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Witchy Woman "Witchy Woman" is a song written by Don Henley and Bernie Leadon, and recorded by the American rock band Eagles with Henley singing lead vocals. It was the second single from the band's debut album Eagles.
Witizla Witizla, who maybe was the founder of Slavnik's dynasty was with Spytihněv I, when Bohemians came to the Roman Empire from Great Moravia. This was the last time in Bohemian history, when there were group of princes like Bohemians, Lemuzes, Lucans or Zlicans.
Witkar The Witkar (Dutch, literally "white car") is one of the first technology-based carsharing projects in the world. It is the invention of Dutch social inventor and politician Luud Schimmelpennink, an industrial designer and at the time Amsterdam city councilor.
Witley Common Witley Common is an area of woodland and heath, close to Witley, Surrey, in the United Kingdom. The land has been occupied since the Bronze Age — it features ancient burial mounds which have been dated to this period.
Witley Court Witley Court in Worcestershire, England was once one of the great houses of the Midlands, but today it is a spectacular ruin. It was built by Thomas Foley in 1655 on the site of a former manor house near Great Witley.
Witness (human rights group) Witness is a human rights group founded by Peter Gabriel with the sole purpose of exposing human suffering around the world and then making the proper arrangements to correct it. The exposure of these human rights abuses are made on film, via cameras provided by Witness operated by people who "witness" the suffering.
Witness for Peace Witness for Peace is an activist organization founded in 1986 that opposed the Reagan administration's support of the Nicaraguan Contras, alleging widespread atrocities by these counterrevolutionary groups. Witness for Peace brought U.
Witness for the Prosecution Witness for the Prosecution is a 1957 film based on the short story (and later play) by Agatha Christie. It tells the story of Sir Wilfrid, a master criminal barrister who takes the case of a man on trial for murder.
Witness impeachment Witness impeachment, in the law of evidence, is the process of calling into question the credibility of an individual who is testifying in a trial. There are a number of ways that a witness may properly be impeached, and several ways that, although effective, are prohibited except under special circumstances.
Witness intimidation Witness intimidation involves witnesses crucial to court proceedings being threatened in order to pressure or extort them not to testify. The refusal of key witnesses to testify commonly renders a case with inadequate physical evidence void in a court of law.
Witness Lee Witness Lee (李常受 Pinyin: Lǐ Chángshòu) (1905-June 9, 1997) was a Chinese Christian preacher and church leader associated with the Local churches movement and Living Stream Ministry. He was born in Chefoo, Shandong Province, China, in 1905, to a Southern Baptist family.
Witness Mangwende Witness Pasichigare Magunda Mangwende (August 15, 1946-February 26, 2005) was a Zimbabwean politician who served as head of several government ministries in the Mugabe administration, and as provincial governor for Harare.
Witness to a Prosecution Witness to a Prosecution (Chinese name: 洗冤錄) was a TV drama series, starring starring Bobby Au-Yeung, produced by TVB. The entire series, lasting three franchises, features the exploits of a famous Song Dynasty coroner based on the historical character of Song Ci in Cantonese, whose works were published and marks the beginning of modern Forensic Science.
Witness to the Execution Witness to the Execution is a 1994 made-for-TV movie regarding a fictional television network's desire to carry as a pay-per-view event, the live execution of a condemned killer, and the events surrounding the attempt to create a television show about the execution.
Witness tree "WITNESS TREES" are: 1) Trees which bear manmade markings or evidence of non-naturally occurring reformative growth patterns 2) Trees which served as a signpost or communication device 3) Trees acting as a message board, boundary marker, warning sign, or having evidence of domestic usage 4) Trees as repositories of vital information or daily record keeping 5) Trees containing information pertaining to any cultural or historical event which occurred during the lifespan of the tree1,2,3.
Witness-indistinguishable proof A witness-indistinguishable proof (WIP) is a variant of a zero-knowledge proof for languages in NP. In a typical zero-knowledge proof of a statement, the prover will use a witness for the statement as input to the protocol, and the verifier will learn nothing other than the truth of the statement.
Witnesses requested by Guantanamo detainees Detainees in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba, were, initially, not provided with any mechanism with which to challenge the allegations that kept them detained.
