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DuPont State Forest DuPont State Forest is a 10,000+ acre tract, located in Henderson and Transylvania counties of North Carolina. The name originates from the fact that the DuPont company arranged the sale of the original tract to the state.
Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo The Spanish hereditary ducal title of Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo was conferred on the British General Arthur Wellesley, then 1st Viscount Wellington in January 1812, quickly after his important victory at Ciudad Rodrigo that same year, as a victory title.
Duquesne (D 603) The Duquesne anti-air frigate is a large vessel of the French Navy, designed to protect a fleet against air threats, surface ships, submarines, and, to a lesser extent, provide fire power against land objectives. She is the sister-ship of the Suffren.
Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Dukes is the name of the athletic teams of Duquesne University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Duquesne has always played NCAA Division I Basketball and has played NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football from 1902-1950 and from 1993-current (Division I Football Championship Division).
Duquesne Gardens Duquesne Gardens was the main sports arena located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA during the first half of the 20th century. It was the home arena of the AHL's Pittsburgh Hornets and NHL's Pittsburgh Pirates.
Duquesne Heights (Pittsburgh) Duquesne Heights is a neighborhood on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's south city area. It has a zip code of 15211, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 (West and Southwest Neighborhoods).
Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne (pronounced "doo-kayne") first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of 40 students and a faculty of seven.
Duquesne University School of Law Duquesne University School of Law is a private Catholic university law school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The School of Law was founded in 1911, and is the only multiple-division law school in western Pennsylvania.
Duquette, Minnesota Duquette is a small unincorporated community in Pine County, Minnesota, in the United Statesalong the Willow River]. Duquette is located along the [[BNSF Railway on what was at one time the Great Northern Railway.
Dur-Kurigalzu Dur-Kurigalzu was a city in southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) near the confluence of the Tigris and Diyala rivers, at a site now known as Aqa Quf (coordinates ) about 30 km west of Baghdad. It was founded by a Kassite king of Babylon, Kurigalzu I or II, some time in the 14th century BC, and was abandoned after the fall of the Kassite dynasty.
Dur-O-Lite Pencil Company The Dur-O-Lite Pencil Company was a Chicago, Illinois, United States company that manufactured mechanical pencils from the 1920s into the 1990s. The company registered the "Dur-O-Lite" trademark in 1927.
Dur-Sharrukin Dur-Sharrukin ("Fortress of Sargon"), present day Khorsabad, was the Assyrian capital in the time of Sargon II of Assyria (coordinates: ). Khorsabad is a village in northern Iraq, 15 km northeast of Mosul, which is still today inhabited by Assyrians.
Dura mater The dura mater (from the Latin "tough mother"), or pachymeninx, is the tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord. (The other two meningeal layers are the pia mater and the arachnoid mater.
Dura-Europos Dura-Europos ("Fort Europos")The compund Dura-Europos was not employed in Antiquity (James). was a Hellenistic and Roman walled city built on an escarpment ninety meters above the banks of the Euphrates river.
Durabis Durabis (Latin for "you will last") is a brand name for a clear polymer coating developed by the TDK Corporation. The need for a protective polymer arose due to the fact that Blu-Ray discs write much closer to the readable portion of a disc than do other disc formats, including HD DVD.
Durable good In economics, a durable good or a hard good is a good which does not quickly wear out, or more specifically, it yields services or utility over time rather than being completely used up when used once. Most goods are therefore durable goods to a certain degree.
Durable Water Repellent Durable Water Repellent (DWR) finishes are hydrophobic coatings applied to fabrics to make them water-resistant by causing water to bead up and roll off fabrics, rather than soaking into them. They are often used in conjunction with certain waterproof/breathable fabrics to prevent the outer layer of a laminated waterproof/breathable from becoming saturated with water.
Duracell (artist) Duracell (born Andrew Dymond, also known as Andre Diamant) is a one-man band from Lyon, France. Initially an artist that only played live with a drum set, a trigger machine, and a synthesizer, Andre said he started Duracell because "he didn't exactly think about starting a one man band, just the music was there," and he was heavily influenced by US noise rock act Lightning Bolt.
Duracell Bunny A Duracell Bunny is any of several anthropomorphic pink rabbits powered by batteries, used to promote Duracell brand batteries. In commercial advertisements, the Duracell Bunny is actually only one of these rabbits, powered by a Duracell battery rather than rival batteries.
Duracraft Duracraft is a Southboro, Massachusetts-based company that makes home appliances, such as fans, humidifiers and air conditioners. The company was founded in the late 1980s by Bernard Chiu who served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman.
Duragesic Duragesic (or Durogesic in Europe) is the trade name of a fentanyl transdermal therapeutic system manufactured by ALZA Corporation and marketed by Janssen Pharmaceutica (both subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson). Fentanyl, developed by Janssen Pharmaceutica, is a potent opioid, and is used for moderate to severe pain relief.
Duraid Lahham Duraid Lahham (born 1934 in Damascus, Syria) a leading Syrian comedian and director. He is the most famous actor in Syria since the 1960s as well as throughout the Arab world, and is considered by some as the finest Syrian actor of all time.
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy His Eminence Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (born Feb 5, 1924) is an Indian clergyman, the Cardinal Priest of S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri and Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches in the Roman Catholic Church.
Durak Durak (, fool, also known as Stupid) is a Russian card game. The most common variant is called "transferrable durak" (perevodnoj durak, «переводной Đ´Ńрак»), which permits passing on cards on attacks in certain instances.
Dural venous sinuses The dural venous sinuses (also called dural sinuses or cerebral sinuses) are venous channels found between layers of dura mater in the brain. They receive blood from internal and external veins of the brain and ultimately empty into the internal jugular vein.
