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Dahuk ... Daley, Richard J.

Dahuk city, capital of Dahuk muhafazah (governorate), northern Iraq, lying near the northern end of the Tigris River valley. The area in which it is situated is unsuitable for cultivation but is good for fruit orchards and pasturage. Dahuk has a fruit-canning plant and a textile mill. It was a popular ... Dai hyakkajiten (Japanese: "Great Encyclopaedia"), comprehensive Japanese general encyclopaedia, published in Tokyo. Dai Jin Chinese landscape painter of the Ming dynasty. Dai jiten (Japanese: "Great Dictionary"), dictionary of the Japanese language published in 13 illustrated volumes in Tokyo (1953-54). Dai Zhen Chinese empirical philosopher, considered by many to have been the greatest thinker of the Qing period (1644-1911/12). Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank one of three Japanese banks that merged in 2000 to create the Mizuho Financial Group. Once one of the largest commercial banks in Japan, with branches there and operations in 30 other countries, Dai-Ichi had been established in 1971 through the merger of Dai Ichi Bank Ltd. (founded in 1873) ... Daia Mountains short northeast-southwest mountain range in the High Plateaus (Hauts Plateaux) region of the Atlas Mountains, northern Algeria. It is northwest of the salt lake of Chott El-Chergui and rises to 4,515 feet (1,376 metres) at Mount Tazenaga. The range is composed of terraced limestone plateaus cut by deep ravines and ... Daiei Motion Picture Company leading Japanese motion-picture studio that produced some of the major post-World War II film classics, although most of its releases were directed toward urban teenage audiences. The company was formed in 1942, when the Japanese government consolidated the production studios of Shinko, Daito, and Nikkatsu (Nikkatsu remained as an independent ... Daigak Guksa Korean Buddhist priest who founded the Ch'ont'ae sect of Buddhism. Daigo 60th emperor of Japan. He was unsuccessful in continuing his father's policy of limiting the power of the important Fujiwara family, which dominated the Japanese government from 857 to 1160. Daigo, Go- emperor of Japan (1318-39), whose efforts to overthrow the shogunate and restore the monarchy led to civil war and divided the imperial family into two rival factions. Daikoku in Japanese mythology, one of the Shichi-fuku-jin (Seven Gods of Luck); the god of wealth and guardian of farmers. He is depicted in legend and art as dark-skinned, stout, carrying a wish-granting mallet in his right hand, a bag of precious things slung over his back, and sitting on two ... Daily Express morning newspaper published in London, known for its sensational treatment of news and also for its thorough coverage of international events. The Sunday edition is published as the Sunday Express. Daily Mail morning daily newspaper published in London, long noted for its foreign reporting, it was one of the first British papers to popularize its coverage to appeal to a mass readership. It is the flagship publication of the Daily Mail and General Trust PLC, a London media company incorporated in 1922 ... Daily Telegraph, The daily newspaper published in London and generally accounted, with The Times and The Guardian, as one of Britain's "big three" quality newspapers. Daily Worker newspaper that, under a variety of names, has generally reflected the views of the Communist Party of the United States. Daimbert first archbishop of Pisa, Italy, who, as patriarch of Jerusalem, played a major role in the First Crusade. Daimler AG international automotive company. One of the world's leading car and truck manufacturers, its vehicle brands include Mercedes-Benz, Maybach (luxury automobiles), and Smart (micro hybrid cars). Daimler manufactures commercial vehicles under brands such as Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star, Setra, Thomas Built Buses, Orion, and Fuso. The company is also involved in ... Daimler, Gottlieb German mechanical engineer who was a major figure in the early history of the automotive industry. daimyo any of the largest and most powerful landholding magnates in Japan from about the 10th century until the latter half of the 19th century. The Japanese word daimyo is compounded from dai ("large") and myo (for myoden, or "name-land," meaning "private land"). Daing Parani leader of adventurers from the vicinity of Makasar, Celebes, who spearheaded the political penetration of the Malay Peninsula by the Buginese, a people who came from the southern Celebes seeking trade opportunities. The Buginese were skilled and astute fighting men and were soon drawn into Malay political struggles. Daing Parani ... dairy product milk and any of the foods made from milk, including butter, cheese, ice cream, yogurt, and condensed and dried milk. dairying branch of agriculture that encompasses the breeding, raising, and utilization of dairy animals, primarily cows, for the production of milk and the various dairy products processed from it. dais any raised platform in a room, used primarily for ceremonial purposes. Originally the term referred to a raised portion of the floor at the end of a medieval hall, where the lord of the mansion dined with his family and friends at the high table, apart from the retainers and ... daisy any of several species of garden plants belonging to the family Asteraceae (also called Compositae). The name daisy commonly denotes the oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) and the English, or true, daisy (Bellis perennis). These and other plants called daisies are distinguished by a flower composed of 15 to 30 white ... Daisy Miller novel by Henry James, published in Cornhill Magazine in 1878 and published in book form in 1879. Daito city, Osaka fu (urban prefecture), Honshu, Japan, on the eastern border of Osaka city. Daito extends eastward from the Ikoma Mountains to the Osaka plain on land reclaimed from the lowlands during the 17th and 18th centuries. It was a farming community until the opening of a railway connection to ... Daito Islands islands, Okinawa ken (prefecture), Japan, within the Ryukyu island group in the Pacific Ocean. The Daito Islands lie about 217 miles (350 km) east of Okinawa. North Daito (Kita-Daito) and South Daito (Minami-Daito) islands are the largest of the group and lie close to one another, while the smaller Oki-Daito ... Dajabon