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December 2006 Pacific Northwest storms The December 2006 Pacific Northwest storms were a series of storms that slammed into the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and southern British Columbia between December 112006 and December 152006. The storms produced hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall, which killed at least ten people and left over 1.
December 7th (film) December 7th was a propaganda film produced by the US Navy and directed by John Ford in 1943, about that date in 1941. As indicated by its title the film was a presetantion about the attack on Pearl Harbor, the event with sparked the Pacific War and American involvement in World War II generally.
December murders December Murders - On December 8, 1982 thirteen civilians and two military officials who opposed the military rule in Suriname were executed in Paramaribo. The circumstances have not become completely clear yet; at the time the Suriname military dictatorship of Desi Bouterse claimed all were shot while trying to flee.
December's Child December's Child is the 5th album of Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers featuring Mark Olson, Victoria Williams, Razz Russell, Joshua Grange, Danny Frankel, David Wolfenberger, Jon Birdsong, Don Hefffington. Recorded in 2002 at Black Dog Records in Monticello, Mississippi.
Decembrio - family of scholars Uberto Decembrio (- 1427), secretary to the Milanese duke Giangaleazzo Visconti (+ 1402) and to Peter of Candia (later counter Pope with the name Alexander 1409/1410). Contact to Chrysolares during his stay in Milan (1400-1403), engagement in the translation of Greek texts.
Decembrist revolt The Decembrist revolt or the Decembrist uprising () was attempted in Imperial Russia by army officers who led about 3,000 Russian soldiers on December 14 (December 26 New Style), 1825. Because these events occurred in December, the rebels were called the Decembrists (Dekabristy, Russian: Декабристы).
Deceneus Deceneus (or Dicineus, Dekaineos) was the High Priest of Zalmoxis in the time of Burebista (70 BC - 44 BC), in ancient Dacia (modern-day Romania). He held almost royal powers, and was a chief advisor of Burebista, the Dacian king.
Decent Homes Standard The Decent Homes Standard is legislation enacted by the present Labour government of the United Kingdom that aims to provide a minimum standard of housing conditions for all those who are housed in the public sector - i.e.
Decentralised system Decentralized systems in systems theory are naturally-occurring, usually self-regulating systems found which function without an organized center or authority. A system that is decentralised lacks a nuclear body or center of control, and is commonly composed of many components which work in unison, and together form a stable structure.
Decentralization __FORCETOC__Decentralization is the process of dispersing decision-making closer to the point of service or action. It occurs in a great many contexts in engineering, management science, political science, political economy, sociology and economics — each of which could be said to study mass decision-making by groups, too large to consult with each other very directly.
Decentralization Coalition ConcertaciĂłn Descentralista is a Peruvian electoral coalition established to contend in the 2006 national election. It comprises two national-level parties: the Partido por la Democracia Social - Compromiso PerĂş (PDS) and the Partido Movimiento Humanista Peruano (PMHP).
Decentralized energy Decentralized energy is also known as distributed generation, captive power, embedded generation, microgeneration, combined heat and power (CHP), combined cooling heating and power, CCHP, trigeneration, etc. Some confusion still surrounds these terms but their common feature is that they generate electricity (and in many cases thermal energy) where it is needed and not at a remote site.
Decepticon The Decepticons (known as Destrons or on occasion Deathtrons in Japan) are the enemies of the Autobots, and the villains in the fictional universe of the Transformers toyline and related spin-off comics and cartoons. Their best known leader is Megatron.
Deception of Zeus The section of the Iliad that ancient editors called the Dios apate (the "Deception of Zeus") stands apart from the remainder of Book XIV. In this episode (Iliad book 14 lines 153-353) Hera first makes an excuse to leave her divine husband Zeus; in her deception speech she declares that she wishes to go to Oceanus "origin of the gods" and Tethys, the "mother".
Deception series The Deception games are a series of console strategy-RPGs created and published by Tecmo for Sony's line of PlayStation consoles, that have an emphasis on passive combat via the use of traps. There are currently four games in the franchise.
Deceptive Records Deceptive Records was a British independent record company formed in 1992 by Steve Lamacq, Tony Smith and Alan James, which concentrated on rock and alternative rock. The most famous group signed to the label were Elastica.
