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Winchester College football Winchester College Football, also known as Winkies, WinCoFo or simply "Our Game", is a code of football played at Winchester College. It is akin to the Eton Field and Wall Games and the Harrow Game in that it enjoys a large following from Wykehamists and old Wykehamists but is unknown outside the community directly connected to Winchester College.
Winchester Films Winchester Films was a British production company. It was started in March 1993 and was listed on the Alternative Investment Market to raise the capital needed to build an effective portfolio of films and TV programmes.
Winchester Magnum Winchester Magnum refers to a "family" of cartridges developed by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company one of the oldest firearms manufacturers in the United States], in the late 1950's and early 1960's, all based on the same basic cartridge case. The basic case was a "short" magnum, meaning it would work through a standard (i.
Winchester Model 1887/1901 The Winchester Model 1887 and Winchester Model 1901 are a series of lever-action shotguns that were produced by Winchester Repeating Arms during the late 19th century and the early 20th century. The shotguns were originally designed by famed American gun designer and maker John Browning.
Winchester Model 1892 The Winchester Model 1892 is a lever-action repeating rifle that is much like the earlier 1866 & 1873 models, except for a stronger receiver and smoother action. Calibers for the rifle vary and some are custom-chambered.
Winchester Mystery House The Winchester Mystery House is a well-known California mansion that was under construction continuously for 38 years and is reputed to be haunted. It once was the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester, but is now a tourist attraction.
Winchester Palace Winchester Palace was a 13th century palace, London residence of the Bishops of Winchester. It is located south of the River Thames in Southwark, near the medieval priory which today has become Southwark Cathedral.
Winchester rifle The Winchester rifle is a multishot ("repeating") rifle which was manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and was commonly used in the United States during the latter half of the 19th century. The gun is colloquially known as "the gun that won the West" for its immense popularity at that time, as well as its use in fictional Westerns.
Winchester Troper The Winchester Troper includes perhaps the oldest large collections of two-part music in Europe, along with the Chartres Manuscript which is approximately contemporaneous or a little later. It consists of two English manuscripts dated circa 1000.
Winchester, Ontario Winchester is a community in Eastern Ontario, located south of Ottawa, near Winchester Springs, South Mountain and Chesterville, in the township of North Dundas, Ontario, and part of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario.
Winchfield railway station Winchfield station serves Winchfield, Hartley Wintney and other surrounding villages in Hampshire, England. There are two platforms on the outer pair of tracks while the centre pair of tracks have no platforms and are used by fast services between London, the South Coast and the Westcountry.
Winchmore Hill railway station Winchmore Hill railway station is in Station Road (which, before the arrival of the railway, was known as "Middle Lane"), Winchmore Hill in the London Borough of Enfield in North London, in Travelcard Zone 4. The station, and all trains serving it are operated by First Capital Connect.
Winifred Brunton Winifred Mabel Brunton (1880 - 1959)was a painter from South Africa] most famous for her haunting portraits of [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian pharaohs, published in the early part of the 20th century as Kings and Queens of Ancient Egypt (1926) and Great Ones of Ancient Egypt (1929). She was the wife of the British Egyptologist Guy Brunton.
Winifred Rockefeller Emeny Winifred Rockefeller (21 December 1904, New York City - 15 March 1951, Deer Park, Greenwich, Connecticut) was a daughter of Percy Avery Rockefeller, one of the richest financiers and industrialists of his time. Percy was the son of William Rockefeller, who made a fortune from the Standard Oil Co.
Winifred Ward Winifred Ward was a professor at Northwestern College most notable for having done significant work in the field of children's theatre and pioneering the idea of creative dramatics. She first got her interest in theatre while living in Washington, D.
Winika Winika is a monotypic genus of epiphytic orchids that is endemic to New Zealand, commonly found growing in the bush in the North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands. It normally flowers in summer and early autumn.
Winisk Flood, 1986 On May 16 1986, the Northern Ontario community of Winisk was completely washed away. A spring ice jam on the Winisk River caused flood waters to reach as far as six kilometers inland, sending every structure but two into Hudson Bay.
WinImages Black Belt Systems WinImages is a bitmap graphics editor and special effects applicator that supports both automation of editing tasks and animation of effects. WinImages is a MDI application which runs under Windows 95 and later versions of Microsoft Windows.
Wink (animated file) Winks are flash-based animated files that appear in Windows Live Messenger. When a user sends a Wink to a friend, the animation file is transferred over the internet and is displayed on the recipient's computer screen.
Wink (J-Pop) Wink were a popular Japanese pop female duo in the late 1980s and early-to-mid 1990s. The two members were Sachiko Suzuki (é´ćś¨ć—©ć™şĺ Suzuki Sachiko, born February 22, 1969) and ShĹŤko Aida (相田翔ĺ Aida ShĹŤko, born February 23, 1970).
Wink Davenport Winthrop "Wink" Davenport is an American former volleyball player, and the father of tennis champion Lindsay Davenport. He played on the 1968 Olympic volleyball team for United States, and finished seventh with the team in Mexico City.
Wink murder Wink Murder, Murder Wink, or Wink Wink Murder is a party game for many people (the absolute minimum number of players is four, but the spirit of the game is best captured by groups of at least six players, and in some places, such as schools, can be played by as many as 35 players and up.).
Winkel Tripel projection The Winkel tripel projection is a modified azimuthal map projection, one of three projections proposed by Oswald Winkel in 1921. The projection is the arithmetic mean of the equirectangular projection and the Aitoff projectionFlattening the Earth: Two Thousand Years of Map Projections, John P.
Winkelhaken The Winkelhaken (German for "angular hook", also simply called "hook" in English) is one of five basic wedge elements appearing in the composition of signs in Akkadian cuneiform. It was realized by pressing the point of the stylus into the clay.
Winker Watson Winker Watson is a fictional character who has his own comic strip in the UK comic The Dandy. Winker first appeared on April 1 1961 in issue Number 1010, and was quickly established as a character of great wit and appeal.
Winkie Pratney Winkie Pratney (born 3 August 1944) is a youth communicator, Christian apologist, evangelist, and writer. He regularly travels America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific speaking to more than 500,000 young people per year.
