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Dogs On Acid (record label) Dogs On Acid is an UK-based Drum and Bass record label owned and run by Alvin Stardusts son (Adam F) and Brian Steins son (Fresh). Dogs on Acid was originally started as an imprint to release material from the users of Dogs on Acid, the world's 2nd largest Drum and Bass internet forum, after the mighty Drum and Bass Arena, which began life as the Bad Company website.
Dogs Trust The Dogs Trust, formerly known as the National Canine Defence League, is an animal welfare charity and humane society in the United Kingdom which specialises in the wellbeing of dogs. The charity provides kennels for dogs which are abandoned or given up by their owners.
Dogsled racing Dogsled racing is a winter dog sport involving the timed competition of teams of sleddogs that pull a sled, on the runners of which the dog driver or musher stands. The team completing the marked course in the shortest time is adjudged the winner.
Dogtags Dogtags are an alternative rock band based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The band is a 5 piece and is made up of members Scotty (vocals/acoustic guitar), Jason (vocals/rhythm guitar), Greg (drums), Jimmi (lead guitar) and Steve (bass).
Dogtooth spar Dogtooth spar is a speleothem found in limestone caves that consists of very large calcite crystals resembling dogs' teeth (hence the name). They are usually found near standing water, where crystals can grow for a very long time.
Dogtown (Oakland, California) Dogtown is a nickname for a portion of West Oakland, in the city of Oakland, California. It is bounded on the west by Mandela Parkway, on the east by Hollis Street, and its north-south limits are between 32nd and 34th Streets.
Dogu Dogu (ĺśźĺ¶, DogĹ«, "clay idol/figurine") are small humanoid figurines made during the late JĹŤmon period of Ancient Japan. Made from clay, these figurines were never realistic, but rather were distorted into fascinating shapes.
Dogue de Bordeaux Dogue de Bordeaux is a breed of dog that is strong, powerful, and imposing, as it was originally bred for dog fighting and guarding. The Dogue has an even temperament and is extremely loyal and devoted to his master and family.
Dogville Dogville is a 2003 movie written and directed by Lars von Trier, starring Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall, Chloe Sevigny, Stellan SkarsgĂĄrd and James Caan, among others. It is a parable that uses an extremely minimal set to tell the story of Grace (Kidman), a fugitive from mobsters, who arrives in the small town of Dogville and is provided refuge in return for physical labor.
Dogwood The Dogwoods comprise a group of 30-50 species of deciduous woody plants (shrubs and trees) in the family Cornaceae, divided into one to nine genera or subgenera (depending on botanical interpretation). Four subgenera are enumerated here.
Dogwood Alliance The Dogwood Alliance is a network of over 70 groups around the southern United States working to engender broad-based support to end unsustainable forestry practices in the region. The organization works in the marketplace to move large paper producers and customers away from sourcing their paper from endangered forests and towards increasing the use of post-consumer recycled fiber and other environmentally-friendly alternatives.
Dogwood Arts Festival (Knoxville) The Dogwood Arts Festival is an annual event in Knoxville, Tennessee that celebrates the blooming of the dogwood trees. It includes a parade, a house and garden show, and demonstrations of various Appalachian arts and crafts such as quilting, bluegrass music, and doll-making.
Dogwoof Pictures Dogwoof Pictures is a film distributor company working in the United Kingdom. The company releases many films, especially foreign language films, but is perhaps best known for the release of the films Fateless, Viva Zapatero!
Doha Declaration The November 2001 Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health was adopted by the WTO Ministerial Conference of 2001 in Doha on November 14, 2001. It reaffirmed flexibility of TRIPS member states in circumventing patent rights for better access to essential medicines.
Doha round The Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations aims to lower trade barriers around the world, permitting free trade between countries of varying prosperity. As of 2006, talks have stalled over a divide between the European Union and the United States and the major developing countries (represented by the G20 developing nations), led and represented mainly, however, by the G4 bloc.
Doha Sport City Tower Aspire Sports City Tower, Doha is a 320 metre (1,050 feet) tall skyscraper under construction at the Khalifa Sports City in Doha, Qatar. Designed by architect Hadi Simaan Aspire Tower served as the focal point for the 15th Asian Games hosted by Qatar in December, 2006.
