developed by Chance Vought as a successor to the successful F-8 Crusader program and as a competitor to the F-4 Phantom II.. Though based in spirit on the F-8 (then known as the F8U-1 and F8U-2) and sharing the older aircraft’s designation in the old Navy system, the two aircraft had little in common.
Fa Hien Cave Fa Hien Cave is a cave in the district of Katutara, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, named after the Buddhist monk Faxian (Wade-Giles: Fa Hien). The cave is important for the Late Pleistocene human skeletal remains discovered there in the 1960s and 1980s.
Fa Ngum Somdetch Brhat-Anya Fa Ladhuraniya Sri Sadhana Kanayudha Maharaja Brhat Rajadharana Sri Chudhana Negara better known as Fa Ngum (1316 - 1393, born in Muang Sua, died in Nan) established the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang in 1354.
Fa yüan chu lin The Fa yüan chu lin (法苑珠林), literally translated Forest of Gems in the Garden of the Law, is a Buddhist encyclopedia compiled AD 668 by Tao-shih. It is source of knowledge about Buddhist texts otherwise lost and is meant for the study of Chinese history and literature.
Fa Yuen Street Fa Yuen Street () is a street between Boundary Street and Dundas Street in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong,The People's Republic of China. It is famous for selling sport gears and known as Sport Shoes Street (波鞋街).
Fa Zheng Fǎ Zhèng (法正), courtesy name Xiàozhí (孝直), was born in about 175 AD in China during the fall of the Han Dynasty. He was originally a subordinate of Liu Zhang but later helped with Liu Bei's invasion of the region that would become Shu Han.
Fa'a Samoa Fa'a Samoa means literally "The Samoan Way," and in Samoa refers to an all-encompassing traditional system of behavior and responsibilities that spell out each person's relationship to one another and to persons holding positions of power. In addition to prescribed familial relationships, which extend to one's entire extended family (the aiga) with its familial chief (the matai), one also owes respect to other persons in positions of authority, and to customs of long standing which have rather more force than mere etiquette.
Fa'asamoa The "faasamoa" or "fa'asamoa" is also known as the Samoan way of life, and consists of the Samoan language and customs of relationships and culture that is a traditional and continuing Polynesian lifestyle of the Pacific Islands and diaspora. It is completely understood by all Samoans, and provides support and direction.
Faaa Faaa (see footnote for variant spelling) is a commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Faaa is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands.
Faaborg municipality Faaborg municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Funen County on the southwestern coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality includes the islands of Lyø, Bjørnø, Avernakø, and Svelmø, and covers an area of 227 km².
Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality As of January 1, 2007 Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality will, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), come into existence as a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Denmark. It will consist of the (what are currently existing, but on January 1 2007) former municipalities of Broby, Ringe, Ryslinge, and Faaborg municipalities.
Faas Wilkes Servaas ("Faas") Wilkes (October 13, 1923, Rotterdam — August 15, 2006, Rotterdam) was a former Dutch football (soccer) striker, who earned a total number of 38 caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored 35 goals (average 0,92). However, during a prolonged period of his career, between 1949 and 1956, he was considered not eligible for the Dutch National team as the then current rules did not allow for professional players.
Faà di Bruno's formula Faà di Bruno's formula is an identity in mathematics generalizing the chain rule to higher derivatives, named in honor of Francesco Faà di Bruno (1825–1888), who was (in chronological order) a military officer, a mathematician, and a priest, and was beatified by the Pope a century after his death. Perhaps the most well-known form of Faà di Bruno's formula says that
Façonnable Façonnable is a high-end retailer specializing in tailored men's and women's clothing. The company started humbly as a small custom tailor shop that Jean Goldberg opened in 1950 on Rue Paradis in Nice, France.
Fab Five Freddy Fred Brathwaite (born 1959), more popularly known as Fab Five Freddy, was a graffiti artist in New York City in the 1970s and early 1980s. He is credited with helping to broaden the exposure of rap beyond the Bronx.
