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Fujita Airlines Fujita Airlines (藤田航空 Fujita Koku) was an airline in Japan, formerly known as Nippon Yuran Airlines. The airline operated various types of propeller aircraft, including the Cessna 170, de Havilland Dove and Fokker F27.
Fujita scale The Fujita scale (F-Scale), or Fujita-Pearson scale, rates a tornado's intensity by the damage it inflicts on human-built structures and sometimes on vegetation. The rating is of the most severe damage to any well-built frame home or comparable level of damage from engineering analysis of other damage.
Fujitsu Eagle The Fujitsu M2351 "Eagle" was a hard disk drive with an SMD interface that was used on many servers in the mid-1980s. It offered an unformatted capacity of 470 MbytesNet capacity available would range between 330-380 Mbytes, depending on formatting in 10-1/2 inches (6U) of 19-inch rack space, at a retail price of about US$ 10,000.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers Fujitsu Siemens Computers is a Japanese and German IT vendor, selling consumer and business computing products in the markets of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (products marketed elsewhere are sold under the Fujitsu brand). The company is a 50/50 joint venture between Fujitsu Limited of Japan and Siemens AG of Germany and was founded in 1999.
Fujitsu VP The VP machines were Fujitsu's first commercial series of vector processing supercomputers, first released in 1983 and selling until replaced by the Fujitsu VP2000 family in 1990. Developed with government funding and released along with the NEC SX-2 and Hitachi S-820, the VP was part of an effort designed to wrest control of the supercomputer market from the collection of small US-based companies like Cray Research and Convex Computer.
Fujitsu VP2000 The VP2000 were the second series of vector processor supercomputers from Fujitsu. They replaced their earlier Fujitsu VP series machines starting in 1990, and sold for a short period before being replaced by various massively parallel machines.
Fujiwara clan The Fujiwara family (藤原氏 Fujiwara-uji) was a powerful family of regents in Japan who had a sort of monopoly to the Sekkan positions, Sesshō and Kampaku. The founder Nakatomi no Kamatari (614-669) was given the surname Fujiwara by Emperor Tenji.
Fujiwara no Akisue Fujiwara no Akisue (藤原顕季) (1055 – 27 September (6 September, old style) 1123) was a noted Japanese poet and nobleman, at the end of the Heian period, son of Fujiwara Takashi Kei (藤原隆経). He was a member of the famous poetic and aristocratic clan, the Fujiwara.
Fujiwara no Asatada Fujiwara no Asatada (910-966, Japanese: 藤原朝忠, also 中納言朝忠, Chunagon Asatada) was a middle Heian waka and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals and one of his poems is included in the famous anthology Hyakunin Isshu.
Fujiwara no Atsutada Fujiwara no Atsutada (906-943, Japanese: 藤原敦忠, also 権中納言敦忠, Gonchunagon Atsutada) was a middle Heian waka and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals and one of his poems is included in the famous anthology Hyakunin Isshu.
Fujiwara no Fuhito Fujiwara no Fuhito (藤原不比等: 659–720) was a powerful member of the imperial court of Japan during the Asuka and Nara periods. Second son of Fujiwara no Kamatari (or, according to one theory, of Emperor Tenji), he had sons by two women, and those sons were the founders of the four principal lineages of the Fujiwara clan: the South, North, Ceremonial, and Capital lineages.
Fujiwara no Hidesato Fujiwara no Hidesato (藤原英聡) was a kuge (court bureaucrat) of tenth century Heian Japan. He is famous for his military exploits and courage, and is regarded the common ancestor of the Ōshū branch of the Fujiwara clan, the Yūki, Oyama, and Shimokōbe families.
Fujiwara no Kanezane Fujiwara no Kanezane (1149-1207, also known as KujĹŤ Kanezane) is the founder of the KujĹŤ family (at the encouragement of Minamoto no Yoritomo), although some sources cite Fujiwara no Morosuke (908-960) as its founder.
