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Donnelly's Crossing Section The Donnellys Crossing Section (later the Donnellys Crossing Branch), also known as the Kaihu Valley Railway, was a railway line in Northland, New Zealand. Initially an isolated line, it became a branch line when the Dargaville Branch was opened and connected it with the North Auckland Line and the rest of the national rail network.
Donner Camp Donner Camp is the site near Truckee, California where the Donner Party was trapped by weather during the winter of 1846-1847. Caught without shelter or adequate supplies, members of the group resorted to cannibalism to survive.
Donner family The Donner family is one of the renowned and wealthy Finland-Swedish families that grew in importance during the times of the Grand Duchy of Finland. Family members have been influential in Finnish politics and culture.
Donner Party timeline Donner Party timeline provides an almost day-to-day basic description of events directly associated with the Donner Party, covering the Party's journey from Illinois to California—2,500 miles (4,023 kilometers), over the Great Plains, two mountain ranges, and the deserts of the Great Basin.
Donncha O'Callaghan Donncha O'Callaghan (pronounced "Dunaca")(born March 23, 1979) is an Irish rugby union footballer, who was educated at Christian Brothers College, Cork, although he began his rugby education on the training pitches of Highfield Rugby Club, on the Model Farm Road in Cork, with expert tutelage in the ways of the 'Field from the likes of club talisman Ted Stack. He plays as a lock for Munster and Ireland.
Donnchad I, Earl of Fife Mormaer Donnchad I , 1133 – 1154, (anglicized as Duncan or Dunecan), was the first Gaelic magnate to have his territory regranted to him by feudal charter, by David I in 1136. Donnchad I, as head of the native Scottish nobility, had the job of introducing and conducting King Máel Coluim IV around the Kingdom upon the accession of the latter, who was still young, but died soon after.
Donnchad II, Earl of Fife Mormaer Donnchad II (anglicized as Duncan or Dunecan) succeeded his father Donnchad I as a child. As a child of the previous Mormaer, he was entitled to succeed his father through primogeniture, but not to lead his kin-group, Clann MacDuib.
Donnchad mac Domnall Claen Donnchad mac DĂłmnall Claen was the tenth and last King of Leinster to be inaugurated and based on Lyons Hill, Ardclough, County Kildare. He was a member of the UĂ­ DĂşnchada, one of three septs of the UĂ­ DĂşnlainge dynasty which rotated the kingship of Leinster between 750 - 1050 and is a significant figure in County Kildare History.
Donnchadh IV, Earl of Fife Mormaer Donnchadh IV of Fife, a Guardian of Scotland, ruled Fife, 1288 – 1353, and was in fact the last of the native Scottish rulers of the province. He was born in late 1289, the same year as his father Donnchadh III's death.
Donnie Allison Dunkiny "Donnie" Allison (born September 7, 1939) is a former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. He was part of the "Alabama Gang," and is the brother of 1983 champion Bobby Allison and uncle of Davey Allison.
Donnie Butcher Donnis (Donnie) Butcher (born February 8 1936 in Williamsport, Kentucky) is a former basketball player and coach. A 6'1" guard from Pikeville College, Butcher was selected by the New York Knickerbockers in the 7th round of the 1961 NBA Draft.
Donnie Calvin Donnie Calvin is a reggae musician and singer. He was involved in Arthur Baker's studio project Rockers Revenge, which on 18 September, 1982 he had a number one hit on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart together with as a featured artist called "Walking on Sunshine".
Donnie Dacus Donnie Dacus (pronounced DAY-cus, born October 12, 1951 in Galena Park, Texas) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He's noted for his work with Stephen Stills in the early '70s, and a controversial stint with the jazz-rock group Chicago from 1978-1980 (he also had a brief fling with acting, starring in Hair in 1979).
Donnie Darko Donnie Darko is a 2001 psychological thriller and science fiction film, directed and written by Richard Kelly. It is about a bright but troubled teenager named Donnie Darko who is encouraged by an anthropomorphic rabbit to commit seemingly random acts of vandalism.
Donnie Dunagan Donald Donnie Roan Dunagan (Born: August 16, 1934 in San Antonio, Texas, USA) is semi-retired American former child actor and United States Marine Corps drill instructor. He would be best known to anyone who has seen the Bambi film for contributing his voice acting as Young Bambi.
