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Florence Cohen Florence Cohen, a pioneer public sector union leader with the Rural Electrification Administration from 1936 to 1943 and a longtime Philadelphia civic, political and feminist leader, and Philadelphia city official was born in New York City on July 28, 1917. Her father Harry was a garment maker and her mother was a housewife who was to die in the Influenza Epidemic of 1918, also known as the Spanish Flu.
Florence Davidson Florence Davidson (1895-?) was a Canadian artist who created traditional Haida basketry and button-blankets and was also a respected elder in her First Nations community, the Haida village of Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia.
Florence Ellinwood Allen Florence Ellinwood Allen (March 23, 1884 - September 12, 1966) was raised in Cleveland, where she attended Case Western Reserve University and joined the Sigma Psi sorority. She thereafter received a law degree from New York University.
Florence Elsie Inman Florence Elsie Inman (5 December 1891 – 31 May 1986) was a long serving member of the Canadian Senate. A Liberal, she was appointed to the Senate 28 July 1955 on the recommendation of Louis St-Laurent, and represented the senatorial division of Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island until her death.
Florence Falls Florence Falls are located in the Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory of Australia. Accessed by sealed road, the falls are found near the northern boundary of the park, 80km south of Darwin as the crow flies.
Florence Freedom The Florence Freedom is a minor league baseball team which plays in Florence, Kentucky, in Cincinnati's Northern Kentucky suburbs. The team is a member of the Independent Frontier League, and is associated with no Major League Baseball team.
Florence Goodenough Florence Laura Goodenough (1886-1959) was an American psychologist and professor at the University of Minnesota who is noted for developing the Minnesota Preschool Scale and the Goodenough Draw-A-Man test (now the Goodenough-Harris Draw-A-Person Test). She wrote Handbook of Child Psychology in 1933, and she became president of the National Counsel of Women Psychologists in 1942.
Florence Holway Florence Holway is an elderly woman who spoke publicly about her rape, resulting in changes of New Hampshire rape laws. She spoke candidly about the rape that she endured on March 31 1991 in the HBO documentary based on her 12 year struggle with the law.
Florence Homan Florence Homan (November 18, 1893 - August 13, 2006) was Ohio's oldest person since May 23, 2006, and was listed in Guinness World Records (2007 edition) as one of the top 15 world's oldest living people. Her ranking had been tied for 12th before she passed away at the age of 112 years and 268 days, which at the time was older than the current oldest living person in France (112), the United Kingdom (111) or Germany (110).
Florence Chadwick Florence May Chadwick (born November 9, 1918 – died March 15, 1995) was an American swimmer who was the first woman ever to cross the English Channel both ways. She also made contributions to various youth groups.
Florence Jean Castleberry Florence Jean Castleberry , better known "Flo", is a fictional character in the movie Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, the subsequent television series, Alice, and that show's spinoff, Flo. In the movie, Flo was played by actress Diane Ladd, and on the television series, she was played by Polly Holliday.
Florence Knoll Florence Knoll Bassett (born May 24, 1917) is an American architect and furniture designer who studied under the likes of Mies van der Rohe and Eero Saarinen. She was born in Saginaw, Michigan as "Florence Schust" and is known in familiar circles simply as "Shu".
Florence L. Barclay Florence Louisa Barclay (December 2, 1862 - March 10, 1921) was an English romance novelist and short story writer. She was born Florence Louisa Charlesworth in Limpsfield, Surrey, England, the daughter of the local Anglican rector.
Florence L. Crawford While Florence Louise Crawford is not the founder of the Apostolic Faith Mission, she was rightfully given credit for having begun that movement in the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States. Initially, it was a satellite church from the original Apostolic Faith Mission, begun by William J.
Florence Lake Florence Lake,(1904 - 1980),was an American actress who was the best known and most prolific of Edgar Kennedy's screen wives in his series of domestic short comedies which ran until 1948.After Kennedy's death,she appeared in many character roles in films and TV.
Florence Louise Pettitt Florence Louise Pettitt was one of the first American female Opera conductors. For over forty years, she simultaneously served as orchestral conductor, dramatic director, and vocal director for the Chaminade Opera Group, which she founded in 1959.
