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War of the Grail War of the Grail is a forthcoming 3D fighting arcade game in production by Capcom, the company most famous for its Street Fighter series of fighting games. The game is supposed to allow the direction of armies on a large battlefield.
War of the Grand Alliance (Continental European Theatre) The Continental European theatre was the main theatre of action during the War of the Grand Alliance (1688–1697) – often called the Nine Years War or occasionally, the War of the League of Augsburg. The main action centred round the Spanish Netherlands and the Rhine, but smaller theatres - the Duchy of Savoy in northern Italy and Catalonia in eastern Spain - also saw conflict.
War of the League of Cambrai The War of the League of Cambrai, sometimes known as the War of the Holy League and by several other names,The conflict comprising the 1508–16 portion of the Italian Wars may be divided into three separate wars: the War of the League of Cambrai (1508–10), the War of the Holy League (1510–14), and Francis I's First Italian War (1515–16). The War of the Holy League may be further divided into the Ferrarese War (1510), the War of the Holy League proper (1511–14), an Anglo-Scottish War (1513), and an Anglo-French War (1513–14).
War of the League of Cognac The War of the League of Cognac (1526–30) was fought between the Habsburg dominions of Charles V—primarily Spain and the Holy Roman Empire—and the League of Cognac, an alliance including France, Pope Clement VII, the Republic of Venice, England, the Duchy of Milan, and Florence.
War of the Monsters War of the Monsters is a video game created by Incognito Entertainment for the Sony PlayStation 2 using a modified Twisted Metal: Black game engine. The game was released in 2002 around the same time as Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee since the latter was cancelled for the PS2 ; this game was made as a backlash of the cancellation.
War of the Oaken Bucket The War of the Oaken Bucket, (1325-1337) is a jocular term for a military conflict between the Italian city-states of Modena and Bologna, starting when Modena soldiers invaded Bologna with the goal of stealing an oaken bucket. They succeeded, but several thousands of Bologna citizens died in the meanwhile.
War of the Pacific The War of the Pacific, sometimes called the Saltpeter War in reference to its original cause, was fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru, from 1879 to 1884. Chile gained substantial mineral-rich territory in the conflict, annexing both the Peruvian province of Tarapacá and the Bolivian province of Litoral, leaving Bolivia as a landlocked country.
War of the Polish Succession The War of the Polish Succession (1733-1738) was a European war and a Polish civil war, with considerable interference from other countries, to determine the succession to Augustus II, King of Poland, as well as an attempt by the Bourbon powers to check the power of Austria in western Europe.
War of the Priests The War of the Priests (1467-1479, , ) were battles and war, which broke out following the Second Treaty of Thorn (Toruń) and as results of disputes between the Bishopric of Warmia, which had claimed to had received Prince-Bishopric status by emperor Charles IV, and the Polish king Casimir IV Political situation ==
War of the Quadruple Alliance The War of the Quadruple Alliance was a minor European war fought between 1718 and 1720, mostly in Italy, between Spain on the one side, and the Quadruple Alliance of Austria, France, Great Britain, and the United Provinces.
War of the Regulation The War of the Regulation was a North Carolina uprising, lasting from approximately 1764 to 1771, against corrupt colonial officials. While unsuccessful, some historians consider it as a catalyst to the American Revolutionary War.
War of the Romantics The War of the Romantics is a term used by music historians to describe the aesthetic schism among prominent musicians in the second half of the 19th century. Musical structure, the limits of chromatic harmony, and program music versus absolute music were the principal areas of contention.
War of the Sicilian Vespers The War of the Sicilian Vespers started with the insurrection of the Sicilian Vespers against Charles of Anjou in 1282 and finally ended with the peace of Caltabellotta in 1302. It was fought in Sicily, Catalonia (the Aragonese Crusade) and elsewhere in the western Mediterranean between, on the one side, the Angevin claimants Charles of Anjou and his son, Charles II and the kings of France, their relatives, backed by the Papacy and, on the other side, the kings of Aragon.
War of the Sixth Coalition In the War of the Sixth Coalition (1812–1814), a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and a number of German States finally defeated France and drove Napoleon into exile on Elba. After Napoleon’s disastrous defeat in his invasion of Russia, the continental powers who had been humiliated by Napoleon in various wars saw a final opportunity to defeat him and joined the coalition which previously consisted only of the Russians and British in addition to Spanish and Portuguese rebels in Iberia.
