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F'lon
F'lon is a fictional character in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. He was the weyrleader of Benden Weyr and the rider of bronze Simanith. F'lon is mentioned in Dragonflight, the first book published in the series, as the father of two of its main characters, F'lar and F'nor. Howev..
F-Lock
The F-Lock key on a Microsoft keyboard The F-Lock key is on some Microsoft keyboards and a new concept facility for Microsoft Keyboards. The F-Lock key, depending on its state, will allow either a function key's (i.e. F1 through F12) "normal" operation or a new "enhanced" operation. The initi..
F-logic
F-logic (frame logic) is a knowledge representation- and ontology language. It accounts in a declarative fashion for structural aspects of object-oriented and frame-based languages. Features include, among others, object identity, complex objects, inheritance, polymorphism, query methods, encapsulat..
Flo
For the skeleton named Flo, of an extinct species of humanoid, discovered in 2003 and informally dubbed Hobbits see Homo floresiensis For the Fairtrade standard setting and certification body (FLO) see Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International Flo was an American television sitcom series wh..
Flo'ology
Flo'Ology is the third album released in 2005 by neo-soul duo, Floetry. It features the lead single "SupaStar" featuring rapper Common. It was released by Geffen. ..
Flo, Norway
Flo is a small village in the municipality of Stryn, Norway, located on the northern shore of Strynevatnet. Flo has become famous for raising national and international footballers, all of whom are related: The brothers Jostein Flo, Tore André Flo and Jarle Flo as well as their cousin Håvard Flo. ..
FLO-Cert GmbH
FLO-Cert GmbH is one of the two organizations part of the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International. It ensures that producers and traders comply with the FLO Fairtrade Standards and that producers invest the benefits received through Fairtrade in their development. Operating independently fro..
Floarea River
Floarea is a river in Romania , tributary of the Neajlov River. Tributaries of Neajlov River Dâmbovinic | Cîlniştea | Izvorul Dealului | Bughi | Floarea | Golgoveana | Şelariu | Sindily ..
Float
There are several meanings of float: pontoon, an air-filled vessel such as a boat or ship floats on water;buoyancyfloat (horse-drawn) is a small, low-loading vehicle, used for deliveries. Changing practises produced the electric milk float.float (parade), a decorated vehicle or platform, animal- or..
Float-zone silicon
Float-zone silicon is a high-purity alternative to silicon grown by the Czochralski process. The concentrations of impurities, such as carbon and oxygen are extremely low. Impurities such as nitrogen, which are thought to bring about an improvement in mechanical strength of the wafers, are now being..
Float.h
C++ Standard Library headers C Standard Library headers assert.h ctype.h errno.h float.h math.h stdio.h stdlib.h time.h The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. The..
Floater
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Impression of floaters, as seen against a blue sky. Floaters are deposits of various size, shape, consistency, refractive index, and motility within the eye's normally transparent vitreous humourCline D; Hofstetter HW; Griffin JR. Dictionary of Vis..
Floater (alien)
Floater Floater Autopsy The Floaters are a race of aliens that appear in the PC game [[X-COM: UFO Defense]]. Their name is derived from their ability to float through the air. They may have been inspired by the tales of floating aliens some supposed UFO witnesses have reported. Aside from..
Floater (band)
Floater is a hard rock/heavy metal band currently based in Portland, Oregon. They are well-known for their progressive concept albums and stylized storytelling, as well as their small yet devoted fanbase and their frequent shows in the Willamette Valley area. Contents 1 Band members2 ..
Floater (disambiguation)
A floater is a shadow-like shape that appears singly or together with several others in the field of vision of some individuals. Floater may also mean: Floater (alien), a race of enemy aliens in the X-COM computer game UFO DefenseFloater (band), a band based in Eugene, OregonFloating rate note, i..
Floating, gliding and sliding
Floating, gliding and sliding are a group of footwork-oriented dance techniques and styles closely related to popping, which attempt to create the illusion that the dancer's body is floating smoothly across the floor or that the legs are walking while the body travels in unexpected directions. Thou..
Floating (Eloy album)
Third album by the German progressive rock band Eloy. Released in 1974. Track listing All songs written by Eloy except where indicated."Floating" 3:59"The Light From Deep Darkness" 14:35"Castle in the Air" 7:13"Plastic Girl" 9:07"Madhouse" (lyrics written by Gordon Bennit) 5:15Bonus Tracks "Future..
Floating (psychological phenomenon)
Floating in this context means slipping (back) into altered states. People who leave a cult or sect that emphasizes chanting, meditation, monotonous singing etc. in order to reach a trance-like state (such as Hare Krishna) often experience momentarily slipping back into such a state. This experience..
Floating body effect
Floating body effect is the effect of dependence of the body potential of a transistor realized by the silicon on insulator technology on the history of its biasing and the carrier recombination processes. The transistor's body forms a capacitor against the insulated substrate; the charge accumulate..
Floating breech
A breech-block of a firearm that is not held rigidly to the barrel at the moment of firing, but instead is free to move in the opposite direction to the projectile. This can help to reduce the recoil induced in the body of the firearm so long as the subsequent motion of the breech-block is retarded ..
Floating Car Data
Floating Car Data or FCD is a method to determine the traffic speed on the road network. It is based on the collection of localisation data, speed, direction of travel and time information from driving vehicles. This data can be used as a source for traffic information. This means that every appropr..
Floating charge
A floating charge is a form of security (i.e. collateral, not to be confused with a security such as a bond or stock) for borrowing or other indebtedness, which can be granted by companies to lenders in the United Kingdom and certain other Commonwealth jurisdictions. It enables a company to offer s..
Floating cities (science fiction)
In science fiction, floating cities are settlements that use buoyancy to remain in the atmosphere of a planet. Buckminster Fuller first proposed the concept for Earth, by building a geodesic sphere that would be heated by sunlight, and float. A similar design would permit settlers to live on Venus..
Floating city
Floating city may mean: Ocean colonization, The construction of cities floating on water.Floating cities (science fiction), a science fiction concept of settlements that use buoyancy to remain floating in the atmosphere.Floating city may also refer to: Freedom Ship, a concept for a floating city s..
Floating continent
A floating continent is a very large landmass that hovers or flies above the ground. They appear in several video games, particularly role-playing games by SquareSoft. Some notable examples are: The floating continent in Final Fantasy III.The Kingdom of Zeal in Chrono Trigger.The Floating Contine..
Floating currency
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Floating dock
A floating dock is a platform or ramp supported by pontoons. These are usually joined to the shore with a ramp that rests upon the dock on rollers, to adjust for the vertical movement of the dock. The dock is usually held in place by vertical poles embedded in the soil under the water or by anchored..
Floating exchange rate
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Floating Fortress
Floating fortress is a term used to describe expansive sea bases (i.e. squadrons of commercial vessels loaded with heavy military equipment and supporting logistical stocks), as well as battleships or carriers which accompany the sea bases. The term's etymology is derived from the WWII-era B-17 Flyi..
Floating Gate Transistor
The floating gate transistor is a variant of transistor that is commonly used for non-volatile storage such as flash, EPROM and EEPROM memory. Floating gate transistors are almost always floating gate MOSFETs. Floating gate MOSFETs are useful because of their ability to store an electrical charge fo..
Floating island
This article is about the natural phenomenon. For the dessert, see floating island (dessert). For Angel Island, the floating island in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, see Angel Island (Sonic). Uros island Floating islands are a common natural phenomenon that are found in many parts of the wor..
Floating island (dessert)
A floating island (Île flottante) is a French dessert consisting of an "island" of meringue floating in a "sea" of custard. ..
Floating match
The floating match is a much-coveted magic effect in which a match is placed on a card and when the card is bent the match levitates above the card. The original was invented by Ben Harris, under the name of Cosmosis. The floating match is available at most magic shops. Method [Spoiler warning..
Floating match on card
The Floating Match on Card is a classic close-up magic effect. Effect A match is placed on the back of a playing card. The magician causes the match to appear to float about one centimeter off the playing card. The magician may pass another playing card under or over the match to "prove" it is ..
Floating oil production system
A Floating oil production system is an offshore system that concentrates on producing oil. Oil has been produced from offshore locations since the 1950s. Originally, all oil platforms sat on the seabed, but as exploration moved to deeper waters and more distant locations in the 1970s, floating pr..
Floating point
For the IEEE binary floating-point standard, see its page. Floating-point is a way of representing a subset of the real numbers in terms of an exponent, which is an integer, and a significand, which is a string of some chosen number of digits. Floating-point representation is very common because o..
Floating Point Systems
Floating Point Systems Inc. (FPS) was a Beaverton, Oregon vendor of minisupercomputers. The company was founded in 1970 by former Tektronix engineer Norm Winningstad. The original goal of the company was to supply floating point coprocessors for minicomputers. In 1976, the AP-120B array processor ..
Floating point unit
A floating point unit (FPU) is a part of a computer system specially designed to carry out operations on floating point numbers. Typical operations are floating point arithmetic (such as addition and multiplication), but some systems may be capable of performing exponential or trigonometric calculat..
Floating power
Floating Power was a technology developed in the 1920s by the United States automobile firm of Chrysler. It was a new means of attaching an engine to its chassis, with the intention of reducing vibration. Four-cylinder engines of the day started and rode rather roughly, transmitting the torque to t..
Floating Production Storage and Offloading
Terra Nova FPSO.(''Petro-Canada) Terra Nova FPSO schematic.(''Petro-Canada) A Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO; also called a "unit" and a "system") is a type of floating tank system used by the offshore oil and gas industry and designed to take all of the oil or..
Floating raft system
Floating raft is type of foundation, invented by John Root, that protects against settlement and the liquification of soft soil due to seismic activity. It was a necessary innovation in the development of tall buildings in the wet soil of Chicago in the 19th century. For a floating raft foundation..
Floating rate note
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Floating rib
Floating ribs (costae fluitantes) are four atypical ribs (two lowermost pairs, XI-XII) in the human ribcage. They are called so because they are attached to the vertebrae only, and not to the sternum or cartilage coming off of the sternum. Some people are missing one of the two pairs. Others ha..
Floating signifier
Floating signifiers are signifiers without referents, such as a word that doesn't point to any actual object. Claude Lévi-Strauss originated this term. The notion of floating signifiers is used in some more textual forms of postmodernism. It can be applied to concepts such as race and gender, as ..
Floating storage and offloading unit
A Floating Storage and Offloading unit (FSO) is, as its name suggests, a floating storage device, usually for oil. FSOs are commonly used in oil fields where it is not possible or efficient to lay a pipe-line to the shore. The production platform will transfer the oil to the FSO where it will be st..
Floating timeline
A floating timeline (also known as a sliding timescale) is a device used in fiction, particularly by DC and Marvel Comics, to explain why characters created years or even decades ago, seem to have aged little or at all since their inception. Characters who debuted as teens in the 1940s, such as Rob..
Floating tone
A floating tone is a morpheme that contains no consonants, no vowels, but only tone. It cannot be pronounced by itself, but affects the tones of neighboring morphemes. An example occurs in Bambara. Bambara has two phonemic tones, high and low. In this language, the definite article is a floating l..
Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds (浮草, Ukikusa) is a 1959 film directed by Yasujiro Ozu and shot in colour by Kazuo Miyagawa, one of Japan's most highly regarded cinematographers. It is a remake of Ozu's own black-and-white silent film A Story of Floating Weeds (1934). Plot summary [Spoiler warningSpoiler ..
Floating World
Floating World is the sixth album by Anathallo, self-released in 2006. Contents 1 Album Text2 Track listing3 Song facts4 External link Album Text Recorded at home by Glenn Hills & Anathallo Drums and electric guitars recorded at Glow in the Dark Studios by Matt Goldman Mix..
Floating zone crystal growth
Floating zone crystal growth is a method of growing cylindrical boules of very high purity single crystal Silicon for use in the semiconductor industry. It is arguably one of the most enabling techniques developed in the information era, pioneered by Siemens AG to allow integrated circuits to be mas..
Floatstick
A floatstick is a device to measure fuel levels in modern large aircraft. It made up of two tubes, one enclosed within the other, around which is a ring-shaped float that contains a magnet. There is also a magnet attached to the top of the floatstick. The floatstick is withdrawn from the bottom of t..
FloAts Mobile Agent
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. floAt's Mobile Agent or FMA is an open-source software program that is used to communicate with and control various mobile phones from a PC. F..
Float (album)
Float is underground rapper Aesop Rock's first major release, under the Mush record label. It was released in 1999. Track listing "Float""Commencement at the Obedience Academy""Big Bang""Garbage""I'll Be OK" (feat. Slug)"Breakfast with Blockhead""Basic Cable""Fascination""Oxygen""Skip Town""6B P..
Float (breakdancing move)
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Float (finance)
The free float of a public company is an estimate of proportion of shares that are not held by large owners and that are not stock with sales restrictions (restricted stock that cannot be sold until they become unrestricted stock). It's usually defined as: All shares outstandingLess shares held b..
Float (money supply)
In economics, float makes up the smallest part of the money supply. Float occurs when there is a delay in the clearing of payments between banks. It is most obvious in the time delay between when you write a check and when the funds to cover that check are deducted from your account. Once the holde..
Float (parade)
Carnival float in the Blacks and Whites Carnival in Pasto, Colombia A float is a decorated platform, either built on a vehicle or towed behind one, which is a component of many festive parades, such as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Key West Fantasy Fest parade, and the Tournament of ..
Float (project management)
Float in project management is the amount of time that a terminal element in a project network can be delayed by, without causing a delay to: subsequent terminal elements (free float)project completion date (total float). Sometimes called slack. See also List of project management topics ..
Float chamber
A float chamber is a device for automatically regulating the supply of a liquid to a system. It is most typically found in the carburettor of a normally aspirated internal combustion engine, where it automatically arranges for the smooth supply of fuel to the engine. However, this arrangement is fou..
Float glass
Float glass is made by melting raw materials consisting of sand, limestone, soda ash, dolomite, iron oxide and salt cake. The raw materials are mixed together and fed into a large furnace that is natural gas or fuel oil fired. The raw materials, referred to as batch, blend together to form a large..
Float On
Float On can refer to: Float On (The Floaters song)Float On (Modest Mouse song) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Float On (Modest Mouse song)
"Float On" was the first single released from Modest Mouse's album Good News for People Who Love Bad News. The song was released on February 14, 2004 and was the first Modest Mouse song to gain mainstream popularity. Single The following tracks appeared on the single: Float On (Brock/Modest Mouse..
Float switch
A float switch is a device used to sense the level of liquid within a tank. The switch may actuate a pump, an indicator, an alarm, or other device. Float switches range from small to large and may be as simple as a mercury switch inside a hinged float or as complex as a series of optical or conduct..
Float Trippers
Float Trippers is an episode from season 1 of the Camp Lazlo animated series. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. When Lazlo, Raj, and Clam are eating at the mess hall, Raj takes his retainer out and when it is in Leaky lake (on a tray with milk and a ..
Float valve
A float valve is a mechanical feedback mechanism that regulates fluid level by using a float to drive an inlet valve such that a higher fluid level will force the valve closed whilst a lower fluid level will force the valve open. This is an example of negative feedback. See also ballcock. ..
Flobecq
Flobecq (Dutch: Vloesberg) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1 2005 Flobecq had a total population of 3,239 (1,527 males and 1,687 females). The total area is 23.00 km² which gives a population density of 140.82 inhabitants per km². ..
Floc
Floc can refer to either: FLOC (all capital letters) is the abbreviation for the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, a labor unionor floc is flake of solute that comes out of solution during the process of flocculationFLoC can also mean Federated Logic Conference.This is a [disambiguationdisambi..
Floccinaucinihilipilification
Floccinaucinihilipilification [listen] ([Media helphelp]·[info]) is the act or habit of estimating or describing something as worthless, or making something to be worthless by said means. At 29 letters, it is the longest non-technical word in the first edition of the..
Flocculation
Flocculation refers to a process where a solute comes out of solution in the form of floc or "flakes." The term is also used to refer to the process by which fine particulates are caused to clump together into floc. The floc may then float to the top of the liquid, settle to the bottom of the liquid..
Flocculus
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Flocking
Flocking has more than one meaning: flocking (behavior)flocking (texture) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Flocking (behavior)
Flocking is a common demonstration of emergence and emergent behavior, first simulated in 1986 by Craig Reynolds with his simulation program, Boids. It is a simulation of simple agents which are allowed to move, with basic rules governing their movement. The result is alike to a flock of birds, a sc..
Flocking (texture)
Flocking is a type of texture applied to a surface. Flocking is used in many ways. One example is in modeling, where a grassy texture may be applied to a surface to make it look more realistic. Another is on a Christmas tree, which may be flocked with a fluffy white spray to simulate snow. Other t..
Flockton
Flockton is a village in West Yorkshire halfway between Huddersfield and Wakefield with a population of 1,176 according to the 2001 census. It is 11km (7 m) east from Huddersfield and 12km (7.5 miles) west of Wakefield. The village extends along the A637 Barnsley Road. The village was known for ..
Flockton Grey
Flockton Grey was the British racehorse at the centre of one of the largest betting scandals to hit British horseracing, which remains the best-known case of a corrupt trainer and owner using a ringer to race in place of another horse. Because of the use of a ringer, Flockton Grey did not actually r..
Flock (album)
Flock is the third album by Irish band Bell X1. Track listing Reacharound (3:10)Flame (3:53)Rocky Took A Lover (4:10)He Said She Said (4:25)Bad Skin Day (5:56)Natalie (3:54)Bigger Than Me (3:52)Just Like Mr Benn (4:27)My First Born For A Song (5:25)Trampoline (4:48)Lamposts (7:40)..
Flock (Michael Christian)
Michael Christian's Flock is a 42 foot tall sculpture made of welded steel. First seen at Burning Man in 2001, it was later donated in November of 2005 to the city of San Francisco by the Black Rock Arts Foundation as a temporary installation lasting until mid-February 2006. References [Bla..
Flock (web browser)
Flock is both a web browser heavily based upon Mozilla Firefox and other Mozilla technologies, and is also the name of the company developing the web browser. Flock's creators call it a "social browser", due to its ability to interact with popular social networking web services. Such web services ..
Flock of Dodos
Flock of Dodos is a documentary film by American evolutionary biologist and filmmaker Randy Olson. It highlights the debate between proponents of the concept of intelligent design and the scientific establishment that supports evolution. The documentary was first screened publicly on February 2,..
Flodafors
Flodafors is a small village of Katrineholm Municipality in Södermanland County, Sweden. Neighbouring villages are Bie and Valla. Flodafors is often called Floda for convenience. ..
Floda BoIF
Floda BoIF is a Swedish football club located in Lerum. The club, formed 11 February 1935, is currently playing in the third highest Swedish league, Division 2. External links [Floda BoIF] - official site |- !style="background:#BFD7FF;"| |- style="text-align:center;" |width="25%"|..
Flodden Wall
The Flodden Wall was a defensive structure built around Edinburgh after the disastrous Battle of Flodden (1513), in which King James IV was killed. The construction was a response to threatened English invasion after a war started by James in support of the French and the 'Auld Alliance'. Although c..
Flodin process
Flodin process is a process for manufacturing steel. Using a specially constructed electrical furnace a mixture of hematite and coal are smelted in a continuous process, with the reduced metal accumulating at the bottom of the furnace, where it can be tapped off. ..
Flodoard
Flodoard (894–966) was a French chronicler. He was born at Épernay, and educated at Reims in the cathedral school which had been established by Archbishop Fulcon (822-900). As canon of Reims, and favourite of the archbishops Herivaeus (d. 922) and Seulfus (d. 925), he occupied while still y..
Floella Benjamin
Floella Benjamin OBE (born September 23 1949) is known to a generation of Britons as a presenter of popular children's programmes such as Play School and Playaway. Biography Benjamin was born in Trinidad and Tobago and emigrated to the UK in the 1960s. After a spell as an actress, she began presen..
Floer homology
In mathematics, Floer homology refers to a family of homology theories which share similar characteristics and are believed by experts to be closely related. Some of these theories are due directly to Andreas Floer, while others are derived or inspired by his work. They are all modelled upon Morse..
Floetry
Floetry is a female British R&B, neo soul, and hip hop duo. The members of the group are singer/songwriter Marsha "the Songstress" Ambrosius and emcee/songwriter Natalie "the Floacist" Stewart. The women met through their love of basketball and formed a friendship. Ambrosius attended Brits Perfo..
Flog
Flog may refer to: A blog on FreenetA photologFlagellation (also known as flogging)British or Australian slang meaning sellA fake blog typically used as a sales toolA flipped blog developed for subsequent saleA blog devoted to food This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of a..
Flogg
AKA Brakk. Flogg is a fictional character of The New Adventures of He-Man. He is the leader of the Evil Mutants from the planet Denebria. Action Figure Evil Mutant Leader of the goon squad from the alien planet Denebria located in the Tri-Solar System. Flogg has a nasty temper and lashes out with ..
Flogger
A flogger (from the verb to flog) can be: A disciplinarian who flogs, i.e. administers a flogging as a physical punishment, or in BDSM;A multi-tongue whipping implement specially made to use for such fetish and/or erotic BDSM flogging, usually of the cat o' nine tails -, scourge- or martinet-type, ..
Flogging a Dead Horse
Flogging a Dead Horse is a compilation album of singles by the Sex Pistols, released after their break-up, and includes the four songs that were issued as singles A-sides from Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols with three of their B-sides, as well as the six A-sides that were issued o..
Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish American Celtic punk band, that formed in Los Angeles and is currently signed under SideOneDummy Records. The band currently consists of: Dave King (vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhran, banjo, spoons, backing vocals on "Cruel Mistress" and "Queen Anne's Revenge..
Flogsta
Flogsta is a neighbourhood in the western outskirts of the Swedish town of Uppsala. Most of its inhabitants are students attending Uppsala University or the SLU. Around 2000 of those live in Sernanders väg, a student housing area made up of twelve seven-story buildings on top of a minor hill, surro..
Flomaton, Alabama
Flomaton is a town in Escambia County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,588. Geography Flomaton is located at [31°0′32″N, 87°15′21″W] (31.008921, -87.255746)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has..
Flom Township, Minnesota
Flom Township is a township in Norman County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 226 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.5 km² (36.1 mi²). 93.2 km² (36.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.36..
Flong
Flong is a term in printing which refers to a kind of stereotype used in a rotary press. Invented in Lyon in 1829 by the French printer Claude Genoux, a flong was a papier-mâché mould taken of a set of type which could then be curved to fit the cylinder of a rotary press. A further improvement to..
Flonix
Flonix, headquartered in Lyon, France, was a software company created in April 2004. Flonix aimed to provide portable, innovative and easy to use USB desktop operating system solutions. Flonix produced Flonix USB Edition, an innovative compact GNU/Linux operating system for the PC architecture that..
Flonix USB Edition
Flonix USB Edition is a compact GNU/Linux operating system for the x86 architecture that runs from USB flash drives. Flonix USB Edition is produced by Flonix and can be found on USB keydrives (at least 128 MB). The current version is i-usb 1.2. Flonix USB Edition have a complete user friendly des..
Flood
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. In the sense..
Floodability
Floodability may refer to one of the following. Floodability, a characteristic of the construction of a ship to resist flooding.Floodability (powder) of powderized materials, its tendency to liquid-like flow due to natural fluidization of a mass of particles by air (aeration).The risk of flooding o..
Flooded (Buffy episode)
"Flooded" is the fourth episode of season 6 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. See also List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes. Contents 1 Plot synopsis1.1 Summary1.2 Expanded overview2 Writing and acting3 Production details4 Quotes and trivia5&n..
Flooded engine
Flooded engine is a term referring to an internal combustion engine which has been fed an excessively rich air-fuel mixture that cannot be ignited. This is caused by the mixture exceeding the upper explosive limit for the particular fuel. An engine in this condition will fail to start until the exce..
Flooded grasslands and savannas
Flooded grasslands and savannas are a biome, generally located at subtropical and tropical latitudes, where flooding is very frequent. It is characterized by water : very wettemperature : warmsoils : nutrient rich soil Flooded grasslands and savannas ecoregions Afrotropic Flooded grasslands and sa..
Floodgate
Floodgates are adjustable gates to control water flow in reservoir, stream or levee systems. They may be designed to set spillway crest heights in dams, to adjust flow rates in sluices and canals, or they may be designed to stop water flow entirely as part of a levee or storm surge system. Since..
Floodgate Effect
"Floodgate Effect" refers to a generic situation where a small action can result in a huge effect with no easily discernable limit. The original analogy is that of a floodgate, which once opened, no matter how small, will cause water on both sides of the gate to balanced up. It might also be used ..
Floodgate Records
Floodgate Records is a christian label based in Costa Mesa, CA dedicated to developing independent artists. Floodgate Records is part of the EastWest Records family of labels. Contents 1 Current Bands2 Past Bands3 See also4 External link Current Bands BernardCool Hand LukeFor..
Flooding (Australian football)
For other uses, see Flood (disambiguation). Flooding is a tactic used in the sport of Australian rules football. It involves the coach releasing players in the forward line from their set positions and directing them to the opposition forward area, congesting the area and making it more difficult ..
