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Fungi of Australia Compared with many other nations and continents, the knowledge of the fungal flora of Australia is meagre. Unlike many countries with centuries of accumulated knowledge both cultural and later scientific, Australia has lacked input on both.
Fungicide A Fungicide is one of three main methods of pest control- chemical control of fungi in this case. Fungicides are chemical compounds used to prevent the spread of fungi in gardens and crops, which can cause serious damage to the plants.
Fungo A fungo bat is specially designed bat used by baseball and softball coaches for practice purposes. The bat is not designed to hit thrown or pitched balls, rather it is designed to hit balls tossed up in the air.
Fungus (XM) Fungus, branded on air as Fungus 53, is a punk/hardcore/ska radio station on XM Satellite Radio, launched in early 2004. The channel is one of nine on XM that is marked with an xL, indicating frequent explicit language.
Fungus Amongus Fungus Amongus is the first publicly released album produced by the rock band Incubus, released November 1, 1995 on Stopuglynailfungus Music On Chillum, Incubus' own independent label. It was later re-released under Sony on November 7, 2000 after popular demand.
Fungus gnat Fungus gnats are small, dark, short-lived flies, of the families Sciaridae and Mycetophilidae (order Diptera), whose larvae feed on plant roots or fungi and aid in the decomposition of organic matter. The adults are 2-5 mm long, and are important pollinators, and can also help spread mushroom spores.
Fungus Rock Fungus Rock, which also has the affectionate Maltese name 'Il-Ä ebla tal-Ä eneral' (the General's Rock), is a small islet, 60 metres high massive lump of limestone in the entrance to an almost circular black lagoon in Dwejra, on the island of Gozo, Maltese archipelago.
Fungus the Bogeyman Fungus the Bogeyman (1977) is a critically acclaimed children's graphic novel by British artist Raymond Briggs. It follows one day in the life of the titular character, a working class Bogeyman with the mundane job of scaring human beings.
Funicular A funicular (from Latin, funiculus, the diminutive of funis, "rope") also called funicular railway, inclined railway, inclined plane, or, in the United Kingdom, a cliff railway, is a type of self-contained cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a very steep slope, utilizing one ascending and one descending tram cabin to counterbalance eachother.
Funicular de Gelida The Funicular de Gelida (Gelida funicular) is a funicular railway in the municipality of Gelida in Catalonia, Spain. The line connects Gelida station, on the RENFE (Spanish National Railways), with the town centre of Gelida, which is at a higher level.
Funiculars of Lyon The Funiculars of Lyon (Funiculaires de Lyon) is a network of funicular railways in Lyon, France. Of the five lines once in existence, two remain with the rest of network now integrated within the Lyon underground system.
Funiculì, Funiculà Funiculì, Funiculà is a famous song written by Italian journalist Peppino Turco and set to music by Italian composer Luigi Denza in 1880. It was composed to commemorate the opening of the first funicular on Mount Vesuvius.
Funj people The Funj are an ethnic group in present day Sudan. Their origins are not clearly known, but they are recorded as moving into Nubia from the Sudd to the south in the early sixteenth century, fleeing the pressure of the Shilluk.
Funj sultanate of Sinnar The Funj sultanate of Sinnar, also Sennar, was a sultanate in the north of Sudan, named Funj after the ethnic group of its dynasty or Sinnar (or Sennar) after its capital, which ruled a substantial area of northeast Africa between 1504 and 1821.
Funk (album) Funk is an album released in 2002 by Korean pop rock band Bulldog Mansion. It is most notable for featuring the song "Happy Birthday to Me," which was used in the SamBakZa Flash cartoon "There she is!!
Funk dance Funk Styles or funk dance refer to dance styles that are primarily danced to funk music. More specifically they can be used for a group of street dance styles that originated in California in the 1970s, mainly popping and locking.
Funk metal Funk metal (sometimes typeset differently such as funk-metal) is a fusion genre of music which emerged in the 1980s. It typically incorporates hard-driving heavy metal guitar riffs, the pounding bass rhythms characteristic of funk, and sometimes hip hop-style rhymes into an alternative rock approach to songwriting.
