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Folate deficiency
Signs of folic acid deficiency are often subtle. Diarrhea, loss of appetite, and weight loss can occur. Additional signs are weakness, sore tongue, headaches, heart palpitations, irritability, and behavioral disorders. Women with folate deficiency who become pregnant are more likely to give birth to..
Fola Onibuje
Folawiyo Onibuje is a Nigerian football player, currently playing for League Two team - Swindon Town. At 6"6' Folawiyo is a giant striker with a real presence on the football pitch. His mazy runs, somewhat surprising considering his size, aerial ability and natural pace (before embarking on a profe..
Folca
In J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, Folca was the thirteenth King of Rohan. Folca was the son of Walda, and became king after his father was killed by an Orc in T.A. 2851. He avenged his father by hunting down all the Orcs remaining in Rohan, and eventually managed to clear the lands. He..
Folchard Psalter
Folchart Psalter, also sometimes spelled Folchard Psalter (St. Gall, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 23), is a Carolingian illuminated manuscript produced about 872-883 in the scriptorium of the Abbey of St. Gall under the direction of the scribe Folchardus (usually modernized as Folchart). Folchardus is a..
Folch solution
Folch solution is a solution containing chloroform and methanol, usually in a 2:1 ratio. One of its uses is in separating polar from nonpolar compounds, for example separating nonpolar lipids from polar proteins and carbohydrates in blood serum. ..
Folcred
In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, Folcred is one of the four children of the Rohan King Folcwine. He and his twin brother Fastred fought and were killed in Gondor by the Haradrim. Fengel, their brother, took over the throne of their father in T.A. 2903. The fate of their sister is unkn..
Folcroft, Pennsylvania
Folcroft is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,978 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 History4 Education5 References6 External links Geography Folcroft is located at [39°53′36″N, 75°16′51..
Folcroft (SEPTA station)
Folcroft is a SEPTA train station on the R2 Regional Rail Line in Pennsylvania. The R2 line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia. It is located at Primos & Elmwood Avenues in Folcroft, and boasts a 43 space parking lot. {| class="tocco..
Folcwald
Folcwald is the father of Finn. He is mentioned in Historia Britonum, and also in Beowulf; we reproduce a passage from Beowulf as translated by Seamus Heaney (lines 1089 -- 1090): :Finn, son of Folcwald, should honor the Danes, ..
Folcwine
In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, Folcwine was the fourteenth King of Rohan. Folcwine was the son of Folca the Hunter, and became king after his father was killed during a hunt in T.A. 2864. He completely re-conquered the West-march between the rivers Adorn and Isen from the Dunlendin..
Fold-forming
Fold-forming is a technique of metalworking whereby metal is folded, repeatedly forged and annealed, and unfloded; at which stage it generally has a dramatic new three-dimensional form. The technique was invented in the late 1980s by Charles Lewton-Brain, an English-born goldsmith who livved and st..
Fold-Pak
Fold-Pak is a product of GSD Packaging LLC in Atlanta. It is commonly used to contain Chinese and Thai carry-out foods. The design comes in a variety of sizes and can be stored flat and easily set up when it is ready to be used. When set up is very durable and light weight. Its special kind of c..
Foldahl Township, Minnesota
Foldahl Township is a township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 94 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 94.0 km² (36.3 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 94 peo..
Foldamers
A foldamer is a discrete chain molecule or oligomer that adopts a secondary structure stabilized by non-covalent interactions [#endnote_1] [#endnote_2]. They are artificial molecules that mimic the ability of proteins, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides to form well-defined confor..
Folda Bridge
Folda Bridge (Folda bru) is a suspension bridge that crosses Foldereidsundet in Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The bridge is 336 metres long, the main span is 225 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 38 metres. See also List of bridges in NorwayList of bridges in Norway by lengthList ..
Foldback
During a live music performance, the sound performers hear from the rear-facing loudspeakers on stage is referred to as the foldback mix. This may be produced on the same physical console as the main mix for the audience (called the 'front of house' mix), or may have a dedicated engineer and console..
Folde
Folde, in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, is an ancient and historic region of Rohan, close to the Kings of Rohan's courts in Edoras, which indeed originally held the King's seat at the town of Aldburg. Its name comes from Old English, with the approximate meaning 'bosom of th..
Folden
Folden is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It was created as Folden formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. Folden existed until January 1, 1887, when it was split to form two new municipalities: Nordfold-Kjerringøy and Sørfold. Before the partition Folden had a population of 3.293. ..
Folden Township, Minnesota
Folden Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 265 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.2 km² (35.6 mi²). 89.3 km² (34.5 mi²) of it is land and 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it..
Folder
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The term folder can refer to several different things: File folder, a kind of folder that holds loose papersIn computing, a folder is a Graphical user interface metaphor for a directory in a file system.Folding machine, a machine ..
Foldera
Foldera.com (NASDAQ: [FDRA]) is a Web 2.0 software company based in Huntington Beach, California. Formerly known as Taskport, the company specializes in web-based workgroup collaboration technologies. Features of the software include e-mail, instant messaging, task management, document-sh..
Folderblog
Folderblog is a PHP script that can display photos in the form of a photoblog or a photo gallery. It works by displaying all the images stored in a given directory without requiring an external database. Captions and comments are stored in simple text files. Folderblog is a small efficient script..
Foldereid
Foldereid is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. On 1 January 1964 the territory of Foldereid municipality was divided between the municipalities of Nærøy and Høylandet. The village Foldereid is located in northeastern Nærøy. ..
FolderShare
FolderShare is a free to use Microsoft application designed to synchronize folders between and allow remote access to files stored on Windows and Mac OS X based computers. Microsoft bought FolderShare from ByteTaxi Inc on November 3rd 2005, and made it a part of their Windows Live range of se..
Folder 5
Folder 5 (also spelled Folder5) was a five-girl J-pop idol group on the avex trax label. The group was known for singing Eurobeat-style music. Contents 1 History of Folder 51.1 Post-Folder 52 Members3 Discography3.1 Singles3.2 Albums3.3 DVDs4 External lin..
Folder redirection
In computing, and specifically in the context of Microsoft Windows operating systems, Microsoft refers to folder redirection when automatically re-routing I/O to/from standard folders (directories) to use storage elsewhere on a network. Compare symbolic links. ..
Foldex Cat
The Foldex cat is a cross between Exotic Shorthairs and Scottish Folds, bred in Canada. It has a Persian-type cobby conformation combined with folded ears. The breed remains controversial because of skeletal defects associated with the Scottish Fold breed. External link [Foldex cat at HomePe..
