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Évian-les-Bains
A street in Évian. Évian-les-Bains or Évian is a commune of France, in the Haute-Savoie département. It has a population of about 7,300 people. Contents 1 Geography2 Economy3 Miscellaneous4 External link Geography Évian is located in the northern part of the dépa..
Évian Accords
The Évian Accords were signed on March 18, 1962 in Évian-les-Bains, France. They were signed by France and the F.L.N. (Front de Libération nationale), putting an end to the war in Algeria with a formal cease-fire proclaimed for March 19, and formalizing the idea of cooperative exchange between th..
VIA
VIA is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: Versatile Interface Adapter Other Uses: Via is commonly used as a delineation of connection, e.g. "You will board a train from Boston to San Francisco via Washington, DC".Via is a synonym for by means of, e.g. "I will be..
VIA: Vitual Interface Architecture
VIA stands for the 'Virtual Interface Architecture' being promoted By Microsoft, Intel and Compaq. VI is a clustering technology that operates independently of processors, operating systems (like Windows or OS2), and media. VI Architecture standardizes the interface for high-performance network tec..
Viability
Viability means in general "Capacity for survival" and is more specific used to mean: In the context of pregnancy, viability refers to either:* an early stage pregnancy that has a chance of reaching full-term and a live birth (as opposed to, for example, an ectopic pregnancy); or* the shortest leng..
Viable Paradise
Viable Paradise is a weeklong workshop for new and aspiring science fiction and fantasy writers. The first was held in 1996. The workshop is held every October on Martha's Vineyard. Present instructors are Debra Doyle, Cory Doctorow, Steven Gould, James Patrick Kelly, James D. Macdonald, Laura J..
Viable System Model
The Viable Systems Model, or VSM is a model of the organisational structure of any viable system. A viable system is any system organised in such a way as to meet the demands of surviving in the changing environment. One of the prime features of systems that survive is that they are adaptable. The ..
Viable System Phenomena
System Phenomena (also known as and further noted as System Identification and Modeling) is the science of observing the behaviour of a System. The Classification of a Dynamic System describes how systems are grouped with certain characteristics into special classes and identify mathematical techniq..
Viaccess
Viaccess is an encrypting system for Digital television developed by France Télécom. There are four versions in use today, Viaccess PC2.3, Viaccess PC2.4, Viaccess PC2.5 and Viaccess PC2.6. The first is sometimes referred to as Viaccess 1, and the latter three, although different, as Viaccess 2. P..
Viacheslav Dinerchtein
Viacheslav Dinerchtein is among the prominent violists of the new generation, and an active promoter of the little known viola repertoire. Born in Minsk, he immigrated to Mexico in 1991, where he began an array of different musical activities. He has appeared as a soloist with orchestra as well as i..
Viacheslav Fetisov
Viacheslav (Slava) Alexandrovich Fetisov (Russian: Вячеслав (Слава) Александрович Фетисов, Vjačeslav (Slava) Aleksandrovič Fetisov; born April 20, 1958, in Moscow, Soviet Union now Russia) is an ice hockey defenseman, considered one of the best defensemen of all t..
Viacheslav I of Kiev
Viacheslav Vladimirovich (Вячеслав Владимирович in Russian) (1083-1154), Prince of Smolensk (1113-1125), Turov (1125-1132, 1134-1146), Pereyaslavl (1132-1134, 1142), Peresopnitsa (1146-1149), Vyshgorod (1149-1151) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1139, 1151-1154). He was a son of Vlad..
Viacheslav Lampeev
Viacheslav Lampeev (born January 3, 1952) is a former field hockey player from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal with his national team at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ..
Viacheslav Malafeev
Viacheslav Malafeev (Russian: ; born 4 March 1979 in Saint Petersburg, then Leningrad) is a Russian international football goalkeeper. He plays for the Russian Premier League team Zenit St. Petersburg. Viacheslav Malafeev started attending the Smena football school at the age of 9. In 1997 he star..
Viacheslav Ragozin
Viacheslav Vasilyevich Ragozin (October 8, 1908 – March 11, 1962) was a Soviet chess Grandmaster, an International Arbiter of chess, and a World Correspondence Chess Champion. Contents 1 Biography2 Notable chess games3 References4 External links Biography Born in the city o..
Viacom
''This page is about the post-2005 Viacom. For the company known as Viacom prior to 2006 (and now known as CBS Corporation), see Viacom (1971-2005). Viacom is an American-based media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), vi..
Viacom (1971-2005)
This page is about the original Viacom (founded 1971) and its successor form (founded 1986) which is now known as CBS Corporation. For information on the new post-2005 Viacom, see Viacom. #endnote_founding]| location = New York, New York, USA| industry = Broadcasting & Publishing| produ..
