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Wormshill Wormshill is a small village and civil parish in the Maidstone District of Kent, England. The parish is situated at a high point on the North Downs between Sittingbourne and Maidstone some ten miles south of The Swale.
Wormsley Park Wormsley Park is a 2,500 acre (10 km²) estate and 18th century country house between Stokenchurch and Watlington in the Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire, England, former home of the philanthropist Sir Paul Getty. Getty moved to Wormsley in 1986.
Wormwood: A Drama of Paris Wormwood: A Drama of Paris (1890) is a proto-modernist book written by Marie Corelli. Although the book was published in Europe in the traditionally Victorian format of the "triple-decker" novel, the content of the book addresses the effects and very modern urban woes of Absinthe in fin-de-siecle Paris.
Woronkofski Island Woronkofski Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, USA. It lies near the northwest corner of Wrangell Island, just west of the city of Wrangell, between it and Zarembo Island to the west.
Worrall Covered Bridge The Worrall Covered Bridge (also called the Woralls Bridge) is a covered bridge in Rockingham, Vermont, United States. Built in 1868 by Sanford Granger, the bridge is a lattice style with an 87 foot span across the Williams River.
Worry A well accepted theory of anxiety originally posited by Liebert and Morris in 1967 suggests that anxiety consists of two components; worry and emotionality. Emotionality refers to physiological symptoms such as sweating, increased heart beat and raised blood pressure.
Worry doll Worry dolls, or trouble dolls, are very small dolls made in Guatemala. A person who cannot sleep due to worrying can place a worry doll under the pillow; the doll is thought to worry in the person's place, thereby permitting the person to sleep.
Worsbrough Mill Worsbrough Mill, also known as Worsbrough Corn Mill and Worsbrough Mill Farm is a complex of buildings including a Seventeenth Century water powered mill and a Nineteenth Century steam-powered mill in Worsbrough. It is open to the public and takes its water from the River Dove, but is hydraulically separate from Worsbrough Reservoir.
Worse is better Worse is better, also called the New Jersey style, is the name of a computer software design approach (or design philosophy) in which simplicity of both interface and implementation is more important than any other system attribute (including correctness, consistency, and completeness). The term alludes to newspeak slogans from the Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Worse-than-average effect The worse-than-average effect or below-average effect is the opposite of the usually-pervasive Lake Wobegon effect (which may be called the better-than-average effect in contexts where the two are compared or the Overconfidence effect in other situations). It has been proposed more recently to explain reversals of that effect, where people instead underestimate their own desirable traits.
Worser Bay Worser Bay in Wellington, New Zealand is located along the beach from Seatoun and over the hill from Miramar on the Miramar Peninsula, Worser Bay is a calm sandy beach with a single road running along the base of the Seatoun Heights hill. Houses run all along the hill side of the road, with only carparks and beach facilities opposite.
Worship Worship usually refers to specific acts of religious praise, honour, or devotion, typically directed to a supernatural being such as a god or goddess. It is the informal term in English for what sociologists of religion call cultus, the body of practices and traditions that correspond to theology.
Worship centers of Ayyavazhi The followers of Ayyavazhi established Pathis and Nizhal Thangals, which are centers of worship and religious learning in different parts of the country. They served as centres for propagation of the beliefs and practices of Ayyavazhi.
Worship Central Worship Central is a school of worship based at well-known Anglican church Holy Trinity Brompton - home of the Alpha Course. The vision of Worship Central is to encounter God, equip the worshipper and empower the church and training is provided for worship leaders, musicians and worshippers.
Worship Him (Planetshakers) Worship Him is a double-disk compilation of 25 of Planetshakers worship band's greatest worship anthems, compiled for special release at Planetshakers Planet Worship conference, held at Dallas Brookes Hall, Sept 21-23, 2006.
Worship music Worship music is a sub-genre of Christian music that is commonly used to denote songs that are used to worship God and set in a choral music style, often with repeating, short, easily sung "chorus" parts. Originally termed praise music (or praise song), then later praise and worship, worship music has become the more current phrase to refer to any music used by Christians as part of their devotional practices, whether in the confines of a local church, or elsewhere.
Worship presentation program A worship presentation program is a computer software package used to present text (songs, scripture, announcements), images and/or video, normally in the form of a slide show. It typically includes a text editor, a system to manage song lyrics, background images and other media, database of various Bible translations, and a slide-show feature to display the content.
Worship services of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints In Mormonism, worship services include weekly services, held on Sundays (or Saturday when local custom or law prohibits Sunday worship), in neighborhood based religious units. Twice each year the Church holds a worldwide General Conference.
