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Dechticaetiative language A dechticaetiative language is a language in which the indirect objects of ditransitive verbs are treated like the direct objects of monotransitive verbs. Etymologically, the first morpheme of the term comes from Gk dekhomai "to take, receive"; the second is obscure, but it is remotely possible it derives from kaitoi "further, indeed".
Dei gesta per Francos Dei gesta per Francos ("Deeds of God through the Franks") is a narrative of the First Crusade by Guibert of Nogent written between 1107 and 1108. Traditionally it has not been well received by scholars, but recent translators and editors (such as Levin 1997 and Rubenstein 2002) have shown it to contain important original material.
Dei Verbum Dei Verbum, the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, is one of the principal documents of the Second Vatican Council, indeed their very foundation in the view of one of the leading Council Fathers, Bishop Christopher Butler. The Constitution was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on November 18, 1965, following approval by the assembled bishops by a vote of 2,344 to 6.
Deià Deià (Castilian: Deyá) is a small coastal village in the northern ridge of the Spanish island of Majorca. It is located about 10 miles north of Valldemossa, and is mainly famous for its literary and musical inhabitants.
Deicide Deicide is an English word meaning "the killing of (a) god" or "the killing of a divine being". It is ultimately derived from dei-, the combining forms of the Latin noun deus ("god"), and the stem -cida, from the verb caedere ("to cut down").
Deicide (band) Deicide (pronounced Day-uh-side) is an seminal American death metal band. The word "deicide" means "the killing of deities" or, in the Christian era "the killing of God or Jesus Christ".
Deicing De-icing is the process of removing ice from a surface. Deicing can be accomplished by mechanical methods (scraping), through the application of heat, by use of chemicals designed to lower the freezing point of water (various salts or alcohols), or a combination of these different techniques.
Deictic expression In linguistics, a deictic expression is an expression that refers to the personal, temporal, or spatial aspect of an utterance, and whose meaning therefore depends on the context in which it is used. The term was adopted by Charles Peirce from formal logic; it derives from the Greek word deiknýnai, meaning "to show.
Deidamia (queen) Deidamia (in Greek Δηιδαμεια; died 300 BC) was daughter of Aeacides, king of Epirus, and sister of Pyrrhus. While yet a girl she was betrothed by her father to Alexander IV, the son of Roxana and Alexander the Great, and having accompanied that prince and Olympias into Macedonia, was besieged in Pydna (316 BC) together with them.
Deidamia of Epirus Deidamia (Greek: Δηιδαμεια; died c. 233 BC), daughter of Pyrrhus II, king of Epirus, after the death of her father and that of his uncle Ptolemy, was the last surviving representative of the royal Aeacid dynasty.
Deidesheim Deidesheim is a small town (population approx 4000) and municipality in the district of Bad Dürkheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located on the eastern edge of the Pfälzer Wald. Many Deidesheimers work in viticulture: others are engaged in tourism related businesses or use the recently improved road links to commute to work in one or other of the larger towns and cities nearby.
Deidra Dionne Deidra Dionne (born on February 5, 1982 in Battleford, SaskatchewanProfile of Deidra Dionne by the Canadian Freestyle Ski AssociationProfile of Deidra Dionne by the CBC) is a Canadian freestyle skier. She won bronze in the 2002 Winter Olympics in freestyle aerial ski"National Sport School Opens", Ski and Snowboard Canada, October 16, 2003.
Deifr Deifr was the Brythonic name for the eastern half of the modern county of Yorkshire in northern England and was known to the later Anglo-Saxons as Deira. Deifr means coastal or waters in Brythonic and was probably a territorial subdivision of the large tribal territory of the Brigantes before they were incorporated into the Roman Empire in about c.
Deichtine In Irish mythology, Deichtine or Deichtire was the sister of Conchobar mac Nessa and the mother of CĂşchulainn. Her husband was Sualtam, but CĂşchulainn's real father may have been Lugh of the Tuatha DĂ© Danann.
Deildegast In Norwegian folklore, a deildegast is a type of ghost connected with the sanctity of border-stones, and what happened to those who dared to move them. The deildegast-tradition was most prevalent in the southern parts of Norway, and is also connected to the gjenganger phenomenon.
Deimos (comics) Deimos was a DC Comics supervillain created by Mike Grell as a foil for Travis Morgan the Warlord in the comic series of the same name. The character's first recorded appearance was First Issue Special #8, November (1975).
Deindexation Deindexation refers to the unwinding of indexation. From a macroeconomics standpoint there are four main categories of indexation: wage indexation, financial instruments rate indexation, tax rate indexation, and exchange rate indexation.
Deindustrialization Deindustrialization (also spelled deindustrialisation) is a process of social and economic change caused by the removal or reduction of industrial activity in a country or region, especially heavy industry or manufacturing industry. Cairncross (1982) and Lever (1991) offer four possible definitions of deindustrialization:
Deinis Suárez Deinis Suárez Laguardia (born March 13, 1984 in Havana) is a righthanded pitcher for Industriales of the Cuban National Series and the Cuban national baseball team. He was part of the Cuban roster for the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
Deinococcus radiodurans Deinococcus radiodurans ("strange berry that withstands radiation", formerly called Micrococcus radiodurans) is an extremophilic bacterium, and is the most radioresistant organism known. While a dose of 10 Gy is sufficient to kill a human, and a dose of 60 Gy is sufficient to kill all cells in a culture of E.
Deinodon Deinodon is a name assigned to tyrannosaurid teeth of the Late Cretaceous of Montana by paleontologist Joseph Leidy in 1856 Although it is likely that these fossilized teeth belonged to the dinosaur later identified as Gorgosaurus libratus], it is virtually impossible to distinguish between different tyrannosaurid species based on tooth characteristics alone, so Deinodon is today considered a [[nomen dubium - a dubious scientific name of little use.
Deinogalerix Deinogalerix koenigswaldi (from the ancient greek language: deino, terrible), was a member of the order Erinaceomorpha, which lived in Italy in the Miocene period. It was like a 60 cm spikeless hedgehog, and it occupied the same ecological niche as dogs and cats today.
Deinocheirus Deinocheirus (dy-no-KY-rus, Greek: 'terrible hand') was a theropod dinosaur which lived in what is now southern Mongolia, during the Late Cretaceous Period. The only known fossil remains are a single pair of massive, eight-foot-long (2.
Deinonychus Deinonychus () meaning 'terrible claw' (Greek δεινος meaning 'terrible' and ονυξ/ονυχος meaning 'claw') was a 7-10 foot long, carnivorous dromaeosaurid dinosaur species from the Early Cretaceous Period. Its name refers to the unusually large, sickle-shaped talon (on the second toe of each hind foot), which was probably held retracted while the dinosaur walked on the third and fourth toes.
Deinopidae The spider family Deinopidae consists of stick-like elongate spiders that build unusual webs that they suspend between the front legs. When prey approaches, the spider will stretch the net to two or three times its relaxed size and propel itself onto the prey, entangling it in the web.
Deinotheriidae Deinotheriidae ("terrible beasts") are a family of prehistoric elephant-like proboscideans that lived during the Tertiary period, appearing in Africa, and then spreading across southern Asia (Indo-Pakistan), and Europe. During that time they changed very little, apart from growing much larger in size, until by the late Miocene they had become the largest land animals of their time.
Deinotherium Deinotherium ("terrible beast") was a gigantic prehistoric relative of modern-day elephants that appeared in the Middle Miocene and continued until the Early Pleistocene. During that time it changed very little.
Deinterlacing Deinterlacing is the process of converting interlaced video (a sequence of fields) into a non-interlaced form (a sequence of frames). This is a fundamentally impossible process that must always produce some image degradation, since it ideally requires "temporal interpolation" which involves guessing the movement of every object in the image and applying motion correction to every object.