Decet Romanum Pontificem Decet Romanum Pontificem (1521) is the papal bull excommunicating Martin Luther, bearing the title of the first three Latin words of the text: [It] befits [the] Roman Pontiff in English. It was issued on January 3, 1521 by Pope Leo X to effect the excommunication threatened in his earlier papal bull Exsurge Domine (1520) since Luther failed to recant accordingly.
Decibel The decibel (dB) is a measure of the ratio between two quantities, and is used in a wide variety of measurements in acoustics, physics and electronics. While originally only used for power and intensity ratios, it has come to be used more generally in engineering.
Decibel magazine Decibel magazine is an extreme music magazine, published monthly since 2004 by Philadelphia-based publisher Red Flag Media,. The magazine's recurring "Hall of Fame" feature documents landmark metal albums via interviews with every participating band member.
Decibel watt The Decibel watt or dBW is a unit for the measurement of the strength of a signal expressed in decibels relative to one watt. It is used because of its capability to express both very large and very small values of power in a short range of number, eg 10 watts = 10 dBW, and 1,000,000 W = 60 dBW.
Decidability (logic) A logical system or theory is decidable if the set of all well-formed formulas valid in the system is decidable. That is, there exists an algorithm such that for every formula in the system the algorithm is capable of deciding in finitely many steps whether the formula is valid in the system or not.
Deciduous teeth Deciduous teeth, otherwise known as milk teeth, baby teeth, or primary teeth, are the first set of teeth in the growth development of humans and many other mammals. They develop during the embryonic stage of development and erupt - become visible in the mouth - during infancy.
Decima Flottiglia MAS The Decima Flottiglia MAS (Decima Flottiglia Mezzi d'Assalto, also known as La Decima or XÂŞ MAS) (Italian for "10th Assault Vehicle Flotilla") was an Italian commando frogman unit created during the Fascist government.
Decima Moore Lilian Decima Moore (December 11 1871 – February 18 1964) was an English singer and actress, known for her performances in soprano roles with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and in musical comedies. She was the youngest of ten siblings (hence, 'Decima'), several of them singers or actors.
Decimal calendar The Gregorian calendar, although enjoying near universal acceptance, has sometimes been criticized as being cumbersome, inefficient and culturally imperialistic; as a result a number of decimalized alternatives have been proposed as reforms.
Decimal degrees Decimal degrees (dd) are often used in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), web-mapping applications such as Google Maps, and GPS devices to express latitude and longitude coordinates, rather than expressing geographic coordinates with degrees, minutes, and seconds (dms).
Decimal time Decimal time is the representation of the time of day using units which are decimally related. This term is often used to refer specifically to French Revolutionary Time, which divides the day into 10 decimal hours, each decimal hour into 100 decimal minutes and each decimal minute into 100 decimal seconds, as opposed to the more familiar standard time, which divides the day into 24 hours, each hour into 60 minutes and each minute into 60 seconds.
Decimalisation In the management of currencies, decimalisation (or decimalization) is the process of converting from traditional denominations to a "decimal" system, usually with two units differing by a factor of one hundred.
Decimalization table attack A decimalization table attack is a technique that may allow a corrupt insider at a bank to discover Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) by exploiting a design flaw in the Hardware Security Module used to protect the PIN.
Decimation (comics) "Decimation" is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics crossover spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witch's stripping nearly all of the mutant population of their powers, reducing a society of millions to one of scant hundreds. This event, which occurred on November 2 according to X-Men (vol.
Decimation (Roman Army) Decimation (Latin: decimatio) was a form of extreme military discipline used by officers in the Roman Army to punish mutinous or cowardly soldiers. The word decimation is derived from Latin meaning "removal of a tenth.
Decimus Burton Decimus Burton (30 September 1800 - 14 December 1881) was a prolific English architect and garden designer, particularly associated with projects in the classical style in London parks, including buildings at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and London Zoo, and with the layout and architecture of the seaside towns of Fleetwood and St Leonards-on-Sea and of Tunbridge Wells. (His first name, Latin for 'tenth', denoted his position as the tenth child in his family.
Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus was a Roman politician and general of the 2nd century BC. Decimus Junius Brutus lead the Roman legions in the conquest of western Iberia after the death of Viriathus, chieftain of the Lusitanians.
Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus (died 64), consul in 53, was a member of the Junii Silani, a family of ancient Rome. Through his mother Aemilia Lepida, he was a descendant of Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.
