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WOR
WOR is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: The callsign currently used by one broadcaster in New York City, and formerly used by two others:*WOR AM*WOR-FM is now WRKS-FM*WOR-TV is now WWOR-TV*Later used for the national Cable version of WWOR, WOR EMI ServiceWake-..
Wor-Wic Community College
Wor-Wic Community College is a 2-year institution located in Salisbury, Maryland, offering both credit and continuing education classes for Delmarva residents. It is named after Maryland's Worcester and Wicomico counties. It was founded in 1975, and operated as a "college without walls" in the two c..
WORA
WORA may mean: WORA an AM radio station in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.WORA-TV a television station in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.Write once, run anywhere (WORA), a slogan used by Sun Microsystems.When Online RPGs Attack (WORA), a [web site] documenting the excesses and strangeness of online text ..
WORA-TV
WORA-TV is a full-power television station in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 5, digital 29. The station serves as a satellite for WLII simulcasts over 95% of its programing. WORA-TV produces some programming of its own, mostly airing on Sunday afternoons. During local prog..
Worak Mountain
Worak Mountain is a major mountain of the Sobaek mountain range. Its highest peak is 1,162 m above sea level. It forms part of the boundary between North Chungcheong and North Gyeongsang provinces. Its slopes contain portions of Mungyeong city in North Gyeongsang, as well as Danyang County, Jec..
Worapoj Petchkoom
Men's Boxing Silver 2004 Bantamweight Worapoj Petchkoom (born May 18, 1981, Thai วรพจน์ เพชรขุ้ม) is a Thai boxer who competed in the bantamweight (54 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. He was born in Surat Thani Province. ..
Worbarrow Bay
Worbarrow Bay is a large broad and shallow bay just to the east of Lulworth Cove in Dorset, England, and is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. ..
Worcester
:This article is about the Worcester in England. See also Worcester, Massachusetts or Worcester (disambiguation). City of Worcester Shown within Worcestershire Geography Status: City (1189) Region: West Midlands Admin. County: Worcestershire Area:- Total Ranked 333rd33.28 km² Admin. HQ: Wo..
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States of America. A 2004 estimate put the population at 175,966. In terms of population, Worcester is the third-largest city in New England, behind Boston and Providence, Rhode Island. Worcester is the second-largest city in Ma..
Worcester, New York
Worcester is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 2,207 at the 2000 census. The Town of Worcester is on the southeast border of the county. Geography Interstate 88 passes through the south part of the town. The south town line is the border of Delaware County a..
Worcester, Vermont
Worcester, Vermont Worcester is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 902 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 100.6 km² (38.8 mi²). 100.4 km² (38.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 ..
Worcester, Western Cape
Contents 1 Location2 Climate3 Economy4 Demographics5 Famous Residents6 External links Worcester, in the Western Cape South Africa, with a population of 76894, is the largest town in the Breede River Valley. Located 120km north-east of Cape Town on the N1 highway n..
Worcester, Wisconsin
Worcester is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,711 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 313.4 km² (121.0 mi²). 303.8 km² (117.3 mi²) of it is land and 9.6 km² (3.7 mi²) of it (3.06%) is w..
Worcester-Metrowest-Boston Airport
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Worcestershire
Worcestershire (pronounced /ˈwʊs.təˌʃə/; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. From 1974 to 1998 it was administered as part of Hereford and Worcester. The county borders Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire, a..
Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
Worcestershire County constituency Created: 1290 Abolished: 1832 Type: House of Commons Worcestershire, was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to..
Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters
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Worcestershire Beacon
Worcestershire Beacon is a hill whose summit is the highest point of the Malvern Hills, a range of hills running some 13 kilometres north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border, though Worcestershire Beacon itself lies entirely within Worcestershire. The hill lies within the Malvern..
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire CCC logo Worcestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at New Road, Worcester, England. The club was formed on 11 March, 1865, and attained first-class status in 1899. In the National League, they are known as the Worcestershire Royals, although unofficially ..
Worcestershire County Cricket Club in 2005
Worcestershire Royals Ground New Road [Website] Captain Vikram Solanki Squad Overseas players Shoaib Akhtar Zander de Bruyn Chaminda Vaas Chris Gayle First XI Kabir Ali Gareth Batty Steven Davies William Gifford Graeme Hick Shaftab Khalid Josh Knappet David Leatherdale Nadee..
Worcestershire sauce
1900 advertisement Worcestershire sauce (IPA [ˈwʊstə(r)ʃiə(r)] / [ˈwʊstə(r)ʃə(r)]) also known as Worcester sauce (IPA [ˈwʊstə(r)]) is a widely used fermented liquid condiment. It is currently made with vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, chilli pepper..
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
The Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is one of almost 50 wildlife trusts throughout the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1968 to conserve, protect and restore the county's wildlife. The Trust has 10,000 members and 500 volunteers. The Trust cares for over 70 nature reserves in Worcestershire totalli..
Worcester (disambiguation)
Worcester, pronounced /ˈwʊstə(r)/ (two syllables - the first syllable has the same vowel sound as "wood") is the placename used around the world: England: Worcester, England, the county town of Worcestershire and home of:*Worcester Cathedral*Worcestershire sauce (also known as Worcester sauce)*..
Worcester (MBTA station)
Worcester, MA Address 2 Washington Square Amtrak routes Lake Shore Limited (Boston section) Other service MBTA commuter service (see left) Amtrak code WOR Owned by Worcester Redevelopment Authority Union Station, Worcester Union Station is located at Washin..
Worcester (UK Parliament constituency)
Worcester Borough constituency Worcester shown within Worcestershire, and Worcestershire shown within England Created: 1295 MP: Michael Foster Party: Labour Type: House of Commons County: Worcestershire EP constituency: West Midlands Worcester is a constituency represented in the ..
Worcester Academy
Worcester Academy Headmaster Dexter P. Morse Established 1834 School type Private Location Worcester, MA, USA Enrollment 640 students Campus Urban School colors Maroon, Black Worcester Academy is an elite private preparatory school located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Fo..
Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds
The Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds was a plot of land of 20 acres (80,000 m²) in Worcester, Massachusetts in the 19th century. It was the home of a horse trotting track and an agricultural fair, but it is best remembered for being the ballpark of the National League's Worcester Worcesters ..
Worcester Art Museum
The Worcester Art Museum, located at 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, is one of the largest art museums in Central Massachusetts. History and Collection Overview The museum opened in 1898, and was established by Stephen Salisbury III, a Massachusetts state Senator and wealthy Worceste..
Worcester Cathedral
Worcester Cathedral West Window Worcester Cathedral is the cathedral in Worcester, England; situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Cathedral was founded in 680 with Bishop Bosel as its head. The ..
Worcester Center for Crafts
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Worcester City F.C.
Worcester City Football Club are an English football team currently playing in the Conference North. They are based in the city of Worcester, and play at St George's Lane. The manager is Andy Preece. Previous leagues the club participated in include the West Midlands League, Southern League and A..
Worcester College, Oxford
Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Its predecessor was an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century, even though the current college was founded only in the eighteenth century. Contents 1 History2 The..
Worcester College (disambiguation)
Worcester College is the name of several colleges. Worcester College, Oxford UniversityWorcester State College - located in Worcester, MassachusettsWorcester Polytechnic InstituteUniversity of Worcester (formerly University College Worcester)Worcester College of TechnologyWorcester College for the..
Worcester County
Worcester County is the name of several counties in the United States of America: Worcester County, MarylandWorcester County, Massachusetts 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 c..
Worcester County, Maryland
Worcester County (pronounced locally as "Wuh-ster," "Wis-ter" or "Wuhr-ster") is the easternmost county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It was named for an Earl of Worcester. Its county seat is Snow Hill. Contents 1 History2 Law and government3 Geography3.1 Adjacent C..
Worcester County, Massachusetts
Worcester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Its county seat is the city of Worcester. Contents 1 Law and government2 Geography2.1 Adjacent counties3 Demographics4 Cities, towns, and villages*5 External links Law and government Worceste..
Worcester County Mathematics League
The Worcester County Mathematics League (WOCOMAL) is a high school mathematics league composed of 32 high schools, most of which are in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It organizes seven mathematics competitions per year, four at the "varsity" level (up to grade 12) and three at the "freshman" lev..
Worcester Driving Park Grounds
Worcester Driving Park Grounds is a former baseball ground located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The ground was home to the Worcester Ruby Legs baseball club of the National League from 1880 to 1882. ..
Worcester Foregate Street railway station
Worcester Foregate Street railway station is situated in the centre of the city of Worcester, in Worcestershire, England. It is the smaller of two stations serving the city, the other being Worcester Shrub Hill which is situated to the east. Services The station is served by two train operating c..
Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology
The Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology is a now-defunct research center where the birth control pill was developed by Gregory Pincus and [Min Chueh Chang]. In 1995, the name was changed to the Worcester Foundation to Biomedical Research to better reflect the increased focus on ..
Worcester fragments
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 Worcester Fragments are a collection of medieval music associated with the English town of Worcester. The W..
Worcester House
There are several buildings of historic significanceIt is not expected that this page will disambiguate buildings with no historic significance. named or reputed or rumoured to have been named Worcester House. Worcester Park House for the now ruined building built in 1607 for or by 4th Earl of Wo..
Worcester IceCats
Worcester IceCats Founded 1994 Home ice DCU Center Based in Worcester, Massachusetts Colors royal blue, teal and silver League American Hockey League The Worcester IceCats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Worcester, Massachusetts, ..
Worcester Junior College
Worcester Junior College was a private 2-year college located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Prior to its closure in 1989, the College offered Associate's degrees in liberal arts and sciences, business and engineering. WJC began in 1905 as the Worcester Youth Men's Christian Association Institute. ..
Worcester Park
Worcester Park is a suburb of London, England, and ward in the extreme north west of the London Borough of Sutton. It is 10.2 miles (16.4 km) south west of Charing Cross. It has a population of 9,874 people. The Worcester Park post town, which is coterminous with the KT4 postal district, is somewh..
Worcester Park F.C.
Worcester Park F.C. are a football club based in Worcester Park, London, England. They were established in the early 1920s. They were the founding members of the Surrey Premier League in 1982. For the 2005-06 season, they are members of the Combined Counties Football League Division One. |- !col..
Worcester Park House
Worcester Park House, built in 1607[Brief local history], whose ruins are in Surrey, in the United Kingdom was one of the residences of the 4th Earl of Worcester, who was appointed Keeper of the Great Park in 1606. The area known as Worcester Park was once part of a Great Park surroundin..
Worcester Park railway station
Worcester Park railway station is a railway station in Worcester Park in south west London. The station is on the boundary of the London Borough of Sutton and the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames in South London. The station is served by South West Trains, and is in Travelcard Zone 4. The t..
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
For other "Worcester Colleges," see Worcester College (disambiguation). Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the United States, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI, informally: "Worcester PolyTech") was founded in 1865 as the Worcester County Free Institute of Industrial Science by John Boynton..
Worcester Reed Warner
Worcester Reed Warner (May 16, 1846–June 25, 1929) was an American mechanical engineer. He was born in Cummington, Massachusetts. In 1880 he co-founded a business to manufacture machines with Ambrose Swasey. The firm was initially located in Chicago but later moved to Cleveland. Worcester Warner..
Worcester Regional Airport
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Worcester Rugby
Worcester are an English rugby union team who play in the Guinness Premiership. They are also known as Worcester Warriors. They play at Sixways stadium (capacity 9,726 - this will increase for the 2006 season to 10,000, and to 13,200 by 2008). They wear blue and gold. Contents 1 History1.1..
Worcester Sharks
Worcester Sharks Founded 2006 Home ice DCU Center Based in Worcester, Massachusetts Colors teal, gray, and black League American Hockey League Head coach -- General manager Wayne Thomas CEO Greg Jamison The Worcester Sharks will be a professional i..
Worcester Shrub Hill railway station
Worcester Shrub Hill railway station is one of two stations serving the city of Worcester in Worcestershire, England. It is managed by Central Trains, and it is also served by First Great Western. The city's other station, Worcester Foregate Street, is situated in the city centre; Shrub Hill is ..
Worcester State College
Size 58 acres (0.2 km²) Established 1874 School type Public Location Worcester, Mass., USA Enrollment ¹ 4,665 undergraduate 805 graduate Faculty ² 168 full-time 201 part-time Campus Urban Colors Royal Blue  and Gold   Home page [worcester.e..
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
The Worcester Telegram & Gazette is Worcester, Massachusetts's only daily newspaper. The paper, known locally as the Telegram or the T and G, is owned by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The New York Times Company (publisher of The New York Times and The Boston ..
Worcester Tornadoes
Worcester Tornadoes Founded 2005 Ballpark Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field Based in Worcester, Massachusetts Team Colors black, orange, beige League Can-Am League Team Trainer General manager Rich Gedman Owner Alan Stone The Worcester Tornadoes a..
Worcester Township, Pennsylvania
Worcester Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,789 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 42.0 km² (16.2 mi²). 42.0 km² (16.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.06% is water. ..
Worcester v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia Supreme Court of the United States Decided March 3, 1832 Full case name: ''Samuel A. Worcester v. State of Georgia Citations: 31 U.S. 515; 8 L. Ed. 483; 1832 U.S. LEXIS 489 Prior history: Defendant convicted, Gwinnett County, Georgia Superior Court (Sept. 15, ..
Worcester Wolves
Worcester Wolves League British Basketball League Founded 2000 Team History Worcester Wolves 2000-present Arena University of Worcester City Worcester, Worcestershire Team Colours Navy and Yellow Ownership Roger Clarke and Mick Donovan Head Coach Josh C..
Worcester woman
Worcester woman is a political term used by polling companies in the United Kingdom. It profiles or describes a certain type of voter, a white collar professional who worries about quality of life issues. It has been perceived to represent someone who would previously have voted Conservative but wo..
Worcester Worcesters
The Worcesters was a 19th century Major League Baseball team. They played just two years in the National League. Contrary to many reports, the team had no nickname, playing merely as the "Worcesters". There are no contemporary accounts referring to them as the "Ruby Legs" or "Brown Stockings". T..
Word
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. A word is a unit of language that carries meaning and consists of one or more morphemes which are linked more or less tightly together. Typically a word will consist of a root or stem and zero or more affixes. Words can be combined to create phrases, clauses..
WORD-FM
WORD-FM is a Christian talk radio station based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Owned by Salem Communications, the station broadcasts on 101.5 MHz, with an ERP of 43kw. Its transmitter is located in Reserve Township, Pennsylvania. History WORD-FM was originally on the 104.7 frequency (now WPGB-FM), bu..
Word...Life
Word...Life is the debut album from underground Hip Hop artist O.C.. The album is considered to be a forgotten Hip Hop classic of the 90's. O.C. came to prominence through this album, and his membership in the legendary Hip Hop crew D.I.T.C., along with Lord Finesse, Showbiz & AG, Diamond D, Fat J..
Word/Void
The Word/Void Series by Terry Brooks is a trilogy of dark fantasy novels set in present or near-future Illinois. The series focuses on John Ross and Nest Freemark, and their struggle to keep dark forces from tipping the balance of good and evil in the world. There is currently a new trilogy in this ..
WordAlone
WordAlone is a conservative Lutheran grassroots network of congregations and individuals within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. According to its website, WordAlone advocates reform and renewal of the church, representative go..
WordArt
WordArt is a feature found in recent versions of Microsoft Word. It allows users to create extremely stylized text with various special effects, including shadows, gradient fills, textures, outlines, and many others. While many users find it to be a very useful tool, others criticize it for be..
Wordclock Records
Wordclock Records is a small independent record label based in Virginia. Wordclock was founded in 2001 by musicians Brad Derrick and Scott Evans. Their main intent was releasing their own electronic music, though as time has gone on, they have invited friends to release records. Artists Plinkdj..
Worden
Worden is a family name as well as a place name. People Alfred WordenChris WordenDennis WordenHank WordenJohn L. WordenKelly Worden Places Worden, GermanyWorden Park, Leyland, Lancashire, United KingdomWorden, Illinois United StatesWorden, Montana United StatesWorden, Wisconsin United States This..
Worden, Clark County, Wisconsin
Worden is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 657 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 93.6 km² (36.1 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 657 people, 198 house..
Worden, Germany
Worden is located at Latitude 51.3167; Longitude 7.6000; Altitude (feet) 1410; Lat (DMS) 51° 19' 0N; Long (DMS) 7° 35' 60E; Altitude (meters) 429; Time zone (est) UTC+1(+2DT). ..
Worden, Illinois
Worden is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 905 at the 2000 census. Geography Worden is located at [38°55′56″N, 89°50′25″W] (38.932241, -89.840216)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the vi..
Worden, Montana
Worden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. The population was 506 at the 2000 census. Worden--along with Ballantine, Huntley, and Pompey's Pillar--is part of the Huntley Project, an irrigation district established by the United States Bureau of Reclamati..
Worden Park
Worden Park is a large area of parkland situated in the middle of Leyland, a town in the borough of South Ribble, Lancashire, United Kingdom. It is less than 1/4 mile away from the town centre, but it is in a peaceful and relaxed environment. Contents 1 History1.1 The Farington Family1...
WordFile4ME
WordFile4ME is a shareware Object Linked Embedded (OLE) capable word processor with nine different stages/faces, to suit curriculum requirements the stage menu selector allows features to be enabled progressively. Opening a document reconfigures the application to the stage/level at which it was sav..
Wordfilter
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Wordhunt
Balderdash and Piffle is an initiative launched in 2005 by Oxford University Press and the BBC, which aims to discover the true origins of various words listed in the Oxford English Dictionary as "origin unknown", or which lack evidence regarding their earliest use. A list of fifty words and phrases..
Wordian
The Wordian (also known as Ufimian) is a stage of the Guadalupian epoch of Permian period. It spans the time between 268 ± 0.8 Ma and 265.8 ± 0.7 Ma (million years ago). References [GeoWhen Database - Wordian] Permian period Cisuralian Guadalupian Lopingian Asselian Sakmarian..
Wordie Ice Shelf
The Wordie Ice Shelf ([69°15′S 067°45′W]) is a confluent glacier projecting as an ice shelf into the SE part of Marguerite Bay between Cape Berteaux and Mount Edgell, along the western coast of Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill..
Wordly Wise
Wordly Wise is a series of vocabulary-building workbooks generally marketed to the Christian and Catholic school and homeschooling markets. One Version of Wordly Wise Wordly Wise has many makers and one of them is made by Keneth Hodkinson & Joseph G. Ornato. Each book has many levels, there is Book..
WordMARC
WordMARC was a scientifically oriented word processor developed by MARC Software, an ofshoot of MARC Analysis Research Corporation (which specialized in high end Finite Element Analysis software for mechanical engineering). It ran originally on minicomputers such as Prime and Digital Equipment Corp..
Wordmark
Computing Wordmark is a bit in each memory location on some variable word length computers (e.g., IBM 1401, IBM 1620) used to mark the end of a word. Intellectual Property Wordmark (also known as Logotype) is a standardized graphic representation of the name of a company or product used for purpos..
WordNet
WordNet is a semantic lexicon for the English language. It groups English words into sets of synonyms called synsets, provides short, general definitions, and records the various semantic relations between these synonym sets. The purpose is twofold: to produce a combination of dictionary and thesaur..
WordPad
WordPad is a simple word processor that is included with almost all versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows 95 upwards. It is more advanced than Notepad, but not as advanced as Microsoft Word. It has facilities to format and print text, but lacks intermediate features such as a spell checker a..
WordPerfect
WordPerfect was also the name of a road bicycle racing team. WordPerfect is a word processing application. At the height of its popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was the de facto standard word processor, but has since been eclipsed in sales by Microsoft Word. Although the DOS and..
WordPerfect 12
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WordPerfect Office
WordPerfect Office is an office suite. As of 2006, the latest version is WordPerfect Office X3 (representing 13), which is available in various editions. The major components are: WordPerfect, word processorQuattro Pro, spreadsheetParadox, database management programCorel Presentations, slide show c..
Wordplay (disambiguation)
Wordplay can mean: Word play, a literary technique in which the nature of the words used themselves become part of the subject of the work (e.g. puns, spoonerisms, etc.)Wordplay, a game show that ran on NBC from 1986 to 1987.Wordplay, a 2006 documentary film about Will Shortz, the editor of the New ..
Wordplay (film)
Wordplay is a 2006 documentary film directed by Patrick Creadon. It features Will Shortz, the editor of the New York Times crossword puzzle, as well as many noted crossword solvers and constructors. The second half of the movie is set at the 2005 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, where the top..
Wordplay (game show)
Wordplay was a game show, which ran on NBC from December 29 1986-September 4 1987. It was hosted by Tom Kennedy, and was the last game show he hosted prior to his retirement. The announcer was Charlie O'Donnell. Music by Level 22. A Syd Vinnedge-Scotti Bros. Production in association with Fiedler-Be..
Wordplay (The Twilight Zone)
Wordplay is an episode of the television series The New Twilight Zone. Contents 1 Cast2 Plot3 Opening Narration4 Synopsis5 Closing Narration6 Themes7 Trivia8 References/External links Cast Bill Lowery: Robert Klein Kathy Lowery: Annie Potts Mr. Miller:..
Wordplay (website)
Created in 1997 by screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, Wordplay was one of the first websites run by professional film writers with the goal of sharing the techniques of their craft. At the time, Elliott and Rossio had only four produced film credits, of which only Disney's Aladdin was a com..
WordPress
WordPress is a blog publishing system written in PHP and backed by a MySQL database. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License and is available free of charge. The latest version is 2.0.3. Contents 1 History2 Features3 Developers4 See also5 External links H..
WordPress.com
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WordPress MU
WordPress MU is a multi-blog spinoff of the popular WordPress platform. See also List of content management systemsWordPress.comLyceum External links [WordPress MU website][WordPress MU Community Support Forum] ..
WordprocessingML
WordprocessingML (also known as WordML and Microsoft Office Word 2003 XML Reference Schemas) is the XML schema for Microsoft Office Word 2003. Microsoft announced it has opened its schemas, and made it possible to create a program for reading and creating them under an open-source license in part ..
Wordragen
Wordragen is a small Dutch settlement, north of Ammerzoden in the Maasdriel municipality of Gelderland province. ..
Words, Words, Words
Words, Words, Words is a short play by David Ives about three intelligent monkeys put in a cage together under the experimenting eye of a Dr. Rosenbaum, who has the outrageous hypothesis: "Three monkeys typing into infinity will sooner or later produce Hamlet" Milton is the most realistic of the th..
Wordsley
Wordsley with Buckpool is a village now forming the south suburbs of Kingswinford in the West Midlands (county), England. Wordsley still retains its rural character due to the fact that it abuts open countryside (the "green belt"). Contents 1 Buildings2 History3 Travel & transport4..
Wordsmith Competition
The Wordsmith Competition is a Memphis, Tennessee writing competiiton for middle and high school students. Contents 1 Overview2 Tournament Day3 Preparation4 Judging and Awards5 External links Overview The Wordsmith Competition is a writing contest for junior and senio..
WordStar
'' 'WordStar''' was a word processor application, published by MicroPro, originally written for the CP/M operating system but later ported to DOS, that enjoyed a dominant market share during the early to mid-1980s. Seymour I. Rubinstein was the principal owner of the company. Contents 1 His..
Wordstock
WordStock is a decades-young system for inventory management. It is used in many bookstores around the world. With the software you can track product orders aka PO's, print labels, and view RB's or receiving batches. These acronymns have become commonplace at inventory and receiving jobs and PO's..
Wordsworth
For the English romantic poet, see William Wordsworth. Wordsworth, an underground hip hop MC from Brooklyn. Wordsworth recorded with his partner Punchline on A Tribe Called Quest's The Love Movement and on Mos Def and Talib Kweli's Black Star. He was also involved in the critically acclaimed MTV co..
Wordsworth (Wonder Showzen character)
Wordsworth is one of puppet characters on Wonder Showzen. Memorable Lines Episode 205: Science "It's pronounced 'Wordsworth,' Chauncey.""Oh, now Sthugar will finally notice me!""He's the pure physical manifestation of my psyche's deepest aggression!""Pero mi no gusta muerte." (Spanish for "But I..
Wordsworth House
Wordsworth House is a Georgian townhouse situated in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. The house was the childhood home of William Wordsworth. External links [Wordsworth House information at the National Trust] ..
Wordsworth Trust
The Wordsworth Trust is a living memorial set up to celebrate the works of the poet William Wordsworth and his contemporaries. Wordsworth, conscious of the need for poetry to reknew itself within a tradition speaks of writing for 'youthful poets' who 'will be my second self when I am gone.' An orga..
Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits
Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits is an album by American rock and roll singer/songwriter John Mellencamp. This 3 disc set was released October 19, 2004. Contents 1 Track List1.1 Disc 11.2 Disc 21.3 Disc 3 (..
Words (Bee Gees song)
Words is a song sung by Bee Gees. They wrote this after getting in a few arguments and realizing the power of words - how they can make you happy or sad. Robin Gibb played piano in the record and early live versions. Later on he wouldn't play instruments anymore. ..
Words (song)
Words is the title of several songs: "Words" (Bee Gees song), a late 1960s song by the Bee Gees"Words" (F.R. David song), a 1982 song by F.R. David, which was a number one hit in 10 countries"Words" (Madonna song), a song by Madonna from her 1992 album Erotica"Words" (Boyzone song), a 1996 UK number..
Words (Unix)
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. words is a standard file on all Unix and Unix-like operating system, and is simply a newline delimited file of dictionary words. With Unix's te..
Words and Music
Words and Music refers to: Words and Music, an album by American Music Club singer/songwriter Mark Eitzel.Words and Music, a 1998 album by Paul KellyAt least five movies by the same title ([Search IMDb for Words and Music])*The most well-known of these is the 1948 version This is a [d..
Words and Music: the history of pop in the shape of a city
Words and Music: the history of pop in the shape of a city is a book charting the history of popular music, by the acclaimed music journalist and cultural commentator Paul Morley. Its style is highly idiosyncratic, and it takes the form of a robotic Kylie Minogue travelling, with Morley, in a cyber-..
Words and Music (1948 film)
Words and Music was the title of a 1948 movie based on the lives of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. The film starred Mickey Rooney and is best remembered for the final screen pairing between Rooney and Judy Garland. Cast Tom Drake as Richard RodgersMickey Rooney as Lorenz HartJanet Leigh as Doroth..
Words and Music (Mark Eitzel album)
Words and Music is a promotional album by American Music Club singer/songwriter Mark Eitzel, released in 1997. It features conversations and music with Peter Buck of R.E.M., and was released prior to Eitzel's album West. ..
Words and Music (Paul Kelly album)
Words And Music is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 1998. It was released on Mushroom Records in Australia. Track listing "Little Kings""I'll Be Your Lover""Nothing On My Mind""Words And Music""Gutless Wonder""Tease Me""I'd Rather Go Blind""She Answers The Sun (Lazy Bones..
Words and Rules
150px Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language (ISBN 0060958405) is a 1999 popular linguistics book by Steven Pinker on the subject of regular and irregular verbs. In Pinker's words, the book "tries to illuminate the nature of language and mind by choosing a single phenomenon and examining..
Words Came Back to Me
Words Came Back To Me is the full-length debut album of Sonya Kitchell. Tracks Let Me Go 3:35Train 4:15Can't Get You Out Of My Mind 4:09Words 4:02Cold Day 3:10No Matter What 3:58Simple Melody 3:26Think of You 4:08Too Beautiful 4:56Tinted Glass 4:16I'd Love You 4:01Jerry 7:15 Album Year Chart..
Words for the Dying
Words For The Dying is an 1989 album by John Cale. The main part is a orchestral and choral setting of four poems, read/sung by Cale, by fellow Welshman, the poet Dylan Thomas. These were written in 1987 as a response to the Anglo-Argentinian Falklands War. There are also two orchestral interlu..
Words from the Exit Wound
Words from the Exit Wound is an album by Napalm Death. Track listing "The Infiltraitor" - 4:30"Repression out of Uniform" - 2:53"Next of Kin to Chaos" - 4:08"Trio-Degradable / Affixed by Disconcern" - 4:34"Cleanse Impure" - 3:14"Devouring Depraved" - 3:22"Ulterior Exterior" - 1:50"None the Wiser?..
Words from the Genius
Words from the Genius was the first album released by the rapper GZA, under his old name, The Genius. It is historically significant as the only album GZA (or any Wu-Tang member) released before joining the Wu-Tang Clan in 1993. It was re-released in 1994, with the song "Come Do Me" replaced by "P..
Words Just Get in the Way
"Words Just Get in the Way" is a song by British singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is featured on his 2006 album, Keys to the World. It was released 10 July 2006 as the third single from that album, charting at #40 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2006 in British music). Track listings Promo CD ..
Words of Farewell (Fullmetal Alchemist episode)
Words of Farewell (Japanese: 「別れの儀式」 - Wakare no Gishiki) is episode 25 of the Fullmetal Alchemist TV series originally aired 2004-03-27. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. In a flashback, then-Major Hughes promises then-Lt. Colonel Mustan..
Words of Institution
The words of institution are the words of Jesus Christ as recorded in the New Testament used in some forms of Christian liturgy to consecrate the Eucharist. Specifically, they are the words "This is my body" and "This is my blood." Contents 1 Catholic Church2 Protestant Churches3 ..
Words of Love
"Words of Love" is a song by Buddy Holly covered by The Beatles on the album Beatles for Sale. In the United States, it was on the album Beatles VI. Both versions are done in two-part harmony, and are very similar-sounding. On Holly's original he harmonized for himself, by tape-recording each part ..
Words of Mormon
The Words of Mormon is one of the books that make up the Book of Mormon. It consists of a single chapter of eighteen verses. According to the text, it is a comment inserted by the prophet Mormon while compiling the records which became the Book of Mormon. Textually, Words of Mormon serves to link ..
Words of Peace and Truth
Words of Peace and Truth (Hebrew: Divrei Shalom ve-Emet) was a Hebrew work produced by the Jewish scholar Naphtali Herz Wessely, a disciple of Moses Mendelssohn and a prominent figure of the Haskalah. Published in 1782, the tract aimed to encourage Central European Jewry to accept the Edict of To..
Words of Power
Words of Power (1997) is an industrial and EBM single by Funker Vogt. Track listing "Words of Power (Highspeed mix)""The 3rd War (Original mix)""Thanks For Nothing (Original mix)""Words of Power (Power mix)""The 3rd War (Atomic Shell)""Thanks For Nothing (Controlled Fusion mix)""Thanks For Nothing..
Words of Wisdom and Hope
Words Of Wisdom And Hope is a collaboration between Glasgow, Scotland's Teenage Fanclub and Half Japanese frontman, Jad Fair. Track listing "Behold The Miracle""I Feel Fine""Near To You""Smile""Crush On You""Love Will Conquer""Power Of Your Tenderness""Vampire's Claw""Secret Heart""You Rock""Love..
Words per minute
Words per minute, commonly abbreviated wpm, is a measure of input or output speed. Contents 1 Typing2 Reading3 Speech4 See also5 External links Typing Words per minute is a measure of typing speed, commonly used in recruitment. Words per minute is also a measure of a te..
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds that go Undone
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds that go Undone is an album by Akercocke released in 2005 by Earache Records. This Album is notable in that it is the first Akercocke release not to feature the original lineup of the band, featuring Matt Wilcock (Ex-The Berzerker), instead of Paul Scanlan. Track listin..
Words to denote religious opponents
There are a number of words to denote religious opponents that bear specicific meanings in particular contexts. Many of these words may be used in pejorative sense, as a token of religious intolerance. Contents 1 Terms with meanings of \"renegade\" or \"opponent\"2 Terms that mean \"no..
Words Worth
|} Words Worth is a five-part hentai OVA series and hentai RPG computer game. It also has a sequel series, Words Worth Gaiden (in Western parts also known as Words Worth Outer Stories, but their respective plots and almost all main characters are different in each series). Both series are based ..
Words You Don't Want to Hear During Your Annual Performance Review
Dilbert Book "Words You Don't Want to Hear During Your Annual Performance Review" Book No.: 22 Dates: August 19 2002 - May 23 2003 Published: October 1 2003 Publisher: Boxtree Author: Scott Adams Words You Don't Want to Hear During Your Annual Performance Review Is the 22nd Dilbert ..
Wordtank
The Wordtank series is a line of Japanese electronic dictionaries manufactured by Canon. Although officially only sold in Japan, several of the multi-language models are popular among students of the Japanese language around the world. History Canon have been manufacturing electronic dictionaries..
Wordtank G50
The Wordtank G50 is the current flagship model of the Wordtank line of Electronic Japanese dictionary by Canon. It was introduced in May 2004. Features The Wordtank G50 is a bidirectional electronic dictionary, integrating both Japanese-English (97,000 entries) and English-Japanese (270,000 entri..
Wordtheque
The Wordtheque is a very big multilingual digital library where everybody can download books for free. The Wordtheque is also a powerful interface with a massive database (millions of words) containing multilingual novels, technical literature and translated texts. Hits are highlighted in context w..
Wordtrans
Wordrans is an application to look up words in dictionaries. It is available under the GNU General Public License. It is written by Ricardo Villalba. It supports dictionaries in plain text, DICT dictionaries and dictionaries from Babylon Translator. External link http://www.escomposlinux.org/rvm/w..
Wordtris
Wordtris opening title screen. Wordtris is a Tetris offshoot designed by Alexey Pajitnov published by Spectrum Holobyte in 1991 for the IBM PC platform. The title was later released for the Nintendo Game Boy and Super Nintendo game console in 1992. The object of the game is to build words f..
WordWeb
WordWeb is an international English dictionary and thesaurus program for Microsoft Windows computers that is also available online. Unlike similar programs where the dictionary and thesaurus are separate programs, the thesaurus is integrated into the dictionary. Also unlike most thesaurus progra..
Wordwell
Wordwell is a small village in Suffolk about five miles North of Bury St Edmunds. The village was hit badly by the Black Death in 1348 and never really seems to have recovered in terms of population. During the 19th and early 20th centuries it was part of the Culford Estate. The Church is largely No..
Word (bookstore)
The Word bookstore is a chain of sixteen Christian bookstores in Australia, plus telephone, internet and mail order. Word and Koorong are the dominant Australian Christian book sellers. Word Australia is the wholesale distribution arm of Word, meaning that many of Word's smaller competitors are re-..
Word (computer science)
It has been suggested that Dword (Computer) and Qword be [Merging and moving pagesmerged] into this article or section. (:Wikipedia talk:}}}) In computing, "word" is a term for the natural unit of data used by a particular computer design. A word is simply a fixed-sized group of bits th..
Word (disambiguation)
A word is a unit of language that symbolizes or communicates meaning. Word may also refer to: Word (computer science), a group of bits or digits/characters processed as a unitShabd, the Sound Current in esoteric teachingsMicrosoft Word, a word processing application that uses the .DOC file typeIn ..
Word Alive
Word Alive is a large Christian conference held each year at the Skegness, UK Butlins site, during the Easter holiday period. The conference is organised by Spring Harvest, UCCF and Keswick Convention. The conference attracts around 2000 people, largely students. Regular speakers at the conferenc..
Word Alive Ministries
Word Alive Ministries (WAM) is the name given to various ministry initiatives that are sponsored by several Winnipeg, Manitoba area churches and organized by the WAM Committee. Although independent and non-denominational, these local churches would often be described as “Christian Brethren” asse..
Word association
Word Association is a common word game involving an exchange of words that are associated together. Contents 1 How to play1.1 Variants2 Example3 Psychology4 See also How to play Once an original word has been chosen, usually randomly or arbitrarily, a player will find a..
Word Association game
The Word Association game is a common forum game and is played on many different forum's on the internet. This game is played by one person first who usually says what the rules are for those who do not know. He says the first word then after then the next person says a similar word. An example is ..
Word attachments
Word attachments are e-mail attachments in Microsoft Word format. Contents 1 Advantages2 Disadvantages3 Etiquette3.1 Overview3.2 Responses to unsolicited Word attachments3.2.1 Signature files3.2.1.1 Example3.2.2 Standard response mail3.2.2.1 Examples4&..
Word Bearers
In the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe, the Word Bearers are one of the twenty First Founding Legions of the Space Marines, who have turned to worship of the malevolent Chaos Gods. They were in many ways the most zealous of Legions, and have refocused this religious fanaticism in the service o..
Word clock
A word clock or wordclock (sometimes sample clock, which can have a broader meaning) is a clock signal (not the actual device) used to synchronise other devices, such as digital audio tape machines and compact disc players, which interconnect via digital audio. S/P-DIF, AES/EBU, ADAT and other for..
Word completion
Word completion is a common feature in web browsers and similar text entry contexts. When a user begins the entry of a frequently-used word, the computer automatically completes it, or proposes a list of choices. Many people believe that word completion is a good idea for predictive text systems...
Word count
A word count is the number of words that a document contains. For word count purposes, a word is often arbitrarily defined to be five characters. This definition was especially useful prior to automated word counting software which can count the actual words as delimited by whitespace. Given mono..
Word error rate
Word error rate (WER) is a common metric of measuring the performance of a speech recognition system. The general difficulty of measuring the performance lies on the fact that the recognized word sequence could have different length from the reference word sequence (supposingly the correct one). Th..
Word FM
The Word FM (Positive Hit Radio) is a U.S. radio network. Based in Sellersville, PA, its stations play Contemporary Christian music. The Word FM Radio Network 88.1 Warwick, PA88.3 Chambersburg, PA88.7 Stroudsburg, PA88.9 Sellersville, PA89.1 Hawley, PA91.7 Wyomissing, PA103.5 Center Valley, PA Exte..
Word formation
Word formation is a set of mechanisms used for the creation of new words. There are a number of processes that can cause the formation of a new word. These include: coinage (neologism)borrowingback-formationblendingclippingcompoundingconversioncorruptionincorporationprefixationsuffixation ..
Word forums
Word Forums General http://z4.invisionfree.com/word 'Word' is the name of a popular internet forum hosted by [InvisionFree], and available to anyone. History It was created on August 24th 2004 by 'Phil', a then 19yr old [Welshman] from the UK, mainly to relive boredo..
Word Freak (book)
Word Freak is a non-fiction narrative by Stefan Fatsis published in 2001 (ISBN 0-618-01584-1). The book is subtitled Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive SCRABBLE Players. In this book Stefan Fatsis, sports reporter for The Wall Street Journal, introduces the rea..
Word game
A word game or word puzzle can be of several different types: Contents 1 Letter arrangement games2 Paper and pencil games/puzzles3 Structured games4 Linguistic recreations5 See also6 External links Letter arrangement games The goal is to form words out of given let..
Word Gets Around
Word Gets Around is Stereophonics first album. The album had a phenomenal success considering it was their debut and made it into the top ten in the British album charts. All songs written by Stuart Cable and Kelly Jones. Track listing "A Thousand Trees" - 3:02"Looks Like Chaplin" - 2:32"More Li..
Word golf
Word golf is a game, a version of Word Ladders, in which one word is turned into another through a process of substituting single letters. A new English word must be formed each time a letter is replaced, and players score points according to the number of steps taken. As in regular golf, the player..
Word grammar
Word grammar is a grammar model developed by Richard Hudson in the 1980s. It is based on the dependency grammar model, in which information is almost entirely contained in the lexical entries for particular words, and syntax is seen as consisting primarily of rules for combining words. The central s..
Word is Out
"Word Is Out" is a pop music song written by British duo Stock and Waterman for Kylie Minogue's fourth album Let's Get to It (1991). It was produced by Stock and Waterman, and received a mixed reception from music critics. The song was released as the first single in the summer of 1991 (see 1991 i..
Word ladder
Word Ladder is a word game invented by Lewis Carroll, the author of books such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Contents 1 Rules2 Example3 Process4 Others5 Notes6 Links Rules The player is given a start word and an end word. In ord..
Word metric
In group theory, a word metric on a group [ G ] is a way to measure distance between any two elements of [ G ]. As the name suggests, the word metric is a metric on [ G ], assigning to any two elements [ g ], [ h ] of [ G ] a distance ..
Word Munchers
Word Munchers is an educational/edutainment computer game in the Munchers series produced by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) for several operating systems. Designed to teach basic grammar skills, it was popular among American schoolchildren in the 1980s and 1990s. Gameplay was..
Word Network
The Word Network is a small Christian "urban religious network" in the United States. It is owned and operated by Adell Broadcasting. Programs include: Joyce Meyer : Enjoying Everyday LifeT.D. Jakes : The Potter's TouchDr. I.V. Hilliard : Changing Lives Through FaithDr. James Pierce : Excellence In..
Word of Blake
Word of Blake was once part of ComStar, part of the fictional Battletech universe, but splintered from the order due to a difference in beliefs. It was founded by Demona Aziz, then Precentor of Atreus. Created after the death of Primus Myndo Waterly and the Battle of Tukkayid that halted the Clan in..
Word of Faith
Word of Faith, also known as Word-Faith or simply Faith, is a movement within Pentecostal and charismatic churches worldwide. Its central doctrine is that health and prosperity are promised to all believers, and are available through faith. For this reason, it has also become known as "Health and ..
Word of Knowledge
A Word of Knowledge is a spiritual gift mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12:8 but not in any other New Testament list of Spiritual Gifts. Among Charismatic and Pentecostal Christians it is often taught to be a gift of knowledge given by the Holy Spirit to one individual for the benefit of another, as opp..
Word Of Life
This article is about a US-based youth ministry. For the Sweden based church, see Livets Ord. Word of Life is an international Christian youth ministry headquartered in Schroon Lake, NY. In the U.S. it has two major centers and Bible institutes located in Schroon Lake NY, and in Florida. It also ha..
Word of Life Church
Word of Life Church is a non-denominational Christian church located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA. Established by Pastor Brian Zahnd in November 1, 1981, it is now a congregation with over 4000 active members with numerous outreaches and programs reaching people from all walks of life, around t..
Word of Mouf
Word Of Mouf, is rapper Ludacris' third release, and second for Def Jam Recordings, released in 2001. Def Jam decided to release the album early when pirated copies of the album's tracks were leaked onto popular peer-to-peer file sharing networks. It produced the singles "Roll Out (My Business)",..
Word of mouth
For the Jaco Pastorius album, see Word of Mouth (Jaco Pastorius album). Word of mouth (WOM) is the passing of information by verbal means, especially recommendations, but also general information, in an informal, person-to-person manner, rather than by mass media, advertising, organized publication..
Word of Mouth
Word of Mouth may refer to: A method of communication called word of mouthA Jaco Pastorius album called Word of MouthA Vicious Rumors album called Word of MouthA Mike and The Mechanics album called Word of MouthA 1980's hip-hop group called Word of Mouth 1980's Hip-Hop Single called King KutThis is ..
Word of Mouth (Jaco Pastorius album)
For the method of passing information, see Word of mouth. Word of Mouth was the second album by Jaco Pastorius, released in 1981 while the bassist was a member of Weather Report, and also the name of a big band group that Jaco Pastorius assembled and with whom he toured from 1980 to 1984. While hi..
Word of Mouth (radio programme)
BBC Radio's Word of Mouth is a programme about English and the way it is spoken. It is broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 4 and is presented by Michael Rosen. The programme looks at all aspects of the spoken word from slang, acronyms, strange vocabulary, jargon and has a very lively message board whic..
Word of Mouth (The Kinks album)
Word of Mouth is a 1984 album by the English rock group The Kinks. Track listing All songs by Ray Davies, except as noted. "Do It Again" – 4:14"Word of Mouth" – 3:51"Good Day" – 4:35"Living On A Thin Line" (Dave Davies) – 4:16"Sold Me Out" – 3:44"Massive Reductions" – 3:15"Guilty" (D..
Word of Mouth (Vicious Rumors album)
Word of Mouth is an album by heavy metal band Vicious Rumors, released in 1994. Contents 1 Track listing2 Personnel3 Dedication4 Other Versions Track listing Against The GrainAll Rights ReservedThe VoiceThinking of YouThunder and Rain Pt. 1Thunder and Rain Pt. 2No FateSense ..
Word of mouth marketing
Word-of-mouth marketing is a term used in the marketing and advertising industry to describe activities that companies undertake to generate personal recommendations as well as referrals for brand names, products and services. Word-of-mouth promotion is highly valued by advertisers. It is believe..
Word of the Day
Word of the Day is an episode of the TV series Rugrats that aired during the 5th season. Plot Angelica is wanting to audition for her favorite TV show, Miss Caroll's Happy House, so she begs her parents to do so. She is at the audition and manages to sneak into the hallway where Miss Caroll and her..
Word of the Year (American Dialect Society)
Since 1991, the society has designated one or more words to be the word of the year, the year's most important word or expression in public discussion. They include: 1990: bushlips (similar to "bullshit" -- an insincere political remark, stemming from President George H.W. Bush's 1988 "[[Read my lip..
Word of Wisdom
For the Pentecostal usage of this term, please see Word of wisdom. The Word of Wisdom is the common name of of the Doctrine and Covenants of the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism). It is also the name of a mandatory health code based on that scripture practiced by The Church of Jesus Christ of..
Word of wisdom
For the LDS (Mormon) doctrine, see Word of Wisdom. Word of wisdom is regarded among Charismatics and Pentecostals to be the supernatural revelation of wisdom through the power of the Holy Spirit. This gift is noted in 1 Corinthians 12:8. While the word of wisdom may generally be a spontaneous mani..
Word on a Wing
"Word on a Wing" is a song written by David Bowie in 1976 for the Station to Station album. Live version A live version recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island on March 23rd, 1976 was released as a bonus track on the Rykodisc CD release of Station to Station. Other releases It was released as ..
Word on the street
Word on the Street is a Vancouver-based festival held each September at Library Square. The celebration features author readings, workshops, information booths and reading and writing-related activities. External links [Official site] ..
Word order
Linguistic typology Morphological Analytic Synthetic Fusional Agglutinative Polysynthetic Morphosyntactic Alignment Nominative-accusative Ergative-absolutive Active-stative Tripartite Direct-inverse system Syntactic pivot Theta role Word Order VO languages Agent Verb Object V..
Word painting
Word painting, or tone painting is the musical technique of having the music mimic the literal meaning of the words of a song. For example, ascending scales would accompany lyrics about going up; slow, dark music would accompany lyrics about death. A common example is a falling line for descendit de..
Word play
"Wordplay" redirects here. For , see . Word play is a literary technique in which the nature of the words used themselves become part of the subject of the work. Puns, phonetic mixups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, and telling..
Word problem
The term word problem has several meanings: For a mathematical problem written without heavy reliance upon mathematical notation, see Word problem (mathematics education).For the word problem for encodings of sets in mathematics and computer science, see word problem (mathematics).For the word prob..
Word problem (computability)
In computability theory, the word problem is a decision problem concerning formal languages. The problem is to construct an algorithm to decide for a given word if it belongs to a formal language or not. Word problem Given a formal language L generated by a formal grammar G := (N, Σ, P, S), ..
Word problem (mathematics)
''This article is about algorithmic word problems in mathematics and computer science. See word problem (mathematics education) for its complete different meaning in mathematics education In mathematics and computer science, a word problem for a set S with respect to a system of finite encodings of..
Word problem (mathematics education)
In abstract algebra one has the unrelated term word problem for groups. In mathematics education, a word problem is a mathematical question written without relying heavily on mathematical notation. The idea is to present mathematics to the students in a less abstract way and to give the students..
Word problem for groups
In abstract algebra, the word problem for a finitely generated group G is the algorithmic problem of deciding, given as input two words in the generators for G, whether they represent the same element of G. The related but different uniform word problem for finitely presented groups is the algorith..
Word processing
Word processing, in its now-usual meaning, is the use of a word processor to create documents using computers. Word processing can also refer to advanced shorthand techniques, sometimes used in conjunction with specialised keyboards. In this sense of the term, the processing may or may not be bein..
Word processor
A word processor (more formally a document preparation system) is a computer application used for the production (including composition, editing, formatting, and possibly printing) of any sort of printable material. Word processors are descended from early text formatting tools (sometimes called te..
Word Processor of the Gods (Stephen King)
"Word Processor of the Gods" is a short story by Stephen King first published in the January 1983 issue of Playboy magazine under the title "Word Processor", and collected in the 1985 anthology Skeleton Crew. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. In the day..
Word Records
Word Records's Logo, until 1995. Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee which was founded in 1951 by Jarrell McCracken. The label's name is based on a recording by McCracken, the first recording by the label, of a fictitious American football match held at the..
Word Rescue
Word Rescue is an educational platform game released by Apogee Software in 1992. The game revolves around matching words with their pictures, introducing simple vocabulary such as "sit", "purple", "one", etc., while avoiding various dangers. Like many Apogee games of the time, Word Rescue includes..
Word salad
Word salad is a string of words that vaguely resemble language, and may or may not be grammatically correct, but is utterly meaningless. In the context of mental health (positive psychosis, schizophrenia, formal thought disorder), see Word salad (mental health).In the context of computer science (e..
