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Vinculin In mammalian cells, vinculin is a membrane-cytoskeletal protein in focal adhesion plaques that is involved in linkage of integrin adhesion molecules to the actin cytoskeleton. Its sequence is 20-30% homologous to α-catenin, which serves a similar function.
Vinculum (Star Trek) In the Star Trek universe, a vinculum is a Borg device that interconnects the minds of drones, purges individual thoughts, and disseminates information relevant to the Borg Collective. The Borg vinculum "binds together" the individual components of the hive mind, like the mathematical counterpart.
Vincy Chan Vincy Wing-yee CHAN (Chinese:泳兒; pinyin: Ròng, ér) (born October 16, 1982) is a female Cantopop singer from Hong Kong. With birth name Jia-xin Chan (陳家欣), she is an artist of the Emperor Entertainment Group.
Vindaloo (comics) Vindaloo (Venkat Katregadda) is a comic book character, one of the newer members of the mutant villains known as the Acolytes, and was first seen in X-Men v2 #86. He was loyal to the group until his possible death on Genosha, which was destroyed by robots called the Sentinels.
Vindö Vindö was a little boat yard on the Swedish west coast, situated between Orust and the mainland outside Uddevalla. The yard was best known for their fantastic small wooden boats in the 1960s, and converted to GRP material in 1965.
Vindelicia In ancient geography, Vindelicia is a country bounded on the south by Raetia, on the north by the Danube and the Vallum Hadriani, on the east by the Oenus (Inn), on the west by the territory of the Helvetii. It thus corresponded to the northeast portion of Switzerland, the southeast of Baden, and the south of WĂĽrttemberg and Bavaria.
Vindex Gaius Iulius Vindex, of a noble Gaulish family of Aquitania given senatorial status under Claudius, was a Roman governor in the province of Gallia Lugdunensis who was the first to rebel against the Emperor Nero, in 67. According to the historian Cassius Dio, Vindex "was powerful in body and of shrewd intelligence, was skilled in warfare and full of daring for any great enterprise; and he had a passionate love of freedom and a vast ambition" (Cassius Dio, 63.
Vindhya Pradesh Vindhya Pradesh (Hindī: विन्द्य प्रदेश, Urdū: وِندے پردیش) is a former state of India. It was created in 1948, shortly after Indian independence, from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency.
Vindicated "Vindicated" is a song by Dashboard Confessional released on the 2004 soundtrack for the movie Spider-Man 2. The music video to "Vindicated", directed by Nigel Dick, features the band performing the song with flashes of scenes from the Spider-Man 2 movie.
Vindle A vindle is an antenna accessory originally found on bicycles and more recently on automobiles. Also called car antenna decorations, toppers and antenna balls, "vindle" is a unique name for these items and includes all types and styles.
Vindolanda VindolandaThe name is Celtic meaning something like 'fair/blessed'-'enclosure/meadow/prairie/grassy plain' (the modern Welsh/Celtic word would be something like gwynlan). was a Roman auxiliary fort located at Chesterholm, just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England, near the modern border with Scotland, guarding the StanegateThe Roman road from the River Tyne, to the Solway Firth.
Vindolanda tablets Vindolanda tablets, fragments of half-burnt wooden leaf-tablets with writing in ink containing messages to and from members of the garrison of Vindolanda Roman fort, their families, and their slaves. For example there is a famous letter written around 100 from Sulpicia Lepidina, the wife of the commander of a nearby fort to Claudia Severa, wife of the commandant of Vindolanda, inviting her to a birthday party.
Vindonius Anatolius Vindonius Anatolius of Beirut (also known as Vindanius, Vindanionius, Berytius) was a Greek author of the 4th century, and may be identical with the praetor of the Roman province of Illyricum mentioned by Ammianus Marcellinus.
Vine A vine is any plant of genus Vitis (the grape plants) or, by extension, any similar climbing or trailing plant. The word, ultimately derived from Latin vīnea, originally referred exclusively to the grape-bearing plant; the modern extended sense is largely restricted to North American English, which then uses grapevine to refer specifically to the grape-bearing Vitis species.
Vine (demon) In demonology, Vine is an Earl and also a King of Hell, commanding 36 legions of demons. He can tell present, past and future, discover witches and hidden things, create storms and make the water rough by means of them, bring down walls and build towers.
