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W. A. Kardash
William A. (Bill) Kardash (b. June 10, 1912 in Hafford, Saskatchewan, d. January 17, 1997) was a Communist politician and member of the Manitoba legislature. Kardash was a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, having fought with the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion. He was a member of the Communist Party..

Wak
Wak (also spelled Waq or Waqa) is the Creator God in the mythology of southern Ethiopia, Uganda, and Somaliland. See also GodNames of GodConceptions of GodExistence of God ..

Waka
Waka may refer to many things: Waka (poetry) is a genre of Japanese poetryWaka (canoe), the ocean-going and smaller canoes used by the Maori of New ZealandWaka music, a style of Nigerian musicWaka (protocol), a new protocol to solve HTTP's current problems in a generic way, proposed by Roy Fielding...

WAKA
For the adult kickball league, see World Adult Kickball Association. WAKA is a CBS-affiliated television station on channel 8 in central Alabama. The station is licensed to Selma but its main studios are in Montgomery. WAKA's transmitter is located at Gordonsville in Lowndes County. Contents 1..

Waka-jumping
New Zealanders speak colloquially of waka-jumping when an elected politician switches political parties between elections (taking his parliamentary seat with him and potentially upsetting electoral proportionality in the New Zealand Parliament). The advent of MMP in New Zealand parliamentary polit..

Waka-Sennin Station
Waka-Sennin Station (和賀仙人駅) is a railway station located in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Contents 1 Line2 Surrounding area3 History4 Adjacent stations Line JR East*Kitakami Line Surrounding area History November 18, 1921: Station is opened. Adjacent stations ..

Waka/Jawaka
Waka/Jawaka is an album by Frank Zappa, released in 1972. It is the jazz-influenced musical precursor to The Grand Wazoo, and, as the front cover indicates, a sequel of sorts to 1969's groundbreaking Hot Rats. The songs could be described as "engagingly quirky jazzy horn-dominated constructions"...

Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai
Wakabayashi-ku (若林区) is a ward located in Sendai in Miyagi, Japan. As of 2005, the ward has an estimated population of 130,478 and the density of 2609.56 persons per km². The total area is 50 km². ..

Wakadoshiyori
The , or "Junior Elders", were high government officials in 17th century Tokugawa Japan. The position was established around 1631, but appointments were irregular until 1662. The four to six Wakadoshiyori were subordinates to the Rōjū, or "Elders", and were responsible for a variety of duties. Th..

Wakaf Tapai
Wakaf Tapai is a small town in the state of Terengganu, on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia. The population comprises 95% Malays, 4% Chinese and 1% of other races. The town is well known for its malay rice, called nasi dagang. The town got its name Wakaf Tapai from the Malay language words wa..

Wakakirri
Wakakirri is an Australian national dance festival for schools that has been running since 1992. Wakakirri is a word from the Aboriginal Wangaaypuwan people meaning "to dance". Contents 1 Format1.1 The six competitions2 Wakakirri Association3 External links Format The Wakakir..

Wakako Hironaka
Wakako Hironaka (広中和歌子) is a Japanese writer and politician. She is a Member of the House of Councillors (Upper House of the Japanese Diet). Her political affiliation is with the Democratic Party of Japan. In July 1998, she was elected from Chiba Prefecture by prefectural constituencie..

Wakaleo
Wakaleo was a medium-sized Thylacoleonid that lived in Australia in the early to late Miocene times. It was approximately 2.5 ft (80 cm) long, or the size of a dog. Although much smaller than its close relative, the Marsupial Lion (Thylacoleo carnifex), Wakaleo would have been a successful hunter i..

Wakaleo vanderleuri
Wakaleo vanderleuri is the name given to fossils of a marsupial "lion", living in Australia from about 16 to 10 million years ago. It was not related to real cats, being a marsupial like its closest relatives, koala bears and wombats. It is hypothesized to have been an omnivore which ate significant..

Wakalixes
Wakalixes is an ambiguous noun used as a filler where any other noun could be substituted. It is used to illustrate that some terminology, particularly that used in science and mathematics, does not contribute any knowledge. Most times, Wakalixes are used in a failed attempt to explain something. W..

Wakamaru
Wakamaru is a Japanese domestic robot made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, primarily intended to provide companionship to elderly and disabled people. The robot is yellow, 100 cm tall, and weights 30 kilograms. It has two arms and its flat, circular base has a diameter of 45 cm. The firs..

Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu
Wakamatsu is one of the wards of Kitakyushu city. It has an area of 67.86 km² and a population of about 88,594 (national census, 2000). Important facilities include: Green Park, Ecotown recycling area, Gakuen Toshi academic area, and Hibiki container terminal (opened on April 1, 2005). A new under..

Wakame
Wakame (Japanese: わかめ or 若布) is a type of edible kelp. Its scientific name is Undaria pinnatifida. It is distributed either dried or salted. It is often used in miso soup and salads. In Korea it is called miyeok (미역). It is used in salads, or as the main ingredient in miyeok soup. ..

Wakame sake
Some of the information in this has not been [Verifiabilityverified] and might not be reliable. It should be checked for inaccuracies and modified as needed, [cite sourcesciting sources]. Wakame sake (Japanese: わかめ酒), also seaweed sake, is a sexual act involving drinking..

Wakami, Akita
Wakami (若美町; -machi) was a town located in Minamiakita District, Akita, Japan. In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,310 and a density of 171.40 persons per km². The total area was 42.65 km². On March 222005, the town of merged into the city of Oga. Wakami's main crop..

Wakamiya, Fukuoka
Wakamiya (若宮町; -machi) was a town located in Kurate District, Fukuoka, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,889 and a density of 113.02 persons per km². The total area was 87.50 km². Merger On February 11, 2006 the town of Wakamiya merged with the town of Miyata to ..

Wakana Yamazaki
Wakana Yamazaki (山崎和佳奈 Yamazaki Wakana, born on March 21, 1965 in Yokohama) is a seiyū who works for Aoni Production. Notable voice roles Ayane in the Dead or Alive seriesOta Mai in Gokinjo MonogatariKōan in Sailor Moon RQueen Nehellenia (child) in Sailor Moon Sailor StarsKyo-o in The ..

Wakanda (comics)
Wakanda is a fictional nation in the Marvel Universe. It is one of many fictional african nations in the Marvel Universe, including: Azania, Canaan, Narobia, Halwan and Murkatesh. Contents 1 History1.1 Panther Cult1.2 White Gorilla Cult1.3 Lion Cult2 Black Panther Allies..