Duran Duran (1983 video) Officially entitled simply Duran Duran (just like Duran Duran's 1981 debut album and their 1993 comeback album), this video compilation is sometimes unofficially referred to in print as the Duran Duran video album or Duran Duran: The First 11 Videos. This pioneering video album won a 1984 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video.
Duran Duran Duran Duran Duran Duran (not to be confused with band Duran Duran) is a breakcore band consisting of Ed Flis, Michael Chaiken, and Tony Gabor. Philadelphia-based Ed Flis is the main working member and does most live shows by himself.
Durance The Durance (Occitan: Durença in classical norm or Durènço in Mistralian norm) is a 320 km long river in south-eastern France, left tributary of the Rhône. Its source is in the south-western Alps, near Briançon.
Durance (A629) The FNS Durance (A629) was the lead ship of the Durance class of multi-product replenishment oilers, designed and built for service in the French Navy. Sold to the Argentine Navy in 1999, she is now known as the ARA Patagonia (B-1).
Durance class tanker The Durance class is a series of multi-product replenishment oilers, originally designed and built for service in the French Navy. Besides the five ships built for the French Navy, a sixth was built for the Royal Australian Navy and the leading ship of the class now serves with Argentine Navy.
Durand-Hedden House The Durand-Hedden House, whose original structure was built in about 1790, sits on two acres of the original plantation that was part of a 72-acre tract of land acquired by Ebenezer Hedden before 1740. His son, Obadiah Hedden, was born on the land, and after the Revolutionary War was able to take title in 1787 to the 25 acres upon which he built his modest side-hall farmhouse located in Maplewood, New Jersey.
Durand-Kerner method In numerical analysis, the Durand-Kerner method (established 1960-66) or method of Weierstrass (established 1859-91) is a root-finding algorithm for solving polynomial equations. In other words, the method can be used to solve numerically the equation
Durango Boot Durango Boot is a competitive, non-contact sport that makes use of a flying disc (known popularly by the trademark Frisbee), somewhat similar to Ultimate. The name Durango comes from the fact that the sport was first played in Durango, Colorado.
Durango Micropolitan Statistical Area The Durango Micropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Micropolitan Statistical Area located in the Durango area of the State of Colorado. The Durango Micropolitan Statistical Area is defined as La Plata County, Colorado.
Durango Pine Durango Pine (Pinus durangensis) is a pine native to the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains of northwestern Mexico, from Chihuahua and Sonora south through Durango and Jalisco to Michoacán. It is a moderately high altitude species, growing at 1500-2800 m.
Durant (automobile) The Durant was a make of automobile assembled by Durant Motors Corporation of New York, New York from 1921 to 1926 and again from 1928 to 1932. Durant Motors was founded by William Crapo Durant (also known as Billy Durant) after he was terminated as the head of General Motors.
Durant, Iowa Durant is a city in Cedar County, Iowa, United States, located in the southeastern corner of the county in a tri-county area. Scott County is located just to the east of Durant and Muscatine County is located just to the south of the city.
Duras sisters In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Klingon sisters Lursa (played by Barbara March) and B'Etor (played by Gwynyth Walsh) are collectively known as the Duras sisters, first appearing in Star Trek: The Next Generation's "Redemption, Part I". Like the other members of the House of Duras, they are villains; throughout their appearances, the characters attempt to destabilize the Klingon government and its relations with the United Federation of Planets.
Duration A duration is an amount of time or a particular time interval. For example, an event in the common sense has a duration greater than zero (but not very long), but in certain specialized senses (such as in the theory of relativity), a duration of zero.
Duration gap The duration gap is a financial and accounting term for the difference between the duration of assets and liabilites, and is typically used by banks, pension funds, or other financial institutions to measure their risk due to changes in the interest rate.
Duration of English Parliaments before 1660 This article augments the List of Parliaments of England to be found elsewhere (see link below) and to precede Duration of English, British and United Kingdom Parliaments from 1660, with additional information which could not be conveniently incorporated in them.
Duration of sexual intercourse As with penis size and breast size, the duration of sexual intercourse is something humans often worry about. While there are many features of this topic, probably the most important one is that men tend to climax too soon, often much too soon, to suit their female partners.
DurÄu DurÄu is a ski resort located in north-eastern Romania, in NeamĹŁ County, Moldavia at the proximity of CeahlÄu Massif (to the mountains' north-west side). The location is disadvantaged because of the lack of accessibility, the only access road is DN15 (from Poiana Largului); the regular route from Bicaz is closed as of February 2006 due to landslides.
Durban Durban (Zulu: eThekwini (IPA: ) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. It is the largest city in KwaZulu-Natal and is famous as the busiest port in Africa.
Durban and Coast Local Division of the High Court of South Africa The Durban and Coast Local Division of the High Court of South Africa, most commonly known as the Durban High Court, is the division of the High Court responsible for the area surrounding Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. It is infamous as the location of the Schabir Shaik Trial.
Durban declaration The Durban declaration was a statement made at the 2000 International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa in response to statements by South Africa president Thabo Mbeki. Mbeki suggested that HIV might not cause AIDS, and at the Durban conference five thousand scientists from all over the world, including eleven Nobel prize winners, signed a statement calling the evidence that HIV causes AIDS "clear-cut, exhaustive and unambiguous.
Durban International Film Festival The Durban International Film Festival is an annual film festival that takes place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. It presents over 300 screenings celebrating the best in South African, African and international cinema.
Durban Light Infantry The Durban Light Infantry Regiment is a Mechanised infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Territorial Army or United States Army National Guard unit.
Durban Outer Ring Road The Durban Outer Ring Road is a ring road that circles the city of Durban, South Africa. It consists of a single freeway, known as the N2, which links the north and south coasts of KwaZulu-Natal Province and acts as a major arterial for the Durban metropolitan area.
Durban Strategy Durban Strategy is a term used by critics of the 2001 World Conference against Racism to describe the comparison of the State of Israel to apartheid South Africa. Critics claim that this comparison was made with the intention of causing and encouraging divestment from and boycott of Israel.
