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Daughters of the Dragon


The Daughters of the Dragon are the duo of Colleen Wing and Misty Knight, fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They first appeared as a team in "Deadly Hands of Kung Fu" #32 (January 1977) in a story titled "Daughters of the Dragon" written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by Marshall Rogers. This followed the introduction of each individual character in mid-1970s Iron Fist stories. The pair was first referred to by the name Daughters of the Dragon canonically in "Marvel Team-
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Rita (2009 Italian film)


- Artistic Direction 9th Concorto Film Festival | 2010 22 Aug – 29 Aug | Italy Special Jury Mention 8th Imaginaria Film Festival | 2010 24 Aug – 29 Aug | Italy Jury Mention 16th Aye Aye Film Festival Nancy-Lorraine | 2010 3 Sep – 11 Sep | France Best Sound 3rd Festival Internacional Curtametraxes Bueu | 2010 Bueu International Shortfilm Festival 6 Sep – 11 Sep | Spain Best Short Fiction Film 17th Altin Koza Film Festival | 2010 Golden Boll Film Festival 20 Sep – 26 Sep | Turkey Special Jury Mention 7th Filmfest Eberswalde |
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List of human deities in Dungeons & Dragons


"For deities of human religions outside the "Dungeons & Dragons" universe, see ." This is a list of human deities in the "Dungeons & Dragons" universe. In the "World of Greyhawk" campaign setting, Al'Akbar is the Baklunish demigod of dignity, duty, faithfulness, and guardianship. Azor'alq is the Baklunish hero-deity of light, purity, courage, and strength from the Greyhawk campaign setting. Amaunator is a fictional solar deity of the "Forgotten Realms" Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting devised by
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Princess Daphne (character)


Princess Daphne is a fictional character from the "Dragon's Lair" series of video games. She was created and designed by Rick Dyer and Don Bluth and introduced in the original "Dragon's Lair" in 1983. In the games, Princess Daphne is the beautiful daughter of King Aethelred and an unnamed queen. She serves as the series' damsel in distress. A beautiful maiden coveted by many princes and knights, her heart belongs to the kingdom's champion, Dirk the Daring. In the original "Dragon's Lair
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The Iron Dragon's Daughter


The Iron Dragon's Daughter is a 1993 novel by American writer Michael Swanwick that combines fantasy and science fiction. The story follows Jane, a changeling girl who slaves at a dragon factory in the world of Faerie, building part-magical, part-cybernetic monsters that are used as jet fighters. The plot of her story takes the form of a spiral, with events and characters constantly recurring in new settings. The novel constantly subverts fantasy tropes and archetypes. Swanwick admits having written it both as a homage to J.R.R. Tolkien
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Project Awakening


Project Awakening is an upcoming fantasy video game by Cygames initially announced for PlayStation 4 in Sep 2018. Development of Project Awakening as a 'high-end console game' was announced at Cygames Next event (Tokyo) in Nov 2016, under development at Cygames Osaka studio. A short gameplay video was shown in a closed session at 2018's E3 expo. The game was described as showing some influences from games such as Monster Hunter and Dragon's Dogma. The game was officially announced as an action fantasy RPG in Sep 2018
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Takhisis


Takhisis is a fictional character from the "Dragonlance" universe. She is the main goddess of evil and head of the Dark Pantheon. Within the Dragonlance universe, Takhisis was a sister of Gilean and Paladine, the goddess of control and evil, consort to Sargonnas, and mother to Zeboim and Nuitari. Takhisis was responsible for the corruption of the chromatic dragons, and appeared in one form as a dragon with heads the colors of blue, black, white, red, and green. Takhisis is also referred to as Dragon
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The Fringe of the Unknown


" (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", Jun. 1969) 8. "Dinosaurs Today" (original title: "Dinosaurs in Today's World") (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", Mar. 1968)br 9. "Mammoths and Mastodons" (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", May 1965)br 10. "Death Comes to the Megafauna" (from "If Worlds of Science Fiction", Sep. 1971)br 11. "Xerxes' Okapi" (original title
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Bircham International University


jurisdictions. In 2003, South Florida's "CityLink" magazine reported that Oregon education officials said that Bircham was "totally bogus". In July 2007, the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) of Mexico issued a notice stating that degrees lacking RVOE (Official Recognition from the Mexican Government) will not be validated by the SEP. Degrees via online or distance learning issued by foreign institutions like Bircham University will not be recognized by the SEP. In April 2008 the "Nairobi Business Daily" reported that Bircham International University was
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J. M. McDermott


J. M. McDermott (Joe M. McDermott) is an American writer of fantasy, and science fiction. McDermott lives in Georgia, and holds an MFA in Popular Fiction from the University of Southern Maine and a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston. His first novel, "Last Dragon", was #6 on Amazon.com's Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2008, shortlisted for a Crawford Prize for First Fantasy, and on Locus Magazine's Recommended Reading List for Debuts in 2008. His second novel,
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Society of Experimental Psychologists


conduct plenary sessions in which members can present papers. It holds meetings every spring, scheduled by a member at the host university who serves as the chair of the SEP for that year. The meetings are open to all members and to students and faculty from the host university who are invited by the chair. Membership in the SEP is by invitation only and is considered to be a great honor because it represents significant accomplishment in the field of experimental psychology. The SEP currently admits at least 6 new members annually from among the
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List of Dragon Ball characters


, requiring them to attain further training. The last battle of the original manga, against Majin Buu, has the entire universe at stake, and as such, has Goku and friends being asked for help from the gods of the universe, the Supreme Kai. first appears as a teenager, using the Dragon Radar, a fictional device she created to detect the energy signal emitted by Dragon Balls. She is led to Goku's location by the signal emitted by the four-ball ball in his possession, and ends up
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The War of Souls