Florence MacCarthy Finian MacDonagh MacCarthaigh, known to the English as Florence MacCarthy, was an Irish chieftain of the late 16th century, the last credible claimant of the MacCarthy MĂłr title before it was subverted by the English authorities. His part in the Nine Years War (1595-1603) led to his arrest by the crown government, and he spent the last 40 years of his life in custody in London.
Florence Martus Florence Martus (1868 – 1943), also known as The Waving Girl, took it upon herself to be the unofficial greeter of all ships that entered and left the Port of Savannah. Using handkerchief by day and lanterns by night not a ship was missed in her 44 years on watch.
Florence Maybrick Florence Maybrick was an American citizen who spent fourteen years in prison in England after being convicted of murdering her English husband. There was doubt about her guilt in her lifetime, and the question remains unresolved.
Florence Mills Known as the "Queen of Happiness," Florence Mills was a popular African American cabaret singer, dancer, and comedian known for her effervescent stage presence, delicate voice, and winsome, wide-eyed beauty. A daughter of former slaves Nellie (Simon) and John Winfrey, she was born Florence Winfrey in Washington, D.
Florence Nightingale Effect The Florence Nightingale Effect is a psychological complex where people who are entrusted with the care and wellbeing of vulnerable patients begin to form a romantic attraction and often erotic attraction towards their charges. Medical workers, such as nurses, are typically at risk, and it is a form of psychological countertransference.
Florence of Holland Florence or Florentius was a late 12th century and early 13th century nobleman and cleric. He was the son of Florence III, Count of Holland and Ada of Huntingdom, sister of Kings Máel Coluim IV and William I of Scotland.
Florence Owens Thompson Florence Owens Thompson (September 1 1903 - September 16 1983), born Florence Leona Christie, is famous for being the subject of Dorothea Lange's photo Migrant Mother (1936), an iconic image of the Great Depression.
Florence prusmack Florence Prusmack (1921 - ) Author of many articles, monographs and books focusing on Japan and East Asia. Her extremely well researched and documented articles often deal with obscure but fascinating areas of Japanese history.
Florence Parry Heide Florence Parry Heide is a bestselling American children's writer. Born and raised in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, she spent two years at Wilson College, in Philadelphia, PA, before transferring to UCLA, from which she graduated in 1939.
Florence Prag Kahn Florence Prag Kahn (November 9, 1866 – November 16, 1948) was an American teacher and politician who in 1925 became the first Jewish woman to serve in the United States Congress. She was only the fifth woman to serve in Congress, and the second from California, after fellow San Franciscoan Mae Nolan.
Florence R. Sabin Florence Rena Sabin (November 9 1871–October 3 1953) was an American medical scientist. She was a pioneer for women in science; she was the first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and the first woman to head a department at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research.
Florence Stockade During the American Civil War, the Florence Stockade was a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp at what is now Florence, South Carolina. It operated from September 1864 through February 1865; during this time up to 18000 Union soldiers were imprisoned there, about 2800 of whom died.
Florence Township School District The Florence Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Florence Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.
Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area The Shoals is a metropolitan area in northwestern Alabama, officially known as the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area, including the cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, and Sheffield, and the counties of Lauderdale and Colbert.
Florence, South Carolina Florence is the county seat of and largest city in Florence County South Carolina, United States. This 1997 All-America City finalist, with its historic homes and towering medical center towers, came together to form a cultural center for the northeastern portion of South Carolina.
Florencia 13 Florencia 13 is one of the most notorious gangs in Los Angeles and also the second largest Chicano street gang (sureño) in Los Angeles County, with thousands of active and inactive members (with generations of family members). Florencia 13, like most large gangs, is divided into dozens of cliques (subgroups of a bigger gang).
Florencia de Benito Juárez Florencia de Benito Juárez, is a municipality located in the southern extreme of the state of Zacatecas on the edge of the Canyon of Tlaltenango. To the north, the municipality is bordered by the municipality of Atolinga and the state of Jalisco.
