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Fresnel rhomb A Fresnel Rhomb is a wave plate designed by Augustin-Jean Fresnel for producing circularly polarized light. A Fresnel Rhomb creates a phase difference between light polarized along two perpendicular axes, resulting in polarization that circles in time.
Fresnel zone In optics and radio communications, a Fresnel zone (pronounced FRA-nel Zone), named for physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, is one of a (theoretically infinite) number of a concentric ellipsoids of revolution which define volumes in the radiation pattern of a (usually) circular aperture. Fresnel zones result from diffraction by the circular aperture.
Fresnes Prison Fresnes Prison (Centre pénitentiaire de Fresnes) is the second largest prison in France, located in the town of Fresnes, Val-de-Marne near the city of Paris. It comprises a large men's jail of about 1200 cells, smaller one for women and a penitentiary hospital.
Fresno Alhándiga Fresno Alhándiga is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 35 kilometres from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 291 people.
Fresno Case The Case Fresno is the name assigned by the Catalonia media and public opinion to the Federation of International Roller Sports (FIRS) assembly held at Fresno (California), on 26 November 2004. It meant that for the first time in history, an international sport team that had been accepted provisionally was later not accepted definitely.
Fresno de Caracena Fresno de Caracena is a small village of about 50 people located in Spain, in the province of Soria, one of the less populated areas of the country. Fresno de Caracena is the birthplace of Pere Abat who is supposedly the author of the book "El Cantar de Mio Cid".
Fresno Frenzy The Fresno Frenzy were an expansion af2 team for the 2002 season. Fresno was joined by the Albany Conquest, Bakersfield Blitz, Cape Fear Wildcats, Hawaiian Islanders, Mobile Wizards, Mohegan Wolves, New Haven Ninjas, San Diego Riptide & the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers.
Fresno Fuego Fresno Fuego are an American soccer team, founded in 2003 after the franchise rights were transferred to them from former 2-time PDL champions, the Central Coast Roadrunners. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference against teams from Bakersfield, Glendora, La Mirada, Lancaster, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Ana and Ventura.
Fresno Pacific University Fresno Pacific University (Originally Pacific Bible Institute) was founded in 1944 by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. The University awarded its first Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965.
Fresno Raisin Eaters The Fresno Raisin Eaters were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League in 1906. The Sacramento Solons, a charter member of the PCL which began play in 1903, moved to Tacoma in 1904, where the team won the PCL pennant playing as the Tacoma Tigers.
Fresno Scraper The Fresno Scraper was invented in 1883 by the Scottish immigrant and entrepreneur James Porteous who, having worked with farmers in Fresno, California, had recognised the dependence of the Fresno Valley on irrigation and the requirement for a more efficient means of constructing canals and ditches in the sandy soil. In perfecting the design of his machine, Porteous made several revisions on his own and also traded ideas with William Deidrick, Frank Dusy, and Abijah McCall, who invented and held patents on similar scrapers.
Frespañol Frespañol (also Frañol or Fragnol), is a portmanteau of the words "Français" and "Español", which mean French and Spanish. This "language" is a mixture between French and Spanish, almost always in speech, but may be used in writing occasionally.
Fret A fret is a raised portion on the neck of a stringed instrument, that extends generally across the full width of the neck. On most modern western instruments, frets are metal strips inserted into the fingerboard.
Fret buzz Fret buzz is one of the many undesirable phenomena that can occur on a guitar or similar stringed instrument. Fret buzz occurs when the vibrating part of one of more strings physically strikes the frets that are higher than the fretted note (or open note).
Fretboard journal The Fretboard Journal is a quarterly magazine for guitar players, as well as mandolin and banjo players. In the same vein of other "coffee table magazines" such as Gastronomica, the Surfer's Journal and the Alpinist, it boasts high-end production values and exclusive photography in each issue.
Fretless guitar The fretless guitar is a guitar without frets (including similarly configured bass guitars known as a fretless bass). It operates in the same manner as most other stringed instruments and traditional guitars, but does not have any frets to act as the lower end point (node) of the vibrating string.
Fretter's Fretter was an electronics store based out of Detroit, Michigan, with locations nationally, founded during the 1970's. In 1992, Fretter acquired their biggest competition of the time Silo Electronics, a company that had previously not turned a profit since the 1980's.
Fretting Fretting (or fretting corrosion) refers to corrosion damage at the asperities of contact surfaces. This damage is induced under load and in the presence of repeated relative surface motion, as induced for example by vibration.
Fretting Wear Fretting wear is the repeated cyclical rubbing between two surfaces, which is known as fretting, over a period of time which will remove material from one or both surfaces in contact. This is known as fretting wear.
Fretworks Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra The brainchild of the critically acclaimed classical guitarist and banjo and lute performer Douglas Back, Fretworks Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra was the first public-school-affiliated mandolin youth ensemble in America. The orchestra, based in Montgomery, Alabama, consisted of an ever morphing lineup of 13-18 year olds over several years who represented the most talented musicians at the Baldwin Arts and Academic Magnet School as well as talented alumni.
Freud (crater) Freud is a tiny lunar crater that lies on a plateau within the Oceanus Procellarum, in the northwest part of the Moon's near side. It is located a few kilometers to the west of the Vallis Schröteri, a large, sinuous valley that begins to the north of Herodotus crater, then meanders north, then northwest, and finally southwest, until it reaches the edge of the lunar mare.
Freud Museum In 1938, the founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, left Vienna after the Nazi annexation of Austria and moved to London, taking up residence at 20 Maresfield Gardens in Hampstead, London's most intellectual suburb. Freud was over eighty at this time, and he died the following year, but the house remained in his family until his youngest daughter Anna Freud, who was a pioneer of child therapy, died in 1982.
Freudenthal suspension theorem In mathematics, and specifically in the field of homotopy theory, the Freudenthal suspension theorem is the fundamental result leading to the concept of stabilization of homotopy groups and ultimately to stable homotopy theory. It explains the behavior of simultaneously taking suspensions and increasing the index of the homotopy groups of the space in question.