Flooding (computer networking)
Flooding in computer networking is a simple routing algorithm. Send every incoming packet out every outgoing link. It is important when using flooding to stop duplicated packets circulating forever. Possible methods include Put a hopcount or time to live on each packet (start at the diameter of ..
Flooding (psychology)
Flooding is a psychotherapeutic technique used to help patients heal their traumatic memories. It works by exposing the patient to their painful memories, with the goal of reintegrating their repressed emotions with their current awareness. Flooding was invented by a psychologist named Thomas Stam..
Flooding (therapy)
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. Flooding - This is a form of psychologicaltherapy for the treatment of phobias. It is called an exposure..
Flooding algorithm
A flooding algorithm is an algorithm for distributing material to every part of a connected network. The name derives from the concept of inundation by a flood. Flooding algorithms are used in systems such as Usenet and peer-to-peer file sharing systems and as part of some routing protocols, inclu..
Flooding of the Nile
Flooding of the Nile was an important cycle in Ancient Egypt. It is also celebrated as an annual holiday on August 15 known as Wafaa El-Nil. It is celebrated in the Coptic Church by ceremonially throwing a martyr's relic into the river. Hence the name Esba` al-shahīd (the martyr's finger). Amr ib..
Floodland
Floodland is the second album by The Sisters of Mercy, released in 1987. Composed and produced by Andrew Eldritch, it marked a change of direction from guitar-oriented rock towards synthesizer-based productions. Contents 1 Overview2 Controversies3 Track listing4 Singles5&nbs..
Floodlights (sport)
Floodlights are large, powerful lights used to illuminate a field or pitch during low-light conditions whilst a sports event is being held. In the top tiers of most football leagues it is a requirement for football stadiums to have them. ..
FloodNet
The Zapatista Tactical FloodNet is a Java Applet that assists in the execution of virtual sit-ins by automatically reloading the targeted website several times every minute. Additionally, it allows for users to post statements to the site by sending them to the server log. FloodNet was created by ..
Floodplain
Gravel floodplain of glacial river near Snow Mountains in Alaska, August 10, 1902 . Floodplains are areas of relatively flat land bordering a river that are inundated fully and partly when the river floods. Floodplains are formed by fluvial erosion and deposition of sediment during floods. T..
Floodplane
Floodplane is an American rock band noted for jamming and improvisation based out of Des Moines,Iowa. The band's current four members have performed together for the better part of 10 years. Their music has elements of a wide variety of genres, including rock, jazz, bluegrass, heavy metal, folk..
Floods (song)
Floods was the 9th song from the Pantera album The Great Southern Trendkill. It was voted to have the 15th greatest guitar solo of all time by Guitar World magazine. ..
Floods in Bangladesh
Bangladesh, being located at the confluence of several of South Asia's major rivers, suffers from floods almost every year. Major portions of the country are part of the Ganges Delta, the largest flood plain in the world. The floods have caused havoc in Bangladesh throughout history, especially duri..
Floods in the Netherlands
838 December 26: A large part of the northwest of the Netherlands was flooded by a storm. Lack of good dikes was an important cause of this flood disaster. Bishop Prudentius of Troyes describes this flood; he said there were 2437 victims. This flood is also described in the Annales Xantenses.1014 Se..
Floods in the United States
Floods in the United States are generally caused by excessive rainfall, excessive snowmelt, and dam failure. Below is a list of flood events that were of significant impact to the country. Contents 1 Prehistoric ..
Floodwood
Floodwood may refer to: Floodwood, MinnesotaFloodwood Township, Minnesota redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Floodwood, Minnesota
Floodwood is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 503 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 503 people, 254 hous..
Floodwood Township, Minnesota
Floodwood Township is a township in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 325 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.9 km² (35.5 mi²). 90.2 km² (34.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of ..
Flood (album)
Flood is the third studio album by They Might Be Giants, and their first with a major label, Elektra Records. It was released in 1990. It was recorded in 1989 at Skyline Studios in New York City. The first single, "Birdhouse In Your Soul," reached number 3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Cha..
Flood (computer game)
Flood is a computer game developed by Bullfrog Productions. It was published for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1990 by Electronic Arts. The object of the game is to control a little character and use high powered weapons such as grenades, flame-thrower and time bombs to destroy enemies and find the ex..
Flood (disambiguation)
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A flood is an overflow of water upon the land. Flood may also mean: Great Flood, a widespread theme in many mythologiesBiblical flood, of the Hebrew BiblePeople:* Ann Flood, American actress* Chris Flood, Irish politician* Clare ..
Flood (song)
"Flood" is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay. It is considered by most fans of the band to be their "breakthrough" song, with sudden success coming in both the contemporary Christian music and alternative rock genres. It was released in 1995 on their self-titled debut album, Jars of Cl..
Flood (Young Ones episode)
"Flood" was the sixth episode of British sitcom The Young Ones. It was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer, and directed by Paul Jackson. It was first aired on BBC2 on 14 December 1982 and was the final episode of the first series. Characters As with all episodes of The Young Ones, the..
Flood basalt
A flood basalt is a giant volcanic eruption that coats large stretches of land or the ocean floor with basalt lava. Flood basalts have occurred on continental scales in prehistory, creating great plateaus and mountain ranges that have survived many millions of years. The Deccan Traps of central In..
Flood bypass
A flood bypass is a region of land or a large man-made structure that is designed to convey excess flood waters from a river or stream in order to reduce the risk of flooding on the natural river or stream near a key point of interest, such as a city. Flood bypasses, sometimes called floodways, oft..
Flood control
Flood control is a feature of many communication protocols designed to prevent overwhelming of a destination receiver. Such controls can be implemented either in software or in hardware, and will often request that the message be resent after the receiver has finished processing. Internet forums ..
Flood Control Act
There are multiple laws known as the Flood Control Act: Flood Control Act of 1917Flood Control Act of 1928, passed in the wake of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927Flood Control Act of 1936Flood Control Act of 1937Flood Control Act of 1938Flood Control Act of 1939Flood Control Act of 1941Flood Con..
Flood Control Act of 1934
The Flood Control Act of 1934 is an Act of Congress in the United States which granted authority to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the designing and building of flood control projects.[#endnote_haddow1] It is often regarded as a piece of legislation that had a significant impact on e..
Flood Control Act of 1944
The Flood Control Act of 1944 (P.L. 78–534), enacted in the 2nd session of the 78th Congress, is a United States federal law that authorized the construction of thousands of dams and levees across the United States. It also established substantial changes in policy. The Act was signed by Presi..
Flood fill
Flood fill, also called seed fill, is an algorithm that determines the area connected to a given node in a multi-dimensional array. It is used in the "bucket" fill tool of paint programs to determine which parts of a bitmap to fill with color, and in puzzle games such as Puyo Puyo, Lumines, Magical..
Flood forecasting
Flood forecasting is the use of real-time precipitation and streamflow data in rainfall-runoff and streamflow routing models to forecast flow rates and water levels for periods ranging from a few hours to days ahead, depending on the size of the watershed or river basin. [link] External ..
Flood geology
Part of the series onCreationism Submarine canyon formation Proponents of Flood Geology argue that such submarine canyons were formed as the floodwaters receded from the continents. Such extensions are found in the Congo, Amazon, Ganges, and Hudson rivers, they are generally understood to be geo..
Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004
The Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 reformed the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the terms of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 It was designed to "reduce losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made." The ..
Flood in Miskolc, 1878
The Hungarian city of Miskolc lies on the drainage area of the river Sajó and the stream Szinva. Both the river and the stream played an important part in the development of the city, but during great rains they also meant danger. There were floods in 1691, 1788, 1813, 1845 and 1853, but the lar..
Flood plain
Flood Plain along Lynches River'' Johnsonville, South Carolina Showing high water mark on tupelo and cypress In geography, a flood plain is a plain formed of sediment, typically dropped by a river. When the slope down which a river runs has become very slight, it is unable to carry the sedi..
Flood Range
The Flood Range ([76°03′S 134°30′W]) is an Antarctic range of large snow-covered mountains extending in an E-W direction for about 96 km (60 mi) and forming a right angle with the southern end of the Ames Range in Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1934 ..
Flood search routing
Flood search routing: In a telephone network, non-deterministic routing in which a dialed number received at a switch is transmitted to all switches, i.e., flooded, in the area code directly connected to that switch; if the dialed number is not an affiliated subscriber at that switch, the number is..
Flood The Tanks
Flood The Tanks is an album by the Northern Irish singer songwriter, Iain Archer. The album was originally released in 2004, but was later re-packaged and re-released on a different label in 2005. Track listing "Pressure Drop" – 3:24"Running In Dreams" – 3:29"Boy Boy Boy" – 4:25"Not Your..
Flood tide (disambiguation)
Flood tide may refer to: The rising tide of an oceanFlood Tide, an anthology of short fiction in the Merovingen Nights science fiction series This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to..
Flood wall
A flood wall (or floodwall) is a man-made primarily vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway which may rise to unusual levels during seasonal or extreme weather events. Flood walls are mainly used on locations where space is scarce, such as citie..
Flood watch
A Flood watch is issued when weather conditions are favorable for very heavy rain and flash flooding. A Flood warning is issued when flooding in a certain area is imminant or occuring. In Canada, a heavy rainfall warning (which indicates rainfall amounts that could produce flooding are expected) ..
Flook
This article is about the Anglo-Irish band. For other uses, see 'Disambiguation' at the end of the article. Flook is an Anglo-Irish band playing traditional-style instrumental music, although much is penned by the band themselves. Their music is typified by extremely fast, sometimes percussive, flu..
Flook (cartoon)
Flook was a cartoon strip by "Trog" in the Daily Mail newspaper, which ran from 1949 to 1984. The main characters were a young boy called Rufus and his animal friend, Flook. They inhabited a satirical fantasy-world populated by larger-than-life characters, most of whom bore a striking resemblance t..
Floor
This article is about the floor of a room or building. In mathematics, see floor function. In finance, see interest rate floor. In gymnastics, see floor (gymnastics) A hardwood floor (parquetry) is a popular feature in many houses. In architecture, a floor is generally the lower horizontal su..
Floorball
A floorball match between powerhouses Sweden (yellow) and Finland (white) Floorball is an indoor team sport played using composite sticks with a plastic vented blade where the aim is to put a light plastic ball into the opponent's goal. Floorball is most popular in Sweden, Finland and Switzer..
Floorcloth
A floorcloth, or floor-cloth, is a term for a cloth, normally of flannel, used for cleaning floors. The term was previously used also for materials used in place of carpeting or to protect expensive carpets, such as oilcloth, Kamptulicon or other materials. This use is considered somewhat antiquated..
Floored
Floored is Sugar Ray's second album, released on June 24, 1997. It includes the major hit "Fly". Track listing "RPM" – 3:21"Breathe" – 3:26"Anyone" – 3:29"Fly" (Featuring Super Cat) – 4:52"Speed Home California" – 2:42"High Anxiety" – 3:31"Tap, Twist, Snap" &nd..
Floorfillers
Floorfillers is a dance album compilation brand by All Around The World Records (in association with UMTV) that has evolved from a range of separate compilations that AATW used to compile for a number of Northern radio stations in Emap's Big City Hits network. Even though these albums would feature ..
Floorfiller (A*Teens)
Floorfiller was A*Teens' second single from their third album "Pop 'Til You Drop!". The funky-dance track was released on radio in July 2002 in North America and in August 2002 in South America. It reached #6 in Mexico, #1 in Argentina, #15 in Chile and #1 on Radio Disney in the United States. T..
Floorfiller (DVD Single)
Floorfiller was A*Teens first DVD Single taken from their third album "Pop 'Til You Drop!". The DVD Single was released in the US Only to promote the album and the video. MCA thought it would be good to release this DVD Single. it sold relatively well in the US although, this DVD Single wasn't i..
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Flooring
Flooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor. It is usually used to mean parquetry, but it can also refer to carpets, laminate flooring, raised flooring, and linoleum. ..
Floorless roller coaster
Superman la Atracción de Acero Movie World Madrid The floorless roller coaster design is a modification of the standard multiple-inversion steel coaster that features cars with no floors for foot placement. This gives the rider a much more open feeling than the view from older looping coaste..
Floormaster
Floormasters are enemies in some Legend of Zelda games Ocarina of Time Floormasters Floormasters are enemies in the game [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]. They take the form of dead hands with clawlike fingernails. Floormasters are rather difficult to defeat at first. When a Floormaster i..
Floorplanning
Floorplanning is the act of designing a birds eye view of a structure. In terms of electronic design automation, floorplanning takes in some of the geometrical limitations in a design. Examples of this are bonding pads for contacting off-chip (often using wire bonding are normally located at the ci..
Floorplan (integrated circuits)
In semiconductor device design, a floorplan of an integrated circuit is a diagram of the actual placement of its major components within the chip area. The image below is a mock chip floorplan, shown in a VLSI layout editor window. ..
Floorpunch
Floorpunch was a straight edge hardcore band from New Jersey. Spearheaded the 1997 youth crew hardcore punk revival with In My Eyes and Ten Yard Fight. Floorpunching is also a move used in Hardcore Dancing ..
Floors Castle
Floors Castle in Kelso, Scotland is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe. Despite its name it is a country house, rather than a fortress. It has the common 18th century layout of main block and two symmetrical service wings. It was built in around 1721 by William Adam for the 1st Duke, incorporating..
Floor (gymnastics)
A Canadian gymnast trains on a floor. The floor is a gymnastics apparatus. It is used by both male and female gymnasts. Contents 1 Dimensions2 Scoring and rules (WAG)3 Scoring and rules (MAG)4 External links Dimensions Measures of the apparatus are published by the FI..
Floor 13
Floor 13 can refer to: The thirteenth floor of a building.Floor 13, a computer game by Virgin InteractiveFloor 13, a Canadian Rock Band http://floor13.ca/ This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, yo..
Floor 13 (game)
Floor 13 is a single-player computer game set in the United Kingdom, where the player is the director of a secret governmental agency involved in clandestine domestic operations. The headquarters is hidden on the thirteenth floor of a building in London's Docklands, hence the title. The game was d..
Floor area ratio
In the field of zoning, floor area ratio refers to a limit on how much total space, expressed as a fraction of the total size of the parcel of land involved, may be consumed by the floor or floors of a building or buildings constructed on the parcel. For example, if the relevant zoning ordinance pe..
Floor crossing (South Africa)
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. Floor crossing in South Africa is a controversial system under which Members of Parliament, Members of Pro..
Floor function
In mathematics, the floor function for a real number x, floor(x) also denoted by [\lfloor x \rfloor] is the function defined as [ \lfloor x \rfloor=\sup\/n\le x\}]. This is, the largest integer less than or equal to x. For example, floor(2.9) = 2, floor(−2) = −2 an..
Floor Games
Floor Games was written by science fiction author H. G. Wells in 1911 and is a lighthearted, sometimes humorous discussion about the theory, purpose, and methodology of playing a variety of children's games with models, miniatures, and other props. Floor Games is often somewhat misleadingly charac..
Floor Jansen
Floor Jansen is the lead singer of the Dutch band After Forever. Biography Floor Jansen was born on February 21st, 1981. She was sixteen when she joined Apocalypse (the name of the band After Forever in its early days) in 1997, and three years later the band released its first album, Prison of Des..
Floor Leader
Floor Leaders are important leaders in the United States Senate. They are elected by their respective party conferences to serve as the chief Senate spokesmen for their parties and to manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate. By custom, the Presiding Officer gives the..
Floor limit
A floor limit is the amount of money above which credit or debit card transactions must be authorised. The limit can vary from store to store. Floor limits do not apply to certain types of debit card (such as Visa Electron and Solo), as these cards require authorisation for every transaction to pr..
Floor loan
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]Floor Loan is mostly associated with mortgage and property loans. It is the minimum amount of money a lender is willing to provide on a commercial loan for a building that is to be tenant-occupied. This loan is progressively funded as the building is constructed an..
Floor Medallions
Floor Medallions are generally a centerpiece of flooring design the can be made with various flooring materials including natural stone, wood, metal, tile, glass or a variety of other materials suitable for flooring. The pattern can be created using various methods such as mosaic, intarsia, and marq..
Floor model
A floor model is a piece of equipment placed in a retail shop's sales area for display purposes. Floor models are taken out of their packaging, and (if possible) plugged in to an electric outlet, cable or satellite television feed, or local area network--especially when the floor model is demonstrat..
Floor numbering
Elevator plate with floor numbering. In many buildings in the U.S. and Canada, there is no thirteenth floor. Floor numbering is the numbering scheme used for a building's floors; it varies depending on the level of the "first floor" and on the names given to the subterranean levels. Rooms num..
Floor plan
Typical U.S. house floor plan. Floorplan of Kazan Cathedral, St.Petersburg For computer chip diagrams, see Floorplan (integrated circuits) A floor plan (floorplan) in architecture and building engineering is a scale diagram of the arrangements of rooms in one story of a building. It is ..
Floor plate
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Floor privileges of the United States Senate
The privilege of the floor (or floor privileges) determines who is allowed on the floor of the U.S. Senate and under what circumstances, as delineated by Rule XXIII of the Standing Rules of the United States Senate. Only senators, their staff, and Senate officers (the Sergeant at Arms and Secretary)..
Floor space index
Floor space index (abbreviated FSA) is the ratio of the total floor area of a building to the gross area of the lot the building is located upon. For example, a floor space index of 3 would mean the total floorspace of a building could be up to three times the area of the lot. ..
Floor Space Index
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Floor Thirteen
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Floor tom
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Floor to ceiling sandwich
In civil engineering the floor to ceiling sandwich is part of a multi-storey building: it is everything that lies between (and including) the ceiling tiles of one floor through to (and again including) the floor tiles of the floor above. This includes all the structural, electrical, mechanical, etc..
Floo Network
This article is about the magical transportation system in the Harry Potter books. For the Harry Potter web ring, please see Floo Network (web ring). The Floo Network is a system by which the wizards and witches of the world of Harry Potter travel as an alternative to apparition, portkeys and broo..
Floo Network (web ring)
For the travel system, please visit Floo Network. The Floo network is a web ring of several major Harry Potter fansites. It was created on June 6 2003, and was at first composed of 4 site: The Leaky Cauldron, for newsThe Harry Potter Lexicon, an encyclopedia about Harry PotterQuick Quotes Quill, ..
Flop
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Flop can refer to: An instance of failureA short con the flopA poker term: see flop (poker)An abbreviation for the computing term "floating point operations per second": see FLOPSA sports term:* A basketball term: see Flop (basketba..
Flop-hit
Flop-hit, a term coined by American critic Frank Rich in his book The Hot Seat, refers to a theatrical production (often on Broadway, where economics are difficult) that appears to be a hit but turns out to lose money (a "flop.") The mechanics of a flop-hit are complex. As Rich explains it, in o..
Flophouse
A flophouse or dosshouse is a place that offers very cheap lodging, generally by providing only minimal services. Occupants of flophouses generally share bathroom facilities and reside in very cramped quarters. The people who make use of these places are often transients, although some people will s..
Floppy
Floppy may refer to: a floppy disk, a data storage device.Floppy, a computer game released on the Apple II.The Floppy Show, a children's TV program airing on WHO-TV in Des Moines, Iowa between 1957 and 1987. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with ..
FLOPPY (band)
FLOPPY is the side project of Metronome's Sharaku Kobayashi and Shinjuku Gewalt's Hiromu Toda. Fukusuke Fukuda, also from Metronome, provides support guitar at lives and has written music for at least one of their songs. They released a self-titled mini album on 1/11/05, and sell singles at lives, m..
Floppy (computer game)
Floppy is a computer game by Greg Hale and Ted Cohn, released on the Apple II in the 1980s. The game takes place in many different single screen levels, where the player's goal is to push a blue marble on top of a blue tile. There are however many obstacles along the way: brick walls you must work ..
Floppy disk
[Featured articles   ] A floppy disk is a data storage device that is composed of a disk of thin, flexible ("floppy") magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular plastic shell. Floppy disks are read and written by a floppy disk drive or FDD, the latter ..
Floppy disk controller
A floppy disk controller (FDC) is a special-purpose chip and associated circuitry that directs and controls reading from and writing to a computer's floppy disk drive. Contents 1 Overview1.1 FDC IC Functions1.2 External hardware functions2 Input / Output ports2.1 Data po..
Floppy disk format
Floppy disk format and density refer to the logical and physical layout of data stored on a floppy disk. Since their introduction, there have been many popular and rare floppy disk types, densities, and formats used in computing, leading to much confusion over their differences. In the early 2000s..
FLOPS
For commercial failures, see list of commercial failures. In computing, FLOPS (or flops) is an abbreviation of Floating Point Operations Per Second. This is used as a measure of a computer's performance, especially in fields of scientific calculations that make heavy use of floating point calculat..
Flopsweat
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Flopsy
Flopsy is a common name for pet rabbits, but may specifically refer to: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, a book by Beatrix Potter.Flopsy Fish a villain in the Mario series of computer games.Flopsy, a midget slave character in This Toilet Earth, an album by GWAR. This is a [disambiguationdisambig..
Floptical
The 21MB Floptical 3½-inch disk Floptical drives combine magnetic and optical technologies to store large amounts of data on a media similar to 3½-inch floppy disks. The name refers specifically to one brand of drive, but is also used more generically to refer to any system usin..
Flop (album)
Flop! (1992) is an album by the industrial and synthpop band, And One. Track listing "G.U.S. Airlines" – 02:29"Loser" – 03:23"Erste Liebe" – 02:45"Techno Man" – 03:39"Years" – 03:43"Kindergarten" – 02:01"Die Mitte" – 04:06"Secret Boy" – 04:30"Die Stille Vor Dem Ton" – 02:55"Rosa..
Flop (band)
Flop was a pop punk band from Seattle, Washington. The band gained some exposure as a result of brief appearance in Douglas Pray's motion picture documentary Hype!. The band's debut record Flop & The Fall of the Mopsqueezer!, was released in 1992. The record drew the attention of Epic Records, w..
Flop (basketball)
In basketball, flop is a derogatory term that refers to a defensive player, when contact is made with an offensive player, intentionally falling backward to the floor in hopes of making it look as though he was knocked off of his feet by the offensive player's contact. Thus, the move is also someti..
Flop (poker)
In poker, the flop refers to the dealing of the first three face-up cards to the board, or to those three cards themselves, in community card poker variants, particularly Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold 'em. The three cards are dealt simultaneously following the completion of the opening round of bet..
Flop show
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Floquet de Neu
Floquet de Neu, the albino gorilla. Floquet de Neu (c. 1964 – November 24, 2003) was an extremely rare albino gorilla, the most popular resident of the Parc Zoològic de Barcelona in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was originally named Nfumu Ngi (Fang, "white gorilla"), then later on nickna..
Floquet theory
Floquet theory is a branch of the theory of ordinary differential equations relating to the class of solutions to linear differential equations of the form, [\dot = A(t) x], with [A(t)] a continuous periodic function with period [T]. The main theorem of Floquet the..
Flor
This article is about the Spanish yeast. For the historical/genealogical abbreviation, see Floruit. Flor (Spanish and Portuguese for 'flower') is a variety of yeast found only in the region of Andalucía in southern Spain, and important in the manufacture of sherry. In wine making it is essentia..
Flora
Simplified schematic of an island's flora - all its plant species, highlighted in boxes. In botany, flora (plural: floras or florae) has two meanings. The first meaning, or flora of an area or time period, refers to all plant life occurring in an area or time period, especially the naturally..
Flora, Apayao
Flora is a 4th class municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 14,860 people in 2,985 households. Barangays Flora is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. AlligAnninipanAtokBagutongBalasiBalluyanMalayuganMalubibit Norte Poblac..
Flora, Illinois
Flora is a city in Clay County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,086 at the 2000 census. Geography Flora is located at [38°40′11″N, 88°29′3″W] (38.669813, -88.484105)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has ..
Flora, Indiana
Flora is a town in Carroll County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,227 at the 2000 census. Geography Flora is located at [40°32′45″N, 86°31′24″W] (40.545819, -86.523367)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town..
Flora, Mississippi
Flora is a town in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,546 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Recent history4 External links Geography Flora is located at [32°32′35″N, 90°18′43″W] (32.543056, -90.311843)�..
Flora, Norway
Flora kommune http://www.nrk.no/img/141169.jpeg County Sogn og Fjordane District Municipality NO-1401]] Administrative centre Florø Mayor (2003) Bente Frøyen Steindal (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage km²647 km&s..
Flora, Oregon
Flora is an unincorporated community in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the community was named after the daughter of the first postmaster, A.D. Buzzard. The post office in Flora operated from 1890–1966. The Flora School, built in 1915, is on the Natio..
Flora-Bama
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] The Flora-Bama Lounge and Package (aka The Flora-Bama), located on Perdido Key in Pensacola, Florida, is a beachside oyster bar, nightclub, and Gulf Coast cultural landmark, touted as being America's "Last Great Roadhouse". The Flora-Bama takes its name from its lo..
Flora2000
Gibraltar registered and Bombay, India-based affiliate broker of floral products which forwards consumers' orders to direct-shippers or local florists for fulfillment. ..
