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Derrick Jefferson Derrick Jefferson, born March 10, 1968 as Derrick Lavon Jefferson in Oak Park, MI, is a heavyweight turned boxer. Nicknamed "D Train", Jefferson is best known for his devastating KO of journeyman Maurice Harris, named the 1999 Ring Magazine knockout of the year.
Derrick Jensen Derrick Jensen is an American author and environmental activist who lives in Northern California. He has published several books questioning contemporary society and its values, including A Language Older Than Words and The Culture of Make Believe.
Derrick Johnson Derrick O'Hara Johnson (born November 11, 1982 in Waco, Texas) is an American football linebacker drafted fifteenth overall in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he received the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player and the Dick Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker in 2004.
Derrick Lewis Derrick Lewis (born October 30, 1975 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver currently playing for the Houston Texans of the NFL. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2002 with the New Orleans Saints and spent two years with the Saints before spending two years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Derrick May (baseball player) Derrick Brant May (born July 14, 1968 in Rochester, New York) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1990-94), Milwaukee Brewers (1995), Houston Astros (1995-96), Philadelphia Phillies (1997), Montreal Expos (1998) and Baltimore Orioles (1999). May batted left handed and threw right handed.
Derrick McKey Derrick Wayne McKey (born October 10, 1966 in Meridian, Mississippi) is a former NBA basketball player who played the most part of his career between the small forward and the power forward positions. He attended University of Alabama during three years and was then drafted by the Seattle Supersonics with the ninth overall pick of the 1987 NBA Draft, ahead of, notably, Reggie Miller, Horace Grant and Reggie Lewis.
Derrick Shareef Derrick Shareef, also known as Talib Abu Salam Ibn Shareef, is an accused Islamic terrorist who is charged with trying to trade stereo speakers for handgrenades and a handgun as part of plan to terrorize shoppers at CherryVale Mall in Rockford, Illinois. Last known to reside in Genoa, Illinois, Shareef was arrested by FBI agents in Rockford on 6 December 2006.
Derrick Sherwin Bailey Derrick Sherwin Bailey (1910 - 1984) was a Christian theologian, whose 1955 work Homosexuality and the Western Christian Tradition on homosexuality paved the way for the production of the 1957 Wolfenden Report and for the Parliament of the United Kingdom's decriminalization of homosexuality in England and Wales a decade later.
Derrick Todd Lee Derrick Todd Lee (born in 1968 in St. Francisville, Louisiana, USA), dubbed the Baton Rouge Serial Killer, has been linked by DNA to the deaths of five women in the Baton Rouge and Lafayette areas in Louisiana.
Derrick Vinyard Derrick Vinyard is an American pornographic actor (porn star) who is a Falcon Entertainment exclusive and has appeared in a number of gay porn films. He began his career in 2005 and temporarily retired in early 2006, but his status in the business today is unknown.
Derrida (film) Derrida is a documentary film about the philosopher Jacques Derrida directed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering Kofman and released in 2002. The philosopher, who is often noted for his reluctance to be interviewed, is shown in personal life, among his family, and is interviewed by the documentarians about his thought.
Derringer The term derringer is a genericized misspelling of the last name of Henry Deringer, a famous maker of small pocket pistols in the 1800s. Many copies of the original Philadelphia Deringer pistol were made by other gun makers worldwide, and the name was often misspelled; this misspelling soon became a generic term for any pocket pistol.
Derrington-Francis Derrington-Francis Racing Team was a Formula One constructor from Britain. The team was founded by Stirling Moss' former chief mechanic, Alf Francis, and engine tuner Vic Derrington, who transformed an old ATS Tipo 100 into the new car, named after the teams founders.
Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial The Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial is a Group 2 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for three-year-old thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) at Leopardstown Racecourse in May.
Derro (Dungeons & Dragons) The derro are a fictional species of monstrous humanoids in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. They were first devised for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons First Edition Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth.
Derrty Records Derrty Records is a record label founded in 2004, for specializing in mainly hip hop and R&B music. The founder and CEO of Derrty Records, Paul O'Flaherty (DJ Paulio) producing the success of his debut album, The Revelation Remix.
Derry Derry or Londonderry ( or ), often called the Maiden City, is a city in Northern Ireland. The old walled city of Londonderry lies on the west bank of the River Foyle, and the present city now covers both banks (Cityside to the west and Waterside to the east) and is connected by two bridges.
