This is a interesting story. Can't wait till Liz is with Max and friends.
I'm really liking this story. Can't wait for the next part.
"You might want to be a little quieter, Princess, there are enemy skins all over this place, and we are trying to escape, remember?" he snapped at her.
"I didn't respond because I knew you were going to complain about me going too fast, which I am not. You are moving too slow," he informed her.
Liz didn't say anything more; she just did her best to keep going. Several times she actually lost sight of him, but the faint glimmer of light not far ahead kept her going. Zan only stopped once to wait for her. "You are going to have to toughen up, Princess, or you are never going to make it," he teased her.
"What is that supposed to mean?" she demanded to know.
Zan ignored her question and began moving again. "It's not far now, Princess," he told her.
Liz looked at him and sighed heavily as she began crawling again. She blew the hair from her face and said, "You know you can call me Liz, I do have a name!" she snapped at him.
Liz took in a deep breath and reached out to him as he helped her down. Once they were both in the room, he motioned for her to be quiet. Zan walked over to the door and carefully opened it to look outside and make sure their way was clear. He turned back and motioned for Liz to follow him.
The two of them wasted little time in getting out of the building. The cold air was a shock to Liz as she emerged through the door. She began shivering just a little, "It's so cold out here," she said as she followed him. Zan stopped suddenly and motioned for her to do the same, but Liz was not paying attention to him and walked right out into the light as one of the guards was passing by. Zan grabbed hold of her arm and jerked her backward but it was too late, the skin had already seen her and came charging over to them. Zan swore as he shoved Liz against the wall behind him and blocked her from the attack.
Liz stood there watching as Zan fought off the guard as best he could. After struggling with him for several moments, Zan hit him repeatedly knocking him to the ground where he lay unconscious. She was just about to say something when in a fit of anger Zan flipped the guard over and picked up a large rock. Liz's eyes opened wider as she realized what he was about to do. "No!" she cried out as she tried to stop him.
Zan smashed the rock down on the seal to the skins husk killing him instantly. Horrified, Liz stood there trembling as the guard turned to dust and vanished instantly. Zan pushed her off, and she fell back against the wall as he got up to his feet.
Tears shimmered in Liz's eyes as she looked at him. "What are you doing! Why did you do that? You didn't have to kill him; he was unconscious. He couldn't hurt us anymore!" she yelled at him.
Zan grabbed hold of her arm and snapped at her. "Don't you ever do that again; do you hear me! This is war, Princess! The sooner you learn that, the better. I had no choice but to kill him. If I didn't; as soon as he woke up, he would have done one of two things, come after us, or alert the others that you were gone. I simply chose to avoid those two scenarios by eliminating the problem!" He shook his head in frustration, "Do you understand that this is life and death for us?"
Liz pulled her arm free, "Yeah, I understand that!" she shouted back at him.
Zan glared at her, "Good, then start acting like it!" he said between clenched teeth. "Now let's get moving. I promise you it won't be long before someone notices that this guy is missing," Zan told her as he headed towards the fence. He stopped when he realized Liz wasn't behind him. He turned to see she was still standing where he had left her.
"You did just kill that guard when you didn't have to!" she reminded him.
Zan turned to look at her. He didn't have the time or patience to stand and listen to her speak to things she had no understanding of. "Look, Princess, I'm a fighter, and this is about surviving. Now you have two choices, you can stay here and let Nicholas get the Granolith, kill Max and the others, or you can come with me? It's that simple."
Liz wiped the tears away from her eyes and didn't say anything more as she followed along behind Zan quietly. Once they reached the barbwire fence, Zan held out his hand and concentrated all of his energy on it. As he did a small stream of light shot from his hand causing the fence to snap under the intense heat. He crawled through the opening and then pulled Liz through. As he started to walk out towards the woods, Liz stopped, "Where is your car, don't you have a car somewhere?"
"I had a motorcycle, but it got a little difficult being inconspicuous following behind Nicholas when there were no other vehicles on the road. I left it along the main highway and hiked here after they turned off on the dirt road. That's why it took me so long to get to you," he told her. "Now come on, we don't have a lot of time." Zan grabbed Liz by the hand and pulled her along behind him.
She struggled to keep up with his fast pace in the dark; she kept tripping and stumbling. Zan was able to see much better then she was. It was clear he had training and was much better prepared to deal with this than she. He dragged her by the hand as he ran through the trees and the brush. She peered at him through the darkness, he may have looked like her Max, but he was nothing like him. Her breathing was so hard and ragged that she had to stop for just a minute to keep from throwing up.
Zan looked back, seeing her bent over and breathless he stopped and went back over to her. He reached into his vest pocket and pulled out a small metal flask and handed it over to her. "You want a drink?"
She nodded her head yes, then took off the lid and took a big swallow. It tasted terrible; she began coughing and choking as she tried to catch her breath, "Alcohol, you gave me alcohol! What is wrong with you!" Liz yelled at him.
Zan smiled at her, "What's your problem? I didn't say that it was water, I asked you if you wanted a drink," he told her trying to hold back his laughter.
Liz threw the flask back at him, "You may look like Max, but you're not anything like him at all."
Zan laughed again, "I never said that I was." He reached out and grabbed hold of her hand, "Come on; we have to start moving again," he said as he pulled her by the hand along behind him.
Liz shook her head, "I'm tired. You go on, I can't keep going like this."
Zan looked back at her, "Yes, you can. You're a lot stronger then you think, hidden deep down inside of you is a fighter."
Liz stopped walking once again and shook her head, "I beg to differ with you. I can't keep up with your pace. You have to slow down."
