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Vishnu Deo Vishnu Deo was the leader of the first three Fiji Indians elected into the Legislative Council in 1929. He subsequently served in the Council again from 1937 to 1959; his 22-year tenure (during which he won eight elections and lost none) was a record that was not broken for many years.
Vishnu Kant Shastri Vishnu Kant Shastri (May 2, 1929—April 17, 2005) was an Indian politician who served as the governor of Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. He was also an academician, scholar, poet, philosopher, author, critic, orator, editor and administrator.
Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande (August 10, 1860 – September 19, 1936) was an Indian classical musician widely acclaimed to have brought in a renaissance in Indian music. He reorganized the Ragas in Hindustani music into the currently used Thaat scale from the previous classifications of Raag (male), Ragini (female) and Putra (children) ragas.
Vishnu sahasranama The Vishnu sahasranāma (literally: "the thousand names of Vishnu") is a list of 1,000 names for Vishnu, one of the main forms of God in Hinduism and the Supreme Person for Vaishnavas (followers of Vishnu). More particularly, the Vishnu sahasranāma is one of the most sacred and chanted stotras in Hinduism.
Vishnukundina The Vishnukundina dynasty ruled over the eastern Deccan in South India comprising of the area covered by modern day Andhra Pradesh and Kalinga (Orissa). It played an important role in the history of the Deccan during the 5th and 6th centuries C.
Vishnuvardhan (actor) Vishnuvardhan (Kannada:ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್) (born September 18, 1950) is a popular actor in the Indian state of Karnataka. He is the one of the most versatile, talented, stylish and popular actors in the Kannada film Industry.
Vishnuvardhan (director) Vishnuvardhan is a successful Indian film director, mostly directing Tamil language films. A one time associate of Ram Gopal Varma, Santosh Sivan and Mani Ratnam, Vishnu was a visual communication student who studied at the Loyola College at Chennai.
Vishnuvardhana Vishnuvardhana (Kannada: ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ) (1108-1152 CE), was a king of the Hoysala Empire in present day Indian state of Karnataka. Vishnuvardhana took the first step in consolidating the Hoysala Empire in South India through a series of battles against the Cholas and Chalukyan Dynasty.
Vishten Vishten plays a mixture of Acadian, Irish, and Scottish music styles, with fiery fiddling and powerful step dancing taking front and center. Formed in 2000 on their native Prince Edward Island, Vishten is a sextet of young traditional Acadian musicians/dancers founded by twin sisters Pastelle LeBlanc (accordion, piano, dance) and Emmanuelle LeBlanc (bodhran, tin whistle, piano, dance) and Pascal Miousse (fiddle,mandolin, guitar).
Vishu Vishu (Malayalam:വിഷു)-(American Vjéshu) is a festival held in the state of Kerala (and adjoining areas of Tamil Nadu) in India around the first day in the Malayalam month of Medam (April – May). This occasion signifies the Sun's transit to the zodiac Mesha Mesha Raasi as per Indian astrological calculations.
Vishu Sahasranamam The Vishnu Sahasranama was composed by the ancient Indian sage, Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa, known also as Badarayana or Veda Vyaasa. He is the editor and compiler of the four holy books of the Hindu tradition, the Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda.
Vishva Hindu Parishad (Devanāgarī: विश्व हिंदू परिषद, ), widely recognized by its initials 'VHP' and the more common spelling Vishwa Hindu Parishad, is a Hindu organization in India, an offshoot of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. It was founded in 1964.
Vishvamitra Brahmarshi Vishvamitra (Sanskrit "all-friend") is one of the most venerated rishis or sages of since ancient times in India. He is also credited as the author of most of Mandala 3 of the Rigveda, including the Gayatri Mantra.
Vischer Family of Nuremberg VISCHER, the name of a family sculptors active in Nuremberg between 1453 and 1549, who contributed largely to the masterpieces of German art in the 15th and 16th centuries. Attribution between them can be confusing since they worked together out of the same workshop.
Visibility graph A visibility graph is a graph of intervisible locations. Each node or vertex in the graph represents a point location, and each edge represents a visible connection between them (that is, if two locations can see each other, an edge is drawn between them).
