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Derajat Derajat is an area of Pakistan, located in the region associated with the Baloch tribes. Derajat consists of two districts, Dera Ghazi Khan, which was founded by Ghazi Khan Nawab, and Dera Ismail Khan, founded by Ismail Khan Mirani.
Deramaxx Deramaxx is Novartis's brand name for deracoxib, a coxib-class anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), generally prescribed for the control of chronic osteoarthritis (OA) pain in dogs. It is sold in tablets, which have added beefy flavor to increase palatability for dogs.
Deranged (wrestler) Deranged is the ring name of a professional wrestler who has worked for many American promotions including Ring of Honor, Combat Zone Wrestling, and Jersey All Pro Wrestling. He is well known for being a member of the Special K stable in ROH and currently works for JAPW, where he is a former Light Heavyweight champion.
Derating Derating is the technique employed in power electrical and electronic devices wherein the devices are operated at less than their rated maximum power dissipation taking into consideration the case/body temperature, ambient temperature and the type of cooling mechanism used.
Derawal Derawals are a community of people who originated from the Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan region which is now in Pakistan. This region includes the districts of Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Ismail Khan, Tank and Rajanpur.
Derawali Derawali is an Indo-European language spoken in western parts of Punjab, Pakistan; it is a dialect of Saraiki (western Punjabi) language. Derawali speaking Hindus (Derawal) migrated to India in 1947 and have dispersed all over north India.
Derawan Islands The Derawan Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Derawan) are in Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia covering Derawan, Sangalaki, Kakaban, Maratua, Panjang, and Samama Island as well as several submerged reefs and small islets, are located in the Sulawesi Sea, on the coastal shelf of East Kalimantan (2°17'N - 113°13'E).
Derazhnia Derazhnia (; ; also Derazhnya) is a city and railway station in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. Derazhnia is situated along the banks of the Vovk River (meaning wolf in Ukrainian), 42 km east from the regional center Khmelnytskyi.
Derbent Derbent (; Avar: Дербенд; Azeri: Dərbənd; Persian: دربند, Darband) is a city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is the southernmost city in Russia, and it is the second most important city of Dagestan.
Derbfine The derbfine was an Irish agnatic kinship group defined in the law tracts of the eighth century. Its principle purpose was as an institution of property inheritance, with property redistributed on the death of a member to those remaining members of the derbfine.
Derby (horse race) A derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dÉ‘ËbÉŞ/) is a type of horse race, named after the Epsom Derby, still run at Epsom racecourse in England. It was in turn named for Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, who inaugurated the race in 1780.
Derby (UK Parliament constituency) Derby is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950.
Derby Braves The Derby Braves are a member of the British Collegiate American Football League (BCAFL)'s Northern Conference-Central Division. The Braves have yet to become a consistent contender in the BCAFL, and are still seeking their first playoff appearance.
Derby Canal The Derby Canal ran 14 miles (23 km) from the Trent and Mersey Canal at Swarkestone to Derby and Little Eaton, and to the Erewash Canal at Sandiacre, Derbyshire, England. The canal gained its Act of Parliament in 1793 and was fully completed in 1796.
Derby County Baseball Club The Derby County Baseball Club was a baseball club in Great Britain that played baseball until 1898 when football become the dominant sport in that region. To the British gentleman, baseball was an awkward sport that was the direct descendant of cricket, a game that rivaled with golf in popularity at that time.
Derby della Capitale The Derby della Capitale, known in English as the Rome Derby is a twice yearly football match between Lazio and Roma in their Stadio Olimpico. Like other local derbies it is more intense and personal than most matches.
Derby du Nord The Derby du Nord (French for Northern Derby) is a football rivalry between RC Lens and Lille OSC, two of northern France's best clubs. Nowadays the matches, which can get pretty heated, have gained more importance as they may determine berths in continental competitions.
Derby Downs Derby Downs, in Akron, Ohio, has been the home track of the All American Soap Box Derby since it was built as a WPA project in the late 1930s. The three-lane asphalt track starts near the top of George Washington Boulevard and drops in a straight line down the wooded hill in the shadow of the Rubber Bowl, ending under final approach for runway 27 of Akron Fulton International Airport.
Derby Friargate railway station Derby Friargate Station was the main station in Derby on the Derby Friargate Line, or more accurately the Great Northern Railway. Today little remains of the station except Andrew Handyside & Co's impressive bridge over Friargate, although a careful observation of the area where the pretty station once stood, will reveal other interesting details.
Derby Gaol The term Derby Gaol historically refers to the five gaols in Derby, England. Today, the term usually refers to one of two tourist attractions, the gaol which stood on Friar Gate from 1756 to 1846 and the cells of which still exist and are open to the public as a museum, and the 1846 to 1929 Vernon Street Prison whose impressive frontage can still be seen today.
Derby High School, Greater Manchester Derby High School or "The Derby" as it is known locally, is a secondary school, located on Radcliffe Road, Bury. It opened in September 1959 as the Derby Grammar School, for the education of children who passed the Eleven Plus examination.
Derby Italiano The Derby Italiano is a Group 1 flat horse race in Italy for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) at the Capannelle Racecourse, Rome in May.
Derby Midland railway station Derby Midland Station (often called Derby Station) is a main line railway station serving the city of Derby in England. Owned by Network Rail and managed by the Midland Mainline train operating company, the station is also used by Central Trains and Virgin Trains services.
Derby Owners Club Derby Owners Club is a horse racing simulation arcade game made by Hitmaker and Sega. The format of the game is a player uses one of several consoles (called satellites) at the arcade to train horses, and then races them against 11 other computer AI horses or any number of other players (up to between 3-7 others, depending on location and format used) on tracks and G-1 races.
