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Diary Of Ancient Rites The Diary Of Ancient Rites is a non-fiction book (ISBN 1-4116-0728-7) written by Kentucky born author and business woman, Melissa E Anderson. Published in May, 2004 and currently being sold by online bookstores such as amazon.
Diary-X Diary-X (commonly abbreviated dx) was the name of an online journaling service which allowed internet users to create and maintain a journal or diary. While similar in form to other services such as LiveJournal, Diary-X attempted to encourage longer, more introspective entries in lieu of the shorter, link-heavy entries that are more prevalent on other services.
Diaschisma The diaschisma (or diacisma) is a small musical interval defined as the difference between four perfect fifths plus two major thirds (in just intonation) and three octaves. It can be represented by the ratio 2048:2025 and is about 19.
Diaspora The term diaspora (in Greek, διασπορά – "a scattering or sowing of seeds") is used (without capitalization) to refer to any people or ethnic population forced or induced to leave their traditional ethnic homelands; being dispersed throughout other parts of the world, and the ensuing developments in their dispersal and culture.
Diaspora language The term diaspora language, coined in the 1980s, is a sociolinguistic idea referring to a variety of language spoken in a place of migration. For example, the great number of Hindi speakers in the United Kingdom has produced a strain of the language unlike that spoken on the Indian subcontinent where it began.
Diaspora politics Diaspora politics is the study of the political behavior of transnational ethnic diasporas, their relationship with their ethnic homelands and their host states, as well as their prominent role in ethnic conflicts.Shain, Yossi & Tamara Cofman Wittes.
Diaspora politics in the United States Diaspora politics in the United States is the study of the political behavior of transnational ethnic diasporas, their relationship with their ethnic homelands and their host states, as well as their prominent role in ethnic conflicts. This article describes case studies and theories of political scientists studying diaspora politics within the specific context of the United States.
Diaspora studies Diaspora studies is an academic field established in the late twentieth century to study dispersed ethnic populations, which are often termed diaspora peoples. The usage of the term diaspora carries the connotation of forced resettlement, due to expulsion, slavery, racism, or war, especially nationalist conflict.
Diaspora yeshiva band The Original Diaspora Yeshiva Band was formed in 1975 by Avraham Rosenblum, a multi-talented composer, singer and guitarist who led the band through several incarnations over an eight year period.  The group took its name from the noble (although at that time a bit wild and wooly) institution in the heart of Jerusalem where its members studied Torah.
Diaspore Diaspore is a native aluminium hydroxide, AlO(OH), crystallizing in the orthorhombic system and isomorphous with goethite and manganite. It occurs sometimes as flattened crystals, but usually as lamellar or scaly masses, the flattened surface being a direction of perfect cleavage on which the luster is markedly pearly in character.
Diastase A diastase (from Greek διαστασις, "separation") is any one of a group of enzymes which catalyses the breakdown of starch into maltose. It was the first type of enzyme discovered, in 1833, by Anselme Payen, who found it in malt solution.
Diasystem In linguistics, a diasystem is a term used in structural dialectology, to refer to a single genetic language which has two or more standard forms. The dialects are often divided into separate languages due to political reasons, most obviously with Serbo-Croatian, which is split into Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian due to their use by different Slavic groups in the Balkans and their status in the nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia respectively.
Diatessaron Tatian's Diatessaron, produced ca. 175 AD, was the most prominent of a number of harmonies of the four Gospels, that is, the material of the four distinct Gospels rewritten as a continuous narrative, resolving conflicting statements and removing duplicated text (see synoptic problem).
Diathermy In the natural sciences, the term diathermy means "electrically induced heat" and is commonly used for muscle relaxation. It is also a method of heating tissue electromagnetically or ultrasonically for therapeutic purposes in medicine.
Diathesis alternation In linguistics the term diathesis alternation refers to the fact that verbs can be used in different subcategorization frames where they slightly change their semantic meaning. It is a hard problem for theoretical linguistics how to encode constraints on the diathesis alternation of a specific verb to a lexicon.
Diathesis-stress model The diathesis-stress model is a psychological theory that explains behavior as both a result of biological and genetic factors ("nature"), and life experiences ("nurture"). This theory is often used to describe the pronunciation of mental disorders, like schizophrenia, that are produced by the interaction of a vulnerable hereditary predisposition, with precipitating events in the environment.
