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Dalai Lama (song) Dalai Lama is a song by the band Rammstein, released in 2004 on the album Reise, Reise. Sung entirely in German, like most of Rammstein's other songs, it is an adaptation of der Erlkönig, a poem written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) in 1782 and subsequently set to music by many composers, including Franz Schubert (1797-1828) in 1815.
Dalai Lama Renaissance Dalai Lama Renaissance is a 2-hour feature documentary film, narrated by actor Harrison Ford and produced and directed by Khashyar Darvich, to be released in the Summer of 2007, about the Dalai Lama's meeting with Western "renaissance" thinkers at his home in Dharamsala, India, about changing the world and resolving many of the world's problems.
Dalal Street Dalal Street (Hindi: दलाल - DalÄl means a broker, pimp or dealer) in downtown Mumbai, India is the location of the Bombay Stock Exchange (in the Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers and many related financial firms and institutions. When Bombay Stock Exchange was moved to this new location at the intersection of Bombay SamÄchÄr Marg, Hammam Street, the street next to the building got the name as DalÄl Street.
Dalaman Dalaman is a district, as well as the central town of that district, situated in on the southwestern coast of Turkey, in the Muğla Province. Dalaman is known for its international airport (Dalaman International Airport) which serves as a gateway to the tourists who visit this part of Turkey every year, heading especially to seaside resorts to the west and east of Dalaman such as Marmaris, Fethiye, Köyceğiz, Dalyan, Ölüdeniz and Hisarönü.
Dalamar Dalamar Argent (born in 265 AC), also known as Dalamar the Dark, Dalamar of Tarsis, and Dalamar Nightson is a fictional character from the Dragonlance series of books. He is a Silvanesti elf, though he has now been made a dark elf and thus exiled for using evil magic.
Dalaran In the fictional Warcraft Universe, Dalaran is a small, magocratic nation led by a group of Wizards and Archmagi collectively known as the Kirin Tor. The capital of the nation of Dalaran is the Violet Citadel, located at Cross Island.
DalĂ Universe DalĂ Universe is a permanent exhibition of art works by the Spanish surrealist Salvador DalĂ which is housed in a 3,000 square metre (32,000 square feet) suite of galleries at County Hall in London, England. It opened in 2000.
Dalälven The Dal River (or Dalälven in Swedish) is a river in central Sweden that flows from the north of Dalarna and runs into the sea in northern Uppland. The northern part is split into two rivers: Österdalälven and Västerdalälven.
Dalberg Dalberg is the name of an ancient and distinguished German noble family, derived from the hamlet and castle (now in ruins) of Dalberg or Dalburg near Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate. In the 14th century the original house of Dalberg became extinct in the male line, the fiefs passing to Johann Gerhard, chamberlain of the see of Worms, who married the heiress of his cousin, Anton of Dalberg, about 1330.
Dalbergia Dalbergia is a large genus of small to medium-size trees, shrubs and lianas in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The genus has a wide distribution, native to the tropical regions of Central and South America, Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia.
Dalby Dalby is a Scandinavian place name meaning "valley settlement", during the Viking Age, the name was brought to England and it later also became an English surname. It may consequently refer to both people and places.
Dalby Christian School Dalby Christian School is a co-educational, Christian Independent primary and secondary school (Preschool - Year 12) located in Dalby, Queensland, Australia, 250 km west of Brisbane. The school currently, as of 2006, caters for roughly 300 students.
Dalby's Carminative Dalby's Carminative was a medicinal formula originated by James Dalby of London, England in the late 1770s. The formula claimed to aid “infants afflicted with wind, watery gripes, fluxes and other disorders of the stomach and bowels”.
Dalby, Skåne, Sweden Dalby is a small Scanian town, locally referred to as a village, about 10 kilometres east-south-east of Lund, and about 20 kilometres east-north-east of Malmö, and the site for the oldest stone church in Scandinavia.
Daldøs Daldøs [dal'døs] is a board game of the tâb family only known from a few coastal locations in Scandinavia, where its history can be traced back to around 1800. The game is notable for its unusual four-sided rolling-pin style dice (stick dice).
Dale In physical geography, a dale is an open valley. The name occurs particularly frequently in the Lowlands of Scotland and in the North of England, where the term "fell" commonly refers to the mountains or hills that flank the dale.
Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck (played by Adam Arkin (Season 1) and Tim Curry (Season 2, in a fat suit) is a recurring villain from the TV show Monk, appearing in 2 episodes so far. Biederbeck is arrogant, brilliant, rich, and ruthless.
Dale (woreda) Dale is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Sidama Zone located in the Great Rift Valley, Dale is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the west by the Bilate River which separates it from the Semien Omo Zone, on the north by Shebedino, on the east by Arbegona and Hula, and on the east by Aleta Wendo.
Dale Abenojar Dale Abenojar (born 1963 in Manila) is a mountain guide by profession. On May 30, 2006, he was recognized by veteran Himalayan expedition chronicler Elizabeth Hawley as "the first Filipino" to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Dale Arnold Dale Arnold (born March, 1956) is a sportscaster who is primarily known as the current play-by-play announcer for home games for the Boston Bruins with Andy Brickley on NESN. He has held that position since 1995.
Dale Begg-Smith Dale Begg-Smith (born January 18, 1985 in Vancouver, Canada) is a freestyle skier. Begg-Smith won the gold medal for his adopted country Australia in the men's moguls event at the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy.
Dale Berra Dale Anthony Berra (born December 13, 1956 in Ridgewood, New Jersey), is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an infielder from 1977-1987. The son of former Yankee great Yogi Berra, Dale was a highly sought prospect in the 1975 draft.
Dale Berry Dale W. Berry (born 1960) is a commercial artist and designer in San Francisco, California, who is best known for his work on the graphic novel series Tales of the Moonlight Cutter, which is published by his company, Myriad Publications.
Dale Boone Dale Boone is a top-ranked competitive eater from Atlanta, Georgia, and is a member of the International Federation of Competitive Eating (home page). Boone's tumultuous eating career began in 2002 on the Nathan's hot dog circuit, where he accumulated a disqualification and a regional win before hitting "The Deuce," (20 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes) in Coney Island.
Dale Brown (basketball) Dale Duward Brown (born October 30, 1935 in Minot, North Dakota) is the winningest coach in LSU men's basketball history, and led the Tigers to Final Four appearances in 1981 and 1986. He coached the team for one quarter of a century.
