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  Danish people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Danes are a Scandinavian ethnic group, and are the descendants of the Norse - better known as Vikings - along with Norwegians, Swedes, Icelanders, Faroese, and to some extent, the English, due to the settlement of many Danes, along with the Anglo-Saxons in England during the Migration period and during the Danelaw period.
50,000 Danes live in Southern Schleswig in Germany, a former Danish territory, forming around 10% of the local population.
In Denmark, the latter group is often referred to as De danske syd for grænsen (literally: the Danes south of the (Danish-German) border) or sydslesvigere (South Schleswigers).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Danes   (558 words)

  
 Denmark
Many Danes are fluent in English as well, particularly those in larger cities and the youth, who are taught English in school.
Perhaps the most famous Dane is actually an English mythical figure: Hamlet, the title character of William Shakespeare's famous play, which was set in the real castle of Kronborg in Helsingør, north of Copenhagen.
Another widely known Dane is Hans Christian Andersen, in Denmark referred to as H. Andersen, a writer mostly famous for such fairy tales as The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Mermaid, and The Ugly Duckling.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/d/de/denmark.html   (1734 words)

  
 Great Danes
Danes are born with ears that (according to the breed standard) should be "high set, medium in size and of moderate thickness, folded forward close to the cheek.
Dane puppies should be started in a puppy training and socialization class at about three months of age.
Danes of both sexes, and all colors and ages, are often available for adoption.
www.k9web.com /dog-faqs/breeds/greatdanes.html   (1509 words)

  
 Claire Danes Pictures, Biography, Filmography, Awards, Wallpapers
A native New Yorker, Danes was encouraged to pursue her interest in acting by artistic parents and began studying modern dance at age six.
Danes won strong notices for her feature debut as the doomed Beth in a well-received remake of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel "Little Women" (1994), with Susan Sarandon and Winona Ryder.
Danes put her acting career on hold to enter Yale as a freshman in 1998, but as her academic career comes to a close, she has returned to the silver screen with a vengeance.
www.starglimpse.com /celebs/pages/claire_danes/claire_danes.shtml   (705 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Denmark Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Up into the 11th century the Danes were known as Vikings, colonizing, raiding and trading in much of Europe.
According to official statistics from January 2002 84.3% of Danes are members of the state church, the Danish People's Church (Den Danske Folkekirke), also known as the Church of Denmark, a form of Lutheranism; the rest are primarily of other Christian denominations and also about 3% are Muslims.
The Dane most well-known in other countries is probably Hans Christian Andersen, a writer mostly famous for his fairy tales, such as The Emperor's New Clothes and The Ugly Duckling.
www.ipedia.com /denmark.html   (1098 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Claire Danes pictures
Claire Danes is someone relatively at ease with her fame, trading the glitz of Hollywood for the serenity of Ivy League academia, and vice versa.
Claire Danes' list of accomplishments in a career that is already over a decade long is impressive.
Danes made up for passing on a role in Schindler's List by working with such acclaimed directors as Oliver Stone and Francis Ford Coppola, and has varied her output from Romeo and Juliet to Terminator 3.
www.askmen.com /women/actress_150/190b_claire_danes.html   (864 words)

  
 Lists of billionaires - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Forbes magazine always lists the world's wealthiest individuals: The World's Billionares.
Although it is exceptionally unlikely that an individual can amass a fortune as large as that enjoyed by billionaires without coming to the attention of the world media, some skeptics question whether Forbes has thoroughly identified every billionaire on Earth.
List of heads of government and state by net worth
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_billionaires   (101 words)

  
 MTV Movies | Claire Danes | Biography
With the support of her artistically-inclined parents (a painter mother and photographer father), Danes enrolled in an acting class at the Lee Strasberg Studio when she was nine years old.
Danes' next project, Jodie Foster's Home for the Holidays, met with a similar fate, but afforded Danes the chance to work with Foster, who became a sort of mentor to the young actress.
Danes' turn as Joaquin Phoenix's trashy girlfriend represented a departure from her previous, more innocent roles, something that she embellished upon in both Francis Ford Coppola's The Rainmaker, where she played Andrew Shue's abused wife, and A Polish Wedding (1998), in which she portrayed the rebellious Hala.
www.mtv.com /movies/person/163585/bio.jhtml   (867 words)

  
 Buzz Cinema: Claire Danes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Claire Catherine Danes was born April 12, 1979 in New York City and began acting shortly thereafter.
The film was a success, and allowed Danes to perform in the company of such well-respected actors as Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder, and Gabriel Byrne (who would later play her father in Polish Wedding).
The critical and commercial success of the film meant that Danes was soon in great demand, as evidenced by the people she was able to work with over the next couple of years.
www.up4u.net /People/ClaireDanes   (935 words)

  
 Topica Email List Directory
Topics on this list are open as long they are pertaining to dogs.
This list is a forum for owners of dogs with megaesophagus to learn about the condition, exchange ideas about coping with it, share outcomes of alternative treatments, and provide...
The Korean Dog list is to bring attention to the torture and slaughter each year of over one million dogs and cats.
lists.topica.com /dir?cid=268   (441 words)

