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The DoubleHappys The DoubleHappys (sometimes spelt Double Happys) were a short-lived but influential rock band based in Dunedin, New Zealand, and part of the Dunedin Sound music wave of the 1980s. The band was comprised of Shayne Carter (previously of Bored Games), Wayne Elsey (previously of Bored Games and The Stones), and John Collie.
The Dove Shack The Dove Shack is G-Funk group from Long Beach, California. Consisting of C-Knight, Bo-Roc and 2Scoops, the group made their debut with the song "This Is The Shack" on Warren G´s album "Regulate...
The Dovells The Dovells were an American music group formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1957, under the name The Brooktones. The members were Arnie Silver, Mark Gordesky, Len Borisoff, Jerry Gross, Mike Freda and Jim Mealey.
The Dover Boys The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall (better known as simply The Dover Boys) is a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions and directed by Chuck Jones. It was released by Warner Bros.
The Dovers The Dovers were an American garage rock/pop band of the mid-1960s. The Dovers are revered by certain rock critics and record collectors as being a prime example of mid-60s folk rock and pop, heavily influenced by the British Invasion and American groups such as The Byrds.
The Downfall of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera The Downfall Of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera is the full-length debut album by Manhattan, New York rapper MF Grimm, released on April 30, 2002 (see 2002 in music) on his own independent label Day By Day Entertainment.
The Downs (Bristol) The Downs are an area of public open limestone downland in Bristol, England. They consist of two separately named parts; Durdham Down to the northeast, and the generally more picturesque and visited Clifton Down to the southwest.
The Downtown The Downtown was a music venue located on 190 Main Street in Farmingdale, New York. The venue opened on December 21, 2001, and quickly became one of the most popular venues on Long Island, so much so that they developed their own line of clothing.
The Downtown Comedy Festival The Downtown Comedy Festival is an annual alternative comedy festival produced in Toronto, Ontario. The first show was held in 2003 and produced by Andy Boorman, Ron Sparks and Fraser Young until 2005, when it was produced only by Sparks and became billed as a "Festival in a Night!
The Draconian Rage The Draconian Rage is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
The Draft (band) The Draft are a band featuring former Hot Water Music members Jason Black, George Rebelo and Chris Wollard. The band also features guitarist Todd Rockhill of Black Cougar Shock Unit, Discount and a host of other Gainesville, Florida based acts.
The Draft (comics) The Draft was a comic book in Marvel's New Universe imprint, detailing the aftermath of the reintroduction of the draft following the destruction of Pittsburgh. The Draft was put into effect on January 28, 1988, and its unstated purpose was to establish a fighting force of soldiers with paranormal abilities.
The Dragon Can't Dance The Dragon Can't Dance is a novel by Trinidadian author Earl Lovelace, set in a slum in Port of Spain. The novel centers around Aldrick Prospect, a man who spends almost the entire year preparing for the annual Trinidad Carnival, where he plays 'dragon'.
The Dragon in the Sea The Dragon in the Sea (also known as Under Pressure from its serialization) is a novel by Frank Herbert. It was first serialized in Astounding magazine December 1955- February 1966, then reworkedand published as a book in 1956.
The Dragon Lives Again The Dragon Lives Again, originally released as Li san jiao wei zhen di yu men and also known as Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, is a martial arts fantasy comedy in which the soul of Bruce Lee (played by Bruce Leung Siu-lung goes to the Underworld. The deceased Lee meets a number of pop-culture icons, including Dracula, James Bond, Zatoichi, Clint Eastwood, The Godfather, The Exorcist, and even 1970s soft-porn character Emmanuelle.
The Dragons (Heathercrest National Service Depot) Regiment The Dragons Regiment is a fictional regiment of the British Army featuring in the film Carry On Sergeant. The regiment serves as a training unit, based at Heathercrest National Service Depot near Leighton Buzzard, for National Servicemen undertaking their 10 weeks of basic training.
The Dragons of Eden The Dragons of Eden, Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence is a Pulitzer prizePulitzer Prize 1978 winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan. In it, he combines the fields of anthropology, evolutionary biology, psychology, and computer science to give a well balanced perspective of how human intelligence evolved.
The Drama The Drama is a quarterly arts magazine founded by publisher Joel Speasmaker in 2000. Each issue of the magazine revolve around a particular theme or topic, and as of August 2006, there were eight issues, six of which were no longer in print.
