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2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
of them in a row, from pole position. He rewrote the record book for this series, setting a new record for the most consecutive wins(8), most wins in a season (9), also most consecutive wins from pole (8), most laps led in a season and most accumulated points in a season (239pts). This included a fla... | 33,200 |
2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
in a test held at Sebring. He debuted in CART in 1997 with Bettenhausen/Alumax team. In that first season, he was on pole at Nazareth, with a best finish was second at the inaugural race at Gateway, the Motorola 300. He would also be crowned "Rookie of the Year".
In 1998, he started driving for Play... | 33,201 |
2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
to missing races through injuries, some of which originated off-track.
His first Champ Car victory came in 2001 in the Harrah's 500, at the Michigan International Speedway, and would finish tenth in the overall end of year standing. In what was the last CART sanctioned Michigan 500, he seized victor... | 33,202 |
2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
(compared to title-winning teammate Paul Tracy).
Tracy’s performance weakened Carpentier’s position within the team and rumours circulating pre-2004 season suggesting Carpentier would be dropped by Forsythe Racing, in favour of Rodolfo Lavin. Instead, Gerald Forsythe decided to run a third car for L... | 33,203 |
2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
to do well (most of the IndyCar Series races are on ovals which had become virtually extinct in Champ Car), but uncompetitive Toyota engines prevented any major success. He ended 10th in the standings with two third places and 11 top 10s out of 17 races.
In his eight years in Champ Car, Carpentier f... | 33,204 |
2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
Series event at Cayuga Speedway. He started 21st in the Dave Jacobs Racing car and finished sixth. From there he tried his hand at Grand-Am Road Racing, running a partial season with SAMAX Motorsport piloting their Riley Mk XI. He re-signed for another season with SAMAX, to drive a Daytona Prototype ... | 33,205 |
2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
Carpentier last race for SAMAX was the 400 km Montreal, where he finished 10th, partnered by Kris Szekeres, took place on August 3, 2007. He later left SAMAX to pursue a career in NASCAR, with his first race (the NAPA Auto Parts 200) the next day.
# Stock car career.
Carpentier made his debut in th... | 33,206 |
2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
made his NASCAR Nextel Cup debut on August 12, 2007, at Watkins Glen, in the Gillett Evernham Motorsports #10 Valvoline/Stanley Tools-sponsored Dodge, replacing Scott Riggs and started 40th. Carpentier led for seven laps in the race near the midway portion of the race and wound up finishing in the 20... | 33,207 |
2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
locked into the Daytona 500 based on owner points.
The Joliette driver had not seen New Hampshire Motor Speedway before visiting for track for the 2008 Lenox Industrial Tools 301. On June 27, 2008, in just his 17th NASCAR race, he became only the second non-American driver to qualify on pole. He was... | 33,208 |
2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
It's hard to put into words." He would later be hit by brakes problems and would finish down in 31st place.
On July 5, 2008, Carpentier earned his best career Sprint Cup finish by finishing 14th in the Coke Zero 400.
On August 30, 2008, Carpentier announced that he would be a free agent for the 200... | 33,209 |
2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
that Carpentier would replace team owner, Michael Waltrip in the No. 55 NAPA-sponsored Toyota for the two road course races on the 2009 Sprint Cup schedule: Infineon on June 21 and Watkins Glen on August 9. Carpentier competed in a number of races for Tommy Baldwin Racing in events that conflict with... | 33,210 |
2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
Carpentier drove a few Sprint Cup races for Frank Stoddard's team. On June 7, Carpentier announced to the "Toronto Sun" that he would officially retire from racing after the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, where he drove for Pastrana-Waltrip Racing.
On April 22, 2016, Carpentier an... | 33,211 |
2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
in a 37th-place finish. Carpentier would steal the headlines during practice for the 2016 Brickyard 400 when he got into an accident with Kyle Busch. Carpentier would finish 34th in the race, his best finish of the season.
