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Vanessa Bogenholm Vanessa Bogenholm is an American farmer of strawberries, raspberries, and vegetables, and Chair of the Board of Directors of California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF). Along with the farm of Tom Jones, her farms in Watsonville, California produce 85% of the United States's strawberries, which, along with other products, are sold under the name, "VB Farms," or "Sunshine Organic".
Vanessa Branch Vanessa Lynn Branch (Born March 21, 1973 in London, England, United Kingdom) is a British actress, model, and Page Three girl. She is best known in North America as the Orbit Gum television commercial woman (whose catchphrase is "Fabulous!
Vanessa Brown Vanessa Brown (March 24, 1928 – May 21, 1999) was an Austrian actress who was successful in American film, theater and television. Born Smylla Brynd in Vienna, Austria to Jewish parents, Brown and her family fled to Paris, France in 1937 to escape persecution with the rise of National Socialism.
Vanessa Campbell Vanessa Campbell (June 24, 1953 - August 25, 2002) was a cabaret, blues, jazz and rock singer and actress who appeared in a national tour of "Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris" on Tv's Law and Order.
Vanessa Collingridge Vanessa Collingridge is a Scottish author and broadcaster. After graduating from Hertford College, Oxford with a first class MA in Geography,Biography at Take 3 Management she moved to a career in television, and has worked as a producer or presenter on all five British national terrestrial television channels, as well as BBC national radio.
Vanessa Dale Vanessa Dale Raven Sterling was the main character in the now-defunct American Soap Opera Love of Life. She was originally played by Peggy McCay; then by actress Bonnie Bartlett and Audrey Peters played Vanessa to the show's end.
Vanessa Fernandes Vanessa de Sousa Fernandes (born September 14, 1985) is a successful Portuguese athlete. She is famous and respected, nationally and abroad, for her achievements in the triathlon, with such a tender age, where she has won both the European elite and under-23 triathlon championships for three consecutive times since 2004 and came second at the 2006 World Championships, in Lausanne.
Vanessa Jean Dedmon Vanessa Jean Dedmon (born 28 April 1987 to Russel and Waltraud Dedmon) was a semifinalist on Germany's third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (the german Version of Pop Idol) being kicked out by audience vote in the Top 3 Show. Vanessa was one of the favourites from the jury.
Vanessa Lee Chester Vanessa Lee Chester, an American actress, was born on July 2, 1984. She has worked on a variety of projects, most famously when she played Jeff Goldblum's adopted daughter in Steven Spielberg's 1997 film, The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
Vanessa Marquez Vanessa Marquez is an American R&B singer signed to Star Trak Entertainment, the record label owned by Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo Also Known As The Neptunes. She may be best known as the female singer on Justin Timberlake's hit song "Rock Your Body.
Vanessa Marshall Vanessa Marshall (born October 19,1969), daughter of Joan Van Ark and niece of Carol Kuykendall) is an actress best known for her voice over work. She is best known as the voice of Olga Gurlukovich in the popular videogame, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
Vanessa Martinez Vannessa Martinez (born June 19, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress. She has appeared mostly in the films of director John Sayles, in particular Limbo (film), Lone Star (1996 film) and Casa de los babys.
Vanessa Rousso Vanessa Rousso is a law student at the University of Miami and a professional poker player.University of Miami profile: Vanessa Rousso: Law Student/Professional Poker Player Born in White Plains, New York, Rousso is a dual-citizen of the United States and France.
Vanessa Struhler Vanessa Struhler (born November 4, 1985 in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia), better known as Vanessa S., is a German singer and songwriter who came to fame as a finalist of the first season of the television show Deutschland sucht den SuperStar, the German version of Pop Idol.
Vanessa Walters Vanessa Walters was born in London in 1977 and is best known as the teenage novelist discovered to be writing a novel as hobby to share with her school friends. When discovered by teachers, the journal was passed over to an agent who quickly had her signed to a publishing company with a five-figure book deal even before she'd left.
Vanfest Vanfest is a Volkswagen Transporter meeting that takes place at the Three counties showground in Malvern, United Kingdom. Every year thousands of T1, T2, T3, T4, and other Volkswagen Classics, gather at the show ground for a weekend of Van related activities.
