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Variance analysis (accounting) variance analysis, in budgeting (or management accounting in general), 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 reduction In mathematics, more specifically in the theory of Monte Carlo methods, variance reduction is a procedure 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 which limits the precision of the simulation results.
Variance swap A variance swap is a financial derivative whose payoff is equal to the difference between the square of annualised realised volatility (that is, the annualised realised variance), sigma_{realised}^{2}, of returns on the underlying price over that period and a fixed quantity, sigma_{strike}^{2}, sometimes known as the variance strike.
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 :
Variant cover In comic books, a variant cover (sometimes variant edition) refers to an issue of a comic book printed with multiple covers with each unique cover art. Variant covers became common during the "Speculator Boom" of the 1990s, when more collectors became interested in the storage and preservation of their comic books with the goal of future financial gain.
Variant Magic: The Gathering formats Magic: The Gathering's standard method of play is one-on-one using a deck of at least 60 cards with a maximum of four of each card except for basic lands, but casual play groups and even Wizards of the Coast have developed many alternative formats for playing the game. These formats are designed to accommodate larger numbers of players, to allow two or more players to work together as a team, or create specific requirements for deck construction.
Variante di Valico Variante di Valico is a deviation of the Italian A1 motorway under construction, between Barberino del Mugello and Sasso Marconi in northern Italy. It is 62,5 km long and with long stretches in viaduct and tunnel, the longest tunnel being 8,6 km long.
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.
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.
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.
Variational Bayesian methods 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.
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.
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.
Variational methods in general relativity Variational methods in general relativity refers to various mathematical techniques that employ the use of variational calculus in Einstein's theory of general relativity. The most commonly used tools are Lagrangians and Hamiltonians and are used to derive the Einstein field equations.
Variations (album) Andrew Lloyd Webber and Julian Lloyd Webber were always very close, but their two different careers (a classical cellist and a rock musical composer) meant that a collaboration seems unlikely. It wasn't until Julian beat his brother in a bet on a football match that Andrew was forced to write his cello work.
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart The Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart, opus 152, is a set of variations for orchestra composed in 1914 by Max Reger; the composer conducted the premiere in Berlin on February 5, 1915. The theme is drawn from the first movement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata in A, K.
Variations in F minor The Andante with variations in F minor (Hoboken 17/6) was composed for piano by Joseph Haydn in 1793, and is among his most popular piano works. The variations here are a set of double variations, the first theme of is in F minor and the second them in F major.
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 distinct games.
Variations of the Sega Mega Drive During its lifespan, the Sega 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 its own peculiarities and unique items, while other variations were exercises in reducing costs (such as the removal of the little-used 9-pin EXT.
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".
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.
Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn The Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, consisting of a theme in B-flat major, eight variations and a finale, was composed in the summer of 1873 by Johannes Brahms. It was published in two versions: the variations for two pianos, written first but designated Op.
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.
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.
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).
Varicella (computer game) Varicella is a 1999 work of interactive fiction by Adam Cadre, distributed in z-code format as freeware. It is set in an alternate history which features roughly modern technology mixed with Renaissance-style principalities and court politics.
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 pneumonia.
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 took the lives of 26 other people.
Varied Sittella The Varied Sittella, Daphoenositta chrysoptera is a small, around 10-11 cm long, songbird native to Australia and New Guinea. Its crown is white, grey, black or a mixture of the three, and its body is whitish, grey or brown, sometimes streaked with black.
Varied Tit The Varied Tit (Poecile varia; see also below) is a perching bird from the titmouse family, Paridae. It occurs in East Asia and notably on some islands south of Japan where it has formed a number of subspecies.
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 tropical and sub-tropical coastal hinterland of eastern Australia, from about the Sydney area to the tip of Cape York Peninsula, in the moister part of the Kimberley, and throughout the Top End.
Varieties of Arabic The Arabic language is a Semitic language with many varieties that diverge widely from one another -— both from country to country and within a single country. This entry looks at these varieties of Arabic, distinguishing them from Classical/Standard Arabic and from each other.
Varieties of Monogamy Recent discoveries have led biologists to talk about the three varieties of monogamy: social monogamy, sexual monogamy, and genetic monogamy. The distinction between these three are important to the modern understanding of monogamy.
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 by Sime Silverman.
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.
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 cartesian products.
Variety Tonight Variety Tonight was a CBC Radio show which aired from 1980 until 1984 at 8-10 PM. Variety Tonight was a nightly series featuring jazz and pop music as well as trivia games, book and movie reviews and interviews.
