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Fair comment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fair comment is a legal term for a common law defense in defamation cases (libel or slander). In Canada, for something to constitute fair comment, the comment must be on a matter of public interest (excluding gossip), a fair and honest expression of the author's opinion, based on known and provable facts, and with no actual malice underlying it. In the United States, the traditional privilege of "fair comment" is seen as a protection for robust, even outrageous published or spoken opinions about public officials and public figures. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fair_comment   (475 words)

Fair Isle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fair Isle is famous for its knitted sweaters, with knitting forming an important source of income for the women of the islands. Fair Isle (From Old Norse frioar-øy) is an island in the British Isles lying around halfway between the Shetland Islands and the Orkney Islands at 59°32′ N 1°32′ W. Fair Isle has been occupied since the Bronze Age which is remarkable because of the lack of raw materials on the island. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fair_Isle   (402 words)

Fair dealing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Under the provisions for "fair dealing" in the Copyright Act, Chapter 63 of Singapore Statutes, a certain amount of copying for legitimate purposes, such as for the purpose of research or education, is permissible as long as it is a "fair dealing". Fair dealing is a doctrine of limitations and exceptions to copyright which is found in many of the common law jurisdictions of the Commonwealth of Nations. Fair dealing is an enumerated set of possible defenses against an action for infringement of an exclusive right of copyright. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fair_dealing   (1743 words)

Fair use - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Because of the deliberate ambiguity of fair use, it is commonly misunderstood. On appeal, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that the thumbnails were fair use and remanded the case to the lower court for trial after issuing a revised opinion on July 7, 2003. Fair use tempers copyright's exclusive rights to serve the purpose of copyright law, which the U.S. Constitution defines as the promotion of "the Progress of Science and useful Arts" (I.1.8). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fair_use   (3809 words)

Hair color - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hair color is the result of pigmentation due to the presence of the chemicals of melanin. The change in hair color is caused by the gradual decrease of pigmentation that occurs when melanin ceases to be produced in the hair root, and new hairs grow in without pigment. However, considerable differences in hair color and texture exist between individuals of similar ethnicity, and immigration and global travel have greatly increased the diversity of hair characteristics in many countries. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hair_color   (3809 words)

Seville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It was the home of Expo 92 World's Fair. Seville hosted the European Summit in June 2002; this was met with a counter-summit by those opposing neoliberalism and the tightening of European regulations on immigration. Seville was governed from Cordoba but as a port it retained strategic importance: Emir Abd ar-Rahman II built a fleet and arsenal at Seville in the mid-9th century. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seville   (3809 words)

Scarborough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Fair continued to be held for 500 years, from the eleventh to the eighteenth century, and is commemorated in the song "Scarborough Fair": Scarborough recovered under King Henry II who built a stone castle on the headland, and granted charters in 1155 and 1163, permitting a market on the sands, and establishing rule by Burgesses. Scarborough Spa became Britain's first seaside resort, though the first rolling bathing machines were not noted on the sands until 1735. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scarborough   (1301 words)

Midway (fair) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A midway at a fair (commonly an American fair such as a county or state fair) is the location where amusement park rides, entertainment and fast food booths are concentrated. In the years after the Exposition closed, midway came to be used as a common noun to refer to the area for amusements at a county or state fair, circus, or amusement park. It was the first world's fair with an area for amusements which was strictly separated from the exhibition halls. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Midway_(fair)   (1301 words)

Fair Lord - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Fair Lord is the unnamed young man to whom Shakespeare's sonnets 1–126 are addressed. The relationship seems to end when the Fair Lord succumbs to the Lady's charms. Most of the subsequent sonnets describe the ups and downs of the relationship, culminating with an affair between the poet and the Dark Lady. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fair_Lord   (321 words)

Fair Isaac - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fair Isaac's current corporate headquarters are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA and the company employs about 3000 people (2006). Fair Isaac has an office in Bangalore, India focused on analytic consulting. Founded in 1956 by engineer Bill Fair and mathematician Earl Isaac, Fair Isaac Corporation NYSE: FIC provides consulting services and decision management systems. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fair_Isaac_Corporation   (342 words)

Danbury, Connecticut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A 60 acre (243,000 m²) tract near the Danbury Fairgrounds known as Tucker's Field was purchased by local pilots in 1928, and leased to the town. Danbury is a city located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. Danbury is one of the fastest-growing cities in Connecticut on account of its real estate being less expensive compared to lower Fairfield County. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Danbury,_Connecticut   (1235 words)

Fair catch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A fair catch may be followed by a snap or a type of free kick — the fair catch kick — at his team's choice, and an expired playing period may be extended if the free kick is chosen. A player signaling for a fair catch is not required to catch the ball; however, after making the signal, he may not initiate contact with any member of the kicking team until the ball is touched by another player. To signal fair catch the receiver must raise one arm fully above his head and waive it side to side, while the ball is in flight. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fair_catch   (813 words)

Fair catch kick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The fair catch kick is the only of the three in which the kicking team may score a field goal. Fair catch kicks can only occur when a member of the receiving team signals for, and successfully makes, a fair catch. As is the case with the two other free kick types, a fair catch kick landing out of bounds is awarded to the receiving team 30 yards from where it was kicked. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fair_catch_kick   (485 words)

Brian Fair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Brian Fair is best known as lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Shadows Fall. He is also known for his delightful hair stylings. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brian_Fair   (60 words)

Fair division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A variant of the fair division problem is chore division: this is the "dual" to the cake cutting problem in which an undesirable object is to be distributed amongst the players. Fair division, also known as the cake cutting problem, is the problem of dividing a resource in such a way that each recipient believes they have received their fair share. Fair division is usually taught in lower level college math courses and, surprisingly, can elude math majors. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cake_cutting_problem   (562 words)

