title: Victory Records

abstract: Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several record labels. It has featured many prominent artists including Thursday, Hawthorne Heights, Silverstein, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, Streetlight Manifesto, and A Day to Remember. In September 2019, years after acquiring a portion of the label's catalogue, Concord acquired Victory Records and Another Victory for $30 million. Craft Recordings has been managing Victory Record's catalog since Concord acquired the label. Victory has not signed any new bands or released any new records since its acquisition. The label now operates solely as the distributor of the label's alumni, in addition to reissues. Victory's catalogue includes 4,500 master recordings and 3,500 compositions through its publisher Another Victory.

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# Victory Records

**Victory Records** is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several record labels. It has featured many prominent artists including Thursday, Hawthorne Heights, Silverstein, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, Streetlight Manifesto, and A Day to Remember.

In September 2019, years after acquiring a portion of the label's catalogue, Concord acquired Victory Records and Another Victory for $30 million. Craft Recordings has been managing Victory Record's catalog since Concord acquired the label. Victory has not signed any new bands or released any new records since its acquisition. The label now operates solely as the distributor of the label's alumni, in addition to reissues.

Victory's catalogue includes 4,500 master recordings and 3,500 compositions through its publisher Another Victory.

## History

Originally focusing on hardcore punk and post-hardcore bands, Victory later expanded its roster to include emo and pop punk acts.

In early 2002, twenty-five percent of the label was announced to have been sold to MCA Records. However, later that year the deal was terminated by Victory. Victory is currently partnered with and distributed by Sony's RED Distribution.

It was announced in April 2014 that the label would be sponsoring a Victory Records stage for the entirety of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival featuring five of their artists: Emmure, Ill Niño, Wretched, Islander and Erimha. They would continue to sponsor the stage through the eighth annual festival with five of their artists to be announced.

## Another Victory Publishing

Another Victory is the sister publishing company to Victory Records, founded in 1997. The company holds a variety of worldwide sub-publishing deals, including those with Mushroom Group, BMG Chrysalis, David Gresham Publishing, CTM Publishing, Clipper's Music, FujiPacific Music INC., FujiPacific Music (S.E. ASIA) LTD., Gulliver Music Publishing, Basement Brazil, and Musou LTD. Music Publishing.

Representing a catalog of over 5,000 songs, Another Victory has landed a multitude of big-name placements for its artists tracks various movies, games and advertisements including "Chain Gang" by Close Your Eyes in NHL 15, "Like LaMotta" by Emmure on Secrets and Lies (U.S. TV series), "All I Want" by A Day To Remember in Crazy Taxi: City Rush, "Die Knowing" by Comeback Kid on The Challenge: Free Agents, and "Let Me Teach You How To Eat" by The Reverend Horton Heat on Ridiculousness (TV series).

## Distributed labels

Victory has had distribution deals with Sumerian Records, Rise Records, and Red Cord Records.

In July 2012, it was announced that Victory would become the distribution home for Boston, MA based record label, We Are Triumphant. On May 10, 2013, Victory announced they will be distributing I Scream Records. On September 9, 2014, Famined Records signed a distribution deal with Victory. On February 9, 2017, it was announced that Wilhelm Records will be exclusively distributed through Victory Records.

### Current

### Past

## Criticism

### Relations with label

Victory Records has had some negative relations with artists signed to the label. Over the years, multiple bands have cited grievances, conflicts, or filed lawsuits against the record label, while others have stayed with record label for years, or even came back to Victory after releasing albums on different labels.

Former Victory band Thursday has had a conflict with the label, citing issues with royalties. The band also cited an incident involving the Victory Records marketing staff producing whoopie cushions for the promotion of their 2001 album *Full Collapse*, against their wishes. Thursday stated in the DVD accompanying their compilation album Kill the House Lights that they chose to go to a major label (Island Def Jam in 2002) and after fulfilling their contract, Tony Brummel and Victory Records welcomed Thursday "back with open arms."

In a 2021 podcast interview, Atreyu guitarist Dan Jacobs spoke ill of Victory and the label's founder, saying they had issues with "Tony Brummel and his awful, scummy ways".

On July 12, 2015, Wil Francis of Horror Punk band Aiden posted on their official Facebook that they sold 500,000 albums total through Victory Records and were not paid.

Despite the controversy, relations between Victory Records and its bands have not been all negative. Close Your Eyes and Ill Niño have mentioned positive relations multiple times in interview. Emmure has said specifically "Victory does good business, and if you're a band that is expecting more than what you get, then you're going to feel cheated and robbed."

### Hawthorne Heights lawsuit

On August 7, 2006, the Victory-signed band Hawthorne Heights announced in a "manifesto" on their website that they were leaving the label and filed a lawsuit accusing Victory of fraudulent accounting practices and for "severely damag\[ing\] the band's reputation and relationship with their fans." Brummel allegedly issued public statements in the band's name criticizing hip-hop singer Ne-Yo (whose CD *In My Own Words* was Hawthorne Heights' most prominent competition on the *Billboard* 200 charts), as well as urging fans and street team members to conceal copies of Ne-Yo's CD in record stores to sabotage his sales. On September 13, 2006, Victory records countersued Hawthorne Heights, accusing the band of breach of contract and libel.

In October 2006, a Chicago judge dismissed two of the three main claims in the band's suit, ruling that the trademark and copyright violation allegations were unfounded. On March 5, 2007, a federal judge in Chicago ruled that Victory Records does *not* hold exclusive rights for the band's recording services and that the band can record for any label. Specifically, the judge stated: "The agreement contains no exclusivity provision, nor does any of its language appear to prevent \[the band\] from recording elsewhere during the life of the agreement". The judge later reaffirmed this ruling on May 17, 2007, stating that Hawthorne Heights is still contractually bound to deliver two albums to Victory, but may record albums which are released elsewhere.

In January 2008, Victory filed a lawsuit against Virgin/EMI Records alleging that "Virgin/EMI improperly induced platinum-selling band Hawthorne Heights to repudiate its contract with top independent label Victory Records", including allegations that Virgin/EMI funded the initial phase of Hawthorne Heights' lawsuit against Victory. The suit sought actual damages of $10M and punitive damages of $25M.

### A Day to Remember lawsuit

On December 15, 2011, it was announced that metalcore band A Day to Remember planned on filing a civil action against the label for breach of contract. Legal action was reportedly initiated on May 31 of that year, in which the band claimed that Victory owed them over $75,000 in royalties. Victory Records has said, on their behalf, that the lawsuit is actually about the band's refusal to fulfill their five-album contractual commitment to Victory and their newfound desire to move to a major label.

On October 5, 2013, news outlets reported that A Day to Remember had been given permission to self-release their new album *Common Courtesy* without any involvement from Victory. The album was released digitally on October 8, 2013. Victory and the band released statements in response to the court ruling.

On November 26, 2016, A Day to Remember won the lawsuit against Victory Records. The band was given $4.02 million and won three of the four issues they were suing Victory for fulfilling the bands contract, controlling the band's publishing, and digital royalty withheld from the band. Victory won the band's master recordings.

### Design the Skyline criticism

Beginning in May 2011, the label was widely criticized for signing groups perceived as inferior to many of the bands they signed in the past. Some bloggers called Design the Skyline "the worst band ever." Although Victory refused to comment on the signing, they continued to promote the band regardless of the criticism. The band however, did comment on their controversy, stating; "We really don't mind. We can honestly see why people give us negative feedback for one, the way we look and the fact that we got signed to a mainly hardcore metal label with just one song; we stick out like a sore thumb. And not to mention how young we are."

### Streetlight Manifesto lawsuit

Ska-punk group Streetlight Manifesto has had numerous conflicts and has a generally poor relationship with Victory Records. The band left the label after their album The Hands That Thieve. In February 2012, Streetlight Manifesto went so far as to request that their fans boycott their (Streetlight Manifesto's) music and other items from the Victory record label's online store.

On October 20, 2015, media outlets reported of a $1,000,000 lawsuit filed by Victory Records against lead vocalist Tomas Kalnoky. The lawsuit was filed in regard to the band not fulfilling their record deal of four studio albums to be released under Victory. The band released five albums while on the label, however Victory claims that *"... the band agreed not to count this album as one of the four albums under its contract to receive a $10,000 emergency advance."* Victory also claims that the band's album 99 Songs of Revolution: Vol. 1 does not count towards the contract due to it being a covers album. The lawsuit claims the $1,000,000 is to be paid for Streetlight not fulfilling their 4 album record deal, as well as damages for copyright infringement relating to the release of their last album The Hands That Thieve in which Tomas Kalnoky released an acoustic version of the album under his pseudonym Toh Kay titled "The Hand That Thieves". The Toh Kay release was officially cancelled, however the release was later made available online.

On April 19, 2017, the band announced on their social media pages that a settlement had been reached with Victory Records. As part of the settlement, Victory Records sold all Streetlight Manifesto master tapes back to the band.

## Artists

## InfoBox

| Victory Records | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Parent company | Concord |
| Founded | 1989 (1989) |
| Founder | Tony Brummel |
| Status | Inactive |
| Distributor(s) | Universal Music Group |
| Genre | Punk rock, hardcore punk, emo, heavy metal, alternative rock |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Official website | www.victoryrecords.com |


title: Victory Road (2004)

abstract: The 2004 Victory Road was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on November 7, 2004, at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the first event under the Victory Road chronology, which became an annual event in 2006. Nine matches were featured on the event's card. The main event was a Ladder match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, in which the champion, Jeff Jarrett, defeated the challenger, Jeff Hardy, by climbing a ladder and retrieving the championship. America's Most Wanted defeated Triple X in another featured match contested under Elimination Last Team Standing rules. The event's undercard featured different varieties of matches. One match on the undercard was contested for the TNA X Division Championship, in which Petey Williams successfully defended it against A.J. Styles. Also a match that was held under no disqualification rules called a Monster's Ball match was won by Monty Brown by defeating Raven and Abyss. The event is remembered as being TNA's first monthly three-hour PPV event. Before Victory Road, TNA only hosted weekly two-hour PPV events. The professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer website rated the entire event a 5 out of 10, lower than the 2006 event's rating of 5.5.

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# Victory Road (2004)

The 2004 **Victory Road** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on November 7, 2004, at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the first event under the Victory Road chronology, which became an annual event in 2006. Nine matches were featured on the event's card.

The main event was a Ladder match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, in which the champion, Jeff Jarrett, defeated the challenger, Jeff Hardy, by climbing a ladder and retrieving the championship. America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) defeated Triple X (Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper) in another featured match contested under Elimination Last Team Standing rules. The event's undercard featured different varieties of matches. One match on the undercard was contested for the TNA X Division Championship, in which Petey Williams successfully defended it against A.J. Styles. Also a match that was held under no disqualification rules called a Monster's Ball match was won by Monty Brown by defeating Raven and Abyss.

