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Women's Studies Research Center The Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University is directed by Shulamit Reinharz, wife of university president Jehuda Reinharz and recently took over the Epstein Center, the campus facilities operations building.
Women's Tax Resistance League The Women’s Tax Resistance League was a direct action group associated with the Women's Social and Political Union in the British women’s suffrage movement that used tax resistance to protest the disenfranchisement of women. Dora Montefiore proposed the formation of the league in 1897.
Women's Technology Cluster The Women's Technology Cluster or WTC is a not-for-profit business incubator dedicated to women leaders building technology-driven businesses. The incubator assists entrepreneurs within the information technology, clean technology, and Life Science sectors.
Women's United Soccer Association The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), (currently on hiatus) was the first entire league of full-time professional women's soccer players in the world. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams nationwide in the United States.
Women's World Award Winners of the Women´s World Award, sponsored by the World Awards organization headed by former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachov, intended for women who have influenced the world by their work in areas such as society or politics. The award has been given since 2004.
Women's World Golf Rankings The Women's World Golf Rankings, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Rolex Rankings were introduced in February 2006. They are sanctioned by the five main women's golf tours and the organisations behind them: Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA Tour), Ladies European Tour, Ladies Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan, Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association, and Australian Ladies Professional Golf, and also by the Ladies' Golf Union, which administers the Women's British Open.
Women, girls and information technology Women have been involved in computers since computers were first envisioned. Lady Ada Lovelace’s (1815-1852) plan for how her friend Charles Babbage’s calculating engine might calculate Bernoulli numbers is now considered the first “computer program.
Womens' Affairs advisor The Women's Affairs advisor to the Chief of Staff is a female officer in the Israel Defense Forces, in-charge of promoting freedom of opportunities for women soldiers so as to better develop their abilities and talents in the military, and to provide them with a functional, suitable and diverse environment, safe from and free of discrimination.
Womensing Womensing is an all-women a cappella ensemble from Vermont. The group was established in 1988 as an opportunity for nearly twenty women to sing together informally, but has since 1995 has become a distinguished six-member group that performs in and around Vermont.
WomenSports magazine womenSports magazine was founded in 1974 by Billie Jean King, Larry King and Jim Jorgensen. It was launched with Billie Jean’s huge media impact after beating Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match in 1973.
Wometco Home Theater The Wometco Home Theater (WHT) was an early pay television service in the New York City area. The signals were broadcast on Channel 68 beginning in August, 1977, WWHT-TV and later on WSNL-TV Channel 67 out of Smithtown, New York.
Wompatuck State Park Wompatuck State Park is a recreational area of about 4000 acres (16 km²) in size located primarily in Hingham, MA, in the United States; it is managed by DCR. The park is built on the former Hingham weapons depot which was used actively during World War II and the Korean Conflict.
Womyn Womyn is one of a number of alternate spellings which some promote as a way to remove the perception of gender bias from the English word women.Bernstein, Richard, "Nonsexist dictionary spells out rudeness.
Womyn-born-womyn Womyn-born-womyn (an alternative spelling of women-born-women; see article on Womyn) is a term used by some feminists to distinguish cisgendered women from transgendered women. It is an extension of the concept of womyn.
Wonalancet, New Hampshire Wonalancet is a village in the northwestern corner of the town of Tamworth, New Hampshire in the United States. Many popular hiking trails into the Sandwich Range of the White Mountains have trailheads in the area, particularly in the locale known as Ferncroft, up a short spur road from Wonalancet.
Wondabyne railway station, New South Wales Wondabyne railway station is a railway station on the Newcastle and Central Coast Line in the CityRail network in New South Wales, Australia. The station is noted for its remoteness and having an extraordinarily short platform, which is less than a train carriage long.
Wondabyne, New South Wales Wondabyne is a locality located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia and is part of the Gosford City Council local government area. The area has a rusted crane and a small sandstone quarry that is now disused.
Wondalga, New South Wales Wondalga is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about 14 kilometres north from Batlow and 16 kilometres south from Town. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 361 people.
Wonder Boy (comics) Wonder Boy is a fictional Quality Comics character and a superhero who first appeared in National Comics #1 (July 1940): "The Boy From the Meteor". The character lapsed into public domain prior to DC Comics's purchase of Quality Comics.
Wonder Boy (video game) Wonder Boy (known as Super Wonder Boy in Japan and Revenge of Drancon on the North American Game Gear release) is a 1986 video game published by Sega and developed by Escape (later known as Westone). It was the first in a long running series of games and was followed up by five sequels, Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair, Wonder Boy in Monster World and Monster World IV.
Wonder Boy in Monster Land Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Monster World: Super Wonder Boy in Japan, also known as Super Monster World: Super Wonder Boy in some North American versions and Super Wonder Boy in Monsterland for the Activision conversions) is a 1987 arcade game developed by Westone and published by Sega. It is the sequel to the 1986 game Wonder Boy.
Wonder Boy in Monster World Wonder Boy in Monster World (Wonder Boy V Monster World III in Japan) is a title in the series of Wonder Boy games which were developed in the 1980's and 1990's by Sega and Westone. It is the fifth game in the Wonder Boy series, and the third game in the Monster World sub-series.
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (Monster World II Dragon No Wana in Japan) is a 1989 platform game by Sega and Westone. This game is a direct sequel to Wonder Boy in Monster Land and starts in the final lair of the previous game.
Wonder Bread Wonder Bread is a North American brand of extremely soft white bread. It was originally produced by Taggart Baking Company of Indianapolis and debuted on May 21, 1921 after "blind" promotion with ads that stated only that a "Wonder" was coming on May 21, 1921.
Wonder Camp Wonder Camp was a Discovery Zone-type place in New York City, near the 23rd Street (PATH station) (although this was not the only Wonder Camp location). It went out of business in 1997, in much the same way the Discovery Zone chain went bankrupt in 1999.
Wonder Comics Wonder Comics or Wonder Color Comics was a very short-lived American comic book publishing company that existed from 1985-1987. They only published two titles, both of which moved to another short-lived company, Pied Piper Comics after its first issues each.
Wonder Dog Wonder Dog is the name of a Sega CD side-scrolling adventure game and it is also one of the first games developed of the system. You control a dog from outerspace that crash lands on Earth must fight his way, with a magical throwing star, through a dozen or so different levels.
Wonder Dream Concert The Wonder Dream Concert was a historical concert held on October 4, 1975, at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers, his former bandmates Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, as well as Stevie Wonder. Therefore the concert is also known as the Wailers Reunion Show, as it was the first time since 1973 and the last time ever the original Wailers Marley, Tosh and Wailers performed together.
