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Alliance of Evil


The Alliance of Evil is a fictional group of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Alliance of Evil first appeared in "X-Factor" #5-6 (June–July 1986), and was created by writer Bob Layton and artist Jackson Guice. Two of its members, Tower and Frenzy, had appeared before the rest of the team. The team subsequently appears in "X-Factor" #33 (October 1988), and "New Mutants Annual" #7 (1991
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Spock


"" (1967) has itself spawned a trope of the "evil twin" archetype found in various fictional genres. In that episode, several members of the "Enterprise" travel to a parallel universe inhabited by evil versions of themselves. The parallel universe version of Spock is distinguished physically by his goatee. Science fiction blog io9 said that Spock's beard in the episode introduced "the best shorthand ever for evil parallel universe duplicates". Examples of the evil goatee's appearances in other media include Bender's "evil twin
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Visionary fiction


. The VF Alliance definition states: "[Visionary Fiction] embraces spiritual and esoteric wisdom, often from ancient sources, and makes it relevant for our modern life." Clearly differentiating itself from conventional religion and its associated genre, religious fiction, Visionary Fiction's spirituality is all-inclusive with an appeal that, according to the Visionary Fiction Alliance, "is universal in its worldview and scope." Since it lacks this universal ingredient, spiritually-oriented fiction that highlights a single issue,(recovery, women's’ rights, political
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Joanna Cargill


Joanna Cargill, also known as Frenzy, is a fictional character, a mutant superhuman appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She has been a member of supervillain groups, including the Alliance of Evil and the Acolytes, as well as the superhero team the X-Men. Frenzy first appeared in "X-Factor" #4 (May 1986) as a member of the Alliance of Evil, and was created by Bob Layton and Keith Pollard. Though Joanna Cargill's first and last name have been spelled
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Alliance of Evil


). The Alliance of Evil received an entry in the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89" #1. The Alliance of Evil was once Apocalypse's personal strike force, and carried out his bidding. Their first mission was to find and capture Michael Nowlan, a mutant with the ability to heighten other mutants' powers. When Nowlan tried to leave, they kidnapped his girlfriend, Suzy, to use as bait. X-Factor found Nowlan and vowed to protect him. When the Alliance traced him
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Bongy Westphall Universe


The Bongy Westphall Universe is a fictional universe of 44 related films released by Full Moon Entertainment. Series creator Charles Band took inspiration from team up comics he read as a child. The universe is named after the Tommy Westphall Universe and also the film Evil Bong which presents the largest crossover in the fictional universe. The named was coined by film podcast Double Feature during their "Killapalooza" episode highlighting the Puppet Master franchise. Evil Bong represents the largest overall crossover in the Bongy Westphall universe. Ooga Booga (Blood Dolls),
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Alliance–Union universe


The Alliance–Union universe is a fictional universe created by American writer C. J. Cherryh. It is the setting for a future history series extending from the 21st century out into the far future. To date, the corpus of the Alliance–Union universe consists of 27 science fiction novels along with a series of seven short story anthologies edited by Cherryh and a few other miscellaneous works. It encompasses both books for which Cherryh won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, "Downbelow Station" and "Cyteen", and also incorporates
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Stinger (Marvel Comics)


Stinger (real name Wendy Sherman) is a fictional mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Stinger first appeared in "X-Factor" #5-6 (June–July 1986), and was created by Bob Layton. The character subsequently appears in "X-Factor" #33 (October 1988), and "New Mutants Annual" #7 (1991). Stinger appeared as part of the "Alliance of Evil" entry in the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '
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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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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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Stinkor


Stinkor is a fictional character, a villain from "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe". Labeled the "Evil Master of Odors," Stinkor is essentially a humanoid skunk whose superpower is the ability to release a toxic odor from his body that renders foes immobile. Stinkor was first introduced in 1985 as an action figure from the "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" toyline and came packaged with a mini-comic entitled "The Stench of Evil!". The Stinkor action figure had
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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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Combo Rangers


several forms of evil. "Combo Rangers" has won the HQ Mix Award three times. The story is set in a fictional city called Cidade City ("City City") which is located in a fictional universe called "Yabuverso" ("Yabuverse"). Initially, Poderoso Combo was responsible for saving the city and the world from all kinds of evil, but his powers were harming his health and he was forced to retire. Therefore, he recruited five kids, all about nine years old, to battle
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Dark elves in fiction


