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Fates Worse than Death Fates Worse than Death (ISBN 0-425-13406-7) subtitled An Autobiographical Collage, is a 1990 collection of essays, speeches, and other previously uncollected writings by author Kurt Vonnegut Jr.. In the introduction to the book, Vonnegut acknowledges that the book is similar to an earlier book, Palm Sunday.
Fatex FateX was a "proggie" or "ware" (singular of "warez") used to wreak various forms of havoc on older versions of AOL. It was present on the scene at least by the late 1990s, with versions 2.
Fatfield Diet The Fatfield Diet is a calorie-controlled diet designed to induce healthy weight loss, created in the 1990's by British author and The Sun journalist Sally Ann Voak. The diet was originally devised for a serial feature on the BBC daytime television programme "Bazaar", in which an entire village (Fatfield in north-east England) was challenged to lose weight.
Fath Vehicle Industries Fath Vehicle Industries is a car manufacturer based in Tehran, Iran. Since 1995 the firm has produced versions of the Toyota Land Cruiser 70 under license as the Sahand Cruiser, in short and long wheelbase models, as well as convertible, pick-up, and wagon bodystyles.
Fathallah Oualalou Fathallah Oualalou (born in Rabat in 1942) is the Finance and Economy minister of Morocco since 1998. He is a member of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces party (USFP) and its president at the Assembly of Representatives of Morocco where the USFP counts 50 seats out of 325.
Fathead (brand) Fathead is a brand name of oversized wall graphics manufactured by Fathead, Inc. Currently, Fathead's product offerings include images of NBA, NFL, MLB, NCAA, NHL, Star Wars, and NASCAR athletes including Kyle Petty and Kevin Harvick, which can be used to decorate flat surfaces such as walls.
Father (film) Father was a 1990 film about a retired German immigrant living in Australia, Joe Muller (Max von Sydow), who is accused of being a former Nazi who commited war crimes in the Second World War by a strange woman called Iya Zetnick (Julia Blake). His daughter Anne Winton (Carol Drinkwater) is not sure who to believe.
Father (Fullmetal Alchemist) An enigmatic being with no known name, "Father" is the central antagonist of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, and is responsible for the creation of the seven Homunculi (and ultimately the cause for most of the atrocities throughout the story), his children with which he "shares his soul" (thus explaining his title).
Father (The Avengers) "Father" is the codename given to a blind female British government official who appears as a supporting character in the 1998 film The Avengers, based on a very brief appearance in the British TV series of the same name. She can be regarded as a foil for "Mother," a wheelchair-bound male British government official who gives orders to the main characters in the last season of the series and in the film.
Father and Son Father and Son (1907) is an autobiography by poet, author, and critic Edmund Gosse, also intended to be a biography of his father, the zoologist Philip Henry Gosse. The book tells of the upbringing of Edmund Gosse, which was extreme in a religious way.
Father and Son Game In the Twilight Zone episode "Father and Son Game," Ed Marinaro plays a "type A" businessman of the future. Convinced he can run his business better than his son, he tries to outpace him by living healthier.
Father Callahan Father Donald Callahan is a fictional character created by Stephen King. He originally appeared in 'Salem's Lot and later the Dark Tower series with Wolves of the Calla, Song of Susannah and finally The Dark Tower.
Father Clarence Father Clarence is fictional character of Pine Valley on the American TV soap opera, All My Children. He is portrayed by Malachy McCourt, a priest who shows up to give inspirational advice to Pine Valley citizens.
Father Corbeil Father Jean Jacques Corbeil was a French Canadian missionary who collected and documented musical instruments of Zambia's Bemba people during the middle of the twentieth century. He published a book with photos and brief descriptions.
Father Cucchiara Memorial School Father Cucchiara Memorial School (Traditional Chinese:é怡雅神ç¶ç´€ĺżµĺ¸ć ˇ) is a catholic primary school established by Sisters Announcers of the Lord (Traditional Chinese:顯主女修ćś) in Cheung Ching Estate, Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong in 1977. Catholic Church started to be in-charge of the school in 1987.
Father Damien Statue The Father Damien Statue, also called the Blessed Damien of Molokai Statue, is the centerpiece of the entrance to the Hawaii State Capitol and the Hawaii State Legislature in Honolulu, Hawaii. A second statue is displayed in the United States Capitol.
Father Dougal McGuire Father Dougal McGuire is a character in the comedy series Father Ted, played by the actor Ardal O'Hanlon. Renowned for sleeping in his Irish national football team shirt and He-Man sheets, the dense Father Dougal is one of life's innocents.
Father Dowling Mysteries Father Dowling Mysteries (also known as Father Dowling Investigates in the UK) is an American television mystery series that appeared between 30 November 1987 and 2 May 1991 on the ABC network. It is based on the adventures of the title character created by Ralph McInerny,Professor] of [[Philosophy, Director of the Jacques Maritain Center, and Michael P.
Father Figure (song) "Father Figure" was a song written and performed by George Michael and released on Epic Records on January 1 1988. The third single taken from the Faith album, it was a sharp and sensual tale of seduction which was more than five minutes long and epitomised the sexual nature of Michael's writing which he had adopted since the latter years of Wham!.
Father Grigori Father Grigori, voiced by Jim French, is a character in Valve Software's computer game sequel Half-Life 2, appearing throughout the Ravenholm chapter (Chapter 6) of the game. He is a balding middle-aged man, dressed in gloomy clothing and Converse sneakers.
Father Guido Sarducci Father Guido Sarducci is a fictional character made famous by American comedian Don Novello. Sarducci, a chain-smoking priest with tinted eyeglasses, works in the United States as gossip columnist and rock critic for the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano.
Father Hennepin State Park Father Hennepin State Park is a 320 acre Minnesota state park located on the southeast corner of Mille Lacs Lake. The park is named after Father Louis Hennepin, a priest who visited the area with a French expedition in 1680.
Father Christmas Father Christmas is the name used in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and several other Commonwealth Countries, for the gift-bringing figure of Christmas or Yuletide. The same figure exists in other countries with the same name (in that country's language), such as France, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
Father Jack Hackett Father Jack Hackett is a fictional character in the Channel 4 television series Father Ted. The character (played by Frank Kelly) is the deeply alcoholic, and at times violently psychotic, third priest in Father Ted's household.
Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul is a memoir written by Tony Hendra, an English humorist and satirist. Tony Hendra is also the author of the novel The Messiah Of Morris Avenue which depicts the second coming of Christ in the United States that is ruled by the religious right.
Father John Blackwood "Blackie" Ryan Father John Blackwood "Blackie" Ryan is the protagonist in a series of 15 mystery novels by Roman Catholic priest and author Father Andrew Greeley. Ryan is a Roman Catholic priest and later a bishop in a fictionalized Chicago, where he solves mysteries related to the Roman Catholic Church and its parishioners.
