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UCI_WorldTeam | 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 . |
Usher_-LRB-musician-RRB- | 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 ... |
United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts,_1964 | 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 . |
United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency | 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 Nixo... |
Uzbekistan | 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 As... |
Ulysses_S._Grant_and_the_American_Civil_War | 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... |
US_Open_Series | 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 ... |
Unleashed_-LRB-film-RRB- | 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 . |
Vati-Con_scandal | 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 sentence... |
Vietnam_War | 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... |
Video_blog | 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 ... |
Waheeda_Rehman | 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 Person... |
Walt_Disney | 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 ... |
Veronica_Mars_-LRB-character-RRB- | 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 . Foll... |
WTA_Finals | 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 f... |
Wallander_-LRB-UK_TV_series-RRB- | 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... |
Warm_Leatherette_-LRB-album-RRB- | 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 . |
War_film | 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... |
Virgin_Megastores | 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 ... |
Washington_Wizards | 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 neighb... |
Vlad_the_Impaler | 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 yo... |
Viva_la_Vida_or_Death_and_All_His_Friends | 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 `` Lo... |
Vikrant_Massey | 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 . |
Vincente_Minnelli | 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 m... |
War_-LRB-U2_album-RRB- | 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 ... |
Washington_-LRB-state-RRB- | 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... |
Venice | 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 Ve... |
Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965 | 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... |
Vinod_Khanna | 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 f... |
Walt_Disney_Pictures | 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... |
Viceroy | 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 '... |
Vicious_Lies_and_Dangerous_Rumors | 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 , K... |
Wars_of_the_Roses | 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 throu... |
Veronica_Mars_-LRB-film-RRB- | 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 ex... |
Vietnam_War_casualties | 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... |
Victor_Hugo | 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 Hu... |
Wake_Up_Sid | 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 , ... |
Walt_Disney_Studios_Motion_Pictures | 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 a... |
Vincent_van_Gogh | 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 , mo... |
War_&_Peace_-LRB-2016_TV_series-RRB- | 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 Ch... |
Viti_Levu | 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 . |
Volkswagen_Group | 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 tur... |
Virginia | 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 statu... |
Waluigi | -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 Martine... |
Wanya_Morris | 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 . |
Venus | 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 . I... |
Views_-LRB-album-RRB- | 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 executiv... |
Venus_Williams | 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 profession... |
Walk_on_the_Wild_Side_-LRB-film-RRB- | 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 n... |
WALL-E | 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 ... |
Walt_Disney_Studios_-LRB-division-RRB- | 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 Dis... |
Versus_-LRB-EP-RRB- | 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 L... |
Village | 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 f... |
Vivah | 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 .... |
War_of_the_Worlds_-LRB-2005_film-RRB- | 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 Fre... |
Vikram_-LRB-actor-RRB- | 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 ... |
Walk_This_Way | `` 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 th... |
Wales | 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 a... |
Velvet_Revolver | 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 . Orig... |
Warner_Bros. | 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 . ... |
War_Horse_-LRB-film-RRB- | 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 , ... |
War_for_the_Planet_of_the_Apes | 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 , S... |
Vera_Farmiga | 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 R... |
Waiting_to_Exhale | 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 ,... |
Walt_Whitman | 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 A... |
Waco,_Texas | 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 po... |
Venom_-LRB-comics-RRB- | 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... |
War_Dogs_-LRB-2016_film-RRB- | 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 Dive... |
Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios | 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 st... |
Vedanta | 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 compr... |
WWE_SmackDown | | 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 '' ''... |
Varun_Dhawan | 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 acti... |
WGBH-TV | 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- a... |
Washington_Naval_Conference | 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 ,... |
WWE | 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 profe... |
Walter_White_-LRB-Breaking_Bad-RRB- | 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... |
Ventura_County,_California | 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 C... |
WWE_Studios | 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 e... |
Warren_Buffett | 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 wealt... |
Velaiilla_Pattadhari | 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 Sura... |
Warcraft_-LRB-film-RRB- | 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 Pat... |
Walton_Goggins | 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 , ... |
Vision_of_Love | `` 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 C... |
Warren_G._Harding | 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 administ... |
Walt_Disney_Records | 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 1... |
Virginity | 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... |
Wahlburgers | 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 Wahlb... |
Vitamin_B12 | 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 , ... |
Warren_Casey | 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 . |
Vicksburg_Campaign | 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 gain... |
Wanted_-LRB-2008_film-RRB- | 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 storyli... |
WCW_World_Tag_Team_Championship | 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 rem... |
Walden_Media | 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 document... |
WCT_Finals | 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 Da... |
Vince_Vaughn | 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 fi... |
Vito_Corleone | 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 wh... |
Vienna | 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- , a... |
Vietnam | 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 . Vi... |
Wadiyar_dynasty | 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 . |
Veronica_Mars | 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... |
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