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Évariste de Forges de Parny
Évariste de Forges de Parny Évariste Desiré de Forges, vicomte de Parny (February 6, 1753 - December 5, 1814), was born in the Isle of Bourbon. He was sent to France at nine years old, was educated at Rennes, and in 1771 entered the army. He was, however, shortly recalled to the Isle of Bo..
Évariste Galois
Évariste Galois (October 25, 1811 – May 31, 1832) was a French mathematician born in Bourg-la-Reine. While still in his teens, he was able to determine a necessary and sufficient condition for a polynomial to be solvable by radicals, thereby solving a long-standing problem. His work laid th..
Évariste Kimba
Evariste Kimba (July 16, 1926 - Kinshasa, June 2, 1966) served briefly as the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Prime Minister from October 18 to November 14, 1965. A protégé of President Joseph Kasavubu, he fell foul of Kasavubu's main enemy Joseph Mobutu (later Mobutu Sese Seko), who became the..
Évariste Régis Huc
''For the Reform Jewish rabbinical seminary, see Hebrew Union College Évariste Régis Huc, or Abbé Huc, (August 1, 1813 - March 31, 1860) was a French missionary-traveller, famous for his travel accounts in Souvenirs d'un voyage dans la Tartarie, le Thibet, et la Chine pendant les années 1844—..
Éva Rakusz
Éva Rakusz (born May 13, 1961) is a Hungarian canoer who won two Olympic medals in the kayak flatwater team events. ..
Ívar Ingimarsson
Ívar Ingimarsson (born 20 August 1977, Reykjavík, Iceland), is a professional footballer currently playing for Reading in central defence. He is a capped Icelandic international but opted to retire from international football because of arguments with the former manager. However, since the arriv..
Švargl
Švargl is a Slavonian dish, similar to Scottish haggis. Recipe Cut pig's head, skin, ear, tongue and heart, add salt, pepper, paprika and garlic (and a little blood if you want to). Then fill the stomach with stuffing and add laurel, pepper, marjoram and timijan. Cooked sausage press with board ..
V-Army
The V-Army are one of two major fan clubs of the Columbus Crew. They are known to chant throughout the game, and bang drums, like many other MLS fan clubs. They sit in section 137 (The Northend) at Crew Stadium. In 2000, a group of individuals with the same passion for the Columbus Crew decided to ..
Var
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Var, VAR, VAr or var can mean: VAR: Value at risk in economics and financeValue-added resellerVector Autoregression is an econometric method of analysis Var: Var (département), a French départementVar (mythology), a Norse goddess..
Var'aq
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. var'aq is a programming language based loosely upon the grammatical structure of the Klingon language. It was created as part of a speculative ..
Vara
Vara or VARA can have the following meanings: Vara, Estonia; a village in EstoniaVara Municipality, Estonia; a rural municipality in EstoniaVara, Sweden; a town in Swedenvara; a unit of length, one of a number of obsolete Spanish and Portuguese units of measurementVara (season); summer in RomanianV..
Varactyl
Varactyls are fictional creatures in the Star Wars universe, seen during [[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]. Varactyl species The varactyls of Utapau are reptile-avian hybrids used as mounts by the native Utai. Extremely fast and agile, the varactyl race across the planet's scrubland..
Varadamudra
Varadamudra is a mudra, and it indicates a gesture by the hand and symbolizes dispensing of favors. For varadamudra, left hand is used. It is held out, with palm uppermost and the fingers pointing downwards. Varadmudra and abhayamudra are the most common of several other mudras seen on images and ic..
Varadarajanpettai
Varadarajanpettai is a panchayat town in Ariyalur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Varadarajanpettai had a population of 8574. Males constitute 44% of the population and females 56%. Varadarajanpettai ha..
Varadero
Aerial photo of Varadero Varadero is a popular resort town in the province of Matanzas, Cuba, and one of the largest resorts in the Caribbean. Contents 1 Geography2 Tourism3 Photo gallery4 External links Geography It is situated on the Hicacos peninsula, some 140 kil..
Varadharaja Perumal Temple
Varadharaja Perumal Temple is the famous temple of its own kind dedicated to the Lord Vishnu's incarnation ..... ..
Varadin Bridge
Varadin Bridge (Serbian: Varadinski most or Варадински мост) is a bridge on the Danube river in Novi Sad, Serbia. The bridge was built in 2000, after the previous bridge at this location was destroyed during NATO bombardment in 1999. ..
Varadvinayak
Varadvinayak is one of the Asthavinayak temples of the Hindu deity Lord Ganesh. This is in Mahad village situated in Khalapur taluka of Raigad District, Maharastra, India. Legend has it that the childless great king, Bhima of Koudinyapur his wife meet Vishwamitra while they had come to forest for p..
Varaha
Varaha is the third avatar of Vishnu, a boar sent to defeat Hiranyaksha, a demon who had taken the Earth (prthivi) and carried it to the bottom of what is described as the cosmic ocean in the story. The battle between Lord Varaha and Hiranyaksha is believed to have taken place for a thousand years,..
Varahamihira
Varahamihira (505 – 587) was an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer born in Ujjain. Varahamihira worked as one of the Navaratnas for Chandragupta Vikramaditya. His book Pancasiddhantika (or Pancha-Siddhantika, The Five Astronomical Canons) dated 575 AD gives us information about ..
Varaha Purana
Hindu texts ..
Varahi River
Varahi River is a river flowing through Kundapur and Gungulli in western India. It joins with the Souparnika River, Kedaka River, Chakra River, and Kubja River and merges into the Arabian sea. ..
Varajnuni
Varajnuni was the name of an old district of Armenia c. 400-800 and family that ruled it. ..
Varak
Varak (sometimes vark) are extremely thin, edible sheets of silver, or sometimes gold, foil used to decorate Indian desserts. ..
Varaldsøy
Varaldsøy is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It was created by a split from Strandebarm on January 1, 1902. At that time Varaldsøy had a population of 1.661. On 1 January 1965 a part of the district of Mundheim with 300 inhabitants was incorporated into Kvam municipality. The ..
Varallo Sesia
Varallo Sesia a town (7000 inhabitants) in the province of Vercelli in the Piedmont region of Italy from which it is 34 miles N.N.W. by rail, situated in Valsesia, 1480 feet, 450 meters above sea-level. The churches of San Gaudenzio, Santa Maria delle Grazie, and Santa Maria di Loreto, all contain w..
Varam
Varam is a census town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Varam had a population of 14,739. Males constitute 46% of the population and females 54%. Varam has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher t..
Varambon
Varambon Country      France Région Rhône-Alpes Départment Ain Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse Canton Pont-d'Ain INSEE 01000 Postal Code 01300 MayorCurrent Term ?2001-2008 Intercommunality Longitude Latitude Altitudes..
Varamin
Masjed-i Varamin, a mosque built in the 1320s, is a construction of the Ilkhanid era. Varamin is a city located in the south of Tehran Province, Iran. It has a population of 176,000. [link] Varamin has an extensive history. The raiding of Ray by the invading Mongols and Timurids, ge..
Varan
Varan in Varan the Unbelievable (1958) is a reptilian daikaiju that was first featured in the unsucessful 1958 Toho film Varan the Unbelievable. Varan the Unbelievable was originally going to be a television show, but that was a lost project. When a two Red Trimmed Off-White butterflies that..
Varanasi
''Kashi redirects here. For other uses of that word, see Kashi (disambiguation) Varanasi [pronunciation] ([Media helphelp]·[info]) (Hindi: वाराणसी Vārāṇasī, pronunciation / vɑːrɑːɳəsiː /), also known as Benares, Banaras, or Benaras (Hindi: ..
Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station
Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station is a railway station in the city of Varanasi. It serves as a junction with train connections to all major cities in India. [Ministry of Tourim - Government of India] Other important railway station in Varanasi is Mughal Sarai Railway Station. Some train..
Varanasi District
Varanasi district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, with Varanasi town as the district headquarters. Varanasi district is a part of Varanasi division. Divisions and Districts of Uttar Pradesh, India Agra | Aligarh | Etah | Firozabad | Mainpuri | Hathras | Mathura Alla..
Varanasi Division
Varanasi division is an administrative geographical unit of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Varanasi is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (2005), the division consists of districts of Varanasi, Chandauli, Ghazipur, and Jaunpur. See also Districts of Uttar Pradesh Divisi..
Varandarappilly
Varandarappilly is a Panchayath in Thrissur district, Kerala, India. It is located 20 km from Trichur City and 65 km from Kochi city. The Panchayath area is 102 km² and it has a population 45,000. Nandipulam, Mupliyam and Palappilly are nearby villages. Alagappa Nagar, Mattathur and Puthukkad are..
Varanger
The name Varanger can mean:- The Varanger Peninsula of Norway.The Varanger glaciation: see Cryogenian.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to th..
Varangerbotn
Varangerbotn (Sami: Vuonnabahta) is the administrative centre of Nesseby municipality, Norway. It is located in inner Varangerfjord. ..
Varangerfjord
The Varangerfjord - Varangin vuono in Finnish -, in the county of Finnmark, is the easternmost fjord in Norway. It is approximately 100 km long. In a strict sense, it is a false fjord, as it does not have the hallmarks of a fjord carved by glaciers. Its mouth, between the city of Vardø (Vuoreij..
Varanger Peninsula
Varanger Peninsula is a peninsula in Finnmark, north-eastern Norway, by the Barents Sea. The area gave the name to the Varangian glaciation episode. A large part of this peninsula, including the town Vardø located on an island just east of the mainland, has an arctic tundra climate. However, on t..
Varangians
The Varangians or Varyags (Russian: Варяги, Varyagi) were Scandinavians who travelled eastwards and southwards, mainly from the present areas of Denmark and Sweden. Engaging in trade, piracy and mercenary activities, they roamed the river systems and portages of what later became Russia, r..
Varangian (disambiguation)
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Varangian may refer to one of these:- Varangians, an ancient warrior group of Scandinavia.Related to the Varanger Peninsula, Norway.Varangian, a glacial episode approximately 700 million years ago, named after Varanger.This is a �..
Varang Kshiti
Varang Kshiti Pandit Lako Bodara has given Varang Kshiti to the society but claims that it was not his creation but a discovery. "Scripts were within the body itself right from the beginning.", he scientifically explains in his book 'Pompo'. He athourised the following books in Varang Kshiti:- 1.Ela..
Varanops
Varanops was a pelycosaur of the family Varanopseidae. It lived in the Late Permian of North America. It is one of the surviving pelycosaurs of Late Permian, because many pelycosaurs died out by the end of the Early Permian, and another pelycosaurian extinction by the end of Middle Permian. But Va..
Varanopseidae
Varanopseidae (named after from their monitor lizard-like features) were synapsid pelycosaurs that resemble monitor lizards and may have had the same lifestyle. No Varanopseids developed a sail like Dimetrodon. Most varanopseids were small ranging from mouse-sized to the size of a dog. Varanopseid..
Varanosaurus
Varanosaurus ('monitor lizard') is an extinct genus of early pelycosaur synapsid that was about 1,50 m (5 ft) long. As its name implies, Varanosaurus looked very similar to present-day monitor lizards. Its slightly elongated jaws had small, pointy teeth. Varanosaurus probably lived in swamps, comp..
Varanus griseus
Desert Monitor Varanus griseus is a species of Monitor lizard Distribution: Turkey (from Urfa) [Eiselt (1970), Böhme (1973)] Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Arabia, Oman, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan Western Sahara, ..
Varanus timorensis
The Timor Monitor or Spotted Tree Monitor (Varanus timorensis) is a species of small monitor lizard native to Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. Contents 1 Description2 Behavior3 Geographic distribution4 In captivity5 References Description The Timor Monitor is gener..
Varan the Unbelievable
is a 1958 Japanese giant-monster film directed by Ishiro Honda (drama) and Eiji Tsuburaya (tokusatsu), and their last black-and-white monster film. The title character Varan is one of Toho Studios' least-famed creations. The film saw U.S. release in 1962 after being heavily edited to include scene..
Varappuzha
Varappuzha is a census town in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Varappuzha had a population of 24,516. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Varappuzha has an average literacy rat..
Varasiddhi Vinayaka temple
The Varasiddhi Vinayakar Temple in Besant Nagar, Chennai, India is a famous Hindu temple, located near the beach in Besant Nagar. It is dedicated to the Hindu elephant god Vinayaka or Ganesha. The temple participates in activities such as feeding the poor and holds poojas frequently. External links..
Varattar
Varattar is one of the tributaries of the river Kalpathipuzha. Kalpathipuzha is one of the main tributaries of the river Bharathapuzha, the second-longest river in Kerala, south India. See also Bharathapuzha - Main river*Kalpathipuzha - One of the main tributaries of the river BharathapuzhaOther ..
Varavara Rao
Varavara Rao (born November 3, 1940) is a renowned poet, journalist, literary critic, and public speaker from Andhra Pradesh, India. During the last 40 years he has been widely read and heard by millions of readers and audience. He has been writing poetry for the last four decades. He is considered ..
Varavelpu
Varavelpu (means "Welcome") is a 1989 Malayalam Movie starring Mohanlal, Revathy, Sreenivasan, Thilakan, Murali and Innocent. Another hilarious riot from the wonderful trio Mohanlal-Sreenivas-Sathyan Anthikad. Backed by a wonderful script from sreenivas, depicting trade union problems plaguing Ke..
Varaville
Varaville is a commune of the département of Calvados, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Its postal code is 14390. The INSEE code is 14724. Population: 821Area: 16.47 km²Elevation: 20 mCanton: Cabourg ..
Varazdat
Varasdates (Armenian: , Varazdat) was an Armenian prince who succeeded his uncle King Papes as King of Armenia in 374. See also List of Armenian Kings ..
Varaždin
Varaždin Coat of arms Coordinates Varaždin }} Varaždin (German: Warasdin, Hungarian: Varasd, Latin: Varasdinum) is a city in northwestern Croatia, 81 km north of Zagreb on the highway A4. With a population of 49,075 (2001), the centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drav..
Varaždin (former county)
Varaždin (in Croatian) or Varasd (in Hungarian) was the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the autonomous region Croatia-Slavonia within the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in northern Croatia. The capital of the county was Varaždin (Croatian, in Hungarian: Va..
Varaždin County
The Varaždin county of Croatia - Varaždinska županija is a county in northern Croatia, near the border with Slovenia and Hungary. It is named after its centre, the city of Varaždin. Contents 1 Geography2 Traffic3 Economy4 Administrative division5 County government..
Varaždin Stock Exchange
The Varaždin Stock Exchange or VSE (Croatian: Varaždinska burza) is a stock exchange which operates in Varaždin, Croatia. External links [Official website] ..
Varazo
The quickest way to increase the number of clicks on your website is through pay per click advertising. As the price of popular keywords fluctuates, PPC bid management and campaign juggling on multiple search engines becomes time consuming, expensive and cumbersome. Varazo Vitalclicks and Promizo..
