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Dragoslav Ĺ ekularac Dragoslav Ĺ ekularac (born November 8, 1937 in Ĺ tip, Vardar Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, present day Republic of Macedonia) is a famous Serbian former football player and current coach, who was nicknamed Ĺ eki.
Dragoslavele Dragoslavele is a commune in the northern part of ArgeĹź County, Romania, located by the former border between Wallachia and Transylvania, on the Wallachian side. It is a relatively important location for boarding house tourism.
Dragostea din tei "Dragostea din tei" (pronounced ) is the most successful single by the Moldovan band O-Zone. The song was written and composed by Dan Bălan, and the original version was sung by Dan Bălan, Arsenie Todiraş and Radu Sârbu.
Dragostea din tei (Haiducii song) Dragostea Din Tei is Haiducii's debut single, released in Italy in January 2004. It's a cover of O-Zone's single, but not a disappointing one, as this one was more successful in some countries (like Italy, Germany) than the original O-Zone recording.
Dragotha In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Dragotha is a powerful undead dragon, known as a dracolich. Dragotha is a major player in Dungeon's Age of Worms adventure path.
Dragovištica The Dragovištica or Dragovishtitsa (Serbian Cyrillic: Драговиштица; Bulgarian: Драговищица) is a river in southeastern Serbia and western Bulgaria, a 63 km-long right tributary to the Struma river.
Dragsholm municipality Dragsholm municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in West Zealand County on the northwest coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark, in a region known as Lammefjord, named after the inlet to the east of the municipality . The municipality covers an area of 152 km², and has a total population of 13,820 (2005).
Dragstrip A dragstrip is a facility for conducting automobile and motorcycle acceleration events. Generally, drag strips run for either 1/8th mile (most common) or 1/4 mile, with an additional shutdown area to allow vehicles time to stop after crossing the finish line.
DragThing DragThing is a popular shareware Dock replacement for Mac OS X, intended for organization and as an application switcher. DragThing allows for multiple docks with user-specified settings such as color, texture and shape.
Dragunov Sniper Rifle The Dragunov Sniper Rifle (, abbreviated SVD, GRAU index 6V1), is a semiautomatic rifle designed by Evgeniy Fedorovich Dragunov in the Soviet Union between 1958 and 1963. The SVD was the world's first purpose-built military precision marksman's rifle, and is common (along with several variants) throughout the former Eastern Bloc.
Dragunov SVU The Dragunov SVU (Snaiperskaya Vintovka Ukorochennaya = Short Sniper Rifle) is a shortened variant of the SVD sniper rifle with bull-pup configuration and folding adjustable bipods. The muzzle also features a flash hider and noise suppressor.
Dragutin Dimitrijević Dragutin "Apis" Dimitrijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгутин Димитријевић Апис (August 17, 1876 – June 27, 1917) was a Serbian soldier and nationalist leader of the Black Hand group which assassinated Serbian King Aleksandar Obrenović in 1903 and Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria in 1914. The latter triggered the outbreak of World War I.
Dragutin Tomašević Dragutin Tomašević (born April 20, 1890 in Bistrica – died October, 1915 in Rašanac) was an track and field athlete and gymnast from the Kingdom of Serbia, who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
Dragvoll Dragvoll is a location in Trondheim, Norway, where several parts of the buildings and campus of the Norwegian university of science and technology (NTNU) is located. It may also refer to the University campus itself.
Drahomanivka Drahomanivka was a proposed reform of the Ukrainian alphabet and orthography, promoted by Mykhailo Drahomanov. This orthography was used in a few publications and in Drahomanov's correspondence, but due to cultural resistance and political persecution it was never able to catch on.
Drachenfels Railway The Drachenfels Railway or Drachenfelsbahn is a mountain railway line in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. The line runs from Königswinter to the summit of the Drachenfels mountain at an altitude of 289 m (948 ft).
Drachenfutter A German term that is thought to be literally untranslatable into English. This word, as best as can be translated, means "a gift brought home by a husband to console, calm or bribe their wife when they have been out too late, often after drinking, or visiting a bar, restaurant or casino.
Drain cleaner Drain cleaner is a chemical used to dissolve clogs to unblock pipes, such as the drainpipes of sinks, bathtubs, toilets, and showers. It is generally a corrosive chemical such as a concentrated acid or caustic, or is an enzymatic substance.
