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  114 and Still Smoking / San Rafael man likely to be world's oldest
Christian Mortensen, believed to be the oldest living human, was having trouble lighting his cigar yesterday, but he didn't reach the ripe old age of 114 by giving up.
The death of Jeanne Louise Calment at the age of 122 yesterday in France means Mortensen is the oldest documented person on earth, according to John Wilmoth, a demographer at the University of California at Berkeley.
Mortensen, who is blind and virtually deaf, looked dapper yesterday in a fl fishing cap, red sweater over a white button-down shirt -- red and white being the national colors of Denmark -- gray denim pants and white tennis shoes.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/1997/08/05/MN23860.DTL   (802 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Life Sketch of Neils Christian Mortensen and his wife Mariania Christensen Neils Christian Mortensen was the son of Martin and Inger Neilson of Nykjobing, Sjacland, Denmark.
Mariania Christensen was the daughter of Christian Mortensen and Anna Kathrina Peterson of Astrup, Denmark.
Neils Christian and Mariania met each other during their journey, they walked most of the way but were very happy to come to Utah or Zion.
members.tripod.com /~asimus/LifeSkch.txt   (423 words)

  
 The science of longevity: UMNnews: U of M.
Curtsinger, a professor in the University's Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, was introduced to Christian Mortensen in California in 1997.
Born in Denmark in 1882, Mortensen could remember sailing into New York harbor in 1903, at the age of 21, and being processed at Ellis Island.
Curtsinger, whose background is in population genetics, teamed up with demographic researcher James Vaupel to study the oldest of the old--the centenarians at the outer edge of the human life span.
www.umn.edu /umnnews/Feature_Stories/The_science_of_longevity3A_Learning_from_the_oldes.html   (1078 words)

  
 BPSports.net - Sports with a spiritual attitude   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The humility is something relatively new for Mortensen, who admits that in his past, few people would have used the word “humble” to describe him.
Micki was a Christian, and her presence in Mortensen’s life had an impact on him.
Mortensen had been given a new life in Christ, and the changes were profound.
www.bpsports.net /bpcolumn.asp?ID=555   (589 words)

  
 Christian Mortensen, 1882-1998
Thomas Peter Thorvald Kristian Ferdinand Mortensen was born on August 16, 1882, in the village of Skaarup, near the city of Skanderborg, in the large peninsula on the western side of Denmark known as Jutland.
As a child, he was known as Thorvald, but came to be known as Kristian when he began work as a tailor’s apprentice in Skanderborg around the age of 16.
My first goal in getting to know Chris Mortensen was merely to confirm his age and identity, but we quickly became friends too.
www.demog.berkeley.edu /~jrw/tribute.html   (862 words)

  
 GotFrag eSports - Counter-Strike News Story - Paddy leaves ATR.dk to join NoA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Christian was contacted by another team and given an offer he couldn't refuse.
Christian has been a pillar of strength in our Danish CS squad and coupled with his great personality he will be sorely missed.
We decided to add Christian because he has a really aggressive gaming style and fits up very good with the rest of the team.
www.gotfrag.com /cs/story/32627   (384 words)

  
 Interviews: Viggo Mortensen - Christianity Today Movies
Mortensen paid director Joe Johnston quite a compliment by carving out the time for Hidalgo in the middle of Lord of the Rings hysteria.
Mortensen spells out the familiar pattern: A hero's character is determined not by whether or not he is triumphant, but by the choices he makes during a dangerous journey or a strenuous race.
Mortensen's busy with other forms of art—poetry, photography, songwriting—in which he is drawn to themes similar to those that shine through his recent film characters.
www.christianitytoday.com /movies/interviews/viggomortensen.html   (1270 words)

  
 "A History of Violence" (2005) / a review and/or comments from Christian Spotlight on the Movies
But their lives are forever changed when Mortensen thwarts an attempted robbery and is lauded as a hero by the media, attracting the attention of some mobsters (William Hurt and Ed Harris) who believe he is someone else.”
As a Christian movie goer it is my responsibility to check up on R rated movies before I see them.
As a christian, I was appalled at the comments by one group that said their Bible study went to this movie and stated they were 'speechless', it was so good.
www.christiananswers.net /spotlight/movies/2005/ahistoryofviolence2005.html   (3816 words)

