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Vatun In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Vatun is the god of Northern Barbarians, Cold, Winter, and Arctic Beasts. Though rather popular among the Suel barbarians of the Thillonrian Peninsula, Vatun was not worshipped by the Suloise Imperium and is not generally considered part of the Suel pantheon.
Vauban SĂ©bastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban (May 15, 1633 - March 30, 1707), commonly referred to as Vauban, was a Marshal of France and the foremost military engineer of his age, famed for his skill in both designing fortifications and in breaking through them. He also advised Louis XIV on how to consolidate France's borders, to make them more defensible.
Vauban, Freiburg Vauban is a new neighborhood of 5000 inhabitants and 600 jobs 4km to the south of the town center in Freiburg, Germany. It was built as "a sustainable model district" on the site of a former French military base.
Vaucluse College FCJ Founded in 1882 by the Faithful Companions of Jesus the school was originally known as Mount St Joseph College and later was changed to Vaucluse College FCJ. The school officially closed on December 8, 2000 due to changing demographics in the inner-city Melbourne region.
Vaucluse, New South Wales Vaucluse is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Vaucluse is located 8km north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Waverley Council and the Municipality of Woollahra.
Vaucouleurs Vaucouleurs is a historic town and commune in France, in the département of Meuse. Joan of Arc stayed in Vaucouleurs for several months during 1428 and 1429 while she sought permission to visit the royal court of Charles VII of France.
Vaudeville Vaudeville is a style of multi-act theatre which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. An evening's schedule of performances (or "bill") could run the gamut from acrobats to mathematicians, from song-and-dance duos to trick high divers.
Vaudeville Records Vaudeville Records is a Boston, Massachusetts based independent record label founded by Kait Jarboe, singer and piano player for The Breadweather Biologists, an alternative rock band in the western suburbs of Massachusetts. The label produces small batches of demos and albums on a student budget for a select group of lesser known musicians worldwide, although physical distribution is limited to the Boston area, most titles are also available online or by mail order.
Vaudoir The term Vaudoir refers both to inhabitants of the Swiss canton of Vaud, as well as a contemporary name for the Waldenses, a quasi-Protestant religious group of medieval origin. They originated in the late 12th century as the Poor Men of Lyons, a band organized by Peter Waldo, a wealthy merchant of Lyon, who gave away his property around 1176) and went about preaching apostolic poverty as the way to perfection.
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec Vaudreuil-Dorion is a city in southwestern Quebec in the County of Vaudreuil-Soulanges. The result of the merger of two towns, Vaudreuil and Dorion, the city is located just off the western tip of the Island of Montreal, and is situated on the south shores of the Lake of Two Mountains.
Vaughan (electoral district) Vaughan is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It will elect a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the next provincial election.
Vaughan Corporate Centre Vaughan Corporate Centre is a proposed 125 acre development in the area of Highway 400 (Ontario) and Highway 7 in Vaughan, Ontario. The site is touted as the new downtown for the City of Vaughan, and will be linked by a TTC subway station.
Vaughan Corporate Centre (TTC) Vaughan Corporate Centre is a proposed station of the Yonge-University-Spadina line of the subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to be built on its western branch, the Spadina line. If built, it would be located on Jane Street and Highway 7, and may open sometime in approximately 2013 or 2014 when the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is estimated to be finished building the extension of the line to Steeles West.
Vaughan Hart Vaughan Hart is a leading architectural historian and currently Professor of Architecture in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at Bath University. He studied architecture at both Bath and Cambridge Universities, and has held posts as a Senior Fellow of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art in 2005, and a Visiting Scholar at St John's College in Oxford in 2005.
Vaughan Jones Professor Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones DCNZM (born 31 December 1952) is a New Zealand mathematician, known for his work on von Neumann algebras, knot polynomials and conformal field theory. He was awarded a Fields Medal in 1990, and famously wore a New Zealand rugby jersey when he accepted the prize.
Vaughan Mills Vaughan Mills is a large shopping centre in Canada located at the southeast corner of Highway 400 and York Regional Road 73, in Vaughan, Ontario about 32 km north of downtown Toronto. The mall is located adjacent to Paramount Canada's Wonderland.
