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Why SHOGUN Has The PERFECT Ending

“Death is the biggest moment we have as human beings,” says the actor, who turned a scheming warlord into a fan-favorite character.

Shogun's Lord Yabushige, Tadanobu Asano, Talks About the Emotional Series Finale | GQ

A quick guide as the razor-sharp, critically-acclaimed samurai epic reaches its finale.

Shogun: A guide to the hit Japanese samurai epic as its finale cuts deep

Shogun episode 10 release date is here and fans are asking whether there will be Shogun season 2 or not?

shogun seaosn 2: Shogun season 2: Here's what we know after Shogun episode 10 release date - The Economic Times

Will there be a season 2 of Shogun? It&#x27;s a bit of a complicated answer given the source material, and you may not like the explanation.

Will There Be A ‘Shogun’ Season 2? Maybe, But Not In The Way You’d Hope

Shōgun&#x27;s penultimate episode left us with our jaws on the floor, largely thanks to Anna Sawai&#x27;s Lady Mariko.

It Is Impossible To Fight Through All of These Men, But Shōgun's Mariko Managed It Anyway - IGN

Streaming Wars is a weekly opinion column by IGN’s Streaming Editor, Amelia Emberwing. This one contains spoilers for Shōgun. To read the last entry, check out How Lucy MacLean and Her Okey Dokeys Became Fallout’s Secret Weapon · In chess, a queen sacrifice happens when a player willingly ...

It Is Impossible To Fight Through All of These Men, But Shōgun's Mariko Managed It Anyway

Anna Sawai has become one of the best characters in the highly celebrated series Shōgun but she has also starred in another critically acclaimed show.

Anna Sawai’s Breathtaking Performance In Shogun Is A Reminder To Watch Her 2022 Drama With 97% On RT

&quot;At the end of episode eight,&quot; Jarvis says of his &#x27;Shogun&#x27; character, “I genuinely think that he&#x27;s just completely lost.”

Shogun's Hatamoto, Cosmo Jarvis, on the Hit Series, That Accent, and Blackthorne’s Uncertain Future | GQ

I’m watching Shogun and catching up on Monarch so all the tv series I’m watching have Anna in it 😂 But I’m glad, she’s a very good actress! You can even see how she changes her accent in Japanese between those two series, which is not something I had the opportunity of seeing in ...

r/Fauxmoi on Reddit: The Unforgettable Power of Anna Sawai. (The following interview contains spoilers for TV Show Shōgun)

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Damn Near Every Digital Service is Ripping You Off to Float Free-riders

Damn Near Every Digital Service is You Ripping off to Float Free-riders

Fast jeder digitale Dienst betrügt Sie, um Trittbrettfahrer zu gewinnen

Casi todos los servicios digitales te están estafando para convertirte en usuarios libres

Presque tous les services numériques vous arnaquent pour faire flotter les free-riders

लगभग हर डिजिटल सेवा आपको मुफ्त में लाभ कमाने के लिए लूट रही है

ほぼすべてのデジタルサービスが、ただ乗りする人をだますためにあなたを騙している

빌어먹을 거의 모든 디지털 서비스가 당신을 떠다니는 무임승차로 끌어들이고 있습니다.

Quase todos os serviços digitais estão enganando você para flutuar como free-riders

Черт возьми, почти каждый цифровой сервис обманывает вас, чтобы пускать в ход безбилетников

Lanet olsun, Neredeyse Her Dijital Hizmet Sizi Serbest Sürüşçülere Yöneltiyor

Chết tiệt, gần như mọi dịch vụ kỹ thuật số đều đang lừa bạn để thả nổi những người đi xe miễn phí

几乎每一项数字服务都在欺骗你，让你搭便车

Recommendations for Verifying HDR Subjective Testing Workflows: HDR Subjective Testing Workflow

