The Borg Collective is a group of telepathically-connected beings in the Star Trek fictional universe. They are known both within and beyond Star Trek fandom for their relentless pursuit of that which they wish to assimilate, their rapid adaptability to almost any defense, and their ability to continue functioning after what may seem a devastating or even fatal blow seemingly unaffected, and as such have become a powerful symbol in popular culture for any seemingly unstoppable force against which "resistance is futile". ...

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• Borg - Overview
• Borg - History
• Borg - Early contacts with the Federation
• Borg - The Enterprise-D and Captain Jean-Luc Picard
• Borg - Encounters with the Enterprise-E and Voyager
• Borg - Assimilation
• Borg - Nanoprobes
• Borg - Borg species identification
• Borg - Origin of the Borg
• Borg - Borg from V'ger theory
• Borg - Nanobot theory
• Borg - Famous maxim
• Borg - Pronunciation variations
• Borg - All Borg episodes to date
• Borg - Star Trek: The Next Generation
• Borg - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Borg - Star Trek: Voyager
• Borg - Star Trek: Enterprise
• Borg - The Borg in computer games
• Borg - The Borg as a cultural allusion

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Borg, Borg - Overview, Borg - History, Borg - Early contacts with the Federation, Borg - The Enterprise-D and Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Borg - Encounters with the Enterprise-E and Voyager, Borg - Assimilation, Borg - Nanoprobes, Borg - Borg species identification, Borg - Origin of the Borg, Borg - Borg from V'ger theory, Borg - Nanobot theory, Borg - Famous maxim, Borg - Pronunciation variations, Borg - All Borg episodes to date, Borg - Star Trek: The Next Generation, Borg - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Borg - Star Trek: Voyager, Borg - Star Trek: Enterprise, Borg - The Borg in computer games, Borg - The Borg as a cultural allusion

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Borg - Early contacts with the Federation. Having gradually developed over thousands of centuries (see Origin of the Borg) in the Galaxy's Delta Quadrant, the Borg's first formal contact with Starfleet occurred in 2365 by interference from Q in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Q Who?". Q transported the Enterprise-D to System FGC-J25, in the deep Beta Quadrant, just long enough to expose them to the Borg (who had already established a presence in that part of space). The Enterp ...

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Borg, Borg - Overview, Borg - History, Borg - Early contacts with the Federation, Borg - The Enterprise-D and Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Borg - Encounters with the Enterprise-E and Voyager, Borg - Assimilation, Borg - Nanoprobes, Borg - Borg species identification, Borg - Origin of the Borg, Borg - Borg from V'ger theory, Borg - Nanobot theory, Borg - Famous maxim, Borg - Pronunciation variations, Borg - All Borg episodes to date, Borg - Star Trek: The Next Generation, Borg - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Borg - Star Trek: Voyager, Borg - Star Trek: Enterprise, Borg - The Borg in computer games, Borg - The Borg as a cultural allusion

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Jorge Luis Borges ([ˈxɔɾ.xe ˈlwis ˈbɔɾ.xɛs]) (August 24, 1899 – June 14, 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered to be one of the foremost writers of the 20th century. Best-known in the English speaking world for his short stories and fictive essays, Borges was also a poet, critic, and man of letters. Jorge Luis Borges - Life. Jorge Luis Borges - Youth. Borges was born in Buenos Aires. His father, Jorge ...

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• Jorge Luis Borges - Life
• Jorge Luis Borges - Youth
• Jorge Luis Borges - Early writing career
• Jorge Luis Borges - Maturity
• Jorge Luis Borges - International recognition
• Jorge Luis Borges - Work
• Jorge Luis Borges - Borges as Argentine and as World Citizen
• Jorge Luis Borges - Multicultural influences on Borges' writing
• Jorge Luis Borges - Borges as specialist in the history culture and literature of Argentina
• Jorge Luis Borges - Borges Martín Fierro and tradition
• Jorge Luis Borges - Limits to universalism
• Jorge Luis Borges - International themes in Borges
• Jorge Luis Borges - Religious themes in Borges: Mainline heretical and mystical
• Jorge Luis Borges - Quotations

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The Necronomicon is the title of a fictional book created by H.P. Lovecraft and often featured in stories based on the Cthulhu mythos inspired by his works. However, some people believe in the existence of an actual ancient text called the Necronomicon which may or may not fit the description given in Lovecraft's fiction. Necronomicon - The book. Lovecraft often referenced fictional works in his horror fiction, a practice common among subsequent fantasy authors like Jorge Luis Borges and Willi ...