Winkies Castle Winkies Castle is the oldest house in Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England dating back to the 17th century. It was saved from being demolished by a former cobbler, Jack Anderson, in 1968 who turned it into a community museum and bequeathed it to Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council.
Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings (album) Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings is a limited edition compilation CD on Geffen Records distributed on-line solely by Hip-O-Select. It contains all 25 songs from The Simon Sisters' first two albums for Kapp Records back in 1964 (Meet The Simon Sisters and Cuddlebug).
Winkle squeeze A winkle is a rare squeeze/endplay in contract bridge in which a trick is offered to the defenders but whichever wins the trick is then endplayed. Often one defender would be forced to offer a finesse or ruff and discard while the other could overtake and thereby promote a trick in that suit for declarer.
Winklepicker Winklepickers or Winkle Pickers are a style of shoe or boot worn from the 1950s onward by both certain male and female British rock and roll fans. The feature which gives both the boot and shoe their name is the very sharp and quite long pointed toe, reminiscent of medieval footwear and approximately the same as the long pointed toes on some women's fashion shoes and boots today.
Winkler Flyers The Winkler Flyers are a Manitoba Junior Hockey League team playing out of the Winkler Arena in Winkler, Manitoba, Canada. Famous NHL players to have played on this team include Eddie "The Eagle" Belfour.
Winkler Prins The Winkler Prins is a Dutch encyclopedia, founded by the Dutch poet and clergyman Anthony Winkler Prins (1817-1908), which ran through 9 editions; the first, issued in 16 volumes from 1870 to 1882, and the last (probably the final in book form), numbering 26 volumes, from 1990 to 1993. As to the contents, this final edition, titled De Grote Winkler Prins (the Great Winkler Prins) is one of the most comprehensive works of its kind published so far in different countries, counting more than 200,000 articles and references; and such prominent scholars and journalists like Frits Staal and G.
Winkte Winkte (also spelled wintke) is an old Lakota word, "Winyanktehca," that has been contracted through long use. Its meaning is "two-souls-person," or more directly, "to be as a woman" and applies to male-bodied individuals.
Winky Dink and You "Winky Dink And You" was a CBS television children's show that aired from 1953 to 1957. It was hosted by Jack Barry, and featured the exploits of a cartoon character named, appropriately, Winky Dink (voiced by Mae Questel) and his dog Woofer.
Winky Wright Ronald Lamont "Winky" Wright (born November 26, 1971 in Washington, DC) is an American boxer, the former junior middleweight Champion and a current middleweight contender. Due to his defensive, southpaw style and quick jab, Wright is considered one of the best fighters in the world, a rare boxer who is feared by the competition despite his lack of knockout power.
Winlink Winlink, also known as the Winlink 2000 Network, is a worldwide radio messaging system that mixes internet technology and appropriate amateur radio technologies to deliver advantages not possible with each alone. The system provides email with attachments, position reporting, graphic and text weather bulletins, and robust emergency communications between internet users and the amateur radio, US Army and Air Force MARS (Military Affiliate Radio System), and UK Cadet Forces communities.
Winlogon In computing, Winlogon is the component of Microsoft Windows operating systems that is responsible for handling the secure attention key, loading the user profile on logon, and optionally locking the computer when a screensaver is running (requiring another authentication step). The actual obtaining and verification of user credentials is left to other components.
WinLinux WinLinux is a Linux distribution which has an installer that runs from inside the Windows operating system. It also has a configuration tool that can be run inside of Windows to set up the hardware options of the Linux OS.
Winmalee High School Winmalee High School is an Australian public school established in 1985 teaching students from years 7-12. The school is famous for its Autumn Art Festival which suppourts well-known local artists from throughout the region and also its considerably high results for students graduating from their Higher School Certificate studies in years 11 and 12.
Winmalee, New South Wales Winmalee is an Australian suburb officially established in 1972. Along with the nearby township of Yellow Rock the population has been estimated as approximately 8,000 (as of the time of this article's publication).
Winmau World Masters The Winmau World Masters is one of the longest running professional darts tournaments, which began in 1974 - even before the current World Professional Championship. The tournament has been sponsored by Darts board manufacturer, Winmau for 30 years and they have currently extended their contract to sponsor the event until 2010.
WinMX WinMX is a free peer-to-peer file sharing program authored by Frontcode Technologies that runs on Microsoft Windows operating systems created in 2001. Officially, the support of WinMX by Frontcode ended in 2005 when they received threats of legal action by the RIAA.
WinMXGroup WinMXGroupis one of the groups involved in the "resurrection" of WinMX] after it was shut down on the 20th of September, 2005. The WinMXGroup is known for the 'dll' or 'dill' patch used for re-connecting to the [[WinMX network.
Winnacunnet High School Winnacunnet High School is an American public high school located in Hampton, New Hampshire. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 who reside in the communities of Hampton, Seabrook, North Hampton, and Hampton Falls.
Winnaretta Singer Winnaretta Singer (8 January] [[1865-26 November 1943), Princess Edmond de Polignac, was an important musical patron, lesbian, and heir to the Singer sewing machine fortune. She was the 18th of the more than 20 children of Isaac Singer.
Winnebago County War Memorial The War Memorial Building, more commonly known as Memorial Hall, was built from 1901 to 1903, was originally dedicated to those who served in the Civil War and the Spanish American War. It is said to be the first of its kind in the United States.
Winnebago Deal Winnebago Deal started life as a four piece band in 1999 at Bartholomew School, in Eynsham (Oxford, United Kingdom), though two of the original members left shortly after. Winnebago currently consists of two Bens, Ben Perrier (vocals, guitar) and Ben Thomas (drums).
Winnebago language The Winnebago language is the language of Winnebago and Ho Chunk Winnebago tribes of Native Americans in the United States. The language is part of the Siouan language family, and is closely related to the languages of the Iowa, Missouri, and Oto.
Winnebago River This is a stream that rises to the north of Forest City, Iowa and flows through Mason City on its way to the Shell Rock River. It used to be just a creek, but upon the fame of Meredith Willson's "The Music Man", which has a mythical River City widely known to be based on his native Mason City, the locals felt compelled to promote their creek to a river.