Wakanohana Masaru
Wakanohana III Masaru (若乃花勝) (born January 201971 as Masaru Hanada (花田勝 Hanada Masaru)) is a former sumo wrestler who belongs to a very famous sumo family. As an active wrestler he achieved sumo's highest rank of Yokozuna. Wakanohana is the elder ..

Wakan Sansai Zue
is a Japanese encyclopedia published in 1712 in the Edo period. It consists of 105 volumes in 81 books. Its name means "Japanese and Chinese illustration of the three worlds". The three worlds, or , of the title, are heaven, earth, and man. Its compiler was , a doctor from Osaka. It describes and i..

Wakan Tanka
For the fictional Marvel Comics African nation, see Wakanda (comics). In Lakota traditions, Wakan Tanka is the spirit of Inyan (Rock). It means "The Great Spirit" or "The Great Mystery", which resides in everything, similar to many notions of God. Every creature and object has a wakan, such as w..

Wakapau
The Arawak village of Wakapau is located in the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region of Guyana, on the Wakapau River, a tributary on the west bank of the Pomeroon River, 3 km from its mouth, located at [7°31′00″N, 58°47′60″W]. The village is one of the best examples of an Amerindian communit..

Wakapau River
The Wakapau River is a tributary of the Pomeroon River, on its west bank. The village of Wakapau is found on the Wakapau River, 3 km from its mouth. ..

Wakara
Chief Wakara (also Walkara or Walker) (ca. 1808 - 1855) was a leader of a Ute Timpanogo band, with a reputation as a diplomat, horseman and warrior, and a military leader in the Walker War. Contents 1 Ute Leader2 Relations with the Mormons3 Walker War4 External link5 Ref..

Wakaresaseya
Wakaresaseya (literally "breaker-uppers") is the nomenclature for Japanese businesses who specialize in destroying relationships (i.e. breaking things off with a mistress, getting a longtime employee hanger-on fired, etc) through role-playing and blackmail. As of 2002 about a dozen of such firms wer..

Wakarusa
Wakarusa can refer to several things: Wakarusa, a town in Indiana;Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, in Lawrence, Kansas;the Wakarusa War, part of the Bleeding Kansas violence before the American Civil War;the Wakarusa River, a tributary of the Kansas River. redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..

Wakarusa, Indiana
Wakarusa from the air, looking east. Wakarusa is a town in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,618. Geography Wakarusa is located at [41°32′4″N, 86°0′58″W] (41.534490, -86.016223)[Geographic references#..

Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival
Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival Location(s) Lawrence, Kansas, US Years active 2004 - present Date(s) Early to Mid-June Genre(s) Jam bands, Alternative rock, Hip hop The Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival is a four-day festival held at Clinton Lake, on the edge of Lawrence, Ka..

Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival
Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival is a weekend music festival held annually in early June just outside Lawrence, Kansas since 2004. It features a variety of jam bands vendors of items related to the alternative music scene. In 2004, 7500 paid attendees came but the festival suffered from severe s..

Wakarusa music festival
The Wakarusa Music Festival in Lawrence, Kansas, began in 2004 in Lake Clinton State Park and is held there annually. It hosts music of the jam band genre, notably rock, jazz, funk, bluegrass, electronica and folk music. Other activities include disc golf, yoga, hiking, swimming in Clinton Lake alon..

Wakarusa River
The Wakarusa River is a tributary of the Kansas River, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in eastern Kansas in the United States. It drains an agricultural area of rolling limestone hills south of Topeka and Lawrence. Description It rises in several branches southwest of Topeka. The main branch ris..

Wakarusa War
The Wakarusa War was a skirmish that took place in Kansas Territory during November and December 1855 as part of the Bleeding Kansas violence. It centered around Lawrence, Kansas. The events that led to the Wakarusa War began on November 21, 1855, when a Free-Stater named Charles Dow was shot by a..

Wakasa, Fukui
Wakasa (若狭町; -cho) is a town located in Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui, Japan. Wakasa was formed on March 31 2005 by the merger of the a former town in Mikata District: (the town of) Mikata , and a former town in Onyū District: Kaminaka. As of October 1 2005, the total estimated population ..

Wakasa, Tottori
Wakasa (若桜町; -cho) is a town located in Yazu District, Tottori, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 4,687 and a density of 23.52 persons per km². The total area is 199.31 km². The area around Wakasa is quite mountainous and the town plays host to the annual '..

Wakasa Province
Wakasa (若狭国; -no kuni) in Japan was an old province in the area that is today western Fukui prefecture. Wakasa bordered on Echizen, Omi, Tamba, Tango, and Yamashiro provinces. The province's ancient capital was at Obama, which continued to be the main castle town through the Edo period. ..

Wakashan languages
Pre-contact distribution of Wakashan languages Wakashan is a family of languages spoken in British Columbia around and on Vancouver Island. As typical of the Northwest Coast, Wakashan languages have large consonant inventories—the consonants often occurring in complex clusters. Family..

Wakash Indians
The Wakash Indians are linguistic family inhabiting the western coast of British Columbia from 50° 30' to Garden Channel, and the west and northwest of Vancouver Island, as well as a small region around Cape Flattery, Washington. They comprise several tribes, speaking separate dialects, of which th..

Wakasu
is an island located in Koto, Tokyo. Wakasu, like many other areas of Tokyo, is manmade. Save for the camping ground, Wakasu was constructed on a base of trash, a form of land reclamation common in Japan. Roughly half of the island is an industrial zone, while the other half contains a golf course ..

Wakatobi
Wakatobi is an area of South Eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia, made famous by its namesake dive operation and community development project, the Wakatobi Dive Resort. An award-winning resort and environment protection company, this progressive operation has single-handedly brought this area to the top of..

Wakatomika
Wakatomika is a Delaware (Native American) name which is used for several east central Ohio entities, including: Wakatomika CreekLittle Wakatomika CreekWakatomika, Ohio (populated place)Camp Wakatomika (Girl Scout camp in Licking County, Ohio) Wakatomika is also the name of a Delaware village which ..

Wakatomika, Ohio
Wakatomika is a populated place in southern Coshocton County, Ohio. A post office was established at Wakatomika in 1823, but was closed down in 1909 and Wakatomika is now covered by the Trinway, Ohio, post office. Wakatomika is named after the Delaware village of Wakatomika, which was located along ..

Wakatomika Creek
Wakatomika Creek is a tributary of the Muskingum River, 42.6 mi (68.6 km) long, in central Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 234 mi² (606 km²) Ohio Department of Natural Resources. [A Guide ..