The Drama of the Lost Disciples The Drama of the Lost Disciples is a 1961 book by George Jowett, a former bodybuilder and fitness instructor, which purports to trace several of Christ's disciples and other associates, including Joseph of Arimathea, St. Paul, St.
The Drapery Falls The Drapery Falls is a promotional single for the Opeth album, Blackwater Park. In order to make the song more reasonable for radio play, it was shortened from the nearly eleven-minute version on Blackwater Park to just over five minutes.
The Drapier's Letters The Drapier's Letters is the collective name for a series of seven pamphlets written by Jonathan Swift in 1724 and 1725 to arouse public opinion in Ireland against the imposition of a privately-minted copper coinage of inferior quality. As the subject was politically sensitive, Swift wrote under the pseudonym M.
The Drayton Court The Drayton Court is a pub in Ealing, west London, owned by the brewery Fullers. It is situated opposite West Ealing (BR) station close to what is known as Stowells Corner which is the junction of Argyle Road and The Avenue.
The Dream Machine The Dream Machine is a 1990 independent thriller, starring Corey Haim, Brittney Lewis and Randall England. The screenplay was written by Eric Hendershot and based on the old urban legend of a wife selling off a Porsche for a suspiciously low price to get revenge on a cheating husband.
The Dream Merchants The Dream Merchants is an American novel written by Harold Robbins and published in 1949. Set in the early 20th century, the book is a "rags-to-riches" story of a penniless young man who goes to Hollywood and builds a great film studio.
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man The Dream of a Ridiculous Man is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky written in 1877. It chronicles the experiences of a man that decided that there was nothing to live for in the world, and therefore was determined to commit suicide.
The Dream of Gerontius The Dream of Gerontius, popularly called just Gerontius, is an oratorio (Opus 38) in two parts composed by Edward Elgar in 1900, to text from the poem by Cardinal Newman. It relates the journey of a pious man's soul from his deathbed to his judgment before God and settling into Purgatory.
The Dream of Gerontius (poem) The Dream of Gerontius is a poem written by John Henry Newman (February 21, 1801 – August 11, 1890) consisting of the prayer of a dying man, and angelic and demonic responses. John Henry Newman, a prominent 19th century scholar and Anglican church leader converted to Roman Catholicism, and was later appointed Cardinal.
The Dream of Scipio The Dream of Scipio is a novel by Iain Pears. It is set in Provence at three different critical moments of Western civilization: the collapse of the Roman Empire in the fifth century, the Black Death in the fourteenth, the Second World War in the twentieth, through which the fortunes of three men are followed:
The Dream Palace of the Arabs The Dream Palace of the Arabs is a book written by Middle Eastern scholar Fouad Ajami. Ajami first describes the history of Lebanon from 1920-1982 through the story of poet Khalil Hawi, who committed suicide following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in June of 1982.
The Dream Seller The Dream Seller is a movie based on the Viva La Bam member and skateboarder Brandon Novak. An autobiography of the same title was confirmed as completed by Brandon Novak early in 2006 on Radio Bam on Sirius Satellite Radio, channel 28, Faction.
The Dream Team (professional wrestling) The Dream Team was a successful WWF tag-team from about 1985 to March 1987 consisting of Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine. On Augest 24, 1985, The Dream Team captured the Tag-Team Titles from Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham in Philadelphia, PA.
The Dreamers (book series) The Dreamers is the title of a fantasy series by David Eddings and his wife Leigh Eddings. The story revolves around four beings known as The Elder Gods residing in the land of Dhrall: Dahlaine of the North, Veltan of the South, Zelana of the West and Aracia of the East.
The Dreamhold The Dreamhold is an interactive fiction game by Andrew Plotkin released in 2004. Its primary purpose is to be a tutorial to IF, and because of that the "core" of the game is relatively easy to finish.
The Dreaming (band) The Dreaming is a rock band in the Hollywood area founded in 2002 by Christopher Hall, former lead singer of the band Stabbing Westward. They frequently play shows at venues such as The Roxy Theatre and Whisky A Go-Go.
The Dreaming (comics) The Dreaming is a fictional place, the domain of Dream of the Endless in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman comic book series. It is the world where people go to dream, and is a vague, shifting realm of symbol, belief, and imagination.
The Dreaming (song) "The Dreaming" is the title song from Kate Bush's fourth studio album The Dreaming and was released a single on 26 July 1982. The original title for this track was The Abo Song and promotional 12" copies were circulated before being recalled.
The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World (1998, ISBN 0-684-82405-1) is a somewhat sardonic overview of the interactions between science fiction and the real world, written by Thomas M. Disch, a noted author in the field.
The Dreamside The Dreamside is a rock band formed in the Netherlands in 1994. Their music is most often described as Darkwave or ethereal Gothic rock, tending to the fairy end of the spectrum, although there are also elements of shoegazing, trip hop and industrial, and even early music.
The Dreamweavers The Dreamweavers were an American vocal septet, formed at the University of Florida by Gene Adkinson (baritone and ukelele) and Wade Buff (lead vocals). Other members included Lee Turner, Eddie Newson, Sally Sanborn, Mary Carr & Mary Rude.
The Dresden Dolls: Live in Paradise The Dresden Dolls hosted a free concert at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston. When a power outage unexpectedly delayed their performance, city streets became a temporary stage for some of the many performers (living statues, stilt-walkers, and fire-breathers) who had come from across the world to entertain audiences.
The Dresser The Dresser is a 1983 film which tells the story of an aging actor's personal assistant, who struggles to keep his charge's life together. It stars Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins, Michael Gough and Edward Fox.
The Drifter (1988 film) The Drifter is a 1988 thriller movie starring Kim Delaney, Timothy Bottoms, Al Shannon, Miles O'Keeffe, and Anna Garduno. The film is about a successful single woman who picks up a mysterious hitchhiker on a deserted road.
The Drinkard Singers "The Drinkard Singers" was a notable gospel family group whose members included Lee Drinkard and Cissy Houston among other relatives. Lee Drinkard was the mother of soul singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick while Cissy was the mother of pop/soul singer Whitney Houston.
The Driving Stupid The Driving Stupid were an American rock group of composed of amateur musicians from New Jersey, who are best remembered for the inclusion of their song Horror Asparagus Stories in Garage Rock compilations such as Pebbles and Garage Beat '66. Although their music is quite unpolished, they are known among Garage Rock collectors for their rarity and for the absurdity of their lyrics.
The Drowned and the Saved The Drowned and the Saved is a book of essays on life in the Nazi Vernichtungslager (extermination camps) by Italian-Jewish author and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi, drawing on his personal experience as an inmate of Auschwitz.
The Drugs Don't Work "The Drugs Don't Work" is a song by the Britpop band The Verve and is featured on their third album, Urban Hymns. It was released on 1 September 1997 as the second single from the album, charting at number 1 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's most successful single in the UK.
The Druid Network The Druid Network is a British druidic (neo-pagan) organization aiming to be a source of information and inspiration about modern Druidic traditions, practices and their histories. It was founded in February 2003 by Emma Restall Orr, a leading voice in British Druidry.
The Drum (Arts Centre) The Drum is an arts centre in the Newtown area of Aston, in Birmingham, England, established as the United Kingdom's national centre for Black British and British Asian arts. Activities include music, drama, spoken word, visual arts, comedy and dance.
The Drumhead "The Drumhead" was the 95th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the 21st episode of the show's fourth season. Guest star Jean Simmons portrays Rear Admiral Norah Satie, a special investigator who visits the Federation Starship USS Enterprise.
The Drumley Walk The first of its kind in Australia, The Drumley Walk is a three day walking pilgrimage honouring one of Queensland's most influential Aborigines, Billy Drumley. It traverses 75km through the Yugambeh language region, following the path Drumley took as he travelled from his home in Beaudesert to visit his sister Jenny Graham, who lived with her extensive clan beside the Nerang River during the early 1900s.
The Dryden Observer The Dryden Observer is a weekly publication based in Dryden, Ontario and was originally established as the Wabigoon Star in 1897. It is currently published by Alex Wilson Coldstream Ltd who acquired the paper in 1940.
The Dualers The Dualers are a busking duo consisting of brothers Si Cranstoun and Tyber Cranstoun from Croydon, in South London, England. They perform a unique blend of ska, soul and reggae both on the streets in South East England, and at their own concerts in clubs and theatres.
The Dub Room Special The Dub Room Special is a film produced by Frank Zappa for direct-to-video release in October, 1982. The video combines footage from a performance on August 27, 1974, a concert performed at The Palladium, NYC on October 31, 1981, some clay animation by Bruce Bickford, and several interviews.
The Dubs - Dublin GAA since the 1940s The Dubs - Dublin GAA since the 1940s is a book written by former Dublin Gaelic footballer and hurler Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin. The book recounts the former glories of Dublin football, including Dublins more prosperous hurling years in the 1940s, 50s and 60s in which Dublin appeared in 6 all-Ireland senior Hurling finals as well as the 1970s and Dublins 3 football All-Irelands.
The Duck Brothers The Duck Brothers is an episode from the popular Cartoon Network show, Courage the Cowardly Dog. In this episode, Courage must save Muriel from two alien duck brothers, who are using their mind control technology to manipulate Muriel into saving their brother from becoming a chef's masterpiece.
The Duck Factory The Duck Factory was a 1984 NBC television series produced by MTM Enterprises that starred a young Jim Carrey. It was about Skip Tarkenton, a new employee of a low-budget animation company called Buddy Winkler Productions.
The Ducky Boys The Ducky Boys are a punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Since forming in 1995 in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, the band has spanned over ten years with two tenures that have led to four full-length albums and over 50 songs.
The Dude of Life Steve Pollak, best known by his stage name The Dude of Life, is a musician and lyricist, who has co-written numerous Phish songs, including "Suzy Greenberg", "Fluffhead", "Slave to the Traffic Light", "Skippy the Wondermouse", and "Dinner and a Movie". Pollak has appeared onstage at Phish concerts numerous times.
The Dudley School The Dudley School was a mixed comprehensive school in Dudley, West Midlands, England. It was founded in 1975 on the merger on the town's two single-sex grammar schools, and was located on the two sites near Dudley town centre.
The Duelist The Duelist (or simply Duelist as it was renamed) was begun in late 1994 a quarterly magazine produced by Wizards of the Coast to accompany the increasingly popular Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It later became a monthly gaming magazine with simply a focus on the collectible card game and trading card game industry.
The Duellists The Duellists (1977) was Ridley Scott's first feature film, based on the Joseph Conrad short story "The Duel". Set during the Napoleonic Wars, it features two French Hussar officers, D'Hubert and Feraud (played by Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel).
The Duhks The Duhks (pronounced like "ducks") are a 5-member Canadian folk-rock-Celtic-old time-bluegrass-contemporary-Latin-French Canadian-gospel (though usually described as folk rock or bluegrass) group. Four of them hail from Winnipeg, Manitoba and the fifth member is from Victoria, British Columbia.
The Duchess of Malfi The Duchess of Malfi is a macabre, tragic play, written by the English dramatist John Webster and first performed in 1614 at the Globe Theatre in London, and published for the first time in 1623. It is loosely based on true events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567).
The Duke (TV series) The Duke was an NBC series with an unusual plot: an artistic boxer suddenly leaves the ring to open up a nightclub. This summer show was run from July 2nd - September 10th, 1954, starring television newcomer Paul Gilbert as the creative boxer, Duke Zenlee.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (or D of E), also popularly known as The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, is an award for personal achievement that can be obtained by anyone aged from 14 to 25, regardless of personal ability. Around 225,000 participants are taking part in the Award programme at any time in the United Kingdom, taking on average around a year.
The Duke of Wellington's Regiment The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (officially, the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. It was formed by the amalgamation in 1881 of the 33rd (formed in 1702) and the 76th Regiments (formed in 1787).
The Duke Spirit The Duke Spirit are an English rock band. Their genre within rock is probably best described as garage rock, although their sound also incorporates elements of blues-rock and the early noise rock and grunge bands of the late 80s and early 90s such as My Bloody Valentine and The Pixies (a band the Duke Spirit has covered).
The Duke Who Outlawed Jelly Beans and Other Stories The Duke Who Outlawed Jelly Beans and Other Stories (Alyson Books, May 1 2004 ISBN 1-55583-847-2) written by Johnny Valentine and illustrated by Lynette Schmidt is a compilation of many modern day fairy tales, which are very inclusive in the family setups of the characters including gay parents. It is in its second edition.
