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DĂ©anta DĂ©anta was an Irish traditional group from Northern Ireland, based in County Antrim who last played together in 1997. The band's members included Mary Dillon, Deirdre Havlin, Rosie Mulholland, Eoghan O'Brien, Kate O'Brien and Clodagh Warnock.
Décalage Horaire (movie) Décalage Horaire (Known as Jet Lag in English language regions) is a 2002 film starring Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno. Décalage Horaire is the second film by Danièle Thompson after the 1999 french film La Bûche.
Décollage Décollage, in art, is the opposite of collage; instead of an image being built up of all or parts of existing images, it is created by cutting, tearing away or otherwise removing, pieces of an original image. Examples include inimage or etrécissements and excavations.
DĂ©fi sportif The DĂ©fi sportif is a multi-sport event for disabled athletes. The DĂ©fi sportif is unique in that it involves athletes of the five types of disabilities: auditory, physical, psychiatric, intellectual, and visual as well as athletes of all levels: from students, to up-and-coming athletes and Paralympic athletes from different countries participate.
Dégradation nationale The dégradation nationale ("National striping of rank") was a sentence in the immediate post-war France. It was applied at the Liberation, during the épuration légale ("legal epuration") which followed the fall of the Vichy regime.
Déisi Tuisceart Déisi Tuisceart was a generic term to describe a number of unrelated, rent-paying vassal tuatha (a people, or nation) situated in north-east Munster, mainly at and south of the present-day city of Limerick. They included tuatha such as the Alltraige, Corco Baiscinn, Dál gCais, Eile, Muscraige, Uaithne, Ui Fidgente, and possibly the Mairtine.
Déjà vu The term "déjà vu" (IPA:) (French for "already seen", also called paramnesia) describes the experience of feeling that one has witnessed or experienced a new situation previously. The term was coined by a French psychic researcher, Émile Boirac (1851–1917) in his book L'Avenir des sciences psychiques (The Future of Psychic Sciences), which expanded upon an essay he wrote while an undergraduate French concentrator at the University of Chicago.
DĂ©jĂ  Vu (roller coaster) DĂ©jĂ  Vu is a steel roller coaster located at three Six Flags theme parks: Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, Georgia, and Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. These rides are modified versions of Vekoma's popular Boomerang roller coasters.
Délégation Générale pour l'Armement The Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (literally, the "General Delegation for Weaponry"), or DGA, is the French government agency which conducts development and evaluation programs for weapon systems for the French military. (Nuclear warheads and nuclear submarine power plants are designed by the division of military applications of the Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA)).
Délirium Café Délirium Café is a bar in Brussels, Belgium, renowned for its versatile beer menu featuring beers from all over the world, as well as practically all Belgian beers. This has earned the bar a place among the Guinness World Records for the most number of beers, counted to 2004 varieties in January 2004.
Déodat de Séverac Déodat de Séverac (Saint-Félix-de-Caraman, Haute-Garonne, July 20, 1872 – Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, March 24, 1921) was a French composer who was profoundly influenced by the musical tradition of his native Languedoc. He is noted for his vocal and choral music, which include settings of verse in Provençal and Catalan as well as French poems by Verlaine and Baudelaire.
Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu Dieudonné Sylvain Guy Tancrède de Dolomieu usually known as Déodat de Dolomieu (Dolomieu near La Tour-du-Pin, June 23, 1750 - Chateuneuf November 28, 1801) was a French geologist; the rock dolomite was named after him.
Dépanneur A dépanneur (French, from the verb dépanner, meaning "to help out of difficulty" or "troubleshoot"; often shortened to "dep") is a convenience store or independently-run corner/general store or deli in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The term is also used in French by Franco-Ontarians as well.
DĂ©primisme DĂ©primisme ("depressionism") is a contemporary French art and literary movement, in which authors dwell on the failures of society. The movement can be identified as a cross between expressionism and symbolism.
Dési Bouterse Désiré Delano Bouterse of Suriname (born 1945) has been a military sports instructor, coup leader, army leader and a politician in the Nationale Democratische Partij (NDP). He is perhaps the most controversial figure in the history of independent Suriname.
Désiré Collen Désiré Collen (Sint Truiden, Belgium, 21 June, 1943-), is a Belgian chemist. He studied chemistry at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and since 2002 he is a professor at the Centre for Molecular en Vascular Biology, and he is also head of the Departement of Transgene Technology and Gene Therapy of the VIB.