Visibility graph analysis Visibility graph analysis (VGA) is a method of analysing the inter-visibility connections within buildings or urban networks. Visibility graph analysis was developed from the architectural theory of space syntax by Turner et al (2001), and is applied through construction of a visibility graph within the open space of a plan.
Visibility Scorecard A Visibility Scorecard is the analysis of a collection of known elements (such as meta tags, file formats, code efficiency) that search engines) rank websites upon using a scorecard technique. This analysis is an ongoing process used in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) that allows websites to pin point the areas their content is being missed by search engines.
Visible From Space Visible From Space is an American band based in New York City that was formed in 2002. Its members include lead singer, songwriter, and American Idol Season 4 semi-finalist Judd Harris; guitarist and songwriter Rick Nossa; bassist Robert Gingery; drummer Paul Amorese; and keyboardist Jon Loyd.
Visible Human Project The Visible Human Project is an effort to create a detailed data set of cross-sectional photographs of the human body, in order to facilitate anatomy visualization applications. A male and a female cadaver were cut into thin slices which were then photographed and digitized.
Visible light astronomy Visible light astronomy encompasses a wide variety of observations via telescopes that are sensitive in the range of visible light. It includes imaging, where a picture of some sort is made of the object; photometry, where the amount of light coming from an object is measured, spectroscopy, where the distribution of that light with respect to its wavelength is measured, and polarimetry where the polarisation state of that light is measured.
Visible minority Visible minorities are persons who are not of the majority race in a given population. For example, in Canada, visible minorities are defined as "persons, other than Aboriginals who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.
Visible Measures Visible Measures is a software startup company out of MIT that was a SemiFinalist in the MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition in 2005 and was listed as one of the most promising companies to surface out of that contest.
Visible spectrum The visible spectrum (or sometimes optical spectrum) is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to (can be detected by) the human eye. Electromagnetic radiation in this range of wavelengths is called visible light or simply light.
Visible Speech Visible speech is the name of the writing system used by Alexander Melville Bell, who was known internationally as a teacher of speech and proper elocution and an author of books on the subject. The system is composed of symbols that show the position and movement of the throat, tongue, and lips as they produced the sounds of language and it is a type of phonetic notation.
VisiCalc VisiCalc was the first spreadsheet program available for personal computers. It is generally considered to be the application that turned the microcomputer from a hobby for computer enthusiasts into a serious business tool.
Visigoth The Visigoths were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe (the Ostrogoths being the other). Together these tribes were among the loosely-termed Germanic peoples who disturbed the late Roman Empire during the Migration Period.
Visigothic Code The Visigothic Code (Latin, Forum Iudicum or Liber Judiciorum; Spanish, Fuero Juzgo; Asturian, Fueru Xulgu) comprises a set of laws promulgated by the Visigoth king of Hispania, Reccesuinth (for which reason it is sometimes called the Code of Reccesuinth), that were enlarged by the novel legislation of Wamba, Erwig and Egica and codified in a legal body around 654. They are often called the Lex Visigothorum, law of the Visigoths.
Visio Tnugdali The Visio Tnugdali () is a 12th-century religious text reporting the otherworldly vision of the Irish knight Tnugdalus (later also called "Tundalus", "Tondolus" or in English translations, "Tundale").
Vision (comics) The Vision is a fictional character who appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics, most notably as a member of the superhero team, the Avengers. He is an android, referred to in the comics as a "synthezoid.
Vision (religion) In religion, visions comprise inspirational renderings, generally of a future state and/or of a mythical being, and are believed (by followers of the religion) to come from a deity, directly or indirectly via prophets, and serve to inspire or prod believers as part of a revelation or an epiphany. Many mystics take the word vision to be synonymous with apparition.
Vision (York) Vision (also known as yorkVision and formerly York Student Vision) is one of two student newspapers at the University of York. It is distinguished from its campus rival, nouse, by its tabloid design and anarchic sense of humour.
Vision 2010 Vision 2010 is a projected economic plan for Nigeria to improve economically. Nigeria is a lesser developed country, whose politics have been shaped by chronic military dictatorships, dependence on oil, ethnic and social cleavages, and a population too large to feed.
