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Vin
Vin or VIN may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Vîn TV, a Kurdish language satellite television channel founded in 2007 * ''Vos Iz Neias?'', an American Jewish online news site * Coastal radio station VIN Geraldton (callsign), a station in the former Australian coastal radio service Fictional characters * Vin, a character in the video games ''Jak II'' and ''Jak 3'' * Vin, the primary character in the ''Mistborn'' series by Brandon Sanderson * Vin Gonzales, a Spider-Man/Marvel Comics supporting character * Vin Petrol, a character in the ''Corner Shop Show'' Places * Havryshivka Vinnytsia International Airport (IATA code), Vinnytsia, Ukraine * Vin, California, an unincorporated community in the US * Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (country code) Science and technology * Vehicle identification number, a 17-character unique identifying code for motor vehicles * Voltage input (''Vin''); for example in a voltage divider * Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia, particular chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vin Arthur
Vincent Lionel Arthur (23 March 1905 – 6 November 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2009), p.30. Notes References * External links * * Vin Arthur's profileat ''Blueseum''. Vin Arthur's profileat ''The VFA Project''. 1905 births 1970 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents St Kilda Football Club players Carlton Football Club players Preston Football Club (VFA) players People from Prahran, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1905-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vin Baker
Vincent Lamont Baker (born November 23, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He appeared in four consecutive All-Star Games. As of 2018, Baker serves as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks. High school and college basketball career High school Baker played for Old Saybrook High School in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. He first started on Old Saybrook's varsity in his junior year. Baker was passed over by the bigger Division I schools and signed a scholarship offer from the Hartford Hawks. College During Baker's inaugural season in 1989, he averaged 4.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, which earned him a place on the North Atlantic Conference (now America East Conference) All-Rookie Team. Named a starter for his sophomore season, Baker averaged 19.7 PPG and 10.4 RPG and a first team All-NAC spot. As a Junior, Baker averaged 27.6 PPG (2nd in the country), 9.9 RPG, and 3.7 blocks per game (5t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vin Waite
Vincent Waite (26 February 1949 – 5 July 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the VFL. His son Jarrad followed in his footsteps and started his football career with Carlton, being drafted under the father-son rule. Recruited as a seventeen year old, from the Latrobe Valley town of Morwell , Waite kicked two goals with his first two kicks in league football. Later he was moved back as a defender to exploit his booming left foot kick. Vin Waite was a premiership player with Carlton in 1970 and 1972 as well as playing in two losing Grand Finals. He represented the Victorian interstate team in 1971. Early in 1974, persistent calf and lower back strains began to plague him. forcing him to retire from league football after the 1975 season. He headed to Tasmania where he captain-coach Tasmanian club Latrobe for a four year contract. He cut his contract short by crossing over to East Devonport for four seasons. He finished his career by being play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vin Sabbatucci
Vincent Ijino Sabbatucci (12 January 1935 – 23 August 2007) was an Australian rules football player notable for playing for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League. Sabbatucci's mother was a first cousin of Fitzroy player Frank Curcio. Playing career After a year with Fitzroy in reserve grade Sabbatucci moved to St Kilda for the 1954 VFL season, playing five matches in his first season. His first VFL game was against Melbourne and he kicked 3 goals. Vin won the Best & Fairest for St Kilda Reserves in 1954. ‘The Argus’ newspaper described Vin as a ‘nuggety rover’ and in another match report referred to his ‘hard work’ around the packs. Vin played a total of 6 VFL matches and kicked 9 goals. Returning for the 1955 VFL season he played only one match, ending his VFL career at the age of 20. His last match for St Kilda was against South Melbourne in 1955 In June 1955 Vin crossed to Camberwell Football Club Camberwell Football Club was an Australian rules foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vin Gardiner
Vincent Sidley Gardiner (23 October 1885 – 3 October 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Gardiner came from a footballing family, his father John had played for Carlton, and his brother Jack also played for Melbourne and Carlton. Gardiner began his career with Melbourne, but only played two games for the Redlegs in 1905. Gardiner then made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in round 3 of the 1907 season. In his second season, 1908, Gardiner was part of Carlton's premiership winning team. He was also the club's leading goalkicker that season. Gardiner went on to win Carlton's leading goalkicker award six more times and win another premiership, in 1915. He left the Blues at the end of the 1917 season. Early in 1918 Gardiner joined the hundreds of thousands of other Australians who had enlisted to serve in World War I. While training at Broadmeadows Army camp, his instructors described him as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vin Coutie
Arthur Vincent "Vin" Coutie (28 October 1881 – 17 June 1951) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL) during the early 1900s. A forward, Vin Coutie topped the VFL's goalkicking in 1904 with 39 goals and became the first Melbourne player to achieve this distinction. Coutie was also the leading goalkicker at Melbourne in 1903 and 1908. He twice kicked eight goals in a game in his career, firstly in 1904 against Geelong and again in 1908 against St Kilda. Coutie was a Victorian interstate representative in 1903 and 1904. He captained Melbourne in 1907 before being given the job again for the 1910 and 1911 seasons. References *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vin Brown
