X-Nico

unusual facts about X-Factor



1997–98 Vancouver Canucks season

The format change also helped to intensify the game, as national pride would also become a factor.

Abiotic stress

Abiotic stress is the most harmful factor concerning the growth and productivity of crops worldwide.

Adriana Kugler

Market Reforms, Factor Reallocation, and Productivity Growth in Latin America, (with Marcela Eslava, John Haltiwanger, and Maurice Kugler), in Norman Loayza and Luis Serven, eds.

Aida Nikolaychuk

After Nikolaychuk's retirement from X-Factor, the video of her performance at the casting show reached a record number of views through the Web video company YouTube.

Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution

Some Allied leaders saw the emperor as the primary factor in Japan's warlike behavior.

Artie Maddicks

Created by Bob Layton and Jackson Guice and appearing in X-Factor #2, as the mutant son of Dr. Carl Maddicks, Artie's characterisation was as a mute mutant whose father was trying to cure him.

Atlanta Campaign

However, the capture of Atlanta made an enormous contribution to Northern morale and was an important factor in the re-election of President Abraham Lincoln.

Benjamin Kidd

He sees Christianity as the major factor in the success of the Western world, and the Reformation in particular as the event that brought about a 'softening' of character in the population, with greater sensitivity to the suffering of others as exemplified by Jesus Christ.

Canon EF 28–300mm lens

When used on a digital EOS body with a field of view compensation factor of 1.3x, such as the Canon EOS-1D Mark III, it provides a narrow field of view, equivalent to a 36–390mm lens mounted on a 35mm frame body.

Caproni Ca.133

Without any air opposition, and flak almost exclusively based on small-calibre arms, air power was a decisive factor in Italy's final victory, culminating in the capture of Addis Ababa in early 1936.

CFC domain

In molecular biology, the CFC domain (Cripto Frl-1 Cryptic domain) is a protein domain found at the C-terminus of a number of proteins including Cripto (or teratocarcinoma-derived growth factor).

CHEK1

Therefore it is inhibited from removing the inhibiting phosphate from MPF (mitotic/maturation promoting factor) added by Wee1.

Dave Jenkins

Dave Jenkins Jr (born ca. 1988) is an Australian musician, he is the drummer for indie pop singer Andy Bull, Australian 2011 The X-Factor winner Reece Mastin and indie soul singer/songwriter Amali Ward.

Duck plague

Migratory waterfowl are a major factor in the spread of this disease as they are often asymptomatic carriers of disease.

ECX

Embedded Compact Extended, a small form factor Single Board Computer specification

Fibroblast growth factor receptor 4

Fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 has been shown to interact with FGF1.

Focal facial dermal dysplasia

Type II appears to be due to mutations in the transcription factor TWIST2 on chromosome 2.

Gamaliel Onosode

An Urhobo man, born and raised in Sapele a suburban city in the current Delta State by a disciplined father, he sometimes credited the strict family background and practice as being a complementary factor in his success as a disciplined civil servant and corporate administrator.

Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor

The granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor is a heterodimer composed of at least two different subunits; an α chain, and a β chain which is also present in the receptors for IL-3 and IL-5.

Growth accounting

Growth accounting decomposes the growth rate of economy's total output into that which is due to increases in the amount of factors used—usually the increase in the amount of capital and labor—and that which cannot be accounted for by observable changes in factor utilization.

Harley Pasternak

Pasternak has endorsed several products, including the video game Harley Pasternak's Hollywood Workout for Wii and the XBox 360 with Kinect, along with a food and DVD fitness line based on the "5-Factor" plan and the "997" New Balance exercise shoe, along with Fitbit, Shaklee and Coca-Cola's fitness waters, including Powerade and Glacéau VitaminWater and SmartWater

Hibernia

Another occurrence is in familial Hibernian fever or TRAPS (tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome), a periodic fever first described in 1982 in a family of Irish and Scottish descent, but found in all ethnic groups.

Huntingtin-associated protein 1

This gene encodes a protein that interacts with huntingtin, with two cytoskeletal proteins (dynactin and pericentriolar autoantigen protein 1), and with a hepatocyte growth factor-regulated tyrosine kinase substrate (HGS).

Hypotrichosis–lymphedema–telangiectasia syndrome

It is associated with a rare mutation of the transcription factor gene SOX18.

