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Dean Hall Dean Hall (born November 16, 1957 in Palo Alto, California), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1990, 1991, and 1995 seasons with 21 career starts, including the 1990 Indianapolis 500.
Dean Hartgraves Dean Charles Hartgraves is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1995, 1996 and 1998 with the Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants. He was born on August 12, 1966 in Bakersfield, California and he was 6'0", 185 pounds.
Dean Haspiel Dean Haspiel (born 1967 in New York City) is a comic book artist living in Brooklyn, New York. He is most recognized for his collaborations with writer Harvey Pekar on his American Splendor series as well as the recent graphic novel, The Quitter.
Dean Heritage Centre The Dean Heritage Centre is located in Soudley in the Forest of Dean, United Kingdom and records the social and industrial history of the area and its people. The centre comprises a museum, beam engine, waterwheel, forester's cottage, craft workshops, art and craft exhibitions, nature trails, adventure play area, picnic tables, barbeque hearths, pigs, shops and a restaurant called The Heritage Kitchen which provides home made snacks and full meals.
Dean Holdsworth Dean Holdsworth (born 8 November 1968 in Walthamstow, London) is an English professional football player who currently plays as a striker for Nationwide Conference side Cambridge United He previously played for a number of clubs, most notably Wimbledon, where he was a member of the infamous Crazy Gang alongside Vinnie Jones, John Fashanu and Dennis Wise and Bolton Wanderers for whom he was, at the time, their record signing. When there he made 97 league appearances and scored 39 times.
Dean Chamberlain Dean Chamberlain is a photographer who specializes in unique lighting effects and extended exposure times (up to five hours), creating luminous and colorful images -- one of his exhibitions was aptly titled "Painting With Light Through Time and Space". His work has been featured in galleries worldwide, and he has served as artist-in-residence and guest lecturer at several prestigious universities and art schools.
Dean Chance Wilmer Dean Chance (born June 1, 1941 in Wooster, Ohio) is a retired American Major League Baseball pitcher. He won the 1964 Cy Young Award when, as a member of the Los Angeles Angels, he led the American League in wins (20), innings pitched (278â…“) and earned run average (1.
Dean Channel Dean Channel is the upper end of one of the longest inlets of the British Columbia Coast, its name lasting for 105 km from its head at the mouth of the Kimsquit River. The Dean River, one of the main rivers of the Coast Mountains and one of the few rivers to pierce that range from the Chilcotin Plateau, enters Dean Channel about 9.
Dean Chynoweth Dean Chynoweth (born October 30, 1968 in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League for the New York Islanders and the Boston Bruins. Drafted 13th overall by the Islanders in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, Chynoweth played 241 regular season games in 10 NHL seasons, scoring 4 goals and 18 assists for 22 points and clocked up 667 penalty minutes.
Dean Jaensch Dean Jaensch is an Australian political scientist and a retired Professor of Political and International Studies at The Flinders University of South Australia. Jaensch was awarded a Bachelor of Arts (Honours), a Master of Arts and PhD from the University of Adelaide.
Dean Karnazes Dean Karnazes (given name is Constantine Karnazes) (pronounced car-NAH-sis), born August 23, 1962, is a Greek-American ultramarathon runner, and author of Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All Night Runner which sheds light on ultra endurance running for the general public. Run 100s biography In 2004, Karnazes was named one of GQ's "Best Bodies of the Year".
Dean Kemp Dean Kemp (born February 17, 1969) was one of the star players of the league when West Coast was the powerhouse of the league in the early 1990's. He made his debut in 1990 and won Rookie of the year for West Coast.
Dean Kennedy Dean Kennedy (born January 18, 1963 in Redvers, Saskatchewan) was a professional ice hockey player in the NHL from 1982-1995. He played for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers.
Dean Kent Dean Matthew Kent (born on November 6, 1978 in Palmerston North) is a swimmer from New Zealand, who has represented New Zealand at both Olympic and Commonwealth Games. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, he set the New Zealand record for the 200m medley.
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Dean Koontz's Frankenstein is the collective title of a series of novels co-written by Dean Koontz. Though technically of the mystery or thriller genres, the novels also feature the trappings of horror, fantasy, and science fiction.