Edward Vincent Brown (5 February 1922 – 11 May 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s. Brown possessed exceptional pace, he was a Stawell Gift finalist in 1946, and was used on the wing when he started out at Carlton during the 1941 VFL season. In his second season Brown began playing as a key defender to fill the gap left by players who were serving in the war and was full-back in Carlton's 1945 premiership side, where he stood South Melbourne's star forward Laurie Nash. Brown was a half back flanker in Carlton's next premiership, playing most of the Grand Final on Essendon's leading player Dick Reynolds. A twisted ankle sustained in the 1948 VFL season prompted Brown to announce his retirement. His father Ted Brown was also a dual premiership player at Carlton, only Sergio and Stephen Silvagni have repeated this feat for the club. His younger brother, John John is a common E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havryshivka Vinnytsia International Airport
Vinnytsia International Airport ( uk, Міжнародний Аеропорт «Вінниця» (Гавришівка)) was an airport located near the village of Havryshivka, serving the city of Vinnytsia in the Vinnytsia region of Ukraine. The airport was home to the 456th Guards Transport Aviation Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force. 2022 missile strike The airport was damaged on 6 March 2022 when it was hit by eight Kh-101 cruise missiles launched from the territory of the Black Sea during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Airlines and destinations As of July 2020, there were no regular-scheduled services at the airport. It was used for irregular charter operations to destinations in Mediterranean, such as Montenegro, Egypt and Turkey. Around Rosh Hashanah, there were irregular charter flights to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. Statistics Nearest airports The nearest airports are located in Vinnytsia and in Bar, Ukraine. One of the main radars used to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vin Garbutt
Vincent Paul Garbutt (20 November 1947 – 6 June 2017) was an English folk singer and songwriter. A significant part of his repertoire consisted of protest songs covering topics such as "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland (''Welcome Home Howard Green'', ''Troubles of Erin, To Find Their Ulster Peace''), unemployment, and social issues. Whilst the subject of his songs featured many political and social topics, Garbutt's on stage wit, humour and storytelling between songs became a hit with audiences and for which he became widely known. He would wish his audiences "All the very best" along with, "I'm knackered now, aren't you?" Early life Garbutt was born in Coral Street, South Bank, Middlesbrough, England, the son of an English father and an Irish mother. Although his first live performances were in a pop covers band called The Mystics, he discovered folk music while he was still at school and began visiting and performing at the Rifle Club in Cannon Street, Middlesbrough, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vin Abrenica
Alvin "Vin" Guiang Abrenica (born May 29, 1991) is a Filipino actor who appeared as a contestant on the reality-based talent search show ''Artista Academy'' and later won the competition with Sophie Albert. He is known for biggest break as Jepoy Madrigal in Wildflower and Elmer Marasigan, the villain and rival of Alex in A Soldier's Heart. Career After his win in Artista Academy, Vin was cast as the male lead in Never Say Goodbye, a primetime series that aired on TV5. Along with Sophie Albert as the female lead. The cast also included Nora Aunor, Alice Dixson, Gardo Versoza, and Cesar Montano. That same year, he landed the role of Charlie Cadiz in Misibis Bay, a mini serye that inaugurated him as a hunk actor. The following year, Vin appeared in the gay-themed comedy drama Beki Boxer and the romantic suspense drama Jasmine. In 2015, Vin received a significant project to top-bill the remake of My Fair Lady with Jasmine Curtis Smith. In 2016, he transferred his talent contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vin Weber
John Vincent Weber (born July 24, 1952) is an American politician, lobbyist and former Republican Congressman from Minnesota. Early life and education Weber was born in Slayton, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities from 1970 to 1974. Career Weber was press secretary to Representative Tom Hagedorn from 1974 to 1975 and a senior aide to Senator Rudy Boschwitz from 1977 to 1980. He had been the co-publisher of Murray County newspaper from 1976 to 1978 and the president of Weber Publishing Company. Weber was a delegate to the Minnesota State Republican conventions in 1972 and 1978. In 1980, at the age of 28, he was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives, defeating Archie Baumann, 53% to 47%. Baumann had been an aide to former Representative Richard Nolan. Weber chose not to run for reelection in 1992 and retired from Congress following the House banking scandal, in which he was implicated for writing 125 bad checks worth nearly $48,000. As se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coastal Radio Station VIN Geraldton
''For a more comprehensive treatment with full quotes of newspaper articles refer Wikibooks chapter on VIN Geraldton'' The Coastal radio station VIN was a wireless telegraphy station at Geraldton, Western Australia which commenced operation on 12 May 1913. It was the first station in Western Australia constructed by the Commonwealth of Australia. The station ''VIP Perth / Fremantle / Applecross'' had commenced previously, but that station had been constructed by the Australasian Wireless Company under contract to the Commonwealth. The station provided a vital link between VIP and VIZ Roebourne during the daytime (then to VIO Broome and VIW Wyndham and stations further north) and particularly when land telegraph systems failed. Operationally the station's duties remained relatively constant for several decades, being essentially a communications link between the huge numbers of ships that worked on the Western Australian coastline as well as the mail liners that connecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |