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FOT
FOT is a three-letter acronym. In radio transmission, FOT stands for Frequency of Optimum Transmission.In computer networking, FOT stands for Fiber Optic Transceiver..fot is the extension of a type of TrueType fonts info file from Windows 3.1.In the computer game Star Control, Fot is the name of ..
Fota Island
Fota Island is a small island in Cork Harbour, Ireland, just north of the larger island of Cóbh. It is host to Ireland's only wildlife park - as well as the historical Fota House with ornamental gardens and an 18-hole golf course. The island lies just off the N25 road from Cork to Waterford. Cont..
Fotdella
The fotdella is an instrument invented and constructed by Jesse "The Lone Cat" Fuller, an American one-man-band musician, who needed an accompaniment instrument beyond the usual high-hat (foot-operated cymbal) or bass drum favored by street musicians. Dreaming it up in the early 1950s, while lyin..
Fothad Airgthech
Fothad Airgthech ("ingenious" or "plundering"), son of Lugaid mac Con, was joint High King of Ireland with his brother Fothad Cairpthech, reputedly in the 3rd century. They had ruled a year when Fothadh Airgthech killed his brother, and was himself killed by Caílte mac Rónáin of the fianna in the..
Fothad Cairpthech
Fothad Cairpthech ("chariot-fighter"), son of Lugaid mac Con, was joint High King of Ireland with his brother Fothad Airgthech, reputedly in the 3rd century. They had ruled a year when Fothadh Airgthech killed his brother, and was himself killed by Caílte mac Rónáin of the fianna in the Battle of..
Fothad II of Cennrígmonaid
Fothad II, Bishop of Cennrígmonaid was the bishop of Cennrígmonaid, (1059–1093) equivalent to modern St. Andrews, for most of the reign of King Máel Coluim III of Scotland (1058–1093). Alternative spellings include Fodhoch, Fothach and Foderoch, and Fothawch (by Andrew of Wyntoun). A "Mo..
Fothad I of Cennrígmonaid
Fothad I († 963) is the second alleged Bishop of Cennrígmonaid (906x955), equivalent to later day St. Andrews. We know he had the status of "bishop" during the reign of King Dub mac Maíl Coluim because the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba has his death in the period of his reign (962-967).Alan Orr..
Fothergill's sign
Fothergill's sign is a medical sign. It can be elicited by: Making the patient touch his chest using his chinWhile in this position, press on the patient's abdomenWhile the abdomen is being pressed, ask the intensity of the painIf the pain felt is increased or has the same intensity, then it is pos..
Fothergilla
Fothergilla (fothergilla or witchalder) is a genus of two or three species of flowering plants in the family Hamamelidaceae, native to the southeastern United States. They are deciduous shrubs growing to 1-3 m tall with downy twigs. The leaves are alternate, broad ovoid, 4-10 cm long and 3-8 cm b..
Fotheringay
For the village with a sometimes identical name, see Fotheringhay. Fotheringay's self titled debut album, released in 1970. The folk rock group Fotheringay was formed in 1970 by singer Sandy Denny upon her departure from Fairport Convention. The band drew its name from Fotheringay Castle, whe..
Fotheringhay
For the folk group, see Fotheringay. Fotheringhay is a village in Northamptonshire, England. It is most noted for being the site of Fotheringhay (or Fotheringay) Castle which was razed in 1627. There is nothing left of it to be seen today other than the motte on which it was built that provides exc..
Fotherington-Thomas
Basil Fotherington-Thomas is a classic fictional character in a series of books by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle starring the archetypal English Prep School boy of the 1950's - Nigel Molesworth - who is the supposed author. Nigel is a schoolboy at St Custard's, a fictional (and terrible) P..
Fotini Markopoulou-Kalamara
Fotini Markopoulou-Kalamara is a theoretical physicist interested in foundational mathematics and quantum mechanics. She has apparently been influenced by those (for example Christopher Isham) who have been calling attention to the unstated assumption in most modern physics that physical properties ..
Fotini Vavatsi
Fotini Vavatsi (born 16 March 1974) is an athlete from Greece. She competes in archery. Vavatsi represented Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 51st in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 609. In the first round of elimination, she faced 15th-ranked Tetyana B..
Fotino
Here are things that have the name Fotino: Mihail Fotino, a Romanian actor Here are places that have the name Fotino or Foteino in Greece: Fotino, a village in ArtaFotino. a village in the prefecture of ThesprotiaFotino, a village in the northern aprt of the prefecture of Trikala This is a [d..