Diatomaceous earth Diatomaceous earth (IPA: , also known as DE, diatomite, diahydro, kieselguhr, kieselgur and Celite) is a naturally occurring, soft, chalk-like sedimentary rock that is easily crumbled into a fine white to off-white powder. This powder has an abrasive feel, similar to pumice powder and is very light, due to its high porosity.
Diatonic button accordion A diatonic button accordion is a type of button accordion where the melody-side keyboard is limited to the notes of diatonic scales in a small number of keys (sometimes only one). The bass side usually contains the principal chords of the instrument's key and the root notes of those chords.
Diatonic genus Simply put, the prefix "dia" means "passing through" and the suffix "tonic" means "tones" giving you the true meaning of the diatonic scale as being "passing through the notes of the major scale." <P>In ancient Greek music theory, the diatonic genus is the division of the tetrachord from which the modern diatonic scale evolved.
Diatonic scale In music theory, a diatonic scale (from the Greek διατονικος, meaning "[progressing] through tones", also known as the heptatonia prima and set form 7-35) is a seven-note musical scale comprising five whole-tone and two half-tone steps, in which the half tones are maximally separated. Thus between two half-tone steps there are either two or three whole tones, with the pattern repeating at the octave.
Diatonic set theory Diatonic set theory is a subdivision or application of musical set theory which applies the techniques and insights of discrete mathematics to properties of the diatonic collection such as maximal evenness, Myhill's property, well formedness, the deep scale property, cardinality equals variety, and structure implies multiplicity. The name is something of a misnomer as the concepts involved usually apply much more generally, to any periodically repeating scale.
Diatreme A diatreme is a breccia filled volcanic pipe that was formed by a gaseous explosion. Diatremes often breach the surface and produce a tuff cone or a filled relatively shallow crater known as a maar or other volcanic pipes.
Diatrizoic acid Diatrizoic acid (or its anionic form, Diatrizoate), also known as amidotrizoic acid, or 3,5-Diacetamido-2,4,6-triiodobenzoic acid, is an iodine-containing radiocontrast agent. It is also used to kill tapeworms.
Diatype Diatype is a term first used by the linguist Michael Gregory to describe a type of language variation which is determined by its social purpose. In his formulation, language variation can be divided into two categories: dialect, for variation according to user (eg.
Diauehi Diauehi (Diauhi or Diaokhi; “the Land of the Sons of Diau”) was an ancient country in northeastern Anatolia, mentioned in the Urartian inscriptions. It is usually (though not always) identified with Daiaeni of the Yonjalu inscription of the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser I’s third year (1118 BC).
Diavik Diamond Mine The Diavik Diamond Mine is a diamond mine located at in the Northwest Territories, Canada, about 300 km (180 miles) north of Yellowknife. It has become an important part of the regional economy, employing 700, grossing $100 million CAD in sales, and producing 8 million carats (1,600 kg) of diamonds annually.
Diavlog A diavlog (sometimes written "dia-vlog") is a type of video blog (or "vlog") generally in which two people participate (although it can be more than two people), as contrasted with a (mono)vlog in which one contributor is featured. The word "diavlog" is a portmanteau of the phrase "dialog video weblog" (or, alternately, "video weblog dialog").
Diaz Brothers Luis and Hugo Diaz are brothers who form the Diaz Brothers music production team based out of Miami, Florida. Although they feel they are not limited to one type of music, their primary focus is on Hip-Hop, and are most famous for bringing the Latino rapper Pitbull to fame.
Diaz Lake Diaz Lake (, elevation 3,674 feet) is located just south of Lone Pine, California, United States in Owens Valley. The lake was formed by the 1872 Lone Pine earthquake when 18 miles of the Owens Valley dropped approximately 20 feet (see graben) and a new spring opened, causing water to fill the lowland.
Diazinon Diazinon (O,O-diethyl-O-(2-isopropyl-6-methyl-pyrimidine-4-yl)phosphorothioate), a colorless to dark brown liquid, is a nonsystemic organophosphate insecticide used to control cockroaches, silverfish, ants, and fleas in residential, non-food buildings. Bait is used to control scavenger wasps in the western U.
Diazoalkane 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition The Diazoalkane 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition is a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (an organic reaction) between a 1,3-dipole diazo compound notably diazomethane and a dipolarophile. When the dipolarphile is an alkene the reaction product is a pyrazoline.