Dohány Street Synagogue The Dohány Street Synagogue or Great Synagogue (Dohány utcai Zsinagóga/Nagy Zsinagóga) in Budapest is the largest synagogue in Europe and the second largest in the world, after the Temple Emanu-El in New York City. It seats 3,000 people and is a centre of Neolog Judaism.
Dohodno Zdanie Dohodno Zdanie (; literally: "profitable building") is an imposing Neoclassical edifice on Freedom Square in the city centre of Rousse, Bulgaria, built in 1898–1902 to accommodate the local theatre performances. The name originates from the construction's purpose: to provide the school board of trustees with funds by means of the theatre hall, library, casino and shop rents.
Dochiariou monastery Dochiariou monastery (Greek: Μονή ΔοχειαĎείου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The monastery ranks tenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries.
Doi (retailer) Doi (ć ŞĺĽŹäĽšç¤ľă‰ă‚¤, Kabushiki Kaisha Doi) was a large Japanese retailer and distributor, best known outside Japan as the company that revived the Plaubel Makina 67 camera in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Doiby Dickles Charles "Doiby" Dickles was the sidekick for Alan Scott, earth's first Green Lantern. Doiby (Derby with a thick Brooklyn accent) worked as a Taxi driver, mostly for the Apex Broadcasting company, where Alan Scott was employed.
DoilungdĂŞqĂŞn County DoilungdĂŞqĂŞn (Tibetan: སྟོད་ལུང་བདེ་ཆེན་རྫོང་; Wylie: Stod-lung-bde-chen rdzong ; simplified Chinese: ĺ †éľ™ĺľ·ĺş†ĺŽż; pinyin: DuÄ«lĂłngdĂ©qìng XiĂ n) is a county of the Tibetan city of Lhasa.
Doin' Time "Doin' Time" is a song appearing on the band Sublime's self-titled 3rd album. The lyrics tell of a cheating girlfriend, whose infidelities and poor treatment of her lover makes him feel like he is in prison.
Doin' You Nasty After the Debut Album Cracked Wide Open And Bruised, Swedish Sleaze Rock band Babylon Bombs, Went on to make Doin' You Nasty, The second and most successful album by Swedish Sleaze Rock band Babylon Bombs. The album, was released in March 2006 by Smilodon Records.
Doing a Ratner Doing a Ratner is a British business phrase referring to a chief executive or a senior person of a company who criticises the company's products or disparages the customers, frequently with disastrous results for both the person and the company.
Doing business as The phrase "doing business as" (abbreviated DBA or d/b/a) is a legal term, meaning that the name of the business or operation does not include the legal name of its proprietor, the names of all partners, or the official registered name of the limited partnership or corporation that owns it.
Doing Difference Doing Difference is a landmark concept that grew out of the authors' earlier idea of "doing gender", first presented at the American Sociological Association in 1977 by Candace West and Don Zimmerman and published in an early issue of Gender and Society in 1987. In 1995, Candace West and Sarah Fenstermaker sought to extend the idea of gender as an ongoing interactional process into the realms of race and class.
Doing Time on Maple Drive Doing Time on Maple Drive is a 1992 made-for-television drama film. Written by James Duff and directed by Ken Olin, the film stars James Sikking, Bibi Besch, William McNamara, Jayne Brook, David Byron, Lori Loughlin and Jim Carrey in an early and rare dramatic role.
Doink the Clown Doink the Clown is a gimmick used by several professional wrestlers since the 1990s. The Doink character originally wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation and now can be found occasionally on the independent wrestling circuit in the United States.
Doire Colmcille GAC Doire Colmcille GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Derry city. The team is a member of the Derry GAA, and were founded as a combination of three existing clubs, (Daire Og, Éire Óg and Sarsefields) in 1969.
Dois (album) Dois is the second album by Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana, recorded on the first quarter of 1986 and released on the Emi-Odeon label on July, 1986. Instead of a straightforward Post punk album, this release shows a wider palette of styles and influences, such as folk ("Eduardo e Mônica", largely inspired by Bob Dylan), blues ("Música Urbana 2", a sequel of sorts for an old Aborto Elétrico song) and synth pop ("Fábrica").
Dois Filhos de Francisco Dois Filhos de Fransisco is a critically-acclaimed Brazilian motion picture about the lives of the musicians Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano. The film was released in 2005 by Conspiração Filmes in association with Globo Filmes and Columbia Tristar.