Zan smiled at her; then he jerked her forward as he resumed his pace, "You just need to think about something else. Tell me about you and Max; you said that the two of you were friends. Is that all there is to it?" he asked her. "I mean he risked everything for what, friendship? That sure doesn't sound like the guy I remember from Antar?"
Liz continued to struggle in keeping up with Zan. More than anything she wanted to rest, but he didn't really give her much choice. He held on tight to her hand and pulled her along with him. "No we weren't always just friends, we were in love, but then things happened."
"What things happened, come on I really want to know?" Zan asked her as they crossed a small creek. The water was freezing cold, and it chilled her to her bones. She watched as he kept going completely unfazed by any of it. Liz was amazed at his determination; he didn't even seem to mind the freezing cold water. Her legs ached, she was cold, hungry and she felt like she had no energy left. "I can't keep going," she said softly ready to give up.
Zan was relentless. He kept pushing her, "I said you were a princess, I guess I was right!" he told her.
Liz blinked back the tears, "I'm not a princess!" she snapped at him as she dug deep inside her for a sudden burst of energy and began walking faster.
Zan looked back at her and smiled. "So are you going to tell me what happened between you and Max or what?" he asked.
Liz sniffled in, "It wasn't so much what happened, as it was, who happened," she told him. "Tess wasn't raised with Max and the others; she only came around about a year ago. Max, Michael, and Isabel emerged from their pods before Tess did. By the time Nascedo went back to check on them, Tess was the only one still there. So he took her and raised her himself. Max didn't even know who he was. He didn't know that he had this destiny until Nascedo and Tess came back to Roswell. Max and I were already together when Tess arrived. It was a short time later that she took them to the pod chambers and they found out about their destiny," she explained to him.
Zan laughed, "And what destiny would that be?" he asked.
walked away from him," she told him.
"Interesting," was all Zan said as they continued on. "Was Max in love with Tess? What did he think when she showed up? Did he ask you to walk away from him or was that your choice? I am only asking because of all that stuff Nicholas said to you back at the Crashdown.?" Zan asked her.
Liz stopped abruptly. Zan turned around to see her staring at him, "You were at the Crashdown the whole time, and you didn't stop them? Why didn't you do something! We could have avoided all of this," Liz yelled at him as her eyes quickly filled up with tears. She hit Zan in the chest as hard as she could.
Zan tried to deflect her attack, "Look if I had stopped Nicholas all hell would have broken loose. For one thing, I was outnumbered," he told her as he wrapped his arms around her to keep her from hitting him. "If I had come busting in you may have been killed, and more importantly my identity would have been compromised. I'm only effective in protecting Max in all of this if Nicholas still believes I'm dead. I'm sorry about everything you have had to go through, but I did what I had to do whether you understand that or not. It was a tactical choice, nothing personal," Zan told her as he held her by the arms.
"Let me go," she demanded.
Zan held her tighter, "Are you going to calm down if I let you go?" he asked her.
Liz took in a deep breath. "Yes," was all she said as she tried to keep her anger in check.
He smiled and relaxed his grip on her, "Ok then let's go. Standing around here isn't going to change what I did or didn't do at the Crashdown," Zan grabbed hold of her hand and pulled her along to keep pace with him, "So are you going to answer my question, was Max ever involved with Tess?"
Liz shook her head, "No, Max said he didn't love Tess, it's just really complicated," she snapped at him. She was getting tired of answering his questions. So she decided to ask a few of her own, "What about you? What was Ava to you? Did you even love her?" Liz asked thinking about Ava and how she said that she loved Zan, but he always seemed to be waiting for something.
"Ava is a good kid, she holds a very special place in my heart; but like I said I'm on a mission. I couldn't be with anyone in any real way until my mission is complete. I knew Ava wasn't in on the plan to kill me, that wasn't her style," he told her, "She might act all hard and threatening but underneath she has a really good heart."
Zan stopped for a moment and got real quiet, "Ava is the one person that I could be myself with. When she and I were alone together I could be real with her, and that meant something to me," he said. "She is the only person besides you whom I could ever trust, and she knew who I really was."
Liz knew what he meant, "So you did love her." she whispered softly.
"I guess as much as someone like me could love another person then yes, I do love Ava," he told her honestly as they kept walking.
The guards finished their cards and went to check on their prisoner, but Liz was gone. "Get Nicholas; he's going to want skin for this mistake! It sure isn't going to be mine! You two better come up with some answers and fast," the older skin yelled at them.
Two minutes later the guards that had been on duty saw Nicholas head straight for them. The expression on his face said it, all he was furious. "So tell me that at least one of you two idiots checked to make sure our little girl was in her room when your watch began?"
"Of course we did," they both answered him. "She was there sleeping."
Nicholas paced back and forth. "Thanks to you two idiots she has at least a 2 and half hour lead on us now," he yelled at them.
"Boss, she was in there. You have to believe us. She must have had some help or something," they told him.
Nicholas shook his head, "What were the two of you doing while she was in there sleeping?" he asked as he glanced over and saw the cards on the table.
"We were keeping watch boss," the guard told him. "It wasn't our fault we did all that we could."
Nicholas walked around behind the two of them, he bent down and picked up a long metal pipe from the floor. "You did all that you could?" he repeated his words. "The two of you stayed at your post, gave it your undivided attention and somehow a stupid little teenage girl with no idea where she is was able to get past you and slip away?"
"That's what we're saying. She had to have had help," the guard told him.