Durban University of Technology The Durban University of Technology is a technical university in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was formed in 2002 by the merger of Technikon Natal and ML Sultan Technikon and was previously known as the Durban Institute of Technology.
Durbar Durbar (Persian darbar) is an Iranian term meaning the Shah's noble court. It was later used India and Nepal for a ruler's court or feudal levee as the latter came to be ruled and later administered by Persians and Perso-Turcomen rulers.
Durbar High School Durbar High School which translates to Palace High School, opened in 1892 is the oldest modern school in Nepal. Located in Ranipokhari, Kathmandu, it originally taught only members of the ruling family, but was opened to private citizens in 1902.
Durdane series The Durdane series is a trilogy of science fiction books written by Jack Vance between 1971 and 1973, and detail the political and social adventures of Gastel Etzwane on the world Durdane. The trilogy, as a whole, portrays the rise of Gastel Etzwane from common boy, to the autocrat The Anome, and finally, as a saviour of his world against the alien Asutra of the third book.
Durdham Down Durdham Down is an area of public open space in Bristol. With its neighbour Clifton Down to the southwest, it constitutes a 400 acre area known as The Downs, much used for leisure including walking and team sports.
Durendal As told in the Matter of France, Durendal or Durandal (Italian: Durlindana) is the sword of Charlemagne's paladin Roland (Orlando in Italian). According to Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso it once belonged to Hector of Troy, and was given to Roland by Malagigi (Maugris).
Duress Duress or coercion (as a term of jurisprudence) is a possible legal defense, usually as exculpation rather than excuse, by which defendants argue that they should not be held liable because the actions that broke the law were only performed out of an immediate fear of injury. Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed.
Duret haemorrhage Duret hemorrhages are small areas of bleeding in the ventral and paramedian parts of the upper brain stem (midbrain and pons). They are secondary to raised intracranial pressure with formation of a transtentorial pressure cone in which the cerebellar tonsils are impacted in the foramen magnum by the high pressure.
Durg Durg is a city and a municipal corporation in Durg District in the state of Chhattisgarh, India, and is part of the Bhilai agglomeration. Durg lies about 11 km from Bhilai and 35 km from the state capital Raipur.
Durga McBroom Durga McBroom is a singer, born October 16, 1962 in California, who has performed backing vocals for Pink Floyd. She is the only backing vocalist to appear in both the A Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell tours, and she also performed in their appearance at 1990 Knebworth concert, as well as David Gilmour's 2001 solo tour.
Durga Prasad Dhar Durga Prasad Dhar (Hindi: दŕĄŕ¤°ŕĄŤŕ¤—ा प्रसाद धर, Urdu: دُرگا پرساد دھر ) was a prominent Kashmiri politician who was confidant of Indira Gandhi. He served as an ambassador to Russia, and as a minister in the Kashmir and Delhi administrations.
Durgabai Deshmukh Durgabai Deshmukh (1909-1981) married to first Marathi finance minister C D Deshmukh was a prominent female social worker in India. Born in a middle class Andhra family in Kakinada, she founded the Andra Mahila Sabha in Madras (now Chennai) in 1937.
Durgadas Rathore Durgadas Rathore (13 August 1638 - 22 November 1718) is a famous personality in the annals of Marwar. He is credited with having single-handedly preserved the rule of the Rathore dynasty over Marwar (Jodhpur) after the death of Maharaja Jaswant Singh in the 17th century.
Durgapur Steel Plant Durgapur Steel Plant is one of the integrated steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited, located in Durgapur, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the plants that have played a historically important part in the industrial development of India.
Durgon, West Virginia Durgon is an unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. Durgon is located on US 220/WV 28/WV 55 at its junction with County Route 220/5 west of Moorefield along the South Branch Potomac River.
Durham Durham (IPA: locally, in RP) is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham in North East England. It is well known for its Norman Cathedral and Castle, and is home to Durham University.
Durham Athletic Park Durham Athletic Park, affectionately known as "The DAP", is the name of a former minor league baseball park in Durham, North Carolina. The ballpark site was home to various incarnations of the Durham Bulls from 1926 through 1994.
Durham Boat The Durham Boat was a large wooden boat produced by the Durham Boat Company of Durham, Pennsylvania. They were designed by company owner Robert Durham to navigate the Delaware River and thus transport the products produced by the Durham Forges and Durham Mills to Trenton, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Durham Bulls The Durham Bulls are a minor league baseball] team based in [[Durham, North Carolina. The team, which plays in the International League, is the AAA (Triple-A) affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays major-league club.
Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham Bulls Athletic Park is a baseball stadium in Durham, North Carolina that is home to the Durham Bulls, the AAA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays of Major League Baseball. The 10,000-seat park was opened in 1995, when the Bulls were still a Class A team in the Carolina League (they would not become a Class AAA team until 1998).
Durham Cathedral The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, which is almost always referred to as Durham Cathedral, in the city of Durham, County Durham, North East England, was founded in AD 1093 and remains a centre for Christian worship today. It is generally regarded as one of the finest examples of a Norman cathedral in Europe and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with nearby Durham Castle, which faces it across Palace Green, high above the River Wear.
Durham Coast Line The Durham Coast Line (DCL) is the name given to the railway services which link Newcastle upon Tyne with Middlesbrough, via Sunderland and Hartlepool. The services are operated by Northern Rail and the majority continue on from Newcastle to the MetroCentre and a few to Carlisle.
Durham College Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology is located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada with satellite campuses in Pickering, Uxbridge, Whitby, Port Hope, Port Perry and Beaverton. Founded in 1967, Durham College has 34,000 alumni today.
