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| - | On [[2006-10-22]], 22 activists set sail to the islands despite warnings from the [[Government of Japan|Japanese government]] that it would expel them from entering waters around the islands. The crew consisted of 18 [[Hong Konger]]s, one [[mainland Chinese]], one person from [[Macau]], one [[Canadian]], and one [[Australian]]. The expedition marked the tenth anniversary of the group's first expedition to the islands, and it also served to commemorate the death of David Chan Yuk Cheung, a member of the first expedition who drowned while trying to land on the islands.<ref name="Standard06-10-23">{{cite web|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=29980&sid=10500256&con_type=1|title=Activists brave Diaoyu alert|publisher=The Standard|date=[[2006-10-23]]|accessdate=2007-10-29}}</ref>
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| - | The crew reached the islands but was unable to actually make a landing, due to interception by the [[Japan Coast Guard|Japanese coast guard]]. They returned to Hong Kong on 30 October, and according to newspaper, ''[[The Standard]]'', received a "Heroes' welcome".<ref name="Standard06-10-31">{{cite web|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=30667&sid=10620919&con_type=1|title=Diaoyu crew win heroes' welcome|publisher=The Standard|date=[[2006-10-31]]|accessdate=2007-02-10}}</ref> Despite having failed to land, Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands declared that the expedition was an "absolute success". Committee member Ku Kwai Yiu said that the expedition had made the governments involved take note of the issue.<ref name="Standard06-10-31" />
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| - | David Ko Wah Bing, a member of the expedition, claimed that the Japanese coast guard had acted recklessly by ramming the protestors' boat and tried to murder the protestors during their clash. The protestors reportedly were to petition the [[Chinese government]] to take legal action against Japan for "attacking a Chinese boat in Chinese waters".<ref name="Standard06-10-31" />
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The physical arrangement of the Interplanetary Internet
The Interplanetary Internet is a network of independent nodes in outer space that will act as the communication infastructure between planets in our galaxy. It the next step in the evolution of the Internet. As mankind continues to make extraordinary accomplishments in outer space exploration, the communication infrastructure which currently resides is becoming less applicable.
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