Winnebago War The Winnebago War, also referred as the Le Fèvre Indian War, was an armed conflict that took place in 1827, in the southwest region of the state of Wisconsin, between members of the Winnebago (known also as the Ho-Chunk) tribe, local militias and the U.S.
Winnecke 4 Winnecke 4 (also known as Messier 40 or WNC 4) is a double star in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764 while he was searching for a nebula that had been reported in the area by Johann Hevelius.
Winnecke Catalogue of Double Stars The Winnecke Catalogue of Double Stars is an astronomical catalogue of double stars published by Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke on February 8, 1869. It contains some well-known pairs, and a few unknown until that date which became known as WNC objects.
Winnemem Wintu The Winnemem Wintu ("middle river people" or "middle water people") are a band of the Native American Wintu tribe originally located along the lower McCloud River, above Shasta Dam near Redding, California. The Winnemem are one of nine bands of Wintu.
Winnemucca Mule Race Winnemucca Mule Races, Show and Draft Horse Challenge is held at Winnemucca, Nevada, each spring and serves as the first leg of the American Mule Racing Association's triple crown. On June 3 and 4, 2006, the race became the first known athletic event involving animal clones produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer.
Winner and Loser Lane Winner and Loser Lane are the sixth and seventh children of Robert Lane, respectively. They are notable primarily for their unusual first names, but also for their fate being quite the reverse of what their names would suggest.
Winner Take All Winner Take All was an American television game show that ran from 1948 through 1952 on CBS. It is notable as the first game show produced by the Mark Goodson and Bill Todman partnership, who would go on to create many more.
Winner Take All (1932 film) Winner Take All is a 1932 film starring James Cagney, who had electrified the industry the previous year with his performances in The Public Enemy and Smart Money, as a boxer. The movie also featured a single scene of George Raft conducting a band that had been lifted from Queen of the Nightclubs, an earlier film; Cagney and Raft wouldn't make a full-fledged film together until Each Dawn I Die seven years later.
Winner Takes All (Doctor Who) Winner Takes All is a BBC Books original novel written by Jacqueline Rayner and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler and Mickey Smith.
Winner's curse The winner's curse is a phenomenon akin to a Pyrrhic victory that occurs in common value auctions with incomplete information. In short, the winner's curse says that in such an auction, the winner will tend to overpay.
Winner-take-all In the theory of artificial neural networks winner-take-all networks are a case of competitive learning in recurrent neural networks. Output nodes in the network inhibit each other and activate themselves through reflexive connections.
Winner: Tahuata Winner: Tahuata (Or Winner: Tahu Ata) is the first season of Winner, an ORG (Online Reality Game) Hosted by Drake James, which began casting in November 2006, and started production in December 2006. The first 2 episodes have aired, and can be read on the official website for the show.
Winners and Sinners Winners and Sinners (Chinese title Wu fu xing, 五福ćź, meaning "Five Lucky Stars") is a 1983 Hong Kong action comedy film directed and co-written by Sammo Hung. It was the first in the Lucky Stars series of films - a highly successful series in Hong Kong.
Winners Don't Use Drugs Winners Don't Use Drugs is the name of an anti-drug slogan that was included on all arcade games imported into the US from the late 1980s through to the 1990s. The message appeared on idle arcade and pinball game screens during demos or after a player finished playing a game.
Winnersh railway station Winnersh railway station is a railway station serving Winnersh, Berkshire, England, located between Reading and Wokingham. The station, and the majority of trains calling there, are operated by South West Trains.
Winnersh Triangle railway station Winnersh Triangle railway station is a railway station in the suburb of Winnersh between Reading and Wokingham in Berkshire, England. The station is served by services operated by South West Trains from Reading station to London Waterloo station.
Winnetka Heights, Dallas, Texas Winnetka Heights is one of the oldest and largest historical districts in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, Texas (USA). The district is bounded by Davis Street on the north, 12th Street on the south, Willomet on the east and Rosemont on the west.
Winnetka Plan The Winnetka Plan was an educational experiment held in the elementary school system of Winnetka, Illinois. Developed by Carleton Washburne and inspired by John Dewey's work in the University of Chicago Laboratory School, the plan attempted to expand educational focus to creative activities and emotional and social development.
Winnetou Winnetou is the Native-American hero of several novels written by Karl May (one of the best selling German writers of all time), in German including the sequel Winnetou I to Winnetou III. According to Karl May's story, first-person-narrator Old Shatterhand encounters Winnetou and after initial dramatic events, a true friendship between Old Shatterhand and the Apache Winnetou arises; on many occasions they give proof of great fighting skill but also of compassion for other human beings.
Winnie Ewing Dr Winifred Margaret 'Winnie' Ewing (born July 10, 1929) is a prominent Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, and was formerly a Member of Parliament (MP), Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP).
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (born September 26, 1934 or 1936 as Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela) is a South African politician who has held several government positions and headed the ANC Women's League.She is widely recognized as the ex-wife of former South African president and African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela.
Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies The Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies is an obstetrics hospital located in Orlando, Florida, United States. A part of the Orlando Regional Healthcare System and supported by the Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation, it is located on the campus of Orlando Regional Medical Center south of Downtown Orlando.
Winnie the Pooh (song) "Winnie the Pooh" is the title song for the franchise of the same name. It is musically emblematic of the most successful branding Disney currently owns and has been used in most merchandising models of the brand since the song's first publication in 1966 in the musical film featurette, Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree.
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore Winnie The Pooh and a Day for Eeyore is a Disney Winnie the Pooh animated featurette, based off two chapters from the books Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, released on December 5, 1975, released with a reissue of The Sword in the Stone. It has since been released on VHS three times and was also included as a bonus feature on the DVD release of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving is the third direct-to-video Winnie the Pooh animated feature released in 1999. It included a Thanksgiving story, a Christmas story, and two episodes from The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Groundpiglet Day and Find Her, Keep Her).