Word salad (computer science)
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. In context of mental health, see also Word salad (mental health). Word salad is a mixture of seemingly meaning..
Word salad (mental health)
In context of e-mail spamming, see also Word salad (computer science). In the mental health field, word salad (originally from the German Wortsalat) is used to describe the symptom of confused, and often repetitious, language that is symptomatic of various mental illnesses. It is usually associate..
Word Sandwich
Word Sandwich is an online word game written by Robert McKee in which the player must guess the mystery five letter word based on where it stands alphabetically against the player's guesses. A game consists of five rounds, and in each round, points are awarded based on how many guesses were made to..
Word search
A word search, word find, word seek or word sleuth puzzle is a generic word game that consists of seemingly random letters arranged in a square or rectangular grid. The object of the game is to find and circle or highlight all of the words hidden in the grid as quickly as possible. Words may be hi..
Word sense
A word sense is one of the meanings of a word. For example a dictionary may have over 50 different meanings of the word play[1], each of these having a different meaning based on the context of the word usage in a sentence. For example: We went to see the play Romeo and Juliet at the th..
Word sense disambiguation
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since July 2006. In computational linguistic..
Word spacing
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. Word spacing in typography is the process of increasing or decreasing the space between words. Typographer..
Word splitting
Word splitting is the process of parsing concatenated text (i.e. text that contains no spaces or other word separators) to infer where word breaks exist. For example, "bedandbreakfast" => "bed" "and" "breakfast". Word splitting is language dependent. Word splitting may also refer to the process..
Word Spy
Wordspy is an Internet site dedicated to tracking recently coined words, existing words revived into modern usage, and older words that are now being used in new ways. The site explains new words and phrases (new entries added regularly). The site is devoted to what it calls "lexpionage" (e.g., th..
Word square
A word square is a kind of acrostic. It is formed of several words, all of the same length. The words contain as many letters as there are words. When the words are written one under each other, the same words read both horizontally and vertically. Word squares that form different words across and ..
Word stem
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. A stem, in linguistics, is the combination of the basic form of a word (called the root) plus any derivat..
Word Superiority effect
In cognitive psychology, the word superiority effect (WSE) refers to a particular mental phenomenon, in which people recognize letters in the context of a word better than when the letter is presented in isolation. This effect was first described by J.M. Cattell (1886) , and important contributions..
Word sync
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } Word sync is a technique for synchronizing digital a..
Word Up
Word Up may refer to: Word Up!, 1986 R&B album and song by CameoWord Up (SWP), Computer pub game, popular in the UKWord Up! (Slang), A slang phrase, usually an exclamation or interjectionWord Up! (song), Melanie B cover of Cameo song.Word Up! (magazine), teen magazine marketed to African Americans...
Word Up!
Word Up! is a 1986 album by funk/R&B group Cameo. The title track, was a smash-hit R&B/Dance single, and was their most commercially successful record which charted around the world. It was later covered by Scottish rock band Gun, was a UK hit for pop star Melanie B in 1999 and the US nu metal ba..
Word Up! (Korn)
"Word Up!" by nu-metal artist KoRn is a cover of a 1986 song by the R&B group Cameo. Word Up! was the first track featured on Korn's 2004 studio compilation Greatest Hits, Volume 1 and was one of two new tracks along with Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall that was exclusive to the album (the..
Word Up! (song)
"Word Up!" was a single from Melanie G (more known as Melanie B) and a cover of Cameo's "Word Up!". It was released on June 28, 1999. It peaked at #14 at UK Singles Chart. The single was also on the [[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me|Austin Powers 2]] soundtrack. "Word Up!" sold about 50,000 ..
Word Up (magazine)
Word Up! magazine covers what's new in rap, r&b, and hip hop. Each issue brings interviews, photos, special celebrity tributes, entertainment news, posters, and more. ..
Word Up (Melanie B song)
Spice Girl Melanie B's cover of the Cameo song Word Up was released on June 28, 1999 on the Virgin records label and reached #14 in the UK charts. ..
Word Up (SWP)
Word Up is a popular SWP (skill with prizes) game which can be found in around 40% of the pubs in Great Britain. Located on the itbox and other terminals, the game was developed by Big Fizz Games in 2003 and quickly became one of the top ten most popular games, a position in which it has remained to..
Word Up Magazine
Word Up! Magazine is an American magazine focusing on entertainment and music. The magazine mostly covers information concerning rap music and rappers. ..
Word usage
Word Usage is how a word, phrase, or concept is used in a language. Lexicographers gather samples of written or spoken instances where a word is used and analyze them to determine patterns of regional or social usage as well as meaning. A word, for example the English word "donny" (a round rock abou..
Word wall
A word wall is literacy tool composed of an organized collection of words which are displayed in large visible letters on a wall, bulletin board, or other display surface, usually in a classroom. The word wall is designed to be a tool for students or others to use, not just a display, and contains a..
Word Ways
Word Ways may mean: [[Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics]], a journal for logologists.[[Word Ways: Going Places with Literacy]], a publication of the Adult Association for Adult Literacy and the Literacy Coordinators of Alberta.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page:..
Word Ways: Going Places with Literacy
[[Word Ways: Going Places with Literacy]], ISSN [1495-4729], is a publication of the Adult Association for Adult Literacy and the Literacy Coordinators of Alberta: [] ..
Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics
Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics is the journal of record for logologists. It was established by Dmitri Borgmann in 1968. The current editor is A. Ross Eckler. Word Ways is published four times a year, with 80 pages per issue. See also Word gameRecreationLinguisticsPneumonou..
Word wrap
Word wrap refers to a feature supported by most text editors that allows them to insert soft returns (or hard returns for some text editors) at the right margins of a document. As the full view of the text would show excessively long text strings, word wrapping confines text to the viewable window, ..
Woreda
Woreda (also spelled wereda) is an administrative sub-division, or local government, of Ethiopia, equivalent to a district. Woredas are composed of a number of Kebeles, or neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia. Woredas are typically collected together..
Woree, Queensland
Woree is a southern suburb of the city of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. ..
Worek Plan
The Worek Plan (or Operation Worek, Polish: , literally Plan Sack) was an operation of the Polish Navy in the first days of World War II, in which its five submarines formed a screen in order to prevent German naval forces from carrying out landings on the Polish coast, and to attack enemy ship..
Worf
The type of waterfront construction is correctly spelled wharf. Mean anomaly (M) Physical characteristics Dimensions Surface area Volume Mass Density (ρ) Surface gravity Escape velocity Rotation period Rotation velocity Obliquity Right ascensio..
Worimi
Worimi may refer to: Worimi peopleWorimi languageredirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Worimi language
Worimi or Gadjang (also spelt Kattang, Kutthung, Gadhang, Gadang) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language. It was the traditional language of the Worimi people, whose descendants now speak English. Contents 1 Classification2 Phonology2.1 Vowels2.2 Consonants3 Refere..
Work
Work may refer to: Manual labour, effort expended by people on productive activities in the home, school, or employment, or, by extension, one's place of employment or employerA place of employmentWork (Mechanics), a force applied through a distance, defined in physics as the integral of dot produ..
Work-in
A work-in is a form of direct action, where a group of workers whose jobs are under threat resolve to remain in their place of employment and continue producing without pay. The intention is usually to show that their place of work still has long-term viability, or can be effectively self-managed by..
Work-life balance
Work-life balance refers to a person’s control over the conditions in their workplace. It is accomplished when an individual feels dually satisfied about their personal life and their paid occupation. It mutually benefits the individual, business and society when a person’s personal life is bala..
Work-to-rule
Work-to-rule is an industrial action in which employees do no more than the minimum required by the rules of a workplace, and follow safety or other regulations to the letter in order to cause a slowdown rather than to serve their purpose. This is considered less disruptive than a strike or lockout;..
Workable competition
Workable competition is any market structure in which, taking into account structural characteristics and the dynamic factors that shaped them, no clearly indicated change can be effected through public policy measures that would result in greater social gains or losses. • An economic model of ..
WorkACE
An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy one of the guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia on one of the following topics: [Notability Academics] ([Notability proposed])[Notability Biographies][Notability Books] ..
Workaholic
A workaholic is a person addicted to work. This addiction may be pleasurable to the victim or it may be burdensome and troubling. Workaholism is believed by some to be a disease, akin to obsessive compulsive disorder. The problem is that workaholics believe that if they don't work, their world wil..
Workaholic (song)
"Workaholic" is a single released by the Dutch group 2 Unlimited from the album Get Ready!. The single reached number 4 in the UK ..
Workamping
Workamping, a contraction of "work camping" and also known as camp hosting, is a form of camping in the United States involving campers both working and living at a campground. Workampers generally receive compensation in the form of a free campsite, usually with free utilities (electricity, water,..
Workaround
A workaround is a bypass of a recognized problem in a system. A workaround is typically a temporary fix that implies that a genuine solution to the problem is needed. Frequently workarounds are as creative as true solutions, involving outside the box thinking in their creation. Typically they are c..
Workbench
For the Workbench native graphical user interface for the Amiga computer, see AmigaOS. European style woodworking workbench A workbench is a table used in woodworking, metalworking, and other trades upon which work of a specific nature may take place. Workbenches often have vices attached to t..
Workbike
Pushing a loaded workbike in Jakarta, Indonesia A workbike is a bicycle built for some purpose other than strictly human transportation. The evolution of workbikes parallels that of normal bicycles. The bicycle developed in the heart of the industry that made carts for working purposes. The fi..
Workbook
Workbook is the title of Bob Mould's first solo album after leaving Hüsker Dü. The album is primarily acoustic and has a strong folk influence - very different from much of his group's heavier music. The single See a Little Light was a hit on the US Modern Rock chart. Drummer Anton Fier and bassi..
Workbook, Inc.
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. The Workbook was created in ..
Workcell
This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry.Please improve the article or discuss proposed changes on the talk page. See Wikipedia's [Guide to writing better articlesguide to writing better articles] for suggestions. A workcell is ..
WorkChoices
The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Kevin Andrews, who introduced the Australian industrial relations legislation, speaking at a press conference on 8 November 2005 Wikinews has News related to this article: [[Wikinews:Portal:Australia/Australian industrial relations legisl..
Workday
Workday is a workingday, a civil day usually worked onthe Working time 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 intended article. ..
Worked All Continents
Worked All Continents, or WAC, is an amateur radio award given to those amateur radio operators who successfully complete two-way amateur radio communications with other amateur radio stations located in each of six continental areas of the world. For the purposes of the award, the continental area..
Worked All States
Worked All States, or WAS, is an amateur radio operating award given to those amateur radio operators who successfully complete two-way amateur radio communications with other amateur radio stations located in each of the 50 United States of America. The award is sponsored by the American Radio Rel..
Worked All Zones
Worked All Zones, or WAZ, is an award given by CQ Magazine to amateur radio operators who establish contacts in all 40 zones into which CQ Magazine divides the world. External link [CQ Magazine's WAZ rules] ..
Worker's Militia
Following the quelled Revolution in Hungary (1956), the "Revolutionary Worker-Peasant Government" ordered on February 18, 1957 the formation of the Workers' Militia (Munkásőrség). It replaced the counter-revolutionary regime's special police force (karhatalom or also known as 'pufajkások', nam..
Worker's Playtime
This article is about the BBC radio programme. For the music album by Billy Bragg, see Workers Playtime. Worker's Playtime was a radio variety programme transmitted on weekdays at lunchtime by the BBC Radio from 1941 to 1964. It was broadcast live from factory canteens, and was originally intende..
Worker-Communist Party
There are some Iranian and Iraqi parties known as Worker-Communist Parties. They all originate from the WCPIran. Leftist Worker-Communist Party of IraqWorker-Communist Party of IranWorker-Communist Party of Iran - HekmatistWorker-Communist Party of Iraq See also Workers Communist Party and Communis..
Worker-Communist Party of Iran
The Worker-Communist Party of Iran (Persian: حزب کمونیست کارگران ایران) is a political party that seeks the overthrow of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the establishment of a 'Socialist Republic of Iran' in its place. The party's primary slogans are "Liberty, Equality, Wo..
Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Hekmatist
The Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Hekmatist is an opposition Iranian political party in exile. Its founder and current leader is Koorosh Modaressi, its current Vice-Leader is Rahman Hosseinzadeh and its current Chair of the Politbureau is Fateh Sheikh. The group has a military arm, mainly in Ir..
Worker-Communist Party of Iraq
The Worker-Communist Party of Iraq (Arabic: Hizb al-Shuyu'i al-'Ummali al-'Iraqi) is a Marxist political party in Iraq and amongst Iraqi exiles. They opposed both Saddam Hussein and the American-led new administration. Under the Ba'athist regime, the group was persecuted, and so operated primari..
Worker-Peasant Alliance
Worker-Peasant Alliance (in Portuguese: Aliança Operário-Camponesa) was a front of the Communist Party of Portugal (Marxist-Leninist) of Eduíno Gomes. AOC was founded on November 17 1974 and ran lists in the 1976 elections. AOC mustered 15578 votes (0.03%). AOC launched the slogan "Neither Kis..
Workerism
Workerism is a name given to different trends in left-wing political discourse, especially anarchism and Marxism. In one sense, it describes a political position concerning the political importance and centrality of the working class. Because this was of particular significance in the Italian left..
Workers' Aid for Bosnia
Workers' Aid for Bosnia was founded in London, United Kingdom in 1993. Sixty people — socialists, trade unionists and Bosnian refugees — met to discuss how to organise solidarity with those people in ex-Yugoslavia defending a united, multi-ethnic Bosnia and Herzegovina. WAB was support..
Workers' Central Union of Cuba
CTC The Workers' Central Union of Cuba (CTC) is the sole trade union centre in Cuba. It originated as the Confederación de Trabajadores de Cuba' in 1939. References External links [www.cubasindical.cu] ..
Workers' Commissions
CCOO CC.OO. sticker The Workers' Commissions (Spanish: Comisiones Obreras, CCOO) is, ever since the 1970s, the most important and largest trade union in Spain. It has more than one million members and is the most voted union in labor elections. The CCOO were organized in the 1960s by the ..
Workers' Communist Party
There are several political parties known as the Workers' Communist Party or Communist Party of the Workers: Bosnia-Hercegovina - Workers' Communist Party of Bosnia and HerzegovinaCanada - Workers' Communist Party of CanadaFrance - Communist Party of the Workers of FranceNorway - Workers' Communist..
Workers' Communist Party (Norway)
Workers' Communist Party (in Norwegian: Arbeidernes Kommunistparti), a Norwegian communist party. Founded in 1973, as Arbeidernes Kommunistparti (marxist-leninistene), it arguably holds the leftmost ground in mainstream Norwegian politics. It does not participate in elections, but members have "ac..
Workers' Communist Party (Spain)
Workers Communist Party (in Spanish: Partido Comunista de los Trabajadores) was a political party in Spain. Formed in 1977 by the Left Opposition of PCE. PCT had a youth wing called Workers' Communist Youth (Juventudes Comunistas de los Trabajadores) In 1980 PCT unified with Communist Party of Spa..
Workers' Communist Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Logo of Workers' Communist Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Workers' Communist Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a communist party from Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 2000 and strongly opposes the nationalism of the region and the collapse of Yugoslavia. One of their major aims..
Workers' Communist Party of Canada
The Workers' Communist Party of Canada was a Canadian political party that nominated candidates in the 1972 and 1980 general elections. For several years it published a weekly newspaper "The Forge/La Forge". The WCP was strongest in Quebec, but alienated many young Quebec progressive people because ..
Workers' Communist Youth
Workers' Communist Youth (in Spanish: Juventudes Comunistas de los Trabajadores) was a communist youth organization in Spain. JCT was the youth wing of the Workers' Communist Party (PCT). JCT was formed in 1977. In December that year it initiated the publication Manifiesto. Soon Manifiesto was subs..
Workers' compensation
Workers' compensation systems (also known as workers' comp in North American English or compo in Australian English) provide for financial compensation for work-related injuries of employees, in particular compensation of loss of wages, sometimes also for medical costs. These laws are usually a fe..
Workers' control
Workers' control is the management of factories and other enterprises by the people who work there. The idea of workers' control is an old one. The Guild system could be seen as a form of workers' control. It has been variously advocated by Anarchists, Socialists, Communists and Christian Democra..
Workers' council
A workers' council is a council, or deliberative body, composed of working class or proletarian members. While the term may include instances where employers negotiate with workers, or workers deliberate without power, the most common use of the term is to describe self-governing workers without bo..
Workers' Day
Workers' Day is a national public holiday in South Africa and since 1994, is celebrated on 1 May of each year. It has its origins within the historical struggles of workers and their trade unions internationally for solidarity between working people in their struggles to win fair employment standard..
Workers' Defence Committee
The Workers’ Defence Committee (Komitet Obrony Robotników, KOR) was a Polish civil society group that emerged under communist rule to give aid to prisoners detained after labor strikes in 1976 and their families. KOR was a strong example of successful organizing related to specific issues relev..
Workers' Democracy (Cyprus)
Workers' Democracy (Greek: Ergatiki Dimokratia) is a Trotskyist organisation in Cyprus. It is part of the International Socialist Tendency led by the British Socialist Workers Party. External link [Workers Democracy (in Greek)] ..
Workers' Democracy (Poland)
Workers' Democracy (Polish: Pracownicza Demokracja) is a small Trotskyist group in Poland. It is affiliated to the International Socialist Tendency. It was originally founded with the name Socialist Solidarity. External link [Pracownicza Demokracja web site (in Polish)] ..
Workers' Dreadnought
Workers' Dreadnought was a newspaper published by variously-named political parties led by Sylvia Pankhurst. Provisionally titled Workers' Mate, the newspaper first appeared on International Women's Day, March 8, 1914, as Women's Dreadnought, with a circulation of 30,000. The paper was started by..
Workers' Educational Association
The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) seeks to provide access to education and lifelong learning for adults from all backgrounds, and in particular those who have previously missed out on education. The International Federation of Workers Education Associations (IFWEA) has consultative status..
Workers' Education Bureau of America
Workers' Education Bureau of America (1921 - 1951) was an organization established to assist labor colleges and other worker training centers involved in the American labor movement. The Workers' Education Bureau (WEB) was founded in 1921 by a group of unionists and educators under the directorship..
Workers' Fight
Workers' Fight has been the name of several Trotskyist groups and publications in the United Kingdom. Workers' Fight was the publication of the British Trotskyist Revolutionary Socialist League, in the period it was led by C. L. R. James in the late 1930s. A new collected edition of this paper was..
Workers' Front of Catalonia
The Workers' Front of Catalonia (in Catalan: Front Obrer de Catalunya, FOC - foc means "fire" in Catalan) was a clandestine political movement in Catalonia, Spain, formed in 1961, and active during the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco. It was the continuation of the Popular Democratic Associ..
Workers' Internationalist League
The Workers Internationalist League was a Trotskyist group in Britain founded in the summer of 1983 by the Internationalist Faction of the Workers Socialist League. It was the British affiliate of the Trotskyist International Liaison Committee until that body was renamed the International Trotskyist..
Workers' International League
Workers' International League has been the name of several Trotskyist groups in the UK: Workers' International League (1937)Workers' International League (1985)Workers' International League (1993) See also the Workers Internationalist League and the International Workers League. This is a [di..
Workers' International League (1937)
The Workers' International League was a Trotskyist political party in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1937 by around ten members of the Marxist Group, who had split due to rumours concerning the activity of Ralph Lee, then a newly arrived South African member. The new group, led by Jock Hasto..
Workers' International League (1985)
The Workers' International League (WIL) was a British Trotskyist organisation that split in early 1987 from the Workers' Revolutionary Party (WRP) which had been led by Sheila Torrance. The League soon started to publish Workers' News as its monthly publication. Initially, the group around leadin..
Workers' International League (1993)
Workers' International League is the name of a group in the United States formed to sympathise with the Committee for a Marxist International. The group is better known by the name of their magazine, Socialist Appeal. There are also unsubstantiated claims by non-members and some former members of t..
Workers' League
The have been several parties named the Workers League: Workers League (Ireland), sister organisation of the Workers Revolutionary Party (UK).Workers League (UK), a split from the International Socialists (UK).Workers League (US), now known as the Socialist Equality Party. This is a [disambigu..
Workers' Opposition
The Workers' Opposition was a faction of the Russian Communist Party that emerged in 1920 as a response to the perceived over-bureaucratisation that was occurring in Soviet Russia. It was led by Alexander Shlyapnikov, who was also chairman of the Russian Metalworkers' Union, and it consisted of tra..
Workers' Party
Workers' Party is a name used by a number of political parties throughout the world. It is perhaps one of the few standard party names that does not have an association with any particular ideology, having been used by a wide range of groups - both left and right - in various places at various times..
Workers' Party (Algeria)
The Workers' Party (French: Parti des Travailleurs, Arabic Hizb al-Ummal حزب العمال) is a Trotskyist political party in Algeria, closely linked with the Workers' Party of France. The party is led by Louisa Hanoune. The Workers' Party received 3.3 percent of the vote and elected 21 member..
Workers' Party (Argentina)
The Workers' Party (Spanish: Partido Obrero) is an Argentine Trotskyist political party. It is the largest national section of the Co-ordinating Committee for the Refoundation of the Fourth International. At present its strongest electoral base is in Salta Province in the far north, particularl..
Workers' Party (Brazil)
Partido dos Trabalhadores President Ricardo Berzoini Founded February 10, 1980 Headquarters Rua Silveira Martins, 132 - CentroSão Paulo Political Ideology Democratic Socialism (official), a wide range of left-wing ideologies, from Trotskyism to Social Democracy Internation..
Workers' Party (France)
The Workers' Party (French: Parti des Travailleurs, PT) is a French Trotskyist party. It was formed by the Trotskyist Internationalist Communist Party (PCI) led by Pierre Boussel, better known under his pseudonym Pierre Lambert (many Trotskyists adopt pseudonyms, and the internal workings of the P..
Workers' Party (Guinea-Bissau)
The Workers' Party (Portuguese: Partido dos Trabalhadores) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau. It was founded 17 July 2002 in Lisbon, Portugal. In presidential elections held on 19 June 2005, PT leader Aregado Mantenque Té placed fifth out of thirteen candidates, winning 2.02% of the vote. E..
Workers' Party (Spain)
Workers Party (in Spanish: Partido de los Trabajadores) was a communist political party in Spain. It was founded in 1979 through the merger of the Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) and the Workers Revolutionary Organisation (ORT). The Catalan branch of PT was known as Partit dels Treballadors de Catal..
Workers' Party (Togo)
Workers' Party (French: Parti des travailleurs, PT) is an opposition Togolese political party founded in 1998. It is of Trotskyist orientation and has links to the trade unions. Claude Améganvi has been the PT's national coordinator since the party's founding. PT is a member of Pierre Lambert's I..
Workers' Party (Turkey)
Workers' Party (Turkey) (in Turkish: İşçi Partisi) is a Maoist political party in Turkey led by Doğu Perinçek ([tr]). İP has its roots in the Revolutionary Workers and Peasants Party of Turkey (TİİKP) and Workers and Peasants Party of Turkey (TİKP). İP office in Istanbul ..
Workers' Party for Socialism
The Workers' Party for Socialism (Spanish: Partido de Trabajadores por er Socialismo) is a Trotskyist political party in Argentina. Founded in 1988, as a schism of Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), another trotskist party. It has no congressional representation. The number of voters for this party in..
Workers' Party of Ecuador
Workers' Party of Ecuador (in Spanish: Partido de los Trabajadores del Ecuador) is a communist party in Ecuador. PTE was formed in 1996 as a split from Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador. PTE publishes Amanacer Insurgente External link [Party website] ..
Workers' Party of Ethiopia
The Workers' Party of Ethiopia's flag The Workers' Party of Ethiopia (Amharic: Ye Ityopia Seratepnotch Parti) is a communist party in Ethiopia that was, from 1984 to 1990, the only legal political party in the country. Contents 1 The Commission to Organise the Party of the Workers of..
Workers' Party of Hungary 2006
The Workers' Party of Hungary 2006 (Magyarországi Munkáspárt 2006) is a political party in Hungary. It was created in mid-November 2005 from the internal opposition of the Hungarian Communist Workers' Party. Its leader is János Fratanolo. External link [Official web site] ..
Workers' Party of Korea
Workers' Party of Korea Leader Kim Jong-il ..
Workers' Party of Marxist Unification
A POUM poster urges "Workers: to victory!" A POUM poster appeals to peasants: "Peasants: the land is yours" The Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (POUM, Spanish: Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista; Catalan: Partit Obrer d'Unificació Marxista) was a Spanish communist political pa..