  
 Complete List of Dog-Related Email Lists
The list is moderated and explicitly pro-hunting -- debating moral issues of using dogs for hunting or hunting in general are not permitted.
The list of ALL-K9 is an e-mail discussion list for canine obedience instructors at all levels, canine behaviourists, veterinary surgeons, from those that instruct household manners classes, to those that teach puppy socialization classes, to those that instruct competition classes and private lessons, to those who offer nationally and internationally recognized seminars and camps.
MINSCHNAUZER-H is a Hoflin list moderated by Kennalea Pratt Gwen Mulheron, Flora Hinkley, and Barbara Cardin.
www.k9web.com /dog-faqs/lists/email-list.html   (8215 words)

  
 Great Dane Links: BLOAT
Danes topped the list of vulnerable breeds with the highest incidence of GDV – nearly double the risk compared to the second most vulnerable breed, the Akita.
Because GDV is one of the leading causes of death in the Great Dane, you should know the symptoms and develop your own plan for handling this life threatening emergency.
I am not sure if he was actually headed into bloat, but both times he seemed to be displaying some of the early warning symptoms that we discussed last week.
www.ginnie.com /gdv.htm   (3276 words)

  
 The Claire Danes Picture Pages
Danes' often heartrending portrayal of a fifteen-year-old coping with the rigors of adolescence contributed to the cult series' avalanche of kudos and won a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy nod for its rising star.
The precocious actress arrived on the small screen in a memorable 1992 guest shot on the NBC crime drama series "Law and Order", playing a volatile teen who, with her mother, was involved with a sleazy photographer.
Danes played leads in "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday" (1996) as the daughter helping her father (Peter Gallagher) cope with the death of her mother (Michelle Pfeiffer) and "I Love You, I Love You Not" (1997), as the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor (Jeanne Moreau).
www.superiorpics.com /claire_danes   (927 words)

  
 ScandAsia. - 170 Resident Danes Back in Indonesia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Some 170 resident Danes are currently staying in Indonesia either because they never left or because they have already returned, says Lars Thuesen, spokesman of the Danish Ministry or Foreign Affairs, Tuesday afternoon.
The 170 Danes represent roughly two thirds of the 250 Danes who had registered themselves at the Embassy of Denmark before the drawings became an issue.
It was threats to "sweep the Danes" which last week led the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs to decide to encourage even resident Danes to leave Indonesia, Lars Thuesen explains.
www.scandasia.com /viewNews.php?news_id=2160   (501 words)

  
 SAVE A LIFE - Foreign Prisoners Support Service
Details of the Lao PDR authorities, the archaic Laotian legal system and high level Australian Foreign Affairs negotiations are revealed in a new report released Wednesday, May 5, 2004.
Several years on, the Danes are still seeking justice over their ill-treatment.
Kay Danes, who is now an international speaker for Human Rights and an advocate for prisoners rights through 'Save-A-Life' http://www.foreignprisoners.com, was herself tortured in mock executions and interogated by Laos authorities in a bid to secure false statements.
www.usp.com.au /fpss/case-danes.html   (805 words)

  
 BBC News | EUROPE | Danes undecided as polls loom
The fear of foreign things - immigrants and refugees alike - has boomed in Denmark over the past two months, and is now higher than it has been since 1990.
In advertisements in newspapers and on the internet they are warning Danes against voting for a right-wing government, supported by Dansk Folkeparti.
The party is described as having a "repulsive view of human nature" and a government led by a right-wing majority is seen as a "threat to values like justice and freedom of mind".
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/1665012.stm   (530 words)

  
 DaneAbroad - Embassy of Denmark United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is possible to contruct a list with individual information about the Danes traveling abroad.
The list contains information about Danes in one or in several countries and the list can be sorted by either category or zip code.
Danes traveling abroad can submit a form with information about e.g.
www.amblondon.um.dk /en/servicemenu/Administration/Help/Reference/DaneAbroad   (103 words)

  
 List of famous Danes - Denmark - Visit Denmark: The official guide to Denmark with Danish tourism and travel ...
List of famous Danes - Denmark - Visit Denmark: The official guide to Denmark with Danish tourism and travel information such as hotels, map, flag, copenhagen info etc.
Are there any?, you may be asking yourself, and it is probably fair to say that few people outside Denmark would be able to mention more than a couple of Danes who have achieved international recognition.
The Dane that most people will probably have heard of is Hans Christian Andersen, who is listed here, along with others who have also made their mark on history in one way or another.
www.visitdenmark.com /uk/en-gb/Menu/turist/inspiration/detkulturelledanmark/kendtedanskere/list-of-famous-danes.htm   (219 words)