at a distance and usually colored black, violet, or dark blue. Popular media has dubbed them dark elves, and the group is sometimes stereotyped against as being members of a cult or an "evil" metahuman race. In the fictional universes of "Warhammer Fantasy" and "Warhammer 40,000", the generally evil Dark Elves (running parallel to the Dark Eldar in the "Warhammer 40,000" universe) do not dwell underground, living instead in cities similar to those of High Elves, are not dark-skinned.
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Resident Evil 5


released in 2012. Five years after the events of "Resident Evil 4", Chris Redfield, now a member of the fictional Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance, is dispatched to Kijuju in Africa. He and his new partner Sheva Alomar are tasked with apprehending Ricardo Irving before he can sell a bio-organic weapon (BOW) on the black market. When they arrive, they discover that the locals have been infected by the parasites Las Plagas (those infected are called "Majini") and the BSAA Alpha Team have been
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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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Superwoman


name of several fictional characters, who are supervillains appearing in stories published by DC Comics. All are evil or corrupted alternate-universe counterparts of Wonder Woman. Superwoman first appeared in "Justice League of America" #29 (August 1964) alongside the rest of the Crime Syndicate of America. In 1964, an evil counterpart of Wonder Woman from a parallel universe named "Superwoman" was introduced. This Superwoman was a member of the Crime Syndicate of America, a villainous counterpart of the Justice League of America from the parallel
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The Last Fiction


Last Fiction and for the entire Shahnameh itself. The first edition Jamshid: Dawn was published in 2016 and is a free interpretation of his origin story in The Book of Kings, and the second volume Jamshid: Fall, depicts the time of his decadence and down fall which will be published in 2017, just ahead of the release of the film. Fourteen volumes depicting the epic battles, kingdoms won and lost, loves & alliances, and good versus evil that is all incorporated in The Book of Kings is planned by Hoorakhsh
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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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John T. Edge


history of Southern food. John T. received his undergrad degree from the University of Georgia. Edge holds a master's degree in Southern Studies from the University of Mississippi and an MFA in Creative Non-Fiction from Goucher College. In 1999, Edge co-founded and became the director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. Every October, the Southern Foodways Alliance sponsors a symposium in Oxford, Mississippi, on American southern cuisine. Edge is one
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Resident Evil 3: Nemesis


from an infected Raccoon City. However, after the promotion, Capcom decided that "Resident Evil" protagonist Jill Valentine would be the main character and Raccoon City would be destroyed. Unlike the majority of the early scripts in the series, the scenario of the game was not created by Capcom's Flagship studio but by internal Capcom writer Yasuhisa Kawamura, who had very little experience with the "Resident Evil" series at the time. Kawamura had to play the original game to familiarize himself with the series' fictional universe immediately.
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Institute of Evil


The Institute of Evil is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Institute of Evil first appeared in "Squadron Supreme" #5 and was created by Mark Gruenwald and Bob Hall. The Institute of Evil existed in the Earth-712 universe and served as the Squadron Supreme’s arch-foes. The known members of the Institute of Evil included Ape-X (the leader), Doctor Decibel, Foxfire, Lamprey, Quagmire, and the Shape. The Behavior Modification process invented by Squadron member Tom
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Scottish Democratic Alliance


The Scottish Democratic Alliance (SDA) is a political organisation formed in 2009 as the successor to the Scottish Enterprise Party (SEP). It supports Scottish independence and withdrawal from the European Union. Although it evolved from a political party, the SDA spent some time operating as a think tank on current affairs in Scotland. It stood its first candidate for election in the 2013 Aberdeen Donside by-election, coming last with 35 votes (0.1%). The SDA favours a low-tax Scotland independent of both the EU
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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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Alec Holland


its opposition to evil. His talk sparks something in the Great Evil Beast. When it finally reaches Heaven, the Great Evil Beast and the Presence join in an alliance of balance, changing the nature of good and evil for the entire universe. Back in Louisiana, the Swamp Thing met with John Constantine again. The Swamp Thing is distressed to learn that in his absence, Howard Fleck had released the photos of he and Abby, causing such a scandal that she ran away to Gotham City. The Louisiana police had charged
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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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Tripoint (novel)


Tripoint is a science fiction novel by the United States science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh, first published by Warner Books in September 1994. It is one of Cherryh's Merchanter novels and is set in the author's Alliance-Union universe. In the Alliance-Union universe, Tripoint is a system of three "dark" masses orbiting each other. They are not composed of dark matter; rather, they are much less luminous than a star. Two of the points are brown dwarfs, and the third may
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Evil-Lyn