Derby plague of 1665 During the Great Plague of 1665 the area of Derby, England fell victim to the bubonic plague, with many deaths. Some areas of Derby still carry names that record the 1665 visitation, Blagreaves Lane was Black Graves while Dead Man's Lane speaks for itself.
Derby Scheme The Derby Scheme was a voluntary recruitment policy in Britain created in 1915 by Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby. The concept behind The Derby Scheme was that men who voluntarily registered their name would only be called upon for service when necessary.
Derby Storm Derby Storm are a former British Basketball League franchise from the city of Derby, Derbyshire. Founded in 1984 as the Derby Turbos later changed to Derby Rams in 1985, the team was a founder member of the franchise based, professional BBL when it was set up in 1987.
Derby Summer House The Derby Summer House, also known as the McIntire Tea-house, is a summer house designed in 1793 by architect Samuel McIntire, now located on the grounds of the Glen Magna Farms, Danvers, Massachusetts. Since 1958 it has been owned by the Danvers Historical Society.
Derby Trial The Derby Trial is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Churchill Downs at the end of April, one week before the Kentucky Derby. An ungraded stakes with a purse of $100,000, it's open to three year olds willing to race one mile on the dirt.
Derby-Shelton (Metro-North station) The Derby-Shelton Metro-North Railroad station serves residents of Derby and Shelton, Connecticut via the Waterbury Branch of the New Haven Line. Located in Derby, Derby-Shelton is the last regular stop on the Waterbury Branch before it joins the Northeast Corridor.
Derbyan Parakeet The Derbyan parakeet, Psittacula derbiana is confined to small pocket of moist evergreen forest in the hills of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Chinese province on its border. The species suffers from poaching for the illegal wildlife trade and fetches a high price in the black market.
Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) Derbyshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.
Derbyshire Constabulary Derbyshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the county of Derbyshire, England. The force covers an area of over 1,000 square miles with a population of just under one million.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire. Its limited overs team is called the Derbyshire Phantoms.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2005 In the 2005 English cricket season Derbyshire County Cricket Club played in Division Two of both the County Championship and totesport League. They started the season favourites to finish plum bottom of the County Championship, and so they did - failing to win any of their first 15 games, before finally defeating Somerset to break their duck in the wins column.
Derbyshire Football Association The Derbyshire Football Association, simply known as the Derbyshire FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Derbyshire, England. The Derbyshire FA runs a number of cups at different levels for teams all across Derbyshire.
Derbyshire Mining Museum The Mining Museum is located at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. The museum has a mockup of a lead mine in which children may safely experience and explore how the miners, and in particular how children were used in this dangerous aspect of our industrial past.
Derbyshire Village Mission Derbyshire Village Mission, founded in 1916, aims to share the message of Jesus with the people of Derbyshire. It tries to work in conjunction with as many church denominations as possible, to provide services at very low costs.
Dercongal Abbey Dercongal Abbey (or Holywood Abbey) was a Premonstratensian monastic community located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The date of its foundation is not known, but it was certainly in existence as a Premonstratensian monastic community by 1225.
Derde The derde is the title held by the highest religious and political authority among the Toubou Teda of the Tibesti, in north-western Chad. He is elected among the three most prominent families of the Tomagra clan, and at the death of the derde the title never passes to the son of the deceased, but to a member of the other two families.
Dere Street Dere Street or Deere Street, (latterly Via Regia in Scotland) was a Roman Road between York and Scotland. It still exists in the form of the route of many major roads, including the A1 and A68 just north of Corbridge.
Deree College Deree College along with the Junior College and the Pierce College constitute the American College of Greece. Deree College is located the main college campus, situated in the northeastern Athenian suburb of Aghia Paraskevi.
Deregulation Deregulation is the process by which governments remove, reduce, or simplify restrictions on business and individuals in order to (in theory) encourage the efficient operation of markets. The stated rationale for deregulation is often that fewer and simpler regulations will lead to a raised level of competitiveness, therefore higher productivity, more efficiency and lower prices overall.
Derech Hashem Derech Hashem (The "Way of God"), written in the 1730s, is a philosophical classic text systematizing the basic principles of Jewish belief regarding the existence of God, God's purpose in Creation, and the logical consequence of other concepts in Judaism, by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, the author of the well-known Mesillat Yesharim.
Derech HaTorah Derech HaTorah is an excellent elementary school located in Rochester, New York that is dedicated to the learnings of [Orthodox Judaism] with a fully approved New York State general studies curriculum. It enrolls students from kindergarten through 8th grade.
Derecho A derecho is a widespread and long-lived, violent convectively induced windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms usually taking the form of a bow echo. Derechos are usually not associated with a cold front, but a stationary front within a highly buoyant, warm airmass.
Derek and Clive Derek and Clive are controversial cult characters created by double act Dudley Moore and Peter Cook respectively on the records Derek and Clive (Live), 1976; Derek and Clive Come Again, 1977 and Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam, 1978 and a film documentary, Derek and Clive Get the Horn, 1979. The characters are seen as more foul-mouthed extensions of their earlier characters Pete and Dud.
Derek and Clive (Live) Derek and Clive (Live) is a comedy record recorded by Peter Cook (Clive) and Dudley Moore (Derek) as a private joke between the two of them at the Electric Lady Studios, as a way of easing the tension of their 1973 Broadway show Good Evening. Originally, The record was never intended for release, but when bootleg copies of the recordings proved popular, Cook decided there was money to be made and, padding the record out with live material recorded at The Bottom Line, the album was released in 1976.
Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam is the third and final recording made by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore of their characters Derek and Clive. The record is difficult to listen to in places as it also charts the breakup of their partnership.
Derek and Clive Get the Horn Derek and Clive Get The Horn is a 1979 documentary that chronicles the recording of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's 1978 comedy album Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam, their third and final outing featuring their controversial alter-egos Derek and Clive, two foul-mouthed lavatory attendants who banter at length about their surreal day-to-day existences.