Vaughan Mills Terminal (YRT) Vaughan Mills Terminal is a transit terminal in York Region, Ontario, Canada, at 1 Bass Pro Mills Drive, near the northeast corridor of Vaughan Mills and the intersection of Rutherford Road and Jane Street in Vaughan, Ontario.
Vaughan Oliver Vaughan Oliver (born 1957) is a graphic designer based in Wandsworth, South West London. Oliver is most noted for his work with graphic design studio v23 (once named 23 Envelope), which maintained a close relationship with seminal record label 4AD between 1982 and 1998, designing posters and record sleeves for the labels' artists.
Vaughan Ronald Pratt Vaughan Ronald Pratt, a Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, was one of the earliest pioneers in the field of computer science. Publishing since 1969, Pratt has made innumerable contributions to foundational areas such as search algorithms, sorting algorithms, and primality testing.
Vaughan Smith Vaughan Smith is a retired freelance television journalist, one of the founders of Frontline Television News, and current chair of the Frontline Club. He is perhaps most famous for smuggling himself into the 1991 Gulf War by falsifying British Army identity documents.
Vaughan Williams Memorial Library The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library is the library and archive of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS), located in the society's London headquarters, Cecil Sharp House. It hosts a number of the library's indexes to manuscript collections, together with the Roud Folk Song Index.
Vaughan—King—Aurora Vaughan—King—Aurora was a federal electoral riding in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004, and has been a provincial electoral riding represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
Vaughn (band) Vaughn are a melodic rock band formed by and named after vocalist Danny Vaughn, formerly of Tyketto, Waysted and Allied Forces. The other band members are Michael Clayton (drums) and Jamie Scott (bass), from Tyketto, and P.
Vaughn Anthony Vaughn Anthony, brother of R&B singer John Legend, is an up-and-coming R&B singer and songwriter. He co-wrote the second single on John Legend’s second album, Once Again, and accompanied his brother on the Fall 2006 Once Again tour as a background singer and occasional opening act.
Vaughn Bean Vaughn Bean (born September 3, 1974 in Chicago, IL) is a professional boxer. Nicknamed "Shake and Bake", Bean is known for making several arguably undeserved challenges for heavyweight titles, each time coming up short.
Vaughn Bodé Vaughn Bodé (July 22, 1941 - July 18, 1975), (IPA pronunciation: ) was an influential artist involved in and inspirational to underground comics, graphic design, and graffiti. He is perhaps best-known for his comic strip character Cheech Wizard, an anthropomorphic hat with almost no scruples; and artwork depicting voluptuous women.
Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology Formerly known as the College of Aeronautics, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology is a specialized college located in Queens County, New York in New York City. The college is adjacent to LaGuardia Airport, where it was founded in 1932.
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology The Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (Formerly known as the College of Technology) is a specialized college located adjacent to LaGuardia Airport in Flushing in Queens County, New York. It was founded in 1932.
Vaughn De Leath Vaughn De Leath (1894 - 1943) was a famous female radio jazz singer who gained popularity in the 1920s and became known as "The Original Radio Girl" and "First Lady of Radio". She was also one of early crooners.
Vaughn Lowery Vaughn Lowery is an actor, entertainer, and model, born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor's degree in Industrial & Labor Relations, finishing the program in three years.
Vaughn Meader Abbott Vaughn Meader (March 20, 1936 – October 29, 2004) was an American comedian and impersonator whose meteoric rise to fame with The First Family album spoofing President John F. Kennedy was equalled only by his meteoric crash into obscurity with Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
Vaughn Nark Vaughn Nark is a critically acclaimed trumpeter, flugelhornist, tromboneist and exclusive Yamaha clinician from Washington, DC. With a career that includes nearly two decades as a member of the United States Air Force premiere jazz ensemble, the Airmen of Note, Vaughn has performed with many of the worlds finest artists and entertainers, including Dizzy Gillespie, Doc Severinsen, Tony Bennett, Louis Bellson, Henry Mancini, Arturo Sandoval, Stanley Turrentine, Slide Hampton, Lena Horne and Wynton Marsalis.