Drain rods A set of drain rods is plumbing equipment used to attempt to unblock drains and sewers. The set normally consists of several stiff, but flexible, rods, each approximately one metre long, which may be screwed together end-to-end.
Drainage basin A drainage basin is a region of land where water from rain or snowmelt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, dam, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean. The drainage basin includes both the streams and rivers that convey the water as well as the land surfaces from which water drains into those channels.
Drainage system A drainage system is the pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular watershed. They are governed by the topography of the land, whether a particular region is dominated by hard or soft rocks, and the gradient of the land.
Draioicht na hOiche Draioicht na hOiche (sic, correct Irish spelling is DraĂ­ocht na hOĂ­che, "Magic of the Night"; shortly: DNO) is a British musical group founded in 2002, known for performing and popularizing Irish traditional music. The band has recorded nine albums of instrumental and vocal Irish folk music, as well as multiple collaborations with musicians of many genres, including Country music, Welsh traditional music, Scottish traditional music, Cape Breton music, and New Age music.
Drakar och Demoner Drakar och Demoner (Swedish for Dragons and Demons) is a Swedish fantasy role-playing game first published in 1982 by the game publishing company Ă„ventyrsspel ("Adventure Games", later renamed to Target Games).
Drakconf drakconf is the command that invokes the Mandrake Control Center or DrakConf which is a program written in Perl for the configuration of the GNU/Linux distribution Mandriva Linux. It is part of the so-called drakxtools and is specifically designed for this Linux distribution for running under command-line or X Window System environment.
Drake & Josh Go Hollywood Drake & Josh Go Hollywood is an hour and thirteen minute TV movie starring Drake Bell as Drake Parker and Josh Peck as Josh Nichols from the Nickelodeon television series Drake & Josh. The movie first aired on January 6th, 2006 and was released on DVD on January 31st, 2006.
Drake & Josh: Songs from and inspired by the hit TV show Drake & Josh: Songs from and inspired by the hit TV show is a soundtrack that features many of the songs from the Nickelodeon show Drake & Josh. It also features songs that weren't used in the show but were inspired by it.
Drake Berehowsky Drake Berehowsky (Born - January 3, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional Hockey Defenceman in the National Hockey League who has played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Nashville Predators, Vancouver Canucks and Phoenix Coyotes.
Drake Bulldogs The Drake Bulldogs are the athletic teams of the Drake University. The university is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, they play in the Pioneer Football League (I-AA in football) fielding 14 varsity teams in 9 sports:
Drake Circus Drake Circus is a shopping centre in the city centre of Plymouth, England. It is a newly built 49,200 m² (530,000 ft²) covered scheme which opened its doors to the public for the first time on 5 October 2006.
Drake of the 99 Dragons Drake of the 99 Dragons is a cel-shaded third person shooter video game for the Xbox video game console and Windows. The game stars Drake, an undead assassin on a quest for revenge of the one who stole "the ancient artifact".
Drake Relays The Drake Relays is an annual outdoor track and field event held in Des Moines, Iowa, on the campus of Drake University. It has grown to become one of the largest and most important meets in United States, attracting top university and professional talent alike.
Drake Thadzi Drake Thadzi (born November 23, 1964 in Lilongwe) is a retired boxer from Malawi, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he was stopped in the second round of the light heavyweight division (– 81 kg) by Algeria's eventual bronze medalist Mustapha Moussa.
Drake University Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in the city of Des Moines, Iowa. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy.
Drake Well Museum The Drake Well Museum is located along the banks of Oil Creek in Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA. The museum collects, preserves, and interprets the founding of the oil industry in the state of Pennsylvania and its growth into a global enterprise.
Drake's Drake's is a baking company in New Jersey owned by the Interstate Bakeries Corporation, which makes cake, such as Yodels, Devil Dogs, Yankee Doodles, Sunny Doodles, Ring Dings, Funny Bones, and Drake's coffee cake. Drake's is located in Wayne, New Jersey.
Drake's Devil Dogs Drake's Devil Dogs is a pre-packaged cake snack widely available at convenience stores and vending machines on the United States East Coast. The snack consists of two long, un-coated chocolate cakes sandwiched together with white cream filling.
