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Maggie Sawyer


Margaret Elle "Maggie" Sawyer is a fictional character that appears in stories published by DC Comics, and has been a supporting character in both Superman and Batman comic books. She also appeared in the show "Supergirl" played by Floriana Lima, but is slightly different from the comics. Maggie Sawyer first appeared in "Superman" Vol. 2 #4 and was created by John Byrne. Maggie was introduced in "Superman" (2nd series) in April 1987, as Captain Sawyer of the Metropolis Special Crimes Unit,
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award delivered to DC editorial explained the actual honor: MAGGIE SAWYER, SPECIAL CRIMES UNIT: A four-part series, Maggie Sawyer is the first by a major comic book publisher (DC Comics) to feature a heroine who is an out lesbian. The series follows Sawyer's exploits as Captain of the Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit as well as her personal life with her lover and her son. In mid-2000s comics, Maggie has been transferred to Gotham City's police force as the head of the Major Crimes Unit, and is
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Ruth Sawyer


but the heroine of the story is convinced an angel will provide a miracle in time for Christmas. Illustrated by Hungarian-born Kate Seredy, the book was a runner-up for the Caldecott Medal. By this time Sawyer's fiction writing was exclusively for children. She published several more children's books in the late 1940s and 1950s, including "Maggie Rose, Her Birthday Christmas". Set in Maine, this story of a young girl's dream for a real Christmas birthday party is illustrated by Maurice Sendak. For
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Andrew Sawyer


Andrew "Andy" Sawyer (born 1952) is a librarian, critic and editor, as well as an active part of science fiction fandom (although he himself has not written much science fiction). Sawyer is the full-time Librarian/Administrator of the Science Fiction Foundation Collection in the Special Collections Department in the Sydney Jones Library at the University of Liverpool, as well as Course Director of the University's M.A. in Science Fiction Studies program. He also serves as Reviews Editor for "Foundation: The International Review of
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their own ends. Sawyer's close friendship with injured ex-police officer Eddie Walker is examined in flashback as Walker becomes the hero Loose Cannon. Inspector Sawyer is the main character in the four-issue limited series comic title "Metropolis SCU" written by Cindy Goff, penciled by Peter Krause and inked by Jose Marzan Jr., which was published from November 1994 to February 1995. For this miniseries appearance the character of Maggie Sawyer received the 7th Outstanding Comic Strip GLAAD Media Awards in March 1996. The description featured in actual
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Maggie Sawyer


his career, even trying to apprehend him occasionally. Eventually, after being injured and saved by Superman during a terrorist plot, her attitude towards him warms up. Later stories revealed that she originally came from Star City. She married fellow police officer James Sawyer, although she was uncertain about her own sexual identity, and they had a daughter named Jamie. Maggie later came out as a lesbian. James divorced her and won sole custody of Jamie and he refused to let Maggie have any contact with their daughter. Maggie ultimately
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a brief glance in precinct headquarters. Kane reveals her identity as Batwoman by proposing to her in costume in "Batwoman" #17. After Commissioner Jason Bard voluntarily resigns, Maggie is appointed in his place. However, she ended up stepping down to return to the MCU, and has Gordon restored as Commissioner. During the "DC Rebirth" event, it is revealed that Maggie has transferred back to Metropolis PD in the first arc of the renumbered Action Comics series. In the alternate universe of "Bombshells", Maggie
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Maggie Sawyer


a significant character in the comic "Gotham Central". The move has placed some strain on her relationship, since Toby did not follow her to Gotham. Following the events of "Infinite Crisis", Harvey Bullock discovers corruption in the GCPD apparently all the way up to Commissioner Michael Akins. In the end, James Gordon returns to his former position as commissioner. Maggie Sawyer, however, does not appear to be involved and is still a Captain. Maggie appeared in the series "52". In Week Three,
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Maggie Sawyer


by Katherine "Kate" Kane. While the two are dancing, Maggie mentions that she and Toby are no longer together and asks Kate for her phone number. Sawyer appears as a supporting character in the new Batwoman series launched in 2011 as part of "The New 52" initiative. In that series she has begun dating Kate Kane, whose secret activities as Batwoman complicate their relationship. They had first met when Maggie, as a Metropolis police officer, arrived in Gotham as backup support for an arriving hurricane. They share
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Robert J. Sawyer


series "Doctor Who" for the CBC's online documentary "The Planet of the Doctor", frequently comments on science fiction movies for TVOntario's "Saturday Night at the Movies", and co-edited an essay collection in honor of the fortieth anniversary of "Star Trek" with David Gerrold, titled "Boarding the Enterprise". Sawyer has taught science-fiction writing at the University of Toronto, Ryerson University, Humber College, and the Banff Centre. In 2000, he served as Writer-in-Residence
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List of Supergirl characters


kryptonite-powered exoskeleton from Non when she was under his mind control to fight Kara, which artificially enhances her strength and endurance when wearing it. She keeps the suit (however using another power source alternative Omegahedron) for later missions. In season two, Alex realizes her homosexuality and pursues a relationship with National City PD's detective, Maggie Sawyer. She also confides in Sawyer her secret that she is a DEO agent and occasionally works together. In season three, though Alex and Maggie were engaged to be married, but
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Professor Milo


still at large Milo (having severed his ties with General Immortus) returns to freelancing, offering his enhancement procedures for a hefty fee. He's contacted by Arthur Pemberton to heal the brain damage earlier inflicted in a fight against the JSA to his daughter Lorna. In "The New 52," a reboot of the DC Comics universe, Professor Milo is seen at Arkham Asylum where he leads Professor Pyg to an unpleasant fate. After Maggie Sawyer had interrogated Magpie, Maxie Zeus, and Ten-Eyed Man, all Maggie
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Beth Kane


to be Jacob Kane's illegitimate son, and wants to use Beth for his own purposes. Batwoman agrees to uncover Batman secret identity if the DEO will turn Beth over to her, destroy all its files on the Kane family, stop targeting Bette Kane, stop putting pressure on Maggie Sawyer, and agree to no longer see Batwoman as one of their agents. Thanks to Bette Kane's electronic listening devices, Batwoman's entire family and Maggie Sawyer realize what Batwoman is up against and how high the stakes are. Col.
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Robert J. Sawyer


" and the aforementioned "Just Like Old Times" are all also crime or mystery fiction. In addition to his own writing, Sawyer edits the Robert J. Sawyer Books science-fiction imprint for Red Deer Press, part of Canadian publisher Fitzhenry & Whiteside; contributes to "The New York Review of Science Fiction"; is "The Canadian Encyclopedia"'s authority on science fiction; and is a judge for L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future contest. Sawyer continues to use a customized version of WordStar for DOS to
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Maggie Sawyer


of her colleagues knew, any public disclosure could possibly have discredited her and tainted her career. When Luthor injures himself and flees the room (due to kryptonite poisoning from his ring), Maggie is tempted with taking the damaging evidence left behind on his desk. She opts to leave the file in Luthor's hands, explaining to Inspector Dan Turpin that she is no longer ashamed of who she is and will not allow anyone to use it against her. Maggie has a close working relationship with Inspector Turpin, her second-
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Robert J. Sawyer


Robert James Sawyer (born April 29, 1960) is a Canadian science fiction writer. He has had 23 novels published, and his short fiction has appeared in "Analog Science Fiction and Fact", "Amazing Stories", "On Spec", "Nature", and many anthologies. Sawyer has won the Nebula Award (1995), the Hugo Award (2003), and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (2006). Sawyer was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and is now a resident of Mississauga
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Maggie Sawyer


moved to Metropolis when the SCU position became available and she resumed relations with her family in later stories. Maggie has been in a long-term relationship with Toby Raynes, a reporter for the "Metropolis Star". In "Action Comics" vol. 1 #600, Lex Luthor, then a corporate executive, met with Maggie to get her to stop investigating his activities. He tries to blackmail her with documentation regarding her sexuality. At that time, Maggie was not publicly known to be a lesbian; although some
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Maggie Butt


Barnet, Ware poets and Segora . After completing an English degree, Maggie Butt became a newspaper reporter, moving to BBC TV as a documentary writer, producer and director. She later returned to poetry and fiction, completing a PhD in creative writing from Cardiff University Maggie Butt's first poetry pamphlet "Quintana Roo" was published by Acumen Publications in 2003. Her first full collection of poetry, "Lipstick", was published in March 2007 by Greenwich Exchange; a launch event was held at Keats House in Hampstead, North
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Floriana Lima


Floriana Lima (born March 26, 1981) is an American actress. She played Maggie Sawyer on The CW's "Supergirl". Lima was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is of Italian, Irish, English, Spanish and Portuguese descent. She graduated from Fairfield Senior High School in 1999 and went on to study Communications at Ohio State University. After college, she worked as a production assistant at NBC4 in Columbus, Ohio. She then decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Lima was
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Confidence Man (Lost)


"Confidence Man" is the eighth episode of the first season of "Lost". The episode was directed by Tucker Gates and written by Damon Lindelof. It first aired on November 10, 2004, on ABC. The character of James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway) is featured in the episode's flashbacks. Sawyer is accused of stealing Shannon Rutherford's (Maggie Grace) inhaler, and Sayid Jarrah (Naveen Andrews) tortures him in an attempt to find out where it is. In the flashbacks, Sawyer
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Ruth Sawyer


Ruth Sawyer (August 5, 1880 – June 3, 1970) was an American storyteller and a writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and adults. She may be best known as the author of "Roller Skates", which won the 1937 Newbery Medal. She received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in 1965 for her lifetime achievement in children's literature. Ruth Sawyer, the youngest of five children, was the only daughter of Francis Milton and Ethalinda Smith Sawyer. Sawyer was born on August 5, 1880,
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Alex Danvers


, Alex crosses paths with National City Science Police officer, Detective Maggie Sawyer. The two initially come into conflict over work, but quickly form a flirtatious friendship, leading Alex to question her sexuality. Alex comes out as gay and enters into a relationship with Maggie. They become engaged in the season finale. Alex also learns of her father Jeremiah's mysterious survival and ambiguous partnership with the anti-alien organization Project Cadmus. As Alex and Maggie prepare to get married, Alex discovers that Maggie does not ever want kids.
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Maggie Murdock


Margaret Grace "Maggie" Murdock is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is the ex-wife of Jack Murdock and the mother of Matt Murdock who grew up to become the superhero known as Daredevil. Maggie Murdock was created by writer-editor Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli. The character first appeared in "Daredevil" #229 (April 1986). Sister Maggie was played by Joanne Whalley in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a main character in the third season of "Daredevil"
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Tabula Rasa (Lost)


), Charlie Pace (Dominic Monaghan), James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway), Boone Carlyle (Ian Somerhalder) and Shannon Rutherford (Maggie Grace) are returning from the mountains and make camp as soon as it gets dark. They decide not to tell the other survivors about the French transmission received on the transceiver, fearing that the message will cause panic among the other survivors. When a fight breaks out over who should keep the gun brought by Sawyer, the group agrees to give it to Kate.
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Brandon, Manitoba


. The Brandon Folk Festival takes place every summer on the Keystone Centre grounds. In addition to the music festivals the Brandon University School of Music hosts the annual 'Pro Series' which has included guests like Bob Brookmeyer, George Crumb, and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. In 2009 Brandon was host to the Western Canadian Music Awards. The "Words Alive" was an annual literary festival held in downtown Brandon, from 2007-10. Authors that participated in this festival included Robert J. Sawyer, Maggie Siggins, Fred Stenson and
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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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Maggie Sawyer


she arrives to a scene to find the body of Alex Luthor. She calls in Steel to ID the body, when Lex Luthor comes in with the press and announces that Alex was the one responsible for all of Luthor's wrongdoings. In conversation, former detective Renee Montoya makes a reference to Toby Raines. In Week Twelve, Maggie yells at Montoya for busting up a cover for Intergang, closing all leads to the criminal group in Gotham City. Maggie appeared in "Detective Comics" #856 at a charity ball attended
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Maggie Walsh


Professor Maggie Walsh is a fictional character in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". The character is portrayed by Lindsay Crouse. Professor Maggie Walsh is introduced in Season Four, as Buffy's Psychology professor at the University of California, Sunnydale, but is later revealed as the leader of the government-controlled Initiative, a military project intent on capturing, studying, and modifying the behavior of various demons. Unknown to many in the Initiative, Walsh is also involved in Project 314, a secret program within the Initiative
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Ten-Eyed Man


Maggie that he can help her with the answers she needs if she would remove the hand masks from his hands. After being unable to get answers from Ten-Eyed Man, Maggie Sawyer then attempts to get answers from Maxie Zeus, Magpie, and the other Arkham Asylum inmates. Ten-Eyed Man can see through optic nerves in his fingertips, giving him a complete 360 view and limited periscopic vision. His enhanced vision augments his Special Forces training, making him a superb fighter and marksman. In issue 30 of DC
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Gondal (fictional country)


1945), which was used as a source for Philip Henderson's introduction to "The Complete Poems" of Emily Brontë's (1951), a Folio Society publication. William Doremus Paden, in "An Investigation of Gondal" (1958), created a detailed chronology of Gondal. The writings about Angria and Gondal have been seen as early forms of both science fiction and fan fiction. According to Andy Sawyer, Director of the Science Fiction Studies MA at the University of Liverpool, "The Brontës are well known authors
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a special branch of the Metropolis police force that handles superpowered menaces when Superman is unavailable. Maggie mostly replaced Inspector Henderson from the previous comics as Superman's main police contact. She was added to the Superman canon following the 12-issue maxi-series "Crisis on Infinite Earths" and the 6-issue miniseries that rebooted the comics, "The Man of Steel". She tries to prove the police force is more efficient than a vigilante in fighting crime, and so becomes a constant thorn in Superman's side during the early days of
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Lie-to-children


where the subject itself was included in the article title: "Narrativium and Lies-to-Children: 'Palatable Instruction in 'The Science of Discworld'". Sawyer wrote that: "The 'lies-to-children' we tell ourselves about science are a different form of science fiction: one, perhaps where 'fiction' qualifies the word 'science.' They are 'fictions about science' rather than 'science fictions.'" Sawyer concluded: "The strength of "The Science of Discworld"
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Maggie Greene


Maggie Greene, later Maggie Rhee in the television series, is a fictional character from the comic book series "The Walking Dead", portrayed by Lauren Cohan in the television adaptation of the same name. In both media, Maggie and Glenn form a relationship and eventually marry. Maggie also succeeds Gregory as the leader of The Hilltop. In the comic book series, Maggie, Hershel's second daughter of seven children, becomes the surrogate mother to Sophia following the suicide of the girl's mother, Carol. Maggie is initially
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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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Batwoman


party thrown for the Gotham Police Department, Kate meets and flirts with detective Maggie Sawyer, and runs into her cousin Bette Kane (better known as the Teen Titans member Flamebird). Kate is apparently unaware of her cousin's vigilante activities, and inadvertently hurts her feelings when she cuts her off in the middle of a conversation to answer her cell phone. While dancing with Maggie, Kate discovers that Alice has kidnapped her father and plans to destroy Gotham by spreading a deadly airborne chemical from a hijacked airplane, thus succeeding where
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List of Tom Sawyer characters


Mark Twain's series of books featuring the fictional characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn include: Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn also appear in at least three unfinished Twain works, "Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer Among the Indians" (a sequel to "Huckleberry Finn"), "Schoolhouse Hill" (a version of "The Mysterious Stranger") and "Tom Sawyer's Conspiracy" (a sequel to "Tom Sawyer, Detective"). While all three uncompleted works had been posthumously published, only "Tom Sawyer's
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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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Square's Tom Sawyer


successive battles. Although "Square's Tom Sawyer" boasts a large item inventory, it eliminates the system of equipment; players instead fight monsters using their fists. "Square's Tom Sawyer" takes place on the Mississippi River in 1855 the fictional St. Petersburg, Missouri (modeled after Twain's boyhood home of Hannibal, Missouri). The game features the iconic whitewashed buildings from the novel and retains most of the main characters. Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Jim, Injun Joe, Aunt Polly and Sid are all present
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Particle accelerators in popular culture


" is an American science-fiction television series airing on ABC. It is loosely based on the 1999 novel "Flashforward" by Canadian science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer. It began airing on September 24, 2009. The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers episode "Trouble at Texton" featured a particle accelerator on the moon Texton, operated by a mad scientist determined to prove the existence of parallel universes. A particle accelerator is the cause of the adults disappearing in the CBBC science fiction drama, "The Sparticle Mystery".
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Robert J. Sawyer


the shape that future genetics laws should take. Sawyer has long been an advocate of Canadian science fiction. He lobbied hard for the creation of the Canadian Region of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America . The Canadian Region was established in 1992, and Sawyer served for three years on SFWA's Board of Directors as the first Canadian Regional Director (1992–1995). He also edited the newsletter of the Canadian Region, called "Alouette" in honor of Canada's first satellite; the newsletter was nominated for a Prix Aurora
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Maggie Sawyer


in-command at the SCU. However, she originally had a strained professional relationship with Inspector Henderson. It was later revealed that Henderson simply disapproved that higher-ranking officers, such as Turpin, reported to her, a Captain. He resolves the situation by promoting her to Inspector when he becomes Commissioner during the "Death of Superman" storyline. In the aftermath, Sawyer becomes involved in a covert 'war' between Superman's allies and Project Cadmus, led by Paul Westfield, which had stolen Superman's body for
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Supergirl (season 2)


Lima, playing Mon-El and Maggie Sawyer, respectively. Harewood also portrays Hank Henshaw, who becomes this series' version of Cyborg Superman. The season establishes Olsen as the vigilante Guardian, unlike the comics where Jim Harper is the vigilante. The producers decided to depict Sawyer as a Latino for the series, unlike the comics where she is a white blonde; however, the character's homosexuality was retained for the series. With the move of production to Vancouver, it was unclear if Calista Flockhart, who played Cat
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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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Anthropological science fiction


' Writers are still trying to make them live, the latest being Golding. Some others in between have been de Camp, Del Rey, Farmer, and Klass." A more contemporary example of the Neanderthal as subject is Robert J. Sawyer's trilogy "The Neanderthal Parallax" – here "scientists from an alternative earth in which Neanderthals superseded homo sapiens cross over to our world. The series as a whole allows Sawyer to explore questions of evolution and humanity's relationship to the environment." Anthropological science fiction is best exemplified
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List of One Life to Live characters (1990s)


officiates the marriage of his stepmother Viki to Charlie Banks, and is last shown in 2010. Bishop John Carpenter is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime soap opera "One Life to Live". The role was played by actor Michael Swan from January 1996 until April 1997. Maggie Carpenter is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime soap opera "One Life to Live". The role was played by actress Crystal Chappell from October 1995 through September 1997. The first cousin of Andrew Carpenter, Maggie, arrives in fictional Llanview
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Whatever the Case May Be