Vaughn Street Park Recreation Park, more commonly known as Vaughn Street Park or Vaughn Street Stadium was a baseball stadium located in Portland, Oregon. It opened in 1901, and existed for over fifty years before being torn down in 1956.
Vaughn Wiester Born in Ohio, Vaughn Wiester began playing with local jazz bands in his teens. After abandoning a music education at Ohio State University, Wiester worked as a freelance trombonist for several years, notably with Woody Herman in the mid-1970s.
Vaul Vaul is the God of smiths, he is the Maker. During the ancient wars of the Gods, Vaul was crippled and blinded, chained forever to his anvil and doomed for all time to make magical weapons for the war against Slaanesh.
Vault (comics) "The Vault" is the widely used nickname of a defunct prison facility for super-human criminals (predominantly supervillains) in Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe. The prison's full official name is the United States Maximum Security Installation for the Incarceration of Superhuman Criminals.
Vault (Fallout) Vaults are large underground bunkers that serve as a central part of the Fallout series. Built by Vault-Tec, these structures were each designed to keep 1,000 people safe from nuclear destruction and the effects of fallout and radiation afterward.
Vault (sculpture) Vault is a public sculpture located in Melbourne, Australia. The work of sculptor Ron Robertson-Swann, Vault is an abstract, minimalist sculpture built of large thick flat polygonal sheets of prefabricated steel, assembled in a way that suggests dynamic movement.
Vault Keeper The host for The Vault of Horror, a comic book published by EC Comics from 1950 until 1954. The Vault Keeper was one of three hosts for EC's horror comics (known as GhouLunatics), along with the Crypt Keeper and Old Witch.
Vault Network The Vault Network or VN is a Game Network dedicated to Massively Multiplayer Online Games, providing gamers with information such as guides, tips, hints, maps, etc for each respective Vault Site. The Vaults also use a single "unified" forum for all their websites, resulting in a combined total of about 40,000 to 50,000 posts a day, over 450+ forums.
Vault of the Drow Vault of the Drow was a module, coded D3, for use with the First Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) ruleset. The module is actually the sixth part of a seven-part series beginning with modules G1-3, Against the Giants, and continuing through D1-2 Descent Into the Depths of the Earth before reaching the Vault.
Vault of the Underworld In fantasy novels by Elizabeth Haydon, The Vault of the Underworld is the prison of the F'dor, a terrible place filled with all of the evil human emotions. When the First Born Races came together to fight the threat, a very powerful dragon made the ultimate sacrifice.
Vauquelin class destroyer The Vauquelin-class large destroyers (contre-torpilleurs) of the French navy were laid down in 1930 and commissioned in 1931. They were very similar to the previous Aigle class, the only difference being a single extra torpedo tube.
Vauquelinite Vauquelinite is a complex mineral with the formula CuPb2CrO4PO4OH making it a combined chromate and phosphate of copper and lead. Discovered in 1818 in the Urals it is named after Louis Vauquelin (1763-1829), a French chemist.
Vaux's Swift The Vaux's Swift, Chaetura vauxi, breeds in highlands from southern Alaska to central California and from southern Mexico to eastern Panama and northern Venezuela. The United States' populations are migratory, wintering from central Mexico south through the Central American breeding range.
Vaux-le-Vicomte The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a French Baroque château located in Maincy, 55 km southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne département of France. It was built from 1658 to 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.
Vauxhall Astra Vauxhall Astra is a model-name which has been used by Vauxhall, the British subsidiary of General Motors (GM), on their small family car ranges since 1979. Astras are technically essentially identical with similar vehicles offered by GM's German subsidiary Opel in most other European countries.
Vauxhall Belmont The Vauxhall Belmont was a saloon car sold in the United Kingdom by Vauxhall, the British subsidiary of General Motors between 1984 and 1991. It was essentially equivalent to a sedan version of the Opel Kadett E, whose other body styles were marketed in the United Kingdom as Vauxhall Astra.
Vauxhall Cresta The Vauxhall Cresta was first introduced in 1954 as an upmarket version of the Vauxhall Velox. It was replaced in 1957 by the PA version one, the more elegant British car of the late 1950s even though it was not sufficiently upmarket for it to be driven by those that considered themselves the elite of British society.