The event is remembered as being TNA's first monthly three-hour PPV event. Before Victory Road, TNA only hosted weekly two-hour PPV events. The professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer website rated the entire event a 5 out of 10, lower than the 2006 event's rating of 5.5.

## Background

The event featured nine professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or heroes in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

The main event at Victory Road was a Ladder match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship between the champion, Jeff Jarrett, and the challenger, Jeff Hardy. In a Ladder match, two or more participants fight to climb a ladder to retrieve a contract, championship belt, or some other type of object to win. Jarrett was scripted to defend the championship against Hardy on the October 15 episode of TNA's primary television program, *TNA Impact!*, after Hardy won a tournament to become number one contender. Jarrett defeated Hardy to retain the championship once before, on September 6 at TNA's final weekly PPV, which set up the rivalry between the two. On the October 22 episode of *Impact!*, Hardy challenged Jarrett to contest their bout under Ladder match rules, which Jarrett accepted.

The highest promoted match, second only to the main event in importance, scheduled for Victory Road was between the tag team pairings of America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) (AMW) and Triple X (Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper) (XXX), with them competing in an Elimination Last Team Standing match. In this match, the teams fought each other until both members of one team could not stand up before the referee counted to ten. The build up to this match began on the previous weekly PPV, when Storm was not cleared to wrestle so XXX took AMW's place in challenging for the NWA World Tag Team Championship. Daniels was injured early in the evening after a scripted assault by The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens). Harris was written into the plotline to replace Daniels in challenging and defeating The Naturals for the tag team championship at the PPV. On the September 24 episode of *Impact!*, Daniels and Storm were forced to team together and challenge Skipper and Harris for the championship, which they were successful in winning. Storm and Daniels later lost the championship to Team Canada (Bobby Roode and Eric Young) on the October 15 episode of *Impact!*. Harris and Storm then re-joined to continue as AMW, while Daniels and Skipper did the same as XXX. After a few brawls between the two teams on *Impact!*, AMW challenged XXX to a Last Team Standing match at Victory Road on the October 29 episode of *Impact!*.

In TNA's X Division, the TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams was scripted to defend the championship against A.J. Styles. The narrative plot assigned to their rivalry began when Williams assaulted Styles after he defeated Kid Kash in a Tables match on the previous weekly PPV. Williams and the alliance he was associated with at the time, Team Canada, repeatedly attacked Styles following the event on *Impact!*. Styles become the number one contender to the X Division Championship by winning a match involving six other men on the October 1 episode of *Impact!*, setting up a match between the two at Victory Road for the championship.

TNA held the first ever Monster's Ball match, featuring Monty Brown, Abyss, and Raven, at Victory Road. There were no disqualifications and pinfalls and submissions were counted anywhere in this match. Brown, Abyss, and Raven were all involved in a tournament to challenge Jarrett for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Victory Road which set up a rivalry between the three. On the October 29 episode of *Impact!*, Raven challenged Brown and Abyss to a Monsters Ball match at Victory Road, which was later booked for the event without Brown nor Abyss accepting the challenge.

The TNA Director of Authority (DOA) was voted on at Victory Road. The candidates were the current DOA, Vince Russo, and Dusty Rhodes. After weeks of arguing between the two over how TNA should be run, Russo stated on the October 15 episode of *Impact!* that the fans would decide at Victory Road, per an online vote held on TNA's official website.

## Event

| **Other on-screen personnel** | |
| --- | --- |
| Commentator | Mike Tenay |
| | Don West |
| Ring announcer | Jeremy Borash |
| Referee | Rudy Charles |
| | Mark "Slick" Johnson |
| | Andrew Thomas |
| Interviewers | Scott Hudson |
| | Shane Douglas |

### Preliminary matches

The first match at Victory Road to air live on PPV was a twenty-man Gauntlet match, consisting of wrestlers who compete in TNA's X Division. In this particular match, wrestlers were eliminated by being thrown over the top rope and down to the floor until there were two left in the ring. Those two men had a standard match until one was pinned or made to submit. The final two participants were Kazarian and Héctor Garza. Kazarian tried to pin Garza with a Cradle, but Garza countered the maneuver with a roll-up for the win.

The second match was an Eight Man Tag Team match consisting of the team of Ron Killings, Erik Watts, Johnny B. Badd and Pat Kenney against the team of Kid Kash, Dallas, and The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens). After various offensive maneuvers between the two teams, Killings pinned Stevens after a double underhook DDT.

The third match was a lucha libre midget match between Mascarita Sagrada and Piratita Morgan. Sagrada won the match when he pinned Morgan with a small package.

A Tag Team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship between the champions, Team Canada (Bobby Roode and Eric Young), and the 3 Live Kru (B.G. James and Konnan) (3LK) followed. The match went back and forth between the two teams with each taking advantage of the pace multiple times. The 3LK won the match and the championship by pinfall after Konnan lifted Roode up in the air, sitdown, and forced Roode's face into the mat.

Trinity, who was accompanied by The New York Connection (NYC) pairing of Johnny Swinger and Glenn Gilberti, fought an unknown opponent in an open challenge by Trinity in the fifth bout. Jacqueline Moore made her TNA debut and answered the challenge. During the match, NYC interfered on Trinity's behalf by distracting Moore to allow Trinity to perform the Fall from Grace from the top rope to gain the pinfall victory.

TNA hosted the first ever Monster's Ball match, involving Monty Brown, Abyss, and Raven. Throughout the match, the competitors used many different types of weapons, such as thumbtacks, chairs, and tables. Brown became the victor by pinning Raven after a Pounce.

### Main event matches

Petey Williams, who was accompanied by Coach D'Amore, defended the TNA X Division Championship against A.J. Styles in the following bout. Williams retained the championship in the match by jumping off of the top rope and landing on his feet with Styles' head between his legs, connecting with the Canadian Destroyer. Williams followed by pinning Styles to win the encounter.

America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) (AMW) fought Triple X (Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper) (XXX) in an Elimination Last Team Standing match in the next encounter. Though the match was billed as a Last Team Standing match, it was held under Texas Death match rules. A Texas Death match is similar to a Last Team Standing match, however, the competitor must pin or make his opponent submit before the referee begins his count. Daniels pinned Storm following hitting him in the knee with a steel chair to begin the ten count, which Storm failed to make. Daniels was the second to be eliminated, failing to reach the ten count after being pinned following a top rope legdrop by Harris. With the outcome of the match down to the competition between Harris and Skipper, Harris hit Skipper with the Catatonic onto a steel chair. Harris then pinned Skipper to begin the ten count; Skipper did not get to his feet, giving the win to AMW.

The poll results were announced for the Director of Authority between Dusty Rhodes and Vince Russo. Rhodes won the position over Russo with 55.6% of the popular vote.

The main event was a Ladder match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, involving the champion, Jeff Jarrett, and the challenger, Jeff Hardy. Scott Hall interfered with the match by hitting Hardy with the Outsider's Edge. While Hardy and Jarrett were both at the top of a ladder trying to grab the belt, Kevin Nash, an ally of Hardy's, entered the arena with two guitars over both of his shoulders and handed a guitar to Hall. The two men then began to bash Hardy with the guitars until Jarrett broke a guitar over Hardy's head. Jarrett then retrieved the championship belt from the holder above the ring to win the match. Following the match, Jarrett, Nash, and Hall challenged the TNA roster to fight them. A.J. Styles and the 3Live Kru (Ron Killings, B.G. James, and Konnan) answered their challenge, but failed to win the fight. The video feed changed from the ring to a black limousine outside of the venue that showed a man in a black coat step out and walk into the arena. Randy Savage then made his debut in the company and walked to ringside as the event came to a close.

## Aftermath

Following the event on the November 19 episode of *Impact!*, Randy Savage, Jeff Hardy, and A.J. Styles challenged the newly dubbed Kings of Wrestling (Jeff Jarrett, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall) to a Six Man Tag Team match at TNA's next and December PPV event, Turning Point. Savage, Hardy, and Styles won the match at Turning Point.

America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) (AMW) and Triple X (Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper) (XXX) continued their rivalry at Turning Point in a match that was contested inside a 16-foot (4.9 m) high steel structure with six sides known as a Six Sides of Steel. The match was announced on the November 19 episode of *Impact!* with the added stipulation that the losing team would have to disband forever. AMW won the match and as a result XXX had to disband.

After winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship, The 3Live Kru (B.G. James and Konnan) fought Team Canada (Bobby Roode and Eric Young) once again at Turning Point, however, Team Canada defeated The 3Live Kru to win the championship.

## Reception

The Canadian Online Explorer's writer Jason Clevett rated the entire event 5 out of 10, which was lower than the 2006 event's rating of 5.5 out of 10. The Elimination Last Team Standing match was rated a 0 out of 10, while main event match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was rated a 5 out of 10. Clevett stated in his review of the event that he thought the Elimination Last Team Standing match was "horrible". He also felt that the NWA Championship match was a "sloppy ladder match". TNA later released a DVD counting down the top 50 moments in their history, with Victory Road being ranked number 25. The debut of Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Randy Savage were ranked higher than the event itself, with that moment ranking in at number 19. The event was released on DVD on September 20, 2005, by TNA Home Video in a boxset which also included TNA's April 2005 PPV event, Lockdown, and the 2004 Turning Point event; the boxset was called the "TNA Anthology: The Epic Set"

## Results

| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Héctor Garza won by last eliminating Kazarian | 20-man X-Division Gauntlet match for the X Division Cup | 26:25 |
| 2 | Ron Killings, Erik Watts, Johnny B. Badd and Pat Kenney defeated The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens), Kid Kash and Dallas | Eight-man tag team match | 4:37 |
| 3 | Mascarita Sagrada defeated Piratita Morgan | Singles match | 2:58 |
| 4 | 3 Live Kru (B.G. James and Konnan) defeated Team Canada (Eric Young and Bobby Roode) (c) | Tag team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship | 6:57 |
| 5 | Stephanie Trinity (with Johnny Swinger and Glenn Gilberti) defeated Jacqueline | Singles match | 1:50 |
| 6 | Monty Brown defeated Raven and Abyss | Monster's Ball match | 9:05 |
| 7 | Petey Williams (c) defeated A.J. Styles | Singles match for the TNA X Division Championship | 9:48 |
| 8 | America's Most Wanted (James Storm and Chris Harris) defeated Triple X (Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper) | Elimination Last Team Standing match | 11:31 |
| 9 | Jeff Jarrett (c) defeated Jeff Hardy | Ladder match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | 18:37 |
| (c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match | | | |

