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FICA (disambiguation)FICA may stand for: Federal Insurance Contributions Act taxFederation of International Cricketers' AssociationsInternational Capoeira Angola Foundation (Portuguese: Fundacao International de Capoeira de Angola) ..
FICCIFederation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is an association of business organisations in India. Services by FICCI Business Information Services Network (BISNET) Energy Conservation FICCI Arbitration and Conciliation Tribunal (FACT) FICCI Ladies Organisation FICCI'S National In..
FiccionesFicciones is the most popular anthology of short stories by Jorge Luis Borges, and is considered by many to be the best introduction to his work. 1941: Borges's first anthology appeared, The Garden of Forking Paths (El Jardín de senderos que se bifurcan).1944: The anthology Ficciones is publ..
Ficedula flycatcherThe Ficedula flycatchers are a genus of Old World flycatchers. There are 31 species. European Pied Flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleucaAtlas Flycatcher, Ficedula speculigeraCollared Flycatcher, Ficedula albicollisSemi-collared Flycatcher, Ficedula semitorquataKorean Flycatcher, Ficedula zanthopygiaNar..
FichtelbergThe Fichtelberg is a mountain with two main peaks in the middle of the Erzgebirge (English: Ore mountains) in south-eastern Germany, in Saxony near the Czech border. At 1,214.6 meters above sea level, the Fichtelberg is the tallest mountain in Saxony. It was the highest mountain of the German Democr..
FichtelbergbahnThe Fichtelbergbahn narrow gauge railway goes from the standard gauge international line at Cranzahl to the ski resort of Oberwiesethal. The line has some good mountain views and affords several famous opportunities for photography of the steam locomotives such as the wooden viaduct at the approach..
Fichtelberg Aerial TramwayThe Fichtelberg Aerial Tramway is the oldest aerial tramway in Germany. It leads from the valley station at an altitude of 905 meters above sea level to the mountain station a 1208 meters above sea level at Fichtelberg. The Fichtelbergbahn has a length of 1175 meters and a maximum upward gradient of..
FichtelgebirgeThe Fichtelgebirge is a mountain range in northeastern Bavaria, Germany. It extends from the valley of the Red Main River to the Czech border, where it is continued by the much higher Ore Mountains. The highest mountain is the Schneeberg (1051 m). Rivers rising from the Fichtelgebirge are the White..
FichteliteFichtelite is a rare white mineral found in fossilized wood from Bavaria. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system. It is a cyclic hydrocarbon dimethyl-isopropyl-perhydropenanthrene, C19H34. It is very soft with a Mohs hardness of 1, the same as talc. Its specific gravity is very low at 1.03..
FichtenbergThere are communes and places that have the name Fichtenberg in Germany: Fichtenberg (Württemberg), in the Schwäbisch Hall district,A part of Mühlberg (Elbe) in the Elbe-Elster district,Fichtenberg (Berlin), a part of Berlin in the Stieglitz district This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation&..
FichtnerFichtner, Fiechtner, or any variant thereof is a surname originating from areas where German is spoken. Descendants of the Fichtner name are spread though Germany, Austria, the United States and even into modern-day Ukraine. Groups of Fichtners helped to colonize the early United States, with the ..
FicimiaFicimia is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly known as hooknose snakes. There are 7 species within the genus, which are native primarily to Mexico, but they also range into the United States in the southern tip of Texas, and as far south as Guatemala, Belize and Honduras. Contents 1 Desc..
Ficimia streckeriThe Mexican Hooknose Snake or Tamaulipan Hooknose Snake (Ficimia streckeri) is a small species of colubrid snake found primarily in the Mexican states of Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosi and Puebla, but its range extends as far north as the United States, in southern Texas. The epithet stre..
Fick's law of diffusionFick's laws of diffusion describe diffusion, and define the diffusion coefficient D. Contents 1 History2 Fick's First Law3 Fick's Second Law4 Applicability5 Temperature dependence of the Diffusion coefficient6 A Biological Perspective7 See also8 External li..
