Although at first sight the authors seem to have suggested the signal is connected with the galaxy Andromeda, further thought suggests that "from the direction of Andromeda" could describe a source within our own galaxy. And so the authors avoid the implication that the message would have taken 2.5 million years in arriving, but could come from within our own galaxy.
The message might come from as close as 420 light years away.
The main plot line is that a radio astronomer gets a series of impulses from the direction of the Andromeda galaxy. He interprets the message as instructions to build an advanced computer. When this is done, the computer instructs them as to how they can build a living individual. This they do. In the original BBC version Julie Christie plays "Andromeda". The lead scientist fears that her purpose is to enslave humanity.
The original BBC tv versions have been mostly destroyed, and Christie was not signed up for the sequels. When the sequel was written, Christie had become too expensive for the BBC to hire again. At that time the BBC did not perhaps understand the concept of "property rights", an important part of the modern world. Media creations are properties. Property is not to be thought of as just buildings: any creative act is potentially a property in the sense of copyright.
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In 2016 there is a new owner for the newspaper. After that it has been alleged to be promoting China's power.
WeChat
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User information from the app is shared with the Chinese Government as part of the country's mass surveillance network. WeChat censors some political topics in China. Data from accounts outside of China is watched and analyzed and used to make censorship algorithms in China.
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Aram Archer
Aram Radikovich Ananyan (; 13 December 1977, Baku, USSR), better known by his stage name Aram Archer (), is a Russian producer, concert director and media manager. He is the founder and general producer of the music label "Archer Music Production", producer of the Russian singer and television presenter .
Aram Archer was born in Baku.
In 1994, he graduated from a secondary school.
In 1999, Aram Archer graduated from the , faculty of social and cultural activities.
In 2008, he graduated from the RMA Business School at the with a degree of "Management in the restaurant business and club industry".
Aram Archer is the founder and general producer of the music label "Archer Music Production". He is a producer and concert director, and has worked with many contemporary Russian pop artists. One of Aram Archer's main projects today is the Russian singer and television presenter .
Prior to creating a music label, Aram Archer worked in the promotion of club projects "Oblaka", "La Barge", and participated in the organization of tours of club parties ("RAЙ", "Oblaka", "Opera"), and also worked on the project "Celebrity at the console", where media people tried themselves as a DJ. Later, Aram organized concert tours for these artists. Among them were: , , , Masha Tsigal, and many others.
In 2012, Aram registered the company "Archer Music Production", which organizes concerts and club booking throughout Russia for many contemporary artists. In the future, Aram Archer decides to turn "Archer Music" into a full-fledged music label. So after passing all the checks, the company signed a contract with the American company "", becomes a distributor of the world-famous music aggregator, which is one of the five world leaders in the digital sales market. Today, the structure of "Archer Music Production's" company is "Archer Music" music label, "Archer Media" advertising sales department and "Aram Concert" organization of concert tours.
Aram Archer's music label presents the work of such artists as , Dima Bilan, , , , , , , , , A-Sen, Alex&Rus and the work of new young artists.
Since 2000, Aram Archer has been married to Tatiana Strelnikova. The couple have two children: a son, David, and a daughter, Camilla.
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The treaty was negotiated by representatives of the Salvadoran government, the rebel movement FMLN, and political parties, with observers from the Roman Catholic Church and United Nations.
Margitta Gummel
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Gummel had a long rivalry with Nadezhda Chizhova of the Soviet Union. She won an Olympic gold medal in 1964 and a silver medal in 1972. Gummel was born in Magdeburg, Nazi Germany. She won two silver medals (1966, 1969) and a bronze medal (1971) at the European Athletics Championships.
Gummel died on 26 January 2021 in Wietmarschen, Germany at the age of 79.
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Ashcroft died on 26 January 2021, aged 90.
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