Added by: badaboom | Karma: 5366.29 | Fiction literature | 16 April 2011
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Evolution's Darling
In the context of this novel, "Evolution's Darling" is a phrase used by people who envy sentient AIs (Artificial Intuitions) "because they could evolve... within the span of a lifetime, while biologicals were trapped on that slow wheel of generations." The "Darling" of the title refers to a former starship mind, an AI whose increasingly intimate bond with the adolescent daughter of the ship's captain allowed his Turing Quotient to exceed 1.0. With a value above that level, an "artificial" is granted personhood and full human rights. After gaining a cyborg body and outliving his lover, Darling's unique abilities lead him to become an art dealer.
Hard Money: Taking Gold to a Higher Investment Level
Gold, the long forgotten store of value that was once the center of the global financial system, suddenly matters a great deal again. It has become a leading asset by virtue of its strong performance, and its booming demand has made it the only financial asset that remains in an uninterrupted bull market. And yet gold remains one of the least-owned financial assets in investment portfolios today.
Read and Write (Approaching Level) is an interactive worktext for students below grade level which provides additional language and concept support. It contains authentic literature and nonfiction with substantive, differentiated, and scaffolded support at point of use.
The Teacher Edition includes an answer key and other teacher features.
Read and Write (Approaching Level) is an interactive worktext for students below grade level which provides additional language and concept support. It contains authentic literature and nonfiction with substantive, differentiated, and scaffolded support at point of use. The Teacher Edition includes an answer key and other teacher features.
