    def _create_dictionary_of_ned_d(
            self):
        """create a list of dictionaries containing all the rows in the ned_d catalogue

        **Return:**
            - ``dictList`` - a list of dictionaries containing all the rows in the ned_d catalogue

        .. todo ::

            - update key arguments values and definitions with defaults
            - update return values and definitions
            - update usage examples and text
            - update docstring text
            - check sublime snippet exists
            - clip any useful text to docs mindmap
            - regenerate the docs and check redendering of this docstring
        """
        self.log.debug(
            'starting the ``_create_dictionary_of_ned_d`` method')

        count = 0
        with open(self.pathToDataFile, 'rb') as csvFile:
            csvReader = csv.reader(
                csvFile, dialect='excel', delimiter=',', quotechar='"')
            totalRows = sum(1 for row in csvReader)
        csvFile.close()
        totalCount = totalRows

        with open(self.pathToDataFile, 'rb') as csvFile:
            csvReader = csv.reader(
                csvFile, dialect='excel', delimiter=',', quotechar='"')
            theseKeys = []
            dictList = []
            for row in csvReader:
                if len(theseKeys) == 0:
                    totalRows -= 1
                if "Exclusion Code" in row and "Hubble const." in row:
                    for i in row:
                        if i == "redshift (z)":
                            theseKeys.append("redshift")
                        elif i == "Hubble const.":
                            theseKeys.append("hubble_const")
                        elif i == "G":
                            theseKeys.append("galaxy_index_id")
                        elif i == "err":
                            theseKeys.append("dist_mod_err")
                        elif i == "D (Mpc)":
                            theseKeys.append("dist_mpc")
                        elif i == "Date (Yr. - 1980)":
                            theseKeys.append("ref_date")
                        elif i == "REFCODE":
                            theseKeys.append("ref")
                        elif i == "Exclusion Code":
                            theseKeys.append("dist_in_ned_flag")
                        elif i == "Adopted LMC modulus":
                            theseKeys.append("lmc_mod")
                        elif i == "m-M":
                            theseKeys.append("dist_mod")
                        elif i == "Notes":
                            theseKeys.append("notes")
                        elif i == "SN ID":
                            theseKeys.append("dist_derived_from_sn")
                        elif i == "method":
                            theseKeys.append("dist_method")
                        elif i == "Galaxy ID":
                            theseKeys.append("primary_ned_id")
                        elif i == "D":
                            theseKeys.append("dist_index_id")
                        else:
                            theseKeys.append(i)
                    continue

                if len(theseKeys):
                    count += 1
                    if count > 1:
                        # Cursor up one line and clear line
                        sys.stdout.write("\x1b[1A\x1b[2K")
                    if count > totalCount:
                        count = totalCount
                    percent = (float(count) / float(totalCount)) * 100.
                    print "%(count)s / %(totalCount)s (%(percent)1.1f%%) rows added to memory" % locals()
                    rowDict = {}
                    for t, r in zip(theseKeys, row):
                        rowDict[t] = r
                        if t == "ref_date":
                            try:
                                rowDict[t] = int(r) + 1980
                            except:
                                rowDict[t] = None

                    if rowDict["dist_index_id"] != "999999":
                        dictList.append(rowDict)

        csvFile.close()

        self.log.debug(
            'completed the ``_create_dictionary_of_ned_d`` method')
        return dictList