Vine City (MARTA station) Vine City is a station in the MARTA rail system. The area it serves was mostly industrial in the early 20th century being just south of Atlanta's largest power plant, the Davis Street Plant and homes associated with that but as of 2006, the area west of Northside Drive is largely abandoned and ready for redevelopment.
Vine Cricket Ground The Vine Cricket Ground is one of the oldest in England. It was given to the town of Sevenoaks in 1773 by John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset (1745 – 1799) and owner of Knole House, where the ground is sited.
Vine pull schemes Vine pull schemes are programs whereby grape growers receive a financial incentive to pull up their grape vines, a process known as arrachage in French. A large such program was initiated by the European Union (EU) in 1988 to reduce the wine lake glut from overproduction and declining demand.
Vine Street Vine is a street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California that runs south — north — north — south from Melrose Avenue up past Hollywood Boulevard. The intersection of Hollywood & Vine was once a symbol of Hollywood itself; the famous intersection later fell into neglect and lost its status as a hub of Hollywood aside from in a historical sense, but renovations and a new up-scale hotel are in the works.
Vinedo Chadwick Viñedo Chadwick is located on the banks of the Maipo River in the Maipo Valley of Chile. The wine is a Cabernet Sauvignon blend and won first place in the Berlin Wine Tasting of 2004, beating France's prestigious Château Lafite-Rothschild and Château Margaux.
Vinegar Vinegar is a liquid produced from the fermentation of ethanol in a process that yields its key ingredient, acetic acid. The acetic acid concentration ranges typically from 4 to 8 percent by volume for table vinegar FDA: Sec.
Vinegar eels Vinegar eels (Turbatrix aceti or Anguillula aceti) are free-living nematodes that feed on the microbial culture, called mother of vinegar that is used to create vinegar and may continue to persist in unfiltered vinegar.
Vinegar Hill, Ontario Vinegar Hill is a small community in Markham, Ontario and located along Highway 48 and Highway 407 (Ontario). The community is located just south of the historic village of Markham, but little remains of the history of its past.
Vinegar syndrome Vinegar syndrome is a problem with film made with cellulose triacetate base, in which it degrades and releases a smell resembling that of vinegar; indeed, deteriorating triacetate film produces acetic acid. The process can be slowed (with a molecular sieve, or by storing cool and dry in vented cans) but is impossible to stop.
Vinegar tasters "The Vinegar Tasters" is an allegorical image representing Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism (Daoism), and generally favourable to Taoism and critical of the other two. Reportedly, the original "Vinegar Tasters" was painted a long time ago, and has been copied many times.
Vinegar valentines Vinegar valentines are greeting cards, or, rather, insult cards, that come in the form of an insult, decorated with a caricature and, below that, an insulting poem. Ostensibly given on Valentine's Day, the caricature and poem will be about the "type" that the recipient belongs to--spinster, floozy, dude, scholar, etc.
Vineland Vineland is a 1990 novel by Thomas Pynchon, a postmodern tale of cultural tumult, social upheaval, rock music and drug use. Its central locale is Vineland, California, a fictional small town in California's Anderson Valley (perhaps based upon Boonville).
Vineland Drive-In The Vineland Drive-In, in Industry, California, is the only operating drive-in theater in Los Angeles and Orange County. It is a classic drive-in that has been expanded to have four large screens, one at each corner of the lot.
Vineland Research Station In 1906 Moses Rittenhouse donated a farm of 90 acres at Vineland to the province of Ontario for the purpose of experimenting with tender fruits. Nestled on the south shore of Lake Ontario the Vineland Experimental Station is a cooperative between the province of Ontario's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, The University of Guelph and the University of Toronto.
Vineland, Florida Vineland is an unincorporated area in southwest Orange County, Florida just north of Interstate 4 along State Road 535. The name is not used much any more, since the City of Lake Buena Vista lies just to the south and west and is a more well-known name.
Vinerian Professor of English Law The Vinerian Professorship of English Law, formerly Vinerian Professorship of Common Law, was established by Charles Viner who by his will, dated 29 December 1755, left about ÂŁ12,000 to the Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford, to establish a Professorship of the Common Law in that University, as well as a number of Vinerian scholarships and readerships.
Vinerian Scholarship The Vinerian Scholarship is a scholarship given to the University of Oxford student that "gives the best performance in the examination for the Degree of Bachelor of Civil Law." Currently, ÂŁ2,400 is given to the winner of the scholarship, with an additional ÂŁ950 awarded through an optional proxime accessit (at the examiners' discretion).