Deinze Deinze is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Deinze proper and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Meigem, Petegem-aan-de-Leie, Sint-Martens-Leerne, Vinkt, Wontergem and Zeveren.
Deionized water Deionized water (DI water or de-ionized water; also spelled deionised water, see spelling differences) is water that lacks ions, such as cations from sodium, calcium, iron, copper and anions such as chloride and bromide. This means it has been purified from all other ions except H3O+ and OH−, but it may still contain other non-ionic types of impurities such as organic compounds.
Deipnosophistae The Deipnosophistae (deipnon, "dinner", and sophistai, "professors"; original Greek title Deipnosophistai, English Deipnosophists) may be translated as The Banquet of the Learned or Philosophers at Dinner or The Gastronomers.
Deir el Qamar Deir el Qamar (in Arabic دير القمر, meaning "monastery of the Moon") is a village in south-central Lebanon, 5 kilometres outside of Beiteddine, consisting of stone houses with red-tiled roofs. During the 16th to 18th centuries, Deir el-Kamar was the residence of the governors of Lebanon.
Deir el-Bahri Deir el-Bahri (Arabic دير البحري dayr al-baḥrī, literally meaning, “The Northern Monastery”) is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt. The first monument built at the site was the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II of the Eleventh dynasty.
Deir el-Balah Deir Al-Balah () is located at the center of the Gaza Strip and is well-known for its beaches and palm trees. Recent excavations uncovered a cemetery dating back to the late Bronze Age filled with pottery, tombs, bronze pots and a mosaic floor.
Deir el-Madinah Deir el-Medina () is an ancient Egyptian village which was home to the artisans who built the temples and tombs ordered by the Pharaohs and other dignitaries in the Valley of the Kings during the New Kingdom period (18th to 20th dynasties)
Deir ez-Zor Deir ez Zor, also spelled Dayr az-Zawr, Deir al-Zur and other variants (Arabic: دير الزور; Armenian: Դէր Զօր or Ter Zor), is a city in northeastern Syria on the Euphrates River and capital of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, 450 km from the capital, Damascus.Ministry of Tourism (in Arabic) It has a population of 133,000 (1994 estimate).
Deir Yassin massacre The Deir Yassin massacre refers to the killing of between 100 and 120 villagersKana'ana, Sharif and Zeitawi, Nihad (1987), "The Village of Deir Yassin," Bir Zeit, Bir Zeit University Press, 1987), alleged to have been mainly elderly people, women and childrenMilstein (1999), Chapter 16: Deir Yassin, Section 12: The Massacre, page 376: Only a modest number were young men classifiable as fighters during and after the battleMilstein (1999), Chapter 16: Deir Yassin, Section 12: The Massacre, page 376-381Morris (2005), page 100-101 at the village of Deir Yassin (also written as Dayr Yasin or Dir Yassin) near Jerusalem in the British Mandate of Palestine by an Irgun-Lehi force between April 9 and April 11, 1948. This occurred during a period of increasing local Arab-Jewish fighting about one month prior to the regional outbreak of the much larger 1948 Middle East war.
Deirdre English Deirdre English is the former editor of Mother Jones and author of numerous articles for national publications and television documentaries. Currently, she teaches at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, and is a faculty mentor at the Center for the Study of the Working Family at the Graduate School of Sociology.
Deirdre Quinn Deirdre Quinn is an actress who currently portrays the recurring character "Texas" Tina in the American television series Heroes. Her other roles include Miss Congeniality, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: Miami.
Deis (Breath of Fire) Deis is a character from the Breath of Fire computer role-playing game series who has appeared in every installment except Dragon Quarter. She is a playable character in BoF I (known as Bleu in the English version) and BoF IV, a hidden character in BoF II, and a master in BoF III.
Deister The Deister is a chain of hills in the German state of Lower Saxony, about 15 mi (25 km) southwest of the city of Hanover. It runs in a north-westerly direction from Springe in the south to Rodenberg in the north.
