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Dancing Machine (album) Dancing Machine was an album released by Motown quintet The Jackson 5 in 1974. The song's title track was a #2 pop hit and a #1 R&B hit in the United States, briefly returning the group to their former prominence.
Dancing Man The Dancing Man is the name given to the man who was filmed dancing on the street in Sydney, Australia after the end of World War II. On August 15, 1945, a reporter took note of a man's joyful expression and dance and asked him to do it again.
Dancing on Ice Dancing on Ice is a British reality television show, in which celebrities and their professional partners dance on ice in front of a panel of judges. The show was originally titled Celebrities on Ice but after the ratings disaster of ITV shows such as Celebrity Wrestling the title was changed.
Dancing Off The Deep End Dancing off the Deep End is an independently released recording by Canadian singer, Darlene Watters. Songs were written by Darlene Watters and partner Rick Lazaroff, and recorded in their Wasaga Beach, Ontario, with the exception of Pick up the phone which was written by former Saga drummer Steve Negus .
Dancing pigs In computer security, dancing pigs or the dancing pigs problem refers to a statement on user attitudes to computer security: that users primarily desire features without considering security, and so security must be designed in without the computer having to ask a technically ignorant user. The term is commonly attributed to either Edward Felten or Bruce Schneier.
Dancing puppets trick The Dancing Puppets trick is a trick scheme carried out by vendors on the streets of popular holiday destinations, particularly in Europe. The vendors try to sell small puppets made of cardboard, paper or pipe cleaners, often depicting famous cartoon characters, by giving the impression that they are capable of dancing to the music coming from a radio or cassette player.
Dancing Queen "Dancing Queen" is the biggest hit single recorded by Swedish group ABBA, and as such is considered to be their signature song. The song was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson, recorded in 1975 for the group's album Arrival, and released as a single in 1976.
Dancing Romeo Dancing Romeo is a one-reel comedy short film; part of the Our Gang (Little Rascals) series. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Cyril Endfield, and originally released to theatres by MGM on April 29 1944.
Dancing Stage Fever Dancing Stage Fever is a home video game in the Dancing Stage series, the European counterpart to Dance Dance Revolution. It was released in Europe and part of Asia in October 2003 by Konami, as part of its family-oriented 'Bemani' series.
Dancing Stage PARTY EDiTiON Dancing Stage Party Edition is a home video game in the Dancing Stage series, the European counterpart to Dance Dance Revolution KONAMIX. It was released in 2002 by Konami, as part of their family-oriented 'Bemani' series.
Dancing with the Stars Dancing with the Stars is the name for a number of international television series based on the format of the British series Strictly Come Dancing. Australia was the first country to adapt the BBC show, and versions have also been produced in Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Israel, India, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Ukraine, USA, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, and Norway.
Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series) Dancing with the Stars is a New Zealand television series based on the British series Strictly Come Dancing. The show introduces 8 local "celebrities" paired with professional ballroom dancers who each week compete against each other in a competition to impress a panel of judges and the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination.
Dandaka Dandaka (Sanskrit:दंडक) was the name of aranya or forest, lying between the Godavari and Narmada. It was of vast extent, and some passages of the Ramayana represent it as beginning immediately south of the Yamuna.
Dandalup River Dandalup River is one of the shortest rivers in Western Australia. Nominally located at in the Shire of Murray, it begins at the confluence of the South Dandalup River and the North Dandalup River north of Pinjarra, and flows for just four kilometres before emptying into the Murray River.
Dandana tv Dandana TV produces and broadcasts culturally relevant premium shows. With studios and offices in the United States and Egypt, Dandana is a true international network Dandana also secures rights to the latest music videos to providing viewers with comprehensive entertainment and a cultural portal.
Dandarii The Dandarii were an ancient people dwelling along the Palus Maeotis in antiquity. Strabo describes them as living among the Maeotae, Sindi, Toreatae, Agri, Arrechi, Tarpetes, Obidiaceni, Sittaceni, Dosci, and Aspurgiani, among others.
Dandeli Dandeli is a picturesque city set amidst the backdrop of the Western Ghats. There is a strong belief that the city is named as "Dandeli" after Dandelappa, a loyal servant of the Mirashi landlords who lost his life because of his loyalty.