Fabíola Molina Fabíola Pulga Molina (born May 25, 1975 in São José dos Campos, São Paulo) is a former butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics for her native country. A resident of Coral Springs, Florida, she twice won the gold medal with the women's relay team in the 4x100 m Medley at the Pan American Games (1995 and 1999).
Fabber The term fabber (short for “digital fabricator”) refers to a small, self-contained factory that can make objects described by digital data. Fabbers make three-dimensional, solid objects that can be used as models, as prototypes, or as delivered products.
Fabbroni (crater) Fabbroni is a small lunar impact crater that lies along the northern edge of the Mare Tranquillitatis, at the eastern edge of the gap where the lunar mare joins Mare Serenitatis to the north. To the southeast is the Vitruvius crater.
Faber Book of Modern Verse The Faber Book of Modern Verse was a poetry anthology, edited in its first edition by Michael Roberts, and published in 1936 by Faber and Faber. There was a second edition (1951) edited by Anne Ridler, and a third edition (1965) edited by Donald Hall.
Faber Book of Twentieth Century Verse The Faber Book of Twentieth Century Verse: An Anthology of Verse in Britain 1900-1950 was a poetry anthology edited by John Heath-Stubbs and David Wright, and first published in 1953 by Faber and Faber. A selection in self-conscious contrast to the Faber Book of Modern Verse, it did not attempt to cover American poetry (beyond Eliot and Pound).
Faber Book of Twentieth-Century Women's Poetry The Faber Book of Twentieth-Century Women's Poetry is a poetry anthology edited by Fleur Adcock, and published in 1987 by Faber and Faber. According to her Introduction, the selection of women poets, writing in English, was meant to illustrate her idea of 'no particular tradition' distinguishing women.
Fabergé egg A Fabergé egg is any one of fifty (fifty two, including the unfinished Karelian Birch and Tsarevich Constellation examples) Easter eggs made by Peter Carl Fabergé for the Russian Czars between 1885 and 1917. The eggs are made of precious metals or hard stones decorated with combinations of enamel and gem stones.
Fabergé workmaster A Fabergé workmaster is a manufacturer who produces jewelry for the Fabergé Co. These individuals, many of whom had headed their own firms before being merged into the Fabergé establishment, presided over teams of craftsmen and were responsible for executing pieces conceived by the company's designers.
Fabian Fabian is the English form of the late Roman name Fabianus. This was the name given to freed (emancipated) slaves which originally belonged to a Roman family with the family (gens=clan) name Fabius, that derived from the Latin faba for the broad bean, an important food crop in the Roman Empire.
Fabian (entertainer) Fabiano Anthony Forte, who performed as Fabian, (born February 6, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s. He rose to national prominence after performing several times on American Bandstand.
Fabian Andre Fabian Andre (January 8 1910 - March 30, 1960) was an American composer, best known for cowriting the music of "Dream a Little Dream of Me" with Wilbur Schwandt in 1931. Popular in its time, the song was revived when covered by The Mamas and the Papas after Andre's death in Mexico City in 1960.
Fabian Del Priore Fabian Del Priore (* 27th of May, 1978 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany) is a composer, arranger and sound designer. He has dedicated his entire life to the world of music, for example he started composing on the Commodore C64 home computer, collected synthesizers since he was very young and took private piano lessons for over ten years.
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen Fabian Gottlieb Thaddeus von Bellingshausen (also known as ; Faddey Faddeyevich Bellinsgauzen) (September 20, 1778–January 13, 1852) served as a naval officer of the Russian Empire and commanded the second Russian expedition to circumnavigate the globe. During this expedition Bellingshausen became one of three people to first see the continent of Antarctica.
Fabian Gottlieb von Osten-Sacken Prince Fabian Gottlieb von der Osten-Sacken () (20 October 1752 – 7 September 1837) was a Field Marshal who led the Russian army to the conquest of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw and governed Paris during the city's brief occupation by the anti-French coalition.