Derry (Stephen King) Derry, Maine is part of Stephen King's fictional Maine topography, and, like Castle Rock, it has served as the setting for a number of his novels, novellas, and short stories. It first appeared in the short story, "The Bird and the Album" and expanded on in Insomnia.
Derry Area School District The Derry Area School District is one of many school districts under the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The Derry Area School District is located 35 miles east of Pittsburgh, PA.
Derry Gaol Derry Gaol, also known as Londonderry Gaol, refers to one of several gaols (prisons) constructed consecutively in Derry, Northern Ireland. The gaol is notable as a place of incarceration for Irish Republican Army members during the Irish Civil War, and for its numerous executions, seven of which took place between 1820 and 1923.
Derry GAA The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann LĂşthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Dhoire) or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Londonderry. The county board is also responsible for the Derry inter-county football, hurling, camogie and ladies football teams.
Derry Housing Action Committee The Derry Housing Action Committee (DHAC), together with the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) organised the October 5 1968 civil rights demonstration in Derry, whose banning and violent suppression by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) sparked the so-called 'Troubles'. The DHAC was formed in February 1968 by two socialists and four tenants in response to the plight of the homeless and those tenants in the city who suffered under 'Rachmanite' landlords.
Derry Intermediate Football Championship The Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Elk Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the intermediate (second tier) Derry clubs. The winners of the Derry Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Intermediate Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Intermediate Football Club Championship.
Derry Journal The Derry Journal is a newspaper based in Derry, Northern Ireland, serving County Londonderry as well as County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. It is operated by a holding company entitled Local Press Ltd, part of Johnston Press.
Derry Senior Football Championship The Derry Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Elk Derry Senior Football Club Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Derry Clubs. The winners of the Derry Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
Derry Senior Hurling Championship The Derry Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Derry hurling clubs. The winners of the Derry Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.
Derry v. Peek Derry v Peek (1884, House of Lords): the House of Lords determined there was no general duty to use ‘care and skill’ in the context of issuing a prospectus to refrain from making misstatements. The tort of deceit would have been established if the misstatements had been fraudulently made.
Derry-Londonderry name dispute The name of the city and county of Derry or Londonderry in Northern Ireland is the subject of a naming dispute between nationalists (mostly Catholic) and unionists (most of whom are Protestant). Generally, although not always, one will find nationalists calling the city Derry, and unionists referring to it as Londonderry.
Derrygonnelly Derrygonnelly (Irish: Doire Ă“ gConaile) is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Situated beside Lower Lough Erne the village is home to 594 people (at the 2001 Census) and dates back to the Plantation era.
Derrychrin Derrychrin (Irish: Doire Crann; ie Oakwood of the very large tree) is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on the border with County Londonderry in the parish of Ballinderry. Along with Ballylifford, it makes up the parish/area of Ballinderry.
Derryl Cousins Derryl Cousins (born August 18 1946 in Fresno, California) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the American League from 1979 to 1999, and throughout both major leagues since 2000. He has umpired in the World Series in 1988, 1999 and 2005.
Derryn Hinch Derryn Nigel Hinch (born 9 February 1944) in New Plymouth, New Zealand (now an Australian citizen) is an Australian media personality best known for his work on Melbourne radio. He has also been a police reporter, foreign correspondent, newspaper editor, television show host, novelist and vintner.
Derrynaflan Chalice The Derrynaflan Chalice is an 8th or 9th Century chalice, that was found 17 February 1980 near Killenaule in County Tipperary Ireland. The area known as Derrynaflan is an island of pastureland surrounded by bogland, which was the site of an early Irish abbey.
Dershowitz-Finkelstein affair Shortly after the publication of the book The Case for Israel, Norman Finkelstein accused its author, Alan Dershowitz of "fraud, falsification, plagiarism and nonsense", claiming that Dershowitz had plagiarized Joan Peters's controversial book From Time Immemorial. Finkelstein expanded his findings in a book entitled Beyond Chutzpah.
Derudaf Forever The success of the "Rabalderstræde Forever" compilation in 1991 was followed by this live album in 1993. It was Gasolin's third live album, the other two are "Live sådan" and "Live i Skandinavien".