Witney and District League The Witney and District League is a football competition based in Oxfordshire, England. It has a total of four divisions including the Witney and District League Premier Division which sits at level 13 of the English football league system.
Witney United F.C. Witney United FC (WUFC) was formed by a group of Witney Town supporters following the demise of their beloved club. Intent on bring senior football back to the town the group registered Witney United FC with the Oxfordshire Football Association in 2001.
Witnness Witnness was a music festival sponsored by Guinness which ran in the Republic of Ireland from 2000 to 2003. It was held originally at Fairyhouse Racecourse, County Meath; but was moved to Punchestown Racecourse, County Kildare for its final year.
Witold Czarnecki Witold Czarnecki (born April 12, 1953 in Murowana Goślina) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 12826 votes in 36 Kalisz district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Witold Gintowt-Dziewałtowski Witold Gintowt-Dziewałtowski (born January 11, 1949 in Drewnica) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 9389 votes in 34 Elbląg district, candidating from Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej list.
Witold Pilecki Witold Pilecki (May 13, 1901 – May 25, 1948; pronounced ['vitɔld pi'leʦki]; codenames Roman Jezierski, Tomasz Serafiński, Druh, Witold) was a soldier of the Second Polish Republic, the founder of the resistance movement, Secret Polish Army (Tajna Armia Polska), and a member of the Home Army (Armia Krajowa). During World War II, he became the only known person to volunteer to be imprisoned at Auschwitz Concentration Camp.
Witotoan languages Witotoan (also Bora-Witotoan, Bora-WitĂłtoan, Huitotoan, Bora-Huitoto, BĂłra-WitĂłto, Bora-Uitoto, Huitotoano, Huitotoana) is a language family of northeastern Peru (Loreto Department), southwestern Colombia (Amazonas Department), and western Brazil (Amazonas State).
Witr Witr () is an optional Muslim prayer yet that can be performed at night after Isha'a and before Fajr. There are a few distinguishing factors of the Witr prayer that sets it apart from the fard (mandatory) and sunnah (recommended) prayers.
Wits and Wagers Wits and Wagers is a board game created by Dominic Crapuchettes, Satish Pillalamarri, and Nate Heasley and published by North Star Games. The game was first introduced in 2005 and continues to be available today.
Witt vector In mathematics, a Witt vector is an infinite sequence of elements of a commutative ring. Ernst Witt showed how to put a ring structure on the set of Witt vectors, in such a way that the ring of Witt vectors over the finite field of order p is the ring of p-adic integers.
Witta, son of Wecta Witta son of Wecta is mentioned as a Jutish chieftain in the 449 entry of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the father of Wihtgils and the grandfather of Hengest and Horsa. He is most probably mythological, but as a historical person he would have been born around 400 AD.
Witte Wartena Witte Wartena is a Dutch artist born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on June 18, 1976. In his childhood bedroom, which was situated in the attic, the famous Dutch comic artist Marten Toonder had lived for one year during the Second World War.
Witte Wieven Witte Wieven or witte vrouwen ("white women") are creatures of Dutch folklore in ancient Germanic times. They were similar to druids of the Celts and were herbalists and wise woman taking care of ailments both physical and mental.
Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 The Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 "Barling Bomber" was an experimental long-range heavy bomber built for the United States Army Air Service in the early 1920s. Although unsuccessful as a bomber, it was an early attempt at creating a strategic bomber.
Witten-Buchholz-Kaempen Buchholz-Kaempen Buchholz-Kämpen is a city-district of Witten-Herbede, which is a part of the City of Witten, (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). Buchholz-Kaempen is placed about 12 kilometres southeast of the city.
Wittenberg (district) Wittenberg is a district (Kreis) in the east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Bitterfeld, the district-free city of Dessau, Anhalt-Zerbst, the districts of Potsdam-Mittelmark, Teltow-Fläming and Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg, and the districts of Torgau-Oschatz and Delitzsch in the Free State of Saxony.
