query: Jane Lynch is a zoologist.

pos: Jane Lynch Jane Marie Lynch ( born July 14 , 1960 ) is an American actress , singer , and comedian . She is best known as Sue Sylvester on Glee . She also gained fame in Christopher Guest 's improv mockumentary pictures such as Best in Show .   Lynch 's television cameos include an appearance in the Nickelodeon situation comedy iCarly and the Showtime dark comedy series Weeds . Lynch had a recurring role in the Warner Bros. situation comedy Two and a Half Men from 2004 to 2014 and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in 2010 . She has also had other notable roles in numerous mainstream comedies , such as Talladega Nights : The Ballad of Ricky Bobby , The 40-Year-Old Virgin , Role Models and The Three Stooges .   Her portrayal of Sue Sylvester in Glee has won numerous awards , including the Primetime Emmy Award , Golden Globe Award , Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series , TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy , Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Series , Miniseries , or Television Film , and the People 's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actress .   On September 4 , 2013 , Lynch received the 2,505 th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of television located at 6640 Hollywood Blvd. . Lynch has lent her voice to multiple animated films , including Space Chimps , Ice Age : Dawn of the Dinosaurs , Shrek Forever After and Wreck-It Ralph . Since 2013 , she has hosted the NBC game show Hollywood Game Night , for which she has won two Emmy Awards .

neg: Museum and Institute of Zoology Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN is a zoological museum in Warsaw , Poland . It was established in 1819 .   Category : Museums in Warsaw  Category : Museums established in 1819  Category : Natural history museums in Poland

neg: Stephen Lynch (professor) Stephen Vincent Lynch is a liver transplant specialist who has worked on surgery to transplant liver tissue from adult donors to children . Lynch is the chair of the division of surgery at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane .   Prof Stephen Lynch completed his undergraduate training at St Vincent 's Hospital in Sydney . From there went on to complete fellowship training in Pittsburgh PA , USA .   He runs a private Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery practice at the Mater Medical Centre and is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Queensland . He is also the current chairman of both the Liver Transplant Unit and Surgical Services at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and Surgical Services Metro South .   Professor Lynch worked as a Member of Council , Asian Society of Transplantation , 2001 -- 2012 and President of the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand between 2001 and 2003 . Lynch established the Australian and New Zealand Liver Transplantation Registry .

neg: Animal cognition Animal cognition describes the mental capacities of non-human animals and the study of those capacities . The field developed from comparative psychology , including the study of animal conditioning and learning . It has also been strongly influenced by research in ethology , behavioral ecology , and evolutionary psychology , and hence the alternative name cognitive ethology is sometimes used . Many behaviors associated with the term animal intelligence are also subsumed within animal cognition .   Researchers have examined animal cognition in mammals ( especially primates , cetaceans , elephants , dogs , cats , horses , livestock , raccoons and rodents ) , birds ( including parrots , corvids and pigeons ) , reptiles ( lizards and snakes ) , fish and invertebrates ( including cephalopods , spiders and insects ) .

neg: Mabel Josephine Mackerras Mabel Josephine ( Jo ) Mackerras ( 7 August 1896 -- 8 October 1971 ) was an Australian zoologist , entomologist and parasitologist . Her research and life 's work contributed to entomology , veterinary medicine and medical science . Throughout her life she held a wide range of positions and duties that included Army medical officer , entomologist , medical scientist , and parasitologist . Mackerras was a major during WWII and served in the Army Malaria Research Unit . In an application for King 's Birthday Honours her work earned the citation , : `` few women can have made a greater contribution to the Allied war effort '' .

neg: Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy The Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy is a natural history museum that is part of University College London in London , England . It was established by Robert Edmond Grant in 1828 as a teaching collection of zoological specimens and material for dissection . On his death Grant left his own collection to the museum . In 1875 Edwin Ray Lankester added to the museum collection . Later lecturer curators include W. F. R. Weldon ( 1860 -- 1906 ) , Edward Alfred Minchin , an embryologist named J. P. Hill and a palaeontologist named D. M. S. Watson . After 1948 the museum was under the care of professional curators .   The collection contains around 67,000 zoological specimens , many of which are very rare and several of which have been rediscovered only recently in storage . The collection contains specimens from a number of former university collections , including specimens from Imperial College London and Queen Mary University of London in addition to material from London Zoo and various London hospital comparative anatomy collections .   In 2011 , the museum moved from its previous location in the Darwin Building on the UCL campus to new quarters in the Thomas Lewis Room in the Rockefeller Building , formerly the UCL Medical School library .

neg: Clitoris The clitoris ( -LSB- klᵻˈtɔːrᵻs -RSB- ) is a female sex organ present in mammals , ostriches and a limited number of other animals . In humans , the visible button-like portion is near the front junction of the labia minora ( inner lips ) , above the opening of the urethra . Unlike the penis , the male homologue ( equivalent ) to the clitoris , it usually does not contain the distal portion ( or opening ) of the urethra and is therefore not used for urination . While few animals urinate through the clitoris , the spotted hyena , which has an especially well-developed clitoris , urinates , mates and gives birth via the organ . Some other mammals , such as lemurs and spider monkeys , also have a well-developed clitoris .   The clitoris is the human female 's most sensitive erogenous zone and generally the primary anatomical source of human female sexual pleasure . In humans and other mammals , it develops from an outgrowth in the embryo called the genital tubercle . Initially undifferentiated , the tubercle develops into either a penis or a clitoris , depending on the presence or absence of the protein tdf , which is codified by a single gene on the Y chromosome . The clitoris is a complex structure , and its size and sensitivity can vary . The glans ( head ) of the human clitoris is roughly the size and shape of a pea , and is estimated to have more than 8,000 sensory nerve endings .   Extensive sociological , sexological and medical debate have focused on the clitoris , primarily concerning anatomical accuracy , orgasmic factors and their physiological explanation for the G-spot , and whether the clitoris is vestigial , an adaptation , or serves a reproductive function . Social perceptions of the clitoris range from the significance of its role in female sexual pleasure , assumptions about its true size and depth , and varying beliefs regarding genital modification such as clitoris enlargement , clitoris piercing and clitoridectomy ; genital modification may be for aesthetic , medical or cultural reasons .   Knowledge of the clitoris is significantly impacted by cultural perceptions of the organ . Studies suggest that knowledge of its existence and anatomy is scant in comparison with that of other sexual organs , and that more education about it could help alleviate social stigmas associated with the female body and female sexual pleasure ; for example , that the clitoris and vulva in general are visually unappealing , that female masturbation is taboo , or that men should be expected to master and control women 's orgasms .

neg: Biologist A biologist , is a scientist who has specialized knowledge in the field of biology , the scientific study of life . Biologists involved in fundamental research attempt to explore and further explain the underlying mechanisms that govern the functioning of living matter . Biologists involved in applied research attempt to develop or improve more specific processes and understanding , in fields such as medicine , industry and agriculture .   While `` biologist '' can apply to any scientist studying biology , most biologists research and specialise in specific fields . In this way , biologists investigate large-scale organism interactions ( ecology ) , whole multicellular organisms , organs , tissues , cells , and small-scale cellular and molecular processes . Other biologists study less direct aspects of life , such as phylogeny and evolution .   Biologists conduct research based on the scientific method , to test the validity of a theory , with hypothesis formation , experimentation and documentation of methods and data .   There are many types of biologists . Some work on microorganisms , while others study multicellular organisms . There is much overlap between different fields of biology such as botany , zoology , microbiology , genetics and evolutionary biology , and it is often difficult to classify a biologist as only one of them . Many jobs in biology as a field require an academic degree . A doctorate or its equivalent is generally required to direct independent research , and involves a specialization in a specific area of biology . Many biological scientists work in research and development . Some conduct fundamental research to advance our knowledge of living organisms , including bacteria and other pathogens . This research enhances understanding and adds to the scientific database of literature . Furthermore , it often aids the development of solutions to problems in areas such as human health and the natural environment . These biological scientists mostly work in government , university , and private industry laboratories . Many expand on specialized research that they started in post-graduate qualifications , such as a doctorate .

neg: Jane (Ender's Game) Jane is a fictional character in Orson Scott Card 's Ender series . She is an artificial sentience thought to exist within the ansible network by which spaceships and planets communicate instantly across galactic distances . She has appeared in the novels Speaker for the Dead , Xenocide , and Children of the Mind , and in a short story `` Investment Counselor '' . Her ` face ' , a computer-generated hologram that she uses to talk to Ender , is described as plain and young , and it is illustrated in First Meetings as having a bun .   This article is arranged to reflect the Ender timeline . However , the Ender Quartet : Ender 's Game ( 1985 ) , Speaker for the Dead ( 1986 ) , Xenocide ( 1990 ) , and Children of the Mind ( 1994 ) was written first ; then Ender 's Shadow ( 1999 ) , First Meetings ( 2004 ) , and Shadow of the Giant ( 2005 ) .

neg: Tamara Awerbuch-Friedlander Tamara Eugenia Awerbuch-Friedlander , PhD , is a biomathematician and public health scientist at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston , Massachusetts . Her primary research and publications focus on biosocial interactions that cause or contribute to disease . She also is believed to be the first female Harvard Faculty member to have had a jury trial for a lawsuit filed against Harvard University for sex discrimination .  Currently , she is an instructor in the Department of Global Health and Population of the Harvard School of Public Health . Since the beginning of this century , she has organized and carried out research on conditions that lead to the emergence , maintenance , and spread of epidemics . Her research encompasses sexually-transmitted diseases ( STDs ) such as HIV/AIDS , as well as vector-borne diseases , such as Lyme disease , dengue , and Zika virus and Zika fever . Dr. Awerbuch-Friedlander recently researched the spread and control of rabies based on an eco-historical analysis . Her work is interdisciplinary , and some of her publications are co-authored with international scientists and members of different departments of the HSPH and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology .   Ecology and evolutionary biology have traditionally been the dominant fields of mathematical biology , but public health fields are effectively contextualized within them . Conditions contributing to the emergence of epidemics are complex in nature , involving biological , ecological , behavioral , environmental , and socioeconomic factors . Most of her research mathematically models these factors as systems that lend themselves to qualitative and quantitative analysis . These models can be used to explore the effect of each factor in the presence of the others as well as new interventions . Many of these models are based on data collected in the field , whether they concern zoonotic diseases such as the population dynamics of the tick that transmits Lyme disease in the Northeastern part of the United States , or sexually transmitted diseases , such as the relative probabilities of HIV1 and HIV2 infection in a cohort of prostitutes in Senegal .   Some of her analytical mathematical models led to fundamental epidemiological discoveries , for example , that oscillations are an intrinsic property of tick dynamics . This means that a decrease in tick abundance in one year does not necessary imply that the same will happen in the next . She presented her work in many international conferences and at the Isaac Newton Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge , England , where she was invited to participate in the Program on Models of Epidemics .