Derung The Derung people (also spelled Drung or Dulong; own name in IPA: [tŋ]; Chinese: 独龙族, Pinyin: Dúlóngzú) are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.
Derunta training camp The Derunta training camp (also transliterated as Darunta) was one of the most infamous of many military training camps affiliated with al Qaeda. It was fifteen miles from Jalalabad, Al-Qaeda's trail of terror, The Guardian, November 18 2001
Derval O'Rourke Derval O'Rourke (born 28 May, 1981, in Cork, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish sprint hurdles athlete. She competes internationally in the 60 and 100 metres hurdles, and is the Irish national record holder in both events.
Dervenakia Dervenakia (the correct form is in the plural) is a small hamlet in the prefecture of Corinth, in the NE Peloponnesus (southern Greece); the name is derived from the Turkish word derven, meaning a mountain pass. Between the 26th and 28th of July, 1822, the nearby pass of that name was defended by the Greek revolutionary leader Theodoros Kolokotronis with some 2,300 irregular troops against the advance of the Turkish general, Mahmout Dramali Pasha, who was moving south with 24,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry.
Derveni (Arcadia), Greece Derveni (Greek, Modern: Δερβένι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older spellings, Dervenio, Dervenion is a village in the municipality of Megalopoli in the southwestern part of the prefecture of Arcadia. It was linked by GR-7/E65 which is now bypassed and the older one became an old highway.
Derveni krater The Derveni krater is a volute-krater (see Typology of Greek Vase Shapes) discovered in 1962 in a tomb at Derveni, not far from Thessaloniki, and conserved at the Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum. Weighing 40 kg, it is composed of a special alloy based on bronze and tin in skilfully chosen amounts, which allows it to display a superb goldenness without using the slightest bit of gold to achieve this.
Derveni papyrus The Derveni papyrus is an ancient Greek papyrus scroll which was found in 1962. It is a philosophical treatise that is an allegorical commentary on an Orphic poem, a theogony concerning the birth of the gods, produced in the circle of the philosopher Anaxagoras, in the second half of the fifth century B.
Dervish (band) Dervish is a Sligo based critically-acclaimed traditional Irish music band formed in 1989. On 14 November 2006, the Irish national broadcaster RTÉ announced that Dervish will perform the Irish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.
Dervish Convoy Operation Dervish was the first of the Arctic Convoys of World War II by which the Western Allies supplied material material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight with Nazi Germany. The Convoy sailed from Hvalfiourdur Iceland on 21 August 1941 and arrived at Archangelsk on 31 August 1941.
Dervish Mehmed Pasha Four different grand viziers of the Ottoman Empire who held office in three different centuries were named Dervish Mehmed Pasha. Their nickname recorded by history, "dervish", points out, for each, to their pious character and background and, principally, in connection with the Mevlevi order.
Dervock Dervock (in Irish: Dairbheog, ie oak plantation) is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about 6 kilometres north east of Ballymoney. It is sited on the banks of the Dervock River, within a triangle of main traffic routes linking Coleraine, Ballycastle and Ballymoney.
Derwent Barracks, Glenorchy Derwent Barracks is an Australian Army barracks in the Hobart suburb of Glenorchy, near the Elwick Racecourse and Hobart Showgrounds. It is the home of several Army Reserve units including 12th/40th Battalion Royal Tasmania Regiment, 16 Field Battery and 2nd Force Support Battalion.
Derwent Edge Derwent Edge is a Millstone grit escarpment that lies above the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire. The millstone grit forms the edge of the high peat moorland plateau on the eastern side of the valley above Ladybower Reservoir, the edges being the last remains of the gritstone which originally covered all of the Peak District, most of which was scraped off by glaciers in the last ice age.
Derwent House, Matlock Derwent House is an historic building in Matlock, England, originally the home of the important Knowles family in the 17th century. The original estate included several buildings surrounding what is now known as Derwent House, including one which is believed to be one of the oldest buildings in Matlock, dating from circa 1670, predated only by the bridge over the River Derwent.
Derwent Reservoir, Derbyshire Derwent Reservoir is one of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley in the north east of Derbyshire, England. The River Derwent flows first through Howden Reservoir, then Derwent Reservoir and finally through Ladybower Reservoir.
