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Futurians The Futurians were an influential group of science fiction fans, editors and writers. The Futurians were based in New York City and were a major force in the development of science fiction writing and science fiction fandom in the years 1937-1945.
Futuribles International Futuribles International (formerly Association Internationale Futuribles) is a Paris-based international, independent, private non-profit organization network on future studies. It was created in 1960 by Bertrand de Jouvenel while the "Centre d’études prospectives" was created by Gaston Berger in 1957.
Futurism (art) Futurism was a 20th century art movement, not to be confused with Futurist - trend watching. Although a nascent Futurism can be seen surfacing throughout the very early years of the twentieth century, the 1907 essay Entwurf einer neuen Ă„sthetik der Tonkunst (Sketch of a New Aesthetic of Music) by the Italian composer Ferruccio Busoni is sometimes claimed as its true jumping-off point.
Futurism (Christian eschatology) Futurism is an interpretation of the Bible in Christian eschatology placing the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Book of Revelation and the Book of Daniel generally in the future as literal, physical, apocalyptic and global. Other views place the fulfillment of such prophecies in the past as literal, physical and local (Preterism; Historicism), or in the present as non-literal and spiritual (Idealism).
Futurist (album) Futurist is an album released in 2005 by Alec Empire. It is the follow up to 2001's Intelligence and Sacrifice and is notable for the fact that the use of electronics for which Empire is famed is reduced in favour of guitars and drum beats, giving the album a much more punk/metal sound than its predecessor.
Futurist meals Futurist meals is derived from the Manifesto of Futurist Cooking (1930). The Futurist movement recognized that "men think, dream and act according to what they eat and drink" so cooking and eating needed to become subservient to the proper aesthetic experience that Futurism favored.
Futurists Futurists is a term used to describe management science consultants who practice systems thinking to advise private and public orgainizations on diverse global trends, risk management and emerging market opportunities. Some countries call these interdisciplinary practitioners Futurologists.
Futuro Futuro is a round, prefabricated house designed by Matti Suuronen, about 100 were built during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The distinctive flying saucer like shape and airplane hatch entrance has made the houses popular among collectors.
Futuroscope The Parc du Futuroscope is a French theme park based upon multimedia, cinematographic and audio-visual techniques of the future. It has several 3D cinemas along with other attractions and shows, some of which are the only examples in the world.
Futuwa Futuwa (sometimes translated as "courage", "chivalry" or "manliness") is a name of Sufi Islamic virtue that has some similarities to chivalry and charity. Futuwa emphasize honesty, peacefulness, gentleness, generosity even in poverty, avoidance of complaints and hospitality in life.
Fuwa The Fuwa () are the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. They were announced by the National Society of Chinese Classic Literature Studies on November 11, 2005 at an event marking the 1000th day before the opening of the games.
Fuyang, Anhui Fuyang () is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. It borders Bozhou to the northeast, Huainan to the southeast, Lu'an to the south, and the province of Henan on all other sides.
FuyĂĽ GĂŻrgĂŻs language FuyĂĽ GĂŻrgĂŻs or Fu-Yu Kirgiz is the easternmost Turkic language. It is spoken in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, in and around FuyĂĽ County, Qiqihar, which is located approximately 300 km northwest of Harbin.
FuyuCon FuyuCon is a British anime convention that is to take place in October 2007. It is being organized by the East Midlands Anime Group, and is planned to take place in Nottingham from October 19 to October 21, 2007.
Fuyumi Ono Fuyumi Ono (小野不由美 Ono Fuyumi) is a Japanese novelist who is best known for writing the Twelve Kingdoms (ĺŤäşŚĺ›˝č¨ - JĹ«ni Kokki) series, on which a popular anime is based. Her name after marriage is Fuyumi Uchida (内田不由美 Uchida Fuyumi), but she writes under her maiden name.
Fuzhou (; BUC: HĂłk-ciĹ; EFEO: Fou-Tcheou; also seen as Foochow or Fuchow) is the provincial seat and the largest prefecture-level city of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is also referred to as Rongcheng 榕城 which means "city of banyon trees.
Fuzhou, Jiangxi Fuzhou () is a prefecture-level city in Jiangxi province of the People's Republic of China. Its name has been officially changed to Linchuan, probably to set it apart from the much better known Fuzhou nearby in Fujian.
Fuzion universal edition Fuzion universal edition (Fuzion UE) is the set of rules for RPG created by Sarunas, Sharpas, Reptailas, Trolis, Jonas, Ezellor. Fuzion UE is based on Fuzion RPG system but designed to use in medieval, ancient and fantasy campaigns.
Fuzzballs Fuzzballs, also called Stringy Stars, are String Theory's equivalent of black holes. In recent years physicists have delved into how strings could interconnect to create black holes; the result are large, very flaccid discs, which would not have a point sized singularity that is the essence of the modern black hole.
Fuzzbuzz 'Fuzzbuzz' is a series of educational books designed for school age children with learning difficulties. It's based on phonic and high frequency words and is a good scheme to use with any child that needs a boost of the basics.
Fuzzy agent In computer science a fuzzy agent is a software agent that implements fuzzy logic. This software entity interacts with its environment through an adaptive rule-base and can therefore be considered as a type of intelligent agent.
Fuzzy associative matrix A fuzzy associative matrix expresses fuzzy logic rules in matrix form. These rules usually take two variables as input, mapping cleanly to a two-dimensional matrix, although theoretically a matrix of any number of dimensions is possible.
Fuzzy backup A fuzzy backup is a secondary (or backup) copy of data file(s) or directories that were in one state when the backup started, but in a different state by the time the backup completed. This may result in the backup copy being unusable because of the data inconsistencies.
