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Fact behind the Fiction - Book 3

The 'Adventures of Eric and Ursula' are a series of fiction books but it is important to me to try and build as much fact as possible into the stories.  Here is an A to Z of the fact behind the fiction for Book 3 – Fallback.

Benarraba, Serannia de Ronda
  •  A small town in southern Spain in the province of Málaga.  It is not too far from the coast and surrounded by low mountains.
  •  Watch more  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfT_DUkEn6k

Boat – Velacruz to Cádiz

The voyage from Veracruz, Mexico, to Cadiz, Spain, covers a distance of about 5,254 miles, or 8,455 kilometers, or 4,565 nautical miles. If you travel at about 24 knots nonstop, the trip would take about 190 hours, or about eight days.
  • Read more: How long does it take to travel to Spain from Mexico by boat? | Answerbag http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2256185#ixzz2sX3wrTUw

Bone Marrow

Bone Marrow is found inside your bones.
  • Read more at  http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Bone-marrow-transplant/Pages/How-is-it-performed.aspx

Blood storage
Blood is normally stored between 2 to 6 celcius and a shelf-life of 28 to 42 days.
  • Read more  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_bank

Brest, Belarus

Brest is a city near the border with Poland.
  • Read more  http://www.belarus.by/en/about-belarus/geography/brest-region

Bridge of the Americas
The Bridge of the Americas is a road bridge that links USA to Mexico.
  • Read more  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_the_Americas_(El_Paso%E2%80%93Ciudad_Ju%C3%A1rez)

Bus – Prague to Paris
There is a regular coach service between Prague and Paris.  It takes approximately 14 hours.
  • Read more http://www.studentagencybus.com/en/424_490/STUDENT%20AGENCY%20%20Prague%20-%20France_PARIS

Cabal Clone Factory
I created the idea of the Identical Hybrid Beings without any research but in writing parts of Fallback I had a search on the internet for interesting articles.  I have created a link to one below, I will leave you to make your own judgments about it.
  • Read more  http://ascendingstarseed.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/cabal-clone-factory-underground-facility-destroyed-by-cit/

Cádiz
Cádiz is a city in south-west Spain.  It stands on peninsula that sweeps into the bay.
  • Read more  http://www.andalucia.com/cities/cadiz.htm
  • Watch more  http://www.spain-holiday.com/Cadiz-city

Cádiz Main Station
The main railway station in Cádiz.
  • Read more  http://www.whatcadiz.com/cadiz-train.html

Cerebrospinal fluid
Cerebrospinal fluid circulates between the brain and the spinal cord.  It is extracted by needle and I have been told it is very unpleasant!
  • Read more http://www.stonybrookneurosciences.org/Cerebrospinal-Fluid-Examination.html

Ciudad Juarez
Ciudad Juarez is a Mexican city near the border with USA.  It used to be known as the most violent city in the world.
  • Read more  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_Ju%C3%A1rez
  • Read more  http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/10/15/mexicos-ciudad-juarez-is-no-longer-the-most-violent-city-in-the-world/ 

Central Cam (Bus Station in Ciudad Juarez)
The main bus station in Ciudad Juaraz
  • Watch more  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi3ak968Rpw

Computers Reading Minds
My first degree was in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence many, many years ago.  Since then I have kept a small interest in the field and this is why I use it in my books.  Computers reading minds is not so far-fetched as it seems
  • Read  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/7421180/Telepathic-computer-can-read-your-mind.html
  • Watch http://msnvideo.msn.com/?channelindex=4&from=en-us_msnhp#/video/6ed6d901-cd45-49ac-8c87-eb88d0a9ac0c

Cork Trees
Cork Trees can be found around Morocco and in the region around Temara.
  • Read more  http://www.morocco.com/attractions/mamora-forest/

Correction Colony for Foreign Citizens
A prison for foreigners (from far abroad) in the old Soviet Union.
  • Read more http://www.gulagmaps.org/maps/map.php?series=3&map=foreign
  • Read more about the present colonies http://www.dw.de/everyday-life-in-a-russian-penal-colony/a-17131773

Fes Al-Bali
Fes Al-Bali is a city in Morocco that is the largest populated area in the world without cars.
  • Read more http://www.carfree.com/fes/
  • Read more http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/170

Florenc Bus Station
The main bus station in Prague for international coach journeys.
  • Read more  http://czech-transport.com/index.php?id=2103

Hacking an Iphone
Apparently hacking an iPhone does take about two minutes.  I could include a link to the site I used to find this out, but I would not like to promote potentially illegal behavior!
 
Human Brain
The human brain is an incredibly complex organ which we take for granted.
  • Read more  http://www.human-memory.net/brain_neurons.html

IK-5
IK5 is a penal colony in Mordovia, Russia.
  • Read more http://www.watchdog.cz/?show=000000-000008-000001-000447&lang=1

Homeless in Paris
According to INSEE there are approximately 12,000 people living homeless in Paris.
  • Read more http://www.economist.com/node/21564608

La Petite Ceinture
La Petite Ceinture is an abandoned train line that runs through Paris and has been ‘reclaimed’ by the residents.
  • Read more http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/06/17/a-walk-along-the-paris-inner-city-railway-abandoned-since-1934/

Lepley
Lepley is a village in the Republic of Mordovia in Russia.  It is the home of Colony-5, which is a prison.
  • View it on a map  http://mapcarta.com/13999672

