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Dorayaki Dorayaki (Japanese: ă©ă‚‰ç„ĽăŤ, ă©ă‚‰ă‚„ăŤ, 銅鑼焼ăŤ, ă‰ă©ç„ĽăŤ) is a type of Japanese confection which consists of two small pancake-like patties made from kasutera wrapped around a filling of sweet red bean paste.
Dorcas Blackwood, 1st Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye Dorcas Blackwood, 1st Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye (1726 – 8 February 1807), eldest daughter and co-heir of James Stevenson, of Killyleagh, County Down (by his wife Ann, daughter of General Nicholas Price), son of Hans Stevenson by his wife Anne, daughter and eventually sole heiress of James Hamilton, of Neilsbrook, County Antrim, the nephew and sole heir of James Hamilton, Viscount Clandeboye, father of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassil.
Dorcas Good Dorcas (or Dorothy) Good was the four-year-old daughter of Sarah Good who was also accused of being a witch during the Salem witch trials. She spent 8 months in the Salem jail before release and had to watch her mother be carted off to the gallows.
Dordi Nordby Dordi Agate Nordby, (born 8 April 1964 in Bærum, Norway), is a Norwegian right handed curler from Snarøya. Nordby has amassed an array of medals in major international competitions over a career spanning three decades, including two world championship gold medals and two European championship gold medals.
Dordrecht Confession of Faith The Dordrecht Confession of Faith is a statement of religious beliefs adopted by Dutch Mennonite leaders at a meeting in Dordrecht, Netherland, on April 21, 1632. Its 18 articles emphasize belief in salvation through Jesus Christ, baptism, nonviolence, shunning those who leave the church, feet washing, and avoidance of taking oaths.
Dore and Totley Dore and Totley ward—which includes the districts of Bradway , Dore, Totley, and Whirlow—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the southwestern part of the city and covers an area of 26.
Dore Alley Fair The Dore Alley Fair or simply Dore Alley (Pronounced door and less often dorey) are the common moniker of the officially named Up Your Alley Fair, a leather and fetish event held on the last Sunday of each July on Folsom Street between 9th and 10th Streets and on Dore Street ("Dore Alley") from Howard Street to half a block southeast of Folsom Street. The streets are lined with vendors' booths and a sound stage (for dancing) is located at the 10th Street end of Folsom Street.
Doreen Bird Doreen Bird FISTD ARAD (27 January 1928 - 4 February 2004) was for many years the inspirational leader and principal of the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts ([Bird College, Dance & Theatre Performance]), which she founded in Sidcup, Kent in 1949.
Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne, CI (May 29, 1896 – August 27, 1979) was born The Lady Doreen Geraldine Browne, a daughter of the 6th Marquess of Sligo. On January 22, 1919, she married Michael Knatchbull, a son of Cecil Knatchbull-Hugessen, 4th Baron Brabourne and his eventual successor.
Doreen Mantle Doreen Mantle (born 1930) is a South African-born actress who has appeared in such British TV shows as A Passage to India, The Duchess of Duke Street, The Wild House and Casualty. However she is probably best known for her role as Jean Warboys in One Foot in the Grave.
Doreen McAndrew DiDomenico Doreen McAndrew DiDomenico is an American Democratic Party politician, who represents (District 1 on the Hudson County, New Jersey] [[Board of Chosen Freeholders; one of nine members who serve in a legislative role administering all county business. District 1 includes the City of Bayonne and portions of the City of Jersey City.
Doreen Virtue Doreen Virtue, PhD, (born 29 April, 1958) is a popular author, with many books, products and workshops on angels and angel-oriented therapy, fairies, chakras, goddesses, ascended masters, Indigo Children, and other spiritual topics.
Doreen Young Wickremasinghe Doreen Wickremasinghe (known before her marriage as Doreen Young) was a British leftist who became a prominent Communist politician in Sri Lanka and a Member of Parliament (MP). She was one of the handful of European Radicals in Sri Lanka.
Doreen, Victoria Doreen is a locality north-east of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whittlesea and the Shire of Nillumbik, with the boundary running along Yan Yean Road.
Dorette Corbey Dorette Corbey (born 19 July 1957 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Partij van de Arbeid (Dutch Labour Party), which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
Dorf Clark Industries Dorf Clark Industries Limited (commonly Dorf) is an Australian maker of tapware, with a major manufacturing facility in Penrith, New South Wales. Dorf has sales offices in all Australian States and New Zealand, and agents in the Pacific Islands, South East Asia, Canada and the USA.
Dorfan Dorfan was an American toy company based in Newark, New Jersey, specializing in O gauge and Wide gauge toy trains. It was founded in 1924 by Milton and Julius Forcheimer, two immigrants from Nuremberg, Germany, whose family was involved in the production of Fandor trains.
Dorgon Dorgon (; Manchu: ) (November 17, 1612–December 31, 1650), also known as Hošoi Mergen Cin Wang, the Prince Rui (和碩睿親王), was a Manchu prince in the early Qing dynasty. He laid the groundwork for the Manchu rule of China.
Dorchen Leidholdt Dorchen Leidholdt is an anti-pornography feminist writer and lawyer who was leader of Women Against Pornography from 1980 to the groups demise later in that decade, and since 1988 has been Co-Executive Director of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women. She is also the Director of the Center for Battered Women's Legal Services at Sanctuary for Families in New York City and a lecturer at the Columbia Law School.
Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency) Dorchester was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dorchester in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1295 to 1868, when its representation was reduced one member.
Dorchester Avenue (Boston) Dorchester Avenue (sometimes called Dot Ave) is a street in Boston, Massachusetts, running from downtown south via South Boston and Dorchester to the border with Milton, where it continues as Adams Street. Built as a turnpike, the Dorchester Turnpike, it is mostly straight.
Dorchester Publishing Dorchester Publishing has been involved in the publishing of mass market books since 1971, making Dorchester the oldest independent mass market publisher in America. Although mostly known for romance, Dorchester also publishes world-class horror, thrillers and Westerns titles, as well as the award-winning Hard Case Crime line of pulp-style mysteries.
Dorchester Railroad The Dorchester Railroad and Dorchester Extension Railroad was a horse car line in Boston, Massachusetts in the late 19th century, running from downtown south to Milton, mostly via Dorchester Avenue (the old Dorchester Turnpike). For several years, it was operated by Gore, Rose and Company, owned by David Gore and George Rose, because the original company could not afford to run it.