Wakato Narrows Bridge
The is a suspension bridge in Kitakyushu, Japan. Opened on September 26 1962, it has a 367 meter main span. The bridge connects the Wakamatsu and Tobata wards of Kitakyushu across the Dokai wan. The bridge passed into the control of Kitakyushu City on September 30 2005. The Wakato ferry existed..

Wakatsuki
Wakatsuki (若槻) is a Japanese surname. People with the name include: Wakatsuki Reijirō (1866 – 1949), 25th and 28th Prime Minister of JapanJeanne Wakatsuki Houston, author of Farewell to ManzanarMegumi Wakatsuki, mangakaWakatsuki Chinatsu, singer redirect[[Template:Disambig]] ..

Wakatsuki Reijiro
--> Wakatsuki Reijirō (若槻礼次郎 Wakatsuki Reijirō) (March 21, 1866–November 20, 1949) was a Japanese politician and the 25th and 28th Prime Minister of Japan. His first term lasted from January 30, 1926 to April 20, 1927; the second from April 14, 1931 to December 13, 1931. Oppositi..

Wakaw, Saskatchewan
Wakaw is a small town northeast of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and south of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It is about halfway between the two cities. Wakaw is a Cree word meaning "crooked", the name being taken from nearby Wakaw Lake and applied to the town. Wakaw is in hilly partially forested country ..

Wakaw Airport
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Wakaya
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Wakayama, Wakayama
Wakayama (和歌山市 -shi) is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. It occupies 4% of the land area, and has 40% of the population, of the prefecture. The city was founded on April 1, 1889. The city population rose from 382,155 in 2003 to 386,501 in 2004, a gro..

Wakayama Bokusui
Wakayama Bokusui (若山牧水, August 24, 1885 - September 17, 1928) is a Japanese author. He was one of the Naturalist tanka poets at the beginning of the 20th century during the tanka revival started by Yosano Tekkan. External links [e-texts of Bokusui's works] at Aozora bunko ..

Wakayama Castle
Wakayama Castle in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, sits at the mouth of the Kii River. Originally Ōta castle, home of the Saiga Ikki, it was captured by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1585, during the Siege of Negoroji; many monks from Negoroji sought refuge in Ōta, which was soon destroyed by..

Wakayama Prefecture
is part of the Kii Peninsula in the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Wakayama. Contents 1 History2 Geography2.1 Cities2.2 Towns and villages2.3 Mergers2.4 Non-merger creation3 Economy4 Demographics5 Culture6 Touris..

Wakayama University
The Wakayama University is a university located in Wakayama, Japan. It was founded in 1949 and is organized in 3 Faculties. History Wakayama University was established in May 1949 as a new style of university with a goal and mission of "undertaking research and education in highly specialized aca..

Wakayanagi, Miyagi
Wakayanagi (若柳町; -chou) was a town located in Kurihara District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was consolidated to Kurihara city in 2005 together with other eight towns and one village. Rice paddy in autumn (Sep. 2005) As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 14..

Wakayanagi Station
Wakayanagi Station (若柳駅; -eki) is located on the Kurihara Den'en Railway Company Kurihara Den'en Railway Line in Kurihara, Miyagi. Contents 1 Line2 Surrounding area3 History4 Adjacent stations Line Kurihara Den'en Railway Company Kurihara Den'en Railway Line Surround..

Waka (canoe)
A Hawai'ian canoe, closely related to the craft used in other parts of the Pacific such as by the Māori of New Zealand. In the Māori language and New Zealand English, waka are Māori watercraft, usually canoes. Similar craft are encountered elsewhere in Polynesia, with cognate names such as ..

Waka (poetry)
See Waka and Tanka (disambiguation) for other usages. Waka (和歌) or Yamato uta is a genre of Japanese poetry. Waka literally means Japanese poem in Japanese. The word was originally coined during the Heian period to differentiate native poetry from the kanshi (Chinese poems) that all educated Ja..

Waka Inoue
Waka Inoue (born May 13, 1980 in Meguro, Tokyo as Naoko Shinmura) is a Japanese idol, tarento and actress. Her mother is former actress Kyoko Saga. Trivia Her sizes are B90 W60 H90. She is sometimes referred to as the "Japanese Monroe" (和製モンロー Wasei Monrō) because her three sizes ar..

Waka music
Waka music is a style of Nigerian popular music. It is a mixture of juju, fuji and Yoruba traditional music. The most famous singer was Salawa Abeni, who was very popular in the 1980s and was crowned "Queen of Waka" in 1992 by the Alaaffn of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi. ..

Waka Nathan
Waka Joseph Nathan is a New Zealand Rugby Union player, who was born in Auckland on July 8, 1940. He was educated in Otahuhu College and was a member of the school's first fifteeen. He first played for the New Zealand Māori and then the All Blacks from 1962 to 1967, as a breakaway. During his All ..

Waka National Park
Waka National Park ..

Waka taua
A waka taua is a Māori war canoe. From the Māori language waka canoe and taua army. See also waka ..

Wakde
Wakde is an island of Indonesia, part of the province of Papua, between the districts of Pantai Timur and Tor Atas. Occupied by Japanese forces in April of 1942, Wakde served as an airbase. United States forces landed in May of 1944 and used the airfield. In September of 2005, the remains of Jap..

Wake
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The wake of a slow moving boat The wakes of two slow-moving boats. The nearer boat has made a striking series of ruler-straight waves. A reflection of this boat's bow wave, from the (unseen) river bank on the left of the picture, cuts back across ..

WAKE
In cryptography, WAKE is a stream cipher designed by David Wheeler in 1993. WAKE stands for Word Auto Key Encryption. The cipher works in cipher feedback mode, generating keystream blocks from previous ciphertext blocks. WAKE uses an S-box with 256 entries of 32-bit words. The cipher is fast, but ..

Wake, Okayama
Wake (和気町; -cho) is a town located in Wake District, Okayama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 12,485 and a density of 148.83 persons per km². The total area is 83.89 km². The town is famous in the region for the 'Wamojiyaki' festival that t..

Wake, Rattle, and Roll
There is an NES game by a similar name, Snake Rattle 'n' Roll Wake, Rattle, and Roll (originally titled Jump, Rattle, and Roll) was a children's TV show about a boy and his robot from around 1991. The robot's head appeared to be made of a Sony U-matic cassette. The show's theme song featured a ve..

