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FA
1 -
Football Association UK
2 - Fuck All (slang)
https://www.thefa.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
The_Football_Association
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/02/
sol-campbell-football-association-england-captain
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/sep/20/newsstory.sport5
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jul/25/football.schools
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/may/10/newsstory.sport8
Bitter FA
(or how Gary Lineker
and Alan Hansen
may have lost the BBC
the right to screen
England matches)
Published: 31 March
2007
The Independent
By James Lawton, Chief Sports Writer
Football's leading
television analysts
Gary Lineker and Alan Hansen
may have joked and criticised
their way
out of the highest profiles in sports broadcasting.
That was the astounding suggestion yesterday
when the BBC was stripped
of its
rights to air FA Cup ties
and England home games in a coup by ITV
and the
Irish-based satellite company Setanta.
Against all expectations,
the BBC and Sky were beaten
by a combined £420m bid by their rivals.
Three years into a
four-year deal which the BBC claimed
had brought stature back to the previously
jaded FA Cup,
the corporation now faces a ratings wilderness
when ITV and
Setanta take over its rights to cover the Cup
and international games
at the
start of the 2008-09 season.
Though the winners were claiming
a straightforward bidding victory,
a position
supported by the FA,
it emerged that Brian Barwick, the FA's chief executive,
had complainted bitterly
about the recent critical tone of coverage
of England's
recent disappointing performances
when he meet BBC executives
just a few days
before deal was announced yesterday.
The BBC were said to be shocked
by the loss of their flagship football rights,
which they regarded
as one of their few sure-fire rating bankers.
But it later
emerged
that the debacle was not quite the surprise
it appeared when ITV and
Setanta won the bidding.
(...)
Bitter FA (or how Gary Lineker and Alan Hansen
may have lost the BBC the right
to screen England matches),
I, 31.3.2007,
http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article2407996.ece - broken link
F.A.A. / FAA
Federal Aviation Administration USA
https://www.faa.gov/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Federal_Aviation_Administration
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/12/
1224444590/boeing-faa-737-max-9-alaska-airlines-door-plug
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/29/
491818988/faa-expects-600-000-commercial-drones-in-the-air-within-a-year
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/technology/faa-nears-new-rules-on-devices.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/us/j-lynn-helms-who-led-the-faa-dies-at-86.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/14/politics/14terror.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/03/
nyregion/faa-says-controllers-abuse-overtime.html
FAFSA
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
USA
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/10/
nx-s1-5144239/fafsa-college-students-education
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/12/
1230396481/yet-another-fafsa-problem-non-citizens-cant-fill-it-out
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/05/
1222892834/fafsa-student-financial-aid-college
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/20/
467401826/financial-aid-101-earlier-fafsa-provides-more-time-to-line-up-tuition
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/03/27/
822591449/coronavirus-faqs-
does-it-live-on-clothes-can-my-dog-infect-me-any-advice-on-wipe
http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/06/13/
532277316/what-s-the-difference-between-famine-and-hunger-a-food-faq
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/06/
518797121/faq-on-alleged-wire-taps-of-trump-communications
https://www.theguardian.com/iphone/faq - 2010
F.B.I.
Federal Bureau of Investigation USA
parody: Famous But
Incompetent
Jimmy Margulies
cartoon
The Record
New Jersey
Cagle
18.11.2005
http://cagle.msnbc.com/politicalcartoons/PCcartoons/margulies.asp
https://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/
federal-bureau-of-investigation
http://www.gocomics.com/jimmorin/2016/11/06
http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000002635482/stealing-j-edgar-hoovers-secrets.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/us/boston-investigation-moves-into-third-day.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/16/us/cartha-d-deloach-no-3-in-fbi-is-dead-at-92.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/21/us/gaps-in-fbi-data-undercut-background-checks-for-guns.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/opinion/sunday/terrorist-plots-helped-along-by-the-fbi.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/us/fbi-admits-hacker-groups-eavesdropping.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/21/technology/megaupload-indictment-internet-piracy.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/nyregion/for-jose-pimentel-bomb-plot-suspect-an-online-trail.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/20/technology/16-arrested-as-fbi-hits-the-hacking-group-anonymous.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/us/27fbi.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/washington/19fbi.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/14/politics/14inquire.html
FBU
Fire Brigades Union UK
https://www.fbu.org.uk/
F.C.C. / FCC
Federal Communications Commission
USA
https://www.fcc.gov/
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/
federal-communications-commission
https://www.propublica.org/article/
fcc-environment-cell-towers-failures - May 2, 2023
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/26/
525705253/fcc-chief-begins-rollback-of-net-neutrality-regulations
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/15/
opinion/why-the-fcc-should-heed-president-obama-on-internet-regulations.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/
technology/fcc-details-cellphone-problems.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/technology/11google.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/19/opinion/19mon1.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/business/media/13fcc.html
F.D.A.