The Epitome of Loyalty Marketing, Samurais and The Bushido Code

আনুগত্য বিপণনের এপিটোম, সামুরাই এবং বুশিডো কোড

Der Inbegriff von Loyalty Marketing, Samurais und dem Bushido-Kodex

El epítome del marketing de fidelización, los samuráis y el código Bushido

La quintessence du marketing de fidélisation, des samouraïs et du code Bushido

वफादारी विपणन, समुराई और बुशिडो कोड का प्रतीक

ロイヤルティ マーケティングの典型、サムライと武士道

로열티 마케팅의 전형, 사무라이, 무사도 코드

O epítome do marketing de fidelidade, samurais e o código Bushido

Воплощение маркетинга лояльности, самураев и кодекса бусидо

Sadakat Pazarlamasının Özeti, Samuraylar ve Bushido Kuralları

Hình ảnh thu nhỏ của tiếp thị lòng trung thành, Samurai và mật mã võ sĩ đạo

忠诚营销、武士道和武士道的典范

In 2001, Microsoft launched Halo: Combat evolved alongside its tie-in novel , authored by Eric Nylund, who then wrote in 2003 and in 2006. Since then, nine other authors have contributed novels to the series, adding more lore to the ever-expanding universe of Halo. One of these authors is Troy Denning, who wrote works such as and The Fall of Reach First Strike Ghosts of Onyx Halo: Last Light, Halo: Retribution, Halo: Oblivion, Halo: Shadows of Reach. About Troy Denning is an American fantasy and author and game designer who has written over two dozen novels, including , and . In this exclusive interview, Troy sheds light on how he became an author, his past projects as a game designer, and some exciting things to look forward to in his latest book, . Troy Denning science fiction The New Jedi Order: Star by Star Waterdeep Halo: Outcasts When did you start writing stories? I think it was in the eighth grade, so probably about the age of 13-14. Our English teacher assigned us to keep a journal, but writing daily entries about chores and ski team practice seemed boring. So I just started to write stories instead. What made you want to start writing? If it was a book, what was it? I guess I became interested in writing because I was an avid reader from a young age.  I would get sucked into worlds created by Asimov, Heinlein, Tolkien, Burroughs and began to imagine my own versions. At first, my worlds were pretty derivative of whatever I happened to be reading, but as my archive expanded, so did my imagination. It wasn’t long—maybe three or four years—before the worlds in my head began to seem fairly original (at least to me), and I started to feel like I had something worth putting on paper. You know, I would read something by Clarke or Leiber and think “I could do that!” Of course, I couldn’t. The mark of a true master is making their work look effortless, and that was certainly true of the authors I was reading. It took fifteen years, a B.A. in English, and eight years of experience as an editor and tabletop game designer before I published my first novel. What does your writing process look like? What kind of routine do you have, and how does it help you? Two of my favorite books on writing are by Terry Brooks, and On Writing by Stephen King. Both authors are (obviously) masters of the craft, but about the only thing their processes have in common is they write every day for AT LEAST a few hours.  Otherwise, their processes are almost opposites. King is a wanderer. He just starts writing and sees where the story takes him. Brooks is a mapper. Before he starts, he likes to know where the story is going and how he’s going to get there. Sometimes the Magic Works When I started out, I was more like King. I just started and let the story take me where it wanted. It’s incredibly fun, but you end up wandering down a lot of box canyons and having to backtrack to keep the story moving forward. If you have the time and self-confidence to handle the bad turns, it can produce some truly marvelous results. That’s how I wrote the Prism Pentad (Dark Sun) and Pages of Pain (Planescape).  But I also have a drawer full of unfinished books that I couldn’t figure out how to fix. More importantly, when I shifted from working with people who knew me personally (as the editors for the Dungeons & Dragons stuff did) to people who were contacting me to write for licensed Intellectual Properties (IPs) such as Star Wars and Halo, the process needed to be a lot more structured. Those books are part of a major publishing program that ties into other mediums such as movies, TV, games, comics, etc. There are usually well over a dozen decision makers (publishing house editors, continuity editors from the IP, executives, marketing people). They can’t just say, “write a book featuring the Lady of Pain” (as was the case for Pages of Pain) or “give us a five-book series set in that game world you just designed” (as was the case with the Dark Sun books).  Everybody needs to agree on the story in advance, and that requires detailed outlines. So now, I work more like Brooks does. I construct detailed outlines before I write the first word of the first chapter. All of the editors and executives and sometimes even the marketing people make suggestions and offer notes, until we finally have something we all agree on. By the time we’re finished, I have a very clear picture of the story arc, the character arcs, the settings, and most of the other story elements. That isn’t to say that nothing ever varies from the outline, because it often does. But when that happens, we have a common map, and we can all agree on the changes I need/want to make. (Or do something even better, which often ends up being the case after everyone offers input). What would you say is the hardest part of writing a novel? For novice/young writers, finishing what you start is always the hardest part. They lose confidence in what they’re doing, because they haven’t been through the revision process and don’t understand that the first draft of any novel is just raw ore. It takes time and effort—a lot of both—to run that draft through the crusher and flotation tanks and smelt out the gold. For me, the opening is always the hardest part. It’s where you raise the story question, introduce the characters, establish atmosphere, and set tone. The first chapter of a good novel does an incredible amount of work, and by the time I sit down to write it, I have a