Nicholas's patience ran out. He lifted the heavy pipe and swung it like a bat and hit both skins across the back killing them instantly. "Let this be an example to the rest of you, it's not a good idea to lie to me ever," he told them. "I will not tolerate inept sloppy work from anyone is that clear!" he yelled at them. "Search the surrounding area let's see if we can find out what direction she has gone. I want her found now!"
Another skin approached Nicholas, "Sir, one of the guards from outside the compound is missing, He hasn't reported in."
"Expand the search, somehow our little Miss Parker has slipped through my fingers, but she won't get too far on foot, there's at least 50 miles of desert in every direction so we should be able to find her before she can make contact with Max and the others," Nicholas told them as he dropped the pipe and left the room.
Zan is very different from Max.......and to Zan this is really war.
Liz struggles with being called princess, will we find out more later?
I love your ideas about this different Zan! He has it not easy with this Liz but he should understand that she does not know about her powers, yet!
It felt like they had been walking for hours but Liz knew that was only because her entire body ached. She wanted to stop and cry several times but was not willing to give Zan the satisfaction of hearing her give up. If he could keep going, then she was determined to do so as well. A storm was moving into the area, and the thick heavy dark clouds had all but blocked out the light of the moon. As the wind picked up and the rain began to fall Liz could not help but shiver against the cold. Thunder crashed and made her jump as the lightning flashed across the sky. "I honestly don't think this could get any worse!" she called out to him.
Zan stopped for a moment and turned back to her. "It's not that much further!" he told her.
Without warning a skin jumped out in front of them both, taking them completely by surprise. Liz screamed out as Zan turned. An intense flash of light blinded her as the skin took aim and shot a beam of energy into Zan hitting him in his chest and knocking him back three feet into the air. He was stunned by the force of the blow and unable to get up. Liz screamed as the skin grabbed a hold of her and began yelling to the others.
"I've got her! She's over here!" he called out.
Zan struggled to sit up, but the pain was so intense he could hardly breathe.
"Nice work, I told you hidden somewhere inside of you was a real fighter," Zan told her as she helped him up, and struggled to move along with her.
"We have to hide there are more coming," Liz told him as another skin jumped out in front of them. Zan tried to reach out his hand to hold off the attack, but he was too weak from his injuries.
Again Liz just reacted, she held out her hand and focused all her energy on the skin. "NO!" she yelled out just as lightning flashed across the sky. A stream of fire shot out from her hand and hit the skin with such force that he was blown apart instantly leaving only tiny bits of skin drifting in the air.
"Maybe you will be able to help us win this war after all," Zan said as he looked at her with new respect. With the sound of other skins headed their way he told her. "Come on let's get out of here, we don't want to push our luck," he told her as they started moving again.
Liz was breathing hard as her heart beat wildly in her chest. She didn't have time to react to what had just happened. Right now she had to keep moving. Otherwise, they would both end up dead.
The storm grew worse, and it was now hailing. The wind picked up as well making it even more difficult to help Zan. She was freezing cold and exhausted, but she used every last bit of strength she had to help him up out of the ravine they were in. When they finally made it to the top she was desperate; she could still hear the skins, she knew they weren't far behind her. She was just about to give up when she saw a small opening near the side of the mountain base. She prayed it was a cave as she struggled to help Zan the short distance. When she reached the opening she pushed Zan in first and then crawled in behind him, it was pitch black inside. "I so hope there is not a bear in here," she mumbled to herself.
Zan laughed, "Even if there is, you can take um," he teased her.
"How long before your body will heal itself?" she whispered her voice filled with panic.
Zan tried to see the wound on his chest, but it was so dark, "I'm not sure a few hours."
Liz shook her head, "We don't have that kind of time."
Zan reached over for her hand and held it tight, "Then you need to heal me," he told her. Seeing the fearful expression in her eyes he smiled, "You blew those skins away just like I would have done. I told you, you're different now. You can do this."
Liz shook her head, "Back there I just reacted. He was going to kill you. I didn't even think about it, I just held out my hand, and it happened. This is different," she told him. "You want me to heal you, to restore human organs and blood vessels. I don't know how to. What if I do something wrong and make you worse."
Zan looked into her eyes intently. "You won't, Liz," he told her. "I trust you," he told her as he struggled with the pain.
She furrowed her brow, "You called me by my name," she said, suddenly realizing that he didn't call her princess.
Liz did what he told her to. He winced in pain as she pushed him as hard as she could. "Now what?" she asked him.
He laid his head back, "I need you to close your eyes and focus all that energy on healing me. All you have to do is close your eyes and visualize restoring my body, and it will happen."
Liz took in a deep breath, she closed her eyes and did exactly what he told her to do. She knelt down next to him and placed her trembling hand out over his chest. She closed her eyes and tried to focus on just him. As she did, her hand began to glow, and a soft white light shot out towards him. As she held her hand steady of him, his wounds began to disappear. She could feel a connection between the two of them as she healed him. She saw flashes of him with Lonnie, Rath, and Ava. She saw their life in New York. There flashes of him when he was younger. His constant care for Ava and how he would watch over her. As the connection grew stronger, she saw glimpses of his life on Antar. The horrors of wars and struggles he had known there. His childhood, the pain, and sadness of having lost so much, she saw it all. Finally, he was healed, and she fell back exhausted.
Zan sat up as his body finished healing and the pain subsided. He looked over at her and reached his hand out towards her. As he did it began to glow softly. He reached up and gently brushed her hair from her face. "You did it," he whispered softly.