Désiré Charnay Claude-Joseph Désiré Charnay (2 May 1828 - 24 October 1915) was a French traveller and archaeologist notable both for his explorations of Mexico and Central America, and for the pioneering use of photography to document his discoveries.
Désiré Mbonabucya Désiré Mbonabucya (born February 25, 1977 in Kigali) is a football striker from Rwanda. Along with teammate Claude Kalisa, Mbonabucya forms the backbone of the Rwandan national team that participated in the 2004 African Nations Cup.
Désiré van Monckhoven frame|Van Monckhoven photo from Charles Emanuel van Monckhoven ([[1834]–[[1882) was a Belgian chemist, physicist, and optician, who wrote several of the earliest books on photography and photographic optics, in French, later translated to English and other languages.
Détecteur à Grande Acceptance pour la Physique Photonucléaire Expérimentale (DAPHNE) The detector DAPHNE was designed by the DAPNIA department of the Comissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA) in Saclay / France in collaboration with the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) - Sezione di Pavia. The original purpose of the detector was to explore the quantum chromodynamic (QCD) properties of the nucleon (i.
DĂ©tente DĂ©tente is a French term, meaning a relaxing or easing; the term has been used in international politics since the early 1970s. Generally, it may be applied to any international situation where previously hostile nations not involved in an open war "warm up" to each other and threats de-escalate.
DĂ©vots DĂ©vots (pronounced /devo/ and meaning "devout people" in French) was the name given in France in the first half of the 17th century to a party following a Catholic policy of opposition to the Protestants inside France, and alliance with the Catholic Austrian empire abroad.
Dänischer Wohld Dänischer Wohld (Danish: Jernved) is a peninsula in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located between the Eckernförder Bucht (bay of Eckernförde) in the north and the Kieler Förde (Kiel fjord) in the south.
Döllersheim Döllersheim was Adolf Hitler's ancestral village in Austria. When he annexed Austria as leader of Germany in 1938, Hitler ordered Döllersheim and several neighboring villages to be destroyed, despite (or perhaps because) it contained the grave of his paternal grandmother, Maria Schicklgruber.
Döner kebab Döner Kebab (as döner kebab in Turkish and often simply kebab, döner, doner, donner or donair), which literally means "turning roast" is the name given to a Turkish dish made with lamb (or mutton), beef or chicken.
Dönhoff Dönhoff (German) or Denhoff (Polish) (sometimes also Doenhoff) was a German nobility family, a branch of which moved to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 16th century and became recognized as a Polish noble (szlachta) there..
Dötz reaction The Dötz reaction is the chemical reaction of an aromatic or vinylic alkoxy pentacarbonyl chromium carbene complex with an alkyne and carbon monoxide to give a Cr(CO)3-coordinated substituted phenol. Several reviews have been published.
Dødheimsgard Dødheimsgard (now known as DHG) was originally a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1994, but their last release saw them change into an experimental and avant-garde metal band. In 2000 they shortened their name to DHG.
DÄ…b Katowice DÄ…b Katowice was a former Polish sports club from Upper Silesian capital of Katowice. Founded in 1911 as SV Eiche (Katowice was then located in German Empire, its German name was Kattowitz), the club existed until September 9, 1968, when a merger with GKS Katowice took place and a new organization took over the name GKS.
Dąbrowski's Mazurka Mazurek Dąbrowskiego (Dąbrowski's Mazurka) is the Polish national anthem (since 26 February 1927), written by Józef Wybicki in 1797. Originally called the "Anthem of the Polish Legions in Italy", it is also informally known in English as "Poland Is Not Yet Lost" or "Poland Has Not Yet Perished" from its initial verse, "Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła.
Dębica County Dębica County (Polish powiat dębicki ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Subcarpathian Voivodship in Poland, created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.
Dęblin Dęblin () is a town, population 19,500 (as of 2003), at the confluence of Vistula and Wieprz rivers, in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. Dęblin is the part of the agglomeration with Ryki and Puławy, and over 100 000 inhabitants.
Dănuţ Dumitru Coman Dănuţ Dumitru Coman (born March 28, 1979) is a Romanian football goalkeeper who currently plays for the Romanian league side Rapid Bucureşti. Coman is Rapid's first choice goalkeeper, having joined the club from FC Argeş Piteşti in 2005.