Folding
Fold or folding may refer to: fold (geology)folding, in poker, is the act of withdrawing from a hand rather than meeting the betfolding ingredients together is a cooking techniqueprotein foldingorigami, the art of paper foldingpattern welding, the folding of metalconfining animals in a fold, a temp..
Folding@home
Folding@home is a distributed computing project designed to perform computationally intensive simulations of protein folding. It was launched on October 1, 2000, and is currently managed by the Pande Group, within Stanford University's Chemistry department, under the supervision of Professor Vijay ..
Folding bicycle
A Brompton folding bicycle Contents 1 Performance2 Size3 Price4 Challenging perceptions5 Wikipedia pages refering to folding bicycles6 External Folding Bike Links6.1 Directory of Folding Bike manufacturers7 References A folding bicycle or folder ..
Folding bridge
Folding bridge Hörnbrücke in Kiel Ancestor Plate girder bridge Related Lift bridge, submersible bridge, retractable bridge Descendant None Carries Pedestrians Span range Short Material Steel Movable Yes Design effort High Falsework required No A Folding bridge is a ..
Folding camera
Typical folding camera in unfolded posture Typical folding camera in folded posture A 1907 woodcut of a horizontal format folding camera A folding camera is a camera that can be folded to a compact and rugged package when not in use. The camera objective is sometimes attached to a..
Folding chair
A folding chair is a light portable chair that can be stored in a stack or row. They are usually used for parties, card games, temporary seating and are also commonly used as a weapon in professional wrestling . They commonly weigh between five to ten pounds and are produced in a different variety o..
Folding Circle
The Folding Circle are a team of comic book supervillains in Marvel Comics' universe. They were created by Fabian Nicieza and Mark Bagley in New Warriors Volume 1 #21. History In 1966 during the Vietnam War, an American recon patrol in Cambodia stumbled upon the ancient, hidden temple of a cult k..
Folding clothes
Folding clothes is a regular activity for most people. Clothes are folded to allow them to be stored compactly, to prevent creasing, to preserve creases or to present them in a more pleasing manner, for instance before their sale. Folding the clothes indicates that the person is organized and not s..
Folding editor
A folding editor is a text editor that supports text folding or code folding. These allow the user to hide and reveal blocks of text – typically this is done to allow the user to better see the overall structure of a document or program. The Macintosh computer historically had a number of so..
Folding kayak
A folding kayak is a direct descendant of the original Inuit kayak made of animal skins stretched over frames made from wood and bones. A modern folder has a collapsable frame made of some combination of wood, aluminum and plastic, and a skin made of a tough fabric with a waterproof coating. Many ..
Folding machine
A folding machine. A machine that is used for folding, usually paper or clothing. (1545-1555). Is also known as a folder or a paper folding machine. It is normaly used in newspapers and printing See also machinery ..
Folding stock
A folding stock is a weapon's stock that folds. They are often present on many modern small arms designs, such as the AK-47, Sig 55x series, and the Heckler and Koch G-36. They allow the weapon to be stored in a smaller space or to be maneuvered in close quarters environemnts. They are, however, ..
Folding wing
A folding wing is a design feature of aircraft in order to save space, and is typical of naval aircraft that operate from the limited deck space of aircraft carriers. The folding allows the aircraft to occupy less space in a confined hangar because the folded wing normally rises over the fuselage ..
Foldover frequencies
redirect [[Template:Context]] "Foldover frequency" is a Digital Signal Processing term describing a signal component above the Nyquist frequency, or half the sampling frequency. When these frequencies are modulated against the sampling signal, they "fold over" into the same space as (and become ind..
Fold (geology)
See also: folding A fold in Slichowice nature reserve in Kielce (Variscan orogeny) The term fold is used in geology when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, are bent or curved as a result of plastic (i.e. permanent) deformation. Synsedimentary f..
Fold A to B
Fold A to B is the third full-length album by Canadian punk rock band The Salads. It was released in 2003, on Maui Wowie Records, and distributed by Emi Music Canada. It is an enhanced CD, and features the videos for both "Get Loose", and "Who's that Kat?". Recorded in the fall of 2002, this album ..
Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant
Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant is the fourth album from the Scottish twee pop group Belle & Sebastian. The album was released to mixed reviews, and it is considered by a number of critics to be of lower quality than preceding albums like If You're Feeling Sinister [link]...
Fold Zandura
Fold Zandura is an alternative rock band from California. They released four albums between 1995 and 1999 plus one white 7' vinyl. Each album was released under a different label. Their sound is an ahead-of-its-time Bee Gees/Beatles Spacepop meets Techno and Industrial style. The two premier members..
Folegandros
--> Folegandros, or Pholegandros, is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea which, together with Sikinos, Ios, Anafi and Santorini, forms the southern part of the Cyclades. Its surface area is about 32 square kilometres (12.4 square miles) and it has 700 inhabitants. It has three small villages, Ch..
Foleştii de Jos, Vâlcea
Foleştii de Jos is a village located in the Tomşani commune in Vâlcea County, Romania, about 43km from Râmnicu Vâlcea. Agriculture (fruit growing, Apiculture, Hay) is the main income source. The village is situated at an altitude of 650 metres, with a transitional and temperate continental cl..
Foley
Foley is a surname, originating in Ireland in the south east Munster region. The name is derived from the original Irish Ó Foghlú, meaning rustlers. The Lord of the Decies (the Waterford area of Munster) was a title attributed to some early Foleys. People Adrian Foley, 8th Baron Foley, British ..
Foley's
Foley’s is a chain of department stores owned by Federated Department Stores and headquartered in Houston, Texas. As of February 1, 2006, the division was dissolved and operation of the stores was assumed by Federated's Macy's West and Macy's South divisions. Foley's operated stores in Texas, ..
Foley, Alabama
A Foley water tower Foley is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 7,590. Contents 1 Nearby Towns2 Geography3 Demographics4 Education4.1 Schools4.1.1 Secondary schools4.1.1.1 High schools4.1.1.2 Middl..
Foley, Minnesota
Foley is a city in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,154 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Benton County6. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of ..
Foley, Missouri
Foley is a city in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States. The population was 178 at the 2000 census. Geography Foley is located at [39°2′43″N, 90°44′33″W] (39.045316, -90.742449)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city h..
Foley, Welch and Stewart
This was a famed turn of the century American/Canadian railroad contracting company. They build miles of track for the Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Canadian Pacific, Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk and Pacific. The Company later merged into the forest industry becoming Bloedel, Stewart and..