Viacom Communications Tower Duette
Viacom Communications Tower Duette is a 461.3 metre high guyed mast at Duette, Florida, USA at [27°40′24″N, 82°6′34″W]. Viacom Communications Tower Duette was built in 2000 and is used for TV broadcasting. http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=6037..
Viacom Tower Riverview
Viacom Tower Riverview is a 480 metre high guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of FM radio and television programs in Riverview, Florida, USA (Geographical coordinates: [27°49′47″N, 82°15′58″W]). Viacom Tower Riverview was built in 1998. http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/As..
Viadana Rugby
Viadana Rugby is an Italian rugby union club currently competing in Super 10. They are based in Viadana (province Mantua, region Lombardy). They were founded in 1970 by some ex-Rugby Parma players. They started in the lowest possible league Seria D, the lower category. In 1980-1981 Viadana won Ser..
Viadrina European University
The front portal of the main building of the Viadrina The Viadrina celebrates the 500th anniversary of its founding in 2006 The Countess Dönhoff Building houses lecture rooms and the dining hall The south side of the main building, showing the Oderturm in the background ..
Viaduct
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. The Ribblehead Viaduct lies on the Settle-Carlisle Railway in England. The Oresund Bridge, spanning the..
Viaduct Basin
Viaduct Basin is a development of apartments and resturants located on the site of a formerely run-down area of the waterfront in Auckland, New Zealand. It promoted itself by association with the 2000 America's Cup hosted by New Zealand, during which time it enjoyed a period of considerable populari..
Viagens Abreu
Established in the city of the Porto in the year of 1840, Viagens Abreu is the world’s oldest travel agency, as well as the largest travel organization in Portugal. The current headquarters remains in Porto, with the main office in Linda–a–Velha, a suburb of Lisbon, in a spacious and modern o..
Viaggio Air
Viaggio Air is an airline based in Bulgaria. Code Data IATA Code: VMICAO Code: VOACallsign: Viaggio External links [Viaggio Air] Lists of Aircraft | Aircraft manufacturers | Aircraft engines | Aircraft engine manufacturers | Airlines | Air forces | Aircraft weapons | Missiles | T..
Viajar
Viajar is a travel channel that leads you to every country in the world on the Spanish platform in cooperation with Sogecable. ..
Vial
A vial or phial is a glass vessel or bottle, especially a small bottle used to store medicines. Etymology The word "vial" comes from the Greek word phiale meaning "a broad flat container." See Also ampouletest tubevacutainer[wiktionary]. ..
Viala-du-Tarn
Viala-du-Tarn is a commune bordering the Tarn River, in the Aveyron département of France. The town of Le Viala dates from Medieval times and contans several interesting towers built in the 14th century. The administration of the Commune maintains a popular swimming beach and small boat access poi..
Vialardi
I VIALARDI (di Villanova, di Sandigliano, di Verrone) L’ORIGINE Il consolidamento delle strutture territoriali ed urbane nella pianura padana nella prima metà del secolo X diede origine ad una geografia frammentata di unità localizzate più o meno ampie, detenute da v..
Vialis case
The vialis case is found in Eskimo-Aleut languages. This is another name for prolative case. Usage: movement using a surface or way. Example: by way of or through the house. ..
Viamão
Viamão is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located at around [30°4′51″S, 51°1′22″W]. ..
Viamar
Viamar is a Greek company. It is the official importer of SKODA Auto in Greece. ..
Vian
Vian may refer to: Vian, Oklahoma, a town located in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.Vian, Norway, a town located in Vestvågøy, Norway.Philip Vian (1894–1968), admiral in the Royal Navy.Boris Vian (1920–1959), French writer, poet, singer, and musician. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation&#..
Vian, Oklahoma
Vian is a town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,362 at the 2000 census. Geography Vian is located at [35°29′52″N, 94°58′15″W] (35.497910, -94.970841)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town ..
Viana
Viana is the name of some places: Viana, SpainViana, BrazilViana, PortugalViana, Angola 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..
Viana, Angola
Viana is a town in Angola in the Luanda province. It is a suburb of the capital and principal city of Angola, Luanda. It's approximate population is 106,383 [link]. It is home to about 6,000 long-term refugees, primarily from the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and..
Viana, Espírito Santo
For other meanings: see Viana (disambiguation) Viana is a town and municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is located 18km southwest of Vitória on the road to Minas Gerais. It has a population of 55,200 (2005). Though it is part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area, it stil..
Viana, Navarre
Viana is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. External link [VIANA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] () ..