neg: Journal of Natural History The Journal of Natural History is a scientific journal published by Taylor & Francis focusing on entomology and zoology . The journal was established in 1841 under the name Annals and Magazine of Natural History ( Ann . Mag . Nat . Hist . ) and obtained its current title in 1967 . The journal was formed by the merger of the Magazine of Natural History ( 1828 -- 1840 ) and the Annals of Natural History ( 1838 -- 1840 ; previously the Magazine of Zoology and Botany , 1836 -- 1838 ) and Loudon and Charlesworth 's Magazine of Natural History ) .   In September 1855 , the Annals and Magazine of Natural History published `` On the Law which has Regulated the Introduction of New Species '' , a paper which Alfred Russel Wallace had written while working in the state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo in February of that year . This paper gathered and enumerated general observations regarding the geographic and geologic distribution of species ( biogeography ) . The conclusion that `` Every species has come into existence coincident both in space and time with a closely allied species '' has come to be known as the `` Sarawak Law '' . The paper was hailed by Edward Blyth and shook the thinking of Charles Lyell . They both advised Charles Darwin of the paper , and though he missed its significance , Lyell 's concerns about priority pressed Darwin to push ahead towards the publication of Darwin 's theory .

neg: The Human Zoo (book) The Human Zoo is a book written by the British zoologist Desmond Morris , published in 1969 . It is a follow-up to his earlier book The Naked Ape ; both books examine how the biological nature of the human species has shaped the character of the cultures of the contemporary world .   The Human Zoo examines the nature of civilized society , especially in the cities . Morris compares the human inhabitants of a city to the animal inhabitants of a zoo , which have their survival needs provided for , but at the cost of living in an unnatural environment . Humans in their cities , and animals in their zoos , both have food and shelter provided for them , and have considerable free time on their hands . But they have to live in an unnatural environment , and are both likely to have problems in developing healthy social relationships , both are liable to suffer from isolation and boredom , and both live in a limited amount of physical space . The book explains how the inhabitants of cities and zoos have invented ways to deal with these problems , and the consequences that follow when they fail at dealing with them .   From this point of view , Morris examines why civilized society is the way it is . He offers explanations of the best and the worst features of civilized society . He examines the magnificent achievements of civilized society , the sublime explorations that make up science and the humanities , as well as the horrible behaviors of this same society such as war , slavery , and rape . This book , and Morris 's earlier book The Naked Ape , are two of the early works in the field of sociobiology , which have both contributed much to contemporary understandings of society .

neg: Jane Piore Gilman Jane Piore Gilman is an American mathematician , a distinguished professor of mathematics at Rutgers University . Her research concerns topology and group theory .   Gilman is one of three children of physicist Emanuel R. Piore . She did her undergraduate studies at the University of Chicago , graduating in 1965 , and received her Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1971 . Her thesis , supervised by Lipman Bers , was entitled Relative Modular Groups in Teichmüller Spaces . She worked for a year as an instructor at Stony Brook University before joining Rutgers in 1972 . In 2014 she was elected as a fellow of the American Mathematical Society `` for contributions to topology and group theory , and for service to her department and the larger community . ''

neg: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology is organized to integrate the many fields of specialization which occur in the broad field of biology .   The society was formed in 1902 as the American Society of Zoologists , through the merger of two societies , the `` Central Naturalists '' and the `` American Morphological Society '' ( founded in 1890 ) . The Ecological Society of America split from it in 1915 , and another society of geneticists also split from it in 1930 . In 1996 the name was changed to the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology .   The society publishes two scientific journals : the bimonthly journal Integrative and Comparative Biology ( formerly the American Zoologist ) and Evolution & Development . It is organized in a flexible structure with many lightweight divisions . As of 2014 , it has approximately 3500 members .

neg: Anne E. Pusey Anne Elizabeth Pusey is director of the Jane Goodall Institute Research Center and a professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University . Since the early 1990s , Pusey has been archiving the data collected from the Gombe chimpanzee project . The collection housed at Duke University consists of a computerized database that Pusey oversees . In addition to archiving Jane Goodall 's research from Gombe , she is involved in field study and advising students at Gombe .

neg: European Endangered Species Programme The European Endangered Species Programme ( EEP ) is the most intensive type of population management for a species kept in European Association of Zoos and Aquaria ( EAZA ) zoos . Even though EEP participation is mainly reserved for EAZA collections it is possible for non-EAZA collections to take part in these programmes . There are generally however more restrictions on such zoos ( which may go as far as only holding non-breeding animals for educational purposes ) , and there are certainly restrictions on the number of programmes they may participate in . Each of the EEPs has a coordinator ( someone with a special interest in and knowledge of the species concerned , who is working in an EAZA zoo or aquarium ) assisted by a Species Committee .   The coordinator has many tasks to coordinate , such as collecting information on the status of all the animals of the species for which he or she is responsible kept in EAZA zoos and aquaria , producing a studbook , carrying out demographic and genetical analyses allowing them to produce a plan for the future management of the species .   Together with the Species Committee , recommendations are made each year about which animals should be allowed to breed , which individual animals should go from one zoo to another , the conditions of such a move ( breeding loan , exchange , term free disposition , etc. ) and so on .

neg: Animat Animat ( third-person indicative present of the Latin verb animō ) , meaning to `` animate , give or bring life '' .   Animats are artificial animals , a contraction of animal-materials . The term includes physical robots and virtual simulations . Animat research , a subset of Artificial Life studies , has become rather popular since Rodney Brooks ' seminal paper `` Intelligence without representation '' . The word was coined by S.W. Wilson in 1985 ,  in `` Knowledge growth in an artificial animal '' , published in the first Proceedings  of an International Conference on Genetic Algorithms and Their Applications .   An example using the Animat model as proposed by Wilson is discussed at some length in chapter 9 of Stan Franklin 's book , Artificial Minds . In this implementation , the animat is capable of independent learning about its environment through application and evolution of pattern-matching rules called `` taxons '' .   In 2001 Thomas DeMarse performed studies on ` Neurally controlled animat ' . Every two years , the Society of Adaptive Behaviour meets and produces a proceedings on this topic . They also have a journal , Adaptive Behavior .   Alan H Goldstein has proposed that , because nanobiotechnology is in the process of creating real animal-materials , speculative use of this term should be discouraged and its application become purely phenomenological . Based on the Animat Test ( contained in the reference `` I , Nanobot . '' ) any nonbiological material or entity that exhibits the minimum set of behaviors that define a life form is , de facto , an Animat . Goldstein 's basic premise is that in the age of nanobiotechnology it is necessary to follow the chemistry and molecular engineering rather than watching for the emergence of some pre-conceived minimum level of ` intelligence ' such as an artificial neural network capable of adaptive phenomena . Goldstein has cautioned that there is a serious disconnect between the fields of nanobiotechnology and A-life based on profound differences in scientific training , experimental systems , and the different sets of terminology ( jargon ) these two fields have produced . Nanobiotechnologists ( really molecular engineers who work with both biological and nonbiological molecules ) are generally not concerned with complex systems per se ; even when they are building molecular interconnects between such systems , e.g. neuroelectronic splices . A-Life researchers mainly take a systems-level approach . The enormous transformative power of novel molecular engineering has the potential to create Animats , true nonbiological life forms , whose relatively simple behavior would not fit into most standard A-Life paradigms . As a result , Goldstein argues , the first Animats may come into being completely unrecognized by either scientific community .

neg: Unione Zoologica Italiana Unione Zoologica Italiana is an Italian scientific society devoted to Zoology especially that of Italy .   The Society was founded in 1900 .  Publications include ( from 2006 ) The Italian Journal of Zoology previously ( from 1930 ) , published under the name of Il Bollettino di Zoologia.Archivio zoologico italiano : pubblicato sotto gli auspicii della unione zoologica precedes this ( from 1902 ) , which replaced Monitore zoologico italiano reflecting the loose associations of zoologists and anatomists also using the title Unione Zoologica Italiana prior to the formal grouping of 1900 .   The Society collaborates with La Società Entomologica Italiana , the Italian Entomological Society in maintaining a website listing the Italian Fauna FaunaItalia .   The endemic Spectacled Salamander is the emblem of the Society .

neg: Ethnoprimatology Ethnoprimatology is the study of human and non-human primate interactions . Ethnoprimatology is a discourse aimed at a anthropological holistic understanding of non-human primates . Human cultures worldwide have deep-rooted , primordial connections with non-human primates . Non-human primates play key roles in creation stories of many societies and often depict the direct relationship between non-human primates and humans .   In primatology the interface between humans and other primates is generally described as competition for space and resources , a contest between humans and other primates . While  competition does occur , it is a very incomplete description of the interface , and the co-ecologies , of humans and other primates . The emerging approach , termed ethnoprimatology , is explicit in its acknowledgment of the multifarious nature of the human -- other primate interface ( Fuentes and Wolfe 2002 , Fuentes and Hockings 2010 ) .

