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Dendrite (metal) A dendrite in metallurgy is a characteristic tree-like structure of crystals growing as molten metal freezes, the shape produced by faster growth along energetically favourable crystallographic directions. This dendritic growth has large consequences in regards to material properties.
Dendritic spine A dendritic spine is a small (sub-micrometre) membranous extrusion that protrudes from a dendrite and forms one half of a synapse. Typically spines have a bulbous head (the spine head) which is connected to the parent dendrite through a thin spine neck.
Dendrobates azureus Dendrobates azureus is a type of poison dart frog found in South America, specifically in the Sipaliwini District in Suriname. Dendrobates azureus is widely known as the Blue Poison Dart Frog or by its Tirio Indian name, Okopipi.
Dendrobium Dendrobium Swartz is a large genus of tropical orchids that consists of about 1200 species. The genus occurs in diverse habitats throughout much of south, east and southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Borneo, Australia, New Guinea and New Zealand.
Dendroclimatology Dendroclimatology is the science of extracting past climate information from information in trees. Initial work focused on measuring the tree ring width - this is simple to measure and can be related to climate parameters.
Dendrocnide moroides Dendrocnide moroides also known as the Gympie Gympie, moonlighter or stinger is a large shrub native to rainforest areas in North Eastern Australia, the Moluccas and Indonesia. It is best known for stinging hairs which cover the whole plant and deliver a potent toxin when touched.
Dendrocygninae Dendrocygninae is a subfamily of the duck, goose and swan family of birds, Anatidae. In other taxonomical approaches, they are either considered a separate family Dendrocygnidae, or a tribe Dendrocygnini in the goose subfamily Anserinae (e.
Dendrogram A dendrogram is a tree diagram frequently used to illustrate the arrangement of the clusters produced by a clustering algorithm (see cluster analysis). Dendrograms are often used in computational biology to illustrate the clustering of genes.
Dendrology Dendrology, from the Ancient Greek δένδρον meaning "tree" and λόγος meaning "study", is the science of trees, and more generally the study of woody plants. Woody plants may be trees, shrubs, etc and lianas.
Dendromecon Dendromecon, the tree poppy, is a genus of one or two species of shrubs to small trees, native to California and northern Baja California. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, lanceolate to ovate, 3-10 cm long.
Dendromus Mice in the genus Dendromus are commonly referred to as African climbing mice or tree mice, although these terms are often used to describe all members of the subfamily Dendromurinae. The genus is currently restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, but fossils classified in the genus have been found from Late Miocene deposits in Arabia and Europe.
Dendron, Cumbria Dendron is a small village in South Cumbria, around three miles from the town of Barrow-in-Furness. The village was once just a collection of farms, but many of the old farm buildings have now been converted into houses for commuters working in Barrow, Ulverston and Dalton.
Dendropsophus Dendropsophus is a genus of frogs in the Hylidae family. This genus was resurrected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae family 88 species that were previously placed in the Hyla] genus were moved to this genus.
Dendrotoxin Dendrotoxins are a class of neurotoxins produced by mamba snakes that block potassium channels thereby enhancing the release of neurotransmitter. They have proven extremely useful in the study of channel proteins, since they are extremely potent and selective.
Dendy Dendy () was a hardware clone of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) popular in Russia and other nations of the former Soviet Union. It was released in a variety of different models under a variety of different names, including the Dendy Junior, the Dendy Junior II and the Dendy Classic, each of which added slightly different features (the Dendy Junior II, for instance, included a third joystick port to allow the use of a light gun).
Dene Suline language Dene Suline (also Dëne Sųłiné, Dene Sųłiné, Chipewyan, Dene Suliné, Dëne Suliné, Dene Soun’liné) is the language spoken by the Chipewyan people of central Canada (parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut) and is also called Dene. Chipewyan is part of the Athabaskan family and is related to the Navajo language.
Dene-Sino-Caucasian Dene-Sino-Caucasian is a hypothesis proposed by Sergei Starostin among others linking such languages as Basque, Chinese, Sumerian, and Haida into a single macro-language family. Sergei Starostin proposed in 1989 that Etruscan was related to North Caucasian and thus by extension Dene-Sino-Caucasian (Orel, V.
