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43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
by this painter. The San Giorgio Maggiore houses a huge canvas by him depicting the "Last Supper".
Paolo Veronese (1528–1588) was about as prolific as Tintoretto, with works that celebrated the Venetian state, as well as decorating houses of Venetian nobles. He decorated large portions of the Palazzo Ducale and... | 33,300 |
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including Villas in the mainland, in Vicenza, Padua and Treviso. In Venice, he designed the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore, the Il Redentore, and Zitelle on the island of Giudecca. Palladian Villa architecture, in masterpieces such as Villa Emo, Villa Barbaro, Villa Capra, and Villa Foscari, evoked the imagine... | 33,301 |
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formed by a large circular colonnade, enclosing the front yard in front of the villa allows you to create a space that recalls the ancient idea of the Forum Romanum, and bringing all campaign activities to gravitate in front of the villa itself.
The research style of Palladio has created an architectural moveme... | 33,302 |
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son Giandomenico, Giambattista Piazzetta, Niccolò Bambini, Pietro Longhi, Marco and Sebastiano Ricci, Sebastiano Bombelli, Gianantonio Fumiani, Gaspare Diziani, Rosalba Carriera, and the architect/painter Girolamo Mengozzi Colonna.
Sculptors include Morlaiter, Filippo Parodi, Bernard Torretti and his nephew Giu... | 33,303 |
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described as "the greatest decorative painter of eighteenth-century Europe, as well as its most able craftsman." was a painter and printmaker, who together with Giambattista Pittoni, Canaletto, Giovan Battista Piazzetta, Giuseppe Maria Crespi and Francesco Guardi formed the ultimate group of traditional great Ve... | 33,304 |
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rigorous perspective studies make for an almost "photographic" reality, in contrast to Guardi's more subjective capriccios.
Antonio Canova (1757–1822), born in Possagno, was the greatest of the neoclassical artists. The Temple of Possagno, which he designed, financed, and partly-built himself, is among landmark... | 33,305 |
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which were important in modern ages were Guglielmo Ciardi, who incorporated the experience of macchiaioli movement, uniting the typical colour of the classic Venetian school, and yet bringing out from his paintings a chromatic essence, Giacomo Favretto, who too as Ciardi, enhanced the colour, which was sometimes... | 33,306 |
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the University of Padua, founded in 1222. OECD investigations show that school education achievements in North-Eastern Italy (whose population comes mainly from Veneto) are the highest in Italy. In 2003 the university had approximately 65,000 students.
## Language.
Most of the people of Veneto speak Italian al... | 33,307 |
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or Coastal (Venice) group, a Central (Padua, Vicenza, Polesine) group, a Western (Verona) group, a North-Central (Treviso) group, and a Northern (Belluno, Feltre, Agordo, Cadore, Zoldo Alto) group of dialects. All dialects are mutually intelligible to varying degrees, are descended from Vulgar Latin and influenc... | 33,308 |
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Ruzante (1502–1542) is best known for his rustic comedies "cast in mainland peasant "Pavan" 'Paduan'".
Ladin, also Romance, is spoken in parts of the province of Belluno, especially in the municipalities of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Livinallongo del Col di Lana and Colle Santa Lucia, while Cimbrian (Germanic) is spoke... | 33,309 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
status of autonomy, minority languages are not granted any form of official recognition. A motion to recognise Venetian as an official regional language has been approved by the regional Parliament.
## Literature.
Venetian literature is the corpus of literature in Venetian, the vernacular language of the regio... | 33,310 |
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collapse of the Republic of Venice, succeeding anyway during the 20th century to reach peaks with wonderful lyrical poets such as Biagio Marin of Grado.
## Cuisine.
Cuisine is an important part of the culture of Veneto, and the region is home to some of the most recognisable dishes, desserts and wines in Itali... | 33,311 |
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to produce grappa or "graspa", as it is called in the local language.
Prosecco is a dry sparkling wine. It is made from the glera grape, a white grape formerly known as Prosecco, which is traditionally grown in an area near Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, in the hills north of Treviso. The name of "Prosecco" is d... | 33,312 |
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Morlacco, Grana Padano (PDO).