Dale Brown (boxer) Robert Dale Brown (born December 15, 1971 in Calgary, Alberta) is a boxer, who represented Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was stopped in the second round of the light heavyweight division (– 81 kg) by Germany's Torsten May.
Dale Bumpers Dale Leon Bumpers (born 12 August 1925) was a Democratic member of the United States Senate from the State of Arkansas, from 1975 until his retirement in January, 1999; and was governor of Arkansas from 1971 to 1975. He was elected to the Senate four times, beginning with his win over incumbent Senator J.
Dale Carnegie Dale Carnegie (originally Carnegey) (November 24 1888 - November 1 1955) was an American writer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills. Born in poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, first published in 1936, a massive bestseller which remains popular today.
Dale Carter Dale Lavelle Carter (born November 28, 1969 in Covington, Georgia) is an American Football cornerback who has played for the Kansas City Chiefs (1992-1998), Denver Broncos (1999-2000), Minnesota Vikings (2001), New Orleans Saints (2002-2003), and Baltimore Ravens (2003-2005).
Dale Cooper FBI Special Agent Dale Bartholomew Cooper was the lead character in the popular television series Twin Peaks, created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. The character was played throughout both seasons by Kyle MacLachlan, who also reprised the role for the prequel film Fire Walk With Me.
Dale DaBone Born Dale Rutter (born 31 March 1972) and known by his stage name, Dale DaBone, is a male pornographic actor who has appeared in mainstream heterosexual adult films. His soap opera good looks have made him one of the most in-demand actors in straight porn today.
Dale Dike Reservoir Dale Dike Reservoir or Dale Dyke Reservoir () is a reservoir in the northeast Peak District, in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated a mile west of Bradfield (eight miles from Sheffield) on the Dale Dike, a stream which is one of the sources of the River Loxley.
Dale Dougherty Dale Dougherty is one of the co-founders (with Tim O'Reilly) of O'Reilly Media. While not at the company in its earliest stages as a technical documentation consulting company, Dale was instrumental in the development of O'Reilly's publishing business, was the founder of GNN, the Global Network Navigator, the first web portal and the first site on the internet to be supported by advertising, and most recently is the founder and publisher of O'Reilly's new Make Magazine.
Dale E. Kildee Dale Edward Kildee (b. September 16 1929, Flint, Michigan) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan since 1977, representing the state's 5th Congressional district (earned his B.
Dale E. Wolf Dale Edward Wolf (born September 6 1924) is an American businessman and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He is veteran of World War II, and a member of the Republican Party, who served as Lieutenant Governor of Delaware and Governor of Delaware.
Dale Eaglesham Dale Eaglesham is a veteran comic book illustrator who has been working in the industry since 1986. He has worked with DC Comics, Marvel, Dark Horse, and CrossGen, among others, although he is currently under a two-year contract to work exclusively for DC Comics.
Dale Ford Robert Dale Ford (born July 6, 1942) is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 6th district, which is composed of parts of Washington County and Hawkins County. He is a member of the Agriculture and Transportation Committees.
Dale Franks Dale Franks (1964- ) is an American author; radio personality; and political, military and economic affairs analyst. Currently, he is a publisher and editor of the online political journal The New Libertarianas well as an editor of the popular weblog, QandO [http://www.
Dale Fushek Monsignor Dale Fushek, (1952—), was an influential Roman Catholic priest and Vicar General for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix in the American state of Arizona until April of 2004. On November 21, 2005, Monsignor Dale Fushek was arrested in connection to alleged sex abuse crimes attributed to him while he was pastor of St.
Dale Gordon Dale Andrew Gordon (born 9 January 1967 in Caister, Great Yarmouth) is a former professional footballer who played for Norwich City, Rangers, West Ham United, Peterborough United, Millwall and AFC Bournemouth. He was a midfielder - predominantly right-sided - who excited supporters by running at defenders and setting up numerous goals for his team mates.
Dale Graham Dale Graham (born in Woodstock, New Brunswick) is a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and was a member of the provincial cabinet from 1999 to 2006.
Dale Hamer Dale Hamer was an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) on two occasions, from 1978 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2001. During his 23 seasons in the NFL, Hamer was assigned to officiate in two Super Bowls as a head linesman, Super Bowl XVII in 1983 and Super Bowl XXII in 1988 and was an alternate referee in Super Bowl XXVII in 1993.
Dale Hansen Dale Hansen (born 1948) is an American sportscaster, currently the weeknight sports anchor during the the 6 pm and 10 pm newscasts on ABC's Dallas affiliate WFAA-TV. He also hosts Dale Hansen's Sports Special on Sundays at 10:20 pm, consistently one of the highest-rated local programs in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Dale Hawkins Dale Hawkins (born Delmar Allen Hawkins on August 22, 1936 in Goldmine, Louisiana) is a pioneer American Rock singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist who is often called the architect of the swamp rock boogie.( Fellow rockabilly pioneer Ronnie Hawkins is his cousin )
Dale Head Dale Head is a fell in the northwestern sector of the Lake District, in northern England. It is 753Â metres or 2,470Â feet above sea level and stands immediately north of Honister Pass, the road between Borrowdale and Buttermere.
Dale Hellestrae Dale Hellestrae was an American football player in the National Football League from 1985-2001 as a member of the Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, and Baltimore Ravens. A member of three Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl teams, the 6-foot-5, 300-pound offensive lineman specialized as a long snapper and special teams player during his pro career.
Dale Hollow Reservoir The Dale Hollow Reservoir is an artificial lake situated middleways along the Kentucky/Tennessee border. This is also the site of Dale Hollow Lake State Park on the north (Kentucky) side, with lodge, 18-hole golf course, and other amenities.
Dale Hyatt Dale Hyatt began working for Leo Fender in January, 1946, upon returning from World War II. He left Fender Music when Leo sold the business to CBS in 1965, and rejoined Leo and George Fullerton when the 3 founded G&L.
Dale Charles DJ Dale Charles is one of the founding fathers of the New England and San Diego Balearic, Techno, House and Rave scenes, and is also one of the first and most active touring DJ's of North American Rave events and clubs between 1991-1999. Along with DJ's Ed Fritz, Kevin Fennelly, Willy LeMay and Sean Sweeney aka DJ RudeBoy, Dale Charles was one of the first DJ's to organize events and play House and Balearic Music in New England in the late 80's and is credited for New Englands first Rave party, "Pure" in June of 1992 co-organized and hosted by Portland, Maine's KC & The Sunrise Gang, who organized and hosted several other Portland events with international guest DJ's common to the Global Rave and Techno circuit.