FicklesholeFickleshole is a hamlet in Tandridge, Surrey, England seven miles from Croydon. The area is mainly used for farming, with stables home to eighty horses. Fickleshole was established in the early sixteenth century. Since nearby New Addington has been served by Tramlink, Fickleshole is relatively c..
Ficko, OntarioFicko is a community in eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located within the former City of Gloucester within the City of Ottawa. The community is located on Bowesville Road halfway between Amstrong Road and Rideau Road. ..
FicksburgFicksburg Ficksburg is a small city situated at the foot of the 1,854m Mpharane Mountain in Free State Province, South Africa. The town was set up by General Johan Fick who won the territory in the Basotho Wars. The last Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and the first State Presid..
Fick ObservatoryFick observatory OrganizationIowa State University LocationBoone, Iowa, USA Coordinates[42°00′50″N, 93°94′36″W] Altitude314 m Webpage[Webpage] Telescopes Mather0.6 m reflector ??8.5 m dish The Fick observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and ope..
FicollFicoll is a neutral, highly branched, high-mass, hydrophilic polysaccharide which dissolves readily in aqueous solutions. Ficoll radii range from 2-7 nm. It is prepared by reaction of the polysaccharide with epichlorohydrin. Ficoll columns are used in biology to separate blood to its components (e..
FICON''This article is about Fiber Connectivity in computing. For the USAF Fighter Conveyor project with B-36 and F-84, see FICON project. FICON (Fiber Connectivity) is an FC4 Fibre Channel storage protocol . It is used in IBM mainframe computers and peripheral devices such as ECKD storage arrays and ta..
FICON projectThe FICON (Fighter Conveyor) program was conducted by the United States Air Force in the 1950s to test the feasibility of an B-36 Peacemaker bomber carrying an F-84 parasite fighter in its bomb bay. This article also covers a similar parasite fighter experiment called Project Tom-Tom. Contents ..
FicronA ficron handaxe is a name given to a type of prehistoric stone tool biface with long, curved sides and a pointed, well-made tip. They are found in Middle Palaeolithic and Acheulean contexts. The name was created by the famous French archaeologist François Bordes. Source Darvill, T (ed.) (200..
FictionFictional redirects here. For the german band, see Fictional (band) The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. Fiction (from the Latin fingere, "to form, create") is storytelling of ..
Fiction-absoluteredirect [[Template:Context]] The concept of fiction-absolute is exists firstly within the context of anthropology, secondarily within the study of group psychology also known as tribalism. It is a term invented and defined by Tom Wolfe as being the propaganda that each tribe (i.e. social group) de..
FictionalismFictionalism is a doctrine in philosophy that suggests that statements of a certain sort should not be taken to be literally true, but merely a useful fiction. Two important strands of fictionalism are modal fictionalism (which states that facts about what might have been the case or what must nece..
Fictional (band)Fictional Fictional is the name of a German musical project formed by Gerrit Thomas (also known as Rote, or Rote X), serving as a balance between two other projects he is involved in, Funker Vogt and Ravenous. Fictional has released music on the Industrial and Electronic body music labels Me..
Fictional airborne aircraft carriersThere are many fictional airborne aircraft carriers. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow features airborne aircraft carriers in the form of Zeppelin type airships.G.I. Joe features the Cobra Night Raven and Sky Raven, which is similar in configuration to the M-21 Blackbird and D-21 drone.Crimson..
Fictional aircraftAlbatross - 19th century large propellered airship in Robur the Conqueror aka Clipper of the Clouds, and Master of the World by Jules VerneAmphibicopter - 21st century submersible two-seater - 2002AutogyroCopter - carrying passengers in 2036 - HG Wells' Things to Come 1936A-12 Avenger II -..
Fictional applications of real materialsOf the substances named in this list:- Some exist in reality but are described in fiction as having properties which they do not have in the real world. Some are fictional substances that have the same names as real substances. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details ..