### Salamis and meats.
The sopressa vicentina (PDO) is an aged salami, cylindrical in shape and prepared with raw, quality pork meat. It may or may not include garlic in its ingredients and comes in medium and large sizes. Prosciutto Veneto Berico-Euganeo (PDO) is obtained from th... | 33,313 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
taste and a crunchy texture. Veronese Vialone Nano Rice from Verona (PGI) is a type of rice with short, plump grains, which have a creamy consistency when cooked. They are commonly used in risotto dishes and have a high starch content. The Bean of Lamon (PGI) is particularly prized for its delicate flavour and e... | 33,314 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
chocolate) originates from Veneto.
## Festivals.
Each town, often every quarter, has its patron saint whose feast day is solemnly celebrated. Many other festivals are closely linked to the religious calendar. Among these:
- Carnival of Venice celebrated the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday;
- Panevin celebrated ... | 33,315 |
43780 | Veneto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veneto | Veneto
centres, home to a vibrant musical life.
The city of Venice in Italy has played an important role in the development of the music of Italy. The Venetian state—i.e. the medieval Maritime Republic of Venice—was often popularly called the "Republic of Music", and an anonymous Frenchman of the 17th century is said ... | 33,316 |
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Teatro delle Grazie, the Giuseppe Verdi Theater, and the Cesare Pollini music conservatory.
Rovigo is the site of the Teatro Sociale, built in 1819. In the 20th century it was the venue for the career beginnings of Tullio Serafin, Beniamino Gigli and Renata Tebaldi. The town of Rovigo is also the site of the Fr... | 33,317 |
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Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643), composer, opera pioneer, and director of music at San Marco
- Alessandro Marcello (1669–1747) was a nobleman, poet, philosopher, mathematician and musician.
- Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751) was a composer and violinist of the Baroque period.
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) was a vio... | 33,318 |
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musician from Valeggio sul Mincio, in the province of Verona.
- Luigi Nono (1924–1990) was a contemporary music composer.
- Giuseppe Sinopoli (1946–2001) was a conductor, composer and Italian essayist.
- Rondo Veneziano are an Italian musical ensemble that mixes Baroque music with pop music and rock.
- Calic... | 33,319 |
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the society of the Venetian artistocracy, and the Venetian Theatre was built rapidly despite the many controversies about its location and its rational structure and neoclassical style.
- Teatro Malibran is a Venetian theatre. In the 17th and 18th centuries it bore the name of Theater St. John Chrysostom.
- Te... | 33,320 |
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12 Underground and 11.20 deep and is framed in iron. The Teatro Goldoni season hosts Prose organised by the Teatro Stabile del Veneto "Carlo Goldoni", the review of Children's Theatre, opera, concerts, ballets and other events in the concession.
- Teatro Verdi (Padua) is the main theatre in Padua. Commissioned ... | 33,321 |
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Verdi is the operational headquarters of the Teatro Stabile del Veneto.
- Teatro Olimpico is a theatre designed by the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio in 1580 and located in Vicenza. It is generally considered the first example of a modern indoor theatre set. The realisation of the theatre, in a pre-exist... | 33,322 |
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and concerts and has been included in 1994 in the list of World Heritage Sites' s UNESCO, as other works by Palladio to Vicenza.
- Philharmonic Theater (Verona) is the main opera house of Verona. It is owned by the Accademia Filarmonica di Verona, since its foundation, but is used by the foundation of the Arena... | 33,323 |
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parallel to the theatre itself, in order to defend against the possible flooding of river. It is considered the largest Roman theatre in the north of Italy. Today it is used for theatrical and operatic productions during the summer.
- Teatro Salieri
# Tourism.
## Cities.
- Venice: Venice and its lagoon are l... | 33,324 |
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the capital of the Dolomites, the bell tower was designed by Filippo Juvarra.
- Montagnana is a municipality in the province of Padova with perfectly conserved medieval walls.
- Bassano del Grappa with its Ponte degli Alpini on the river Brenta, designed in 1569 by Andrea Palladio.