Dale Jackson Career Center Dale Jackson Career Center is part of the Lewisville Independent School District. It was started in 1984 as a technical high school where students from all the district high schools could attend one or two class periods at a time for specialized subjects.
Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina) is an American race car driver. Jarrett currently races in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series exclusively, driving the #44 Toyota Camry for Michael Waltrip Racing.
Dale Lalo Dale Lalo is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Welega Zone, Dale Lalo is bordered on the south by the Illubabor Zone, on the west by Gawo Dale, on the north by Ayra Guliso, on the northeast by Yubdo, and on the east by Nole Kaba.
Dale Lam Dale Lam is a member of the dance faculty at the University of South Carolina and the founder, artistic director and choreographer of the Columbia City Jazz Dance Company, named "One of the Top 50 Dance Companies in the US" by Dance Spirit magazine. She has a BA in Theatre and Speech from the University of South Carolina and received additional theatrical training from Jim Baffico of Carnegie-Melon.
Dale M. Hansen Private Dale Merlin Hansen (1922-1945) was a United States Marine who earned his nation's highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his outstanding heroism on 7 May 1945 in the fight for Hill 60 on Okinawa. He was killed by enemy sniper fire three days later.
Dale Messick Dale Messick (April 11, 1906 – April 5, 2005) was the first woman syndicated comic strip artist in the United States. She was best known as the creator of Brenda Starr, which at its peak in the 1950s ran in 250 newspapers.
Dale Minami Dale Minami (born October 13, 1946) is a San Francisco-based attorney specializing in personal injury and entertainment law. A partner with Minami, Lew & Tamaki LLP, he is best known as a leader of the legal team that overturned the wrongful conviction of Fred Korematsu, who defied the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Dale Mitchell (baseball) Loren Dale Mitchell (August 23, 1921 – January 5, 1987) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1946 through 1956, Mitchell played for the Cleveland Indians (1946-1956) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1956).
Dale Mitchell (soccer) Dale Mitchell (born April 21, 1958 in Vancouver) is a former top-level professional soccer who played for several North American teams in the 1980s and 90s and is tied for having scored the most career goals for the Canadian national team, having scored 19 times in 55 appearances.
Dale O. Thomas Dale O. Thomas (born February 26, 1923 in Marion, Iowa – March 4, 2004) was the head coach of the Oregon State Beavers wrestling team at Oregon State University from 1957-1990, and is a National Wrestling Hall of Fame member.
Dale Pendell Dale Pendell is a contemporary author who combines science and poetry in his explications of the relationship between psychoactive compounds and human beings. A long time student of ethnobotany, Pendell discusses historical and cultural uses of "power plants" in his works.
Dale Radomski Dale Radomski is a Hawaiian stuntman and once-actor. He has performed stunts in several television shows and mainstream films including Hawaiian Heat, Jake and the Fatman, America's Most Wanted, War and Remembrance, Goodbye Paradise, Fists of Steel, Raven, Picture Bride, Marker, Race the Sun, Escape from Atlantis, the 1998 version of Fantasy Island, Pearl Harbor, Blood of the Samurai - The Series, Hawaii and Lost (TV series).
Dale Righter Dale Righter (born August 23, 1966, Mattoon, Illinois) is currently a Republican member of the Illinois Senate representing the 55th district where he has served since 2003, Righter is currently Senate Republican Caucus Chair. Righter has previously served five years in the Illinois House of Representatives.
Dale Risinger Dale Risinger is currently a Republican member of the Illinois Senate representing Illinois's 37th district. Risinger was elected in 2002 defeating Democratic Knox County State's Attorney Paul Mangieri in the race to replace outgoing Senator Carl Hawkinson who had left the Senate to run for Lt.
Dale Sanders Professor Dale Sanders, FRS is head of biology at the University of York. His specialist area is membrane transport and signal transduction in plants as well as the mechanisms of heavy metals and of calcium transportation.
Dale Sanders (railroad photographer) Dale Sanders a well-known railroad photographer and a former editor of CTC Board, a railroad-themed "fan" magazine emphasizing high-quality photography of trains and other rail-related subjects. The magazine frequently features Sanders's work.
Dale Scott Dale Allan Scott (born August 14 1959 in Eugene, Oregon) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. He worked in the American League from 1986 to 1999, and has officiated in both leagues since 2000, becoming a crew chief in 2001.
Dale Smith Dale Smith (born 1976) is a writer and playwright from Leicester, England but currently living and working in Manchester. He is most well-known for his novel Heritage, published by BBC Books as part of their Past Doctor Adventures range of novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Dale Stevens Dale Stevens is a politician of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. On July 28, 2004, he ran for the Canadian House of Commons, representing the Liberal Party of Canada in Sackville—Eastern Shore, but lost to Peter Stoffer of the New Democratic Party.
Dale Stoffel Dale Stoffel was a 1984 graduate of Washington and Jefferson College. Some time after his graduation, he became involved in international arms dealing including an attmept to acquire X-31 missles from the Ukraine for study by the United States Navy.
Dale Tempest Dale Tempest (, born December 30, 1963) is a former professional footballer, best known for his time spent playing in Hong Kong. Born in England, Tempest had played for several English teams including Fulham, Huddersfield Town, Gillingham and Colchester United before arriving in Hong Kong.
Dale Walker Dale Ian Walker, born Birmingham, England, 6th June, 1959 is a former fencing champion from England. Walker, nicknamed, 'the Birmingham brawler,' won the Charles Davis Trophy 9 out of 10 consecutive years, from 1983 to 1993.
Dale Warland Singers The Dale Warland Singers were a highly successful and critically acclaimed 40-person choral group in the United States. Considered the spiritual successors of famous choral groups such as the Robert Shaw Chorale, the Dale Warland Singers (founded in 1972 and conducted by Dale Warland) tackled a repertoire of difficult, complex, and beautiful polyphonic works for a cappella choir, as well as a pieces for accompanied choir.
Dale Wilson Dale Wilson is a Canadian actor, whose acting credits includes Chuck, the fire captain from The Beachcombers. In recent years, he has entered the field of voice acting, which includes roles in anime, Inspector Gadget, Mummies Alive!