Dărăşti Dărăşti is a commune in the south of Ilfov county, Romania, 20 km from the national capital, Bucharest. The commune, with a population of 2935 people, is mainly inhabited by low-income families, many of which commute to Bucharest for work but live in the locality due to cheaper housing.
Dba dba (dba Luftfahrtgesellschaft mbH) is a low-cost airline based in Munich, Germany. It operates scheduled domestic and international services and also operates charter flights for tour operators to Europe and North Africa.
Dbx Model 700 Digital Audio Processor The dbx Model 700 Digital Audio Processor was a professional audio ADC/DAC combination unit, which digitized a stereo analog audio input into a bitstream, which was then encoded and encapsulated in an analog composite video signal, for recording to tape using a VCR as a transport. Unlike other similar pieces of equipment like the Sony PCM-F1, the Model 700 used a technique called Companded Predictive Delta Modulation, rather than the now-common pulse-code modulation.
DB Class 103 The Baureihe 103 is a class of electric locomotives in Germany, originally operated by Deutsche Bundesbahn. A total of 145 units of this type were built in the years 1970 to 1973 for Trans-Europe Express and InterCity services.
DB Class 155 The DB AG Class 155 (before 1992 DR Class 250) is a german electric freight train locomotive. Nicknamed "Electric Container" or "Powercontainer" it was the most powerful locomotive in the former GDR and with about 200 units today still remained indispensable for Railion Deutschland, the railway cargo carrier of Deutsche Bahn.
DB Class 420 The ET 420 is a light-weight commuter electric multiple unit developed for the S-Bahn networks in Germany and was originally commissioned by the Deutsche Bundesbahn for the Munich, Stuttgart and Frankfurt networks. It was built from 1971 onwards in several series, later changing the construction from steel to aluminium, making the cars more lightweight and able to carry a greater payload.
DB Class E 10 The class E 10 is an electric locomotive of the Deutsche Bundesbahn, introduced in 1952. It belongs to the so-called Einheits-Elektrolokomotiven (standardised electric locomotives) program and was built for express passenger service.
DB DataObject FormBuilder DB_DataObject_FormBuilder is a package in PEAR which creates forms for insertion and editing of data in a database. Its default output is in HTML, but it can also be used for other output formats (GTK+, XUL, etc).
DB Export Gold Export Gold was first brewed DB Export as a result of the "Black Budget" from then Finance minister Lord Arnold Nordmeyer which imposed extremely high duty on imported premium lagers. DB Export was initially brewed as a 5.
DB Fernverkehr DB Fernverkehr AG is a semi-independent division of Deutsche Bahn that operates long-distance passenger trains in Germany. It was founded in 1999 in the second stage of the privatisation of German Federal Railways under the name of DB Reise&Touristik and renamed in 2003.
DB Regio DB Regio AG is as subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG that operates passenger trains on short and medium distances in Germany. Unlike its long-distance counterpart DB Fernverkehr, it does not operate trains on its own account.
DB Schienenbus The DB rail vehicle classes Baureihe 795, Baureihe 796, Baureihe 797 and Baureihe 798 are series of two-axled lightweight railbuses in use at the Deutsche Bundesbahn and later at Deutsche Bahn AG from the 1950s to the early 2000s. They were commonly called Schienenbus (lit.
DB Visual Architect DB Visual Architect (DB-VA) is a full featured Object Relational Mapping (ORM) toolset that act as a bridge between object model, data model and relational model by automating the mapping between relational rows in a database and object models which can be manipulated by a Java program, and helps realizing UML design to database implementation.
DB13W3 DB13W3 (also known simply as 13W3) is an analog video interface connector used primarily on Sun Microsystems and Silicon Graphics workstations, as well as some displays from Apple Computer. The 13W3 connector is no longer used with modern displays, which have generally moved on to VGA or DVI connectors.
DB320 Tomb DB320 (now usually referred to as TT320) is located next to Deir el-Bahri, in the Theban Necropolis, opposite modern Luxor contained an extraordinary cache of mummified remains and funeral equipment of more than 50 kings, queens, royals and various nobility.
DBAG Class 210, 215 - 218, 219 old The Baureihen 210, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219 of Deutsche Bundesbahn (and later, Deutsche Bahn)) are a class of diesel locomotives commonly known as the V-160 family (after the Baureihe 216's pre-1968 class number). Despite their age, they are still the backbone of locomotive diesel traction in Germany since the 1990s, along with the Class 232 locomotives of the former Deutsche Reichsbahn.