Freudian slip A Freudian slip, or parapraxia, is an error in speech or memory that is believed to be caused by the unconscious mind. Some errors, such as a woman accidentally calling her husband by the name of the other man with whom she is having an affair, seem to represent relatively clear cases of Freudian slips.
Freudiana Freudiana was the first album credited to Eric Woolfson as a solo artist, marking his split with former collaborator Alan Parsons, who is credited as producer. In the early stages of recording, the album was intended to be the eleventh in a series of Alan Parsons Project albums, but instead ended up as the first in a series of stage musicals by Woolfson.
Freudo-Marxism Freudo-Marxism is a loose designation of several twentieth-century critical theory schools of thought that sought to synthesize the philosophy and political economy of Karl Marx with the psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud.
Freund's adjuvant Freund's adjuvant is an antigen solution emulsified in mineral oil, used as an immunopotentiator (booster of the immune system). The so-called complete form (FCA) is composed of inactivated and dried mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis (the pathogenic agent of tuberculosis).
Freundeskreis der Wirtschaft The Freundeskreis der Wirtshaft, or Circle of Friends of the Economy (which became known as die Freundeskreis der Reichfuhrer SS) was a group of German industrialists whose aim was to raise funds for racial research within the Third Reich.
Freundlich equation The Freundlich Adsorption Isotherm is an adsorption isotherm, which is a curve relating the concentration of a solute on the surface of an adsorbent, to the concentration of the solute in the liquid with which it is in contact.
Frevo Frevo describes is a wide range of musical styles originating from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, all of which are traditionally associated with Brazilian Carnival. The word "frevo" is said to come frever, a working class dialectal way of pronouncing the Portuguese word ferver (to boil).
Frew Publications Frew Publications publishes Lee Falk's The Phantom comic in Australia, and formerly published other comics including Falk's earlier creation Mandrake the Magician. It operates from central Sydney and its managing director is Jim Shepherd.
Freya Stafford Freya Stafford is an Australian actress (born 21 January 1977 in Hobart, Australia) who has appeared in the television programs Head Start and White Collar Blue as central characters. She also made a guest appearance on Network Ten's The Lost World.
Freybug Freybug is a monstrous Black Dog from medieval English folklore, specifically from Norfolk. Like most supernatural black dogs, it was roughly the size of a calf, and wandered country roads terrifying travelers.
Freyja and Phoebe Coltman-West Freyja Jane Coltman-West and Phoebe Jane Coltman-West (born 2004 in Enfield, London, England) are young actresses who shared the role of Aleesha Miller in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders from December 2005 to July 2006 when the toddler left the soap.
Freyjadour Falenas Freyjadour Falenas, sometimes shortened as Frey is the protagonist in Konami's role playing game Suikoden V. He is the Royal Prince of the Queendom of Falena, and latter on, the leader of the royalist force attempting to reclaim the rule of the country after a coup d'Ă©tat.
Fri - En samling Fri - En samling is a compilation album from Swedish pop and country singer Kikki Danielsson, released on October 29 2001. The album contains songs who Kikki Danielsson recorded, self or together with other, between the years 1977-2001.
Friar Julian Friar Julian was one of a group of Hungarian Dominican friars who, in 1235, left Hungary in order to find those Magyars who — according to the chronicles — remained in the eastern homeland. After a great distance, Friar Julian reached the capital of Volga Bulgaria, where he was told that the Magyars lived only two days' travel away.
Friar Park Friar Park is the 120-room Victorian neo-Gothic mansion built by the eccentric Sir Frank Crisp near Henley-on-Thames and bought by the musician George Harrison as his new home on January 14, 1970, as he left his former home Kinfauns, in Esher.
FriĂ°rik Sophusson FriĂ°rik Sophusson or Fridrik Sophusson, (born in ReykjavĂk on October 18, 1943), is an Icelandic politician and the current director of Icelandic state-run energy firm Landsvirkjun. He graduated from the University of Iceland in 1972, as a lawyer.
Friburn & Urik Friburn & Urik is a house music duo of producers and remixers, consisting of Ronen "Friburn" Horin and Yuval Urik. In addition to their extensive remix work, they began having hits as artists on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1999.
Fricative consonant Fricatives (or spirants) are consonants produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together. These are the lower lip against the upper teeth in the case of , or the back of the tongue against the soft palate in the case of German , the final consonant of Bach.
Frick Art Reference Library The Frick Art Reference Library is a research library located at Fifth Avenue and 71st Street in New York City, a block north of the Frick Collection. The Library is housed in a thirteen-story building designed by the architect John Russell Pope.
Frick Building The Frick Building is one of the major distinctive and recognizable features of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania skyline. The tower is named after Henry Clay Frick, an industrialist coke producer who created a portfolio of commercial buildings in Pittsburgh.
Frick Collection The Frick Collection is an art museum located at 1 East 70th Street, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 70th Street, facing Central Park in Manhattan, New York City. It is housed in the former residence of steel magnate Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), which was designed by Thomas Hastings and constructed in 1913-1914.
Friction drive Friction Drive or Friction Engine is a type of motor that instead of a chain uses 2 wheels on the engine to spin the main wheel. This kind of engine is often used on scooters, mainly go-peds, in place of a chain.
Friction drum A friction drum is a musical instrument found in various forms in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. In Europe it emerged in the 16th century and was associated with specific religious and ceremonious occasions.
Friction Groove Friction Groove the band that bassist Ali McMordie joined after leaving Stiff Little Fingers. The act featued McMordie along with Alison Rolls (vocals), Mic Dover (guitars), Jon Reynolds (drums) and Mike Clowes (Keyboards), and were signed to the Atlantic Record label, where they released the single "Timebomb" and album "Black Box".
Friction hitch A friction hitch is a kind of knot used to attach one rope to another in a way that is easily adjusted. These knots are commonly used in Single Rope Technique while climbing to ascend a hanging rope by alternately hanging on one friction hitch and sliding the other up.
Friction sensitivity Friction Sensitivity is an approximation of the amount of friction or rubbing a compound can withstand before prematurely exploding. For instance, Nitroglycerin has an extremely high sensitivity to friction, meaning that very little rubbing against it could set off a violent explosion.
