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Firmino
Firmino is a Portuguese surname , may refer to:given name or maternal family name* Osvaldinho, real name Firmino Baleizão da Graça Sardinha, Portuguese footballer* Diego Monar Firmino Martins, Brazilian footballer

Firmness
Firmness is a faculty from the discipline of Phrenology.-Definition:Firmness is the faculty which stands for determination, and persistence, for the connection between principles and acts, for perseverance, determination, resolution, and stamina

Firmware
In electronic systems and computing, firmware is a term often used to denote the fixed, usually rather small, programs and/or data structures that internally control various electronic devices

First
First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one.First or 1st may also refer to:* First , minor summit below the Schwarzhorn in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland* First , mountain in Bernese Alps in Switzerland

First (Baroness album)
First is the first official recording by the metal band Baroness . The art work was done by Baroness singer John Baizley .-Track listing:All songs written by Baroness, lyrics by John Baizley.# "Tower Falls" - 7:09# "Coeur" - 3:18# "Rise" - 6:30

First (song)
"First" is a pop rock song recorded by American singer Lindsay Lohan for her debut album Speak. It was released as the album's third and final single on May 10, 2005 . The song was released to help promote Lohan's film, Herbie: Fully Loaded, in which it appears on the soundtrack

First Aid Kit (album)
First Aid Kit is the second full-length studio album by Disco Ensemble, originally released in 2005 in Finland by Fullsteam Records. In 2006 it was reissued as a worldwide release by Universal Music Group. Four songs were rerecorded for this reissue and it also included one additional track, "Eyes of a Ghost" from the Black Euro CD single

First Aid Kit (band)
First Aid Kit is a Swedish folk duo composed of sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg, whose close vocal harmonies and woodsy, folk-influenced songwriting take influence from the likes of Fleet Foxes and Joanna Newsom. Hailing from Enskede, a southern suburb of Stockholm, the teenaged siblings began composing songs in 2007

First aid kit (disambiguation)
A first aid kit is a collection of supplies and equipment for use in giving first aid.First aid kit may also refer to:* First Aid Kit , an album by Disco Ensemble* First Aid Kit , a Swedish folk band

First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team

First class
The term First class generally implies a high level of service, importance or quality. Specific uses of the term include:-Sports:* First-class cricket

First class (aviation)
First class is a luxury travel class on some airliners that exceeds business class, premium economy, and economy class. On a passenger jetliner, first class refers to a limited number of seats or cabins located in the front of the aircraft which are notable for their comfort, service, and privacy

First Class (game show)
First Class was a 1980s BBC TV game show hosted by Debbie Greenwood. The show was broadcast on Saturday evenings on BBC 1 and ran for at least three series. Two teams of three students would take part in a multi-format quiz featuring questions on both general knowledge and popular culture, as well as innovative video game rounds

First grade
First grade is a year of primary education in schools in the United States and English-speaking provinces of Canada. It is the first school year after kindergarten

First hand
Firsthand is obtained directly from the original source. The phrase may also refer to:* First Hand , the debut album released by Steven Curtis Chapman* First Hand Foundation, a non-profit organisation

First Hand (album)
First Hand is the debut album released by Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman. The album was released in 1987 by Sparrow Records and features the hit single "Weak Days".The album features a sound of country music mixed with soft rock and pop.

First Lady (disambiguation)
First Lady is the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state.First Lady may also refer to:*First Lady , a 1935 play by George S

First language
A first language is the language a person has learned from birth or within the critical period, or that a person speaks the best and so is often the basis for sociolinguistic identity

First person
First person may refer to:* First-person narrative, a literary device* First-person interpretation, a museum technique* First Person , an interview-based television series created by Errol Morris

First person (video games)
In video games, first person refers to a graphical perspective rendered from the viewpoint of the player character. In many cases, this may be the viewpoint from the cockpit of a vehicle. Many different genres have made use of first-person perspectives, ranging from adventure games to flight simulators

First Time (Finger Eleven song)
"First Time" is a 2000 single by Canadian rock band, Finger Eleven from their album The Greyest of Blue Skies. The song was used in the Dragon Ball Z feature film Lord Slug.-Music video:

First Time (Jackie Chan album)
First Time is the ninth album to be released by actor and singer Jackie Chan. It was released across Asia in 1992. This marks the first album Chan sings the majority of the songs in Mandarin.

