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Von Hutchins Tahaya De'Von Hutchins (born February 14, 1981 in Natchez, Mississippi) is an American football defensive back for the Houston Texans of the NFL. He was origninally selected in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts out of the University of Mississippi.
Von Kármán (lunar crater) Von Kármán is a lunar crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. The northern third of this formation is overlaid by the rim and outer rampart of the Leibnitz walled-basin, forming a deep indeptation in the formation.
Von Kármán vortex street A Von Kármán vortex street is a repeating pattern of swirling vortices caused by the unsteady separation of flow over bluff bodies. A vortex street will only be observed over a given range of Reynolds numbers, typically above a limiting Re value of about 90.
Von Mises stress Von Mises stress, boldsymbol{sigma_v} , or simply Mises stress, is a scalar function of the components of the stress tensor that gives an appreciation of the overall 'magnitude' of the tensor. This allows the onset and amount of plastic deformation under triaxial loading to be predicted from the results of a simple uniaxial tensile test.
Von Neumann algebra A von Neumann algebra or W*-algebra (named for John von Neumann) is a *-algebra of bounded operators on a Hilbert space that is closed in the weak operator topology, and contains the identity operator. They were believed by John von Neumann to capture the concept of an algebra of observables in quantum mechanics.
Von Neumann architecture The von Neumann architecture is a computer design model that uses a single storage structure to hold both instructions and data. The term describes such a computer, which implements a Universal Turing machine, and the common "referential model" of specifying sequential architectures, in contrast with parallel architectures.
Von Neumann bicommutant theorem In mathematics, the von Neumann bicommutant theorem in functional analysis relates the closure of a set of bounded operators on a Hilbert space in certain topologies to the bicommutant of that set. In essence, it is a connection between the algebraic and topological sides of operator theory.
Von Neumann cellular automata Von Neumann cellular automata are the original expression of cellular automata, the development of which were prompted by suggestions made to John von Neumann, by his close friend and mathematician Stanisław Ulam. These cellular automata are a subclass of cellular automata.
Von Neumann neighborhood In cellular automata, the name von Neumann neighborhood is used for the 4 cells immediately surrounding a central cell on a two-dimensional square lattice. The neighborhood is named after John von Neumann, who used it for his pioneering cellular automata including the Universal Constructor.
Von Neumann programming languages A von Neumann language is any of those programming languages that are high-level abstract isomorphic copies of von Neumann architectures. As of 2004, most current programming languages fit into this description, likely as a consequence of the extensive domination of the von Neumann computer architecture during the past 50 years.
Von Neumann universe In set theory and related branches of mathematics, the von Neumann universe, or von Neumann hierarchy of sets is the class of all sets, divided into a transfinite hierarchy of individual sets. It is also sometimes called the cumulative hierarchy.
Von Neumann–Bernays–Gödel set theory In foundations of mathematics, von Neumann–Bernays–Gödel set theory (NBG) is an axiom system for set theory designed to yield the same results as Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory, together with the axiom of choice (ZFC), but with only a finite number of axioms, that is without axiom schemata.
Von Plotho A family of Wendish origin which early became Christian and held sway over territory around Magdeburg. They later colonised part of the East Prignitz (whose present-day coat of arms includes the von Plotho Fleur-de-lis), bringing German vassal families such as the von Blumenthals with them.
Von Rauch The word Rauch means “smoke” in German. Several members of the von Rauch family, which is of Bavarian origin, were distinguished in the 19th century, including two generals of the napoleonic Wars, father and son.
Von Staudt–Clausen theorem In number theory, the von Staudt–Clausen theorem is a result on the fractional part of Bernoulli numbers. Specifically, if we add 1/p to Bn for every prime p such that p − 1 divides n, we obtain an integer.
Von Sternberg House Von Sternberg house was a single bedroom (servant bedrooms excluded) mini-mansion designed by the architect Richard Neutra. It was built in 1935 in Northridge, California in the then-rural San Fernando Valley for the movie director Josef von Sternberg.
Von Steuben Day Steuben Day is held September 17, celebrating Baron Friedrich von Steuben, who arrived in the United States as a volunteer offering his services to General George Washington, and is generally considered the German-American event of the year. Participants march, dance, and play music.
Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center, otherwise known as Von Steuben High School, is a high school in Chicago, Illinois. Located on the north branch of the Chicago River, Von Steuben offers a strong curriculum in math and science courses and, though admission is not based on test scores or a separate application, consistently ranks at or near the top in test scores, graduation rate, and college matriculation versus other Chicago public high schools.
Von Wafer Vakeaton Quamar Wafer (born on July 21, 1985 in Homer, Louisiana), nicknamed Von, is a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He was chosen as the 39th overall selection (ninth pick of the second round) in the 2005 NBA Draft.
Von Willebrand factor Von Willebrand factor is a blood glycoprotein involved in coagulation. It is deficient or defective in von Willebrand disease and is involved in a large number of other diseases, including thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Heyde's syndrome, and possibly hemolytic-uremic syndrome.
Von Zeipel theorem The von Zeipel theorem in astrophysics establishes a relationship between the nuclear brightness of a point on the surface of a rotating star and the local effective acceleration. Qualitatively, due to rotation and oblateness, the equator of a rotating star is less bright than its poles.
Vond Vond is the 'dark side' of Mortiis, so to speak. On the debut album Selvmord, the musical styles of Vond were very similar to early Era 1 Mortiis, but on the The Dark River album, it features samplers and a from other Mortiis works quite different melody structure.
Vonda Shepard Vonda Shepard (born July 7, 1963) is a pop singer who gained popularity in the 1990s. She is probably best known for her regular appearances in the television show Ally McBeal, in which she played a resident performer at the bar where the show's characters usually drank after work.
Vonda Ward Vonda Ward (born March 16, 1973 in Macedonia, Ohio) is a female boxer who was also a very well known NCAA basketball player. Ward is nicknamed "The All American Girl", as many people who meet her in person have expressed that she looks a little like Jane Fonda.
Vonetta Flowers Vonetta Flowers (born Vonetta Jeffery October 29, 1973 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American bobsledder and athlete. Flowers was a star sprinter and long jumper at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and originally aspired to make the U.
Vonity Vonity is a web community based on the exchange of information and social networking. The mission is to encourage social interaction through the creation of an online community based on the exchange of information and advice.
Vonlenska Vonlenska is a constructed language created by the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, in particular its lead singer Jón Þór Birgisson. The language is also commonly known by the English translation of its name, Hopelandic.
Vonnie Holliday Vonnie Holliday (born December 12, 1975 in Camden, South Carolina) is a American football player, currently playing defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He attended college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was a first round draft pick in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers where he played five seasons before playing two disappointing seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and getting released.
Voodoo Voodoo (Vodou, Vodoun, Vudu, or Vudun in) Benin;Togo; southeastern Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Senegal;also Vodou in Haiti) is a name attributed to a West African ancestral religious system of worship and ritual practices, where deities are born and honored, along with the veneration of ancient and recent ancestors who earlier served the same tutelary deities. This system of worship is widespread in a multitude of African groups in West Africa.
Voodoo 5 The Voodoo 5 was the last and most powerful graphics card line that 3dfx Interactive released. All members of the family (Voodoo 4 is a member despite its name) were based upon the VSA-100 (Voodoo Scalable Architecture) chips.
Voodoo 5 6000 The Voodoo 5 6000 was an unreleased graphics card of the Voodoo 5 series that was the last and most powerful model ever designed by 3dfx. Approximately 200+ test cards were produced, but only about 150 are still functional (most are rev 3700 A), due to power supply issues that contributed to scuttling its release.
Voodoo board A Voodoo board is a device used to facilitate communication between attendees at a large in-person gathering, such as a science fiction convention, by providing a simple way for them to leave messages for each other. It was
Voodoo Highway Voodoo Highway is the second album of the band Badlands. After the first Badlands album, drummer Eric Singer was fired from the band, and replaced by drummer Jeff Martin, who had previously sang as lead vocalist in the bands Surgical Steel and Racer X.
Voodoo Child (song) "Voodoo Child" is the first single from Rogue Traders' second album Here Come the Drums and the first single for new member Natalie Bassingthwaighte. It peaked at number four on the ARIA charts August 2005, It reached number seven In the New Zealand RIANZ Charts in September.
