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Fort Vaux Fort Vaux, located in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France, became the second Fort to fall in the Battle of Verdun. The defenders put up a desperate fight, with some drinking their own sweat and urine because they were so short on water.
Fort Venango Fort Venango was a small British fort built in 1760 near the site of present Franklin, Pennsylvania. The fort replaced Fort Machault, a French fort burned by the French in 1759 after they left the area near the end of the French and Indian War.
Fort Verde State Historic Park Fort Verde State Historic Park in the town of Camp Verde, Arizona, is a small park that attempts to preserve parts of the Civil War-era fort as it appeared in the 1880s. The park was established in 1970 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places a year later.
Fort Victoria class replenishment oiler The Fort Victoria or Fort class is a class of replenishment oiler of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, a role that combines the missions of a tanker and stores supply ship. As such they are designated Auxiliary Oiler Replenisher (AOR).
Fort Wagner Fort Wagner (also called Battery Wagner) was a fortification on Morris Island, South Carolina, that covered the southern approach to Charleston harbor. It was the site of two American Civil War battles in the campaign known as Operations Against the Defenses of Charleston in 1863.
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area The Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consisting of Okaloosa County in the state of Florida in the USA. The principal cities in the MSA are Fort Walton Beach, Crestview and Destin.
Fort Ware, British Columbia Fort Ware, sometimes also known as Kwadacha and also referred to by locals simply as Ware, is an aboriginal community in northern British Columbia, Canada, located in the Rocky Mountain Trench at the head of the Finlay Arm of Lake Williston.
Fort Warren (Massachusetts) Fort Warren is a historic fort on the 28-acre Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. The fort is pentagonal, made with stone and granite, and was constructed from 1833-1861, completed shortly after the beginning of the American Civil War began.
Fort Washington Fort Washington is the name of several places, mostly in the United States of America, all named in honor of American Revolutionary War general and inaugural President of the United States of America, George Washington.
Fort Washington (New York) Fort Washington was a fortified position near the north end of Manhattan Island (now part of New York City) and was located at the highest point on the island. The fort was held by American forces as the British completed their occupation of New York City in 1776 during the American Revolutionary War.
Fort Washington Fire Company The Fort Washington Fire Department (FWFD) is responsible for providing fire protection services in Upper Dublin Township and surrounding communities, including the town of Fort Washington within Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Fort Washington Plaza Fort Washington Plaza (Formerly 333 West Fort Street) is located at the corner of West Fort Street and Washington Boulevard in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It occupies the entire block bordered by West Fort Street, Washington Boulevard, Cass Avenue, and West Congress Street.
Fort Wayne Community Schools The Fort Wayne Community Schools school corporation, known as FWCS for short, is the Fort Wayne, Indiana area public school district, and is the second largest in Indiana. It is comprised of six high schools, 11 middle schools, and over 30 elementary schools, and it served 31,815 students (about 3% of Indiana's K-12 population) in 2003-2004 FWCS's current superintendent is Dr.
Fort Wayne Fever Fort Wayne Fever are an American soccer team, founded in 2003. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference against teams from Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Grand Rapids, South Bend and Toronto.
Fort Wayne Freedom The Fort Wayne Freedom were a professional indoor football team. They were most recently a member of the United Indoor Football league (UIF), and played their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
Fort Wayne Fusion The Fort Wayne Fusion are a 2007 af2 expansion team in the Midwest Division of the American Conference. They play their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which was the former home of the defunct United Indoor Football franchise, the Fort Wayne Freedom.
Fort Wayne Line The Fort Wayne Line and Fort Wayne Secondary is a rail line owned and operated by Pennsylvania Lines LLC/Norfolk Southern Railway (NS), Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad (CFER), and New York Central Lines LLC/CSX Transportation in the U.S.
Fort Wayne Metropolitan Statistical Area The Fort Wayne Metropolitan Statistical Area (or Fort Wayne MSA) is a federally designated metropolitan area composed of six Indiana counties (Adams, Allen, De Kalb, Huntington, Wells, and Whitley) immediately surrounding the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Fort Whoop-Up Fort Whoop-Up (officially known as Fort Hamilton) was the nickname given to a whiskey trading post near what is now Lethbridge, Alberta, which during the late 1800s served as a centre for various illegal activities. During this time, the sale of whisky was outlawed; however, due to the lack of a police force in the region at the time, many whiskey traders had settled in the area and taken to charging unusually high prices for their goods.
Fort Whyte Fort Whyte is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1999, after the provincial electoral boundaries commission determined that southwestern Winnipeg had experienced enough population growth to deserve an extra seat.
Fort William and Mary Fort William and Mary was a colonial defensive post at New Castle, New Hampshire. First fortified in 1632 on the island of New Castle at the mouth of the Piscataqua River estuary, the fort guarded access to the harbor at Portsmouth.
Fort William College Fort William College was an academy and learning centre of Oriental studies established by Lord Wellesley, then Governor-General of British India. It was founded on July 10, 1800 within the Fort William complex in Calcutta.
Fort William Henry The British Fort William Henry on the shores of Lake George, New York, was built during the French and Indian War (1754-1763) by Sir William Johnson as a staging ground for attacks against the French Fort Carillon (later renamed Fort Ticonderoga). It was part of a chain of British and French forts along the important inland waterway from New York City to Quebec.
Fort William Historical Park Fort William Historical Park (formerly known as Old Fort William) is a Canadian historical site located in Thunder Bay, Ontario that contains a reconstruction of the Fort William fur trade post as it existed in 1815. It officially opened on July 3, 1973.
Fort William McKinley Fort William McKinley, during the World War II era, was where USAFFE had its headquarters for the Philippine Department and the Philippine Division. The bulk of the Philippine Division was stationed here and this was where, under the National Defense Act of 1935, specialized artillery training was conducted.
Fort William North Stars The Fort William North Stars are a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from the Fort William section of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.
Fort William Shinty Club Fort William Shinty Club is a shinty club from Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. The first team are the present champions of the Marine Harvest Premier League having finally broken the stranglehold of Kingussie.
Fort William, Ontario Fort William was a city in Northern Ontario, located on the Kaministiquia River, at its entrance to Lake Superior. It amalgamated with Port Arthur and the townships of Neebing and McIntyre to form the City of Thunder Bay in January 1970.
Fort William, Scotland Fort William (Gaelic: An Gearasdan, "The Garrison") is the largest town in the west highlands of Scotland. Originally based around the still-extant village of Inverlochy, the town lies at the southern end of the Great Glen, on the shores of Loch Linnhe and Loch Eil.
Fort Wint Fort Hughes (Grande Island, the Philippines) was part of the Philippine Department's, Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays. This was one of the locations where, under the National Defense Act of 1935, coastal artillery training was conducted.
Fort Worden Fort Worden State Park is a state park located along Admiralty Inlet in Jefferson County near the Victorian seaport of Port Townsend, Washington, United States.TopoZone topographical mapping web site, accessed September 10, 2006 It is situated on 433 acres (1.
Fort Worth Convention Center The Fort Worth Convention Center is an 11,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Fort Worth, Texas. It is home to the Fort Worth Brahmas ice hockey team in the CHL and the Fort Worth Flyers basketball team in the NBA Development League.
Fort Worth Flyover Fort Worth Flyover is the name of a short IMAX film created for the Omni Theater at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, the first one commissioned by a specific museum. Designed to simulate flying over Fort Worth, Texas in a helicopter, the movie (and later, a 1992 update) is traditionally shown before each Omni Theater feature, in part to acclimatize new viewers to the IMAX format.
Fort Worth Independent School District Fort Worth Independent School District is a school district based in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It is currently the fifth largest school district in Texas (but may fall to sixth within the next 1-2 years).
Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center The Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC) is a Trinity Railway Express commuter rail and Amtrak intercity rail station located in Fort Worth, Texas at the corner of 9th and Jones Streets, on the northeast side of downtown Fort Worth. TRE (Green Line) service began on December 3, 2001, serving the Fort Worth Convention Center, the Fort Worth Water Gardens, Sundance Square, Bass Performance Hall and Tarrant County government facilities.