Foleyet, Ontario
Foleyet is a small isolated community in Ontario, Canada, midway between Chapleau and Timmins on highway 101. The town was created during the construction of the Canadian Northern Railway through the area in the early years of the 20th century. In the early 1900's, Canadian Northern decided to bu..
Foley & Lardner
Foley & Lardner LLP is an international general practice law firm started in 1842 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was originally established as Finch & Lynde. The firm presently has almost 1000 attorneys. Foley & Lardner's primary practice areas include intellectual property, business law, liti..
Foley (musician)
Joe McCreary, known professionally as Foley, played bass guitar for Miles Davis from 1987 until 1991. Foley spent many years playing in Columbus, Ohio and his native Cincinnati, composing and recording his own music. Though Foley sometimes fulfills the role of a lead guitarist, he actually plays "l..
Foley artist
The Foley artist on a film crew is the person who creates and records many of the sound effects, (these days many often associate the Foley artist with the job of capturing the natural/everyday sounds leaving the role of special (audio) effects to the Sound designer. Foley artists, sound designers,..
Foley catheter
Foley catheters are flexible (usually latex) tubes that are passed through the urethra during urinary catheterization and into the bladder to drain urine. They are retained by means of a balloon at the tip which is inflated with sterile water. The balloons typically come in two different sizes 5 c..
Foley Field
Foley Field is a baseball stadium in Athens, Georgia. It is the home field of the University of Georgia Bulldogs college baseball team. The stadium holds 3,291 people. ..
Foley Island
Foley Island, Nunavut. Foley Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands located in Nunavut, Canada. It is along the southern coast of Baffin Island in the Foxe Basin at 68°32'N 75°05'W, and measures 637 square kilometers in area. The island was one of the most modern Canadian discoveries..
Foley is Good: And The Real World is Faker Than Wrestling
Foley is Good: And The Real World is Faker Than Wrestling is the second autobiography (2001) of New York Times best-selling author and WWE wrestler Mick Foley. It details his career from January 1999 until his retirement in April 2000 at WrestleMania 2000. Foley originally professed to prefer this b..
Foley Shield (rugby league competition)
The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. This was revamped, and renamed in honour of Arch Foley, a member of the 1918 Townsvill..
Foley Square
Foley Square is a city park situated in lower Manhattan on the site of the historic Five Points neighborhood and named after a prominent Tammany Hall district leader and local saloon owner, Thomas F. “Big Tom” Foley (1852-1925). Foley Square is dominated by its surrounding civic buildings, i..
FOLFIRI
FOLFIRI is a chemotherapy regimen for treatment of advanced colorectal cancer, consisting of concurrent treatment with irinotecan, leucovorin (folinic acid), and fluorouracil. The regimen consists of: Irinotecan (180 mg/m² IV over 90 minutes) concurrently with folinic acid (400 mg/m² [or 2 x..
FOLFOX
FOLFOX is a chemotherapy regimen for treatment of advanced colorectal cancer, consisting of concurrent treatment with fluorouracil, leucovorin (folinic acid), and oxaliplatin. Patients typically receive a treatment every two weeks, all drugs are adminsitered intravenously. Leucovorin and oxaliplati..
Folgefonna
Folgefonna is a glacier in Hardanger, Norway. Folgefonna is the third largest glacier in mainland Norway, covering an area of 213,62 square kilometres. The glacier is divided into three distinct regions, Northern Folgefonna (25,41 km²), Central Folgefonna (8,93 km²) og Southern Folgefonna (179,2..
Folgefonna National Park
Folgefonna National Park has an area of 545.2 km² located in Mauranger, Kvinnherad, Hordaland. The national park was opened by Queen Sonja on May 14th 2005. Folgefonna is the third largest glacier. External links [Folgefonna nasjonalpark (Norwegian Launguage)] National Parks ..
Folgefonntunnel
Folgefonntunnel (or Folgefonn tunnel) is an 11,300 meter long tunnel. It is Norway's third longest highway tunnel. It goes through the mountain under Folgefonna and connects Eitrheim village at the head of the Sørfjord in Odda municipality with Mauranger at the head of the Maurangsfjord in Kvinnher..
Folgerphone
The folgerphone (sometimes Folgerphone) is a wind instrument (or aerophone), classifiable as a woodwind rather than brass despite being made of metal, because it has a reed (cf. saxophone). It is a modern experimental instrument, using an alto sax mouthpiece, with copper tubing and a coffee can (th..
Folgers
Folgers Coffee is a major brand of coffee in the US, part of the food and beverage division of Procter & Gamble. Contents 1 Company history2 The coffee3 Advertising the brand4 The Folger Building5 Media Company history The Folger Coffee Company was founded by J. A. Folge..
Folger Shakespeare Library
The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research library located at 201 East Capitol Street, S.E., on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. It is home to the world's largest collection of the printed works of William Shakespeare, as well as collections of other rare Renaissance books and manuscr..
Folge Mir Ins Licht
Folge Mir Ins Licht (2003) is an EP by the German synthpop band Melotron. The single is taken from Weltfrieden. Track listing "Folge mir ins Licht (Radio Version)""Folge mir ins Licht (Verdienter Mix des Volkes)""Du""Tabak""Mir wird kalt, wenn ich an Dich denke""Viel zu früh" Notes Guest vocals..
Folgore (disambiguation)
Folgore (Italian for "lightning") may refer to: Folgore da San Gimignano, a burlesque Tuscan poet of the 13th century.Macchi MC. 202 Folgore, an Italian fighter of World War IIFolgore, a parachute brigade of the Italian ArmyFolgore, a character in the anime and manga series Zatch Bell! This is a &#..
Folha de S. Paulo
The newspaper Folha de S. Paulo represents the development of the communication media in Brazil. It was part of many changes that occurred within Brazilian society after the fall of the dictatorship in late 1970. With the recovery of press freedom, the paper became an important channel for public ..
Folia
--[La Folia] ([Media helphelp]·[info]) is one of the oldest European musical themes. To start with the indication 'Folia' in music has several meanings. There is for instance a folk tune with the name Folia at the Canary Islands and a 'Folia de Reis' in Brazil is sung ..
Foliar feeding
Foliar Feeding is a relatively new, slightly controversial technique of feeding plants by applying liquid fertiliser directly to their leaves. In some cases, a dramatic example being tomatoes, this goes against long-standing strictures against ever allowing the leaves to get wet. While the conventio..