Fictional bookA fictional book is a non-existent book (or one created specifically for a work of fiction) that sometimes provides the basis of the plot of a story, or a common thread in a series of books or the works of a particular writer or canon of work. A fictional book may also be used as a conceit to illus..
Fictional brandsA fictional brand is a non-existing brand used in artistic or entertainment productions — paintings, books, comics, movies, TV serials, etc.. The fictional brand may be designed to imitate a real corporate brand, satirize a real corporate brand, or differentiate itself from real corporate bran..
Fictional characterA fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. More accurately, a fictional character is the person or conscious entity we imagine to exist within the world of such a work. In addition to people, characters can be aliens, animals, gods or, occasionally, inanimate objects. C..
Fictional chemical substanceA list of fictional chemical substances can be found on the following pages: Fictional chemical substances, A-MFictional chemical substances, N-Z redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Fictional chemical substances, A-MFictional chemical substances are compounds or minerals that exist only in works of fiction (usually fantasy or science fiction). Some of the materials listed as elements below may indeed be elements, but fictional works are often vague on such distinctions. Grouping is done by what seems most like..
Fictional chemical substances, N-ZFictional chemical substances are compounds or minerals that exist only in works of fiction (usually fantasy or science fiction). Some of the materials listed as elements below may indeed be elements, but fictional works are often vague on such distinctions. Grouping is done by what seems most like..
Fictional companiesFictional companies are often used in film or television where copyright or the likely chance of being prosecuted exists from using the name of a real company. The trend to use fictional companies started with fictional airline companies, as in action films, where the action centeres on problems on..
Fictional countryMap of the Land of Oz, the fictional country in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Map of the fictional island of Sodor used in the Thomas the Tank Engine stories Fictitious countries used in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four A guidebook produced about the fictional country Molvan..
Fictional crossoverA fictional crossover occurs when two or more otherwise separated fictional characters, stories, settings, universes, or media meet and interact with each other. Most fictional crossovers take the form of stories in which these separated characters and others are brought together and united with (or..
Fictional currencyFictional currency is currency in works of fiction. It is often invented, bearing little or no resemblance to any modern or historic currency. This is a necessary plot device, in order to increment the completeness of the environment, and at the same time dissociate it from any known economy on ea..
Fictional elements, isotopes and atomic particlesA fictional chemical element is a chemical element, isotope or (sub)atomic particles that exist only in works of fiction (usually fantasy or science fiction). It should be noted that no actual periodic elements end in '-ite', though many minerals have names with this suffix. Some of the materials li..
Fictional European countriesThis list is [Incomplete listsincomplete]; you can help by [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ expanding it]. This is a partial list of fictional countries in Europe. Contents 1 ..
Fictional fictional characterA fictional fictional character is a kind of metafiction. It is a character whose fictional existence is introduced within a larger work of fiction, such as the Itchy & Scratchy cartoon that exists only within the fictional world of The Simpsons. Contents 1 Fictional fictional characters2&nb..
Fictional filmFictional film or narrative film uses chronological reality to tell a fictional story. Film scholars consider the fictional film to be one of the major styles of filmmaking, along with the experimental film and the documentary film. Unlike literary fiction, the fictional film has a real referent, ..
Fictional fraternities and sororitiesFictional fraternities and sororities exist extensively in popular culture. Contents 1 Film and television1.0.1 ''..
Fictional genealogyA fictional genealogy is an elaborate fictional family or set of inter-related fictional families. One early version is the vast family tree of the Greek gods, detailing the genealogy of gods and heroes in Greek mythology. One recent example is that of J. R. R. Tolkien who created many family trees ..
Fictional geographyFictional geography is the use of maps, text and imagry to create lands and territories to accompany works of fiction. Depending on the completeness and complexity of the work, varying media, levels of collaboration and a number of other factors, the depiction of geographical components to works o..
Fictional guidebookSome fictional universes feature useful guidebooks which assist the hero and friends through difficult situations. Features of a great fictional guidebook: Such books are ideally compact enough to carry on even the most strenuous adventures, yet detailed enough to contain exactly the information t..
