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UCI_WorldTeam
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A UCI WorldTeam -LRB- 2015 -- present -RRB- , previously UCI ProTeam -LRB- 2005 -- 2014 -RRB- , is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale -LRB- UCI -RRB- to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling , the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour , respectively .
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Usher_-LRB-musician-RRB-
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Usher Raymond IV -LRB- born October 14 , 1978 -RRB- is an American singer , songwriter , dancer , and actor . Born in Dallas , Texas but raised and lived in Chattanooga , Tennessee until moving to Atlanta , Georgia . At the age of 12 , his mother put him in local singing competitions , before catching the attention of a music A&R from LaFace Records . In 1994 , he released his self-titled debut album , Usher . He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his sophomore album My Way -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , which spawned his first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single , `` Nice & Slow '' , amongst top-two singles `` You Make Me Wan na ... '' and `` My Way '' . 8701 -LRB- 2001 -RRB- produced the number-one singles `` U Remind Me '' and `` U Got It Bad '' , and top-three single `` U Do n't Have to Call '' . It sold 8 million copies worldwide and won his first two Grammy Awards as Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2002 and 2003 . Confessions -LRB- 2004 -RRB- established him as one of the best-selling musical artists of the 2000s decade , selling 20 million copies worldwide . Bolstered by its four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number one singles ; `` Yeah ! '' , `` Burn '' , `` Confessions Part II '' , and `` My Boo '' , it has been certified Diamond by the RIAA . Here I Stand -LRB- 2008 -RRB- and Raymond v. Raymond -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , debuted atop of the Billboard 200 , and produced the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles `` Love in This Club '' and `` OMG '' . The EP , Versus , also produced the Hot 100 top-five single `` DJ Got Us Fallin ' in Love '' . Looking 4 Myself -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart and produced the Hot 100 top-ten single `` Scream '' . Raymond v. Raymond and Looking 4 Myself received Grammy Awards for R&B singles `` There Goes My Baby '' and `` Climax '' . Hard II Love -LRB- 2016 -RRB- peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 albums chart . Usher has sold 23.8 million albums and 38.2 million digital songs in the United States . To date , his worldwide sales stand at 43 million albums and 75 million records overall , making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time . Usher has won numerous awards and accolades including 18 Billboard Music Awards and 8 Grammy Awards . At the end of 2009 , Billboard named him the second most successful artist of the 2000s decade , the number-one Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade , and ranked Confessions as the top solo album of the 2000s decade . Billboard also placed him at number 6 on their list of `` Top 50 R&B / Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years '' . Usher has attained 9 US Hot 100 number-one singles . Considered an icon and sex symbol , he was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 2008 , he started his own record label Raymond-Braun Media Group -LRB- RBMG -RRB- ; a joint venture with talent manager Scooter Braun that includes Canadian singer Justin Bieber .
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United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts,_1964
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The United States Senate election of 1964 in Massachusetts was held on November 3 , 1964 with the incumbent Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy defeating his challengers . Much of the campaign-appearance burden on behalf of Ted Kennedy fell on his wife , Joan , because of Ted 's serious back injury in a plane crash .
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United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency -LRB- EPA or sometimes USEPA -RRB- is an agency of the Federal government of the United States which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress . President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA and it began operation on December 2 , 1970 , after Nixon signed an executive order . The order establishing the EPA was ratified by committee hearings in the House and Senate . The agency is led by its Administrator , who is appointed by the President and approved by Congress . The current Administrator is Scott Pruitt . The EPA is not a Cabinet department , but the Administrator is normally given cabinet rank . The EPA has its headquarters in Washington , D.C. , regional offices for each of the agency 's ten regions , and 27 laboratories . The agency conducts environmental assessment , research , and education . It has the responsibility of maintaining and enforcing national standards under a variety of environmental laws , in consultation with state , tribal , and local governments . It delegates some permitting , monitoring , and enforcement responsibility to U.S. states and the federally recognized tribes . EPA enforcement powers include fines , sanctions , and other measures . The agency also works with industries and all levels of government in a wide variety of voluntary pollution prevention programs and energy conservation efforts . In 2016 , the agency had 15,376 full-time employees . More than half of EPA 's employees are engineers , scientists , and environmental protection specialists ; other employees include legal , public affairs , financial , and information technologists . In 2017 the Trump administration proposed a 31 % cut to the EPA 's budget to $ 5.7 billion from $ 8.1 billion and to eliminate a quarter of the agency jobs .
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Uzbekistan
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Uzbekistan -LRB- -LSB- ʊzˈbɛkᵻˌstæn , _ - ˌstɑːn -RSB- , -LSB- ʊzˌbɛkᵻˈstɑːn , _ ʌz - , _ - ˈstæn -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan -LRB- Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi , Ўзбекистон Республикаси Республика Узбекистан -RRB- , is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world . Located in Central Asia , it is a unitary , constitutional , presidential republic , comprising twelve provinces , one autonomous republic and a capital city . Uzbekistan is bordered by five landlocked countries : Kazakhstan to the north ; Tajikistan to the southeast ; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast ; Afghanistan to the south ; and Turkmenistan to the southwest . Once part of the Turkic Khaganate and later Timurid Empires , the region that today includes the Republic of Uzbekistan was conquered in the early 16th century by Eastern Turkic-speaking nomads . The area was gradually incorporated into the Russian Empire during the 19th century , and in 1924 what is now Uzbekistan became a bordered constituent republic of the Soviet Union , known as the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic -LRB- Uzbek SSR -RRB- . Following the breakup of the Soviet Union , it declared independence as the Republic of Uzbekistan on 31 August 1991 -LRB- officially celebrated the following day -RRB- . Uzbekistan is officially a democratic , secular , unitary , constitutional republic with a diverse cultural heritage . The country 's official language is Uzbek , a Turkic language written in the Latin alphabet and spoken natively by approximately 85 % of the population ; however , Russian remains in widespread use . Uzbeks constitute 81 % of the population , followed by Russians -LRB- 5.4 % -RRB- , Tajiks -LRB- 4.0 % -RRB- , Kazakhs -LRB- 3.0 % -RRB- , and others -LRB- 6.5 % -RRB- . A majority of Uzbeks are non-denominational Muslims . Uzbekistan is a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States -LRB- CIS -RRB- , Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe -LRB- OSCE -RRB- , UN , and the SCO . While officially a democratic republic , non-governmental human rights organizations define Uzbekistan as `` an authoritarian state with limited civil rights '' . Uzbekistan 's economy relies mainly on commodity production , including cotton , gold , uranium , and natural gas . Despite the declared objective of transition to a market economy , its government continues to maintain economic controls which imports in favour of domestic `` import substitution '' .
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Ulysses_S._Grant_and_the_American_Civil_War
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Ulysses S. Grant was the most acclaimed Union general during the American Civil War and was twice elected President . Grant began his military career as a cadet at the West Point military academy in 1839 . After graduation he went on to serve with distinction as a lieutenant in the Mexican -- American War . Grant was a keen observer of the war and learned battle strategies serving under Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott . After the war Grant served at various posts especially in the Pacific Northwest ; he retired from the service in 1854 . On the onset of the Civil War in 1861 , Grant was working as a clerk in his father 's leather goods store in Galena , Illinois . Grant trained Union military recruits and was promoted to Colonel in June 1861 . Maj. Gen. John C. Frémont , who viewed in Grant an `` iron will '' to win , appointed Grant to commander of the District of Cairo . Grant became famous around the nation after capturing Fort Donelson in February 1862 and was promoted to Major General by President Abraham Lincoln . After a series of decisive yet costly battles and victories at Shiloh , Vicksburg , and Chattanooga , Grant was promoted to Lieutenant General by President Lincoln in 1864 and given charge of all the Union Armies . Grant went on to defeat Robert E. Lee after another series of costly battles in the Overland Campaign , Petersburg , and Appomattox . After the Civil War , Grant was given his final promotion of General of the Armed Forces in 1866 and served until 1869 . Grant 's popularity as a Union war general enabled him to be elected two terms as the 18th President of the United States . Some historians have viewed Grant as a `` butcher '' commander who in 1864 used attrition without regard to the lives of his own soldiers in order to kill off the enemy which could no longer replenish its losses . Throughout the Civil War Grant 's armies incurred approximately 154,000 casualties , while having inflicted 191,000 casualties on his opposing Confederate armies . In terms of success , Grant was the only general during the Civil War who received the surrender of three Confederate armies . Although Grant maintained high casualties during the Overland Campaign in 1864 , his aggressive fighting strategy was in compliance with the U.S. government 's strategic war aims . Grant has recently been praised by historians for his `` military genius '' , and viewed as a decisive general who emphasized movement and logistics .
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US_Open_Series
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The US Open Series is the seven-week summer tennis season linking twelve ATP World Tour and WTA Tour tournaments together . The Series leads to the US Open . It is often referred to as the U.S. or North American hard court season . From 2012 until 2018 , the series will be sponsored by Emirates . It was organized in 2004 as a way to focus more attention on American tennis tournaments by getting more of them on domestic television . Until 2004 , most summer North American tournaments were not on television , the exceptions being the highly televised ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Canada and Cincinnati . The eight non-Masters tournaments now enjoy about 50 hours of television combined -- about two hours on each day of their final weekends , chiefly on ESPN2 , which is where ESPN shows its tennis programming .
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Unleashed_-LRB-film-RRB-
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Unleashed -LRB- also known as Danny the Dog -RRB- is a 2005 British-French martial arts action thriller film directed by Louis Leterrier , written by Luc Besson , and produced by Jet Li . It stars Li , Bob Hoskins , Morgan Freeman , and Kerry Condon . The film 's setting and shooting location are Glasgow .
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Vati-Con_scandal
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The Vati-Con Scandal involved accusations that Italian real estate developer Raffaello Follieri misappropriated a $ 50 million investment from billionaire Ronald Burkle meant to buy Roman Catholic churches in the United States . Follieri ultimately pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges in the U.S. and was sentenced to prison . On July 15 , 2008 , Bishop Joseph Anthony Galante of the Diocese of Camden , New Jersey , was implicated in the scandal by a New York Post article titled `` A Deal with the Devil '' that revealed that Follieri had bought Galante 's beach house for $ 400,000 in 2007 shortly after Galante began the study that resulted in his 2008 announcement to sell off half of the Diocese 's church properties . Following disclosure of the bishop 's involvement in Vati-Con , the Council of Parishes of Southern New Jersey demanded `` a complete halt to the Bishop 's planned church closure program '' . The Galante/Follieri beach house was put back on the market in 2008 and sold almost two years later for $ 310,000 . On July 24 , 2008 , the New York Daily News reported that during a second raid of Follieri 's apartment in New York City , the FBI had confiscated the private journals of Follieri 's former girlfriend , American film actress Anne Hathaway , as part of their ongoing investigation into the scandal . Hathaway did not face any charges related to the scandal . In October 2008 , Follieri pleaded guilty in Manhattan to the charges , and Federal Judge John Koeltl imposed a 4 1/2 year prison sentence . He was released on May 25 , 2012 , from a federal prison in Pennsylvania . The U.S. Department of Homeland Security 's Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported Follieri to Italy on May 25 , 2012 , immediately after his release from prison .
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Vietnam_War
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The Vietnam War -LRB- Chiến tranh Việt Nam -RRB- , also known as the Second Indochina War , and known in Vietnam as Resistance War Against America -LRB- Kháng chiến chống Mỹ -RRB- or simply the American War , was a war that occurred in Vietnam , Laos , and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975 . It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam . The North Vietnamese army was supported by the Soviet Union , China and other communist allies and the South Vietnamese army was supported by the United States , South Korea , Australia , Thailand and other anti-communist allies . The war is therefore considered a Cold War-era proxy war . The Viet Cong -LRB- also known as the National Liberation Front , or NLF -RRB- , a South Vietnamese communist common front aided by the North , fought a guerrilla war against anti-communist forces in the region , while the People 's Army of Vietnam , also known as the North Vietnamese Army -LRB- NVA -RRB- , engaged in more conventional warfare , at times committing large units to battle . As the war continued , the military actions of the Viet Cong decreased as the role and engagement of the NVA grew . U.S. and South Vietnamese forces relied on air superiority and overwhelming firepower to conduct search and destroy operations , involving ground forces , artillery , and airstrikes . In the course of the war , the U.S. conducted a large-scale strategic bombing campaign against North Vietnam . The North Vietnamese government and the Viet Cong were fighting to reunify Vietnam . They viewed the conflict as a colonial war and a continuation of the First Indochina War against forces from France and later on the United States . The U.S. government viewed its involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam . This was part of the domino theory of a wider containment policy , with the stated aim of stopping the spread of communism worldwide . Beginning in 1950 , American military advisors arrived in what was then French Indochina.The Military Assistance Advisory Group , Indochina -LRB- with an authorized strength of 128 men -RRB- was set up in September 1950 with a mission to oversee the use and distribution of US military equipment by the French and their allies . U.S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s , with troop levels tripling in 1961 and again in 1962 . U.S. involvement escalated further following the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident , in which a U.S. destroyer clashed with North Vietnamese fast attack craft , which was followed by the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution , which gave the U.S. president authorization to increase U.S. military presence . Regular U.S. combat units were deployed beginning in 1965 . Operations crossed international borders : bordering areas of Laos and Cambodia were heavily bombed by U.S. forces as American involvement in the war peaked in 1968 , the same year that the communist side launched the Tet Offensive . The Tet Offensive failed in its goal of overthrowing the South Vietnamese government , but became the turning point in the war , as it persuaded a large segment of the U.S. population that its government 's claims of progress toward winning the war were illusory despite many years of massive U.S. military aid to South Vietnam . Gradual withdrawal of U.S. ground forces began as part of `` Vietnamization '' , which aimed to end American involvement in the war while transferring the task of fighting the communists to the South Vietnamese themselves . Despite the Paris Peace Accord , which was signed by all parties in January 1973 , the fighting continued . In the U.S. and the Western world , a large anti-Vietnam War movement developed as part of a larger counterculture . The war changed the dynamics between the Eastern and Western Blocs , and altered North -- South relations . Direct U.S. military involvement ended on 15 August 1973 . The capture of Saigon by the North Vietnamese Army in April 1975 marked the end of the war , and North and South Vietnam were reunified the following year . The war exacted a huge human cost in terms of fatalities -LRB- see Vietnam War casualties -RRB- . Estimates of the number of Vietnamese soldiers and civilians killed vary from 966,000 to 3.8 million . Some 240,000 -- 300,000 Cambodians , 20,000 -- 62,000 Laotians , and 58,220 U.S. service members also died in the conflict , and a further 1,626 remain missing in action .
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Video_blog
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A video blog or video log , usually shortened to vlog -LSB- ˈvlɒɡ -RSB- , is a form of blog for which the medium is video , and is a form of web television . Vlog entries often combine embedded video -LRB- or a video link -RRB- with supporting text , images , and other metadata . Entries can be recorded in one take or cut into multiple parts . The vlog category is popular on YouTube . Video logs -LRB- vlogs -RRB- also often take advantage of web syndication to allow for the distribution of video over the Internet using either the RSS or Atom syndication formats , for automatic aggregation and playback on mobile devices and personal computers -LRB- See video podcast -RRB- .
