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Duca
Duca can refer to: a Romanesque title of duke, notably in Italiana family name, notably in Romanian, as in the dynasty of Moldavian voivodes including Gheorghe Duca and the minister Ion Duca This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ..
Ducados
The word Ducados has several different meanings. A form of government or region of land referred to as a duchy reign by a Duke ( Duque in Spanish )A form of currency used in old Spain.A brand of cigarettes from Spain. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles assoc..
Ducal Crypt (Vienna)
The Ducal Crypt is a mausoleum under the chancel of the Stephansdom in Vienna. It holds 78 containers with the bodies, hearts, or viscera of 72 members of the Habsburg dynasty. Contents 1 History2 List of persons buried in the Ducal Crypt3 See also4 References History Befo..
Ducal Georgianum
The Ducal Georgianum (German: Herzogliches Georgianum) is a theological seminary of the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich. It was founded in 1494. Pope Benedict XVI studied at the Seminary until 1951. External links http://www.herzoglichesgeorgianum.de/http://www.roehrner.de/georgianum/ ..
Ducal hat
The ducal hat (de: Herzogshut) of the Duchy of Styria is a jagged crown made out of gilded silver. It was probably produced in the 15th century. In 1766, it was refashioned with pearls and enameled. It was kept in Vienna until 1790, when the Styrian Estates asked it to be returned. In the 19th centu..
Ducal Palace
Ducal Palace (Italian: Palazzo Ducale) may refer to a number of buildings in Italy and other countries: Italy AtinaCastiglione del LagoColornoGenoaGubbioLuccaMantuaMassaModenaParma (Palazzo della Pilotta)PesaroReggio EmiliaSabbionetaSassariSassuoloUrbinoVenice (Doge's Palace) Other countries This..
Ducal Prussia
Royal and Ducal Prussia in the second half of 16th century Ducal Prussia (Polish: ), or the Duchy of Prussia (German: [..
Ducal Serene Highness
Ducal Serene Highness is a style used by members of certain ducal families, such as those of Nassau. ..
Ducarius
Ducarius was a Gallic nobelman that fought for Hannibal at Lake Trasimene and who was said to have slain the Roman commander Gaius Flaminius. ..
Ducasse
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Ducat
The ducat (IPA /ˈdʌkət/) is a gold coin that was used as a trade currency throughout Europe before World War I. Its weight is 3.494 grams which is 0.1125 troy ounce and of .986 pure gold, having a metal value of about € 43.82 as of October 2005. However, the value of gold is currently fluctuati..
Ducati 888
The Ducati 888 motorcycle was the upgrade of the Ducati 851, which had introduced liquid cooling, computerized fuel injection and four-valve heads to the company's legendary two cylinder motors. In 1991 Ducati increased the capacity of the 851 to 888cc, a further evolution of the Desmoquattro valve..
Ducati 916
Ducati 916 Monoposto (1994) The Ducati 916 and its upgraded brothers are sports motorcycles manufactured by Ducati. Whilst it lacked the outright power levels of the Japanese inline four-cylinder opposition, its excellent handling and broad spread of torque more or less made up for the defici..
Ducati 996
The Ducati 916 was a great success but was soon out of date against competing bikes such as Honda’s Firestorm, Suzuki’s TL1000S and Aprilia’s RSV Mille. This meant that the 916 needed a massive overhaul. The result of this was the 996. This was an easy job since the 916SPS had been a 996 des..
Ducati 998
The Ducati 998, an upgraded version of the Ducati 996, only lasted for one season in 2002. It featured a combination of items dragged from parts bin of higher specification versions of the 996 onto the basic SP model, plus the Testastretta engine across all models. There were some chassis and aerody..
Ducati 999
The Ducati 999 is the replacement for the Ducati 916, Ducati 996 and the Ducati 998 range. How do you replace an Icon? For Ducati, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer worshipped by racers and riders all over the world, the answer was - start from scratch! Ducati decided to produce a successor to ..
Ducati Desmosedici
The Ducati Desmosedici is a four-cylinder, 16-valve engine MotoGP racing motorcycle Contents 1 Background1.1 Season ..
Ducati Monster
Modified S4R Monster The Ducati Monster (Il Mostro in Italian) is a motorcycle designed by Miguel Angel Galluzzi and produced by Ducati in Bologna, Italy since 1993. Its introduction marked the beginning of the naked bike movement, which is characterized by a fully exposed engine and frame. ..
Ducati Motor Holding
Ducati logo all black Ducati Motor Holding (NYSE: [DMH]) is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer located in Bologna. Ducati motorcycles have long been known for their excellence in design and performance. From the first post-war bicycle-like low-displacement motorbikes Ducati has grow..
Ducati Paso
The Ducati Paso was introduced in 1986 with the slogan "Il nostro passato ha un grande futuro" (Our past has a great future). The name was in honour of racer Renzo Pasolini, nicknamed "Paso", who died on 20 May, 1973 in an accident at the Monza race track during the Grand Prix of Italy. Contents..
Ducati Sogno
The Ducati Sogno was a half-frame 35mm Leica clone camera produced by Ducati Meccanica in the 1950s. ..
Ducati Sporting Club DesmoDue Championship
The [Ducati Sporting Club] DesmoDue Championship is a one-make motorcycle racing series based in the United Kingdom. The series is currently run at [New Era MCC] events throughout the UK. The motorcycles must be based on an air-cooled 2-valve Ducati twin-cylinder engine produced ..
Ducato
Ducato can refer to: the Italian word for a duchy, derived from the Latin ducatusthe former coin ducat, called after the dogal (i.e. 'ducal') state of Venicea family name, and things named after its members, notably Danielducato after the Italian (Sardinian) amateur astronomer Daniela Ducatothe van ..
Ducatus Ultradunensis
Ducatus Ultradunensis (Latin for Transdunian Duchy; Duna is an ancient name of the Daugava River) was the name given to part of Livonia by Zygmunt II August in 1566, after the dissolution of the Livonian Confederation. Covering what is now southern Estonia, and Vidzeme and Latgale in Latvia, it was ..
Duca di Lodi
The title of Conte di Magenta was created on 30 December 1619 for Don Luigi Melzi, of a Milanese patrician family. His descendant Gaspare, eighth Count, married Maria Theresa d'Eril, daughter and heiress of the Marchese de Fuente Sagrada, and their descendants adopted the name Melzi d'Eril. Francesc..
Duccio
Maestà (Madonna with Angels and Saints) (1308-11) Tempera on wood, 214 x 412 cm Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena Duccio di Buoninsegna (c. 1255-1260, Siena - c. 1318-1319, Siena) was the most influential Sienese artist of his time and one of the key figures in the development of Europe..
Ducdame
Ducdame is a nonsense word from a song sung by Jaques in Shakespeare's As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 5. If it do come to pass That any man turn ass, Leaving his wealth and ease, A stubborn will to please, Ducdame, ducdame, ducdame: Here shall he see Gross fools as he, An if he will come to me. Jaques..
Duce
Duce can also mean Dictionary of Uncontemporary English. Duce was an Italian word meaning leader, derived from Latin word dux of the same meaning. As early as 1923, Italian prime minister Benito Mussolini adopted the name Duce (Il Duce), as his de facto title in an attempt to elevate himself to a..
Ducem Barr
Ducem Barr is a fictional character, part of Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series. His father was Onum Barr, a patrician of the empire, and a senator of Siwenna. His brothers were martyred and his sister committed suicide by the actions of a viceroy. Under an alias, Ducem became a gunner with the Imper..
Duces 'N Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way
Duces 'N Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way is a 2001 album by Snoop Dogg Presents tha Eastsidaz. The album has exclusive special guest appearance by Lil' Mo for her first time collaboration with Snoop (It was followed by Snoop's cameo on her gangsta remix). It is also the only Snoop Dogg album with Swiz..
Ducetius
Ducetius (died 440 BC) was a Hellenized-leader of the Sicels and founder of a united Sicilian state and numerous cities.[Livius–Ducetius of Sicily]. (URL accessed 25 April 2006). It is thought he may have been born around the town of Mineo.[1911 Encyclopedia Britannica–Mi..
Duce Staley
Duce Staley (born February 27, 1975 in Tampa, Florida) is an American football player in the NFL who currently plays running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. High school Staley attended Airport High School in Columbia, South Carolina and was an All-State runningback. College and Pros As a senior..
Duchaussoy
J. Duchaussoy wrote the book Bacon, Shakespeare ou Saint-Germain. A non-fiction book that discussed the possibility of Francis Bacon ghost writing for Shakespeare and Cervantes. ..
Duchcov
Duchcov, (also Tokczav; German: Dux) is a town in the Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 9,000 and is located at the foot of the Ore Mountains (coordinates [50°36′8″N, 13°44′41″E]). The first documented reference to the ..
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) (also known as muscular dystrophy - Duchenne type) is an inherited disorder characterized by rapidly progressive muscle weakness which starts in the legs and pelvis and later affects the whole body. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common form of muscul..
Duchesne
Duchesne can refer to People: André Duchesne (1584-1640), French historianLe Père Duchesne, Jacques Hébert (1757-1794), newspaper editorAbbé Louis Duchesne (1843-1922), French priest, philologist, teacher and Church historianErnest Duchesne (1874-1912), French physician Places: Duchesne, Utah i..
Duchesne, Utah
Duchesne is a city in Duchesne County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,408 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Duchesne County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Geography Duchesne is located at [40°9′52″N, 110°24′2″W] (40.164388, -110.400607)[Geogra..
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart in Omaha
The Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart in Omaha is an independent, Catholic, college-preparatory high school for girls, and is also home to a co-ed preschool. The Academy was established in Omaha in 1881 and is named in honor of St. Philippine Duchesne, one of the first women to join the Sacred H..
Duchesne County, Utah
Duchesne County, Utah County seat Duchesne, Utah Largest city Roosevelt, Utah Population (2000) 14,371 Area km² (3,256 mi²) Year founded 1915 Named for uncertain, see main article Duchesne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000 the ..
Duchess, Alberta
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Duchesse d'Aiguillon
Marie Madeleine de Vignerot du Pont de Courlay, Duchesse d'Aiguillon (1604–April 17, 1675) was the daughter of Cardinal Richelieu's sister, Françoise du Plessis and her husband René Vignerot. In 1620 she married a nephew of the constable de Luynes, Antoine de Beauvoir du Roure, sieur de Com..
Duchesse de Berri
Duchesse de Berri can refer to: Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse de BerryMargaret of France, Duchess of Berry This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point d..
Duchess (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
For the upcoming Fergie album, see The Duchess (album). ''This article has been translated from [it] Alice and the Duchess The Duchess is a character invented by Lewis Caroll, who appeared for the first time in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll, in 1865. Like all his..
Duchess (solitaire)
Duchess is a solitaire card game which uses a deck of 52 playing cards. One unusual feature almost every part of a solitaire game, such as the tableau, the reserve, the stock and waste pile. It also has a high chance of victory. First, four fans of three cards are set up; they form the reserve. The..
Duchess Anna Amalia Library
The Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany houses a major collection of German literature and historical documents. The library contains: The reading room 1,000,000 books2,000 medieval and early modern manuscripts600 ancestral registers10,000 maps4,000 musical scripts The r..
Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Duchess Cecilie Auguste Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (20 September 1886 at Schwerin, Germany–6 May 1954 at Bad Kissingen, Germany) was the wife of German Crown Prince Wilhelm, the son of German Emperor Wilhelm II. She was the daughter of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III of Mecklenburg-Schwer..
Duchess Landing, Oklahoma
Duchess Landing is a census-designated place in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 95 at the 2000 census. Geography Duchess Landing is located at [35°24′24″N, 95°24′31″W] (35.406634, -95.408596)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the U..
Duchess of Albany
Duchess of Albany can refer to: The Clematis texensis plantThe wife of the Duke of AlbanyCharlotte, Duchess of Albany, illegitimate daughter of Bonnie Prince CharlieThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to th..
Duchess of Angoulême
Several women have borne the title of Duchess of Angoulême. Among these are: Jeanne of France, daughter of King Louis X of France, wife of Philippe d'Évreux, who was created Duke of Angouême in 1317. Title exchanged 1404.Louise of Savoy, daughter of Philip II of Savoy, and mother of King Franci..
Duchess of Cornwall
The current Duchess of Cornwall after her wedding to the Prince of Wales The Duchess of Cornwall is the title held by the wife of the Duke of Cornwall. Duke of Cornwall is a non-hereditary peerage held by the British Sovereign's eldest son and heir. Until recently, the title was not often use..
Duchess of Idaho
Duchess of Idaho was a musical romantic comedy produced in 1950 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, it was one of a series of films starring swimmer Esther Williams. In this movie, Williams' character attempts to play matchmaker for a lovelorn friend (Paula Raymond) by pursuing t..
Duchess of Inverness
The title of Duchess of Inverness was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 10 April 1840 for Lady Cecilia Underwood, née Gore, who had married the Duke of Sussex on 2 May 1831 in a ceremony not valid under the Royal Marriages Act. Sussex already held the title of Earl of Inverness. The..
Duchess of Kent
The Duchess of Kent is the woman who is married to the Duke of Kent, as the actual peerage is a male position. The present holder of the title is Katharine, The Duchess of Kent (formerly Katharine Worsley) by virtue of her marriage to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. See also British peerageKent ..
Duchess of Kent House Trust
Contents 1 Introduction2 Background to the Trust3 Aims4 Mission Statement5 Memorandum of Association6 External links7 Hospice Care Logo Introduction In 2001 the charity was registered with the Charity Commission to fundraise for the Duchess of Kent House. Ca..
Duchess Park Secondary School
Duchess Park Secondary is a public high school in Prince George, British Columbia part of School District 57 Prince George. ..
Duchess Says
Duchess Says is a rock band from the city of Montreal. They are linked to an obscure group of devotees named The Church of Budgerigars. The religious activities of this church is still not clear at this time. As of february 10th 2006, the band is reportedly recording its first LP. Duchess Says has..
Duchess Sophie Charlotte Augustine in Bavaria
Sophie Charlotte Augustine was Duchess of Alencon and born Duchess in Bavaria (February 23, 1847–May 4, 1897). She was a daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (1808-1888) and Ludovika, Royal Princess of Bavaria. She was also a sister of Elisabeth of Bavaria (Empress "Sisi"). She was b..
Duchess Theatre
The Duchess Theatre is a theatre in West End of London. The theatre opened on 25th November, 1929 and is one of the smallest 'proscenium arched' West End theatres. It has 479 seats on two levels. Notable productions Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, which transferred from the Piccadilly Theatre to ..
Duchies in the United Kingdom
The only modern duchies in the United Kingdom are those of Cornwall and Lancaster. Unlike historic duchies, these are no longer coextensive with a distinct geographic area, though they originate in the palatine counties of Cornwall and Lancaster. Rather, they are "Crown bodies," regulated by Acts o..
Duchies of Gwynedd (Fictional)
In the fictional universe of the Deryni novels of Katherine Kurtz, the Kingdom of Gwynedd is a feudal monarchy similar to the kingdoms of medieval Europe. Most of Gwynedd is divided up into a collection of duchies, earldoms, and baronies, each of which is ruled by a hereditary noble in exchange for..
Duchouquet Township, Auglaize County, Ohio
Duchouquet Township is one of fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio. It is in the north central part of the county and includes the county seat of Wapakoneta as well as the village of Cridersville. The township is named for Francis Duchoquet, a French-Canadian fur trapper who lived in the are..
Duchsustus
Duchsustus is the name of a type of parchment used for religious writings in Judaism. It is originally a Greek word and one of three Talmudic names for animal skin. The other two are klaf and gvil. The meanings of these terms, however, are the subject of controversy in Jewish law. According to th..
Duchy
A duchy is a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. Historically, some duchies in Continental Europe were sovereign, while others (especially in France and Britain) were subordinate districts of a kingdom. Traditionally, a Grand Duchy, such as Luxembourg, was generally independent..
Duchy of Andurien
Duchy of Andurien in the fictional BattleTech universe is a province of House Marik's Free Worlds League. Historically, the Andurien worlds have been disputed between the Free Worlds League and House Liao's Capellan Confederation. Its people resent being treated as a prize by these larger powers, an..
Duchy of Athens
The Duchy of Athens was one of the Crusader States set up in Greece after the conquest of the Byzantine Empire during the Fourth Crusade. The first duke of Athens (as well as of Thebes, at first) was Otto de la Roche, a minor Burgundian knight of the Fourth Crusade. Although he was known as the "Du..
Duchy of Basil
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Duchy of Benevento
The Duchy of Benevento was the southernmost Lombard duchy in medieval Italy, centred on Benevento, a city central in the Mezzogiorno. Owing to the Ducatus Romanus of the popes, which cut it off from the rest of Lombard Italy, Benevento was from the first practically independent. Only during the rei..
Duchy of Brabant
The Duchy of Brabant was formally erected in 1183/1184. The title "Duke of Brabant" was created by the German Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in favour of Henry I of Brabant, son of Godfrey III of Leuven, Duke of Lower Lotharingia. The Duchy of Brabant was a feudal elevation of the already existing t..
Duchy of Braganza
Portuguese Royalty House of Braganza ..
Duchy of Bremen
The Duchy of Bremen was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, with territory stretching from the north of the city of Bremen (although not including the city itself) to the coast of the North Sea. The duchy was created as a possession of the King of Sweden in 1648 by the Peace of Westphalia, from terri..
Duchy of Brunswick
Brunswick was a historical state in Germany, established as a duchy by the Congress of Vienna in 1815. Its capital was Wolfenbuttel. 1918-46 it was a republican state in so-called Weimar Republic. Contents 1 Formal sovereignty confirmed2 History3 Leaders of the state of Brunswick3...
Duchy of Cagliostro
Dutchy of Cagliostro is the fictional European country, that appears in the anime movie "Castle of Cagliostro" directed by Hayao Miyazaki in 1979. This country is the smallest member of the United Nations with the population of 3,500. It was the origin of the legendary counterfeit called the Goat B..
Duchy of Carinthia
The Duchy of Carinthia (German language: Kärnten, Slovenian: Koroška) was a duchy located in southern Austria and parts of northern Slovenia. It was part of the Holy Roman Empire from 976 until the dissolution of the Empire in 1806, and a crownland of Austria-Hungary until it dissolved in 1918. ..
Duchy of Cieszyn
Duchy of Cieszyn (Polish: Księstwo Cieszyńskie, Czech: ) was an independent duchy in the area of Cieszyn Silesia. It shared history of Silesia and after the feudal division of Poland in 1138 was ruled by Piast dukes from Silesian line. Since 1343, when Poland acknowledged Bohemian rule over Sile..
Duchy of Cleves
The Duchy of Cleves (Herzogtum Kleve) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany (part of North Rhine-Westphalia) and the Netherlands (parts of Limburg, Noord-Brabant and Gelderland). Its territory was situated on both sides of the river Rhine, around its capital Cleves and roughly cove..
Duchy of Cornwall
The arms of the Duchy of Cornwall. The Duchy of Cornwall is one of the two Royal duchies in the United Kingdom (the other being the Duchy of Lancaster). Generally the reigning monarch bestows the Duchy on his or her eldest son, the Heir Apparent, to provide him the income from the Duchy's es..
Duchy of Jülich
The Duchy of Jülich was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany (part of North Rhine-Westphalia) and the Netherlands (part of Limburg). Its territory was situated on both sides of the river Rur, around its capital Jülich. The county of Jülich was first mentioned in the 11th century..
Duchy of Krumau
The Duchy of Krumau was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in southern Bohemia comprising Český Krumlov and its surrounding territories (now in the Czech Republic). It was obtained as a duchy by Prince Adam Francis Charles of Stephanswald-Franconia in 1723. In 1789, it became a short-lived partition..
Duchy of Lancaster
The arms of the Duchy of Lancaster The Duchy of Lancaster is one of the two Royal Duchies in the United Kingdom, the other being the Duchy of Cornwall. The Duchy of Lancaster was created for John of Gaunt, a younger son of King Edward III of England, when John had acquired its constituent ..
Duchy of Lauenburg
The Duchy of Lauenburg, also known as Saxe-Lauenburg was a medieval Duchy (Reichsfreiheit) that existed from 1296 in the extreme southeast region of Schleswig-Holstein with its territorial center in the modern district of Lauenburg. In addition to the core territories around the town of Lauenburg..
Duchy of Limburg
For other uses of Limburg see Limburg (disambiguation) Old map of the Duchy of Limburg in 1635 The Duchy of Limburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire and the German Confederation in the Low Countries, located between the river Meuse and the city of Aachen. Its territory is presently part o..
Duchy of Lorraine
The Duchy of Lorraine or Duchy of Lotharingia was an independent duchy from around 925 to its partition in 959. Thereafter there were two Lorraines: Lower Lorraine and Upper Lorraine (sometimes Lower and Upper Lotharingia). Coat of Arms of Lorraine. Between 843 and 855, Middle Francia was ..
Duchy of Lucca
The Duchy of Lucca was an Italian state that was formed in 1815 according to the Congress of Vienna, with capital Lucca. It lasted until 1847, when it was annexed to Grand Duchy of Tuscany. The first duke was Charles Louis of Bourbon, in compensation of the lost Duchy of Parma, with regency assigne..
Duchy of Mantua
Vincenzo II of Gonzaga, by Peter Paul Rubens. The Duchy of Mantua was an Italian state that was ruled by the Gonzaga family from 1328 to 1708. The Gonzaga family ruled initially as "Captains General of the People." In 1433, Gianfrancesco Gonzaga assumed the title of Marquis of Mantua. In 153..
Duchy of Massa and Carrara
The Duchy of Massa and Carrara was the Duchy that controlled the towns of Massa di Carrara and Carrara; the area is now part of unified Italy, but retains its local identity as the province of Massa-Carrara. Princes, then Dukes of Massa Alberico I Cybo-Malaspina (1554-1623)Carlo I Cybo-Malaspina (1..
Duchy of Milan
The Duchy of Milan was a state in northern Italy from 1395 to 1797. It was part of the Holy Roman Empire, by then a decentralised entity, and was ruled by several dynasties, most of them major powers from outside Italy. Although the Duchy's territory varied over the centuries, it generally covered..
Duchy of Modena and Reggio
The ducal palace in Modena. The ducal palace in Reggio Emilia. The Duchy of Modena (in full, the Duchies of Modena and Reggio) was a small Italian state that existed from 1452 to 1859, with a break between 1796 and 1814. The Duchy was originally created for the Este family, who also r..
Duchy of Naples
The Duchy of Naples (Latin: Ducatus Neapolitanus), born as a Byzantine province governed by a military commander (dux), rapidly became a de facto independent state, lasting more than five centuries during the Early and High Middle Ages. The duchy was constituted during in the seventh century in the ..
Duchy of Normandy
The Duchy of Normandy stems from the Danish invasions of France in the 8th century. A fief, probably as a county, was created by the treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 911 out of concessions made by King Charles, and granted to Rollo, leader of the Vikings known as Northmen (or in Latin Normanni). ..
Duchy of Parma
The Duchy of Parma was created in 1545 from that part of the Duchy of Milan south of the Po River, as a fief for Pope Paul III's illegitimate son, Pier Luigi Farnese, centered around the city of Parma. In 1556, the second Duke, Ottavio Farnese, was given the city of Piacenza, becoming thus also Duk..
Duchy of Poznan
Duchy of Poznan can refer to: Duchy of Poznań - 12th-14th centuryGrand Duchy of Poznań - 19th centuryThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to t..
Duchy of Reggio
The Duchy of Reggio was one of the states that belonged to the Duchy of Modena and Reggio, ruled by the house of Este, in the north of Italy, in a territory now belonging to the Province of Reggio Emilia. The capital was Reggio. The perimeter of the duchy was from the Apennines to the river Po. The..
Duchy of Ruthenia
This is a 19th century design for a coat of arms of a proposed Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian Commonwealth which never came into being. It consists of the Polish White Eagle, the Lithuanian Charging Knight and Ruthenian Archangel Michael. Duchy of Ruthenia. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ..
Duchy of Savoy
For the early history of Savoy, before it was raised to a duchy, see County of Savoy. The independent Duchy of Savoy (French Savoie, Italian Savoia) continued under the House of Savoy 1416 to 1714. Dukes of Savoy Amedeo VIII : as Duke of Savoy 1416-1440Lodovico : 1440-1465Amedeo IX : 1465-1472Fi..
Duchy of Saxony
The Duchy of Saxony was a medieval Duchy covering the greater part of Northern Germany. It covered the area of the modern German states of Lower Saxony, Northrhine-Westfalia, Schleswig-Holstein, Saxony-Anhalt and parts of contemporary Saxony. Duke Henry the Lion occupied the area of Mecklenburg-..
Duchy of Sora
The Duchy of Sora was a sovreign state of Italy, created in 1443 by King Alfonso V of Naples and dissolved in 1796. It occupied the south-eastern part of the current region of Lazio, bordering what is now Abruzzo, and its capital was the city of Sora. The County of Sora had been constituted in 1399..
Duchy of Spoleto
The independent Duchy of Spoleto was a Lombard territory founded about 570 in southern Italy by the Lombard dux Faroald. The Lombards, a German people, had invaded Italy in 568 and conquered much of it, establishing a Kingdom divided between several dukes dependent on the King, who had established..
Duchy of Styria
Coat of arms of the Dukes of Styria, crowned with the ducal hat, today state coat The Duchy of Styria (German language: Herzogtum Steiermark, Slovenian Štajerska) was a duchy located in modern-day southern Austria and northern Slovenia. It was a part of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolu..
Duchy of Szczecin
Duchy of Szczecin (Polish: Księstwo Szczecińskie) was splinter duchy of Pomerania 1160–1187 – Bogusław I1156–1180 – Bogusław I, Casimir I1202–1220 – Bogusław II1220–1278 – Barnim I Dobry1278–1295 – Barnim II, Otto I and Bogusław IV1295–1344 – Otto I1344–1368 – Bar..
Duchy of the Archipelago
The Venetian Duchy of the Archipelago (also called Egeon Pelagos) was a maritime state created in the Aegean Sea in the aftermath the Fourth Crusade. Contents 1 Background and foundation2 Administration and economics3 Later history4 Collapse and Ottoman conquest5 Other Ve..
Duchy of Warsaw
Księstwo Warszawskie (Coat of arms of Duchy of Warsaw) Location Official languages Polish Established church Roman Catholic Capital Warsaw Largest City Warsaw Head of state Duke of Warsaw Area about 155,000 km² Population about 4.3 million Existed 1807–181..
Duchy of Westphalia
The Duchy of Westphalia was a historic territory of the Holy Roman Empire. It had been a part of the Duchy of Saxony, which ceased to exist in 1180, when Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, stripped his cousin Henry the Lion of his duchies of Saxony and Bavaria. This led to the division of Westphalia ..
Ducie Island
Map of Pitcairn Islands. Source:CIA World Factbook Ducie Island is an uninhabited island and atoll of the south Pacific Ocean, annexed to the Pitcairn Islands colony in 1902. Ducie Atoll is located 335 statute miles (540 km) east of Pitcairn at [24°40′09″S, 124°47′11″W], a..
Ducis Rodgers
Ducis Rodgers is currently a sports reporter and sports anchor for WCBS-TV (CBS 2) in New York City, the flagship station of CBS Television Network. ..
Ducis Rogers
Ducis Rogers is a sports reporter and anchor for WCBS-TV (CBS 2) in New York City. He anchors sports on the weekend evening newscasts, and hosts the Sunday night sports show "Sports Rap Live" which airs from 11:35 p.m. to midnight. ..
Duck
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. The ducks are divided between several subfamilies listed in full in the Anatidae article. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than their relatives the swans and gees..
Duck! / Aren't You Chupacabra To See Me?
Duck! / Aren't You Chupacabra To See Me? is the 48th episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. It first aired on June 24, 2005 on Cartoon Network. Contents 1 Plots1.1 Duck!1.2 Aren't You Chupacabra To See Me?1.3 End Credits2 Trivia3 Guest stars Plots Duck! ..
Duck! Rabbit! Duck!
Duck! Rabbit, Duck! is a 1953 Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones, and starring Bugs Bunny. It is the sequel to Rabbit Seasoning, and the third and final entry in Jones' "Hunter's trilogy" (the only major difference in format between this film and the others is that it takes place du..
Duck! The Carbine High Massacre
Duck! The Carbine High Massacre is a 2000 black comedy film about a fictional school shooting. It was the first Columbine-inspired film to be released. It is written, directed, and stars William Hellfire and Joey Smack. It is unrated. Contents 1 Plot Summary2 Controversy3 Charact..
Duck's Ass
The Duck's Ass was a haircut style popular during the 1950s. It was also called the Ducktail, or simply D.A. (DA), for use in mixed company. The combing technique The style required that the hair be combed back around the sides of the head. The end of a rattail comb was used to make a central ..
Duck's Pool, Dartmoor
Duck's Pool is in the heart of the southern part of Dartmoor, Devon in the United Kingdom. It is one of the best known letterboxing locations - this particular letterbox was set up to commemorate Dartmoor author William Crossing. ..
Duck, Duck, Goose!
This article is about the movie. For the children's game, see Duck duck goose. Duck, Duck, GOOSE! is a 20-minute comedy film short written, directed and edited by D.C. Douglas. Contents 1 Synopsis2 Cast3 Festivals4 External links Synopsis Jacob desperately longs to keep his..
Duck, North Carolina
The Town of Duck is a community located in Dare County, North Carolina along the Northern Outer Banks. Originally part of Currituck County to the North, the stretch of the Outer Banks which includes Duck was transferred to Dare County in the early 20th century. The region was named for the many du..
Duckabush
Duckabush may refer to: Mount Duckabush in Washington, USADuckabush River, which runs near the mountain redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Duckabush River
The Duckabush River is located in the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, USA. It rises near Mount Duckabush in the Olympic Mountains within the Olympic National Park and drains to Hood Canal and from there to the Pacific Ocean. See also List of Washington rivers External link [National Park Ser..
Duckbill
Duckbill may refer to: Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinusDuckbill dinosaurs, family Hadrosauridae.Duckbill fishes, family Percophidae.Duckbill eels, family Nettastomatidae. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred y..
Duckburg
Duckburg, as seen in the animated series DuckTales. Duckburg is a fictional city which appears in Walt Disney's comic books and animated projects. In the comics and cartoons, Duckburg is the home of Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck, Daisy Duck, and most of their supporti..
Duckeella
Duckeella is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. ..
Duckhole
Duckhole is a small village within view of Oldbury Nuclear Power Station in South Gloucestershire, England. Duckhole has a small population of less than 50, no public telephone, no post-office or bus stop. Beautiful walks are plentiful, if you don't mind mud or cows. Surprisingly there are few duc..
Ducking
Ducking is an effect commonly used in radio and pop music, especially dance music. It is an effect where the level of one signal is reduced by the presence of another signal, through the use of side chain compression. A typical application is to automatically lower the level of a musical bed when a ..
Ducking the Devil
Ducking The Devil is a 1957 Merrie Melodies animated cartoon with Daffy Duck and the Tasmanian Devil. Synopsis At a zoo, a cage was reserved for Taz. Taz soon escapes and runs amock. Meanwhile, Daffy is at home in his duckpond, and reads about Taz's escape in a newspaper. Taz soon finds Daffy and g..
Ducklington
Ducklington is a village and civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxford, England. It is just to the south of the town of Witney, and is on the River Windrush. Ducklington is known for its morris dancers [link]. ..
Duckman
The cast of Duckman (left to right: Eric Duckman, Bernice, Ajax Duckman, Gecko Duckman, Charles and Mambo Duckman, 'Grand-Ma-Ma', Cornfed Willibald Fivel Pig) Duckman was an animated sitcom developed by Jeff Reno & Ron Osborn, based on characters created by Everett Peck in his Dark Horse comic..
Duckman Drake
Duckman Drake is a playable character in the TimeSplitters video game series. He is roughly the size of a human but has duck features such as snow white feathers, a yellow bill and legs with webbed feet. He is also slim and agile, making him slightly harder to hit than most characters. Drake is mo..
Duckman of Aquatraz
"Duckman of Aquatraz" is the sixty-fourth episode of the Disney animated television series DuckTales. Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. One day, Scrooge is treating himself, Huey, Dewey and Louie to ice cream. Because of a "buy three, get one..
Ducknapped!
Ducknapped! is a live album by Richard Thompson recorded during the 2003 tour to support the The Old Kit Bag album and released on Thompson's boutique Beeswing label. The title is derived from the joke 'ducknapping' of the tour mascot, a stuffed duck, and the subsequent backstage appearance of c..
Duckpin bowling
Duckpin bowling is a variation of Ten-pin bowling and is popular along the eastern coast of the United States, from Maryland through southern New England, and in Quebec. The origin of the sport is a subject of some debate. According to popular legend, Duckpin bowling began in Baltimore, Maryland a..
Ducks Deluxe
Ducks Deluxe were an English pub rock band from the 1970s. Martin Belmont, Nick Garvey, Sean Tyla and Andy McMasters formed the band in 1972 (see 1972 in music). Ducks Deluxe remained a cult band throughout their career, with their first and best LP, Ducks Deluxe, achieving moderate commercial suc..
Ducks demo
Ducks demo was a tech demo that demonstrated the capabilities of the PlayStation 2 at E3 2000 and the PlayStation 3 at E3 2005. In the PlayStation 2 demo, only one duck is shown interacting with the water in the bathtub. In the PlayStation 3 demo, there are many ducks interacting with each other an..
Ducks Unlimited
Ducks Unlimited is an international non profit organisation dedicated to the conservation of wetlands and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, other wildlife, and people. DU began in 1937 in both the US and Canada as a result of the dedication of influential business people concerned about t..
DuckTales
DuckTales is an American animated television series produced by The Walt Disney Company starring characters from the Scrooge McDuck universe as largely created by Carl Barks. The pilot episode first aired on September 11, 1987. Contents 1 Characters2 Impact3 Spin-off merchandise..
DuckTales (video game)
DuckTales screenshot DuckTales is a video game based on the Disney TV series, DuckTales, made for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Capcom in 1989. In this game, based on the television series of the same name, Scrooge McDuck has to travel around the world and collect treasures in order t..
DuckTales - the Quest for Gold
Duck Tales - Quest for Gold is a platform game developed by Incredible Technologies for the Amiga, Apple II, Commodore 64 and DOS. It was released in 1990 and published by Walt Disney Computer Software. The game theme and music are largely resemblant to that of the DuckTales television series. Pl..
DuckTales 2
DuckTales 2 is a video game based on the TV Series DuckTales, and is a sequel to the original DuckTales game. In this game Scrooge McDuck has to find Fergus McDuck's lost treasure. This is done by finding all seven of map pieces, which are in various parts of the world. Once the map pieces are ..
DuckTales DVD releases
DuckTales has been released on an official box set by Disney. So far, only one volume has been released in Region 1 (North America). According to [tvshowsondvd.com], Volume 2 is expected to ship early November 2006. The episodes are not released in airing order, but rather, in production..
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp is an animated film released by The Walt Disney Company in 1990; it is based on the hit animated series DuckTales. Contents 1 Plot2 Crew members3 Cast members4 Re-actions to the film5 External link Plot DuckTales the ..
Ducktown, Tennessee
Ducktown is a city in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 427 at the 2000 census. Geography Ducktown is located at [35°2′3″N, 84°23′3″W] (35.034162, -84.384275)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ..
Duckwall, West Virginia
Duckwall is an unincorporated community in Morgan County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. It is located along Sleepy Creek east of Johnsons Mill. External links Communities Bayard | Berkeley Springs | Bolivar | Capon Bridge | Charles Town | Franklin | Harpers Ferry | Hedgesvill..
Duckwall-ALCO Retail Stores
The American Locomotive Company was also known as ALCO. Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: [DUCK]) is a small retail chain operating in 21 states in the US Midwest, founded in 1901 in Kansas by A.L. Duckwall. In its early years the company operated five and dime (or Variety) stores call..
Duckware
Duckware is a term of art applied to any software that has been released or is currently under development that features the use of ducks as a central theme in either its design or content. The ducks may form part of the logo or mascot in the design, or a more subtle approach may have been taken b..
Duckwater, Nevada
Duckwater is located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Nevada, at approximately [38°54′N 115°41′W], about the same latitude as the top of the "slant" and almost exactly parallel with Sacramento, CA. It is in Nye County, on the eastern edge of the Duckwater Indian Reservatio..
Duckworth
Duckworth may refer to: Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth (1747–1817), British naval officer.Gerald Duckworth (1870–1937), British publisher.William Duckworth (born 1943), U.S. composer.Kevin Duckworth (born 1964), U.S. basketball player.Keith Duckworth (1933-2005), English engineerReveren..
Duckworth-Lewis method
In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth-Lewis method (D/L method) is a way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance. It is generally accepted to be a fair and accurate method of assessing a target score, however ..
Duckworth the Butler
Duckworth Duckworth is a fictional character from the television series DuckTales, where he is Scrooge McDuck's butler. He was voiced by Chuck McCann. He worked for Scrooge even before the nephews moved in. He is also Scrooge's chauffeur and errand boy on occasion. Duckworth used to be Scroog..
Ducky (The Land Before Time character)
The Land Before Time character Ducky Gender Female Color Green Colored eyes Blue Species Saurolophus Height unknown Weight unknown First appearance The Land Before Time Major relatives Father (Papa Swimmer)Mother (Mama Swimmer)Brothers (6)Sisters (6)Adopted little br..
Ducky DooLittle
Ducky DooLittle is a sex educator, writer, former peepshow girl, speaker, performer and sexual assault counselor in the New York City area. Ducky has written extensively on the subject of sexuality, and has been featured in publications such as The Village Voice, Spin, Details, The New York Time..
Ducky Schofield
John Richard "Ducky" Schofield (born January 7, 1935, in Springfield, Illinois) was a Major League Baseball infielder. Schofield would make his Major League Baseball debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on July 3, 1953, and appear in his final game on September 30, 1971. Schofield is the father of f..
Duck (bridge)
This article concerns Contract Bridge and uses terminology associated with the game. See Contract bridge glossary for an explanation of unfamiliar words or phrases. In the card game of contract bridge, the term duck means to play low to a trick, thus losing it intentionally. Ducking is helpful in ..
Duck (cricket)
In cricket, a duck denotes a batsman getting out for a score of zero and usually used in the saying "Out for a duck". Originally called a "duck's egg" because of the "0" shape in the scorebook. A batsman who is out for a duck twice in the same match is said to have got a pair. There are a number ..
Duck (disambiguation)
Ducks are a group of water birds. Duck may also can refer to: Duck (food), the meat from such birdsA slang term for the WWII amphibious vehicle called a DUKWDuck (cricket), a cricketing term denoting a batsman being dismissed with a score of zero.The AFLAC duck, a US company logo.Donald Duck, Da..
Duck (food)
See also duck (disambiguation) Duck refers to the meat of several species of bird in the Anatidae family, found in both fresh and salt water. Duck is consumed in many cuisines around the world. Contents 1 Types of ducks2 Duck meat3 Duck fat4 Dishes5 References6 Exte..
Duck (textile)
Duck is a type of cotton cloth, commonly called "canvas" outside of the textile industry. A numbering system is used to describe the various weights of duck cloth, based on the weight of a 36x22-inch piece. Weights below 19 ounces are called numbered duck; those above 19 ounces are called naught du..
Duck Amuck
Scene from Duck Amuck Duck Amuck is a surreal 1953 animated cartoon produced by Warner Bros. as part of the Merrie Melodies series and starring Daffy Duck, who is tormented by a sadistic, unseen animator who constantly changes Daffy's location, clothing, voice, physical appearance, and even sh..
Duck and cover
For other uses of "", see :Spoken articles|More spoken articles]] [Great collection Of Atomic Scare Posters and Movies][Prelinger Archive] has Duck and Cover! available for download or streaming.[IMDB link to movie information][Amazingly thorough production hist..
Duck And Cover
Duck And Cover is the second full-length release from The Mad Caddies. Track Listing "Road Rash" - 2:01"The Gentleman" - 2:15"No Hope" - 1:26"One Shot" - 4:52"Macho Nachos" - 3:17"Monkeys" - 2:45"Econoline" - 2:14"The Joust" - 3:46"Betty" - 3:21"aPathetic" - 2:14"Medium Unwell" - 3:03"Popcorn" - ..
Duck and Cover (disambiguation)
The term Duck and Cover may apply to any one of the following: Duck and Cover, the original Cold War safety drillDuck and Cover, the nine-minute training film for this method of self-defense, later a cult hit.Duck and Cover, a song by Glen Phillips on the album "Winter Pays For Summer". This song is..
Duck and Cover (film)
For other uses of "", see {{{1. The title screen from the film. Duck and Cover was a short educational film produced in 1951 by the United States federal government's Civil Defense branch shortly after the Soviet Union began nuclear testing. Written by Raymond J. Mauer and directed by Anthon..
Duck and Cover (The West Wing)
"Duck and Cover" is episode 144 of The West Wing. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Elections are underway in Kazakhstan, but Russia and China both on the brink of going to war in Central Asia over oil are the least of Bartlett and C.J.'s concerns as ..
Duck and Cover (The Wire episode)
"Duck and Cover" is the eighth episode of the second season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by George P. Pelecanos from a story by David Simon & George P. Pelecanos and was directed by Daniel Attias. It originally aired on July 20, 2003. Contents 1 Guest Starri..
Duck Bay, Manitoba
Duck Bay is a community in the Rural Municipality of Mountain (South) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located on the western shores of Lake Winnipegosis. Duck Bay was established at the turn of the century as a Hudson's Bay Company trading post. A gravel road to Camperville, Manitoba was..
Duck confit
Duck confit with salad Duck confit (French: confit de canard) is a French dish made with duck legs. This speciality of Gascony, France, is derived from an ancient method of preserving meat (usually goose, duck or pork) whereby it is salted and slowly cooked in its own fat. The cooked meat is t..
Duck Creek, Utah
Duck Creek is a is a small village-type town located in Iron County, Utah, on the top of Cedar Mountain. It has approximately 500 residents. ..
Duck Creek (Ohio)
The West Fork of Duck Creek at Caldwell The West Fork of Duck Creek at Caldwell Duck Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 30 mi (50 km) long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Ohio River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. It drains an area..
Duck Deception / The Spy Who Didn't Love Me
Duck Deception / The Spy Who Didn't Love Me is the first episode of Duck Dodgers. It premiered on Cartoon Network, on August 23, 2003. Notes The title The Spy Who Didn't Love Me is a play on the title to the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me.This is one of the first, if not the first, time ..
Duck Dodgers
''For the animated television series, see Duck Dodgers (TV series) Daffy Duck, Mars Exploration Rover Mission patch Duck Dodgers is the fictional star of a series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros. He is actually the famous (but still fictional) cartoon star Daffy Duck, cast in the role of..
Duck Dodgers (TV series)
Duck Dodgers is an American full-fledged animated television series based on the classical cartoon shorts Duck Dodgers produced by Warner Bros. in 2003. The series aired on Cartoon Network. Though primarily based around the original Duck Dodgers short, the 2003 series has also taken many visual a..
Duck Down Presents: The Album
Duck Down Presents: The Album is a 1999 compilation album released on Duck Down Records. The compilation featured all new tracks recorded from Boot Camp Clik members and affiliates. The album received very mediocre reviews. Tracklisting # Title Producer(s) Artist 1 "Jump Up" Da Beatminerz Blac..
Duck Down Records
Duck Down Records is a Hip Hop record label, famous as the home of Hip Hop collective Boot Camp Clik. Duck Down was originally established as a management company in 1994, then officially established as Duck Down Entaprizez in 1995 by rapper Buckshot of Black Moon and his business partner Dru-Ha. ..
Duck Duck Goose
Duck Duck Goose is a children's game often first learned in pre-school or kindergarten. A group of children sit in a circle, facing inward, while another child, the "picker" walks around tapping or pointing to each player in turn, calling each a "duck" until finally picking one child to be a "goo..
Duck family
The Duck family is a fictional family created by The Walt Disney Company. Its most well known member is Donald Duck. Duck family members featured in ..
Duck hepatitis B virus
Duck Hepatitis B virus, DHBV, is part of the Avihepadnavirus genus of the Hepadnaviridae, and is the causal agent of duck hepatitis B. DHBV is a small DNA virus with a diameter of 40-45nm. The viral envelope is made up from host cell lipid, with viral surface antigens (DHBsAg). The icosahedral nu..
Duck Hill, Mississippi
Duck Hill is a town in Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 746 at the 2000 census. Geography Duck Hill is located at [33°37′55″N, 89°42′53″W] (33.631875, -89.714655)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Burea..
Duck Hook
Duck Hook (code-named "Pruning Knife" by the military) was the name of an operation Nixon had threatened to unleash against North Vietnam during the Vietnam War, if North Vietnam did not yield to Washington's terms at the Paris peace negotiations. Duck Hook called for the bombing of military and eco..
Duck Hunt
Duck Hunt is a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game console system. It was one of the two original pack-in titles for the first release of the game system (the other was Gyromite). Contents 1 Gameplay2 Production2.1 Packaging3 Trivia4 References in..
Duck hunting
Duck hunting is the sport of hunting ducks. Duck hunters almost always use 12 or 10 gauge shotguns. Decoys and calls also almost always used. The term waterfowl is interchangeable with duck or goose. Most geese are taken over land or fields and most ducks are taken over water. Contents 1 ..
Duck Hunt Wii
Duck Hunt Wii is a possible sequel to Duck Hunt for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. A Wii Remote demonstration based on the classic NES game was included in a short set of demonstrations at E3, collectively entitled, "Remote pointer demo: Shooting" . This, in addition to the showc..
Duck Key, Florida
Duck Key is a census-designated place and town in Monroe County, Florida, on an island of the same name in the Florida Keys. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 443. Geography Duck Key is located at [24°46′32″N, 80°54′39″W] (24.775623, -80.910972)[Geo..
Duck King
is a character from both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series. In both games, he is a supporting character, one of a number of loosely-drawn characters introduced to help fill out the games' cast of characters. He appears as a playable character in Fatal Fury Special and King of Fighters XI,..
Duck Lake
Duck Lake may refer to a lake in Blue Earth County, Minnesotaan unincorporated community and lake in Clarence Township, Michigan of Calhoun Countya lake in Nova Scotia, Canadaa town in Saskatchewan, Canada This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with t..
Duck Lake Center
Home the Huron Valley School District's continuing education program, and the district's alternative high school Harbor High School. The building is located in Highland,Michigan. ..
Duck Lake State Park
Duck Lake State Park is a state park along Lake Michigan located south of Whitehall, Michigan in Muskegon County, Michigan. The park covers 728 acres but has no camping. The land was purchased by the Nature Conservancy from the Boy Scouts organizations, and was acquired by the state in 1974. The pa..
Duck plague
|} Duck plague (also known as duck viral enteritis) is a worldwide disease caused by duck herpesvirus 1 (anatid herpesvirus 1) of the family Herpesviridae that causes high mortality in flocks of ducks. It is spread through contaminated water and direct contact. Migratory waterfowl are a major fac..
Duck pond
A duck pond is a pond for ducks and other water birds. Often such ponds and artificial and ornamental in nature, in public parks for example. Sometimes they may be less ornamental, in a farmyard for example. Typically such ponds are round in shape. An example is the lily pond in the University Park..
Duck Pond Lawn
The Duck Pond Lawn, and the corresponding Duck Pond, is the social centre of the University of Wollongong. The lawn is surrounded on one side by various eateries and the Unibar, and the other by lush green gardens that typify the university, making it the ideal place to enjoy lunch on a fine day...
Duck Products
Duck Products is a division of Henkel, based in Avon, Ohio. The Duck Products brand is used for various types of adhesive tape and other adhesive products. They hold the trademark for Duck Tape, which they apply to their brand of duct tape. External links [Duck Products site] ..
Duck Reach Power Station, Tasmania
Duck Reach Power Station was the first publicly-owned hydro-electric plant in the Southern Hemisphere, and provided the Tasmanian city of Launceston with hydro-electric power from its construction in 1895 to its closure in 1955. Duck Reach Power Station c1930 Contents 1 Construction2&nb..
Duck Records
Duck Records is the record label of Eric Clapton. It is distributed via Reprise Records. See also List of record labels ..
Duck River
Duck River can refer to: The Duck River, a tributary of the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River in Alabama in the United States.The Duck River, in Michigan in the United States.The Duck River, a tributary of the Tennessee River in Tennessee in the United States. This is a [disambiguationd..
Duck River (Tennessee)
The Duck River of Tennessee is the longest river located entirely within the state of Tennessee. The Duck River drains a significant portion of Middle Tennessee. It rises in hills near an area of Middle Tennessee known as the "Barrens", an area which was already found to have been deforested by wh..
Duck Rock
In 1983 British impresario Malcolm McLaren released Duck Rock, an album which mixed up influences from Africa and America, including hip-hop. The album proved to be highly influential in bringing hip-hop to a wider audience in the UK. Two of the singles from the album ("Buffalo Gals" and "Double D..
Duck Soup
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Duck Soup is a 1933 Marx Brothers' anarchic comedy film written by B..
Duck Soup (1927 film)
Duck Soup was a short film made by Hal Roach Studios in 1927. It was the first occasion Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy appeared together on screen at Hal Roach Studios. It was considered a lost film for nearly fifty years until a print was found in 1974. It was previously thought by film scholars tha..
Duck Soup (disambiguation)
Duck Soup can refer to: "Duck soup", a slang expression that indicates something easy to accomplish, "a sure thing", "a cinch". Duck Soup, a film by the Marx Brothers. Duck Soup is also a 1927 Laurel and Hardy film A 1942 short film starring Edgar Kennedy and Florence Lake A traditional Polish dish..
Duck soup noodles
Duck soup noodles or Duck leg noodles (Chinese :鸭腿麺线) is famous in Penang hawker centres Ak-twee-mee-sua, ingredients include duck meat in hot soup with mixed herbals and slim white noodles mee-sua. ..
Duck Soup to Nuts
Duck Soup to Nuts is a Warner Brothers Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released in 1944 and directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce. In the short, Porky goes duck hunting, and Daffy outwits him with a series of zany sight gags. Trivia Daffy Duck does a gag in this short that is ..
Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
The Residents' album Duck Stab/Buster and Glen was another stop-gap effort released due to delays with the Eskimo album. Duck Stab! itself was a seven-song EP released earlier in 1978 featuring shorter songs similar to the first side of Fingerprince. Buster and Glen was meant to be a follow-up EP, b..
Duck test
The duck test is a specific form of inductive reasoning whereby one can infer the nature of an unknown based upon its outwardly visible traits. More simply, the duck test can be explained this way: If a bird looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then you can infer that it is ..
Duck the Great Western Engine
--> Montague "Duck" the Great Western Engine. Duck the Great Western Engine is a fictional steam engine from The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry and the television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. He is a green 0-6-0 Pannier Tank and lives and works on the Island of Sodor, where he..
Duck typing
In computer science, duck typing is a term for dynamic typing typical of some programming languages, such as Smalltalk or Visual FoxPro, where a variable's value itself determines what the variable can do. It also implies that an object is interchangeable with any other object that implements the sa..
Duck Walk
The Duck Walk is a dance made famous by American guitarist Chuck Berry, and adopted by others such as Angus Young from the band AC/DC and the Swedish rock musician Ulf Dageby. The dance was first conceived by Chuck Berry to hide the wrinkles in a rayon suit at a 1956 performance at New York. "It g..
Duco
Duco was a trade name assigned to a product line of automotive lacquer developed by the DuPont Company in the 1920s. Under the Duco brand, DuPont introduced the first quick drying multi-color line of lacquers especially for the automotive industry. It is now used by Nexa Autocolor - formerly ICI ..
Ducor, California
Ducor is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 504 at the 2000 census. Geography Ducor is located at [35°53′32″N, 119°2′53″W] (35.892176, -119.048079)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States..
Ducorps' Cockatoo
The Ducorps' Cockatoo (Cacatua ducorpsii) is a species of cockatoo endemic to the Solomon Islands. This small white cockatoo is larger than the Goffin's Cockatoo yet smaller than the Umbrella Cockatoo. Notable features of this cockatoo include a blue eye ring and a recumbent crest which resembl..
Ducové
Ducové is a municipality (village) situated in western Slovakia, near the spa town of Piešťany. It was part of the municipality Moravany nad Váhom from 1976 to 1992. It is famous for an archeological site on the Kostolec hill, where an important Great Moravian castle has been unearthed. The c..
Ducrete
Ducrete is a version of concrete investigated for use for construction of casks for storage of radioactive waste. It is a composite material with depleted uranium dioxide aggregate used instead of conventional gravel and a Portland cement binder. Ducrete containers can be about only 1/3 as thick, a..
Ducru-Beaucaillou
Ducru-Beaucaillou is a vineyard and winery located in the south-west of France. It gets its name from the beautiful pebbles everywhere on its vineyards. The vinyard lies on an exceptional Médoc site in the commune of Saint-Julien on the western bank of the Gironde, typical of the most prestigious ..
Duct
A duct may refer to: An atmospheric duct.A conduit in telecommunications which may be buried or encased.A Heating Ventilating and Air-Conditioning duct for transfer of air between spaces in a building.A Ducted fan motor for Aircraft.Various ducts in anatomy and physiology, e.g. the milk ducts in the..
Ductal carcinoma
Ductal carcinoma can refer to: Infiltrating ductal carcinomaDuctal carcinoma in situThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article..
Ductal carcinoma in situ
Ductal carcinoma in situ (or DCIS) is the most common type of noninvasive breast cancer in women. Ductal carcinoma refers to the development of cancer cells within the milk ducts of the breast. In situ means “in place” and refers to the fact that the cancer has not moved out of the duct and int..
Ducted fan
Ducted fan engine on an Edgley Optica observation aircraft A ducted fan is a propulsion arrangement whereby a propeller is mounted within a cylindrical shroud or duct. The duct prevents losses in thrust from the tips of the propeller and, if the duct has an airfoil cross-section, it can provid..
Ductile iron
Iron alloy phases Austenite (γ-iron; hard) Bainite Martensite Cementite (iron carbide; Fe3C) Ferrite (α-iron; soft) Pearlite (88% ferrite, 12% cementite) Types of Steel Plain-carbon steel (up to 2.1% carbon) Stainless steel (alloy with chromium) HSLA steel (high strength low all..
Ductility
Ductility is the physical property of being capable of sustaining large plastic deformations without fracture (in metals, such as being drawn into a wire). It is characterized by the material flowing under shear stress. A ductile material is any material that yields under shear stress (as opposed t..
Duction
A duction is an eye movement involving only one eyeKanski, JJ. Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach. Boston:Butterworth-Heinemann;1989. . There are generally six possible movements depending upon the eye's axis of rotation: Abduction refers to the outward movement of an eye.Adduction refers..
Ductless gland
Ductless glands are glands that secrete their product directly onto a surface rather than through a duct. Examples are the goblet cells in the epithelial surface of the digestive, respiratory, urinary and reproductive systems. Many endocrine glands are also ductless glands, as they secrete the hormo..
Ducts of Cuvier
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Ducts of Luschka
The duct of Luschka is a small bile duct in the posterior wall of the gallbladder (can be submucosa), some connected a subsegmental area of the liver with bile ducts but none connected with the lumen of the gallbladder; they may be aberrant bile ducts. ..
Ductus arteriosus
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Ductus venosus
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Duct of Bellini
Position of the duct of Bellini in the kidney The duct of Bellini is an anatomical structure of the kidneys, also known as papillary duct. The straight or collecting tubes commence in the radiate part of the renal cortex, where they receive the curved ends of the distal convoluted tubules. The..
Duct tape
A piece of transparent duct tape, left, and of silver duct tape, right. A roll of transparent duct tape. Duct tape, originally known as duck tape, is a strong, fabric-based, multi-purpose adhesive tape, usually silver or black in color, although many other colors, including transparent,..
Duct tape alert
The duct tape alert refers to the recommendations made by the Department of Homeland Security on February 10, 2003, that Americans should prepare for a biological, chemical, or radiological terrorist attack by assembling a "disaster supply kit", including duct tape and plastic, among other items. ..
Duct Tape Forever
Duct Tape Forever was a comedy movie made in 2002 based on The Red Green Show show. It was written by Steve Smith, the actor who plays Red Green. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. When a developer's limousine gets stuck in a sink hole on Possum Lodge's ..
Duct tape occlusion therapy
Duct tape occlusion therapy (DTOT): is a method for treating warts by keeping them covered with duct tape for an extended period. The mechanism is not well understood - possibilities are increased temperature, oxygen starvation and stimulation of the host immune system. Similar treatments involving..
Ducy-Sainte-Marguerite
Ducy-Sainte-Marguerite is a commune of the département of Calvados, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Its postal code is 14250. The INSEE code is 14232. ..
Duc d'Auerstaedt
The title of Duc d'Auerstaedt (sometimes written Auerstädt) was created by Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, for the Marshal of France Louis Nicolas Davout in 1808 as a victory title rewarding and commemorating Davout's splendid victory at the Battle of Auerstaedt in 1806. The title became extinc..
Duc d'Orléans
Duke of Orléans is one of the most important titles in the French peerage, dating back at least to the 14th century. It was attributed always to princes of the Royal Family and was thus a junior branch of the ruling house. Very often in French History, the Duke of Orléans had an important politica..
Duc de Bassano
The titles of Comte Maret and Duc de Bassano were created by the Emperor Napoléon I of France in 1807 and 1809 respectively for Hugues Bernard Maret, the diplomat and statesman. The titles became extinct in 1906 on the death of the first Duke's grandson. Duc de Bassano (..
Duc de Beaufort
Duc de Beaufort was a title in the French nobility. It was first created in 1597 as a peerage for Gabrielle d'Estrées, Marquise de Monceaux, the mistress of King Henri IV, with a remainder to their illegitimate son César de Bourbon, later also Duc de Vendôme. The duchy was sold by the fourth Duke..
Duc de Dalberg
The title of Duc de Dalberg was created by the French Emperor Napoleon I on the 14th of April 1810 for Emmerich de Dalberg, the nephew of Karl Theodor von Dalberg, Prince-Primate of the Confederation of the Rhine and Grand Duke of Frankfurt. He died on the 27th of April, 1833. His daughter and heire..
Duc de Gramont
The Duc de Gramont (Duke of Gramont) is a senior French peerage. It was created in 1643. The dukedom also holds the titles Peer of France, Prince de Bidache, Sovereign of Bidache, Count of Guiche and Louvigny, Viscount of Aster, Baron d'Andouins and of Hagetmau. There have been 13 holders of the pee..
Duc de Magenta
John MacMahon, an Irish doctor born in Limerick, was naturalised in France in 1749 and married Charlotte Le Belin, dame d'Eguilly, on 13 April 1750. The same year he was created Marquis d'Eguilly by King Louis XV. His son, the second Marquis, served in the American War of Independence and was a foun..
Duc de Mouchy
The title of Duc de Mouchy was a French peerage held by members of a cadet branch of the Noailles family. The founder of the branch, Philippe, comte de Noailles (1715-1794), was the younger brother of Louis, 4th duc de Noailles and a marshal of France. He received the Spanish title of prince de Po..
Duc Duc
Emperor Dục Đức was the 5th Emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyễn Dynasty and reigned in 1883. ..
Du Cane Court
Du Cane Court is an Art Deco apartment block in Balham, south London. A distinctive local landmark, it was opened in 1937 and is the largest privately owned apartment block in Europe. It is so distinctive that it was reputedly used as a navigational landmark by German pilots bombing London during ..
Du chant à la une
Du chant à la une! is an album by French musician Serge Gainsbourg, released 1958. This was the debut album for Gainsbourg, released on a 10" vinyl. Track listing "Le Poinçonneur des Lilas" - 2:42"La Recette de l'Amour Fou" - 1:56"Douze belles dans la peau" - 1:54"Ce Mortel Ennui" - 2:54"Ron..
Du Collège (Montreal Metro)
Du Collège Inaugurated 9 January, 1984 Line Orange Line Architect Gilles S. Bonnetto Jacques Garand Platform Depth 17.1 metres Rank 26th deepest Traffic 2,485,918 entrances in 2002 Rank 38th busiest Interstation Distance 777.24 metres to Côte-Vertu 1281...
Éducation de Prince
Éducation de Prince was a silent French film released in 1927. The French title has been spelled slightly differently over the years. The known English title is Education of a Prince. The director was Henri Diamant-Berger. The known cast included Edna Purviance, Pierre Batcheff and Paulin Carton. ..
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