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Wiradhuric languages
The Wiradhuric languages or Central inland New South wales subgroup form one of the subgroups of the Pama-Nyungan family of Australian Aboriginal languages. They consist of three languages: Wiradhuri, after which the family is named,Ngiyambaa,and Gamilaraay.All of these languages are now moribund. ..
Wiradhuri language
The Wiradhuri (also spelled Wirradhuri, Wiradhurri, Wiradjuri, Wiradyuri, Wirádhari) language is a Pama-Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup. It was the traditional language of the Wiradhuri people of Australia, but is now moribund—according to Ethnologue, there were only 3 speakers left ..
Wiradjuri
The Wiradjuri, or Wiradhuri, are an indigenous people of Australia, who speak the Wiradjuri language. It was originally pronounced like "wirr-RAHD-thoo-RYE": hence Donaldson's (1984) spelling Wirraadhurraay (Tamsin Donaldson in Aboriginal History 8(1)). The English-influenced pronunciation "w'RADJ-..
Wiradjuri, New South Wales
Wiradjuri is a subdivision in the rapidly growing Northern area of Leeton, New South Wales. Wiradjuri was developed in the 1980's and 90's to cope with Leeton's housing shortage and population boom. The Leeton High School sporting ovals are located to the east. ..
Wirangu language
The Wirangu language is a moribund Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Wirangu people, living on the west coast of South Australia across a region encompassing modern Ceduna and Streaky Bay, stretching west approximately to the Head of Bight and east to Lake Gairdner. Notes..
Wiranto
Wiranto Wiranto (born April 4, 1947) is a retired Indonesian army General. He was commander of the military of Indonesia from February 1998 to October 1999, and ran unsuccessfully for president of Indonesia in 2004. He is accused by the United Nations and domestic groups of having a role in ..
Wirbelwind
Wirbelwind at CFB Borden Wirbelwind at CFB Borden The Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind (Whirlwind in German) was an anti-aircraft vehicle based on the Panzer IV. It was developed in 1944 as a successor to the earlier AA tank Möbelwagen. In the first yeas of the war, Germans weren't intereste..
Wircd
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. wIRCd is a variation of an Internet Relay Chat Daemon. The prefix "w" signifies that it is specifically coded for a Microsoft Windows operati..
Wire
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, elongated strand of drawn metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads and to carry electricity and telecommunications signals. Standard sizes are determined by various wire gauges. The term wire is also used m..
WIRE-CA
WIRE-CA is a low-power television station in metro Atlanta. Broadcasting on channel 40, programming consists entirely of MTV2, one of the few cable networks that can be seen over the air. As WIRE-LP (before the upgrade to class A), like most over-the-air MTV2 affliates, it was an affiliate of The..
Wire-crested Thorntail
The Wire-crested Thorntail, Popelairia popelairii, is a hummingbird which occurs in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The male of the eastern slopes of the northern Andes, has elongated tail feathers that curve outward and taper from a broad base to a slender tip. The outermost is longest and each succ..
Wire-guided missile
A wire-guided missile is a missile guided by signals sent to it via thin wires reeled out during flight. This guidance system is most common for anti-tank missiles, where its ability to be used in areas of limited line-of-sight make it useful, while its limited maximum range, that of the wires, is n..
Wire-tailed Swallow
The Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. Swallows are somewhat similar in habits and appearance to other aerial insectivores, such as the related martins and the unrelated swifts (order Apodiformes). Wire-tailed Swallow breeds in Africa south of..
Wireborn
WireBorn Wireborn is a software company that was founded in 2005 by Gerhard Van der Westhuizen and Reinier Swart,both of them are South Africans who recently won a string of awards for their project “DNA FOR THE CLASSROOM”. Precisely one year later they are doing it again with the upgrade of ..
Wired
Wired can refer to: Wired magazine, print magazineWired News, websiteWired (computer program)Wired (album)Wired Part 1 and Wired Part 2, episodes of the television series The Zeta Project[[Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi]], a 1985 bookWired (film), a 1989 adaptation of the abov..
Wiredawg
Contents 1 Air Force2 Habits3 Coin Check4 External links Air Force A Wiredawg, or Wire Dawg, is a Voice Network Systems technician in the United States Air Force. Voice Network Systems technicians follow under the 2E6X3 Air Force Specialty Code(AFSC). Habits Wire Dawgs are ..
WiredPages
WiredPages can refer to: WiredPages, an online news/information service featuring a wide array of useful tools [world weather, conversion calculators, market data] and a myriad of reference links, published by QiSoftware[link]. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] p..
WiredX
WiredX is an X Window System server written in pure Java and licensed by JCraft under a proprietary license. WiredX provides full support of the X11R6.3 protocol, along with the MIT-SHM and SHAPE extensions to X. WiredX.net is free for use at http://www.wiredx.net ..
Wired (album)
Wired is Jeff Beck's solo album. It was the second album Epic Records released in 1976. Track listing "Led Boots" (Max Middleton) – 4:03"Come Dancing" (Narada Michael Walden) – 5:55"Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) – 5:31"Head For Backstage Pass" (Wilbur Bascomb, Andi Clark) – 2:43"..
Wired (book)
Wired : The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi, is a 1985 non-fiction book by American journalist Bob Woodward about the American actor and comedian John Belushi. John Belushi's wife, Judy Belushi Pisano, has objected to the portrayal of John Belushi in Bob Woodward's book and has written an..
Wired (computer program)
Wired is an audio creation computer program and is a free software (under GPL license). It helps musicians to compose, record, edit and mix sounds. It's the only piece of software of its category for Linux. It handles live instruments (through sound card analog or midi inputs), virtual instruments a..
Wired (energy drink)
Wired is an energy drink sold in 16-ounce cans containing caffeine and taurine. The Wired energy drink was first sold in plastic 12-ounce bottles; their popularity soon took off after releasing the drink. They then moved on to a bigger sized Wired drink, the now popular 16-ounce can. They first rel..
Wired (film)
Wired was a 1989 film biography of John Belushi directed by Larry Peerce, and adapted from the book Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi. It starred Michael Chiklis (The Commish, The Shield) as Belushi. The film was boycotted by several of Belushi's friends and family, including Dan ..
Wired (magazine)
A sample of Wired covers. Wired 1.01 (the premiere issue), with Bruce Sterling's face on the cover, is shown to the right. Wired is a full-color monthly magazine and on-line periodical published in San Francisco, California since March 1993. It reports on how technology affects culture, the e..
Wired (TV series)
Wired was a New Zealand television series aired from 1999 to 2000. ..
Wired Country
Wired Country or WC is an ISP, mainly servicing the North Island of New Zealand. It offers a 3.5GHz wireless connection and also fibre connections. It was owned by Counties Power but was recently sold to Compass Communications. External links [Wired Country wholesale][Wired Country r..