### Tournament bracket

The tournament to crown the #1 contender for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was held in October 2004.

|  | Semifinals | | |  |  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 1 | Raven | 11:43 |  |  | | | | |
|  | | | | | |
|  | 4 | **Monty Brown** | Pin |  | |
|  | | | | |  | Monty Brown | | Pin |  |
|  | | |  | | | | |  |
|  | |  |  | **Jeff Hardy** | | 9:16 |  |
|  | 3 | | | Abyss | | | 8:08 |  |
|  | | | | |  | | | | |
|  | | 2 | **Jeff Hardy** | Pin |  |

### Gauntlet entrances and eliminations

| Entrant | | Eliminated by | | Time |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Kazarian | 19 | Garza | 26:25 |
| 2 | Sonjay Dutt | 4 | Shelley | 10:15 |
| 3 | Puma | 1 | Shane and Kazarian | 05:59 |
| 4 | L.A. Park | 5 | Kazarian | 10:23 |
| 5 | Jerrelle Clark | 2 | Shane and Kazarian | 6:05 |
| 6 | Miyamoto | 3 | Shane and Kazarian | 6:12 |
| 7 | Michael Shane | 13 | Spanky | 20:29 |
| **8** | **Héctor Garza** |  | **Winner** | **26:25** |
| 9 | Nosawa | 6 | Siaki | 12:18 |
| 10 | Mikey Batts | 7 | Garza | 12:43 |
| 11 | Alex Shelley | 11 | Cross | 17:32 |
| 12 | Matt Sydal | 8 | Shelley | 14:55 |
| 13 | Sonny Siaki | 12 | Sabin and Spanky | 20:04 |
| 14 | Jason Cross | 14 | Psicosis | 21:43 |
| 15 | Shark Boy | 9 | Siaki | 16:48 |
| 16 | Psicosis | 15 | Amazing Red | 22:09 |
| 17 | D-Ray 3000 | 10 | Siaki | 16:49 |
| 18 | Amazing Red | 16 | Kazarian | 22:22 |
| 19 | Spanky | 17 | Sabin | 22:33 |
| 20 | Chris Sabin | 18 | Garza | 23:46 |

### Elimination Last Team Standing match

| Elimination | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Elimination move | Time |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | James Storm | Christopher Daniels | Steel chair to the injured knee | 6:28 |
| 2 | Christopher Daniels | Chris Harris | Top rope leg drop | 7:56 |
| 3 | Elix Skipper | Chris Harris | *Catatonic* onto a steel chair | 11:31 |
| Winners: | America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm) | | |

* (2005). *TNA Anthology: The Epic Set \[Box-set DVD\]. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling*.

## InfoBox

| Victory Road (2004) | |
| --- | --- |
| Promotional poster featuring Jeff Jarrett, Monty Brown, A.J. Styles and Jeff Hardy | |
| Promotion | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| Date | November 7, 2004 |
| City | Orlando, Florida |
| Venue | TNA Impact! Zone |
| Attendance | 700 |
| Tagline(s) | *"A 3-Hour Epic Event!"* |
| Pay-per-view chronology | |
| **Previous**
***First*** **Next**
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| Victory Road chronology | |
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title: Vidya Pillai

abstract: Vidya Viswanathan Pillai is an Indian professional snooker player. Vidya Pillai grew up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. In recognition of her achievements, the Government of Karnataka bestowed her with the Ekalavya award in 2016 for outstanding performance in Sports. She has won several International medals for India and in 2013 won the gold medal in the IBSF World Team Snooker Championship, Gold in the IBSF Australian Women's Ranking Snooker Championship in 2016 and was the first Indian woman to reach the finals of the WLBSA World Women's Snooker Championship in 2017. She is also a 9-time winner of the National Championship Title.

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# Vidya Pillai

**Vidya Viswanathan Pillai** (born 26 November 1977) is an Indian professional snooker player. Vidya Pillai grew up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. In recognition of her achievements, the Government of Karnataka bestowed her with the Ekalavya award in 2016 for outstanding performance in Sports. She has won several International medals for India and in 2013 won the gold medal in the IBSF World Team Snooker Championship, Gold in the IBSF Australian Women's Ranking Snooker Championship in 2016 and was the first Indian woman to reach the finals of the WLBSA World Women's Snooker Championship in 2017. She is also a 9-time winner of the National Championship Title.

## National career

Vidya Pillai credits former Indian international cricketer Hemang Badani for introducing her to the sport when she was aged 22, and the late national billiards champion, TG Kamala Devi, for inspiring her. Pillai is a ten-time Women's National Snooker Champion, her latest victory coming in 2020. She has finished runner-up in three different editions of the tournament, in 2006, 2009 and 2015. She also won the Indian National 6-Red Snooker Championship in 2013 & the Indian National 9-Ball Pool Championship in 2005.

In 2017 she was a part of the Chennai Strikers in the Indian Cue Masters League, where she was teamed up with Pankaj Advani for mixed doubles.

In 2018, Vidya started working with the acclaimed SightRight Accredited coach Pranit Ramchandani.

## International career

Vidya Pillai made her first international appearance at the 2007 IBSF World Snooker Championship (Ladies) and lost in the quarter-finals. Ever since, she has won a gold medal in the IBSF World Team Snooker Championship in 2013, Gold in the IBSF Australian Women's Ranking Snooker Championship in 2016, Gold in the IBSF Australian Open Women's Snooker Championship in 2010, Two Silver medals in the IBSF World 6 Reds Snooker Championship Women in 2015 and 2016, one Silver in the IBSF World Team Snooker Championship in 2016, two Bronze medals IBSF World Snooker Championship in 2010 and 2012, one Bronze in the IBSF World Team Snooker Championship in 2014 and reached the semi-finals at the WLBSA World Billiards Championship in 2008. She has also won a silver medal at the Asian Billiard Sport Championship held at Doha in 2016. She was runner-up to Ng On-yee at the WLBSA World Women's Snooker Championship in 2017.

## Career honours

Ranking event finals
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent(s) | Score | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 2003 | Indian National Snooker Championship |  |  |  |
| Winner | 2005 | Indian National Snooker Championship |  |  |  |
| Winner | 2005 | Indian National 9-Ball Pool Championship |  |  |  |
| Winner | 2005 | Indian National 8-Ball Pool Championship |  |  |  |
| Runner-up | 2006 | Indian National Snooker Championship |  |  |  |
| Winner | 2007 | Indian National Snooker Championship |  |  |  |
| Runner-up | 2007 | Indian National 8-Ball Pool Championship |  |  |  |
| Winner | 2008 | Indian National Snooker Championship |  |  |  |
| Runner-up | 2008 | Indian National 8-Ball Pool Championship |  |  |  |
| Runner-up | 2009 | Indian National Snooker Championship |  |  |  |
| Winner | 2010 | Australian Open Women's Snooker Championship |  |  |  |
| Winner | 2010 | Indian National Snooker Championship |  |  |  |
| Runner-up | 2010 | Indian National 6-Red Snooker Championship |  |  |  |
| Runner-up | 2010 | Indian National 8-Ball Pool Championship |  |  |  |
| Winner | 2012 | Indian National Snooker Championship |  |  |  |
| Winner | 2013 | IBSF World Team Snooker Championship (with  Arantxa Sanchis (IND)) | Ng On Yee (HKG)  and So Man Yan (HKG) | 3-2 |  |
| Winner | 2013 | Indian National 6-Red Snooker Championship |  |  |  |
| Winner | 2013 | Indian National Snooker Championship |  |  |  |
| Winner | 2014 | Indian National Snooker Championship |  |  |  |
| Runner-up | 2015 | IBSF 6 Reds snooker Snooker Championship |  |  |  |
| Runner-up | 2015 | Indian National Snooker Championship | Amee Kamani (IND) | 2–4 |  |
| Winner | 2016 | IBSF Australian Women's Ranking Snooker Championship |  |  |  |
| Runner-up | 2016 | IBSF 6 Reds snooker Snooker Championship | Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan (THA) |  |  |
| Runner-up | 2016 | IBSF World Team Snooker Championship (with  Amee Kamani (IND) | Ng On Yee (HKG) and  Ka Kai Wan (HKG) |  |  |
| Runner-up | 2016 | Asian Billiard Sports Championship |  |  |  |
| Winner | 2016 | Indian National Snooker Championship | Amee Kamani (IND) | 4–2 |  |
| Runner-up | 2016 | Indian National 6-Red Snooker Championship | Amee Kamani (IND) | 1–4 |  |
| Runner-up | 2017 | World Women's Snooker Championship | Ng On-yee (HKG) | 5–6 |  |
| Winner | 2020 | Indian National Snooker Championship | Amee Kamani (IND) | 3–2 |  |

## InfoBox

Vidya Pillai
| Born | (1977-11-26) 26 November 1977<br>Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India |
| --- | --- |
| Sport country | India |
| Nickname | Queen of the Green |


title: Vidyasankar Sthapathy

abstract: Vidyasankar Sthapathy, is a sculptor from Tamil Nadu, India. He was born in Karur, and lives in Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district.

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# Vidyasankar Sthapathy

**Vidyasankar Sthapathy** (born 6 June 1938), is a sculptor from Tamil Nadu, India. He was born in Karur, and lives in Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district.

## Lineage

He comes from a long lineage of sculptors dating back to several centuries perhaps as far back as the building of Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur in the 11th century A.D. He trained in all classical sculptures and iconometrics of traditional sculpture but chose to forge his own path.

## Position held

He had served at the Government College of Fine Arts, Kumbakonam as its principal and retired from service. He continues to sculpt.

## Style and Notable works

He has experimented with many subjects in many ways. He used sheet metal, lime plaster, bronze, wire, and stone. He was part of the Madras Movement in the 1960s and 1970s which looked into traditions and folk art to anchor their ideas about art. In 1964, he used a two-dimensional sheet meal and brought it out as a three-dimensional sculpture. Only after that, his fellow artists began doing something similar. He happens to be the only craftsman who turned to contemporary sculpture and is one of the pioneers of the Madras Metaphor (the contemporary sculpture movement in Madras). He specializes in sheet metal sculpture. His work speaks volumes about him. After gaining immense knowledge in Sirpa Sastra and the Vedas, he went on to create his own style in his works. He was rooted in tradition and stayed within the grammar of Sirpa Sastra, without breaking the norms, but was modern in his artistic expression. Some of his remarkable works include his depiction of Nataraja, a woman on a swing and his stylised form of Jesus Christ, to name a few. Based on this style he created Rati, Vinayaka, Ravana and others.