Florac
Florac Country      France Région Languedoc-Roussillon Départment Lozère(sous-préfecture) Arrondissement Florac Canton Florac(chief town) INSEE 48061 Postal Code 48400 MayorCurrent Term Daniel Velay2001-2008 Intercommunality Commu..
Floradora
"Floradora", also called "Keyword," was a doubly-enciphered diplomatic code used by the Germans during the Second World War. The Allies used IBM tabulating equipment to break the code over period of more than a year in 1941 and 1942. Broadway Musicals Florodora ..
Florala, Alabama
Florala is a city in Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,964. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Famous Natives4 External links Geography Florala is located at [31°0′28″N, 86°19′30″W] (31.007712, -86.324957)&..
Floralia
The Floralia, also known as the Florifertum, was an ancient Roman festival dedicated to the goddess Flora. It was held in late April through early May and symbolized the renewal of the cycle of life, marked with dancing, drinking, and flowers. The Floralia was on the IV Kalends May. Dedicated to Fl..
Floral City, Florida
Floral City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Citrus County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,989 at the 2000 census. Geography Floral City is located at [28°44′27″N, 82°17′43″W] (28.740696, -82.295354)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the Un..
Floral clock
A floral clock or flower clock may be one of two things: A large decorative clock set into a flower bed in a park or other public recreation area, the most famous being in Geneva, Switzerland, and the largest in the world being in Tehran, Iran;A flower bed divided into sections, each of which conta..
Floral design
Floral design is the art of using materials and flowers found in nature to create a pleasing and balanced composition for the enjoyment of people. This art is arguably as old as mankind. Culture of Ancient Egypt already features refined floristry. The most well known variety of floral design is f..
Floral emblem
Redirect [[Template:Merge]] Floral emblem is the flower which is the emblem of a political entity. The name is used in Australia and Canada especially. In the United States, the term state flower is more often used. Contents 1 Canada2 United States3 China4 Australia5 See ..
Floral Magician Mary Bell
|} is a Japanese anime aimed at little girls. Roughly put, it is a Mary Poppins-like fairy tale, where the characters have a wonderful time with Mary Bell, a magic user who looks like a little girl. The 50-episode series was first aired on TV Tokyo and other TV stations in Japan in 1992–9..
Floral Park, New York
Floral Park is an incorporated village in Nassau County, New York on Long Island. The population was 15,967 at the 2000 census. The village is at the western border of Nassau County, and is located in both the Town of Hempstead and the Town of North Hempstead. The neighborhood of Floral Park, Queens..
Floral Park, Queens
Floral Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is adjacent to the Village of Floral Park, which is in Nassau County. It is commonly distinguished from the latter by the use of the designation "North Floral Park", with ZIP Code 11004. Floral Park is sometimes mistakenly re..
Floral Park Cemetery
A Jewish cemetery in North Brunswick, NJ, where many prominent Hassidic Rabbis are buried, including Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam of Rabbi Naftali Halberstam of Bobov, and Rabbi Samuel Hirsch Horowitz of Spinka. ..
Floral Park Memorial High School
Floral Park Memorial High School (FPMHS) is a co-educational, public high school in Floral Park, New York, United States. It is one of five schools in the Sewanhaka Central High School District. The high school enrolls students in grades 7 through 12 because of the lack of a middle school. Athle..
Floral Pavilion Theatre
The Floral Pavilion is a theatre in the seaside town of New Brighton, Merseyside. It presents a mix of comedy, music and childrens shows including a Christmas Pantomime External Links [Official Website] ..
Floral vocabulary
Having flowers symbolize something is an idea of many cultures. However, the American floral vocabulary (also known as the language of flowers) was used primarily in the late 1800's and early 1900's. It was considered to be part of every "proper" girl's education. Friends would often sent small bou..
Floramon
Floramon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, a Rookie Level Vegetation Digimon. Contents 1 Evolution2 Abilities2.1 Attacks3 Appearances3.1 Digimon Adventure3.2 Digimon 023.3 Digimon Tamers3.4 Digimon Frontier Evolution Fresh (Baby I) - Ny..
Florante at Laura
"[Florante at Laura]" by Francisco Baltazar (also known as Balagtas) is one of the masterpieces of Philippine literature. Florante at Laura is an abbreviation of the actual title which is: Pinagdaanang Buhay Nina Florante at Laura sa Kahariang Albanya: Kinuha sa Madlang Cuadro historico o..
Flora (disambiguation)
Flora, a collective term for plant life; as distinct from fauna (animals); or, a book or other work that describes the plant species occurring in a particular area or region. Flora may also refer to: Flora (mythology), a goddess in Roman mythologyFlora (microbiology), the collective bacteria and ot..
Flora (microbiology)
In microbiology, flora (plural: floras or floræ) refers to the collective bacteria and other microorganisms in an ecosystem (usually an animal host or a single part of its body). See also EcologyFaunaFlora (plants)Gut flora ..
Flora (mythology)
Topics in Roman mythology Important Gods: JupiterMarsQuirinusVestaJunoFortuna MinervaMercuryVulcanCeresVenusLares Legendary History Roman religion The Flamens Greek/Roman myth compared — Other Rustic Gods: Bona DeaCarmentaCamenaeDea DiaConvector FloraLupercusPalesPomonaEgeria In R..
Flora (Prague metro)
Flora is a Prague Metro station on Line A. It is located under the new shopping mall Palác Flora, in the Vinohrady district near the Olšanské (Alder Tree) Cemetary. It was opened in 1980. Station Characteristics Flora is a three-bore station with a short, 33 meter middle tunnel, 6 pairs of ..
Flora Alekseyeun
Flora Alekseyevna (September 18, 1971 in Odessa, Russia) is originally from Russia and moved to the Boston area. She graduated from Brookline High School. She is most famous for her appearance on MTV's [[The Real World: Miami]] but also appeared on the May 2002 issue of Playboy. The Real World: M..
Flora and fauna in Bermuda
This is a list of plants and animals native to Bermuda. Plants Bermuda cedar (Juniperus bermudiana) Animals Bermuda rock skink (Eumeces longirostris)Bermuda Petrel (Pterodroma cahow)Bermudan Coral ReefsBermuda Land Snail (genus poecilozonites) ..
Flora and fauna of Chennai
Beaches --> The Marina is the country's longest (and among the longest in the world) beach, and its 13-km length is often subdivided into more manageable units. The northern part of the beach (immediately south of the Cooum River) is called the Marina beach, and is followed by the San Thome beach..
Flora and fauna of Goa
Forest Cover in Goa Name of the Sanctuary Area (km²) Location (Taluka) Distance from Panjim (km) Mollem National Park 107 Sanguem 70 Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary 133 Sanguem 65 Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary 86 Canacona 60 Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary 8 Ponda 52 Dr. Salim..
Flora and fauna of Guantánamo Bay
The flora and fauna of Guantánamo Bay is diverse. Trees and shrubs In Cuba, of the trees native to Guantánamo Bay, only the Cuban mahogany is of significant size. A number of these trees still stand on the Navy base, although many have been cut for their beautiful wood. Other native trees are r..
Flora and fauna of Kerala
This article relates to flora and fauna of Kerala a small state in south India. Most of Kerala, whose native habitat consists of wet evergreen rainforests at lower elevations and highland deciduous and semi-evergreen forests in the east, is subject to a humid tropical climate. however, significan..
Flora and fauna of Ladakh
The wildlife of Ladakh was first studied by Ferdinand Stoliczka, an Austrian/Czech palaeontologist, who carried out a massive expedition in the region in the 1870s. The fauna of Ladakh have much in common with that of Central Asia generally, and especially those of the Tibetan Plateau. An exception ..
Flora and fauna of Mumbai
Flora and fauna of Mumbai Avifauna Pied cuckoo - papiya, Chatak, Shah bulbulPitta - navrang, ShumchalaKoel - kokilaCattle Egret - gochandi khao ; doria bgalaPeafowl - mayur, morBaya Weaver Bird - baya,son-chitiOriental dwarf kingfisher - meni ponmanBulbul - kamera bulbul, pahari bulbulMagpie Robin ..
Flora Annie Steel
Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman.Illustration by Arthur Rackham from a 1918 English Fairy Tales, by Flora Annie Steel Flora Annie Steel (April 2 1847-1929) was an English writer. She was the daughter of George Webster. In 1867 she married a member of the Indian civil service, ..
Flora Brovina
Flora Brovina (b. September 9, 1949), is an Albanian poet, pediatrician and women’s rights activist. She was born in the town of Srbica in the Drenica Valley of Kosovo, and raised in Prishtina, where she went to school and began studying medicine. After finishing her university studies in Zagreb,..
Flora Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun
The Right Honourable Flora Muir Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun (1780–January 8 1840), was a British peeress, the daughter of James Campbell, 5th Earl of Loudoun. She married Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, on 12 July 1804 and they had four children: Sophia Frederica Ch..
Flora Chan
Flora Chan (陳慧珊; born May 30) is a popular Hong Kong television actress, whose rise to fame is quite unique from the other actresses in the industry. Flora Chan was born in Hong Kong and emigrated to Boston, MA at a young age. As a child, she had hoped to become a dancer, but because of ..
Flora Cranley
Flora Cranley is a fictional character who appears in the 1933 film version of H.G. Wells' novel, The Invisible Man. She was played by Gloria Stuart. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. In the film, she is the daughter of Dr. Cranley and fiancé of his as..
Flora Cross
Flora Cross (born 1993) is an American actress. She had a lead role in the 2005 film, Bee Season, opposite Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche and Max Minghella. External link [link] Flora Fans - Fansite[Flora Cross] at the IMDB ..
Flora Danica
A product of The Age of Enlightenment, Flora Danica is a comprehensive atlas of botany, containing folio-sized pictures of all the wild plants native to Denmark, as of 1874. It was proposed by G. C. Oeder, then professor of botany at the Danish Royal Botanical Institution, in 1753 and was completed..
Flora Dunlap
Flora Dunlap became president of the Iowa Equal Suffrage Association, in 1913. She also headed the Roadside Settlement House, in Des Moines, Iowa. She was a friend of Jane Addams. See also Mary TregliaJane Boyd External link [Flora Dunlap Exemplary Preschool]..
Flora Europaea
The Flora Europaea is an extensive searchable plant database of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. It can be accessed at the site : [Flora Europaea] ..
Flora family
The Flora family of asteroids is a large grouping of S-type asteroids in inner main belt, whose origin and propeties are relatively poorly understood at present. Roughly 4-5% of all main belt asteroids belong to this family. Contents 1 Characteristics2 Location and size3 Interloper..
Flora Finch
Flora Finch Flora Finch (London, June 17, 1869 – January 4, 1940 in Los Angeles, California) was an English-born film actress who starred in over 300 silents, including over 200 for the Vitagraph film company. Early life and career She was born into a music-hall and traveling theatrical..
Flora Fountain
Flora Fountain Flora Fountain is a stone fountain situated in Fort business district in the heart of South Mumbai, Mumbai, India. Flora Fountain was built in 1864. The fountain depicts the Roman goddess Flora. It is now a heritage structure. It was built at a total cost of Rs. 47,000, a p..
Flora Fraser
Flora Fraser may refer to: Flora Fraser (writer)Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun
Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, and Simon Fraser, 18th Lord Lovat together at Castle Fraser, during the 1997 Clan Gathering Flora Marjory Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun1, Chief of the Name and the Arms of Fraser (born October 18, 1930) is currently the only female holder of a lordship of Parliamen..
Flora Fraser (writer)
Flora Fraser is a British writer, best known for her historical biographies. She is the daughter of Lady Antonia Fraser and Sir Hugh Fraser. She is married to Peter Soros, a nephew of American philantropist George Soros. Flora Fraser was named after Flora Macdonald. She has written biographies of ..
Flora Guerrero
Flora Guererro is a painter, environmentalist, and founder of Guardianes de los Arboles (Guardians of the trees) in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Sister of scenic painter Angel Guerrero. Supporter of social activism in Mexico. ..
Flora Hill Secondary College
Flora Hill Secondary College is a co-educational secondary college, catering for students in years 7 to 10, located in Flora Hill, a surburb of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. In 2003, the college had an enrolment of 960 students, supported by a staff of 70 teachers. Year 10 students have the oppo..
Flora Jessop
Flora Jessop is a critic and former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints church, a polygamous off shoot of the Mormon church. Jessop was raised in Colorado City, Arizona. At the age of 13 she attempted to bring sexual assault charges against a family member for s..
Flora L. Thornton
Flora L. Thornton is the widow of Tex Thornton. She is known for her philanthropic activity in the Los Angeles area, including her support of the USC Thornton School of Music, the Los Angeles Music Center, and the Los Angeles Opera. ..
Flora lake
A remote lake located in the northern environs of Yosemite National Park. The lake is located in a rugged environment that is only accesible to intrepid hikers. The lake was once proposed as a calvary outpost for the U.S. Army as it provided easy access to the northern border of Yosemite. During ..
Flora Lewis
Flora Lewis (25 April 1918—June 2 2002) was an American journalist. Lewis was born in Los Angeles and was a 1941 summa cum laude graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She received a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University ..
Flora Lion
Flora Lion, 1878-1958, English portrait painter, b. London 3.Dec.1878. Her father, Michel L. Lion, was born of Franco-Jewish immigrants. He, like his father and other members of an extended London Lion clan, was a successful boot and shoe manufacturer. Flora painted her mother, Regine Levilion, a..
Flora Macdonald
For the Canadian politician see Flora MacDonald Flora MacDonald (1722 – March 5, 1790), Jacobite heroine, was the daughter of Ranald MacDonald of Milton in the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and his wife Marion, the daughter of Angus MacDonald. Her father died when s..
Flora MacDonald
The Honourable Flora MacDonald For the Scottish Jacobite heroine, see Flora Macdonald Flora Isabel MacDonald, PC, CC, O.ont (born June 3, 1926) is a Canadian politician. She was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1972 general election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parl..
Flora MacKenzie
Flora MacKenzie(1902-1982) was a New Zealand dress designer and brothel owner, based in Auckland for most of her life. Early Life Born in 1902, Flora was the daughter of (Sir Hugh)Ross MacKenzie, a farmer and horse stud owner in Mangere, Auckland. After finishing secondary school, she began to tra..
Flora Malherbe
Flora Malherbe was a fictional character on the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show and its successor, Mayberry RFD. She was played by American actress, Alberta Nelson. Flora was Goober Pyle's girlfriend on the series. In her four appearances, she is shown to be a warm-hearted, slightly naiv..
Flora of Arkansas
Arkansas has many rare and fascinating plantlife. Here is a list of just some of it's unique plantlife diversity. Contents 1 Rare Species1.1 A1.2 B1.3 C1.4 D1.5 E1.6 F1.7 G1.8 H1.9 I1.10 J1.11 K1.12 L1.13 M1.14 N1.15&nbs..
Flora of Australia
Flowers of a Yellow Box eucalyptus Acacia covenyi, found at the National Botanical Gardens Canberra A log embedded in a White box tree Passiflora aurantia, one of the three passionflower species of Australia A pink grevillea inflorescence Australian flora, in ord..
Flora of Canada
The flora of Canada is quite diverse, due to the wide range of ecoregions and environmental conditions present in Canada. From the warm, temperate broadleaf forests of southern Ontario to the frigid Arctic plains of the Northern Canada, from the wet temperate rainforests of the west coast to the ar..
Flora of India
This is a list and index to the flora of the Indian subcontinent. Contents 0.0.1 Non-flowering Plants0.1 PSILOTOPHYTA0.2 LYCOPODIOPHYTA0.3 EQUISETOPHYTA0.4 POLYPODIOPHYTA0.5 PINOPHYTA - CYCADOPHYTINA0.6 PINOPHYTA - PINOPHYTINA0.7 PINOPHYTA - GNETOPHYTINA1&n..
Flora of New Zealand
This page relates to the flora of New Zealand. New Zealand's geographical isolation has meant the country has developed a unique variety of native flora. Contents 1 Characteristics of New Zealand flora2 List of plants2.1 Trees and shrubs2.2 Ferns2.3 Seaweeds2.4 Ot..
Flora of North America
The Flora of North America (FNA) is a multivolume work describing the native plants of North America. These days much of the Flora is available [online]. External link : [introductory page] An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy on..
Flora of Pakistan
Flora of Pakistan External link [Flora of Pakistan] ..
Flora of Svalbard
There are 164 vascular plant species on the Norwegian arctic archipelago of Svalbard. This figure does not include algae, mosses, and lichens, which are non-vascular plants. For an island so far north, 164 species constitutes an astonishing variety of plant life. Because of the harsh climate and the..
Flora of the Australian Capital Territory
The Flora of the Australian Capital Territory is the plants that grow naturally in the Australian Capital Territory(ACT). The environments range from Alpine area on the higher mountains, sclerophyll forest, to woodland. Much of the ACT has been cleared for grazing, and is also burnt off by bushfir..
Flora Ogilvy
Flora Alexandra Ogilvy (born 15 December 1994 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is 35th in the line of succession to the British throne. Her father is James Ogilvy, the only son of Princess Alexandra and the late Sir Angus Ogilvy. Her grandmother, Princess Alexandra, is a grandchild of King George V. |- sty..
Flora Purim
Flora Purim is a Jewish Brazilian jazz singer known mainly for her work in jazz fusion. She received her fame on Chick Corea's 1972 album, Return to Forever and recorded with various artists through that decade, including Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, and her husband, Airto Moreira. External lin..
Flora Rheta Schreiber
Flora Rheta Schreiber (died 1988), an American journalist, was the author of the 1973 bestseller Sybil, the story of a woman who was purportedly stricken with Dissociative Identity Disorder (or Multiple Personality Disorder). ..
Flora Rica
Flora Rica is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Its coordinates are [51°40′33″S, 51°23′03″W]. The population in 2004 is 2,073 and the area is 225.73 km² The elevation is 382 m. ..
Flora Robson
Dame Flora McKenzie Robson DBE (28 March 1902–7 July 1984) was an Oscar-nominated English actress, renowned as one of the great character players and one of Britain's theatrical grandes dames. She was born in South Shields, of Scottish descent. Robson made her stage debut in 1921 at the ag..
Flora Shaw
Flora Louise Shaw was born in 1852 in Dublin, as the daughter of major-general George Shaw. Contents 1 Career2 Naming of Nigeria3 References4 External links Career She began her career in journalism in 1886 and was sent by the Manchester Guardian newspaper as the only woman ..
Flora Sheldon
Flora Sheldon (Ohio, March 17, 1852 – September 4, 1920) was the wife of Samuel Prescott Bush and the mother of Prescott Bush, the grandmother of George H. W. Bush, and the great-grandmother of George W. Bush. Her parents were Robert Emmet Sheldon and Mary Elizabeth Butler. Her sixth-generati..
Flora Stevenson
Flora Clift Stevenson (30 October 1839 – 28 September 1905) was a Scottish social reformer with a special interest in education for poor or neglected children, and in education for girls. She was one of the first women in the United Kingdom to be elected to a School Board. Late 19th century scho..
Flora the Red Menace
Flora the Red Menace is a 1965 musical by Kander and Ebb starring Liza Minnelli in the title role. Minnelli won a Tony Award for her work on the show, setting a record for the time for the youngest person ever to win the award. This was the first collaboration between Kander and Ebb, who later produ..
Flora Thompson
Flora Jane Thompson (December 5, 1876 – May 21, 1947) was an English novelist and poet famous for her semi-autobiographical trilogy about the English countryside, Lark Rise to Candleford. She was born in Juniper Hill in north-east Oxfordshire, the eldest of six children of Albert and Emma Tim..
Flora Township, Minnesota
Flora Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 245 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 98.1 km² (37.9 mi²). 97.8 km² (37.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0..
Flora Tristan
Flora Tristan, grandmother of Paul Gauguin Flora Tristan (born April 7, 1803 in Paris, France - died November 14, 1844 in Bordeaux, France) was a socialist writer and activist. She was also one of the founders of modern feminism and Paul Gauguin's grandmother. Her complete name was Flore-Cele..
Flora Twort
Flora Twort (1893–1985) was an English painter. Twort was educated at South Hampstead High School, the London School of Art, the London Polytechnic and the Slade School of Art. At the end of World War I she moved to Petersfield, Hampshire where she ran a bookshop at Numbers 1 and 2, The Squa..
Flora Twort Gallery
The Flora Twort Gallery is an art gallery in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, dedicated to the work of Flora Twort. The gallery is located beside St. Peter's Church, just off the town's market square. ..
Flora Vista, New Mexico
Flora Vista is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,383 at the 2000 census. Geography Flora Vista is located at [36°48′8″N, 108°4′57″W] (36.802152, -108.082603)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to t..
Flora Wovschin
Flora Don Wovschin was born 20 February 1923 in New York City. Her mother was Maria Wicher and her stepfather was Enos Wicher. She attended the University of Wisconsin, Columbia University and Barnard College. At Barnard she was active in the American Students Union and may have been a member of ..
Florbela Espanca
Florbela Espanca Florbela Espanca (IPA: [floɾ.'bɛ.lɐ (ɨ)ʃ.'pɐ̃.kɐ]) (birth name Flor Bela de Alma da Conceição), Portuguese poet (Vila Viçosa, December 8, 1894 — Matosinhos, December 8, 1930). Precursor of the feminist movement in Portugal, she had a tumultuous and e..
Flordell Hills, Missouri
Flordell Hills is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 931 at the 2000 census. Geography Flordell Hills is located at [38°43′3″N, 90°15′55″W] (38.717617, -90.265383)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Censu..
Flordon
Flordon is both a civil parish and a village in Norfolk, United Kingdom. Parish data In the census of 2001 the parish was recorded as containing 110 households of 263 individuals. This is not an especially significant increase from the 1881 census at which time 178 people were living there. Vill..
Flore
See also: Flores (disambiguation) Flore may refer to any of the following: England*Flore, Northamptonshire, a village. United States*Le Flore County, Oklahoma, a county.*Le Flore, Oklahoma, a town. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same..
Flore, Northamptonshire
Flore is a village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. ..
Floreal
For the month in the French Republican Calendar, see Floréal. Floreal is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Its coordinates are [20°40′36″S, 50°08′43″W]. The population in 2004 is 3,057 and the area is 204.23 km² The elevation is 3,057 m. ..
Floréal
Allegory, unknown author Floréal was the eighth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word flos, which means flower. Floréal was the second month of the spring quarter (mois de printemps). It started April 20 or April 21. It ended May 19 or May 20. It..
Floréal class frigate
Career Displacement: 2600 tonnes (2950 tonnes full load) Length: 93,50 m Width: 14 m Draught: 4,40 m Propulsion: Engines : 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 6PA6 L280 Auxiliaries : 1 Ulstein 200 kW beam propulsor Propelers : 2 variable pace Lips Propulsive power : 8800 hp (6470 kW) Electric Plant..
Floreana Galapagos
Floreana, also known as Santa Maria Island. It is one of the smaller of the major islands. Floreana Island offers a beach of green sand and the archipelago’s best flamingo lagoon. It has 3 visitor sites: Punta Cormorant, a green olivine beach to see sea lions and a short walk past a lagoon to..
Floreana Island
Floreana Island is an island of the Galápagos Islands. It was named after Juan José Flores, the first president of Ecuador, during whose administration the government of Ecuador took possession of the archipelago. It is also called Santa Maria after one of the caravels of Columbus. It has an area ..
Floreat, Western Australia
Floreat is a suburb located in the affluent "western suburbs" of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Cambridge and 6 km west of the CBD. Its postcode is 6014. Floreat is a very leafy locale with the most expensive housing located in the western section which is bordered by bush..
Florea Dumitrache
Florea Dumitrache (born 22 May 1948) is a retired Romanian football striker. He was born in Bucureşti and debuted in Divizia A with Dinamo Bucureşti in 1966. He remained with Dinamo for eleven seasons, winning the league titles in 1971, 1973 and 1975 and the cup title in 1968. He became the top g..
Floreffe
Map of Namur province, showing Dinant arrondissement (in dark grey) and Floreffe municipality (in red) Floreffe is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 July 2005 the municipality had 7,405 inhabitants (3,641 males and 3,764 females). The total area is 38.89 km², g..
Floreffe Abbey
Floreffe Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastery, the second of the order to be founded, situated on the Sambre, about seven miles southwest of Namur, Belgium. Contents 1 History2 Suppression3 Seminary4 External links History When Norbert of Xanten, founder of the Premonstr..
Florena Budwin
Florena Budwin was a woman who disguised herself as a man and enlisted in the Union army with her husband. They were both captured and confined at Andersonville, where her husband died. She remained in prison until it was threatened by the Union, and was then transferred to a facility in Florence, S..
Florenc
Florenc is a Prague Metro station providing the interchange between Lines B and C. It serves the city's central bus station. The station was formerly known as Sokolovská. ..
Florence
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Florence's world famous skyline Florence (Italian: Firenze) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. From 1865 to 1870 the city was also the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. Florence lies on the Arno River and has a population of around ..
