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Daytona Prototype A Daytona Prototype is a type of prototype racing car developed specifically for the Grand American Road Racing Association's Rolex Sports Car Series as their top class of car, replacing contemporary open cockpit sports cars, specifically Le Mans Prototypes. They are named after the Rolex Sports Car Series event, the 24 Hours of Daytona.
Daytona Sportscar The Daytona Sportscar (sometimes referred to as the 'Daytona Coupe') is an Australian built reproduction of the famous Shelby Daytona coupé from 1964. It was built by Richard Bendell, designed by Ross Holder and the chassis builder was Michael Borland.
Daytona USA 2 Daytona USA 2: Battle On the Edge is an arcade racing game released by Sega in 1998 as a follow up to the extremely successful Daytona USA. The game featured vastly superior graphics, utilizing the Sega Model 3 hardware.
Daytonnati Daytonnati is a term occasionally used to refer to the extended metropolitan area that includes both Cincinnati and Dayton in Ohio. While the US Census Bureau considers each city to be an independent entity, there is essentially no separation between the areas along Interstate 75.
Daytrotter Daytrotter is a website which is the home of the Daytrotter Session. A Daytrotter Session is an analog recording, often made using a collection of vintage instruments at Futureapple Tree Studio One in Rock Island, IL.
Dayuan The Dayuan or Ta-Yuan (, lit. “Great Yuan”) were a people of Ferghana in Central Asia, described in the Chinese historical works of Records of the Grand Historian and the Book of Han, which follow the travels of Chinese explorer Zhang Qian in 130 BCE and the numerous embassies that followed him into Central Asia thereafter.
Daywalker A daywalker is a vampire who is, for some reason or another, immune to the effects of sunlight and is able to operate during the day. The term was coined in the Blade comics published by Marvel and was popularized by the films based upon them.
Dayyan Eng Dayyan Eng () Born in Taiwan in 1975, is a young Chinese-American filmmaker. He studied film arts at the University of Washington and transferred to Beijing Film Academy where he finished his undergraduate studies in directing.
Dayyán Mirza Asadullah-i-Khuy (), often referred to as Dayyán, was a Babi follower, a religion founded by the Báb in Persia in the mid 1850s. The Báb wrote numerous tablets of praise to Dayyán recognising his devoutness to the new religion.
Dazaga language Dazaga, also known as Goran (Arabic قرعان), is a language spoken in the Djurab desert region of Chad by the Daza people, and is part of the Saharan branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. It is said to have about 312,000 speakers.
Dazbog Dazbog, Dazhbog or Dazhdbog (South-Slavic Dabog or Dajbog, Czech Dachbog) was one of major gods of Slavic mythology, most likely a solar deity and possibly a culture hero. He is one of several authentic Slavic gods, mentioned by a number of medieval manuscripts, and one of few Slavic gods for which evidence of worship can be found in all Slavic nations.
Daze Daze was a Eurodance/Bubblegum dance band whose music had a bouncy/fun rhythm with interesting (and sometimes meaningless) lyrics. They are best known for their hit single, "Superhero", which was first released in the album Super Heroes.
Dazed and Confused (song) "Dazed and Confused" is a song by folk singer Jake Holmes from his debut solo album "The Above Ground Sound" of Jake Holmes, released in June, 1967. Like the other tracks on the album, the song does not include any drums.
Dazhai Dazhai (Chinese: 大寨) is the name of a mountainous village of several hundred farmers in Xiyang County, Shanxi Province in the People's Republic of China. It had been an ordinary village until 1960s when Mao Zedong published his Supreme Directive, In agriculture, learn from Dazhai (Chinese: 农业学大寨), and set up Dazhai as a national agricultural model for all the farmers across the country to learn from.
Dazuko Dazuko project provides a device driver for Linux allowing 3rd-party (userland) applications to execute file access control. It was originally developed by Avira GmbH (formerly known as H+BEDV Datentechnik GmbH) to allow on-access virus scanning.
Dazzle (song) "Dazzle" is a song written and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees. It was co-produced with Mike Hedges and was released as the third single from the band's sixth studio album Hyæna.
Dazzle camouflage Dazzle camouflage, also known as Razzle Dazzle or Dazzle painting, was a camouflage paint scheme used on ships, mainly during World War I. It consisted of a complex pattern of geometric shapes in contrasting colours, interrupting and intersecting each other.
Dazzling Killmen Dazzling Killmen were one of the most accomplished 1990s math rock bands, combining a punk-inspired noisy ruckus with jazzy Sun Ra-type intelligence and complex arrangements. The group was composed of midwestern jazz students -- drummer Blake Fleming, guitarist Tim Garrigan, bassist Darin Gray -- and scenester vocalist Nick Sakes.
DAAB * DAAB stands for Data Access Application Block, a Microsoft technology that is reusable and extensible source code-based guidance that simplifies development of common data access functionality in Microsoft .NET applications.
DACAPO DACAPO is an ab-initio quantum mechanical molecular dynamics (MD) code using pseudopotentials and a plane wave basis set. It has been developed at the institute of physics at the Technical University of Denmark.
DACO/Skyline DACO/Skyline is a manufacturing company. It produces injection-molded plastic model aircraft kits, which is unusual in model airplane manufacture due to the high initial costs of producing hardened steel molds.
DADiSP DADiSP (Data Analysis and Display, pronounced day-disp) is a computer program developed by DSP Development Corporation which allows one to display and manipulate data series, matrices and images in an environment similar to a spreadsheet.
DADVSI DADVSI (generally pronounced as dadsi, in English: dah dsee) is the abbreviation of the French Loi sur le droit d'auteur et les droits voisins dans la société de l'information (in English: "law on authors' rights and related rights in the information society"). It is a bill reforming French copyright law, mostly in order to implement the 2001 European directive on copyright (known as EUCD), which in turn implements a 1996 WIPO treaty.
DAEDALUS The European research project DAEDALUS (2000–2002) dealt with the "validation of software components embedded in future generation critical concurrent systems by exhaustive semantic-based static analysis and abstract testing methods based on abstract interpretation".
DAFIF DAFIF or the Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File is a complete and comprehensive database of up-to-date aeronautical data, including information on airports, airways, airspaces, navigation data and other facts relevant to flying in the entire world, managed by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
DAI album 5 "5" is Do As Infinity's second video collection. The last theme is actually a recording of Do As Infinity sitting with the five directors of the Music Videos at a Chinese restaurant; it was not made to be a Music Video.
DAI Personal Computer The DAI personal computer is a rare and very early Home computer from the Belgian company Data Applications International that came to market in 1980. Initially designed by DAI for Texas Instruments UK, because TI US did not want to build a PAL version of their TI-99/4A home computer, (a situation that was later fixed when the bosses at TI US saw the DAI) it was (for its time) a very capable system with many features (such as high resolution color graphics, a mathematical co-processor, and a pre-compiling BASIC interpreter) that other systems aquired only much later.
DAK Industries The DAK Catalog was published by DAK Industries a discount electronics importer in the United States, and was named after the initials of the company's owner, Drew Alan Kaplan. It was founded in 1966 and closed in 1994.
DAKOTA The Design Analysis Kit for Optimization and Terascale Applications (DAKOTA) is a software toolkit providing a flexible, extensible interface between analysis codes and iterative systems analysis methods. DAKOTA contains optimization algorithms using gradient and nongradient-based methods, parameter estimation with nonlinear least squares methods, uncertainty quantification with sampling, reliability, and stochastic finite element methods, and sensitivity/variance analysis with design of experiments and parameter study capabilities.
DALF The DALF (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française) is certification of French language abilities for non-native speakers of French. It is composed of two independent diplomas corresponding to the top two levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
DALnet DALnet is an Internet relay chat (IRC) network founded in July 1994 by members of the EFnet #startrek channel. This new network was known as "dal's net", after the nickname used by the administrator of the first IRC server on the network, "dalvenjah", taken from the dragon "Dalvenjah Foxfire", in a fantasy novel by Thorarinn Gunnarsson.
DAM (band) DAM (دام) is the first Palestinian rap group. The group, based in Israel was founded in 1998, and is made up of three Palestinian men (who are also Israeli citizens): Tamer Nafar, his brother Suhell, and their friend Mahmoud Jrere.
DAMA DAMA (the Data Management Association) is a not-for-profit, vendor-independent, international association of technical and business professionals dedicated to advancing the concepts and practices of information resource management (IRM) and data resource management (DRM).
DAML On the Semantic Web, the DARPA agent markup language (DAML) aims to enable the next generation of the web — a web that moves from simply displaying content to one that actually understands the meaning of the content. The DAML program has generated the DAML+OIL markup language.
DAMP Project DAMP is the acronym for Downrange Anti-missile Measurement Program. It was an applied research project conceived to obtain scientific data, just prior to and during re-entry, on intermediate- and intercontinental-range ballistic missiles as they returned to earth.