Fort Worth Opera Fort Worth Opera is the oldest, continually performing opera company in the state of Texas and among the oldest in the United States. It performs 3-4 operas per year in Bass Performance Hall located in the downtown area of Fort Worth, Texas.
Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo From a one-day affair with a few head of cattle tethered under ice-laden shade trees, the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show has grown into a three-week extravaganza with international appeal for exhibitors and visitors alike. Over the years, the steady growth of the Show has mirrored the progress of the livestock industry.
Fort Worth Transportation Authority Fort Worth Transportation Authority is the operator of the bus system of the city of Fort Worth, Texas, popularily known as The T. The T also partners with DART of Dallas through the Trinity Railway Express (TRE), which offers commuter rail service from downtown Fort Worth to DFW Airport and downtown Dallas.
Fort Worth Zoo The oldest continuous zoo site in Texas, the Fort Worth Zoo was founded in 1909 with one lion, two bear cubs, an alligator, a coyote, a peacock and a few rabbits. From these humble beginnings, the Zoo has grown into housing more than 350 native and exotic species, and has been named as a top zoo in the nation by Family Life magazine, the Los Angeles Times and USA Today, one of the top zoos in the South by Southern Living Reader's Choice Awards, and has been placed in the top 10 zoos in the United States.
Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the 19th-largest in the United States. Located in the south of the country, the city covers almost 300 square miles and is the county seat of Tarrant County.
Fort York Fort York is a historic site of military fortifications and related buildings on the west side of downtown Toronto, Ontario. The fort was built by the British Army and Canadian militia troops in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, to defend the settlement and the new capital of the Upper Canada region from the threat of a military attack, principally from the newly independent United States.
Fort Zachary Taylor The Fort Zachary Taylor State Historic Site, better known simply as Fort Taylor, (or Fort Zach to locals), is a Florida State Park and National Historic Landmark centered on a Civil War-era fort located near the southern tip of Key West, Florida.
Fort Zeelandia (Paramaribo) Fort Zeelandia is a fortress in Paramaribo, Surinam that was built by British colonists (originally called Fort Willoughby) in 1651 around a small trading post. It was captured by the Dutch and given its present name in 1667.
Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan) Fort Zeelandia (; POJ: Jo̍ahlânjia Siâⁿ) was a fortress built over ten years from 1624–1634 by the Dutch Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, in the town of Anping (Tainan) on the island of Formosa, present day Taiwan, during their 38-year rule over the western part of it. Although the site has been previously named Orange City (奧倫治城), Anping City (安平城), and Tayoan City (台灣城), the current name of the site in Chinese is Fort Anping (安平古堡).
Fort-on-Shore Fort-on-Shore, built in 1778 by William Linn, was the first on-shore fort on the Ohio River in the area of what is now downtown Louisville, Kentucky. George Rogers Clark had directed Linn to move the militia post to the mainland from its original off-shore location at Corn Island.
Fort: Prophet of the Unexplained Fort: Prophet of the Unexplained is a Dark Horse Comics comic book created by writer Peter Lenkov and artist Frazer Irving. This marked Charles Fort's second major comic outing (he also appeared in comic form as the narrator of DC's The Big Book of the Unexplained - the first being Necronauts] also drawn by Irving.
Fortaleza Esporte Clube Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually called just Fortaleza, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza EC is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil.
FortĂ­n de San GerĂłnimo FortĂ­n de San GerĂłnimo del BoquerĂłn (Fort Saint Jerome of the Large Entrance) is a small fort located in the entrance to what is known today as Condado, Puerto Rico lagoon in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was built during the 17th century to replace a smaller battery (called El BoquerĂłn) that stood at the easternmost end of the San Juan islet.
FortĂ­n Mapocho FortĂ­n Mapocho (Mapocho Small Stronghold in english),is a Chilean weekly electronical publication written by unrestricted socialists to the allendista thought, and critical to the concertacionistas socialists that at present governs in the country.
