Encyclopedia

Document warehouse A document warehouse tells you why things have happened, instead of what has happened as in data warehousing. To get more support in the decision making process one can link the document warehouse and the data warehouse together to get a powerful combination.
Document-based question A document-based question (DBQ), also known as data-based question or death by question, is an essay or series of short-answer questions that is constructed by students using one's own knowledge combined with support from several provided sources. Usually it is employed on timed history tests.
Documenta documenta is one of the world‘s most important exhibitions of modern and contemporary art which now takes place every 5 years in Kassel, Germany. It was founded by artist, teacher and curator Arnold Bode in 1955 as part of the Bundesgartenschau (Federal Horticultural Show) which took place in Kassel at that time.
Documenta 1 documenta 1 was the first in a series of renowned documenta exhibitions, showcasing modern and contemporary art in Kassel, Germany. The first documenta was initiated by the painter and educator Arnold Bode and was held from 16 July until 18 September 1955.
Documentary comedy Documentary comedy is a form of comedy that combines aspects of stand-up, documentary and traditional story-telling. It is particularly influenced by the observational character of alternative comedy, but with the key difference that the anecdotes recounted are not merely random observations, but are linked together as part of a tongue-in-cheek documentary with a genuine subject: investigating a topical issue or reporting a (usually facetious) quest that the comedian has undertaken, for instance.
Documentary Center The Documentary Center is an expansion of a decade-long commitment at The George Washington University in Washington, DC to teaching documentary film production theory and techniques and to creating documentary films for national audiences. Inaugurated in 1990 as The Center for History in the Media, the Documentary Center is one of the few educational centers in the nation that focuses exclusively on the production of non-fiction filmmaking.
Documentary evidence Documentary evidence is any evidence introduced at a trial in the form of documents. Although this term is most widely understood to mean writings on paper (such as an invoice, a contract or a will), the term actually include any media by which information can be preserved.
Documentary film Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the attempt, in one fashion or another, to "document" reality through the use of film, video or other new media (The term often refers to productions shot on video as well as film). Documentary, as it applies here, works to identify a "filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception" that is continually evolving and is without clear boundaries.
Documentary hypothesis The documentary hypothesis proposes that the Five Books of Moses (the Torah, or first five books of the Old Testament) represent a combination of documents from four major identifiable sources dating from various periods between the early 8th and late 5th centuries BC. Historians and academics in the fields of linguistics and source criticism have identified the following potential sources:
Documentary channel A documentary channel is a specialty television channel which focuses on broadcasting documentaries. Some documentary channels further specialise by dedicating their programming to specific types of documentaries or documentaries in a specific area of knowledge.
Documentary photography Documentary photography usually refers to a type of professional photojournalism, but it may also be an amateur or student pursuit. The photographer attempts to produce truthful, objective, and usually candid photography of a particular subject, most often pictures of people.
Documentary style This film style is used in fictional films, reproducing the techniques and appearance of documentary films, and typically including the following features: periods of voice-over narration delivered in the style of a news reporter; crisp editing; and relatively stationary and straightforward photography. Most commonly seen in films of the early to mid-1950s, based on the success of the style in the television program, Dragnet.
Documentary theatre Documentary theatre is leftist political theatre which challenges people to consider the political power system which rules over them. Documentary theatre is characterised by the use of objectivity to promote a particular political statement.
Documentation française The Documentation française is a French public administration charged with publishing general documentation on major newsworthy problems for French administrations and the French public. It also acts as a publisher for administrations and public bodies.
Documentation generator A documentation generator is a programming tool that generates documentation intended for programmers (API documentation) or end users (End-user Guide), or both, from a set of specially commented source code files, and in some cases, binary files.
Documentation Sciences Foundation A national non-profit organization, proclaimed as social benefit organization, recognised by ORDEN CUL/718/2005 on the 24th of February and registered with the Registry of Foundations of the Spanish Cultural Ministry with number 639 (B.O.
Documents (journal) Documents was a late 1920s-era Surrealist journal edited and masterminded by Georges Bataille. Published in Paris from 1929 through 1930, Documents ran for 15 issues, each of which contained a wide range of original writing and photographs.
Documents Expediting Project DOCEX, the common name for Documents Expediting Project, was a program begun in 1946 by the Library of Congress (LoC) to distribute duplicate copies of government publications they received from federal government agencies. The program provided a means of obtaining documents that were not distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program, not for sale by the Government Printing Office, and not available directly from the publishing agency.