Workers' Party of Singapore
Workers' Party logo The Workers' Party of Singapore (abbrev: WP; Chinese: 新加坡工人党) is one of the largest opposition parties in Singapore, with 1 of the 84 elected seats in the current session of Parliament of Singapore. Low Thia Khiang its Secretary General hold the single seat for..
Workers' Party of the United States
The Workers' Party of the United States was was a Marxist party founded in December 1934 by the merger of the American Workers Party, which had been founded as the Conference for Progressive Political Action by A.J. Muste, and the Trotskyist Communist League of America, led by James Cannon, Max Shac..
Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971
Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1971: Noting the terms of the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949, which provides for protection of workers against acts of anti-union discrimination in res..
Workers' Revolutionary Organisation
The Workers' Revolutionary Organisation (in Spanish: Organización Revolucionaria de los Trabajadores) was a communist (Maoist organisation in Spain. ORT was founded in 1969, emerging out of the left-wing Catholic Workers' Trade Union Action (Acción Sindical de Trabajadores). The youth wing of..
Workers' Revolutionary Party
There are several groups named the Workers' Revolutionary Party: Workers Revolutionary Party (Argentina)Workers Revolutionary Party (Greece)Workers Revolutionary Party (India)Workers Revolutionary Party (Mexico)Workers Revolutionary Party (Namibia)Workers Revolutionary Party (Peru)Workers Revolutio..
Workers' Revolutionary Party (Mexico)
The Workers' Revolutionary Party (in Spanish: Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores, PRT) was a Trotskyist political party in Mexico. It was founded in 1976 by the merger of three Trotskyist groups: The International Communist League (Liga Comunista Internacionalista) - a group associated with ..
Workers' Revolutionary Party (UK)
Logo of the current Workers' Revolutionary Party The Workers' Revolutionary Party is a small Trotskyist political party in the United Kingdom. From its foundation until the late 1970s or early 1980s, it was the largest Trotskyist group in the country. In the mid-1980s, it split several ways..
Workers' self-management
Worker Self-Management is a form of workplace decision-making in which the employees themselves agree on choices (for issues like customer care, general production methods, scheduling, division of labour etc.) instead of the traditional authoritative supervisor telling workers what to do, how to do ..
Workers' Socialist League
The Workers Socialist League (WSL) was a Trotskyist political party in the United Kingdom. The group was formed by Alan Thornett and other members of the Workers Revolutionary Party (WRP) after their expulsion from that group in 1974. Contents 1 Origins2 Failed Fusion3 Socialist G..
Workers' Socialist Movement
Workers' Socialist Movement or Socialist Workers' Movement may refer to: Socialist Workers' Movement (Ireland)Workers' Socialist Movement (Argentina)Workers' Socialist Movement (Puerto Rico)This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. I..
Workers' Socialist Movement (Argentina)
redirect [[template:Politics of Argentina]]The Workers' Socialist Movement (MST – Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores) is a Trotskyist political party in Argentina. The MST was founded in 1992 as a split from another Trotskyist group, the Movement Toward Socialism (see Nahuel Moreno). Th..
Workers' Struggle
Workers' Struggle (Lutte Ouvrière) is the usual name under which the Communist Union (Trotskyist) (Union Communiste (Trotskyste)), a French Trotskyist political party, is known (technically, it is the name of the weekly paper edited by the party). Arlette Laguiller is its spokeswoman since 1973 an..
Workers' Trade Union Association of Croatia
URSH/WTUAC The Workers' Trade Union Association of Croatia is a trade union centre in Croatia. It was founded in 1994 under the name Trade Union Association of Public Sector Employees. It is affiliated with the European Federation of Public Service Employees. References External links [..
Workers' Trade Union Confederation of Mali
CSTM The Workers' Trade Union Confederation of Mali (CSTM) is a national trade union center in Mali. It is comprised of four trade unions which broke from the National Workers' Union of Mali (UNTM) in 1997. The CSTM is affiliated with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. Refer..
Workers' United Center of Chile
CUT The Workers' United Center of Chile (Spanish: Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Chile, CUT) is a union federation in Chile. The CUT was founded in 1953, but it was suppressed after the Chilean coup of 1973. It was refounded in September 1988 near the end of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship...
Workers' Unity League
In 1929, on orders from the Communist International, the Canadian Communist party created its own labour central called the Workers' Unity League. This was reflective of the shift in communist philosophies after Lenin. Rather than "Boring from Within" - a Leninist philosophy that encouraged communi..
Workers' Youth League
The Workers' Youth League (Arbetarnas Ungdomsförbund, abbreviated AUF) was the youth organization of the Communist Party of Sweden. It was active during 1924-1926. AUF published Arbetets Ungdom (Youth of Labour). ..
Workers' Youth League (Norway)
Arbeidernes Ungdomsfylking (Workers' Youth League) is the youth wing of the Norwegian Labour Party. AUF was formed in April 1927, following the merger of Left Communist Youth League and Socialist Youth League of Norway. The current leader of AUF is Gry Larsen. Some of the former leaders in AUF have..
Workers and Farmers Party
The Workers and Farmers Party was a Marxist political party in Trinidad and Tobago. The party was organised by former Democratic Labour Party leader Stephen Maharaj, C.L.R. James, George Weekes (of the Oilfields Workers Trade Union) and included the then unknown Basdeo Panday among its slate of ca..
Workers and Peasants' Bloc
BOC poster The Workers and Peasants' Bloc (in Catalan: Bloc Obrer i Camperol, in Spanish: Bloque Obrero y Campesino) was a leftwing group in Spain, associated with the international Right Opposition. BOC was founded in Barcelona in 1931, as the mass front of the Catalan-Balearic Communist Fede..
Workers and Peasants' Socialist Party
The Workers and Peasants' Socialist Party (Parti socialiste ouvrier et paysan, PSOP) was an ephemeral socialist organisation in France, formed in the on June 8, 1938 by Marceau Pivert. Its youth wing was the Workers and Peasants' Socialist Youth (Jeunesses Socialistes Ouvrières et Paysannes - JSOP)..
Workers and Peasants Inspection
Workers and Peasants Inspection was a government organization that was part of the socialist economic planning apparatus of the state during Stalin's reign in Russia. See also: Collectivisation in the USSR ..
Workers Association of Malmfälten
Workers Association of Malmfälten (in Swedish: Malmfältens Arbetarförening) was a political group in Gällivare, Sweden. MAF was founded in 1985, ahead of the municipal elections. It won one seat in the municipal council of Gällivare. MAF had launced a list with 21 LO members. At its peak MAF ..
Workers Autonomous Federation
Workers Autonomous Federation is a category of illegal trade unions of China. Some took part in the Tiananmen movement of 1989. Changsha and Yueyang in Hunan were among the cities, where a Workers Autonomuous Federation was active in 1989. Other Workers Autonomuous Federations existed in Shanghai a..
Workers Beer Company
The Workers Beer Company (WBC) is a British-Irish organisation which runs temporary bars at events and festivals in Europe. The organisation is run by volunteers and raises money for trade unions, charities and left-wing campaign groups. The most notable events supported by the WBC include Glaston..
Workers Cause Party
Workers Cause Party (in Portuguese: Partido da Causa Operária, PCO) is a political party in Brazil. Its origins can be traced back to 1978. On that year, several Trotskyist militants who were not satisfied with the Socialist International united themselves under the name Tendкncia Trotskista do ..
Workers Collectives
Workers Collectives (in Catalan: Col·lectius de Treballadors, abbreviated CC.TT.) was a Catalan left-nationalist trade union. CC.TT. functioned as the trade union wing of the Socialist Party of National Liberation (PSAN). CC.TT. was formed in May 1977. Prior to the formation of CC.TT., PSAN had wor..
Workers Compensation Act (Manitoba ministerial responsibility)
The Executive Council of Manitoba includes a Minister responsible for the Workers Compensation Act. This is not a full cabinet portfolio, and the responsibility is always held by a minister with other cabinet responsibilities. Most ministers responsible for the Workers Compensation Act have also b..
Workers Compensation insurance
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Workers Democracy Group
The Workers Democracy Group (Thai: Klum Prachatipatai Rangarn) is a Trotskyist group in Thailand. It is a member of the International Socialist Tendency led by the British Socialist Workers Party. ..
Workers Indoor Arena
The Workers Indoor Arena is an indoor arena located west of the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China. It will host the boxing events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The arena has a seating capacity of 13,000. ..
Workers Institute of Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought
The Workers Institute of Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tsetung Thought was a small Maoist political party based in Brixton, London. It was formed by an ex-member of the Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist) in 1974 and circulated regular political statements in its publication, the Sou..
Workers International to Rebuild the Fourth International
The Workers International to Rebuild the Fourth International (WIRFI) is an Trotskyist international organisation. It is based in the United Kingdom and consists of a tiny remnant of the Workers Revolutionary Party. The organisation was founded in 1990 to regroup the international supporters of th..
Workers in Struggle Collectives
Workers in Struggle Collective (in Catalan: Col·lectius d'Obrers en Lluita) was a Catalan left-nationalist trade union. COLL functioned as the trade union wing of the Socialist Party of National Liberation - provisional (PSAN-p). COLL, which was formed by members of CC.OO. emerged in January 1977, ..
Workers League (Ireland)
The Workers League was a Trotskyist political party in Ireland. The group's origins lay in the League for a Workers Republic, an affiliate of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI). As that organisation began to split between the supporters of the Socialist Labour League (S..
Workers League (UK)
The Workers League was a small Trotskyist political group in the United Kingdom. It began as the IS Opposition faction, formed in 1975 within the International Socialists (now the Socialist Workers Party), and containing many prominent IS members, including Roger Protz and Jim Higgins. They had se..
Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory
Workers Leaving The Lumiere Factory or La Sortie des usines Lumière (original French title; literal English translation The Exit From the Lumière Factories), made in 1895, is a short film produced and distributed by the Lumière Brothers, and one of the first films ever made. It depicts everyt..
Workers Liberty Australia
Workers Liberty is a small Trotskyist political party in Australia. It is closely aligned with the Alliance for Workers' Liberty in the United Kingdom. The group, founded in 1980, became a founder member of the Socialist Alliance, and publishes a bi-monthly newspaper, also called Workers' Liberty. ..
Workers Nationalist Youth
Workers Nationalist Youth (in Valencian: Joventut Nacionalista Obrera) was a left-wing nationalist youth movement in the Valencian Country, Spain. JNO was formed in 1921, and opted for the right of self-determination. JNO was shortlived, and was soon to be dissolved. ..
Workers of the world, unite!
The political slogan "Workers of the world, unite!", one of the most famous rallying cries of socialism, comes from Karl Marx's and Friedrich Engels's Communist Manifesto. It is also inscribed on his tombstone. The actual translation is more normally given as "Working men," or "Proletarians of all..
Workers Party, USA
The Workers Party is a minor left wing political party in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, the Workers Party stands on a platform of anti-imperialism and anti-capitalism, and produces a fortnightly newspaper The Worker. The leading party member is Michael Thorburn, who also edits The W..
Workers Party (Macedonia)
Workers Party (in Macedonian: Rabotnicka Partija) is a political party in the Republic of Macedonia. In the 1998 parliamentary elections RP had presented a list with 35 candidates, headed by Gjuro Keshkec. The party got 1528 votes (0.14%). ..
Workers Party (Marxist-Leninist)
Workers Party (Marxist-Leninist) (in Spanish: Partido Obrero (Marxista-Leninista)) was a Trotskyist political party in Panama. PO(M-L) was founded in 1934 by Diógenes de la Rosa. For a brief period PO(M-L) was able to compete with the Communist Party over influence in the trade union movement, the..
Workers Party (Peru)
Workers Party (in Spanish: Partido Obrero), was a political party in Peru. Founded in Huaraz in 1924 by Fernando Ortega and Elías Rivas. ..
Workers Party (US)
The Workers Party (WP) was a Marxist group in the United States. It was founded in April 1940 by members of the Socialist Workers Party who opposed the Soviet invasion of Finland. They included Max Shachtman, who became the new group's leader, Hal Draper, Martin Abern, Joseph Carter and Julius Jac..
Workers Party of Acapulco
Workers Party of Acapulco (in Spanish: Partido Obrero de Acapulco) was a political party in Acapulco, Mexico. POA was founded in 1919 by Juan R. Escudero. POA published Regeneración. ..
Workers Party of Bangladesh
The Workers Party of Bangladesh is a Communist party in Bangladesh. It is the fraternal party of CPI(M) in the country. WPB was founded in 1980 by the Bangladesh Communist Party (Leninist), Revolutionary Communist League, Majdur Party and another group. Amal Sen was the founding general secretary...
Workers Party of Bangladesh (Ali)
Workers Party of Bangladesh (Ali), a splinter group of Workers Party of Bangladesh. Party president is Khandaker Ali Abbas and the general secretary is Saiful Haque. The group came out of WPB on June 14 2004. It opposed the tactic of making joint actions together with the Awami League. ..
Workers Party of Barbados
Workers Party of Barbados, a marxist political party in Barbados. WPB was founded in 1985 by Dr. George Belle. External link [Dr. George Belle] ..
Workers Party of Belgium
The Belgian Labour Party was also the name of a socialist party that existed prior to World War I, which splitted following the foundation of the Comintern and gave rise to the Communist Party of Belgium. The Workers' Party of Belgium (WPB) (Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid van België, French: Parti d..
Workers Party of Ethiopia
The Workers Party of Ethiopia or WPE' was the official name of Ethiopia's ruling Communist party. It was created by the military Derg regime in 1984 as the civilian "vanguard" party in the East bloc model that was supposed to replace the Derg. The Derg had been officially the "Provisional Military..
Workers Party of India
Workers Party of India, a political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. WPI has its origin in the Democratic Vanguard in India. DV was formed in 1943 when a group led by Jiban Lal Chattopadhyay broke away from the Radical Democratic Party of M.N. Roy. DV were dissatified with the development o..
Workers Party of Ireland
The Workers Party of Ireland Leader Seán Garland Founded 1982 Headquarters 23 Hill Street, Dublin 1 Political Ideology Marxism International Affiliation none European Affiliation none European Parliament Group none Colours Red, Green Website [www.worker..
Workers Party of Jamaica
Workers Party of Jamaica, a marxist political party in Jamaica. WPJ was founded on December 17 1978 by Trevor Munroe. Munroe, a Rhodes scholar from Oxford University, served as its general secretary. The forerunner of WPJ was the Workers Liberation League. WPJ was an ally of the People's Nationa..
Workers Party of New Zealand
Workers Party of New Zealand Leader Daphna Whitmore ..
Workers Party of Scotland
The Workers Party of Scotland, also known as the Workers Party of Scotland (Marxist-Leninist) was a small Marxist-Leninist political party based in Scotland. It was founded in 1967 and campaigned for Scottish independence. The party published the Scottish Vanguard until at least 1980. The party s..
Workers Party of Socialist Unity
Workers Party of Socialist Unity (Portuguese: Partido Operário de Unidade Socialista, pron. IPA: [pɐɾ'tiðu op(ɨ)'ɾaɾiu dɨ uni'ðað(ɨ) susiɐ'liʃtɐ], or POUS) is small trotskiyst party in Portugal, founded in 1976 after a small split from the Portuguese Socialist Party and is p..
Workers Party of Spain-Communist Unity
Workers Party of Spain-Communist Unity (in Spanish: Partido de los Trabajadores de España-Unidad Comunista) was a communist political party in Spain, founded by Santiago Carrillo and his followers after their expulsion from the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) in October 1985. Initially, the party ..
Workers Party of the Netherlands (build-up organisation)
Workers Party of the Netherlands (build-up organisation) (in Dutch: Arbeiderspartij van Nederland (opbouworganisatie), abbreviated APN(o)) was a communist party in the Netherlands. APN(o) was founded in 1980, following a split from the Communist Workers Organisation (marxist-leninist) (KAO(ml)). AP..
Workers Party of the United States
A number of parties have gone by differing versions of the name "Workers Party". The Workers Party of the United States, also called the U.S. Workers Party, formed in December 1934. At that time the American Workers Party (AWP) led by A.J. Muste merged with the Trotskyist Communist League of Ameri..
Workers Playtime
This article is about the music album. For the former BBC radio programme, see Worker's Playtime. Workers Playtime is a 1988 album by Billy Bragg. Originally released on the Go! Discs label, it is his fourth release but third full length album. It was re-released on compact disc in September 1..
Workers Politics Communist Organisation
Workers Politics Communist Organisation (in Portuguese: Organização Comunista Política Operária) was a communist group in Portugal. OCPO was founded in September 1985, following a split from Communist Party (Reconstructed). OCPO published Política Operária. In the early 1990's OCPO was disso..
Workers Power
Workers Power Leader none Founded 1974 Headquarters London Political Ideology Trotskyism Political Position Far left International Affiliation League for the Fifth International European Affiliation none European Parliament Group none Colours none Website [..
Workers Resistance
Workers Resistance (Ukrainian: Robitnichi Sprotiv) is a Trotskyist political party in Ukraine. It is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International (CWI). The party was founded in 1994. Contents 1 Fraud1.1 CWI response1.2 Organisations affected2 References Fraud ..
Workers Revolutionary Party (Argentina)
redirect [[template:Politics of Argentina]]Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores, PRT or "Workers' Revolutionary Party" is a Trotskyist orientatied political party of Argentina, mainly active in the 1960s and 1970s. The origins of the PRT lay in the Revolutionary and Popular Indoamericano Fron..
Workers Revolutionary Party (India)
Workers Revolutionary Party was a communist group in Kerala, India. It existed sometime around 1970, and had branches in Trivandrum, Ernakulam and Alappuzha. It was led by A. Achuthan. Source: Singh, Prakash, The Naxalite Movement in India, New Delhi: Rupa & Co, 1999, ISBN 81-7167-294-9, p. 64 ..
Workers Revolutionary Party (Peru)
Workers Revolutionary Party (in Spanish: Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores), was a trotskyist political party in Peru founded in 1978 by a fraction of PST, FIR(IV) and FIR(Combate). Leaders included Hugo Blanco, Hipólito Enríquez, Raúl Castro Vera and Nicolás Lucar. Participated in th..
Workers Revolutionary Party (Portugal)
Workers Revolutionary Party (in Portuguese: Partido Revolucionario dos Trabalhadores) was a trotskyist political party in Portugal. PRT was founded on January 31 1975. PRT published Combate Socialista. PRT was close to, but not affiliated with, the United Secretariat of the Fourth International. ..
Workers Socialist Federation
The Workers Socialist Federation was a socialist political party in the United Kingdom, led by Sylvia Pankhurst. Under many different names, it gradually broadened its politics from a focus on women's suffrage to eventually become a left communist grouping. Contents 1 East London Federation..
Workers Solidarity Alliance
Part of the Politics series onAnarchism Traditions Anarcha-feminism Anarchist communism Anarcho-primitivism Anarcho-syndicalism Christian anarchism Collectivist anarchism Eco-anarchism Green anarchism Individualist anarchism Anarcho-capitalism(disputed) Anarchism in culture Anarchi..
Workers Solidarity Movement
Part of the Politics series onAnarchism Traditions Anarcha-feminism Anarchist communism Anarcho-primitivism Anarcho-syndicalism Christian anarchism Collectivist anarchism Eco-anarchism Green anarchism Individualist anarchism Anarcho-capitalism(disputed) Anarchism in culture Anarchi..
Workers Stadium
The Workers Stadium (Chinese: 工人体育场) is a multi-purpose stadium in Beijing, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was built in 1959 and holds 72,000. It was the main venue for the 1990 Asian Games, where the opening and closing ceremonies were held. It i..
Workers Trade Union Law
The Workers Trade Union Law was passed by Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, on September 24, 2002. It recognizes the right of workers to organize collectively, although Bahrain has not ratified the International Labour Organization Conventions Freedom of Association and Protection of the ..
Workers Unitarian Party
Workers Unitarian Party (in Spanish: Partido Unitario de Trabajadores) was a political party in Vall d'Uixó, Land of Valencia, Spain. PUT contested the 1991 and 1995 municipal elections. In 1995 it obtained 1 234 votes (7.22%) and one seat in the municipal council. ..
Workers Vanguard Party of Kurdistan
Workers Vanguard Party of Kurdistan (in Kurdish: Partîya Pêşeng a Karkerî Kurdistan, PPKK, in Turkish: Kürdistan Öncü İşçi Partisi) was an Kurdish underground political party in Turkey. The party was founded on April 22, 1975. PPKK published Pêşeng. In 1992 PPKK merged with Kürdistan..
Workers Voice
The Workers' Voice Magazine is an independent magazine publication produced in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada since July, 2001. Publisher is Ralph Winsor. As an independent voice it's aim is to represent all workers' both union and non-union. The Workers’ Voice is an independent magazine for a..
Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981
Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1981, with the preamble stating: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to equal opportunities and equal treatment for men and women workers:..
Workers World Party
Workers World Party (WWP) is a communist party in the United States founded in 1959 by [Sam Marcy]. Marcy and his followers split from the Socialist Workers Party in 1958 over a series of long-standing differences, among them support for Henry Wallace's Progressive Party in 1948, the posit..
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), a law in the United States, protects workers, their families, and communities by requiring most employers with 100 or more employees to provide notification 60 calendar days in advance of plant closings and mass layoffs. Employee entitle..
Worker bee
A worker bee is a female honeybee which performs certain tasks in support of a bee hive. Worker bees undergo a well defined progression of capabilities. In the summer 98% of the bees in a hive are worker bees. In the winter, besides the queen, all bees are worker bees. When a colony absconds (al..
Worker cooperative
A worker cooperative is a cooperative owned and operated by its "worker-owners". There are no outside, or consumer owners, in a worker's cooperative - only the workers own shares of the business. One share and one vote for all members. Membership is not compulsory for employees, but only employees c..
Worker democracy
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. Worker democracy is a political philosophy that states as information technologies are integrated into the organ..
Worker Peasant Student and Popular Front
Worker Peasant Student and Popular Front (in Spanish: Frente Obrero Campesino Estudiantil y Popular), a political party in Peru founded as a broad front in 1977 by a group around Genaro Ledesma Izquieta, Socialist Workers Party, Peruvian Communist Party (Red Flag) and Revolutionary Marxist Workers..
Worker Rights Consortium
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 Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) is a fair labor monitoring body that oversees the production of collegiate a..
Worker safety and health
The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a [WikiProject Countering systemic biasworldwide view].Please improve the article or discuss the issue on the [talk page]. Worker safety and health is the prevention and reduction of the number of occupat..
Worker Student Alliance
The Worker Student Alliance (WSA) in the United States was the section of Students for a Democratic Society led by the Progressive Labor Party. The WSA argued that the best way to build a movement in the working class, like SDS wanted, was for students to become involved in workers' struggles both o..
Workfare
Workfare is an alternative model to conventional social welfare systems. Traditional welfare benefits are available with little required of the recipient, save their continued search for employment, if that. Under workfare, recipients have to meet certain participation requirements to continue to re..
Workflow
Workflow at its simplest is the movement of documents and/or tasks through a work process. More specifically, workflow is the operational aspect of a work procedure: how tasks are structured, who performs them, what their relative order is, how they are synchronized, how information flows to suppor..
Workflow Open Service Interface Definition
The Workflow Open Service Interface Definition (OSID) is an O.K.I. specification which provides the means to define a Process comprised of Steps. OSIDs are programmatic interfaces which comprise a Service Oriented Architecture for designing and building reusable and interoperable software. Each..
Workflow patterns
A workflow pattern is a specialized form of a design pattern as defined in the area of software engineering. Workflow patterns refer specifically to recurrent problems and proven solutions related to the development of workflow applications in particular, and more broadly, process-oriented applicati..
Workforce
The workforce is the labour pool in employment. It is generally used to describe those working for a single company or industry. The term generally excludes the employers or management, and implies those involved in manual labour. It may also mean all those that are available for work. The wor..
Workforce housing
Workforce housing is a relatively new term that is increasingly popular among planners, government administrators and housing activists, and is gaining cachet with home builders, developers and lenders. "Workforce housing" can refer to almost any housing, but always refers to ["affordable" hous..
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (or WIA; Public Law 105-220, 29 [[U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) is a United States federal law passed August 7, 1998. Contents 1 Purpose2 Provisions2.1 Workforce Investment Definitions2.2 Statewide and Local Workforce Investment Systems2.3 Job ..
Workforce Investment Board
Workforce Investment Boards (or "WIBs") are regional entities created to implement the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 in the United States. Every community in the fifty states is associated with a local WIB. For each WIB, a local authority (for example, a county government or the mayor of a lead..