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• Necronomicon - The book
• Necronomicon - Origin and fictional history
• Necronomicon - Criticism
• Necronomicon - Appearance and content
• Necronomicon - Locations
• Necronomicon - Etymology of the title
• Necronomicon - The Necronomicon as a real book
• Necronomicon - References to the Necronomicon
• Necronomicon - Commercially available books titled Necronomicon

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The Zerg are an alien race in the StarCraft universe. They are similar in appearance and behavior to the Tyranids of Warhammer 40,000 as well as the 'bugs' of Starship Troopers and the Xenomorphs of the Alien movies. They also share many characteristics with the Borg of Star Trek; they roam the galaxy assimilating species they encounter into themselves, and they share a hive mind ruled by the Overmind, much like the Formics from Ender's Game. It is separated into a number of broods that are named after monstrous mytholog ...

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• Zerg - History
• Zerg - Expansion
• Zerg - The Determinant
• Zerg - Plot advancement in StarCraft: Brood War
• Zerg - Zerg Control
• Zerg - Main gameplay attributes
• Zerg - Units
• Zerg - Land
• Zerg - Air
• Zerg - Buildings
• Zerg - Basic buildings
• Zerg - Advanced buildings
• Zerg - Strategies
• Zerg - Against Zerg
• Zerg - Against Terrans
• Zerg - Against Protoss
• Zerg - Zerg Heroes

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A bestiary, or Bestiarum vocabulum is a compendium of beasts. Bestiaries were made popular in the Middle ages in illustrated volumes that described various real or imaginary animals, birds and even rocks. The natural history and illustration of each beast were usually accompanied by a moral lesson. This reflected the belief that the world itself was literally the Word of God, and that every living thing had its own special meaning. For example, the pelican, which was believed to tear open its breast to bring its young to life w ...

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The Clementinum (Klementinum in Czech) is the name of the building housing the national library of the Czech Republic situated in Prague. The history of the building dates from the existence of a chapel to Saint Clement in the 11th century. A Dominican monastery was founded in the medieval period, which was transformed in 1556 to a Jesuit college. In 1622 the Jesuits transferred the library of Charles University to the Klementinum, adn the college was merged with the University in 1654. The Jesuits remained until 1773, when the Klementinum was established as an observatory, library, and u ...

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• Clementinum - Curiosities
• Clementinum - External link

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In the fictional Star Trek universe, the United Federation of Planets is a federation of more than 150 member planets and thousands of colonies and is the parent organization of Starfleet. United Federation of Planets - Overview. The United Federation of Planets and its members hold massive territory in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy. It was founded on October 11, 2161 by the Andorians, Humans/Terrans, Tellarites, and Vulcans. Loosely based on Earth's United Nations, the ...

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• United Federation of Planets - Overview
• United Federation of Planets - Federation members
• United Federation of Planets - Federation history
• United Federation of Planets - 22nd–23rd centuries
• United Federation of Planets - Early-24th century
• United Federation of Planets - The Cardassian War
• United Federation of Planets - Mid-24th century
• United Federation of Planets - Possible future
• United Federation of Planets - Economics
• United Federation of Planets - Criticism
• United Federation of Planets - Maquis
• United Federation of Planets - Human Prominence in the Federation

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Adolfo Bioy Casares (September 15, 1914 - March 18, 1999) was an Argentine fiction writer. Bioy Casares was born in Buenos Aires. He wrote his first story ("Iris y Margarita") at the age of 11. He was a friend and frequent collaborator of Jorge Luis Borges and wrote many stories with him under the pseudonym of H. Bustos Domecq. Bioy Casares and Borges were introduced in 1932 by Victoria Ocampo, whose sister, writer Silvina Ocampo, Bioy Casares was to ...