Fujiwara no Korenari Fujiwara no Korenari (藤原惟成)(953-989) was a Japanese courtier of the Heian era. A son of Fujiwara no Koretada, he served the Emperor Kazan and joined the Emperor in entering the Kazan-in monastery in 986.
Fujiwara no Koretada Fujiwara no Koretada (藤原 伊尹; 924 - 972), also known as Koremasa, was a kugyo (Japanese aristocrat) who served as regent. He is usually credited with solidifying the dominance of Fujiwara family in imperial court.
Fujiwara no Morozane Fujiwara no Morozane (Japanese language: 藤原師実 ふじわらの もろざね) (1042 - March 14, 1101) was a regent of Japan and a chief of the Fujiwara clan during the late Heian period. He was known as Kyōgoku dono (Lord Kyōgoku) or Go-Uji dono (the Later Lord Uji, 後宇治殿).
Fujiwara no Sukemasa Fujiwara no Sukemasa (藤原佐理)(944-998) was a son of Fujiwara no Atsutoshi, and a renowned Japanese calligrapher of the Heian period. He is honored as one of the Sanseki, a group of outstanding calligraphers.
Fujiwara no Teika Fujiwara no Teika (Japanese: 藤原定家), also known as Fujiwara no Sadaie or Sada-ie"Sadaie" is another reading of 定家; "...there is the further problem, the rendition of the name in romanized form.
Fujiwara no Tsugutada Fujiwara no Tsugutada (藤原 継縄; 727 - 796), the second son of Toyonari, was a kugyo (Japanese noble) of the end of Nara period and the beginning of Heian period who served as the Minister of the Right (Udaijin, 右大臣) for Emperor Kammu. His wives were Kudara no Konikishi Myoshin (百済王明信) who was a grand daughter of Kudara no Konikishi Kyofuku (百済王敬福) and Rume no Iratsume (留女之女郎) who was a daughter of Otomo no Tabito (大伴旅人) and a younger sister of Otomo no Yakamochi (大伴家持).
Fujiwara no Yasuhira Fujiwara no Yasuhira (藤原 泰衡; 1155 - 89) was the fourth ruler of Northern Fujiwara in Mutsu Province, Japan, the second son of Hidehira. Against his father's will, he first hid Yoshitsune in escape but later killed him, fearing the possibility of Yoritomo's intervention.
Fujiwara no Yorimichi (990-1074), son of Fujiwara no Michinaga, succeeded his father to the position of Sessho in 1017, and then went on to become Kampaku from 1020 until 1068. In both these positions, he acted as Regent to the Emperor, as many of his ancestors & descendants did; the Fujiwara clan had nearly exclusive control over the regency positions for over 200 years.
Fujiwara no Yoritada Fujiwara no Yoritada (藤原 頼忠; 924 - 989), the second son of Saneyori, was a kugyo (high-ranked Japanese noble) who served as regent. His poet son Fujiwara no Kintō compiled the Shūi Wakashū, and also a collection of Chinese verse and prose (~600 selections) and 25 Japanese poems in his Wakan Rōeishū, a widely-admired collection that helped spread the influence of Chinese culture (and especially the poetry of Bai Juyi) in the Japanese Imperial court.
Fujiwara no Yoshikane Fujiwara no Yoshikane (藤原義懐) (957-1021) was a Japanese Heian era courtier. A son of Fujiwara no Koretada, he served under Emperor Kazan before joining his brother Korenari, and the Emperor in becoming monks, in 986.
Fujiwara-kyō Fujiwara-kyō (藤原京), also known as Fujiwara no Miya, was the Imperial capital of Japan's Yamato clan for sixteen years between 694 and 710. It was located in Yamato Province, specifically, present-day Kashihara in Nara prefecture.