Dale's principle Dale's Principle (or Dale's Law) was postulated by the English neuroscientist Henry Hallett Dale and it states that, although different neurotransmitters can be produced at different synapses within the brain, individual neurons are capable of releasing only one neurotransmitter from its axonal terminal. Dale's Principle has been shown to be false because many synapes release neuropeptides as well as amino acids or amines.
Dalecarlia Tunnel The Dalecarlia Tunnel is a railway tunnel that carried the Georgetown Branch of the B&O railroad underneath MacArthur Boulevard and the Washington Aqueduct. Built in 1910, it is a Roman arch brick tunnel, 18 feet wide by 340 feet long.
Dalecarlian horse A Dalecarlian horse (Swedish: Dalahäst) is a traditional wooden statuette of a horse originating in the Swedish province of Dalarna (Dalecarlia). In the older days the dala horse was mostly a toy for children, but nowadays it is used as a symbol for Dalarna or sometimes the whole of Sweden.
Dalek The Daleks (pronounced "DAH-lecks"; IPA: ) are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A Dalek is a grotesque mutated organism integrated with a tank-like mechanical casing.
Dalek Attack Dalek Attack is a two-player computer game based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, where the player has the choice of playing the Second, Fourth or Seventh Doctor and his companion (Ace or The Brigadier). K-9 also makes appearances later in the game.
Dalek Empire The Dalek Empire refers to the sphere of influence of the Daleks, a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Dalek Empire is also a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions, featuring the Daleks.
Dalekmania Dalekmania is a documentary film that focuses on the two 1960's Doctor Who films staring Peter Cushing (the Cushing Doctor), Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD which both feature the Daleks.
Daleks in Manhattan Daleks in Manhattan is the working title of an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It will be broadcast in Spring 2007 and is the fourth episode of Series 3 of the revived Doctor Who series.
Dalene Matthee Dalene Matthee (October 13, 1938 - 20 February 2005) was a South African author who wrote mainly in Afrikaans, although her books were translated into fourteen other languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and Icelandic.
Dalet Dalet (, also spelled Daleth or Daled) is the fourth letter of many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew , Syriac and Arabic (in abjadi order; 8th in modern order). Its sound value is a voiced alveolar plosive ().
Daleuprowe A daliuprowe is what some would call a partially-inverted, hemispherically-redacted palindrome. These rare words are frequently used in mystery novels to provide the protagonist with a barrier to moving forward in the plot.
Dalgety, New South Wales Dalgety () is a small town in New South Wales Australia, in Snowy River Shire It is located on the banks of the Snowy River between Melbourne and Sydney. Its name comes from the maiden name of the wife of J R Campbell, the surveyor who laid out the township.
Dalhalla Opera The Dalhalla Opera is a summer opera company located 7km north of the town of Rättvik in central Sweden and 280km north of Stockholm. The open-air theatre is located in a large crater created by the fall of a meteor onto the earth.
Dalhousie Faculty of Computer Science The Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University resulted from the amalgamation of the former School of Computer Science at the Technical University of Nova Scotia and the computer science division of the Department of Math, Stats and Computer Science at Dalhousie University on April 1, 1997.
Dalhousie Law School The Dalhousie Law School, part of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was established in 1883, making it the oldest university common law school in the Commonwealth of Nations. In addition to its standing as the primary law school in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada, Dalhousie attracts students from all parts of Canada.
Dalhousie Obelisk The Dalhousie Obelisk (Chinese: 达豪施纪念碑) is a memorial obelisk in the Civic District of Singapore, located on the north bank of the Singapore River in the Downtown Core, within the Central Area in Singapore's central business district.
Dalhousie Springs Dalhousie Springs are collection of over 60 natural artesian springs located in Witjira National Park on the western fringe of the Simpson Desert, 180 kilometres northeast of Oodnadatta in northern South Australia. Spring water temperatures range from 38 to 43 degrees C.
Dalhousie-King's Conservatives Officially known as the Dalhousie University-University of King's College Conservatives (formerly the Dal-King's PC Youth and the Dal PCY), the organization is a campus club of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party at Dalhousie University and King's College, which share a campus in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Dali (fossil) The Dali Skull, or Dali Man, discovered by Shuntang Liu in 1978 in Dali County in the Shaanxi Province of China, is a nearly complete fossilized skull of a representative of the genus Homo which lived sometime during the Late Middle Pleistocene period. Although dating has been a subject of debate, the fossil is estimated to be about 209,000 years old, and is considered to be the most complete skull of that time period found in China.
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 大ç†ç™˝ć—Źč‡Şć˛»ĺ·ž; pinyin: DĂ lÇ BáizĂş ZìzhìzhĹŤu; Bai: Darl•lit Baif•cuf zirl•zirl•zox) is an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan. Dali has an area of 29,460 km² and its capital is Dali city.
Dali's Car Dali's Car is a musical group formed in 1984 by Peter Murphy (vocalist) and Mick Karn (bass guitarist, keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist) shortly after they left their former bands (Bauhaus and Japan, respectively). They recorded one album, The Waking Hour, and released one single, "The Judgement Is the Mirror".
Dali's Dilemma Dali's Dilemma is a progressive metal band formed in San Jose, California, USA, in 1994 by the two brothers Patrick (guitars) and Steve Reyes (bass). Soon after, keyboardist Matt Guillory, vocalist Matthew Bradley and drummer Jeremy Colson joined the band.
Dali, Yunnan Dali (; Bai: Darl•lit; Hani: Dafli) is a city in Yunnan province in the south of China, located on a fertile plateau between the Cangshan mountains to the west and Erhai lake to the east. It has traditionally been settled by Bai and Yi minority.
Dalia GrybauskaitÄ— Dalia GrybauskaitÄ— (pronounced ) (born 1 March 1956 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget. She was previously Lithuania's finance minister.
Dalia Harir Dalia Harir (1989-December, 14, 2004) was a 15 year old Algerian-American teenager who was shot and killed by 22 year old Irving Winslow. She was a student at Bryant Alternative School and had been missing from her home in Fairfax, Virginia for more than a week when her body was found Dec.
Dalian Dalian (; ; ; Japanese: Dairen; Russian: Далянь, Dalian or Дальний, Dalny) is the governing sub-provincial city in the eastern Liaoning Province of Northeast China. Dalian is also China's northernmost ice-free seaport.