- Marostica : The 'Chess Ga... | 33,325 |
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hills features the tomb and house of Francesco Petrarca, one of the most important Italian poets of the 14th century.
## Palladian Villas of Veneto.
Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of Veneto are a number of beautiful Palladian villas which are World Heritage Sites. UNESCO inscribed the site on the World Herit... | 33,326 |
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include those in other parts of Veneto. The site was given its present name.
The term villa was used to describe a country house. Often rich families in Veneto also had a house in town called a palazzo. In most cases the owners named their palazzi and villas with the family surname, hence there is both a Palazz... | 33,327 |
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of these villas ranges from the 15th to the 19th century. There are approximately five thousand Ville Venete, of which 1,400 are declared of historical and monumental interest.
Apart from the numerous Palladian villas, of which 24 are protected by UNESCO, there are many beautiful villas spread across Veneto, ma... | 33,328 |
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(Caldogno VI)
- Villa Chiericati (Vancimuglio di Grumolo delle Abbadesse VI)
- Villa Forni Cerato (Montecchio Precalcino VI)
- Villa Godi (Lonedo di Lugo di Vicenza)
- Villa Pisani (Bagnolo di Lonigo VI)
- Villa Pojana (Poiana Maggiore VI)
- Villa Saraceno (Agugliaro VI)
- Villa Thiene (Quinto Vicentino V... | 33,329 |
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called La Malcontenta (Mira VE)
- Villa Pisani (Montagnana PD)
- Villa Cornaro (Piombino Dese PD)
- Villa Serego (Santa Sofia di Pedemonte VI)
Amongst these, Villa Trissino (Cricoli) is not regarded a Palladian villa, but is also an important country house.
## Parks.
- Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park is s... | 33,330 |
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it is situated in the province of Belluno and is one of the most exclusive mountain locations in Europe together with Kitzbühel in Austria and St. Moritz in Switzerland. It was scene of the 1956 Winter Olympics and will host once again in 2026 alongside Milan. To the north there are the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, sai... | 33,331 |
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longest staircase open to the public.
## Thermal baths.
The thermal baths of Abano Terme are an important tourist attraction. Montegrotto Terme and Recoaro Terme are other resorts.
## Beaches.
Venice's Lido is an 11-kilometre long sandbar, visited by many tourists every summer.
Jesolo is one of the most imp... | 33,332 |
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rtant seaside resorts on the Adriatic coast, just a few kilometres far from Venice. Every year Jesolo gives accommodation to over 4.5 million tourists.
Caorle has often received awards for one of the cleanest beaches in Italy. Bibione, Eraclea and Sottomarina are resorts too. Albarella island is a private islan... | 33,333 |
2507593 | Vera Kholodnaya | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vera%20Kholodnaya | Vera Kholodnaya
Vera Kholodnaya
Vera Vasilyevna Kholodnaya (née. Levchenko, Ukrainian: Віра Василівна Холодна; Russian: Вера Васильевна Холодная; 30 August 1893 – 16 February 1919) was the first star of Russian silent cinema. Only five of her films still exist and the total number she acted in is unknown, with specula... | 33,334 |
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Perepelkina’s grammar school.
# Personal life.
At the graduation prom she met Vladimir Kholodny, who was then a student, an editor of a daily sport newspaper and a race-driver, said to be one of the first Russian car racers. They got married in 1910 despite disapproval of both families. Vera would oft... | 33,335 |
2507593 | Vera Kholodnaya | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vera%20Kholodnaya | Vera Kholodnaya
deeply impressed with Komissarzhevskaya's artistry and decided to venture in film acting. She approached Vladimir Gardin, a leading Russian film director, who cast her in a minor role in his grand production of "Anna Karenina".
In 1915 Yevgeni Bauer was to direct the film "Song of Triumphant Love" ("Pe... | 33,336 |
2507593 | Vera Kholodnaya | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vera%20Kholodnaya | Vera Kholodnaya
"Flame of the Sky" ("Plamya Neba") about guilty love of a young woman married off to an old widower, and his son. Although "Flame of the Sky" was shot after "Song of Triumphant Love," it was the first to go on screen and so brought fame to Vera Kholodnaya.