Derek Acorah Derek Acorah is the stage name of Derek Johnson (born January 27, 1950). He is a popular but controversial English cable and satellite television personality, who has come to fame as a purported "psychic medium" (a person who claims to be able to talk to the dead).
Derek Almstead Derek Griffin Almstead is an American musician/engineer closely tied to the Elephant 6 Collective. Born on August 23, 1974 in Lexington, Virginia, he spent his childhood in Tishamingo, Oklahoma, and later Manassas, Virginia.
Derek Anthony Seagrim Derek Anthony Seagrim (24 September 1903-6 April 1943) was an English 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. Brother to Hugh Seagrim.
Derek Armstrong Derek Armstrong (Born April 23 1973 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian Professional Hockey Centerman in the National Hockey League who has played for the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings.
Derek Bell (baseball player) Derek Nathaniel Bell (born December 11, 1968 in Tampa, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball player. Primarily a right fielder and center fielder, Bell batted from the right side and threw with his right hand.
Derek Bentley Derek William Bentley (30 June, 1933 – 28 January, 1953) was hanged at the age of 19 for a murder committed by a friend, creating a cause célèbre and leading to a 45-year long successful campaign to win him a posthumous pardon.
Derek Bermel Derek Bermel (b. New York 1967) is an American composer, clarinetist and conductor whose music incorporates various facets of world music, funk and jazz into traditionally classical performing forces and ensembles.
Derek Bickerton Derek Bickerton (born March 25, 1926) is a linguist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. Based on his work in creole languages in Guyana and Hawaii, he has proposed that the features of creoles provide powerful insights into the development of language both by individuals and as a feature of the human species.
Derek Bourgeois Derek Bourgeois (born Kingston on Thames, 1941) is an English composer. Educated at Cambridge University (honours degree and doctorate), he spent 2 years at the Royal College of Music studying composition with Herbert Howells and conducting with Sir Adrian Boult.
Derek Briggs Derek Briggs is an Irish paleontologist based at Yale University, USA. Whilst at Cambridge University, he worked on the fossils of the Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia, along with Harry Blackmore Whittington and Simon Conway Morris.
Derek Brockway Derek Brockway (born 1967) is a Welsh Weather Forecasting director at BBC Wales. As well as preparing and presenting the lunchtime and nightly TV forecasts for BBC Wales Today, Derek also presents weather bulletins for BBC Radio Wales.
Derek Brownlee Derek Brownlee is the Finance and Public Service Reform spokesman of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, and a member of the party's Shadow Cabinet. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South of Scotland Region since 2005.
Derek Clark Derek Roland Clark (born October 10, 1933 in Bristol) is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands region. He was first elected in 2004, and is a member of the United Kingdom Independence Party.
Derek Clayton Derek Clayton (born November 17, 1942) was an Australian long-distance runner, born in Lancashire, England and raised in Northern Ireland. He set the world best for the marathon in the Fukuoka Marathon, Japan on December 3, 1967 in 2:09:36.
Derek Denny-Brown Derek Brown, a software developer formerly with the Microsoft Corporation, is credited with the development of both the MSXML XML processing engine, as well as the XMLHTTP ActiveX Control, providing functionality which has since been followed up by the Mozilla Foundation, AppleMac-Safari, and Opera, and has become the basis of a recent draft proposal by the W3C to standardize against.
Derek Denton Emeritus Professor Derek Denton (born May 27, 1924) is an Australian scentist renowned for his research exploring the nature of consciousness in animals. His most recent book is entitled "The Primordial Emotions: The Dawning of Consciousness".
Derek Dooley Derek Dooley, MBE (born 13 December 1929 in Pitsmoor, Sheffield) was an English football player, manager and chairman, and is a legend in Sheffield where he has occupied all of his roles. He is respected by both Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United supporters alike.
Derek Draper Derek Draper was a New Labour insider and lobbyist who was at the centre of a scandal about political lobbying known as "Lobbygate", the "Cash for Access" scandal, or "Drapergate".
Derek Drymon Derek Drymon (born 1965 in Jefferson, New Jersey, USA) is an American writer & storyboard artist. He has worked on numerous Nickelodeon cartoon productions of the 1990s and 2000s, the most popular show being SpongeBob SquarePants.
Derek Ezra, Baron Ezra Derek Ezra, Baron Ezra MBE (born 23 February 1919) is a Liberal Democrat life peer in the United Kingdom House of Lords and former chairman of the National Coal Board. He is the Liberal Democrats' Spokesman for Energy Matters.
Derek Fazackerley Derek Fazackerley is a former defender, famous for his time with Blackburn Rovers, where he is the player who has played the most games for the club in their history. He became a coach, and has coached at several clubs, including Bury F.
Derek Ferguson Derek Ferguson (born 31 July 1967, in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer who is currently assistant manager of Stranraer. A creative midfielder best remembered for his time with Rangers and Heart of Midlothian, he made two appearances for the Scottish national side.
Derek Forbes Derek Forbes was the bassist for Simple Minds from the album "Life in a Day" through to their megahit, "Don't You Forget About Me". His departure from the band was due, apparently, to differences in attitude with some of the band's other members.
Derek Grant Derek Grant (born April 24, 1977) is the current drummer for punk band Alkaline Trio, where he replaced Mike Felumlee. He has previously been a member of The Suicide Machines, Telegraph, Gyga, Thoughts of Ionesco, Remainder, Walls of Jericho, and Broken Spoke, a side band with Royce Nunley and Jay Navarro.
Derek Gregory Derek Gregory (March 1, 1951) is an influential British geographer from the United Kingdom. He is currently professor of geography at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, having previously worked at Cambridge University.