Friction stir welding Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is an exotic solid-state joining process (meaning the metal is not melted during the process) and is used for applications where the original metal characteristics must remain unchanged as far as possible. This process is primarily used on aluminum, and most often on large pieces which cannot be easily heat treated post weld to recover temper characteristics.
Friction welding Friction Welding (FW) is a group of solid-state welding processes using heat generated through mechanical friction between a moving workpiece, with the addition of an upsetting force to plastically displace material. Many dissimilar metal combinations can be joined and there are a number of process variations including:
Frida Betrani Frida Betrani is a Canadian actress and graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Frida's affinity for acting began at an early age, and after studying acting through her high school years, she moved to New York City and continued her studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Frida Blumenberg Frida Blumenberg (May 24, 1935) is a visual artist and sculptor working primarily in neon, acrylic, and bronze. Born in Durban, South Africa to Swedish parents, she was educated as a sculptor, painter, and goldsmith in London, where she had several solo exhibitions at the Institute of Contemporary Art.
Frida ensam Frida ensam (Frida Alone) was a solo album released in Sweden by Anni-Frid Lyngstad in 1975. The album is of interest to fans of ABBA since it was produced with the same recording and production techniques, engineers and musicians as contemporary Abba recordings.
Frida Hyvönen Frida Hyvönen (born 1977) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She is from Robertsfors, a small place just outside Umeå in the north of Sweden (which is also the hometown of the band Sahara Hotnights), and currently lives in the capital of Stockholm, Sweden.
Frida Johansson Metso Frida Johansson Metso (born in 1984 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish politician and chairperson of the Liberal Youth of Sweden (Liberala ungdomsförbundet, LUF) since 2006. She currently lives in Uppsala, where she was studying psychology at Uppsala University until she took a sabbatical from her studies on being elected.
Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo (July 61907 – July 13, 1954) was a Mexican painter who depicted the indigenous culture of her country in a style combining Realism, Symbolism and Surrealism. An active communist supporter, she was the wife of Mexican muralist and cubist painter Diego Rivera.
Friday Friday (pron. or ) is traditionally considered the sixth day of the week, falling between Thursday and Saturday, as it does in countries that adopt a Sunday-first convention (see Days of the week for more on the different conventions).
Friday hat Friday hat is a pejorative term for the yarmulke, the thin, usually slightly rounded skullcap worn by Jews. The term "Friday hat" is derived from the fact that the yarmulke is often worn on the Sabbath, which, for the Jewish people, begins on Friday evening.
Friday Hassler Raymond "Friday" Hassler (born July 29, 1935 - died February 17, 1972) was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver. He made his debut in 1960 but only drove a handful of races per year until 1967 when he drove 21 of the 49 races for Red Sharp and finished 32nd in points.
Friday Hill Friday Hill is a UK pop-rap-indie trio, formed as a result of the split of the band Blazin' Squad. Consisting of James MacKenzie (known as Kenzie), Mustafa Omer (known as Mus) and James Murray (known as James).
Friday night death slot The term Friday night death slot refers to the idea that television shows broadcast on Friday nights in the United States, face a greater than average chance of being cancelled. The term began from the belief that Americans are rarely at home to watch TV on Fridays.
Friday Night Football (Australia) In Australia, Friday Night Football is the broadcasting of both the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) Friday night matches on television. Friday Night Football is generally considered to be the biggest stage and generate the most publicity for the clubs involved in both codes.
Friday Night Games Friday Night Games was a spin-off from Big Brother Australia 2005s Friday Night Live, hosted by Mike Goldman with Bree Amer and Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald and was produced at Dreamworld, Gold Coast, Australia by Network Ten.
Friday Night Lights (film) Friday Night Lights is the 1990 book and 2004 movie that documents the coach and players of a high school football team and the economically-depressed Texas city of Odessa that supports and is obsessed with them. The book on which it is based was authored by H.
Friday Night Lights Soundtrack The Friday Night Lights Soundtrack was written by the band Explosions in the Sky and was produced by Brian Reitzell, Justin Stanley and Richard Jory June in August 2004. The band received an email from Reitzell that said, "...
Friday Night Magic Friday Night Magic (or FNM) is a format of Magic: The Gathering tournaments, held on Friday nights in gaming stores all over the world. They are designed to be a beginner-friendly introduction to organized play.
Friday on My Mind "Friday on My Mind" is a 1966 song by Australian rock group The Easybeats. Written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda, the British Invasion-style number became a worldwide hit, making #1 in Australia, #6 in the UK, #16 in the USA, and charting in several other countries.
Friday prayer Jumu'ah (Arabic: جمعة ) (also known as the Friday prayer) is a congregational prayer (salat) that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon. It replaces the dhuhr prayer performed on other days of the week.
Friday the 13th (comics) The popularity of the Friday the 13th film series and its main character, Jason Voorhees led to several comic book series based on the franchise. The first Friday the 13th comic books did not appear until 1993 when New Line Cinema acquired the franchise and licensed it out to Topps Comics.
Friday the 13th (film) Friday the 13th is a 1980 slasher film directed by Sean S. Cunningham and written by Victor Miller, admittedly made to cash in on the success of Halloween, the film's theme was to take "mom and apple pie and turn it on its head.
Friday the 13th (video game) Friday the 13th was released by LJN in April 1987 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, based on the popular slasher film series of the same name, though the game doesn't follow one particular movie. Rather, the game is a hodge-podge of selected films.
Friday the 13th Part 2 Friday the 13th Part 2 is a slasher film directed by Steve Miner, the first sequel to the Friday the 13th (1980) movie. This is the first film in the series in which the famed slasher Jason Voorhees kills, whereas the killer in the first movie was in fact Jason's mother Pamela Voorhees.
Friday the 13th Part 3 Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D is the second sequel to Friday the 13th. The movie made horror film history as the first film to feature Jason Voorhees in the hockey mask that has become synonymous with the character and his image.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives is a slasher film, the fifth sequel to the original Friday the 13th. The film was written and directed by Tom McLoughlin who made the film inspired by his love of the classic Hammer films.
