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Extreme_Championship_Wrestling | Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon . ECW closed when-then owner Paul Heyman declared bankruptcy in April 2001 . The promotion showcased various international styles of professional wrestling , ranging from lucha libre to puroresu and hardcore wrestling , and became known for having an intelligent , often rowdy and vocal fanbase that rejected the more cartoonish programming of ECW 's competitors . After purchasing the assets of ECW in 2003 , World Wrestling Entertainment relaunched the Extreme Championship Wrestling franchise as a third brand with their existing Raw and SmackDown brands . It debuted on June 13 , 2006 on Sci Fi in the United States and ran for close to four years until it aired its final episode on February 16 , 2010 on the rebranded Syfy . |
Fictionalized_portrayals_of_George_W._Bush | Fictionalized portrayals of George W. Bush , the 43rd President of the United States , have become common since his inauguration on January 20 , 2001 . Many popular TV shows , magazines , books and comics have portrayed or satirized him . Several comedians and comic actors were known for impressions of Bush during his presidency , including Will Ferrell and Will Forte ( both originally on Saturday Night Live ) , Jon Culshaw , Frank Caliendo , James Adomian and Jon Stewart . Impressionist Steve Bridges had a notably involved impression that included facial prosthetics to achieve similarity to Bush ; he impersonated Bush in a variety of settings , including once alongside the real President Bush at the 2006 White House Correspondents ' Association dinner . Actor Timothy Bottoms portrayed Bush fictionally multiple times during the Bush presidency : in the Comedy Central sitcom That 's My Bush ! , as a cameo in the family film The Crocodile Hunter : Collision Course , and in a serious role in the telefilm DC 9/11 ( 2003 ) . Bush was the target of satire for most of his presidency . Most fictional depictions of the President in popular media tend to emphasize his drawl and tendency to use incorrect grammar and malapropisms in speeches , as well as his sometimes awkward hand and facial gestures . Bush is often depicted in caricatures with a large nose and ears , and small eyes , giving him a somewhat elfin appearance , or sometimes to look similar to a chimpanzee . He is also sometimes drawn in political cartoons as being short in stature , although in reality he is taller than the average American . Most fictionalized portrayals of George W. Bush have been negative , which some conservatives claim is reflective of a leftist media bias . |
Fat_Camp_(South_Park) | `` Fat Camp '' is the fifteenth episode of the fourth season of the animated television series South Park , and the 63rd episode of the series overall . `` Fat Camp '' originally aired in the United States on December 6 , 2000 on Comedy Central . In the episode , Kenny starts doing crazy , disgusting acts for cash in a parody of the television show Jackass . Meanwhile , Cartman is sent to lose weight at a fat camp where he discovers a different way to earn money . |
FXX | FXX is an American digital cable and satellite television channel launched on September 2 , 2013 , owned by 21st Century Fox through FX Networks , LLC . It is the sister channel of the larger network , FX . The channel 's programming focuses on original and acquired comedy series , some dramatic programs , acquired children 's series , and feature films . FXX launched at 7:00 a.m. Eastern/6 :00 a.m. Central on September 2 , 2013 , replacing Fox Soccer . The channel is best known for setting the record for the longest continuous marathon in the history of television , which featured every single episode of The Simpsons that had already been released at the time , which numbered over 550 . This record has since been broken . As of July 2015 , approximately 78,498,000 households in the United States ( 67.4 % of those with television ) receive FXX . |
Evgeni_Nabokov | Yevgeni Viktorovich Nabokov ( Евге́ний Ви́кторович Набо́ков born July 25 , 1975 ) , usually transliterated as Evgeni Nabokov , is a Kazakhstani-Russian retired professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the San Jose Sharks , New York Islanders , and Tampa Bay Lightning of National Hockey League ( NHL ) and for Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk , HC Dynamo Moscow , Metallurg Magnitogorsk and SKA St. Petersburg of the Russian Super League ( RSL ) and Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) from 1991 to 2015 . During his time with the Sharks , Nabokov who was selected 219th overall 1994 NHL Entry Draft by San Jose , was regarded as one of the top goaltenders in the NHL , winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as the best first-year player in 2001 and was voted a finalist for the Vezina Trophy as best goaltender in 2008 . He departed the NHL for the first time in 2010 to play in Russia for SKA St. Petersburg , but returned soon after , and concluded his career there . In his first nine seasons in the NHL , all with San Jose , Nabokov became the team leader in nearly every goaltending category , including games played , wins , and shutouts . At his retirement , he had the eighteenth most all-time NHL regular season wins . During a game in 2002 he scored a goal , the seventh goalie in NHL history to do so , and the first not from North America . Born in the then-Soviet republic of Kazakhstan , Nabokov first played internationally with Kazakhstan at the 1994 World Championships Group C. However , he later joined the Russian national team , and played for them from 2006 , including both the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics , winning a gold at the 2008 World Championships . |
Fight_Life | Fight Life is a feature-length documentary on the sport of mixed martial arts . The film is directed by independent filmmaker James Z. Feng and produced by RiLL Films . The film focuses on the lives of professional mixed martial arts fighters outside the cage , primarily profiling Jake Shields , and Lyle Beerbohm . The film unveils the sport of Mixed martial arts and what it takes to be a modern-day professional fighter . Many notables MMA stars and experts are featured in this film , including : Nick Diaz , Gilbert Melendez , Chuck Liddell , Frank Shamrock , Miesha Tate , John McCarthy , Julianna Pena , Michael Chiesa , Herschel Walker , Sam Sheridan , Mark Coleman , Tyron Woodley , Ryan Schultz , Matt Lindland , Mike Swick , and Cody McKenzie . In 2013 , Fight Life went on to win the Best Documentary Award at the United Film Festival . |
Finger_Lakes_GrassRoots_Festival_of_Music_and_Dance | Starting in 1991 , the Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance is an annual festival held the second-to-last weekend of July in Trumansburg , New York , a small town ten miles north of Ithaca . The GrassRoots Festival , or simply GrassRoots , as it is known , draws nearly 20,000 visitors throughout the course of four days . GrassRoots presents over 70 musicians , bands and dance troupes on four simultaneously running stages continually throughout the long weekend . The festival was recently nominated as one of USA Today 's top 10 outdoor music festivals . Genres represented among the musicians include bluegrass , Cajun , zydeco , African , reggae , country , Americana , Native American music , old-time music , Irish music , jam band , rock and roll , hip hop , Conjunto , rockabilly and more . In 2003 the associated Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival began , modeled after the Finger Lakes festival . |
Executive_(government) | The executive is the organ exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state . The executive executes and enforces law . In political systems based on the principle of separation of powers , authority is distributed among several branches ( executive , legislative , judicial ) -- an attempt to prevent the concentration of power in the hands of a small group of people . In such a system , the executive does not pass laws ( the role of the legislature ) or interpret them ( the role of the judiciary ) . Instead , the executive enforces the law as written by the legislature and interpreted by the judiciary . The executive can be the source of certain types of law , such as a decree or executive order . Executive bureaucracies are commonly the source of regulations . In the Westminster political system , the principle of separation of powers is not as entrenched . Members of the executive , called ministers , are also members of the legislature , and hence play an important part in both the writing and enforcing of law . In this context , the executive consists of a leader ( s ) of an office or multiple offices . Specifically , the top leadership roles of the executive branch may include : head of state -- often the supreme leader , the president or monarch , the chief public representative and living symbol of national unity . head of government -- often the de facto leader , prime minister , overseeing the administration of all affairs of state . defence minister -- overseeing the armed forces , determining military policy and managing external safety . interior minister -- overseeing the police forces , enforcing the law and managing internal safety . foreign minister -- overseeing the diplomatic service , determining foreign policy and managing foreign relations . finance minister -- overseeing the treasury , determining fiscal policy and managing national budget . justice minister -- overseeing criminal prosecutions , corrections , enforcement of court orders . In a presidential system , the leader of the executive is both the head of state and head of government . In a parliamentary system , a cabinet minister responsible to the legislature is the head of government , while the head of state is usually a largely ceremonial monarch or president . |
Film_Chest | Film Chest , is a privately held media company that specializes in the archiving , restoring , licensing and distribution of films . It is headquartered in Bridgeport , Connecticut . Film Chest distributes consumer DVDs , and sells digital content via online outlets including Apple 's iTunes Store , Amazon.com , and Hulu . It also licenses its movies to TV networks , including American Movie Classics and Turner Classic Movies , and for use as stock footage . According to the company 's website , it services `` high-quality content for use in broadcast television , film projects , video streaming , distribution , public television , cable or other professional needs . '' |
Eva_Green | Eva Gaëlle Green ( -LSB- ɡʁin -RSB- ; -LSB- ˈɡɾeːn -RSB- ; born 6 July 1980 ) is a French actress and model . She started her career in theatre before making her film debut in 2003 in Bernardo Bertolucci 's film The Dreamers . She achieved international recognition when she appeared as Sibylla , Queen of Jerusalem in Ridley Scott 's historical epic Kingdom of Heaven ( 2005 ) , and portrayed Bond girl Vesper Lynd in the James Bond film Casino Royale ( 2006 ) . In 2006 , Green was awarded the BAFTA Rising Star Award . Since 2006 , Green has starred in independent films Cracks ( 2009 ) , Womb ( 2010 ) , and Perfect Sense ( 2011 ) . She has also appeared in the television series Camelot ( 2011 ) , and played Angelique Bouchard in Tim Burton 's big-screen adaptation of Dark Shadows ( 2012 ) . In 2014 , she played Artemisia in the 300 sequel , 300 : Rise of an Empire ( 2014 ) , and Ava Lord in Frank Miller 's and Robert Rodriguez 's Sin City sequel , Sin City : A Dame to Kill For ( 2014 ) . She also starred as Vanessa Ives in Showtime 's horror drama Penny Dreadful ( 2014 -- 16 ) . Her performance in the series earned her a nomination for Best Actress in a Television Series -- Drama at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards . In 2016 , she played the titular character in Tim Burton 's fantasy film Miss Peregrine 's Home for Peculiar Children . |
Everglades_National_Park | Everglades National Park is a U.S. National Park in Florida that protects the southern 20 percent of the original Everglades . In the United States , it is the largest tropical wilderness , the largest wilderness of any kind east of the Mississippi River , and is visited on average by 1 million people each year . It is the third-largest national park in the lower 48 states after Death Valley and Yellowstone . It has been declared an International Biosphere Reserve , a World Heritage Site , and a Wetland of International Importance , one of only three locations in the world to appear on all three lists . Most national parks preserve unique geographic features ; Everglades National Park was the first created to protect a fragile ecosystem . The Everglades are a network of wetlands and forests fed by a river flowing .25 mi per day out of Lake Okeechobee , southwest into Florida Bay . The Park is the most significant breeding ground for tropical wading birds in North America and contains the largest mangrove ecosystem in the western hemisphere . It is home to 36 threatened or protected species including the Florida panther , the American crocodile , and the West Indian manatee , and supports 350 species of birds , 300 species of fresh and saltwater fish , 40 species of mammals , and 50 species of reptiles . The majority of South Florida 's fresh water , which is stored in the Biscayne Aquifer , is recharged in the park . Humans have lived for thousands of years in or around the Everglades . Plans arose in 1882 to drain the wetlands and develop the land for agricultural and residential use . As the 20th century progressed , water flow from Lake Okeechobee was increasingly controlled and diverted to enable explosive growth of the South Florida metropolitan area . The park was established in 1934 , to protect the quickly vanishing Everglades , and dedicated in 1947 , as major canal building projects were initiated across South Florida . The ecosystems in Everglades National Park have suffered significantly from human activity , and restoration of the Everglades is a politically charged issue in South Florida . |
Facial_tissue | Facial tissue and paper handkerchief refers to a class of soft , absorbent , disposable papers that are suitable for use on the face . They are disposable alternatives for cloth handkerchiefs . The terms are commonly used to refer to the type of paper tissue , usually sold in boxes , that is designed to facilitate the expulsion of nasal mucus from the nose ( nose-blowing ) although it may refer to other types of facial tissues including napkins and wipes . Facial tissue is often referred to as a `` tissue '' , or ( in the United States ) by the genericized trademark `` Kleenex '' which popularized the invention and its use . |
Existence | Existence is commonly held to be that which objectively persists independent of one 's presence . Ontology is the philosophical study of the nature of being , existence or reality in general , as well as of the basic categories of being and their relations . Traditionally listed as a part of the major branch of philosophy known as metaphysics , ontology deals with questions concerning what entities exist or can be said to exist , ( for instance : `` Does the stellar structure UDFj-39546284 exist ? '' ) , and how such entities can be grouped , related within a hierarchy , and subdivided according to similarities and differences . Materialism holds that the only things that exist are matter and energy , that all things are composed of material , that all actions require energy , and that all phenomena ( including consciousness ) are the result of material interactions . Life is a characteristic which distinguishes objects that have self-sustaining biological processes from those that do not -- either because such functions have ceased ( death ) , or else because they lack such functions and are classified as `` inanimate '' . In mathematics , existence is asserted by a quantifier , the existential quantifier , one of two quantifiers ( the other being the universal quantifier ) . The properties of the existential quantifier are established by axioms . |
Fetish_Con | Fetish Con is an annual trade show focusing on networking within the adult entertainment industry , classes and lectures for the general public , and retail sales of adult clothing and toys . The event was first held in 2001 and is produced by XIX Events . Known as `` The Networking Event of the Year '' by members of the adult fetish industry , Fetish Con trade shows are yearly events ( formerly billed as Bond Con in New York ) . First held in 2001 , Fetish Con In 2015 , Fetish Con moved to St. Petersburg , Florida , for its upcoming August trade show , after nine years in Tampa . |