Fuzzy concept A fuzzy concept is a concept of which the content or boundaries of application vary according to context or conditions. Usually this means the concept is vague, lacking a fixed, precise meaning, without being meaningless altogether.
Fuzzy control system A Fuzzy control system is a control system based on fuzzy logic - a mathematical system that analyzes analog input values in terms of logical variables that take on continuous values between 0 and 1, in contrast to classical or digital logic, which operates on discrete values of either 0 and 1 (true and false).
Fuzzy dice Fuzzy dice, known in the British Isles as furry dice or fluffy dice, are an automotive decoration consisting of two plush dice which hang from the rear-view mirror. The classic style of fuzzy dice is white dice with black dots, roughly 3 inches on a side, although a wide variety of colors and sizes are now available in automotive supply and novelty stores.
Fuzzy electronics Fuzzy electronics is an electronic technology that uses fuzzy logic, instead of the two-value logic more commonly used in digital electronics. It has a wide range applications, including control systems and artificial intelligence.
Fuzzy felt Fuzzy Felt was a popular toy for very young children in the 1950's created by Lois Allan of the UK in 1920. The toys consist of a flocked backing board onto which a number of felt shapes are placed to create different pictures.
Fuzzy game In combinatorial game theory, a fuzzy game is a game which is incomparable with zero game: it is not greater than 0, which would be a win for Left; nor less than 0 which would be a win for Right; nor equal to 0 which would be a win for the second player to move. It is therefore a first-player win.
Fuzzy logic Fuzzy logic is derived from fuzzy set theory dealing with reasoning that is approximate rather than precisely deduced from classical predicate logic. It can be thought of as the application side of fuzzy set theory dealing with well thought out real world expert values for a complex problem (Klir 1997).
Fuzzy measure theory Fuzzy measure theory considers a number of special classes of measures, each of which is characterized by a special property. Some of the measures used in this theory are plausibility and belief measures, fuzzy set Membership function and the classical probability measures.
Fuzzy routing Fuzzy routing is the application of fuzzy logic to routing protocols, particularly in the context of ad-hoc wireless networks and in networks supporting multiple quality of service classes. It is currently the subject of research.
Fuzzy set Fuzzy sets are an extension of classical set theory and are used in fuzzy logic. In classical set theory the membership of elements in relation to a set is assessed in binary terms according to a crisp condition — an element either belongs or does not belong to the set.
Fuzzy wuzzy angels The Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels was the name given by Australian troops to a group of Papua New Guinean people who, during World War II, assisted and escorted injured Australian troops down the Kokoda trail. "Fuzzy Wuzzy" was originally used by British soldiers in the 19th century as a name for Hadendoa warriors on the Red Sea coast of the Sudan, and referred to their elaborate butter-matted hairstyles.
Fuzzy Warbles Volume 1 Fuzzy Warbles Volume 1 is the first volume in the Fuzzy Warbles series released in December 2002. The Fuzzy Warbles Series brings together demos, rarities and side projects from XTC founding member Andy Partridge.
Fuzzy Warbles Volume 2 Fuzzy Warbles Volume 2 is the second volume in the Fuzzy Warbles series released in December 2002. The Fuzzy Warbles Series brings together demos, rarities and side projects from XTC founding member Andy Partridge.
Fuzzy Warbles Volume 3 Fuzzy Warbles Volume 3 is the third volume in the Fuzzy Warbles series released in February 2003. The Fuzzy Warbles Series brings together demos, rarities and side projects from XTC founding member Andy Partridge.
Fuzzy Warbles Volume 4 Fuzzy Warbles Volume 4 is the fourth volume in the Fuzzy Warbles series released in February 2003. The Fuzzy Warbles Series brings together demos, rarities and side projects from XTC founding member Andy Partridge.
Fuzzy Warbles Volume 5 Fuzzy Warbles Volume 5 is the fifth volume in the Fuzzy Warbles series released in September 2004. The Fuzzy Warbles Series brings together demos, rarities and side projects from XTC founding member Andy Partridge.
Fuzzy Warbles Volume 6 Fuzzy Warbles Volume 6 is the sixth volume in the Fuzzy Warbles series released in September 2004. The Fuzzy Warbles Series brings together demos, rarities and side projects from XTC founding member Andy Partridge.
Fuzzy Warbles Volume 7 Fuzzy Warbles Volume 7 is the seventh volume in the Fuzzy Warbles series released in September 2006. The Fuzzy Warbles Series brings together demos, rarities and side projects from XTC founding member Andy Partridge.
Fuzzy Warbles Volume 8 Fuzzy Warbles Volume 8 is the eighth volume in the Fuzzy Warbles series released in September 2006. The Fuzzy Warbles Series brings together demos, rarities and side projects from XTC founding member Andy Partridge.
Fuzzy Wuzzy Fuzzy Wuzzy was the term used by British colonial soldiers for the nineteenth century Hadendoa warriors supporting the Sudanese Mahdi. Fuzzy Wuzzies are remembered today primarily for a popular English children's rhyme, and for a poem by Rudyard Kipling.
FuzzyCLIPS FuzzyCLIPS is a fuzzy logic extension of the CLIPS (C Language Integrated Production System) expert system shell from NASA. It was developed by the Integrated Reasoning Group of the Institute for Information Technology of the National Research Council of Canada and has been widely distributed for a number of years.
FU Orionis In stellar evolution, FU Orionis objects (or FUors) are pre-main sequence stars which display an extreme change in magnitude and spectral type. One example is the star V1057 Cyg, which became 6 magnitudes brighter and went from spectral type dKe to F supergiant.
FUBAR: The Album FUBAR: The Album is the companion record to the 2002 Canadian film FUBAR: The Movie. With the exception of the tracks "Garden of Evil/Garden Gate of Evil" and "Rock and Roll is My Guitar", none of the songs featured are actually heard in the film.