## Madras Metaphor

The constellation of sculptors include S Dhanapal \[1916-2000\], P V Janakiram \[1925-1995\], Vidyasankar Sthapathy, C Dakshinamoorthy, P S Nandhan, S Paramasivam and S Nandagopal. This group had banded together in 1991 to showcase their works in Mumbai. It was reviewed by the well-known art critic, S V Vasudev, under the heading The Madras Metaphor. This title continues to be the identifying hallmark of the group, which has had shows in Calcutta, Mumbai and Chennai in 1991, followed by similar shows under the same name in 1992, 1995, 1998, 2003 and now in 2006.

## Awards received

He received many awards which include Madras Ceramics Art Show (1961), Madras Art Club Exhibition (1963), Madras State Lalit Kala Akademi (1964, 1978, 1985), Mysore Dasara Cultural Exhibition (1973), "National Award", New Delhi (1993), "Kalai Chemmal", Department of Arts and Culture, Tamil Nadu (1996), VI All India Veteran Artist, All India Fine Arts Crafts Society, New Delhi (1999), Bombay Arts Society (1976), All India Art Contest, Nagpur (1995), "Gowri Shankar Sthapathy Award", Visvakarma Kalamandram, Chennai (1998) and "Shilpakalarathinam", Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam (2011). He is featured in the book 'The Madras Metaphor' by Oxford University Press.


title: Vila Militar

abstract: Vila Militar is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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# Vila Militar

**Vila Militar**  is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

## InfoBox

| Vila Militar | |
| --- | --- |
| Neighborhood | |
|  | |
| Vila MilitarLocation in Rio de JaneiroVila MilitarVila Militar (Brazil) | |
| Coordinates: 22°51′54″S 43°24′10″W / 22.86500°S 43.40278°W / -22.86500; -43.40278 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
| Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Zone | West Zone |


title: Viernes de Fútbol

abstract: Viernes de Fútbol is the Friday night broadcast of Major League Soccer produced by Univision Deportes for broadcast by UniMás and the Univision Deportes Network. Started in 2015, it is the first and only exclusive broadcast of any major professional sports league in the United States and Canada on a Spanish language television network. English language commentary is available using the second audio program and on Twitter.

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# Viernes de Fútbol

***Viernes de Fútbol*** (Spanish for *Soccer Friday*) is the Friday night broadcast of Major League Soccer produced by Univision Deportes for broadcast by UniMás and the Univision Deportes Network. Started in 2015, it is the first and (as of 2016) only exclusive broadcast of any major professional sports league in the United States and Canada on a Spanish language television network. English language commentary is available using the second audio program and on Twitter.

## Personalities

| Presenter | Role | Years served |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spanish language | | |
| Jorge Pérez Navarro | Play-by-play | 2015 |
| Diego Balado | Analyst | 2015 |
| José Luis López Salido | Play-by-play | 2015 |
| Raúl Guzmán | Play-by-Play | 2015 |
| Iván Kasanzew | Host | 2015 |
| Jorge Calvo |  | 2015 |
| English language | | |
| Ramsés Sandoval | Play-by-play | 2015–present |
| Paul Caligiuri | Analyst | 2015 |
| Keith Costigan | Analyst | 2015–present |

## InfoBox

| *Viernes de Fútbol* | |
| --- | --- |
| Presented by | *See below* |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 2.0–2.5 hours per match |
| Original release | |
| Network | UniMás, Univision Deportes Network (Spanish, English available on SAP, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube) |
| Release | March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06) |
| Related | |
| *MLS Soccer Sunday* | |


title: Viljo Aho

abstract: Viljo Aho was a Finnish boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

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# Viljo Aho

**Viljo Aho** (2 November 1932  23 February 2013) was a Finnish boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

## InfoBox

Viljo Aho
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | (1932-11-02)2 November 1932
Kanneljärvi, Finland (now Russia) |
| Died | 23 February 2013(2013-02-23) (aged 80)
Sysmä, Finland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |


title: Villa Cura Brochero

abstract: Villa Cura Brochero is a city in Córdoba Province in Argentina. It is the capital of the San Alberto Department.

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# Villa Cura Brochero

**Villa Cura Brochero** is a city in Córdoba Province in Argentina. It is the capital of the San Alberto Department.

## InfoBox

| Villa Cura Brochero | |
| --- | --- |
| City | |
| Monumento al Cura Brochero Plaza Centenario de Villa Cura Brochero | |
| Villa Cura BrocheroLocation of Villa Cura Brochero in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′S 65°01′W / 31.667°S 65.017°W / -31.667; -65.017 | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Córdoba |
| Department | San Alberto |
| Elevation | 959 m (3,146 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| Total | 10,926 |
| Demonym | brocheriana/o |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA base | 5891 |
| Dialing code | +54 3544 |


title: Villa Curí Leuvú

abstract: Villa Curí Leuvú is a village and municipality in Neuquén Province in southwestern Argentina.

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# Villa Curí Leuvú

**Villa Curí Leuvú** is a village and municipality in Neuquén Province in southwestern Argentina.

## InfoBox

| Villa Curí Leuvú | |
| --- | --- |
| Municipality and village | |
| Villa Curí LeuvúVilla Curí Leuvú | |
| Coordinates: 37°07′48″S 70°23′53″W / 37.13000°S 70.39806°W / -37.13000; -70.39806 | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Neuquén Province |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |


title: Villa Malta (Cologne)

abstract: Villa Malta (Cologne) is castle-like monument located in Cologne, Rodenkirchen. The establishment was built in May 1904. It was originally named "Villa Angonia". In 1919, Heinrich Rodenkirchen acquired the property. After World War II, the house was renamed "Villa Maria". In 1971, it became the property of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, which gave it its present name. Villa Malta's architectural design draws from Art Nouveau and medieval styles.

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# Villa Malta (Cologne)

**Villa Malta (Cologne)** is castle-like monument located in Cologne, Rodenkirchen. The establishment was built in May 1904. It was originally named "Villa Angonia". In 1919, Heinrich Rodenkirchen acquired the property. After World War II, the house was renamed "Villa Maria". In 1971, it became the property of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, which gave it its present name. Villa Malta's architectural design draws from Art Nouveau and medieval styles.

1. Wolfram Hagspiel: *Villen im Kölner Süden. Rodenkirchen, Sürth, Weiss und Hahnwald.* (mit Fotografien von Hans-Georg Esch) J. P. Bachem Verlag, Köln 2012, ISBN 978-3-7616-2488-3, S. 17−18.
2. Denkmalliste der Stadt Köln, Nummer, Liste der Baudenkmäler im Kölner Stadtteil Rodenkirchen
3. Cornelius Steckner: *Rodenkirchen: 1950 bis 1975*, Sutton Verlag, Erfurt 2012, P. 95

50°53′48″N 6°59′29″E / 50.896623°N 6.991361°E / 50.896623; 6.991361


title: Villa Mandić (Sarajevo)

abstract: Villa Mandić is an eclectic-style villa located in the Petrakijina Street in Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital Sarajevo. Together with the nearby villas it was declared National Monument in 2009.

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# Villa Mandić (Sarajevo)

**Villa Mandić** is an eclectic-style villa located in the Petrakijina Street in Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital Sarajevo.

Together with the nearby villas (villa Reiter, villa Rädisch, villa Miklau) it was declared National Monument in 2009.

## History

The villa was completed in 1903 for the then politician and lawyer Nikola Mandić. It was designed by Czech architect Karel Pařík, who at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries devoted himself to extensive modernization and Europeanization of the then still oriental-looking town of Sarajevo. The magnificent multi-storey villa has a number of historical elements; striking façade with columns and tympanum, monumental entrance, windows with shambles etc.

In 1945 the villa was nationalized and put into use as a consulate of the United States of America. Eventually it became seat of the municipal committee of the Union of Communists of Sarajevo.

Since 1984 the villa has housed a museum dedicated to the Olympic Games held in the Bosnian capital. The exhibition was carried out in a similar way to the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. Between 1984 and 1992 there were 300 different exhibitions devoted to sport.

During the siege of the city during the war in the first half of the 1990s, the building was damaged by grenade launchers and severely damaged. The villa was one of the first buildings to be bombarded; as a result, in April 1992 the Museum employees moved a large part of the exhibits into the cellars of the Zetra sports hall. The Olympic Museum has been located in this hall since 2004.

After the war, the villa was one of the few historic buildings that had not undergone extensive reconstruction, despite the fact that in 1998 a rehabilitation project was implemented, which was officially launched in 2000. It is currently a cultural monument, along with several surrounding villas (*vila Heinricha Raithera, vila Hermine Radisch & vila Forstratha Miklaua*). The renovation of the building was only completed in the second half of 2018 and is expected to be completed in January 2019. The city of Sarajevo donated 100,000 convertible marks to the museum's restoration.

1. Objavljeno u "Službenom glasniku BiH", broj 55/09.
2. Museum of XIV Winter Olympic Games (Sarajevo) Wikimapia
3. Článek na portálu klix.ba (in Bosnian)
4. Článek na portálu N1.com (in Bosnian)
5. Článek na portáli miruhbosne.com (in Bosnian)
6. Článek na portálu bnn.ba (in Bosnian)

43°51′37″N 18°25′22″E / 43.86028°N 18.42278°E / 43.86028; 18.42278


title: Virendra Nath Pandey

abstract: Virendra Nath Pandey is an Indian geneticist, molecular virologist and enzymologist, known for his studies on the DNA recombinase enzyme complex. He is an associate professor at the New Jersey Medical School of the Rutgers University and a former scientist at Bhabha Atomic Research Center. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1991, for his contributions to biological sciences.

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# Virendra Nath Pandey

**Virendra Nath Pandey** (born 1947) is an Indian geneticist, molecular virologist and enzymologist, known for his studies on the DNA recombinase enzyme complex. He is an associate professor at the New Jersey Medical School of the Rutgers University and a former scientist at Bhabha Atomic Research Center. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1991, for his contributions to biological sciences.

## Biography

Virendra Nath Pandey, after completing his graduate (Biology and Agricultural Sciences) and master's (Mycology and Plant Pathology) degrees in 1966 and 1968 respectively from Banaras Hindu University, started his career as a lecturer at Ranjit Singh Memorial PG College of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University), where he worked until 1970. His next move was to Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited, Rishikesh as a microbiologist and in 1973, he joined Bhabha Atomic Research Centre as an assistant professor, simultaneously pursuing his doctoral studies to secure his PhD from Mumbai University in 1985. He served BARC until 1996 when he moved to New Jersey Medical School of Rutgers University as an assistant professor where he is a tenured associate professor at the department of microbiology, biochemistry and molecular genetics.