Evil-Lyn is a fictional character in the Masters of the Universe toy line and the accompanying cartoon series "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe". An evil witch who aids Skeletor as his second-in-command with her powers of darkness. She is vastly more intelligent than Skeletor's other minions, and while she admits that she is not as powerful as Skeletor, she readily confesses that she hopes to seize her master's powers and lord it over Eternia herself one day. Thus, she has
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Scottish Democratic Alliance


not apply in Scotland, because sovereignty in Scotland resides with the people, as set out in the Declaration of Arbroath. The party fielded three candidates in the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary elections, obtaining a total of 1,025 votes and winning no seats. The party was eventually superseded by the Scottish Democratic Alliance in 2009. The SDA was registered with the Electoral Commission in June 2009, and the SEP was simultaneously wound up. Activists from the SDA carried a banner at the March and Rally for Scottish Independence in September 2013 which read:
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Goblins in modern fiction


Two major branches of goblins exist in popular fiction, including fantasy settings. Alongside J. R. R. Tolkien's descriptions of Orcs, the older branch is inherently evil and malicious, with varying coloring and generally matted and filthy hair. This type of goblin appears in "Dungeons & Dragons". The distinctive green-skinned, hairless, capricious, and generally amoral (rather than absolutely evil) goblins created for "Warhammer" are direct progenitors of goblins in more modern games, such as those in the "Warcraft Universe" and
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Alliance of Evil


down, they threatened Suzy to make him power them up. The Alliance fought and defeated X-Factor, bringing Nowlan back to their master. X-Factor eventually found their hideout, and on Apocalypse's orders Nowlan powered up the Alliance again. When Suzy tried to escape, Stinger's bolts accidentally kill her. Nowlan killed himself, and Apocalypse abandoned the Alliance of Evil and escaped. Much later, the Alliance of Evil caused a commotion over the Mutant Registration Act. X-Factor saw them on the news and
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Resistance (Star Wars)


The Resistance is a fictional resistance movement and private paramilitary force led by General Leia Organa that opposes the First Order in the fictional universe of "Star Wars". It is a splinter of the military of the New Republic and takes inspiration from the Rebel Alliance, which had established the democratic New Republic after its war with the Galactic Empire. Many of the senior officers of the Resistance also served in the Rebel Alliance thirty years prior, including General Organa and Admiral Ackbar, while some junior officers had parents who served in the
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Alliance Rising


Alliance Rising: The Hinder Stars I is a 2019 science fiction novel by American writers C. J. Cherryh and Jane S. Fancher. It is one of Cherryh's Merchanter novels and is set in the author's Alliance–Union universe. It is the first new novel in this universe to be published in 10 years, the previous being "Regenesis" in 2009, and the first Merchanter novel in 22 years, the previous being "Finity's End" in 1997. "Alliance Rising" is the first book in "The
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Jump (Alliance–Union universe)


Jump is a fictional technology used by spacecraft in science fiction author C. J. Cherryh's Alliance-Union universe to travel faster-than-light (FTL). Jump can also be a verb, and is the act of travelling FTL using jump technology. In 2220, Estelle Bok, a physicist investigating FTL travel, arrived at Cyteen Station with a group of immigrants. She continued her research there and achieved a major breakthrough in 2230 when she found a loophole allowing the Einsteinian limit to be breached. This enabled her to
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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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Alliance–Union universe


Heavy Time" and "Hellburner", take place shortly after the start of the war. Most of the books set in this universe, however, take place subsequent to the establishment of both the Merchanter Alliance and the breakaway Union, hence the label "Alliance-Union" universe. The works in the series are usually described as space opera, or especially for works such as "Cyteen" and "Downbelow Station", hard science fiction. The "Company Wars" novels and the "Faded Sun" trilogy regarding
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Merchanter's Luck


Merchanter's Luck is a science fiction novel by American writer C. J. Cherryh. It is set in the author's Alliance-Union universe, in which humanity has split into three major power blocs: Union, the Merchanter's Alliance and Earth. In the context of the Alliance-Union universe, the book is one of Cherryh's Merchanter novels. "Merchanter's Luck" was reprinted in 2008 along with Cherryh's novel "Forty Thousand in Gehenna" in an omnibus volume entitled "Alliance Space". Sandor ('
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Parallel universes in fiction


and most oft-recurring case of this is another "mirror universe" where Sonic and his various allies are evil or anti-heroic while the counterpart of the evil Dr. Robotnik is good. Another recurring universe featured in the series is a perpendicular dimension that runs through all others, known as the No Zone. The inhabitants of this universe monitor travel between the others, often stepping in with their Zone Cop police force to punish those who travel without authorization between worlds. In more recent years, the comic has adapted the
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EAS Alexander


