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Westport, Oregon Westport is an unincorporated community on the Columbia River in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Westport is connected to Cathlamet, Washington across the river via the Wahkiakum County Ferry to Puget Island.
Wests Tigers Fanatics The Wests Tigers Fanatics (also known in short as the WTF) are the fanatical supporters of the Wests Tigers rugby league team that plays in the Australian National Rugby League. The group is one of the loudest and most passionate in Australia, something that is very much appreciated by the players themselves.
Westshore, Tampa Westshore is the principal business district of Tampa, Florida, with more than 11 million square feet of commercial office space, 4,000 businesses with nearly 100,000 employees, 32 hotels, 2 major shopping malls (International Plaza and WestShore Plaza) and more than 200 restaurants. Westshore is also home to 2 acclaimed sports venues: Raymond James Stadium, home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, University of South Florida Bulls football and Outback Bowl and Legends Field, the Spring Training home of the New York Yankees.
Westside (song) "Westside" is a song by the British rock band Athlete from their debut album, Vehicles and Animals. It was also released 23 June 2003 as the fifth single from that album, peaking at #42 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2003 in British music).
Westside Community Schools Westside Community Schools, also known locally as District 66, is Omaha's 3rd largest school district. The district has one high school, one middle school, ten elementary schools, and one alternative high school.
Westside Neighborhood School Westside Neighborhood School is a private independent school serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, located in the west side of Los Angeles, California. Since 1980, WNS has educated a diverse population of students and has built a lasting community of students, faculty, and parents.
Westside Park Westside Park is a proposed park in the City of Atlanta to be located on the site of the former Bellwood Quarry. The land, which had been owned by Fulton County, is currently in a long term lease to Vulcan Materials.
Westsylvania Heritage Corporation The Westsylvania Heritage Corporation (formerly the Allegheny Heritage Development Corporation) is a public organization centered in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. It was created in the late 1990s by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, a federal commission made to oversee the America's Industrial Heritage Project.
WestShore Plaza WestShore Plaza is an enclosed shopping mall located in the Westshore business district of Tampa, Florida. Although seen as the more affordable version of International Plaza and Bay Street (which is one mile away from WestShore Plaza), WestShore houses many higher-end retail chains, such as the Lindt & SprĂĽngli chocolatier and Ann Taylor.
Westurn Union Westurn Union is a rap group organized by Snoop Dogg featuring artists from Los Angeles and the nearby cities of Inglewood, Long Beach, and Watts. Snoop Dogg's goal in uniting the group was to bring West Coast hip hop back to the forefront of hip hop music at a time when Southern rap dominated radio airplay.
Westville, Connecticut Westville is a neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut located in the western part of the city. It is bordered by the neighboring town of Woodbridge, Connecticut on the west (the border runs roughly along the Wilbur Cross Parkway), by the Amity neighborhood on the north (along Fountain Street), by the West Rock neighborhood on the northeast (along Valley Street), by the West River on the east, and by the city of West Haven on the south.
Westvleteren Brewery The Westvleteren Brewery (Brouwerij Westvleteren) is a Belgian brewery founded in 1838 inside the Trappist Abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren in the Belgian municipality of Westvleteren, not far from the hops-producing town of Poperinge and the medieval city of Ypres. The brewery and its beers are usually referred to as Westvleteren.
Westward Ho (Phoenix) Westward Ho is a skyscraper located at 618 North Central Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona, formerly occupied by a hotel of the same name. When completed in 1927, the 208-foot (63 m) hotel was the tallest building in Arizona, a title it held until 1960.
Westward Journey Westward Journey () is a MMORPG developed and run by NetEase. After its initial release it began experiencing serious technical problems and was closed for reworking, to be reopened several months later as "Westward Journey II".
Westward Television Westward Television was the first ITV franchise holder for the South West of England from 29 April 1961 until 31 December 1981. After a difficult start, Westward provided a popular, distinctive and highly regarded service to its region, until public boardroom squabbles led to its franchise not being renewed by the IBA.
Westwater Canyon Westwater Canyon is a canyon located on the Colorado River in Eastern Utah between Grand Junction, Colorado and Moab, Utah. The inner gorge of the canyon is made up of black Precambrian rock and contains class III and IV rapids which are well sought after by whitewater enthusiasts.