Florencia Daud Florencia Daud (born the 19th Nov. 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a well known argentinian expert in international affairs who formerly worked at the National Argentinian Congress, The UK Parliament (Westminster) and at the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Luxembourg, while studying at the London School of Economics, England, focusing on EU-Latin America social, commercial and political relations.
Florencia De La V Florencia De La Vega (born Raul Trinidad on March 2, 1976), known as Florencia de la V, is an Argentine transvestite actress and former magazine editor. She refuses to be called by his birthname; he says he found happiness after portraying a woman.
Florencia en el Amazonas Florencia en el Amazonas (English title: Florencia in the Amazon) is an opera in two acts composed by Daniel Catán. It contains elements of magical realism in the style of Gabriel García Márquez and uses a libretto by Marcela Fuentes-Berain, one of his pupils.
Florencio Florencio is a horse that won the 2004 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in he five-year-old division. He was the only horse to receive a mark of "10" in the 2004 competition, and he received the highest marks total ever given to a combination at the World Championship for Young Horses.
Florencio Molina Campos Florencio Molina Campos (August 21, 1891 - November 16, 1959) was an Argentine drawer and a painter known by his typical traditional pictures of the Pampa. His work represents gauchescas scenes with a bit of humor.
Florencio Morales Ramos Florencio "Flor" Morales Ramos (September 5, 1915 – February 23, 1989), much more better known as Ramito, was a famous Puerto Rican singer, trovador and composer who was a native of Caguas, Puerto Rico. Ramito was born in the Bairoa area of Caguas; very close to where Bairoa Gym stands nowadays.
Florent Carton Dancourt Florent Carton Dancourt (November 1, 1661 - December 7, 1725), French dramatist and actor, was born at Fontainebleau. He belonged to a family of rank, and his parents entrusted his education to Pere de la Rue, a Jesuit, who made earnest efforts to induce him to join the order.
Florent Joseph Marie Willems Florent Joseph Marie Willems (1823–1905), Belgian painter, was born at Liège on the 8th of January 1823. He had no regular tuition in painting, but learnt by copying and restoring old pictures at Mechelen, where he lived from 1832.
Florent of Hainaut Florent of Hainaut (also Floris or Florence; Hainaut is also spelled "Hainault") (c.1255 – 23 January 1297) was Prince of Achaea from 1289 to his death, in right of his wife, Isabella of Villehardouin.
Florent Schmitt Florent Schmitt (September 28 1870, Blamont, Meurthe et Moselle – August 17 1958 Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French composer. He entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1889, studying under Albert Lavignac, Pierre Dubois, Jules Massenet, and Gabriel Fauré.
Florentine bronze Florentine bronze is a modern term for an alloy usually formed as a mixture of aluminium or tin (90%). Currently no chemical formula for Florentine bronze has been made as it is an alloy which is not standardised (in proportions) worldwide.
Florentine Camerata The Florentine Camerata was a group of humanists, musicians, poets and intellectuals in late Renaissance Florence who gathered under the patronage of Count Giovanni de' Bardi to discuss and guide trends in the arts, especially music and drama. They met mainly from about 1573 until the late 1580s, at the house of Bardi, and their gatherings had the reputation of having all the most famous men of Florence as frequent guests.
Florentine Codex Florentine Codex is the name given to 12 books created under the supervision of Bernardino de SahagĂşn between approximately 1540 and 1585. It is a copy of original source materials which are now lost, perhaps destroyed by the Spanish authorities who confiscated SahagĂşn's manuscripts.
Florentine practical jokes Practical jokes made by Florentines during the height of the Italian Renaissance, could be said to be made famous by Lorenzo de' Medici (the Magnificent), were often outrageous and "took things too far." Later generations found these practical jokes to be often downright cruel.
Florentino Ballecer Florentino Ballecer is a Filipino character actor and a prewar movie player who made his film debut before World War II. Ballecer is typecast in some of his films as the father or a rich man and sometimes a singer.
Florentino Pérez Florentino Pérez (born March 8, 1947 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish business man, former politician, and former President of Real Madrid of the Spanish La Liga and current president of ACS. He is most famous for ushering in the club's period of Los Galácticos.