Deities & Demigods Deities & Demigods is a reference book for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, containing descriptions and game statistics of gods and legendary creatures from myth and fiction. The book allows game masters to incorporate various religions as part of their fictional storytelling.
Deities in Sonic the Hedgehog In the various incarnations of the fictional Sonic the Hedgehog universe, there are several characters who fall under the classification of deity. These beings often become involved in the story in either an antagonistic or ally role.
Deities in the Elric series Deities and supernatural beings play an active part in Michael Moorcock’s fantasy series about the character Elric of Melniboné. It is nearly certain that a god will be summoned, or at least mentioned, in every story.
Deities in The Belgariad David Eddings' fantasy saga The Belgariad, and the later works that share the setting (The Malloreon, Belgarath the Sorcerer, Polgara the Sorceress), describes a pantheon of seven gods. The seven are brothers, and several of them are also significant characters in the plot.
Deitrick Haddon Detroit native gospel singer/songwriter/producer Detrick Haddon rose to prominence as the leader of Detrick Haddon & Voices Of Unity. The group released the albums Live The Life (1997), This Is My Story (1998), Chainbreaker (1999), and Nu Hymnz (2001) on the independent label Tyscot Records before recapping them with Just The Hits (2005).
Deividas Ĺ emberas Deividas Ĺ emberas (born September 8 1978) is a Lithuanian professional footballer currently plays right back for Russian Premier League club PFC CSKA Moscow. He plays for his country's national team and has made over 40 caps.
Deixa o Mundo Girar Deixa O Mundo Girar (Let the World Revolve Round) is the sixth album of portuguese band PĂłlo Norte published in November 2005. This album was produced by british Steve Lyon, who has worked for the bands The Cure, Depeche Mode and also for the singer Paul McCartney.
Deixa o Mundo Girar (song) Deixa o Mundo Ggirar was a song perfomed by the portuguese band PĂłlo Norte and was track number 1 of the album Deixa o Mundo Girar. This song was very popular because it took part of the soundtrack of portuguese telenovela Mundo Meu.
Deixa-me sonhar (sĂł mais uma vez) "Deixa-me sonhar (sĂł mais uma vez)" (English: Let me dream (just once more)) was the song that has represented Portugal in 2003 Eurovision Song Contest in Riga, Latvia. The song was composed by Paulo Martins and performed by Rita Guerra.
Deixis In pragmatics and linguistics, deixis (Greek: δειξις display, demonstration, or reference, the meaning "point of reference" in contemporary linguistics having been taken over from Chrysippus, Stoica 2,65) is a process whereby words or expressions rely absolutely on context. The origo is the context from which the reference is made —in other words, the viewpoint that must be understood in order to interpret the utterance.
Deja Blue Arena The Deja Blue Arena is a 3,700-seat multi-purpose arena in Frisco, Texas. It is home to the Texas Tornado (North American Hockey League) team and in 2007 will be home to the Frisco Thunder Intense Football League team.
Deja News The Deja News Research Service was an archive of messages posted to Usenet discussion groups, started in 1995 by Steve Madere in Austin, Texas. Its powerful search engine capabilities won the service acclaim, generated controversy, and significantly changed the perceived nature of online discussion.
Deja Voodoo (album) DĂ©jĂ  Voodoo is an album by the southern rock jam band Gov't Mule. It was the first Gov't Mule album to feature Andy Hess and Danny Louis as permanent members, and it was also the first album that Gov't Mule did not play live before its release.
Deja Voodoo (Canadian band) Deja Voodoo was a two-man band from the early to late 1980s, composed of Gerard van Herk and Tony Dewald. Based in Montreal, Quebec, they played a stripped down version of garage rock mixed with rockabilly, heavily influenced by the likes of The Cramps, that they called sludgeabilly.
Deja Vu: a Nightmare Comes True Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True is a "point-and-click" adventure game set in the world of 1940s hard-boiled detective novels and movies. It was the first in the MacVenture series released on the Macintosh in 1985, and later ported to several other systems.