Foliar spraying
Foliar spraying is the process of spraying (using a spray gun attached to a tank) a liquid (such as a herbicide or fertilizer) onto the leaves of plants (such as grasses, trees, shrubs, or flowers). Foliar is Latin, meaning "of or relating to a leaf or leaves", as in "foliage". See also Foliar fe..
Foliate papillae
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Foliation
For other senses of the term (such as in geology), see foliation (disambiguation). In mathematics, a foliation is a geometric device used to study manifolds. Informally speaking, a foliation is a kind of "clothing" worn on a manifold, cut from a stripy fabric. On each sufficiently small piece of th..
Foliation (disambiguation)
The word foliation has several meanings. In mathematics, informally speaking, a foliation is a kind of clothing worn on a manifold, a mathematical function.In geology a foliation is a penetrative (i.e. it appears everywhere throughout the entire rock mass and tends to obliterate earlier features) a..
Foliation (geology)
Foliation is any penetrative planar fabric present in rocks. Foliation is common to rocks affected by regional metamorphic compression typical of orogenic belts. Rocks exhibiting foliation include the typical metamorphic rock sequence of slate, phyllite, schist and gneiss. The slatey cleavage typica..
Folic acid
General Systematic name N-[4(2-Amino-4-hydroxy-pteridin-6-ylmethylamino)-benzoyl]-L(+)-glutamic acid. Other names pteroyl-L-glutamic acid,Vitamin B9, Vitamin M,Folacin Molecular formula C19H19N7O6 SMILES C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)NC(CCC(=O)O)C(=O)O)NCC2=CN=C3C(=N2)C(=O)N=C(N3..
Folic acid chemdata supplement
This page provides supplementary chemical data on Folic acid. Spectral data UV-Vis Lambda-max (pH 13) 259 nm368 nm Extinction coefficient (pH 13) 32340 (259 nm)7410 (368 nm) IR Major absorption bands ? cm−1 NMR Proton NMR Carbon-13 NMR Other NMR data MS Masse..
Folies Bergères
Costume, c. 1900 Costumes, 1920s The Folies Bergère is a Parisian music hall which was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s through the 1920s. As of 2005 the institution is still in business. Located at 8 rue Saulnier, in the 9th Arondissement, it was built as an op..
Folie à deux
Folie à deux (literally "a madness shared by two") is a rare psychiatric syndrome in which a symptom of psychosis (particularly a paranoid or delusional belief) is transmitted from one individual to another. (Related to the issue of shared delusions, there have also been occasional claims of shared..
Foligno
Foligno, (Latin: Fulginiae, Fulginium) is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. It is located 40 km (25 mi) south-east of Perugia, 10 km (6 mi) n..
Foligno Calcio
Foligno Calcio is an Italian football club, based in Foligno, Umbria. The club was founded in 1928. Foligno currently plays in Serie C2/B. The team's colors are blue and white. External links [Official site][Unofficial site] ..
Folimage
Folimage is a French animation company, based in Valence, France. Their best-known films are: Short length:* Le moine et le poisson (The Monk and the Fish, 1994), directed by Michaël Dudok De Wit. [IMDB]* Na kraju zemli (Au bout du monde in French, At the Ends of the Earth, 1999), dire..
Folinic acid
Folinic acid (INN) or leucovorin (USAN), generally administered as calcium folinate (or leucovorin calcium), is an adjuvant used in cancer chemotherapy involving the drug methotrexate. It is also used in synergistic combination with the chemotherapy 5-fluorouracil. Folinic acid is not folic acid...
Folio
Folio may refer to: Bookbinding, meaning* A sheet of paper, parchment, or other material folded in half to make two leaves in a codex.* A sheet of paper, parchment, or other material used as a single leaf in a codex.* Loosely, the page number marked on the page (which may be different from the page ..
Folioceros
Folioceros is a genus of hornworts in the family Anthocerotaceae. The genus is common locally in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, growing on moist rocks, in fallow fields, and near waterfalls. It has a yellow-green gametophyte thallus that is crispy and translucent, with short branch..
FOLIOfn
FOLIOfn, Inc. is an brokerage and investment company serving investors, financial advisors, and financial institutions around the world. FOLIOfn offers its brokerage services on both a full-service basis and a technology-licensed basis. Through its wholly-owned, registered clearing broker-dealer sub..
Folios and Quartos (Shakespeare)
William Shakespeare's earliest published plays are referred to as folios or quartos according to the size of the book, folios being large, tall volumes and the quartos smaller and squarer. (See Bookbinding.) The folio format was reserved for expensive, prestigious volumes. During Shakespeare's lif..
Foliot
A foliot may refer to: Part of the verge escapement for early clocks or;A fictional magical creature in the Bartimaeus trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may w..
Folio (Company)
Folio were a Junior Enterprise company based in Colchester, founded in October 2004 and dissolved in April 2005. Producing informative booklets, CDs, and organising Discos, the company announced a profit in its first 6 months. The company benefited from a close working relationship with Colchester ..
Folio Society
The Folio Society, founded in 1947, is based on the fringes of Bloomsbury, London. Great Britain’s leading publisher of fine editions, The Folio Society current catalogue covers histories from antiquity to modern times, biographies, memoirs, philosophy, poetry, literary classics, fiction, ..
Folio Weekly
Folio Weekly is an "alternative weekly" newspaper containing articles about people, issues, and events in northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. Its writers include Anne Schindler, John Citrone, Susan Clark Armstrong, Hal Crowther, Susan Cooper Eastman, Anthony Gancarski, Shelton Hull, and Owen Ho..
Folium of Descartes
Contents 1 Definition2 Characteristics of the curve2.1 Equation of the tangent2.2 Horizontal and vertical tangents2.3 Asymptote3 Algebraic components of the folium of Descartes Definition The Folium of Descartes is an algebraic curve first proposed by Descartes i..
Folivore
In Zoology, a folivore is an animal that specializes in eating leaves. Examples of folivorous animals: An okapi Mammals: okapis, sloths, koalas and various species of monkey.Birds: The Hoatzin of the Amazon region and the Kakapo of New ZealandReptiles: Iguanas [link]Insects: various..
Folk
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Contents 1 Etymology2 Cognates in other Germanic language2.1 Folk in German2.1.1 See also Etymology The Modern English word "folk", derives from Old English "folc" meaning "common people", "men", "tribe" or "multitude". The Old Englis..