Family_Channel | Family Channel ( often known as simply Family ) is a Canadian English-language Category A cable and satellite television channel that is owned by DHX Media . Family 's programming is aimed towards the tween and teenage demographics , broadcasting domestic and imported children 's television series , teen dramas , off-network sitcoms , and theatrically released and made-for-television movies targeted towards the demographics . Previously , much of Family 's programming was heavily sourced from the American cable network Disney Channel ; these rights were later acquired by Corus Entertainment in September 2015 . Although it was formerly licensed as a premium television service , the channel is carried on the basic tiers of most Canadian subscription television providers , and is also carried by Flow Cable in Jamaica . and on Cable Bahamas in The Bahamas . Family is headquartered in the Brookfield Place office complex , near the Financial District of Downtown Toronto . It has transmitted from Corus Quay since at least 2014 . As of March 2013 , Family Channel is available to approximately six million pay television households in Canada ; it also has the highest total viewership among Canada 's children 's television channels . It transmits three feeds : Eastern Time Zone feeds in both standard definition and high definition , and a Pacific Time Zone feed solely in standard definition . |
Father_Ted | Father Ted is a sitcom that was produced by British independent production company Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4 . Written jointly by Irish writers Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan and starring a predominantly Irish cast , it originally aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May 1998 , including a Christmas special , for a total of 25 episodes . The show also aired on RTÉ Two in Ireland , and in Australia on Nine Network ( series 1 ) and ABC Television ( series 2 and 3 ) . Set on the fictional Craggy Island , a remote location off Ireland 's west coast , the show starred Dermot Morgan as the eponymous Father Ted Crilly , alongside fellow priests Father Dougal McGuire ( Ardal O'Hanlon ) and Father Jack Hackett ( Frank Kelly ) . Exiled on the island for various past incidents , the priests live together in the parochial house with their housekeeper Mrs. Doyle ( Pauline McLynn ) . The show was critically acclaimed , receiving multiple BAFTA awards , and remains a popular sitcom in Britain and Ireland . |
Eugène_Ionesco | Eugène Ionesco ( born Eugen Ionescu , -LSB- e.uˈd͡ʒen joˈnesku -RSB- ; 26 November 1909 -- 28 March 1994 ) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French , and one of the foremost figures of the French Avant-garde theatre . Beyond ridiculing the most banal situations , Ionesco 's plays depict the solitude and insignificance of human existence in a tangible way . |
Fais_ce_que_tu_voudras | `` Fais ce que tu voudras '' ( meaning `` Do Whatever You Want '' ) was written by Quebec 's composer René Grignon and French lyricist Eddy Marnay . It is the first and only single from Celine Dion 's greatest hits album Les chansons en or . It was released in June 1986 in Quebec , Canada . On 14 June 1986 this melancholic ballad entered the Quebec Singles Chart and peaked at number 36 , spending twelve weeks on the chart . The B-side included `` Tu es là '' , which was taken from the album C'est pour toi . Dion filmed her first real French-language music video for this single in 1986 . It was directed by François Girard and featured Dion at a train station . This music video can be found on the DVD called On ne change pas ( 2005 ) . It was Dion 's second music video after her first English-language song `` Listen to the Magic Man '' . The title alludes to the proverb coined by French renaissance writer François Rabelais , which has later become a main tenet of the modern-day thelemic occult movement in the English version by Aleister Crowley : `` Do what thou wilt '' . |
Fanny_by_Gaslight_(film) | Fanny by Gaslight ( US title -- Man of Evil ) is a 1944 British drama film , produced by Gainsborough Pictures , set in the 1870s and adapted from a novel by Michael Sadleir ( also adapted as a 1981 mini-series ) . It was one of its famous period-set `` Gainsborough melodramas '' . Its US release was delayed for its breaking the Hays Purity Code , and 17 minutes were removed for this release . |
Fastlane_(2015) | Fastlane ( 2015 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by WWE . It took place on February 22 , 2015 , at the FedExForum in Memphis , Tennessee . It was the first Fastlane event , replacing Elimination Chamber . Seven matches were contested on the main card with no match on the pre-show . In the main event , Roman Reigns defeated Daniel Bryan to retain his WWE World Heavyweight Championship shot against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 31 . Also at the event Triple H had a `` face-to-face '' confrontation with Sting . The event received 46,000 buys ( excluding WWE Network views ) , down from the Elimination Chamber 2014 figure of 183,000 buys , which predated the launch of the WWE Network . |
Fall_Out_Boy | Fall Out Boy is an American rock band formed in Wilmette , Illinois , a suburb of Chicago , in 2001 . The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump , bassist Pete Wentz , lead guitarist Joe Trohman , and drummer Andy Hurley . The band originated from Chicago 's hardcore punk scene , with which all members were involved at one point . The group was formed by Wentz and Trohman as a pop punk side project of the members ' respective hardcore bands , and Stump joined shortly thereafter . The group went through a succession of drummers before landing Hurley and recording the group 's debut album , Take This to Your Grave ( 2003 ) . The album became an underground success and helped the band gain a dedicated fanbase through heavy touring , as well as some moderate commercial success . Take This to Your Grave has commonly been cited as an influential blueprint for pop punk music in the 2000s . With Wentz as the band 's lyricist and Stump as the primary composer , the band 's 2005 major-label breakthrough , From Under the Cork Tree , produced two hit singles , `` Sugar , We 're Goin Down '' and `` Dance , Dance , '' and went double platinum , transforming the group into superstars and making Wentz a celebrity and tabloid fixture . Fall Out Boy received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2006 Grammy Awards . The band 's 2007 follow-up , Infinity on High , landed at number one on the Billboard 200 with 260,000 first week sales . It produced two worldwide hit singles , `` This Ai n't a Scene , It 's an Arms Race '' and `` Thnks fr th Mmrs . '' Folie à Deux , the band 's fourth album , created a mixed response from fans and commercially undersold expectations . Following the release of Believers Never Die -- Greatest Hits , the band took a hiatus from 2009 to 2012 to `` decompress , '' exploring various side projects . The band regrouped and recorded Save Rock and Roll ( 2013 ) , which gave the band its second career number one and produced the top 20 single `` My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark ( Light Em Up ) . '' The group 's sixth studio album , American Beauty/American Psycho ( 2015 ) , released worldwide on Island Records , was preceded by the top 10 hit `` Centuries '' and also spawned the single `` Uma Thurman '' which peaked at 22 on Hot 100 . The album peaked at No. 1 , making it the band 's third No. 1 album and the group 's fifth consecutive top 10 album . |
Eurasian_Steppe | The Eurasian Steppe , also called the Great Steppe or the steppes , is the vast steppe ecoregion of Eurasia in the temperate grasslands , savannas , and shrublands biome . It stretches from Romania , Moldova through Ukraine , Russia , Kazakhstan , Xinjiang and Mongolia to Manchuria , with one major exclave located mostly in Hungary , the Puszta . The steppe has connected Eastern Europe , Central Asia , China , South Asia , and the Middle East economically , politically , and culturally through overland trade routes , most notably the Silk Road during antiquity and the Middle Ages , and the Eurasian Land Bridge in the modern era . It has been home to nomadic empires and many large tribal confederations and ancient states throughout history , such as the Xiongnu , Scythia , Cimmeria , Sarmatia , Hunnic Empire , Chorasmia , Transoxiana , Sogdiana , Xianbei , Mongols , and Göktürk Khaganate . |
First_Viennese_School | The First Viennese School is a name mostly used to refer to three composers of the Classical period in Western art music in late-18th-century Vienna : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven . ( Franz Schubert is occasionally added to the list . ) In German speaking countries , the term Wiener Klassik ( lit . Viennese classical era/art ) is used . That term is often more broadly applied to the Classical era in music as a whole , as a means to distinguish it from other periods that are colloquially referred to as classical , namely Baroque and Romantic music . The term `` Viennese School '' was first used by Austrian musicologist Raphael Georg Kiesewetter , in 1834 , although he only counted Haydn and Mozart as members of the school . Other writers followed suit and eventually Beethoven was added to the list . The designation `` first '' is added today to avoid confusion with the Second Viennese School . With the exception of Schubert , these composers certainly knew each other , with Haydn and Mozart even being occasional chamber-music partners . But they were not engaged in a formal effort to associate with 20th-century schools , such as the Second Viennese School , or Les Six . Nor is there any evidence that one composer was `` schooled '' by another , in the way that Berg and Webern were taught by Schoenberg , although it is true that Beethoven for a time received lessons from Haydn . Attempts to extend the First Viennese School to include such later figures as Anton Bruckner , Johannes Brahms , and Gustav Mahler are merely journalistic , and never encountered in academic musicology . |
Family_Feud | Family Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson where two families compete to name the most popular responses to survey questions in order to win cash and prizes . It is considered a spin-off of Match Game , whose panel included original host Richard Dawson . The program premiered on ABC on July 12 , 1976 , and ran as part of its daytime schedule until June 14 , 1985 . The program was re-launched by CBS on July 4 , 1988 , and ran until September 10 , 1993 . Three separate editions for syndication were also produced . The first aired from September 19 , 1977 to September 6 , 1985 . The second aired from September 19 , 1988 to September 8 , 1995 . The current syndicated series premiered on September 20 , 1999 . The ABC network version of the show and the first syndicated series were hosted by Richard Dawson . Ray Combs hosted the CBS series and the first six seasons of the accompanying syndicated version , then was replaced by Dawson for the final season . The 1999 syndicated series has been hosted by Louie Anderson ( 1999 -- 2002 ) , Richard Karn ( 2002 -- 06 ) , John O'Hurley ( 2006 -- 10 ) , and Steve Harvey ( 2010 -- present ) . Announcers for the series have included Gene Wood ( 1976 -- 85 , 1988 -- 95 ) , Burton Richardson ( 1999 -- 2010 ) , Joey Fatone ( 2010 -- 15 ) , and Rubin Ervin ( 2015 -- present ) . The program has spawned multiple regional adaptations in over 50 international markets outside the United States . Within a year of its debut , the original version became the number one game show in daytime television ; however , as viewing habits changed , the ratings declined . Harvey 's takeover in 2010 increased Nielsen ratings significantly and eventually placed the program among the top five most popular syndicated television shows in the country . In 2013 , TV Guide ranked Family Feud third in its list of the 60 greatest game shows of all time . |
Financial_system | A financial system ( within the scope of finance ) is a system that allows the exchange of funds between lenders , investors , and borrowers . Financial systems operate at national , global , and firm-specific levels . They consist of complex , closely related services , markets , and institutions intended to provide an efficient and regular linkage between investors and depositors . Money , credit , and finance are used as media of exchange in financial systems . They serve as a medium of known value for which goods and services can be exchanged as an alternative to bartering . A modern financial system may include banks ( operated by the government or private sector ) , financial markets , financial instruments , and financial services . Financial systems allow funds to be allocated , invested , or moved between economic sectors . They enable individuals and companies to share the associated risks . |
Extended_play | An extended play ( EP ) is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single , but is usually unqualified as an album or LP . EPs generally do not contain as many tracks as albums , and are considered `` less expensive and time-consuming '' for an artist to produce than an album . An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play ( SP ) and LP , but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well . Ricardo Baca of The Denver Post said , `` EPs -- originally extended-play ` single ' releases that are shorter than traditional albums -- have long been popular with punk and indie bands . '' In the United Kingdom , the Official Chart Company defines a boundary between EP and album classification at 25 minutes of length or four tracks ( not counting alternative versions of featured songs , if present ) . |
Et_s'il_n'en_restait_qu'une_(je_serais_celle-là) | `` Et s ` il n'en restait qu'une ( je serais celle-là ) '' ( meaning `` And If There Were Only One Woman Left ( I Would Be That One ) '' ) is the first hit single from Celine Dion 's French album D'elles . It premiered on the radio in France , Quebec , Switzerland and Belgium on 14 February 2007 and was released as a music download on the same day . The CD single was released on 13 April 2007 in Francophone countries . `` Et s ` il n'en restait qu'une ( je serais celle-là ) '' was written by Françoise Dorin and composed by David Gategno , who also produced the track . Dorin is a writer , born in France . Her best-selling novels include Virginie et Paul , la seconde dans Rome ( 1980 ) , Les lits à une place , les jupes culotte ( 1984 ) , and Les corbeaux et les renardes ( 1988 ) . Other works include the plays La facture ( 1968 ) , Un sale egoiste , l'intoxe ( 1980 ) , and a musical comedy , La valise en carton , as well as many humorous texts . Gategno already worked with Tina Arena , Natasha St-Pier , Chimène Badi , Faudel , and Nolwenn Leroy . The title comes from the famous last verse of the poem `` Ultima verba '' in Les Châtiments by Victor Hugo `` Et s ` il n'en reste qu'un , je serai celui-là ! '' . The music video was directed by Thierry Vargnes in New York City on 31 January 2007 , and premiered on the Canadian television network TVA on 1 April 2007 . `` Et s ` il n'en restait qu'une ( je serais celle-là ) '' debuted at number 1 on the French Singles Chart , becoming Dion 's fifth number 1 in that country and selling 50,000 copies . It spent 33 weeks on the chart , becoming one of her longest-running singles . Dion 's last song which stayed that long on the chart was `` Pour que tu m ` aimes encore '' with 34 weeks . In other countries , `` Et s ` il n'en restait qu'une ( je serais celle-là ) '' peaked at number 2 in Quebec , number 4 in Belgium Wallonia and number 34 in Switzerland . Dion performed it live during the French concerts of her 2008-09 Taking Chances World Tour , and during her historic performance in front of 250,000 spectators to celebrate Quebec 's 400th anniversary , which was included on Céline sur les Plaines DVD in 2008 . A live version was included in the CD/DVD Tournée Mondiale Taking Chances : Le Spectacle . `` Et s ` il n'en restait qu'une ( je serais celle-là ) '' was nominated for the Chérie FM Star in category French Song of the Year . |
Financial_risk | Financial risk is any of various types of risk associated with financing , including financial transactions that include company loans in risk of default . Often it is understood to include only downside risk , meaning the potential for financial loss and uncertainty about its extent . A science has evolved around managing market and financial risk under the general title of modern portfolio theory initiated by Dr. Harry Markowitz in 1952 with his article , `` Portfolio Selection '' . In modern portfolio theory , the variance ( or standard deviation ) of a portfolio is used as the definition of risk . |