town, northwestern Dominican Republic. The town is located along the Dajabon River, just across from Ouanaminthe, Haiti, on the northern slopes of the Cordillera Central (Massif du Nord). It was founded between 1771 and 1776, abandoned during the War of Independence, and resettled after the War of Restoration (1865). In ... Dajjal, ad- (Arabic: "The Deceiver"), in Islamic eschatology, the Antichrist who will come forth before the end of time; after a reign of 40 days or 40 years, he will be destroyed by Christ or the mahdi ("rightly guided one") or both, and the world will submit to God. Ad-Dajjal first appears ... Dajokan council of state of the Japanese imperial government during the Nara and Heian periods (710-857). Following the restoration of imperial power in 1868, the new government's council of state was named after this ancient imperial institution. As reestablished, the Dajokan was subdivided into an executive branch, a legislative branch, and ... Daju languages group of related languages scattered across the Nuba Hills of southern Sudan (including Lagowa, Liguri, and Shatt), western Sudan (including Bego, Geneina, Daju of Darfur [also called Nyala], and Nyalgulgule), and eastern Chad (including Dar Sila and Dar Daju). The Daju languages are classified in the Eastern Sudanic group of ... Dakar capital of Senegal and one of the chief seaports on the western African coast. It is located midway between the mouths of the Gambia and Senegal rivers on the southeastern side of the Cape Verde Peninsula, close to Africa's most westerly point. Dakar's harbour is one of the best in ... Dakar Rally automobile rally race over a route traditionally run through southern Europe and Africa before finishing in Dakar, Seneg. The Dakar Rally, first held in 1978-79, covers up to 15,000 km (9,300 miles) and is considered among the most grueling rally events. In 2009 the Dakar Rally was relocated to South ... Dakhin Shahbazpur Island island located in the Meghna River estuary, south-central Bangladesh. The island, some 43 miles (69 km) long and 10-15 miles (16-24 km) wide, is separated from the Hatia Islands to the east by the Shahbazpur River, which is an arm of the Meghna River delta, and from the mainland to ... dakhma (Avestan: "tower of silence"), Parsi funerary tower erected on a hill for the disposal of the dead according to the Zoroastrian rite. Such towers are about 25 feet (8 m) high, built of brick or stone, and contain gratings on which the corpses are exposed. After vultures have picked the ... Dakin's solution antiseptic solution containing sodium hypochlorite and developed to treat infected wounds. First used during World War I, Dakin's solution was the product of a long search by an English chemist, Henry Drysdale Dakin, and a French surgeon, Alexis Carrel, for an ideal wound antiseptic. Dal River River, southern central Sweden. Formed by two forks, the Oster Dal and Vasster Dal, it flows southeast for some 325 mi (520 km) from the mountains along the Norwegian border into the Gulf of Bothnia. Daladier, Edouard French politician who as premier signed the Munich Pact (Sept. 30, 1938), an agreement that enabled Nazi Germany to take possession of the Sudetenland (a region of Czechoslovakia) without fear of opposition from either Britain or France. Dalai Lama head of the dominant Dge-lugs-pa (Yellow Hat) order of Tibetan Buddhists and, until 1959, both spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet. Dalai Lama XIV title of the Tibetan Buddhist monk Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho (Tenzin Gyatso), the 14th Dalai Lama but the first to become a global figure, largely for his advocacy of Buddhism and of the rights of the people of Tibet. Despite his fame, he dispensed with much of the pomp surrounding his office, describing ... Dalandzadgad town, south-central Mongolia, in the Gobi Desert. It is connected by road to Ulaanbaatar, the national capital, 320 miles (514 km) north-northeast. Local brown and bituminous coal deposits are worked commercially. Industries include cement production. Pop. (2000) 14,050. Dalarna lan (county) and traditional landskap (province), central Sweden. It extends from the Norwegian border in the west nearly to the town of Gavle, on the Gulf of Bothnia in the east. Dalarna county came into being in 1997 when Kopparberg county was renamed; the county capital is Falun. Dalarna province ... Dalberg, Emmerich Joseph von Dalberg, duc de nephew and heir of Karl Theodor von Dalberg, and minister and foreign envoy under Napoleon and Louis XVIII of France. As Baden's envoy in Paris from 1803 he became a close friend of Talleyrand. Entering the French service in 1809, he was made a duke and a privy councillor by ... Dalberg, Karl Theodor von archbishop of Mainz and arch-chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, primate of Germany, and president of the Confederation of the Rhine. A member of an important German noble family, he studied canon law at Gottingen and Heidelberg and entered the church, becoming administrator of the bishopric of Erfurt in 1772. ... Dalby town, southeastern Queensland, Australia. It lies along Myall Creek near the Condamine River. Founded as Myall Creek Station in 1841, it was renamed for Dalby, on the Isle of Man, in the British Isles. It became a town in 1854. Dalby is the commercial centre for the northern Darling Downs, ... Daldry, Stephen English film and theatre director known for his sensitive and nuanced treatments of stories featuring conflicted characters. Dale, Richard American naval officer during the American Revolution. Dale, Sir Henry English physiologist who in 1936 shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with the German pharmacologist Otto Loewi for their discoveries in the chemical transmission of nerve impulses. Dalen, Nils Swedish engineer who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1912 for his invention of the automatic sun valve, or Solventil, which regulates a gaslight source by the action of sunlight, turning it off at dawn and on at dusk or at other periods of darkness. It rapidly came into ... Daley, Richard J. mayor of Chicago from 1955 until his death; he was reelected every fourth year through 1975. Daley was called "the last of the big-city bosses" because of his tight control of Chicago politics through widespread job patronage. He attained great power in national Democratic Party politics.