First Time (Lifehouse song)
"First Time" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse. It is the first single released from their fourth studio album, Who We Are . The song was written by lead singer Jason Wade alongside Jude Cole, who produced the song. Wade felt it was urgent to write the track and said that he had to think deep to write it

First Time (Morning Musume album)
is the first album from the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, consisting of only the 1st and 2nd generation members. It was released on July 8, 1998 and sold 310,290 copies

First Time (Robin Beck song)
"First Time" is singer Robin Beck's first significant chart hit, released in 1988. It was originally recorded for a Coca-Cola commercial the same year and subsequently released as a single

First Water
First Water means "highest quality" and is a term which originates from the gemstone trade. The clarity of diamonds is assessed by their translucence; the more like water, the higher the quality. This comparison of diamonds with water dates back to at least the early 17th century, and Shakespeare alludes to it in Timon of Athens, 1607

First World (film)
First World is a 2007 independent science fiction short film written and produced by Mark Lund and directed by Adam Starr. This 25 minute short has bypassed the traditional film festival circuit and has been distributed primarily at science fiction conventions in the United States, Japan, Australia and Great Britain

First-person shooter (disambiguation)
First-person shooter is a video game genre.First-person shooter may also refer to:*"First Person Shooter" , an episode of The X-Files-See also:*First-person shooter engine, a type of video game engine

Firstborn
Firstborn may refer to:* The first born baby in childbirth* primogeniture* bechor in rabbinical JudaismFilms and books* Firstborn , a 1984 film that stars Teri Garr, Peter Weller, and Christopher Collet

Firth
Firth is the word in the Lowland Scots language and in English used to denote various coastal waters in Scotland and England. In mainland Scotland it is used to describe a large sea bay, or even a strait. In the Northern Isles it more usually refers to a smaller inlet

Fis
fis is the E. coli gene encoding FIS protein. The regulation of this gene is more complex than most other genes in the E. coli genome, as FIS is an important protein which regulates expression of other genes. It is supposed that fis is regulated by H-NS, IHF and CRP

Fis (disambiguation)
Fis may refer to:* Fis phenomenon, a phenomenon in linguistics* fis, the E. coli gene encoding the FIS protein* F♯, a musical noteSee also FIS.

FIS (protein)
FIS is a nucleoid-associated protein in E. coli. It is highly expressed from fis gene from the end of the stationary phase till the mid-exponential phase. It is a DNA binding protein. It affects the topology and supercoiling of E. coli chromosome, and it regulates the expression of many other genes.-References:

Fisc
Under the Merovingians and Carolingians, the fisc applied to the royal demesne which paid taxes, entirely in kind, from which the royal household was meant to be supported, though it rarely was

Fiscal
Fiscal usually refers to government finance. In this context, it may refer to:* Fiscal deficit, the budget deficit of a government* Fiscal policy, use of government expenditure to influence economic development

Fischen
Fischen im Allgäu is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavaria in Germany.- History :During World War II, a subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp was located here.- References :

Fischer
- Origin and meaning :The German language name is derived from the profession of the fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname.- Variants:* Fisher * Fischler* Vischer* Fischers* Fischl* Fischel* Fischle)

Fischer (automobile)
The Fischer was a brass era automobile manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by the G.J. Fischer Company in 1914. It was a light car , built as a two- or four-seater model, including a sedan. It had a Perkins four-cylinder water-cooled 1.2L engine. It had a selective transmission and shaft drive. The two-seater cost $525, and the sedan cost $845

Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups

Fish (Kent cricketer)
Fish refers to a noted professional cricketer in the 18th century who was chiefly associated with Kent in the 1760s and 1770s.

Fish and chips
Fish and chips is a popular take-away food in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada

Fish slice
Fish cake or fish slice is a commonly cooked food in southern China and overseas Chinese communities. The fillet is made of fish that has been finely pulverized. It is made of the same surimi used to make fish balls.-Usage:

Fish slice (disambiguation)
Fish slice may refer to:* Fish slice, Asian cuisine ingredient* Fish slice , a serving implement* Spatula, another name for the kitchen utensil

Fishbowl
A fishbowl is a container for fish. See aquarium.Fishbowl can also refer to:* A car with no window tints as to show its interior* Fishbowl , a debate format* My Fishbowl, an episode of the television show Scrubs

Fishbowl (conversation)
A fishbowl conversation is a form of dialog that can be used when discussing topics within large groups. Fishbowl conversations are usually used in participatory events like Open Space Technology and Unconferences. The advantage of Fishbowl is that it allows the entire group to participate in a conversation.- Method :Four to five chairs are arranged in an inner circle

Fisher
Fisher is an archaic term for fisherman, revived as gender-neutral.Fisher or Fishers may also refer to:*Fisher , a North American mustelid*Fisher , a rock band featuring Kathy Fisher as lead singer