FUBAR: The Movie FUBAR is a 2002 mockumentary film, directed by Michael Dowse, based on the lives of two lifelong friends and head-bangers living out their lives, constantly drinking beer. It first debuted at the Sundance Film Festival where it won the award as the Official Selection of the Festival.
FUDOFSI FUDOFSI (French: Fédération Universelle des Ordres, Fraternités et Sociétés Initiatiques), headed by Constant Chevillon (1880-1944), was a federation of independent esoteric orders similar to FUDOSI, but strongly opposed to the other group.
FUDOSI FUDOSI or FUDOESI (Fédération Universelle des Ordres et Sociétés Initiatiques in French, Federatio Universalis Dirigens Ordines Societatesque Initiationis in Latin), founded on August 14, 1934, in Brussels (Belgium), was a federation of autonomous esoteric orders and societies.
FUEL Design FUEL design group was founded in 1991 by Stephen Sorrell (born Maidstone 1967), Damon Murray (born London 1967) and Peter Miles (who left the group in 2004). The founder members all studied greaphic design at the Royal College of Art.
FUNDAEC FUNDAEC, the acronym in Spanish for “The Foundation for the Application and Teaching of the Sciences”, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that focusses on training and development in the rural areas of Colombia and other countries in Latin America. It was created in 1974 in Colombia by a group of scientists and professionals led by Farzam Arbab, a renowned physicist who had arrived as a visiting professor to the Universidad del Valle in 1970.
FUNimation Entertainment FUNimation Entertainment (previously known as FUNimation Productions) is an American entertainment company formed by Gen Fukunaga in the early 1990s to produce, merchandise and distribute anime and other entertainment properties in the United States and international markets. On May 11 2005, FUNimation was acquired by Navarre CorporationNavarre Corporation Acquires FUNimation, and Provides Financial Update and Guidance - May 11, 2005 Navarre press release.
FUNimation Channel The FUNimation Channel is a 24-hour anime network that showcases some of FUNimation's properties. OlympuSATNavarre's FUNimation Entertainment Announces the FUNimation Channel - September 29, 2005 Navarre press release.
FUNLIB FUNLIB was a games application package for IBM minicomputers of the 1970s and 1980s, specifically, the IBM System/34 and the IBM System/36. This application contained "ASCII art" (although technically the coding system was EBCDIC) as well as demonstration programs, card games, "space" games, other games, biorhythm charts, calendars, and poster-making tools.
FUTBOLIN FUTBOLIN (FUll Transfer By Optimized LINe-by-line methods): Multi-level multiple scattering radiative transfer model for the calculation of line-by-line atmospheric emission/transmission spectra in planetary atmospheres. It has been developed by Javier Martin-Torres (AS&M.
FUTON bias FUTON bias stands for 'Full Text On the Net' bias and refers to the failure in academic research, when researchers tend to search and read what is available online, and ignore relevant studies that are available offline in printed format only. Very few libraries in general have a full range of journals available, and if the article is available, it may be only in microfilm or microfiche format.
FUTOP FUTOP Clearing Center A/S, is the screen-traded, Danish derivatives market that merged with the Copenhagen Stock Exchange in 1997, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the exchange. In 2003 CSE merged with the OMX exchanges.
FUTURES Tour The FUTURES Tour, known for sponsorship reasons as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in the United States. It began in Florida in 1981 as the "Tampa Bay Mini Tour," but has since become a national tour that has been designated as the "official developmental tour," of the main U.
FUVEST FUVEST (from Portuguese Fundação Universitária para o Vestibular, "Universitary foundation for Vestibular") is a Brazilian autonomous institution connected to the University of São Paulo responsible for its vestibular examinations. For that reason, USP's vestibular itself is usually called "Fuvest".
FV107 Scimitar FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle, although sometimes classed as a light tank used by the British Army. It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion but mounts a high velocity 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon instead of a 76 mm cannon.
FV432 The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s it has been the most common variant used for transporting infantry on the battlefield.
FV433 Abbot SPG FV 433 Field Artillery, Self-Propelled "Abbot" is the artillery variant of the British Army FV 430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Using much of the chassis of the FV 432 but with a fully rotating turret at the rear housing the 105 mm gun.
Fwa River The Fwa is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in west Africa, flowing through Kasai-Oriental province. The river is a tributary of the Lubu River, which is a tributary to the Sankuru River, in the southeastern Congo River drainage basin.
FWAK A FWAK — false wisdom and knowledge — is a bogus FAQ, generally written on the subject of a particular video game for the purpose of humor but sometimes also to deliberately mislead (and often both). The name FWAK is a play on the pronunciation of FAQ (fwack versus fack).
FX (TV network) FX (shorter for Fox Extended Networks) is the name of a number of related subscription TV channels owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group. The network's most popular shows are the Emmy-nominated trio of The Shield, Nip/Tuck, and Rescue Me.
FX (UK) FX is a British TV channel owned by Fox, launched in 2004 and originally branded as FX289 in reference to its Sky Digital EPG number. The channel was moved to 270 in May 2005, and dropped the 289 part of its name.
FX Fighter FX Fighter is a 3D fighting video game released in 1995. One of the first realtime 3D fighting games to be developed for the PC and Super Nintendo Entertainment System, only the PC CD-ROM version for MS-DOS was released.
FX-05 Xiuhcoatl The FX-05 "Xiuhcoatl" (Fire Serpent in the Nahuatl language) is an assault rifle, based on the G-36 assault, designed and built by the Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército with machinery and technology bought from Heckler & Koch. Its currently in use by the
FX8010 The FX8010, is a DSP architecture, designed for realtime audio effects, designed by E-mu, around their EMU10K1 chip. One key feature of the architecture, is not providing any branching insctructions, but rather running the whole program in a sample locked constant loop, ie a constant number of instructions is executed per sample.
