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Idris Elba discusses 'Pacific Rim' and playing Mandela
British actor Idris Elba may be best known as an enterprising Baltimore drug lord on the HBO series "The Wire," but he has a growing presence in sci-fi films and will play South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela in his first biopic.
Elba, who starred in 2011's action-adventure "Thor" and 2012 sci-fi film "Prometheus," will next be seen as a general in Guillermo del Toro's epic sci-fi disaster film "Pacific Rim," out in U.S. theaters on Friday.
The London-born actor will star alongside Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day and Ron Perlman in the film about a battle between giant alien monsters who ravage Earth and giant man-made robots known as Jaegers.
Elba, 40, talked to Reuters about working with Del Toro, portraying Mandela and how music features into his career.
Q: What drew you to the character of Stacker Pentecost in "Pacific Rim?"
A: (Del Toro) has got a real big imagination. He is a kid in a man's body that has been given all these visual toys to bring his imagination to life. When you look at "Pan's Labyrinth," which is so delicate and so provoking ... for me, it was being able to work with a master filmmaker like him.
Q: Del Toro said he put the cast through their paces in the giant Jaeger simulators. How grueling were those scenes?
A: It was just very tough to have to be put in the big massive simulator all day long ... it was really, really tough. In actuality, if there was a real Jaeger program ... we would all be the most qualified to do it.
Q: For this film, Del Toro said he specifically chose to cast actors more known more for their cult TV shows than film. What do you think of his choice of actors?
A: The days of movie stars, so to speak, is just behind us. What is a movie star? We've got people on the Internet that are bigger than television stars. I think the landscape is changing a little bit ... Before there were movie stars. There were people who were just actors and they said their lines and they became movie stars because people liked them. For me, I think that's the healthy way to make film.
Q: You play Nelson Mandela in the upcoming film "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom." What did the role mean to you and did you meet Mandela when preparing?
A: It meant so much to me, it's such a massive opportunity to be part of a true legend's life, and more importantly, the film re-educates people on this legend.
I never met Mr. Mandela because he was very ill, so our interpretation of him was without his personal influence. But the script is such a good script, and obviously it comes from his book, and the book speaks for itself.
Q: Did you feel any pressure in playing Mandela?
A: This is the first real biopic I've done, and there's no real difference in the process, but it's Mr. Mandela. So that's huge, everyone knows who he is and what he sounds like, and I look nothing like him.
If I get judged, which I will, about my performance or how I sound or how I look, I think people miss the point. The point is that this is called "Long Walk to Freedom," this is the book about his life and it's his own words.
Q: How do you want people to remember Mandela from the film?
A: That he's a man. He's a human being. I think we forget that, that he is human.
Q: You have a music career on the side as DJ Big Driis. You put out your own EP (extended play recording) and featured in Jay Z's 2007 album "American Gangster." What does music mean to you?
A: My music stuff is always a part. What it's become for me recently is that it's a reset between all the stuff I do. I go back to it to kind of remember who ... I am. It's really the one point of my life that I get to be creative without any pressure.