Wake-on-LAN
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]Wake-on-LAN (or WOL) is a PC computer network standard which allows a "sleeping" computer to be brought up to full power remotely, over a network. It is an Intel Wired for Management System product. It was developed as part of the IBM and Intel Advanced Manageabilit..

Wake-Up Call (album)
Wake-Up Call is the fifteenth release of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in November 9, 1993. Contents 1 Track listing2 Awards3 Personnel3.1 Petra3.2 Additional Musicians4 Production5 Recording Track listing All songs written by Bob Hartman..

Wakeboard
A wakeboard is a board used for wakeboarding. Contents 1 Wakeboard Rocker2 Wakeboard Length3 Wakeboard Width4 Bottom Design5 Fins and Placement Wakeboard Rocker Rocker is the bend in a wakeboard from tip to tail. There are two types of rocker: continuous and three-stage...

Wakeboarding
Justin Abbott - Crow Mobe Wakeboarding is a surface Watersport. It was created from a combination of water skiing, snow boarding and surfing techniques. Before it was called wakeboarding it was called skurfing (skate + surfing). As in water skiing, the rider is towed behind a boat, or a cable..

WaKeeney, Kansas
WaKeeney is a city in Trego County, Kansas, United States. The population was 1,924 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Trego County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Geography WaKeeney is located at [39°1′28″N, 99°52′55″W] (39.024467, -99.881972)[Geographic ..

Wakefern Food Corporation
Old Wakefern logo The Wakefern Food Corporation, founded in 1946 and based in Elizabeth, New Jersey (United States), is the largest cooperative group of supermarkets in the United States. The name "Wakefern" is a portmanteau of the founders' names (W for Louis Weiss, A for Al and Sam Aidekman, ..

Wakefield
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]] Wakefield is a city in Yorkshire, south of Leeds, and by the River Calder. Its population was 79,885 in 2001. Today it forms part of a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire named the Cit..

Wakefield, Bronx
Wakefield is a residential and middle-class section of the north Bronx in New York City, bounded by the New York city line with Westchester County to the north, 233rd Street to the south, and the Bronx River, Bronx River Parkway, Metro-North Railroad tracks to the west. Wakefield is the northernmost..

Wakefield, Kansas
Wakefield is a city in Clay County, Kansas, United States. The population was 838 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Points of interest4 External links Geography Wakefield is located at [39°12′58″N, 97°0′55″W] (39.216228, -97.015244)..

Wakefield, Massachusetts
Wakefield is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,804 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 Community Facts5 External links History Wakefield was first settled in 1639 and was officially incorporated ..

Wakefield, Michigan
Wakefield is a city in Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,085 at the 2000 census. The city is situated within Wakefield Township, but is politically independent. It is on U.S. Highway 2 about ten miles east of Ironwood and the Wisconsin border. Michigan State Highwa..

Wakefield, Nebraska
Wakefield is a city in Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,411 at the 2000 census. Geography Wakefield is located at [42°16′3″N, 96°52′3″W] (42.267553, -96.867378)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a tota..

Wakefield, New Hampshire
Wakefield is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 4,252 at the 2000 census. Wakefield includes the villages of Union and Sanbornville. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 External links History Settled by colonists from Dover and Somer..

Wakefield, New Zealand
The small New Zealand community of Wakefield is situated some 25 km south west of Nelson at the top of the South Island. First settled in about 1843, it was originally called Pitfure. However the name was soon changed to Wakefield. This name was after the town of Wakefield in Yorkshire, and not -..

Wakefield, Quebec
Wakefield is a village on the western shore of the Gatineau River, at the confluence of the La Pêche River in the Outaouais region of Quebec. The village, named after the town of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, is now the southern edge of the municipality of La Pêche, and was founded in 1830..

Wakefield, Virginia
Wakefield is a town in Sussex County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,038 at the 2000 census. Popular legend has it that William Mahone (1826-1895), builder of the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad (now Norfolk Southern), and his cultured wife, Otelia Butler Mahone (1837-1911), of Smit..

Wakefield-241st Street (IRT White Plains Road Line)
Wakefield-241 Street is an elevated station in The Bronx on the New York City Subway and is the northenmost stop on the 2 train, and is the northernmost stop in the entire New York City Subway system. This station has 2 tracks, and an island platform. There are also two unused side platforms. The e..

Wakefield-Peacedale, Rhode Island
Wakefield and Peacedale are villages located in the town of South Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island. As of the 2000 census, the villages had a combined total population of 8,468. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics2.1 Incomes3 External links Geography Wakefield-Peac..

Wakefield (band)
Wakefield is a 4 piece rock band originated in Mechanicsville, Maryland. Early on they played clubs such as Piezano's Pizza and St. Margaret's in Annapolis, Wood's Holy Grounds in Severna Park and My Brother's Place in Waldorf. In 2001 they supported Good Charlotte at a show sponsored by 99.1WHFS. I..

Wakefield (disambiguation)
Wakefield is the name of several places in the world: Wakefield, New South Wales in AustraliaPort Wakefield, South Australia in AustraliaWakefield Regional Council, around Port Wakefield in AustraliaDivision of Wakefield is an Australian electoral divisionWakefield, Quebec, in CanadaWakefield, in Y..

Wakefield (Metro-North station)
The Wakefield Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the Wakefield section of The Bronx via the Harlem Line. It is 12.6 miles (20 km) from Grand Central Terminal and is located on East 241rd Street. Though theire is no direct connecting service at the station, six blocks from the stati..

Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)
Wakefield County constituency Wakefield shown within West Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire shown within England Created: 1832 MP: Mary Creagh Party: Labour Type: House of Commons County: West Yorkshire EP constituency: Yorkshire and the Humber Wakefield is a constituency represented..

Wakefield Cathedral
Wakefield Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of All Saints Wakfield is the cathedral for the Church of England's Diocese of Wakefield and is the seat of the Bishop of Wakefield. History The cathedral stands on the site of a Saxon church in the centre of Wakefield in the northern English ..

Wakefield Council election 1998
Elections to Wakefield Council were held on 7 May, 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was Labour 60Conservative 2Independent 1 Election result Preceded by:Wakefield..

Wakefield F.C.
Wakefield F.C. is a football club based in Yorkshire, England. They began in the village of Emley as Emley AFC in the local Huddersfield District League, and graduated via the West Riding League to the UniBond League Northern Premier League. In 2000/01 season they moved from their original home,..

Wakefield Girls High School
Wakefield Girls High School (WGHS) is a private school in Wakefield, England. WGHS is committed to realising girls’ potential. In the first three years girls aged 11–14 (Year 7-9) are taught an impressively wide and varied range of subjects, with a maximum of 24 girls in each of the 5 classes. ..