Friday The Thirteenth (album) On Friday 13 June 1997, The Stranglers staged a truly unique event. To mark the twenty first anniversary of their original recording contract with United Artists, they played to a sold out Royal Albert Hall (London, UK) with an eighteen piece string orchestra (the Electra Strings).
Fridays (Cartoon Network) Fridays, originally titled Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, is the Friday night program block on Cartoon Network that showcases the channel's original animated series, with new episode premieres usually taking place in this block. Around these shows, live action segments in a studio with two hosts and an audience of children are used for continuity between the programs.
Friden Flexowriter The Friden Flexowriter, or flexowriter as on its nameplate, was a teleprinter based on a 1940s IBM product that was spun off as an independent company and later sold to the Friden Corp. It could punch and read 6-bit paper tape.
Fridge (band) Fridge are an English post-rock band, comprising schoolfriends Kieran Hebden, Adem Ilhan, and Sam Jeffers. Initially Hebden played guitar, Ilhan bass and Jeffers drums, but Hebden and Ilhan soon adopted a variety of other instruments, and by 1999's Eph the sampler was playing an increasingly important role in the group's music.
Fridhemsplan Fridhemsplan is a square in Kungsholmen, Stockholm and a major metro station by the same name, where the blue line and the green line meet. The square was named Fridhemsplan in 1935, after the major street Fridhemsgatan crossing the area.
Fridolin Heer Fridolin Heer was a Swiss born and trained architect who immigrated to the United States in 1864 and set up a practice in Dubuque, Iowa shortly there after. He was joined in his practice by his son, Fridolin Heer Jr.
Fridolin of Säckingen Saint Fridolin, otherwise Fridolin of Säckingen, traditionally believed to have been born in Ireland, was a missionary, and the founder of Säckingen Abbey, Baden, in the 6th or 7th century. He is honoured as the apostle of the Alamanns.
Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (born October 10, 1861 in Store Frøen, near Christiania - died May 13, 1930 in Lysaker, outside Oslo) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist and diplomat. Nansen was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922 for his work as a League of Nations High Commissioner.
Fried calamari Fried Calamari is a popular seafood dish served in many restaurants. It is a relatively simple dish, which consists of batter coated, deep fried calamari, usually only fried for a brief moment, often under two minutes to prevent the calamari from becoming too tough.
Fried cauliflower Fried cauliflower (also known as arnabeet me'leh) is a vegetarian dish often served cold, consisting of fried cauliflower with tahini sauce, lettuce, parsley and tomatoes, served on pita bread or sliced bread, often grilled or toasted. Variations include curried and roasted cauliflower, bell peppers, or a garlic lemon vinaigrette.
Fried clams Fried clams is a dish made by deep frying soft-shell clams that have been dipped in batter. It was allegedly invented in Essex, Massachusetts by Lawrence Dexter "Chubby" Woodman on July 3, 1916 in his small village restaurant.
Fried Coke Fried Coke is a new American snack created in 2006. It consists of balls of batter mixed with Coca-Cola syrup, which are fried and then topped with more Coca-Cola syrup, whipped cream, cinnamon sugar, and a cherry.
Fried eggplant Fried eggplant (Aubergine) (also known as Bathenjan Makli in Arabic) is a vegetarian dish often served cold, consisting of fried eggplant with tahini sauce, lettuce, parsley and tomatoes, garnished with sumac and served on pita bread or sliced bread, often grilled or toasted. Variations include bell peppers, or a garlic lemon vinaigrette.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is the name of a novel by Fannie Flagg. It is a multigenerational story of an unfulfilled housewife, Evelyn Couch, who befriends an elderly woman in a nursing home, Mrs.
Fried chicken Fried chicken is chicken which is dipped in a breaded mixture and then deep fried, pan fried, or pressure cooked. The breading seals in the juices but also absorbs the fat of the fryer, which is sometimes seen as unhealthy.
Fried pie Fried pies are a pastry dessert, similar to a pie or a turnover, but the usually fruity filling is actually wrapped in the dough, similar to the dough of a pie crust, and then fried. The result is a tasty treat enjoyed by many people who do not even like pie.
Fried-brain sandwich A fried-brain sandwich is generally a sandwich with sliced calves' brains on sliced bread. Thinly sliced fried slabs on white toast became a ubiquitous menu item in Chesterfield, Missouri, after the rise of the city's stockyards in the late 1880s, although demand there has so dwindled that only a handful of eating places still offer them.
Frieda Belinfante Frieda Belinfante (May 10 1904, Amsterdam - Apr 26 1995, Santa Fe, New Mexico) was a Dutch, half-Jewish, lesbian who gained fame as a cellist and conductor, and as a member of the Dutch Resistance during the second world war.
Frieda Harris Marguerit Frieda Harris, nee Bloxham, (1877 – May 11, 1962) was commissioned by Aleister Crowley to paint the Thoth Tarot. Although involved in the women's branch of Freemasonry – Co-Freemasonry – her interest in the occult was not deep.
Frieda Jahnke Frieda Jahnke, born in Neubrandenburg, Germany on July 9, 1906, was a guard at several concentration camps during World War II. She never married, and in 1944, she applied with the Neubrandenburg camp offices to become a prison guard.
Frieda Werden Frieda Lindfield Werden (born 1947) is co-founder and producer of the weekly radio series WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service, [which debuted in 1986 and has been in weekly syndication] for more than twenty years. Born in [[Austin, Texas, she lived in several other US cities before immigrating to Canada in 2002.
Friedemann Friese Friedemann Friese is a German board game designer, currently residing and working in Bremen. Born June 5, 1970 in Germany, his trademarks are his green-colored hair and games whose titles begin with the letter "F".
Friedensau Adventist University Friedensau Adventist University (in German "Theologische Hochschule Friedensau") is an institution run and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Germany, a protestant free church. Its courses of study and degrees are state recognized.
Friedensreich Hundertwasser Friedensreich Hundertwasser (December 15, 1928 – February 19, 2000) was an Austrian painter and sculptor. By the end of the 20th century, he was arguably the best-known living Austrian artist, though he was always controversial.
Frieder Kempe Frieder Kempe is a German scientist who designed a special metallic fabric called Farabloc that shields the human body from immediate shifts in the earth's electromagnetic field. This is based upon the concepts found in the Faraday cage which protects sensitive MRI machines from these shifts.