Fair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fairs are often held in conjunction with a significant event, such as the anniversary of a local historical event, a seasonal event such as harvest time, or with a holiday such as Christmas. That part of a fair (commonly a American fair such as a county or state fair) where amusement park rides, entertainment and fast food booths are concentrated is called the midway, after the avenue of amusements at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Fairs are also known by many different names around the world, such as carnival, fete or fête, county or state fair, festival, market and show, etc. Flea markets are sometimes incorporated into a fair. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fair-fete   (626 words)

Vanity Fair (magazine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In 2005, Vanity Fair was found liable in a lawsuit brought in UK by film director Roman Polanski, who claimed the magazine had libelled him in an article published in 2002, accusing him of boorish behavior following the murder of his wife Sharon Tate in 1969. Graydon Carter (since 1992), Vanity Fair enjoyed greater circulation, prestige and revenues, the latter attested by a thicket of trendy advertisements which make finding even the magazine's table of contents a formidable task. After merging with Dress magazine in 1913 and temporarily losing its name, the first issue of Vanity Fair was published in New York City in January of 1914. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vanity_Fair_magazine   (703 words)

Vanity Fair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray that satirizes middle-class society in early 19th-century England. The term "vanity fair" originates from the allegorical novel The Pilgrim's Progress, published in 1678 by John Bunyan where there is a town fair held in a village called Vanity. Like many novels of the time, Vanity Fair was published as a serial before being sold in book form; it was printed in Punch magazine in 1847 and 1848. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vanity_Fair   (1910 words)

Fair trade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Advocates of fair trade argue that growing inequity and serious gaps in social justice, and the global export of terrorism, are symptoms of an economic system that permits harms to be exported to other countries, while importing their goods. Fair trade product labelling is distinguished from safe trade which is more narrowly focused on preservation of biodiversity, biosafety, biosecurity and preventing serious global climate change. Although critics of so-called fairer trading practices charge that proposals for reform simply amount to protectionism, campaigners maintain that it is rich countries such as the United States and the European Union which operate expansive programmes that subsidise their domestic producers. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fair_trade   (2176 words)

Minnesota State Fair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It is held at the state fairgrounds, adjoining the Saint Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. At the fair, residents of the state and region come to be entertained, exhibit their best livestock, show off their own abilities in a variety of fields including art and cooking, learn about new products and services, and enjoy many different types of food—often on a stick. In 1861 and 1862, the fair was not held because of the Civil War and the Sioux Uprising. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minnesota_State_Fair   (710 words)

Renaissance Fair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Most Renaissance Fairs are arranged to represent an imagined village in England during the reign of Elizabeth I, as this period is generally considered to correspond to the flowering of the English Renaissance (most especially because this was the time of Shakespeare). A Renaissance Fair or Renaissance Festival is an outdoor weekend gathering ostensibly focused on recreating life as it was during the Renaissance. All acts (mentioned here) at a renaissance faire usually have years of skill behind them and are highly choreographed, taking weeks of classes and, in some respects, years of practice in order to make it appear as authentic as possible. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Renaissance_Fair   (1816 words)

Fair Plain, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fair Plain is an unincorporated community located in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Fair Plain consists of the portion of St. Joseph Charter Township lying north of the St. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fair_Plain,_Michigan   (1816 words)

Plain Fair Plain, Michigan Fair Plain is an unincorporated community located in 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of... Plain of Sharon The Plain of Sharon is a region in the central plains of Israel. Plain Pipit Anthus leucophrys 1818 The Plain Pipit (Anthus leucophrys) is a medium-sized Sahara Desert. www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/plain.html   (1816 words)

Fair Park, Dallas, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Located on the Fair Park grounds is WRR FM, Dallas's city-owned classical music broadcaster, which has the distinction of being the oldest commercially operated radio station in Texas, and second oldest in the United States. Fair Park is a 113 hectare/277 acre recreational and educational complex located in Dallas, Texas. In 1984, Fair Park was converted for a weekend into a Formula One circuit, as Dallas hosted a round of the 1984 Formula One season. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fair_Park   (521 words)

Lorrie Fair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Her twin sister, Ronnie Ming Fair, was also a member of the national team, and when Ronnie was called in to participate in a game against England on May 9, 1997 at San Jose, California, it became the first time a pair of twin sisters played together at a US national team's game. Lorraine Ming Fair (born August 5, 1978), better known as Lorrie Fair, is an Asian American who is a member of the United States women's national soccer team, along with other players such as Brandi Chastain and Mia Hamm. Lorrie and Ronnie both participated on Los Altos High School's female soccer team in Los Altos, California, where they were born. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lorrie_Fair   (306 words)

Encyclopedia: Lilith Fair Lilith The Fair, as she was known, was the youngest of three siblings. Lilith Fair was a concert tour and traveling music festival, founded by musician Sarah McLachlan, that featured female musicians; it ran from 1997 to 1999. The next year, McLachlan founded the Lilith Fair tour, taking Lilith from the legend that Lilith was Adam's first wife and fair as a way to cultivate an image of beauty and equality. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lilith-Fair   (281 words)

Fair Lawn, New Jersey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fair Lawn is part of New Jersey's 38th Legislative District and is split between the Fifth and Ninth Congressional Districts. Fair Lawn is among leaders in Bergen County in number of Banks, particularly Columbia Savings Bank and Commerce Bank. Bergen County's Freeholders are Chairwoman Bernadette P. McPherson of Rutherford, Vice-Chairman David L. Ganz of Fair Lawn, Elizabeth Calabrese of Wallington, James M. Carroll of Demarest, Tomas J. Padilla of Park Ridge, Elizabeth Randall of Westwood and Valerie Vainieri Huttle of Englewood. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fair_Lawn,_New_Jersey   (915 words)

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