The War of Souls is a trilogy of "New York Times" best selling novels published between 2000 and 2002. The trilogy focuses on the titular fictional war (the War of Souls) set in the popular "Dragonlance" fictional universe. Like many "Dragonlance" novels, the "War of Souls" trilogy can be read as stand alone novels or in series order. The three books in the series are "Dragons of a Fallen Sun", "Dragons of a Lost Star", and "Dragons of a
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Dragon Lady


strip "Terry and the Pirates". The character first appeared on December 16, 1934, and the "Dragon Lady" appellation was first used on January 6, 1935. The term does not appear in earlier "Yellow Peril" fiction such as the Fu Manchu series by Sax Rohmer or in the works of Matthew Phipps Shiel such as "The Yellow Danger" (1898) or "The Dragon" (1913). However, a 1931 film based on Rohmer’s "The Daughter of Fu Manchu", titled
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Saiyan (Dragon Ball)


, literally "People of the Saiya", are a fictional extraterrestrial race of humanoids in the "Dragon Ball" manga by Akira Toriyama. Saiyans are a species who possess a natural affinity for combat and are, purportedly, the strongest warriors in the fictional "Dragon Ball" universe. Saiyans display a wide array of special abilities, possessing incredible natural strength, "ki" energy manipulation, superhuman agility and reflexes, heightened sensitivity to smell, hearing, and vision. With the exception of their monkey-like tails,
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The Game of Rat and Dragon


"The Game of Rat and Dragon" is a science fiction short story by American author Cordwainer Smith, written in 1954 and published in "Galaxy Science Fiction" in 1955. It is set in the far future, though no date is given. It occurs in the same universe as other Cordwainer Smith novels, with a passing reference to the super-powerful regulatory 'Instrumentality'. The "dragons" are mysterious aliens which attack human starships and drive the inhabitants insane. Cats guided by telepaths are used to fight the
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Here, There Be Dragons


and "The First Dragon" (November 2013). John, Charles, and Jack are three Oxford scholars united by the death of Stellan Sigurdsson, John's mentor, who thereafter receive "The Imaginarium Geographica", which records mythical and fictional locations. When pursued by the anthropophagous, plural Wendigo, they are rescued by Bert, with whom they travel aboard the ship "Indigo Dragon" (captained by Bert's daughter Aven), to Avalon, and then to Paralon, the capital of the "Geographica"'s
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Dragon King (DC Comics)


Dragon King is a fictional character from DC Comics. He was created by Roy Thomas and Rich Buckler, and first appeared in "All-Star Squadron" #4, in December 1981. The Dragon King will be played by Nelson Lee in the television series "Stargirl" for DC Universe. The man known as "Dragon King" was a high-ranking official in the Japanese government during World War II, as well as a brilliant scientist. He was the researcher responsible for the creation of the nerve gas K887
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Daughters of the Dragon


and "Iron Fist" Netflix series, which take place in a shared universe. Both characters were eventually paired, as in the comic. The success of the duo led Marvel to launch a new "Daughters of the Dragon" comic in 2018, by Jed MacKay and Travel Foreman. It was released as a digital comic. An intended "Daughters of the Dragon" TV series was in development in 2001, but was never produced. The series would have featured Colleen Wing and two other Daughters, but not Misty Knight
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The Iron Dragon's Daughter


Scythe", "An Episode of Stardust", "A Small Room in Koboldtown" and "Lord Weary's Empire". Most of these were originally published in "Asimov's Science Fiction". The first portion of the story concerns Jane's childhood in a factory that builds iron dragons. Jane and her close friend Rooster, whose true name is Tetigistus, work in a group of indentured child laborers. Jane steals a grimoire, and after reading it, begins to hear the voice of an iron dragon in her
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David Kyle


David A. Kyle (February 14, 1919 – September 18, 2016) was an American science fiction writer and member of science fiction fandom. With Martin Greenberg, Kyle founded Gnome Press in 1948. He wrote two pictorial histories of science fiction ("A Pictorial History of Science Fiction" and "The Illustrated Book of Science Fiction Ideas and Dreams") and three licensed novels set in the Lensman universe ("The Dragon Lensman", "Lensman from Rigel" and "Z-Lensman"). He appeared with
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Bruce Lee (comics)


written by Chris Canibano and illustrated by Joon Han. In 2016, Magnetic Press published two issues of "Bruce Lee: The Dragon Rises", co-written by Lee's daughter Shannon Lee and Jeff Kline, and illustrated by Brandon McKinney. The fictional story takes places in 2012 with Bruce Lee escaping from a science lab. In 2018, Magnetic Press/Darby Pop Publishing released the one-shot "Bruce Lee: The Walk Of The Dragon", also written by Shannon Lee. The Los Angeles Times Syndicate launched
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The Money Dragon


The Money Dragon is a historical fiction novel written by Pam Chun in 2002. It tells the story of a Chinese immigrant, Lau Ah Leong, through the eyes of his daughter-in-law. "The Money Dragon" opens with a foreword by former U.S. Senator Hiram Fong. Also included in the book before the story is a family tree. After the story there is a glossary and images of several historic documents and photos, including Lau Ah Leong's immigration form and obituary. Phoenix, a Chinese girl,
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Marjorie Harris


Marjorie Harris (born 15 Sep 1937 as Marjorie Stibbards in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian non-fiction writer who has published numerous books on gardening. In 1959, she graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario with Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Her first marriage was to television producer and musician Barry Harris. Currently, she lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with her second husband, writer Jack Batten. Besides writing 15 books she was a radio host job at CBC radio's "Metro Morning"
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Stanford Exploration Project