FXCM Forex Capital Markets (FXCM) supplies online trading services for retail speculators in the foreign exchange market and is one of the largest non-bank foreign currency markets that specializes solely in spot FX. The company has 78,000 clients and over 400 institutional customers from more than 80 countries.
FXMarketSpace FXMarketSpace is a 50/50 joint venture between Reuters and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) to provide an anonymous, centrally-cleared FX marketplace for global and regional banks, asset managers, corporations, hedge funds and other market makers. It is set to launch in the first quarter of 2007 with spot trading capabilities, with options and futures available soon after, and testing begins in December of 2006.
Fyansford, Victoria Fyansford is a suburb on the western edge of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, named after Captain Foster Fyans who came to Geelong as a Police magistrate in October, 1837. Fyansford is one of the earliest places of settlement in the Geelong region.
Fylde peninsula The Fylde is a roughly square-shaped peninsula in western Lancashire, England. It is an alluvial plain, bound by Morecambe Bay to the north, the River Ribble to the south, the Irish Sea to the west, and the Forest of Bowland hills to the east.
Fylgja A fylgja (literally: she who follows; plural:fylgjur) was, according to Scandinavian mythology, a supernatural creature which accompanied a person. It usually appeared in the form of an animal, and as it was believed to correspond to a person's character or way of living, it can be conceived of as a form of a person's soul, separate from the body.
Fylmz Festival The Fylmz Festival has made its mark as a new independent film festival out of Nashville, TN, offering distribution and a $100,000 prize for Best Feature Film. A $3,500 prize for Best Short Film will also be awarded, according to Fylmz.
Fyodor Fyodor is the pseudonym of network security expert, open source programmer, writer, and self-proclaimed hacker Gordon Lyon. He authored the open source Nmap Security Scanner and numerous books, web sites, and technical papers focusing on network security.
Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (Russian: Фёдор МихаĚйлович ДоŃтоеĚвŃкий, IPA: , sometimes transliterated Dostoyevsky ) ( – ) is considered one of the greatest Russian writers. His works have had a profound and lasting effect on twentieth-century literature.
Fyodor Gavrilov Fyodor Gavrilov was a Russian painter active in the second half of the eighteenth century. His portrait of Nikita Kozhin, recorded as having been painted in 1767, is held in the Kalinin Regional Picture Gallery.
Fyodor Isodorovich Kuznetsov Fyodor Isodorovich Kuznetsov (Фёдор ĐŃидорович ĐšŃзнецов) (1898-1961), Colonel General, was a military commander of the Soviet Union. During the Great Patriotic War he commanded a number of Fronts and Armies.
Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin Count Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin (also Apraxin, Russian: Фёдор Матвеевич ĐпракŃин) (October 27 1661 - November 10 1728, Moscow) was one of the first Russian admirals who governed Estonia and Karelia from 1712 to 1723, presided over the Russian Admiralty since 1718 and commanded the Baltic Fleet since 1723.
Fyodor Okhlopkov Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov (; born on March 2, 1908 in the village of Krest-Khaldzhay of what is now Tomponsky Ulus of the Sakha Republic, Russia, died on May 28, 1968) was a Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with as many as 429Â kills.
Fyodor Pavlovich Reshetnikov Fyodor Pavlovich Reshetnikov () ( - December 13, 1988) was a prominent Soviet painter. A preeminent practitioner of "socialist realism", Reshetnikov was recognized by the government for his work and was a member for three and a half decades of the Russian Academy of Arts.
Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy Count Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy () (10 February 1783 – 17 April 1873) was a Russian artist who served as Vice-President of the Imperial Academy of Arts for forty years (1828-1868). His works — wax-reliefs, watercolours, medallions, silhouettes - are distinguished by cool detachment and a spare and economical classicism.
Fyodor Shcherbatskoy Fyodor Ippolitovich Shcherbatskoy or Stcherbatsky (1866-1942) was a Russian Indologist who, in large part, was responsible for laying the foundations in the Western world for the scholarly study of Buddhist philosophy.
Fyodor Tolbukhin Fyodor Ivanovich Tolbukhin (June 16, 1894 - October 17, 1949) (Russian: Фёдор Đванович ТолбŃхин), Soviet military commander, was born into a peasant family in the province of Yaroslavl, north-east of Moscow. He volunteered for the Imperial Army in 1914 at the outbreak of World War I.
Fyodor Uspensky Fyodor Ivanovich Uspensky or Uspenskij (Russian: Фёдор Đванович ĐŁŃпенŃкий) was the preeminent Russian Byzantinist in the first third of the 20th century. His works are considered to be among the finest illustrations of the revival of Byzantine studies in the pre-revolutionary Russia.
Fyrish Monument The Fyrish Monument is a monument built in 1782 on Fyrish Hill (Cnoc Fyrish), in Fyrish near Evanton, Easter Ross, Scotland, on the orders of Sir Hector Munro, a native lord of the area who had served in India as a general. As the local population were being cleared off their land to make way for sheep, employment was a problem and so it was built to give the locals some work.
Fyrk A fyrk was a monetary unit used in Sweden in the 15th to 17th century, with a value of between 1/6 and 1/2 öre. The word is derived from Middle Low German vereken (vierichen) and ultimately from ver or vier, a monetary unit (from vier, "four").
Fyrkantserien Fyrkantserien (also Fyrväpplingstävlingen and Serien Stockholm-Göteborg) was an interim Swedish football league played 1918 and 1919 as Svenska Serien wasn't played. It featured four teams, two from Stockholm and two from Gothenburg.
FYM Freight Yard Manager - or FYM as it is commonly abbreviated - is a Freeware, 2D Railroad Simulation programmed in Visual Basic and DirectX by Jim Hill. It focuses on Railroad Yard Operations within the US and Canada, with the player viewing satellite images of real-life yards.