clear concept of how ALL of that stuff is going to work. But getting the concept onto the page? That can be a struggle. It’s not unusual for me to spend a month or more just getting a first chapter I’m happy with. But once that foundation is laid . . . I wouldn’t say the rest of the book writes itself, but it’s a lot easier. Throughout your career, you’ve written several books for various sci-fi and fantasy settings. Which universe did you enjoy writing for the most and why? What was your favorite book in that series? Boy, that’s a loaded question . . . and one I can’t answer simply. Writing a book takes a LOT of time and energy, and if you’re just doing it to fulfill an assignment, you’re doing it wrong. If it’s just work, you can find a lot of jobs that reward you better for your time. The truth is, I loved all the properties I wrote for, or I wouldn’t have done it. I went to work for TSR Hobbies straight out of college because I loved Dungeons & Dragons, and in addition to the work I did as an editor and game designer, I ended up writing twenty novels for them.  Eventually, the opportunity to work on something I loved even more—Star Wars—came along, and I wrote twelve novels for them. Then Disney bought Lucasfilm and I didn’t love where the line was going as much, but I’d started to explore the Halo universe and was really falling in love with it. So when Ed Schlesinger called to see if I’d be interested in doing a Halo novel, it was an easy yes. In addition to your novels, you’ve also worked as a game designer. What past projects are you most proud of? I would have to say the Dark Sun setting, which I conceptualized with Timothy Brown, Mary Kirchoff, and Brom, and wrote with Timothy Brown.  It’s a rough, gritty, campaign world set in an environmental wasteland (yes, it IS a warning about global warming and unchecked environmental damage), and it reflects my love of sand-and-sorcery fantasy like Conan. In Halo: Outcasts, we see the Sangheili society under Cortana’s rule. What was it like describing a society, which once prided itself on its culture of honor and strength, brought to heel by its new overlords? I probably have a different take on martial culture than a lot of readers. Any society that needs a code of honor to regulate its violent interactions is two things by definition:  a) violent, and b) probably not all that honorable. If there wasn’t a fair amount of violence, the society wouldn’t need to regulate it. If warriors were inherently “honorable,” there would be no need for a code. They would just naturally behave with honor. So, when I look at the Sangheili, I see a fairly violent species that, at some point in its past, was so ruthless it developed a code of honor to keep from tearing its society apart. Now, what happened to their ruthless streak? Did it just go away? Nature doesn’t work that way. The ruthless streak is still there. It’s just sublimated to an external code of honor. The thing about sublimation is it’s imperfect. Sublimated traits manifest themselves in other ways. And that’s how the Sangheili kaidons have been portrayed in lore. They’re scheming, sneaky warlords maneuvering to secure their own interests. Once they have the advantage, they usually find a way to justify any amount of underhanded violence in the name of “honor.”  So, when I look at Sangheili culture, I tend to see parallels with Feudal Japan, and the Arbiter’s struggles in unifying the Sangheili are very much akin to that of a feudal emperor fighting to control his shoguns. We are also introduced to an Oath Warden, Crei ‘Ayomuu. Can you tell our readers about Oath Wardens and their role in Sangheili culture? An Oath Warden is basically a bounty hunter who takes contracts to enforce agreements on behalf of other Sangheili. They are unique in Sangheili culture in not considering themselves bound by the warrior code of honor, which frees them to use any means necessary to fulfill their contracts. At the same time, they follow their own code, which they claim to be far more strict than that of the warriors. The thing is, only Oath Wardens know whether that’s true, since only Oath Wardens are allowed to know their code. Halo: Outcasts also focuses on Spartan Vale, a member of Fireteam Osiris from Halo 5. What was it like writing for a character that hasn’t gotten much attention since the events of Hunters in the Dark and Halo 5: Guardians? I enjoyed it. In various pieces of Vale’s background lore, there are hints of a complex, engaging character with the potential to play a much larger part in the Halo Universe than she has so far. I enjoyed building on those hints, to create someone who I hope the readers will want to see more of. What else can Halo fans look forward to in your latest book? We’ll revisit some characters from Halo Oblivion, learn a few of Netherop’s secrets, and explore some very ancient lore. You often write for pre-established universes (Halo, Star Wars, Dungeons and Dragons). Have you ever considered writing something in your own setting? If so, what would it look like? I have a drawer full of partially-completed spec projects in various settings. There are sand-and-sorcery fantasies, contemporary thrillers, and near-future SF in there. Fortunately/unfortunately (it’s a bit of both), the media tie-in contracts have kept me too busy to complete them. When an offer for a cool project that will definitely be published comes in, the cool project that might be published loses out. Sigh . . . maybe when I retire! Do you have any advice for aspiring writers? Sure: 1) write every day; 2) write because you love it, not because you want to “be” a writer; 3) don’t count on making a living as a writer; only a very small percentage of us do, and the percentage who make a good living is even smaller; 4) study your craft; read books like On Writing by Stephen King, Sometimes the Magic Works by Terry Brooks, Story by Robert McKee . . . really, anything about writing that you can get your hands on; 5) editors are your friends; even if you’re not ready to publish yet, hiring an independent story editor to mark up a short story or a chapter of a work-in-progress will teach you a LOT about writing.

