The various forms of society and government Bujold presents often reflect 20th-century politics.

Bujold presents a variety of realistic food supply technologies, including hydroponics, cultured or vat-grown meat, and fish farming.

All five of its issues were published while the show was still on the air, and included letters from D. C. Fontana, Gene Roddenberry, and most of the cast members, and an article by future Hugo and Nebula winner Lois McMaster Bujold.

Bujold ’ s father and brother were engineers, and many of the technological details she incorporates are based on 20th-century engineering situations, projected into null-g or alternative solar system situations ( this is especially true of Falling Free, the most technologically dense of the novels ).

Bujold devised for this planet a history which allowed for “ swords ‘ n ’ spaceships .” Barrayar in the lifetime of Miles Vorkosigan commands spaceships, computers, and other high technology, but its culture remembers dueling, examines newborns for defects and practices infanticide if any are found, celebrates the Emperor ’ s birthday by handing him bags of gold, and provides liveried life-sworn servants to carry love-letters sealed with the writer's blood.

WisCon Guests of Honor have included Eleanor Arnason, Iain M. Banks, Lois McMaster Bujold, Emma Bull, Pat Cadigan, Avedon Carol, Terry Carr, Suzy McKee Charnas, Buck & Juanita Coulson, Samuel R. Delany, Charles de Lint, Beverly DeWeese, Gardner Dozois, L. Timmel Duchamp, Suzette Haden Elgin, Carol Emshwiller, Karen Joy Fowler, Jeanne Gomoll, Nicola Griffith, Andrea Hairston, Barbara Hambly, David Hartwell, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Nalo Hopkinson, Ellen Klages, Nancy Kress, Ursula K. Le Guin, Elizabeth A. Lynn, R. A. MacAvoy, Katherine MacLean, George R. R. Martin, Maureen McHugh, Vonda N. McIntyre, Patricia A. McKillip, Judith Merril, China Miéville, Pat Murphy, Debbie Notkin, Trina Robbins, Mary Doria Russell, Geoff Ryman, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Pamela Sargent, Melissa Scott, Nisi Shawl, Stu Shiffman, Sheri S. Tepper, John Varley, Joan D. Vinge, Elisabeth Vonarburg, Howard Waldrop, Connie Willis, Terri Windling, Don & Elsie Wollheim, Susan Wood, and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.

Notable authors who cite her influence include Greg Bear, Lois McMaster Bujold, C. J. Cherryh, Cecilia Dart-Thornton, Tanya Huff, Mercedes Lackey, Charles de Lint, Joan D. Vinge, David Weber, K. D. Wentworth, and Catherine Asaro.

Lois McMaster Bujold ( Last name pronounced phonetically in American English as " Bu-Jold "; born November 2, 1949, Columbus, Ohio ) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy works.

Bujold is one of the most acclaimed writers in her field, having won the prestigious Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. Heinlein's record.

Lois McMaster Bujold at Finncon 2012 in Tampere, Finland.

The Vorkosigan Saga is a series of science fiction novels and short stories set in a common fictional universe by American author Lois McMaster Bujold.

Bujold ’ s approach varies, sometimes crossing genres.

Bujold pays token attention to the variations in measurable time units from planet to planet, positing an earth-based “ standard year ” which holds through the entire Nexus.

Bujold herself has commented that her posited system is neither technologically nor economically feasible, but is rather a convenience for storytelling.

Human life requires Earth-based botanical life, and Bujold devotes a good deal of attention in some novels to this.

Bujold ’ s future is one in which genetic manipulation can produce almost any kind of clone or hybrid.

The Nexus allows Bujold, paradoxically, to imagine a world in which travel and communication require far more time and effort than in the real-life 21st century, since the wormhole jumps present a special barrier.

Although Bujold explores and satirizes many kinds of societies and prejudices, her universe lacks or fails to consider several sources of social organization and prejudice on Earth: language, skin color, and religion.

Instead, Bujold builds prejudice into the “ locale ,” i. e. planetary, economics and history.

The novels have been translated into a number of languages ; see the catalog of covers of various international editions at Bujold Cover Art Archive.

The roots of the Vorkosigan Saga lie in an early short story by Bujold, " Dreamweaver's Dilemma ", which features a planet called Beta Colony and a character with the last name of Naismith.