Derek Griffiths Derek Griffiths (born Woking, July 15, 1946) was a star of numerous children's television programmes in the 1960s to 1980s and more recently has played parts in TV drama. He is fondly remembered by many a generation of ex-children, not least for his remarkable musical talents.
Derek Grimm William Derek Grimm (born August 3 1974, in Peoria, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player. A 6'9" forward from the University of Missouri, Grimm was never drafted by an NBA team but did manage to play for the Sacramento Kings during the 1997-98 NBA season.
Derek Harper Derek Ricardo Harper (born October 13 1961 in Elberton, Georgia) is a former professional basketball player from the University of Illinois, who spent 16 seasons as a point guard in the National Basketball Association with the Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers.
Derek Hartley Derek Hartley (born on October 28, 1969) is an American talk show host of the Derek and Romaine Show, a talk radio show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Sirius OutQ channel. The show has a national audience with a potential reach of 6,000,000 listeners.
Derek Hockridge Derek Hockridge is lecturer and expert in French society and culture, and the co-translator along with Anthea Bell of the world famous Asterix comic books, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo.
Derek Holland Derek Holland is a figure on the European far-right. Initially a member of the National Front, Holland became one of the leading lights on the Political Soldier wing of the party when his pamphlet The Political Soldier was published in 1984.
Derek Jacobi Sir Derek George Jacobi, CBE () (born 22 October, 1938) is an English actor and director, knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre. He is the second actor to hold two knighthoods, Danish and English (Sir Laurence Olivier was the other).
Derek Johnstone Derek Johnstone (born November 4, 1953 in Dundee) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played mainly for Rangers. He also had a spell at Chelsea and a brief spell in management with Partick Thistle.
Derek Joslin Derek Joslin (born March 17, 1987 in Richmond Hill, Ontario) is a junior ice hockey player, currently playing for the Ottawa 67's in the OHL. Joslin was drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 5th round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
Derek Kirk Kim Derek Kirk Kim is a cartoonist living in the San Francisco Bay area of California. He won both major industry awards in 2004, the Eisner and the Harvey, for his debut graphic novel Same Difference and Other Stories, which was originally serialized on his website Lowbright (formerly known as "Small Stories").
Derek Lamb Derek Lamb (1936- 2005) was an Academy Award-winning animation filmmaker and producer. While serving as Executive Producer of the National Film Board of Canada's English Animation Studio from 1976 to 1982, he produced the Oscar-winner Special Delivery, directed by John Weldon and Eunice Macaulay, and produced and scripted Eugene Fedorenko's Every Child.
Derek Laud Derek George Henry Laud (born August 9, 1964, in Battersea, London) is a British political lobbyist and former Conservative parliamentary candidate, who achieved celebrity status during his run as a contestant in the sixth (2005) series of the UK Big Brother TV show.
Derek Lee Rock Derek Lee Smith (born June 29, 1984), more commonly known as Derek Lee Rock, is the drummer of the third-wave ska band Suburban Legends. Derek joined the band August 7, 2000 and has toured the country numerous times, apprearing with such acts as Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger, and Fall Out Boy.
Derek MacKenzie Derek MacKenzie (June 11, 1981 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the National Hockey League's Atlanta Thrashers. He was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
Derek Malcolm Derek Malcolm (born 1932) is a British film critic and historian, educated at Eton College. He worked for several decades as a film critic for the The Guardian, having previously been an amateur jockey and the paper's first horse racing correspondent.
Derek McBain Derek McBain (June 4, 1969 - September 9, 2006) was a renowned Australian sheep shearer, who many have considered to be the best in the history of the sport. He was born to a middle-class family in Footscray, Victoria, until his family moved to a rural town called LGR when he was 7 years old.
Derek McCulloch Derek Ivor Breashur McCulloch OBE (18 November, 1897 - 1 June, 1967) was a BBC Radio presenter and producer, who is best remembered as "Uncle Mac" in Children's Favourites and Children's Hour and for playing 'Larry the Lamb' in Toytown.
Derek Meddings Derek Meddings (15 January 1931–10 September 1995) was a British television and cinema special effects expert, initially noted for his work on the "Supermarionation" television puppet series produced by Gerry Anderson.
Derek Moore-Brabazon, 2nd Baron Brabazon of Tara Derek Charles Moore-Brabazon, 2nd Baron Brabazon of Tara CBE (24 December 1910-11 December 1974) succeeded the title Baron Brabazon of Tara in 1964 with the death of his father, John Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara, carrying it for just ten years until his death in 1974.
Derek Mount Derek Mount (also known as Chap Stique) is the guitarist for the Christian rock band Family Force 5. He was an additional guitarist for the band on their first album, Business Up Front/Party In The Back, but became a full-time member after one of the band's guitarists (20 Cent, real name Brad Allen) left after recording the album.
Derek Nally Derek Nally (born December 4, 1936) was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1997 Irish presidential election, the only man to stand in that election. A retired Garda and victims' rights campaigner, he received the nominations of five county councils.
Derek Neikirk Derrick Neikirk , born September 5 1974 in Phoenix, Arizona, is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment, and appears in its developmental territory Deep South Wrestling, LLC as well as on the ECW brand.
Derek Nimmo Derek Robert Nimmo (September 19, 1930 – February 24, 1999) was an English character actor. He was a legend of British comedy, who was particularly associated with upper-class "silly-ass" roles, and clerical roles.
Derek O'Brien Derek O'Brien (1962/3-) is a drummer and producer who has been involved with many bands and projects throughout his career. He is arguably most famous for having been the first consistent drummer for Social Distortion from 1981-1984.
Derek Oulton Sir (Antony) Derek Maxwell Oulton, MA PhD GCB QC Barrister-at-Law Gray’s Inn, a retired British senior civil servant, was Permanent Secretary of the Lord Chancellor's Department and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, United Kingdom, 1982-1989.