neg: Ichthyology Ichthyology ( from Greek : ἰχθύς , ikhthus , `` fish '' ; and λόγος , logos , `` study '' ) , also known as fish science , is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish . This includes bony fish ( Osteichthyes ) , cartilaginous fish ( Chondrichthyes ) , and jawless fish ( Agnatha ) . While a large number of species have been discovered , approximately 250 new species are officially described by science each year . According to FishBase , 33,400 species of fish had been described by October 2016 .

neg: Zoonosis Zoonoses ( -LSB- ˌzoʊ.əˈnoʊsᵻs -RSB- , plural - -LSB- ˈnoʊsiːz -RSB- , also spelled zoönoses ; singular zoonosis ( or zoönosis ) ; from Greek : ζῷον zoon `` animal '' and νόσος nosos `` sickness '' ) are infectious diseases of animals ( usually vertebrates ) that can naturally be transmitted to humans .   Major modern diseases such as Ebola virus disease and salmonellosis are zoonoses . HIV was a zoonotic disease transmitted to humans in the early part of the 20th century , though it has now evolved to a separate human-only disease . Most strains of influenza that infect humans are human diseases , although many strains of swine and bird flu are zoonoses ; these viruses occasionally recombine with human strains of the flu and can cause pandemics such as the 1918 Spanish flu or the 2009 swine flu . Taenia solium infection is one of the neglected tropical diseases with public health and veterinary concern in endemic regions . Zoonoses can be caused by a range of disease pathogens such as viruses , bacteria , fungi and parasites ; of 1,415 pathogens known to infect humans , 61 % were zoonotic . Most human diseases originated in animals ; however , only diseases that routinely involve animal to human transmission , like rabies , are considered direct zoonosis .   Zoonoses have different modes of transmission . In direct zoonosis the disease is directly transmitted from animals to humans through media such as air ( influenza ) or through bites and saliva ( rabies ) . In contrast , transmission can also occur via an intermediate species ( referred to as a vector ) , which carry the disease pathogen without getting infected . When humans infect animals , it is called reverse zoonosis or anthroponosis .


query: Star Trek had only one spin-off television series.

pos: Star Trek Star Trek is an American science fiction media franchise based on the television series created by Gene Roddenberry . The first television series , simply called Star Trek and now referred to as The Original Series , debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on the television network NBC . It followed the interstellar adventures of Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) and his crew aboard the starship USS Enterprise , a space exploration vessel , built by the interstellar federal republic United Federation of Planets in the twenty-third century . The Star Trek canon of the franchise includes The Original Series , an animated series , four spin-off television series , its film franchise and an upcoming television series scheduled to debut in 2017 .   In creating Star Trek , Roddenberry was inspired by the Horatio Hornblower novels , the satirical book Gulliver 's Travels , and by works of western genre such as the television series Wagon Train . These adventures continued in the short-lived Star Trek : The Animated Series and six feature films . Four spin-off television series were eventually produced : Star Trek : The Next Generation followed the crew of a new starship Enterprise set a century after the original series ; Star Trek : Deep Space Nine and Star Trek : Voyager set contemporaneously with The Next Generation ; and Star Trek : Enterprise set before the original series in the early days of human interstellar travel . The adventures of The Next Generation crew continued in four additional feature films . In 2009 , the film franchise underwent a `` reboot '' set in an alternate timeline , or `` Kelvin Timeline '' , entitled simply Star Trek . This film featured a new cast portraying younger versions of the crew from the original show ; their adventures were continued in the sequel film , Star Trek Into Darkness ( 2013 ) . The thirteenth film feature and sequel , Star Trek Beyond ( 2016 ) , was released to coincide with the franchise 's 50th anniversary . A new Star Trek TV series , entitled Star Trek : Discovery , is set to premiere on the digital platform CBS All Access .   Star Trek has been a cult phenomenon for decades . Fans of the franchise are called Trekkies or Trekkers . The franchise spans a wide range of spin-offs including games , figurines , novels , toys , and comics . Star Trek had a themed attraction in Las Vegas that opened in 1998 and closed in September 2008 . At least two museum exhibits of props travel the world . The series has its own full-fledged constructed language , Klingon . Several parodies have been made of Star Trek . In addition , viewers have produced several fan productions . As of July 2016 , the franchise had generated $ 10 billion in revenue , making Star Trek one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time .   Star Trek is noted for its cultural influence beyond works of science fiction . The franchise is also noted for its progressive civil rights stances . The Original Series included one of television 's first multiracial casts . Star Trek references may be found throughout popular culture from movies such as the submarine thriller Crimson Tide to the animated series South Park .

neg: Mercy Point Mercy Point is an American science fiction medical drama , created by Trey Callaway , David Simkins , and Milo Frank , which originally aired for one season on United Paramount Network ( UPN ) from October 6 , 1998 , to July 15 , 1999 . With an ensemble cast led by : Joe Morton , Maria del Mar , Alexandra Wilson , Brian McNamara , Salli Richardson , Julia Pennington , Gay Thomas , Jordan Lund , and Joe Spano , the series takes place in a 23rd-century hospital space station located in deep space and revolves around its doctors and nurses . The series was produced by Mandalay Television and Columbia TriStar Television ; the executive producers were Trey Callaway , Michael Katleman , Lee David Zlotoff , Joe Voci , and Scott Sanders .   Callaway developed Mercy Point from Frank 's script , `` Nightingale One '' , as a concept for a feature film under the working title of the same name . Even though it was picked up by Mandalay Television , the concept was eventually revised as a television project and renamed Mercy Point due to the disappointing commercial performance of the 1997 film Starship Troopers . The show was part of a $ 3 million deal between Mandalay Television and Columbia TriStar Television to produce 200 hours of material . It was filmed in Vancouver to reduce production costs , with the hospital sets constructed on a series of sound stages . Director Joe Napolitano had praised the show for its use of a complete set to allow for more intricate directing . Despite being envisioned as a companion to Star Trek : Voyager , it was paired with Moesha and Clueless as its lead-in on Tuesday nights . Initially focused on ethical and medical cases , the show 's storylines gradually shifted toward relating the characters ' personal relationships to better fit UPN 's primarily teen demographic .   Mercy Point was placed on hiatus after only two episodes were aired , and was replaced by the reality television series America 's Greatest Pets and the sitcom Reunited . The show suffered from low viewership , with an average of two million viewers . The final four episodes of the series were broadcast in two , two-hour blocks on Thursday nights in July 1999 . It was never released on DVD or Blu-ray . Critical response to Mercy Point was mixed ; some television critics praised its characterization and use of science-fiction elements , while others found it to be uninteresting and unoriginal . Several media commentators negatively compared the show to other television programs . Callaway has stated that he had the potential story arcs for the full first season already planned before the show 's cancellation .

neg: Walker, Texas Ranger Walker , Texas Ranger is an American action television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis . It was inspired by the film Lone Wolf McQuade , with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division . The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993 , with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes . Eight full seasons followed with new episodes airing from September 25 , 1993 , to May 19 , 2001 , and reruns continuing on CBS until July 28 , 2001 . It has been broadcast in over 100 countries and has since spawned a 2005 made-for-television movie entitled Trial By Fire . The movie ended on a cliffhanger , which was never resolved . DVD sets of all seasons have been released ( with the three pilots packaged with the first regular season ) . At various times since 1997 , reruns of the show have aired , in syndication , on the USA Network and Action in Canada . Reruns can currently be seen on CBS Action , WGN America , INSP and Grit .   The series was noted for its moralistic style . The characters refrained from the use of drugs , and they participated in community service . Martial arts were displayed prominently as the primary tool of law enforcement and occasionally as a tool for Walker and company to reach out to the community .

neg: Paramount Television Network The Paramount Television Network ( PTN ) was a venture by American film corporation Paramount Pictures to organize a television network in the late 1940s . The company built television stations KTLA in Los Angeles and WBKB in Chicago ; it also invested US$ 400,000 in the DuMont Television Network , which operated stations WABD in New York City , WTTG in Washington , D.C. , and WDTV in Pittsburgh . Escalating disputes between Paramount and DuMont concerning breaches of contract , company control , and network competition erupted regularly between 1940 and 1956 , and culminated in the dismantling of the DuMont Network . Television historian Timothy White called the clash between the two companies `` one of the most unfortunate and dramatic episodes in the early history of the television industry . ''   The Paramount Television Network aired several programs , including the Emmy Award-winning children 's series Time for Beany . Filmed in Hollywood , the programs were distributed to an ad-hoc network of stations across the United States . The network signed affiliation agreements with more than 50 television stations in 1950 ; despite this , most of Paramount 's series were not widely viewed outside the West Coast . The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) , which filed suit against Paramount for anti-trust violations , prevented the studio from acquiring additional television stations . Paramount executives eventually gave up on the idea of a television network , and continued to produce series for other networks . In 1995 , after four decades of television production for other companies , Paramount re-entered the broadcast network field when the company and Chris-Craft Industries launched the United Paramount Network ( UPN ) , a television network that operated until 2006 . Paramount 's television division is now owned by CBS Television Studios .

neg: Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 4) The fourth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek : The Next Generation commenced airing in broadcast syndication in the United States on September 24 , 1990 and concluded on June 17 , 1991 after airing 26 episodes . Set in the 24th century , the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet starship Enterprise-D .   This season saw the show embracing the notion of serialized storylines . A recurring theme throughout the season is the notion of a brewing Duras-Romulan plot against the Federation , coupled with Worf 's effort to reclaim his family honor . Both storylines were introduced in Season 3 's . Worf 's discommendation is a major theme in and , while his dishonor and the Duras-Romulan plot take center stage in the episodes , , and .   A second recurring storyline in the season is the growth of Miles O'Brien as a character . His first and middle name are revealed in `` Family '' , he marries in , his past is revealed in , and his marriage is explored in .   Season 4 featured many family-themes episodes . The first episode following deals with Picard and Worf 's family , and the second with Data 's . Worf 's son Alexander appears later in the season , as does Tasha Yar 's sister , and the Enterprise '' encounters an infant alien space entity .