Florence, Alabama
This article is about the city in the US state of Alabama. For the city in Italy, see Florence. For other uses, see Florence (disambiguation). Florence is a city in Lauderdale County which is situated in the northwest corner of Alabama. According to the 2000 census, the city's population was 36..
Florence, Arizona
This article is about the town in the US state of Arizona. For the city in Italy, see Florence. For other uses, see Florence (disambiguation). Florence is a town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 17,054 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Pinal County ..
Florence, Colorado
This article is about the city in the US state of Colorado. For the city in Italy, see Florence. For other uses, see Florence (disambiguation). Florence is a city in Fremont County, Colorado, USA. The population was 3,653 at the 2000 census. Florence contains the only federal supermax prison, A..
Florence, Illinois
This article is about a village in the US state of Illinois. For the city in Italy, see Florence. For other uses, see Florence (disambiguation). Florence is a village in Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 71 at the 2000 census. Geography Florence is located at [39°37′4..
Florence, Kansas
This article is about a city in the US state of Kansas. For the city in Italy, see Florence. For other uses, see Florence (disambiguation). Florence is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. The population was 671 at the 2000 census. Geography Florence is located at [38°14′34″N..
Florence, Kentucky
This article is about a city in the US state of Kentucky. For the city in Italy, see Florence. For other uses, see Florence (disambiguation). Florence is a city in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 23,551 at the 2000 census. Florence is the closest significant town to Cincin..
Florence, Massachusetts
Florence, Massachusetts is a village located in the northwestern portion of the city of Northampton, near Westhampton and Williamsburg. In 1832, Samuel Whitmarsh planted 25 acres of mulberry trees in Florence in order to raise silkworms. Later, Whitmarsh's silk mill (in nearby Leeds, Massachusetts ..
Florence, Minnesota
There is also Florence Township in Goodhue County. Florence is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 61 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the cen..
Florence, Mississippi
This article is about a town in the US state of Mississippi. For the city in Italy, see Florence. For other uses, see Florence (disambiguation). Florence is a town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 2,396. Geography Florence is located at &#..
Florence, Missouri
Florence is an unincorporated community in northern Morgan County, Missouri. It is located about sixteen miles southeast of Sedalia on Missouri State Highway 135. ..
Florence, Montana
This article is about a census-designated place in the US state of Montana. For the city in Italy, see Florence. For other uses, see Florence (disambiguation). Florence is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ravalli County, Montana, United States. The population was 901 at the 2000 census. Geography..
Florence, New York
This article is about a town in the US state of New York. For the city in Italy, see Florence. For other uses, see Florence (disambiguation). Florence is a town in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 1,086 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the city in Italy. The Town o..
Florence, Nova Scotia
Florence is a community on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, that is part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. The community is located on Big Pond near Sydney Mines. As of 2001 the population was 2,650. ..
Florence, Oregon
This article is about a city in the US state of Oregon. For the city in Italy, see Florence. For other uses, see Florence (disambiguation). Florence is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. One tradition states the city was named for state senator A.B. Florence, who represented Lane Count..
Florence, South Carolina
This article is about a city in the US state of South Carolina. For the city in Italy, see Florence. For other uses, see Florence (disambiguation). Florence, South Carolina Seal City nickname: "The Magic City; Flo-Town" Location in the state of South Carolina Founded  &..
Florence, South Dakota
This article is about a town in the US state of South Dakota. For the city in Italy, see Florence. For other uses, see Florence (disambiguation). Florence is a town in Codington County, South Dakota, USA. The population was 299 at the 2000 census. Geography Florence is located at [45°3′14�..
Florence, Texas
This article is about a city in the US state of Texas. For the city in Italy, see Florence. For other uses, see Florence (disambiguation). Florence is a unincorporated community in Williamson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2000 census, and 1,109 in the 2005 census esti..
Florence, Wisconsin
Florence is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,319 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Florence County6. Communities Florence is an unincorporated community within the township at [45°55′20″N, 88°15′06″W] on U.S. Highway 141/U.S. ..
Florence-Graham, California
Florence-Graham is a census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 60,197 at the 2000 census. Geography Florence-Graham is located at [33°58′10″N, 118°14′38″W] (33.969364, -118.243881)[Geographic references#1GR1]. A..
Florence-Roebling, New Jersey
Florence-Roebling is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Florence Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 8,200. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Roebling Steel Mill4 External lin..
Florencecourt
Florencecourt is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population (with Drumlaghy) of 135 people. It is within the Fermanagh District Council area. Places of interest Close by are two of Fermanagh's major tourist attractions, Marble Arch Caves and the Na..
Florenceville, Iowa
Florenceville is a village located in Howard County, Iowa. It is adjacent to the village of Granger, Minnesota. Contents 1 Geography2 History3 Recreation4 External links Geography Florenceville is located at 43°29'54" North, 92°7'58" West. Florenceville is in the northwest ..
Florenceville, New Brunswick
The bridge across the Saint John River is partly-covered. The village of Florenceville is located on the banks of the St. John River, in Carleton County in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Florenceville was originally known as Buttermilk Creek. In 1855 it was renamed Florenceville to ..
Florenceville Airport
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Florenceville Bridge
The Florenceville Bridge is a combination truss-Howe truss bridge crossing the Saint John River at Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. Built in 1908, the bridge has 5 spans and is a combination of steel and wood timber construction. ..
Florence (disambiguation)
Florence may refer to: Places Florence, the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy.In the United States:* Florence, Alabama* Florence, Arizona* Florence, California* Florence, Colorado* Florence, Illinois* Florence, Kansas* Florence, Kentucky* Florence, Massachusetts* Florence, Minnesota* Flo..
Florence (LACMTA Station)
Florence is a station on the Metro Blue line. It has an island platform, and is on the Blue Line right-of-way alongside Graham Avenue near the intersection of Florence Boulevard in the city of Los Angeles, California. Florence is a park and ride station with 100 parking spaces. Connections Metro ..
Florence (Little Britain)
Florence Rose is character from the BBC sketch show Little Britain, played by Matt Lucas. Her real name is Fred, she is the companion of "rubbish transvestite" Emily Howard (played by David Walliams), and can be similarly described herself (arguably more so than Emily, in that — in addition..
Florence (River LINE station)
Florence is a station on the River LINE light rail system, located on Rt. 130 in Florence, New Jersey. The station opened on February 15, 2004. Southbound service from the station is available to Camden, New Jersey. Northbound service is available to the Trenton Rail Station with connections to New..
Florence Ada Keynes
Florence Ada Keynes (née Brown) (1861 -- February 1958) was a British author and social reformer. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Family1.2 Work2 External links Biography Family She was the daughter of the Rev. John Brown of Bunyan's Chapel, Bedford. Her brother was the Regius Prof..
Florence Aubenas
Florence Aubenas (born February 6, 1961 in Brussels) is a Belgian journalist for the French newspaper Libération. She was taken hostage on January 5, 2005, in Iraq along with her translator Hussein Hanoun Al-Saadi. On March 1, 2005, a video tape was found in Iraq, in which Aubenas asked for help...
Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey
Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey (8 August 1863 - 22 September 1948) was an American ornithologist and nature writer. She was the younger sister of Clinton Hart Merriam. She published a number of books as Florence Merriam, including "Birds of Village and Field" , cr 1898, pub. Houghton, Mifflin & Co,..
Florence Balcombe
Florence Balcombe (July 17, 1858 - May 25, 1937) was the wife of Bram Stoker whom she married in 1878. She had previously been bethrothed to author/playwright Oscar Wilde. Balcombe, a celebrated Victorian beauty, is also chiefly remembered as being responsible for the destruction of most of the pr..
Florence Balcome
Florence Balcome was the wife of Bram Stoker. Previously she had been loved by the author/playwright Oscar Wilde. Balcome is also responsible for the destruction of most of the prints for the horror film Nosferatu. Acting for the widow, Bram Stoker's estate sued Prana-Film GmbH, the production co..
Florence Ballard
Florence Glenda Ballard Chapman, nicknamed "Flo" or "Blondie", (June 30 1943 – February 22 1976) was an American singer, best known as the founder and original lead singer of Motown act The Supremes. Referred to by music journalist Richie Unterberger as "one of rock's greatest tragedies"Unt..
Florence Baverel-Robert
Florence Baverel-Robert (born May 24, 1974), is a French biathlete who competed in the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Baverel-Robert won the gold medal in the Women's 7.5km Sprint. ..
Florence Beaumont
Florence Beaumont (died October 15, 1967, Los Angeles) is one of eight Americans known to have set themselves on fire (self-immolation) in protest of the escalating Vietnam war. She had two children. After soaking herself in petrol she set herself alight in front of the Federal Building, Los Angele..
Florence Biennale
The Florence Biennale is an international contemporary art festival and exhibition held in Florence with an inter-disciplinary approach, ranging from the fine arts to everyday expression such as fashion trends. The Biennale is held every two years in Florence under the artistic direction of Germano..
Florence Bird
The Honourable Florence Bird Florence Bayard Bird, C.C., (January 15, 1908 – July 18, 1998) was a Canadian broadcaster, journalist, and Senator. Born Florence Rhein in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended Bryn Mawr College and, in 1928, married journalist John Bird. They moved to Mon..
Florence Blue Jays
The Florence Blue Jays of Florence, South Carolina began play in the South Atlantic League in 1981. They captured the league title in 1985, but relocated and became the Myrtle Beach Blue Jays after the 1986 season. They were a minor league club of the Toronto Blue Jays. Former Players Jimmy Key R..
Florence Buchsbaum
Florence Buchsbaum (January 15, 1926 – April 1st, 1996) was born in Strasbourg, France, from which, after a short stay in Portugal, she went with her parents to Brazil in 1940. She married Otto Buchsbaum in 1945. She was a painter, a musician, a theater director and helped Otto Buchsbaum to lead t..
Florence Cayford
Dame Florence Evelyne Cayford, JP (1897 – 1987) was a Labour politician in London. From 1937 until 1965 Cayford served as a member of Hampstead Borough Council, leading the Labour group 1945-58. She represented Hampstead as Alderman on the London County Council, of which she was Chairman i..
Florence Chadwick
Florence May Chadwick (born November 9, 1918 – died March 15, 1995) was an American swimmer who was the first woman ever to cross the English Channel both ways. She also made contributions to various youth groups. Born in San Diego Chadwick had her first swimming competition win at the age of..
Florence City Schools
Florence City Schools is the public school district of Florence, Alabama. As of the 2004-2005 school year it has some 4,188 students and 235 full-time teachers[link]. Contents 1 Schools1.1 Secondary Schools1.1.1 High Schools1.1.1.1 Grades 10-121.1.1.2 Grade 91.1..
Florence Civic Center
Florence Civic Center The Florence Civic Center is a 7,426-seat multi-purpose arena in Florence, South Carolina. It is home to the Pee Dee Cyclones Ice hockey team and the Florence Phantoms indoor football team. It hosted the infamous eighth WWF In Your House pay-per-view in 1996, during which a..
Florence Converse
Florence Converse (1871-1967) was an American author, born in New Orleans. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1893 and was a member of the editorial staff of the Churchman from 1900 to 1908, when she joined the staff of the Atlantic Monthly. She was the author of: Diana Victrix (1897)Th..
Florence County
Florence County is the name of several counties in the United States: Florence County, South CarolinaFlorence County, Wisconsin This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the l..
Florence County, South Carolina
Florence County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of 2005, the population was estimated to be 131,097. Its county seat is Florence6. The county's population is about 60% urban and it comprises part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area (along with Darlington Coun..
Florence County, Wisconsin
Florence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 5,088. Its county seat is Florence6. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Cities and towns4 External links Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a tota..
Florence Court
Florence Court is a large 18th century house and estate located 8 miles south-west of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is set in the foothills of Cuilcagh Mountain. The nearby village is distinguished by the one-word name Florencecourt. It is owned and managed by the National Trus..
Florence Craye
Lady Florence Craye is a fictional character who appears in P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories and novels. Lady Florence, the daughter of Percy Craye, Earl of Worplesdon and elder sister to Edwin, a nasty little runtish type of lad, is the sometime fiancee of Bertie Wooster. At the opening of the fi..
Florence Delay
Florence Delay (born March 19, 1941 in Paris) is a French Academician and actress. She is the daughter of Marie-Madeleine Carrez and Jean Delay. She studied at the Lycée Jean de La Fontaine and then at the Sorbonne. At the age of 20, in 1962, she played the title role of Joan of Arc in the movie..
Florence Desmond
Florence Desmond (31 May 1905 - 16 January 1993) was the stage name of Florence Dawson, an English actress, comedienne and impersonator. She was born in London in 1905 and educated at the Dame Alice Owen's School, Islington. Her brother Fred Desmond was a comedy acrobat from the "Desmond and Marks"..
Florence Eldridge
Florence Eldridge (September 5, 1901 - August 1, 1988) was an American film actress. Born Florence McKechnie in Brooklyn, New York, Eldridge was a supporting actress in films who also achieved a long career as a theater actress. Among her films were The Divorcee (1930), Thirteen Women (1932), Les ..
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Florence Ellinwood Allen (March 23, 1884 - September 12, 1966) was an American jurist of the 20th Century. When elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1922, she became the first woman to sit on a state supreme court. When President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Allen to the United States Court o..
Florence Elsie Inman
Florence Elsie Inman (5 December 1891 – 31 May 1986) was a long serving member of the Canadian Senate. A Liberal, she was appointed to the Senate 28 July 1955 on the recommendation of Louis St-Laurent, and represented the senatorial division of Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island until her..
Florence Falls
Florence Falls are located in the Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory of Australia. Accessed by sealed road, the falls are found near the northern boundary of the park, 80km south of Darwin as the crow flies. See also Tjaynera FallsTolmer FallsWangi Falls ..
Florence Farr
Florence Farr (7 July 1860-29 April 1917) was a West End leading actress and one time mistress of George Bernard ShawKing 1989, page 41, acting head of a famed magical order, women's rights journalist, divorcee, educator, singer, musician, and author of the novel, The Dancing Faun. She was a frie..
Florence flask
Florence flask A Florence flask (also known as a boiling flask) is a type of flask used as an item of laboratory glassware. It can be used as a container to hold chemicals. A Florence flask has a round body with a single long neck and with either a round or a flat bottom. A Florence flask wit..
Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins (1868–November 26, 1944) was an American soprano who became famous for her complete lack of singing ability. Contents 1 Biography2 Sound sample3 See also4 References5 External links Biography Born Florence Foster in 1868 in Wilkes-Barre, Pen..
Florence Freedom
Florence Freedom Founded 2003 Ballpark Champion Window Field Based in Florence, Kentucky Team Colors navy blue, red League Frontier League Team Trainer General manager Owner Clint Brown The Florence Freedom is a minor league baseball team which plays..
Florence Griffith Joyner
Florence Griffith-Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo (December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998) was an American athlete, still holder of the World Records in the 100 m and 200 m as of 2005. She was the wife of track star Al Joyner and the sister-in-law of Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Already fast at an ea..
Florence Griswold
Florence Ann Griswold (December 25, 1850 – December 6, 1937) was a resident of Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA who became the nucleus of the "Lyme Art Colony" in the early 20th century. The youngest daughter of ship captain Robert Harper Griswold, she, along with her mother and two sisters, opened..
Florence Halop
Florence Halop (January 23, 1923 – July 15, 1986) was a diminutive, mostly comic actress and the sister of Billy Halop, one of the original Dead End/East Side Kids. Born in Queens, New York, Halop had a long career on radio and got her start at age 4 when she appeared on Orson Welles' ''Mercury T..
Florence Harding
White House portrait Florence Harding (August 15, 1860 – November 21, 1924), wife of Warren G. Harding, was First Lady of the United States from 1921 to 1923. Daughter of the richest man in a small town—Amos Kling, a successful businessman— Florence (Flossie) Mabel Kling was..
Florence Helena McGillivray
Florence Helena McGillivray (1864-1938), Associate of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Ontario Society of Artists, was a Canadian painter, known especially for her landscape paintings. ..
Florence Henderson
Florence Agnes Henderson (born February 14, 1934) is an American actress and singer best known for playing the role of "Carol Brady" in the television program The Brady Bunch, which ran from 1969 to 1974. Born in Dale, Indiana as one of 10 children in a Roman Catholic tobacco farmer's household,..
Florence Henrietta Darwin
Lady Florence Henrietta Darwin, (née Fisher, 1st married name Maitland, c. 1864-5 March 1920) was an English playwright. Florence Henrietta Fisher was the daughter of Herbert William Fisher (1826-1903), author of Considerations on the Origin of the American War and his wife Mary Louisa Jackson (1..
Florence Hoath
Florence Hoath (born 12 July 1984) is a British actress and daughter of British actress Tina Martin. She made her film debut at the age of eight in the 1993 screen adaptation of Secret Rapture. Since then she has gone on to star in a number of film and television programmes including the 2005 Doctor..
Florence Horsbrugh
Florence Gertrude Horsbrugh, Baroness Horsbrugh (13 October 1889 - 6 December 1969) was a Scottish Tory politician. She was educated at Lansdowne House, Edinburgh, St Hilda’s, Folkestone, and Mills College, California. Horsbrugh was a Member of Parliament for Dundee from 1931 until her defeat in..
Florence Howe
Florence How (* 1929 , Brooklyn, New York is a feminist activist and scholar. She has been one of the leading promoters of Women's Studies in the United States. Born to a working class family, she won a grant to go to Hunter College High School and entered Hunter College in 1946. She taught black c..
Florence Jean Casselberry
Florence Jean Castleberry, better known to all as "Flo", is a fictional character in the movie Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, the subsequent television series, Alice, and that show's spinoff, Flo. In the movie, Flo was played by actress Diane Ladd, and on the television series, she was played, to..
Florence Johnston
Florence Johnston (played by actress Marla Gibbs) is a fictional character on the television shows The Jeffersons and its spinoff Checking In. Florence was hired as a maid for George and Louise Jefferson. Originally, she was a recurring character; it was explained that she worked for the Jeffers..
Florence Kate Upton
Florence Kate Upton (born 22 February 1873 in Flushing, New York) was an American cartoonist and author most famous for her Golliwogg series of children's books. Contents 1 Early life2 Early career3 Golliwogg4 Death5 Legacy6 External links Early life Upton was bor..
Florence Kaye
Florence Kaye was a member of a song-writing trio that also included Bill Giant and Bernie Baum. The three built a significant list of credits, including a large number of songs recorded by Elvis Presley. The majority of their tunes were used in Presley's musicals. Their work was also credited in th..
Florence Kelley
Florence Kelley (September 12, 1859 - February 17, 1932) was a reformer from Philadelphia who worked for numerous political and social reforms. She was influenced by radical writers such as Marx and Engels, and translated some of their works to English. These writers inspired her to work with the po..
Florence King
Florence Virginia King (born January 5, 1936 in Washington, D.C., USA) is an American novelist, essayist and columnist. While her early writings focused on the American South and those who live there, much of King's later work has been published in the magazine National Review. Her column in Natio..
Florence Kirsch
Florence Kirsch (1915–July 2, 2005) was an American pianist. She was born in Chicago, and returned to the area many times. Kirsch had exceptional talent, playing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra aged just 12. External links [Chicago Tribune obituary] ..
Florence Knapp
Florence Knapp (October 10, 1873 - January 11, 1988) was, for the last two weeks of her life, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest person in the world. Born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, she lived in nearby Montgomery Square much of her life and came from a large and long-liv..
Florence Knoll
Florence Bassett Knoll (1917- ) Birthplace: USA While a student at the Kingswood School on the campus of the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Florence Knoll Bassett (neé Schust) became a protegée of Eero Saarinen. She studied architecture at Cranbrook, the Architectu..
Florence L. Barclay
Florence Louisa Barclay (December 2, 1862 - March 10, 1921) was an English romance novelist and short story writer. She was born Florence Louisa Charlesworth in Limpsfield, Surrey, England, the daughter of the local Anglican rector. One of three girls, she was a sister to Maud Ballington Booth, t..
Florence Lawrence
Florence Lawrence Florence Lawrence (January 2, 1886 – December 28, 1938) was an inventor and silent film actress, who is often referred to as "The First Movie Star." She was also known as "The Biograph Girl" and "The Girl of a Thousand Faces". During her lifetime, Lawrence appeared in more ..
Florence La Badie
Florence M.L. La Badie (born possibly April 27, 1888 – October 13, 1917) was an actress of the early days of Hollywood. Contents 1 Early Life and Confusing Facts2 Leap to Stardom3 World War I4 Untimely Death5 Allegations of a Murder Conspiracy6 References7&nb..
Florence LeMar
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Florence M. Read
Florence M. Read was president of Spelman College from 1927-1953. Read received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College in 1909 and served as alumnae secretary. She taught at Reed College and was also college secretary. Prior to joining Spelman, she was Executive Secretary of the International Heal..
Florence MacCarthy
Finian MacDonagh MacCarthaigh, known to the English as Florence MacCarthy, was an Irish chieftain of the late 16th century. He was born in 1560 at Kilbrittain Castle in the province of Munster in Ireland, the son of Donagh, the chief of the MacCarthy Reagh clan. He was the last credible claimant of ..
Florence Marina State Park
Florence Marina State Park is a 173 acre (0.70 km2) Georgia state park located near Florence on the eastern shore of Walter F. George Lake. The park is known for its natural deep-water marina and its many water recreation sports, such as fishing and waterskiing. The park also attracts many bird-wa..
Florence Mars
Florence Mars (born January 1, 1923 - died April 23, 2006) was a civil rights activist and author best known for her book Witness in Philadelphia about the murder of three civil rights activists in Mississippi. Civil rights activities Mars was one of the few whites in Neshoba County, Mississippi w..
Florence Martus
Florence Martus (1868 – 1943), also known as The Waving Girl, took it upon herself to be the unofficial greeter of all ships that entered and left the Port of Savannah. Using handkerchief by day and lanterns by night not a ship was missed in her 44 years on watch. Many legends exist about this..
Florence Maybrick
Florence Maybrick was an American who spent fourteen years in prison in England after being convicted of murdering her English husband. There was doubt about her guilt in her lifetime, and the question remains unresolved. Born Florence Chandler in 1862 in Mobile, Alabama, she married cotton broker..
Florence Mill
The Florence Mill, known later as the U.S. Envelope Building after being absorbed by the U.S. Envelope Company, is a building located at 121 West Main Street in Rockville, Connecticut. In 1881, it was described as the largest brick building in Rockville, Connecticut. After purchase by White & Corbin..
Florence Mills
Known as the "Queen of Happiness," Florence Mills was a popular African American cabaret singer, dancer, and comedian known for her effervescent stage presence, delicate voice, and winsome, wide-eyed beauty. A daughter of former slaves Nellie (Simon) and John Winfrey, she was born Florence Winfrey i..
Florence Montgomery
Florence Montgomery (1843–1923) was an English novelist whose most important books were for children or lovers of children's literature. Some of the titles were: A Very Simple Story (1866)Peggy and Other Tales (1868)Misunderstood (1869)Thrown Together (1872)Thwarted (1873)Wild Mike and his V..
Florence National Cemetery
Florence National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Florence, South Carolina. It encompasses 24.9 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 8,853 interments. Contents 1 History2 Notable interments3 See also4 External links History The cemetery w..
Florence Nibart-Devouard
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Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale, OM (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910), who came to be known as The Lady with the Lamp, was a pioneer of modern nursing. She was also a noted statistician. Contents 1 Early life2 Crimean War3 Return home4 Later career5 Contributions to statistics6&..
Florence Nightingale Museum
The Florence Nightingale Museum is located at St Thomas' Hospital, which faces the Palace of Westminster across the River Thames in central London. It is open to the public seven days a week. The museum tells the story of the life and work of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing in t..
Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery
The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery is a school within King's College London. It is primarily concerned with the education of people to become nurses and midwives. It also carries out nursing research, continuing professional development and postgraduate programmes. The School ..
Florence Norman
Lady Florence Priscilla McLaren Norman CBE (born Hon. Florence Priscilla McLaren) (1881 – March 1, 1964, Antibes) was an English socialite and activist. She was the daughter of Charles McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway and Laura Elizabeth Pochin. In 1907, she married Sir Henry Norman, 1st Baron..
Florence of Worcester
Florence of Worcester (died July 7, 1118) was a 12th century English chronicler. He was a monk of Worcester, England. Beyond the date of his death, recorded by the man who continued his work, nothing is known of Florence's life. His chronicle, Chronicon ex chronicis, begins with the creation and en..
Florence Owens Thompson
"Migrant Mother", taken by Dorothea Lange in 1936. Florence Owens Thompson (c. 1901–September 16, 1983), born Florence Leona Christie, is famous for being the subject of Dorothea Lange's famous photo "Migrant Mother" (1936). Florence, a full-blooded Cherokee Indian from Oklahoma[li..
Florence Parry Heide
Florence Parry Heide is a bestselling American children's writer. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she took a career in advertising and public relations in New York City before returning to her hometown during World War II. After the War, she and her husband moved to Wisconsin, where s..
Florence Pendleton
Florence Pendleton is a "shadow senator" from the District of Columbia. See also: United States Congressional Delegations from the District of Columbia. External links [D.C. Congressional delegation] ..