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a scheme that is part of the IEEE 802.11 wireless networking standard to secure IEEE 802.11 wireless networks (also known as Wi-Fi networks). Because a wireless network broadcasts messages using radio, it is particularly susceptible to eavesdropping. WEP was intende..
Wired for Books
Wired for Books is an online educational project of the WOUB Center for Public Media at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. The website features author interviews, dramatic audio productions of classic literature, readings of poetry, short stories, lectures, essays, and children's literature. Nearly ..
Wired for Management
Wired for Management (WfM) was a primarily hardware-based system allowing a newly built computer without any software to be manipulated by a master computer that could access the hard disk of the new PC to paste the install program. It could also be used to update software and monitor system status..
Wired For Sex
Wired For Sex was a television program on the former TechTV network showcasing how technology and the Internet have affected sex, including topics ranging from pornography to cyber sex. It was cancelled shortly before TechTV was bought by G4 Media in May 2004 and merged with G4 to form G4techTV. ..
Wired glove
A wired glove is a glove-like input device for virtual reality environments. Various sensor technologies are used to capture physical data such as bending of fingers. Often a motion tracker, such as a magnetic tracking device or inertial tracking device, is attached to capture the global position / ..
Wired intelligence
The term wired intelligence refers to a robot that has no programmed microprocessor. Instead, the robot has a particular connection of wires and analog electronics between its sensors and motors that gives it seemingly intelligent actions. These actions can be complex enough to create a quadruped ..
Wired News
Wired News is an online technology news website, formerly known as HotWired, that split off from Wired Magazine when the magazine was purchased by Condé Nast Publishing in the 1990s. However, Wired News was purchased by Condé Nast, parent company of Wired magazine, on July 11, 2006. Before ..
Wired New York
WiredNewYork.com is a website dedicated to architectural projects, as well as commercial, real estate, and political news in New York City Founded by Edward Sudentas in 2001, the site currently has over 4,000 registered members and 571 active members.[link] The site has several forums fre..
Wired to the Moon
Wired to the Moon is an album by Chris Rea, released in 1984. Track listing All songs by Chris Rea "Bombollini""Touche d'Amour""Shine, Shine, Shine""Wired To The Moon""Reasons""I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It""Ace Of Hearts""Holding Out""Winning" ..
WireFusion
WireFusion is a proprietary 3D computer graphics software package primarily designed for web-based graphics. See also Macromedia External links [Article on WireFusion]] ..
Wiregrass
Wiregrass may refer to: Pineland three-awn grass, Aristida stricta.Several other species of Aristida, especially A. junciformis and A. purpurea longiseta.Indian goosegrass, Eleusine indica.Smutgrass, Sporobolus indicus. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles ass..
Wiregrass Central Railroad
The Wiregrass Central Railroad (AAR reporting mark WGCR) is considered a "local railroad" by the AAR. It operates about 26.2 miles of track in Alabama. ..
Wiregrass Region
The Wiregrass Region or Wiregrass Country is an area of the Southern United States encompassing parts of southern Georgia, southeastern Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle named for the native wiregrass. External links [Review of A Wiregrass Witness] ..
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
The Wirehaired Pointing Griffon is a breed of dog. It is Dutch in origin, but is regarded as a French breed because a major portion of the breed's development took place in France. The Wirehaired Pointing Griffon is particularly adapted for swampy country, where its harsh coat is excellent p..
Wirehead
In Larry Niven's Known Space novels, a wirehead is someone who has been fitted with an electronic brain implant to stimulate the pleasure centers of their brain. On the 31st of March 2006, the [UK's Guardian newspaper reported] that trials of deep-brain stimulation with electric current, ..
Wireheading
"Wireheading" is the name given to the practice of using electrical current to directly stimulate the pleasure centers of the brain, with the intent of creating a narcotic-like high. It has figured prominently in science fiction stories: the novella "Death by Ecstacy" and the novel The Ringworld..
Wirehog
Wirehog's website allowed students at a few schools to download the beta software. Wirehog was a peer-to-peer file sharing program that was linked to Facebook and allowed people to transfer files directly between computers. The only way to join Wirehog was through an invitation from a member. ..
Wireless
Wireless is an old-fashioned term for a radio transceiver (a mixed receiver and transmitter device), referring to its use in wireless telegraphy early on; now the term is used to describe modern wireless connections such as in cellular networks and wireless broadband Internet. Contents 1 His..
Wirelessforcash.com
Wirelessforcash.com is a cell phone recycler that pays cash for used cell phones. Payment amount varies by phone model and manufacturer. Phones must be in operable condition and be shipped with batteries and charger. Wirelessforcash.com refurbishs and eventually re-sells the used phones to marketer..
Wireless access point
Wireless access point Planet WAP-4000 In Computer Networking, a wireless access point (WAP or AP) is a device that connects wireless communication devices together to form a wireless network. The WAP usually connects to a wired network, and can relay data between wireless devices and wire..
Wireless Age
The Wireless Age refers to the technological age which blossomed in the early decades of the 20th century with the advent of radio. Followed by the Digital Age. It is predicted that wireless Internet will be used by 62% of Americans by 2010. Technologies History of radioSatellite TVSatellite Ra..
Wireless Application Protocol Bitmap Format
Wireless Application Protocol Bitmap Format (shortened to Wireless Bitmap and with file extension .wbmp) is a monochrome graphics file format optimized for mobile computing devices. A WBMP image is identified using a TypeField value, which describes encoding information (such as pixel and palett..
Wireless Application Service Provider
A Wireless Application Service Provider (WASP) provides remote services, typically to handheld devices that connect to wireless data networks such as cellphones or PDAs. WASPs are a specific category of Application Service Providers (ASPs), though the latter term may more often be associated with st..
Wireless art
Wireless art is art designed for the video display of cellular phones and similar devices. ..
Wireless bridge
A wireless bridge is used for connecting two or more network segments separated physically, operating on the 802.11 standard. Wireless bridges usually work only in pairs or more, and can be used in two types of implementations. They are point to point link (PtP Link), or point to multi point (PtMP L..
Wireless Broadband Alliance
The Wireless Broadband Alliance is an alliance of wireless broadband operators aimed at increasing wireless broadband adoption and improving user experience across operators. The Executive Committee members of the alliance includes: BT Group (UK)China Netcom (China)Korea Telecom (Korea)Maxis Commun..
Wireless Communications Transfer Protocol
Wireless Communications Transfer Protocol (WCTP) is the method used to send messages to wireless devices such as pagers on NPCS (Narrowband PCS) networks. It uses HTTP as a transport layer over the World Wide Web. Development of WCTP was initiated by the Messaging Standards Committee and submitted ..