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• Adolfo Bioy Casares - Works
• Adolfo Bioy Casares - Novels
• Adolfo Bioy Casares - Books of Stories
• Adolfo Bioy Casares - Letters
• Adolfo Bioy Casares - Works in collaboration
• Adolfo Bioy Casares - Screenplays

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The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), in the Star Trek fictional universe, is the Galaxy class starship that is the principal setting of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG). The series is set in the late 24th century, when humans have allied with other friendly alien species to form the United Federation of Planets; events in TNG take place more than seventy years after those of the original Star Trek television series and related movies. USS Enterprise NCC-1701 ...

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• USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D - Fictional history
• USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D - Design notes
• USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D - External link

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Jorge Luis Borges - Youth. Borges was born in Buenos Aires. His father, Jorge Guillermo Borges, was a lawyer and a psychology teacher, who also had literary aspirations ("he tried to become a writer and failed in the attempt", Borges once said. "He composed some very good sonnets"). Borges's mother, Leonor Acevedo Suárez, learned English from her husband and worked professionally as a translator. His father's family was part Spanish, Portuguese, and British; his mother's Spanish, and possibly Portuguese. At his ...

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Jorge Luis Borges, Jorge Luis Borges - Life, Jorge Luis Borges - Youth, Jorge Luis Borges - Early writing career, Jorge Luis Borges - Maturity, Jorge Luis Borges - International recognition, Jorge Luis Borges - Work, Jorge Luis Borges - Borges as Argentine and as World Citizen, Jorge Luis Borges - Multicultural influences on Borges' writing, Jorge Luis Borges - Borges as specialist in the history culture and literature of Argentina, Jorge Luis Borges - Borges Martín Fierro and tradition, Jorge Luis Borges - Limits to universalism, Jorge Luis Borges - International themes in Borges, Jorge Luis Borges - Religious themes in Borges: Mainline heretical and mystical, Jorge Luis Borges - Quotations

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In addition to his short stories for which he is most famous, Borges also wrote poetry, essays, several screenplays, and a considerable volume of literary criticism, prologues, and reviews, edited numerous anthologies, and was a prominent translator of English-, French- and German-language literature into Spanish (and of Old English and Norse works as well). His blindness (which, like his father's, developed in adulthood) strongly influenced his later writing. Paramount among his intellectual interests are elements of mythology, mathematics, ...

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Jorge Luis Borges, Jorge Luis Borges - Life, Jorge Luis Borges - Youth, Jorge Luis Borges - Early writing career, Jorge Luis Borges - Maturity, Jorge Luis Borges - International recognition, Jorge Luis Borges - Work, Jorge Luis Borges - Borges as Argentine and as World Citizen, Jorge Luis Borges - Multicultural influences on Borges' writing, Jorge Luis Borges - Borges as specialist in the history culture and literature of Argentina, Jorge Luis Borges - Borges Martín Fierro and tradition, Jorge Luis Borges - Limits to universalism, Jorge Luis Borges - International themes in Borges, Jorge Luis Borges - Religious themes in Borges: Mainline heretical and mystical, Jorge Luis Borges - Quotations

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"Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" formed part of a 1941 collection of stories called El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan ("The Garden of Forking Paths"). This book — Borges's first book of fiction — constituted a milestone in his career. At the time he wrote "Tlön..." in early 1940, Borges was little known outside of Argentina. He was working in a local public library in Buenos Aires, and had a certain local fame as a translator of works from English, French and German, and as an avant garde poet and essayist (having ...

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Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Summary of the story, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Themes, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Philosophical themes, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Literary themes, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Other themes, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Fact and fiction in Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Levels of reality, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Real and fictional places, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Real and fictional people, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Tlön... in the context of Borges's life and works, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Publication history, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Names deriving from this story

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As a child growing up in Södertälje, a town near Stockholm, Borg became fascinated by a tennis racket which his father had won as a prize at a ping pong tournament. His father gave him the racket, beginning one of the brightest careers in tennis history. In 1972, at the age of 15, Borg became one of the youngest players ever to represent his country in the Davis Cup, and won his debut singles rubber in five sets over seasoned pro Onny Parun of New Zealand. Later that y ...