Drake's Plate of Brass The so-called Drake's Plate of Brass is a forgery that purports to be the brass plaque that Francis Drake posted upon landing in Northern California in 1579. The hoax was successful for forty years, despite early doubts.
Drake's Regiment of Militia Drake's Regiment of Militia also known as the 2nd New Hampshire Militia Regiment was called up at Portsmouth, New Hampshire on September 8, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of General Horatio Gates as he faced British General John Burgoyne in northern New York.
Drake-Chenault Early on in the 1940's and 50's, FM radio stations begin to gradually spring up over the country, generally along side its parent AM station. Most stations, especially in medium and smaller markets held their FM licence by simulcasting the programming of its AM parent.
Drakeling Drakelings are a humanoid species of reptile in the game ADOM who have the ability to spit acid and are skilled with musical instruments. They have blue or green scales, speak with a hissing accent and normally wear few clothes (besides weapons and armor).
Drakelow Power Station Drakelow Power Station was located two and a half miles south of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, next to the River Trent. Burton is most famous for its breweries, but was also recognised for what was its most distinguishable landmark, Drakelow Power Station.
Drakelow Tunnels The Drakelow Tunnels are a former underground military complex near the village of Kinver, Staffordshire. The tunnels have a very interesting past and are a historical monument to the varied military mechanisms in the United Kingdom.
Drakenberg Drakenberg (sometimes shortened to Draken, "the dragon") is a residential area of eight city blocks, located in Hornstull, which is a part of Södermalm in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Drakenberg is located close to the Tantolunden park.
Drakengard 2 Drakengard 2, or Drag-On Dragoon 2 in Japan, is an action based role playing game for the Playstation 2 system and is a direct sequel to the original Drakengard. Like the original, Drakengard 2 combines on-foot hack-and-slash action with aerial-combat stages reminiscent of Sega's Panzer Dragoon.
Drakensang: The Dark Eye Drakensang: The Dark Eye (German title: Das Schwarze Auge: Drakensang) is a Computer role-playing game currently in development at Radon Labs. The game was announced on April 21, 2006 by publisher dtpGerman press release on the dtp website..
Drakensberg The Drakensberg (Afrikaans for "Dragons Mountain") mountains are the highest in Southern Africa, rising up at Thabana Ntlenyana to 3,482 m (11,422 ft) in height. In isiZulu, they are referred to as uKhahlamba ("barrier of spears"), and in Sesotho as Maluti (also spelled Maloti ).
Drakensberg hiking Hiking in the Natal Drakensberg is a popular activity for outdoor South Africans. The escarpment allows one to hike on a cliff of roughly 1000m high that stretches for 240km from Sentinel Buttress in the North to Bushman's Neck in the South.
Drakenstein Correctional Centre Drakenstein Correctional Centre (formerly Victor Verster Prison) is a low security prison near Paarl in the valley of the Dwars River in the Western Cape of South Africa. The prison is famous for being the last place that Nelson Mandela was held.
Drakes Bay Drakes Bay is a small bay on the coast of northern California in the United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) northwest of San Francisco at approximately 38 deg N latitude. The bay is approximately 8 miles (13 km) wide.
Drakes Estero Drakes Estero is an expansive estuary in Marin County on the Pacific coast of northern California in the United States. It is created by the confluence of several streams and feeds Drakes Bay, approximately 25 mi (40 km) northwest of San Francisco.
Drakestail Drakestail also known as Quackling is a French folk tale about a duck, where repetition forms most of the logic behind the plot. The story is also similar to other folk tales where the hero picks up several allies (or sometimes items or skills) and uses them in the exact order found.
Drakesteijn Drakesteijn or Drakestein is the former residence of Crown Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus. The now Queen Beatrix still owns the small castle at 9 Slotlaan in the hamlet of Lage Vuursche, in the municipality of Baarn.
Drakkar Entertainment Drakkar Entertainment GmbH, also called Drakkar Records or Drakkar Publishing, is a German record label with its headquarters in Witten. It is a joint venture with Bertelsmann Music Group and in no way related to the french underground black metal label "Drakkar Productions".
Drakkhen Drakkhen is a computer role-playing game originally developed by Draconian (Data East) for the PC. Originally created by French developers, it was later re-tooled in order to be released in the United States by MicroProse in 1990.