First_Apocalypse_of_James | The First Apocalypse of James , part of the New Testament apocrypha also called the Revelation of Jacob , was first discovered amongst 52 other Gnostic Christian texts spread over 13 codices by an Arab peasant , Mohammad Ali al-Samman , in the Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi late in December 1945 . Another copy has more recently been found in the Codex Tchacos , where it is merely titled ` James ' . The text itself is remarkably well preserved for its age ; it was reported that the cache of texts called the `` Nag Hammadi library '' , when originally found , were sealed within a large terracotta vessel . They were secreted during the fourth century , in an effort to hide the texts from destruction by others . The form of the text is primarily that of a Revelation Dialogue/Discourse between James the brother of Jesus ( James the Just ) and Jesus , with a rather fragmentary account of the departure ( possibly meaning martyrdom ) of James appended to the bottom of the manuscript , connected to the remainder by an oblique reference to crucifixion . The first portion of the text describes James ' understandable concern about being crucified , whereas the latter portion describes secret passwords given to James so that he can ascend to the highest heaven ( out of seventy-two ) after dying , without being blocked by evil powers of the demiurge . In the text , Jesus tells James `` you are not my brother materially . '' Some of the framing background details about James given in the text are thought by academics to reflect early traditions ; according to the text : James was the head of the early church James was the most senior apostle James fled to Pella when the Romans invaded Jerusalem in 70AD . This contradicts the testimony of Josephus and Eusebius who both state that James was executed in Jerusalem in 62 AD . One of the most curious features of the First Apocalypse of James is that the range of dating of its original text , assigned to it by scholars , requires that it was written after the Second Apocalypse of James . |
Fleshgore | Fleshgore is a death metal/groove metal band formed in Kiev , the capital of Ukraine . Since their formation in late 2000 , the band has gone through a number of line-up changes . Guitarist Ihor Lystopad is the only original member . In their touring history , they have played 19 countries including Australia , Austria , Belgium , Czech Republic , Denmark , Italy , France , The Netherlands , Poland , Portugal , Russia , Slovakia , Spain , Sweden and Germany , where they played Wacken Open Air in 2006 . |
Europe_'72 | Europe '72 is a 1972 live triple album of performances by the Grateful Dead , recorded during their tour of Western Europe in early 1972 . It was the first album by the band to contain versions of songs such as `` Jack Straw '' and `` Brown Eyed Women '' and the segue pairing of `` China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider '' . One of the band 's most popular releases , it was one of the first triple-record rock albums to be certified Gold and has since been certified Double Platinum . A second volume was released in 2011 , in conjunction with the release of the entire 22-date tour ( see Europe ' 72 : The Complete Recordings ) . |
Fist_of_Fury_(TV_series) | Fist of Fury is a 1995 Hong Kong martial arts television series adapted from the 1972 film of the same title . Produced by ATV and STAR TV , the series starred Donnie Yen as Chen Zhen ( Cantonese : Chan Zan ) , a character previously portrayed by Bruce Lee in Fist of Fury ( 1972 ) and Jet Li in Fist of Legend ( 1994 ) . The series is also related to the 2010 film Legend of the Fist : The Return of Chen Zhen , in which Yen reprises his role . |
Europe_'72:_The_Complete_Recordings | Europe ' 72 : The Complete Recordings is a box set of live recordings by the rock band the Grateful Dead . Billed as a `` mega box set '' , it contains all of the band 's spring 1972 concert tour of Europe -- 22 complete shows , on 73 CDs . It was released on September 1 , 2011 . All 22 concerts from Europe ' 72 : The Complete Recordings were also produced as individual albums , most of them on three or four CDs . They were released in chronological order , in four batches , from October to December 2011 . Each of the individual album covers features artwork by Scott McDougall , inspired by the front and back cover art that was created by Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley for the original Europe '72 album . |
Fire_On_Dawson | Fire on Dawson is a German rock band from Karlsruhe , Germany , formed in 2006 . The current line-up consists of Indian vocalist Ankur Batra , bassist Martin Sonntag , guitarist Markus Stricker and drummer Max Siegmund . Since its formation , Fire on Dawson has released two full-length studio album ( ` Prognative ' & ' 7 Billion and a Nameless Somebody ' ) and one EP ' Seven Symptoms ' . Though initially starting out as an experimental funk metal project , the band has over time developed a unique alternative/progressive rock sound , aided by the various musical and cultural influences the different band members have brought along with them . The sound of the band is characterised by their determination to not stick to one particular style which allows them to explore the entire spectrum . This , coupled with the vocal and lyrical ability of frontman Ankur Batra , has placed Fire on Dawson at the forefront of their genre in the European music scene . Fire on Dawson 's second full-length album , ' 7 Billion and a Nameless Somebody ' ( released on 31 July 2012 ) , has been highly lauded worldwide , with many leading magazines and music journalists particularly impressed by the band 's creativity and original sound . The release is the follow-up to the band 's critically acclaimed debut album ` Prognative ' ( 2010 ) . |
Exploration_of_Jupiter | The exploration of Jupiter has been conducted via close observations by automated spacecraft . It began with the arrival of Pioneer 10 into the Jovian system in 1973 , and , , has continued with eight further spacecraft missions . All of these missions were undertaken by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) , and all but two have been flybys that take detailed observations without the probe landing or entering orbit . These probes make Jupiter the most visited of the Solar System 's outer planets as all missions to the outer Solar System have used Jupiter flybys to reduce fuel requirements and travel time . On 5 July 2016 , spacecraft Juno arrived and entered the planet 's orbit -- the second craft ever to do so . Sending a craft to Jupiter entails many technical difficulties , especially due to the probes ' large fuel requirements and the effects of the planet 's harsh radiation environment . The first spacecraft to visit Jupiter was Pioneer 10 in 1973 , followed a year later by Pioneer 11 . Aside from taking the first close-up pictures of the planet , the probes discovered its magnetosphere and its largely fluid interior . The Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes visited the planet in 1979 , and studied its moons and the ring system , discovering the volcanic activity of Io and the presence of water ice on the surface of Europa . Ulysses further studied Jupiter 's magnetosphere in 1992 and then again in 2000 . The Cassini probe approached the planet in 2000 and took very detailed images of its atmosphere . The New Horizons spacecraft passed by Jupiter in 2007 and made improved measurements of its and its satellites ' parameters . The Galileo spacecraft was the first to have entered orbit around Jupiter , arriving in 1995 and studying the planet until 2003 . During this period Galileo gathered a large amount of information about the Jovian system , making close approaches to all of the four large Galilean moons and finding evidence for thin atmospheres on three of them , as well as the possibility of liquid water beneath their surfaces . It also discovered a magnetic field around Ganymede . As it approached Jupiter , it also witnessed the impact of Comet Shoemaker -- Levy 9 . In December 1995 , it sent an atmospheric probe into the Jovian atmosphere , so far the only craft to do so . In July 2016 , the Juno spacecraft , launched in 2011 , completed its orbital insertion maneuver successfully , and is now in orbit around Jupiter and preparing for its science programme . The European Space Agency selected the L1-class JUICE mission in 2012 as part of its Cosmic Vision programme to explore three of Jupiter 's Galilean moons , with a possible Ganymede lander provided by Roscosmos . JUICE is proposed to be launched in 2022 . |
Financial_University_under_the_Government_of_the_Russian_Federation | The Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation ( Financial University ) ( Russian : Финансовый университет при Правительстве Российской Федерации ) earlier known as `` Moscow Institute of Economics and Finance '' ( 1919 -- 1946 ) , `` Moscow Finance Institute '' ( 1946 -- 1990 ) , `` State Finance Academy '' ( 1991 -- 1992 ) or `` Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation '' ( 1992 -- 2010 ) , is a federal state-funded institution of higher professional education located in Moscow , Russia . It is considered among top 5 universities in Russia according to Forbes and RBC as well as one of the oldest Russian universities preparing economists , financiers , bankers and financial lawyers . The Financial University consists of 14 faculties , 40 departments , 3 institutes , 2 high schools , 2 research institutes , 8 centers , 2 training - science laboratories , a network of regional offices - 11 branches and 4 offices open in seven regions of Russia . University is well known for its strong alumni network and famous graduates ( third wealthiest person in Russia Mikhail Prokhorov , Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Khloponin , Finance Minister Anton Siluanov , Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai Lev Kuznetsov , CEO of Gazprombank Andrey Akimov and some others ) who take up leading positions in politics , business and academia . According to CEO magazine , the Financial University is ranked first in the country in terms of number of billionaires who studied there . |
Fillmore_District,_San_Francisco | The Fillmore District is a historical neighborhood in San Francisco located to the South West of Nob Hill , east of Market Street and north of the Mission District . It has been given various nicknames such as `` the Moe '' or `` the Fill '' . The Fillmore District began to rise to prominence after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . As a result of not being affected by the earthquake itself nor the large fires that ensued , it quickly became one of the major commercial and cultural centers of the city . After the earthquake , the district experienced a large influx of diverse ethnic populations . It began to house large amounts of African Americans , Japanese and Jews . Each group significantly contributed to the local culture and earned the Fillmore district a reputation for being `` One of the most diverse neighborhoods in San Francisco '' . In particular , the district was known for having the largest jazz scene on the west coast of the United States up until its decline in the 1970s . A large Japantown was also historically located in the Fillmore District although technically it does not lie within the borders of the district today . During the late 1960s and 1970s , the Fillmore District underwent a large-scale redevelopment . This has largely led to a decline of the jazz scene in the area . However , many people have claimed that jazz in the district has made a large rebound in recent years . Even today , the redevelopment of the Fillmore remains a controversial issue . Many of the people who were forced to move from the district say that redevelopment was a `` Negro Removal '' and a product of racism . The city planners claim redevelopment was a way to combat the extremely high rates of crime in the area and to reinvigorate the local economy . |
Fantasy_prone_personality | Fantasy prone personality ( FPP ) is a disposition or personality trait in which a person experiences a lifelong extensive and deep involvement in fantasy . This disposition is an attempt , at least in part , to better describe `` overactive imagination '' or `` living in a dream world '' . An individual with this trait ( termed a fantasizer ) may have difficulty differentiating between fantasy and reality and may experience hallucinations , as well as self-suggested psychosomatic symptoms . Closely related psychological constructs include daydreaming , absorption and eidetic memory . |
Fare_Thee_Well:_Celebrating_50_Years_of_the_Grateful_Dead_(album) | Fare Thee Well : Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead is a live album consisting of audio and video recordings from the Fare Thee Well : Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead concerts performed by the surviving members of Grateful Dead : Bob Weir , Phil Lesh , Bill Kreutzmann , and Mickey Hart , with Trey Anastasio , Bruce Hornsby and Jeff Chimenti . The concerts were recorded on July 3 -- 5 , 2015 , at Soldier Field in Chicago ; the two Santa Clara shows ( June 27 and 28 , 2015 , at Levi 's Stadium are not included . The album was released in three versions : Fare Thee Well : Complete Box Set , a 12-CD and seven-DVD or Blu-ray box set that includes the complete audio and video of all three concerts . This is a limited edition of 20,000 numbered copies , and includes a bonus disc of behind-the-scenes footage directed by Justin Kreutzmann , the son of drummer Bill Kreutzmann . This set also includes three CDs consisting of the intermission music from each concert , performed by the band Circles Around the Sun , led by guitarist Neal Casal . Known as Interludes for the Dead , this music also was released separately as a two-disc album on November 27 , 2015 . Fare Thee Well : July 5th 2015 , a three-CD and two-DVD or Blu-ray album of the audio and video of the July 5 concert . The Best of Fare Thee Well , a two-CD album of audio selections from the three concerts . |
Fabulation | In literary criticism , the term fabulation was popularized by Robert Scholes , in his work The Fabulators , to describe the large and growing class of mostly 20th century novels that are in a style similar to magical realism , and do not fit into the traditional categories of realism or ( novelistic ) romance . They violate , in a variety of ways , standard novelistic expectations by drastic -- and sometimes highly successful -- experiments with subject matter , form , style , temporal sequence , and fusions of the everyday , fantastic , mythical , and nightmarish , in renderings that blur traditional distinctions between what is serious or trivial , horrible or ludicrous , tragic or comic . To a large extent , fabulism and postmodernism coincide ; John Barth , for example , was labeled a fabulist until the term `` postmodernism '' was coined . |
Evolution_(professional_wrestling) | Evolution was a villainous professional wrestling stable in WWE which was a part of WWE 's Raw brand between 2003 and 2005 . At the height of its original existence , the group consisted of Triple H , Ric Flair , Batista and Randy Orton . Evolution slowly began dissolving in 2004 and lost their respective titles ( Intercontinental Championship , World Heavyweight Championship and World Tag Team Championship ) against Orton , Batista and Booker T/Rob Van Dam then Chris Benoit and Edge . Evolution turned on Orton the night following SummerSlam , when he won the World Heavyweight Championship and kicked him out of the group . After winning the Royal Rumble in 2005 and teasing that he would chase the WWE Championship , Batista turned on Triple H and decided to pursue the World Heavyweight Championship himself . Although Batista 's departure was largely the end for the group , the final break up came when Triple H turned on and attacked Flair . Evolution later reformed on April 14 , 2014 after Batista joined forces with Triple H and Orton . Flair did not participate in the reunion , as he had retired from full participation in wrestling in 2012 . |
Fire_and_Blood_(Game_of_Thrones) | `` Fire and Blood '' is the tenth and final episode of the first season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones . First aired on June 19 , 2011 , it was written by the show 's creators and executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss , and directed by Alan Taylor . The title of the episode is the motto of House Targaryen , and alludes to the aftermath of the previous episode 's climactic events . The episode 's action revolves around the Starks ' reactions to Eddard Stark 's execution : Sansa is taken hostage , Arya flees in disguise , Robb and Catelyn lead an army against the Lannisters , and Jon Snow struggles with his divided loyalty . Across the narrow sea , Daenerys must deal with the blood magic that has robbed her of her husband , her son and her army . The episode was well received by critics , who singled out the closing scene as a particularly strong way to end the first season . In the United States , the episode achieved a viewership of 3.04 million in its initial broadcast . This episode was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series . |