Dandelion (band) Dandelion was a grunge band that formed in 1990 by Kevin Morpurgo, Michael Morpurgo, Carl Hinds and Dante Cimino. They released two albums: I Think I'm Gonna Be Sick (Columbia/Ruffhouse, 1993), and "Dyslexicon" (Sony, 1995).
Dandelion Junk Queens Dandelion Junk Queens are a folk band loosely based in Bellingham, WA that self-released the albums Bumtape in 2004 and Black Hearts and Red Balloons in 2006. They are notable for their effective use of objects such as the musical saw, accordion, washtub bass, and washboard as instruments.
Dandelion Radio Dandelion Radio is an independent, self-funded internet radio station inspired by the much loved and much missed British DJ John Peel. The station is named after the record label run by Peel between 1969 and 1972.
Dandelion Records Dandelion Records was a British record label started in 1969 by the British DJ John Peel as a way to get the music he liked onto record. The record label Dandelion and its sister publishing company Biscuit were named after Peel's hamsters at the suggestion of his then flatmate Marc Bolan.
Dandelion Wine Dandelion Wine is a 1957 semi-autobiographical novel by Ray Bradbury, taking place in the summer of 1928 in the fictional town of Green Town, Illinois — a pseudonym for Bradbury's childhood home of Waukegan, Illinois.
Dandenong Creek Dandenong Creek runs from the Dandenong Ranges National Park, in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, through the urban areas of Boronia and The Basin, eventually meeting Mordialloc Creek and Patterson River. The health of the creek in these urban areas ranges from moderate to very poor and has been the focus of a number of clean-up campaigns in recent years.
Dandenong Creek Trail The Dandenong Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows the Dandenong Creek through the outer eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Consisting of three segments, it is 44 kilometres long.
Danderhall Miners Welfare F.C. Danderhall Miners Welfare Amateur Football Club are a football (soccer) club from Danderhall in Midlothian, Scotland. They compete in the Lothian and Edinburgh Amateur Football League and wear yellow and black strips (uniforms).
Dandi (poet) Sri Dandin is a 6th-7th century Indian Sanskrit author of prose romances and expounder on poetics. Although he produced literature on his own, most notably the Dasa Kumara Carita, translated in 1927 as The Adventures of the Ten Princes, he is best known for composing the Kavyadarsa ('Mirror of Poetry'), the handbook of classical Sanskrit poetics, or kavya.
Dandiya Dandiya and Garba are the featured dances of Navratri evenings in Western India, originating in Gujarat and Sindh. Navratri is the longest Hindu festival celebrated all over India for nine consecutive nights in praise of Lord Rama (Hero of the Epic Ramayana) and Goddess Durga from the end of September to early October.
Dando Shaft The complicated rhythmic fabrics woven together by intricate guitar, mandolin and violin, and joined by the expressive vocals create unique progressive folk atmospheres that are definitely some of the best of the period.Dando Shaft
Dandridge McRae Dandridge McRae (October 10, 1829 – April 23, 1899) was a lawyer, court official, and inspector general of Arkansas, as well as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He served in several key battles that helped secure Arkansas for the Confederacy, prolonging the war in the Western Theater.
Dandruff Dandruff (also called scurf and historicaly termed Pityriasis capitis) is due to the excessive shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp. As it is normal for skin cells to die and flake off, a small amount of flaking is normal and in fact quite common.
Dandruff (album) Dandruff is an album by Ivor Cutler, originally released in 1974. It was the first of three LPs that Cutler released through Virgin Records in the mid-1970s; Cutler had signing to the label after an appearance on Robert Wyatt's Rock Bottom, which Virgin had released earlier that year.
Dandy horse The dandy horse was invented by Baron Karl von Drais in Mannheim, Germany, patented in January 1818; Drais's name for it was Laufmaschine (German for "running machine"), and it also became known as a velocipede, a draisine (but that term is now used primarily for light auxiliary railcars of whatever form of propulsion), and in its French form draisienne.
Dandy Nichols Dandy Nichols (21 May, 1907 – 6 February, 1986) was an actress most noted for her role as Else Garnett, the long-suffering wife of the racially bigoted and misogynistic character Alf Garnett in the BBC sitcom Til Death Us Do Part.