Father Joseph Vaz Father Joseph Vaz, now referred to as "Blessed Joseph Vaz" (or Blessed Jose Vaz) is a missionary from the region of Goa, along the western coast of India. He was born on March 21, 1651, and has become the first Goan to be beatified (on 16 January 2002).
Father Knows Best Father Knows Best, a popular American TV and radio sitcom of the 1950s and 1960s, portrayed an idealized vision of middle-class American life of the era. It was created by writer Ed James who made an audition disc on December 20, 1948.
Father MC Father MC (born Timothy Brown) was a popular African American rapper for the Uptown Records label in the early 1990s. Discovered and signed by then-Uptown executive Sean "Puffy" Combs, he is best known for introducing the public to Uptown's successful R&B act Jodeci and Mary J.
Father Michael Goetz Secondary School Father Michael Goetz Secondary School (sometimes referred to as Goetz or abbreviated as FMG) is a Catholic school located in Mississauga, Canada. Founded by Ed King, it was established in 1990 to the south of the city centre.
Father Mulcahy Father John Patrick Francis Mulcahy is a principal character from the film M*A*S*H, played by Rene Auberjonois, and the television series, played by William Christopher. He was played by George Morgan in the pilot episode of the television series, but the producers decided that a quirkier individual was needed for the role, and Christopher was cast in his place.
Father Muller Medical College Fr. Muller Medical College, located about a kilometre from the National Highway-17 (the Mumbai] - [[Mangalore highway) at Kankanady in Mangalore, is a religious minority educational institution forming a part of Fr.
Father Nelson Baker Nelson Henry Baker (February 16, 1841 - July 29, 1936) was a Roman Catholic priest and church administrator in the Buffalo, New York area. He is given credit for construction of the Basilica of Our Lady of Victory (opened 1936) in Lackawanna, New York and developed Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charity, a Catholic agency operating facilities that range from a training school to a maternity hospital.
Father of Frankenstein Father of Frankenstein is a 1995 novel by Christopher Bram which speculates on the last days of film director James Whale. Whale directed such groundbreaking works as the 1931 Frankenstein and 1933's The Invisible Man and was a pioneer in the horror film genre.
Father of the Bride (1950 film) Father of the Bride is a 1950 comedy film which tells the story of a man trying to cope with all of the disasters that happen along the way from the time that his daughter announces that she's engaged until the wedding actually occurs. The movie stars Spencer Tracy (Stan), Joan Bennett (Ellie), Elizabeth Taylor (Kay), Don Taylor (Buckley), Billie Burke, and Leo G.
Father of the Bride (1991 film) Father of the Bride is a 1991 comedy film starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, George Newbern, Martin Short, and Kieran Culkin. The movie's soundtrack was scored by Alan Silvestri and was influenced by Jazz and Christmas instrumentations.
Father of the Dáil In the Republic of Ireland, the term Father of the Dáil is an unofficial title applied to the current member of Dáil Éireann with the longest unbroken period of service, regardless of their position. The 'Father' has no official role in the business of the House as the title is largely honorific.
Father of the Nation Father of the Nation is a term used by many countries to describe a political or symbolic leader seen as a founding father of the nation. He may also be key figure from the nation's history whose perceived heroism and moral authority make him a source of patriotic inspiration and worthy of respect or veneration.
Father of the Pride Father of the Pride was an American animated television series that began broadcasting on NBC on August 31, 2004 and was only the second CGI series in prime-time network TV (after UPN's Game Over). The show, which was produced by Jeffrey Katzenberg and his company, DreamWorks Animation revolves around a family of white lions, the patriarch of which stars in a Siegfried & Roy show in Las Vegas that run into many mishaps along the journey, the show was at first a huge hit.
Father Ralph de Bricassart Father Ralph de Bricassart is a fictional priest in The Thorn Birds, a 1977 best selling novel by Colleen McCullough, an Australian author. Set primarily on Drogheda, a fictional sheep station in the Australian outback, the story focuses on the Cleary family and spans the years 1920 to 1962.
Father Ted Father Ted was a popular 1990s television situation comedy set around the lives of three priests on the fictional extremely remote Craggy Island off the west coast of Ireland. It ran for a total of three series between 21 April 1995 on the UK's Channel 4, and the final episode of series three was broadcast on 1 May 1998.
Father Time (Doctor Who) Father Time is a BBC Books original novel written by Lance Parkin and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor and introduces the Doctor's adopted daughter Miranda.
Father Tony McGinn Father Tony McGinn is the current President of the College of the Immaculate Conception: Jesuit High School, New Orleans, Louisiana. He has served as president there for over 45 years, before which he was a teacher of Politics.
Father Xmas Father Xmas is a 2001 short film from Double Dog Music starring Dakota Fanning as six-year-old Clairee who learns from her older brother (Steven Fanning) that Santa Claus is not real and that their father is fighting in the Vietnam War.
Father's Day Father's Day is a primarily secular holiday inaugurated in the early 20th century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and parenting by males, and to honour and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide, and typically involves gift-giving to fathers and family-oriented activities.
Father-in-law of Europe The sobriquet "Father-in-law of Europe" was carried by two European monarchs in the late 19th and early 20th century: Christian IX of Denmark and Nikola I of Montenegro, both on account of their children's marriages to foreign princes and princesses.
Father-son rule The Father-son rule is a drafting rule in the sport of Australian rules football whereby the sons of former players can bypass the standard draft or zone requirements and play for the same club as their father. The exact qualification requirements vary in each league, but generally requires the father to have played or coached for a minimum number of games (ie 50 or 100 games).
Father, Dear Father Father, Dear Father was a British television sitcom produced by Thames Television for ITV from 1968 to 1973 (which was followed by the 1978 sequel series "Father, Dear Father, in Australia", which was filmed and set in Australia).
Father/Son Challenge The Father/Son Challenge is an annual two person golf tournament for PGA Tour and Champions Tour golfers and (usually) their sons that is played at ChampionsGate Golf Resort in Florida, USA. The event's name has become somewhat inaccurate as Fuzzy Zoeller teamed up with his daughter Gretchen in 2005 and Arnold Palmer has partnered one of his grandsons.
Fatherland (Kazakhstan) Fatherland (Otan) was the largest political party in Kazakhstan, led by Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov with over 700,000 membersKazakh pro-presidential parties complete merger RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty until December 22. At a subsequent party congress, delegates agreed to incorporate the Civic Party and the Agrarian Party of Kazakhstan and rename the party to Nur-Otan
Fatherland (novel) Fatherland is a bestselling 1992 thriller novel by the English writer and journalist Robert Harris which doubles as a work of alternate history based on the premise of a world in which Nazi Germany was triumphant in World War II, in a similar way to Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle.