War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness The War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness is a manual for military organization and strategy that was discovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls. It is also known by the names "War Rule", "Rule of War", and "War Scroll".
War of the Spanish Succession The War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) was a major European conflict that arose in 1701 after the death of the last Spanish Habsburg king, Charles II. Charles had bequeathed all of his possessions to Philip, duc d'Anjou - a grandson of the French King Louis XIV - who thereby became Philip V of Spain.
War of the Spider The War of the Spider was Ner'zhul's first challenge as the Lich King. By the time Ner'zhul had built a sizable army of undead and mind slaves, only one enemy remained in his way: the shadowy kingdom of Azjol-Nerub.
War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainault The War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainault was a series of feudal conflicts in the mid-thirteenth century between the children of Margaret II, Countess of Flanders. They concerned the succession to the two counties, the first a fief of the King of France and the latter of the King of Germany.
War of the two brothers War of the two brothers, Inca Civil War or Inca war of succession, legendary war in South America and perhaps the most devastating on the continent. It broke out in 1527 (fighting started in 1531) as a disaggression between the two brothers Huáscar and Atahualpa and was - in a way - a war of succession of the Inca throne.
War of the Third Coalition The War of the Third Coalition was a military conflict in 1805 between an alliance of, primarily, the Austrian Empire, the Russian Empire, and the United Kingdom against Napoleon's recently formed French Empire. Major engagements between France, Austria, and Russia, the main participants on land, unfolded over much of Central Europe from August to December.
War of the Three Henries (977-978) The War of the Three Henries was a brief rebellion of three German leaders all called Henry against the Holy Roman Emperor Otto II in 977. While Otto was campaigning against Boleslaus II of Bohemia, a conspiracy arose in Bavaria.
War of the Three Henrys (1584-1598) The War of the Three Henrys (1584-1598) was the last of a series of civil wars in France known as the Huguenot Wars or French Wars of Religion. The War of the Three Henrys was the 8th and final war, commencing in 1584.
War of the Triple Alliance The War of the Triple Alliance, also known as the Paraguayan War, was fought from 1864 to 1870, and was the bloodiest conflict in the history of the Americas. It was fought between Paraguay and the allied countries of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.
War of the Twins War of the Twins is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, in the Dragonlance series of novels. It is the second novel in the Dragonlance Legends trilogy, a series detailing the journey of the fiction twins Raistlin Majere and Caramon Majere, along with Crysania and Tasslehoff Burrfoot.
War of the Waleses The War of the Waleses was a term coined by the British and International media to describe the collapsing marriage of the then-Prince and Princess of Wales. The term comes from the Wars of the Roses, which was the power struggle between the House of York and House of Lancaster for control of the English Throne.
War of the Whiskers The "War of the Whiskers" (c. 1152 - 1453) is a jocular term for the long conflict between medieval France and England, referring to the refusal of Louis VII of France to shave his newly acquired taste for a beard (i.
War of Tatters War of Tatters (in Portuguese: Guerra dos Farrapos) was a Republican uprising that began in the southern Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina) in 1835. The rebels, led by generals Bento Gonçalves da Silva and Antônio de Souza Netto with the support of the Italian warrior Giuseppe Garibaldi, surrendered to imperial forces in 1845.
War on Drugs The War on Drugs is an initiative undertaken by the United States with the assistance of participating countries, which is intended to curb supply and diminish demand for certain psychoactive substances. This initiative is responsible for a set of laws and policies that are intended to discourage the production, distribution, and consumption of targeted substances.
War on Terra The War on Terra is a catch phrase that refers to the environmental protection policies of the United States and other countries, mainly in relation to global warming. It is a pun on the word "terror" (as in the War on Terror), as Terra is Latin for Earth.
War on Terror (game) War on Terror, the boardgame is a satirical, strategic board game produced by TerrorBull Games. Released in 2006, War on Terror was invented primarily as a reaction and a challenge to modern day events, in particular the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the counter-productive pursuit of the so-called War on terror in general.