Wittenberg Concord Wittenberg Concord (1536), is a religious concordat signed by Reformed and Lutheran theologians and churchmen on May 29, 1536 as an attempted resolution of their differences with respect to the Real Presence of Christ's body and blood in the Eucharist. The Reformed who signed it were Martin Bucer, Wolfgang Fabricius Capito, Matthäus Alber, Martin Frecht, Jakob Otter, and Wolfgang Musculus.
Wittenberg University Wittenberg University is a private, four-year liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Springfield, Ohio. The college was founded in 1842 by Ezra Keller in Wooster, Ohio, and moved three years later to its present location.
Wittenoom, Western Australia Wittenoom () is a town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia about 1,106 km north north east of Perth. During the 1950s, Wittenoom was the Pilbara's biggest town, but was shut down in 1966 due to health concerns from asbestos mining at the nearby Wittenoom Gorge.
Witter Bynner Fellowship Witter Bynner Fellowships are administered by the Library of Congress and sponsored by the Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry, an organization that provides grant support for poetry programs through nonprofit organizations. Fellows are chosen by the U.
Wittgenstein's Poker: The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers Wittgenstein's Poker: The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers is a 2001 book by BBC journalists David Edmonds and John Eidinow about events in the history of Philosophy involving Karl Popper and Ludwig Wittgenstein, leading to a confrontation at the University of Cambridge in 1949. It was a bestseller and received good reviews.
Wittiza Wittiza (or Witiza) (died between 708 and 710)) was the son of Ergica, king of the Visigoths in Hispania, and ruled jointly with him from 693 to 701 in the northeast, with his capital at Tuy. In the latter year Ergica died and Wittiza became sole ruler until his deposition or death.
Wittlich-Land Wittlich-Land is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district Bernkastel-Wittlich, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located around the town Wittlich, which is the seat of Wittlich-Land, but not part of the Verbandsgemeinde.
Wittlingen Wittlingen is a small town in the south-western German Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, part of the district Lörrach. The coat of arms of Wittlingen was granted 1906 and show the arms of Baden impaled by a plow iron as a symbol for the agricultural character of the town.
Wittpenn Bridge The Wittpenn Bridge is a vertical lift bridge that carries New Jersey Route 7 over the Hackensack River connecting Kearny and Jersey City, New Jersey. The bridge is comprised of four ten-foot wide lanes, extending 2,169 feet and standing 35 feet above mean high water.
Witty (computer worm) The Witty worm is a computer worm that attacks the firewall and other computer security products written by a particular company, Internet Security Systems (ISS). It was the first worm to take advantage of vulnerabilities in the very pieces of software designed to enhance network security, and carried a destructive payload, unlike previous worms.
Wituland Wituland (also Witu, Vitu or Swahililand) was an approximately 3000 km² territory in East Africa centered on the town of Witu just inland from Indian Ocean port of Lamu north of the mouth of the Tana River in what is now Kenya.
Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment The Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment is a mechanized infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Territorial Army or United States Army National Guard unit.
Witzelsucht Witzelsucht, from the German witzel(ei) meaning pun or joke, and sucht meaning addiction or yearning, is a set of rare neurological symptoms characterized by the patient's uncontrollable tendency to pun, tell inappropriate jokes and pointless or irrelevant stories at inconvenient moments. The patient nevertheless finds these utterances intensely amusing.
Witzend Edited and published by Bill Pearson on an irregular schedule spanning decades, the alternative comic book witzend featured contributions by both newcomers to comics, leading comic book artists and professional illustrators. The title was printed in lower-case.
Witzna Witzna is a mid-sized archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, situated in the Petén Basin region of what is now northern Guatemala. Significant occupancy is dated to the Classic period of Mesoamerican chronology.
Wivelsfield Wivelsfield village, and larger adjacent village of Wivelsfield Green, are part of the civil parish of Wivelsfield in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The villages are located three miles (5km) south-east of Haywards Heath.
Wivenhoe Power Station, Queensland The Wivenhoe Dam has been built across the Brisbane River about 80 kilometres (50 miles) by road from the centre of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland, Australia. The body of water held behind the dam is called Lake Wivenhoe.
Wives (band) Wives was a hardcore/punk trio from Los Angeles, California, USA consisting of guitarist Randy Randall, bassist/vocalist Dean Spunt, and drummer Jeremy Villalobos. In the three years the band were together, they released a self-titled 7" on Post Present Medium, as well as a split 7" with K.