Forte (fencing) In fencing, forté is "the strong part" of the blade—the one third closest to the hilt. The "strength" refers to the control established over the opponent's weapon upon contact of one's forte with the opponent's foible (a situation of favourable leverage).
Fortean Bureau The Fortean Bureau was an online magazine published from Laramie, Wyoming, between 2002-06 and edited by Jeremy and Sarah Tolbert. It was published monthly from July 2002 to December 2004, then quarterly in 2005, with the final issue published in April 2006.
Fortean Society The Fortean Society was started in Britain in 1931 by Tiffany Thayer in order to promote the ideas of Charles Fort. The Fortean Society Magazine (also called Doubt) was published regularly until Thayer's death in 1959, when society and magazine came to an end.
Fortean Times Fortean Times is a British monthly magazine devoted to the anomalous phenomena popularised by Charles Fort. Previously published by John Brown Publishing (from 1991 to 2001) and then I Feel Good Publishing (2001 to 2005), it is now published by Dennis Publishing Ltd.
Fortepiano Fortepiano designates the early version of the piano, from its invention by the Italian instrument maker Bartolomeo Cristofori around 1700 up to the early 19th century. The term pianoforte is also sometimes used, but fortepiano is the preferred nomenclature.
Forteviot Forteviot (Scottish Gaelic: Fothair Tabhaicht) (Ordnance Survey ) is a village in Strathearn, Scotland on the south bank of the River Earn between Dunning and Perth. It lies in the council area of Perth and Kinross.
Fortezza Fortezza is an information security system based on a PC Card security token. Each individual who is authorized to see protected information is issued a Fortezza card that stores private keys and other data needed to gain access.
Forth and Clyde Canal The Forth and Clyde Canal crosses Scotland, providing a route for sea-going vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands. The canal is 35 miles (56 km) long and its eastern end is connected to the River Forth by a short stretch of the River Carron near Grangemouth.
Forth Bridge (railway) The Forth Bridge is a railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, to the east of the Forth Road Bridge, and 14 km (9 miles) west of Edinburgh. It is often called the "Forth Rail Bridge" to distinguish it from the Forth Road Bridge.
Forth Bridges The term "Forth Bridge" is the correct term for the railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in Scotland. However, since the completion of the road bridge in the mid 1960s the term has become ambiguous and can refer to:
Forth Estuary Transport Authority The Forth Estuary Transport Authority (FETA) is the authority responsible for the maintenance of the Forth Road Bridge over the Firth of Forth in eastern central Scotland. FETA was created in 2001 by the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 - to replace the Forth Road Bridge Joint Board.
Forth Road Bridge The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. The bridge, built in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city Edinburgh at South Queensferry to Fife at North Queensferry.
Forth to Firth Canal Pathway The Firth of Clyde to Firth of Forth canal pathway is a 106 kilometre (66.5 mile) long footpath and cycleway that runs across Scotland, between Bowling, near Glasgow, and Lochrin Basin (Edinburgh Quay) in Edinburgh.
Fortieth United States Congress - Political Parties The Fortieth United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1867 to March 3, 1869.
Fortieth United States Congress - State Delegations The Fortieth United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1867, to March 3, 1869.
Fortifications of London The Fortifications of London are extensive and mostly well maintained. Today, with the threat of invasion a thing of the past, many of London's fortifications and defenses are tourist attractions, notably the Tower of London.
Fortifications of Metz The Fortifications of Metz, a city in northeastern France, are extensive, due to its strategic postition near the border of France and Germany. Below is a list of the fortifications that exist around the area of Metz.
Fortifications of Portsmouth The Fortifications of Portsmouth are extensive, due to its strategic position on the English Channel and role as home to the Royal Navy. For this reason Portsmouth is the most fortified city in the United Kingdom.
Fortified District A Fortified District refers to the Japanese Army and (in certain cases) Japanese Navy defensive fortified organization, created in districts in Manchukuo, Chosen (Korea), Karafuto (Southern Sakhalin) and the Kurile Islands, i.e.
Fortify Software Fortify Software is a Palo Alto, California-based software vendor. The company was founded in 2003 and provides software security products that identify and remove security vulnerabilities from software applications throughout the development, testing, and deployment cycles.