Doja to theo 'Doja to theo' (glory to the God) is a song by Mikis Theodorakis, the leftist socialist Greek composer. The song is revolutionary and humorous; it is about the use of religion by right politicians to deceive the people with lies by making them believe they needed no food or leisure because by doing hard work for the government they would go to the heaven.
Dojahng Dojahng is a term used in Korean martial arts that refers to a formal training hall. It is typically considered the formal gathering place for students of a martial arts style to conduct training, examinations and other related encounters.
Dojeon A sacred text of Jeung San Do, Dojeon has eight different language versions including Korean, English, Japanese, German, Spanish, French, Russian, and Chinese. The original Dojeon was published in Korean on October 25 1992.
Dojin music Dojin music (ĺŚäşşéźłćĄ˝), also called otokei dojin (éźłçł»ĺŚäşş) in Japan, is a sub-category of dojin activity. Dojins are basically non-official self-published Japanese works which can be based on official products or completely original creations.
Dojin soft DĹŤjin soft, ĺŚäşşă‚˝ă•ă short for "software", also sometimes called dĹŤjin games ĺŚäşşă‚˛â’ă , are video games created by Japanese hobbyists or hobbyist groups (referred to as circles), more for fun than for profit; essentially, the Japanese equivalent of fangames. Most of them are based on pre-existing material, but some are entirely original creations.
Dojo A is a term used in Japanese martial arts that refers to a formal training hall. It is typically considered the formal gathering place for students of a martial arts style to conduct training, examinations and other related encounters.
Dojo kun Generally accredited to Gichin Funakoshi (but rumoured to have been created by Sakugawa, an Okinawan karate enthusiast in the 18th century) the Dojo Kun, or dojo rules, serves as a set of five (5) guiding principles, recited at the end of each Shotokan training session, intended to frame the practise within an ethical context.
Dojo Toolkit The Dojo toolkit is a modular open source JavaScript toolkit (or library), designed to ease the rapid development of JavaScript- or Ajax-based applications and web sites. It was started by Alex Russell in 2004 and is dual-licensed under the BSD License and the Academic Free License.
Dojo Yaburi Dojo Yaburi, more commonly known as "Dojo Challenge" is a largely outdated practice of one person challenging the sensei, and typically any students present, to kumite. The reasons for such a challenge vary, but typically range from attempting to humiliate the sensei and steal students to ascertaining if the school has anything to teach the challenger.
Dojran Dojran (Macedonian Cyrillic: ДоŃран) is a city located on the western shore of Dojran Lake in the south-eastern part of the Republic of Macedonia. Dojran is made up of two fisherman's towns; Nov Dojran (settled from the end of World War I to World War II) and Star Dojran, which contains both old ruins and recent construction, especially hotels, resorts and restaurants.
Dokaka Dokaka is a Japanese beatboxer who performs music solely by multitracking his own voice, generally with one instrument per track. (That is, he records himself mimicking the bass part to a song, then records himself mimicking the drum part in sync with the first recording, and so on.
Dokdo Dokdo is a group of islets in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) administered by South Korea and claimed by Japan. Other names of the island include Takeshima in Japanese, and Liancourt Rocks in English, after a French whaler who charted the islets in 1849.
Doke Doke is the brand name of an organic White Tea from India. In 1991, after noting a growing world demand for tea, the Tea Board of India and the Government of India declared five districts of Purnia administrative division of Bihar province to be non-traditional tea growing areas.
Dokeos Dokeos is an elearning environment and course management web application and also a collaboration tool. It is free software released under the GNU GPL, its development is an international, collaborative effort.
Dokkodo The Dokkodo (ç‹¬čˇŚé“ DĹŤkkodĹŤ; "The Way to Be Followed Alone") was a work written by Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 ć¦č”µ) a week before he died in 1645. It is a short work, consisting of either 19 or 21 precepts; precepts 4 and 20 are omitted from the former version.
Dokkoida Dokkoida () is a comedic Japanese anime series about a boy (Suzuo) who is hired by a preteen space alien girl (Tanpopo) to try out an experimental new suit developed by the intergalactic toy company that she works for. The boy agrees to work for her since he is unemployed and needs the job to pay the rent.
Dokorder Dokorder was a brand of reel-to-reel tape recorder that featured a four-reel transport system capable of feeding two different tapes through the same tape head assembly and, in the process, recording a duplicate of a tape. (The master and blank tapes passed through the same capstan, but through different tape head areas, yielding a Y-shaped tape path reflected in the slots built into the head assembly.