Workforce management
Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space. In addition, niche players who special..
Workforce planning
To meet Wikipedia's and make it more accessible to a general audience, this article may require [Cleanupcleanup].The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter.Please help Wikipedia by improving the introduction according to the..
Workforce regions of Indiana
Workforce regions are areas defined by those at IU's StatsIndiana resource as groups of counties that often have the same economic background. There are 12, according to the resource. Workforce regions are not represented as a government in any way and are simply economic distinctions. Region 1 (No..
Workgroup Manager
Workgroup Manager is a software program bundled as part of Mac OS X Server for directory-based management of users, groups and computers across a network. External links [Apple - Mac OS X Server - Workgroup Management] ..
Workgroup Server 9150
The Apple Workgroup Server 9150 is not directly based on a Power Macintosh. It featured an 80 MHz (speed bumped to 120 MHz in April 1995) PowerPC 601 board in a Quadra 950 style case Workgroup Server 9150 [at Low End Mac] and [apple-history.com]. For now, see the Apple Workgroup ..
Workgroup Support Systems
Workgroup Support Systems Workgroup support systems, (WSS) are elaborate online systems designed solely to improve the performance and collaboration of teams. WSS supports the sharing and flow of information by creating more efficient and effective means in which work groups can collaborate and com..
Workhall, Barbados
Workhall is a village in Saint Philip Parish in Barbados. ..
Workhaven
Workhaven is a North American term which is a concatenation of the words 'work' as in employment and 'haven' as in harbor or retreat. It is often used to indicate either the home working environment (home office) or the ideal job. The term workhaven has traditionally been synonymous with home-worker..
Workhorse
Workhorse is an expression that refers to the draft horse common in agricultural societies. The expression can refer to a machine, one that performs dependably under heavy, prolonged use, or a person, who works tirelessly at difficult, time-consuming tasks. ..
Workhorse Custom Chassis
Workhorse Custom Chassis was founded by Andrew Taitz, chairman of Grumman (now Morgan Olson) in January, 1998. Their plant was built during a blizzard in January of 1999. They started out by acquiring the P-chassis from General Motors, and discontinued the school bus provision package on the step va..
Workic
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]A workic is a person addicted to work. This addiction may be pleasurable to the victim or it may be burdensome and troubling. Workism is believed by some to be a disease. The problem is that workics believe that if they don't work, their world will collapse. Workics..
Workidz
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Workidz is one of the three projects (of the registered UK charity lifestile). Lifestile is developing ..
Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album recorded in 1956 by Miles Davis. Two sessions on the 11th of May 1956 and the 26th of October in the same year resulted in four albums - this one, Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Mile..
Working: What People do all Day and How They Feel About What They Do
Probably the most famous book by oral historian and broadcaster Studs Terkel (1912-), Working: What People Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do is an exploration of what makes work meaningful for people in all walks of life: from Lovin' Al the parking valet, to Dolores the waitress, from ..
Workingforchange
WorkingForChange is an online journal of progressive news and opinion published by Working Assets. Visit WorkingForChange.com on a daily basis to read the latest dispatches from nationally syndicated reporters and columnists including Molly Ivins, Robert Scheer, and Greg Palast. Visit WorkingForCha..
Workingman's Dead
Workingman's Dead is the fourth studio album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded in February 1970 and originally released on June 14, 1970. In 2003, the album was ranked number 262 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album was reissued in 2003 in three d..
Workingman's Party
The Workingman's Party was a California labor organization led by Dennis Kearney in the 1870s. The party took particular aim against Chinese immigrant labor and the Central Pacific Railroad which employed them. Its famous slogan was "The Chinese must go!" Kearney's attacks against the Chinese wer..
Workingmen's Party of the United States
The Workingmen's Party of the United States (WPUS) was the first Marxist-influenced political party in the United States, second in the world after the Social Democratic Party of Germany. The WPUS was formed in 1876, when a congress of socialists from around the United States met in Philadelphia in..
Workington
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]]Workington is a town on the west coast of Cumbria, England at the mouth of the River Derwent. The area around Workington has long been a producer of coal and steel. Workington has a population of around 25,000 peo..
Workington (disambiguation)
Places known as Workington include: Workington — a town on the west coast of Cumbria, EnglandWorkington — a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United KingdomThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with ..
Workington (UK Parliament constituency)
Workington County constituency Workington shown within Cumbria, and Cumbria shown within England Created: 1918 MP: Tony Cunningham Party: Labour Type: House of Commons County: Cumbria EP constituency: North West England Workington is a constituency represented in the House of Comm..
Workington A.F.C.
Workington A.F.C. are an English football club from Workington, Cumbria. They are in the Conference North, and play their home matches at Borough Park, which has a capacity of 2,500 (400 seated, 2,100 standing). The club play in red, and are known locally as the Reds. History The original Working..
Workington Comets
Workington Comets is a motorcycle speedway club based in Workington, Cumbria. Their home ground is Derwent Park Stadium, which they share with Workington Town Rugby League Football Club. ..
Workington railway station
Workington Railway Station is a train station serving the town of Workington in Cumbria, England. It is a stop on the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line. Some through trains to the Furness Line and to Sunderland stop here. It is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services. External l..
Workington Town
Workington Town is a rugby league team playing in Workington in West Cumbria. They play in National League Two. Their stadium is called Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team. Their nickname is simply 'Town', though they are sometimes referred to as 'Worky' by fans..
Working (musical)
This article deals with the 1978 musical. See Working for the 1997-1999 NBC situation comedy starring Fred Savage. Working is a stage musical adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso from the book by Studs Terkel. The songs are by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, Susan Birkhead, Stephen ..
Working (TV series)
Working was a 1997-1999 NBC situation comedy praised by fans in its first season, but lost momentum after a massive cast change for the second season. It starred Fred Savage as an office employee. Working featured surreal sequences (akin to Scrubs) and office craziness. Other employees included Ji..
Working animal
A working animal is a semi-domesticated animal that is kept by humans and often trained to perform various tasks, regardless whether they are also used for consumption of meat and milk or for other products (such as leather). The history of working animals is as old as agriculture, and possibly lo..
Working Assets
Working Assets is a socially responsible American wireless and long distance phone service, and credit card company based in San Francisco, California. It is also the publisher of the best-selling book How Would a Patriot Act? by Glenn Greenwald. The company was founded in 1985. A portion of the ..
Working backward from the goal
Working backward from the goal is an application of the backward chaining strategy in artificial intelligence. When problem solving, working backward is one way to reach the goal of solving a problem. George Pólya's book How to Solve It lists working backward in the section on problem solving strat..
Working capital
Working capital is a valuation metric that is calculated as current assets minus current liabilities. Working capital is also known as operating capital. A most important value, it represents the amount of day-by-day operating liquidity available to a business. A company can be endowed with assets a..
Working class
Working class is a term used both in academic sociology as well as in ordinary conversation. In common with other terms relevant to social class, it is defined and used in many different ways depending on context and speaker, and incorporates references to education, occupation, culture, and income..
Working Classics
Working Classics: Poems on Industrial Life is a popular anthology of working-class American poetry written during the second half of the twentieth century. The book, first published in 1990 by the University of Illinois Press, offers nearly two hundred poems by seventy-five poets, most of whom are ..
Working class culture
The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a [WikiProject Countering systemic biasworldwide view].Please improve the article or discuss the issue on the [talk page]. Working class culture is a range of cultures created by or popular among working c..
Working Class Dog
Working Class Dog is an album of music by Rick Springfield. It was released by RCA in 1981. The album went multi-platinum, and produced one Grammy award winning single, Jessie's Girl. Album Cover Track listing Love is Alright Tonite - 3:28Jessie's Girl - 3:14Hole in My Heart - 3:12Carry Me ..
Working Class Hero
Working Class Hero is also the name of a 2005 John Lennon compilation album, see [[Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon]]. "Working Class Hero" is a song from John Lennon's first post-Beatles solo album, 1970's John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. Regarded as one of Lennon's most caustic and overtly..
Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon
Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon is a double album career-spanning compilation of John Lennon's music that was released in October 2005 in commemoration of what would have been his 65th birthday. Featuring an overview of Lennon's entire solo career, the set contains the remixed and remas..
Working Conditions (Hotels and Restaurants) Convention, 1991
Working Conditions (Hotels and Restaurants) Convention, 1991 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1991, with the preamble stating: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to working conditions in hotels, restaurants and similar establ..
Working Designs
Working Designs was a US-based video game publisher that specialized in the localization of Japan-native RPGs, strategy games, and top-down shooters for various video game platforms. Though the company had published many 'cult hits', it was known best to fans as being what was the long-time exclusi..
Working directory
For computer operating systems that support a hierarchical file system, the working directory is the directory that will be used for files referenced by name only, or by a relative path (as opposed to files referenced by full pathnames). In DOS and UNIX, a user may use the cd or chdir command to ch..
Working dog
''For the comedy group, see Working Dog Productions. This working dog is a border collie mix. A working dog refers to a canine working animal, i.e. a dog that is not merely a pet but learns and performs tasks to assist and/or entertain its human companions, or a breed of such origin. Some m..
Working Dog Productions
Working Dog Productions is a small film and television production company based in Melbourne, Australia. It is associated with Frontline Television Productions Pty Ltd. Its principals include some of Australian best known performers and writers: Santo CilauroRob SitchJane KennedyTom GleisnerMichae..
Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977
Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1977, with the preamble stating: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to working environment: atmospheric pollution, noi..
Working Families for Wal-Mart
Working Families for Wal-Mart, a national non-profit, astroturf organization which announced its formation on December 20, 2005 to counter criticism from groups, such as Wake Up Wal-Mart and Wal-Mart Watch. The group's greatest financial support comes from, obviously, Wal-Mart, the Bentonville, A..
Working Families Party
The Working Families Party (WFP) is a minor political party in the United States founded in New York in 1998. The party also has a wing in Connecticut and working towards establishing one in Massachusetts. New York's Working Families Party was first organized in 1998 by a coalition of labor union..
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Working for the Weekend
Working for the Weekend was a song released in 1981 on the now famous rock band Loverboy's second album titled Get Lucky. The song contained more of a pop feel than the other songs that the band produced, but this new sound proved to generate a lot of success, as the song reached #9 on the charts in..
Working For Vacation
Working For Vacation Single by Cibo Matto Released August 4, 1999 Recorded ??? Genre Rock Length ??? min Record label ??? Producer ??? Cibo Matto Chronology Working For Vacation(1999) N/A Overview Working For Vacation is the first single pulled from the second album, Stereo Type A, b..
Working Girl
Working Girl is an Academy Award winning 1988 American romantic dramedy film which tells the story of a Staten Island secretary, Tess McGill, working in Manhattan whose ideas are stolen by her boss, Katharine Parker. When her boss breaks her leg, the secretary is able to put forward her own work. ..
Working Girl (soundtrack)
Working Girl is the soundtrack to the 1988 movie Working Girl directed by Mike Nichols and starring Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver and Melanie Griffith. Carly Simon scored the film's music. The soundtrack features several songs and instrumental compositions by Simon and others. It features Simon's..
Working Group
Working Group can mean: Working group, an interdisciplinary group of researchers; orWorking Group (dogs), kennel club designation for certain purebred dog breeds. See also The WORK Group, a pseudonym used in reference to the defunct record label known as Work Records This is a [disambiguationd..
Working group
For the kennel club designation of thoroughbred canines, see Working Group (dogs). A working group (WG) is an interdisciplinary collaboration of researchers working on new research activities that would be difficult to develop under traditional funding mechanisms (e.g. federal agencies). The lifesp..
Working Group (dogs)
The Working Group is a kennel club designation for purebred dog breeds descended from dogs bred to assist humans with their work. In general the group comprises herding dogs and sled dogs but also search and rescue breeds. It is a large group containing some of the most intelligent and visually ap..
Working Group for 14-19 Reform
The Working Group for 14-19 Reform was chaired by Mike Tomlinson, former Chief Inspector of Schools at Ofsted. It was formed in Spring 2003 in response to allegations that A-Level grades had been manipulated by some exam boards in order to maintain a consistent standard in the face of changes to the..
Working Group on Indigenous Populations
The Working Group on Indigenous Populations (WGIP) is a subsidiary body within the structure of the United Nations. It was established in 1982, and is one of the six working groups overseen by the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. The WGIP has the following mandate: to..
Working Group on Internet Governance
The Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) was a United Nations multistakeholder Working group set up after the 2003 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) first phase Summit in Geneva to agree on the future of Internet governance. The first phase of World Summit on the Information Soc..
Working Holiday Program
The working-holiday programme is a system of granting special temporary (1 year to 18 months) residence visas to young people (20 to 25 or 30) to the participating nation, which allows them to work in order to supplement their extended travel and cultural activities in the host country. The origina..
Working holiday visa
A working holiday visa is a travel permit which allows travellers to undertake employment in the country issuing the visa for the purpose of supplementing their travel funds. Most working holiday visas are offered under reciprocal agreements between certain countries, to encourage travel and cultur..
Working language
A working language (also procedural language) is a language that is given a unique legal status in a supra-national company, society, state or other body or organization as its primal mean of communication. It is primarily the language of the daily correspondence and conversation, since the organiza..
Working Lunch
Working Lunch is a television programme shown on BBC Two which covers business news, personal finance and consumer news. The programme was first shown in September 1994. It has become somewhat famous for its quirky style especially compared to other BBC business shows such as World Business Repor..
Working Man
Working Man may refer to: A song by Rush.The working class.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 intended article. ..
Working mass
Working mass is a mass against which a system operates in order to produce acceleration. All acceleration requires an exchange of momentum, which can be thought of as the "unit of movement". Momentum is related to mass and velocity, as given by the formula P = mv, where P is the momentum, m the mass..
Working memory
In cognitive psychology, working memory is a theoretical framework that refers to structures and processes used for temporarily storing and manipulating information. As such, working memory might also just as well be referred to as working attention. The term was first used in the 1960s in the conte..
Working men's club
Working Men's clubs are a formally organized type of private social club (Also see C&IU). They were initially founded in the nineteenth century in industrial areas of Great Britain, particularly the North of England with the aim of providing recreation and education for working class men and their f..
Working Men's Club and Institute Union
The Working Men's Club and Institute Union (CIU or C&IU) is a voluntary association of private members' clubs in Great Britain, with about 3,000 associate clubs. Most social clubs are affiliated to the CIU. They do not have to be Working Men's Clubs, although most are. There are many Village Clubs,..
Working Men's Party
The Working Men's Party was the first labor union in the United States, located in Philadelphia. They promoted free public education as a way out of poverty. They also demanded a 10-11 hour work period. ..
Working Mother
Working Mother is a monthly magazine that targets mothers and "female business owners." [link] It includes articles on recent parenting news, food, nutrition and features on children of various ages. The current editor is Susan Lapinski. [link] External link [Working M..
Working paper
A working paper is a preliminary scientific or technical paper. Often, authors will release working papers to share ideas about a topic or to elicit feedback before submitting to a peer reviewed conference or journal. Sometimes the term working paper is used synonymously as technical report. Work..
Working People's Alliance
The Working People's Alliance is a social democratic political party in Guyana. At the last elections, 19 March 2001, an alliance of the Guyana Action Party with the Working People's Alliance won 2.4% of the popular vote and 2 out of 65 seats. WPA is the party of the historian Walter Rodney, who ..
Working People's Vanguard Party
Working People's Vanguard Party (WPVP) was a small, Maoist political party in Guyana. Led by Brindley Benn, it joined the Working People's Alliance as a pressure group in 1974 and dissolved when the WPA became a party in 1979. ..
Working poor
Working poor is a term used to describe individuals and families who maintain regular employment but remain in relative poverty due to low levels of pay and dependent expenses. Often, those defined as "working poor" have negative net worth and lack the ability to escape personal and economic conting..
Working President
The head of the executive committee - the Congress Working Committee of the Congress Party in India is known as the 'Working President' of Congress. For some of Congress's history over the past century, especially under Indira Gandhi, this office has been combined with that of President of the All I..
Working Ranch Cowboys Association
The Working Ranch Cowboys Association (WRCA) was established in 1995 in Amarillo, Texas as a professional association for ranch owners, foremen, and cowboys. One of their stated goals was to keep the western heritage, ideals, and work ethics alive. The WRCA sanctions several rodeos every year plu..
Working range
Each instrument used in analytical chemistry has a useful working range. This is the range of concentration (or mass) that can be adequately determined by the instrument, where the instrument provides a useful signal that can be related to the concentration of the analyte. All instruments have an ..
Working set
Working set is the set of virtual memory pages currently used by the process. The effect of working set size is important and should be neither too large nor too small. If the working set is too large, then fewer processes can be ready at any one time. If the working set is too small, then addition..
Working Stiffs
Working Stiffs is a 1989 Sideshow Cinema production written and directed by independent cult filmmaker Michael Legge. ..
Working tax credit
Working tax credit, or WTC, is a component of the current tax credits system in the United Kingdom - the related component being the Child tax credit, or CTC - which have both been in their current form since April 2003. Previously WTC was combined with CTC in a single payment for low-income family..
Working time
Working time refers to the period of time that an individual spends at paid occupational labor. Unpaid labors such as housework are not considered part of the working week. Many countries regulate working time by law, such as stipulating minimum daily rest periods, annual holidays and a maximum numb..
Working Time Directive
The European Working Time Directive is a collection of regulations concerning hours of work, designed to protect the health and safety of workers. Key features are the limiting of the maximum length of a working week to 48 hours in 7 days, and a minimum rest period of 11 hours in each 24 hours. ..
Working title
This article is about the term working title. For the film production company, see Working Title Films. A working title is the temporary name of a product or project used during its development. Although a working title may be kept as the final title, the assumption is that a working title will be..
Working Title Films
Current company logo, introduced in 1999. Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London, England. It is one of the biggest contributors to the British film industry. The company was founded by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner in the late eighties. It produces feature film..
Working Trials
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Working Trials developed t..
Working Undercover for the Man
Working Undercover for the Man is an EP by They Might Be Giants, released as an mp3-only album through eMusic, however 10,000 copies were still pressed. The record is named after their song of the same name, which is featured on the EP. Tracks Rest AwhileWorking Undercover For The ManI Am A Human ..
Working women in Japan
After World War II, the fixed image of the Japanese woman has been that of the office lady, who becomes a housewife and a kyoiku mama after marriage. But a new generation of educated women is emerging, that is seeking a career as a working woman. Japanese women are joining the labor force in unprec..
WORKink
WORKink is Canada's largest national website for job seekers with disabilities, entrepreneurs with disabilities, employers and service providers. WORKink’s services include access to job postings, online employment counselling, monthly career articles, and an online disability specialist. Exte..
WorkIX Hamburg
WorkIX Hamburg is an Internet Exchange Point founded in 2002 by a local Internet Service Provider in Hamburg, Germany. Its intention is to shorten the distances that data between different provider's networks have to travel within Hamburg. There is no charge for participation, all you need is an e..
Worklight
In theater, a worklight is a high-intensity lamp which is used to illuminate the stage for the benefit of technicians. Worklights are not designed to light the stage in a asthetically pleasing way, but rather to be efficient in terms of space and heat. They are generally near-white, and usually use ..
Workload
A precise definition of a workload is elusive, but a commonly accepted definition is the hypothetical relationship between a group or individual human operator and task demands. The assessment of operator workload has a vital impact on the design of new human-machine systems. By evaluating operator..
Workman
Workman may refer to: People: Hawksley Workman (born 1975), stage name of Canadian rock musician Ryan CorriganNancy Workman (born 1940), American politician from Salt Lake City, UtahReggie Workman (born 1937), American jazz musicianShanelle Workman (born 1978), American actressThomas Workman ..
Workman's Wood, Sheepscombe
Workman's Wood (Grid reference ) is a wood just to the east of the village of Sheepscombe, in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is of particular importance as one of only three extant sites in Britain for the Red Helleborine Cephalanthera rubra, the ot..
Workmanship
Workmanship is an EP by Joy Electric released exclusively as a 7" vinyl record album by Republic of Texas Recordings. Workmanship was produced by Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric completely with a Minimoog Voyager synthesizer. It features four tracks. Contents 1 Track listing1.1 Side A..
Workman Junior High School (Arlington, Texas)
Workman Junior High School is a middle school serving grades 7-8 located in Arlington, Texas and is part of the Arlington Independent School District. The current principal is David Bellile. The mascot is the wildcat, and its colors are dark red, maroon, and white. The Workman campus was the origin..
Workman Township, Minnesota
Workman Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 194 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.4 km² (35.7 mi²). 85.0 km² (32.8 mi²) of it is land and 7.4 km² (2.9 mi²) of it (8..
Workmen's Compensation (Accidents) Convention, 1925
Workmen's Compensation (Accidents) Convention, 1925 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1925: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to workmen's compensation for accidents, ... Modification This Convention was subsequently re..
Workmen's Compensation (Agriculture) Convention, 1921
Workmen's Compensation (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1921: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the protection of agricultural workers against accident, ... Modification This Conventio..
Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention, 1925
Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention, 1925 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1925: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to workmen's compensation for occupational diseases,... Modification This Convent..
Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention (Revised), 1934
Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention (Revised), 1934 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1934: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the partial revision of the Convention concerning workmen's compensation f..
Workmen's village
Workmen's village are a collective term applied to settlements of workers, foremen’s, scribes, architects, etc. usually located in the area of a major ancient site in Egypt, and mostly connected to the construction and decoration of tombs. Workmen's village (Amarna) — Settlement of workers ..
Workmen's Village, Amarna
Located in the desert east of the ancient city of Akhetaten, the Workmen's village at Amarna closely resembles in many respects that much more ancient worker's village at Lahun or at Deir el-Medina, and was intended for the artisans who worked on the nearby Tombs of Nobles and the Royal Wadi. At the..
Workopolis
Workopolis is a Canadian employment search and career planning website. Workopolis is a partnership of three Canadian media companies, Bell Globemedia, the Toronto Star and Gesca Ltée, the newspaper publishing subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada. Workopolis has offices across Canada. Former..
Workplace
For the IBM collaboration software product, see IBM Workplace. Workplace means a place (whether or not within or forming part of a building, structure, or vehicle) where any person is to work, is working, for the time being works, or customarily works, for gain or reward; and in relation to an emp..
Workplace bullying
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Workplace democracy
Workplace democracy is the application of democracy in all its forms (including voting systems, debates, democratic structuring, due process, adversarial process, systems of appeal, and so on) to the workplace. It usually involves or requires more use of lateral methods like arbitration when work..
Workplace diversity
A workplace diversity program (also known as a "diversity strategy") is designed to create an equitable employment system for all employees. Such a program includes both policies and practices. Globally, workforces have become more diverse because they have included increasing numbers of the follo..
Workplace Fairness
Workplace Fairness is a public education and advocacy organization, originally founded in 1994 as the National Employee Rights Institute. Workplace Fairness states its mission as follows: "Our goals are that workers and their advocates are educated about workplace rights and options for resolving w..
Workplace OS
Workplace OS was to be a new computer operating system from IBM, planned as its attempt to move several of its operating system products to a common microkernel to improve portability and reduce maintenance costs. Based on Mach 3.0, the Workplace OS was supposed to run DOS, OS/2, Microsoft Windows, ..
Workplace Relations Act 1996
Workplace Relations Act 1996 Parliament of Australia Long title: An Act relating to workplace relations, and for other purposes Introduced by: Dates Date passed: Date of Royal Assent: Commencement: 1 January 1997 Other legislation Amendments: 2005 Related legislation..
Workplace Religious Freedom Act
The bipartisan Workplace Religious Freedom Act (WRFA) was introduced in the United States Senate by Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) and Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) on March 17 2005, and in the House of Representatives by Representatives Mark Souder (R-IN), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Bo..
Workplace safety
Workplace safety is an important management responsibility in industry. To ensure the safety and health of workers in a business enterprise, managers establish a focus on safety that can include elements such as: management leadership and commitmentemployee engagementaccountabilitysafety programs,..
Workplace Safety & Insurance Board
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (also known as the WSIB) oversees Ontario's workplace safety education and training system, provides disability benefits, monitors the quality of health care, and assists in early and safe return to work. The head office of the WSIB is located at 200 Front S..
Workplace Shell
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] The OS/2 Warp 4 desktop The Workplace Shell (WPS) is an award-winning object-oriented desktop shell produced by IBM's Boca Raton development lab for OS/2 2.0. It is based on Common User Access and made a radical shift away from the Program Manager type interfa..
Workplace surveillance
Businesses sometimes use workplace surveillance as a way of monitoring the activities of their employees. Today's businesses often use information technology in their operations and communications; while the use of computers is a very popular work activity, employees often can do more than just work..