  
 Kentucky State Police: Post News Release
Mortensen’s vehicle then left the right side of the roadway going over a fence and then into an embankment overturning on its passenger side.
Mortensen’s vehicle then stuck a concrete dam coming to a final rest in a ditch.
All occupants (Amanda Mortensen, Christian Mortensen, Dillian Stanfield, Audrey Large, and Andrea Heffernan) were transported to Hardin County Memorial Hospital by Hart County EMS.
www.kentuckystatepolice.org /posts/press/2006/post3_pr04_03_06.htm   (116 words)

  
 One of World's Oldest Dies in His Sleep
Mortensen died in his sleep early Saturday morning, said Sharon Cook, public relations director for Aldersly Garden Retirement Community, where Mortensen lived for the past 20 years.
Mortensen was born Thomas Peter Thorvald Kristian Ferdinand Mortensen, on Aug. 16, 1882, in Skaarup, Denmark.
One afternoon just before his 114th birthday, Mortensen lit up a smelly Danish cigar, broke into song and recalled coming to the United States on a ship in 1902, or maybe it was 1903.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/04/28/MN29699.DTL   (583 words)

  
 Chris Mortensen - Backfield shakeup - ESPN.com
Chris Mortensen: The Rams and Bucs are my early co-faves (leaning Rams), but I do believe the Packers could emerge as a real Super Bowl contender.
Chris Mortensen: Christian Peter is a solid defensive tackle.
Chris Mortensen: Ted Williams is an outstanding coach but Gregg Williams (the new Buffalo coach) did a great job as the Titans defensive coordinator.
espn.go.com /chrismortensen/s/0010620chatwrap.html   (974 words)

  
 Marienborg, Moen, Praesto
Jens Andersen i Nobbolle Kirsten Christensdtr 18 tien Christian Ladefoget i Elbenes Losie Christensdtr 14 tien Hans Jepsen i Nobbolle Hans Christensen 8 tien Peder Mathiasen gmd i Soemk.
Christian Jorgen Boh - by 30 Dec 1805) CH: Peder Rasmussen 7 Ane Rasmusdtr 9?
i Roddinge wgd: Morten Jensen eiendagensmand i Tostnaese / Hans Mortensen gmd i Ronninge/Donninge?
myweb.cableone.net /jopassey/marinbgx.htm   (1298 words)

  
 Reviews: A History of Violence - Christianity Today Movies
Tom Stall (Mortensen), owner of a diner in Millbrook, Indiana, is a faithful husband and a caring father.
That all changes when violent thugs threaten his employees and customers; his response—which involves a gun and a mean pot of coffee—catapults him into the headlines as "an American hero." From the moment he achieves hero status, Tom begins to observe undesirable consequences of his courageous feat.
Other Christian press critics are working their way through this murky exploration of evil and coming to different conclusions.
www.christianitytoday.com /movies/reviews/historyofviolence.html   (2157 words)

  
 Let's Hear It for the Oldest American-RIP!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Until a short time ago, Christian Mortensen of Marin County, CA.
Christian, a cigar-puffing, water-drinking 115 year-old, died peacefully in his sleep.
Mortensen -- he had verifiable records to document his age, rare for anyone born in the previous century.
www.seekwellness.com /wellness/reports/2000-11-22.htm   (756 words)

  
 A California Man Earns Distinction for the Ages - Free Preview - The New York Times
DISPLAYING ABSTRACT - Interview with Christian Mortensen, 114-year-old resident of San Rafael, Calif, who expects to be recognized as oldest person in world now that Jean Calment of France has died at age of 122 of Mortensen smoking a cigar
Because of an editing error, an article on Monday about Christian Mortensen, who, with the death of a 122-year-old woman in France, may now be the oldest person in the world, misstated a demographer's comment about him.
Mortensen might have been close to the record as the oldest reliably documented man who ever lived, not the oldest person.
select.nytimes.com /gst/abstract.html?res=FA0616FC35590C768CDDA10894DF494D81   (223 words)