Liz looked into his eyes, "I didn't think it would work. I mean I wanted it to, but part of me didn't believe I could actually do it."
Zan turned away from her, then got up on his knees and crawled to the back of the cave. "I think this cave goes further back, come on," he told her.
Liz looked down at her hands and began shaking just a little. She didn't know what to think at that moment. She thought about everything that had just happened and swallowed hard. She was thankful for the darkness as tears filled her eyes. She didn't want him to see her cry as the realization that her entire life has just changed in a moment.
Zan stopped crawling and held out his hand again, at once the small cave was filled with light. "Come on," he called out to her again.
Liz hurried and wiped her eyes then followed behind him as he led the way. They crawled further on until they reached another opening, that led into a much larger cave. Once inside they were able to stand up. Liz looked around at the walls they were covered in old Indian drawings, "This was probably home to some ancient Indians," she told him as she examined the drawings on the walls.
"At least it's not home to any bears," he told her teasingly.
Zan looked around the cave; he found some wood that had been left behind. It was dry, so he used it to build a fire. He noticed that Liz was shivering, "Will stay in here for a while. It will give the skins some time to move on. You should dry off, you'll get sick in those wet clothes," Zan told her.
Liz looked at him confused by what he said, "Dry them off, how am I supposed to dry them off? it's not like I can just wave my hand and magically they are dried," she told him sarcastically. She was tired, and she wasn't thinking clearly anymore.
Liz grew serious for a moment, "Even if we get out of here, Nicholas is still going to keep coming at us isn't he?" she asked him.
Zan walked over and sat next to the fire; he was quiet for a few minutes before he said anything. Liz could see that he was struggling with what to say. She realized this was a very uncomfortable topic for him. "I saw things when I healed you..." she whispered softly.
"Yeah, I figured you did," he said.
"I didn't mean to intrude or anything, it just kind, of…" Liz stammered a little.
Zan cleared his throat just a little. He had a faraway look in his eyes. "When I was still young, Nicholas and Khivar secretly aided by Valandra broke the peace treaties that were in place. They came to our remote village and began torturing and murdering every man, woman, and child there," he told her. "They did this, so they could send a message to Max. They wanted to make it clear that the war would rage on forever if he did not relinquish the Granolith and the throne to them. I watched as my mother was burned to death in her own bed screaming and begging for mercy as the skins laughed at her. As she died, they took all that they could carry from our home as plunder. After my home was burned to the ground, they took my father, stripped him bare and stood him in the middle of our village. They tortured him for six days as an example of what would happen to anyone refusing Queen Valandra's reign. At the end of the sixth day, Nicholas asked my father if he would bow to his queen. My father was a proud man, so he would not bow. Then Nicholas demanded that a fire be made and burned my father to death as well. I watched as my father begged to be put out of his torment. I was only a little boy, but I knew to die quickly would be less painful for him then the slow agonizing death Nicholas wanted him to endure. So I grabbed one of the skins guns, and I shot him, killing him instantly. Nicholas thought it was funny; he laughed at me as I stood there trembling and crying over what I had just done. I thought he would kill me too. But instead, he said that I would suffer more if he let me live with the memory of what I had just done then to kill me there," Zan told her as he threw another log on the fire. "So to answer your question, yes, they will keep coming at you until we finish this."
Liz didn't say anything as tears formed in her eyes. She felt bad for Zan he had seen war at its cruelest and most barbaric. As she considered all that he had been through she realized it was no wonder he was so hardened. She watched as the flames of the fire danced about the cave walls. So much had happened to her since Max healed her. She realized she wasn't the same person she once was. It was true, knowing Max had changed things for her in so many ways. Liz sat down on the ground she wasn't sure what to say to him. She felt bad for the pain that he had endured in his lifetime. "I'm sorry Zan, sorry for not understanding more..." she whispered as she tried to hold back her tears.
He looked over at her. She sat curled up on the floor of the cave shivering. "You're going to freeze way over there. You should sit next to the fire if you want to get warm." When Liz didn't make a move to get closer to the fire, Zan got up walked over to her and pulled her closer. He sat back down and pulled her down next to him. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close. "Listen, Liz, I know this is hard for you, but I am a soldier. Right now I am just trying to keep us both alive," he told her then said, "Don't think about all that other stuff. For now, you're here, and you're safe. Max is safe, and Nicholas is probably pretty ticked off. All and all that's not a bad place to be."
Liz turned and looked into his eyes. They were the same soft brown eyes that she had so often found comfort in and yet seeing Zan's life in them they were so different. "Can I ask you a question?" she asked him.
Zan took a cigar out of his front pocket; he lit it with the end of his finger then he nodded to Liz. "I am an open book, ask me anything," he told her.
"What did Max say about that?" he asked her.
"He doesn't remember any of it," she said softly. "I guess a part of me wonders if someday he will wake up, realize how much they meant to each other, and then he'll just…" she stopped unable to finish the thought as it hurt too much to think about.
"Leave you." Zan finished her sentence for her. "Is that really why you walked away from him first?"
Fascinating story being unraveled. I am very curious about Zan's answer to that dreaded question. A unique story, well done.
Finally Liz may get some answers she wants to know. Wondering what Zan is going to tell Liz. And wonder if Max and other will find Zan and Liz before Nicholas and skins do. Please please come back really soon? Can't wait to find out what will happen next.


