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Windpark Holtriem Constructed in 1998, Windpark Holtriem is one of the largest European windfarms, comprising thirty-three Enercon E-66 wind turbines. Holtriem is a low lying area adjacent to the North Sea in East Frisia (Lower Saxony, Germany).
Windradyne Windradyne (c1800-1829) was an Aboriginal warrior of the Wiradjuri nation, central-western New South Wales, Australia. Windradyne, also known as "Saturday", led his people in the resistance movement against the invasion of their lands.
Windrow composting In agriculture, windrow composting is the production of compost by piling organic matter or biodegradable waste, like animal manure and crop residues, in long rows (windrows). This method is suited to producing large volumes of compost.
Winds of Creation Winds of Creation is the first full-length album by Polish death metal band Decapitated. It quickly earned the band wide acclaim in the death metal community and has since become considered one of the best death metal albums of all time.
Winds of Fury Winds of Fury is a 1993 fantasy novel by author Mercedes Lackey and the concluding book of the Mage Winds trilogy. It resolves the story told in the first two books; additionally, it settles several plot threads which originated in the previous trilogy, Arrows of the Queen.
Winds of Change (Video) Winds of Change is a training film produced by the Royal School of Signals, which consists of a montage of unpleasant imagery such as decapitations, death by ocular trauma, evisceration, executions and torture. The constant background music is the song Wind of Change by the German band Scorpions, which seems somewhat incogruous with the violent action.
Windscale fire On October 10, 1957, the graphite core of a British nuclear reactor at Windscale, Cumbria, caught fire, releasing substantial amounts of radioactive contamination into the surrounding area. The event, known as the Windscale fire, was considered the world's worst nuclear accident until Three Mile Island in 1979.
Windsong's Legacy Windsong's Legacy is a standardbred trotting horse who won the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters in 2004, capturing the Hambletonian, Yonkers Trot and Kentucky Futurity titles. The horse is trained and driven by Trond Smedshammer.
Windsor Windsor may refer to many places and other things. Most of these ultimately derive from the name of the English town of Windsor, famous for Windsor Castle and its association with the royal House of Windsor, although the derivation may be very indirect.
Windsor - Tecumseh, Ontario Tornado of 1946 The Windsor-Tecumseh Tornado of 1946 was the most powerful tornado to hit Windsor, Ontario, being an F4 in strength, touching down on June 17 of that year. The tornado touched down near River Rouge, Michigan, but crossed the river and cut across southern Windsor, Ontario and northern Sandwich West Township, Ontario (Now the Municipality of LaSalle, Ontario).
Windsor and Eton Windsor and Eton are twin towns, in the English county of Berkshire, separated by the River Thames and joined together by Windsor Bridge. The towns are sometimes treated as one (for example in the naming of the local railway stations - Windsor and Eton Central railway station and Windsor and Eton Riverside railway station), and sometimes as separate entities.
Windsor and Hantsport Railway The Windsor and Hantsport Railway, also referred to formally as the Windsor and Hantsport Railway Company (WHRC), is a 56 mile railway operating in Nova Scotia between Windsor Junction (north of Bedford) and New Minas with a spur at Windsor which runs several miles east, serving two gypsum quarries at Wentworth Creek and Mantua.
Windsor AKO Fratmen Football Team The Windsor AKO Fratmen Football Team is a Canadian Football team out of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The team has played out of the Canadian Junior Football League since the 1940s and has won 3 national titles: 1952, 1954, and 1999.
Windsor AKO Fratmen Lacrosse Team The Windsor AKO Fratmen Lacrosse Team is a member of the Junior "B" league in the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The team is sponsored by the AKO Fraternity in the city of Windsor, Ontario, Canada and is part of the AKO Fratmen series of sports teams.
Windsor Arena Windsor Arena (nicknamed The Barn, because of its age, wooden construction, and its appearance of a giant barn) is a 3,600-seat indoor arena located in Windsor, Ontario. Originally named the Border Cities Arena, it hosted the Detroit Cougars (later re-named the Detroit Red Wings) for the 1926-1927 NHL season, while the Olympia Stadium was under construction.
Windsor Cricket Club The Windsor Cricket Club was formed in 1995 as a merger between great rivals Windsor Victoria and Windsor and Eton Cricket Clubs. This makes Windsor one of the newest cricket clubs in the Thames Valley Area but still maintaining a rich history inherited from the two previous clubs.
Windsor for the Derby Windsor for the Derby are a post-rock outfit from Austin, Texas. In 1999 they released a full length record, Difference and Repetition on Michael Gira's Young God Records, including a seven inch on Western Vinyl.
Windsor Farms Windsor Farms is a 20th-century neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia of primarily Colonial Revival design. Historic houses in the neighborhood include Virginia House and Agecroft Hall, both moved from England in the 20th century.
Windsor Forest Stakes The Windsor Forest Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbred fillies and mares run over a distance of 1 mile at Ascot Racecourse during the Royal Ascot meeting in June.
Windsor Great Park Windsor Great Park (locally referred to simply as the Great Park) is a large deer park and Crown Estate of 5,000 acres, to the south of the town of Windsor on the border of Berkshire and Surrey in England. The park was, for many centuries, the private hunting ground of Windsor Castle and dates primarily from the mid-13th century.
Windsor Herald Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. It has been suggested that the office was instituted specifically for the Order of the Garter in 1348, or that it predates the Order and was in use as early as 1338.
Windsor Hotel The Windsor Hotel (opened 1878, closed 1981) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is often considered to be the first grand hotel constructed in Canada, and for decades billed itself as "the best in all the Dominion".
Windsor House, London Windsor House, London is an office building in Victoria Street, London, England. The complex, built in 1973, consists of an eighteen storey tower, a two storey block (Butler Place) and residential accommodation (Christchurch House) above an underground car park and basement.
Windsor knot The Windsor knot, also sometimes referred to as a full Windsor to distinguish it from the half-Windsor or erroneously as a "double Windsor", is a method of tying a necktie around one's neck and collar. The Windsor knot, compared to other methods, produces a wide triangular knot.