Pandey's researches are focused on genetic recombination and his studies on young rats revealed *the presence of a DNA recombinase enzyme complex associated with their thymic nuclear matrix*. He proposed that this presence in the prolymphocytes influences the rearrangement and recombination of genes in vertebrates. His researches are documented in a number of articles; ResearchGate, an online repository of scientific papers, has listed 91 of them. He has attended several international seminars, chaired many of them and has been an invited speaker at several others; *Reverse Transcription Session of Retroviral Meeting* of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (2003), *International Conference on Drug Discovery* of Central Drug Research Institute (2006), 36th Annual Meeting of Control Release Society, Copenhagen (2009) and *Virology, Immunology and Epidemiology of Hepatitis Viruses - International Conference on Virology* at Baltimore (2011) are some of the notable ones. He held the Biotechnology Associateship of the Department of Biotechnology in 1991 and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, one of the highest Indian science awards the same year.

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| Virendra Nath Pandey | |
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| Born | (1947-10-08) 8 October 1947<br>Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater |  |
| Known for | Studies on DNA recombinase enzyme complex |
| Awards | 1991 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize |
| **Scientific career** | |
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title: Virendra Narayan Yadav

abstract: Virendra Narayan Yadav is a leader of the Janata Dal (United) and a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from Saran. His term is 2017 to 2023.

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# Virendra Narayan Yadav

**Virendra Narayan Yadav** is a leader of the Janata Dal (United) and a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from Saran. His term is 2017 to 2023.

## InfoBox

| Virendra Narayan Yadav | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Member of the Bihar Legislative Council | |
| **Incumbent** | |
| **Assumed office** <br>2017 | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Saran, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
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title: Violette Cordery

abstract: Violette Cordery was a British racing driver and long distance record breaker.

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# Violette Cordery

**Violette Cordery** (married name **Hindmarsh**; 10 January 1900 – 30 December 1983) was a British racing driver and long distance record breaker.

## Early life

Cordery was born in London to Henry Cordery and had an elder sister (Lucy)/Leslie and a younger sister Evelyn who also participated in her driving exploits.

## Motoring

Cordery was employed as a driver to captain Noel Macklin of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) at Dover. He subsequently invalided out of the Royal Artillery in 1915 and transferred to the RNVR. Macklin was married to her elder sister Lucy.

In 1920 she competed in the South Harting hill climb driving a Silver Hawk, manufactured by Noel Macklin. Cordery also competed in two British Motor Cycle Racing Club handicap events driving an Eric-Campbell, also manufactured by Noel Macklin. In May 1921 she won the ladies' race at the Junior Car Club meeting, averaging 49.7 miles per hour (80.0 km/h).

In 1925 she publicised the new Invicta car, also manufactured by Noel Macklin, by racing and breaking records. At the West Kent Motor Club meeting at Brooklands she won the half mile sprint in a 2.7 litre Invicta, and went on other victories and records.

In 1926 she set a long distance record at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy, when she co-drove a 19.6hp Invicta for 10,000 miles (16,000 km) at 56.47 miles per hour (90.88 km/h). In July 1926 she averaged 70.7 miles per hour (113.8 km/h) for 5,000 miles (8,000 km) at Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, Paris, and became the first woman to be awarded the Dewar Trophy by the Royal Automobile Club.

In 1927 she drove an Invicta around the world in five months, covering 10,266 miles (16,522 km) at an average speed of 24.6 miles per hour (39.6 km/h). She traveled through Europe, Africa, India, Australia, the United States, and Canada accompanied by a nurse, a mechanic, and a Royal Automobile Club observer.

In 1929, with her younger sister Evelyn, she covered 30,000 miles (48,000 km) of the Brooklands circuit within 30,000minutes (approximately 20 days, 20 hours) at an average speed 61.57 miles per hour (99.09 km/h) and earning a second Dewar Trophy from the Royal Automobile Club. By 1930 her 4.5-litre Invicta tourer had completed return journeys from London to Monte Carlo, London to John O'Groats and London to Edinburgh.

Cordery was a member of the London Ladies' Motor Club a motorcycle club for women based in London, founded in 1926/7 by racer and stunt rider Jessie Hole (later Jessie Ennis). The club president was Kathleen Pelham Burn (Countess of Drogheda), Betty Debenham was press secretary and other members included Nancy Debenham, Marjorie Cottle and Mrs Victor Bruce.

## Family life

Cordery married the racing driver and aviator John Stuart Hindmarsh on 15 September 1931 at Stoke D'Abernon parish church. They had two daughters, of whom Susan married the racing driver Roy Salvadori. Widowed in 1938 by Hindmarsh's death while test flying a Hawker Hurricane, she retired from public life until her death on 30 December 1983 in Oxshott, Surrey. She was cremated at Randalls Park crematorium.

## InfoBox

| Violette Cordery | |
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| Cordery at the wheel of the
"Eric-Campbell" 10 h.p. in 1919 | |
| Born | (1900-01-10)10 January 1900
London, England |
| Died | 30 December 1983(1983-12-30) (aged 83)
Oxshott, England |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Spouse | John Stuart Hindmarsh (1931-1938; his death) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Noel Macklin (brother-in-law)
George Duller (brother-in-law) |


title: Vincent Lepetit

abstract: Vincent Lepetit is a French computer scientist, professor at the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech. He received his PhD degree in computer vision in 2001 from the University of Nancy. Lepetit leads a research group in computer vision for augmented reality at the Institute for Computer Graphics and Vision, TU Graz. He was formerly professor at the Institute for Computer Graphics and Vision at the same institution from February 2014 to December 2016. He is a senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France. Lepetit's research interests include machine learning and 3D computer vision.

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# Vincent Lepetit

**Vincent Lepetit** is a French computer scientist, professor at the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech. He received his PhD degree in computer vision in 2001 from the University of Nancy.

Lepetit leads a research group in computer vision for augmented reality at the Institute for Computer Graphics and Vision, TU Graz. He was formerly professor at the Institute for Computer Graphics and Vision at the same institution from February 2014 to December 2016. He is a senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France.

Lepetit's research interests include machine learning and 3D computer vision.

## Selected research

* Calonder, Michael, et al. "Brief: Binary robust independent elementary features." European conference on computer vision. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2010.
* Lepetit, Vincent, Francesc Moreno-Noguer, and Pascal Fua. "Epnp: An accurate o (n) solution to the pnp problem." International journal of computer vision 81.2 (2009): 155.
* Tola, Engin, Vincent Lepetit, and Pascal Fua. "Daisy: An efficient dense descriptor applied to wide-baseline stereo." IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence 32.5 (2009): 815–830.
* Lepetit, Vincent, and Pascal Fua. "Keypoint recognition using randomized trees." IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence 28.9 (2006): 1465–1479.

## InfoBox

| Vincent Lepetit | |
| --- | --- |
| Citizenship | French |
| Occupation | Computer scientist |
| Awards | senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France |
|  | |
| Academic background | |
| Education | PhD in Computer Vision |
| Alma mater | University of Nancy |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | École des Ponts ParisTech, University of Bordeaux, TU Graz, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
| Main interests | Machine Learning and 3D Computer Vision |
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title: Virgile Lacombe

abstract:
Virgile Lacombe was a French rugby union footballer who usually played in the hooker position.
He became a coach with Stade Toulousain after retiring.

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# Virgile Lacombe

**Virgile Lacombe** (born 7 July 1984 in Brou-sur-Chantereine, France) was a French rugby union footballer who usually played in the hooker position. He became a coach with Stade Toulousain after retiring.

## Career

He started his career at Nîmes, but moved to Toulouse for the 1999–2000 French Rugby Union Championship. During seven seasons at Toulouse, he made 131 appearances and won the Top 14 championship in 2007–08 and 2010–11, as well as the Heineken Cup in 2004–05 and the 2009–10.

He then joined CA Brive for the 2011–12 Top 14 season, but returned to Toulouse the following season as a medical joker.

### 2013 Southern Kings Super Rugby season

He joined the Southern Kings for the 2013 Super Rugby season.

He didn't feature in their first three games, but was then named in their touring squad to Australasia for games against Crusaders, Hurricanes, Brumbies and Rebels,. However, he was then recalled after the Kings fielded more than the allowed two foreigner players in their match against the Chiefs. Instead, he make three appearances for the Eastern Province Kings in the domestic 2013 Vodacom Cup tournament, scoring a try in the match against the Border Bulldogs.

Following an injury to New Zealander Hadleigh Parkes, he was eligible for selection again and made his debut for the Southern Kings in their match against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. He also made substitute appearances in the next three matches against the Waratahs, Highlanders and the return match against the Cheetahs.

### Return to France

He signed a deal to return to France to play for Racing Métro for 2013–14 and left the Kings in July 2013. His last club as a player will be Lyon OU which he joined in 2017, before retiring in 2019 to accept a role as scrum coach for his beloved club, Stade Toulousain.

## Honours

* Top 14 – 2007–08 and 2010–11 with Toulouse
* Heineken Cup – 2004–05 and 2009–10 with Toulouse

## InfoBox

Virgile Lacombe
|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Date of birth | (1984-07-07) 7 July 1984 |
| Place of birth | Brou-sur-Chantereine, France |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb) |
| Rugby union career | |
| **Position(s)** Hooker  Senior career  **Years** **Team** **Apps** **(Points)**  –1999 Nîmes   ()  2004–11 Toulouse  131  (45)  2011–12 Brive  20  (15)  2012 Toulouse  7  (5)  2013 Eastern Province Kings  3  (5)  2013 Southern Kings  4  (0)  2013–2017 Racing Métro  92  (35)  2017–2019 Lyon OU  53  (20)  2019– Stade Toulousain  N/A  (N/A)  Correct as of 15 May 2021 | |


title: Vinci Niel Clodumar

abstract: Vinci Niel Clodumar is a Nauruan politician and former ambassador of the Republic of Nauru to the United Nations in New York.

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# Vinci Niel Clodumar

**Vinci Niel Clodumar** (born 23 March 1951) is a Nauruan politician and former ambassador of the Republic of Nauru to the United Nations in New York.

## Career

He was Minister of Justice and Border Control in 1989. He was Minister of Finance under Bernard Dowiyogo from September 1993 to June 1994.

In his address to the General Assembly at the 55th General Debate, Clodumar as the head of the Nauru Delegation criticised the Western European and Others Group, and advocated for the creation of a new Oceania regional group to include both Australia and New Zealand, as well as the ASEAN member countries, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the Pacific island countries. In his speech he mentioned that "the 11 Pacific island countries are drowning in the Asian Group, while Australia and New Zealand...are marooned in the Group of Western European and other States."


title: Villasdardo

abstract: Villasdardo is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2016 the municipality had a population of 17 inhabitants.