An Exclusive Interview w/ Troy Denning, Author of Halo: Outcasts

Una entrevista exclusiva con Troy Denning, autor de Halo: Outcasts

Une interview exclusive avec Troy Denning, auteur de Halo : Outcasts

हेलो: आउटकास्ट्स के लेखक ट्रॉय डेनिंग के साथ एक विशेष साक्षात्कार

『Halo: Outcasts』著者、トロイ・デニング氏への独占インタビュー

Uma entrevista exclusiva com Troy Denning, autor de Halo: Outcasts

Một cuộc phỏng vấn độc quyền với Troy Denning, Tác giả của Halo: Outcasts

《光环：流放者》作者 Troy Denning 独家专访

ODA YORIMOTO

Key Out of Time by Andre Alice Norton, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here . Storm Menace Storm Menace "We have to know." Ashe leaned back against the crate they had just emptied. "Something was done here—in two hundred years—and then, an empty world." "Pandora's box." Ross drew a hand across his forehead, smearing sweat and fine sand into a brand. Ashe nodded. "Maybe we run that risk, loosing all the devils of the aliens. But what if the Reds open the box first on one of their settlement worlds?" There it was again, the old thorn which prodded them into risks and recklessness. Danger ahead on both paths. Don't risk trying to learn galactic secrets, but don't risk your enemy's learning them either. You held a white-hot iron in both hands in this business. And Ashe was right, they had stumbled on something here which hinted that a whole world had been altered to suit some plan. Suppose the secret of that alteration was discovered by their enemies? "Were the ship and castle people natives?" Ross wondered aloud. "Just at a guess they were, or at least settlers who had been established here so long they had developed a local form of civilization which was about on the level of a feudal society." "You mean because of the castle and the rock bombardment. But what about the ships?" "Two separate phases of a society at war, perhaps a more progressive against a less technically advanced. American warships paying a visit to the Shogun's Japan, for example." Ross grinned. "Those warships didn't seem to fancy their welcome. They steered out to sea fast enough when the rocks began to fall." "Yes, but the ships could exist in the castle pattern; the pylons could not!" "Which period are you aiming for first—the castle or the pylons?" "Castle first, I think. Then if we can't pick up any hints, we'll take some jumps forward until we do connect. Only we'll be under severe handicaps. If we could only plant an analyzer somewhere in the castle as a beginning." Ross did not show his surprise. If Ashe was talking on those terms, then he was intending to do more than just lurk around a little beyond the gate; he was really planning to pick up alien speech patterns, eventually assume an alien agent identity! "Gordon!" Karara appeared between two of the lace trees. She came so hastily that the contents of the two cups she carried slopped over. "You must hear what Hori has to say—" The tall Samoan who trailed her spoke quickly. For the first time since Ross had known him he was very serious, a frown line between his eyes. "There is a bad storm coming. Our instruments register it." "How long away?" Ashe was on his feet. "A day ... maybe two...." Ross could see no change in the sky, islands, or sea. They had had idyllic weather for the six weeks since their planeting, no sign of any such trouble in the Hawaikan paradise. "It's coming," Hori repeated. "The gate is half up," Ashe thought aloud, "too much of it set to be dismantled again in a hurry." "If it's completed," Hori wanted to know, "would it ride out a storm?" "It might, behind that reef where we have it based. To finish it would be a fast job." Hori flexed his hands. "We're more brawn than brain in these matters, Gordon, but you've all our help, for what it's worth. What about the ship, does it lift on schedule?" "Check with Rimbault about that. This storm, how will it compare to a Pacific typhoon?" The Samoan shook his head. "How do we know? We have not yet had to face the local variety." "The islands are low," Karara commented. "Winds and water could—" "Yes! We'd better see Rimbault about a shelter if needed." If the settlement had drowsed, now its inhabitants were busy. It was decided that they could shelter in the spaceship should the storm reach hurricane proportions, but before its coming the gate must be finished. The final fitting was left to Ashe and Ross, and the older agent fastened the last bolt when the waters beyond the reef were already wind ruffled, the sky darkening fast. The dolphins swam back and forth in the lagoon and with them Karara, though Ashe had twice waved her to the shore. There was no sunlight left, and they worked with torches. Ashe began his inspection of the relatively simple transfer—the two upright bars, the slab of opaque material forming a doorstep between them. This was only a skeleton of the gates Ross had used in the past. But continual experimentation had produced this more easily transported installation. Piled in a net were several supply containers ready for an exploring run—extra gill-packs, the analyzer, emergency rations, a medical kit, all the basics. Was Ashe going to try now? He had activated the transfer, the rods were glowing faintly, the slab they guarded having an eerie blue glimmer. He probably only wanted to be sure it worked. What happened at that moment Ross could never find any adequate words to describe, nor was he sure he could remember. The disorientation of the pass-through he had experienced before; this time he was whirled into a vortex of feeling in which his body, his identity, were rift from him and he lost touch with all stability. Instinctively he lashed out, his reflexes more than his conscious will keeping him above water in the wild rage of a storm-whipped sea. The light was gone; here was only dark and beating water. Then a lightning flash ripped wide the heavens over Ross as his head broke the surface and he saw, with unbelieving eyes, that he was being thrust shoreward—not to the strand of Finger Island—but against a cliff where water pounded an unyielding wall of rock. Ross comprehended that somehow he had been jerked through the gate, that he was now fronting the land that had been somewhere beneath the heights supporting the castle. Then he fought for his life to escape the hammer of the sea determined to crack him against the surface of the cliff. A rough surface loomed up before him, and he threw himself in that direction, embracing a rock, striving to cling through the backwash of the wave which had brought him there. His nails grated and broke on the stone, and then the fingers of his right hand caught in a hole, and he held with all the strength in his gasping, beaten body. He had had no preparation, no warning, and only the tough survival will which had been trained and bred into him saved his life. As the water washed back, Ross strove to pull up farther on his anchorage, to be above the strike of the next wave. Somehow he gained a foot before it came. The mask of the gill-pack saved him from being smothered in that curling torrent as he clung stubbornly, resisting again the pull of the retreating sea. Inch by inch between waves he fought for footing and stable support. Then he was on the surface of the rock, out of all but the lash of spray. He crouched there, spent and gasping. The thunder roar of the surf, and beyond it the deeper mutter of the rage in the heavens, was deafening, dulling his sense as much as the ordeal through which he had passed. He was content to cling where he was, hardly conscious of his surroundings. Sparks of light along the shore to the north at last caught Ross's attention. They moved, some clustering along the wave line, a few strung up the cliff. And they were not part of the storm's fireworks. Men here—why at this moment? Another bolt of lightning showed him the answer. On the reef fringe which ran a tongue of land into the sea hung a ship—two ships—pounded by every hammer wave. Shipwrecks ... and those lights must mark castle dwellers drawn to aid the survivors. Ross crawled across his rock on his hands and knees, wavered along the cliff wall until he was again faced with angry water. To drop into that would be a mistake. He hesitated—and now more than his own predicament struck home to him. Ashe! Ashe had been ahead of him at the time gate. If Ross had been jerked through to this past, then somewhere in the water, on the shore, Gordon was here too! But where to find him.... Setting his back to the cliff and holding to the rough stone, Ross got to his feet, trying to see through the welter of foam and water. Not only the sea poured here; now a torrential rain fell into the bargain, streaming down about him, battering his head and shoulders. A chill rain which made him shiver. He wore gill-pack, weighted belt with its sheathed tool and knife, flippers, and the pair of swimming trunks which had been suitable for the Hawaika he knew; but this was a different world altogether. Dare he use his torch to see the way out of here? Ross watched the lights to the north, deciding they were not too unlike his own beam, and took the chance. Now he stood on a shelf of rock pitted with depressions, all pools. To his left was a drop into a boiling, whirling caldron from which points of stone fanged. Ross shuddered. At least he had escaped being pulled into that! To his right, northward, there was another space of sea, a narrow strip, and then a second ledge. He measured the distance between that and the one on which he perched. Staying where he was would not locate Ashe. Ross stripped off his flippers, made them fast in his belt. Then he leaped and landed painfully, as his feet slipped and he skidded face down on the northern ledge. As he sat up, rubbing a bruised and scraped knee, he saw lights advancing in his direction. And between them a shadow crawling from water to shore. Ross stumbled along the ledge hastening to reach that figure, who lay still now just out of the waves. Ashe? Ross's limping pace became a trot. But he was too late; the other lights, two of them, had reached the shadow. A man—or at least a body which was humanoid—sprawled face down. Other men, three of them, gathered over the exhausted swimmer. Those who held the torches were still partially in the dark, but the third stooped to roll over their find. Ross caught the glint of light on a metallic headcovering, the glisten of wet armor of some type on the fellow's back and shoulders as he made quick examination of the sea's victim. Then.... Ross halted, his eyes wide. A hand rose and fell with expert precision. There had been a blade in that hand. Already the three were turning away from the man so ruthlessly dispatched. Ashe? Or some survivor of the wrecked ships? Ross retreated to the end of the ledge. The narrow stream of water dividing it from the rock where he had won ashore washed into a cave in the cliff. Dare he try to work his way into that? Masked, with the gill-pack, he could go under surface if he were not smashed by the waves against some wall. He glanced back. The lights were very close to the end of his ledge. To withdraw to the second rock would mean being caught in a dead end, for he dared not enter the whirlpool on its far side. There was really no choice: stay and be killed, or try for the cave. Ross fastened on his flippers and lowered his body into the narrow stream. The fact that it was narrow and guarded on either side by the ledges