Vines center The Vines Center is a 9,000 (10,000 special event) seat arena on the campus of Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. The Vines Center was built in 1990 and plays host to Liberty Flames basketball (men's and women's) and volleyball (NCAA Division I).
Vines High School Vines High School is a secondary school serving grades nine and ten. It is part of the Plano Independent School District, which uses an unconventional high school system in which students in grades nine and ten attend one of five high schools.
Vineta Vineta or Wineta (sometimes held to be identical with Jomsborg) is an ancient and possibly legendary town believed to have been on the German or Polish coast of the Baltic Sea. It was commonly said to be on the present site of Wolin in Poland or of Zinnowitz on Usedom
Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts Vineyard Haven is a census-designated place and village located in the town of Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. It was originally known as Holmes Hole, probably after Reverend John Holmes, a Mayflower passenger and early resident of the island.
Vineyard Sound Vineyard Sound is the stretch of the Atlantic Ocean which separates the Elizabeth Islands and the southwestern part of Cape Cod from the island of Martha's Vineyard, offshore from the state of Massachusetts in the USA. On its eastern end it connects to Nantucket Sound.
Vineyard Vines Vineyard Vines is a clothing company based in Stamford, Connecticut. Formed in 1998 by Shep and Ian Murray, brothers who left corporate jobs in New York City, the company makes clothing for men, women, and children.
Vinga (Gothenburg) Vinga is a small island ten nautic miles outside Gothenburgs harbour entrance, Sweden. The lighthouse of Vinga from the 19th century is famous not only as a beacon in the waterway of the Swedish west coast, but also as the place were the Swedish poet laureate Evert Taube grew up.
Vingt regards sur l'enfant-JĂ©sus Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-JĂ©sus is a suite by the French composer Olivier Messiaen for solo piano. The French title translates into English roughly as "Twenty gazes/contemplations on the infant Jesus".
Vingtaine A vingtaine (literally "group of twenty" in French) is a political subdivision of Jersey. They are subdivisions of the various parishes of Jersey, and one, La Vingtaine de la Ville (The Vingtaine of the town), in Saint Helier is further divided into two cantons.
Vingtenier In Jersey, a Vingtenier is a member of the Honorary Police elected by a Parish Assembly of electors and ratepayers for a term of three years for a particular vingtaine (or, in St. Ouen, a cueillette) in that Parish.
Vingulmark Vingulmark was the name of a Viking Age petty kingdom around Oslofjorden. It seems that it once extended to the county of Østfold in addition to the areas of the current municipalities Oslo, Bærum, Asker, Røyken, Hurum, Lier and Eiker in south-eastern Norway.
Vinho do Alentejo Vinho do Alentejo (Alentejo Wines) are wines produced in the Alentejo region of Portugal. They are the preferred wines for the consumers in Portugal as they represent 47% of the quality wine's market quota with only 12% of the national wine production due to its nation-wide good marketing and being ideal for an occasional consumer of wines.
Vinho do DĂŁo Vinho do DĂŁo (or DĂŁo wine) is from the RegiĂŁo Demarcada do DĂŁo, a region demarcated in 1908, but whose protected history extends as far back as 1390 when some measures were taken to protect this wine's regional characteristics. DĂŁo wine is produced in a mountainous region with a temperate climate, in the area of the Rio Mondego and DĂŁo rivers in the north central region of Portugal.
Vinho do Douro The 'Douro wine (or Vinho do Douro), from the same region of Port Wines, were bitter wines but the English started adding Aguardente to it so that it would endure the voyage from Portugal to England. From then on the wine only got better and it appears by the first time in the registries of exports in 1679.
Vinchai to Vaikundar In the literature of Hinduism, Vinchai are proclamations and instructions to the newly born child Vaikundar, by his father Narayana, also known as Vishnu, one of the three godheads in Akilattirattu Ammanai, the source of Ayyavazhi mythology.
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Vini Ciccarello Vini Ciccarello is the sitting Labor member for the electoral district of Norwood. Won in 1997 by 301 votes, she has won the seat closely at each election, that latest being the 2006 election which resulted in a 3.
Vinicius de Moraes Vinicius de Moraes, o poetinha (the little poet) (October 19, 1913 - July 9, 1980), born Marcus Vinitius da Cruz de Melo Morais in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music. As a poet, he wrote lyrics for a great number of songs that became all-time classics.