Dorchester, Massachusetts Dorchester is the largest neighborhood within the City of Boston, located within Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It is now a large and diverse working class community with many African-Americans and East and Southeast Asians, and is still a center of Irish-American immigration.
Dorchester, South Carolina Dorchester was a town in South Carolina. Situated on the Ashley River around 18 miles from Charleston, it was founded in February 1696 by the followers of Reverend Joseph Lord from Dorchester, Massachusetts, who gave it the same name of the town from whence they had emigrated, which was in turn named after the English town Dorchester.
Dori Seda Dori Seda (1951–February 25, 1988) was an artist best known for her underground comix work of the 1980s. Her comics combined exaggerated fantasy and ribald humor with documentation of her life in the Mission District of San Francisco, California.
Doria Doria, originally de Auria (from de filiis Auriae), meaning "the sons of Auria", and then de Oria or d'Oria, is the name of an old Genoese family who played a major role in the history of the Republic of Genoa from the 12th century to the 16th century. Legend has that a noble Genoese lady named Auria or Oria della Volta fell in love with a noble pilgrim who was going to Jerusalem for the First Crusade; his name was Arduino di Narbonne but their children were named after the mother — de Oria, the children of Oria.
Doria's Goshawk The Doria's Goshawk, Megatriorchis doriae is a large, up to 69cm long, greyish brown raptor with a black-barred crown and upperparts plumage, dark brown iris, blackish bill, greenish yellow legs, a black streak behind eye and whitish below. Both sexes are similar.
Doria-Pamphilii-Landi Doria-Pamphilj-Landi (or Doria-Pamphilii-Landi) is a princely Roman family of Genoese extraction. Legend has that the origins of the Doria family go back to the early 11th century, but the authentic pedigree is traced to Ansaldo d'Oria, consul of Genoa in the 12th century.
Dorian The Dorians or Dorian Greeks (Greek: , DĹŤrieis, singular , DĹŤrieus) were one of the ethnic populations into which the ancient Greeks considered themselves divided, the other three being the Achaeans, the Ionians and the Aeolians. They were distinguished by language, society and historical tradition.
Dorian Baxter Dorian Baxter is currently recognized by the Government of Ontario as the Archbishop of the Federation of Independent Anglican Churches of North America. He was consecrated in the tradition of the Church of England in Canada on March 9, 2003.
Dorian Dervitte Dorian Dervite (born 25 July 1988) is a French footballer. He is a strong, powerful and highly-rated central defender who started his career with Lille, before joining Tottenham Hotspur FC in the summer of 2006.
Dorian Gray syndrome Dorian Gray Syndrome (DGS) denotes a cultural and societal phenomenon characterized by an excessive preoccupation with the individual's own appearance (dysmorphophobia) accompanied by difficulties coping with the aging process and with the requirements of maturation. Sufferers of Dorian Gray Syndrome are heavy users of cosmetic medical procedures and products in an attempt to preserve their youth.
Dorian L. Parreott II The contemporary tuba player must be well versed in several genres of music today and Dorian Parreott, II has demonstrated this through his continued Jazz, Dixie, Broadway, and Classical performances. Within the past 20 years, he has performed in the New York jazz community with many legendary artists and has earned a fine reputation as a jazz tubist.
Doric Club The Doric Club was an association of Loyals set up in Lower Canada by Adam Thom, a lawyer and journalist, in March 1836. A noted opponent of the Patriotes, the group was both a social club and a paramilitary organization.
Doric Greek Doric Greek is an ancient Greek dialect group. In classical times its dialects were spoken in the southern and eastern Peloponnese, plus Crete, Rhodes and some of the smaller islands in the southern Aegean Sea.
Doric order The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of Ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian. The Greek Doric order was the earliest of these, known from the 7th century BC and reaching its mature form in the 5th century BC.
Doriemus Doriemus was a small, wiry chestnut gelding with a long white blaze who, in 1995, became the ninth of 11 horses in the history of Australian racing to complete the famed Caulfield Cup–Melbourne Cup double (known as the "Cups double" or "the Cups").
Dorien Grey Dorien Grey is an American author and the pen name and alter ego of Roger Margason. Dorien is the author of the ten-book Dick Hardesty Mystery series (The Ninth Man, The Butcher's Son, The Bar Watcher, The Hired Man, The Good Cop, The Bottle Ghosts, The Dirt Peddler, The Role Players, The Popsicle Tree, and The Paper Mirror), four of which have been finalists for a Lambda Literary Award.
Dorien Wilson Dorien Wilson is an American television actor. He is best known for his roles as Professor Stanley Oglevee in the television sitcom The Parkers, talk show host Eddie Charles on Dream On and his recurring role as Terrence on Sister, Sister.
Dorimène Roy Desjardins Marie-Clara Dorimène Roy Desjardins (1858-1932) and her husband Alphonse Desjardins were co-founders of the Caisses populaires Desjardins (today Desjardins Group), a forerunner of North American credit unions.
Dorino Serafini Teodoro Serafini (July 22, 1909 - July 5, 2000) was a motorcycle racer and Formula One driver from Italy. A native of Pesaro (Marche) he participated in 1 grand prix on September 3, 1950, where he achieved a podium and scored 3 championship points.
Dorion level crossing accident The Dorion level-crossing accident occurred on October 7, 1966, when a school bus carrying 40 students was violently struck by a CN Rail cargo train travelling at full speed in Dorion, Quebec, Canada (now a part of Vaudreuil-Dorion).
Dorion Sagan Dorion Sagan is a popular science writer, and the son of Carl Sagan and Lynn Margulis. He has written and co-authored many books on evolution (particularly with Lynn Margulis), most recently Into the Cool, co-authored with Eric D.
Dorion-Rigaud Line (AMT) The Dorion-Rigaud line is a commuter rail line operated in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area, by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, or AMT, (in English, the "Metropolitan transportation agency"), the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across this region.
Doris Allen Doris Twitchell Allen, (8 October 1901 – 7 March 2002), was Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of Cincinnati (USA) and a retired clinical psychologist specializing in development and psychodrama. After receiving degrees in Chemistry and Biology at the University of Maine, she was granted a PhD in Psychology at the University of Michigan, and completed her post-graduate study at the Psychological Institute, University of Berlin, in 1932.
Doris Allen (politician) Doris Allen (1936 – September 22 1999) served in the California Assembly from 1982 to 1995 and as Speaker of that body from June 5 to September 14, 1995, before being recalled from office by irate constitutents.