Vang Creative Vang Creative (formerly Cool Comics) is a Danish entertainment company, founded in May of 2002 by Hans Christian Vang, specializing in the production and publication of comic books and animation. Also a studio, creating illustration, animation, and performing other related services for paying clients.
Vang Pao General Vang Pao was an American-allied Hmong military leader in the Second Indochina War. To this day, he remains an important figure in the Hmong community, and is considered to be the key leader of the traditional Hmong living in exile, or in Laos.
Vang stave church Vang stave church (ĹšwiÄ…tynia Wang, also Vang stavkirke) is a stave church transferred from Vang in Norway and re-erected in 1842 in the outskirts of KrummhĂĽbel in Germany, now Karpacz in the Karkonosze mountains of Poland.
Vang Tao Incident The Vang Tao Incident was a baffling episode broadcast live on Thai television, on July 3, 2000 a group of armed insurgents and mercenaries attacked a Lao customs outpost at the southern border town of Vang Tao. The raiders, as they came to be described, were easily routed leaving six of their own dead and 27 were arrested by Thai authorities, of those 11 were Thai nationals.
Vanga The vangas are a group of little-known small to medium sized passerine birds restricted to Madagascar. Their relationship with other passerine groups is uncertain, but they seem most closely related to several other enigmatic African groups, such as helmetshrikes (Fuchs et al.
Vangelis Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου (Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou) IPA: ] is a world-renowned Greek new age and electronic composer and musician, under the artist name Vangelis Papathanassiou (Βαγγέλης Παπαθανασίου) or just Vangelis (Βαγγέλης) [IPA: or ]. He is best known for his Academy Award winning score for the film Chariots of Fire, and scores for the films Blade Runner and 1492: Conquest of Paradise.
Vangerdahast Vangerdahast is a character in the fictional fantasy setting of the Forgotten Realms is perhaps the greatest mage to have ever taken up the mantle of Mage Royal. For decades he controlled the Kingdom of Cormyr, in fact if not in title.
Vangiones The Vangiones appear first in history as an ancient Germanic tribe of unknown provenience. They threw in their lot with Ariovistus in his bid of 58 BC to invade Gaul through the Doubs river valley and lost to Julius Caesar in a battle probably near Belfort.
Vanguard (arcade game) is a 1981 arcade game developed by TOSE for SNK. The game is known as one of the first scrolling shooters ever made and is additionally notable by being the first shoot 'em up where a player can shoot in four directions.
Vanguard (comic) Vanguard is a fictional alien hero created by Gary Carlson and Erik Larsen for Carlson's self-published anthology Megaton. Vanguard is a white alien with small antennae who has been given the unenviable job of guarding Earth, which is viewed by the aliens as boring with little chance of anything happening.
Vanguard (fanzine) Vanguard was the official magazine of the Hardline movement. As the movement ebbed and flowed, the magazine was sporadically published before releasing a final issue in the late 1990's, in which the HCC (Hardline Central Committee) announced that Hardline, as an organized movement, was being disbanded.
Vanguard (microkernel) Vanguard was an experimental microkernel developed at Apple Computer in the early 1990s. Based on the V-System, Vanguard introduced standardized object identifiers and a unique "message chaining" system for improved performance.
Vanguard (racehorse) 8 year-old who defeated fifteen rivals to win the Grand National at his first attempt. Provided jockey, Tom Olliver with his second consecutive victory and became such a favourite of his rider that when he died, Olliver ordered that Vanguard's hide be used to make a sofa, which is today in the ownership of Aintree
Vanguard (synthesizer) Vanguard is a software synthesizer by reFX. It is a virtual analog synthesizer with 3 oscillators, 32 waveforms, up to 10-times unison, a filter with a number of unusual responses, delay and reverb effects and stereo pattern controlled noise gate and arpeggiator.
Vanguard 1 Vanguard 1 or Vanguard I is the oldest artificial satellite still orbiting Earth, though there is no longer any communication with it. It was designed to test the launch capabilities of a three-stage launch vehicle, the effects of the environment on a satellite and its systems in Earth orbit.