At first it was hard for Vera to convey comple... | 33,337 |
2507593 | Vera Kholodnaya | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vera%20Kholodnaya | Vera Kholodnaya
was Pyotr Chardynin’s tragic melodrama "The Mirages" (1916), followed by the ‘fancy drama’ "Beauty Must Reign in the World" by Yevgeni Bauer, melodrama "Fiery Devil", and another melodrama "A Life for a Life", which turned one of the most popular films in Vera Kholodnaya’s career and brought her the tit... | 33,338 |
2507593 | Vera Kholodnaya | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vera%20Kholodnaya | Vera Kholodnaya
kamina") which was based on a popular romance. The tragic film about a family broken by a rich lover ended with the death of the protagonist played by Vera Kholodnaya. The triumph of the drama exceeded all the films shot in Russia before that. It was so until 1918 when the movie "Be Silent, My Sorrow...... | 33,339 |
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movies were "Krasnaya zarya" (1918), "Zhivoy trup" (1918), "The Last Tango" (1918).
However, only five works with the Kholodnaya preserved. "The Children of the Age" was the earliest of them. The other four extant films are: "The Mirages" (1916), "A Life for a Life" (1916), "A Corpse Living" (1918), an... | 33,340 |
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ordered many of the Kholodnaya features destroyed.
During the Russian Civil War, the Bolshevik authorities requested film companies to produce less melodrama and more adaptations of classics. Accordingly, Kholodnaya was cast in a screen version of Tolstoy's "The Living Corpse". Her acting abilities in ... | 33,341 |
2507593 | Vera Kholodnaya | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vera%20Kholodnaya | Vera Kholodnaya
sleep in grief..." A director with whom she had worked for several years filmed her large funeral. Ironically, this seems to be her best known film today.
# Circumstances of her death.
Official Russian records state that Vera Kholodnaya died of the Spanish flu during the pandemic of 1919. While that s... | 33,342 |
2507593 | Vera Kholodnaya | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vera%20Kholodnaya | Vera Kholodnaya
th. Other stories claim she was poisoned by the French ambassador with whom she reportedly had an affair and who believed that she was a spy for the Bolsheviks.
# Legacy.
Her life was dramatised in Nikita Mikhalkov's film "A Slave of Love" (1976). A documentary on her life was filmed in 1992. A year l... | 33,343 |
2507642 | Emanuel Pupulidy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emanuel%20Pupulidy | Emanuel Pupulidy
Emanuel Pupulidy
Emanuel M. Pupulidy (October 10, 1918 – August 20, 1996) was an American race car driver of the 1950s and 1960s. He was also referred to as Emil Pupulidy, Emil Pupilidy, Emanuel Pupilidy, Pup Pupulidy or Pup Pupilidy.
# Life.
He was born on October 10, 1918. He lived in Freeport, Ne... | 33,344 |
2507628 | William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Ruthven,%202nd%20Lord%20Ruthven | William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven
William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven
William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven (died December 1552) was a Scottish nobleman. He served as an Extraordinary Lord of Session and Keeper of the Privy Seal.
# Life.
The 2nd Lord Ruthven was the son of William, Master of Ruthven (who was known as Lind... | 33,345 |
2507628 | William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Ruthven,%202nd%20Lord%20Ruthven | William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven
were fined for not appearing to sit as jurymen at the trial of Lady Glamis at Forfar for poisoning her husband. He was admitted an extraordinary lord of session on 27 November 1533; and on 8 August 1542 he was named a member of the privy council. On 28 August 1536 the king confirmed to... | 33,346 |
2507628 | William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Ruthven,%202nd%20Lord%20Ruthven | William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven
On 24 July 1543 he signed a band to support Cardinal Beaton, but his adherence to the cardinal was only temporary, for in 1544 he resisted by force of arms the cardinal's candidate for the provostship of Perth.