Fotis Kafatos
Fotis C. Kafatos was born on the island of Crete in Greece. As a student, he moved to Ithaca, New York where he later got his Bachelor's degree from Cornell University. He went on to received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1965. His following academic positions include Assistant Professor and ..
Fotis Vassileiou
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 May 2006. Fotis Vassileiou is a UK Uni..
Fotki
Fotki is a web portal. It was founded by Dmitri Don and Katrin Lilleoks as a digital photo sharing website in 1998. At present, it is a web service suite providing sharing of digital images, photo printing and online selling of photos, as well as spam-free e-mail, weblogs and full-scale co-branding..
FOTM
FOTM may refer to: Feeding of the multitude -Slang: "Fan of the Month" This page expands a four-character combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a call sign, a word in English, or a word in another language. If an referred you to this page, you may wis..
Fotofab
Fotofab is a leading supplier of chemically etched metal parts. Founded in 1967, Fotofab is a privately-owned manufacturing company located in Chicago, IL. Fotofab supplies unique metal parts with a process called photochemical machining, or chemical etching, to companies in the aerospace, medical, ..
FotoKem
FotoKem is a motion picture film development company located in Burbank, CA founded in 1963. FotoKem is the largest non-union film development company on the West Coast. Digital services offered at FotoKem include Telecine from 16mm or 35mm to standard definition or high definition. FotoKem proces..
Fotolia
Fotolia is digital photo sharing website that allows photographers to sell images directly to consumers. The company was founded in November 2004, and launched a beta site in the Spring of 2005. The site left beta on November 9, 2005, and as of December 10, 2005, had an Alexa rank of 8,628 [l..
Fotolog
Fotolog is a registered trademark of Fotolog, Inc. One of the oldest photoblog web sites, with over 3 million users, Fotolog.com (recently changed from Fotolog.net) is a way for users to share pictures and stories. A 'friends and favourites' system adds to the sense of community, and makes it ea..
Fotomat
Fotomat was a once widespread retail chain of photo development drive-thru kiosks located in shopping center parking lots. Fotomat Corporation was founded by Preston Fleet in San Diego, California in the 1960s, (the first kiosk was opened in Point Loma, California in 1965), and became a public co..
Foton
Foton (or Photon) is the project name of two series of Russian science satellite programs. Although unmanned, the design was adapted from the manned Vostok spacecraft capsule. The primary focus of the Foton project is materials science research, but some missions have also carried experiments for o..
Foton-M
Foton-M is an unmanned microgravity research spacecraft based on the Foton, with several improvements, including a new telemetry and telecommand unit for increased data flow rate, increased battery capacity, and a better thermal control system. The first launch failed because of a malfunction of th..
Foton-M2
The Foton-M2 in a space mission aboard an unmanned Foton-M spacecraft carrying a mainly European payload by the European Space Agency (ESA). It was put into orbit by a Russian Soyuz-U launcher June 20 2005 at 14:00 Central European Time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan by the Russian Space..
Fotopages
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Fotopic.net
fotopic.net is a digital photo sharing website and web services suite. fotopic.net began as a private collection of photographs of a British couple, Joel and Nicky Rowbottom, on 2nd August 1999 at http://photos.jml.net with a well-designed engine behind the pictures. In February 2001 they opened t..
FotoTherapy
FotoTherapy is an annual photo festival in Rethymno, Crete, Greece. It includes new media, alternative arts, video art and other forms of contemporary art. The directors and managers of FotoTherapy are Stelios Kalogerakis, Michael Starakis and Giorgos Stavroulakis. Links [Athens Fhoto News..
Foto Strakosha
Foto Strakosha (born March 29 1965) is an Albanian soccer goalkeeper, who holds the record for the most caps for Albania, with 73 caps. He has spent large parts of his career in Greece. His clubs include PAS Giannina, Ethnikos Asteras, Olympiacos, Panionios NFC, Ionikos and Kallithea FC. ..
Fo Tan
Fo Tan (Traditional Chinese: }) is a suburb of Sha Tin, in Hong Kong. The area is primarily industrial, but also has residential areas to the east, alongside the KCR line, and in the mountains to the west (where you will also find the popular Sha Tin College and Sha Tin Junior School, run by the En..
Fo Tan (KCR)
Fo Tan (火炭, Jyutping: Fo2 Taan3, Pinyin: Huǒtàn; lit. fire charcoal) is a station on the KCR East Rail. It is located in the Fo Tan area of Sha Tin District, between Sha Tin and University stations. The station was opened in 1985, two years after total electrification of the railway. The pa..
Fo Tan Nullah
Fo Tan Nullah (Traditional Chinese: }) is one of the nullahs of Shing Mun River in Fo Tan of Hong Kong. ..

 


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