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Daihatsu Consorte The Daihatsu Consorte was a small sedan sold by the Japanese automaker Daihatsu from 1969 to 1977. It was based on the Toyota Publica, and it's name, meaning "consort" in Italian, reflected Daihatsu's newly established affiliation with Toyota.
Daihatsu Copen The Daihatsu Copen is a 2-door roadster with an aluminium retractable hardtop built by the Japanese car company Daihatsu. It debuted at the 2001 Tokyo Motor Show as the Copen concept, based on Daihatsu's front-wheel-drive light-car platform.
Daihatsu Hijet The Daihatsu Hijet is a small van and pickup truck made by Daihatsu. Despite the apparent harmony between the Hijet name and Toyota's naming scheme for its trucks and vans (Hiace, Hilux), the name "Hijet" has been in use for Daihatsu's kei trucks and vans since at least the 1970s, over two decades before Toyota took control.
Daihatsu Charade The Daihatsu Charade was a supermini sold from 1977 to 2000. Daihatsu considers the Charade a large "compact" car to differentiate it from other compacts in its lineup, such as the Daihatsu Mira/Cuore.
Daihatsu Midget The Midget is a single-seat mini-truck made by Japanese automaker Daihatsu. Several distinct vehicles have borne the Midget name over the years, but all have had in common a single-seat utilitarian design, with an enclosed or semi-enclosed cab.
Daihatsu Mira The Daihatsu Mira, also known as the Cuore, Domino or Charade outside of Japan, is a kei car class type vehicle which comes with a variety of options and chassis variations. The latest model has 4 'flavours' and they are "Mira", "Mira AVY", "Mira Gino" and "Mira VAN".
Daichi Sumeragi Daichi Sumeragi is a fictional character in the Beyblade anime, who only appears in Beyblade G-Revolution. He is a young, hyperactive blader with a blade called Strata Dragoon (Gaia Dragoon in the original Japanese version).
Daichovo horo Daichovo oro (Дайчово хopo; Dajchovo horo) is a Bulgarian folk dance. It is unique in two ways: it is a circle dance (most Bulgarian dances are either line or couple dances), and yet it has a leader (most circle dances have no leader).
DaijĹŤ Daijin The or Chancellor of the Realm was the head of the DaijĹŤ-kan, or Department of State in Heian Japan and briefly under the Meiji Constitution. The position, along with the rest of the DaijĹŤ-kan structure, was initially created by the Code of TaihĹŤ in 702.
Daijō-kan The was the Department of State in Nara and Heian period Japan and briefly under the Meiji Constitution. Initially created by the Code of Taihō (大宝律令) in 701, the Daijō-kan was headed by the Great Council of State and the Daijō Daijin (太政大臣; Chancellor of the Realm).
Daikoku-bashira Daikoku-bashira (大黒柱, literally "big black pillar") is the name of the large, central pillar that holds up a traditional Japanese house. It also figuratively refers to the (almost always male) breadwinner or head of the household.
Daikokuten In Japan, Daikokuten (大黒天) is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, according to Taoist beliefs. He is variously considered to be the god of wealth (or more specifically, the harvest), or of the household (particularly the kitchen).
Daikon Daikon (, literally "large root"; , literally "white carrot"; mu, literally "radish"), is a mild-flavored East Asian giant white radish. Though most widely known as daikon, the radish is also known under other names, including daikon radish, Japanese or Chinese radish, winter radish, mooli or moo, lobak or loh bak, labanos, rabu, phakkat-hua, and cu cai trang.
Daikyo Dolphins The Daikyo Dolphins were formerly the Gold Coast Clippers a foundation team in the now defunct Australian Baseball League. The Clippers changed their name to the Daikyo Dolphins following the signing of a major sponsorship deal with Daikyo to create one of the strongest teams in ABL history, however the Dolphins changed their name to the Gold Coast Cougars after Daikyo ended the sponsorship due to financial troubles in Australia.
Dailekh District Dailekh district, a part of Bheri zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Dailekh as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,502 sq km and has a population (2001) of 225,201.
Dailey Islands The Dailey Islands () are a group of small volcanic islands lying off the coast of Victoria Land, 5 miles northeast of Cape Chocolate, in the north part of the ice shelf bordering McMurdo Sound. They were discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901-04) under Robert Falcon Scott, and named for Fred E.