Wakefield High School
There are multiple high schools in the United States that are named Wakefield: Wakefield High School (Arlington County, Virginia) in Arlington, VirginiaWakefield High School (Raleigh, North Carolina) in Raleigh, North CarolinaWakefield High School (Nebraska) in Wakefield, NebraskaWakefield High Sch..

Wakefield High School (Arlington County, Virginia)
Wakefield High School Established 1952 School type public school Principal Doris Jackson Location Arlington, Virginia Enrollment 1,767 Athletic Conference National DistrictNorthern Region Colors Kelly Green; White; Black Nickname Warriors Rival School Washin..

Wakefield High School (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Wakefield High School, is a high school located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school was built in 1999 as part of the Wake County Public School System. Wakefield High School is a 9–12th grade school, offering many diverse courses, and is situated next to Wakefield Elementary and Wakefield Mi..

Wakefield Kirkgate railway station
Pacer DMU at Wakefield Kirkgate platform one. May 2006 142066 at Wakefield Kirkgate platform two. May 2006 153352 DMU at Wakefield Kirkgate platform three. May 2006 Wakefield Kirkgate Railway Station is a Railway station in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It is older than the..

Wakefield Line
Wakefield Line Principal stations Leeds Outwood Wakefield Westgate Sandal and Agbrigg Sheffield route:Doncaster route: MoorthorpeSouth Elmsall ThurnscoeAdwick GoldthorpeBentley Bolton-on-DearneDoncaster Swinton Rotherham Meadowhall Sheffield The Wakefield line is the name given to one of the..

Wakefield local elections
One third of Wakefield Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Contents 1 Political control2 Council elections3 By-election results4 External links Political control Labour 1973 - Council elections Wakefield Council election 1998 Wakefield Co..

Wakefield massacre
The Wakefield massacre happened on December 26, 2000 when disgruntled software engineer Michael McDermott went on a shooting rampage, killing seven of his co-workers at Edgewater Technology in Wakefield, Massachusetts, north of Boston . He was found by police sitting calmly and stated that he didn..

Wakefield Plains
The District Council of Wakefield Plains was a local government area in South Australia. It amalgamated with the District Council of Blyth-Snowtown to form the Wakefield Regional Council with effect from 1 July 1997. External links [Website] ..

Wakefield Plantation
Wakefield Plantation is a golf course in North Carolina. It is a Tournament Players Club. ..

Wakefield Poole
Wakefield Poole was a American pioneering film director in the gay pornography industry in 1970s and 1980s. Born in 1936, in Jacksonville (Florida, USA), he made his successful debut with 1971's Boys in the Sand, a gay porn parody of Boys in the Band. He then made some heterosexual porn films, but ..

Wakefield Prison
Wakefield Prison was originally built as a house of correction in 1594 and is now the largest maximum security prison in Britain. The current building was built in Victorian times. The prison stands in the town of Wakefield in West Yorkshire and is home to 600 of Britain's most dangerous men (mai..

Wakefield Regional Council
The Wakefield Regional Council is a local government administrative body in South Australia. Contents 1 History2 Transport3 Demographics4 Council contacts5 External links History The Wakefield Regional Council includes the following townships located in the area: AvonB..

Wakefield RFC
Wakefield RFC was an English rugby union club, founded in 1901, and which dropped out of the English leagues in 2004 as a result of professionalism. They were based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Contents 1 History1.1 Foundation1.2 1920-19961.3 Decline in the professional era..

Wakefield Show
The Wakefield Show is a RISC OS computer show held each year in Wakefield. The show is the biggest RISC OS computer show. ..

Wakefield Township
Wakefield Township may refer to: Wakefield Township, MichiganWakefield Township, MinnesotaThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended a..

Wakefield Township, Michigan
Wakefield Township is a township in Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 364 at the 2000 census. Communities The City of Wakefield is situated within the township, but is politically independent.Thomaston is an unincorporated community in the township a few miles north ..

Wakefield Township, Minnesota
Wakefield Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,103. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 86.3 km² (33.3 mi²). 80.1 km² (30.9 mi²) of it is land and 6.2..

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club based in the city of Wakefield, West Yorkshire. They play in the Super League. They are sometimes referred to simply as 'Wakey'. Contents 1 History2 Honours2.1 Footnote3 Belle Vue4 Records4.1 Player ..

Wakefield Westgate railway station
Wakefield Westgate is the mainline railway station for the city of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is located on the edge of the main city centre, on the opposite side from Wakefield's other station, Kirkgate. The station is managed by GNER, which runs frequent express services north to L..

Wakeful
Wakeful was one of the great thoroughbred mares of the Australian turf. The bay filly by Trenton from Insomnia was foaled in 1896, but did not commence racing until she was a four year old. She had 44 starts, wininng 25 races, was second 12 times and third 4 times. She was unplaced in only 3 races. ..

Wakeful Stakes
The Wakeful Stakes is a Group 2 Australian thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies. It is run under set weights with penalties over 2000 m at Flemington Racecourse on VRC Derby Day. The race is considered the main lead in to the VRC Oaks, with 13 filles winning the Wakeful Stakes and the..

Wakeham
Wakeham is a small village near the town of Easton, in Tophill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. ..

Wakeham Report
The Wakeham Report, published in 2000, was the report of a Royal Commission headed by Baron Wakeham, concerning reform of the United Kingdom's House of Lords. (See also Lords Reform.) Recommendations of the report # The membership of the House of Lords should be reduced to around 550. # A majority..

Wakehurst F.C.
Wakehurst is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the IFA Intermediate League. The club, founded in 1969, hails from Ballymena and plays its home matches at Ballymena Showgrounds, which it shares with Ballymena United. Club colours are black, yellow, and white. The current manager is Ian Gr..

Wakehurst Place Garden
Wakehurst Place Garden is a garden located in Ardingly, West Sussex in southern England (Grid reference ). It includes walled and water gardens, woodland and wetland conservation areas. It belongs to the National Trust and is managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. For the National Trust's 2004..

Wakeijuku
Wakeijuku (和敬塾) literally meaning A Place to seek Harmony and Respect, is an all male dormitory located in Mejiro ward, Tokyo. Established in 1955 by Kisaku Mayekawa, philanthropist and founder of Mayekawa Manufacturing Company, Wakeijuku has been honored as the proud home of Japan's finest un..

Wakeman
Wakeman may refer to: Names of people: Wakeman, OhioRick WakemanOliver Wakeman or to a title: In the city of Ripon, England, the wakeman officiated a nightly curfew, relics of this tradition still exist. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the..