Vauxhall Cross tube station Vauxhall Cross is a fictional London, England tube station shown in the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day. Several previous Bond films had featured satellite MI6 offices in varying locations around the world (such as an Egyptian tomb, a submarine, a South American monastery, and the sunken cruise ship Queen Elizabeth); in this case it is an abandoned tube station, not far from where MI6's main headquarters is situated.
Vauxhall Motors F.C. Vauxhall Motors Football Club are an English football team based at Rivacre Park, Rivacre Road, in Hooton, sandwiched in between Eastham and Ellesmere Port, Wirral, who play in the Conference North. They were originally the factory team of the car manufacturer Vauxhall.
Vauxhall Victor The Vauxhall Victor was a medium/large model of automobile produced by Vauxhall Motors, the British subsidiary of General Motors from 1957 to 1976, when it was renamed as the VX Series and continued until 1978, when it was replaced by the Carlton, which was based on the German Opel Rekord D. The last model was manufactured under licence by Hindustan Motors in India as the Hindustan Contessa, during the 1980s and early 1990s, with an Isuzu engine.
Vavar Vavar is a Muslim saint, in whose memory there is a deity Vavarswami close to the proximity of the main Ayyappa Swami Temple at Sabarimala, Kerala by the side of Holy Pathinettampady (Eighteen steps). This deity of Vavar is believed to as old as the Ayyapa deity at Sabarimala main temple.
Vavasour (family) The Vavasour family are an English Catholic family whose history dates back to Norman times. They are featured on the Battle Abbey Roll and lived at Hazlewood Castle from the time of the Domesday Book until 1908.
Vavoua International School Currently closed due to political unrest in Côte d'Ivoire, Vavoua International School (VIS) was a boarding school operated by WEC International located east of the town of Vavoua on the road to Zuénoula. Founded in 1970, the school offered excellent educational opportunities for many missionary kids (MKs) and other children from a wide variety of countries.
Vaxholm Municipality Vaxholm Municipality is a municipality within Stockholm archipelago in central Sweden. The municipal slogan is "Vaxholm – the capital of the archipelago", due to its central locatation in the archipelago.
VaxInnate Founded in 2002 by Ruslan Medzhitov and Richard Flavell, both of Yale University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, VaxInnate is a biotechnology company focused on developing novel, proprietary vaccines for both pandemic and seasonal influenza. The company’s vaccines are based on its Toll-like receptor (TLR) technology platform.
Vayakhel Vayakhel, VaYakhel, Va-Yakhel, Vayak’hel, Vayak’heil, or Vayaqhel (ויקהל – Hebrew for "and he assembled,” the first word in the parshah) is the 22nd weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the 10th in the book of Exodus. It constitutes Exodus 35:1–38:20.
Vayechi Vayechi, Vayehi, or Vayhi (ויחי — Hebrew for “and he lived,” the first word of the parshah) is the twelfth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the last in the book of Genesis. It constitutes Jews in the Diaspora read it the twelfth Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in December or January.
Vayeira Vayeira, Vayera, or Va-yera (וירא — Hebrew for "and He appeared,” the first word in the parshah) is the fourth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 18:1–22:24.
Vayelech Vayelech, Vayeilech, VaYelech, Va-yelech, Vayelekh, Va-yelekh, or Vayeleh (וילך — Hebrew for "then he went out", the first word in the parshah) is the 52nd weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the ninth in the book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes Jews in the Diaspora generally read it in September or early October.
Vayeshev Vayeshev, Vayeishev, or Vayesheb (וישב – Hebrew for “and he lived,” the first word of the parshah) is the ninth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 37:1–40:23.
Vayetze Vayetze, Vayeitzei, or Vayetzei (וַיֵּצֵא — Hebrew for “and he left,” the first word in the parshah) is the seventh weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 28:10–32:3.
Vayigash Vayigash (ויגש – Hebrew for “and he went up” or “then he went up,” the first word of the parshah) is the eleventh weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 44:18–47:27.
Vayikra (parsha) Vayikra, VaYikra, Va-yikra, or Vayyiqra (ויקרא – Hebrew for "and He called,” the first word in the parshah) is the 24th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the first in the book of Leviticus. It constitutes Leviticus 1.