Fatherland and Liberty The Fatherland and Liberty Nationalist Front (Spanish: Frente Nacionalista Patria y Libertad or simply Patria y Libertad) is a far right fascist group in Chile. It was most active during the presidency of Salvador Allende.
Fatherland Front (Bulgaria) The Fatherland Front (FF) (Bulgarian: ОтечеŃтвен фронт) was originally a Bulgarian political resistance movement during World War II. The Zveno movement, the communist Bulgarian Workers Party, a wing of the Agrarian Union and the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party, were all part of the FF.
Fatherland Party (Norway) The Fatherland Party (Fedrelandspartiet) is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. The party is far right in nature, whilst its deputy leader Bjarne Ottar Betten has been included as a candidate for the Demokratene for the forthcoming Norwegian election.
Fathers for Virginia Fathers For Virginia http://fathersforvirginia.org an affiliate of American Coalition for Fathers and Children is a non-profit advocacy and support group based in Virginia, United States that campaigns for the reform of family law and the creation of a family law system, legislative system, and public awareness which promotes the child's right to the love and care of both parents after breakup of a family or establishment of paternity - with equal rights and responsibilities for fathers and mothers.
Fathers of Christian Gnosticism The Church Fathers or Fathers of the Church is a term used in Catholic and Orthodox forms of Christianity to refer to the early and influential theologians and writers in the Christian Church. The study of the Fathers is known as Patristics.
Fathers of the Holy Sepulchre The Fathers of the Holy Sepulchre, or Guardians of the Holy Sepulchre, are the six or seven Franciscan Fathers, who with as many lay brothers keep watch over the Holy Sepulchre and the sanctuaries of the basilica.
Fathers on Fatherhood Fathers on Fatherhood is a website that has been designed as a resource for fathers and fathers to be. It is intended to help fathers by collecting together the experiences of many different fathers and presenting them as short video clips.
Fathers' rights The Fathers' rights movement is can be seen as part of the men's movement and/or the parent's movement, it emerged in the 1970s as a loose social movement providing a network of interest groups, primarily in western countries. It is primarily interested with family law and issues affecting non-custodial fathers, mothers, and victims of paternity fraud, including child custody sometimes after divorce, child support, and paternity.
Fathers' rights movement in Italy The fathers' rights movement in Italy consists of a number of diverse pressure groups, ranging from charities (defined as ONLUS in the Italian Law) and self-help groups to civil disobedience activists, who started to obtain wide publicity in 2003.
Fathers' rights movement in the UK The fathers' rights movement in the UK consists of a number of diverse pressure groups, ranging from charities (whose activities are regulated by the Charity Commission) and self-help groups to civil disobedience activists, who started to obtain wide publicity in 2003. The movement's origin can be traced to 1974 when Families Need Fathers (FNF) was founded.
Fathi Arafat Fathi Arafat (January 11, 1933 - December 1, 2004), born in Jerusalem, was a Palestinian physician and the founder and long-term chairman of the Palestine Red Crescent Society. He studied medicine at Cairo University from 1950 until 1957 and thereafter practiced as a pediatrician in Cairo, Kuwait and Jordan.
Fathom A fathom is the name of a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. The name derives from the Old English word fæthm (plural) meaning 'outstretched arms' which was the original definition of the unit's measure.
Fathom Five (comics) The Fathom Five are a team of fictional sea-dwelling terrorists partially composed of previously existing characters. They debuted in the first few issues of the New Thunderbolts and have fought Namor and Warbird besides the Thunderbolts proper.
Fathom Five National Marine Park Located at the mouth of Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada Fathom Five National Marine Park is a largely underwater national park that seeks to protect and display shipwrecks and lighthouses. The many shipwrecks make it a popular scuba diving destination, and glass bottom boat tours leave Tobermory, Ontario regularly, allowing tourists to see the shipwrecks without having to get wet.
Fathur Rahman al-Ghozi Fathur Rahman al-Ghozi (born 17 February 1971 in Indonesia, died October 2003 in the Philippines) was a key operative and bomb-maker of the Islamic militant Jemaah Islamiya group (JI). Al-Ghozi is known by several names and aliases, including Fathur Roman al-Ghozi, Randy Alih, Sammy Sali Jamil, Rony Azad, Edris Anwar Rodin, Mike.
Fatigue (material) In materials science, fatigue is the progressive, localised, and permanent structural damage that occurs when a material is subjected to cyclic or fluctuating strains at nominal stresses that have maximum values less than (often much less than) the static yield strength of the material. The resulting stress may be below the ultimate tensile stress, or even the yield stress of the material, yet still cause catastrophic failure.
Fatigue limit Fatigue limit, also known as stress limit, is a property of ferrous iron alloys and titanium It is the level of fatigue] (cyclical [[Stress_(physics)|stress) that can be repeatedly applied to and removed from a metal without ever causing it to fail no matter how many times the stress is cycled. Most metals, including structural materials such as aluminium, do not have a fatigue limit and will eventually fail even under very light loads if the load is cycled enough times.
Fatih Fatih is a district of Istanbul, Turkey, in the heart of the city. Fatih sits within the Roman walls, is home to Fatih Camii, the first prominent Ottoman mosque in Istanbul and thus contains some of the most important historical monuments in the city.
Fatih Mosque The Fatih Mosque Complex is a large mosque with its many dependencies in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. Fatih Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror had the complex constructed by the architect Atik Sinan in 1463-1470, on the site of the former Church of the Holy Apostles, which was demolished in favor of it.
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge The Fatih Sultan Bridge, also known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge (in Turkish: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsü or 2. Boğaziçi Köprüsü), is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spanning the Bosphorus strait (Turkish: Boğaziçi).
Fatih Tekke Fatih Tekke (born September 9, 1977) is a Turkish football player. He is a Turkish international, considered an extremely talented striker, and one of the most recognisable and popular sportsmen in Turkey today.
Fatiha Boudiaf Fatiha Boudiaf (Oran, 1944) was married to former Algerian president Muhammad Boudiaf. After his assassination, she set up the Boudiaf Foundation to spread her husband's message of peace and to help Algerian widows.
Fatima (name) Fatima, or, in a more exact transliterion, FÄĹŁimah (Arabic: Ůاطمة ), is originally an Arabic name, meaning "She who weans". It is commonly given as a female personal name among Muslims, after Fatima Zahra ("Fatima the gracious"), the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Fatima binte Asad Fatimah binte Asad (Arabic: Ůاطمه بنت اسد) was the mother of first Shi’a Imam Ali bin Abu Talib, and the mother-in-law of Muhammad's daughter, Fatima Zahra binte Muhammad. Besides first Shi’a Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib, she had three other sons, Ja'far ibn Abu Talib who was a famous General (he led the forces of Islam in the battle of Mu'tah, during which he was killed), Talib ibn Abu Talib, and Aqeel ibn Abu Talib.