DAN DAN Kokoro Hikarete ’ku DAN DAN Kokoro Hikarete ’ku is a song that was used as the opening theme for the Dragon Ball GT anime series. It was the opening in all 64 episodes and used as the ending in the fourth Dragon Ball movie and the last episode of Dragon Ball GT (in a montage made up of clips from all three series).
DANEOPS DANEOPS, the DLR-Archenhold Near Earth Objects Precovery Survey, has been initiated to systematically search existing photographic plate archives for precovery images of known NEOs. It has so far (July 2004) precovered or recovered some 145 objects.
DANGERDOOM DANGERDOOM is a musical collaboration between DJ and producer Danger Mouse and rapper MF DOOM. Their first album, The Mouse and the Mask, was released in 2005, and followed by the Occult Hymn EP, available for free download from the Adult Swim website.
DAPPLE Project The DAPPLE Project (Dispersion of Air Pollution and its Penetration into the Local Environment) was a four-year research project, funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. It involved a consortium of six universities between 2002 and 2006.
DAR (Aircraft) A Designated Airworthiness Representative is a private person designated by the United States Federal Aviation Administration to act on its behalf in the inspection of amateur-built aircraft and the issuance of airworthiness certificates. The amateur-builder may contact the local FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) or Manufacturing Inspection District Office (MIDO) for assistance.
DAR-10 The DAR-10 was the Bulgarian light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft prototype, designed in the DAR (Darzhavna Aeroplanna Rabotilnica, meaning literally 'State Airplane Workshop') factory in Bozhurishte, near the capital Sofia.
DARE (song) "DARE" ("挑戦 (DARE)" on the single packaging) is a song by Gorillaz and is featured on their 2005 album Demon Days. It was released 29 August 2005 as the second single from the album and became the first Gorillaz single to hit #1 on the UK Singles Chart.
DARKSTAR Linux DARKSTAR Linux is a Linux distribution, conceived as a user friendly desktop mainly for those who do not have prior Linux OS experience. To this end, it's key goals are ease of install, configuration, and use.
DARPA Grand Challenge The DARPA Grand Challenge is a prize competition for driverless cars, sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the central research organization of the United States Department of Defense. Congress has authorized DARPA to award cash prizes to further DARPA’s mission to sponsor revolutionary, high-payoff research that bridges the gap between fundamental discoveries and their use for national security.
DARPA XG Increasing the spectral efficiency by opportunistic spectrum sharing among radios is the very recent research area in the field of wireless communication. According to the report of SPTF about the unused spectrum bands, the DARPA (The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is investigating on opportunistic use of these unused bands in its XG (neXt Generation) communication program.
DART First State DART First State is the primary public transportation system that operates throughout Delaware, USA. DART First State is the brand name for the service operated by the Delaware Transit Corporation, a subsidiary of the Delaware Department of Transportation.
DART ion source DARTtm refers to an atmospheric-pressure ion source for mass spectrometry or ion mobility spectrometry that permits analysis of gases, liquids, solids, or materials on surfaces in open air at ground potential under ambient conditions. Samples such as pills, clothing, human skin, plant material, liquid droplets, etc.
DART Internet DART Internet, was an internet service provider founded in 2003 by James Edward Austin and based in Fortitude Valley, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It offered cut-price internet access with unlimited data usage, and discounted setup fees which at the time were unknown in the Australian ISP Industry.
DARWARS DARWARS is a research project intended to accelerate the development and deployment of military training systems. These are envisioned as low-cost, mobile, web-centric, simulation-based, “lightweight” systems designed to take advantage of the ubiquitous presence of the PC and of new technology, including multi-player games, virtual worlds, off-the-shelf PC simulations, intelligent agents, and on-line communities.
DASL (programming language) DASL (Datapoint's Advanced Systems Language) was a programming language and compiler proprietary to Datapoint. Primarily influenced by Pascal with some C touches, it was created in the early 1980s by Gene Hughes.
DATAQ Instruments DATAQ Instruments is a manufacturer of PC-based instrumentation that is used to replace traditional instruments, such as chart recorders and oscilloscopes, in a variety of applications. The company’s flagship WinDaq software product offers an easy-to-use, no-programming approach to data acquisition, playback, and analysis.