Windsor Locks, Connecticut Tornado The Windsor Locks, Connecticut tornado struck on October 3 1979. The short-lived, but intense F4 tornado (see Fujita scale) caused 3 deaths, 500 injuries, and - with more than $300 million in property damage along an 11-mile path - ranks as one of the most expensively destructive tornadoes in American history.
Windsor Mills Covered Bridge Windsor Mills Bridge, also known as Wiswell Road Bridge or Warner Hollow Road Bridge, is a covered bridge carries Wiswell Road across Phelps Creek in Windsor Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The bridge, one of currently 15 drivable bridges in the county, is a single span Town truss design.
Windsor optimist youth band Formed in 1966, The Windsor Optimist Youth Band is a special project of The Optimist Club of Windsor. The band serves the greater Windsor area by performing for parades, festivals, standstill and park concerts, and other special events and can be seen performing throughout Windsor, Essex County, Ontario and Michigan.
Windsor Railway Bridge Windsor Railway Bridge is a wrought iron 'bow and string' bridge in Windsor, Berkshire, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It carries the ex-GWR branch line from Slough to Windsor across the River Thames and into Windsor and Eton Central station.
Windsor Report The Windsor Report was the document containing the finding of the Eames Commission. In 2003, Archbishop Robin Eames, the Anglican Primate of All Ireland, was appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury as Chairman of the Lambeth Commission on Communion, tasked with examining significant challenges to unity in the Anglican Communion, stemming from the reaction of conservatives to the consecration of Gene Robinson as the Bishop of New Hampshire in the Episcopal Church USA and the blessing of same-sex unions in the Diocese of New Westminster.
Windsor Royals The Windsor Royals, originally known simply as Windsor baseball club is a baseball club that participates in the Greater Brisbane Baseball competition and Metropolitan North competition. The club held its first official meeting on May 5, 1955 and first match two days later at Kalinga Park.
Windsor School Windsor school is situated in Germany in the British Military complex JHQ (Joint Headquarters). It is part of SCE (Service Children's Education) and is one of four English secondary schools situated in Germany.
Windsor Stadium Windsor Stadium is a 3,000-capacity stadium located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, the stadium is mainly used for soccer and Canadian football, but has hosted rugby and other sports. It is home to the Canadian Soccer League team the Border Stars.
Windsor Star The Windsor Star is the regional newspaper of Windsor, Ontario (the only daily newspaper in Windsor and Essex County), and is owned by CanWest Global Communications. It has attracted the highest readership per capita in its circulation range of any Canadian metropolitan newspaper.
Windsor Tower The Windsor Tower (in Spanish Torre Windsor) was built in 1979 in the financial center of Madrid, Spain. This office building was 106 meters high and had 32 floors, ranking as the eighth tallest building in Madrid (and 23rd in Spain).
Windsor Wolves The Windsor Wolves are a Rugby league team based in the town of Windsor, NSW. The club fields both junior and senior teams in the Penrith district competitions and, since 2003, the semi-professional NSWRL Jim Beam Cup competition in NSW, Australia.
Windsor-Detroit The Windsor-Detroit region is an international urban area centered around the American city of Detroit, Michigan, and the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario. The area covers the Canadian regions of Chatham-Kent, Essex and Lambton counties in Ontario and American counties of Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St.
Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival The Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival is a multi-day festival celebrated jointly by the cities of Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario to commemorate each country's respective National Day (US Independence Day on July 4 and Canada Day on July 1). It is organized by the Parade Company, a not-for-profit organization governed by the Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation.
Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board oversees Catholic education in Windsor and the surrounding County of Essex, in Ontario, Canada. It provides administration to a total of 50 schools which provide classes from kindergarten to grade 12, where Catholic teachings permeate all areas of the curriculum.
Windsor, Kentucky Windsor, Kentucky is rural hamlet with a post office in extreme southern Casey County. There were originally two community centers in the area, one at the present day intersection of KY 910 and KY 80, and another about 2 miles West of there, near the intersection of KY 80 and Windsor Road (formerly East Fork Road).
Windsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost metropoliton city in Canada. It lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor, is the second largest city in Southwestern Ontario, and the seat of Essex County.
Windsor, Queensland Windsor is an inner northern suburb of Brisbane. It is largely residential, featuring many old Queenslanders, although there is also considerable retail commercial activity, primarily concentrated along Lutwyche and Newmarket Roads.
Windsor, Victoria Windsor is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It is part of the City of Stonnington (although a small section of the suburb is in the City of Port Phillip) and is bounded by Dandenong Road, St Kilda Road, Williams Road and High Street.
Windsor—Sandwich Windsor—Sandwich was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It came into existence for the first time with the 1934 Ontario election, and was eliminated with the 1967 election as a result of redistribution.
Windsor—Tecumseh Windsor—Tecumseh is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It will elect a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the next provincial election.
Windstar Cruises Windstar Cruises (owned by Carnival)is a cruise ship line notable for its modern computer-controlled sailing ships. The sails are sometimes unfurled for show, although under the right wind conditions they do assist the ships in their passages.
Windstar Records Windstar Records is a record label based out of Snowmass, Colorado that was founded by John Denver in 1976. The label primarily caters to folk music artists and bands, and has most notably signed acts such as John Denver (the founder), Fat City, The Starland Vocal Band, and Tom Crum.
Windstruck Windstruck (ë‚´ ě—¬ěžěąśęµ¬ëĄĽ 소개합ë‹ë‹¤ Nae yeojachingureul sogae habnida, literally "Let me introduce you to my girlfriend") is a 2004 South Korean fantasy-romantic comedy directed by Kwak Jae-yong. The film was a major success, ranking as the 8th-highest grossing Korean film of 2004.
Windsurfing Windsurfing is a surface water sport using a windsurf board, also commonly called a sailboard, usually two to five meters long and powered by a single sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating flexible joint called the Universal Joint (U-Joint).
Windsurfing harness The windsurfing harness is a contraption used in the sport of windsurfing to connect the windsurfer to the rig by a line attached to the boom. It consists of a girdle-like contraption that is worn around the body, with a hook for attachment.