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# Villasdardo

**Villasdardo** is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2016 the municipality had a population of 17 inhabitants.

## InfoBox

| Villasdardo | |
| --- | --- |
| Municipality | |
| Location in Salamanca | |
| VillasdardoLocation in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 41°00′16″N 6°09′47″W / 41.00444°N 6.16306°W / 41.00444; -6.16306 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Province | Salamanca |
| Comarca | Tierra de Ledesma |
| Government | |
| Mayor | Manuel Rios Prieto (People's Party) |
| Area | |
| Total | 22 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 807 m (2,648 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| Total | 23 |
| Density | 1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 37468 |


title: ZNF34

abstract: Zinc finger protein 34 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ZNF34 gene.

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# ZNF34

**Zinc finger protein 34** is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ***ZNF34*** gene.

## Further reading

*This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.*

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| ZNF34 | | | |
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| Identifiers | | | |
| Aliases | ZNF34, KOX32, zinc finger protein 34 | | |
| External IDs | OMIM: 194526; HomoloGene: 88920; GeneCards: ZNF34; OMA:ZNF34 - orthologs | | |
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| Orthologs  Species **Human** **Mouse**  Entrez   Ensembl   UniProt   RefSeq (mRNA)      n/a   RefSeq (protein)      n/a   Location (UCSC) Chr 8: 144.77 – 144.79 Mb n/a  PubMed search  n/a | | | |
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title: The Art of Memory (album)

abstract: The Art of Memory is a live album of improvised music by John Zorn and Fred Frith. The album was released on Derek Bailey's Incus Records in 1994.

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# The Art of Memory (album)

***The Art of Memory*** is a live album of improvised music by John Zorn and Fred Frith. The album was released on Derek Bailey's Incus Records in 1994.

## Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek stated: "This is a revelatory album, and a near matchless collaboration".

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| *The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings* |  |

## Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn and Fred Frith.

1. "The Combiner" – 4:41
2. "The Ladder" – 5:24
3. "The Chain" – 4:54
4. "The Field" – 7:58
5. "The Table" – 8:44
6. "The Interpreter" – 5:06
7. "The Tree" – 4:20
8. "The Fountain and the Mirror" – 4:30

## Personnel

## InfoBox

| The Art of Memory | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Live album by John Zorn and Fred Frith | |
| Released | 1994 |
| Recorded | Late 1993 |
| Venue | New York City |
| Genre | Avant-garde |
| Label | Incus Records Incus CD 20 |
| John Zorn and Fred Frith chronology | |
| ***The Art of Memory***
(1994) *50th Birthday Celebration Volume 5*
(2004) | |
|  | |
| John Zorn chronology | |
| *Masada: Beit*
(1995) ***The Art of Memory***
(1995) *Masada: Gimel*
(1995) | |
| Fred Frith chronology | |
| *Live in Trondheim, Berlin & Limoges, Vol. 2*
(1994) ***The Art of Memory***
(1994) *Middle of the Moment*
(1995) | |
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title: Waitangi River (Far North District)

abstract: The Waitangi River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It originates close to the northern shore of Lake Ōmāpere and flows eastwards to the Bay of Islands. It is considered to end either where it drops over Haruru Falls into a tidal estuary, or where the estuary opens into Te Tī Bay, just below the bridge between the historic locality of Waitangi and the town of Paihia.

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# Waitangi River (Far North District)

The **Waitangi River** is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It originates close to the northern shore of Lake Ōmāpere and flows eastwards to the Bay of Islands. It is considered to end either where it drops over Haruru Falls into a tidal estuary, or where the estuary opens into Te Tī Bay, just below the bridge between the historic locality of Waitangi and the town of Paihia.

"Place name detail: Waitangi River". *New Zealand Gazetteer*. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

35°16′18″S 174°04′47″E / 35.2716°S 174.0797°E / -35.2716; 174.0797

## InfoBox

| Waitangi River | |
| --- | --- |
| Waitangi River flowing over Haruru Falls | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth |  |
| location | Bay of Islands |
| Length | 28 km (17 mi) |


title: Singing Bird

abstract: Singing Bird is the fifth solo studio album by Japanese singer Koshi Inaba, of B'z fame. It was released by Vermillion Records on May 21, 2014, in Japan. The album debuted at No. 1 at the Japanese Oricon weekly album charts and at No. 2 at the Billboard Japan Top Albums chart, besides reaching 39# at Oricon's 2014 year-end chart. The song "Oh My Love" received a video and was used at a commercial of a new camera by Olympus. The video featured Japanese football player Keisuke Honda.

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# Singing Bird

***Singing Bird*** is the fifth solo studio album by Japanese singer Koshi Inaba, of B'z fame. It was released by Vermillion Records on May 21, 2014, in Japan. The album debuted at No. 1 at the Japanese Oricon weekly album charts and at No. 2 at the *Billboard Japan* Top Albums chart, besides reaching 39# at Oricon's 2014 year-end chart. The song "Oh My Love" received a video and was used at a commercial of a new camera by Olympus. The video featured Japanese football player Keisuke Honda.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Koshi Inaba

| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "ジミーの朝 (*Jimmy no Asa*)" (Jimmy's Morning) | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Oh My Love" | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Cross Creek" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Golden Road" | 4:12 |
| 5. | "泣きながら (*Nakinagara*)" (While Crying) | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Stay Free" | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Bicycle Girl" | 3:43 |
| 8. | "孤独のススメ (*Kodoku no Susume*)" (Encouragement of Loneliness) | 4:02 |
| 9. | "友よ (*Tomoyo*)" (Friend) | 3:59 |
| 10. | "Photograph" | 5:14 |
| 11. | "ルート53 (*Route 53*)" | 4:58 |
| 12. | "念書 (*Nensho*)" (Written Pledge) | 3:15 |
| Total length: | | 49:16 |

## Personnel

### Session members

## InfoBox

| Singing Bird | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Koshi Inaba | |
| Released | May 21, 2014, Japan |
| Genre | Hard rock, pop rock |
| Length | 49:16 |
| Label | Vermillion Records (Japan) |
| Producer | Koshi Inaba |
| Koshi Inaba chronology | |
| *Hadou*
(2010) ***Singing Bird***
(2014) *Chubby Groove (w/ Stevie Salas)*
(2017) | |
|  | |
| Singles from  *Singing Bird* | |
| 1. "Nensho"
Released: February 26, 2014 2. "Nakinagara"
Released: March 26, 2014 3. "Stay Free"
Released: April 23, 2014 | |
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title: Ramblers Cricket Club Ground

abstract: Ramblers Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa, on the north side of Zastron Street. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1892, when an Orange Free State XXII played the touring WW Read's XI. It served as Orange Free State's main home ground from 1904 to 1986. There were 146 first-class matches there and 16 List A matches.

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# Ramblers Cricket Club Ground

**Ramblers Cricket Club Ground** is a cricket ground in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa, on the north side of Zastron Street.

The first recorded match on the ground was in 1892, when an Orange Free State XXII played the touring WW Read's XI. It served as Orange Free State's main home ground from 1904 to 1986. There were 146 first-class matches there and 16 List A matches.

29°06′42″S 26°13′11″E / 29.11167°S 26.21972°E / -29.11167; 26.21972

## InfoBox

Ramblers Cricket Club Ground
| Ground information | |
| --- | --- |
| Location | Bloemfontein, Free State |
| Establishment | c1891 |
| Team information | |
| Orange Free State (1891  1986) | |
| As of 13 November 2009<br>Source: CricketArchive | |


title: Willibald Cernko

abstract: Willibald Cernko is an Austrian bank manager and has served as a member of the management board of the Erste Group Bank AG, responsible for risk management (CRO), since 1 January 2017.

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# Willibald Cernko

**Willibald Cernko** (born 7 July 1956 in Knittelfeld, Austria) is an Austrian bank manager and has served as a member of the management board of the Erste Group Bank AG, responsible for risk management (CRO), since 1 January 2017.

## Early years and career

Willibald Cernko grew up with four siblings in Rothenthurm (now part of Sankt Peter ob Judenburg) in Styria, Austria. He attended a business academy and afterwards studied at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, which he left before completing his degree.

Willibald Cernko started his career at the Raiffeisenkasse Obadach-Weißkirchen in 1983. In 1985, he moved to Vienna and began working at Creditanstalt-Bankverein, one of the predecessor banks of Bank Austria. Cernko was deputy head of corporate customers between 1996 and 1998, before joining the Bank Austria management board in 2000 with responsibility for the bank's corporate business segment. Two years later, he assumed the position as the management board member responsible for the CEE region at the newly merged Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG. In 2006, he also became a member of HypoVereinsbank AG’s management board, responsible for the Private and Corporate Customers division. Between January and September 2009, Cernko also held the position of executive vice president at UniCredit Group and served as head of retail for Germany and Austria.

On 1 October 2009, Cernko followed Erich Hampel as chairman of the board of directors of UniCredit Bank Austria AG. Robert Zadrazil replaced Cernko in this position on 1 March 2016.

Since 1 January 2017, Willibald Cernko has been a member of the management board at Erste Group, where he serves as chief risk officer (CRO). Since 1 June 2017, his division has also assumed responsibility for the work of Erste Group’s Group Sustainability Office, with the goal of establishing sustainability, including the issues of diversity and inclusion, as an essential component of Erste Group’s corporate culture.

## Personal life

Cernko is married to Jasminka Stancul, a concert pianist, and has four children. His son Leonard Cernko was named "Chef of the Year" by Gault-Milau-Österreich in 2006.


title: Wildhaus Pass

abstract: Wildhaus Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of St. Gallen in Eastern Switzerland. The main road culminates at 1,090 metres, while the pass itself lies at an elevation of 1,027 metres above sea level. It connects Gams in the Rhine valley and Unterwasser and Wattwil in the Toggenburg. The pass lies between the Säntis and the Churfirsten massifs. The pass road has a maximum grade of 12 percent. There is a ski resort at the summit in the municipality of Wildhaus.

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# Wildhaus Pass

**Wildhaus Pass** is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of St. Gallen in Eastern Switzerland. The main road culminates at 1,090 metres, while the pass itself lies at an elevation of 1,027 metres above sea level.

It connects Gams in the Rhine valley and Unterwasser and Wattwil in the Toggenburg. The pass lies between the Säntis and the Churfirsten massifs. The pass road has a maximum grade of 12 percent.

There is a ski resort at the summit in the municipality of Wildhaus.