Wireless community network
Wireless community networks or wireless community projects are the largely hobbyist-led development of interlinked computer networks using wireless LAN technologies, taking advantage of the recent development of cheap, standardised 802.11b (Wi-Fi) devices to build growing clusters of linked, citywid..
Wireless Community Networks
Wireless Community Networks (WCN) is a community wireless network project developed by the Center for Neighborhood Technology for the Chicagoland area. Started in 2002, WCN uses a mesh network to provide high-speed internet access to members of local communities. The project is part of a community e..
Wireless CPUs
Wireless CPUs are cellular embedded processing devices that have the capability to natively execute pre-compiled standards based ANSI C applications via the use of the Open AT® Software Suite. There are 3 types of Wavecom Wireless CPUs, categorised by their physical form factor: Plug & Play Serie..
Wireless Distribution System
A Wireless Distribution System is a system that enables the interconnection of access points wirelessly. As described in IEEE 802.11, it allows a wireless network to be expanded using multiple access points without the need for a wired backbone to link them, as is traditionally required. [link..
Wireless Domain Services
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Wireless electronic devices and health
For mobile phones, see Mobile phone radiation and health With the focus on health concerns of mobile phones, people are also beginning to question the health risks of other wireless devices now being increasingly used at work and in the home, such as wireless local area networks, wireless phones, B..
Wireless energy transfer
Wireless energy transfer is the transfer of electromagnetic energy for power to do work via conduction, induction, or transmission without a physical connection. Contents 1 Description2 History2.1 Hertz2.2 Tesla2.3 Yagi3 Uses4 See also5 Related patents6&nbs..
Wireless Festival
The O2 Wireless Festival is a music festival that takes place in Hyde Park, London. The first festival took place in June 2005 In 2005 the headliners were New Order, Basement Jaxx, Keane and Kasabian, and the festival was on the 24th, 25th, 29th and 30th June. Other bands playing included JJ72, Mob..
Wireless gateway
A wireless gateway is a computer networking device that routes packets from a wireless LAN to another network, typically a wired WAN. Wireless gateways combine the functions of a wireless access point, a router, and often provide firewall functions as well. See also Wi-FiIEEE 802.11 ..
Wireless hacking
Wireless Hacking In security breaches, wireless hacking is the unauthorized use or penetration of a wireless network. A wireless network can be penetrated in a number of ways. There are methods ranging from those that demand a high level of technological skill and commitment to methods that are les..
Wireless Institute of Australia
The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) was formed in 1910, and is the first and oldest national amateur radio society. It represents the amateur radio operators of Australia in dealings with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the authority under the government of Australia ..
Wireless Integrated Network Sensors
Wireless Integrated Network Sensors (WINS) provide distributed network and Internet access to sensors, controls, and processors that are deeply embedded in equipment, facilities, and the environment. The WINS network is a new monitoring and control capability for applications in transportation, manu..
Wireless Intelligent Network
Wireless Intelligent Network (WIN) is a concept in development by a committee of Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). Its objective is to transport the resources of an intelligent network to a wireless network, utilizing the interim standard IS-41 [link] which was adopted becaus..
Wireless Internet Protocol
Wireless Internet Protocols are the suite of wireless protocols after Wireless Application Protocol 2.0 (WAP). It includes XHTML Basic, Nokia's XHTML Mobile Profile, and future developments of WAP by the Open Mobile Alliance. Wireless Internet Protocols are able to deliver XHTML pages to appropriat..
Wireless intrusion detection system
A wireless intrusion detection system is a network device that monitors the radio spectrum for the presence of unauthorized, rogue access points. Large organizations with many employees are particularly vulnerable to security breaches caused by rogue access points. If any employee in any locatio..
Wireless LAN
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. The notebook is connected to the wireless access point using a PCMCIA wireless card. 54 MBit W..
Wireless LAN Security
One issue with wireless networks in general, and WLANs in particular, involves the need for security. Many early access points could not discern whether or not a particular user had authorization to access the network. Although this problem reflects issues that have long troubled many types of wire..
Wireless Leiden
Wireless Leiden is a wireless community network in Leiden, Netherlands. Wireless Leiden Foundation cooperates with Demon Internet, which provides free Internet access for Wireless Leiden, in order to gain experience in this area. It is for use in homes and other buildings with an external antenna, ..
Wireless local loop
Wireless local loop (WLL), also called radio in the loop (RITL) or fixed-radio access (FRA) or fixed-wireless access (FWA), is the use of a wireless communications link as the "last mile / first mile" connection for delivering plain old telephone service (POTS) and broadband Internet to telecommunic..
Wireless MAN
A wireless metropolitan area network (MAN) offers broadband network access via exterior antennas. Subscriber stations communicate with base stations which are connected to a core network. This is a good alternative to fixed line networks and it is simple to build and relatively inexpensive. Conten..
Wireless Markup Language
Wireless Markup Language, based on XML, is the primary content format for devices that implement the WAP Wireless Application Protocol specification, such as mobile phones. WML documents are XML documents that validate against the WML (currently version 1.3) DTD (Document Type Definition). The W3C M..
Wireless mesh network
300px Wireless mesh networking is mesh networking implemented over a Wireless LAN. This type of Internet infrastructure is decentralized, relatively inexpensive, and very reliable and resilient, as each node need only transmit as far as the next node. Nodes act as repeaters to transmit data ..
Wireless microphone
The first wireless microphone went into production in 1962, called the "transistophone" and put out by the German equipment manufacturer beyerdynamic. The first time a wireless microphone was used to record sound during filming of a motion picture was on Rex Harrison in the 1964 film My Fair Lady...
Wireless mobility management
wireless mobility management: in Personal Communications Service (PCS), the assigning and controlling of wireless links for terminal network connections. Wireless mobility management provides an "alerting" function for call completion to a wireless terminal, monitors wireless link performance to de..
Wireless modem
Contents 1 Overview2 Service Providers3 Device Manufacturers4 Technologies5 See also6 External links Overview Mobile phones can be employed as data modem to form a wireless access point connecting a personal computer to The Internet (or some proprietary network). I..
Wireless monitoring
Wireless monitoring in the clinical sense refers to the use of electronic devices for collecting patient data, storing it and/or transmitting it to a medical center or clinician for evaluation. Typically, this is used to monitor acute changes in cardiac status, sometimes in conjunction with an im..
Wireless Multiboot
Wireless Multi Boot (WMB) is a method to send programs to be run on the Nintendo DS using a PC with certain Ralink Wi-Fi adaptors. Contents 1 Supported hardware2 Uses2.1 Official demos2.2 Running homebrew3 See also4 External links Supported hardware Currently, dri..
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
This article is about Wireless Multimedia Extensions. For Windows Movie Maker see WMM (Software) Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME), also known as Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) is a Wi-Fi Alliance interpretability certification, based on the IEEE 802.11e draft standard. It provides basic Quality of serv..
