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Ford VH platform The VH Platform (for vertical/horizontal platform) is Aston Martin's new sports car automobile platform. It is used in the Aston Martin DB9 and V8 Vantage, and is slated to support the next-generation Vanquish.
Ford Victoria Skyliner Ford's 1954 Victoria Skyliner was a model with an integrated acrylic glass panel over the front seating area. Based on the 1954 Ford design, it boasted a "freshness of view" through the green-tinted panel.
Ford Windstar The Ford Windstar was the second minivan produced and sold by the Ford Motor Company from March 1994 (for the 1995 model year) to 2003. The new front-wheel drive minivan would eventually replace Ford's aging rear-wheel drive Aerostar mid-size van.
Ford Y-block engine The Y-block engine is an overhead valve V8 automobile piston engine from Ford Motor Company. It was introduced in 1954 to replace the side-valved Ford Flathead engine and was replaced by the Ford FE engine (on larger cars) and the Ford Windsor engine (on smaller cars) in 1962, and lasted until 1964 in Ford trucks.
Ford Yamaha V8 engine Ford Motor Company had worked with Yamaha Motor Corporation to develop the compact DOHC V6 Ford SHO V6 engine for the 1989 Ford Taurus SHO "Super High Output". When the time came to replace that engine, the company again worked with Yamaha to build a new V8 based on their successful Duratec V6.
Ford Zeta engine Developed in the late 1980s by the Ford Motor Company, the Ford Zeta engine was a straight-4, double overhead cam internal combustion engine with which Ford had intended to replace the analogous Pinto and CVH models.
Ford-Vairogs Ford-Vairogs ("Vairogs" means "Shield") (earlier called "Fenikss") was the name of a car factory in Riga, Latvia that produced license built Ford cars between September 1937 and 1940 when it was expropriated as the property of the Soviet Government. Not including the war department orders, Ford-Vairogs made 200 buses, 1000 trucks and 332 automobiles.
Fordbridge Fordbridge is a suburb in between Kingshurst and Chelmsley Wood in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, which is in the English county of West Midlands, and also part of the West Midlands conurbation. It is about eight miles east of Birmingham City Centre.
Forddy Anderson Forrest "Forddy" Anderson (March 17, 1919 – October 25, 1999) was an American basketball coach. The Gary, Indiana native served a combined 24 seasons as head men's basketball coach at Drake University (1946-1948), Bradley University (1948-1954), Michigan State University (1954-1965) and Hiram Scott College (1965-1970).
Forde Inquiry The Forde Inquiry is the informal title of a lengthy report presented to the government of Queensland, Australia in May 1999. The formal title of this document is "The Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions".
Fordham Experiment The Fordham Experiment was an experiment done as part of a course on The Effects of Television by Eric McLuhan and Harley Parker at Fordham University in 1967 or 1968. The purpose of the experiment was to demonstrate to the students that there was a difference between the effects of movies and those of TV on an audience, and to try to ascertain what some of those differences might be.
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal The Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal (IPLJ) is a specialty law journal of Fordham University School of Law that publishes articles on diverse topics in patent, trademark, copyright, First Amendment and media law. According to a statistical study by Washington & Lee University Law School, the IPLJ is the fifth most cited U.
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law The Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law (JCFL) is the youngest of the six student-run law journals at Fordham University School of Law. It was founded in 1995 as the Financial, Securities & Tax Law Forum (FSTF), and published the proceedings of its symposia.
Fordham Prep Track & Field The earliest known event in Fordham Preparatory School's track and field program was in 1894, when a Prep student won a 100 yard dash. Since then it has grown to become one of the premier cross country and track programs in the CHSAA and in New York City.
Fordham Preparatory School Fordham Preparatory School (also known as Fordham Prep, or just "The Prep" to alumni and students) is a private Jesuit all-boys high school located in the Bronx, New York City, with an enrollment of approximately 900 students.
Fordham Road (IND Concourse Line) Fordham Road is a station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. It is the largest station on the line, with plenty of hidden stairs and passageways, and is home to one of the largest shopping strips in New York City.