Winnie the Pooh: Tigger's Honey Hunt Winnie the Pooh: Tigger's Honey Hunt is a video game based on the popular children's series that was released on November 1, 2000 in the United States, November 2, 2000 in Canada and on April 6, 2001 in Europe for the Nintendo 64 and the Sony PlayStation. The North American release of the game was published by NewKidCo entertainment, while the European release was published by Ubisoft.
Winnie van Weerdenburg Wilhelmina ("Winnie") van Weerdenburg (born October 1, 1946 in The Hague — died October 27, 1998 in The Hague) was a Dutch swimmer, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Her team mates in that race, clocked in 4:12,0, were Toos Beumer, Erica Terpstra and Pauline van der Wildt.
Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck (September 14, 1882 – August 24, 1936) was an American journalist and politician from the state of Illinois who became the third woman to serve in the United States Congress, after Jeannette Rankin and Alice Mary Robertson. She was elected to fill the seat of her father, Representative-at-large William Ernest Mason, after his death.
Winning Arrow "Winning Arrow", Bic Runga's first single from her third studio album, Birds, was released in two formats. The CD single features the music video of the title track, whereas the 10" vinyl version contains two additional tracks from the album.
Winning Edge Magazine Winning Edge is an online magazine focused on sales and marketing knowledge articles, for the Indian market. Some of the subjects covered are: Marketing strategy, branding, sales management, channel management, sales force automation, customer interaction management and advertising.
Winning Edge Stakes The Winning Edge Presentations Stakes is a Group 2 Australian thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged 3 years old and upwards, over a distance of 2400m. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne.
Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing. Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing is a well-known quote in sport, originating in the United States. The quote exemplifies a form of unfettered competitiveness that has permeated American sport and carried over into the general culture.
Winning Lines Winning Lines was a National Lottery game show produced by Celador that premiered on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 13 June 1999, originally hosted by Simon Mayo. From series 3 (June 9, 2001 onwards) Phillip Schofield presented instead of Mayo.
Winning New Hampshire Produced during the beginning of the 2004 Presidential election, Winning New Hampshire is a documentary on the historic 'first in the nation' New Hampshire Primary, famous for its decisive influence over the selection process of each party's Presidential nominee. The film highlights the importance of this one small New England state in determining the eventual nominees, as exemplified by John Kerry's unexpected political comeback against then frontrunner Howard Dean in 2004.
Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba. Located in Western Canada, near where the Canadian Shield meets the Prairies, Winnipeg plays a prominent role in transportation, finance, manufacturing, agriculture and education.
Winnipeg Arena Winnipeg Arena (1955-2006) was an indoor arena located at 1430 Maroons Road in Winnipeg, Manitoba, across the street from Canad Inns Stadium. It was owned by Winnipeg Enterprises Corporation which had borrowed about $2.
Winnipeg Beach Provincial Park Winnipeg Beach is located on the west shore of Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is a popular swimming and cottage destination that began mainly in the early 1900's with train access to the area from Winnipeg. The small town of Winnipeg Beach once had a dance hall, roller coaster, luxurious hotel, and was the main destination for many when Winnipeg was one of the largest cities in Canada.
Winnipeg Capital Region The Winnipeg Capital Region is located in the Red River Valley in the south central portion of the province of Manitoba, Canada, containing the provincial capital of Winnipeg and its surrounding rural municipalities (RMs), cities, and towns. It was created to co-ordinate land use policy and economic development between the city of Winnipeg and the surrounding municipalities.
Winnipeg Centre Winnipeg Centre is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925 and since 1997. The riding is the poorest in Canada with a median household income of $27,349.
Winnipeg City Route 155 Winnipeg City Route 155 (known locally as McGillivray Blvd) is a city route in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It runs from the Perimeter Highway (where it meets with Manitoba Provincial Highway 3) to Winnipeg City Route 42/Pembina Hwy.
Winnipeg City Route 96 Winnipeg City Route 96 (Known locally as Charleswood Parkway) is a city route in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The route runs between Winnipeg City Route 85/Yellowhead Highway/Trans-Canada Highway/Manitoba Provincial Highway 1/Portage Ave.
Winnipeg Cyclone The Winnipeg Cyclone was a professional basketball club based in Winnipeg, Manitoba that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1995-1996 season. The Cyclone played its home games at the Winnipeg Convention Centre (dubbed the "Wind Tunnel").
Winnipeg Declaration The Winnipeg Declaration (sometimes referred to as the Winnipeg Manifesto) was the programme adopted by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in Canada to replace the Regina Manifesto. Its full name is the "1956 Winnipeg Declaration of Principles of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation" and it was adopted at the party's national convention held that year in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Winnipeg Film Group The Winnipeg Film Group (WFG) is an artist-run film education, production, distribution and exhibition centre committed to enhancing the art of film. Since its inception in 1974 it has focused on the development of the artist, the development of the audience, and the exploration of the medium.
Winnipeg Folk Festival The Winnipeg Folk Festival is a summer folk music festival held in Birds Hill Provincial Park near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It features a variety of folk artists from all around the world, as well as a number of local folk performers.
Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival is an annual alternative theater festival held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is the second-largest North American festival of its kind, and since 2003, has been the longest at twelve days (except in 2005, when it reverted to 11 to avoid a conflict with another event), and it is common for a small number of shows to be held over past the festival's official end date.
Winnipeg Government Winnipeg is represented in the Canadian House of Commons by eight Members of Parliament. As of 2006, three are from the Conservative Party of Canada, three are from the New Democratic Party, and two are from the Liberal Party of Canada.
Winnipeg into the '90s Winnipeg into the '90s was an alliance of progressive and left-leaning municipal politicians in the Canadian city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It endorsed several candidates in the city's municipal elections of 1989, 1992 and 1995, including future mayor Glen Murray and future provincial Finance Minister Greg Selinger.
Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets were an ice hockey franchise that existed in both the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League. In 1996, the franchise was moved to Phoenix, Arizona due to financial troubles and became the Phoenix Coyotes.
Winnipeg Labour Party The Winnipeg Labour Party was a reformist organization in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, representing labour interests. Founded in 1896, it was based on an earlier Winnipeg organization known as the Independent Labour Party (which was influenced by the British party of the same name, but was not formally connected to any other group).