text: Controlled Freeze Zone™ (CFZ) technology ExxonMobil scientists invented and patented the Controlled Freeze Zone™ technology, a breakthrough process that more efficiently removes impurities from natural gas. The CFZ technology could also make carbon capture and sequestration more affordable and efficient in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The technology is fully developed and qualified for commercial application. This proprietary CFZ technology targets the significant portion of today's world gas resources which contain large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2). The CFZ technology also has the ability to process natural gas with a wide range of impurities. Through 2040, natural gas is anticipated to grow more than any other energy source, largely due to electrical power generation growth and its carbon footprint being substantially lower than that of coal. The application of the CFZ technology at a global scale could therefore expand the pool of affordable clean-burning natural gas resources. The CFZ technology efficiently removes impurities from natural gas and is less expensive than existing technologies, requiring fewer processing steps and equipment. This increases its attractiveness, especially for offshore and remote applications. The CFZ technology works by removing CO2 and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) from natural gas in a specially-designed section of a distillation tower, where CO2 is allowed to freeze in a controlled manner. Next, CO2 is melted and further distilled to recover valuable methane. This CO2 can then be injected underground either for sequestering or for use in enhanced oil recovery. The remaining natural gas now contains the desired level of purity. In conventional methods, CO2 is discharged as a low pressure vapor and must be re-compressed for injection into underground storage. In contrast, the CFZ technology discharges the CO2 as a high pressure liquid, offering a strong commercial advantage. As a result, the CFZ technology could lower the cost of carbon capture and sequestration. The benefits of CFZ technology The CFZ technology offers the following advantages relative to conventional gas treating processes for the removal of CO2 and H2S in natural gas: Single step processing Meets natural gas pipeline quality requirements without additional polishing Requires no solvent regeneration, additive recovery or downstream dehydration facilities No limit on CO2 or H2S content Handles highly sour gases with ease Easily accommodates increases in feed concentration of sour gas components over the life of the facility Cost advantages over competing technologies expands with increasing acid gas content High pressure operation Discharges acid gas as a dry non-corrosive high pressure liquid that can be injected underground for use in enhanced oil recovery or into geological formations for permanent storage for sequestration Replaces compression with pumping technology, reducing energy and equipment requirements for acid gas injection or enhanced oil recovery Alternative to sulfur recovery plants Removes H2S and other sulfur compounds with the CO2 for disposal Provides an attractive alternative to building expensive, high operating cost sulfur plants Overall cost savings Simplifies process and lowers equipment count, making the CFZ technology a low cost alternative Reduces fuel gas consumption, allowing greater gas sales revenue — Allows efficient integration of gas treatment, acid gas injection, and/ or power generation operations The global commercialization of CFZ technology The Clear Lake Pilot Plant, near Houston, Texas, first demonstrated the CFZ technology concept in 1986. The pilot plant processed natural gas with high levels of CO2 (as high as 65 per cent), and at rates up to 600,000 standard cubic feet per day. The successful separation yielded an overhead gas product stream with as low as 300 ppm of CO2, and a liquid CO2 stream with as low as 0.5 per cent methane. However, following a downturn in the industry and due to the abundant supply of low acid gas content, more economical natural gas resources, development activities were suspended until about 2005. In 2008 ExxonMobil moved closer to commercializing CFZ technology by constructing a Commercial Demonstration Plant (CDP) at its Shute Creek Treatment Facility in LaBarge, Wyoming — a facility with the capacity to process up to 14 million standard cubic feet per day. After completing construction and commissioning, ExxonMobil conducted a formal test program from March 2012 through November 2013. cdp The CDP successfully processed a wide range of sour gas feeds (8 to 71 per cent CO2 and as much as 36 per cent H2S). Natural gas pipeline specifications (<2 per cent CO2 and <4 ppm H2S) were easily met thanks to CFZ's effective and efficient separations. Under some conditions the methane product met LNG feed quality of <50 ppm CO2. The project also demonstrated another key advantage of the CFZ technology through integration with the Shute Creek Acid Gas Injection facility — the ability to separate CO2 and H2S from natural gas into a high-pressure, dry, non-corrosive stream, ideal for use in enhanced oil recovery or dedicated storage. Competing technologies must undergo costly re-compression starting with a wet, corrosive vapor to achieve comparable results. The results of the CDP testing clearly unveiled a significant benefit of the technology for CO2 feed concentrations above 20 %. A standardized facility could be designed, focused on the valuable methane product rate. Great flexibility for handling a wide range of CO2 content, from 20% to 75 %, could be provided by simply adding feed refrigeration to condense the excess CO2. This provides significant benefits when the CFZ technology is deployed in EOR applications in which the CO2 concentration in the associated gas rises over time, when co-mingling fields with higher acid gas content or when the acid gas content of a reservoir being produced increases over time. Further, standardized units allow the phased development of large resources. The CFZ technology is ready for commercial use.