Donnie Fowler Donnie Fowler is an American political activist who ran John Kerry's campaign in the state of Michigan, during the presidential election of 2004. Fowler also briefly held the position of campaign manager for retired general Wes Clark's presidential campaign in the fall of 2003 before quitting.
Donnie Kennedy Walter Donald "Donnie" Kennedy is a Southern neoconfederate nationalist author and historian from Mississippi. Kennedy may make a run in the 2008 Republican primaries as a conservative, Southern candidate.
Donnie Macfadyen Donnie has had a nightmare 15 months of injury, but he made a spectacular return to fitness, not only taking on the captaincy of Glasgow Warriors, but also scoring a try for Scotland in the second test against South Africa.
Donnie McDougall Don McDougall (born November 5, 1948) is a guitarist who joined The Guess Who in 1972, replacing Greg Leskiw who moved on to a solo career. His first album performance was on the record Live At The Paramount, recorded in Seattle, Washington.
Donnie Moore Donnie Ray Moore (February 13 1954 – July 18 1989) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1975, 1977-79), St. Louis Cardinals (1980), Milwaukee Brewers (1981), Atlanta Braves (1982-84) and California Angels (1985-88).
Donnie Shell Donnie Shell (born August 26, 1952) is a former American Football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League between 1974 and 1987. Shell was a member of the Steelers famed Steel Curtain defense in the 1970s.
Donnie Simpson Donnie Simpson is a longtime radio personality that has been an on-air personality in variety of radio formats from Urban Contemporary to Rhythmic Contemporary Hits (Disco). He has hosted "The Donnie Simpson Morning Show" on Washington, D.
Donnie Sterling Donnie Sterling is a musician brought in by Parlet's Mallia Franklin in 1978 as Parlet's band leader and bass player. After writing three songs on Parlet's second album, Invasion Of The Booty Snatchers, Sterling and Franklin both left Parlet in 1979.
Donnie Stone Donnie Stone was an American college and professional football player. A halfback, he played college football at the University of Arkansas, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos from 1961 through 1964, and then for the AFL's Buffalo Bills and Houston Oilers.
Donnie Van Zant Donnie Van Zant (born June 11, 1952 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American rock vocalist. He is the younger brother of Lynyrd Skynyrd founder and singer Ronnie Van Zant, and the older brother of Southern rock singer Johnny Van Zant.
Donnie Wahlberg Donald Edmond Wahlberg (born August 17, 1969) is an American actor who was formerly a member of the popular 1980s and 1990s boy band, New Kids on the Block. He is the older brother of fellow actor Mark Wahlberg.
Donnington Castle Donnington Castle () is a ruined medieval castle, situated in the small village of Donnington, just north of the town of Newbury in the English county of Berkshire. It should not be confused with Castle Donington in Leicestershire.
Donnington, Oxfordshire Donnington is a small housing estate in England located adjacent to the River Thames in the post-war housing developments either side of Donnington bridge and around Boundary Brook Road. It is bordered by Iffley Village to the south, Iffley Fields to the North and Cowley to the East.
Donny Anderson Donny Anderson (born May 16, 1943) was a professional football player for nine years in the NFL. A halfback and punter from Texas Tech, Anderson was the first round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in the 1965 NFL Draft, the seventh overall selection in the draft that included future hall-of-famers Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers.
Donny Crane Donny Crane is a recurring character in the ABC television show Boston Legal, portrayed by Freddie Prinze Jr. He was believed to be Denny Crane's illegitimate son, the product of an affair with an anonymous woman.
Donny Marshall Donny E. Marshall (born July 17 1972, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers the 2nd round (39th overall) of the 1995 National Basketball Association Draft.
Donny Schmit Donny Schmit (January 17, 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota - January 19, 1996) was an American motorcycle athlete. He was a two-time World Motocross Champion, winning the 125cc title in 1990 and the 250cc series in 1992, as well as a four-time Grand Prix winner.
Donny the Punk Stephen Donaldson (July 27, 1946 – July 18, 1996), born Robert Anthony Martin, Jr and better known by his nickname Donny the Punk, was an American political activist and the founder of Stop Prisoner Rape, Inc.. He is best known for his work on prison reform and his participation in the punk subculture.
Donnybrook Fair The Donnybrook Fair, also known as the Walsh Fair was an annual event in the community of Walsh in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada from the 19th Century until circa 2001. The mid-September event involved the children of Walsh Public School.