Ignaz Kuranda

With the assistance of Minister Nothomb and the author Hendrik Conscience he founded in 1841 the periodical Die Grenzboten; but on account of the obstacles which the Prussian government placed in the way of its circulation in Germany, Kuranda removed the headquarters of the paper to Leipzig, where it soon became an important factor in Austrian politics.

Keratinocyte growth factor

The Keratinocyte Growth Factor (KGF), also known as FGF7, is a growth factor present in the epithelialization-phase of wound healing.

Lady Margaret Sackville

His biographer David Marquand speculated that, although social considerations were a factor in her refusal, the main reason was that they were of different religions.

Leslie White

The most important factor in his theory is technology: "Social systems are determined by technological systems", wrote White in his book, echoing the earlier theory of Lewis Henry Morgan.

María Villalón

Her album after her win was Te espero aquí by Sony BMG, although she had two pre-X Factor albums through a small Andalusian record label.

Murder of Yvonne Fletcher

Two years later it became a major factor in Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's decision to allow US President Ronald Reagan to launch the US bombing of Libya in 1986 from American bases in the United Kingdom.

Myeloblast

The granulopoiesis is regulated by humoral agents, like Colony Stimulating Factor and Interleukin 3.

Nokia C2

Nokia C2-06 dual sim touchscreen in a "slider" phone form factor with also a regular keypad.

Non nobis

One factor in its popularity was undoubtedly its text, a responsory from the Roman and Sarum Breviaries which was sung during the weeks before Advent.

Particular judgment

With the rise of the cult of Osiris during the Middle Kingdom (c. 2040–1640 BCE) in Ancient Egypt the “democratization of religion” offered to even his humblest followers the prospect of eternal life, with moral fitness becoming the dominant factor in determining a person's suitability.

Paul Khanna

Director David Yates subsequently confirmed that the actor's new and powerful performance was the deciding factor in casting him.

PCI Mezzanine Card

FMC – FPGA Mezzanine Card provides a standard mezzanine form factor that offers a flexible, modular I/O interface to an FPGA located on a host system baseboard or carrier card.

Quanjude

One possible influencing factor may be that Melbourne's former Lord Mayor (Mr John So) is of Chinese heritage and Melbourne (and Australia) has a large overseas Chinese population.

Quizartinib

Specifically, Quizartinib selectively inhibits class III receptor tyrosine kinases, including FMS-related tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3/STK1), colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R/FMS), stem cell factor receptor (SCFR/KIT), and platelet derived growth factor receptors (PDGFRs).

Ray Quinn

His self-titled debut album Doing It My Way was released on 12 March 2007, the same day as that of fellow The X Factor finalist Ben Mills.

Recurrent sequence

Recurrent word, a sequence such that any factor (consecutive subsequence) that appears does so infinitely often, such as the Thue–Morse sequence or a Sturmian word

Shirogane

Shirogane, a character in the Monochrome Factor anime series

Sitaxentan

Sitaxentan is a small molecule that blocks the action of endothelin (ET) on the endothelin-A (ETA) receptor selectively (by a factor of 6000 compared to the ETB).

Slope stability analysis

Back analysis serves for calculation of a reinforcement load with a given required factor of safety.

The Constant Factor

:For the algorithmic performance concept 'constant factor', see Big O notation.

The Sot-Weed Factor

In March 2013, director Steven Soderbergh announced he was making a 12 hour adaptation of The Sot-Weed Factor.

The X Factor Philippines

The winner of The X Factor Philippines is awarded a recording contract and a cash prize of 4 million pesos.

Video Music Box

Although it is ostensibly a local show, its influence has been very widespread and has been considered a major factor in the growth of Hip hop music and culture.

Vpx

Vpx enhances HIV-2 replication in humans by counteracting the host factor SAMHD1.

Weather Underground

Rumors also circulated that the funds were donated by an internationally known female folk singer in Los Angeles or by Elephant's Memory, which was John Lennon's backup band in New York City and was a factor with the attempted deportation of Lennon, who had donated bail money for radical groups.

Young Pharoz

Young Pharoz auditioned for the X Factor Arabia in Beirut in front of renowned judges Hussain Al Jasmi, Wael Kfoury, Elissa and Carole Samaha who later became their mentor in the following rounds.


see also

Aida Nikolaychuk

The interruption of her performance by the two X-factor judges Seryoga, a Belarusian rapper, and Ihor Kondratiuk, has been questioned.

Artie Maddicks

He first appeared in X-Factor #2 (March 1986) and was created by Bob Layton and Jackson Guice.

Ashcroft, New South Wales

X-Factor finalists Mahogany (9th contestants eliminated) attended Ashcroft High School.

Barnardo's Big Toddle

X Factor star Stacey Solomon and actress Laila Rouass along with her daughter Inez were among hundreds of mums and Toddlers who attended the launch.

Ben Mills

During his time on The X Factor he was mentored by Sharon Osbourne.

Mills' audition song for The X Factor was "Bring It On Home To Me" by Sam Cooke, which impressed the panel of judges; Simon Cowell thought he sounded like a young Joe Cocker, whom, incidentally, Ben names as one of his musical influences along with Tom Waits, Rod Stewart and David Bowie.

Ben Thapa

While completing his course at Guildhall, Thapa auditioned for the first series of The X Factor with his G4 bandmates Jon Ansell, Matt Stiff, and Mike Christie where they reached the final but lost out to Steve Brookstein.

Chorley FM

The show, hosted by Chorley FM's Nathan Hill and Steven Normyle with celebrity judges that included Bobby Ball, Casey-Lee Jolleys, X-Factor's Rowetta and Garry Bushell.

Ciaran Quinn

The act has achieved "moderate success" appearing on the X-Factor & Britain's Got Talent (but did not make it past the 1st round auditions).

Cocozza

Frankie Cocozza (born 1993), English singer who participated inThe X Factor in 2011

Dragon International Film Studios

S4C filmed a live audience show there with X Factor's Rhydian.

Gabrielle

Gabrielle Leithaug, a Norwegian X Factor contestant and singer known as Gabrielle

Geraldine: The Winners Story

To coincide with this and compete with the X-Factor winning song, Peter Kay released "Once Upon a Christmas Song" co-composed by Gary Barlow.

Gianluca Havern

In October 2011, it was revealed that Havern had been in a relationship with N-Dubz singer and X-Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos which began in June 2010.

Girls' Day Out Show

Celebrities like 'Two Shoes' who were runners up on X Factor also made an appearance.

Havering College of Further and Higher Education

Last year's panel was chaired by veteran BBC broadcaster Michael Cockerell and included panellists: the political commentator and author of Owen Jones, the Leader of Havering Council Cllr. Michael White, Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate Bridget Fox and X-factor finalist Danyl Johnson.

In-Joy

All four presented themselves as individual candidates on X Factor, but didn't make the final cut, so Soulshock suggested that they cooperate as a boy band group for the sake of the competition.

Jaap

Jaap van Reesema, Dutch singer and winner of Dutch X Factor in 2010 known mononymously as Jaap

Jaap van Reesema

2010: "You're the Voice" with the Dutch "X Factor 2010" contestants (reached #30 on the Dutch Singles Chart)

Jeff Matsuda

Matsuda moved on to work for Marvel Comics beginning with some pages for X-Men Prime, which eventually led to runs on X-Factor and Wolverine in addition to work on individual issues of X-Men, Generation X, Avengers and some pinup drawings in X-Men Unlimited.

Rictor

Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist Walt Simonson, Rictor first appeared in X-Factor #17 (June 1987).

Slimani

Chico Slimani, (born 1971), a Welsh singer of Moroccan descent, who took part in 2005 in UK's The X factor

The Reason 4

In March 2011, The boys embarked on recording their first album which has been co written and produced by Eliot Kennedy famous for The Spice Girls, Take That, Bryan Adams, Celine Dion etc. and more recently creative director on The X Factor and Andy Murray, Girls Aloud, Natasha Bedingfield, Shayne Ward.

Tom Dice

In 2008 he entered the Flemish X Factor and, with Maurice Engelen as his vocal coach, finished runner-up to Dirk De Smet.

Tony Fennell

Fennell is currently writing and co-producing for singer Brenda Edwards (We Will Rock You/The X Factor) with Jason Silver (Mark Ronson) for her forthcoming album.

Valerio Scanu

In 2007 Scanu participated in various auditions such as the French version American Idol, Italian version X-Factor, and the musical Giulietta e Romeo by Riccardo Cocciante.