Derwent Valley Mills Derwent Valley Mills is a World Heritage Site along the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England, designated in December 2001. The modern factory, or 'mill', system was born here in the 18th century to accommodate the new technology for spinning cotton developed by Richard Arkwright.
Derwent Way Bridge The Derwent Way Bridge is a small road and rail swing bridge over the Annacis Channel of the Fraser River in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The bridge connects the community of Queensborough, part of New Westminster on Lulu Island, to Annacis Island in Delta.
Derwentside Independents Derwentside Independents are a political party in the United Kingdom registered in 2001. It has 15 councillors on Derwentside District Council, making it the largest group on the council after the Labour Party.
Derwin Brown Police Captain Derwin Brown (1954-2000) was the sheriff-elect of the DeKalb County, Georgia Sheriff Department when he was assassinated on the evening of December 15 2000. Brown was a 23-year veteran of the DeKalb Police Department when he was elected to the position of sheriff on a platform of cleaning up the corruption and graft that had historically troubled the DeKalb Police Department.
Derwyn Jones Derwyn Jones (born 14 November 1970 Carmarthen, Wales) is a former professional Welsh rugby union player and Welsh international. A mountain of a player, he is 6 ft 10 inches tall (the tallest Welsh rugby player ever) and weighs well over 20 stone.
Derwyn Shea Derwyn Shea (born 1937 in Hamilton, Ontario) is an Anglican Church of Canada clergyman and a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a municipal politician in the city of Toronto for 12 years, and sat as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999, representing the riding of High Park-Swansea.
Derya Bard Sarıaltın Derya Bard Sarıaltın, born on May 14, 1977 is a Turkish archer. She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain and won bronze medal in women’s individual category and silver medal with the Turkish team.
Derya Büyükuncu Derya Büyükunçu (born July 2, 1976) is a former backstroke and butterfly swimmer from Turkey, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting at 1992. He won the bronze medal in the 100 m Backstroke at the 2000 FINA Short Course World Championships, behind America's Neil Walker and Cuba's Rodolfo Falcon.
Deryck Beyleveld Deryck Beyleveld is founding Director of the Sheffield Institute for Biotechnological Law and Ethics (SIBLE), but has now taken a chair in the Law Dept at the University of Durham. Deryck Beyleveld chose to grow a beard, since under the principle of precautionary reasoning, a well-kept beard is a good sign of the ability to act purposively and therefore (metaphysical limitations aside), places his agency status closer to 1.
Deryck Guyler Deryck Guyler (April 29, 1914 - October 7, 1999) was a versatile English actor, equally at home with comedy and classical/character roles, but best known for his portrayal of officious, short-tempered middle-aged men in sitcoms such as Please Sir! and Sykes.
Deryck Whibley Deryck Jayson Whibley (born March 21, 1980), also known as Bizzy D, is a musician and producer better known for his work as the lead vocalist and songwriter of Canadian pop punk Juno Award winning band Sum 41. He also plays the guitar, drums and keyboard/piano.
Deryni In the fictional universe of the Deryni novels of Katherine Kurtz, the Deryni are a race of humans that possess a variety of psychic and magical abilities. The political, social, and religious conflicts that surround the Deryni, particularly in the Kingdom of Gwynedd, often serve as major plot points throughout the novels.
Deryni Checkmate Deryni Checkmate is a fantasy novel by American-born author Katherine Kurtz. It was first published by Ballantine Books as part of the celebrated Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in May, 1972, and has been reprinted a number of times since.
Deryni novels The Deryni novels are a series of historical fantasy books written by American-born author Katherine Kurtz. The first novel in the series to be published was Deryni Rising in 1970, and the most recent novel in the series, Childe Morgan, was published on December 5, 2006.
Deryni Rising Deryni Rising is a fantasy novel by American-born author Katherine Kurtz. It was first published by Ballantine Books as part of the celebrated Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in August, 1970, and was reprinted at least ten times over the next three decades.
Derzelas Derzelas was a Thracian god of health and human spirit's vitality, also known under the names of Great God Gebeleizis, Derzis or the Thracian Knight. A temple dedicated to Derzelas was built at Histria (Sinoe)[- a Greek colony, on the shore of the Black Sea] in the [[3rd century BC.