Fictional locations in the Godzilla filmsLike most fictional universes, the world of the Godzilla films has been enriched by fictional locales ranging from small Pacific Islands to galactically distant nebulae. The following is a list of fictional Earth locations depicted in films of and tied in with the Godzilla series. Contents 1 ..
Fictional materials in the Stargate universeThe fictional Stargate setting contains a number of elements and other compounds unique to it, as well as fictional properties for real elements and compounds. Contents 1 Naqahdah2 Naqahdriah3 Trinium4 Maclarium5 Quartz6 Tretonin7 Neutronium8 References Na..
Fictional military aircraftThis article refers to fictional military aircraft that are usually conjectured variants of real-world vehicles. Contents 1 Aurora2 EB-52 Megafortress2.1 Variants3 Messerschmitt Me 2634 MiG-284.1 Top Gun4.2 The Sinkiang Executive5 MiG-316 MiG-376.1&..
Fictional people from BostonThis is a list of fictional people from Boston: Trapper John McIntyre and Major Charles Emerson Winchester III from M*A*S*H (TV series)The characters from the TV sitcom CheersSharon McKendrick and her mother Maggie from the 1961 version of the Parent TrapThe characters from the novel and film Mystic..
Fictional people nominated for Academy AwardsThere have been several fictional people nominated for Academy Awards: 1957 - Robert Rich - Academy Award for Best Story for The Brave One Rich won the award that year, although he was actually a cover for blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo. Shortly before his death, Trumbo revealed the much-suspecte..
Fictional portrayals of psychopathsContents 1 Characteristics2 Smooth Psychopaths3 Comedic psychopaths4 Realistic psychopaths5 The original fictional psychopath? Characteristics Psychopaths in popular fiction and movies generally possess a number of standard characteristics which are not necessarily as com..
Fictional portrayals of the Japan Self-Defense ForcesThe Japan Self-Defense Forces have been portrayed in several elements of popular culture. Contents 1 Anime & manga2 Literature3 Movies4 Video games5 See also6 References Anime & manga The JASDF is the setting of the manga comedy 801 T.T.S. Airbats (Aozora Shojotai ..
Fictional portrayals of the NYPDMost of the actors playing the parts of the officers are real police officers assigned to the NYPD Movie/TV Unit. Founded in 1966, the NYPD Movie/TV Unit was the first of its kind in the country. Because of its relationship with the NYPD, the Unit has the greatest knowledge on how to assist pr..
Fictional races in South Park[Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The South Park television series includes a number of elements from science fiction, fantasy, and folklore despite its contemporary theme. This includes aliens, mechanical beings, and scientific experiments. Contents..
Fictional representations of RomaMany fictional depictions of the Roma emphasize their supposed mystical powers or criminal nature. They often appear as stock villains, bucolic nomads, or a sort of supernatural Deus ex machina. Literary representations include: Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre-DameMiguel de Cervantes' ..
Fictional resistance movements and groupsThis article examines the resistance organization in works of fiction that resist tyranny. While these are fiction an author will often seek realism by examining similar historical organizations. Conversely, people's views of real situations are often affected by works of fiction that are part of ..
Fictional submarine aircraft carriersFictional submarine aircraft carriers include: the Hrimfaxi and Scinfaxi from the video game, Ace Combat 5 for the Playstation 2 entertainment system. These vessels are capable of launching UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), F-35C's, and Harriers from launch tubes built into the craft, they are also ..
Fictional technologyFictional technology is proposed or described in many different contexts for many different reasons: Exploratory engineering seeks to identify if a prospective technology can be designed in detail, and simulated, even if it cannot be built yet - this is often a prerequisite to venture capital fundi..
Fictional truthA fictional truth is a statement. The word "truth" does not necessarily imply that a fictional truth is true. A fictional truth can be false. We may use a fictional truth to construct a logical deduction, otherwise known as a proof. Any number of fictional truths may be appended as assumptions to a..
Fictional underground stationsThere are many instances in popular culture in which fictional Underground stations appear. In many cases for film or television, actual Underground stations are used for the purpose of filming. Contents 1 List of fictional London Underground stations2 Fictional NYC Subway Stations3&nbs..
