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First-order reduction In computational complexity theory, a first-order reduction is a very weak type of reduction between two computational problems. A first-order reduction is a reduction where each component is restricted to be in the class FO of problems calculable in first-order logic.
First-out alarm A first-out alarm is an alarm that indicates in some manner that it was the first of a series. This is necessary in circumstances such as an automatic trip or shutdown of equipment, where many alarms will annunciate as a result of a shutdown.
First-party developer In the video game industry, a first-party developer is a developer who is part of a company that actually manufactures a video game console. First-party developers may either use the name of the company itself (like Nintendo), or have a specific division name (like Sony's Polyphony Digital).
First-person adventure First-person adventure is one of the oldest computer and video game genres. First-person adventures tend to focus on puzzles, exploration and character-interaction with no shooting or action elements, though some also feature elements from other genres, including action games and role-playing games.
First-person shooter First-person shooter (FPS) is a genre of computer and video games which is characterized by an on-screen view that simulates the in-game character's point of view and a focus on the use of handheld ranged weapons. FPS is also a term used by tactical response teams as the person who shoots first.
First-sale doctrine (patent) Under the first sale doctrine, the first unrestricted sale of a patented item exhausts the patentee's control over that particular item. It generally is asserted as an affirmative defense to charges of patent infringement, but less commonly is asserted affirmatively in a declaratory judgment action.
First-wave feminism First-wave feminism refers to a period of feminist activity during the nineteenth century and early twentieth century in the United Kingdom and the United States. It focused on de jure (officially mandated) inequalities, primarily on gaining the right of women's suffrage.
First-Year Student Orientation First-Year Student Orientation, often referred to as Orientation and Registration, is the mandatory process in the USA that all incoming freshman students go through before being able to register or attend classes in the fall. This process is usually required of transfer students as well.
FirstCaribbean International Bank FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB) is a Barbados-based, Caribbean financial services company formed in 2001 as a joint venture merging the Caribbean operations of Barclays Bank and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). In March 2006, CIBC and Barclays announced that CIBC would acquire Barclays's share of FCIB and thereby gain sole control of the bank.
FirstDefender FirstDefender is a handheld liquid-explosives detector which uses a method of analysis called Raman spectroscopy. It is designed for use by first responders, homeland security, law enforcers and forensic chemistry personnel for immediate identification of unknown solids, liquids, and mixtures.
FirstLine Transportation Security, Inc. FirstLine Transportation Security, Inc., a subsidiary of SMS Holdings, provides predeparture passenger security screening and baggage screening services for the Transportation Security Administration at Kansas City International Airport (KMCI), Kansas City, Missouri.
FirstMerit Tower FirstMerit Tower or the First Central Trust Building is a skyscraper in Akron, Ohio that has remained the tallest building in that city since its completion in 1931. The building is art deco in style and is covered in glazed architectural terra-cotta.
FirstVoices FirstVoices is a world wide web-based project to support Aboriginal peoples engaged in the teaching and archiving of language and culture. It is a project of the First Peoples' Cultural Foundation, an Aboriginal-directed non-profit society based in Victoria, British Columbia.
Firth of Clyde The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. At its entrance the firth is some 26 miles (42 km) wide.
Firth of Forth The Firth of Forth (Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe) is the estuary or firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, and East Lothian to the south. The river is tidal as far inland as Stirling, but generally it is considered that the inland extent of the firth ends at the Kincardine Bridge.
Firth of Lorne The Firth of Lorne (Scottish Gaelic: An Linne Latharnach) is a body of water on Scotland's west coast, in Argyll and Bute. It lies between the Isle of Mull to the northwest and the Isles of Kerrera, Seil and Luing (the Slate Islands) along with parts of the Scottish mainland southwest of Oban on the southeast side.
Firth Park (ward) Firth Park ward—which includes the districts of Firth Park, Longley, Parson Cross and parts of Wincobank—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England located in the northern part of the city and covering an area of 4.3 km2.
Firth, Pond & Company Firth, Pond & Company was an American music company that published sheet music and distributed musical instruments in the 19th century and early 20 century. The company began in 1847 when William Hall broke with partners John Firth and Sylvanus Pond, thus disbanding their New York-based publishing company, Firth & Hall.