Decipherment of hieroglyphic writing Until recently, the decipherment of hieroglyphic was hampered because those attempting to decipher the hieroglyphs assigned emotional meanings to the actual symbols used. For example, some people believed that the hieroglyph for son, a goose, was chosen because geese love their sons above all other animals.
Decision A decision is a final product of the specific mental/cognitive process of an individual or a group of persons/organizations which is called decision making, therefore it is a subjective concept. It is a mental object and can be an opinion, a rule or a task for execution/application.
Decision (Magazine) Decision (often spelled with a lower-case "d"), is a magazine published 11 times per year by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA). Billy Graham and his son, Franklin, are the Editors-in-Chief.
Decision analysis Decision analysis (DA) is the discipline comprising the philosophy, theory, methodology, and professional practice necessary to address important decisions in a formal manner. Decision analysis includes many procedures, methods, and tools for identifying, clearly representing, and formally assessing the important aspects of a decision situation, for computing the recommended course of action by applying the maximum expected utility action axiom to a well-formed representation of the decision, and for translating the formal representation of a decision and its corresponding recommendation into insight for the decision-maker and other decision participants.
Decision Analyst Decision Analyst (founded 1979) is an American marketing research and consulting firm based in Dallas, Texas. It also operates the American Consumer Opinion® online panel, which is made up of over six million people.
Decision boundary In a statistical-classification problem with two classes, a decision boundary or decision surface is a hypersurface that partitions the underlying vector space into two sets, one for each class. The classifier will classify all the points on one side of the decision boundary as belonging to one class and all those on the other side as belonging to the other class.
Decision Before Dawn Decision Before Dawn is a 1951 war film which tells the story of the American Army looking for intelligence in the closing days of World War II, which has to rely on potentially unreliable German prisoners to gather information. It stars Richard Basehart, Gary Merrill, Oskar Werner, Hildegard Knef, Dominique Blanchar, O.
Decision Earth Decision Earth was a series of highly controversial claims on waste disposal, mining and forestry issues which was distributed by the Procter & Gamble corporation to roughly 75,000 schools in the United States. This utilization of corporate propaganda lead to numerous complaints and the material is no longer distributed in the US.
Decision Games Decision Games is a wargaming company, founded by Christopher Cummins, that publishes Strategy & Tactics magazine and appears to have bought most of the rights to many Simulations Publications games and is reprinting many of them, as well as creating new games. The graphical quality tends to be a bit less than some other companies, but varies drastically.
Decision News Media Decision News Media, which changed its name from Novis in September, 2005, is an online content publisher that operates numerous sites focused on news for specific industries, as well as distributing daily and weekly e-newsletters within niches of these industries. The bulk of its revenue is from advertising, while a portion is from research commissioned through MarketResearch.
Decision problem In computability theory and computational complexity theory, a decision problem is a question in some formal system with a yes-or-no answer. For example, the problem "given two numbers x and y, does x evenly divide y?
Decision space Within computer science artificial intelligence an applications decision's can be resolved within a programatic construction known as a decision space. This is often in the form of a machine learning decision surface upon which a decision is made as to the sides of the multi dimensional decision surface to make a prediction from previous examples.
Decision theology Decision theology is a popularized form of Christian theological belief regarding the way one must achieve salvation. The premise of decision theology is that one must make a conscious decision to accept Jesus Christ, in contrast to other beliefs which reject free will as part of salvation.
Decision theory Decision theory is an interdisciplinary area of study, related to and of interest to practitioners in all branches of science, engineering and in all human social activities. It is concerned with how real or ideal decision-makers make or should make decisions, and how optimal decisions can be reached.
Decision-matrix method The decision-matrix method, also Pugh method, is a quantitative technique used to rank the multi-dimensional options of an option set. It is frequently used in engineering for making design decisions but can also be used to rank investments options, vendor options, product options or any other set of multidimensional entities.
Decisionism Decisionism (derived from the German Dezisionismus, which is sometimes encountered untranslated in English texts) is a political, ethical and jurisprudential doctrine which states that moral or legal precepts are the product of decisions made by political or legal bodies. According to decisionism, it is not the content of the decision, but rather the fact that it is a decision made by the proper authority, or by using a correct method, which determines its validity.
Decisions (professional wrestling) In professional wrestling, a decision typically refers to a means in which a wrestler in an Iron Man match scores a point against his opponent. In Iron Man matches, decisions can be rendered by pinfall, submission, count-out, disqualification or knockout.