DATAR DATAR, short for Digital Automated Tracking and Resolving, was a pioneering computerized battlefield information system developed by the Canadian Navy in partnership with Ferranti Canada in the early 1950s. It combined data sent to it from various ships in order to provide commanders with an "overall view", allowing them to coordinate attacks on submarines and aircraft.
DATATRIEVE DATATRIEVE is a database query and report writer tool that runs on the HP (formerly Digital) OpenVMS operating system as well as several PDP-11 operating systems. Its command structure is nearly plain English, and it is an early example of a Fourth Generation Language (4GL).
DAV College, Kanpur DAV College in Kanpur, India is the oldest college in the city, and counts among its ex-students revolutionaries like Chandra Shekhar Azad and numerous political figures. The college is well-known for its political environment.
DAVIC DAVIC, Digital Audio Video Council, was founded in 1994 with the aim of promoting the success of interactive digital audio-visual applications and services by promulgating specifications of open interfaces and protocols that maximise interoperability, not only across geographical boundaries but also across diverse applications, services and industries. It was a non-profit international organization based in Switzerland.
DAWIA The Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) was signed into law in November 1990. It requires the Department of Defense to establish education and training standards, requirements, and courses for the civilian and military workforce.
DAX DAX 30 (Deutsche Aktien Xchange 30, former Deutscher Aktien-Index 30) is a Blue Chip stock market index consisting of the 30 major German companies trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Prices are taken from the electronic Xetra trading system.
DĂ­a de la Chupina The DĂ­a de la Chupina (Spanish, literally Hooky Day) is a popular event and self-styled "holiday" created by secondary school students in the city of Rosario, Argentina. It is held annually, on the last Friday of April.
DĂ­a de la Resistencia IndĂ­gena The DĂ­a de la Resistencia IndĂ­gena (Spanish for "Day of Indigenous Resistance") is the current name for the October 12 officialholiday in Venezuela, known as DĂ­a de la Raza and Columbus Day in other countries across the Americas.
DĂ­a de las Velitas DĂ­a de las Velitas (es: Day of the Candles) is one of the most observed and traditional holidays of Colombia. It is celebrated on December 7, on the eve of the Immaculate Conception, which is a public holiday in Colombia.
DĂ­sablĂłt The DĂ­sablĂłt was the blĂłt (sacrificial holiday) which was held in honour of the female powers called dĂ­sir,The Religious Practices of the Pre-Christian and Viking Age North at Northvegr from pre-historic times until Christianization in Scandinavia. Its purpose was to enhance the coming harvest.
DĂąn Aluinn Dun Aluinn (1912) by Iain MacCormaic was the first full length novel in Scottish Gaelic. It was closely followed by An t-Ogha MĂłr, which had actually been serialised prior to Dun Aluinn's publication, and so vies for this position.
Dùn Èistean Dùn Èistean is a multi-period archaeological site on an inter- tidal sea stack on the north east coast of the Isle of Lewis, specifically an Cnoc Àrd in the village of Nis in the Western Isles of Scotland. It is accorded the status of traditional stronghold of Clan Morrison - once a highly powerful family within the Lordship of the Isles - in local oral tradition.
DĂĽden Waterfall Karstic System (Antalya) Most of the domestic and foreign tourist visiting Antalya only see DĂĽdenbasi falls without noticing how these falls come out from the deep section of the water by making a syphon (by pressure); and without knowing that these are the part of an exciting hydrogeologic and Karstic system.
Dülmen Dülmen is a city in the district Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is accessed by the A43 and railway stations linking with the lines of Essen - Wanne Eickel - Münster with the Köln-Mindener Eisenbahn and Dortmund - Gronau with the Dortmund-Gronau-Enscheder Eisenbahn.
DĂĽrer's Rhinoceros DĂĽrer's Rhinoceros is the name commonly given to a woodcut created by German painter and printmaker Albrecht DĂĽrer in 1515.Some sources erroneously say 1513, copying a typographical error made by DĂĽrer in one of his original drawings and perpetuated in his woodcut.
DĂĽsseldorf DĂĽsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. DĂĽsseldorf is located on the River Rhine and it is one of the main centers of the densely populated Rhine-Ruhr area.
DĂĽsseldorf school The DĂĽsseldorf school of painting was one of the most important German schools of the nineteenth century.was the outgrowth of the Academy of Art, founded at DĂĽsseldorf by the Elector Palatine Karl Theodor in 1767], but did not attain importance until DĂĽsseldorf became part of Prussia ([[1815).