Doris Dowling After serving her time as a chorus-girl on Broadway, Detroit-born Doris Dowling followed her elder sister Constance to Hollywood. Her first credited film role was that of barfly and drinking companion Gloria to fellow alcoholic Ray Milland in the classic The Lost Weekend.
Doris Downes Doris Downes is an American artist from Fredericksburg, Virginia who works primarily in watercolor and oil medium on paper and canvas. Her subject matter consists of natural history, including botanicals and birds painted from life.
Doris Heyden Doris Heyden (née Heydenreich) was a prominent scholar of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures, particularly those of central Mexico. She was born in East Orange, New Jersey, somewhere around the time of the First World War.
Doris Humphrey Doris Batcheller Humphrey (October 17, 1895 - December 29, 1958) was a dancer of the early twentieth century. She was born in Oak Park, Illinois but grew up in Chicago, Illinois; she was a descendant of Pilgrim William Brewster and Simon James Humphrey.
Doris Miller Doris "Dorie" Miller (October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943) was an African American cook in the United States Navy and a hero during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross, the second highest honor that can be awarded by the US Navy, after the US Congressional Medal of Honor.
Doris Pilkington Garimara Doris Pilkington (born Nugi Garimara in 1937) is an Australian author. She is best known for her 1996 book, Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence, a story of three Aboriginal girls, among them Pilkington's mother Molly Craig, who escaped from the Moore River Native Settlement in Western Australia and travelled for nine weeks to return to their family.
Doris Piserchia Doris Piserchia(born October 11, 1928 in Fairmont, West Virginia) is a science fiction writer who was born and raised in West Virginia. She served in the United States Navy from 1950 to 1954 and after that received her Master's in educational psychology.
Doris Schröder-Köpf Doris Schröder-Köpf (born August 5 1963 in Neuburg an der Donau) is a German journalist and the fourth wife of the former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Magazines she has worked for include Bild and Focus.
Doris Stokes Doris May Fisher Stokes (January 6 1920 - May 8 1987), born Doris Sutton, was a self-proclaimed psychic medium. Her memoirs, theatrics, and television appearances helped to raise the profile of spiritualism and promoted a resurgence of interest in psychic phenomena in the 1980s.
Doris Tate Doris Gwendolyn Tate (January 16, 1924 – July 10, 1992) was a campaigner for the rights of crime victims. After the brutal and vicious murder of her daughter, the actress Sharon Tate, and several others, she worked to raise public awareness about the United States corrections system and was influential in the amendment of California laws relating to the victims of violent crime.
Doris Turner Doris M Turner, married name Doris Coysh (dates of birth and death unknown) was an English cricketer. She played in the first four Test matches, which were played during England's successful tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1934-35,, although her personal performances were disappointing.
Doris Zinkeisen Doris Zinkeisen (1898-1991) was a Scotch costume designer and artist. She worked on no more than a handful of films, nearly all of them British, but some have come to be regarded as among the greatest British film classics of all time.
Doris, Iowa Doris and Bethel are twin town sites in Buchanan County, Iowa, both located just north of Highway 939 in central Buchanan County near Independence. Founded as whistle-stops along the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, the sites are abandoned today.
Dorit Chrysler Best known for her theremin style, composer/musician Dorit Chrysler also has a prolific recording and performing career as a vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, producer, and engineer. Making her professional vocal debut at Austria's Opera House Graz at the age of seven, Dorit went on to form her first rock band at thirteen and began working towards her Master's Degree in Music Science at eighteen.
Dorita Fairlie Bruce Dorita Fairlie Bruce (1885-1970) was a British children's author, most notably of the Dimsie books published between 1921 and 1941. The Dimsie books are: The Senior Prefect (1921) (title changed in 1925 to Dimsie Goes To School), Dimsie Moves Up (1921), Dimsie Moves Up Again (1922), Dimsie Among the Prefects (1923), Dimsie Grows Up (1924), Dimsie Head Girl (1925), Dimsie Goes Back (1927), Dimsie Intervenes (1937), and Dimsie Carries On (1941).
Dorival Caymmi Dorival Caymmi (born April 30, 1914 in Salvador, Bahia) is considered to be one to the most important songwriters in Brazilian popular music. The son of an Italian immigrant and a black Bahian woman, he has a distinctive style of his own and is the writer of many classic songs.
Dorival Yustrich Dorival Knippel (born September 28 1917 in Corumbá, MS; died 1990), was a 1930s and 40s Brazilian goalkeeper nicknamed Yustrich due to his resemblance to Juan Elias Yustrich, a Boca Juniors goalkeeper at that time.
Dorje Shugden Dorje Shugden is a deity of Tibetan Buddhism whose precise nature — enlightened tutelary deity (Yidam) or bound protector (Dharmapala) or an evil and malevolent forceBBC, The New Kadampa Tradition, (Rakshasa]) — is disputed among adherents of [[Tibetan Buddhism, especially its Gelugpa sect.
Dorking (chicken) The Dorking is a breed of chicken that is believed to have originated in Italy during the period of the Roman Empire. One of the earliest known mentions of this breed was by the Roman writer Columella during the reign of Julius Caesar.
Dorking (UK Parliament constituency) Dorking was a parliamentary constituency centred around the town of Dorking in Surrey. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from February 1950 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.
Dorking railway station Dorking railway station is a railway station is one of three stations which serves the town of Dorking in Surrey (the other two being and Dorking West). The station is within walking distance of Dorking Deepdene station and interchange on a through ticket is permitted.
Dorland's Medical Dictionary Dorland's Medical Dictionary was first published in 1890 as the American Illustrated Medical Dictionary including 770 pages. A pocket edition, called the American Pocket Medical Dictionary, was first published in 1898 consisting of just over 500 pages.
Dorman Bridoman Eaton Dorman Bridoman Eaton (1823-1899), American lawyer, was born at Hardwick, Vermont, on 27 June 1823. He graduated at the University of Vermont in 1848 and at the Harvard Law School in 1850, and in the latter year was admitted to the bar in New York City.
Dorman Long Dorman Long, based in Middlesbrough, England, are a major manufacturer and fabricator of steel components and structures . They have been involved in the manufacture and construction of many major bridges since 1875, including, in 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Dorman Museum Dorman Museum is a general museum located in Middlesbrough within the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. From its establishment in 1904 initial thematical leanings were towards the natural sciences, although galleries of the local Linthorpe Pottery, and of the history of industrial and wartime Middlesbrough, have since encroached on this emphasis.