Filmfare_Awards | The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India . The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest film events in India . The awards were first introduced in 1954 , the same year as the National Film Awards . They were initially referred to as the Clare Awards or The Clares after Clare Mendonca , the editor of The Times of India . A dual voting system was developed in 1956 . Under this system , in contrast to the National Film Awards , which are decided by a panel appointed by Indian Government , the Filmfare Awards are voted on by both the public and a committee of experts . The ceremony had been sponsored by various private organisations in the past as well as in present provisions . During several years in 1990s , a live ceremony was broadcast to television audiences but was later discontinued due to unknown reasons . Presently , a recorded and an edited version of the awards ceremony is televised on SET a week or two after the ceremony has been held . Until the mid-1990s , Filmfare Awards were not only preeminent but were also well-recognized popular awards ceremony in India film industry until several clone awards with similar model of awarding and stage performance pattern started sprouting up in Mumbai . There is no data statistics recorded in reference to T.V viewership for the ceremony , but several press reports have pointed out that along with various other Indian film awards having similar type of technique and too much of cloning by each other , the ceremony has resulted with less curiosity among audiences and poor viewership since 2000s . The Filmfare Awards have been often referred to as the Hindi film industry 's equivalent to The Oscars . Filmfare Marathi Awards are also started few years back which gives awards to Marathi films and Marathi play . |
Eurythmics_discography | The discography of Eurythmics , a British rock/pop duo , consists of eight studio albums , one live album , two compilation albums , one soundtrack album , one extended play , and thirty-three singles . Their first studio album , In the Garden , was released in 1981 but they did not gain any commercial success until their second album , Sweet Dreams ( Are Made of This ) , released in 1983 . The album reached number three in the UK and was certified platinum . The album 's title track was released as a single , and reached number two in the UK and number one in the United States and Canada . Later in 1983 , the duo released their third album , Touch . It topped the UK album chart , and produced three top 10 singles ; `` Who 's That Girl ? '' , `` Right by Your Side '' , and `` Here Comes the Rain Again '' . In 1984 , Eurythmics released the soundtrack album 1984 ( For the Love of Big Brother ) which included the Top 5 hit `` Sexcrime ( Nineteen Eighty-Four ) '' . Their next studio album , 1985 's Be Yourself Tonight , peaked at number three in the UK and went double platinum in both the UK and Canada . The single `` There Must Be an Angel ( Playing with My Heart ) '' topped the UK chart . The duo continued their chart success with the album Revenge in 1986 , which also peaked at number three in the UK and went double platinum in the UK and Canada . Eurythmics released their next studio album , Savage , in 1987 , which peaked at number seven in the UK , reaching platinum status . In 1989 , they released the album We Too Are One , which reached number one in the UK and reached double platinum status . In 1990 , the duo informally disbanded and their Greatest Hits album was released in 1991 . It topped the UK album chart for 10 weeks , achieving six times platinum in the UK and triple platinum in both the US and Canada . Eurythmics reunited in 1999 and released their eighth and final studio album , Peace , which peaked at number four on the UK chart . A second greatest hits album , Ultimate Collection , was released in 2005 , reaching the UK Top 5 and has been certified triple platinum . Overall , the duo have sold over 75 million records worldwide . |
Fillmore_West_1969:_The_Complete_Recordings | Fillmore West 1969 : The Complete Recordings is a limited edition box set ( 10,000 copies ) , released in November 2005 , featuring four complete concerts by the Grateful Dead on 10 CDs . These concerts , performed on four consecutive nights from February 27 through March 2 , 1969 , were the basis for Live/Dead ( rock 's first 16 track live album ) . Released separately was Fillmore West 1969 , a three-disc distillation that included highlights of the four nights that did not appear on Live/Dead ( with the exception of `` Feedback '' and the full-length version of `` And We Bid You Good Night '' , which had appeared in truncated form on Live/Dead ) . A bonus disc released with the set includes selections from two additional Fillmore West shows , June 8 1969 and February 2 , 1970 . It also includes a blistering 30-minute version of `` Caution ( Do Not Step On the Tracks ) '' that was recorded during one of the band 's June 1968 shows at the Carousel Ballroom , which was the name of the Fillmore West before Bill Graham took it over later that year . Many of the band 's recordings from 1968 have been lost and what remains is often incorrectly labeled . |
Exoplanet | An exoplanet ( -LSB- ˈɛk.səʊˌplæn.ɪt -RSB- , -LSB- ˌɛk.soʊˈplæn.ɪt -RSB- ) or extrasolar planet is a planet outside of our solar system that orbits a star . The first scientific detection of an exoplanet was in 1988 . However , the first confirmed detection came in 1992 ; since then , and as of , there have been exoplanets , in planetary systems and multiple planetary systems , confirmed detections . HARPS ( since 2004 ) has discovered about a hundred exoplanets while the Kepler space telescope ( since 2009 ) has found more than two thousand . Kepler has also detected a few thousand candidate planets , of which about 11 % may be false positives . On average , there is at least one planet per star , with a percentage having multiple planets . About 1 in 5 Sun-like starsFor the purpose of this 1 in 5 statistic , `` Sun-like '' means G-type star . Data for Sun-like stars was not available so this statistic is an extrapolation from data about K-type stars have an `` Earth-sized `` For the purpose of this 1 in 5 statistic , Earth-sized means 1 -- 2 Earth radii planet in the habitable zone.For the purpose of this 1 in 5 statistic , `` habitable zone '' means the region with 0.25 to 4 times Earth 's stellar flux ( corresponding to 0.5 -- 2 AU for the Sun ) . Assuming there are 200 billion stars in the Milky Way , About 1/4 of stars are GK Sun-like stars . The number of stars in the galaxy is not accurately known , but assuming 200 billion stars in total , the Milky Way would have about 50 billion Sun-like ( GK ) stars , of which about 1 in 5 ( 22 % ) or 11 billion would be Earth-sized in the habitable zone . Including red dwarfs would increase this to 40 billion . one can hypothesize that there are 11 billion potentially habitable Earth-sized planets in the Milky Way , rising to 40 billion if planets orbiting the numerous red dwarfs are included . The least massive planet known is Draugr ( also known as PSR B1257 +12 A or PSR B1257 +12 b ) , which is about twice the mass of the Moon . The most massive planet listed on the NASA Exoplanet Archive is DENIS-P J082303.1-491201 b , about 29 times the mass of Jupiter , although according to some definitions of a planet , it is too massive to be a planet and may be a brown dwarf instead . There are planets that are so near to their star that they take only a few hours to orbit and there are others so far away that they take thousands of years to orbit . Some are so far out that it is difficult to tell whether they are gravitationally bound to the star . Almost all of the planets detected so far are within the Milky Way , but there have also been a few possible detections of extragalactic planets . The nearest exoplanet is Proxima Centauri b , located 4.2 light-years ( 1.3 parsecs ) from Earth and orbiting Proxima Centauri , the closest star to the Sun . The discovery of exoplanets has intensified interest in the search for extraterrestrial life . There is special interest in planets that orbit in a star 's habitable zone , where it is possible for liquid water , a prerequisite for life on Earth , to exist on the surface . The study of planetary habitability also considers a wide range of other factors in determining the suitability of a planet for hosting life . Besides exoplanets , there are also rogue planets , which do not orbit any star and which tend to be considered separately , especially if they are gas giants , in which case they are often counted , like WISE 0855 − 0714 , as sub-brown dwarfs . The rogue planets in the Milky Way possibly number in the billions ( or more ) . |
Ethan_Couch | Ethan Anthony Couch ( born April 11 , 1997 ) is an American man who killed four people while driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs on June 15 , 2013 , in Burleson , Texas . He was intoxicated , driving on a restricted license and speeding in a residential area when he lost control , colliding with a group of people assisting another driver with a disabled SUV . Four people were killed in the collision and a total of nine people were injured . Two passengers in Couch 's truck suffered serious bodily injury , one with complete paralysis . Couch was indicted on four counts of intoxication manslaughter for recklessly driving under the influence . In December 2013 , Judge Jean Hudson Boyd sentenced Couch to ten years of probation and subsequently ordered him to therapy at a long-term in-patient facility , after his attorneys argued that the teen had affluenza and needed rehabilitation instead of prison . Couch 's sentence , believed by many to be incredibly lenient , set off what The New York Times called `` an emotional , angry debate that has stretched far beyond the North Texas suburbs '' . Couch became the subject of a manhunt and was listed in the National Fugitive Database on December 11 , 2015 , after his probation officer was unable to contact him . On December 28 , 2015 , authorities detained Couch and his mother in the Mexican resort city of Puerto Vallarta , Jalisco . On April 13 , 2016 , he was sentenced to serve two years in prison . |
Fifth-generation_jet_fighter | A fifth-generation jet fighter is a jet fighter classification used around the world that encompasses the most advanced jet fighter generation . The exact characteristics of fifth-generation jet fighters are controversial and vague , with Lockheed Martin defining them as having all-aspect stealth even when armed , low probability of intercept radar ( LPIR ) , high-performance airframes , advanced avionics features , and highly integrated computer systems capable of networking with other elements within the battlespace for situation awareness . Currently , the only combat-ready fifth-generation fighters are the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor , which entered service with the United States Air Force in 2005 ; the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II , which entered service with the United States Marine Corps in 2015 ; the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II , which entered service with the United States Air Force in 2016 ; and the Chengdu J-20 , which entered service with the People 's Liberation Army Air Force ( PLAAF ) in March 2017 . The Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II , Sukhoi PAK FA , HAL AMCA , TAI TFX , Shenyang J-31 , and Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin are currently under various stages of testing and development . |
Falling_into_You | Falling into You is the fourth English-language studio album by Canadian singer Céline Dion , released on 8 March 1996 , by Columbia/Epic Records . The follow-up to her commercially successful album The Colour of My Love ( 1993 ) and French-language D'eux ( 1995 ) , Falling into You showed a further progression of Dion 's music . Throughout the project , she collaborated with Jim Steinman , who wrote and produced `` It 's All Coming Back to Me Now '' , among others . Several songs were produced by David Foster , including Diane Warren 's `` Because You Loved Me '' . Generally , Dion worked with fourteen producers on Falling into You and a variety of songwriters and musicians . Falling into You won many awards around the world , including Grammy Award for Album of the Year and Best Pop Album at the 39th annual ceremony , during which Dion performed live . In April 1997 , she also won three World Music Awards for World 's Best Selling Artist of the Year , World 's Best Selling Pop Artist of the Year and World 's Best Selling Canadian Artist of the Year . The album is on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's Definitive 200 list Falling into You became one of the best-selling albums in history , with sales of over 32 million copies worldwide . It topped the charts around the world , including number one in the United States , Canada , United Kingdom , France , Australia and many more . It became one of the best-selling albums of 1996 and 1997 in various countries and also one of the top-selling albums of the decade . It was certified Diamond , Multi-Platinum , Platinum and Gold around the world . The album has sold eleven million copies in the US , over two million in the UK , and over one million in Germany , France , Canada and Australia . In Europe , it has sold over nine million units . Five singles were released from the album in Europe , four in Australia , and three in North America . The major success came with the release of `` Because You Loved Me '' , theme from Up Close & Personal ( number one in the United States , Canada and Australia ) , `` It 's All Coming Back to Me Now '' ( number one in Canada , Belgium and number two in the US ) , and Eric Carmen 's `` All by Myself '' ( top ten in various countries , including number four in the US ) . |
Fan_Club_(TV_series) | Fan Club is a Quebec television series broadcast on the specialized VRAK.TV youth channel . The program launched on 28 August 2008 , an artistic magazine program allowing youth to have access to their favourite celebrities for a typical day . The star usually gives a snap of his life as a celebrity and offers gifts and special favors to the winning `` fan '' . For three seasons 2008 to 2010 , the program was hosted by Yan England ( who has also hosted series like Une grenade avec ça and Ramdam ) and Magalie Lépine-Blondeau ( R-Force ) . In the 4th season in 2011 , Caroline Gendron ( from Une grenade avec ça ? ) replaced Magalie Lépine-Blondeau , whereas Yan England stayed for a 4th season . The program also featured a special segment `` club sandwich '' in which a selected star is challenged to consume a `` specially prepared '' sandwich of various ingredients . This segment was prepared by Jérémy Rodriguez-Carignan and Julien Adam for 3 seasons . In the fourth season ( 2011 ) , the segment was hosted by Camille Felton and Antoine Blais . |
Fantasy_wrestling | Fantasy wrestling is an umbrella term representing the genre of role-playing and statistics-based games which are set in the world of professional wrestling . Several variants of Fantasy Wrestling exist which may be differentiated by the way they are transmitted ( through websites , message boards , e-mail , postal mail , face-to-face , etc. ) , the method in which the storyline is determined , ( via roleplay , `` angles '' , strategy - or statistics-based systems , etc. ) and how the roster is composed ( are characters created by the players , are real wrestlers `` imported '' into the game , etc. ) . Fantasy wrestling 's roots lie in the play-by-mail wrestling games often featured in professional wrestling magazines that became prominent in the mid-to-late 1980s during one of professional wrestling 's boom periods . By the late 1980s , fantasy wrestling games had started to appear on the Internet . In the early 1990s , the advent of national bulletin board services like Prodigy , AOL , and Compuserve allowed players to use e-mail and bulletin boards to more easily trade information and post roleplays . As technology progressed and the internet evolved , fantasy wrestling enthusiasts took advantage , using websites and newsgroups to connect and build broader communities for gameplay . |