Vayishlach Vayishlach or Vayishlah (וישלח – Hebrew for “and he sent,” the first word of the parshah) is the eighth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 32:4–36:43.
Vayne Carudas Solidor is the 27-year-old Consul of Archadia and a member of the House of Solidor, whose members had led the Empire for four generations. This in effect makes him a "Prince", though as he states, the democratic nature of the Empire makes him no more eligible for the throne than anyone.
Vaynol Vaynol (Welsh: Y Faenol meaning 'the manor') is a country estate in Y Felinheli North Wales dating from the Tudor period. There are 1,000 acres (4 km²) of park, farmland, and gardens on the estate, with at least seventy listed buildings, girdled by a wall which is 7 miles (10 km) long.
Vaynor Vaynor (or Faenor, meaning The Manor) is a village and community in the Merthyr Tydfil county borough in Wales. It is about 4 miles north of the town of Merthyr Tydfil and is within the borders of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Vayots Dzor Vayots Dzor (Armenian: Վայոց Ձոր մարզ) is one of the provinces (marz) of Armenia. It lies in the south-east of the country, bordering Azerbaijan in both east and west, and it covers an area of 2,308 km².
Vayu In Hinduism, Vayu (Sanskrit वायु (properly transliterated as Vāyu), also known as Vāta वात, Pavana पवन, or Prāna, is a primary god, and the father of Bhima and Lord Hanuman. As the words for air (Vāyu) or wind (Pavana) it is one of the Panchamahābhuta the "five great elements" in Hinduism.
Vaz/Obervaz Vaz/Obervaz is a municipality in the sub-district of Alvaschein in the district of Albula in canton GraubĂĽnden in Switzerland. The municipality of Vaz/Obervaz includes the following villages: Lain, Muldain, Zorten, Lenzerheide, and Valbella, as well as the hamlets of Nivaigl, Fuso, Trantermoira, Sporz, Tgantieni, Sartons, Creusen and Obersolis.
Vaza-Barris River The Vaza-Barris River is a river in northeastern Brazil. The Vaza-Barris originates in northeastern Bahia state, and flows east through Bahia and Sergipe states to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near SĂŁo CristĂłvĂŁo.
Vazgen I Vazgen I (, born Levon Garabed Baljian; September 20, 1908—August 18, 1994) was an Armenian cleric who served as the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1955 and 1994 in one of the longest reigns of the Armenian Catholicoi.
Vazha-Pshavela Vazha-Pshavela (ვაჟა-ფშაველა in Georgian alphabet) (July 26, 1861-July 10, 1915) is the pen-name of the Georgian poet and writer Luka P. Razikashvili, a classic of the new Georgian literature.
Vazhakulam Vazhakulam lies east of the town Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam district on the Muvattupuzha - Thodupuzha road in Kerala, south India. This town is famous as Pineapple City since most are growing pineapple as well as it is the biggest Asian pineapple market.
Vazirani Vazirani is one of the rare surnames of a group of Hindu Sindhi Amils that have origins and roots in the Sindh province of Pakistan, especially around the Sukher region. Vaziranis are spread all over the world.
Vazov Rock Vazov Rock is a rocky peak on Vazov Point, with an elevation of over 200 meters on eastern Livingston Island, Antarctica. This feature extends approximately 300 meters in a northwest to southeastern direction, linked by a saddle to Peshev Ridge, whose summit lies 1.
VA Boston Healthcare System The VA Boston Healthcare System is a set of hospitals run by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the Greater Boston area. It comprises nine campuses, with three major medical centers in Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, and Brockton.
VA Kernel The VA Kernel is a set of programs, developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs of the United States Government, which provide an operating system and MUMPS implementation independent abstraction to the VistA Hospital Information System. These programs (called 'routines' in MUMPS) are the only programs which are expected to not be written in ANSI Standard MUMPS.
VA-111 Shkval The VA-111 Shkval (from Russian: шквал - squall ) torpedo and its descendants are supercavitating torpedoes developed by the Russian Navy. They are capable of speeds in excess of 200 knots (approximately 370 km/h.