Dormant commission A commission which lies dormant or sleeping until it is triggered by a particular event. The Governors of the Australian states, by convention, are given dormant commissions to act as Administrator of the Government in the absence of a Governor-general of Australia.
Dormant volcano A dormant volcano is a volcano which is not currently erupting, but is believed to still be capable of erupting in the future. This contrasts with an extinct volcano, where it is believed that no future eruptions will ever occur.
DormAid DormAid is a student led personal service company for college students that was started at Harvard University in 2004. It was founded by Michael Kopko, who graduated from Dwight Englewood School in Northern New Jersey and is currently a student at Harvard, class of 2007.
Dormer A dormer is a structural element of a building that protrudes from the plane of a sloping roof surface. Dormers are used, either in original construction or as later additions, to create usable space in the roof of a building by adding headroom and usually also by enabling addition of windows.
Dormie "Dormie" (also spelled "dormy") is a term used in match-play golf, denoting that the score is such that one player is the same number of points ahead as there are holes still to play; thus that should one hole be halved, that player will have won the match.
Dormition Church The Dormition Church, situated on Mount Zion outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, facing the Zion Gate, was built between 1906 and 1910, after Sultan Hamid gave this plot of land to Kaiser Wilhelm II as a gift.
Dormition of the Theotokos The Dormition of the Theotokos is the Eastern Orthodox commemoration of the "falling asleep" or death of Mary, the mother of Jesus. It is celebrated on August 15 (August 28 Old Style) as the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God.
Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral The Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral (Катедрален храм "ĐŁŃпение ПреŃвятия Богородици" or Катедрален храм "ĐŁŃпение Богородично") is the largest and most famous Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in the Bulgarian Black Sea port city of Varna, officially opened on 30 August 1886. It is the residence of the bishopric of Varna and Preslav and one of the symbols of Varna.
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) provides financing and construction services to public and private universities, not-for-profit healthcare facilities, and other institutions which serve the public good. was established by a law] signed into action by [[Thomas Dewey|Governor Thomas Dewey on April 5, 1944.
Dorn method The Dorn method is a form of manual, holistic alternative therapy used to correct misalignments in the spinal column and other joints. In its theoretical approach, it is somewhat related to chiropractic and osteopathy, although it is different in its practical application.
Dorna (aircraft) The Dorna or Lark is a jet powered Iranian training aircraft. The aircraft was first publicised in 1999 when Iranian air force General Habibollah Baghal claimed that a locally designed Dorna trainer aircraft had entered production.
Dornach Dornach is a municipality in the district of Dorneck, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. The village was the location of the decisive 1499 Battle of Dornach, which ended the Swabian War and effectively ensured the independence of the Old Swiss Confederacy from the Holy Roman Empire.
Dornase alfa Dornase alfa (proprietary name Pulmozyme® from Genentech) is a highly purified solution of recombinant human deoxyribonuclease I (rhDNase), an enzyme which selectively cleaves DNA. Dornase alfa hydrolyzes the DNA present in sputum/mucus of cystic fibrosis patients and reduces viscoelasticity in the lungs, promoting improved clearance of secretions.
Dornbirner Ach Dornbirner Ach is a river in Vorarlberg, Austria, with its source up in the valley near the alpine village Ebnit. It flows through the famous "Rappenlochschlucht" gorge straight to Dornbirn, cuts through the town and the meanders off over a broad meadow landscape, the Lauterach Ried, finally flowing into Lake Constance parallel and quite close to the mouth of the Rhine.
Dorneck (district) Dorneck is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, situated to the north of the canton. Together with the district of Thierstein, it forms the Amtei (electoral district) of Dorneck-Thierstein.
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom is a United States amusement and water park. It has a large number of elaborate roller coasters, children's rides, and features one of the largest water parks in the country, Wildwater Kingdom.
Dorneywood Dorneywood is a moderately large Queen Anne style house built in 1920, near Burnham in Buckinghamshire, England. It was gifted to the National Trust by Lord Courtauld-Thomson in 1947 as a country home for a senior member of the Government, usually a Secretary of State or Minister of the Crown.
Dornfelder Dornfelder is a red wine variety that was bred in Weinsberg, WĂĽrttemberg in 1955 in order to give German vintners a dark red grape that would grow well in German vineyards. Traditionally, because of a climate that is cooler and less sunny than France or Italy, German wines had been primarily white.
Dornier Aviation Nigeria Dornier Aviation Nigeria is an airline based in Kaduna, Nigeria. It was established in 1979 and operates Dornier aircraft in Nigeria on a scheduled and charter basis, as well as running a fixed-base and maintenance operation.
Dornier Do 10 The Dornier Do 10 was the name given by the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) of a pre-World War II German aircraft. The aircraft has a complicated history due to renaming and the use of three different engines with correspondingly different specifications.
Dornier Do 11 The Dornier Do 11 was a German medium bomber developed in secret in the early 1930s. It was originally called the Dornier F before being renamed by the RLM in 1933 and was considered a heavy bomber at the time.
Dornier Do 17 The Dornier Do 17, sometimes referred to as the Fliegender Bleistift ("flying pencil"), was a light bomber produced by Dornier. It was used in the first three years of World War II by the Luftwaffe, before being sent to secondary roles and other nations.
Dornier Do 212 The Do 212 was a four-seat experimental amphibian flying boat built by the Swiss subsidiary of Dornier, on Lake Constance. Design was initiated in 1938 by the German and Swiss branches, the latter being responsible for
Dornier Do 24 The Dornier Do 24 is a flying boat produced before and during World War II by the German Dornier Flugzeugwerke. Originally designed for Dutch use in the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia), the Do 24 is a 3-engined flying boat intended for military cargo transport and rescue.
Dornier Do 27 The Dornier Do 27 was a German single-engine STOL-utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier). Configuration was a classic high-wing, "tail-dragger" aircraft with fixed landing gear.
Dornier Do 335 The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow), unofficially also Ameisenbär (Anteater), was a World War II heavy fighter built by the Dornier company. The Pfeil's performance was much better than any similar design due to its unique "push-pull" layout and the Luftwaffe was desperate to get the design into squadron use, but delays in engine deliveries meant only a handful were delivered before the war ended.
Dornier Do X The Dornier Do X was a German flying boat that was the largest, heaviest and most powerful aircraft in the world when it was produced. While popular with the public, a lack of commercial interest and a number of (non-fatal) accidents prevented more than three models from being built.
