WThe China Club is a retro-chic, Shanghai-style club and Michelin star restaurant in Hong Kong. It is related to the China Clubs in Singapore and Beijing but not to the clubs of the same name in New York City and Berlin, Germany.
WThe Comedy Workshop and the attached Comix Annex was a comedy club in Houston, Texas. Opened in 1978 It was quite popular in the 1980s and the breeding ground for a group of influential comics, once known as the Texas Outlaw Comics that included Ron Shock, Riley Barber, Bill Hicks, Jimmy Pineapple, Steve Epstein, John Farnetti, Carl LaBove and Andy Huggins. Comedian Brett Butler of Grace Under Fire fame and SNL longtime writer T. Sean Shannon honed their skills as members of the CW competitive dysfunction. In addition, Sam Kinison had his beginnings at the Workshop as well, with it being the location of where his 1993 posthumous comedy album, Live from Hell, was recorded.
WConsolidated Theaters was a movie theater chain based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company owned over 28 theaters and 400 movie screens in 6 states along the East Coast. Most of its theaters are now operated by several other theater chains. Its first theater was the Park Terrace in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded by Herman Stone, it was once part of The Stone Group. The theaters usually had upwards of 10 auditoriums, which in some cases, drove older competitors with fewer screens out of business. Consolidated Theaters was acquired by Regal Entertainment Group on May 1, 2008. As a condition of approval of the acquisition, the United States Department of Justice required that Regal sell 4 theaters in the Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina markets to Cinemark Theaters to ensure continued competition.
WCopag is a company based in São Paulo, Brazil. It started as a printing company in 1908. The company expanded to making playing cards for poker and bridge in 1918. Plastic playing cards with a PVC finish are their primary product. With the recent poker boom, Copag's business has quickly grown. In 2005, the World Series of Poker slated Copag as their official playing card supplier. That same year, Copag became part of the Cartamundi Group.
WCroker Oars is an Australian manufacturer of rowing oars that was started by Howard Croker OAM in Sydney, Australia. They are now manufactured on Oxley Island, Taree, on the banks of the lower Manning River, in New South Wales. During the 1950s, Croker and his two brothers were students at Newington College and their father was a rowing coach at the school. Howard Croker went on to be a successful rower in the 1960s, winning both State and National rowing titles. Croker rowed for the then Haberfield Rowing Club at Dobroyd Point and was a coach in the years 1975 and 1976 at The Scots College. Croker Oars currently produce sculling and sweep oars for the Australian and international market. Croker also manufactures surf boat oars. Many elite rowers use Croker oars and together with Concept2 oars they make up the majority of oars used in international competition.
WGoldVish S.A. is a Swiss manufacturer of premium luxury mobile phones. The company is specialized in combining high-end technology and Swiss craftsmanship.
WThe Grand Illusion Cinema is the longest running independent cinema in the city of Seattle, Washington, and has become a landmark of the film community. Opened as The Movie House in March 1970 by Randy Finley at 1403 NE 50th St in a converted dentist’s office the cinema became the city’s first intimate arthouse and showcased foreign and revival films. The cinema's success led to Randy creating the Movie House in Portland, Oregon in 1973. He then took over the Guild 45th Theater and created the Seven Gables Theatre at 50th and Roosevelt in Seattle. They, and other theaters, became the Seven Gables Theatre Chain, which was later merged with Landmark Theatres. The Grand Illusion was never part of the Seven Gables chain and remained a popular independent venue. Non-profit film arts organization, the Northwest Film Forum, saved the theater from closure in 1997, remodeled it, and revitalized interest in the institution.
WHMSHost is an American highway and airport food-service company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Italian company Autogrill S.p.A.. As of 2014, Steve Johnson is the CEO of HMSHost.
WHong Thai Travel Services is one of the largest travel agencies in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1966 and today has employees in more than 30 sales offices, located in Hong Kong, Macao, China, United States, Canada, Thailand and Taiwan. Since 2002, the company has operated out of its headquarters in 95 Queensway, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
WIbero Cruises was a British-American and Spanish owned cruise line based in Madrid, Spain. The cruise line was aimed at the Spanish and Portuguese speaking market. Iberocruceros operated voyages from Europe, the Mediterranean, and South America.