Florence Phantoms
AIFL team Name = Florence Phantoms Conference = Southern Founded = 2006 Home Arena = Florence Civic Center City, State = Florence, South Carolina Conference Titles = none Governor's Cup Championships = none The Florence Phantoms are a professional arena football team based out of Florence, South Ca..
Florence Prag Kahn
thumb Florence Prag Kahn (November 9, 1866 – November 16, 1948) was an American teacher and politician who in 1925 became the first Jewish woman to serve in the United States Congress. She was only the fifth woman to serve in Congress, and the second from California, after fellow San Fra..
Florence Price
Florence Beatrice Price (1888-1953) was an American composer. Florence Price is considered the first black woman in the United States to win recognition as a composer. Her parents, both artistic, carefully guided her early musical training, and at age fourteen, she enrolled in the New England Conse..
Florence R. Sabin
Florence Rena Sabin (November 9 1871–October 3 1953) was an American medical scientist. She was a pioneer for women in science; she was the first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and the first w..
Florence Reeves
Florence Reeves (February 17, 1894 – August 30, 2005) was a British suffragette, civil servant, and notable supercentenarian. Mrs. Reeves was born in West Ham as one of 13 children, but lived the bulk of her life in Essex, principally in the area of Southend. She worked as a civil servant dur..
Florence Regional Airport
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Florence Rice
Florence Rice (February 14, 1911 - February 23, 1974) was an American film actress. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Rice became an actress during the early 1930s and after several Broadway roles, eventually made her way to Hollywood. Blonde, pretty, and wholesome, Rice was cast as the reliable girlfrien..
Florence Riefle Bahr
Florence Elizabeth Riefle Bahr (February 2, 1909 - January 12, 1998) was a prolific artist and activist throughout her life. Early in her career, she was quoted as saying, "I'd rather paint than eat." Florence, of German descent, was born in Baltimore City to parents James Henry Riefle and Florenc..
Florence Roisman
Professor Florence Wagman Roisman is the Michael D. McCormick Professor of Law at Indiana University School of Law Indianapolis. She is best known for her work in low-income housing, homelessness, and housing discrimination and segregation. Contents 1 Legal and academic work2 Controvers..
Florence Sally Horner
Florence Sally Horner (1937–1952) was a girl abducted by a child molester. In 1948, at the age of 11, she stole a 5-cent notebook in Hamden, New Jersey. Frank La Salle, a 50 year-old-mechanic, caught her stealing, told her that he was an FBI agent, and threatened to send her to "a place for g..
Florence Shapiro
Florence Shapiro being sworn in as Governor for a Day Florence Shapiro is a current Texas state senator representing the 8th Senatorial District. She represents 677,109 Texans in the cities of Addison, Allen, Carrollton, Coppell, Dallas, Farmers Branch, Frisco, Irving, Lewisville, McKinney, ..
Florence Siebert
Florence Siebert (October 6, 1897—August 23, 1991) was an American scientist known for isolating a pure form of tuberculin used in the standard TB test. She is a member of the U.S. National Women's Hall of Fame. Contents 1 Early life and education2 Professional achievements and aw..
Florence Stanley
Mostly comedic actress, born Florence Schwartz in Chicago, Illinois on July 1, 1924 (although the British Daily Telegraph gave her year of birth as 1920 in its obituary), who began a very long career on stage, film and TV starting in the 1940s. She appeared off-Broadway in Sophie Treadwell's decided..
Florence Stockade
During the American Civil War, the Florence Stockade was a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp at what is now Florence, South Carolina. It operated from September 1864 through February 1865; during this time up to 18000 Union soldiers were imprisoned there, about 2800 of whom died. Reference ["F..
Florence Storgoff
Florence "Big Fanny" Storgoff A member of the Freedomites born in Canora Saskatchewan in 1908 and died September 11 1964. She moved to live with the Doukhobors soon after marriage. She became linked to the then militant Freedomites element at some point. In that movement her and her husband strongly..
Florence Township
Florence Township may refer to several places in the United States: Florence Township, MichiganFlorence Township, MinnesotaFlorence Township, New Jersey This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you..
Florence Township, Michigan
Florence Township is a township in St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,436 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 87.4 km² (33.8 mi²). 86.9 km² (33.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of..
Florence Township, Minnesota
There is also the city of Florence in Lyon County. Florence Township is a township in Goodhue County, Minnesota. The population was 1,450 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 105.0 km² (40.5 mi²). 90.5 km² (34.9 mi²) of ..
Florence Township, New Jersey
Florence Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. Florence Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 10,746. Florence-Roeblin..
Florence Turner
Florence Turner (January 6, 1885 – August 28, 1946) was an American actress, who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent movies. Born in New York, New York, she was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by her ambitious mother. Turner became a regular performer in a va..
Florence Vidor
Florence Arto (best known as Florence Vidor) (Texas, 23 July 1895 - California 3 November 1977) was an American actress. Her father, J.P. Arto, was an important executive and she started working in silent movies thanks to her husband, the director King Vidor. She signed her first contract with V..
Florence Warner
Florence Warner is an American singer who sang the popular Hello News image campaign from Gari Communications. In 1980, Florence sang a duet with Demis called "Lost in Love" (which appears on Demis' 1980 album, "Man of the World"). In 1984, Florence sang on the ABC network campaign, "We're With You ..
Florence Zimmerman
Florence Zimmerman is a fictional character who appears in several children's gothic horror novels written by John Bellairs and Brad Strickland. The books are set in the late 1940's and early 1950's in the fictional town of New Zebedee, Michigan. Florence is the next-door neighbor of Lewis Barna..
Florencia
Florencia is a municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia, and the capital city of the department. Founded by missionaries in 1908, Florencia had some 138,500 inhabitants in 2002. ..
Florencia13
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Florencia 13 is a large Hispanic-American street gang (sureño) in South Central Los Angeles, with hundreds possibly thousands of active and inactive members. People riding the Metro blue line can usually spot Florecia13 graffiti between Firestone Ave. and Slauson ..
Florencia 13
Florencia 13 is a large Chicano street gang (sureño) in South Los Angeles, with hundreds (possibly thousands) of active and inactive members (with generations of family members). Florencia 13, like most large gangs, is divided into dozens of clicks (subgroups of a bigger gang). Among them are The 6..
Florencia Daud
Florencia Daud (born the 19th Nov. 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a well known argentinian expert in international affairs who formerly worked at the National Argentinian Congress, The UK Parliament (Westminster) and at the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Luxembourg. While study..
Florencia De La V
Florencia de la V Florencia De La Vega (born March 2, 1976), known as Florencia de la V, is an Argentine transvestite actress and former magazine editor. She refuses adamantly to give her birthname; she says she found happiness after portraying a woman. Biography De La V was forced to grow ..
Florencia en el Amazonas
Florencia en el Amazonas (English title: Florencia in the Amazon) is an opera in two acts composed by Daniel Catán. It contains elements of magical realism in the style of Gabriel García Márquez and uses a libretto by Marcela Fuentes-Berain, one of his pupils. The characters are inspired by Garc�..
Florencia Labat
Florencia Labat (born on June 12, 1971) was a professional female tennis player from Argentina. She joined the WTA Tour in 1988 and retired in 2000. On September 12, 1994 she was ranked World No. 26. External links WTA Tour profile for [Florencia Labat] ..
Florencio
Florencio is a horse that won the 2004 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in he five-year-old division. He was the only horse to receive a mark of "10" in the 2004 competition, and he received the highest marks total ever given to a combination at the World Championship for Young Horses. ..
Florencio Campomanes
Florencio Campomanes (born 1927) is a Filipino chess player and organizer. He represented his country at several Chess Olympiads, and met some distinguished opposition as a result, losing games against Pal Benko and Ludek Pachman at Moscow 1956, Oscar Panno at Munich 1958, Mikhail Tal and Miguel Na..
Florencio Flores Aguilar
Colonel Florencio Flores Aguilar was a Panamanian army officer and the military ruler of Panama from 1981 to 1982. Flores served as Commander of Panamanian Guardia Nacional (and de facto dictator of Panama) following the death of General Omar Torrijos Herrera in July 1981. He served until his force..
Florencio Harmodio Arosemena
Florencio Harmodio Arosemena (17 September, 1872 - 30 August, 1945) was President of Panama from October 1 1928 to January 3 1931. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Florencio Molina Campos
Florencio Molina Campos (August 21, 1891 - November 16, 1959) was an Argentine drawer and a painter known by his typical traditional pictures of the Pampa. His work represents gauchescas scenes with a bit of humor. Molina Campos exposed his pictures in 1926 for the first time, in an exposition at th..
Florencio Morales Ramos
Florencio "Flor" Morales Ramos (September 5, 1915 – February 23, 1989), much more better known as Ramito, was a famous Puerto Rican singer, trovador and composer who was a native of Caguas, Puerto Rico. Ramito was born in the Bairoa area of Caguas; very close to where Bairoa Gym stands nowaday..
Florencio Sánchez
Florencio Sánchez (January 17, 1875 - November 7, 1910) was an Uruguayan playwright. ..
Florencio Varela Partido
Florencio Varela is a partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The partido has a surface of 190 km² and a population of 348,970 (2001 census [INDEC]). Its cabecera (capital, or "head town") is Florencio Varela. Districts List of Districts in the partido, and their population (2001 c..
Florennes
Florennes is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On January 1 2005 Florennes had a total population of 10,638. The total area is 133.55 km² which gives a population density of 79.66 inhabitants per km². Florennes hosts a Belgian military airfield which flies F-16 Figh..
Florensky
Florensky can refer to: People Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky (1882-1937), Russian Orthodox theologian, philosopher, mathematician and electrical engineer.Kirill Pavlovich Florensky (1915-1982), Russian geologist. Places Florensky crater, on the Moon, which is named after Kirill Pavlovich Florensk..
Florensky (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Florens Radewyns
Florens Radewyns (or latinized Florentius Radwyn) was the co-founder of the Brethren of the Common Life. Biography Florfens was born at Leyderdam, near Utrecht, about 1350. He passed a brilliant university course, took his M.A. degree at Prague. Returning home, he was installed canon of St. Peter's..
Florenta Craciunescu
Florenta Craciunescu (born May 7, 1955) is a retired discus thrower from Romania, who won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Her personal best throw was 69.50 metres, achieved in August 1985. External link *IAAF profile for [Florenta Craciunescu]..
Florenta Mihai
Florenta Mihai (born September 2, 1955) is a tennis player from Romania. Mihai lost in the final of the 1977 French Open women's singles Championship to Mima Jausovec 6-2, 6-7, 6-1. It was her only appearnace in the final of a Grand Slam. Grand Slam singles finals Runner-ups (1) '''Year '''Champ..
Florentine bronze
Florentine bronze is a modern term for an alloy usually formed as a mixture of aluminium or tin (90%). Currently no chemical formula for Florentine bronze has been made as it is an alloy which is not standardised (in proportions) worldwide. "Florentine bronze" bears no relation to the 16th century ..
Florentine calendar
The Florentine calendar was used in Italy in the Middle Ages. In this system, the new day begins at sunset. When the reference of a birth was, for example, "two hours into the day", this meant two hours after sunset. This means a birth date of August 12 would, by modern reckoning, be considered to b..
Florentine Camerata
The Florentine Camerata was a group of humanists, musicians, poets and intellectuals in late Renaissance Florence who gathered under the patronage of Count Giovanni de' Bardi to discuss and guide trends in the arts, especially music and drama. They met mainly from about 1573 until the late 1580s, a..
Florentine Cichon
Florentine Cichon (born May 3, 1921) was a high ranking camp guard at several Nazi concentration camps. Florentine (Flora) Cichon was born in an unknown German or Austrian city. In eary 1944 she began woking as an Aufseherin in the Flossenburg camp near Nürnberg, Germany. Soon after she was prom..
Florentine Codex
Florentine Codex is the name given to 12 books created under the supervision of Bernardino de Sahagún between approximately 1540 and 1585. It is a copy of original source materials which are now lost, perhaps destroyed by the Spanish authorities who confiscated Sahagún's manuscripts. The Floren..
Florentine Diamond
The Florentine Diamond is a lost diamond of Indian origin. It is light yellow in colour with very slight green overtones. It is cut in the form of an irregular nine-sided 126-facet double rose cut, with a weight of 137.27 carats (27.454 g). The stone is also known as the Tuscan, the Tuscany Diamon..
Florentine flogging
Florentine flogging is a two-handed style of flagellation used in BDSM which involves the rhythmic use of a pair of matching floggers, one in each hand of the person administering the flogging. ..
Florentine Opera
Florentine Opera is Wisconsin's oldest performing arts organization and the fifth-oldest opera company in the United States. It was founded in 1933 by John-David Anello. The company puts on three staged productions per season largely from the standard operatic repertoire. Performances take place a..
Florentine practical jokes
Practical jokes made by Florentines during the height of the Italian Renaissance, could be said to be made famous by Lorenzo de' Medici (the Magnificent), were often outrageous and "took things too far." Later generations found these practical jokes to be often downright cruel. A somewhat famous ex..
Florentino Ameghino
Florentino Ameghino (September 18 1854 – August 6,1911) was an Argentinian naturalist, paleontologist, anthropologist and zoologist. Born in Luján of Italian immigrants (some sources state he himself was born in Italy), Ameghino was a self-taught naturalist, and focused his study on the la..
Florentino Ballecer
Florentino Ballecer is a Filipino character actor and a prewar movie player who made his film debut before WWII. Ballecer is typecast in some of his films as the father or a rich man and sometimes a singer. Born in 1907, he made 6 movies under Filippine Pictures namely: Kalapating Puti aka White D..
Florentino Fernandez
Florentino "the Ox" Fernandez (born March 6, 1936) was a hard punching Cuban middleweight who fought from 1956-1972. He engaged in many memorable ring wars during his career. His overall record was 50 wins (43 by KO), 16 losses and two draws. Many remember him for his one round knockout loss to R..
Florentino Pérez
Florentino Pérez (born March 8, 1947 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish business man, former politician, and former football chairman of Real Madrid of the Spanish La Liga and current president of ACS. Florentino Pérez joined the Democratic Center Union party in 1979, serving among other in the city..
Florentin Petre
Florentin Petre (born 15 January 1976) is a Romanian footballer. He was born in Bucureşti and debuted in Divizia A with Dinamo Bucureşti in 1994, scoring in his first match. Except for a spell in FC UTA Arad in the second half of that season, he has stayed with Dinamo since. He helped win The Do..
Florentin Smarandache
Florentin Smarandache (born December 10, 1954) is a Romanian-American writer and associate professor of mathematics and science at the University of New Mexico, Gallup, New Mexico. Florentin Smarandache Smarandache was born in Bălceşti, in the Romanian county of Vâlcea. According to auto..
Florentius Volusenus
Florentius Volusenus (c. 1504 - 1546 or 1547) was a Scottish humanist most noted for his De Animi Tranquillitate. "Florentius Volusenus" is a latinization of uncertain derivation; his first name is variously suggested as Florence or Florens, and surname as Wolson, Wolsey, or Wilson. In his letters w..
Florent Carton Dancourt
French literature French literary history Medieval 16th century - 17th century 18th century -19th century 20th century - Contemporary French Writers Chronological list - - [[Portal:France|France Portal]] [[Portal:Literature|Literature Portal]]This box: [ view] • &..
Florent Chrestien
Florent Chrestien (January 26, 1541 - October 3, 1596) was a French satirist and Latin poet. Chrestien was the son of Guillaume Chrestien, an eminent French physician and writer on physiology, was born at Orleans. A pupil of Henri Estienne, the Hellenist, at an early age he was appointed tutor to ..
Florent Emilio Siri
Florent Emilio Siri is a French movie director. He studied cinema at Sorbonne University and [ESRA] in Paris. He began his feature film career with the 1998 social film "Une minute de silence" (One minute of silence), and continues in 2002 with the action film Nid de guêpes (The Nest)..
Florent Joseph Marie Willems
Florent Joseph Marie Willems (1823–1905), Belgian painter, was born at Liège on the 8th of January 1823. He had no regular tuition in painting, but learnt by copying and restoring old pictures at Mechelen, where he lived from 1832. He made his debut at the Brussels Salon in 1842 with a Music ..
Florent Malouda
Florent Malouda, (born June 13, 1980 in Cayenne, French Guiana) is a French football player. He is a midfielder, playing for Olympique Lyonnais and the French national team. Malouda is married to a Brazilian named Florencia, and they have one child, a son named Aaron born on November 30, 2005. ..
Florent of Hainaut
Florent of Hainaut (also Floris or Florence; Hainaut is also spelled "Hainault") (c.1255 – 23 January 1297) was Prince of Achaea from 1289 to his death, in right of his wife, Isabella of Villehardouin. He was the son of John I of Avesnes and Adelaide of Holland. From his father he received th..
Florent Pagny
Florent Pagny (b. November 6, 1961 in Chalon-sur-Saône) is a successful French song writer. He records work in French, Spanish and English. Discography N'importe quoi (1987) - first singleLaissez-nous respirer (1988)Merci (1990) - first album -Ça fait des nuits -Presse qui rouleRéaliste (1992) -..
Florent Pietrus
Florent Pietrus (born January 19, 1981 in Les Abymes, Guadaloupe) is a French basketball player. He went undrafted in the 2003 NBA Draft. Florent Pietrus is currently playing for Baloncesto Malaga in Spain. His younger brother Mickael is playing for the Golden State Warriors. In September 2005 he w..
Florent Prévost
Florent Prévost (d. 1870) was a French naturalist Prévost was assistant naturalist at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. He was the author of various zoological works, including Les Pigeons par Madame Knip (1843) and, with C. L. Lemaire, Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux d'Europe (1845). H..
Florent Schmitt
Florent Schmitt (September 28 1870, Blamont, Meurthe et Moselle – August 17 1958 Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French composer. He entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1889, studying under Lavignac, Pierre Dubois, Jules Massenet, and Gabriel Fauré. In 1900 Schmitt won the Prix de Rome after his four..
Florent Serra
Florent Serra (Born February 28, 1981), is a French male tennis player. In January 2006, he won his second ATP tour title in Adelaide, Australia, at the Next Generation Adelaide International. He defeated Michael Llodra,Tommy Robredo, Jarkko Nieminen, and Dominik Hrbaty on the way to the final, wher..
Florent Sinama-Pongolle
Florent Sinama-Pongolle (born October 20 1984 in Saint-Pierre, Réunion) is a French football player who plays as a forward. He is regarded as an exciting prospect for the future French national team, and his pace has encouraged comparisons with Thierry Henry. He was signed by Liverpool F.C. in 2..
Florent Vollant
Florent Vollant is a Canadian singer-songwriter. An Innu from Maliotenam, Quebec, he was half of the popular folk music duo Kashtin, one of the most important musical groups in First Nations history. He has subsequently released two solo albums. Discography Niapaiamianan (1999)Katak (2003) Extern..
Florenville
Map of Luxembourg province, showing Virton arrondissement (in dark grey) and Florenville municipality (in red) Florenville is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. On 1 July 2005 the municipality had 5,511 inhabitants (2,709 males and 2,802 females). The total area is 1..
Florenz Ziegfeld
1928 Time cover featuring Ziegfeld Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (March 21, 1869 – July 22, 1932) was an American Broadway impresario who achieved fame by perfecting the United States revue. He is best known for his series of theatrical spectaculars, the Ziegfeld Follies, based on the Folies Berg..
Flores
For other places with the same name, see (disambiguation). Map of Flores Island Flores (Portuguese for "flowers") is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, an island arc with an estimated area of 14,300 km² extending east from the Java island of Indonesia. The largest town is Maumere. Flores is..
Flores, Buenos Aires
Flores is a middle class barrio or district in the centre part of Buenos Aires city, Argentina. Flores was considered a rural area of the Province of Buenos Aires until 1888 when it was integrated to the City. The limits of the neighbourhood are marked by several streets and avenues: Portela, Cue..
Flores, El Petén
Flores from the sky Flores is the capital city of Petén department of Guatemala. It is located at [16°54′N 89°54′W]. The population is 13,700 (2003). Flores serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name (population 22,600). The o..
Flores, Pernambuco
Flores is a municipality (município) in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. Its latitude is 7.867/7°52'5' S and the longitude is 37.975/37°58'29' W. The population in 2004 is 20,317, the area is 963.83 km² The elevation is 466 m. ..
Floresta
Floresta refers to several locations: Floresta is a city in the state of Pernambuco, BrazilFloresta is a municipality in Boyacá Department, ColombiaFloresta is a neighborhood in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaLa Floresta is a municipality in the county of Garrigues in Catalonia, SpainFloresta (ME) is a mu..
Floresta, Boyacá
For the Italian city, see Floresta, Italy. Floresta is a municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia. ..
Florestan I, Prince of Monaco
Florestan I, Prince of Monaco (Paris, October 10, 1785 – June 20, 1856) was Prince of Monaco from October 2, 1841 until his death. He was the second son of Prince Honoré IV, and succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother, Honoré V. Florestan was never prepared to assume the role o..
Floreşti, Cluj
Floreşti is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ..
Floresville, Texas
Floresville is a city in Wilson County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,868 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wilson County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Geography Floresville is located at [29°8′11″N, 98°9′28″W] (29.136255, -98.157908)[Geogr..
Flores (disambiguation)
Flores may refer to: Spanish Common surname : Lola Flores - Singer from Spain Homo floresiensis, an extinct species in the genus Homo discovered on Flores in 2003. Argentina*Barrio Flores, a neighborhood in Buenos Aires.Canada*Flores Island, British ColumbiaCosta Rica*Flores CantonBrazil*Flores,..
Flores (TransMilenio)
Flores Calle 72 ◄ ► Calle 63 Location Avenida Caracas between Calles 67 and 69 Neighborhood Chapinero and Barrios Unidos Opened 2000 The simple-station Flores is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000. Contents 1 Location2&..
Flores class sloops
Careers Built By: Mij Feijenoord, Schiedam 'Flores': Laid down: 13 January 1925 Launched: 15 August 1925 Commissioned: 25 March 1926 Fate: Scrapped 12 November 1968 Penants: F-66, N-1, F-803, A-877 'Soemba': Laid down: 24 December 1924 Launched: 24 August 1925 Commissioned: 12 A..
Flores Costa Cuca
Flores Costa Cuca is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. ..
Flores Department
Flag Coat of Arms Flores Flag Flores Coat of Arms Statistics Capital: Trinidad Area: 5.144 km² Inhabitants: 25.104 (2004) Pop. Density: 4.88 inh./km² Demonym: florense Website: [imflores.gub.uy] (in Spanish) ISO 3166-2: UY-FS Politics Inte..
Flores de Goiás
Flores de Goiás is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 9,045 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 3,722.8 km². Population density: 2.23 hab/km² (2003)Elevation: 440Raised to municipal status: 1953Postal code: 73890-000 Location Located in ..
Flores de Mayo
Flores de Mayo is a Catholic festival held in the Philippines in the month of May. It lasts for a month, and is held in honor of the Virgin Mary. The Santa Cruzan is a parade held on the last day of Flores de Mayo in honor of Reyna Helena. External link http://www.philippines.hvu.nl/culture2.htm..
Flores Giant Rat
The Flores Giant Rat (Papagomys armandvillei) occurs on the island of Flores in Indonesia. Head and body length is 41–45 cm and tail length is 33–70 cm, making the Flores giant rat at least twice the size of an average Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) with a 25 cm long body and 15 cm long ..
Flores Historiarum
The Flores Historiarum (Flowers of History) is a Latin chronicle dealing with English history from the creation to 1326 (although some of the earlier manuscripts end at 1306). It was compiled by various persons. The main value of the work is seen in the work done by Roger of Wendover for his narrati..
Flores Island
Flores Island may refer to: Flores, an island arc in Indonesia.Flores Island, Portugal is in the Azores archipelago of Portugal.Flores Island, British Columbia lies of the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of a..
Flores Island, British Columbia
A wild beach on Flores Island Flores Island is a small island (approximately 150 km²) off the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The village of Ahousaht is the only major settlement on the island. The island is home to many members of the Nuu-chah-nulth or Nootka ..
Flores Island, Portugal
Volcano of Flores Satellite picture of the Island Flores, Azores. Elevation: 915 m (3,002 feet) Coordinates: [39.40° N 31.17° W] Location: Azores Highest point: Morro Alto (914 m) Length: 17 km Width: 12.5 km Type: Stratovolcano (extinct) Last eruption: 950 BC ±..
Flores Island Provincial Park
Flores Island Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ..
Flores Sea
The Flores Sea covers 93,000 square miles (240,000 square kilometres) of water in the South Pacific. Technically, it is a part of the Pacific Ocean, bordering the Indian Ocean. The following seas border the Flores Sea; they are the Java Sea (from the west), Banda Sea (from the east), Savu Sea (fro..
Flores Shrew
The Flores Shrew (Suncus mertensi) is a white-toothed shrew found only on Flores Island, Indonesia. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range. References Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). [Suncus mertensi]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threa..