DoCo Doco is a band that sang songs for the Ranma ½ anime, whose members also did the characters' voices. This band consists of Megumi Hayashibara (voice of Ranma-chan), Noriko Hidaka (Akane Tendo), Minami Takayama (Nabiki Tendo), Kikuko Inoue (Kasumi Tendo), and Rei Sakuma (Shampoo).
Doda Alada Mara The Doda Alada Mara (also spelled Dodda Alada Mara) is a giant Banyan tree located in the village of Ramohalli, approximately 28 kilometers west of the city of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. This single plant covers 3 acres and is one of the largest of its kind.
Doddamane Mahadevi Hegde or Mahadevi Tai The late Mahadevi Tai was born in 1906, and was the cousin sister of former Chief Minister late Ramakrishna Hegde. A child widow, she was the daughter of Doddamane Krishnaiah Subbaiah Hegde of Siddapura taluk in Uttara Kannada district, whose family is well known for its sacrifices during the Indian Freedom Movement in Bombay Karnataka.
Doddington, Cambridgeshire Doddington is a village in Cambridgeshire, four miles between Chatteris and March. Historically, Doddington was one of the largest parishes in England; thus, the richest, leading to a number of high appointments as rector.
Doddington, Kent Doddington is a rural English village, in the south eastern county of Kent, within the borough of Swale. A picturesque village nestling in the Syndale Valley with neighbouring village Newnham (half a mile to the east of Doddington) and the area is designated as of 'outstanding natural beauty'.
Dodecaeder A Dodecaeder is a small roughly-spherical hollow object made of bronze or stone, with twelve flat pentagonal faces, each having a circular hole in the middle which connects to the hollowed-out center; they date from the 2nd or 3rd centuries A.D.
Dodecahedrane [is a chemical compound] (C20H20) first [[organic synthesis|synthesised, with a methyl substituent, by Leo Paquette of Ohio State University in 1982, primarily for the "aesthetically pleasing symmetry of the dodecahedral framework".Total synthesis of dodecahedrane Leo A.
Dodecahedron A dodecahedron is any polyhedron with twelve faces, but usually a regular dodecahedron is meant: a Platonic solid composed of twelve regular pentagonal faces, with three meeting at each vertex. It has twenty vertices and thirty edges.
Dodecamer Dodecameric is a term pertaining to protein quaternary structure, and describes a protein complex with 12 protein subunits (protein chains). Dodecameric complexes can have a number of subunit 'topologies', but typically only a few of the theoretically possible subunit arrangements are observed in protein structures.
Dodecanese The Dodecanese (Greek: Δωδεκάνησα, Dodekánisa, meaning "twelve islands"; see also List of traditional Greek place names) are a group of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, off the southwest coast of Turkey. They have a rich history, and many of even the smallest inhabited islands boast dozens of Byzantine churches and medieval castles.
Dodecasyllable Dodecasyllable verse (in Italian dodecasillabo) is a kind of verse used mostly in Italian poetry, although also used in poetry of the Southern Slavs (for example Milan Rakic). Each verse has exactly twelve syllables (and the literal meaning of the word is just "of twelve syllables").
Dodecatheon hendersonii Dodecatheon hendersonii is a species of Dodecatheon native to western North America, from California north to southern British Columbia and Idaho. In California, it occurs in the northwest (except the north coast), the Cascade Range, the Sierra Nevada foothills, the Central Valley, the San Francisco Bay Area, the north Inner South Coast Ranges, and the San Bernardino Mountains.
Dodentocht The Dodentocht (English: Death march) is a 100 kilometer walking march organized anually in Bornem, Belgium. The march is known for being quite tough (hence the name) due to the distance of 100 kilometers and the terrain (roughs and forests) on which the march is organized.
Dodesukaden Dodesukaden (どですかでん) is a film by Akira Kurosawa set in a Japanese rubbish dump in the period immediately following World War II. The film focuses on the fantasy life of its characters, focusing primarily on a mentally retarded boy who pretends to be a tram conductor by following a set route through the dump in an imaginary tram that he mimes.
Dodge 'Em Dodge 'Em is an Atari 2600 video game, a driving game based on a single screen of four concentric roadways. The player controls one car and has to drive counter-clockwise, avoiding the computer-controlled cars whose sole aim is to produce a head-on collision.
Dodge 50 Series The Dodge 50 Series, later known as the Renault 50 Series were light commercial vehicles produced in the UK by Chrysler Europe and later Renault VĂ©hicules Industriels (at that time part of Renault, now Volvo) between 1979 and 1993.