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The Dregovichs left some archaeological monuments of the 9th and the 10th century along the Pripyat, such as the remnants of agricultural settlements and kurgans with incinerated bodies (unlike the kurgans of 11th–12th century with intact bones).
The principal city of the Dregovichs was Turaw.
In the 10th century, the lands of the Dregovichs became a part of the Kievan Rus and later—the Turaw Principality.


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De Tomaso Vallelunga — спортивный автомобиль с задней среднемоторной, заднеприводной компоновкой, выпускавшийся De Tomaso с 1964 по 1968 год.

История
Аргентинский автогонщик - Алехандро Де Томасо, обосновавшийся в Италии, основал свою фирму в 1959 году и сначала выпускал гоночные автомобили с двигателями OSCA.

Vallelunga базировалась на родстере, разработанном дизайнерами Carozzeria Fissore и была названа в честь Автодрома Валлелунга (итал. Autodromo di Vallelunga). Первый концепт-кар был представлен на Туринском автосалоне 1964 года. De Tomaso надеялась продать дизайн концепт-кара другой компании, возможно Ford; в итоге, после многочисленных отказов, автомобиль был построен Ghia.

Характеристики
Двигатель — Ford Kent, рядный 4-цилиндровый рабочим объёмом 1,5 л, 6200 об/мин, мощностью 104 л. с. (78 кВт), устанавливавшейся также на Ford Cortina. Автомобиль использовал ведущий мост от Volkswagen Beetle с коробкой передач Hewland. Шасси — штампованное с трубчатыми подрамниками. Подвеска имела двойные поперечные рычаги с пружинами на всех четырёх стойках от Triumph. Масса этого небольшого автомобиля составляла 726 кг. Кузов изготавливался из стекловолокна и имел алюминиевые детали. Тормоза — дисковые на всех колёсах.

Дальнейшая судьба
Собранное в Италии шасси с установленным на нём двигателем с высоким крутящим моментом оказалось неудачным, что приводило к частым поломкам диска сцепления. Всего было выпущено 53 автомобиля (58 включая алюминиевые прототипы и гоночные машины) до того, как Vallelunga была заменена на De Tomaso Mangusta. Последняя использовала значительно модернизированное шасси Vallelunga с двигателем Ford Boss 302 и кузовом от Джорджетто Джуджаро (Giorgetto Giugiaro).

Одним из владельцев Vallelunga был Риччи Мартин, сын Дина Мартина. Он получил машину красного цвета на своё шестнадцатилетие, но спустя несколько недель его брат разбил её в ДТП. Мать Риччи приложила усилия, чтобы достать замену этому автомобилю в Милане и организовать воздушную перевозку в Калифорнию. Спустя несколько лет Риччи продал Vallelunga, чтобы приобрести новый Mangusta. Автомобиль Риччи (VIN 807DT0116) был восстановлен К. Кронке (K. Krohncke) в Сан-Хосе, штат Калифорния и в 1980 году продан коллекционеру в Флориде, у которого и хранится в настоящее время.

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Vallelunga
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Q: How did Cook and other astronomers time the 1769 Venus transit? The 1769 transit of Venus was observed and coordinated by over one hundred astronomers around the world. How did they measure time so accurately, key to the observations having any scientific value? I find little information online regarding 18th century timekeeping devices. I assume that they were mostly using clocks intended for nautical navigation, as I think those were the most accurate of the era.

A: They couldn't carry sufficently accurate time from London with portable clocks.
But they were able to use clocks to time measure the time between the sun crossing and the transit of stars the night before and after. The absolute transit time of stars can be trivially obtained if you know the site's longitude.

If you are on land and have an observatory to hand you can use the lunar method to determine the longitude. Determining the latitude at sea needed accurate portable clocks that came a little later

A: Since pre-historic times, it is the motion of stars which were used to measure time. Astronomers were well-aware of their motions and their relation to time. And as far as my knowledge goes, they had angle measuring instruments similar to modern day sextants by 18th century.
If you refer to any textbook in astronomy, one of the most important things they teach is how to keep time using motion of stars. This used to be every day(or night) practice in observatories.
There were assistants in observatories to calibrate time. It was a very important job in those times. This calculation had to be accurate. You can get the importance of this practice by your question.

A: For short periods of time very accurate time could be kept by using pendulums.