neg: Star Trek: The Continuing Mission Star Trek : The Continuing Mission is an independently produced , non-profit , science fiction series set in the Star Trek universe . The show , created by Sebastian Prooth and Andy Tyrer in July 2007 , is released exclusively online in the form of downloadable audio dramas . Sebastian Prooth and Patrick McCray serve as the show 's Executive Producers .   The pilot episode , `` Ghost Ship , '' was released on December 25 , 2007 , and since then seven more episodes have been released , most recently `` Cathedral in the Void '' on May 10 , 2014 . The producers ' stated goal is for future releases to be on a quarterly basis .

neg: In a Mirror, Darkly `` In a Mirror , Darkly '' is the eighteenth and nineteenth episodes of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek : Enterprise , and originally aired on April 22 and 29 , 2005 . This installment was developed to be a sequel to The Original Series episode `` The Tholian Web '' and a prequel to `` Mirror , Mirror '' . The decision to set an Enterprise episode in the mirror universe originated with a pitch to enable William Shatner to appear in the series . The teleplays for both parts of the episode were written by Mike Sussman , with Manny Coto contributing the story for the second part .   Set in the 22nd century , the series normally follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship Enterprise , registration NX-01 . However , these installments feature a mirror universe Jonathan Archer and evil counterparts of the normal characters , who serve the cruel and militaristic Terran Empire . In the first part , the ISS Enterprise learns of a Starfleet ship from the future of the main universe which is being stripped for parts by the Tholians , and seeks to take the ship from the aliens . The second part sees the surviving crew operating the USS Defiant and seeking to overthrow the Empire using its advanced weaponry .   The episode saw the reuse of footage from Star Trek : First Contact and the creation of an alternative opening credits sequence which included footage from other Paramount properties such as the film The Hunt for Red October . A three-quarters-around bridge from The Original Series era was constructed , as well as other sets from a Constitution-class starship . A Gorn and a Tholian were both created using CGI , with the Gorn utilizing motion capture techniques . This installment also saw the return of Vaughn Armstrong after his main universe character was killed on screen earlier in the season in the episode `` The Forge '' . This episode subsequently appeared in several lists of the best episodes of Star Trek : Enterprise . It was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series in 2005 .

neg: Errand of Mercy `` Errand of Mercy '' is an episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek . It was first broadcast on 23 March 1967 . It is episode # 26 , production # 27 , written by Gene L. Coon and directed by John Newland . It was the first episode in which the Klingons appeared .   With a war with the Klingons declared , Captain Kirk and his First Officer , Mr. Spock , attempt to sway the incomprehensibly placid population of a planet to resist an invading military occupation .

neg: Treklanta Treklanta ( formerly `` TrekTrax Atlanta '' ) is an annual Star Trek convention based in Atlanta , Georgia that places special emphasis on fan-based events , activities , programming and productions .

neg: Star Trek (comics) Almost continuously since 1967 , multiple companies have published Star Trek comic books with varying degrees of success . These companies include Gold Key Comics , Marvel Comics , DC Comics , Malibu Comics , Wildstorm , and IDW Publishing . Star Trek : Enterprise is the only Trek TV series that has not been adapted in comic book form .

neg: Star Trek: Of Gods and Men Star Trek : Of Gods and Men ( OGaM or STOGAM ) is a non-canon three-part unofficial Star Trek fan mini-series which contains many cast members from the Star Trek TV series and movies . It is described by its producers as a `` 40th Anniversary gift '' from Star Trek actors to their fans . It was filmed in 2006 , but its release was delayed until 2007 -- 08 . It is not officially endorsed by the rightsholders of Star Trek , but has been covered on the official Star Trek website .

neg: Star Trek: Titan Star Trek : Titan is a series of Star Trek novels that take place after the events of the 2002 film Star Trek Nemesis , detailing the adventures of the U.S.S. Titan under the command of Starfleet Captain William T. Riker , who previously served for fifteen years as First Officer under Captain Jean-Luc Picard aboard the Enterprise-D and Enterprise-E on the TV show Star Trek : The Next Generation and the four feature films adapted from that series .

neg: A Taste of Armageddon `` A Taste of Armageddon '' ( season # 1 , episode # 23 , production # 23 ) is a first-season episode of the American science fiction television series , Star Trek . It was first broadcast on February 23 , 1967 , and repeated July 20 , 1967 . It was written by Robert Hamner and Gene L. Coon , and directed by Joseph Pevney .   In the episode , the crew of the USS Enterprise visits a planet whose people fight a computer-simulated war against a neighboring planet . Although the war is fought via computer simulation , the citizens of each planet have to submit to real executions inside `` disintegration booths '' to meet the casualty counts of the simulated attacks . The crew of the Enterprise is caught in the middle and are told to submit themselves voluntarily for execution after being `` killed '' in an `` enemy attack '' .

neg: Impulse (Star Trek: Enterprise) `` Impulse '' is the fifty-seventh episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek : Enterprise , the fifth episode of season three . The episode was written by story editor Jonathan Fernandez from a story by Fernandez and Terry Matalas . It first aired October 8 , 2003 on the UPN network in the United States . The episode was described by Paramount Pictures as `` as close to a horror show as Star Trek gets '' .   Set in the 22nd century , the series follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship Enterprise , registration NX-01 . In this episode , while investigating the Delphic Expanse for a Xindi superweapon , the Enterprise responds to the distress call of a Vulcan ship . The crew on board have undergone the effects of exposure to Trellium-D , which turns Vulcans into violent zombie-like drones .

neg: Far Beyond the Stars `` Far Beyond the Stars '' is the 137th episode of the syndicated science fiction television series Star Trek : Deep Space Nine , the 13th episode of season six . The teleplay was written by Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler , based on a story by Marc Scott Zicree . Series star Avery Brooks directed . It is unique in that almost the full cast of DS9 portrays human characters , without their alien costumes , as a rare example of metafiction in the fictional Star Trek universe .

neg: Ensign Ro (Star Trek: The Next Generation) __ NOTOC __  `` Ensign Ro '' is the 103rd episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek : The Next Generation . The third episode of the fifth season .   The crew is unsettled by the arrival of Ensign Ro , a disgraced Starfleet officer of Bajoran origin . Although Ro was previously court-martialed for disobeying orders on an away mission , resulting in the deaths of eight crew members , Starfleet admiral Kennely has pardoned and assigned her to the Enterprise . Her ostensible mission is to persuade Bajoran rebels to stop attacking and raiding Federation colonies . But Picard soon learns that the rebels , displaced from their home-world by the Cardassians some 40 years ago , were not to blame for the attacks - and that Kennely 's orders to Ro are very different than those he conveyed to Picard .

neg: List of awards and nominations received by Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek : The Next Generation is an American science fiction television program that originally aired from September 1987 to May 1994 . It won and was nominated for a variety of awards , including seven Emmy Award nominations for the first season , and a further eight in its second season . It would go on to be nominated a total of 58 times , of which it won a total of nineteen awards . Only one of these nominations was not for a Creative Arts Emmy , which was the nomination for Outstanding Drama Series for the show 's seventh season .   Cast member Wil Wheaton was nominated on three occasions for a Youth in Film Award , which he won in 1989 . Further nominations were received by guest actors Kimberly Cullum and Gabriel Damon at the 16th Youth in Film Awards in 1995 . The only other nomination for a single actor was the Screen Actors Guild Award received by Patrick Stewart for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in the award 's inaugural session in 1995 .   As of January 1 , 2013 , Star Trek : The Next Generation has been nominated for 85 different awards , of which it has won 31 . Despite the series ending in 1994 , it has continued to win awards in special recognition of the series , and for the DVD releases . In this list , `` year '' refers to the year the award was presented to the winner .

neg: Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (Game Boy video game) Star Trek : 25th Anniversary is a 1992 Game Boy video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by Ultra , based upon the Star Trek universe . The game chronicles a mission of James T. Kirk and his crew of the USS Enterprise . Despite having the same name , the Game Boy version is not a port of the NES game or computer versions , and is in fact a completely different game . It was succeeded by Star Trek : The Next Generation for Game Boy , developed and published by Absolute Entertainment the following year .

neg: Early life and career of Gene Roddenberry Eugene Wesley `` Gene '' Roddenberry ( August 19 , 1921 -- October 24 , 1991 ) was an American television screenwriter , producer and futurist best remembered for creating the original Star Trek television series . He was born in El Paso , Texas , but grew up in Los Angeles , California where his father worked as a police officer . While at school , the young Roddenberry majored in police science and became interested in aeronautical engineering .   He obtained a pilot 's license through the Civilian Pilot Training Program . Following his graduation , he signed up for the United States Army Air Corps and he enlisted after the attack on Pearl Harbor . He was commissioned on August 5 , 1942 , and was posted to the Pacific Theater of Operations where he joined the 394th Bomb Squadron , 5th Bombardment Group , of the Thirteenth Air Force . He flew Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in an estimated 89 combat missions . After being rotated back to the United States he was promoted to Captain and became an air crash investigator . During his military career , he was involved in two plane crashes and was awarded both the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross .   Once a civilian , he began to fly long-haul routes for Pan American World Airways . He was involved in a further crash in June 1947 , where the Clipper Eclipse crashed in the Syrian desert . After pulling injured passengers out of the burning plane , he led the party which sought help . After a further incident , he resigned from Pan-Am , seeking to write for television instead . However , he joined the Los Angeles Police Department , initially in the traffic division but transferred to the newspaper unit where he worked with Chief William H. Parker as a speech writer . He landed the role of technical adviser for a television version of Mr. District Attorney , which led to him writing scripts for the series under the pseudonym of `` Robert Wesley '' . This led to a series of collaborations with Ziv Television Programs , and he resigned from the police on June 7 , 1956 , in order to take up a writing position on the staff of The West Point Story .