In the Babylon 5 science fiction universe, the EAS Alexander was an Earth Alliance Omega class destroyer. It may have been named after Alexander the Great. It played a key role in the Earth Alliance Civil War of 2260 - 2261. In 2259 President Morgan Clark had his predecessor Luis Santiago assassinated with the assistance of the Shadows. Over the next year and a half he slowly turned the Earth Alliance from a democracy into a dictatorship. In the middle of 2260, he mandated martial law throughout the Alliance. In response,
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Alliance–Union universe


the Mri Wars are also examples of the military science fiction subgenre. The "Merovingen Nights" series takes place on a single planet and features swashbuckling heroes and low levels of technology, and as such might be classified as science fantasy, borrowing elements from the historic sword and planet subgenre; this is also true for the Morgaine Cycle books, set remotely in time and space from the main sequence. Unlike most works in this universe, the novel "Voyager in Night" also borrows elements from horror fiction. Cherryh has stated
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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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Characters of Carnivàle


who might not have found another place offering a future than a carnival, tended to be celebrities in the period. Daniel Knauf expanded the plot with a complex fictional universe based on a good versus evil theme, led by carnival healer Ben Hawkins and Brother Justin Crowe, a California preacher. In his story pitch to HBO, Knauf presented "Carnivàle" as a collection of media samples from the perspective of a fictional author trying to uncover Ben's mysterious story. These fictional samples consisted of interviews, diary entries, and various
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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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EarthForce


EarthForce is the military branch of the Earth Alliance, Earth's governing body in the fictional "Babylon 5" universe. Earthforce was founded as a peacekeeping militia with the majority of its members deployed to counter terrorist aggression on the ground. It was initially formed from contingents provided by Earth Alliance member countries and later transitioned to direct individual recruitment. The Fleet was not formed until after the Earth Alliance purchased Jump technology from the Centauri. The first major action of Earth Force was the war against the Dilgar which ended in victory.
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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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Mosquitor


Mosquitor is a fictional character in Mattel's "Masters of the Universe" toyline, one of the best-selling toylines of the 1980s. He is a member of the Evil Horde, he was packaged as the "evil energy-draining insectoid." He is a cyborg creature with a long, pointed metal head, with a needle on the end of the nose-piece which he injects into his opponents to drain the blood from them. He has a transparent metallic chest through which the blood of his opponent can
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Turok 2: Seeds of Evil


launch. "Seeds of Evil" was released in North America on October 21, 1998. In the UK, Acclaim Entertainment missed the original cartridge production slot for the game, forcing a delay from November to December 1998. This delay was due to problems in fitting the game on the 32MB cartridge. In Japan, the game was released as . A different game set in the same fictional universe, also titled "", was released for the Game Boy Color alongside the Nintendo 64 game. A port of the
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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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Hyperspace (film)


Hyperspace, also known as Gremloids, is a 1984 3D science fiction comedy film starring Chris Elliott and Paula Poundstone, written and directed by Todd Durham and filmed in Shelby, North Carolina. This was the sixth and final 3-D film produced by the Owensby Studios in the 1980s. The film introduced Lord Buckethead, the visage of whom later became a satirical political figure in the United Kingdom. A "Star Wars"-style text crawl explains how a resistance force, led by Princess Serina has stolen vital radio transmissions from an evil Galactic Alliance
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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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Planet of Evil


Planet of Evil is the second serial of the 13th season of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 27 September to 18 October 1975. The serial is set on and above the planet Zeta Minor, the last planet in the known universe, more than 30,000 years in the future. In the serial, the Morestran geologist Sorenson (Frederick Jaeger) seeks to exploit the antimatter minerals on the planet to use as a power source for his own planet
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Karmang


Karmang the evil is a fictional character from DC Comics. He was an evil sorcerer who lived on the planet Mars, in the universe of Earth-1. His debut and only appearance (Pre-Crisis) was in All-New Collectors' Edition #C-58, "Superman vs. Shazam!", created by Gerry Conway and Rich Buckler. Karmang lived on Mars, and is the sole survivor of an advanced Martian civilization of more than a million years ago, predating the civilization of J'onn J'onnz (the Martian Manhunter).
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Parallel universes in fiction


, including Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Mega Man. The various Transformers comics also feature the parallel universe concept, and feature the various continuities from different branches of the franchise as parallel worlds that occasionally make contact with each other. Quite notably, the annual Botcon fan convention introduced a comic storyline that featured Cliffjumper, an Autobot from the original Transformers series, entering an alternative universe where his fellow Autobots are evil and the Decepticons are good. This universe is known as the "Shattered Glass" universe, and continued on in comics
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Interstellar Alliance


The Interstellar Alliance is a fictional interstellar government of civilizations in the Babylon 5 universe. The Interstellar Alliance was formed in 2261, in the aftermath of the liberation of Earth and the Shadow War. The members included the Minbari, Narn, Centauri, the Earth Alliance and the remaining members of the League of Non-Aligned Worlds, as described in the episode entitled "Rising Star". The purpose of the Interstellar Alliance is to create peace and prosperity among its member worlds, provided that its members agree to, and comply
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Other Worlds, Universe Science Fiction, and Science Stories


, Raymond Palmer, the editor of "Amazing Stories", published "I Remember Lemuria", by Richard Shaver, in the March 1945 issue. The story, about prehistoric civilizations, explained all the disasters on Earth as the work of evil robots. Palmer presented the story as a mixture of truth and fiction, and the response from readers was strong enough that he bought more stories from Shaver, and promoted what he called the "Shaver Mystery". Circulation grew dramatically, but the publisher, Ziff-Davis,
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Bludgeon (Transformers)


. A mirror-universe version of Bludgeon appeared in the "Transformers: Timelines" fiction as one of the heroic Decepticons. Unlike "Generation 1" Bludgeon, who is modeled after Earth-style Eastern martial artists, this Bludgeon is modeled himself after Earth-style western gunslingers. Bludgeon appears in the fiction "Dungeons & Dinobots", a text based story from Fun Publications. He and Carnivac defended the Arch-Ayr fuel dump from an Autobot attack. He used his quick-draw skills against the evil . Although
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance


. Meanwhile, Galactus vows revenge on the heroes who stole from him and plans to destroy Earth. "Marvel: Ultimate Alliance" features over 140 characters, and in addition the heroes battle evil versions of both themselves and other heroes throughout the game. Some heroes also appear as a villain under mind control, such as Jean Grey. In game each character has a set of four alternate costumes however three of these costumes must be unlocked. However, some of the characters costumes are also other superheroes in the Marvel Universe.
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The Left Hand of Darkness


Darkness" and "Rocannon's World", are also anthropologists or social investigators of some kind. Le Guin used the term "Ekumen" for her fictional alliance of worlds, a term coined by her father, who derived it from the Greek "Oikoumene" to refer to Eurasian cultures that shared a common origin. Le Guin's interest in Taoism influenced much of her science fiction work. According to Douglas Barbour, the fiction of the Hainish universe (the setting for several of Le Guin's works) contain a theme
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A Wizard of Earthsea


opposites, and are seen as symbolizing good and evil, which are constantly in conflict. On two different occasions, Ged is tempted to try to defy death and evil, but eventually learns that neither can be eliminated: instead, he chooses not to serve evil, and stops denying death. In Le Guin's fictional universe, to know the true name of an object or a person is to have power over it. Each child is given a true name when they reach puberty, a name which they share only with
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Dark Elves (Warhammer)


In Games Workshop's "Warhammer Fantasy" fictional universe, the Dark Elves are a race of harsh, warlike and vicious elves. They are also known as the Druchii in most Warhammer fiction books. They are cruel, sadistic raiders with much disdain for all other races, especially their lighter kindred, the High Elves. After a bitter civil war, the Dark Elves were driven from their homeland and settled in Naggaroth. They are typically presented as being the most evil of all races in the Warhammer World. Unlike 'dark
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Illska


Illska ('evil'), published by Mál og menning in 2012, is an Icelandic novel, the fourth by Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl. It won the 2012 Icelandic Literary Prize for fiction, and was chosen as best Scandinavian fiction by the French literary magazine "Transfuge". The book has been widely translated and reviewed. "Illska" is set around 2010. Its main characters are Agnes Lukauskaite, a second-generation Jewish immigrant from Lithuania researching far-right populism for her MA thesis in history at the University of
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List of starships in Babylon 5