Deneb Deneb (α Cyg / α Cygni / Alpha Cygni) is the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus and one of the vertices of the Summer Triangle. The 19th brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude of 1.
Deneb (Ogre Battle) Deneb is a character from the Ogre Battle series of video games. She is a witch from the kingdom of Zenobia, and is the only character who has appeared in every game in the series (except for the Japan-only Ogre Battle: Legend of the Zenobia Prince).
Deneb in fiction Deneb (Alpha Cygni), a highly luminous blue giant star, is the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Perhaps for this reason, it is frequently mentioned as a location or destination in works of science fiction.
Denebola Denebola (β Leo / β Leonis / Beta Leonis) is the second brightest star in the constellation Leo. Its name is shortened from Deneb Alased, from the Arabic phrase ذنب الاسد ðanab al-asad "tail of the lion", as it represents the lion's tail.
Denehole Denehole (alternatively Dene hole or Dene-hole) is the name given to certain caves or excavations in England, which have been popularly supposed to be due to the Danes or some other of the early northern invaders of the country. The common spelling Dane hole is adduced as evidence of this, and individual names, such as Vortigerns Caves at Margate, and Canutes Gold Mine near Bexley, naturally follow the same theory.
Denel Denel (Pty) Ltd is a relatively new South African government dominated military-industrial and technological conglomorate established in 1991. It was created when the manufacturing subsidaries of Armscor were split from Armscor in order for Armscor to be solely the procurement arm of the South African Defence Force (SADF), now known as the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), and the manufacturting divisions were grouped together under Denel (Pty) Ltd as divisions.
Denel Aerospace Systems Denel Aerospace Systems is a division of Denel (Pty) Ltd, a South African armaments development and manufacturing company wholly owned by the South African Government. Formerly known as Kentron, it underwent the name change during the early part of 2004.
Denel Aerospace Systems Bateleur The Bateleur (named for an African eagle) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prototype designed and built by Denel Aerospace Systems (formerly Kentron). It has been designed as a MALE (Medium-Altitude - Long Endurance) UAV, with its primary role being surveillance, with a secondary SIGINT capability.
Denel NTW-20 The Denel NTW-20 is a South African anti-materiel rifle or large-calibre sniper rifle, made by the Denel company. As with other weapons of this type, they can be used for counter sniping, ordnance disposal (shooting explosive ordnance from a safe distance) or against enemy radar installations, communication equipment, parked aircraft, fuel storage facilities, vehicles or personnel.
Deneva Deneva Goins is a published author and expert in interaction design and digital storytelling. Her best known publication can be found here: Technologies for Interactive Digital Storytelling This work was completed at the prestigious Fraunhofer Institute (Zentrum fĂĽr Graphische Datenverarbeitung) where she researched as a guest scientist.
Deney Terrio Denny ("Deney") Terrio is a choreographer, former film actor and one-time host of the television musical variety series Dance Fever from 1979 to 1985. He sued Merv Griffin, the show's producer, for sexual harassment; the $11.
Denez Prigent Denez Prigent , born 17 Feb , 1966, is a singer from Santec, in the Finistère (Breton: Penn ar Bed) region of Brittany, singing in the gwerz and kan ha diskan Breton styles, who has recorded 5 albums and has appeared with Lisa Gerrard on two duets.
Denfeld (Duluth) The Denfeld neighborhood lies in the West Duluth district of Duluth, Minnesota. It consists mostly of closely-spaced single-family residential homes, although a fair number of such houses have an area within the domicile registered as a rental unit.
Denfeld High School Located in Duluth, Minnesota, Denfeld High School is one of three high schools in the city, along with Central and East. The home of the Hunters, Denfeld was originally known as Irving High School when it opened for classes on 11 September 1905.
Deng Ai Deng Ai (鄧艾, 197 - 264) was a talented young officer of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. It was said that whenever he saw a hill or wide valley, he would immediately size up the best places to store grain and position troops.
Deng Gai Deng Gai (born March 22 1982 in Wow, Sudan) is a professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He played college at Fairfield University and graduated as number eight on the NCAA's all-time blocked shots list.
Deng Mao In the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, Deng Mao(鄧茂) was a high ranking Yellow Turban officer. Deng Mao accompanied Cheng Yuanzhi on an expedition against Han imperial forces.