Fatima binte Hizam Fatima bintr Hizam al-Kilabiyya, commonly known as Ummul Banin ("mother of several sons"), married Ali ibn Abi Talib (the first Shia Imam and fourth Caliph) after the death of his first wife Fatima bint Muhammad.
Fatima Beevi Justice Fatima Beevi was the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India and the first Muslim woman to be appointed to any higher judiciary. On her retirement from the court she served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission and as Governor in Tamil Nadu.
Fatima Bhutto Fatima Bhutto (born 29 May 1982) is a young Pakistani poet who came to fame after the appearance of her first book, a collection of poems, titled Whispers of the Desert. She was only 15 years old when the collection was published.
Fatima Blush Fatima Blush is a fictional character from the unofficial James Bond film Never Say Never Again, released in 1983. The film is a remake of the 1965 Bond film Thunderball and her character is roughly equivalent to that of fellow SPECTRE agent Fiona Volpe.
Fatima Faloye Fatima Faloye (born November 18, 1972 in New York City), is of Nigerian and Barbadian descent and studied at Dalton School in New York City as well as New York University. Faloye won the coveted NAACP Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1996 for her role as "Chantal" in New York Undercover.
Fatima Huda-Pépin Fatima Huda-Pépin (born 26 December 1951), is a member of the National Assembly of Quebec province of Canada. Fatima Huda-Pépin has been elected as the member of Liberal Party of Quebec from La Pinière in city of Brossard.
Fatima Jinnah Fatima Jinnah (Urdu: ŮŘ§Ř·Ů…Ű Ř¬Ů†Ř§Ř) (July 30, 1893 — July 8, 1967) was the sister of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan and an active political figure in movement for independence from the British Raj. She is commonly known in Pakistan as Khatoon-e-Pakistan (Urdu: — "Woman of Pakistan") and Madar-e-Millat ("Mother of the Nation.
Fatima Surayya Bajia Fatima Surayya Bajia is a legendary Urdu novelist, playwright and drama writer of Pakistan. She has been awarded various awards at home and abroad including Japan's highest civil award in recognition of her works.
Fatimah bint Husayn Fatimah bint Husayn was, according to a Sunni source, the daughter of Umm Ishaq bint Talhah and Husayn ibn Ali. Husayn was the third Shi'a Imam and Umm Ishaq was the daughter of the prominent Muslim general, Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah.
Fatimid The Fatimids, Fatimid Caliphate or al-FÄtimiyyĹ«n (Arabic الŮاطميŮن) is the Shi'a dynasty that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Egypt, and the Levant from 5 January 910 to 1171. The term Fatimite is sometimes used to refer to the citizens of this caliphate.
Fatix Ă„mirxan Ă„mirxanov Möxämmätfatix Zarif ulı ([] aka Fatix Ă„mirxan []English spelling: fah-TEEKH a-meer-HAHN ; Tatar Arabic: ŮŘ§ŘŞŘ Ř§Ů…Ř¦Ř±Ř®Ř§Ů†; Tatar Cyrillic: Óмирхан(ов) Фатих (Мөхәммәтфатих) Зариф Ńлы; ; 1886-1926) was a Tatar classic writer, editor and publicist.
Fatma Omar An-Najar Fatma Omar An-Najar was a 64-year-old Palestinian widow who blew herself up near Israeli troops sweeping through northern Gaza on Thursday, wounding two soldiers. According to her oldest daughter, the Israelis military had destroyed her house, they killed her grandson and another grandson is in a wheelchair with an amputated leg.
Fatman Scoop Fatman Scoop born Isaac Freeman III is a New York City hip hop hype man and radio personality famed for his on-stage rough, loud voice. He is best known for the track "Be Faithful" with the Crooklyn Clan which went to number one in the UK and Ireland in late 2003 and top 5 in Australia.
Fatmir Limaj Fatmir Limaj born in February 4, 1971 in the village of Banjë, Malishevë is a Kosovar politician representing Democratic Party of Kosovo, (PDK). During the Kosovo war, Limaj was a member of the Kosovo Liberation Army.
Fatos Kongoli Fatos Kongoli (born 1944) has recently become one of the most forceful and convincing representatives of contemporary Albanian prose. He was born and raised in Elbasan and studied mathematics in China during the tense years of the Sino-Albanian alliance.
Fatos Nano Fatos Thanas Nano (born September 16, 1952 in Tirana) is a Member of the Albanian Parliament, representing Sarandë constituency. He was Prime Minister of Albania during several periods and a former leader of the Socialist Party of Albania.
Fatou Diome Fatou Diome(born 1968, Niodor) is a Senegalese author whose first novel, Le Ventre de l'Atlantique (The Belly of the Atlantic), became a bestseller in France. It concerns life of a Senegalese woman moving to France.
Fatou's lemma In mathematics, Fatou's lemma establishes an inequality relating the integral (in the sense of Lebesgue) of the limit inferior of a sequence of functions to the limit inferior of the sequence of integrals of the functions. The lemma is named after the French mathematician Pierre Fatou (1878 - 1929).
Fats Dantonio John James "Fats" Dantonio (December 31, 1918 - May 28, 1993) was a Major League Baseball catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944 and 1945. "Fats" was 5'8" tall and weighed only 165 pounds.
Fats Domino Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino (born February 26] [[1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is a classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist. He was the best-selling African-American singer of the 1950s and early 1960s.
Fats Jenkins Clarence "Fats" Jenkins (January 10 1898 - December 6 1968) was an African American left fielder in the Negro Leagues from 1920 through 1940. He ended his career around seven years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier.
Fats Sadi "Fats" Sadi (Lallemand) (born October 23, 1927 in Andenne) is a Belgian jazz musician, vocalist and composer, playing vibraphone and percussion. He chose Sadi as an artist name as he had an aversion for his last name (which means "the German" in French.
Fatshedera Fatshedera (× Fatshedera lizei) is a hybrid genus of flowering plant also known as tree ivy or aralia ivy. It was created by hybridising Fatsia japonica 'Moserii' (Moser's Japanese Fatsia; the seed parent) and Hedera hibernica (Irish Ivy; the pollen parent) at the Lizé Frères (Lizé Brothers) nursery at Nantes in France in 1910.
Fatsia Fatsia is a small genus of three species of evergreen shrubs native to southern Japan and Taiwan. They have stout, sparsely branched stems bearing spirally-arranged, large leathery, palmately lobed leaves 20-50 cm in width, on a petiole up to 50 cm long, and small creamy-white flowers in dense terminal compound umbels in late autumn or early winter, followed by small black fruit.