Dean Kruse Dean Kruse (born,1941 in Auburn, Indiana), is a world famous auctioneer and owner and CEO of Kruse International. A 1957 graduate of the Reppert School of Auctioneering, in Decatur, Indiana, Dean Kruse cried his 5,000th auction at the annual Houston sale in August 1987 and became the youngest man ever to attain that goal.
Dean Learner Dean Learner is a character created and performed by British comedian Richard Ayoade. The character is Garth Marenghi's publisher, and regards Marenghi and his (highly dubious) talents with a respect that sometimes borders on worship (he has been known to assault small children for criticising Marenghi's writing).
Dean Lesher Dean Stanley Lesher (August 4, 1902 - May 13, 1993) was an American newspaper publisher, most notable as the founder of the Contra Costa Times and the Contra Costa Newspapers chain. He was also a well-known philanthropist in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Dean Lister Dean Richard "Boogeyman" Lister (February 13, 1976 - ) is an American mixed martial arts fighter and a former KOTC champion. He currently fights at the Middleweight division after recently moving down from the Light Heavyweight class.
Dean Look Dean Zachary Look (born July 23, 1937 in Lansing, Michigan) was a American football quarterback in the American Football League (AFL), a Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder, and American football official in the National Football League (NFL). He is most notable for his 29 years of service as an NFL official and was the side judge who signaled touchdown on the historical Joe Montana to Dwight Clark pass better known as "The Catch" during the 1982 NFC Championship game between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers.
Dean Malenko Dean Simon (born August 4], [[1960) is a semi-retired professional wrestler best known by the ring name Dean Malenko. He currently works for World Wrestling Entertainment as senior road agent for the ECW brand.
Dean Martin Sings Dean Martin Sings is the first long-play 10-inch album recorded by Dean Martin for Capitol Records during two sessions recorded on the evening of November 20, 1952. The first session was recorded between 5 and 8 pm and produced five songs featuring string arrangements.
Dean McDermott Dean McDermott (born November 16, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actor who has appeared in countless TV and film roles including the hit Canadian programme Due South as Mountie Constable Turnbull, Kevin Costner film Open Range as well as numerous guest star roles.
Dean Melanson Dean Melanson (born November 19, 1973, in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a former National Hockey League defenseman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 80th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.
Dean Minors Dean Anthony Minors (born January 6, 1970 in Hamilton, Bermuda) is a Bermudian cricketer, who played as wicketkeeper with the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One-Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006. Minors scored 46 runs, made two catches and two stumpings as Bermuda won the game by three wickets under the Duckworth/Lewis method.
Dean Motter In the late 1970s, Toronto-based illustrator/ designer/ writer Dean Motter edited and art directed Andromeda, a Canadian comic book series which adapted the works of major science–fiction authors such as Arthur C. Clarke and A.
Dean of St Paul's The Dean of St Paul's is the head of the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral in London, England and an extremely influential position in the Church of England. The most recent Dean was John Moses, who was appointed in 1996, and retired in 2006.
Dean of the College of Cardinals The Dean of the College of Cardinals is the president of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church and as such is always a Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church of the episcopal order. The Dean is not necessarily the longest-serving member of the whole College (who might never become a Cardinal Bishop).
Dean of the House (Canada) In Canada, the Dean of the House is the Member of the House of Commons with the longest unbroken record of service who is not a member of cabinet. The Dean is responsible for presiding over the election of the Speaker of the House of Commons at the beginning of each Parliament.
Dean of the Chapel Royal Dean of the Chapel Royal, in any kingdom, can be the title of an official charged with oversight of that kingdom's Chapel Royal, the ecclesiastical establishment which is part of the Royal Household and ministers to it.
Dean of the Roman Rota The Dean of the Roman Rota is the senior auditor of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota, the last instance appellate tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church. The current dean is Bishop Antoni Stankiewicz, Titular Bishop of Nova Pietra.
Dean of the United States House of Representatives The Dean of the United States House of Representatives is the longest-serving (in consecutive terms) member of the United States House of Representatives. The present Dean is John Dingell, a Democrat of Michigan.
