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Wands
A wand is a thin, straight, hand-held stick of wood, ivory, or metal. Wand may also refer to: People *Bruce Wands, an American digital artist and educator *Günter Wand, a German orchestra conductor and composer *Hart Wand, an early white American blues musician and composer from Oklahoma City *John W C Wand, an Anglican archbishop of Brisbane, Australia *Seth Wand, an American football offensive tackle *Walter Rudi Wand, a German judge *Wand Bewossen, a military figure in Ethiopian history *Wanderlei Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist Music *Wand (band), an American psychedelic rock band *Wands (band), a 3-member Japanese rock music group *Wand Records, a record company *"The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat)," a song by The Flaming Lips Media *WAND (TV), an NBC affiliate in Decatur, Illinois *"The Wand (Adventure Time), The Wand", an episode of ''Adventure Time'' on season one DVD *The Wand (The Amazing World of Gumball), "The Wand" (''The Amazing World of Gumball' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suit Of Wands
The suit of wands is one of four suits in tarot, collectively known as the Minor Arcana. Like the other tarot suits, the suit of wands contains fourteen cards: ace (one), two through ten, page and knight (sometimes referred to as princess and prince), queen and king. When Tarot cards are to play Tarocchi, Tarot card games, where wands corresponds to the suit of batons. Tarot cards came to be utilized for Tarot reading, divinatory purposes by esotericists such as Eliphas Levi and were regularized into the divinatory form most known today by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and the Rider–Waite Tarot, created by a Golden Dawn member.Paul Huson, Huson, Paul, (2004) ''Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancient Roots to Modern Usage'', Vermont: Destiny Books,''Mystical Origins of the Tarot'' Divinatory and occult meanings In Aleister Crowley's 1944 ''The Book of Thoth (Crowley), The Book of Thoth'', the suit of wands is associated with the action of the Will (philosophy), Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Wands
Bruce E. Wands (October 22, 1949 – July 6, 2022) was an American educator, author, artist, and musician, with a specific interest in digital art. As well as art and music, he was interested in creativity in general. Specifically, he was a pioneer of computer graphics. He founded the BFA Computer Art Department at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and directed the New York Digital Salon. ''Time Out New York'' named Wands as one of the "99 People to Watch in 1999". Born in Montclair, New Jersey, and raised in nearby Verona, as the youngest of three children, Wands graduated from Verona High School in 1967. In 1971, he received a BA degree from Lafayette College and in 1976 he was awarded a Master of Science degree by Syracuse University. He was director of Computer Education at the School of Visual Arts in New York and then founded the BFA Computer Art program at the School, which he led from 1994 until 1998. He was later Chair of the MFA Computer Arts program during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wands (band)
(stylized as WANDS) is a Japanese rock band formed in 1991 and active until 2000 under the label B-Gram Records. In 2019, the band reunited with a new vocalist, Daishi Uehara, and two former members, Shibasaki and Kimura, under the D-Go recording label. In the span of 29 years, the band has had three lead vocalists and changed instrumental members five times. Members Wesugi period * (1991-1996)- vocalist, lyricist, composer, arranger * (1991-1992)-keyboardist, composer, arranger * (1991-1996)-guitarist, composer, arranger * (1992-1996)-keyboardist, lyricist, composer, arranger Waku period * (1997-2000)-vocalist, lyricist, arranger * (1997-2000)-guitarist, lyricist, composer, arranger * (1992-2000)-keyboardist, lyricist, composer, arranger Uehara period * (2019-)- vocalist, lyricist * (1991-1996, 2019-)-guitarist, composer, arranger * (1992-2000, 2019-)-keyboardist, lyricist, composer, arranger Career 1991–1996: Commercial success with Show Wesugi The band was found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wand
A wand is a thin, light-weight rod that is held with one hand, and is traditionally made of wood, but may also be made of other materials, such as metal, bone or stone. Long versions of wands are often styled in forms of staves or sceptres, which could have large ornamentation on the top. In modern times, wands are usually associated with stage magic or supernatural magic, but there have been other uses, all stemming from the original meaning as a synonym of rod and virge. A stick that is used for reaching, pointing, drawing in the dirt, and directing other people, is one of the earliest and simplest of tools. History It is possible that wands were used by pre-historic peoples. It is mentioned that 'rods' (as well as rings) were found with Red Lady of Paviland in Britain. It is mentioned in ''Gower – A Guide to Ancient and Historic Monuments on the Gower Peninsula'' that these might have been wands and are depicted as such in a reconstruction drawing of the burial of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyko Wand
The Wand is a line of game controllers released by Nyko as third-party alternatives to the official Nintendo Wii Remote. The original Wand duplicated the functionality of the Wii Remote, while the updated Wand+ added internal replication of the Wii MotionPlus for more advanced motion sensing, similar to Nintendo's later Wii Remote Plus. The Wand series also adds additional functionality through the use of a proprietary extension of the standard Wii Remote expansion port. Overview The design of the Wand is largely similar to Nintendo's Wii Remote. Like the official controller, it has been made available in multiple colors, and features seven digital buttons and a D-pad on the face, a trigger button on the reverse; an infrared sensor for pointer controls; and motion sensing hardware. The latter was improved in the updated Wand+, which internally replicates the functionality of the Wii MotionPlus. The Wand expansion port also includes additional pins dubbed "Trans-Port Technolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Action For New Directions