Des Booth Desmond James Booth (born 20 July 1920), Australian state politician, and dairy farmer and director of a number of agricultural co-operatives and associations prior to election. He was a Councillor of the Glengallen Shire Council (Southern Queensland) and served with the Australian Imperial Force in New Guinea 1941–1944.
Des Bremner Desmond George Bremner (born 7 September 1952 in Aberchirder, Banffshire) is a Scottish former professional football midfielder. He was a member of Aston Villa's European Cup winning team of 1982 and currently works as the Managing Director of the Professional Footballers Association's Finance Division.
Des Knaben Wunderhorn Des Knaben Wunderhorn (German, lit. The Youth's Magic Horn, referring to a magical device like the cornucopia) is a collection of German folk poems collected (and heavily redacted) by Achim von Arnim and Clemens Brentano, and published in Heidelberg, Germany between 1805 and 1808.
Des Lynam Desmond Michael Lynam (born September 17, 1942 in Ennis, Ireland) is an Irish-born British sports presenter and game show host on British television and radio. He is one of the best known sports broadcasters in the United Kingdom, having hosted television coverage of high profile events for many years.
Des McAnuff Des McAnuff is the Tony award-winning director of such hit Broadway musicals as Big River and The Who's Tommy. He has also produced Tony award-winning revivals of Broadway classics like Guys and Dolls, The Music Man, Into the Woods, 42nd Street, The King and I, and many others.
Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand is a series about the family of Pritam Singh, an NRI who settled in the United Kingdom. The show is largely centred around Pritam's granddaughter Parminder who holds traditional Indian values.
Des Moines Area Community College The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) is a community college in Iowa that offers classes in Ames, Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Des Moines (the Urban Campus), Newton, and West Des Moines (the West Campus). DMACC also offers a wide variety of on-line classes.
Des Moines Art Center The Des Moines Art Center is an art museum with an extensive collection of paintings, sculpture, modern art and mixed media. Artists included in the permanent collection are Edward Hopper, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Francis Bacon, Georgia O’Keeffe, Gerhard Richter,Claes Oldenburg, Mary Cassatt, Auguste Rodin, Grant Wood,Deborah Butterfield, Paul Gauguin, Eva Hesse, Roy Lichtenstein, George Segal,Mark Rothko,and John Singer Sargent.
Des Moines Christian High School Des Moines Christian School opened in 1948 on the campus of First Federated Church in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1980, the school moved to the former Franklin Junior High School building, and in 1983 added ninth grade.
Des Moines metropolitan area The Des Moines metropolitan area, officially known as the Des Moines-West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), consists of five counties in central Iowa: Polk, Dallas, Warren, Madison, and Guthrie. The 2000 census population of these counties was 481,394, and the 2005 estimated population was 522,454.
Des Moines Menace Des Moines Menace are an American soccer team, founded in 1994. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference against teams from Boulder, Kansas City, Sioux Falls, Springfield, St.
Des Moines Oak Leafs The Des Moines Oak Leafs, later known as the Des Moines Capitols, were a professional ice hockey team in Des Moines, Iowa. They were a member of the United States Hockey League from 1961 to 1963 and the International Hockey League from 1963 to 1972 as the Oak Leafs, and in the IHL from 1972 to 1975 as the Capitols.
Des Moines Public Schools The Des Moines Public Schools (The Des Moines Independent Community School District, or DMPS) is the largest public school district in Iowa. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges and the Iowa Department of Education.
Des Moines River The Des Moines River is a tributary river of the Mississippi River, approximately 525 mi (845 km) long to its farther headwaters, in the upper Midwest of the United States. The largest river flowing across the state of Iowa, it rises in southern Minnesota, and flows across the state of Iowa from northwest to southeast, passing from the glaciated plains into the unglaciated hills near the city of Des Moines, which takes its name from the river.
Des Moines University Des Moines University is the United States' second oldest osteopathic medical college and is located in Des Moines, Iowa. It features a College of Osteopathic Medicine, a College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, a physician assistant program, a physical therapy program, a postprofessional physical therapy program, a master of health care administration program, a master of public health program, and certification in gerontology.
Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS) is a college of Des Moines University (DMU) in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The college is one of three colleges making up the University.
Des Mots Qui Sonnent "Des Mots Qui Sonnent" (meaning "Words That Sound") is a song from the Dion Chante Plamondon album by CĂ©line Dion. It was released as the first (but radio only) single on October 14 1991 in Canada.