Flores class sloops The Flores class sloops, HNLMS Flores and Soemba were gunboats in the Royal Netherlands Navy during the World War II. They were in several ways the most successful surface ships of the Dutch navy during the war.
Flores Giant Rat The Flores Giant Rat (Papagomys armandvillei) occurs on the island of Flores in Indonesia. Head and body length is 41–45 cm and tail length is 33–70 cm, making the Flores giant rat at least twice the size of an average Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) with a 25 cm long body and 15 cm long tail.
Flores Historiarum The Flores Historiarum (Flowers of History) is a Latin chronicle dealing with English history from the creation to 1326 (although some of the earlier manuscripts end at 1306). It was compiled by various persons.
Florestan I, Prince of Monaco Florestan I, Prince of Monaco (Paris, 10 October 1785 – 20 June 1856) was Prince of Monaco from 2 October 1841 until his death. He was the second son of Prince Honoré IV, and succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother, Honoré V.
Florey, Australian Capital Territory Florey (postcode: 2615) is a residential suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, in the district of Belconnen. It was gazetted on 5 August, 1975 and most houses were constructed in the mid 1980s.
Floria Sigismondi Floria Sigismondi (born 1965 in Pescara, Italy) is a photographer and director. Apart from her art exhibitions she is best known for directing music videos for Christina Aguilera, Muse, Interpol, The White Stripes, David Bowie, Sigur Rós, Sheryl Crow, The Cure, Björk, Amon Tobin, Marilyn Manson and Incubus.
Floriade, Canberra Floriade is a flower and entertainment festival held annually in Canberra's Commonwealth Park featuring extensive displays of flowering bulbs with integrated sculptures and other artistic features. The festival attracts tourists from around Australia and overseas in spring from mid September to mid October each year, and is considered the most important regular event for tourism in the Australian Capital Territory.
Florian Ceynowa Florian Ceynowa (Kashubian Florian Cenôwa, May 4 1817 — March 26 1881) was the pioneer of the nationalist movement among the Kashubian people in the mid-19th century. Also a Polish revolutionary and Polish plot member.
Florian Fricke Florian Fricke (born February 23 1944 in Lindau am Bodensee, Germany; died December 29 2001 in Munich) was a German musician who started his professional career with electronic music within the Krautrock group Popol Vuh, although his music soon evolved in a very different direction.
Florian Geyer Florian Geyer (1490-1525) was a Franconian nobleman who led the Black Company during the Peasants War resulting from the Protestant Reformation in Germany in the 16th century. Despite his membership in the ruling class, Geyer sided with the Protestant peasants against the Roman Catholic hierarchy, for which he became a notable folk hero in Franconia and the whole of Germany.
Florian Kunz Florian Kunz (born February 22, 1972 in Leverkusen) is a former field hockey defender from Germany, who captained the Men's National Team to Germany's first world title at the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He took to hockey at the age of five and made his international debut in 1994, when he participated in the 1994 Champions Trophy in Lahore, where Germany finished in second place.
Florian Lampert Florian Lampert (July 8,1863 in West Bend, Wisconsin – July 18, 1930 in Chicago Heights, Illinois), was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1917-1930, serving Wisconsin's 6th District.
Florian Leopold Gassmann Florian Leopold Gassmann (born in Most, 3 May 1729 – died in Vienna, 21 January 1774) was a German-speaking Bohemian opera composer of the transitional period between the baroque and classical eras. He was one of the principal composers of opera buffa immediately before Mozart.
Florian Schneider Florian Schneider-Esleben (born April 7th, 1947, in DĂĽsseldorf, Germany) is one of the founding members of influential and pioneering electronic music band Kraftwerk. He founded Kraftwerk with Ralf HĂĽtter in 1970, the two having met in 1968, studying firstly at the Academy of Arts in Remscheid, then at the Robert-Schumann-Conservatory in DĂĽsseldorf, and played together in the improvising ensemble Organisation.
Florian Schwarthoff Florian Schwarthoff (born May 7, 1968 in Dortmund) is a former German hurdler best known for winning a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Schwarthoff had his best season in 1995 when set a new German record of 13.