DĂĽsseldorf School The DĂĽsseldorf School of painting refers to a group of painters who taught or studied at the DĂĽsseldorf Academy (now the Staatliche Kunstakademie DĂĽsseldorf or DĂĽsseldorf State Art Academy) in the 1830s and 1840s, when the Academy was directed by the painter Wilhelm von Schadow. The work of the DĂĽsseldorf School is characterized by finely detailed yet still fanciful landscapes, often with religious or allegorical stories set in the landscapes.
DĂĽsseldorf School (Krautrock) The DĂĽsseldorf School of electronic music, or just DĂĽsseldorf School, was a development of electronic music in the 1970s, shaped by DĂĽsseldorf-based artists like Kraftwerk, Cluster, Can and Neu!. The style is characterized by synthesizer melodies and rytmic bass lines and prominent drums.
DĂĽsseldorf-Bilk Bilk, Oberbilk and Unterbilk are parts of DĂĽsseldorf and together with Hamm, Flehe and Volmerswerth they constitute City District 3, which is the most populated district of DĂĽsseldorf with 105,281 inhabitants.
DĂĽsseldorf-DĂĽsseltal DĂĽsseltal is a borough of DĂĽsseldorf with a fairly well-off population and developed around an old convent. It is also known as DĂĽsseldorf-Zoo (the name of DĂĽsseltal's S-Bahn stop), because until 1943 there was a zoological garden in DĂĽsseltal.
DĂĽzce earthquake The DĂĽzce earthquake 12 November 1999 was an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 on the richter scale that caused damage and fatalities in Duzce, Turkey, approximately 100 km to the east of the epicentre of the magnitude 7.
DĂłnal Lunny DĂłnal Lunny (born 10 March, 1945) is an Irish folk musician. Lunny has been at the cutting edge of the evolution of Irish music for more than thirty-five years and is generally regarded as having been central to the renaissance of traditional Irish music in that time period.
DĂşinnĂ­n Ă“ Maolconaire DĂşinnĂ­n Ă“ Maolconaire was a member of the Ă“ Maolconaire family of Connacht, who served as historians and poets to the SĂ­l Muireadaigh, and their rulers, the Ă“ Conchubhair Kings of Connacht. He is the first of the family listed as the Ollamh SĂ­l Muireadaigh, his genealogy listing him as the son of Nede son of Conaing Buide Ă“ Maolconaire.
DĂşn Laoghaire DĂşn Laoghaire (Irish pronunciation ; anglicised spelling Dunleary, pronunciation ) (the original Irish spelling is now almost always used in preference to the anglicised forms) is a suburban seaside town and ferry port, situated some 12 km south of Dublin city centre, and is the administrative centre of the county of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. DĂşn Laoghaire was once part of the borough of DĂşn Laoghaire, and remains the only town in Ireland to have its own Vocational Education Committee.
Dún Laoghaire (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dún Laoghaire is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 91,522 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs).
DĂşn Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology DĂşn Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) is located at DĂşn Laoghaire, Ireland and was created in the 1960s as an arts school of DĂşn Laoghaire Vocational Education Committee. The institution became a Regional Technical College in 1997 as the DĂşn Laoghaire College of Art and Design.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae Dhún Laoghaire-Ráth an Dúin) is one of three local authorities in the greater Dublin Ireland area that caters for a population of approximately 192,000 persons. Its electoral wards include Ballybrack, Blackrock, Dundrum, Dún Laoghaire, Stillorgan, Glencullen and Stillorgan.
Dúngal mac Selbaig Dúngal mac Selbaig was king of Dál Riata. His reign can best be placed in the years 723 to 726, beginning with the abdication of his father, Selbach mac Ferchair, who entered a monastery, and ending with rise of Eochaid mac Echdach of the Cenél nGabráin.
Dúnchad mac Conaing Dúnchad mac Conaing or Dúnchad mac Dubáin (died 654) was king of Dál Riata (modern western Scotland). He was joint ruler with Conall Crandomna until he was defeated and killed by Talorcan, king of the Picts, in the battle of Strath Ethairt.
Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 迪庆藏族自治州; Pinyin: Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan - བདེ་ཆེན་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་ /
Dâmboviţa River The Dâmboviţa River (spelled Dîmboviţa in pre-1993 Romanian orthography) is a river in Romania having its source in the Făgăraş Mountains and flowing southward. It passes through Bucharest and flows in the Argeş River 258 kilometres from its source (near Budeşti, in Călăraşi County).