Futuribles International Futuribles International (formerly Association Internationale Futuribles) is a Paris-based international, independent, private non-profit organization network on future studies. It was created in 1960 by Bertrand de Jouvenel while the "Centre d’études prospectives" was created by Gaston Berger in 1957.
Futurism (art) Futurism was a 20th century art movement, not to be confused with Futurist - trend watching. Although a nascent Futurism can be seen surfacing throughout the very early years of the twentieth century, the 1907 essay Entwurf einer neuen Ă„sthetik der Tonkunst (Sketch of a New Aesthetic of Music) by the Italian composer Ferruccio Busoni is sometimes claimed as its true jumping-off point.
Futurism (Christian eschatology) Futurism is an interpretation of the Bible in Christian eschatology placing the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Book of Revelation and the Book of Daniel generally in the future as literal, physical, apocalyptic and global. Other views place the fulfillment of such prophecies in the past as literal, physical and local (Preterism; Historicism), or in the present as non-literal and spiritual (Idealism).
Futurist (album) Futurist is an album released in 2005 by Alec Empire. It is the follow up to 2001's Intelligence and Sacrifice and is notable for the fact that the use of electronics for which Empire is famed is reduced in favour of guitars and drum beats, giving the album a much more punk/metal sound than its predecessor.
Futurist meals Futurist meals is derived from the Manifesto of Futurist Cooking (1930). The Futurist movement recognized that "men think, dream and act according to what they eat and drink" so cooking and eating needed to become subservient to the proper aesthetic experience that Futurism favored.
Futurists Futurists is a term used to describe management science consultants who practice systems thinking to advise private and public orgainizations on diverse global trends, risk management and emerging market opportunities. Some countries call these interdisciplinary practitioners Futurologists.
Futuro Futuro is a round, prefabricated house designed by Matti Suuronen, about 100 were built during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The distinctive flying saucer like shape and airplane hatch entrance has made the houses popular among collectors.
Futuroscope The Parc du Futuroscope is a French theme park based upon multimedia, cinematographic and audio-visual techniques of the future. It has several 3D cinemas along with other attractions and shows, some of which are the only examples in the world.
Futuwa Futuwa (sometimes translated as "courage", "chivalry" or "manliness") is a name of Sufi Islamic virtue that has some similarities to chivalry and charity. Futuwa emphasize honesty, peacefulness, gentleness, generosity even in poverty, avoidance of complaints and hospitality in life.
Fuwa The Fuwa () are the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. They were announced by the National Society of Chinese Classic Literature Studies on November 11, 2005 at an event marking the 1000th day before the opening of the games.
Fuyang, Anhui Fuyang () is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. It borders Bozhou to the northeast, Huainan to the southeast, Lu'an to the south, and the province of Henan on all other sides.
FuyĂĽ GĂŻrgĂŻs language FuyĂĽ GĂŻrgĂŻs or Fu-Yu Kirgiz is the easternmost Turkic language. It is spoken in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, in and around FuyĂĽ County, Qiqihar, which is located approximately 300 km northwest of Harbin.
FuyuCon FuyuCon is a British anime convention that is to take place in October 2007. It is being organized by the East Midlands Anime Group, and is planned to take place in Nottingham from October 19 to October 21, 2007.
Fuyumi Ono Fuyumi Ono (小野不由美 Ono Fuyumi) is a Japanese novelist who is best known for writing the Twelve Kingdoms (ĺŤäşŚĺ›˝č¨ - JĹ«ni Kokki) series, on which a popular anime is based. Her name after marriage is Fuyumi Uchida (内田不由美 Uchida Fuyumi), but she writes under her maiden name.
Fuzhou (; BUC: HĂłk-ciĹ; EFEO: Fou-Tcheou; also seen as Foochow or Fuchow) is the provincial seat and the largest prefecture-level city of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is also referred to as Rongcheng 榕城 which means "city of banyon trees.
Fuzhou, Jiangxi Fuzhou () is a prefecture-level city in Jiangxi province of the People's Republic of China. Its name has been officially changed to Linchuan, probably to set it apart from the much better known Fuzhou nearby in Fujian.
Fuzion universal edition Fuzion universal edition (Fuzion UE) is the set of rules for RPG created by Sarunas, Sharpas, Reptailas, Trolis, Jonas, Ezellor. Fuzion UE is based on Fuzion RPG system but designed to use in medieval, ancient and fantasy campaigns.
Fuzzballs Fuzzballs, also called Stringy Stars, are String Theory's equivalent of black holes. In recent years physicists have delved into how strings could interconnect to create black holes; the result are large, very flaccid discs, which would not have a point sized singularity that is the essence of the modern black hole.
Fuzzbuzz 'Fuzzbuzz' is a series of educational books designed for school age children with learning difficulties. It's based on phonic and high frequency words and is a good scheme to use with any child that needs a boost of the basics.
Fuzzy agent In computer science a fuzzy agent is a software agent that implements fuzzy logic. This software entity interacts with its environment through an adaptive rule-base and can therefore be considered as a type of intelligent agent.
Fuzzy associative matrix A fuzzy associative matrix expresses fuzzy logic rules in matrix form. These rules usually take two variables as input, mapping cleanly to a two-dimensional matrix, although theoretically a matrix of any number of dimensions is possible.
Fuzzy backup A fuzzy backup is a secondary (or backup) copy of data file(s) or directories that were in one state when the backup started, but in a different state by the time the backup completed. This may result in the backup copy being unusable because of the data inconsistencies.
Fuzzy concept A fuzzy concept is a concept of which the content or boundaries of application vary according to context or conditions. Usually this means the concept is vague, lacking a fixed, precise meaning, without being meaningless altogether.