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First day of 700 MHz auction worth $2.8 billion
posted by Joe on January 25th, 2008 - 8:47 am | 700 MHz spectrum
No, it's not the $12 billion they're seeking. Yet. But the FCC has to be marginally pleased after the first round of bidding on the 700 MHz spectrum on Thursday. Wireless carriers and other assorted technology companies dropped bids worth $2.8 billion in the first two rounds. Of course, we don't know exactly who placed the bids. I'm sure that some sites will come up with lists, but most of them can be considered bogus. Consider it like the Mitchell Report, where false lists of the accused circulated before the official list was announced.
One bid is said to be near $1 billion itself, though it didn't come from one source. It was eight bidders who wanted to set up a spectrum across the U.S. An initial reaction would be that Google teamed with some of the bidders in this effort. But that is pure speculation. For all we know it could have been eight unheard-of companies.
Better news is that someone actually did bid on the D-Block, which is reserved for a public safety network. There were fears that this block would be ignored. Frontline was the only company really interested in it, and they're kaput. But there is a $472 million bid in, so something's going to get done.
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I'm Reverend Ross, and I'm alive today due to the skill and expertise of Thames Valley Air Ambulance.
I'd always dreamed of owning a three-wheeled motorbike. Last year my dreams came true when I took my brand-new trike out for its first ride. Unfortunately, 15 minutes later that dream turned into a nightmare when I lost control and hit a metal post.
My vital signs were fading quickly as I lay on the ground in a lot of pain. I remember the air ambulance landing and I could see the crews' legs coming towards me. They gave me ketamine which allowed them to stabilise my condition.
I was flown to the JR where they tried to save my leg, but unfortunately not a lot could be done and I am now an 'above-knee-amputee'.
Recovery for me has been good but hard work. Learning to walk again is difficult, but I take my recovery one day at a time. I've had family and friends round me which has certainly lifted my spirits and the support I've received has been incredible.
I have lost my leg and recovery is challenging, but I am alive today. Looking back, my story could have easily been different.
Since my accident, I've wanted to give something back to the crew and the charity that helped me when I was at my most vulnerable. I'm now a volunteer speaker and it's a privilege to be able to promote the charity and say that these guys literally do save lives.


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TRAI directs DPOs to remove TV channels from landing page
The regulator, however, gave a breather till next March to stakeholders
04 Dec, 2018 - 08:26 AM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday directed all distributors of TV channels and broadcasters to restrain with immediate effect from placing registered television channel, whose TV rating is released by ratings agency, on the landing page or the boot-up screen.
The reason behind this order, according to TRAI, was to protect the interest of service providers and consumers while ensuring "orderly growth of the sector".
Though the TRAI diktat comes into effect immediately, the regulator has given some breather to stakeholders to become fully compliant by 31 March 2019 by making necessary changes in agreements that may have been already signed. However, distributors and TV channels have been asked to revert to the regulator with updates within seven days.
Landing channel or landing page or landing logical channel number (LCN) refers to the default LCN that is displayed whenever a STB is switched on. TV channel placed on this page is available to all STBs connected to the network of a distributor and is regarded as a prized real estate by DPOs.
During a consultation process on the issue, many broadcasters had admitted that placing a TV channel on the landing page could influence the audience data or TV rating points (TRPs), while MSOs and other distributors had stated there were no such influence on ratings or if any, they were minimal.
TRPs, according to TRAI, indicate the popularity of a programme or a TV channel by providing information about the television watching habit (for example, time spent by a viewer on a particular TV channel) of viewers from different socio-economic backgrounds. In an environment that prevails in India, despite digitisation of TV services, advertisers and corporate media planners still depend on TRPs while budgeting media spend on television.
The issue of landing page had cropped on when some stakeholders cried foul over a year back and the regulator had been forced to issue interim orders, which were challenged at the disputes tribunal TDSAT. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting too had directed BARC India , collators of audience data, to desist from including data from landing page channels for its overall weekly figures.
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TRAI report: Broadband sector saw growth of 36.52% in 2019
MUMBAI: TRAI in its annual report has stated that in the last ten years a substantial number of HD pay television channels have been launched by broadcasters. As on 31 March 2019, there are a total of 99 operational HD channels. Let's have look at detailed description below: Internet and Broadband...
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Bombay HC grants no interim relief in IBF's NTO case; matter posted for 22 Jan
MUMBAI: After the broadcasters moved to Bombay High Court on Monday, the high court has issued notice to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for filing response. The matter has been listed for next hearing on 22 January. No interim relief till the next hearing.
IBF files writ petition against TRAI in Bombay High Court
MUMBAI: Amid the ongoing dispute in the broadcasting industry regarding amendments to the tariff order, the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), along with other broadcasters, has filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court against the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
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TRAI backs NTO 2.0, says amendment to create level playing field
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory and Authority of India (TRAI) has backed the amendments made in the New Tariff Order (NTO) claiming it to be consumer-friendly. Issuing a statement, TRAI said that it will create a level playing field for all stakeholders in the broadcasting industry. The regulator...
Comment: Divide and rule – TRAI's way of regulating the broadcasting sector
Indian broadcasting has been going through a challenging period not just because of competition from new digital platforms and falling ad revenue but by a hyper-regulator, the Telecom Authority of India (TRAI).
Broadcasting and cable TV services grew marginally in Q2: TRAI
The Telecom Regulatory and Authority of India in its 2019 September-end quarter report has shown a marginal growth in the broadcasting and cable TV services with respect to the number of private satellite TV channels permitted by the government and pay TV channels as reported by broadcasters.
NTO 2.0 will affect viability of pay TV industry: IBF
MUMBAI: The broadcast sector has expressed its shock and dismay with the latest notification from TRAI issued on 1 January 2020, amending the new tariff order (NTO) and interconnection regulations. Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) believes that both the amendments will severely impair...
India Ratings: NTO 2.0 negative for broadcasters, neutral for MSOs
MUMBAI: Credit rating agency India Ratings (Ind-Ra) & Research believes that Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) amendments to the tariff and interconnection regulation are largely negative for broadcasters and neutral for multiple system operators (MSOs). The rating agency, a...
TRAI releases consultation paper on net neutrality issues
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a new consultation paper that deliberates on traffic management practices (TMPs) and multi-stakeholder body for net neutrality.