Vinish Vinish or Vietnamese English is a mixed language of Vietnamese and English, often found in immigrant communities in majority-English-speaking countries. Some Vinish words, with English translation and comments in parentheses:
Vinjerock Vinjerock is a rock festival 1060 meters above sea level, at Eidsbugarden in the Jotunheimen area in southern Norway. Approximately 15 Scandinavian bands play at this festival on the first weekend in August each year.
Vinko Bogataj Vinko Bogataj is a former ski jumper from Slovenia who became noted on US television in the 1970s for a moment of spectacular failure that was featured on ABC's Wide World of Sports as the infamous "Agony of Defeat".
Vinko Brešan Vinko Brešan (born February 3, 1964) is a Croatian film director who emerged into international renown with three critically-acclaimed and award-winning films that, each in its own way, broke some of the perceived taboos of Croatian cinema in the 1990s.
Vinko Dvořák Vinko Dvořák (1848-1922) was a Czech-Croatian physicist, professor and rector of Zagreb University and a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts. After obtaining his doctorate in Prague he came to Zagreb and founded the Physics Cabinet at the Faculty of Philosophy.
Vinkt Massacre Vinkt is a small village in Belgium, with about 1200 inhabitants, now part of the town of Deinze and situated 20 km southwest of Gent. It was near the Vinkt bridge over the Schipdonk Canal that in May 1940 at least 86 civilians were killed by the German Wehrmacht in an incident known in Belgium as the Vinkt Massacre.
Vinland (novel) Vinland, published in 1992 by George Mackay Brown, is a historical novel set in the Orkney Islands in the early 11th Century. It derives its name from a voyage the protagonist takes to that faraway land in the west.
Vinland Estate Vinland Estate was built at Ochre Point, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, in 1882 for tobacco heiress Catharine Lorillard Wolfe by Peabody & Stearns. The Romanesque Revival style exterior consists of red sandstone with Aesthetic Movement style elments.
Vinland flag The Vinland flag is a flag used by various groups in North America. It is intended to emphasize the connection of Scandinavian settlers of the short-lived Vinland colony (11th century) with the modern United States of America and Canada.
Vinland map The Vinland map is purportedly a 15th century Mappa Mundi, redrawn from a 13th century original. In addition to showing Africa, Asia and Europe, the map depicts a body of land across the Atlantic called Vinland; the map describes this region as having been visited in the 11th century.
Vinland sagas The Vinland Sagas are two Icelandic documents, The Saga of the Greenlanders and The Saga of Eric the Red. The Vinland Sagas represent the most complete information we have about the Norse exploration of the Americas.
Vinnell The Vinnell Corporation is an international private military company based in the United States specialising in military training, logistics, and support in the form of personnel, maintenance and consultance, whose most recent claim to fame is their training of portions of the Saudi Arabian Military. They are a subsidiary of the Northrop Grumman Company.
Vinnie (Biker Mice From Mars character) Vinnie (Vincent) is one of the three principal (and eponymous) characters - the others being Throttle and Modo - of the American cartoon series Biker Mice From Mars, broadcast between 1993 and 1996, with a new series in 2006. He is a humanoid mouse, and a member of the Freedom Fighters organisation committed to liberating Mars from domination by the fish-like Plutarkians, and later the humanoid cat Catatonians.
Vinnie Anderson Vinnie Anderson (born February 14 1979 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby league player for the Warrington Wolves in the English Super League competition, he also previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League and St. Helens Rugby Football Club.
Vinnie Colaiuta Vincent Colaiuta (born February 5, 1956) is a highly regarded drummer based in Los Angeles. Originally from Brownsville, Pennsylvania, he began playing drums as a child and received his first full drum kit from his parents at the age of 14.
Vinnie Fiorello Vinnie Fiorello is the drummer, lyricist and founding member of the ska punk band Less Than Jake. As a child, Vinnie's family owned a dog named Jake who was "treated like a king" according to the band's website FAQ page.
Vinnie Johnson Vincent "Vinnie" Johnson (born September 1 1956 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American former professional basketball player and a key player on the Detroit Pistons who won the NBA championship in both 1989 and 1990.
Vinnie Politan Vinnie Politan is a former attorney and journalist who currently co-anchors the Court TV News daily trial coverage program Bloom & Politan: Open Court alongside Lisa Bloom. He previously co-anchored Both Sides with Kimberly Guilfoyle.