Exile_of_Ovid | Ovid , the Latin poet of the Roman Empire , was banished in 8 CE from Rome to Tomis ( now Constanţa , Romania ) by decree of the emperor Augustus . The reasons for his banishment are uncertain . Ovid 's exile is related by the poet himself , and also in brief references to the event by Pliny the Elder and Statius . At the time , Tomis was a remote town on the edge of the civilised world ; it lay beyond the Danube , loosely under the authority of the Kingdom of Thrace ( a satellite state of Rome ) , and was superficially Hellenized . According to Ovid , none of its citizens spoke Latin , which as an educated Roman he found trying . Ovid wrote that the cause of his exile was carmen et error : `` a poem '' , probably the Ars Amatoria ; and a personal indiscretion or mistake . Ovid was one of the most prolific poets of his time , and before being banished had already composed his most famous poems -- Heroides , Amores , Ars Amatoria , Remedia Amoris , Medicamina Faciei Femineae , his lost tragedy Medea , the ambitious Metamorphoses and the Fasti . The latter two works were left , respectively , without a final revision and only half finished . In exile , the poet continued producing works that survive today : Ibis , Tristia , Epistulae ex Ponto , and possibly several other , minor poems . These works consist of letters to friends and enemies , and also depict the poet 's treatment by the Scythians -- particularly the Getae , a nomadic people related to the Dacians or Thracians . Ovid 's poems in exile has been seen as of fundamental importance for the study of Roman aristocracy under Augustus and Tiberius , furnishing `` precious pieces of information about events and persons '' . his work continued to serve as a literary influence on Latin writers who also experienced exile , from Seneca to Boethius . It was also a central point of reference for mediaeval imaginings of exile , as it was for Romantic portrayals of misunderstood genius . In modern times , classicists have questioned whether the exile was merely a farce , a misrepresentation by Ovid , or a rhetorical and literary device . |
Exsultate,_jubilate | Exsultate , jubilate ( Exult , rejoice ) , K. 165 , by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was written in 1773 . |
Flexibility_(personality) | Flexibility is a personality trait -- the extent to which a person can cope with changes in circumstances and think about problems and tasks in novel , creative ways . This trait is used when stressors or unexpected events occur , requiring a person to change their stance , outlook , or commitment . Flexible personality should not be confused with cognitive flexibility , which is the ability to switch between two concepts , as well as simultaneously think about multiple concepts . Researchers of cognitive flexibility describe cognitive flexibility as the ability to switch one 's thinking and attention between tasks . Flexibility , or psychological flexibility as it is sometimes referred to , is the ability to adapt to situational demands , balance life demands , and commit to behaviors . |
Fight_with_Tools | Fight with Tools is the debut album by Flobots originally released in October 2007 and re-released on May 20 , 2008 . The album was recorded in 2007 around the band 's home state of Colorado . Fight with Tools received a mildly positive reception from critics who praised the production and serious subject matter . The album features the single `` Handlebars '' which became a popular hit on Modern Rock radio the following April , also becoming a popular hit in the UK ( # 14 ) , New Zealand ( # 26 ) and Canada ( # 63 ) . The album also features the single `` Rise '' which also became a popular hit on Modern Rock radio after its release . In the week of June 7 , 2008 , the album jumped on the Billboard 200 chart 168 places and peaked at number 15 , selling over 265,000 copies . The album also peaked at number 52 on the UK Albums Chart . |
Face_of_Boe | The Face of Boe is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who . Not portrayed on-screen by an actor , the Face of Boe is a wholly mechanical effect , resembling a gigantic human-like head with a weathered face and in place of hair , numerous tendrils which terminate in round pod-like structures . Typically this is encased in a clear sealed container and mounted on a movable pedestal base . The Face merely grunted during his appearance in `` The End of the World '' , communicated telepathically in `` New Earth '' and `` Gridlock '' , and spoke for the first and last time in the latter , and was voiced by Struan Rodger . It is stated in `` New Earth '' that he is thought to be millions of years old ( billions , at least according to `` Gridlock '' ) ; however , when this was suggested to him , he responded with a leading question concerning the impossibility of such an age . It was suggested in `` Last of the Time Lords '' that the Face of Boe is a future Jack Harkness . |
Filmography_and_awards_of_Louis_C.K. | American comedian , actor , writer , producer , director , and editor Louis C.K. began his career performing stand-up while simultaneously making short films . When he was 17 , he directed a comedic short film titled Trash Day ( 1984 ) . His third short film , Ice Cream , won the grand pize at the Aspen Shortsfest in 1993 . In the same year , he began writing for Late Night with Conan O'Brien before leaving the next year . His next writing job was on Late Show with David Letterman in 1995 , and directed a series of shorts for Howie Mandel 's Sunny Skies on television , followed by acting as head writer for The Dana Carvey Show ( 1997 ) and a writer on The Chris Rock Show ( 1997 -- 1999 ) . He voiced a fictional version of himself on four episodes of Dr. Katz , Professional Therapist from 1996 to 2002 . He directed his first feature , Tomorrow Night , in 1998 , which failed to attract any distributors and was later re-released by C.K. on his website in 2014 . In the early 2000s , he continued to collaborate with actor-comedian Chris Rock . They co-wrote Down to Earth in 2001 and C.K. wrote and directed Pootie Tang ( which C.K. was fired from during editing ) later that year -- both featured Rock in acting roles . In 2002 , he voiced Brendon Small 's estranged father , Andrew Small , in Home Movies . His first leading role was the short-lived HBO sitcom Lucky Louie , which he also wrote , in 2006 . He worked again with Rock as a writer again with the comedy I Think I Love My Wife ( 2007 ) . After performing stand-up on several television shows from the late 1980s , he released his first stand-up special , Shameless , in 2007 . In 2008 , he wrote , performed in , directed , executive produced , and edited Chewed Up , and acted in Diminished Capacity , Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins , and Role Models ( all 2008 ) . His next film role was in The Invention of Lying ( 2009 ) . Since 2010 , C.K. has starred in , written , directed , edited , and produced the comedy-drama series Louie on FX . He stars as a fictionalized version of himself , a divorced father and comedian . The series has garnered critical acclaim and has won numerous awards . In 2010 , his stand-up film Hilarious premiered at the Sundance Film Festival . His next special was Live at the Beacon Theater ( 2011 ) . He first hosted Saturday Night Live in November 2012 , and subsequently hosted it on three more occasions in 2014 , 2015 , and 2017 . He played a love interest in Woody Allen 's Blue Jasmine and a FBI agent 's boss in David O. Russell 's American Hustle ( 2013 ) . C.K. 's next specials were Oh My God ( 2013 ) and Live at the Comedy Store ( 2015 ) . He co-created , co-writes and executive produces FX 's Baskets and wrote , directed , produced , and co-starred in the comedy-drama series Horace and Pete , which was released unexpectedly to his website in 2016 . He played the lead voice role in The Secret Life of Pets in the same year . For his work performing stand-up , writing , acting , directing , producing and editing , C.K. has received several awards and nominations . Among them are 37 Emmy Award nominations , with six wins . |
Ferme_générale | The ferme générale ( -LSB- fɛʁm ʒeneʁal -RSB- , `` general farm '' ) was , in ancien régime France , essentially an outsourced customs , excise and indirect tax operation . It collected duties on behalf of the King ( plus hefty bonus fees for themselves ) , under renewable six-year contracts . The major tax collectors in that unfair , and therefore highly unpopular , tax farming system were known as the fermiers généraux , which would be tax farmers-general in English . In the 17th and 18th centuries the fermiers généraux became immensely rich and figure prominently in the history of cultural patronage , as supporters of French music , major collectors of paintings and sculpture , patrons of the marchands-merciers and consumers of the luxury arts in the vanguard of Parisian fashions . In his 1833 novel Ferragus , writer Honoré de Balzac attributes the sad air that hangs about the Île Saint-Louis in central Paris to the many houses there owned by fermiers généraux . Their sons or grandsons purchased patents of nobility and their daughters often married into the aristocracy . Especially members of impoverished aristocratic families were eager to marry daughters of the fermiers généraux in order to restore the wealth they had prior to their ruin . This was called in popular French redorer son blason ( literally `` to re-gild one 's coat of arms '' ) . |
Fire_and_brimstone | Fire and brimstone ( or , alternatively , brimstone and fire , translated from the Hebrew גפרית ואש ) is an idiomatic expression of signs of God 's wrath in the Hebrew Bible ( Old Testament ) and the New Testament . In the Bible , they often appear in reference to the fate of the unfaithful . `` Brimstone '' , the archaic name for sulfur , evokes the acrid odor of volcanic activity . The term is also used , sometimes pejoratively , to describe a style of Christian preaching that uses vivid descriptions of judgment and eternal damnation to encourage repentance . |
FYF_Fest | FYF Fest ( short for `` Fuck Yeah Fest Fest '' ) is an annual two-day music festival held at the Los Angeles Sports Arena & Exposition Park in Los Angeles , California . It was founded by Sean Carlson in 2004 and is produced by Goldenvoice , a subsidiary of AEG live . The event showcases many genres of music , including rock , indie , electronic , as well as art installations and sculptures . The festival also has its own night market where people can buy food while watching the concerts . Throughout the whole park , four stages host live music . There is the Main Stage , the Lawn , the Arena , and the newest installment of the Woods . Although FYF 's popularity is as big as Coachella or EDC , the festival showcases popular and established music artists . Notable artists include : Yeah Yeah Yeahs , MGMT , Interpol , Phoenix , Kanye West , Morissey , Flume , and D'Angelo . |
February_Revolution | The February Revolution ( -LSB- Февра́льская револю́ция , p = fʲɪvˈralʲskəjə rʲɪvɐˈlʲutsɨjə -RSB- ) , known in Soviet historiography as the February Bourgeois Democratic Revolution was the first of two Russian revolutions in 1917 . The revolution centered on Petrograd ( now known as St. Petersburg ) , then the Russian capital , arguably beginning on 8 March ( 23 February in the Julian calendar ) . Revolutionary activity was largely confined to the capital and its vicinity , and lasted about eight days . It involved mass demonstrations and armed clashes with police and gendarmes , the last loyal forces of the Russian monarchy . On 12 March ( 27 February old style ) mutinous Russian Army forces sided with the revolutionaries . Three days later the result was the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II , the end of the Romanov dynasty , and the end of the Russian Empire . Russian Council of Ministers was replaced by a Russian Provisional Government under Prince Georgy Lvov . The revolution appeared to break out spontaneously , without any real leadership or formal planning . Russia had been suffering from a number of economic and social problems , which were compounded by the impact of World War I. Bread rioters primarily women in bread lines , and industrial strikers were joined on the streets by disaffected soldiers from the city 's garrison . As more and more troops deserted , and with loyal troops away at the Front , the city fell into chaos , leading to the overthrow of the Tsar . In all , over 1,300 people were killed in the protests of February 1917 . |
F-22_Raptor_Demo_Team | The F-22 Demonstration and Heritage Flight Team is an American flight demonstration team stationed at the home of Air Combat Command at Langley AFB in Hampton , Virginia , VA. . The team flies the USAF 's Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor at airshows around the globe , performing air maneuvers that demonstrate the supermaneuverability of the F-22 . These demonstrations include the power loop , split , and tail slide , as well as a high speed pass and dedication pass . These maneuvers are based on those designed for combat operations , but are performed at much lower altitudes than most pilots are certified to fly at . The US Air Force approved the demonstration in 2007 , replacing Air Combat Command 's F-15C demonstration team . The first team commander and pilot was Paul `` Max '' Moga , who performed the demonstration for the 2007 and 2008 seasons . Major David `` Zeke '' Skalicky was the team 's second pilot from 2009-2010 , who was followed by Major Henry `` Schadow '' Schantz ( 2011-2013 ) , Major John `` Taboo '' Cummings ( 2014-2015 ) , and Major Daniel `` Rock '' Dickinson ( 2016-Present ) . |
First_American_National_Bank | First American National Bank was a subsidiary of First American National Corporation , a financial institution based in Nashville , Tennessee that served the states of Tennessee , Kentucky , Georgia and Virginia . It was headquartered in the First American Center in downtown Nashville . The bank began , in Nashville , as the American National Bank and later ( 1930 ) , merged with James E. Caldwell 's Fourth and First National Bank , to become First American National Bank . In 1971 , construction of the First American Center ( now the UBS Tower ) in downtown Nashville resulted in the discovery of the skeleton of a sabertooth cat ( Smilodon floridanus ) within a cave beneath the bedrock . First American National Bank facilitated archaeological excavations at the site , funded radiocarbon analysis of the bone , and altered their original building design to protect the remnants of the cave , which still exist beneath the lower level of the building 's parking garage . The cave is known variously as the `` First American Cave '' or by its official state archaeological site number , 40DV40 . In 1997 , the Smilodon skeleton from the First American Site was the source for the logo of the Nashville Predators hockey team and the inspiration for their mascot , Gnash . Its name and logo disappeared in December 2000 when it was acquired by AmSouth Bancorporation , an institution based in Birmingham , Alabama that was slightly smaller in size . First American had operated as a fully owned subsidiary of AmSouth for most of the year 2000 . First American was sold after a series of unprofitable mergers , including one with Jackson , Mississippi-based Deposit Guaranty Bank that proved to be a hurdle the corporation could not clear financially . Deposit Guaranty was fully integrated into First American , but kept its name . This allowed FANB to gain significant market share in Mississippi , Arkansas , and Louisiana , though it did not operate these branches under the corporate brand . First American 's demise ended Nashville 's storied history as a strong financial center . It , along with Third National Bank ( now a part of SunTrust ) and Commerce Union Bank ( now a part of Bank of America ) , was once involved in a tight three-way battle for market share that ultimately helped all three banks expand well beyond their respective bounds . When the resources of the three could no longer stand the rapid expansion and numerous acquisitions , they all succumbed and merged with other banks . FANB , the largest of these three banks , was the only one to fold itself into a smaller institution . As of 2007 , Nashville is still home to several local banks , but most do not exist outside of Davidson County . Until 2005 , AmSouth Bank continued First American 's former tradition of having the highest market share in Nashville , however it was surpassed by SunTrust after its acquisition of Memphis-based National Commerce Financial . In 2006 , however , AmSouth reclaimed the distinction of largest market share in metropolitan Nashville . In 2006-2007 , AmSouth merged with Regions Financial Corporation which is headquartered in Birmingham . The newly combined bank retained Nashville 's largest market share in addition to AmSouth 's CEO , C. Dowd Ritter continuing as CEO of the company . |