WindShare WindShare is a Toronto-based community renewable energy cooperative. It built North America's first urban wind turbine: the Exhibition Place Turbine (located on the shore of Lake Ontario on the grounds of Exhibition Place in Toronto).
Windtalkers Windtalkers is a 2002 World War II film directed by John Woo. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Christian Slater as two US Marine sergeants assigned to protect two Navajo Marine code talkers in the battle of Saipan.
WindTunnel with Dave Despain WindTunnel with Dave Despain is a live viewer call-in show exclusively for auto racing fans that debuted on SPEED Channel on February 22, 2003. During the course of the show, host Dave Despain fields phone calls and reads e-mail from viewers, some of them directed at the guest Despain is interviewing, which is done just after the first segment, titled "Hot Topics", which Despain reads the big stories from the racing world.
Windward Community College Windward Community College is a public, co-educational commuter college in KÄneohe, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. It is one of ten branches of the University of Hawaii system anchored by the University of Hawaii at MÄnoa in Honolulu and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Windward Islands (Society Islands) The Windward Islands (French: ĂŽles du Vent) are the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. The archipelago comprises an administrative division (French: subdivision administrative) of French Polynesia, and includes Tahiti, Moorea, Mehetia, Tetiaroa, and Maiao.
Windward Islands Airways Windward Islands Airways, more commonly known as Winair, is a government owned airline based in the Netherlands Antilles. Founded in 1961, It has a fleet of eight aircraft serving ten destinations, all within the Leeward Islands group of the Lesser Antilles in the North East Caribbean.
Windward Islands cricket team The Windward Islands cricket team is a cricket team representing the member countries of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control. It includes the islands that the English define as among the Windward Islands - except for Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, who have their own teams.
Windward Islands Federation of Labour The Windward Islands Federation of Labour (WIFOL) is a trade union federation on the island of Saint Martin in the Netherlands Antilles. It represents the majority of workers on the island and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.
Windward School Windward School is a prestigious private school in the Mar Vista section of Los Angeles, California, USA accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. It was started by writer/teacher Shirley Windward and an anonymous benefactor in 1971.
Windwardside Windwardside is the second largest settlement on the island of Saba in the Netherlands Antilles, aptly named for being on the windward side of the island. The hike up the stairs to the top of Mount Scenery can begin from the road just outside Windwardside.
Windy & Carl Windy & Carl is an indie rock and drone music group based in Dearborn, Michigan. Described as "A leading light of the Michigan space-rock scene" by All Music Guide, Windy & Carl was created in 1991 and features guitarist Carl Hultgren and bassist and singer Windy Weber.
Windy city queercast The Windy City Queercast is a Chicago based GLBT podcast produced by Windy City Media Group, publishers of the Windy City Times. Produced by former Windy City Radio hosts, the show is a continuation of the history making GLBT radio show in Chicago that began in 1998 under the name LesBiGay Radio.
Windy City Rollers The Windy City Rollers are an all-female flat-track Roller Derby team located in Chicago, the city where roller derby first emerged as a sport in 1929. The WCR, founded by Juanna Rumbel (Elizabeth Gomez) and Sister Sledgehammer (Kelly Simmons) and originally trained by coach Bettina von Brickhaus (Susan Sabin), are the first flat-track Roller Derby league established in Chicago.
Windy City, Origin of Name (Chicago) The City of Chicago has been known by many nicknames, but it is most widely recognized as The Windy City. Potential explanations for this particular nickname include Chicago's weather, politics, World's Fair, and rivalry with Cincinnati.
Windy Gap Trail (Angeles National Forest) The Windy Gap Trail is a short but important link of the north San Gabriel River valley to the Pacific Crest Trail in the San Gabriel Mountains in California. The trailhead starts at the uppermost parking lot of the Crystal Lake Recreation Area which is about 3 miles (4.
Windy Miller Windy Miller is a character in the British children's TV series Camberwick Green, who lives in a windmill, Collies Mill. As well as being a character in Camberwick Green, he also appears in the series Chigley, the fictional neighbouring village to Camberwick Green.
Windy Sands Handicap The Windy Sands Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses held every year at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, California. An ungraded stakes, it is open to three-year-olds and up willing to race the 8 furlongs on the dirt.
WinDiff WinDiff is a graphical file comparison program published by Microsoft, and is distributed with certain versions of Microsoft Visual Studio as well as by source with the Platform SDK code samples. It is often criticized for its user interface, which doesn't abide by system color settings or visual styles and is widely believed to be crude and unconfigurable.
Wine Wine is an alcoholic beverage. The word wine in and of itself is defined as the produce by the fermentation of the juice of grapes - grapes are naturally, chemically balanced to normally ferment completely without requiring extra sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients.
Wine (software) Wine is a project which aims to allow a PC running a Unix-like operating system and the X Window System to execute programs originally written for Microsoft Windows. Alternately, those wishing to port a Windows application to a Unix-like system can compile it against the Wine libraries in the form of Winelib.
Wine cave Wine caves are an integral component of the wine industry world wide. In Northern California there are an estimated 130 to 150 caves currently in use for wine aging, barrel storage, tasting rooms, and marketing events.
Wine cellar A Wine cellar is a storage room for wine in bottles or barrels, or more rarely in carboys, amphorae or plastic containers. Wine cellars are usually located completely underground, and often have direct contact to the surrounding soil via a gap in the foundations.
Wine competition The most common form of wine competition is one in which awards are given to groups of wines in various winning categories on the basis of the blind tasting of wine. That is, the judges do not know the identity of the wines they are evaluating.
Wine Country Wine Country is a region of Northern California in the United States, known world-wide as a premium wine-growing region since 1838. There are some 200 wineries in the area north of San Francisco, mostly located in the area's valleys, including Napa Valley in Napa County, and the Sonoma Valley, Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley and Russian River Valley in Sonoma County.
Wine Enthusiast Magazine Wine Enthusiast magazine is a wine magazine covering wine, food, spirits, travel and entertaining topics. It was founded in 1988 by Adam and Sybil Strum and reaches 686,000 [2006 Mendelsohn Affluent Survey] readers.