Worshipful Company of Broderers The Worshipful Company of Broderers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. Broderers were workers in embroidery; the organization of Broderers existed in at least 1376, and was officially incorporated by a Royal Charter in 1561.
Worshipful Company of Butchers The Worshipful Company of Butchers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, England. Records indicate that an organization of Butchers existed as early as 975; the Butchers' Guild, the direct predecessor of the present company, received the right to regulate the trade in 1331.
Worshipful Company of Carpenters The Worshipful Company of Carpenters is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Carpenters were traditionally different from a fellow wood-crafting company, the Joiners' and Ceilers' Company, in that the Carpenters utilised nails while the Joiners used adhesives to attach wood.
Worshipful Company of Clothworkers The Worshipful Company of Clothworkers was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1528, formed by the amalgamation of its two predecessor Companies, the Fullers (incorporated 1480) and the Shearmen (incorporated 1508). It succeeded to the position of the Shearmen’s Company and thus ranks twelfth in the order of precedence of Livery Companies of the City of London.
Worshipful Company of Constructors The Worshipful Company of Constructors is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company aims to bring together those professionally qualified individuals concerned with aspects of building design, execution, management, vision and economic appraisal.
Worshipful Company of Cooks The Worshipful Company of Cooks is the smallest of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company traces its origins back to the 12th Century, founded from two guilds of cooks in medieval London - the Cooks of Eastcheap and the Cooks of Bread Street.
Worshipful Company of Cordwainers The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Cordwainers were workers in fine leather; the Company gets its name from "cordwain", the white leather produced from goatskin in Cordoba, Spain.
Worshipful Company of Cutlers The Worshipful Company of Cutlers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The trade of knife making and repairing was organised in the thirteenth century; the organisation received a Royal Charter later in 1416.
Worshipful Company of Drapers The Worshipful Company of Drapers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London; it has the formal name of The Master and Wardens and Brethren and Sisters of the Guild or Fraternity of the Blessed Mary the Virgin of the Mystery of Drapers of the City of London but is more usually known as the Drapers' Company. It ranks third in the order of precedence of Livery Companies, thus being one of the "Great Twelve City Livery Companies".
Worshipful Company of Firefighters The Worshipful Company of Firefighters is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company aims to promote the development and advancement of the science, art and the practice of firefighting, fire prevention and life safety.
Worshipful Company of Fishmongers [Worshipful Company of Fishmongers is one of the Livery Companies] of the [[City of London. The Company ranks fourth in the order of precedence of the Livery Companies, making it one of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies.
Worshipful Company of Fuellers The Worshipful Company of Fuellers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. It is now associated with the whole energy sector, but has its roots in coal : The Fuellers, or coal traders, were originally members of the Woodmongers' Company, which became defunct in the eighteenth century.
Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers The Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers were incorporated by Royal Charter in 1693; the City granted it the status of a Livery Company in 1780.
Worshipful Company of Haberdashers The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation, which developed from the Mercers' Company, another Livery Company connected with clothing and haberdashery, received a Royal Charter in 1448.
Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers The Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Fellowship of Hackney Carriage Drivers was recognised by the Corporation of London in 1990, and became a Livery Company in 2004.
Worshipful Company of Information Technologists The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists (WCIT) is the 100th Livery Company of the City of London. The Company was granted Livery status by the Court of Aldermen in 1992 and has over 650 members — all senior practitioners in the IT profession, who have joined the Company in order to give something back to the IT sector and the wider community.
Worshipful Company of Innholders The Worshipful Company of Innholders is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Innholders were originally known as Hostellers, but their name had changed by the time it was incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1514.
Worshipful Company of Loriners The Worshipful Company of Loriners is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation was originally a trade association for makers of metal parts for harnesses, bridles, spurs, and other horse apparel; hence the company's name, which comes from the Latin word lorum, through the French word lormier.
Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company was incorporated by a Royal Charter in 1628; the City granted it the status of a Livery Company in 1792.
Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors The Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company, originally known as the Guild and Fraternity of St John the Baptist in the City of London, was first incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1327; the charter was confirmed by future charters in 1503 and 1719.
Worshipful Company of Musicians The Worshipful Company of Musicians is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. In 1500, the Fellowship of Minstrels was granted incorporation as the Musicians' Company by the Lord Mayor of London; the Company was given the right to regulate all musicians within the City.
Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers The Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Pattenmakers, who were incorporated by Royal Charter in 1670, were makers of wooden platforms worn under one's shoes.