Durham Constabulary Durham Constabulary is a Home Office police force with the responsibility of policing the non-metropolitan county of County Durham and the unitary authority of Darlington, in the north east of England. The force covers the 1,033 square miles of the county which has a resident population of 870,000.
Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos.
Durham County Cricket Club in 2005 Durham County Cricket Club started the 2005 season with odds of 20-1 to win the Second Division of the County Championship, and in one-day cricket they started the season in Division Two of the National League. However, they were promoted in both competitions - in the County Championship, they finished second after an initial run of four wins and eight matches without defeat.
Durham County Wildlife Club Durham County Wildlife Club is a 75 year old club actually in Apex, North Carolina though it was in Durham, North Carolina originally. It is very close to the Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Research Triangle Park, North Carolina as well.
Durham District School Board The Durham District School Board (DDSB) is a public school board in Ontario, Canada. The DDSB serves most of the Regional Municipality of Durham, except for schools within the Municipality of Clarington, which belongs to the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board.
Durham Drama Festival The Durham Drama Festival is an open-access drama festival held annually in Durham, England. Founded in 1975 by Durham Student Theatre as the One Act Festival, the event has grown in scope and size over the previous three decades and adopted its current name and format in 2003.
Durham Fair First held in 1916, the Durham Fair in Durham, Connecticut is one of the largest agricultural fairs in the world. The fair is usually held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in the last full weekend of September.
Durham Flyers The Durham Flyers were a short lived Intermediate hockey club in the early 1950s. They played out of Durham, Ontario, Canada for 3 seasons before folding, 2 of which in the Western Ontario Athletic Association and one in the Ontario Hockey Association.
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is a secondary and further education establishment in Durham, UK. It was formed in 1979 through the amalgamation of three older schools in Bowburn, Brandon and Durham, the emblems of which form three of the four emblems on the school's Escutcheon, along with the traditional flag of Durham.
Durham Miners' Gala The Durham Miners' Gala (The Big Meeting or Durham Big Meeting), held in Durham City, is a large gathering associated with the coal mining heritage (and particularly that of miners' trade unionism) of the Durham Coalfield, which stretched throughout the traditional County of Durham. It's highlight consists of banners, each typically accompanied by a brass band, which are marched up to the Cathedral.
Durham Red Durham Red was originally created in 1987 as a female sidekick and lover for Johnny Alpha in the long-running British comicbook series Strontium Dog. She was a sexy bounty hunter with a mutation that gave her a vampiric lust for blood.
Durham Region Transit Durham Region Transit (DRT) is the regional public transit operator in Durham Region, east of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are at 605 Rossland Rd East in Whitby, Ontario, and there are regional centres in Ajax, Whitby, and Oshawa.
Durham Regional Hospital Durham Regional Hospital (DRH) has been a member of the Duke University Health System family since 1998. The hospital has 369 beds and over 500 physicians on the medical staff, and has a certified Level II Intensive Care Nursery.
Durham Regional Police The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) is the police service operated by the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, common referred to as Durham Region, and located east of the City of Toronto. The force serves the local municipalities municipalities of:
Durham Rural District Durham was a rural district in County Durham, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Durham rural sanitary district and covered an area around the city of Durham, which was a municipal borough.
Durham School Durham School is an independent British boarding and day school in Durham. It was founded by at least 1414 (the foundation date accepted by the Clarendon Commission into public schools in 1861), and refounded by Henry VIII of England during the Protestant Reformationin 1541.
Durham Students' Union The Durham Students' Union is a body, set up as the Durham Colleges Students’ Representative Council in 1899 and renamed in 1969, with the intention of representing and providing welfare and services for the students of the University of Durham in Durham, England. The union is almost universally known by the initialism DSU.
Durham Technical Community College Durham Technical Community College (DTCC, aka Durham Tech) is a public two-year accredited institution of higher education and technical training school located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Durham Tech's main campus is near to downtown Durham, North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, and Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
Durham Thundercats The Durham Thundercats, originally the Durham 72's, are a senior hockey team based out of the Town of Durham, Ontario, Canada. The Thundercats date back to the early 1970s, and are an extremely successful team in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior "AA" Hockey League.
Durham Union Society The Durham Union Society is a debating society founded in 1842 by the students of the University of Durham. Commonly referred to as the DUS or The Durham Union, it is the university's oldest and largest society with over 3000 members.
Durham University Business School The Durham University Business School (DBS) in Durham, UK, is the international business school of Durham University. Established in 1965 it is one of the oldest business school in the UK, the School offers postgraduate business degrees in management, finance and economics, including MBAs and PhDs, as well as undergraduate teaching.
Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence The Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence is the full name of the university's cricketing coaching centre, and the university cricket team when they participate in first class matches. They are one of four universities in the United Kingdom who are considered a first-class team, when playing against other first class sides.
Durham University Chamber Choir Durham University Chamber Choir provides a high-quality music-making environment for the best singers in a university which boasts a rich choral tradition. DUCC demands a high level of commitment from its members, who in return benefit from being part of a refined group.
Durham University Library The Durham University Library was founded on January 1833 at Palace Green by a 160 volume donation by the then Bishop, William Van Mildert. Durham University Library is the centrally-administered library of Durham University in England and now holds over 1 1/2 million books.
Durham Wasps The Durham Wasps was an ice hockey team located in Durham, England and was one of the UK's most well-known names in ice hockey. The team was bought by Sir John Hall and moved to the neighbouring city of Newcastle Upon Tyne in August 1996.
Durham-Greensboro Southern Railway Durham-Greensboro Southern Railway is a small railroad that some time around 1882 began offering rides to a small area west of the Chapel Hill (currently Carrboro). In order not to disturb students at The University of North Carolina, it was said that the station must be built at least a mile from the schools campus.
Durham-Sud, Quebec Durham-Sud, also known as South Durham, is a small farming community in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, west of Richmond and south of Drummondville. Early settlers of the area were Scottish and Irish immigrants who arrived mostly in the 18th and 19th century and found the area to be good for farming.
Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo The Spanish hereditary ducal title of Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo was conferred on the British General Arthur Wellesley, then 1st Viscount Wellington in January 1812, quickly after his important victory at Ciudad Rodrigo that same year, as a victory title.
Duquesne (D 603) The Duquesne anti-air frigate is a large vessel of the French Navy, designed to protect a fleet against air threats, surface ships, submarines, and, to a lesser extent, provide fire power against land objectives. She is the sister-ship of the Suffren.
Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Dukes is the name of the athletic teams of Duquesne University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Duquesne has always played NCAA Division I Basketball and has played NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football from 1902-1950 and from 1993-current (Division I Football Championship Division).
Duquesne Gardens Duquesne Gardens was the main sports arena located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA during the first half of the 20th century. It was the home arena of the AHL's Pittsburgh Hornets and NHL's Pittsburgh Pirates.
Duquesne Heights (Pittsburgh) Duquesne Heights is a neighborhood on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's south city area. It has a zip code of 15211, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 (West and Southwest Neighborhoods).
Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne (pronounced "doo-kayne") first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of 40 students and a faculty of seven.
Duquesne University School of Law Duquesne University School of Law is a private Catholic university law school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The School of Law was founded in 1911, and is the only multiple-division law school in western Pennsylvania.
Duquette, Minnesota Duquette is a small unincorporated community in Pine County, Minnesota, in the United Statesalong the Willow River]. Duquette is located along the [[BNSF Railway on what was at one time the Great Northern Railway.
Dur-Kurigalzu Dur-Kurigalzu was a city in southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) near the confluence of the Tigris and Diyala rivers, at a site now known as Aqa Quf (coordinates ) about 30 km west of Baghdad. It was founded by a Kassite king of Babylon, Kurigalzu I or II, some time in the 14th century BC, and was abandoned after the fall of the Kassite dynasty.
Dur-O-Lite Pencil Company The Dur-O-Lite Pencil Company was a Chicago, Illinois, United States company that manufactured mechanical pencils from the 1920s into the 1990s. The company registered the "Dur-O-Lite" trademark in 1927.
Dur-Sharrukin Dur-Sharrukin ("Fortress of Sargon"), present day Khorsabad, was the Assyrian capital in the time of Sargon II of Assyria (coordinates: ). Khorsabad is a village in northern Iraq, 15 km northeast of Mosul, which is still today inhabited by Assyrians.
Dura mater The dura mater (from the Latin "tough mother"), or pachymeninx, is the tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord. (The other two meningeal layers are the pia mater and the arachnoid mater.
Dura-Europos Dura-Europos ("Fort Europos")The compund Dura-Europos was not employed in Antiquity (James). was a Hellenistic and Roman walled city built on an escarpment ninety meters above the banks of the Euphrates river.
Durabis Durabis (Latin for "you will last") is a brand name for a clear polymer coating developed by the TDK Corporation. The need for a protective polymer arose due to the fact that Blu-Ray discs write much closer to the readable portion of a disc than do other disc formats, including HD DVD.
Durable good In economics, a durable good or a hard good is a good which does not quickly wear out, or more specifically, it yields services or utility over time rather than being completely used up when used once. Most goods are therefore durable goods to a certain degree.
Durable Water Repellent Durable Water Repellent (DWR) finishes are hydrophobic coatings applied to fabrics to make them water-resistant by causing water to bead up and roll off fabrics, rather than soaking into them. They are often used in conjunction with certain waterproof/breathable fabrics to prevent the outer layer of a laminated waterproof/breathable from becoming saturated with water.
Duracell (artist) Duracell (born Andrew Dymond, also known as Andre Diamant) is a one-man band from Lyon, France. Initially an artist that only played live with a drum set, a trigger machine, and a synthesizer, Andre said he started Duracell because "he didn't exactly think about starting a one man band, just the music was there," and he was heavily influenced by US noise rock act Lightning Bolt.
Duracell Bunny A Duracell Bunny is any of several anthropomorphic pink rabbits powered by batteries, used to promote Duracell brand batteries. In commercial advertisements, the Duracell Bunny is actually only one of these rabbits, powered by a Duracell battery rather than rival batteries.
Duracraft Duracraft is a Southboro, Massachusetts-based company that makes home appliances, such as fans, humidifiers and air conditioners. The company was founded in the late 1980s by Bernard Chiu who served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman.
Duragesic Duragesic (or Durogesic in Europe) is the trade name of a fentanyl transdermal therapeutic system manufactured by ALZA Corporation and marketed by Janssen Pharmaceutica (both subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson). Fentanyl, developed by Janssen Pharmaceutica, is a potent opioid, and is used for moderate to severe pain relief.
Duraid Lahham Duraid Lahham (born 1934 in Damascus, Syria) a leading Syrian comedian and director. He is the most famous actor in Syria since the 1960s as well as throughout the Arab world, and is considered by some as the finest Syrian actor of all time.
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy His Eminence Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (born Feb 5, 1924) is an Indian clergyman, the Cardinal Priest of S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri and Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches in the Roman Catholic Church.
Durak Durak (, fool, also known as Stupid) is a Russian card game. The most common variant is called "transferrable durak" (perevodnoj durak, «переводной Đ´Ńрак»), which permits passing on cards on attacks in certain instances.
Dural venous sinuses The dural venous sinuses (also called dural sinuses or cerebral sinuses) are venous channels found between layers of dura mater in the brain. They receive blood from internal and external veins of the brain and ultimately empty into the internal jugular vein.
Duran Duran (1983 video) Officially entitled simply Duran Duran (just like Duran Duran's 1981 debut album and their 1993 comeback album), this video compilation is sometimes unofficially referred to in print as the Duran Duran video album or Duran Duran: The First 11 Videos. This pioneering video album won a 1984 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video.