neg: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country is a 1991 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures . It is the sixth feature film based on Star Trek , and a sequel to the 1966 -- 1969 Star Trek television series . Taking place after the events of Star Trek V : The Final Frontier , it is the last film featuring the entire cast of the original series . After the destruction of the Klingon moon Praxis leads the Klingon Empire to pursue peace with their long-time adversary the Federation , the crew of the USS Enterprise must race against unseen conspirators with a militaristic agenda .   The sixth film in the series was initially planned as a prequel to the original series , with younger actors portraying the crew of the Enterprise while attending Starfleet Academy , but the idea was discarded because of negative reaction from the original cast and the fans . Faced with producing a new film in time for Star Trek 's 25th anniversary , Nicholas Meyer , the director of Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan , and Denny Martin Flinn wrote a script based on a suggestion from Leonard Nimoy about what would happen if `` the Wall came down in space '' , touching on the contemporary events of the Cold War .   Principal photography took place between April and September 1991 . The production budget was smaller than anticipated because of the critical and commercial disappointment of The Final Frontier . Because of a lack of sound stage space on the Paramount lot , many scenes were filmed around Hollywood . Meyer and cinematographer Hiro Narita aimed for a darker and more dramatic mood , subtly altering sets originally used for the television series Star Trek : The Next Generation . Producer Steven-Charles Jaffe led a second unit that filmed on an Alaskan glacier that stood in for a Klingon gulag . Cliff Eidelman produced the film 's score , which is intentionally darker than previous Star Trek offerings .   The film was released in North America on December 6 , 1991 . The Undiscovered Country garnered positive reviews , with publications praising the lighthearted acting and facetious references . The film performed strongly at the box office . It posted the largest opening weekend gross of the series before going on to earn $ 96,888,996 worldwide . The film earned two Academy Award nominations , for Best Makeup and Best Sound Effects , and is the only Star Trek movie to win the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film . A special collectors ' edition DVD version of the film was released in 2004 , to which Meyer had made minor alterations . Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry died shortly before the movie 's premiere , just days after viewing the film . The film marked the final appearance together of the original series ' cast .

neg: Space Corps (Star Corps) Space Corps , also colloquially referred to as the Star Corps ( Red Dwarf 1996 Log Book ) , Space Federation ( `` Back in the Red , Part Three '' ) and the Star Fleet ( Last Human and `` Back to Earth , Part Two '' ) , is the umbrella organization which regulated all interplanetary and interstellar space flight to and from Earth , from the British science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf . They were responsible for the creation of spaceships , the colonisation of the Galaxy , and the introduction of holograms , GELFs and artificial intelligences such as mechanoids and Simulants throughout the Galaxy . The Space Corps is somewhat analogous to Star Trek 's Starfleet and is responsible for the administrative organisation of all space travel in the Red Dwarf Universe .


query: Lymelife's writers are Derick and Steve Martini.

pos: Lymelife Lymelife is a 2008 independent comedy-drama film written by brothers Derick Martini and Steven Martini , and directed by Derick Martini , depicting aspects of their life in 1970s Long Island from the perspective of a teenager . The film stars Alec Baldwin , Rory Culkin , and Emma Roberts . Martin Scorsese served as an executive producer .   The film debuted at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival , in September 2008 and won the International Federation of Film Critics Award ( FIPRESCI ) . After its theatrical release in 2009 , writer director Derick Martini was nominated for a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Director .

neg: Lewis Costello Lewis Costello ( born 7 February 1993 ) is an English comedian , writer , and actor . His style involves storytelling and discussing popular culture . Stuart Holmes of CityLife commented ; `` Running through a mixture of laddish humour , original observations , and a particularly clever deconstruction of Biblical events ... He has both the confidence and material to go far in a competitive industry , and is certainly a talent to watch out for in the near future . ''

neg: Music of Life Music of Life is a British independent dance music label formed in 1986 by two influential DJ remixers , Froggy and Simon Harris , managed by Chris France . Following several successful productions , one of which reached No. 3 in the UK pop music charts ( The Real Thing 's ` You to me are Everything ' ) Harris and Froggy decided to launch their own label , they were offered a label deal by Morgan Khan ( Streetwave ) and the first release was a remix by the duo of Cerrone 's ` Supernature ' ( his ` Music of Life song was the inspiration for the label name ) . Within a few months Froggy left the label and Streetwave went out of business . Harris being active in remixing and production for many other artists and labels financed the label with his remix income . After the demise of Streetwave Harris and France decided to re-launch as a British hip-hop ( usually UK Hip Hop , ) music label . Music of Life opened an office in London 's Soho at 22 Hanway Street , Chris France and his sister Michelle spent their days in the busy Soho office whilst Simon could usually be found in his home studio ` The Bunker ' producing many of the Music of Life releases .   At first the label licensed new rap music from US production company Powerplay for the first compilation album ` Def Beats 1 ' but as an addition to the US material Harris produced an extra track , under his own ` Music of Life Productions ' recorded in London by the label 's A&R man Derek Boland . ` Rock the Beat ' by Derek B created a demand for British hip-hop and the demo tapes started to arrive , Music of Life signed the best artists instead of licensing more US material and Harris would produce many new songs featuring artists including M.C Duke , The Demon Boyz ( Million Dan ) , Thrashpack , Asher D and Daddy Freddy , CJ Macintosh & Einstein , She Rockers ( Betty Boo ) , Hijack and many more .   Many of these recordings broke ground and are still considered to be highly innovative , the first reggae/hip-hop combination ( Asher D & Daddy Freddy 's ` Ragamuffin Hip Hop ) and Derek B 's album would be licensed to US label ` Profile ' ( Run DMC ) , Hijack would be signed to Ice-T 's Rhyme syndicate label and many more . Music Week wrote that Music of Life was `` the most successful hip hop label in the UK right now '' , in 1988 . Record Mirror identified Music of Life as one of the few hip hop labels `` to believe in home grown talent '' . In 1989 , Studio Week magazine called Music of Life `` the foremost rap label in this country at the moment . ''   So far the Music of Life catalog of recordings and copyrights under Music of Life Productions and released on many labels worldwide including Music of Life have exceeded 2000 titles and include music videos and documentary TV shows ( ` Kings of Rap ' - MTV ) .   Music of Life is one of the UK 's longest running independent dance music labels ( 1986 -- present day ) and the catalog has been licensed and released in over 70 countries with many chart hits including the UK , Germany , Japan , France and the USA ( Harris 's ` Bass ' how low can you go ? was a No. 1 Billboard US chart hit ) and many Grammy award winning artists ( Luthor Vandross , REM , Beastie Boys , Beck ) have licensed from the Music of Life catalog .   Sister label ` Living Beat ' was launched in 1989 and would release many dance music , house and pop recordings with chart success including ` Supermarioland ' reaching No. 6 in the UK pop charts with Harris 's AKA ` Ambassadors of Funk ' in association with Nintendo , Samantha Fox 's Song for Europe entry ` Go for the Heart ' and was instrumental in helping Prince achieve his first UK No1 pop single ` The Most Beautiful Girl in the World ' .   Harris also produced the world 's best selling series of ` Breakbeat ' albums used by DJs and producers , ` Beats Breaks and Scratches ' in 12 volumes and worked with top artists Norman Cook ( Fatboy Slim ) , Paul Oakenfold , Afrika Bambaataa and George Clinton to produce and release similar albums that are part of the Music of Life catalog . Music of Life is now a registered trademark .   The Music of Life catalog includes songs from :   M.C. Duke & D.J. Leader 1  Thrashpack  She Rockers ( featuring * Betty Boo )  Daddy Freddy  Asher D  Tenor Fly  Nitty Gritty  Derek B  Hijack  Hardnoise  3 Knights  DJ Daddy  Leslie Lyrics  Norman Cook  Paul Oakenfold  George Clinton  Simon Harris ( label founder )  Einstein  Ambassadors of Funk  Afrika Bambaataa  Demon Boyz  Professor Griff  Clyde Stubblefield  Killa Instinct  S.L. Troopers  First Frontal Assault  Kobalt 60  Overlord X

neg: LP (singer) Laura Pergolizzi ( born March 18 , 1981 ) is an American pop singer and songwriter , originally from Long Island , New York , who performs under the stage name LP . She moved to Los Angeles in 2010 . She has released three albums and one EP . As a songwriter , she has written for Cher , Rihanna , the Backstreet Boys and Christina Aguilera , among others .

neg: Chemical generation The Chemical Generation refers to a collection of writers in the 1990s who added a literary dimension to the hedonistic ecstasy culture of the era .   In its most singular guise , it could be said to include Irvine Welsh , Roddy Doyle , Alan Warner , John King , Jeff Noon , Nicholas Blincoe , Gordon Legge and Laura Hird - all of whom participated in the survey of the scene carried by the Steve Redhead book for Canongate ( also publishers of Rebel Inc. ) , Repetitive Beat Generation . The book 's title was an attempt to draw a parallel between the ecstasy culture ( singled out by government as ` repetitive beats ' ) and the Beat generation before it .   Key works include Irvine Welsh 's Ecstasy and Daren King 's Boxy an Star . The concept of a group of writers addressing drug culture was further developed in 1997 by Sarah Champion , whose Disco Biscuits became the UK 's bestselling fiction anthology of all time . In addition to the authors listed above the book was notable for the inclusion of writers such as Alex Garland , Bill Drummond , Will Self , Grant Morrison , Esther Freud , Douglas Coupland , Neal Stephenson , Poppy Z. Brite and Robert Anton Wilson .   As the relevance of club culture faded with the onset of a return to guitar-based bands in the ascendancy , the writers progressed onto more staple projects , though there was an overlap with many of the writers present in 2000 's New Puritans anthology . Their style and approach has been mirrored among younger British writers however , such as Richard Milward and Michael Smith .