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Björn Borg, Björn Borg - Career Overview, Björn Borg - Grand Slam finals, Björn Borg - Wins 11, Björn Borg - Runner-ups 5, Björn Borg - Singles titles 61, Björn Borg - Records and Trivia, Björn Borg - Grand Slam Records, Björn Borg - Youngest to win, Björn Borg - Match competition, Björn Borg - Career winning streaks, Björn Borg - Miscellaneous

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It is by no means simple to sort out fact and fiction within this story. The picture is further complicated by the fact that other authors (both in print and on the web) have chosen to join Borges in his game and write about one or another fictional aspect of this story either as if it were non-fiction or in a manner that could potentially confuse the unwary reader. A few online examples are: The Italian-language http://www.uqbar.it treats Tlön itself as duly fictional, but writes as if the fictional Silas Haslam's entirely ima ...

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Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Summary of the story, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Themes, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Philosophical themes, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Literary themes, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Other themes, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Fact and fiction in Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Levels of reality, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Real and fictional places, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Real and fictional people, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Tlön... in the context of Borges's life and works, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Publication history, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Names deriving from this story

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Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Philosophical themes. Through the vehicle of fantasy or speculative fiction, this story playfully explores several philosophical questions and themes. These include, above all, an effort by Borges to imagine a world (Tlön) where the 18th century philosophical idealism of George Berkeley is viewed as common sense and "the doctrine of materialism" is considered a heresy, a scandal, and a paradox ["Tlön...", p.117]. Through describing the languages of Tlön, the story also plays with th ...

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Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Summary of the story, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Themes, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Philosophical themes, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Literary themes, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Other themes, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Fact and fiction in Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Levels of reality, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Real and fictional places, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Real and fictional people, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Tlön... in the context of Borges's life and works, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Publication history, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Names deriving from this story

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Björn Borg - Grand Slam Records. Won more Grand Slam titles in the Open Era (11) and more Wimbledons (5) than any player until Pete Sampras. This despite competing in the Australian Open only once, at the age of 17. Won more French Championships (6) than any other male player in tennis history. Won 4 consecutive French championships, an alltime record. His streak of 28 consecutive matches was broken, not by defeat, but by his subsequent absence and retirement. Won more consecutiv ...

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Björn Borg, Björn Borg - Career Overview, Björn Borg - Grand Slam finals, Björn Borg - Wins 11, Björn Borg - Runner-ups 5, Björn Borg - Singles titles 61, Björn Borg - Records and Trivia, Björn Borg - Grand Slam Records, Björn Borg - Youngest to win, Björn Borg - Match competition, Björn Borg - Career winning streaks, Björn Borg - Miscellaneous

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In the following summary, statements refer to the world within the story, not to the real world. Consequently, historical personages may have actions attributed to them that they did not take in the real world. Their real-world aspects are discussed in the following section. In "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", an encyclopedia article about a mysterious country called Uqbar is the first indication of Orbis Tertius, a massive conspiracy of intellectuals to imagine (and thereby create) a world: Tlön. In the cou ...

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Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Summary of the story, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Themes, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Philosophical themes, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Literary themes, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Other themes, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Fact and fiction in Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Levels of reality, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Real and fictional places, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Real and fictional people, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Tlön... in the context of Borges's life and works, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Publication history, Tlön Uqbar Orbis Tertius - Names deriving from this story

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Before her marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, Mette-Marit gave birth to a son, Marius Borg Høiby, on January 13, 1997; the father was her then boyfriend, Morten Borg, a later convicted drug dealer. At the time it became known that the crown prince intended to marry a single mother who was a commoner with a checkered history, many Norwegians complained that Mette-Marit's background made her unfit to be a member of the royal family, let alone a future queen. However, Mariu ...

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Mette-Marit Crown Princess of Norway, Mette-Marit Crown Princess of Norway - Background and Education, Mette-Marit Crown Princess of Norway - Courtship and Marriage, Mette-Marit Crown Princess of Norway - Children, Mette-Marit Crown Princess of Norway - Royal Duties and Further Education

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