# Retirement.
On August 20, 2011, Carpentier announced his retirement shortl... | 33,212 |
2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
2013, after spending time trying to avoid racing, Carpentier joined the French-language sports channel RDS, as a colour commentator for their NASCAR broadcasts. After retiring from full-time racing in 2008, Patrick said that he “"tried other things but I need to be around racing. Everything has been ... | 33,213 |
2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
up their offer.
When in August 2014, the inaugural World Rallycross Championship hit the classic Canadian street venue, Circuit Trois-Rivières, the seventh round of the season. Carpentier was the chance to make his rallycross debut with the Volkswagen Marklund Motorsport outfit. Despite his lack of ... | 33,214 |
2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
leaving him classified sixth overall in the first ever World RX of Canada event. The event was won by Petter Solberg, from Anton Marklund. Carpentier raced a JRM Racing Mini Countryman in the 2015 World RX of Canada, this time finishing 14th overall and failing to reach the semi-finals.
# Racing rec... | 33,215 |
2507336 | Patrick Carpentier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick%20Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier
st ever World RX of Canada event. The event was won by Petter Solberg, from Anton Marklund. Carpentier raced a JRM Racing Mini Countryman in the 2015 World RX of Canada, this time finishing 14th overall and failing to reach the semi-finals.
# Racing record.
## American open–wheel racing results.
#... | 33,216 |
2507565 | Bonavista Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bonavista%20Bay | Bonavista Bay
Bonavista Bay
Bonavista Bay (BB) is a large bay located on the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. It opens directly onto the Atlantic Ocean.
The bay is demarcated by Cape Freels to the north and Cape Bonavista to the south. Cape Bonavist... | 33,217 |
2507565 | Bonavista Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bonavista%20Bay | Bonavista Bay
ally landlocked. With temperatures sometimes reaching -1 °C, it attracts the occasional iceberg. However, due to the dense forestry, the region inside the bay can sometimes be warm enough for lobster cultivation.
The smaller communities in Newfoundland may often be referenced by the Bay in which they are... | 33,218 |
2507600 | Roland, Manitoba | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roland,%20Manitoba | Roland, Manitoba
Roland, Manitoba
Roland is a village of about 300 people in the Pembina Valley Region of Manitoba, Canada, located in the Rural Municipality of Roland, about 16 km north of Winkler. Juno nominated international children's musicians, LuLu and the TomCat, make their home in Roland. Roland is the birthpl... | 33,219 |
2507600 | Roland, Manitoba | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roland,%20Manitoba | Roland, Manitoba
also includes live entertainment, beer gardens and a harvest supper.
Roland - as the birthplace of 4-H in Canada - is home to the 4-H Museum where the history of the club in Canada, particularly Roland, is showcased.
Roland is also home to the Roland Elementary School.
The area is home to the Roland... | 33,220 |
2507600 | Roland, Manitoba | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roland,%20Manitoba | Roland, Manitoba
ly Roland, is showcased.
Roland is also home to the Roland Elementary School.
The area is home to the Roland Golf Course, which is located a few miles out of the village.
# Notable residents.
- LuLu and the TomCat - a children's musical group formed in Roland, Manitoba, Canada in 2001 by Lori LuLu ... | 33,221 |
2507559 | Inskip Point | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inskip%20Point | Inskip Point
Inskip Point
Inskip Point is a peninsula to the north of the town of Rainbow Beach in south-east Queensland, Australia.
It lies between Tin Can Bay to the South West and Great Sandy Strait to the North and curves back towards Rainbow Beach and the Coral Sea to the East.
The southern tip of Fraser Island... | 33,222 |
2507559 | Inskip Point | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inskip%20Point | Inskip Point
meters north of Inskip Point, the northern tip of the peninsula. Two ferry services run between Inskip Point and Hook Point during daylight hours.