Duran Duran Duran Duran Duran Duran (not to be confused with band Duran Duran) is a breakcore band consisting of Ed Flis, Michael Chaiken, and Tony Gabor. Philadelphia-based Ed Flis is the main working member and does most live shows by himself.
Durance The Durance (Occitan: Durença in classical norm or Durènço in Mistralian norm) is a 320 km long river in south-eastern France, left tributary of the Rhône. Its source is in the south-western Alps, near Briançon.
Durance (A629) The FNS Durance (A629) was the lead ship of the Durance class of multi-product replenishment oilers, designed and built for service in the French Navy. Sold to the Argentine Navy in 1999, she is now known as the ARA Patagonia (B-1).
Durance class tanker The Durance class is a series of multi-product replenishment oilers, originally designed and built for service in the French Navy. Besides the five ships built for the French Navy, a sixth was built for the Royal Australian Navy and the leading ship of the class now serves with Argentine Navy.
Durand-Hedden House The Durand-Hedden House, whose original structure was built in about 1790, sits on two acres of the original plantation that was part of a 72-acre tract of land acquired by Ebenezer Hedden before 1740. His son, Obadiah Hedden, was born on the land, and after the Revolutionary War was able to take title in 1787 to the 25 acres upon which he built his modest side-hall farmhouse located in Maplewood, New Jersey.
Durand-Kerner method In numerical analysis, the Durand-Kerner method (established 1960-66) or method of Weierstrass (established 1859-91) is a root-finding algorithm for solving polynomial equations. In other words, the method can be used to solve numerically the equation
Durango Boot Durango Boot is a competitive, non-contact sport that makes use of a flying disc (known popularly by the trademark Frisbee), somewhat similar to Ultimate. The name Durango comes from the fact that the sport was first played in Durango, Colorado.
Durango Micropolitan Statistical Area The Durango Micropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Micropolitan Statistical Area located in the Durango area of the State of Colorado. The Durango Micropolitan Statistical Area is defined as La Plata County, Colorado.
Durango Pine Durango Pine (Pinus durangensis) is a pine native to the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains of northwestern Mexico, from Chihuahua and Sonora south through Durango and Jalisco to Michoacán. It is a moderately high altitude species, growing at 1500-2800 m.
Durant (automobile) The Durant was a make of automobile assembled by Durant Motors Corporation of New York, New York from 1921 to 1926 and again from 1928 to 1932. Durant Motors was founded by William Crapo Durant (also known as Billy Durant) after he was terminated as the head of General Motors.
Durant, Iowa Durant is a city in Cedar County, Iowa, United States, located in the southeastern corner of the county in a tri-county area. Scott County is located just to the east of Durant and Muscatine County is located just to the south of the city.
Duras sisters In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Klingon sisters Lursa (played by Barbara March) and B'Etor (played by Gwynyth Walsh) are collectively known as the Duras sisters, first appearing in Star Trek: The Next Generation's "Redemption, Part I". Like the other members of the House of Duras, they are villains; throughout their appearances, the characters attempt to destabilize the Klingon government and its relations with the United Federation of Planets.
Duration A duration is an amount of time or a particular time interval. For example, an event in the common sense has a duration greater than zero (but not very long), but in certain specialized senses (such as in the theory of relativity), a duration of zero.
Duration gap The duration gap is a financial and accounting term for the difference between the duration of assets and liabilites, and is typically used by banks, pension funds, or other financial institutions to measure their risk due to changes in the interest rate.
Duration of English Parliaments before 1660 This article augments the List of Parliaments of England to be found elsewhere (see link below) and to precede Duration of English, British and United Kingdom Parliaments from 1660, with additional information which could not be conveniently incorporated in them.
Duration of sexual intercourse As with penis size and breast size, the duration of sexual intercourse is something humans often worry about. While there are many features of this topic, probably the most important one is that men tend to climax too soon, often much too soon, to suit their female partners.
DurÄu DurÄu is a ski resort located in north-eastern Romania, in NeamĹŁ County, Moldavia at the proximity of CeahlÄu Massif (to the mountains' north-west side). The location is disadvantaged because of the lack of accessibility, the only access road is DN15 (from Poiana Largului); the regular route from Bicaz is closed as of February 2006 due to landslides.
Durban Durban (Zulu: eThekwini (IPA: ) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. It is the largest city in KwaZulu-Natal and is famous as the busiest port in Africa.
Durban and Coast Local Division of the High Court of South Africa The Durban and Coast Local Division of the High Court of South Africa, most commonly known as the Durban High Court, is the division of the High Court responsible for the area surrounding Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. It is infamous as the location of the Schabir Shaik Trial.
Durban declaration The Durban declaration was a statement made at the 2000 International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa in response to statements by South Africa president Thabo Mbeki. Mbeki suggested that HIV might not cause AIDS, and at the Durban conference five thousand scientists from all over the world, including eleven Nobel prize winners, signed a statement calling the evidence that HIV causes AIDS "clear-cut, exhaustive and unambiguous.
Durban International Film Festival The Durban International Film Festival is an annual film festival that takes place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. It presents over 300 screenings celebrating the best in South African, African and international cinema.
Durban Light Infantry The Durban Light Infantry Regiment is a Mechanised infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Territorial Army or United States Army National Guard unit.
Durban Outer Ring Road The Durban Outer Ring Road is a ring road that circles the city of Durban, South Africa. It consists of a single freeway, known as the N2, which links the north and south coasts of KwaZulu-Natal Province and acts as a major arterial for the Durban metropolitan area.
Durban Strategy Durban Strategy is a term used by critics of the 2001 World Conference against Racism to describe the comparison of the State of Israel to apartheid South Africa. Critics claim that this comparison was made with the intention of causing and encouraging divestment from and boycott of Israel.