Wonder Man Wonder Man is a fictional character, a superhero and a long-time member of the Avengers that appears in the Marvel Universe. Wonder Man was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Avengers vol.
Wonder Man (film) Wonder Man is a 1945 movie starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo. It is based on a short story by Arthur Sheekman, adapted for the screen by a staff of writers led by Jack Jevne and Eddie Moran, produced by Samuel Goldwyn,
Wonder of the World (play) Wonder of the World is a play by American playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. It opened in 2000 in the Manhattan Theatre Club starring Sarah Jessica Parker as a wife who suddenly leaves her husband, and hops a bus to Niagara Falls in search of freedom, enlightenment and the meaning of life.
Wonder of the Worlds Wonder of the Worlds by Sesh Heri, published 2005 by Lost Continent Library, is the first in a trilogy of novels featuring secret agent Harry Houdini facing off against a Martian invasion in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Wonder Project J: Kikai no ShĹŤnen PÄ«no is a Japan-exclusive video game published by Enix for the Super Famicom in 1994. It is a raising sim in which the player raises a Pinocchio-like boy (Who's default name is aproperately enough, "Pino") in order to succed in verious challenges and confountations and ultimately gain the ability to become a real boy.
Wonder Stories Wonder Stories was a science fiction pulp magazine which published 66 issues between 1930 and 1936, edited by Hugo Gernsback. There have been other magazines containing Wonder Stories in their name, which are closely related to this one.
Wonder tuft The Tom an ionghnaidh (Scottish Gaelic for Wonder Tuft) was the name given to a clump of wheat left uncut in a field, for ceremonial reasons. In some parts of the north of Scotland, the name “hedgehog” was given to a mysterious animal, which when met with amongst the corn had only the appearance of a grey stone, but could change its shape.
Wonder Twins The Wonder Twins are a pair of teenage alien superheroes (somewhat reminiscent of Vulcans from Star Trek) who were sidekicks to the Super Friends in the Hanna-Barbera animated television series of the same name. In the 1990s, these characters were heavily revamped by DC Comics for modern audiences.
Wonder weapons Wonder weapons is the term given to very advanced weaponry whose design, production or deployment in the field of battle is impractical or ill-timed. Such weapons are radical departures or improvements of the arms or machinery used at the time and are often intended to turn the tide of a current conflict.
Wonder Woman: Amazonia Wonder Woman: Amazonia is a comic book/graphic novel published by DC Comics under its Elseworlds imprint. As with all Elseworlds it tells a non-canon story of a DC hero, this time Wonder Woman, outside of regular continuity.
Wonder Woman: The Blue Amazon Wonder Woman: The Blue Amazon is a DC Comics comic book Elseworlds publication and the final part of a trilogy, based on German Expressionism cinema. It was written by Jean-Marc Lofficier and Randy Lofficier and illustrated by Ted McKeever.
Wonderama Wonderama was a long-running children's television program that appeared on the Metromedia network before changing its title, and to some extent its format, to Kids Are People Too. It ran from 1955 to 1977, with WNEW-TV in New York City being its flagship station.
Wonderboom Nature Reserve The Wonderboom Nature Reserve is a 1 km² reserve centered on a wild willowleaf fig tree Ficus salicifolia that is more than a thousand years old, found towards the north of the MagaliesbergMountains in the Northern portion of the Tshwane (Pretoria) Metropole, South Africa. It is situated at the foot of the Magaliesberg and is currently protected from human traffic around its stem and roots.
Wonderfalls Wonderfalls is a television series whose plot centers on Jaye Tyler (Caroline Dhavernas), a recent Brown University graduate with a philosophy degree who holds a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop. Jaye is the reluctant participant in conversations with a variety of animal figurines — a wax lion, brass monkey, stuffed bear, and mounted fish, among others — which direct her via oblique instructions to help people in need.
Wonderfreaks "Wonderfreaks", a short story by Jan Wildt, originally appeared in New Genre’s second issue in 2001 and subsequently received an honorable mention in Gardner Dozois’s Year’s Best Science Fiction for that year. It was reprinted in Fandom Press's anthology Northwest Passages in 2005.
Wonderful Bridges The Wonderful Bridges (, Chudni[te] mostove) is a rock phenomenon in the Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulgaria. It is located in the Karst valley of the Erkyupryia River in the Western Rhodopes at 1,450 metres above sea level, at the foot of Persenk peak.
Wonderful Days Wonderful Days (Korean: ě›ëŤ”í’€ 데이ě¦) is a Korean animated science fiction film, released in 2003. It features backdrops rendered using photo-realistic computer-generated imagery, comparable to those in the film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
Wonderful Electric Wonderful Electric is an live digital EP by the British electronic music duo Goldfrapp. It was released exclusively to digital music stores in 2004 (see 2004 in music), and accompianed the DVD release of the band's first video release of the same name.
Wonderful Fool Wonderful Fool (ăŠé¦¬éążă•ă‚“) is a novel by the Japanese author Shusaku EndĹŤ, published in 1959. The main character, Gaston Bonaparte (a relative to the famous Napoleon Bonaparte) arrives at the Yokohama seaport to visit an old pen friend of his living in Tokyo.
Wonderful Parliament The term Wonderful Parliament refers to an English Parliamentary session of November 1386 which pressed for reforms of Richard II's administration. Largely in response to Richard's extravagant patronage of such favourites as Robert de Vere, and despite fierce opposition from the king himself, the Parliament resulted in the appointment of fourteen commissioners to oversee royal expenditure, and the removal of Michael de la Pole, Richard's Chancellor.
Wonderful People Remix EP Q and Not U's Wonderful People Remix EP contains three remixes of the song "Wonderful People" from the album Power and is 17 minutes long. It was released in September 2005, in time for the band's two farewell shows.
Wonderful Radio London Wonderful Radio London also known as Big L, was a top 40 offshore commercial station that operated briefly from 16 December 1964 to 14 August 1967, from a ship anchored in the North Sea, three and a half miles off Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England. While the station was dubbed as a pirate radio station, its actual operation took place within the laws of the day and its offices were located in the heart of the West End of London.
Wonderful Town Wonderful Town is a musical with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Leonard Bernstein. It is based on the play My Sister Eileen, which is itself based on the collection of short stories by Ruth McKenney of the same name.
Wonderful World (song) "Wonderful World" (sometimes referred to as "(What a) Wonderful World"), but unrelated to the Louis Armstrong song also known by that title, was written in the late 1950s by soul music pioneer Sam Cooke along with songwriters Lou Adler and Herb Alpert, and first recorded by Cooke in 1958 for Cooke's self-titled debut album. The song was released as a single in 1960.