Fuk Tak Chi Temple The Fuk Tak Chi Temple (Chinese: 福德祠) is the oldest Chinese temple in Singapore, built in 1824 by Hakka and Cantonese immigrants five years after the founding of the modern city in 1819. Dedicated to Tua Peh Kong, it belongs to the Shenist sect, thus catering to the religious needs of both Confucianists and Buddhists.
Fuk Wa Street Fuk Wa Street (福華街) is a street in Cheung Sha Wan and Sham Shui Po, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. Part of the street is a street market with numerous stalls selling varieties of goods like old books and clothes.
Fuke Zen Fuke Zen (Japanese: 普化禅) was a branch of Zen Buddhism which existed in Japan from the 13th century until the late 19th century. Fuke monks were noted for playing the shakuhachi flute as a form of meditation.
Fukiage, Kagoshima Fukiage (吹上町; -chou) was a town located in Hioki District, Kagoshima, Japan. On May 1, 2005 the town merged with three other towns forming the city of Hioki and no longer exists as an independent municpality.
Fukoku kyōhei Fukoku kyōhei (Kyūjitai: 富國强兵; Shinjitai: 富国強兵), "Enrich the country, strengthen the military", originally a phrase from the ancient Chinese historical work on the Warring States Period, Zhan Guo Ce (Kanjigen, Gakken Co., Ltd.
Fukubukuro Fukubukuro (福袋, also known as "lucky bags" or "mystery bags") is a Japanese New Year's Day custom where merchants make grab bags filled with unknown random contents and sell them for a substantial discount, usually 50% or more of the list price of the items contained within. The low prices are usually done to attract customers to shop at that store during the new year.
Fukuda Doctrine The Fukuda Doctrine was asserted by the late Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda. In 1977, while on a tour of the ASEAN member states, the former prime minister made a speech in Manila in which he articulated Japan's foreign policy that later became known as the Fukuda Doctrine.
Fukuda Tokuzō Fukuda Tokuzō (福田 徳三 Fukuda Tokuzō, * February 12, 1874, † May 8, 1930) was a pioneer of modern Japanese Economics. He introduced Economic Theory and Economic History for the Social Policy School and the Younger Historical school of economics.
Fukude Cat is a fictitious person who appears in "White Paper in a Wen", a comics work of Suffers Also from Fujino. Although he could have not pass a high school since results had been poor and changed into the state of leaving behind, the certificate document from the Peal Moritaka School is received later.
Fukuchiyama Line The is a railway line of West Japan Railway (JR West) between Osaka and Fukuchiyama, Japan. Although Amagasaki is the line's official southeastern terminus, all trains continue east to Osaka and beyond on the JR Kobe Line, or to Gakkentoshi Line via TĹŤzai Line.
Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Fukuchiyama (福知山市; -shi) is a city located in northern Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, on the Yura River. It is about 25 km inland from the Sea of Japan at the southern end of the Fukuchiyama Valley, and is surrounded by mountains to the south, west, and east.
Fukuoka Sanix Blues , formerly Fukuoka Sanix Bombs, is a Japanese rugby union team based in Munakata, Fukuoka prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. Founded in April 1994 (Heisei 6), the team rose rapidly through the Kyūshū leagues and was in the Top League for the first season (2003-4) as Kyūshū's sole representative, but lost a relegation battle with Kintetsu Liners 42-45 and was demoted.
Fukuoka-Kitakyushu Fukuoka-Kitakyūshū is one name given to an area of land that is centered on the cities of Fukuoka and Kitakyushu in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. Usually these cities are referred to separately, and they each have their own economic areas (Fukuoka toshiken and Kitakyushu toshiken).
Fukuoka, Gifu Fukuoka (福岡町; -chou) was a town located in Ena District, Gifu, Japan. On February 13, 2005 the town merged with five other towns and villages from the district into the expanded city of Nakatsugawa, Gifu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Fukurokuju In Japan, Fukurokuju (福禄寿) (from Japanese fuku, "happiness"; roku, "wealth"; and ju, "longevity") is one of the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese mythology. It has been theorized that he is a Japanese assimilation of the Chinese Three Star Gods (either Fuk, Luk and Sau or Fu, Lu and Shou) embodied in one god.