The black-breasted buttonquail, a restricted-range endemic buttonquail, was once found in sand-dunes on the peninsula. Its current numbers are now assumed to b... | 33,223 |
2507598 | Hitman City | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hitman%20City | Hitman City
Hitman City
Hitman City is a 2003 action-adventure movie that was directed by Scott Shaw.
This feature was filmed in Taipei, Taiwan, Macau, Hong Kong, Sedona, Arizona, Hollywood, and Venice, California. This film stars Scott Shaw, Joe Estevez and Kevin Thompson.
Common to all of the films created by Scot... | 33,224 |
2507598 | Hitman City | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hitman%20City | Hitman City
duals who are inflicting havoc and negativity upon society. This character is guided to his targets by a bizarre set of mystical entities that only "Ryder" understands to be living beings.
As is also commonly the case with Scott Shaw's Films, this feature is full of Music video style references and edits w... | 33,225 |
2507583 | Marcel Theroux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcel%20Theroux | Marcel Theroux
Marcel Theroux
Marcel Raymond Theroux (born 13 June 1968) is an English novelist and broadcaster. He wrote "A Stranger in The Earth" and "," for which he won the Somerset Maugham Award in 2002. His third novel, "A Blow to the Heart," was published by Faber in 2006. His fourth, "Far North," was published... | 33,226 |
2507583 | Marcel Theroux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcel%20Theroux | Marcel Theroux
Uganda, where his American-born father, Paul Theroux, was teaching at Makerere University. His mother is Anne Castle, an Englishwoman. The family spent the next two years in Singapore, where his father taught at the National University of Singapore. After their return to England, Theroux was brought up i... | 33,227 |
2507583 | Marcel Theroux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcel%20Theroux | Marcel Theroux
originates from the region around Sarthe and Yonne in France. It is quite common in francophone countries and is originally spelled Théroux. His father, born and raised in the United States, is of half French Canadian and half Italian descent.
# Career.
From 2000 to 2002, Theroux presented a series of ... | 33,228 |
2507583 | Marcel Theroux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcel%20Theroux | Marcel Theroux
the world faced a global problem on a scale so serious that an expansion of nuclear energy is probably the best solution (choosing the lesser evil). He reached this conclusion partly in response to his interviews with several experts, such as Gerhard Bertz of the insurance agency Munich Re, who said that... | 33,229 |
2507583 | Marcel Theroux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcel%20Theroux | Marcel Theroux
"The State of Russia" series. In the programme he explored the country's post-Soviet problems, including population decline, the growing AIDS epidemic, and the persecution of the Meskhetian Turks. During interviews in the programme, he spoke simple Russian.
On 28 September 2008 he presented "Oligart: Th... | 33,230 |
2507583 | Marcel Theroux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcel%20Theroux | Marcel Theroux
Theroux travelled and reported from Japan to explore the aesthetic tastes of Japan and its people.
In 2012, Theroux presented a documentary for "Unreported World" Series 23, on the subject of street children in Ukraine.
On the fourth of October, 2017, Theroux presented a documentary published by "the U... | 33,231 |
2507583 | Marcel Theroux | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcel%20Theroux | Marcel Theroux
to explore the aesthetic tastes of Japan and its people.
In 2012, Theroux presented a documentary for "Unreported World" Series 23, on the subject of street children in Ukraine.
On the fourth of October, 2017, Theroux presented a documentary published by "the Unreported World" entitled "Russia's rise i... | 33,232 |
2507552 | Microchimerism | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microchimerism | Microchimerism
Microchimerism
Microchimerism is the presence of a small number of cells that originate from another individual and are therefore genetically distinct from the cells of the host individual. This phenomenon may be related to certain types of autoimmune diseases; however, the mechanisms responsible for th... | 33,233 |
2507552 | Microchimerism | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microchimerism | Microchimerism
The exact phenotype of these cells is unknown, although several different cell types have been identified, such as various immune lineages, mesenchymal stem cells, and placental-derived cells. A 2012 study at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, has detected cells with the Y chromosome in... | 33,234 |
2507552 | Microchimerism | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microchimerism | Microchimerism
microchimerism since natural killer cells compose about 70% of lymphocytes in the first trimester of pregnancy. KIR patterns on maternal natural killer cells of the mother and KIR ligands on the fetal cells could have an effect on fetomaternal microchimerism. In one study, mothers with KIR2DS1 exhibited ... | 33,235 |
2507552 | Microchimerism | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microchimerism | Microchimerism
Another hypothesis is that fetal cells home to injured or diseased maternal tissue where they act as stem cells and participate in repair. It is also possible that the fetal cells are merely innocent bystanders and have no effect on maternal health.