Drakon Empire The Drakon Empire are a group of fictional antagonists from the British publication, Sonic the Comic. They fought against the Ancient Echidnas of Mobius (including Knuckles), Sonic and Tails, as well as working alongside Doctor Robotnik and Grimer.
Drakonera Drakonera or Dhragonára (Greek: Δρακονέρα) is an island of the Echinades, among the Ionian Islands group of Greece. Drakonera forms part of the northern group of the Echinades, which are called the Drakoneras (or Dhragonares) after the island.
Dralasite Dralasites are a fictional extraterrestrial race of short, rubbery, gray amoeboid creatures capable of changing their form to a limited extent by extending and retracting pseudopods.Star Frontiers] [[science fiction role-playing gameStar Frontiers, "Alpha Dawn"
Dralthi medium fighter In the Wing Commander universe, "Dralthi" is the name of a family of light to medium fighters used by the Kilrathi. The first Dralthi was built in the early 2640s and derivatives of the design continued in Kilrathi service at least into the 2680s.
Draža Mihailović Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailovich (Serbian: Драгољуб "Дража" Михаиловић or Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović; also known as Чича or Čiča) (April 27, 1893 - July 17, 1946), was a Serbian general now primarily remembered as leader of the Yugoslav Royal Army in the Fatherland during World War II. After the war, he was tried by rival Communist Partisans for alleged collaboration, shot and then buried in an unmarked grave.
Dražeta Dražeta (Cyrillic: Дражета), in some English sources also Drazeta, is a Serbian and Croatian surname. This surname is pretty rare, and originally could be found in five places in the territory of former Yugoslavia: Mošorin (Serbia), Stari Banovci (Serbia), Ivoševci (Croatia), Hodilje (Croatia), and Jajce (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Dram Shop Dram shop or dramshop is a legal term in the United States referring to a bar, tavern or the like where alcoholic beverages are sold. Traditionally, it referred to a shop where spirits were sold by the dram, a small unit of liquid.
Drama CD A drama CD is form of audio theatre where a collection of audio files presented in one or more CDs consisting of voice actors who act out a set storyline by reading from a script and/or improvising. Much like the radio drama, a play is acted out simply with the use of sound and no visual stimula to progress the story.
Drama Centre The Drama Centre is a British drama school in Clerkenwell, London. The Centre is a part of Central Saint Martins College of the University of the Arts London and is a member of the Conference of Drama Schools.
Drama Connections Drama Connections is a BBC One documentary series which looks at the stories behind the production of some of Britain's best loved drama television programmes, showing how they tie in with the production of other drama shows (hence the name). The shows feature interviews with some of the cast and crew of the subject programme, as well as classic footage from the series.
Drama Desk Award The Drama Desk Award was created in 1955 to recognize shows produced off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, and in legitimate not-for-profit theaters, in addition to Broadway shows. Previously, there had been only the Tony Awards, which focused solely on Broadway shows, ignoring the hundreds of other productions mounted in New York City each year.
Drama film A drama film is a film that depends mostly on in-depth character development, interaction, and highly emotional themes. In a good drama film, the audience are able to experience what other characters are feeling and identify with someone.
Drama League Award Created in 1935, the Drama League Awards honor distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in addition to recognizing exemplary career achievements in theatre, musical theatre, and directing. Each May, the awards are presented at the Annual Awards Luncheon with performers, directors, producers, and Drama League Members in attendance.
Drama Prefecture Drama prefecture (Greek: Νομός Δράμας Nomos Dramas) is a prefecture in northeastern Greek Macedonia. The prefecture is the northernmost in Greek Macedonia and the westernmost in the periphery of East Macedonia and Thrace.
Drama Studio, University of Sheffield The Drama Studio is a 200 seat studio theatre, part of the University of Sheffield, and is housed in the former Glossop Road Baptist Church (opened in 1871). The building was converted into a theatre in 1970, and also houses 2 rehearsal studios and other production facilities.
Drama therapy Drama therapy, also known as the single word Dramatherapy outside the US, is the intentional use of theater techniques to facilitate personal growth and promote health. Drama therapy is an expressive therapy modality used in a wide variety of settings, including hospitals, schools, mental centers, prisons, and businesses.