Floriana Floriana (or Il-Furjana) is a town in Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. Floriana is the birthplace of many famous Maltese, amongst which the composer of the national anthem, 'L-Innu Malti', Robert Samut; former Bishop of Malta Dom Mauro Caruana and the poet Oliver Friggieri.
Floriana Lines The Floriana Lines are a line of fortification outside the capital city of Malta, Valletta. They were built in the 17th Century during the reign of Grand Master Antoine de Paule, who asked to bring over Italian military engineer Pietro Paolo Floriani for advice on the improvement of the defences of Malta.
FlorianĂłpolis FlorianĂłpolis (also known as Floripa) is the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil. It is composed of one main island, the Island of Santa Catarina, one continental part and the surrounding small isles.
Floriano Peixoto Floriano Vieira Peixoto (1839–1895), pron. , born in Ipioca (today a district of the city of Maceió in the State of Alagoas), was a Brazilian soldier and politician, a veteran of the War of the Triple Alliance, and the second President of Brazil.
Floribbean Floribbean cuisine is found in varying forms in both high-end Florida restaurants and in the homes of many Floridians. The essence of what makes a particular dish "Floribbean" is similar to many other aspects of Florida culture: that it is heavily influenced by visitors and immigrants from all over the world, but especially from the Caribbean and the American South.
Floribella Floribella is the name of two different Portuguese-language telenovelas, primarily targeted for children, but with elements for an adult audience as well. There is a Portuguese version, currently airing on the SIC network, as well as a Brazilian version.
Floribert Ndjabu Floribert Ndjabu is leader of the Nationalist Integrationist Front (Le Front des nationalistes et intégrationnistes - FNI) in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He draws most of his support from the Lendu ethnic group.
Floriberta Jiménez Torres Floriberta Jiménez Tomás (sometimes called Floriberta Jiménez Torres) (born 1990) is a Mexican girl who spent approximately 42 hours under extreme heat inside an SUV vehicle after crossing illegally to San Ysidro, California. She was found alive.
Floriculture Floriculture is a discipline of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens and for floristry, comprising the floral industry. The development plant breeding of new varieties is a major occupation of floriculturists.
Florida 8th congressional district election, 2006 - Incumbent Ric Keller (R) is known in Congress for his Cheeseburger Bill that passed without his vote because of his hospitalization for a cardiac arrhythmia in 2005. Keller has been reelected with little trouble in the past.
Florida 9th congressional district election, 2006 The election to choose a representative for the 9th Congressional District of Florida was held on November 7, 2006. Gus Bilirakis, the Republican son of retiring incumbent Republican, Mike Bilirakis, defeated Democratic candidate and former Hillsborough County Commissioner Phyllis Busansky.
Florida A&M University Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU (pronounced fam-you), is a historically black university located in Tallahassee, Florida and is one of eleven institutions in Florida's State University System.
Florida AFL-CIO Florida AFL-CIO is a statewide federation of labor unions in the state of Florida affiliated with the AFL-CIO. The federation's membership consists of about 450 local unions from 41 international unions (or about 500,000 active and retired workers).
Florida Aquarium The Florida Aquarium is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, publicly operated institution located in Tampa, Florida. It is a large scale, 200,000 square foot aquarium and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
Florida breaks Florida breaks, also referred to as Florida breakbeat and Funky Breaks, is a genre of breakbeat music which, as the name suggests, is most popular in the areas around the US state of Florida. Florida breaks were popular in the rave culture of the southeast US during the mid and late 90's to early 2000's.
Florida Baptist Building The Florida Baptist Building (also known as the Rogers Building) is a historic building in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It is located at 218 West Church Street, and was designed by New York architect Henry John Klutho.
Florida Board of Control The Florida Board of Control (1905-1965) was once the statewide governing body for the State University System of Florida, which includes all public universities in the state of Florida. It was replaced by the Florida Board of Regents in 1965.
Florida Board of Governors The Florida Board of Governors was created in 2003 to serve as the statewide governing body for the State University System of Florida, which includes all public universities in the state of Florida. Its predecessor, the Florida Board of Regents, was abolished by an act of the Florida state legislature that was signed into law by Governor Jeb Bush on July 1, 2001.