The Stanford Exploration Project (SEP) is an industry-funded academic consortium within the Geophysics Department at Stanford University. SEP research has contributed greatly to improving the theory and practice of constructing 3-D and 4-D images of the earth from seismic echo soundings (see: Reflection seismology). The consortium was started in the 1970s by Jon Claerbout and is currently co-directed with Biondo Biondi. SEP pioneered innovations in migration imaging, velocity estimation, dip moveout and slant stack. SEP has recently been involved in 3-D seismic applications such as
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Radio Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero


Acapulco, Ciudad Altamirano and Taxco. On May 20, 1983, the roving radio station came to an end, with the university broadcasting once more from Chilpancingo — this time, without interference. 1984, however, presented yet another problem to the university radio station: a budget crisis spurred by a suspension of payments from the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP). Workers spent all of 1984 without receiving their salaries, and in January 1985, the university and SEP began negotiating. The federal government required the university to shut
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Savage Dragon


Savage Dragon is a fictional superhero created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic features the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character first appeared as Dragon in "Graphic Fantasy" #1 (June 1982) and first appeared as the "Savage Dragon" in "Megaton" #3 (February 1986). The Dragon is a large, finned, green-skinned humanoid whose powers include super-strength and an advanced healing factor. He is
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Fictional universe


-canonically by others, such as the fictional settings for games, particularly role-playing games and video games. Settings for the role-playing game "Dungeons & Dragons" are called campaign settings; other games have also incorporated this term on occasion. Virtual worlds are fictional worlds in which online computer games, notably MMORPGs and MUDs, take place. A fictional crossover occurs when two or more fictional characters, series or universes cross over with one another, usually in the context of a character created by one author or
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Dragons' Wrath


Dragons' Wrath is a novel by Justin Richards from the Virgin New Adventures starring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. The New Adventures were based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". "Dragons' Wrath" was the second New Adventure featuring only Bernice after Virgin lost the licence to publish original "Doctor Who" fiction. The novel features the Knights of Jeneve, a far future offshoot of the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, a fictional organisation from the "Doctor Who" television series with headquarters
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Companions of the Hall


Catti-brie (spelled in later publications as "Cattie-brie") is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms setting, based on the "Dungeons & Dragons" RPG. She is the creation of author R.A. Salvatore. She was named after his daughter Caitlin Brielle after the editor suggested "The Crystal Shard" needed a strong female character. Catti-brie's mother died in childbirth, and her father moved with his daughter from Mirabar to Termalaine, one of the Ten Towns. For three years, he was
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The Iron Dragon's Daughter


also hold great power in "The Iron Dragon's Daughter." While at university, Jane learns to use esoteric sex rituals for magical and alchemical purposes. Through these rituals, she is able to make a variety of discoveries and speak to her human mother in visions. Jane also uses her sexuality as a source of power in interpersonal relationships. "The Iron Dragon's Daughter" was lauded for its upheaval of fantasy tropes and its inventive style and narrative. Critic John Clute called the book an "anti-fantasy"
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Charles McKenny


Charles McKenny (Sep. 15, 1860-Sep. 23, 1933) was president of Central State Normal School (now Central Michigan University), Milwaukee State Normal School and Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University). McKenny was born in Dimondale, Michigan. He received his bachelor's degree from Michigan State Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) and masters from both Olivet College and the University of Wisconsin. McKenny married Minnie E. Alderman (1869–1942) in 1890. She was a native of Vermontville, Michigan. They
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Radio Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero


down the station, and on January 15, 1985, Radio Universidad Pueblo went off the air. In the meantime, university students went as far as organizing a hunger strike in Mexico City in order to protest the SEP's demand to close the station. The SEP, however, failed to keep some of its promises to the university. A new rector, Ramón Reyes Carreto, decided that if the SEP would not keep its promises, the university did not have a reason to stay off the air. In June 1987
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John McGraw (merchant)


Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, in 1861. She died in Ithaca in 1904 at the age of 84. John died May 4, 1877 in Ithaca, New York. His daughter, Jennie inherited his large fortune. She died 30 Sep 1881. Both John and his daughter, Jennie are buried in the crypt at Sage Chapel, Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Upon Jennie's death, some of this fortune was bequeathed to Cornell. A dispute over this gift led to the Great Will Case, ultimately
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Who We Are (Imagine Dragons song)


"Who We Are" is a song by American rock band Imagine Dragons. The song was originally recorded for the 2013 Soundtrack album "", which serves as the official soundtrack to the 2013 American science-fiction adventure film "". It appears as the seventh track on the album. The song's lyrics allude to District 12, a region of the fictional country of Panem in "The Hunger Games universe", subject to the nation's mining industry, and recounts the feelings of the rebels in District 12 at
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Dragon Ball


number of benevolent and malevolent deities, respectively called Supreme Kais and Gods of Destruction. Almost all of the "Dragon Ball" series, except for parts of "Dragon Ball Super", takes place in Universe 7. Years in the timeline are called "Ages", with most of the story occurring between Age 749 and Age 790. Universe 7 contains several planets, including a fictionalized Earth, where humans reside, and Planet Vegeta, the home world of the Saiyans, a powerful and destructive race. Many other races
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Dragon Man


Dragon Man is a fictional character, a former supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is an artificial dragon-like humanoid android who was animated via alchemy. Dragon Man first appeared in "Fantastic Four" #35 (February 1965) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Dragon Man is an android built by Professor Gregson Gilbert of Empire State University as an experiment. Gregson hoped to find a way to bring it to life. He could not find a way to do this until
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The Fringe of the Unknown