Dean Ornish Dr. Dean Ornish (1953– ) is president and founder of the nonprofit Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California, as well as Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dean P. Taylor Dean Park Taylor (1902-1977) served as a United States Congressman from New York for nearly 20 years and came from a family long involved in public service to New York. Taylor was born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.
Dean Palmer Dean William Palmer (born December 27 1968 in Tallahassee, Florida) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 14-year career from 1989 to 2003. He played for the Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers, all of the American League.
Dean Parks Dean Parks is a leading studio musician and guitarist from Los Angeles, California, best-known through his many contributions to albums by Steely Dan. He was married to fellow musician Carol Parks, and together they have two daughters, Acacia and Amanda.
Dean Prentice Dean Sutherland Prentice (born October 5, 1932 in Schumacher, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey left wing who played in the National Hockey League for 22 seasons between 1952-53 and 1973-74. Over his NHL career, Dean played for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Minnesota North Stars.
Dean Radin Dean Radin is a researcher and author in the field of parapsychology. He is Senior Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, in Petaluma, California, USA, and former President of the Parapsychological Association.
Dean River The Dean River is one of the major rivers of the Kitimat Ranges subrange of the southern Coast Mountains in British Columbia. It begins in the volcanic-cone Ilgachuz Range on the Chilcotin Plateau and winds north around the Rainbow Range to enter Dean Channel at the now uninhabited, remote community of Kimsquit.
Dean Roberts (criminal) Dean Roberts (1979-July 5, 1999) was a London drug dealer affiliated with the Yardie group London MW10. He would later be the victim of infighting among Yardie groups in the Harlesden area, whose murder would be among the six gangland slayings occurring during 1999
Dean Scream The Dean Scream refers to a speech on Monday, January 19 2004, following Howard Dean's disappointing third place loss in the Iowa caucuses despite advantages in fundraising , volunteer recruitment, and public opinion polls. It was also called the "I Have a Scream" speech, a tongue in cheek reference to Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
Dean Shomshak Dean Shomshak (born 1964) is the author of supplements for role playing games. Starting his career writing articles for game magazines, he moved on to writing supplements for Hero Games's Champions system, and currently writes for White Wolf Game Studio.
Dean Sykes Dean Sykes was a character, albeit not a regular one, in Coronation Street, a British television soap opera. He was apparently Linda Baldwin's half-brother, and appeared only in two episodes (11 - 12 October 2000).
Dean Tavoularis Dean Tavoularis (born January 1, 1932) is an American motion picture production designer whose work appeared in numerous box office hits such as The Godfather movies, Apocalypse Now, The Brink's Job, One from the Heart and Bonnie and Clyde.
Dean Thomas (racer) Dean Thomas is a motorcycle racer from Australia. He won his home country's Supersport championship in 1995 after two other top 5 championship finsihes, and was 4th in the Australian Superbike series a year later; however, for 1997 he headed for the United Kingdom to race.
Dean Venture Dean Venture is one of the two titular Venture Brothers and a main character on the Adult Swim program of the same name, serving as a parody of such boy adventurers as The Hardy Boys and Jonny Quest. He is voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas.
Dean Village Dean Village (from dene, meaning 'deep valley') is a former village in the northwest of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was known as the "Water of Leith Village" and had been a successful grain milling hamlet for more than 800 years.
Dean W. Gonzalez Dean Gonzalez the son of Ivy Gonzalez (nee Colbourne) of Newfoundland, Canada and Carmelo Gonzalez of Puerto Rico. Dean Gonzalez is the co-author of "Introduction to Ada for Programmers" along with David A.
Dean Wareham Dean Wareham is a musician who was primarily involved in the band Galaxie 500 during the 1980s and founded the band Luna in 1991 until its 2005 breakup. He has subsequently released albums with fellow Luna bandmate Britta Phillips and they have also written score pieces for the Noah Baumbach film The Squid and the Whale.
Dean Wasson Dean Wasson is an Ontario politician and public servant. He was a founding member of the Ontario Confederations of Regions Party, and was leader of the Ontario Confederation of Regions Party in the 1990 provincial election.
Dean Weaver Dean Weaver is a leader in the New Wineskins Association of Churches, a renewal group in the Presbyterian Church (USA) seeking to call the denomination back to its biblical heritage and, if necessary, form a new and separate denomination. Following the 217th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.
