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Fast Search
Fast or FAST may refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Fast" (Juice Wrld song), 2019 * "Fast" (Luke Bryan song), 2016 * "Fast" (Sueco song), 2019 * "Fast" (GloToven song), 2019 * ''Fast'', an album by Custom, 2002 * ''Fast'', a 2010 short film starring Charlyne Yi * " Fast (Motion)", 2021 song by Saweetie * '' Fast & Furious'', an action franchise Computing and software * FAST protocol, an adaptation of the FIX protocol, optimized for streaming * FAST TCP, a TCP congestion avoidance algorithm * Facilitated Application Specification Techniques, a team-oriented approach for requirement gathering * Fatigue Avoidance Scheduling Tool, software to develop work schedules * Features from accelerated segment test, computer vision method for corner detection * Feedback arc set in Tournaments, a computational problem in graph theory Government * Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi, a political party in Samoa * Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, passed by the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast Search & Transfer
Microsoft Development Center Norway (known as FAST (Fast Search & Transfer ASA) before 2010) is a Norway, Norwegian company, founded in 1997 and based in Oslo, with offices located in Germany, Italy, Sri Lanka, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Brazil, Mexico and other countries around the world. FAST focused on search engine, data search technologies. On April 24, 2008, Microsoft acquired FAST, which is now known as Microsoft Development Center Norway. FAST offered an enterprise search product, FAST Enterprise Search Platform (ESP), FAST ESP. ESP is a service-oriented architecture development platform which is geared towards production of searchable indexes. It provided a framework for creating Extract, transform, load, ETL applications for indexing of searchable content. Fast also offered a number of search-derivative applications, focused on specific search use cases, including publishing, market intelligence and mobile search. The Search Derivative Applic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast (Juice Wrld Song)
"Fast" is a song by American rapper Juice Wrld, released on March 8, 2019, as the fifth track from his second studio album '' Death Race for Love''. A music video for the song was released on April 9, 2019. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ... (RIAA) on October 29, 2021. Composition In "Fast", Juice Wrld delves into introspective themes, contemplating the trappings of fame. The artist also reflects on his meteoric success and the effects-both negative and positive- that it has had on him, while maintaining he is "still the same dude ewas back then". Music video The accompanying music video for "Fast" adopts a minimalist narrative approach, prioritizing the use of striking visual effec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team
The Marine Corps Security Force Regiment is a dedicated expeditionary security and anti-terrorism regiment of the United States Marine Corps. Its mission is to provide security forces to guard high-value naval installations, most notably those containing nuclear vessels and weapons. Additionally, it also provides the Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Teams (FAST) and Recapture Tactics Teams (RTT). Marines who complete Security Forces training are assigned a secondary Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) of 8152 (Marine Corps Security Force Guard), while instructors can earn 8153 (Marine Corps Security Force Cadre Trainer). History The unit was initially organized as the Marine Detachment, Naval Operation Base in 1920. It was re-designated as Marine Barracks, Norfolk in 1939. During World War II, Marines from the Norfolk Barracks provided security for several commands in the Tidewater area, including the Naval Station, Naval Air Station, and Naval Fuel Annex at Craney Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Fast
Christian Fast (1762–1841) was born in Maryland, the youngest son of German immigrants, Johann Nicklaus Fast and Cadarina Dörner, who were from Göcklingen, Germany (Nicklaus) and Ilbesheim, Germany (Cadarina), although he spent much of his youth in Pennsylvania/Virginia. He joined the Virginia Militia in 1780, as a substitute for his brother Jacob, and helped man a local fort for a short while. In mid-1781 he joined the Pennsylvania Militia, soon becoming part of an expedition headed by General George Rogers Clark (the older brother of William Clark, of Lewis & Clark fame), under the direct command of Colonel Archibald Lochry. The purpose of the expedition was to capture Fort Detroit, while subduing some of the intervening Native American tribes who had sided with the British. Christian, however, along with many of his fellows, was very soon captured by the Delaware Indians in an engagement usually referred to as " Lochry's Defeat". Large numbers of the prisoners were kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexia Fast
Alexia Fast (born 12 September 1992) is a Canadian actress who began her career at the age of seven when she wrote, directed and starred in the short film ''The Red Bridge,'' which premiered at the 2002 Atlantic and Reel to Reel Film Festivals."Acting out the headlines: Alexia Fast of Blackbird" by Jonathan Forani at nationalpost.com She obtained her first agent at the age of 11 and starred in her first feature film, '' Fido'' (2006), at 13. Career At the age of seven, Alexia Fast wrote, directed and starred in a short film entitled ''The Red ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast Robinson