Dâmrei Mountains The Dâmrei Mountains (Khmer regular script: ), literally the "Elephant Mountains", are situated in the southwest of Cambodia. The highest elevation is Phnom Bokor at 1,081 meters (3,547 feet) above sea level.
Dângrêk Mountains The Dângrêk Mountains (Khmer regular script: , Chuor Phnom Dângrêk; Thai: ทิวเขาพนมดงรัก, Thiu Khao Phanom Dongrak), meaning "Carrying-Pole Mountains" in Khmer, is a low mountain range (average elevation 500 m) serving as the border between Cambodia and Thailand. The Dângrêk dominate the plain of northern Cambodia.
Dòideag Dòideag (pronounced "Dojag") was a famous legendary witch from the Isle of Mull in Scotland. She was said to have been responsible for the demise of the Spanish Armada, although most prefer to blame natural causes.
Dáibhí Ó Bruadair Dáibhí Ó Bruadair (1625 – January 1698) was one of the most significant Irish language Irish poets of the 17th century. He lived through a momentous time in Irish history and his work serves as testimony to the death of the old Irish cultural and political order and the decline in respect for the once honoured and feared poetic classes.
Dáil Éireann Dáil Éireann () is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the Single Transferable Vote (STV).
Dáil Éireann (1919-1922) From 1919-1922 Dáil Éireann (English: Assembly of Ireland) was the revolutionary, unicameral parliament of the unilaterally declared Irish Republic of the same period. The Dáil was first formed by 73 Sinn Féin MPs elected in the 1918 United Kingdom general election.
Dáil Éireann (Irish Free State) From 1922 to 1937 Dáil Éireann served as the directly elected lower house of the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State. The Free State constitution described the role of the house as that of a "Chamber of Deputies".
Dáil Constitution The Constitution of Dáil Éireann (Irish: Bunreacht Dála Éireann) was the short, provisional constitution of the 1919-1922 Irish Republic. It was adopted by the First Dáil at its first meeting on 21 January 1919 and theoretically remained in force for four years.
Dáil Courts The Dáil Courts were established in June 1920 by Dáil Éireann as part of its policy of undermining British authority in Ireland during the Anglo-Irish War. The courts were usually informal affairs arbitrated by senior Irish Republican Army or Sinn Féin figures who had moral authority in the area.
Dáithí Ó Conaill Dáithí Ó Conaill (1938 – 1 January 1991) was an Irish republican, a member of the IRA Army Council, vice-president of Provisional Sinn Féin and Republican Sinn Féin. He was also the first chief of staff of the Continuity IRA.
Dál Fiatach The Dál Fiatach were a group of related tribes located in north-east Ulster in the Early Christian and Early Medieval periods of the history of Ireland. They are thought to be related to the Darini of Ptolemy's Geographia.
Dál gCais The Dál gCais (also Dal Cais; ) were a dynastic group of related septs located in north Munster, and who rose to political prominence in the early medieval era in Ireland. They claimed descent from Cas mac Conall Echlúath (hence the term "Dál", meaning "portion" or "share" of Cas), though in later times for reasons of political expediency they claimed descent from the ancestor of the Eóganachta Kings of Munster, Oilliol Olum.
Dál nAraidi Dál nAraidi (sometimes latinised as Dalaradia — which should not be confused with Dál Riata, latinised as Dalriada) was a kingdom of the Cruithne in the north-east of Ireland in the first millennium. The lands of the Dál nAraidi appear to correspond with the Robogdii of Ptolemy's Geographia, a region shared with Dál Riata.
Dál Riata Dál Riata (also Dalriada or Dalriata) was a Gaelic kingdom on the western seaboard of Scotland and the northern coasts of Ireland, situated in what is now Argyll and Bute, Lochaber, and County Antrim. The traditional view that Dál Riata was an Irish colony in Scotland has lately been questioned, largely on archaeological grounds, but it is not clear that a consensus view has yet been reached.
Dámaso Marté Dámaso Sabinon Marté (born February 14, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He previously played for the Seattle Mariners (1999), Pittsburgh Pirates (2001), and the Chicago White Sox.
Dário Dário Alberto Jesus Monteiro (born on 27 February 1977, in Mozambique), is a Mozambican footballer, playing as a striker. He played many years in Portugal for Académica de Coimbra, having achieved some notability, being one of the most renowned footballers of the Mozambique national football team.
Dîwan Diwân is a studio album released in 1998 by Franco-Algerian raï artist Rachid Taha. In contrast to his earlier releases, Diwân contains less rock and punk music, and features more traditional arabic instruments.

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