Dean Wesley Smith Dean Wesley Smith is a science fiction author, known primarily for his Star Trek novels, movie novelizations, and other novels of licensed properties such as Smallville, Spider-Man, X-Men, Aliens, Roswell, Men in Black, and Quantum Leap. He is also known for a number of his original novels, such as The Tenth Planet series, on which he collaborated with his wife, author Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
Dean Woods Dean Woods (born June 22, 1966) is an Australian cyclist from Wangaratta in regional Victoria known for his track cycling achievements at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games levels. On Australia Day 1985 Woods was awarded the Order of Australia medal for service to the sport of cycling.
Dean Young (cartoonist) Dean Wayne Young (born July 2, 1938) is the head writer of the popular comic strip Blondie, which he inherited from his father Chic Young in 1973. Since that time he has produced the comic with a team including credited artists Jim Raymond from 1973 until 1981, Mike Gersher from 1981 until about 1984, Stan Drake from 1984 until 1997 and Denis Lebrun from 1997 until 2005.
Dean Young (poet) Dean Young (1955-) is a contemporary American poet in the poetic lineage of John Ashbery, Frank O'Hara, and Kenneth Koch. Often cited as a second-generation New York School poet, his poems also resonate with the surrealist poetry of Charles Baudelaire, Arthur Rimbaud, and Guillaume Apollinaire and if neo-surrealism has a poetic corollary, it is him.
Dean Young (rugby league footballer) Dean Young (born October 28, 1983 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league player for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at hooker although he can also play lock.
Dean Zimmermann Dean Zimmermann (Gary Dean Zimmermann) is an American politician and member of the Green Party of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was an elected member of the Minneapolis City Council from 2001 to 2005.
Dean's Honor Scholarship The Dean's Honor Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship awarded by Tulane University which covers full tuition for the duration of the recipient's undergraduate program at Tulane, as well as a $3000 annual stipend for on-campus housing. The scholarship is offered to 100 incoming freshmen by the Office of Undergraduate Admission, and is awarded only through a separate application.
Dean's List A Dean's List is a category of students in a college or university who achieve high grades during their stay in an academic term or academic year. In secondary schools, or high schools, the term Consistent Honor List or Honor Roll is more preferred, but Dean's List and Consistent Honor List means exactly the same thing.
Dean's Yard Dean's Yard, Westminster, comprises most of the remaining precincts of the former monastery of Westminster, not occupied by the Abbey buildings. It is known to members of Westminster School as Green, and referred to without an article.
Dean-Stark apparatus [Dean-Stark apparatus set up] The Dean-Stark apparatus or Dean-Stark receiver or distilling trap is a piece of laboratory glassware used in synthetic chemistry to collect water (or occasionally other liquid) from a reactor. It is used in combination with a reflux condenser and a batch reactor for continuous removal of the water that is produced during a chemical reaction performed at reflux temperature.
Deane Hutton Dr Deane Hutton is one of Australia's best-known Science Communicators and Futurists. For more than 25 years, he has been sharing his enthusiasm for science and technology with others through nation-wide television programs.
Deane Ogden Deane Ogden (born November 26, 1974) is an award-winning American television and film score composer based out of Los Angeles, California. Ogden has scored recent hits like Lions Gate's romantic comedy "Ball & Chain", the psychological thriller "Family", the upcoming documentary "Dreams On Spec", and MGM's "Oranges", starring Tom Sizemore, Heather Locklear and Jill Hennessy.
Deane Pieters Deane Anthony Pieters (born July 30, 1968 in Perth, Western Australia) is a former freestyle swimmer who competed for Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was disqualified in the final of the Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Team, alongside Kieren Perkins, Duncan Armstrong and Ian Brown.
Deanie Ip Deanie Ip (traditional Chinese:葉德嫻)(born December 25, 1947 in Hong Kong) is a Cantopop singer and Chinese actress, known for supporting roles. She has won the Hong Kong Film Awards twice (both for Best Supporting Actress), while her Cantopop albums were released by Universal Music Group and several local labels.