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Briana Banks, the star of Sodomania: Slop Shots 9 & 10 and Honey I Blew Everybody 3 was having an off night when she hit another car in an L.A. McDonalds' drivethru. She tried to bolt after the fender bender, but didn't make it far.
Banks, who was so adept at navigating a forest of cocks in Gangbang Auditions 5, was unable to elude police on L.A.'s wide boulevards. When they pulled her over, the cops thought she looked high and drunk, and she failed her field sobriety test miserably.
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One doesn't immediately think "minimalist" when you say the words "Santorini destination wedding," but after seeing this lovely celebration photographed by Les Anagnou and planned by Santorini Glam Weddings, we think those words ought to go together forever more! We adore the paired down romance of the ceremony, the chic arrangements of bud vases and simple floral clusters by Betty Flowers Santorini, and the sleek all white reception set up by Spicy Bites Catering, so scroll on and be convinced minimalist Santorini is the next big thing.
From Les Anagnou... Summer was here. The sky was blue, the sound of crashing waves echoed in the distance, the breeze of the Aegean Sea rolled softly through the air and streamed into the open doors. The bridesmaids moved gently around the room, while Ji transformed into the beautiful bride she was ready to become. Jonathan, handsome in his black tuxedo, waited patiently for Ji to descend the cobblestone steps, glowing from happiness in her flowing white gown and her elegant high heels. What makes us come back over and over again to this wedding is that from the very beginning to the end, we were in love with the elegant and minimalist details of the invitations, the special yet intimate and beautiful adornment, the calm flow of the ceremony, the warmth of the couple, and their dedication to each other, all set against the backdrop of the magnificent Caldera and the endless Aegean Sea.
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My particular concern is in finding Polyglossia's author, Francois Charette, whose email address I could not find in Google. However, I think the issue is much more general.
If you encounter a bug in one of the packages you use, or something you believe is a bug, what are your options?


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Google has rolled out Zavers, a new digital-coupon product, in what strikes us as a bid for more consumer packaged-goods advertising.
The product allows manufacturers and retailers—chiefly supermarkets—to offer Zavers online, which consumers add to an account—either a supermarket rewards program, an account tied to a phone number, or a Google Wallet account, according to the description on Google's Zavers site.
Retailers and manufacturers can track the performance of these coupons in real time, rather than waiting for the laborious manual collection, redemption, and processing of paper coupons.
Some retailers, like Safeway, already have similar in-house programs for digital coupons.
Coupons are a staggeringly inefficient business today. In 2011, the most recent year for which numbers are available, $470 billion worth of coupons were distributed in the U.S., according to NCH, a research firm. Only $4.6 billion were redeemed. And in that year, only about 1% of coupons were digital.
Why does Google want to get into coupons? Its online-advertising revenues are heavily driven by e-commerce today, where it's easy to demonstrate a tight cause-and-effect loop between a consumer seeing an ad and making a purchase.
With coupons, you can show a similar link between ads shown online or on mobile devics and purchasing behavior in a physical store. And Google has shown a formidable ability to take that kind of data and relentlessly optimize the placement and targeting of advertising for maximum efficiency.
It will be fascinating to see what Google does with an obviously inefficient business like print coupons—though first, it will have to persuade consumers to adopt digital coupons.
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Real estate investment trust Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc. (ELS: News ), Monday (April 16) reported an increase in funds from operations for the first quarter, driven primarily by revenue growth.
RTT News reported that the Chicago-based company's funds from operations or FFO for the quarter improved to $58.7 million or $1.29 per share from $40.6 million or $1.14 per share in the same period last year. On an adjusted basis, FFO for the first quarter last year was $41.5 million or $1.17 per share.
Equity LifeStyle's net income available to shareholders for the quarter dropped to $12.4 million or $0.30 per share from $19.0 million or $0.61 per share last year.
Total revenues for the quarter rose to $181.3 million from $135.1 million in the prior year quarter. Five analysts had consensus revenue estimate of $158.77 million for the quarter.