Dalian Bay Dalian Bay (also spelled Talien Bay) is a roughly rectangular arm of the Korea Bay, oriented long side parallel to the land due south-east of the modern port city of Dalian, and serving as the roadstead for the harbor. Dalian itself is located at the narrowest isthmus of the Liaodong Peninsula of the eastern Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China.
Dalai Lama Renaissance Dalai Lama Renaissance is a 2-hour feature documentary film, narrated by actor Harrison Ford and produced and directed by Khashyar Darvich, to be released in the Summer of 2007, about the Dalai Lama's meeting with Western "renaissance" thinkers at his home in Dharamsala, India, about changing the world and resolving many of the world's problems.
Dalal Street Dalal Street (Hindi: दलाल - DalÄl means a broker, pimp or dealer) in downtown Mumbai, India is the location of the Bombay Stock Exchange (in the Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers and many related financial firms and institutions. When Bombay Stock Exchange was moved to this new location at the intersection of Bombay SamÄchÄr Marg, Hammam Street, the street next to the building got the name as DalÄl Street.
Dalaman Dalaman is a district, as well as the central town of that district, situated in on the southwestern coast of Turkey, in the Muğla Province. Dalaman is known for its international airport (Dalaman International Airport) which serves as a gateway to the tourists who visit this part of Turkey every year, heading especially to seaside resorts to the west and east of Dalaman such as Marmaris, Fethiye, Köyceğiz, Dalyan, Ölüdeniz and Hisarönü.
Dalamar Dalamar Argent (born in 265 AC), also known as Dalamar the Dark, Dalamar of Tarsis, and Dalamar Nightson is a fictional character from the Dragonlance series of books. He is a Silvanesti elf, though he has now been made a dark elf and thus exiled for using evil magic.
Dalaran In the fictional Warcraft Universe, Dalaran is a small, magocratic nation led by a group of Wizards and Archmagi collectively known as the Kirin Tor. The capital of the nation of Dalaran is the Violet Citadel, located at Cross Island.
DalĂ Universe DalĂ Universe is a permanent exhibition of art works by the Spanish surrealist Salvador DalĂ which is housed in a 3,000 square metre (32,000 square feet) suite of galleries at County Hall in London, England. It opened in 2000.
Dalälven The Dal River (or Dalälven in Swedish) is a river in central Sweden that flows from the north of Dalarna and runs into the sea in northern Uppland. The northern part is split into two rivers: Österdalälven and Västerdalälven.
Dalberg Dalberg is the name of an ancient and distinguished German noble family, derived from the hamlet and castle (now in ruins) of Dalberg or Dalburg near Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate. In the 14th century the original house of Dalberg became extinct in the male line, the fiefs passing to Johann Gerhard, chamberlain of the see of Worms, who married the heiress of his cousin, Anton of Dalberg, about 1330.
Dalbergia Dalbergia is a large genus of small to medium-size trees, shrubs and lianas in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The genus has a wide distribution, native to the tropical regions of Central and South America, Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia.
Dalby Dalby is a Scandinavian place name meaning "valley settlement", during the Viking Age, the name was brought to England and it later also became an English surname. It may consequently refer to both people and places.
Dalby Christian School Dalby Christian School is a co-educational, Christian Independent primary and secondary school (Preschool - Year 12) located in Dalby, Queensland, Australia, 250 km west of Brisbane. The school currently, as of 2006, caters for roughly 300 students.
Dalby's Carminative Dalby's Carminative was a medicinal formula originated by James Dalby of London, England in the late 1770s. The formula claimed to aid “infants afflicted with wind, watery gripes, fluxes and other disorders of the stomach and bowels”.
Dalby, Skåne, Sweden Dalby is a small Scanian town, locally referred to as a village, about 10 kilometres east-south-east of Lund, and about 20 kilometres east-north-east of Malmö, and the site for the oldest stone church in Scandinavia.
Daldøs Daldøs [dal'døs] is a board game of the tâb family only known from a few coastal locations in Scandinavia, where its history can be traced back to around 1800. The game is notable for its unusual four-sided rolling-pin style dice (stick dice).
Dale In physical geography, a dale is an open valley. The name occurs particularly frequently in the Lowlands of Scotland and in the North of England, where the term "fell" commonly refers to the mountains or hills that flank the dale.
Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck (played by Adam Arkin (Season 1) and Tim Curry (Season 2, in a fat suit) is a recurring villain from the TV show Monk, appearing in 2 episodes so far. Biederbeck is arrogant, brilliant, rich, and ruthless.
Dale (woreda) Dale is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Sidama Zone located in the Great Rift Valley, Dale is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the west by the Bilate River which separates it from the Semien Omo Zone, on the north by Shebedino, on the east by Arbegona and Hula, and on the east by Aleta Wendo.
Dale Abenojar Dale Abenojar (born 1963 in Manila) is a mountain guide by profession. On May 30, 2006, he was recognized by veteran Himalayan expedition chronicler Elizabeth Hawley as "the first Filipino" to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Dale Arnold Dale Arnold (born March, 1956) is a sportscaster who is primarily known as the current play-by-play announcer for home games for the Boston Bruins with Andy Brickley on NESN. He has held that position since 1995.
Dale Begg-Smith Dale Begg-Smith (born January 18, 1985 in Vancouver, Canada) is a freestyle skier. Begg-Smith won the gold medal for his adopted country Australia in the men's moguls event at the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy.
Dale Berra Dale Anthony Berra (born December 13, 1956 in Ridgewood, New Jersey), is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an infielder from 1977-1987. The son of former Yankee great Yogi Berra, Dale was a highly sought prospect in the 1975 draft.
Dale Berry Dale W. Berry (born 1960) is a commercial artist and designer in San Francisco, California, who is best known for his work on the graphic novel series Tales of the Moonlight Cutter, which is published by his company, Myriad Publications.
Dale Boone Dale Boone is a top-ranked competitive eater from Atlanta, Georgia, and is a member of the International Federation of Competitive Eating (home page). Boone's tumultuous eating career began in 2002 on the Nathan's hot dog circuit, where he accumulated a disqualification and a regional win before hitting "The Deuce," (20 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes) in Coney Island.
Dale Brown (basketball) Dale Duward Brown (born October 30, 1935 in Minot, North Dakota) is the winningest coach in LSU men's basketball history, and led the Tigers to Final Four appearances in 1981 and 1986. He coached the team for one quarter of a century.
Dale Brown (boxer) Robert Dale Brown (born December 15, 1971 in Calgary, Alberta) is a boxer, who represented Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was stopped in the second round of the light heavyweight division (– 81 kg) by Germany's Torsten May.