Wireless network
redirect [[Template:Inappropriate tone]] A wireless network is a telephone or computer network that uses radio as their carrier or physical layer. Contents 1 Wireless articles2 Some research institutes3 Some companies4 Some communities5 Some ideas6 See also7 Ext..
Wireless Networks Antennas
Types: Omni-Directional Omni - Omni-directional antennas commonly used in access points and provide a 360 degree coverage area. Cma (Ceiling Mount Antenna)- Used indoors, often small and dome shaped. Directional Antennas Panel - Panel antennas are directional high-gain antennas designed for long ra..
Wireless network interface card
A wireless network interface card (WNIC) is a network card which connects to a radio-based computer network, unlike a regular network card (NIC) which connects to a wire-based network such as token ring or ethernet. A WNIC, just like an NIC, works on the Layer 1 and Layer 2 of the OSI Model. A WNI..
Wireless Nomad
Wireless Nomad is a non-profit cooperative based in Toronto, Canada providing subscriber-owned home and business internet along with free Wi-Fi wireless Internet access to Toronto residents. Free WiFi web access is available at each of the 70+ nodes, making it one of the largest free Wi-Fi networks ..
Wireless POS
Wireless point of sale (wireless POS or WPOS) is the use of wireless devices to facilitate payment for products or services. As a rule, a wireless point of sale system consists of a base station directly connected to a central server computer and one or more handheld devices (PDAs) that communicate ..
Wireless Router Application Platform
The Wireless Router Application Platform (WRAP) is a format of single board computer defined by a Swiss company called PC Engines. This is specially designed for wireless router, firewall, load balancer, VPN or other network appliances. Basic specs 32-bit x86 compatible CPU, low energy consumptio..
Wireless security
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Wireless sensor network
A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is a mesh network of small sensor nodes communicating among themselves using RF communication, and deployed in large scale (from tens to thousands) to sense the physical world. Unique characteristics of a WSN are: Small-scale sensor nodesLimited power they can harves..
Wireless site survey
A wireless site survey, or wireless survey, is the process of planning and designing a wireless network, in particular an 802.11 Wi-Fi wireless network, to provide a wireless solution that will deliver the required wireless coverage, data rates, network capacity, roaming capability and Quality of Se..
Wireless sniffer
A wireless sniffer captures the packets sent from a computer through the computer's wireless network card to an access point or another computer. It captures these packets as raw data with the packet information header. See also Packet snifferWiresharktcpdumpKismet External links [Packet Sniff..
Wireless technology
The term wireless technology is generally used for mobile IT equipment. It encompasses cellular telephones, personal digital assistants (PDA's), and wireless networking. Other examples of wireless technology include GPS units, garage door openers, wireless computer mice and keyboards, satellite tel..
Wireless telegraphy
Wireless telegraphy is the practice of remote communication (see telegraphy) without the wires involved in an electrical telegraph. Wireless innovations lead to the development of radio. History As far back as Faraday and Hertz in the early 1800s, it was clear to some scientists that wireless commu..
Wireless Telegraphy Act
The Wireless Telegraphy Act is the name given to the foundation of all communication laws in the United Kingdom. Its name is derived from the invention of electric telegraphy and the subsequent invention of wireless transmission. Wireless telegraphy was followed by wireless telephony when the teleph..
Wireless Telegraph Trading Signal Company
The Wireless Telegraph Trading Signal Company later renamed the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company ..
Wireless terminal
terminal: A device capable of sending, receiving, or sending and receiving information over a communications channel. information: 1. Facts, data, or instructions in any medium or form. [JP 1-02] 2. The meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in their ..
Wireless Thessaloniki
Wireless Thessaloniki is an experimental wireless community network growing in the air of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is one of the first wireless networks deployed in the city. It was founded by Konstantinos Natsakis and Athanasios Kanaris on November, 2002. The primary goals of this project was tw..
Wireless Toronto
Wireless Toronto is a volunteer non-profit community wireless network in Toronto. Wireless Toronto began in 2005, following the model set by Montreal's Île Sans Fi, and has been setting up no-cost public wireless Internet access around the city and exploring ways to use Wi-Fi technology to stren..
Wireless transaction protocol
Wireless transaction protocol is a standard used in mobile telephony. It is part of the OSI Model for wireless communication. Practically speaking, it is a layer of the wireless access protocol (WAP) that is intended to bring Internet access to mobile phones. ..
Wireless Transport Layer Security
Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS) is a component in the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) protocol stack. It sits between the WTP and WDP layers in the WAP communications stack. Contents 1 Overview2 Security2.1 Algorithms2.2 Security criticisms3 Interoperability4..
Wireless USB
Wireless USB (WUSB) is a new wireless extension to USB intended to combine the speed and security of wired technology with the ease-of-use of wireless technology. WUSB is based on ultra wideband wireless technology defined by WiMedia Alliance, which operates in the range of 3.1–10.6 GHz. I..
Wireless Valley
The term "Wireless Valley" has several competing users. It seems to have been coined around 1990 by Ted Rappaport while he was a professor at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, alluding to his research program in wireless communications and the location of Blacksburg between the Appalachians an..
Wireless Valley Communications
Wireless Valley Communications, Inc. was a maker of hardware and software for use with Wireless LANs and in-building and campus wireless networking. Among its novel ideas are the use of 2-D and 3-D CAD software to design or manage wireless networks in and around buildings. The company was formed i..
Wireless vehicle safety communications
Wireless vehicle safety communications is a possible aid to car safety and road safety. It is still in the concept stage of development. It will be an electronic sub-system in a car or other vehicle for the purpose of exchanging safety information, about such things as road hazards and the locatio..
Wireless Village
Wireless Village is a set of specifications for mobile instant messaging and presence services. Many mobile phones now include instant messaging capabilities that are designed to hook into IMPS on a carrier's network by using Wireless Village protocol. See also IMPSOpen Mobile Alliance - an indus..
Wireless World
Wireless World was the preeminent British magazine for radio and electronics enthusiasts. It was one of the very few "informal" journals which were tolerated as a professional expense. It was also aimed at home constructors, publishing articles on building radio receivers and, after the BBC started..
Wireless World Forum
Wireless World Forum is a social networking site and Business network for the telecoms and media business. According to the Wireless World Forum website http://www.w2forum.com/, it was formed in 2005 and has 7,150 members in over 100 countries. See also List of social networking websitesBusiness ..
Wireless ZT
The company was established in Madrid, Spain in 2000 and is fully owned by its employees. Headquarters are located in Madrid, Spain. Research and Development units are located in Madrid, SpainPanama City, Panama The company has sales offices in Caracas, VenezuelaMiami, U.S.Panama City, PanamaRio..