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" is the last track on the third and final album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland. The song is well known for its wah-wah-soaked guitar work, with muted strings crescendoing into explosive riffs.
Voodoo Chile "Voodoo Chile" is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, from the album Electric Ladyland. Recorded on May 2, 1968 at the Record Plant Studios in New York City, the recording session included Mitch Mitchell, drummer of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Steve Winwood of Traffic on B3 organ, and Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane on bass duties.
Voodoo Kin Mafia The Voodoo Kin Mafia, originally known as the New Age Outlaws (WWF) and also known as the James Gang (TNA), are a professional wrestling tag team currently in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) that consist of B.G.
Voodoo Lady The Voodoo Lady is a recurring character from the Monkey Island series of adventure games by LucasArts. She, Stan and Herman Toothrot are the only three "non-major" characters to have been featured in all four games.
Voodoo pharmacology Voodoo pharmacology is the belief that any drug, be it legal or illicit, robs the user of free will by creating an uncontrollable urge of craving and compulsion. The term is coined by Jacob Sullum in his book, Saying Yes: In Defence of Drug UseSaying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use (2003) (ISBN 1585423181), where he alleges that this viewpoint is touted in governmental anti-drug propaganda which deliberately misleads the public about the actual dangers of taking recreational drugs, such as alcohol, marijuana, etc.
Voodoo poll A voodoo poll is an opinion poll with no statistical or scientific reliability and which is therefore not a good indicator of opinion on any given issue. A voodoo poll will tend to involve self-selection, will be unrepresenative of the 'polled' population, and is often very easy to rig by those with a partisan interest in the results of the poll.
Voodoo programming Voodoo programming (a term derived from 'voodoo economics') is a tongue-in-cheek term for using a programming device, system or language which one does not fully understand. The implication is that the end result should not actually work, or even if it does work one does not understand why it works properly.
Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix)/Out of Space (Audio Bullys Remix) Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix)/Out of Space (Audio Bullys Remix) was the nineteenth single released by the British dance act The Prodigy on 3 October 2005 and the first single from their singles compilation Their Law: The Singles 1990-2005.
Voodoo Ray "Voodoo Ray" is an early Acid House single by Gerald Simpson, recording under the name A Guy Called Gerald. The single was released the UK in 1988, in the 7" and 12" vinyl formats, on the Rham!
Voodoo science Voodoo science, is a pejorative neologism referring to research that falls short of adhering to the scientific method. The term was popularized in the book Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud, by professor and scientific skeptic Robert L.
Voodoo3 Voodoo3 was a series of computer gaming video cards manufactured and designed by 3dfx Interactive. It was the successor to the company's high-end Voodoo 2 line and was based heavily upon the older Voodoo Banshee product.
Voodoocult Voodoocult was a German thrash metal project formed in 1994 by Phillip Boa, vocalist of the alternative band Phillip Boa and the Voodooclub. The project was especially notable for the reputation of the participating musicians, such as Chuck Schuldiner (of Death fame), Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, and Mille Petrozza of the German thrash metal band Kreator.
Voor een verloren soldaat Voor Een Verloren Soldaat (For A Lost Soldier) is a 1992 Dutch movie after the autobiographical novel of the same title by ballet dancer and choreographer Rudi van Dantzig. It deals with the pederastic romance between a 12-year-old boy (Dantzig) and a pedophile Canadian soldier during the final spell of World War II.
Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs or pre-university secondary education is the highest stream in the educational system of the Netherlands. After leaving elementary school students are enrolled in secondary schools, which stream them according to their academic ability.
Voorbode The Dutch steam trawler Voorbode was a fishing vessel until it was confiscated by the Germans during WWII and used for military transport. In April 1944, it was on its way from Oslo to Kirkenes when it faced mechanical problems, forcing it to seek repair in Bergen.
Voorgoed Voorbij Voorgoed Voorbij (English translation: "Over For Good") was the second Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 - the only Contest where competing countries were permitted to enter two songs - performed in Dutch by Corry Brokken.
Voorhees (band) Voorhees were a hardcore punk band formed in Durham City (north-east England) during 1991 from the ashes of various other local bands (Steadfast, Know Your Enemies, False Face, The MacDonalds). Ian Leck and Sean Readman were the driving force and principal songwriters, and the first lineup was completed by Daryl, Gaz and Brownie.