Floret pentagonal tiling
Type Dual semiregular tiling Faces irregular pentagons Edges Infinite Vertices Infinite V3.3.3.3.4 V3.3.3.3.5 See also Tilings of regular polygonsList of uniform planar tilingsExternal link http://www.queenhill.demon.co.uk/polyhedra/five_sf/five.htm ..
Florewood State Park
Florewood State Park (also known as Florewood River Plantation State Park) is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off U.S. Highway 82 west of Greenwood. The park is located at [33°31′30″N, 90°15′01″W]. [Geographic references#3GR3] See also Lis..
Florey
Florey may refer to several people: Howard Walter Florey, Nobel Prize-winning Australian pharmacologist* Electoral district of Florey, is a state electoral district in South Australia named after Florey.Robert Florey, French screenwriter and film director Florey may also refer to several places: F..
Florey, Australian Capital Territory
Florey District: Belconnen Established: 1980 Postcode: 2615 Population: 5,281 (2001 census) Median property value: $315,000 (2005)[link] Canberra suburbs near Florey Flynn Melba Evatt Higgins Florey Belconnen Higgins Scullin Page Belconnen A plaque di..
Florham Park, New Jersey
Florham Park is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 8,857. In 2007, Florham Park will be home to the New York Jets training camp, where the Jets will relocate to from their existing facility at Hofstra University in..
Florham Park School District
The Florham Park School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Florham Park, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Students in grades 9 - 12 attend the Hanover Park Regional High School District, attending ..
Florhed
Florhed is a small community in Hälsingland, Sweden. ..
Floriade
Floriade is: A flower festival held annually in Canberra, Australia. See: Floriade, CanberraA large flower and gardening exhibition, held every 10 years in The Netherlands. See: Floriade, Netherlands This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the sam..
Floriade, Canberra
Floriade is a flower and entertainment festival held annually in Canberra's Commonwealth Park featuring extensive displays of flowering bulbs with integrated sculptures and other artistic features. The festival attracts tourists from around Australia and overseas in spring from mid September to mi..
Floriade, Netherlands
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [Special] Floriade is a large flower and gardening exhibition, held every 10 years in The Netherlands. The locations varies: 1960 - Rotterdam1972 - Amsterdam1982 - Amsterdam1992 - The Hague/Zoetermeer2002 - Haarlemmermeer 2012 - Venlo ..
Florian
Florian can be: a member of the Catholic Order of Floraa first name, as in Saint Florianredirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Floriana
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Floriana Motto: Flor..
Floriana Amateur Football Club
The Floriana Amateur Football Club participates in the competitions organised by the Inter Amateur Soccer Competition. It also has a darts section whose teams participate in the competitions organised by the Malta Darts Association. ..
Floriana basketball club
The Floriana Basketball Club was founded in 1977 and is affiliated to the Malta Basketball Association. This Club was originally founded under the auspices of the Fsobians Club of Floriana and in fact for the first two seasons it played under the name of Fsobians Basketball Team with the first Chair..
Floriana Football Club
Floriana Football Club is a football club in Floriana, Malta. Floriana Football Club was founded in 1894, and together with St. George's FC, is one of the two oldest clubs in Malta. During that period, football in Malta was introduced by the British Servicemen who were stationed on the island whic..
Florianópolis
Florianópolis (also known as Floripa) is the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil. It is comprised of one main island, the Island of Santa Catarina, one continental part and the surrounding small isles. It has a population of 386,913 (2004/IBGE). Its metropolitan area has a po..
Floriano Peixoto
Floriano Vieira Peixoto Vice-president: None Date of birth: April 30, 1839 Place of birth: Ipioca, Alagoas Date of death: July 29, 1895 Place of death: Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro Party: None Floriano Vieira Peixoto (1839–1895), born in Ipioca (today a district of the c..
Florians
The Florians, in Latin Floriacenses, were an altogether independent order during the feudal era, and not, as some consider, a branch of the Cistercians. History The Order of Flora was founded in 1189 by the Abbot Joachim of Flora, by whom its constitutions were drawn up. Besides preserving a number..
Florianturm
Florianturm Dortmund The Florianturm (Florian Tower, Florian for short) is a landmark of Dortmund (Germany). It is named after Florian, the patron saint of gardeners. The Florianturm is the TV tower of Dortmund and was built in 1959 as an attraction for a federal horticultural show with a hei..
Florianus
Hercules crowning Florianus. This coin celebrates the AETERNITAS AVG, the eternal life of the emperor, but Florianus ruled only 88 days. Imperator Caesar Marcus Annius Florianus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus was a Roman Emperor who ruled in 276. Florianus was reportedly a maternal half-brother..
Florian Balmer
Florian Balmer (born January 16, 1979) is an independent software developer living in Switzerland. He has created a number of utilities under the GPL, the best known of which is Notepad2. External links [Florian Balmer's freeware website] ..
Florian Biesik
Florian Biesik created a literary standard for Wymysojer (Wilamowean), trying to prove it did not derive from German origin, but possibly Dutch, Frisian, or Anglo-Saxon. ..
Florian Cajori
Florian Cajori at Colorado College Florian Cajori was born February 28 1859 in St Aignan (near Thusis), Graubünden, Switzerland. He emigrated to the United States at the age of sixteen. He received a Ph.D. at Tulane University, where he taught for a few years before being driven north by hi..
Florian Ceynowa
Florian Ceynowa (Kashubian Florian Cenôwa, May 4 1817 — March 26 1881) was the pioneer of the nationalist movement among the Kashubian people in the mid-19th century. Also a Polish revolutionary and Polish plot member. ..
Florian Fritz
Florian Fritz (born 17 January, 1984) is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centres, and he currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 club competiton in France. Fritz has also played for France. He played his first Heineken Cup match during the 2003-04 tournament..
Florian Geyer
Florian Geyer (1490-1525) was a German nobleman who led the Black Company during the Protestant Reformation in Swabia in the 16th century. During World War II, the 8th SS Cavalry Division was named after him. ..
Florian Grassl
Florian Grassl is a German male skeleton racer. ..
Florian Habicht
Florian Habicht is a New Zealand film director, and has directed Leibestraum (2000), Woodenhead (2003) and Kaikohe Demolition (2004). Florian was born in Germany and moved to New Zealand at the age of eight. He is currently a resident of Northland. ..
Florian Jenni
Florian Jenni (born 24 March 1980 in Lieli) is a Swiss chess player and International Grandmaster of Chess. When he was five years old, he learnt to play chess by his mother and later on by his father. He awarded the Grandmaster-title in 2003. Jenni, who studied economics und plays the piano in h..
Florian Kringe
Florian Kringe (born August 18, 1982 in siegen) is a German soccer player for Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund - Current Squad 1 Weidenfeller | 3 Brzenska | 4 Wörns | 5 Kehl | 6 Kringe | 7 Buckley | 8 Amoah | 11&..
Florian Leopold Gassmann
Florian Leopold Gassmann (born in Most, 3 May 1729 – died in Vienna, 20 January 1774) was a German-speaking Bohemian opera composer of the transitional period between the baroque and classical eras. He was one of the principal composers of opera buffa immediately before Mozart. From 1757 unt..
Florian Marciniak
This article is partof the series:Polish Secret State History of Poland redirect[[Template:Portal]] Florian Marciniak codename: Jerzy Nowak, Nowak, J.Krzemień, Szary, Flo (b. May 4, 1915 in Gorzyce - February 20/21 1944 in Gross-Rosen) was a Polish Scoutmaster (harcmistrz), first Naczelnik of t..
Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer (born October 5, 1983) is a professional male tennis player from Germany. On September 27, 2004 Mayer reached his career-high singles ranking: World No. 33. In his career he has reached one ATP singles final: 2005 Sopot (lost to Gael Monfils of France). At the 2004 Wimbledon Champion..
Florian Metz
Florian Metz Florian Metz (born September 18, 1985 in Zwettl, Austria) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Austria Wien and Austria. He is one of the first graduates of the Frank Stronach Academy. He has been with the Austria Wien first team since the summer of 2004. Club..
Florian Müller
Florian Müller (born January 21, 1970 in Augsburg, Germany) is an author, entrepreneur, consultant, and the founder of the [NoSoftwarePatents.com] campaign. In 1985, Müller started writing articles for German computer magazines. A year later, at age 16, he became Germany's youngest com..
Florian Pfaff
Florian Pfaff (b. 1957 in Munich) is an officer in the Bundeswehr (German Military) who has become well known as a result of his pacifist position. After some controversial missions of the Bundeswehr, he became a pacifist and finally refused, on 20 March 2003, to participate indirectly in the Iraq ..
Florian Pittiş
Florian Pittiş (4 octomber 1943, Bucharest) is a Romanian actor and folk music singer. His songs are usually his own compositions, but some are Romanian language versions of Bob Dylan's songs. ..
Florian Schneider
Florian Schneider-Esleben (born April 7th, 1947, in Düsseldorf, Germany) is one of the founding members of influential and pioneering electronic music band Kraftwerk. He founded Kraftwerk with Ralf Hütter in 1970, the two having met in 1968, studying firstly at the Academy of Arts in Remscheid, ..
Florian Schwarthoff
Men's Athletics Bronze 1996 110 m hurdles Florian Schwarthoff (born May 7, 1968 in Dortmund) is a former German hurdler best known for winning a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Schwarthoff had his best season in 1995 when set a new German record of 13.05 sec. in Bremen. He wa..
Florian Stablewski
Florian Stablewski (1841-1906) was a Polish priest and politician, archbishop of Poznań and Gniezno, Polish member of Prussian parliament. References Witold Jakóbczyk, Przetrwać na Wartą 1815-1914, Dzieje narodu i państwa polskiego, vol. III-55, Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Warszawa 1989 "|Pre..
Florian Zamoyski
Florian Zamoyski Noble Family Zamoyski Coat of Arms Jelita Parents Tomasz ŁaźnińskiMałgorzata Consorts Anna KomorowskaJadwiga Uhrynowska Children with Anna KomorowskaMikołaj ZamoyskiFeliks ZamoyskiBarbara Zamoyska Date of Birth 15th century Place of Birth ? Date of De..
Florian Znaniecki
Florian Zaniecki Florian Witold Znaniecki (January 15 1882 - March 23 1958) was a philosopher and a sociologist. He taught and wrote in Poland and the United States. He was the 44th President of the American Sociological Association and the founder of academic sociology studies in Poland. His ..
Floria Márquez
Floria Márquez (b. February 111950) Early life and career Born in Caracas to a very musical family - her mother was a classical-trained pianist, and one of her brothers is famous singer Rudy Marquez - she began to sing professionally at adult age, performing the latin music genre called Bolero ..
Floria Sigismondi
Floria Sigismondi (born 1965 in Pescara, Italy) is a photographer and director. Apart from her art exhibitions she is best known for directing music videos for Christina Aguilera, Muse, Interpol, The White Stripes, David Bowie, Sheryl Crow, The Cure, Björk, Amon Tobin and Marilyn Manson. Her tradem..
Floribbean
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Floribbean cuisine is found in varying forms in both high-end Florida restaurants and in the homes of many Flori..
Floriberta Jiménez Torres
Floriberta Jiménez Tomás (sometimes called Floriberta Jiménez Torres) (born 1990) is a Mexican girl who spent approximately 42 hours under extreme heat inside an SUV vehicle after crossing illegally to San Ysidro, California. She was found alive. She is a native of San Jorge, Oaxaca, in southern..
Floribert N'Galula
Floribert N'Galula Mbuyi (also Florent Ngalula) (born March 7, 1987 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a Belgian football player who currently plays for Manchester United Having officially been on the books at R.S.C. Anderlecht, and a regular starter for the Manchester United youth team, ..
Floribert Ndjabu
Floribert Ndjabu is leader of the Nationalist Integrationist Front (Le Front des nationalistes et intégrationnistes - FNI) in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He draws most of his support from the Lendu ethnic group. In March 2005 the Security Council condemned the FNI's attack on a patrol..
Florica
Florica (/flɔ'ri.kʌ/) is a small comune in Buzău County, Romania. The mayor is Diana Comun. There are roughly 2000 people and there is only one school. ..
Floricienta
Floricienta is a telenovela of Argentina that was running 2004-2005. Contents 1 Background2 Cast and characters3 Trivia4 External links Background Floricienta is based on the story of Cinderella and The Sound of Music. Florencia Fazzarino is a pretty, young and very poor ..
Floriculture
Floriculture is a discipline of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants. Flowering plants are cultivated all over the world both indoors and out. The development plant breeding of new varieties is a major occupation of floriculturists. External links [..
Florida
Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the southeastern United States. It was named by Juan Ponce de León, who landed on the coast on April 2, 1513, during Pascua Florida (Spanish for "Flowery Easter," referring to the Easter season). Contents 1 Geography1.1 Boundaries1.2..
Florida's 10th congressional district
Florida's 10th congressional district is the only Florida district entirely within a single county, Pinellas County, Florida. It is currently represented by Republican Bill Young. ..
Florida's 11th congressional district
Florida's 11th congressional district encompasses most of the city of Tampa and its suburbs and the shoreline of southeastern Hillsborough County. It also includes two areas in other counties: urban neighborhoods of south St. Petersburg in Pinellas County and neighborhoods in and around Bradento..
Florida's 12th congressional district
Florida's 12th congressional district encompasses most of rural Polk County, Florida as well as parts of rural and suburban east Hillsborough County and a small piece of western Osceola County. It is currently represented by Republican Adam Putnam. ..
Florida's 13th congressional district
Florida's 13th congressional district encompasses all of Sarasota, DeSoto, and Hardee County, and most of Manatee County, except for a small northern costal portion in District 11. It also includes a small section of Charlotte County. It is currently represented by Republican Katherine Harris, w..
Florida's 14th congressional district
The 14th Congressional District of Florida is on the Gulf Coast of southern Florida. It includes Lee County, Fort Myers, Naples, and part of Port Charlotte. It is now represented by Connie Mack IV, who was elected after representative Porter Goss resigned to become Director of the CIA. ..
Florida's 1st congressional district
The First Congressional District of Florida is represented in the United States Congress by Jeff Miller who was elected in a special election following the resignation of Joe Scarborough. The "Emerald Coast" is the affectionate local name for the Gulf Coast beaches of Florida's Panhandle, from P..
Florida's 6th congressional district
Florida’s Sixth District stretches from the St. Johns River and Jacksonville, sweeping through the Heart of North Central Florida, encompassing portions of Gainesville and Ocala, meandering down to the northern tip of the Orlando metropolitan area, in Lake County. Along the way, live over 525..
Florida's 7th congressional district
Florida's Seventh Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in Florida. Currently, the residents of the Seventh District are represented by Republican John L. Mica. External links [Rep. John Mica's official House or Representatives website] ..
Florida's 9th congressional district
Florida's 9th congressional district encompasses most of rural eastern Hillsborough County, northern parts of Pinellas County, including Clearwater, and the Gulf coast of Pasco County, including New Port Richey. It is currently represented by Republican US Representative Mike Bilirakis, who will r..
Florida's Natural Growers
Florida's Natural Growers is an agricultural cooperative based in Lake Wales, Florida. It is currently owned by over 1,100 grower members. Founded in 1933 as Florida Citrus Canners Cooperative, it took the name Citrus World in 1969 and adopted the current name in 1998. It markets not-from-concent..
Florida's Turnpike
Florida's Turnpike is a toll road that runs 312 miles (497 km) down the Florida peninsula through 11 counties, from US 1 in Florida City to Interstate 75 at Wildwood. It runs through Orlando, where it crosses Interstate 4; and West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, where it parallels Interstate 95, ..
Florida, Buenos Aires
Florida is a mostly residential neighborhood of the Vicente López Partido in the northern suburbs of Gran Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is principally a middle class neighbourhood and is located between the neighbourhoods of Olivos and Vicente López, also in the same partido (department). It lies i..
Florida, Copán
Florida is a municipality in the western Honduran department of Copán. Its products include tobacco, corn and cattle. The feria patronal, or fair in honor of the town's patron saint, is towards the end of April when one may enjoy aubades, carreras de cintas, climbing greased poles, the coronation ..
Florida, Cuba
Florida is a town and municipality in the Camagüey Province of Cuba. It is located 40 km north-west of Camagüey. The municipality contains the communities of Central Céspedes, Florida, Magarabomba, Piedrecitas and San Jerónimo. The town was established in 1907. External links [Camague..
Florida, Gauteng
Florida, Gauteng is a location in South Africa. The area which is referred to as Florida was originally established as the farm Vogelstruisfontein. Vogelstruisfontein and the farms Roodepoort and Paardekraal were established as mining camps after the discovery of gold in 1881. Suburbs in Re..
Florida, Georgia and Western Railway
Florida state law chapter 4098, approved FOO, incorporated the Florida, Georgia and Western Railway Company, owned by FOOO Florida state law chapter 4263, approved May 20, 1893, extended the time for completion to May 7, 1896. ..
Florida, Massachusetts
Florida is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 676 at the 2000 census. The town is home to the east portal of the Hoosac Tunnel, as well as Whitcomb Summit (elevation 2,172 feet), the highest point of the Mohawk Trail. Florida is also known for the Florid..
Florida, Missouri
Florida is a village in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9 at the 2000 census. Florida was the birthplace of writer Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) in 1835 [link]. Geography Florida is located at [39°29′30″N, 91°47′23″W] (39.491712, -91.7899..
Florida, Montgomery County, New York
Another Florida is a village in Orange County. Florida is a town in Montgomery County, New York, USA. The population was 2,731 at the 2000 census. The town was named after the state of Florida. The Town of Florida is in the eastern part of Montgomery County and is south of the City of Amsterdam...
Florida, New York
Florida is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York: Florida, Montgomery County, New YorkFlorida, Orange County, New York This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If a..
Florida, Ohio
Florida is a village in Henry County, Ohio, along the Maumee River. The population was 246 at the 2000 census. Geography Florida is located at [41°19′22″N, 84°12′6″W] (41.322751, -84.201653)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, ..
Florida, Orange County, New York
Another Florida is a town in Montgomery County. Florida is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 2,781 at the 2005 census estimates. The Village of Florida is primarily in the Town of Warwick, but a small part of the northern end of the village is in the Town of G..
Florida, Puerto Rico
Florida is a municipality of Puerto Rico. Founded in 1971, it was the last municipality founded in Puerto Rico. Florida is known as "La Tierra del Rio Encantado" (The Land of the Enchanted River). Originally known as "Florida Afuera" and belonging to Manatí (another municipality), this town deri..
Florida, Uruguay
Historic Estancia, Southern Departamento Florida Florida is the capital of the department of Florida in Uruguay. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [Special] ..
Floridablanca, Pampanga
Floridablanca is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. It is located on the western part of Pampanga along the Zambales mountain ranges and is bounded by the municipalities of Porac on the north, Lubao on the south, Guagua on the east, and Dinalupihan, Bataan on the we..
Floridablanca (disambiguation)
Floridablanca can refer to: José Moñino y Redondo, conde de Floridablanca, a Spanish statesman;The municipality of Floridablanca, Pampanga in the Philippines, named after the Count of Floridablanca.The Floridablanca, the ship of the possibly mythical pirate Gasparilla, also named for the Count of..
FloridaGulf Airlines
FloridaGulf Airlines is a commuter airline started by Mesa Airlines in 1991 to serve Florida and the South East United States as a feeder for US Air. Headquarters were in Jacksonville, Florida with an all BE1900 fleet, later expanded to include six EMB120 in 1994. In 1997 the airline was absorbed o..
Floridante
Floridante (HWV 14) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was by Paolo Antonio Rolli after Francesco Silvani's La costanza in trionfo. Performance history The opera was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 9 December 1721 and again with ..
Floridan Aquifer
The Floridan Aquifer is a highly productive artesian Carbonate-rock aquifer system located beneath the coastal regions of the Southeastern United States. See also HydrogeologyAquifer and Water tableGroundwater External links [USGS Aquifer study] ..
Florida (album)
Track List FloridaBig LostSarahInto the SunWay MoreMoney Power RespectDiplo Rhythm feat. Sandra Melody, Vybz Cartel & Pantera Os DanadinhosWorksIndian Thick Jawns feat. P.E.A.C.ESummer's Gonna Hurt YouIt's All Part of A Bigger Plan ..
Florida (disambiguation)
Places named Florida include: Florida is the 27th constituent state of the United States.Florida, MassachusettsFlorida, MissouriFlorida, Montgomery County, New YorkFlorida, Orange County, New YorkFlorida, ColombiaFlorida, Puerto RicoFlorida, Vicente López Partido, ArgentinaFlorida Street, a pedest..
Florida 9th congressional district election, 2006
The election to choose a representative for the 9th Congressional District of Florida will by held on November 7, 2006. Whoever is chosen will serve from January of 2007 through January of 2009. Incumbent Republican Mike Bilirakis plans to retire after 12 terms. His son, state Representative Gus..
Florida A&M University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU (Pronounced Fam-U), is a historically black university located in Tallahassee, Florida and is one of eleven institutions in Florida's State University System. Florida A&M University student enrollment population..
Florida Aquarium
[he Florida Aquarium is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, publicly operated institution located in Tampa, Florida. It is a large scale, 200,000 square foot aquarium and is accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. The facility is home to over 10,000 aquatic plants and animals from 1,340 spe..
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University, also commonly referred to as FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a state university located in Boca Raton, Florida, USA, with additional campuses located in Davie, Dania Beach, Port St. Lucie. and Jupiter, Florida. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Col..
Florida Avenue (Washington, D.C.)
Florida Avenue is a major street in Washington, D.C. It was originally named Boundary Street, because it formed the northern boundary of Pierre L'Enfant's original plan for the Federal City. In 1890, since the city had grown beyond the borders of the original plan, Boundary Street was renamed. ..
Florida Avenue Bridge
The Florida Avenue Bridge is a vertical lift bridge spanning the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. The bridge has one railroad track, two vehicle lanes and two sidewalks. A parallel high-elevation four-lane roadway bridge is planned. Contents 1 History2 The current bridge3&..
Florida Bay
Florida Bay is the shallow bay located between the southern end of the Florida mainland (the Florida Everglades) and the Florida Keys. Nearly all of Florida Bay is included in Everglades National Park. The southern edge, along the Florida Keys is in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The..
Florida Blue Key
Florida Blue Key is a student organization at the University of Florida. Originally begun as the National Blue Key organization, started at the University of Florida in 1923, the National Blue Key split from FBK in 1935, when the UF student organization quickly grew in power. Initially, membership ..
Florida Board of Control
The Florida Board of Control (1905-1965) was once the statewide governing body for the State University System of Florida, which includes all public universities in the state of Florida. It was replaced by the Florida Board of Regents in 1965. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Florida Board of Governors
The Florida Board of Governors was created in 2003 to serve as the statewide governing body for the State University System of Florida, which includes all public universities in the state of Florida. Its predecessor, the Florida Board of Regents, was abolished by an act of the Florida state legislat..
Florida Board of Regents
The Florida Board of Regents (1965-2001) was for several decades the statewide governing body for the State University System of Florida, which includes all public universities in the state of Florida. It was created to replace a predecessor body called the Florida Board of Control, which itself had..
Florida Bobcats
Florida Bobcats Year founded 1992 Year folded 2001 Prior names Sacramento Attack, Miami Hooters ArenaBowl championships none Contents 1 History1.1 Sacramento Attack (1992)1.2 Miami Hooters (1993-1995)1.3 Florida Bobcats (1996-2001)2 Season-..
Florida Bog Frog
The Rana okaloosae is a rare species of frog found only in western Florida. The are typically found in shallow ponds or creeks. Members of this species range from 34 - 49 mm in length, with the female generally being the larger of the sexes. They have no spots on their dorsal side and unlike ot..
Florida breaks
Florida breaks, also referred to as Florida breakbeat and Funky Breaks, is a genre of breakbeat music which, as the name suggests, is most popular in the areas around the US state of Florida. Its sound has a lot in common with nu skool breaks although it also contains influences of other music popul..
Florida Cabinet
The Florida Cabinet is a state agency unique to Florida that engages in collective governance of the state. Created following Reconstruction, when there had been distrust of the military governors appointed by the federal government, it was designed to decentralize authority from the Governor. Co..
Florida Canal
The Florida Canal or 40 Arpent Canal is a canal in the New Orleans metropolitan area and land down river. The canal was built in the 18th century colonial era of Louisiana, stetching from what is now the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans, roughly parallelling the Mississippi River on ..
Florida Caverns State Park
Florida Caverns State Park is a Florida's State Park, located in the Florida Panhandle near Marianna. It is home to the only air-filled caves accessible to tourists in Florida. Florida Caverns is unusual for the state. The limestone caverns were formed over time, as water seeped into and dissolved..
Florida Center for Theological Studies
Florida Center for Theological Studies (FCTS) is a Christian theological seminary in Miami, Fla., founded in 1983 and incorporated in 1985 by Dr. Melvin E. Schoonover and operating today with more than 100 students on two campuses. FCTS offers four programs: Master of Divinity, Doctor of Ministry, ..
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad
The Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad was the final name of a system of railroads throughout Florida, becoming part of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in 1900. The system, including some of the first railroads in Florida, stretched from Jacksonville west through Tallahassee and south to Tampa...