Dornier Flugzeugwerke Dornier Flugzeugwerke was a German aircraft manufacturer founded in Friedrichshafen in 1914 by Claudius Dornier. Over the course of its long lifespan, the company produced many notable designs for both the civil and military markets.
Dorcas Blackwood, 1st Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye Dorcas Blackwood, 1st Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye (1726 – 8 February 1807), eldest daughter and co-heir of James Stevenson, of Killyleagh, County Down (by his wife Ann, daughter of General Nicholas Price), son of Hans Stevenson by his wife Anne, daughter and eventually sole heiress of James Hamilton, of Neilsbrook, County Antrim, the nephew and sole heir of James Hamilton, Viscount Clandeboye, father of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassil.
Dorcas Good Dorcas (or Dorothy) Good was the four-year-old daughter of Sarah Good who was also accused of being a witch during the Salem witch trials. She spent 8 months in the Salem jail before release and had to watch her mother be carted off to the gallows.
Dordi Nordby Dordi Agate Nordby, (born 8 April 1964 in Bærum, Norway), is a Norwegian right handed curler from Snarøya. Nordby has amassed an array of medals in major international competitions over a career spanning three decades, including two world championship gold medals and two European championship gold medals.
Dordrecht Confession of Faith The Dordrecht Confession of Faith is a statement of religious beliefs adopted by Dutch Mennonite leaders at a meeting in Dordrecht, Netherland, on April 21, 1632. Its 18 articles emphasize belief in salvation through Jesus Christ, baptism, nonviolence, shunning those who leave the church, feet washing, and avoidance of taking oaths.
Dore and Totley Dore and Totley ward—which includes the districts of Bradway , Dore, Totley, and Whirlow—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the southwestern part of the city and covers an area of 26.
Dore Alley Fair The Dore Alley Fair or simply Dore Alley (Pronounced door and less often dorey) are the common moniker of the officially named Up Your Alley Fair, a leather and fetish event held on the last Sunday of each July on Folsom Street between 9th and 10th Streets and on Dore Street ("Dore Alley") from Howard Street to half a block southeast of Folsom Street. The streets are lined with vendors' booths and a sound stage (for dancing) is located at the 10th Street end of Folsom Street.
Doreen Bird Doreen Bird FISTD ARAD (27 January 1928 - 4 February 2004) was for many years the inspirational leader and principal of the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts ([Bird College, Dance & Theatre Performance]), which she founded in Sidcup, Kent in 1949.
Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne, CI (May 29, 1896 – August 27, 1979) was born The Lady Doreen Geraldine Browne, a daughter of the 6th Marquess of Sligo. On January 22, 1919, she married Michael Knatchbull, a son of Cecil Knatchbull-Hugessen, 4th Baron Brabourne and his eventual successor.
Doreen Mantle Doreen Mantle (born 1930) is a South African-born actress who has appeared in such British TV shows as A Passage to India, The Duchess of Duke Street, The Wild House and Casualty. However she is probably best known for her role as Jean Warboys in One Foot in the Grave.
Doreen McAndrew DiDomenico Doreen McAndrew DiDomenico is an American Democratic Party politician, who represents (District 1 on the Hudson County, New Jersey] [[Board of Chosen Freeholders; one of nine members who serve in a legislative role administering all county business. District 1 includes the City of Bayonne and portions of the City of Jersey City.
Doreen Virtue Doreen Virtue, PhD, (born 29 April, 1958) is a popular author, with many books, products and workshops on angels and angel-oriented therapy, fairies, chakras, goddesses, ascended masters, Indigo Children, and other spiritual topics.
Doreen Young Wickremasinghe Doreen Wickremasinghe (known before her marriage as Doreen Young) was a British leftist who became a prominent Communist politician in Sri Lanka and a Member of Parliament (MP). She was one of the handful of European Radicals in Sri Lanka.
Doreen, Victoria Doreen is a locality north-east of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whittlesea and the Shire of Nillumbik, with the boundary running along Yan Yean Road.
Dorette Corbey Dorette Corbey (born 19 July 1957 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Partij van de Arbeid (Dutch Labour Party), which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
Dorf Clark Industries Dorf Clark Industries Limited (commonly Dorf) is an Australian maker of tapware, with a major manufacturing facility in Penrith, New South Wales. Dorf has sales offices in all Australian States and New Zealand, and agents in the Pacific Islands, South East Asia, Canada and the USA.
Dorfan Dorfan was an American toy company based in Newark, New Jersey, specializing in O gauge and Wide gauge toy trains. It was founded in 1924 by Milton and Julius Forcheimer, two immigrants from Nuremberg, Germany, whose family was involved in the production of Fandor trains.
Dorgon Dorgon (; Manchu: ) (November 17, 1612–December 31, 1650), also known as Hošoi Mergen Cin Wang, the Prince Rui (和碩睿親王), was a Manchu prince in the early Qing dynasty. He laid the groundwork for the Manchu rule of China.
Dorchen Leidholdt Dorchen Leidholdt is an anti-pornography feminist writer and lawyer who was leader of Women Against Pornography from 1980 to the groups demise later in that decade, and since 1988 has been Co-Executive Director of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women. She is also the Director of the Center for Battered Women's Legal Services at Sanctuary for Families in New York City and a lecturer at the Columbia Law School.
Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency) Dorchester was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dorchester in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1295 to 1868, when its representation was reduced one member.
Dorchester Avenue (Boston) Dorchester Avenue (sometimes called Dot Ave) is a street in Boston, Massachusetts, running from downtown south via South Boston and Dorchester to the border with Milton, where it continues as Adams Street. Built as a turnpike, the Dorchester Turnpike, it is mostly straight.
Dorchester Publishing Dorchester Publishing has been involved in the publishing of mass market books since 1971, making Dorchester the oldest independent mass market publisher in America. Although mostly known for romance, Dorchester also publishes world-class horror, thrillers and Westerns titles, as well as the award-winning Hard Case Crime line of pulp-style mysteries.
Dorchester Railroad The Dorchester Railroad and Dorchester Extension Railroad was a horse car line in Boston, Massachusetts in the late 19th century, running from downtown south to Milton, mostly via Dorchester Avenue (the old Dorchester Turnpike). For several years, it was operated by Gore, Rose and Company, owned by David Gore and George Rose, because the original company could not afford to run it.
Dorchester, Massachusetts Dorchester is the largest neighborhood within the City of Boston, located within Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It is now a large and diverse working class community with many African-Americans and East and Southeast Asians, and is still a center of Irish-American immigration.