Wine fault A wine fault or defect is an unpleasant characteristic of a wine often resulting from poor winemaking practices or storage conditions, and leading to wine spoilage. Many of the compounds that cause wine faults are already naturally present in wine but at insufficient concentrations to adversely affect it.
Wine fraud Wine fraud is a form of fraud in which wines are sold to a customer illicitly, usually having the customer lose more money than the product is worth, or causing sickness due to harmful chemicals being mixed into the wine. Wine fraud can involve less expensive wines if they are sold in large volumes.
Wine from the United Kingdom The United Kingdom is a major consumer of wine, but only a very minor producer of wine. Wine from the United Kingdom is produced in small quantities in the south of England, usually under the title of English wine.
Wine gum Wine gums (or winegums) are chewy, firm sweets similar to gumdrops, except they are not sugar-coated. They are manufactured from animal gelatin, obtained from rendering of bones, mixed with sweeteners , flavourings and colourings.
Wine Institute The Wine Institute is the public policy advocacy organization of 975 California wineries. Its mission is "to initiate state, federal, and international public policy to enhance the environment for the responsible consumption and enjoyment of wine.
Wine Institute of New Zealand The Wine Institute of New Zealand, established in 1975, represents the interests of its 529 member wineries. It collaborates closely with the New Zealand Wingrowers Council, established in 2002, which represents the interests of the country's independent grapegrowers.
Wine lake The wine lake refers to the continuing surplus of wine over demand (glut) produced in the European Union. A major contributor to that glut is Languedoc, which produces over one-third of the grapes grown in France.
Wine Olympics A Wine Olympics was organized by the French food and wine magazine GaultMillau in 1979, three years after the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 in which leading French experts blind tasted and ranked two California wines (a red and a white) higher than all of their French competitors.
Wine post The Wine Post is one of the many local posts around the world that are run by private companies and not government agencies. They issue postage stamps for their own mail delivery service which can take the form of carrying their mail from the business to the nearest government postal service or by utilizing their own means of delivery locally, countrywide, or internationally.
Wine press A wine press is a device used to extract juice from crushed grapes during wine making. There are a number of different styles of presses that are used by wine makers but their overall functionality is the same.
Wine Queen Wine Queen is a Puerto Rican drag queen which (as of the writing of this document) performs at a club called The Station Bar in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. She is well known around Puerto Rico and typically performs comical acts imitating characters which are not the bane(?
Wine rack A wine rack is a storage device that holds bottles of wine horizontally, or at any angle where the wine remains in constant contact with the cork, and are often found in wine cellars. It is very important for the wine to remain in contact with the cork during periods of extended storage, otherwise the cork would dry out and increase the likelihood of the wine spoiling.
Wine Research Centre The Wine Research Centre at the University of British Columbia was established in 1999. Its mission is to conduct research in enology and viticulture and to prepare graduates with relevant scientific expertise and enterprise who will promote the technological advancement of the wine industry in Canada.
Wine serving temperature The wine serving temperature at can greatly influence the taste of a wine. Serving of a wine cool can help to mask the flaws seen in young or cheap wines, whereas serving wine warmer can allow the bouquet and complexity to be expressed, which is ideal for aged and expensive wines.
Wine Spectator Wine Tasting of 1986 The Wine Spectator Wine Tasting of 1986 was conducted on the tenth anniversary of the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 in which leading French wine experts blind tasted and ranked California wines number one in both red and white categories and higher than all their competitors from the best vineyards in France. This anniversary competition provided an opportunity to evaluate how the Cabernet Sauvignons had aged; Chardonnays were not included in the belief that they would be past their prime.
Wine table A Wine-table is a late 15th-century device for facilitating after-dinner drinking, the cabinetmakers called it a "Gentleman's Social Table." It was always narrow and of semicircular or horseshoe form, and the guests sat round the outer circumference.
Wine tourism Wine tourism refers to tourism whose purpose is or includes the tasting, consumption, or purchase of wine, often at or near the source. Wine tourism can consist of visits to wineries, vineyards, and restaurants known to offer unique vintages, as well as organized wine tours, wine festivals, or other special events.
Wine TV Wine TV or Wine Network is a digital cable & satellite television channel that airs programming about Wine and Spirits. It is the only such channel in the world, featuring programming dedicated to wine lovers including shows about wine making, wine growing, wine selection, cooking with wine and many others.
Wine-Doors Wine-Doors is Microsoft windows application management tool for the Gnome desktop which adds functionality to Wine. Wine-doors is an alternative to WineTools supposedly doing away with the bad aspects of WineTools whilst keeping the good ones and extending on the origninal idea with a more modern design approach.
Winebrenners Crossroad, West Virginia Winebrenners Crossroad is a small unincorporated community along the Warm Springs Road southeast of Martinsburg in Berkeley County, West Virginia. It is centered on the intersection or "crossroad" of the Warm Springs Road with Van Clevesville Road and Winebrenner Road.
Winefride Saint Winefride (also called in her native Welsh Gwenfrewy; in modern English Winifred and various variations) was the 7th century daughter of the Welsh nobleman, Tyfid ap Eiludd. She had her head severed from her body by an enraged suitor, Caradog.
Wines and Spirit Education Trust The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) is a not for profit educational charity. Its stated objectives are: "to promote, provide and develop high quality education and training in wines, spirits and other alcoholic beverages for those already in or intending to join the trade, and enthusiastic consumers throughout the world.
Wines from Bulgaria Wines from Bulgaria is non-governmental organisation aiming to promote Bulgarian wine in the United Kingdom. The major wine tasting event organised by Wines from Bulgaria takes place in the month of October in London.
WineXS WineXS is a piece of software designed to make the WINE easier to use. The User interface (UI) is very simple and offers one-click access to the WINE registry, the Winecfg config tool and range of other services.
Winfield Cup The Winfield Cup was an Australian rugby league trophy awarded to the winner of the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) Grand Final from 1982 to 1994, and to the winner of the Australian Rugby League (ARL) Grand Final in 1995.
Winfield Hill Winfield Hill is the Director of the Electronics Engineering Laboratory at the Rowland Institute at Harvard University. A self-proclaimed "electronics circuit-design guru" , he co-authored the popular text The Art of Electronics with Harvard Physicist Paul Horowitz.