Fortingall Yew The Fortingall Yew is an ancient yew (Taxus baccata) in the churchyard of the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland. Various estimates have put its age at between 2000 and 5000 years; recent research into yew tree ages (Harte 1996, Kinmonth 2006) suggests that it is likely to be nearer the lower limit of 2,000 years.
Fortis (Benelux) Fortis is a large financial services provider active in its home market (the Benelux countries) and the rest of the world. Fortis' banking operations include network (retail), commercial, and merchant banking; its insurance products include life, health, and property/casualty lines.
Fortis Turkey Cup The Fortis Turkey Cup (formerly Federation Cup and Turkey Cup, Turkish: Fortis Türkiye Kupası) is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. The current holders are Beşiktaş, who beat Istanbul rivals Fenerbahçe in the 2006 final.
Fortitech, inc. Fortitech is a company that makes nutrient premixes for the food and pharmaceutical industries. It is based in Schenectady, New York and has facilities in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America and Mexico.
Fortitude Valley, Queensland Fortitude Valley, also known simply as the Valley is a suburb of central Brisbane, Australia immediately north-east of the CBD. It is one of the hubs of Brisbane's nightlife, renowned for its nightclubs and adult entertainment.
Fortnightly Rubbish Collections Fortnightly rubbish collections are a controvercial system of collecting rubbish in the United Kingdom which have steadily been introduced by many local authorities since 2005, allegedly as a means of encouraging householders to recycle their rubbish. Whereas some view the measure as an environmentally friendly move, others argue that the local authorities concerned have simply introduced the measure as a means of cutting costs, using the recycling issue as a convenient excuse for its introduction.
Fortnum & Mason Fortnum & Mason, often shortened to just "Fortnum's", is a department store situated in Piccadilly, London and established in 1707 by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason. Its fame rests almost entirely on its upmarket food hall, though only one of its several floors is devoted to food.
Fortran Fortran (previously FORTRANThe names of earlier versions of the language through FORTRAN 77 were conventionally spelled in all-caps (FORTRAN 77 was the last version in which the use of lowercase letters in keywords was strictly nonstandard). The capitalization has been dropped in referring to newer versions beginning with Fortran 90.
Fortran 5 Fortran 5 were a band from the early 90s, similar to such other acts of the time as The Orb, Fluke and Underworld. Their sound was mainly pop/electronic, but were notable in particular for their offbeat cover versions of Pink Floyd's Bike and Derek & The Dominos' Layla.
Fortran language features This is a a comprehensive overview of features of the Fortran 95 language, the version supported by almost all existing Fortran compilers. Old features that have been superseded by new ones are not described — few of those historic features are used in modern programs (although most have been retained in the language to maintain backward compatibility).
Fortress (chess) In chess, the fortress is an endgame drawing technique in which the side lagging in material sets up a zone of protection around their king that cannot be penetrated by the opponent. Clearly, it only works when the opponent does not have and cannot create a passed pawn, unless that pawn can be stopped (e.
Fortress Besieged Fortress Besieged (Simplified Chinese: 围城; Traditional Chinese: 圍城; Pinyin: wéi chéng) is a comedy of manners written by Qian Zhongshu, published in 1947, and is widely considered as one of the masterpieces of twentieth century Chinese literature. The novel is a humorous tale about middle-class Chinese society in the 1940s.
Fortress North America Fortress North America is a term used both during the Second World War and more often in the Cold War to refer to the option of defending Canada and the United States against their enemies if the rest of the world were lost to them.
Fortress of Miolans The Fortress of Miolans was located in the territory of Savoy in a remote area between Italy and France from which the Marquis de Sade staged a jailbreak with two companions; his valet Latour, and Baron de l'Alee. The Marquis had requested that he and his companions be allowed to dine in a room within the main dining area, adjacent to a room containing unbarred windows.
Fortress of Solitude The Fortress of Solitude is the occasional headquarters of Superman in DC Comics. Its predecessor, Superman's "Secret Citadel", first appeared in Superman #17, where it was said to be built into a mountain on the outskirts of Metropolis.
