Monday 19 June 2023

20 June: 171

Today is the 171st day of the year. 10 fun facts about the number 171:

  1. The Roman numeral for 171 is CLXXI.

  2. In Binary it’s 10101011.

  3. In London, the 171 bus runs between Newquay Road and Lambeth Road.

  4. 171 is an open world action adventure game with a Brazilian inspired ambience.

  5. 171 Ophelia is a large, dark Themistian asteroid discovered by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly on 13 January 1877, and named after Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

  6. No. 171 Squadron RAF was a coastal reconnaissance and radio countermeasures unit in World War II. The squadron formed on 15 June 1942 at Gatwick and was equipped with Tomahawk and then Mustang aircraft.

  7. The A171 is a road in England that links the North Yorkshire towns of Middlesbrough, Guisborough, Whitby, Robin Hood's Bay and Scarborough. Locally it is known as The Moor Road.

  8. In the UK, you need a Section 171 licence if you want to undertake small excavations on the public highway.

  9. In Japan, 171 Disaster Emergency Message Dial is a service that enables you to post and check safety status and other information by voice, using the phone number of a person in the disaster zone as a key.

  10. In numerology, People with number 171 energy have a feeling for the state of humanity as a whole. They tend to be philanthropic, wise and deeply intuitive. They tend to do things the way they think is best, regardless what others may think.


Character birthday


Ivory, a member of the Freedom League. She was born Fiona Kingston-Parker and is the granddaughter and heir to the fortune made by Titus Kingston-Parker after her brother was killed by the villain Obsidian, her uncle. Unsettled by her brother’s death, Fiona failed to get the A level grades for her chosen university, Cambridge, although she was able to take up an offer at Birmingham, where the Freedom League are based. She came to their attention when Obsidian came after her to remove the one obstacle between him and his father’s fortune. Knowing that she was a genetic variant and keen to learn to defend herself, Fiona undertook extensive training with the League, including fitness training with Richard Miller (aka Target). Although she disliked him at first, her feelings changed and she married him. They worked with the Freedom League until Richard entered politics and eventually became Prime Minister. They had one daughter, Yasmin. Ivory appears in Eternal Flame, Who’s That Girl and Obsidian’s Ark


Eternal Flame

The Freedom League's numbers have dwindled to three - but leader Unicorn knows his team isn't finished yet. The turning point comes with Russell, a boy with bright red hair and a genetic variant ability to start fires. He's the first of an influx of new members who will take the League into the future. 

Judith and Wil are child prodigies - Judith in physics and electronics, and Wil in medicine. They have another thing in common - they are both genetic variants. And another thing - they both have fiery red hair. They are drawn to one another as their destinies intertwine, but the course of true love doesn't always run smoothly!

Richard is not a variant. He's an Olympic athlete who has picked up useful knowledge from his unusual friends to add to his own natural abilities. A chance encounter with a dying alien throws him into a Freedom League mission in which his skills are put to the ultimate test, along with theirs.

The Freedom League's arch-enemy, the super-villain Obsidian, wants his family fortune all to himself. One person stands in his way - his niece, Fiona. Fiona, devastated by a family tragedy and her failure to get in to her first choice university, is miserable and has few friends. When she realises her brother's death was no accident, and his killer is also after her, she fears it may be too late to gather allies around her and learn how to use her own genetic variant powers.

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Obsidian's Ark

Teenage years bring no end of problems. Daniel Moran's include getting hold of computer games his parents don't think he should have; a full blown crush on the beautiful Suki from Zorostan; maintaining his status as a prefect and getting his homework done. He must also keep from his parents and sister the fact that he is a superhero with a sword from another world.

Trish wonders how to get science whizz Tom to notice her; how to persuade him that the best way to stand up to the school bully is to fight back. She doesn't want her friends, especially not Tom, to know she is a genetic variant with superpowers. Little does she know that Tom has secrets of his own.


Suki struggles to make friends at school when she cannot understand everyday cultural references, and they all suspect her of being a terrorist. She, too, has a secret, but is it what her classmates assume?


When Daniel stumbles upon a plot by an alliance of supervillains to plunge the world into war, he tries to alert the established superheroes, but none of them believe him. When the Prime Minister's only daughter, Yasmin Miller, is abducted, Daniel knows the villains' plan is underway. It seems humanity's only hope may be Daniel and the ragtag bunch of teenage superheroes he recruits. Can he pull together, not only his own team, but the older heroes as well, in a bid to save the Earth from a devastating war?

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Who's That Girl?

Matt Webster lives in a tower block and attends a failing school. He dreams of being a spy like James Bond. Little does he know that he is being watched by someone who can make him into even more than that – a superhero.


His first solo mission is to attend a ball at the Decembrian Embassy and discover who is planning to steal a priceless diamond. While there, he meets the mysterious Lady Antonia du Cane, and is powerfully drawn to her. It soon becomes clear, however, that Lady du Cane is not what she seems. Matt’s quest to discover who she really is almost costs him his career.


A modern day Guy Fawkes gathers a coterie around him with the aim of blowing up Parliament with a nuclear bomb. To achieve this, they need money. Lots of it. Selling the Heart of Decembria Diamond will provide more than enough. All that stands in their way is the Freedom League – but the League is beset by internal disagreements. Can the heroes put their differences aside in time to save the day?


Prime Minister Richard Miller and his wife Fiona grieve for their daughter, Yasmin, who has been missing for three years, and is presumed to be dead. Viper agent Violet Parker could hold the key to what happened to Yasmin, but Violet is accused of giving away the organisation’s secrets. She is to be executed without trial. Will she take her knowledge of what happened to Yasmin with her to her grave?


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