Varaztad Hovhannes Kazanjian
Varaztad Hovhannes Kazanjian (1879-1974) was a famed American pioneer in Plastic Surgery and Harvard's First Professor of Plastic Surgery whose unique treatments and methods revolutionized the field. External links [Armeniapedia article] ..
VARA (broadcaster)
For other meanings of VARA see Vara (disambiguation) The Omroepvereniging VARA (VARA Broadcasting Association) is a public broadcasting organization in the Netherlands, founded in 1925 as the Vereeniging van Arbeiders Radio Amateurs (Association of Worker Radio Amateurs). The name was changed to O..
Vara Municipality
For other meanings of VARA see Vara (disambiguation); for the municipality in Estonia see Vara Municipality, Estonia This page deals with both Vara Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Vara Vara Municipality (Kommun) Vara in Västra Götaland CountyMap outlining municipalities of Sweden C..
Varberg
Varberg is a Swedish city in Halland County, in southwest Sweden, situated at [57°07′N 12°13′E]. It has a population of roughly 25,000 inhabitants, although the Varberg Municipality has a total of 54,860. Varberg and all of Halland has a great reputation for its typical 'west coas..
Varberg Fortress
Varberg Fortress was built 1287-1300 by count Jacob Nielsen as protection against his Danish king, who had declared him an outlaw after the murder of king Eric V of Denmark. Jacob had close connections with king Eric II of Norway and did as a result get substantial Norwegian help with the construct..
Varberg Municipality
Varberg Municipality (Kommun) Halland in Sweden; Varberg Municipality second from top Map outlining municipalities of Sweden Coat of arms Municipal facts Seat Varberg [] County Halland County Province Halland Area      Rank 121st of 290 Popula..
Varbitsa
Varbitsa (Върбица) is a river in the Eastern Rhodope mountains. The Varbitsa river, a tributary to the Arda, the main river of the Rhodope Mountains, runs through 8 municipalities, 6 of them within the region of Kardjali and 2 in the region of Smolyan. It is the lifeline of this area, with in..
VARBRUL
VARBRUL (variable rule) is a statistical analysis technique for language that originated in sociolinguistics in the early 1970s by Cedergren and Sankoff (1974). It was developed by linguistic researchers to quantify patterns of grammatical variation within a language. Online Resources [Varbrul..
Varca
Varca is a census town in South Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. Geography Varca is located at [15.22° N 73.92° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Varca]. It has an average elevation of 0 metres (0 feet). Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geo..
Varchar
A Variable Character Field (or varchar) is a set of character data of indeterminate length. The term varchar specifically refers to a data type of a field (or column) in a database management system. Varchar fields can be of any size up to the limit imposed by the database (commonly 4000 character..
Varda
For other articles that have the same name, see Varda (disambiguation). A character from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy universe, Middle-earth, Varda Elentári is a Vala, wife of Manwë. Varda is said to be too beautiful for words; within her face radiates the light of Ilúvatar. She resides with Ma..
Vardaan
Vardaan is a Hindi meaning of English Word 'Boon', a favour, a blessing, something fervently wished for. A wish usually granted by a god to any person. However, in Thai, the word boon means merit, as in the word "tham-boon" i.e making merit. It is believed that in ancient times when gods and goddess..
Vardaan Hospital
Vardaan Hospital was set up in 1995 in Malviya Nagar, New Delhi. It is a 15 bedded multi-speciality hospital. The hospital was set up and is managed by Dr. R. K. Khandelwal, a paediatrician, and Dr. Rekha Khandelwal, an obstetrician and gynaecologist. They both have more than 20 years of experience..
Vardak Province
Vardak or Wardak is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the centre of the country. Its capital is Meydan Shahr. The population, about 70,000, is a mixture of 70% Pashtuns, 20% Hazaras and 10% others. Most Wardak residents are pashto speakers. Provinces of Afghanistan ..
Vardaman, Mississippi
Vardaman is a town in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,065 at the 2000 census. Geography Vardaman is located at [33°52′47″N, 89°10′37″W] (33.879834, -89.176929)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, ..
Vardamir Nólimon
Vardamir Nólimon (61 - 471 S.A., r 442 S.A.) is a fictional character of Middle-earth, the fictional universe created by J. R. R. Tolkien. His first name means "Jewel of Varda" and his surname, "Most-learned"; the former would be 'Zimravrati' in Adûnaic. He was the oldest child of Elros Tar-Minyat..
Vardanes
Vardanes was the name of two kings of Parthia: Vardanes I c. 40–47Vardanes II c. 55–58This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the in..
Vardanes II of Parthia
Vardanes II of Parthia was the son of Vologases I and briefly ruler of part of the Parthian Empire. He rebelled against his father from about 55 to 58 and must have occupied Ecbatana, for he issued coins from the mint there, bearing the likeness of a young beardless king wearing a diadem with five p..
Vardanes I of Parthia
Vardanes I of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire from about 40–47. He succeeded his father Artabanus II, but had continually to fight against his rival Gotarzes II. His coins show that he was in full possession of the throne from about 40 to 47. In 43 he forced the city of Seleucia on the Tigris t..
Vardan Aigektsi
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]Vardan Aygektsi (died 1250) was a Syrian author. Among his works are his Fables and a Geography, both of which have been mistakenly attributed by some to Vardan Areveltsi. Aygektsi was born in Marata, a Syrian village near Aleppo. Vardan lived for a time in Duluke..
Vardan Kushnir
Vardan Vardanovich Kushnir (November 22, 1969, to July 24, 2005) was a notorious spammer of Armenian descent who ran the American Language Center and who is believed to have spammed the entire population of Russian-language Internet users with ads for his language courses. Kushnir was brutally murde..
Vardar
Vardar in Skopje Axios redirects here. For the town in Greece see Axios, Thessaloniki. The Vardar (Macedonian Вардар, Greek Αξιός Axios, Latin Axius) is the longest river in the Republic of Macedonia and a major river of Greece. It is 388 kilometres long, and drains an area of aroun..
Vardar Banovina
Map showing Yugoslav banovinas in 1929 (The Vardar Banovina is coloured green, on the lower right part of the map) The Vardar Banovina or Vardar Banate (Macedonian and Serbian: Вардарска бановина/Vardarska banovina) was a province (banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia betwee..
Vardar Macedonia
Vardar Macedonia (Macedonian: Вардарска Македонија, Vardarska Makedonija ; Bulgarian: Вардарска Македония, Vardarska Makedoniya), also known as Southern or Old Serbia ( Serbian:Јужна/Стара Србија , Južna/Stara Srbija) is an area in the north of ..
Varda (disambiguation)
Varda can refer to several things: Varda, a character from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy universe, Middle-earthVarda, Greece, a town near the Elia-Achaea (Achaia) boundary with 1,000 peopleVarda (stream), a stream in northern GreeceAgnès Varda, filmmakerVoice Activated Radio Dispatched Alarm, a type o..
Varde
Map of the future municipality Varde is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 251 km², and has a total population of 20,138 (2005). Its mayor is Kaj Nielsen, a member of the Venstre ..
Varde-Nordenskov Transmitter
Varde-Nordenskov Transmitter is a facility for FM- and TV-transmission at Varde-Nordenskov, Denmark, situated at [55°39′25″N, 8°40′17″E]. It uses as antenna tower a 315.8 metre tall guyed mast. External links http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=46740 See also List o..
Varden
The Varden are a group of rebels in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance trilogy. Their main base is the Dwarven city of Farthen Dûr. In the Ancient Language, Varden means 'The Warders'. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. This rebel organization was founde..
Vardenafil
Vardenafil (INN) is a PDE5 inhibitor used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction. It can assist men with this disorder in achieving and maintaining an erection during sexual activity. It is commonly marketed under the trade name Levitra (GSK). Contents 1 History2 Clinical use2.1 ..
Varden Kunstgress
Varden Kunstgress Field is located in Bergen, Norway, and is currently home to the NoAFF's Bergen Storm, as well as the Bergen Sparta and Fyllingen Kviner (presumably soccer teams). External Links [Norway International Soccer Statistics] ..
Varde IF
Varde IF is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division West. They play at Varde Fritidscenter in Varde, South Jutland, which has a capacity of 4,000. External links () [Official site] |- !style="background:#BFD7FF;"| |- style="text-align:center;" | AB ..
Vardi, arie
Arie Vardi, distinguished Israeli pianist, conductor, and pedagogue. Beginning his artistic career at the age of fifteen, Arie Vardi went on to receive international acclaim as one of the country’s foremost pianists. After winning the Chopin Competition in Israel, he appeared with the Israel Ph..
Vardia
Vardia, also transliterated Vardiya or Wardiya, is a relatively new neighborhood in Haifa in the state of Israel. Vardia was established in the 1980's. It is located between the Carmel Center and Hadar Hacarmel. Vardia was constructed on two Pine Hills that were used until the construction as recrea..
Vardis
Image scanned from 1981 official europian tour book Vardis were a pioneering three-piece New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band between 1978 and 1986. They were from Wakefield in England, and consisted of frontman Steve Zodiac on guitar and lead vocals, Alan Selway on bass and Phil Medley on ..
Vardis Fisher
Vardis Alvero Fisher (born March 31, 1895, in Annis, Idaho – died July 9, 1968, in Hagerman, Idaho) was a writer best known for historical novels of the old West and the monumental 12-volume Testament of Man series of novels, depicting the history of humans from cave to civilization. His no..
Vardo
Vardo can refer to: Vardø, a municipality in NorwayVårdö, a municipality in Finland This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended art..
Vardon Trophy
The Vardon Trophy is awarded annually by the PGA of America to the PGA Tour's leader in scoring average. When the award was first given, in 1937, it was awarded on the basis of a points system. In 1947, however, the PGA began awarding it for low scoring average. In 1988, the trophy began going to th..
Vardo (gypsy wagon)
A vardo is a traditional horse drawn wagon used by English Roms (Romani Gypsies) Previous to this travelling people generally used bender tents - so called bacause they were made from supple branches which they bent inwards to support the fabric The design of the vardo included large wheels runnin..
Varduli
Varduli were a tribe that Roman historians report in Northern Hispania west of the Vascones and east of the Caristii and the Deba river. Their main city was Araceli (modern Uharte-Arakil, Navarre).They probably spoke Basque, being the modern Guipuzcoan dialect extended over the same area. ..
Vardyville, Newfoundland and Labrador
Vardyville is located north of Hickman's Harbour and Random Island. See also List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador ..
Vardzia
Cave City of Vardzia ([41°22′31″N, 43°15′27″E], Georgian ვარძია) is a cave monastery dug into the side of the Erusheli mountain in south Georgia near Aspindza. It was founded by Queen Tamar in 1185. The monastery consisted of over six thousand apartments created as..
Vardø
Vardø kommune County Finnmark District Municipality NO-2002]] Administrative centre Vardø Mayor (2003) Rolf Einar Mortensen (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage km²586 km²0.19 % 2004) - Percentage -..
Vardøhus Fortress
Vardøhus fortress is located in Vardø municipality in the county of Finnmark on the Barents Sea on the mouth of the Varangerfjord in northeastern Norway near the Russian border. Contents 1 History1.1 Varghoeya1.2 Østervågen1.3 Vardøhus2 Commanding officers3 Re..
Varekai
Varekai is a Cirque du Soleil touring production that premiered in Montreal in 2002. Its title means "wherever" in the Romany language, and the show is an "acrobatic tribute to the nomadic soul". The plot is based loosely on the Greek myth of Icarus. The experiences of the initial cast during th..
Varel
Varel is a town in the district of Friesland, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Jade River and the Jadebusen, approx. 15 km south of Wilhelmshaven, and 30 km north of Oldenburg. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [Special] Varel International is a US-based ..
Varela
Varela could be Félix Varela - PriestVarela Project Movement for democratic change in Cuba. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intend..
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Varėna
Location of Varėna in Lithuania. For the Italian commune, see Varena (TN). Varėna (Polish: Orany) is a town in Dzūkija in Lithuania. It was founded in 1862 near the railway Warsaw-Saint Petersburg. At that time it was a small settlement, but developed little by little and eventually became ..
Varėna district municipality
Varėnos rajono savivaldybė (Location) (Coat of arms) Location Ethnographic region Dzūkija County Alytus County General information Capital Varėna Major settlements Varėna (pop. 10,845) ? Number of elderates 8 Area (rank) 1st) Population (rank) 41st) Po..
Varendra Research Museum
Varendra Research Museum Varendra Museum (Bangla: বরেন্দ্র জাদুঘর) is located in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. History Varendra Museum was the first museum to be established in Bangladesh in 1910. The museum started out as the collection for Varendra Anushandhan Samiti or ..
Varenicline
Varenicline (Chantix®, Pfizer, usually as varenicline tartrate) is a prescription medication used to treat smoking addiction. By acting similarly to nicotine on the brain it reduces cravings for cigarettes and may assist some patients in smoking cessation. In May, 2006, it was approved for sale..
Vareniki
Vareniki Vareniki (singular varenik; Russian: ; Ukrainian: varenyky) are a national Ukrainian dish, somewhat similar to pierogi, pelmeni and ravioli. Vareniki are square- or crescent-shaped dumplings of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, meat, hard-..
Varenne
See also Varennes (disambiguation) Varenne (born in Italy in 1995), a Dark Bay racing trotter by Waikiki Beach out of Ialmaz by Zebu. Widely considered the best trotter in the world of his era, he won 62 of his 76 career starts, with combined earnings of €6,038,408. Known as Il Capitano in Ital..
Varennes, Quebec
Varennes is a town in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Saint Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Lajemmerais. Saint Marie-Marguerite d'Youville was born here. [Varennes Basilica:[link]] According to the Canada 2001 Census: Population: 19,653% Change (1996-200..
Varennes-en-Argonne
For other uses of the term Varennes, see Varennes (disambiguation). Varennes-en-Argonne or simply Varennes is a city and commune in the French département of Meuse. Population (1999): 691. It lies on the river Aire to the northeast of Sainte-Menehould, near Verdun. Historians know the town as th..
Varennes-Jarcy
Varennes-Jarcy is a commune of the Essonne département in France, located between Périgny, Val-de-Marne and Combs-la-Ville (Seine-et-Marne). Its area is 5.48 km² and its elevation is 90 meters. Remarkable sites Dedicated to Saint-Sulpice, bishop of Bourges, the church was built at the end of 13..
Varennes (disambiguation)
Varennes is the name of several places: Varennes, Québec is a commune of Québec Varennes is the name of several communes in France: Varennes, in the Dordogne départementVarennes, in the Haute-Garonne départementVarennes, in the Indre-et-Loire départementVarennes or Varennes-en-Argonne, in the ..
Varenne (Paris Metro)
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Varensell Abbey
Varensell Abbey (Abtei Varensell) is a house of Benedictine nuns, located near Rietberg in the district of Gütersloh in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The nunnery was founded in 1902 as part of the Federations of Perpetual Adoration within the Benedictine Confederation. Later, however, the commu..