Vanguard College Vanguard College, formerly Northwest Bible College, is a degree-granting institution offering Christian education, located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Students may pursue a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Arts in Theology degree in the many different programs, including Children and Family, Intercultural Studies, Pastoral, Worship and Youth Ministry.
Vanguard of Red Youth Vanguard of Red Youth ( or Avangard Krasnoi Molodyozhi (AKM)), is a revolutionary Russian communist youth group. Its website describes it as an "independent youth organization, entering the all-Russian public political motion.
Vanguard party A vanguard party is a political party or grassroot organization at the forefront of a mass action, movement, or revolution. The idea of a vanguard party was developed by Vladimir Lenin, most prominently in What is to be Done?
Vanguard Party Vanguard Party, originally known as the Vanguard Nationalist and Socialist Party, a socialist political party in the Bahamas. The party was founded in 1971 by a group belonging to the youth organization of Progressive Liberal Party.
Vanguard Party (Indonesia) The Vanguard Party (Partai Pelopor) is a political party in Indonesia. It was founded in 2002 and is led by Rachmawati, a daughter of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno, and sister of former Indonesian president Megawati.
Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party The Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party, also known as the Vanguard Ulster Progressive Party (and several variations of word order), was a unionist political party which existed in Northern Ireland between 1973 and 1978. It was closely affiliated with several loyalist paramilitary groups.
Vanguard Records Vanguard Records is a record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York. It started as a classical and jazz label, but shifted direction in the mid-1950s by challenging the blacklist and signing blacklisted performers Paul Robeson and The Weavers.
Vanguard Sailboats Vanguard Sailboats was founded in 1967 in Waukesha, WI by Peter and Olaf Harken. The brothers started to gain attention after their sailing hardware was used on boats that won Olympic gold in 1968 and after Vanguard supplied the Finn class for several countries in the 1976 Olympics.
Vanguard University of Southern California Vanguard University of Southern California is located in Costa Mesa, California, USA on 55 Fair Drive, across the street from the Orange County Fairgrounds. Founded in 1920 as the Southern California Bible School, the undergraduate school became accredited in 1964, the graduate school in 1983.
Vanguard Youth Vanguard Youth (Vietnamese: Thanh Nien Tien Phong), a youth mass organization launched by the Indochinese Communist Party on July 1 1942. Vanguard Youth worked as a patriotic, legal organization in the southern part of the country.
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is a high fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) in development by Sigil Games Online. The game is set to be co-published by Sony Online Entertainment(SOE), and the company producing it, Sigil Games Online.
Vanguardism In the context of revolutionary struggle, vanguardism is a strategy whereby an organization (usually a vanguard party) attempts to place itself at the center of the movement, and steer it in a direction consistent with its ideology.
Vanhakaupunki Vanhakaupunki (Swedish: Gammelstaden) is a district of the city of Helsinki, Finland, to the north of Toukola. The district's name (meaning "old town") is because Helsinki was originally founded at the Vanhakaupunki area.
Vanhat herrat Vanhat herrat (Finnish for "The old gentlemen") is a Finnish comic strip drawn by Pauli Heikkilä and written by him and Markku Paretskoi. It was frequently featured in the popular humour magazine Pahkasika, Paretskoi being the magazine's executive editor for its entire run.
Vanhojen tanssit Vanhojen tanssit (or Wanhojen tanssit; in English "The dances of the old") is a formal prom held in Finnish upper secondary schools (lukio) during the second year. It is a celebration of the fact that the 11th graders are now the oldest of the school.
Vani Gospels The Vani Gospels (Vani Four Gospels; Georgian: ვანის ოთხთავი, Vanis otkhtavi) is an illuminated manuscript of the gospels in the Georgian Nuskhuri script dating from the end of the 12th–early 13th centuries. The manuscript was composed at the Georgian queen Tamar’s request by the monk John the Unworthy at the Hroman Monastery at Constantinople.
Vanier College Vanier College is a Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel (CEGEP) (College of General and Vocational Education) located in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1970 as the second English-language CEGEP in Quebec.