Diazonium compound Diazonium compounds or diazonium salts are a group of organic compounds sharing a common functional group with the characteristic structure of R-N2+ X- where R can be any organic residue such alkyl or aryl and X is an inorganic or organic anion such as a halogen. Historically, diazonium salts have been developed as important intermediates in the organic synthesis of dyes.
Diósd Diósd, Hungary is a small town located between the larger cities of Budapest and Érd in the county of Pest. It best found by travelling on the road 70 (also known as Balatoni út), which crosses the commune.
Diósgyőr Diósgyőr is a historical town in Hungary, formerly a city of heavy industry.The city today is a district of Miskolc, with a population of around 60,000 (about one third of the the population of the larger city of Miskolc.
Diário de Notícias Diário de Notícias is an historical Portuguese daily newspaper, founded in Lisbon, on December 29, 1864 by Tomás Quintino Antunes and Eduardo Coelho. It gradually became one of the best known Portuguese newspapers.
Diários Associados The Diários Associados, or Associated Dailies, are a union of Brazilian communication media created by Assis Chateaubriand, who directed it in a personalist, authoritarian style. It was illegally financed by the populist dictator Getúlio Vargas to give it support against independent media, but survived him as a populist political force until the 1964 Revolution.
Diébougou Diébougou is a city in Burkina Faso, lying 136 km south-east of Bobo-Dioulasso on the main highway to Ghana. It is known for the tunnels built by forced labour for the French in 1900, and for the crocodiles in its swamp.
Dib (Invader Zim) Dib is a fictional character from the Nickelodeon animated television series, Invader Zim. He is Zim's rival and is highly unpopular at school (where he shares a class with Zim) and at home for his broken record obsession with the paranormal, aliens, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and other phenomena.
Diba Located in the north-eastern regions of the United Arab Emirates, Dibba is a small port town known for its tourism industry. Tourists visit the town to participate in activities such as hiking and swimming and engaging in various off-road adventure activities, coordinated from the North Star activity camp located near Diba.
Dibang Valley The Dibang Valley is a district of Arunachal Pradesh named after the Dibang river or the Talon as the Idus call it. The river originates in the mountains of China and flows through the length of the valley, named after it.
Dibate (woreda) Dibate is one of the 21 woredas, or districts, in the Benishangul-Gumaz Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Metekel Zone, Dibate is bordered by Mandura on the north, by the Amhara Region on the east, by the Abay River on the south which separates it from the Kamashi Zone, and by Bulen on the west.
Dibbler The dibblers are two small marsupials species. They are found in Southwestern Western Australia, Boullanger, Whitlock, and Escape Islands, some national parks/reserves, including Fitzgerald River National Park, Peniup Nature Reserve (where it was re-introduced) and at the Stirling Range National Park (where it was re-introduced).
Dibbun Dibbuns are young creatures of all species who reside at Redwall Abbey in the fictional Redwall series by Brian Jacques. The term dibbun is just an all-encompassing name for children, similar to the terms toddlers or young'uns.
Dibden Purlieu Dibden Purlieu (IPA: ) is a small village situated on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, UK and is twinned with Mauves-sur-Loire. Purlieu is a Norman-French word meaning "the outskirts of a forest" – a place free from forest laws.
Dibenzothiophene Dibenzothiophene is the organic compound consisting of two benzene rings fused to a central thiophene ring. This tricyclic heterocyclic, and especially its alkyl substituted derivatives occur widely in heavier fractions of petroleum.
Dibrugarh University Dibrugarh University was set up in 1965 under the provisions of the Dibrugarh University Act, 1965 enacted by the Assam Legislative Assembly. It is a teaching-cum-affiliating university with limited residential facilities.
Dibs Registry The Dibs Registry is a very simple forum thought up by Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. It was first mentioned to the public on the 30 November 2006 episode of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Dibship Rising Dibship Rising is an episode of the television series Invader Zim, originally produced as episode 25B. Although this episode did not air on Nickelodeon in the US, this episode aired on the Nicktoons Network on July 15, 2006.
Dibu 3 Dibu 3: La Gran Aventura (English language:Dibu 3:The Great Adventure) is a 2002 Argentine family adventure film intergrating animated figures directed by RaĂşl RodrĂ­guez Peila. The film was based on a book by Enrique Silberstein and premiered on 18 July 2002 in Buenos Aires.