Deng Shichang Deng Shichang (鄧世昌) (1849 - 17 September 1894) was a famous Chinese admiral during the late Qing Dynasty (清朝) era. Native of Panyu, Guangdong Province (廣東番禺); originally named as Yongchang (永昌); courtesy name Zhengqing (正卿).
Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping (; August 22, 1904–February 19, 1997) was a leader in the Communist Party of China (CCP). Deng never held office as the head of state or the head of government, but served as the de facto leader of the People's Republic of China from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.
Deng Yaping Deng Yaping 邓亚萍, 鄧亞萍 (born February 5, 1973 in Zhengzhou in the Henan province of China) is a 4-time Olympic gold medalist. When she retired at the age of 24, she had won more titles than any other player in the sport, including four Olympic gold medals, and had been 18 times world champion in table tennis.
Deng Yu Deng Yu (鄧禹), courtesy name Zhonghua (仲華) (2-58), was a Han Dynasty general and statesman who was a major contributor to Emperor Guangwu (Liu Xiu)'s campaign to reestablish the Han Dynasty. He was well-known in history for his accomplishments at a young age, but his main strengths might have been his abilities to find the right people for the right responsibilities, rather than his own personal military might.
Deng Zhi Deng Zhi (鄧芝) was a minister serving under Liu Bei. After the death of Liu Bei, he was the one who was tasked to send an envoy to Wu to seal an alliance with them, which ended in success, which included the release of Zhang Yi.
Dengaku Dengaku (田楽) were rustic Japanese harvest celebrations. They consisted mostly of dances and were performed by villagers at the rice planting celebrations either at the new year or during the planting season in early summer.
Dengeki Comic Gao! is a Japanese shĹŤnen manga magazine featuring bishĹŤjo characters first published in February 1993 by MediaWorks that contains bishĹŤjo manga and information about those series'. The Gao in the magazine's title is a childish form of the sound Grr.
Dengue Fever (band) Dengue Fever is a six-member band from Los Angeles that combines Cambodian pop music and lyrics with psychedelic rock. They were formed in 2001 by Ethan Holtzman and his brother Zac after Ethan was inspired by a trip to Cambodia.
Denham Tracts The Denham Tracts is a publication of a series of pamphlets and jottings on folklore, 54 in all, collected by Michael Denham, a Yorkshire tradesman, between 1846 and 1859. Most of the original tracts were published with 50 copies (though some of them with 25 or even 13 copies).
Deniable encryption In cryptography, deniable encryption allows an encrypted message to be decrypted to different sensible plaintexts, depending on the key used, or otherwise makes it impossible to prove the existence of the real message without the proper encryption key. This allows the sender to have plausible deniability if compelled to give up his or her encryption key.
Denial Denial is a defense mechanism in which a person is faced with a fact that is too painful to accept and rejects it instead, insisting that it is not true despite what may be overwhelming evidence. The subject may deny the reality of the unpleasant fact altogether (simple denial), admit the fact but deny its seriousness (minimisation) or admit both the fact and seriousness but deny responsibility (transference).
Denial (poem) Denial (Greek: Άρνηση) is a poem by Giorgos Seferis (1900-1971) published in his collection Turning Point in 1931. After the coup that overthrew the Greek government in 1967, Seferis went into exile and many of his poems were banned, including the musical versions which Mikis Theodorakis had written and arranged.
Denial of the Armenian Genocide Denial of the Armenian Genocide is the assertion that the events following April 24, 1915 circular and the Tehcir Law of May 1915 were not a state organized genocide. This position acknowledges that many Armenians died, but counters that Turks died as well, and that massacres were committed on both sides as a result of inter-ethnic violence and the wider conflict of World War I.
Denial-of-service attack In computer security, a denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users. Typically the targets are high-profile web servers, and the attack attempts to make the hosted web pages unavailable on the Internet.
Denialism Denialism occurs when government, business or interest groups purposefully seek to publicly deny or discount the findings of scientific research, and influence the way the research is disseminated, reported, interpreted and acted upon in the formulation of public policy. Common forms of denialism are holocaust denial, AIDS reappraisal, global warming controversy, and the creation-evolution controversy.
Denice Denton Denice Dee Denton (August 27 1959 – June 24 2006) was the ninth Chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). She held the position from February 14 2005 until her suicide 16 months later on June 24, 2006.