After giving birth, about 50–75% of women carry fetal ... | 33,236 |
2507552 | Microchimerism | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microchimerism | Microchimerism
older sibling, twin sibling, or vanished twin, with the cells being received in utero. Fetal-maternal microchimerism is especially prevalent after abortion or miscarriage. It is hypothesized that unprotected intercourse with ejaculation may be a potential source of microchimerism in rare cases.
## Anima... | 33,237 |
2507552 | Microchimerism | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microchimerism | Microchimerism
Freemartins appear female, but are infertile and so cannot be used for breeding or dairy production. Microchimerism provides a method of diagnosing the condition, because male genetic material can be detected in a blood sample.
# Relationship with autoimmune diseases and breast cancer.
Microchimerism h... | 33,238 |
2507552 | Microchimerism | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microchimerism | Microchimerism
dermatomyositis). Microchimerism has now been further implicated in other autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus. Contrarily, an alternative hypothesis on the role of microchimeric cells in lesions is that they may be facilitating tissue repair of the damaged organ.
Moreover, fetal ... | 33,239 |
2507552 | Microchimerism | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microchimerism | Microchimerism
autoimmune diseases. In particular, male fetal cells are related to helping mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus. When kidney biopsies were taken from patients with lupus nephritis, DNA was extracted and run with PCR. The male fetal DNA was quantified and the presence of specific Y chromosome sequen... | 33,240 |
2507552 | Microchimerism | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microchimerism | Microchimerism
of serum creatinine.
The specific role that fetal cells play in microchimerism related to certain autoimmune diseases is not fully understood. However, one hypothesis states that these cells supply antigens, causing inflammation and triggering the release of different foreign antigens. This would trigge... | 33,241 |
2507552 | Microchimerism | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microchimerism | Microchimerism
reports of fetal cells in the lining of the blood and thyroid glands of patients with autoimmune thyroid disease. These cells could become activated after delivery of the baby after immune suppression in the mother is lost, suggesting a role of fetal cells in the pathogenesis of such diseases. Two types ... | 33,242 |
2507552 | Microchimerism | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microchimerism | Microchimerism
cancer.
Pregnancy has a positive effect on the prognosis of breast cancer according to several studies also it apparently increases the chance of survival after diagnosis of this tumor disease. Possible positive effects of pregnancy could be explained by the persistence of fetal cells in the blood and m... | 33,243 |
2507552 | Microchimerism | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microchimerism | Microchimerism
that fetal cells only oversee cancer cells and they attract components of the immune system if needed. The second option is that the down-regulation of the immune system induced by the presence of fetal cells could ultimately lead to cancer prevention, because women in whom FMC is present produce lower c... | 33,244 |
2507552 | Microchimerism | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microchimerism | Microchimerism
may fail in the process of obtaining and maintaining allogeneic fetal cells. Low concentration and / or complete absence of fetal cells could indicate a predisposition to development of the malignant process.
# Stem cells.
## Animal models.
Fetomaternal microchimerism has been shown in experimental in... | 33,245 |
2507552 | Microchimerism | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microchimerism | Microchimerism
and express certain nerve cell markers. Due to this process, fetal cells could enter the brain during pregnancy and become differentiated into neural cells. Fetal microchimerism can occur in the maternal mouse brain, responding to certain cues in the maternal body.