Donohoe Donohoe or O'Donohoe is an Irish surname, reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Donnchadha ‘descendant of Donnchadh’, a personal name (sometimes Anglicized as Duncan in Scotland), composed of the elements donn = ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + cath = ‘battle’.
Donohue syndrome Donohue Syndrome (also known as Leprechaunism) is an extremely rare medical condition. It derives its name from the fact that those afflicted with the disease often have elfin features and are smaller than usual.
Donor A donor in general is a person that donates something voluntarily. Usually used to represent a form of pure altruism but sometimes used when the payment for a service is recognised by all parties as representing less than the value of the donation and that the motivation is altruistic.
Donor advised funds A Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) is a charitable giving vehicle set up under the tax umbrella of a public charity, which acts as sponsor to many Funds. A Donor-Advised Fund offers the opportunity to create an easy-to-establish, low cost, flexible vehicle for charitable giving as an alternative to direct giving or creating a private foundation.
Donor Blood Ceremony Donor Blood Ceremony or Donor Blood Day is an annual ceremony held on June 25th, in the Azerbaijani city Ali Bayramli. During the ceremony people can donate blood, it has become a reliable source of blood donation and education in blood diseases in Azerbaijan, it provides about 50% of blood donation in Azerbaijan for patients sick with thalassemia.
Donor Managed Investment Account A Donor Managed Investment Account (DMI Account) is a charitable giving mechanism that provides donors with a full tax deduction at the time the account is funded, while permitting them to exercise ongoing investment management over the account funds for a period of time.
Donor number In chemistry a donor number or DN is a qualitative measure of Lewis basicity. A donor number is defined as the negative enthalpy value for the 1:1 adduct formation between a Lewis base and the standard Lewis acid SbCl5 (antimony pentachloride), in dilute solution in the noncoordinating solvent 1,2-dichloroethane with a zero DN.
Donor offspring A donor offspring, or donor conceived person, is conceived via the donation of sperm or ova, or both, either from two separate donors or from a couple. In the case of embryo donation, the conceiving parents are a couple.
Donor recognition wall With origins in the early 20th century, a donor recognition wall (also known as a donor wall or donor display) is typically a wall-mounted display found in a centralized location of a hospital, university, museum, library, worship facility, or other nonprofit institution. It consists of a listing of names of persons or companies that contributed funds to a capital campaign or other major fundraising effort of the organization.
Donors Message Service Donors Message Service (DMS) is a mutual project of the Czech Donors Forum and the Association of Cellular Networks Operators launched on April 1, 2004. The aim of the DMS project is to offer foundations and other non-profit organizations the opportunity to obtain contributions from individuals via cellular phone in the form of SMS messages.
Donostia Donostia-San Sebastian (Basque: Donostia, Spanish: San Sebastián, known officially as Donostia-San Sebastián), is the capital city of the province of Gipuzkoa/Guipuscoa, in the Spanish autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its population is 182,930 (2005 estimate).
Donough MacCarty, 4th Earl of Clancarty Donough [Donagh] MacCarty, 4th Earl of Clancarty (born 1668, Blarney; died 1 October 1734, Praalshof near Altona, Germany) was an Irish supporter of James II, banished after the victory of William of Orange; His peerage was attained in 1691. He lived out his life in exile in The Netherlands and Germany.
Donoussa Donoussa (Greek: Δονούσα) or Donousa, also Denousa or Denoussa, Donoussa in the ancient times, Stenosa or Spinosa. of the foreign ship of the 19th century (Luigi Lamberti: Portolano del Mare Mediterraneo, Livorno 1856 vol.
Donovan Donovan (Donovan Philips Leitch, born May 10, 1946, in Maryhill, Glasgow) is a British popular singer, songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia and world music.
Donovan Baine Donovan Baine is a video game character from the Darkstalkers series. First seen in Night Warriors: Darkstalkers Revenge, he is a stoic and intimidating dark hunter who fights using extremely exotic weapons and moves often deeply rooted in Buddhist and Hindu mythology, making him quite a unique character.
Donovan Blake Donovan Livingston Blake (born 4 December 1961 in Jamaica) is an American cricketer. Blake first represented the United States in the 2001 ICC Trophy and he went on to represent the States in a first-class game in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup and then in their second ever one-day international, when they were humiliated by Australia at the Rose Bowl, Southampton, England in 2004.