  
 Smooth Stone: Neo-Nazi website list Jewish Danes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Prominent Danes with Jewish and foreign backgrounds have been exposed on a website connected to neo-nazi group.
Pictures of prominent Danes of Jewish and foreign background have been published on a website with connections to neo-nazi organizations.
Some of those appearing also have their telephone number and email address listed.
smoothstone.blogspot.com /2005/03/neo-nazi-website-list-jewish-danes.html   (1297 words)

  
 Heartland Great Dane Rescue - Guthrie, Oklahoma
The Heartland Great Dane Rescue of Guthrie, Oklahoma is a Rescue dedicated to finding forever homes for Great Danes in need throughout Oklahoma by using an in-depth interview process.
Danes accepted into the rescue for adoption are kept in foster homes.
This list will be a newsletter type forum, not an active mailing list as to not clutter one with an abundance of emails.
www.heartlandgdr.org   (703 words)

  
 CES TS Danes
The Danes module allows companies to communicate without the limitations of existing systems.
If you are a single supplier or head office you can communicate electronically with your suppliers, if you are a head office you can send and receive information with your branches as well as your suppliers.
There are no limits to the number of divisions, branches or tills that the Danes module can handle.
www.pos1.com.au /cests15.php   (194 words)

  
 Great Dane Rescue Danes Available
Puppies may or may not be full blood dane (they could and most likely will be mixed).
This is not a complete list and anyone of these dogs may be currently in the process of being adopted.
A Great Dane Rescue representative will guide your choice towards a dane who is best suited for your particular household situation and expectations (especially if you have other dogs, cats or small children).
www.danerescue.net /danesavailable.asp   (1171 words)

  
 .:. Danes Gourmet Coffee .:.
Danes Gourmet Coffee will be making coffee for $1.00 with some of the best Baristi in Australia making coffee on the stand all day.
The next Danes Gourmet Coffee Loyalty Card prize draw is in June so get your cards filled and into the draw through your nearest Danes cafe.
Danes are proud of the cafes that support us and to help recognise their eforts we have established the Danes Gourmet Coffee Golden Group Awards Customers can vote for their favourite cafe, restaurant or barista by submitting a voting form.
www.danes.com.au /public/index.php?pageid=37   (303 words)

  
 Old Danes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In 1997, Roger Brunskill arranged a meeting of a few Old Danes and it was agreed that we should attempt to expand the Old Dane network with the main aim of putting contemporaries in contact with each other.
This page is intended to list those Old Danes who wish their names up on the main page with the intention of their former schoolfriends and colleagues seeing, recognizing and wishing to contact.
The vitality of the site is dependant upon input from Old Danes and if you wish to contact any Old Dane on the list I will continue to maintain offline addresses and telephone numbers of the contacts where this has been given to me and the information remains valid.
freespace.virgin.net /bob.hunt   (330 words)

  
 MAGDRL-NJ - Trains for Danes Fundraiser
"Trains for Danes" was sponsored by Mike and Kim to celebrate their love of Great Danes and to help MAGDRL help Danes.
From the first time I saw his picture on the MAGDRL list of available dogs, I knew he was the dog for me. I have no skills in animal communication, but this boy spoke directly to my heart where he has been firmly entrenched ever since.
Roxann was at the event with Huey, our main Dane Ambassador who did a wonderful job with the crowds, allowing everyone to pet and grope him with tail wags and good humor.
www.magdrl-nj.com /T4D_tribute.html   (1380 words)

  
 BBC News | EUROPE | Danes criticise immigrant list
The majority of Danish political parties have condemned a right-wing party for publishing the names of almost 5,000 immigrants who have recently been given Danish nationality.
Ms Kjaersgaard said her party wished to show the people of Denmark who the "new Danes" were.
Inner city gang problems in which both Danes and second-generation immigrant youths are involved, have stoked general political calls for action to curb violence.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/1504457.stm   (474 words)

  
 Coping with Information Overload
I subscribe to an email mailing list of Danes living abroad, and the statistics from this group are a good example of the increasing information overload on the Internet.
In addition to total page count, the table lists the proportion of the pages that was devoted to editorial text and illustrations and to display advertising and text and classified ads.
A list of the articles that are rated as the most similar to the current article is displayed when the user clicks on the "similarity" button.
www.useit.com /papers/information_overload   (6993 words)

  
 In Memory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Some times an agressive dog will have to be put down and in other cases medical issue require us to send these loving dogs to heaven.
The following is a list of Danes that were in rescue.
Larry was adopted by IGDR, but later was returned, an old Dane, because he had a very expensive medical condition.
www.danegang.org /id96.html   (809 words)

  
 Great Dane Rescue NE Fla
Our foster danes love to sleep on Kuranda Dog beds, but we don't have enough for everyone.  If you would like to donate a bed at a special wholesale price for one of our rescued danes to sleep in comfort please
We are primarily looking to place these danes in the NE Florida area, and will refer to a closer rescue for out of state inquiries.
ALSO NOTE : we generally always have danes to place, but we are greatly limited on the number of danes we can take in physically due to limited foster homes as well as other resources.
www.petfinder.org /shelters/FL95.html   (468 words)

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