Property operating revenues, excluding deferrals, were $174.0 million, compared to $133.0 million in the same period a year ago.
Property operating and maintenance expenses for the quarter increased to $54.4 million from $44.3 million last year. Depreciation on real estate and other costs increased to $26.0 million from $18.2 million last year. The company recorded amortization of in-place leases for the quarter of $18.4 million, while it was absent last year.
Looking ahead to the second quarter, ELS has forecast results in a range of loss of $0.04 per share to a profit of $0.06 per share. The company also projects FFO in a range of $0.96 to $1.06 per share. Analysts currently estimate FFO of $1.00 per share for the quarter.
ELS closed Monday's trading at $68.03, up $1.03 or 1.54%, on a volume of 0.3 million shares.
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Crystal_235 said...
I have a really cute photo of my Daughter and the title say's "Shh, I have a Secret...My daddy is Santa's helper!"
Om spotted him in our backyard while he was playing outside... the gator was about 5 feet long head to tail tip sporting mighty fangs... shiny and unperturbed! This, however, isn't new to us... we used to get many more of them only few years back basking in the winter sun... used to freak my mom out when Nini was very young as she, being her mother's daughter, was always immensely curious about everything!
School was out for a whole week which was a great respite from early mornings... We went to Legoland, Universal Studios, and stayed at the Nick Hotel. The kids had a blast!!! I LOVED all the details of the Harry Potter castle and man, I hate riding roller coasters... Om wasn't big enough for a few rides and was somewhat grumpy about it. My legs are still killing me from all the walking... in fact, we postponed our tickets to Sea World because of that... overall, nice break from routine.
On the art front, been busy making my next Etsy kit for the new year and editing photos for printing as well as preparing some Christmas gifts. Will share pics asap :)
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Along with myself, a couple other people in my office are having the same issue as I. Below, I will go through all the steps I've taken thus far (it's been a long time) and the results if I have them/can remember them.
Issue: When connecting to any server (smb, vnc, doesn't matter) the connection never initializes. It stays at the "Connecting to '...'" window. I can leave it up all day and it won't complete nor will it error out.
Current workaround: Create a new profile on the computer, and either User Switch or Migrate to that user.
Troubleshooting steps taken:
Ping. I can ping all and any servers fine. It returns with reasonable times, and resolves the host fine. If it's a webserver, I can go to it from any browser no problem.
Log. I can't find anything relating to when I first attempt connection, or anything during the duration of the attempt. Checked all logs that seemed relevant, and got nothing.
Netstat. Routing tables match the new user account fine.
sysctl.conf. Added the following:
Rebooted, still nothing.
Reset PRAM. Nope.
Reset SMC. Nope.
Connect to server on new account, then try to access it on the broken one. Drops connection to the server and dissapears from finder.
Delete Finder.plist. Didn't help.
Disable local firewall. Nope.
Connect using static IP and DNS name. Nope.
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Clockwise from top left: baby carrots, purple grapes, mini quesadillas topped with Stars Wars cheese, sunflower kernels and the little treat section holds chocolate and candy coated sunflower kernels.
Nope, no m&m's! That tube is being repurposed to dispense sunflower kernels. :) It's the perfect size and makes them really easy to carry and eat!
The light sabers are a huge hit with my three big kids. They are actually for cupcakes, but make really great bento picks, easy to spear things on them. I left them laying on top of the grapes here so you could see them better. :)
The Star Wars cheese (a Storm Trooper and X-wing fighter ship ((according to my obsessed son)) is made with a set of cookie press cookie cutters from Williams Sonoma. I've had the face ones for a long time and then this past May Ethan picked out the new space ship set for my Mother's Day gift. Isn't he precious?
I decorated the accents with food safe markers using the same technique I used with the Hello Kitty cutters I posted Monday (shown here). It didn't turn out as well as I had hoped, but the boy was happy and that was good enough for me. :)


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Obama plans overtime expansion
President Barack Obama's latest attempt to raise pay for low-wage workers will come through a broad expansion of overtime pay.