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Waheeda_Rehman
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Waheeda Rehman -LRB- born 3rd February 1938 -RRB- is an Indian actress who has appeared in mainly Hindi films , as well as Tamil , Bengali and Telugu films . She is noted for her contributions to different genres of films from the 1950s , 1960s and early 1970s . She has received a Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality , a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award , a National Film Award for Best Actress and two Filmfare Awards for Best Actress , throughout her career . She has been cited as the Bollywood 's `` most beautiful '' actress by various media outlets , a title for which she has received substantial publicity . Rehman was born in Chengalpattu , Tamil Nadu , India . She was in her teens when her father died . Her dream was to become a doctor but , due to her family circumstances and her mother illness , she abandoned her goal . In order , to help her family , she hit the silver screen with Telugu films , Jayasimha -LRB- 1955 -RRB- , followed by Rojulu Marayi -LRB- 1955 -RRB- and a Tamil film Kaalam Maari Pochu -LRB- 1956 -RRB- . It is in Vijaya-Suresh 's Ram aur Shyam -LRB- a remake of Telugu movie Ramudu Bheemudu -RRB- in 1967 that she acted again under the direction of the topnotch Telugu director Tapi Chanakya who incidentally directed her movies Rojulu Maaraayi in Telugu -LRB- 1955 -RRB- and Kaalam Maaripochu in Tamil -LRB- 1956 -RRB- . Her first initial appearance in a Hindi film was in CID -LRB- 1956 -RRB- . Later , she was seen in a series of successful films including Pyaasa -LRB- 1957 -RRB- , 12 O'Clock -LRB- 1958 -RRB- , Kaagaz Ke Phool -LRB- 1959 -RRB- , Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam , Chaudhvin Ka Chand -LRB- 1961 -RRB- . Her other notable works include Solva Saal -LRB- 1958 -RRB- , Baat Ek Raat Ki -LRB- 1962 -RRB- , Kohra -LRB- 1964 -RRB- , Bees Sal Baad -LRB- 1962 -RRB- , Guide -LRB- 1965 -RRB- , Teesri Kasam , Mujhe Jeene Do -LRB- 1966 -RRB- , Neel Kamal and Khamoshi -LRB- 1969 -RRB- .
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Walt_Disney
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Walter Elias Disney -LRB- -LSB- ˈdɪzni -RSB- December 5 , 1901December 15 , 1966 -RRB- was an American entrepreneur , animator , voice actor and film producer . A pioneer of the American animation industry , he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons . As a film producer , Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual , having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations . He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award , among other honors . Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress . Born in Chicago in 1901 , Disney developed an early interest in drawing . He took art classes as a boy and got a job as a commercial illustrator at the age of 18 . He moved to California in the early 1920s and set up the Disney Brothers Studio with his brother Roy . With Ub Iwerks , Walt developed the character Mickey Mouse in 1928 , his first highly popular success ; he also provided the voice for his creation in the early years . As the studio grew , Disney became more adventurous , introducing synchronized sound , full-color three-strip Technicolor , feature-length cartoons and technical developments in cameras . The results , seen in features such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs -LRB- 1937 -RRB- , Fantasia , Pinocchio -LRB- both 1940 -RRB- , Dumbo -LRB- 1941 -RRB- and Bambi -LRB- 1942 -RRB- , furthered the development of animated film . New animated and live-action films followed after World War II , including the critically successful Cinderella -LRB- 1950 -RRB- and Mary Poppins -LRB- 1964 -RRB- , the latter of which received five Academy Awards . In the 1950s , Disney expanded into the amusement park industry , and in 1955 he opened Disneyland . To fund the project he diversified into television programs , such as Walt Disney 's Disneyland and The Mickey Mouse Club ; he was also involved in planning the 1959 Moscow Fair , the 1960 Winter Olympics , and the 1964 New York World 's Fair . In 1965 , he began development of another theme park , Disney World , the heart of which was to be a new type of city , the `` Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow '' -LRB- EPCOT -RRB- . Disney was a heavy smoker throughout his life , and died of lung cancer in December 1966 before either the park or the EPCOT project were completed . Disney was a shy , self-deprecating and insecure man in private , but adopted a warm and outgoing public persona . He had high standards and high expectations of those with whom he worked . Although there have been accusations that he was racist or anti-semitic , they have been contradicted by family members , employees and animation historians . His reputation changed in the years after his death , from a purveyor of homely patriotic values -LRB- in the right -RRB- to a representative of American imperialism -LRB- in the left -RRB- . Nevertheless , Disney is considered a cultural icon , particularly in the United States , where the company he co-founded is one of the world 's largest and best-known entertainment companies .
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Veronica_Mars_-LRB-character-RRB-
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Veronica Mars is the fictional protagonist , occasional narrator -LRB- through voiceovers -RRB- , and antiheroine of the American television series Veronica Mars , which aired on UPN from 2004 to 2006 and on The CW from 2006 to 2007 . The character was portrayed by Kristen Bell through the duration of the series . Following the show 's cancellation , Bell reprised the role in the 2014 film continuation . The character , created by Rob Thomas , was originally male and the protagonist of his unproduced novel Untitled Rob Thomas Teen Detective Novel , which eventually became the basis of the series . After the work 's transition from novel to television series , Thomas changed the character 's gender from male to female as he believed a noir piece told from a female point of view would be more interesting . Prior to the series , Veronica had to deal with her best friend Lily being murdered , her father losing his reputation as sheriff and her mother leaving him as a result , and losing her status as one of the popular girls in high school because of it .
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WTA_Finals
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The WTA Finals -LRB- formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships short : WTA Championships -RRB- , is a professional tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women 's Tennis Association -LRB- WTA -RRB- tour . The location and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972 . Since 2003 there have been eight singles players divided into two round robin groups , and eight doubles teams . The WTA Finals is unofficially considered the fifth most prestigious event of a season after the four Grand Slam tournaments . It also has the largest prize money and ranking points after the majors . The most successful finals player is Martina Navratilova , who has won 8 singles titles and 13 doubles titles . To qualify for the WTA Finals , WTA players compete throughout the year in over 53 WTA tournaments throughout the world , as well as the four Grand Slam events . Players earn ranking points on the Porsche Race To Singapore leaderboard , and the top 8 singles players and top 8 doubles teams on this leaderboard at the conclusion of the year -LRB- as of the Monday following the final regular season tournament -RRB- earn the right to compete in the WTA Championships . For singles , all results from that year count towards a player 's ranking ; for doubles , only the best 11 results for a team from that year count towards the team 's ranking . Qualified players participate in a round-robin format in two groups of four . The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the semifinals . Doubles teams participate in a single elimination draw .
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Wallander_-LRB-UK_TV_series-RRB-
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Wallander is a British television series adapted from the Swedish novelist Henning Mankell 's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Kenneth Branagh as the eponymous police inspector . It is the first time the Wallander novels have been adapted into an English-language production . Yellow Bird , a production company formed by Mankell , began negotiations with British companies to produce the adaptations in 2006 . In 2007 , Branagh met with Mankell to discuss playing the role . Contracts were signed and work began on the films , adapted from Sidetracked , Firewall and One Step Behind , in January 2008 . Emmy-award-winning director Philip Martin was hired as lead director . Martin worked with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle to establish a visual style for the series . The first three-episode series , produced by Yellow Bird , Left Bank Pictures and TKBC for BBC Scotland , was broadcast on BBC One from November to December 2008 . The second series was filmed from July to October 2009 and was broadcast in January 2010 . The third series was filmed in the summer of 2011 in Ystad , Scania , Sweden , and Riga , Latvia , and aired in July 2012 . The fourth and final series was shot from October 2014 to January 2015 and premiered on German TV , dubbed into German , in December 2015 . The final series aired in the original English on BBC One in May 2016 . Critics have written positively of the series , which has won a Broadcasting Press Guild Award -LRB- Best Actor for Branagh -RRB- and six British Academy Television Awards , including Best Drama Series .
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Warm_Leatherette_-LRB-album-RRB-
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Warm Leatherette is the fourth studio album by Grace Jones , released on 9 May 1980 by Island Records . The album features contributions from the reggae production duo Sly and Robbie and is a departure from Jones ' earlier disco sound , moving towards a new wave-reggae direction .
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War_film
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War film is a film genre concerned with warfare , typically about naval , air , or land battles , with combat scenes central to the drama . It has been strongly associated with the 20th century . The fateful nature of battle scenes means that war films often end with them . Themes explored include combat , survival and escape , sacrifice , the futility and inhumanity of battle , the effects of war on society , and the moral and human issues raised by war . War films are often categorized by their milieu , such as the Korean War ; the most popular subject is the Second World War . The stories told may be fiction , historical drama , or biographical . Critics have noted similarities between the Western and the war film . Nations such as China , Indonesia , Japan , and Russia have their own traditions of war film , centred on their own revolutionary wars but taking varied forms , from action and historical drama to wartime romance . Subgenres , not necessarily distinct , include anti-war , comedy , animated , propaganda , and documentary . There are similarly subgenres of the war film in specific theatres such as the western desert -LRB- North Africa -RRB- , the Pacific in the Second World War , or Vietnam ; and films set in specific domains of war , such as the infantry , the air , at sea , in submarines , or at prisoner of war camps .
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Virgin_Megastores
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Virgin Megastores is an international entertainment retailing chain , founded by Sir Richard Branson as a record shop on London 's Oxford Street in early 1976 . In 1979 the company opened their first Megastore at the end of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road . The company expanded to hundreds of stores worldwide in the 1990s , but has lost a large number of stores in recent years , largely with the sale and eventual closing of the UK , US , Irish , Canadian , Australian , Italian , Spanish , French , Greek and Japanese stores . By 2015 , current operations are exclusively in the Middle East and in North Africa , consisting of approximately 40 stores .
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Washington_Wizards
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The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington , D.C. . The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- , as a member of the league 's Eastern Conference Southeast Division . The team plays its home games at the Verizon Center , in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington , D.C. The franchise was established in 1961 as the Chicago Packers based in Chicago , Illinois , and were renamed to Chicago Zephyrs the following season . In 1963 , they relocated to Baltimore , Maryland and became the Baltimore Bullets , taking the name from previous team of the same name . In 1973 , the team changed its moniker to Capital Bullets to reflect their move to Washington metropolitan area , and then changed their name to Washington Bullets in the following season . In 1997 , they rebranded themselves to the Wizards . The Wizards have appeared in four NBA Finals , and won in 1978 . They have won four conference titles -LRB- 1971 , 1975 , 1978 , 1979 -RRB- , and seven division titles -LRB- 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1979 , 2017 -RRB- . Wes Unseld is the only player in franchise history to become the MVP -LRB- 1969 -RRB- , and win the Finals MVP award -LRB- 1978 -RRB- . Four players -LRB- Walt Bellamy , Terry Dischinger , Earl Monroe and Wes Unseld -RRB- have won the Rookie of the Year award .
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Vlad_the_Impaler
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Vlad III , known as Vlad the Impaler -LRB- Vlad Țepeș -LSB- pronˈvlad_ˈțepeș -RSB- -RRB- or Vlad Dracula -LRB- 1428/311476/77 -RRB- , was voivode -LRB- or prince -RRB- of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death . He was the second son of Vlad Dracul , who became the ruler of Wallachia in 1436 . Vlad and his younger brother , Radu , were held as hostages in the Ottoman Empire from 1442 to secure their father 's loyalty . Vlad 's father and eldest brother , Mircea , were murdered after John Hunyadi , Regent-Governor of Hungary , invaded Wallachia in 1447 . Hunyadi installed Vlad 's second cousin , VladislavII , as the new voivode . Hunyadi launched a military campaign against the Ottomans in the autumn of 1448 , and Vladislav accompanied him . Vlad broke into Wallachia with Ottoman support in October , but Vladislav returned and Vlad sought refuge in the Ottoman Empire before the end of the year . Vlad went to Moldavia in 1449 or 1450 , and later to Hungary . He invaded Wallachia with Hungarian support in 1456 . Vladislav died fighting against him . Vlad began a purge among the Wallachian boyars to strengthen his position . He came into conflict with the Transylvanian Saxons , who supported his opponents , Dan and Basarab Laiotă -LRB- who were Vladislav 's brothers -RRB- , and Vlad 's illegitimate half-brother , Vlad the Monk . Vlad plundered the Saxon villages , taking the captured people to Wallachia where he had them impaled -LRB- which gave rise to his cognomen -RRB- . Peace was restored in 1460 . The Ottoman Sultan , Mehmed II , ordered Vlad to pay homage to him personally , but Vlad had the sultan 's two envoys captured and impaled . In February 1462 , he broke into Ottoman territory , massacring tens of thousands of Turks and Bulgarians . Mehmed launched a campaign against Wallachia to replace Vlad with Vlad 's younger brother , Radu . Vlad attempted to capture the sultan at Târgovişte during the night of 1617June 1462 . The sultan and the main Ottoman army left Wallachia , but more and more Wallachians deserted to Radu . Vlad went to Transylvania to seek assistance from Matthias Corvinus , King of Hungary , in late 1462 , but Corvinus had him imprisoned . Vlad was held in captivity in Visegrád from 1463 to 1475 . During this period , anecdotes about his cruelty started to spread in Germany and Italy . He was released at the request of Stephen III of Moldavia in the summer of 1475 . He fought in Corvinus 's army against the Ottomans in Bosnia in early 1476 . Hungarian and Moldavian troops helped him to force Basarab Laiotă -LRB- who had dethroned Vlad 's brother , Radu -RRB- to flee from Wallachia in November . Basarab returned with Ottoman support before the end of the year . Vlad was murdered before 10January 1477 . Books describing Vlad 's cruel acts were among the first bestsellers in the German-speaking territories . In Russia , popular stories suggested that Vlad was able to strengthen central government only through applying brutal punishments , and a similar view was adopted by most Romanian historians in the 19th century . Vlad 's reputation for cruelty and his patronymic gave rise to the name of the vampire Count Dracula in Bram Stoker 's 1897 novel Dracula .
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Viva_la_Vida_or_Death_and_All_His_Friends
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Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends , often referred to as simply Viva la Vida , is the fourth studio album by British rock band Coldplay , released on 12 June 2008 on Parlophone . The album was named after a Spanish phrase that translates in English as `` Live the life '' , although it can also be taken as `` Long live life '' . Lyrically , the album contains references to love , life , death , and war . Recording sessions for the album took place during June 2007 to April 2008 and featured production by Jon Hopkins , Rik Simpson , Markus Dravs , and Brian Eno . The album was their first to be produced by Eno , and also their first album to not be produced by long-time Coldplay producer , Ken Nelson . The band forced themselves to explore experimental styles , as Eno required every song on the album to sound different , and expanded their musical interests while recording Viva la Vida . The band wanted to make the album shorter than 42 minutes . Despite this , the album is longer than the length they intended . Development of the album delayed the release date several times . The album cover of Viva la Vida is the painting Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix . Viva la Vida was both a critical and commercial success . Five songs were released in promotion of the album ; `` Violet Hill '' and `` Viva la Vida '' in May 2008 , `` Lovers in Japan '' and `` Lost ! '' in November 2008 , and `` Strawberry Swing '' in September 2009 . `` Viva la Vida '' became the band 's first song to reach number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom . It won Best Rock Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards and was also nominated for Album of the Year . It was the best selling album of 2008 . By 2011 , the album had sold more than 10 million copies . Viva la Vida was re-released on 25 November 2008 in a deluxe edition containing the original album and the Prospekt 's March EP .
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Vikrant_Massey
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Vikrant Massey is an Indian actor . He is noted for his leading roles in TV series , Dharam Veer -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Balika Vadhu -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , V The Serial -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and Qubool Hai -LRB- 2013 -RRB- and in Bollywood movies Lootera and Dil Dhadakne Do .