Vision America Vision America purports to be an American Christian political organization founded in 1994 by Baptist pastor Rick Scarborough to "inform, encourage and mobilize pastors and their congregations to be proactive in restoring Judeo-Christian values to the moral and civic framework in their communities, states, and our nation." access date May 12, 2006 However, in a January 11, 2007 e-mail, Rick Scarborough admitted that Vision America would be subject to Section 220 of the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007.
Vision for perception and vision for action Vision for perception and vision for action in neuroscience literature refers to two types of visual processing in the brain: visual processing to obtain information about the features of objects such as color, size, shape (vision for perception) versus processing needed to guide movements such as catching a baseball (vision for action). An idea is currently debated that these types of processing are done by anatomically different brain networks.
Vision Festival The Vision Festival is a free jazz festival, founded by dancer-coreographer Patricia Nicholson Parker and held annually in New York City since 1996. The 10th Annual festival was held from June 14 to June 19, 2005 at the Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts.
Vision FM Vision Radio Network (previously 'Vision FM') is a "Christian media ministry" of United Christian Broadcasters to the people of Australia. UCB's motto is "God reaching people through people", and the radio network is a means to that end.
Vision Forum Vision Forum is a publishing company founded in the fall of 1998, in San Antonio, Texas. Its work includes publishing books and producing audio products and documentary films designed to encourage the restoration of the "traditional family".
Vision hypothesis The vision hypothesis is a term used to cover a range of theories that question the physical resurrection of Jesus, and suggest that sightings of a risen Jesus were visionary experiences. As the literal bodily resurrection of Jesus is a cornerstone of Christian belief, the vision hypothesis is controversial and not accepted by many Christians.
Vision in Product Design Vision in Product Design (ViP) is a widely applied design method that focuses on possibilities rather than on problem solving. The essence of ViP is to create the raison d'ĂŞtre of a future product by creating a context before designing the product.
Vision industries Vision Industries is an American supercar manufacturer which was founded in 1997 by John Misumi. The company, based in Los Angeles, California, designs, engineers, and constructs a mid-engine ultra-high performance sports car called the Vision SZR, (formerly code-named K/2).
Vision insurance Vision insurance is a form of insurance that provides coverage for the services rendered by eye care professionals such as ophthalmologists and optometrists. There a many forms of vision insurance with the most widely known method being the Vision Service Plan (VSP).
Vision Inspired by the People Vision Inspired by the People or VIP is a political party established in December 2005 in the Cayo District of Belize. It contested municipal elections in the capital city of Belmopan on March 1, 2006, receiving 20% of votes cast but none of the seven seats.
Vision International College Vision International College was founded in 1974 in Launceston, Tasmania by Australian theologian and author, Dr Ken Chant. Now located outside of Sydney, Australia in Macquarie Fields, New South Wales, the college provides vocational ministry training by distance education with an emphasis on Community Service.
Vision magazine Vision Magazine: Ministering through Multimedia is the leading publication for churches seeking to use multimedia and creativity effectively in their ministries. Established in 2003 with their first 2 issues, Vision Magazine expanded to quarterly publication the following year.
Vision mixer A vision mixer (also called video switcher, video mixer or production switcher) is a device used to select between several different video sources and in some cases composite (mix) video sources together and add special effects. This is similar to what a mixing console does for audio.
Vision Macau Vision Macau (Associação Visão de Macau) is a political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau, a former Portuguese possession. Macau is a state in which political parties don't play a role.
Vision Montreal Vision Montreal (French: Vision Montréal) is one of three municipal political parties in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Vision Montreal presently forms the oppostion on Montreal City Council under former mayor Pierre Bourque.
Vision of Disorder Vision of Disorder was a hardcore / thrash metal band from Long Island, New York, USA. The band's frenetic and socially aware amalgam of hardcore and thrash metal gained the band a strong underground following before their demise in 2002.
Vision of Ezra The Vision of Ezra is an ancient apocryphal text, claiming to have been written by the biblical Ezra. The earliest surviving manuscripts, composed in latin, date to the 11th Century AD, though textual peculiarities strongly suggest that the text was originally written in Greek.