Westway (1997 radio series) Westway was a radio soap opera broadcast twice a week on the BBC World Service from 1997 to October 2005. It focused on life in and around the fictional Westway Health Centre in west London, and was named after the main route into London from the north west.
Westway to the World Westway to the World is a 2000 documentary film about the British punk rock band The Clash. Directed by Don Letts, the film combines old footage from club shows and stadium concerts with interviews of members Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, and Joe Strummer and other people associated with the group.
Westwood (computer virus) Westwood is a computer virus, a variant of the Jerusalem family, discovered August 1990, in Westwood, California. It is unknown whether the Westwood indicated in papers is the Westwood census-designated place in Lassen County or whether it is the Los Angeles district of Westwood.
Westwood (Pittsburgh) Westwood is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's west city area. It has a zip codes of both 15205 and 15220, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 (West Neighborhoods).
Westwood Bible Fellowship Located in the beautiful mountain town of Westwood near Lake Almanor in Northern California, Westwood Bible Fellowship is a brand new church dedicated to helping you find a connection with God and with others. Regardless of your background or what you've been through in your life, we believe that God loves you and has a plan and purpose for you.
Westwood College of Technology Westwood College offers over 18 Associate and Bachelor Degree programs in business, criminal justice, gaming, fashion, computers & information technology, and design as well as degree, diploma, and certificate programs in health care, industrial services, and aviation maintenance.
Westwood Country Club Westwood Country Club or more formally, Westwood Country Club of St. Louis, was founded in October, 1907 in the old Columbian Club by a group of men who felt that the time had arrived to form a Jewish country club in what was then the third largest city in the United States.
Westwood Heath Westwood Heath is a village which is now a western suburb of the City of Coventry in the West Midlands, England. It is bordered by the suburb of Canley and the University of Warwick campus to the east, the suburb of Tile Hill to the north, the village of Burton Green to the west, and rural Warwickshire to the south.
Westwood International School Westwood International School is an English-using international school in Gabarone, Botswana. It was founded in 1988 with sponsorship from the American and British governments and in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.
Westwood railway station Westwood railway station was situated on the South Yorkshire Railway 's Blackburn Valley line between Chapeltown Central and Birdwell & Hoyland Common. The station served an area of few houses apart from two rows of miners' cottages known as "Westwood Row".
Westwood Regional High School Westwood Regional High School is a six-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Borough of Westwood and the Township of Washington, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Westwood Regional School District.
Westwood Regional School District The Westwood Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district serving the communities of the Borough of Westwood (2000 Census population 10,400; 1,395 students) and the Township of Washington (population 9,800; 1,265 students) in Bergen County, New Jersey. These two communities are located approximately fifteen miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan.
Westwoods Trails The Westwoods Trails is an extensive hiking trail system in Guilford, Connecticut. The trail system has approximately 39 miles of trails with features such as: caves, lakes, streams, rivers, and interesting rock formations.
Westworld Westworld was a 1973 film written and directed by Michael Crichton. It was a seminal science fiction movie starring Yul Brynner as a malfunctioning robotic Western movie-style gunslinger in a futuristic amusement park (called Delos) where wealthy patrons vacation to role-play their fantasies.
Westworld (Theatre of Hate album) Westworld is the only studio album released by Theatre of Hate prior to the band's dissolution in 1983. Released by Burning Rome Records in 1982 (see 1982 in music), Westworld has been re-issued three times since, most recently on Compact Disc by Snapper Music in 1997.
WestWirralWorks CLC WestWirralWorks City Learning Centre is situated on the campus of Hilbre High School, West Kirby, Merseyside. The centre specialises in Computer Aided Design and Manufacture (CAD/CAM), and aims to raise attainment in all subjects across the national curriculum by promoting the innovative use of ICT.
Wet (magazine) Wet magazine was an avant-garde Los Angeles-based magazine that revolved around the idea of "gourmet bathing", which later evolved to "gourmet bathing and beyond". Its publisher and creator was Leonard Koren, an architecture school graduate.