War on Terrorism United States United Kingdom Australia Turkey Canada Netherlands Poland Italy France NATO Pakistan Afghanistan Israel Russia Philippines Ethiopia Jordan Saudi Arabia Government of Iraq Armenia Georgia Azerbaijan Somali Transitional Federal Parliament and others
War on Want War on Want is an anti-poverty charity based in London, England, which highlights the needs of poverty-stricken areas around the world, lobbying governments and international agencies to tackle problems, as well as raising public awareness of the concerns of developing nations while supporting organisations throughout the third world. War on Want tends to focus on the root causes of poverty rather than its effects, and places importance on enabling people in poverty to solve their own problems.
War Office The War Office was a former department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1963, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence. Records of the War Office are kept by the Public Record Office under their code WO.
War Office Propaganda(Music Label) War Office Propaganda is a Polish independent record label that mainly focuses on Dark Ambient, Neo-folk, Death Industrial, Martial, Neoclassical and Post-industrial music. The label was founded in 2003 and have focused on limited edition CDr releases, many of which have sold out and are no longer in print.
War On I-4 War On I-4 is the nickname for the rivalry between the Tampa Bay Storm and the Orlando Predators in the Arena Football League. The teams have met at least twice and up to four times a season since 1991, and both have consistently been at the top of the league standings.
War pigs (ancient military weapon) War pigs, also known as incendiary pigs, are those pigs speculated to have been used at most rarely in ancient warfare as a countermeasure to war elephants. The pigs were allegedly covered with tar, pitch, olive oil, or other flammable materials, set on fire, and driven towards enemy war elephants, with the intention that the elephants, terrified by the piercing squeals and oncoming flames, would flee in panic through the lines of their drivers' own army.
War Paint War Paint was a #15 Billboard country album by Lorrie Morgan, and contains the single chartmakers "My Night to Howl" at #31, "If You Came Back from Heaven" at #51, and "Heart Over Mind" at #39.
War Photographer War Photographer is a documentary about photographer James Nachtwey. As well as telling the story of an iconic man in the field of war photography, the film addresses the broader scope of ideas common to all those involved in war journalism, as well as the issues that they cover.
War Pigs (song) "War Pigs" is an anti-war song by British heavy metal rockers Black Sabbath from their 1970 album, Paranoid. The song talks about war and the absurdities of those who make war without regard to the powerless people who are sent to die.
War Plan Red War Plan Red was a military document outlining a theoretical war between the United States and the British Empire (the "Red" forces). It was developed by the United States Army during the mid 1920s, and was officially withdrawn in 1939, when it and others like it were replaced by the five "Rainbow" plans created to deal with the Axis threat.
War Poets Association The War Poets Association is a UK based charitable organisation established in 2004. Launched at a reception in the British Embassy in Paris, in July 2004, it aims to promote interest in war poetry of the twentieth century, primarily in English.
War Powers Resolution The War Powers Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-148) limits the power of the President of the United States to wage war without the approval of Congress. The War Powers Act of 1973 is also referred to as the War Powers Resolution (Sec.
War reparations War reparations refer to the monetary compensation intended to cover damage or injury during a war. Generally, the term war reparations refers to money or goods changing hands, rather than such property transfers as the annexation of land.
War rugs The war rug tradition of Afghanistan has its origins in the decade of Soviet occupation of Afghanistan from 1979, and has continued through subsequent military, political and social conflicts. Afghan rug-makers began incorporating the apparatus of war into their designs almost immediately after the Soviet Union invaded their country.
War Requiem War Requiem, Opus 66 is a non-liturgical requiem composed by Benjamin Britten. It is a large-scale work scored for soprano, tenor and baritone soloists, chorus, boys' choir, organ, and two orchestras (a full orchestra and a chamber orchestra).
War Research Service The War Research Service (WRS) was a civilian agency of the United States government established during World War II to pursue research relating to biological warfare. Established in May 1942 by Secretary of War Henry L.
War Reserve Stock A War Reserve Stock (WRS) is a collection of warfighting material held in reserve in pre-positioned storage to be used if needed in wartime. They may be located strategically depending on where it is believed they will be needed.
War Resisters Support Campaign The War Resisters Support Campaign (WRSC) is a Canadian non-profit community organization, founded in April 2004 in Toronto, Ontario to mobilize support among Canadians and worldwide to convince the Canadian government to offer sanctuary to all U.S.