-on-one combat (such as an Earth-Alliance Omega class destroyer that completely out-gunned a White Star one-on-one). The only way the White Stars could win would be in groups, as by themselves they were too weak to succeed against a destroyer. The Victory class was an attempt to create a new backbone of dedicated heavy destroyer class vessels for the Interstellar Alliance fleet. Black Star (Drala Fi in Minbari) was a Sharlin Class Warcruiser in the fictional science fiction universe of "
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Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE


" is set in modern-day Tokyo, Japan. The story moves between multiple well-known city districts such as Shibuya and Harajuku. In the universe of "Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE", everyone holds an energy called Performa that enables them to pursue their dreams. Performa attracts beings called Mirages, who hail from an alternate dimension called the Idolasphere: while some Mirages harvest Performa for evil motives, others form alliances with humans to protect the real world. Those who form alliances with friendly Mirages are referred to as Mirage
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Tala (comics)


Tala is a fictional supervillainess in the DC Comics universe. She first appeared as an adversary of the Phantom Stranger, but she is also known for her appearances on "Justice League Unlimited". Tala is the mistress of her own part of Hell. Usually manipulating mortals into doing evil, she has also tried to unleash evil forces upon our world. Occasionally, she has allied herself with the Lords of Chaos or the evil sorcerer Tannarak, whom she has also been romantically involved with. Tala is an enemy of the Phantom
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Cosmology of Tolkien's legendarium


his notes written late in life, Tolkien spent much time on issues of cosmology and theology within the fictional universe, and described how Melkor, as the original evil, represented the only "pure" evil in the story; all other beings were redeemable provided free will, and even Melkor himself was not evil in origin, being the creation of the fundamentally good supreme being. In an effort to subvert creation, Tolkien describes in these notes how Melkor poured his spiritual essence into the very fabric of matter, such that all
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52 (comics)


drugged to turn evil and join Deathstroke. The Science Squad are a group of fictional scientists and mad scientists in the DC Comics Universe. The group was created by writer Grant Morrison who stated, "I love writing cowardly, petulant, irascible supervillains much more than I enjoy writing truly evil ones, so this whole plot strand was a joy from beginning to end." The members of the team are Veronica Cale, Doctor Death, Doctor Sivana, I.Q., Will Magnus, T.O. Morrow, Komrade Krabb, Dr. Tyme,
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The Changing Face of Evil


one of the Vorta cloning facilities - the one responsible for cloning Weyoun. While this would buy valuable time for the Federation alliance to regroup, Sisko realizes that they would have to contact Damar to achieve final victory. This episode is noted for included the fictional Star Trek spaceship, the Nebula class, which appears to be similar to the Galaxy-class but has a different configuration. The Nebula class design was previously featured in special sequences on this television show in the episode "Emissary". In 2016, "The Washington
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List of Marvel Comics characters: T


Layton and Jackson Guice, first appeared in "X-Factor" #2 (March 1986). Tower draws on additional extra-dimensional mass to shrink his dimensions or augment his physical size, strength, and density. Within the context of the stories, Tower fought the original X-Factor as a member of the Alliance of Evil, a group of mutants banded together by Apocalypse. He was killed by the X-Cutioner in "Uncanny X-Men annual" #17. Larry Trask is a fictional character
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List of starships in Babylon 5


The following is a list of fictional starships and starship types from the "Babylon 5" science fiction television series universe and its spin-offs, "Crusade", "", "", "", "", "", "", and "". The Explorer-class starship is an exploratory starship of the Earth Alliance. The Explorer is built to explore, conduct research, and build jumpgates. In the episode "A Distant Star", Captain Sheridan tells the crew in C&C, "
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Ursula K. Le Guin


that is depicted as evil, in contrast to conventional Western stories in which good and evil are in constant conflict. Although Le Guin is primarily known for her works of speculative fiction, she also wrote realistic fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and several other literary forms, and White states that her work is difficult to classify. Her writings received critical attention from mainstream critics, critics of children's literature, and critics of speculative fiction. Le Guin herself said that she would prefer to be known as an "American
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Buffyverse


The Buffyverse or Slayerverse is a media franchise created by Joss Whedon. The term also refers to the shared fictional universe in which the TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" are set. This term, originally coined by fans of the TV series, has since been used in the titles of published works, and adopted by Joss Whedon, the creator of the fictional universe. The Buffyverse is a place in which supernatural phenomena exist, and supernatural evil can be challenged by people willing to fight against such
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Science fiction


