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EFF or eff may refer to: Politics * Economic Freedom Fighters, a South African communist political party * Economic Freedom Fund, an American political organization * Election Fighting Fund, a British suffragist organization supporting the early Labour Party * Electronic Frontier Foundation, a US-based international digital rights group * Evergreen Freedom Foundation, an American political think tank Other uses * Eff (duo), a German musical duo * Efficiency (basketball), a statistical benchmark * Effingham Junction railway station, Surrey, England, National Rail station code * The Electronic Font Foundry, a British computer type foundry * Emmett/Furla Films, now Emmett/Furla Oasis Films, an American production company * Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital, in Washington, D.C., United States * Ethiopian Football Federation * Extrusion freeform fabrication, a method for fabricating functionally graded material * F, a letter of the alphabet * Fuck See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economic Freedom Fighters
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is a South African left-wing to far-left pan-Africanist and Marxist–Leninist political party. It was founded by expelled former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) President Julius Malema, and his allies, in 2013. Malema is President of the EFF, heading the Central Command Team which serves as the central structure of the party. It is currently the third-largest party in both houses of the Parliament of South Africa, South African Parliament. History Foundation At a 26 July 2013 press briefing in Soweto, Malema announced that the new party had over 1000 members, double the 500 required for registration with the Electoral Commission of South Africa, Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The EFF is now registered with the IEC, after an objection to its registration by the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) was dismissed in September 2013. Splinters and infighting In 2015, the EFF suspended Member of parliament, MP Lucky Twala and ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economic Freedom Fund
The Economic Freedom Fund (EFF) is a 527 group started in 2006 by Bob J. Perry, with a $5 million donation. Only one person is officially associated with the group: Charles H. Bell Jr., a lawyer from California, who is the general counsel for the California Republican Party, and the Republican National Lawyers Association's vice president for the election education advisory council. The $5 million initial donation makes the EFF one of the top ten 527 groups in the 2006 election cycle in terms of receipts. EFF says its aim is to "educate the public concerning issues related to the preservation of economic freedom, the promotion of economic growth and prosperity for the people of the United States of America." Focus of efforts All of EFF's campaign ads to date attack Democratic candidates. So far the attacks have been on: * John Barrow (D-GA) *Leonard Boswell (D-IA) * Baron Hill (challenger in Indiana's 9th District) * Jim Marshall (D-GA) *Alan Mollohan (D-WV) *Darlene Hooley ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Election Fighting Fund
The National Union of Women Suffrage Societies (NUWSS), also known as the ''suffragists'' (not to be confused with the suffragettes) was an organisation founded in 1897 of women's suffrage societies around the United Kingdom. In 1919 it was renamed the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship. Formation and campaigning The team was founded in 1897 by the merger of the National Central Society for Women's Suffrage and the Central Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage, the groups having originally split in 1888. The groups united under the leadership of Millicent Fawcett, who was the president of the society for more than twenty years. The organisation was democratic and non-militant, aiming to achieve women's suffrage through peaceful and legal means, in particular by introducing Parliamentary Bills and holding meetings to explain and promote their aims. In 1903 the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU, the "suffragettes"), who wished to undertak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is an international non-profit digital rights group based in San Francisco, California. The foundation was formed on 10 July 1990 by John Gilmore, John Perry Barlow and Mitch Kapor to promote Internet civil liberties. The EFF provides funds for legal defense in court, presents '' amicus curiae'' briefs, defends individuals and new technologies from what it considers abusive legal threats, works to expose government malfeasance, provides guidance to the government and courts, organizes political action and mass mailings, supports some new technologies which it believes preserve personal freedoms and online civil liberties, maintains a database and web sites of related news and information, monitors and challenges potential legislation that it believes would infringe on personal liberties and fair use and solicits a list of what it considers abusive patents with intentions to defeat those that it considers without merit. History Fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evergreen Freedom Foundation
The Evergreen Freedom Foundation, operating as the Freedom Foundation, is a free market conservative think tank founded in the state of Washington. Freedom Foundation has offices in Washington, Oregon, California, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. In 2021, they announced their national expansion into all 50 states. The organization is registered with the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Background and mission The Freedom Foundation was founded in 1991 by Lynn Harsh and former Republican legislator and gubernatorial candidate Bob Williams. The Freedom Foundation says "We're a battle tank that's battering the entrenched power of left-wing government union bosses who represent a permanent lobby for bigger government, higher taxes, and radical social agendas." The governing principles of the organization are to "eliminate the desire for dependence on government that has permeated mericanculture" and to promote an understanding of the princip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eff (duo)