Florida Board of Regents The Florida Board of Regents was from 1965 to 2001 the governing body for the State University System of Florida, which includes all public universities in the state of Florida. It was created to replace a predecessor body called the Florida Board of Control, which had existed from 1905.
Florida class battleship The Florida-class battleships of the United States Navy were its first battleships to have steam turbine propulsion. They were, in general, similar to the preceding Delaware-class design, but were slightly larger, and as already stated, were powered by steam turbines.
Florida cracker Florida Cracker refers to the original American pioneer settlers of the State of Florida in the 19th century. These were frontier people who did not just live but flourished in a time before air conditioning, mosquito repellent, and screened doors and windows.
Florida cracker architecture Florida cracker architecture is a style of woodframe home used somewhat widely in the 19th century in Florida, United States, and still popular with some developers as a source of design themes. Florida cracker homes are characterized by metal roofs, raised floors, large porch areas (often wrapping around the entire home), and straight central hallways from the front to the back of the home (sometimes called "dog run" or "shotgun" hallways).
Florida Cabinet The Florida Cabinet is a Florida governmental body that engages in collective governance of the state. Created following Reconstruction, when there had been distrust of the military governors appointed by the federal government, it was designed to decentralize authority from the Governor.
Florida Capitol Police The Florida Capitol Police is a uniformed police department in Tallahassee, Florida, United States, in charge of security and law enforcement on the grounds of the state capitol and various other state buildings.
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad The Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad was the final name of a system of railroads throughout Florida, becoming part of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in 1900. The system, including some of the first railroads in Florida, stretched from Jacksonville west through Tallahassee and south to Tampa.
Florida Central Voter File The Florida Central Voter File was in the period between 1998 and January 1, 2006 a governmental, but unofficial list of legally eligible voters for the state of Florida, in the United States used by the Florida Department of State's Division of Elections to monitor the official voter lists maintained by the 67 County governments in the State of Florida. On January 1, 2006, a deadline mandated by a federal law passed by the US Congress, the 'Help America Vote Act (HAVA)' the 'Florida Central Voter File' was replaced by the 'Florida Voter Registration System (FVRS)'.
Florida College Florida College is a small, accredited, coeducational Christian college located in Temple Terrace, Florida, in the Tampa metropolitan area. Degree programs include the Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies, the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, the Bachelor of Arts in Music, the Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, as well as an Associate of Arts degree.
Florida Community College at Jacksonville The Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FCCJ) is located in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. It has five campuses in the Jacksonville area, and five additional centers which host classes and programs for students.
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or the FCAT, is the standardized testing used in the primary and secondary public schools of Florida. First administered statewide in 1998it replaced the CTBS], [[Terra Nova (test)|Terra Nova, and HSCT exams.
Florida Cottonmouth The Florida Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti) is one of three subspecies of the cottonmouth, (Agkistrodon piscivorus) that is found east of the Mississippi River. The epithet conanti is in honor of American herpetologist Roger Conant.
Florida Cracker Horse Historically, Cracker horses were an essential part of the cattle industry in Florida, which began almost 500 years ago and flourishes today. Florida cowboys were nicknamed "crackers" because of the sound made by their whips cracking in the air.
Florida Cup The Florida Cup is the state-sponsored American football trophy given to either the Florida State University Seminoles, the University of Florida Gators, or the University of Miami Hurricanes in return for beating the other two teams in the same season. It was first awarded in 2002.
Florida de Liébana Florida de Liébana is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 14 kilometres from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 259 people.
Florida Department of Environmental Regulation Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (DER) handles regulation, management, conservation, compliance and enforcement of a wide range of environmental and natural resource activities in the state of Florida, USA.
Florida Department of Transportation The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. It was formed in 1969, absorbing the powers of the old State Road Department and Florida State Turnpike Authority.
Florida Derby The Florida Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Gulfstream Park on the Saturday closest to the end of March or the first of April. Added to the racing schedule in 1952, the Grade 1 race is run at 1â…› miles on the dirt for a purse currently set at $750,000.

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