Dale Bumpers Dale Leon Bumpers (born 12 August 1925) was a Democratic member of the United States Senate from the State of Arkansas, from 1975 until his retirement in January, 1999; and was governor of Arkansas from 1971 to 1975. He was elected to the Senate four times, beginning with his win over incumbent Senator J.
Dale Carnegie Dale Carnegie (originally Carnegey) (November 24 1888 - November 1 1955) was an American writer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills. Born in poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, first published in 1936, a massive bestseller which remains popular today.
Dale Carter Dale Lavelle Carter (born November 28, 1969 in Covington, Georgia) is an American Football cornerback who has played for the Kansas City Chiefs (1992-1998), Denver Broncos (1999-2000), Minnesota Vikings (2001), New Orleans Saints (2002-2003), and Baltimore Ravens (2003-2005).
Dale Cooper FBI Special Agent Dale Bartholomew Cooper was the lead character in the popular television series Twin Peaks, created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. The character was played throughout both seasons by Kyle MacLachlan, who also reprised the role for the prequel film Fire Walk With Me.
Dale DaBone Born Dale Rutter (born 31 March 1972) and known by his stage name, Dale DaBone, is a male pornographic actor who has appeared in mainstream heterosexual adult films. His soap opera good looks have made him one of the most in-demand actors in straight porn today.
Dale Dike Reservoir Dale Dike Reservoir or Dale Dyke Reservoir () is a reservoir in the northeast Peak District, in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated a mile west of Bradfield (eight miles from Sheffield) on the Dale Dike, a stream which is one of the sources of the River Loxley.
Dale Dougherty Dale Dougherty is one of the co-founders (with Tim O'Reilly) of O'Reilly Media. While not at the company in its earliest stages as a technical documentation consulting company, Dale was instrumental in the development of O'Reilly's publishing business, was the founder of GNN, the Global Network Navigator, the first web portal and the first site on the internet to be supported by advertising, and most recently is the founder and publisher of O'Reilly's new Make Magazine.
Dale E. Kildee Dale Edward Kildee (b. September 16 1929, Flint, Michigan) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan since 1977, representing the state's 5th Congressional district (earned his B.
Dale E. Wolf Dale Edward Wolf (born September 6 1924) is an American businessman and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He is veteran of World War II, and a member of the Republican Party, who served as Lieutenant Governor of Delaware and Governor of Delaware.
Dale Eaglesham Dale Eaglesham is a veteran comic book illustrator who has been working in the industry since 1986. He has worked with DC Comics, Marvel, Dark Horse, and CrossGen, among others, although he is currently under a two-year contract to work exclusively for DC Comics.
Dale Ford Robert Dale Ford (born July 6, 1942) is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 6th district, which is composed of parts of Washington County and Hawkins County. He is a member of the Agriculture and Transportation Committees.
Dale Franks Dale Franks (1964- ) is an American author; radio personality; and political, military and economic affairs analyst. Currently, he is a publisher and editor of the online political journal The New Libertarianas well as an editor of the popular weblog, QandO [http://www.
Dale Fushek Monsignor Dale Fushek, (1952—), was an influential Roman Catholic priest and Vicar General for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix in the American state of Arizona until April of 2004. On November 21, 2005, Monsignor Dale Fushek was arrested in connection to alleged sex abuse crimes attributed to him while he was pastor of St.
Dale Gordon Dale Andrew Gordon (born 9 January 1967 in Caister, Great Yarmouth) is a former professional footballer who played for Norwich City, Rangers, West Ham United, Peterborough United, Millwall and AFC Bournemouth. He was a midfielder - predominantly right-sided - who excited supporters by running at defenders and setting up numerous goals for his team mates.
Dale Graham Dale Graham (born in Woodstock, New Brunswick) is a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and was a member of the provincial cabinet from 1999 to 2006.
Dale Hamer Dale Hamer was an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) on two occasions, from 1978 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2001. During his 23 seasons in the NFL, Hamer was assigned to officiate in two Super Bowls as a head linesman, Super Bowl XVII in 1983 and Super Bowl XXII in 1988 and was an alternate referee in Super Bowl XXVII in 1993.
Dale Hansen Dale Hansen (born 1948) is an American sportscaster, currently the weeknight sports anchor during the the 6 pm and 10 pm newscasts on ABC's Dallas affiliate WFAA-TV. He also hosts Dale Hansen's Sports Special on Sundays at 10:20 pm, consistently one of the highest-rated local programs in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Dale Hawkins Dale Hawkins (born Delmar Allen Hawkins on August 22, 1936 in Goldmine, Louisiana) is a pioneer American Rock singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist who is often called the architect of the swamp rock boogie.( Fellow rockabilly pioneer Ronnie Hawkins is his cousin )
Dale Head Dale Head is a fell in the northwestern sector of the Lake District, in northern England. It is 753Â metres or 2,470Â feet above sea level and stands immediately north of Honister Pass, the road between Borrowdale and Buttermere.
Dale Hellestrae Dale Hellestrae was an American football player in the National Football League from 1985-2001 as a member of the Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, and Baltimore Ravens. A member of three Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl teams, the 6-foot-5, 300-pound offensive lineman specialized as a long snapper and special teams player during his pro career.
Dale Hollow Reservoir The Dale Hollow Reservoir is an artificial lake situated middleways along the Kentucky/Tennessee border. This is also the site of Dale Hollow Lake State Park on the north (Kentucky) side, with lodge, 18-hole golf course, and other amenities.
Dale Hyatt Dale Hyatt began working for Leo Fender in January, 1946, upon returning from World War II. He left Fender Music when Leo sold the business to CBS in 1965, and rejoined Leo and George Fullerton when the 3 founded G&L.
Dale Charles DJ Dale Charles is one of the founding fathers of the New England and San Diego Balearic, Techno, House and Rave scenes, and is also one of the first and most active touring DJ's of North American Rave events and clubs between 1991-1999. Along with DJ's Ed Fritz, Kevin Fennelly, Willy LeMay and Sean Sweeney aka DJ RudeBoy, Dale Charles was one of the first DJ's to organize events and play House and Balearic Music in New England in the late 80's and is credited for New Englands first Rave party, "Pure" in June of 1992 co-organized and hosted by Portland, Maine's KC & The Sunrise Gang, who organized and hosted several other Portland events with international guest DJ's common to the Global Rave and Techno circuit.