Fuzzy control system A Fuzzy control system is a control system based on fuzzy logic - a mathematical system that analyzes analog input values in terms of logical variables that take on continuous values between 0 and 1, in contrast to classical or digital logic, which operates on discrete values of either 0 and 1 (true and false).
Fuzzy dice Fuzzy dice, known in the British Isles as furry dice or fluffy dice, are an automotive decoration consisting of two plush dice which hang from the rear-view mirror. The classic style of fuzzy dice is white dice with black dots, roughly 3 inches on a side, although a wide variety of colors and sizes are now available in automotive supply and novelty stores.
Fuzzy electronics Fuzzy electronics is an electronic technology that uses fuzzy logic, instead of the two-value logic more commonly used in digital electronics. It has a wide range applications, including control systems and artificial intelligence.
Fuzzy felt Fuzzy Felt was a popular toy for very young children in the 1950's created by Lois Allan of the UK in 1920. The toys consist of a flocked backing board onto which a number of felt shapes are placed to create different pictures.
Fuzzy game In combinatorial game theory, a fuzzy game is a game which is incomparable with zero game: it is not greater than 0, which would be a win for Left; nor less than 0 which would be a win for Right; nor equal to 0 which would be a win for the second player to move. It is therefore a first-player win.
Fuzzy logic Fuzzy logic is derived from fuzzy set theory dealing with reasoning that is approximate rather than precisely deduced from classical predicate logic. It can be thought of as the application side of fuzzy set theory dealing with well thought out real world expert values for a complex problem (Klir 1997).
Fuzzy measure theory Fuzzy measure theory considers a number of special classes of measures, each of which is characterized by a special property. Some of the measures used in this theory are plausibility and belief measures, fuzzy set Membership function and the classical probability measures.
Fuzzy routing Fuzzy routing is the application of fuzzy logic to routing protocols, particularly in the context of ad-hoc wireless networks and in networks supporting multiple quality of service classes. It is currently the subject of research.
Fuzzy set Fuzzy sets are an extension of classical set theory and are used in fuzzy logic. In classical set theory the membership of elements in relation to a set is assessed in binary terms according to a crisp condition — an element either belongs or does not belong to the set.
Fuzzy wuzzy angels The Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels was the name given by Australian troops to a group of Papua New Guinean people who, during World War II, assisted and escorted injured Australian troops down the Kokoda trail. "Fuzzy Wuzzy" was originally used by British soldiers in the 19th century as a name for Hadendoa warriors on the Red Sea coast of the Sudan, and referred to their elaborate butter-matted hairstyles.
Fuzzy Warbles Volume 1 Fuzzy Warbles Volume 1 is the first volume in the Fuzzy Warbles series released in December 2002. The Fuzzy Warbles Series brings together demos, rarities and side projects from XTC founding member Andy Partridge.
Fuzzy Warbles Volume 2 Fuzzy Warbles Volume 2 is the second volume in the Fuzzy Warbles series released in December 2002. The Fuzzy Warbles Series brings together demos, rarities and side projects from XTC founding member Andy Partridge.
Fuzzy Warbles Volume 3 Fuzzy Warbles Volume 3 is the third volume in the Fuzzy Warbles series released in February 2003. The Fuzzy Warbles Series brings together demos, rarities and side projects from XTC founding member Andy Partridge.
Fuzzy Warbles Volume 4 Fuzzy Warbles Volume 4 is the fourth volume in the Fuzzy Warbles series released in February 2003. The Fuzzy Warbles Series brings together demos, rarities and side projects from XTC founding member Andy Partridge.
Fuzzy Warbles Volume 5 Fuzzy Warbles Volume 5 is the fifth volume in the Fuzzy Warbles series released in September 2004. The Fuzzy Warbles Series brings together demos, rarities and side projects from XTC founding member Andy Partridge.
Fuzzy Warbles Volume 6 Fuzzy Warbles Volume 6 is the sixth volume in the Fuzzy Warbles series released in September 2004. The Fuzzy Warbles Series brings together demos, rarities and side projects from XTC founding member Andy Partridge.
Fuzzy Warbles Volume 7 Fuzzy Warbles Volume 7 is the seventh volume in the Fuzzy Warbles series released in September 2006. The Fuzzy Warbles Series brings together demos, rarities and side projects from XTC founding member Andy Partridge.
Fuzzy Warbles Volume 8 Fuzzy Warbles Volume 8 is the eighth volume in the Fuzzy Warbles series released in September 2006. The Fuzzy Warbles Series brings together demos, rarities and side projects from XTC founding member Andy Partridge.
Fuzzy Wuzzy Fuzzy Wuzzy was the term used by British colonial soldiers for the nineteenth century Hadendoa warriors supporting the Sudanese Mahdi. Fuzzy Wuzzies are remembered today primarily for a popular English children's rhyme, and for a poem by Rudyard Kipling.
FuzzyCLIPS FuzzyCLIPS is a fuzzy logic extension of the CLIPS (C Language Integrated Production System) expert system shell from NASA. It was developed by the Integrated Reasoning Group of the Institute for Information Technology of the National Research Council of Canada and has been widely distributed for a number of years.
FU Orionis In stellar evolution, FU Orionis objects (or FUors) are pre-main sequence stars which display an extreme change in magnitude and spectral type. One example is the star V1057 Cyg, which became 6 magnitudes brighter and went from spectral type dKe to F supergiant.
FUBAR: The Album FUBAR: The Album is the companion record to the 2002 Canadian film FUBAR: The Movie. With the exception of the tracks "Garden of Evil/Garden Gate of Evil" and "Rock and Roll is My Guitar", none of the songs featured are actually heard in the film.