Dorchester, South Carolina Dorchester was a town in South Carolina. Situated on the Ashley River around 18 miles from Charleston, it was founded in February 1696 by the followers of Reverend Joseph Lord from Dorchester, Massachusetts, who gave it the same name of the town from whence they had emigrated, which was in turn named after the English town Dorchester.
Dori Seda Dori Seda (1951–February 25, 1988) was an artist best known for her underground comix work of the 1980s. Her comics combined exaggerated fantasy and ribald humor with documentation of her life in the Mission District of San Francisco, California.
Doria Doria, originally de Auria (from de filiis Auriae), meaning "the sons of Auria", and then de Oria or d'Oria, is the name of an old Genoese family who played a major role in the history of the Republic of Genoa from the 12th century to the 16th century. Legend has that a noble Genoese lady named Auria or Oria della Volta fell in love with a noble pilgrim who was going to Jerusalem for the First Crusade; his name was Arduino di Narbonne but their children were named after the mother — de Oria, the children of Oria.
Doria's Goshawk The Doria's Goshawk, Megatriorchis doriae is a large, up to 69cm long, greyish brown raptor with a black-barred crown and upperparts plumage, dark brown iris, blackish bill, greenish yellow legs, a black streak behind eye and whitish below. Both sexes are similar.
Doria-Pamphilii-Landi Doria-Pamphilj-Landi (or Doria-Pamphilii-Landi) is a princely Roman family of Genoese extraction. Legend has that the origins of the Doria family go back to the early 11th century, but the authentic pedigree is traced to Ansaldo d'Oria, consul of Genoa in the 12th century.
Dorian The Dorians or Dorian Greeks (Greek: , DĹŤrieis, singular , DĹŤrieus) were one of the ethnic populations into which the ancient Greeks considered themselves divided, the other three being the Achaeans, the Ionians and the Aeolians. They were distinguished by language, society and historical tradition.
Dorian Baxter Dorian Baxter is currently recognized by the Government of Ontario as the Archbishop of the Federation of Independent Anglican Churches of North America. He was consecrated in the tradition of the Church of England in Canada on March 9, 2003.
Dorian Dervitte Dorian Dervite (born 25 July 1988) is a French footballer. He is a strong, powerful and highly-rated central defender who started his career with Lille, before joining Tottenham Hotspur FC in the summer of 2006.
Dorian Gray syndrome Dorian Gray Syndrome (DGS) denotes a cultural and societal phenomenon characterized by an excessive preoccupation with the individual's own appearance (dysmorphophobia) accompanied by difficulties coping with the aging process and with the requirements of maturation. Sufferers of Dorian Gray Syndrome are heavy users of cosmetic medical procedures and products in an attempt to preserve their youth.
Dorian L. Parreott II The contemporary tuba player must be well versed in several genres of music today and Dorian Parreott, II has demonstrated this through his continued Jazz, Dixie, Broadway, and Classical performances. Within the past 20 years, he has performed in the New York jazz community with many legendary artists and has earned a fine reputation as a jazz tubist.
Doric Club The Doric Club was an association of Loyals set up in Lower Canada by Adam Thom, a lawyer and journalist, in March 1836. A noted opponent of the Patriotes, the group was both a social club and a paramilitary organization.
Doric Greek Doric Greek is an ancient Greek dialect group. In classical times its dialects were spoken in the southern and eastern Peloponnese, plus Crete, Rhodes and some of the smaller islands in the southern Aegean Sea.
Doric order The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of Ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian. The Greek Doric order was the earliest of these, known from the 7th century BC and reaching its mature form in the 5th century BC.
Doriemus Doriemus was a small, wiry chestnut gelding with a long white blaze who, in 1995, became the ninth of 11 horses in the history of Australian racing to complete the famed Caulfield Cup–Melbourne Cup double (known as the "Cups double" or "the Cups").
Dorien Grey Dorien Grey is an American author and the pen name and alter ego of Roger Margason. Dorien is the author of the ten-book Dick Hardesty Mystery series (The Ninth Man, The Butcher's Son, The Bar Watcher, The Hired Man, The Good Cop, The Bottle Ghosts, The Dirt Peddler, The Role Players, The Popsicle Tree, and The Paper Mirror), four of which have been finalists for a Lambda Literary Award.
Dorien Wilson Dorien Wilson is an American television actor. He is best known for his roles as Professor Stanley Oglevee in the television sitcom The Parkers, talk show host Eddie Charles on Dream On and his recurring role as Terrence on Sister, Sister.
Dorimène Roy Desjardins Marie-Clara Dorimène Roy Desjardins (1858-1932) and her husband Alphonse Desjardins were co-founders of the Caisses populaires Desjardins (today Desjardins Group), a forerunner of North American credit unions.
Dorino Serafini Teodoro Serafini (July 22, 1909 - July 5, 2000) was a motorcycle racer and Formula One driver from Italy. A native of Pesaro (Marche) he participated in 1 grand prix on September 3, 1950, where he achieved a podium and scored 3 championship points.
Dorion level crossing accident The Dorion level-crossing accident occurred on October 7, 1966, when a school bus carrying 40 students was violently struck by a CN Rail cargo train travelling at full speed in Dorion, Quebec, Canada (now a part of Vaudreuil-Dorion).
Dorion Sagan Dorion Sagan is a popular science writer, and the son of Carl Sagan and Lynn Margulis. He has written and co-authored many books on evolution (particularly with Lynn Margulis), most recently Into the Cool, co-authored with Eric D.
Dorion-Rigaud Line (AMT) The Dorion-Rigaud line is a commuter rail line operated in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area, by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, or AMT, (in English, the "Metropolitan transportation agency"), the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across this region.
Doris Allen Doris Twitchell Allen, (8 October 1901 – 7 March 2002), was Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of Cincinnati (USA) and a retired clinical psychologist specializing in development and psychodrama. After receiving degrees in Chemistry and Biology at the University of Maine, she was granted a PhD in Psychology at the University of Michigan, and completed her post-graduate study at the Psychological Institute, University of Berlin, in 1932.
Doris Allen (politician) Doris Allen (1936 – September 22 1999) served in the California Assembly from 1982 to 1995 and as Speaker of that body from June 5 to September 14, 1995, before being recalled from office by irate constitutents.
Doris Dowling After serving her time as a chorus-girl on Broadway, Detroit-born Doris Dowling followed her elder sister Constance to Hollywood. Her first credited film role was that of barfly and drinking companion Gloria to fellow alcoholic Ray Milland in the classic The Lost Weekend.