Dandy Sakano Dandy Sakano (ă€ăłă‡ă‚Łĺť‚野) (born Kenichi Sakano (坂野賢一) in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan on January 16, 1967) is a Japanese comedian and tarento, best known for his loud choice in clothing and his catchphrase of "Gets!"
Dandy waggon The dandy waggon is a type of railroad car used to carry horses on gravity trains. They are particularly associated with the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway (FfR) in Wales where they were used between 1836 and 1863.
Dane Byers Dane Byers the son of Patti and Kelly Byers from Nipawin,SK, is currently under contract with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. Dane played most of his junior league hockey with the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League and currently plays for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.
Dane Carlaw Dane Carlaw (born February 21, 1980 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a rugby league player for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League competition. A reliable workhorse in the second row, Carlaw goes in and out of form in patches.
Dane Iorg Dane Charles Iorg (Born May 11, 1950 in Eureka, California) is a retired Major League Baseball infielder and outfielder. He played for ten seasons (1977 - 1986) for four teams, including eight seasons for the St.
Dane Rauschenberg Dane Rauschenberg (born May 31, 1976) is an amateur athlete who, in 2006, became only the third person ever to successively run a certified marathon every weekend for a calendar year (in a highly publicized quest entitled "Fiddy2") . Currently residing in Arlington, Virginia Rauschenberg has:
Dane Rudhyar Dane Rudhyar (March 23, 1895, in Paris – September 13, 1985, in San Francisco), né Daniel Chennevière, was a modernist composer and humanistic astrologer. He was the pioneer of modern transpersonal astrology.
Dane Witherspoon Dane Witherspoon (born December 27, 1957 in Denton, Texas, USA) is an actor who has appeared in such daytime tv soap operas as Santa Barbara as Joe Perkins in 1984 and Capitol as Tyler McCandless from 1985 to 1986.
Danebank Danebank is an Anglican girls' school founded in 1933. It is situated on Park Road, Hurstville, south of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).
Daneborg, Greenland Daneborg (or Daneborg Station) is a station in Greenland that serves as the headquarters for the SIRIUS Patrol, the dog sled patrollers of the Northeast Greenland National Park, the largest national park in the world. The year-round, permanent population of Daneborg is 12, with peaks in the summertime.
Danehill (horse) Danehill was a thoroughbred racehorse bred in the United States and born on March 26, 1986. A bay son of leading sire Danzig and grandson of Northern Dancer, Danehill was owned during his racing career by Khalid Abdullah who also bred him.
Danelaw The Danelaw (from the Old English Dena lagu, Danish: Danelagen ) is an 11th century name for an area of northern and eastern England under the administrative control of the Danish Viking empire (or Danes, or Norsemen) from the late 9th century until the early 11th century. The term is also used to describe the set of legal terms and definitions established between Alfred the Great and the Viking Guthrum, which were set down following Guthrum's defeat at the Battle of Edington in 878.
Danelle Folta Danelle Folta-Kenealy nee Danelle Marie Folta (born April 19, 1969) is an American model and actress. She was selected as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for April 1995, and her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag.
Daner The Daner were an ancient North germanic tribe residing in modern day southern Sweden and on the Danish islands. They were not mentioned by Tacitus, whose famous work Germania mentions the Gothones (Geats and/or Goths?
Danetta Pitta Grand Admiral Daneeta Pitta was Star Wars Expanded Universe character, a Grand Admiral of the Imperial Starfleet. He was one of the original 12 Grand Admirals, raised to that newly-created rank by the Emperor after the Battle of Yavin.
Danette Velasco Danette Velasco Bataller is a Mexican woman from Mexico City, Distrito Federal, who after winning the title of Miss Mexico World, represented the country in the 1999 Miss World pageant, held in London, England on December 4, 1999.
Danewort Danewort (Sambucus ebulus), also known as Dwarf Elder or European Dwarf Elder and Walewort is a herbaceous species of elder, native to southern and central Europe and southwest Asia. It grows to 1-2 m tall, with erect, usually unbranched stems growing in large groups from an extensive perennial underground rhizome.
Danforth (GO Station) The Danforth GO Station is a railway station on GO Transit's Lakeshore East line between Toronto and Oshawa. The station is situtated in the east end of the old City of Toronto, near Main Street station on the Bloor-Danforth subway line.