neg: Martini In The Morning Martini In The Morning is an internet radio station based in Los Angeles . Martini in the Morning , often shortened to `` MITM '' to resemble traditional radio station call letters , was created when Los Angeles radio station Fabulous 690 XETRA ( originally Fabulous 570 KLAC ) was sold in February 2006 , to become a Spanish language station .   Brad ` Martini ' Chambers who created the new , more contemporary `` Adult Standards '' format for his then employers , Clear Channel Radio is the Program Director and principal host along with ` Mother ' Miriam Garfield . The station broadcasts 24 hours a day and is based in Studio City , Ca . Their broadcast format is similar to what is commonly referred to as `` Adult Standards '' , featuring Jazz Standards , primarily songs from what is often referred to as `` The Great American Songbook '' . The station is active in promoting the genre that the `` Great American Songbook '' represents and ensuring this musical genre does not disappear from the air . There were once hundreds of American radio stations programming similar music . There are now fewer than 200 , and many of those are a mix of `` Great American Songbook '' tunes with a larger percentage of more current `` Adult Contemporary '' music .   Martini in the Morning features music written by the likes of Hoagy Carmichael , Cole Porter , Irving Berlin , Rodgers and Hart , Rodgers and Hammerstein , Johnny Mercer , Henry Mancini , Jimmy McHugh , Dorothy Fields , Fats Waller , Jerome Kern , Sammy Cahn , Jimmy Van Heusen , and many others , performed by the historical greats like Ella Fitzgerald , Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Sammy Davis Jr. , Billie Holiday , Bobby Darin , Dinah Washington as well as the more modern `` crooners '' like Steve Tyrell , Tony Bennett , Diana Krall , Michael Bublé , Michael Feinstein , and established pop/rock and R&B artists crossing over into the genre , such as Sting , Paul McCartney , Rod Stewart , Queen Latifah , Lady Gaga and others .   The station is available on-line through various means , using iTunes ( Golden Oldies ) , mobile apps including TuneIn Radio , StreamS HiFi , Reciva , vTuner , Radio Loyalty and others available through the App Store or Marketplace , or you can connect directly via internet address : http://martiniinthemorning.com or watch live in studio on-line during the stations 's `` Morning Show '' 6:00 AM -- 10:00 AM Pacific time at http://www.martiniinthemorning.com/martinivision.html or via Ustream.tv - http://ustream.tv/mitm .

neg: Nick Hornby Nicholas Peter John `` Nick '' Hornby ( born 17 April 1957 ) is an English novelist , essayist , lyricist , and screenwriter . He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch and novels High Fidelity and About a Boy '' , all of which were adapted into feature films . Hornby 's work frequently touches upon music , sport , and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists . His books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide as of 2013 . In a 2004 poll for the BBC , Hornby was named the 29th most influential person in British culture .

neg: Stephen Tomajczyk Stephen Francis Tomajczyk ( a.k.a. , SF Tomajczyk , Steve Tomajczyk ) ( b. March 30 , 1960 ) is an American author and poet .

neg: Louise DeSalvo Louise A. DeSalvo ( born 1942 ) is an American writer , editor , professor , and lecturer who currently lives in New Jersey . Much of her work focuses on Italian-American culture , though she is also a renowned Virginia Woolf scholar .   DeSalvo teaches memoir writing as a part of CUNY Hunter College 's MFA Program in Creative Writing , has published over 17 books , and is a Virginia Woolf scholar . She has edited editions of Woolf 's first novel Melymbrosia , as well as The Letters of Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf , which documents the controversial lesbian affair between these two novelists . In addition , she has written two books on Woolf , Virginia Woolf : The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Her Life and Work and Virginia Woolf 's First Voyage : A Novel in the Making . DeSalvo 's publications also include the memoir , Vertigo , which received the Gay Talese award and was also a finalist for Italy 's Primo Acerbi prize for literature . Vertigo holds as one of the most widely taught Italian American books and has been said to influence almost every Italian American memoir written since . DeSalvo 's memoir , Crazy in the Kitchen : Food , Feuds , and Forgiveness in an Italian American Family , was also named a Booksense Book of the Year for 2004 . One of DeSalvo 's most popular books to date is the writer 's guide Writing as a Way of Healing : How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives .

neg: Dee Caruso Dee Caruso ( April 7 , 1929 -- May 27 , 2012 ) was an American television and film screenwriter and television producer , whose credits included Get Smart , The Monkees and The Smothers Brothers Show . Caruso and his longtime writing partner , Gerald Gardner , frequently collaborated on projects . The writing duo were the head writers for the 1960s television comedy series , Get Smart .   Caruso began his career by writing for stand-up comedians at nightclubs , including Don Adams and Allen & Rossi , the comedy team of Marty Allen and Steve Rossi .   Caruso and writing partner , Gerald Gardner , were head writers for Get Smart . They duo continued to collaborate on projects throughout their career . Caruso and Gardner wrote 22 episodes of The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968 . In 1965 , Caruso and Gardner were part of the writing staff which won an Emmy for their work on David Frost 's That Was The Week That Was . They co-produced The Red Skelton Show . Together , they wrote other episodes of The Smothers Brothers Show , What 's Happening !! , The Ghost & Mrs. Muir , Happy Days and The Bill Cosby Show . Caruso and Gardner co-wrote a 1966 episode of Gilligan 's Island , `` The Producer , '' which guest starred Phil Silvers . Caruso and Gardner co-wrote television specials for Jerry Lewis , Bill Cosby , Robin Williams , Debbie Reynolds , Don Rickles and Jack Benny . Additionally , the pair wrote several television films , including Break Up , which starred Bernadette Peters in 1973 ; and How to Break Up a Happy Divorce , a 1976 NBC television movie starring Barbara Eden , which the duo also produced .   Dee Caruso and Gardner also worked on several feature film projects . They co-wrote Which Way to the Front ? , a 1970 satirical war flick starring Jerry Lewis ; The World 's Greatest Athlete , a 1973 Walt Disney production starring John Amos and Jan-Michael Vincent ; and Doin ' Time , a 1985 Warner Brothers film .   Caruso and his wife , Sandra Caruso , co-taught a class , called `` What 's Funny , What 's Not , '' for ten years at the UCLA Extension Writers ' Program . Caruso then became a screenwriting professor at the UCLA School of Theater , Film and Television , where he taught for more than twenty years .   Dee Caruso died of pneumonia at his home in Brentwood , Los Angeles , on May 27 , 2012 , at the age of 83 . He was survived by his wife of 47 years , Sandra Caruso . His memorial service was held at the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles .

neg: Anthony Martini Anthony Martini ( born 1979 ) is an American music manager at Crush Management . He is also affiliated with a music licensing company called Jingle Punks and a former musician , and the lead vocalist of rap metal band E-Town Concrete .   Anthony Martini 's management career began at Ferret Music where he handled bands like Set Your Goals , Unearth and Terror until he took a position at Crush Management whose clients include Fall Out Boy , Gym Class Heroes , Tyga and more .   He is also a partner at Jingle Punks Music which provides music for television , film and video games . Jingle Punks Music has been featured in Billboard , Wired , Variety and was named `` one of America 's most promising startups '' by Business Week .   Anthony is also co-founder and lead singer of the now defunct New Jersey based Hardcore band E-Town Concrete . E-town has sold over 120,000 albums worldwide and has toured the US , Japan , Canada , Europe and the UK . In 2000 they appeared on Ozzy Osbourne 's summer tour `` Ozzfest '' and have had videos on MTV and Fuse .   Originally from Elizabeth , NJ and has a younger brother . He finally met his father when he was in his early twenties . A lot of his lyrics in his songs are based on his growing up without a father figure , and for his mother who was forced to play the role of both parents . His strong political views most evident in E-Town 's later recordings .   Although the group had been broken up for several years , E town Concrete reunited with 2 sold out shows at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville , New Jersey on 2/20/2009 and have returned to Sayreville every year since .

neg: Lemon La Vida Loca Lemon La Vida Loca is a British spoof reality show created and written by , and starring , comedian Leigh Francis and actress Laura Aikman . The show 's title is a parody of Ricky Martin 's 1999 hit single `` Livin ' la Vida Loca '' .   The series follows the character of television personality Keith Lemon , capturing his home and work life , and everything in between . The series began airing on 2 August 2012 on ITV2 , and concluded its first series on 23 August 2012 . Whilst on Let 's Do Lunch with Gino & Mel , Lemon announced that a Christmas special of Lemon La Vida Loca would air in December . He confirmed this news on his Twitter page as well . A second series began airing on 6 June 2013 . Aikman announced that she would not be returning to the show for the second series , but she did make an appearance on episode 1 .   It was announced in January 2014 that Lemon La Vida Loca would not be renewed for a third series .

neg: Steve Miller (science fiction writer) Steve Miller ( born July 31 , 1950 ) is an American science fiction writer from Winslow , Maine , best known for his works set in the Liaden universe , written in collaboration with his wife Sharon Lee .

neg: Roger L. Simon This article is about the writer and political commentator ; not to be confused with the columnist and journalist Roger Simon .   Roger Lichtenberg Simon ( born November 22 , 1943 ) is an American novelist and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter . He was formerly CEO of PJ Media ( formerly known as Pajamas Media ) and is now its CEO Emeritus . He is the author of ten novels , including the Moses Wine detective series , seven produced screenplays and two non-fiction books . He has served as president of the West Coast branch of PEN , a member of the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America , and was on the faculty of the American Film Institute and the Sundance Institute . His many journalistic articles have appeared in The New York Times , The Los Angeles Times , Commentary , and City Journal , among others

neg: Steve Edge Steve Edge ( born 2 November 1972 ) is an English actor , writer and former stand-up comedian . He is most famous for his work on Starlings , Phoenix Nights , The Cup , The Visit , Peep Show and the satirical magazine show Star Stories .