Obama will on Thursday direct Labor Secretary Tom Perez to raise the threshold for workers to be covered by overtime protections. The move will cover millions of employees at banks, restaurants, convenience stores and in "executive, administrative and professional" posts defined as "white collar" posts, a White House official said.
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"Due to years of neglect, one of the linchpins of the middle class, the overtime rules that establish the 40-hour workweek, have been eroded," the official said. "As a result, millions of salaried workers have been left without the protections of overtime or sometimes even the minimum wage. For example, a convenience store manager or a fast food shift supervisor or an office worker may be expected to work 50 or 60 hours a week or more, making barely enough to keep a family out of poverty, and not receive a dime of overtime pay. It's even possible that some of these workers make less than the minimum wage per hour."
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The White House authority to change overtime regulations is rooted in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the White House said. The Labor Department in 1975 set the pay threshold below which white collar employees were guaranteed overtime protection at $250 per week. The George W. Bush administration raised that level to $455 in 2004.
California and New York have set higher thresholds — $640 and $600 per week, which are due to rise to $800 and $675 weekly in 2016.
The White House did not say by how much Obama will direct the Labor Department to raise the federal minimum threshold. The official said Obama will merely direct Perez to "begin the process" to determine what the new standard should be and then propose a new rules to determine both the pay threshold and a federal definition of a white collar worker.
( Earlier on POLITICO: Obama signs minimum wage order)
Obama's overtime move comes in the midst of a coordinated push by the White House and congressional Democrats for a federal minimum wage increase from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour. And it comes six weeks after Obama announced he was raising the hourly minimum wage for employees of federal contractors to $10.10.
Those moves, like the effort to expand overtime, received stiff opposition from both Republicans on Capitol Hill and the business lobby.


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NEW YORK, July 26 (UPI) -- New York City has the largest municipal farmers' market food stamp incentive program making fruit and vegetables more affordable, officials say.
"Health Bucks are at the heart of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- helping New Yorkers in need supplement their diet with the foods that will benefit them the most," Robert Doar of the Human Resources Administration said in a statement.
"With Health Bucks and SNAP nutrition education programs, including our healthy eating and cost comparison Cut the Junk initiative, HRA continues its efforts to promote good nutrition habits among more families at the same time it ensures that they will have greater opportunities to get nutritious food with their benefits."
New York City Food Policy Coordinator Kim Kessler said by expanding the Health Bucks program -- which provides $2 coupons for fresh produce at farmers' markets -- Health Bucks would make more than $560,000 worth of fruits and vegetables available to low-income New Yorkers -- an increase of 32 percent over the previous season.
The Health Department's Stellar Farmers' Markets program provides free cooking and nutrition classes for adults at select farmers' markets across New York City.
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DENTON | One person died and another was airlifted to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem after a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning.
DENTON | One person died and another was airlifted to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem after a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning on N.C. Highway 109 South near South Davidson High School.
First responders were dispatched to the accident, which included a head-on collision, at 5:09 a.m., said Bill Stossmeister, a supervisor with the Davidson County 911 Center. The initial report came in that five vehicles were involved, but the 911 Center later learned there were only three vehicles in the crash. The accident, which also ended in an arrest of the driver with the third vehicle involved, occurred just south of South Davidson High School.
Stephen Erwin, 49, of Denton, the driver of a 1998 Chevrolet Impala, was pronounced dead at the scene, Sgt. K.G. Brown of the N.C. Highway Patrol confirmed Thursday afternoon. Dray Carter, 26, last known address in Albemarle, was critically injured and transported by AirCare to WFBMC. He was listed in critical condition Thursday afternoon.
Erwin was displaced from his house on N.C. Highway 109 South after a fire April 1.
Brown said Carter's vehicle was traveling southbound on N.C. 109 when he traveled left of center and struck Erwin's vehicle head-on. Erwin was traveling northbound. After impact, Erwin's vehicle stopped in the northbound shoulder of N.C. 109, and Carter's vehicle stopped in the southbound lane.