Fatso Jetson Fatso Jetson is a desert rock band from the Palm Desert, California area in the United States, formed in 1994 by Mario and Larry Lalli. The Lalli brothers are often credited as the fathers of the desert strain of stoner rock made most famous by their slightly younger bands Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age.
Fatex FateX was a "proggie" or "ware" (singular of "warez") used to wreak various forms of havoc on older versions of AOL. It was present on the scene at least by the late 1990s, with versions 2.
Fatfield Diet The Fatfield Diet is a calorie-controlled diet designed to induce healthy weight loss, created in the 1990's by British author and The Sun journalist Sally Ann Voak. The diet was originally devised for a serial feature on the BBC daytime television programme "Bazaar", in which an entire village (Fatfield in north-east England) was challenged to lose weight.
Fath Vehicle Industries Fath Vehicle Industries is a car manufacturer based in Tehran, Iran. Since 1995 the firm has produced versions of the Toyota Land Cruiser 70 under license as the Sahand Cruiser, in short and long wheelbase models, as well as convertible, pick-up, and wagon bodystyles.
Fathallah Oualalou Fathallah Oualalou (born in Rabat in 1942) is the Finance and Economy minister of Morocco since 1998. He is a member of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces party (USFP) and its president at the Assembly of Representatives of Morocco where the USFP counts 50 seats out of 325.
Fathead (brand) Fathead is a brand name of oversized wall graphics manufactured by Fathead, Inc. Currently, Fathead's product offerings include images of NBA, NFL, MLB, NCAA, NHL, Star Wars, and NASCAR athletes including Kyle Petty and Kevin Harvick, which can be used to decorate flat surfaces such as walls.
Father (film) Father was a 1990 film about a retired German immigrant living in Australia, Joe Muller (Max von Sydow), who is accused of being a former Nazi who commited war crimes in the Second World War by a strange woman called Iya Zetnick (Julia Blake). His daughter Anne Winton (Carol Drinkwater) is not sure who to believe.
Father (Fullmetal Alchemist) An enigmatic being with no known name, "Father" is the central antagonist of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, and is responsible for the creation of the seven Homunculi (and ultimately the cause for most of the atrocities throughout the story), his children with which he "shares his soul" (thus explaining his title).
Father (The Avengers) "Father" is the codename given to a blind female British government official who appears as a supporting character in the 1998 film The Avengers, based on a very brief appearance in the British TV series of the same name. She can be regarded as a foil for "Mother," a wheelchair-bound male British government official who gives orders to the main characters in the last season of the series and in the film.
Father and Son Father and Son (1907) is an autobiography by poet, author, and critic Edmund Gosse, also intended to be a biography of his father, the zoologist Philip Henry Gosse. The book tells of the upbringing of Edmund Gosse, which was extreme in a religious way.
Father and Son Game In the Twilight Zone episode "Father and Son Game," Ed Marinaro plays a "type A" businessman of the future. Convinced he can run his business better than his son, he tries to outpace him by living healthier.
Father Callahan Father Donald Callahan is a fictional character created by Stephen King. He originally appeared in 'Salem's Lot and later the Dark Tower series with Wolves of the Calla, Song of Susannah and finally The Dark Tower.
Father Clarence Father Clarence is fictional character of Pine Valley on the American TV soap opera, All My Children. He is portrayed by Malachy McCourt, a priest who shows up to give inspirational advice to Pine Valley citizens.
Father Corbeil Father Jean Jacques Corbeil was a French Canadian missionary who collected and documented musical instruments of Zambia's Bemba people during the middle of the twentieth century. He published a book with photos and brief descriptions.
Father Cucchiara Memorial School Father Cucchiara Memorial School (Traditional Chinese:é怡雅神ç¶ç´€ĺżµĺ¸ć ˇ) is a catholic primary school established by Sisters Announcers of the Lord (Traditional Chinese:顯主女修ćś) in Cheung Ching Estate, Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong in 1977. Catholic Church started to be in-charge of the school in 1987.
Father Damien Statue The Father Damien Statue, also called the Blessed Damien of Molokai Statue, is the centerpiece of the entrance to the Hawaii State Capitol and the Hawaii State Legislature in Honolulu, Hawaii. A second statue is displayed in the United States Capitol.
Father Dougal McGuire Father Dougal McGuire is a character in the comedy series Father Ted, played by the actor Ardal O'Hanlon. Renowned for sleeping in his Irish national football team shirt and He-Man sheets, the dense Father Dougal is one of life's innocents.
Father Dowling Mysteries Father Dowling Mysteries (also known as Father Dowling Investigates in the UK) is an American television mystery series that appeared between 30 November 1987 and 2 May 1991 on the ABC network. It is based on the adventures of the title character created by Ralph McInerny,Professor] of [[Philosophy, Director of the Jacques Maritain Center, and Michael P.
Father Figure (song) "Father Figure" was a song written and performed by George Michael and released on Epic Records on January 1 1988. The third single taken from the Faith album, it was a sharp and sensual tale of seduction which was more than five minutes long and epitomised the sexual nature of Michael's writing which he had adopted since the latter years of Wham!.
Father Grigori Father Grigori, voiced by Jim French, is a character in Valve Software's computer game sequel Half-Life 2, appearing throughout the Ravenholm chapter (Chapter 6) of the game. He is a balding middle-aged man, dressed in gloomy clothing and Converse sneakers.
Father Guido Sarducci Father Guido Sarducci is a fictional character made famous by American comedian Don Novello. Sarducci, a chain-smoking priest with tinted eyeglasses, works in the United States as gossip columnist and rock critic for the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano.
Father Hennepin State Park Father Hennepin State Park is a 320 acre Minnesota state park located on the southeast corner of Mille Lacs Lake. The park is named after Father Louis Hennepin, a priest who visited the area with a French expedition in 1680.
Father Christmas Father Christmas is the name used in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and several other Commonwealth Countries, for the gift-bringing figure of Christmas or Yuletide. The same figure exists in other countries with the same name (in that country's language), such as France, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
Father Jack Hackett Father Jack Hackett is a fictional character in the Channel 4 television series Father Ted. The character (played by Frank Kelly) is the deeply alcoholic, and at times violently psychotic, third priest in Father Ted's household.
Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul is a memoir written by Tony Hendra, an English humorist and satirist. Tony Hendra is also the author of the novel The Messiah Of Morris Avenue which depicts the second coming of Christ in the United States that is ruled by the religious right.
Father John Blackwood "Blackie" Ryan Father John Blackwood "Blackie" Ryan is the protagonist in a series of 15 mystery novels by Roman Catholic priest and author Father Andrew Greeley. Ryan is a Roman Catholic priest and later a bishop in a fictionalized Chicago, where he solves mysteries related to the Roman Catholic Church and its parishioners.