Viana, Portugal
Viana do Castelo, Portugal Small city in northern Portugal (Minho province), founded by king Afonso III in the 13th century. In the 16th century it's port gained great importance due to the discoveries, and the most remarcable buildings are from those days. It's folklore is one of the richest in t..
Viana do Alentejo
Viana do Alentejo Location - Region - Subregion - District or A.R.  AlentejoAlentejo CentralÉvora Party Estevão Pereira CDU Area 393.6 km² Population - Total - Density 5,63914/km² parishes 3 Coordinates [38º17'N 7º59'W] Municipal ho..
Viana do Castelo
Viana do Castelo Location - Region - Subregion - District or A.R.  NorteMinho-LimaViana do Castelo Party Defensor Moura PS Area 318.6 km² Population - Total - Density 90,654285/km² parishes 40 Coordinates [41º42'N 8º50'W] Municipal ho..
Viana do Castelo (district)
District of Viana do Castelo Arcos de Valdevez | Caminha | Melgaço | Monção | Paredes de Coura | Ponte da Barca | Ponte de Lima | Valença | Viana do Castelo | Vila Nova de Cerveira   Administrative divisions of Portugal ..
Viana do Castelo Football Association
The Viana do Castelo Football Association (Associação de Futebol de Viana do Castelo, frequently shortened to AF Viana do Castelo) is the district governing body for the all football competitions in the Portuguese district of Viana do Castelo. It is also the regulator of the clubs registered in th..
Vianden
Vianden Veianen District Diekirch Canton Vianden Geography Area rank 9.67 km² 108th of 116 Highest point rank 515 m =19th of 116 Lowest point rank 198 m =27th of 116 Population 2005) Population rank 1,561 69th of 116 2005) Density rank 161.4 /km² 38th of ..
Vianden (canton)
Vianden Veianen Administration Country Luxembourg District Diekirch Capital Vianden Legislative constituency Nord LAU 1 LU00002 Geography Area rank 78.52 km² 12th of 12 Highest point rank 542 m 3rd of 12 Lowest point rank 190 m 5th of 12 Population 2005) Populati..
Viandier
Le Viandier is a cookbook written by Taillevent (aka Guillaume Tirel). The exact date of composition is unknown, perhaps 1375 to 1380. It is likely based on even older cookbooks, dating as far back as 1250. There are four major versions of it. The oldest manuscript, published in 1395, at the Nati..
Vianen
Vianen is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is the only municipality in Utrecht located south of the Lek River. Before 2002 it was part of the province of South Holland. Vianen is bordered by two major highways leading to Utrecht: the A2 (which go..
Vianópolis
Vianópolis State Goiás Area: 954.3 km² Population: 12,699 (IBGE 2005) Elevation: 1,002m Postcode (CEP): 75260-000 IBGE statistical microregion: 016 Pires do Rio Microregion Became a city: 1948 Distance to Goiânia: 90 km. Website: none Via..
Viapoint
Viapoint is an information organizer for Windows Desktops. It lets you organize email, files, web content, and RSS feeds through one simple interface that looks a lot like Microsoft Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer). Unlike the Windows Explorer, where every item can only exist in one place, V..
Viapori Rebellion
The Viapori Rebellion was a rebellion which started June 30 in 1906 in Suomenlinna as part of the Russian Revolution of 1905-1907. The rebellion began when Suomenlinna's Russian soldiers started a mutiny against the bad treatment of soldiers and against officers. The rebellion was also a protest ag..
Viareggio
Viareggio is a town in the province of Lucca situated on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the north of Tuscany, Italy. Channel port of Viareggio. The town has a population of around 60,000. Viareggio is a popular tourist resort with a historic fishing harbour. Other industries include the..
Viareggio Prize
The Viareggio Literary Prize is a prestigious Italian literary award, started in 1930, and is named after the Tuscan city of Viareggio. It was conceived by three friends, Alberto Colantuoni, Carlo Salsa, and Leonida Repaci, to rival the Bagutta Prize, given in the city of Milan. List of Prize Recip..
Viasa
VIASA was a Venezuelan airline. History VIASA, Venezolana Internacional de Aviación, Sociedad Anónima - VIASA - was the result of a government decision in 1959 to transfer the international operations of Venezuela's government airline Línea Aeropostal Venezolana - (Aeropostal) - to a newly-creat..
Viasat
Viasat is a DBS distributor and TV broadcaster, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group. Broadcasting from London, the target markets are in the Nordic countries and the Baltic states. Their broadcasts can be received from the [Sirius 2/3] satellites at 5°E with any D..
ViaSat, Inc
Contents 1 History2 Board of Directors3 List of ViaSat Acquistions4 External Links4.1 Division Websites4.2 Spun-Off Divisions History ViaSat began in 1986 with 3 people and under $25,000 in capital. The founders are Mark Dankberg, Mark Miller, and Steve Hart. The t..