Wet (Streisand album) Wet, Barbra Streisand's twenty-fifth album, is a concept album that expresses the different interpretations of water. The album was very a major success for Barbra Streisand, and all the success this album saw was due to the album's #1 hit single, "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)", Barbra Streisand's duet with disco queen, Donna Summer.
Wet alife Wet alife is artificial life created in vitro as opposed to in silico as is usually meant when using the broder term "alife". Generally wet alife involves experiments with chemical substrates in water or another solvent (which is where the "wet" in "wet alife" comes from).
Wet and Rusting EP Wet and Rusting is an EP released by Menomena, featuring a track from the upcoming full length, Friend and Foe, along with two outtakes of "Wet and Rusting" and 3 unreleased tracks. It was sold during their tour with What Made Milwaukee Famous and The Long Winters.
Wet Beaver Wilderness Wet Beaver Wilderness Area preserves 6,700 acres of Beaver Creek Canyon in the Coconino National Forest. The main trailhead for Wet Beaver is located about 2 miles east of the Sedona exit from I-17, near the Beaver Creek Ranger Station.
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) is a composite temperature used to estimate the effect of temperature, humidity, and solar radiation on humans. It is used by industrial hygienists, athletes, and the military to determine appropriate exposure levels to high temperatures.
Wet cleaning Wet cleaning is a non-toxic, environmentally safe dry cleaning alternative utilizing computer controlled washing machines, biodegradable soaps and conditioners, and specialized pressing equipment suitable for virtually all fabric and fiber types.
Wet confetti Wet Confetti is an art rock band that formed in Portland, Oregon November 2000. They are a three piece that consist of Alberta Poon on vocals, Bass VI and keytar; Daniel Grazzini on guitar and keyboards; and Michael McKinnon on drums.
Wet Dreams Wet Dreams (몽정기 Mongjeongki) is a 2002 South Korean film. Inspired partly by American gross-out comedies like American Pie, it follows the sexual misadventures of four boys through middle and high school.
Wet Dreams 2 Wet Dreams 2 (몽정기2 Mongjeongki 2) is a 2005 South Korean film. Comedic but more serious than its predecessor Wet Dreams, it follows four girls in high school as they become curious about sex and compete for the affection of their new teacher.
Wet earth colliery The Wet Earth Colliery has a unique place in British coal mining history, apart from being one of the earliest pits in the country; it is the place where the engineer James Brindley made water run uphill. The colliery is located in Clifton, a suburb of Salford in Greater Manchester.
Wet electrons Hydrogen atoms on water or hydroxide (OH) can be involved in hydrogen bonds or be dangling. Wet electrons are primarily stabilized by the dangling atoms on OH, which is more acidic than water, but the dangling atoms on water also contribute to the stabilization.
Wet feet, dry feet policy The wet feet, dry feet policy (sometimes called the wet-foot, dry-foot policy) is the name given to a consequence of the 1995 revision of the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 that says, essentially, that anyone who fled Cuba and got into the United States would be allowed to pursue residency a year later. After talks with the Cuban government, the Clinton administration came to an agreement with Cuba that it would stop admitting people found at sea.
Wet grinder Wet grinders are very popular tools in the South Indian kitchen used to make paste out of soaked grains and lentils. At one time, a wet grinder consisted of a large rock with a hole in it, where a cylindrical rock with a wooden handle fit in.
Wet Inburgering Nieuwkomers In 1998, the Dutch parliament institute legislation called, “Wet Inburgering Nieuwkomers”, translated, New Immigrants’ Integration Law. This law basically outlines the intent and procedures to “help” integrate the new immigrants into the Dutch society.
Wet Ink Wet Ink magazine is an Australian magazine devoted to publishing new Australian writing, with an emphasis on new and emerging writers. Published quarterly, it features fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction, plus an interview with a writer and book reviews.
Wet laboratory Wet Laboratories are defined as laboratories where chemicals, drugs, or other material or biological matter are tested and analyzed requiring water, direct ventilation, and specialized piped utilities. Wet Laboratory space types do not include biohazards in Levels BL-2, BL-3, and BL-4 as defined by the 1999 NIH/CDC guideline "Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories,".