Deniece Williams Deniece Williams is an American singer, songwriter and record producer who achieved success in the 1970s and 1980s. Williams, whose music has been influenced by pop, soul, gospel, R&B and dance, is known for her hits such as "Let's Hear It For The Boy" and "Silly".
Denied area The United States Department of Defense defines a denied area as "an area under enemy or unfriendly control in which friendly forces cannot expect to operate successfully within existing operational constraints and force capabilities."
Denileukin diftitox Denileukin diftitox, otherwise known as Ontak is an antineoplastic agent, an engineered protein combining Interleukin-2 and Diphtheria toxin. This can bind to Interleukin-2 receptors and introduce the diphtheria toxin into cells that express those receptors, killing the cells.
Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company The Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company was granted permission by the Government of New South Wales to construct a 71km long line from Deniliquin in the Riverina district, to Moama, connecting with the Victorian Railways line (opened from Melbourne in 1864) at the Murray Bridge, near Echuca.
Deniliquin Council Deniliquin Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, close to the border with Victoria. It is the only rural local government area in New South Wales left consisting only of a rural town, surrounded by two (previously three) rural local government areas (Conargo Shire Council and Murray Shire Council).
Deniliquin Rovers Football Club The Deniliquin Rovers Football Club, nicknamed the Roos, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. The club is based in the Riverina town of Deniliquin, New South Wales
Denim Denim denotes a rugged cotton twill textile, in which the weft passes under two (twi- "double") or more warp fibers, producing the familiar diagonal ribbing identifiable on the reverse of the fabric, which distinguishes denim from cotton duck. A popular etymology of the word denim is a contraction of serge de Nîmes in France.
Denim & Diamonds Denim & Diamonds is an electro-punk band formed in the late 20th century that fuses New Wave, punk, glitch, & electronic dance music with DIY electronic circuit-bending wearable technology, and absurdist new media arts practice. They are one of the first of the "pop" artists to use the sounds otherwise thought to be of the technology malfunctioning as an active component in their music.
Denim (band) Denim are the brainchild of the frontman of 1980s post-punk outfit Felt, Lawrence Hayward (more commonly known as just 'Lawrence'). Teaming glam rock with cutting and humorous lyrics, Denim's brash ways differed greatly from Felt.
Denis Atkinson Denis St Eval Atkinson (August 9, 1926, Rockley, Christ Church Parish, Barbados — November 9, 2001, Barbados) was a West Indian cricketer who played 22 Test matches as an all-rounder, hitting 922 runs and taking 47 wickets. He also played first class cricket for Barbados and Trinidad.
Denis Barry Denis Barry (June 2, 1929 – December 20, 2003, in Tucson, Arizona) was president of the United States Chess Federation from 1993 to 1996. He was an enthusiastic chess organizer, best known for establishing the US Amateur Team East Chess Championship, which is held annually in Parsippany, New Jersey, and which remains the most popular non-scholastic chess event in the United States.
Denis Bond Denis Bond, born 22nd November 1952 is a British writer of children's books and television. His TV programmes include The Munch Bunch and Picme, and his books include Avenue, Pop Rivals and for younger children The Witch Who Loved To Make Children Cry.
Denis Boyles Denis Boyles is a writer, editor, former university lecturer and the author/editor of several books of poetry, travel/history, criticism, practical advice and essays, including Design Poetics (1975), The Modern Man's Guide to Life (1986), African Lives (1989), Man Eaters Motel (1991), A Man's Life: The Complete Instructions (1996), The Pocket Professor series (2001) and Vile France (2005).
Denis Brodeur Denis Brodeur (born October 12, 1930, in Montreal, Quebec) is acknowledged as one of hockey's finest photographers and is the father of current New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur. He was the official photographer for the Montreal Canadiens for many years, and co-published a book entitled "Goalies - Guardians of the Net" back in 1996, which features his son Martin on the front cover.
Denis C. Twitchett Denis Crispin Twitchett (1925-2006) was a British Sinologist. He was a lecturer at the University of London (1954-56) and Cambridge (1956-60), the Chair of Chinese at the universities of London (1960-68) and Cambridge (1968-80), and the Gordon Wu Professor of Chinese Studies, Princeton University (1980-94).