Wondering (song) "Wondering" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Claire Sproule and was the lead track to her 2005 debut album, Claire Sproule. It was released 13 March 2006 as the first single from that album (see 2006 in British music).
Wonderland (game) Wonderland is a tile-based puzzle video game for Windows developed and published by Midnight Synergy. It combines elements of Sokoban with many other game elements, such as buttons, gates, conveyors, ice, water, and lava.
Wonderland (Judie Tzuke album) Wonderland is the title of the ninth studio music recording/album by singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke, released in 1992. It was the last of Judie's albums before she founded her own record label, Big Moon Records, to publish her subsequent albums.
Wonderland (MBTA station) Wonderland is the northern terminus of the MBTA's Blue Line. It was originally not meant to be the northern terminus, which was going to be located in Lynn; however, due to budgetary constraints, it became the northern terminus.
Wonderland Avenue Wonderland Avenue: Tales of Glamour and Excess, first published in 1991, is the personal memoir of late author and Doors manager Danny Sugerman. In the book, Sugerman recounts his life beginning with his privileged but troubled childhood in Beverly Hills, which he asserts set the stage for his later self-destructive addictions and behavior.
Wonderland Gang The Wonderland Gang was an organization of drug dealers who operated in the Los Angeles area in the late 1970's and early 1980's. On July 2, 1981 the gang met its demise in one of the bloodiest mass murders in the history of California, now known as the Wonderland murders.
Wonderland murders The Wonderland Murders, also known as Four on the Floor or Laurel Canyon Murders, occurred in Los Angeles in 1981, when four people were killed in a drug-related plot that involved porn star John Holmes and was masterminded by businessman and drug dealer Eddie Nash.
Wonderland, Ohio Wonderland was formerly an upper-class resort community, situated just outside of the Columbus suburb of Gahanna, near a bend in Big Walnut Creek. It would be slowly abandoned over a period of years after the late 1920s.
Wonderlic Test The Wonderlic Personnel Test is an intelligence test primarily known for being administered to prospective players in the National Football League since the 1970s. The Wonderlic is a twelve-minute, fifty-question exam to assess aptitude for learning a job and adapting to solve problems for employees in a wide range of occupations.
Wonders of Life The Wonders of Life pavilion is an attraction at the Epcot theme park part of Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida. The pavilion is devoted to health and body related attractions. It is located inside a golden colored dome between Mission: SPACE and the Universe of Energy.
Wonders of the Invisible World Wonders of the Invisible World was a book published in 1693 by Cotton Mather, defending both belief in witchcraft as an evil magical power, and Mather's own role in the witchhunt conducted in Salem, Massachusetts.
Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium The American National Fish and Wildlife Museum doing business as Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium also known as Wonders of Wildlife Zooquarium or just Wonders of Wildlife in Springfield, Missouri, showcases more than 225 species of live animals, fresh and saltwater aquariums, interactive displays and educational programs. Wonders of Wildlife opened on November 1, 2001.
Wonderwall (film) Wonderwall is the title of a 1968 movie by then first-time director Joe Massot that starred Jack MacGowran, Jane Birkin, Richard Wattis, Irene Handl, and Iain Quarrier, and featured cameos by Anita Pallenberg and Dutch designers The Fool (who were also set designers for the movie).
Wonderworker A wonderworker is a title given to various saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is given to those holy men and women who performed many miracles, or "wonders", during their lifetime, without ascribing their powers to themselves rather than God.
Wonderworld Song "The Wonderworld Song" was written by Robert and Richard Sherman for Beverly Hills Cop III. The film's director John Landis hired the Sherman Brothers to write the song which appears throughout the second half of the movie.
WonderWorks WonderWorks was a PBS project that made short, made for TV movies out of acclaimed children's books. WonderWorks movies included adaptations of Bridge to Terabithia, The Hoboken Chicken Emergency starring Peter Billingsley, How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days, and The House of Dies Drear.
Wondjina In Aboriginal mythology, the Wondjina (or wandjina) were cloud and rain spirits who, during the Dream time, painted their images (as humans but without mouths) on cave walls. Their ghosts still exist in small ponds.
Wondor korto Wondor Korto, more commonly known as "the Princess," is the daughter of Liberian official Joseph Korto¹. She is currently enrolled at the Pennsylvania State University and hopes to pursue a career in international politics and political science, much like her father²³.
Wonford Wonford is an undefined area in the centre of Exeter covering parts of St Loyes and Heavitree. Originally, Wonford was a royal estate named after a stream (now called Mincinglake) that rose on the southern slopes of Stoke Hill and flowed through Northbrook Park.
Wong & Owens, Ex-Porn Stars "Wong & Owens, Ex-Porn Stars" was a Saturday Night Live skit in 1997 featuring two ex-porn stars, played by Tracy Morgan and Jim Breuer. The full title is actually "Wong & Owens: Ex Porn Stars".
Wong Gong Wong Gong (黄江) (born 1928) is a native of Jiang Men city and present Keeper of the Hung Sing School of Jiang Men. He studied kung fu with his father as a child and later became a disciple of Chan Cheong Mo.
Wong Jing Wong Jing () (born January 1, 1956) is a Hong Kong film director, producer and screenwriter. A prolific filmmaker possessed of strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, he is often cited as the most consistently successful filmmaker, in commercial terms, in the Hong Kong cinema of the last quarter-century, as well as one of its most critically reviled.
Wong Ka Keung Steve Wong Ka-Keung (Simplified Chinese: 黄家强, Traditional Chinese: é»ĺ®¶ĺĽ·, Jyutping: Wong4 Ga1 Kong4, Pinyin: Huang2 Jia1 Qiang2) (born November 13, 1964 in Hong Kong) is a singer, songwriter, composer and the bassist of the Hong Kong rock band Beyond. Ka-Keung is the younger brother of Beyond's late lead singer, Wong Ka-Kui.
Wong Ka Kui Koma Wong Ka-Kui (Simplified Chinese: 黄家驹, Traditional Chinese: 黄家駒, Jyutping: Wong4 Ga1 Keoi1, Pinyin: Huang2 Jia1 Ju1) (June 10, 1962 - June 30, 1993) was a Hong Kong born (with family roots in Taishan, Guangdong) composer, songwriter and singer. He was lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and the founding member of the Hong Kong rock band, Beyond.
Wong Kar-wai Wong Kar-wai, (; Cantonese Yale: Wòhng Gà Waih; Shanghainese Latin method: Wan Kawe; born July 17, 1958) is a Hong Kong based film director known for his unique visual style of romantic art films. He often wears dark sunglasses.