Ruthven was appointed keeper of the privy seal in July 1546 . On 24 August... | 33,347 |
2507628 | William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Ruthven,%202nd%20Lord%20Ruthven | William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven
heiress of the Haliburtons of Dirleton Castle. Their eldest son, Patrick, inherited the Lordship on his father's death. They had three sons and seven daughters;
- Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven;
- James Ruthven of Forteviot;
- Alexander Ruthven of Freeland;
- Lilias Ruthven, mar... | 33,348 |
2507628 | William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Ruthven,%202nd%20Lord%20Ruthven | William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven
reeland;
- Lilias Ruthven, married to David Drummond, 2nd Lord Drummond (she was reputed for her piety, and to her Robert Alexander in 1539 dedicated the Testament of William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll, which he set forth in Scottish metre, printed Edinburgh 1571). Their daughter, Anne, ... | 33,349 |
2507644 | Hate (video gaming) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hate%20(video%20gaming) | Hate (video gaming)
Hate (video gaming)
Hate (also threat or aggro) is a mechanism used in many MMORPGs, as well as in some RPGs, by which mobs (enemies controlled by the system) prioritize which characters to attack. The player who generates the most hate on a mob will be preferentially attacked by that mob. The act ... | 33,350 |
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list, resetting all hate to 0.
# Tanks.
For most characters, hate is an undesirable side effect of their attack on an enemy. However, a type of character called a tank deliberately pulls aggro towards themself, and away from other player characters.
To do this, the tank is typically the first to ... | 33,351 |
2507644 | Hate (video gaming) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hate%20(video%20gaming) | Hate (video gaming)
area in which a player automatically gets hate or aggro is called the Aggro Radius.
- The relative strength of the player compared to the mob.
- How much damage has been dealt to the mob by the player.
- Debuffs and status effects inflicted on the mob by the player.
- Heals and buffs given by th... | 33,352 |
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s or NPCs (such as pets) who are attacking the mob.
- Status effects on the player, such as invincibility, sleep, and death, which make them more or less favorable to attack.
- Hate generating or reducing abilities (such as taunts or invisibility) used by the player.
- Time elapsed since the play... | 33,353 |
2507650 | Copt Oak | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Copt%20Oak | Copt Oak
Copt Oak
Copt Oak is a place in Leicestershire in England. It is in the North West Leicestershire district, near Bawdon Lodge, Charley and Ulverscroft.
In its name, "cop" is an old English word for "head", i.e. "[be]headed oak" = "pollarded oak".
# Features.
The Anglican Church of Saint Peter was consecrat... | 33,354 |
2507650 | Copt Oak | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Copt%20Oak | Copt Oak
t Leicestershire district, near Bawdon Lodge, Charley and Ulverscroft.
In its name, "cop" is an old English word for "head", i.e. "[be]headed oak" = "pollarded oak".
# Features.
The Anglican Church of Saint Peter was consecrated in 1837 and was designed by William Railton, who later designed Nelson's Column... | 33,355 |
2507620 | Jungle Strike | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jungle%20Strike | Jungle Strike
Jungle Strike
Jungle Strike (subtitle 'The Sequel to Desert Strike', or 'Desert Strike part II' in Japan) is a video game developed and published by Electronic Arts in 1993 for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. The game was later released on several other consoles such as the Super Nintendo Entertainment Syst... | 33,356 |
2507620 | Jungle Strike | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jungle%20Strike | Jungle Strike
action and strategy. The plot concerns two villains intent on destroying Washington, D.C.. The player must use the helicopter and occasionally other vehicles to thwart their plans.
Its game engine was carried over from a failed attempt at a flight simulator and was inspired by Matchbox toys and "Choplift... | 33,357 |
2507620 | Jungle Strike | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jungle%20Strike | Jungle Strike
features two antagonists: Ibn Kilbaba, the son of "Desert Strike's" antagonist, and Carlos Ortega, a notorious South American drug lord. The opening sequence depicts the two men observing a nuclear explosion on a deserted island, while discussing the delivery of "nuclear resources" and an attack on Washin... | 33,358 |
2507620 | Jungle Strike | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jungle%20Strike | Jungle Strike
drug lord's forces, progressing towards his "jungle fortress". In the game's penultimate level, the player pursues Kilbaba and Ortega to their respective hideouts before capturing them.