Firuz Shah Tughluq Firuz Shah Tughlaq (also known as Firoz Shah Tughluq) was a Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty (1351 - 1388). He succeeded his cousin Muhammad bin Tughluq following the later's death from a fatal illness, but due to widespread unrest Firuz's realm was much smaller than Muhammed's.
Firuzkuh Firuzkuh (Tabarian: Pirezcow, Persian: فیروزکوه) city and capital of firuzkuh county in eastern region of Tehran province, it is located in the middle of Elburz, Till recently was part of Mazandaran province.
FiRe + iCE FiRe + iCE is an improvisational grill founded in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1997) with additional locations in Boston (2000), Providence, Rhode Island (1999) and South Lake Tahoe, California (2003).
FiReControl FiReControl is a UK based project to reduce the number of regional control centres or RCCs used to handle emergency calls for fire brigades and authorities. Presently there are 46 control rooms in England that handle calls from the public for emergency assistance via the 999 system.
Fisah Ketsi The Fisah Ketsi was a 70-meter transport vessel with no official owner or home port. It was a small but interesting footnote in naval history and is regarded by some, although not the mainstream nautical community, as a Ghost Ship.
Fisc Under the Merovingians and Carolingians, the fisc (Root word of "fiscal") applied to the royal demesne which paid taxes, entirely in kind, from which the royal household was meant to be supported, though it rarely was. Though their personal territory was at first enormous, the Merovingian kings, faced with stiff resistance to taxation from their Frankish and Gallo-Roman subjects and ill-served by their illiterate peers, relied on constant conquests to renew the fisc which they were in the habit of granting away, to ensure continued fidelity among their followers.
Fiscal and Customs Police The Fiscal and Customs Police or Policia Fiscal y Aduanera (POLFA) is a unit that belongs to the Colombian National Police, under the command of its Operative Directorate. This unit is in charge of investigating large finance frauds and usually supports the National Taxes and Customs Directorate (Direccion de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales (DIAN) in Spanish).
Fiscal environmentalism Fiscal Environmentalism is a hybrid term of two traditional and often conflicting philosophies, environmentalism and fiscal conservatism, created to emphasize the growing understanding of the middle ground between the two, where the goals of each are simultaneously fulfilled. The result is an innovative business practice based upon principles of intelligent environmental design and financial discipline, associated with each.
Fiscal federalism Fiscal federalism is the system of transfer payments or grants by which a federal government shares its revenues with lower levels of government. Federal governments use this power to enforce national rules and standards.
Fiscal imbalance in Nigeria Nigeria can be said to suffer from a vertical fiscal imbalance. Due to the structure of the Nigerian government, as well as the fact that almost all of its revenue comes from the Oil industry, 80% of a state's income comes from centrally collected revenues.
Fiscal incidence Fiscal incidence is a concept within public finance, a sub-disipline within economics, that refers to the combined overall economic impact of both government taxation and expenditures on the real economic income of individuals. While taxation reduces the economic well-being of individuals, government expenditures raise their economic well-being.
Fiscal Illusion Fiscal Illusion is a public choice theory of government expenditure first developed by the Italian economist Amilcare Puviani. Fiscal Illusion suggests that when government revenues are unobserved or not fully observed by taxpayers then the cost of government is perceived to be less expensive than it actually is.
Fiscal policy Fiscal policy is the economic term that defines the set of principles and decisions of a government in setting the level of public expenditure and how that expenditure is funded. Fiscal policy and monetary policy are the macroeconomic tools that governments have at their disposal to manage the economy.
Fiscal Policy in the United States Historically, the United States government has tended to spend more than it takes in, with national debt that was close to $1 billion at the beginning of the 20th century. The budget for most of the 20th century followed a pattern of deficits during wartime and economic crises, and surpluses during periods of peacetime economic expansion.
Fiscal year A fiscal year (or financial year or accounting reference date) is a 12-month period used for calculating annual ("yearly") financial reports in businesses and other organizations. In many jurisdictions, regulatory laws regarding accounting require such reports once per twelve months, but do not require that the twelve months constitute a calendar year (i.