Fictional universeA fictional universe is a cohesive imaginary world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction. It can be argued that every work of fiction generates a world of its own; Robert A. Heinlein coined the neologism ficton to refer to such a world. A ficti..
FictionaryFictionary, also known as the Dictionary Game, is a word game in which players guess the definition of an obscure word. A turn consists of one player picking a word from the dictionary and each other player composing a fake definition. A round is completed when each player has selected a word to b..
FictionBookFictionBook is an open XML-based ebook format, which originated and is mostly popular in Russia. It is supported by such ebook readers as FBReader and Haali Reader. The FictionBook files have the .fb2 extension. The FictionBook format does not enforce the way viewer must show a document, describing..
FictionJunctionFictionJunction is Yuki Kajiura's personal solo project. It should be noted that this is not a pen name that she goes under when composing soundtracks. To date, all such projects have been a collaborative effort with one other vocalist with Yuki herself on the keyboard, this could be an actual piano..
FictionJunction YUUKAPart of Yuki Kajiura's FictionJunction solo project, FictionJunction YUUKA is a collaboration between Yuki and seiyū Yuuka Nanri. The pair first met in Minami Aoyama Shoujo Kageki Dan (南青山少女歌劇団) (South Aoyama Female Opera Group, also called Nansho for short), a stage group for tee..
FictionmaniaFictionmania is a non-commercial website dedicated to publishing and archiving transgender fiction, much of which is erotica. It is open to submissions from any writer, provided the submitted literature "explores gender." Contents 1 Content2 History3 Submissions4 See also5&nb..
FictionPressFictionPress is a website intended to allow authors to showcase literary works and receive feedback from other users in the form of reviews. Registration is free of charge and at the current time the website, Fictionpress.com has over 144,000 registered users. Over the years, FictionPress has evol..
Fiction (album)Yuki Kajiura's first solo album, containing remixes of her previous anime work as well as original songs. The Japanese edition features three bonus songs. Tracks 1. Key of the Twilight (.hack//SIGN) 2. Cynical World 3. Fake Wings (.hack//SIGN) 4. Fiction (Orginal) 5. Vanity 6. red rose* ..
Fiction based on the Vietnam WarMany types of fiction have involved events in the Vietnam War time period. This list is a collection of significant works of such fiction. Movies 84 Charlie MopicApocalypse NowFull Metal JacketPlatoonGood Morning VietnamForrest GumpThe Deer HunterFlight of the IntruderDead PresidentsBorn on the ..
Fiction based on World War IWorld War I was never quite so fertile a topic as World War II for American fiction, but there were nevertheless a large number of fictional works created about it in Europe, Canada, and Australia. Many war novels, however, have fallen out of print since their original publications. Books All Quie..
Fiction based on World War IIMany types of fiction have involved events in the World War II time period. This list is a chronological collection of significant events from such fiction. It includes events that were set in World War II but have never occurred. Many of these works are key examples of the war novel genre. Conte..
Fiction FactoryFiction Factory were a British band formed in the mid-1980s. The Lineup Kevin Patterson : vocalsChic Medley : guitarsGraham McGregor : bassEddie Jordan : keyboardsMike Ogletree : drums and percussion They had one hit in the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 6 in 1984 with "Feels Like Heaven". Follo..
Fiction HouseFiction House is a American publisher of pulp magazines and comic books that existed from the 1920s to the 1950s. Its comics division was best known for its pinup-style good girl art, as epitomized by the company's most popular character, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. Contents 1 History1.1&n..
Fiction IllustratedFiction Illustrated is a short-lived series of early illustrated fiction, similar to graphic novels, produced and packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Productions in the 1970s and published by Pyramid/Jove/HBJ. Four were produced, with a fifth was planned. All but one were written by Byron Preiss. The fi..