Dibutylboron triflate Dibutylboron triflate or DBBT (C9H18BF3O3S, [60669-69-4]) is a reagent in organic chemistry. It is used in asymmetric synthesis for example in the formation of boron enolates in the aldol reaction Organic Syntheses, Coll.
Dibutyryl cyclic adenosine monophosphate Dibutyryl cyclic adenosine monophosphate (N6,2'-O-Dibutyryl-adenosine-3',5'-mono-phosphate), or dibutyryl cAMP, is a cell permeable cAMP analog. The compound is used in a wide variety of research applications.
Dibyendu Barua Dibyendu Barua (born October 27 1966) is a chess Grandmaster hailing from the city of Kolkata (Calcutta) in the Indian state of West Bengal. He is the second Indian to become a Grandmaster after Viswanathan Anand.
DiBcom DiBcom is a fabless semiconductor company that designs high-performance chipsets for low-power mobile and portable TV reception. Its chipsets are compliant with the current worldwide Digital Video Broadcasting standards DVB-T and DVB-H.
DiBeneditto DiBeneditto, is the Italian surname meaning "of the blessed" or "twice blessed", with other spellings, such as Di Beneditto, De Beneditto, Di Benedetto, DiBenedetto, Benedetto, DeBeneditto, and DeBenedetto being common.
Dic Aberdaron Dic Aberdaron (Richard Robert Jones) 1780 - 1843 was a Welsh traveller and polyglot. He had little or no formal education, but was reputed to have taught himself 14 or 15 languages, both ancient and modern, including Latin at the age of 11.
Dicaearchus Dicaearchus (also Dicearchos, Dicearchus or Dikæarchus, Greek Δικαιαρχος; circa 350 BC – circa 285 BC) was a Greek philosopher, cartographer, geographer, mathematician and author. He was born in Messine (also Messana, Messene; present-day Messina).
Dicalcium phosphate Dicalcium phosphate, also known as calcium monohydrogen phosphate, is a dibasic, calcium phosphate.It is usually found as the dihydrate, with the chemical formula of CaHPO4 • 2H2O, but it can be thermally converted to the anhydrous form.
Dicarbonyltris(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium (0) Dicarbonyltris(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium (0) or Roper's complex is a ruthenium metal carbonyl . In Ru(CO)2(PPh3)3 carbon monoxide ligands and three triphenylphosphine ligands are coordinated to a central ruthenium atom.
Dicarboxylic acid Dicarboxylic acids are organic compounds that are substituted with two carboxylic acid functional groups. In molecular formulae for dicarboxylic acids, these groups are often written as HOOC-R-COOH, where R is usually an alkyl, alkenyl, or akynyl group.
Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española The Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española or DRAE is the most authoritative dictionary of Castilian Spanish. It is produced and edited by the Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy), and its first edition was published in 1780.
Dice A die (Old French de, from Latin datum "something given or played" is a small polyhedral] object, usually cubical, used for generating [[random numbers or other symbols. This makes dice suitable as gambling devices, especially for craps or sic bo, or for use in non-gambling tabletop games.
Dice control Dice control (also known as dice influencing or dice setting) in casino craps is a controversial theory where proponents claim that individuals can learn to carefully toss the dice so as to influence the outcome. There is a small but dedicated community of controlled dice shooters that claim proof of dice influencing in casino conditions.
Dice notation Dice notation (also known as dice algebra, common dice notation, RPG dice notation, and several other titles) is a system to represent different combinations of dice in role-playing games using simple algebra-like notation such as 2d6+12.
Dice stacking Dice stacking is an individual leisure activity in which players scoop dice off of a flat surface with a dice cup and then set the cup down to build a vertical column of dice. Various dice arrangements, colors of dice and scooping patterns allow for many degrees of complexity and difficulty.
Diced tomatoes In the simplest definition, diced tomatoes are just that, tomatoes that have been diced. In the United States retail environment, however, the term refers to a relatively recent arrival in the processed tomato market, generally consisting of canned chunks of plum tomatoes in tomato juice or tomato purée, sometimes seasoned with basil or garlic.
Diceland (dice game) Diceland is a tabletop game played with collectible sets of dice designed by Toivo Rovainen and James Ernest and released in 2002 by Cheapass Games. Players roll paper cut-out octahedral dice into a combat arena.
Diceless role-playing game A Diceless role-playing game is a role-playing game which is not based on chance: it does not use randomisers to determine the outcome of events in its role-playing game system. The style of game is known as "diceless" because most games use dice as their randomiser; some games (such as Castle Falkenstein) use other randomisers such as playing cards as substitutes for dice, and are not considered "diceless".