FUBAR: The Movie FUBAR is a 2002 mockumentary film, directed by Michael Dowse, based on the lives of two lifelong friends and head-bangers living out their lives, constantly drinking beer. It first debuted at the Sundance Film Festival where it won the award as the Official Selection of the Festival.
FUDOFSI FUDOFSI (French: Fédération Universelle des Ordres, Fraternités et Sociétés Initiatiques), headed by Constant Chevillon (1880-1944), was a federation of independent esoteric orders similar to FUDOSI, but strongly opposed to the other group.
FUDOSI FUDOSI or FUDOESI (Fédération Universelle des Ordres et Sociétés Initiatiques in French, Federatio Universalis Dirigens Ordines Societatesque Initiationis in Latin), founded on August 14, 1934, in Brussels (Belgium), was a federation of autonomous esoteric orders and societies.
FUEL Design FUEL design group was founded in 1991 by Stephen Sorrell (born Maidstone 1967), Damon Murray (born London 1967) and Peter Miles (who left the group in 2004). The founder members all studied greaphic design at the Royal College of Art.
FUNDAEC FUNDAEC, the acronym in Spanish for “The Foundation for the Application and Teaching of the Sciences”, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that focusses on training and development in the rural areas of Colombia and other countries in Latin America. It was created in 1974 in Colombia by a group of scientists and professionals led by Farzam Arbab, a renowned physicist who had arrived as a visiting professor to the Universidad del Valle in 1970.
FUNimation Entertainment FUNimation Entertainment (previously known as FUNimation Productions) is an American entertainment company formed by Gen Fukunaga in the early 1990s to produce, merchandise and distribute anime and other entertainment properties in the United States and international markets. On May 11 2005, FUNimation was acquired by Navarre CorporationNavarre Corporation Acquires FUNimation, and Provides Financial Update and Guidance - May 11, 2005 Navarre press release.
FUNimation Channel The FUNimation Channel is a 24-hour anime network that showcases some of FUNimation's properties. OlympuSATNavarre's FUNimation Entertainment Announces the FUNimation Channel - September 29, 2005 Navarre press release.
FUNLIB FUNLIB was a games application package for IBM minicomputers of the 1970s and 1980s, specifically, the IBM System/34 and the IBM System/36. This application contained "ASCII art" (although technically the coding system was EBCDIC) as well as demonstration programs, card games, "space" games, other games, biorhythm charts, calendars, and poster-making tools.
FUTBOLIN FUTBOLIN (FUll Transfer By Optimized LINe-by-line methods): Multi-level multiple scattering radiative transfer model for the calculation of line-by-line atmospheric emission/transmission spectra in planetary atmospheres. It has been developed by Javier Martin-Torres (AS&M.
FUTON bias FUTON bias stands for 'Full Text On the Net' bias and refers to the failure in academic research, when researchers tend to search and read what is available online, and ignore relevant studies that are available offline in printed format only. Very few libraries in general have a full range of journals available, and if the article is available, it may be only in microfilm or microfiche format.
FUTOP FUTOP Clearing Center A/S, is the screen-traded, Danish derivatives market that merged with the Copenhagen Stock Exchange in 1997, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the exchange. In 2003 CSE merged with the OMX exchanges.
FUTURES Tour The FUTURES Tour, known for sponsorship reasons as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in the United States. It began in Florida in 1981 as the "Tampa Bay Mini Tour," but has since become a national tour that has been designated as the "official developmental tour," of the main U.
FUVEST FUVEST (from Portuguese Fundação Universitária para o Vestibular, "Universitary foundation for Vestibular") is a Brazilian autonomous institution connected to the University of São Paulo responsible for its vestibular examinations. For that reason, USP's vestibular itself is usually called "Fuvest".
FV107 Scimitar FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle, although sometimes classed as a light tank used by the British Army. It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion but mounts a high velocity 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon instead of a 76 mm cannon.
FV432 The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s it has been the most common variant used for transporting infantry on the battlefield.
FV433 Abbot SPG FV 433 Field Artillery, Self-Propelled "Abbot" is the artillery variant of the British Army FV 430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Using much of the chassis of the FV 432 but with a fully rotating turret at the rear housing the 105 mm gun.
Fwa River The Fwa is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in west Africa, flowing through Kasai-Oriental province. The river is a tributary of the Lubu River, which is a tributary to the Sankuru River, in the southeastern Congo River drainage basin.
FWAK A FWAK — false wisdom and knowledge — is a bogus FAQ, generally written on the subject of a particular video game for the purpose of humor but sometimes also to deliberately mislead (and often both). The name FWAK is a play on the pronunciation of FAQ (fwack versus fack).
FX (TV network) FX (shorter for Fox Extended Networks) is the name of a number of related subscription TV channels owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group. The network's most popular shows are the Emmy-nominated trio of The Shield, Nip/Tuck, and Rescue Me.
FX (UK) FX is a British TV channel owned by Fox, launched in 2004 and originally branded as FX289 in reference to its Sky Digital EPG number. The channel was moved to 270 in May 2005, and dropped the 289 part of its name.
FX Fighter FX Fighter is a 3D fighting video game released in 1995. One of the first realtime 3D fighting games to be developed for the PC and Super Nintendo Entertainment System, only the PC CD-ROM version for MS-DOS was released.
FX-05 Xiuhcoatl The FX-05 "Xiuhcoatl" (Fire Serpent in the Nahuatl language) is an assault rifle, based on the G-36 assault, designed and built by the Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército with machinery and technology bought from Heckler & Koch. Its currently in use by the
FX8010 The FX8010, is a DSP architecture, designed for realtime audio effects, designed by E-mu, around their EMU10K1 chip. One key feature of the architecture, is not providing any branching insctructions, but rather running the whole program in a sample locked constant loop, ie a constant number of instructions is executed per sample.