Vareš
Vareš is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, famous for the local mining activities and production of iron. It is the seat of the municipality of Vareš, and part of the Zenica-Doboj Canton and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the 1991 census, the municipality of..
Varese
See Edgard Varèse for the composer. Varese is a city in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan. Varese lake. It is the capital of the Province of Varese. Contents 1 Geography2 History3 Main sights4 Economy5 Education6 Sport7 Exter..
Varèse Sarabande
Varèse Sarabande is a record label which specializes in soundtrack record releases, and reissues of hard-to-find (sometimes long- or previously-unavailable) albums, and singles collections. Varese Sarabande is the biggest soundtrack record label in the world. The label recently celebrated its 25t..
Varfell
Varfell is a hamlet within the parish of Ludgvan, Cornwall, UK. Varfell was formally the ancestral home of the Davy family the most famous member of this family being the chemist Humphry Davy. Varfell is now one the centres of production for the large flower and bulb growers Winchester Bulbs. ..
Varför är kärleken röd?
Varför är kärleken röd? is a 1983 song and an album with the Swedish singer Kikki Danielsson. With the song Varför är kärleken röd?, which's text and music was made by Torgny Söderberg, Kikki Danielsson finished 2nd in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1983. Tracklisting Varför är kärleken r..
Varga
Varga was a Canadian metal band in the mid 1990s. "Freeze Don't Move" and "Greed", from their Prototype album, were minor hits on MuchMusic throughout 1993. Personnel Joe Varga (Bass & Lead Vocal)Dan Fila (Drums)Sean Williamson (Guitar & Vocals)Adam Alex (Guitar & Vocals) Discography Prototype (1..
Vargas
"Vargas" redirects here. For , see . Named after Venezuela's first non-military president and doctor José María Vargas, the Estado Vargas is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. Located in the north of Venezuela it borders Estado Aragua to the west, estado Miranda to ..
Vargas (comics)
Vargas was a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe and an enemy of the X-Treme X-Men. Contents 1 Character History2 Powers2.1 Questions3 Alternate version4 External link Character History The X-Men were not aware of Varga's existence before he crossed t..
Vargas (disambiguation)
Vargas may refer to: Vargas, Venezuelan state.Angel Vargas (singer)Vargas, the Marvel comics character.Municipality Getúlio Vargas Municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Edgar Vargas, a character in Johnny the Homicidal Maniac People: Alberto Vargas, Peruvian painter of pin-up girlsChavela Varga..
Vargas de Tecalitlán
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán is a Mariachi group that was founded in Tecalitlán, Jalisco, Mexico by Don Gaspar Vargas in 1897. Over time, the group has recorded albums, starred in over 200 movies, and performed all over the world. They have collaborated with many artists, among them Linda Ronst..
Vargas Gang
The Vargas Gang, a.k.a "The Filipino family", is a West Coast street gang, mainly spread across California. They are mainly composed of Filipino Americans. The origin of the gang is unknown, but many believed that it was formed in various high schools in California. The gang was mainly formed to hel..
Vargas Island Provincial Park
Vargas Island Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ..
Varga Studio
Varga Studio, Ltd. is an animation studio located in Hungary. It is currently one of Europe's nine leading animation houses, and while most of its work is for European animation, it occasionally animates for American series as well. Varga has animated the following series: AnimaniacsAs Told By Gin..
Vargeao Dome
Vargeao Dome is a meteor crater in Brazil. It is 12 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 70 million years (Cretaceous or younger). The crater is exposed to the surface. External links [Earth Impact Database] ..
Vargem Alta, Espírito Santo
Vargem Alta is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Espírito Santo. Its estimated population in 2004 was of 19.579 inhabitants. ..
Vargem Grande Paulista
Vargem Grande Paulista is a city in São Paulo state, Brazil. It is located at around [23°36′10″S, 47°1′33″W]. It is a part of the São Paulo metropolitan area. ..
Varghese Johnson
Varghese Johnson is an Indian Boxer. He won the bronze medal in the Flyweight 51 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. ..
Varginha
Varginha is a city and municipality in southwest Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population is approximately 120,000 inhabitants and the area of the municipality is 396.39 km². The elevation is 950 mts. The city has an excellent location between Belo Horizonte and São Paulo and nearby o..
Varginha incident
The Varginha incident is a series of incidents in and around Varginha, Brazil in 1996 involving reports of unidentified flying objects and strange creatures (allegedly extraterrestrials) which were supposedly captured by Brazilian officials. The case generated extensive publicity in Central and Sou..
Vargnatt
Vargnatt (Wolfnight) is the first demo album by Norwegian then-black metal band Ulver. Track listing Her Begynner Mine Arr - 03:12Tragediens Trone - 04:01Trollskogen - 04:31Ulverytternes Kamp - 05:40Nattens Madrigal - 06:28Vargnatt - 04:15 ..
Vargö
Vargö is a small island, one of the westmost in the Southern Göteborg Archipelago of Sweden. Facing the open sea, it is an almost completely barren island, and a nature reserve. ..
Vargotah
Vargotah is a German band formed in 1999. Their musical style fuses elements of Metal, Industrial and undetermined Ethnic origins. Vargotah is also known as a Vampire Cult. [www.vargotah.com] - Official Website Lost in Darkness and Confusion, the nihilistic Vampyre Cult of Vargotah em..
Vargr
The Vargr are an alien race from the Traveller roleplaying game universe. The name is derived from vargr, Norwegian for werewolf. Vargr are a race of wolf-like bipeds. They stand around 1.6m tall and weigh about 70Kg. They have keen senses stemming from their canine ancestry. Vargr have a pack men..
Varg Vikernes
Varg Vikernes Varg Qisling Larssøn Vikernes, born Kristian Vikernes on February 11, 1973, outside of Bergen, Norway, is a musician currently imprisoned for the 1993 murder of Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth. Known by the pen name Count Grishnackh during the early days of black metal in Norway,..
Varhaug
Varhaug is a village in the county Rogaland. It was founded in the late 19th century and grew to a town around the local train station in the 20th century. Varhaug is a part of the district which is called Jæren. There are about 3,500 inhabitants living there (2005). Varhaug is the administrative c..
Varhaugvika
Varhaugvika is a village in Aukra municipality, Norway. Since 2002 it is considered a part of the Aukra urban area . References ..
Vari
For the Polynesian mythological figure, see Varima-te-takere who is also known as Vari and for a town on the island of Syros, see Vari (Syros), Greece. > Statistics Prefecture: Attica Metropolitan Area: Athens Location:Latitude:Longitude: 37.82 (37°49'44') N lat. 23.798 (23°47.55..
Vari-Lite
Vari-Lite is a form of a stage lighting system comprising dichroic glass filters and metal halide bulbs. The Vari-Lite system was first used in a Genesis concert in Barcelona, Spain on September 25, 1981. Vari-Lite was owned by Showco, which has provided its concert lighting expertise to such band..
Varia
Varia could be: Varia, a character on [[Xena: Warrior Princess]].The Varia Suit, an armor expansion used by Samus Aran in Nintendo's Metroid video game series.Varia is an alternative spelling for "bareia" (βαρεία), the name of the grave accent used in Polytonic Greek script.This is a [di..
Variabilichromis
Variabilichromis is a monotypic genus of fish in the family Cichlidae which occurs in Lake Tanganyika, of the rift lakes in Eastern Africa. The single species, Variabilichromis moorii is a small ovate bodied fish named for an early collector of fish from the lake, J. Moore. Juveniles are lighter in..
Variable
In computer science and mathematics, a variable (sometimes called a pronumeral) is a symbol denoting a quantity or symbolic representation. In mathematics, a variable often represents an unknown quantity that has the potential to change; in computer science, it represents a place where a quantity ca..
Variable-frequency oscillator
VFO is an acronym for Variable Frequency Oscillator. A variable frequency oscillator is needed in any radio receiver or transmitter that works by the superheterodyne principle, and which can be tuned across various frequencies. Altering the frequency of the VFO will control the frequency to which t..
Variable-incidence wing
A variable-incidence wing has an adjustable angle of incidence in order to reduce landing and take-off distances. The necessary components add extra weight to the aircraft and increase maintenance costs. In some aircraft the benefits outweigh the costs, and variable-incidence functionality is inco..
Variable-width encoding
A variable-width encoding is a type of character encoding scheme in which codes of differing lengths are used to encode a character set (a repertoire of symbols) for representation in a computer. Most common variable-width encodings are multibyte encodings, which use varying numbers of bytes (octet..
Variables commonly used in physics
Symbol Meaning SI Unit of Measure [\mathbf] electric field volt per meter [\mathbf] magnetic field strength ampere per meter [\mathbf] electric displacement field coulomb per square meter [\mathbf] magnetic flux density also ca..
Variable Air Duct
Variable Air Duct is an automobile technology. An engine equipped with a VAD intake has a low-restriction secondary intake before the air filter that opens at high RPM to allow more air to enter. Mazda uses this technology on the Mazda6 engine. ..
Variable air volume
A variable air volume (VAV) device is a computer-controlled zone damper used in HVAC systems to vary the flow of air through ductwork. Unlike a zone damper, the VAV: Allows variable control rather than just "open" or "shut"Usually allows computer control, often via sophisticated networking such as ..
Variable area meter
A variable area meter is a meter that measures fluid flow by allowing the cross sectional area of the device to vary in response to the flow, causing some measurable effect that indicates the rate. A rotameter is example of a variable area meter. ..
Variable Assembly Language
VAL is a computer-based control system and language designed specifically for use with Unimation Inc. industrial robots. The VAL robot language is permanently stored as a part of the VAL system. This includes the programming language used to direct the system for individual applications. The VAL la..
Variable bitrate
Variable bitrate (VBR), or less commonly variable bit rate, is a term used in telecommunications and computing that relates to sound or video encoding. As opposed to constant bitrate (CBR), VBR files vary the amount of output data per time segment. VBR allows a higher bitrate (and therefore more s..
Variable camber wing
the variable camber wing (V.J. Burnelli) which changed the camber of the airfoil (1933), and a variable area and camber wing (1937). This is depicted in the figure below. A mechanism moves and rotates the leading and trailing edge to gain camber and wingarea. The wing was used in the Nurnelli GX-3 a..
Variable Cam Timing
Variable Cam Timing (VCT) is an automobile variable valve timing technology developed by Ford. It varies the timing of the intake valves by using hydraulic pressure to rotate the camshaft. It is similar to Mazda's S-VT system. The VCT system is used in Ford's Triton 3-valve V8 engine and the Aust..
Variable capacitor
A variable capacitor is a capacitor whose capacitance may be intentionally and repeatedly changed mechanically or electronically. Variable capacitors are often used in L/C circuits to set the resonance frequency, e.g. to tune a radio (therefore they are sometimes called tuning capacitors), or as a ..
Variable compression ratio
Variable compression ratio is the technology to adjust internal combustion engine cylinder compression ratios on the fly. This is done to increase fuel efficiency while under varying loads. Higher loads require lower ratios to be more efficient and vice versa. Variable compression engines allow for ..
Variable cost
Variable costs or direct costs are expenses that change in direct proportion to the activity of a business. Along with fixed costs, variable costs make up one of the two components of total cost. Explanation For example, a manufacturing firm pays for raw materials. When activity is decreased, less ..
Variable Cycle Engine
In a Variable Cycle Engine (VCE) the engine cycle is deliberately modified from that which would occur under normal circumstances. The next generation of Supersonic transport (SST) will require some form of VCE. SST engines require a high specific thrust (net thrust/airflow) at supersonic cruise to..
Variable Cylinder Management
Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) is Honda's term for a variable displacement technology. It uses the i-VTEC system to disable one bank of cylinders during specific driving conditions (for example, highway driving) to save fuel. Unlike Chrysler and General Motors' pushrod systems, Honda's VCM uses ..
Variable Damselfly
The Variable Damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum) is a European damselfly. ..
Variable Dancer
The Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis) is a widespread damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae, native to North America. The subspecies A. f. violacea, native to the eastern United States is also known as the Violet Dancer. References [Argia fumipennis (TSN 102143)]. Integrated Taxonom..
Variable Darner
The Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) is a dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae, native from Alaska through the Northwest Territories to Newfoundland, south to New Hampshire and Michigan in the eastern United States, and to the mountains of New Mexico, Arizona, and California in the west. It's name..
Variable Data Intelligent Postscript Printware
Variable Data Intelligent Postscript Printware (VIPP) is a computer language associated with Xerox's full-color digital press line of copy/print machines. Publishers can use VIPP to stream variable data into a static PostScript printing environment. [Vipp Forums] ..
Variable Data Printing
Variable Data Printing or VDP (also known as Variable Information Printing, or VIP) is a form of on-demand printing in which elements such as text, graphics and images may be changed from one printed piece to the next without stopping or slowing down the press, using information from a database or e..
Variable displacement
Variable displacement is an automobile engine technology that allows the engine displacement to change for improved fuel economy. Many automobile manufacturers have adopted this technology as of 2005, but it is not a new concept. Most variable displacement systems work by turning off a bank of cyli..
Variable displacement pump
A variable displacement pump is a device that converts mechanical energy to hydraulic (fluid) energy. Some of these devices can also be reversible, meaning that they can act as a hydraulic motor and generate mechanical energy from fluid energy. The displacement can be adjusted to increase or decreas..
Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
The Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) a research and development unit of the Indian Department of Atomic Energy, that performs research in basic and applied nuclear sciences. It is located in Calcutta, India. The Centre building itself houses a 224cm cyclotron, was the first of its kind in I..
Variable envelope return path
Variable envelope return path (VERP) is a technique used by some electronic mailing list software to enable automatic detection and removal of undeliverable e-mail addresses. It works by using a different return path (also called "envelope sender") for each recipient of a message. Contents 1 ..
Variable fighter
A Variable Fighter is one of a series of transforming aerospace fighters primarily designed by Studio Nue's Shoji Kawamori and Kazutake Miyatake for the animated series The Super Dimension Fortress Macross and later related projects. Their defining feature is the ability to transform—usually ..
Variable frame rate
Variable frame rate is a term in video compression for a feature supported by some container formats which allows for the frame rate to change in the middle of a film. ..
Variable Frequency Drive
Small Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) A Variable Frequency Drive (sometimes abbreviated VFD) is a system for controlling the rotational speed of an alternating current (AC) electric motor by controlling the frequency of the electrical power supplied to the motor. A variable frequency drive is a..
Variable frequency transformer
A variable frequency transformer is used to transmit electricity between two asynchronous alternating current domains. The VFT is a relatively recent development (first deployed in 2004). Most grid interties use high-voltage direct current converters. For instance, the Langlois Substation in Qué..
Variable gauge axles
Variable gauge axles are used to allow railway vehicles to pass from one train operator's rail gauge to another different gauge. The only alternatives to such a system would be transfer of the cargo or replacement of the wheels and axles, or the replacement of the entire bogies. Such a system is i..