Women's Action for New Directions or WAND is a volunteer-run progressive non-profit organization in the United States with the objective of "building women's political power to advocate for peace and security". History In the early 1980s, anti-nuclear activist Helen Caldicott founded the Women's Party for Survival which then gathered around a kitchen table in Cambridge, MA, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The group initially aimed to bring more women into the conversation about nuclear weapons. To expand opportunities for women to take action, WAND was founded in 1982 as Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament. With the help of thousands of volunteers, the group began educating the public and policymakers about the threat of the arms race and potential policy solutions, eventually opening a second office in Washington, D.C. in 1985. WAND was renamed Women's Action for New Directions in 1991 after the end of the Cold War. In 1991, WAND created the Women Legislators' Lobby (WiLL), a nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wand (Wall)
''Wand (Wall)'' is an oil painting by Gerhard Richter executed in 1994. It was in Richter's private collection for over 15 years before he sold it to the Wako Works of Art gallery in Tokyo in 2010. It was sold at Sotheby's Sotheby's ( ) is a British-founded multinational corporation with headquarters in New York City. It is one of the world's largest brokers of fine art, fine and decorative art, jewellery, and collectibles. It has 80 locations in 40 countries, an ..., London, on 12 February 2014 for £17,442,500. Bibliography * Exhibition Catalogue, London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, ''Gerhard Richter'', 1998, p. 87, no. 806, illustrated in colour * '' art Das Kunstmagazin'', no. 12, December 1999, front cover, illustrated in colour * Robert Storr, ''Gerhard Richter: Malerei, Ostfildern'' 2002, p. 245, illustrated in colour * Joost Zwagerman, ''Transito'', Amsterdam/Antwerp 2006, pp. 160–61, illustrated in colour References 1994 paintings Paintings by Gerhard Rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violet Wand
Erotic electrostimulation (abbreviated erotic e-stim and also known as electrosex) is a sexual practice involving the application of electrical stimulation to the nerves of the body, with particular emphasis on the genitals, using a power source (such as a TENS, EMS, violet wands, or made-for-play units) for purposes of sexual stimulation. Electrostimulation has been associated with BDSM activities, and erotic electrostimulation is an evolution of that practice. Safety Electrostimulation, in general, can cause tissue damage or even death if misused. The most common problems arising from electrostimulation tend to be burns from lack of sufficiently wide surface contact, i.e. bad contact, between the electrode and the skin's surface. Even at relatively low current and voltage, there is also risk of interference with normal heart function (potentially including cardiac arrest), and this risk is higher for those who use an artificial pacemaker or similar device or who have hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince's Wand
The prince's wand (also known as a penis plug) is a piece of body piercing jewelry. It consists of a hollow tube with a threaded cap at the end. The tube is inserted into the urethra, and a stem is inserted through a Prince Albert piercing and into another threaded hole on the side of the tube. The general shape is similar to a police nightstick. The little side stem holds the tube in place. The threaded cap, often just a ball, can be removed so the wearer can urinate through the hollow tube without having to remove the jewelry (from the Prince Albert piercing). Most prince's wands are held in place by a Prince Albert (PA) piercing, but any urethral piercing can be used, and some wands require no piercing. Prince's wands are somewhat uncommon, expensive to buy and relatively difficult to manufacture or procure. They are most popular among men who enjoy urethral play. Prince's wands require precision measurements of the penis and urethra both flaccid and erect, in addit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wand Vibrator
A wand vibrator is a massaging device which is often also used as a vibrator and a sex toy. It consists of a rounded vibrating ball attached to a handle. The vibration is provided by an electric motor in the handle that rotates an unbalanced flywheel mounted either within the vibrating ball connected to the motor via a flexible coupling, or, less effectively, within the handle itself attached directly to the motor shaft. The Hitachi Magic Wand, available since 1968, is the best-known wand vibrator brand, but many other similar devices exist, including the Doxy wand vibrator made in Britain. Operation Wand vibrators can be powered either by batteries or from mains power, with the most powerful devices being typically mains-powered. Many recently designed mains-powered wand vibrators use a plug-in AC adaptor power supply which converts mains voltages down to safer voltage levels. In addition to use in masturbation Masturbation is a form of autoeroticism in which a pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wand (The Amazing World Of Gumball)
The first season of the British-American animated comedy children's television series ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' originally aired from May 3, 2011, to March 13, 2012, on Cartoon Network, and was produced by Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe, in association with Boulder Media and Dandelion Studios. Consisting of 36 episodes, the season premiered with the episode "The DVD" and concluded with the episode "The Fight". The season premiere was watched by 2.120 million viewers in the United States. Development Plot The season focuses on the misadventures of Gumball Watterson, a blue 12-year-old cat, along with his adopted brother, Darwin, a 10-year-old goldfish. Together, they cause mischief among their family, as well as with the wide array of students at Elmore Junior High, where they attend middle school. In a behind-the-scenes video documenting the production of the second season, creator Ben Bocquelet expanded on the development of some of the characters, and how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wand (Adventure Time)
''Adventure Time (franchise), Adventure Time'' is an American Animated series, animated Television series, television media franchise created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network. The first series, ''Adventure Time'' (2010–2018), follows the adventures of Finn the Human, Finn (voiced by Jeremy Shada), a human boy, and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake the Dog, Jake (John DiMaggio), a dog with magical powers to shapeshifting, change shape and resizing (fiction), grow and shrink at will. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo. Throughout the series, they interact with the show's other main characters: Princess Bubblegum (Hynden Walch), the sovereign of the Candy Kingdom and a sentient piece of chewing gum, gum; the Ice King (Tom Kenny), a demented but largely misunderstood ice wizard; Marceline the Vampire Queen (Olivia Olson), a thousand-year-old vampire and rock music enthusiast; Lumpy Space Princess (Pendleton Ward), a melodramatic and immature princes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