Deramaxx Deramaxx is Novartis's brand name for deracoxib, a coxib-class anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), generally prescribed for the control of chronic osteoarthritis (OA) pain in dogs. It is sold in tablets, which have added beefy flavor to increase palatability for dogs.
Deranged (wrestler) Deranged is the ring name of a professional wrestler who has worked for many American promotions including Ring of Honor, Combat Zone Wrestling, and Jersey All Pro Wrestling. He is well known for being a member of the Special K stable in ROH and currently works for JAPW, where he is a former Light Heavyweight champion.
Derating Derating is the technique employed in power electrical and electronic devices wherein the devices are operated at less than their rated maximum power dissipation taking into consideration the case/body temperature, ambient temperature and the type of cooling mechanism used.
Derawal Derawals are a community of people who originated from the Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan region which is now in Pakistan. This region includes the districts of Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Ismail Khan, Tank and Rajanpur.
Derawali Derawali is an Indo-European language spoken in western parts of Punjab, Pakistan; it is a dialect of Saraiki (western Punjabi) language. Derawali speaking Hindus (Derawal) migrated to India in 1947 and have dispersed all over north India.
Derawan Islands The Derawan Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Derawan) are in Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia covering Derawan, Sangalaki, Kakaban, Maratua, Panjang, and Samama Island as well as several submerged reefs and small islets, are located in the Sulawesi Sea, on the coastal shelf of East Kalimantan (2°17'N - 113°13'E).
Derazhnia Derazhnia (; ; also Derazhnya) is a city and railway station in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. Derazhnia is situated along the banks of the Vovk River (meaning wolf in Ukrainian), 42 km east from the regional center Khmelnytskyi.
Derbent Derbent (; Avar: Дербенд; Azeri: Dərbənd; Persian: دربند, Darband) is a city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is the southernmost city in Russia, and it is the second most important city of Dagestan.
Derbfine The derbfine was an Irish agnatic kinship group defined in the law tracts of the eighth century. Its principle purpose was as an institution of property inheritance, with property redistributed on the death of a member to those remaining members of the derbfine.
Derby (horse race) A derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dÉ‘ËbÉŞ/) is a type of horse race, named after the Epsom Derby, still run at Epsom racecourse in England. It was in turn named for Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, who inaugurated the race in 1780.
Derby (UK Parliament constituency) Derby is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950.
Derby Braves The Derby Braves are a member of the British Collegiate American Football League (BCAFL)'s Northern Conference-Central Division. The Braves have yet to become a consistent contender in the BCAFL, and are still seeking their first playoff appearance.
Derby Canal The Derby Canal ran 14 miles (23 km) from the Trent and Mersey Canal at Swarkestone to Derby and Little Eaton, and to the Erewash Canal at Sandiacre, Derbyshire, England. The canal gained its Act of Parliament in 1793 and was fully completed in 1796.
Derby County Baseball Club The Derby County Baseball Club was a baseball club in Great Britain that played baseball until 1898 when football become the dominant sport in that region. To the British gentleman, baseball was an awkward sport that was the direct descendant of cricket, a game that rivaled with golf in popularity at that time.
Derby della Capitale The Derby della Capitale, known in English as the Rome Derby is a twice yearly football match between Lazio and Roma in their Stadio Olimpico. Like other local derbies it is more intense and personal than most matches.
Derby du Nord The Derby du Nord (French for Northern Derby) is a football rivalry between RC Lens and Lille OSC, two of northern France's best clubs. Nowadays the matches, which can get pretty heated, have gained more importance as they may determine berths in continental competitions.
Derby Downs Derby Downs, in Akron, Ohio, has been the home track of the All American Soap Box Derby since it was built as a WPA project in the late 1930s. The three-lane asphalt track starts near the top of George Washington Boulevard and drops in a straight line down the wooded hill in the shadow of the Rubber Bowl, ending under final approach for runway 27 of Akron Fulton International Airport.
Derby Friargate railway station Derby Friargate Station was the main station in Derby on the Derby Friargate Line, or more accurately the Great Northern Railway. Today little remains of the station except Andrew Handyside & Co's impressive bridge over Friargate, although a careful observation of the area where the pretty station once stood, will reveal other interesting details.
Derby Gaol The term Derby Gaol historically refers to the five gaols in Derby, England. Today, the term usually refers to one of two tourist attractions, the gaol which stood on Friar Gate from 1756 to 1846 and the cells of which still exist and are open to the public as a museum, and the 1846 to 1929 Vernon Street Prison whose impressive frontage can still be seen today.
Derby High School, Greater Manchester Derby High School or "The Derby" as it is known locally, is a secondary school, located on Radcliffe Road, Bury. It opened in September 1959 as the Derby Grammar School, for the education of children who passed the Eleven Plus examination.
Derby Italiano The Derby Italiano is a Group 1 flat horse race in Italy for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) at the Capannelle Racecourse, Rome in May.
Derby Midland railway station Derby Midland Station (often called Derby Station) is a main line railway station serving the city of Derby in England. Owned by Network Rail and managed by the Midland Mainline train operating company, the station is also used by Central Trains and Virgin Trains services.
Derby Owners Club Derby Owners Club is a horse racing simulation arcade game made by Hitmaker and Sega. The format of the game is a player uses one of several consoles (called satellites) at the arcade to train horses, and then races them against 11 other computer AI horses or any number of other players (up to between 3-7 others, depending on location and format used) on tracks and G-1 races.
Derby plague of 1665 During the Great Plague of 1665 the area of Derby, England fell victim to the bubonic plague, with many deaths. Some areas of Derby still carry names that record the 1665 visitation, Blagreaves Lane was Black Graves while Dead Man's Lane speaks for itself.