Viasat (disambiguation)
Viasat may mean: Viasat, European company best known as a DBS distributor and TV broadcaster, primarily catering to the Nordic countries and the Baltic states.ViaSat, Inc, American company best known for its military communications equipment, mobile satcom solutions, antenna systems, secure networki..
Viasat 3
Viasat 3 is a Hungarian TV channel. It was originally named Alfa TV, but in 2000 the station was bought by Swedish MTG its name was changed. It began broadcasting as Viasat 3 in October 2000. Viasat 3 aired Hungary's first Reality Show in 2001 with a Bár (the bar). Viasat 3 shows the UEFA Champi..
Viasat Cup
The Viasat Cup was a 2006 Danish football tournament, starting at the end of the Danish Superliga 2005-06. The tournament was held due to Denmark's failure to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, a tournament which had caused FIFA to demand that the Superliga ended May 14. Viasat, holding the broa..
Viasat Plus
Viasat Plus was a television channel established to entertain people between the ages of 15-80. The channel broadcasted re-runs of sit-coms showed on TV3 earlier, also soap operas. Viasat Plus was broadcasted in Norway, and was replaced by ZTV in 2002. TV3+ in Denmark is like Viasat Plus. Nowadays..
Viatalk
ViaTalk is a broadband phone company owned by HostRocket. They were one of the first to offer E911 also. The Ceo is Brendan Brader and the ViaTalk site can be found at www.viatalk.com ..
Viatcheslav Ekimov
Viatcheslav Ekimov in the prologue of the 2006 Tour of California Viatcheslav Vladimirovich Ekimov (Russian Вячеслав Владимирович Екимов; born February 4, 1966 in Vyborg near St Petersburg, Russia), nicknamed Eki, became a professional bicycle racer in 1990. He won..
Viatical and Life Settlement Association of America
The Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA) is a non-profit trade organization based in Orlando, Florida. It is the largest association of viatical and life settlement companies in the world, consisting of 109 members spanning five countries. External link [LISA Website] ..
Viatical settlement
A viatical settlement is the sale of a life insurance policy by the policy owner, before the policy matures. Such a sale, at a price discounted from the face amount of the policy but usua lly in excess of the premiums paid or current cash surrender value, provides the seller an immediate cash sett..
Viaticum
Part of the series onCommunion also known as "The Eucharist" or "The Lord's Supper" ..
Viatka
The Viatka pony originated around the Viatka and Obva rivers of the former Soviet Union and is currently on the verge of extinction. They probably developed from the Tarpan, with influence from the Konik and Klepper ponies as well. The ponies are very versatile, used for both riding and driving (i..
Viatodos
Viatodos Viatodos is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Barcelos. It has a population of 2,027 inhabitants and a total area of 4.01 Km².   Parishes of Barcelos municipality ..
VIATRA
The VIATRA (VIsual Automated model TRAnsformations) framework is the core of a transformation-based verification and validation environment for improving the quality of systems designed using the Unified Modeling Language by automatically checking consistency, completeness, and dependability require..
Viau (Montreal Metro)
Viau Inaugurated 6 June 1976 Line Green Line Architect Irving Sager Platform Depth 4.6 metres Rank 60th deepest Traffic 2,692,560 entrances in 2002 Rank 34th busiest Interstation Distance 621.85 metres to Pie-IX895.87 metres to Assomption Viau is a st..
ViaVoice
IBM ViaVoice is a range of language-specific continuous speech recognition software products offered by IBM. Individual language editions may have different features, specifications, technical support, and microphone support. Some of the products or editions available are: Advanced Edition,Standard..
Viaweb
Viaweb was a company that provided software and reporting tools for building and operating online commerce Web sites. Their e-commerce product was initially implemented in Common Lisp. History The company was founded by Paul Graham and Robert Morris in 1995 and focused on the development of a brows..
Viawentztop
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Via (electronics)
In printed circuit board design, via refers to a pad with a plated hole that connects copper tracks from one layer of the board to other layer(s). Either the holes are electroplated or small rivets are inserted. High-density multi-layer PCBs may have blind vias, which are visible only on one surface..
Via (geomancy)
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Via Aemilia
Via Aemilia (It. Via Emilia) is a Roman road in the north of Italy, still used, along the edge of the Po River valley and the foothills of the Apennines connecting in a straight line the towns of Piacenza with Rimini, and also passing through the towns of Fidenza, Parma, Reggio, Modena, Bologna, Im..
Via Aemilia Scaura
The Via Aemilia Scaura is a Roman road built by Marcus Aemilius Scaurus during his term as censor in 109 BC. It is mainly a coastal road that connects Placentia to Pisa, passing through Genoa. ..