Austen and James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway) find a locked halliburton suitcase among some sunken wreckage. Kate wants it, but refuses to tell Sawyer what's inside, so he takes it. At the beach, the tide is rising and will soon submerge the fuselage. Shannon Rutherford (Maggie Grace) asks her stepbrother, Boone Carlyle (Ian Somerhalder), what he and John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) do every day when they go out into the jungle, and Boone replies that they're looking for Claire
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Supergirl (season 3)


her journey is -- and we've see her grapple with it in Season 2 -- is she on the side of good or is she on the side of bad?". The season also sees Alex Danvers breaking up with Maggie Sawyer, who she met in season two. Kreisberg said the writers chose Alex wanting children and Maggie not wanting them as the reason for the breakup since he felt it was a "true human experience", considering that some employees in the writer's room broke up with their lovers because of
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Tom Sawyer


were posthumously published, only "Tom Sawyer's Conspiracy" has a complete plot, as Twain abandoned the other two works after finishing only a few chapters. Tom Sawyer is a boy of about 12 years of age, who resides in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, in about the year 1845. Tom Sawyer's best friends include Joe Harper and Huckleberry Finn. In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", Tom's infatuation with classmate Becky Thatcher is apparent as he tries to intrigue her with his strength,
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Maggie Stone


Maggie Stone is a fictional character from the American daytime drama "All My Children". She was portrayed by actress Elizabeth Hendrickson, who also portrayed Maggie's identical twin sister Frankie Stone. The character came to Pine Valley in 2002 after Frankie's death, and dated Bianca Montgomery while investigating her sister's demise. The series portrayed Bianca as having fallen in love with Maggie, with Maggie initially maintaining that she is only interested in men. The series featured her dating several men, taking a few of them to bed,
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Peter Sawyer (historian)


to 1953. After his time in Manchester, Sawyer was an assistant at the University of Edinburgh from 1953 to 1956 and a lecturer in medieval history at the University of Birmingham from 1957 to 1964. He taught at the University of Leeds from 1964, becoming professor of Medieval History in 1970. He retired early from Leeds in 1982 and was subsequently (in 1998) given the title Emeritus Professor. Sawyer continued his teaching and research at Göteborg University as a docent, and had various stints as a visiting professor in the United
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Maggie Gee (novelist)


Maggie Mary Gee (born 1948) is an English novelist. In 2012, she became a Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. Gee was one of six women among the 20 writers on the "Granta" Best of Young British Novelists list in 1983, which she recalls as "a very good time for fiction." She was the first female Chair of the Royal Society of Literature (RSL), 2004–08. Gee was born in Poole, Dorset. As a child, she lived in the Midlands before
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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets


in the style of Crane's writing as well. Crane begins every chapter in "Maggie" with a wide-scale scene description, giving readers a bird’s eye perspective which eliminates individuality in the Bowery, showing the residents only as a collective whole. This style of writing reinforces the idea that Maggie is not an individual who can move from her life in the Bowery. "Maggie" is "regarded as the first work of unalloyed naturalism in American fiction." According to the naturalistic principles, a character is set
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It Came from Outer Space


It Came from Outer Space is a 1953 American black-and-white science fiction horror film, the first in the 3D process from Universal-International. It was produced by William Alland, directed by Jack Arnold, and stars Richard Carlson and Barbara Rush, and features Charles Drake, Joe Sawyer, and Russell Johnson. The film's script is based on Ray Bradbury's original story treatment – not, as sometimes claimed, a published short story – "The Meteor." "It Came from Outer Space" tells
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Peter Sawyer (historian)


' as for example in charter "S 407") according to his catalogue. Sawyer was born in Oxford, England, on 25 June 1928, the son of Grace Woodbridge and Bill Sawyer, a tobacconist. He grew up in Oxford, except for time spent with relatives in Milford Haven during WWII. Sawyer studied at Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, where he was a member of Jesus College and graduated with a B.A. Honours in Modern History. He then was a research student at the University of Manchester from 1951
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Robert J. Sawyer