Voorhees High School Voorhees High School is a four-year public high school located in Glen Gardner Borough. As of the 2003-04 school year, the school served 1,134 students from six municipalities in northern Hunterdon County as one of two high schools in the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District.
Voorhees Township Public Schools The Voorhees Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Voorhees Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.
Voorhies Castle The Voorhies Castle is a Queen Anne style home found near the Piatt County, Illinois village of Bement. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the only non-historic district on the Register in Piatt County.
Voortman Cookies Voortman Cookies Limited is a Canadian company specializing in the production and sale of cookies. Based in Burlington, Ontario, its cookies may be found in supermarkets across Canada and in many locations in the United States.
Voortrekker Monument The Voortrekker Monument is a monument that is situated in the city of Pretoria, South Africa. The massive granite structure, built to honour the Voortrekkers (Pioneers)who left the Cape Colony] in their thousands between 1835 and [[1854, was designed by the architect Gerard Moerdijk who had the ideal to design a "monument that would stand a thousands of years to describe the history and the meaning of the Great Trek to its descendants"It can be seen from almost any location in the city, where it is seated on top of a hill.
Voortrekkers The Voortrekkers (Afrikaans for pioneers, literally "those who move ahead" or "first/forward traveler" or "those who moved before the others that came after") were emigrants during the 1840s and 1850s from the British Cape Colony into the interior of what is now South Africa. The Great Trek consisted of a number of mass movements under a number of different leaders including Louis Tregard (Trichard), Hendrik Potgieter, Sarel Cilliers, Pieter Uys, Gert Marit, Pieter Retief, and Andries Pretorius.
Voortrekkers (youth organization) The Voortrekkers is an Afrikaans language youth organisation founded in South Africa in 1931. The Voortrekkers developed their identity based on what they called their ABC: Afrikanerskap, Burgerskap, Christenskap (Afrikanership, Citizenship, Christianity).
Voplex Voplex Corporation was a company originally founded in Rochester, New York as Vogt Manufacturing and Coach Lace Company in the late 19th or early 20th century. The name was changed to Voplex, from "Vogt" and "plastic" in the 1970's, the company having been in the business of supplying custom plastic products to the automotive industry for some time.
Voplex building The Voplex building is a remarkable office building located in Pittsford, New York close to Interstate 490 approaching the city of Rochester, New York from the east. The name is a local one, not formally conferred on the building.
Vopli Vidopliassova Vopli Vidopliassova (Воплi Вiдоплясова, VV) is a Ukrainian musical band playing jazz, folk, hardcore, and other genres. Their song "Den Narodzhennya" is featured in both Brother movies by director Balabanov.
Vorarephilia Vorarephilia (also referred to as vore) is an umbrella term for a wide variety of closely related fetishes and paraphilias centering on the desire of someone to eat another person or creature, contain another person or creature entirely inside one's body, or to be on the recieving end of either of those actions.
Vorarlberg School The Vorarlberg School of Architecture refers to a group of architects and builders founded in the year 1657 by M Beer in the Austrian town of Au im Bregenzerwald. The school remained active in southern Germany and Switzerland until the end of the 18th century.
Vorbasse Vorbasse is the 2nd biggest town in Billund municipality in Ribe County, Denmark. Annually, the biggest market in Denmark is arranged, Vorbasse Market (running for the 275th year, as of 2005), with approximately 250,000 visitors.
Vorbis comment A Vorbis comment is a metadata container used in the Vorbis, FLAC, and Speex audio file formats. It allows information such as the title, artist, album, track number or other information about the file to be added to the file itself.
Vordai Vordai, the "witch of the fens", is a character in David Eddings' Belgariad series. She is a woman of very advanced age (magical characters in Eddings books tend to have increased lifespans) who lives alone in the Drasnian fens near the mouth of the Aldur River.
Vordel Vordel is a provider of XML gateway and SOA management products to secure and manage XML traffic and SOA environments. They effectively enable companies implement appropriate corporate governance compliance frameworks, reduce the ongoing costs of managing complex SOAs and increase the returns on legacy infrastructure assets.