Fresnel zone In optics and radio communications, a Fresnel zone (pronounced FRA-nel Zone), named for physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, is one of a (theoretically infinite) number of a concentric ellipsoids of revolution which define volumes in the radiation pattern of a (usually) circular aperture. Fresnel zones result from diffraction by the circular aperture.
Fresnes Prison Fresnes Prison (Centre pénitentiaire de Fresnes) is the second largest prison in France, located in the town of Fresnes, Val-de-Marne near the city of Paris. It comprises a large men's jail of about 1200 cells, smaller one for women and a penitentiary hospital.
Fresno Alhándiga Fresno Alhándiga is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 35 kilometres from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 291 people.
Fresno Case The Case Fresno is the name assigned by the Catalonia media and public opinion to the Federation of International Roller Sports (FIRS) assembly held at Fresno (California), on 26 November 2004. It meant that for the first time in history, an international sport team that had been accepted provisionally was later not accepted definitely.
Fresno de Caracena Fresno de Caracena is a small village of about 50 people located in Spain, in the province of Soria, one of the less populated areas of the country. Fresno de Caracena is the birthplace of Pere Abat who is supposedly the author of the book "El Cantar de Mio Cid".
Fresno Frenzy The Fresno Frenzy were an expansion af2 team for the 2002 season. Fresno was joined by the Albany Conquest, Bakersfield Blitz, Cape Fear Wildcats, Hawaiian Islanders, Mobile Wizards, Mohegan Wolves, New Haven Ninjas, San Diego Riptide & the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers.
Fresno Fuego Fresno Fuego are an American soccer team, founded in 2003 after the franchise rights were transferred to them from former 2-time PDL champions, the Central Coast Roadrunners. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference against teams from Bakersfield, Glendora, La Mirada, Lancaster, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Ana and Ventura.
Fresno Pacific University Fresno Pacific University (Originally Pacific Bible Institute) was founded in 1944 by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. The University awarded its first Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965.
Fresno Raisin Eaters The Fresno Raisin Eaters were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League in 1906. The Sacramento Solons, a charter member of the PCL which began play in 1903, moved to Tacoma in 1904, where the team won the PCL pennant playing as the Tacoma Tigers.
Fresno Scraper The Fresno Scraper was invented in 1883 by the Scottish immigrant and entrepreneur James Porteous who, having worked with farmers in Fresno, California, had recognised the dependence of the Fresno Valley on irrigation and the requirement for a more efficient means of constructing canals and ditches in the sandy soil. In perfecting the design of his machine, Porteous made several revisions on his own and also traded ideas with William Deidrick, Frank Dusy, and Abijah McCall, who invented and held patents on similar scrapers.
Frespañol Frespañol (also Frañol or Fragnol), is a portmanteau of the words "Français" and "Español", which mean French and Spanish. This "language" is a mixture between French and Spanish, almost always in speech, but may be used in writing occasionally.
Fret A fret is a raised portion on the neck of a stringed instrument, that extends generally across the full width of the neck. On most modern western instruments, frets are metal strips inserted into the fingerboard.
Fret buzz Fret buzz is one of the many undesirable phenomena that can occur on a guitar or similar stringed instrument. Fret buzz occurs when the vibrating part of one of more strings physically strikes the frets that are higher than the fretted note (or open note).
Fretboard journal The Fretboard Journal is a quarterly magazine for guitar players, as well as mandolin and banjo players. In the same vein of other "coffee table magazines" such as Gastronomica, the Surfer's Journal and the Alpinist, it boasts high-end production values and exclusive photography in each issue.
Fretless guitar The fretless guitar is a guitar without frets (including similarly configured bass guitars known as a fretless bass). It operates in the same manner as most other stringed instruments and traditional guitars, but does not have any frets to act as the lower end point (node) of the vibrating string.
Fretter's Fretter was an electronics store based out of Detroit, Michigan, with locations nationally, founded during the 1970's. In 1992, Fretter acquired their biggest competition of the time Silo Electronics, a company that had previously not turned a profit since the 1980's.
Fretting Fretting (or fretting corrosion) refers to corrosion damage at the asperities of contact surfaces. This damage is induced under load and in the presence of repeated relative surface motion, as induced for example by vibration.
Fretting Wear Fretting wear is the repeated cyclical rubbing between two surfaces, which is known as fretting, over a period of time which will remove material from one or both surfaces in contact. This is known as fretting wear.
Fretworks Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra The brainchild of the critically acclaimed classical guitarist and banjo and lute performer Douglas Back, Fretworks Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra was the first public-school-affiliated mandolin youth ensemble in America. The orchestra, based in Montgomery, Alabama, consisted of an ever morphing lineup of 13-18 year olds over several years who represented the most talented musicians at the Baldwin Arts and Academic Magnet School as well as talented alumni.
Freud (crater) Freud is a tiny lunar crater that lies on a plateau within the Oceanus Procellarum, in the northwest part of the Moon's near side. It is located a few kilometers to the west of the Vallis Schröteri, a large, sinuous valley that begins to the north of Herodotus crater, then meanders north, then northwest, and finally southwest, until it reaches the edge of the lunar mare.
Freud Museum In 1938, the founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, left Vienna after the Nazi annexation of Austria and moved to London, taking up residence at 20 Maresfield Gardens in Hampstead, London's most intellectual suburb. Freud was over eighty at this time, and he died the following year, but the house remained in his family until his youngest daughter Anna Freud, who was a pioneer of child therapy, died in 1982.
Freudenthal suspension theorem In mathematics, and specifically in the field of homotopy theory, the Freudenthal suspension theorem is the fundamental result leading to the concept of stabilization of homotopy groups and ultimately to stable homotopy theory. It explains the behavior of simultaneously taking suspensions and increasing the index of the homotopy groups of the space in question.
Freudian slip A Freudian slip, or parapraxia, is an error in speech or memory that is believed to be caused by the unconscious mind. Some errors, such as a woman accidentally calling her husband by the name of the other man with whom she is having an affair, seem to represent relatively clear cases of Freudian slips.