Dang Deokhuri District Dang Deokhuri district, a part of Rapti zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Ghorahi as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,955 sq km and has a population (2001) of 462,380.
Dang Thai Son Dang Thai Son (Vietnamese: Äáş·ng Thái Sơn) (born 1958 in Hanoi Vietnam) is a noted classical pianist. He is most well known for being the first Asian pianist to win the prestigious International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in 1980.
Dangaioh Dangaioh - Hyper Combat Unit (ç ´é‚Şĺ¤§ćźă€ăłă‚¬ă‚¤ă‚ŞăĽ or ç ´é‚Şĺ¤§ćźĺĽľĺŠľĺ‡° Haja Taisei DangaiĹŤ) is an anime OVA series produced by AIC studios and released in Japan in 1987. The licensed Bandai region 2 DVD version consists of three 45-minute episodes.
Dangan Dang'an is a name of a dossier, kept on file by Chinese government for every citizen of China. Dangan details person's physical characteristics and as well as the family, educational, employment and political background.
Dangar Island (New South Wales) Dangar Island is a small forested island in the Hawkesbury River, just north of Sydney, Australia. In contrast to much of the surrounding area, which is designated national park, Dangar Island is relatively heavily inhabited.
Dangdut Dangdut is a genre of Indonesian popular music that is partly derived from Arabic, Indian, and Malay folk music. It developed beginning in the 1970s among working class Muslim youth, but especially since the late 1990s has reached a broader following in Indonesia.
Danger Bay Danger Bay was a television series filmed in British Columbia, Canada that ran on CBC Television and the Disney Channel from 1985-1990. It followed the day to day exploits of the Roberts family, led by Grant "Doc" Roberts, a marine veterinarian and his two children, Nicole and Jonah.
Danger By Design Danger By Design is the fourteenth installment in the Nancy Drew computer game series. Made solely by Her Interactive, Danger By Design puts you in the shoes of popular detective Nancy Drew, meaning you see everything from her point of view.
Danger Flag Hill Danger Flag Hill is a hill in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is located at the north end of King's Park, near Waterloo Road, where the present-day King's Park Garden and King's Park Laboratory and Meteorological Station of Hong Kong Observatory are located.
Danger Hiptop The Danger Hiptop (aka T-Mobile Sidekick)GPRS/EDGE mobile phone with wireless Internet capabilities and some functionality similar to a PDA. The Hiptop is sold by T-Mobile in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Austria.
Danger Mouse Brian Joseph Burton, better known by his stage name Danger Mouse, is an American Artist and producer whose most recent work is with Damon Albarn and his group The Good, the Bad and the Queen. He came to prominence in 2004 when he remixed The Beatles (more commonly known as The White Album) and rapper Jay-Z's The Black Album to create The Grey Album.
Danger Pay Danger Pay or combat pay is given to anybody, civilian or soldier, who is employed in an area threatened by civil insurrection, terrorism, or other warlike conditions. Earnings for working in such areas can receive federal tax-exemption status.
Danger triangle of the face The danger triangle of the face consists of the area from the corners of the mouth to the bridge of the nose, including the nose and maxilla. Due to the special nature of the blood supply to the human nose and surrounding area, it is possible (although very rare) for retrograde infections from the nasal area to spread to the brain.
Danger Tree The Danger Tree is an infamous memorial to the Royal Newfoundland Regiment who went into battle on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in World War I, 1st July 1916. It is merely a replica of the remains of a tree trunk, but it marks the spot where the casualties were highest.
Danger UXB Danger UXB was a 1979 British ITV television series about a squad of Royal Engineers with the duty of defusing unexploded ordnance in England during the Blitz in World War II. It starred Anthony Andrews as Lieutenant Brian Ash, a newly commissioned officer assigned to 347 Section of 97 Tunneling Company, Royal Engineers, which has been assigned to explosive ordnance disposal duties.
Danger*gang Dangerâ†Gang ( ă‡ăłă‚¸ăŁăĽâ†ă‚®ăŁăłă‚° ) is a visual kei band that was formed in September 2002 by わ㋠Waka (vocals) and ă’コ Hiko, with support members Ka-e (bass) and éş— Rei (drums). Rei later became a permanent member, while Ka-e left the band and was replaced by Thera.