tamed the waves a little, and Ross found the tug against him not so great as he feared it would be. Keeping hand-holds on the rock, he worked along, head and shoulders often under the wash of rolling water, but winning steadily to the break in the cliff wall. Then he was through, into a space much larger than the opening, water-filled but not with a wild turbulence of waves. Had he been sighted? Ross kept a handhold to the left of that narrow entrance, his body floating with the rise and fall of the water. He could make out the gleam of light without. It might be that one of those hunters had leaned out over the runnel of the cave entrance, was flashing his torch down into the water there. Behind mask plate Ross's lips writhed in the snarl of the hunted. In here he would have the advantage. Let one of them, or all three, try to follow through that rock entrance and.... But if he had been sighted at the mouth of the lair, none of his trackers appeared to wish to press the hunt. The light disappeared, and Ross was left in the dark. He counted a hundred slowly and then a second hundred before he dared use his own torch. For all its slit entrance this was a good-sized hideaway he had chanced upon. And he discovered, when he ventured to release his wall hold and swim out into its middle, the bottom arose in a slope toward its rear. Moments later Ross pulled out of the water once more, to crouch shivering on a ledge only lapped now and then by wavelets. He had found a temporary refuge, but his good fortune did not quiet his fears. Had that been Ashe on the shore? And why had the swimmer been so summarily executed by the men who found him? The ships caught on the reef, the castle on the cliff above his head ... enemies ... ships' crews and castle men? But the callous act of the shore patrol argued a state of war carried to fanatic proportions, perhaps inter-racial conflict. He could not hope to explore until the storm was over. To plunge back into the sea would not find Ashe. And to be hunted along the shore by an unknown enemy was simply asking to die without achieving any good in return. No, he must remain where he was for the present. Ross unhooked the torch from his belt and used it on this higher portion of the cave. He was perched on a ledge which protruded into the water in the form of a wedge. At his back the wall of the cave was rough, and trails of weed were festooned on its projections. The smell of fishy decay was strong enough to register as Ross pulled off his mask. As far as he could now see there was no exit except by sea. A movement in the water brought his light flashing down into the dark flood. Then a sleek head arose in the path of that ray. Not a man swimming, but one of the dolphins! Ross's exclamation of surprise was half gasp, half cry. The second dolphin showed for a moment and between the shadow of their bodies, just under the surface, moved a third form. "Ashe!" Ross had no idea how the dolphins had come through the time gate, but that they had guided to safety a Terran he did not doubt at all. "Ashe!" But it was not Ashe who came wading to the ledge where Ross waited with hand outstretched. He had been so sure of the other's identity that he blinked in complete bewilderment as his eyes met Karara's and she half stumbled, half reeled against him. His arms about her shoulders steadied her, and her shivering body was close to his as she leaned her full weight upon him. Her hands made a feeble movement to her mask, and he pulled it off. Uncovered, her face was pale and drawn, her eyes now closed, and her breath came in ragged, tearing sobs which shook her even more. "How did you get here?" Ross demanded even as he pushed her down on the ledge. Her head moved slowly, in a weak gesture of negation. "I don't know ... we were close to the gate. There was a flash of light ... then—" Her voice sealed up with a note of hysteria in it. "Then ... I was here ... and Taua with me. Tino-rau came ... Ross, Ross ... there was a man swimming. He got ashore; he was getting to his feet and—and they killed him!" Ross's hold tightened; he stared into her face with fierce demand. "Was it Gordon?" She blinked, brought her hand up to her mouth, and wiped it back and forth across her chin. There was a small red trickle growing between her fingers, dripping down her arm. "Gordon?" She repeated it as if she had never heard the name before. "Yes, did they kill Gordon?" In his grasp she was swaying back and forth. Then, realizing he was shaking her, Ross got himself under control. But a measure of understanding had come into her eyes. "No, not Gordon. Where is Gordon?" "You haven't seen him?" Ross persisted, knowing it was useless. "Not since we were at the gate." Her words were less slurred. "Weren't you with him?" "No. I was alone." "Ross, where are we?" "Better say—when are we," he replied. "We're through the gate and back in time. And we have to find Gordon!" He did not want to think of what might have happened out on the shore. About HackerNoon Book Series: We bring you the most important technical, scientific, and insightful public domain books. This book is part of the public domain. Andre Alice Norton (2006). Key Out of Time. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. 