Fabian McCarthy Fabian Ansley McCarthy (born May 13 1977 in Vryburg, North West) is a South African football (soccer) player who plays as a central defender for Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premier Soccer League and South Africa.
Fabian Nicieza Fabian Nicieza (born Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 31, 1961) is an American comic book writer and editor. He is best known for his work on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, Cable and Deadpool, NFL Superpro, Thunderbolts and New Thunderbolts
Fabian Pascal Fabian Pascal is a consultant to large software vendors such as IBM, Oracle Corporation, and Borland, but is better known as an author and seminar speaker. Born in Romania, Pascal lives in the San Francisco, California area of the US, and works in association with Christopher J.
Fabian strategy The Fabian strategy is a military strategy where pitched battles are avoided in favor of wearing down an opponent through a war of attrition. While avoiding decisive battles, the side employing this strategy harasses its enemy to cause attrition and loss of morale.
Fabian Society The Fabian Society is a British socialist intellectual movement, whose purpose is to advance the socialist cause by gradualist and reformist, rather than revolutionary, means. It is best known for its initial ground-breaking work beginning in the late 19th century and then up to World War I.
Fabian Steinheil Count Fabian Gotthard von Steinheil (1762 - February 23, 1831) (Фаддей Федорович Штвйнгель, Faddei Fjodorovitš Šteingel) was a Baltian German-born soldier of the Russian Empire who was Governor-General of Finland between 1810 and 1824.
Fabian von Fersen Baron Fabian von Fersen (1626-1677) was a Swedish soldier and statesman, who received appointments Field Marshal, and then Governor General of Terra Scania, which included the provinces of Scania, Hallandia and Blechingia in 1676.
Fabian von Schlabrendorff Fabian von Schlabrendorff (born 1 July 1907 in Halle an der Saale; died 3 September 1980 in Wiesbaden) trained as a lawyer, later joining the German Army. As a lieutenant in the reserves, he was promoted to adjutant to Colonel Henning von Tresckow, a major leader in the resistance against Adolf Hitler.
Fabian Wilnis Fabian Wilnis (born August 23, 1970 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch right-sided defender who currently plays for Ipswich Town. He is now one of the longest serving players at the club, having arrived from De Graafschap in 1999.
Fabiana Bravo Fabiana Bravo, is an acclaimed Argentine operatic soprano, who has achieved international success both through her interpretation of concert literature and in her powerful portrayals of operatic heroines. In 1999, she was named Argentina’s Woman of the Year for her remarkable contributions to the arts.
Fabiana Udenio Fabiana Udenio (born December 21,1964 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine character actress who has appeared in film and on television. She is best known for her role as a Bond girl parody in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.
Fabián Roncero Fabián Roncero Domínguez (born October 19, 1970 in Madrid) is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who began to dedicate himself to athletics competitions in 1991. In October 1996, he won the Capri marathon (Italy), having only competed in this event once before.
Fabijan Abrantovich Fabijan (Fabian) Abrantovich (Abrantovič, Abrantowicz) (Belarusian Фабіян Абрантовіч) (14 September, 1884 - 1946) — a prominent religious and civic leader from Belarus. Abrantovich was significant in the struggle for the recognition of the Belarusian language in the Roman Catholic Church, the indoctrination of Belarusians of the Roman Catholic faith in their national character, and to the revival of concepts dealing with Belarusian statehood.
Fabio Bianchetti Fabio Bianchetti is a member of the International Skating Union Technical Committee. He took the Judge's Oath at the 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, after Italian skier Giorgio Rocca recited the Olympic Oath on behalf of all the athletes.
Fabio Grobart Fabio Grobart (also Antonio Blanco) was born in Bialystok, Poland area in 1905; his birth name was Abraham Simjovitch. He moved to Cuba, apparently following orders of the Comintern, during the early 1920s and became a founding member of the Cuban Communist Party.