The final level takes place in Washington, D.C. again, where the two antagonists attempt to flee after escaping from pr... | 33,359 |
2507620 | Jungle Strike | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jungle%20Strike | Jungle Strike
the ecosystem with crude oil if his demands are not met. Once all levels are complete, the ending sequence begins and depicts the protagonist and his co-pilot in an open-topped car in front of cheering crowds.
# Gameplay.
"Jungle Strike" is a helicopter-based shoot 'em up, mixing action and strategy. Th... | 33,360 |
2507620 | Jungle Strike | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jungle%20Strike | Jungle Strike
of being 3D.
Levels consist of several missions, which are based around the destruction of enemy weapons and installations, as well as rescuing hostages or prisoners of war, or capturing enemy personnel. The helicopter is armed with machine guns, more powerful Hydra rockets and yet more deadly Hellfire m... | 33,361 |
2507620 | Jungle Strike | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jungle%20Strike | Jungle Strike
must outmanoeuvre enemies to avoid damage, but can replenish armour by means of power-ups or by airlifting rescued friendlies or captives to a landing zone. Vehicles have a finite amount of fuel which is steadily depleted as the level progresses. Should the fuel run out, the vehicle will crash, again cost... | 33,362 |
2507620 | Jungle Strike | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jungle%20Strike | Jungle Strike
by Matchbox toys and "Choplifter". Central to the game's concept were nonlinear gameplay and the eschewing of power-ups and bosses. With the success of the original title, producer Scott Berfield, game director John Manley and associate producer Tony Barnes were tasked with creating the sequel. "Jungle St... | 33,363 |
2507620 | Jungle Strike | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jungle%20Strike | Jungle Strike
"Jungle Strike" Amiga conversion, senior programmer Stuart Johnson stated he "tried to keep this conversion a lot more faithful to the Mega Drive version than "Desert Strike" was". He attempted to make the Amiga conversion run more smoothly than the Mega Drive original. Graphical improvements were attempt... | 33,364 |
2507620 | Jungle Strike | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jungle%20Strike | Jungle Strike
CD-ROM version includes full motion video cut scenes at introduction, between stages, and ending.
"Jungle Strike" was followed by three further sequels: "Urban Strike", "Soviet Strike", and "Nuclear Strike". As the series moved to more advanced consoles, series creator Mike Posehn became less involved in... | 33,365 |
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was planned, but the game was eventually released as "", a mech-based shooter game.
# Reception.
The game was well received by critics upon release. Adrian Pitt and Mat Yeo of "Sega Force" both reviewed the game. Adrian Pitt called the title a "strategy game" and commented it as the "greatest game in th... | 33,366 |
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has "impressive graphics and tons of missions". "Mega" placed the game at No. 13 in their Top Mega Drive Games of All Time.
Lim Choon Klet of "New Straits Times" praised the "simply wonderful" graphics but questioned whether the sound effects were enough to "create the environment of a full-scale war". C... | 33,367 |
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restrictions but "about as good as you can get on the small screen". "Sir Garnabus" of "GamePro" was impressed with the Game Boy version's clear and detailed graphics, lack of slowdown, good controls, and faithfulness to the original version, but judged the Game Gear version to be "merely average", saying... | 33,368 |
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it that way, since "Jungle Strike" had already been released for the SNES. "Amiga CD32 Gamer" called "Jungle Strike" "a 500lb gorilla among games" and praised its ease of control and "masses of gameplay and realistic detail".
"Amiga Computing" said: "With its impressive graphics and superbly designed gam... | 33,369 |
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is that Jungle Strike is an incredibly good game". "Amiga Power" called the game "an appreciable shoot 'em up" but said it was "clearly tailored for the shorter attention span" of a console gamer. "CU Amiga Magazine" wrote: "This blend of shooting and thinking action blends together seamlessly and in the ... | 33,370 |
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you're battered with uneasily right-wing US politics", while "Amiga Format" said "jingoism" was "rife" throughout the game. "Amiga CD32 Gamer" called the plot "typically 'ugly American' idiocy".