Vorden Vorden is a former municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, about 10 kilometres south-east of Zutphen. On January 1, 2005 the municipality merged with Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Hengelo en Zelhem, to form the new municipality Bronckhorst.
Vordingborg Vordingborg is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Storstrøm County on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in south Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Masnedø, and covers an area of 176 km².
Vordonia Vordonia (Greek: Βορδόνια) is a small village in the base of Taygetos mountain. Most of the population left the village after the WWII war and move to Athens, many migrated to other countries, primarily the USA and Australia.
Voree, Wisconsin Voree is an unincorporated community on the outskirts of present-day Burlington, Wisconsin. It is best known as the historic and current headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite), a denomination of the Latter Day Saint (Mormon) movement.
Vorgan Bloodletter Vorgan Bloodletter is a crazed follower of Erythnul, God of Slaughter in Dungeons and Dragons, who is encased in blood red full plate armour which he cannot remove. The armour is a renowned artefact which is extremely protective, and has two crossbows fitted into the wrists.
Vorian Atreides Vorian Atreides is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. The ancestor of Paul Atreides, Vorian is a key character in the Legends of Dune trilogy created by Brian Herbert and Kevin J.
Vorinostat Vorinostat (rINN) or suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA), brand name Zolinza®, is a drug currently under investigation for the treatment of cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL), a type of skin cancer, to be used when the disease persists, gets worse, or comes back during or after treatment with other medicines. It is the first in a new class of agents known as histone deacetylase inhibitors.
Vorkosigan Saga The Vorkosigan Saga is a series of science fiction novels and short stories by Lois McMaster Bujold, most of which concern Miles Vorkosigan, a disabled aristocrat from the planet Barrayar who creates his own private army at the age of just seventeen.
Vormärz The Pre-March Era, or Vormärz, is the time period leading up to the failed March 1848 revolution in Austria-Hungary. Also known as the Age of Metternich, it was a period of a police state and vast censorship.
Vorokhta Vorokhta (, ) is a popular tourist spa town, located in Western Ukraine, in the Carpathian Mountains. It has only around 5,000 inhabitants, but due to a constant flow of tourists, its population almost year round is bigger.
Voronezh Front The Voronezh Front (Russian: Воронежский Фронт) was a Front (military subdivision), of the Soviet Union's Red Army during the Second World War. A Front was the Soviet Army's term for an Army group.
Voronoi diagram In mathematics, a Voronoi diagram, named after Georgy Voronoi, also called a Voronoi tessellation, a Voronoi decomposition, or a Dirichlet tessellation (after Lejeune Dirichlet), is special kind of decomposition of a metric space determined by distances to a specified discrete set of objects in the space, e.g.
Voronwë In Tolkien's The Silmarillion, Voronwë was a Noldorin Elf mariner from Gondolin who was one of a crew of several ships sent by Turgon to solicit aid from the Valar. The Doom of Mandos, however, made any such attempt futile, and Voronwë was the only one to survive.
Vorotan Vorotan (Armenian: ) is a river in Transcaucasia, a left tributary of the Araks River. It rises in the northern part of the South-Armenian province of Syunik, flows for 119 km in a generally southeastern direction through Armenia and then for another 59 km through Nagorno-Karabakh, the region claimed by both Armenia and Azerbaijan, before emptying into the Araks at the border with Iran.
Vorotynsky Vorotynsky was one of the most eminent Rurikid princely houses of Muscovite Russia. Their lands lay principally in the Upper Oka region and comprised the towns of Peremyshl and Vorotynsk as well as parts (дольницы) of Novosil and Odoyev.
Vorposten Peak Vorposten Peak () is an isolated peak (1,670 m) about 25 miles northeast of the Payer Mountains in central Queen Maud Land. This feature was discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named Vorposten (the outpost) because of its location at the eastern extremity of the area explored by the German expedition.
Vorsprung durch Technik Vorsprung durch Technik (pronounced //, German for Headstart Through Technology or 'Progress through technology') is the main strapline and company ethos for the Audi marque. It has been used since the 80's in Audi advertising campaigns all over the world.