Wireline
The term wireline usually refers to a cabling technology used by operators of oil and gas wells to lower equipment into the well. In its simplest form, the wireline simply consists of a rope constructed of metal wire (sometimes referred to as slickline). In some cases, the inner core of the wireli..
Wireline Access Solutions
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Wireline Logging
Wireline Logging consists of measuring and recording the physical properties of the rocks in oil wells. "Logging" consists of introducing sensors in a borehole via a "wireline", an electromechanical cable. Power and control is provided to the sensors inside the borehole, from a surface unit. The sen..
Wiremedia Bluetooth MediaServer
Wiremedia Bluetooth MediaServer proximity advertising solution allows for the distribution of rich media digital content, applications, and advertising to mobile phones and other Bluetooth-enabled devices that are within relative proximity of retail stores, commercial buildings, and public spaces eq..
Wiremu Kingi
Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitake (c. 1795–1882), Māori Chief of the Te Atiawa Tribe, was leader of the Māori forces in the First Taranaki War. Wiremu Kingi was involved in the major disturbances and migrations caused by the Musket Wars. He and his father probably fought alongside Te Rauparaha duri..
Wirenth
Wirenth is the queen dragon of Brekke. She rose to mate at the same time as Prideth, causing a terrible struggle ending in both dragons being lost between. Wirenth is the daughter of Ramoth and Mnementh, Benden's senior draconic pair. ..
Wirephoto
Wirephoto is a term for sending pictures by either telegraph or telephone. Western Union transmitted its first halftone photograph in 1921, and AT&T followed in 1925, and RCA sent a Radiophoto in 1926. The Associated Press began its WirePhoto service in 1935, and held a trademark on the term AP Wi..
Wires
Wires may refer to: The plural of wire, elongated strands of drawn metalThe NSW Wildlife Information and Rescue Service (WIRES), an animal welfare organisation in AustraliaThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred yo..
WIRES!WIRES!
WIRES!WIRES! is an [experimental] [electro] music project by artist Xavier St. Valentine. Originally, St. Valentine's one-man-band was known as XX, and after a few single releases and one [EP] changed the name to WIRES!WIRES! and started moving around the east coast, ..
Wireshark
In computing, Wireshark, previously known as Ethereal, is a protocol analyzer, or "packet sniffer" application, used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and protocol development, and education. It has all of the standard features of a protocol analyzer. The functionality Wireshark pr..
Wires (song)
"Wires" is a song by the British rock band Athlete from their second album, Tourist. It was released 17 January 2005 as the lead single from that album (see 2005 in British music). The song was written by the lead singer of the band, about his daughter who was born prematurely. Track listing 7" ..
Wiretapped.net
Wiretapped.net is an archive of software and information covering the areas of host, networking and information security, network operations, cryptography and privacy, among others. They are the largest archive of this type of software and information, hosting in excess of 20 gigabytes of informa..
WireTap (radio program)
WireTap is a half-hour radio show that airs on CBC Radio One Sunday afternoons at 1:00pm, and is repeated on Friday evenings at 8:30pm (all times 30 minutes later in Newfoundland). Hosted by Jonathan Goldstein, former producer of NPR's This American Life, the show features stories that are told over..
Wiretap Scars
Wiretap Scars is an album by Sparta, released 2002 on Dreamworks. The album is greatly influenced by the music of At the Drive-In, with whom most of Sparta's members originally played before their split in 2001. The vocals and track naming in particular reflect At the Drive-In's Relationship of C..
Wireworld (CA)
Wireworld is a well-known cellular automaton first proposed by Brian Silverman in 1987, as part of his program Phantom Fish Tank. It subsequently became more widely known as a result of an article in the "Computer Recreations" column of Scientific American. Wireworld is particularly suited to simula..
Wire & Glass
The Who's first true studio single release since 'Athena' in 1982 is 'Wire & Glass', an eleven minute rock opera in six songs: Sound Round (1:22)Pick Up The Peace (1:28)Endless Wire (1:51)We Got A Hit (1:18)They Made My Dreams Come True (1:13)Mirror Door (4:16) 'Sound Round' was reportedly writte..
Wire (album)
Wire is the seventh album by Christian rock band Third Day. It breaks from the style of the band's previous albums to return to simple, rock and roll-driven melodies. To quote All Music Guide's review of the album, "Third Day has stripped away the shine and gotten back to the grittiness of being a..
Wire (band)
Wire are an English rock band formed in 1976 by Graham Lewis (bass, vocals), Bruce Gilbert (guitar), Colin Newman (vocals, guitar) and Robert Gotobed (drums). Influenced by artists as diverse as the Ramones, Brian Eno and Marcel Duchamp, Wire are often cited as one of the more important rock groups..
Wire (disambiguation)
Wire may mean: Wire, a strand of drawn metal used especially in electrical conductorsWire (band), a British post-punk bandThe Wire (magazine), a British music magazineThe Wire (TV series), an HBO Original SeriesThe Wire (DS9 episode), a second-season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space NineThe Wire, a..
Wire (song)
"Wire" Song by U2 From the album The Unforgettable Fire Album released 1 October 1984 Recorded Genre Rock Song Length 4:19 Record label Island Records Producer Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois The Unforgettable Fire Album Listing Pride (In the Name of Love)(Track 2) Wire(Track 3) The Unfor..
Wire bonding
Gold wire ball-bonded to a gold contact pad Aluminium wires wedge-bonded to a KSY34 transistor die Wire bonding is a method of making interconnections between a microchip and the outside world as part of semiconductor device fabrication. The wire is generally made up of one of the fol..
Wire Cache Provincial Park
Wire Cache Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ..
Wire chamber
Drift Chambre at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris Element of the drift Chambre Function of a wire chamber A multi-wire chamber (or just wire chamber) is a detector for particles of ionizing radiation which is an advancement of the concept of the Geiger counter and the propo..
Wire Daisies
The Wire Daisies are a four piece British band from Cornwall who are signed to EMI 'Angel' offshoot. The idea for the band was hatched in 1999 by three members of the group who had met at a party to mark the solar eclipse, however it was not until 2002 that the band finally took shape. After recor..
Wire drawing
Wire drawing is a manufacturing process used to reduce or change the cross section of a wire by using a series of draw plates or dies. ..
Wire entanglement
Redirect [[Template:Merge]] A wire entanglement was one of the most elaborate types of military wire obstacles. The entanglement could in some places be scores of metres thick and several metres deep, with the entire space filled with a random, tangled mass of barbed wire. Entanglements were often n..
Wire frame model
A wire frame model is a visual presentation of an electronic representation of a three dimensional or physical object used in 3D computer graphics. It is created by specifying each edge of the physical object where two mathematically continuous smooth surfaces meet, or by connecting an object's co..