Fabio Lione Fabio Tordiglione (born 9th October, 1973 in Pisa, Italy) is an Italian singer who has sung with many music bands including Rhapsody Of Fire, Labyrinth, Vision Divine and Athena. Lione started making eurobeat songs in 2000, but has decided to continue his solo career with and work with Rhapsody Of Fire.
Fabio Lombardi Fabio Lombardi (born in Meldola, near Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on 1961) is an italian ethnomusicologists and organologists who studied with Roberto Leydi, Tullia Magrini and Febo Guizzi at the Bologna University.
Fabio Mangone Fabio Mangone was an Italian architect born in Caravaggio in 1587, and died in Milan in 1629. He was a pupil of Alessandro Bisnati, and succeeded him as architect for the Cathedral, and later professor architecture at the Academia Ambrosiana.
Fabio Ochoa Restrepo Fabio Ochoa Restrepo ("Don Fabio" 1923 – 2002) was a Paso Fino enthusiast, businessman, and patriarch of a notorious Colombian crime family associated with the Medellín drug cartel of Pablo Escobar.
Fabio Padovan Member of the Liga Veneta-Lega Nord, Fabio Padovan was deputy at the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 1992 to 1994 and leader of the European Federalist Free Entrepreneurs (LIFE), an organization defending the little and medium-sized industries in Veneto.
Fabio Taglioni Fabio Taglioni (Lugo di Romagna, September 10, 1920 – July 18, 2001 in Bologna, Italy) was chief designer and technical director of Ducati from 1954 until 1989. His desmodromic V-twin design is still used in all current Ducati motorcycle engines.
Fabiola da Silva Fabiola da Silva (born June 18, 1979 in SĂŁo Paulo), nicknamed Fabby, is a Brazilian rollerblader who competes at the X Games and other international extreme sports competitions. She has received seven gold medals and one silver, making her the most decorated female athlete in X Games history.
Fabiola Romero Fabiola Romero is originally from Weston, Florida, now living in Ft. Lauderdale, and was one of the three Florida State University students that were briefly shown in a bleacher shot on September 5, 2005 during an ABC broadcast of the Florida State - Miami football game.
Fabius Fabius was the nomen of the gens Fabia of ancient Rome, that derived from the Latin faba for the broad bean, an important food crop in the Roman Empire. The Fabii were one of the several leading patrician families (gentes maiores) of the city.
Fabius River The Fabius River (pronounced FAY-bee-us) is a tributary of the Mississippi River in northeastern Missouri in the United States. It is formed near its mouth by the confluence of three streams, the North Fabius River, the Middle Fabius River and the South Fabius River.
Fabius Rusticus Fabius Rusticus was a Roman historian who was quoted on several occasions by Tacitus. Tacitus couples his name with that of Livy and describes him as "the most graphic among ancient and modern historians.
Fable A fable is a brief, succinct story, in prose or verse, that features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized (given human qualities), and that illustrates a moral lesson (a "moral"), which may at the end be expressed explicitly in a pithy maxim.
Fable (soundtrack) The Fable Original Soundtrack is a collection of music from the computer and Xbox game Fable. All of the tracks were composed by Russell Shaw with the exception of "Fable Theme," which was written by the famous Hollywood composer Danny Elfman.
Fabled Lands Fabled Lands is the name of a series of fantasy gamebooks written by established gamebook authors Dave Morris and Jamie Thomson and published by Pan Books, a division of Macmillan in the mid 90s. Cover art was by Kevin Jenkins with Russ Nicholson providing maps and illustrations.
Fables for the Frivolous One of the earliest works by the American parodist, Guy Wetmore Carryl, these fables are adapted from Jean de La Fontaine's original writings. The Aesop-style fables are written in verse, and are light-hearted re-tellings of fables from two centuries before, each ending with a moral and a pun.