Astounding Science Fiction", Jun. 1961)br 3. "Appius Claudius Crassus" (original title: "Appius Claudius Crassus: Roman Builder") (from "Science Digest", Jun. 1962)br 4. "The First Missile Launchers" (from "Science Digest", Oct. 1960)br 5. "The Iron Pillar of Delhi" (from "Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact", Sep. 1972)br 6. "The Mechanical Wizards of Alexandria" (from "Science Digest", Aug. 1962)br 7. "The Landlocked Indian Ocean
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Parallel universes in fiction


the typical Dragon Ball Universe had only 4 galaxies, but "Dragon Ball Super" effectively retcons this, where Whis says that the universe contains endless galaxies. The anime "Turn A Gundam" attempted to combine all the parallel Gundam universes (other incarnations of the series, with similar themes but differing stories and characters, that had played out at different times since the debut of the concept in the 1970s) of the metaseries into one single reality. The anime and manga series "" takes place in a parallel universe that
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War of Souls


The War of Souls is a fictional war set in the popular Dragonlance fictional universe. "The War of Souls" series follows the heroes of the War of the Lance to fill in many details of the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game storyline. Like many Dragonlance stories, can be read as stand alone stories or in series order. The War of Souls are recounted in the below three books : All three novels of the trilogy were NY Time best sellers. "Dragons of Fallen Sun" debuting at
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Earth in science fiction


the prohibitive price of war and a justification for Empire's claim to universal rule. In Akira Toriyama's "Dragon Ball" series, Earth is the primary setting and one of many planets in the North Galaxy. The planet is inhabited by humans, anthropomorphic animals, and demons, among others. "Dragon Ball"s Earth features heavy science fiction themes, such as humanoid robots and flying cars, as well as heavy magical influence. In Frank Herbert's "Dune" series of novels, Earth is referred to as "Old
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Dragons (Pern)


The Dragons of Pern are a fictional race created by Anne McCaffrey as an integral part of the science fiction world depicted in her Dragonriders of Pern novels. In creating the Pern setting, McCaffrey set out to subvert the clichés associated with dragons in European folklore and in modern fantasy fiction. Pernese dragons are similar to traditional European dragons in the fact that they can breathe fire and resemble great lizards or dinosaurs with wings, but the resemblance ends there. Unlike most dragons in previous Western literature, Pernese dragons are entirely friendly to humanity
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Kurse


Kurse is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/artist Walter Simonson, the Algrim version of Kurse first appears as the Dark Elf Algrim the Strong in "Thor" #347 (Sep. 1984). He is later transformed into Kurse in "Secret Wars II" #4 (Oct. 1985). Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "" (2013). The Dark Elf Algrim the Strong was created by Walter Simonson
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Halflife (comics)


Halflife is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These characters have two distinct origins, and are detailed separately below. The first Halflife is a Marvel Comics supervillain. She first appeared in "West Coast Avengers" vol. 2 #12 (Sep. 1986). The second character in the Marvel universe to take the name Half-Life was a gamma-irradiated fiend and enemy of the Hulk. He first appeared in "The Incredible Hulk" vol. 1 #334.
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Orville Hungerford


married Elizabeth Porter Stanley, known as Betsy, from Wethersfield, Connecticut". She was the daughter of George and Hannah (Porter) Stanley. The couple had the following children: Mary Stanley (May 6, 1815-Mar. 13, 1893), Marcus (Aug. 30, 1817-Sep. 3, 1863), Martha B. (Nov. 30, 1819-Sep. 21, 1896), Richard Esselstyne (Mar. 28, 1824-Jan. 5, 1896), Frances Elizabeth (Feb. 8, 1827-Nov. 25, 1902), Grace
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Eva (comics)


Eva ("The Daughter of Dracula" or "Daughter of The Dragon") is a fictional comic book character created and published by Dynamite Entertainment. She is a vampire hunter who is the daughter of Count Dracula. She first appeared in Dynamite's "Army of Darkness" comics during the "Ash vs. The Classic Monsters" storyline. Vlad Tepes was a warlord who wanted nothing more than power and an heir to his throne. His pregnant wife could not stand his ruthlessness and lack of mercy and decided to kill herself
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Parallel universes in fiction


to come back to the main timeline when the Androids are still alive for him to absorb. The Majin Buu Saga later depicts Kaio-Shin Realms and the Afterlife. Its sequel, "Dragon Ball Super", later features separate universes that are in pairs whose numbers add up to the total number of the universe: 12 in this case. Previously there were 18 universes, but Zeno (the supreme ruler of the Dragon Ball Multiverse) destroyed 6 of them in a fit of rage. Previously, Daizenshuu 7 stated that
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Sep Lambert


though, against Scotland in 1920 and against the Irish Military and Scotland in 1921. In all matches for Ireland, Sep Lambert scored 342 runs at an average of 20.12, with a top score of 60 not out against Oxford University in May 1902, his only half-century for Ireland and also his top first-class score. He took ten catches and no stumpings. Sep Lambert came from a cricketing family. His brother Bob was one of Ireland's finest cricketers, and his nephew Ham also played cricket for Ireland
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy


The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) combines an online encyclopedia of philosophy with peer-reviewed publication of original papers in philosophy, freely accessible to Internet users. It is maintained by Stanford University. Each entry is written and maintained by an expert in the field, including professors from many academic institutions worldwide. Authors contributing to the encyclopedia give Stanford University the permission to publish the articles, but retain the copyright to those articles. , the "SEP" has nearly 1,600 published entries. Apart from its online status, the
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Martin J. Whitman School of Management


Partnership (SEP) is a collaboration between the Whitman School and the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University, the State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems. The SEP conducts research through the Sustainable Building and Infrastructure Grant Program, holds seminars on ways for businesses and organizations to incorporate sustainability into their products and practices, and awards scholarships for students and researchers interested in sustainable buildings and infrastructure. The SEP also offers a Certificate of
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Summer Enrichment Program (University of Colorado)


The Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) is a summer camp for gifted and talented children entering grades 5 to 10, located at Center for the Education and Study of the Gifted, Talented, Creative at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. SEP consists of one two-week session in mid-July, during which students reside in the university dormitories and eat in campus dining halls, supervised by camp counselors assigned to each grade. The students choose four classes which they attend every day from Monday to Friday.
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Chris Beckett


Chris Beckett (born 1955) is a British social worker, university lecturer, and science fiction author. He has written several textbooks, dozens of short stories, and six novels. Beckett was educated at the Dragon School in Oxford and Bryanston School in Dorset, England. He holds a BSc (Honours) in Psychology from the University of Bristol (1977), a CQSW from the University of Wales (1981), a Diploma in Advanced Social Work from Goldsmiths College, University of London (1977), and an
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Rise of Incarnates


protected by Ricardo Abascal from the attack of Akohr, an experimental organization intending to eradicate incarnates once and for all. Eventually, the Prophet summons a demonic being, Red Dragon, who is actually Jedrek from a parallel universe. The Red Dragon is controlled by the Herald, revealed to be none other than Emily, an artificial human created by the Prophet to turn humans and incarnates against each other; the real Emily, President Sanders' daughter, had died a long time ago. Sanders kills her to stop the Red Dragon
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Sarah Bowdich Lee


Sarah Bowdich Lee (née Wallis) (10 Sep 1791–22 Sep 1866) was an English author, illustrator, traveller, zoologist, botanist, and pteridologist. Sarah Lee was born on 10 September 1791, the only daughter of John Eglinton Wallis of Colchester. In 1813, she married the naturalist Thomas Edward Bowdich, whose interests in nature, travel, and adventure she shared. In 1819, they went to Paris to visit Baron Cuvier; Thomas had previously visited him in 1818 with a letter of introduction obtained from Dr. William
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The Reluctant Shaman


of contemporary fantasy stories de Camp set in the fictional town of Gahato and the surrounding Adirondack region of New York, the others being "The Hardwood Pile" ("Unknown", Sep. 1940) and some of his Willy Newbury stories, notably "The Lamp" ("Fantasy and Science Fiction", March 1975), "Algy" ("Fantastic", Aug. 1976), "Darius" ("Escape!," fall 1977) and "The Huns" ("Fantasy and Science Fiction",
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List of Dragon Ball characters


The "Dragon Ball" manga series features an ensemble cast of characters created by Akira Toriyama. The series takes place in a fictional universe, the same world as Toriyama's previous series "Dr. Slump", and follows the adventures of Son Goku during his boyhood years as he trains in martial arts and explores a fantastical version of Earth (地球 "Chikyū") in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls that are used to summon a wish-granting dragon. The tone of the series becomes more action
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Monsters in Dungeons & Dragons


Dungeons & Dragons" have significantly influenced modern fantasy fiction, ranging from licensed fiction, such as the novels of R.A. Salvatore, Margaret Weis, and Tracy Hickman, to how monsters are portrayed in fantasy fiction generally. The scope of this influence has been compared to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Indeed, as Jeffrey Weinstock notes, "it is not even clear where Tolkien pastiche leaves off and Dungeons & Dragons pastiche begins in modern genre fantasy." In a 2005 interview, author China Mieville stated, References and homages to
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Soft science fiction


already established shift from hard sf (chemistry, physics, astronomy, technology) to soft sf (psychology, biology, anthropology, sociology, and even [...] linguistics) is continuing more strongly than ever." Poul Anderson, in "Ideas for SF Writers" (Sep 1998), described H. G. Wells as the model for soft science fiction: "He concentrated on the characters, their emotions and interactions" rather than any of the science or technology behind, for example, invisible men or time machines.
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Between (fictional place)


with dies of illness or injury, or if the dragon itself is mortally injured. Many characters, fire lizards, and dragons have been lost "between" (i.e. ""). In Todd McCaffrey's "Dragonsblood", several make it out of "between" after they are lost. "Between" is universally described as a place of nothingness. Usually, for a dragon to teleport using its rider's directions, they stay in "between" for the time that it takes to cough three times. Fire lizards
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Gabe Hudson


Gabe Hudson (born 1971) is an American writer. His novel Gork, the Teenage Dragon is forthcoming from Knopf on July 11, 2017. Hudson’s first book of fiction, “Dear Mr. President” (Knopf, 2002), has been translated into seven languages, was a PEN/Hemingway Award finalist, and received the Alfred Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University, and the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Hudson served as a rifleman in the Marine Corps Reserve, and
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Planar Handbook


Planar Handbook is an optional supplemental source book for the 3.5 edition of the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy roleplaying game. It contains updates for the 3.5 edition of the fictional Dungeons & Dragons universe for some material from the Planescape campaign setting, along with new races, equipment, spells and feats for characters adventuring on the Planes. The "Planar Handbook" was written by Bruce R. Cordell and Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, and was published in July 2004. Cover art was by Matt Cavotta, with interior art by Brent Chumley,
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White Horse, Dark Dragon


White Horse, Dark Dragon is a novel written in the style of magical realism by Robert C. Fleet, a political satire-adventure. Although the book was held up for publication for contractual reasons, it was finally published by Putnam/Berkley/Ace in 1993. The action takes place in a fictional Central European country, Karistan, where the beautiful Alta lives with her young blind daughter Jewel. Jewel has a friend in the form of an enigmatic white horse. Soon they meet an American visitor named Jim Martin, who
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Fire of the Raging Dragon


Fire of the Raging Dragon is a 2012 political thriller novel written by Don Brown. The novel explores the international political tension in disputed waters of the South China Sea. A naval war erupts between China and Taiwan over the contested waters around the Spratly Islands, in which a fictional President of the United States sends the U.S. Navy between the Chinese and Taiwanese navies to try to stop the war. Things take a twist when the President's daughter is stationed aboard the submarine tender , which is on station in the South China Sea
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Image Universe