Fiscalism Fiscalism is a term sometimes used to refer the economic theory that the government should rely on fiscal policy as the main instrument of macroeconomic policy. Fiscalism in this sense is contrasted with monetarism, which is associated with reliance on monetary policy.
Fiscus Fiscus was the name of the personal treasury of the emperors of Rome. The word is literally translated as "basket" or "purse" and was used to describe those forms of revenue collected from the provinces (specifically the imperial provinces), which were then granted to the emperor.
Fiscus Iudaicus The fiscus Iudaicus (Latin: "Jewish tax") was a tax paid by the Jewish subjects of the Roman Empire after the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem in favor of the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus in Rome.
Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site is a historic site located in Victoria, British Columbia, adjacent to Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site. It is the site of Fisgard Lighthouse, the first lighthouse on the west coast of Canada.
Fish Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. Fish are abundant in the sea and in fresh water, with species being known from mountain streams (e.
Fish (cryptography) Fish (sometimes FISH) was the Allied codename for any of several German teleprinter stream ciphers used during World War II. While a large number of links were monitored, at least three different encryption systems were distinguished:
Fish (food) Fish as a food describes the edible parts of water-dwelling, cold-blooded vertebrates with gills. Other edible water-dwelling animals such as mollusks, crustaceans, and shellfish are classified as seafood, rather than as fish.
Fish (singer) Derek William Dick, better known as Fish (born 25 April 1958 in Dalkeith, Midlothian), is a Scottish progressive rock singer, lyric writer and occasional actor. After a patchy career as a gardener and forestry worker, he came to public attention in 1981 with the British group Marillion, which he left in 1988 following top ten hits in 1985 with Kayleigh and Lavender and in 1987 with Incommunicado.
Fish aggregating device A fish aggregating (or aggregation) device (FAD) is a man-made object used to attract ocean going pelagic fish such as marlin, tuna and mahi-mahi (dolphin fish). They usually consist of buoys or floats tethered to the ocean floor with concrete blocks.
Fish and brewis Fish and brewis (pronounced like the word "bruise") Newfoundland Dictionary description is a traditional Newfoundland meal consisting of codfish and hard bread or hard tack. With the abundance of cod around the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador it became synonymous with all Newfoundland households as a delicacy to be served as a main meal.
Fish and chips Fish and chips or fish 'n' chips (also in Scotland, Wales, northern England and Northern Ireland: a fish supper), a popular take-away food, consists of deep-fried fish in batter or breadcrumbs with deep-fried potatoes, traditionally sold wrapped in newspaperBBC News - The chips are downtown. For decades fish and chips dominated the take-away food sector in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.
Fish and Wildlife Act Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 of the United States of America establishes a comprehensive national fish, shellfish, and wildlife resources policy with emphasis on the commercial fishing industry but also with a direction to administer the Act with regard to the inherent right of every citizen and resident to fish for pleasure, enjoyment, and betterment and to maintain and increase public opportunities for recreational use of fish and wildlife resources. Among other things, it directs a program of continuing research, extension, and information services on fish and wildlife matters, both domestically and internationally.
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA) provides the basic authority for the Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) involvement in evaluating impacts to fish and wildlife from proposed water resource development projects. It requires that fish and wildlife resources receive equal consideration to other project features.
Fish ball Fish balls (Chinese: 魚蛋 or 魚丸(yúwán) and sometimes written as 魚旦 at food stalls) is a common cooked food in southern China and overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia, with its origin from the cuisine of the Chaoshan region in eastern Guangdong. As the name suggests, the food is balls made with fish meat that has been finely pulverized.
Fish boil A fish boil is a Great Lakes culinary tradition in areas of Wisconsin(USA), with large Scandinavian populations, particularly Door County and Port Wing, Wisconsin. The meal consists of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior whitefish (though lake trout can be used), with other ingredients.
Fish curing Fish curing is methods of curing fish by drying, salting, smoking, and pickling, or by combinations of these processes have been employed since ancient times. On sailing vessels fish were usually salted down immediately to prevent spoilage; the swifter boats of today commonly bring in unsalted fish.