War Rule The War Rule is a name used for various Dead Sea Scrolls. For example, the 5 line fragment 11Q14 is known by this name, as is the six-line fragment [Sea scrolls/4Q285|4Q285], commonly referred to as the Pierced Messiah text, and 4Q491 the War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness.
War savings stamps The war savings stamp (WSS) was a patriotic program used by the United States Treasury to help fund participation in World War II, and was principally aimed at school-age children. Stamps were available in 10, 25 and 50 cent, and 1 and 5 dollar denominations and did not provide interest, although in some cases collections of stamps could be redeemed for war bonds.
War scythe A war scythe () is a kind of improvised pole weapon, similar to a halberd, usually created from standard scythes. The blade of the scythe is transformed so as to extend upright from the pole, thus forming an infantry weapon practical both in offensive actions against infantry and as a defensive measure against enemy cavalry.
War tax stamp A war tax stamp is a type of postage stamp added to an envelope in addition to regular postage. It is similar to a postal tax stamp, but the revenue is used to defray the costs of a war; as with other postal taxes, its use is obligatory for some period of time.
War to end all wars World War I (originally known as The Great War before World War II) was at the time and in the years just after described as the "war to end all wars" (or, in the jargon of the French Poilus: "la der des ders", i.e.
War tourism War tourism, which refers to recreational travel to war zones for purposes of sightseeing and deliberate culture shock, is perhaps the most dangerous (and thrilling) form of extreme tourism. During the 2006 Israel-Lebanon crisis, for example, Beirut has played host to many tourists from Europe and the Mediterranean, most of whom were forced to scurry across the border from Syria due to Israel's de facto blockade on the free movement of goods and peoples in and out of the country.
War Trash War Trash is a novel by the Chinese author Ha Jin, who has long lived in the United States and who writes in English. It takes the form of a memoir written by the fictional character Yu Yuan, a man who eventually becomes a soldier in the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and who is sent to Korea to fight on the Communist side in the Korean War.
War with the Robots War with the Robots (pub: 1962) is a collection of science fiction stories, written by Harry Harrison from 1956-61. The collection is tied together by a central theme of robots being able to do things better than humans.
War Wagon The War Wagon is a Korean unique unit in the strategy game Age of Empires II, and a German unique unit in Age of Empires III. In Age of Empires III the War Wagon is immensely strong against heavy cavalry, and has above average siege damage for a cavalry unit.
War With God In July of 2006, a track entitled "War with God" would see Ludacris return after some time off in movies. In the track, Ludacris goes on the offensive against an unknown rapper who has sold drugs, and makes repeated references to shooting guns in his songs, isn't as rich as he (Ludacris) and likes to give himself titles - all very well known characteristics and facts directly relating to T.
War Without End "War Without End" is a two-part story consisting of the 16th and 17th episodes in the third season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. They were broadcast first on May 13 and May 20, 1996 on the PTEN network in America.
War's End War's End is a journalistic comic about the Bosnian War written by Joe Sacco. It contains two stories; the first, Christmas with Karadzic, about tracking down and meeting the Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić, and the second, Soba, about a popular Sarajevan man who fights against the Serbs.
War-responsibility trials in Finland The war-responsibility trials in Finland () was a trial of the Finnish wartime leaders held responsible for the starting or continuation of the war of aggression against the Soviet Union during the Continuation War, 1941-1944.
Wara Jarso Wara Jarso is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Shewa Zone, Wara Jarso is bordered on the south by Kuyu, on the west by the Muger River which separates it from the Misraq Welega Zone, on the north by the Abay River which separates it from the Amhara Region, on the northeast by the Jamma River which separates it from Dera, and on the east by Hidabu Abote.
Warabrook, New South Wales Warabrook (postcode 2304) is a north-western suburb of the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It has a station (opened in 1997 to serve the nearby University of Newcastle in Callaghan and Warabrook) on CityRail's Hunter line.
Waragi Waragi (pronounced [waragi] or [waradĘ’i]) (also known as enguli) is a generic term in Uganda for domestic distilled beverages. Waragi is also given different names, depending on region of origin and/or the distillation process.
