The developmental processes of post-colonial Englishes have been discussed by many linguists, and multiple theories have emerged to explain the phenomenon. Among these are Peter Trudgill's theory on New-Dialect Formation and Edgar Schneider's Dynamic Model of Post-Colonial Englis...
The Former Military Chapel (Bachelor Quarters) is a building on Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco, United States. It is located next to the Sally Port and Dock and the Building 64 residential apartments. It was built in the 1920s in the mission-revival style to accom...
FOST(x) is a mathematical function created with the goal of defining the largest numbers possible.FOST(x) in a sense represents the limits of mathematics. Defining FOST(x) is difficult, and touches upon computation theory, set theory, and formal logic. Roughly speaking FOST(x) is...
The four foundations theory was a hypothesis that, prior to domestication of the horse, there were four to seven landrace body types of the single species Equus ferus or the original wild horse, each adapted to a given environment. Another hypothesis held that the four prototypes...
The fractal catalytic model, proposed by Christopher James Davia, describes “an entirely novel principle that unites all living processes” by identifying enzymatic catalysis (taking place in cells) as a “prototypical process” which applies at all levels of...
FractMus is a freeware algorithmic music generator program developed and maintained by Spanish pianist and composer Gustavo Díaz-Jerez. It has been primarily used by composers, performers, software designers, researchers and artists for creating music. Overview FractMus employs t...
François Zajdela (28 December 1920 - 15 November 2008) was a cancer researcher at the Curie Institute who specialised in the study of carcinogenesis. In the 1940s, he came to France with his brother Antoine, who later also worked at the Curie Institute, as a cytopathologist. His ...
Frances Swan was certainly among the most obscure of the classic 1950s contactees, individuals who claimed to have establisheddirect personal contact, or some other form of regular communication, with friendly extraterrestrials. When Mrs. Swan came to the attention of flying sauc...
Dr. Francis Lefebure (September 17, 1916 - March 19, 1988) was a French physician, known for his study of phosphenes.Early lifeLefebure was born in Paris, France. His mother, Claire de Saint-Rémy, was a painter and poet. His father, a lawyer, published a magazine about thermal an...
Sir Francis William Lascelles KCB, MC (23 March 1890 - 16 May 1979) was a British public servant and Clerk of the Parliaments from 1953 to 1958.A member of the Lascelles family headed by the Earl of Harewood, Lascelles was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Arthur Lascelles, son...
Frank Harmon currently serves as executive vice president and chief operating officer for APP Pharmaceuticals. Prior to the spin-off of the proprietary business, Mr Harmon served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Abraxis Pharmaceutical Products (APP) sinc...
Fred Van Buren toured the world as a performer with his magic and illusion shows, performing with his wife Connie Greta as the magic illusion act Van Buren and Greta. A British born magician, illusionist and showman who is also well known as a builder and magical inventor. Van Bu...
Freddie Brown (born June 24, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at the University of Utah, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. In 2008, he was the leading receiver at Utah and helped his ...
Fredrick J. Villari is the founder of Shaolin Kempo Karate - a unique martial arts style that combines the Five Animals of Shaolin Kung Fu, the core competency of Kempo, the hard-hitting linear explosiveness of traditional Karate, as well as the power of Boxing and the felling an...
The Free Planets Alliance Star Fleet is the primary military organization of the Free Planets Alliance within the fictional Legend of the Galactic Heroes universe. It is the main defensive and offensive arm of the Free Planets Alliance government, and at its peak had several hund...
Free TheoryAn approach bringing the form of "free jazz" to theory. A scattered approach to the deconstruction of Canonical theory within academic, social, political practace. Free theory posits that theory is composed of ideas. Ideas are not static or "owned" be anyone. Therefore...
FreeDOS-32 (or FD32 for short) is a 32-bit operating system under development for the IA-32 (also known as x86) platform and distributed under the terms of the GNU .Its MultiBoot-compliant, minimal core aims to allow total control and full customization, providing a default prote...
Freegold derives its name from a monetary environment where gold is set free, and has no function as money. Gold is demonetized, and has one function only: a store of value. The function of money changes only slightly: it is a medium of exchange and unit of account, but stripped ...
In food preparation, curing refers to various preservation and flavoring processes, especially of meat or fish, by the addition of a combination of salt, sugar and nitrate and/or nitrite. Many curing processes also involve smoking. The etymology of the term is unclear, but it is ...
A "Fresh start" is a phrase referring to a new beginning. It is commonly used when the past had been (or is) unfavorable and implies hope for the future. It is commonly used in the USA.Also could be referring to "starting over".HistoryUsageIf someone had done something malicious,...