Via Aemilia Scauri
The Via Aemilia Scauri was an ancient Roman road built by the censor Marcus Aemilius Scaurus around 107 BCE and connected Rome to Genoa. The Via Aemilia Scauri merged with the Via Postumia to become the Via Julia Augusta. ..
Via Aquitania
The Via Aquitania was a Roman road created in 118 BC. It started at Narbonne, where it connected to the Via Domitia. It then went toward the Atlantic Ocean, via Toulouse and Bordeaux. ..
Via Augusta
Via Augusta (also known as Via Herculea or Via Exterior) was a Roman road crossing all the Hispania Province, from Cádiz in the Southern tip of current Spain, to Panissars Hill, where it crossed the Pyrenees close to the Mediterranean Sea, and joined the Via Domitia. The road stretched around 1500 ..
Via Aurelia
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. Via Aurelia was the Roman road which passed out of ancient Rome through the Porta Aurelia in the Aurelian Walls and ran to the coast a little so..
VIA C3
The VIA C3 is an x86 central processing unit for personal computers produced by VIA Technologies. Although the predecessor to the VIA C3 was called the "VIA Cyrix III," both it and the VIA C3 are based on the CPU design technology of Centaur Technology, makers of the WinChip C6. VIA bought Centaur ..
Via Caecilia
Via Caecilia, an ancient highroad of Italy, which diverged from the Via Salaria at the 35th m. from Rome, and ran by Amiternum to the Adriatic coast, passing probably by Hadria. A branch ran to Interamna Praetuttiorum (Teramo) and thence probably to the sea at Castrum Novum (Giulianova), a distance ..
Via Campesina
Via Campesina (from Spanish la vía campesina, the campesino way) describes itself as "an international movement which coordinates peasant organizations of small and middle-scale producers, agricultural workers, rural women, and indigenous communities from Asia, Africa, America [The Americas &..
Via Cassia
The Via Cassia was an important Roman road striking out of the Via Flaminia near the Milvian Bridge in the immediate vicinity of Rome and, passing not far from Veii traversed Etruria. The Via Cassia passed through Baccanae, Sutrium, Vulsinii, Clusium, Arretium, Florentia, Pistoria, and Luca, joining..
VIA chipsets
This is a list of computer motherboard chipsets made by VIA. Mature/Obsolete VIA MVP3 - Popular Super Socket 7 chipset, with AGP interface 1.0, up to 512MB of PC-100 SDRAM, and up to 2MB L2 cache. Updated to MVP4 with integrated Trident graphics and improved ATA-66 disk interface.Apollo Pro133 - Th..
Via Clodia
Via Clodia was an ancient high-road of Italy. Its course, for the first 11 miles, was the same as that of the Via Cassia; it then diverged to the N.N.W. and ran on the W. side of the Lacus Sabatinus, past Forum Clodii and Blera. At Forum Cassii it may have rejoined the Via Cassia, and it seems to ..
Via della Vittoria
The Via della Vittoria ("Victory Road"), was a road built by Italian engineers during World War II, between June and December of 1940. The road went from Sidi Barrani, Egypt to the Libyan border and was used by the British forces during Operation Compass. ..
Via Devana
The Via Devana was a Roman Road in England that ran from Colchester in the south-east to Chester in the north-west. Both were important Roman military centres and it is conjectured that the main reason the road was constructed was military rather than civilian. The Latin name for Chester is Deva an..
Via de La Plata
La Via de La Plata or Silver Way is an approximately north-south pilgrim route from Seville to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Apparently meaning silver, the name does in fact relate to the Arabic, balata, meaning 'paved'. The routes origins are remote, though the physical evidence shows a Roman c..
Via Dolorosa
Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem. Part of a of articles onChristianity     History of Christianity Timeline of Christianity The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father God the Son (Jesus Christ) God the Holy Spirit The Bi..
Via Dolorosa (disambiguation)
Via Dolorosa is a street in the Old City of Jerusalem which is traditionally held to be the path Jesus walked on the way to his Crucifixion. The same name may also refer to one of these items: Via Dolorosa (novel) is a book by author Ronald Damien MalfiVia Dolorosa is a song recorded by Sandi Pat..
Via Dolorosa (novel)
Via Dolorosa is the name of the third novel written by author Ronald Damien Malfi, in which a wounded American soldier returns from Iraq to spend his honeymoon on Hilton Head Island. The limits of his fidelity are tested when he meets a mysterious Spanish photographer. For other uses, see Via Dol..
Via Domitia
The Via Domitia was the first Roman road built in Gaul, which is in modern day France. It was constructed in 118 BC by the proconsul, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, and was built around the time of the first Roman colony in Gaul, Colonia Narbo Martius, which is now known as Narbonne. The via Domitia ..