"GamePro" commented on the game's skillful challenge and variety of locales, and particularly praised the Supe... | 33,371 |
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Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven
Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven (c. 1520 – 13 June 1566), played an important part in the political intrigues of the 16th century Scotland. He succeeded to the lordship in December 1552. The Ruthven lordship encompassed the offices of Provost and Co... | 33,372 |
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and wrote to Mary of Guise asking for money she had promised him. Patrick also asked for political preferment:
I haif evir bene and salbe at your grace commandment. Fordir, pleis your grace, I think I have bene ane futtman lang aneuch, bot quhene it pless your grace ye will mak me ane... | 33,373 |
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who gives you fairer words and gets more of your gear.
## Religious and political stance.
However, as a strong Protestant and a supporter of the Lords of the Congregation, Patrick signed the Treaty of Berwick in 1560, and sent his son Archibald as a hostage to England and Westminster... | 33,374 |
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of the Congregation.
# Political office and other involvements.
Thomas Randolph, was the English ambassador present in Scotland for the short years that Mary, Queen of Scots spent actively ruling there. In June 1563, Randolph reported that Patrick had joined Mary's privy council at t... | 33,375 |
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1566, Ruthven and Morton sent their testimony on David Rizzio's murder to Queen Elizabeth I of England, declaring they had acted the best for Darnley, Mary, state and religion. Ruthven died in England.
Mary's secretary Claude Nau wrote that he died deceived by evil spirits who made hi... | 33,376 |
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ate and religion. Ruthven died in England.
Mary's secretary Claude Nau wrote that he died deceived by evil spirits who made him rave of a false vision of heaven.
# Family.
Patrick married first Janet Douglas (d. around 1552), illegitimate daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of A... | 33,377 |
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Mordenkainen
Mordenkainen is a fictional wizard from the "World of Greyhawk" campaign setting for the "Dungeons & Dragons" roleplaying game. He was created by Gary Gygax as a player character only months after the start of Gygax's Greyhawk campaign, and is therefore one of the oldest characters continuous... | 33,378 |
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publications for the "World of Greyhawk" sometimes contradict each other regarding Mordenkainen. It is clear, however, that he is an important figure in the fictional history of the Flanaess.
# Creative origins.
In late 1972, Gary Gygax created Castle Greyhawk and the dungeons beneath it. After a few mon... | 33,379 |
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heroes Mordecai and Lemminkäinen.
He was to become Gygax's most famous character, and also his favorite to play. Over several years of gameplay, mainly from 1973 to 1985, Gygax developed the character traits and adventures with which Mordenkainen would become associated, as well as raising the wizard to "... | 33,380 |
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changed Mordenkainen in ways unforeseen by his creator. When the Greyhawk campaign world was reset in 1991's "From the Ashes", Mordenkainen was refashioned as the world's most powerful wizard. The Circle of Eight was now described as a cabal of eight wizards supervised by Mordenkainen, who together sought ... | 33,381 |
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Gygax was later emphatic that he never gave author Brian Blume any information about the wizard, and insisted that Blume had been forced to make up the published statistics. Variations on Mordenkainen's "AD&D" statistics were also published in "Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure" (1984), "The City of Greyh... | 33,382 |
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which he runs a film studio, possibly a reference to Gary Gygax's work as TSR's liaison to Hollywood while he was developing the "Dungeons & Dragons" cartoon and other projects.
Mordenkainen appears in fifth edition’s "Curse of Strahd", released March 2016.
# Character biography.
Greyhawk authors Carl S... | 33,383 |
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of the Selintan, which would mean he's also related to Zagig and Heward. According to some sources, he is distantly related to House Cranden, one of the royal houses of the Great Kingdom of Aerdy.
About 561 CY, with his young apprentice Bigby, the warriors Robilar and Yrag, the clerics Riggby and Serten, ... | 33,384 |
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as the ninth "shadow member" and leader. Mordenkainen felt that the failure of the Citadel was due to its composition. He felt that such a group as he envisioned could only succeed if its members were "men of intellect and sorcerous skill, whose primary interests were more than material."
## Role and phil... | 33,385 |
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Description.
Mordenkainen appears much younger than his years, perhaps in his mid-forties. He is tall, of medium build and often depicted wearing black, blue, or grey. He wears a Van Dyke beard with two prominent grey streaks. Its shape has changed over the years, and in recent art is narrow and pointed, ... | 33,386 |
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He normally spends much more time listening than talking, but when he does speak, his pronouncements are authoritative and rarely questioned.
# Related characters.
As a major character in the "World of Greyhawk," Mordenkainen has had dealings with nearly every other character in the setting. His enemies ... | 33,387 |
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Dalamar of the Dragonlance setting, who all meet on Earth to swap news and magic. He is also stated to have an apprentice named Rautheene.
Mordenkainen's citadel is defended by humans, dwarves, and gnomes. The wizard is also allied with various giants.
# Powers and abilities.
Mordenkainen is a powerful ... | 33,388 |
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works:
- "Architecture" (with Leomund)
- "The Codex of Mordenkainen"
- "Cosmogony of Magnetic Fluids"
- "Dark Sides of the Memory"
- "Epic Saga of the Great Conjurers"
- "On the Rise of Magecraft and Modernity"
- "Weapons of the Ether" (with Melf)
# See also.
- World of Greyhawk
- List of Greyhaw... | 33,389 |
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Paizo Publishing, 2006.
- Greenwood, Ed. "Goodbye and Hello, as Always: One Last Evening with the Wizards Three." "Dragon" #359. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007.
- Greenwood, Ed. "Jest the Wizards Three." "Dragon" #242. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1997.
- Greenwood, Ed. "Magic in the Evening.... | 33,390 |
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Greenwood, Ed. "The Wizards Three." "Dragon" #211. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
- Greenwood, Ed. "The Wizards Three." "Dragon" #246. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- Gygax, Gary. "Artifact of Evil" (TSR, 1986).
- Gygax, Gary. "Come Endless Darkness" (New Infinities, 1988).
- Gygax, Gary. "Dance... | 33,391 |
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988).
- Gygax, Gary. "Sea of Death" (New Infinities, 1987).
- Heard, Bruce. "Spells Between the Covers." ("Dragon" #82 (TSR, 1984).
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. "Living Greyhawk Gazetteer" (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
- Mona, Erik, and Gary Holian. "Wheels within ... | 33,392 |
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The Education of a Christian Prince
The Education of a Christian Prince () is a Renaissance "how-to" book for princes, by Desiderius Erasmus, which advises the reader on how to be a "good Christian" prince. The book was dedicated to Prince Charles, who later became Habsburg Emperor ... | 33,393 |
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Quintilian, Erasmus was against corporal punishment for unruly students. He stressed the student must be treated as an individual. Erasmus attempted throughout the work to reconcile the writers of antiquity with the Christian ethics of his time.
The text was written in part to secur... | 33,394 |
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man in a critical religious and political position.
Rhetoric’s foundational structure, at the turn of the sixteenth century, included classical teachings from Isocrates, Aristotle, and Cicero. Some of their respective foci and contributions, of which Erasmus would have been keenly a... | 33,395 |
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leaders. For Isocrates, writing was critical to rhetoric.
- Aristotle – In the "Art of Rhetoric", Aristotle defines rhetoric as "the power to observe the persuasiveness of which any particular matter admits." Among Aristotelian methods of persuasion were; the "topoi" (places), commo... | 33,396 |
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truth or falsity of events that took place in the past; the deliberative, or political, concerned with determining whether or not action should or should not be taken in the future, and epideictic, the ceremonial, and concerned with praise and blame, values/ethics/virtue, and skill i... | 33,397 |
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of knowledge (Crassus); the rhetorical ability to "first win people over, second, to instruct them, and third, to stir their feelings" (Antonius), a point similar to Aristotle's division of ethos, logos, pathos; is a master of invention and style, including correct language, clarity,... | 33,398 |
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himself apart from potentially incompetent teachers, shows disdain against sophists. In the preface of "Christian Prince" addressed to Charles the prince, Erasmus states that Isocrates "was a sophist, instructing some petty king or rather tyrant, and both were pagans." Erasmus' use o... | 33,399 |
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