Fukuryu Suicide divers (Japanese:伏龍, Fukuryu "Crouching dragons") were a part of the Special Attack Units prepared to resist the invasion of the Home islands by Allied forces. They were armed with a mine containing 15 kilograms of explosive, fitted to a 5 meter bamboo pole.
Fukushima Masanori (1561-1624) was a samurai of the late Sengoku Period to early Edo Period. A retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he fought in the battle of Shizugatake in 1583, and soon became known as one of Seven Spears of Shizugatake which also included Kato Kiyomasa and others.
Fukushima-ku, Osaka Fukushima (福島区, -ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It contains many small and medium sized factories, and its vicinity to the Umeda commercial district has led to the construction of various outlet malls and condominiums.
Fukutsuru Fukutsuru or Fukutsuru 068 was a wagyu bull shipped from Japan to Snake River Farms in the United States in the early 1990s. Fukutsuru fathered countless cattle and gave birth to today's Kobe beef industry of the U.
Fukuyama, Kagoshima Fukuyama (福山町; -chou) was a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan. On November 7, 2005, the town merged with the city of Kokubu and five other towns from the district forming the city of Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist and founder of the Keio University whose ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the period known as the Meiji Era. He is regarded as one of the most influential thinkers in Japan and during the Meiji Restoration, which is source of pride for many modern day Japanese people.
Ful medames Ful medames (Arabic: فول مدمس) is one of the national dishes of Egypt, often eaten at breakfast. It consists of fava beans slow-cooked in a copper pot (for some reason, other types of metal pots don't produce the right type of flavor) that have been partially or completely mashed.
Fula language The Fula language is a language of West Africa, spoken by the Fulɓe (Fula or Fulani people) from Senegambia and Guinea to Cameroon and Sudan. It is also spoken as the first language by the Tukulor in the Senegal River Valley and as a second language by peoples in other areas.
Fula people The Fula or Fulani is an ethnic group of people spread over many countries in West Africa, from Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali in the west to Cameroon and as far as Sudan in the east. They refer to themselves as Fulɓe (singular pullo).
Fulacht fiadh A Fulacht fiadh ( or fulacht fian; plural: fulachtaĂ­ fia or, in older texts, fulachta fiadh) is a type of archaeological site found in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man, surviving as a low horseshoe-shaped mound of charcoal-enriched soil and heat shattered stone with a slight depression at its centre showing the position of the pit. They are generally accepted to have been used as an outdoor cooking area, though larger examples may have served as bathing pits or steam baths.
Fulani War The Fulani War of 1804-1810, also known as the Fulani Holy War or Jihad of Usman dan Fodio, was a military conquest in present day Nigeria and Cameroon. Expelled from Gobir by his former student Yunfa in 1802, Islamic reformer Usman dan Fodio assembled a Fulani army to lead in jihad against the Hausa kingdoms of the north.
Fulbright & Jaworski The international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP is one of the largest law firms in the United States with nearly 1,000 attorneys in over 50 practice areas. The firm was founded in Houston in 1919 by R.
Fulbright Award The Fulbright Award is a scholarship awarded as part of the Fulbright Program to foster international research and collaboration. Established in 1946, the Fulbright Program aims to increase mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries, through the exchange of persons, knowledge and skills.
Fulbright Program The Fulbright Program is a program of educational grants (Fulbright Fellowships and Fulbright Scholarships), founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright, and sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State, governments in other countries, and the private sector.
Fulcanelli Fulcanelli (dates of birth and death unknown) is almost certainly a pseudonym assumed, in the late 19th century, by a French alchemist and esoteric author, whose identity is still debated by some. He is also called the Master Alchemist.