Variable Geo
|} Variable Geo is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System two dimensional fighting game similar to Street Fighter with a cast of females in various uniforms, a catgirl, bunnygirl, maid and others. Two OVAs have been adapted from the game. The storyline for the anime is that the girls are competin..
Variable geometry turbocharger
Variable geometry turbocharger (VGT) improves upon turbocharger design by being able to change the orientation of the vanes of the turbine, thus changing the surface they present to the exhaust gases. With this technology, it becomes possible to present a greater turbine surface at low engine rot..
Variable length buffer
In telecommunication, a variable length buffer is a buffer into which data may be entered at one rate and removed at another rate without changing the data sequence. Most first-in first-out (FIFO) storage devices are variable-length buffers in that the input rate may be variable while the output ..
Variable Length Intake Manifold
Variable Length Intake Manifold (VLIM) is an automobile engine manifold technology. As the name implies, VLIM can vary the length of the intake tract in order to optimize power and torque, as well as provide better fuel efficiency. There are two main effects of variable intake geometry: Swirl - Va..
Variable message sign
Sign in Penn Station railway station, New York City Sign on Interstate 880 (California) in Oakland, California A variable (also changeable, electronic, or dynamic) message sign, often abbreviated VMS or CMS, is an electronic traffic sign often used on roadways to give travelers informati..
Variable number tandem repeat
A variable number tandem repeats (VNTR) is a short nucleotide sequence ranging from 14 to 100 nucleotides long that is organized into clusters of tandem repeats, usually repeated in the range of between 4 and 40 times per occurrence. Clusters of such repeats are scattered on many chromosomes. Each v..
Variable platyfish
The variable platyfish (Xiphophorus variatus) is a species of freshwater fish in family Poecilidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. A live-bearer, it is native to southern Tamaulipas and northern Veracruz states in northeastern Mexico. The variable platyfish grows to a maximum overall length of 7.0&..
Variable positive airway pressure
Variable positive airway pressure, or VPAP (also known as Bilevel positive airway pressure, or BiPAP®) is a method of respiratory ventilation used primarily in the treatment of sleep apnea and various lung diseases, including emphysema. Unlike continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), VPAP uses ..
Variable pricing
Most firms use a fixed price policy. That is, they examine the situation, determine an appropriate price, and leave the price fixed at that amount until the situation changes, at which point they go through the process again. The alternative has been variable pricing, a form of first degree price di..
Variable rate
VARIABLE RATE/TRANCHES/ROLLOVER TERM LOAN (usually 4-7 years) with interest based on shorter "Interest Periods" (i.e. 3, 6 or 12 months with 3 or 6 months most common). Lender commits for full term but interest rate is set every 3, 6 or 12 months for the forthcoming Interest Period. In U.S., the..
Variable rate encoding
Variable rate encoding is one of the possible techniques to limit the effect of rainfall attenuation in satellite transmissions. A system using variable rate encoding can change the encoding rate to maintain an acceptable bit error rate on the signal that is received by the users. ..
Variable Skink
Variable Skink is the common name of two different species of skink: Eumeces multivirgatus, found in North-America.Mabuya varia, found in Africa. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wi..
Variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket
VASIMR test bed The Variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket (VASIMR) is a hypothetical form of spacecraft propulsion that uses radio waves and magnetic fields to accelerate a propellant. VASIMRs are intended to bridge the gap between high-thrust, low-specific impulse propulsion systems ..
Variable speed of light
A variable speed of light (VSL) is the idea that the speed of light, usually denoted by c, may not be constant, for some reason. In most situations in condensed matter physics when light is travelling through a medium, it effectively has a slower speed. Virtual photons in some calculations in quantu..
Variable star
Most stars are of almost constant luminosity. Our own Sun is a good example of one which goes through relatively little variation in brightness (usually about 0.1% over an 11 year solar cycle). Many stars, however, undergo significant variations in luminosity, and these are known as variable stars. ..
Variable star designation
Variable stars are named using a variation on the Bayer designation format of an identifying label (as described below) combined with the Latin genitive of the name of the constellation in which the star lies. See List of constellations for a list of constellations and the genitive forms of their na..
Variable Sunbird
The Variable Sunbird, Cinnyris venustus (formerly Nectarinia venusta), is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. M..
Variable triplefin
The variable triplefin or striped triplefin, Forsterygion varium, is a triplefin of the genus Forsterygion, found in Australia including Tasmania and all around New Zealand in rock pools and depths down to 30 metres, in reef areas of broken rock with kelp. The variable triplefin is one of the l..
Variable Tumble Control System
Variable Tumble Control System (VTCS) is a Mazda automobile engine technology that optimizes the "tumble" of air entering a cylinder. This increases fuel atomization, improving emissions. A butterfly valve opens at low RPM to increase turbulence of the intake charge. This is also present on some ..
Variable universal life insurance
The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a [WikiProject Countering systemic biasworldwide view].Please improve the article or discuss the issue on the [talk page]. Variable Universal Life Insurance (often shortened to VUL) is a type of life insur..
Variable valve timing
Variable valve timing, or VVT, is a generic term for an automobile piston engine technology. VVT allows the lift or duration or timing (some or all) of the intake or exhaust valves (or both) to be changed while the engine is in operation. Two stroke engines use a Power valve system to get similar re..
Variable yield
Variable yield, or Dial-a-yield, an option available on most modern nuclear weapons, allows the operator to specify a weapon's yield, or explosive power, allowing a single design to be used in different situations. In some weapons, the yield is adjusted on the ground, with the addition or removal o..
Variadic function
In computer programming, a variadic function is a function of variable arity; that is, one which can take different numbers of arguments. Support for variadic functions differs widely among programming languages. There are many mathematical and logical operations which come across naturally as vari..
Variadic macro
A variadic macro is a feature of the C preprocessor whereby a macro may be declared to accept a varying number of arguments. Variable-argument macros were introduced in the ISO/IEC 9899:1999 revision of the C Programming Language standard in 1999. Contents 1 Declaration Syntax2 Support..
Variag
Variag has these meanings:- A Russian name for the Varangians.In the Lord of the Rings by Tolkien, a people living in Khand, which is an area immediately east of Mordor.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to..
Variags
Variags are: another name for Varangiansa fictional people in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, see EasterlingsThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point direct..
Variance
This article is about mathematics. Other meaning: variance (land use). In probability theory and statistics, the variance of a random variable (or equivently a probability distribution) is a measure of its statistical dispersion, indicating how its possible values are spread around the expected val..
Variance-to-mean ratio
In probability theory and statistics, the variance-to-mean ratio (VMR), like the coefficient of variation, is a measure of the dispersion of a probability distribution. It is defined as the ratio of the variance [\ \sigma^2 ] to the mean [\ \mu ]: [VMR = .] The Poi..
Variance (accounting)
In budgeting (or management accounting in general), a variance is a difference between budgeted, planned or standard amount and the actual amount incurred/sold. Variances can be computed for both costs and revenues. The concept of variance is intrinsically connected with planned and actual results ..
Variance (land use)
In zoning, a variance is an administrative exception to land use regulations, generally in order to compensate for a deficiency in a real property which would prevent the property from complying with the zoning regulation. Variances are required in the United States in order to prevent a regulatory..
Variance analysis (accounting)
In budgeting or (management accounting in general) variance analysis is a tool of budgetary control by evaluation of performance by means of variances between budgeted, planned or standard amount and the actual amount incurred/sold. Variance analysis can be carried for both costs and revenues. ..
Variance decomposition
The well-known variance decomposition rule is given by: [Var[W] = Var[E[W|V]] + E[Var[W|V]]] See also iterated expectations and law of total variance for proof. ..
Variance reduction
In mathematics, more specifically in the theory of Monte_Carlo_methods, Variance reduction techniques are techniques used to increase the precision of the estimates that can be obtained for a given number of iterations. Every output random variable from the simulation is associated with a variance ..
Variance swap
A variance swap is a financial derivative whose payoff is the product of the time to expiry, in years, multiplied by the difference of the annualised realised volatility squared (that is, the annualised realised variance), [\sigma_^], of returns on the underlying price over that period and..
Variant cover
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. In comic books, a variant cover (sometimes variant edition) refers to an issue of a comic book printed with mul..
Variant Interactive
Variant Interactive, Co. is an American-based video game publisher based in Detroit, Michigan, founded in January 2000. In an effort to right the wrongs of bigger, more established publishers on the fronts of developer/publisher relations, as well as publisher/employee relations, founders Cristophe..
Variant symlinks
In computer programming, a variant symlink is a symlink that has a variable name embedded in it. This can allow some clever tricks to be performed that are not possible with a standard symlink. Variables embedded in the symlinks can include user and or environment specific information among other th..
Varian Fry
Varian Fry Varian Mackey Fry (October 15 1907–September 13, 1967) was a Hotchkiss School and Harvard University educated, American journalist who ran a rescue network in Vichy France that helped approximately 2,000 to 4,000 anti-Nazi and Jewish refugees to escape Nazi Germany and the Ho..
Varian Medical Systems
Varian Medical Systems NYSE: [VAR] is engaged in designing and manufacturing advanced equipment and software solutions for treating cancer with radiation, as well as x-ray tubes for original equipment manufacturers, replacement x-ray tubes and flat-panel digital subsystems for imaging in..
Varian v. Delfino
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. v. Delfino (2005) 35 Cal.4th 180 is a California Supreme Court opinion by then-Associate Justice Janice R. Brown interpreting the state's SLAPP statute. Specifically, the case holds that an appeal from a denial of an anti-SLAPP motion stays all trial court proceedings: ..
Varian Wrynn
colspan=2 style="font-size: larger; " | Varian Wrynn Gender Male Race Human Character class King Affiliation Alliance Occupation Missing king King Varian Wrynn is the former ruler of the Kingdom of Stormwind, son of Llane Wrynn IV. Following his sudden and mysterious disapearanc..
Variar
Part of a onHinduism This box: [ view] • [ talk] • [ edit] Variars are a group of people who belong to the Ambalavasi community of Brahmins. Ambalavasi Brahmins are engaged to serve and assist the Namboodiri priests. Variars were responsible for making the garlan..
Variation
Variation means an instance of change or the rate or magnitude of change. It may refer to Biology: BiodiversityGenetic variation, differences within a speciesVariation (genetics), mutations resulting from chromosomal alteration Physics: Magnetic variation, difference between magnetic north and tr..
Variational Bayes
Variational Bayesian methods, also called ensemble learning, are a family of techniques for approximating intractable integrals arising in Bayesian statistics and machine learning. They can be used to lower bound the marginal likelihood (i.e. "evidence") of several models with a view to performing m..
Variational inequality
Variational inequality is a mathematical theory which attempts to serve as a methodology for the study of equilibrium problems. Guido Stampacchia and Philip Hartman put forth the theory in 1966 to study partial differential equations. The applicability of the theory has since been expanded to includ..
Variational message passing
VMP is an approximate inference technique for continuous-valued Bayesian networks, with conjugate-exponential parents, developed by John Winn in his PhD thesis. John Winn is now at Microsoft Research. Variational Message Passing was developed as a means of generalizing the approximate variational m..
Variational methods in general relativity
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. Variational methods in general relativity refers to various mathematical techniques that employ the use ..
Variational method (quantum mechanics)
The variational method is, in quantum mechanics, one way of finding approximations to the lowest energy eigenstate or ground state, and some excited states. The basis for this method is the variational principle. Introduction Suppose we are given a Hilbert space and a Hermitian operator over it ..
Variational perturbation theory
In mathematics, variational perturbation theory is a mathematical method to convert divergent power series in a small expansion parameter, say [s=\sum_^\infty a_n g^n], into a convergent series in powers [s=\sum_^\infty b_n /(g^\omega)^n], where [\omega] is a cri..
Variational principle
A variational principle is a principle in physics which is expressed in terms of the calculus of variations. According to Cornelius Lanczos, any physical law which can be expressed as a variational principle describes an expression which is self-adjoint. These expressions are also called Hermiti..
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
The Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24, is a highly imaginative, classically polished composition for solo piano penned by Johannes Brahms. It was composed in September 1861 as a birthday present for Clara Schumann, who was the widow of Brahms' musical and personal mentor, Robert Sch..
Variations in timbre of organ pipes
The distinctive tone colors of the individual pipes of an organ are affected by many variables, including: Flue pipes ScalingMaterial* Metal*# Tin/lead mix*# Zinc*# Copper* WoodShape of the pipe* Open*# Cylindrical/Quadrangular*# Tapered*# Inverse tapered* Semi-open*# Chimney*# Tapered canister*..
Variations of basketball
Variations of basketball are games or activities based on or similar to the game of basketball, in which the player utilizes common basketball skills. Some are essentially identical to basketball, with only minor rules changes, while others are more distant and arguably not simple variations but di..
Variations of ordinaries
In heraldry, in addition to the variations of the line that can be applied to both ordinaries and the field, there are some variations of ordinaries that can only be applied to them. The arms of Champagne show cotices "potented and counter potented," while [the cotises of Timothy Hugh Stewar..
Variations of Sheepshead
There are many variations of Sheepshead. This is not a definitive list. Contents 1 Clubs as trump2 Crack and Re-crack3 Jack of Diamonds Partner4 See also Clubs as trump Instead of diamonds, clubs can be used at the tump suit. Queens and Jacks remain the same value. Crack an..
Variations of the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis
During its lifespan, the Mega Drive and Genesis quite possibly received more officially licensed variations than any other console. While only one major design revision of the console was created during its lifespan, each region has it's own peculiarities and unique items, while other variations wer..
Variations on "I Got Rhythm"
Variations on "I Got Rhythm" is a set of variations for orchestra and piano solo composed by George Gershwin in 1933-34. It is Gershwin's last classical concert piece, also the first and only one dedicated "To my brother Ira". Gershwin composed the new piece for his forthcoming concert tour with th..
Variations on a Dream
Track listing "We Subside""This Will Remain Unspoken""Vapour Trails""Run Me Through""The Bitter Pill""Resident Alien""Sooner or Later""Part Zero""Keep Dreaming""Remember Us" 8 Days 8 Days was a bonus disc available only with the first 1000 pressings of Variations on a Dream. It was written and rec..
Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Variations on a Korean Folk Song is a musical piece written for concert band by John Barnes Chance in 1965. As the name implies, Variations consists of a set of variations on the Korean folk song Arirang, which the composer heard while in Korea with the U.S. Army in the late 1950s. [#endnote_f..
Variations on A Love Supreme
Variations on A Love Supreme is a jazz album composed by Fabrizio Cassol and Kris Defoort, two leaders of the contemporary Belgian jazz scene. It contains variations on A Love Supreme, the classic jazz album by the John Coltrane quartet. It was released in 1995 on the De Werf label, and is repre..
Variations on a Nursery Tune (Dohnányi)
Subtitled For the enjoyment of humorous people and for the annoyance of others, Ernő Dohnányi's Variations on a Nursery Tune, Op. 25 is probably his best-known work. Written in 1914 for piano and orchestra, it captures the spirit of Romanticism, and manages to delight and enthral in its sparkling ..