Vinnie Stigma Vinnie Stigma (born Vincent Cappucchio) is the long time guitarist of the seminal hardcore bands Agnostic Front and Madball. In addition to his guitar playing gigs in Agnostic Front and Madball he currently runs New York Hardcore Tattoos on Stanton Street in New York City's Lower East Side.
Vinnie Vincent Vincent John Cusano (born August 6, 1952, in Bridgeport, Connecticut), is a virtuoso guitarist better known as Vinnie Vincent, and is most famous for his brief membership in the band Kiss. Vincent has also been a staff songwriter for the television series Happy Days.
Vinnova Vinnova is the Swedish government agency that administrate state-funding for research and developement. The agency's mission set by the governement's instruction is to promote develoepemnt of efficient and innovative swedish systems within areas of technology, transportation, communication and labour.
Vinny Appice Vinny Appice (born September 13, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York) is a rock drummer, best known for his work with the bands Dio and Black Sabbath. He is the younger brother of rock drummer Carmine Appice, who was in Vanilla Fudge and Cactus.
Vinny Burns Vinny Burns (born April 4th, 1965 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English hard rock guitarist best known for his work in the bands Dare and Ten . He has also recorded and/or toured with Asia, Ultravox, Bob Catley, Hugo, FM, The Ladder, Phoenix Down, and his latest band Burns Blue.
Vinny Castilla Vinicio Castilla Soria, commonly known as Vinny Castilla [cass-TEE-yah] (born July 4, 1967 in Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico), is a Major League Baseball third baseman who plays for the Colorado Rockies. Previously, he played with the San Diego Padres (2006), Washington Nationals (2005), Atlanta Braves (1991-92, 2002-03), Colorado Rockies (1993-99, 2004), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000, 2001) and Houston Astros (2001).
Vino Greco Vino Greco is the name of a wine style which originated, at least 2,150 years ago, as an Italian imitation of the sweet, strong Greek wines that were exported to Italy at the period of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. Its names in other languages were: Latin vinum graecum; English greek, greke, wine greke; French vin grec.
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is a red wine with Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita status produced in the vineyards surrounding the town of Montepulciano, Italy. The wine is made primarily from the Sangiovese grape varietal (known locally as Prugnolo gentile) (minimum 70%), blended with Canaiolo Nero (10%–20%) and small amounts of other local varieties such as Mammolo.
Vinoba Bhave Vinoba Bhave, born Vinayak Narahari Bhave (September 11, 1895 - November 15, 1982) often called Acharya (In Sanskrit and Hindi means teacher), is considered as a National Teacher of India and the spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi.
Vinod Kinariwala Vinod Kinariwala was a student of Gujarat College located in the city of Ahmedabad in western India. He was shot dead by a British officer while protesting in front of the college for trying to hoist the Indian flag on the first day of the Quit India Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi.
Vinod Kumar Boianapalli Vinod Kumar Boianapalli (born 22 July, 1959) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Hanamkonda constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) political party.
Vinod Kumar Shukla Vinod Kumar Shukla (born1 January 1937) is a modern Hindi writer known for his simple yet charming style that often borders on magic-realism. His works include the novels Naukar ki Kameez (which has been made into a movie The Servant's Shirt by Mani Kaul) and Deewar Mein Ek Khirkee Rahati Thi (A Window Lived in a Wall) which won the Sahitya Akademi Award for the best Hindi work in 1999.
Vinod Rathod Vinod Rathod, the son of singer Pandit Chhaturbhuj Rathod, is a Bollywood playback singer. He has sang in numerous popular Bollywood films including Chal Mere Bhai, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Mission Kashmir and Baazigar.
Vinoo Mankad Mulvantrai Himmatlal Mankad (12 April 1917-21 August 1978), better known as Vinoo Mankad, was an Indian cricket player. An effective batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler, he played in 44 Tests for India, and made 2109 runs at an average of 31.
Vinopolis Vinopolis is a London visitor attraction that presents the subject of wine and oenology through exhibits, including wine tasting. It is located at Bankside, to the east of Southwark Bridge and close to London Bridge on the south side of the River Thames.