Dodge A100 The A100 (or Forward Control) line was a family of compact vans and trucks produced by Chrysler and sold under the Dodge and Fargo brands from 1964 through 1970, competing with the Ford Econoline and Chevy Van, all inspired by the Volkswagen Bus. It included a pickup truck and van, both with a "cab forward" design unusual in passenger vehicles.
Dodge Arena The Dodge Arena is a 6,800-seat multi-purpose complex in Hidalgo, Texas. The stadium has 6,800 seats that will configure up to 5,500-seats for ice hockey, football and soccer and a center stage concert capacity of 6,800-seats.
Dodge Aries The Dodge Aries was an automobile sold by the Chrysler Corporation from 1981 to 1989. It replaced the Dodge Aspen as Dodge's family car with "mid-size room" in a size and front-wheel drive format commonly associated with compact cars.
Dodge Aspen The Dodge Aspen (produced from 1976 to 1980) was a compact car from Chrysler Corporation's Dodge division; its rebadged counterpart was the Plymouth Volaré. It was launched as a two-door coupe, a four-door sedan, and a unique-for-the-segment station wagon.
Dodge B-series van The Dodge B-series was a full-sized passenger and utility van built by Chrysler Corporation, which replaced the previous smaller A-series compact vans. Dodge followed the lead of the Ford Econoline by moving the engine ahead of the front wheels under a short hood, and using truck components.
Dodge C Series The C Series was a line of pickup trucks sold by Chrysler's Dodge division from the early 1950s through 1960. It replaced the Dodge B Series of trucks and was eventually supplanted by the Dodge D Series, introduced in 1961.
Dodge City (1939 film) Dodge City is a western movie starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. Directed by Hungarian-turned-Hollywood filmmaker Michael Curtiz and based on a story by Robert Buckner, it was filmed in early Technicolor.
Dodge City Gang The Dodge City Gang were a group of Kansas gunfighters and gamblers who dominated the political and economic life of Las Vegas, New Mexico in 1879 and early 1880. This came at a time when Las Vegas was booming and was thought to be the future metropolis of New Mexico.
Dodge City Legend The Dodge City Legend is a professional basketball franchise in the United States Basketball League, a minor league that plays in the spring. The Legend have won three USBL titles, in 2000, its first season, 2003 and in 2005.
Dodge City Productions Dodge City Productions (DCP) were a British hip hop/Acid jazz group based in London formed by IG Culture (real name Ian Grant) and DJ Dodge (real name Roger Drakes). They were one of the leaders of the Acid Jazz movement, and also received much acclaim and success for their remixes, usually done as "City Lick".
Dodge City War The Dodge City War was a bloodless conflict that took place in 1883 in Dodge City, Kansas. It came at the close of the first 10 years of the city's history at a time when whiskey and saloons were fading as a dominant force in the city's politics.
Dodge Copperhead The Dodge Copperhead, also known as the Dodge Concept Car and Dodge Concept Vehicle, is a concept car created by Dodge, and was intended to be a version of the Dodge Viper for people who couldn't afford the Viper's $75,000 USD price tag. The Dodge Copperhead is one of the most well-known concept cars of all time.
Dodge Coronet The Coronet was a full-size car from Dodge in the 1950s, initially the division's highest trim line but, starting in 1955, the lowest trim line. In the 1960s, the name was transferred to Dodge's mid-size entry.
Dodge Custom 880 The Dodge Custom 880 was an automobile sold under the Chrysler Corporation's Dodge brand from 1962 through the end of the 1965 model year. The 880 was a stop-gap vehicle brought to market quickly to remedy Dodge’s vulnerability in the mid-price fullsize field.
Dodge D Series The D Series was a line of pickup trucks sold by the Chrysler Corporation's Dodge division from 1961 to 1980. After 1980, the trucks were renamed as the Dodge Ram and the same basic design was retained until the 1994 introduction of a completely redesigned Ram.
Dodge Dart The Dodge Dart was an automobile built by the Dodge division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1960 to 1976. The Dart was introduced as a lower-priced, shorter wheelbase, full-size Dodge in 1960 and 1961, became a mid-size car for 1962, and finally was a compact between 1963 and 1976.
Dodge Daytona The Dodge Daytona was a front-wheel drive hatchback based on the Chrysler G platform, which was derived from the Chrysler K platform. The Daytona was produced from 1984 to 1993, and it had a twin model from 1984 to 1986 called the Chrysler Laser.