Deanna Conda Deanna Conda started her wrestling career in 2001, when WWE first issued their Tough Enough challenge. She began training at Ring Masters Pro Wrestling gym in Brampton, Ontario where she trained under Ted Herbert.
Deanna Kirk On a summer morning in late nineties, Deanna Kirk took the stage at her legendary music club Deanna's in New York City. The Steinway Grand piano that had once been delivered to the club by Blue Note recording artist Jackie Terresson, like everything else in the place, had been torched beyond recognition and then torn apart and drowned by the relentless blast of four different fire hoses.
Deanna Nolan Deanna Nicole Nolan (born on August 25, 1979 in Flint, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her primary position is point guard, but occasionally plays the shooting guard position.
Deanna Troi Commander Deanna Troi is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe, played by the actress Marina Sirtis in the series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG), Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise (the latter two only in guest appearances), and in several Star Trek films.
Deano Wicks Dean "Deano" Wicks is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. He is played by Matt Di Angelo, and made his first appearance on 2 January 2006, where he entered Albert Square and stole some of the flowers laid on the road, following Dennis Rickman's death.
Deans Court Deans Court is a student hall of residence at the University of St Andrews, and arguably the oldest dwelling house in the city of St Andrews. It is devoted exclusively to postgraduates, and is comprised of a main building and four annexes, two on North Street, two on South Street.
Deans, West Lothian Deans is a small community within the town of Livingston, Scotland located in the northern part of Livingston. Deans has been formed from the area of Livingston formerly known as Livingston Station, and many of those people who have lived in this area for a long time often refer to it as such.
Deansgrange Deansgrange (Gráinseach an Déin in Irish) is a suburban area of South Dublin, centered around a crossroads, midway between Dun Laoghaire and Foxrock. The crossroads is a commercial centre for the surrounding low density housing estates, providing a medium sized supermarket, two banks, a pub, a library, a pharmacy and an Italian takeaway food outlet.
Deanshanger Deanshanger is a small village in the parish of Passenham located in the southernmost part of Northamptonshire, just north of Milton Keynes. Whilst not the original population centre of the parish, from the early 1800s the coming of the canal made it an agricultural industrial centre causing it to grow quickly.
Dear Abby Dear Abby is a syndicated advice column started in 1956 by Pauline Esther Friedman Phillips and currently written by her daughter, Jeanne Phillips. Abigail Van Buren has been the pen name used by both writers for the column.
Dear Aunt Agnes Created in 1985, Dear Aunt Agnes was a children's show that aired on TV Ontario. The show's premise was that a mother called her Aunt Agnes to come and take care of her children so that she could take a job in another country.
Dear Bill The "Dear Bill" letters were a regular feature in the British satirical magazine Private Eye. It was written by Richard Ingrams and John Wells, and illustrated with sketches by George Adamson for the first five years, and subsequently by Brian Bagnall.
Dear Boss letter The "Dear Boss" letter was a message dated September 25, allegedly written by the notorious Victorian serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. It was postmarked and received on September 27, 1888, by the Central News Agency of London.
Dear Bruce Springsteen Dear Bruce Springsteen is a juvenile fiction novel published in 1987 by Kevin Major. It consists of the letters of 14-year-old Terry Blanchard to his idol, Bruce Springsteen, in which he talks about his problems as a youth.
Dear Canada Dear Canada is a series of historical novels for older children first published starting in 2001 to the present by Scholastic Canada Ltd. They are similar to the Dear America series, each book is written in the form of the diary of a fictional young woman living during an important event in Canadian history.
Dear Deidre Dear Deidre is the British newspaper The Sun's long running agony aunt column written by Deidre Sanders. Each day there are four or five dilemmas sent in anonymously by readers, which are published and answered by Deidre.
Dear Dumb Diary Dear Dumb Diary by Jim Benton is a series about a middle school girl named Jamie Kelly and her adventures. She has a burning hatred for a girl named Angeline, a popular, smart and drop-dead beautiful "blondwad".
Dear Friends -Music from Final Fantasy- Dear Friends -Music From Final Fantasy- is a concert tour featuring music from the Final Fantasy video game series that toured the United States from 2004 to 2005. The concert was a first of its kind for North America and featured record sales and sold out concerts.