Folk, Missouri
Folk is an unincorporated community in northwestern Osage County, Missouri. It is located about ten miles southeast of Jefferson City just off Missouri State Highway 133. It was named for former governor Joseph W. Folk. Its post office has closed and mail now comes from nearby Westphalia. ..
Folk-Legacy Records
Folk-Legacy Records is an independent recording company specializing in traditional and contemporary folk music of the English-speaking world. It was founded in 1961 by Sandy and Caroline Paton along with the late Lee Baker Haggerty. In the 43 years the Folk-Legacy has existed, they have produce..
Folk-Lore
Folk-Lore was released in 2002 by Celtic metal band Cruachan. Track listing Bloody Sunday (4:15)The Victory Reel (Instrumental) (1:21)Death of a Gael (5:38)The Rocky Road to Dublin (3:07)Ossian's Return (4:44)Spancill Hill (6:00)The Children of Lir (5:08)Ride On (4:41)Susie Moran (4:11)Exiles (6:..
Folk-rock
Bob Dylan's folk-rock album, Blonde on Blonde Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. In the original and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and Canada around the mid-1960s. The sound was epitomized by tight voc..
Folkare Hundred
Folkare Hundred, or Folkare härad, was a district of Dalecarlia in Sweden. It was the only hundred in Dalecarlia, as the rest of the province was subdivided into . The entire province had once been a hundred, called Dala hundare. ..
Folkcore
Folkcore is a modern musical genre. The term can either refer to a musical group that is influenced by both folk and hardcore music genres, or, more specifically, to a group that plays punk rock and hardcore with acoustic instruments and a lo-fi sensibility. Folkcore also often features introspectiv..
Folkdancer 27
Folkdancer 27' is a British-made fiberglass sailboat designed by Fredk R. Parker, M.R.I.N.A and built during the 1960s (1966 -?) by Russell Marine, Ltd of Essex, England. The Folkdancer 27 (Folk Dancer 27) was based on the very successful Folkboat design. The Folkdancer 27 stats are as follows: L...
Folke
Folke is a village in north west Dorset, England, situated in the Blackmore Vale two miles south of Sherborne. The village has a population of 309 (2001). External links [Census data] ..
Folkémon
Folkémon is the tenth studio album by the British folk metal band Skyclad. It is the last album the band recorded with Martin Walkyier as vocalist. As is normal with the bands works under Walkyier, the album deals lyrically with themes of politics, environmentalism, spirituality and personal them..
Folkestad
Folkestad is a village in Bø municipality, Norway. Its population is 422 . References ..
Folkestone
Folkestone Harbour, picture taken from the golf court Folkestone (pronounced fōk'stun) is a coastal resort town in the Shepway district of Kent, England. Seacat and ferry services formerly connected the town to both Boulogne and Calais in France, together with the still present Channel Tunne..
Folkestone Abbey
Folkestone Abbey (also known as the Priory of St. Eanswith) was a Benedictine foundation situated in Folkestone on the Kent coast. First foundation It was the first nunnery built in England, having been founded in 630 for the Benedictine order by Saint Eanswythe (or Eanswide), daughter of Eadbald..
Folkestone and Hythe
Folkestone and Hythe County constituency Folkestone and Hythe shown within Kent, and Kent shown within England Created: 1950 MP: Michael Howard Party: Conservative Type: House of Commons County: Kent EP constituency: South East England Folkestone and Hythe is a constituency repre..
Folkestone Central railway station
Folkestone Central railway station is one of three railway stations in Folkestone. It is the more central of the two main stations in the town. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern. The typical off-peak service from the station is: 2tph (trains per hour) to London ..
Folkestone Harbour railway station
Folkestone Harbour station is a railway station built to serve the port of Folkestone in Kent, and is one of three stations in the town. The station provided a terminus for the boat trains from London which connected with the ferry services to Calais and Boulogne. However, the opening of the Channel..
Folkestone Invicta F.C.
Folkstone Invicta F.C. ARE a professional football club based in Folkestone, Kent. The club was founded in 1936, playing in the East Kent Amateur League, later the Kent County League. Following the demise of Folkestone F.C., who had had a long history in the Southern League, Invicta took over use ..
Folkestone West railway station
Folkestone West railway station is one of three railway stations in Folkestone in Kent. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern. The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to Dover Priory and one train per hour to London Charing Cross via Tonbr..
Folkestra
Folkestra, formerly known as FolkESTRA North is The Sage Gateshead’s youth folk ensemble, formed in 2001. It is led by their Musical Director Kathryn Tickell, one of England's premiere folk musicians. They have performed at a wide range of concerts, recorded and published their self entitled a..
Folkes Brothers
The Folkes Brothers were a Jamaican mento group, composed of John, Mico, and Junior Folkes. Their 1960 single "Oh Carolina" was the first hit song produced by Prince Buster and is regarded as a landmark in the history of ska and reggae music. In 1994, John Folkes and Buster were involved in a legal..
Folketing
This article deals with the Folketing in Denmark, for the Folkting in Finland, see Swedish Assembly of Finland. The Folketing, or Folketinget, is the name of the national parliament of Denmark. It literally means the People's Ting - that is, the people's governing assembly. Contents 1 Hi..
Folkets Dagblad Politiken
Politiken, later named Folkets Dagblad - Politiken was a Swedish Communist newspaper that existed from April 1916 to August 1940. Politiken was launched in 1916, first issue published on April 27 that year, by the left-wing of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. The left-wing was expelled from t..
Folkets hus
Folkets hus in Sweden is the name of proletarian Community Centres located in almost all cities. When the Swedish labour movement and trade unions began to organize towards the end of the 19th century, the workers were in great need for premises of their own where they could hold meetings withou..
Folke (name)
Folke is a male given name. It is an old Nordic name mening "chief". In Sweden 2004 there were 20100 persons named Folke. Of them about 5700 had it as their main given name. In 2002 118 newborn boys were named Folke, of them 15 as main name. Famous Folkes Folke Filbyter, legendFolke Birgersson, ea..
Folke Bernadotte
Count Folke Bernadotte of Wisborg (January 2, 1895 - September 17, 1948), or simply Count Bernadotte, was a Swedish diplomat noted for his negotiation of the release of 15,000 mostly Scandinavian prisoners [link] from the German concentration camps in World War II and for his assassinatio..
Folke Johansson Ängel
Folke Johansson Ängel (Latin Fulco Angelus) (12??–1277) was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1267-1277, although he was not ordained by the Pope until 1274. He was a member of the Ängel family, which wielded considerable influence in 13th century Sweden. Archbishop Ängel is best known fo..