Fish Creek Island Fish Creek Island is a 48-acre island on the Ohio River in Marshall County, West Virginia. The island is located across the river from Captina, West Virginia, south of Moundsville, and north of the mouth of Fish Creek, from which it takes its name.
Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness The Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness is located about 25 miles west of Brawley, California and southeast of the Vallecito Mountains in the United States. The wilderness is located in the Fish Creek Mountains region in the northern part of the Carrizo Impact Area, which is closed to the public.
Fish Creek railway station, Victoria Fish Creek was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened during the 1890s operated until 1991 when the line to Barry Beach servicing the oil fields in Bass Strait was closed, the line was then dismantled and turned into the Great Southern Rail Trail.
Fish Creek-Lacombe (C-Train) Fish Creek-Lacombe is a stop on the South Line (Route 201) of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta, and one of two new stops to open on October 9, 2001. The station was, until June 28, 2004, the southern terminus of the South Line, and is located to serve Fish Creek Provincial Park, the Midnapore neighborhood, and St.
Fish Creek, Victoria Fish Creek (postcode: 3959) is a small township in Victoria, Australia. It features an unusually high number of art and craft shops, catering to tourists who pass through the town on the way to Wilson's Promontory.
Fish Crow The Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) is superficially very similar to the American Crow but is smaller (36–41 cm in length) and has a more silky smooth plumage by comparison. The differences are often only really apparent between the two species when side by side or, when heard calling.
Fish finger Fishsticks or fish fingers are a processed food made using a white fish such as cod which have been battered and/or breaded. They are commonly available in the frozen food section of Western supermarkets, and on children's menus in family-oriented restaurants.
Fish fish frog Fish-Fish-Frog (Machha-Machha-Bhyagutta): An amazing game of mental agility, deliigence and perseverance from the altitudes of the Himalayas of eastern Nepal. Playing the game is the difference between eating or starving.
Fish flake A fish flake is a platform built on poles and spread with boughs for drying cod-fish on the foreshore of fishing villages and small towns in rural Newfoundland, Canada. Spelling variations for fish flake in Newfoundland include flek, fleyke, fleake, flaik and fleack.
Fish food Fish food is plant or animal material intended for consumption by pet fish, such as goldfish. Fish food normally contain nutritive substances, trace vitamins and minerals necessary to keep fish alive and in good health.
Fish fry A fish fry is a meal usually consisting of battered and fried fish, french fries, coleslaw, lemon slices and tartar sauce. Usually served on Friday nights as a restaurant special; often served "all you can eat" and occasionally as family style (serving dishes brought to and left at the table).
Fish Go Deep Fish Go Deep are an Irish production duo consisting of Greg Dowling and Shane Johnson. They have been releasing house records under this name since 2000 and in 2006 they reached number 1 on the dance chart with their track "The Cure & the Cause".
Fish head curry In Singapore and Malaysia, Fish head curry (Chinese and Indian roots) is a dish where the head of an Ikan Merah (literally "Red fish") - which is red snapper, is semi-stewed in a thick curry and usually served with either rice or bread.
Fish Hoek, Cape Town Fish Hoek (Afrikaans: Vishoek, meaning either Fish Corner, Fish Glen or fish-hook) is a coastal village nestled in a valley at the mouth of the Silvermine River, on the False Bay side of the Cape Peninsula in Cape Town, South Africa. Previously a separate municipality, Fish Hoek is now part of the Cape Town Unicity.
Fish in the Trap is a three-volume shonen-ai manga that follows the relationship between a high school swim team captain and his young admirer. It was created by the Japanese mangaka Ranma Nekokichi, and the OVA prequel offers a beforehand look into the characters' lives and relationships with each other.
Fish Licence The Fish Licence is part one of a two-part segment of the popular British television series, Monty Python's Flying Circus, in it Eric Praline, played by John Cleese, takes on the role of the put-upon customer who, when seeking to obtain a licence for his pet "'alibut" named Eric has difficulty explaining to the clerk how all pets should be licensed.
Fish market A fish market is a marketplace used for the trade in and sale of fish and other seafood. It can be dedicated to wholesale trade between fishermen and fish merchants, or to the sale of seafood to individual consumers, or to both.