Filming_of_James_Bond_in_the_1970s | Films made in the 1970s featuring the character of James Bond included Diamonds Are Forever , Live and Let Die , The Man with the Golden Gun , The Spy Who Loved Me , and Moonraker . |
Film_Quarterly | Film Quarterly , a journal devoted to the study of film , television , and visual media , is published by University of California Press . It publishes scholarly analyses of international and Hollywood cinema as well as independent film , including documentary and animation . The journal also revisits film classics ; examines television and digital and online media ; reports from international film festivals ; reviews recent academic publications ; and on occasion addresses installations , video games and emergent technologies . It welcomes established scholars as well as emergent voices that bring new perspectives to bear on visual representation as rooted in issues of diversity , race , lived experience , gender , sexuality , and transnational histories . Film Quarterly brings timely critical and intersectional approaches to criticism and analyses of visual culture . Since 2013 , it has been edited by B. Ruby Rich , with Regina Longo as associate editor . In 2015 , Film Quarterly began to receive funding from the Ford Foundation 's JustFilms initiative to `` support the journal 's work in advancing criticism , analysis , and reporting with particular attention to social justice documentary and the interrogation of cinema practices across genres and platforms . '' |
Fame_Academy_(German_TV_series) | Fame Academy was a German reality television program and casting show launched on RTL II in 2003 under the same format of the international TV franchise Star Academy in search of a boy band to be launched by the programme from a number of contestants applying . The programme was not successful in comparison to the more successful counterparts like the Spanish Operación Triunfo or the French Star Academy . The reception however was lukewarm in Germany with an average of 900,000 tuning in . The series was discontinued after initial season . Winners went on to form the band Become One . |
Ezri_Dax | Ezri Dax -LSB- ˈɛzri_ˈdæks -RSB- is a fictional character who appears in the seventh season of the American science fiction TV series Star Trek : Deep Space Nine . Portrayed by Nicole de Boer , she is a counselor aboard the Federation space station Deep Space Nine . The character is a member of the Trill species , and is formed of both a host and a symbiont -- referred to as Dax . Ezri was introduced to the series following the death of the previous Dax host , Jadzia ( Terry Farrell ) at the end of season six . It had been the producers ' intention to introduce a new female character bearing the symbiont in order to ensure that Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys was not the only female member of the main cast . There were difficulties in casting initially , and the character changed from one who was intended to be `` spooky '' to one that was struggling to deal with all her previous personalities as a result of unexpectedly taking on the Dax symbiont . De Boer was not considered for the part until co-producer Hans Beimler suggested that she should submit an audition tape , which resulted in her invitation to meet with the producers in Los Angeles and in her gaining the role . The character made her first appearance in the first episode of the seventh season , `` Image in the Sand '' . The character continued to appear throughout the final season of the series , with her final appearance in the series finale `` What You Leave Behind '' . Her character stepped into the void left by Jadzia amongst the crew , but found that she had to redevelop those previous relationships and learn to get along with Jadzia 's widower , Worf ( Michael Dorn ) . During the course of the season , Ezri becomes less nervous of her role over time and learns from the Dax symbiont and becomes involved romantically with Dr. Julian Bashir ( Alexander Siddig ) . The fan reaction to the character was reported as positive , but several of the Ezri-centric episodes came in for criticism , with producer Ira Steven Behr apologising to de Boer for `` Prodigal Daughter '' -- an episode described as `` just a mess '' by writer Ronald D. Moore . The relationship between Ezri and both Worf and Bashir was described as one of five `` great geek TV love triangles '' . The inclusion of the character was criticised on the internet , with Ezri being referred to as both an `` ill-conceived idea '' and a `` replacement Dax '' . |
FIBA_Americas_League | The FIBA Americas League ( Portuguese : FIBA Liga das Américas , Spanish : FIBA Liga de las Américas ) is an international men 's professional intercontinental basketball club competition played annually by clubs of the Americas . It is organized by FIBA Americas . The first edition started on December 4 , 2007 . The winner of the FIBA Americas League Final 4 , the culminating tournament of each season 's FIBA Americas League , is crowned as the champion of all of the FIBA Americas zone region . The tournament 's final is called the Grand Final . It is the first-tier and most important professional international club basketball competition in the regions of South America ( see : South American basketball pyramid ) , Central America , the Caribbean , and Mexico . In recent years , the winner of each season 's FIBA Americas tournament , played against the winner of each season 's European top-tier level EuroLeague competition , at the FIBA Intercontinental Cup , in order to determine an official club world cup champion . Currently , the champions of the FIBA Americas League contest the FIBA Intercontinental Cup against the champions of the European 3rd-tier level Champions League competition . |
Figure_(music) | A musical figure or figuration is the shortest idea in music ; a short succession of notes , often recurring . It may have melodic pitch , harmonic progression and rhythm ( duration ) . The 1964 Grove 's Dictionary defines the figure as `` the exact counterpart of the German ` motiv ' and the French ` motif ' '' : it produces a `` single complete and distinct impression '' . To the self-taught Scruton , however , `` A figure is distinguished from a motif in that a figure is background while a motif is foreground : `` A figure resembles a moulding in architecture : it is ` open at both ends ' , so as to be endlessly repeatable . In hearing a phrase as a figure , rather than a motif , we are at the same time placing it in the background , even if it is ... strong and melodious . '' A phrase originally presented or heard as a motif may become a figure that accompanies another melody , such as in the second movement of Claude Debussy 's String Quartet . It is perhaps best to view a figure as a motif when it has special importance in a piece . According to White , motives are , `` significant in the structure of the work , '' while figures or figurations are not and , `` may often occur in accompaniment passages or in transitional or connective material designed to link two sections together , '' with the former being more common . Minimalist music may be constructed entirely from figures . Scruton describes music by Philip Glass such as Akhnaten as `` nothing but figures ... endless daisy-chains '' . A basic figure is known as a riff in American popular music . |
Evolution_(JLS_album) | Evolution is the fourth and final studio album by British boy band JLS . The album was released on 5 November 2012 through RCA Records . The album marks a new change in direction for the band , described as `` a throwback to the '90s new jack swing/R & B-influenced music '' . The album was preceded by the single `` Hottest Girl in the World '' , released on 21 October 2012 . |
Fahrenheit_11/9 | Fahrenheit 11/9 is an upcoming documentary film by American filmmaker Michael Moore about the 2016 United States presidential election and the subsequent presidency of Donald Trump . The film was announced on May 16 , 2017 . The title of the film is a reference to the date after the election ( November 9 ) and also a reference to Moore 's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 released in 2004 . |
Fastlane_(2017) | Fastlane ( 2017 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for the Raw brand . It took place on March 5 , 2017 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . This was the third event in the Fastlane chronology , and the first to be brand exclusive . Ten matches were contested at the event with one match on the pre-show . In the main event , Goldberg defeated Kevin Owens to win the WWE Universal Championship , becoming the only person to win the Universal Championship , WWE 's World Heavyweight Championship , and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship . On the undercard , Roman Reigns defeated Braun Strowman , ending Strowman 's undefeated streak , Bayley retained the Raw Women 's Championship against Charlotte Flair , thus ending Flair 's undefeated streak in singles matches at pay-per-views , Neville retained the WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Gentleman Jack Gallagher , and Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson retained the Raw Tag Team Championship against Enzo Amore and Big Cass . |
Fairy_(Artemis_Fowl) | Fairies , in the fantasy series Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer , are fictional beings , usually shorter than a human , who possess magic properties . The average height of a fairy is exactly 1 metre , one centimetre . All the fairies have retreated below the Earth to escape the destructiveness of the human race . Their underground civilization is centered on the capital city of Haven . Fairies are vernacularly known as the People , and live a life according to the Book of the People . There are 8 recognized families of fairies -- Elves , Dwarves , Pixies , Gnomes , Gremlins , Goblins , Sprites and Demons . However , the centaurs have been mentioned several times , as with trolls , and the centaurs ' cousins , the unicorns , were killed off , yet they are not recognized . |
Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actress | The Filmfare Award for Best Actress is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films , to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role . The award was first given in 1954 for the films released in preceding year 1953 . Kajol along with Nutan holds the maximum awards of 5 . Nutan and her niece Kajol , with five wins each , have maximum awards . Two actresses : Meena Kumari and Madhuri Dixit , have four wins each . Four actresses : Vyjayanthimala , Jaya Bachchan , Shabana Azmi and Vidya Balan have three wins each . Eight actresses have won the award twice ; in chronological order , they are Waheeda Rehman , Dimple Kapadia , Rekha , Sridevi , Karisma Kapoor , Aishwarya Rai , Rani Mukerji and Deepika Padukone . Five actresses have won the award in consecutive years ; in chronological order , they are Meena Kumari ( 1954 -- 55 ) , Jaya Bachchan ( 1974 -- 75 ) , Shabana Azmi ( 1984 -- 85 ) , Rani Mukerji ( 2005 -- 06 ) , and Vidya Balan ( 2012 -- 13 ) . There has been only one tie in the history of this category . This occurred in 1974 when Jaya Bachchan and Dimple Kapadia were both given the award . Madhuri Dixit holds the record for maximum nominations ( 14 ) , followed by Meena Kumari ( 12 ) , Hema Malini / Kajol ( 11 ) and Aishwarya Rai ( 10 ) . Dixit also holds the record for most consecutive nominations with 10 between 1988 and 1995 , being nominated twice in 1994 and 1995 , winning thrice in 1990 , 1992 and 1994 . Later , also winning in 1997 . She thus also holds the record of maximum awards and maximum nominations in a single decade , with 4 awards and 10 nominations in 1990s . Shabana Azmi , who received four out of the five nominations in 1984 ( and eventually won for Arth ) , holds the record for the highest number of nominations in a single year . Meena Kumari and Kajol had three nominations each in 1963 and 1999 respectively , which are the second highest number of nominations in a single year . Both won in their respective years . `` Aishwarya Rai '' Received 2 nominations for Taal and Hum dil de Chuke sanam . `` Deepika padukone '' Received 2 nominations for her performances in 2014 and 2016 . In 1963 , Meena Kumari achieved an unusual feat by garnering all the three nominations . She was nominated for Aarti , Main Chup Rahungi and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam ( for which she eventually won ) . Vyjayanthimala was the first actress to receive more than one nominations in 1959 and is the only actress to win the maximum awards , without ever losing , whenever been nominated . She received 3 awards among 4 nominations , being nominated twice in 1959 and once each in 1962 and 1965 , winning in all three years . She was also the first actress to win both Best Actress Award and Best Supporting Actress Award . Tabu holds the record of maximum nominations without ever winning , with 5 , followed by Mala Sinha , Saira Banu , Manisha Koirala , Urmila Matondkar , Anushka Sharma and Sonam Kapoor with 4 nominations each . Jaya Prada and has three nominations each , without ever winning . Nutan , who won the award for the fifth time in 1979 at the age of 42 , is the eldest winner , while Sharmila Tagore became the eldest nominee in 2006 at the age of 61 . Dimple Kapadia , in 1973 , became the youngest winner and youngest nominee at the age of 16 . Meena Kumari was the most victorious actress with two wins in the 1950s ( she won the first two awards consecutively ) . Nutan peaked with three wins in '60s . Jaya Bachchan ruled the '70s with two wins . Shabana Azmi and Rekha fetched two wins each in the '80s . In the '90s , Madhuri Dixit outperformed all actresses with four wins . Aishwarya Rai , Rani Mukherji and Kajol had two wins each in the 2000s which were the highest . Until now , Vidya Balan is the most successful actress of 2010s with three wins . Only once have siblings been nominated during the same year : Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in 2002 , and twice have cousins been nominated during the same year : Kajol and Rani Mukerji in 2007 and Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra in 2013 . Among these , Kajol won in 2007 . Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor are the only siblings to win the award , while Kajol and Rani Mukerji are the only cousins to win the award . Four actresses failed to win despite having multiple nominations on some occasions . This includes Jaya Bachchan in 1972 , Hema Malini in 1975 and 1976 , Madhuri Dixit in 1996 and Kareena Kapoor in 2010 . Bachchan lost to Asha Parekh , Malini lost to Bachchan and Lakshmi in 1975 and 1976 respectively , Dixit lost to Kajol and Kapoor lost to Vidya Balan . Meena Kumari , Nargis , Smita Patil , Nutan and Bina Rai are the five recipients who are not alive . They died in 1972 , 1981 , 1986 , 1991 and 2009 respectively . Fourteen actresses who have won both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards include Vyjayanthimala , Raakhee , Padmini Kolhapure , Nutan , Dimple Kapadia , Rekha , Karisma Kapoor , Jaya Bachchan , Madhuri Dixit , Rani Mukerji , Kareena Kapoor , Kangana Ranaut , Priyanka Chopra and Shabana Azmi . Mukerji is the first and only actress to win both these awards in the same year ( 2005 ) . Aishwarya Rai was nominated in 2001 for best actress and best supporting actress but did not won . Two actresses were nominated for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards for the same performance : Nutan for Saudagar ( 1974 ) and for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki ( 1979 ) and Raakhee for Doosra Aadmi ( 1978 ) ; Nutan won Best Actress award for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki ( 1979 ) . Madhuri Dixit and Rakhee are the overall most nominated performers in the female acting categories , each with overall 16 nominations . While Dixit has 14 nominations for Best Actress and 2 for Best Supporting Actress , Rakhee has 8 nominations in each of these categories . Eight Actresses have won the Best Actress awards in both the Popular and Critics Categories ; in chronological order , they are Dimple Kapadia , Karisma Kapoor , Rani Mukerji , Kareena Kapoor , Vidya Balan , Priyanka Chopra , Kangana Ranaut and Alia Bhatt . Mukerji is the first and only actress to win both these awards in the same year ( 2006 ) . Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra are the only two actresses to win Filmfare Awards in five different categories , while Kangana Ranaut has won in four categories . All the three actresses have won Best Actress , Best Supporting Actress and Best Female Debut awards once each . Kapoor won twice , while Chopra and Ranaut won once each in the Best Actress ( Critics ) category . Kapoor and Chopra also won one Special Award and one Best Villain Award , respectively . Kapoor , Chopra and Ranaut , thus have 6 , 5 and 4 Filmfare Awards respectively . |