Des Plaines River Trail The Des Plaines River Trail is a recreational multiuse trail that follows the course of the Des Plaines River through most of Lake and part of Cook County in northeast Illinois. Trail uses include hiking/walking, bicycling, equestrian, and even winter cross country skiing and snowmobiling (conditions permitting).
Des Rangila 'Des Rangila' (Hindi: देस रन्गिला, Urdu: دیس رنگِلا) is an item song from the hit movie Fanaa (film), which was directed by Kunal Kohli, produced by Yash Chopra and starring Aamir Khan & Kajol.
Des Renford Aquatic Centre Des Renford Aquatic Centre, formerly known as Heffron Park Pool, is located in the suburb of Maroubra at the edge of Heffron Park, and caters for the local south-east Sydney community. It consists of a complex of both indoor and outdoor pools, as well as a kiosk and shop.
Des Smith Desmond 'Des' P Smith MA, BA, ACDip was, until his retirement in July 2006 'Headmaster in cash for peerages row is banned from driving', Daily Telegraph, 26 July 2006 , the headteacher at All Saints Catholic School and Technology College, Dagenham.All Saints Catholic School and Technology College, Official site.
Des Voeux Road Des Voeux Road Central (德輔道中) and Des Voeux Road West (德輔道西) are two roads on the north shore of the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. They were named after the 10th Governor of Hong Kong, Sir George William Des Vœux.
Des Warren Des Warren (1937-2004) was a construction worker, trade union activist and - with Ricky Tomlinson - one of the 'Shrewsbury Two' imprisoned for 'conspiracy to intimidate' whilst picketing in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, during 1972.
Des'ree Des'ree (born Desiree Weeks, 30 November 1968 in London, England) was one of Britain's most successful pop/soul vocalists throughout the 1990s. She changed her name from Desiree Weeks because she preferred a two-syllable name.
Desacralization Sacralization is the dedication to religious purpose. Desacralization is the reverse process and occurs when a formerly dedicated religious structure such as a church or religious school is given over for another purpose outside of the particular religious organization which dedicated it for a sacred purpose.
Desafuero of AMLO Desafuero process of Andrés Manuel López Obrador is one of the most famous desafuero processes in recent Mexican history took place during 2004 and 2005. This process was originated by a land owner who sued the Federal District's government on the grounds of improper expropriation of a patch of land called El Encino.
Desai Desai is an Indo-Aryan administrative title derived from the word "Dah Sai" which means ten parts. Desai's were revenue collectors who looked after a region or area on the Ruler's behalf and in return would get ten percent share of revenue.
Desanguination Desanguination refers to a state of being, resulting from a massive loss of blood. The term originates from the word "Sanguine" which indicates a person who is generally optimistic, cheerful, even-tempered, confident, rational, popular, and fun-loving.
Desaparecidos (band) Desaparecidos was an American indie/punk rock side project headed by singer/guitarist Conor Oberst, the frontman of the indie band Bright Eyes. They have also been hailed as the "Saddle Creek supergroup".
Desargues graph In the mathematical field of graph theory, the Desargues graph is a 3-regular graph with 20 vertices and 30 edges, formed as the Levi graph of the Desargues configuration. It is a distance-regular graph, one of only 14 such cubic graphs according to Cubic symmetric graphs (The Foster Census).
Desarrollo Integral de la Familia The Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (DIF) (formally, Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia) is a Mexican public institution of social assistance that focuses on strengthening and developing the welfare of the Mexican families.
Desautels Faculty of Management The Desautels Faculty of Management is one of the constituent faculties of McGill University. Founded in 1920 as the McGill School of Commerce, the faculty offers a range of undergraduate and graduate-level business programs including the Bachelor of Commerce, Master of Business Administration, and Doctor of Philosophy in management degrees.
Desberon The Desberon was an American automobile manufactured from 1901 until 1904. The company initially built steam trucks, and later branched out into making 4hp gas-driven "pleasure carriages" built along "French lines".
Desborough Castle Desborough Castle is an Iron Age hill fort which lies on the southern side of the valley of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which runs through the Chiltern Hills from the river Thames to the Vale of Aylesbury and the Ridgeway.

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