Folke K Skoog
Folke K. Skoog (July 15, 1908 - February 15, 2001) was a plant physiologist who was a pioneer in the field of plant growth regulators, particularly cytokinins. Skoog is also a recipient of the National Medal of Science. Born in Halland, Sweden, Skoog emigrated to the United States during a trip to ..
Folke Rabe
Folke Rabe (born 28 October 1935 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish composer. Works include the electronic drone pieces What?? (1968) and Was?? (1968), Basta for solo trombone, Escalations for brass quintet (1988), Concerto for trombone: "All the Lonely People" (1989) featuring quotes from The Beat..
Folke Rogard
Bror Axel Folke Per Rogard (July 6, 1899 - 1973) was a Swedish lawyer and chess official. He was born in Stockholm. He was Vice-President of international chess governing body, FIDE, from 1947 to 1949 and then succeeded Alexander Rueb as President. He held the post until succeeded by Max Euwe in 19..
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Folkhemmet i Hofors-Torsåker
Folkhemmet i Hofors-Torsåker is a local political party in Hofors, Sweden. The party was formed ahead of the 2002 elections. Founder was Pär Åslund, who founded the party after having been expelled from the Green Party. It got 379 votes (6.3%) and two seats in the municipal council. The councilor..
Folkland
The Folklands (Folklanden) are the name for the original Swedish provinces of Tiundaland, Attundaland, Fjärdhundraland, and Roden (Roslagen) which in the 1296 united to form the modern province of Uppland. They were originally united by electing a common king who administered the sacrifices at Upps..
Folklife
Folklife is an extension of, and often an alternate term for the subject of, folklore. The term gained usage in the United States in the 1960s from its use by such folklore scholars as Don Yoder and Warren Roberts, who wished to recognize that the study of folklore goes beyond oral genres to includ..
Folklorama
Folklorama is an event that runs for two weeks each August in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Folkorama, the longest running multi-cultural event in the world, allows guests to sample exquisite cuisine and celebrate the culture and ethnic heritage of people from more than 60 countries who have made Winn..
Folklore
For the Nelly Furtado album, see Folklore (album). ..
Folklore (album)
Folklore is the second album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, first released in the United States on November 25 2003 by Dreamworks Records (see 2003 in music). The record includes the international singles "Powerless (Say What You Want)", "Try", and "Força", the official anthem of the..
Folklore (signal to trust album)
Folklore is the only album by Signal to Trust. The SpectacularFalls at the Montreal River100,000 MilesOn the First TakeGod of the Northern WoodsWhich Way is the SunsetA Night at the SymphonyWarning of the Ships..
Folklore in Hawaii
Folklore in Hawaii in modern times is a mixture of various aspects of Hawaiian mythology and various urban legends that have been passed on regarding various places in the Hawaiian islands. The following is a partial list of some of these legends. Contents 1 Ancient Hawaiian folklore1.1&nbs..
Folklore of India
Please this article.There may be more detailed suggestions as to what is required on the [[Talk:|talk page]] or at [Requests for expansionRequests for expansion].Please remove this message once the article has been expanded. This article is about the folklore of the Indian subcon..
Folklore of Lancashire
Folklore of Lancashire is the folklore of Lancashire which, like all other counties of England, has historically had its own peculiar superstitions, manners, and customs, which may or may not find parallels in those of other localities. The following list of Folklore of Lancashire was collected in 1..
Folklore of Sarajevo
As an historic city, Sarajevo has numerous myths and folklore. The character Nasrudin Hodza is popular throughout the former lands of the Ottoman Empire, and Sarajevo is no exception. Numerous stories about him dealing with the city have been written over the years. A famous piece of Sarajevo folk..
Folklore of the United States
Arts of theUnited States Architecture Cinema Comic books Cuisine Dance Literature Music Poetry Sculpture Television Theater Visual arts The folklore of the United States, or American folklore, is the folk tradition which has evolved on the North American continent since Europeans arrived in th..
Folkloristics
Folkloristics is the formal academic study of folklore such as fairy tales and folk mythology in oral or non-literary traditions. It makes use of such methods as the Aarne-Thompson classification system or the morphology devised for Russian tales by Vladimir Propp. Scholars specializing in folklori..
Folkpark
In Sweden, a folkpark is a public recreation space, usually featuring large grassed areas, trees, children's play facilities, etc. In larger folkparks, there is sometimes a bandstand or stage, and they are used for concerts and other entertainment. Most towns and cities have a folkpark. Summer folk..
Folkpartister i Svenska kyrkan
Folkpartister i Svenska kyrkan is a nominating group of members of Folkpartiet liberalerna that work within the Church of Sweden. FISK is an organizationally autonomous network linked to the main party. The president of FiSK is Åke Blomqvist. FiSK supports instituting a ceremony sanctioning same..
Folkrace
Folkrace is a quite popular Swedish inexpensive entry level type of rallycross that originally came from Finland. In Norway there is a similar motor sport called bilcross. The races are run on special gravel or tarmac tracks, 800 meters in length. The tracks are designed to limit the top speed to 8..
Folksinger
This article is about Folksinger, the 1985 album by the artist known as Phranc. For folk singers, see Folk music. Folksinger is an album by folk singer-songwriter Phranc, released in 1985. Phranc's first solo LP fused elements of her punk rock past with acoustic folk music. It is regarded as t..
Folksingers 'Round Harvard Square
Folksingers 'Round Harvard Square is the first album featuring Joan Baez. Joan Baez recorded this album in a basement with the accompaniment of Bill Wood and Ted Alevizos. Only six of the thirteen tracks on this album were solos by Baez. In 1963, it was issued by Squire Records as The Best of Joan B..
Folksongs for a Nuclear Village
Folksongs for a Nuclear Village is the sixth studio album by New Age/Jazz group Shadowfax, their first for Capitol Records. The cover artwork is a piece by Michael McMillen [link] called "Nel Mezzo Del Cammin Di Nostra Vita," the opening line from Dante's Inferno, meaning (in English) "I..
Folksonomy
A "folksonomy" is a collaboratively generated, open-ended labeling system that enables Internet users to categorize content such as Web pages, online photographs, and Web links. The freely chosen labels – called tags – help to improve search engine's effectiveness because content is categorized ..
Folkspartei
The Folkspartei (yiddish: Yidishe folkspartay; People's Democratic Party, folkist party) was founded after the 1905 pogroms in Russia by Simon Dubnow and Israel Efrojkin. The party took part to several elections in Poland and Lithuania in the 1920s and 1930s and didn't survive the Shoah. According ..