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Q: AWS Cognito that triggers Lambda function and sends me a notification when a new user signs up using SNS I'm trying to implement a AWS Lambda function that sends me an email after a successful user sign-up verification. The problem is, when I test the Lambda function I'm receiving an email but when I add the lambda trigger for "Post Confirmation", the mail is sent to the person who signs up instead. I hope I was clear enough, the Lambda function is here:
import json
import boto3

def lambda_handler(event, context):

    client = boto3.client("sns")

    message = {
        "eventName": "newUser",
        "email": event["request"]["userAttributes"]["email"],
        "name": event["request"]["userAttributes"]["name"],
        "sub": event["request"]["userAttributes"]["sub"]
    }

    response = client.publish(
        TopicArn="arnfortheawssns",
        Message=json.dumps(message)
    )

    # TODO implement
    return {
        'statusCode': 200,
        'body': json.dumps(response)
    }

I'm sure I'm using the right ARN since I received the notification email in tests.
I'm using AWS Lambda, Cognito and SNS together. Tried to receive a notification email when user signs up but instead of me, the user who signs up receives the email.


From the producers of the Emmy(R) and Golden Globe(R)-winning 2001 HBO miniseries 'Band of Brothers'(R) comes this epic 10-part miniseries that tells the true stories of three Marines fighting in the brutal Pacific theater during WWII.
From Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman--the producers of the Emmy(R) and Golden Globe(R)-winning 2001 HBO miniseries 'Band of Brothers'(R)--comes this epic 10-part miniseries that tells the true stories of three Marines fighting in the brutal Pacific theater during WWII. Focusing on the intertwined odyssey of Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale), Eugene Sledge (Joe Mazzello) and John Basilone (Jon Seda), 'The Pacific' follows these heroic men and their brothers-in-arms through the first battle on Guadalcanal in 1942, into the rain forests of Cape Gloucester and strongholds of Peleliu, across the bloody sands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and, finally, to their triumphant but uneasy return home.
In the immediate aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Marine Sgt. John Basilone prepares to ship out and confront the enemy somewhere in the Pacific, while budding journalist Robert Leckie enlists in the Marine Corps. Eugene Sledge, unable to enlist because of a heart murmur, says farewell to his best friend, Sidney Phillips, who is about to leave for boot camp. Exactly eight months after Pearl Harbor, the 1st Marine Division, including Leckie and Phillips, lands on Guadalcanal in order to secure its strategically vital airfield and prepare for the inevitable counterattack.
Finally enlisted as a Marine, Sledge trains for combat at Camp Elliott. The 1st Marine Division lands at Cape Gloucester on the Japanese-held island of New Britain. As Leckie and the other Marines battle the Japanese, they quickly realize that the more ominous enemy is the smothering jungle itself. Having survived Gloucester and stationed on the godforsaken island of Pavuvu, Leckie begins displaying the physical and mental effects of combat and is sent to a naval hospital on nearby Banika for psychiatric observation.
Basilone's celebrity grows as he travels across the country on the war bonds tour. On Pavuvu, Sledge, assigned to the 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, is briefly reunited with Phillips and Leckie rejoins his company. Sledge then gets his first taste of combat as he, Leckie, and the rest of the 1st Marine Division meet fierce Japanese resistance while landing on the intricately and heavily defended coral island of Peleliu.
Despite the suffocating 115-degree heat and a lack of clean drinking water, Sledge, Leckie and the other Marines confront the highly-fortified enemy as they attempt to capture the Peleliu airfield. After seeing his comrades badly injured, Leckie himself is wounded and evacuated from the island. Sledge witnesses the shocking truth about what is sometimes required to survive and fight another day.
The Marines, including the newly christened Sledgehammer, continue the battle of Peleliu against an enemy determined to fight to the last man. Devastated by the loss of a revered leader, and witnessing unimaginable barbarity on both sides, Sledge veers to the very edge of moral collapse. Their objective finally secured, the Marines return to Pavuvu fundamentally changed by their experience on Peleliu.
After battling across the island of Okinawa for over a month, Sledge and the rest of the 1st Marine Division are ordered to relieve an Army division that has been in combat against the most strongly defended Japanese position on the island. The primordial conditions and the moral dilemma posed by the presence of civilians put tremendous strain on the physical and psychological endurance of Sledge and the other Marines.
(Miniseries Finale). After the Japanese surrender, Leckie, healed from his wounds, leaves the hospital and returns home, while Sledge heads back to Alabama to be reunited with his family and Sid Phillips. Lena visits Basilone's home and has an emotional meeting with his family. Leckie adjusts to post-war life by resuming his old job and starting a new relationship, but for Sledge, unsure why he survived the war seemingly unscathed, adjustment will require more time.