Wives aboard the Ark Although the Book of Genesis in the Bible does not give any information about the four women it says were aboard Noah's Ark (who had supposedly witnessed the days before the Flood), there exist substantial extra-biblical traditions regarding these women and their names.
Wives and Daughters Wives and Daughters is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in the Cornhill Magazine as a serial from August 1864 to January 1866. When Mrs Gaskell died suddenly in 1865, it was not quite complete, and the last section was written by Frederick Greenwood.
Wives of Henry VIII The six wives (queens consort) of Henry VIII of England were, in order: Catherine of Aragon (annulled), Anne Boleyn (beheaded), Jane Seymour (died, childbirth fever), Anne of Cleves (annulled), Catherine Howard (beheaded), and Catherine Parr (survived him). Of the six queens, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour each gave Henry one child who survived infancy - two daughters and one son, and all three of them would eventually succeed in the throne as Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.
Wiveton Wiveton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the west bank of the River Glaven, 3 km inland from the coast and directly across the river from the village of Cley next the Sea.
Wiwaxia Wiwaxia corrugata is an extinct species of animal known only from fossils found in Canada's Burgess Shale deposits. Although Wiwaxia resembles a mollusk in having a well developed radula, it does not really fit the conchifera because of its sclerites (armor of flattened, chitinous spines), but rather the class Aplacophora.
WiX The Windows Installer XML toolset (WiX), pronounced "wicks", is a free, open-source toolset that builds Windows Installer (MSI) packages from an XML document. It supports a command-line environment that developers may integrate into their build processes to build MSI and MSM setup packages.
Wizard (magazine) Wizard is a magazine about comic books, published monthly in the United States by Wizard Entertainment. It includes a price guide to current and valuable comics, as well as comic book, movie, anime, and collector news, interviews, and previews.
Wizard Entertainment Based in Congers, New York, Wizard Entertainment, formerly known as Wizard Press, is the publisher of several notable magazines in fandom: InQuest Gamer, Wizard, ToyFare, and Anime Insider, along with various special issues for each magazine and the annual Toy Wishes holiday guide.
Wizard Island Wizard Island is an island in Oregon, situated on the west end of Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park. The top of the island (6933 feet / 2113 m above sea level) is 755 feet (230 m) above the average surface of the lake.
Wizard of Harlem Wizard of Harlem is Loon's second independent release after leaving Bad Boy Records. It contains tracks such as Jimmy and Kill You that continue rivalries with fellow Harlem rappers Jim Jones, 40 Cal & Ma$e.
Wizard of Oz (1925 film) Wizard of Oz (1925), directed by Larry Semon, who also appears in a comic role (and featuring a young Oliver Hardy as the Tin Man), was the first major film adaptation of L. Frank Baum's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Wizard of Oz (video game) Wizard of Oz is a Super NES video game which is loosely based on the classic movie The Wizard of Oz. The object in the game is to defeat the Wicked Witch of the West that is trying to take Dorothy's ruby slippers so that Dorothy can return to Kansas.
Wizard of Oz experiment In the field of human-computer interaction, a Wizard of Oz experiment is a research experiment in which subjects interact with a computer system that subjects believe to be autonomous, but which is actually being operated or partially operated by an unseen human being.
Wizard of the Pigeons Wizard of the Pigeons is a 1985 urban fantasy novel set in Seattle, Washington by Megan Lindholm. The book deals delicately with many serious topics such as homelessness, poverty, and mental illness, asking more questions than it answers.
Wizard's eye Great Dark Spot 2, also known as the Wizard's eye, is a southern hurricane and the second most intensive hurricane on the planet Neptune. It appears as a large circular white cloud surrounded by a larger ovular dark cloud.
Wizard's First Rule Wizard's First Rule is written by Terry Goodkind and is the first book in the epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth. Published by Tor Books, it was released on August 15, 1994 in hardcover and in paperback on July 15, 1997.
Wizard's Rainbow The Wizard's Rainbow is a group of magical objects that play an important role in the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. It is made up of 13 glass balls, each one representing one of the Twelve Guardians of the Beams that hold the Dark Tower up, the last representing the Dark Tower.