Worshipful Company of Paviors The Worshipful Company of Paviors is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Paviors were formed at some point prior to 1276; they were responsible for the paving and maintenance of London's streets.
Worshipful Company of Plumbers The Worshipful Company of Plumbers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation received the right to regulate mediæval plumbers, who were, among other things, responsible for fashioning cisterns, in 1365.
Worshipful Company of Saddlers The Worshipful Company of Saddlers is one of the most ancient of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Guild of Saddlers, the Company's predecessor, is thought to have been an Anglo-Saxon Craft Guild – it certainly existed at some point in the eleventh century.
Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers (better known as the Stationers' Company) is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Stationers' Company was founded in 1403; it received a Royal Charter in 1557.
Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers The Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation, which engaged in not only tallow candle making, but also in the trade of oils, received a Royal Charter in 1462.
Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers The Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. It was started as a Guild of the City of London by some members of the Chartered Institute of Taxation in 1995 and became a Company without Livery in 2000.
Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers The Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers alias Wire Workers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. Tin craftsmen were originally part of the Ironmongers' Company, while the wire workers, who made wire objects such as cages, animal traps and fishhooks, were part of the Girdlers' Company.
Worshipful Company of Water Conservators The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. In 1988, some members of the Institution of Water and Environmental Management (IWEM, chartered in 1995 so now CIWEM) decided to found the Guild of Water Conservators; it was recognised as a Company in 1994.
Worshipful Company of World Traders The Worshipful Company of World Traders is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Guild of World Traders was founded in 1985, became a Company in 1993, and was granted Livery status by the Court of Aldermen with effect from 2000.
Worshipful Master In Freemasonry, the presiding officer of a Craft or Blue Lodge is called the Worshipful Master, much as one would address a judge as "your honor." This office is most commonly attained by "going through the chairs", a process of advancing through a series of appointive and elective offices of increasing responsibility until elected to the chair by the membership of the lodge.
Worsley and Eccles South (UK Parliament constituency) Worsley and Eccles South will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Worst Britons (BBC History poll) A list of the worst Britons in history, according to ten English historians, was compiled by the BBC History Magazine in late 2005. Each historian was asked to name the worst Briton in a certain century, from the 11th century onwards.
Worst case execution time The worst case execution time (WCET) of a computational task is the maximum time span a task may execute on a specific hardware platform. Knowing task worst-case execution times (WCET) is of prime importance for the timing analysis of hard real-time systems.
Worst Form Hazards faced by Children at Work The Worst Form Hazards faced by Children at Work is a provision in the Worst Forms of Child Labour Recommendation (No. 190) adopted by the International Labour Organization in 1999, which sets out the framework for each ratifying country's specific examination of and the criteria they use to determine "work which, by its nature or the cicumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to harm the health, safety, or morals or children" (C182, Article 3d).
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 The Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour, known in short as the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, was adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 1999 as ILO Convention No 182.
Worst Forms of Child Labour Recommendation The Worst Forms of Child Labour Recommendation was adopted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in 1999 as ILO Recommendation No 190. The provisions of this Recommendation supplement those of the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (Convention No 182, referred to below as ‘the Convention’) and should be applied in conjunction with them.
Worst-Case Scenario series The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook (ISBN 0-8118-2555-8) by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht is a book published in 1999 by Chronicle Books. It was a highly popular title and spawned an entire series of related books, games, and a television show called Worst Case Scenario.
Worstead railway station Worstead railway station is a railway station situated about 1 km distant from the villages of Worstead and Sloley in the English county of Norfolk. The station is served by local services operated by 'one' on the Bittern Line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham.
Worsted-spun Worsted-spun yarns, used to created worsted fabric, are spun from wool fibers that have been combed, instead of being carded, to ensure that the woolen fibers all run the same direction, butt-end (end that was cut in shearing the sheep) to tip, and remain parallel. A short-draw is used in spinning worsted fibers (as opposed to a long-draw).
Worster-Drought syndrome Worster-Drought syndrome, also known as congenital suprabulbar paresis, is a form of cerebral palsy which affects the bulbar muscles. It causes problems with the mouth and tongue including impairing the swallowing action.
Wort liquid Wort (IPA ) is the liquid extracted from the mashing process during the brewing of beer or whiskey. Wort contains the sugars that will be fermented by the yeast added once the solution has cooled down sufficiently to allow the yeast to survive.
Worth 4 dot test The Worth 4 dot test, also known as the Worth dot test, is a clinical test for suppresion of either the right or left eye. Suppression occurs during binocular vision when the brain does not process the information received from either of the eyes.