Funk-N-Bonk Funk-N-Bonk is an underground rap song by Memphis underground rap legend, Playa Fly, was made originally in 1997, the track was put on Playa Fly's sophomore album, Movin' On. In the chorus after the second verse, they says,
Funk-O-Tron Funk-O-Tron LLC was a publisher of independent American comic books written by its founder Robert Kirkman. Titles which the company published include Battle Pope (2000) and Battle Pope Presents: Saint Michael (2001).
Funkcore Funkcore is a music genre or movement derived from a fusion of hardcore punk and funk. Most often, hard, loud, fast guitars are featured, but unlike in most rock music, it does not overpower the bass, which is heavy and driving.
Funkdoobiest Funkdoobiest is a Latin rap group from Los Angeles. The original members are Son Doobie (Jason Vasquez), a Puerto Rican rapper, and DJ Ralph M (Ralph Medrano), a Chicano DJ, and Tomahawk Funk (Tyrone Pacheco) of the Lakota nation.
Funking Conservatory The Funking Conservatory is a professional wrestling school run by wrestling legend Dory Funk, Jr.. Located in a gymnasium owned by Funk in Ocala, Florida, it trains wrestlers according to the "Dory Funk Method" of professional wrestling.
Funkmaster Flex Funkmaster Flex, born in New York (August 5th), is a popular hip hop DJ on New York's Hot 97 radio station, where his weekly show has a 10% market share.[citation needed] He is known for being the first to release exclusive records in the hip hop world.
Funkology Funkology™ (the study of Funk) is a trademarked term created by Pop-Rock-R&B singer Whitney Wolanin and used to describe her album of 13 hit songs, Funkology XIII. Funkology XIII was co-produced by Whitney Wolanin- Funk Brothers Bass Legend Bob Babbitt and Producer- Grammy voting member Vincent Wolanin
Funkstörung Funkstörung (German for "transmission interference", sometimes also spelt Funkstorung) is Christian de Luca and Michael Fakesch, a duo of IDM musicians (producers) hailing from Rosenheim, Germany. They are known for rhythmically complex but melody driven music, similar to the late 1990s work of Autechre, although their latest work incorporates elements of hip hop as well as pop music.
Funktronica Funktronica (sometimes electro-funk or Nu Funk) was coined in the early 2000s to refer to styles which combine funk beats and sometimes jazz instrumentation with electronic music. Like the terms electronica and funk, funktronica is a loosely defined umbrella musical style.
Funkturm Berlin The Berliner Funkturm or Funkturm Berlin (Radio Tower Berlin) is a transmitting tower in Berlin, built between 1924 and 1926 by Heinrich Straumer. It is nicknamed "der lange Lulatsch" ("the lanky lad") and is one of the best-known points of interest in the city of Berlin.
Funky Aztecs The Funky Aztecs are a rap group from Northern California, best-known for collaborating with Tupac Shakur on the track "Slippin' Into Darkness". Members included Sapo-Loco, John Dillinger, Toker, Keng Art, Dapper Dan, Brotha Luv, Pee-Wee, Indio, Shake the Undertaka, and Merciless.
Funky Cold Medina "Funky Cold Medina" is a hip hop song written by Young MC and performed by Tone LĹŤc, and was the second single from his album Loc'ed After Dark (1989). The single was released on March 18, 1989 and rose to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1989.
Funky Dory (song) "Funky Dory" is the second single from Funky Dory, the debut solo album by Rachel Stevens, released towards the end of 2003. It was produced by David Eriksen for Murlyn Music, and received a mixed reception from pop-music critics.
Funky Dragon Funky Dragon (Welsh: Draig Ffynci) is a youth organisation in Wales, which describes itself as the Children and Young People's Assembly for Wales. It is a peer-led organisation which provides opportunities for young people up to the age of 25 to have their voices heard on issues that affect them.
Funky Drummer "Funky Drummer" (also known as "The Funky Drummer") is a funk instrumental recorded by James Brown and his band. The recording's drum solo, performed by drummer Clyde Stubblefield, is one of the most frequently sampled rhythmic breaks in hip hop and drum and bass music.
Funky Kong Funky Kong is a fictional character created by Rare, and added to the Donkey Kong franchise in Donkey Kong Country. He has since appeared in Donkey Kong Country 2, Donkey Kong Land 2, Donkey Kong Country 3, Donkey Kong 64, and most recently in DK-King of Swing.