Durban University of Technology The Durban University of Technology is a technical university in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was formed in 2002 by the merger of Technikon Natal and ML Sultan Technikon and was previously known as the Durban Institute of Technology.
Durbar Durbar (Persian darbar) is an Iranian term meaning the Shah's noble court. It was later used India and Nepal for a ruler's court or feudal levee as the latter came to be ruled and later administered by Persians and Perso-Turcomen rulers.
Durbar High School Durbar High School which translates to Palace High School, opened in 1892 is the oldest modern school in Nepal. Located in Ranipokhari, Kathmandu, it originally taught only members of the ruling family, but was opened to private citizens in 1902.
Durdane series The Durdane series is a trilogy of science fiction books written by Jack Vance between 1971 and 1973, and detail the political and social adventures of Gastel Etzwane on the world Durdane. The trilogy, as a whole, portrays the rise of Gastel Etzwane from common boy, to the autocrat The Anome, and finally, as a saviour of his world against the alien Asutra of the third book.
Durdham Down Durdham Down is an area of public open space in Bristol. With its neighbour Clifton Down to the southwest, it constitutes a 400 acre area known as The Downs, much used for leisure including walking and team sports.
Durendal As told in the Matter of France, Durendal or Durandal (Italian: Durlindana) is the sword of Charlemagne's paladin Roland (Orlando in Italian). According to Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso it once belonged to Hector of Troy, and was given to Roland by Malagigi (Maugris).
Duress Duress or coercion (as a term of jurisprudence) is a possible legal defense, usually as exculpation rather than excuse, by which defendants argue that they should not be held liable because the actions that broke the law were only performed out of an immediate fear of injury. Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed.
Duret haemorrhage Duret hemorrhages are small areas of bleeding in the ventral and paramedian parts of the upper brain stem (midbrain and pons). They are secondary to raised intracranial pressure with formation of a transtentorial pressure cone in which the cerebellar tonsils are impacted in the foramen magnum by the high pressure.
Durg Durg is a city and a municipal corporation in Durg District in the state of Chhattisgarh, India, and is part of the Bhilai agglomeration. Durg lies about 11 km from Bhilai and 35 km from the state capital Raipur.
Durga McBroom Durga McBroom is a singer, born October 16, 1962 in California, who has performed backing vocals for Pink Floyd. She is the only backing vocalist to appear in both the A Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell tours, and she also performed in their appearance at 1990 Knebworth concert, as well as David Gilmour's 2001 solo tour.
Durga Prasad Dhar Durga Prasad Dhar (Hindi: दŕĄŕ¤°ŕĄŤŕ¤—ा प्रसाद धर, Urdu: دُرگا پرساد دھر ) was a prominent Kashmiri politician who was confidant of Indira Gandhi. He served as an ambassador to Russia, and as a minister in the Kashmir and Delhi administrations.
Durgabai Deshmukh Durgabai Deshmukh (1909-1981) married to first Marathi finance minister C D Deshmukh was a prominent female social worker in India. Born in a middle class Andhra family in Kakinada, she founded the Andra Mahila Sabha in Madras (now Chennai) in 1937.
Durgadas Rathore Durgadas Rathore (13 August 1638 - 22 November 1718) is a famous personality in the annals of Marwar. He is credited with having single-handedly preserved the rule of the Rathore dynasty over Marwar (Jodhpur) after the death of Maharaja Jaswant Singh in the 17th century.
Durgapur Steel Plant Durgapur Steel Plant is one of the integrated steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited, located in Durgapur, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the plants that have played a historically important part in the industrial development of India.
Durgon, West Virginia Durgon is an unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. Durgon is located on US 220/WV 28/WV 55 at its junction with County Route 220/5 west of Moorefield along the South Branch Potomac River.
Durham Durham (IPA: locally, in RP) is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham in North East England. It is well known for its Norman Cathedral and Castle, and is home to Durham University.
Durham Athletic Park Durham Athletic Park, affectionately known as "The DAP", is the name of a former minor league baseball park in Durham, North Carolina. The ballpark site was home to various incarnations of the Durham Bulls from 1926 through 1994.
Durham Boat The Durham Boat was a large wooden boat produced by the Durham Boat Company of Durham, Pennsylvania. They were designed by company owner Robert Durham to navigate the Delaware River and thus transport the products produced by the Durham Forges and Durham Mills to Trenton, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Durham Bulls The Durham Bulls are a minor league baseball] team based in [[Durham, North Carolina. The team, which plays in the International League, is the AAA (Triple-A) affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays major-league club.
Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham Bulls Athletic Park is a baseball stadium in Durham, North Carolina that is home to the Durham Bulls, the AAA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays of Major League Baseball. The 10,000-seat park was opened in 1995, when the Bulls were still a Class A team in the Carolina League (they would not become a Class AAA team until 1998).
Durham Cathedral The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, which is almost always referred to as Durham Cathedral, in the city of Durham, County Durham, North East England, was founded in AD 1093 and remains a centre for Christian worship today. It is generally regarded as one of the finest examples of a Norman cathedral in Europe and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with nearby Durham Castle, which faces it across Palace Green, high above the River Wear.
Durham Coast Line The Durham Coast Line (DCL) is the name given to the railway services which link Newcastle upon Tyne with Middlesbrough, via Sunderland and Hartlepool. The services are operated by Northern Rail and the majority continue on from Newcastle to the MetroCentre and a few to Carlisle.
Durham College Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology is located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada with satellite campuses in Pickering, Uxbridge, Whitby, Port Hope, Port Perry and Beaverton. Founded in 1967, Durham College has 34,000 alumni today.
Durham Constabulary Durham Constabulary is a Home Office police force with the responsibility of policing the non-metropolitan county of County Durham and the unitary authority of Darlington, in the north east of England. The force covers the 1,033 square miles of the county which has a resident population of 870,000.
Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos.
Durham County Cricket Club in 2005 Durham County Cricket Club started the 2005 season with odds of 20-1 to win the Second Division of the County Championship, and in one-day cricket they started the season in Division Two of the National League. However, they were promoted in both competitions - in the County Championship, they finished second after an initial run of four wins and eight matches without defeat.
Durham County Wildlife Club Durham County Wildlife Club is a 75 year old club actually in Apex, North Carolina though it was in Durham, North Carolina originally. It is very close to the Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Research Triangle Park, North Carolina as well.
Durham District School Board The Durham District School Board (DDSB) is a public school board in Ontario, Canada. The DDSB serves most of the Regional Municipality of Durham, except for schools within the Municipality of Clarington, which belongs to the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board.
Durham Drama Festival The Durham Drama Festival is an open-access drama festival held annually in Durham, England. Founded in 1975 by Durham Student Theatre as the One Act Festival, the event has grown in scope and size over the previous three decades and adopted its current name and format in 2003.
Durham Fair First held in 1916, the Durham Fair in Durham, Connecticut is one of the largest agricultural fairs in the world. The fair is usually held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in the last full weekend of September.
Durham Flyers The Durham Flyers were a short lived Intermediate hockey club in the early 1950s. They played out of Durham, Ontario, Canada for 3 seasons before folding, 2 of which in the Western Ontario Athletic Association and one in the Ontario Hockey Association.
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is a secondary and further education establishment in Durham, UK. It was formed in 1979 through the amalgamation of three older schools in Bowburn, Brandon and Durham, the emblems of which form three of the four emblems on the school's Escutcheon, along with the traditional flag of Durham.
Durham Miners' Gala The Durham Miners' Gala (The Big Meeting or Durham Big Meeting), held in Durham City, is a large gathering associated with the coal mining heritage (and particularly that of miners' trade unionism) of the Durham Coalfield, which stretched throughout the traditional County of Durham. It's highlight consists of banners, each typically accompanied by a brass band, which are marched up to the Cathedral.
Durham Red Durham Red was originally created in 1987 as a female sidekick and lover for Johnny Alpha in the long-running British comicbook series Strontium Dog. She was a sexy bounty hunter with a mutation that gave her a vampiric lust for blood.
Durham Region Transit Durham Region Transit (DRT) is the regional public transit operator in Durham Region, east of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are at 605 Rossland Rd East in Whitby, Ontario, and there are regional centres in Ajax, Whitby, and Oshawa.
Durham Regional Hospital Durham Regional Hospital (DRH) has been a member of the Duke University Health System family since 1998. The hospital has 369 beds and over 500 physicians on the medical staff, and has a certified Level II Intensive Care Nursery.
Durham Regional Police The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) is the police service operated by the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, common referred to as Durham Region, and located east of the City of Toronto. The force serves the local municipalities municipalities of:
Durham Rural District Durham was a rural district in County Durham, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Durham rural sanitary district and covered an area around the city of Durham, which was a municipal borough.
Durham School Durham School is an independent British boarding and day school in Durham. It was founded by at least 1414 (the foundation date accepted by the Clarendon Commission into public schools in 1861), and refounded by Henry VIII of England during the Protestant Reformationin 1541.
Durham Students' Union The Durham Students' Union is a body, set up as the Durham Colleges Students’ Representative Council in 1899 and renamed in 1969, with the intention of representing and providing welfare and services for the students of the University of Durham in Durham, England. The union is almost universally known by the initialism DSU.
Durham Technical Community College Durham Technical Community College (DTCC, aka Durham Tech) is a public two-year accredited institution of higher education and technical training school located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Durham Tech's main campus is near to downtown Durham, North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, and Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
Durham Thundercats The Durham Thundercats, originally the Durham 72's, are a senior hockey team based out of the Town of Durham, Ontario, Canada. The Thundercats date back to the early 1970s, and are an extremely successful team in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior "AA" Hockey League.
Durham Union Society The Durham Union Society is a debating society founded in 1842 by the students of the University of Durham. Commonly referred to as the DUS or The Durham Union, it is the university's oldest and largest society with over 3000 members.
Durham University Business School The Durham University Business School (DBS) in Durham, UK, is the international business school of Durham University. Established in 1965 it is one of the oldest business school in the UK, the School offers postgraduate business degrees in management, finance and economics, including MBAs and PhDs, as well as undergraduate teaching.
Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence The Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence is the full name of the university's cricketing coaching centre, and the university cricket team when they participate in first class matches. They are one of four universities in the United Kingdom who are considered a first-class team, when playing against other first class sides.
Durham University Chamber Choir Durham University Chamber Choir provides a high-quality music-making environment for the best singers in a university which boasts a rich choral tradition. DUCC demands a high level of commitment from its members, who in return benefit from being part of a refined group.
Durham University Library The Durham University Library was founded on January 1833 at Palace Green by a 160 volume donation by the then Bishop, William Van Mildert. Durham University Library is the centrally-administered library of Durham University in England and now holds over 1 1/2 million books.
Durham Wasps The Durham Wasps was an ice hockey team located in Durham, England and was one of the UK's most well-known names in ice hockey. The team was bought by Sir John Hall and moved to the neighbouring city of Newcastle Upon Tyne in August 1996.
Durham-Greensboro Southern Railway Durham-Greensboro Southern Railway is a small railroad that some time around 1882 began offering rides to a small area west of the Chapel Hill (currently Carrboro). In order not to disturb students at The University of North Carolina, it was said that the station must be built at least a mile from the schools campus.
Durham-Sud, Quebec Durham-Sud, also known as South Durham, is a small farming community in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, west of Richmond and south of Drummondville. Early settlers of the area were Scottish and Irish immigrants who arrived mostly in the 18th and 19th century and found the area to be good for farming.
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