Wong Kiew Kit Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit, 4th generation successor of the Southern Shaolin Monastery, set up The Shaolin Wahnam Institutelineage traces right back to the Southern Shaolin Monastery through two patriarchs: Lai Chin Wah and Ho Fatt Nam. Ho Fatt Nam's teacher was Yang Fatt Khuen, whose teacher was Venerable Jiang Nan, the monk who escaped from the Southern Shaolin Monastery in Fujian Province.
Wong Kwok-pun Wong Kwok Pun (also known as Laurence Wong, Chinese: é»ĺś‹ĺ˝¬; Cantonese ; Jyutping: wong4 gwok3 ban1; Mandarin Pinyin: Huang Guobin) is a Hong Kong scholar, poet and translator. He is most famous for rendering Dante's La Divina Commedia into Chinese while preserving the terza rima rhyming scheme, an approach no Chinese translator has ever tried to take.
Wong Nai Chung Gap Wong Nai Chung Gap (é»ćłĄć¶Śĺł˝) (Meaning: The gorge that yellow mud is gushing out of) is a geographic gap in the middle of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The gap is between Mount Nicholson and Jardine's Lookout behind Wong Nai Chung.
Wong Peng Soon Wong Peng Soon (born 1918; death 1996) is a badminton player who reigned as a top player in Singapore from the 1930s to the 1950s. He won the singles title seven times in Singapore and eight times in Malaya during this period, as well as being the top player in the Danish Open, the Indian Open, and the Philippines Open to name a few.
Wong Shun Leung Wong Shun Leung (é»ć·łć¨‘ 1935-1997) was a Chinese Wing Chun master. Wong started training with Yip Man in 1954 The Development of Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) in Hong Kong (1954-60), by Ving Tsun Athletic Association (č© ćĄé«”育ćś) at the age of 19.
Wong Tai Sin (MTR) Wong Tai Sin (Chinese: é»ĺ¤§ä»™, Jyutping: wong4 daai6 sin1, Pinyin: Huáng DĂ xiÄn) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line. It is named after the site of interest, Wong Tai Sin Temple, which is managed by the Taoist organization Sik Sik Yuen (嗇色園).
Wong Yan-Lam After Sing Luhng had passed away, his student, Wong Yan Lum (王éšćž—) left Guangdong (Canton) and began a very successful armed bodyguard/escort business. Travelling and meeting new people had often given him the opportunity to share and exchange his rare Kung-Fu with others.
Wongalara Wongalara is a 191,000 hectare (472,000 acre) wilderness property in the Northern Territory of Australia, with many endangered species and ecosystems. It borders with Arnhem Land and is not far from the Kakadu National Park.
Wongwang Wongwang 圓光 (or Wongwang Beopsa 圓光法士, "Wongwang Teacher of the Law") was the name of a renowned Buddhist monk, scholar, and teacher of the Silla kingdom during the reign of King Jinpyeong (r. 579–632).
Wonchi Wonchi is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Wonchi is bordered on the southwest by Amaya, on the northwest by Ambo, on the northeast by Dendi, and on the southeast by Walisona Goro.
Wonka Bar In Roald Dahl's children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and its film adaptations, a Wonka Bar is a brand of chocolate made by Willy Wonka, and is the perfect candy bar. The wrappers of the 1971 version are orange with a top hat over the "W" in Wonka.
Wonkette Wonkette is a blog published by Gawker Media that details the goings-on of the political establishment in Washington, DC. The site focuses heavily on gossip, humor, and the downfall of the powerful, as well as more "serious" matters of politics or policy.
Wonky techno Wonky techno is a relatively new term for a style of techno music that is based around breaking from a formulaic 4-4 beat structure and experimenting with new sounds and rhythms. The sound is often distorted, stuttering, broken and warped, with a lot of influence from breakbeat and electro.
Wonsa Wonsa is the highest enlisted South Korean military rank, equivalent to a Sergeant Major in most other countries. The rank of Wonsa is derived from the supreme officer rank of Wonsu and wears as its insignia three chevrons with a star centered above.
Wonsu A Wonsu is the highest military rank of the Republic of Korea (ROK) armed forces and is the combined equivalent of a General of the Army, Fleet Admiral and Marshal of the Royal Air Force in other nations. The rank exists on paper only, and has never been held by an officer of the South Korean Armed Forces.
Wonthaggi railway line, Victoria The Wonthaggi railway line, in Victoria, Australia. Which was also part of the fromer Great Southern Railway(South Gippsland line), branching from the current Pakenham line at Dandenong, extending out into the the South Gippsland region, The Wonthaggi section of the line was opened in 1910 and branched off the main line just after Nyora railway station.
Wonthaggi railway station, Victoria Wonthaggi was the official terminus station on the Wonthaggi line in Victoria, the station operated until the line's closure in 1978. Although this was the terminus station there were two short branch lines going out of the station, leading to Kirrak and Eastern Area stations.
Wonthaggi, Victoria Wonthaggi is located 132kms south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The town, known originally for its coal mining, is now the regional service centre for tourism, beef and dairy industries, with a population of approximately 7,000.
Woo Bum-Kon Woo "Power" Bum-Kon (Korean: 우범근) (February 24, 1955–April 27, 1982) was a Korean police officer who carried out the worst incident of spree killing in known history, killing 58 (including himself), and wounding 35 in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea.
Woo Hoo "Woo Hoo" is a popular song written by George Donald McGraw, originally released by The Rock-A-Teens in 1959 (see 1959 in music). It was later covered by English rock band The Revillos (under the name Yeah Yeah) and by the Japanese girl band The 5.
Woo Jang-choon Woo Jang-choon (Japanese: 禹 é•·ćĄ U Nagaharu or é ć°¸é•·ćĄ Sunaga Nagaharu, Korean: 우장ě¶, 禹長ćĄ, RR: U Jangchun, MC-R: U Chang-ch'un, 1898-1959) was a renowned Korean-Japanese agricultural scientist and botanist. He was born in Tokyo, Japan.
Woo Tsin-hang Woo Tsin-hang1 () (March 25, 1865 - October 30, 1953), born Wu Tiao (ĺłćś“ WĂş TiÇŽo), with the courtesy name Chih-hui (稚暉 ZhìhuÄ«), was a Chinese linguist and philosopher who was the chairman of the 1912–13 Commission on the Unification of Pronunciation that created Zhuyin (based on Zhang Binglin's work) and standardized Guoyu pronunciation.
Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo (or simply “WKLL”) is a law firm which is based in Hong Kong. It was formed by the merger of two law firms respectively called “Woo & Kwan” and “Charles Lee & Stephen Lo” back in 1973.