Funky Koval Funky Koval is a 3-part Polish science fiction/detective story/political fiction genre comic book published in People's Republic of Poland in the 1980s. It gained a cult following and is still recognized as one of the best Polish comics.
Funky Monks Funky Monks is the title of a 1991 documentary (also the title of a song from the 1991 album "Blood Sugar Sex Magik") about the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and the recording of their hugely successful 1991 Warner Bros. debut Blood Sugar Sex Magik which was produced by Rick Rubin and recorded in a supposedly haunted house which Rubin now owns.
Funky Skunk Funky Skunk, a remix album released in late summer 2005, has been framed within the project Public Works billed as a DJ Shadow/Obey reconstruction and co-production between Josh Davis (DJ Shadow) and Shepard Fairey, in concordance with a product line of shirts, stickers and box set.
Funkytown "Funkytown" is the name of a 1980 song by the disco band Lipps Inc. The song expresses the pinings for a metaphorical place "that keeps [one] movin', keeps [one] groovin' with some energy" and is considered by many to be one of the last hit songs of the disco era.
Funland Funland is a comedy / thriller serial, produced by the BBC that was first screened from Sunday 23 October 2005, on the digital channel BBC Three. Created by Jeremy Dyson (of The League of Gentlemen) and Simon Ashdown, the series consists of a sixty-minute opening episode followed by ten half-hour installments.
Funnel cake Funnel cake or funnelcake is a regional specialty food originally associated with the Pennsylvania Dutch region of the United States. Funnel cakes are popular around the United States at ballparks, fairs and festivals.
Funnel cloud A funnel cloud is a funnel-shaped cloud of condensed water droplets, associated with a rotating column of air and extending from the base of a cloud (usually a cumulonimbus or towering cumulus cloud) but not reaching the ground or a water surface. A funnel cloud is usually visible as a cone-shaped or needlelike protuberance from the main cloud base.
Funneling Funneling, is a term for the act of using a large funnel, or beer bong, to rapidly consume a large amount of beer, or similar alcoholic beverage, as a sort of drinking game. The inherent challenge is to swallow the rapid flow of beer without spilling it.
Funny Bones Funny Bones is a 1995 comedy-drama film made by Hollywood Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures. It was written, directed and produced by Peter Chelsom, co-produced by Simon Fields, and co-written by Peter Flannery.
Funny Bunnies Funny Bunnies is a comic strip created by American cartoonist Cyrus Oliver II. Funny Bunnies was first published in March of 2006 in The Ottawa Herald of Ottawa, Kansas and is now available on the Ottawa Herald's website and on its own official website.
Funny Cide Funny Cide is a champion American thoroughbred race horse bred at Bill Casner and Kenny Troutt's WinStar Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, and foaled on April 20, 2000 at the McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbred Farm, owned by Joe and Anne McMahon in the upstate New York town of Saratoga Springs. His sire is the emerging Distorted Humor-.
Funny Games (2007 film) Funny Games is the announced American remake of the 1997 Austrian thriller of the same name. Original writer/director Michael Haneke (Cache and La Pianiste) is attached as director and Australian actress Naomi Watts is currently in negotiations to take over the role of Anne originally played by Susanne Lothar and Tim Roth to play George.
Funny Ha Ha Funny Ha Ha is an independent film that follows the exploits of the film's recently graduated protagonist Marnie as she tries to find a temporary job and win the attention of a college friend named Alex (who is already in a relationship), while trying to cut down on her beer consumption. Shot on 16 mm film on an ultra-low budget, it provides a glimpse into the lives of twenty-somethings as they try to come to terms with life after college and the future responsibilities of adulthood, if only to put them off for as long as they can.
Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun) "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" is the seventh and final single released by American R&B singer Janet Jackson from her third album Control. "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" was released in the U.
Funny Money Funny Money, now a movie starring Chevy Chase, was one of the many farces written by Ray Cooney. It premièred at The Churchill Theatre, Bromley, London, England, in 1994, followed by a successful two-year run in the West End.