The Image Universe is a fictional shared universe wherein many of the comic books published by Image Comics take place. The Image Universe began with the founding of Image Comics in 1992, launching with series such as "The Savage Dragon", "Spawn", "Youngblood" and "WildC.A.T.s". Image Comics' nature of allowing comic creators to retain the rights to the characters they publish with Image had led to many characters entering or exiting the Image Universe as the creators move from or to other publishers. Image co-
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Briony Stewart


Briony Stewart is an Australian writer and illustrator of children's books. Stewart's first book "Kumiko and the Dragon" was published by University of Queensland Press after winning the inaugural "Voices on the Coast Youth Literature Festival" writing award. Inspired by Stewart's Japanese grandmother, "Kumiko and the Dragon" won the Aurealis Award for Best Children's Short Fiction, and was listed as a Notable book by the Children's Book Council of Australia in 2008. Two sequels, "Kumiko and the Dragon's Secret" (
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Marianne Blicher


Marianne Blicher is a Danish director, visual artist and writer, currently based in Copenhagen. She started her career working as a stage manager in theater and as a producer in film. She is a graduate from Super16 film school in Denmark, and holds a master's degree in communication from Roskilde University. Her short film "Belinda Beautiful" won several prizes worldwide, including a Silver Dragon for best fiction film at the Krakow Film Festival, and the award for best international fiction in the In the Palace ISFF, for "
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The dragon (Beowulf)


the poem and claims the dragon is as much of a plot device as anything. Tolkien expands on "Beowulf"'s dragon in his own fiction, which indicates the lasting impact of the "Beowulf" poem. Within the plot structure, however, the dragon functions differently in "Beowulf" than in Tolkien's fiction. The dragon fight ends "Beowulf", while Tolkien uses the dragon motif (and the dragon's love for treasure) to trigger a chain of events in "The Hobbit". The "Beowulf
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Eugie Foster


Fix," two online short fiction review magazines. She was also a director for Dragon Con and edited their onsite newsletter, the "Daily Dragon." Foster wrote "Writing for Young Readers," a monthly column for children's literature and young adult literature writers. Foster died at Emory University Hospital on September 27, 2014 from respiratory failure, a complication of treatments for large B-cell lymphoma, with which she was diagnosed on October 15, 2013. A plaque and bench in Foster's memory are located in
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Michael Cassutt


, the 1991 "Dragon Season", the 2001 "Red Moon" and the 2011 "Heaven's Shadow," in collaboration with David S. Goyer. In addition, Cassutt contributes non-fiction articles to magazines and is the author of the non-fiction book, "The Astronaut Maker," a biography of NASA legend George W. S. Abbey (2018). Although born in Owatonna, Minnesota, Cassutt was raised in Hudson, Wisconsin, where he graduated from Hudson High School. He attended the University of Arizona
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List of dragons in Dragon Booster


The following section will explain each of the fictional dragons featured in the Canadian animated series Dragon Booster. This also includes dragons from which are not common within the show, as you may see them only in a few episodes. This section will provide a general overview of each particular dragon, as well as get into more specifics later on. Along with the information concerning the various dragons in Dragon Booster, it will also discuss various types of gears from which the various dragons can use (if applicable to that particular dragon)
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Susan Fletcher (American author)


Susan Fletcher (born May 28, 1951) is an American writer of fiction, primarily speculative fiction for children or young adults. She was born in Pasadena, California and has worked from Wilsonville, Oregon. Her first book was "Dragon's Milk", a fantasy novel from Jean Karl Books at Atheneum in 1989. Three more Dragon Chronicles have followed, the latest in 2010. "Shadow Spinner", "Alphabet of Dreams", and "Dragon's Milk" have been published in German-language editions since
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Doublecross (Transformers)


Doublecross is a fictional character from the various Transformers universes. He is an Autobot supply procurer who turns into a two headed dragon. Despite the above-average skill Doublecross has for his job, in almost any other circumstance, other Autobots can't depend on Doublecross for anything… in fact, he can't even depend on himself. His twin-headed dragon mode is not just for show – designed to allow each of his heads to process their input individually, thereby maximizing his efficiency, an unanticipated side-effect resulted
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O-Sensei (comics)


O-Sensei is a fictional character in the DC Universe. He is a martial arts master who first appeared in "Dragon's Fists", a novel by Dennis O'Neil and Jim Berry, starring Richard Dragon. His first DC Comics appearance was in "Richard Dragon Kung Fu Fighter" #1. In the year 1895 a Japanese army captain stationed in Manchuria faced a Chinese captive in unarmed combat. Fearing his superior officer would lose the battle, a Japanese soldier shot the captive in the middle of the fight. This
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Badrock


into submission. Despite his massive size, Badrock's reflexes exceed normal human levels. Badrock is impulsive, having picked dangerous, property-damaging fights with the police officer Savage Dragon and Mighty Man. The Dragon fight was a test to see if he was up to joining Youngblood. Instead, Dragon arrests him. Being one of the most popular members of Youngblood (both in the fictional Image Universe and with real-life comic readers), Badrock starred in more spin-off comics than any other member of the team
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The Princess Weiyoung


The Princess Weiyoung () is a 2016 Chinese television series starring Tiffany Tang in the title role, alongside Luo Jin, Vanness Wu, Mao Xiaotong and Li Xinai. It is adapted from the novel "The Poisonous Daughter" () by Qin Jian and is a fictionalized account of Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei's reign and Empress Feng (Wencheng)'s regency. The series aired on Dragon TV and Beijing TV from 11 November to 9 December 2016. The series received mixed reviews. It was praised for its tight plot
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Alisa Kwitney