Women's Tax Resistance League The Women’s Tax Resistance League was a direct action group associated with the Women's Social and Political Union in the British women’s suffrage movement that used tax resistance to protest the disenfranchisement of women. Dora Montefiore proposed the formation of the league in 1897.
Women's Technology Cluster The Women's Technology Cluster or WTC is a not-for-profit business incubator dedicated to women leaders building technology-driven businesses. The incubator assists entrepreneurs within the information technology, clean technology, and Life Science sectors.
Women's United Soccer Association The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), (currently on hiatus) was the first entire league of full-time professional women's soccer players in the world. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams nationwide in the United States.
Women's World Award Winners of the Women´s World Award, sponsored by the World Awards organization headed by former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachov, intended for women who have influenced the world by their work in areas such as society or politics. The award has been given since 2004.
Women's World Golf Rankings The Women's World Golf Rankings, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Rolex Rankings were introduced in February 2006. They are sanctioned by the five main women's golf tours and the organisations behind them: Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA Tour), Ladies European Tour, Ladies Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan, Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association, and Australian Ladies Professional Golf, and also by the Ladies' Golf Union, which administers the Women's British Open.
Women, girls and information technology Women have been involved in computers since computers were first envisioned. Lady Ada Lovelace’s (1815-1852) plan for how her friend Charles Babbage’s calculating engine might calculate Bernoulli numbers is now considered the first “computer program.
Womens' Affairs advisor The Women's Affairs advisor to the Chief of Staff is a female officer in the Israel Defense Forces, in-charge of promoting freedom of opportunities for women soldiers so as to better develop their abilities and talents in the military, and to provide them with a functional, suitable and diverse environment, safe from and free of discrimination.
Womensing Womensing is an all-women a cappella ensemble from Vermont. The group was established in 1988 as an opportunity for nearly twenty women to sing together informally, but has since 1995 has become a distinguished six-member group that performs in and around Vermont.
WomenSports magazine womenSports magazine was founded in 1974 by Billie Jean King, Larry King and Jim Jorgensen. It was launched with Billie Jean’s huge media impact after beating Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match in 1973.
Wometco Home Theater The Wometco Home Theater (WHT) was an early pay television service in the New York City area. The signals were broadcast on Channel 68 beginning in August, 1977, WWHT-TV and later on WSNL-TV Channel 67 out of Smithtown, New York.
Wompatuck State Park Wompatuck State Park is a recreational area of about 4000 acres (16 km²) in size located primarily in Hingham, MA, in the United States; it is managed by DCR. The park is built on the former Hingham weapons depot which was used actively during World War II and the Korean Conflict.
Womyn Womyn is one of a number of alternate spellings which some promote as a way to remove the perception of gender bias from the English word women.Bernstein, Richard, "Nonsexist dictionary spells out rudeness.
Womyn-born-womyn Womyn-born-womyn (an alternative spelling of women-born-women; see article on Womyn) is a term used by some feminists to distinguish cisgendered women from transgendered women. It is an extension of the concept of womyn.
Wonalancet, New Hampshire Wonalancet is a village in the northwestern corner of the town of Tamworth, New Hampshire in the United States. Many popular hiking trails into the Sandwich Range of the White Mountains have trailheads in the area, particularly in the locale known as Ferncroft, up a short spur road from Wonalancet.
Wondabyne railway station, New South Wales Wondabyne railway station is a railway station on the Newcastle and Central Coast Line in the CityRail network in New South Wales, Australia. The station is noted for its remoteness and having an extraordinarily short platform, which is less than a train carriage long.
Wondabyne, New South Wales Wondabyne is a locality located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia and is part of the Gosford City Council local government area. The area has a rusted crane and a small sandstone quarry that is now disused.
Wondalga, New South Wales Wondalga is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about 14 kilometres north from Batlow and 16 kilometres south from Town. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 361 people.
Wonder Boy (comics) Wonder Boy is a fictional Quality Comics character and a superhero who first appeared in National Comics #1 (July 1940): "The Boy From the Meteor". The character lapsed into public domain prior to DC Comics's purchase of Quality Comics.
Wonder Boy (video game) Wonder Boy (known as Super Wonder Boy in Japan and Revenge of Drancon on the North American Game Gear release) is a 1986 video game published by Sega and developed by Escape (later known as Westone). It was the first in a long running series of games and was followed up by five sequels, Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair, Wonder Boy in Monster World and Monster World IV.
Wonder Boy in Monster Land Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Monster World: Super Wonder Boy in Japan, also known as Super Monster World: Super Wonder Boy in some North American versions and Super Wonder Boy in Monsterland for the Activision conversions) is a 1987 arcade game developed by Westone and published by Sega. It is the sequel to the 1986 game Wonder Boy.
Wonder Boy in Monster World Wonder Boy in Monster World (Wonder Boy V Monster World III in Japan) is a title in the series of Wonder Boy games which were developed in the 1980's and 1990's by Sega and Westone. It is the fifth game in the Wonder Boy series, and the third game in the Monster World sub-series.
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (Monster World II Dragon No Wana in Japan) is a 1989 platform game by Sega and Westone. This game is a direct sequel to Wonder Boy in Monster Land and starts in the final lair of the previous game.
Wonder Bread Wonder Bread is a North American brand of extremely soft white bread. It was originally produced by Taggart Baking Company of Indianapolis and debuted on May 21, 1921 after "blind" promotion with ads that stated only that a "Wonder" was coming on May 21, 1921.
Wonder Camp Wonder Camp was a Discovery Zone-type place in New York City, near the 23rd Street (PATH station) (although this was not the only Wonder Camp location). It went out of business in 1997, in much the same way the Discovery Zone chain went bankrupt in 1999.
Wonder Comics Wonder Comics or Wonder Color Comics was a very short-lived American comic book publishing company that existed from 1985-1987. They only published two titles, both of which moved to another short-lived company, Pied Piper Comics after its first issues each.
Wonder Dog Wonder Dog is the name of a Sega CD side-scrolling adventure game and it is also one of the first games developed of the system. You control a dog from outerspace that crash lands on Earth must fight his way, with a magical throwing star, through a dozen or so different levels.
Wonder Dream Concert The Wonder Dream Concert was a historical concert held on October 4, 1975, at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers, his former bandmates Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, as well as Stevie Wonder. Therefore the concert is also known as the Wailers Reunion Show, as it was the first time since 1973 and the last time ever the original Wailers Marley, Tosh and Wailers performed together.