Worth Abbey The Abbey of Our Lady, Help of Christians, commonly known as Worth Abbey, is a community of Roman Catholic monks who follow the Rule of St Benedict. The Abbey is situated near Turners Hill village, in West Sussex, England.
Worth Avenue Worth Avenue, sometimes referred to as the Greenwich Avenue of Florida, is a famous shopping street in Palm Beach, Florida, in the United States. The street stretches four blocks from Lake Worth to the Atlantic Ocean.
Worth His Weight in Gold (Rally Round) Worth His Weight In Gold (Rally 'Round) is a song from the British-based reggae Steel Pulse's album, True Democracy. The song incorporates references to Marcus Garvey and the meaning of the colors of the Black Nationalist flag.
Worth Matravers Worth Matravers is a small village in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England, situated on the cliffs west of Swanage, with a population of 644. The village of 341 limestone cottages and farm houses, of which 16% are second homes, is built around an attractive village pond, which is a regular feature on postcards of the Isle of Purbeck.
Worth Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) Worth Street was a local station, located at Lafayette Street and Worth Street, with two side platforms and express tracks down the middle. The station was closed on September 1 1962 due to the platform lengthening at Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.
Wortham Krimmer Robert Krimmer is a American actor who was born on November 24 in Chicago, Illinois. He used to be known professionally as Wortham Krimmer which was his wife's maiden name as his first name, but has since reverted back to his original birth name.
Worthing (UK Parliament constituency) Worthing was a parliamentary constituency in West Sussex, centred on the town of Worthing in West Sussex. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
Worthing and District Football League The Worthing and District Football League is a football competition based in Sussex, England. It has a Premier Division, which sits at step 7 of the National League System (level 11 of the overall English football league system), with Divisions One, Two and Three beneath it.
Worthing College Worthing College is primarily a large sixth form and yet a relatively small college compared to some other colleges. It offers a range of courses and facilities for sixth form students, adult students, those in employment and visiting international students.
Worthington (Jefferson), Kentucky Worthington is a neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky located along Brownsboro Road and Ballardsville Road. In the 1870s, a toll gate was built on Brownsboro Road (then known as Louisville and Brownsboro Turnpike) at its intersection with Ballardsville Road.
Worthington Estates Worthingon Estates is a large neighborhood in Worthington, Ohio, built mostly in the mid to late 1960's. It is located north of the subdivision Worthingway, south of Olentangy Hills, and generally west of High Street (US 23) however, a small portion of the community is located to the east, adjacent to the city's recreation facility.
Worthington Hooker School Worthington Hooker School is a small neighborhood school in New Haven, Connecticut and is part of the New Haven public school system. The school is named after former Yale University professor and physician Dr.
Worthington State Forest 6,421 acre (26 km²) Worthington State Forest runs more than seven miles (10 km) along the Kittatinny Ridge in Columbia, in Warren County, on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River, just north of the Delaware Water Gap in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The park offers hiking, camping (including a hike-in, primitive area) and canoeing and kayaking on the Delaware.
Worthington University Worthington University is a fictional university from the television series Dawson's Creek. Joey Potter (played by Katie Holmes) and Audrey Liddell (played by Busy Philipps), characters from the series, attended this school.
Worthington Whittredge Worthington Whittredge (May 22, 1820 - February 25, 1910) was an American artist of the Hudson River School. Whittredge was a highly regarded artist of his time, and was friends with several leading Hudson River School artists including Albert Bierstadt and Sanford Robinson Gifford.
Worthington-Evans Baronets The Worthington-Evans Baronetcy, of Colchester in the County of Essex, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 15 November 1916 for the Conservative politician Laming Worthington-Evans.
Worthington, Greater Manchester Worthington is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, about four miles north of Wigan. The parish is very sparsely populated (population of 135 according to the 2001 census), and apparently does not have an active parish council or parish meeting.
Worthstock Worthstock is a weekend charity music festival showcasing many talented bands from all over the UK. Originally focused on providing unsigned bands from the growing music communities with a chance to be heard, the festival was a huge success and has now become an established and regular fixture in the calendar of many artists.
Worthy Prince Worthy Prince (), one of the established mechanism of Xiongnu, commander-in-chief held with the practical strength from the eastern and western territories of the ruling elites. Both titles, literally known as the Worthy Prince of the East (left) or West (right), were the crown prince from the House of Luanti, and the highest prince below the chanyu.