Drama Theory Drama Theory is a Problem Structuring Method of Operational Research. It is based on game theory and adapts the use of games to complex organisational situations, accounting for emotional responses that can provoke irrational reactions and lead the players to re-define the game.
Drama-Logue Award The Drama-Logue Award was an award given by the publishers of Drama-Logue newspaper, a west-coast theatre trade publication. The award categories included Production, Direction, Musical Direction, Choreography, Writing, Performance, Ensemble Performance, Scenic Design, Sound Design, Lighting Design, Costume Design and Hair & Makeup Design.
Dramacydal Dramacydal are also known as the Thoro Headz and Young Thugz, a rap trio made up of Yafeu "Young Hollywood" Fula (aka Yaki Kadafi), Katari "K-Dog" Cox (aka Kastro) and Malcom "Big Malcom" Greenridge (aka E.D.
Dramarama (band) Dramarama is a Los Angeles, California-based alternative rock/power pop band that was formed in their native New Jersey in 1982, disbanded in 1994, and formally reunited in 2003, following an appearance on VH1's Bands Reunited reality show, a "where-are-they-now" documentary marking the first time since disbanding that the entire original lineup performed together. Since 1996, an evolving lineup of the band, always fronted by singer/songwriter John Easdale, has been performing in one incarnation or another (initially billed as Easdale solo but usually joined by former Dramarama band mates), and from then until 2003 played occasional shows in the L.
Dramatens elevskola Dramatens elevskola, i.e Kungliga Dramatiska Teaterns Elevskola, or in Eng: The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school, was the prestigious acting school of Sweden's national stage; The Royal Dramatic Theatre, and for many years (1788-1964) seen as the foremost theatre school and drama education for Swedish stage actors.
Dramatic Dream Team Dramatic Dream Team, better known by its initials DDT or its logo reading D2T, is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 1997 by Sanshiro Takagi. It became one of the top names in Japanese indy sleaze wrestling by creating a unique Sports Entertainment style with a Japanese puroresu flair to the matches.
Dramatic Lyrics Dramatic Lyrics is a collection of English poems by Robert Browning, first published in 1842 as the second volume in a series of self-published books entitled Bells and Pomegranates. It is most famous as the first appearance of Browning's poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin, but also contains several of the poet's other best-known pieces, including My Last Duchess, Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister, Porphyria's Lover, and Johannes Agricola in Meditation.
Dramatic monologue A dramatic monologue is a type of lyric poem, developed during the Victorian period, in which a character in fiction or in history delivers a speech explaining his or her feelings, actions, or motives. The monologue is usually directed toward a silent audience, with the speaker's words influenced by a critical situation.
Dramatic Publishing In 1885, Charles Sergel, a journalist and a young man with a lifelong interest in theatre, founded The Dramatic Publishing Company in Chicago, Illinois. Before the last turn of the century, he had already published works by Ibsen, Strindberg, Ostrovsky, and Maeterlinck.
Dramatic Ramesseum Papyrus The Dramatic Ramesseum Papyrus (also known simply as the Ramesseum Papyrus) is the oldest known surviving illustrated papyrus roll. It contains a ceremonial play written to celebrate the accession to the throne of Senusret I of the Twelfth Dynasty and is dated to around 1980 BC.
Dramatic symbol A dramatic symbol is a prop, gesture, movement, or articulation in a theatrical or dramatic context that carries distinct symbolic meaning and adds to the complexity of a theatrical work or play. A dramatic symbol can be generated by an actor on stage, or it can be part of the theatrical design or stage picture.
Dramatis personæ Dramatis personæ is a Latin phrase (literally 'the persons of the drama'), recorded in English since 1730 but in international use, for the characters in the plot of a play, and is used to refer collectively to the characters represented in a dramatic work (various forms of theater, but also on screen) to be played by the acting cast members, whether they act or use some other form (such as puppetry), or even if they are animals. Off-stage characters are not considered part of the dramatis personæ.
Dramatism Dramatism, introduced by rhetorician Kenneth Burke, made its way into the field of communication in the early 1950s is a method for understanding the social uses of language and how to encounter the social and symbolic world as a drama (Brock, Burke, Burgess, Parke, and Simons 1985). Dramatism's intent is to offer a logical method for understanding human motives or why people do what they do (Fox 2002).