Fulda (district) Fulda is a Kreis (district) in the north-east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Wartburgkreis, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Rhön-Grabfeld, Bad Kissingen, Main-Kinzig, Vogelsbergkreis.
Fulda Gap The Fulda Gap is a section of territory between the former East German border and Frankfurt, (West) Germany. Named for the nearby town of Fulda, the Fulda Gap was of immense strategic importance during the Cold War.
Fulda Symphonic Orchestra The Fulda Symphonic Orchestra (German: Fuldaer Symphonisches Orchester) is an orchestra based in Fulda, Germany. The group was founded in 1999 by Karsten AĂźmann (orchestra manager), Albert FlĂĽgel (concertmaster), Dorothea Heller (co-principal woodwind player), and the music director Simon Schindler; AĂźmann and Schindler were only 21 and 23 at the time.
Fulfillingness' First Finale Fulfillingness' First Finale is a landmark album by Stevie Wonder, released on July 22, 1974 (see 1974 in music). It was the fourth of five consecutive albums widely hailed as his "classic period", along with Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, and Songs in the Key of Life.
Fulgencio Batista General Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (pronounced ) (January 16, 1901 – August 6, 1973) was the de facto military leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1940, and thus the eminence gris of Cuban politics for that period of time, and the de jure President of Cuba from 1940 to 1944 after having won election. He then became the country's leader after staging a coup, from 1952 to 1959.
Fulgentius of Ruspe Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe (Thelepte, 462 or 467–1 January, 527 or 533) was bishop of the city of Ruspe, North Africa, in the 5th and 6th century who was canonized as a Christian saint. He began his professional life as a civil servant in the government of Rome and gave that up to enter the monastery.
Fulgurite Fulgurites (from the Latin fulgur meaning thunderbolt) are natural hollow carrot-shaped glass tubes formed in quartzose sand or soil by lightning strikes. In the right kind of sand the extreme heat generated will form silica glass shapes that trace the path of the lightning.
Fulham (UK Parliament constituency) Fulham was a parliamentary constituency based around the London district of Fulham. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1918 and from 1955 to 1997.
Fulham Academy The Fulham Academy, headed by John Murtough, runs along the lines of many of the English football academies as deemed appropriate by the national governing body, the FA. Players dealt with by the academy can be aged as young as nine years old.
Fulham Correctional Centre Fulham Correctional Centre is a medium security Australian prison located in Hopkins Rd, Sale, Victoria, Australia. The prison consists of mainstream medium security cell blocks, a drug and alcohol treatment unit and a protection unit.
Fulham L.F.C. Fulham WFC, also known as Fulham LFC, is a Ladies Football Club (LFC) formerly associated with Fulham Football Club. The team were dissolved as of May 16, 2006, but was later re-established with independence from Fulham F.
Fulham Palace Fulham Palace in London (formerly in Middlesex), England, is of medieval origin. The land on which Fulham Palace now stands can be traced back as far as 700AD, when ownership passed on to the Bishop of Waldhere, and was the main residence of the Bishop of London from the eighteenth century until 1973.
Fulham Railway Bridge Fulham Railway Bridge crosses the River Thames in London. It is very close to Putney Bridge, and carries the London Underground District Line between Putney Bridge station on the North, and East Putney station on the South.
Fulham Road Fulham Road is a street in London, England, that runs from the A219 road in right in the centre of Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, through Chelsea to Brompton Road and the A4 in Brompton, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Fuling District Fuling District (涪陵) is a district of Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China. The place name means "Fu (River) Cemetery" because some rulers of the State of Ba were originally buried there.
Fuling Jiabing Fuling Jiabing (茯苓夹饼) is a traditional specialty snack food of Beijing. It is a pancake-like, thin white piece of snack made of flour sugar and Fuling sandwiching some contents made from nuts, honey and its like.