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Chatham Village was established during Chatham's early years and offers a glimpse back to the timeframe when Chatham reigned supreme as a Cape Cod port. Several grand sea captain's homes remain as a tribute to this period. While other areas of Chatham tend to be very quiet in the off-season, the Village is truly a year-round neighborhood that offers energy and excitement throughout the year.


What's Next for Time Warner's Video Game Business?
Warner is on track to continue growing as a games publisher.
Time Warner's (NYSE:TWX.DL) video game business has gained ground in recent years, and the company looks to have an ongoing growth opportunity in interactive entertainment after posting its best game sales ever in 2015.
The company's gaming release calendar for 2016 looks to be lighter on some of the big franchise releases that pushed the company's gaming business to new heights last year, making it unlikely that this year's sales will top 2015's, but investors can probably count on Warner's gaming division to continue gaining ground going forward.
June 28 saw the release of Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens on a wide range of console and handheld platforms, and the game is likely to be a strong performer for Warner. With a wide platform launch, two strong licenses, and the proven game play formula of the Lego series, the game could go on to do somewhere between $8 million and $10 million in lifetime sales.
As for the rest of the year, an expansion pack for Lego Dimensions will probably be Warner's most significant gaming release in the remainder of 2016. The first Dimensions proved to be a sales success, but Walt Disney's decision to exit games publishing and end its Infinity toys-to-life game series combined with reports of a sales decline in Western Europe have prompted concern about the future of the genre that involves toys with the games. While it's possible that toys-to-life could lose their appeal in short order, the established strength of Lego seemingly puts Warner in good position to continue bridging toys and video games.
Turning to the world of capes and cowls, Warner is slated to release Batman: Arkham VR in October exclusively for Sony's PlayStation VR, but whether the game will be a full-priced title with a retail release or a free or paid downloadable title has not been announced. Early feedback for Arkham VR has been positive, and there could be value for Warner in getting in at the ground floor of virtual reality with one of its biggest properties, but the high price of VR headsets and small user bases mean that the game, and other VR titles, will probably not be a big financial contributor for Warner in the near future.
There are also hints that Warner will announce a new content pack for its 2015 fighting game, Mortal Kombat X, next month and have the update released before the year is out. Another downloadable expansion for the game seems to be a likely proposition, and the success the company has had selling DLC for the game points to a likely model for sustaining and continuing to generate revenue from big franchise releases.
In addition to an array of Lego game series, Warner's game business looks to revolve around big franchise releases from its Mortal Kombat and DC Comics properties.
On the DC characters front, Injustice 2, the sequel to 2013's Injustice: Gods Among Us, is being developed by NetherRealm Studios, the unit behind the company's Mortal Kombat franchise, and is making use of the same development engine used for the company's highly successful Mortal Kombat X. The original Injustice appears to have been a solid sales performer, and it's reasonable to expect that the sequel will put up strong numbers, though probably not at the level of a mainline Mortal Kombat release. A 2017 release for Injustice 2 suggests that 2018 will probably be the earliest that a new Mortal Kombat would see release.
Engine sharing between Warner's two fighting-game series should cut down on development costs and could also pave the way for an easy transition for some manner of DLC or full-game character crossover. Injustice 2 is on track for a 2017 release date, suggesting tie-in potential with Warner's Wonder Woman and Justice League films.
Warner has found success with games built around Batman and has an opportunity to build a bigger gaming presence for other DC characters. If the company aims to build games around other Justice League members, it has a basic template to follow from the successful Arkham series and might be able to split development costs between distinct franchises, as it has done with the Mortal Kombat and Injustice series.
Warner has a big opportunity for growth in mobile, where much of the broader gaming industry momentum resides. Using its licenses for Harry Potter, DC Comics, Lord of the Rings, Looney Tunes, Lego, and other properties gives the publisher a strong starting point from which to build standout mobile experiences. Whether these titles ultimately come together as quality products that create significant revenue is another matter, but having proven franchises to utilize gives the company a chance to stand out in the crowded mobile marketplace.
Warner's current strength in console games development didn't happen overnight, and its mobile ventures will probably take some time to ramp up, but the company looks to be devoting more resources to developing and promoting games for smartphones and tablets. Suggesting progress on that front, Warner is currently working on a game based off its popular HBO series Game of Thrones that's said to be the company's most expensive mobile title yet. The upcoming Game of Thrones: Conquest represents one of the first instances of Warner transitioning an HBO property to a video game that it publishes and points to the expanding cross-promotional potential enabled by a strengthening gaming business.
Evidence of progress in mobile and console game development and the positive effects of broader industry momentum pave the way for continued growth that extends beyond software sales. Warner has a great stable of characters and entertainment franchises to work with, and success for a property in one segment can create synergistic opportunities in others.


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