Wet meadow A wet meadow is a semi-wetland meadow which is saturated with water throughout much of the year. Wet meadows may occur because of poor drainage or the receipt of large amounts of water from rain or melted snow.
Wet moon A Wet moon (also called a Cheshire moon and in some cases a Dry moon) is a lunar phase when the "horns" of the crescent moon point up at an angle, away from the horizon. This is caused when the crescent of the moon, during its orbit around the Earth, displays the result of that orbit as well as that of Earth's orbit around the Sun.
Wet Planet Beverages Wet Planet Beverages, of Rochester, New York is the company which produces Jolt Cola, Napa Valley Soda, Thornwood Estates, Autumn frost, and DNA (drink). They are also a distributor for Martinelli's Sparkling Cider.
Wet sub A wet sub is a type of underwater vehicle (submarine) that does not provide a dry environment for its occupants. Usually, wet suited scuba divers will ride upon the device (as one would ride a motorcycle, or with an opening as in an Olympic bobsled, although it can be designed to fully enclose its occupant(s) to provide lower drag.
Wet sump A wet sump is a lubricating oil management design for four-stroke piston internal combustion engines which uses a built-in reservoir for oil, as opposed to an external or secondary reservoir used in a dry sump design.
Wet T-shirt contest A wet T-shirt contest is a form of beauty contest in which the participating women wear a white or light-colored T-shirt without a bra, while water is sprayed or poured on them to make their clothing semi-transparent. The water is often cold to induce erect nipples, suggestive of sexual arousal.
Wet Transformer A wet transformer is a special type of transformer that is used to couple telephone equipment to electronic equipment. It is made with a primary winding that is designed to have a DC voltage impressed upon it.
Wet Tropics of Queensland The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site is an umbrella name for a series of National Parks stretching for 450 km along the north east coast of Australia, from Townsville to Cooktown, bordering the Great Barrier Reef, itself another World Heritage site.
Wet wing A wet wing is an aerospace engineering technique where an aircraft's wing structure is sealed and used as a fuel tank. By eliminating the need for fuel bladders, aircraft can weigh less and offer improved performance.
Wet wipe A wet wipe, also known as a wet nap or a moist towelette, is a small moistened piece of paper or cloth that often comes folded and individually wrapped in its own wrapper for convenience, much like a packet of sugar or a condom. Such towelettes are for cleansing or disinfecting.
Wet work Wet work is primarily a euphemism for murder or assassination by governmental agencies that came into use during the Cold War. Today, it has come to refer to a much broader range of government-sponsored covert actions, such as sabotage, espionage, and demolitions operations.
Wet workshop Wet workshop is the idea of using a spent rocket stage as a makeshift space station. A liquid-fuel rocket primarily consists of two large, airtight fuel tanks; it was realized that the fuel tanks could be retrofitted into the living quarters of a space station.
Wet'suwet'en Wet'suwet'en (also known as Hwotsotenne, Witsuwit'en, Wetsuwet'en, Wets'uwet'en) are a First Nations people who live on the Bulkley River and around Broman Lake and Francois Lake in Northwestern British Columbia.
Wet'suwet'en First Nation The Wet'suwet'en First Nation is a First Nations band located outside of Burns Lake in the central interior of British Columbia. It was formerly known as the Broman Lake Indian Band and is still usually referred to as Broman Lake although this is no longer its official name.
Wet-bulb temperature Wet-bulb temperature is a factor in the determination of relative humidity. Wet-bulb temperature is measured using a thermometer that has its bulb wrapped in cloth—called a sock—that is kept wet with water via wicking action.
Wet-folding Wet-folding is an origami technique developed by Akira Yoshizawa that employs water to dampen the paper so that it can be manipulated more easily. This process adds an element of sculpture to origami, which is otherwise purely geometric.
Wet-on-wet Wet-on-wet, also known as Wet-in-wet, is a painting technique in which layers of wet paint are applied to previous layers of wet paint. This technique requires a fast way of working, because the art work has to be finished before the first layers have dried.