Doktor Avalanche Doktor Avalanche is the name of the various drum machines used by rock band The Sisters of Mercy. With the exception of the debut single Damage Done, on which Andrew Eldritch played the drums, the band exclusively relied on drum machines and never had a live drummer.
Doktor DiskorD and Mr. Silent Two young men from Indianapolis, IN who patrol the streets of the Downtown and Broadripple area as superheroes on a weekly basis. They lead a small group of other people called the Justice Society of Justice (offering twice the Justice as the leading competitors) and have been involved in breaking up fights, stopping vandalism, and especially helping those in need.
Doktor Faust Doktor Faust is an opera by Ferruccio Busoni with a libretto by the composer himself based on the myth of Faust. Busoni worked on the opera, which he intended as his masterpiece, between 1916 and 1924, but it was still incomplete at the time of his death.
Doktor Kosmos Doktor Kosmos are a Swedish pop band best characterized by the unique style of their humoristic lyrics. The lyrics often have social or political themes, and the band is communist, although not above making fun of their own radical opinions.
Doku Umarov Doku Khamatovich Umarov (Dokka Umarov, Doka Umarov, Đ”ĐľĐşŃ ĐĄĐ°ĐĽĐ°Ń‚ĐľĐ˛Đ¸Ń‡ Умаров, Докка Умаров, Дока Умаров) (b. 13 April 1964) is the underground President of the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and the head of the insurgent State Defense Council.
Dokugumon Dokugumon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, a Champion Level Insectoid Digimon that resembles a spider (her name literally means "Poison Spider", since "doku" is Japanese for "poison" and "gumo" is Japanese for "spider").
Dokuz Eylul University International Relations Club Dokuz Eylul University International Relations Club (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Kulübü) was found in 1996 by the students of International Relations Department. The club's duty is to assist department's students and then to make academic works on international relations, political thought, political history and the Turkey's foreign policy.
Dol Ammad Dol Ammad is a heavy metal band formed in 2000 by Greek keyboard player Thanasis Lightbridge. Dol Ammad is distinguished by unique instrumentation which layers conventional metal instrumentation (bass, drums, and electric guitar), synthesizers, and the vocal support of a fourteen member four-part choir.
Dol Said Dol Said or in full Dato' Abdul Said was a 19th century Malay leader of an area called Naning, which was then part of Malacca on the Malay Peninsula. He opposed taxation by the British's taxation policy in the area and refused to pay it.
Dolabra This article looks at the dolabra, a versatile tool used by the peoples of Italy from ancient times. The dolabra could serve as a pickaxe sused by miners and excavators, a priest's implement for ritual religious slaughtering of animals and as an entrenching tool used in Roman infantry tactics
Dolasetron Dolasetron (trade name Anzamet®) is a serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist used to treat nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy. Its main affect is to reduce the activity of the vagus nerve, which is a nerve that activates the vomiting center in the medulla oblongata.
Dolbadarn Castle Dolbadarn Castle rests on a rocky hillock at the tip of Llyn Padarn, perched above a roadway near Llanberis, in north Wales. It was built by the princes of Gwynedd some time before 1230 and was active through at least 1284.
Dolbear's Law Dolbear's Law states the relationship between the ambient temperature and the rate at which crickets chirp. It was formulated by Amos Dolbear and published in 1897 in an article called "The Cricket as a Thermometer".
Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec Dolbeau-Mistassini is a town in northeastern Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Mistassibi River, Rivière aux Rats and the Mistassini River, on Lac Saint-Jean. Dolbeau-Mistassini is in the Regional County Municipality of Maria-Chapdelaine.
Dolbied Dolbied was a cassette release featuring five untitled noise tracks, two of them collaborations between Vortex Campaign, Coil and The New Blockaders, two of them solely by The New Blockaders and one solely by Vortex Campaign.
Dolby Analog SR Dolby Analog SR or Dolby SR format (Spectral Recording), was developed by Dolby Laboratories and has been in common use in professional audio since 1986. It is a revised version of Dolby's earlier models, combining aspects of Dolby A, B and C (e.
Dolby noise reduction system Dolby NR is the name given to a series of noise reduction systems developed by Dolby Laboratories for use in analogue magnetic tape recording. The first was Dolby A professional noise reduction for recording studios in 1966, but the best-known is Dolby B (introduced 1968), a simplified version of Dolby A for the home market, which helped make high fidelity practical on cassette tapes, and is common on stereo tape players and recorders to the present day.
Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic is a surround sound processing technology designed to decode soundtracks encoded with Dolby Surround. Dolby Surround Stereo was originally developed by Dolby Laboratories in 1976 for analog cinema sound systems.
Dolce Stil Novo Dolce Stil Novo (Italian for 'The Sweet New Style') is the name given to the most important literary movement of 13th century Italy. Influenced by both Sicilian and Tuscan poetry, its main theme is Love (Amore).
Dole Food Company Dole Food Company, Inc. is an American-based agricultural multinational corporation headquartered in Westlake Village, California and is the leading grower and packer of such food items as banana, nuts, pineapple and other fresh fruits and vegetables.
Dole Whip Dole Whip is a soft-serve frozen dessert available at individual ice-cream vendors all over the US and most notably at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and at Dole Foods' processing plant in Hawaii. It comes in the following flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate, Pineapple, Strawberry, Raspberry, Mango, and Orange.
Dole-Little House The Dole-Little House (circa 1715) is a historic house located at 289 High Road, Newbury, Massachusetts. It is now a non-profit museum operated by Historic New England and open to the public, for a fee, at rare intervals.
Dolem In the anime/manga/novel series RahXephon, Dolem or are enormous mecha-like beings that are used as superweapons by the Mulians. "Dolem" is used in the English versions of RahXephon, while the Japanese versions sometimes write "Dorem".
Dolemite Dolemite is a 1975 blaxploitation feature film, and is also the name of its principal character, played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote the film. Moore had developed the alter-ego as a stand-up comedian and released several comedy albums using this persona.
Dolev-Yao threat model The Dolev-Yao threat model represents an attacker that can overhear, intercept, and synthesise any message and is only limited by the constraints of the cryptographic methods used. In other words: "the attacker carries the message.
Dolf de Roos Dolf de Roos is a real estate investor with interests on three continents. He is the chairman of Property Ventures Ltd, a public real estate investment company, and a Founder and Director of Best Choice Holdings, LLC.
Dolfin Dolfin Dolfin Dolfin was a Venetian noble who played an important role of defending the Byzantine capital Constantinople against the Ottoman Empire during the Siege of Constantinople in 1453. He was originally put in charge of the city's north gate, but after Captain Jacamo Coco died while trying to burn the Turkish fleet, he was put in charge of the Byzantine Navy.
Dolgarrog Dolgarrog is a small village in the Conwy county borough in North Wales situated in between Llanrwst and Conwy, very close to the Conwy River. The small village is well known for two things: its industrial history since the 18th century; and the dam disaster, which occurred in 1925.
Dolgarrog railway station Dolgarrog railway station is an unstaffed halt on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog and is located on the east bank of the River Conwy just across the A470 road from Plas Maenan, which was the home of Henry Jack, the Managing Director of the Aluminium Corporation from 1916 to 1927, together with its associated enterprises including the Ffestiniog Railway and the Welsh Highland Railway. Plas Maenan is now a small country house hotel and restaurant with landscaped grounds and a superb view.
Dolgaunt In the Eberron campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, dolgaunts are sightless aberrations created by the daelkyr from captured hobgoblins. They sometimes work with the Cults of the Dragon Below and often command lesser aberrations, such as chokers and dolgrims.
Dolgorukov Dolgoroukov (ДолгорŃков) is the name of a princely Russian family of Rurikid stock. Descendants of Mikhail of Chernigov, they took their name from one prince of Obolensk, whose sobriquet was Dolgorouky, or "Long-Armed" in Russian.
Dolgrim In the Eberron campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, dolgrims are aberrations originally created by merging two goblins into one creature. Stupid and bred for obidience to superiors such as dolgaunts, they are the basic footsoldiers of the daelkyr forces.
Dolchstosslegende The Dolchstosslegende (German: DolchstoĂźlegende, literally "Dagger stab legend" often translated into English as "stab-in-the-back legend") refers to a social mythos and persecution-propaganda theory popular in Germany in the period after World War I through World War II. The legend especially appealed to Germans because it referred to the Nibelungenlied in which the hero Siegfried is stabbed in the back by Hagen von Tronje.