Warai no Daigaku: University of Laughs Warai no Daigaku: (笑いの大学)　University of Laughs is a story by Japanese dramatist Mitani Koki which began as a play in 1997 staring actors Nishimura Masahiko and Kondo Yoshimasa. After success it was then made into a movie in 2004 starring actors Yakusho Koji and Goro Inagaki by Fuji Television and Toho Studios.
Waranga Basin Waranga Basin () is a reservoir forming part of the Goulburn River irrigation system in Victoria. It is located in Campaspe Shire near the City of Greater Shepparton and is located near the townships of Tatura, Rushworth and Murchison.
Waranonthawat Prince Waranonthawat, born Mom Chao Varananda Dhavaj Chudadhuj (August 19, 1922-September 14, 1990) was the son of Prince Chudadhut Dharadilok and Mom Rawee Kaiyanon. Although he was the only son of a senior Thai prince, he was disqualified from the Thai throne since his mother was not Prince Chudadhut's formal wife.
Waratah Waratah (Telopea) is a genus of five species of large shrubs or small trees in the Proteaceae, native to southeastern Australia, from New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. They have spirally arranged leaves 10-20 cm long and 2-3 cm broad with entire or serrated margins, and large, dense flowerheads 6-15 cm diameter with numerous small red flowers and a basal ring of red bracts.
Waratah clinic Waratah Clinic is a community mental health clinic covering the municipalities of Moonee Valley and Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria. The clinic, which was created by the merger of Ellery Clinic in Carlton and the Mount Alexander Centre in Essendon in late 2004, is the outpatient arm of the Inner West Area Mental Health Service; the inpatient unit is located at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville.
Waratah Shield The Waratah Shield is a rugby union knock-out competition for high school teams from New South Wales, Australia. First contested in 1963, it is organised by the NSW Combined High Schools and attracts around 100 entries.
Waratah, New South Wales Waratah is a north-western residential suburb of the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, boundaried on the north by the Main North line. Waratah station was opened in 1858 and is served by CityRail's Hunter line.
Waray literature Earliest accounts of this literature date back to 1668 when a Spanish Jesuit by the name of Fr. Ignatio Francisco Alzina documented the poetic forms such as the candu, haya, ambahan, canogon, bical, balac, siday and awit.
Waray-Waray language Wáray-Wáray (commonly spelled as Waray-Waray; also referred to as Winaray or L(in) eyte-Samarnon) is a language spoken in the provinces of Samar, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte (eastern portion), and Biliran in the Philippines.
Warband (games) Warband games are a sub-breed of wargames. Whereas the typical wargame has the player control an entire army, a warband game is much smaller in focus, with the player controlling a single tactical unit, or 'warband' of six to twelve individual models.
Warbears Warbears is a highly regarded Flash animation game created by Italian Gionatan Iasio, known as Ioji. The game has the players controlling a four-man tactical Warbears-squadron in a 2D-style level per level puzzle, with additions from numerous genres, including platform and 2D fighting games.
Warbird Warbird is a term used to describe vintage military aircraft. Although the term originally implied piston driven aircraft from the World War II era, it is now often extended to include all military aircraft, including jet powered aircraft, that are no longer in military service.
Warble fly Warble fly is a name given to the genus Hypoderma, large flies which are parasitic on cattle and deer. Other names include "heel flies", "bomb flies", and "gad flies", while their larvae are often called "cattle grubs".
Warblog A warblog or milblog is a weblog devoted mostly or wholly to covering news events concerning an ongoing war. Sometimes the use of the term "warblog" implies that the blog concerned has a pro-war slant.
Warbrand Portrayed numerous times in the Maciejowski Bible or Morgan Bible, the Warbrand is a melding of sword and polearm. Thought to be the forerunner of the long-sword or bastard-sword, no physical example of a Warbrand has ever been unearthed.
Warbucket Warbucket is a webcomic drawn by Tarek Alyusuf and written by Marcel Walden. The site also features a blog that deals with a broad spectrum of different issues such as news about Blizzard Entertainment, gaming in general, the world and the web in general.
Warbucks Warbucks are Akiko Carver (ASCAP) and Hollis Queens (BMI), a songwriting/production group creating Pop and Urban songs. Akiko Carver was a member of an electropop group (Semiautomatic; 5RC), and composed much of the soundtrack to MTV Films/Paramount Pictures "Better Luck Tomorrow.