Fire_(Big_Sean_song) | `` Fire '' is a song by American recording artist Big Sean from his second studio album Hall of Fame ( 2013 ) . It was released on August 20 , 2013 by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings as the fourth single from the record . It was written and produced by Darhyl Camper Jr. and Rob Kinelski of Cocaine 80s , with additional songwriting provided by Big Sean and Alexander Izquierdo of The Monsters and the Strangerz . `` Fire '' is a hip hop song that lyrically describes the perseverance to overcome personal difficulties . `` Fire '' received generally favorable reviews from music critics , who compared it the catalogs of fellow rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z , and recognized it as a standout track from Hall of Fame . The song peaked at number 19 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles component chart to the Billboard Hot 100 , and reached number 46 on the Billboard Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart . An accompanying music video was premiered through Vevo on August 2 , 2013 , and featured American recording artist Miley Cyrus ; critics primarily focused on the continuation of the increasingly provocative image she established earlier in the year . |
Fifth_Harmony | Fifth Harmony is an American girl group formed on the second season of The X Factor US in July 2012 . The group consists of members Ally Brooke , Normani Kordei , Dinah Jane , Lauren Jauregui and previously , Camila Cabello , whose departure was announced on December 18 , 2016 . In January 2013 , they signed a joint deal with Syco Music , owned by Simon Cowell , and Epic Records , L.A. Reid 's record label , after finishing in third place on the show . In December 2016 , it was reported that all group members are also individually signed to Epic Records . Following their exit from The X Factor , they released their debut single `` Miss Movin ' On '' , which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Its music video won the group the MTV Video Music Award for Artist to Watch . Their debut extended play ( EP ) , Better Together ( 2013 ) , had a first week position of number six on the US Billboard 200 . The group released their debut studio album Reflection in 2015 , debuting at number five on the Billboard 200 and receiving a gold certification from the RIAA . The album included the singles `` Boss '' , `` Sledgehammer '' and `` Worth It '' . The latter achieved triple platinum certification in the United States and reached the top-ten in thirteen countries . `` Work from Home '' , the lead single from their second album 7/27 ( 2016 ) , became the group 's first top-ten single on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the first top-five by a girl group in a decade on that chart . Their accolades include four iHeartRadio Music Awards , three MTV Europe Music Awards , three MTV Video Music Awards , an American Music Award , a Billboard Women in Music award and seven Teen Choice Awards . As of December 2016 , in the United States Fifth Harmony has sold a total of 424,000 albums , seven million digital songs and earned 1.6 billion on-demand streams , according to Nielsen Soundscan . |
Frank_Buckles | Frank Woodruff Buckles ( born Wood Buckles , February 1 , 1901February 27 , 2011 ) was a United States Army soldier and the last surviving American veteran of World War I . He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917 at the age of 16 and served with a detachment from Fort Riley , driving ambulances and motorcycles near the front lines in Europe . During World War II , he was captured by Japanese forces while working in the shipping business , and spent three years in the Philippines as a civilian prisoner . After the war , Buckles married in San Francisco and moved to Gap View Farm near Charles Town , West Virginia . A widower at age 98 , he worked on his farm until the age of 105 . In his last years , he was Honorary Chairman of the World War I Memorial Foundation . As chairman , he advocated the establishment of a World War I memorial similar to other war memorials in Washington , D.C. . Toward this end , Buckles campaigned for the District of Columbia War Memorial to be renamed the National World War I Memorial . He testified before Congress in support of this cause , and met with President George W. Bush at the White House . Buckles was awarded the World War I Victory Medal at the conclusion of that conflict , and the Army of Occupation of Germany Medal retroactively following the medal 's creation in 1941 , as well as the French Legion of Honor in 1999 . His funeral was on March 15 , 2011 , at Arlington National Cemetery , with President Barack Obama paying his respects prior to the ceremony with full military honors . |
Galeries_Lafayette | The Galeries Lafayette ( -LSB- ɡalʁi lafajɛt -RSB- ) is an upmarket French department store chain . Its flagship store is on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris but it now operates in a number of other locations in France and other countries . In 2009 , Galeries Lafayette recorded earnings of over one billion euro . It is a part of the company Groupe Galeries Lafayette . |
Gaming_convention | A gaming convention is a gathering centered on role-playing games , collectible card games , miniatures wargames , board games , video games , or other types of games . These conventions are typically two or three days long , and often held at either a university or in a convention center hotel . The annual gamescom in Cologne is the world 's leading expo for video games . The largest gaming convention , Spiel , is a trade fair held in Essen , Germany that focuses on German-style board games and RPGs . A similarly large event is Festival Ludique International de Parthenay ( FLIP ) , a games festival held over twelve days in France . While games are often a large part of science fiction conventions and other hobby conventions , gaming conventions are distinguished by focusing on games and game-industry guests . The Penny Arcade Expo is the largest gaming convention in the US , with over 70,000 attendees at both its East ( Boston ) and Prime ( Seattle ) events . Gen Con has an emphasis on RPGs and features events for RPGs , CCGs , miniatures and boardgames with 56,614 unique attendees over four days in 2014 . Origins focuses on miniatures wargames and boardgames with 12,902 unique attendees in 2014 , but also has a large component of RPG and CCG players . DragonCon is an example of a large convention with a focus on popular culture and comics that includes a large gaming contingent and 35,000-40 ,000 attendees , but is n't dedicated solely as a gaming convention . A smaller genre of gaming conventions are those devoted to the hobby of historical miniature wargaming , many of which are sponsored by the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society . World Boardgaming Championships , PrezCon and Euro Quest are game conventions representing the hobby of Tournament Board Gaming Open Gaming , Demos , Jr. . Events and more dedicated to the face to face board game hobby . The World Boardgaming Championships and PrezCon are considered two of the largest events dedicated solely to board games . WBC runs the first week in August each year and PrezCon runs the last week of February each year . __ TOC __ |
Franz,_Duke_of_Bavaria | Franz , Duke of Bavaria ( German : Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Herzog von Bayern ) , born 14 July 1933 ) is head of the House of Wittelsbach , the former ruling family of the Kingdom of Bavaria . His great-grandfather King Ludwig III was the last ruling monarch of Bavaria until deposed in 1918 . Franz was born in Munich . During the Second World War , the Wittelsbachs were anti-Nazi . The family initially left Nazi Germany for Hungary but were eventually arrested when Franz was aged 11 . He spent time in several Nazi concentration camps , including Oranienburg and Dachau . After the war , he was a student at the University of Munich and became a collector of modern art . Franz succeeded as head of the House of Wittelsbach , and as pretender to the Bavarian throne , on the death of his father in 1996 . He lives at the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich . Franz is not married . Also the current heir-general of King James II of England and VII of Scotland , Franz is , as Francis II , considered by Jacobites to be the legitimate heir of the Stuart kings of England , Scotland , Ireland and France . A spokesman has said that the Duke generally does not comment on issues concerning his `` familiar relationship '' to the Royal House of Stuart . |
Frigate | A frigate -LSB- ˈfrɪɡᵻt -RSB- is any of several types of warship , the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries . In the 17th century , this term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability , the description often used being `` frigate-built '' . These could be warships carrying their principal batteries of carriage-mounted guns on a single deck or on two decks ( with further smaller carriage-mounted guns usually carried on the forecastle and quarterdeck of the vessel ) . The term was generally used for ships too small to stand in the line of battle , although early line-of-battle ships were frequently referred to as frigates when they were built for speed . In the 18th century , the term referred to ships that were usually as long as a ship of the line and were square-rigged on all three masts ( full rigged ) , but were faster and with lighter armament , used for patrolling and escort . In the definition adopted by the British Admiralty , they were rated ships of at least 28 guns , carrying their principal armaments upon a single continuous deck -- the upper deck -- while ships of the line possessed two or more continuous decks bearing batteries of guns . In the late 19th century ( beginning about 1858 with the construction of prototypes by the British and French navies ) , the armoured frigate was a type of ironclad warship that for a time was the most powerful type of vessel afloat . The term `` frigate '' was used because such ships still mounted their principal armaments on a single continuous upper deck . In modern navies , frigates are used to protect other warships and merchant-marine ships , especially as anti-submarine warfare ( ASW ) combatants for amphibious expeditionary forces , underway replenishment groups , and merchant convoys . Ship classes dubbed `` frigates '' have also more closely resembled corvettes , destroyers , cruisers , and even battleships . The rank `` frigate captain '' derives from the name of this type of ship . |
Frederick_III,_Elector_of_Saxony | Frederick III ( 17 January 1463 -- 5 May 1525 ) , also known as Frederick the Wise ( German `` Friedrich der Weise '' ) , was Elector of Saxony ( from the House of Wettin ) from 1486-1525 . Frederick was the son of Ernest , Elector of Saxony and his wife Elisabeth , daughter of Albert III , Duke of Bavaria . He is notable as being one of the most powerful early defenders of Martin Luther , Lutheranism and the Protestant Reformation although he had little personal contact with Luther himself . Fredericks ' treasurer Degenhart Pfaffinger ( Pfaffinger being a German dynasty ) , spoke on behalf of him to Martin Luther . Pfaffinger supported Frederick since the joint pilgrimage to the holy land . He is considered to have remained a Roman Catholic all his life , yet gradually inclining toward doctrines of the Reformation . Frederick III is commemorated as a Christian ruler in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod on 5 May . His court painter from 1504 was Lucas Cranach the Elder . |
François_Porché | François Porché ( born Cognac , November 21 , 1877 - died Vichy , April 19 , 1944 ) was a French dramatist , poet and literary critic . The French Academy awarded him the Grand Prix de Literature in 1923 . Les Butors et la Finette , a `` symbolical and allegorical drama '' premiered in 1917 , Sam Abramovitch in 1927 ( in New York City ) and Un roi , deux dames et un valet in 1934 . He published a war poem L' Arret sur la Marne in 1916 and a poetry collection called Charles Baudelaire in memory of the poet . |
Garden_of_Bones | `` Garden of Bones '' is the fourth episode of the second season of HBO 's medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones . The episode is written by Vanessa Taylor and directed by David Petrarca . It premiered on April 22 , 2012 . The episode 's title comes from a phrase used by Ser Jorah Mormont to describe the desert surrounding the city of Qarth to Daenerys . |
Fox_News | Fox News ( officially known as the Fox News Channel ) is an American basic cable and satellite news entertainment television channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group , a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox . The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at 1211 Avenue of the Americas , New York City , New York . The channel was created by Australian-American media mogul Rupert Murdoch , who hired former Republican Party media consultant and CNBC executive Roger Ailes as its founding CEO . It launched on October 7 , 1996 , to 17 million cable subscribers . Fox News grew during the late 1990s and 2000s to become a dominant cable news network in the United States . Rupert Murdoch is the current chairman and acting CEO of Fox News . Fox News Channel has been accused of biased reporting and promoting the Republican Party . Critics have cited the channel as detrimental to the integrity of news overall . Fox News employees have responded that news reporting operates independently of its opinion and commentary programming , and have denied bias in news reporting . The network has also been accused of permitting sexual harassment and racial discrimination by on-air hosts , executives , and employees , paying out millions of dollars in legal settlements . The company is currently under federal investigation for its harassment settlements and other alleged misconduct . As of February 2015 , approximately 94,700,000 US households ( 81.4 % of cable , satellite & telco customers ) receive the Fox News Channel . |
Game_of_Thrones:_Season_4_(soundtrack) | The soundtrack album of the fourth season of HBO series Game of Thrones , titled Game of Thrones : Season 4 was released digitally on June 10 , 2014 , and on CD on July 1 , 2014 . Season 4 of Game of Thrones saw the Icelandic band Sigur Rós perform their rendition of `` The Rains of Castamere '' in a cameo appearance at King Joffrey 's wedding in the second episode , `` The Lion and the Rose '' . |
Fortunes_of_War_(TV_series) | Fortunes of War is a 1987 BBC television adaptation of Olivia Manning 's cycle of novels Fortunes of War . It stars Kenneth Branagh as Guy Pringle , lecturer in English Literature in Bucharest during the early part of the Second World War , and Emma Thompson as his wife Harriet . Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson met filming the TV series and married in real life . Other cast members included Ronald Pickup , Robert Stephens , Alan Bennett , Philip Madoc and Rupert Graves . The series stays relatively faithful to the original novels , with no notable departures from their plot . |
Gaius_Claudius_Marcellus_Minor | Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor ( 88 BC -- May 40 BC ) was a Roman Senator who served as Consul in 50 BC . He was a member of the distinguished Claudius family . He was a friend to Roman Senator Cicero and an early opponent of Julius Caesar . He was also noteworthy for marrying the sister of the future emperor Augustus , Octavia the Younger , with whom he fathered M. Marcellus , who was for a while Augustus ' intended heir . He is termed ` Minor ' in order to distinguish him from his cousin and namesake , C. Claudius Marcellus ` Maior ' , the consul of 49 BC . |
Freemasonry_in_the_Philippines | Freemasonry or Masonry refers to a civic movement promoting fraternity and good works . Freemasonry defines itself as `` a regular system of morality , veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols . '' In particular masonic meetings are characterized by initiations and rituals . As such masonry has been viewed historically by churches and governments as secret societies . Its historical origins date as far back to 1717 in England , during the Enlightenment period . During that time , an intellectual movement arose throughout Europe based on rationalism , which held that only eternal truths could be attained by reason alone . Members are organized into lodges , the basic organizational structure , which operates under the jurisdiction of a grand lodge . |