Alisa Kwitney is a writer of comedic romance novels and graphic novels. Kwitney grew up in New York City, on Manhattan's Upper West Side, the daughter of science fiction author Robert Sheckley and Ziva Kwitney. Alisa Kwitney has a BA in English from Wesleyan University, where she received the Horgan Writing Prize for Fiction, and an MFA in fiction from Columbia University, where she received a scholarship of merit. Her master's thesis was published by HarperCollins as her first novel, "Till The Fat Lady Sings", in
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Greg Hrbek


California for a year, before returning to Vassar to teach half time in the English Department. From 1999-2000, Hrbek taught fiction writing full-time at Butler University, then was awarded the year 2000 Alfred Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University, where he lived as fiction writer in residence. Since 2001, Hrbek has been teaching fiction writing courses as Writer-in-Residence at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, where he lives with his wife, son and daughter. In 1996, at the age of
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World Qualification Series (2009)


18 - Aug 23" 30th Anniversary of the Lacanau Pro and good conditions this year. Surf, concerts, events scheduled. Check out the video for a summary of the event http://vimeo.com/6994555 "Aug 25 - Aug 30" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 04 - Sep 06" "Sep 09 - Sep 12" "Sep 10 - Sep 13" "Sep 08 - Sep 13" "Sep 15 - Sep 20" "Sep 16 - Sep 22" "Sep
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Dark elves in fiction


sentences contained odd capitalization. In the "Dungeons & Dragons" multiverse, especially in the worlds of Greyhawk, the Forgotten Realms and Eberron, dark elves are commonly called drow. They are dark-skinned and white-haired and are generally, but not exclusively, evil. Many other games and works of mainstream fantasy fiction derive their "dark elves" or "night elves" from the drow of "Dungeons & Dragons". The drow in most Dungeons & Dragons settings are depicted as worshipers of the spider goddess Lolth
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List of 1982–83 NBA season transactions


1982 Oct 2, 1982 Oct 1, 1982 Sep 30, 1982 Sep 29, 1982 Sep 28, 1982 Sep 27, 1982 Sep 24, 1982 Sep 22, 1982 Sep 20, 1982 Sep 19, 1982 Sep 18, 1982 Sep 17, 1982 Sep 15, 1982 Sep 14, 1982 Sep 13, 1982 Sep 10, 1982 Sep 9, 1982 Sep 7, 1982 Sep 2, 1982 Sep 1, 1982 Aug 31, 1982 Aug 27, 1982 Aug 26, 1982 Aug 16, 1982 Aug 8,
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Tuf Voyaging


imposing solutions of his own. The stories in "Tuf Voyaging" are set in the same fictional "Thousand Worlds" universe as several of Martin's other works, including "Dying of the Light", "Sandkings". "Nightflyers", "A Song for Lya" and "The Way of Cross and Dragon". Martin cited fantasy fiction and science fiction Grand Master Jack Vance as having a large influence on his Tuf stories, and he emulated Vance's writing style in most of them. In 2006,
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Gimme Fiction


's house that contained a tapestry called "The Apocalypse: The Beast and Dragon Are Adored". "Gimme Fiction" received widespread critical acclaim upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 84, based on 30 reviews which indicates "universal acclaim". Eric Carr of "Pitchfork" praised the album's musical diversity and cited "I Turn My Camera On" as one of the most "breathtaking" songs the band had
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Dragon Awards


The Dragon Awards are a set of literary and media awards voted on by fandom and presented annually since 2016 by Dragon Con for excellence in various categories of science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels, movies, television, and games. The Dragon Awards were first presented in 2016, created on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Dragon Con to "recognize excellence in all things Science Fiction and Fantasy." In 2018, 11,000 voters cast a ballot. They are given out annually at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Niel Hancock


Niel Hancock (January 8, 1941 – May 7, 2011) was an American fantasy writer most famous for authoring the "Circle of Light" series and creating the fictional universe of "Atlanton Earth". After being out of print for several years, his novels were reprinted by Tor Books. Hancock's fantasy books are grouped into three sets of four books each. A stand-alone novel, "Dragon Winter", is set in the same fictional universe, but not explicitly part of the larger storyline. Hancock
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Heidelberg


in the 1968 film "The Girl on a Motorcycle", the university being the ultimate destination of Marianne Faithfull's character. Heidelberg is the home of a professional Quidditch team operating within the fictional Harry Potter universe: the Heidelberg Harriers have been described as “fiercer than a dragon and twice as clever”. Heidelberg is the residence of fictional character Nina Fortner/Anna Liebert in the anime/manga series "Monster", by Naoki Urasawa. Further, its castle forms the setting for the beginning of Mark Twain's story
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Starquake (novel)


Starquake is a science fiction novel written and published in 1985 by Robert L. Forward as a sequel to his novel "Dragon's Egg". It is about the life of the Cheela civilization, creatures who live on a neutron star named Dragon's Egg, struggling to recover from a disastrous starquake. The novel was listed by theoretical physicist Sean M. Carroll as his favorite science fiction novel. This story begins at the exact time that "Dragon's Egg" (its predecessor) ended, picking up the plot perfectly. As
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Signal Transfer Point


calls originated by the SEPs' attached users) while avoiding disabled intermediary STPs. A signaling message typically never goes directly from a given SEP to the destination SEP: the message would normally have to pass through the initiating SEP's adjacent STP so that it can be routed to the destination SEP. In some applications, however, SEPs might be directly connected with signaling links; this would typically be done to enhance robustness or performance between two critical SEPs. Such mesh network configurations are also common in Europe, where STPs have not
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Dragon turtle (Dungeons & Dragons)