Danger: Diabolik Danger: Diabolik (also known simply as Diabolik) is a 1968 feature film from Italian filmmaker Mario Bava based on the Italian comic character Diabolik. It is the story of a skilled thief (played by John Phillip Law) living out of a ritzy hideout who steals incredible riches from the Italian government- including $10 million in cash, a highly prized set of emeralds, and an enormous gold ingot.
Dangerfield (TV series) Dangerfield was a British drama series about a small town doctor / police surgeon, which ran for 6 series, between 1995 and 1999. Originally Nigel Le Vaillant played the central role (the eponymous Paul Dangerfield), but this character left later left the series, the focus switching to his replacement, played by Nigel Havers.
Dangerfield Newby Dangerfield Newby (1815-1859) was the oldest of John Brown's raiders and the first of his men to die at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. He had been unable to purchase the freedom of his wife Harriet and seven children from their owner.
Dangerous (Busta Rhymes song) Dangerous is the second single from When Disaster Strikes by Busta Rhymes. Busta shouts out Wyclef Jean complimenting his musical diversity and originality ("Word to Wyclef, nigga shit be hot to death").
Dangerous (Loverboy song) Dangerous was a song released in 1985 on the highly successful album Lovin' Every Minute of it released by Loverboy. The song achieved minor success when released as a single during the same year, and reached #65 on the billboard charts.
Dangerous (Roxette song) "Dangerous", written by Per Gessle, was the fourth single released from Roxette's album Look Sharp! Released at the end of 1989, it was the group's third Top 10 showing on the Billboard Hot 100, spending two weeks at No.
Dangerous Beauty Dangerous Beauty (1998) is a biographical drama film directed by Marshall Herskovitz. It is adapted from the non-fiction book The Honest Courtesan, by Margaret Rosenthal, about the life of Veronica Franco (played by Catherine McCormack), a courtesan in 16th century Venice.
Dangerous Company Dangerous Company: The Consulting Powerhouses and the Businesses They Save and Ruin is a book written by James O'Shea and Charles Madigan. It is one of several business books that are critical of the functioning and importance of Management Consulting (Strategy Consulting) as an industry.
Dangerous Dave Dangerous Dave is a 1988 computer game by John Romero. It was developed for the Apple II and DOS as an example game to accompany his article about his GraBASIC, an Applesoft BASIC add-on, for the UpTime disk magazine.
Dangerous Davies Detective Constable "Dangerous" Davies is the central character in a series of comic novels by Leslie Thomas and a TV series, The Last Detective made for ITV. The first novel in the series was also made into a film for television in 1981.
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 is a piece of UK legislation that was introduced in response to various incidents of serious injury or death resulting from attacks by aggressive and uncontrolled dogs, particularly on children. These incidents received heavy tabloid attention, causing widespread public concern over the keeping of dangerous dogs and a resulting legislative response.
Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor is a qualification required of chemical distributors and storage companies throughout the United Kingdom relating to packing and labelling of hazardous materials. At least one qualified DGSA is required to administer labels and vehicle hazard plates in accordance to the ADR Regulations.
Dangerous Liaisons Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 film directed by Stephen Frears. It is based upon a play by Christopher Hampton which in turn is based on the classic eighteenth-century novel Les Liaisons dangereuses, by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.
Dangerous Minds Dangerous Minds is a 1995 film based loosely on a book by, and about the life of, LouAnne Johnson that tells the story of a retired Marine who leaves her career to become an English teacher at a well-off high school attended by bused-in students from a ghetto. The film, starring Michelle Pfeiffer, focuses on the challenges of growing up in the inner-city and of the efforts of a dedicated teacher to allow her class to learn to believe in themselves.
Dangerous offender In the Canadian legal system, the dangerous offender designation allows the courts to impose an indefinite sentence on a convicted person, regardless of whether the crime carries a life sentence or not. The purpose of the legislation is to detain offenders who are deemed too dangerous to be released into society (e.
Dangerous Sports Club The Dangerous Sports Club, a group of adventurers and extreme sports pioneers based in Oxford and London, were active from the late 1970s for about ten years, during which they developed modern bungee jumping and experimented with a variety of other innovative sporting activities.