Food and Drug Administration USA
Dave Granlund
cartoon
Massachusetts
Cagle
28 August 2010
Rob Rogers
cartoon
The Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
Pennsylvania
Cagle
18 November 2005
http://cagle.msnbc.com/politicalcartoons/PCcartoons/rogers.asp
https://www.fda.gov/
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/
food-and-drug-administration
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/08/
1217123089/fda-approves-
first-gene-editing-treatments-for-human-illness
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/31/
opinion/the-fda-blatant-failure-on-food.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/
health/fda-will-propose-new-regulations-for-e-cigarettes.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/
health/fda-finds-unsanitary-conditions-at-new-england-compounding-center.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/opinion/free-the-fda.html
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/10/22/us/politics/politics-us-food-safety-congress.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/09/business/09drug.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/21/science/21depress.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/16/health/16drug.html
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation USA
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/20/
1252559817/fdic-gruenberg-resign-toxic-workplace-biden
FDNY
Fire Department of the City of New York
USA
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/fdny/index.page
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/29/
574466088/bronx-apartment-fire-kills-at-least-12-new-york-mayor-de-blasio-says
FDR
Franklin Delano Roosevelt USA 1882-1945
Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1882-1945
32nd President of the United States 1933-1945
https://www.npr.org/2016/12/06/
504449867/no-fdr-did-not-know-
the-japanese-were-going-to-bomb-pearl-harbor
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/09/
books/book-tries-for-balanced-view-on-roosevelt-and-jews.html
FEC
Federal Election Commission
USA
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/30/
755523088/as-fec-nears-shutdown-
priorities-such-as-stopping-election-interference-on-hold
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/03/
512888131/trumps-campaign-paid-millions-to-his-own-properties-
fec-documents-say
Fed (The Fed)
The Federal Reserve USA
https://www.federalreserve.gov/
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/
business/economy/fed-unlikely-to-expand-asset-purchases.html
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE4AO5A7
20081125
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/03/
business/the-fed-is-expected-to-raise-rates-again.html
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
USA
https://www.fema.gov/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/01/
1179573166/fema-lawsuit-flood-insurance-rate-hikes
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/24/
820141429/femas-fight-against-disinformation-
from-national-lockdown-rumors-to-stockpiling
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/29/
581511023/fema-to-end-food-and-water-aid-for-puerto-rico
http://www.npr.org/2017/09/08/
549279078/with-harvey-and-now-irma-federal-funds-and-fema-are-put-to-the-test
http://www.npr.org/2017/08/25/
546216170/hurricane-harvey-first-challenge-for-president-trumps-fema-director
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/us/
fema-denies-texas-request-for-full-disaster-aid-rankling-stricken-town.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/us/
the-man-behind-femas-post-katrina-makeover.html
FGM
Female genital mutilation -
warning: graphic / distressing
FGM: Met police call for victims to come
forward
Video
Detective Chief Superintendent Keith Nevin
of the Metropolitan police
calls for victims of female genital
mutilation (FGM) to come forward.
Det Ch Supt Nevin says the practice is a
form of child abuse
and says those who know it has happened
should contact the police,
so Britain can get its first ever
prosecution.
YouTube > Guardian > Published 10
February 2014
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEfvAgKzbIY&list=PLa_1MA_DEorH_Pc_1vun7YmR7qirOkoG9
https://www.theguardian.com/society/
female-genital-mutilation
https://www.theguardian.com/
end-fgm
https://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2017/mar/17/
jaha-dukureh-promise-fgm-video
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/06/
female-genital-mutilation-foreign-crime-common-uk
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/oct/24/
female-genital-mutilation-film-changing-kurdistan-law
http://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2013/oct/24/
fgm-girl-taken-for-cutting-video
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/may/08/
female-genital-mutilation-death-intimidation
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
USA
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/
federal-housing-administration
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/15/
business/fha-expected-to-report-declining-finances.html
Fla.
Florida USA
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/
travel/things-to-do-in-36-hours-in-naples-fla.html
FLDS
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
USA
FLOTUS
First Lady of the United States
https://www.npr.org/sections/latest-updates-trump-covid-19-results/2020/10/02/
919385151/president-trump-and-first-lady-test-positive-for-covid-19
fmr
former
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/06/17/us/
AP-US-Police-Torture-Trial.html
- broken link
FO
Foreign Office UK
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/
foreign-commonwealth-office
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/04/
chinese-super-spies-foreign-office-computers
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/jan/19/
uk.terrorism
FOAI
Freedom of Information Act
USA
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/22/
893482523/exhausting-effect-of-foia-requests-evident-in-baseless
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/
opinion/coronavirus-freedom-of-information.html
Focas
Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/30/anglicanism.religion1
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/jun/30/anglicanism.religion
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/30/anglicanism.religion
Foi
Freedom of Information Act
UK
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/
freedomofinformation
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/
freedom-of-information-foi-opens-up-government-to-scrutiny-789320.html
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2007/may/18/freedomofinformation.uk2
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2007/may/18/freedomofinformation.uk1
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2007/may/18/freedomofinformation.uk
FOMO
fear of missing out
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/19/
arts/music/adele-las-vegas-review.html
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/16/
1099226028/how-to-overcome-fomo
FSA
Financial Services
Authority UK
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/nov/12/
libor-like-manipulation-gas-markets
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2005/apr/29/
business.travelinsurance
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2004/jun/23/
marksspencer.money
ft
foot / feet
(1 foot = 30.48
centimeters )
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/may/31/
arianne-cohen-books
FT
Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jul/03/
financialtimes.citynews
FTC
Federal Trade Commission USA
https://www.ftc.gov/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Federal_Trade_Commission
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/
health/ftc-drug-price-inflation-insulin.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/
technology/personaltech/ftc-looking-into-facebook-privacy-policy.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/
technology/google-agrees-to-changes-in-search-ending-us-antitrust-inquiry.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/
technology/facebook-is-said-to-be-near-ftc-settlement-on-privacy.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/28/
technology/28google.html
FTSE (Footsie)
Financial Times Stock Exchange
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
FTSE_100_Index
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
FTSE_Group
FUD / FUD
Fear, Uncertainty, & Doubt
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/21/
1138064606/elon-musk-twitter-investors-fans
FX
Fox eXtended
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
FX_(TV_channel)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/
arts/television/brian-jordan-alvarez-english-teacher.html
FY07
Financial Year 2007
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