Fisher (band)
Fisher is a band consisting of songwriter Ron Wasserman and vocalist Kathy Fisher. Fisher has enjoyed some mainstream success. "I Will Love You" was featured in a 2001 episode of Roswell and in the 2007 film Death Sentence

Fisher (yachts)
The Fisher line of motorsailing yachts is a line of fiberglass yachts in sizes from 25 ft to 46 ft. Currently completely build from scratch to finished product by Northshore Shipyard in Itchenor near Chichester, England- Short history :

Fisher cat
Fisher cat may refer to:*An informal name for the fisher , a relative of the weasel*Another name for the Fishing Cat, a type of cat found in Asia .

Fisherman
A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishermen and fish farmers. The term can also be applied to recreational fishermen and may be used to describe both men and women

Fisheye
Fisheye may refer to:* The eye of a fish or other aquatic creature resembling a fish* Fisheye lens, used in photography* Fisheye, a character from the anime Sailor Moon* FishEye , a revision control browser by Atlassian Software Systems

FishEye
FishEye is a revision-control browser and search engine owned by Atlassian, Inc. Although FishEye is a commercial product, it is freely available to open source projects and non-profit institutions

Fisheye (album)
Fisheye is Callalily's second album released on March 7, 2008 by Sony Music. It contains singles Susundan, Ako'y Babalik and Hintay.

Fishhook (disambiguation)
-Geography:Cambodia:* Fishhook, CambodiaUnited States:* Fishhook, Alaska* Fishhook, Illinois* Fish Hook River, in Minnesota-Other uses:* The informal name of the symbol for the Alveolar tap in the International Phonetic Alphabet

Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping.

Fishmonger
A fishmonger is someone who sells fish and seafood

Fishplate
In rail terminology, a fishplate, splice bar or joint bar is a metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track. The name is derived from fish, a wooden bar with a curved profile used to strengthen a ship's mast

Fishwife
A fishwife or fish fag is a woman who sells fish. In this context, the word wife means woman rather than married woman. This usage stems from Old English wif and is akin to the German weib, also meaning "woman"

Fishy
Fishy may refer to*Fish, or pertaining to the odor of fish or something else suspicious*Something Fishy, a novel by PG Wodehouse*Something Fishy , episode of The Honeymooners*Fishy Feline, episode of Garfield and Friends

Fissi
The fissi is a critically endangered species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon

Fissile
In nuclear engineering, a fissile material is one that is capable of sustaining a chain reaction of nuclear fission. By definition, fissile materials can sustain a chain reaction with neutrons of any energy. The predominant neutron energy may be typified by either slow neutrons or fast neutrons

Fission
Fission is a splitting of something into two parts.Fission may refer to:*In physics, nuclear fission is a process where a large atomic nucleus is split into two smaller particles.

Fission (band)
Fission is a Swedish melodic death metal band formed in 2002. The band began as Benny Hägglund's personal project, with the hopes of fusing melody and aggression into his music. After writing some material, he decided to seek aid from Andreas Hedlund of Vintersorg, the band in which Hägglund plays live session drums

Fissipedia
Fissipedia is a former biological suborder comprising the largely land-based families of the order Carnivora. By and large, members of this suborder are meat-eaters, with the giant panda and red panda being the most notable exceptions.In some former taxonomic classifications, Pinnipedia is treated as an order in its own right rather than as a suborder

Fissure
In anatomy, a fissure is a groove, natural division, deep furrow, elongated cleft, or tear in various parts of the body.-Brain:

Fissure (disambiguation)
In anatomy, a fissure is a deep, elongated groove or tear in various parts of the body.Fissure may also refer to:* Fissure , a break in the tooth enamel* Skin fissure

Fist
Fist may refer to:* In falconry, the hand covered by a heavy glove as in boxing, on which the hawk perches* Fisting, the act of the inserting fingers or the whole hand in a vagina or rectum for sexual pleasure

Fistfight
Russian fist fighting is the traditional bare-knuckle boxing of Russia.-History:The earliest accounts concerning the sport date to the 13th century

Fistmele
Fistmele, also known as the "brace height", is an older term used in archery to describe the correct distance between a bow and its string. The term itself is a Saxon word indicating the measure of a clenched hand with the thumb extended.

Fistula
In medicine, a fistula is an abnormal connection or passageway between two epithelium-lined organs or vessels that normally do not connect. It is generally a disease condition, but a fistula may be surgically created for therapeutic reasons.-Locations:Fistulas can develop in various parts of the body