Decisive Battles of WWII: Korsun Pocket Decisive Battles of WWII: Korsun Pocket is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by the Strategic Studies Group (SSG). The game is part of the Decisive Battles of World War II series and was released on August 25, 2003.
Decisive victory A Decisive victory is an indisputable military victory of a battle that determines the ultimate result a conflict. It is not always the end of combat-the Battle of Midway, for example, is considered "decisive", despite the fact that the war ended more than three years later-but it does decide the conflict in that after such a victory, one combatant is no longer capable of winning.
Decitabine Decitabine (Dacogen®) is indicated for treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), including previously treated and untreated, de novo, and secondary MDS of all FAB subtypes and Intermediate-1, Intermediate-2, and High-Risk IPSS groups. It functions in the same way as 5-Azacytidine.
Decius Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius (c. 201- June 251), Roman emperor (249 - 251), In the last year of his reign he co-ruled with his son Herennius Etruscus until both were killed in the Battle of Abrittus.
Decius Metellus Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger is the creation of author John Maddox Roberts. There are currently ten books published in the SPQR series, with others not yet published in English, and several short stories.
Decius Wade Decius Spear Wade (January 23, 1835 – August 3, 1905) was an American attorney, judge, writer, and politician who has been called the "Father of Montana Jurisprudence" for his role in establishing the common law and statutory law of the U.S.
Decius Wadsworth Decius Wadsworth was a Colonel in the Ordnance Corps of the United States Army. In 1817, he developed a progressive cipher system based off a 1790 design by Thomas Jefferson, establishing a method that was continiously improved upon and used until the end of World War II.
Deck (building) In architecture, a deck is a flat surface capable of supporting weight, similar to a floor, but typically constructed outdoors, often elevated from the ground, and usually connected to a building. The term is a generalization of decks as found on ships.
Deck (ship) A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull of a ship. On a boat or ship, the primary deck is the horizontal structure which forms the 'roof' for the hull, which both strengthens the hull and serves as the primary working surface.
Deck department The Deck Department is a reference to a division on a United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, or Merchant Marine vessel that is comprised of sailors who perform maintenance and upkeep on the ship ("chippers and painters," as they are commonly referred to) and are knowledgeable in basic seamanship. Undesignated seamen, or those who have not selected a rating (e.
Deck Dogz Deck Dogz is a 2005 Australian skater film, written and directed by Steve Pasvolsky and starring Sean Kennedy, Ho Thi Lu and Richard Wilson with a guest appearance by Tony Hawk. It was filmed in and around Adelaide and Sydney, Australia.
Deck optimization The term deck optimization (or deck tuning) refers to iteratively improving a play deck in a collectible card game. This is usually done through test or trial play sessions, during which the deck's performance is evaluated.
Deck the Halls (2005 film) Deck the Halls is a 2005 made-for-television Christmas film starring Gabrielle Carteris and Steve Bacic. The premise revolves around a newly widowed woman and her young son who move to a new neighborhood and meet a marketing specialist who turns out to be more than he initially appears.
Deckmasters 2001 The Deckmasters 2001 was a set created in 2001 to showcase the epic match between Richard Garfield, the creator of the card game, and Jon Finkel, a Magic World Champion. Two decks were included in the set, a red/green deck that Richard Garfield used, and a red/black deck that was played by Finkel.
Declamation Declamation (also known as Oratorical Declamation or Oratorical Interpretation, commonly abbreviated to "dec") is a public speaking event of the National Catholic Forensic League. One can qualify for the annual NCFL Grand National Tournament in Declamation through their local qualifying tournament.
Declan Saint Declan was an early Irish bishop and abbot. He is sometimes said to be one of four bishops to have preceded Saint Patrick in Ireland in the early 5th century (See also Saints Ailbhe, Ciaran, and Ibar), although he is also made a contemporary of Saint David in the mid-6th century.
Declan Arthurs Vol. Declan Arthurs ((Irish: Óglach Declan Mac Airt), born October 28 1965 – May 8 1987) from Galbally near Cappagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, was a Volunteer in the East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
Declan Bree Declan Bree (born 1951) is an Irish Labour Party politician, founder and former member of the Sligo/Leitrim Independent Socialist Party, is currently the longest serving member of Sligo Borough Council and Sligo County Council. Declan Bree was also a prominent member of the Connolly Youth Movement in his youth, under which he stood for Sligo Council and was elected in the 1974.
