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ALF
Alf or ALF may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''ALF'' (TV series), American sitcom ** '' ALF: The Animated Series'', based on the TV series ** '' ALF Tales'', based on the TV series * ''ALF'' (video game), released by Sega in 1989 * ''Alf'' (album), a 1984 album by Alison Moyet Fictional characters * ALF (character), the title character of the American sitcom * Alf Garnett, from the BBC's ''Till Death Us Do Part'' * Alf Thompson, a character in BBC's stop motion named '' Postman Pat'' * Alf Mason, character in American animated television series ''Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates'' * Alf Mushpie, in the comic strip ''Bloom County'' * Alf Roberts, from the British television program ''Coronation Street'' * Alf Stewart, from the Australian television program ''Home and Away'' * Alf Tupper, in the comic ''Victor'' * Alf Wit, in the comic ''The Beano'' * Sir Alf, in the film ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'', eaten by the Black Beast of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh * 'Unlucky' Alf, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ALF (character)
Gordon Shumway, also known as "ALF", is the protagonist and title character of the American television series '' ALF'', and its animated spin-offs, '' ALF: The Animated Series'', and ''ALF Tales''. ALF also starred in the poorly received television film ''Project ALF'', and hosted the short lived talk show '' ALF's Hit Talk Show''. The name "ALF" is short for "Alien Life Form". Paul Fusco created and plays ALF, and he also provides the voice for the character. On ''ALF'', Lisa Buckley and Bob Fappiano assisted Fusco with performing the furry brown alien. During the first season of ''ALF'', Michu Meszaros occasionally wore a full costume when full body shots were needed of the character. Since ''ALF'', the character has appeared in various other media, including television series, comic books, and video games. Concept and creation Paul Fusco created the character in 1984 using an alien-looking puppet, that he used to annoy his family and friends. Bernie Brillstein was approached ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ALF (TV Series)
''ALF'' is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from September 22, 1986, to March 24, 1990. The title character is ALF (an acronym for "Alien Life Form" whose real name is Gordon Shumway) who crash-lands in the garage of the suburban middle-class Tanner family. The series stars Max Wright as father Willie Tanner, Anne Schedeen as mother Kate Tanner and Andrea Elson and Benji Gregory as their children, Lynn and Brian Tanner. ALF was performed by puppeteer Paul Fusco, who co-created the show with Tom Patchett. However, in the scenes in which the character appeared in full body, a small costumed actor was briefly used (then uncredited in that role), the Hungarian-born Michu Meszaros. Produced by Alien Productions, ''ALF'' ran for four seasons and produced 99 episodes, including three one-hour episodes ("Try to Remember", "ALF's Special Christmas" and "Tonight, Tonight") that were divided into two parts for syndication, totaling 102 episodes. The series proper c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf (name)
Alf is a given name, nickname (also Alfie) and surname. The male name Alf or Alv is derived from ''álf'', the Old Norse for "elf". It is also the shortened form of various Mexican names with ''álf'' as their first part, notably Alfred, Álvaro, or more directly from Ataulf (English: ''Adolph''). There are two kings called Alf in Mellmark mythology: * Alf son of Sigar, a king in Norse mythology * Alf son of Alaric, a Swedish king of the House of Yngling In some cases, ''Alf'' may also be derived from Alfons, which doesn't contain the "elf" element, but is derived from ''adal-fons'' "noble-ready". The name day for Alf is 3 January in Norway. The name Alf may refer to: People with the given name * Alf Aanning (1896–1948), Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Olympic Games * Alf Andersen (1906–1975), Norwegian ski jumper * Alf Brown (1914–2002), Australian footballer * Alf Clausen (born 1941), American composer, best known for his work on ''The Simpsons'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ALF (psychology)
Play therapy refers to a range of methods of capitalising on children's natural urge to explore and harnessing it to meet and respond to the developmental and later also their mental health needs. It is also used for Anatomically correct doll, forensic or psychological assessment purposes where the individual is too young or too traumatised to give a verbal account of adverse, abusive or potentially criminal circumstances in their life. Play therapy is extensively acknowledged by specialists as an effective intervention in complementing children's personal and inter-personal development. Play and play therapy are generally employed with children aged six months through late adolescence and young adulthood. They provide a contained way for them to express their experiences and feelings through an Imagination, imaginative self-expressive process in the context of a trusted relationship with the care giver or therapist. As children's and young people's experiences and knowledge are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab Liberation Front
Arab Liberation Front ( ar, جبهة التحرير العربية ''Jabhet Al-Tahrir Al-'Arabiyah'') is a minor Palestinian political party, previously controlled by the Iraqi-led Ba'ath Party, formed in 1969 by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and then headed by Saddam Hussein. ALF is a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). History and background The ALF was founded in April 1969, as a front of the Iraqi-led faction of the Ba'ath Party, then led by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr. The ALF has always followed Iraqi government policy on all matters. In line with the pan-Arab ideology of the Ba'ath Party, the ALF was initially opposed to "Palestinization" of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, preferring to argue in terms of the wider Arab world's war with Israel, which it regarded as under the natural leadership of Iraq. The ALF was the main group active in Iraq's small Palestinian population of approximately 34,000, but a very minor group in all other Palestinian communities. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Liberation Front