KGB
The KGB was an intelligence unit in the Soviet Union.
  • Read more  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KGB
  • Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhM18w7qkqo

KGB Documents
Alexander tries to hunt for details about his sister by visiting old KGB files.  Some are available but most are not.
  • Read more  http://www.kgbdocuments.eu/

KGB Museum
The KGB museum is located in Moscow but is only open by appointment and at certain times.
  • Read more http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/rbth/culture/9267385/Soviet-Communism-Moscow.html

Medina at Fes-al-Bali
This is the part of Fes which is car-free.  See Fes-al-Bali.
  • Read more  http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transportation/photos/7-car-free-cities/the-medina-of-fes-al-bali-morocco-pop-156000

Mordovia Penal Colonies
See Correction Colony for Foreign Citizens

Moroccan Breakfast
If you wish to make your own Moroccan breakfast, use the link below.
  • Read more  http://moroccanfood.about.com/od/Recipe-Lists/tp/Moroccan-Breakfast-Recipes.htm

Morse Code
Morse Code is a series of short and long sounds that can be used to send messages.
  • Read more and make up your own morse code at http://www.wrvmuseum.org/morsecodehistory.htm

Mirtrokhin Archive
Major Vasili Mirtokhin, a KGB archivist who had defected to the United Kingdom
  • Read more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitrokhin_Archive

Moscow Domodedovo Airport
An international airport forty-two kilometres from the centre of Moscow.
  • Read more http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/

Museum of Federative Security Service of the Russian Federation
See Museum of KGB

ONCF
The main train railway company in Morocco.
Read more http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ONCF_E_1400_Sidi_Mbarek_Du_R'Dom_-_Ain_El_Kaerma.jpg

Paris Metro
The Paris metro has 303 stations included Les Halles and Gallieni
  • Read http://www.parismetro.com/
  • Watch  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI5GMXXg-fE

Plaza de Mina, Cádiz
A square in the old town of Cádiz and almost 200 years old.
  • Read more  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A1diz

Russian Names
Vladimir Nikolayovich Bulgakov is not real person but in researching Russian names I found that the middle name, in this case Nikolayovich means son (–ovich)of Nikolay.
  • Read more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patronymic#Russian

Paris to Cádiz
You cannot take a direct train.  You must change twice to reach the destination.
  • Read more  http://www.seat61.com/Spain.htm#.UvZDeWJdUXs

Picking Locks
 Apparently it is not that difficult to pick a car lock and hot wire it.  However, I am not passing on the link for this illegal activity in case I get in trouble!

Population of USSR (1991)
In July 1991 it was 293 million.

Proxy server
A computer system that acts as a go-between your computer and another one.

Rabat
Rabat is the political and administrative capital of Morocco.
  • Read more  http://moroccanfood.about.com/od/Recipe-Lists/tp/Moroccan-Breakfast-Recipes.htm

Remote Viewing
Remote viewing is trying to picture a location or something or someone in your mind.  However, your other senses are unaware of where.
  • Read more  http://www.farsight.org/Whatisremoteviewing.html

Right part of the brain for imagination
It used to be thought that the right side of the brain can use used for creativity, imagination and, therefore, lying but thinking has changed on this.
  • Read more  http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201309/the-right-brain-is-not-the-only-source-creativity

Spain to Morocco
Most people travel to Morocco from Spain via ferries.  This is not the case in Fallback but in the first draft the main characters did take a ferry.
  • Read more  http://www.andalucia.com/travel/ferry/home.htm

Stem Cells
Stem cells are the bodies tool box and used when you are fighting disease or an injury.
  • Read more  http://stemcell.childrenshospital.org/about-stem-cells/adult-somatic-stem-cells-101/where-do-we-get-adult-stem-cells/
  • Read more  http://www.nature.com/news/human-stem-cells-created-by-cloning-1.12983
  • Watch how stem cells can be used in cloning  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nom0inMf7KI

Strange Bases
I wanted to use bases that would be more interesting than a normal military base.  I used the website below to help me with this.
  • Read more http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/architecture/strangest-military-bases-gallery#slide-4

Tangier
A city in Northern Morocco on the Mediterranean.
  • Watch more  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVD-yocm5jw

Temara
 A Moroccan city on the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Read more  http://www.igomorocco.com/blog/blog/2013/09/25/tourism-and-vacations-in-temara/

Temara Detention Facility, Temara and Ain Aouda in Morocco
Two detention and military facilities in Morocco that are allegedly part of the US black site network.
  • Read more  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temara_interrogation_centre

Test Tube Baby
I did some research into how Ingrid could create test tube babies and how the OSS may do the same.
  • Read more  http://www.preservearticles.com/2012042131019/what-is-a-test-tube-baby-how-is-it-produced.html

VOIP
Voice over Internet Protocol.  This is when you use your computer as a phone or video phone.  The most common programme to do this is Skype
  • Read and watch more  http://www.voipfone.co.uk/What_Is_Voip.php

Volga Gaz 22
A Russian built car from 1962, nicknamed the shed
  • Read more  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAZ_Volga#GAZ-22.E2.80.94the_Shed
  • Watch (in Russian)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roSC0HZw5z0

VPN
A virtual private network - it masks your computer's IP address and hides where in the world you are accessing the internet from by using a proxy server.

Wild Russian Boar
Wild boar can be dangerous but most of the sites on the internet about them are linked to hunting them
  • Read and watch more  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_boar


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