Warburg's hypothesis This hypothesis was set up by a scientists named Otto Heinrich Warburg in 1924. It claims that the cause of cancer, maligant growth and tumor growth can be found in the fact that tumor cells mainly generate energy (as e.
Warburton Highway Warburton Highway is an east-west road in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), and the Yarra Valley wine region, and connects Maroondah Highway in Lilydale with the towns in the region. The entire road is within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area.
Warburton railway line, Melbourne The Warburton diesel greater-metropolitan railway line, in Melbourne, Australia, was a railway branching off from the Healesville line at the present terminus, Lilydale, extending into the Shire of Yarra Ranges.
Warburton Trail The Warburton Trail is a local term for the Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail, a walking and cycling track in eastern Victoria, Australia. It runs a distance of 38km between Lilydale and Warburton, along the former Warburton Railway Line.
Warburton, Greater Manchester Warburton is a village and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Cheshire, Warburton lies on the south bank of the River Mersey between Warrington and Manchester.
Warburton, Western Australia Warburton or Warburton mission () is a tiny settlement in Western Australia, just to the south of the Gibson Desert on the Great Central Road and Gunbarrel Highway. The settlement has been an Aboriginal mission since 1934, when Will Wade, his wife and his children established the mission under the auspices of the UAM (United Aborigines Mission).
Warcon Enterprises Warcon Enterprises is a New York based independent record label, focused on post-hardcore, and screamo and was started by Bob Chiappardi and Kevin Lyman in 2004. Warcon is a sponsor of the Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour.
Warcraft (film) Warcraft is a live action motion picture based on the Warcraft video-game series. The film was announced in mid-2006 just before E3 2006 by an official press release from BlizzardBlizzard official press release.
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans WarCraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans was a dark comical point-and-click adventure computer game under development by Blizzard Entertainment that was set in the Warcraft Universe, and cancelled before its release. Russian company Animation Magic located in St.
Warcraft III Clans Clans in [Warcraft III] are a group of users that have joined together to create a clan. In this clan, the members will have their own private channel in Warcraft III where they may chat with their other clan members and any other visitors that enter the channel.
Warcraft universe The Warcraft universe is the fictional universe in which the Warcraft series of computer games, novels and announced movie are set. Known worlds of this fantasy universe include Azeroth (homeworld of most of the known races in the universe, due to this being where most of the content takes place), Draenor (now known as Outland, homeworld of the Orcs), Argus (homeworld of the Eredar), and Xoroth, one of worlds destroyed by the Burning Legion, homeworld of the Nathrezim.
Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game is a role-playing game line published by Sword & Sorcery in 2003, based on the Warcraft computer game. The second edition is officially called World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, but both editions are commonly referred to as the "Warcraft RPG" or "Warcraft tabletop" to avoid confusion with the World of Warcraft MMORPG.
Warcry (us band) Warcry is a hardcore punk band from Portland, Oregon featuring members of hardcore bands Tragedy, Hellshock, and From Ashes Rise. They play a style of punk called d-beat, which is infulenced by the UK punk band Discharge.
Ward (country subdivision) *In Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a ward is an electoral area of a borough, city, council, county, district, parish, shire or town (Local Government Area). An example is New Orleans' 9th Ward.
Ward (law) In law, a ward is someone placed under the protection of a legal guardian. A court may take responsibility for the legal protection of an individual, usually either a child or incapacitated person, in which case the ward is known as a ward of court or a state ward.
Ward (Mormonism) In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a ward is the larger of two types of local congregations (the smaller being a branch). A ward is presided over by a bishop, the equivalent of a pastor in other religions.
Ward (politics) A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC.
Ward Beysen Ward Beysen (Mortsel, 26 June, 1941 – Wilrijk, 14 January, 2005) was a Belgian politician and well-known freemason. He held a degree in Dutch and history teaching, obtained in 1963 in Lier and started his political career in the seventees in the Flemish Liberal party, the PVV, which was renamed VLD in 1992.
Ward Burton Ward Burton (born October 25, 1961) is an American NASCAR auto racer. He is scheduled to drive full time for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in the famed number 4 car with State Water Heaters recently announced as a sponsor.

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