Vorterkaka Nunatak Vorterkaka Nunatak () is a rock outcrop 1 miles south of Bleikskoltane Rocks at the southeast extremity of the Sor Rondane Mountains. It was mapped in 1957 by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and named Vorterkaka (a round Norwegian sweet bread containing brewer's wort).
Vortex (club) Opened in the summer of 2004, the Vortex is a Music Venue and bar located on 11th Street in Beaumont, Texas. It is unusual in that it caters to a subculture which has few venues of its own in the Southeast Texas city.
Vortex (Canada's Wonderland) Vortex at Paramount Canada's Wonderland is a suspended roller coaster, which enables it to swing under the track like Big Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens Europe (formerly Busch Gardens Williamsburg). It officially opened during the 1991 season.
Vortex dynamics In 1858 Hermann von Helmholtz published his seminal paper entitled "Ueber Integrale der hydrodynamischen Gleichungen, welche den Wirbelbewegungen entsprechen," in Journal fĂĽr die reine und angewandte Mathematik, vol. 55, pp.
Vortex engine The concept of a Vortex Engine, proposed by Louis Michaud, aims to replace the physical Tower in the Solar updraft tower with a vortex of air. The interior of the vortex contains lower pressure air, much as the air inside a physical Solar Tower would be at lower pressure.
Vortex football The Vortex football originated in the mid 1990's as a blue football ball with a black extension branching off three fins for maximum aerodynamic efficiency. The unique shape and weight of the ball enabled long distance throws not possible with an ordinary football.
Vortex Induced Vibration Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) of ocean structures is a major factor affecting all stages of development of offshore structures (conceptualization, design, analysis, construction and monitoring) and governs the arrangement of risers, details during fabrication, method of installation and instrumentation. Advances to deeper waters in search for crude oil has resulted in multi-billion dollar offshore projects off the Gulf of Mexico, for example: Independence Hub ($2450$m), Atlantis ($2100$m), Nakika ($2000$m), Thunder Horse ($1900$m), Hoover/Diana ($1400$m) to name a few.
Vortex Jazz Club The Vortex Jazz Club is a London venue that primarily features live jazz music but will occasionally have intriguing programmes of other music, with performances by Martin Simpson and leading exponents of calypso.
Vortex life form The Vortex life forms (also known as Vortex-kind or simply Vortex) are a fictional alien species from the Ecco the Dolphin video game franchise. Vortex is also the name of the planet they come from; it orbits a star in the head of the constellation Pegasus and is the third planet in the fictional star system Cassandra.
Vortex mixer A vortex mixer is a simple device used most commonly in cell culture and microbiology laboratories to suspend cells, although it can be used to mix many other substances. It consists of an electric motor with the drive shaft oriented vertically and attached to a cupped rubber piece mounted slightly off-center.
Vortex ring A vortex ring, also called a toroidal vortex or Hill's vortex, is a region of rotating fluid moving through the same or different fluid where the flow pattern takes on a doughnut shape. The movement of the fluid is about the poloidal or circular axis of the doughnut, in a twisting vortex motion.
Vortex shedding Vortex shedding is an unsteady flow that takes place in special flow velocities (according to the size and shape of the cylindrical body). In this flow vortices are created at the back of the body and periodically from both sides of the body.
Vortex Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival Vortex Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival is a film festival presented by the Rhode Island International Film Festival which will have its first showing on May 27, 2006, in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. This festival will feature not only independently produced films, but will have a special side bar for fan-films, with a special section for Star Wars and Star Trek productions.
Vortex Software Vortex Software was a video game developer founded by Costa Panayi and Paul Canter in the early 1980s to sell the game Cosmos which Panayi had developed for the Sinclair ZX81Article from Sinclair User issue 32. They converted the game to the ZX Spectrum, but due to the low sales of the ZX81 version they licensed the game to Abbex.
Vortex/Chalet Vortex, previously known as Chalet, is a class of spy satellite. Vortex is a United States Department of Defense and United States Air Force SIGINT satellite that can listen to radio transmission originating from Earth or Space.
Vortical Vortical means pertaining to a vortex or to vortices. In fluid dynamics, the movement of a fluid can be said to be vortical if the fluid moves around in a circle, or in a helix, or if it tends to spin around some axis.

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