Vinson Filyaw Vinson Filyaw is a 37-year-old, unemployed construction worker accused of kidnapping 14-year-old Elizabeth Shoaf, of Lugoff, South Carolina, and holding her captive in an underground bunker that he had constructed in order to elude police who were seeking to arrest him on a charge of rape his girlfriend's daughter. He was also accused of rape Elizabeth Shoaf while he held her captive only one mile from her home.
Vint Vint is a Russian card-game, similar to both bridge and whist and it is sometimes referred to as Russian whist. Vint means a screw in Russian, and the name is given to the game because the four players, each in turn, propose, bid and overbid each other until one, having bid higher than the others care to follow, makes the trump, his vis-d-vis becoming his partner.
Vint Cerf Vinton Gray Cerf (born June 23, 1943) is an American computer scientist who is commonly referred to as one of the "founding fathers of the Internet" for his key technical and managerial role, together with Bob Kahn, in the creation of the Internet and the TCP/IP protocols which it uses.
Vinta A traditional boat found in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao characterized by a colorful sail of assorted vertical colors. These boats are made by indigeneous Muslim groups including the Badjaos and the Tausugs.
Vintage amateur radio Vintage amateur radio is a subset of the amateur radio hobby, considered a form of nostalgia much like antique car collecting, where enthusiasts collect, restore, preserve, build, and operate amateur radio equipment from bygone years, most notably those using vacuum tube technology.
Vintage dance Vintage dance is the authentic recreation of historical dance styles. The term is also used specifically to denote re-creation of the dances of the English Regency (1795-1820), American Civil War (1860s), Victorian, and Ragtime eras.
Vintage High School Vintage is a comprehensive high school with a student body of over 2,300. It is one of two comprehensive high schools in the Napa Valley Unified School District, which in addition, has a small technology high school, an alternative high school, and four comprehensive middle schools fed by 21 elementary schools.
Vintage Nudes Studio Vintage Nudes Studio is Penn Jillette's private recording studio designed by Outside The Lines Studio and built by Crisci Custom Builders between October 2003 and June 2004 as part of his Las Vegas home, "The Slammer." The studio is named for playing cards that Penn collected, and the cards are displayed in the interior design in a fashion which is apparently meaningful to magicians.
Vintage Snowmobiles Vintage Snowmobiles are generally defined as snowmobiles made from the late 1960's until the early 1980's. There is a large following of vintage sled enthusiasts who restore, ride and even race these older machines.
Vintage Stakes The Vintage Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for two-year-old thoroughbreds run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at Goodwood Racecourse during the Glorious Goodwood meeting in late July / early August.
Vintcent van der Bijl Vintcent Adriaan Pieter van der Bijl (known as Vince or Pieter) was a South African cricketer. He was born in Rondebosch, Cape Town on 19 March 1948, where his father, Pieter van der Bijl, was headmaster of the Diocesan College Preparatory School after retiring from playing first-class cricket for Western Province and South Africa.
Vinterskugge Vinterskugge is the first full-length release by the Norwegian black metal band Isengard. It is actually a combination of three demo tapes released between 1989 and 1993, which explains the difference in sound between the releases, with the earlier recordings predating the second wave of black metal and resembling death metal more closely.
Vintners Quality Alliance Vintners Quality Alliance, or VQA, is a complex regulatory and appellation system which guarantees the quality and source of Canadian wines made under that system. British Columbia VQA wine is produced from 100 percent British Columbia grapes, and Ontario VQA wine is produced from 100 percent Ontario grapes.
Vinton Building The Vinton Building is a high-rise office building located at 600 Woodward Avenue (at the northeast corner of Woodward and Congress Street) in Detroit, Michigan. It is located next to the First National Building, and stands across Woodward Avenue from Chase Tower, and across Congress Street from Comerica Tower and the Guardian Building.
Vinton Sings Vinton Vinton Sings Vinton is a nine-track collection of songs recorded by Bobby Vinton, all written or co-written by Vinton himself; it was released in late 1970. It contains five previously recorded songs and four new songs.
Vinyl (1965 film) Vinyl is a short black-and-white experimental film directed by Andy Warhol. It is an early adaptation of the novel A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, starring Gerard Malanga and Edie Sedgwick and featuring the song "Nowhere to Run" by Martha and the Vandellas.
Vinyl (2000 film) Vinyl is a 2000 shot-on-video documentary by Toronto filmmaker/record collector Alan Zweig. In the film, Zweig seeks not to talk to people who collect vinyl records to discuss music, but rather to discuss what drives someone to collect records in the first place.

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