Father Joseph Vaz Father Joseph Vaz, now referred to as "Blessed Joseph Vaz" (or Blessed Jose Vaz) is a missionary from the region of Goa, along the western coast of India. He was born on March 21, 1651, and has become the first Goan to be beatified (on 16 January 2002).
Father Knows Best Father Knows Best, a popular American TV and radio sitcom of the 1950s and 1960s, portrayed an idealized vision of middle-class American life of the era. It was created by writer Ed James who made an audition disc on December 20, 1948.
Father MC Father MC (born Timothy Brown) was a popular African American rapper for the Uptown Records label in the early 1990s. Discovered and signed by then-Uptown executive Sean "Puffy" Combs, he is best known for introducing the public to Uptown's successful R&B act Jodeci and Mary J.
Father Michael Goetz Secondary School Father Michael Goetz Secondary School (sometimes referred to as Goetz or abbreviated as FMG) is a Catholic school located in Mississauga, Canada. Founded by Ed King, it was established in 1990 to the south of the city centre.
Father Mulcahy Father John Patrick Francis Mulcahy is a principal character from the film M*A*S*H, played by Rene Auberjonois, and the television series, played by William Christopher. He was played by George Morgan in the pilot episode of the television series, but the producers decided that a quirkier individual was needed for the role, and Christopher was cast in his place.
Father Muller Medical College Fr. Muller Medical College, located about a kilometre from the National Highway-17 (the Mumbai] - [[Mangalore highway) at Kankanady in Mangalore, is a religious minority educational institution forming a part of Fr.
Father Nelson Baker Nelson Henry Baker (February 16, 1841 - July 29, 1936) was a Roman Catholic priest and church administrator in the Buffalo, New York area. He is given credit for construction of the Basilica of Our Lady of Victory (opened 1936) in Lackawanna, New York and developed Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charity, a Catholic agency operating facilities that range from a training school to a maternity hospital.
Father of Frankenstein Father of Frankenstein is a 1995 novel by Christopher Bram which speculates on the last days of film director James Whale. Whale directed such groundbreaking works as the 1931 Frankenstein and 1933's The Invisible Man and was a pioneer in the horror film genre.
Father of the Bride (1950 film) Father of the Bride is a 1950 comedy film which tells the story of a man trying to cope with all of the disasters that happen along the way from the time that his daughter announces that she's engaged until the wedding actually occurs. The movie stars Spencer Tracy (Stan), Joan Bennett (Ellie), Elizabeth Taylor (Kay), Don Taylor (Buckley), Billie Burke, and Leo G.
Father of the Bride (1991 film) Father of the Bride is a 1991 comedy film starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, George Newbern, Martin Short, and Kieran Culkin. The movie's soundtrack was scored by Alan Silvestri and was influenced by Jazz and Christmas instrumentations.
Father of the Dáil In the Republic of Ireland, the term Father of the Dáil is an unofficial title applied to the current member of Dáil Éireann with the longest unbroken period of service, regardless of their position. The 'Father' has no official role in the business of the House as the title is largely honorific.
Father of the Nation Father of the Nation is a term used by many countries to describe a political or symbolic leader seen as a founding father of the nation. He may also be key figure from the nation's history whose perceived heroism and moral authority make him a source of patriotic inspiration and worthy of respect or veneration.
Father of the Pride Father of the Pride was an American animated television series that began broadcasting on NBC on August 31, 2004 and was only the second CGI series in prime-time network TV (after UPN's Game Over). The show, which was produced by Jeffrey Katzenberg and his company, DreamWorks Animation revolves around a family of white lions, the patriarch of which stars in a Siegfried & Roy show in Las Vegas that run into many mishaps along the journey, the show was at first a huge hit.
Father Ralph de Bricassart Father Ralph de Bricassart is a fictional priest in The Thorn Birds, a 1977 best selling novel by Colleen McCullough, an Australian author. Set primarily on Drogheda, a fictional sheep station in the Australian outback, the story focuses on the Cleary family and spans the years 1920 to 1962.
Father Ted Father Ted was a popular 1990s television situation comedy set around the lives of three priests on the fictional extremely remote Craggy Island off the west coast of Ireland. It ran for a total of three series between 21 April 1995 on the UK's Channel 4, and the final episode of series three was broadcast on 1 May 1998.
Father Time (Doctor Who) Father Time is a BBC Books original novel written by Lance Parkin and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor and introduces the Doctor's adopted daughter Miranda.
Father Tony McGinn Father Tony McGinn is the current President of the College of the Immaculate Conception: Jesuit High School, New Orleans, Louisiana. He has served as president there for over 45 years, before which he was a teacher of Politics.
Father Xmas Father Xmas is a 2001 short film from Double Dog Music starring Dakota Fanning as six-year-old Clairee who learns from her older brother (Steven Fanning) that Santa Claus is not real and that their father is fighting in the Vietnam War.
Father's Day Father's Day is a primarily secular holiday inaugurated in the early 20th century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and parenting by males, and to honour and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide, and typically involves gift-giving to fathers and family-oriented activities.
Father-in-law of Europe The sobriquet "Father-in-law of Europe" was carried by two European monarchs in the late 19th and early 20th century: Christian IX of Denmark and Nikola I of Montenegro, both on account of their children's marriages to foreign princes and princesses.
Father-son rule The Father-son rule is a drafting rule in the sport of Australian rules football whereby the sons of former players can bypass the standard draft or zone requirements and play for the same club as their father. The exact qualification requirements vary in each league, but generally requires the father to have played or coached for a minimum number of games (ie 50 or 100 games).
Father, Dear Father Father, Dear Father was a British television sitcom produced by Thames Television for ITV from 1968 to 1973 (which was followed by the 1978 sequel series "Father, Dear Father, in Australia", which was filmed and set in Australia).
Father/Son Challenge The Father/Son Challenge is an annual two person golf tournament for PGA Tour and Champions Tour golfers and (usually) their sons that is played at ChampionsGate Golf Resort in Florida, USA. The event's name has become somewhat inaccurate as Fuzzy Zoeller teamed up with his daughter Gretchen in 2005 and Arnold Palmer has partnered one of his grandsons.
Fatherland (Kazakhstan) Fatherland (Otan) was the largest political party in Kazakhstan, led by Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov with over 700,000 membersKazakh pro-presidential parties complete merger RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty until December 22. At a subsequent party congress, delegates agreed to incorporate the Civic Party and the Agrarian Party of Kazakhstan and rename the party to Nur-Otan
Fatherland (novel) Fatherland is a bestselling 1992 thriller novel by the English writer and journalist Robert Harris which doubles as a work of alternate history based on the premise of a world in which Nazi Germany was triumphant in World War II, in a similar way to Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle.
Fatherland and Liberty The Fatherland and Liberty Nationalist Front (Spanish: Frente Nacionalista Patria y Libertad or simply Patria y Libertad) is a far right fascist group in Chile. It was most active during the presidency of Salvador Allende.