# Health implications.
Fetal microchi... | 33,246 |
2507552 | Microchimerism | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microchimerism | Microchimerism
through taking them from sources like the umbilical cord. These fetal stem cells can be used in intravenous infusion to repair the brain tissue. Hormonal changes in pregnancy alter neurogenesis, which could create favorable environments for fetal cells to respond to injury.
The true function on fetal ce... | 33,247 |
2507552 | Microchimerism | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microchimerism | Microchimerism
ue. Hormonal changes in pregnancy alter neurogenesis, which could create favorable environments for fetal cells to respond to injury.
The true function on fetal cells in mothers is not fully known, however, there have been reports of positive and negative health effects. The sharing of genes between the... | 33,248 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
Veneto
Veneto (, ; ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fifth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice.
Veneto was part of the Roman Empire until the 5th century AD. Later, after a feudal period, it was part of the Republic of Venice until 1797. Venice r... | 33,249 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
into five varieties.
Since 1971 the Statute of Veneto has referred to the region's citizens as "the Venetian people". Article 1 defines Veneto as an "autonomous Region", "constituted by the Venetian people and the lands of the provinces of Belluno, Padua, Rovigo, Treviso, Venice, Verona and Vicenza", while main... | 33,250 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
and north-western neighbours, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol respectively.
Veneto is home to a notable nationalist movement, known as Venetian nationalism or Venetism. The region's largest party is the Liga Veneta, a founding component of the Lega Nord. The current President of Veneto is... | 33,251 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
history a land of mass emigration, Veneto is today one of the greatest immigrant-receiving regions in the country, with 487,493 foreigners (9.9% of the regional population; January 2018), notably including Romanians (25.2%), Moroccans (9.3%), Chinese (7.1%), Moldovans (7.0%) and Albanians (6.9%).
# Geography.
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43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
the Austrian border to the mouth of the River Po. By area, 29% of its surface is mountainous (Carnic Alps, eastern Dolomites and Venetian Prealps). The highest massif in the Dolomites is the Marmolada-massif at . Other dolomitic peaks are the Tre Cime di Lavaredo and the Pale di San Martino. The Venetian Prealps... | 33,253 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
mountains to the Adriatic sea, broken only by some low hills: Euganean Hills, Berici Hills Colli Asolani and Montello, which constitute the remaining 14% of the territory. The plain itself is subdivided into the higher plain (gravel-strewn and not very fertile) and the lower plain (rich in water sources and arab... | 33,254 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
Sea are characterised by the Venetian Lagoon, a flat terrain with ponds, marshes and islands. The Po Delta to the south features sandbars and dunes along the coastline. The inland portion contains cultivable land recently reclaimed by a system of canals and dykes. Fish ponds have been created there as well. The ... | 33,255 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
it is continental on the plains, it is milder along the Adriatic coast; around the Lake Garda and in the hilly areas. The lowlands are often covered by thick fog; precipitations that are scarce - 750 mm per year - next to the river Po, are more abundant - from 750 to 1100 mm per year - at higher altitudes; the h... | 33,256 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
came from Paphlagonia in Anatolia at the time of the Fall of Troy (12th century BC), led by prince Antenor, a comrade of Aeneas. Other historians links Venetic origins with Celts.
In the 7th–6th centuries BC the local populations of Veneto entered into contact with the Etruscans and the Greeks. Venetic culture ... | 33,257 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
the dress and certain other customs of their Celtic neighbours.