Dangerous Visions Dangerous Visions (ISBN 0-425-06176-0) was a path-breaking science fiction short story anthology edited by Harlan Ellison and published in 1967. Dangerous Visions helped to define the New Wave science fiction movement, particularly in its depiction of sex in science fiction.
Dangerous Waters Dangerous Waters is a naval simulation developed by Sonalysts Combat Simulations released on February 22 2005. The game features several playable vessels, including the Los Angeles-class, Akula-class, and Seawolf-class nuclear submarines, the Kilo-class diesel submarine.
Dangerous Wild Animals Act The Dangerous Wild Animals Act of 1976 is a law of the United Kingdom that was originally enacted to deal with the increasing fashion in the late 1960's and early 1970's of people keeping exotic pets which were often from the more dangerous species, as well as hybrids between wild and domestic species, such as wolfdogs and Bengal cats. It was increasingly unacceptable -- in regards to public safety -- for the average citizen to be able to acquire a potentially dangerous animal without some form of regulatory control.
Dangerous Writing "Dangerous writing" is an approach to writing prose championed by American novelist Tom Spanbauer. He teaches a fiction writing workshop by the same name in Portland, Oregon, which is known to have produced author Chuck Palahniuk.
Dangerously irrelevant In statistical mechanics and quantum field theory, a dangerously irrelevant operator is an operator which is irrelevant, but yet affects the infrared physics significantly because the vacuum expectation value of some field depends sensitively upon the dangerously irrelevant operator.
Dangila (woreda) Dangila is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Agew Awi Zone, Dangila is bordered on the south by Faggeta Lekoma, on the southwest by Guangua, on the west by the Benishangul-Gumaz Region, on the northwest by the Semien Gondar Zone, and on the north and east by the Mirab Gojjam Zone.
Dangling bond In condensed matter physics, a dangling bond occurs when an atom is missing a neighbor to which it would be able to bind. Such dangling bonds are defects that disrupt the flow of electrons and that are able to collect the electrons.
Dangling modifier In grammar, a dangling modifier or misplaced modifier is a word or phrase that is intended to modify one element of a sentence, but that — due to its placement — seems to modify another. One common form of dangling modifier is a sentence-initial participle phrase that is not intended to modify the subject, as in this example from the 1918 Elements of Style: ?
Dangling pointer Dangling pointers and wild pointers in computer programming are pointers that do not point to a valid object of the appropriate type, or to a distinguished null pointer value in languages which support this. Dangling pointers arise when an object is deleted or deallocated, without modifying the value of the pointer, so that the pointer still points to the memory location of the deallocated memory.
Dangoule Rasalaite Dangoule Rasalaite was a 16 year old girl who came to Sweden from Lithuania with her boyfriend during the autumn of 1999 looking for work. Instead she was locked up in an apartment in Arlöv (outside Malmö), and forced into prostitution.
Dangpa-chang The Dangpachang (당파창) is a three pronged spear from the Joseon dynasty, and has been used widely by its military throughout its history, until around 1905 when the joseon military was reformed drastically. It was replaced by the bolt action rifle.
Dangubica The dangubica is a small Croatian stringed instrument, having either two single or two double strings, a long, fretted neck, and a pear-shaped body. One string (or pair or strings) is used to play the melody, while the second plays a continuous note, known as the drone.
Dangun Dangun Wanggeom was the legendary founder of Gojoseon, the first kingdom of Korea, in present-day Liaoning, Manchuria and Korean peninsula in 2333 BC. He is said to be the grandson of Hwanin or the god of heaven.
Dangun Feveron Dangun Feveron (J:弾éŠă•ィăĽăăăł, also known as Fever SOS) is a vertical scrolling shooter game developed by Cave in 1998. The gameplay is typical of manic shooters, with numerous swarms of enemies onscreen at any given time, and bosses that shoot intimidatingly large clusters of bullets.
Danchi Danchi (団地) is the Japanese word (literally 'group land') for a large cluster of apartment buildings. During the 50's, 60's, and 70's, the Japanese created many such low-rent apartment complexes in the outskirts of urban areas to offset the housing demand of the then-increasing Japanese population.
Dani (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Dani is the name of a fictional girl appearing in several songs by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. She first appeared in the 1999 song "Scar Tissue" and "Californication", but was not mentioned by name (She was the "Young Kentucky girl in a push-up bra" and the "Teenage bride with a baby inside.
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