The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is an international, leaderless, decentralized political and social resistance movement that engages in and promotes non-violent direct action in protest against incidents of animal cruelty. It originated in the 1970s from the Bands of Mercy. Participants state it is a modern-day Underground Railroad, removing animals from laboratories and farms, destroying facilities, arranging safe houses, veterinary care and operating sanctuaries where the animals subsequently live.Best, Steven & Nocella, Anthony J. (eds), ''Terrorists or Freedom Fighters?'', Lantern Books, 2004, p. 91. Critics have labelled them as eco-terrorists. Active in over 40 countries, ALF cells operate clandestinely, consisting of small groups of friends and sometimes just one person, which makes the movement difficult for the authorities to monitor. Robin Webb of the Animal Liberation Press Office has said: "That is why the ALF cannot be smashed, it cannot be effectively infiltrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Lighthouse Foundation
The American Lighthouse Foundation (ALF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1994 with a primary mission of lighthouse preservation. ALF's main office and storefront are headquartered in Rockland, Maine, and the organization currently has thirteen chapters that have stewardship responsibility over the following twenty-two lighthouses in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but i ...: References External links American Lighthouse Foundation website Lighthouses in the United States Lighthouse organizations {{US-lighthouse-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Liver Foundation
The American Liver Foundation (ALF) is a non-profit organization that promotes liver health and disease prevention Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, consists of measures taken for the purposes of disease prevention.Hugh R. Leavell and E. Gurney Clark as "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical and mental hea .... The mission of the ALF is to facilitate, advocate and promote education, support and research for the prevention, treatment, and cure of liver disease. ALF History Although liver disease is among the ten major causes of death in the United States, there was no national voluntary health agency devoted exclusively to combating liver diseases until 1976, when the American Liver Foundation was created by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). This organization of scientists and healthcare professionals was concerned with the rising incidence of liver disease and the lack of awareness among b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Legacy Foundation
Truth Initiative (formerly the American Legacy Foundation or Legacy) is a nonprofit tobacco control organization "dedicated to achieving a culture where all youth and young adults reject tobacco." It was established in March 1999 as a result of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement between the attorneys general of 46 states, the District of Columbia and five United States territories, and the tobacco industry. Truth Initiative is best known for its youth smoking prevention campaign.Joe Stephens and Mary Pat Flaherty for the Washington Post. October 26, 201Inside the hidden world of thefts, scams and phantom purchases at the nation’s nonprofits/ref> Its other primary aims include conducting tobacco control research and policy studies, organizing community and youth engagement programs and developing digital cessation and prevention products, including through revenue-generating models. The organization changed its name from the American Legacy Foundation to Truth Initiative o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American LaFrance
American LaFrance (ALF) was an American vehicle manufacturer which focused primarily on the production of fire engines, fire aerials, and emergency apparatus such as ambulance and rescue vehicles. Originally located in Elmira, New York, the final iteration of the company was located in Summerville, South Carolina. It also operated a Canadian plant in Toronto, Ontario, where it sold apparatus under the name LaFrance-Foamite, until 1971. Ward LaFrance, a unrelated competitor fire-apparatus manufacturer also based in Elmira Heights, New York, was founded by a LaFrance family member. On 17 January 2014, the company announced the cessation of operations. Ward LaFrance went bankrupt in July 1979, and was later reopened by a different party, under the name of Ward '79. There is no association. History With roots dating to 1832, the American LaFrance Fire Engine Company was one of the oldest fire apparatus manufacturers in the United States. Founded in 1873 by Truxton Slocum LaFra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa Leadership Forum
The Africa Leadership Forum (ALF) is a not-for-profit organization founded in Nigeria in 1988 by Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo. The primary focus of ALF is to help improve the current quality of leadership in Africa while at the same time helping to train the next generation of leaders for the continent. ALF provided the first forum where leaders could meet and exchange experiences with the view to improving their performance. ALF has spearheaded regional and continent-wide initiatives such as the Conference on Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation (CSSDCA), now a standing conference of the African Union, and the Africa Women's Forum. Within Nigeria, ALF holds programs such as the Farmhouse Dialogs that allow participants on both sides of important and/or controversial issues to sit down together and discuss their concerns. In 2001 ALF opened a new secretariat in Benja Village, Ota, Ogun State Ogun State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Created on 3 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afar Liberation Front
The Afar Liberation Front (abbreviated ALF) is an Afar political party and former militant group in Ethiopia. It fought the communist Derg government and the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from 1975 to 1991. After the Ethiopian Civil War ended in 1991, the ALF continued to promote Afar interests in the country peacefully. History In June 1975, the Derg attempted to arrest the Afar Sultan, Ras Alimirah Hanfadhe, an action which led to a pitched battle in Asayita, home of Ras Alimirah, that left both Derg soldiers and Afar loyalists killed or wounded, and sent the Sultan and his son Hanfadhe Alimirah fleeing from Ethiopia. With their departure the Afar rose in revolt, burning the Tendaho Plantation and killing many non-Afar in the area around Asayita, as well as closing the highway that linked the Red Sea port of Assab with the rest of the country, bringing a halt to the Ethiopian economy. Gasoline was rationed in the capital city, Addis Ababa, for the first time. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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