Wizardholme of Urnst In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Wizardholme of Urnst is a small magical society and school located in the old city of Seltaren in the Duchy of Urnst. The Wizardholme was founded many centuries ago by wandering Suloise mages.
Wizardology: The Secrets of Merlin Wizardology: The Secrets of Merlin is a book created and published by The Templar Company plc in the UK and published by Candlewick Press in America in 2005. The book was allegedly written by Merlin himself and is the third book in the 'Ology series.
Wizardry 8 Wizardry 8 is the 8th title in the Wizardry series of computer role-playing games by Sir-Tech. It is also the 3rd in the Dark Savant trilogy, which includes Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge and Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant.
Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge is the 6th title in the Wizardry series of computer role-playing games. It was the first in the trilogy surrounding the Dark Savant, which was followed by Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant and Wizardry 8.
Wizards & Warriors Chapter X: The Fortress of Fear Wizards & Warriors Chapter X: The Fortress of Fear is the much lesser known video game in the Wizards & Warriors series, released for the Game Boy in 1990 by Acclaim, and developed by Rare. The game's hero, Kuros, must save the princess by traveling through the five levels of the Fortress of Fear and defeating the evil wizard Malkil.
Wizards and Warriors Wizards and Warriors is the first video game in the trilogy of the same name, developed by Rare and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in the United States in 1987 by Acclaim. A Japanese release by Jaleco followed in 1988, for which the game title was changed to 伝説の騎士エルロンド (Densetsu no Kishi Elrond), and in 1990 the game was released in Europe.
Wizards and Warriors (TV series) Wizards and Warriors is CBS television series from 1983, starring Jeff Conaway, Julia Duffy, Walter Olkewicz, Duncan Regehr, and Clive Revill. Only eight one hour episodes were made of this offbeat fantasy-comedy.
Wizards in Winter "Wizards in Winter" is an instrumental by Trans-Siberian Orchestra, released on the 2004 album The Lost Christmas Eve. A clip of the band playing the first few seconds of the song was used in a commercial for its most recent concert tour, and the song is used to open their live shows.
Wizards Warriors & You Wizards Warriors & You was a series of Choose Your Own Adventure-style children's books, inspired by Dungeons & Dragons and early text adventure games like Zork and Colossal Cave, published by Avon Books in the 1980s. The books all starred a nameless Wizard and Warrior, and began with the reader choosing which of the two characters (s)he would "play", with the other character providing a supporting role.
WizardWorks Software WizardWorks Software was a software company located in Minneapolis, MN. Focused on casual consumer games sold through mass-merchants like Target and Wal-Mart, WizardWorks was best known for publishing the Deer Hunter series of video games developed by Sunstorm Interactive.
Wizardz of oz The 'Wizardz Of Oz' are Andrew Bojanic and Liz Hooper. They are a music writer/producer team who have worked with Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Avril Lavigne, Olivia Newton-John, Britney Spears, Krystal Meyers, Liz Phair, Krezip and many others.
Wizardzz Wizardzz is an electropop/noise pop band consisting of Brian Gibson (of Lightning Bolt fame) on drums and Rich Porter (of Bug Sized Mind) on synthesizer. Their debut album Hidden City of Taurmond was released on March 21, 2006 under the independent label Load Records.
Wizball Wizball is a computer game written by Jon Hare and Chris Yates (who together formed the company Sensible Software) and released in 1987 for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. Versions for the Amiga, Atari ST and PC were also released.
Wizbit Wizbit was a 1986 BBC children's television show in which a magician called Wizbit and a large rabbit called Wooly had adventures in a place called Puzzleopolis. It was created by and starred conjuror Paul Daniels and his assistant Debbie McGee.
Wizet Wizet is a game development studio located in Seoul, South Korea, and is popular for its hit game MapleStory. Wizet developed a franchise system and expanded its services to Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, USA and Europe.
Wizo (videorecorder) Wizo is a personal video recorder similar to TiVo, but with the additional capability of allowing downloading of movies over the internet. The company is based in Pune, India and is a subsidiary of a US company.