Dodge Diplomat The Dodge Diplomat was a mid-size car and it was manufactured from 1977 to 1989 by the Chrysler Corporation's Dodge brand and practically identical to the Chrysler LeBaron of 1977, the Plymouth Caravelle sold in Canada, and the Plymouth Gran Fury from 1982. It was also sold in Mexico between 1980 and 1981 as the Dodge Dart, and in Colombia as the Dodge Coronet.
Dodge Dynasty The Dodge Dynasty, was a front-wheel drive sedan that was introduced in 1987 as a 1988 model to replace the Diplomat as Dodge's mid-size car. The twin to the Dodge Dynasty was the Chrysler New Yorker; both cars were built on the Chrysler C platform.
Dodge Charger There have been many different Dodge vehicles, on three different platforms, bearing the Charger nameplate. The name is generally associated with a performance model in the Dodge range, however it has also adorned mundane hatchbacks and sedans and a personal luxury coupe.
Dodge Charger (L-body) There have been a number of vehicles bearing the Charger nameplate, but the name has generally denoted a performance model in the Dodge range. The 1983 to 1987 Chargers were based on the front-wheel drive Chrysler L platform.
Dodge Charger (LX) The Dodge Charger, in its current incarnation, is a rear-wheel drive full-size automobile built by the DaimlerChrysler corporation for its North American Dodge brand. The Charger name is an historical one, borne by many other Dodge Charger models in the past.
Dodge Charger Daytona Dodge, an American automobile brand, has produced three separate vehicles with the name, Dodge Charger Daytona, all of which were modified Dodge Chargers. The name is taken from Daytona Beach, Florida, which was an early center for auto racing and still hosts the Daytona 500, one of NASCAR's premier events.
Dodge Mirada The Dodge Mirada was released in 1980 as the replacement for the Dodge Magnum until its end in 1983. It was a mid-sized, rear-wheel drive coupe, and was one of the three cars based on the Chrysler J platform, with the other models being the Chrysler Cordoba and the Imperial.
Dodge Neon The Neon was a compact car sold from 1994 (as a 1995 model year vehicle) through 2005 by DaimlerChrysler's Dodge and Plymouth brands. For a brief time in Canada and export markets outside the United States, it carried Chrysler badges.
Dodge Omni The Dodge Omni and the similar Plymouth Horizon were front wheel drive subcompact cars introduced by the Dodge and Plymouth divisions of Chrysler Corporation in North America in 1978, and were based on a European Simca-based design of the same name. While they are generally not credited, they were the first of many successful front-wheel drive models, such as the Dodge Aries and the Dodge Caravan which helped return Chrysler to profitibility.
Dodge Polara The Dodge Polara was introduced for the 1960 model year as Dodge's top-of-the-line fullsize car; after the introduction of the Dodge 880 in 1962, the Polara nameplate designated a step below the best trimmed Dodge model. In its various forms, the Polara name was used by Dodge through 1973 when its position in Dodge's lineup was replaced by the Dodge Monaco.
Dodge Power Wagon The Dodge Power Wagon was a four wheel drive pickup truck produced from 1945 through 1969. This early version was based on a military truck and is a predecessor to the many four wheel drive pickups in use today.
Dodge Ram 50 The Dodge Ram 50 (called the D50 for 1979 and 1980) was a compact pickup truck produced by Mitsubishi Motors and sold by the Chrysler Corporation from 1979 to 1993. Plymouth also received a version of the truck known as the Arrow Truck, sold from 1979 to 1982.
Dodge Ram Daytona Keeping up with the tradition of the Dodge Daytona, Dodge came out with its Dodge Ram Daytona. Introduced in 2005 in Daytona, Florida, this truck has many features that makes it stand out from the other Dodge Rams.
Dodge Ram Van The Dodge Ram Van was a full-size van marketed under the Dodge brand by the Chrysler Corporation and later DaimlerChrysler. The Ram Van, which was a cargo van, was also available in a passenger van version known as the Dodge Ram Wagon.
Dodge Ramcharger The Dodge Ramcharger was a large sport utility vehicle built by Dodge from 1974 to 1993, and based on a shortened-wheelbase version of the Dodge D Series/Ram pickup truck chassis. A Plymouth version, named the Trailduster and offered from 1974 to 1981, was Plymouth's only SUV.