Vanier Improv Company The Vanier Improv Company (aka "The VIC" and "The New VIC") is an improv and sketch comedy troupe established at Vanier College, York University as part of Vanier College Productions by Fredrick H. Thury.
Vanier, Ontario Ottawa's Vanier neighbourhood is a former municipality that ceased to exist in 2001 by becoming part of the city of Ottawa, Ontario. It is most notable for its large francophone population, and has about 20,000 residents today.
Vaniity Vaniity: birth name Pedro Mora Kotero (aka Delilah Vaniity Kotero) A pornographic transsexual film actress, was born in Uruapan, Mexico on July 26, 1973. Her family migrated to Sunnydale, northern California when she was 7.
Vanilla (band) Vanilla was a girl band from Barnet, London, England which released two singles: "No Way No Way" a Number 14 chart high in the UK Singles Chart in 1997; plus "True To Us", which made Number 36 in 1998. The outfit were then dropped by their record company - EMI.
Vanilla (orchid) Vanilla is a genus of about 110 species in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), including the species Vanilla planifolia from which commercial vanilla flavoring is derived. The name came from the Spanish word "vainilla", diminutive form of "vaina" (meaning "sheath"), which is in turn derived from Latin "vagina".
Vanilla Bean Coolatta The Vanilla Bean Coolatta is a blended, semi-frozen, non-alcoholic, beverage sold at Dunkin' Donuts franchises. It is similar in taste and texture to the Frappuccino line of blended beverages sold at Starbucks and is intended to be a direct competitor.
Vanilla Ice Robert Matthew "Vanilla Ice" Van Winkle (born October 31, 1968 in Miami Lakes, Florida) is an American rapper, known for the single "Ice Ice Baby," which topped the charts in the early-1990s (see 1990s in music). At the time, he was one of the few successful white rappers.
Vanilla Ninja (album) Vanilla Ninja is the self-titled debut album by the Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja. The album was released in May 2003 and didn't chart in Germany, Austria or Switzerland, the three countries where the group have had most success in their short career.
Vanilla sex Vanilla sex or conventional sex is used to describe what a culture regards as standard or conventional sexual behavior. Different cultures, subcultures, and individuals have different ideas about what constitutes this type of sex.
Vanilla slice Vanilla slice is a type of cake. It consists of a thick custard sauce, which is traditionally flavoured with vanilla or chocolate, and which is sandwiched between flaky puff pastry or filo pastry and iced with either vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, raspberry or passion fruit icing.
Vanillekipferl Vanillekipferl are small, crescent shaped biscuits flavored with vanilla or artificial flavoring and a heavy dusting of powdered sugar, originating from Vienna in Austria. Traditionally, they are made at Christmas, but they can be enjoyed all year round and are often for sale in Viennese coffee shops.
Vanilloideae Vanilloideae (Lindley) Szlachetko, is one of the subfamilies of orchids belonging to the large family Orchidaceae. Lindley used to treat it as a separate family Vanillaceae, but it is now recognized as a distinct subfamily.
Vanina Oneto Vanina Oneto (born June 15, 1973) is a former field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Vanir Vanir is the name of one of the two groups of gods in Norse mythology, the other and more well known being the Æsir. The name is perhaps from the PIE root *wen- "to strive, win", cognate to Venus (compare Vanadis), Wynn (Proto-Germanic *Wanizaz), archaic Greek Wanax.
Vanis Kvabebi Vanis Kvabebi (English Vani's Caves) is a cave monastery in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia near Aspindza town and the more famous cave city of Vardzia. The complex dates from 8th century and consists of a defensive wall built in 1204 and a maze of tunnels running on several levels in the side of the mountain.
Vanished Planet Vanished Planet is a cooperative board game that debuted at the World Boardgaming Championships in 2003. Unlike in most board games, which set players in competition against each other, Vanished Planet pits the players against a time limit; the players must succeed in a certain number of goals before this time limit is reached, or they all lose.
Vanisher The Vanisher (Telford Porter) is a fictional character, a mutant supervillain of the Marvel Universe, who is an opponent of the X-Men. He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in X-Men (first series)#2 (November 1963).