Derby Scheme The Derby Scheme was a voluntary recruitment policy in Britain created in 1915 by Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby. The concept behind The Derby Scheme was that men who voluntarily registered their name would only be called upon for service when necessary.
Derby Storm Derby Storm are a former British Basketball League franchise from the city of Derby, Derbyshire. Founded in 1984 as the Derby Turbos later changed to Derby Rams in 1985, the team was a founder member of the franchise based, professional BBL when it was set up in 1987.
Derby Summer House The Derby Summer House, also known as the McIntire Tea-house, is a summer house designed in 1793 by architect Samuel McIntire, now located on the grounds of the Glen Magna Farms, Danvers, Massachusetts. Since 1958 it has been owned by the Danvers Historical Society.
Derby Trial The Derby Trial is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Churchill Downs at the end of April, one week before the Kentucky Derby. An ungraded stakes with a purse of $100,000, it's open to three year olds willing to race one mile on the dirt.
Derby-Shelton (Metro-North station) The Derby-Shelton Metro-North Railroad station serves residents of Derby and Shelton, Connecticut via the Waterbury Branch of the New Haven Line. Located in Derby, Derby-Shelton is the last regular stop on the Waterbury Branch before it joins the Northeast Corridor.
Derbyan Parakeet The Derbyan parakeet, Psittacula derbiana is confined to small pocket of moist evergreen forest in the hills of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Chinese province on its border. The species suffers from poaching for the illegal wildlife trade and fetches a high price in the black market.
Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) Derbyshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.
Derbyshire Constabulary Derbyshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the county of Derbyshire, England. The force covers an area of over 1,000 square miles with a population of just under one million.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire. Its limited overs team is called the Derbyshire Phantoms.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2005 In the 2005 English cricket season Derbyshire County Cricket Club played in Division Two of both the County Championship and totesport League. They started the season favourites to finish plum bottom of the County Championship, and so they did - failing to win any of their first 15 games, before finally defeating Somerset to break their duck in the wins column.
Derbyshire Football Association The Derbyshire Football Association, simply known as the Derbyshire FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Derbyshire, England. The Derbyshire FA runs a number of cups at different levels for teams all across Derbyshire.
Derbyshire Mining Museum The Mining Museum is located at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. The museum has a mockup of a lead mine in which children may safely experience and explore how the miners, and in particular how children were used in this dangerous aspect of our industrial past.
Derbyshire Village Mission Derbyshire Village Mission, founded in 1916, aims to share the message of Jesus with the people of Derbyshire. It tries to work in conjunction with as many church denominations as possible, to provide services at very low costs.
Dercongal Abbey Dercongal Abbey (or Holywood Abbey) was a Premonstratensian monastic community located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The date of its foundation is not known, but it was certainly in existence as a Premonstratensian monastic community by 1225.
Derde The derde is the title held by the highest religious and political authority among the Toubou Teda of the Tibesti, in north-western Chad. He is elected among the three most prominent families of the Tomagra clan, and at the death of the derde the title never passes to the son of the deceased, but to a member of the other two families.
Dere Street Dere Street or Deere Street, (latterly Via Regia in Scotland) was a Roman Road between York and Scotland. It still exists in the form of the route of many major roads, including the A1 and A68 just north of Corbridge.
Deree College Deree College along with the Junior College and the Pierce College constitute the American College of Greece. Deree College is located the main college campus, situated in the northeastern Athenian suburb of Aghia Paraskevi.
Deregulation Deregulation is the process by which governments remove, reduce, or simplify restrictions on business and individuals in order to (in theory) encourage the efficient operation of markets. The stated rationale for deregulation is often that fewer and simpler regulations will lead to a raised level of competitiveness, therefore higher productivity, more efficiency and lower prices overall.
Derech Hashem Derech Hashem (The "Way of God"), written in the 1730s, is a philosophical classic text systematizing the basic principles of Jewish belief regarding the existence of God, God's purpose in Creation, and the logical consequence of other concepts in Judaism, by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, the author of the well-known Mesillat Yesharim.
Derech HaTorah Derech HaTorah is an excellent elementary school located in Rochester, New York that is dedicated to the learnings of [Orthodox Judaism] with a fully approved New York State general studies curriculum. It enrolls students from kindergarten through 8th grade.
Derecho A derecho is a widespread and long-lived, violent convectively induced windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms usually taking the form of a bow echo. Derechos are usually not associated with a cold front, but a stationary front within a highly buoyant, warm airmass.
Derek and Clive Derek and Clive are controversial cult characters created by double act Dudley Moore and Peter Cook respectively on the records Derek and Clive (Live), 1976; Derek and Clive Come Again, 1977 and Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam, 1978 and a film documentary, Derek and Clive Get the Horn, 1979. The characters are seen as more foul-mouthed extensions of their earlier characters Pete and Dud.
Derek and Clive (Live) Derek and Clive (Live) is a comedy record recorded by Peter Cook (Clive) and Dudley Moore (Derek) as a private joke between the two of them at the Electric Lady Studios, as a way of easing the tension of their 1973 Broadway show Good Evening. Originally, The record was never intended for release, but when bootleg copies of the recordings proved popular, Cook decided there was money to be made and, padding the record out with live material recorded at The Bottom Line, the album was released in 1976.
Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam is the third and final recording made by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore of their characters Derek and Clive. The record is difficult to listen to in places as it also charts the breakup of their partnership.
Derek and Clive Get the Horn Derek and Clive Get The Horn is a 1979 documentary that chronicles the recording of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's 1978 comedy album Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam, their third and final outing featuring their controversial alter-egos Derek and Clive, two foul-mouthed lavatory attendants who banter at length about their surreal day-to-day existences.