When beginning her first novel, Shards of Honor, Bujold incorporated these elements, but greatly expanded.

In use, it still presents all the issues of the admiralty pattern anchor.

Throughout the letter, Paul presents issues that are troubling the community in Corinth and offers ways to fix them.

These fragmentary writings, inspired by a renewed reading of Nietzsche, treated issues like emigration, totalitarianism and individuality, as well as everyday matters such as giving presents, dwelling and the impossibility of love.

ISO / IEC 7816-11 also presents examples for enrollment and verification and addresses security issues.

Arthur presents issues and situations kids can relate to, and teaches positive behaviors and responses to these issues in a genuine and comical way.

Because " Arthur " presents real childhood issues, the show contains some imitative behavior such as name calling or bickering, much like children experience in their own lives.

Set of articles by technical experts on numerous scientific and technical issues that are unresolved ; presents arguments that Yucca Mountain has not been and may never be shown to be an appropriate repository for high-level radioactive waste.

Through media relations, lobbying, and education, CAIR presents an Islamic perspective on issues of importance to the American public, and seeks to empower the American Muslim community and encourage its social and political activism.

The United States Army typically issues the Army Service Ribbon ( issued after completion of Advanced Individual Training ), and the United States Air Force presents the Air Force Training Ribbon and the Airman's Coin.

Mostly concerned with relevant political, legal and cultural issues, the section presents work by regular columnists, including Herald political columnist Phillip Coorey, Paul Sheehan and Richard Ackland, as well occasional reader-submitted content.

However, Sumner's Pulitzer-prize-winning biographer, David Donald, presents Sumner in his first volume, Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War ( 1960 ), as an insufferably arrogant moralist ; an egoist bloated with pride ; pontifical and Olympian, and unable to distinguish between large issues and small ones.

* Ex-GayTruth. com, presents issues related to the ex-gay movement from a conservative Christian perspective

* Comparative of all city / county consolidations and the issues and advantages each model presents ( from the Pittsburgh / Allegheny task force on consolidation )

Utley presents Hung's argument that " learning embedded in rich situations assists adult learners to reflect on their actions, and discuss issues and problems with fellow members of a learning community.

The last part presents Quebec's current politics and issues.

The Geneva Initiative addresses and presents a comprehensive solution to all issues vital to ensuring the end of the conflict and the realization of the national visions of both parties.

" In it, he presents and solves, according to Catholic doctrine, the most difficult issues as related to providence.

Oral arguments can also occur during motion practice when one of the parties presents a motion to the court for consideration before trial, such as when the case is to be dismissed on a point of law, or when summary judgment may lie because there are no factual issues in dispute.

In American courts, the brief typically has the following parts: a table of contents ; a table of authorities listing the cases, statutes, and regulations that are cited ; a presentation of the issues under review by the court, usually in only one sentence if possible ; a statement of the case that presents the relevant facts and the previous history of the case in the lower courts ; a summary of the legal standard of review that the appellate court should use in evaluating the decision of the lower court ; a summary of the party's argument ; and the full discussion of the legal and / or policy arguments explaining why the party believes it should win the case, which will be the most lengthy portion of the brief.

Aversion therapy is also used in the self-help community to treat minor behavioral issues with the aid of an elastic band, the user or patient would snap the elastic band on his / her wrist while an undesirable thought / behavior presents itself.

Thundershaft has a Cerberus ; Phibes presents him with a large Cerberus figure, one head of which shoots string to tie him up, followed by the second head which spouts gasoline, and the third which issues fire.

One presenter, Fluxus performance artist and longtime New Paltz resident Carolee Schneemann, was best known for Interior Scroll ( 1975 ), a piece that culminated in her unrolling a scroll from her vagina and reading it to the audience ; at the seminar, Schneemann exhibited abstract photographs of her vagina as part of Vulva's Morphia ( 1995 ), " a visceral sequence of photographs and text in which a Vulvic personification presents an ironic analysis juxtaposing slides and text to undermine Lacanian semiotics, gender issues, Marxism, the male art establishment, religious and cultural taboos.

Wagar presents a number of issues on which he is in disagreement with Wells's scheme for global reconstruction and a " global commonweal ".