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Dikkers
Dikkers is a surname of English origin, referring to a dike or ditch maker. It appears dating back to 1229. Variations include Dikker, Dicker, Decker, Deeker, Dyker, and Ditcher. The name is shared by several noted people: * Manfred Dikkers (born 1971), Dutch drummer * Scott Dikkers (born 1965), American comedy writer, speaker and entrepreneur * Sjoera Dikkers (born 1969), Dutch politician See also * Dicker (surname) * Decker (surname) Decker is a surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname include: People Arts and entertainment *Brooklyn Decker, American model *Carol Decker, English recording artist * Cora Decker Sargent (1868-1944), American composer * Daniel Dec ... * Loek Dikker (born 1944), Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer References {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Dikkers
Scott Dikkers (born March 1, 1965) is an American comedy writer, speaker and entrepreneur. He was a founding editor of ''The Onion'', and is the publication's longest-serving editor-in-chief, holding the position from 1988–1999, 2005–2008, and as General Manager / Vice President of Creative Development from 2012–2014. He currently heads the "Writing with ''The Onion''" program in partnership with ''The Onion'' and The Second City in Chicago. Biography Born in 1965 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Scott Dikkers is the author or co-author of several best-selling humor books including "How to Write Funny". He is also the creator and artist of the comic strip ''Jim's Journal'', which was syndicated to college newspapers from 1987–1997. Dikkers has also written and directed several films, including episodes of "The Onion News Network" web videos (2007) and the independent features '' Spaceman'' (1997), and ''Bad Meat'' (2003), starring Chevy Chase. Scott currently runs online courses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sjoera Dikkers
Sjoerdtje Willemien (Sjoera) Dikkers (born 14 July 1969 in Deventer) is a Dutch former politician and activist. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) she was an MP between 17 June 2010 and 23 March 2017. She focused on matters of development aid and commercial policy. On 25 October 2016 Dikkers went on health leave and was temporarily replaced by Rien van der Velde, and from 14 December 2016 until 14 February 2017 by Emre Ünver Emre Ünver (born 19 November 1981) is a Dutch politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party from 14 December 2016 until 15 February 2017, replacing Sjoera Dikkers. Ünver was a member of the municipal council .... References External links *House of Representatives biography 1969 births Living people Dutch activists Dutch women activists Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) People from Deventer 21st-century Dutch politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manfred Dikkers
At War With Self is the project conceived by multi-instrumentalist Glenn Snelwar, best known as one of the guitarists on the Gordian Knot debut album which featured members of Cynic, Watchtower, King Crimson and Dream Theater. Albums For the project's first album '' Torn Between Dimensions'' (2005) Glenn collaborated with drummer Mark Zonder and bassist Michael Manring. The instrumental trio created an amalgam of tight-knit compositions encompassing progressive rock, metal, jazz, ambient and classical stylings, often within the boundaries of each composition. The result was critically acclaimed and continues to grow a following as word of mouth of the project expands. For '' Acts of God'', the second release from the At War With Self project (2007), Snelwar has desired to create a set of compositions with the intentions of living up to the label 'progressive' by dramatically changing almost every facet of the project while staying true to the underlying inspiration of the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicker (surname)
Dicker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Cameron Dicker (born 2000), American football player *Cintia Dicker (born 1986), Brazilian model * Fred Dicker (21st century), American radio host * Fredric U. Dicker (21st century), American columnist *Friedl Dicker-Brandeis (1898–1944), Austrian artist and educator murdered by the Nazis in the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp *Gary Dicker (born 1986), Irish footballer * Jean-Jacques Dicker (born 1944), Swiss-French-American photographer *Joël Dicker, Swiss novelist * John Dicker (1815–1895), English cricketer * Les Dicker, (1926–2020), English professional footballer * Madeline Dicker (1899 –), Irish spy during the War of Independence * Ruth Dicker (1919–2004), American painter *Samuel Dicker (died 1760), English politician See also *Rick Dicker The following is a list of fictional characters from the 2004 Disney/Pixar computer-animated superhero film ''The Incredibles'' and its 2018 sequel ''Incr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decker (surname)
Decker is a surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname include: People Arts and entertainment *Brooklyn Decker, American model *Carol Decker, English recording artist * Cora Decker Sargent (1868-1944), American composer * Daniel Decker, Puerto Rican composer *Franz-Paul Decker (1923–2014), German conductor *Georg Decker (1818–1894), Austrian portrait artist * Hans Decker, German sculptor of the fifteenth century * Jennifer Decker, French actress * Johann Stephan Decker (1784–1844), French painter *John Decker (artist) (1895–1947), German painter, set designer and caricaturist in Hollywood * Lindsey Decker (1923–1994), American artist * Mary Beth Decker (b. 1981), American model *Richard Decker, cartoonist in ''The New Yorker'' * Jorel Decker, musical artist in band Hollywood Undead Government and politics * Bob Decker (1922-1999), American politician and educator * Edward Decker (1827–1911), American businessman and politician in Kewaunee County, Wisconsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levee
A levee (), dike (American English), dyke (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is a structure that is usually soil, earthen and that often runs parallel (geometry), parallel to the course of a river in its floodplain or along low-lying coastlines. The purpose of a levee is to keep the course of rivers from changing and to protect against flooding of the area adjoining the river or coast. Levees can be naturally occurring ridge structures that form next to the bank of a river, or be an artificially constructed fill dirt, fill or wall that regulates water levels. Ancient civilizations in the Indus Valley civilisation, Indus Valley, ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and China all built levees. Today, levees can be found around the world, and failures of levees due to erosion or other causes can be major disasters. Etymology Speakers of American English (notably in the Midwestern United States, Midwest and Deep South) u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