Wonder Man Wonder Man is a fictional character, a superhero and a long-time member of the Avengers that appears in the Marvel Universe. Wonder Man was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Avengers vol.
Wonder Man (film) Wonder Man is a 1945 movie starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo. It is based on a short story by Arthur Sheekman, adapted for the screen by a staff of writers led by Jack Jevne and Eddie Moran, produced by Samuel Goldwyn,
Wonder of the World (play) Wonder of the World is a play by American playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. It opened in 2000 in the Manhattan Theatre Club starring Sarah Jessica Parker as a wife who suddenly leaves her husband, and hops a bus to Niagara Falls in search of freedom, enlightenment and the meaning of life.
Wonder of the Worlds Wonder of the Worlds by Sesh Heri, published 2005 by Lost Continent Library, is the first in a trilogy of novels featuring secret agent Harry Houdini facing off against a Martian invasion in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Wonder Project J: Kikai no ShĹŤnen PÄ«no is a Japan-exclusive video game published by Enix for the Super Famicom in 1994. It is a raising sim in which the player raises a Pinocchio-like boy (Who's default name is aproperately enough, "Pino") in order to succed in verious challenges and confountations and ultimately gain the ability to become a real boy.
Wonder Stories Wonder Stories was a science fiction pulp magazine which published 66 issues between 1930 and 1936, edited by Hugo Gernsback. There have been other magazines containing Wonder Stories in their name, which are closely related to this one.
Wonder tuft The Tom an ionghnaidh (Scottish Gaelic for Wonder Tuft) was the name given to a clump of wheat left uncut in a field, for ceremonial reasons. In some parts of the north of Scotland, the name “hedgehog” was given to a mysterious animal, which when met with amongst the corn had only the appearance of a grey stone, but could change its shape.
Wonder Twins The Wonder Twins are a pair of teenage alien superheroes (somewhat reminiscent of Vulcans from Star Trek) who were sidekicks to the Super Friends in the Hanna-Barbera animated television series of the same name. In the 1990s, these characters were heavily revamped by DC Comics for modern audiences.
Wonder weapons Wonder weapons is the term given to very advanced weaponry whose design, production or deployment in the field of battle is impractical or ill-timed. Such weapons are radical departures or improvements of the arms or machinery used at the time and are often intended to turn the tide of a current conflict.
Wonder Woman: Amazonia Wonder Woman: Amazonia is a comic book/graphic novel published by DC Comics under its Elseworlds imprint. As with all Elseworlds it tells a non-canon story of a DC hero, this time Wonder Woman, outside of regular continuity.
Wonder Woman: The Blue Amazon Wonder Woman: The Blue Amazon is a DC Comics comic book Elseworlds publication and the final part of a trilogy, based on German Expressionism cinema. It was written by Jean-Marc Lofficier and Randy Lofficier and illustrated by Ted McKeever.
Wonderama Wonderama was a long-running children's television program that appeared on the Metromedia network before changing its title, and to some extent its format, to Kids Are People Too. It ran from 1955 to 1977, with WNEW-TV in New York City being its flagship station.
Wonderboom Nature Reserve The Wonderboom Nature Reserve is a 1 km² reserve centered on a wild willowleaf fig tree Ficus salicifolia that is more than a thousand years old, found towards the north of the MagaliesbergMountains in the Northern portion of the Tshwane (Pretoria) Metropole, South Africa. It is situated at the foot of the Magaliesberg and is currently protected from human traffic around its stem and roots.
Wonderfalls Wonderfalls is a television series whose plot centers on Jaye Tyler (Caroline Dhavernas), a recent Brown University graduate with a philosophy degree who holds a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop. Jaye is the reluctant participant in conversations with a variety of animal figurines — a wax lion, brass monkey, stuffed bear, and mounted fish, among others — which direct her via oblique instructions to help people in need.
Wonderfreaks "Wonderfreaks", a short story by Jan Wildt, originally appeared in New Genre’s second issue in 2001 and subsequently received an honorable mention in Gardner Dozois’s Year’s Best Science Fiction for that year. It was reprinted in Fandom Press's anthology Northwest Passages in 2005.
Wonderful Bridges The Wonderful Bridges (, Chudni[te] mostove) is a rock phenomenon in the Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulgaria. It is located in the Karst valley of the Erkyupryia River in the Western Rhodopes at 1,450 metres above sea level, at the foot of Persenk peak.
Wonderful Days Wonderful Days (Korean: ě›ëŤ”í’€ 데이ě¦) is a Korean animated science fiction film, released in 2003. It features backdrops rendered using photo-realistic computer-generated imagery, comparable to those in the film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
Wonderful Electric Wonderful Electric is an live digital EP by the British electronic music duo Goldfrapp. It was released exclusively to digital music stores in 2004 (see 2004 in music), and accompianed the DVD release of the band's first video release of the same name.
Wonderful Fool Wonderful Fool (ăŠé¦¬éążă•ă‚“) is a novel by the Japanese author Shusaku EndĹŤ, published in 1959. The main character, Gaston Bonaparte (a relative to the famous Napoleon Bonaparte) arrives at the Yokohama seaport to visit an old pen friend of his living in Tokyo.
Wonderful Parliament The term Wonderful Parliament refers to an English Parliamentary session of November 1386 which pressed for reforms of Richard II's administration. Largely in response to Richard's extravagant patronage of such favourites as Robert de Vere, and despite fierce opposition from the king himself, the Parliament resulted in the appointment of fourteen commissioners to oversee royal expenditure, and the removal of Michael de la Pole, Richard's Chancellor.
Wonderful People Remix EP Q and Not U's Wonderful People Remix EP contains three remixes of the song "Wonderful People" from the album Power and is 17 minutes long. It was released in September 2005, in time for the band's two farewell shows.
Wonderful Radio London Wonderful Radio London also known as Big L, was a top 40 offshore commercial station that operated briefly from 16 December 1964 to 14 August 1967, from a ship anchored in the North Sea, three and a half miles off Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England. While the station was dubbed as a pirate radio station, its actual operation took place within the laws of the day and its offices were located in the heart of the West End of London.
Wonderful Town Wonderful Town is a musical with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Leonard Bernstein. It is based on the play My Sister Eileen, which is itself based on the collection of short stories by Ruth McKenney of the same name.
Wonderful World (song) "Wonderful World" (sometimes referred to as "(What a) Wonderful World"), but unrelated to the Louis Armstrong song also known by that title, was written in the late 1950s by soul music pioneer Sam Cooke along with songwriters Lou Adler and Herb Alpert, and first recorded by Cooke in 1958 for Cooke's self-titled debut album. The song was released as a single in 1960.