  
 RETURN OF THE KING 4 Stars - Inspiring
The combination of military might and purity of heart are symbolized in the two lead characters, King Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) and the hobbit Frodo (Elijah Wood).
It is the duality of the effort that creates the primary spiritual messages within the film: Evil must be fought not merely with an army but more importantly with body and soul, with might and spirit, with army and personal goodness, if it is to be defeated.
Writing during World War II in England, the Christian author Tolkien knew that the battle with Hitler’s Nazism was only indicative of a larger struggle.
www.christiancinema.com /catalog/article_info.php?articles_id=15   (1156 words)

  
 Age 100 and Counting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In April 2003, the oldest living woman appears to be 115-year-old Kamato Hongo of Japan, born in 1887.
The oldest documented age for a man is believed to be a Danish immigrant to the United States, Christian Mortensen, who died in 1998 at age 115.
One man, Shigechiyo Izumi, is often reported as having reached the age of 120 before his death in 1986 in Japan, but his age has not been verified.
www.prb.org /Template.cfm?Section=PRB&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=8420   (1124 words)

  
 Kuttner, Baughman, Christian, & Mortensen / Hirth, Baughman, Chernew & Shelton
Kuttner, Baughman, Christian, and Mortensen / Hirth, Baughman, Chernew and Shelton
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Author: Kuttner, Hanns ; Baughman, Reagan ; Christian, Michael ; Mortensen, Karoline
www.umich.edu /~eriu/research/baughman.html   (484 words)

  
 irb-article
He consulted with Mortensen's legal guardian and his doctor, who thought social stimulation was a great idea.
He wanted to give Mortensen some tests to gauge his mental agility, and he thought a little oversight at this point made sense.
Wilmoth, whose Web site features a tribute to Mortensen (who died in 1998), sees himself as a victim of "regulatory mania." The people who oversee work on human subjects at universities "are all running scared," he says.
mailer.fsu.edu /~njumonvi/irb-article.htm   (5294 words)

  
 DBLP: Christian Worm Mortensen
Christian Worm Mortensen, Rasmus Pagh, Mihai Patrascu: On dynamic range reporting in one dimension.
Christian Worm Mortensen, Seth Pettie: The Complexity of Implicit and Space Efficient Priority Queues.
Christian Worm Mortensen: Fully-dynamic two dimensional orthogonal range and line segment intersection reporting in logarithmic time.
www.vldb.org /dblp/db/indices/a-tree/m/Mortensen:Christian_Worm.html   (117 words)

  
 LOST: Parties: 2003
Christian McGuire, Kris Bauer, Darrel L. Exline, Bill Ellern, Barksdale Hales, Shawn Crosby.
Christian McGuire, Shawn Crosby, Colleen Crosby, Karen Anderson, Vanessa Van Wagner, George Van Wagner, Sandy Cohen, Susan Gleason, Anne Morrel, Liz Mortensen.
Monica Eiland, Tapani Ronni, Christian McGuire, Wil Baden, Jocelyn Baden, Karen Anderson, Lynn Baden.
www.boston-baden.com /hazel/Pix/iparty2003.htm   (1237 words)

  
 "A Perfect Murder" / a review from Christian Spotlight on the Movies
When he discovers that she is having an affair with David Shaw (Viggo Mortensen) the plot begins.
To tell more detail would ruin the movie for those who wish to squander their cash on A Perfect Murder.
This remake of Dial M for Murder of the 1950's is by no means a movie for Christians.
www.christiananswers.net /spotlight/movies/pre2000/i-perfectmurder.html   (255 words)