Windradyne Windradyne (c1800-1829) was an Aboriginal warrior of the Wiradjuri nation, central-western New South Wales, Australia. Windradyne, also known as "Saturday", led his people in the resistance movement against the invasion of their lands.
Windrow composting In agriculture, windrow composting is the production of compost by piling organic matter or biodegradable waste, like animal manure and crop residues, in long rows (windrows). This method is suited to producing large volumes of compost.
Winds of Creation Winds of Creation is the first full-length album by Polish death metal band Decapitated. It quickly earned the band wide acclaim in the death metal community and has since become considered one of the best death metal albums of all time.
Winds of Fury Winds of Fury is a 1993 fantasy novel by author Mercedes Lackey and the concluding book of the Mage Winds trilogy. It resolves the story told in the first two books; additionally, it settles several plot threads which originated in the previous trilogy, Arrows of the Queen.
Winds of Change (Video) Winds of Change is a training film produced by the Royal School of Signals, which consists of a montage of unpleasant imagery such as decapitations, death by ocular trauma, evisceration, executions and torture. The constant background music is the song Wind of Change by the German band Scorpions, which seems somewhat incogruous with the violent action.
Windscale fire On October 10, 1957, the graphite core of a British nuclear reactor at Windscale, Cumbria, caught fire, releasing substantial amounts of radioactive contamination into the surrounding area. The event, known as the Windscale fire, was considered the world's worst nuclear accident until Three Mile Island in 1979.
Windsong's Legacy Windsong's Legacy is a standardbred trotting horse who won the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters in 2004, capturing the Hambletonian, Yonkers Trot and Kentucky Futurity titles. The horse is trained and driven by Trond Smedshammer.
Windsor Windsor may refer to many places and other things. Most of these ultimately derive from the name of the English town of Windsor, famous for Windsor Castle and its association with the royal House of Windsor, although the derivation may be very indirect.
Windsor - Tecumseh, Ontario Tornado of 1946 The Windsor-Tecumseh Tornado of 1946 was the most powerful tornado to hit Windsor, Ontario, being an F4 in strength, touching down on June 17 of that year. The tornado touched down near River Rouge, Michigan, but crossed the river and cut across southern Windsor, Ontario and northern Sandwich West Township, Ontario (Now the Municipality of LaSalle, Ontario).
Windsor and Eton Windsor and Eton are twin towns, in the English county of Berkshire, separated by the River Thames and joined together by Windsor Bridge. The towns are sometimes treated as one (for example in the naming of the local railway stations - Windsor and Eton Central railway station and Windsor and Eton Riverside railway station), and sometimes as separate entities.
Windsor and Hantsport Railway The Windsor and Hantsport Railway, also referred to formally as the Windsor and Hantsport Railway Company (WHRC), is a 56 mile railway operating in Nova Scotia between Windsor Junction (north of Bedford) and New Minas with a spur at Windsor which runs several miles east, serving two gypsum quarries at Wentworth Creek and Mantua.
Windsor AKO Fratmen Football Team The Windsor AKO Fratmen Football Team is a Canadian Football team out of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The team has played out of the Canadian Junior Football League since the 1940s and has won 3 national titles: 1952, 1954, and 1999.
Windsor AKO Fratmen Lacrosse Team The Windsor AKO Fratmen Lacrosse Team is a member of the Junior "B" league in the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The team is sponsored by the AKO Fraternity in the city of Windsor, Ontario, Canada and is part of the AKO Fratmen series of sports teams.
Windsor Arena Windsor Arena (nicknamed The Barn, because of its age, wooden construction, and its appearance of a giant barn) is a 3,600-seat indoor arena located in Windsor, Ontario. Originally named the Border Cities Arena, it hosted the Detroit Cougars (later re-named the Detroit Red Wings) for the 1926-1927 NHL season, while the Olympia Stadium was under construction.
Windsor Cricket Club The Windsor Cricket Club was formed in 1995 as a merger between great rivals Windsor Victoria and Windsor and Eton Cricket Clubs. This makes Windsor one of the newest cricket clubs in the Thames Valley Area but still maintaining a rich history inherited from the two previous clubs.
Windsor for the Derby Windsor for the Derby are a post-rock outfit from Austin, Texas. In 1999 they released a full length record, Difference and Repetition on Michael Gira's Young God Records, including a seven inch on Western Vinyl.
Windsor Farms Windsor Farms is a 20th-century neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia of primarily Colonial Revival design. Historic houses in the neighborhood include Virginia House and Agecroft Hall, both moved from England in the 20th century.
Windsor Forest Stakes The Windsor Forest Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbred fillies and mares run over a distance of 1 mile at Ascot Racecourse during the Royal Ascot meeting in June.
Windsor Great Park Windsor Great Park (locally referred to simply as the Great Park) is a large deer park and Crown Estate of 5,000 acres, to the south of the town of Windsor on the border of Berkshire and Surrey in England. The park was, for many centuries, the private hunting ground of Windsor Castle and dates primarily from the mid-13th century.
Windsor Herald Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. It has been suggested that the office was instituted specifically for the Order of the Garter in 1348, or that it predates the Order and was in use as early as 1338.
Windsor Hotel The Windsor Hotel (opened 1878, closed 1981) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is often considered to be the first grand hotel constructed in Canada, and for decades billed itself as "the best in all the Dominion".
Windsor House, London Windsor House, London is an office building in Victoria Street, London, England. The complex, built in 1973, consists of an eighteen storey tower, a two storey block (Butler Place) and residential accommodation (Christchurch House) above an underground car park and basement.
Windsor knot The Windsor knot, also sometimes referred to as a full Windsor to distinguish it from the half-Windsor or erroneously as a "double Windsor", is a method of tying a necktie around one's neck and collar. The Windsor knot, compared to other methods, produces a wide triangular knot.
Windsor Locks, Connecticut Tornado The Windsor Locks, Connecticut tornado struck on October 3 1979. The short-lived, but intense F4 tornado (see Fujita scale) caused 3 deaths, 500 injuries, and - with more than $300 million in property damage along an 11-mile path - ranks as one of the most expensively destructive tornadoes in American history.