WITC Grand Bharat is a 5-star hotel and golf resort located in Gurgaon, New Delhi Capital Region, India, and owned by ITC Hotels. It is approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) from New Delhi. The resort is set along the northern end of the Aravalli Range, and covers an area of 1.2 square km. It is designed in the form of a ‘mandala’, or circle. ITC Hotels Group operates on the principles of 'Responsible Luxury' and environmental stewardship.
WLowe Alpine is an outdoor equipment manufacturer and brand that originated in Utah, later moved to Colorado, and is now owned by British company Rab.
WMacrobert Arts Centre is a multi-arts venue located on the main campus of the University of Stirling, Scotland. The Arts Centre offers a varied programme of events and experiences – cinema, comedy, dance, exhibitions, family, get involved, music, opera and theatre – catering for audiences from across Stirling, the Forth Valley and beyond. It was originally opened in 1971 as Scotland's first purpose-built arts centre, the brainchild of the university's first principal, Tom Cottrell FRSE, who wanted appreciation of the arts to be at the heart of the university's cultural ethos.
WMultiplex Cinema are a chain of multiplex cinemas based in Ukraine.
WMyOutdoorTV.com is an internet television channel that provides streaming TV shows and product demonstrations to hunters, shooting sports enthusiasts, anglers, campers, boaters, and hikers. It is the largest online video network catering to outdoor programming.
WNovak Electronics, Inc. of Irvine, California, United States was a manufacturer RC electronics.
WOdessa Kino are a chain of multiplex cinemas based in Ukraine.
WOlivia Travel is a travel company that sells cruises and resort vacations marketed towards lesbian customers. It was founded by Judy Dlugacz in 1973 as a women's record label, Olivia Records. It offered its first all-woman cruise in 1990 and remains the only company in the world offering cruises catering just to lesbians. Like its parent company, Olivia takes its name from the heroine of a pulp novel by Dorothy Bussy who fell in love with her headmistress at a French boarding school.
WParkbus is a Canadian not-for-profit organization that provides bus transportation from major cities to nearby parks and conservation areas. Its purpose is to enable citizens to access nature and the outdoors without owning a car.
WPenn Racquet Sports, Inc. is a subsidiary of Head N.V. that manufactures tennis balls and racquetballs. Penn was founded in 1910 as Pennsylvania Rubber Company of America, Inc. in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. Penn was acquired by Head N.V. in 1999 and is currently headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
WPhilippine Entertainment Portal, Inc., is a venture of Summit Media. operates Philippine-based entertainment websites Philippine Entertainment Portal and Sports Interactive Network.
WPlanet Ice is a chain of ice rinks in the United Kingdom (UK). The company has historically had a working relationship with the English Ice Hockey Association (EIHA) and several Planet Ice facilities have served as home ice to EIHA teams.
WReel Theatres is a movie theater chain in the United States owned by Casper Management—an Idaho corporation—that features independent and foreign films. It operates theaters in Idaho, Oregon and Utah.
WRegatta is an English family-owned outdoor and leisure clothing company which has been established in Manchester since 1981. It competes with Karrimor, Peter Storm and Slazenger.
WF. Ad. Richter & Cie was founded and owned by Friedrich Adolf Richter. This German manufacturer produced many products, including pharmaceuticals, music boxes, gramophones, and Anchor Stone building sets. He established his main factory in Rudolstadt, Germany. In addition, the company had factories in Vienna Austria, Nuremberg Germany, New York City USA, and St. Petersburg, Russia. In addition, the company had operations for internal supply in Konstein, Germany and Leipzig, Germany.
WSix Continents was a large British-based hotel and hospitality business which was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
WSwain Destinations is a customized and experiential travel company, founded in 1987.
WThunder Tiger Corporation is a Taiwan manufacturer of radio controlled models including airplanes, helicopters, cars, boats, accessories and engines. Thunder Tiger is the maker of MT4-G3, Raptor e720, Ghost+ drone, award-winning R/C submarine - Neptune SB-1, and SeaWolf.
WVango is a Scottish manufacturer of camping equipment. It was founded in 1966 with the acquisition of tent manufacturer James McIlwraith, of Govan, in the West of Scotland, by Alistair Moodie and its name was changed to Vango, an anagram of the placename. The company's best known product, the Vango Force Ten tent, introduced in 1967, is notably durable and famous for being bright orange. The name is derived from winds of strength 'Force 10' (gale) on the Beaufort Scale. The Force Ten Classic is now seen as iconic.