Dramaturge In the theatre, a dramaturg holds a position that gained its modern-day function through the innovations of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, a playwright and theatre practitioner who worked in Germany in the 18th century.
Dramma giocoso Dramma giocoso (literally: 'jocular drama'; plural: drammi giocosi) is the name of a type of opera libretto common in the mid-18th century. The term is a contraction of "dramma (giocoso) per musica" and is essentially a description of the text rather than the opera as a whole.
Drammen Kommunale Trikk Drammen Kommunale Trikk (DKT) (lit: Drammen Municipal Tram) was a Norwegian company that operated the Drammen trolleybus and bus system between July 1 1947 and 1981, though the trolleybus system was closed in 1967. The company was started by the Drammen City Council when the licence of the former operator of the trolleybuses, A/S Trikken, went out of date.
Drammen trolleybus The Drammen trolleybus system was a system of trolleybuses in Drammen, Norway between December 15 1909 and June 19 1967. The system stretched from the city center to Brakerøya, Merket and Vårveien and was operated by the companies Drammens Elektriske Bane, A/S Trikken and Drammen Kommunale Trikk.
Drammenselva Drammenselva (or Dramselva) is a river in Buskerud county, southeastern Norway. It is one of the largest rivers in Norway, with a drainage basin of about 17,000 square kilometers and a flow rate of 300 cubic meters per second.
Dramyin Cham Dramyin Cham (Dzongkha: Dramnyen Cham) is a form of Cham dance - a masked and costumed dance performed in Tibetan Buddhism ceremonies in Bhutan, Sikkim, Himalayan West Bengal and Tibet (where they have been outlawed). They are a focal point of the Bhutanese festivals of Tsechu.
Drancy internment camp Drancy deportation camp was an infamous temporary prison camp in the city of Drancy, north of Paris, France used to hold Jews who were later deported to the extermination camps. 65,000 Jews were deported from Drancy, of these, 63,000 were murdered including 6,000 children and only 2,000 were alive when Allied forces liberated the camp on August 17, 1944.
Drang nach Osten Drang nach Osten (German for "Drive towards the East") was a term used by 19th century intellectuals and Nazi propaganda to explain Germany's desire for land and influence in Eastern Europe (see Lebensraum). After World War II, the term was used by Polish propaganda to corroborate anti-German sentiments.
Drangarnir Drangarnir is the collective name for two sea stacks between the islet Tindhólmur and the island Vágar in the Faroe Islands. The individual names of the sea stacks are Stóri Drangur (en: Large cliff) and Lítli Drangur (en: Small cliff).
Drangiana Drangiana (Old Persian: Zranka "waterland") was a historical region of the Achaemenid Empire, now part of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Eastern Iran. The land was inhabited by a Persian tribe which the Greeks referred to as Sarangians or Drangians.
Dranivia Dranivia was the third son of Uluilakeba I and last member of the noble household, Naivi, to hold the title Roko Sau of the Lau Islands. He is referred to as an usurper, as he snatched the chieftainship immediately after the absence of his uncle Matawalu from Lakeba, and without the consent of the Vuanirewa.
Draoui Mohamed Draoui Mohamed sits on the Committee on Education, Culture, Tourism and Human Resources a permanent committee of the Pan-African Parliament, while also sitting on the Pan-African Parliament representing Algeria.
Draped garment A draped garment is a garment that is made of unstitched cloth that is held to the body by means of pins, fibulae, or clasps, sashes or belts, tying, or friction and gravity alone. Many draped garments are one-piece garments.
Draper Draper is the now largely obsolete term for a merchant in cloth or dry goods, though often used specifically for one who owns or works in a draper's shop or store. A draper may additionally operate as a cloth merchant or a haberdasher.
Draper Fisher Jurvetson Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) is a venture capital firm based in Redwood City, California. It is well known for funding Hotmail (acquired by Microsoft), Overture (acquired by Yahoo) and Skype (acquired by eBay).
Draper L. Kauffman Rear Admiral Draper Laurence Kauffman (1911-1979) was a pioneering underwater demolition expert and a renowned Navy educator, who served during the 1960s as 44th Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. During World War II, he organized the first U.
Draper, Utah Draper is a city in Salt Lake County and Utah County, Utah, United States, located about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Between 1990 and 2000 Draper was Utah's fastest-growing city over 5,000 people (as of 2000).

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