Funnybones Funnybones, based on the Funnybones books by Janet & Allan Ahlberg and illustrated by Andre Amstutz, were originally broadcast in the UK in 1992 produced by S4C and BBC, and featured the adventures of a family of skeletons. There was a Mummy Skeleton named Little, a Daddy Skeleton named Big and a Dog Skeleton named Dog.
Funo, Hiroshima Funo (布野村; -son) was a village located in the former Futami District, Hiroshima, Japan. On April 1, 2004, the village merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Funoon Funoon is the landmark Urdu journal published by Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi from Lahore, Pakistan since 1963.In past four decades, Funoon] has proved to be one of the most respected literary magazines in the history of Urdu language.
Funpause Funpause was a French casual game development studio, founded by Emmanuel Marty and Jerome Grandsire, later joined by Jean-Marc Lederman and Julianne Regan. After difficult beginnings, Funpause found its stride, and the studio published two back-to-back hits, Atlantis and Fairies.
Funredes FUNREDES (acronym in Spanish for Networks-and-Development-Foundation) is a Non-Governmental Organization, dedicated to the dissemination of New Information and Communication Technologies (NICT) in developing countries, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean. The in collaboration with International Organizations, NGO's, the States, Administrations, and public or private institutions, with the objective of contributing to regional development and integration.
Funtime Comics Funtime Comics is a group formed in 1991 by a group of comic artists and enthusiasts from the University of Canterbury. Since then it has grown to provide a forum for promotion and discussion of comics by writers and artists throughout New Zealand.
Funtley Funtley – formerly known as Fontley – is a village that has been eaten up by the suburban sprawl of Fareham, Hampshire, England. Originally it grew due to the development of a quarry there, used to extract the clay that was then turned into bricks—the famous Fareham Red.
Fuorigrotta Fuorigrotta (Italian: "Beyond the grotto") is a western suburb of Naples, southern Italy, beyond the Posillipo hill and joined to the main body of Naples by two traffic tunnels through that hill since the early 20th century. (As well, an ancient Roman tunnel, the Crypta_napoletana, has been reopened for visitors.
Fuqi Feipian Fuqi Feipian (夫妻肺片, literally Married Couple's Slices of Lung) is a popular Sichuan dish - often served cold - which is made of thinly-sliced beef, beef lung/stomach/tongue (the latter two are more common in the US), and a generous amount of spices, including Szechuan pepper. True to its roots, the desired taste should be both spicy and mouth-numbing.
Fuqua The surname Fuqua is said to derive ultimately from a Franco-Germanic word meaning "guardian folk." The current spelling, and its siblings Fuquay and Fewquay, are Anglicisations of the French Fouquet.
Fur The term fur refers to the body hair of non-human mammals also known as the pelage (like the term plumage in birds). Fur comes from the coats of animals; the animal's coat may consist of short ground hair, long guard hair, and, in some cases, medium awn hair.
Fur (film) Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (also known as Fur) is a 2006 film starring Nicole Kidman as iconic American photographer Diane Arbus, who was known for her strange, disturbing images. She committed suicide in 1971.
Fur brigade The Fur Brigade were convoys of Canadian Indians fur trappers who traveled between their home trading posts, usually by canoe or, in certain prairie situations, by horse, to a larger post. For example, they might travel to Hudson Bay or James Bay from their inland home territories.
Fur fetishism Fur fetishism is a fetishistic attraction to people wearing fur, or in certain cases, to the garments themselves. Doraphilia is a generic term for an attraction to fur, skin or leather: see also leather fetishism.
Fur language The Fur language (Fur bèle fòòr or fòòraŋ bèle, Arabic فوراوي Fûrâwî; sometimes called Konjara by linguists, after a former ruling clan) is the language of the Fur of Darfur in western Sudan. It belongs to the Fur branch of the Nilo-Saharan phylum.
Fur languages The "Fur languages" constitute a small, closely related first-order subgroup within the Nilo-Saharan languages: Fur in western Sudan with 500,000 speakers and Amdang in eastern Chad (also called Mimi) with 5,000 speakers.
Fur Rendezvous Festival The Fur Rendezvous Festival (usually called Fur Rendezvous, Fur Rondy, or simply Rondy) is an annual winter festival held in Anchorage, Alaska in late February. The self-styled "largest winter festival in North America", Fur Rendezvous is highly anticipated by many Anchorage-area residents as marking the beginning of the end of a long winter and the approach of spring.