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eCommerce is a lucrative business. However, there are a lot of things to take care of. If you are one of the budding eCommerce firms, you need various tools to skyrocket your sales and convert your leads into customers. BigCommerce is one of the best eCommerce platforms that you can use. However, the platform itself is not going to be enough. Yes, its numerous features can help you establish an awesome eCommerce store, but you may need add-on tools or integrations to make it better. BigCommerce offers many apps and tools for integration. These apps can help you enhance your online store performance and help you increase your conversion rate. What is an eCommerce Integration? An eCommerce integration is an awesome way to maintain coordination between the eCommerce website and backend systems. For example, if a business has to keep track of the inventory, they can either do it manually or automatically. An eCommerce integration helps businesses to do everything automatically. eCommerce integrations allow businesses to reduce manual entries, automate notifications, and enhance their marketing efforts. Top BigCommerce Integrations to Use! Go for the following integrations to make your BigCommerce store more efficient and effective! Shogun Page Builder If you want to make a good impression on your customer, you need to have an interactive website. Shogun page builder is an awesome page builder that uses the drag-and-drop method to design the page. It easily integrates with BigCommerce and helps you build stunning web pages with its features like: Countdown mixers Video embedding capabilities Maps Analytics and marketing features Countless options for blog pages, landing pages, and product pages Utility elements like accordion, templates, product gallery, and more. BigCommerce's Shogun page builder also makes it possible for web developers to run A/B tests. Live Chat Saving a customer’s time looking for a product on your website can reap a lot of benefits for your business. However, you require an integration like Live Chat to make it happen. The Live Chat integration places a small widget on the bottom right side of your website. The widget allows the users to chat with you while they are on your website. On the other hand, you can also send chat invitations to the customers. Other than this, you can also use the Live Chat widget as a contact form. It can take offline messages and also enables customers to opt for your mailing list. Rebillia The issue of cart abandonment is pretty common on a shopping website. However, can assist you to overcome this issue with the help of a tool named, Rebillia. BigCommerce‌ ‌web developers Rebillia is an innovative BigCommerce app that helps customers save and manage credit cards. Furthermore, it reduces the checkout process and order abandonment. Currently, the Rebillia app supports PayPal, Stripe, Braintree, and Authorize.Net. On top of all, it helps you manage authorized transactions partially or in bulk. ShipStation The name itself says a lot! No matter how many marketplaces you sell to, how many batch orders you have, or whatnot, ShipStation can help. The shipping station not only has an integration tool but also an app. It can help you in generating discounted shipping labels, handle batch orders, track orders, communicate with customers, and even receive push notifications. It comes with a free trial and is pretty easy to set up and use. On top of all, you can entirely automate your shipping process with ShipStation. It offers you to choose from over 50 global carrier services. FavSEO It is pretty obvious that if you want to sell your products online, you need to rank in the top Google SERPs. With BigCommerce’s FavSEO tool, you can ensure that your business ranks on top. FavSEO is an awesome SEO tool that enables you to change and analyze titles and meta-description of products. The store owners can connect it to Google Webmaster to look for new keyword opportunities, analyze the sitemap, and track the ranks of the keywords. Apart from this, FavSEO is also equipped with features like: Live chat support SEO audit SEO scorecard Bulk editor Yotpo Reviews are a critical part of every business. In terms of eCommerce, reviews play a pillar role in deciding customer experience. Yotpo is a tool that helps in generating reviews about the products. It also gathers images, videos, and other user-generated content. The key motive for using Yotpo is to know what the customers say about your product. When a user submits a review about the product, Yotpo sends you a notification so that you can take the necessary actions. Yotpo is optimized for mobile devices and supports 25 languages so that you can comfortably respond. Fomo Social proof marketing is a great concept to win the trust of your customers, and it is easy to implement. Fomo is a social-proof marketing tool that helps you provide pop-up notifications of the services that you link it to. The goal is to make website visitors know how many people have purchased the product, have opted for the service, or are on your website. For example, if you link the Fomo tool to your payment processor, you can generate a pop-up on your website saying, “ABC person has purchased the product.” This technique can help in gaining the trust of the users and boost conversions. Sezzle One of the trendiest things in the eCommerce market right now is “buy now, pay later.” There are a lot of apps and services in the market that offers users this facility. Sezzle is one of those tools that you can integrate into your BigCommerce website. With Sezzle, users can easily pay for things valued from $5 to $25,000. In addition, the tools allow the users to split their payments into four parts at 0% interest that they can pay within six weeks. This process helps the users buy more items while paying for them comfortably. Conclusion So, these are some of the crucial integrations that you can get integrated into your website. Of course, the regular BigCommerce store also has some great add-ons to leverage. However, it is best to keep up with all the latest tools to outperform your competitors.