Windsor Mills Covered Bridge Windsor Mills Bridge, also known as Wiswell Road Bridge or Warner Hollow Road Bridge, is a covered bridge carries Wiswell Road across Phelps Creek in Windsor Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The bridge, one of currently 15 drivable bridges in the county, is a single span Town truss design.
Windsor optimist youth band Formed in 1966, The Windsor Optimist Youth Band is a special project of The Optimist Club of Windsor. The band serves the greater Windsor area by performing for parades, festivals, standstill and park concerts, and other special events and can be seen performing throughout Windsor, Essex County, Ontario and Michigan.
Windsor Railway Bridge Windsor Railway Bridge is a wrought iron 'bow and string' bridge in Windsor, Berkshire, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It carries the ex-GWR branch line from Slough to Windsor across the River Thames and into Windsor and Eton Central station.
Windsor Report The Windsor Report was the document containing the finding of the Eames Commission. In 2003, Archbishop Robin Eames, the Anglican Primate of All Ireland, was appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury as Chairman of the Lambeth Commission on Communion, tasked with examining significant challenges to unity in the Anglican Communion, stemming from the reaction of conservatives to the consecration of Gene Robinson as the Bishop of New Hampshire in the Episcopal Church USA and the blessing of same-sex unions in the Diocese of New Westminster.
Windsor Royals The Windsor Royals, originally known simply as Windsor baseball club is a baseball club that participates in the Greater Brisbane Baseball competition and Metropolitan North competition. The club held its first official meeting on May 5, 1955 and first match two days later at Kalinga Park.
Windsor School Windsor school is situated in Germany in the British Military complex JHQ (Joint Headquarters). It is part of SCE (Service Children's Education) and is one of four English secondary schools situated in Germany.
Windsor Stadium Windsor Stadium is a 3,000-capacity stadium located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, the stadium is mainly used for soccer and Canadian football, but has hosted rugby and other sports. It is home to the Canadian Soccer League team the Border Stars.
Windsor Star The Windsor Star is the regional newspaper of Windsor, Ontario (the only daily newspaper in Windsor and Essex County), and is owned by CanWest Global Communications. It has attracted the highest readership per capita in its circulation range of any Canadian metropolitan newspaper.
Windsor Tower The Windsor Tower (in Spanish Torre Windsor) was built in 1979 in the financial center of Madrid, Spain. This office building was 106 meters high and had 32 floors, ranking as the eighth tallest building in Madrid (and 23rd in Spain).
Windsor Wolves The Windsor Wolves are a Rugby league team based in the town of Windsor, NSW. The club fields both junior and senior teams in the Penrith district competitions and, since 2003, the semi-professional NSWRL Jim Beam Cup competition in NSW, Australia.
Windsor-Detroit The Windsor-Detroit region is an international urban area centered around the American city of Detroit, Michigan, and the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario. The area covers the Canadian regions of Chatham-Kent, Essex and Lambton counties in Ontario and American counties of Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St.
Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival The Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival is a multi-day festival celebrated jointly by the cities of Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario to commemorate each country's respective National Day (US Independence Day on July 4 and Canada Day on July 1). It is organized by the Parade Company, a not-for-profit organization governed by the Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation.
Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board oversees Catholic education in Windsor and the surrounding County of Essex, in Ontario, Canada. It provides administration to a total of 50 schools which provide classes from kindergarten to grade 12, where Catholic teachings permeate all areas of the curriculum.
Windsor, Kentucky Windsor, Kentucky is rural hamlet with a post office in extreme southern Casey County. There were originally two community centers in the area, one at the present day intersection of KY 910 and KY 80, and another about 2 miles West of there, near the intersection of KY 80 and Windsor Road (formerly East Fork Road).
Windsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost metropoliton city in Canada. It lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor, is the second largest city in Southwestern Ontario, and the seat of Essex County.
Windsor, Queensland Windsor is an inner northern suburb of Brisbane. It is largely residential, featuring many old Queenslanders, although there is also considerable retail commercial activity, primarily concentrated along Lutwyche and Newmarket Roads.
Windsor, Victoria Windsor is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It is part of the City of Stonnington (although a small section of the suburb is in the City of Port Phillip) and is bounded by Dandenong Road, St Kilda Road, Williams Road and High Street.
Windsor—Sandwich Windsor—Sandwich was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It came into existence for the first time with the 1934 Ontario election, and was eliminated with the 1967 election as a result of redistribution.
Windsor—Tecumseh Windsor—Tecumseh is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It will elect a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the next provincial election.
Windstar Cruises Windstar Cruises (owned by Carnival)is a cruise ship line notable for its modern computer-controlled sailing ships. The sails are sometimes unfurled for show, although under the right wind conditions they do assist the ships in their passages.
Windstar Records Windstar Records is a record label based out of Snowmass, Colorado that was founded by John Denver in 1976. The label primarily caters to folk music artists and bands, and has most notably signed acts such as John Denver (the founder), Fat City, The Starland Vocal Band, and Tom Crum.
Windstruck Windstruck (ë‚´ ě—¬ěžěąśęµ¬ëĄĽ 소개합ë‹ë‹¤ Nae yeojachingureul sogae habnida, literally "Let me introduce you to my girlfriend") is a 2004 South Korean fantasy-romantic comedy directed by Kwak Jae-yong. The film was a major success, ranking as the 8th-highest grossing Korean film of 2004.
Windsurfing Windsurfing is a surface water sport using a windsurf board, also commonly called a sailboard, usually two to five meters long and powered by a single sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating flexible joint called the Universal Joint (U-Joint).
Windsurfing harness The windsurfing harness is a contraption used in the sport of windsurfing to connect the windsurfer to the rig by a line attached to the boom. It consists of a girdle-like contraption that is worn around the body, with a hook for attachment.
WindShare WindShare is a Toronto-based community renewable energy cooperative. It built North America's first urban wind turbine: the Exhibition Place Turbine (located on the shore of Lake Ontario on the grounds of Exhibition Place in Toronto).