Via Domiziana
Via Domiziana in the Campania region of Italy was a major Roman road built under and named for the emperor, Domitian, to facilitate access to and from the important ports of Puteoli (modern Pozzuoli) and Portus Julius (home port of the western Imperial fleet, consisting of the waters around Baiae a..
Via Dutra
Via Dutra, or Rodovia Presidente Dutra is the main highway connecting the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and is considered one of the most important highways in Brazil. 402km long; follows, for the most part, the Paraíba do Sul river valley. Innaugurated in 1951 by President Eurico Gasp..
Via Egnatia
Ancient Via Egnatia route Via Egnatia (Greek: Εγνατία Οδός) was a road constructed by the Romans around 146 BC. It was named after Gnaeus Egnatius, proconsul of Macedonia, who ordered its construction. The road stretched across Illyria, Macedonia, and Thrace, running across modern A..
VIA Envy
A sound card based on VIA Envy24 HT-S chip The VIA Envy24 audio chipset series delivers true 24-bit sound for personal computers. While available as a discrete card, it is sold in greatest volume as an integrated solution for motherboards. The Envy24 chipset was originally developed by IC En..
Via ferrata
Climbers on Via Ferrata leading to Piz de Léch in Dolomites Via ferrata (Italian for 'iron roads') are mountain routes which are equipped with fixed cables, stemples, ladders, and bridges. The use of these allows otherwise isolated routes to be joined to create longer routes which are access..
Via Flamina
The Via Flamina was a main road in the Ancient Roman Empire. It led from Rome, in a North East direction through modern Umbria, past modern Venice. It was a primary trade route from Rome to Northern Italy ..
Via Flaminia
The Via Flaminia was a Roman road leading from Rome to Ariminum (Rimini), and was the most important route to the north. Contents 1 History2 Route3 Remains4 External links History It was constructed by Gaius Flaminius during his censorship (220 BC). We hear of frequent impr..
VIA FP9ARM
The VIA Rail FP9ARM was a remanufactured GMDD FP9A. Contents 1 History2 Operations3 Accidents4 Preservation5 Fleet details History In the early-to-mid-1980s VIA needed units equipped with Head End Power (HEP). VIA Rail had a surplus of steam-heated GMDD VIA FP9A uni..
Via Francigena
Route of the Via Francigena The Via Francigena was an important medieval road connecting continental Europa with Rome and the harbours to Jerusalem in Apulia (Bari, Brindisi, Otranto). It is not exact to consider "via Francigena" the whole route used by archibishop Sigeric in the year 990, b..
Via Gellia
Via Gellia is a steep sided wooded 'dry' valley and road in Derbyshire. It is probably named after (or by) Phillip Eyre Gell in a mock Latin style; he was responsible for building the road through the valley, and the Gells claimed Roman descent. At its lower (eastern) end is the village of Cromfor..
Via Julia Augusta
Via Julia Augusta is the name given to the Roman road formed by the merging of the Via Aemilia Scauri with the Via Postumia. Named after a member of Julio-Claudian dynasty or Iulii family, with Julia either as their family adjective or after one of the women in that dynasty named Julia. ..
VIA K8T800
The VIA K8T800 is a chipset by VIA. It is designed to work with the AMD Athlon 64 processors, and the VIA 8237 and 8251 southbridges. The K8T800 provides an interface of AGP and PCI. ..
Via Labicana
Via Labicana, an ancient highroad of Italy, leading east southeast from Rome. It seems possible that the road at first led to Tusculum, that it was then prolonged to Labici, and later still became a road for through traffic; it may even have superseded the Via Latina as a route to the southeast, f..
Via Lata
Via Lata (Latin for "Wide Road"; also known today as Ruta de la Plata or Vía de la Plata, Spanish for "Silver Road") was a Roman road crossing all the Hispania Province, from Asturica Augusta (Astorga) in Northwestern Spain, to Emerita Augusta (Mérida) in Southwestern Spain. The road stretched a..
Via Latina
Wall painting in the Christian Catacomb of the Via Latina, 4th century. The Via Latina, or the "Latin Way", was a Roman road of Italy, running southeast from Rome for about 200 km. Unlike most Roman roads, it is not named after its builder, suggesting that it was one of the oldest of Roman roa..
Via Lattea
The Via Lattea (Milky Way) is a winter sports area in the Italian and French Alps. Located some 70km west of Turin and straddling the French border, it comprises the four Piedmontese resorts of Claviere (1760m), Sansicario (1700m), Sauze d'Oulx (1509m), and Sestriere (2035m) and additionally the Fre..