Fables, Ancient and Modern Fables, Ancient and Modern was a collection of translations of classical and medieval poetry by John Dryden interspersed with some of Dryden’s own works. Published in March 1700, it was his last and also one of his greatest works.
Fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab.
Fabletown Fabletown is the fictional, clandestine community of "Fables" resident in New York in the Fables comic book universe. It exists in two locations, one being Bullfinch Street in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and the other on a large farm, protected with magical spells that repel non-Fables (generally referred to as Mundanes, or, informally, "Mundys") in upstate New York State.
Fabliau The fabliau (plural fabliaux or "'fablieaux'") is a comic, usually anonymous tale written by jongleurs in northeast France circa the 13th Century. They are generally bawdy in nature, and several of them were reworked by Geoffrey Chaucer for his Canterbury Tales.
Fablok Chrzanów Fablok Chrzanów is a Polish sports club, founded in 1926 in Chrzanów. Its name reflects the name of club’s sponsor - Fablok is an abbreviation of Fabryka Lokomotyw (Rail Engine Factory), the biggest and most important company of the town.
Fabolous John Jackson (born November 18 1977Fabolous' Arrest Record The Smoking Gun), better known as Fabolous, is a rapper of African-American and Dominican descent from Brooklyn who became a mainstream star after his debut single "Can't Deny It" from 2001 (see 2001 in music). Since then, he has had several additional successful releases.
Fabral Fabral is a Brazilian-based Sport Utility Vehicle manufacturer. They manufacture the Santana Jalapao and Santana Anibal, both based on vehicles by Spain-based Santana Motors, which themselves are based on the Land Rover Defender.
Fabrangen Fiddlers The Fabrangen Fiddlers are an American Jewish folk music band. Founded in 1971, the Washington, DC-area group were the first music collective devoted to the rediscovery of Jewish folk music and the development of new Jewish liturgical folk music.
Fabre d'Olivet Antoine Fabre d'Olivet (December 8, 1767-March 25, 1825) was a French author, poet and composer whose Biblical and philosophical hermeneutics influenced many occulists, such as Eliphas LĂ©vi and Gerard Encausse. His best known work today is his research on the Hebrew language, Pythagoras's thirty-six Golden Verses and the sacred art of music.
Fabre Geffrard Fabre-Nicholas Geffrard (1806-1878) was a general in the Haitian army as well as Haitian president from 1859 until his deposition in 1867. Fabre-Nicholas Geffrard was born in Anse-a-Veau in 1806 to Nicholas Geffrard, a former soldier during the Haitian Revolution under Rigaud and governor of the South.
Fabri-Kal Fabri-Kal is a thermoformer of plastic foodservice containers and custom consumer goods packaging. Fabri-Kal is headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has manufacturing plants in Hazleton, Pennsylvania and Greenville, South Carolina.
Fabric (club) Fabric is a nightclub in Central London, United Kingdom. It is the largest and one of the most popular night clubs in London and widely regarded as one of the best dance music venues in the UK It is located opposite Smithfield meat market] on the northern fringe of the [[City of London.
Fabrica Fabrica is a barrio (now called barangay) in the province of Negros Occidental, in the Republic of the Philippines. It was formerly the biggest barrio in the Philippines, and one of the most cosmopolitan area in the Visayas.
Fabricated or Induced Illness Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) is the formal name of a type of abuse in which a caregiver feigns or induces an illness in a person under their care, in order to attract attention, sympathy, or to fill other emotional needs. It is also known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSbP), due to its similarity to Munchausen syndrome, in which a person feigns or induces illness in themselves for similar emotional reasons.
Fabrication (metal) Fabrication, when used as an industrial term, applies to the building of machines and structures by cutting, shaping and assembling components made from raw materials. Small businesses that specialize in metal are called fab shops.
Fabrication (science) Fabrication, in the context of scientific inquiry and academic research, refers to the act of intentionally falsifying research results, such as reported in a journal article. Fabrication is considered a form of scientific misconduct, and is regarded as highly unethical.