Variations on a Rococo Theme
The Variations on a Rococo theme for violoncello and orchestra in A major Op.33 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a concert-piece for solo cellist and orchestra. It is thought that the Rococo Variations was one of the pieces which Tchaikovsky felt most satisfied with after its composition. The piece ..
Variations on a Theme
This article discusses the David Thomas album, for the musical technique, see Variation (music) Variations on a Theme is David Thomas' second solo studio album. Like its predecessor The Sound of the Sand, Variations on a Theme features prominent guitar work from Richard Thompson. Tracklist A ..
Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn
The Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, consisting of a theme, eight variations and a finale, were composed in 1873 by Johannes Brahms. It was published in two versions: the variations for two pianos, written first but designated Op. 56b, and the same piece for orchestra, referred to as Op. 56a. ..
Variations on the Death of Trotsky
Variations on the Death of Trotsky is a short one act comedy written by David Ives. The play depicts the death of Leon Trotsky in eight varying ways. The play is divided into 8 scenes or "variations," depicting the last day of Trotsky's life. True to its title, the play calls for Trotsky to die a..
Variations on the name "Abegg"
The Variations on the name "Abegg" in F major was a piece for piano by Robert Schumann, composed between 1829 and 1830 and published as his Opus 1. The name refers to Schumann's friend, Meta Abegg, whose name Schumann used in composing the variations. The first five notes of the theme are A-B-E-G-G ..
Variations Part I&II
Variations Part I&II is Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica's third album. The track listing is: Tonci Huljic: "Kolibre"Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1Sakamoto: "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence"Liszt: TotentanzDavid Essex: "Olympic Dream"Tonci Huljic: "Amazonic"Tonci Huljic: "LeeLoos Tune"Ippolitov-Iva..
Variation (astronomy)
Variation in astronomy is used to refer to a perturbation of the orbit of a body, such as a planet or satellite. Specifically, in the case of the motion of the Moon around the Earth, the Variation is a type of perturbation caused by the action of the Sun. The effect is to distort the Moon's orbit..
Variation (ballet)
Variation or Classical Variation (sometimes referred to as a Pas Seul, meaning to Dance Alone) in ballet is a solo dance. As with an Aria in opera, which allows the singer to demonstrate his or her interpretive skills, the variation in ballet has the same function. Typically, variations in ballet ha..
Variation (game)
In game design, variation is the process whereby the community of players, rather than any officiating authority, adapts the rules for informal play. If a variant becomes popular, it will often be published in a rules document like Hoyle's Rules of Games. It may supplant the original game. For examp..
Variation (music)
In music, variation is a formal technique where material is altered during repetition; reiteration with changes. Changes may be harmonic, melodic, contrapuntal, rhythmic, and of timbre or orchestration. Variational sections depend upon one type of presentation of material, while developmental sectio..
Variation analysis
Variation analysis is a quantitative approach to discourse analysis introduced by William Labov. The variationist attempts to elicit the vernacular from subjects by using sociolinguistic interview techniques. Interviews focus on personal narratives in order to achieve this aim. Variationists try to ..
Variation and Evolution in Plants
Variation and Evolution in Plants is a book written by G. Ledyard Stebbins. It was published in 1950 and is one of the key publications of the modern evolutionary synthesis as the first comprehensive publication to discuss the relationship between genetics and natural selection in plants. The book h..
Variation of the field
In heraldry, variations of the field are any of a number of ways that a field (or a charge) may be covered with a pattern, rather than a flat tincture or a simple division of the field. Contents 1 Patterning with ordinaries and subordinaries2 Semé3 Masoned4 Pied at random5&nb..
Variation ratio
The variation ratio is the percent of cases which are not the mode. This may be used as a measure of dispersion for nominal variables, notable because some texts and guides suggest or imply that the dispersion of nominal measurements cannot be ascertained. Just as with the range or standard deviat..
Variator
A variator is a device that can change its parameters, or can change parameters of other devices. Often a variator is a mechanical power transmission device that can change its gear ratio continuously (rather than in steps). See also: continuously variable transmission ..
Varia (Xena)
Varia thumb Tsianina Joelson as Varia First appearance Coming Home Last appearance To Helicon and Back Created by Robert Tapert Statistics Name Varia Occupation Amazon Status Alive Species Human Affiliation Amazons Portrayed by  Tsianina Joelson In the televisio..
VariCAD
VariCAD is a computer program for 3D/2D CAD. VariCAD is a powerful, yet inexpensive 3D/2D CAD system for mechanical engineering, which has been developed since 1988. The company VariCAD s.r.o. (founded in 1994) today has long-time experience in developing CAD systems. VariCAD runs on Windows and..
Varicam
The Panasonic AJ-HDC27F "Varicam" is a digital video camera system created by Panasonic. Its main feature is that the framerate can be varied from 4 fps to 60 fps, offering flexibility in create rapid or slow motion effects. VariCam cameras are mostly used to imitate the look and feel of motion pic..
Varicap
A varicap diode, varactor diode or tuning diode is a type of diode used in electronic circuits. Contents 1 Applications2 Operation3 Non diode varicaps4 External links Applications Varactors are commonly used in parametric amplifiers, parametric oscillators and voltage-con..
Varicella (computer game)
Varicella is a work of interactive fiction by Adam Cadre (1999). It is set in an alternate history which features roughly modern technology mixed with Renaissance-style principalities and court politics. The player character is Primo Varicella, palace minister in Piedmont, who has to get rid of seve..
Varicella zoster virus
|} The varicella-zoster virus (VZV), also known as human herpes virus 3 (HHV-3), is one of the eight herpes viruses known to affect humans (and other vertebrates). Primary VZV infection results in chickenpox (varicella), which may rarely result in complications including VZV encephalitis or pneumon..
Varices
Varices in general refers to distended veins. It derives from the latin word for twisted, "varix". Types of varices include: Esophageal varicesGastric varicesIntestinal varicesredirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Varick
Varick can refer to: Richard Varick, American revolutionary and politicianVarick, New YorkThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended a..
Varick, New York
Varick is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 1,729 at the 2000 census. The town is probably named after Richard Varick, an officer in the American Revolution and New York political leader. The Town of Varick is located in the central part of the county between tw..
Varick Frissell
Varick Frissell (1903 – March 15, 1931) filmmaker born Boston, Massachusetts, USA, was accidentally killed during the making of the film The Viking when the ship, also called the SS Viking exploded and taken the lives of 26 other people. Frissell came from a well to do family, studied at Yal..
Varick Pyr
Varick Pyr (real name Vincent Darrow) is a hip hop artist from Reading, Pennsylvania. Born on February_26, 1983, he began rapping in 1987 and producing in 1995. In 2004, Varick produced for Canada's Noah23. In 2005, he worked with Philadelphia's iCON the Mic King and produced the song "Bridle" for S..
Varicocele
Cross section showing the pampiniform plexus Picture of a large Varicocele Varicocele is an abnormal enlargment of the veins in the scrotum draining the testicles. The testicular blood vessels originate in the abdomen and course down through the inguinal canal as part of the spermati..
Varicocelectomy
A varicocelectomy (varci-kb-sT-lekctb-mT) is a surgical operation for the correction of a varicocele (origin: varicocele + G. ektomT, excision). This is done by ligature and excision and by ligation of the dilated veins. See also Varicocele ..
Varicode
Varicode is a huffman code for use in PSK31. It supports all ASCII characters, but the characters used most frequently have shorter codes. The space between characters is indicated by a 00 sequence. Origionaly created for speeding up real-time keyboard-to-keyboard exchanges over low bandwidth lin..
Varicoscele
Varicosele is a varicose condition of veins of the spermatic cord or the ovaries, forming a soft tumor. ..
Varicose veins
Vein gymnastics in the barefoot park Dornstetten, Germany. An Indian Railways worker affected by varicose veins in Karnataka, India. Varicose veins are veins on the leg which are large, twisted, and ropelike, and can cause pain, swelling, or itching. They are an extreme form of telangie..
Varied Bunting
The Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor) belongs to the Passerina genus of birds in the Cardinal family Cardinalidae. It is mostly found in Central America, with a northern breeding range that extends into the furthest south parts of the U.S. states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Wikimedi..
Varied carpet beetle
The varied carpet beetle is a 3 mm-long beetle that can be a serious household pest. The larval form is known as a woolly bear and feeds on natural fibres, damaging carpets, furniture and clothing. The [National Pest Management Association] offers the following information about th..
Varied Thrush
The Varied Thrush (Zoothera naevia or Ixoreus naevius) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. It breeds in western North America from Alaska to northern California. It is migratory, with northern breeders moving south within or somewhat beyond the breeding range. Other populations may only mo..
Varied Triller
The Varied Triller (Lalage leucomela), like its better-known relative the White-winged Triller, is a smaller member of the Cuckoo-shrike family, Campephagidae. Varied Trillers prefer warm, reasonably moist environments and are found in New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, along much of the trop..
Variegated Fairy-wren
The Variegated Fairy-wren, Malurus lamberti, is a fairy-wren that lives in diverse habitats spread across most of Australia. The male has chestnut shoulders. The scientific name commemorates the British collector Aylmer Bourke Lambert. Three very similar species are localised residents in restri..
Variegated Meadowhawk
The Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to North America. References [Sympetrum corruptum (TSN 101978)]. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 9 February 2006. External links [Variegated Meadowhawk] at ..
Variegated pelargonium
Variegated pelargonium is a flowering plant from the genus Pelargonium, with leaves of two colours. ..
Variegated Tinamou
The Variegated Tinamou is a species of bird native to South America. References BirdLife International (2004). [Crypturellus variegatus]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least ..
Variegate porphyria
Variegate porphyria is a type of porphyria that can have acute (severe but usually not long-lasting) symptoms along with symptoms that affect the skin. The disorder results from low levels of the enzyme responsible for the seventh step in heme production. Heme is a vital molecule for all of the bod..
Variegation
Variegation is the appearance of differently coloured zones in the leaves, and sometimes the stems, of plants. This may be due to a number of causes. Some variegation is attractive and ornamental, and gardeners tend to preserve these. The term is also sometimes used to refer to colour zonation in ..
Varietal
Varietal describes wines made from a single named grape variety. This term is also used to describe particular subspecies of coffee. As vintners and consumers have become aware of the characteristics of individual varieties of wine grapes, wines have also come to be identified by varietal names. V..
Varieties of Arabic
The Arabic language is a Semitic language with many varieties. This entry looks at spoken varieties of Arabic, distinguishing them from Standard Arabic and from each other. These are the Arabic languages and dialects that native speakers learn at home, rather than at school. Arabic is a diglossic l..
Varieties of Australian English
This article deals with the socio-economic continuum of Australian English. For regional variation see "Regional variation in Australian English". Most linguists consider there to be three main varieties of Australian English. These are Broad, General and Cultivated Australian English. These three..
Varieties of Ethernet
The varieties of Ethernet span several magnitudes of speed and a wide range of physical mediums. The speed ranges from 3 Mbit/s to 10 Gbit/s in speed while the physical medium ranges from bulky coaxial cable to twisted pair to optical fiber. In general, network protocol stack software will work id..
Varieties of Monogamy
Close Relationships Attachment Bonding Boyfriend Cohabitation Divorce Friendship Family Girlfriend Jealousy Love Marriage Monogamy Open Marriage Polyamory Polyandry Polygamy Polygynandry Polygyny Sexuality Separation Swinging Widowhood The varieties of monogamy refer to the distinction ..
Varieties of the Romanian language
While the Romanian language is quite unitary compared to the other Romance languages, a dialect continuum does exist. The differences between the extreme ends of the language are mainly in vocabulary and in phonology, as the grammar is almost identical all over the area inhabited by Romanians. T..
Variety
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Variety may refer to: Variety (linguistics), a concept that includes for instance dialects, standard language and jargon.Variety (biology), a rank in botany below that of species.Variety (plant), a legal term.Variety (philately), a..
Variety (biology)
In botanical nomenclature, variety is a rank below that of species: As such, it gets a ternary name (a name in three parts). A variety will have an appearance distinct from other varieties, but will hybridize freely with those other varieties (if brought into contact). Usually varieties will be ge..
Variety (linguistics)
Linguistics Theoretical linguistics Phonetics Phonology Morphology Syntax Semantics Lexical semantics Structural semantics Prototype semantics Stylistics Prescription Pragmatics Applied linguistics Psycholinguistics Sociolinguistics Generative linguistics Cognitive linguis..
Variety (magazine)
Variety is a weekly magazine for the entertainment industry. It has been published since 1905, starting by covering vaudeville with offices in New York, then opening a Los Angeles bureau in the 1930s. It publishes three paper editions and a Web site. Variety is a tabloid glossy newspaper publish..
Variety (plant)
A "plant variety" is a legal term, following the UPOV Convention. Recognition of a cultivated plant as a "variety" (in this sense) provides its breeder with some legal protection, so-called plant breeders' rights, depending to some extent on the internal legislation of the signatory countries. Note..
Variety (universal algebra)
In universal algebra, a variety of algebras is the class of all algebraic structures of a given signature satisfying a given set of identities. Equivalently, a variety is a class of algebraic structures of the same signature which is closed under the taking of homomorphic images, subalgebras and car..
Variety Big Brother
Variety Big Brother (Mandarin Chinese: 綜藝大哥大; Hanyu Pinyin: zongyi dageda) is a television show hosted by funnyman Chang Fei, a.k.a. Fei Ge. It is aired in Taiwan on the network television station CTV on Saturdays. This popular variety show is basically like other Taiwanese variety shows, ..
Variety Lights
Variety Lights (Luci del varietà) is a 1950's Italian film diected and produced by Federico Fellini. The film launched Fellini's directorial career, and was a collaboration, in production, direction, and screenplay, with another author, Alberto Lattuada. Up to that time Fellini had worked mainly..
Variety Recordings: Barenaked Ladies
Variety Recordings: Barenaked Ladies (sometimes known as CBC Variety Recordings or simply Variety Recordings) is a 1991 promo release by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies. Issued to radio stations, this CD featured early versions of some songs that would later appear on their major-label debut, Gord..
Variety show
A variety show is a show with a variety of acts, often including music and comedy skits, especially on television. The format is basically television's version of the Music Hall format. Variety in the UK evolved in theatres and Music Halls, and later in Working Men's Clubs. Most of the early top p..
Variform
The title screen of Variform Variform is a demo by the demogroup Kewlers. It was released in 2002 at the Assembly demo party, and even though it only placed 3rd in the competition, it became one of the most widely acclaimed demos ever, winning three Scene.org Awards the following year. Conte..
Varig
Varig Boeing 777 (PP-VRB) Another view of PP-VRB Varig McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Varig (Viação Aerea RIo Grandense) is an airline based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Until recently, it was Brazil's leading international airline and operated service to 17 countries on three continen..