Derek Acorah Derek Acorah is the stage name of Derek Johnson (born January 27, 1950). He is a popular but controversial English cable and satellite television personality, who has come to fame as a purported "psychic medium" (a person who claims to be able to talk to the dead).
Derek Almstead Derek Griffin Almstead is an American musician/engineer closely tied to the Elephant 6 Collective. Born on August 23, 1974 in Lexington, Virginia, he spent his childhood in Tishamingo, Oklahoma, and later Manassas, Virginia.
Derek Anthony Seagrim Derek Anthony Seagrim (24 September 1903-6 April 1943) was an English 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. Brother to Hugh Seagrim.
Derek Armstrong Derek Armstrong (Born April 23 1973 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian Professional Hockey Centerman in the National Hockey League who has played for the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings.
Derek Bell (baseball player) Derek Nathaniel Bell (born December 11, 1968 in Tampa, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball player. Primarily a right fielder and center fielder, Bell batted from the right side and threw with his right hand.
Derek Bentley Derek William Bentley (30 June, 1933 – 28 January, 1953) was hanged at the age of 19 for a murder committed by a friend, creating a cause célèbre and leading to a 45-year long successful campaign to win him a posthumous pardon.
Derek Bermel Derek Bermel (b. New York 1967) is an American composer, clarinetist and conductor whose music incorporates various facets of world music, funk and jazz into traditionally classical performing forces and ensembles.
Derek Bickerton Derek Bickerton (born March 25, 1926) is a linguist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. Based on his work in creole languages in Guyana and Hawaii, he has proposed that the features of creoles provide powerful insights into the development of language both by individuals and as a feature of the human species.
Derek Bourgeois Derek Bourgeois (born Kingston on Thames, 1941) is an English composer. Educated at Cambridge University (honours degree and doctorate), he spent 2 years at the Royal College of Music studying composition with Herbert Howells and conducting with Sir Adrian Boult.
Derek Briggs Derek Briggs is an Irish paleontologist based at Yale University, USA. Whilst at Cambridge University, he worked on the fossils of the Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia, along with Harry Blackmore Whittington and Simon Conway Morris.
Derek Brockway Derek Brockway (born 1967) is a Welsh Weather Forecasting director at BBC Wales. As well as preparing and presenting the lunchtime and nightly TV forecasts for BBC Wales Today, Derek also presents weather bulletins for BBC Radio Wales.
Derek Brownlee Derek Brownlee is the Finance and Public Service Reform spokesman of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, and a member of the party's Shadow Cabinet. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South of Scotland Region since 2005.
Derek Clark Derek Roland Clark (born October 10, 1933 in Bristol) is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands region. He was first elected in 2004, and is a member of the United Kingdom Independence Party.
Derek Clayton Derek Clayton (born November 17, 1942) was an Australian long-distance runner, born in Lancashire, England and raised in Northern Ireland. He set the world best for the marathon in the Fukuoka Marathon, Japan on December 3, 1967 in 2:09:36.
Derek Denny-Brown Derek Brown, a software developer formerly with the Microsoft Corporation, is credited with the development of both the MSXML XML processing engine, as well as the XMLHTTP ActiveX Control, providing functionality which has since been followed up by the Mozilla Foundation, AppleMac-Safari, and Opera, and has become the basis of a recent draft proposal by the W3C to standardize against.
Derek Denton Emeritus Professor Derek Denton (born May 27, 1924) is an Australian scentist renowned for his research exploring the nature of consciousness in animals. His most recent book is entitled "The Primordial Emotions: The Dawning of Consciousness".
Derek Dooley Derek Dooley, MBE (born 13 December 1929 in Pitsmoor, Sheffield) was an English football player, manager and chairman, and is a legend in Sheffield where he has occupied all of his roles. He is respected by both Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United supporters alike.
Derek Draper Derek Draper was a New Labour insider and lobbyist who was at the centre of a scandal about political lobbying known as "Lobbygate", the "Cash for Access" scandal, or "Drapergate".
Derek Drymon Derek Drymon (born 1965 in Jefferson, New Jersey, USA) is an American writer & storyboard artist. He has worked on numerous Nickelodeon cartoon productions of the 1990s and 2000s, the most popular show being SpongeBob SquarePants.
Derek Ezra, Baron Ezra Derek Ezra, Baron Ezra MBE (born 23 February 1919) is a Liberal Democrat life peer in the United Kingdom House of Lords and former chairman of the National Coal Board. He is the Liberal Democrats' Spokesman for Energy Matters.
Derek Fazackerley Derek Fazackerley is a former defender, famous for his time with Blackburn Rovers, where he is the player who has played the most games for the club in their history. He became a coach, and has coached at several clubs, including Bury F.
Derek Ferguson Derek Ferguson (born 31 July 1967, in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer who is currently assistant manager of Stranraer. A creative midfielder best remembered for his time with Rangers and Heart of Midlothian, he made two appearances for the Scottish national side.
Derek Forbes Derek Forbes was the bassist for Simple Minds from the album "Life in a Day" through to their megahit, "Don't You Forget About Me". His departure from the band was due, apparently, to differences in attitude with some of the band's other members.
Derek Grant Derek Grant (born April 24, 1977) is the current drummer for punk band Alkaline Trio, where he replaced Mike Felumlee. He has previously been a member of The Suicide Machines, Telegraph, Gyga, Thoughts of Ionesco, Remainder, Walls of Jericho, and Broken Spoke, a side band with Royce Nunley and Jay Navarro.
Derek Gregory Derek Gregory (March 1, 1951) is an influential British geographer from the United Kingdom. He is currently professor of geography at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, having previously worked at Cambridge University.