Dear Friends Radio Program Between September 1970 and February 1971, The Firesign Theatre performed twenty one episodes of a live radio program titled Dear Friends on KPFK radio in Los Angeles. These programs were recorded and later edited into one hour shows for national syndication.
Dear Frustrated Superstar Dear Frustrated Superstar is the debut album by Nerina Pallot. It made #82 in the UK charts upon its official release in 2001, but officially did not chart as the Official UK Album Chart lists only the top 75 albums.
Dear Jesse Dear Jesse is a 1998 American documentary film by Tim Kirkman that was released theatrically by Cowboy Pictures in 1998. Using a first-person narrative style in the form of a "letter" to Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC), the filmmaker explores the parallels and differences between himself — an openly gay man — and the notoriously anti-gay public servant.
Dear John (US TV series) Dear John was an American sitcom on the NBC television network which ran from 1988 to 1992 and was originally based on the British sitcom of the same name. It starred Judd Hirsch as a divorcee who meets "Kate" (Isabella Hofmann) and others at a self-help meeting for divorced (and lonely) people.
Dear John letter The term "Dear John letter" refers to a letter written by a woman to her husband or boyfriend to inform him that their relationship is over, usually due to the woman finding another man. Nowadays, the roles may also be reversed, with a man notifying his wife or girlfriend with a "Dear Jane letter".
Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains is the national anthem of Guyana. Selected a month before independence in 1966, the lyrics were written by Archibald Leonard Luker and the music was composed by Robert Cyril Gladstone Potter.
Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord is The Devil Wears Prada's full-length debut album released through Rise Records. This album includes re-recorded versions of all the songs from Patterns of a Horizon along with two new tracks.
Dear Me Dear Me is the title of an autobiography by Peter Ustinov that was first published in 1977. Often described as extremely egocentric and shamelessly self-advertising, the book chronicles conversations between his "all too solid flesh" and "remorseless spirit.
Dear Old Stockholm Dear Old Stockholm is a Swedish folk song, best known in the English-speaking world for versions by jazz artists such as Stan Getz, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane. The original Swedish title, "Ack Värmeland Du Sköna"/"Värmlandsvisan", may be roughly translated as "Oh Wermelandia Thou Art Beautiful".
Dear One "Dear One" is the second track on George Harrison's 1976 album, Thirty Three & 1/3. In his autobiography, I Me Mine, Harrison says that he believes the song is the only one he ever wrote with an A tuning.
Dear Santa Dear Santa was a Christmas TV special that aired December 9, 2005 on Fox. The special focused on Santa Claus granting children wishes via letters from Operation Santa of the United States Postal Service, and having the kids' favorite celebrities, such as Clay Aiken, Raven-Symone, Hilary Duff, and Tony Hawk help grant the wishes.
Dearborn Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology The Dearborn Center for Math, Science, and Technology (DCMST) is a specialized secondary education center with a four year advanced, research based, science and math curriculum located in Dearborn Heights, MI. About 75 students are selected each year from the three high schools in the Dearborn City School District.
Dearborn City School District The Dearborn School district includes the entire city of Dearborn, Michigan and a small portion of Dearborn Heights. In terms of enrollment, the district is the seventh largest in the state with slightly more than 17,500 students.
Dearborn River The Dearborn River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 70 mi (113 km) long, in western Montana in the United States. It rises in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, near Scapegoat Mountain in the Lewis and Clark Range of the Rocky Mountains at the continental divide, in western Lewis and Clark County.
Dearborn Station (Chicago) Dearborn Station was the oldest of the six intercity train stations serving downtown Chicago, Illinois during the heyday of rail in the twentieth century. Additionally, the station was used as a terminal for commuter traffic.
Dearest Ring A Dearest Ring is a Victorian style romantic ring with seven different types of gemstone, that is most commonly used an an unusual style of engagement ring. The term Dearest is an acronym, encompassing the different types of stone on the ring.
Dearing Report The Dearing Report, formally known as the reports of the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education is in fact a series of major reports into the future of Higher Education in the United Kingdom, published in 1997. The report was commissioned by the UK government and was the largest review of higher education in the UK since the Robbins Committee in the early 1960s.

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