Fordham Road (IRT Jerome Avenue Line) Fordham Road is an elevated station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Fordham Road and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the train at all times.
Fordham University Fordham University is a private, coeducational research universitylocated in and around New York City]. Though now officially an independent institution in the [[Jesuit tradition, it was originally founded by the Catholic Church in 1841 as St.
Fordham University Press The Fordham University Press is a publishing house, a division of Fordham University, that publishes primarily in the humanities and the social sciences. Fordham University Press was established in 1907 and is headquartered in the Canisius Hall building in the Rose Hill Campus of Fordham University in the Bronx, New York.
Fordham, Bronx Fordham is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of The Bronx. Home to Fordham University and the regionally famous Arthur Avenue/Belmont area, Fordham's extent runs from 183rd Street up to 196th Street and from Jerome Avenue to the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden.
Fordhouses Fordhouses is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is situated to the north of the city centre, adjacent to the border with Staffordshire, within the Bushbury North ward of Wolverhampton City Council.
Fordicia The Fordicia, also called Hordicidia, was a Roman festival for the goddess Tellus held on April 15. During the ceremony, a pregnant cow was sacrificed, the calf fetus burned and the ashes saved for the Parilia festival.
Fordingbridge Fordingbridge is a former market town with a population of 6,000, on the River Avon and the A338 road in the west of Hampshire, England, near to the Dorset and Wiltshire borders and on the edge of the New Forest. It is within easy reach of the city of Salisbury, and the seaside resort of Bournemouth.
Fordingbridge railway station Fordingbridge Railway Station was a station serving Fordingbridge, a small town in Hampshire, England. It was one of many casualties of the mass closure of British railway lines in the 1960s and 1970s; the last service was on 4th May 1964.
Fordisc FORdisc is an interactive discriminant functions program which classifies unknown adult crania, and post cranial elements, based on known samples. Its primary use is in forensic identification of skeletal remains, and hence will be of greatest value to forensic anthropologists.
Fordlândia Fordlândia ("Ford-land") was a vast tract of land purchased by American automobile tycoon Henry Ford in the 1920s. Covering over 10,000 km² of land, it was situated near the city of Santarém, Brazil, and approximately 960 kilometres from the mouth of the Amazon River at Belém.
Fordonia leucobalia The aquatic snake Fordonia leucobalia is known by the common names crab-eating water snake and white-bellied mangrove snake. It is a common resident of mangrove swamps and tropical tidal wetlands from Southeast Asia to the coasts of Northern Australia.
Fordson tractor The Fordson tractor by the Ford Motor Company was the first agricultural tractor to be mass produced. It was a lightweight, frameless tractor with a vapouriser-fed engine and four metal wheels, but lacking a cabin.
Fordyce's spot Fordyce's spots, or Fordyce granules are small, painless, raised, white or pale spots or bumps 1 to 3 mm in diameter that may appear on the shaft of the penis or on the labiaImage - Fordyce spots (vulvar), as well as the inner surface and vermilion border of the lips of the face. They are common in men and women of all ages.
Fore-Caucasus Fore-Caucasus (, sometimes Ciscaucasia, Front Caucasus) is a territory to the North of the Caucasus Major (Большой Кавказ) mountain system of Caucasus and further bounded by Kuma-Manych Depression from the North, Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait from the West, and Caspian Sea from the East.
Fore-edge painting A fore-edge painting is a scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book such that the painting is not visible when the book is closed. In order to view the painting, the leaves of the book must be fanned, exposing the edges of the pages and thereby the painting.
Fore-Word Press Ltd Fore-Word Press Ltd a UK based independent publishing house founded in 2004 by Malik Al Nasir]. Published titles include Mark T Watson - Ordinary Guy - A collection of poetry & prose with a foreword by Jalal of the legendary [[Last Poets.
Forearc A forearc is a depression in the sea floor located between a subduction zone and an associated volcanic arc. It is typically filled with sediments from the adjacent landmass and the island arc in addition to trapped oceanic crustal material.
Forearm (comics) Forearm (Michael McCain) is a fictional mutant villain in the Marvel Comics universe. He was first introduced as a member of the Mutant Liberation Front in New Mutants (first series) #86, after Rob Liefeld took over as the penciller of the series.