Freudiana Freudiana was the first album credited to Eric Woolfson as a solo artist, marking his split with former collaborator Alan Parsons, who is credited as producer. In the early stages of recording, the album was intended to be the eleventh in a series of Alan Parsons Project albums, but instead ended up as the first in a series of stage musicals by Woolfson.
Freudo-Marxism Freudo-Marxism is a loose designation of several twentieth-century critical theory schools of thought that sought to synthesize the philosophy and political economy of Karl Marx with the psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud.
Freund's adjuvant Freund's adjuvant is an antigen solution emulsified in mineral oil, used as an immunopotentiator (booster of the immune system). The so-called complete form (FCA) is composed of inactivated and dried mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis (the pathogenic agent of tuberculosis).
Freundeskreis der Wirtschaft The Freundeskreis der Wirtshaft, or Circle of Friends of the Economy (which became known as die Freundeskreis der Reichfuhrer SS) was a group of German industrialists whose aim was to raise funds for racial research within the Third Reich.
Freundlich equation The Freundlich Adsorption Isotherm is an adsorption isotherm, which is a curve relating the concentration of a solute on the surface of an adsorbent, to the concentration of the solute in the liquid with which it is in contact.
Frevo Frevo describes is a wide range of musical styles originating from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, all of which are traditionally associated with Brazilian Carnival. The word "frevo" is said to come frever, a working class dialectal way of pronouncing the Portuguese word ferver (to boil).
Frew Publications Frew Publications publishes Lee Falk's The Phantom comic in Australia, and formerly published other comics including Falk's earlier creation Mandrake the Magician. It operates from central Sydney and its managing director is Jim Shepherd.
Freya Stafford Freya Stafford is an Australian actress (born 21 January 1977 in Hobart, Australia) who has appeared in the television programs Head Start and White Collar Blue as central characters. She also made a guest appearance on Network Ten's The Lost World.
Freybug Freybug is a monstrous Black Dog from medieval English folklore, specifically from Norfolk. Like most supernatural black dogs, it was roughly the size of a calf, and wandered country roads terrifying travelers.
Freyja and Phoebe Coltman-West Freyja Jane Coltman-West and Phoebe Jane Coltman-West (born 2004 in Enfield, London, England) are young actresses who shared the role of Aleesha Miller in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders from December 2005 to July 2006 when the toddler left the soap.
Freyjadour Falenas Freyjadour Falenas, sometimes shortened as Frey is the protagonist in Konami's role playing game Suikoden V. He is the Royal Prince of the Queendom of Falena, and latter on, the leader of the royalist force attempting to reclaim the rule of the country after a coup d'Ă©tat.
Fri - En samling Fri - En samling is a compilation album from Swedish pop and country singer Kikki Danielsson, released on October 29 2001. The album contains songs who Kikki Danielsson recorded, self or together with other, between the years 1977-2001.
Friar Julian Friar Julian was one of a group of Hungarian Dominican friars who, in 1235, left Hungary in order to find those Magyars who — according to the chronicles — remained in the eastern homeland. After a great distance, Friar Julian reached the capital of Volga Bulgaria, where he was told that the Magyars lived only two days' travel away.
Friar Park Friar Park is the 120-room Victorian neo-Gothic mansion built by the eccentric Sir Frank Crisp near Henley-on-Thames and bought by the musician George Harrison as his new home on January 14, 1970, as he left his former home Kinfauns, in Esher.
FriĂ°rik Sophusson FriĂ°rik Sophusson or Fridrik Sophusson, (born in ReykjavĂk on October 18, 1943), is an Icelandic politician and the current director of Icelandic state-run energy firm Landsvirkjun. He graduated from the University of Iceland in 1972, as a lawyer.
Friburn & Urik Friburn & Urik is a house music duo of producers and remixers, consisting of Ronen "Friburn" Horin and Yuval Urik. In addition to their extensive remix work, they began having hits as artists on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1999.
Fricative consonant Fricatives (or spirants) are consonants produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together. These are the lower lip against the upper teeth in the case of , or the back of the tongue against the soft palate in the case of German , the final consonant of Bach.
Frick Art Reference Library The Frick Art Reference Library is a research library located at Fifth Avenue and 71st Street in New York City, a block north of the Frick Collection. The Library is housed in a thirteen-story building designed by the architect John Russell Pope.
Frick Building The Frick Building is one of the major distinctive and recognizable features of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania skyline. The tower is named after Henry Clay Frick, an industrialist coke producer who created a portfolio of commercial buildings in Pittsburgh.
Frick Collection The Frick Collection is an art museum located at 1 East 70th Street, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 70th Street, facing Central Park in Manhattan, New York City. It is housed in the former residence of steel magnate Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), which was designed by Thomas Hastings and constructed in 1913-1914.
Friction drive Friction Drive or Friction Engine is a type of motor that instead of a chain uses 2 wheels on the engine to spin the main wheel. This kind of engine is often used on scooters, mainly go-peds, in place of a chain.
Friction drum A friction drum is a musical instrument found in various forms in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. In Europe it emerged in the 16th century and was associated with specific religious and ceremonious occasions.
Friction Groove Friction Groove the band that bassist Ali McMordie joined after leaving Stiff Little Fingers. The act featued McMordie along with Alison Rolls (vocals), Mic Dover (guitars), Jon Reynolds (drums) and Mike Clowes (Keyboards), and were signed to the Atlantic Record label, where they released the single "Timebomb" and album "Black Box".
Friction hitch A friction hitch is a kind of knot used to attach one rope to another in a way that is easily adjusted. These knots are commonly used in Single Rope Technique while climbing to ascend a hanging rope by alternately hanging on one friction hitch and sliding the other up.
Friction sensitivity Friction Sensitivity is an approximation of the amount of friction or rubbing a compound can withstand before prematurely exploding. For instance, Nitroglycerin has an extremely high sensitivity to friction, meaning that very little rubbing against it could set off a violent explosion.
Friction stir welding Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is an exotic solid-state joining process (meaning the metal is not melted during the process) and is used for applications where the original metal characteristics must remain unchanged as far as possible. This process is primarily used on aluminum, and most often on large pieces which cannot be easily heat treated post weld to recover temper characteristics.