Dailies Dailies, in filmmaking, is the term used to describe the raw, unedited footage shot during the making of a motion picture. They are so called because usually, at the end of each day, that day's footage is developed, synced to sound, and printed on film in a batch (or telecined onto video tape or disk) for viewing by the director very early the next day.
Daily build A daily build is the practice of each day doing a software build of the latest version of a program. This is so it can first be compiled to ensure that all required dependencies are present, and possibly tested to show no bugs have been introduced.
Daily Breakfast The Daily Breakfast is an award winning Catholic daily podcast produced by Father Roderick Vonhögen. In addition to religious subjects, the Daily Breakfast also covers non-religious topics such as Star Wars, the TV series Lost, food and nutrition, recent news, and, of course, podcasting.
Daily Bruin The Daily Bruin (also known as The Bruin) is the student newspaper at the University of California, Los Angeles. When classes are in session, it publishes Monday through Friday during the school year and once a week on Mondays in the summer quarter.
Daily Bugle The Daily Bugle is a fictional New York City newspaper that is a regular fixture in the Marvel Universe, most prominently in Spider-Man and its derivative media. The company first appeared in Fantastic Four vol.
Daily call sheet The daily call sheet is a filmmaking term for a sheet of paper issued to the cast and crew of a film production, created by an assistant director, informing them where and when they should meet for a particular day of shooting. Call sheets also include other useful information such as contact information (i.
Daily Express (Sabah) The Daily Express is an English language newspaper in Sabah, Malaysia and is the sister newspaper of the Overseas Chinese Daily News (OCDN). It was founded by the late Tan Sri Yeh Pao Tzu and it was first issued on March 1, 1963.
Daily Express (Urdu Newspaper) The Daily Express (Urdu: رŮŘ˛Ů†Ř§Ů…Ű Ř§ŰŚÚ©ŘłŮľŘ±ŰŚŘł ) is Pakistan’s second largest circulated Urdu language newspaper , Published by the Century Publications (Private) Limited. It is published simultaneously from Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Multan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Rahimyar Khan and Sukkar.
Daily Free Press The Daily Free Press, an independent student newspaper at Boston University, began its run as the largest continuing publication at BU in 1970. On May 1, two newspapers merged into The Daily Free Press at the same time students were responding to the Kent State riots with a violent protest.
Daily Freeman The Daily Freeman is a seven-day-a-week morning newspaper in Kingston, New York, the Ulster County seat. Serving all of Ulster County and parts of three other counties in the Mid-Hudson Valley, the broadsheet publication has a weekday circulation of approximately 22,000.
Daily Gazette The Daily Gazette is an independently-owned daily newspaper based in Schenectady, New York. It debuted in 1894 and mainly covers the counties of Schenectady, Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Fulton, Schoharie, and Montgomery.
Daily Graphic The Daily Graphic: An Illustrated Evening Newspaper was the first American newspaper with daily illustrations. It was founded by in New York in 1873 by a firm of Canadian engravers and began publication in March of that year.
Daily Grind Iron Man Challenge The Daily Grind Iron Man Challenge is an ongoing webcomics competition, featuring 56 webcomics. Competitors each donate $20 to a communal pot totalling US$1120 that will be awarded to the person who goes the longest without missing an update.
Daily Herald The Daily Herald was a British newspaper, produced in London from 1912 to 1964. It was founded as the first labour and socialist daily newspaper, to compete with newspapers that championed the two main political parties of the day, the Liberal and Conservative parties.
Daily Information Daily Information (or Daily Info for short) is a printed information sheet in Oxford, England, displayed especially around the University colleges and departments, but also in local businesses. It has been in continuous existence since 28 September 1964, mostly as a brightly coloured A2 sheet.
Daily Iowegian The Daily Iowegian (and Wednesday Ad Express) is a five-day (Tuesday through Saturday) daily newspaper published in Centerville, Iowa and covering Appanoose and Wayne counties in Iowa, and Putnam County, Missouri. It is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
Daily Ireland Daily Ireland was an Irish daily newspaper which existed from January 2005 to September 2006 to cover news stories from an Irish republican viewpoint. It was linked to the Belfast local newspaper, the Andersonstown News.
Daily Irish Independent The Daily Irish Independent was an Irish newspaper launched in the 1890s to promote the pro-Parnellite cause following the split in the Irish Parliamentary Party over Parnell's continuing leadership. The party had split following the revelation that Parnell had been involved in a long-running relationship with Katherine O'Shea, the wife of a fellow MP, and was the father of most of her children.