Forearm (firearm component) In firearms, the forearm (also known as handguard or forestock) is a section of the weapon between the receiver and the muzzle. It is used to hold the firearm steady and is usually made out of wood or composite material.
Forecast (video) Forecast is a skateboarding video, featuring Paul Rodriguez Jr., and several other of his friends such as Nick McLouth, Mikemo Capaldi, Jason Wakuzawa, Bryan Herman, Robbie McKinley, Stefan Janoski, Cale Nuske, Chris Roberts, Leo Romero, Mike Taylor and Mike Barker.
Forecast period (finance) In finance, the forecast period is the time period in which the individual yearly cash flows are input to the discounted cash flow formula. Cash flows after the forecast period can only be represented by a fixed number such as the compound annual growth rate.
Forecast Systems Laboratory The Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL) was a meteorological research and development laboratory in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR). In October 2005, it was merged with five other NOAA labs to form the Earth System Research Laboratory.
Foreclosure Foreclosure is the legal proceeding in which a bank or other secured creditor sells or repossesses a parcel of real property (immovable property) due to the owner's failure to comply with an agreement between the lender and borrower called a "mortgage" or "deed of trust". Commonly, the violation of the mortgage is a default in payment of a promissory note, secured by a lien on the property.
Foreclosure consultant Foreclosure consultant means any person who makes any solicitation, representation, or offer to any owner to perform for compensation or who, for compensation, performs any service which the person in any manner represents will in any manner do any of the following:
Foreclosure data provider Foreclosure data providers provide investors, real estate agents and mortgage brokers with the foreclosure data they need in order to pursue foreclosed properties. A good provider will have a good local understanding and focus, and will acquire the foreclosure data directly from the source.
Foreglen Foreglen is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 6 km west of Dungiven on the A6 Foreglen Road, a main route linking Belfast and Derry. Limavady is 18 km to the north and Derry is 23 km to the north west.
Forego Handicap The Forego Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses. The race is one of the first true prep races for the Breeders' Cup Sprint and takes place at Saratoga Race Course at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt.
Foregrip A foregrip is used to steady firing and counter the effects of recoil, resulting in far more accurate fire when shooting in full auto mode. It can be incorporated in some rifles as part of the Rail Integration System.
Forehand The forehand in tennis is a shot made by swinging the racquet across one's body in the direction of where the player wants to place the shot. For a right-handed player, the forehand is a stroke that begins on the right side of his body, continues across his body as contact is made with the ball, and ends on the left side of his body.
Forehead advertising Forehead Advertising was an advertising concept that was launched by Justin Kapust through his organization, called Headvertise (Kapust-Allen Enterprises, now defunct) in late 2002. Soon after its launch, and the media frenzy that came along with it, Ebay started hosting auctions for forehead advertising and other tattoo advertising.
Foreign affairs (disambiguation) Foreign affairs is a synonym for international relations, that is, the activities of a government concerned with foreign relations, foreign policy, diplomacy, and international representation, and the academic study of these activities.
Foreign aid institutions of Japan Japan has three government institutions involved in disbursing foreign aid: the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF), and the Japan Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank). JICA is responsible for technical cooperation; the OECF is responsible for soft loans; and the Exim Bank has not only a trade-financing role but also has become increasingly involved in lending for aid programs.
Foreign aid to Bolivia In 1998 the World Bank and International Monetary Fund awarded Bolivia a debt relief package worth US$760 million Bolivia has also received relief under the World Bank’s Heavily Indebted Poor Countries program, which, if Bolivia meets all checkpoints, will total US$1.2 billion by 2011 [http://lcweb2.
Foreign aid to Ethiopia During the post-World War II era, Ethiopia received small amounts of economic development aid from such countries as the United States and Sweden. Such aid disappeared under the military regime except for food aid during the mid-1980s.
Foreign aid to HaĂŻti Between 1999 and 2004, no new foreign aid to HaĂŻti was sent because political instability made it unlikely that aid would be distributed properly. According to a World Bank report published in 2004, HaĂŻti requires more than US$1.