Denis Calvaert Denis Calvaert or Denys Calvaert (1540-1619) was a Flemish painter born at Antwerp but living mostly in Italy where he was known as Il Fiammingo (the Fleming). Calvaert was a profound student of architecture, anatomy, and history, exceedingly accurate in perspective and graceful in design.
Denis Capel-Dunn Denis Cuthbert Capel-Dunn was a British military bureaucrat immortalised by Anthony Powell as Kenneth Widmerpool, the villain of his A Dance to the Music of Time sequence of novels. He served as secretary to the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) from 1943-45.
Denis Coe Denis Walter Coe (born 5 June 1929) has been a British Labour politician. He was Member of Parliament for the marginal Middleton and Prestwich constituency from 1966 to 1970, when it was gained by the Conservative Alan Haselhurst.
Denis Compton Denis Charles Scott Compton CBE (born 23 May, 1918 in Hendon, Middlesex, died 23 April, 1997 in Windsor, Berkshire) was an English cricketer and footballer. By the late 1930s he was a leading England batsman and remained at the top of his profession for almost three decades.
Denis D'Amour Denis "Piggy" D'Amour (September 24, 1959 - August 26, 2005) was the guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod from its inception in 1983 until his death from colon cancer in 2005, aged 45. His approach to music was anarchic and experimental rather than strict theoretical.
Denis Davydov Denis Vasilyevich Davydov (Russian: Денис Васильевич Давыдов) (27 July, 1784 — 22 April, 1839) was a Russian soldier-poet of the Napoleonic Wars who invented a specific genre — hussar poetry noted for its hedonism and bravado — and spectacularly designed his own life to illustrate such poetry.
Denis Dempsey Denis Dempsey (1826- 10 January 1896) born Rathmichael, Bray, County Wicklow and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Denis Dillon Denis Dillon, a graduate of Fordham Law School and Fordham College, served as the District Attorney of Nassau County, New York from 1974 to 2005. In the history of the United States, only two other district attorneys, Robert Morgenthau of Manhattan and Henry Wade of Dallas, have served longer terms.
Denis Donaldson Denis Martin Donaldson (Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1950 – April 4, 2006 in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland) was a Volunteer within the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and a member of Sinn Féin who was exposed in December 2005 as an informer in the employment of MI5 and the Special Branch of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (formerly the Royal Ulster Constabulary).
Denis Dynon Denis Dynon (September 1822- 16 February 1863. Born Kilmannon, County Laois he was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Denis Evers Ralph Denis Mark Evers (born 11 August 1913 in Pedmore, Stourbridge, then Worcestershire) is a former English cricketer: a right-handed batsman who played 15 times for Worcestershire between 1936 and 1938. He made 383 runs at an average of 15.
Denis Gaultier Denis Gaultier (1603–1672) was a French lutenist and composer. He was a cousin of Ennemond Gaultier, with whom he was closely connected (Denis was called "Gaultier le jeune" to separate him from Ennemond, but nonetheless publications often misattributed works between them or printed only their last name); perhaps also a student of Charles Racquet, whose death he commemorated with a tombeau.
Denis Goldberg Denis Goldberg (b. in Cape Town, 1933) is a Jewish South African social campaigner, who was active in the struggle against apartheid and was imprisoned along with other key members of the anti-apartheid movement.
Denis Gorey Denis J. Gorey (25th May 1874 – 20th February 1940) was an Irish politician who served for nearly twenty years as TD, first as leader of the Farmers' Party, then for Cumann na nGaedhael, and finally for Fine Gael.
Denis Healey Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey, CH, MBE, PC (born 30 August 1917), is a British Labour politician, regarded by some (especially in the Labour Party) as "the best Prime Minister we never had". Passed/failed: An education in the life of Denis Healey, Labour peer, The Independent, 4 May 2006
Denis Herron Denis Herron (b. January 18, 1952 in Chambly, Quebec) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Kansas City Scouts, and Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League.
Denis Hurley Denis Eugene Hurley (9th November 1915 - 13th February 2004) was born in Cape Town, spending his early years on Robben Island where his father was the lighthouse keeper. He joined the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1931 and in the following year was sent to Ireland for his novitiate.
Denis Chicoine Denis Chicoine (November 16, 1937 – August 10, 1995) was a Traditionalist Catholic priest who assisted Francis Schuckardt in founding the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen and served as Superior General of the Congregation from 1984 to 1989.