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and Why Countries and MNCs Won't do it The year was 1639. Japan was slowly becoming isolated from the rest of the world to avoid colonialism. It also separated itself to from Spanish and Portuguese influence. It was the start of the shogunate. protect its culture and religion I'd go deeper, but this is not a history class. Until the 1830s to 1850s, Japan would not be open to western powers, although it maintained an economic relationship with China. Japan had rich coal deposits, which the U.S. needed. Under the command of Commodore Matthew Perry, the west went to Japan, Tokyo Bay, after winning the Chinese Opium War. He would be responsible for to the rest of the world for trade. opening Japan When the year was 1858, an Anglo-Japanese treaty on commerce was signed. In 1868, Sir Harry Parkes was sent as a British diplomat to Japan. There was a civil crisis in Japan between two sects: pro-modernisation and anti-modernisation. To protect British interests, he sided with the pro-modernisation and brought many British foreign advisors to train the Japanese Navy and army in British technology. While they did this, the British built modern infrastructures like railways, telegraph systems, lighthouses, and many others in Japan, this was encouraged, and research into western medicine, education, and technology was also patted on the back. Japan grew stronger. What took the west centuries took Japan decades. The Industrial Revolution in Japan became a threat to the technological advancement of the west, and World War II happened, with Japan on the offensive against the West. Japan is the best example of technology transfer and why developed countries don't want to support developing countries technologically. How Does Technology Transfer Work? Ask anyone, and they'll tell you technology transfer is the transition of knowledge in data, designs, innovations, and other technical expertise from one country to another. It could even be between institutions/universities or companies. Technology transfer or transfer of technology exists to equip the recipient with the lacking skills, inventions, and technology in a sending country. Technology transfer can be done by either transferring the needed constructed devices or sharing the ideas. It is done to develop the economy of the recipient country. However, there is a challenge with that. Technology transfer necessitates the commercialisation of such products, inventions or ideas. But governments are as sceptical as companies when it comes to sharing their technology. While discussing climate change, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, cited that technology transfer has been impossible for developing nations because the world is complex and complicated. These countries and companies are concerned. Why? What is Technology Transfer in International Business? A core part of innovations or technology transfer is the intellectual property rights attached to the invention. Transferring tech to a recipient country or institution must be laced with the assurance that recipients will respect their I.P. rights and that their ideas will remain theirs. Even with these assurances, both countries and MNCs are reluctant to share their inventions. They do not want another Japan or China due to their humanitarian agency. MNCs are told to transfer their technology and use their ideas to help host economies (although some are forced in China). They are also encouraged to help competitors since sharing innovations can promote creativity and increase production. However, aside from the fact these MNCs will lose profit, counterfeit products are a challenge. to do it The U.S. Customs and Border Protection rejected 34,143 shipments , seizing and destroying items worth $1.21 billion in 2017. of UK citizens are said to buy counterfeit products. In Nigeria, Africa's largest economy, in 2016 were fake. According to the World Customs Organisation, China, the largest economy in Asia, is responsible for goods. in 2017 17% 80% of all goods sold 70% of global counterfeit Counterfeits, the fact that companies and institutions will not enjoy I.P. rights or protection of their ideas, is a turn-off. The security of intellectual property through trademarks, industrial designs, copyright, etc., that could eliminate pirating and protect the brands' reputation, becomes an illusion. Technology transfer also stiffens competition. Take a look at Coca-cola. It tries to buy off competitors while As Forbes reported, Coca-Cola , some of which specialise in soda, coconut water, tea, and even vitamin water. keeping its recipes secret. acquires rivals However, guaranteeing intellectual property rights can help governments  and even improve their economy. This is because innovators will find it easy to share their inventions. Commercialising these inventions fosters creativity. Through creativity, more efficient products can be made, and recipients will witness the expected growth in their economy. I.P. rights which provide and protect the market for original creations, also become essential for technology transfer. They protect the brands from competitors or other people from exploiting or misusing the creator's ideas and products. Why Technology Transfer is Essential for Developing Countries Technology transfer promotes the development witnessed in the recipient country. The goal of the strategy is to pass advanced knowledge to a recipient country at a cost-effective price, meaning that technology transfer makes it easy to attain knowledge. However, the institutions, governments, or organisations that pass the knowledge will retain their intellectual property rights and issue a license for the recipient's conditional use of the technology. This doesn't only make the recipient country better; when the citizens of such a company gain access to patents and discoveries, they can improve on the technology. They can develop better technology systems to improve commerce and make living conditions friendlier through extensive research. This will also result in a rise in employment rates. The developing country will have a seat with already developed countries in the long run. Final Words Although technology transfer is an essential part of globalisation, it exists mainly on paper. Leading countries and companies do not exchange their ideas with developing countries or startups in those countries. This is partly because technology transfer can necessitate the rise in the recipient country's economy, just as is seen in Japan. Many developing countries have an efficient labour force. If the knowledge is passed, the world will change, possibly at the expense of the leading countries.

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