Daily Kos Daily Kos () is an American political weblog, disseminating news and opinion from a largely liberal (or progressive) point-of-view. It also acts as an online discussion forum and group blog for a variety of netroots activists, whose efforts are primarily directed toward influencing and strengthening the United States Democratic Party.
Daily Mail and General Trust Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT) is one of the UK's largest media companies and has interests in national and regional newspapers, television and radio. While the majority of the company's activities are based in the UK, it does have worldwide operations.
Daily Mississippian The Daily Mississippian, established in 1937, is the student newspaper of the University of Mississippi. Although the Daily Mississippian (DM) is located on the Ole Miss campus, it is operated as an independent newspaper and completely run by students.
Daily news live Daily News Live is a live sports oriented talk show airing weeknights from 5:00PM to 6:30PM EST on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. The show features long-time SportNet Philadelphia employee Michael Barkann joining a rotating panel of writers from the Philadelphia Daily News for a roundtable discussion about the Five at Five - the top sports stories from both the city and the nation.
Daily Nation The Daily Nation, an independent newspaper is the most influential newspaper in Kenya with a daily circulation of about 205,000 copies The total readership is likely to be higher as each copy is read by a large number of people. It is East Africa]'s largest newspaper.
Daily Nebraskan The Daily Nebraskan, established in 1901, is the student newspaper of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Although many journalism students work there, the Daily Nebraskan is independent of the university's College of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Daily News - Antelope Valley The Daily News - Antelope Valley is the Palmdale, California area's second largest circulating daily newspaper. It is owned by the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, whose flagship publication is the Los Angeles Daily News.
Daily News (Ireland) The Daily News was a shortlived Irish tabloid newspaper launched in 1982 by Dublin business Hugh McLaughlin, the owner of the Sunday Tribune. The paper proved a financial and critical disaster from its very first issue on such a scale that it forced its sister paper, the recently launched Sunday Tribune, which had been building its sales, into liquidation.
Daily Nexus The Daily Nexus is the university newspaper for the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara (USCB). It has a daily circulation of approximately 20,000 people and is the primary news service for people living in Isla Vista, California — a campus-adjacent community that houses most UCSB students as well as many families.
Daily O'Collegian The Daily O'Collegian (also known colloquially as The O'Colly) is the student-run newspaper at Oklahoma State University. The Daily O'Collegian is published on weekdays and distributed freely to OSU students at various points around the campus in Stillwater.
Daily production report (DPR) A daily production report (DPR) or production report (PR) are filmaking terms for the form filled out each day of production of a movie or television show to summarize what occurred that day. There is no standard template for a production report and each show usually has an original template, often created before production begins by one of the assistant directors.
Daily Planet The Daily Planet is a fictional broadsheet newspaper that appears in Superman stories published by DC Comics. The Daily Planet is based in Metropolis and employs Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen; its chief editor is Perry White.
Daily Planet (property trust) Daily Planet is a property trust which briefly made headlines on its initial public offering in 2003. Because the property owned is used as a brothel in Melbourne, Australia, the listing of shares of stock on the Australian Stock Exchange caused consternation and titillation, and publicity for the company.
Daily Planet (TV series) Daily Planet is a television program on Discovery Channel Canada and CTV, which features daily news, discussion and commentary on the scientific aspects of current events. It is the only program of its type in the world.
Daily Prayer for Peace The Daily Prayer for Peace is a spiritual discipline unique to the Community of Christ and practiced at the Independence Temple in the church's headquarters campus in Independence, Missouri. It falls within the most common category of Christian prayer known as supplication.
Daily Racing Form The Daily Racing Form, LLC (DRF) is a broadsheet newspaper founded in 1894 in Chicago, Illinois by Frank Brunell. The paper publishes the past performances of race horses as a statistical service for bettors on horse racing in the United States.
Daily Radar Daily Radar was a gaming website like IGN, GameSpy and GameSpot, now renamed and relaunched in the UK as GamesRadar. The site was run by Imagine Media and consisted of many editors that contributed to Imagine's print publications.
Daily Record (Scotland) The Daily Record is a Scottish tabloid newspaper, based in Glasgow. For many years, it was the best-selling daily paper in Scotland, with average sales of 451,672 as of December 2004 However, in August 2006, it was revealed that, in the previous month, sales of The Daily Record fell below those of The Scottish Sun] for the first time ever.