Fabrice Giger Fabrice Giger (born January 7, 1965, in Geneva, Switzerland) is a publisher, film producer, and the son of Swiss painter José Giger. He is well known for publishing hundreds of comic books / graphic novels from such acclaimed authors as Alexandro Jodorowsky, Moebius and Enki Bilal, and producing animation series such as Rolie Polie Olie, for which he won an Emmy Award in 2000.
Fabrice Guy Fabrice Guy (born December 30, 1968) is a former French nordic combined skier who competed during the 1990's. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville he won gold in the 15 km individual, then won a bronze in the 4 x 5 km team competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
Fabrice Pancrate Fabrice Pancrate (born May 2, 1980 in Paris, France) is a French football player. He plays predominantly as an attacker, but has also been used as a midfielder, both right wing and on the position between the attack and the midfield.
Fabrizio Bernardi Fabrizio Bernardi (born 09 April 1972 in Pomezia/Roma) is an Italian astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaii, who specializes in planetary and solar system astronomy. Bernardi has discovered a number of asteroids, including which is an Apohele asteroid; in fact, it has the smallest semi-major axis and aphelion distance among the known asteroids.
Fabrizio De André Fabrizio De André (February 18, 1940 - January 11, 1999) was an Italian singer-songwriter. His name is spelled as "Fabrizio de André", with lowercase "de", on some records and on his signature, but "Fabrizio De André" seems to be the most used and accepted form.
Fabrizio Della Fiori Fabrizio Della Fiori (born September 1, 1951) is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Yugoslavia turned out to be to strong in the final: 77-86.
Fabrizio Grossi Fabrizio Grossi (born March 12, 1967 in Milan, Italy), former bass player for an extended variety of artists, is a much in demand record Producer/ Writer, Mixer, Re-mixer and, for selected projects, he covers often, the role of Executive producer. Starting in 1996, he dedicated himself, mainly to his Producer role, abandoning the touring activity, but continuing playing bass in lots of his productions and as a side guest for, several recording artists.
Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori (born 28 June 1969 in Livorno) is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.
Fabrizio Pirovano Fabrizio Pirovano is a motorcycle racer from Biassono, Italy, born on February 1 1960. When the World Superbike championship began in 1988, he was one of its first entrants, finishing as championship runner-up in 1988 and 1990, and in the top five four other times.
Fabrizio Zilibotti Fabrizio Zilibotti is a famous Italian economist. A former Professor of Economics at University College London and at the Institute of International Economic Studies in Stockholm, Fabrizio Zilibotti is currently the Head of the Chair of Macroeconomics and Political Economy of the IEW.
Fabry-PĂ©rot interferometer In optics, a Fabry-PĂ©rot interferometer or etalon is typically made of a transparent plate with two reflecting surfaces, or two parallel highly reflecting mirrors. (Technically the former is an etalon and the latter is an interferometer, but the terminology is often used inconsistently.
Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych FSC (in Polish Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych) is a large automotive factory established in Poland while it was part of the Soviet bloc. It was founded in 1950 and the first vehicle left its assembly line on November 7, 1951.
Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII is the collective name of a series of games made under the Final Fantasy XIII label by Japanese console developer Square Enix. Made in the same vein as the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Fabula Nova Crystallis, which means "the New Tale of the Crystal", is nevertheless based on various worlds and different characters, but each game will be "ultimately based on and expand upon a common mythos.
Fabulation In literary criticism, the term fabulation was popularized by Robert Scholes, in his work The Fabulators, to describe the large and growing class of mostly 20th century novels that are in a style similar to magical realism, and do not fit into the traditional categories of realism or (novelistic) romance. They violate, in a variety of ways, standard novelistic expectations by drastic—and sometimes highly successful—experiments with subject matter, form, style, temporal sequence, and fusions of the everyday, fantastic, mythical, and nightmarish, in renderings that blur traditional distinctions between what is serious or trivial, horrible or ludicrous, tragic or comic.

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