Doli Doli is a fictional character in Lloyd Alexander's fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain. Doli is one of the "fair folk", a nation of faeries, elves, and other magical beings who live in an extensive underground kingdom that spans the entire country of Prydain.
Dolibarr Dolibarr ERP/CRM is an open-source Enterprise Resource Planning software (ERP, or PGI in french) and of Customer Relationship Management et Gestion de la relation client (CRM, or GRC in french) for small and medium enterprises.
Dolieb Hill Dolieb Hill was a mission station established by the American Inland Mission in southern Sudan, located approximately 10 miles south of the city of Malakal, on the northern bank of the Sobat river, in Upper Nile province, southern Sudan. Established during the condominium period, in the early part of the 20th century, it developed into an important educational and religious center among the Shilluk people of the region.
Dolichiste Doliche or Dolichiste (Greek: Δολίχη, ΔολιχίĎτη: Eth. Δολιχεύς, ΔολιχίĎτης) was an island noted by ancient geographers in the Mediterranean Sea off the Lycian coast, in Asia Minor, now called Kekova Adası (or Kakava in Modern Greek), which is located in present-day Antalya Province, Turkey.
Dolichoderinae Dolichoderinae is a subfamily of ants, which includes species such as the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile), the erratic ant, the odorous house ant, and the cone ant. This subfamily is distinguished by having a single petiole (no post-petiole) and a slit-like oriface, rather than the round acidopore encircled by hairs that typifies the subfamily Formicinae.
Dolichol Dolichol refers to any of a group of long-chain unsaturated organic compounds which are made up of varying numbers of isoprene units terminating in an alcohol functional group. Dolichols are adducted to proteins during posttranslational modification.
Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae is a large family of flies with approximately 6500 described species in about 200 genera distributed worldwide. These are generally fairly small, metallic flies with large, prominent eyes but otherwise they show considerable variation: most have long legs but some do not.
Doliolida Doliolida are small marine animals of the Tunicata phylum, related to salps and pyrosomas. Doliolid body is small, typically 1-2 cm long, and barrel-shaped; it features two wide siphons, one at the front and the other at the back end, and eight or nine circular muscle strands reminiscent of barrel bands.
Dolkha District Dholkha district, a part of Janakpur zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of Southeast Asia. The district, with Charikot as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,191 sq km and has a population (2001) of 204,229.
Doll Congress Doll Congress was a 1980s alternative rock band from Los Angeles. Its members were Michael Penn (guitar, vocals, production), Gabriele Morgan (vocals, clarinet), Patrick Warren (keyboards), Larry Rott (bass), and Rafael Gayol (who then went by the name Danny Gayol, drums).
Doll Man Doll Man is a fictional superhero from the Golden Age of Comics, originally published by Quality Comics and currently part of the DC Comics universe of characters. Doll Man was created by comics legend Will Eisner and first appeared in a four-page story entitled "Meet the Doll Man" in Feature Comics #27, the December, 1939 cover date of which makes Doll Man one of the earliest costumed comic book heroes.
Doll Parts "Doll Parts" is a song by the rock band Hole, fronted by Courtney Love. It was the second single to be released from their second album, Live Through This, following "Miss World" which was released in April 1994.
Doll Tor Doll Tor, occasionally known as the Six Stones, is a small stone circle lying near Birchover, west of Stanton Moor in the Derbyshire Peak District. Dating from the Bronze Age, the circle consists of six standing stones.
Dollaghan Dollaghan are a variety of brown trout native to Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland, and many of its tributaries. They are a potamodromous migratory trout spending much of the year in the lough, returning to the river in autumn to spawn.
Dollar (band) Dollar were a boy/girl pop duo from the UK who enjoyed their biggest hits between 1978 and 1983. The band members were Thereza Bazar and David Van Day, who met and became a couple when they were seventeen in the cabaret act Guys n' Dolls.
Dollar a Second Dollar a Second was a comedy game show hosted by Jan Murray in 1953. Over the next few years, the show was broadcast first on the DuMont network, then to NBC in 1954, ABC that same year, back to NBC in 1955, then ABC again that same year until 1956, and finally back to NBC in 1957, the year the series itself ended.
Dollar auction The Dollar auction is a non-zero sum sequential game designed by economist Martin Shubik to illustrate a paradox brought about by traditional rational choice theory in which players with perfect information in the game are compelled to make an ultimately irrational decision based completely on a sequence of rational choices made throughout the game.
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