Workplace violence
Workplace violence refers to violence that originates from employees and threatens employers and/or other employees. External links [Federal Bureau of Investigation] PDF ..
Workplace wellness
The workplace wellness program is offered by some employers as a combination of educational, organizational, and environmental activities designed to support behavior conducive to the health of employees in a business and their families. It consists of health education, screening, and interventions ..
Workprint
A workprint copy of American Pie. Note the index timer below the video frame. A workprint is a rough version of a motion picture, used by the film editor(s) during the editing process. Such copies generally contain original recorded sound that will later be re-dubbed, stock footage as placeho..
Workrate (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a wrestler's workrate is somewhat synoymous with his talent level. This term comes from the fact that most of the action in pro wrestling is a work, a creation designed to play to the audience, or "work" the crowd. Hence a wrestler with a good workrate is one who can pul..
Works
Works can mean several things, including: albums called Works (or The Works).an author's or artist's body of work (fine arts)public worksMicrosoft Works, a collection of office programs by Microsoft.In motorsports, cars sponsored and tuned by automobile manufacturers (i.e. World Rally Championship,..
Worksheet
Work sheet refers to a computerized page allowing the user to manipulate many columns and rows of numbers. The worksheet can contain formulas so that if one number is changed, the entire worksheet is automatically updated, based on those formulas. Analyst, investors, and accountants track a company'..
Workshop
A workshop is a room or building which provides both the area and tools (or machinery) that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods. Apart from the larger factories, workshops were the only places of production in the days before industrialisation. In transport industrie..
Workshop Europe
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Workshop Europe is a 2 yea..
Workshop of the Telescopes (2-disc set)
Workshop of the Telescopes is a 2-cd pack released by Sony Music/Columbia Entertainment in 1995. It is a compilation album of material before Imaginos, with some of the material being either previously issued as promo only versions (shown below by (*)) and some of the tracks first appeared on CD ..
Workshop on Scientific Presentation Techniques
Workshop on Scientific Presentation Techniques, is a Polish workshop. It is OAK in Polish, for Obóz Atrakcyjnych Konwentykli. OAK was started in 1999 to improve self-presentation and communication skills. First organiser of OAK workshop was Jagiellonian University Natural Sciences Students Assoc..
Worksop
redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]]Worksop is a town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest. It is about 19 miles ESE of the City of Sheffield and its population is estimated (mid-2004) to be 39,800. Worksop is known ..
Worksop College
Worksop College Semper ad coeletia Latin, Foundation 1890 by Nathaniel Woodard School type Co-educational day & boarding Public School Head Master Mr. R. A. Collard Hons. Chairman of Trustees Mr. T. D. Fremantle, M.B.A. Location Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England Pupils 458 (310 ..
Worksop Priory
{| align=right | Worksop Priory (formally The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Cuthbert, Worksop) is a Church of England parish church and former priory in the town of Worksop, Nottinghamshire, part of the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. The initial land grant and monies to establish the ..
Worksop railway station
Worksop railway station serves the town of Worksop in Nottinghamshire, England. Opened in July 1849 by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, it is today the northern terminus of Central Trains' Robin Hood Line from Nottingham and Mansfield (the section from the latter town was re-opene..
Worksop Rural District
Worksop (previously Blyth and Cuckney) was a Rural District in Nottinghamshire, England. It originated as Worksop Rural Sanitary District in 1872. In 1894, under the Local Government Act 1894, the Worksop RSD was split to match county borders, with the West Riding of Yorkshire part becoming the K..
Worksop Town F.C.
Worksop Town Football Club are a semi-professional English football club from Worksop, Nottinghamshire who currently play in the Conference North. The club have been based at their current ground, Sandy Lane, since 1992. Contents 1 Early history2 Recent history3 Honours3.1 N..
Workspace
Workspace is a term used in computer programming. A workspace is (often) a file that allows a user to gather various sources and resources and work with them. Workspaces are very helpful in cases of complex projects when maintenance can be challenging. A good example of an environment that allows u..
Workspace Whiz
Workspace Whiz (WWhiz) is a Microsoft Visual Studio add-in by Joshua Jensen. Workspace Whiz significantly extends the functionality of Visual Studio with a number of features that aid in application development. It supports Visual Studio .NET and Visual C++ 6. WWhiz uses the open source Exuberant..
Workspot
Workspot is a Linux desktop Web Service, that provides personal computing without computer ownership. Launched in 1999, it was the first application service to make use of Virtual Network Computing. It is a non-profit project, and provides a free online demo of the Linux desktop. External links �..
Workstation
SGI O2 Workstation A workstation, often colloquially referred to as Unix workstation, RISC workstation or engineering workstation, is a high-end technical computing desktop microcomputer designed primarily to be used by one person at a time, but can also be connected remotely to other users whe..
Works (album)
Works and The Works are the names of several albums released by different artists, including: 1972 ''Works by Gary Burton1977 ''Works Vol. 1 by Emerson, Lake & Palmer1977 ''Works Vol. 2 by Emerson, Lake & Palmer1983 ''Works by Pink Floyd1983 ''Works by Status Quo1984 ''The Works by Queen1989 ''T..
Works (Pink Floyd album)
Works is a Pink Floyd compilation album released in 1983 by their former American label, Capitol Records, to compete with their then-current album The Final Cut. The main interest for collectors is the track Embryo, which originally only appeared in January 1970 on a scarce Various Artists compilat..
Works analogous to Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books share a number of similarities with a wide range of literature, both classical and modern. This has led many to label the books as derivative, or even plagarised. Others have claimed she is merely drawing upon ancient archetypes which have been used by many other a..
Works and Undertakings
In Canada, the Local Works and Undertakings clause under section 92(10) of the Constitution Act, 1867 divides communication and transportation-related matters between both the federal and provincial governments. Section 92(10) itself gives a residual power over "local works and undertakings" to the ..
Works by Thomas Aquinas
The works of Thomas Aquinas are tremendous both in number and in philosophical and theological depth. It has been said that few philosophers or theologians have written so much of high quality in the amount of time used by St. Thomas: a little less than three decades. Contents 1 Summary o..
Works cited
Within the context of a document composed as per some style guide, a works cited page lists all content used during the formation of a certain work. It includes the author(s), the publisher (if from a book), the year published, and the name of article or book. It is usually found at the end of a..
Works council
A works council is a "shop-floor" organization representing workers, which functions as local/firm-level complement to national labour negotiations. Works councils exist with different names in a variety of related forms in a number of European countries, including Germany (Betriebsrat), the Netherl..
Works for keyboard by J.S. Bach
The keyboard works of the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, originally written for organ, clavichord, and harpsichord, are among the most important and well-known of his compositions. Widely varied and ranging over the entire span of his lifetime, they are a central part of the modern repertoi..
Works influenced by Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass have continuously had a large cultural influence since they were published. Even today, Alice and the rest of Wonderland continue to inspire or influence many other works of art to this day—sometimes indirectl..
Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien
The works of J. R. R. Tolkien have served as the inspiration to painters, musicians, film-makers and writers, to such an extent that Tolkien is sometimes seen as the "father" of the entire genre of "high fantasy". The production of such derivative works is sometimes of doubtful legality, because Tol..
Works in Progress
Kansas' sixth compilation album, Works in Progess is a combination CD/DVD release from the band Kansas, bringing together songs from the last ten years (1992-2002) of the band's career, featuring music from Live at the Whisky, Freaks of Nature, and Device-Voice-Drum. In addition, the companion DV..
Works in Progress (Tim Buckley album)
Works in Progress is a compilation album by Tim Buckley. The material on this album are songs Buckley was working on. Parts of these songs evolved into other songs or into completly new. Track listing "Danang" (Buckley) – 6:30"Sing a Song for You" (Buckley) – 5:43"Buzzin' Fly" (Buckle..
Works in Theory
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Works of Aleister Crowley
Thelema [WikiProject_ThelemaWikiProject Thelema] Core topics The Book of the Law Aleister Crowley True Will · 93 Magick Mysticism Thelemic mysticism The Great Work Holy Guardian Angel The Gnostic Mass Thelemic texts Works of Crowley The Holy Books Organisations ..
Works of Art with Contested Provenance
Throughout the world, there are many works of art that have a contested Provenance. This may be due to theft, lost documentation, wars, or just information lost to antiquity. In some cases, just the previous or current ownership of the work is disputed, but in other cases the authenticity of the wor..
Works of authority in the British constitution
Works of authority in the British constitution are books written by constitutional theorists that are considered part of the constitution. The two most prominent works of authority are An Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution 1885 by A.V. Dicey and A Practical Treatise on the L..
Works of Carnage
Works of Carnage is the fifth album by Krisiun. Track listing "Thorns of Heaven" (3:52)"Murderer" (2:43)"Ethereal World" (2:20)"Works of Carnage" (3:27)"Slaughtering Void" (3:05)"Scourged Centuries" (2:21)"War Ritual" (1:12)"Wolfen Tyranny" (2:53)"Sentinel of the Fallen Earth" (3:13)"..
Works of Love
Works of Love (Kjerlighedens Gjerninger) is a work by Søren Kierkegaard (1847) dealing primarily with Christian love. Kierkegaard uses this value / virtue to understand the existence and relationship of man. He grounds his reasoning both in the philosophy of Existentialism (which he plays no small..
Works of Mercy
The Works of Mercy are actions and practices which the Catholic Church considers expectations to be fulfilled by believers. These works, it is believed, express mercy, and are thus expected to be performed by believers insofar as they are able in accordance with the Beatitude, "Blessed are the merci..
Works of Pope Benedict XVI
These are the works written by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, elected Pope Benedict XVI: As Joseph Kardinal Ratzinger (original titles) Dialektik der Säkularisierung (En: 'The Dialectics of Secularization'), Freiburg im Breisgau 2005, ISBN 3-451-28869-9Werte in Zeiten des Umbruchs (En: 'Values in a ..
Works of Rabindranath Tagore
The Works of Rabindranath Tagore consist of poems, novels, short stories, dramas, paintings, drawings, and music that Bengali poet and Brahmo philosopher Rabindranath Tagore created over his lifetime. Contents 1 Works1.1 Dramas1.2 Short stories1.3 Novels1.4 Poetry1.5&n..
Works of Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling's Works Books (all collections of short stories except as noted) Departmental Ditties (1886, poetry)Plain Tales from the Hills (1888)Soldiers Three (1888)The Story of the Gadsbys (1888, novel)In Black and White (1888)Under the Deodars (1888)The Phantom Rickshaw (1888)Wee Willie Wink..
Works Progress Administration
WPA Graphic The Works Progress Administration (later Works Projects Administration, abbreviated WPA), was created in May 1935 by Presidential order (Congress funded it annually but did not set it up). It was the largest and most comprehensive New Deal agency. It continued and expanded the FE..
Works relating to Joseph Smith, Jr.
There are hundreds if not thousands of works relating to Joseph Smith, Jr.. These works cover Joseph Smith's his life, legacy, and teachings. Smith is the author of several works of scripture, and several personal histories, letters, and other writings. There have also been several biographies, many..
Works righteousness
Works righteousness is the belief that one's standing before God is founded and maintained by works of merit. ..
Works Volume I
Works Volume I is a 1977 album by progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer. It is a two-disc set divided into four major sections, one each highlighting each band member, and one for combined works. The album was highly anticipated, as it had been four years since the release of ELP's most su..
Works Volume II
Works Volume II is an album released in 1978 by Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Unlike Works Volume I which consisted of three solo and one ensemble sides, Volume II was a single album which seemingly was a compilation of leftover tracks from other album sessions that had not made those albums. While ma..
Workum
Workum (Frisian: Warkum) is the largest town of Nijefurd in Friesland. It received city rights in 1374. Today, Workum is probably best known for having a museum dedicated to the very popular artist Jopie Huisman. ..
Work (Charlie Chaplin film)
Work was a 1915 silent film starring Charlie Chaplin (his eighth film for Essanay Films), and co-starring Edna Purviance, Marta Golden and Charles Insley. It was filmed at the Majestic Studio in Los Angeles. ..
Work (fine arts)
In the fine arts, a work or a work of art is a creation, such as a song, book or a painting. What is perceived as a work of art differs between cultures and eras and by the meaning of the term art itself. Up until the 1970s, art critics and the general public tended to exclude applied arts from w..
Work (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a work is slang for a staged event (that is, one that enforces kayfabe). The term originates from "working a crowd." As pro wrestling is staged, virtually everything that is seen during house shows or on televised shows is "a work", also referred to as "scripted" or "fixe..
Work (project management)
Work in project management is the amount of effort applied to produce a deliverable or to accomplish a task (a terminal element). This should not confused with duration. ..
Work (thermodynamics)
Thermodynamic potentials Internal energy U(S,V) Helmholtz free energy A(T,V)=U-TS Enthalpy H(S,P)=U+PV Gibbs free energy G(T,P)=U+PV-TS [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] In thermodynamics, thermodynamic work is the quantity of energy transfered fro..
Work 1989-2002
Work 1989-2002 was a compilation album released by the British electronica duo Orbital in 2002, featuring a selection of singles and rare tracks from their career together. Work was Orbital's penultimate album; their last was the Blue Album which was released in 2004. Track Listing Chime (7" sing..
Work accident
An accident at work is defined as an external, sudden, unexpected, unintended, and violent event, during the execution of work or arising out of it, which causes damage to the health of or loss of the life of the employee (the insured). For qualification as an accident at work to apply, there must ..
Work and Non Work
Work and Non Work is a 1997 album by British electronica group Broadcast, released by Warp Records, which compiles material from their early singles. Track listing (All songs by Trish Keenan, James Cargill and Roj Stevens) "Accidentals" – 3:28"The Book Lovers" – 4:49"Message from Home" – 4:5..
Work and Socialism Party
Work and Socialism Party(in Somali: Hawl iyo Hantiwadaag) was a leftist party in Somalia. It was founded by Abdulaziz Nuur Hersi. Source: Laitin, D. and Samatar, S., 'Somalia: Nation in Search of a State. Boulder: Westview Press, 1987. ..
Work at home parent
A work at home parent is an entrepreneur who works from home and integrates parenting into his or her business activities. Entrepreneurs choose to run businesses from home for a variety of reasons, including lower business expenses, personal health limitations, eliminating commuting or in order to ..
Work behavior
Work behavior is a term used to describe the behavior one uses in the workplace and is normally more formal than other types of human behavior. This varies from profession to profession, as some are far more casual than others. For example, a computer programmer would usually have far more leeway in..
Work Bites
Work Bites is an Original English Language (OEL) manga created by Jess Stoncius from TOKYOPOP. Equal parts Clerks and Interview with the Vampire, Work Bites is the continuing epic saga of Lars the vampire as he struggles to become the Lord of the Night. External links [TOKYOPOP's Rising Star..
Work breakdown structure
In project management, a work breakdown structure (WBS) is an exhaustive, hierarchical (from general to specific) tree structure of deliverables and tasks that need to be performed to complete a project. The purpose of a WBS is to identify terminal elements (the actual items to be done in a pro..
Work card
A work card is like an Identity Card which verifies that a person has been given work, espesially in a country with high unemployment. ..
Work college
A work college is a type of institution of higher learning where student work is an integral and mandatory part of the educational process, as opposed to being an appended requirement. It differs from the concept of cooperative education, where in most cases, co-op programs offered at colleges and ..
Work content
In thermodynamic analysis of chemical reactions, the term free energy denotes either of two related concepts of importance expressing the total amount of energy which is used up or released during a chemical reaction. Both attempt to capture that part of the total energy of a system which is availab..
Work design
In organizational development (OD), work design is the application of Socio-Technical Systems principles and techniques to the humanization of work. The aims of work design: improved job satisfactionimproved through-putimproved qualityreduced employee problems, e.g., grievances, absenteeism See als..
Work ethic
Work ethic is a set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. It is also a belief in moral benefit of work and its ability to enhance character. An example would be the Protestant work ethic or East Asian work ethic. A work ethic may include being reliable, having initiative ..
Work experience
Work experience is the experience that a person has working, or working in a specific field or occupation. The phrase is sometimes used to mean a type of volunteer work that is commonly intended for young people - often students - to get a feel for professional working environments. This usage is c..
Work Flow Language
Work Flow Language, or WFL (pronounced wiffle) was developed for the B5000 line of computers and its operating system Master Control Program. It is still used as the operations language on the Unisys ClearPath/MCP range of machines. Developed soon after the B5000, WFL is the ClearPath equivalent of ..
Work for hire
A work made for hire (sometimes abbreviated to work for hire) is an exception to the general rule that the person who actually creates a work is the legally-recognized author of that work. According to copyright law in most countries, if a work is "made for hire", the employer—not the employe..
Work function
The work function is the minimum energy (usually measured in electron volts) needed to remove an electron from a solid to a point immediately outside the solid surface. Here "immediately" means that the final electron position is far from the surface on the atomic scale but still close to the solid ..
Work hardening
Work hardening, or strain hardening, is an increase in mechanical strength due to plastic deformation. In metallic solids, permanent change of shape is usually carried out on a microscopic scale by defects called dislocations which are created by stress and rearrange the material by moving through ..
Work It
For the animation Workit by "EvilZug", see Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. "Work It" is a hip hop song written by American rapper/singer Missy Elliott and her producer Tim "Timbaland" Mosley for Elliott's critically acclaimed fourth studio album Under Construction (2002). The song's musical style..
Work It (Nelly song)
"Work It" Single by Nelly featuring Justin Timberlake From the album Nellyville Released March 2003 Format CD single Genre Rap Length 4:22 Record label Universal Writers NellyJustin TimberlakeJason "Jay E" Epperson Producer Scott Storch Director Nelly Chart Positions #7 UK Nelly sing..
Work It Out
"Work It Out" Single by Beyoncé From the Austin Powers in Goldmember soundtrack and the album Dangerously In Love (International Editions) Released 2002 Format DVD singleCD single Genre Funk/R&B Length 4:06 Label Columbia Writers Beyoncé KnowlesPharrell WilliamsChad Hugo Producers The..
Work Less Party of British Columbia
The Work Less Party is a political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The primary aim of this party is to move to a 32-hour work week. It nominated ten candidates for the 2005 provincial election, who won a total of 1496 votes (0.09% of the provincial total). None were elected. De..
Work Life Balance
Contents 1 Self Reflection2 Attitude Shift3 Life Altering Changes4 Resources5 See also Self Reflection Looking at ones own Work-Life Balance is an exercise in the evaluation of the importance of different aspects of ones life. The basic struggle is between earning a liv..
Work magazine
Begun in 2004, Work magazine is organized around the idea that working is a fundamental human activity, albeit one that isn't covered as well as others. Work aims to address the third of adult life that sponsors the other two thirds, from all angles, investigatively and entertainingly, in the US an..
Work of the United States Government
A work of the United States Government is, as defined by United States copyright law, "a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties." The term only applies to the work of the federal government, not state or local governments. Su..
Work package
Like a project plan in miniature, a work package is a subset of a project that can be assigned to a specific party for execution. Because of the similarity, work packages are often misidentified as projects. Similar a work breakdown structure, a work package is part of a Plan Breakdown Structure,..
Work People's College
A Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church folk school founded, September 1903, in Minneapolis, Minnesota served as a predecesor for Work People's College. The school moved to Duluth, Minnesota a few months later and was incorporated as the Finnish People's College and Theological Seminary. The origi..
Work permit
A work permit is a generic term for a legal authorization which allows a person to take employment. It is most often used in reference to instances where a person is given permission to work in a country where one does not hold citizenship, but is also used in reference to minors, who in some US..
Work procedure
Work Procedure - a fundamental unit of activity carried out by either human or machine ..
Work product doctrine
The work product doctrine protects materials prepared in anticipation of litigation from discovery by opposing counsel. Unlike attorney-client privliege, the materials need not have been prepared by the attorney himself. The materials may have been prepared by anybody as long as they were prepared..
Work Records
Work Records (also known as WORK or The WORK Group) was the record label run by Sony Music which first distributed artists such as Jennifer Lopez and Fiona Apple through Epic Records or Columbia Records in some countries like Australia. It folded in 1999, and the albums were just reissued on Epic R..
Work song
A work song is a typically rhythmic a cappella song sung by people working on a physical and often repetitive task. The work song is probably intended to reduce feelings of boredom. Rhythms of work songs also serve to synchronize physical movement in a gang. Frequently the verses of work songs were ..
Work Song: Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright
Work Song: Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright is a play by Jeffrey Hatcher and Eric Simonson. It premiered at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater in 2000. The play was commissioned by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago. The play explores the relationship between Wright's personal life and w..
Work spouse
A work spouse is a co-worker (usually of the opposite sex), also [link]: "They are platonic, very close, opposite-sex couplings, with no romantic strings attached;" "A recent workplace survey found that 32 percent of workers say they have an 'office husband' or 'office wife.' '(It's) reall..
Work stoppage
A work stoppage is an event at which work at a place of employment has come to a halt, either through a strike action, where employees cease working (often backed up by a labor union), or through a lockout, where the employer bars the employees from entering the place of work, or from performing t..
Work Time Fun
Work Time Fun (also known as BH 2000, Hell's Part-Time Jobs 2000, Byte Hell 2000 [commonly mistranslated title], and Baito Hell 2000 [Japanese]) is a video game developed by D3 and SCEI for the Playstation Portable. WTF has already been released in Japan on December 22, 2005, an..
Work to a Calm
Work to a Calm is an extended player by Irish singer-songwriter Gemma Hayes, released in 2001. Track listing All songs written by Gemma Hayes. "Tear In My Side""I Worked Myself Into A Calm""Can't Find Love""A New Day (Version 1)""Callas (Instrumental)" ..
Work uniform
Work uniforms are used to identify employees of a company. By using the same dress codes, customers can identify the employees very quickly. See also military uniform, undercover. ..
Work unit
A work unit or danwei (Simplified Chinese: 单位) is the place of employment within the People's Republic of China. Until the Deng Xiaoping reforms, the danwei was also the principal means of social control for workers within the People's Republic. The work unit provided living quarters and food, a..
Worland, Wyoming
Worland is a city in Washakie County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,250 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Washakie County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Geography Worland is located at [44°0′55″N, 107°57′24″W] (44.015387, -107.956632)[Geog..
Worland Municipal Airport
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World
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The World World is primarily referring to planet Earth, especially when capitalized the World. Unlike the term "earth", "world" (like the term international and the adjective of globe, global) is used in combination with the core topics describing o..
World's Best 10K Race
The World's Best 10K Race (WB10K) is a road race of 10 kilometers celebrated in San Juan, Puerto Rico every year. It is certified by the Association of International Marathons and Road Races (AIMS) and by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF). The event was also the first race tran..
World's Biggest Bookstore
The World's Biggest Bookstore is a bookstore owned by Chapters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 20 Edward St, just north of the Toronto Eaton Centre. It was unquestionably the biggest bookstore in the world when it first opened in 1980 in a converted bowling alley. The Guinness Book o..
World's biggest cricket bat
The world's biggest cricket bat is a title that has been sought by the constructors of at least two bats. These bats were both built to commemorate the games of the Cricket World Cup for the year they were constructed. LG's \"Biggest cricket bat\" LG Electronics presented a 16 m long, 2 ..
World's Biggest Gang Bang
World's Biggest Gang Bang starring Annabel Chong The World's Biggest Gang Bang was an event staged in a Hollywood studio starring adult actress Annabel Chong whereby she attempted to have sex with 300 men. In reality, only seventy or so participants turned up and engaged with Annabel in 251 ..
World's Biggest Public Companies
The World's Biggest Public Companies as of 2006 are: CitigroupGeneral ElectricBank of AmericaAmerican International GroupHSBC GroupExxonMobilRoyal Dutch ShellBPJPMorgan ChaseUBS The Forbes Global 2000 uses several metrics to obtain this ranking. Consequently British based Barclays Bank has the bigg..
World's busiest airport
The cachet of being known as the world's busiest airport is fiercely fought over by the owners of the world's largest airports. The following airports have variously made claims (or had claims made for them): Chicago Midway International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesHeld from 1932 unti..
World's busiest airports by cargo traffic
The thirty world's busiest airports by cargo traffic for various periods (data provided by Airports Council International). Numbers listed refer to loaded and unloaded freight in metric tonnes. Contents 1 2004 final statistics2 2003 final statistics3 2002 final statistics4 See..
World's busiest airports by international passenger traffic
2005 preliminary statistics Rank Airport Location Code(IATA) TotalPassengers Change 1. London Heathrow Airport London, United Kingdom LHR 60 964 323 1.5% 2. Charles De Gaulle International Airport Paris, Île-de-France, France CDG 48 551 870 5.0% 3. Frankfurt International Airport Frankfurt, ..