Fortresses (mazinger) Throughout the Mazinger saga, the evil enemy forces used several large flying and submarine ships called Fortresses in addition to their monsters to attack Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger and Mazinkaiser. They were armed with powerful weapons and their primary goal besides direct aggression was to carry the monsters and infantries of both Dr.
Fortriu Fortriu or the Kingdom of Fortriu is the name given by historians for an ancient Pictish kingdom, and often used synonymously with Pictland in general. It was almost certainly located in around Moray and Easter Ross in northern Scotland, but has traditionally been located in and around Strathearn in central Scotland.
Fortrose Fortrose () is a burgh in the Scottish Highlands, located on the Moray Firth, approximately ten kilometres north east of Inverness. The town is known for its ruined 13th century cathedral, and as the home of the Brahan Seer.
Fortrose, New Zealand Fortrose is a township on the southernmost coast of the South Island of New Zealand, named by one of its Scottish settlers in mid 1800s. It is at the mouth of Mataura River and was a useful port in the nineteenth century.
Forts of Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne in current Fort Wayne, Indiana was established by Captain John Hamtramck under orders from General "Mad" Anthony Wayne as part of the campaign against the Indians of the area. It was named after General Wayne who had defeated the Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
Fortubo In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Fortubo is the god of Stone, Metals, Mountains, and Guardianship. Originally a member of the Suel pantheon, Fortubo abandoned the Suloise upon discovering that the Suel were behind the creation of the derro.
Fortum head office The Fortum head office is a high-rise office building located in Espoo, just outside Helsinki, the capital of Finland. With a height of 84 metres (274 feet), it is currently the second tallest habitable building in Finland.
Fortuna (mythology) In Roman mythology, Fortuna (equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche) was the personification of luck, hopefully of good luck, but she could be represented veiled and blind, as modern depictions of Justice are seen, and came to represent the capriciousness of life. She is also a goddess of fate.
Fortunate Isles In the Fortunate Isles, also called the Isles (or Islands) of the Blessed (μακαρων νησοι makarôn nêsoi), heroes and other favored mortals in Greek mythology and Celtic mythology were received by the gods into a blissful paradise. These islands were thought to lie in the Western Ocean near the encircling River Oceanus; the Madeira and the Canary Islands have sometimes been cited as possible matches:
Fortunately, Unfortunately Fortunately, Unfortunately is a word game first played at conventions of the National Puzzlers League in the late 1980s. It was invented and introduced by NPL member Hudu (the "nom de puzzles" of writer David Scott Marley).
Fortunato (Wild Cards) Fortunato is a character from the Wild Cards series of books. He is a pimp, but prefers to downplay, even to himself, the negative aspects of his "escort" business (calling his prostitutes "geishas", for example).
Fortunato Arriola Fortunato Arriola (1827 - 1872) Born in Cosala, Sinaloa, Mexico he was a painter of portraits and luminous tropical landscapes that were very popular in San Francisco, California where he came to live in 1857. The son of a wealthy landowner, Arriola was a handsome, distinguished and cultivated man.
Fortunato Mizzi Fortunato Mizzi, was the founder of the Reform Party and also the one who started the process which eventually led to Malta's Independence. The Reform Party was the forerunner of the Nationalist Party in Malta.
Fortune (Unix) fortune is a simple program that displays a random message from a database of quotations. Most distributions of fortune are bundled with files of quotations from famous people, sayings like those found on fortune cookies (hence the name), and other humorous items.
Fortune 500 The Fortune 500 is a ranking of the top 500 American public corporations as measured by gross revenue, although eligible companies are any for which revenues are publicly available (which is a larger universe than "public companies," as the term is commonly understood, meaning "companies having common stock that trades on a stock exchange"). Fortune magazine compiles and publishes the list annually.
Fortune and Glory Fortune and Glory is an Eisner award winning comic book by Brian Michael Bendis, telling the story of his attempts to break into Hollywood by writting screenplays for his noir comics. These comics include Jinx, AKA Goldfish, and Torso.

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