Fish meal Fish meal, or fishmeal, is a commercial product consisting of the waste from fisheries after the human-consumable material is removed, or from whole fish which are not suitable for human consumption. Fish meal is a brown powder or cake obtained by pressing the whole fish or fish trimmings to remove the fish oil.
Fish migration Many types of fish undertake migrations on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annual, and with distances ranging from a few meters to thousands of kilometers. The purpose usually relates to either feeding or breeding; in some cases the reason for migration is still unknown.
Fish oil Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oil is recommended for a health diet because it contains the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), precursors to eicosanoids that reduce inflammation throughout the body.
Fish out of water comedy film In a fish out of water comedy film the main character (or characters) finds himself or herself in an alien environment and this drives most of the humor in the film. One example is men having to dress and live as women to accomplish some goal such as in the films Some Like It Hot (1959) and Tootsie (1982).
Fish Police Fish Police is the name of a comic book series by cartoonist Steven Moncus, and its six episode cartoon adaptation, both works centering around law and crime in a fictional underwater metropolis with the protagonist, Inspector Gill, trying to solve various, often mafia-related crimes. The comic and the television show featured several sorts of marine species as its characters, while the plots and dialogue were reminiscent of film noir.
Fish screen A fish screen is a barrier designed to prevent fish from swimming or being drawn into an aqueduct, dam, or other diversion on a river, lake, or other waterway where water is taken for human use. Fish screens are typically installed to protect endandered species of fishes that would otherwise be harmed when passing through hydroelectric generators, entering water municipal water supplies, etc.
Fish soup Fish soup (Russian:уха, Hungarian:halászlé, Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian: riblja čorba or riblji paprikaš, Greek:ψαρόσουπα) is hot soup prepared with mixed river fish, characteristic for cuisines of Pannonian plain, especially wider region around river Danube. The meal originates from Slavic cuisine.
Fish stock Fish stocks are subpopulations of a particular species of fish, for which intrinsic parameters (growth, recruitment, mortality and fishing mortality) are the only significant factors in determining population dynamics, while extrinsic factors (immigration and emigration) are considered to be insignificant.
Fish Slough Area of Critical Environmental Concern The Fish Slough Area of Critical Environmental Concern is located near Bishop, California on the western side of the Chalfant Valley (or north Owens Valley). Its 36,000 acres (146 km²) were designated as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) in 1982.
Fish Speaker The Fish Speakers are a fictional army from Frank Herbert's Dune universe, as depicted in the Dune series of science fiction novels. Emperor Leto Atreides II founded this organization between the Children of Dune and God Emperor of Dune novels.
Fish tape A fish tape is a tool used by electricians to route new wiring through walls. Made of a narrow band of spring steel, by careful manipulation, the tape can be "fished" (guided) through the confined spaces within wall cavities.
Fish-hooking Fish-hooking is the act of inserting fingers into the mouth, nostrils or other orifices of a person, with the intention of pulling and tearing the surrounding tissue. Forceful fish-hooking involves a high risk of permanent facial and/or orifical damage.
Fishbone Fishbone is a pioneering alternative rock band that plays a unique fusion of funk, ska, punk rock, reggae, heavy metal, and more. The band was formed in 1979 in the ghettos of South Central Los Angeles by Angelo Moore, also known as Madd Vibe" (vocals, saxophones ranging from sopranino to bass, and theremin); Kendall Jones (guitar); John Norwood Fisher (bass); Philip "Fish" Fisher (drums); "Dirty" Walter A.
Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present: The Friendliest Psychosis of All Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present: The Friendliest Psychosis of All is a three-song EP released by legendary alternative rock band Fishbone in 2002. It features original outtakes from their 2000 album Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present: The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx, with cameos from Primus bassist Les Claypool and legendary rapper Blowfly.
Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present: The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present: The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx is the sixth album from alternative rock band Fishbone. It features a large number of special guests and is the only Fishbone album released on Disney's Hollywood Records.
Fishbourne Roman Palace Fishbourne Roman Palace, in the village of Fishbourne in West Sussex, is one of the most important archaeological sites in England. Although local people had known of the existence of Roman remains in the area, it was not until 1960 that the archaeologist Barry Cunliffe first systematically excavated the site, which had been accidentally uncovered by workmen when a water main was being laid.