Daily Source Code The Daily Source Code is a podcast by Adam Curry, often considered one of the founders of podcasting. Curry talks about his everyday life and events in the podcasting scene or the news in general, as well as playing music from the Podsafe Music Network and promotions for other podcasts.
Daily Southtown The Daily Southtown is a Chicago, Illinois newspaper that covers the south suburbs of Chicago and the South Side neighborhoods of the city -- a wide region known as the Chicago Southland. Its popular slogan is "People Up North Just Don't Get It" (a pun).
Daily Star (Lebanon) The Daily Star is a pan-Middle East English language newspaper edited in Beirut and published alongside the International Herald Tribune. It was founded in 1952 by Kamel Mrowa, the publisher of the Arabic daily Al-Hayat to serve the growing number of expatriates brought by the oil industry.
Daily Word Daily Word is a magazine published by Unity School of Christianity, containing daily messages of Christian spiritual inspiration. Themes include inner peace, hope, healing, guidance, and other uplifiting ideas.
Daim bar A Daim bar (or Dime bar in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, prior to September 2005, when Kraft Foods rebranded to bring the product in-line with the rest of Europe) is a crunchy caramel candy bar covered in milk chocolate that originated in Sweden in 1953, produced by the Swedish company Marabou, originally a subsidiary of the Norwegian company Freia. The Daim bar was created after years of research into a similar product produced by the American company Heath.
Daimalu Jwhwlao Daimalu (sometimes spelled Dwimalu) is considered a hero of the ancient golden period of the Bodos. Today, he is remembered as the cause of the Bodo people's tragedy because it is believed that he had cursed the Bodos for the deeds of some people who had betrayed him.
DaimĂ PernĂa DaimĂ PernĂa (born December 27, 1976 in Pinar del Rio) is a Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she didn't rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.
DaimĂşs DaimĂşs (also known as Daimuz or DemĂşs) is a small municipality in the Safor comarca (county), in the Land of Valencia close to the Mediterranean sea in Spain. It has a population of about 2,200 inhabitants in winter and around 10,000 in summer.
Daimler Davos The Daimler Davos, a limited edition model which was created in 1988 at a price of nearly ÂŁ53,000, was made to become the exotica of 1988, but, for an extra ÂŁ6,000 you were not getting any more than what the normal Daimler had, except of course the "Davos" badge at the back.
Daimler Majestic The Daimler Majestic 101 was introduced in 1958 and was in production until 1962. The six cylinder, four door saloon, with new Borg Warner automatic transmission, power steering and four-wheel disc brakes, vacuum-servo assisted, was very mechanically advanced for its time, but it had an outdated heavy body and engine with separate chassis which kept the car's mass well above more modern designs and made it difficult to manouvre, despite the modern steering.
Daimler Motor Company Daimler has, since 1896, been the motor car marque of the British Daimler Motor Company, based in Coventry. The company was a subsidiary of BSA from 1910 up until 1960, when it became part of Jaguar and the brand was used for their luxury models.
Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (Daimler Motor Company or DMG) was a German engine and later automobile manufacturer that operated from 1890 until 1926. Founded by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach, it was based first in Cannstatt near Stuttgart.
Daimler-Benz Daimler-Benz AG was a German manufacturer of automobiles, motor vehicles, and engines which was founded in 1926. An Agreement of Mutual Interest—which would be valid until the year 2000—was signed on May 1 1924 between Karl Benz's Benz & Cie.
Daimler-Benz DB 603 The Daimler-Benz DB 603 engine was a German aircraft engine used during World War 2. It was a liquid-cooled in-line 12 cylinder inverted V12 enlargement of the DB 601, which was in itself a development of the DB 600.
Daimler-Hyundai Truck The Daimler-Hyundai Truck Corporation was a joint venture established between DaimlerChrysler and Hyundai Motor Company in 2000 to produce high-tech middle-range trucks and buses in the Korean market beginning in 2004.
DaimlerBenz Aerospace DaimlerBenz Aerospace was the name of the aerospace division of Daimler-Benz AG. As of the 1997 buyout of Chrysler Corporation by Daimler-Benz, the name of the company was changed to DaimlerChrysler AG, and subsequently, the name of the aerospace division was also changed to DaimlerChrysler Aerospace.