Declan Costello Declan Costello (born August 1, 1926) is an Irish jurist and former politician from the Fine Gael Party, who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for twenty years, as Attorney-General for four and a High Court judge for another twenty years before his retirement.
Declan de Barra Declan de Barra was born in Waterford, Ireland and has been working as an independent musician since the age of 18. Forced to emigrate to Australia during the 1980s, he quickly entered the Australian music and arts scene, touring the country for a number of years with his group "Non Intentional Lifeform" on Dutch label Roadrunner Records.
Declan Donnelly Declan Joseph Oliver "Dec" Donnelly (born September 25, 1975) is one half of the acting and television presenting duo "Ant & Dec" alongside Ant McPartlin. He came to prominence in the children's drama series Byker Grove and as one half of the pop duo PJ & Duncan.
Declan O'Brien Declan O'Brien is President of Utopia Pictures & Television as well as a writer and producer whose most recent work was writing, along with the help of Jeff Hare and Kevin Moore, for the Sci Fi Pictures original film, Savage Planet. His work with Sci Fi Pictures has also included writing for the film The Snake King and he is currently attached to the upcoming The Harpy which began pre-production on June 26, 2006.
Declarant A declarant, generally speaking, is anyone who composes and signs a statement or declaration alleging that the information he has given therein is true. This differs from an affiant, as in the case of an affidavit the facts therein are sworn to before an notary public or other official, whereas a declaration is usually made by one person for the use of another.
Declaration (computer science) In computer science, a declaration specifies a variable's dimensions, identifier, type, and other aspects. It is used to announce the existence of a variable or function; this is important in many languages (such as C) which require variables to be declared before use.
Declaration (law) In law, a declaration ordinarily refers to a judgment of the court or an award of an arbitration tribunal is a binding adjudication of the rights or other legal relations of the parties which does not provide for or order enforcement. Where the declaration is made by a court, it is usually referred to as a declaratory judgment.
Declaration and forfeiture In the sport of cricket a declaration occurs when a captain declares his team's innings closed and a forfeiture is when a captain chooses to forfeit an innings. Declaration and forfeiture is covered in Law 14 of the Laws of cricket.
Declaration by United Nations The Declaration by United Nations was a World War II document agreed to on January 1 1942 by 26 governments, several of them governments-in-exile. The original signatories were the United States, the United Kingdom, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the Republic of China, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, British India, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Poland, South Africa, and Yugoslavia.
Declaration of Arbroath The Declaration of Arbroath was a declaration of Scottish independence, and set out to confirm Scotland's status as an independent, sovereign state and its use of military action when unjustly attacked. It is in the form of a letter submitted to Pope John XXII, dated 6 April 1320.
Declaration of Avellaneda The Declaration of Avellaneda was the main platform of the intransigent movement inside the Argentine political party known as Radical Civic Union (UniĂłn CĂ­vica Radical, UCR). It was issued on April 4, 1945, in Avellaneda, province of Buenos Aires.
Declaration of Breda The city of Breda in the Netherlands, where King Charles II of England resided during his exile, has given its name to his Declaration of Breda. In this proclamation, issued on April 4, 1660, Charles made known the conditions of his acceptance of the crown of England which he was to accept, or resume, later in the same year.
Declaration of Calton Hill The Declaration of Calton Hill was a declaration calling for an independent Scottish republic. It was declared on 9 October, 2004, at Calton Hill in Edinburgh New Town, at the same time that Queen Elizabeth II was officially opening the new Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood.
Declaration of Conscience The Declaration of Conscience was a speech made by Senator Margaret Chase Smith on June 1, 1950, the height of the McCarthy Era. In it, she criticised national leadership and called for the country, the United States Senate, and the Republican Party to re-examine the tactics used by the HUAC and (without naming him) Senator Joe McCarthy.
Declaration of Delhi The New Delhi Congress or Declaration of Delhi was an international gathering of over 185 judges, lawyers, and law professors from 53 countries all over the world, united as the International Commission of Jurists that took place in New Delhi, India in 1959. The theme of the New Delhi Congress was "The Rule of Law in a Free Society".
Declaration of Geneva The Declaration of Geneva was adopted by the General Assembly of the World Medical Association at Geneva in 1948 and amended in 1968, 1984, 1994, 2005 and 2006. It is a declaration of physicians' dedication to the humanitarian goals of medicine, a declaration that was especially important in view of the medical crimes which had just been committed in Nazi Germany.