DBASE dBASE was the first widely used database management system or DBMS for microcomputers, published by Ashton-Tate for CP/M, and later on the Apple II, Apple Macintosh, UNIX VMS] and [[IBM PC] under [[DOS where it became one of the best-selling software titles for a number of years. dBASE was never able to transition successfully to Microsoft Windows and was eventually displaced by newer products like Paradox, Clipper, FoxPro, and Microsoft Access.
DBASE Mac dBASE Mac was a database management system for the Apple Macintosh, released by Ashton-Tate in 1987. Although the GUI was lauded in the press, the new application was so slow that it became something of a joke in the industry.
DBC 1012 The DBC 1012 Data Base Computer was introduced by Teradata Corporation in the early 1980's as a back end data base management system for mainframe computers. The DBC 1012 harnessed multiple Intel microprocessors, each with its own dedicated disk drive by interconnecting them with the YNET switching network in a massively parallel system.
DBDMH DBDMH is a disinfectant used for drinking water purification, recreational water treatment, as a bleaching agent in pulp and paper mills, and for treating industrial/commercial water cooling systems. It is a white crystalline compound with a slight bromine odor.
DBEW competition The DBEW competition (Design Between East and West for the one-child family) is an architectural competition, organized by the Hanssem corporation, a south-korean furniture company, which has been held in Seoul from 2001 to 2005.
DBFS {{dablink|dBFS can also mean database file system means "decibel]s [[full scale". It is an abbreviation for decibel amplitude levels in digital systems which have a maximum available level (like PCM encoding).
DBLP DBLP, a computer science bibliography website, was originally a database and logic programming bibliography site, hosted at Universität Trier, in Germany, and has existed at least since the 1980s. As of year-end 2006, DBLP listed more than 830,000 articles on the computer science field, mirrored at five sites across the Internet.
DBm dBm is an abbreviation for the power ratio in decibel (dB) of the measured power referenced to one milliwatt (mW). It is used in radio, microwave and fiber optic networks as a convenient measure of absolute power because of its capability to express both very large and very small values in a short form.
DBM De Bellis Multitudinis De Bellis Multitudinis (DBM) is probably the most played set of rules for the hobby of ancient and medieval wargaming today, for the period 3000 BC to 1485 AD. DBM is at the more strategic end of the tabletop figure gaming genre, as its name implies (De Bellis Multitudinis = The Wars of the Many) it is aimed primarily at simulating large battles.
DBS iB Secure Device DBS iB Secure Device is a hardware Security token used for authentication on internet banking with the Development Bank of Singapore. The device generates a one use private key used as for Dual Factor Authentication that times out after approximately one minute.
DBSS The Defense Blood Standard System (DBSS) is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-regulated, Class II Medical Device designed to handle blood collection, processing and tracking procedures, and automation of standards and safeguards for the Military Health System (MHS) blood supply. DBSS is also identified by the FDA as a Blood Establishment Software item.
Dc (Unix) dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports unlimited precision arithmetics. It is one of the oldest Unix utilities, predating even the invention of the C programming language; like other utilities of that vintage, it has a powerful set of features but an extremely terse syntax.
Dcmat The Delft Centre for Materials (DCMat) is a consortium of 22 research facilities of the Delft University of Technology. The goal of the consortium is to create coorporation between the different material researchers and more intensive cooperation in the field of education and facilities.
Dcmnr The DCMNR is the Department of Communications Marine and Natural Resources . It is a hodgepodge of Irish Government Units each deeemed too small in its own right to have a Full Minister with a Cabinet Seat and sole responsibility for its operation and strategic vision.
Dcts DCTS, or Defense Collaboration Tool Suite, is a flexible, integrated set of applications providing interoperable, synchronous, and asynchronous collaboration capability to the Department of Defense’s (DoD) agencies, Combatant Commands, and military services.
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis DC 9/11: Time of Crisis is a 2003 television movie that is a reenactment of the events of the September 11, 2001 attacks as seen from the point of view of the President of the United States and his staff. It was directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starred Timothy Bottoms as President George W.
DC Anti-War Network The DC Anti-War Network (DAWN) is a grassroots anti-war organization formed after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The group opposes using 9/11 victims to perpetuate the War on Terrorism, all forms of national, racial, economic or religious violence and bigotry, and torture.
DC Archive Editions DC Archive Editions, edited by Dale Crain for DC Comics, collect early, sometimes rare, comic books published by DC and other publishers into a permanent hardcover series. With more than 100 titles, this series began in 1989 with Superman, Volume One.