DaimlerChrysler Aerospace DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG, or DASA, was the former aerospace subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG (later DaimlerChrysler) from 1989. In July 2000 DaimlerChrysler Aerospace merged with Aerospatiale-Matra and CASA to form EADS.
DaimlerChrysler Canada DaimlerChrysler Canada is DaimlerChrysler AG's Canadian division. Incorporated in 1925, the Chrysler Corporation of Canada gained complete control of a Maxwell-Chalmers plant that had been used to manufacture some Chrysler models in the previous year.
Daimoku Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō (南無妙法蓮華経, also transliterated Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō) is a mantra that is chanted as the central practice of all forms of Nichiren Buddhism. The mantra is referred to as daimoku (題目, "title") and was first revealed by the Japanese Buddhist teacher Nichiren on the 28th day of the fourth lunar month of 1253 ce at Kiyosumi-dera (also, Seichōji) near Kominato in current-day Chiba, Japan.
Daimon Hellstrom Daimon Hellstrom, also known as the Son of Satan and Hellstorm, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in Ghost Rider (2nd series) #1 (September 1973), then was featured in the "Marvel Spotlight" series issues #12–24 (October 1973–October 1975) He later starred in the short-lived Son of Satan and Hellstorm: Prince of Lies series.
Dain Blanton Dain Blanton, born November 28, 1971, is an American beach volleyball player. He was born in Santa Monica, California, and attended Pepperdine where he helped The Waves win a National Volleyball Championship in 1992 as a Sophomore.
Dain City, Ontario Dain City is a small suburb located at the southern-most part of Welland, Ontario, Canada. At one time, it was a mostly self-contained rural community at the junction of two significant rail lines, part of the Township of Humberstone, and was called Welland Junction.
Dainese Dainese (pronounced dah-ee-nee-say) is an Italian company founded in 1972 by its current president Lino Dainese. It specializes in protective wear for sports such as motorcycling, mountain biking and downhill skiing.
Daingean Daingean, An Daingean is a small town in County Offaly, Ireland. The town was the county town of the King's County, as the county was once called, and this privilege remained until the nineteenth century (1833) when it passed to Tullamore.
Dainin Katagiri Dainin Katagiri (1928-1990) was a Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher in the Soto lineage and a notable figure involved in the 1960s transmission of Zen from Japan to America. He is best known for being the first abbot of the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center.
Dainippon Ink & Chemicals () is a company headquartered in Nihonbashi, Chūō in Japan that manufactures inks, lacquers, pigments, industrial tapes, resins, fluorochemical products, and degassing materials. The company was founded on February 15, 1908
Dainis Ozols Dainis Ozols (born 11 September 1966) is a professional cyclist from Latvia. In the 1992 Summer Olympics he earned a bronze medal in the 194 km road race, finishing in 4:32:24, 3 seconds behind Erik Dekker of the Netherlands and 4 seconds behind the winner Fabio Casartelli of Italy.
Daintree River The Daintree River runs through the Daintree Rainforest in the Cape Tribulation region of Queensland in northern Australia. It is located about 100 kilometres northwest of Cairns in far north tropical Queensland and drains an area of 2,125 square kilometres.
Dainty Green Tree Frog The Dainty Green Tree Frog (Litoria gracilenta) is a tree frog native to eastern Queensland, and north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. It ranges from northern Cape York in Queensland to Gosford in New South Wales, with a small and most likely introduced population in Hornsby Heights in Sydney.
Daio Wasabi Farm The is a wasabi farm established in 1915 and located in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture near the center of Honshū, the main island of Japan. It is a popular tourist spot due to its beautiful watermills and for the river that runs through it.
Daiquiri Daiquiri, or DaiquirĂ (which is the Cuban spelling of the word), is a family of cocktails whose main ingredients are rum and lime juice. There are several versions, but those that gained international fame are the ones made in one of the most famous bars in the world: the Floridita, in Havana.
Daira de Bojador Daira de Bojador (Arabic: دائرة بŮجادŮر) (variously transliterated, dÄ'ira of Boujdour) is a refugee camp in the Sahara desert, more specifically in the Tindouf region of South-Western Algeria, near the Mauritanian border.
Dairat Labguer massacre The Dairat Labguer massacre took place on June 16, 1997 - less than two weeks after parliamentary elections - in the hamlet of Dairat Labguer (also (mis)spelled Dairat Labguar, Dairat Lebguar, DaĂŻat Labguer, DaĂŻret Lebguer, Dairet Lebguer) near M'sila, 300 km southeast of Algiers. About 50 people were killed by some 30 guerrillas, who also kidnapped women, killed the livestock, and stole jewels.