  
 Cox Narratives
February, 1920 (Christina and Christian Mortensen are buried at Harland, Wisconsin.)
She is currently involved in many social and church activities including Pregnancy Aid, People to People, Ladies Aid, Altar Guild, and family values work.
She was one of only two daughters, much loved by her mother, "Marie", who was a widow at the time of Sylvia's death.
my.voyager.net /~kate/cox.htm   (1716 words)

  
 Validation of Exceptional Longevity - Age Validation of the Oldest Man
Carl Emil Mortensen born 12 October 1872 in Skaarup, died 8 January 1874 in Skaarup
Anders Peter Julius Mortensen, born 7 September 1878 in Skaarup, died March 1951 in Horsens.
Jens Karl Martinus Mortensen, born 12 February 1842 in Skanderborg parish.
www.demogr.mpg.de /books/odense/6/10a.htm   (1177 words)

  
 Christian Mortensen
I created this page just a few weeks before Chris died.
Christian Mortensen was born on August 16, 1882.
For the last two decades of his long life, he lived in San Rafael, California, in the Aldersly Retirement Community.
www.demog.berkeley.edu /~jrw/cm.html   (333 words)

  
 || Indian Christianity ||
64 Great fire of Rome, started by Nero and blamed on Christians, {Therefore to squelch the rumor, Nero created scapegoats and subjected to the most refined tortures those whom the common people called "Christians," [a group] hated for their abominable crimes.
230-250 Christian council of Rome, Demetrius bishop of Alex.
Christians are freely forging his letters to discredit him
www.indianchristianity.org /events.htm   (6016 words)

  
 LOST: Parties: 2002
Christian McGuire, Colleen Crosby, Shawn Crosby, Blars, Kris Bauer, Darrel L. Exline, Peggy Little.
Darrel L. Exline, Colleen Crosby, Jim Briggs, Shawn Crosby, Christian McGuire, Kris Bauer, Blars, Gregg Reynante, Chaz Boston Baden, Lynn Baden.
Maria Rodriguez, Lynn Baden, Christian McGuire, Allie Johnson, Michael Reed, Aimee Hoff, Charlie Hoff, Colleen Crosby, Chaz Boston Baden, Jeff Bergdahl, Kim Bergdahl, John Bryson.
www.boston-baden.com /hazel/Pix/iparty2002.htm   (852 words)

  
 DIS-Forum :: Find your relatives in Denmark :: Hansine MORTENSEN & Christ CHRISTIANSEN of Haarslev, c1870   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In this forum, family history researchers who do not speak Danish can ask for help, either to find information about their ancestors or to get in contact with relatives or descendants in Denmark.
Hansine was the daughter of Ane Cathrine "Thrine" Hansen and Mads Mortensen.
Christ was the son of Christian Madsen (mother's name possibly Maren).
dis-danmark.dk /forum/read.php?11,215937   (1337 words)

  
 Geaux Magazine (www.geauxmag.com): LSU sports, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Lsu, sports, Lsu magazine, Lsu football, Lsu ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Mortensen, the son of ESPN analyst Chris Mortensen, is a 6-2, 203-pound pocket passer out of Fairburn, Ga. As a senior at Landmark Christian, Mortensen completed 59 percent of his passes for 2,565 yards and 29 touchdowns.
He was the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Class-A Offensive Player of the Year in 2003, but has battled shoulder injuries in each of the last two seasons.
“Alex Mortensen is redshirt freshman, smart, heady guy that will sit in that pocket, and I think is very, very accurate,” Nutt said.
www.geauxmag.com /article_new.php?iidart=224   (1967 words)

  
 CNN - Lebanese man stakes claim as world's oldest - Mar. 7, 1997
If accurate, that would mean he was already a teen-ager when Calment came into the world.
Hussein would also be 21 years older than Christian Mortensen of Denmark, who currently claims the title of world's oldest man at age 114.
A charcoal burner and farmer, Hussein says he was born in Qinieh, a village about 90 miles (150 km) north of Beirut in the rocky uplands of northern Lebanon.
www.cnn.com /WORLD/9703/07/fringe/oldest.man/index.html   (238 words)

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