Fur seal Fur seals make up one of the two distinct groups of mammals called "seals". Both the fur seals and the true seals are members of the Pinnipedia, which is usually regarded as a suborder of the order Carnivora but sometimes as an independent order.
Fur-bearing trout The fur-bearing trout (or furry trout) is a fictitious creature supposedly native to the northern regions of North America, particularly Canada, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and the Great Lakes. The basic claim (or tall tale) is that the waters of lakes and rivers in the area are so cold that a species of trout has evolved which grows a thick coat of fur to maintain its body heat.
Fura-2 Fura-2 is a ratiometric fluorescent dye which binds to free intracellular calcium. Fura-2 is excited at 340 nm and 380 nm of light, and the ratio of the emissions at those wavelengths is directly correlated to the amount of intracellular calcium.
Furan Furan, also known as furane and furfuran, is a heterocyclic organic compound, produced when wood, especially pine-wood, is distilled. Furan is a clear, colorless, very volatile and highly flammable liquid with a boiling point close to room temperature.
Furan River Furan (also written as: Furens) is a small river in central France (Loire department), right tributary of the river Loire. It flows through the city Saint-Étienne and flows into the Loire in the small town Andrézieux-Bouthéon.
Furanolactone A furanolactone is a heterocyclic chemical compound that contains both a lactone and a furan ring structure. Examples include the hallucinogenic compound salvinorin A and the potential chemopreventive compound columbin.
Furazane Furazanes are organic compounds obtained by heating the glyoximes (dioximes of ortho-diketones) with alkalis or ammonia. Dimethylfurazane is prepared by heating dimethylglyoxime with excess of ammonia for six hours at 165° C.
Furbles Furbles is the name of interactive mathematics software designed and written by Alec McEachran. It started as a small Macromedia Flash application, with not many functions, but the idea of Furbles has remained the same.
Furbo, County Galway Furbo (Na Forbacha in Irish) is a village in Connemara in County Galway which lies along the coast between Barna and Spiddal. Although officially in the Gaeltacht, English is more commonly used in day to day life.
Furby A Furby is an electronic toy made by Tiger Electronics which went through a brief period of being a "must-have" toy following its launch in the holiday season of 1998. Quickly selling out at stores, many people would wait in line for hours to be the first in the door on a day when a store expected to display a new shipment.
Furcula The furcula ("little fork" in Latin) is a forked bone found in birds and some theropod dinosaur species, formed by the fusion of the two clavicles. It first appears in the fossil record in the archosaur LongisquamaIn birds, its function is the strengthening of the thoracic] [[skeleton to withstand the rigors of flight.
Furculachelys nabeulensis The Tunisian Spur-Thighed tortoise (Furculachelys nabeulensis) belongs to the spur-thighed group, but has been considered a new species since 1990. They are often still referred to as Testudo graeca, but this covers a wide variety of sub-species that have very different environmental and morphological factors.
Furdale, Saskatchewan Furdale, Saskatchewan is an unincorporated village adjacent to the southern city limits of Saskatoon, west of Highway 219 and on the east bank of the South Saskatchewan River. The population of the community is approximately 1,300.
Fureai kippu Fureai kippu (in Japanese characters ふれあい切符 or in a rough English translation: Caring Relationship Tickets) is a Japanese community currency created in 1995 by the Sawayaka Welfare Foundation so that people could earn credits helping seniors in their community.
Furesø Lake Furesø is a lake in Northeastern Zealand, Denmark. It defined Farum municipality's southeast border and is the site of Nicolai Eigtved's 18th century small pleasure pavilion for Privy Councillor Johan Sigismund Schulin on the Furesø Lake called Frederiksdal Pavilion.
Furesø municipality As of January 1, 2007 Furesø 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 Farum and Værløse municipalities.
Furfur In demonology, Furfur (other spelling: Furtur) is a powerful Great Earl of Hell, being the ruler of twenty-six legions of demons. He is a liar unless compelled to enter a magick triangle; then he gives true answers to every questions speaking with a rough voice.
Furfuryl alcohol Furfuryl alcohol, also called 2-furylmethanol or 2-furancarbinol, is an organic compound containing a furan substitited with a hydroxymethyl group. It is a clear colorless liquid with a faint burning odor and a bitter taste.