Winnipeg minor basketball The Winnipeg Minor Basketball Association (WMBA) is a Community Club based basketball league located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Fall / Winter league is open to boys and girls ages 6-18 and the Spring league to ages 7-18.
Winchester Films Winchester Films was a British production company. It was started in March 1993 and was listed on the Alternative Investment Market to raise the capital needed to build an effective portfolio of films and TV programmes.
Winchester Magnum Winchester Magnum refers to a "family" of cartridges developed by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company one of the oldest firearms manufacturers in the United States], in the late 1950's and early 1960's, all based on the same basic cartridge case. The basic case was a "short" magnum, meaning it would work through a standard (i.
Winchester Model 1887/1901 The Winchester Model 1887 and Winchester Model 1901 are a series of lever-action shotguns that were produced by Winchester Repeating Arms during the late 19th century and the early 20th century. The shotguns were originally designed by famed American gun designer and maker John Browning.
Winchester Model 1892 The Winchester Model 1892 is a lever-action repeating rifle that is much like the earlier 1866 & 1873 models, except for a stronger receiver and smoother action. Calibers for the rifle vary and some are custom-chambered.
Winchester Mystery House The Winchester Mystery House is a well-known California mansion that was under construction continuously for 38 years and is reputed to be haunted. It once was the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester, but is now a tourist attraction.
Winchester Palace Winchester Palace was a 13th century palace, London residence of the Bishops of Winchester. It is located south of the River Thames in Southwark, near the medieval priory which today has become Southwark Cathedral.
Winchester rifle The Winchester rifle is a multishot ("repeating") rifle which was manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and was commonly used in the United States during the latter half of the 19th century. The gun is colloquially known as "the gun that won the West" for its immense popularity at that time, as well as its use in fictional Westerns.
Winchester Troper The Winchester Troper includes perhaps the oldest large collections of two-part music in Europe, along with the Chartres Manuscript which is approximately contemporaneous or a little later. It consists of two English manuscripts dated circa 1000.
Winchester, Ontario Winchester is a community in Eastern Ontario, located south of Ottawa, near Winchester Springs, South Mountain and Chesterville, in the township of North Dundas, Ontario, and part of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario.
Winchfield railway station Winchfield station serves Winchfield, Hartley Wintney and other surrounding villages in Hampshire, England. There are two platforms on the outer pair of tracks while the centre pair of tracks have no platforms and are used by fast services between London, the South Coast and the Westcountry.
Winchmore Hill railway station Winchmore Hill railway station is in Station Road (which, before the arrival of the railway, was known as "Middle Lane"), Winchmore Hill in the London Borough of Enfield in North London, in Travelcard Zone 4. The station, and all trains serving it are operated by First Capital Connect.
Winifred Brunton Winifred Mabel Brunton (1880 - 1959)was a painter from South Africa] most famous for her haunting portraits of [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian pharaohs, published in the early part of the 20th century as Kings and Queens of Ancient Egypt (1926) and Great Ones of Ancient Egypt (1929). She was the wife of the British Egyptologist Guy Brunton.
Winifred Rockefeller Emeny Winifred Rockefeller (21 December 1904, New York City - 15 March 1951, Deer Park, Greenwich, Connecticut) was a daughter of Percy Avery Rockefeller, one of the richest financiers and industrialists of his time. Percy was the son of William Rockefeller, who made a fortune from the Standard Oil Co.
Winifred Ward Winifred Ward was a professor at Northwestern College most notable for having done significant work in the field of children's theatre and pioneering the idea of creative dramatics. She first got her interest in theatre while living in Washington, D.
Winika Winika is a monotypic genus of epiphytic orchids that is endemic to New Zealand, commonly found growing in the bush in the North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands. It normally flowers in summer and early autumn.
Winisk Flood, 1986 On May 16 1986, the Northern Ontario community of Winisk was completely washed away. A spring ice jam on the Winisk River caused flood waters to reach as far as six kilometers inland, sending every structure but two into Hudson Bay.
WinImages Black Belt Systems WinImages is a bitmap graphics editor and special effects applicator that supports both automation of editing tasks and animation of effects. WinImages is a MDI application which runs under Windows 95 and later versions of Microsoft Windows.
Wink (animated file) Winks are flash-based animated files that appear in Windows Live Messenger. When a user sends a Wink to a friend, the animation file is transferred over the internet and is displayed on the recipient's computer screen.
Wink (J-Pop) Wink were a popular Japanese pop female duo in the late 1980s and early-to-mid 1990s. The two members were Sachiko Suzuki (é´ćś¨ć—©ć™şĺ Suzuki Sachiko, born February 22, 1969) and ShĹŤko Aida (相田翔ĺ Aida ShĹŤko, born February 23, 1970).
Wink Davenport Winthrop "Wink" Davenport is an American former volleyball player, and the father of tennis champion Lindsay Davenport. He played on the 1968 Olympic volleyball team for United States, and finished seventh with the team in Mexico City.
Wink murder Wink Murder, Murder Wink, or Wink Wink Murder is a party game for many people (the absolute minimum number of players is four, but the spirit of the game is best captured by groups of at least six players, and in some places, such as schools, can be played by as many as 35 players and up.).
Winkel Tripel projection The Winkel tripel projection is a modified azimuthal map projection, one of three projections proposed by Oswald Winkel in 1921. The projection is the arithmetic mean of the equirectangular projection and the Aitoff projectionFlattening the Earth: Two Thousand Years of Map Projections, John P.
Winkelhaken The Winkelhaken (German for "angular hook", also simply called "hook" in English) is one of five basic wedge elements appearing in the composition of signs in Akkadian cuneiform. It was realized by pressing the point of the stylus into the clay.
Winker Watson Winker Watson is a fictional character who has his own comic strip in the UK comic The Dandy. Winker first appeared on April 1 1961 in issue Number 1010, and was quickly established as a character of great wit and appeal.
Winkie Pratney Winkie Pratney (born 3 August 1944) is a youth communicator, Christian apologist, evangelist, and writer. He regularly travels America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific speaking to more than 500,000 young people per year.
Winkies Castle Winkies Castle is the oldest house in Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England dating back to the 17th century. It was saved from being demolished by a former cobbler, Jack Anderson, in 1968 who turned it into a community museum and bequeathed it to Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council.
Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings (album) Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings is a limited edition compilation CD on Geffen Records distributed on-line solely by Hip-O-Select. It contains all 25 songs from The Simon Sisters' first two albums for Kapp Records back in 1964 (Meet The Simon Sisters and Cuddlebug).
Winkle squeeze A winkle is a rare squeeze/endplay in contract bridge in which a trick is offered to the defenders but whichever wins the trick is then endplayed. Often one defender would be forced to offer a finesse or ruff and discard while the other could overtake and thereby promote a trick in that suit for declarer.
Winklepicker Winklepickers or Winkle Pickers are a style of shoe or boot worn from the 1950s onward by both certain male and female British rock and roll fans. The feature which gives both the boot and shoe their name is the very sharp and quite long pointed toe, reminiscent of medieval footwear and approximately the same as the long pointed toes on some women's fashion shoes and boots today.
Winkler Flyers The Winkler Flyers are a Manitoba Junior Hockey League team playing out of the Winkler Arena in Winkler, Manitoba, Canada. Famous NHL players to have played on this team include Eddie "The Eagle" Belfour.
Winkler Prins The Winkler Prins is a Dutch encyclopedia, founded by the Dutch poet and clergyman Anthony Winkler Prins (1817-1908), which ran through 9 editions; the first, issued in 16 volumes from 1870 to 1882, and the last (probably the final in book form), numbering 26 volumes, from 1990 to 1993. As to the contents, this final edition, titled De Grote Winkler Prins (the Great Winkler Prins) is one of the most comprehensive works of its kind published so far in different countries, counting more than 200,000 articles and references; and such prominent scholars and journalists like Frits Staal and G.
Winkte Winkte (also spelled wintke) is an old Lakota word, "Winyanktehca," that has been contracted through long use. Its meaning is "two-souls-person," or more directly, "to be as a woman" and applies to male-bodied individuals.
Winky Dink and You "Winky Dink And You" was a CBS television children's show that aired from 1953 to 1957. It was hosted by Jack Barry, and featured the exploits of a cartoon character named, appropriately, Winky Dink (voiced by Mae Questel) and his dog Woofer.
Winky Wright Ronald Lamont "Winky" Wright (born November 26, 1971 in Washington, DC) is an American boxer, the former junior middleweight Champion and a current middleweight contender. Due to his defensive, southpaw style and quick jab, Wright is considered one of the best fighters in the world, a rare boxer who is feared by the competition despite his lack of knockout power.
Winlink Winlink, also known as the Winlink 2000 Network, is a worldwide radio messaging system that mixes internet technology and appropriate amateur radio technologies to deliver advantages not possible with each alone. The system provides email with attachments, position reporting, graphic and text weather bulletins, and robust emergency communications between internet users and the amateur radio, US Army and Air Force MARS (Military Affiliate Radio System), and UK Cadet Forces communities.
Winlogon In computing, Winlogon is the component of Microsoft Windows operating systems that is responsible for handling the secure attention key, loading the user profile on logon, and optionally locking the computer when a screensaver is running (requiring another authentication step). The actual obtaining and verification of user credentials is left to other components.
WinLinux WinLinux is a Linux distribution which has an installer that runs from inside the Windows operating system. It also has a configuration tool that can be run inside of Windows to set up the hardware options of the Linux OS.
Winmalee High School Winmalee High School is an Australian public school established in 1985 teaching students from years 7-12. The school is famous for its Autumn Art Festival which suppourts well-known local artists from throughout the region and also its considerably high results for students graduating from their Higher School Certificate studies in years 11 and 12.
Winmalee, New South Wales Winmalee is an Australian suburb officially established in 1972. Along with the nearby township of Yellow Rock the population has been estimated as approximately 8,000 (as of the time of this article's publication).
Winmau World Masters The Winmau World Masters is one of the longest running professional darts tournaments, which began in 1974 - even before the current World Professional Championship. The tournament has been sponsored by Darts board manufacturer, Winmau for 30 years and they have currently extended their contract to sponsor the event until 2010.
WinMX WinMX is a free peer-to-peer file sharing program authored by Frontcode Technologies that runs on Microsoft Windows operating systems created in 2001. Officially, the support of WinMX by Frontcode ended in 2005 when they received threats of legal action by the RIAA.
WinMXGroup WinMXGroupis one of the groups involved in the "resurrection" of WinMX] after it was shut down on the 20th of September, 2005. The WinMXGroup is known for the 'dll' or 'dill' patch used for re-connecting to the [[WinMX network.
Winnacunnet High School Winnacunnet High School is an American public high school located in Hampton, New Hampshire. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 who reside in the communities of Hampton, Seabrook, North Hampton, and Hampton Falls.
Winnaretta Singer Winnaretta Singer (8 January] [[1865-26 November 1943), Princess Edmond de Polignac, was an important musical patron, lesbian, and heir to the Singer sewing machine fortune. She was the 18th of the more than 20 children of Isaac Singer.
Winnebago County War Memorial The War Memorial Building, more commonly known as Memorial Hall, was built from 1901 to 1903, was originally dedicated to those who served in the Civil War and the Spanish American War. It is said to be the first of its kind in the United States.
Winnebago Deal Winnebago Deal started life as a four piece band in 1999 at Bartholomew School, in Eynsham (Oxford, United Kingdom), though two of the original members left shortly after. Winnebago currently consists of two Bens, Ben Perrier (vocals, guitar) and Ben Thomas (drums).
Winnebago language The Winnebago language is the language of Winnebago and Ho Chunk Winnebago tribes of Native Americans in the United States. The language is part of the Siouan language family, and is closely related to the languages of the Iowa, Missouri, and Oto.
Winnebago River This is a stream that rises to the north of Forest City, Iowa and flows through Mason City on its way to the Shell Rock River. It used to be just a creek, but upon the fame of Meredith Willson's "The Music Man", which has a mythical River City widely known to be based on his native Mason City, the locals felt compelled to promote their creek to a river.