Vision of Love "Vision of Love" is a pop/R&B song written by Mariah Carey and Ben Margulies, and produced by Rhett Lawrence for Carey's debut album Mariah Carey (1990). It was released as the album's first single in the second quarter of 1990 in the United States and the third quarter of 1990 elsewhere (see 1990 in music).
Vision of the Future Vision of the Future is the second and final book in the Hand of Thrawn duology by Timothy Zahn. This, the final Zahn book relating to Grand Admiral Thrawn, takes place 10 years after The Last Command, in 19 ABY.
Vision Racing Vision Racing is a team in the Indy Racing League founded in 2005 when Tony George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing. Some people view the team as an insurance policy for George that his stepson Ed Carpenter will always have a seat in the series and if the series is ever in danger of failing to meet its minimum car count of 16 for a given race, that Vision could simply field enough cars to meet the minimum.
Vision science Vision science is the science dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of visual perception and the visual system. Vision scientists study various aspects of vision from the perspectives of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, computer science, psychophysics, and optometry.
Vision span Vision span or perceptual span is the angular span (vertically and horizontally), within which the human eye has sharp enough vision to read text. The visual field of the human eye spans approximately 120 degrees of arc.
Vision therapy Vision therapy, also known as visual training, vision training, or visual therapy, is a method attempting to correct or improve presumed ocular, visual processing, and perceptual disorders." American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Vision training Vision training is the training of visual perception and recognition, and is used throughout the optical world as a method of training the eye. First conceived in the US, as a method of increasing the performance of fighter pilots by the US airforce, it has now been transferred into the private sector.
Vision Technologies Systems Inc. Vision Technologies Systems (VTS) is an integrated engineering group providing solutions and services in the aerospace, electronics, land systems, and marine sectors. VTS has 3,300 professional and technical employees.
Vision-logic In Ken Wilber's integral theory, vision-logic is a post-formal but personal level of cognitive development. A characteristic of vision-logic is the ability to conceptualize and compare different perspectives or point of view.
Visionaire An art and fashion publication that has come out in limited, numbered editions three times a year since Spring of 1991. Each issue has a specific format and theme around which prominent artists, designers, photographers, and others guest edit the publication.
Visionary architecture Visionary architecture is the name given to architecture which exists only on paper or which has visionary qualities. Étienne-Louis Boullée, Claude Nicolas Ledoux and Jean-Jacques Lequeu are one of the earliest examples of the discipline.
Visionary Underground Visionary Underground are a technology based, diverse, conscious collective who aim to innovate and entertain, as they play their own unique fusion of nu skool breaks, drum’n’bass, hip hop, ragga, soul, dub roots and Asian (Indian) vibes, accompanied always by interactive visuals. They are renowned for their mind blowing live performances that are delivered with energy and passion, and can be seen out playing regularly with special guest Dr Das (founder member and formely of Asian Dub Foundation) on bass.
Visiongain Visiongain (pronounced ) is a British company that provides analysis of the worldwide telecoms and pharmaceutical industries. The company focuses on business reports and international conferences, and provides a daily news service.
Visions of Atlantis Visions of Atlantis (VoA) is a Symphonic metal and Power metal band from Styria, Austria, founded in 2000. The original line-up consisted of Werner Fiedler (guitar), Mike Koren (bass), Christian Stani (vocals), Chris Kamper (keyboard), Nicole Bogner (vocals) and Thomas Caser (drums).
Visions of Cody Visions of Cody is a novel by Jack Kerouac, perhaps his most stylistically free and varied. It was written in 1951-1952, and though not published in its entirety until 1973, it had by then achieved an underground reputation.
Visions of Eden Visions Of Eden is the long awaited album since the release of The House Of Atreus: Act II in 2002 by New York Heavy/Power metal group Virgin Steele, due to be released in September 8th, 2006 via Sanctuary Records.
Visions of Gerard Visions of Gerard is a 1963 novel by American Beat writer Jack Kerouac. Unique among Kerouac's novels, Visions of Gerard focuses on the scenes and sensations of childhood as evidenced in the tragically short yet happy life of his older brother, Gerard.