Florida Central Railroad
This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Florida Central Railroad (defunct) - a former railroad in Florida and Georgia,..
Florida Central Railroad (current)
Current and former railroads in the Orlando area, including the Florida Central Railroad The Florida Central Railroad (AAR reporting mark FCEN) is one of several short line railroads run by the Pinsly Railroad Company. Its only interchange point is with CSX in downtown Orlando, Florida; it h..
Florida Central Railroad (defunct)
The Florida Central Railroad, headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia, constructed a 47 mile line between that city and Fanlew, Florida in 1907 and 1908. The first 10 miles ran from Thomasville to the lumber mill in Metcalf, Georgia, then on to Roddenberry. The Florida Central ran parallel to part ..
Florida Central Voter File
The Florida Central Voter File was in the period between 1998 and January 1, 2006 a governmental, but unofficial list of legally eligible voters for the state of Florida, in the United States used by the Florida Department of State's Division of Elections to monitor the official voter lists maintai..
Florida Championship Wrestling
Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office starting in 1961 when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion. It is commonly incorrectly called Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), but the name was Championship Wrestling from..
Florida Christian College
Florida Christian College (FCC) is a higher education institution located in Kissimmee, Florida. FCC provides non-denominational conservative Christian education ranging from preaching to elementary education. Florida Christian College is accreditted by the Association for Biblical Higher Educatio..
Florida City, Florida
Florida City is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,843 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 8,363.[link] The city lies to the west of, and is contiguous with, Homestead. Both cities suffered catastrophi..
Florida Civil War Confederate Units
This is a list of Florida Civil War Confederate Units. 1st (Reserves) Infantry1st Battalion, Special Cavalry1st Cavalry1st Infantry2d Battalion, Infantry2d Cavalry2d Infantry3d Battalion, Cavalry3d Infantry4th Infantry5th Battalion, Cavalry5th Infantry6th Infantry7th Infantry8th Infantry9th Infan..
Florida class battleship
Florida-class battleship Class Overview Class type: Battleship Class name The State of Florida Preceded by: Delaware class Succeeded by: Wyoming class Ships of the line: Florida (BB-30), Utah (BB-31) General Characteristics (USS Florida) Displacement: Standard:21,825 tonsMean War Servi..
Florida Coastal Airlines
Florida Coastal Airlines (FCA) is an airline based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. It operates services in Florida and the Bahamas. Contents 1 Code Data2 Services3 Fleet4 External links Code Data IATA Code: PAICAO Code: FCLCallsign: Florida Coastal Services In addition to..
Florida Coastal School of Law
The Florida Coastal School of Law is an ABA accredited law school located in Jacksonville, FL. Founded in 1996, the school received its full accreditation in 2002. Florida Coastal recently led all Florida law schools with an 81.9 percent pass rate on the July 2005 State Bar Examination. As of ..
Florida Coast Line Canal and Transportation Company
Florida state law chapter 3641, approved February 6, 1885, gave the company the ability to extend its canal from Biscayne Bay to Key West, and gave it land grants for that part. Florida state law chapter 4284, approved May 27, 1893, extended the time limit for the company to construct the canal fro..
Florida College
Florida College is a small, accredited, coeducational Christian college located in Temple Terrace, Florida, in the Tampa metropolitan area. Degree programs include the Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies, the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, the Bachelor of Arts in Music, the Bachelor of Scienc..
Florida Community College at Jacksonville
FCCJ Logo The Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FCCJ) is located in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. It has five campuses in the Jacksonville area, and five additional centers which host classes and programs for students. FCCJ's Downtown Campus is the northern terminal of the Jacksonv..
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or the FCAT, is the controversial standardized testing used in the primary and secondary public schools of Florida. First administered in 1998, it replaced the CTBS, Terra Nova, and HSCT exams. The FCAT Reading and FCAT Math exams are administered annually..
Florida Constitution
The Great Seal of the State of Florida The Florida Constitution is the document that establishes and describes the duties, powers, structure and function of the government of the U.S. state of Florida, and establishes the basic law of the state. Contents 1 Florida's Early Constitutions..
Florida Cottonmouth
The Florida Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti) is one of three subspecies of the cottonmouth, (Agkistrodon piscivorus) that is found east of the Mississippi River. The epithet conanti is in honor of American herpetologist Roger Conant.[link] Contents 1 Geographic range ..
Florida cracker architecture
Florida cracker architecture is a style of woodframe home used somewhat widely in the 19th century in Florida, United States, and still popular with some developers as a source of design themes. Florida cracker homes are characterized by metal roofs, raised floors, large porch areas (often wrapping ..
Florida Cracker Horse
Historically, Cracker horses were an essential part of the cattle industry in Florida, which began almost 500 years ago and flourishes today. Florida cowboys were nicknamed "crackers" because of the sound made by their whips cracking in the air. This name was also given to the small, agile Spanish h..
Florida Cracker Trail
The Florida Cracker Trail runs from just East of Bradenton, and ends in Fort Pierce, a total distance of approximately 120 miles. [link] In years past, this route was used for both cattle and horses. Today it includes parts of State Road 66, State Road 64, and U.S. Highway 98. External l..
Florida Crystals
Florida Crystals are an ingredient sometimes found in organic food. It is essentially unrefined, unprocessed, and organically-grown cane sugar, or sucrose. External links [Florida Crystals] - The homepage of the company, which shares a name with its product. ..
Florida Cup
The The Florida Cup is the state-sponsored American football trophy given to either the Florida State University Seminoles, the University of Florida Gators, or the University of Miami Hurricanes in return for beating the other two teams in the same season. It was first awarded in 2002. Although F..
Florida Current
The Florida Current is a thermal ocean current that flows generally from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. The current was discovered by Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon in 1513. The Florida Current results from the movement of water pushed from the Atlantic into the Caribbean Sea by the rot..
Florida death metal
Florida always has been the home of an active death metal scene. In particular, the Tampa area is noteworthy. Florida death metal was most influential in the mid-1980s to early 1990s before thrash metal and metal music waned in popularity. The albums covers were often characterised by illegible ban..
Florida Democratic Party
The Florida Democratic Party is the official organization for Democrats in the state of Florida. History The Florida Democratic Party has historically dominated Florida's state and local politics. Florida's Governor's Mansion was closed to Republicans from 1877 until 1967, when Claude R. Kirk, a Re..
Florida Dental Association
The Florida Dental Association (also abbreviated as FDA) is a organization of dentists in Florida, USA, and it was established in 1884. Currently, there are approximately 7,000 members in the FDA. External links [Official website] ..
Florida Department
Flag Coat of Arms Florida Flag Florida Coat of Arms Statistics Capital: Florida Area: 10.417 km² Inhabitants: 68.181 (2004) Pop. Density: 6.55 inh./km² Demonym: floridense Website: [imf.gub.uy] (in Spanish) ISO 3166-2: UY-FD Politics Inte..
Florida Department of Environmental Regulation
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Florida Department of Law Enforcement
In 1967, the Florida Legislature merged the responsibilities of several state criminal justice organizations to create the Bureau of Law Enforcement. The Bureau began with 94 positions, headed by a Commissioner who reported to the Governor, certain Cabinet members, two Sheriffs, and one Chief of Pol..
Florida Department of Transportation
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida[#endnote_www.flsenate.gov.708]. It was formed in 1969, absorbing the powers of the old State Road Depar..
Florida Derby
The Florida Derby is a race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. Added to the racing schedule in 1952, the race is held in March or April each year at Gulfstream Park. The race is a Grade 1 race whose winners usually go on to compete in the Kentucky Derby. The race is run at one and one-eighth m..
Florida District
The Florida District of the Unitarian Universalist Association is a district, serving Unitarian Universalist congregations in Florida. External links [Florida District Website]  District-level Unitarian Universalist organizations within the Unitarian Universalist Association ..
Florida District Courts of Appeal
The Florida District Courts of Appeal provide the intermediate level of judicial review in the state of Florida, having authority over the decisions of county courts and state circuit courts, and falling under the authority of the Florida Supreme Court. The state of Florida created the District Cour..
Florida East Coast Railway
The Florida East Coast Railway (AAR reporting mark FEC) is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida; in the past, it has been a Class I railroad. The FEC is renowned as the railroad that built the first railroad bridges to Key West that have since been rebuilt into road bridges fo..
Florida election recount
The Florida election recount of 2000 was a period of vote re-counting that occurred following the unclear results of the 2000 US presidential election. The [National Opinion Research Center] at the University of Chicago, sponsored by a consortium of major U.S. news organizations, conduc..
Florida Evans
Florida Evans was a fictional character on the sitcoms Maude and its spinoff Good Times. She was the hard-working mother of the Evans family. She first appeared as Maude and Walter's housekeeper on Maude, but later she quit to be a housewife, which she was when Good Times began. Florida was born ..
Florida Everblades
Florida Everblades Founded 1998 Home ice Germain Arena Based in Estero, Florida Colors Navy Blue, Green Division Titles 1 League ECHL Head coach Gerry Fleming Mascot Swampee The Florida Everblades are an ECHL ice hockey team playing in the Southeast Di..
Florida Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
The Florida Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (FFBJJ) is a governing body for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the state of Florida. The federation was created by Marcio Simas and is officially recogized by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF).Florida Federation of Brazilian-Jiu-Jitsu. ..
Florida Film Critics Circle
FFCC redirects here. For the video game, see [[Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles]]. The Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) is an organization of film reviewers from Florida-based publications. In December (since 2004) of each year, the FFCC meets to vote on their Florida Film Critics Circle Awards..
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 1996
1st Florida Film Critics Circle Awards ? The 1st Florida Film Critics Circle Awards honored the best in film for 1996. Winners Best Actor: Robert Duvall - ''The ApostleBest Actress: Frances McDormand - ''FargoBest Cinematography: The English Patient - John SealeBest Director: Joel Coen..
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 1997
2nd Florida Film Critics Circle Awards ? --> The 2nd Florida Film Critics Circle Awards honored the best in film for 1997. Winners Best Actor:*Robert Duvall - ''The ApostleBest Actress:*Helen Hunt - ''As Good As It GetsBest Cinematography:*Titanic - Russell CarpenterBest Director:*Curtis..
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 1998
3rd Florida Film Critics Circle Awards ? --> The 3rd Florida Film Critics Circle Awards honored the best in film for 1998. Winners Best Actor: Ian McKellen - Apt Pupil and ''Gods and MonstersBest Actress: Gwyneth Paltrow - Shakespeare In Love and ''Sliding DoorsBest Cinematography: Savin..
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 1999
4th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards ? The 4th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards honored the best in film for 1999. Winners Best Actor: Kevin Spacey - ''American BeautyBest Actress: Hilary Swank - ''Boys Don't CryBest Animated Film: ''The Iron GiantBest Cinematography: Snow Falling ..
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2000
5th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards ? The 5th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards honored the best in film for 2000. Winners Best Actor: Geoffrey Rush - ''QuillsBest Actress: Ellen Burstyn - ''Requiem for a DreamBest Animated Film: ''Chicken RunBest Cinematography: The Man Who Wasn't..
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2001
6th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards January 3, 2002 The 6th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2001, were announced on 3 January, 2002. Winners Best Actor: Billy Bob Thornton - Bandits, The Man Who Wasn't There and Monster's BallBest Actress: Sissy Spa..
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2002
7th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards January 3, 2003 --> The 7th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2002, were announced on 3 January, 2003. Winners Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis - ''Gangs of New YorkBest Actress: Julianne Moore - ''Far from HeavenBest Ani..
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2003
8th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards January 2, 2004 --> The 8th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2003, were held on January 2, 2004. Winners Best Actor: Sean Penn - 21 Grams and ''Mystic RiverBest Actress: Naomi Watts - ''21 GramsBest Animated Film: ''..
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2004
9th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards December 22, 2004 --> The 9th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2004, were held on 22 December, 2004. Winners Best Actor:*Jamie Foxx - ''RayBest Actress:*Hilary Swank - ''Million Dollar BabyBest Animated Film:*''The I..
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2005
10th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards December 24, 2005 --> The 10th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards, given by the Florida Film Critics Circle on 24 December, 2005, honored the best in film for 2005. Brokeback Mountain from director Ang Lee received 4 awards, including Best Picture an..
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
The Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor is an award given by the Florida Film Critics Circle to honor the finest male acting achievementes in filmmaking. Winners Winner Winner 1996 1997 --> Geoffrey Rushfor his role as "David (as an adult)" inShine --> Robert Duvallfor his role..
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
The Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress is an award given by the Florida Film Critics Circle to honor the finest female lead acting achievementes in filmmaking. Winners 1996 – Frances McDormand - ''Fargo1997 – Helen Hunt - ''As Good As It Gets1998 – Gwyneth Paltrow ..
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature
The Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature is an award given by the Florida Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in animated filmmaking. Winners |1999'The Iron Giant |2000'Chicken Run |2001'Shrek |2002'Spirited Away |2003'Finding Nemo |2004'The Incredibles |200..
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography
The Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography is an award given by the Florida Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievementes in filmmaking. Winners 1996 – The English Patient (John Seale)1997 – L.A. Confidential (Dante Spinotti)1998 – Saving Private Ryan (J..
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
The Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director is an award given by the Florida Film Critics Circle to honor the finest directing achievementes in filmmaking. Winners 1996 – Joel Coen - Fargo1997 – Curtis Hanson - L.A. Confidential1998 – Peter Weir - The Truman Show1999 &..
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Documentary
The Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Documentary is an award given by the Florida Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievementes in filmmaking. Winners Image:Film reel and film.jpg|1997'Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Image:Film reel and film.jpg|1999'Buena Vista Social Club Image:Fi..
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble Acting
The Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble Acting is an award given by the Florida Film Critics Circle (from 1997 till 2003) to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking. Winners 1996 – no award1997 – 'Boogie Nights1998 – no award1999 – 'Magnolia2000 – '..
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign-Language Film
The Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign(-Language) Film is an award given by the Florida Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking. Winners 1997: Ridicule, France1997: Shall we dansu? (Shall We Dance?), Japan1998: La vita è bella (Life is Beautiful), Italy19..
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture
The Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture is an award given by the Florida Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking. Note: "*" winner of the Oscar for Best Picture. Winners 1996: ''Fargo1997: Titanic*1998: Shakespeare in Love*1999: ''Magnolia2000: ''Traffic20..
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay
The Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay is an award given by the Florida Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievementes in filmmaking. Winners 1996 – Fargo (Ethan Coen and Joel Coen)1997 – L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland)1998 – Shakesp..
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
The Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award given by the Florida Film Critics Circle to honor the finest supporting male acting achievements in filmmaking. Winners 1996 – Edward Norton - The People vs. Larry Flynt, Everyone Says I Love You and ''Primal Fear1997..
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given by the Florida Film Critics Circle to honor the finest supporting female acting achievementes in filmmaking. Winners Winner Winner 1996 1997 --> Courtney LoveThe People vs. Larry Flynt --> Julianne MooreBoog..
Florida Film Festival
The Orlando-based Florida Film Festival showcases the best American independent and foreign films. Produced by Enzian Theater, the Festival has become one of the most respected regional film events in the country. Past guests include Oliver Stone, Gabriel Byrne, Famke Janssen, Jason Lee, Christophe..
Florida Firecats
The Florida Firecats are a professional arena football team. They are a 2001 expansion member of the af2. They play their home games at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida -- halfway between Naples, Florida and Fort Myers, Florida. Season-by-season Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties * = Current..
Florida Flame
The Florida Flame is a NBA Development League team based in Fort Myers, Florida.Logo design: A basketball on fire moving at high speed. It has been [announced] that the Florida Flame will temporarily shut down operations for the 2006-07 season due to not having a home arena in which to ..
Florida Forensic League, Inc.
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Florida Frenzy
The Florida Frenzy is a team of the National Indoor Football League. They play their home games at the Hard Rock Arena in Hollywood, Florida. --> --> The National Indoor Football League Atlantic Conference North Division East Division South Division Cincinnati Marshals Charleston Sandshark..
Florida Friebus
Florida Friebus was an American writer and actress of stage and television. She was most famous for playing the mother of Dobie Gillis on the cult TV program The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. The daughter of actor Theodore Friebus, she was born on 10 October 1909 in Auburndale, Massachusetts. She ref..
Florida Ft Lauderdale Mission
The Florida Ft Lauderdale Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is headquartered in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Geography The mission expands north to West Palm Beach, where it borders the Florida Orlando Mission, East to the Florida Keys where it borders the Florida ..
Florida Gas Transmission
Florida Gas Transmission is a natural gas pipeline which brings gas from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama into Florida. It is owned by CrossCountry Energy. Its FERC code is 34.[link] External links [Pipeline Electronic Bulletin Board] ..
Florida Gators
The Florida Gators is the team name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. There are 8 men's athletic teams and 10 women's teams that compete in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference in Division I-A, and hav..
Florida Grand Opera
Florida Grand Opera (FGO), major opera company in the Miami area, currently in its 65th season. Its General Director is Robert Heuer, and its Musical Director and Principal conductor is Stewart Robertson. The FGO Chorus is led by Douglas Kinney-Frost. It operates out of the Miami-Dade County Auditor..
Florida Grand Trunk Railway
Florida state law chapter 4255, approved June 3, 1893, incorporated the Florida Grand Trunk Railway Company, owned by J. R. Tysen and H. T. Baya, of Florida, H. McCall of New York, R. Combes of Alabama, and Samuel H. Levy of London, empowered to survey, erect, construct, make, build, equip, maintain..
Florida group
The Florida group (Sp.: grupo Florida) were a Buenos Aires-based avant-garde literary group in the 1920s, known for their embrace of "art for art's sake". They were identified with the magazines Proa and Martín Fierro, the latter named after the long poem Martín Fierro, generally considered the gr..
Florida gubernatorial election, 2006
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Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum
The Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum is a Florida-based tourist railroad that operates on six miles of former Seaboard Air Line Railway trackage in Manatee County. Operations began there in 1981. External links [Official site] ..
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida Gulf Coast University is a public, four-year college located in Fort Myers, Florida. Contents 1 History2 Campus3 Athletics4 Growth5 External link History The newest university in the State University System of Florida, the school was established by then-governo..
Florida Healthcare Plans
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Florida HealthCare Plans is an HMO for residents of Volusia and Flagler counties in Florida. External..
Florida Highway Patrol
For articles beginning with "FHP", see this [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ all articles lookup] "FHP" redirects here. For , see . The Division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), is a division of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles of the State of Florida, a state law enfo..
Florida High School Athletic Association
The Florida High School Athletic Association or FHSAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), which is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The National Federation, which is comprised of Associations from all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and seve..
Florida High Speed Rail
Florida High Speed Rail would have been the first to use Bombardier's JetTrain technology. Florida High Speed Rail is a proposed high-speed rail network in Florida. Funding for the system was authorized by a 2000 referendum of Florida voters and repealed by 64% of Florida voters in a 2004 refe..
Florida Hills
Florida Hills is a suburb of Johannesburg in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It lies to the northwest of downtown Johannesburg and north of Soweto. ..
Florida Holocaust Museum
The Florida Holocaust Museum is a Holocaust museum located in St. Petersburg, Florida. It is one of the largest Holocaust museums in the United States. The Museum's mission is honor "the memory of millions of innocent men, women, and children who suffered or died in the Holocaust. The Museum is ded..
Florida Hospital Orlando
Located in Orlando, Florida, Florida Hospital Orlando uses the latest technology to treat over 32,000 inpatients and 53,600 outpatients annually. This 800+ bed, acute-care community hospital also serves as a major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast. It is a part of the Florida Hospital syst..
Florida House of Representatives
The Florida House of Representatives, one of the two Chambers of the Florida Legislature, is composed of 120 members, each representing a district. Representatives are elected to two-year terms during even-numbered years. A representative must be at least 21 years of age, a resident of the distric..
Florida Institute of Oceanography
The State of Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO), located on the St. Petersburg campus of the University of South Florida, is an independent entity owned by the State University System of Florida which works cooperatively with a number of Florida's public and private universities and other organ..
Florida Institute of Technology
Located in Melbourne, Florida (Brevard County), United States, this independent technological college was founded by Jerome P. Keuper in 1958 as Brevard Engineering College, absorbing the University of Melbourne, and changing its name to Florida Institute of Technology in 1966. In the early 1990..
Florida International University
Florida International University (FIU) is a state-run university in Miami-Dade County, Florida, well-known for its, business, hospitality management, creative writing, architecture, and management information systems programs. It currently has more than 37,000 students, 1,100 full-time faculty, and..
Florida International University College of Law
The FIU College of Law logo The College of Law at Florida International University is one of the youngest American law schools. Located in Miami, Florida, the institution opened its doors to students in August of 2002. The school received provisional accreditation from the American Bar Assoc..
Florida Islands
Map of the Florida Islands The Florida Islands (or Nggela Islands) are a small island group in the Central Province (Solomon Islands) of the Solomon Islands, a nation in the western Pacific Ocean. Among the more important islands of the Florida grouping are Nggela Sule, Tulagi, Gavutu and Tan..
Florida Judicial Nominating Commission
The Florida Judicial Nominating Commission is responsible for providing the Florida Governor with a list of possible appointments to the Florida Supreme Court and the five Florida District Courts of Appeal. It is required under Article V of the Florida Constitution. The Commission is composed of n..
Florida keratopathy
Florida keratopathy is an eye condition characterized by the presence of multiple spots within both corneas. It is most commonly seen in dogs and cats, but is also rarely seen in horses and birds. In the United States, Florida keratopathy is found in animals in the southeastern part of the country..
Florida Keys
Palm trees in Islamorada The Florida Keys are an archipelago, a string of about 1700 islands in the southeast United States. They begin at the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula, about 15 miles south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the..
Florida Keys Health Fairs
The Florida Keys Health Fairs, or FKHF for short, are a series of medical student-run screening and prevention health fairs coordinated throughout the Florida Keys. The fairs are planned, coordinated, and implemented by the Department of Community Service of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller..
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Florida Keys NMS The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is a U.S. National Marine Sanctuary in the Florida Keys. It includes the third-largest coral barrier reef in the world. It also has extensive mangrove forest and seagrass fields. The Marine Sanctuary includes a 2,800 square nautical m..
Florida land boom of the 1920s
The U.S. state of Florida's first real estate bubble burst in 1925, leaving behind entire new cities and the remains of failed development projects such as Isola di Lolando in north Biscayne Bay. The preceding land boom shaped Florida's future for decades and created entire new cities out of virg..
Florida Leader
Florida Leader is the state's premier education magazine#redirect [[Template:Fact]], founded in 1983 by W.H. "Butch" Oxendine, Jr., then a student at the University of Florida. Oxendine founded Campus Leader as a monthly funded by the Student Government. After a year of publishing on-campus, Oxendin..
Florida Legislature
The Florida Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Florida Constitution mandates a bicameral state legislature with a Florida Senate of 40 members and a Florida House of Representatives of 120 members. The two bodies meet in the Florida State Capitol. See also The F..
Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul
Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul, 373 U.S. 132 (1963)[#endnote_citation], was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States upheld a California law that imposed minimum ripeness standards on avocados imported into the state. The law barred retail sale of avocados that..
Florida locations by per capita income
Florida has the eighteenth highest per capita income in the United States of America, at $21,557 (2000). Its personal per capita income is $30,446 (2003). Florida Counties Ranked by Per Capita Income There are sixty-seven counties located in Florida, six of which are in the top 100 richest counti..
Florida Lottery
The Florida Lottery is one of the most lucrative single-state lottery systems in the United States. It is maintained by the Florida Lottery Commission, a state organization, from Tallahassee, Florida. Contents 1 History2 Online Games3 Rollover and Rolldown4 External links4.1&..
Florida mangroves
The Florida mangroves comprise an ecosystem of the coasts of the Florida peninsula, including the Florida Keys. The Florida mangrove community includes three mangrove species, Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) and White Mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa), and one..
Florida Marlins
Florida Marlins Established 1993 Major league affiliations National League (1993-present)*East Division (1993-present) Current uniform Ballpark Dolphin Stadium (1993-present) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 2003 • 1997 NL Pennants (2) ..
Florida Marlins/Award winners and league leaders
Awards Most Valuable Player*none Cy Young*none Rookie of the Year*Dontrelle Willis (2003) Manager of the Year*Jack McKeon (2003) Gold Glove Award*Charles Johnson, C (1995, 1996, 1997)*Luis Castillo, 2B (2003, 2004, 2005)*Derrek Lee, 1B (2003)*Mike Lowell, 3B (2005) Silver Slugger*Gary Sheffield, OF ..
Florida Marlins/Broadcasters
Media and broadcast information/history for the Florida Marlins: Official television stations: FSN Florida and Sun Sports Official radio station: WQAM 560 AM (English Broadcasts), WQBA 1140 AM (Spanish Broadcasts) Current and Past Broadcasters Manolo Alvarez, Spanish Radio Play-by-Play, 1993-199..
Florida Marlins/Managers and ownership
Florida Marlins Managers Rene Lachemann (1993-96)John Boles (1996; 1999-2001)Jim Leyland (1997-98)Tony Perez (2001)Jeff Torborg (2002-03)Jack McKeon (2003-05)Joe Girardi (2006- ) Florida Marlins Owners H. Wayne Huizenga (1993-1998)John Henry (1998-2001)Jeffrey Loria (2002- ) ..