VACL VACL is an acronym for VLAN Access Control Lists where VLAN stands for Virtual Local Area Network. Like a SPAN port or network tap it is a way to replicate computer network data that is coming and going from a computer or a network of computers.
VACTERL association The VATER or VACTERL association is a nonrandom association of birth defects. The reason it is called an association, rather than a syndrome is that all of the birth defects are linked, however it is still unknown which genes, or sets of genes cause these birth defects to occur.
VADS VADS was formed in 1991 as a joint venture between Telekom Malaysia and IBM to take advantage of the convergence of IT and Telecommunications Industry. The company officially started operations the following year.
VAG Rounded VAG Rundschrift ("Round Writing" in English) was designed in 1979 as the corporate typeface for the Volkswagen AG motor manufacturer. It features rounded ends to all strokes and, arguably, was the inspiration for the General Electric typeface, GE Inspira.
VAIO VAIO, an acronym for Video Audio Integrated Operations, is a subbrand for many of Sony's computer products. The branding was created to distinguish items that encompassed the use of consumer audio and video, as well as being conventional computing products.
VAL VAL is a type of automatic (driverless) light rubber-tired metro, technology based on an invention by Professor Robert Gabillard. It was designed in the early 1980s by Matra, for the then new metro system in Lille.
VAN method The VAN method is an experimental earthquake prediction method. It was named after the initials of the last name of each of its inventors, the team of Greek seismologists consisting of Panayotis Varotsos, Kessar Alexopoulos and Kostas Nomikos.
VANET A Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network, or VANET, is a form of Mobile ad-hoc network, to provide communications among nearby vehicles and between vehicles and nearby fixed equipment, usually described as roadside equipment.
VANK VANK or Voluntary Agency Network of Korea is a non-governmental South Korean organization made up of volunteers and take support of the South Korean government. It states that its purpose is to "enhanc[e] the image of Korea on the road.
VANOS VANOS (Variable Nockenwellen Steuerung) is an automobile variable valve timing technology developed by BMW in close collaboration with Continental Teves. VANOS varies the timing of the valves by moving the position of the camshafts in relation to the drive gear.
VAQ-129 VAQ-129 is the US Navy and Marine Corps' only EA-6 training squadron. Known as the Fleet Replacement Squadron, or FRS, they are charged with training all EA-6B aviators and developing standard operating procedures for the maintenance and operation of the aircraft.
VAQ-142 Electronic Attack Squadron 142 (VAQ-142), also known as "The Gray Wolves", is an EA-6B Prowler squadron of the United States Navy. They specialize in electronic attack and are currently stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, Washington.
VARBRUL VARBRUL (variable rule) is a statistical analysis technique for language that originated in sociolinguistics in the early 1970s by Cedergren and Sankoff (1974). It was developed by linguistic researchers to quantify patterns of grammatical variation within a language.
VARTV VARTV, Virginia Radio & Television, is an online media news and information website dedicated to the state of Virginia. VARTV covers major markets in the state including Richmond, Hampton Roads, Roanoke/Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg and Fredericksburg VA.
VASCAR VASCAR (Visual Average Speed Computer And Recorder) is a technology for determining the speed of a moving vehicle. It is used by police officers to catch speeders, mainly in jurisductions where RADAR and/or LIDAR are illegal, or to prevent detection by those with radar detectors.
VASP Flight 168 VASP Flight 168, a Boeing 727-212A, serial number 21347, registered PP-SRK, was a scheduled passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Fortaleza on June 8, 1982, which crashed into terrain while descending into Fortaleza, killing all 137 people on board.
VASSAL Engine The VASSAL Engine is a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games and card games. It allows users to play in real time over a live internet connection (in addition to playing by email).
VAT 69/UTK VAT 69/UTK (69th Commando Battalion/Unit Tindakan Khas) is the special forces of the Royal Malaysian Police based with the Northern Brigade, Ulu Kinta, Perak. This unit is under the direct order of Northern Brigade Commander and responsible to the Internal Security/Civil Security (KDN/KA) Director.
VATUSA VATUSA is the United States division of the VATSIM virtual flight simulation network. It includes 22 virtual ARTCCs generally corresponding to their real-life counterparts in United States air traffic control, and is one of the most popular divisions of VATSIM in terms of traffic.

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