DC circuit Within electrical engineering, a DC circuit is an electrical circuit that consists of any combination of constant voltage sources, constant current sources, and resistors. In this case, the circuit voltages and currents are constant, i.
DC coefficient When describing a periodic function in the frequency domain, the term DC coefficient or DC component refers to the mean value of the waveform (possibly scaled according to the norm of the corresponding basis function of the frequency analysis filter bank). The name comes from an analogy to an electrical system in which this coefficient is analogous to a DC voltage or current, whilst the coefficients representing various other frequencies are analogous to superimposed AC voltages or currents.
DC connector Connectors for supplying direct current (DC) power are poorly standardized compared to domestic AC power plugs and sockets. DC plug is a common name used for one common type of cylindrical two-conductor plug available in a range of sizes and used to power small pieces of electronic equipment.
DC Center for the Development and Promotion of Soccer (DCSOCCER) The DC Center for the Development and promotion of Soccer is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to providing for the soccer community of the greater Washington metropolitan area with a variety of resources. Major areas in which it operates include: providing on-line information about soccer in the DC area also featuring hyperlinks to other web sites; hosting local team and league web pages; scholarship fund management for low-income youth soccer players; and overall promotion and development of the soccer culture in the DC area.
DC Comics Absolute Editions DC Comics Absolute Editions are a series of archival quality printings of graphic novels published by DC Comics and Wildstorm Productions. Each is presented in a hardcover, dustjacketed and slipcased edition with cloth bookmark consisting of one or more books which include restored, corrected and recolored versions of the original work, reprinted at 8 inches by 12 inches.
DC Design DC Design is an Indian design firm from Mumbai which is noted for their concept cars and prototypes. The firm, founded in 1993, is headed by Dilip Chhabria, a prominent designer who, under a contract with Ford Motor Company, designed the first Aston Martin AMV8 Vantage prototype featured at the 2003 Detroit Auto Show.
DC Direct DC Directis the exclusive collectibles division of DC Comics], the [[Time Warner subsidiary that publishes comic books and licenses characters such as Superman and Batman. DC Direct produces statues, props, replicas and prints for the direct market, a distribution and retail network primarily serving comic book specialty stores.
DC Heroes DC Heroes is an out-of-print superhero role-playing game set in the DC Comics universe, published by Mayfair Games. Other than sharing the same licensed setting, DC Heroes is unrelated to the West End Games DC Universe game.
DC Inside DC Inside (디시인사이드 or 디씨인사이드; see below), DC for short, is a digital camera website and an internet forums in South Korea. It started specializing in digital cameras and photos, and became extremely popular among Korean internet users from 2000 due to its unique forum culture.
DC Juliet Becker Detective Constable Juliet Becker was a police officer in the long running ITV drama The Bill. DC Becker started her stint at Sun Hill in June 2003 but this was short lived as she was killed at Sun Hill Police Station in the Yard in the back of a police van by a drunk who took her hostage in October 2003.
DC Mickey Webb Detective Constable Mickey Webb is a popular character in the long-running ITV drama The Bill. He originally served as a character from 2000 onward to 2003, and after a series of guest reappearances he eventually returned as a full-time character again in 2005.
DC One Million DC One Million was a crossover event published by DC Comics in 1998. It featured a vision of the DC Universe in the 853rd century (chosen because that is the century in which, assuming they maintain a regular publishing schedule, DC Comics will first publish an issue #1,000,000 of one of their current monthly titles) The mini-series was written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Val Semeiks.
DC Shoes DC Shoes is an American based footwear company in Vista, CA founded in 1993 who specialize in producing shoes for skateboarding as well as snowboarding boots and outerwear. They are often referred to as DCSHOECOUSA.
DC Universe The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are well-known fictional superheroes from this universe.
DC Video The DC Video is a compilation of skateboarding tricks by various skateboarders sponsored by DC Shoes. It is approximately half an hour long and features parts from established skateboarders as well as up and coming skateboarders.
DC-SIGN DC-SIGN or CD209 is a C-type lectin receptor present mainly on myeloid and pre-plasmacytoid dendritic cells that mediates dendritic cell rolling interactions with blood endothelium and activation of CD4+ T cells, as well as recognition of pathogen haptens. This molecule is involved in the initial stages of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection, as the HIV gp120 molecule causes co-internalization of the DC-SIGN molecule and HIV virion.