The Duke's Men of Yale The Duke's Men of Yale are an all-male a cappella singing group at Yale University. Basil Duke Henning, the master of Saybrook College, founded "Da Doox" in 1952, and today the ensemble includes between fifteen and twenty underclassmen.
The Dukes of Hazzard (film) The Dukes of Hazzard is a film based on the American television series, The Dukes of Hazzard. Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and released to movie theatres in the USA on August 5 2005, The Dukes of Hazzard depicts the adventures of cousins Bo, Luke, Daisy and their Uncle Jesse as they outfox crooked Hazzard County commissioner Boss Hogg and Sheriff Rosco P.
The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee is a mission based racing (or driving) game released on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles. Return of the General Lee is based on the popular Dukes of Hazzard television show.
The Dukes of Stratosphear The Dukes of Stratosphear was a pseudonym used by the British rock band XTC in the late 1980s. The band released two albums, 25 O'Clock (1985) and Psonic Psunspot (1987), which drew upon influences of 1960s psychedelic music such as the Beatles, Pink Floyd, and the Pretty Things.
The Dunes of "Corrubedo" National Park The Dunes of "Corrubedo" National Park (also: C. Dunar de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán) Is a 4 square miles beach park with large sand dunes and unique wild flora and fauna at the very end of the Barbanza Peninsula in Province of A Coruña in Galicia in north-western Spain.
The Dungeon Master The Dungeon Master: The Disappearance of James Dallas Egbert III is a 1984 nonfiction book written by private investigator William Dear, giving his explanation of the 1979 "steam tunnel incident", which he feels was misrepresented by the news media. The book recounts his experience investigating the 1979 disappearance of James Dallas Egbert III, a student at Michigan State University.
The Dungeon Revealed The Dungeon Revealed is a dungeon crawl computer game created by John Raymonds and published by Woodrose Editions in 1987. Earlier versions of the game titled The Dungeon of Doom were released as shareware, and as a demo for the commercial release, beginning in 1985.
The Dungeonmaster The Dungeonmaster, (originally, Ragewar: The Challenges of Excalibrate), is a 1985 low-budget sci-fi/fantasy movie starring Jeffrey Byron, Richard Moll and Leslie Wing. The movie is produced by Charles Band, and is split up into seven bizarre story segments, each written and directed by a different person: Dave Allen, Charles Band, John Carl Buechler, Steven Ford, Peter Manoogian, Ted Nicolaou, Rosemarie Turko.
The Dunn Thing The Dunn Thing was the band formed by brothers Mike and Frank Dunne after leaving influential Manchester band The Immediates in 1980. That band also featured Andy Connell, later a member of A Certain Ratio before forming Swing Out Sister in 1985.
The Dunphy Show The Dunphy Show, presented by Eamon Dunphy, was a chat show which ran on TV3 in Ireland from September to December 2003. The show was broadcast live from The Helix Theatre at Dublin City University between 21.
The Dupps The Dupps were a professional wrestling tag team during the early days of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, consisting of Bo Dupp and Stan Dupp, and managed by Fluff Dupp. Bo, Stan and Fluff were stereotypical southerners, frequently chewing tobacco and teasing an incestual relationship.
The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Durban Declaration and Programme of Action is Adopted by the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. This conference was held in Durban, South Africa, from 2001-08-31 to 2001-09-08.
The Durham Revue The Durham Revue is an amateur theatrical club in Durham, England, run by the students of Durham University. Critically and commercially successful, the group writes and performs new fast-paced sketch comedy in Durham, the rest of the UK and Ireland, and performs in the world-famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The Dusk Sessions The Dusk Sessions is the debut album released by Australian trip hop band Spook in 2005. A double single was expected to be released from the album in mid September, featuring the tracks "Faster" and "Trouble".
The Dustbinmen The Dustbinmen was a British television sitcom made by Granada Television for ITV, which starred Bryan Pringle, Trevor Bannister, Graham Haberfield and Tim Wylton. The show was a spin-off from a one-off 90-minute TV Movie "There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah" (1968) written by Jack Rosenthal and directed by Michael Apted.
The Dusted Variations The Dusted Variations are a set of songs from the musical project Enigma covered by Rollo Armstrong. It is the sixth disc from Enigma's 15 Years After box set, labeled as a bonus disc and also includes the radio edit of "Hello and Welcome".