Donovan King Donovan King is a performance activist and experimental theatre artist from Montreal who also juggles acting, teaching, directing, dramaturgy, and theory. As the co-founder of the Optative Theatrical Laboratories (OTL) and creator of the international Infringement Festival, Donovan King strives to revitalise theatre as an agent for social change through experimental practice, critical theory, and sustained performance.
Donovan McCrary Donovan Christian McCrary (born December 24, 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film and television actor. He is the son of Grammy nominated gospel/jazz musician Howard McCrary and younger brother of actor Darius McCrary.
Donovan Morgan Andrew Vassos (born January 10, 1976) is an American professional wrestler, better known as Donovan Morgan. Best known for his appearances in Japan with NOAH, Morgan received tryouts with World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation in 1997 and 1998, but was not hired.
Donovan Morgan (football player) Donovan Morgan (born July 29, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the NFL. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Donovan Pagon Donovan Jomo Pagon (born September 13, 1982 in Kingston) is a West Indian cricketer. Pagon made his Test debut in March 2005 after several high-profile players including Brian Lara and Chris Gayle were caught in a row over sponsorship.
Donovan Slacks Donovan Slacks was the leader of a militant fishermen's uprising in 1920s Britain following the attempted introduction by Stanley Baldwin's government of a levy to control numbers of vessels and fishing merchants.
Donovan Swailes Donovan Swailes (born August 12, 1892 in Leeds, England; died December 10, 1984) was a politician and musician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a member of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation from 1945 to 1959.
Donovan's Reef Donovan's Reef is a 1963 American action/comedy motion picture from director John Ford, This film marked the last time Ford and John Wayne worked together. The film also stars Dorothy Lamour, and Cesar Romero.
DonPachi is a vertically scrolling manic shooter arcade game, released by Atlus in 1995. Literally the title means "leader bee", but it is also an onomatopoeic expression associated with the sound of firing guns.
Donskoy Monastery Donskoy Monastery () is a major male monastery in Moscow, founded in 1591 in commemoration of Moscow's deliverance from an imminent threat of Khan Kazy-Girey’s invasion. Commanding a highway to the Crimea, the monastery was intended to defend southern approaches to the Moscow Kremlin.
Dont! Mention Ginger Dont Mention Ginger are a bluish techno country punk metal band with a barbershop twist hailing from south east london whos most popular songs include "matts biscuits" and "1 shoe". The original line up was made up of Matty Townson aka Albino (vocals, Guitar) and Johnny Whale aka Quest (Vocals, Guitar, Kazoo), and later added a third member Jonny Woods aka Bravo (Percussion, Banjo, Harmonica) to the line up.
Dontee Stokes Dontee Stokes is notable because he filed a police complaint in 1993 alleging that a priest, Maurice Blackwell (now defrocked) had fondled him over a period of three years. The Baltimore archdiocese (to which Blackwell belonged) investigated and found that Stoke's claims were "not credible," though this finding was later disputed by a church-appointed review board.
Dontonio Wingfield Dontonio Wingfield (born June 23 1974, in Albany, Georgia) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2nd round (37th overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft. A 6'8" forward from the University of Cincinnati, Wingfield played in 4 NBA seasons from 1994 to 1998.
Dontrelle Willis Dontrelle Wayne "D-Train" Willis (born January 12, 1982 in Oakland, California) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Florida Marlins who made his debut in 2003 and went on to win the 2003 World Series. He is known for his very exaggerated, high leg kick in his pitch delivery, a trait which has drawn comparisons to Hall of Famer Juan Marichal.
Donut Diner The Donut Diner is a Canadian coffee and doughnut franchise with many locations and kiosks in and around the Niagara Region and greater Golden Horseshoe areas of Ontario. It is renowned for its old fashioned style of baked goods, its 1950s-era decor, and unique local flavour.
Donut Hole (Medicare) Within the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, the Donut Hole (or Doughnut Hole) is the phase of coverage in which all costs are covered by the enrollee rather than CMS. The term "coverage gap" is preferred by CMS and Prescription Drug Plans, but Donut Hole has been more widely adopted in the popular media.