Wire fraud
Wire fraud is a legal concept in the United States Code which provides for enhanced penalty of any criminally fraudulent activity if it is determined that the activity involved electronic communications of any sort, at any phase of the event. As in the case of mail fraud, this statute is often used..
Wire fu film
Wire fu is an action film genre in which the actors use wire-work to perform amazing stunts of qing gong. The English term is based on a combination of kung fu and wire work. Almost all modern wuxia movies fall in this category. However, not all martial arts films used wire work. Hollywood employs ..
Wire gauge
Wire gauge is a measurement of how large a wire is, either in diameter or cross-sectional area. This determines the amount of electrical current a wire can safely carry, as well as its electrical resistance and weight per unit of length. Wire gauge is therefore applicable to both electrical and no..
Wire in the Blood
Wire In The Blood is an ITV television series which teams a university forensic psychologist profiler, Dr. Tony Hill (Robson Green), with a tough female Detective Inspector, Carol Jordan (Hermione Norris). The series is based on characters created by Val McDermid. Only the first two episodes of the ..
Wire jacket
A wire jacket is a fictional jacket made of iron wire which was placed around the victim or suspect's body. The wires were connected to wheels on each side, as to tighten the jacket when needed. If the jacket were to become too tight, it would cut into the victim's flesh. Therefore, this was a tort..
Wire loop game
A wire loop game is a game where you guide a metal loop along a serpentine length of wire without the two parts touching. If the two wires connect the electric circuit is closed. The current flow triggers a signal and you'll have to start over. This game is often played online using your mouse as th..
Wire nut
Wire-Nut is a trademark of Ideal Industries for a product technically known as a twist-on wire connector. These connectors are used to fasten two or more electrical conductors together. "Wire nut" has become a genericized trademark; these connectors are also known as a cone or thimble connectors. Ma..
Wire obstacle
Redirect [[Template:Merge]] In the military science of fortification, wire obstacles are defensive obstacles made from barbed wire, barbed tape or concertina wire. They are designed to disrupt or delay an attacking enemy. Depending on the requirements and available resources, wire obstacles may rang..
Wire Pass Trailhead
Wire Pass Trailhead Elevation 4870 ft (1484 m) Latitude 37° 1′ 8.76″ N Longitude 112° 1′ 29.52″ W Location Utah, USA USGS Topo Map [Pine Hollow Canyon] Facilities: Parking and Restrooms - No water Wire Pass Trailhead is the gateway to some spectacular ..
Wire protocol
In computer networking, a wire protocol refers to a way of getting data from point to point: whether using physical wiring or software. ..
Wire recording
Wire recording is a type of analogue audio storage in which the recording is made onto thin steel or stainless steel wire. The first wire recorder was the Valdemar Poulsen Telegraphone of the late 1890s, and wire recorders for dictation and telephone recording were made almost continuously by variou..
Wire removal
Wire removal is a visual effects technique used to remove wires in films, usually to simulate flying in actors or miniatures. Wire removal can be partly automated through various forms of keying, or each frame can be edited manually. First, the live action plates of actors or models suspended on w..
Wire rope
Wire rope consists of several strands of metal wires twisted together. Initially wrought iron wires were used, but today steel is the main material used for wire ropes. Modern wire rope was invented by the German mining engineer Wilhelm Albert in the years between 1831 and 1834 for use in mining..
Wire saw
A wire saw is a metal cable used for cutting. It can have one strand or many strands braided together. The wire saw uses abrasion to cut. A single-strand saw can be roughened to be abrasive, or abrasive compounds can be bonded to the cable. The quarry wire saw uses diamond-impregnated beads (and..
Wire speed
Wire speed or wirespeed refers to the hypothetical maximum data transmission rate of a cable or other transmission medium. The wire speed is dependent on the physical and electrical properties of the cable, combined with the lowest level of the connection protocols. When used as an adjective, wire ..
Wire stripper
A simple manual wire stripper An automatic wire stripper Stripped copper wire A wire stripper is a small, hand-held device used to strip the insulation from electric wires. Contents 1 Types of wire strippers1.1 Manual1.2 Automatic2 See also Types of wire st..
Wire Train
Wire Train was a United States based group who produced five albums in the 1980s and early 1990s. The band was originally formed as the Renegades in April 1983 in San Francisco by San Francisco State University students and guitarists and singers Kevin Hunter and Kurt Herr with the rhythm section of..
Wire transfer
A wire transfer is an electronic transfer of funds. Wire transfers can be done by a simple bank account transfer, or by a transfer of cash at a cash office. Bank wire transfers are the most expedient method for transferring funds between bank accounts. A bank wire transfer is a message to the recei..
Wire Wheels
Wire wheels, a.k.a. laced wheels, are a term primarily used in the context of motorcycles, although they are also used in the context of bicycles. Wire Wheels are wheels where the rim of the wheel is connected to the central hub via spokes made of wire. The process of assembling wire wheels is calle..
Wire wrap
This article deals with electronics manufacturing and prototyping techniques, see Wire wrap jewellery for the jewellery related topic Manual wire wrap tool and wire in various colours. Wire wrap is a technique for constructing small numbers of complex electronics assemblies. It is an alterna..
Wire wrap jewellery
Wire wrap jewellery is a type of design and method of hand jewellery fabrication. Wire wrap is a hand fabricated method of jewelry design and creation. It involves the use of tools to bind and twist wires together. Some of the tools used include pliers, pin vise, Swiss pattern file, wire cutters, ri..
Wirges
Wirges is a town and a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 5 km northwest of Montabaur, and 20 km northeast of Koblenz. Wirges is also the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Wirges, which co..
Wiri
Suburb:Wiri City:Manukau Island:North Island Surrounded by - to the south - to the north-west Homai (1.5 km) Papatoetoe (3.8 km) Wiri is an Auckland suburb. Wiri is under the local governance of the Manukau City Council. According to the 2001 census, Wiri has a population o..
Wirikuta
High in the mountains of central Mexico, between the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Zacatecas ranges, lies the Huichol Indians sacred site of Wirikuta. Wirikuta is the sacred land of the Huichols deified ancestors. Huichols carry out yearly pilgrimages to Wirikuta and collect peyote - a cactus cont..
Wiring pencil
A wiring pencil often sold under the trade names of road runner and verowire is a tool with a small reel of copper wire coated with a special varnish. The wire runs down a thin tube in the center of the wiring pencil and the wiring pencil can be used to quickly and tightly wrap it onto connections ..
Wiri Train Station
Wiri Railway Station is located on the Eastern and Southern Lines of the Auckland Railway Network in New Zealand. Services were withdrawn from this station on 14 February 2005. Suburban Train Services To the north is Puhinui Train Station and to the south is the Homai Train Station. Eastern Line ..