Fulk FitzWarin Fulk FitzWarin (also called Fulke or Fouke FitzWaryn or FitzWarren) was a medieval landed gentleman turned outlaw, from Whittington Castle in Shropshire. The traditional story of his life survives in an "ancestral romance", extant in English, French and Latin versions, which is based on a lost verse romance.
Fulk I of Anjou Fulk I of Anjou, called the Red, was son of viscount Ingelger of Angers, and was the first count of Anjou from 898 to 941. He increased the territory of the viscounty of Angers and it became a county around 930.
Fulk III of Anjou Fulk III (972 – 21 June 1040), called Nerra (that is, le Noir, "the Black") after his death, was Count of Anjou from 21 July 987 to his death. He was the son of Geoffrey Greymantle and Adelaide of Vermandois.
Fulk of VendĂ´me Fulk of Nevers (died 1066), known as Foulques l'Oison (meaning the Goose, the Fool, or the Idiot), was the count of VendĂ´me from 1028 until his expulsion in 1032 and again from 1056 to his death. He was the second son of Bodon of Nevers and Adela of Anjou.
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, de jure 13th Baron Latimer and 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke (3 October 1554 – 30 September 1628), known before 1621 as Sir Fulke Greville, was a minor Elizabethan poet, dramatist, and statesman.
Fulkerson Prize The Fulkerson Prize for outstanding papers in the area of discrete mathematics is sponsored jointly by the Mathematical Programming Society (MPS) and the American Mathematical Society (AMS). Up to three awards of $1500 each are presented at each (triennial) International Symposium of the MPS.
Full Auto 2: Battlelines Full Auto 2: Battlelines is the second Full Auto game and the first to appear exclusively on the PlayStation 3 console, and the PlayStation Portable handheld console, developed by Pseudo Interactive and published by Sega.
Full bleed Full bleed is printing from one edge of the paper to the other without the standard borders by which most personal printers are limited. This is useful for printing brochures, posters, and other marketing materials.
Full bust Full bust is the body measurement which is measures the circumference of woman's torso at the level of breasts. It is measured by keeping the measurement tape in horizontal level and taking it around the body so that it goes over the nipples and under the arms.
Full Belly Project The Full Belly Project Ltd is a non-profit organization based out of Wilmington, North Carolina, which designs labor-saving devices to improve the lives of people in developing countries. At present one of their primary objectives is to increase the cost effectiveness of peanut agriculture as a means of sustainable development in those countries, through the development of affordable appropriate technology which they place in the public domain.
Full Blown Chaos Full Blown Chaos is a metalcore band from Floral Park, Queens, New York. Building a following opening for bands such as Hatebreed and Sepultura in the early 2000's, they were signed to Stillborn Records, and went on the road with the Heavyweights of Hardcore 2 tour, along with Diecast, Agnostic Front, and Hatebreed.
Full communion Full communion is a term used in Christian ecclesiology to describe relations between two distinct Christian communities or Churches that, while maintaining some separateness of identity, recognise each other as sharing the same communion and the same essential doctrines.
Full contact karate Full contact karate has many different derivatives but two main fundamental styles. One is similar to other competition karate where targets are specified and a clear strike to that target gain a full or half point.
Full cost accounting Full cost accounting (FCA) generally refers to the process of collecting and presenting information (costs as well as advantages) for each proposed alternative when a decision is necessary. Costs and advantages may be considered in terms of environmental, economical and social impacts.
Full count In baseball and softball, a full count is the common name for a count where the batter has three balls and two strikes. The term may derive from older scoreboards, which had three spaces for balls and two for strikes, since this is the maximum number of each that can be achieved before some type of play must occur.
Full custom Full custom design is a methodology for designing integrated circuits by specifying the layout of each individual transistor and the interconnections between them. The alternative to full custom design is the use of standard cell libraries.