Diceman (Dublin entertainer) The Diceman, real name Thom McGinty, was born in Glasgow but came to Ireland in 1976 to work as a model. The name "Diceman" came from a (now closed) shop, located first in an arcade on Grafton Street and then on South Anne Street, that sold role-playing games.
Dicentra cucullaria Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman's breeches) is a flowering plant in the family Fumariaceae, native to North America. It occurs mainly in the eastern half of the continent, from Nova Scotia and southern Quebec west to eastern North Dakota, and south to northern Georgia and eastern Oklahoma; there is also a disjunct population in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
Dicentra spectabilis Dicentra spectabilis also known as Venus's car, bleeding heart, or lyre flower, is a perennial herbaceous plant native to eastern Asia from Siberia south to Japan. This species of bleeding heart can grow to 60-140 cm tall and has ternately compound leaves (leaflets that come in threes).
Dicentric chromosome Dicentric chromosome is an aberrant chromosome having two centromeres. Dicentric chromosomes form when two chromosome segments (from different chromosomes or from the two chromatids of a single one), each with a centromere, fuse end to end, with loss of their acentric fragments.
Dicer Dicer is an RNAse III ribonuclease that cleaves double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) and pre-microRNA (miRNA) into short double-stranded RNA fragments called small interfering RNA (siRNA) about 20-25 nucleotides long, usually with a two-base overhang on the 3' end. Dicer contains two RNase III domains and one PAZ domain; the distance between these two regions of the molecule is determined by the length and angle of the connector helix and determines the length of the siRNAs it produces.
Diceware Diceware is a method for creating passphrases, passwords and other cryptographic variables using ordinary dice as a hardware random number generator. For each word in the passphrase, five dice rolls are required.
Dicing saw A dicing saw is a kind of saw which employs a high-speed spindle fitted with an extremely thin diamond blade or diamond wire to dice, cut, or groove semiconductor wafers, silicon, glass, ceramic, crystal, and many other types of material.
Dicionário do Morcego The Dicionário do Morcego (Dictionary of the Bat) written by Brazilian journalist Sílvio Ribas, reveals Batman in almost 1,500 entries. The book is a result of personal research the author has developed since he was a child, as a data collector about the most famous pop culture icon.
Dicionário Houaiss da Língua Portuguesa The Dicionário Houaiss da Língua Portuguesa ("Houaiss Dictionary of the Portuguese Language") is a major reference dictionary for the Portuguese language, edited by Brazilian writer Antônio Houaiss.
Dick (film) Dick is a 1999 US comedy movie directed by Andrew Fleming from a script by himself and Sheryl Longin. It is a parody retelling the events of the Watergate scandal which ended the presidency of Richard ("Tricky Dick") Nixon and features several cast members from Saturday Night Live and The Kids in the Hall.
Dick and Deedee Dick and Dee Dee were well-known American entertainers. They teamed up in the 1950s, but their first major hit was "The Mountain's High" 1961 featuring Dick's overdubbed falsetto and Dee Dee's harmony.
Dick and Dom in da Bungalow Dick and Dom in da Bungalow was an Award winning CBBC children's television series presented by Richard McCourt ("Dick") and Dominic Wood ("Dom"). In the final series, Series 5, five children and one celebrity guest (known as Bungalow Heads) came to "stay the weekend" in their "bungalow".
Dick and Jane Dick and Jane were the main characters in popular basal readers written by Zerna Sharp and published by Scott Foresman, that were used to teach children to read from the 1930s through to the 1970s. The main characters, Dick and Jane, were a little boy and girl.
Dick and Mac McDonald Richard "Dick" J. McDonald (February 16, 1909 – July 14, 1998) and Maurice "Mac" McDonald (November 26, 1902 – December 11, 1971) were two early American fast food pioneers, originally from Manchester, New Hampshire, who established the first McDonald's restaurant in 1940.
Dick Adams (baseball player) Richard Leroy Adams (born April 8, 1920 in Tuolumne County, California) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1947 season. He batted right handed and threw left handed.
Dick Anderson Dick Anderson (born February 10, 1946) is a former American Football defensive back for the American Football League's and NFL's Miami Dolphins, where he played for his entire ten year career from 1968 to 1977 missing two of those seasons with a major knee injury.