Friction welding Friction Welding (FW) is a group of solid-state welding processes using heat generated through mechanical friction between a moving workpiece, with the addition of an upsetting force to plastically displace material. Many dissimilar metal combinations can be joined and there are a number of process variations including:
Frida Betrani Frida Betrani is a Canadian actress and graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Frida's affinity for acting began at an early age, and after studying acting through her high school years, she moved to New York City and continued her studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Frida Blumenberg Frida Blumenberg (May 24, 1935) is a visual artist and sculptor working primarily in neon, acrylic, and bronze. Born in Durban, South Africa to Swedish parents, she was educated as a sculptor, painter, and goldsmith in London, where she had several solo exhibitions at the Institute of Contemporary Art.
Frida ensam Frida ensam (Frida Alone) was a solo album released in Sweden by Anni-Frid Lyngstad in 1975. The album is of interest to fans of ABBA since it was produced with the same recording and production techniques, engineers and musicians as contemporary Abba recordings.
Frida Hyvönen Frida Hyvönen (born 1977) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She is from Robertsfors, a small place just outside Umeå in the north of Sweden (which is also the hometown of the band Sahara Hotnights), and currently lives in the capital of Stockholm, Sweden.
Frida Johansson Metso Frida Johansson Metso (born in 1984 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish politician and chairperson of the Liberal Youth of Sweden (Liberala ungdomsförbundet, LUF) since 2006. She currently lives in Uppsala, where she was studying psychology at Uppsala University until she took a sabbatical from her studies on being elected.
Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo (July 61907 – July 13, 1954) was a Mexican painter who depicted the indigenous culture of her country in a style combining Realism, Symbolism and Surrealism. An active communist supporter, she was the wife of Mexican muralist and cubist painter Diego Rivera.
Friday Friday (pron. or ) is traditionally considered the sixth day of the week, falling between Thursday and Saturday, as it does in countries that adopt a Sunday-first convention (see Days of the week for more on the different conventions).
Friday hat Friday hat is a pejorative term for the yarmulke, the thin, usually slightly rounded skullcap worn by Jews. The term "Friday hat" is derived from the fact that the yarmulke is often worn on the Sabbath, which, for the Jewish people, begins on Friday evening.
Friday Hassler Raymond "Friday" Hassler (born July 29, 1935 - died February 17, 1972) was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver. He made his debut in 1960 but only drove a handful of races per year until 1967 when he drove 21 of the 49 races for Red Sharp and finished 32nd in points.
Friday Hill Friday Hill is a UK pop-rap-indie trio, formed as a result of the split of the band Blazin' Squad. Consisting of James MacKenzie (known as Kenzie), Mustafa Omer (known as Mus) and James Murray (known as James).
Friday night death slot The term Friday night death slot refers to the idea that television shows broadcast on Friday nights in the United States, face a greater than average chance of being cancelled. The term began from the belief that Americans are rarely at home to watch TV on Fridays.
Friday Night Football (Australia) In Australia, Friday Night Football is the broadcasting of both the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) Friday night matches on television. Friday Night Football is generally considered to be the biggest stage and generate the most publicity for the clubs involved in both codes.
Friday Night Games Friday Night Games was a spin-off from Big Brother Australia 2005s Friday Night Live, hosted by Mike Goldman with Bree Amer and Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald and was produced at Dreamworld, Gold Coast, Australia by Network Ten.
Friday Night Lights (film) Friday Night Lights is the 1990 book and 2004 movie that documents the coach and players of a high school football team and the economically-depressed Texas city of Odessa that supports and is obsessed with them. The book on which it is based was authored by H.
Friday Night Lights Soundtrack The Friday Night Lights Soundtrack was written by the band Explosions in the Sky and was produced by Brian Reitzell, Justin Stanley and Richard Jory June in August 2004. The band received an email from Reitzell that said, "...
Friday Night Magic Friday Night Magic (or FNM) is a format of Magic: The Gathering tournaments, held on Friday nights in gaming stores all over the world. They are designed to be a beginner-friendly introduction to organized play.
Friday on My Mind "Friday on My Mind" is a 1966 song by Australian rock group The Easybeats. Written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda, the British Invasion-style number became a worldwide hit, making #1 in Australia, #6 in the UK, #16 in the USA, and charting in several other countries.
Friday prayer Jumu'ah (Arabic: جمعة ) (also known as the Friday prayer) is a congregational prayer (salat) that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon. It replaces the dhuhr prayer performed on other days of the week.
Friday the 13th (comics) The popularity of the Friday the 13th film series and its main character, Jason Voorhees led to several comic book series based on the franchise. The first Friday the 13th comic books did not appear until 1993 when New Line Cinema acquired the franchise and licensed it out to Topps Comics.
Friday the 13th (film) Friday the 13th is a 1980 slasher film directed by Sean S. Cunningham and written by Victor Miller, admittedly made to cash in on the success of Halloween, the film's theme was to take "mom and apple pie and turn it on its head.
Friday the 13th (video game) Friday the 13th was released by LJN in April 1987 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, based on the popular slasher film series of the same name, though the game doesn't follow one particular movie. Rather, the game is a hodge-podge of selected films.
Friday the 13th Part 2 Friday the 13th Part 2 is a slasher film directed by Steve Miner, the first sequel to the Friday the 13th (1980) movie. This is the first film in the series in which the famed slasher Jason Voorhees kills, whereas the killer in the first movie was in fact Jason's mother Pamela Voorhees.
Friday the 13th Part 3 Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D is the second sequel to Friday the 13th. The movie made horror film history as the first film to feature Jason Voorhees in the hockey mask that has become synonymous with the character and his image.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives is a slasher film, the fifth sequel to the original Friday the 13th. The film was written and directed by Tom McLoughlin who made the film inspired by his love of the classic Hammer films.
Friday The Thirteenth (album) On Friday 13 June 1997, The Stranglers staged a truly unique event. To mark the twenty first anniversary of their original recording contract with United Artists, they played to a sold out Royal Albert Hall (London, UK) with an eighteen piece string orchestra (the Electra Strings).