Wakeman, Ohio
Wakeman is a village in Huron County, Ohio, along the Vermilion River. The population was 951 at the 2000 census. Geography Wakeman is located at [41°15′17″N, 82°24′14″W] (41.254702, -82.403938)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bure..

WakeMed
WakeMed Health and Hospitals is a 765-bed healthcare system with eight facilities placed throughout Wake County, NC. WakeMed’s main campus is located on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, NC. WakeMed provides a full spectrum of health services, from prevention, education, primary and acute care to spe..

Wakenaam
Wakenaam is a large (~17 square miles) island that at the mouth of the Essequibo River of Guyana. It was settled at one time by the Dutch. Transportation off the island is problematic, and even within the island transportation is difficult owing to there being little in the way of proper roads. It ..

Wakenda, Missouri
Wakenda is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri. It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route B about eight miles southeast of Carrollton. The community was founded in 1869 and is named after the Siouan name for God or the Great Spirit. ..

Wakeshma Township, Michigan
Wakeshma Township is a township in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,414 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.3 km² (36.0 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there w..

Wakestock
Wakestock Action Sports & Music Festival , a Pro Wakeboard tournament is held in Ontario, Canada. The name Wakestock refers to the famous outdoor music festival Woodstock. 2005 In 2005 it was held on Toronto Island. Each year the tournament is accompanied by a festival. There are several stages ..

Wakes Cove Provincial Park
Wakes Cove Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ..

Wakes week
The wakes week (or Wakes Week for specific usage) is a holiday period in England. Wakes were originally religious festivals that commemorated church dedications. During the Industrial Revolution the tradition of the wakes were adapted into a regular summer break in the mill towns of Lancashire, ..

Wakey Wakey
Wakey Wakey is a full-length album by the Punk band Toy Dolls. Track listing "Introduction" (0:57)"Wakey Wakey Intro" (0:21)"Lester Fiddled The Tax Man" (2:19)"Pot Belly Bill" (3:06)"One Night In Moscow (& We'll Be Russian Home!)" (2:42)"Cloughy Is A Bootboy!" (2:50)"Sabre Dance" (2:38)"Daveys ..

Wake (album)
Wake is a compilation from previous albums of Dead Can Dance released in 2003. It contains 26 tracks on two discs. It includes the song, The Lotus Eaters, (previously released only on the Dead Can Dance (1981-1998) box-set), which was recorded in 1998 as part of their new album but remained the l..

Wake (ceremony)
A wake is a ceremony associated with death. Traditionally a wake took place in the house of the deceased, with the body present. However, modern wakes are often performed at a funeral home. The tradition stems historically from an ancient tradition of watching over the deceased's body in the hope ..

Wake (comic)
Wake (Sillage in the original French) is a science fiction graphic novel series. The protagonist of the series is Nävis, a young human female who was shipwrecked and orphaned on an alien planet. She was discovered by the Wake, a travelling civilization of many different alien species, and works a..

Wake (disambiguation)
Wake can refer to: wake, the region of turbulence immediately to the rear of a solid body caused by the flow of a fluid over or around the bodywake (ceremony), a ritual which takes place during some funeral ceremoniesWake (comic), a French comic in book collection format created by Morvan BuchetWake..

Wake (Trio Töykeät album)
Wake is a jazz album by Trio Töykeät. It was released in 2005. Track listing Perfect Makeout MusicVoyageEnd of the First SetFinal FantasyIn a Sentimental MoodAlmostBebaYou and MeThird BallSir VivalInsane in Seine All songs composed by Iiro Rantala except track 2 by Kenny Barron, track 5 by Duke..

Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 627,846. Its county seat is Raleigh6, also the state capital. Contents 1 History2 Law and government3 Politics4 Geography4.1 Townships4.2 Adjacent Counties5 De..

Wake County Public School System
The Wake County Public School System (abbreviated WCPSS) is a public school district located in Wake County, North Carolina. The district is notable for its innovative attempts at desegregation. Schools are integrated based on parent's reported income level, with a maximum percentage of low income ..

Wake District, Okayama
Wake (和気郡; -gun) is a district located in Okayama, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 30,110 and a density of 112.02 persons per km². The total area is 268.79 km². Towns and villages HinaseSaekiWakeYoshinaga Okayama Prefecture ..

Wake Forest
Wake Forest may refer to: Wake Forest, North Carolina, a town of about 12,000 near Raleigh, North Carolina.Wake Forest University, a university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of p..

Wake Forest, North Carolina
Wake Forest is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. The population was 12,588 at the 2000 census. The town was the original home of Wake Forest University, which moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1956. The former Wake Forest campus is the current home to the Southeaste..

Wake Forest Army ROTC
Wake Forest University's offers only Army ROTC. In 2006 the Army ROTC program was awarded the MacArthur Award by the United States Army for having the best medium sized ROTC battalion in the nation. There are about sixty cadets in the program, and about half of each military science class finishe..

Wake Forest Greek Life
There are 9 chartered sororities and 15 chartered fraternities. Sororities: Alpha Kappa AlphaChi OmegaDelta Delta DeltaDelta Sigma ThetaDelta ZetaKappa DeltaKappa Kappa GammaPi Beta PhiPhi Mu Fraternities: Alpha Phi AlphaAlpha Sigma PhiChi PsiDelta Kappa EpsilonKappa Alpha Order (the oldest greek..

Wake Forest Student Government
Wake Forest Student Government (known as SG) works under a [semi-Presidential system]. The core component is the General Assembly, which acts as a student legislature. The General Assembly is made up of legistors, represented and voted by each residence hall. The legislators are assign..

Wake Forest Student Traditions
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Wake Forest Student Union
The event planning arm of Wake Forest is undergraduate student led and run organization known as Student Union. Student union projects include: HomecomingFamily WeekendSpringfestAWAKE all NightSpecial Spring Break VacationsShort CoursesSpecial LecturesEvents at the Coffeehouse Their most celebrate..

Wake Forest Study Abroad Programs
The university offers a number of study abroad programs for its undergraduates and, in the summers, for its law school students. About half of Wake Forest undergraduates spend at least one semester abroad. In Italy, the students can live and study in Casa Artom, the former U.S. Consulate on the ..

Wake Forest Township, Wake County, North Carolina
Wake Forest Township (also designated Township 19) is one of twenty townships within Wake County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2000 census, Wake Forest Township had a population of 29,845, a 91.5% increase over 1990, and a population density of 0.73 people per acre (180/km²). Wake Fo..