Fatherland Front (Bulgaria) The Fatherland Front (FF) (Bulgarian: ОтечеŃтвен фронт) was originally a Bulgarian political resistance movement during World War II. The Zveno movement, the communist Bulgarian Workers Party, a wing of the Agrarian Union and the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party, were all part of the FF.
Fatherland Party (Norway) The Fatherland Party (Fedrelandspartiet) is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. The party is far right in nature, whilst its deputy leader Bjarne Ottar Betten has been included as a candidate for the Demokratene for the forthcoming Norwegian election.
Fathers for Virginia Fathers For Virginia http://fathersforvirginia.org an affiliate of American Coalition for Fathers and Children is a non-profit advocacy and support group based in Virginia, United States that campaigns for the reform of family law and the creation of a family law system, legislative system, and public awareness which promotes the child's right to the love and care of both parents after breakup of a family or establishment of paternity - with equal rights and responsibilities for fathers and mothers.
Fathers of Christian Gnosticism The Church Fathers or Fathers of the Church is a term used in Catholic and Orthodox forms of Christianity to refer to the early and influential theologians and writers in the Christian Church. The study of the Fathers is known as Patristics.
Fathers of the Holy Sepulchre The Fathers of the Holy Sepulchre, or Guardians of the Holy Sepulchre, are the six or seven Franciscan Fathers, who with as many lay brothers keep watch over the Holy Sepulchre and the sanctuaries of the basilica.
Fathers on Fatherhood Fathers on Fatherhood is a website that has been designed as a resource for fathers and fathers to be. It is intended to help fathers by collecting together the experiences of many different fathers and presenting them as short video clips.
Fathers' rights The Fathers' rights movement is can be seen as part of the men's movement and/or the parent's movement, it emerged in the 1970s as a loose social movement providing a network of interest groups, primarily in western countries. It is primarily interested with family law and issues affecting non-custodial fathers, mothers, and victims of paternity fraud, including child custody sometimes after divorce, child support, and paternity.
Fathers' rights movement in Italy The fathers' rights movement in Italy consists of a number of diverse pressure groups, ranging from charities (defined as ONLUS in the Italian Law) and self-help groups to civil disobedience activists, who started to obtain wide publicity in 2003.
Fathers' rights movement in the UK The fathers' rights movement in the UK consists of a number of diverse pressure groups, ranging from charities (whose activities are regulated by the Charity Commission) and self-help groups to civil disobedience activists, who started to obtain wide publicity in 2003. The movement's origin can be traced to 1974 when Families Need Fathers (FNF) was founded.
Fathi Arafat Fathi Arafat (January 11, 1933 - December 1, 2004), born in Jerusalem, was a Palestinian physician and the founder and long-term chairman of the Palestine Red Crescent Society. He studied medicine at Cairo University from 1950 until 1957 and thereafter practiced as a pediatrician in Cairo, Kuwait and Jordan.
Fathom A fathom is the name of a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. The name derives from the Old English word fæthm (plural) meaning 'outstretched arms' which was the original definition of the unit's measure.
Fathom Five (comics) The Fathom Five are a team of fictional sea-dwelling terrorists partially composed of previously existing characters. They debuted in the first few issues of the New Thunderbolts and have fought Namor and Warbird besides the Thunderbolts proper.
Fathom Five National Marine Park Located at the mouth of Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada Fathom Five National Marine Park is a largely underwater national park that seeks to protect and display shipwrecks and lighthouses. The many shipwrecks make it a popular scuba diving destination, and glass bottom boat tours leave Tobermory, Ontario regularly, allowing tourists to see the shipwrecks without having to get wet.
Fathur Rahman al-Ghozi Fathur Rahman al-Ghozi (born 17 February 1971 in Indonesia, died October 2003 in the Philippines) was a key operative and bomb-maker of the Islamic militant Jemaah Islamiya group (JI). Al-Ghozi is known by several names and aliases, including Fathur Roman al-Ghozi, Randy Alih, Sammy Sali Jamil, Rony Azad, Edris Anwar Rodin, Mike.
Fatigue (material) In materials science, fatigue is the progressive, localised, and permanent structural damage that occurs when a material is subjected to cyclic or fluctuating strains at nominal stresses that have maximum values less than (often much less than) the static yield strength of the material. The resulting stress may be below the ultimate tensile stress, or even the yield stress of the material, yet still cause catastrophic failure.
Fatigue limit Fatigue limit, also known as stress limit, is a property of ferrous iron alloys and titanium It is the level of fatigue] (cyclical [[Stress_(physics)|stress) that can be repeatedly applied to and removed from a metal without ever causing it to fail no matter how many times the stress is cycled. Most metals, including structural materials such as aluminium, do not have a fatigue limit and will eventually fail even under very light loads if the load is cycled enough times.
Fatih Fatih is a district of Istanbul, Turkey, in the heart of the city. Fatih sits within the Roman walls, is home to Fatih Camii, the first prominent Ottoman mosque in Istanbul and thus contains some of the most important historical monuments in the city.
Fatih Mosque The Fatih Mosque Complex is a large mosque with its many dependencies in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. Fatih Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror had the complex constructed by the architect Atik Sinan in 1463-1470, on the site of the former Church of the Holy Apostles, which was demolished in favor of it.
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge The Fatih Sultan Bridge, also known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge (in Turkish: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsü or 2. Boğaziçi Köprüsü), is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spanning the Bosphorus strait (Turkish: Boğaziçi).
Fatih Tekke Fatih Tekke (born September 9, 1977) is a Turkish football player. He is a Turkish international, considered an extremely talented striker, and one of the most recognisable and popular sportsmen in Turkey today.
Fatiha Boudiaf Fatiha Boudiaf (Oran, 1944) was married to former Algerian president Muhammad Boudiaf. After his assassination, she set up the Boudiaf Foundation to spread her husband's message of peace and to help Algerian widows.
Fatima (name) Fatima, or, in a more exact transliterion, FÄĹŁimah (Arabic: Ůاطمة ), is originally an Arabic name, meaning "She who weans". It is commonly given as a female personal name among Muslims, after Fatima Zahra ("Fatima the gracious"), the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Fatima binte Asad Fatimah binte Asad (Arabic: Ůاطمه بنت اسد) was the mother of first Shi’a Imam Ali bin Abu Talib, and the mother-in-law of Muhammad's daughter, Fatima Zahra binte Muhammad. Besides first Shi’a Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib, she had three other sons, Ja'far ibn Abu Talib who was a famous General (he led the forces of Islam in the battle of Mu'tah, during which he was killed), Talib ibn Abu Talib, and Aqeel ibn Abu Talib.
Fatima binte Hizam Fatima bintr Hizam al-Kilabiyya, commonly known as Ummul Banin ("mother of several sons"), married Ali ibn Abi Talib (the first Shia Imam and fourth Caliph) after the death of his first wife Fatima bint Muhammad.
Fatima Beevi Justice Fatima Beevi was the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India and the first Muslim woman to be appointed to any higher judiciary. On her retirement from the court she served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission and as Governor in Tamil Nadu.
Fatima Bhutto Fatima Bhutto (born 29 May 1982) is a young Pakistani poet who came to fame after the appearance of her first book, a collection of poems, titled Whispers of the Desert. She was only 15 years old when the collection was published.
Fatima Blush Fatima Blush is a fictional character from the unofficial James Bond film Never Say Never Again, released in 1983. The film is a remake of the 1965 Bond film Thunderball and her character is roughly equivalent to that of fellow SPECTRE agent Fiona Volpe.
Fatima Faloye Fatima Faloye (born November 18, 1972 in New York City), is of Nigerian and Barbadian descent and studied at Dalton School in New York City as well as New York University. Faloye won the coveted NAACP Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1996 for her role as "Chantal" in New York Undercover.
Fatima Huda-Pépin Fatima Huda-Pépin (born 26 December 1951), is a member of the National Assembly of Quebec province of Canada. Fatima Huda-Pépin has been elected as the member of Liberal Party of Quebec from La Pinière in city of Brossard.
Fatima Jinnah Fatima Jinnah (Urdu: ŮŘ§Ř·Ů…Ű Ř¬Ů†Ř§Ř) (July 30, 1893 — July 8, 1967) was the sister of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan and an active political figure in movement for independence from the British Raj. She is commonly known in Pakistan as Khatoon-e-Pakistan (Urdu: — "Woman of Pakistan") and Madar-e-Millat ("Mother of the Nation.
Fatima Surayya Bajia Fatima Surayya Bajia is a legendary Urdu novelist, playwright and drama writer of Pakistan. She has been awarded various awards at home and abroad including Japan's highest civil award in recognition of her works.
Fatimah bint Husayn Fatimah bint Husayn was, according to a Sunni source, the daughter of Umm Ishaq bint Talhah and Husayn ibn Ali. Husayn was the third Shi'a Imam and Umm Ishaq was the daughter of the prominent Muslim general, Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah.
Fatimid The Fatimids, Fatimid Caliphate or al-FÄtimiyyĹ«n (Arabic الŮاطميŮن) is the Shi'a dynasty that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Egypt, and the Levant from 5 January 910 to 1171. The term Fatimite is sometimes used to refer to the citizens of this caliphate.
Fatix Ă„mirxan Ă„mirxanov Möxämmätfatix Zarif ulı ([] aka Fatix Ă„mirxan []English spelling: fah-TEEKH a-meer-HAHN ; Tatar Arabic: ŮŘ§ŘŞŘ Ř§Ů…Ř¦Ř±Ř®Ř§Ů†; Tatar Cyrillic: Óмирхан(ов) Фатих (Мөхәммәтфатих) Зариф Ńлы; ; 1886-1926) was a Tatar classic writer, editor and publicist.
Fatma Omar An-Najar Fatma Omar An-Najar was a 64-year-old Palestinian widow who blew herself up near Israeli troops sweeping through northern Gaza on Thursday, wounding two soldiers. According to her oldest daughter, the Israelis military had destroyed her house, they killed her grandson and another grandson is in a wheelchair with an amputated leg.
Fatman Scoop Fatman Scoop born Isaac Freeman III is a New York City hip hop hype man and radio personality famed for his on-stage rough, loud voice. He is best known for the track "Be Faithful" with the Crooklyn Clan which went to number one in the UK and Ireland in late 2003 and top 5 in Australia.
Fatmir Limaj Fatmir Limaj born in February 4, 1971 in the village of Banjë, Malishevë is a Kosovar politician representing Democratic Party of Kosovo, (PDK). During the Kosovo war, Limaj was a member of the Kosovo Liberation Army.
Fatos Kongoli Fatos Kongoli (born 1944) has recently become one of the most forceful and convincing representatives of contemporary Albanian prose. He was born and raised in Elbasan and studied mathematics in China during the tense years of the Sino-Albanian alliance.
Fatos Nano Fatos Thanas Nano (born September 16, 1952 in Tirana) is a Member of the Albanian Parliament, representing Sarandë constituency. He was Prime Minister of Albania during several periods and a former leader of the Socialist Party of Albania.
Fatou Diome Fatou Diome(born 1968, Niodor) is a Senegalese author whose first novel, Le Ventre de l'Atlantique (The Belly of the Atlantic), became a bestseller in France. It concerns life of a Senegalese woman moving to France.
Fatou's lemma In mathematics, Fatou's lemma establishes an inequality relating the integral (in the sense of Lebesgue) of the limit inferior of a sequence of functions to the limit inferior of the sequence of integrals of the functions. The lemma is named after the French mathematician Pierre Fatou (1878 - 1929).
Fats Dantonio John James "Fats" Dantonio (December 31, 1918 - May 28, 1993) was a Major League Baseball catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944 and 1945. "Fats" was 5'8" tall and weighed only 165 pounds.
Fats Domino Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino (born February 26] [[1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is a classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist. He was the best-selling African-American singer of the 1950s and early 1960s.
Fats Jenkins Clarence "Fats" Jenkins (January 10 1898 - December 6 1968) was an African American left fielder in the Negro Leagues from 1920 through 1940. He ended his career around seven years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier.
Fats Sadi "Fats" Sadi (Lallemand) (born October 23, 1927 in Andenne) is a Belgian jazz musician, vocalist and composer, playing vibraphone and percussion. He chose Sadi as an artist name as he had an aversion for his last name (which means "the German" in French.
Fatshedera Fatshedera (× Fatshedera lizei) is a hybrid genus of flowering plant also known as tree ivy or aralia ivy. It was created by hybridising Fatsia japonica 'Moserii' (Moser's Japanese Fatsia; the seed parent) and Hedera hibernica (Irish Ivy; the pollen parent) at the Lizé Frères (Lizé Brothers) nursery at Nantes in France in 1910.
Fatsia Fatsia is a small genus of three species of evergreen shrubs native to southern Japan and Taiwan. They have stout, sparsely branched stems bearing spirally-arranged, large leathery, palmately lobed leaves 20-50 cm in width, on a petiole up to 50 cm long, and small creamy-white flowers in dense terminal compound umbels in late autumn or early winter, followed by small black fruit.
Fatso Jetson Fatso Jetson is a desert rock band from the Palm Desert, California area in the United States, formed in 1994 by Mario and Larry Lalli. The Lalli brothers are often credited as the fathers of the desert strain of stoner rock made most famous by their slightly younger bands Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age.
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