Folkspraak
Folkspraak (also Folksprâk, Folkspraek, Folksprák, Folksprak, and hyphenated versions such as Folk-Spraak) is an international auxiliary language (IAL) project based on the Germanic languages, currently in development. It is intended to be quickly learnable by all Germanic speakers (a group in..
Folkston, Georgia
Folkston is a city in Charlton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,178 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Charlton County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Folkston Funnel4 External links Geography Fo..
Folkston Railfan Platform
The Folkston Railfan Platform is located in Folkston, Georgia, and provides a location where railfans can safely view and photograph trains. With the help of a $30,000 state grant, the city built the train-watching platform in 2001. Since that time, the city has attracted thousands of railfans from..
Folksworth
Folksworth is a small village just off the A1(M), near to Peterborough. For years it remained relatively isolated, with only a village hall and a pub. However, in recent years, it has expanded with two new housing developments. ..
Folksworth & Washingley
Folksworth & Washingley – in Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire), England – are villages near Morborne west of Yaxley. ..
Folks Music
Folks Music is the first release by hip-hop artist Mars Black. It was released on December 7, 2004 by Team Love Records. This album is the 3rd release of Team Love Records. Track listing "Intro" - 1:54"Big Trouble in Little Omaha" - 3:24"Crack the Whip" - 3:34"Year of the Tiger" - 3:41"Rollin' Dee..
Folkton
Folkton is a small village at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds and on the edge of the Vale of Pickering on an area known as Folkton Carr (carr meaning low lands) in the borough of Scarborough in North Yorkshire. Contents 1 Geography2 History2.1 Prehistoric features2.2 Modern ..
Folktronica
Folktronica is a genre of music comprised of varying elements of folk music and electronica. The Name The label "folktronica" seems to have originated in the British press, having come to encompass performers and bands that include elements of ambient electronica, folk, jazz, classical, and even h..
Folkung
Coat of arms of Folkung family In modern Swedish, Folkung has two meanings, which appear to be opposites: The noble (royal) clan of some Folkungar, later named Folkungaätten (ätt means clan), who in effect introduced inheritance of the throne during the 12th century. Modern historians refer..
Folkvid the Lawspeaker
Folkvid was the lawspeaker of Värmland during the last half of the 12th century. He is only known from the so-called Bagler sagas, where he is only mentioned by virtue of his marriage to Cecilia, the bastard daughter of the Norwegian king Sigurd Munn. The marriage was arranged by the earl Erling Sk..
Folkways
Folkways can refer to Folkways (sociology) -- a theory by the sociologist William Graham Sumner.Folkways Records -- a record label founded by Moe Asch. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you ..
Folkways (sociology)
Folkways are the patterns of conventional behavior in a society, norms that apply to everyday matters. They are the conventions and habits learned from childhood. They are one of two types of norms, the other being Mores, which are much more strictly enforced than folkways. Generally conformity to..
Folkways Records
Folkways Records is a record label founded by Moses Asch and Marian Distler in 1948. The label became very influential on a generation of folk singers because of its release of a great number of old-time and bluegrass recordings by re-discovered performers from the 1920s and 1930s like Dock Boggs an..
Folk (Animorphs)
The Folk is a fictional extraterrestrial species featured in the book series Animorphs. They are mentioned briefly in The Ellimist Chronicles as a cannibalistic species that eats its own children. During a challenge set up by Crayak, the Ellimist fails to save their planet from an asteroid, upsettin..
Folk (disambiguation)
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Folk may refer to: a specific people, tribe, or nation, especially one of the Germanic peoples (see Folk)folklore, the body of verbal expressive culture among a particular population, comprising the oral tradition of that groupfolk..
Folk (disambiguation).
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Folk may refer to: a specific people, tribe, or nation, especially one of the Germanic peoplesfolklore, the body of verbal expressive culture among a particular population, comprising the oral tradition of that groupfolk art, art b..
Folk art
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. Island of Salvation Botanica, Piety Street, Bywater neighborhood, New Orleans Folk Art describes ..
Folk beat n. 1
This article about a musical group, band, singer, musician, album, or song does not make it clear whether the subject meets the [WikiProject MusicWikiProject Music] criteria for [importanceimportance]. For guidelines see the [Notability Wikipedia music notability guidelines&..
Folk biology
Folk biology or folkbiology is the cognitive study of how people classify and reason about the organic world. Humans everywhere classify animals and plants into obvious species-like groups. The relationship between a folk taxonomy and a scientific classification can assist in understanding how evolu..
Folk Catholicism
Folk Catholicism are varieties of Catholicism deviating from official Roman Catholic Church doctrine. They are sometimes associated with syncretism, particularly Voodoo and Santeria. Varieties of folk Catholicism are widely practiced in Latin America, the West Indies, Gaelic Scotland, and the Philip..
Folk Christianity
Folk Christianity refers to a mix of animism and Christian beliefs - Roman Catholic, Protestant, or both. Examples of Folk Christianity Folk CatholicismSpiritual warfareLeft BehindChristian MagicDeliverance ministryChristian Urban Legends See also Folk religion External links [Folk Christian..
Folk classification
The Folk classification, devised by R. L. Folk in 1959, is a technical descriptive classification of calcareous sedimentary rocks. It details the relative proportions of allochems in the rock and the type of matrix. The classification scheme covers most common carbonate rocks, however the more inclu..
Folk clubs
Folk clubs (as distinct from American folk-music nightclubs) were primarily an urban phenomenon of 1960s and 1970s Britain. Ewan MacColl was a founder of the "Ballad and Blues Club" in a pub in Soho. After a few weeks they moved to "The Princess Louise" at Holborn in 1961. A.L. Lloyd, Martin Carthy,..
Folk culture
Folk culture refers to the localized lifestyle of a subsistence or otherwise inward looking culture. It is usually handed down through oral tradition and a strong sense of community, and values the "old ways" over novelty. Finally, folk culture is quite often imbued with a sense of place. If its ..
Folk dance
Folk dance is a term used to describe a large number of dances, mostly of European origin, that tend to share the following attributes: They were originally danced in about the 19th century or earlier (or are, in any case, not currently copyrighted);Their performance is dominated by an inherited..
Folk devil
A folk devil is a person or group of people who are portrayed in folklore or the media as outsiders and deviant, and who are blamed for crimes or other sorts of social problems. (compare scapegoat) The pursuit of folk devils frequently intensifies into a mass movement that is called a moral panic. ..