Dodge Rampage Concept The Dodge Rampage was a concept car created by DaimlerChrysler that shares a name with a previous production vehicle that was marketed in the early 1980s. The Rampage Concept was first introduced at the 2006 Chicago Auto Show.
Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement The Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement was an organization of African-American workers formed in May 1968 in the Chrysler Corporation's Hamtramck Assembly plant, formerly Dodge Main, Detroit, Michigan. Auto workers who were members of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers created DRUM as a subsidiary organization which could challenge the official local union as defacto representative of Dodge workers.
Dodge Shadow In 1987, the Chrysler Corporation introduced two new compact cars, the Dodge Shadow and the Plymouth Sundance (which turned in similar sales figures), intended to replace the Dodge Charger and Plymouth Turismo, respectively. They were built in Sterling Heights, Michigan and Toluca, Mexico.
Dodge Sidewinder The Dodge Sidewinder is a concept car unveiled by Dodge in 1997 at the SEMA convention in Las Vegas. Officially called the Dodge Dakota Sidewinder, it uses the front-mounted, Viper GTS-R engine to power the rear wheels.
Dodge SRT-4 The Dodge SRT-4 was a turbocharged sport compact car introduced by DaimlerChrysler's Street and Racing Technology (SRT) in-house tuner group (originally known as PVO for Performance Vehicle Operations) in 2003. SRT stands for "Street and Racing Technology", and the "4" in the SRT-4's name denotes the number of cylinders it has.
Dodge Stratus The Dodge Stratus (and its twins, the Chrysler Cirrus and Plymouth Breeze; collectively known as the "Cloud Cars") was a mid-size 4-door sedan introduced in 1995. It was based on the Chrysler JA platform.
Dodge Super Bee The Super Bee was a limited-production muscle car from Chrysler's Dodge division produced from 1968 through 1971. The Super Bee mascot was resurrected for the 2004 Ram Rumble Bee model, and the 2007 Dodge Charger Super Bee.
Dodge Viper The Dodge Viper is the most powerful production car made by Dodge. Production of the two seat sports car, the Dodge Viper, began at New Mack Assembly in 1992 and moved to its current home at Conner Avenue Assembly in October 1995.
Dodge Weekly Series The Dodge Weekly Series is a semi-professional and amateur auto racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It is commonly seen as the lowest level of competitive racing sanctioned by NASCAR, and is thus the entry point for a number of aspiring drivers.
Dodgeball Dodgeball (or dodge ball) is the name of a traditional game taught in physical education classes in the USA, usually in elementary school, but it can also be played in middle school as well. It is also popular in informal settings and is often played by schoolchildren on a playground.
Dodgem Dodgem is a simple abstract strategy game invented by Colin Vout and described in the book Winning Ways. It is played on an n×n board with n-1 cars for each player—two cars each on a 3×3 board is enough for an interesting game, but larger sizes are also possible.
Dodger Dodger is a term used in sailing and sailboats. It is a frame-supported canvas (sometimes with vinyl windows) structure providing a helmsman and other occupants of a sailboat partial protection from harsh weather and seas.
Dodger (band) dodger are a Canadian Rock/Reggae band that was formed in Toronto, Ontario by lead singer/song writer Matt Drake, Luke Muldoon (Vocals/Rhythm Guitar) Andrew Russell (MC/Keyboard)Ryan Regimbal (Bass Guitar) Stu Fazekas (Drums). Influenced at a young age by punk rock , Drake soon started expanding his musical tastes and rediscovered one of his first musical loves, The Police.
Dodger Dog The Dodger Dog is a hot dog named after the Major League Baseball franchise that sells them (the Los Angeles Dodgers). This foot-long ballpark frankfurter wrapped in a steamed bun is consumed by the millions over the course of the baseball season.
Dodges Ferry Sharks The Dodges Ferry Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Australian Football League Southern Football League (Tasmania), also known as the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.
Dodges Ferry, Tasmania Dodges Ferry (Australian Postcode 7173) is a small township on the eastern side of the entrance to Pittwater in south eastern Tasmania. It was named after Ralph Dodge (1791-1871) who operated a ferry service across Pittwater from the 1820s.
Dodging and burning Dodging and burning are terms used in photography for a technique used during the printing process to manipulate the exposure of a photographic print. Dodging reduces the exposure for areas of the print that the photographer wishes to be lighter, while burning gives extra exposure to areas of the print that he or she wishes to be darker.
Dodgson Hamilton Madden Dodgson Hamilton Madden (28 March 1840 – 6 March 1928) was an Irish Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom Parliament and subsequently a Judge. The Irish Unionists were the Irish wing of the Conservative Party.