Dejan Despić Dejan Despic (May 11, 1930, Belgrade) is an internationally acclaimed Serbian composer, music theoretician, writer and pedagogue. He studied composition with Marko Tajcevic and conducting with Mihajlo Vukdragovic at the Belgrade Music Academy, where her later became a professor.
Dejan Miladinovic Dejan Miladinovic was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, into a family of opera artists (his father Dushan was chief conductor and Artistic Director of Belgrade National Opera and his mother Militza was leading mezzo with the same opera company). He graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Theatre Direction from the Academy for Theatre in Belgrade and received the title Master of Theatrical Arts from the same Academy.
Dejan Milovanović Dejan Milovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Миловановић) (born January 21, 1984 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football player who, as of 2004 was playing for FK Crvena Zvezda.
Dejan Stefanović Dejan Stefanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Стефановић), (born October 28, 1974 in Niš, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football player who currently plays for Portsmouth. He is a central defender who can also play at full back.
DejaVu fonts The DejaVu fonts are modifications of the Bitstream Vera fonts designed to extend this original for greater coverage of Unicode. The Bitstream Vera family was limited mainly to the characters in the Basic Latin and Latin-1 Supplement portions of Unicode (roughly equivalent to ISO-8859-15) but was released with a license that permitted changes.
Dejen (woreda) Dejen is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Gojjam Zone, Dejen is bordered on the south by the Abay River which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the west by Awabel, on the northwest by Enarj Enawga, on the north by Enemay, and on the east by Shebel Berenta.
Dejene Birhanu Dejene Birhanu (born 12 December 1980) is a Ethiopian runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. Birhanu finished 11th in the short race at the 2004 World Cross Country Championships and 5th in the 5,000 at the Athens Olympics.
Dejerine Sottas Syndrome Dejerine-Sottas Syndrome/Neuropathy (hereditary motor and sensory polyneuropathy type III; sometimes also described as a subtype III of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) is an autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive neuropathy usually characterized by infantile onset of moderate to severe lower and upper extremity weakness and loss of sensation. Symptoms are usually more severe and rapidly progressive than in the other more common Charcot-Marie-Tooth diseases, and some carriers may never walk and be wheelchair-bound by the end of their first decade, while others may need only a cane (walking stick) or similar support through life.
Dejiko Di Gi Charat, usually shortened to Dejiko or Digiko,'Dejiko' is the romanization used in Japan and by many fans, while 'Digiko' is the romanization used in the English version of the manga licensed by Viz Media. is the main character of the manga and anime of the same name created by Koge-Donbo.
Dejima Dejima, also Deshima (出島, literally 'protruding island') in modern Japanese, Desjima in Dutch, often latinised as Decima, was a fan-shaped artificial island in the bay of Nagasaki that was a Dutch trading post during Japan's self-imposed isolation (sakoku) of the Edo period, from 1641 until 1853.
DeJap Translations DeJap Translations is a group of game hackers dedicated to translating Japanese video games into English, by means of applying a patch to a dumped ROM. Founded sometime before February 1998 they are best known for their fan translation] work on [[Tales of Phantasia, Dragon Quest V, Bahamut Lagoon and Star Ocean.
DeJuan Wheat DeJuan Shontez Wheat (born October 14 1973 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and Vancouver Grizzlies. He went to University of Louisville, and became their second all time leading scorer with 2,183 points.
Dekasegi Dekasegi (also spelt as Dekasegui or Dekassegui) is a term used in Latin American cultures to refer to ethnic Japanese people who have migrated to Japan, having taken advantage of Japanese citizenship and immigration laws to escape from economic instability in South America. The vast majority are Brazilians, but there is also a large population of Peruvians and smaller populations of Argentines and other Latin Americans.