World's busiest airports by passenger traffic
The thirty world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by number of total passengers (data provided by Airports Council International). One passenger is described as someone who arrives in, departs from, or transfers through the airport on a given day. Contents 1 2005 prelimin..
World's busiest airports by traffic movements
The thirty world's busiest airports by traffic movements are measured by total movements (data provided by Airports Council International). One total movement is a landing and take off of an aircraft. 2005 preliminary statistics Rank Airport Location Code (IATA) Volume 2004Rank %Change 1. O'Hare ..
World's busiest container port
This is a list of the world's busiest container seaport. Contents 0.1 2005 (preliminary)0.2 20040.3 20030.4 20021 References2 See also 2005 (preliminary) This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact..
World's busiest port
The world's busiest port is contested by several ports around the world, as there is as yet no standardised means of evaluating port performance and traffic. Most keenly fought over this for the past decade was between the Port of Rotterdam and the Port of Singapore, with both ports claiming the bus..
World's busiest port by cargo tonnage
This is a list of the world's busiest seaport by cargo tonnage. Contents 0.1 2005 (preliminary)0.2 20040.3 20030.4 20021 References2 See also 2005 (preliminary) This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProje..
World's busiest port by shipping tonnage
This is a list of the world's busiest seaport by shipping tonnage, a measure of total volume of ships utilising the port, irrespective of actual cargo carried. The Port of Singapore has topped the table since 1986. Contents 0.1 20050.2 20040.3 20031 References2 See also ..
World's busiest port region
This is a list of the World's busiest port regions, identified by regions of intense port activity typically concentrated around key economic centres. Several of the world's ports are managed or operated as distinct ports despite their geographical proximity, and many serve a single city or urban ar..
World's busiest transshipment port
This is a list of the World's busiest transshipment ports ranked by their total containarised transshipment cargo handled. 2004 Rank Port Country Transshipment TEUs(000s) % Transshipment 1 Singapore Singapore 17,447 81.8 2 Hong Kong People's Republic of China 6,661 30.3 3 Shanghai People's Repu..
World's Columbian Exposition
One-third scale replica of Daniel Chester French's Republic, which stood in the great basin at the exposition, Chicago, 2004 The World's Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago World's Fair), a World's fair, was held in the U.S. city of Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary ..
World's Edge
World’s Edge (1992) is an album by the American ambient musician Steve Roach. The style of this album is tribal ambient, with a more organic, rhythmic sound than his previous albums. The second disc contains one 60 minute track called “To the Threshold of Silence”. Contents 1 Track li..
World's End
World's End, Chelsea, London Literature named World's End a novel by Upton Sinclair, the first in the Lanny Budd series—see ''World's End (Sinclair); a novel by T.C. Boyle—see World's End (Boyle); a novel by Mark Chadbourn a novel by Joan D. Vinge, the sequel to The Snow Queen&mdas..
World's End, Berkshire
World's End is a village in Berkshire, England. It is in the district of West Berkshire, near the A34 road north of Newbury. Settlements in West Berkshire Towns: Hungerford | Newbury | Thatcham Civil parishes: Aldermaston | Aldworth | Ashampstead | Basildon | Beech Hill | Beedon | Beenham | B..
World's End (Hingham)
World's End is a conservation area and an adjacent neighborhood located on a peninsula in Hingham, Massachusetts. The peninsula is bordered by the Weir River to the North and East and Hingham Harbor (part of Hingham Bay, and Boston Harbor) to the West. Originally part of the John Brewer estate, Wo..
World's End (Sinclair)
World's End is the first novel in Upton Sinclair's Lanny Budd series. First published in 1940, the story covers the period just before, during and after World War I. The plot and characters are constructed to reveal historical facts as well as the ideological tensions at the time (as seen through th..
World's End Girlfriend
World's End Girlfriend is the musical project of Katsuhiko Maeda. Placing the Japanese band's music into one well-defined genre is difficult, as it blends elements of electronica and post-rock to create a unique style. His latest release is The Lie Lay Land (2005). Contents 1 Discography1.1..
World's Fair
For a listing of World Fairs, see "List of world's fairs''". A World's Fair is any of various large expositions held since the mid-19th century. The official sanctioning body is the Bureau of International Expositions (usually abbreviated BIE, from the organization's name in French, Bureau Internat..
World's Fair (New York City Subway car)
The World's Fair Lo-V, a New York City Subway car was built in 1938. World's Fair Lo-V Specifications Car Builder: St Louis CarCar Body:Unit Numbers: 5653-5702Fleet: carsCar Length: 51 feetCar Width: 8 feet, 11 5/6 inchesCar Height: 12 feetTrack Gauge:Propulsion System:Motors:Power:Total Seating: ..
World's Finest (film)
This is about the fan film. For an article about various DC comic book titles, see World's Finest Comics. World's Finest is a 2004 fan film made by Sandy Collora. It is in a fashion the sequel to Collora's 2003 fan film [[Batman: Dead End]]. Since it is a fan film, it was not, and never will be,..
World's Finest Chocolate
World's Finest Chocolate is a Chocolate company based in Chicago, Illinois. They are one of only 10 companies in the United States that manufactures chocolate "from bean to bar". They also have a plant located in Campbellford, Ontario, Canada. Their flagship product is their Almond Bar chocolate ..
World's Finest Comics
This is about various DC comic book titles. For an article about the 2004 fan film, see World's Finest (movie). World's Finest Comics was a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1986. The series was initially titled World's Best Comics for its first issue; issue #2 (1941) switched..
World's funniest joke
This article describes research on the relative humour in different jokes and cultures. For the Monty Python sketch about jokes as military weapons, see The Funniest Joke in the World. Contents 1 Background2 The study3 The jokes4 The source5 External links Background T..
World's Greatest Actor
The World's Greatest Actor was broadcast on the UK television channel Channel 4 on Sunday 12 March 2006. The choices were made by other actors unlike the channel's 100 Greatest Actors list which was voted for by the public. 50. James Dean 49. Dennis Hopper 48. Burt Lancaster 47. Sidney Poitier 46. ..
World's Largest Buffalo
The "World's Largest Buffalo" is a 60 ton statue of an American Bison located in Jamestown, North Dakota. It was built in 1959 by local businessman Harold Newman. The buffalo is located at the National Buffalo Museum and the Frontier Village. It can be seen from Interstate 94. THIS IS FACTUAL I..
World's largest buildings
Contents 1 By space (useable volume, in m³)2 By area (in m²)2.1 By footprint (m²)2.2 By floor area (all levels)3 By mass (in tons)4 Special categories5 See also By space (useable volume, in m³) The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest Boeing claims ..
World's Largest Dungeon
The World's Largest Dungeon is a Dungeons & Dragons adventure set entirely in an enormous dungeon. It is over 800 pages long. The players can't leave the dungeon the way they entered because the entrance uses a one way wall of force effect. This means that all supplies must be taken into the dung..
World's largest locomotive
As railroads around the world need to haul larger quantities of freight efficiently, the title of world's largest locomotive is periodically passed to new generations of rolling stock. This list is [Incomplete listsincomplete]; you can help by [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ expanding ..
World's largest software companies
The Forbes Global 2000 includes the following list of the world's largest software companies. Relativerank Globalrank Name Country Sales($bil) Profits($bil) Assets($bil) Market Value($bil) 1 55 Microsoft United States 41.36 13.06 67.26 279.02 2 240 Oracle United St..
World's largest universities
This list of world's largest universities by enrollment includes total active enrollment across all campuses (including off campus study). Enrollment numbers listed are the sum of undergraduate and graduate students. The initial list of the world's largest universities ('mega-universities') was de..
World's longest cricket marathon
The World's Longest Cricket Marathon is a world record held by Cricket Club des Ormes in France (according to Guinness World Records). The record is the amount of culmative playing time, after breaks are discounted, of a continuous game of Cricket. Breaks are limited to 5 minutes per 1 hour of play..
World's longest ski jumps
Below is a list of the longest ski jumps in the world. Those marked * were world records at the time of the jump. Those marked in bold are current national records. The list only shows valid jumps. (Jumps where the jumper falls in the landing does not count as world, national or personal record ..
World's Most Amazing Videos
World's Most Amazing Videos is a reality television show similar to Real TV and Maximum Exposure. Like these shows it showcase amazing home videos (often showcasing near death experiences) The Show although similar in content, takes a more serious tone than Maximum Exposure. The show originated on N..
World's Most Livable Cities
The World's Most Livable Cities is an informal name given to any list of cities as they rank on a reputable annual survey of living conditions. The two most well-known are the Mercer Quality of Living Survey and the Economist's Worlds Most Livable Cities. References [Melbourne Age article ..
World's Oldest Woman (Histeria!)
The World's Oldest Woman is a fictional character featured on the Warner Bros. animated series Histeria! She is a very old woman who claims to have dated every historical male in history, beginning with Adam in the Garden of Eden. Frequently, she makes a pass at her male co-stars in the sketches ..
World's Smallest Political Platform
The World's Smallest Political Platform (also referred to as the WSPP), is a platform or manifesto written for use by libertarian political parties. Contents 1 Content of the WSPP2 Background of the WSPP3 Organizational use of the WSPP4 Notes Content of the WSPP The WSPP re..
World's Smallest Political Quiz
World's Smallest Political Quiz The World's Smallest Political Quiz[#endnote_quiz] is a 10-question quiz designed as an outreach and educational tool by the Advocates for Self-Government, created by Marshall Fritz. It places the quiz-taker into one of five categories: Libertarian, Le..
World's Strongest Man
World's Strongest Man is the most important annual international event in strength athletics. Organized by World Class Events (WCE) in conjunction with Trans World International (TWI), it is held around the end of September each year and is the culminating event of the World's Strongest Man Super Se..
World's Strongest Tag Team League
The World's Strongest Tag Team League (世界最強タッグ決定リーグ戦, Sekai Saikyō Taggu Kettei Rīgu-sen), more commonly known in the West as the Real World Tag League, is a professional wrestling tournament run yearly by All Japan Pro Wrestling since 1977. The tournament is usually run ..
World's Strongest Woman
World's Strongest Woman was an annual strongwoman contest organized by the International Federation of Strength Athletes (IFSA). The format was similar to the World's Strongest Man contest, but with lighter weights. The contest was first held in 2001; Jill Mills was the first winner. The 2004 con..
World's tallest structures
For many millennia the record holder for world's tallest structure was clearly defined (see table below.) However, there has been much debate as to the ranking of the world's tallest structures since the middle of the 20th century, chiefly depending on the criteria used for selecting the structures ..
World's tallest thermometer
The world's tallest thermometer is a landmark located in Baker, California, US. It is technically an electric sign rather than a tall thermometer, however it exists as a tribute to the record 134 degrees Fahrenheit (57 degrees Celsius) recorded in nearby Death Valley in 1913. It is 134 feet tal..
World's Ugliest Dog Contest
The World's Ugliest Dog Contest is is an annual contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in California to decide which of the contestants, all of whom must be dogs, is the ugliest. Sam Sam has been voted the world's ugliest dog three times in a row, from 2003 through 2005. He died in November 2005 so the w..
World's View, Nyanga
World's View is a spectacular vista viewed from the northern part of the Eastern Highlands mountain range, just North of Nyanga, in eastern Zimbabwe. The view point is popular with tourists. The view encompasses the plains and hills that rolls away from the range to the far west. Land as far as Rusa..
World's Wildest Police Videos
World's Wildest Police Videos is a reality crime TV series which shows video footage including chases involving police cars, store theft/breaking and entering incidents, and riots. Most of the videos are from U.S. police departments, but many are from other nations as well. Video sources include..
World's Worst Driver
World's Worst Driver follows the formula of Britain's Worst Driver, but it includes contestants from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Thailand and New Zealand. At the end of each episode, the most improved driver wins a car. 15 30-minute episodes were produced, with 7 in the first series, and 8 in the sec..
World-machine
World-machine. Isaac Newton's conception of the universe as one huge, regulated and uniform machine that operated according to natural laws in [[Wiktionary:absolute|absolute]] time, space, and motion. In this new world that Newton created, God was the master-builder, who created the perfect machine ..
World-Point Academy of Tourism
The Akademi Pelancongan World-Point (World-Point Academy of Tourism) is an institute of higher education in Malaysia focusing in the fields of tourism and management.It is located at 15C,Jalan Wawasan 4/1, Bandar Baru Ampang,68000 Ampang Selangor,Malaysia. Which is very near to Kuala Lumpur and Ampa..
World-Spectator
The World-Spectator is a weekly newspaper in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, serving the communities of Moosomin, Rocanville, Wapella, Wawota Langbank, Kelso, Welwyn, Spy Hill, Tantallon, Fleming, Fairlight and Maryfield. The newspaper's history dates back to 1884, when the first issue was p..
World-Tel Limited
Worldtel Limited was established in 1994 as part of an ITU initiative to help mobilize development of telecom sector in developing countries. The primary catalyst for its creation was a McKinsey & Co. report recommending creation of a separate company for this purpose. The current CEO of this firm i..
World-Wide Airways
World-Wide was an airline started in 1947 by Donald McVicar. It played a key role in massive airlift operations for Hollinger Ungava Transport and the DEW LINE in Northern Canada. It also flew livestock and foodstuffs to embargoed Cuba during the 1960's. Its license was revoked in 1966 due to poli..
World-Wide Media eXchange
The World-Wide Media eXchange is a protocol and service for GEO coded data that is in development by Microsoft. GPS informations can be added to photos and stored altogether in an indexed file. Each picture can be displayed on a related map. External link [Official site] ..
World-Wide Web Worm
The World-Wide Web Worm (WWWW) was one of the first search engines for the World-Wide Web, being developed in September 1994 by Oliver McBryan at the University of Colorado. The worm created a database of 300000 multimedia objects which could be obtained or searched for keywords via the WWW. The web..
World3
The World3 model was a computer simulation of interactions between population, industrial growth, food production and limits in the ecosystems of the Earth. It was originally produced and used by a Club of Rome study that produced the model and the book Limits to Growth. The principal creaters of ..
World3 nonrenewable resource sector
The world3 nonrenewable resource sector is the portion of the world3 model that simulates the nonrenewable resources. The World3 model was a simulation of human interaction with the environment designed in the 1970s to predict population and living standards over the course the next 100 years. The..
World66
World66 was a Dutch company which embraced the open content idea and tried to transform it into a profitable business. It is now owned by El Segundo, California, based Internet Brands, Inc which acquired it in April 2006. Contents 1 History2 Technology3 Issues4 See also5 ..
WorldAntiSpy
WorldAntiSpy is a malware program that pretends to be an antispyware program, while it is not. It can be recognised by a small, red icon in the Microsoft Windows notification area, the text of which is, "Your computer is infected!" (as opposed to the Windows version, "Your computer is infected"). ..
WorldArt Kiosk
WorldArt search result screen The WorldArt Kiosk is a web-based educational photo archive of artwork from around the world. The project is directed by Professor Kathleen Cohen of San Jose State University's Art Department though many of the archive's photos are contributed by other faculty and..
Worldbeat
In popular music, worldbeat refers to any style of music which fuses folk music from non-traditional sources (essentially, outside the Appalachian folk and Celtic traditions) with Western rock or other pop influences. Worldbeat Stylistic origins: Rock and pop mixed with folk styles Cultural orig..
Worldbridges
Worldbridges is as a network of homegrown webcasting. It in the early stages of development and its immediate goals are to experiment with webcasting possibilities and support those interested in doing the same. Worldbridges webcasts are currently hosted in English, but efforts are made to attract a..
Worldbuilding
Worldbuilding is a technique widely used by authors to create diverse and believable worlds in which to base their stories, the process usually involves the creation of maps, listing the 'history' of the world and the people of the world, amongst other things. Contents 1 Importance of Worldbu..
WorldCamps
The WorldCamps Corporation WorldCamps is a non-profit corporation based in Reston, Virginia that establishes, staffs and maintains American-style summer camps (although many operate year-round) for children affected by HIV and AIDS. The first such camp was Camp Sizanani of Magaliesburg, South Afri..
WorldCat
WorldCat is the world's largest bibliographic database, built and maintained collectively by libraries that participate in the OCLC global cooperative. Created in 1971, WorldCat catalogs the content of more than 50,000 libraries in 90-plus countries. As of April 2006, it contains more than 63 millio..
Worldcentrism
The American integral philosopher Ken Wilber uses the term worldcentric to describe an advanced stage of ethical development. Synonyms of worldcentric include global and planetary. At the worldcentric ethical stage, the subject is concerned with the welfare of all human beings. Wilber also sometime..
Worldchanging
Worldchanging is a bright green blog which covers environmental, humanitarian and design issues. It was spawned out of the Viridian Design Movement. Launched in October, 2003 by Alex Steffen and Jamais Cascio, it features a global team of writers including Jon Lebkowsky, Dawn Danby, Cameron Sincla..
Worldcon
Worldcon, or more formally The World Science Fiction Convention, is the longest running science fiction convention, having been held from 1939 to 1941 and, after the interruption of World War II, every year since 1946. For pages about individual Worldcons, see List of Worldcons. The name Worldco..
WorldFest
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. WorldFest is an annual film festival held in Houston, Texas. External links [WorldFest Official W..
WorldFish Center
The WorldFish Center (originally International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management or ICLARM) is an international research center specializing in fisheries and related aquatic resources. Its mission is to reduce poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture and improving livel..
WorldForge
The WorldForge project is producing an open source framework for massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Contents 1 History2 Games3 Problems4 External links History The WorldForge Project began in October of 1998, under the original name of "Altima." It was origina..
Worldloppet Ski Federation
The Worldloppet Ski Federation is a federation of long distance cross-country skiing events whose aim is to promote cross-country skiing through various ski races. The federation was founded in 1978 in Uppsala, Sweden. Contents 1 Locations2 Racing distances3 Worldloppet Master4&nb..
WorldMUN
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WorldNetDaily
WorldNetDaily, also known as WND, is a conservative online news site. Contents 1 Background2 Description3 WND Books4 Congressman Jim Welker controversy5 Examples of controversial articles5.1 9/115.2 Valerie Plame-CIA leak5.3 Dirty bombs in the United States..
WorldPay
WorldPay is a division of the Royal Bank of Scotland specialised in handling payments over the internet in a safe and secure way (see financial transaction). WorldPay accepts all major credit cards (including Eurocard, Visa and MasterCard), —all in various currencies and languages. Externa..
Worldport
Worldport can refer to: Terminal 3 of John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, USA which was previously known as the Pan Am WorldportPort of Los Angeles, also known as WORLDPORT LAthe WorldPort (UPS air hub) at Louisville International Airport This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation�..
WorldPort (UPS air hub)
WorldPort is the worldwide air hub for UPS (United Parcel Service) located at the Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky. Although UPS has had a hub at Louisville since 1980, the term was not used officially by the company until 2002, after a massive $1 billion, five year expansi..
WorldPublicOpinion.org
WorldPublicOpinion.org is an online publication and resource for public opinion about international policy issues. It releases new poll findings and gathers and synthesizes polling research from around the world. It covers issues such as globalization and trade, war and peace, human rights, climate..
WorlDream
WorlDream was a project that organized hundreds of filkers in the U.S. and Europe to sing one song together, in celebration of the new millennium. Steve Macdonald, the project's instigator, attended ten conventions during 2001, and recorded filkers singing Many Hearts, One Voice, a song he composed ..
WorldsAway
WorldsAway was an 2D virtual community in which users were represented as avatars. It was an English version of Fujitsu's Habitat II, a successor of Habitat (video game). WorldsAway was launched through CompuServe in 1995 and continues as an independent service, VZones, which is owned by Stratagem C..
WorldScript
WorldScript was the multilingual text rendering engine for Apple Macintosh before Mac OS X was introduced. Starting with version 7.1, Apple unified the implementation of non-roman script systems in a programming interface called WorldScript. WorldScript I was used for all one-byte character sets an..
Worldsheet
In string theory, the worldsheet is a two-dimensional manifold which describes the embedding of the string in spacetime. ..
Worldshop
Worldshops, world shops or Fair Trade Shops are retail outlets that practice the principles of fair trade. Contents 1 History2 Aims3 Criticisms of movement4 See also5 External links History The start of the movement is usually attributed to the first worldshop in Europ..
WorldSpace
WorldSpace is a digital satellite radio network based in Africa. It covers most of Asia and Europe plus all of Africa by satellite. The company is also licensed to serve South America and Central America, but services for those regions have not been launched yet. In the United States, some WorldSp..
Worldspan
Worldspan is a technology company that specializes in travel related software and systems. Its primary system is commonly known as a GDS (Global Distribution System) that is a software used by travel agents and travel related websites to book airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, etc. Worldsp..
Worldspan LP
WorldSpan LP aka Worldspan Technologies Inc. Diversity WorldSpan received a 100% rating on the first Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign in 2002. They have maintained this rating in 2003 and 2004. ..
WorldsPlayer
WorldsPlayer WorldsPlayer is a 3D chat system that was originally developed by the company "Worlds, Inc" back in the early 1990's. It uses a fairly primitive ray-casting graphics engine, similar to that used in very early 3D games such as "Wolfenstein 3D". Users are represented by avatars. ..
Worlds Apart
''This article is about the album by ...Trail of Dead. There is also an album of the same name by the Subhumans. Worlds Apart is an album by …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead. It was released on January 25, 2005 by Interscope Records. The album ranked at #7 for Top 100 Albums of 2005 ..
Worlds Apart (episode)
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Worlds Apart (group)
Worlds Apart was a multi-national boyband of the 1990s that featured solo singer Patric in the original (5 piece) group and Totally Scott-Lee's Nathan Moore in one of the later incarnations of the band. Trivia After scoring a few hits in the United Kingdom, the band re-emerged as a 4 piece and bec..
Worlds Apart EP
7" vinyl EP released on 21 November 2005 on LO-MAX Records in the UK only. Contains a collaboration with Sushil K Dade alternately known as Future Pilot AKA along with other songs recorded at the Oceans Apart sessions. Track listing 7" Vinyl "Finding You (single version)""The City Of Lights (Vs. F..
Worlds Collide (TMNT 2003 Episode)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) "Worlds Collide" Season Code: S03E05-S03E07 Episode: 57-59 Airdate: October 30, 2004 November 6, 2004 November 13, 2004 Written by: Ben Townsend (Part 1) Marty Isenberg (Part 2) Eric Luke (Part 3) Supervising Producer: Lloyd Goldfine ..
Worlds End State Park
Worlds End State Park is a 780-acre state park near Forksville, Pennsylvania in Sullivan County. The park is in the narrow, serpentine valley of the Loyalsock Creek. The scenery can be extraordinary, especially when the mountain laurel is in bloom (June) and during fall foliage. The park offers..
Worlds Finest Rolla German Band
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]The World's Finest Rolla Geman Band (WFRGB) is non-profit organization consisting of musicians wishing to encourage musical appreciation. It is based in Rolla, Missouri and performs for benefit events and for parties and usually performs in the Mid Missouri area. ..
Worlds in Collision
Worlds in Collision is a book written by Immanuel Velikovsky and first published on April 3, 1950, by Macmillan Publishers (ISBN 1199848743). The book, Velikovsky's most criticized and controversial, was an instant New York Times non-fiction bestseller. Velikovsky, Immanuel (1950). Worlds in Coll..
Worlds in Collision (album)
Worlds in Collision is Pere Ubu's eighth studio album. The album continues in the glossy pop mold found on their previous studio album, Cloudland. For this album, Eric Drew Feldman (Captain Beefheart, Snakefinger, the Residents, the Pixies) takes over from departing original member Allen Ravenst..
Worlds In Creation
Worlds in Creation is a book by Daniel Greenberg, published by Sudbury Valley School Press in 1994. The book is about human behavior and the process of Learning. ..
Worlds of Exile and Illusion
Worlds of Exile and Illusion is a combined reissue of three novels by science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin: Rocannon's World, Planet of Exile, and City of Illusions. These novels are the first three of her so-called Hainish, or Ekumen series. Le Guin, Ursula K. Worlds of Exile and Illusion. Ne..
Worlds of Fun
Worlds of Fun (WOF) is an amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri. Worlds of Fun opened on May 26, 1973 and was originally built by Lamar Hunt, and Jack Steadman. In 1995 Hunt-Midwest sold Worlds of Fun to its current owners and operators Cedar Fair, L.P.. Worlds of Fun has an attached water park c..