Declaration of Helsinki The Declaration of Helsinki, developed by the World Medical Association, is a set of ethical principles for the medical community regarding human experimentation. It was originally adopted in June 1964 in Helsinki, Finland, and has since been amended multiple times.
Declaration of independence A declaration of independence is a proclamation of the independence of an aspiring state or states. Such states are usually formed from part or all of the territory of another nation or failed nation, or are breakaway territories from within the parent state.
Declaration of Independence (Ireland) The Declaration of Independence was a document adopted by Dáil Éireann, the revolutionary parliament of the self-proclaimed Irish Republic, at its first meeting in the Mansion House, Dublin, on 21st January, 1919. It followed from the Sinn Féin election manifesto of December 1918.
Declaration of Independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Eight years after the Turkish Federative State of North Cyprus was proclaimed (in 1975), The UDI of North Cyprus was presented to the Northern Cypriot Parliament in North Nicosia by Turkish Cypriot Leader/Northern Cypriot State President Rauf Denktash on November 15 1983. Containing text espousing human rights and a desire to live side-by-side with the Greek Cypriot population, it ended with a declaration that Northern Cyprus was an independent and sovereign state, naming the entity the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Declaration of Pillnitz The Declaration of Pillnitz on August 27, 1791, was a statement issued at the Castle of Pillnitz in Saxony (south of Dresden) by Emperor Leopold II and Frederick William II of Prussia. Calling on European powers to intervene if Louis XVI of France was threatened, this declaration was intended to serve as a warning to the French revolutionaries not to infringe further on the rights of Louis XVI and to allow his restoration to power.
Declaration of Reasons The Declaration of Reasons was a declaration by William III, written in September of 1688, legitimizing his overthrowing of James II. In order to avoid the charge of seditious libel, William accuses James's advisor of influencing James to "abdicate" the throne.
Declaration of Religious Harmony The Declaration of Religious Harmony of Singapore is a statement that affirms the importance of, and the commitment of Singaporeans towards, religious harmony. It is a basis for Singaporeans to reflect on religious harmony, and what should be done to achieve it.
Declaration of Rhense The Declaration of Rhense (or the Treaty of Rhense) was a decree issued on July 16, 1338 and initiated by the Archbishop of Trier, Baldwin of Luxembourg, brother of the late Emperor Henry VII. Six electors met in Rhense to support Emperor Louis IV in his fight with the papacy.
Declaration of Rights of Peoples of Russia The Declaration of Rights of Peoples of Russia (Деклара́ция прав наро́дов Росси́и) was a document promulgated by the Bolshevik government of Russia on November 15 (November 2 by Old Style), 1917 (signed by Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin).
Declaration of Sentiments The Declaration of Sentiments is a document signed in 1848 by sixty-eight women and thirty-two men, delegates to the first women's rights convention, in Seneca Falls, New York, now known to historians as the 1848 Women's Rights Convention. The principal author of the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments was Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Declaration of Sports The Declaration of Sports (also known as the Book of Sports) was a declaration of James I of England issued in 1617 listing the sports that were permitted on Sundays and other holy days. It was originally issued at the request of Thomas Morton, bishop of Chester, to resolve a dispute in Lancashire between the Puritans and the gentry (many of whom were Roman Catholics).
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms This document was prepared by the Second Continental Congress to explain to the world why the British colonies had taken up arms against Great Britain. It is a combination of the work of Thomas Jefferson and Colonel John Dickinson.
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel (Hebrew: הכרזת העצמאות), was the official announcement that a new Jewish state, named the State of Israel (Medinat Yisrael in Hebrew), had been formally established in the British Mandate of Palestine, the land where the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah once have been.
Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union The Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union was a legal proclamation issued on December 24, 1860 by the government of South Carolina, explaining its reasons for seceding from the United States. The actual ordinance of secession had been issued on December 20.
Declaration of the Lillooet Tribe The Declaration of the Lillooet Tribe is an important document in the history of relations between First Nations and the governments of the Dominion of Canada and the Province of British Columbia. Signed in Spences Bridge on May 10, 1911 by a committee of the chiefs of the St'at'imc peoples, taken down by anthropologist and local resident James Teit, it is an assertion of sovereignty over traditional territories as well as a protest against recent alienations of land by settlers at Seton Portage, British Columbia.

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