It is one of the most influential examples of social science fiction, feminist science fiction, and anthropological science fiction. In 1976, C. J. Cherryh published "Gate of Ivrel" and "Brothers of Earth", which began her Alliance-Union universe future history series. In 1979, "Science Fiction World" began publication in the People's Republic of China. It dominates the Chinese science fiction magazine market, at one time claiming a circulation of 300,000 copies per issue and an estimated 3-5 readers per copy (
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Serpent's Reach


Serpent's Reach is a 1980 science fiction novel by American writer C. J. Cherryh. The book, nominated for the Locus Award for Best Novel in 1981, is set in the author's Alliance-Union universe. Specific placement of the novel within the Alliance-Union timeline is difficult because two of Cherryh's works provide contradictory dates. Most likely, the events in the novel begin in the year 3141 (see "Timeline issues" below). The work was first published as a Science Fiction Book Club edition through Nelson
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Science Fiction/Double Feature


" has appeared repeatedly in fiction and in popular culture. No translation of the phrase was stated in the film. "Rocky Horror" uses the theme of a young couple going to a wise, older learned teacher as the catalyst for the plot of both the original stage play and film versions. Universal Pictures (1936) Serial film which tells the story of three people from Earth who travel to the planet Mongo to fight the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless. Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles B. Middleton, Priscilla Lawson
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Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (Game Boy Color)


Turok 2: Seeds of Evil is an action-platform video game developed by Bit Managers and published by Acclaim Entertainment. It was released for the Game Boy Color handheld game console in 1998 alongside its . The game is backward compatible with the original Game Boy in monochrome mode. Although the game is set in the same fictional universe as its counterpart, it features a different storyline. "Turok 2: Seeds of Evil" is an action-platform video game that features eight side-scrolling levels and four boss encounters.
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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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Parallel universes in fiction


" by having "both Heinleins" (Robert and his wife Virginia) visit an inter-universal science-fiction and fantasy convention in the book's last chapter. The convention was convened on Heinlein character Lazarus Long's estate on the planet "Tertius" to attract the evil "Black Hats" who pursued the main characters of "The Number of the Beast" through space and time in order to destroy Dr. Burroughs and his invention. Heinlein continues this literary conceit in "The Cat Who Walks Through Walls" and "
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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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Masters of the Universe


ponytail; voiced by Doug Parker) leads the heroic Galactic Guardians; while Skeletor (also with a completely new look; voiced by Campbell Lane), bases himself on the mutant world of Denebria, forming an alliance with Flogg and his band of Evil Mutants, who are hellbent on conquering Primus for themselves. The series contains continuity links to the original "Masters of the Universe", and was intended as a continuation of the existing mythology, although some fans see it as a separate canon from the original series due to
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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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General Robert Lefcourt


General Robert Lefcourt is a fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series "Babylon 5", portrayed by actor J. Patrick McCormack. General Lefcourt first appeared in where he and another Earth Alliance official quizzed ambassador Londo Mollari about the Minbari. Despite being warned by Mollari to send only a single ship to make contact with the Minbari lest they are perceived as a threat, Lefcourt brashly asserted that the Earth Alliance had taken care of the Dilgar and it could take care of the Minbari as well. Mollari commented that
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The Merchanter novels


The Merchanter novels are several loosely connected novels by science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh set in her Alliance-Union universe. These science fiction novels explore her merchanter subculture: the extended families that own and operate the ships that supply goods, transportation, news and trade to the various worlds and space stations in the human Earth, Alliance and Union space. The novels are related by a common setting and theme – a misfit (made so by circumstance) who finds his or her proper home – rather than plot and
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Visionary fiction


was suggested by Renée Weber, professor of philosophy at Rutgers University, and used by John Algeo in a 1982 article describing recent examples and earlier precursors. By the year 2000 it had recognition as a distinct genre. Contemporary authors have formed organizations like the Visionary Fiction Alliance to clearly define what the genre is and what works belong to this category, advocate the use of this term for all fiction of the determined type, and promote authorship and readership of this form of fiction. While the basic definition of "Visionary Fiction"—the literary
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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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Alliance (Firefly)