## Roman period.
During the 3rd century BC, the Veneti, together with the Cenomani Celts on their western border, sided with the Romans, as Rome expanded and struggled against the Insubres and Boii (Celts). During the Second Punic War (218 – 202 B... | 33,258 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
of the Veneti from incursions of the hostile Carni and Histri. From then on, Roman influence over the area increased. In 169 BC 1,500 more colonising families were sent by Rome to Aquileia. In 148 BC the "Via Postumia" was completed connecting Aquileia to Genoa. In 131 BC, the "Via Annia" joined Adria to Pataviu... | 33,259 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
granted full Roman citizenship to the Veneti. The "Via Claudia" would be completed in AD 46 to connected Altinum, Tarvisium (modern Treviso), Feltria (modern Feltre), and Tridentum (modern Trent). From Tridentum it continued northwards to Pons Drusus and further to Augusta Vindelicorum (modern Augsburg), and sou... | 33,260 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
(including its cities of Mantua, Cremona, Brescia, and Sondrio) became Region X ("Venetia et Histria"). Aquileia, although not officially the capital was the chief municipium of the region. Meanwhile, under the Pax Romana, Patavium developed into one of the most important cities of northern Italy. Other Venetic ... | 33,261 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
retaining the regions of "Italia", superimposed another layer of administration by ascribing Regions X and XI to the district of "Transpadana" under a "iuridicus". The end of the 3rd c. brought further administrative changes when Diocletian abolished the regions and districts and established "provinciae". Thus, ... | 33,262 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
siege to Aquileia and turned it into a ruin in 452 AD. Many of the mainland inhabitants sought protection in the nearby lagoons which would become Grado in the east and Venice more to the west. On the heels of the Huns came the Ostrogoths who not only invaded, but also settled down in the region, especially near... | 33,263 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
feuds ruled by Germanic dukes and counts, essentially creating the division of Veneto from Friuli.
The invasion provoked another wave of migration from the mainland to the Byzantine controlled coast and islands. In 643 AD the Lombards conquered the Byzantine base at Oderzo and took possession of practically all... | 33,264 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
Carolingian Empire. Though politically dominant, these Germanic invaders were gradually absorbed into the Venetian population over the centuries.
In the late 9th century, Berengar, Margrave of the March of Friuli was elected king of Italy. Under his tumultuous reign, the March of Friuli was absorbed into the Ma... | 33,265 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
Venice, Padua, Treviso, Vicenza, and Verona with other cities of Northern Italy to assert their rights against the Holy Roman Emperor.
The Second Treaty of Constance in 1183 confirmed the Peace of Venice of 1177 in which the cities agreed to remain part of the Empire as long as their jurisdiction over their own... | 33,266 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
Republic.
As the barbarians were interested in the wealth of the mainland, part of the Venetian population sought refuge on some of the isolated and unoccupied islands in the lagoon, from which the city of "Venetiae" or Venice was born. After a period of Byzantine domination in 8th century, Venice became an ind... | 33,267 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
Dalmatia, the Ionian Islands of Corfu, Cefalonia, Ithaca and Zante. From the 13th to 17th centuries, it held the island of Crete and from the mid-15th to mid-16th century, the island of Cyprus.
Venetian mainland holdings led to Venetian involvement in European and in particular, Italian politics. Cities had to ... | 33,268 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
Ottoman control of the eastern Mediterranean and the discoveries of sea routes to Asia around Africa and of the Americas had a debilitating effect on the Venetian economy.
In 1797, Napoleon invaded the territory of the Venetian Republic. Overwhelmed by more powerful forces, Doge Ludovico Manin resigned and reti... | 33,269 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
to the French backed Cisalpine Republic. The territory soon reverted to Napoleon in 1801.
## Habsburg rule.
Then in 1805–1806, it was conquered by Napoleon's armies and included in the Kingdom of Italy. During 1809, the region revolted against the French-Italian rule, supporting the advancing Austrian troops d... | 33,270 |
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Venetia rose against the central Austrian government, forming the Republic of San Marco, which lasted 17 months. It asked to be annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia to form an Italian confederation against Austria, then using the Italian tricolour in its flag, but, after the other Italian states left the war (May ... | 33,271 |
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(it was considered less than a puppet state). At the same time, it was appreciated for the efficient and honest administration, especially among lower classes, and long-standing strong cultural ties linked Venetia and Austria even after it was ceded to Italy. Despite this, after 1848–1849 there was no revolt aga... | 33,272 |
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Third Italian War of Independence.