Windtalkers Windtalkers is a 2002 World War II film directed by John Woo. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Christian Slater as two US Marine sergeants assigned to protect two Navajo Marine code talkers in the battle of Saipan.
WindTunnel with Dave Despain WindTunnel with Dave Despain is a live viewer call-in show exclusively for auto racing fans that debuted on SPEED Channel on February 22, 2003. During the course of the show, host Dave Despain fields phone calls and reads e-mail from viewers, some of them directed at the guest Despain is interviewing, which is done just after the first segment, titled "Hot Topics", which Despain reads the big stories from the racing world.
Windward Community College Windward Community College is a public, co-educational commuter college in KÄneohe, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. It is one of ten branches of the University of Hawaii system anchored by the University of Hawaii at MÄnoa in Honolulu and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Windward Islands (Society Islands) The Windward Islands (French: ĂŽles du Vent) are the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. The archipelago comprises an administrative division (French: subdivision administrative) of French Polynesia, and includes Tahiti, Moorea, Mehetia, Tetiaroa, and Maiao.
Windward Islands Airways Windward Islands Airways, more commonly known as Winair, is a government owned airline based in the Netherlands Antilles. Founded in 1961, It has a fleet of eight aircraft serving ten destinations, all within the Leeward Islands group of the Lesser Antilles in the North East Caribbean.
Windward Islands cricket team The Windward Islands cricket team is a cricket team representing the member countries of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control. It includes the islands that the English define as among the Windward Islands - except for Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, who have their own teams.
Windward Islands Federation of Labour The Windward Islands Federation of Labour (WIFOL) is a trade union federation on the island of Saint Martin in the Netherlands Antilles. It represents the majority of workers on the island and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.
Windward School Windward School is a prestigious private school in the Mar Vista section of Los Angeles, California, USA accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. It was started by writer/teacher Shirley Windward and an anonymous benefactor in 1971.
Windwardside Windwardside is the second largest settlement on the island of Saba in the Netherlands Antilles, aptly named for being on the windward side of the island. The hike up the stairs to the top of Mount Scenery can begin from the road just outside Windwardside.
Windy & Carl Windy & Carl is an indie rock and drone music group based in Dearborn, Michigan. Described as "A leading light of the Michigan space-rock scene" by All Music Guide, Windy & Carl was created in 1991 and features guitarist Carl Hultgren and bassist and singer Windy Weber.
Windy city queercast The Windy City Queercast is a Chicago based GLBT podcast produced by Windy City Media Group, publishers of the Windy City Times. Produced by former Windy City Radio hosts, the show is a continuation of the history making GLBT radio show in Chicago that began in 1998 under the name LesBiGay Radio.
Windy City Rollers The Windy City Rollers are an all-female flat-track Roller Derby team located in Chicago, the city where roller derby first emerged as a sport in 1929. The WCR, founded by Juanna Rumbel (Elizabeth Gomez) and Sister Sledgehammer (Kelly Simmons) and originally trained by coach Bettina von Brickhaus (Susan Sabin), are the first flat-track Roller Derby league established in Chicago.
Windy City, Origin of Name (Chicago) The City of Chicago has been known by many nicknames, but it is most widely recognized as The Windy City. Potential explanations for this particular nickname include Chicago's weather, politics, World's Fair, and rivalry with Cincinnati.
Windy Gap Trail (Angeles National Forest) The Windy Gap Trail is a short but important link of the north San Gabriel River valley to the Pacific Crest Trail in the San Gabriel Mountains in California. The trailhead starts at the uppermost parking lot of the Crystal Lake Recreation Area which is about 3 miles (4.
Windy Miller Windy Miller is a character in the British children's TV series Camberwick Green, who lives in a windmill, Collies Mill. As well as being a character in Camberwick Green, he also appears in the series Chigley, the fictional neighbouring village to Camberwick Green.
Windy Sands Handicap The Windy Sands Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses held every year at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, California. An ungraded stakes, it is open to three-year-olds and up willing to race the 8 furlongs on the dirt.
WinDiff WinDiff is a graphical file comparison program published by Microsoft, and is distributed with certain versions of Microsoft Visual Studio as well as by source with the Platform SDK code samples. It is often criticized for its user interface, which doesn't abide by system color settings or visual styles and is widely believed to be crude and unconfigurable.
Wine Wine is an alcoholic beverage. The word wine in and of itself is defined as the produce by the fermentation of the juice of grapes - grapes are naturally, chemically balanced to normally ferment completely without requiring extra sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients.
Wine (software) Wine is a project which aims to allow a PC running a Unix-like operating system and the X Window System to execute programs originally written for Microsoft Windows. Alternately, those wishing to port a Windows application to a Unix-like system can compile it against the Wine libraries in the form of Winelib.
Wine cave Wine caves are an integral component of the wine industry world wide. In Northern California there are an estimated 130 to 150 caves currently in use for wine aging, barrel storage, tasting rooms, and marketing events.
Wine cellar A Wine cellar is a storage room for wine in bottles or barrels, or more rarely in carboys, amphorae or plastic containers. Wine cellars are usually located completely underground, and often have direct contact to the surrounding soil via a gap in the foundations.
Wine competition The most common form of wine competition is one in which awards are given to groups of wines in various winning categories on the basis of the blind tasting of wine. That is, the judges do not know the identity of the wines they are evaluating.
Wine Country Wine Country is a region of Northern California in the United States, known world-wide as a premium wine-growing region since 1838. There are some 200 wineries in the area north of San Francisco, mostly located in the area's valleys, including Napa Valley in Napa County, and the Sonoma Valley, Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley and Russian River Valley in Sonoma County.
Wine Enthusiast Magazine Wine Enthusiast magazine is a wine magazine covering wine, food, spirits, travel and entertaining topics. It was founded in 1988 by Adam and Sybil Strum and reaches 686,000 [2006 Mendelsohn Affluent Survey] readers.
Wine fault A wine fault or defect is an unpleasant characteristic of a wine often resulting from poor winemaking practices or storage conditions, and leading to wine spoilage. Many of the compounds that cause wine faults are already naturally present in wine but at insufficient concentrations to adversely affect it.