Fridays (Cartoon Network) Fridays, originally titled Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, is the Friday night program block on Cartoon Network that showcases the channel's original animated series, with new episode premieres usually taking place in this block. Around these shows, live action segments in a studio with two hosts and an audience of children are used for continuity between the programs.
Friden Flexowriter The Friden Flexowriter, or flexowriter as on its nameplate, was a teleprinter based on a 1940s IBM product that was spun off as an independent company and later sold to the Friden Corp. It could punch and read 6-bit paper tape.
Fridge (band) Fridge are an English post-rock band, comprising schoolfriends Kieran Hebden, Adem Ilhan, and Sam Jeffers. Initially Hebden played guitar, Ilhan bass and Jeffers drums, but Hebden and Ilhan soon adopted a variety of other instruments, and by 1999's Eph the sampler was playing an increasingly important role in the group's music.
Fridhemsplan Fridhemsplan is a square in Kungsholmen, Stockholm and a major metro station by the same name, where the blue line and the green line meet. The square was named Fridhemsplan in 1935, after the major street Fridhemsgatan crossing the area.
Fridolin Heer Fridolin Heer was a Swiss born and trained architect who immigrated to the United States in 1864 and set up a practice in Dubuque, Iowa shortly there after. He was joined in his practice by his son, Fridolin Heer Jr.
Fridolin of Säckingen Saint Fridolin, otherwise Fridolin of Säckingen, traditionally believed to have been born in Ireland, was a missionary, and the founder of Säckingen Abbey, Baden, in the 6th or 7th century. He is honoured as the apostle of the Alamanns.
Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (born October 10, 1861 in Store Frøen, near Christiania - died May 13, 1930 in Lysaker, outside Oslo) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist and diplomat. Nansen was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922 for his work as a League of Nations High Commissioner.
Fried calamari Fried Calamari is a popular seafood dish served in many restaurants. It is a relatively simple dish, which consists of batter coated, deep fried calamari, usually only fried for a brief moment, often under two minutes to prevent the calamari from becoming too tough.
Fried cauliflower Fried cauliflower (also known as arnabeet me'leh) is a vegetarian dish often served cold, consisting of fried cauliflower with tahini sauce, lettuce, parsley and tomatoes, served on pita bread or sliced bread, often grilled or toasted. Variations include curried and roasted cauliflower, bell peppers, or a garlic lemon vinaigrette.
Fried clams Fried clams is a dish made by deep frying soft-shell clams that have been dipped in batter. It was allegedly invented in Essex, Massachusetts by Lawrence Dexter "Chubby" Woodman on July 3, 1916 in his small village restaurant.
Fried Coke Fried Coke is a new American snack created in 2006. It consists of balls of batter mixed with Coca-Cola syrup, which are fried and then topped with more Coca-Cola syrup, whipped cream, cinnamon sugar, and a cherry.
Fried eggplant Fried eggplant (Aubergine) (also known as Bathenjan Makli in Arabic) is a vegetarian dish often served cold, consisting of fried eggplant with tahini sauce, lettuce, parsley and tomatoes, garnished with sumac and served on pita bread or sliced bread, often grilled or toasted. Variations include bell peppers, or a garlic lemon vinaigrette.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is the name of a novel by Fannie Flagg. It is a multigenerational story of an unfulfilled housewife, Evelyn Couch, who befriends an elderly woman in a nursing home, Mrs.
Fried chicken Fried chicken is chicken which is dipped in a breaded mixture and then deep fried, pan fried, or pressure cooked. The breading seals in the juices but also absorbs the fat of the fryer, which is sometimes seen as unhealthy.
Fried pie Fried pies are a pastry dessert, similar to a pie or a turnover, but the usually fruity filling is actually wrapped in the dough, similar to the dough of a pie crust, and then fried. The result is a tasty treat enjoyed by many people who do not even like pie.
Fried-brain sandwich A fried-brain sandwich is generally a sandwich with sliced calves' brains on sliced bread. Thinly sliced fried slabs on white toast became a ubiquitous menu item in Chesterfield, Missouri, after the rise of the city's stockyards in the late 1880s, although demand there has so dwindled that only a handful of eating places still offer them.
Frieda Belinfante Frieda Belinfante (May 10 1904, Amsterdam - Apr 26 1995, Santa Fe, New Mexico) was a Dutch, half-Jewish, lesbian who gained fame as a cellist and conductor, and as a member of the Dutch Resistance during the second world war.
Frieda Harris Marguerit Frieda Harris, nee Bloxham, (1877 – May 11, 1962) was commissioned by Aleister Crowley to paint the Thoth Tarot. Although involved in the women's branch of Freemasonry – Co-Freemasonry – her interest in the occult was not deep.
Frieda Jahnke Frieda Jahnke, born in Neubrandenburg, Germany on July 9, 1906, was a guard at several concentration camps during World War II. She never married, and in 1944, she applied with the Neubrandenburg camp offices to become a prison guard.
Frieda Werden Frieda Lindfield Werden (born 1947) is co-founder and producer of the weekly radio series WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service, [which debuted in 1986 and has been in weekly syndication] for more than twenty years. Born in [[Austin, Texas, she lived in several other US cities before immigrating to Canada in 2002.
Friedemann Friese Friedemann Friese is a German board game designer, currently residing and working in Bremen. Born June 5, 1970 in Germany, his trademarks are his green-colored hair and games whose titles begin with the letter "F".
Friedensau Adventist University Friedensau Adventist University (in German "Theologische Hochschule Friedensau") is an institution run and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Germany, a protestant free church. Its courses of study and degrees are state recognized.
Friedensreich Hundertwasser Friedensreich Hundertwasser (December 15, 1928 – February 19, 2000) was an Austrian painter and sculptor. By the end of the 20th century, he was arguably the best-known living Austrian artist, though he was always controversial.
Frieder Kempe Frieder Kempe is a German scientist who designed a special metallic fabric called Farabloc that shields the human body from immediate shifts in the earth's electromagnetic field. This is based upon the concepts found in the Faraday cage which protects sensitive MRI machines from these shifts.
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