Fishbowl (discussion) A fishbowl is a form of discussion in which an audience may observe the discussion panel without actively participating. The discussion panel is often seated within a circle of chairs (the "fishbowl"), and discussion may be guided by questions related to a specific subject but may branch out into relatively broad areas.
Fishboy Fishboy: Denizen of the Deep was a black and white comic strip appearing in the British comic book Buster between 1968 and 1975, written by Scott Goodall and drawn by John Stokes and others. As with most UK comic books, neither the writer nor artists were credited.
FishBase FishBase is a comprehensive database of information about fish. As of October 2006, it included descriptions of over 29,400 species, over 222,300 common names in hundreds of languages, over 42,600 pictures, and references to more than 38,600 works in the scientific literature.
Fishcake A fishcake (also fish cake) is a food item similar to a rissole or croquette, consisting of a filleted fish and potato patty coated in breadcrumbs or batter, and fried. Fishcakes are often served in English fish and chip shops.
Fisher (animal) The fisher, Martes pennanti, is a North American marten . Despite its name, this animal seldom eats fish, but is a typical marten; a medium sized mustelid, agile in trees and slender enough of body to pursue prey into hollow trees or burrows in the ground.
Fisher (band) Fisher is a band consisting out of composer and songwriter Ron Wasserman and vocalist Kathy Fisher. After starting in 1997 their song "I Will Love You" became 'the most downloaded song on the Internet' in 2000.
Fisher Ames Fisher Ames (April 19, 1758–July 4, 1808) was a Representative in the United States Congress from the 1st Congressional District of Massachusetts. He was born in Dedham, Massachusetts and attended the town's school while also receiving private instruction.
Fisher Automobile Company Fisher Automobile Company in Indianapolis, Indiana, is believed to have been the first automobile dealership in the United States. It carried multiple models of Oldsmobiles, Reos, Packards, Stoddard-Daytons, Stutz and others.
Fisher Baronets The baronetcy Fisher of Packington Magna was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 December 1622 by James I of England and VI of Scotland. The fourth baronet died in 1739, and no succession has been proved to the title.
Fisher Bay Fisher Bay () is an embayment about 14 miles wide between the eastern side of the Mertz Glacier Tongue and the mainland of Antarctica. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister of Australia in 1911.
Fisher Building Built in 1928, the Fisher Building, a National Historic Landmark, has been nicknamed "Detroit's largest art object". Its setback and towering style was inspired by Mayan architecture, as were many buildings using the Neo-American Style movement.
Fisher College Fisher College (Formerly Fisher Junior College), known to its students as "The Fish" or "The Fishbowl" is a two-year college located in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1903 as a, girls only, business college.
Fisher Glacier Fisher Glacier () is a prominent western tributary to the Lambert Glacier, about 100 miles long, flowing east past the north sides of Mount Menzies and Mount Rubin and joining the main stream of the Lambert Glacier just east of Mount Stinear. Sighted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft by K.
Fisher House (chaplaincy) Fisher House is the Catholic chaplaincy for members of the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1895 on the instructions of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, when Pope Leo XIII officially allowed Catholics to study at Oxford and Cambridge.
Fisher Island (Queensland) Fisher Island is an island in the Piper Islands National Park in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia, in Temple Bay about 100km North East of Iron Range National Park and LockhartRiver and 50 km South of Cape Grenville.
Fisher Island, Florida Fisher Island is a census-designated place (CDP) and town located on a man-made island of the same name in both the City of Miami Beach and on unincorporated land in Miami-Dade County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had only 218 households and a total population of 467 persons.
Fisher kernel In mathematics, the Fisher kernel, named in honour of Sir Ronald Fisher, is a kernel useful in information retrieval. It was introduced in 1998 by Tommi Jaakola Exploiting Generative Models in Discriminative Classifiers (1998) PS, Citeseer.
Fisher King The Fisher King or the Wounded King figures in Arthurian legend as the latest in a line charged with keeping the Holy Grail. Versions of his story vary widely, but he is always wounded in the legs or groin, and incapable of moving on his own.

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