Fast Eddie Joe Robinson (born 19 September 1994), known professionally as Eddie-Joe Robinson, is an English actor. He began his career appearing in various stage productions after training at the National Youth Theatre, with starring roles in '' Jekyll and Hyde'', ''Save + Quit'', '' Coriolanus'' and ''Sorry, You're Not a Winner'', amongst other productions. He has also made various appearances in television series, having played Jono Laverne on the ITV1 soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2019 and Ryan Firth on the BBC medical drama series '' Casualty'' between 2023 and 2024. Life and career Fast Eddie Joe Robinson was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire on 19 September 1994. He studied mathematics at University College London and became a maths tutor. Robinson also trained in acting at the National Youth Theatre (NYT). Whilst at NYT, he appeared in stage productions including ''If Kevin Can'', '' Othello'' and '' Mrs Dalloway''. He then made his professional stage debut in ''Save + Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulbright Academy Of Science & Technology
The Fulbright Academy, also known as the Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology, was an international non-profit organization established by alumni of the Fulbright Exchange Program and others interested in science and technology innovation. It operated from 2002-2013, and Eric S. Howard served as its executive director. At the end of 2013, it merged with the Fulbright Association. Organisation The Fulbright Academy was a virtual research institute and network, with board members and volunteers based in many countries. It had individual and institutional members worldwide. Individual members were in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and related fields. Institutional members included universities, corporations, foundations and government agencies. In 2011 it partnered with HarrisConnect and published the first ever multi-year directory of Fulbright alumni and their hosts. Funding The Fulbright Academy raised funds from public agencies, corporations, and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firefighter Assist And Search Team
A firefighter assist and search team (FAST), also known as a rapid intervention team/rapid intervention crew/rapid intervention group/rapid intervention dispatch (RIT/RIC/RIG/RID) or breathing apparatus safety teams (BAST), is a team of two or more firefighters dedicated solely to the search and rescue of other firefighters in distress. Firefighter Assist and Search Team personnel shall have no other operational assignment during any incident. Multiple-alarm fires may require multiple FAST/RIC teams. Through the late 1960s and early 1970s the London Fire Brigade introduced RIT procedures using EATL (emergency air transfer lines) and EASE (emergency air supply equipment). This consisted of designated firefighter search and rescue teams (termed "emergency crews") stationed at self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) control entry points, equipped with emergency SCBA specifically designed to be worn by unconscious, injured or trapped firefighters. The National Fire Protection Asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Financial Alliance For Sustainable Trade
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an independent think tank founded in 1990 working to shape and inform international policy on sustainable development governance. The institute has three offices in Canada - Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Toronto, and one office in Geneva, Switzerland. It has over 150 staff and associates working in over 30 countries. IISD is a registered charitable organization in Canada. History and organization In 1988 at the United Nations General Assembly, then-Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney announced plans to "establish a centre which will promote internationally the concept of environmentally sustainable development," to be headquartered in Winnipeg. The new centre would be part of Canada's contribution to preparations for what became the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio Earth Summit. Two years later in 1990, IISD was formally set up, following the signature of an agr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federation Against Software Theft
The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) is a not-for-profit organisation, formed in 1984 with the aim of eliminating copyright infringement of software in the UK. FAST was the world's first Anti-piracy organisation to work on protecting the copyrights of software publishers. Initially concentrating on lobbying parliament to revise Copyright law A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive legal right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, e ..., FAST also prosecutes organisations and individuals for copyright infringement on behalf of its members and publicises the legal penalties and security risks. Prior to the agreement with FAST, Investors in Software were a not-for-profit organisation limited by guarantee with a mission to support and advance professionalism in Software Asset Management and related IT asset managem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farnborough Air Sciences Trust
The Farnborough Air Sciences Trust (FAST) museum holds a collection of aircraft (actual and model), satellites, simulators, wind tunnel and Royal Aircraft Establishment-related material. It is based in Farnborough, Hampshire immediately adjacent to Farnborough Airfield on the A325 Farnborough Road. Part of the collection is housed in Trenchard House (Building G1 of the former Royal Aircraft Establishment), which includes a library, an archive, a cafe and a shop. There are aircraft on display, some of which have had significant design and/or development contribution from Farnborough. A collection of wind tunnel models is held in storage, along with documentation and historical records of engineering and technical development. There is also a large collection of plans and drawings relating to the Farnborough and Pyestock sites. The museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 to 16:00. It is managed by the trustees of FAST while day-to-day running is carried out by voluntee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