neg: Erin O'Brien (writer) Erin O'Brien ( born 1965 ) is a fiction and nonfiction writer in the Cleveland area . From 2006 to 2010 , she wrote a biweekly column `` Rainy Day Woman , '' originally for the Cleveland Free Times and then the Cleveland Scene ; and her eclectic features and essays have appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer , the New York Times , the Los Angeles Times , and elsewhere . Her first novel , Harvey and Eck , was published by Zumaya publications in 2005 . Her first book of nonfiction The Irish Hungarian Guide to the Domestic Arts , was published by Red Giant Books in 2012 .   She writes a blog , The Erin O'Brien Owner 's Manual for Human Beings .   Erin O'Brien is the sister of writer John O'Brien , author of Leaving Las Vegas . His novel The Assault on Tony 's ( Grove Press , 1996 ) , had been left unfinished at the time of his death and was completed by Erin for posthumous publication .   For five years , O'Brien was the editor of the Broadview Journal in Broadview Heights , OH , and is currently managing editor of the site Freshwater Cleveland .   She also writes under the name `` Erin Nowjack . ''

neg: Byron Bay Writers Festival The Byron Bay Writers Festival is a literary event taking place annually in Byron Bay , New South Wales . The festival commenced in 1997 , and is run over a weekend . As of 2010 it included presentations by over 100 participants . The festival has included interviews with a number of notable writers including Brett Easton Ellis , Matthew Reilly and Kathy Lette .   In 2005 the festival had an audience of between 7,000 and 8,000 , an increase of 25 per cent over the previous year . Notable participants included Midnight Oil drummer and songwriter Rob Hirst , writers Delia Falconer and Kate Grenville , and novelist Robert Drewe who lives in the area .   The tenth festival was held in 2006 , and attracted an audience of 9,000 across 90 sessions . Presenters included sports journalist Gideon Haigh , actor and writer William McInnes , and Robert Drewe .   The 2010 appearance by Brett Easton Ellis received mixed coverage following his remarks , both at the festival and through Twitter , about Australian singer Delta Goodrem , commenting `` I did n't know who she was but God she 's really hot '' .   The Byron Bay Writers Festival is organised through the Northern Rivers Writers ' Centre .

neg: Tattoos (album) Tattoos is the third studio album by American singer Jason Derulo . The album was released on September 20 , 2013 through Beluga Heights Records and Atlantic Records and its affiliated record labels . Incorporating a base core of R&B , pop and electronic dance music , Derulo wanted the album to be `` totally different '' from his previous albums and show the growth in his writing and his overall performance saying `` there are so many twists and turns on the album ... It 's important when someone thinks they 've figured you out to flip them '' . A deluxe edition of the album featuring 3 bonus tracks , was released simultaneously alongside the eleven-track standard edition , which will only be made available in some European and Oceania countries .   Derulo co-wrote every song on the album , also its production was handled by RedOne , Ricky Reed , DJ Frank E , Jonas Jeberg and Martin Johnson as well as others , to handle production for the album . This was the first album not to feature production from J.R. Rotem , who previously produced every song on Derulo 's debut album and three songs on his second album , Future History . In total Derulo had written over 300 songs and recorded between 100 and 120 songs for the album over a one-year period . Amongst those included are collaborations with rappers 2 Chainz , The Game and Pitbull , in addition to his longtime girlfriend Jordin Sparks who features on a song called `` Vertigo '' . Occasionally the album dips into other genres such adult contemporary and soul music .   Tattoos was promoted with live renditions of the album 's songs during The Tattoos World Tour .  The album was also preceded by the release of the lead single , a Joshua `` Ammo '' Coleman and Martin Johnson production called `` The Other Side '' , which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart . A second single , `` Talk Dirty '' , featuring American rapper 2 Chainz , was released on August 2 , 2013 , it has since topped the charts in the United Kingdom and 13 other countries . Follow-up singles `` Marry Me '' was released a month before the album and reached the top-ten in Australia and top-twenty in New Zealand , whilst `` Trumpets '' was released in November 2013 , peaking at number one in Australia and on the UK R&B Chart . `` Stupid Love '' was released on March 24 , 2014 , as the fifth overall single and is currently impacting charts .   Upon its release , the album received generally mixed reviews from music critics , some noting that the album helped Derulo bring out his more `` sensitive side '' compared to previous his work . Tattoos debuted at number five on the Australian Albums Chart and the UK Albums Chart , where it became his highest-charting album in that country . Only a five track extended play under the same title , was released in the United States , while the full length repackaged version of the album was released on April 15 , 2014 under the new title , Talk Dirty . During that same week , a special edition of Tattoos was released in the UK and Australia , featuring all of the newly recorded material from Talk Dirty in addition to the original album .

neg: Steven Hayward (Canadian writer) Steven Hayward is a Canadian novelist and short story writer .   Born in Toronto , Hayward attended the University of Toronto and York University . His first book , Buddha Stevens and Other Stories , won the 2001 Upper Canada Writer 's Craft Award ; prior to that , the individual stories that would eventually make up this collection were nominated for the Pushcart and Journey prizes , won awards at the University of Greensboro , the University of Arkansas , and the University of Toronto , and had appeared in The Iowa Review , Writ , Exile , The Southwestern Review , Fiddlehead and Canadian Fiction Magazine .   Amazon.ca describes Buddha Stevens and Other Stories as an `` intelligent , funny , and engaging volume of postmodern fictions deals with the essential elements of life : love , sex , age , and death . '' The review goes on to say , `` Unlike many postmodernists , however , Hayward sticks to very traditional plots and never hides his characters beneath layers of coy obscurity , proving that it is possible to tell a memorable story through an unusual , playful structure . ''   Hayward holds a doctorate from York University in Shakespeare and Literary Theory . He taught from 2001 to 2008 at John Carroll University and currently is a professor of English at Colorado College and teaches on creative writing and fiction .   His first novel , The Secret Mitzvah of Lucio Burke was published in Canada in February 2005 . The Italian translation won the Grinzane Cavour Prize for debut fiction in January 2006 .   He has published nonfiction on film , literary theory , Renaissance drama , Canadian literature and The Sopranos .   He is a member of the Cleveland East Side Writers group .

neg: Steve Stern Steve Stern ( born 1947 ) is an author from Memphis , Tennessee . Much of his work draws inspiration from Yiddish folklore .

neg: Michele Serra Michele Serra ( born 10 July 1954 ) is an Italian writer , journalist and satirist .


query: War of the Worlds is based on a novel.

pos: War of the Worlds (2005 film) War of the Worlds is a 2005 American science fiction disaster film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp , loosely based on the novel of the same title by H. G. Wells . It stars Tom Cruise , Dakota Fanning , Justin Chatwin , Miranda Otto and Tim Robbins , with narration by Morgan Freeman . In the film , an American dock worker is forced to look after his children , from whom he lives separately , as he struggles to protect them and reunite them with their mother when extraterrestrials invade the Earth and devastate cities with towering war machines .   The film was shot in 73 days , using five different sound stages as well as locations in California , Connecticut , New Jersey , New York , and Virginia . The film was surrounded by a secrecy campaign so few details would be leaked before its release . Tie-in promotions were made with several companies , including Hitachi . The film was released in the United States on June 29 and in United Kingdom on July 1 . War of the Worlds was a box office success , and became 2005 's fourth most successful film both domestically , with $ 234 million in North America , and $ 591 million overall . At the time of release , it was the highest-grossing film starring Tom Cruise .

neg: The City of Light (novel) Miasto światłości ( The City of Light ) is a novel written in 1924 by Mieczysław Smolarski .   The novel entwines the genres of dystopia and catastrophism . The novel relays the end of the world by two natural disasters . The first of which destroys all civilisation , whilst the second , the whole of planet Earth , instigated by the complicity of its own inhabitants . The dystopic literary work warns against imperialism and barbarism as well as uncontrolled technological advancement . The novel 's themes include antimilitarism and pacifism , prevalent after World War I.   Novels similar to , and inspired by The City of Light and other of Smolarski 's literary works , namely Podróż poślubna Pana Hamiltona ( The Honeymoon Trip of Mr. Hamilton , 1928 ) include : Aldous Huxley 's Brave New World , published in 1932 . Smolarski argued Huxley plagiarised his work , however the author never addressed these claims . In 1982 , claims of plagiarism were similarly put up against Antoni Smuszkiewicz 's Zaczarowana gra .

neg: Empire Trilogy The Empire Trilogy is a collaborative trilogy of political fantasy novels written by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts . It traces the story of Mara of the Acoma 's rise to power from a convent novitiate to the most powerful woman in the fictional world of Kelewan . These three books are contemporary to Feist 's original Riftwar Saga and feature some crossover characters , mainly from Magician ( 1982 ) ( Pug , the protagonist of Magician , appears twice in Servant of the Empire ( 1990 ) and once in Mistress of the Empire ( 1992 ) ) . Mara struggles to rule her family after her father and brother are killed in a trap by the Minwanabi , one of the most powerful families in the Empire and longtime enemies of the Acoma . Mara quickly learns how to play the Game of the Council with skill and challenges the binding traditions of her world .   Despite many requests from fans , both authors have ruled out any further novels featuring these characters .

neg: The Worlds of Science The Worlds of Science is a series of science book paperbacks by various authors published by Pyramid Books in the 1960s . The series included both reprints of works originally published independently and new works written especially for the series . Prominent contributors included Isaac Asimov and L. Sprague de Camp , among others .   Books in the series include :  The Human Brain , by John Pfeifer  Maya , by Charles Gallenkamp  Nine Planets , by Alan E. Nourse  Living Earth , by Peter Farb  Chemistry Creates a New World , by Bernard Jaffe  The Road to Man , by Herbert Wendt  Giants of Science , by Philip Cane  Snakes of the World , by Raymond Ditmars  The ABC of Physics , by Jerome S. Meyer  Computers , by Stanley Englehardt  Man and Dolphin , by John C. Lilly  Kingdom of the Octopus , by Frank W. Lane  Dinosaurs , by Nicholas Hutton III  The Story of Weather , by Capt. David C. Holmes , USN  Fact and Fancy , by Isaac Asimov  Electronics , by Stanley L. Englehardt  Conquest of the Moon , by William Hines  Elephant , by L. Sprague de Camp   Category : Science books

neg: Men of war Men of war may refer to :   Man-of-war , a type of wooden warship  Men of War , a real-time tactics game for the PC released in 2009  Men of War ( series )  Men of War ( film ) , a 1994 film starring Dolph Lundgren  Men of War a 1993 novel by Jerry Pournelle  Men of War ( comics ) , a series of comic books published by DC Comics

neg: The War in 2020 The War in 2020 is a 1991 military-adventure novel written by Ralph Peters . Taking place in a future dystopia , the novel 's plot is spread over 15 years and mostly features the United States ' efforts to defend the Soviet Union against an alliance of Japan , South Africa , and the Arab Islamic Union , a confederation of militant Islamic states . The novel is heavily written around the viewpoint of the lead protagonist , US Army air cavalry officer George Taylor .