Visions of Johanna "Visions of Johanna" is a song by Bob Dylan from the 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. Many of his fans consider it among Dylan's greatest works, and Dylan referred to it as his favorite song on the album which captured that "Wild, thin, Mercury sound".
Visions of Order Visions of Order (1964) is a posthumously-published work by conservative scholar Richard M. Weaver which argues that Western culture is in decline because many of its intellectuals refuse to believe in an underlying order of things--in the way things are, irrespective of beliefs about them.
Visions of the Beast Visions of the Beast was released by Iron Maiden on June 2, 2003 and contains every promotional video through 2001's Rock in Rio. It is basically an updated version of The First Ten Years: The Videos and From There to Eternity.
Visions of the Daughters of Albion Visions of the Daughters of Albion is a 1793 poem by William Blake, produced as a book with his own illustrations. It is a short and early example of his prophetic books, and a sequel of sorts to The Book of Thel.
Visioo Writer Visioo-writer - The OpenDocument file viewer is a program designed to run on multiple operating systems with the explicit ability to view OpenDocument and OpenOffice/StarOffice documents. It is currently in a stable state (version 0.
VisiOn VisiCorp's VisiOn was a short-lived but influential graphical user interface-based operating environment program for IBM PC compatible personal computers running early versions of MS-DOS. Although Visi On was never popular (as it had steep minimum system requirements for its day), it was a notable influence on the later development of Microsoft Windows.
Visit Malaysia Year Visit Malaysia Year, also known as Visit Malaysia, is an event in Malaysia officially declared on New Year's Day with pomp and splendour amid a spectacular fireworks display and a colourful concert showcasing the diversity of the nation.
Visit Malaysia Year 2007 Visit Malaysia Year 2007, (also known as Visit Malaysia 2007 or VMY 2007, an initialism as it has been always called), is a main event in Malaysia to celebrate 50 years of nationhood and independence. It is the third edition of Visit Malaysia Year event, following two previous successful efforts in 1990 and in 1994.
Visit of King George IV to Scotland The 1822 visit of King George IV to Scotland was the first visit of a reigning monarch to Scotland since 1650. Government ministers had pressed the King to bring forward a proposed visit to Scotland, to divert him from diplomatic intrigue at the Congress of Verona.
Visit to Oz Visit to Oz is an EP by the San Diego, California punk rock band Unwritten Law, released in 1999 by Interscope Records and Rapido Records. It was released only in Australia to coincide with the band's first headlining tour there and is currently out of print.
Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) is the term for maritime boarding actions and tactics, designed to capture enemy vessels, to combat terrorism, piracy and smuggling, and to conduct customs, safety and other inspections, as employed by modern navies, marine and maritime services, military and police forces.
Visita de la PresentaciĂłn During their brief presence in Baja California, the Franciscans established Visita de la PresentaciĂłn, a subordinate mission station for San Javier, about 16 kilometers south of that mission, west of Loreto in Baja California Sur.
Visita de San José de Magdalena The Visita de San José de Magdalena was founded in 1774 by the Dominican missionary Joaquín Valero to serve Cochimí Indians associated with the mission of Santa Rosalía de Mulegé in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Visita de San Juan Bautista LondĂł The Jesuit visita, or subordinate mission station, of San Juan Bautista LondĂł was founded by Juan MarĂ­a Salvatierra and Francisco MarĂ­a Piccolo in 1699. It was located at the CochimĂ­ settlement of LondĂł, about 30 kilometers north of Loreto and 13 kilometers west of the Gulf of California coastline, west of the abortive mission site of San Bruno that had been occupied in 1683-1685 by Isidro de Atondo y AntillĂłn and Eusebio Francisco Kino.
Visitability Visitability is an international movement to change home construction practices so that virtually all new homes--whether or not designated for residents who currently have mobility impairments--offer a few specific accessibility features.
Visitation '79 Visitation '79 was a compilation CD released by Red Eye Records of the Sydney punk-band The Visitors. Except for the improved repackaging and an extra track, the details for the Red Eye CD release are essentially the same as for the original Citadel release of the self titled The Visitors (1983).
VisitBritain VisitBritain is the tourist board of the United Kingdom<Ref>VisitBritain - Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland section of the VisitBritain website. VisitBritain was created in April 2003 to market the UK to the rest of the world and to promote and develop its visitor economy.