Doris Downes Doris Downes is an American artist from Fredericksburg, Virginia who works primarily in watercolor and oil medium on paper and canvas. Her subject matter consists of natural history, including botanicals and birds painted from life.
Doris Heyden Doris Heyden (née Heydenreich) was a prominent scholar of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures, particularly those of central Mexico. She was born in East Orange, New Jersey, somewhere around the time of the First World War.
Doris Humphrey Doris Batcheller Humphrey (October 17, 1895 - December 29, 1958) was a dancer of the early twentieth century. She was born in Oak Park, Illinois but grew up in Chicago, Illinois; she was a descendant of Pilgrim William Brewster and Simon James Humphrey.
Doris Miller Doris "Dorie" Miller (October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943) was an African American cook in the United States Navy and a hero during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross, the second highest honor that can be awarded by the US Navy, after the US Congressional Medal of Honor.
Doris Pilkington Garimara Doris Pilkington (born Nugi Garimara in 1937) is an Australian author. She is best known for her 1996 book, Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence, a story of three Aboriginal girls, among them Pilkington's mother Molly Craig, who escaped from the Moore River Native Settlement in Western Australia and travelled for nine weeks to return to their family.
Doris Piserchia Doris Piserchia(born October 11, 1928 in Fairmont, West Virginia) is a science fiction writer who was born and raised in West Virginia. She served in the United States Navy from 1950 to 1954 and after that received her Master's in educational psychology.
Doris Schröder-Köpf Doris Schröder-Köpf (born August 5 1963 in Neuburg an der Donau) is a German journalist and the fourth wife of the former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Magazines she has worked for include Bild and Focus.
Doris Stokes Doris May Fisher Stokes (January 6 1920 - May 8 1987), born Doris Sutton, was a self-proclaimed psychic medium. Her memoirs, theatrics, and television appearances helped to raise the profile of spiritualism and promoted a resurgence of interest in psychic phenomena in the 1980s.
Doris Tate Doris Gwendolyn Tate (January 16, 1924 – July 10, 1992) was a campaigner for the rights of crime victims. After the brutal and vicious murder of her daughter, the actress Sharon Tate, and several others, she worked to raise public awareness about the United States corrections system and was influential in the amendment of California laws relating to the victims of violent crime.
Doris Turner Doris M Turner, married name Doris Coysh (dates of birth and death unknown) was an English cricketer. She played in the first four Test matches, which were played during England's successful tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1934-35,, although her personal performances were disappointing.
Doris Zinkeisen Doris Zinkeisen (1898-1991) was a Scotch costume designer and artist. She worked on no more than a handful of films, nearly all of them British, but some have come to be regarded as among the greatest British film classics of all time.
Doris, Iowa Doris and Bethel are twin town sites in Buchanan County, Iowa, both located just north of Highway 939 in central Buchanan County near Independence. Founded as whistle-stops along the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, the sites are abandoned today.
Dorit Chrysler Best known for her theremin style, composer/musician Dorit Chrysler also has a prolific recording and performing career as a vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, producer, and engineer. Making her professional vocal debut at Austria's Opera House Graz at the age of seven, Dorit went on to form her first rock band at thirteen and began working towards her Master's Degree in Music Science at eighteen.
Dorita Fairlie Bruce Dorita Fairlie Bruce (1885-1970) was a British children's author, most notably of the Dimsie books published between 1921 and 1941. The Dimsie books are: The Senior Prefect (1921) (title changed in 1925 to Dimsie Goes To School), Dimsie Moves Up (1921), Dimsie Moves Up Again (1922), Dimsie Among the Prefects (1923), Dimsie Grows Up (1924), Dimsie Head Girl (1925), Dimsie Goes Back (1927), Dimsie Intervenes (1937), and Dimsie Carries On (1941).
Dorival Caymmi Dorival Caymmi (born April 30, 1914 in Salvador, Bahia) is considered to be one to the most important songwriters in Brazilian popular music. The son of an Italian immigrant and a black Bahian woman, he has a distinctive style of his own and is the writer of many classic songs.
Dorival Yustrich Dorival Knippel (born September 28 1917 in Corumbá, MS; died 1990), was a 1930s and 40s Brazilian goalkeeper nicknamed Yustrich due to his resemblance to Juan Elias Yustrich, a Boca Juniors goalkeeper at that time.
Dorje Shugden Dorje Shugden is a deity of Tibetan Buddhism whose precise nature — enlightened tutelary deity (Yidam) or bound protector (Dharmapala) or an evil and malevolent forceBBC, The New Kadampa Tradition, (Rakshasa]) — is disputed among adherents of [[Tibetan Buddhism, especially its Gelugpa sect.
Dorking (chicken) The Dorking is a breed of chicken that is believed to have originated in Italy during the period of the Roman Empire. One of the earliest known mentions of this breed was by the Roman writer Columella during the reign of Julius Caesar.
Dorking (UK Parliament constituency) Dorking was a parliamentary constituency centred around the town of Dorking in Surrey. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from February 1950 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.
Dorking railway station Dorking railway station is a railway station is one of three stations which serves the town of Dorking in Surrey (the other two being and Dorking West). The station is within walking distance of Dorking Deepdene station and interchange on a through ticket is permitted.
Dorland's Medical Dictionary Dorland's Medical Dictionary was first published in 1890 as the American Illustrated Medical Dictionary including 770 pages. A pocket edition, called the American Pocket Medical Dictionary, was first published in 1898 consisting of just over 500 pages.
Dorman Bridoman Eaton Dorman Bridoman Eaton (1823-1899), American lawyer, was born at Hardwick, Vermont, on 27 June 1823. He graduated at the University of Vermont in 1848 and at the Harvard Law School in 1850, and in the latter year was admitted to the bar in New York City.
Dorman Long Dorman Long, based in Middlesbrough, England, are a major manufacturer and fabricator of steel components and structures . They have been involved in the manufacture and construction of many major bridges since 1875, including, in 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Dorman Museum Dorman Museum is a general museum located in Middlesbrough within the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. From its establishment in 1904 initial thematical leanings were towards the natural sciences, although galleries of the local Linthorpe Pottery, and of the history of industrial and wartime Middlesbrough, have since encroached on this emphasis.
Dormant commission A commission which lies dormant or sleeping until it is triggered by a particular event. The Governors of the Australian states, by convention, are given dormant commissions to act as Administrator of the Government in the absence of a Governor-general of Australia.
