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Dominion (other)
A dominion was a self-governing autonomous state within the British Empire. Dominion may also refer to: Businesses and brands * Dominion (supermarket), in Canada * Dominion Diamond Mines, in Canada * Dominion Energy or Dominion, a utility in Virginia * Dominion Enterprises, a creator and distributor of free periodicals * Dominion Network, a Canadian radio network * Dominion Stores (Newfoundland), a supermarket chain in Canada * Dominion Theatre, in London, England * Dominion Voting Systems, a Canadian-American company that sells electronic voting systems * Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company (The Dominion), a defunct insurance company in Canada * The Dominion Bank, a defunct bank in Canada Entertainment Film *''Jurassic World Dominion'', a 2022 science fiction film * ''Dominion'' (documentary), a 2018 documentary about animal agriculture and animal rights * ''Dominion'' (2016 film), a biographical film about poet Dylan Thomas *'' Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist'', a 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominion
A dominion was any of several largely self-governance, self-governing countries of the British Empire, once known collectively as the ''British Commonwealth of Nations''. Progressing from colonies, their degrees of self-governing colony, colonial self-governance increased (and, in some cases, decreased) unevenly over the late 19th century through the 1930s. Vestiges of empire lasted in some dominions well into the late 20th century. With the evolution of the British Empire following the 1945 conclusion of the Second World War into the modern Commonwealth of Nations (after which the former Dominions were often referred to as the ''Old Commonwealth''), finalised in 1949, the dominions became independent states, either as republics in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth republics or Commonwealth realms. In 1925, the government of the United Kingdom created the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, Dominions Office from the Colonial Office, although for the next five yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominion (song)
"Dominion" is a song by English rock band the Sisters of Mercy. It was released as the second single from their second studio album, '' Floodland'', in February 1988. The version on ''Floodland'' features "Dominion" as well as a coda piece titled "Mother Russia". It was written by band frontman Andrew Eldritch and produced by Larry Alexander, Eldritch, and Jim Steinman. The song peaked at number 7 on the Irish Singles Chart, number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 30 on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart. Background and composition Eldritch has revealed the song disguises an anti-American diatribe flavoured by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. At the time of release he also claimed that the second part of the song "Mother Russia" was a call for the West to give up Berlin to the Soviets, "because in reality they already control the city. It's only stupid to pretend otherwise". Recording of the song took place in 1987 at Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominion (Sansom Novel)
''Dominion'' is a 2012 alternate history novel by British author C. J. Sansom. It is a political thriller set in the early 1950s against the backdrop of a Britain that has become a satellite state of Nazi Germany. The point of divergence from actual history is that Lord Halifax, rather than Winston Churchill, succeeded Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister in May 1940 leading to an armistice with Germany. Awards ''Dominion'' won the 2013 Sidewise Award for Alternate History, Long Form. Controversy Sansom's fictionalised portrayal of some historical figures such as Lord Beaverbrook, Oswald Mosley, Enoch Powell and Marie Stopes as members of a collaborationist puppet government caused some controversy. Allan Massie for ''The Daily Telegraph'', however, defended the portrayal by arguing that "in the make-believe world of counter-factual history, a novelist is entitled to take a different line" and that having a younger version of Powell be as such was "not inherently improbable." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominion (poem)
"Dominion" is a 1938 poem by the New Zealand writer A. R. D. Fairburn. It covers New Zealand and its national identity, in relation to its colonial history, political and economical realities, spirituality and nature. The tone alternates between satirical, tender and hopeful. It is divided into five major parts—"Utopia", "Album Leaves", "Elements", "Dialogue" and "Struggle in a Mirror"—with several further subsections. It was published separately in 1938 and republished in 1952 in ''Three Poems'', together with "The Voyage" and "To a Friend in the Wilderness". Reception Marjorie J. Van Buren wrote in a 1964 Master of Arts thesis from the Kansas State University that "Fairburn's most extended criticism of New Zealand comes in ''Dominion'', a long and rather uneven work", and that "in ''Dominion'', as throughout his work, Fairburn shows his critical concern for the morality of his nation and his world and his stubborn faith in the eventual triumph—over complacency, greed, and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A storm is any disturbed state of the natural environment or the atmosphere of an astronomical body. It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), heavy precipitation (snowstorm, rainstorm), heavy freezing rain (ice storm), strong winds (tropical cyclone, windstorm), wind transporting some substance through the atmosphere such as in a dust storm, among other forms of severe weather. Storms have the potential to harm lives and property via storm surge, heavy rain or snow causing flooding or road impassibility, lightning, wildfires, and vertical and horizontal wind shear. Systems with significant rainfall and duration help alleviate drought in places they move through. Heavy snowfall can allow special recreational activities to take place which would not be possible otherwise, such as skiing and snowmobiling. The English word comes from Proto-Germanic ''*sturmaz'' meaning "noise, tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