Fiction InternationalFiction International is an annual literary journal edited by Harold Jaffe and its themes typically are based on cultural and political issues. Stylistically, the journal is focused on innovative writing, which ranges from polished literary prose to raw and unpolished pieces that push the boundaries..
Fiction ManTracklist Run Son RunI Expect A KillSea Of DeadChildren Come OnThe Louis Armstrong Of Rock and RollLosing UsageBuilt To ImproveParadise StyleConspiracy Of OwlsIt's Only NaturalTrial Of Affliction And Light SleepingEvery Word In The WorldNight Of The Golden UndergroundTheir Biggest Win..
Fiction PlaneFiction Plane is a pop-rock band from England featuring lead singer, Joe Sumner, son of Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting. In 2001, they recorded their first demo called Swings and Roundabouts. This led to them changing their name from Santa's Boyfriend to Fiction Plane and recording their first ..
Fiction RecordsThe history of Fiction Records can be divided into two parts. The original start up was in 1978, by Chris Parry as a home for The Cure. Other notable acts to release on Fiction around ths time were The Associates and Eat. After a dormant period of several years, the label was then re-started in 200..
Fiction regarding British Monarchy successionSeveral novels, films, and television series have speculated regarding the Succession to the British Throne and in what ways it would be implemented in unusual circumstances. The following are some examples of fictional portrayals of royal succession: Contents 1 Novels2 Comics3 ..
Fiction regarding United States presidential successionIt has been suggested that the section [In fiction] from the article [Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution] be [Merging and moving pagesmerged] into this article or section. ([Discuss]) The somewhat elaborate rules and laws governing succe..
Fiction set in Ancient GreeceThere is a body of modern fiction set in Ancient Greece. Titles include: Contents 1 Books2 Movies3 Plays4 See also Books The Arrows of Hercules, by L. Sprague de Camp (1965)The Bronze God of Rhodes, by L. Sprague de Camp (1960)Celestial Matters, by Richard Garfinkle (1996)Th..
Fiction set in Ancient RomeThere is a body of modern fiction set in ancient Rome. In Spanish television, there is a tradition of airing películas de romanos (Roman-era films, peplum, Biblical films) during the Holy Week. Its subjects match the season and its long durations enables allows most personnel to go on vacation. ..
Fiction writingThis article is about writing fiction prose. For fiction as a concept, see fiction. Fiction writing consists of fashioning works of prose based on the imagination that could possibly be published in literary form. The end result may be a short story, novel, screenplay, or drama. Contents 1&nb..
Fictitious capitalFictitious capital is a concept used by Karl Marx in his critique of political economy. It is introduced in the third volume of Das Kapital, a manuscript which Marx never edited for publication. Fictitious capital could be defined as a capitalisation on property ownership. That ownership itself wa..
Fictitious defendantsFictitious defendants are real persons a plaintiff believes it has a cause of action against in a lawsuit who, for one reason or another, cannot be identified by the plaintiff before a lawsuit is commenced. As the statute of limitations for many torts such as medical malpractice is generally very s..
Fictitious domain nameA fictitious domain name is a domain name used in a work of fiction or popular culture to refer to an Internet address that does not necessarily actually exist in the "real world". This is similar in concept to 555 telephone numbers. Some production companies register the names they use and let th..
Fictitious forceA fictitious force is an apparent force that acts on all masses in a non-inertial frame of reference, e.g., a rotating reference frame. The force [F] does not arise from any physical interaction, but rather from the acceleration [a] of the non-inertial reference frame itself. Du..
Fictitious Microsoft companiesMicrosoft uses a number of fictitious company names, sometimes with associated domain names and employees, in order to demonstrate its products and services. Contents 1 Contoso2 Fabrikam3 Northwind Traders4 Woodgrove Bank Contoso Contoso is used by Microsoft as their example..
Fictitious playIn game theory, fictitious play is a learning rule first introduced by G.W. Brown (1951). In it, each player presumes that her opponents are playing stable (possibly mixed) strategies. Each player starts with some initial beliefs and choose a best response to those beliefs as a strategy in this r..