Derek Griffiths Derek Griffiths (born Woking, July 15, 1946) was a star of numerous children's television programmes in the 1960s to 1980s and more recently has played parts in TV drama. He is fondly remembered by many a generation of ex-children, not least for his remarkable musical talents.
Derek Grimm William Derek Grimm (born August 3 1974, in Peoria, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player. A 6'9" forward from the University of Missouri, Grimm was never drafted by an NBA team but did manage to play for the Sacramento Kings during the 1997-98 NBA season.
Derek Harper Derek Ricardo Harper (born October 13 1961 in Elberton, Georgia) is a former professional basketball player from the University of Illinois, who spent 16 seasons as a point guard in the National Basketball Association with the Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers.
Derek Hartley Derek Hartley (born on October 28, 1969) is an American talk show host of the Derek and Romaine Show, a talk radio show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Sirius OutQ channel. The show has a national audience with a potential reach of 6,000,000 listeners.
Derek Hockridge Derek Hockridge is lecturer and expert in French society and culture, and the co-translator along with Anthea Bell of the world famous Asterix comic books, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo.
Derek Holland Derek Holland is a figure on the European far-right. Initially a member of the National Front, Holland became one of the leading lights on the Political Soldier wing of the party when his pamphlet The Political Soldier was published in 1984.
Derek Jacobi Sir Derek George Jacobi, CBE () (born 22 October, 1938) is an English actor and director, knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre. He is the second actor to hold two knighthoods, Danish and English (Sir Laurence Olivier was the other).
Derek Johnstone Derek Johnstone (born November 4, 1953 in Dundee) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played mainly for Rangers. He also had a spell at Chelsea and a brief spell in management with Partick Thistle.
Derek Joslin Derek Joslin (born March 17, 1987 in Richmond Hill, Ontario) is a junior ice hockey player, currently playing for the Ottawa 67's in the OHL. Joslin was drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 5th round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
Derek Kirk Kim Derek Kirk Kim is a cartoonist living in the San Francisco Bay area of California. He won both major industry awards in 2004, the Eisner and the Harvey, for his debut graphic novel Same Difference and Other Stories, which was originally serialized on his website Lowbright (formerly known as "Small Stories").
Derek Lamb Derek Lamb (1936- 2005) was an Academy Award-winning animation filmmaker and producer. While serving as Executive Producer of the National Film Board of Canada's English Animation Studio from 1976 to 1982, he produced the Oscar-winner Special Delivery, directed by John Weldon and Eunice Macaulay, and produced and scripted Eugene Fedorenko's Every Child.
Derek Laud Derek George Henry Laud (born August 9, 1964, in Battersea, London) is a British political lobbyist and former Conservative parliamentary candidate, who achieved celebrity status during his run as a contestant in the sixth (2005) series of the UK Big Brother TV show.
Derek Lee Rock Derek Lee Smith (born June 29, 1984), more commonly known as Derek Lee Rock, is the drummer of the third-wave ska band Suburban Legends. Derek joined the band August 7, 2000 and has toured the country numerous times, apprearing with such acts as Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger, and Fall Out Boy.
Derek MacKenzie Derek MacKenzie (June 11, 1981 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the National Hockey League's Atlanta Thrashers. He was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
Derek Malcolm Derek Malcolm (born 1932) is a British film critic and historian, educated at Eton College. He worked for several decades as a film critic for the The Guardian, having previously been an amateur jockey and the paper's first horse racing correspondent.
Derek McBain Derek McBain (June 4, 1969 - September 9, 2006) was a renowned Australian sheep shearer, who many have considered to be the best in the history of the sport. He was born to a middle-class family in Footscray, Victoria, until his family moved to a rural town called LGR when he was 7 years old.
Derek McCulloch Derek Ivor Breashur McCulloch OBE (18 November, 1897 - 1 June, 1967) was a BBC Radio presenter and producer, who is best remembered as "Uncle Mac" in Children's Favourites and Children's Hour and for playing 'Larry the Lamb' in Toytown.
Derek Meddings Derek Meddings (15 January 1931–10 September 1995) was a British television and cinema special effects expert, initially noted for his work on the "Supermarionation" television puppet series produced by Gerry Anderson.
Derek Moore-Brabazon, 2nd Baron Brabazon of Tara Derek Charles Moore-Brabazon, 2nd Baron Brabazon of Tara CBE (24 December 1910-11 December 1974) succeeded the title Baron Brabazon of Tara in 1964 with the death of his father, John Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara, carrying it for just ten years until his death in 1974.
Derek Mount Derek Mount (also known as Chap Stique) is the guitarist for the Christian rock band Family Force 5. He was an additional guitarist for the band on their first album, Business Up Front/Party In The Back, but became a full-time member after one of the band's guitarists (20 Cent, real name Brad Allen) left after recording the album.
Derek Nally Derek Nally (born December 4, 1936) was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1997 Irish presidential election, the only man to stand in that election. A retired Garda and victims' rights campaigner, he received the nominations of five county councils.
Derek Neikirk Derrick Neikirk , born September 5 1974 in Phoenix, Arizona, is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment, and appears in its developmental territory Deep South Wrestling, LLC as well as on the ECW brand.
Derek Nimmo Derek Robert Nimmo (September 19, 1930 – February 24, 1999) was an English character actor. He was a legend of British comedy, who was particularly associated with upper-class "silly-ass" roles, and clerical roles.
Derek O'Brien Derek O'Brien (1962/3-) is a drummer and producer who has been involved with many bands and projects throughout his career. He is arguably most famous for having been the first consistent drummer for Social Distortion from 1981-1984.
Derek Oulton Sir (Antony) Derek Maxwell Oulton, MA PhD GCB QC Barrister-at-Law Gray’s Inn, a retired British senior civil servant, was Permanent Secretary of the Lord Chancellor's Department and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, United Kingdom, 1982-1989.
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