WIRK
WIRK is located in the West Palm Beach, Florida area and broadcasts at 107.9 FM. External links [WIRK] CBS Corporation Corporate Directors: David R. Andelman | Joseph A. Califano, Jr. | William S. Cohen | Philippe P. Dauman | Charles K. Gifford | Bruce S. Gordon | Leslie Moonves | Sh..
Wirksworth
Wirksworth is a market town in Derbyshire, England with a population of approximately 10,000. It was granted its market charter by Edward I in 1306. The market is held every tuesday in the market square in the busy town centre. Perhaps the finest building in Wirksworth is St. Mary's Church, which ..
WIRL
WIRL can refer to: WIRL (AM), a radio station in Peoria, IllinoisWoodcar Independent Racing League This 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 i..
Wirragulla railway station, New South Wales
Wirragulla is a railway station on the Hunter Line, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. {| align="center" border="1" width="420" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="-1" > |- align="center" | bgcolor=#FFFFFF | Preceding Station(inbound) | bgcolor=#FFFFFF | Line | bgcolor=#FFFFFF | Following Station(ou..
Wirral
Wirral could refer to: The Wirral Peninsula, a geographic region in the north west of EnglandThe Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, an administrative area, part of Merseyside, occupying the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of article..
Wirral Council election 1998
Elections to Wirral Council were held on 7th 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 41Conservative 16Liberal Democrat 8Independent 1 Election result Pre..
Wirral Council election 1999
Elections to Wirral Council were held on 6th May, 1999. 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 39Conservative 17Liberal Democrat 10 Election result Preceded by:Wir..
Wirral Council election 2000
Elections to Wirral Council were held on 4th May, 2000. 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 33Conservative 20Liberal Democrat 12Vacant 1 (until by-election in June) Elec..
Wirral Council election 2002
Elections to Wirral Council were held on 2nd May, 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 31.8%. After the election, the composition of the council was Labour 31Conservative 20Liberal Democrat 14Independent 1 Election..
Wirral Council election 2003
Elections to Wirral Council were held on 1st May, 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 27.9%. After the election, the composition of the council was Labour 26Conservative 23Liberal Democrat 16Independent 1 Election..
Wirral Council election 2004
Elections to Wirral Council were held on 10th June, 2004. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003. The council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 43.2%. Election result Ward results ..
Wirral Council election 2006
Elections to Wirral Council were held on 4th May, 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 35.2%. After the election, the composition of the council was Labour 26Conservative 21Liberal Democrat 19 Election result ..
Wirral Country Park
The Wirral Country Park is a Country Park on the Wirral Peninsula, England, lying both in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and the county of Cheshire. It was the first designated Country Park in Britain, opening in 1973. It is based around the Wirral Way, a footpath along the track bed of the fo..
Wirral Cricket Club
Wirral Cricket Club plays in the Meller Braggins Cricket League (1st and 2nd XIs) and the Cheshire Alliance (3rd XI). The Club runs Junior teams from Under 17's downwards. It is based in Thornton Common Road, Clatterbridge, Wirral, England. The team used to be called the "Old Wirralians" based aro..
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
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Wirral Line
The Wirral Line is one of the two lines operated by Merseyrail on Merseyside, England, the other being the Northern Line. It connects Liverpool with the Wirral Peninsula, with branches to New Brighton, West Kirby, Chester and Ellesmere Port. In the centre of Liverpool, it operates a circular ser..
Wirral Line (Hooton to West Kirby branch)
Extending for twelve miles from Hooton to West Kirby (on the Wirral Peninsula, England), the line was completed in 1886 by the Birkenhead Railway. It was reasonably successful until the Second World War, after which decline set in. Closed to passengers in 1956 and to freight traffic in 1962, the..
Wirral local elections
One third of Wirral Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Contents 1 Political control2 Council elections3 By-election results4 External links Political control No overall control 1973 - 1975 Conservative 1975 - 1986 No overall control 1986 -..
Wirral Peninsula
for at grid reference SJ285850 The Wirral is a peninsula in North West England bounded by the River Dee to the west and the River Mersey to the east. It is administered by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in the north and Cheshire County Council in the south. Previously it was entirely i..
Wirral Railway
The Wirral Railway (WR) was incorporated in 1863 as the Hoylake Railway (HR), with powers to build lines from Birkenhead to New Brighton, and to Parkgate on the western side of the Wirral Peninsula; the latter line was not built. Between 1872 and 1882 the HR was renamed twice, and extensions of the ..
Wirral Rugby Club
Wirral Rugby Club is based in Thornton Common Road, Clatterbridge, Wirral, England. The team used to be called the "Old Wirralians" based around Wirral Grammar School. External links [Wirral RUFC] ..
Wirral Rural District
Wirral was a rural district in Cheshire, England from 1894 to 1933. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 from the Wirral rural sanitary district. The parishes of Landican and Prenton became part of the county borough of Birkenhead in 1928. It was abolished in 1933 under a County R..
Wirral South
Wirral South County constituency Wirral South shown within Merseyside, and Merseyside shown within England Created: 1983 MP: Ben Chapman Party: Labour Type: House of Commons County: Merseyside EP constituency: North West England Wirral South is a constituency represented in the H..
Wirral South by-election, 1997
A by-election was held for the United Kingdom parliament constituency of Wirral South, in Merseyside, England, on 27 February 1997. The seat became vacant on the death of Conservative Party Member of Parliament Barry Porter. The Conservative loss in this seat, which came close to the last possible ..
Wirral Urban District
Wirral was an urban district in Cheshire, England from 1933 to 1974. It was created from part of the disbanded Wirral Rural District, and covered an area in the south-west of the Wirral Peninsula. The district covered the areas of Barnston, Gayton, Heswall cum Oldfield, Irby, Pensby and Thurstast..
Wirral West
Wirral West County constituency Wirral West shown within Merseyside, and Merseyside shown within England Created: 1983 MP: Stephen Hesford Party: Labour Type: House of Commons County: Merseyside EP constituency: North West England Wirral West is a constituency represented in the ..
Wirrarika
The Wirrarika are a tribe living in Mexico, said to be descendants of the Toltecs. ..
Wirreanda High School
Wirreanda High School is a state government high school in Morphett Vale, South Australia. Wirreanda is an Indigenous Australian name for "Place where wallabies live under tall trees." WHS, as it is often abbreviated, accommodates a wide range of subjects and specialises in most popular sports in ..
Wirry-cow
A Wirey-cow, Wirry-carl etc was in Scotland, a bugbear, goblin, ghost or other frightful object. Sometimes it was used for the Devil, or a scarecrow. "Draggled sae 'mang muck and stanes, They looked like wirry-cows" (Allan Ramsay) The word was used in Scott in Guy Mannering. The word is derived by..