Dale Jackson Career Center Dale Jackson Career Center is part of the Lewisville Independent School District. It was started in 1984 as a technical high school where students from all the district high schools could attend one or two class periods at a time for specialized subjects.
Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina) is an American race car driver. Jarrett currently races in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series exclusively, driving the #44 Toyota Camry for Michael Waltrip Racing.
Dale Lalo Dale Lalo is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Welega Zone, Dale Lalo is bordered on the south by the Illubabor Zone, on the west by Gawo Dale, on the north by Ayra Guliso, on the northeast by Yubdo, and on the east by Nole Kaba.
Dale Lam Dale Lam is a member of the dance faculty at the University of South Carolina and the founder, artistic director and choreographer of the Columbia City Jazz Dance Company, named "One of the Top 50 Dance Companies in the US" by Dance Spirit magazine. She has a BA in Theatre and Speech from the University of South Carolina and received additional theatrical training from Jim Baffico of Carnegie-Melon.
Dale M. Hansen Private Dale Merlin Hansen (1922-1945) was a United States Marine who earned his nation's highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his outstanding heroism on 7 May 1945 in the fight for Hill 60 on Okinawa. He was killed by enemy sniper fire three days later.
Dale Messick Dale Messick (April 11, 1906 – April 5, 2005) was the first woman syndicated comic strip artist in the United States. She was best known as the creator of Brenda Starr, which at its peak in the 1950s ran in 250 newspapers.
Dale Minami Dale Minami (born October 13, 1946) is a San Francisco-based attorney specializing in personal injury and entertainment law. A partner with Minami, Lew & Tamaki LLP, he is best known as a leader of the legal team that overturned the wrongful conviction of Fred Korematsu, who defied the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Dale Mitchell (baseball) Loren Dale Mitchell (August 23, 1921 – January 5, 1987) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1946 through 1956, Mitchell played for the Cleveland Indians (1946-1956) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1956).
Dale Mitchell (soccer) Dale Mitchell (born April 21, 1958 in Vancouver) is a former top-level professional soccer who played for several North American teams in the 1980s and 90s and is tied for having scored the most career goals for the Canadian national team, having scored 19 times in 55 appearances.
Dale O. Thomas Dale O. Thomas (born February 26, 1923 in Marion, Iowa – March 4, 2004) was the head coach of the Oregon State Beavers wrestling team at Oregon State University from 1957-1990, and is a National Wrestling Hall of Fame member.
Dale Pendell Dale Pendell is a contemporary author who combines science and poetry in his explications of the relationship between psychoactive compounds and human beings. A long time student of ethnobotany, Pendell discusses historical and cultural uses of "power plants" in his works.
Dale Radomski Dale Radomski is a Hawaiian stuntman and once-actor. He has performed stunts in several television shows and mainstream films including Hawaiian Heat, Jake and the Fatman, America's Most Wanted, War and Remembrance, Goodbye Paradise, Fists of Steel, Raven, Picture Bride, Marker, Race the Sun, Escape from Atlantis, the 1998 version of Fantasy Island, Pearl Harbor, Blood of the Samurai - The Series, Hawaii and Lost (TV series).
Dale Righter Dale Righter (born August 23, 1966, Mattoon, Illinois) is currently a Republican member of the Illinois Senate representing the 55th district where he has served since 2003, Righter is currently Senate Republican Caucus Chair. Righter has previously served five years in the Illinois House of Representatives.
Dale Risinger Dale Risinger is currently a Republican member of the Illinois Senate representing Illinois's 37th district. Risinger was elected in 2002 defeating Democratic Knox County State's Attorney Paul Mangieri in the race to replace outgoing Senator Carl Hawkinson who had left the Senate to run for Lt.
Dale Sanders Professor Dale Sanders, FRS is head of biology at the University of York. His specialist area is membrane transport and signal transduction in plants as well as the mechanisms of heavy metals and of calcium transportation.
Dale Sanders (railroad photographer) Dale Sanders a well-known railroad photographer and a former editor of CTC Board, a railroad-themed "fan" magazine emphasizing high-quality photography of trains and other rail-related subjects. The magazine frequently features Sanders's work.
Dale Scott Dale Allan Scott (born August 14 1959 in Eugene, Oregon) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. He worked in the American League from 1986 to 1999, and has officiated in both leagues since 2000, becoming a crew chief in 2001.
Dale Smith Dale Smith (born 1976) is a writer and playwright from Leicester, England but currently living and working in Manchester. He is most well-known for his novel Heritage, published by BBC Books as part of their Past Doctor Adventures range of novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Dale Stevens Dale Stevens is a politician of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. On July 28, 2004, he ran for the Canadian House of Commons, representing the Liberal Party of Canada in Sackville—Eastern Shore, but lost to Peter Stoffer of the New Democratic Party.
Dale Stoffel Dale Stoffel was a 1984 graduate of Washington and Jefferson College. Some time after his graduation, he became involved in international arms dealing including an attmept to acquire X-31 missles from the Ukraine for study by the United States Navy.
Dale Tempest Dale Tempest (, born December 30, 1963) is a former professional footballer, best known for his time spent playing in Hong Kong. Born in England, Tempest had played for several English teams including Fulham, Huddersfield Town, Gillingham and Colchester United before arriving in Hong Kong.
Dale Walker Dale Ian Walker, born Birmingham, England, 6th June, 1959 is a former fencing champion from England. Walker, nicknamed, 'the Birmingham brawler,' won the Charles Davis Trophy 9 out of 10 consecutive years, from 1983 to 1993.
Dale Warland Singers The Dale Warland Singers were a highly successful and critically acclaimed 40-person choral group in the United States. Considered the spiritual successors of famous choral groups such as the Robert Shaw Chorale, the Dale Warland Singers (founded in 1972 and conducted by Dale Warland) tackled a repertoire of difficult, complex, and beautiful polyphonic works for a cappella choir, as well as a pieces for accompanied choir.
Dale Wilson Dale Wilson is a Canadian actor, whose acting credits includes Chuck, the fire captain from The Beachcombers. In recent years, he has entered the field of voice acting, which includes roles in anime, Inspector Gadget, Mummies Alive!
Dale's principle Dale's Principle (or Dale's Law) was postulated by the English neuroscientist Henry Hallett Dale and it states that, although different neurotransmitters can be produced at different synapses within the brain, individual neurons are capable of releasing only one neurotransmitter from its axonal terminal. Dale's Principle has been shown to be false because many synapes release neuropeptides as well as amino acids or amines.