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Vincente_Minnelli
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Vincente Minnelli -LRB- February 28 , 1903 -- July 25 , 1986 -RRB- was an American stage director and film director , famous for directing such classic movie musicals as Meet Me in St. Louis , Gigi , The Band Wagon , and An American in Paris . In addition to having directed some of the most famous and well-remembered musicals of his time , Minnelli made many comedies and melodramas . He was married to Judy Garland from 1945 until 1951 ; they were the parents of Liza Minnelli .
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War_-LRB-U2_album-RRB-
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War is the third studio album by Irish rock band U2 . It was produced by Steve Lillywhite , and was released on 28 February 1983 on Island Records . The album has come to be regarded as U2 's first overtly political album , in part because of songs like `` Sunday Bloody Sunday '' and `` New Year 's Day '' , as well as the title , which stems from the band 's perception of the world at the time ; Bono stated that `` war seemed to be the motif for 1982 . '' U2 recorded the album from September -- November 1982 at Windmill Lane Studios with Lillywhite producing , the group 's third consecutive album made at the studio with the producer . While the central themes of their earlier albums Boy and October focused on adolescence and spirituality , respectively , War focused on both the physical aspects of warfare , and the emotional after-effects . Musically , it is also harsher than the band 's previous releases . The album has been described as the record where the band `` turned pacifism itself into a crusade . '' War was a commercial success for the band , knocking Michael Jackson 's Thriller from the top of the charts to become the band 's first number-one album in the UK . It reached number 12 in the US and became their first gold-certified album there . While poorly received by British critics at the time of release , War has since gained critical acclaim . In 2012 , the album was ranked number 223 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of `` The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' . The group supported the album with the War Tour through the end of 1983 .
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Washington_-LRB-state-RRB-
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Washington -LRB- -LSB- ˈwɒʃɪŋtən -RSB- -RRB- is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States located north of Oregon , west of Idaho , and south of the Canadian province of British Columbia on the coast of the Pacific Ocean . Named after George Washington , the first President of the United States , the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory , which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 in accordance with the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute . It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889 . Olympia is the state capital . Washington is sometimes referred to as Washington State or the State of Washington to distinguish it from Washington , D.C. , the capital of the U.S. , which is often shortened to Washington . Washington is the 18th largest state with an area of 71,362 square miles -LRB- 184,827 sq km -RRB- , and the 13th most populous state with over 7 million people . Approximately 60 percent of Washington 's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area , the center of transportation , business , and industry along the Puget Sound region of the Salish Sea , an inlet of the Pacific Ocean consisting of numerous islands , deep fjords , and bays carved out by glaciers . The remainder of the state consists of deep temperate rainforests in the west , mountain ranges in the west , central , northeast and far southeast , and a semi-arid basin region in the east , central , and south , given over to intensive agriculture . Washington is the second most populous state on the West Coast and in the Western United States , after California . Mount Rainier , an active stratovolcano , is the state 's highest elevation at almost 14,411 feet -LRB- 4,392 m -RRB- and is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States . Washington is a leading lumber producer . Its rugged surface is rich in stands of Douglas fir , hemlock , ponderosa pine , white pine , spruce , larch , and cedar . The state is the biggest producer of apples , hops , pears , red raspberries , spearmint oil , and sweet cherries , and ranks high in the production of apricots , asparagus , dry edible peas , grapes , lentils , peppermint oil , and potatoes . Livestock and livestock products make important contributions to total farm revenue , and the commercial fishing of salmon , halibut , and bottomfish makes a significant contribution to the state 's economy . Manufacturing industries in Washington include aircraft and missiles , shipbuilding and other transportation equipment , lumber , food processing , metals and metal products , chemicals , and machinery . Washington has over 1,000 dams , including the Grand Coulee Dam , built for a variety of purposes including irrigation , power , flood control , and water storage .
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Venice
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Venice -LRB- -LSB- langˈvɛnɪs -RSB- ; Venezia -LSB- veˈnɛtsja -RSB- ; Venesia -LSB- - vecveˈnɛsja -RSB- -RRB- is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region . It is situated across a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by bridges . These are located in the shallow Venetian Lagoon , an enclosed bay that lies between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers . Parts of Venice are renowned for the beauty of their settings , their architecture , and artwork . The lagoon and a part of the city are listed as a World Heritage Site . In 2014 , 264,579 people resided in Comune di Venezia , of whom around 55,000 live in the historic city of Venice -LRB- Centro storico -RRB- . Together with Padua and Treviso , the city is included in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area -LRB- PATREVE -RRB- , with a total population of 2.6 million . PATREVE is a statistical metropolitan area without any degree of autonomy . The name is derived from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited the region by the 10th century BC . The city was historically the capital of the Republic of Venice . Venice has been known as the `` La Dominante , '' `` Serenissima , '' `` Queen of the Adriatic , '' `` City of Water , '' `` City of Masks , '' `` City of Bridges , '' `` The Floating City , '' and `` City of Canals . '' The Republic of Venice was a major financial and maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance , and a staging area for the Crusades and the Battle of Lepanto , as well as a very important center of commerce -LRB- especially silk , grain , and spice -RRB- and art in the 13th century up to the end of the 17th century . The City State of Venice is considered to have been the first real international financial center which gradually emerged from the 9th century to its peak in the 14th century . This made Venice a wealthy city throughout most of its history . It is also known for its several important artistic movements , especially the Renaissance period . After the Napoleonic Wars and the Congress of Vienna , the Republic was annexed by the Austrian Empire , until it became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1866 , following a referendum held as a result of the Third Italian War of Independence . Venice has played an important role in the history of symphonic and operatic music , and it is the birthplace of Antonio Vivaldi . Venice has been ranked the most beautiful city in the world as of 2016 .
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Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting . It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the Civil Rights Movement on August 6 , 1965 , and Congress later amended the Act five times to expand its protections . Designed to enforce the voting rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution , the Act secured voting rights for racial minorities throughout the country , especially in the South . According to the U.S. Department of Justice , the Act is considered to be the most effective piece of civil rights legislation ever enacted in the country . The Act contains numerous provisions that regulate election administration . The Act 's `` general provisions '' provide nationwide protections for voting rights . Section 2 is a general provision that prohibits every state and local government from imposing any voting law that results in discrimination against racial or language minorities . Other general provisions specifically outlaw literacy tests and similar devices that were historically used to disenfranchise racial minorities . The Act also contains `` special provisions '' that apply to only certain jurisdictions . A core special provision is the Section 5 preclearance requirement , which prohibits certain jurisdictions from implementing any change affecting voting without receiving preapproval from the U.S. Attorney General or the U.S. District Court for D.C. that the change does not discriminate against protected minorities . Another special provision requires jurisdictions containing significant language minority populations to provide bilingual ballots and other election materials . Section 5 and most other special provisions apply to jurisdictions encompassed by the `` coverage formula '' prescribed in Section 4 -LRB- b -RRB- . The coverage formula was originally designed to encompass jurisdictions that engaged in egregious voting discrimination in 1965 , and Congress updated the formula in 1970 and 1975 . In Shelby County v. Holder -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the coverage formula as unconstitutional , reasoning that it was no longer responsive to current conditions . The Court did not strike down Section 5 , but without a coverage formula , Section 5 is unenforceable .
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Vinod_Khanna
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Vinod Khanna -LRB- 6 October 1946 -- 27 April 2017 -RRB- was an Indian actor and producer of Bollywood films . He was the recipient of two Filmfare awards . He was also an active politician and was the MP from the Gurdaspur constituency between 1998 -- 2009 and 2014 -- 2017 . In July 2002 , Khanna became the minister for Culture and Tourism in the Atal Behari Vajpayee cabinet . Six months later , he became the Minister of State for external affairs . Khanna played lead roles in many films and is best remembered for his performances in Mere Apne , Mera Gaon Mera Desh , Kuchhe Dhaage , Gaddaar , Imtihaan , Muqaddar Ka Sikandar , Inkaar , Amar Akbar Anthony , Rajput , The Burning Train , Qurbani , Kudrat , Parvarish , Khoon Pasina , Dayavan , Chandni and Jurm . After making his debut in 1968 , Khanna first acted in supporting and antagonistic roles ; as an angry young man in the movie Mere Apne , as the main villain in the super-hit movie Mera Gaon Mera Desh , and as the military officer turned fugitive in the critically acclaimed movie Achanak , which was a film based on the events of K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra . In 1982 , at the peak of his film career , Khanna temporarily quit the film industry to follow his spiritual guru Osho Rajneesh . After a 5-year hiatus , he returned to the Hindi film industry with two hit films , Insaaf and Satyamev Jayate .
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Walt_Disney_Pictures
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Walt Disney Pictures , Inc. is an American film production company and a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios , owned by The Walt Disney Company . The subsidiary is based at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California , and is the main producer of live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Studios unit . It took on its current name in 1983 . Today , in conjunction with the other units of Walt Disney Studios , Walt Disney Pictures is classified as one of Hollywood 's `` Big Six '' film studios . Animated films such as those produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios are also released under this brand . Pirates of the Caribbean is the studio 's most successful franchise , with two of its sequels , released in 2006 and 2011 , earning over $ 1 billion in worldwide box office gross . Nearly all of Walt Disney Pictures ' releases are distributed theatrically by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , through home media platforms via Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and through television syndication by Disney -- ABC Domestic Television .
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Viceroy
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A viceroy -LSB- ˈvaɪs.rɔɪ -RSB- is a regal official who runs a country , colony , city , province , or sub-national state , in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory . The term derives from the Latin prefix vice - , meaning `` in the place of '' and the French word roi , meaning `` king '' . A viceroy 's territory may be called a viceroyalty , though this term is not always applied . The adjectival form is viceregal , less often viceroyal . The term vicereine is sometimes used to indicate a female viceroy suo jure , although viceroy can serve as a gender-neutral term . Vicereine is more commonly used to indicate a viceroy 's wife .
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Vicious_Lies_and_Dangerous_Rumors
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Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors is the second solo album by American rapper and OutKast-member Big Boi , released on December 11 , 2012 , by Purple Ribbon Records and Def Jam Recordings . The album features guest appearances from Sleepy Brown , Phantogram , T.I. , Ludacris , Kid Cudi , Little Dragon , Killer Mike , Kelly Rowland , ASAP Rocky , B.o.B , Wavves , Mouche , Scar , Bosko , Jai Paul , UGK , Big K.R.I.T. , Theophilus London , and Tre Luce .
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Wars_of_the_Roses
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The Wars of the Roses were a series of wars for control of the throne of England fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet : the House of Lancaster -LRB- associated with a red rose -RRB- , and the House of York -LRB- whose symbol was a white rose -RRB- . The conflict lasted through many sporadic episodes between 1455 and 1487 ; however , there was fighting before and after this period between the houses . The power struggle ignited around social and financial troubles following the Hundred Years ' War , combined with the mental infirmity and weak rule of Henry VI which revived interest in Richard of York 's claim to the throne . Historians disagree about whether the Wars of the Roses were caused by the structural problems of bastard feudalism or Henry VI 's ineffectiveness as king . With the Duke of York 's death , the claim transferred to his heir , Edward , who later became the first Yorkist king of England , as Edward IV . His son reigned for 86 days as Edward V , but Parliament then decided that Edward and his brother Richard were illegitimate and offered the crown to Edward IV 's younger brother , who became Richard III . The two young princes disappeared within the confines of the Tower of London . The final victory went to a claimant of the Lancastrian party , Henry Tudor , Earl of Richmond , who defeated the last Yorkist king , Richard III , at the Battle of Bosworth Field . After assuming the throne as Henry VII , he married Elizabeth of York , the eldest daughter and heir of Edward IV , thereby uniting the two claims . The House of Tudor ruled the Kingdom of England until 1603 , with the death of Elizabeth I , granddaughter of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York .
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Veronica_Mars_-LRB-film-RRB-
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Veronica Mars is a 2014 American neo-noir mystery comedy-drama film produced and directed by Rob Thomas , who co-wrote the script with Diane Ruggiero . It is a continuing film adaptation based on Thomas ' UPN/CW television series of the same name and stars Kristen Bell reprising her role as the title character . Its executive producers are Joel Silver , Bell , and Jenny Hinkey . Warner Bros. . Pictures opened the film in the United States in a limited release and through video on demand on March 14 , 2014 .
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Vietnam_War_casualties
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Estimates of casualties of the Vietnam War vary widely . Estimates include both civilian and military deaths in North and South Vietnam , Laos , and Cambodia . The Second Indochina War -LRB- the Vietnam War or the American War -RRB- began in 1955 and ended in 1975 when North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon . During this period , the war escalated from an insurgency in South Vietnam assisted by the North Vietnamese government to direct military intervention in the south by North Vietnam to assist the insurgents and the intervention of military forces of the United States and other countries to assist South Vietnam . The war also spilled over into the neighboring countries of Cambodia and Laos . An exhaustive reckoning of the total casualties must include statistical information available for each theater of the war . Most of the fighting took place in South Vietnam ; accordingly it suffered the most casualties . Civilian deaths caused by both sides amounted to a significant percentage of total deaths , perhaps from 30 to nearly 50 percent . Civilian deaths caused by communist forces , which included the Viet Cong , North Vietnamese Army , Pathet Lao and Khmer Rouge , mostly resulted from assassinations and terror tactics . Civilian deaths caused by the armed forces of the governments of South Vietnam , Cambodia , Laos , the United States , South Korea , and other allies were primarily the consequence of extensive aerial bombing and the use of massive firepower in military operations conducted in heavily populated areas . The nature of the war often made it difficult to distinguish between combatants and non-combatants . A number of incidents occurred during the war in which civilians were deliberately targeted or killed . The best-known are the Massacre at Huế and the My Lai massacre .
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Victor_Hugo
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Victor Marie Hugo -LRB- -LSB- viktɔʁ maʁi yɡo -RSB- ; 26 February 1802 -- 22 May 1885 -RRB- was a French poet , novelist , and dramatist of the Romantic movement . He is considered one of the greatest and best-known French writers . Outside France , his best-known works are the novels Les Misérables , 1862 , and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame -LRB- Notre-Dame de Paris -RRB- , 1831 . In France , Hugo is known primarily for his poetry collections , such as Les Contemplations -LRB- The Contemplations -RRB- and La Légende des siècles -LRB- The Legend of the Ages -RRB- . He produced more than 4,000 drawings and also campaigned for social causes such as the abolition of capital punishment . Though a committed royalist when he was young , Hugo 's views changed as the decades passed , and he became a passionate supporter of republicanism ; his work touches upon most of the political and social issues and the artistic trends of his time . He is buried in the Panthéon in Paris . His legacy has been honoured in many ways , including his portrait being placed on French currency .
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Wake_Up_Sid
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Wake Up Sid is a 2009 Indian coming of age drama film . Directed by Ayan Mukerji and produced by Karan Johar 's Dharma Productions , the movie was distributed by UTV Motion Pictures , with visual effects contributed by the Prime Focus Group . The film takes place in contemporary Mumbai and tells the story of spoiled , careless , rich-kid Sid Mehra -LRB- Ranbir Kapoor -RRB- , a college student who is taught the value of owning up to responsibility by Aisha -LRB- Konkona Sen Sharma -RRB- , an aspiring writer from Kolkata . It was critically and commercially successful . Ranbir Kapoor won numerous awards for his performance , and the film 's soundtrack was vastly popular .
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Walt_Disney_Studios_Motion_Pictures
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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures -LRB- formerly Buena Vista Pictures Distribution and Buena Vista Film Distribution Company -RRB- is an American film distributor owned by The Walt Disney Company . Established in 1953 as Buena Vista Film Distribution Company , the company handles theatrical distribution , marketing and promotion for films produced and released by the Walt Disney Studios , including Walt Disney Pictures , Walt Disney Animation Studios , Pixar Animation Studios , DisneyToon Studios , Marvel Studios , Lucasfilm , Disneynature , and Touchstone Pictures . The division took on its current name in late 2007 , which before that had been Buena Vista Pictures Distribution since 1987 .
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Vincent_van_Gogh
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Vincent Willem van Gogh -LRB- -LSB- ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləm vɑn ˈɣɔx -RSB- ; 30 March 185329 July 1890 -RRB- was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art . In just over a decade he created about 2,100 artworks , including around 860 oil paintings , most of them in the last two years of his life in France , where he died . They include landscapes , still lifes , portraits and self-portraits , and are characterised by bold colours and dramatic , impulsive and expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art . His suicide at 37 followed years of mental illness and poverty . Born into an upper-middle-class family , Van Gogh drew as a child and was serious , quiet and thoughtful . As a young man he worked as an art dealer , often travelling , but became depressed after he was transferred to London . He turned to religion , and spent time as a Protestant missionary in southern Belgium . He drifted in ill health and solitude before taking up painting in 1881 , having moved back home with his parents . His younger brother Theo supported him financially , and the two kept up a long correspondence by letter . His early works , mostly still lifes and depictions of peasant labourers , contain few signs of the vivid colour that distinguished his later work . In 1886 , he moved to Paris , where he met members of the avant-garde , including Émile Bernard and Paul Gauguin , who were reacting against the Impressionist sensibility . As his work developed he created a new approach to still lifes and local landscapes . His paintings grew brighter in colour as he developed a style that became fully realised during his stay in Arles in the south of France in 1888 . During this period he broadened his subject matter to include olive trees , cypresses , wheat fields and sunflowers . Van Gogh suffered from psychotic episodes and delusions and though he worried about his mental stability , he often neglected his physical health , did not eat properly and drank heavily . His friendship with Gauguin ended after a confrontation with a razor , when in a rage , he severed part of his own left ear . He spent time in psychiatric hospitals , including a period at Saint-Rémy . After he discharged himself and moved to the Auberge Ravoux in Auvers-sur-Oise near Paris , he came under the care of the homeopathic doctor Paul Gachet . His depression continued and on 27 July 1890 , Van Gogh shot himself in the chest with a revolver . He died from his injuries two days later . Van Gogh was unsuccessful during his lifetime , and was considered a madman and a failure . He became famous after his suicide , and exists in the public imagination as the quintessential misunderstood genius , the artist `` where discourses on madness and creativity converge '' . His reputation began to grow in the early 20th century as elements of his painting style came to be incorporated by the Fauves and German Expressionists . He attained widespread critical , commercial and popular success over the ensuing decades , and is remembered as an important but tragic painter , whose troubled personality typifies the romantic ideal of the tortured artist .
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War_&_Peace_-LRB-2016_TV_series-RRB-
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War & Peace is a British-American historical period drama television serial first broadcast on BBC One on 3 January 2016 . It is a six-part adaptation of the novel War and Peace by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy , written by Andrew Davies and directed by Tom Harper . War & Peace aired on A&E , Lifetime , and History Channel in the United States as four two-hour episodes , beginning on 18 January 2016 . The serial stars Paul Dano , Lily James and James Norton in the leading roles .
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Viti_Levu
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Viti Levu -LRB- pronounced -LSB- ˈβitʃi ˈleβu -RSB- -RRB- is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji , the site of the nation 's capital , Suva , and home to a large majority of Fiji 's population .
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Volkswagen_Group
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Volkswagen AG -LRB- -LSB- ˈfɔlksˌvaːgən -RSB- -RRB- , known internationally as Volkswagen Group , is a German multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Wolfsburg , Lower Saxony , Germany . It designs , manufactures and distributes passenger and commercial vehicles , motorcycles , engines , and turbomachinery and offers related services including financing , leasing and fleet management . In 2016 , it was the world 's largest automaker , overtaking Toyota , but in 2017 , it is the world 's second largest automaker -LRB- behind Toyota -RRB- . It has maintained the largest market share in Europe for over two decades . It ranked seventh in the 2016 Fortune Global 500 list of the world 's largest companies . Volkswagen Group sells passenger cars under the Audi , Bentley , Bugatti , Lamborghini , Porsche , SEAT , Škoda and Volkswagen marques ; motorcycles under the Ducati brand ; and commercial vehicles under the marques MAN , Scania , and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles . It is divided into two primary divisions , the Automotive Division and the Financial Services Division , and has approximately 340 subsidiary companies . VW also has two major joint-ventures in China -LRB- FAW-Volkswagen and SAIC Volkswagen -RRB- . The company has operations in approximately 150 countries and operates 100 production facilities across 27 countries . Volkswagen was founded in 1937 to manufacture the car which would become known as the Beetle . The company 's production grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s , and in 1965 it acquired Auto Union , which subsequently produced the first post-war Audi models . Volkswagen launched a new generation of front-wheel drive vehicles in the 1970s , including the Passat , Polo and Golf ; the latter became its bestseller . Volkswagen acquired a controlling stake in SEAT in 1986 , making it the first non-German marque of the company , and acquired control of Škoda in 1994 , of Bentley , Lamborghini and Bugatti in 1998 , Scania in 2008 and of Ducati , MAN and Porsche in 2012 . The company 's operations in China have grown rapidly in the past decade with the country becoming its largest market . Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft is a public company and has a primary listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange , where it is a constituent of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index , and secondary listings on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange , SIX Swiss Exchange . It has been traded in the United States via American depositary receipts since 1988 , currently on the OTC Marketplace . Volkswagen delisted from the London Stock Exchange in 2013 . The state of Lower Saxony holds 12.7 % of the company 's shares , granting it 20 % of the voting rights . Volkswagen held a 19.9 % non-controlling shareholding in Suzuki between 2009 and 2015 . An international arbitration court ordered Volkswagen to sell the stake back to Suzuki . Suzuki paid $ 3.8 bn to complete the stock buy-back just hours prior to a major scandal about emissions violations engulfing Volkswagen .
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Virginia
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Virginia -LRB- -LSB- vɚˈdʒɪnjə -RSB- , -LSB- vɚˈdʒɪni.ə -RSB- , officially the Commonwealth of Virginia -RRB- is a state located on the Atlantic Coast of the United States . The state is part of both the Southern United States , as well as the Mid-Atlantic . Virginia is nicknamed the `` Old Dominion '' due to its status as the first colonial possession established in mainland British America , and `` Mother of Presidents '' because eight U.S. presidents were born there , more than any other state . The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay , which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna . The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond ; Virginia Beach is the most populous city , and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision . The Commonwealth 's estimated population is over 8.3 million . The area 's history begins with several indigenous groups , including the Powhatan . In 1607 the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent New World English colony . Slave labor and the land acquired from displaced Native American tribes each played a significant role in the colony 's early politics and plantation economy . Virginia was one of the 13 Colonies in the American Revolution and joined the Confederacy in the American Civil War , during which Richmond was made the Confederate capital and Virginia 's northwestern counties seceded to form the state of West Virginia . Although the Commonwealth was under one-party rule for nearly a century following Reconstruction , both major national parties are competitive in modern Virginia . The Virginia General Assembly is the oldest continuous law-making body in the New World . The state government was ranked most effective by the Pew Center on the States in both 2005 and 2008 . It is unique in how it treats cities and counties equally , manages local roads , and prohibits its governors from serving consecutive terms . Virginia 's economy has many sectors : agriculture in the Shenandoah Valley ; federal agencies in Northern Virginia , including the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency -LRB- CIA -RRB- ; and military facilities in Hampton Roads , the site of the region 's main seaport . Virginia 's economy changed from primarily agricultural to industrial during the 1960s and 1970s , and in 2002 computer chips became the state 's leading export by monetary value .
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Waluigi
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-LRB- -LSB- langwɑːluˈiːdʒi -RSB- -RRB- is a character in the Mario franchise . He plays the role of Luigi 's arch-rival and accompanies Wario in spin-offs from the main Mario series , often for the sake of causing mischief and problems . He was created by Camelot employee Fumihide Aoki and is voiced by Charles Martinet , who described Waluigi as someone who has a lot of self-pity and would `` cheat to win '' . Waluigi debuted in the game Mario Tennis as Luigi 's rival and Wario 's partner . Since then , he would remain a playable character in the main Mario series spin-offs , occasionally causing comedic mischief alongside Wario or antagonizing the rest of the characters , primarily Mario and Luigi . Since his debut , Waluigi has received mixed reception from fans and critics alike .
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Wanya_Morris
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Wanyá Jermaine Morris -LRB- born July 29 , 1973 -RRB- is an American singer , best known as a member of the R&B group Boyz II Men . He grew up in the Richard Allen neighborhood of Philadelphia .
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Venus
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Venus is the second planet from the Sun , orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days . It has the longest rotation period -LRB- 243 days -RRB- of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets . It has no natural satellites . It is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty . It is the second-brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon , reaching an apparent magnitude of − 4.6 , bright enough to cast shadows at night and , though rare , occasionally be visible in broad daylight . Because Venus orbits within Earth 's orbit it is an inferior planet and never appears to venture far from the Sun ; its maximum angular distance from the Sun -LRB- elongation -RRB- is 47.8 ° . Venus is a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called Earth 's `` sister planet '' because of their similar size , mass , proximity to the Sun , and bulk composition . It is radically different from Earth in other respects . It has the densest atmosphere of the four terrestrial planets , consisting of more than 96 % carbon dioxide . The atmospheric pressure at the planet 's surface is 92 times that of Earth , or roughly the pressure found 900 m underwater on Earth . Venus is by far the hottest planet in the Solar System , with a mean surface temperature of 735 K , even though Mercury is closer to the Sun . Venus is shrouded by an opaque layer of highly reflective clouds of sulfuric acid , preventing its surface from being seen from space in visible light . It may have had water oceans in the past , but these would have vaporized as the temperature rose due to a runaway greenhouse effect . The water has probably photodissociated , and the free hydrogen has been swept into interplanetary space by the solar wind because of the lack of a planetary magnetic field . Venus 's surface is a dry desertscape interspersed with slab-like rocks and is periodically resurfaced by volcanism . As one of the brightest objects in the sky , Venus has been a major fixture in human culture for as long as records have existed . It has been made sacred to gods of many cultures , and has been a prime inspiration for writers and poets as the `` morning star '' and `` evening star '' . Venus was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky , as early as the second millennium BC . As the closest planet to Earth , Venus has been a prime target for early interplanetary exploration . It was the first planet beyond Earth visited by a spacecraft -LRB- Mariner 2 in 1962 -RRB- , and the first to be successfully landed on -LRB- by Venera 7 in 1970 -RRB- . Venus 's thick clouds render observation of its surface impossible in visible light , and the first detailed maps did not emerge until the arrival of the Magellan orbiter in 1991 . Plans have been proposed for rovers or more complex missions , but they are hindered by Venus 's hostile surface conditions .
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Views_-LRB-album-RRB-
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Views is the fourth studio album by Canadian rapper Drake . It was released on April 29 , 2016 , by Young Money Entertainment , Cash Money Records and Republic Records . Recording sessions took place from 2015 to 2016 , with both Drake and his longtime collaborator and record producer 40 serving as the records executive producers . 40 also primarily handled the production on the album alongside each of these several other record producers such as Nineteen85 , Maneesh Bidaye , Kanye West and Jordan Ullman , among others . The album contains the elements of genres such as R&B , dancehall , hip hop and pop , among others . The album was supported by five singles : `` Hotline Bling '' -LRB- which was included as a bonus track -RRB- , `` One Dance '' featuring Wizkid and Kyla , `` Pop Style '' featuring The Throne -LRB- Jay Z and Kanye West -RRB- , `` Controlla '' and `` Too Good '' featuring Rihanna . `` One Dance '' became Drake 's first number-one single in 10 countries as the lead artist , including Australia , Canada , the United Kingdom and the United States . The single spent 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and 15 weeks on the UK Singles Chart . Views was met with lukewarm reviews from critics , many of whom found it to be an overlong retread of Drake 's previous work . Despite this , it spent 13 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 . Views became the first album to accumulate one-billion streams on Apple Music . On December 1 , 2016 , Views was certified Quadruple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- . As of January 2017 , Views sold 1.61 million copies and a total of 4.14 million album-equivalent units in the United States . Views was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album at the 59th Grammy Awards . Additionally , `` Hotline Bling '' won for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Song , respectively . The single version of `` Pop Style '' featuring The Throne was nominated for Best Rap Performance .
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Venus_Williams
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Venus Ebony Starr Williams -LRB- born June 17 , 1980 -RRB- is an American professional tennis player who is generally regarded as one of the all-time greats of women 's tennis and who , along with younger sister Serena Williams , is credited with ushering in a new era of power and athleticism on the women 's professional tennis tour . Ranked World No. 11 in singles as of January 28 , 2017 , Williams has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women 's Tennis Association on three occasions , for a total of 11 weeks . She first became the World No. 1 on February 25 , 2002 , the first African American woman to do so in the Open Era . On 10 June 2002 , Venus and Serena became the first sisters to hold the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the singles rankings , respectively . On 7 June 2010 , Venus became co-No . 1 in doubles with Serena after they won their 4th consecutive grand slam doubles title at Roland Garros . By virtue of that doubles ascension , Venus became one of seven women to reach No. 1 in singles and No. 1 in doubles . On 21 June 2010 , Venus and Serena again occupied the No. 2 and No. 1 spots in the singles rankings , respectively . This came almost exactly 8 years after first accomplishing this feat . At the time , Venus had just celebrated her 30th birthday and Serena was three months shy of her 29th birthday , both ages at which many of their peers had retired . Her seven Grand Slam singles titles ties her twelfth on the all-time list , more than any other active female player except sister Serena . She has also won fourteen Grand Slam doubles titles and two mixed doubles titles . Her five Wimbledon singles titles ties her with two other women for eighth place on the all-time list . Williams is one of four women to have won five or more Wimbledon singles titles in the Open Era . From the 2000 Wimbledon Championships to the 2001 US Open , Williams won four of the six Grand Slam singles tournaments held . She is one of only six women in the Open Era to win 200 or more main draw Grand Slam singles matches . At the 2017 French Open , Williams extended her record as the all-time leader , male or female , in Grand Slams played , with 74 . Furthermore , Williams ' run to the 2017 Australian Open Women 's Singles final set the record for longest span between singles slam finals in the open era at 20 years , the beginning of which was marked by her appearance in the singles final at the 1997 US Open . Williams has won four Olympic gold medals , one in singles and three in women 's doubles , along with a silver medal in mixed doubles . She and Serena have won more Olympic gold medals than any other tennis player , male or female . Venus also holds the record for the most Olympic medals won by a male or female tennis player , shared with Kathleen McKane Godfree . She is the only tennis player to have won a medal at four separate Olympic Games . At the 2000 Sydney Olympics , Williams became only the second player to win Olympic gold medals in both singles and doubles at the same Olympic Games , after Helen Wills Moody in 1924 . With 49 singles titles , Williams is behind only Serena among active players on the WTA Tour . Her 35-match winning streak from the 2000 Wimbledon Championships to the 2000 Generali Ladies Linz tournament final is the longest since January 1 , 2000 . She is also one of only three active WTA players to have made the finals of all four Grand Slams , along with Serena and Russian Maria Sharapova . By winning her 49th career singles title at the 2016 Taiwan Open , Williams became the 5th oldest WTA Tour titlist in the Open Era , at 35 years , 7 months and 28 days . Williams has played against her sister in 27 professional matches since 1998 , and won 11 . They have played against each other in nine Grand Slam singles finals , with Venus holding a 2-7 record . Venus has 8 runner-up finishes in grand slam singles events with Martina Hingis being the only player other than Serena to beat Venus in a major final at the 1997 US Open . Beginning with the 2002 French Open , they opposed each other in four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals , the first time sisters had so met in the Open Era . On the other side , the pair have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles playing alongside each other and are undefeated in Grand Slam finals .
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Walk_on_the_Wild_Side_-LRB-film-RRB-
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Walk on the Wild Side is a 1962 film directed by Edward Dmytryk , adapted from the 1956 novel A Walk on the Wild Side by American author Nelson Algren . The film had a star-studded cast , including Laurence Harvey , Capucine , Jane Fonda , Anne Baxter , and Barbara Stanwyck , and was scripted by John Fante . It was not well received at the time ; Bosley Crowther of the New York Times described it as a `` lurid , tawdry , and sleazy melodrama . '' While it passed its censors , it was an adult film noir with quite explicit overtones and subject matter . It walks its audience through the lives and relationships between adults -LRB- mostly women -RRB- engaged in the `` business '' of commercial prostitution at a stylish New Orleans brothel . The `` boss '' is a beautiful , stylish Madam -LRB- Stanwyck -RRB- whose combination of toughness and , a motherly -LRB- or sisterly ? -RRB- intimate tenderness toward her `` girls ' '' real lives is as disturbing as it is entertaining to watch .
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WALL-E
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WALL-E -LRB- stylized with an interpunct as WALL · E -RRB- is a 2008 American computer-animated dystopian science fiction comedy film directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton , produced by Jim Morris , and co-written by Jim Reardon . It stars the voices of Ben Burtt , Elissa Knight , Jeff Garlin , Fred Willard , John Ratzenberger , Kathy Najimy , Sigourney Weaver and the MacInTalk system . It was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures , and was the overall ninth feature film produced by the company . After directing Finding Nemo , Stanton felt Pixar had created believable simulations of underwater physics and was willing to direct a film set largely in space . WALL-E has minimal dialogue in its early sequences ; many of the characters do not have voices , but instead communicate with body language and robotic sounds designed by Ben Burtt . The film criticizes consumerism , corporatism , nostalgia , waste management , human environmental impact and concerns , obesity , and global catastrophic risk . It is also Pixar 's first animated film with segments featuring live-action characters . Following Pixar tradition , WALL-E was paired with a short film titled Presto for its theatrical release . WALL-E was released in the United States and Canada on June 27 , 2008 , by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It was an instant blockbuster , grossing $ 533.3 million worldwide over a $ 180 million budget , receiving overwhelming acclaim from critics and winning the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film , the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Long Form Dramatic Presentation , the final Nebula Award for Best Script , the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film and the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature with five nominations . The film also topped Times `` Best Movies of the Decade '' .
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Walt_Disney_Studios_-LRB-division-RRB-
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The Walt Disney Studios is an American film studio , one of the four major businesses of The Walt Disney Company and the main component of its Studio Entertainment segment . The studio , best known for its multi-faceted film division , which is one of Hollywood 's major film studios , is based at the eponymous Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California . The Studios generated an estimated income of $ 2.703 billion during the 2016 fiscal year . The studio entertainment business alone -LRB- live-action and animated motion pictures , direct-to-video content , musical recordings and live stage plays -RRB- brought in $ 5.83 billion in 2012 . The Walt Disney Studios is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America -LRB- MPAA -RRB- .
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Versus_-LRB-EP-RRB-
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Versus is the first extended play by American singer Usher . It was released on July 20 , 2010 on LaFace Records and Jive Records in conjunction with the deluxe edition of his sixth studio album Raymond v. Raymond . Several producers contributed to the production of the EP , including Polow da Don , Jim Jonsin , Rico Love , Drumma Boy , Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis , and Max Martin . Versus is marked as `` the last chapter of Raymond v. Raymond '' , and follows the theme of Usher exploring around the subjects of being newly single and a father . Preceding the EP 's release was the lead single `` DJ Got Us Fallin ' in Love '' , which achieved international success . The song peaked at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , and peaked inside the top-ten in several other countries singles charts . `` Hot Tottie '' and `` Lay You Down '' were released as the second and third singles , respectively , with the former becoming a US top-thirty hit . To promote the album , Usher appeared in several award and television shows , including Good Morning America , The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live ! . Versus debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart , selling 46,000 copies in its first week . It became Usher 's sixth top-ten album in the United States , and has since , sold 302,000 copies in the country . Despite some criticism towards its pop-oriented material , the EP received generally positive reviews from most music critics . It earned Usher several nominations , including a Billboard Music Award , an International Dance Music Award and a NRJ Music Award .
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Village
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A village is a clustered human settlement or community , larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town , with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand . Though often located in rural areas , the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods . Villages are normally permanent , with fixed dwellings ; however , transient villages can occur . Further , the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another , not scattered broadly over the landscape , as a dispersed settlement . In the past , villages were a usual form of community for societies that practise subsistence agriculture , and also for some non-agricultural societies . In Great Britain , a hamlet earned the right to be called a village when it built a church . In many cultures , towns and cities were few , with only a small proportion of the population living in them . The Industrial Revolution attracted people in larger numbers to work in mills and factories ; the concentration of people caused many villages to grow into towns and cities . This also enabled specialization of labor and crafts , and development of many trades . The trend of urbanization continues , though not always in connection with industrialization . Although many patterns of village life have existed , the typical village was small , consisting of perhaps 5 to 30 families . Homes were situated together for sociability and defence , and land surrounding the living quarters was farmed . Traditional fishing villages were based on artisan fishing and located adjacent to fishing grounds .
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Vivah
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Vivah -LRB- Marriage -RRB- is a 2006 Indian romantic drama film , written and directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya . Starring Amrita Rao and Shahid Kapoor , it was produced and distributed by Rajshri Productions . Vivah tells the story of two individuals , and relates their journey from engagement to marriage and aftermath . Vivah is the fourth film to feature Shahid Kapoor opposite Amrita Rao . The film was released on 10 November 2006 , and became one of the biggest commercial successes of the year , grossing more than worldwide . Critical reception was mixed ; some reviewers found it dramatically lacking and bloated , but it also has been credited for triggering changes to the way marriage is depicted on film . It became an unexpected success , as well as Rao and Kapoor 's biggest commercial success at that point . Kapoor 's performance earned him a nomination for Best Actor while Rao received Best Actress nomination at the Screen Awards . Vivah is the first Indian film to be simultaneously released in cinema and on the internet -LRB- through the production company 's official site -RRB- . The film was also dubbed into Telugu and released as Parinayam .
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War_of_the_Worlds_-LRB-2005_film-RRB-
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War of the Worlds is a 2005 American science fiction disaster film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp , loosely based on the novel of the same title by H. G. Wells . It stars Tom Cruise , Dakota Fanning , Justin Chatwin , Miranda Otto and Tim Robbins , with narration by Morgan Freeman . In the film , an American dock worker is forced to look after his children , from whom he lives separately , as he struggles to protect them and reunite them with their mother when extraterrestrials invade the Earth and devastate cities with towering war machines . The film was shot in 73 days , using five different sound stages as well as locations in California , Connecticut , New Jersey , New York , and Virginia . The film was surrounded by a secrecy campaign so few details would be leaked before its release . Tie-in promotions were made with several companies , including Hitachi . The film was released in the United States on June 29 and in United Kingdom on July 1 . War of the Worlds was a box office success , and became 2005 's fourth most successful film both domestically , with $ 234 million in North America , and $ 591 million overall . At the time of release , it was the highest-grossing film starring Tom Cruise .
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Vikram_-LRB-actor-RRB-
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Kennedy John Victor , known professionally as Vikram or Chiyaan Vikram , is an Indian film actor who predominantly appears in Tamil language films and has won seven Filmfare Awards as well as one National Film Award and Tamil Nadu State Film Award amongst other recognitions and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the People 's University of Milan in May 2011 . He made his debut in the 1990 film En Kadhal Kanmani , which was followed by a series of small-budget Tamil , Malayalam and Telugu films in the 1990s , many of which went unnoticed . However , the success of Bala 's tragedy film Sethu -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , in which Vikram appeared as a rogue turned lover , started Vikram 's successful career as an actor . In the early 2000s , Vikram appeared in a series of masala films , with Dhill -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , Gemini -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , Dhool -LRB- 2003 -RRB- and Saamy -LRB- 2003 -RRB- becoming commercially successful ventures . During the period , Vikram also appeared in diverse roles and received critical acclaim for his performance as a blind villager in Kasi and a Robin Hood-esque figure in Samurai . In 2003 , Vikram 's performance as a gravedigger with autism spectrum disorders in Bala 's Pithamagan saw him win the National Film Award for Best Actor , with his character only speaking a couple of lines of dialogue in the entire film . His appearance as an idealistic lawyer with multiple personality disorder in Shankar 's blockbuster Anniyan -LRB- 2005 -RRB- also won critical acclaim , as did his appearance as a superhero in Kanthaswamy -LRB- 2009 -RRB- . Vikram 's portrayal of Veeraiya , a tribal leader inspired by the Ramayana character Ravana , in Mani Ratnam 's Raavanan saw him secure further accolades , as did his appearance as a mentally challenged adult with the maturity of a six-year-old boy in Deiva Thirumagal -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . He consequently appeared in multiple get-ups as a bodybuilder and a crippled hunchback , losing up to 35 kilograms for sequences , during the making of Shankar 's romantic thriller I -LRB- 2015 -RRB- and won rave reviews from critics for his performance . It is currently the fourth highest-grossing Tamil film of all time . Vikram has promoted various social causes and appeared as the Youth Envoy for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme in 2011 . He has been a brand ambassador of Sanjeevani Trust and a school for special children , Vidya Sudha , which he stayed at during the making of Deiva Thirumagal as well as having long-term associations with the Kasi Eye Care and running his own welfare association through the Vikram Foundation . In 2016 , he produced and directed the video to the flood relief anthem , Spirit of Chennai , as a tribute to the city 's volunteers following the -LSB- -LSB- 2015 South Indian floods -RSB-
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Walk_This_Way
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`` Walk This Way '' is a song by the American hard rock band Aerosmith . Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry , the song was originally released as the second single from the 1975 album Toys in the Attic . It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1977 , part of a string of successful hit singles for the band in the 1970s . In addition to being one of the songs that helped break Aerosmith into the mainstream in the 1970s , it also helped revitalize their career in the 1980s when it was covered by rappers Run -- D.M.C. on their 1986 album Raising Hell . This cover was a touchstone for the new musical subgenre of rap rock , or the melding of rock and hip hop . It became an international hit and won both groups a Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap -- Single in 1987 .
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Wales
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Wales -LRB- -LSB- ˈweɪlz -RSB- Cymru -LSB- ˈkəm.rɨ -RSB- -RRB- is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain . It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea to the north and west , and the Bristol Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20779 km2 . Wales has over 1680 mi of coastline and is largely mountainous , with its higher peaks in the north and central areas , including Snowdon -LRB- Yr Wyddfa -RRB- , its highest summit . The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable , maritime climate . Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century , and Wales is regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations . Llywelyn ap Gruffudd 's death in 1282 marked the completion of Edward I of England 's conquest of Wales , though Owain Glyndŵr briefly restored independence to Wales in the early 15th century . The whole of Wales was annexed by England and incorporated within the English legal system under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 -- 1542 . Distinctive Welsh politics developed in the 19th century . Welsh Liberalism , exemplified in the early 20th century by Lloyd George , was displaced by the growth of socialism and the Labour Party . Welsh national feeling grew over the century ; Plaid Cymru was formed in 1925 and the Welsh Language Society in 1962 . Established under the Government of Wales Act 1998 , the National Assembly for Wales holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters . At the dawn of the Industrial Revolution , development of the mining and metallurgical industries transformed the country from an agricultural society into an industrial nation ; the South Wales Coalfield 's exploitation caused a rapid expansion of Wales ' population . Two-thirds of the population live in south Wales , mainly in and around Cardiff -LRB- the capital -RRB- , Swansea and Newport , and in the nearby valleys . Now that the country 's traditional extractive and heavy industries have gone or are in decline , Wales ' economy depends on the public sector , light and service industries and tourism . Wales ' 2010 gross value added -LRB- GVA -RRB- was # 45.5 billion -LRB- # 15,145 per head , 74.0 % of the average for the UK , and the lowest GVA per head in Britain -RRB- . Although Wales closely shares its political and social history with the rest of Great Britain , and the vast majority of the population speaks English , the country has retained a distinct cultural identity and is officially bilingual . Over 560,000 Welsh language speakers live in Wales , and the language is spoken by a majority of the population in parts of the north and west . From the late 19th century onwards , Wales acquired its popular image as the `` land of song '' , in part due to the eisteddfod tradition . At many international sporting events , such as the FIFA World Cup , Rugby World Cup and the Commonwealth Games , Wales has its own national teams , though at the Olympic Games , Welsh athletes compete as part of a Great Britain team . Rugby union is seen as a symbol of Welsh identity and an expression of national consciousness .
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Velvet_Revolver
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Velvet Revolver was an American hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N ' Roses members Slash -LRB- lead guitar -RRB- , Duff McKagan -LRB- bass , backing vocals -RRB- , and Matt Sorum -LRB- drums , backing vocals -RRB- , alongside Dave Kushner -LRB- rhythm guitar -RRB- formerly of punk band Wasted Youth . Original vocalist Scott Weiland formerly of Stone Temple Pilots left the band in 2008 . In 2004 , the band achieved commercial success with their debut album , Contraband . Despite positive reviews , some critics initially described Velvet Revolver as a mere combination of Stone Temple Pilots and Guns N ' Roses , criticizing them for a `` disconnection '' between Scott Weiland and the rest of the band . With their single `` Slither '' , they won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance . The band released Libertad in 2007 , driven by the release of the single `` She Builds Quick Machines '' , and embarked on a tour with Alice in Chains . In April 2008 , Weiland left Velvet Revolver and reunited with Stone Temple Pilots . Velvet Revolver was put on indefinite hiatus in April 2008 . Then , in November of the same year , the band was released by their record label RCA Records , at their request , to allow them `` complete freedom to go through whatever process it would take to accomplish '' replacing Weiland . The release of Slash 's self-titled debut solo album and Duff McKagan 's addition to the Jane 's Addiction lineup seemed to put the future of the band in doubt . However , McKagan left Jane 's Addiction a few months after joining . Velvet Revolver then wrote new songs and briefly auditioned singers before once again resuming their hiatus , although reunited with Scott Weiland for a one-off reunion show on January 12 , 2012 at a benefit concert , which proved to be their last performance together before Weiland 's death in 2015 . Slash and McKagan have since rejoined Guns N ' Roses .
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Warner_Bros.
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Warner Bros. . Entertainment Inc. -LRB- colloquially known as Warner Bros. and Warner Bros. . Pictures and for a time trading as Warner Brothers Pictures , Inc. -RRB- is an American entertainment company , film studio and film distributor that is a division of Time Warner and is headquartered in Burbank , California . It is one of the `` Big Six '' major American film studios . Warner Bros. is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America -LRB- MPAA -RRB- .
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War_Horse_-LRB-film-RRB-
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War Horse is a 2011 American war drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis , adapted from English author Michael Morpurgo 's 1982 novel of the same name . The film 's cast includes Jeremy Irvine -LRB- in his film acting debut -RRB- , Emily Watson , David Thewlis , Tom Hiddleston , Benedict Cumberbatch , Eddie Marsan , Niels Arestrup , Toby Kebbell , David Kross and Peter Mullan . Set before and during World War I , it tells of the journey of Joey , a bay Thoroughbred horse raised by British teenager Albert -LRB- Irvine -RRB- , as he is bought by the British Army , leading him to encounter numerous individuals and owners throughout Europe , all the while experiencing the tragedies of the war happening around him . DreamWorks Pictures acquired the film rights to the novel in December 2009 , with Spielberg announced to direct the film in May 2010 . Having directed many films set during the Second World War , it was his first film to tackle the events of World War I. Long-term Spielberg collaborators Janusz Kamiński , Michael Kahn , Rick Carter and John Williams all worked on the film as cinematographer , editor , production designer , and music composer , respectively . Produced by DreamWorks Pictures and released by Touchstone Pictures , War Horse became a box-office success and was met with positive reviews . The film was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture , two Golden Globe Awards and five BAFTAs .
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War_for_the_Planet_of_the_Apes
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War for the Planet of the Apes is an upcoming American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback and Reeves . It is a sequel to the 2014 film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and the third installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot series . The film stars Andy Serkis , Woody Harrelson , Steve Zahn , Amiah Miller , Karin Konoval and Terry Notary . Principal photography began on October 14 , 2015 , in Vancouver . The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 14 , 2017 .
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Vera_Farmiga
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Vera Ann Farmiga -LRB- -LSB- fɑrˈmiːɡə -RSB- born August 6 , 1973 -RRB- is an American actress , director and producer . She began her career on Broadway in the play Taking Sides -LRB- 1996 -RRB- . She made her television debut in the Fox fantasy series Roar -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , and her film debut in the drama-thriller Return to Paradise -LRB- 1998 -RRB- . Farmiga 's breakout role came in 2004 , when she portrayed a mother harboring a secret drug habit in the drama film Down to the Bone . She then co-starred in The Manchurian Candidate -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , The Departed -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , and Nothing But the Truth -LRB- 2008 -RRB- . She gained more critical acclaim for her role as Alex Goran in the 2009 comedy-drama Up in the Air , for which she was nominated for the Academy Award , BAFTA Award , Golden Globe Award , and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress . She then had starring roles in Orphan -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Source Code -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , and Safe House -LRB- 2012 -RRB- . Farmiga made her directorial debut with the drama film Higher Ground -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , in which she also starred in the lead role . In 2013 , she portrayed paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the horror film The Conjuring , and reprised the role in the 2016 sequel The Conjuring 2 . From 2013 to 2017 , Farmiga starred as Norma Louise Bates in the A&E drama-thriller series Bates Motel , for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination . This role , along with her roles in Joshua , Orphan , and the two Conjuring films , has dubbed her as a contemporary scream queen .
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Waiting_to_Exhale
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Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 American romance film directed by Forest Whitaker -LRB- in his feature film directorial debut -RRB- and starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett . The film was adapted from the 1992 novel of the same name by Terry McMillan . Lela Rochon , Loretta Devine , Dennis Haysbert , Michael Beach , Gregory Hines , Donald Faison , and Mykelti Williamson rounded out the rest of the cast . The original music score was composed by Kenneth `` Babyface '' Edmonds . The story centers on four female friends living in the Phoenix , Arizona area and their relationships with men and one another . All of them are `` holding their breath '' until the day they can feel comfortable in a committed relationship with a man . The film is notable for having an all-African-American cast . The Los Angeles Times called it a `` social phenomenon '' .
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Walt_Whitman
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Walter `` Walt '' Whitman -LRB- -LSB- ˈhwɪtmən -RSB- May 31 , 1819 -- March 26 , 1892 -RRB- was an American poet , essayist , and journalist . A humanist , he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism , incorporating both views in his works . Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon , often called the father of free verse . His work was very controversial in its time , particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass , which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality . Born in Huntington on Long Island , Whitman worked as a journalist , a teacher , a government clerk , and -- in addition to publishing his poetry -- was a volunteer nurse during the American Civil War . Early in his career , he also produced a temperance novel , Franklin Evans -LRB- 1842 -RRB- . Whitman 's major work , Leaves of Grass , was first published in 1855 with his own money . The work was an attempt at reaching out to the common person with an American epic . He continued expanding and revising it until his death in 1892 . After a stroke towards the end of his life , he moved to Camden , New Jersey , where his health further declined . When he died at age 72 , his funeral became a public spectacle .
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Waco,_Texas
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Waco -LRB- -LSB- ˈweɪkoʊ -RSB- -RRB- is a city which is the county seat of McLennan County , Texas , United States . It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35 , halfway between Dallas and Austin . The city had a 2010 population of 124,805 , making it the 22nd-most populous city in the state . The US Census 2016 population estimate is 134,432 The Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of McLennan and Falls Counties , which had a 2010 population of 234,906 . Falls County was added to the Waco MSA in 2013 . The US Census 2016 population estimate for the Waco MSA is 265,207 .
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Venom_-LRB-comics-RRB-
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Venom , or the Venom Symbiote , is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , commonly in association with Spider-Man . Venom made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man # 300 -LRB- May 1988 -RRB- . Venom was originally conceived as a supervillain , but has since become more of an antihero . Venom is a Symbiote , a sentient alien , with a gooey , almost liquid-like form . As with real-world symbiotes , it requires a host , usually human , to bond with for its survival . After bonding , the Symbiote endows its enhanced powers upon the host . When the Venom Symbiote bonds with a human , that new dual-life form refers to itself as `` Venom '' . The Venom Symbiote 's first known host was Spider-Man , who eventually separated himself from the creature when he discovered its true nature . The Symbiote went on to merge with other hosts , most notably Eddie Brock , its second and most infamous host , with whom it first became Venom and one of Spider-Man 's archenemies . According to S.H.I.E.L.D. , it is considered one of the greatest threats to humanity , alongside Magneto , Doctor Doom , and Red Skull . Comics journalist and historian Mike Conroy writes of the character : `` What started out as a replacement costume for Spider-Man turned into one of the Marvel web-slinger 's greatest nightmares . '' Venom was ranked as the 22nd Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time in IGN 's list of the top 100 comic villains . IGN also ranked Mac Gargan 's incarnation of Venom as # 17 in their list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' , while the Flash Thompson incarnation was ranked as # 27 . The character was listed as # 33 on Empire Magazines 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters .
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War_Dogs_-LRB-2016_film-RRB-
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War Dogs is a 2016 American biographical black comedy-drama film directed by Todd Phillips and written by Phillips , Jason Smilovic and Stephen Chin , based on a Rolling Stone article by Guy Lawson . Lawson then wrote a book titled Arms and the Dudes detailing the story . The film follows two arms dealers , Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz , who receive a US Army contract to supply munitions for the Afghan National Army worth approximately $ 300 million . The film is heavily fictionalized and dramatized , and some of its events , such as the duo driving through Iraq , were either invented or based on other events , such as screenwriter Stephen Chin 's own experiences . The film stars Jonah Hill , Miles Teller , Ana de Armas and Bradley Cooper , who also co-produced . Filming began on March 2 , 2015 in Romania . The film premiered in New York City on August 3 , 2016 and was theatrically released by Warner Bros. . Pictures on August 19 , 2016 . It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $ 86 million . Hill received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance .
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Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios
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Walt Disney Animation Studios , headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California , is an American animation studio that creates animated feature films , short films , and television specials for The Walt Disney Company . Founded on October 16 , 1923 , it is a division of The Walt Disney Studios . The studio has produced 56 feature films , from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs -LRB- 1937 -RRB- to Moana -LRB- 2016 -RRB- . It was founded as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in 1923 and incorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929 . The studio was exclusively dedicated to producing short films until it expanded into feature production in 1934 . In 1983 , Walt Disney Productions named its live-action film studio Walt Disney Pictures . During a corporate restructuring in 1986 , Walt Disney Productions was renamed The Walt Disney Company and the animation division , renamed Walt Disney Feature Animation , became a subsidiary of its film division , The Walt Disney Studios . In 2006 , Walt Disney Feature Animation took on its current name , Walt Disney Animation Studios after Pixar Animation Studios was acquired by Disney in the same year . For much of its existence , the studio was recognized as the premier American animation studio ; it developed many of the techniques , concepts , and principles that became standard practices of traditional animation . The studio also pioneered the art of storyboarding , which is now a standard technique used in both animated and live-action filmmaking . The studio 's catalog of animated features is among Disney 's most notable assets , with the stars of its animated shorts -- Mickey Mouse , Donald Duck , Goofy , and Pluto -- becoming recognizable figures in popular culture and mascots for The Walt Disney Company as a whole . Walt Disney Animation Studios continues to produce films using both traditional animation and computer-generated imagery -LRB- CGI -RRB- . At the present , Andrew Millstein is the general manager of the studio for day-to-day business affairs , under the direction of Edwin Catmull and John Lasseter who also oversee Pixar .
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Vedanta
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Vedanta -LRB- IAST , , Sanskrit : वेदांत -RRB- or Uttara Mīmāṃsā is one of the six orthodox -LRB- āstika -RRB- schools of Hindu philosophy . Vedanta literally means `` end of the Vedas '' , reflecting ideas that emerged from the speculations and philosophies contained in the Upanishads . It does not stand for one comprehensive or unifying doctrine . Rather it is an umbrella term for many sub-traditions , ranging from dualism to non-dualism , all of which developed on the basis of a common textual connection called the Prasthanatrayi . The Prasthanatrayi is a collective term for the Principal Upanishads , the Brahma Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita . All Vedanta schools , in their deliberations , concern themselves with the following three categories but differ in their views regarding the concept and the relations between them : Brahman -- the ultimate metaphysical reality , Ātman / Jivātman -- the individual soul or self , and Prakriti -- the empirical world , ever-changing physical universe , body and matter . Some of the better known sub-traditions of Vedanta include Advaita -LRB- non-dualism -RRB- , Vishishtadvaita -LRB- qualified non-dualism -RRB- , and Dvaita -LRB- dualism -RRB- . Most other Vedantic sub-traditions are subsumed under the term Bhedabheda -LRB- difference and non-difference -RRB- . Over time , Vedanta adopted ideas from other orthodox -LRB- āstika -RRB- schools like Yoga and Nyaya , and , through this syncretism , became the most prominent school of Hinduism . Many extant forms of Vaishnavism , Shaivism and Shaktism have been significantly shaped and influenced by the doctrines of different schools of Vedanta . The Vedanta school has had a historic and central influence on Hinduism .
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WWE_SmackDown
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| first_aired = | last_aired = present | related = | website = http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown -RCB- -RCB- '' '' ' -LSB- -LSB- WWE -RSB- -RSB- SmackDown '' '' ' , also currently referred to as '' '' ` SmackDown Live '' '' ' -LRB- stylized as '' '' ` SmackDown LIVE '' '' ' -RRB- or simply '' '' ` SmackDown '' '' ' , is a -LSB- -LSB- professional wrestling -RSB- -RSB- -LSB- -LSB- television program -RSB- -RSB- that debuted on August 26 , 1999 . The show 's name is also used to refer to the SmackDown -LSB- -LSB- WWE brand extension | brand -RSB- -RSB- , in which WWE employees are assigned to work and perform on that program ; currently the other brands are -LSB- -LSB- WWE Raw | Raw -RSB- -RSB- and -LSB- -LSB- WWE NXT | NXT -RSB- -RSB- . '' SmackDown '' is currently broadcast live on Tuesday nights on the -LSB- -LSB- USA Network -RSB- -RSB- . The show was originally broadcast on Thursday nights but moved to Friday on September 9 , 2005 , before returning to Thursdays on January 15 , 2015 , On July 19 , 2016 , it was moved to a live broadcast on Tuesday night . '' SmackDown ! '' debuted in the United States on the -LSB- -LSB- UPN -RSB- -RSB- -LSB- -LSB- television network -RSB- -RSB- on April 29 , 1999 , but after the -LSB- -LSB- 2006 United States broadcast TV realignment | merger of UPN and the WB -RSB- -RSB- , '' SmackDown ! '' began airing on -LSB- -LSB- The CW -RSB- -RSB- in September 2006 . The show was moved to -LSB- -LSB- MyNetworkTV -RSB- -RSB- in October 2008 , to -LSB- -LSB- Syfy -RSB- -RSB- on October 1 , 2010 and to -LSB- -LSB- USA Network -RSB- -RSB- on January 7 , 2016 . It complements '' -LSB- -LSB- WWE Raw | Raw -RSB- -RSB- '' as the second of WWE 's two main weekly programs . As of March 3 , 2017 , all archived episodes of the show are available for on demand viewing via the -LSB- -LSB- WWE Network -RSB- -RSB- In its history , '' SmackDown '' has been broadcast from 162 different arenas , in 147 cities and towns , in seven different countries -LRB- the United States , Canada , the United Kingdom , -LSB- -LSB- Iraq -RSB- -RSB- in -LSB- -LSB- WWE Tribute to the Troops results # 2003 | 2003 -RSB- -RSB- and -LSB- -LSB- WWE Tribute to the Troops results # 2004 | 2004 -RSB- -RSB- for '' -LSB- -LSB- WWE Tribute to the Troops | Tribute to the Troops -RSB- -RSB- '' , -LSB- -LSB- Japan -RSB- -RSB- in 2005 , -LSB- -LSB- Italy -RSB- -RSB- in 2007 , and -LSB- -LSB- Mexico -RSB- -RSB- in 2011 -RRB- . Prior to switching to the current live format , taped episodes premiered a few hours earlier in Ireland and the United Kingdom and a day earlier in Australia , Canada , -LSB- -LSB- Singapore -RSB- -RSB- , and -LSB- -LSB- Philippines -RSB- -RSB- than the United States , due to time differences . For international broadcast listings , -LSB- -LSB- #Broadcast | see below -RSB- -RSB- . The show celebrated its 15th anniversary on October 10 , 2014 , and its 900th episode on November 15 , 2016 .
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Varun_Dhawan
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Varun Dhawan -LRB- born 24 April 1987 -RRB- is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films . The son of film director David Dhawan , he studied Business Management from the Nottingham Trent University , after which he worked as an assistant director to Karan Johar on the 2010 drama My Name Is Khan . Dhawan made his acting debut with Johar 's 2012 romantic comedy Student of the Year , for which he received a Filmfare nomination for Best Male Debut . Dhawan established himself in Bollywood by starring in the romance Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania -LRB- 2014 -RRB- and the dance film ABCD 2 -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , both of which earned over worldwide . He garnered a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for portraying an avenger in the crime thriller Badlapur -LRB- 2015 -RRB- . Dhawan subsequently starred in the action drama Dilwale -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , the crime drama Dishoom -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , and the romantic comedy Badrinath Ki Dulhania -LRB- 2017 -RRB- ; the former ranks among the highest-grossing Bollywood films .
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WGBH-TV
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WGBH-TV , channel 2 , is a non-commercial educational PBS member television station located in Boston , Massachusetts . The station is owned by the WGBH Educational Foundation , which also owns and operates : WGBX-TV -LRB- channel 44 -RRB- , Springfield , Massachusetts-based PBS station WGBY-TV -LRB- channel 57 -RRB- and public radio stations WGBH -LRB- FM -RRB- and WCRB in the Boston area , and WCAI -LRB- and satellites WZAI and WNAN -RRB- in Cape Cod . WGBH 's studios are located on Guest Street in Boston , and its transmitter is located in Needham , Massachusetts . WGBH is one of six local Boston television stations that are available in Canada on satellite provider Bell TV .
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Washington_Naval_Conference
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The Washington Naval Conference , also called the Washington Arms Conference or the Washington Disarmament Conference , was a military conference called by U.S. President Warren G. Harding and held in Washington , D.C. , from 12 November 1921 to 6 February 1922 . Conducted outside the auspice of the League of Nations , it was attended by nine nations -- the United States , Japan , China , France , Britain , Italy , Belgium , Netherlands , and Portugal -- regarding interests in the Pacific Ocean and East Asia . Soviet Russia was not invited to the conference . It was the first international conference held in the United States and the first arms control conference in history , and as Kaufman , 1990 shows , it is studied by political scientists as a model for a successful disarmament movement . Held at Memorial Continental Hall in downtown Washington DC , it resulted in three major treaties : Four-Power Treaty , Five-Power Treaty -LRB- more commonly known as the Washington Naval Treaty -RRB- , the Nine-Power Treaty , and a number of smaller agreements . These treaties preserved peace during the 1920s but were not renewed in the increasingly hostile world of the Great Depression .
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WWE
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World Wrestling Entertainment , Inc. -LRB- d/b/a WWE -RRB- is an American publicly traded , privately controlled entertainment company that deals primarily in professional wrestling , with revenue also coming from film , music , video games , product licensing , and direct product sales . WWE also refers to the professional wrestling promotion itself , founded by Jess McMahon and Toots Mondt in 1952 as Capitol Wrestling Corporation Ltd. . As of 2016 , it is the largest wrestling promotion in the world , holding over 500 events a year -LRB- with the roster divided up into various globally traveling brands -RRB- , and broadcasting to about 36 million viewers in more than 150 countries . The company 's global headquarters is located in Stamford , Connecticut , with offices in major cities across the world . As in other professional wrestling promotions , WWE shows are not legitimate contests , but purely entertainment-based , featuring storyline-driven , scripted , and choreographed matches , though they often include moves that can put performers at risk of injury if not performed correctly . This was first publicly acknowledged by WWE 's owner Vince McMahon in 1989 to avoid taxes from athletic commissions . Since the 1980s , WWE publicly has branded their product as sports entertainment , acknowledging the product 's roots in competitive sport and dramatic theater . The company 's majority owner is its chairman and CEO , Vince McMahon . Along with his wife Linda , children Shane and Stephanie , and son-in-law Paul `` Triple H '' Levesque , the McMahon family holds approximately 70 % of WWE 's equity and 96 % of the voting power . As of August 2014 , Eminence Capital , a New York-based hedge fund , acquired a 9.6 % stake in WWE while the McMahon family retains 90.4 % interest . The current entity , incorporated on February 21 , 1980 , was previously known as Titan Sports , Inc. , which was founded in 1979 in South Yarmouth , Massachusetts . It acquired Capitol Wrestling Corporation , the holding company for the World Wrestling Federation , in 1982 . Titan was renamed World Wrestling Federation , Inc. in 1998 , then World Wrestling Federation Entertainment , Inc. in 1999 , and finally the current World Wrestling Entertainment , Inc. in 2002 . Since 2011 , the company has officially branded itself solely as WWE though the company 's legal name was not changed .
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Walter_White_-LRB-Breaking_Bad-RRB-
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Walter Hartwell White Sr. , also known by his clandestine alias Heisenberg , is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Breaking Bad . He is portrayed by Bryan Cranston . A graduate of the California Institute of Technology , Walt was once a promising chemist who cofounded the company Gray Matter Technologies with his close friend Elliot Schwartz and his then-girlfriend Gretchen . He left Gray Matter abruptly , selling his shares for $ 5,000 ; soon afterward , the company made a fortune , much of it from his research . Walt subsequently moved to Albuquerque , New Mexico , where he became a high school chemistry teacher . Breaking Bad begins on Walter 's 50th birthday , when he is diagnosed with Stage IIIA lung cancer . After this discovery , he resorts to manufacturing methamphetamine and drug dealing to ensure his family 's financial security after his death . He is pulled deeper into the illicit drug trade , becoming more and more ruthless as the series progresses , and later adopts the alias `` Heisenberg '' , which becomes recognizable as the kingpin figure in the local drug trade . Series creator Vince Gilligan has described his goal with Walter White as `` turning Mr. Chips into Scarface '' , and deliberately made the character less sympathetic over the course of the series . Walt 's evolution from mild-mannered school teacher and family man to ruthless criminal mastermind and murderer is the show 's central focus . Although AMC officials hesitated to cast Cranston due to his previous comedic role on Malcolm in the Middle , Gilligan cast him based on the actor 's past performance in the X-Files episode `` Drive '' , which Gilligan wrote . Cranston contributed greatly to the creation of his character , including Walt 's backstory , physical appearance , and personality traits . Both the Walter White character and Bryan Cranston 's performance have received critical acclaim , with Walt frequently being mentioned as one of the greatest and most iconic television characters of all time . Cranston won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series , three of them being consecutive , becoming the second actor to do so since Bill Cosby for I Spy in the 1960s . Following his fourth win , Cranston tied Dennis Franz for the most wins in the category 's history . He is the first man to win a Critics ' Choice , Golden Globe , Primetime Emmy , SAG , and TCA Award for his performance . In the Spanish-language remake Metástasis , his character is renamed Walter Blanco -LRB- blanco being the Spanish translation of white -RRB- and is portrayed by .
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Ventura_County,_California
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Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California . As of the 2010 census , the population was 823,318 . The county seat is Ventura . Ventura County comprises the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura , CA Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is also included in the Los Angeles-Long Beach , CA Combined Statistical Area . It is also considered the southernmost county along the California Central Coast .
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WWE_Studios
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WWE Studios -LRB- formerly known as WWE Films -RRB- is a Los Angeles-based subsidiary of WWE which was created in 2002 as to develop and produce feature film properties for its wrestlers and personnel . WWE Studios movies frequently mix well-known actors and actresses in lead roles with WWE wrestlers , and teams with existing production and distribution companies to deliver the product at a cheaper cost for both parties .
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Warren_Buffett
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Warren Edward Buffett -LRB- -LSB- ˈbʌfᵻt -RSB- born August 30 , 1930 -RRB- is an American business magnate , investor , and philanthropist . He is considered by some to be one of the most successful investors in the world , and as of March 2017 is the second wealthiest person in the United States , and the fourth wealthiest in the world , with a total net worth of $ 73.3 billion . Born in Omaha , Buffett developed an interest in business and investing in his youth , eventually entering the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1947 before transferring and graduating from University of Nebraska -- Lincoln . After graduating at 19 , Buffett enrolled at Columbia Business School of Columbia University , learning and eventually creating his investment philosophy around a concept pioneered by Benjamin Graham -- value investing . He attended New York Institute of Finance to specialize his economics background and soon after began various business partnerships , including one with Graham . After meeting Charlie Munger , Buffett created the Buffett Partnership . His firm would eventually acquire a textile manufacturing firm called Berkshire Hathaway and assume its name to create a diversified holding company . Buffett has been the chairman and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway since 1970 , and his business exploits have had him referred to as the `` Wizard '' , `` Oracle '' or `` Sage '' of Omaha by global media outlets . He is noted for his adherence to value investing and for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth . Buffett is a notable philanthropist , having pledged to give away 99 percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes , primarily via the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . In 2009 , with Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg , Warren founded The Giving Pledge , whereby billionaires pledge to give away at least half of their fortunes . He is also active in contributing to political causes , having endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election ; he has publicly opposed the policies , actions , and statements of the current U.S. president , Donald Trump .
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Velaiilla_Pattadhari
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Velaiilla Pattadhari -LRB- Unemployed Graduate -RRB- , popularly referred to as VIP , is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film written , directed and filmed by Velraj , in his directorial debut . The film features Dhanush , Amala Paul in the lead roles , while Vivek , Saranya Ponvannan , Samuthirakani and Surabhi play supporting roles . Dhanush , besides acting , producing and distributing the venture in association with Escape Artists Motion Pictures , also worked as the lyricist and album producer on the film 's original soundtrack with composer Anirudh Ravichander , who also composed the film 's background score . The film focuses on Raghuvaran , a graduate who is unemployed for four years , and how he gets a job , whilst successfully overcoming various obstacles before and after finding employment . Principal photography commenced in August 2013 and was completed by May 2014 , with the film being shot primarily in Chennai . The film was released on 18 July 2014 , and received positive critical reception . The film grossed 190.8 million on its opening weekend and earned a worldwide collection 530 million during its lifetime run . The film was dubbed into Telugu as Raghuvaran B.Tech , which was released on 1 January 2015 . A sequel to the film directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth began production in December 2016 .
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Warcraft_-LRB-film-RRB-
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Warcraft -LRB- alternatively known as Warcraft : The Beginning -RRB- is a 2016 American action-fantasy film directed by Duncan Jones and written by Jones , Charles Leavitt , and Chris Metzen . It is based on the Warcraft video game series and novels set in the world of Azeroth . The film stars Travis Fimmel , Paula Patton , Ben Foster , Dominic Cooper , Toby Kebbell , Ben Schnetzer , Robert Kazinsky , Clancy Brown , and Daniel Wu . The film portrays the initial encounters between the humans and the orcs and takes place in a variety of locations established in the video game series . The film was first announced in 2006 as a project partnership between Legendary Pictures and the game 's developer , Blizzard Entertainment . Warcraft premiered in Paris on May 24 , 2016 , and was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on June 10 , 2016 . The film grossed $ 433 million worldwide and is the highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time , although it was still considered a mild financial disappointment due to its very large $ 160 million budget . The film made over $ 220 million in China alone , representing more than half of its global total box office .
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Walton_Goggins
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Walton Sanders Goggins Jr. -LRB- born November 10 , 1971 -RRB- is an American actor . On television , he played Shane Vendrell in The Shield and Boyd Crowder in Justified . He has also appeared in films , such as That Evening Sun , The Apostle , Chrystal , Miracle at St. Anna , Predators , Lincoln , Django Unchained , Machete Kills , American Ultra and The Hateful Eight . He co-produced and starred in the 2001 short film The Accountant , which won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film .
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Vision_of_Love
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`` Vision of Love '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey . It served as Carey 's debut single , the first from her eponymous debut album . Written by Carey and Ben Margulies , `` Vision of Love '' was released on May 15 , 1990 , by Columbia Records . After being featured on Carey 's demo tape for Columbia , the song was re-sung and produced by Rhett Lawrence and Narada Michael Walden . `` Vision of Love '' features a slow-dance theme tempo and backing vocals sung by Carey herself , and introduces her usage of the whistle register . Lyrically , the song describes a past and present relationship with a lover . Carey describes the `` vision of love '' she dreamed of , as well as the present love she feels for him . The song 's music video was filmed in April 1990 . It features Carey in a large cathedral , where she meditates and sings by a large carved window . `` Vision of Love '' was performed on several television and award show ceremonies , such as The Oprah Winfrey Show , The Arsenio Hall Show and the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards . It has been performed at almost every one of Carey 's concerts and tours , and is featured on Carey 's live album MTV Unplugged -LRB- 1992 -RRB- and on many of her compilation albums , Number 1 's -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , Greatest Hits -LRB- 2001 -RRB- and The Ballads -LRB- 2008 -RRB- . `` Vision of Love '' was lauded by contemporary music critics . While the production of the song was typical of late 1980s pop , the vocals were not , being much more showy and expressing a wider range than artists popular at the time such as Paula Abdul and Debbie Gibson . It has been credited with popularizing the use of melisma in modern popular music and for inspiring several artists to pursue a career in music . The New Yorker named `` Vision of Love '' the `` Magna Carta of melisma '' for its and Carey 's influence on pop and R&B singers and American Idol contestants . Additionally , Rolling Stone said that `` the fluttering strings of notes that decorate songs like `` Vision of Love , '' inspired the entire American Idol vocal school , for better or worse , and virtually every other female R&B singer since the nineties . '' The song topped the singles charts in Canada , New Zealand and the United States , where it spent four weeks atop the chart .
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Warren_G._Harding
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Warren Gamaliel Harding -LRB- November 2 , 1865 -- August 2 , 1923 -RRB- was the 29th President of the United States , serving from March 4 , 1921 , until his death in 1923 . At the time of his death , he was one of the most popular presidents , but the subsequent exposure of scandals that took place under his administration , such as Teapot Dome , eroded his popular regard , as did revelations of an affair by Nan Britton , one of his mistresses . In historical rankings of the U.S. presidents , Harding is often rated among the worst . Harding was born in Blooming Grove , Ohio . He lived in rural Ohio all his life , except when political service took him elsewhere . He settled in Marion when not yet 20 years old and bought The Marion Star , building it into a successful newspaper . In 1899 , he was elected to the Ohio State Senate and , after four years there , successfully ran for lieutenant governor . He was defeated for governor in 1910 , but was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1914 . Harding ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1920 , but he was considered an also-ran with little chance of success . The leading candidates , such as General Leonard Wood , could not gain a majority to secure the nomination , and the convention deadlocked . Harding 's support gradually grew until he was nominated on the 10th ballot . He conducted a front porch campaign , remaining for the most part in Marion and allowing the people to come to him . He won in a landslide over Democrat James M. Cox and Socialist Party candidate Eugene Debs , running on a theme of return to normalcy and becoming the first sitting senator to be elected president . Harding appointed a number of well-regarded figures , including Andrew Mellon at the Treasury , Herbert Hoover at Commerce and Charles Evans Hughes at the State Department . A major foreign policy achievement came with the Washington Naval Conference of 1921 -- 1922 , in which the world 's major naval powers agreed on a naval limitations program that lasted a decade . Two members of his cabinet were implicated in corruption : Interior Secretary Albert Fall and Attorney General Harry Daugherty . The resulting scandals did not fully emerge until after Harding 's death , nor did word of his extramarital affairs , but both greatly damaged his reputation . Harding died of a heart attack in San Francisco while on a western speaking tour ; he was succeeded by his vice president , Calvin Coolidge .
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Walt_Disney_Records
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Walt Disney Records is an American record label of the Disney Music Group . The label releases soundtrack albums from The Walt Disney Company 's motion pictures , television series , theme parks , and traditional studio albums produced by its roster of pop , teen pop , and country artists . The label was founded in 1956 as Disneyland Records . Before that time , Disney recordings were licensed to a variety of other labels such as RCA , Decca , Capitol , ABC-Paramount , and United Artists . It was Walt Disney 's brother Roy O. Disney who suggested that Walt Disney Productions -LRB- now the modern-day The Walt Disney Company -RRB- form their own record label . Roy enlisted longtime staffer Jimmy Johnson to head this new division . It adopted its current name in 1989 .
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Virginity
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Virginity is the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse . There are cultural and religious traditions that place special value and significance on this state , predominantly towards unmarried females , associated with notions of personal purity , honor and worth . Like chastity , the concept of virginity has traditionally involved sexual abstinence . The concept of virginity usually involves moral or religious issues and can have consequences in terms of social status and in interpersonal relationships . Although virginity has social implications and had significant legal implications in some societies in the past , it has no legal consequences in most societies today . The term virgin originally only referred to sexually inexperienced women , but has evolved to encompass a range of definitions , as found in traditional , modern , and ethical concepts . Heterosexual individuals may or may not consider loss of virginity to occur only through penile-vaginal penetration , while people of other sexual orientations often include oral sex , anal sex or mutual masturbation in their definitions of losing one 's virginity . The social implications of virginity still remain in many societies , and can have varying affects on an individual 's social agency based upon location .
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Wahlburgers
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Wahlburgers is an American reality television series that premiered on the A&E network , on January 22 , 2014 . It is a behind-the-scenes look at the titular chain of restaurants owned by chef Paul Wahlberg and his brothers , Mark and Donnie . On February 10 , 2014 , A&E ordered an initial order of 18 episodes of Wahlburgers . Through January 11 , 2017 , the series has run for seven seasons .
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Vitamin_B12
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Vitamin B12 , also called cobalamin , is a water-soluble vitamin that has a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system , and the formation of red blood cells . It is one of eight B vitamins . It is involved in the metabolism of every cell of the human body , especially affecting DNA synthesis , fatty acid and amino acid metabolism . No fungi , plants , or animals -LRB- including humans -RRB- are capable of producing vitamin B12 . Only bacteria and archaea have the enzymes needed for its synthesis . Some substantial sources of B12 include animal products -LRB- shellfish , meat -RRB- , fortified food products , and dietary supplements . B12 is the largest and most structurally complicated vitamin and can be produced industrially only through bacterial fermentation synthesis , typically used to manufacture B12 for fortified foods and supplements . Vitamin B12 consists of a class of chemically related compounds -LRB- vitamers -RRB- , all of which show pharmacological activity . It contains the biochemically rare element cobalt -LRB- chemical symbol Co -RRB- positioned in the center of a planar tetra-pyrrole ring called a corrin ring . The vitamer is produced by bacteria as hydroxocobalamin , but conversion between different forms of the vitamin occurs in the body after consumption . Vitamin B12 was discovered as a result of its relationship to the disease pernicious anemia , an autoimmune disease in which parietal cells of the stomach responsible for secreting intrinsic factor are destroyed ; these cells are also responsible for secreting acid in the stomach . Because intrinsic factor is crucial for the normal absorption of B12 , its lack in the presence of pernicious anemia causes a vitamin B12 deficiency . Many other subtler kinds of vitamin B12 deficiency and their biochemical effects have since been elucidated . Due to impairment of vitamin B12 absorption during aging , people over age 60 are at risk of deficiency .
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Warren_Casey
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Warren Casey -LRB- April 20 , 1935 -- November 8 , 1988 -RRB- was an American theatre composer , lyricist , writer , and actor . He is best known for being the writer and composer , with Jim Jacobs , of the stage and film musical Grease .
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Vicksburg_Campaign
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The Vicksburg Campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg , Mississippi , a fortress city that dominated the last Confederate-controlled section of the Mississippi River . The Union Army of the Tennessee under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant gained control of the river by capturing this stronghold and defeating Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton 's forces stationed there . The campaign consisted of many important naval operations , troop maneuvers , failed initiatives , and eleven distinct battles from December 26 , 1862 , to July 4 , 1863 . Military historians divide the campaign into two formal phases : Operations Against Vicksburg -LRB- December 1862 -- January 1863 -RRB- and Grant 's Operations Against Vicksburg -LRB- March -- July 1863 -RRB- . Grant initially planned a two-pronged approach in which half of his army , under Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman , would advance to the Yazoo River and attempt to reach Vicksburg from the northeast , while Grant took the remainder of the army down the Mississippi Central Railroad . Both of these initiatives failed . Grant conducted a number of `` experiments '' or expeditions -- Grant 's Bayou Operations -- that attempted to enable waterborne access to the Mississippi south of Vicksburg 's artillery batteries . All five of these initiatives failed as well . Finally , Union gunboats and troop transport boats ran the batteries at Vicksburg and met up with Grant 's men who had marched overland in Louisiana . On April 29 and April 30 , 1863 , Grant 's army crossed the Mississippi and landed at Bruinsburg , Mississippi . An elaborate series of demonstrations and diversions fooled the Confederates and the landings occurred without opposition . Over the next 17 days , Grant maneuvered his army inland and won five battles , captured the state capital of Jackson , Mississippi , and assaulted and laid siege to Vicksburg . After Pemberton 's army surrendered on July 4 -LRB- one day after the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg -RRB- , and when Port Hudson surrendered to Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks on July 9 , Texas and Arkansas were effectively cut off from the Confederacy , and the Mississippi River was once again open for northern commerce to reach the Gulf of Mexico , and as a supply line for the Union Army . Grant 's Vicksburg Campaign is studied as a masterpiece of military operations and a major turning point of the war .
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Wanted_-LRB-2008_film-RRB-
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Wanted is a 2008 American-German action thriller film loosely based on the comic book miniseries of the same name by Mark Millar and J. G. Jones . The film , written by Chris Morgan , Michael Brandt , and Derek Haas and directed by Timur Bekmambetov stars James McAvoy , Morgan Freeman , and Angelina Jolie . The storyline follows Wesley Gibson -LRB- McAvoy -RRB- , a frustrated account manager who discovers that he is the son of a professional assassin and decides to join the Fraternity , a secret society in which his father worked . Universal Studios acquired the adaptation rights from Millar in 2004 , and while the eventual script drifted from the comic book supervillain mythos in the original miniseries , Millar was content to see most of the comic 's darker content was retained . Production began in April 2007 , with filming in the Czech Republic , Budapest , and the story 's main setting , Chicago . Wanted was released in June 2008 to both critical and commercial success , with box office earnings of $ 341 million worldwide and reviews praising the fast pacing and stylized action scenes . A sequel was planned the same year as the film 's release , but ultimately stalled in the development phase .
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WCW_World_Tag_Team_Championship
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The WCW World Tag Team Championship -LRB- previously NWA World Tag Team Championship -RRB- was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling -LRB- WCW -RRB- and later the World Wrestling Federation -LRB- WWF , now WWE -RRB- . It was the original world tag team title of WCW and remained active until it was unified with the WWF Tag Team Championship .
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Walden_Media
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Walden Media , LLC or Walden Media Group is an American film investor , distributor , and publishing company best known as the producers of The Chronicles of Narnia series . Its films are based on notable classic or award-winning children 's literature , compelling biographies or historical events , as well as documentaries and some original screenplays . The corporate headquarters of Walden Media are located in Los Angeles , California , and the Education , Outreach , Interactive and Publishing office is in Boston , Massachusetts .
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WCT_Finals
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The WCT Finals was a men 's tennis tournament that served as the season-ending championship for the World Championship Tennis circuit . From 1971 -- 1989 the event was held annually in Texas on indoor carpet courts . The 1971 quarterfinals and semifinals were played in Houston , and final played at Moody Coliseum in Dallas . The 1972 -- 1979 editions were played at Moody Coliseum , and the 1980 -- 1989 tournaments at Reunion Arena in Dallas . The 1974 edition was the first tennis tournament to experiment with electronic line calling . The first edition of the WCT Finals was in November 1971 , just a few days before the equivalent event of the rival Grand Prix circuit . But the second edition occurred just six months later to accommodate NBC 's new tennis coverage ; the tournament final between Ken Rosewall and Rod Laver is credited as `` the match that made tennis in the United States '' because its unprecedented domestic television audience of 23 million fueled a massive increase in the sport 's popularity . The ensuing editions were also held in the spring . John McEnroe had the most overall success , winning a record five titles . Because of the popularity of the 1972 final , another edition , less important and with half the prize money , was held in November in Rome . The prize money offered to the winner , Arthur Ashe , was US$ 25,000 compared to the US$ 50,000 won by Ken Rosewall for the main edition in May . A decade later there were three editions of the WCT Finals ; the most important one in Dallas , and the others in autumn in Naples , Italy , and in winter -LRB- in January 1983 -RRB- in Detroit .
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Vince_Vaughn
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Vincent Anthony Vaughn -LRB- born March 28 , 1970 -RRB- is an American actor , producer , screenwriter , activist , and comedian . Vaughn began acting in the late 1980s , appearing in minor television roles before attaining wider recognition with the 1996 comedy-drama film Swingers . He has appeared in a number of films in the 1990s , including the sports film Rudy -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , the sci-fi adventure dinosaur film The Lost World : Jurassic Park -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , and the drama-thriller Return to Paradise -LRB- 1998 -RRB- . In the 2000s , he acted in several comedies , including Old School -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , Dodgeball : A True Underdog Story -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Wedding Crashers -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , The Break-Up -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , and Fred Claus -LRB- 2007 -RRB- . He continued his comedic roles in the 2010s with The Dilemma -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , The Watch -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , and The Internship -LRB- 2013 -RRB- . In 2015 , he starred as Frank Semyon in the second season of the HBO anthology crime drama television series True Detective alongside Colin Farrell , Taylor Kitsch and Rachel McAdams .
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Vito_Corleone
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Vito Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo 's novel The Godfather and in the first two of Francis Ford Coppola 's three Godfather films , in which he was portrayed by Marlon Brando in The Godfather and then , as a young man , by Robert De Niro in The Godfather Part II . He is an orphaned Sicilian immigrant who builds a mafia empire . Upon his death , Michael , his youngest son , succeeds him as the mafia don of the Corleone crime family . He has two other sons , Santino -LRB- Sonny -RRB- and Frederico -LRB- Fredo -RRB- and one daughter Constanzia -LRB- Connie -RRB- . He informally adopts Sonny 's friend , Tom Hagen , a lawyer and his consigliere . Vito oversees a business founded on gambling , bootlegging , and union corruption , but he is known as a good , generous man who lives by a strict moral code of loyalty to friends and , above all , family . He is also known as a traditionalist who demands respect commensurate with his status ; even his closest friends refer to him as `` Godfather '' or `` Don Corleone '' rather than `` Vito '' .
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Vienna
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Vienna -LRB- -LSB- viˈɛnə -RSB- Wien , -LSB- viːn -RSB- -RRB- is the capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria . Vienna is Austria 's primary city , with a population of about 1.8 million -LRB- 2.6 million within the metropolitan area , nearly one third of Austria 's population -RRB- , and its cultural , economic , and political centre . It is the 7th-largest city by population within city limits in the European Union . Until the beginning of the 20th century , it was the largest German-speaking city in the world , and before the splitting of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I , the city had 2 million inhabitants . Today , it has the second largest number of German speakers after Berlin . Vienna is host to many major international organizations , including the United Nations and OPEC . The city is located in the eastern part of Austria and is close to the borders of the Czech Republic , Slovakia , and Hungary . These regions work together in a European Centrope border region . Along with nearby Bratislava , Vienna forms a metropolitan region with 3 million inhabitants . In 2001 , the city centre was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Apart from being regarded as the City of Music because of its musical legacy , Vienna is also said to be `` The City of Dreams '' because it was home to the world 's first psycho-analyst -- Sigmund Freud . The city 's roots lie in early Celtic and Roman settlements that transformed into a Medieval and Baroque city , and then the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire . It is well known for having played an essential role as a leading European music centre , from the great age of Viennese Classicism through the early part of the 20th century . The historic centre of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles , including Baroque castles and gardens , and the late-19th-century Ringstraße lined with grand buildings , monuments and parks . Vienna is known for its high quality of life . In a 2005 study of 127 world cities , the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked the city first -LRB- in a tie with Vancouver , Canada and San Francisco , USA -RRB- for the world 's most liveable cities . Between 2011 and 2015 , Vienna was ranked second , behind Melbourne , Australia . For eight consecutive years -LRB- 2009 -- 2016 -RRB- , the human-resource-consulting firm Mercer ranked Vienna first in its annual `` Quality of Living '' survey of hundreds of cities around the world , a title the city still held in 2016 . Monocle 's 2015 `` Quality of Life Survey '' ranked Vienna second on a list of the top 25 cities in the world `` to make a base within . '' The UN-Habitat has classified Vienna as being the most prosperous city in the world in 2012/2013 . The city was ranked 1st globally for its culture of innovation in 2007 and 2008 , and sixth globally -LRB- out of 256 cities -RRB- in the 2014 Innovation Cities Index , which analyzed 162 indicators in covering three areas : culture , infrastructure , and markets . Vienna regularly hosts urban planning conferences and is often used as a case study by urban planners . Between 2005 and 2010 , Vienna was the world 's number-one destination for international congresses and conventions . It attracts over 6.8 million tourists a year .
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Vietnam
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Vietnam -LRB- ˌ ; -LSB- vîət nāːm -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam -LRB- SRV ; , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia . With an estimated 92.7 million inhabitants , it is the world 's 14th-most-populous country , and the ninth-most-populous Asian country . Vietnam is bordered by China to the north , Laos to the northwest , Cambodia to the southwest , Thailand across the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest , and the Philippines , Malaysia and Indonesia across the South China Sea to the east and southeast . Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1976 , with Ho Chi Minh City as a historical city as well . The northern part of Vietnam was part of Imperial China for over a millennium , from 111 BC to AD 939 . An independent Vietnamese state was formed in 939 , following a Vietnamese victory in the Battle of Bạch Đằng River . Successive Vietnamese imperial dynasties flourished as the nation expanded geographically and politically into Southeast Asia , until the Indochina Peninsula was colonized by the French in the mid-19th century . Following a Japanese occupation in the 1940s , the Vietnamese fought French rule in the First Indochina War , eventually expelling the French in 1954 . Thereafter , Vietnam was divided politically into two rival states , North Vietnam -LRB- officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam -RRB- , and South Vietnam -LRB- officially the Republic of Vietnam -RRB- . Conflict between the two sides intensified in what is known as the Vietnam War . The war ended with a North Vietnamese victory in 1975 . Vietnam was then unified under a communist government but remained impoverished and politically isolated . In 1986 , the government initiated a series of economic and political reforms which began Vietnam 's path towards integration into the world economy . By 2000 , it had established diplomatic relations with all nations . Since 2000 , Vietnam 's economic growth rate has been among the highest in the world , and , in 2011 , it had the highest Global Growth Generators Index among 11 major economies . Its successful economic reforms resulted in its joining the World Trade Organization in 2007 . It is also a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie . Vietnam remains one of the world 's four remaining one-party socialist states officially espousing communism .
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Wadiyar_dynasty
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The Wadiyar -LRB- alternatively spelt Wodeyer or Odeyer -RRB- dynasty was an Indian dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from 1399 to 1761 and from 1799 to 1947 . The kingdom was incorporated into the Dominion of India after its independence from British rule .
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Veronica_Mars
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Veronica Mars is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas . The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune , California , and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character . The series premiered on September 22 , 2004 , during television network UPN 's final two years , and ended on May 22 , 2007 , after a season on UPN 's successor , The CW , airing for three seasons total . Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros. . Television , Silver Pictures Television , Stu Segall Productions , and Rob Thomas Productions . Joel Silver and Rob Thomas were executive producers for the entire run of the series , while Diane Ruggiero was promoted in the third season . Veronica Mars is a student who progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father . In each episode , Veronica solves a different stand-alone case while working to solve a more complex mystery . The first two seasons of the series each had a season-long mystery arc , introduced in the first episode of the season and solved in the season finale . The third season took a different format , focusing on smaller mystery arcs that would last the course of several episodes . Thomas initially wrote Veronica Mars as a young adult novel , which featured a male protagonist ; he changed the gender because he thought a noir piece told from a female point of view would be more interesting and original . Filming began in March 2004 , and the series premiered in September to 2.49 million American viewers . The critically acclaimed first season 's run of 22 episodes garnered an average of 2.5 million viewers per episode in the United States . Veronica Mars appeared on a number of fall television best lists , and garnered several awards and nominations . During the series ' run , it was nominated for two Satellite Awards , four Saturn Awards , five Teen Choice Awards and was featured on AFI 's TV Programs of the Year for 2005 . Following the cancellation of the series , Thomas wrote a feature film script continuing the series . Warner Bros. opted not to fund the project at the time . On March 13 , 2013 , Bell and Thomas launched a fundraising campaign to produce the film through Kickstarter and attained the $ 2 million goal in less than eleven hours . They accumulated over $ 5.7 million via Kickstarter . The film was released on March 14 , 2014 .
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