Deke Richards Deke Richards, also known as Dennis Lussier, is a songwriter and record producer, one of many white musicians/songwriters who were affiliated with Motown. He is notable for being a member of The Corporation™, a hitmaking production team that wrote and produced The Jackson 5's early hits, including "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save", "Mama's Pearl", and "Maybe Tomorrow".
Deke Slayton Donald Kent 'Deke' Slayton (March 1, 1924 – June 13, 1993) was one of the original "Mercury Seven" NASA astronauts. Initially grounded by a heart condition, he would serve as NASA's Director of Flight Crew Operations.
Dekker Dreyer Dekker Dreyer is an award-winning United States film director and producer, best known for his movies, Bandwidth, winner of a Slamdance Film Festival Anarchy Award, and Selling Queer, a documentary that won the Audience Award for best documentary feature at the New York Film and Video Festival He began his career as a photojournalist] in [[Orlando, Florida shooting such artists as The Violent Femmes, The Chemical Brothers, and Reel Big Fish. His short film Closed Circuit was licensed to Miramax Films in 2002.
Deko Boko Friends , literally "Uneven Friends", is a collection of 30-second Japanese shorts created by a pair of advertising creators, Momoko Maruyama and Ryotaro Kuwamoto to promote acceptance of people of different personalities and appearances. The shorts are focused on 12 different creatures, meant to show certain personalities, likes, dislikes, and quirks.
Dekopon Dekopon (Japanese: デコポン) is a highly sweet and expensive hybrid between ChungGyun mandarins and Ponkan that are grown in Japan and Korea, presumed to be first cultivated in the early 1990's. They have been increasingly common in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.
Dekotora , an abbreviation for "Decoration Truck", is a loudly decorated truck found often in Japan. Dekotora commonly have neon or ultraviolet lights, extravagant paints, and shiny stainless or golden exterior parts.
Deku Baba Deku Babas are a fictional species of enemy that appears in the Legend of Zelda series. They are carnivorous plants, with a venus fly trap-like mouth, and sprout from the ground whenever their roots detect any potential prey.
DeKalb Avenue Line The DeKalb Avenue Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States, running mostly along DeKalb Avenue, as well as eastbound on Lafayette Avenue (as part of a one-way pair), between downtown Brooklyn and Ridgewood, Queens. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B38 bus, operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority out of the Fresh Pond Bus Depot.
DeKalb County Courthouse (Illinois) The DeKalb County Courthouse is located in the county seat of DeKalb County, Illinois, the city of Sycamore. The Classical Revival structure sits on a square facing Illinois Route 64 as it passes through the city.
DeKuyper John DeKuyper & Son is a maker of generally inexpensive liqueurs such as Triple Sec and various flavors of Schnapps such as Pucker. It is owned by Jim Beam and has been around for about 300 years, according to the company site.
Del Amitri Del Amitri are a British pop-rock guitar band, formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1982. The band grew out of Justin Currie's Jordanhill College School band and came together after the teenaged Currie placed an advert in the window of a music store asking for people who could play to contact him.
Del Andrews Del Andrews (born Udell Endrows) (1894 - 1942) was a Hollywood writer/director in the 1920s. He primarily worked on low budget westerns, writing and directing films starring Hoot Gibson, Fred Thomson, and Bob Custer.
Del credere A del credere (Italian for belief or trust) agent, in English law, is one who, selling goods for his principal on credit, undertakes for an additional commission to sell only to persons who are absolutely solvent. His position is thus that of a surety who is liable to his principal should the vendee make default.
Del Cerro, San Diego, California Del Cerro (Spanish for "of the hill") and formally known as "hanukkah hill" for its large jewish population, is a wealthy neighborhood in the eastern part of San Diego, California, USA and the Navajo community. It includes a few sub-communities such as the wealthy Del Cerro Heights, Princess Del Cerro and Old Del Cerro.