Foreign aid to Indonesia US$43 billion in International Monetary Fund (IMF) aid in 2003 was sent as foreign aid to Indonesia, and this assistance has traditionally been an important part of the central government’s budget. From 1967 to 1991, most aid was coordinated through the Inter-Governmental Group on Indonesia (IGGI) founded and chaired by the Netherlands; since 1992, without the Netherlands, the organization has been known as the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI).
Foreign aid to Mali Mali is heavily dependent on Foreign aid to Mali and is a major recipient of both multilateral and bilateral aid. Multilateral donors include the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, African Development Bank, Arab Funds, and European Union.
Foreign aid to Nepal Nepal relies heavily on foreign aid, and donors coordinate development aid policy through the Nepal Development Forum, whose members include donor countries, international financial institutions (such as the World Bank), and inter-governmental organizations (such as the United Nations). Japan is Nepal’s largest bilateral aid donor, and the World Bank and Asian Development Bank are the largest multilateral donors.
Foreign aid to Sudan There is a significant amount of foreign aid to Sudan, including a large amount of relief aid from international organizations to alleviate the effects of civil wars in the South and in Darfur. Amounts vary according to the intensity of the conflicts and rainfall patterns, both of which affect food production.
Foreign aid to Thailand Foreign Aid to Thailand On July 31, 2003, Thailand repaid its outstanding obligations under a standby arrangement from the International Monetary Fund designed to help it recover from the 1997–98 Asian financial crisis. Payment was made one year ahead of schedule, reflecting the achievement of macroeconomic and balance-of-payments stability.
Foreign aid to Venezuela Because of its abundant natural resources, there was little need for foreign aid to Venezuela until it was hit by an economic crisis in 1989. From 1994 to 2002, the European Union (EU) committed €130 million.
Foreign aid to Vietnam The World Bank’s assistance program of foreign aid to Vietnam has three objectives: to support Vietnam’s transition to a market economy, to enhance equitable and sustainable development, and to promote good governance. From 1993 through 2004, Vietnam received pledges of US$29 billion of Official Development Assistance (ODA), of which about US$14 billion, or 49 percent, actually has been disbursed.
Foreign Accrual Property Income Foreign Accrual Property Income, usually known as FAPI, is a tax term meaning the government will tax foreign earnings, regardless of tax treaties, if it deems the source of earning to only be "investment activity". It is a law applied in countries such as Canada.
Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs is an American journal of international relations published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a private sector group established in New York City in 1921 with the goal of keeping the United States involved in world affairs.
Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee () is a permanent Knesset committee which oversees key Foreign and Defense areas, including the drafting of legislation, supervision over related government ministries and the approval of their budgests. It is regarded as one of two most important committees (the other being the Finance Committee).
Foreign Affairs Committee The Foreign Affairs Committee is one of many Select Committees of the British House of Commons, which scrutinises the work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The committee has 14 members, all backbench MPs, who are appointed by the House of Commons.
Foreign Affairs Leading Small Group of the Communist Party of China The Foreign Affairs Leading Small Group of the Communist Party of China (FALSG) ((Simplified Chinese: 中央外事工作领导小组, Pinyin: Zhōngyāng Wàishì Gōngzuò Lǐngdǎo Xiǎozǔ) also known as the Leading Group on Foreign Affairs is a leading small group of the Communist Party of China that exercises supervision on foreign affairs. It is currently chaired by Hu Jintao and contains several senior members of the Chinese leadership.
Foreign Agents Registration Act The Foreign Agents Registration Act is a United States law passed in 1938 requiring information from foreign sources to be properly identified to the American public. The act was passed in response to German propaganda in the lead-up to World War II.
Foreign Babes in Beijing Foreign Babes in Beijing, subtitled Behind the Scenes of a New China, is a novel published in 2005 by Rachel DeWoskin. Production is also underway on a movie of the same name based on the book, to be directed by Alice Wu.
Foreign Beggars Foreign Beggars are a British hip hop collective based in London, stemming from diverse international backgrounds. The group consists of MCs Orifice Vulgatron and Metropolis, human beatboxer Shlomo, producer DagNabbit and DJ DJ Nonames.