Wake Forest Undergraduate Student Housing
Wake Forest undergraduate students are guaranteed on campus housing for four years. For their freshman and sophomore year, the students are required to live on campus. There are five areas within the Reynolda campus where all the undergraduate dormitories are located: South Campus, North Campus, Pa..

Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private coeducational university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, renown for its programs in the liberal arts. The Wake Forest University campus is located north of downtown Winston-Salem, roughly at the juncture of Polo Road to the north and University Parkway..

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Location Winston-Salem, North Carolina Beds 821 Licensed Beds Affiliation Wake Forest University Certification Level I Speciality General Founded Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (WFUBMC), formerly known as North Carolina Baptist Hos..

Wake Forest Volunteer Service Corp
Volunteer Service Corp The Volunteer Service Corp (VSC) is one of the most popular student organizations. It coordinates volunteering in both the local and international/national setting via service projects and trips. The organization has annual service trips to Russia, Vietnam, and Latin Americ..

Wake Green
Wake Green (Grid reference ) is a historical area in south Birmingham, England between Moseley, Kings Heath, and Hall Green. Like nearby Sarehole it is no longer a postal address. It used to straddle the parish boundary of Yardley (Worcestershire at the time) and Kings Norton and was an area..

Wake Island
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Wake Island - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image Wake Island (also known as Wake Atoll) is a coral atoll (having a coastline of 12 miles (19.3 kilometers)) in the North Pacific Ocean, located about two-thirds of the way from Honolulu (2..

Wake Island (1942 film)
Wake Island is a 1942 film which tells the story of the United States military personnel who were stationed at Wake Island when it was attacked by the Japanese following the attack on Pearl Harbor. It stars Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston, Macdonald Carey, Albert Dekker, Barbara Britton and William..

Wake Island (disambiguation)
Wake Island has several meanings: Wake Island the geographical locationWake Island, a 1942 filmUSS Wake Island, a US Navy aircraft carrier during the Second World War.Wake Island 2007 is one of the standard maps in the computer game Battlefield 2. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] p..

Wake Island 2007
For other uses of the term, see: Wake Island (disambiguation) Wake Island 2007 is a free add-on map that was added after the computer game Battlefield 2 was patched to version 1.03, this map is an updated version of the Wake Island map from the computer game Battlefield 1942. The map is set on a c..

Wake Island Device
The Wake Island Device is an award of the United States military which is presented as a campaign clasp to both the Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medals. The Wake Island Device is authorized for any sailor or marine who was awarded the Navy or Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal through the ..

Wake Island order of battle
American forces CinCPac*Commandant, 14th Naval District**Island Commander, Wake Winfield S. Cunningham 1st Marine Defense Battalion Detachment, Wake - Maj. James P.S. Devreaux Unit Commander Remarks 5-inch Artillery Group Maj. George H. Potter 3-inch Artillery Group Capt. Brygh..

Wake Island Rail
The extinct Wake Island Rail (Gallirallus wakensis) was a flightless rail and the only native land bird on the Pacific atoll of Wake. It was found on the islands of Wake and Wilkes, but not on Peale which is separated from the others by a channel about 100 meters wide. Contents 1 Descripti..

Wake Me Up (song)
Wake Me Up was the eighth single released by Girls Aloud, and was their first single to miss the Top 3 in the UK. It still managed to make a top five chart appearance, peaking at #4. In the UK it has sold in excess of 50,000 copies. It sold in excess of 18,000 copies in its first week of release. ..

Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
"Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" was a song by British pop duo Wham! which was released in 1984 and became their first UK number one hit. It was written and produced by George Michael, one half of the duo. Michael was inspired for the song title by a scribbled note left for him by his Wham! partner ..

Wake Me Up When September Ends
"Wake Me Up When September Ends" Single by Green Day From the album American Idiot Released 13 June2005 Format Digital download Genre Alternative Rock, Punk Rock Length 4:45 Label Reprise Writers Green DayBillie Joe Armstrong Producers Green DayRob Cavallo Director Samuel Bayer Certifi..

Wake Me When I'm Dead
Wake Me When I'm Dead was the first cassette-demo release from Arizona grindcore band Nuclear Death. Track listing Shreiking TerrorThe Seventh NunCock JawRigor MortisNuclear Death ..

Wake Me When It's Over
Wake Me When It's Over is Faster Pussycat's second album. After the recording of this album, drummer Mark Michals was fired because of heroin possession, and drummer Frankie Banali played drums during the tour for this album. Afterward, Frankie Banali was himself replaced by drummer Brett Bradshaw..

Wake Me When The War Is Over
Wake Me When The War Is Over is a 1969 American comedy made-for-TV film starring Ken Berry and Eva Gabor, and directed by Gene Nelson. It first aired on ABC. Plot summary [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The film tells the story of Lieutenant Roger Car..

Wake no Kiyomaro
Wake no Kiyomaro (和気清麻呂; 733 - 99) was a Japanese high-ranked official, who . He was born in Bizen Province today Wake, Okayama. In 769, he was sent to Usa shrine to receive the divine message; it refutes the previous one, which says Dokyo to be the next emperor after Empress Kōken (late..

Wake of Death
Wake of Death is an American action movie, directed by French director, Philippe Martinez. Ringo Lam was the original director, but he left the project after a few weeks of filming in Canada. The movie was released in 2004, and has been rated "R" by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) ..

Wake of Poseidon
Wake of Poseidon Wake of Poseidon is a rock band from Chicago, IL formed by ex members of Stale Chofli in 2003. Their name is inspired by the song "In the Wake of Poseidon" written by the Canadian band Grade. Members of Wake of Poseidon currently reside in Chicago, IL, Boston, MA, and Tucson, AZ..

Wake of the Flood
Wake of the Flood is the sixth studio album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded between August 4 and September 7, 1973 and originally released on October 15, 1973. It was the first release under the bands own label, Grateful Dead Records, after fulfilling their contract with Warner Bros. Records...

Wake Pig
Wake Pig is 3's fourth album. It was released on October 26,2004 by Planet Noise Records. It was re-released on November 1,2005 by Metal Blade Records Contents 1 Track listing1.1 Re-release 2005 version2 Credits3 Release details Track listing Disk - Total Time (46.9 minutes..

Wake Shield Facility
Deployment of the WSF using the Space Shuttle robotic arm. NASA image. Wake Shield Facility is an experimental science platform that was placed in low-earth orbit by the Space Shuttle. It is a 3.7 meter (12 ft) diameter, free-flying stainless steel disk. The WSF is deployed in the wake of the..