Donyi-Polo Donyi-Polo (or Donyi Polo, Donyi-Poloism), literally "Sun-Moon", is an animist religion followed by many of the tribal groups, including Apatani, Adi, Miri Tagin and Nishi of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Some anthropologists argued that Donyi-Polo probably derived from the pre-Buddhist Bön religion.
Donzell McDonald Donzell McDonald was born on February 20, 1975 in Long Beach, California. He grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado and later attended Cherry Creek High School, which was also attended by names like Darnell McDonald (who is his brother), Brad Lidge, and David Aardsma.
Doo Dah Parade The Doo Dah Parade is a popular farcical and flamboyant parade held in Pasadena, California on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Founded in 1976 as a response to the traditional formality of the Rose Parade, which is also held in Pasadena, the Doo Dah Parade features absurd parade participants like the BBQ & Hibachi Marching Grill Team, The Shopping Cart Drill Team, The Bastard Sons of Lee Marvin, The Men of Leisure Synchronized Nap Team, Claude Rains & the 20-Man Memorial Invisible Man Marching Drill Team, and the Committee for the Right to Bear Arms, a group which marches in precise formations while carrying mannequin arms.
Doo Town, Tasmania Doo Town, Tasmania () is a holiday village near Port Arthur where the house names contain “doo”; for example, “Gunadoo”, “This Will Doo”, “Doo Come In”, “Just Doo It”, “Love Me Doo”, “Much-A-Doo”, and “Doo-All”. The first house name in the series was apparently “Doo Little”.
Doo-Sabin subdivision surface A Doo-Sabin subdivision surface, in the field of computer graphics, is a type of subdivision surface based on a generalization of bi-quadratic uniform B-splines. It was developed in 1978 by Daniel Doo and Malcom Sabin.
Dooars The Dooars or Duars (Bengali: ডুয়ার্স) are flood plains and the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in North-East India around Bhutan. Duar means door in both Assamese and Bengali languages and form the gateway to Bhutan.
Doob martingale When analyzing sums, random walks, or other additive functions of independent random variables, one can often apply the central limit theorem, law of large numbers, Chernoff's inequality, Chebyshev's inequality or similar tools. When analyzing similar objects where the differences are not independent, the main tools are martingales and Azuma's inequality.
Doob's martingale inequality In mathematics, Doob's martingale inequality is a result in the study of stochastic processes. It gives a bound on the probability that a stochastic process exceeds any given value over a given interval of time.
Dooby Dooby Moo Dooby Dooby Moo is a children's book written by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Betsy Lewin. Released in 2006 by Athenium, it continues the story of Farmer Brown's animals from Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, who enter a talent show in an attempt to win a trampoline.
Dooby's Duck Disco Bus Dooby's Duck Disco Bus was a 1980s children's puppet show presented by Dooby Duck, a television presenter who presented puppets singing comptempory songs of that day. The show later span off into Dooby Duck's Euro Tour.
Doodah Day Doodah Day is a pixie criminal legend starring in the fifth book of the Artemis Fowl series Category:Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony. He is a fish smuggler who nearly kills PI Holly Short with a multimixer as she chases him during her time as a Bounty Hunter.
Doodlebug (rail car) In the United States, doodlebug was the common name for a self-propelled railroad car. Such a coach typically had a gasoline-powered engine which provided electricity to traction motors on the vehicle, which drove the axles.
Doodles Weaver Winstead Sheffield "Doodles" Weaver (May 11, 1911 – January 17, 1983) was an American comedian. He was the brother of NBC-TV executive Sylvester "Pat" Weaver and the uncle of actress Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver.
Doof A doof is a type of outdoor dance party in Australia, generally held in a remote area and similar to raves or teknivals, but with a different, more empathetic atmosphere. Doofs generally have live electronic artists and DJs playing a range of electronic music, commonly Goa and psychedelic trance.
Doogh Doogh (in , dooqh, also dugh), also called dugh, abdug, or tahn (the last two mostly by Armenians) is a naturally-carbonated yogurt beverage popular in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and to a lesser extent in other parts of the Middle East and Caucasus.
Doogtoons __NOTOC__Doogtoons is an award winning set of online cartoons created by Doug "Doog" Bresler. Bresler has been producing the cartoons since 2002, however the cartoons only became widely known after they were released as podcasts beginning October 22, 2005.
Doolittle Raid The Doolittle Raid of April 18, 1942, was the first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese home islands during World War II. The mission was notable in that it was the only operation in which United States Army Air Forces bombers were launched from a U.