Foreign Births Entry Book The Foreign Birth entry Book (Irish: Leabhar Taifeadta Breitheanna CoigrĂ­che) is state register of citizenship maintained by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin and Diplomatic Missions of Ireland abroad. It was established by and continues to operate under provisions laid down in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts 1956 to 2004.
Foreign Branches of Fondo de Cultura EconĂłmica The Foreign Branches of Fondo de Cultura EconĂłmica are offices that the Mexican publishing house has established outside of Mexico. Ever since the first foreign branch of FCE opened in 1945, they have done nothing but expand and grow.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) is an open source intelligence component of the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology that monitors, translates, and disseminates within the US Government openly available news and information from non-US media sources. In November 2005, it was announced that FBIS would become part of the newly-formed Open Source Center, tasked with the collection and analysing of freely-available intelligence.
Foreign Business Act of 1999 (Thailand) The Foreign Business Act was a law enacted by the Chuan Leekpai-controlled National Legislative Assembly of Thailand in 1999 that limited foreign ownership of certain Thai industries. It's predecessor was the Alien Business Act of 1972, enacted by a military junta.
Foreign celebrity advertising Foreign celebrity advertising is a popular form of advertising in parts of Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. The phenomena is most pronounced when English-speaking celebrities do print advertisements or commercials for a non-English speaking market.
Foreign cemeteries in Japan The foreign cemeteries (gaijin bochi 外人墓地) in Japan are chiefly located in Tokyo and at the former treaty ports of Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, and Hakodate. They contain the mortal remains of long-term Japan residents, and are separate from any of the military cemeteries.
Foreign currency mortgage A Foreign currency mortgage is a mortgage which is repayable in a currency other than the currency of the country in which the borrower is a resident. Foreign currency mortgages can be used to finance both personal mortgages and corporate mortgages.
Foreign Claims Act The Foreign Claims Act, (-2736), or FCA, is a United States federal law enacted on 2 January 1942 that provides compensation to inhabitants of foreign countries for personal injury, death, or property damage caused by, or incident to noncombat activities of United States military personnel overseas. Although the U.
Foreign Correspondent (film) Foreign Correspondent (1940) is a thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock which tells the story of an American reporter who becomes involved in espionage in England during the onset of World War II. It stars Joel McCrea, George Sanders, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, Albert Bassermann, and Robert Benchley.
Foreign Correspondent (TV series) Foreign Correspondent is a weekly news-documentary program screened on ABC TV, Tuesday at 9:20pm. The aim is to give informed information about the happenings in other countries either on the light side of life or during crisis.
Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ) was started in 1945 to provide infrastructure for foreign journalists working in Post-World War II Japan. Historically, the Club has been located in the area around the Ginza.
Foreign direct investment Foreign direct investment (FDI) is defined as a long-term investment by a foreign direct investor in an enterprise resident in an economy other than that in which the foreign direct investor is based. The FDI relationship, consists of a parent enterprise and a foreign affiliate which together form a transnational corporation (TNC).
Foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong Foreign domestic helpers or foreign domestic workers () in Hong Kong are domestic workers who work in Hong Kong but are from outside of Hong Kong. They make up approximately 3% of the population of Hong Kong and an overwhelming majority of them are women.
Foreign enlistment in the American Civil War Far more successful in attracting international volunteers, Foreign enlistment in the American Civil War was largely dominated by the Union, although a significant amount of immigrants and mercenaries served with the Confederacy numbering in the thousands.
Foreign espionage in New Zealand Foreign espionage in New Zealand, while likely not as extensive as in many larger countries, has nevertheless taken place. The Security Intelligence Service, which has primary responsibility for counter-intelligence work, states that there are foreign intelligence agents working in New Zealand today.
Foreign exchange certificate A foreign exchange certificate, sometimes abbriviated to FEC, is a type of currency. Foreign exchange certificates are sometimes used by governments as a surrogate for a national currency, were the national currency is usually subject to exchange controls or is not convertible.
Foreign exchange market The foreign exchange (currency or forex or FX) market exists wherever one currency is traded for another. It is by far the largest market in the world, in terms of cash value traded, and includes trading between large banks, central banks, currency speculators, multinational corporations, governments, and other financial markets and institutions.
Foreign exchange office A Foreign Exchange Office, or FXO, is a telephone interface that receives POTS, or Plain old telephone service. It generates the on-hook and off-hook indicators used to signal a loop closure at the FXO's end of the circuit.
Foreign exchange option In finance, a foreign exchange option (commonly shortened to just FX option) is a derivative where the owner has the right but not the obligation to exchange money denominated in one currency into another currency at a pre-agreed exchange rate on a specified date.
Foreign exchange reserves Foreign exchange reserves are the foreign currency deposits held by central banks and monetary authorities. These are assets of the central banks which are held in different reserve currencies such as the dollar, euro and yen, and which are used to back its liabilities eg the local currency issued, and the various bank reserves deposited with the central bank, by the government or financial institutions.
Foreign exchange station A Foreign Exchange Station, or FXS, is a telephone interface which provides battery power, sends dial tone, and generates ringing voltage. A standard telephone plugs into such an interface to receive telephone service.
Foreign exchange trading Foreign Exchange Trading or FX Trading, clients are able to hedge against, or speculate upon, changes in the exchange rate of two currencies. For example, a speculator can long EUR/USD in foreign exchange market in order to profit from capturing the appreciation of Euro against the U.
Foreign Exchange Committee Founded in 1978 the Foreign Exchange Committee is an industry group that provides guidance and leadership to the global foreign exchange market. The FXC includes representatives of major financial institutions engaged in foreign currency trading in the United States and is sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria is a weekly, half-hour international affairs series on the PBS network, distributed by American Public Television. It is hosted by author, journalist and international commentator, Fareed Zakaria.
Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking (also called International Extemporaneous Speaking, and variously contracted to International Extemp, Foreign Extemp, FX, FEX, or IX) is a style of competitive speaking sponsored by the National Forensic League. It is identical in structure to U.
Foreign function interface A foreign function interface (or ) is a mechanism by which a program written in one programming language can call routines or make use of services written in another. The term comes from the specification for Common Lisp, which explicitly refers to the language features for inter-language calls as such; the term is also used officially by the Haskell programming language.
Foreign hostages in Iraq Beginning in April 2004, members of the Iraqi insurgency began taking hostage foreign civilians in Iraq. Since then, they have kidnapped more than 200 foreigners and thousands of Iraqis; among them, 30 foreign hostages have been killed.
Foreign influence on Chinese martial arts Foreign influence on Chinese martial arts, or more specifically, Shaolin Kung Fu, is endorsed by the traditional Shaolin temple claims and the claims of a large number of martial arts historians. Both versions agree that while organized martial traditions in China predate the establishment of the Shaolin temple, foreign influence was vital on Shaolin's approach to institutionalized martial arts in China.
Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine ( or SZR) was formed in 2004, a former department of the Security Service of Ukraine. It is responsible for all kinds of intelligence activities, as well as for external security.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978 prescribes procedures for the physical and electronic surveillance and collection of "foreign intelligence information" between or among "foreign powers".
Foreign Interventions of the Reagan Administration As part of the policies that became known as the "Reagan Doctrine," the United States also offered financial and logistics support to the anti-communist opposition in central Europe (most notably the Polish Solidarity movement) and took an increasingly hard line against Communist governments in Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, and Nicaragua.
Foreign Investment Review Agency The Foreign Investment Review Agency was an agency of the government of Canada, created by the Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau in 1974. FIRA was part of a broader industrial strategy that sought to arrest a disturbing degree of foreign, particularly American control of the Canadian economy.
Foreign key In the context of a relational database, a foreign key (FK) is a field or group of fields in a database record that points to a key field or group of fields forming a key of another database record in some (usually different) table. Usually a foreign key in one table refers to the primary key (PK) of another table.
Foreign Keys Foreign Keys is the second album released in 1985 by musician Jandek, and his eleventh overall. It finds him returning to the band sound with a vengeance, and is the first all-band Jandek album, with no acoustic numbers whatsoever.

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