Winnebago War The Winnebago War, also referred as the Le Fèvre Indian War, was an armed conflict that took place in 1827, in the southwest region of the state of Wisconsin, between members of the Winnebago (known also as the Ho-Chunk) tribe, local militias and the U.S.
Winnecke 4 Winnecke 4 (also known as Messier 40 or WNC 4) is a double star in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764 while he was searching for a nebula that had been reported in the area by Johann Hevelius.
Winnecke Catalogue of Double Stars The Winnecke Catalogue of Double Stars is an astronomical catalogue of double stars published by Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke on February 8, 1869. It contains some well-known pairs, and a few unknown until that date which became known as WNC objects.
Winnemem Wintu The Winnemem Wintu ("middle river people" or "middle water people") are a band of the Native American Wintu tribe originally located along the lower McCloud River, above Shasta Dam near Redding, California. The Winnemem are one of nine bands of Wintu.
Winnemucca Mule Race Winnemucca Mule Races, Show and Draft Horse Challenge is held at Winnemucca, Nevada, each spring and serves as the first leg of the American Mule Racing Association's triple crown. On June 3 and 4, 2006, the race became the first known athletic event involving animal clones produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer.
Winner and Loser Lane Winner and Loser Lane are the sixth and seventh children of Robert Lane, respectively. They are notable primarily for their unusual first names, but also for their fate being quite the reverse of what their names would suggest.
Winner Take All Winner Take All was an American television game show that ran from 1948 through 1952 on CBS. It is notable as the first game show produced by the Mark Goodson and Bill Todman partnership, who would go on to create many more.
Winner Take All (1932 film) Winner Take All is a 1932 film starring James Cagney, who had electrified the industry the previous year with his performances in The Public Enemy and Smart Money, as a boxer. The movie also featured a single scene of George Raft conducting a band that had been lifted from Queen of the Nightclubs, an earlier film; Cagney and Raft wouldn't make a full-fledged film together until Each Dawn I Die seven years later.
Winner Takes All (Doctor Who) Winner Takes All is a BBC Books original novel written by Jacqueline Rayner and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler and Mickey Smith.
Winner's curse The winner's curse is a phenomenon akin to a Pyrrhic victory that occurs in common value auctions with incomplete information. In short, the winner's curse says that in such an auction, the winner will tend to overpay.
Winner-take-all In the theory of artificial neural networks winner-take-all networks are a case of competitive learning in recurrent neural networks. Output nodes in the network inhibit each other and activate themselves through reflexive connections.
Winner: Tahuata Winner: Tahuata (Or Winner: Tahu Ata) is the first season of Winner, an ORG (Online Reality Game) Hosted by Drake James, which began casting in November 2006, and started production in December 2006. The first 2 episodes have aired, and can be read on the official website for the show.
Winners and Sinners Winners and Sinners (Chinese title Wu fu xing, 五福ćź, meaning "Five Lucky Stars") is a 1983 Hong Kong action comedy film directed and co-written by Sammo Hung. It was the first in the Lucky Stars series of films - a highly successful series in Hong Kong.
Winners Don't Use Drugs Winners Don't Use Drugs is the name of an anti-drug slogan that was included on all arcade games imported into the US from the late 1980s through to the 1990s. The message appeared on idle arcade and pinball game screens during demos or after a player finished playing a game.
Winnersh railway station Winnersh railway station is a railway station serving Winnersh, Berkshire, England, located between Reading and Wokingham. The station, and the majority of trains calling there, are operated by South West Trains.
Winnersh Triangle railway station Winnersh Triangle railway station is a railway station in the suburb of Winnersh between Reading and Wokingham in Berkshire, England. The station is served by services operated by South West Trains from Reading station to London Waterloo station.
Winnetka Heights, Dallas, Texas Winnetka Heights is one of the oldest and largest historical districts in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, Texas (USA). The district is bounded by Davis Street on the north, 12th Street on the south, Willomet on the east and Rosemont on the west.
Winnetka Plan The Winnetka Plan was an educational experiment held in the elementary school system of Winnetka, Illinois. Developed by Carleton Washburne and inspired by John Dewey's work in the University of Chicago Laboratory School, the plan attempted to expand educational focus to creative activities and emotional and social development.
Winnetou Winnetou is the Native-American hero of several novels written by Karl May (one of the best selling German writers of all time), in German including the sequel Winnetou I to Winnetou III. According to Karl May's story, first-person-narrator Old Shatterhand encounters Winnetou and after initial dramatic events, a true friendship between Old Shatterhand and the Apache Winnetou arises; on many occasions they give proof of great fighting skill but also of compassion for other human beings.
Winnie Ewing Dr Winifred Margaret 'Winnie' Ewing (born July 10, 1929) is a prominent Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, and was formerly a Member of Parliament (MP), Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP).
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (born September 26, 1934 or 1936 as Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela) is a South African politician who has held several government positions and headed the ANC Women's League.She is widely recognized as the ex-wife of former South African president and African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela.
Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies The Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies is an obstetrics hospital located in Orlando, Florida, United States. A part of the Orlando Regional Healthcare System and supported by the Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation, it is located on the campus of Orlando Regional Medical Center south of Downtown Orlando.
Winnie the Pooh (song) "Winnie the Pooh" is the title song for the franchise of the same name. It is musically emblematic of the most successful branding Disney currently owns and has been used in most merchandising models of the brand since the song's first publication in 1966 in the musical film featurette, Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree.
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore Winnie The Pooh and a Day for Eeyore is a Disney Winnie the Pooh animated featurette, based off two chapters from the books Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, released on December 5, 1975, released with a reissue of The Sword in the Stone. It has since been released on VHS three times and was also included as a bonus feature on the DVD release of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving is the third direct-to-video Winnie the Pooh animated feature released in 1999. It included a Thanksgiving story, a Christmas story, and two episodes from The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Groundpiglet Day and Find Her, Keep Her).
Winnie the Pooh: Tigger's Honey Hunt Winnie the Pooh: Tigger's Honey Hunt is a video game based on the popular children's series that was released on November 1, 2000 in the United States, November 2, 2000 in Canada and on April 6, 2001 in Europe for the Nintendo 64 and the Sony PlayStation. The North American release of the game was published by NewKidCo entertainment, while the European release was published by Ubisoft.