Variety, the Children's Charity Variety, the Children's Charity was founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 10, 1927 when a group of eleven men involved in show business set up a social club which they named the "Variety Club". On Christmas Eve 1928, a small baby was left on the steps of a movie theatre, with a note reading:
Varifold In mathematics, a varifold is, loosely speaking, a measure-theoretic generalization of the concept of a differentiable manifold, by replacing differentiability requirements with those provided by rectifiable sets, while maintaining the general algebraic structure usually seen in differential geometry. More closely, varifolds generalize the ideas of a rectifiable current.
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.
Varig Flight 820 Varig Flight 820 was a scheduled airline service from GaleĂŁo Airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Orly Airport serving Paris, France. On 11 July 1973, the Boeing 707 made an emergency landing in a field in the Orly commune due to smoke in the cabin.
Varignon frame A Varignon frame is a system of weights and pulleys used by geographers to help determine optimum location. For example, the weights might represent the relative cost of transporting particular goods to or from particular locations, to help a firm decide the most cost effective site to locate a prospective production facility.
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).
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 Thomas Dale's 1611 settlement at Henricus.
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.
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.
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, violet or yellowish, while the matrix of the rock is usually dark green.
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.
Variophone The Variophone was developed by Yevgeny Sholpo, of the Soviet Union in 1932. It was an optical synthesizer that utilized sound waves drawn onto transparent 35mm film to generate sounds controlled by photo-electric cells.
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.
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.
Various-leaved Hawthorn The Various-leaved Hawthorn, Crataegus heterophylla Flugge is a small tree of about 3 m in height, sometimes up to 10 m; 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 only.
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-Amphoux (Var, France) were discovered by Le Leouff & Buffetaut in 1998. Based on a posterior dorsal vertebra (MDE-D168) and a sacrum (MDE-D169) with 5 fused vertebrae; additional referred material includes a right humerus (MDE-D158) with a delto-pectoral crest more developed than in any other theropod known, suggesting a strong raptorial function for the forearm.
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 (Present day Africa, Antarctica and Australia), to form the supercontinent of Pangea.
Variscan orogeny The Variscan (a subdivision of the 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.
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 boldly and abruptly in the Germania (Chapter 42) of Tacitus as the Naristi, with manuscript variants of Narisci and Varisti.
Varissuo 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 Kaarina.
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.
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.
Varix (mollusc) 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.
Varkala Radhakrishnan Varkala Radhakrishnan (born 21 August, 1927) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Chirayinkil constituency of Kerala and is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) political party.
Varkiza Varkiza (Greek: Βάρκιζα), also Alianthos (Αλίανθος) is a suburban place that is part of the municipality of Vari in southern Attica and is located east of the Megalo Daktylo (Large Finger). Varkiza is approximately almost 2 km south of Vari, 22 km S of Athens, SW of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and the Attiki Odos (numbers 6 and 62), NW of Cape Sounio and south of the Hymettus Ring.
Varla Jean Merman Varla Jean Merman is a character originated and portrayed by Jeffery Roberson, an American actor, singer and drag performer. Varla's fictitious pedigree boasts that Ernest Borgnine is her father and Ethel Merman is her mother.
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 known as Warlaam Tcherkesoff or Varlam Cherkezov in Russian manner.
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.
Varma Varma or Varman (Hindi वर्मा varmā [Sanskrit वर्म+कः]) is a honorific title, literally meaning "To be or become swollen or inflamed;--to be distended (with rage, &c.); to be en- raged", which is affixed to the names of Kshatriyas.
Varma Kalai Varma Kalai (also spelled Varmakalai or Varmakkalai) ( meaning "the art of vital points") is an ancient martial art which has its origins in Tamil Nadu, India. The art itself originally began as a healing art from Varma Cuttiram (the "Tamil science of medicine"), which later turned into a martial art, thus the name Varma Kalai.
Varmala A varmala (also known as jaimala) is the wedding garland symbolic of the popular marriage ceremony. Following regional traditions, the varmala might be made of rose flowers and/or other ceremonial stuff decorating it.
Varmint of Burke's Garden The Varmint of Burke's Garden was the name given to a coyote that terrorized the community of Burke's Garden, Virginia in 1952. The animal killed over 400 registered sheep and caused damages in excess of $32,000 before being killed.
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 animals considered to be farm pests. Such a rifle is used by a varminter.
Varminter 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.
Varna in Hinduism Varnashrama dharma (IAST:, Devanagari: वर्णाश्रम धर्म) refers to the system of classes of social life and stages of individual life in Hinduism. Varna refers to the belief that most humans were created from different parts of the body of the divinity Purusha.