"Course Correction". Sawyer wrote the original series bible for "Charlie Jade", an hour-long science-fiction TV series that first aired in 2005–2006, and he did conceptual work in 2003 for reviving "Robotech". He has also written and narrated documentaries about science fiction for CBC Radio's "Ideas" series, and he hosted the 17-part weekly half-hour documentary series "Supernatural Investigator" for Canada's Vision TV, which premiered January 27, 2009. He provided analysis of the British science fiction
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Tom Sawyer


in Huck's character. The fictional character's name may have been derived from a jolly and flamboyant chief named Tom Sawyer with whom Twain was acquainted in San Francisco, California, while Twain was employed as a reporter at the "San Francisco Call". Twain used to listen to Sawyer tell stories of his youth, "Sam, he would listen to these pranks of mine with great interest and he'd occasionally take 'em down in his notebook. One day he says to me: ‘I am going to put you
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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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Tom Sawyer (Kansas politician)


Tom Sawyer (born April 15, 1958) is an American politician currently serving as the Minority Leader of the Kansas House of Representatives. A Democrat, Sawyer has represented the 95th district, covering southwest Wichita, since 2013. Sawyer previously represented the same district from 1987 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2009, serving as both Majority Leader and Minority Leader during his first stint in the legislature. Born in Wichita, Kansas, Sawyer graduated from Wichita State University with a BBA in Accounting in 1984. Sawyer was first elected to
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Carol Sawyer


the Museum of Fine Arts (Houston). Carol Sawyer is active in a wide array of disciplines. The following is a selected list of her artistic projects. Sawyer conducts research and makes artwork that enriches the Natalie Brettschneider Archive, a genre-defying fictional Canadian artist active in the early 20th-century. Brettschneider's life - as seen through letters, photographs, paintings and film - intersects with and brings light to a rich community of interdisciplinary women artists working in Canada and abroad. When Sawyer began this project in the
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Grant Sawyer


1, 1946. Sawyer attended Linfield College for two years and later enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he graduated in 1941. While a student at Nevada, Sawyer was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. Sawyer then went to The George Washington University Law School but left to enlist in the army at the beginning of World War II. After his military service he enrolled at Georgetown University, where he received a law degree in 1946. He served as District Attorney for Elko County, Nevada from
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Lemuel Sawyer


Lemuel Sawyer (1777 – January 9, 1852) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina. Sawyer was born in Camden County, near Elizabeth City, North Carolina. He attended Flatbush Academy, Long Island, New York, and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1799. He attended the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia for a time. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1804 and commenced practice in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Sawyer was a member of the State House of
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Walter Warwick Sawyer


Walter Warwick Sawyer (or W. W. Sawyer) (1911–2008) was a mathematician, mathematics educator and author, who taught on several continents. Walter Warwick Sawyer was born in St. Ives, Hunts, England on April 5, 1911. He attended Highgate School in London. He was an undergraduate at St. John's College, Cambridge, obtaining a BA in 1933 and specializing in quantum theory and relativity. He was an assistant lecturer in mathematics from 1933 to 1937 at University College, Dundee and from 1937 to 1944 at University
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Carol Sawyer


Carol Sawyer is Vancouver-based contemporary visual artist who works with photography, installation, video, and improvised music. Her work often addresses memory and the construction of history. Sawyer earned an Honours Diploma in Photography from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 1982 and an Interdisciplinary Master of Fine Arts (Visual Art, Music, Theatre) from Simon Fraser University in 1998. Sawyer has served as a board member for the Canadian Photographic Portfolio Society, Or Gallery, and the Western Front, and has taught as a sessional
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Maggie Horton


Maggie Horton is a fictional character from "Days of Our Lives", an American soap opera on the NBC nework. She has been portrayed by actress Suzanne Rogers since 1973, though she left the show briefly in 1984 and 2003. She was created by scriptwriter, William J. Bell, and producer, Betty Corday, as a romantic interest for original character, Mickey Horton (John Clarke). Maggie, however, would become a much bigger part of the show in later years. Maggie's storylines often focus on romance
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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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Samuel Tredwell Sawyer


Samuel Tredwell Sawyer (1800 – November 29, 1865) was an attorney and politician, serving as Congressional Representative from the U.S. state of North Carolina. Sawyer was born in Edenton, North Carolina, in 1800. He attended Edenton Academy and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sawyer studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Edenton. Sawyer was elected to the North Carolina State house of representatives, serving from 1829-1832. Sawyer was elected to the state senate in 1834. He
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer


The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the 1840s in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy. In the novel Tom Sawyer has several adventures, often with his friend, Huckleberry Finn. Originally a commercial failure, the book ended up being the best selling of any of Twain's works during his lifetime. Although "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is sometimes
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Happy Sam Sawyer


General Samuel "Happy Sam" Sawyer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His first appearance was in "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" #1. Sawyer first appeared in "Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos" #1, and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Happy Sam Sawyer was assigned to the British Commandos by the U.S. Army. He trained in parachuting in Britain in 1940 by Finley's Flying circus that comprised daredevil parachutist Nick Fury and pilot Red
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Josh Sawyer