Vanishing Culture USA The images that comprise Vanishing Culture USA, are as much a time capsule as well as way of seeing what culturally we are losing or have lost - namely individuality, self expression, eccentricity, and the glamour of hope.
Vanishing hitchhiker The vanishing hitchhiker (or phantom hitchhiker) is a reported phenomenon in which people travelling by vehicle meet with or are accompanied by a hitchhiker who subsequently vanishes without explanation, often from a moving vehicle. Vanishing hitchhikers have been reported for centuries and the story is found across the world, in many variants.
Vanishing Point (CBC) Vanishing Point is the title of a science fiction anthology series that ran on CBC Radio (see Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) from 1984 until 1986, and then under a varying array of sub-titles until 1990 or so.
Vanishing Vision Vanishing Vision is the debut album of the Japanese band X Japan and was released on April 14, 1988 on Yoshiki Hayashi's own label, Extasy Records. Included are early versions of the songs "Kurenai" and "Unfinished...
Vanitas In the arts, vanitas is a type of symbolic still life painting commonly executed by Northern European painters in Flanders and the Netherlands in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The term vanitas itself refers to the arts, learning and time.
Vanity domain In the Domain Name System (DNS), a vanity domain is a domain name, often a subdomain, whose purpose is to express the individuality of the person on whose behalf it is registered. This contrasts with domain names which resolve to an organisation (e.
Vanity feed A vanity feed is humorous slang for a certain kind of web feed created by a search engine -- one showing all search results that match the subscriber's name, blog name, product name, etc. A feed of search results for links to the subscriber's URL would also be considered a vanity feed.
Vanity Fair Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray that satirizes society in early 19th-century England. Like many novels of the time, Vanity Fair was published as a serial before being sold in book form; it was printed in 20 monthly parts between January 1847 and July 1848.
Vanity Fair (magazine, historical) Vanity Fair has been the title of four notable magazines: an 1859-1863 American publication, an English publication, and an unrelated American publication edited by Condé Nast, with a later revived publication.
Vanity label A vanity label is a term given to a situation where a famous recording artist is allowed to run a "label within a label" and release music by other artists he or she admires. The parent label handles the production and distribution and funding of the vanity label, but the album is usually released with the vanity label brand name prominent.
Vanity number A vanity number is a toll-free telephone number that also spells a person’s or company’s name or spells a word or acronym that is chosen by the subscriber, such as 1-800-FLOWERS or 1-888-NEW-CARS. To find out whether a specific toll-free number is available, contact any toll-free service provider.
Vanity of Duluoz Vanity of Duluoz (full title Vanity of Duluoz: An Adventurous Education, 1935-46) is a 1968 autobiographical novel by Jack Kerouac (ISBN 0-14-023639-2). The book describes the adventures of Kerouac's alter ego, Jack Duluoz, covering the period of his life between 1935 and 1946.
Vanity of Vanities Vanity of Vanities is a novel by Martin Bertram. Set in the 12th century on the fictional Island of Vanar, Vanity of Vanities tells the story of powerful kingdoms brought to ruin by the selfish ambitions of men.
Vanity plate A vanity plate (US), prestige plate, private number plate, personalised registration (UK) or personalised plate (Australia) is a special type of Vehicle registration plate on an automobile or other vehicle. The owner of the vehicle will have paid extra money to have his or her own choice of numbers or letters, usually forming a recognisable phrase, slogan, or initialism on their plate.
Vanity press A vanity press or vanity publisher is a book printer which, while claiming to be a publisher, charges writers a fee in return for publishing their books or otherwise makes most of its money from the author rather than from the public. Jonathan Clifford claims to have coined the term in 1959 http://www.
Vanity sizing Vanity sizing, also known as size inflation is used to refer to the phenomenon of ready-to-wear clothing of the same nominal size becoming larger over time, with the implication that manufacturers do so to satisfy the buyer's wish to appear thin. This also means that some customers may have to wear smaller nominal sizes without much change in their body shape.