Weta Digital Weta Digital is a digital visual effects company based in Wellington, New Zealand, an offshoot of the Weta Workshop physical effects company. Director Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor and others founded Weta Digital in 1993 to produce the digital special effects for Heavenly Creatures, working with just one computer on that film.
Weta Tenzan Chain Maille Weta Tenzan Chain Maille is a division of Peter Jackson's production company that makes Chainmail, from unique sets for lead actors to hundreds of identical sets for extras. Prior films tended to use either painted cloth (such as Monty Python and the Holy Grail's painted wool sweaters), which cannot be used in close-up and looks terrible at greater distances, or real chain mail armor which is quite heavy.
Weta Workshop Weta Workshop is a physical effects company based in Miramar, New Zealand, producing effects for television and film. Founded in 1987 by Richard Taylor and others, it has produced creatures and makeup effects for the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess and effects for films such as Meet The Feebles and Heavenly Creatures.
Wetback (slur) Wetback is a derogatory term for a Mexican or Central American who is in the United States illegally. The term is based on the presumption that the person in question swam or waded across the Rio Grande to get into the United States, getting their back wet in the process.
Wetdown Many volunteer fire departments in the United States celebrate the arrival of a new piece of apparatus with a wetdown. Mostly an excuse to party, a wetdown is a large celebration in which the neighboring fire departments share in the joy of a new fire engine or truck by coming with their engines and wetting down the new truck, something easily interpreted as a metaphor for baptism.
Wethautal Wethautal is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") in the Burgenlandkreis (district), in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated along the small river Wethau, a tributary of the Saale, southeast of Naumburg.
Wetherby Wetherby is an historic market town in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, although it is actually closer to Harrogate than it is Leeds, and so it isn't part of the city itself.
Wetherby (HM Prison) A former Naval Base, HMYOI Wetherby was introduced into the Prison System in 1958 as a Borstal. Since that time there have been many changes in its role from an open Youth Custody Centre, to a closed Youth Custody Centre, to its current role as a dedicated Male Juvenile Centre housing 360 trainees aged between 15 & 17 years.
Wethersfield Institute The Wethersfield Institute is an organization which supports the Roman Catholic Church in the United States through the study of Christian culture. The Institute is known for sponsoring an annual series lectures held in Manhattan whose proceedings are published through St.
Wetiko Wetiko (wet-ee-ko) is a Native American term for what they felt as the amoral and predatory behavior of the Europeans: that they consumed others' lands lives by physical or economic enslavement. The term probably derives from the Algonquian root word "witiku", though the term's exact spelling varies throughout the tribes and the times: wendigo, windego, wetiko, windago, windikouk, and so on.
Wetland In physical geography, a wetland is an environment "at the interface between truly terrestrial ecosystems and truly aquatic systems making them different from each yet highly dependent on both" (Mitsch & Gosselink, 1986). In essence, wetlands are ecotones.
Wetlook Wetlook originally means the scene of a person or persons wearing wet clothing; it can also refer to the act of getting wet while wearing clothing, and having fun either in doing so or in watching others do it. To many, it is a sexual fetish, where pleasure is derived from observation of wet-clothed persons as well as getting wet oneself, but other people enjoy getting wet themselves for entirely non-sexual reasons, such as a social hobby.
Wetmore Glacier Wetmore Glacier () is a glacier about 40 miles long, flowing southeast between the Rare Range and Latady Mountains into the north part of Gardner Inlet. It was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, under Ronne, who named this feature for Alexander Wetmore, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, who assisted Ronne in laying out the scientific research program of the expedition.
Wetpixel Wetpixel is an online community website dedicated to providing the latest information on digital underwater photography and imaging, and is currently owned and run by Eric Cheng with help from James Wiseman, Alex Mustard, the volunteer Wetpixel staff, and numerous other contributors. Wetpixel includes breaking news, features, equipment reviews, photo contests, and an active community forum.
Wetsoc WETSOC is the informal name given to the Marine Science and Technology Society at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Its purpose is to organise social and educational events for the students of the Marine Science and Technology department.
Wetstraat The Wetstraat (in Dutch) or Rue de la Loi (in French) is a street in Brussels running from the Schumanplein (Rond Point Schuman) to Koningsstraat (or Rue Royale) almost in the centre of Brussels. Translated, Wetstraat means "Law Street".