Josh Sawyer (born October 18, 1975), is an American video game designer, known for his work on role-playing video games. Sawyer grew up in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and is the son of Linda Sawyer and sculptor Gerald P. Sawyer. He is of German ancestry. He earned a BA degree from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. In addition to being a history major, Sawyer participated in the theater (including mounting a production of "Assassins"). After Lawrence, Sawyer moved to California
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Wayne Patterson


Wayne George Patterson was a fictional character on the long-running Australian police drama Blue Heelers, played by actor Grant Bowler. He starred in the show from its beginning until he was hit by a car and killed in episode 96 in 1996. Wayne is a young member of the Mount Thomas team and is about Maggie's age. Maggie and Wayne attended the police academy together and dated for a while. After Maggie's mother died, Wayne and her lost touch and drifted apart until Maggie was posted in Mount Thomas to
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Robert Earl Sawyer


Robert Earl Sawyer (June 5, 1923 – November 11, 1994) was an African-American playwright, director and actor. Sawyer was born in Miami, Florida. His parents were Robert Wolworth Sawyer and Merline Thompson Sawyer who emigrated to Florida from Nassau, Bahamas. He graduated from the Booker T. Washington High School in Miami. Sawyer was a United States World War II veteran. After his separation from the military he attended New York University where he studied English and Drama, majoring in creative writing. He spent two
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Andy Sawyers


Andrew Sawyers is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. Sawyers is the head coach of the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks baseball team. Sawyers attended Willits High School in Willits, California. Sawyers played for the school's varsity baseball team. Sawyers then enrolled at the Point Loma Nazarene University, to play college baseball for the Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions baseball team. As a freshman at Point Loma Nazarene University in 1994, Sawyers didn't appear in a single game. After taking a year off, Sawyers returned to baseball
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Janine Turner


following the "damsel in distress" roles that had all but driven her from Hollywood in the first place. "I've found my ideal character in Maggie," she told the "Tribune". "She's smarter and stronger than all the men she meets." Turner's own move from Hollywood to New York was mirrored by Maggie's, from her affluent Grosse Pointe community to the remote fictional backwater of Cicely, Alaska. Turner said about Maggie that "She went against the grain and challenged herself by moving
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Charles Sawyers


Charles L. Sawyers is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator who holds the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair of the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (HOPP) at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). HOPP is a program created in 2006 that comprises researchers from many disciplines to bridge clinical and laboratory discoveries. Sawyers received a BA from Princeton University in 1981 and an MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1985, followed by an internal medicine residency at the University of California, San Francisco
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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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Maggie Pierce


Margaret "Maggie" Pierce, M.D. is a fictional character from the American television medical drama "Grey's Anatomy", which airs on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States. The character was created by series producer Shonda Rhimes and is portrayed by actress Kelly McCreary from the tenth season's penultimate episode onwards. It is revealed in the season ten finale, Maggie's biological parents are Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) and Ellis Grey (Kate Burton), making her Meredith's half-sister.
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Particle accelerators in popular culture


novel "FlashForward", by Robert J. Sawyer, involves the search for the Higgs boson at the LHC. CERN published a "Science and Fiction" page interviewing Sawyer and physicists about the book and the TV series based on it. "Timescape" is a 1980 novel by Gregory Benford (with unbilled co-author Hilary Foister). It won the 1980 Nebula and British Science Fiction Awards, This novel involves using time travel to avert ecological disasters. In "Cosm" by Gregory Benford, a quark–gluon plasma
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Tomie dePaola


in Boston from 1972 to 1973. From 1973 to 1976 he worked at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire, as an associate professor, designer, and technical director in the speech and theater department and as writer and set and costume designer for the Children's Theatre Project. He taught art at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire, from 1976 to 1978. DePaola retired from full-time teaching in 1978 to devote his time to writing and illustrating books. He provided illustrations for "Maggie and
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Everybody Hates Hugo


named Libby (Cynthia Watros) says that there were 23 survivors from the tail section of the plane, although very few remain. Meanwhile, the bottle of messages from the raft, on which Michael, Sawyer, Jin and Walt Lloyd were travelling, washes ashore. Claire and Shannon Rutherford (Maggie Grace) give it to Sun-Hwa Kwon (Yunjin Kim), Jin's wife, and she opts to bury the bottle on the beach. In the hatch, Jack and Sayid Jarrah (Naveen Andrews) inspect the
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Kasma Science Fiction