Visiting card Visiting cards also known as calling cards first appeared in China in the 15th century, and in Europe in the 17th century. The footmen of aristocrats and of royalty would deliver these first European visiting cards to the servants of their prospective hosts solemnly introducing the arrival of their owners.
Visiting Forces Agreement The Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), a bilateral agreement between the Philippines and the United States, consists of two separate agreement documents. The first of these documents is commonly referred to as "the VFA" or "VFA-1"
Visiting Hours Records Visiting Hours Records is an independent record label started by Joe Darone from the band Suit of Lights in 2004. The first release was a limted edition white vinyl single by Suit of Lights, followed by Suit of Lights' debut album in 2005.
Visiting Students Research Programme The Visiting Students Research Programme or VSRP is a summer programme conducted annually during the summer season by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. VSRP is offered in the subjects physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, computer science and astronomy.
Visitor attractions in Sheffield As a large city, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England has many visitor attractions from performing arts centres to museums, shopping centres and public parks. Below is a list of some of the more famous and visited:
Visitor Location Register Visitor Location Register (VLR) is a database - part of the GSM mobile phone system - which stores information about all the mobiles that are currently under the jurisdiction of the MSC (Mobile Switching Center) which it serves. Of all the information it stores about each MS (Mobile Station), the most important is the current LAI (Location Area Identity).
Visitor pattern In object-oriented programming and software engineering, the visitor design pattern is a way of separating an algorithm from an object structure. A practical result of this separation is the ability to add new operations to existing object structures without modifying those structures.
Visitors (2003 film) Visitors is a 2003 movie dealing with the experiences of a woman sailing solo on a yacht around the world. The movie was directed by Richard Franklin, produced by his (now)wife Jennifer Hadden and starred [[Radha Mitchell in the lead role.
Visitors (V TV series) The Visitors is the name given to a fictional alien race from the miniseries V and the TV series derived from it. These "Visitors" are reptilian humanoids who disguise themselves to look human, and prefer to eat live prey.
VisiTunes VisiTunes is a software application that calculates similarities between audio files in order to generate playlists. VisiTunes differs from other playlist generators such as MoodLogic and Pandora in that there is no human involvement in the evaluation of similarity.
Viskase Viskase is a global corporation based out of Darien, Illinois, USA that supplies plastic, cellulose, and fibrous film and packaging to the food service industry, including casings for processed meats such as hot dogs and sausages. Viskase has manufacturing facilities in the United States (Loudon, TN, Kentland, IN, and Osceola, AR), Mexico, Brazil and France, as well as sales offices located around the world.
Vislor Turlough Vislor Turlough (also spelled Vizlor Turlough) or simply Turlough is a fictional character played by Mark Strickson in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He was a companion of the Fifth Doctor, being a regular in the programme from 1983 to 1984.
Vismail Vismail is a unique ecommunication channel that combines compressed video / TV footage with instant direct response mechanisms to your website — capture contact information, build your email list with a pass along mechanisms or accept gifts online. The engaging nature of a vismail message means the recipient cannot help but be engrossed by what is playing before them,
Vismod The term vismod is an abbreviation of the term visually modified, and is used by the US military to refer to any vehicle, aircraft, or other object that has been altered to simulate equipment used by an enemy for training purposes, often by specialized units referred to as the OpFor or opposing force. Below are some of the most well-known examples of vismod usage.
Visoki Dečani monastery Visoki Dečani (Serbian: Манастир Високи Дечани or Manastir Visoki Dečani) is a major Serb Orthodox Christian monastery in the southern Serbian province of Kosovo, 12 km south of the town of Peć. Its cathedral is the biggest medieval church in the Balkans which contains the largest preserved monument of Byzantine fresco-painting.
Visokoi Island Visokoi Island () is an uninhabited island in the Traversay Islands group of the South Sandwich Islands. It was discovered in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who named the island Visokoi ("high") because of its conspicuous height.
Visonair Visonair is an Internet TV network created by Dreamocean Interactive. Its aim was to become the first Open Access or Public Access Internet TV based network offering live or pre-recorded streaming at cheap prices.

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