Dodgy Dodgy were an English pop trio, originally composed of Birmingham's Nigel Clark (vocals and bass) and Mathew Priest (drums), along with Londoner Andy Miller (guitar). Clark left the band in 1998, and the band officially split up, only to reform briefly in 2001 as a five-piece.
Dodgy Dossier Iraq: Its Infrastructure of Concealment, Deception and Intimidation was a 2003 briefing document for the Blair Labour government that became known as the Dodgy Dossier. It was issued to journalists on 3 February 2003 by Alastair Campbell, Blair's Director of Communications and Strategy, and concerned Iraq and weapons of mass destruction.
Dodi Al-Fayed Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (Arabic: عماد الدين محمد عبد المنعم الفايد ) (April 15, 1955 – August 31, 1997), better known as Dodi Fayed, was the son of the Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed (Arabic: محمد الفايد), owner of the British department store Harrods, Fulham Football Club and the Hôtel Ritz Paris. His mother was Samira Kashoggi, sister of the notorious weapons dealer, Adnan Khashoggi.
Dodie Bellamy Dodie Bellamy is a novelist, nonfiction author, journalist and editor, known for her non-traditional use of sexuality, politics, and narrative experimentation. Her work is frequently associated with that of Dennis Cooper, Kathy Acker, and Eileen Myles.
Dodo The Mauritius Dodo (Raphus cucullatus), more commonly just dodo, was a metre-high (three-foot) flightless bird related to the pigeons that lived on the islands of Mauritius. The dodo, which has been extinct since the mid-late 17th century, lived on fruit and nested on the ground.
Dodo (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) The Dodo is a fictional character appearing in Chapters 2 and 3 of the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). It is a reference to Dodgson himself who had a stutter and very frequently pronounced his name "Do-do-dodgson".
Dodo (song) "Dodo" is a song written by David Bowie in 1973 and intended for his 1984 musical. Many of the songs written for this musical ended up on the album Diamond Dogs the year after, but "Dodo" remained unreleased until 1990 when it was one of the bonus track on the Rykodisc reissue of that album.
Dodo Club The Dodo Club is the children's wing of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust based in Jersey, Channel Islands. The main focus of the club is environmental awareness and citizen science projects among younger members of the Trust.
Dodo Chaplet Dorothea Chaplet, or Dodo, is a fictional character played by Jackie Lane in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. An Earth teenager from the year 1966, she was a companion of the First Doctor and a regular in the programme in its third season, from February to July, 1966.
Dodo Internet Sprint The Dodo Internet Sprint is a Group 2 Australian thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged 3 years old and upwards, over a distance of 1100m. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne.
Dodo Knyphausen Baron Dodo Knyphausen (sometimes Knijphausen or Kniphausen), zu Innhausen und Knyphausen, (1583–1636) born in East Frisia, was a German professional soldier who saw extensive service in the Thirty Years' War of (1618–1648), rising to the rank of Field Marshal in Swedish service in 1633.
Dodoens (elm cultivar) The Dutch elm cultivar Dodoens was one of several trees prepared for release in 1970, but delayed by the outbreak of the new, aggressive strain of Dutch elm disease. Eventually released in 1973 it was to prove only moderately resistant and, although still commercially available in Europe, is no longer recommended for planting.
Dodoens (elm hybrid) The Dutch hybrid Dodoens was one of several prepared for release in 1970, but delayed by the outbreak of the new, aggressive strain of Dutch elm disease. Eventually released in 1973, it was to prove only moderately resistant, and although still commercially available in Europe is no longer recommended for planting.
Dodoitsu Dodoitsu (都々逸) is a form of Japanese poetry developed towards the end of the Edo Period. Often concerning love or work, and usually comical, Dodoitsu poems consist of four lines with the syllabic structure 7-7-7-5 and no rhyme or metre.
Dodoma Dodoma "It has sunk", population 324,347 (2002 census), is the national capital of Tanzania, third biggest city in the country, and also the capital of the Dodoma region. In 1973, plans were made to move the capital to Dodoma.
Dodoma Rural Dodoma Rural is one of the 5 districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Kondoa District, to the East by the Kongwa District, to the South by the Dodoma Urban District and to the West by the Singida Region.

Information are taken from Wikipedia, the open encyclopedia, to which contribute many volunteers from around the whole world. Texts are available under the following conditions GNU Free Documentation License.