Wizz Air Wizz Air is a Polish/Hungarian low-cost airline focusing on the markets of Central Europe. Its main bases are Budapest Ferihegy International Airport , Katowice International Airport,Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport, with hubs at Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, and Sofia Airport.
Wizzo Band Wizzo Band was formed by Roy Wood after Wizzard split in 1975, fulfilling his ambitions to create an outfit that was more jazz-orientated than rock or pop. The line-up included former Wizzard and Move member Rick Price (pedal steel guitar), alongside Bob Wilson (trombone), Billy Paul (alto and baritone saxes), Paul Robbins (keyboards, backing vocals), Graham Gallery (bass), and Dave Donovan (drums).
Wizzrobe Wizzrobes are magic-using enemies from The Legend of Zelda series that attack Link with different magic attacks. Wizzrobe's name is assumed to be a portmanteau of the words "wizard" and "robe".
Wizzzer The Wizzzer or Wiz-z-zer was a 70's era toy reintroducing the spinning top to modern children. The "twist" (innovation) was the use of a super-spinning, high-tech bearing, that allowed the top to spin at very high speed and remain standing for a long period of time.
WIAA Big Eight Conference The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association's Big Eight Conference, is an athletic conference for high schools in south-central Wisconsin. Its nine member schools are the Beloit Memorial High School Purple Knights, Janesville Craig High School Cougars, Janesville Parker High School Vikings, Madison East High School Purgolders, Madison LaFollette High School Lancers, Madison Memorial High School Spartans, Madison West High School Regents, Middleton High School Cardinals, and the Sun Prairie High School Cardinals.
WIBR (AM) WIBR is a News/Talk outlet licensed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The station broadcasts at 1300 kHz with an ERP of 5 kW-D/1 kW-N power, and is under ownership of Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, which is soon to be merging with ABC Radio by early 2007.
WICB Junior and Senior Awards The Women In Cell Biology Committee recognizes outstanding achievements in cell biology by presenting two Career Recognition Awards at the ASCB Annual Meeting. The Junior Award is given to a woman in an early stage of her career (generally seven or eight years in an independent position) who has made exceptional scientific contributions to cell biology and exhibits the potential for continuing a high level of scientific endeavor while fostering the career development of damaged young scientists.
WIDP WIDP is a Spanish-language religious television station in Guayama, Puerto Rico, broadcasting locally on channel 46 as an affiliate of TBN Enlace. Founded January 25,1990, the station is owned by Ebenezer Broadcasting Group.
WIEGO Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) is a global research and policy analysis network linked to the SEWA-inspired international movement of women in the informal economy. WIEGO has a diverse constituency cutting across the fields of action, research, and policy-making.
WIEN2k The program package WIEN2k allows to perform electronic structure calculations of solids using density functional theory (DFT). It is based on the full-potential (linearized) augmented plane-wave ((L)APW) + local orbitals (lo) method, one among the most accurate schemes for band structure calculations.
WIIC-LP WIIC-LP is a low-power television station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, broadcasting locally on channel 29 as an affiliate of MTV2. Like most over-the-air MTV2 affiliates, it was an affiliate of The Box until that network's acquisition by Viacom in 2001.
WILM-AM WILM (AM) is a News/Talk-formatted radio station broadcasting at 1450 kHz in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. Often mistakenly called "the birthplace of talk radio", WILM is best known as the station where radio and television personality Joe Pyne honed his skills in the late 1940s and developed the confrontational style that would make him famous.
WIMATS WIMATS is an application software to transcript mathematical and scientific text input into braille script in braille presses. Based on the Nemeth Code, the output can be printed in a variety of braille embossers.
WIMP In astrophysics, WIMPs, or weakly interacting massive particles, are hypothetical particles serving as one possible solution to the dark matter problem. These particles interact through the weak nuclear force and gravity, and possibly through other interactions no stronger than the weak force.
WIMP (computing) In human-computer interaction, WIMP stands for "window, icon, menu, pointing device", denoting a style of interaction using these elements. It was once often used as an approximate synonym of graphical user interfaces.
WIN Party The WIN Party was a small political party in New Zealand. It was founded by a group of publicans and bar-owners who objected to the government's ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, introduced in December 2004.

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