A second collision, Brown said, occurred when a 2000 Infiniti SUV, driven by William Walters, 22, of Greensboro, was traveling south on N.C. 109 and struck Carter's vehicle in the driver door. Carter's vehicle stopped on the southbound shoulder after the second impact, and Walter's vehicle stopped in the southbound lane of N.C. 109.
N.C. Highway Patrol First Sgt. B.D. Stalvey said both vehicles were "stabilized" when the third vehicle struck Carter's vehicle, a 2006 Nissan SUV. Stalvey said first responders had not arrived on the scene when the second collision occurred.
"The third vehicle came along and hit the driver's door area of that Nissan Xterra, and that's what critically injured that driver in addition to the injuries he sustained in the head-on," Stalvey said. "Probably, the smoke and dust was settling from the first one before the second one happened."
Walters and his 23-year-old passenger were treated at the scene, Brown said.
Charges are pending on Carter, Brown said. She said Walters was charged with driving while impaired, and additional charges are pending on him as well. Brown said troopers during their investigation determined Walters was impaired with alcohol.
Brown said there was a potential of two or three drivers who did not stay at the scene and render aid. She said there was a witness who stopped at the scene and assisted with the crash. Brown said these people are not in trouble but should contact the N.C. Highway Patrol at 249-0247 or (800) 233-3151. She said it is essential for these people to step forward because troopers are looking at all pieces of the evidence.
"If anybody knows anything, they can contact the Highway Patrol," she said.
Trooper Daniel Bowick is investigating the first crash and Trooper J.F. Bauguess the second accident, Brown said. The investigation by the troopers continues.
"It is a very complex investigation," Brown said. "We are conferring with the DA's office to continue the investigation and wrap up the physical evidence. "
Chief Raeford Dorsett of the Denton Volunteer Fire Department said Carter was pinned in and had to be extricated before being transported by AirCare to WFBMC. Firefighters had the patient removed from the vehicle within 10 and 15 minutes after arriving on the scene, Dorsett said.
Firefighters with the Silver Valley Volunteer Fire Department assisted.
Stossmeister said both lanes of N.C. Highway 109 where the crash occurred reopened about 9:40 a.m.
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Compatible with Nintendo Wii Console, Affordable Card Boosts Storage Capacity For Plenty of Downloadable Music and Extras
CES 2009, South Hall, Booth # 30659, LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2009 - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today announced a 2-gigabyte (GB)2 Rock Band 2 SD™ gaming card, significantly increasing the storage capacity available to gamers using the Nintendo® Wii™ console. This memory boost enables users to conveniently store additional content without worrying about running out of space.
"We are launching the SanDisk Rock Band 2 SD card to enhance the playing experience on the Wii," said Christopher Moore, director of product marketing, consumer products division, SanDisk. "Video games like Rock Band 2 frequently offer downloadable extras, and gamers need to have an affordable and convenient means of storing this bonus content. The SanDisk 2GB Rock Band 2 SD gaming card meets that demand."
Rock Band 2 for Wii, developed by Pi Studios under the direction of Harmonix, is fully featured with online modes including World Tour and Battle of the Bands, an innovative character creator, weekly downloadable content and more! With more than 100 songs3 on the Rock Band 2 Wii soundtrack, Rock Band 2 Wii owners have access to the most impressive music catalogue for a music-based videogame on the console. In addition, fans can expect a future roll-out of new and current downloadable content until the entire back catalogue is available.
The SanDisk 2GB Rock Band 2 SD gaming card is the storage solution that Wii gamers have been looking for, allowing them to take advantage of Rock Band 2's memory-intensive features. Since a single song can require up to 24 megabytes (MB)4 of memory, quickly filling up the Wii's 512MB of onboard storage, the SanDisk Rock Band 2 SD gaming card provides enough storage space for at least 75 downloadable songs and enables gamers to take advantage of Rock Band 2's extra content.