Dooly Southern Railway The Dooly Southern Railway was chartered in 1897 and operated 9 miles of track between Richwood, GA and Pinia, GA starting in 1898. It was operated by the Parrott Lumber Company and was mainly a logging line, but it also served as a common carrier.
Doom Doom (or DOOM)The variations Doom and DOOM have both been used in official contexts. The variation DooM, stylized after the game's logo, is also occasionally encountered, but has fallen out of use almost completely in recent years.
Doom (Japanese band) Doom is a Japanese thrash metal band by former Zadkiel members Takashi and Koh. formed in Tokyo, Japan in 1985, the first line up included Takashi "Taka" Fujita (vocals/guitar), Koh "Pirarucu" Morota (Fretless Bass) and Jyo-ichi "Joe" Hirokawa (drums).
Doom (UK band) Doom was a band which were pivotal in the rise of crust punk and oringinated from Birmingham, England. Their unique sound influenced many thrash metal bands that would later on swarm the radio airwaves on metal and punk stations around the world in the 1980s.
Doom 2D Doom 2D is a fan-made PC freeware shooter game based on id Software's 1993 first-person shooter Doom. Doom 2D is essentially the original Doom translated into a two-dimensional arcade or console-like side-scrolling shooter (comparable to the original Duke Nukem game).
Doom 3 engine The Doom 3 engine is a computer game engine developed by id Software and first used in the PC game Doom 3. The engine was designed by John Carmack, who also created previous engines such as those for Doom and Quake, which are also generally recognized as marking significant advances in the field.
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil is a first-person shooter expansion pack for the 2004 computer game, Doom 3. It was released on April 4, 2005 for Windows, May 24, 2005 for Linux, and on October 11, 2005 for the Microsoft Xbox.
Doom book The Doom Book, Code of Alfred or Legal Code of Aelfred the Great, was the code of laws (dooms, laws, or judgments) compiled by Alfred the Great from three prior Saxon codes, to which he prefixed the Ten Commandments of Moses, and incorporated rules of life from the Mosaic Code and the Christian code of ethics.
Doom Book The Doom Book was a list kept in the 1930s by United States censor Will Hays and major Hollywood studio moguls. The list included actors, actresses, directors, and others in the film industry whose private lives were "contrary to public morals" and who as a result should not be employed by the Hollywood studios.
Doom Builder Doom Builder is an editor for the computer game Doom with support for both vertex and linedef based editing styles. It also allows users to edit light levels, sector heights, and textures in a realtime 3D mode.
Doom clone Doom clone is a term used to refer to a computer game with similar gameplay as the 1993 first-person shooter Doom. That is, the player explores a three-dimensional world seen through the eyes of the protagonist, and uses various weapons to kill usually monstrous enemies.
Doom competitive gaming Ever since the first release of Doom, players competed to compare their Doom playing skills; this was greatly aided by the game's ability to record demo files during play that could then be played back by every other player with the same game version.
Doom Collector's Edition Doom Collector's Edition, released in 2001, contains Ultimate Doom, Doom II: Hell on Earth and Final Doom running in the Doom 95 source port. The box also includes a second disc, containing Doom 3 desktop wallpapers, preview content and interviews with ID Software.
Doom Guard In the computer game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, the Doom Guard serve as the Demon Lord Archimonde the Defiler's personal escorts. They wield a combination of destructive magic and brute force and are often called upon to perform various tasks for the Burning Legion, but their loyalties lie with Archimonde alone.
Doom metal Doom metal is a form of heavy metal that emerged as a recognized genre of metal in the mid-1980s. Doom metal is slow and heavy, with a pessimistic nature and often with intentions to evoke an atmosphere of darkness, despair and misery.
Doom novels The Doom novel series is a series of four near-future science fiction novels co-written by Dafydd ab Hugh and Brad Linaweaver; Knee-Deep in the Dead, Hell on Earth, Infernal Sky, and Endgame. The series is initially based on the Doom and Doom II first-person shooter video games created by Id Software, although there are multiple departures from the game in the first two novels, and the second two continue in an independent direction to the games' storylines.
Doom source port A Doom source port is a source port of the Doom engine, the game engine used by the computer game Doom. The term usually denotes a modification made by Doom fans, as opposed to any of the official Doom versions produced by id Software or affiliated companies.
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