Via Laurentina
Via Laurentina, an ancient road of Italy, leading southwards from Rome. The question of the nomenclature of the group of roads between the Via Ardeatina and the Via Ostiensis is somewhat difficult, and much depends on the view taken as to the site of Laurentum. It seems probable, however, that the V..
Via Margutta
Via Margutta is a small street in the center of Rome, in the old quarter of Campo Marzio, also known as "the foreigner's quarter", located near to the slopes of Mount Pincio. It is a place with many art galleries and fashionable restaurants, where before the Renaissance there were only modest crafts..
Via Maris
Via Maris is an ancient trade route dating from the early Bronze Age which linked Egypt with the northern empires of Syria, Anatolia and Mesopotamia - modern day Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria. The Via Maris (purple), King's Highway (red), and other ancient Levantine trade routes, c. 1300 BCE It..
Via media
Via Media is Latin, "the middle way," and can mean: The Radical middle, a type of third way philosophy as well as an associated political movementThe Anglican Communion and associated churches, which sometimes refer to themselves as the "via media," between Catholicism and Protestantism. This is a &..
Via Media USA
Via Media USA is an alliance of moderate-to-liberal interest groups in mainly conservative dioceses in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. These groups formed in opposition to actions taken, or at least anticipated, by their local bishops. In March of 2004 representatives from th..
VIA Metropolitan Transit
VIA Metropolitan Transit (or simply VIA) is the mass transit agency serving San Antonio, Texas. It began operation in 1978 as a successor to the San Antonio Transit System. Contents 1 History2 Services3 Governance4 External links History VIA was created in 1977 when the..
Via Montenapoleone
Via Montenapoleone is an elegant street in Milan, Italy, very famous for fashion and jewelry shops. Via Montenapoleone is the most important street of the Milan's Fashion District (it: "Quadrilatero della moda"). Others famous streets are: Via della Spiga, Via Manzoni and Via Sant'Andrea. All major..
Via Musica
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Via net loss
Telecom Networks Design introduces specific amounts of power loss that depends on the length of the link. It helps in circuit performance prediction and description. With its help, circuit parameters can be predetermined and circuits can be designed to meet established criteria by analyzing the act..
Via Nomentana
Via Nomentana, an ancient road of Italy, leading N.E. from Rome to Nomentum, a distance of 23 km (14 miles). It originally bore the name Via Ficulnensis, from the old Latin village of Ficulnea, about 13 km (8 miles) from Rome. It was subsequently prolonged to Nomentum, but never ..
Via Ostiensis
Via Ostiensis (Italian: via Ostiense) was an important road in ancient Rome. It ran west 30 km from the city of Rome to its important sea port of Ostia, from which it took its name. The road began near the Forum Boarium, ran between the Aventine and the Tiber River along its left (eastern) bank, an..
Via Panisperna boys
The via Panisperna boys were the young scientists led by Enrico Fermi who, in 1934 in Rome, made the famous discovery of slow neutrons that opened the way to the realization of the nuclear reactor and the atomic bomb. They are named after the street where their University of Rome La Sapienza Physics..
Via Paxton
Via Paxton Via Paxton (born June 23, 1973) was a big-bust model for The Score Group for several years. She lives in Chicago, Illinois, and in each of her pictorials is listed as still working for "a famous shipping company." She has appeared in both Score and Voluptuous magazines several ti..
Via Popilia
The Via Popilia is either of two different ancient Roman roads begun in the consulship of Publius Popilius Laenas, who was better known for his attack on the Gracchi. The other consul for that year, 132 BC, was Publius Rupilius. The first road was an extension of the Via Flaminia from Ariminum arou..
Via Portuensis
Via Portuensis was an ancient Roman road, leading to the Portus Augusti constructed by Claudius on the right bank of the Tiber, at its mouth. It started from the Pons Aemilius, and the first part of its course is identical with that of the Via Campana. The Porta Portuensis of the Aurelian wall had a..
Via Postumia
Via Postumia, an ancient highroad of northern Italy constructed in 148 BC by the consul Spurius Postumius Albinus. It ran from the coast at Genua through the mountains to Dertona, Placentia (the termination of the Via Aemilia Lepidi) and Cremona, just east of the point where it crossed the Po. From ..
Via Prudensiae
Via Prudensiae (commonly abbreviated VP) is a Danish tabletop role-playing game, created by Ask Agger and Gimle Larsen. The game was published as a single book in 1994, by the Danish publishing company Modtryk. Only about a thousand copies were printed of the book, as the Danish market for games ..
VIA Rail
VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; pronounced 'vee-ah') is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. VIA Rail operates 480 trains in eight Canadian provinces (all except Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island) over a net..