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| Wildhaus Pass | |
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| Wildhaus Pass | |
| Elevation | 1,027 m (3,369 ft) |
| Traversed by | Road (1,090 m) |
| Location | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| Range | Alps |
| Coordinates | 47°12′12″N 9°21′01″E / 47.2034°N 9.3504°E / 47.2034; 9.3504 |
| Wildhaus PassLocation in Switzerland | |


title: Viviana González

abstract: Viviana Marina González Locicero is an Argentine former professional tennis player. She is also known by her married name Viviana Segal.

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# Viviana González

**Viviana Marina González Locicero** (born 22 April 1958) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. She is also known by her married name **Viviana Segal**.

## Biography

A right-handed player from Rosario, González is the granddaughter of Felipe Locicero, who was a coach of Guillermo Vilas.

González was Argentina's top ranked female player in the late 1970s and represented her country in a total of eight Federation Cup ties.

She was runner-up at the 1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships, with her run including a win over number one seed Mima Jaušovec.

Her best grand slam performance came at the 1978 French Open, where she upset fourth seed Nancy Richey en route to the round of 16 and was a doubles quarter-finalist, partnering Ivanna Madruga.

## WTA Tour finals

### Singles (0-1)

| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Loss | August, 1978 | Indianapolis, United States | Series (A) | Clay | Dana Gilbert | 2–6, 3–6 |

1. "Irigoyen es la 1". *ABChoy.com.ar* (in Spanish). 20 May 2015.
2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - U.S. Clay Courts - 07 August - 13 August 1978". *itftennis.com*.

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Viviana González
| Full name | Viviana González Locicero |
| --- | --- |
| Country (sports) | Argentina |
| Born | (1958-04-22) 22 April 1958<br>Rosario, Argentina |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1978) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1978, 1979) |
| US Open | 2R (1978) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | QF (1978) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1978) |


title: Violent Crime Impact Teams

abstract: Violent Crime Impact Teams (VCIT) in the United States work proactively to identify, disrupt, arrest and prosecute the most violent criminals through innovative technology, analytical investigative resources and an integrated federal, state and local law enforcement strategy along with the leading federal law enforcement agency for the VCIT, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

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# Violent Crime Impact Teams

**Violent Crime Impact Teams** (**VCIT**) in the United States work proactively to identify, disrupt, arrest and prosecute the most violent criminals through innovative technology, analytical investigative resources and an integrated federal, state and local law enforcement strategy along with the leading federal law enforcement agency for the VCIT, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) (an agency within the United States Department of Justice).

## Background

In June 2004, Attorney General John Ashcroft, Deputy Attorney General James Comey, and Carl J. Truscott, director of the ATF, announced a federal initiative aimed at reducing crime in 15 cities in the United States through the development of VCIT. The cities include:

The VCIT launched as a pilot program built on the success of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a comprehensive nationwide strategy geared toward combating gun crime in communities across the country. In March 2005, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced the selection of five additional cities (Hartford, Connecticut, Houston, Texas, Fresno, California, Camden, New Jersey, and New Orleans, Louisiana) to participate in the VCIT program.

### Goals and objectives

The goal of the VCIT initiative includes decreasing the number of homicides, firearms-related homicides, violent crimes, and the number of violent firearms crimes. Two primary purposes of the VCIT initiative, as articulated by the Office of the Deputy Attorney General (ODAG) and ATF, aim to seek to reduce homicides and violent firearms crimes in cities where these rates disproved the national downward trend and to test the effectiveness of the VCIT strategy in reducing, rather than displacing, the incidents of firearms-related violence in communities by identifying, targeting, and arresting the "worst" violent offenders in specific targeted areas. When responding to firearms-related crime scenes, including homicides, VCIT members assist the local police by investigating all firearms-related leads and ensuring traced firearms evidence.

## Strategy

VCIT takes a six-point approach for reducing violent crime:

1. Use technology and human intelligence to identify geographic areas with violent firearms crime
2. Identify the worst violent offenders, support for criminal organizations, and armed career criminals
3. Use criminal investigations and investigative tools to disrupt criminal activity
4. Arrest and prosecute individuals and associates in federal or state jurisdiction looking at maximum penalty
5. Work with community leaders to develop a valuable commitment between the community residents and law enforcement
6. Evaluate results regularly to assess VCIT progress toward achieving the goals

### Composition

VCIT consists of federal agents and support personnel working with state and local law enforcement, producing interdependent benefits and powerful technology of all participating agencies. In addition to the ATF, The Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Marshals Service, federal and state prosecutors, state and local law enforcement officers, and federal and state parole officers may participate in the VCIT program.

### Partnerships

Partnerships are deemed essential for VCIT. Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies actively work together through patrolling and conducting proactive investigations to improve prevention efforts through targeted outreach efforts within at-risk communities. In addition, resources in the communities, such as community leaders and social service agencies, provide help for VCIT. The partnerships cultivate positive relationships between law enforcement and communities, resulting in stronger existing partnerships and new relationships forming. The VCIT routinely and systematically analyzes problems before developing solutions by utilizing a partnered problem-solving process.

## ATF Commitment

Federal, State, and local partners must work with an understanding of the knowledge of ATF capabilities available to them in support of their local enforcement efforts. ATF commits to distributing new technologies and investigative advances to help suppress violent criminals in VCIT cities. These tools increase the ability to collect, analyze, and disseminate data, increasing the likelihood for identifying violent crime areas, targeting individuals accountable for firearms-related crime, and improving the quality of life in communities. Technology, such as the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), Crime Gun Analysis Branch (CGAB), and the National Field Office Case Information System (NFOCIS), helps accomplish the goals of the VCIT initiative.

## Results

More than 2,000 arrests of individuals possessing firearms and other criminals, received local, state or federal charges through the program in 2006. The VCIT arrested 650 of the "worst" offenders and the team recovered more than 4,900 firearms. In 2006, the VCIT program added five cities (Atlanta, Georgia, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Birmingham, Alabama, Laredo, Texas and Milwaukee, Wisconsin).

### Best Practice Report: Success

The "Best Practice Report" identifies the specific practices contributing most to the program's success. In addition, the analysis is essential to strengthen future VCIT deployments. The ten "Best Practice" implementations include:

1. Set clear goals and measure performance
2. Develop collaborative partnerships with local police
3. Target the "worst" criminals
4. Use the full array of intelligence assets
5. Maintain a dynamic approach when targeting offenders and hot spots
6. Conduct proactive street enforcement with local police in targeted hot spots
7. Deploy resources during peak hours of criminal activity
8. Investigate the sources of firearms linked to violent crime
9. Prioritize prosecution of defendants linked to targeted hot spots
10. Publicize success stories

### Office of the Inspector General Review: Recommendations

According to the Office of the Inspector General, the ATF did develop objectives for the VCIT Strategy (six- point approach) to combat violent firearms crime, but the ATF did not execute the Strategy, primarily due to ATF's inconsistent oversight of its Field Divisions on adapting the VCIT Strategy to local operations. The ATF did not develop an adequate evaluation strategy to measure the performance of the VCIT initiative, and ATF's analysis of the data it collected does not support its claims of success. As a result, although the Strategy on paper appears effective, after 24 months of operations and the allotment of more than $35 million in funds for VCIT, ATF cannot definitively show whether the initiative successfully reduced firearms crime in areas with high levels of violent crime.

For 2006, ATF received $20 million to expand the VCIT initiative. The ATF should execute the program consistent with its VCIT Strategy allowing the ATF to determine whether the Strategy deems successful. To accomplish this, recommendations for the ATF include:

* Establish detailed operational guidelines for VCIT implementation, and provide training for ATF Special Agents in Charge and VCIT Coordinators on modifying the VCIT initiative to local crime problems.
* Develop and implement a pre-deployment evaluation for potential VCIT locations to determine the probable applicability of VCIT to local violent crime problems.
* Develop and execute an adequate evaluation strategy to assess VCIT performance and impact on violent firearms crime.
* For existing VCITs, create interagency agreements with federal and local partner agencies defining resource and operational responsibilities.
* Establish management authority and responsibility for overseeing the implementation and evaluation of local VCIT operations in accordance with the VCIT Strategy.

## Additions to VCIT

New designated cities became the target of federal violent crime task forces. New legislation strengthens federal laws, targeting violent criminals as part of the department's expanding efforts to fight violent crime. In 2007, the VCIT initiative added four cities, including Mesa, Arizona, Orlando, Florida, San Bernardino, California, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Currently, VCIT target 31 U.S. cities.

The Violent Crime and Anti-Terrorism Act of 2007 proposes to effectively fight violent crime. The comprehensive package includes violent crime legislation strengthening existing laws to ensure federal law enforcement agencies the power to successfully investigate and prosecute many types of violent crime. One of the provisions, Improving Violent Crime Prevention and Strengthening Anti-Gang Measures, amends several criminal statutes to strengthen penalties and existing tools used to combat violent crime, including firearms and gang violence. In addition, the Flexible Penalties for Firearms Dealers' Violations of the Gun Control Act, provides additional flexibility in the penalties imposed on federal firearms licensees (FFLs) violating the Gun Control Act.

## InfoBox

| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives | |
| --- | --- |
| (ATF) | |
| ATF Logo | |


title: Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax

abstract: Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax, of Hethersett in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 10 July 1957 for the businessman and public servant Harold Mackintosh, 1st Baron Mackintosh of Halifax. He was the owner of the confectionery business of John Mackintosh & Sons Ltd and for many years Chairman of the National Savings Committee. Mackintosh had already been created a baronet, of Halifax in the West Riding of the County of York, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 January 1935, and Baron Mackintosh of Halifax, of Hethersett in the County of Norfolk, on 6 February 1948, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. As of 2023 the titles are held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1980.

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# Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax

**Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax**, of Hethersett in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 10 July 1957 for the businessman and public servant Harold Mackintosh, 1st Baron Mackintosh of Halifax. He was the owner of the confectionery business of John Mackintosh & Sons Ltd and for many years Chairman of the National Savings Committee. Mackintosh had already been created a baronet, of Halifax in the West Riding of the County of York, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 January 1935, and **Baron Mackintosh of Halifax**, of Hethersett in the County of Norfolk, on 6 February 1948, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. As of 2023 the titles are held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1980.

## Baron Mackintosh of Halifax (1948)

### Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax (1957)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Hon. Thomas Harold George Mackintosh (b. 1985).
The heir apparent’s heir apparent is his son, Milo Edward Mackintosh (b. 2020).

## Coat of arms

Coat of arms of Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax
|  | CrestUpon a rock Proper charged with two roses Argent barbed and seeded a cat sejant also Proper. EscutcheonOr on a chevron between two lions rampant in chief and a lymphad in base Sable a bezant charged with a representation of the head of St John the Baptist Proper between two hearts of the field. SupportersOn either side a squirrel Proper about the neck a cord and pendent therefrom a purse both Or. MottoBy Faith And By Work. |
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## Line of succession


title: Virginia Harris

abstract: Virginia S. Harris is a teacher and practitioner of The First Church of Christ, Scientist. She previously served as Publisher of The Writings of Mary Baker Eddy, President and founding Trustee of The Mary Baker Eddy Library, and member and Chairman of The Christian Science Board of Directors between 1990 and 2004.