Wondering (song) "Wondering" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Claire Sproule and was the lead track to her 2005 debut album, Claire Sproule. It was released 13 March 2006 as the first single from that album (see 2006 in British music).
Wonderland (game) Wonderland is a tile-based puzzle video game for Windows developed and published by Midnight Synergy. It combines elements of Sokoban with many other game elements, such as buttons, gates, conveyors, ice, water, and lava.
Wonderland (Judie Tzuke album) Wonderland is the title of the ninth studio music recording/album by singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke, released in 1992. It was the last of Judie's albums before she founded her own record label, Big Moon Records, to publish her subsequent albums.
Wonderland (MBTA station) Wonderland is the northern terminus of the MBTA's Blue Line. It was originally not meant to be the northern terminus, which was going to be located in Lynn; however, due to budgetary constraints, it became the northern terminus.
Wonderland Avenue Wonderland Avenue: Tales of Glamour and Excess, first published in 1991, is the personal memoir of late author and Doors manager Danny Sugerman. In the book, Sugerman recounts his life beginning with his privileged but troubled childhood in Beverly Hills, which he asserts set the stage for his later self-destructive addictions and behavior.
Wonderland Gang The Wonderland Gang was an organization of drug dealers who operated in the Los Angeles area in the late 1970's and early 1980's. On July 2, 1981 the gang met its demise in one of the bloodiest mass murders in the history of California, now known as the Wonderland murders.
Wonderland murders The Wonderland Murders, also known as Four on the Floor or Laurel Canyon Murders, occurred in Los Angeles in 1981, when four people were killed in a drug-related plot that involved porn star John Holmes and was masterminded by businessman and drug dealer Eddie Nash.
Wonderland, Ohio Wonderland was formerly an upper-class resort community, situated just outside of the Columbus suburb of Gahanna, near a bend in Big Walnut Creek. It would be slowly abandoned over a period of years after the late 1920s.
Wonderlic Test The Wonderlic Personnel Test is an intelligence test primarily known for being administered to prospective players in the National Football League since the 1970s. The Wonderlic is a twelve-minute, fifty-question exam to assess aptitude for learning a job and adapting to solve problems for employees in a wide range of occupations.
Wonders of Life The Wonders of Life pavilion is an attraction at the Epcot theme park part of Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida. The pavilion is devoted to health and body related attractions. It is located inside a golden colored dome between Mission: SPACE and the Universe of Energy.
Wonders of the Invisible World Wonders of the Invisible World was a book published in 1693 by Cotton Mather, defending both belief in witchcraft as an evil magical power, and Mather's own role in the witchhunt conducted in Salem, Massachusetts.
Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium The American National Fish and Wildlife Museum doing business as Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium also known as Wonders of Wildlife Zooquarium or just Wonders of Wildlife in Springfield, Missouri, showcases more than 225 species of live animals, fresh and saltwater aquariums, interactive displays and educational programs. Wonders of Wildlife opened on November 1, 2001.
Wonderwall (film) Wonderwall is the title of a 1968 movie by then first-time director Joe Massot that starred Jack MacGowran, Jane Birkin, Richard Wattis, Irene Handl, and Iain Quarrier, and featured cameos by Anita Pallenberg and Dutch designers The Fool (who were also set designers for the movie).
Wonderworker A wonderworker is a title given to various saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is given to those holy men and women who performed many miracles, or "wonders", during their lifetime, without ascribing their powers to themselves rather than God.
Wonderworld Song "The Wonderworld Song" was written by Robert and Richard Sherman for Beverly Hills Cop III. The film's director John Landis hired the Sherman Brothers to write the song which appears throughout the second half of the movie.
WonderWorks WonderWorks was a PBS project that made short, made for TV movies out of acclaimed children's books. WonderWorks movies included adaptations of Bridge to Terabithia, The Hoboken Chicken Emergency starring Peter Billingsley, How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days, and The House of Dies Drear.
Wondjina In Aboriginal mythology, the Wondjina (or wandjina) were cloud and rain spirits who, during the Dream time, painted their images (as humans but without mouths) on cave walls. Their ghosts still exist in small ponds.
Wondor korto Wondor Korto, more commonly known as "the Princess," is the daughter of Liberian official Joseph Korto¹. She is currently enrolled at the Pennsylvania State University and hopes to pursue a career in international politics and political science, much like her father²³.
Wonford Wonford is an undefined area in the centre of Exeter covering parts of St Loyes and Heavitree. Originally, Wonford was a royal estate named after a stream (now called Mincinglake) that rose on the southern slopes of Stoke Hill and flowed through Northbrook Park.
Wong & Owens, Ex-Porn Stars "Wong & Owens, Ex-Porn Stars" was a Saturday Night Live skit in 1997 featuring two ex-porn stars, played by Tracy Morgan and Jim Breuer. The full title is actually "Wong & Owens: Ex Porn Stars".
Wong Gong Wong Gong (黄江) (born 1928) is a native of Jiang Men city and present Keeper of the Hung Sing School of Jiang Men. He studied kung fu with his father as a child and later became a disciple of Chan Cheong Mo.
Wong Jing Wong Jing () (born January 1, 1956) is a Hong Kong film director, producer and screenwriter. A prolific filmmaker possessed of strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, he is often cited as the most consistently successful filmmaker, in commercial terms, in the Hong Kong cinema of the last quarter-century, as well as one of its most critically reviled.
Wong Ka Keung Steve Wong Ka-Keung (Simplified Chinese: 黄家强, Traditional Chinese: é»ĺ®¶ĺĽ·, Jyutping: Wong4 Ga1 Kong4, Pinyin: Huang2 Jia1 Qiang2) (born November 13, 1964 in Hong Kong) is a singer, songwriter, composer and the bassist of the Hong Kong rock band Beyond. Ka-Keung is the younger brother of Beyond's late lead singer, Wong Ka-Kui.
Wong Ka Kui Koma Wong Ka-Kui (Simplified Chinese: 黄家驹, Traditional Chinese: 黄家駒, Jyutping: Wong4 Ga1 Keoi1, Pinyin: Huang2 Jia1 Ju1) (June 10, 1962 - June 30, 1993) was a Hong Kong born (with family roots in Taishan, Guangdong) composer, songwriter and singer. He was lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and the founding member of the Hong Kong rock band, Beyond.
Wong Kar-wai Wong Kar-wai, (; Cantonese Yale: Wòhng Gà Waih; Shanghainese Latin method: Wan Kawe; born July 17, 1958) is a Hong Kong based film director known for his unique visual style of romantic art films. He often wears dark sunglasses.