The dragon turtle is a fictional creature from the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game. The creature is depicted as a gigantic sea predator that breathes a cloud of scalding steam, and has an armored turtle-like shell and a dragon-like head. The dragon turtle was introduced in the original "Dungeons & Dragons" rule booklets in 1974 and subsequently appeared in the first edition "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" game, and in the game's second edition and third edition. The dragon turtle first appeared as
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The dragon and daughter


The dragon and daughter (Danish: lindorm og jomfru) is a Danish folktale. Once upon a time, a father was gathering nuts in the forest for his daughter. One nut had a worm inside, which the daughter took care of. Over time, the worm grew into a dragon, the The daughter was not able to send away the dragon. On the advice of the villager, the daughter left with the Lindworm for an island. However, the island did not have a hill, so the daughter and
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Yeo Vale


state where pain and sorrow are no more. In the same vault lies also the body of Charlotte Morrison her eldest daughter who in the bloom of life was torn from her disconsolate parents Sep. 18 1788 aged 18. By his affectionate and beloved wife and daughter are placed the remains of the Rev Hooper Morrison A.M., rector of Alwington in this county and Vicar of Launcells, Cornwall. He was the only son of the Rev Thomas Morrison A.M., by Elizabeth daughter of S Nicholas Hooper K. As a man, a clergyman and
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Draconic creature (Dungeons & Dragons)


fictional creatures in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. A dragon's magical nature allows it to breed with virtually any species. This sort of conception usually happens when a dragon has been polymorphed or had its form changed in some way. Metallic half-dragons are usually kind except when abused by the common races in the game which will turn half-dragons away from all others except from its kin; those based on evil chromatic dragons often mirror their progenitor's outlook. Half-dragon's features are reptilian, with
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Dragon horse (Dungeons & Dragons)


In the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game, the dragon horse is a type of fictional monster. The dragon horse first appeared in the original "Monster Manual II" (1983). A dragon horse is a skydwelling relative of the ki-rin that roams the expanses of the air above the Prime Material Plane and the Elemental Plane of Air. The dragon horse appeared in the "Tome of Horrors" (2002) from Necromancer Games. The dragon horse appeared in Paizo Publishing's book "Pathfinder
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Robyn Cadwallader


Robyn Cadwallader is an Australian writer of novels, short stories and poetry. In 2015 her debut historical fiction novel, "The Anchoress", was published. For this novel, she was shortlisted for the 2015 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature. Cadwallader graduated from Monash University and has a PhD in medieval literature from Flinders University. She developed her 2002 thesis, "The virgin, the dragon and the theorist : readings in the thirteenth-century, Seinte Marherete" into her first book, "Three Methods for Reading the Thirteenth
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy


topic to reflect reasoned disagreements among scholars. Initially, the "SEP" was developed with U.S. public funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science Foundation. A long-term fundraising plan to preserve open access to the encyclopedia is supported by many university libraries and library consortia. These institutions contribute under a plan devised by the "SEP" in collaboration with the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, the International Coalition of Library Consortia, and the Southeastern Library Network, with matching funding from the National Endowment for
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Massively multiplayer online role-playing game


in-game culture, system architecture, membership in a group, and character customization. The majority of popular MMORPGs are based on traditional fantasy themes, often occurring in an in-game universe comparable to that of "Dungeons & Dragons". Some employ hybrid themes that either merge or replace fantasy elements with those of science fiction, sword and sorcery, or crime fiction. Others draw thematic material from American comic books, the occult, and other genres. These elements are often developed using similar tasks and scenarios involving quests
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The Iron Dragon's Daughter


sacrifice is a constant presence in "The Iron Dragon's Daughter". Two prominent examples are the sacrifice of the wicker queen, who is burned alive on Samhain, and the Teind, which claims one tenth of the students at Jane's university. It is never made clear whether or not these traditions are necessary to appease the Goddess. Other instances include the bodies of men being sacrificed to Melanchthon's hunger and the repeated sacrifice of Tetigistus's life in service of Jane's goals. Materialism and consumerism also pervade the novel
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Daughters of the Dragon


two of these stories were written by former "Power Man and Iron Fist" writer Mary Jo Duffy. In late 2005/early 2006 they gained a limited series which introduced both the style and many of the plots and characters that were later featured in the 2006 "Heroes for Hire" series. The Daughters of the Dragon received an entry in the "All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z" #3 (2006). Misty Knight and Colleen Wing were featured in the "Luke Cage"
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Daughters of the Dragon


. The pair appear in several of the Netflix exclusive television series set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Misty Knight is introduced in the first season of "Luke Cage", while Colleen Wing debuts in the first season of "Iron Fist" as street-fighter under the name Daughter of the Dragon. Misty and Colleen are portrayed by Simone Missick and Jessica Henwick, respectively. Both actresses reprise their roles in "The Defenders", and Season 2 of "Iron Fist" where their friendship and teamwork is developed. The
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Wawel Dragon (statue)


the legend, the dragon terrifies local villagers by destroying their houses and eating up their young daughters. Desperate to solve the problem, King Krakus promises his daughter Wanda's hand to any brave man who can defeat the dragon. A cobbler named Skuba takes up the challenge and stuffs a lamb with sulphur for the dragon to eat. Skuba leaves the lamb near the dragon cave and the unwary beast devours the bait. Soon after, the dragon's thirst grows unbearable and he drinks so much water from the River Vistula that he
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Shi-Kuo Chang


Shi-Kuo Chang () is a computer scientist and writer famous for his science fiction writing. Chang was born in Chongqing in 1944 and grew up in Taiwan. After graduating from National Taiwan University, he first came to the United States in 1966 as a student at University of California, Berkeley, in Computer Science. He teaches computer science at the University of Pittsburgh. S. K. Chang, John Balcom tr., . "The City Trilogy : Five Jade Disks, Defenders of the Dragon City, Tale of a
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