Furia Musical Furia Musical is a Mexican music magazine published by Editorial Televisa, which includes articles and gossip about the famous singers in this genre. The magazine currently has Mexico and USA editions as well as an awards show ("Premios Furia Musical") that is broadcast by Televisa, GalavisiĂłn and Univision.
Furies (Xena) The Furies are Greek mythology characters from the television show Xena: Warrior Princess. They are portrayed by Asa Lindh (Alecto), Celi Foncesca (Tisiphone I), Annmarie Dennis (Tisiphone II), Graciela Heredia (Megaera I), and Smeta Choto (Megaera II).
Furikake Furikake 振り掛け (ふりかけ) is any dry Japanese condiment meant to be sprinkled on top of rice. It typically consists of a mixture of dried and ground fish, sesame seeds, chopped seaweed, sugar, salt, and monosodium glutamate.
Furin Furin is a protease of animal cells that is similar in structure to the bacterial protease subtilisin. Furin is enriched in the Golgi apparatus, where it functions to cleave other proteins into their mature/active forms.
Furinalia The Furinalia were Roman festivals instituted in honour of Furina, the goddess of robbers among the Romans; they took place on July 25. This goddess had a temple at Rome, and was served by a particular priest, who was one of the fifteen Flamens.
Furinkazan Furinkazan (Japanese: ふうりんかざん, kanji:風林火山), literally "Wind, Forest, Fire and Mountain", was the battle flag used by a Sengoku period daimyo named Takeda Shingen, quoting The Art of War: "Move as swift as a wind, stay as silent as forest, attack fierce like fire, unmovable defence like a mountain."
Furious Angels Furious Angels is the first album by Rob Dougan, released in mid-2002 in the UK and in mid-2003 in the US and Europe. It was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for "Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package".
Furious Pig Furious Pig were a British band active briefly during the post-punk era. They formed in Totnes in Devon, and initially employed traditional rock instruments, but largely rejected these in favour of a mostly a cappella style, which was essentially a highly orchestrated form of chanting.
Furl (sailing) Furling refers to stowing or dousing a boat's sail by flaking (folding), packing (like stuffing a spinnaker into a turtle), roller furling or just lowering it onto the deck. Nowadays, it is becoming more common to use the term "furling" to refer to reefing a sail that is part of a roller furling system.
Furlana The furlana (also spelled furlane, friulana, forlana) is an Italian folk dance from Campieli, and often credited to the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It dates at least to 1609, and became popular in the mid-1780s.
Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy The Furman Center is a joint center at New York University School of Law and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service. The Furman Center was established in 1994 to create a place where people interested in affordable housing and land use issues could turn to for factual, objective research and information (See About Furman Center).
Furman University Furman University is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian, liberal arts university in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1826, Furman enrolls approximately 2,600 undergraduate and 500 graduate students on its 750 acre (3 km²) campus.
Furmint Furmint is a variety of wine grape from the Pontian Balcanica branch of Vitis vinifera, used for white wines. The name Furmint is taken from the word "froment" for the wheat-gold color of the wine it produces.
Furna (Brava), Cape Verde Furna (also translated in ALUPEC or ALUPEK), is a port community in the island of northeastern part of the Brava, Cape Verde. The area around Furna are surrounded by mountains to the southwest and is linked with a road linking to the island capital of Vila Nova Sintra and the rest of the island.
Furna (Fogo), Cape Verde Furna (also in Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK and Fogo Crioulo (Djarfogo)), is a village located approximately 10 km northeast of the island capital of Sao Filipe and west of Cova Figueira in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, Furna are linked with the road linking the island capital and Cova Figueira.
Furnace anneal Furnace annealing is a process used in semiconductor device fabrication which consist of heating multiple semiconductor wafers in order to affect their electrical properties. Heat treatments are designed for different effects.
Furnace Creek 508 Furnace Creek 508 is an ultramarathon bicycle race that takes place annually each October since 1989 in Southern California. Its route starts in Santa Clarita, California (25 miles north of Los Angeles), goes northeast to the northern terminus of Death Valley, traverses Death Valley in the southern direction and ends at Twentynine Palms, California.

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