Varignon frame
A varignon frame is a system of weights and pulleys used by geographers to help determine optimum location. ..
Varig destinations
List of destinations of Varig. Please note that as of June, 2006, Varig is in the midst of a serious financial crisis and cancelling many flights. This list is therefore subject to rapid change and may not reflect actual conditions at this time. As of June 21, 2006 International destinations liste..
Varig Flight 254
Varig Flight 254 align="center" colspan="2" class="hiddenStructure |- !align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" colspan="4"|Summary |- !align="right" valign="top"|Date |align="left" valign="top"|September 3, 1989 |- !align="right" valign="top"|Type |align="left" valign="top"|Fuel exhaustion in flight, Pil..
Varig Flight 820
On 11 July 1973, Varig Flight 820, scheduled to fly from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, made a forced landing at a field nearby the French airport of Orly. A fire aboard the plane and a crash at the final part of the landing was the cause of the casualties: 123 deaths and 11 survivors (10 crew, 1 passenge..
Varig Logística
Varig Logística (aka Varig Log) is a cargo airline, subsidiary of Varig, based in São Paulo, Brazil. Contents 1 Code Data2 History3 Services4 Fleet5 External links Code Data IATA Code: LCICAO Code: VLO History The airline was established and started operations in Se..
Varik
The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Varik in the municipality of Neerijnen. Varik ([51°49′N 5°22′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen, and lies about 8 km south of Tiel. In 2001, the to..
Varima-te-takere
In the mythology of Mangaia, Cook Islands, Varima-te-takere lives in the lowest levels of Avaiki, the underworld. She plucks off a piece from her right side and it becomes the future father of gods and men, who is called Vatea (Tregear 1891:392). References E.R. Tregear, Maori-Polynesian Comparativ..
Varina, Iowa
Varina is a city in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 90 at the 2000 census. Geography Varina is located at [42°39′36″N, 94°53′56″W] (42.659864, -94.898808)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city h..
Varina, Virginia
Varina (Va-ry-nah) is a former town and current magisterial district in easternmost portion of Henrico County, Virginia, USA. It was named for Varina Farms, a plantation on the James River about 35 miles upstream from the Jamestown Settlement in the Virginia Colony, and across the river from Sir Tho..
Varina-Enon Bridge
Varina-Enon Bridge carries Interstate 295 across the James River near Dutch Gap between Henrico County near Richmond and Chesterfield County near Hopewell, Virginia. It was opened to traffic in July 1990. The Varina-Enon Bridge has six lanes (three lanes each way) with full right and left shoulder..
Varina High School
Varina High School is located in eastern Henrico, Virginia. External links The school's [web page] The current principal of the school is Tracie Q. Omohoundro. ..
Varina Howell
Varina Howell and Jefferson Davis' wedding picture Varina Howell (May 7, 1826 - October 16, 1905) an American author is best known as the wife of Confederate President Jefferson Davis during the American Civil War. She was born to William B. Howell and Margaret Lousia Kempe in Natchez, Miss..
Varini (disambiguation)
Varini can refer to: Felice Varini, a French artist famous for his work on perspective-localized paintingsVarni, a Germanic tribe This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the..
VarioCam
VarioCam is an automobile variable valve timing technology developed by Porsche. VarioCam varies the timing of the intake valves by adjusting the tension on the timing chain connecting the intake and exhaust camshafts. VarioCam was first used on the 1992 3.0 L engine in the Porsche 968. Pors..
Variogram
Three functions are used in geostatistics for describing the spatial or the temporal correlation of observations: these are the correlogram, the covariance and the semivariogram. The last is also more simply called variogram. The sampling variogram, unlike the semivariogram and the variogram, show..
Variole
The variole is the second name for the virus knows as lagaisse. ..
Variolite
Variolites (Latin varius, "speckled, variegated") are a group of dark green basic igneous rocks that, especially on weathered surfaces, exhibit pale colored spots, or spherules, that give them a pockmarked appearance. In some conditions these spots weather out prominently; they are grey, pale green,..
Variomatic
Variomatic is the stepless, fully automatic transmission of the passenger car manufacturer DAF. The final drive has two pulleys with moveable conical drums. The distance between the drums is controlled by the engine vacuum in the inlet manifold and engine RPM, through centrifugal weights inside the..
Variome
Variome is the whole set of variation found in populations of species that have gone through a relatively short evolution change. For example, a human population diverged 10,000 years ago will have variations that are small in number. A project proposed in May 2006, the Human Variome Project (HVP), ..
Variometer
The term Variometer also refers to a type of tunable electrical transformer Contents 1 Definition2 Description3 Purpose4 External links Definition A variometer (also known as a rate-of-climb indicator, a vertical speed indicator (VSI), or a vertical velocity indicator (VVI))..
VarioRam
VarioRam is a Porsche-patented engine induction system that was first introduced on the 1992 model year 964 Carrera RS motor sport special, and became standard on the 911-series engines from the model year 1996. As the name suggests, VarioRam varies the effective length of the inlet ducting depend..
Variorum
A Variorum is a work that collates all known variants of a text. It is a work of textual criticism, whereby all variations and emendations are set side by side so that a reader can track how textual decisions have been made in the preparation of a text for publication. Two works have received the ..
Various-leaved Hawthorn
The Various-leaved Hawthorn, Crataegus heterophylla Flugge is a small tree of about 3m in height, sometimes up to 10m; often semi-evergreen in character, with unusually variable leaves for a hawthorn. Some leaves are entirely smooth-edged, or have just a few (sometimes three) teeth at the apex ..
Various Artists
The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Various Artists single releases often have their profits going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples incl..
Various Artists - We Make Our Own Mistakes, Volume One
We Make Our Own Mistakes, Volume One Format CD Year 2006 Label ALLALOM Music © 2006 ALLALOM Music A compilation released by ALLALOM Music. Track Listing The Divorce - Birds Equal MagicThe Catch - HofmeisterSacha Sacket - Stuck In The SunsetThe Cloves - PrescriptionsThe Broadway Hus..
Various Book of Mormon people
The Book of Mormon contains information about a variety of people, but some individuals are only briefly mentioned. The individuals that relatively little is known about are listed alphabetically below: Contents 1 Abinadom2 Amaleki3 Amaron4 Amoron5 Amos6 Chemish7&nb..
Various Chimeras
Various Chimeras is a 2006 album by electronica artist Shinjuku Zulu on Neuphoria Recordings. Contents 1 Track listing2 Vocalists3 Credits4 External links Track listing "Tombouctou, Adieu!""Shanghai Masai""Dirty Liar""Make Me Shake (Gimme Some Crush Crush)""Chimera Hey Ya!""D..
Various Entertainment
Various Entertainment is a independent music production label founded by Kevin E. Allen Jr based in Houston, Texas. ..
Various Positions
Various Positions, the seventh studio album by Leonard Cohen, was released in December 1984 (and February 1985). Contents 1 Release history2 Track listing3 Songs4 References Release history After the abandoned 1975 project Songs for Rebecca Cohen again joined forces with pr..
Variraptor
Variraptor (VAHR-i-RAP-tor - (Latin) Varus for a name of a river + (Latin) raptor meaning "thief") named after the Var River and the Var Department in the Provence region of southern France, to indicate a maniraptoran theropod found in the Gres a Reptiles Formation at La Bastide Neuve, near Fox-Amp..
Variscale
A variscale is variable length mechanical scale (ruler) designed to directly measure latitude and longitude on USGS maps. ..
Variscan mountains
The Variscan Mountains were a chain of mountains formed in a continental collision, which started in the Devonian period and ended in the Permian period. The Old Red Sandstone continent in the north (present day North America, Britain and Scandinavia) collided with the southern continent of Gondwana..
Variscan orogeny
The Variscan or Hercynian orogeny is a geologic mountain-building event recorded in the European mountains and hills called the Variscan Belt. This occurred in Paleozoic times (from ~390 to ~310 mya) and reflects continental collision between Laurasia and Gondwana to form Pangea. This early collis..
Varisci
The Varisci (german Varisker) were a Germanic tribe, the presumed prior inhabitants of a mediaeval district, Provincia Variscorum, the same (in presumption) as the Vogtland district of Saxony in Germany. They do not appear under that name exactly in ancient history, however, but rather come on stage..
Variscite
A sample of Variscite Variscite ·2H2O, hydrated aluminium phosphate, is a relatively rare phosphate mineral. It is sometimes confused with turquoise, however, variscite is usually greener in colour. Variscite is formed by direct deposition from phosphate bearing water that has reacted ..
Varissuo
Varissuo on a map of Turku. Varissuo (Finnish; Kråkkärret in Swedish) is a district and the largest suburb of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located seven kilometres to the east of the city centre, and is the easternmost major suburb of Turku, bordering on the neighbouring city of Kaar..
Varistaipale canal
Varistaipale canal is a Finnish canal in Heinävesi. The canal is a part of Heinävesi route (Heinäveden reitti), a route with six canals: Kerma, Vihovuonne, Pilppa, Karvio, Taivallahti and Varistaipale canals. The canal was built in 1911-1913 and has four locks. So it is the biggest canal in Fin..
Varistor
A 385-volt metal oxide varistor A varistor is an electronic component with a significant non-ohmic current-voltage characteristic. The name is a portmanteau of variable resistor. Varistors are often used to protect circuits against excessive transient voltages by incorporating them into the c..
Varitone
The Varitone is an amplified saxophone that the Selmer Company introduced in 1965. The Varitone included a small microphone mounted on the saxophone neck, a set of controls attached to the saxophone's body, and an amplifier and loudspeaker mounted inside a cabinet. The Varitone's effects included e..
Varity
Varity was an American farm equipment maker based in Buffalo, New York. History The company was created in 1986 from the remains of Massey-Ferguson of Toronto, Ontario and moved to Buffalo (672 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo NY) in 1991 and ceased to be a Canadian corporation. In 1994 the farm equipme..
Varius Manx
Varius Manx is a Polish pop group, formed in Łódź in 1989 by composer Robert Janson. The name is a variation on the English word "various" plus Manx, the variety of cat. The band have sold more than 2 million albums in their native Poland. The band's first album, The Beginning, which consisted ..
Varix (mollusc)
Varices of a Biplex species Varix (Pl. varices) is a thickened axial ridge in the shell of some types of Littorinimorpha and Neogastropoda, located at intervals around the whorl, and formed by thickening of the outer lip at a resting stage in the growth of the shell. In most gastropods bearin..
Varjak paw
Varjak Paw is a book by S.F Said and illustrated by Dave McKean. Varjak Paw is a small Mesopotamian Blue kitten who lives with his family in the Contessa's house on the hill. One day a large gentleman and two mysterious black cats come into the house. Grandfather Paw and Varjak know there is somethi..
Varjak Paw (film)
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Varjão
Varjão State Goiás Area: 519.0 km² Population: 3,579 (IBGE 2005) Elevation: 609m Postcode (CEP): 75355-000 IBGE statistical microregion: 014 Vale do Rio dos Bois Microregion Became a city: 1958 Distance to Goiânia: 74 km. Website: none Va..
Varjoon - Suojaan
Varjoon - Suojaan (English translation: "To The Shadow - To Safety") was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, performed in Finnish by Fredi. The song was performed eighth on the night (following Sweden's Östen Warnerbring with Som En Dröm and preceding Germany's Inge Brück with ..
Vark
Vark (Hindi:वर्क) [Pronounced Vrk] is a silver foil garnishing on top of Indian sweets. The silver is edible, though tasteless. Vark is not harmful to the body as the quantity is minuscule. Vark is made by pounding silver into a thin sheet a few micrometres thick. When sold, Vark ..
Varkala
Varkala is a coastal town in the state of [link] state, India. It is 51 km north of Thiruvananthapuram city. Varkala is the only place in southern Kerala where one can find cliffs just adjacent to the Arabian sea. These sedimentary and laterite cliffs are a unique geological feature in..
Varkari
The Varkari tradition is a part of the bhakti spiritual tradition of Hinduism. Varkari in Marathi also means travellers. The Varkari sampraday (religious movement) is so called because the followers travel hundreds of miles to the holy town of Pandharpur on foot, twice a year on the two Ekadashi (11..
Varkaus
Varkaus is a Middle-Savonian industrial town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 24731 (2003) and covers an area of 524,96 km² of which 139,27 km² is water. The population ..
Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil
Coat of arms of Cardinal Vithayathil, church of San Bernardo alle Terme, Rome. Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil (born 29 May 1927) is a senior Eastern Rite cleric of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as the Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars in India. Born in Parur, India..
Varkiza
Map Map not yetavailable --> Statistics Prefecture: Attica Metropolitan Area: Athens Location:Latitude:Longitude: 37.816883 (37°49'1") N lat. 23.8005 (23°48'3") E long. Elevation: -lowest: -centre: Saronic Gulf5 m (centre)eastern part Postal code: 166 73 (most addr..
Varlam Cherkezishvili
Varlam Cherkezishvili (Georgian: ვარლამ ჩერქეზიშვილი) (Tiflis, September 15, 1846 – London, August 18, 1925) was a Georgian politician and journalist, involved in anarchist communist movement, and later in the Georgian national liberation movement. He was also k..
Varlam Shalamov
Varlam Shalamov Varlam Tikhonovich Shalamov (Варлам Тихонович Шаламов, July 1, 1907–January 17, 1982) was a Russian writer, journalist, poet, political prisoner and Gulag survivor. Varlam Shalamov was born in Vologda, Russia to a family of an orthodox religious mini..
Varlet
Varlet can refer to: a valet, especially as a knight's squirepeople with the surname Varlet, such as*Dominique Marie Varlet, Bishop of Babylon*Jean Varlet*Charles Varlet redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Varlık
Varlık is a Turkish magazine. It often published poetry and works of famous Turkish poets and writers. External link [Varlık] Online ..
Varlik Vergisi
Literally a "capital tax", the Varlik Vergisi was a one-off wealth tax imposed on wealthier citizens in Turkey in 1942. Although imposed on all wealthy Turks, those who suffered most severely were non-Muslim Jews, Armenians, and Greeks, who controlled much of the economy. During World War II, Turke..
Varma
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Varma or Varman is a honorific title of most kings in India and in South east asia. Cambodia The king who buil..
Varmahlíð
Varmahlíð is a small village in Skagafjorður in northern Iceland. It is on the ring road, and approximately 24km south Sauðakrokur. Around 120 people live on the eastern slope of the hill for which the town is named. ..
Varmalogy
Varmalogy is a systematic study of vital points (varmams Varmam) on human body and also on animal bodies. The varmams are located on nerves, nerve joints, bones, muscles, ligaments and inner organs. Right or wrong vibration of the varmams will either promote or impair health. Varmams are rhythmicall..
Varman
Varman is a village in Sirohi District in Rajasthan state in India.It is 45 km from Abu Road.Its's old name is Brahmana. It was a prosperous town in the past.The place was famous for Sun-temple known as Brahmana Svamin.The temple is also called Surya Narayana and was built in the seventh century .I..