Wake skating
Wake skating is an adaptation of wakeboarding that employs a similar design of board manufactured from plywood or from fibreglass. Unlike wakeboarding, the rider is not bound to the board in any way, which gives the sport its own unique challenges. Instead, the top surface of the board is covered wi..

Wake Technical Community College
Wake Technical Community College, a two-year accredited institution of higher education and technical training school, is located approximately five miles south of Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina and county seat of Wake County. WTCC, also known colloquially as Wake Tech, is part of the North ..

Wake therapy
Wake therapy is a form of sleep deprivation used as a treatment for depression. The subject is woken at 1AM and stays awake all morning, and the next full day. While sleepy, patients find that their depression vanishes, until they sleep again. Combining this with bright light therapy make the benefi..

Wake the Dead
Wake The Dead is the album released on Victory Records by hardcore powerhouse Comeback Kid. It was recorded over 13 days at the Blasting Room in Ft. Collins, Colorado by Bill Stevenson. Album's main hit, also titled "Wake The Dead", was featured on the soundtrack of the video game Burnout Revenge...

Wake the Town
Jamaican toaster U-Roy put the country on notice when the refrain "Wake the town, tell the people" first rang out of dancehalls and clubs in Jamaica in 1970. The song was one of the first major hits of the genre, taking reggea music to the next level, and was the primary inspiration of much of danc..

Wake The World
"Wake The World" was the B-side of the single "Do It Again" which was released by The Beach Boys in 1968 through Capitol Records. It charted at #20 in the United States and #1 in the United Kingdom. It was the band's first ever UK #1 hit. The song was recorded in March, 1968. "Wake The World" was..

Wake turbulence
Wake turbulence, also known as "jetwash", is turbulence that forms behind an aircraft as it passes through the air. This turbulence can be especially hazardous during the landing and take off phases of flight, where an aircraft's proximity to the ground makes a timely recovery from turbulence-induce..

Wake Up
Wake Up may refer to: "Wake Up", a 1972 song by Funkadelic"Wake Up", a 1985 song by XTC"Wake Up", a 1992 song by Rage Against the MachineWake Up!, a 1995 album by The Boo Radleys"Wake Up", a 2003 song by Three Days Grace"Wake Up", a 2004 song by The Arcade FireWake Up, a 2005 song by Hilary DuffWak..

Wake Up!
Wake Up! is an album by UK indie band The Boo Radleys, released by Creation Records in 1995. Although the band had received critical acclaim with their previous album, Giant Steps, Wake Up! was their first true commercial success. This was due in large part to two factors: the emergence of Britpo..

Wake Up! Aria
|} Wake Up! Aria is an adult anime comedy created by Media Station CO.,LTD in 1998 where a girl named "Aria" goes to a music school on an mysterious island called Golden Breast as a new student. Little does she know is the heads of the school, Mr. Karma and Ms. Shinbi, are aliens that steal ener..

Wake Up, Victor
Wake Up, Victor is an episode of the television sitcom series That's So Raven. Summary Victor gets to be on live television, but Raven has a vision that it's going to go wrong, and her vision comes true when Miles and Cory hypnotize Victor. The gang tries to wake him up by saying the word to wake h..

Wake Ups
"Wake Ups" are a brand of caffeine pills known for their simple white packaging which depicts a red- and blue-coloured rooster reminiscent of the Rossignol (ski brand) Rooster logo. The 12- and 36-pill packs come in foil-wrapped plastic housed in a cardboard sleeve featuring the words "Wake Ups" pri..

Wake Up & Smell
The Ziggens Wake Up & Smell was originally released in 1991 by Skunk Records and was rereleased in 2000 by Cornerstone R.A.S. Track Listing "Got Me a Girlfriend (3:34)"Really Bad Sunburn (3:43)"Surf's Up (3:19)"Furball (2:37)"Tim the Dinosaur (3:37)"Tidal Wave (2:39)"All the Fun That We Mi..

Wake Up (Hilary Duff song)
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]redirect [[Template:Infobox Single]] "Wake Up" is a song written and produced by American pop singer Hilary Duff, Joel Madden and Benji Madden for Duff's third album, Most Wanted. It was released as the album's first single in 2005 (see 2005 in music), and debuted a..

Wake Up (Make a Move)
Wake Up (Make a Move) is the third single from Start Something, the second album by the Welsh rock band lostprophets. This single was under much debate up to it coming out, both lostprophets and their N Prime management wanted the dark, brooding "Make A Move" as a single whereas the label wanted t..

Wake Up (Rage Against the Machine song)
"Wake Up" is a song of the rock band Rage Against the Machine, taken from an actual FBI document. It aims to exemplify the inherent racism within the bureaucracy of the American government. It is reminiscent of the opening chords from the Led Zeppelin song "Kashmir". A shorter version of the song is..

Wake Up (The Living End song)
"Wake Up" is the second single from The Living End's fourth album, State of Emergency. It was released 18 February (Australia), 2006, after the album was released. The song was both popular on Australian and New Zealand radio stations. It also peaked at 5 in the ARIAS (AUSTRALIA) Track listing "..

Wake Up America: A National Sleep Alert
Wake up America: A National Sleep Alert was a pivotal 1992 sleep study performed in the United States by the National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research. It found that contemporary United States citizens spent twenty percent less time sleeping than people in earlier eras, and that accidents and..

Wake up and Smell the... Carcass
Wake Up and Smell the... Carcass is a compilation album by the band Carcass, and is also the name of a Video/DVD compilation of the band's songs. Track listing CD "Edge of Darkness""Emotional Flatline""Ever Increasing Circles""Blood Splattered Banner""I Told You So (Corporate Rock Really Does Suc..

Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Wake Up And Smell the Coffee was the fifth album by the Cranberries. All lyrics are by Dolores O'Riordan, and the music by Noel Hogan and Dolores O'Riordan except tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, and 12, which are by Dolores O'Riordan. The term Wake Up And Smell the Coffee was made famous by a newspap..

Wake Up Brother
"Wake Up Brother" is a single released by New Zealand band Goldenhorse. It appeared on their new album, Riverhead released in 2003 Song information Track listings Wake Up BrotherNorthern Lights (Waiatarua Mix)Wake Up Brother Video ..

Wake Up Call
This article refers to the TV show on CNBC. For information about the West Wing episode, see "Wake Up Call." For the album from Christian rock band, Petra, see Wake-Up Call (album). CNBC Business Day ET Program 4 AM Worldwide Ex