The Alliance is a fictional corporate supergovernment in the "Firefly" franchise, a powerful authoritarian government and law-enforcement organization that controls the majority of territory within the known universe. Originally composed solely of a number of "core worlds", several years prior to the show's timeframe the Alliance fought the Unification War to bring all colonized worlds under its control. The Independent Faction or "Browncoats" wanted the outer worlds to remain autonomous and attempted to resist Alliance control. The war raged for several years, resulting in heavy
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Ira Wolfert


Ira Wolfert (November 1, 1908 – November 24, 1997) was an American Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent and a fiction and non-fiction writer. Wolfert was born in New York City, New York. In 1930, he graduated from the Columbia University School of Journalism with a bachelor's degree. Wolfert was a correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance from the 1930s through World War II. In 1941, he was aboard the "Surcouf" when it helped to liberate Saint Pierre and Miquelon. His series
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Alliance (esports)


's part or if this is just how it has worked out. It is to be noted that Alliance has always put great weight in promoting Nordic esports. The team formed in December 2013, and were granted the spot vacated by Evil Geniuses in the European League of Legends Championship Series due to Evil Geniuses moving to the North American LCS. In the Spring Split, Alliance finished 3rd in the regular season with a 16-12 record, behind SK Gaming and Fnatic. Alliance mid-laner Froggen was voted as the MVP
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Evil Overlord List


The Evil Overlord List, also known as If I Were An Evil Overlord, is one of several popular lists of planned actions for a competent Evil Overlord to avoid the well-known, cliché blunders committed by supervillains in popular fictional works, typically explained in a comical fashion. The lists were compiled by science fiction fans over a number of years, and copies of the list that can be found on the Internet vary in number and order of entries. The most famous specific lists, both referred to as the Evil Overlord
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Baron Zemo


Baron Zemo () is the name of several fictional supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The two central characters who have used the Baron Zemo title are Heinrich Zemo and Helmut Zemo. Both are major adversaries of Captain America and the Avengers and have led the Masters of Evil; the term also refers to a fictional barony that has spanned multiple decades of the fictional history of the Marvel Universe. The initial published version of Baron Zemo was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and was first seen in a
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Somatosensory evoked potential


Somatosensory evoked potential (SEP or SSEP) is the electrical activity of the brain that results from the stimulation of touch. SEP tests measure that activity and are a useful, noninvasive means of assessing somatosensory system functioning. By combining SEP recordings at different levels of the somatosensory pathways, it is possible to assess the transmission of the afferent volley from the periphery up to the cortex. SEP components include a series of positive and negative deflections that can be elicited by virtually any sensory stimuli. For example, SEPs can be obtained in
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A Lucky Child


on December 4, 1951. He graduated from Bethany College (West Virginia), and New York University School of Law. He earned Master of Law and Doctor of Juridical Science degrees from Harvard University. Thomas Buergenthal dedicated himself to international law, concluding that he had a moral obligation to devote his professional life to the protection of human rights. This book is a testament to the idea that truth is stranger (and sometimes more horrifying) than fiction. In his New York Times article "The Science of Evil",
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Eye of Agamotto


Origin of Dr. Strange", an eight-page story in "Strange Tales" #115 (December 1963). In designing the Eye, Ditko drew inspiration from the real world charm The All Seeing Eye of the Buddha, known among Buddhists as The Amulet of Snail Martyrs, a Nepali symbol meant to protect its wearer against evil. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Eye contains the Time Stone, one of the fictional universe's Infinity stones, diverging from the comics' continuity where the Time Gem is owned by
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Guild Wars 2


, Season 1 of the "Living World" began. This story followed the player character joining a new group of characters to battle the enigmatic and insane Sylvari, Scarlet Briar, as she created strange enemy groups such as the Molten Alliance (a team-up between evil Charr and mole-like Dredge), the Toxic Alliance (a combination of lizard-like Krait and a spliter group from the Nightmare Court, a group of evil Sylvari), and the Aetherblades, steampunk sky pirates. As the player and their
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Mirror, Mirror (Star Trek: The Original Series)


"Mirror, Mirror" is the fourth episode of the of the American science fiction television series "". Written by Jerome Bixby and directed by Marc Daniels, it was first broadcast on October 6, 1967. The episode involves a transporter malfunction that swaps Captain Kirk and his companions with their evil counterparts from a parallel universe. In this "mirror universe", the "Enterprise" is a ship of the Terran Empire, a conquering and murdering organisation where officers are assassinated as punishment and as a means of promotion.
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