Varman dynasty
The Varman dynasty ruled Kamarupa (Assam) from 350 to 650. This dynasty is sometime called Naraka or Bhauma since it traces its lineage to the mythical Narakasura. Pushyavarman is the first historical ruler of Assam. 350-374 Pushyavarman374-398 Samudravarman398-422 Balavarman422-446 Kalyanavarman4..
Varma Kalai
Varma Kalai Varma Kalai (also spelled Varmakalai or Varmakkalai) is an ancient martial art which has its origins in the southern part of India, more specifically, around Tamil Nadu state. The art itself was practiced by Indian monks who combined Yoga, Ayurveda (the Indian science of Medicine..
Varminter
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]Varminter, a contraction of the term varmint hunter, is someone who hunts varmints. Varminter is also used as a term to describe hunting equipment either specifically designed for, or suitable for varmint hunting. Examples are varminter rifle and varminter bullets..
Varmint rifle
Varmint rifle is an American English term for a relatively small-caliber firearm (or even a high-powered air gun) primarily used for hunting varmints—such as coyotes and smaller. The varmint gun fills a design gap between small game rifles and rimfire firearms. .22LR (the most popular rimfire cal..
Varn
Varn is a chemical company. It was founded by Vincent Von Zwehl I and was eventually sold to his sons, Vincent II and Joseph. The two sold it in the mid 90's. ..
Varna
This article is about a city in Bulgaria. See Varna (caste) for the Indian caste system. Coat of Arms Map Varna's Coat of Arms Location of Varna in Bulgaria Data Municipality (Oblast): Varna (Варна) Altitude: 79 m Population: 345 522 Postal code: 9000 Dialing code..
Varna, Illinois
Varna is a village in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 436 at the 2000 census. Geography Varna is located at [41°2′12″N, 89°13′29″W] (41.036562, -89.224779)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the vill..
Varna, New York
Varna is a hamlet located within the town of Dryden, New York. External Links [Varna Community Association][Varna Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.] ..
Varna-Devnya Industrial Complex
The Devnya Industrial Complex consists of some of the most important factories and companies in the chemical industrial sector of Bulgaria. The reason why Devnya has become the host of this cluster is that the region is relatively rich in raw materials like water, salt and limestone. Names of compan..
Varna-sankaras
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Varnado, Louisiana
Varnado is a village in Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 342 at the 2000 census. Geography Varnado is located at [30°53′42″N, 89°49′54″W] (30.894911, -89.831635)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau..
Varnado Simpson
Pfc. Varnado Simpson was an American soldier posted to Vietnam and a participant in the My Lai Massacre Simpson joined the US military in 1967 at the age of eighteen, and the following year was posted to Vietnam. There he was assigned to C-Company under the command of Captain Ernest Medina - and p..
Varnam
Varnam is one of the most important parts of Carnatic music. It has two types: Tāna varnamPāda varnam On the concert stage, the varnam occurs quite often. At the opening of any concert, one varnam will be performed. Varnams are considered vocal exercises in a particular raga. The patt..
Varnamtown, North Carolina
Varnamtown is a town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 481 at the 2000 census. Geography Varnamtown is located at [33°56′39″N, 78°13′52″W] (33.944172, -78.231012)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census ..
Varnas
This page contains Indic text. Without rendering support, you may see irregular vowel positioning and a lack of conjuncts. [Enabling complex text support for Indic scriptsMore...] The Sanskrit term varna is derived from the root vrn meaning "to choose (from a group)." This is cont..
Varnava
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Varnava Rosic
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Varna (Thessaloniki), Greece
Varna (not related to the city of Varna in Bulgaria) was (and is) an area of Thessaloniki within the wall, between the municipalities of Thessaloniki (city of-) and Neapoli ..
Varna Airport
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Varna Necropolis
The Varna Necropolis (Bulgarian: ) is a burial site in the western industrial part of Varna (approximately half a kilometre from Lake Varna), Bulgaria. Accidentally discovered in October 1972 by excavator operator Raycho Marinov, the relics contained within this burial site are believed to be the ol..
Varna Peninsula
Varna Peninsula (Poluostrov Varna \po-lu-'os-trov 'var-na\) is a roughly rectangular ice-covered peninsula forming the NE extremity of Livingston Island, Antarctica. It is bounded by Hero Bay to the NW, by Moon Bay to the SE, and by McFarlane Strait to the NE. The peninsula is approximately 12 km..
Varna Province
Varna is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, bordering the Black Sea. It has a population of approximately 490,000 people, of whom around 70% live in the administrative centre of Varna. The province has an area of 3,820 square kilometres. Varna is Bulgaria's third largest city, after Sofia and Pl..
Varna Railway Station
Varna Railway Station (железопътна гара Варна) is one of the oldest railway stations in Bulgaria, officially opened on 3 March 1925 by Tsar Boris III, but in use since 26 October 1866 to serve the Varna-Rousse railway line. The railway station was renovated and once again open..
Varndean Secondary School
Varndean School is secondary school founded in 1884 and located in Brighton, England. Varndean shares a campus with Balfour Junior School, Balfour Infants School, Dorothy Stringer High School and Varndean College. Historically the current Varndean Secondary building was the Varndean Girls school a..
Varnell, Georgia
Varnell is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,491 at the 2000 census. Geography Varnell is located at [34°53′58″N, 84°57′52″W] (34.899367, -84.964573)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the..
Varner Unit
The Varner Unit is a high-security state prison in Arkansas, United States. It is located near the small town of Grady in Lincoln County. The Varner Unit was opened in 1987 with 300 beds, and its capacity was soon increased to 700 beds. Further construction has brought the total capacity to over 1..
Varney, Ontario
Varney is a village in Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Varney has a few automotive shops, restaurants and stores. The village is located on Grey Road 6, on the southern outskirts of Durham and north of Mount Forest. ..
Varney Airlines
Varney Airlines was an airline company that started service on April 6, 1926 as an air-mail carrier. Formed by Walter Varney the airline was based in Boise, Idaho. Its first flight under contact with the U.S. Postal Service was from Pasco, Washington to Elko, Nevada. That air freight contract wi..
Varney Parkes
Varney Parkes was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ..
Varney Sherman
Harry Varney Gboto-Nambi Sherman (b. 16 February 1953) is a Liberian politician and member of the Liberian Action Party (LAP). Running as candidate of the four-party Coalition for the Transformation of Liberia (COTOL) in the 11 October 2005 presidential elections, Sherman placed 5th out of 22 candi..
Varney the Vampire
The cover image from one of the original Varney the Vampire publications. Varney the Vampire or The Feast of Blood was a mid-Victorian era gothic horror story by James Malcolm Rymer (alternatively attributed to Thomas Preskett Prest), first published in 1845 in a series of pamphlets general..
Varni
"Varini" redirects here. For , see . The Varni (Procopius), Varini (Tacitus), Varinnae (Pliny the Elder), Wærne/Werne (Widsith) and Warnii (the Thuringian Law) probably refer to a little known Germanic tribe. The name would have meant the "defenders", and they may have originated in the south Scan..
Varniai
Varniai is a town in Lithuania established in 15th century, near important Samogitian castle Medininkai. ..
Varning för Jönssonligan
Varning för Jönssonligan is a Swedish movie about the gang Jönssonligan made in 1981. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The movie begins with the Jönsson gang making a minor burglary. It goes wrong and the gang leader, Sickan, gets caught. After he ..
Varnish
Varnish is a finish applied to wood or other surfaces in order to provide a clear, hard, durable, protective finish. Varnish is usually a combination of a drying oil, a resin and a thinner or solvent. Varnish finishes are often, although not always, glossy. As opposed to paint, which contains pigmen..
Varnish roan
Varnish roan describes a horse with coloration similar to greying. Varnish roans begin as normally colored horses, which usually have appaloosa spotting. As an Appaloosa horse ages, the markings blur. The varnish roan seems to spread from the white of the original markings. Varnish roan is not a re..
Varnish tree
The name varnish tree could refer to two species of trees: The goldenrain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)The candlenut, or kukui (Aleurites moluccana) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you ma..
Varnsdorf
Location of Varnsdorf in the Czech Republic Church Varnsdorf Varnsdorf (-Czech, German: Warnsdorf) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic, with a population of around 16,000. The town is close to the border with Germany, having a border crossing to the Saxon town..
Varnu
Varnu was an ancient town and is associated with Bannu in NWFP province of Pakistan. In 602 CE the Chinese pilgrim Hsüan-tsang travelled from Varnu to Jaguda in Ghazni. See also Bannu ..
Varnville, South Carolina
Varnville is a town in Hampton County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,074 at the 2000 census. Geography Varnville is located at [32°51′9″N, 81°4′46″W] (32.852489, -81.079367)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Burea..
Varodd Bridge
The Varodd Bridge (Varoddbruene) is a suspension bridge in Vest-Agder county in Norway. The bridge is 618 meters long, the main span is 337 metres. The Varood Bridge was opened in 1956. See also List of largest suspension bridgesList of bridges in NorwayList of bridges in Norway by lengthList of..
Varodurumon
Varodurumon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, an Exalted Bird Digimon. It is said that he inhabits the stratosphere at 40,000 meters. He has six enormous wings, and his wingspan when he spreads his largest wings can reach 30 meters. He is handed down through legend as the prote..
Varosha
Varosha (Greek: Βαρώσια) was the modern tourist area of the city of Famagusta prior to the Turkish invasion in 1974. Today it is a ghost town. Many new high rise buildings and hotels were built prior to the war to cater to the increasing number of tourists coming to Famagusta, then the numbe..
Varpa
Varpa is an old outdoor game. The game dates back to the Viking Age and survived in Gotland together with several other medieval or viking games. The game can be described at a version of boules but played with a flat and heavy thrower known as "varpa" instead of balls. These used to be well shape..
Varpaisjärvi
Varpaisjärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 3,125 (2003) and covers an area of 533.05 km² of which 48.66 km² is water. The population density is 6.5 inhabitants per km..
Varpas
Varpas (lit. The Bell) was a Lithuanian-language newspaper published from 1889 to 1905. Owing to the Czarist ban on publication in Lithuanian, in was printed in Tilsit (current Sovetsk) and Ragnit (current Neman) and smuggled into Russian-dominated Lithuania by the knygnešiai, the book smugglers. ..
Varpulis
Eastern European deity (Czechoslovakia, Lithuania, Croatia). Varpulis is god of storm winds and companion of the thunder god Perun or Pyerun. References [godchecker.com] ..
Varqá
Varqá (Arabic: "dove"), born Mírzá `Alí-Muhammad (d. 1896), was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, a global religion of Persian origin. Varqá was referred to by `Abdu'l-Bahá as a Hand of the Cause of God, and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of..
Varrio Nuevo Estrada
Varrio Nuevo Estrada, also known as "Barrio Nuevo Estrada" or "VNE" is a Chicano gang from Estrada Courts, Los Angeles, California. One well known Estrada Courts mural is in memory of a VNE member. [link] The mural, entitled, "Que Rifan Todo Las Cliqas del Barrio Nuevo Estrada Que Vivan...
Varro
Varro was a Roman cognomen carried by: Gaius Terentius Varro, the consul defeated at the battle of CannaeMarcus Terentius Varro (known as Varro Reatinus), the scholarPublius Terentius Varro (known as Varro Atacinus), the poet This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articl..
Varroa
Varroa is a genus of parasitic arachnids. ..
Varroa destructor
Varroa destructor is an external parasitic mite that attacks honey bees Apis cerana and Apis mellifera. It was until recently mislabeled as Varroa jacobsoni. Varroa mites have been found on flower feeding insects such as the bumblebee Bombus pennsylvanicus, the scarab beetle Palpada vinetorum an..
Varroa jacobsoni
Varroa jacobsoni mites are a relatively benign parasite of Apis cerana (Asian honeybees). Until very recently it was thought that they were the cause of the varroatosis, a parasitic disease that plagues Western honeybees, Apis mellifera since early 1960s. Only in 2000 a separate species of varroa..
Varroville, New South Wales
Varroville is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. External links Suburbs of the City of Campbelltown | South-western Sydney | Sydney Airds | Ambarvale | Blair Athol | Blairmount | Bow Bowing | Bradbury | Campbelltown | Claymore | Denham Court | Eagle Vale | Englorie Park | Escho..
Varro Atacinus
Publius Terentius Varro Atacinus (82 BC - c.35 BC) was an early Roman poet, more polished than the more famous and learned Varro Reatinus, his contemporary, and more widely read by the Augustans, who apparently dared not mention the other Varro's name (Cruttwell 1877). He was born in the province o..
Varsen
The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Varsen in the municipality of Ommen. Varsen ([52°31′N 6°23′E]) is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Ommen, and lies about 19 km east of Zwolle. The statistical..
Varsenare
Varsenare is a town in Jabbeke, a part of Belgium. See also: West Flanders External link [Varsenare @ City Review] ..
Varsey
Varsey is a town in West Sikkim in India. Located at an elevation of 3,000 metres, (10,000 ft), it is famous for the Varsey Rhododendron Sanctuary. ..
Varshakonda
Varshakonda is located in the district of Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a typical Indian village. Varshakonda is an agrarian society, with the majority of the population depending on agriculture for their livelihood. The major crops are rice, wheat, cotton, and sugarcane. Varshakonda is u..
Varsham
Varsham (2004) is a Telugu film produced by M.S. Raju. The film stars Gopichand, Trisha,and Prabhas. The film's super hit music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. This film turned out to be the hit of the year 2004 creating records everywhere. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot..
Varsha Bhosle
Varsha Bhosle is an Indian columnist. She wrote regular columns for the Indian web portal Rediff from early 1997 to mid 2003. She also wrote for the Times of India, and has been featured at neoconservative internet magazine Frontpage [link]. Her writings are conservative, and often agains..
Varsha Soni
Varsha Soni is a former national woman field hocky player of India. She represented India at 1980 Summer Olympics Games. She hails from Rajasthan. ..
Varsinais-Suomi
Varsinais-Suomi (Egentliga Finland) is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to: Varsinais-Suomi - a historical Province of Sweden (Historical provinces of Finland)Turun ja Porin lääni - a former Province of Finland (County of Sweden) Varsinais-Suomen maakunta - a current R..
Varsity
The word "varsity" is descended from the word "university" (which in the 19th century was commonly shortened to "versity"). The term has many contemporary applications: Varsity team, the principal athletic teams representing a university or schoolVarsity match, a sports fixture played between trad..
Varsity (Cambridge)
Varsity is the older of Cambridge University's main student newspapers (The Cambridge Student is the other, younger, one). Contents 1 History2 Organisation3 Awards4 Recent editors5 Staff6 New Premises7 References8 External links History Varsity has one ..
Varsity (Cape Town)
Varsity is the official student newspaper of the University of Cape Town (UCT). In 1942, the first edition of Varsity went to print. The paper was founded as a result of the burgeoning cultural tensions on campus between Afrikaans and English students. The student representative council (SRC) sought..