neg: The Lost World (Crichton novel) The Lost World is a techno thriller novel written by Michael Crichton and published in 1995 by Knopf . A paperback edition ( ISBN 0-345-40288-X ) followed in 1996 . It is a sequel to his earlier novel Jurassic Park . In 1997 , both novels were re-published as a single book titled Michael Crichton 's Jurassic World , unrelated to the 2015 film of the same name .

neg: Art and World War II War is a common theme in art and has inspired great works of art . Throughout history , most representations of war depict military achievements and often show significant battle scenes . However , in the 19th century a `` turn '' in the visual representation of war became noticeable . Artists started to show the disastrous aspects of war instead of its glorified events and protagonists . Such a perspective is best exemplified by Goya 's series , The Disasters of War ( 1810-1820 , first published in 1863 ) , and Otto Dix 's portfolio , Der Krieg ( published in 1924 ) . During World War II , both traditions are present . For instance , Paul Nash 's Battle of Britain ( 1941 ) represents a scene of aerial combat between British and German fighters over the English Channel . On the other hand , André Fougeron 's Street of Paris ( 1943 ) focuses on the impact of war and occupation on civilians .   In connection to World War II , the relations between art and war can be articulated around two main issues . First , art ( and , more generally , culture ) found itself at the centre of an ideological war . Second , during World War II , many artists found themselves in the most difficult conditions ( in an occupied country , in internment camps , in death camps ) and their works are a testimony to a powerful `` urge to create '' . Such creative impulse can be interpreted as the expression of self-preservation , a survival instinct in critical times .

neg: No Present Like Time The Fantasy/Science Fiction novel No Present Like Time ( 2005 ) by Steph Swainston is the sequel to the critically acclaimed The Year of Our War ( 2004 ) .   Again the Emperor 's winged messenger Jant is the protagonist of the story . The novel features a successful challenger to the position of Swordsman in the Emperor 's Circle of immortals and the rebellion of the former holder of that position . The story also concerns the apparent discovery of a previously unknown island and the naval expedition to it , which Jant is forced to join . Like its predecessor , the novel has been described as an example of the New Weird literary genre .   The sequel to No Present Like Time was published in May 2007 and is called The Modern World .

neg: Fortunes of War (novel series) Fortunes of War is the collective name given to six novels by Olivia Manning , consisting of The Balkan Trilogy and The Levant Trilogy . The Balkan Trilogy comprises the books The Great Fortune ( 1960 ) , The Spoilt City ( 1962 ) and Friends And Heroes ( 1965 ) . The Levant Trilogy comprises the books The Danger Tree ( 1977 ) , The Battle Lost And Won ( 1978 ) and The Sum Of Things ( 1980 ) .

neg: The Half-Made World The Half-Made World is a 2010 steampunk fantasy novel by Felix Gilman . It is set in an alternate version of the American Wild West where the far west reaches of the world are untamed and still being created . It tells the story of Liv Alverhuysen , a female psychologist who sets off on an adventure to heal the mad and John Creedmoor , an Agent of the Gun who is goaded into obedience to his master 's orders , despite his growing disdain for them . The novel pits two rival factions against one another as they each hunt for a way to end the everlasting war between them . The Line is industrial , with technological weapons and trains that speed by so quickly the countryside is barely seen , and take over towns and make their citizens slaves at their whim . The Gun are made up of thieves and murderers , and keep hold of the people by fear and violence , but they are losing the war against the Line . The book was nominated for a 2011 Locus Award .

neg: The Penultimate Truth The Penultimate Truth is a 1964 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick . The story is set in a future where the bulk of humanity is kept in large underground shelters . The people are told that World War III is being fought above them , when in reality the war ended years ago . The novel is based on Dick 's 1953 short story `` The Defenders '' . Dick also drew upon two other of his short stories for the plot of the novel : `` The Mold of Yancy '' and `` The Unreconstructed M '' .

neg: A Wizard of Earthsea A Wizard of Earthsea is a young adult fantasy novel written by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin , first published by the small press Parnassus in 1968 . The novel received highly positive reviews , initially as a work for children , and later among a general audience as well .   Set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea , the story centers around a young mage named Ged , born in a village on the island Gont . Displaying great power while still a boy , he joins the school of wizardry , where his prickly nature drives him into conflict with one of his fellows . During a magical duel , Ged 's spell goes awry and releases a shadow creature that attacks him . The novel follows his journey as he seeks to be free of the creature .   The book has often been described as a Bildungsroman or coming of age story , as it explores Ged 's process of learning to cope with power and come to terms with death . The novel also carries Taoist themes about a fundamental balance in the universe of Earthsea , which wizards are supposed to maintain , closely tied to the idea that language and names have power to affect the material world and alter this balance . Although the structure of the story is similar to that of a traditional epic , critics also described it as subverting this genre in many ways , such as by making the protagonist dark-skinned , in comparison to more typical white-skinned heroes .   A Wizard of Earthsea is widely regarded as a classic of fantasy and young-adult literature and was one of the final recipients of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award . The book was widely influential within the genre of fantasy ; Margaret Atwood , for instance , called A Wizard of Earthsea one of the `` wellsprings '' of fantasy literature . Le Guin would later write five subsequent books that , together with A Wizard of Earthsea , are referred to as the Earthsea Cycle : The Tombs of Atuan ( 1971 ) , The Farthest Shore ( 1972 ) , Tehanu ( 1990 ) , The Other Wind ( 2001 ) , and Tales from Earthsea ( 2001 ) . George Slusser has described the series as a `` work of high style and imagination '' .

neg: Invasion of the Sea Invasion of the Sea ( L'Invasion de la mer ) is an adventure novel written by Jules Verne . It was published in 1905 , the last to be published in the author 's lifetime , and describes the exploits of Berber nomads and European travelers in Saharan Africa . The European characters arrive to study the feasibility of flooding a low-lying region of the Sahara desert to create an inland sea and open up the interior of Northern Africa to trade . In the end , however , the protagonists ' pride in humanity 's potential to control and reshape the world is humbled by a cataclysmic earthquake which results in the natural formation of just such a sea .

neg: War Cry (novel) War Cry is a 2017 novel by Wilbur Smith . It is a Courtney saga novel , set between World War One and Two .

neg: War Horse (novel) War Horse is a children 's novel by English author Michael Morpurgo . It was first published in Great Britain by Kaye & Ward in 1982 . The story recounts the experiences of Joey , a horse purchased by the Army for service in World War I France and the attempts of young Albert , his previous owner , to bring him safely home . It formed the basis of both an award winning play ( 2007 ) and an acclaimed film adaptation ( 2011 ) by Steven Spielberg .

neg: Highways to a War Highways to a War is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Christopher Koch .   In an interview in 2000 , Koch noted that this novel , and his later work Out of Ireland , formed a diptych called Beware of the Past .

neg: The Peace War The Peace War is a science fiction novel by American writer Vernor Vinge , about authoritarianism and technological progress . It was first published as a serial in Analog in 1984 , and then appeared in book form shortly afterward . It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1985 . Its sequels are `` The Ungoverned '' , which was a novella published in his collection True Names and Other Dangers , and the novel Marooned in Realtime.The Peace War and Marooned in Realtime were collected in Across Realtime '' ( Baen Books , 1991 ) .

neg: Dragon Fire (novel) Dragon Fire is a 2000 novel by BBC political and foreign correspondent Humphrey Hawksley about a 2007 war between China , India and Pakistan , which draws in Australia , Bhutan , Myanmar , Nepal , New Zealand , Tibet , the United Kingdom , and the United States , and threatens to escalate to nuclear war .   While a work of fiction , the novel attempts to raise awareness of real geopolitical issues in the region .    This novel gives us nightmare scenarios where the world 's worst fears begin on 10:00 a.m. on 3 May 2007 .  A SFF ( Special Frontier Force ) Major , Gendun Choedrak Assaults Drapchi prison with paratroopers to free Tibetan religious leaders who are being incarcerated there .  Far out west , Pakistan launches an attack on the strategic outpost of Kargil , promptly raising the green crescent flag on Indian soil . China accuses India of attacking Chinese soil and declares war .  It 's Pakistan and China vs India now , 3 nuclear powers . Nuclear arsenals are being mobilized .  Later Pakistan is devastated while India and China are threatening nuclear war . Russia says whoever is involved in this matter will have to face her first . The West 's greatest nightmares are becoming true .

neg: The Lost Worlds of 2001 The Lost Worlds of 2001 is a 1972 book by Arthur C. Clarke , published by Signet as an accompaniment to the novel 2001 : A Space Odyssey .   The book itself consists in part of behind-the-scenes notes from Clarke concerning scriptwriting ( and rewriting ) , as well as production issues . The core of the book , however , is contained in excerpts from the proto-novel and an early screenplay that did not make it into the final version .   Alternative settings for launch preparation , the EVA scene where astronaut Frank Poole is lost , and varying dialogues concerning the HAL 9000 unit are all featured in the book . Also included is the original short story `` The Sentinel '' upon which 2001 is loosely based .

neg: Mars: The Home Front `` Mars : The Home Front '' is a short story by George Alec Effinger , published in War of the Worlds : Global Dispatches . It is a crossover between H. G. Wells ' The War of the Worlds and Edgar Rice Burroughs ' Barsoom series .