Winnie van Weerdenburg Wilhelmina ("Winnie") van Weerdenburg (born October 1, 1946 in The Hague — died October 27, 1998 in The Hague) was a Dutch swimmer, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Her team mates in that race, clocked in 4:12,0, were Toos Beumer, Erica Terpstra and Pauline van der Wildt.
Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck (September 14, 1882 – August 24, 1936) was an American journalist and politician from the state of Illinois who became the third woman to serve in the United States Congress, after Jeannette Rankin and Alice Mary Robertson. She was elected to fill the seat of her father, Representative-at-large William Ernest Mason, after his death.
Winning Arrow "Winning Arrow", Bic Runga's first single from her third studio album, Birds, was released in two formats. The CD single features the music video of the title track, whereas the 10" vinyl version contains two additional tracks from the album.
Winning Edge Magazine Winning Edge is an online magazine focused on sales and marketing knowledge articles, for the Indian market. Some of the subjects covered are: Marketing strategy, branding, sales management, channel management, sales force automation, customer interaction management and advertising.
Winning Edge Stakes The Winning Edge Presentations Stakes is a Group 2 Australian thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged 3 years old and upwards, over a distance of 2400m. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne.
Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing. Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing is a well-known quote in sport, originating in the United States. The quote exemplifies a form of unfettered competitiveness that has permeated American sport and carried over into the general culture.
Winning Lines Winning Lines was a National Lottery game show produced by Celador that premiered on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 13 June 1999, originally hosted by Simon Mayo. From series 3 (June 9, 2001 onwards) Phillip Schofield presented instead of Mayo.
Winning New Hampshire Produced during the beginning of the 2004 Presidential election, Winning New Hampshire is a documentary on the historic 'first in the nation' New Hampshire Primary, famous for its decisive influence over the selection process of each party's Presidential nominee. The film highlights the importance of this one small New England state in determining the eventual nominees, as exemplified by John Kerry's unexpected political comeback against then frontrunner Howard Dean in 2004.
Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba. Located in Western Canada, near where the Canadian Shield meets the Prairies, Winnipeg plays a prominent role in transportation, finance, manufacturing, agriculture and education.
Winnipeg Arena Winnipeg Arena (1955-2006) was an indoor arena located at 1430 Maroons Road in Winnipeg, Manitoba, across the street from Canad Inns Stadium. It was owned by Winnipeg Enterprises Corporation which had borrowed about $2.
Winnipeg Beach Provincial Park Winnipeg Beach is located on the west shore of Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is a popular swimming and cottage destination that began mainly in the early 1900's with train access to the area from Winnipeg. The small town of Winnipeg Beach once had a dance hall, roller coaster, luxurious hotel, and was the main destination for many when Winnipeg was one of the largest cities in Canada.
Winnipeg Capital Region The Winnipeg Capital Region is located in the Red River Valley in the south central portion of the province of Manitoba, Canada, containing the provincial capital of Winnipeg and its surrounding rural municipalities (RMs), cities, and towns. It was created to co-ordinate land use policy and economic development between the city of Winnipeg and the surrounding municipalities.
Winnipeg Centre Winnipeg Centre is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925 and since 1997. The riding is the poorest in Canada with a median household income of $27,349.
Winnipeg City Route 155 Winnipeg City Route 155 (known locally as McGillivray Blvd) is a city route in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It runs from the Perimeter Highway (where it meets with Manitoba Provincial Highway 3) to Winnipeg City Route 42/Pembina Hwy.
Winnipeg City Route 96 Winnipeg City Route 96 (Known locally as Charleswood Parkway) is a city route in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The route runs between Winnipeg City Route 85/Yellowhead Highway/Trans-Canada Highway/Manitoba Provincial Highway 1/Portage Ave.
Winnipeg Cyclone The Winnipeg Cyclone was a professional basketball club based in Winnipeg, Manitoba that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1995-1996 season. The Cyclone played its home games at the Winnipeg Convention Centre (dubbed the "Wind Tunnel").
Winnipeg Declaration The Winnipeg Declaration (sometimes referred to as the Winnipeg Manifesto) was the programme adopted by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in Canada to replace the Regina Manifesto. Its full name is the "1956 Winnipeg Declaration of Principles of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation" and it was adopted at the party's national convention held that year in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Winnipeg Film Group The Winnipeg Film Group (WFG) is an artist-run film education, production, distribution and exhibition centre committed to enhancing the art of film. Since its inception in 1974 it has focused on the development of the artist, the development of the audience, and the exploration of the medium.
Winnipeg Folk Festival The Winnipeg Folk Festival is a summer folk music festival held in Birds Hill Provincial Park near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It features a variety of folk artists from all around the world, as well as a number of local folk performers.
Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival is an annual alternative theater festival held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is the second-largest North American festival of its kind, and since 2003, has been the longest at twelve days (except in 2005, when it reverted to 11 to avoid a conflict with another event), and it is common for a small number of shows to be held over past the festival's official end date.
Winnipeg Government Winnipeg is represented in the Canadian House of Commons by eight Members of Parliament. As of 2006, three are from the Conservative Party of Canada, three are from the New Democratic Party, and two are from the Liberal Party of Canada.
Winnipeg into the '90s Winnipeg into the '90s was an alliance of progressive and left-leaning municipal politicians in the Canadian city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It endorsed several candidates in the city's municipal elections of 1989, 1992 and 1995, including future mayor Glen Murray and future provincial Finance Minister Greg Selinger.
Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets were an ice hockey franchise that existed in both the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League. In 1996, the franchise was moved to Phoenix, Arizona due to financial troubles and became the Phoenix Coyotes.
Winnipeg Labour Party The Winnipeg Labour Party was a reformist organization in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, representing labour interests. Founded in 1896, it was based on an earlier Winnipeg organization known as the Independent Labour Party (which was influenced by the British party of the same name, but was not formally connected to any other group).
Winnipeg minor basketball The Winnipeg Minor Basketball Association (WMBA) is a Community Club based basketball league located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Fall / Winter league is open to boys and girls ages 6-18 and the Spring league to ages 7-18.
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