Varsity Arena
Varsity Arena is an arena in Toronto, Ontario. It is primarily home to the ice hockey teams of the University of Toronto, though it also hosted the Toronto Toros of the WHA from 1973-1974. It opened on December 17, 1926. One of the first indoor arenas to be built without pillars in the seating area..
Varsity blind wine tasting match
The Varsity Blind Wine Tasting Match is an annual competition in blind wine tasting between the blind tasting teams of the Oxford University Wine Circle and the Cambridge University Blind Wine Tasting Society. It is sponsored by Champagne house Pol Roger and the current convenor is James Simpson M..
Varsity Blues
For other articles with the term Varsity Blues, see Varsity Blues (disambiguation). The Varsity Blues are the sports teams at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The group of teams is 128 years old, and have won many awards. Contents 1 Football2 Men's Hockey3 D..
Varsity Blues (disambiguation)
Varsity Blues is the athletic team at University of Toronto. Varsity Blues is also a 1999 movie. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the int..
Varsity Blues (film)
Varsity Blues is a 1999 film that follows a small-town high-school football team and their no nonsense coach, Jon Voight, through a tumultuous season. The players must deal with the pressures of adolescence and their football obsessed community. In the small town of West Canaan, Texas, football is..
Varsity Club
--> The Varsity Club was a professional wrestling heel stable in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling. --> History The Varsity Club was formed in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions by Kevin Sullivan when he recruited the University of Michigan's Rick Steiner and Syrac..
Varsity letter
A varsity letter (or monogram) is an award earned in the United States by regular participation or excellence in a school sport. Traditionally, a varsity letter signifies that its winner was a stand-out varsity athlete. Winners would wear a specially awarded letter-shaped badge on their clothing. In..
Varsity Line
Varsity Line (or Oxford and Cambridge Line) is an informal name for the railway service which formerly linked the English university cities of Oxford and Cambridge, operated by the London and North Western Railway and then British Railways. A pun on the railway term main line was sometimes employed ..
Varsity match
A varsity match refers to a sporting fixture between two university rivals. In the United Kingdom, the term is generally used to refer to matches between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, which are traditional rivals. Sportsmen who compete at a Varsity match for one of these two universities..
Varsity Pro Wrestling
Varsity Pro Wrestling (VPW) is an English professional wrestling promotion. VPW replaced the short-lived Revolution British Wrestling branch, RBW Southwest in September 2005. VPW stated its goal is to bring the very best wrestlers the United Kingdom has to offer all together for action packed show..
Varsity Scouts
redirect[[Template:Portal]]Varsity Scouts are part of the Boy Scout Program Division of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). It is an alternative program available to boys from 14–17 that uses a system of high adventure and sporting activities to achieve the aims of developing character, citize..
Varsity Show
This article is about the Columbia University stage show. For the 1937 film, see Varsity Show (film) The Varsity Show, founded in 1894, is one of the oldest traditions at Columbia University, and certainly its oldest performing arts tradition. Its long list of alumni include such distinguished ..
Varsity Show (film)
Varsity Show is a 1937 feature film from Warner Brothers about a group of students at "Winfield College" who butt heads with their faculty advisor while producing an annual stage show. The film was directed by William Keighley from a script by Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay, Warren Duff and Sig Herzi..
Varsity Stadium
Varsity Stadium was a collegiate stadium, primarily used for Canadian football, but occasionally playing host to soccer and other events, that was situated on the grounds of the University of Toronto on Bloor Street West, roughly at its intersection with St. George Street in Toronto, Ontario. The ..
Varsity team
In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, or high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against o..
Varsity trip
The Varsity Trip was initially started as the facilitator of the Ski Races between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge around 85 years ago. At this time it was almost exclusively attended by the racers and their families, when skiing was an expensive sport. Today things have cha..
Varsity TV
Varsity TV is owned by Varsity Media Group, Inc., a media company that provides entertainment focused on the teen demographic. Varsity TV is a network that showcases programming produced by teens themselves, along side professionally produced teen programming. Varsity has secured distribution agree..
Varsity View Magazine
Varsity View Magazine is a monthly publication for the Omaha, Nebraska metro area of the United States. The Varsity View has been delivering high school news to the area since 2002 and has a readership of over 50,000 people. In every issue of the Varsity View there are profiles of students that ex..
Varsseveld
Varsseveld is a town in the Netherlands. It is located in the Dutch municipality of Oude IJsselstreek. This is the hometown of Guus Hiddink ..
VARTA
VARTA (Vertrieb, Aufladung, Reparatur, Transportabler Akkumulatoren), founded in Germany in 1904, is a global company manufacturing batteries for automotive, industrial and consumer markets. External links [VARTA official website]http://www.varta-microbattery.com (VARTA Microbattery GmbH ..
Vartan Gregorian
Portrait of Gregorian as Brown University's President Vartan Gregorian (born April 8, 1934 in Tabriz, Iran) is a distinguished Armenian-American academic, currently serving as the president of Carnegie Corporation of New York. After receiving his dual Ph.D. in history and humanities from Stan..
Vartan Malakian
Vartan Malakian (born February 14, 1947) is an Armenian-American artist born in Iraq who now lives in Los Angeles. He is also the father of Daron Malakian, guitarist of System of a Down. He did the artwork for the band's 2005 albums Mezmerize and Hypnotize and Daron Malakian's Ibanez Signature ..
Vartdal
Vartdal is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village Vartdal. It was created by a split from Ulstein on 1 January 1895. The new municipality, which was called Vartdalsstrand at that time, had a population of 736. It is unclear when the name ..
Varteg
Varteg (Welsh: ) is a place in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales. It lies near Abersychan on the hills above the valley of the Afon Lwyd, between Pontypool and Blaenavon. External links [Brief coalmining details]Grid reference ..
Vartej
Vartej is a census town in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Geography Vartej is located at [21.73° N 72.07° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Vartej]. It has an average elevation of 29 metres (95 feet). Demographics As of 2001 India census..
Varteres Samourgachev
Varteres Samourgachev (Russian: ; born September 13, 1979 in Rostov-on-Don is a Russian wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, and a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. He is a lawyer by profession. Contents 1 Medals he won2 Country he played for STATS3&..
Varthamanam
Varthamanam is one of the leading newspapers in Malayalam which is being published from Calicut, Cochin, and Doha. Well known Malayalam critic, and orator Sukumar Azhikode is the chief editor of the newspaper. ..
Vartholomio
> Statistics Prefecture: Ilia Province: Province of Ilia Location: Population: 5,348(2001) Communes: 5 Elevation: 24 (centre) Postal code: 270 50 Area/distance code: 11-30-26230 (030-26220-) Municipal code: 1706 Car designation: HA Address of administra..
Varto
Varto is a town in the Turkish province of Muş. It was the site of a 1966 earthquake that killed nearly 3000 people. Muş | Bulanık | Hasköy | Korkut | Malazgirt | Varto ..
Vartofta Hundred
Vartofta Hundred, or Vartofta härad, was a hundred divided between Smalandia and Westrogothia in Sweden. ..
Vartox
Vartox is the super-powered hero of Tynola, a planet "trillions of light years from Earth." Vartox is a friend and equal to Superman and the two have shared many adventures together. Like Superman, Vartox is an alien and has adopted a new world which he has sworn to protect. He was originally a..
VARTV
VARTV, Virginia Radio & Television, is an online media news and information website dedicated to the state of Virginia. VARTV covers major markets in the state including Richmond, Hampton Roads, Roanoke/Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg and Fredericksburg VA. VARTV also includes station new..
Varuna
{{Hdeity infobox| Image = | Caption = | Name = Varuna | Devanagari = | Sanskrit_Transliteration = Váruṇa | Pali_Transliteration = | Tamil_script = | Script_name = | Script = ..
Varunastra
The Varunastra is the water weapon, incepted by God Varuna, master of the oceans, rivers and lakes. redirect [[Template:Hindu Deities and Texts]] ..
Varuna 2004
Varuna 2004 was the name given to an Indo-French naval exercise which took place off the coast of Goa. It was the culmination of a series of Indo-French naval ventures initiated in 1998 beginning with the French fleet moving out of the Arabic-Persian Gulf to be met by the Indian fleet. ..
Varuni
Varuni ("heavenly nectar") is the wife of Varuna and the goddess of wine and intoxication. She is a secret form of Vajravarahi and represents the purifying nectar of immortality (amrita). She is "the agent of transcendent wisdom" and by drinking the transformed alcohol, the initiate is prepared to..
Varun Gandhi
Varun Gandhi (born March 13, 1980) is the only son of the late Sanjay Gandhi and Maneka Gandhi, Parliamentarian and India's foremost environmentalist and animal rights activist and four time cabinet minister. Formerly a student of law and economics at the London School of Economics, he is currently ..
Varun Singh
Varun Singh, currently an Editor for Personal Technology at CNBC TV18, is one of the founding members, and ex. Editor of Techtree.com. He started a dial-up BBS called VRNet in 1996, and wrote on topics like hardware hacking, PC overclocking and Linux for PC Quest Magazine (India). He did a brief ..
Varus
Varus can refer to: in anatomy, a varus deformityan ancient Roman politician, Publius Quinctilius Varus (46 BC - 9 AD)Varus, a Roman cognomen This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to..
Varus deformity
In orthopedics, a varus deformity is a term for the inward angulation of the distal segment of a bone or joint. The opposite of varus is called valgus. The terms varus and valgus always refer to the direction that the distal segment of the joint points. For example, in a varus deformity of the ..
Varva
Varva was a place located in Reidgotaland. It appears in Heimskringla, where it is told that the Swedish king Dag the Wise's sparrow was killed by a farmer in Varva. Because of this, Varva was laid waste by the Swedes. If Varva has ever existed in reality, it might have been situated at the estuary..
Varvara
For the singer, see Varvara (singer). The tiny wild strip that serves as Varvara's beach. Most tourists prefer nearby Ahtopol for sunbathing. Varvara is a very small village on the Black Sea coast of Burgas, Bulgaria, between the towns of Tsarevo and Ahtopol, near the border with Turkey. The ..
Varvara (singer)
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Varvara or "Barbara" (Ва..
Varvara Barysheva
Varvara Barysheva (born March 24, 1977) is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Personal records 500m - 38.86 1,000m - 1.15.70 1,500m - 1.55.22 3,000m - 4.05.73 5,000m - 6.56.97 ..
Varvara Stepanova
1920s. Rodchenko and Stepanova Varvara Stepanova (Russian: Варвара Степанова 1894-1958), came from peasant origins but was fortunate enough to get an education at Kazan School of Art, Odessa. There she met her life-long friend and colaborator Alexander Rodchenko. In the years b..
Varvarin
Varvarin (Варварин) is a small town and municipality in the Šumadija region of central Serbia. Population of the town is 2,198, and population of the municipality is 20,122. The town is notable as being the site of an 1810 battle between the Turks and a combined Russian and Serbian army. A ..
Varvasena
Varvasena or Varvassena (Greek: Βαρβάσαινα) is a town in the eastern part of the municipality of Pyrgos in the central part of the prefecture of Ilia. It is accessed by an old road connecting Pyrgos and Olympia and Tripoli (10th km) It now has the ..
Varvassi
Varvassi is the name of a wrecked ship just off the Needles lighthouse, which is at the western end of the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight is off the South coast of the United Kingdom, near Southampton. The Varvassi was a 3,875-ton Greek merchant steam ship that was wrecked on the Needles rocks i..
Varve
Pleistocene age varves at Scarboro Cliffs, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The thickest varves are more than half an inch thick. A varve is an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock. The word Varve is derived from the Swedish word varv whose meanings and connotations include revolution, in ..
Varyag
Varyag (Russian: for "Varangian") may refer to: VarangianRussian cruiser Varyag: Russian protected cruiser commissioned in 1901.Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag: Soviet Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier launched but not commissioned.Soviet missile cruiser Varyag: Soviet Kynda Class missile cruiser..
Varying Permeability Model
The Variable Permeability Model or VPM is a decompression algorithm that was developed by D.E. Yount and others for use in commercial and recreational diving. It was developed to model laboratory observations of bubble formation and growth in both inanimate and in vivo systems exposed to pressure. I..
Varympompi
Varympompi, Varybobi, Varybombi Varimpompi, Varibombi or Varibobi (Greek: Βαρυμπόμπη) is a suburban community located about 20 km N of Athens via the nearest interchange (17th km) with GR-1/E75. Varympompi has 3 exits, at the 17th km, the 21st km and at around the 25th km to the north. V..
Varzelândia
Varzelândia, is a Brazilian city situated in the state of Minas Gerais, 574 kilometers away from Belo Horizonte. The city was founded in 3 March, 1963. Statistics Demography Total habitants: 26833Total voters: 11700Urban population: 11319Rural population: 15514 Resources Hospitals: 2Elementary s..
Varzesh-e Pahlavani
--> Varzesh-e Pahlavani or Varzesh-e Bastani (The ancient sports) is an Iranian national sport which is composed of a series of body building techniques that are accompanied with wrestling. In addition to physical training of the body, chivalry, courtesy and bravery are of great importance in this ..
Varzim SC
Varzim Sport Club is a Portuguese football (soccer) team. It was founded in 1915 and currently plays in the Liga de Honra - the second division of portuguese football. Varzim Sport Club was founded in December 25 1915, then named Varzim Foot-Ball Club. Varzim has its own stadium, near the beach,..
Varzob
Varzob is a town near Dushanbe, Tajikistan, in the province of Karotegin. There are seven rivers in the area: Simiganj, Sioma, Seer, Vakhsh, Amoo, Sorkhob, and (one more whose name is missing). ..
Varzuga River
Varzuga River (Варзуга in Russian) is a river in the south of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is 254 km in length. The area of its basin is 9,840 sq km. The Varzuga River flows into the White Sea. It freezes up in October and stays under the ice until May. ..
Varzy
Varzy Country      France Région Bourgogne Départment Nièvre Arrondissement Clamecy Canton Varzy INSEE 58304 Postal Code 58210 MayorCurrent Term Intercommunality Longitude 3° 23' 14" E Latitude 47° 21' 35" N Altitud..
Var (département)
Var Details Information Number 83 Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Prefecture Toulon Subprefectures BrignolesDraguignan Density Ranked 21st898,441150/km² Area 5973 km² Arrondissements 3 Cantons 43 Communes 153 President of the General Council Horace Lanfranchi Locati..
Var (mythology)
Var is an Asynja, a goddess of the Æsir in Norse Mythology. She is the one who listens to oaths and agreements between men and women, and she takes vengeance on those who break them. Norse mythology List of Norse gods | Æsir | Vanir | Giants | Elves | Dwarves | Valkyries | Einherjar | No..
Var River
Rooftops of Entrevaux and the gorge of the Var, seen from the citadel The Var is a river located in the Alpes-Maritimes département, in the south-east of France. The name Var originates from the Ligurian word for waterway.[[Citing sources citation needed]] Rising on th..

 


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