Folk etymology
Folk etymology or popular etymology is a linguistic term for a category of false etymology which has grown up in popular lore, as opposed to one which arose in scholarly usage. Most look simple and plausible while they often depend on confusion between (near-)homophones or the fact that at least one..
Folk hero
A folk hero is type of hero, real or in mythology, who is loathed by the rich and powerful but idolized by the common person, often stealing from the former to make life better for the latter. The folk hero generally starts off as a regular person, but is transformed into someone extraordinary by t..
Folk high school
Folk high schools are institutions of adult and continuing education, common in Germany and in the Nordic countries, among which they are most common in Norway. The word is in Danish: folkehøjskole, in Norwegian: folkehøyskole/folkehøgskole/folkehøgskule, Swedish: folkhögskola, and in German:..
Folk Implosion
Folk Implosion is an American indie rock / lo-fi band founded in the early 1990s by Lou Barlow and John Davis. After Davis left the band in 2000, Barlow recruited Russ Pollard and Imaad Wasif from the band Alaska!. The band is best known for their hit single "Natural One", from the soundtrack to ..
Folk instrument
A folk instrument is an instrument that developed among common people and usually doesn't have a known inventor. It can be made from wood, metal or other material. It is a part of folk music. The instruments can be percussion instruments, different types of flutes, the bow and different types of tru..
Folk jazz
Folk Jazz is a general term for music that pairs traditional Anglo-American folk music with traditional African-American jazz/ragtime, featuring songs and styles of both traditions. Variations of the concept are "Folk_rock", "Blue_eyed_soul" "Jazz_fusion" and others that reflect the substantial int..
Folk linguistics
Folk linguistics is a term applied to the amateur study of linguistics. The term is often used as a pejorative. The linguist Ray Jackendoff points out that applying folk linguistics to education can be potentially damaging to the attainment of students who speak less standard dialects. Characterisi..
Folk mathematics
See also folk theorem for other uses of this expression. As the term is understood by mathematicians, folk mathematics or mathematical folklore means theorems, definitions, proofs, or mathematical facts or techniques that circulate among mathematicians by word-of-mouth but have not appeared in prin..
Folk medicine
A traditional healer in Côte d'Ivoire Folk medicine refers collectively to procedures traditionally used for treatment of illness and injury, aid to childbirth, and maintenance of wellness. It is a body of knowledge distinct from "scientific medicine" and may coexist in the same culture. It i..
Folk memory
Folk memory is a term often used to describe stories, folklore or myths about past events that are passed orally from generation to generation. The events described by the memories may date back tens, hundreds or even thousands of years and often have a local significance. They may explain physica..
Folk metal
Due to previous , editing of this by anonymous or newly registered users is disabled (see [semi-protection policysemi-protection policy]). Such users may discuss changes, [Requests for page protection#Current requests for unprotectionrequest unprotection], or . Folk met..
Folk music
Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. Folk music arose, and best survives, in societies not yet affected by mass communication and the commercialization of culture. It normally was shared by the entire community (and its performance not strictly limi..
Folk Music (album)
Folk Music was the fourth studio album by English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands. Track listing All tracks are traditional arrangements of folk songs by Steve Knightley and Phil Beer, except where noted. "John Riley""Broomfield Hill""All Things Are Quite Silent""Lonesome Stockade Blues""Mary ..
Folk Music Publications
Folk Music Publications "Folk Review" was a monthly national magazine devoted mainly to British folk music with occasional articles on folklore. It was edited by Fred Woods and started in November 1971 as "Folk & Country", becoming "Folk Review" from March 1972. It featured articles and record r..
Folk Nation
The Folk Nation is a affiliated Nation of street gangs based out of the Chicago region which has since branched throughout the United States. They are rivals to the People Nation. Recently wide spread around the east side of America. Contents 1 List of gangs in The Folk Nation Sets2 Sy..
Folk of the 80s
Folk of the 80's was Men Without Hats' first album. ..
Folk of the 80s (Part III)
Folk of the 80s (Part III) is the second album by Men Without Hats, released in 1984. Track listing No DancingUnsatisfactionWhere Do The Boys Go?Mother's OpinionEurothemeMessiahs Die YoungI Know Their NamesFolk Of The 80'sI Sang Last/Not For Tears ..
Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by
Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (People and robbers in Cardemom Town) is a children's book by Thorbjørn Egner. The book is about the peaceful town of Kardemomme and the people there, as well as the only characters which stir up serious trouble. They are the three robbers, Casper, Jasper and Jonath..
Folk play
Folk plays such as Hoodening, Guising, Mumming and Soul Caking are generally verse sketches performed in countryside pubs, private houses or the open air, at set times of the year such as the Winter or Summer solstices. Many have long traditions, although they are frequently updated to retain their ..
Folk psychology
Folk psychology (sometimes called naive psychology or common sense psychology) is the set of background assumptions, socially-conditioned prejudices and convictions that are implicit in our everyday descriptions of others' behavior and in our ascriptions of their mental states. It includes concepts ..
Folk punk
Folk punk is a genre of music that combines elements of folk and punk rock music. There are two distinct types of folk punk. The first is artists like The Knitters - punk music musicians who play in a traditional folk style. There are also modern artists who perform acoustically in the folk style, ..
Folk religion
Folk religion consists of beliefs, superstitions and cultural practices transmitted from generation to generation. It could be contrasted with the "organized religion" or "historical religion" in which founders, creed, theology and ecclesiastical organizations are present. The term is also applie..
Folk science
Folk science describes ways of understanding and predicting the natural and social world, without the use of rigorous methodologies (see Scientific method). One could label all understanding of nature predating the Greeks as "folk science". Folk science is often accepted as "common wisdom" in a giv..
Folk Singer
"Folk singer" may also refer to a singer of folk music. Folk Singer is an album by Muddy Waters. Waters plays acoustic guitar, backed by Willie Dixon on string bass, Clifton James on drums, and Buddy Guy on acoustic guitar. Current reissues of the album include bonus tracks from two subsequent se..
Folk Songs (Berio)
Folk Songs is a series of compositions by Italian composer Luciano Berio. In this suite those who know Berio as an avant-garde composer ranking with Pierre Boulez, Luigi Nono and Karlheinz Stockhausen will discover him in an unaccustomedly light mood. Berio made these arrangements as ':a tribute to..
Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria
Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria is a book by Elphinstone Dayrell, introduction by Andrew Lang, published in 1910. The book contains forty folk stories and fairy tales from Southern Nigeria which were collected by Elphinstone D