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# Virginia Harris

**Virginia S. Harris** is a teacher and practitioner of The First Church of Christ, Scientist. She previously served as Publisher of The Writings of Mary Baker Eddy, President and founding Trustee of The Mary Baker Eddy Library, and member and Chairman of The Christian Science Board of Directors between 1990 and 2004.

## Biography

In her early career, Harris worked as a schoolteacher, television host, businesswoman, and child abuse prevention activist. Harris was involved in a near-fatal car crash, and attributed her recovery to Christian Science. In 1979, she became a practitioner listed in *The Christian Science Journal*, and in 1982 became a teacher of Christian Science.

Harris became Clerk of The Mother Church in March 1986. She traveled to East Germany in mid-April 1989 with Jill Gooding, a member of the Board of Directors, to support the Christian Science community in the country. Christian Science had been illegal in Communist controlled East Germany since March 1951, but Gooding and Harris helped support a reversal of the ban in November 1989, a week before the fall of the Berlin Wall. When Gooding retired from the Board in 1990, Harris replaced her there, then becoming Board Chair the next year, and serving on the Board in that position until 2004.

While on the Board, Harris took steps to modernize the church and address some of the issues that troubled it. In 2002, Harris was instrumental in the establishment of The Mary Baker Eddy Library and opening the archival collection of The Mother Church, including its large collection of 19th and early 20th century letters and artifacts, to scholars and the public for the first time.

Harris has spoken extensively on Christian Science and Mary Baker Eddy, and has encouraged cooperation with medical researchers. She was on the faculty of Harvard Medical School's semi-annual *Spirituality & Healing in Medicine* symposium from 1995–2002, speaking on Christian Science healing to hundreds of physicians, nurses, healthcare professionals, and clergy. She appeared in two exclusive interviews on *Larry King Live*, in 1999 and 2001, and has been interviewed by *The Boston Globe*, *The New York Times*, *The Los Angeles Times*, NPR and many other media sources.


title: Vodacom Championship

abstract: The Vodacom Championship was an annual golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was inaugurated in 2001 as part of the rebranding of the old Southern Africa Tour, and being the last event on the schedule, it was titled as The Tour Championship, but was renamed when the tour switched to a calendar based season in 2007. The event took place in February each year, and was last held at the Pretoria Country Club in Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa, with a prize fund in 2010 of 2.65 million rand.

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# Vodacom Championship

The **Vodacom Championship** was an annual golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was inaugurated in 2001 as part of the rebranding of the old Southern Africa Tour, and being the last event on the schedule, it was titled as The Tour Championship, but was renamed when the tour switched to a calendar based season in 2007.

The event took place in February each year, and was last held at the Pretoria Country Club in Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa, with a prize fund in 2010 of 2.65 million rand.

## Winners

|  | Sunshine Tour (Tour Championship) | 2001–2006 |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | Sunshine Tour (Regular) | 2007–2010 |

| # | Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vodacom Championship | | | | | | |
| 10th | 2010 | Hennie Otto (2) | 260 | −28 | 9 strokes | Jbe' Kruger |
| 9th | 2009 | Anders Hansen | 270 | −18 | 4 strokes | Graham DeLaet
Charl Schwartzel |
| 8th | 2008 | James Kingston | 271 | −17 | 2 strokes | Adilson da Silva |
| 7th | 2007 | Richard Sterne | 274 | −14 | Playoff | Louis Oosthuizen |
| Vodacom Tour Championship | | | | | | |
| 6th | 2006 | Charl Schwartzel | 270 | −14 | 4 strokes | Darren Fichardt |
| 5th | 2005 | Marc Cayeux | 268 | −20 | 6 strokes | Keith Horne |
| The Tour Championship | | | | | | |
| 4th | 2004 | Andrew McLardy | 273 | −15 | 3 strokes | Louis Oosthuizen |
| 3rd | 2003 | Hennie Otto | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Trevor Immelman |
| 2nd | 2002 | Nicholas Lawrence | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Tim Clark
Bruce Vaughan |
| 1st | 2001 | Darren Fichardt | 270 | −14 | 4 strokes | Hennie Otto |

## InfoBox

Vodacom Championship
| Tournament information | |
| --- | --- |
| Location | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Established | 2001 |
| Course(s) | Pretoria Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,063 yards (6,458 m) |
| Tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | 2,650,000 |
| Month played | February |
| Final year | 2010 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 260 Hennie Otto (2010) |
| To par | −28 *as above* |
| Final champion | |
| Hennie Otto | |
| Location map | |
| Pretoria CCLocation in South AfricaPretoria CCLocation in Gauteng | |


title: Visabio

abstract: Visabio is the French Government system for tracking applicants to its national visa system. It stores biometric data including fingerprints and photographs. Visabio is connected to the European Visa Information System (VIS), though Visabio has also been described as "the French segment of VIS." Customs officers in France use Visabio.

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# Visabio

**Visabio** is the French Government system for tracking applicants to its national visa system. It stores biometric data including fingerprints and photographs. Visabio is connected to the European Visa Information System (VIS), though Visabio has also been described as "the French segment of VIS." Customs officers in France use Visabio.

## Database

In 2007, it was estimated that the data of two million people would be added to the system each year, as all applications for a French visa would be entered into the system. Only children younger than 6 months would be exempted.

## Efficacy

The perpetrator of the 2017 Paris machete attack was identified after a Visabio search, stated François Molins, the chief prosecutor of Paris.

The program arises from French national law Nr. 2003-1119 of 26 November 2003, also called "Sarkozy Law I," but officially entitled law of «Control of immigration, residence of foreigners in France, and nationality.»


title: Vladimir Zlobin

abstract: Vladimir Ananievich Zlobin was a Russian symbolist poet and secretary for Zinaida Gippius. As a student, Zlobin was a member of a poets' group where he met Gippius. He emigrated from Russia in 1919 together with Gippius and her husband Dmitriy Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky, first to Poland and then to France where all three lived in one flat. Some scholars believe he had a sexual relationship with Gippius, although this is not mentioned in his memoir about Gippius, Difficult Soul. In the correspondence between Gippius and Zlobin, the two played with gender ambiguity in the Russian language. He wrote about a fantasy of sleeping with her. In 1927-1928 he was the head of a journal "New Ship" together with Yuri Terapiano. He then worked on different projects for Gippius and helped to organise, in his Paris flat, "Sundays" for Russian poets and writers.

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# Vladimir Zlobin

**Vladimir Ananievich Zlobin** (Владимир Ананьевич Злобин, 1894 (Saint Petersburg)-1967 (Paris)) was a Russian symbolist poet and secretary for Zinaida Gippius.

As a student, Zlobin was a member of a poets' group where he met Gippius. He emigrated from Russia in 1919 together with Gippius and her husband Dmitriy Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky, first to Poland and then to France where all three lived in one flat. Some scholars believe he had a sexual relationship with Gippius, although this is not mentioned in his memoir about Gippius, *Difficult Soul*. In the correspondence between Gippius and Zlobin, the two played with gender ambiguity in the Russian language. He wrote about a fantasy of sleeping with her.

In 1927-1928 he was the head of a journal "New Ship" together with Yuri Terapiano. He then worked on different projects for Gippius and helped to organise, in his Paris flat, "Sundays" for Russian poets and writers.

## Works

* *A Difficult Soul: Zinaida Gippius.* University of California Press, 1980.
* Literature diary: Articles// Возрождение. — 1958—1960. — pp. 80–100.


title: Vladimir Zoloev

abstract: Vladimir Zoloev is a Kyrgyzstani judoka. He competed in the –81 kg category at the 2018 Asian Games and in the Asian Judo Championships.

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# Vladimir Zoloev

**Vladimir Zoloev** (born 8 April 1993) is a Kyrgyzstani judoka. He competed in the 81 kg category at the 2018 Asian Games and in the Asian Judo Championships.

## Achievements

| Asian Games | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Event | Location | Place | Category |
| 2018 | Jakarta ( Indonesia) | Bronze | –81 kg |
| Asian Judo Championships | | | |
| Event | Location | Place | Category |
| 2017 | Hong Kong ( Hong Kong) | Bronze | –81 kg |
| 2016 | Tashkent ( Uzbekistan) | 7th | –81 kg |
| 2015 | Kuwait City ( Kuwait) | 5th | –81 kg |

## InfoBox

Vladimir Zoloev
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1993-04-08) 8 April 1993<br>Vladikavkaz, Russia |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | 81 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games | R32 (2020) |
| World Champ. | R16 (2019) |
| Asian Champ. | (2021) |
| Medal record      Men's judo   Representing   Kyrgyzstan   Asian Games   2018 Jakarta  81 kg  Asian Championships   2021 Bishkek  81 kg  2017 Hong Kong  81 kg  IJF Grand Prix   2016 Almaty  81 kg  2018 Tashkent  81 kg  World Juniors Championships   2011 Cape Town  73 kg | |
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| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 19013 |
| JudoInside.com | 74661 |
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| Updated on 30 November 2022 | |


title: Vishwas (archer)

abstract: Vishwas is an Indian archer who won the bronze medal in the team competition at the 2006 Asian Games. He was a team silver medallist at the 2003 Asian Archery Championships in 2003 alongside Satyadev Prasad, Tarundeep Rai and Majhi Sawaiyan. He is a three-time participant at the Archery World Cup, having competed in 2009, 2011 and 2014. He placed sixth at the Commonwealth Archery Championships in New Delhi in 2006. Vishwas was the 2012 Indian champion in the men's 90 m event, the foremost national competition.

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# Vishwas (archer)

**Vishwas** (also known as **Viswash**; born 11 December 1984 in Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian archer who won the bronze medal in the team competition at the 2006 Asian Games.

He was a team silver medallist at the 2003 Asian Archery Championships in 2003 alongside Satyadev Prasad, Tarundeep Rai and Majhi Sawaiyan. He is a three-time participant at the Archery World Cup, having competed in 2009, 2011 and 2014. He placed sixth at the Commonwealth Archery Championships in New Delhi in 2006.

Vishwas was the 2012 Indian champion in the men's 90 m event, the foremost national competition.

## InfoBox

Vishwas
| Medal record | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Men's archery | | |
| Representing  India | | |
| Asian Games | | |
|  | 2006 Doha | Team |
| Asian Archery Championships | | |
|  | 2003 Yangon | Team |