The Dwight David Eisenhower Fitness Award The Dwight David Eisenhower Fitness Award is presented to persons in fitness who have demonstrated excellence in achievement through sport fitness development and leadership. Presented since 1988, the award recognizes outstanding contribution to the world of sport.
The Dying Animal The Dying Animal (2001) is a short novel by the US writer Philip Roth (born 1933). It tells the story of a senior literature professor called David Kepesh, who is renowned for a literature critic radio show and is, despite his vast scientific and cultural maturity, finally destroyed by his undeveloped emotional side.
The Dying Days The Dying Days is an original novel written by Lance Parkin and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was last of that range to feature the Doctor — and the only one to feature Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor.
The Dying Night The Dying Night is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. The story first appeared in the July 1956 issue of Fantasy & Science Fiction, and was reprinted in the 1959 collection Nine Tomorrows, the 1968 collection Asimov's Mysteries and the 1973 collection The Best of Isaac Asimov.
The Dynamics of an Asteroid The Dynamics of An Asteroid is a fictional book by Professor James Moriarty, the implacable foe of Sherlock Holmes. The book is described by author Arthur Conan Doyle in The Valley of Fear (written in 1914, but set in 1888) when Sherlock Holmes, speaking of Professor Moriarty, states
The Dynasts The Dynasts is "an epic-drama of the war with Napoleon, in three parts, nineteen acts and one hundred and thirty scenes" by Thomas Hardy, whose parts were published in 1904, 1906 and 1908 respectively. The action is impossible to present on stage due to its elaborate battle-scenes and it is therefore usually counted as a closet drama.
The early years of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (1960-2000) The early years of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (1960-2000) covers the early life of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, who is the current Spanish Prime Minister, in the period from 1960 to 2000, that is, from his birth to his appointment as Secretary General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), when he became a widely known public figure in Spain.
The empire on which the sun never sets "The Empire on which the sun never sets" () was first used of the Spanish Empire in the 16th century, and originates with a remark of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (Charles I of Spain), who declared "in my realm the sun never sets."
The exchange (chess) The exchange in chess refers to a situation in which one player loses a minor piece (bishop or knight) but captures his opponent's rook. The side which wins the rook is said to have "won the exchange," while the other player has "lost the exchange.
The eXile The eXile, founded in 1997, is a Moscow-based English-language biweekly free newspaper, aimed at the city's expatriate community, which combines outrageous content with investigative reporting. The eXile has "a clear editorial position.
The Eagle (novel) The Eagle is the final novel in the Arthurian Cycle by Jack Whyte, which includes A Dream of Eagles (Camulod Chronicles), Clothar The Frank, and a stand alone novel, Uther. The Eagle follows the continuing story of Clothar (Lancelot) from when he meets Arthur Pendragon, to, and possibly after, King Arthur's death.
The Eagle and Child The Eagle and Child is a moderately common pub name. This article refers to The Eagle and Child in St Giles', Oxford, England, which is particularly popular with university students who familiarly and alliteratively refer to it as the Bird and Baby.
The Eagle of the Ninth The Eagle of the Ninth is a historical adventure novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff and published in 1954. Set in Roman Britain in the 130s after the building of Hadrian's Wall, it is the story of a young Roman's search to discover the truth about the disappearance of his father's legion in the north of Britain.
The Eagle Pub The Eagle is one of the larger pubs in Cambridge and serves Greene King beers. Apart from the main bar, it sports a non-smoking room, a beer garden, and the so-called RAF bar with still-extant graffiti of World War II airmen at the back.
The Eagles (UK band) The Eagles were a British music quartet active from 1958 through the mid 1960s. Lead by guitarist Terry Clarke, who used a homebuilt custom instrument, the group included drummer Rod Meacham, bassist Michael Brice, and Johnny Payne on rhythm guitar.
The Eames Era The Eames Era is a Baton Rouge, Louisiana based indie pop quintet founded by New Orleans guitarists Grant Widmer and Ted Joyner. The band started its way in 2002, Grant and Ted's junior year at Louisiana State University, when the two former high school friends enlisted drummer Greg Gauthreaux and bass player Brain Waits to form "The Double Zeros".

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