Florida Marlins/Players of note
The following is a list of notable players for the Florida Marlins and years played with the team. Moisés Alou, 1997Josh Beckett, 2001-2005Bobby Bonilla, 1997-1998Kevin Brown, 1996-1997Miguel Cabrera, 2003-presentLuis Castillo, 1996-2005Jeff Conine, 1993-1997 and 2003-2005Craig Counsell, 1997-1999..
Florida Marlins/Team records
Contents 1 Single-season leaders (through 2005)1.1 Batting1.2 Pitching2 Career leaders (through 2005)2.1 Batting2.2 Pitching Single-season leaders (through 2005) Batting Average: Luis Castillo, .334 (2000)Home runs: Gary Sheffield, 42 (1996)RBI: Preston Wilson, 121 (..
Florida Marlins roster
Updated on July 17, 2006 Active roster Pitchers48 Joe Borowski 49 Matt Herges 55 Josh Johnson 16 Logan Kensing 23 Randy Messenger 47 Ricky Nolasco 34 Scott Olsen 44 Chris Resop 38 Aníbal Sánchez 47 Taylor Tankersley 56 Jason Vargas 35 Dontrelle Willis Catchers30 Miguel Olivo 20 M..
Florida Memorial University
Florida Memorial University is a private coeducational four-year university in Miami Gardens, Florida accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It offers 41 undergraduate degree programs and 3 graduate degree programs through its eight academic divisions. As one of th..
Florida Metropolitan University
Florida Metropolitan University is a system of for-profit universities in the United States. They offer career college programs, as well as a Graduate School of Business which offers a Masters of Business Administration. The schools are owned by Corinthian Colleges International, Inc. FMU Campus..
Florida Metro Footy League
The Florida Metro Footy League is a Metro Footy league based in Florida in the United States. The representative side are the Florida Redbacks that play in the Eastern Australian Football League. Current Teams Fort Lauderdale Fighting Squids [Official Site]Tampa DevilsSarasota Sharks See..
Florida Midland and Georgia Railroad
The Florida Midland and Georgia Railroad Company was incorporated by Florida state law chapter 3337. Florida state law chapter 3648, approved February 16, 1885, extended the company's time limit by five years. ..
Florida Midland Railroad
This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Florida Midland Railroad (defunct) - a former railroad bypassing Orlando, Flor..
Florida Midland Railroad (current)
The Florida Midland Railroad (AAR reporting mark FMID) is one of several short line railroads run by the Pinsly Railroad Company. It has connections to CSX at Wildwood, Florida, Winter Haven, Florida and West Lake Wales, Florida. In 2000, the company petitioned the Surface Transportation Board to..
Florida Midland Railroad (defunct)
The Florida Midland Railway Company was incorporated under the general incorporation laws of Florida, and surveyed a line from Lake Jessup, in Orange county, to Leesburg, in Sumter county. Florida state law chapter 3652, approved February 10, 1885, reincorporated the company. At the time, ten miles ..
Florida Museum of Natural History
The Florida Museum of Natural History is located at the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida. It displays exhibits on the flora, fauna, and people of Florida. It also includes a live butterfly display. The main museum is free of charge, the butterfly exhibit requires a paid ticket...
Florida National Cemetery
Florida National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Bushnell in Sumter County, Florida . It encompasses 512.9 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 76,789 interments. Contents 1 History2 Notable interments3 See also4 External links History L..
Florida National High Adventure Sea Base
redirect[[Template:Portal]]The Florida National National High Adventure Sea Base is a National High Adventure Base run by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in the Florida Keys. Its counterparts are the Philmont Scout Ranch in northern New Mexico and the Northern Tier National High Adventure Bases in ..
Florida National Scenic Trail
The Florida National Scenic Trail is a National Scenic Trail begun in October 1966. It includes over 1,000 miles trail which are in a protected corridor, and 1,800 total miles of trail. It is maintained by the Florida Trail Association, a non-profit group. References [Florida National Scenic T..
Florida News
Florida News is a partisan Democratic weblog focusing on Florida political news and contains commentary. Florida News gained media attention from the St. Petersburg Times [#endnote_1] and the Weekly Planet [#endnote_2] when, in December 2004, it broke a story [#endnote_3]..
Florida Northern Railroad
The following railroads have been called Florida Northern Railroad: Florida Northern Railroad (defunct) - a former railroad north of Jacksonville, FloridaFlorida Northern Railroad (current) - a short line railroad near Ocala, FloridaThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of ..
Florida Northern Railroad (current)
The Florida Northern Railroad (AAR reporting mark FNOR) is one of several short line railroads run by the Pinsly Railroad Company. It has connections to CSX at Ocala, Florida, running north to Lowell, Florida and south to Candler, Florida. It was formerly run by CSX as their Ocala Subdivision. See..
Florida Panhandle
The Florida Panhandle is the region of the state of Florida which includes the westernmost 16 counties in the state. It is a narrow strip lying between Alabama and Georgia to the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Culturally and in terms of history and climate, the region is more closely ..
Florida Panther
For the NHL hockey team by this name, see Florida Panthers. The Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) is a critically endangered subspecies of Puma that lives in the low pinelands, palm forests and swamps of southern Florida in the United States, especially near the Big Cypress National Preserve &..
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team who play in the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida/Miami, Florida suburb of Sunrise. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). Contents 1 Facts1.1 Franchise history2 Season-by-season record3 Notable players3.1 Current s..
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
The Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located in northwestern Florida, twenty miles east of Naples, in the upper segment of the Fakahatchee Strand of the Big Cypress Swamp. It is north of I-75 and west of SR 29. The 26,400 acre ..
Florida Parishes
The Florida Parishes The Florida Parishes are those parishes in Louisiana which were part of West Florida in the early 19th century. Unlike much of the state of Louisiana, this region was not part of the Louisiana Purchase as it remained under Spanish control. After a rebellion, the region f..
Florida Pit Bulls
Florida Pit Bulls Founded 2005 (ABA) 2006 (CBA) Team History Florida Pit Bulls (2005-current) Arena BankAtlantic Center (2005) TBA (2006-present) Team Colors White, black, orange, silver, and red Championships 0 Division Titles 1 (ABA) Owners Demetrius Ford..
Florida Power & Light
Florida Power & Light Company, the principal subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE: [FPL]), commonly referred to by its initials, FPL, is a Juno Beach, Florida-based power utility which serves roughly 8 million customers in Florida and holds power generation assets in more than 20 U.S. s..
Florida Power & Light/Sandbox
Florida Power & Light Company, the principal subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. NYSE: [FPL], commonly referred to by its initials, FPL, is a Juno Beach, Florida based power utility which serves roughly 8 million customers in Florida and holds power generation assets in more than 20 U.S. states..
Florida Projects
The Florida Projects, located in New Orleans' Upper 9th Ward, is one of the Housing Projects of New Orleans. Along with the Desire Projects, it is historically one of the most crime-ridden areas in downtown New Orleans. It is located across Florida avenue from the Desire Projects. ..
Florida Province
Florida is a province in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. ..
Florida Redbelly Turtle
The Florida Redbelly Turtle (Pseudemys nelsoni) is a species of the genus Pseudemys. Its range is in Florida, and southern Georgia. The Florida redbelly turtle is mainly herbivorous, and can be found in nearly any type of aquatic habitat. It reaches particularly high densities in spring runs, and..
Florida Ridge, Florida
Florida Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Indian River County, Florida, United States. The population was 15,217 at the 2000 census. Geography Florida Ridge is located at [27°34′28″N, 80°23′30″W] (27.574529, -80.391685)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According..
Florida Roadkill
Florida Roadkill is the first book in the unnamed series of books by Tim Dorsey which were centered on his character Serge Storms. It was published in 1999 by William Morrow and Company, an imprint of HarperCollins. Note that although Triggerfish Twist was written several years later, the events ..
Florida Rolf
Rolf John aka Florida Rolf is a German citizen who gained unwanted fame when the newspaper Bild-Zeitung revealed the German unemployment benefit was paying $2,000-2,400 a month for his spacious Miami, Florida appartment complete with housekeeper and driver. This case caused a political scandal in Ge..
Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
The Florida School for the Deaf and Blind is a state-supported boarding school for deaf and blind children established in 1885, in St. Augustine, Florida, USA. The school was established in 1883 by the Florida Legislature and construction was completed on the original three wooden buildings in 1884..
Florida Scrub Jay
The Florida Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) is one of four species of scrub jay native to North America. It has little fear of humans. It is endemic to the U.S. state of Florida. It is 28 cm (11 inches) long, and weighs 75-85 g (2.5 to 3 ounces). It has a strong black bill, blue head and nape..
Florida Seafood Festival
The Florida Seafood Festival is an annual public event held in Apalachicola, Florida on the first weekend of November. It features a parade, an oyster eating contest, an oyster shucking contest, a 3.1 mile road race, a country music concert, booths, and plenty of seafood. More information http://ww..
Florida Seals
The Florida Seals are a minor-league ice hockey team, currently a member of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). Originally based in Orlando, Florida, they are now based in Kissimmee, Florida, a suburb south of Orlando in Osceola County. The ownership group of the Seals is led by David ..
Florida Sea Grant College Program
The Florida Sea Grant is headquartered on the University of Florida campus and is tasked with better managing Florida's coastal resources through research, education and extension. The Florida Sea Grant has extension agents in sixteen Florida colleges and in all of Florida's coastal counties except..
Florida Senate
The Florida Senate is part of the legislative branch of government for the state of Florida. There are 40 members in the senate. Florida Senate and Florida House districts are both organized by population over geographic areas. Although there are exactly three times as many members of the House (..
Florida Ship Canal Company
Florida state law chapter 3486, approved February 26, 1883, incorporated the Florida Ship Canal Company, owned by Townsend Cox, Wm. Fullerton, John H. Fry, L. M. Lawson, S. T. Meyer, Micheal Jacobs and David McAdam, of the City of New York; John C. Brown, of Tennessee; Wm. Mahone, Wm. E. Cameron, A...
Florida ska revival movement
Contents 1 The Florida Ska Revival Movement2 Origins3 Music4 Bands The Florida Ska Revival Movement In 2005/2006 several Florida bands have begun a ska revival in the southeastern state of Florida. Bands in the FSRM include mainstream bands, such as Less than Jake all the wa..
Florida Softshell Turtle
The Florida Softshell Turtle (Apalone ferox) is a species of softshell turtle native to the eastern United States, primarily in the state of Florida, but it also ranges to South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. They are widely distributed by the pet industry, and individual specimens have been found..
Florida Southern College
Florida Southern College is a private college located in Lakeland, Florida. Enrollment is approximately 1,800 students. Florida Southern is associated with the United Methodist Church. It is often included in lists of best values for liberal arts education. Florida Southern College offers master's d..
Florida Space Authority
The Florida Space Authority (FSA) was created as a state government space agency by Florida's Governor and Legislature in 1989. The Authority’s mission (as authorized in Chapter 331, Part Two, Florida Statutes) is to retain, expand and diversify the state's space-related industry. Chapter 331..
Florida Stars
The Florida Stars were an American soccer team based in North Miami, Florida. Year-by-year Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup 1994 3 USISL 3rd, Southeast Divisional Semifinals Did not enter 1995 3 USISL Pro League 5th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify ..
Florida state bird
Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds best known for the habit of some species of mimicking the songs of other birds, often loudly and in rapid succession. Most species are tropical, but the Northern Mockingbird breeds throughout the United States and Canada. There are 17 species i..
Florida State Capitol
The new and old Florida State Capitols, seen from the southwest. The Florida State Capitol building houses the executive and legislative offices, as well as the State House and Senate chambers. It is located in downtown Tallahassee, Florida at the intersection of Apalachee Parkway and Monroe S..
Florida State Fair
The Florida State Fair is a Tampa tradition that is over 100 years old. It lasts for over a week each February at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Much like the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Florida, the Florida State Fair features livestock, music, food and midway rides. In addition to ..
Florida State Fairgrounds
The Florida State Fairgrounds is located in Tampa, Florida. In addition to holding the annual Florida State Fair, the fairgrounds also hosts a wide variety of other events throughout the year. The fairgrounds cover over 355 acres, with many different types of buildings. Contents 1 Cracke..
Florida State Film School
FSU MFA Film Shoot Florida State's College of Motion Picture, Television, and Recording Arts (known more commonly as The Film School) is one of the colleges that make up Florida State University (FSU). The school was founded in 1989. With its very selective admittance, only 30 undergraduates..
Florida State League
The Florida State League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the state of Florida. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth step between Rookie ball a..
Florida State Parks
The Florida State Parks are all the lands that fall under the authority of Florida's Department of Environmental Protection. There are over 150 such entities, including preserves, recreational areas, and historical sites, which can be found in every corner of the state. New park lands are added fro..
Florida State Prison
Florida State Prison (FSP), also known as Starke Prison (because of its proximity to Starke, Florida) or Raiford Prison, is a correctional facility located in Raiford, Florida in Bradford County. The institution opened in 1961, even though construction was not completed until 1968. Today, the prison..
Florida State University
Florida State University, also commonly referred to as FSU or Florida State, is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida. FSU is a comprehensive, research intensive university founded in 1851 and located in Tallahassee, Florida. Its president is T. K. Wetherell, succeeding presiden..
Florida State University College of Law
The Florida State University College of Law is a law school located in Tallahassee, Florida. The College of Law was ranked 53rd among 100 Top Law Schools in the nation by U.S. News and World Report for 2007, rising 3 slots from the 2006 rankings. The College's Environmental Law program is ranked..
Florida State University Presidents
Here is a list of current and former presidents of Florida State University. ..
Florida State University School
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Florida State University Seminoles
The Florida State University has an athletic department with programs for men and for women. The men's program consists of baseball, basketball, cross country running, football, golf, swimming, tennis, and track & field. The women's program consists of basketball, cross country running, golf, socc..
Florida Statutes
The Great Seal of the State of Florida The Florida Statutes are the codified, statutory laws of the state of Florida. The laws are approved by the Florida Legislature, and signed into law by the Governor of Florida. The Constitution of Florida defines how the statutes must be passed into law,..
Florida stone crab
The Florida stone crab, Menippe mercenaria, is a crab found in the western North Atlantic, from North Carolina to Belize, including Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba and the Bahamas that is widely caught for food. Contents 1 Description2 Ecology3 Fishery4 External links Descr..
Florida Strawberry Festival
The Florida Strawberry Festival is an annual event that takes place in Plant City, Florida. External links [Florida Strawberry Festvial (official website)] ..
Florida Street
View of Florida Street; image details at http://contentdm.nitle.org/u?/realia,1421 provided by REALIA http://realiaproject.org Florida is a pedestrian street in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina. The pedestrian section starts when Perú street crosses Avenida de Mayo, not far from Plaza de Ma..
Florida Student Association
The Florida Student Association (FSA) is a non-partisan statewide organization of university students formed in 1976 to represent the interests of students of the State University System of Florida. Florida law mandates that the FSA President must be a member of the Florida Board of Governors. This..
Florida Suncoast
For other uses, see Suncoast. The Florida Suncoast is a colloquial name for the west-central and southwest peninsular Florida coastal area between Tarpon Springs to the north, and Naples to the south, and includes the Tampa Bay area. This region is sometimes also referred to as the Sun Coast. On ..
Florida Supreme Court
The Florida Supreme Court is the highest court in the State of Florida. Established upon statehood in 1845, the court has undergone many reorganizations in its history as Florida's population grew. It has played a pivotal role in some cases that garnered national and international attention. Co..
Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra
The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra is one of the nation's premiere youth orchestras, serving the central Florida region for many years. It will celebrate its 50th anniversary next season, and is currently in its 49th season. The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra The FSYO was founded by Alpho..
Florida Territory
The Florida Territory was a historic organized territory of the United States from 1822 to 1845. The land was acquired from Spain at a cost of $5 million in the Adams-Onís Treaty. The ceremonies of transfer took place on July 17, 1821 in Pensacola. General Andrew Jackson served as military governor..
Florida Theatre
The Florida Theatre located in Jacksonville, Florida was opened in 1927. It is one of only four remaining high-style movie palaces built in Florida during the Mediterranean Revival architectural boom of the 1920s. ..
Florida Today
Florida Today is the major daily newspaper serving Melbourne, Brevard County and the Space Coast region of Florida. It is a venture of the media conglomerate Gannett, and is similarly structured to the company's nationally distributed USA Today. The two publications are today part of Gannett's ..
Florida Township, Minnesota
Florida Township is a township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 164 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 86.5 km² (33.4 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there wer..
Florida United States Senate election, 2006
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Florida v. J.L.
Florida v. J.L., 529 U.S. 266 (2000), is a case regarding criminal procedure decided by the United States Supreme Court. Contents 1 Facts2 Procedure3 Issue4 Holding Facts Miami-Dade Police received an anonymous tip that a young black male (J.L.) was at a bus stop carring a pi..
Florida v. Riley
Florida v. Riley, 488 U.S. 445 (1989)[#endnote_citation], was a United States Supreme Court decision which held that police officials do not need a warrant to observe an individual's property from public airspace. Contents 1 Facts2 Issue(s) Before the Court3 Decision and ..
Florida Virtual School
Florida Virtual School ..
Florida Welcome Centers
Florida Welcome Centers are "tourist information houses", primarily located at the Florida state line. These centers provide incoming visitors with an incredible variety of information on travel, highways, sports, climate, accommodations, cities, outdoor recreation, and attractions. Every visitor ..
Florida West Coast Railroad
A map of the Florida West Coast Railroad and connections, with former railroads shown. The Florida West Coast Railroad Company, Inc. is a 13 mile (21 km) railroad owned by CSF Acquisition, Inc., which acquired it from CSX on December 13, 1987 as its first acquisition.[link] It run..
Florida West International Airways
Florida West International Airways is a cargo airline based in Miami, Florida, USA. It operates scheduled and charter services worldwide, with its main markets in Latin America, the Caribbean and the USA. Contents 1 Code Data2 History3 Services4 Fleet5 External links Cod..
Florida White House
The Florida White House or Winter White House was an informal name for a compound in Key Biscayne, Florida used by President Richard Nixon. Nixon purchased the first of his three waterfront homes, 500 Bay Lane, in 1969 from his former Senate colleague George Smathers and visited at least 50 times wh..
Florida Woodrat
The Florida Woodrat (Neotoma floridana), is found in the central and eastern United States. It feeds primarily on green vegetation, but also eats nuts, seeds, fungi, ferns, and fruits. In the southern states it often lives in holes in the ground or hollow trees, constructing large nests. The Flor..
Florida woods cockroach
The Florida woods cockroach (Eurycotis floridana) is a large species of cockroach, which usually grows to a length of 1½ inch to 2 inches. It is black in colour, and has a wide, glossy body, and appears at first glance to be wingless, however it does have very short wings just beneath its he..
Florida Young Artists Orchestra
The Florida Young Artists Orchestra, or FYAO, is a youth orchestra serving the Orlando, Florida region. Currently in its 7th season, the FYAO is led by musical director Jonathan May and is based at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. The Florida Young Artists Orchestra has toured Austria ..
Florideophyceae
Florideophyceae is a class of Red algae. Classification A Laurencia red alga from Hawaii The class contains the following orders: AcrochaetialesAhnfeltialesBalbianialesBallialesBatrachospermalesBonnemaisonialesCeramialesColaconematalesCorallinalesGelidialesGigartinalesGracilarialesHalymeni..
Floride Calhoun
Floride Calhoun (February 15, 1792-July 25, 1866, was the wife of prominent U.S. politician John C. Calhoun. She was born Floride Bonneau Colhoun amd married her first-cousin-once-removed on January 8, 1811. Soon after their marriage, John Calhoun was elected to Congress leaving his wife in charge..
Floridia
Floridia is a town in the Sicilian Province of Syracuse in Italy. Contents 1 Geography2 History3 Main sights4 References Geography Floridia lies 12 km west of Syracuse. Its principal industries are agriculture, livestock, and manifacturing. Neighboring communities are..
Floridian
Floridian can mean: A person from the U.S. state of Florida also called a Floridan; see List of people from Floridaan adjective describing something as from Florida.The Miami_Floridians.A now-defunct Amtrak route running from Chicago, Illinois to Miami, Florida; see Floridian (Amtrak). This is a �..
Floridian (Amtrak)
The Floridian is a former Amtrak route running from Chicago directly to Miami. Its route mainly followed that of several former Louisville and Nashville Railroad passenger trains, including the Hummingbird. The train served Lafayette and Bloomington, Indiana; Louisville and Bowling Green, Kentucky; ..
Floridsdorf
21st District of Vienna Coat of Arms Map Name: Floridsdorf Area: 44.46 km² Population: 128,228 (as of 2001) Density: 2,884 people per km² Postal code: A-1210 Address of District Office: Am Spitz 1A-1211 Wien Official Website: [www.wien.gv.at/floridsdorf/�..
Florien, Louisiana
Florien is a village in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 692 at the 2000 census. Geography Florien is located at [31°26′35″N, 93°27′29″W] (31.443145, -93.457999)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..
Florigen
Florigen is the term used for the hypothesized hormone-like molecules that control and/or trigger flowering in plants. Its precise identity and mechanism are not known; only its function. Contents 0.1 History0.2 Recent Experiments0.3 See also0.4 External links History Florige..
Florigene
Florigene is a biotechnology company based in Melbourne, Australia which is principally involved in the application of in-house genetic modification techniques to develop novel colour expressions in a range of commercial plants. Florigene has a subsidiary division in the Netherlands, and other pro..
Florilegium
Florilegium (plural Florilegia) is a Latin word for a collection of 'flowers' (excellent excerpts), from the corpus of a considerably larger oeuvre, i.e. an anthology. The word applies especially to: a patristic anthology in Christian literaturethe title of various literary anthologies, e.g. by Joh..
Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau
Florimond Claude, comte de Mercy-Argenteau (1727–1794), Austrian diplomat, son of Antoine, comte de Mercy-Argenteau, entered the diplomatic service of Austria, going to Paris in the train of Reichsfürst Kaunitz. He became Austrian minister at Turin, at St Petersburg, and in 1766 atParis, wher..
Florimund Mercy
Count Claudius Florimund de Mercy (1666-1734), Imperial field marshal, was born at Longwy in Lorraine, now in France. De Mercy entered the Austrian army as a volunteer in 1682. He won his commission at the great Battle of Vienna in the following year; and during seven years of campaigning in Hungar..
Florin
Florin may refer to these modern currencies: Aruban florin.Hungarian forint. Florin may also refer to any several obsolete coins: Italian coin florin, minted in Florence in 1252 (origin of name "florin"), first gold coin minted in Western Europe (see also bezants).Guilder, used in the Netherlands fr..
Florin, California
Florin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. The population was 27,653 at the 2000 census. Geography Florin is located at [38°29′25″N, 121°24′39″W] (38.490157, -121.410862)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the Uni..
Florina
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Florina is a town in West Macedonia, Greece. It lies in the central part of Florina Prefecture, of which it is the capital. It is located at [40°47′00″N, 21°24′00″E]. The town's population is estimated as some 12,622 people (1991 census)..
Florina (disambiguation)
Florina can refer to: Florina, a city in Greece,Florina Prefecture, the administrative unit where said city is located,Florina, a planet in Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe. See also Florinas, a city in Sardinia, Italy This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles as..
Florina (planet)
Florina is a fictional world in Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe. Its fate is the main theme of the novel The Currents of Space. Florina is inhabited by light-skinned peasantsThe man was ... like all Florinians, very fair of skin and light of hair... There were few worlds in the Galaxy in whic..
Florina Prefecture
Flórina Prefecture (Greek:Νομός Φλώρινας) is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is located in the northwestern part of Greek Macedonia (West Macedonia). Its capital is a town also called Flórina. Contents 1 Geography2 Agriculture3 Sites of interest4 Communic..
Florinda Bolkan
Florinda Bolkan (born 15 February 1941) is a Brazilian actress, working mostly in Italy. Selected filmography Cattive inclinazioni (2003)Bela Donna (1998)Some Girls (1988)La Piovra (1984)Royal Flash (1975)A Brief Vacation (1973)Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)The Last Valley (1971)A Lizard in a Wo..
Florinda Meza
Florinda Meza García (born February 8, 1948 in Juchipila, Zacatecas, Mexico), better known simply as Florinda Meza, is a Mexican television and film actress, writer and director. Meza was cast by Chespirito to play Doña Florinda in the Televisa comedy show El Chavo Del Ocho, which became ..
Florindo
Der beglückte Florindo is an opera composed by Handel in Hamburg in 1708 as part of a double opera, the other part being Die verwandelte Daphne. Only possible fragments of the score survive so the opera has never been heard in modern times. ..
Florine Atkins-Garber
Florine Atkins-Garber is a Canadian bridge expert, teacher and lecturer. Originally from Toronto, she is now a Las Vegas resident (2005). She has had many ACBL regional tournament championship victories, and high finishes in National Women's Championships. ..
Florínia
Florínia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo i