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Dufaux
Dufaux was a famous French aviator. ..
Dufay (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Dufay Collective
The Dufay Collective is a early-music ensemble from the United Kingdom, specializing in Medieval and Renaissance music. Founded in 1987, it was named for the Renaissance composer Guillaume Dufay. As the name "collective" suggests, it has no primary musical director. Current Members Paul Bevan (tr..
Duff
Duff may refer to: Contents 1 Wildfire terminology2 Persons3 Places4 Other Uses Wildfire terminology The layer of decomposing organic materials that resides between the mineral soil and the litter layer of freshly fallen twigs, needles, and leaves. Persons See Duff (surname)..
Duff's
Duff's Famous Wings is a small restaurant chain, located in Buffalo, New York. The restaurant's specialty is serving Buffalo-style chicken wings. The original location of Duff's is at the intersection of Sheridan Drive (Route 324) and Millersport Highway (Route 263) , in Amherst, New York. The ..
Duff's Business Institute
Duff's Business Institute is a for-profit college in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It offers career college programs in a variety of areas. The College was founded in 1851 as Duff´s Mercantile College and has been known as The Pioneer Business College in America, Iron City Commercial College, and Duff'..
Duff's device
In computer science, Duff's Device is an optimized implementation of a serial copy that uses a technique widely applied in assembly language for loop unwinding. Its discovery is credited to Tom Duff in November of 1983, who at the time was working for Lucasfilm. It is perhaps the most dramatic use..
Duffel
Location of Duffel in Antwerp province Duffel is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Duffel proper. On January 1 2006 Duffel had a total population of 16,019. The total area is 22.71 km² which gives a population density of 705 ..
Duffel bag
A duffel bag (or duffle bag) is a large bag made of cloth. It is often used to carry luggage or sports equipment. Duffel bags are often used by soldiers and people who travel in the outdoors. The bag is named for the Belgian town of Duffel. The Dahlia flower can also fit inside. ..
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
DPCDSB Logo The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is one of the largest school boards in Ontario with 137 school facilities (115 elementary schools, 22 secondary or high-schools) throughout the Ontario, Canada municipalities of Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon, Orangeville and Dufferi..
Dufferin (electoral district)
Dufferin was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Cardwell, Grey East, Simcoe South, Wellington Centre and Wellington North ridings. It consisted of the..
Dufferin (electoral division)
Dufferin is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. It was originally created in 1879 as two divisions, Dufferin North and Dufferin South. Dufferin was consolidated into a single constituency for the 1888 provincial election, but was eliminated with the 1892 election. Dufferin..
Dufferin (TTC)
Dufferin is a station on the Bloor-Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 1126 Bloor Street West at Dufferin Street. It was opened in 1966. Nearby landmarks include Dufferin Mall, the shopping centre with the most revenue per unit area of any mall in Canada, and..
Dufferin (VIVA)
Dufferin is a Vivastation on York Region's Viva bus rapid transit system, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Another name for this Vivastation is Dufferin Street. It opened on September 4, 2005, at the intersection of Dufferin Street and Centre Street in Vaughan, Ontario. It is on the Viva Purple li..
Dufferin County, Ontario
Dufferin County, Ontario population 51,013 is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is Orangeville, and the current Warden is Mayor Earl Lennox of East Garafraxa. Dufferin gets it's name from the Marquess_of_Dufferin, who was Governor General of Canada between 1872..
Dufferin Mall
Dufferin Mall Mall facts and statistics Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada |- style="vertical=align: top;" | No. of floors || 1 |- style="vertical=align: top;" | Website || |} Dufferin Mall is a mall located near the Bloor St. and Dufferin St. intersection in Toronto. It is current..
Dufferin Mall Soccer League
Dufferin Mall Soccer League is a league located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contents 1 History1.1 Foundation1.2 New management1.3 New era2 Registration dates3 League sponsors4 See also History Foundation The High Park Baptist Soccer League was founded in 1994 ..
Dufferin No. 190, Saskatchewan
Dufferin No. 190 is a rural municipality in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in Division 2. Communities BethuneFindlater External links [Village of Bethune][Findlater SK] North: Sarnia No. 221 West: Marquis No. 191 Dufferin No. 190 Dufferin No. 190 complet..
Dufferin Roblin
Dufferin Roblin, PC , CC , OM , LL.D , DCL (born June 17, 1917) is a Canadian businessman and politician. Known as "Duff," he served as Premier of Manitoba from 1958 to 1967, He was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. He served as Senate Leader in the gov..
Dufferin Street
Dufferin Street is a north-south route in Toronto and York Region. The road named for Lord Dufferin (Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava), who served as Governor-General of Canada from 1872 to 1878. The street is cut-off at various locations along the route. Just n..
Dufferin—Caledon
Dufferin—CaledonElectoral district Dufferin—Caledon in relation to Southern Ontario ridings MP David Tilson (2004-) Party Conservative (2004-) Province Ontario Census division(s) Dufferin, Peel Census subdivision(s) Amaranth, Caledon, East Garafraxa, East Luther Grand Valley, Melanctho..
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004. It is also an Ontario provincial electoral district that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. Contents 1 Federal electoral d..
Dufferin—Simcoe
Dufferin—Simcoe was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Dufferin and Simcoe South ridings. It initially consisted of the county of Dufferin and that p..
Duffers
Duffers are invisible dwarves ruled by the magician Coriakin as related in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader from the Chronicles of Narnia. Coriakin was once a living star, but for some unspecified transgression Aslan commanded him to watch over the childish Duffers, who eventually become known as the..
Duffey Lake Provincial Park
Duffey Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ..
Duffield
Duffield is a prosperous commuter village situated next to the River Derwent in Derbyshire at the lower end of the Pennines around five miles north of Derby England. There have been humans in the area, probably, from the Iron Age. While it has been suggested that, once farming began, they would hav..
Duffield, Virginia
Duffield is a town in Scott County, Virginia, United States. The population was 62 at the 2000 census. Geography Duffield is located at [36°43′11″N, 82°47′51″W] (36.719642, -82.797393)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the tow..
Duffields, West Virginia
Duffields is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA. External links Communities Bayard | Berkeley Springs | Bolivar | Capon Bridge | Charles Town | Franklin | Harpers Ferry | Hedgesville | Keyser | Martinsburg | Moorefield | Paw Paw | Petersburg | Piedm..
Duffield Bank Railway
The Duffield Bank Railway was built by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood in the grounds of his house on the hillside overlooking Duffield in Derbyshire in 1874. Although the Ordnance Survey map circa 1880 does not show the railway itself, it does show two tunnels and two signal posts. It was more than ju..
Duffield Castle, Derbyshire
Duffield Castle was a Norman Castle in Duffield, Derbyshire. It was on a steep-sided rocky promontory facing the river, easily defended, though it is debatable whether it was inhabited in prehistoric times. It is also controversial whether the Romans maintained a military presence to protect the fo..
Duffield Frith
Duffield Frith was, in medieval times, a wooded area of Derbyshire, bestowed upon Henry de Ferrars (or Ferrers) by King William. From 1285 it was a Royal Forest with its own Forest Courts. It extended from Duffield to Wirksworth and from Hulland to Heage. Most of it became the ancient parish of Du..
Duffield railway station
Duffield railway station is a railway station serving the village of Duffield in Derbyshire, England. The station is located on the Midland Main Line from Derby to Leeds. It is also a junction with the former branch line to Wirksworth, which is now being reopened as the Ecclesbourne Valley heritage ..
Duffing equation
The Duffing equation is a non-linear second-order differential equation. It is an example of a dynamical system that exhibits chaotic behavior. The equation is given by [x'' + \delta x' + \beta x^3 - \omega_0^2 x = \gamma cos (\omega t + \phi)\,] or, as a system of equations, [u' =..
Duffing map
Phase portrait of a two-well Duffing oscillator showing chaotic behavior The Duffing map is a discrete-time dynamical system. It is an example of a dynamical system that exhibits chaotic behavior. The Duffing map takes a point (xn, yn ) in the plane and maps it to a new point given ..
Duffless
"Duffless" is the 16th episode of The Simpsons' fourth season. Contents 1 Synopsis2 Trivia3 Quotes4 External links Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Homer swears off the Duff for a month after being arrested for driving ..
Duffle Coat
A Duffle Coat, also Duffel Coat, is a warm coat made from thick wool. The name derives from Duffel, a town in the province of Antwerp in Belgium where the material originates. The term Duffle Bag originates from its use as a bag for duffle coats. Duffle coats are a traditional British garment, dati..
Duffryn
Duffryn is a large council-built housing estate in the southwest of the city of Newport, comprising a large portion of the Tredegar Park electoral district (ward). Built on land belonging to Tredegar House, it was completed in 1978 and at the time won several awards for its design. The layout of th..
Dufftown
Dufftown (Gaelic: Baile Bhainidh) is a burgh in Moray, Scotland. Dufftown is located on the River Fiddich and is the location of several Scotch whisky distilleries. It produces more malt whisky than any other town in Scotland. The largest and best known of these distilleries is the Glenfiddich dist..
Duffus
Duffus is a very small village in Moray, Scotland. It has some old buildings, and some quite modern ones, but it is quite remote and rather wild. ..
Duffy
Duffy is a surname, and may refer to Billy Duffy, British musicianBrian Duffy, American astronautBrian Duffy, real name of British drummer Jet Black of The StranglersCarol Ann Duffy, British poetCharles Gavan Duffy, Australian politicianChris Duffy, American baseball playerDarryl Duffy, Scottish fo..
Duffy's Cut
Duffy's Cut is the name given to a mass grave of 57 Irish-American immigrant railroad workers. It is located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA at the intersection of King Road and Sugartown Road. The interred were reported to have died in a cholera epidemic in 1832. The site is currently undergoing ar..
Duffy's Tavern
Duffy's Tavern, an American radio situation comedy (CBS, 1941-1942; NBC-Blue Network, 1942-1944; NBC, 1944-1952), often featured top-name stage and film guest stars but always hooked those around the misadventures, get-rich-quick-scheming, and romantic missteps of the title establishment's malaprop..
Duffy, Australian Capital Territory
#endnote_allhomes] | north_west = Stromlo Forest | north = Stromlo Forest | north_east = Stromlo Forest | west = Canberra Nature Park | east = Holder | south_west = Chapman | south = Rivett | south_east = Rivett | }} Duffy (postcode: 2611) is a suburb in the Canberra district of Weston Creek. ..
Duffy-Shamrock Joint Venture Tower
Duffy-Shamrock Joint Venture Tower is a guyed mast for TV transmission at Bertram, Texas, USA at 30°43'34.7" N and 97°59'24.1" W. Duffy-Shamrock Joint Venture Tower was built in 2002 and is 598 metres high. External links http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=613931..
Duffys Forest, New South Wales
Duffys Forest is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. External links Suburbs of Warringah Council | Northern Beaches | Sydney Akuna Bay | Allambie | Balgowlah | Beacon Hill | Belrose West | Belrose | Brookvale | Collaroy Plateau | Collaroy | Cottage Point..
Duffy (group)
Duffy is an up-and-coming trio from Detroit, Michigan whose members are dedicated to playing quality music that enhances the mind, enlightens the soul, and keeps the toes tapping. Lead vocalist/guitarist Eric Kehoe and keyboardist Bill Kahler have been playing together since 2001 and percussionist J..
Duffy antigen
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Duffy Daugherty
Hugh "Duffy" Daugherty (born September 8, 1915 in Emeigh, Pennsylvania; died September 25, 1987 in Santa Barbara, California) was the head coach of the Michigan State University Spartans football team from 1954 to 1972, where he compiled a career record of 109-65-5. He was best known for his wit..
Duffy grenade
Duffy Grenade: Sometimes just called a Duff, initially just made reference to someone killing themselves with their own grenade when they were previously at a huge advantage in any game featuring grenades. It has since evolved into being used whenever anyone makes a huge mistake and ruins something ..
Duffy Lewis
Duffy Lewis of the Boston Red Sox at Comiskey Park in 1912. George Edward "Duffy" Lewis (April 18, 1888 - June 17, 1979), born in San Francisco, California, was a left fielder and left-handed batter who played Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox (1910-17), New York Yankees (1919-20) a..
Duffy Waldorf
Duffy Waldorf (born August 20 1962, Los Angeles, California), joined the PGA Tour in 1985. He attended UCLA and graduated in 1985 with a degree in Psychology. Duffy is a connoisseur of fine wine and is well known for his trademark colorful caps and shirts. His wife and children write messages a..
Duff (surname)
Duff is a surname, and may refer to Alan Duff, New Zealand writerAlexander Duff, founder of Scottish Church College, CalcuttaAndrew Duff, British politicianAnne-Marie Duff, British actressAnthony Duff, past head of MI5Cara Leland Duff, later Lady FairhavenCosmo Duff Gordon, Scottish landownerDamien..
Duff Abrams
Duff A. Abrams (1880, Illinois, – 1965, New York) was an American researcher in the field of composition and properties of concrete. He developed the basic methods for testing concrete characteristics still in use today. D. A. Abrams was researcher, professor, and director of the research labora..
Duff Beer
Duff Beer (with Homer Simpson) Duff Beer is a fictional brand of beer in the animated series The Simpsons. It is Homer Simpson's beer of choice. It is a parody of stereotypical American mass-produced beer: poor-quality, cheap, and advertised everywhere. The beer's official spokesperson is Duf..
Duff Cooper
Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich GCMG DSO PC (February 22, 1890 - January 1, 1954), known as Duff Cooper, was a British diplomat, Cabinet member and acclaimed author. The son of fashionable society doctor Sir Alfred Cooper, and Lady Agnes Duff (sister of Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife), he..
Duff Cooper Prize
The Duff Cooper Prize is a prize which goes to the best work of history, biography, or political science published in English or French. First awarded in 1956, the prize is worth £3,000. The prize was established in honour of Duff Cooper, a British diplomat, Cabinet member and acclaimed author. ..
Duff Gibson
Duff Gibson (born on August 11, 1966 in Vaughan, Ontario) is a Canadian male skeleton racer, who took part in the 2005/2006 Skeleton World Cup to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics. Duff Gibson was the 2006 Winter Olympic gold medalist in singles skeleton, narrowly beating out his teammate Jeff..
Duff Green
Duff Green (August 15, 1791 – June 10, 1875), American politician and journalist, was born in Woodford County, Kentucky. He was a school teacher in his native state, served during the War of 1812 in the Kentucky militia, and then settled in Missouri, where he worked as a schoolmaster and practice..
Duff Hart-Davis
Peter Duff Hart-Davis (born 1936), generally known as Duff Hart-Davis, is a British biographer, naturalist and journalist, who writes for the The Independent newspaper. He is married to Phyllida Barstow and has one son and one daughter. He is the eldest son of the publisher Rupert Hart-Davis and th..
Duff House
Duff House is a Georgian house in Banff. Within the Deveron Valley lies Duff House, designed by William Adam, built between 1735 and 1740, and widely thought to be one of Britain's finest Georgian houses. Duff House was built for William Duff of Braco, who became Earl of Fife in 1759. The story of..
Duff Islands
The Duff Islands (Pileni Taumako) are a small island group lying to the northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands in the Solomon Islands province of Temotu. They are also sometimes known as the Wilson Islands. The islands are located at 9°31'48" S. lat., 167°4'48" W. long. The Duff Islands consist of..
Duff Killigan
Duff Killigan is a fictional character from Disney's animated television series Kim Possible. About Duff Killigan An irate Scotsman (like the animated version of fellow Disney villain Flintheart Glomgold) and the world's deadliest golfer. Dressed in a traditional kilt and tam, he attacks with ..
Duff McKagan
Duff McKagan Michael Andrew McKagan, better known as Duff 'Rose' McKagan, was born February 5 1964. He is an American musician and bassist, who is best known for thirteen-year tenure in the 1980s hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Contents 1 Early years2 Guns N' Roses3 Solo years..
Duff Muttu
Duff Muttu (also: Dubh Muttu) is an art form prevalent among Muslims in Kerala state of south India. Basically Duff or Dubh is a music instrument made of wood and ox skin. It is also called Thappitta. Participants play this and dance. In certain areas, instead of Duff or Dubh, Arabana is used. Th..
Duff reaction
The Duff reaction or hexamine aromatic formylation is a formylation reaction used in organic chemistry for the synthesis of benzaldehydes with hexamine as the formyl carbon source. The electrophilic species in this electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction is the iminium ion CH2+NR2. The initia..
Duff sisters
Duff is the surname of American actors and singers Haylie Duff (b. 1985) and Hilary Duff (b. 1987). Haylie is known for her role as "Summer" in the film Napoleon Dynamite and Hilary is known for her role as the central character in the Disney series Lizzie McGuire. As recording artists, the Duff sis..
Dufile
Dufile (also Dufilé, Duffli, Duffle, or Dufli) was originally a fort built by Emin Pasha, the Governor of Equatoria, in 1879; it is located on the Albert Nile just inside Uganda, close to a site chosen in 1874 by then-Colonel Charles George Gordon to assemble steamers that were carried there overla..
Dufourspitze
Dufourspitze (in German) or Pointe Dufour (in French), in the Swiss Alps, is the highest mountain of Switzerland. The peak is the high point of the Monte Rosa massif, being surrounded by the Nordend, Silbersattel, Grenzsattel and Signalkuppe subpeaks. The mountain is named after the Guillaume-Hen..
Dufresny
Dufresny is a name shared by multiple people: Charles Rivière Dufresny, French dramatist.Adelaide-Gillette Billet Dufrenoy (aka Dufresny), painter. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may..
Dufry
Dufry International is a Duty Free company that is based in Basel, Switzerland. This company was owned by Patrick Laurent until March 2004 when it was sold to a joined venture led by Advent Mexico. This Wordwide company owns stores in Airports, Trainstations, Ports, Airlines and Cruises. Some of the..
Dufur, Oregon
Dufur is a city in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The population was 588 at the 2000 census. It is a farming community, with wheat being an important crop, along with tree fruit and grapes. On the second full weekend of August, Dufur holds its annual Threshing Bee, a harvest festival cel..
Dufus
''For the comic, see Doofus (comics) Dufus is an American musical group, and one of the leading bands in the anti-folk movement. ..
Du Fu
Names Chinese: 杜甫 Pinyin: Dù Fǔ Wade-Giles: Tu⁴ Fu³ Zi: Zǐ Měi (子美 Also known as: Dù Shàolíng (杜少陵)or Dù Gōngbù (杜工部)or 少陵野老 There are no contemporaneous portraits of Du Fu; this is a later artist's impression Du Fu or Tu Fu (712–770) wa..
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