Dairo Paulos Dairo Paulos (alternatively Da'iro P'awlos or Dahro Caulos) is a village on the outskirts of Asmara, Eritrea. The name means Fig of Paul and is reported to refer to a characteristic tree of the area and a founder of the village.
Dairy Crest Dairy Crest Group plc is a major dairy products company in the United Kingdom. Its brands include Cathedral City cheese (which is made in Davidstow, a place in Cornwall which is not a City and does not have a Cathedral), Utterly Butterly, Vitalite, Clover, St Ivel and FRijj.
Dairy farming Dairy farming is a class of agricultural, or more properly, an animal husbandry enterprise, raising female cattle, goats, or certain other lactating livestock for long-term production of milk, which may be either processed on-site or transported to a dairy for processing and eventual retail sale. Most dairy farms sell the male calves borne by their cows, usually for veal production, rather than raising non-milk-producing stock.
Dairy Farmers of America Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is an agricultural marketing cooperative owned by about 21,946 members (dairy farmers) representing over 12,000 farms in the United States representing one-third of the US milk supply. In 2004 it had $8,494,360,000 in sales.
Dairy Farmers of Britain Dairy Farmers of Britain (DFoB) is a UK co-operative milk processor that buys milk directly from farmers and has several factories producing milk and cheese products for sale in various regions throughout the UK. The company was formed in 2002 with the merger of The Milk Group and Zenith Milk.
Dairy Farmers State League (Victoria) The Dairy Farmers State League is the state netball competition in Victoria, Australia. The three-division competition plays a vital role in the development of the sport in the state, with many of the top players from the Championship Division going on to play for either of the state's two teams in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, the Melbourne Kestrels and the Melbourne Phoenix, and the lower divisions, Division 1 and Division 2, aiding the grassroots development of the sport.
Dairy Flat Dairy Flat is a rural district 8 km south of Orewa beach in the North Island of New Zealand, 28 km north of central Auckland. Until the early 1990s most of the district was in dairy farms of 40 to 60 hectares (100 to 150 acres), but with the growth of Auckland City and the extension of the Northern Motorway into the area, these are being gradually subdivided into 'lifestyle' blocks of around 2 to 5 hectares (5 to 12 acres), many of which are grazing sheep, horses, beef cattle or deer.
Dairy Queen Dairy Queen (also known as DQ) is a fast-food restaurant franchise and ice-cream shop in the United States and Canada that was founded in 1940. With 5,700 restaurants in 22 countries as of 2005, it is one of the largest franchises in the world.
Dairylea (US company) Dairylea (originally called The Dairymen's League) started in 1907, when a group of dairy farmers in Orange County, New York, united to increase their bargaining power. By the 1920s, the Cooperative's membership had grown to more than 100,000 farms.
Dairylea Cooperative Inc. Dairylea (originally called The Dairymen's League) started in 1907, when a group of dairy farmers in Orange County, New York, united to increase their bargaining power. By the 1920s, the Cooperative's membership had grown to more than 100,000 farms.
Daisaku Ikeda Daisaku Ikeda (ć± ç”°ĺ¤§ä˝ś, Ikeda Daisaku) (January 2, 1928–) is the president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), a Buddhist association of more than 12 million members in more than 190 countries and territories, and founder of several educational, cultural and research institutions.
Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group The Daisetsuzan vocanic group is a group of eight volcanic peaks arranged around the 2km wide Ohachi-Daira caldera wide in HokkaidĹŤ, Japan. The group lends its name to the Daisetsuzan National Park in which the volcanic group is located.
Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (October 181870, Kanazawa, Japan – July 22, 1966; standard transliteration: Suzuki Daisetsu, é´ćś¨ĺ¤§ć‹™) was a famous author of books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin that were instrumental in spreading interest in both Zen and Shin (and Far Eastern philosophy in general) to the West. Suzuki was also a prolific translator of Chinese, Japanese, and Sanskrit literature.
Daisey Douglas Barr Daisy Douglas Barr was Imperial Empress (leader) of the Indiana Women's Ku Klux Klan (WKKK) in the early 1920s and an active member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). Professionally, she was a Quaker minister in two prominent churches.
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