Dormant volcano A dormant volcano is a volcano which is not currently erupting, but is believed to still be capable of erupting in the future. This contrasts with an extinct volcano, where it is believed that no future eruptions will ever occur.
DormAid DormAid is a student led personal service company for college students that was started at Harvard University in 2004. It was founded by Michael Kopko, who graduated from Dwight Englewood School in Northern New Jersey and is currently a student at Harvard, class of 2007.
Dormer A dormer is a structural element of a building that protrudes from the plane of a sloping roof surface. Dormers are used, either in original construction or as later additions, to create usable space in the roof of a building by adding headroom and usually also by enabling addition of windows.
Dormie "Dormie" (also spelled "dormy") is a term used in match-play golf, denoting that the score is such that one player is the same number of points ahead as there are holes still to play; thus that should one hole be halved, that player will have won the match.
Dormition Church The Dormition Church, situated on Mount Zion outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, facing the Zion Gate, was built between 1906 and 1910, after Sultan Hamid gave this plot of land to Kaiser Wilhelm II as a gift.
Dormition of the Theotokos The Dormition of the Theotokos is the Eastern Orthodox commemoration of the "falling asleep" or death of Mary, the mother of Jesus. It is celebrated on August 15 (August 28 Old Style) as the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God.
Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral The Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral (Катедрален храм "ĐŁŃпение ПреŃвятия Богородици" or Катедрален храм "ĐŁŃпение Богородично") is the largest and most famous Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in the Bulgarian Black Sea port city of Varna, officially opened on 30 August 1886. It is the residence of the bishopric of Varna and Preslav and one of the symbols of Varna.
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) provides financing and construction services to public and private universities, not-for-profit healthcare facilities, and other institutions which serve the public good. was established by a law] signed into action by [[Thomas Dewey|Governor Thomas Dewey on April 5, 1944.
Dorn method The Dorn method is a form of manual, holistic alternative therapy used to correct misalignments in the spinal column and other joints. In its theoretical approach, it is somewhat related to chiropractic and osteopathy, although it is different in its practical application.
Dorna (aircraft) The Dorna or Lark is a jet powered Iranian training aircraft. The aircraft was first publicised in 1999 when Iranian air force General Habibollah Baghal claimed that a locally designed Dorna trainer aircraft had entered production.
Dornach Dornach is a municipality in the district of Dorneck, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. The village was the location of the decisive 1499 Battle of Dornach, which ended the Swabian War and effectively ensured the independence of the Old Swiss Confederacy from the Holy Roman Empire.
Dornase alfa Dornase alfa (proprietary name Pulmozyme® from Genentech) is a highly purified solution of recombinant human deoxyribonuclease I (rhDNase), an enzyme which selectively cleaves DNA. Dornase alfa hydrolyzes the DNA present in sputum/mucus of cystic fibrosis patients and reduces viscoelasticity in the lungs, promoting improved clearance of secretions.
Dornbirner Ach Dornbirner Ach is a river in Vorarlberg, Austria, with its source up in the valley near the alpine village Ebnit. It flows through the famous "Rappenlochschlucht" gorge straight to Dornbirn, cuts through the town and the meanders off over a broad meadow landscape, the Lauterach Ried, finally flowing into Lake Constance parallel and quite close to the mouth of the Rhine.
Dorneck (district) Dorneck is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, situated to the north of the canton. Together with the district of Thierstein, it forms the Amtei (electoral district) of Dorneck-Thierstein.
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom is a United States amusement and water park. It has a large number of elaborate roller coasters, children's rides, and features one of the largest water parks in the country, Wildwater Kingdom.
Dorneywood Dorneywood is a moderately large Queen Anne style house built in 1920, near Burnham in Buckinghamshire, England. It was gifted to the National Trust by Lord Courtauld-Thomson in 1947 as a country home for a senior member of the Government, usually a Secretary of State or Minister of the Crown.
Dornfelder Dornfelder is a red wine variety that was bred in Weinsberg, WĂĽrttemberg in 1955 in order to give German vintners a dark red grape that would grow well in German vineyards. Traditionally, because of a climate that is cooler and less sunny than France or Italy, German wines had been primarily white.
Dornier Aviation Nigeria Dornier Aviation Nigeria is an airline based in Kaduna, Nigeria. It was established in 1979 and operates Dornier aircraft in Nigeria on a scheduled and charter basis, as well as running a fixed-base and maintenance operation.
Dornier Do 10 The Dornier Do 10 was the name given by the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) of a pre-World War II German aircraft. The aircraft has a complicated history due to renaming and the use of three different engines with correspondingly different specifications.
Dornier Do 11 The Dornier Do 11 was a German medium bomber developed in secret in the early 1930s. It was originally called the Dornier F before being renamed by the RLM in 1933 and was considered a heavy bomber at the time.
Dornier Do 17 The Dornier Do 17, sometimes referred to as the Fliegender Bleistift ("flying pencil"), was a light bomber produced by Dornier. It was used in the first three years of World War II by the Luftwaffe, before being sent to secondary roles and other nations.
Dornier Do 212 The Do 212 was a four-seat experimental amphibian flying boat built by the Swiss subsidiary of Dornier, on Lake Constance. Design was initiated in 1938 by the German and Swiss branches, the latter being responsible for
Dornier Do 24 The Dornier Do 24 is a flying boat produced before and during World War II by the German Dornier Flugzeugwerke. Originally designed for Dutch use in the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia), the Do 24 is a 3-engined flying boat intended for military cargo transport and rescue.
Dornier Do 27 The Dornier Do 27 was a German single-engine STOL-utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier). Configuration was a classic high-wing, "tail-dragger" aircraft with fixed landing gear.
Dornier Do 335 The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow), unofficially also Ameisenbär (Anteater), was a World War II heavy fighter built by the Dornier company. The Pfeil's performance was much better than any similar design due to its unique "push-pull" layout and the Luftwaffe was desperate to get the design into squadron use, but delays in engine deliveries meant only a handful were delivered before the war ended.
Dornier Do X The Dornier Do X was a German flying boat that was the largest, heaviest and most powerful aircraft in the world when it was produced. While popular with the public, a lack of commercial interest and a number of (non-fatal) accidents prevented more than three models from being built.
Dornier Flugzeugwerke Dornier Flugzeugwerke was a German aircraft manufacturer founded in Friedrichshafen in 1914 by Claudius Dornier. Over the course of its long lifespan, the company produced many notable designs for both the civil and military markets.
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