Via Sacra
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 May 2006. The Via Sacra (Latin:Sacred ..
Via Sacra (Wienerwald)
The Via Sacra (Latin for Holy Road) is a centuries old pilgrimage trail in Lower Austria. It starts in Vienna and passes through the Wienerwald to Mariazell. The trail goes from Mödling through Gaaden, Heiligenkreuz, Alland, and the pilgrimage destination Hafnerberg, first into the Triestingtal, a..
Via Salaria
Via Salaria, an ancient Roman road in Italy, which eventually ran from Rome (from Porta Salaria of the Aurelian Walls) to Castrum Truentinum (Porto d'Ascoli) on the Adriatic coast, a distance of 242 km, via Reate (Rieti) and Asculum (Ascoli Piceno). Via Salaria owes its name to the Latin word for "..
Via Severiana
Via Severiana was an ancient highroad of Italy, running southeast from Ostia to Terracina, a distance of 73 miles along the coast, and taking its name, no doubt, from the restoration of an already existing road by Septimius Severus, who was a great benefactor of Ostia. It ran along the shore at fir..
VIA Technologies
VIA Technologies logo VIA Technologies is a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, mainly motherboard chipsets, CPUs, and memory, and is part of the Formosa Plastics Group. It is the world's largest independent manufacturer of motherboard chipsets. As a fabless semiconductor company..
Via Tiburtina
Via Tiburtina is an ancient road of Italy leading east-northeast from Rome to Tivoli (Latin, Tibur) for a distance of about 18 miles. Historians assert that Via Tiburtina must have come into existence, as a track, at any rate, during the establishment of the Latin League. Though afterward it became..
Via Traiana
For Arabian road, see Via Traiana Nova The Via Traiana was an ancient Roman road. It was built by the emperor Trajan as an extension of the Via Appia from Beneventum, reaching Brundisium (Brindisi) by a shorter route (i.e. via Canusium and Barium rather than via Tarentum). This was commemorated by ..
Via Traiana (disambiguation)
Name given to two Roman roads built by the emperor Trajan Via Traiana in southern ItalyVia Traiana Nova in Arabia redirect[[Template:Disambig]] ..
Via Traiana Nova
For road of similar name in Italy, see Via Traiana Nova (Italy) Trajanic rebuild of the King's Highway (ancient). Also known as the Via Nova Traiana to distinguish it from the Via Traiana Nova (Italy). ..
Via Valeria
Via Valeria, an ancient Roman road of Italy was the continuation north-eastwards of the Via Tiburtina. It probably owed its origin to M. Valerius Messalla, censor in 154 B.C. It ran first up the Anio valley past Varia, and then, abandoning it at the 36th mile, where the Via Sublacensis diverged, asc..
Via Verde
Via Verde (literally "Green Lane") is an electronic toll collection system used in Portugal since 1991, and extended to every toll in every highway and bridge in the country since 1995. Upon passing in a non-stop lane at a toll, an RFID tag attached to the vehicle's windshield transmits its identif..
Via wentz top
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Via X
Via X Launched: No data available Audience Share in 2005: No data available Owned By: Edu Comunicaciones Availability Terrestrial Analogue: No Satellite: No Cable: 24 - VTR (Santiago); 31 - Coltrahue CATV Via X is a private owned cable TV channel of Chile. It airs mostly rock music musi..
Viñales
Viñales is a small town and municipality in the Pinar del Rio Province of Cuba. The nearby Viñales Valley has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. The town consists mostly of one story wooden houses with porches. Other atractions in Viñales include the Museo Municipal, C..
Viñales Valley
Viñales Valley is an karstic depression in Cuba. The valley has an area of 132 km² and is located in the Sierra de los Organos, just north of the town Viñales in the Pinar del Rio Province. Tobacco and other crops are cultivated on the bottom of the valley, mostly by traditional agricultu..
Viñas Cué
Site of a Paraguayan military prison a short distance from the capital, Asunción. Its inmates have included Lino Oviedo. ..
Viña del Mar
Coast of Viña del Mar Viña del Mar ("Vineyard by the Sea" in Spanish), also known locally as La Ciudad Jardín ("Garden City" in Spanish), is a growing coastal city in central Chile, in the Valparaíso Region. The population stands at 318,489 (April 24 2004), making it Chile's fourth largest..
Viðareiði
Viðareiði [ˈviːjaɹˌaijɪ] (literally: Wood-Isthmus, Danish: Viderejde) is the northernmost settlement in the Faroe Islands and lies on the Island of Viðoy, which belongs to the Norðoyar Region. Population: 347 (December 31, 2002)Postal Code: FO-740Municipality: Viðareiðis kommun..

 


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