Dick Annegarn Dick Annegarn (born in The Hague, May 6 1952) is a Dutch singer-songwriter who sings mostly in French, although on occasion Dutch and English. He spent his youth in Brussels, and after having learned to play guitar he went to Paris, where he recorded his first album in 1973, which was very successful; although nearly never happened, as his money had run out and he was ready to return home before finding a producer for his songs just as he was about to leave.
Dick Assman Dick Assman is a Saskatchewan gas station owner whose name propelled him to international celebrity status in 1995. Assman, who worked at Petro-Canada's Victoria Square Mall station in Regina, was discovered by David Letterman, who was amused by his name.
Dick Auman Dick Auman is the Democratic Party candidate for the Illinois 16th Congressional District seat in the United States House of Representatives in the 2006 elections. He served two-terms as Mayor of Galena, Illinois from 1997 to 2005.
Dick Ayers Richard Bache "Dick" Ayers (born April 28, 1924, Ossining, New York, United States) is a comic book artist and cartoonist. Widely respected for his dramatic storytelling skills and prolific output, Ayers is also renowned for being one of the first artists in Marvel Comics famed "Bullpen", notably as Jack Kirby's inker on many landmark Marvel Silver Age comics.
Dick Baney Richard Lee Baney (born November 1, 1946, in Fullerton, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-hander was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), and later drafted by the Seattle Pilots from the Red Sox as the 33rd pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
Dick Barlow Richard ("Dick") Gorton Barlow (born 28 May 1851 in Barrow Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire, England; died 31 July 1919 in Stanley Park, Blackpool, Lancashire, England) was a cricketer who played for Lancashire and England. Barlow will be best remembered for his batting partnership with AN "Monkey" Hornby, which was immortalised in nostalgic poetry by Francis Thompson.
Dick Barnett Richard "Dick" Barnett (born October 2, 1936 in Gary, Indiana) is a former pro basketball player. He spent 14 seasons in the NBA (1959-74), but is mostly known for his 9 seasons with the New York Knicks.
Dick Bartell Richard William Bartell (November 22 1907 - August 4 1995), nicknamed "Rowdy Richard," was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball. One of the most ferocious competitors of his era, he won both admirers and critics at each stop during a career which saw him traded every few seasons, often under acrimonious circumstances.
Dick Bass Richard Lee Bass (March 15, 1937 - February 1, 2006) was an American football running back who played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1960 to 1969. Born in Georgetown, Mississippi, he was named to the Pro Bowl three times.
Dick Bennett Dick Bennett (born April 20, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States) is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, University of Wisconsin, and most recently Washington State University. Bennett is known for revitalizing the Wisconsin Badgers basketball program, culminating in a Final Four trip.
Dick Blakeslee Richard C. Blakeslee (died April 7, 2000, Santa Barbara, California) was an American professor of English who is best known as the author of the folk song "Passing Through", which was covered by Leonard Cohen on his album Live Songs.
Dick Blau Dick Blau (born 1943) is a Professor of Film at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and an important figure in the study of photography and the role of the camera in culture. He holds a BA in English from Harvard University (1965) and a Ph.
Dick Blick Art Materials Dick Blick Art Materials is a retail and catalog operation that supplies artists and school art programs. It was founded as a mail order business by Dick Blick in 1911 and purchased by Robert Metzenberg in 1948.
Dick Bosman Richard Allen Bosman (born February 17, 1944 in Kenosha, Wisconsin), is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. In 11-year career he played for the Washington Senators (1966-71), Texas Rangers (1972-73), Cleveland Indians (1973-75) and Oakland Athletics (1975-76).
Dick Braggins Dick Braggins (December 25, 1879 - August 16, 1963) was an American baseball player that pitched in only four games over the course of about six weeks for the 1901 Cleveland Blues. In 32 innings he gave up 17 runs on 44 hits, struck out 1 and walked 15.
Dick Brodowski Richard Stanley Brodowski (born July 26, 1932 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1952 through 1955 for the Boston Red Sox (1952, 1955), Washington Senators (1956-57) and Cleveland Indians (1958-59). He batted and threw right handed.
Dick Brooks Dick Brooks (14 April 1942 – 1 February 2006) was an American NASCAR driver. Born in Porterville, California, he was the 1969 NASCAR Rookie of the Year, and went on to win the 1973 Talladega 500 (which has since been renamed).

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