Felix Kurt Jähn (born 28 August 1994), known professionally as Felix Jaehn (), is a German DJ and music producer specializing in tropical house. He achieved international success with his remix of Omi's song "Cheerleader", which topped the charts in multiple countries and reached number-one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 2015. Early life Jaehn was born in Hamburg and raised in Schönberg, near Wismar in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. He took violin lessons at age of 5 and began his DJ career at 16. Jaehn lived in London for a year, where he attended Point Blank Music College at the age of 17. Afterwards he briefly studied Business Administration at Humboldt-University in Berlin. Career 2013–present He began his career in the early 2010s. In August 2013, he released his debut single "Sommer am Meer". In November 2014, he released the single "Shine". In March 2015, he released the single "Dance with Me". In April 2015, he released a remix of Rufus and Chaka Khan c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efficiency (basketball)
In professional basketball, the most commonly used statistical benchmark for comparing the overall value of players is called efficiency. It is a composite basketball statistic that is derived from basic individual statistics: points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, turnovers, and shot attempts. In theory, efficiency accounts for both a player's offensive contributions (points and assists) and their defensive contributions (steals and blocks), but it is generally thought that efficiency ratings favor offense-oriented players over those who specialize in defense, as defense is difficult to quantify with currently tabulated statistics. NBA EFF The NBA publishes online all of the basic basketball statistics recorded officially by the league. Individual player efficiency is expressed there by a stat referred to as 'efficiency' and abbreviated EFF. It is derived by a simple formula: : The formula was created by Kansas City sports reporter and statistician Martin Manley. DPR DPR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Effingham Junction Railway Station
Effingham Junction railway station is just north of the far northern border of the village of Effingham, closer to the centre of East Horsley, homes of which it borders, in Surrey, England. Although the station takes its name from the former settlement, and the immediate vicinity has itself become known as Effingham Junction, it is actually in the latter. Effingham Junction is at the junction of the New Guildford Line, from London Waterloo to Guildford, and the line from Leatherhead, which carries trains from Waterloo via Epsom. It is down the line from Waterloo. History The London and South Western Railway opened the station on 2 July 1888, three years after completing the two routes that serve it. Both routes were subsequently electrified by the Southern Railway in 1925 and for many years it served as the terminus for trains from the Epsom direction, with a seven-road carriage shed south of the station provided by the SR to allow empty EMU sets to be reversed and stabled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Electronic Font Foundry
The Electronic Font Foundry (EFF) was a business engaged in the design and sale of computer fonts. It was established in 1984 and produced fonts in PostScript, TrueType and formats. It produced fonts in more than 60 languages. The company's public domain CD-ROM A CD-ROM (, compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains data. Computers can read—but not write or erase—CD-ROMs. Some CDs, called enhanced CDs, hold both comput ..., released in 1997, includes conversions of public domain fonts to the format. It also includes a cataloguing tool. References External links *1997 Public Domain RISC OS CD image Commercial type foundries Software companies of the United Kingdom Companies based in Ascot, Berkshire Software companies established in 1984 1984 establishments in England RISC OS {{Ict-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmett/Furla Films
Emmett/Furla Oasis Films (EFO Films), previously known as Emmett/Furla Films and Oasis Ventures Entertainment separately, is an American film and television production and financing company founded by Randall Emmett and George Furla in 1998. It is notable for funding and producing the films ''End of Watch'', ''2 Guns'' and ''Lone Survivor''. To date, Emmett/Furla Oasis Films has produced more than 80 films which have grossed in excess of $1 billion box office ticket sales worldwide—an average of roughly $13 million per film. History The company was founded as Emmett/Furla Films by Randall Emmett and George Furla in 1998. The company was later joined by Dubai-based financier Oasis Ventures Entertainment on July 22, 2013. Emmett said, "We are excited about working with Oasis and really see tremendous synergy. We will continue financing our bigger budget studio co-productions and will be more aggressive than ever in our financing commitments." On June 3, 2014, Emmett/Furla Oasis Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Environmental Film Festival In The Nation's Capital
The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital is the largest environmental film festival in the world. The festival is held annually March in Washington, D.C., presenting more than 100 films to an audience of over 30,000. Often combined with thematic discussions and social events, the films screen at museums, embassies, libraries, universities and local theaters. Mission The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital is the world's premier showcase of environmentally themed films. Through the annual festival, year-round events, and online resources, they seek to advance public understanding of the environment through the power of film. History From the official website of the festival: "Founded by Flo Stone in 1993, the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital has become one of the world's largest and most influential showcases of environmental film and a major collaborative cultural event in Washington, D.C. Each March the Festival presents a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopian Football Federation
The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ እግር ኳስ ፌዴሬሽን) is the governing body of football in Ethiopia. It organizes all tiers of the national football league and the national team. It was one of the founding members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). History The Ethiopian Football Federation was founded in 1943 and became affiliated with FIFA in 1952. In 1957 the EFF along with its Egyptian, Sudanese, and South African counterparts founded CAF. In October 2013, the federation elected Juneidi Basha as its new president to replace Sahilu Gebrewold. Beating out three other candidates, Basha received the majority of votes (55 of the 101 votes) at the Federation's General assembly. Juneydi Basha, represented the eastern region of Dire Dawa, was a businessman before becoming football federation president. In June 2018 the EFF elected Esayas Jira as president. The 46 year old Jira, who was backed as the candidate from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