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.
Varna Railway Station The Varna Railway Station (, Zhelezopatna gara Varna) is one of the oldest railway stations in Bulgaria. Its present building was constructed between 1908 and 1925, when it was opened officially by Tsar Boris III, but the Black Sea city of Varna has had a railway station since 26 October 1866, when the Varna-Rousse railway line was inaugurated.
Varna-Devnya Industrial Complex The Devnya Industrial Complex consists of some of the most important factories and companies in the chemical industry 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.
Varnae Varnae is a fictional villainous vampire in the Marvel Comics universe. He has been an adversary of several of Marvel's supernatural and fantasy-related heroes, and is a major character in Marvel's Dracula mythos.
Varnava Varnava (Greek, Modern: Βαρνάβα, Ancient/Katharevousa: Βαρνάβας), also Varnavas is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. Varnava is linked with the road linking Nea Makri and Kapandriti.
Varney the Vampire 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), which first appeared 1845-47 in a series of pamphlets generally referred to as penny dreadfuls because of their inexpensive price and typically gruesome contents. It was published in book form in 1847.
Varni 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 Scandinavian region by their name, Värend, and settled in northern Germany.
Varnish Varnish is a transparent, hard, protective finish or film primarily used in wood finishing but also for other materials. Varnish is traditionally a combination of a drying oil, a resin, and a thinner or solvent.
Varnish cache Varnish is a high-performace HTTP accelerator designed for content-heavy dynamic web sites. In contrast to other HTTP accelerators, many of which began life as client-side proxies or origin servers, Varnish was designed from the ground up as an HTTP accelerator.
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 of Seifhennersdorf, and is the second largest in the Děčín District.
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.
Varscona Theatre The Varscona Theatre (10329 - 83 Avenue) is a live performance venue in the Old Strathcona neighborhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A former firehall, since 1994 the Varscona has been operated by a consortium of small theatre companies, including Rapid Fire Theatre, Shadow Theatre and Teatro la Quindicina (collectively known as The Varscona Theatre Alliance).
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 MW.
Varsity Blues (film) Varsity Blues is a 1999 film that follows a small-town high school football team and their focused coach, Jon Voight, through a tumultuous season. The players must deal with the pressures of adolescence and their football obsessed community.
Varsity Competition Complex There is an interesitng complex now found in high school or college students on varsity level sports teams. A more in-depth look at 'choking' reveals an interesting complex discovered by Commack High School student, soon to be published with the title 'Varsity Competition Complex: A Look at Student Athletes.
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.
Varsity Lakes railway station, Queensland Varsity Lakes station is a proposed railway station at Reedy Creek on the Gold Coast Line of South East Queensland, Australia. The rail extension to Varsity Lakes is the first step in the progressive extension of the Gold Coast line to the Gold Coast Airport and Coolangatta.
Varsity Lakes, Queensland Varsity Lakes is a suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland. This suburb was originally known as Stephens, however in 2002 Stephens, Andrews and a section of Robina was amalgamated to form the new suburb of Varsity Lakes.
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 by describing the line as the "Brain Line.
Varsity Scouts (Boy Scouts of America) Varsity Scouting is part of the Boy Scout 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, citizenship, and personal fitness qualities among youth.
Varsity Show 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 names as Oscar Hammerstein II ’16, Lorenz Hart ’18, Richard Rodgers ’23, and I.
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, at its intersection with Devonshire, opposite St. George Station, in Toronto, Ontario.
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 other secondary schools.
Varsity Trip The Varsity Trip is the official Oxford and Cambridge Ski and Snowboard trip each year. It was started as the facilitator of the Blues Ski Races between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge around 85 years ago.
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.
Varth: Operation Thunderstorm Varth: Operation Thunderstorm (occasionally known simply as "Varth") is an arcade game in the vertical scrolling shooter genre, published by Capcom in 1992. The game did not see a console port following its initial release, but 14 years later Digital Eclipse Software would port the game onto the PSP handheld, and later onto the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
Varujan Vosganian Varujan Vosganian (born 25 July 1958) is a Romanian politician of Armenian ethnicity. As of 2006, he is a member of the National Liberal Party and is the Romania's Minister of Economy and Commerce in the Tăriceanu cabinet.
Varuna naval exercises The Varuna naval exercises are annual naval cooperation drills between the French Navy and the Indian Navy. The two navies usually meet in the Indian Ocean and coordinate efforts on everything from minesweeping to anti-submarine warfare.

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