DCastle DCastle is a three dimensional shooter that is modeled after the 1980 Cinematronics arcade game Star Castle. The game is scheduled to be released commercially for the Sega Dreamcast video game console, though it has not yet been determined which publisher the game will go through.
DCA agar DCA agar - Deoxycholate Citrate Agar - is particularly useful for the isolation of organisms that cause bacilliary dysentery, salmonella strains that cause food poisoning and Salmonella Paratyphi. It is not so selective for Salmonella Typhi.
DCA Open Class World Champions During Labor Day Weekend, Drum Corps Associates (DCA) Open Class corps compete to earn the title of DCA Open Class World Champion. The championships consist of 2 rounds (Prelims and Finals) held on 2 consecutive nights (the Saturday and Sunday nights of Labor Day weekend).
DCC Alliance The DCC Alliance (DCCA), formerly known as the Debian Common Core Alliance, is an association of organizations and individuals whose goal is to assemble a common, standards-based core for Debian-based Linux distributions and accelerate the worldwide commercial adoption of Debian GNU/Linux.
DCI Division I World Champions At the end of the summer season, Drum Corps International (DCI) Division I corps compete to earn the title of DCI Division I World Champion. The championships consist of 3 rounds—Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals—held on the first or second Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of August.
DCI Frank Burnside Detective Chief Inspector Frank Burnside was a police officer in the long running ITV drama The Bill. DCI Burnside joined Sun Hill in August 1988 and finally left Sun Hill in September 1993 to become one of the heads of the National Crime Squad.
DCL Technology Demonstrator programme The US DCL (Detection Classification and Localisation) demonstrator program is aimed at proving that an active torpedo detection system is able to resolve a salvo of torpedoes with sufficient time and accuracy that an anti-torpedo torpedo may be fired back at hit and destroy the threat.
DCML Data Center Markup Language (DCML) is an XML-based markup language which provides a means for describing data center environments such as dependencies between data center components and managerial policies governing those environments with an open, vendor-neutral language.
DCOP DCOP, which stands for Desktop COmmunication Protocol, is a light-weight interprocess and software componentry communication system. The main point of this system is to allow applications to interoperate, and to share complex tasks.
DCRTV DCRTV (Washington DC Radio and Television) is a website operated by freelance journalist Dave Hughes(dcrtv), which covers local media in the Washington, DC and Baltimore markets. It features local media news, radio station and television history, and job listings.
DCU Center The DCU Center, formerly known as the Worcester Centrum and Worcester's Centrum Centre, is an indoor arena and convention center complex located in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts. The facility hosts a variety of events including concerts, sporting events, family shows, conventions, trade-shows and meetings.
DCU GAA DCU GAA or Dublin City University Gaelic Athletic Association club is a Dublin based Gaelic Games club in Dublin City University. The club itself is actualy 5 clubs with individual clubs for Men's Gaelic football and hurling, Ladies Gaelic football, Camogie and Handball.
DCVG DCVG stands for Direct Current Voltage Gradient and is a survey technique used for assessing the effectiveness of corrosion protection on buried steel structures. In particular, oil and natural gas pipelines are routinely monitored using this technique to help locate coating faults and highlight deficiencies in their cathodic protection (CP) strategies.
Dương Thu Hương Dương Thu Hương (1947 - present) is a Vietnamese author and political dissident. Formerly a member of Vietnam's communist party, she was expelled from the party in 1989, and has been denied the right to travel abroad, and was imprisoned for her writings and outspoken criticism of corruption in the Vietnamese government.
Dd (Unix) dd is a common Unix program whose primary purpose is the low-level copying and conversion of files. Some have suggested that it stands for Copy and Convert, but since "cc" was already in use as the code for the C Compiler, "dd" was used instead; in any case, DD is a shorthand for "data definition" in IBM JCL (to which the command's syntax bears a strong resemblance) and the name and syntax of the command is generally presumed to be a bit of gallows humor.
Ddoc Ddoc is the embedded documentation generator for the D programming language designed by Walter Bright. Its emphasis is on being able to write documentation in code comments in a natural style, minimizing the need for embedded markup and thus improving the legibility of the code comments.
DD Direct Plus DD DIRECT+ is a Direct To Home (DTH) television service in India, run by the state owned broadcaster Doordarshan. The service offers all Doordarshan channels, along with a few private satellite television channels.

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