Once the wars ended, the Treaty of Vienna ceded the region to neutral France, but left the fortresses under Austrian control for a time. Following protests, the Austrians left and the French ceded it to Italy on 20 October. A referendum – where only 30% of the adult population... | 33,273 |
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half of the 20th became a period of emigration. Millions of Venetians left their homes and their native land to seek opportunities in other parts of the world. Many settled down in South America, especially in Brazil; others in Australia, Canada, and the United States of America. After the Second World War, many... | 33,274 |
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the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Veneto became a major battlefront. After the Italians suffered an enormous defeat at Caporetto in November 1917, the combined Austro-Hungarian and German forces advanced almost unhindered through Veneto towards Venice until reaching the Piave River. The Battle of the Piave River prev... | 33,275 |
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Veneto belonged to the Italian Social Republic, while the province of Belluno was part of the Prealpine Operations Zone. Many towns in the region were bombed by the Allies during the Second World War. The most hit were Treviso and Vicenza, as well as the industrial area around Marghera.
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which was first promulgated on 22 May 1971), uses the term "people" for Venetians, but, like in the case of Sardinians, this is not a legal recognition of any differences from other Italian citizens. Moreover, the region is not granted a form of autonomy comparable to that of neighbouring Friuli-Venezia Giulia a... | 33,277 |
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the region since its establishment in 1970 to 1994. After that, Veneto has been a stronghold of the centre-right coalition, which has governed the region since 1995, first under President Giancarlo Galan (Forza Italia/The People of Freedom) and, since 2010, Luca Zaia (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord). In the 2015 regional... | 33,278 |
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belongs to the "civic North".
## Venetian nationalism.
Venetian nationalism is a regionalist/nationalist political movement which gained prominence in Veneto during the 1970s and 1980s, demanding more autonomy, a special statute or even independence, and promoting Venetian culture, language and history. This i... | 33,279 |
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and other alike groups have been long proposing a referendum on the independence of Veneto from Italy. After the Regional Council approved a resolution on self-determination (with an explicit reference to a referendum) in November 2012, a referendum bill was proposed in April 2013.
Plebiscite 2013 organised an ... | 33,280 |
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22 October 2017 an official autonomy referendum took place in Veneto: 57.2% of Venetians participated and 98.1% voted "yes".
# Administrative divisions.
Veneto is divided into the Metropolitan City of Venice and 6 provinces and also divided in 581 municipalities. Of the seven provinces of the region, the Provi... | 33,281 |
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as the fifth most populated region in Italy. Veneto has one of the highest population densities among the Italian regions (265 inhabitants per km in 2008). This is particularly true in the provinces of Padua, Venice and Treviso, where the inhabitants per km are above 300. Belluno is the least densely populated p... | 33,282 |
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20 years of massive exodus from the poorer areas of the region.
Nearly 3 million Venetians were forced to leave their country between 1861 and 1961 to escape poverty. Many emigrated to Brazil and Argentina. After World War II, they moved to other European countries. In 2008, there were 260,849 Venetian citizens... | 33,283 |
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Schio, Nova Bassano, Nova Bréscia, Nova Treviso, Nova Veneza, Nova Pádua and Monteberico indicate the Venetian origin of their inhabitants. In recent years, people of Venetian descent from Brazil and Argentina have been migrating to Italy.
Due to the impressive economic growth of the last two decades, Veneto ha... | 33,284 |
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bishop St. Hermagoras and his deacon St. Fortunatus, both of Aquileia and both martyrs. Aquileia became the metropolitan see of Venetia. Aquileia had its own liturgical rites which were used throughout the dioceses of Veneto until the later Middle Ages when the Roman Rite replaced the Aquileian Rite. By the 6th ... | 33,285 |
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only served to prolong the schism until 606 and then finally 699 when the Synod of Pavia definitively ended the schism.
In 2004, over 95% of the population claimed to be Roman Catholic. The region of Veneto along with the regions of Friuli and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol form the ecclesiastical region of Trive... | 33,286 |
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when the Patriarchate of Grado, a successor to the Patriarchate of Aquileia, was suppressed. The first patriarch of Venice was St. Laurence, a nobleman of the Giustiniani family.
During the 20th century the patriarchs were usually appointed cardinal, and three cardinal patriarchs, Giuseppe Sarto, Angelo Roncall... | 33,287 |
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which later led to mass emigration. But, since the 1970s it has seen impressive development, thanks to the so-called "Veneto development model" that is characterised by strong export-oriented entrepreneurship in traditional economic sectors and close social cohesion – making it actually the third richest region ... | 33,288 |
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This is why the Alps and the province of Rovigo are suffering more than other areas, from a trend of declining and ageing population.
## Agriculture.
Though its importance has been decreasing for the past 20–30 years, agriculture continues to play a significant role in the regional economy. The agricultural se... | 33,289 |
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are larger than in the rest of the region; mechanisation is more advanced here. The cattle stock, although declining, still represented 15% of the national stock. Fishing is also still important in coastal areas.
The main agricultural products include maize, green peas, vegetables, apples, cherries, sugar beets... | 33,290 |
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world.
## Industry.
In the last 30–40 years industrialisation transformed the appearance of the landscape, especially in the plains.
The regional industry is especially made of small and medium-sized businesses, which are active in several sectors: food products, wood and furniture, leather and footwear, text... | 33,291 |
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in Marghera and Mestre, but is also specialised in glass handicraft (Murano). The province of Belluno hosts the so-called eyeglasses district, being the largest world manufacturer Luxottica a firm domiciliated at Agordo. Fashion industry is extremely strong all over the region: Benetton, Sisley, Geox, Diesel, Re... | 33,292 |
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resources; one-fifth of Italy's foreign tourism gravitates towards Veneto, which is the first region in Italy in terms of tourist presence, attracting over 60 million visitors every year, second after Emilia-Romagna in terms of hotel industry structures; the business volume of tourism in Veneto is estimated to b... | 33,293 |
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works such as the complex of churches on the island of Torcello, in the Venetian lagoon, with the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta founded in 639, its bell tower erected in the 11th century and the adjacent "Martyrium of Santa Fosca" built around the 1100, notable for the mosaics.
They saw the construction of t... | 33,294 |
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in Veneto Byzantine art was important, an element of innovation was brought to Padua by Giotto, bearer of a new pictorial tradition: that of Tuscany. Towards the 1302 he was commissioned by Enrico Scrovegni to paint the family chapel, now known just by the name of Scrovegni Chapel, one of the most important arti... | 33,295 |
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and the churches of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari and of Saints John and Paul in Venice, the influence of the Renaissance ushered in a new era. In addition to Donatello, an important Venetian Renaissance artist was Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506), whose most important work in Veneto is perhaps the "San Zeno Altarpi... | 33,296 |
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from Tuscany and Umbria filtered north. Amongst the Renaissance artists who worked there were Donatello, who worked on an altar of the Basilica of Saint Anthony, and Pisanello, whose works are mainly in Verona, for example, the fresco of Saint George in the Church of St. Anastasia.
In the first phase with Carpa... | 33,297 |
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enigmatic style infused his work with allegory, and he created his paintings with less reliance on a preparatory drawing than previous painters. This innovation was looking for the imitation of natural phenomena by creating atmospheres with the colours and shifting the emphasis from the pursuit of artistic perfe... | 33,298 |
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of the Virgin" (1516–1518), an altar made by imposing visible sizes on the main altar of the Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice, a work whose suggestion is due to the use of colour. At the end of his long life, he had acquired fame and commissions across the continent.
Tintoretto (1518–1594) r... | 33,299 |
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