Worlds of Honor
Worlds of Honor, published in 1999, was the second anthology of stories set in the Honorverse. The book contains the following stories: The Stray by Linda Evans Set shortly after A Beautiful Friendship, this is an early story of human interaction with treecats. What Price Dreams? by David Weber A..
Worlds of Power
The Worlds of Power books are a series of novelizations of video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The books are characterized by the fact that they often retcon their source material, sometimes include game hints or tricks and are written in a simplistic, easy-to-read style. Books in the..
Worlds of the mind (album)
worlds of the mind, released on January 19 2000, is the second original album by Japanese band M.O.V.E. Track Listing "Blazin' Beat""words of the mind ~brandnew journey~""majestic flight""time machine""silent white?""singin' 4U""flash you back (Electro House mix)""platinum""BREAK IN2 THE NITE""kno..
Worlds of Ultima
The Worlds of Ultima (also: Ultima: Worlds of Adventure) has been a short lived spin-off series of the well known computer role playing series Ultima. Contents 0.1 [[Worlds of Ultima: Savage Empire]] (..
Worlds of War
Worlds of War II is a free online browser-based strategy game. It operates in real-time on a 'tick' basis, usually this is set to one 'tick' per hour. It is the sequel to the original game entitled Worlds of War. Most of the game's players are from the United Kingdom and it has developed a very c..
Worlds of Wonder
Note: This is an article about the Worlds of Wonder role-playing game. For information on the Worlds of Wonder toy company, see Worlds of Wonder (toy company). Worlds of Wonder was a 1982 multi-genre role-playing game produced by Chaosium, and created by Steve Perrin and others. It was a boxed s..
Worlds of Wonder (toy company)
Note: This is an article about the Worlds of Wonder toy company. For information on the Worlds of Wonder role-playing game, see Worlds of Wonder. Worlds of Wonder or WoW was a 1980s American toy company, founded by former Atari employees, including Don Kingsborough. Their successful products i..
WorldTeach
For the religious group, see WorldTeacher WorldTeach is a Non-governmental organization devoted to the need for educational assistance in developing nations. Founded in 1986 by a group of Harvard University students, WorldTeach places volunteer educators in communities throughout the world for 2-12..
Worldtower
Completed in 2004, [Meriton's World Tower] boasted the titles of "Australia's tallest residential building" and "Tallest apartment tower in the southern hemisphere" until the completion of the [Q1] on Queensland's Gold Coast. World Tower has the most lifts in Australia for an ap..
WorldVentures
WorldVentures is an online travel company and host agency for home-based travel agents. The company was launched December 10, 2005 by founders Mike Azcue and Wayne Nugent with Dan Stammen as CEO and Ken Doherty as COO. The company specializes in leisure travel and utilizes a home-based agent dis..
Worldview and working model of neuro-linguistic programming
The Worldview and working model of Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) covers the underlying philosophy of NLP, and how and why this philosophy is intended to be used in practice. Neuro-linguistic programming is an approach to communication and psychology. It is based upon observing naturally self-t..
WorldVision
This article is about a media company. For information about the charity organization of the same name, please see World Vision. WorldVision Enterprises, Inc. was a television program and home video distributor established in 1962 as ABC Films, the distribution arm of the ABC Television Network. T..
Worldwar
Worldwar is a series of four alternate history science fiction novels by Harry Turtledove. The premise of the series is an alien invasion of Earth in the middle of World War II. The military invasion begins on or around May 30, 1942, but the aliens, who call themselves the Race, reached Earth orbit..
Worldwar: In the Balance
Worldwar: In the Balance is an alternate history and science fiction novel by Harry Turtledove. It is the first novel of the Worldwar series, as well as the first installment in the Tosev timeline. Contents 1 Plot introduction2 Plot summary3 Characters in \"Worldwar: In the Bal..
Worldwar: Striking the Balance
Worldwar: Striking the Balance is an alternate history and science fiction novel by Harry Turtledove. It is the fourth and final novel of the Worldwar series, as well as the fourth installment in the Tosev timeline. Contents 1 Plot introduction2 Plot summary3 Characters in \"Wo..
Worldwar: Tilting the Balance
Worldwar: Tilting the Balance is an alternate history and science fiction novel by Harry Turtledove. It is the second novel of the Worldwar series, as well as the second installment in the Tosev timeline. Contents 1 Plot introduction2 Plot summary3 Characters in \"Worldwar: Til..
Worldwar: Upsetting the Balance
Worldwar: Upsetting the Balance is an alternate history and science fiction novel by Harry Turtledove. It is the third novel of the Worldwar series, as well as the third installment in the Tosev timeline. Contents 1 Plot introduction2 Plot summary3 Characters in \"Worldwar: Ups..
Worldwatch Institute
The Worldwatch Institute is an environmental research organisation in the United States. It bills itself as "an independent research organization that works for an environmentally sustainable and socially just society, in which the needs of all people are met without threatening the health of the n..
WorldWideWeb
This article is about the first web browser. For the distributed hypertext system, see World Wide Web. WorldWideWeb was the world's first web browser and WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) HTML editor. It was introduced on February 26, 1991, by Tim Berners-Lee, and ran on the NeXTSTEP platform..
Worldwide (album)
Worldwide is the ninth album released by Audio Adrenaline. Track listing "Worldwide One""Church Punks""Dirty""Go and Be""Pierced""Strong""Pour Your Love Down""Leaving Ninety-Nine""Miracle""Worldwide Two""Start a Fire""Ocean Floor (Radio Remix)" Audio Adrenaline Band members: Mark Stuart - Will M..
WorldWide Access
WorldWide Access , also known as WWAwas an Internet Service Provider based in Chicago, Illinois. It was acquired by Verio in 1998. WWA was originally a BBS started by Dave Vrona and Greg Gulik. ..
Worldwide Attack Matrix
The Worldwide Attack Matrix is a document describing covert anti-terrorism operations in 80 countries in Asia, the Middle East and Africa created in the wake of September 11, 2001. The matrix was presented by CIA director George J. Tenet in a briefing held at Camp David September 15, 2001. Reporter ..
Worldwide Christians Online
Worldwide Christians Online is a Christian on-line organisation which was founded by Andy Blake in July 2004. Since the launch of WWCO it has formed a chain of other websites including an online radio show, evangelism site which as a whole has formed 'Christian worldwide Ministry'(CWM). External l..
Worldwide Church of God
The Worldwide Church of God was founded in 1933 by Herbert W. Armstrong as the Radio Church of God. Armstrong was a minister in the General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh-Day), and his church (at the time, actually a small church congregation of adherents with a radio ministry) was initi..
Worldwide Developers Conference
WWDC 2005, at Moscone Center The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, commonly abbreviated WWDC, is a conference held annually in California by Apple Computer. The conference is primarily used by Apple to showcase its new software and technologies for developers. In recent years the confer..
Worldwide Digital Cordless Telecommunications
Worldwide Digital Cordless Telecommunications or WDCT is an ISM band technology that uses the 2.4GHz radio spectrum. ..
Worldwide ERC
Worldwide ERC is a relocation services industry trade group that has been known historically as the Employee Relocation Council. Its membership of 12,000 (as of 2005) relocation professionals--or global workforce mobility specialists--are concerned with current issues and management practices..
Worldwide Exchange
CNBC Business Day ET Program 4 AM Worldwide Exchange 6 AM Squawk Box 9 AM Squawk on the Street 10 AM Morning Call Noon Power Lunch 2 PM Street Signs 3 PM Closing Bell 5 PM Kudlow & Company 6 PM Mad Money 7 PM On the Money Worldwide Exchange is a tele..
Worldwide green parties
Part of the Politics series onGreen politics Green issues Worldwide green parties (list): Global Greens · Africa · Americas · Asia-Pacific · Europe Ideas in the Global Greens Charter: ecological wisdom social justice participatory democracy nonviolence susta..
Worldwide kenpo karate association
The Worldwide Kenpo Karate Association is an association of affiliated Kenpo karate schools headed by Joe Palanzo. ..
Worldwide LaRouche Youth Movement
LaRouche Youth chorus performing Bach The Worldwide LaRouche Youth Movement (WLYM) is a political body linked to controversial American political figure Lyndon LaRouche. It has been developed since 1999, and is perhaps the most significant change in the LaRouche movement since his 1993 releas..
Worldwide Military Command and Control System
The worldwide deployment of U.S. forces required extensive long-range communications systems that can maintain contact with all of those forces at all times. To enable national command authorities to exercise effective command and control of their widely dispersed forces, a communications system wa..
Worldwide molecular matrix
The worldwide molecular matrix (WWMM) is an electronic repository for unpublished chemical data. First proposed in 2002 by Peter Murray-Rust and his colleagues in the chemistry department at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, WWMM provides a free, easily searchable database for infor..
Worldwide Pants
Worldwide Pants Incorporated is an American television production and film production company owned by comedian and talk show host David Letterman. Current television productions include: The Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present)The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005-present)The Knig..
Worldwide perception of Osama bin Laden
Contents 1 Background2 Non-Muslim views2.1 American2.2 Non-American3 Muslim views3.1 Before September 113.2 After September 113.3 Measures of level of support4 Fatwas against Osama bin Laden5 See also6 External links Background Osama bin La..
Worldwide Plaza
One Worldwide Plaza refers to a building in Hell's Kitchen in New York CityWorldwide Plaza (Hong Kong) refers to a building in Hong Kong 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 chan..
Worldwide Plaza (Hong Kong)
World-wide Plaza is a shopping centre in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, at the lower floors of World-wide House. Most of the shops are run by Filipinos. ..
Worldwide Shipping Group
In the late 1970s, two British Hongs were taken over by indigenous Chinese entrepreneurs in what signalled a new era in Hong Kong’s capitalism: Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. by Li Ka-Shing and Kowloon Wharf by Yue-Kong Pao. Y.K. Pao was a native from Ningbo, Zhejiang province who came to Hong Kong after ..
Worldwide Soccer
WWS'98 cover Worldwide Soccer is a football video game franchise by Sega initially released for the Sega Saturn in the Christmas of 1996, and later followed by three more titles: Worldwide Soccer '98 still on the 32-bit console and two editions of Worldwide Soccer 2000 for the Dreamcast. Worl..
Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Market Share Ranking Year by Year
This article presents the Worldwide TOP 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders over the years. We distinguish 3 types of companies : The chip makers who design and manufacture their chips (like Intel).The fabless companies who design and sell their chips but outsource the manufacturing to foundry companies..
Worldwide Underground
Worldwide Underground is the fourth album by American nu soul singer Erykah Badu, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). Contents 1 Track listing2 Personnel3 Production4 Charts4.1 Album4.2 Singles5 Notes Track listing "World Keeps Turnin' (Intro)" (Erykah Badu..
Worldwide Universities Network
Worldwide Universities Network Data Established 2000 Members 16 Continents Europe, North America, Asia Countries China, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, United States Chair Eric Thomas, University of Bristol, UK Acronym WUN Homepage http://www.wun.ac...
Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering
The Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering Academic Challenge is a high school academic competition run in Illinois and Missouri by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Missouri-Rolla, respectively. The team competition consists of 14 team members from multiple h..
WorldWIT
WorldWIT is a professional women's online community, founded by Liz Ryan. There are over 40,000 subscribers around the globe. WIT stands for Women, Insights, Technology. It is a virtual network that meets women at the intersection of work and personal life. The format is a moderated email digest s..
Worldwit
WorldWIT is the global online discussion community for women in business and technology. It was founded in 1999 as ChicWIT, in Chicago. ChicWIT was followed by MassWIT in Boston, NycWIT in New York City, and CapitolWIT in Washington, D.C. In October 2005 there were over 80 WorldWIT chapters in ope..
World (band)
World is an experimental, psychedelic rock duo that features Yume Bitsu's Adam Forkner and Honey Owens (of Nudge and Jackie-O Motherfucker). Their music is influenced by various flavours of folk music from across the globe. Their debut CD was released in late 2005 on Marriage Records. External link..
World (disambiguation)
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. World may refer to: the world; that is, the planet Earthany planet deemed comparable to Earththe universeHuman WorldFigurative uses of World: "living in two different worlds" (two people with very little in common)The "end of th..
World (magazine)
World Magazine's 2004 Review Issue WORLD Magazine is the fourth largest weekly news magazine in the United States. Based in Asheville, North Carolina, WORLD differs from most other news magazines in that it its perspective is one of conservative Reformed evangelical Protestantism: Its missio..
World (philosophy)
The world is, in a philosophical sense, everything that is seen and perceived by human intellect and human senses, even though some branches of philosophy may refer to different "worlds", making a reference to the different realms of philosophy (such as the mathematical world, the intelligible world..
World (theology)
World is a key concept in theology. Christian views on the World In Christianity, the concept connotes the fallen and corrupt world order of human society outside the community of believers. The world is frequently cited alongside the flesh and the Devil as a source of temptation that Christians ..
World (The Price of Love)
World (The Price Of Love) was a 1993 single by New Order, taken from the album Republic. A 7:34 dance remix of the track by Perfecto was included on many releases of the single. The track featured a black and white music video filmed in Cannes, which was used for both the original version and an..
World Academy of Young Scientists
The World Academy of Young Scientists (WAYS) is a global platform for scientific exchange across academic or national boundaries and between the generations. See also: YPARD External links [Homepage of WAYS][Wiki of WAYS] ..
World Accord
World Accord is an international charity based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 1980 as the Canadian arm of Outreach International, a charity loosely affiliated with Community of Christ. Officially named Canadians for Sustainable Opportunity and Development but operating as World Acco..
World According To Gob (album)
World According To Gob is the fourth studio album by Gob, and was released on January 23 2001. Track listing "For the Moment""I Hear You Calling""No Regrets""Everyone Pushed Down""Pinto""Looking for California""Sleepyhead""Ex-Shuffle""That's the Way""Been So Long""144""Can I Resist""Desktop Br..
World Affairs Board
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World Affairs Council of Northern California
The World Affairs Council of Northern California is an international-affairs organization based in San Francisco, and is the largest such organization on the West Coast. It was founded in 1947, out of the interest generated by the founding of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945. In addition..
World Affairs Seminar
World Affairs Seminar is a unique education program for teenagers worldwide. The first seminar was held in 1976. Each year, it is held in the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater in Whitewater, Wisconsin, USA. The primary sponsor of the World Affairs Seminar is the Rotary International club. The s..
World Agricultural Trade Flow
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World Agricultural Trade Matrix
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. The WATM (World Agricultura..
World Agudath Israel
World Agudath Israel (The World Israelite Union) was established in the early twentieth century as the political arm of Orthodox Judaism. Its base was in Eastern Europe where traditional Judaism was strong before the Second World War and was undergoing a revivial due to the Hasidic movement. Its ori..
World Ag Expo
The World Ag Expo is the world's largest agricultural exposition. In 2006 it was held in Tulare, California, in the United States from February 14-16. More than 1,400 exhibitors were at the event, as well as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who attended on February 15th. External link and references..
World Ahead Publishing
World Ahead Publishing, headquartered in Los Angeles, is a West Coast publisher of conservative and libertarian books. Its stated mission is to publish high-quality books for general audiences that make the case that capitalism and democracy are critical for preserving liberty. Founded in 2003, the..
World AIDS Day
The Red Ribbon is the global symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the global AIDS epidemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Since then, AIDS has killed more than 25 ..
World Airways
World Airways is a non-scheduled airline currently headquartered in Peachtree City, Georgia. Though World Airways was founded in 1948 by Benjamin Pepper, Edward Daly is thought of as World's founder. He bought the airline in 1950 for $50,000 and proceeded to acquire DC-4s. World got its first go..
World Airways Flight 30
World Airways Flight 30 was a DC-10 airplane flying from Newark International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS) in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 23, 1982. The plane crashed into shallow water at the end of Logan runway 15R following a landing too far down the runway (2800 feet..
World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) is a network of people working on a global scale to eliminate obstacles to breastfeeding and to act on the Innocentri Declaration. The groups within this alliance tackle the problems from a variety of perspectives or point of views, such as consum..
World Alliance of Reformed Churches
The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) is a fellowship of more than 200 churches with roots in the 16th-century Reformation. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. History THe World Alliance of Reformed Churches is a 1970 merger of two bodies representing Presbyterian and Congregatio..
World Alliance of YMCAs
World Alliance of YMCAs What is the YMCA ? YMCA stands for Young Men's Christian Association. It is a world-wide Christian, ecumenical, voluntary Movement for women and men with special emphasis on, and the genuine involvement of, young people, which seeks to share the Christian ideal of buildi..
World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world. The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Championships for Men since 1893 (unofficial Championships were held in the yea..
World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men
The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889-1892. Contents 1 History1.1 Distances used1.2 Ranking systems used2 Medal winners2.1 Unofficial Championsh..
World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women
The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1936. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1933-1935. Contents 1 History1.1 Distances used1.2 Ranking systems used2 Medal winners2.1 Unofficial Champion..
World Almanac
thumb The World Almanac and Book of Facts is a well-known American published reference work which conveys information to the general public about such subjects as world changes, tragedies, sports feats, etc. The almanac can be found in homes, libraries, schools, businesses, and media outlets t..
World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships
The World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships (formerly IFBB Mr. Universe) is a male bodybuilding contest organised by the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) and first held in 1959. The name was changed in 1976 to avoid confusion with the NABBA Mr. Universe. The 2005 championships were..
World Animal Day
World Animal Day is celebrated each year on 4 October. On this day, animal life in all its forms is celebrated, and special events are planned on locations all over the globe. 4 October is the feast day of Francis of Assisi, a nature lover and patron saint of animals and the environment. Several ch..
World Animal Foundation
The World Animal Foundation is dedicated to the preservation of the planet and the animals that inhabit it. WAF works through public education, research, investigations, animal rescue, legislation, special events and direct action. WAF has members throughout the world and on every continent. Th..
World Anti-Communist League
The World Anti-Communist League (WACL) (now known as the World League for Freedom and Democracy) is an international right-wing political organization founded in 1966 in Taipei, Taiwan, under the initiative of Chiang Kai-Shek. It was founded with the aim of opposing Communism around the world throu..
World Anti-Doping Agency
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is an independent foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was set up on November 10, 1999 in Lausanne, Switzerland to coordinate the fight against drugs in sport. Its current chairman is Richard Pound..
World Area Forecast Center
A World Area Forecast Center (WAFC) is a meteorological center that provides real-time meteorological information broadcasts for aviation purposes. These broadcasts are supervised by ICAO (International Civial Aviation Organisation) in order to fullfill requirements of the ICAO Annex 3 covering mete..
World Arena
World Arena is a 7,343-seat multi-purpose arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The arena opened in 1997 and contains a main arena rink and two practice rinks. It is home to the Colorado College Tigers ice hockey team of the WCHA, the US National Short Track Speed Skating Team, the Broadmoor Skati..
World art treasures
-->The principal purpose of [World Art Treasures] is to promulgate the discovery and love of art. Thanks to the 100,000 slides belonging to the Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation, all of them devoted to art, and including the main civilizations, such as Egypt, China, Japan, India, Europe, ..
World Assembly of Muslim Youth
The World Assembly of Muslim Youth is an Islamic organization whose stated purpose is to establish a platform where Muslim youth can get together in an Islamic environment. In addition to Football Tournaments WAMY organizes European Muslim Scouts camps for Muslim youth in Europe. It receives its ma..
World Association for Public Opinion Research
The World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) is a scientific association of researchers in the field of survey research and communication research. The association was founded in 1947. Today it has about 500 members from research institutes and universities. Objectives of WAPOR are dev..
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
The standard of WAGGGS redirect[[Template:Portal]] The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 144 countries. It was established in 1928 and has its headquarters in London, England. It is..
World Association of Newspapers
The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) is an International organization that groups 72 national newspaper associations, individual newspaper executives in 100 nations, 13 news agencies, and nine regional press organisations. It is a non-profit, non-government organisation. Founded in 1948, the ..
World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award
The Golden Pen of Freedom Award is a prestigious International Journalism award, offered by the World Association of Newspapers. See also Akbar Ganji, the 2006 winner of the award. Links The 2006 award announcement: [link] ..
World Association of Theoretically Oriented Chemists
The World Association of Theoretically Oriented Chemists (WATOC) is a scholarly association founded in 1982 "in order to encourage the development and application of theoretical methods" in chemistry, particularly quantum chemistry and computational chemistry. It was originally called the World Asso..
World Association of Universities and Colleges
The World Association of Universities and Colleges, WAUC, is an institutational accrediting body which is not recognized by the United States Department of Education. It is run by Maxine Asher, director of the American World University, an otherwise unaccredited school. Asher has stated that "laws..
World Asthma Day
World Asthma Day is designed to increase awareness of asthma as a global health problem. In Dallas, they are showcasing DAC’s effort to unite the Dallas medical community to solve the problem of asthma and its impact on children and adults in the city. Each year in Dallas, 20 to 30 children die un..
World at War
World at War can refer to: The World at War (TV Series), a TV mini-series documenting World War IIWorld at War (Game), a play-by-mail gameWorld at War (mod), an upcoming modification for the video game Half Life 2 ..
World at War (Game)
For other uses, see World at War (disambiguation) World at War is a play-by-mail game which is based upon the assumption that a global war is about to break out on a scale equivalent to or greater than WWII. Each player is in charge of one of the countries. This is a strategic level game, with the ..
World at War (Game Tournament)
World at War is a tournament-style campaign game for the computer game Battlefield 1942 and the mod Forgotten Hope. World at War players participate in a simulated war, complete with commanding officers, divisions, and a strategy map showing the progress of the war from week to week. It can be comp..
World at Your Feet
"World at Your Feet" is a song by British rock band Embrace, and is featured on the re-released version of album, This New Day. It is also the official song of the England World Cup squad in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and was released on 5 June 2006 (see 2006 in British music). It was broadcast on R..
World Award
The World Awards were founded by writer Georg Kindel; Mikhail Gorbachev is their president. An international jury selects extraordinary individuals for their achievements in a variety of areas such as acting, arts, business, media, health and others. The first World Awards were held in November 200..
World B. Free
World B. Free (born Lloyd B. Free on December 9, 1953 in Savannah, Georgia) is a former professional basketball player who played in the NBA from 1975-1988. Free was known as the "Prince of Midair" as well as "All-World". Free attended Canarsie High School in Brooklyn, New York before attending Gui..
World Bank Building, Asmara
The World Bank Building of Asmara, Eritrea is a large old italian villa which was bought by the world bank to house its headquaters in that country. It is an impressive mixture of Futurist and Art Deco architectural styles. ..
World Bank Chief Economist
The position of World Bank Chief Economist is one of the most influential in economics. The full title is Senior Vice President, Development Economics, and Chief Economist. The chief economist provides intellectual leadership and direction to the Bank’s overall development strategy and economic re..
World Bank Group
The World Bank Group is a group of five international organizations responsible for providing finance and advice to countries for the purposes of economic development and poverty reduction, and for encouraging and safeguarding international investment. The group and its affiliates have their headq..
World Bank Scholarship
The World Bank Scholarship programme began in 1982. Students are able to undertake graduate studies in subjects related to economic development. The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) is run with funding from the Japanese government and the World Bank; scholarships are a..
World Baptist Fellowship
World Baptist Fellowship - a separatist fundamentalist Baptist organization. The name World Baptist Fellowship goes hand in hand with John Franklyn [J. Frank] Norris (1877-1952) of Texas, a fiery southern fundamentalist leader in the first half of the 20th century. Though the rise of libera..
World Barista Championship
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. The World Barista Champions..
World Baseball Classic
For information about the tournament held in 2006, see 2006 World Baseball Classic. The World Baseball Classic, sometimes abbreviated WBC, is an international baseball tournament, first held in March 2006. It is sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation and supported by Major League Bas..
World Basketball Association
World Basketball Association''' History WBA (2004–) Commissioner Milton Barnes (2004) Mike Glenn (2005–) Teams 7(2004) 12 (2005) 11 (2006) The World Basketball Association is a professional basketball league entering its third year of play. Contents 1 History2&nbs..
World Basketball League
World Basketball League or WBL was a minor professional basketball league in the United States and Canada. It was founded as the International Basketball Association in November, 1987, before changing its name prior to the 1988 season. One of the major differences between it and other leagues was t..
World Best
In Athletics, a World Best is a term used to describe the best numerical performance in any event but not recognised as an official World Record. A performance becomes a World Best rather than World Record when it is, either, in a non-qualifying event for official status, or it does not fulfil the c..
World Biographical Information System Online
The World Biographical Information System Online (or WBIS Online) is an online subscription database, referencing many different biographical secondary sources. Claiming to be "the most comprehensive biographical database available" [Thomson Learning News], WBIS Online is based on the va..