Wetsuit A wetsuit is a protective garment used for watersports such as scuba diving, surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing and triathlon. A modern wetsuit is mostly made from thin neoprene, which provides limited thermal protection for activities in cold water.
Wetsuit boot In scuba diving a bootee or bootie or wetsuit boot is a thick sock-like garment made of wetsuit material. They serve the dual purpose of protecting the diver's feet when walking out of water, with or without a wetsuit, and keeping their feet warm underwater.
Wetter, Hesse Wetter is a small town in Hesse, Germany. The rather unusual designation Wetter (Hessen-Nassau) stems from a time when the town belonged to the Prussian province of the same name, and nowadays is only used by the railway – even today, the railway station in town shows this name.
Wetteraukreis The Wetteraukreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Landkreis GieĂźen, Vogelsbergkreis, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, district-free Stadt Frankfurt, Hochtaunuskreis, Lahn-Dill-Kreis.
Wetting Wetting is the contact between a fluid and a surface, when the two are brought into contact. When a liquid has a high surface tension (strong internal bonds), it will form a droplet, whereas a liquid with low surface tension will spread out over a greater area (bonding to the surface).
Wetting current In electrical engineering, a wetting current (or sealing current) is the minimum current needing to flow through a newly-closed mechanical switch or relay in order to break through any film that may have been deposited on the switch contacts while open.
Wetting layer In the creation of quantum dots with a molecular beam epitaxy chamber, by spraying a surface with layers of atoms under high temperature, a residue is produced on the surface called a wetting layer, which can interfere with the stimulation of the dots in order to control their state for quantum computation.
Wettingen Abbey Wettingen Abbey (Kloster Wettingen) was a Cistercian monastery in Wettingen in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It was founded in 1227 and dissolved during the secularisation of 1841, but re-founded at Mehrerau in Austria in 1854
Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey Wettingen-Mehrerau Territorial Abbey (Territorialabtei Wettingen-Mehrerau) (official name: Beatae Mariae Virginis de Maris Stella et de Augia Majore) is a Cistercian monastery located near Bregenz in Vorarlberg, Austria. Wettingen-Mehrerau is directly subordinate to the Holy See and thus forms no part of the ecclesiastical province of Salzburg.
Wetton Wetton is a small village in the Staffordshire Peak District. It gives its name to Wetton Mill (or Wettonmill), which is hamlet on the River Manifold, and Wetton Hill (), which are both in the care of the National Trust.
Wetus Wetus are domed redcedar huts, that were used by some north-eastern Native American tribes such as the Wampanoag. They provided temporary shelter for families wandering the wooded coast for hunting and fishing.
Wetware The term Wetware is used to describe the integration of the concepts of the physical construct known as the central nervous system (CNS) and the mental construct known as the human mind. It is a two part abstraction drawn from the computer related idea of hardware or software.
Wetware computer A wetware computer is an organic computer (also known as an artificial organic brain or a neurocomputer) built from living neurons. Professor Bill Ditto, at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is the primary researcher driving the creation of these artificially constructed, but still organic brains.
Wetware hacker A wetware hacker is an individual who utilizes various electronic technologies to influence wetware (neural structures). Sensory and extra-sensory (like transcranial magnetic stimulation) inputs are used to augment perception and alter consciousness.
Wetworks Wetworks is a comic book series created by comic book artist Whilce Portacio and writer Brandon Choi. Originally intended as one of the core Image Comics launch titles in 1992, the series was put on hiatus until 1994 due to the death of Portacio's sister.
Weverton Weverton, Maryland is an unincorporated hamlet (pop 500) located in the southern tip of Washington County, Maryland, near the north shore of the Potomac River. The intersection of MD Route 67 and US Route 340 is nearby.
Wewelsburg Wewelsburg (pronounced ) is a Renaissance castle located in the northwest of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the village of BĂĽren, Westphalia, in district of Paderborn in the Alme Valley (see Alme). It is known for becoming the ritual headquarters of the SS in 1934 under Heinrich Himmler.
Wexford Borough (UK Parliament constituency) Wexford Borough was a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January, 1801.

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