Vanity URL A vanity URL is a domain name, typically created by a company to point to a specific product or advertising campaign microsite. In theory, vanity URLs are creatively linked to a product or ad concept and easier to remember than a company's general domain.
Vanj Vanj (Vandzh, Vanch; , 1722 m) is the capital of the Vanji district, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan. Vanj lies at the Vanj River, a tributary of the Panj River, separated from the Yazgulyam River by the Vanj range.
Vanj River The Vanj River is a tributary to the Panj River in Gorno-Badakhshan, central Tajikistan. It rises next to the Yazgulyam River, fed by the Geographical Society Glacier near Qullai Revolutsiya, flowing northwest for some 15 km before turning right and flowing to the southwest for about 100km, passing Vanj, and joining the Panj at .
Vanja Rogulj Vanja Rogulj (born February 13, 1982 in Split) is a breaststroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000. In the same year he won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay at the European SC Championships 2000 in Valencia.
Vanji language The Vanji language, also spelt Vanchi and VanĹľi, is one of the Pamir languages of the Southeastern Iranian language group. It was spoken in the Vanj river valley in what is now the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province of Tajikistan.
Vankasar Monastery Vankasar Monastery is an Armenian monastery located in Karabakh, near the city of Martakert. The small monastery is built of cream colored stone, and it sites on a peak that allows it to be visible from several miles away.
Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute is a high school operated by the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) in the Town of Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada. It provides both academic and vocational programs to about 501 students (2005-06).
Vann McElroy Vann William McElroy (born January 13, 1960 in Birmingham, Alabama), is a former American professional football player who was selected by the Los Angeles Raiders in the third round of the 1982 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 193 lbs.
Vannevar Bush Vannevar Bush (March 11, 1890 – June 30, 1974) was an American engineer and science administrator, known for his political role in the development of the atomic bomb, and the idea of the memex—seen as a pioneering concept for the World Wide Web.
Vannie Higgins Charles "Vannie" Higgins (1897 – June 19, 1932) was a New York mobster and one of the most prominent bootleggers during the Prohibition era. Known as "Brooklyn's Last Irish Boss", Higgins was notorious for his escapes from law enforcement.
Vanport, Oregon Vanport was a hastily constructed city of public housing located in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, between the contemporary Portland city boundary and the Columbia River. (Currently the site of Delta Park and the Portland International Raceway.
Vans Invitational The Vans Invitational is the title name for the Dew Action Sports Tour while in Portland, Oregon. The main event takes place at the Rose Quarter, which consists of the Rose Garden Arena and the Memorial Coliseum.
Vanship A vanship is a type of flying machine from the animated series Last Exile. It is often referred to as a "flying boat" in that it does not fly by means of aerodynamics like planes do, but rather by floating on the air and propelling itself through the use of a substance known as Claudia.
VantageScore VantageScore is the name of a new credit rating product that is now being offered by the three major credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian and TransUnion). The new product was announced by the three bureaus on March 14, 2006.
Vanth Dreadstar Vanth Dreadstar was a comic book character created by Jim Starlin, originally introduced in Epic Illustrated magazine, in a storyline called "Metamorphosis Odyssey" which ran in the first nine issues, and which culminated with the destruction of the Milky Way galaxy. He appeared in several graphic novels before gaining his own series, Dreadstar.
Vanua Levu West (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji) Vanua Levu West Indian Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians. (Of the remaining 52 seats, 27 are reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, are elected by universal suffrage).
Vanuatu national rugby union team The Vanuatu national rugby union team represents Vanuatu in the sport of rugby union. The team is classified as a tier three nation by the International Rugby Board (IRB), and they have yet to qualify for a Rugby World Cup.
Vanuatu rain forests The Vanuatu rain forests are a terrestrial ecoregion that includes the islands of Vanuatu, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands group of the neighboring Solomon Islands. It is part of the Australasia ecozone, which includes neighboring New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands, as well as Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand.
Vanwall Vanwall was a Formula One team in the 1950's. The Vanwall name was derived by combining the name of the team owner Tony Vandervell with that of his patented Thinwall bearings, which were produced at his Vandervell Products factory at Acton, just outside London.

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