Del Crandall Delmar Wesley Crandall (born March 5 1930 in Ontario, California) is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who played most of his career with the Boston & Milwaukee Braves. Considered one of the National League's top catchers during the 1950s and early 1960s, he led the league in assists a record-tying six times and in fielding percentage four times, winning four of the first five Gold Glove Awards given to an NL catcher, and tied another record by catching three no-hitters.
Del Ennis Delmer Ennis (June 8 1925 - February 8 1996) was an American left and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Philadelphia Phillies. During his career from 1946 to 1959, he had more runs batted in (1284) than any other major leaguer except Stan Musial; in 1950 he led the National League with 126 RBI as the Phillies won their first pennant in 35 years.
Del M. Clawson Delwin Morgan Clawson (born January 11, 1914 in Thatcher, Arizona) served as mayor of Compton, California from 1957 until 1963. After the death of Clyde Doyle, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth Congress, by special election.
Del Mar Breeders' Cup Handicap The Del Mar Breeders' Cup Handicap is a Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club each year. The race is open to racehorses, age three and up, willing to race one mile on the turf and carries a purse of $350,000.
Del Mar Debutante Stakes The Del Mar Debutante Stakes is a race for thoroughbred fillies restricted to two-year-olds. Run each year at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, California, it's a prep race to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.
Del Mar Futurity The Del Mar Futurity is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club each year. Beginning in the racing season of 2007, this race has been upgraded by the American Graded Stakes Committee from a Grade II event to a Grade I.
Del Mar Handicap The Del Mar Handicap is a race for thoroughbred race horses run at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club each year. The Grade II race is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and three-eighths miles on the turf and offers a purse of $250,000.
Del Mar Oaks The Del Mar Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse racee for three-year-old fillies. The race carries a purse of $400,000 and is a Grade I event at a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on the turf at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.
Del McCoury Delano Floyd McCoury (born February 1, 1939 in Bakersville, North Carolina) is an American bluegrass musician. As leader of the Del McCoury Band, he plays guitar and sings lead vocals along with his two sons, Ronnie McCoury and Rob McCoury who play mandolin and banjo respectively.
Del McCoury Band The Del McCoury Band is a Grammy Award-winning bluegrass band. Originally Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals with Del on guitar and his brother Jerry on bass, the band went through a number of changes until the 1980s when the band solidified its line-up, adding Ronnie McCoury and Robbie McCoury on mandolin and banjo, respectively.
Del Monte Field Del Monte Field was constructed by December of 1941 and was part of USAFFE's plans to fortify the Philippines. The decision to build this heavy bomber-capable airbase, on Mindanao, was based on the belief that bombers at Clark Field, on Luzon, would be too easily attacked by an invading force.
Del Monte Kenya Del Monte Kenya Ltd is a Kenyan company that operates in the food processing industry. The company previously known as Kenya Canners, owns a 5,500 acres (22 km²) of pineapple plantation and population of 6,000 employees.
Del O'Connor Del O'Connor was the second in command of the Combat 18 neo-nazi group in England.His splinter group, the White Wolves, were initially believed to have been involved in masterminding the bombing of a gay nightclub] and several other locations in [[London by David Copeland.
Del Reeves Franklin Delano "Del" Reeves (July 14 1932 – January 1 2007) was a country music singer, best known for his "girl-watching" novelty-type songs of the 1960s. He became one of the most successful male country singers of the 1960s.
Del Rendon Del Rendon (1965 - 2005) was a musician from Starkville, Mississippi whose music entertained and inspired millions for 20 years. He has toured throughout the southeastern United States and even Nashville, Tennessee.
Del Rio, Florida Del Rio is an unincorporated, urban community in Hillsborough County, Florida between Tampa and Temple Terrace, near the Hillsborough River. Although it's urban, it did not meet the Census requirements of a Census Designated Place.
Del Rodgers Roderick Del Rodgers (born June 22, 1960, in Tacoma, Washington), was a former American professional football player who was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 3rd round of the 1982 NFL Draft. A 5'11" running back-kickoff returner from the University of Utah, Rodgers played in 4 NFL seasons.

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