Wine fraud Wine fraud is a form of fraud in which wines are sold to a customer illicitly, usually having the customer lose more money than the product is worth, or causing sickness due to harmful chemicals being mixed into the wine. Wine fraud can involve less expensive wines if they are sold in large volumes.
Wine from the United Kingdom The United Kingdom is a major consumer of wine, but only a very minor producer of wine. Wine from the United Kingdom is produced in small quantities in the south of England, usually under the title of English wine.
Wine gum Wine gums (or winegums) are chewy, firm sweets similar to gumdrops, except they are not sugar-coated. They are manufactured from animal gelatin, obtained from rendering of bones, mixed with sweeteners , flavourings and colourings.
Wine Institute The Wine Institute is the public policy advocacy organization of 975 California wineries. Its mission is "to initiate state, federal, and international public policy to enhance the environment for the responsible consumption and enjoyment of wine.
Wine Institute of New Zealand The Wine Institute of New Zealand, established in 1975, represents the interests of its 529 member wineries. It collaborates closely with the New Zealand Wingrowers Council, established in 2002, which represents the interests of the country's independent grapegrowers.
Wine lake The wine lake refers to the continuing surplus of wine over demand (glut) produced in the European Union. A major contributor to that glut is Languedoc, which produces over one-third of the grapes grown in France.
Wine Olympics A Wine Olympics was organized by the French food and wine magazine GaultMillau in 1979, three years after the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 in which leading French experts blind tasted and ranked two California wines (a red and a white) higher than all of their French competitors.
Wine post The Wine Post is one of the many local posts around the world that are run by private companies and not government agencies. They issue postage stamps for their own mail delivery service which can take the form of carrying their mail from the business to the nearest government postal service or by utilizing their own means of delivery locally, countrywide, or internationally.
Wine press A wine press is a device used to extract juice from crushed grapes during wine making. There are a number of different styles of presses that are used by wine makers but their overall functionality is the same.
Wine Queen Wine Queen is a Puerto Rican drag queen which (as of the writing of this document) performs at a club called The Station Bar in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. She is well known around Puerto Rico and typically performs comical acts imitating characters which are not the bane(?
Wine rack A wine rack is a storage device that holds bottles of wine horizontally, or at any angle where the wine remains in constant contact with the cork, and are often found in wine cellars. It is very important for the wine to remain in contact with the cork during periods of extended storage, otherwise the cork would dry out and increase the likelihood of the wine spoiling.
Wine Research Centre The Wine Research Centre at the University of British Columbia was established in 1999. Its mission is to conduct research in enology and viticulture and to prepare graduates with relevant scientific expertise and enterprise who will promote the technological advancement of the wine industry in Canada.
Wine serving temperature The wine serving temperature at can greatly influence the taste of a wine. Serving of a wine cool can help to mask the flaws seen in young or cheap wines, whereas serving wine warmer can allow the bouquet and complexity to be expressed, which is ideal for aged and expensive wines.
Wine Spectator Wine Tasting of 1986 The Wine Spectator Wine Tasting of 1986 was conducted on the tenth anniversary of the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 in which leading French wine experts blind tasted and ranked California wines number one in both red and white categories and higher than all their competitors from the best vineyards in France. This anniversary competition provided an opportunity to evaluate how the Cabernet Sauvignons had aged; Chardonnays were not included in the belief that they would be past their prime.
Wine table A Wine-table is a late 15th-century device for facilitating after-dinner drinking, the cabinetmakers called it a "Gentleman's Social Table." It was always narrow and of semicircular or horseshoe form, and the guests sat round the outer circumference.
Wine tourism Wine tourism refers to tourism whose purpose is or includes the tasting, consumption, or purchase of wine, often at or near the source. Wine tourism can consist of visits to wineries, vineyards, and restaurants known to offer unique vintages, as well as organized wine tours, wine festivals, or other special events.
Wine TV Wine TV or Wine Network is a digital cable & satellite television channel that airs programming about Wine and Spirits. It is the only such channel in the world, featuring programming dedicated to wine lovers including shows about wine making, wine growing, wine selection, cooking with wine and many others.
Wine-Doors Wine-Doors is Microsoft windows application management tool for the Gnome desktop which adds functionality to Wine. Wine-doors is an alternative to WineTools supposedly doing away with the bad aspects of WineTools whilst keeping the good ones and extending on the origninal idea with a more modern design approach.
Winebrenners Crossroad, West Virginia Winebrenners Crossroad is a small unincorporated community along the Warm Springs Road southeast of Martinsburg in Berkeley County, West Virginia. It is centered on the intersection or "crossroad" of the Warm Springs Road with Van Clevesville Road and Winebrenner Road.
Winefride Saint Winefride (also called in her native Welsh Gwenfrewy; in modern English Winifred and various variations) was the 7th century daughter of the Welsh nobleman, Tyfid ap Eiludd. She had her head severed from her body by an enraged suitor, Caradog.
Wines and Spirit Education Trust The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) is a not for profit educational charity. Its stated objectives are: "to promote, provide and develop high quality education and training in wines, spirits and other alcoholic beverages for those already in or intending to join the trade, and enthusiastic consumers throughout the world.
Wines from Bulgaria Wines from Bulgaria is non-governmental organisation aiming to promote Bulgarian wine in the United Kingdom. The major wine tasting event organised by Wines from Bulgaria takes place in the month of October in London.
WineXS WineXS is a piece of software designed to make the WINE easier to use. The User interface (UI) is very simple and offers one-click access to the WINE registry, the Winecfg config tool and range of other services.
Winfield Cup The Winfield Cup was an Australian rugby league trophy awarded to the winner of the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) Grand Final from 1982 to 1994, and to the winner of the Australian Rugby League (ARL) Grand Final in 1995.
Winfield Hill Winfield Hill is the Director of the Electronics Engineering Laboratory at the Rowland Institute at Harvard University. A self-proclaimed "electronics circuit-design guru" , he co-authored the popular text The Art of Electronics with Harvard Physicist Paul Horowitz.
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