Kasma Science Fiction Magazine (ISSN 1920-5686) is a free online science fiction magazine based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2009 by Alex Korovessis. Some notable contributors include Robert J. Sawyer, Ken Liu, Tom Doyle and Douglas Smith. 10 Years of SF! Volume 1 br 10 Years of SF! is an anthology featuring the best science fiction published by Kasma SF from 2009 through to 2018. The anthology features short science fiction from: Ken Liu, Tom Doyle, Alex Shvarstman, Nancy Fulda,
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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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Harold S. Sawyer


Harold Samuel Sawyer (March 21, 1920 – April 3, 2003) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Sawyer was born in San Francisco, California, his maternal grandparents were from Ireland. He attended the public schools of the San Francisco Bay area before graduating from Marin Junior College (now the College of Marin), Kentfield, California and from the University of California, Berkeley in 1940. He earned a J.D. from the Hastings College of Law at the University of California, San Francisco in 1943.
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Renee Montoya


former partner). The Spectre states that she is about to receive judgment. He is stopped by Radiant, the Spirit of Mercy, who embodies the ideal of Christian love as introduced by Jesus. Maggie Sawyer, corrupted by the Anti-Life Equation, emerges from Gotham Central along with the rest of the brainwashed police force. They attempt to unleash the Equation on Montoya, but are stopped by the intervention of the Spectre and Radiant. The Spectre is not able to hold them off for long, because they are protected
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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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Huckleberry Finn


Huckleberry "Huck" Finn is a fictional character created by Mark Twain who first appeared in the book "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and is the protagonist and narrator of its sequel, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". He is 12 or 13 years old during the former and a year older ("thirteen or fourteen or along there", Chapter 17) at the time of the latter. Huck also narrates "Tom Sawyer Abroad" and "Tom Sawyer, Detective", two shorter sequels to the first two
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Ian Sawyers


Ian Sawyers is an American soccer coach. Sawyers attended Carnegie College, a division of Leeds Metropolitan University in Leeds, England. He played professional soccer for the Rotherham United club. Sawyers became Director of Soccer for the Mission Viejo Soccer Club, a youth soccer program based in Laguna Hills, California, in the late 1980s. Sawyers then joined the staff of the Stanford University women's soccer program. He was promoted to acting head coach at Stanford in 1993 when former head coach, Berhane Andeberhan, stepped down. During Sawyers
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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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Maggie Astoni


Maggie Astoni is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera "Home and Away", played by Kestie Morassi. The character made her first screen appearance on 21 June 2017. Maggie arrives in Summer Bay and takes a job as the School Principal of Summer Bay High. She is characterised as a protective mother and career woman. The Astonis are "Home and Away's" first nuclear family to join the soap opera in 17 years, since the arrival of the Sutherlands in 2000. The show had long been missing
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Maggie Simpson


Margaret "Maggie" Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series "The Simpsons". She first appeared on television in the "Tracey Ullman Show" short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987. Maggie was created and designed by cartoonist Matt Groening while he was waiting in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. She received her first name from Groening's youngest sister. After appearing on "The Tracey Ullman Show" for three years, the Simpson family was given their own series on the Fox
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Bianca Montgomery and Maggie Stone


Bianca Montgomery and Maggie Stone are fictional characters and a supercouple from the American daytime drama "All My Children". Bianca was portrayed by Eden Riegel, and Maggie was portrayed by Elizabeth Hendrickson. Lorraine Broderick created and introduced Bianca in 1988, and Agnes Nixon expanded on the character, scripting her as a lesbian and making her the first lead character on a major daytime drama to be a lesbian. Hendrickson was originally brought on as character Frankie Stone; the storyline revolved around the close relationship of Bianca and Frankie, as well
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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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Robert J. Sawyer


Award for best fanzine. Sawyer was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Laurentian University in 2007 and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Winnipeg in 2014. In addition to his popularity at home, Sawyer's work is well received internationally. All of his novels have been issued by New York publishing houses and translated editions have appeared in Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, Hungarian, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, and Spanish. In 1998,
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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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Dana Sawyer


University of Riga, Latvia, the Huntington Library, and at colleges and conferences throughout the United States (interview footage of Sawyer from the Riga conference was featured in a British documentary, “Brand New World,” on the dangers of consumer culture). In August, 2005, Sawyer was a participant in the by-invitation-only conference on “Government, Education, and Religion” at the Oxford Roundtable, Lincoln College, Oxford University. He is a member of two academic societies: the Society for Asian and
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Smallville (season 2)


. As Loeb recalls, "Ken [Biller] had written a hard-bitten, crusty kind of cop. I asked him if he minded if it was a woman, and explained who Maggie Sawyer was and the role she would play in the future." The concept for "Insurgence" also developed from an aspect of the Superman mythology that stemmed back to Superman's original incarnation, which was his ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound. After their Thanksgiving break, the "Smallville" writers were in
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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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