French_ship_César_(1768) | The Caesar is a 74-gun ship with two bridges of the French Royal Navy . Commissioned in the spring of 1767 to the shipyards of Toulon , it was launched on August 3 , 1768 . It is actively engaged in the American War of Independence at the end of which it is lost in combat . General Features The César is a force ship of 74 guns launched according to the standards defined in the 1740s by the French manufacturers to obtain a good cost / maneuverability / armament in order to be able to face the English navy which has many more ships since The end of the wars of Louis XIV . Without being standardized , the César shares the common characteristics of all the `` 74 canons '' built to dozens of copies until the beginning of the nineteenth century and which evolve at a slow rate of construction techniques of the time and the will of naval officials to make the best use of this excellent category of warship . As for all the warships of the time , its hull is in oak . Its rigging ( masts and yards ) is in pine . There are also elm , linden , poplar and walnut for the carriages of the guns , the sculptures of the fellows , and the interior carpentry . The ropes ( 80 tons ) and sails ( about 2,500 m2 ) are hemp . A second set of emergency sails is stored in the hold . Planned to operate for weeks far from its European bases if necessary , its transport capacities are considerable . It takes three months of consumption of water , supplemented by six months of wine . There are also tens of tons of biscuits , flour , fresh and dried vegetables , meat and salted fish , cheese , oil , vinegar , salt , not to mention live cattle , which will be slaughtered as the campaign progressed . On its lower deck , it has 28 guns of 36 pounds ( the biggest calibers in service in the fleet at that time ) and 30 guns of 18 pounds on its upper deck . In addition , 16 guns of 8 pounds are distributed on the fellows . This iron artillery weighs 215 tons . To supply him with combat , the ship embarks about 6,000 heavy balls in all 67 tons . There are also rolled balls , chained and a lot of grape shot ( 8 tons ) . There are 20 tons of black powder , stored in the form of gargoyles or in bulk in the depths of the ship . On average , each gun has 50 to 60 balls . The participation of the ship in the American War of Independence The campaign in the Estaing squadron ( 1778-1779 ) When the French engagement in the war of independence of the United States began , he was under the command of the captain of Raimondis . On April 13 , 1778 , he left Toulon for America , in the 12 vessels of the naval army of Count d'Estaing . On July 8 , the fleet arrived at the mouth of the Delaware , north of Baltimore , and pursued several enemy ships . On 8 August , it forces the New York Strait and enters the Connecticut Bay , where the British forces are anchored . The English burn seven of their buildings and shops . On August 11 , 1778 , the César was separated from the squadron by a violent storm at the time when he was about to engage in a battle with the forces of Richard Howe . On August 16 , 1778 , he fought against HMS Iris and then went to shelter in Boston where he was joined by the other French buildings . In December 1778 , after the passage of the Estaing squadron in the West Indies , the César participated in the vain cannonade of St. Lucia . On July 6 , 1779 , he was engaged on the rear guard in the hard but victorious battle of Grenada against the forces of John Byron . After Estaing 's failure before Savannah ( October 1779 ) , the César returned to France with the other ships that had arrived on America in 1778 in order to be refurbished and to renew the crew . The campaign in the forces of Count De Grasse ( 1781-1782 ) In 1781 , the Cesar left for the West Indies under the command of the Chevalier d'Espinouse in the great squadron of Count De Grasse . On April 28 , he took part in the engagement of Fort-Royal to raise the blockade of Martinique . On May 24 , he was part of the squadron which covered the French landing on the island of Tobago . On September 5 , 1781 , he was present at the decisive battle of the Chesapeake which completed the encirclement of the English forces at Yorktown . In 1782 , still in the forces of Count De Grasse , he moved to the West Indies and took part in January in the battle of Saint-Christophe , which took possession of the island of the same name . On April 12 , 1782 , when the naval army escorted a large convoy , the César fought at the Battle of the Saints during which he was totally dismasted and then captured by the HMS Centaur . In the night after the battle , a fire unfolds for an unknown reason in the holy beard and detonates it , killing 400 French sailors and 50 English of the catch crew . The César was one of the twenty ships lost by the Royal Navy during the American Revolution . Category : Ships of the line of the French Navy Category : César-class ships of the line Category :1768 ships Category : Ships built in France Category : Maritime incidents in 1782 |
Floss_(album) | Floss is the second album from Arizona hip hop trio Injury Reserve . It was released on December 15 , 2016 . The album features guest appearances from Cakes da Killa and Vic Mensa . The music video for `` Oh Shit !!! '' was released on July 26 , 2016 . A second music video for `` All This Money '' was released on October 20 , 2016 . |
Game_of_Thrones_(season_3) | The third season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered in the United States on HBO on March 31 , 2013 , and concluded on June 9 , 2013 . It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States , consisting of 10 episodes , each running approximately 50 -- 60 minutes . The season is based roughly on the first half of A Storm of Swords ( the third of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin , of which the series is an adaptation ) . The series is adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss . HBO renewed the series for a third season on April 10 , 2012 , nine days after the second season 's premiere . Production began in July 2012 . The show was filmed primarily in Ireland , Northern Ireland , Croatia , Iceland and Morocco . The story takes place in a fictional world , primarily upon a continent called Westeros , with one storyline occurring on another continent to the east known as Essos . Like the novel , the season follows the climatic battle at Kings Landing . Season three like the previous season mainly centres around the war of the five kings ; after the death of Renly Baratheon ( Gethin Anthony ) , all four kings in Westeros believes to have a claim to the Iron Throne , besides Robb Stark ( Richard Madden ) , who seeks vengeance for the death of his father , Lord Eddard `` Ned '' Stark ( Sean Bean ) . Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast , including Peter Dinklage , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Lena Headey , Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington . The season introduced a number of new cast members , including Ciarán Hinds , Nathalie Emmanuel and Iwan Rheon . Critics praised the show 's production values and cast . Viewership yet again rose compared to the previous season . It won 2 of the 16 Emmy Awards for which it was nominated , it received a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ( Dinklage ) , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ( Clarke ) and Outstanding Drama Series . It also won the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series . |
Forensic_developmental_psychology | Forensic developmental psychology is a field of psychology that focuses on `` children 's actions and reactions in a forensic context '' and `` children 's reports that they were victims or witnesses of a crime '' . Bruck and Poole ( 2002 ) first coined the term `` forensic developmental psychology '' . Although forensic developmental psychology specifically focuses on a child 's reliability , credibility , and competency in the courtroom setting , it also includes topics such as autobiographical memory , memory distortion , eyewitness identification , narrative construction , personality , and attachment . |
Found_Footage_Festival | The Found Footage Festival is an American film festival and live comedy event and featuring unusual and humorous found footage clips and films . |
Funny_or_Die_Presents | Funny or Die Presents is a half-hour sketch comedy show that spawned from the comedy website Funny or Die , created by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay . It premiered on HBO on February 19 , 2010 . It is also currently being broadcast in the UK on Sky Atlantic . |
Freestyle_wrestling | Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practiced throughout the world . Along with Greco-Roman , it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games . American high school and college wrestling is conducted under different rules and is termed scholastic and collegiate wrestling . Freestyle wrestling , like collegiate wrestling , has its greatest origins in catch-as-catch-can wrestling and , in both styles , the ultimate goal is to throw and pin your opponent to the mat , which results in an immediate win . Freestyle and collegiate wrestling , unlike Greco-Roman , allow the use of the wrestler 's or his opponent 's legs in offense and defense . Freestyle wrestling brings together traditional wrestling , judo , and sambo techniques . According to wrestling 's world governing body , United World Wrestling ( UWW ) , freestyle wrestling is one of the four main forms of amateur competitive wrestling that are practiced internationally today . The other main forms of wrestling are Greco-Roman and grappling ( also called submission wrestling ) . The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) recommended dropping wrestling as a sport from the 2020 Olympic Games , but the decision was later reversed by the IOC . |
Food_trends | A food trend is a change in direction of the types of foods consumed . Although certain food trends may be more of a fad , some become long lasting and at times a permanent fixture in the culture of food . In an article by Bon Appetite the difference between a food trend versus a fad is discussed . David Saks , author of Tastemakers : Why were crazy for cupcakes but fed up with Fondue states , `` Think about extra virgin olive oil -- with the gourmands it hit big in the late '70s , early '80s , and it trickled down to everyone else in the '90s . It became the `` thing . '' Now it 's not a trend , nobody really talks about it . But it 's the default oil . It becomes a part of your eating culture . Trends do that . Fads do n't . '' Authorities from Bon Appetit and Food & Wine magazines to the top chefs of the world have driven and reported on these trends . For instance , Bon Appetit recently released their top 25 food trends for 2013 in their article The BA 25 : What to eat , drink , and cook in 2013 , Food & Wine host annual events attended by thousands , Vegas Uncork 'd promises to be the Spring 2013 event of the season , and Veritage Miami will host Daniel Boulud , one of America 's A-list chefs . Pinterest and Twitter give links to sites listing what to serve this season . Pinterest is designed to display trends and food is one of their biggest categories . Smaller , blog-style sites have also appeared ; examples include Violas Pantry , Mouth from the South , The Daily Meal , and Spiced that recruit smaller numbers of readers and provide entertaining , colloquial content to more targeted audiences . |
Fu_(character) | The character Fú ( , Unicode U +798 F ) meaning `` fortune '' or `` good luck '' is represented both as a Chinese ideograph , but also at times pictorially , in one of its homophonous forms , most popularly as a bat , but also sometimes as the cereal bran . It is also often found on a figurine of the male god of the same name , one of the trio of `` star gods '' Fú , Lù , Shòu . Mounted Fú are a widespread Chinese tradition associated with Chinese New Year and can be seen on the entrances of many Chinese homes worldwide . The characters are generally printed on a square piece of paper or stitched in fabric . The practice is universal among Chinese people regardless of socioeconomic status , and dates to at least the Song Dynasty ( AD 960 -- 1279 ) . When displayed as a Chinese ideograph , Fú is often displayed upside-down on diagonal red squares . The reasoning is based on a wordplay : in nearly all varieties of Chinese : the words for `` upside-down '' ( 倒 , Pinyin : dào ) and `` to arrive '' ( 到 , Pinyin : dào ) are homophonous . Therefore , the phrase an `` upside-down Fú '' sounds nearly identical to the phrase `` Good luck arrives '' . Pasting the character upside-down on a door or doorpost thus translates into a wish for prosperity to descend upon a dwelling . Another story states that posting the character upside-down originates with the family of a 9th-century prince of the Qing Dynasty . The story states that on one Chinese New Year 's Eve ( or Chuxi , ) , the prince 's servants played a practical joke by pasting fu characters throughout his royal dwelling . One illiterate servant inadvertently placed the characters upside-down . The prince was said to have been furious upon seeing the characters , but a quick-thinking servant humbly calmed the prince by saying that the occurrence must have been a sign of prosperity `` arriving '' upon his household by using the above wordplay . It is said that this is because the character for `` upside-down '' , '' 倒 '' -LSB- dào -RSB- , is a homonym of the character for `` to arrive '' , '' 到 '' -LSB- dào -RSB- . So this means that '' 福 '' ( happiness , good fortune , etc. ) is `` arriving '' . Bats are the most ubiquitous of all Chinese symbols with the same symbolic meaning as the ideograph `` fortune '' . A less common representation is bran , not only because `` depictions of grain have been used throughout Chinese history to represent fecundity but also in combination with other grains with related homophonous word-plays ( for example , lì which can mean either `` grain '' 粒 or `` profit '' 利 ) . Usage of the character Fú in various forms of calligraphy and seal characters as papercuts or posters represents the desire that one 's good luck will be expansive and come in many forms . Chinese textiles and ceramics often found transcribe this felicitous message by portraying random numbers of bats in flight , sometimes can be more than a hundred . |
For_Your_Eyes_Only_(film) | For Your Eyes Only ( 1981 ) is the twelfth spy film in the James Bond series , and the fifth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond . It marked the directorial debut of John Glen , who had worked as editor and second unit director in three other Bond films . The screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson takes its characters and combines elements from the plots from two short stories from Ian Fleming 's For Your Eyes Only collection : the title story and `` Risico '' . In the plot , Bond attempts to locate a missile command system while becoming tangled in a web of deception spun by rival Greek businessmen along with Melina Havelock , a woman seeking to avenge the murder of her parents . Some writing elements were inspired by the novels Live and Let Die , Goldfinger and On Her Majesty 's Secret Service . After the science fiction-focused Moonraker , the producers wanted a conscious return to the style of the early Bond films and the works of 007 creator Fleming . For Your Eyes Only followed a grittier , more realistic approach and a narrative theme of revenge and its consequences . Filming locations included Greece , Italy and England , while underwater footage was shot in The Bahamas . For Your Eyes Only was released on 24 June 1981 to a mixed critical reception ; the film was a financial success , generating $ 195.3 million worldwide . This was the final Bond film to be distributed solely by United Artists ; the studio merged with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer soon after this film 's release . |
Food_Network_Magazine | Food Network Magazine is a monthly food entertainment magazine founded by Hearst Corporation and Scripps Networks Interactive based on the latter 's popular television network Food Network . The magazine debuted in 2008 , originally as two newsstand-only test issues to be followed by the first official issue in June 2009 . , it reaches 5 million readers with each issue with a 1.35 million circulation . It is now published 10 times a year . The magazine has its headquarters in New York City . |