Fictitious SportsPink Floyd drummer Nick Mason released his first solo album Fictitious Sports in May of 1981 in the UK and US. The album was basically a Carla Bley album in all but name. The album was recorded in 1979 but its release was delayed for two years. Nick co-produced the album with Carla Bley, who wrote..
Fictive kinshipFictive kinship is also known as relatedness. Seen by most current anthropologists as working alongside (or within) but not replacing traditional kinship. Fictive Kinship was developed by Jenny White in her work on female migrant workers in Istanbul (;;Money Makes Us Relatives'', 1995). In her wor..
FictocriticismFictocriticism is a postmodern, experimental often feminist style of writing. Structuralists divide the practices of fiction, theory and criticism into rigidly demarcated genres: stories, essays and criticisms are separate forms that cannot be merged. Fictocriticism rejects this demarcation of ..
FictonIn common usage, a ficton is a fictional setting created by writing any fictional story or series of stories. The term was coined by Robert A. Heinlein in his novel The Number of the Beast. In it, he defines it as a basic or indivisible unit of imagination. Now it is more commonly used as above. ..
Ficus"Fig" redirects here. For the sport federation commonly abbreviated as FIG, see Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Ficus are a genus of about 800 species of woody trees, shrubs and vines in the family Moraceae, native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the warm tempe..
Ficus citrifoliaFicus citrifolia is a species of Strangler Fig native to southern Florida, the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America south to Paraguay. It is distinguished from the closely-related Florida Strangler Fig (Ficus aurea) mainly by the finer veining in the leaves. ..
Ficus elasticaFicus elastica, also called the rubber fig, rubber tree, rubber plant, or Indian rubber tree is a species of plant in the fig genus, native to northeast India (Assam), south to Indonesia (Sumatra and Java). It is a large tree in the banyan group of figs, growing to 30-40 m (rarely up to 60 m) ta..
Ficus lyrataFicus lyrata, commonly known as the "fiddleaf fig" is a species of fig tree, or Ficus. They are native to western Africa. They can grow up to 30 feet tall in the wild or in the garden, but stay shorter when put into pots, and are sold as houseplants. Their main horticultural feature are their larg..
Ficus retusaFicus retusa, also known as Ficus Microcarpa Nitida, Banyan Fig, Taiwan Ficus, Ginseng Ficus, or Indian Laurel Fig, is a species of evergreen woody plant in the fig genus, native to Malaysia, Taiwan, and other Southeast and East Asian countries. The tree has small, dark green leaves which alternate..
Ficus RuminalisThe Ficus Ruminalis was a wild fig tree on the Palatine Hill in ancient Rome near the Lupercal on the Palatine. This tree was said to be sacred to the goddess Rumina. It is also the spot where tradition said the trough containing Romulus and Remus landed on the banks of the Tiber and were reared b..
Ficus SectorA fictional place within the Star Trek Universe, the Ficus Sector was the destination of the colony ship SS Mariposa, launched from Earth in 2123. The SS Mariposa settled the Bringloidi on planet Bingloidi V and later crashed on the planet Mariposa while settling a second group of colonists: the Ma..
Ficus sycomorusFicus sycomorus, commonly called Fig-mulberry (due to the leaves' resemblance to those of the Mulberry), sycamore, or sycomore, is a fig species that has been cultivated since early times. (Note that the name sycamore has been used for a variety of plants.) Ficus sycomorus is native to most of cen..
Ficus tinctoriaFicus tinctoria, the Dye Fig Member of the family Moraceae (the fig family) A small, medium sized tree. The small rust brown fruit of the dye fig are the source of a red dye used in traditional fabric making in parts of Oceania and Indonesia. ..
Ficus virensFicus virens is a plant of the genus Ficus. Like all figs, its fruits are edible. It is a dominant species in the subtropical rainforest of northeastern New South Wales, Australia. ..
FIC ConectadoFIC Conectado is a Brazilian low-coast desktop computer (U$ 300) produced by Telefonica and powered by AMD Geode processor and Windows CE. External links [Official Website][Press Release] ..
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