Wong Kiew Kit Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit, 4th generation successor of the Southern Shaolin Monastery, set up The Shaolin Wahnam Institutelineage traces right back to the Southern Shaolin Monastery through two patriarchs: Lai Chin Wah and Ho Fatt Nam. Ho Fatt Nam's teacher was Yang Fatt Khuen, whose teacher was Venerable Jiang Nan, the monk who escaped from the Southern Shaolin Monastery in Fujian Province.
Wong Kwok-pun Wong Kwok Pun (also known as Laurence Wong, Chinese: é»ĺś‹ĺ˝¬; Cantonese ; Jyutping: wong4 gwok3 ban1; Mandarin Pinyin: Huang Guobin) is a Hong Kong scholar, poet and translator. He is most famous for rendering Dante's La Divina Commedia into Chinese while preserving the terza rima rhyming scheme, an approach no Chinese translator has ever tried to take.
Wong Nai Chung Gap Wong Nai Chung Gap (é»ćłĄć¶Śĺł˝) (Meaning: The gorge that yellow mud is gushing out of) is a geographic gap in the middle of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The gap is between Mount Nicholson and Jardine's Lookout behind Wong Nai Chung.
Wong Peng Soon Wong Peng Soon (born 1918; death 1996) is a badminton player who reigned as a top player in Singapore from the 1930s to the 1950s. He won the singles title seven times in Singapore and eight times in Malaya during this period, as well as being the top player in the Danish Open, the Indian Open, and the Philippines Open to name a few.
Wong Shun Leung Wong Shun Leung (é»ć·łć¨‘ 1935-1997) was a Chinese Wing Chun master. Wong started training with Yip Man in 1954 The Development of Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) in Hong Kong (1954-60), by Ving Tsun Athletic Association (č© ćĄé«”育ćś) at the age of 19.
Wong Tai Sin (MTR) Wong Tai Sin (Chinese: é»ĺ¤§ä»™, Jyutping: wong4 daai6 sin1, Pinyin: Huáng DĂ xiÄn) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line. It is named after the site of interest, Wong Tai Sin Temple, which is managed by the Taoist organization Sik Sik Yuen (嗇色園).
Wong Yan-Lam After Sing Luhng had passed away, his student, Wong Yan Lum (王éšćž—) left Guangdong (Canton) and began a very successful armed bodyguard/escort business. Travelling and meeting new people had often given him the opportunity to share and exchange his rare Kung-Fu with others.
Wongalara Wongalara is a 191,000 hectare (472,000 acre) wilderness property in the Northern Territory of Australia, with many endangered species and ecosystems. It borders with Arnhem Land and is not far from the Kakadu National Park.
Wongwang Wongwang 圓光 (or Wongwang Beopsa 圓光法士, "Wongwang Teacher of the Law") was the name of a renowned Buddhist monk, scholar, and teacher of the Silla kingdom during the reign of King Jinpyeong (r. 579–632).
Wonchi Wonchi is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Wonchi is bordered on the southwest by Amaya, on the northwest by Ambo, on the northeast by Dendi, and on the southeast by Walisona Goro.
Wonka Bar In Roald Dahl's children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and its film adaptations, a Wonka Bar is a brand of chocolate made by Willy Wonka, and is the perfect candy bar. The wrappers of the 1971 version are orange with a top hat over the "W" in Wonka.
Wonkette Wonkette is a blog published by Gawker Media that details the goings-on of the political establishment in Washington, DC. The site focuses heavily on gossip, humor, and the downfall of the powerful, as well as more "serious" matters of politics or policy.
Wonky techno Wonky techno is a relatively new term for a style of techno music that is based around breaking from a formulaic 4-4 beat structure and experimenting with new sounds and rhythms. The sound is often distorted, stuttering, broken and warped, with a lot of influence from breakbeat and electro.
Wonsa Wonsa is the highest enlisted South Korean military rank, equivalent to a Sergeant Major in most other countries. The rank of Wonsa is derived from the supreme officer rank of Wonsu and wears as its insignia three chevrons with a star centered above.
Wonsu A Wonsu is the highest military rank of the Republic of Korea (ROK) armed forces and is the combined equivalent of a General of the Army, Fleet Admiral and Marshal of the Royal Air Force in other nations. The rank exists on paper only, and has never been held by an officer of the South Korean Armed Forces.
Wonthaggi railway line, Victoria The Wonthaggi railway line, in Victoria, Australia. Which was also part of the fromer Great Southern Railway(South Gippsland line), branching from the current Pakenham line at Dandenong, extending out into the the South Gippsland region, The Wonthaggi section of the line was opened in 1910 and branched off the main line just after Nyora railway station.
Wonthaggi railway station, Victoria Wonthaggi was the official terminus station on the Wonthaggi line in Victoria, the station operated until the line's closure in 1978. Although this was the terminus station there were two short branch lines going out of the station, leading to Kirrak and Eastern Area stations.
Wonthaggi, Victoria Wonthaggi is located 132kms south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The town, known originally for its coal mining, is now the regional service centre for tourism, beef and dairy industries, with a population of approximately 7,000.
Woo Bum-Kon Woo "Power" Bum-Kon (Korean: 우범근) (February 24, 1955–April 27, 1982) was a Korean police officer who carried out the worst incident of spree killing in known history, killing 58 (including himself), and wounding 35 in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea.
Woo Hoo "Woo Hoo" is a popular song written by George Donald McGraw, originally released by The Rock-A-Teens in 1959 (see 1959 in music). It was later covered by English rock band The Revillos (under the name Yeah Yeah) and by the Japanese girl band The 5.
Woo Jang-choon Woo Jang-choon (Japanese: 禹 é•·ćĄ U Nagaharu or é ć°¸é•·ćĄ Sunaga Nagaharu, Korean: 우장ě¶, 禹長ćĄ, RR: U Jangchun, MC-R: U Chang-ch'un, 1898-1959) was a renowned Korean-Japanese agricultural scientist and botanist. He was born in Tokyo, Japan.
Woo Tsin-hang Woo Tsin-hang1 () (March 25, 1865 - October 30, 1953), born Wu Tiao (ĺłćś“ WĂş TiÇŽo), with the courtesy name Chih-hui (稚暉 ZhìhuÄ«), was a Chinese linguist and philosopher who was the chairman of the 1912–13 Commission on the Unification of Pronunciation that created Zhuyin (based on Zhang Binglin's work) and standardized Guoyu pronunciation.
Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo (or simply “WKLL”) is a law firm which is based in Hong Kong. It was formed by the merger of two law firms respectively called “Woo & Kwan” and “Charles Lee & Stephen Lo” back in 1973.
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