Worting Junction Worting Junction is a railway junction on the former LSWR route south of Basingstoke where the line divides to go towards Salisbury or Southampton. When the line was first opened in 1854 Worting Junction was constructed as a flat junction.
Wortley Hall Wortley Hall is a stately home in the small South Yorkshire village of Wortley, located several miles north of Sheffield. For more than five decades the hall has been chiefly associated with the British Labour movement.
Wortley railway station Wortley railway station was a railway station on the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway lying between Deepcar and Penistone. It was built to serve the village of Wortley, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Wortley Top Forge Wortley Top Forge is an historic former ironworks originally dating back to the seventeenth century, although evidence suggests iron working took place in the vicinity as early as the fourteenth century. It is situated in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England, on a loop of the River Don near to the village of Wortley, South Yorkshire.
Wortley, South Yorkshire Wortley is a village in the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It is famous for the Wortley Top Forge, which dates back to the time of the Industrial Revolution, but is most famous for the notorious highwayman Swift Nick (John Nevison, 1639 - 1684) who was born and raised there.
Wortmannin Wortmannin, a metabolite of the fungus Penicillium funiculosum, is a specific inhibitor of phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks). It has an in vitro inhibitory concentration (IC50) of around 5 nM, making it a more potent inhibitor than LY294002, another commonly used PI3K inhibitor.
Wortwell Wortwell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk and adjoining the county of Suffolk. It is located on both the River Waveney (which forms the county boundary) and the A143 road, some 20 km east of Diss and 30 km west of Lowestoft.
Woss, British Columbia Woss, British Columbia is a small west coast village in the Nimpkish Valley, located 75 kilometers south east of Port McNeill, and 128 kilometers north of Campbell River on highway 19, in northern Vancouver Island. The estimated population of Woss and the Nimpkish Valley is 400 people.
Wothorpe Wothorpe is a village and civil parish in the Peterborough unitary authority of Cambridgeshire, England. It is in the far north-west of the district, and faces Stamford (in Lincolnshire) over the River Welland.
Wotruba Church The Kirche Zur Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit (Church of the Holy Trinity) in Vienna, better known as the Wotruba Church is located on the Sankt Georgenberg in Mauer (corner of Rysergasse and Georgengasse) in Liesing, the 23rd District of Vienna. It was built between August of 1974 and October of 1976 on the basis of a model by Fritz Wotruba.
Wotton-under-Edge BT Tower Wotton-under-Edge BT Tower is a telecommunication tower built of reinforced concrete at Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire, UK. Wotton-under-Edge BT Tower is one of the few British towers built of reinforced concrete.
WoTMUD The Wheel of Time MUD or WoTMUD is an online role playing game based on The Wheel of Time fantasy fiction books by Robert Jordan. Players can hone their skills to be a heroic warrior, wield angreal as an Aes Sedai with the One Power, sharpen their knife as a Trolloc or serve the Seanchan Empress, awaiting the Corenne.
Would You Believe (Billy Nicholls album) Billy Nicholls was originally hired by Andrew Loog Oldham as a staff writer for Oldham's Immediate Records. Oldham was so entranced by the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album that he enlisted songwriter Billy Nicholls to record a British response, which became this largely forgotten album.
Wouldham Wouldham is a small village on the bank of the River Medway in Kent, Great Britain. As of 2006 its population is approximately 1000 people, with the 11th century church, one school, one village shop, and three public houses.
Wouldn't Change a Thing "Wouldn't Change a Thing" was the second single released from Australian singer Kylie Minogue's second album Enjoy Yourself. The single was released on July 24, 1989 and was written by Stock Aitken Waterman.
Wouldn't It Be Good "Wouldn't It Be Good" is a song by Nik Kershaw (Human Racing, 1983) that was among his more popular singles. The song also appears on the debut album of Cascada, Everytime We Touch (2006); this version samples the chorus of the original.
Wouldn't It Be Nice "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is the opening song on the classic 1966 album Pet Sounds and one of the most widely recognized songs by the American pop group The Beach Boys. It was composed and produced by Brian Wilson, with lyrics by Tony Asher, and the lead vocal was sung by Brian Wilson with Mike Love singing lead vocals on the bridge.
Wound In medicine, a wound is a type of physical trauma wherein the skin is torn, cut or punctured (an open wound), or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion (a closed wound). In pathology, it specifically refers to a sharp injury which damages the dermis of the skin.
Wound ballistics The field of wound ballistics largely comprises the study of the physiology and medical effects of projectile weapons (chiefly, but not exclusively, bullets) on humans or animals. It can be considered the intersection of medicine and terminal ballistics.

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