Wirswall
Wirswall is a village and parish in Cheshire, near the Shropshire border, around 1.5 miles north of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Nearby villages include Marbury and Wrenbury. The South Cheshire Way (long-distance footpath) runs through the village, and Bishop Bennet Way (bridleway) terminates there. The ..
Wirt, New York
Wirt is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,215 at the 2000 census. The Town of Wirt is in the southwest part of the county and east of Olean, New York. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 Communities and locations in Wirt His..
Wirth
Wirth is a German surname which may refer to any of the following individuals: Ann Fisher-Wirth, American poet and university professorChristian Wirth, notorious member of the Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS) involved in the T4 euthanasia programChristian Wirth (a.k.a. RaD Man), computer art historian and f..
Wirth's law
Wirth's law in computing was made popular by Niklaus Wirth in 1995. There are two slightly different versions and it is unclear which was the original form, or where the law actually originated from. The law states Software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster. or Software is decelerating f..
Wirth-Weber precedence relationship
redirect [[Template:Context]] The Wirth-Webber relationship between a pair of symbols [(V_t \cup V_n)] are necessary to determine if a formal grammar is a Simple precedence grammar, and in such case the Simple precedence parser can be used. Formal definition [ G = ] [ ..
Wirthlin Group
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The Wirthlin Group is a research based consulting firm founded by Dick Wirthlin. Dick Wirthlin served as Ronald ..
Wirthlin Worldwide
Wirthlin Worldwide describes itself as a "strategic research and consulting firm". While perhaps best known publicly for its market research work, it also provides public relations services to clients such as for crisis management. It was acquired by Harris Interactive. On its website Wirthlin Worl..
Wirth Lake
The name Wirth Lake refers to any of several lakes: Wirth Lake (Oregon)Wirth Lake (Minnesota) This 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 inten..
Wirth Lake (Minnesota)
Wirth Lake is in Theodore Wirth Park, a large park managed by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, but actually in Golden Valley, a neighboring suburb. ..
Wirth Lake (Oregon)
Wirth Lake is in northwestern Oregon, near Salem. It was supposed to be a swimming area and park with rental sailboats, but the ducks contaminated it so badly all commercial activity was halted in 1976 for health reasons. The first time in almost 30 years that more than one sailboat has plied the ..
Wirtinger's inequality
In mathematics, Wirtinger's inequality is an inequality used in Fourier analysis. It was used in 1904 to prove the isoperimetric inequality. (There is a second Wirtinger's inquality (complex analysis).) Theorem Let f : R → R be a periodic function of period 2π, which is continuous and has ..
Wirtschaftschule (Bavaria)
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Wirtschaftsgeschichte
Max Weber's Wirtschaftsgeschichte (General Economic History in English) (1923) was composed by his students from lecture notes shortly after his death. In his General Economic History, Weber creates an institutional theory of the rise of capitalism in the west. Unlike in his Protestant ethic, reli..
Wirtschaftsphysik
Wirtschaftsphysik is a relatively new course of studies, introduced at the University of Ulm in 1997. The name might be translated into English by Econophysics but it is questionable if both terms mean the same thing. It is comprised of studies in Physics, Economics, Computer Science and Mathematics..
WirtschaftsWoche
Wirtschaftswoche is a German weekly business news magazine. External links [Official site] ..
Wirtschaftswunder
The term Wirtschaftswunder (English: economic miracle) designates the upturn experienced in the West German and Austrian economies after the Second World War. The expression was coined in 1950 by The Times in order to describe the economic miracle occurring in both Austria and Germany at that time...
Wirtz Dam
Wirtz Dam was constructed in 1949-1950 in tandem with Starcke Dam to provide hydroelectric power and to form Lake LBJ, one of the Texas Highland Lakes. Originally called Granite Shoals Dam, it was renamed in 1951, in honor of Alvin J. Wirtz, who had been instrumental in the formation of the Lower C..
Wirt C. Rowland
Guardian Building, Detroit, 1979 Wirt Clinton Rowland (December 1, 1887, Clinton, Michigan–November 30, 1946) was an American architect best known for his work in Detroit, Michigan. Biography Rowland grew up in Clinton, Michigan and in 1901 landed a job as an office boy for the Detroit..
Wirt County, West Virginia
Wirt County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population is 5,873. Its county seat is Elizabeth6. The county is serviced by one high school, Wirt County High School. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adajacent Counties2 Demographics3 Cities and t..
Wirt Township, Minnesota
Wirt Township is a township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 94 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.7 km² (36.2 mi²). 88.3 km² (34.1 mi²) of it is land and 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²) of it (5.72%)..
Wiryeseong
Wiryeseong was the name of two early capitals of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Both were in the modern-day Seoul area. According to the 12th century Korean history, the Samguk Sagi, the founders of Baekje, the brothers Onjo and Biryu, built Wiryeseong in 18 BCE. After about ten years..
Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir
Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir (We thank you, God, we thank you) is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. In Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Bach's works, it is BWV 29. The piece was written for the occasion of the election of a new town council in Leipzig in 1731 (the cantatas number 119, Pr..
Wir ham' noch lange nicht genug
Wir ham' noch lange nicht genug CD by Böhse Onkelz Released 1991 Genre Heavy Metal Length 57 min 44 sec Record label Bellaphon Records Producer Stephan Weidner Böhse Onkelz chronology Es ist soweit(1990) Wir ham' noch lange nicht genug(1991) Heilige Lieder(1992) Wir ham' noch lange..
Wir kriegen euch alle
Wir kriegen euch alle is the second album by the East German punk band Feeling B. It was released in 1991. Track List #Ich such die DDR #Every Night #Dumdum Geschoß #You Can't Beat the Feeling B #Slamersong #Izrael #Schlendrian #Soviel was ich sah #Hopla He #Schampuuu-Schaum #Finale #Unter dem Pf..
Wir sind das Volk
Wir sind das Volk. Heard chanted at the Montagdemonstrationen (Monday Demonstrations) in Germany in 1989, this simple proclamation (meaning 'We are the people') has become a legendary populist calling card for demonstrators trying to make themselves heard. ..
Wir sind Helden
Wir sind Helden (short: WSH, German for "We are heroes") is a German musical band. While it is difficult to categorize, the group's style has often been considered similar to that of the Neue Deutsche Welle. Other comparisons have been made to Rio Reiser and the music of the Hamburger Schule. C..
Wir Sind Wir
"Wir Sind Wir (ein Deutschlandlied)" (We Are Us, a Germany song) is a single released by Paul Van Dyk in 2004. Unlike most of his other singles, this was not released only any official studio album by Paul. The song features Peter Heppner on vocals. Tagline: Are we the Land of Poets and Thinkers..
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