FXCM Forex Capital Markets (FXCM) supplies online trading services for retail speculators in the foreign exchange market and is one of the largest non-bank foreign currency markets that specializes solely in spot FX. The company has 78,000 clients and over 400 institutional customers from more than 80 countries.
FXMarketSpace FXMarketSpace is a 50/50 joint venture between Reuters and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) to provide an anonymous, centrally-cleared FX marketplace for global and regional banks, asset managers, corporations, hedge funds and other market makers. It is set to launch in the first quarter of 2007 with spot trading capabilities, with options and futures available soon after, and testing begins in December of 2006.
Fyansford, Victoria Fyansford is a suburb on the western edge of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, named after Captain Foster Fyans who came to Geelong as a Police magistrate in October, 1837. Fyansford is one of the earliest places of settlement in the Geelong region.
Fylde peninsula The Fylde is a roughly square-shaped peninsula in western Lancashire, England. It is an alluvial plain, bound by Morecambe Bay to the north, the River Ribble to the south, the Irish Sea to the west, and the Forest of Bowland hills to the east.
Fylgja A fylgja (literally: she who follows; plural:fylgjur) was, according to Scandinavian mythology, a supernatural creature which accompanied a person. It usually appeared in the form of an animal, and as it was believed to correspond to a person's character or way of living, it can be conceived of as a form of a person's soul, separate from the body.
Fylmz Festival The Fylmz Festival has made its mark as a new independent film festival out of Nashville, TN, offering distribution and a $100,000 prize for Best Feature Film. A $3,500 prize for Best Short Film will also be awarded, according to Fylmz.
Fyodor Fyodor is the pseudonym of network security expert, open source programmer, writer, and self-proclaimed hacker Gordon Lyon. He authored the open source Nmap Security Scanner and numerous books, web sites, and technical papers focusing on network security.
Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (Russian: Фёдор МихаĚйлович ДоŃтоеĚвŃкий, IPA: , sometimes transliterated Dostoyevsky ) ( – ) is considered one of the greatest Russian writers. His works have had a profound and lasting effect on twentieth-century literature.
Fyodor Gavrilov Fyodor Gavrilov was a Russian painter active in the second half of the eighteenth century. His portrait of Nikita Kozhin, recorded as having been painted in 1767, is held in the Kalinin Regional Picture Gallery.
Fyodor Isodorovich Kuznetsov Fyodor Isodorovich Kuznetsov (Фёдор ĐŃидорович ĐšŃзнецов) (1898-1961), Colonel General, was a military commander of the Soviet Union. During the Great Patriotic War he commanded a number of Fronts and Armies.
Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin Count Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin (also Apraxin, Russian: Фёдор Матвеевич ĐпракŃин) (October 27 1661 - November 10 1728, Moscow) was one of the first Russian admirals who governed Estonia and Karelia from 1712 to 1723, presided over the Russian Admiralty since 1718 and commanded the Baltic Fleet since 1723.
Fyodor Okhlopkov Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov (; born on March 2, 1908 in the village of Krest-Khaldzhay of what is now Tomponsky Ulus of the Sakha Republic, Russia, died on May 28, 1968) was a Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with as many as 429Â kills.
Fyodor Pavlovich Reshetnikov Fyodor Pavlovich Reshetnikov () ( - December 13, 1988) was a prominent Soviet painter. A preeminent practitioner of "socialist realism", Reshetnikov was recognized by the government for his work and was a member for three and a half decades of the Russian Academy of Arts.
Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy Count Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy () (10 February 1783 – 17 April 1873) was a Russian artist who served as Vice-President of the Imperial Academy of Arts for forty years (1828-1868). His works — wax-reliefs, watercolours, medallions, silhouettes - are distinguished by cool detachment and a spare and economical classicism.
Fyodor Shcherbatskoy Fyodor Ippolitovich Shcherbatskoy or Stcherbatsky (1866-1942) was a Russian Indologist who, in large part, was responsible for laying the foundations in the Western world for the scholarly study of Buddhist philosophy.
Fyodor Tolbukhin Fyodor Ivanovich Tolbukhin (June 16, 1894 - October 17, 1949) (Russian: Фёдор Đванович ТолбŃхин), Soviet military commander, was born into a peasant family in the province of Yaroslavl, north-east of Moscow. He volunteered for the Imperial Army in 1914 at the outbreak of World War I.
Fyodor Uspensky Fyodor Ivanovich Uspensky or Uspenskij (Russian: Фёдор Đванович ĐŁŃпенŃкий) was the preeminent Russian Byzantinist in the first third of the 20th century. His works are considered to be among the finest illustrations of the revival of Byzantine studies in the pre-revolutionary Russia.
Fyrish Monument The Fyrish Monument is a monument built in 1782 on Fyrish Hill (Cnoc Fyrish), in Fyrish near Evanton, Easter Ross, Scotland, on the orders of Sir Hector Munro, a native lord of the area who had served in India as a general. As the local population were being cleared off their land to make way for sheep, employment was a problem and so it was built to give the locals some work.
Fyrk A fyrk was a monetary unit used in Sweden in the 15th to 17th century, with a value of between 1/6 and 1/2 öre. The word is derived from Middle Low German vereken (vierichen) and ultimately from ver or vier, a monetary unit (from vier, "four").
Fyrkantserien Fyrkantserien (also Fyrväpplingstävlingen and Serien Stockholm-Göteborg) was an interim Swedish football league played 1918 and 1919 as Svenska Serien wasn't played. It featured four teams, two from Stockholm and two from Gothenburg.
FYM Freight Yard Manager - or FYM as it is commonly abbreviated - is a Freeware, 2D Railroad Simulation programmed in Visual Basic and DirectX by Jim Hill. It focuses on Railroad Yard Operations within the US and Canada, with the player viewing satellite images of real-life yards.
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