Full Circle (Doctor Who) Full Circle is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from October 25 to November 15, 1980. The serial is the first of three loosely connected serials known as the E-Space Trilogy and introduces Matthew Waterhouse as the Doctor's newest companion, Adric.
Full Circle (film) Full Circle: The Making of Quidam is a collage of snippets filmed during the week prior to the premiere performance of Quidam by Cirque du Soleil (runtime 22:30; copyright 1996 by Telemagik 201Q01A). Excerpts of the description on the back of the carton state:
Full Circle Temple Full Circle Temple (also known as the Women's Temple, or the Goddess Temple) is a place of worship and community center for women located in Portland, Oregon. It was founded on November 11, 1995 by a Portland businesswoman who converted her former futon shop for use by the local community as a space open to women, girls, and male children under the age of two.
Full Circle with Michael Palin Full Circle with Michael Palin is the title of a 1997 documentary television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation. Hosted by Michael Palin of Monty Python's Flying Circus fame, Full Circle was one of a series of programmes in which Palin made far-flung trips around the world.
Full Collection of Russian Chronicles The Complete Collection of Russian chronicles (, abbr. PSRL) is a series of volumes collecting all the medieval manuscripts of the chronicles of Kievan Rus and other East Slavic states, with various editions published in Imperial Russia, the Soviet Union, and Russia.
Full Cycle Recordings Full Cycle Recordings is a record label based in Bristol, England specialising in drum and bass. The label is a sister label of V Recordings andis owned and run by Daniel Cawsman (DJ Die), Paul Southey (DJ Suv), Keith Thompson (DJ Krust) and Ryan Williams (Roni Size).
Full disclosure In computer security, full disclosure means to disclose all the details of a security problem which are known. It is also a philosophy of security management completely opposed to the idea of security through obscurity, and that is what this article discusses.
Full disk encryption Full disk encryption (or whole disk encryption) is a kind of disk encryption software or hardware which encrypts every bit of data that goes on a disk. The term "full disk encryption" is often used to signify that everything on a disk including the operating system is encrypted.
Full dress Full dress uniform is a special military uniform reserved for parade or other ceremonial occasions. Prior to World War I (1914–18) most armies of the world retained uniforms of this type that were usually more colorful and elaborate than the ordinary duty ("undress") or the increasingly drab active service ("field") uniforms.
Full Devil Jacket Full Devil Jacket was an alternative metal band that started as the Voodoo Hippies when Josh Brown, Mike Reaves, Kevin Bebout, and Keith Foster all met at Josh Brown’s brother’s tattoo shop in Jackson, TN. Jonathan Montoya was the last addition to the band as the second guitarist.
Full Disclosure (short film) Full Disclosure is a 2005 short film about a man who decides to try dating with a policy of "Full Disclosure", revealing all his faults, big and small, to people he dates on the first date. Movie tagline: "Wouldn't you rather find out now?
Full English breakfast A Full English breakfast, or fry-up, is a traditional breakfast meal that originated in England and is popular throughout the United Kingdom. Fry-ups are no longer an everyday occurrence in most British households (unlike Irish breakfast) although they occupy an important place in the English concept of the morning meal and are the predominant business of many greasy spoon cafés as well as generally being offered to tourists as traditional fare in hotels, guest houses and Bed and Breakfasts.
Full face diving mask A full-face diving mask is a type of diving mask that seals the whole of the diver's face from the water and contains a mouthpiece or demand valve that provides the diver with breathing gas. The full face mask has several functions: it lets the diver see clearly underwater, it provides the diver's face with some protection from cold and polluted water, it increases breathing security and provides a space for equipment that lets the diver can communicate with the surface support team.
Full fairing Full fairing is the term used for covering bicycles with a canopy, for all-weather or mainly rain protection. As opposed to a velomobile, which is a permanently enclosed bicycle, a bicycle with full fairing is a regular bicycle, which is fitted with an extra source providing the rider with protection from the wind and rain.

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