Denis Jenkinson Denis Sargent Jenkinson, Jenks or DSJ as he was known in the pages of Motor Sport (1921-1997) was a journalist deeply involved in motorsports. As Continental Correspondent of the UK-based Motor Sport magazine, he covered Formula One and other races all over Europe.
Denis Johnson of London Denis Johnson a coachmaker of Long Acre, London created an improved version of Karl Drais's dandy horse in 1819. Johnson's patented version featured an elegantly curved wooden frame, allowing the use of larger wheels and was commonly called "hobby horse" or "pedestrian curricle" or "swiftwalker".
Denis Johnston Denis Johnston (June 18, 1901 – August 8, 1984) was an Irish dramatist whose first play helped establish the worldwide reputation of the Dublin Gate Theatre, and whose second has been performed around the globe in numerous productions, starring Jack Hawkins, Claude Rains and Errol Flynn among others.
Denis Kang Denis Kang (September 17, 1977-) is a Korean-French-Canadian mixed martial artist considered to be one of the best in his weight class. He currently competes in PRIDE Fighting Championships and has a professional MMA record of 25-7-1 as of August 26, 2006.
Denis Korolev Denis Korolev (born March 23, 1982 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian rugby league player currently playing for RC Lokomotiv Moscow in the Championship of Russia competition. His position of choice is usually in the backs.
Denis Landry Denis Landry is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1995 and re-elected in 2003 and 2006 after being defeated in his first bid for re-election in 1999.
Denis Lawson Denis Lawson (born September 27, 1947 in Crieff, Perth and Kinross), is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his roles as Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars-trilogy and as Gordon Urquhart in the film Local Hero.
Denis Leamy Denis Leamy (born 27 November 1981 in Tipperary) and educated at Rockwell College. He is a powerful rugby union back row forward who can play either open side flanker or at number 8, a key member of the Irish international team and Munster Rugby province.
Denis Lesley McSwiney Denis Lesley McSwiney came to Singapore in 1828 and was responsible for the construction of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. Having been a merchant and contractor, he was at one time a clerk to George Drumgoole Coleman.
Denis MacShane Denis MacShane (born May 21, 1948) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Labour Member of Parliament for Rotherham, and was the Minister of State for Europe at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office until the ministerial reshuffle that followed the 2005 general election.
Denis Mahon Sir Denis Mahon is a collector and historian of Italian art born in London, England, on November 8, 1910. Considered to be one of the few art collectors who is also a respected scholar, he is generally credited with bringing Italian Baroque painters to the attention of the public and scholars throughout the English-speaking world.
Denis Matsuev Denis Leonidovich Matsuev (Дени́с Леони́дович Мацу́ев) (born June 11, 1975) is a Russian pianist who won the first prize in the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1998 in Moscow. Matsuev has a phenomenal technique, and some consider him to be one of the greatest contemporary pianists.
Denis McLaughlin Denis McLaughlin (born 5 February 1987, in Letterkenny, Republic of Ireland) is a Irish professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Heart of Midlothian. Although Irish born, McLaughlin has lived most of his life in Glasgow.
Denis Menke Denis John Menke (born July 21, 1940 in Algona, Iowa) was a baseball infielder who had a 13-year career from 1962 to 1974. He played for the Milwaukee Braves (1962-1965), Atlanta Braves (1966-1967), Houston Astros (1968-1971, 1974) and Cincinnati Reds (1972-1973), all of the National League.
Denis Napthine Dr Denis Napthine (born 1952) is an Australian politician. He was elected in 1988 as the Member for Portland in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, and was Health Minister in Jeff Kennett's Liberal government through most of the 1990s.
Denis Nayland Smith Sir Denis Nayland Smith is a fictional character, the adversary of the villainous Fu Manchu in the popular novels of Sax Rohmer. Smith is an official of the British government with a roving commission which allows him to exercise authority over any group that can help him in his mission.
Denis Noble Denis Noble FRS (born November 161936) is an eminent British biologist who held the Bourdon Sanderson Chair of Cardiovascular Psychology at Oxford University from 1984-2004 and is now Professor Emeritus and co-Director of Computational Physiology. His research is focussed on using computer models of biological organs and systems to interpret function through from the molecular to the whole body levels.

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