Dalecarlia Tunnel The Dalecarlia Tunnel is a railway tunnel that carried the Georgetown Branch of the B&O railroad underneath MacArthur Boulevard and the Washington Aqueduct. Built in 1910, it is a Roman arch brick tunnel, 18 feet wide by 340 feet long.
Dalecarlian horse A Dalecarlian horse (Swedish: Dalahäst) is a traditional wooden statuette of a horse originating in the Swedish province of Dalarna (Dalecarlia). In the older days the dala horse was mostly a toy for children, but nowadays it is used as a symbol for Dalarna or sometimes the whole of Sweden.
Dalek The Daleks (pronounced "DAH-lecks"; IPA: ) are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A Dalek is a grotesque mutated organism integrated with a tank-like mechanical casing.
Dalek Attack Dalek Attack is a two-player computer game based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, where the player has the choice of playing the Second, Fourth or Seventh Doctor and his companion (Ace or The Brigadier). K-9 also makes appearances later in the game.
Dalek Empire The Dalek Empire refers to the sphere of influence of the Daleks, a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Dalek Empire is also a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions, featuring the Daleks.
Dalekmania Dalekmania is a documentary film that focuses on the two 1960's Doctor Who films staring Peter Cushing (the Cushing Doctor), Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD which both feature the Daleks.
Daleks in Manhattan Daleks in Manhattan is the working title of an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It will be broadcast in Spring 2007 and is the fourth episode of Series 3 of the revived Doctor Who series.
Dalene Matthee Dalene Matthee (October 13, 1938 - 20 February 2005) was a South African author who wrote mainly in Afrikaans, although her books were translated into fourteen other languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and Icelandic.
Dalet Dalet (, also spelled Daleth or Daled) is the fourth letter of many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew , Syriac and Arabic (in abjadi order; 8th in modern order). Its sound value is a voiced alveolar plosive ().
Daleuprowe A daliuprowe is what some would call a partially-inverted, hemispherically-redacted palindrome. These rare words are frequently used in mystery novels to provide the protagonist with a barrier to moving forward in the plot.
Dalgety, New South Wales Dalgety () is a small town in New South Wales Australia, in Snowy River Shire It is located on the banks of the Snowy River between Melbourne and Sydney. Its name comes from the maiden name of the wife of J R Campbell, the surveyor who laid out the township.
Dalhalla Opera The Dalhalla Opera is a summer opera company located 7km north of the town of Rättvik in central Sweden and 280km north of Stockholm. The open-air theatre is located in a large crater created by the fall of a meteor onto the earth.
Dalhousie Faculty of Computer Science The Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University resulted from the amalgamation of the former School of Computer Science at the Technical University of Nova Scotia and the computer science division of the Department of Math, Stats and Computer Science at Dalhousie University on April 1, 1997.
Dalhousie Law School The Dalhousie Law School, part of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was established in 1883, making it the oldest university common law school in the Commonwealth of Nations. In addition to its standing as the primary law school in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada, Dalhousie attracts students from all parts of Canada.
Dalhousie Obelisk The Dalhousie Obelisk (Chinese: 达豪施纪念碑) is a memorial obelisk in the Civic District of Singapore, located on the north bank of the Singapore River in the Downtown Core, within the Central Area in Singapore's central business district.
Dalhousie Springs Dalhousie Springs are collection of over 60 natural artesian springs located in Witjira National Park on the western fringe of the Simpson Desert, 180 kilometres northeast of Oodnadatta in northern South Australia. Spring water temperatures range from 38 to 43 degrees C.
Dalhousie-King's Conservatives Officially known as the Dalhousie University-University of King's College Conservatives (formerly the Dal-King's PC Youth and the Dal PCY), the organization is a campus club of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party at Dalhousie University and King's College, which share a campus in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Dali (fossil) The Dali Skull, or Dali Man, discovered by Shuntang Liu in 1978 in Dali County in the Shaanxi Province of China, is a nearly complete fossilized skull of a representative of the genus Homo which lived sometime during the Late Middle Pleistocene period. Although dating has been a subject of debate, the fossil is estimated to be about 209,000 years old, and is considered to be the most complete skull of that time period found in China.
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 大ç†ç™˝ć—Źč‡Şć˛»ĺ·ž; pinyin: DĂ lÇ BáizĂş ZìzhìzhĹŤu; Bai: Darl•lit Baif•cuf zirl•zirl•zox) is an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan. Dali has an area of 29,460 km² and its capital is Dali city.
Dali's Car Dali's Car is a musical group formed in 1984 by Peter Murphy (vocalist) and Mick Karn (bass guitarist, keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist) shortly after they left their former bands (Bauhaus and Japan, respectively). They recorded one album, The Waking Hour, and released one single, "The Judgement Is the Mirror".
Dali's Dilemma Dali's Dilemma is a progressive metal band formed in San Jose, California, USA, in 1994 by the two brothers Patrick (guitars) and Steve Reyes (bass). Soon after, keyboardist Matt Guillory, vocalist Matthew Bradley and drummer Jeremy Colson joined the band.
Dali, Yunnan Dali (; Bai: Darl•lit; Hani: Dafli) is a city in Yunnan province in the south of China, located on a fertile plateau between the Cangshan mountains to the west and Erhai lake to the east. It has traditionally been settled by Bai and Yi minority.
Dalia GrybauskaitÄ— Dalia GrybauskaitÄ— (pronounced ) (born 1 March 1956 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget. She was previously Lithuania's finance minister.
Dalia Harir Dalia Harir (1989-December, 14, 2004) was a 15 year old Algerian-American teenager who was shot and killed by 22 year old Irving Winslow. She was a student at Bryant Alternative School and had been missing from her home in Fairfax, Virginia for more than a week when her body was found Dec.
Dalian Dalian (; ; ; Japanese: Dairen; Russian: Далянь, Dalian or Дальний, Dalny) is the governing sub-provincial city in the eastern Liaoning Province of Northeast China. Dalian is also China's northernmost ice-free seaport.
Dalian Bay Dalian Bay (also spelled Talien Bay) is a roughly rectangular arm of the Korea Bay, oriented long side parallel to the land due south-east of the modern port city of Dalian, and serving as the roadstead for the harbor. Dalian itself is located at the narrowest isthmus of the Liaodong Peninsula of the eastern Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China.
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