Beyond storing bonus Rock Band 2 content, gamers can use the SanDisk 2GB Rock Band 2 SD gaming card in a variety of applications.
The SanDisk 2GB Rock Band 2 SD gaming card is expected to be available for U.S. retailers this Spring, and carries a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $12.99.
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SanDisk Corporation, the inventor and world's largest supplier of flash storage cards, is a global leader in flash memory - from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk (www.sandisk.com/corporate) is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
1The number of songs that fit on the Rock Band 2 SD card may vary based on size of individual songs downloaded. Approximation based on 24MB Rock Band 2 game music files.
2 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes.
3 The Rock Band 2 game disc will feature 84 tracks. In addition, players will have access to an additional 20 free DLC tracks following the game's launch. Online connection required.
4 1 megabyte (MB) = 1 million bytes
SanDisk's product and executive images can be downloaded from http://www.sandisk.com/corporate/mediakit
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An ex-convict whose violent history terrified his West Virginia hometown admitted Tuesday that he raped a septuagenarian bird-watcher in Central Park in a case that prompted calls for tougher penalties for sex offenders.
David Albert Mitchell mumbled "yes" in response to a judge's questions as he pleaded guilty to rape and robbery in the September 2012 attack, one of three times he's been charged with sex crimes against women in their 70s and older. He was expected to get 30 years in prison at his Oct. 16 sentencing.
"David Mitchell is a predator who targets the elderly," Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said in a statement.
Mitchell's lawyers declined to comment.
Mitchell was accused of raping the then 73-year-old birder, slamming her head on the ground and running off with her camera bag in a wooded area near Strawberry Fields, a spot that serves as a memorial to John Lennon and is one of Central Park's busiest sections.
Roughly a week earlier, he had demanded her camera after she used it to document his lewd behavior, she told police. On the day of the attack, he approached her asking whether she recognized him; she did but denied it, the DA's office said.
After fleeing the park, Mitchell groped two other women on the nearby Upper West Side, prosecutors said. He was charged with pulling a knife on a man and threatening to stab him during an August 2012 argument in the park.
He also pleaded guilty to a weapon-possession charge in the August 2012 argument. His plea also resolved the groping charges, although he didn't admit specifically to them.
Mitchell, 43, comes from tiny Jenkinjones, W.Va., where his felony arrest record began in his teens. It grew so ominous that when he was released from a Virginia prison in 2011, some of his neighbors bought guns to protect themselves.
At 18, he was charged with raping and killing an 86-year-old woman in Jenkinjones, a struggling coalfields community of fewer than 300 people. A few months after being acquitted in that case, he was charged with raping a woman in her 70s and stealing her gun. The sexual assault charge was dropped in a plea bargain, his then-attorney said. But Mitchell served time in the case — a prison term punctuated by a conviction for escaping — and was released, then imprisoned again for a time on a grand larceny charge, according to West Virginia prison officials.
Released in 2001, he came under suspicion about a year later in the death of a 54-year-old Jenkinjones woman, but he was never charged.
Mitchell went to prison in Virginia in 2003 in the abduction of his ex-girlfriend. Released after serving about eight years, he was soon locked up on probation violations. After incarceration on those violations, he was later freed and dropped out of sight.


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Grim news: Singer Katy Perry, age 29, has announced that she suffers from a rare disorder that makes her feel more like a young teen than a grown adult.
When asked by People about her upcoming 30th birthday, the singer revealed that she "still [feels] 13 on the inside," which, presumably, is less about liking cartoons and neon colors and more about feeling confused about her body and wanting her mom to get out of her room.
"Birthdays are a big thing for me. We always have a themed party. It's a good excuse for me to bring my friends together and go buck wild," Perry added, perhaps forgetting that her parents will only be allowing 5 friends to sleep over and that they have to be quiet by midnight since her dad has to work in the morning. Also, as is typical for a party of women who feel like 13-year-old girls, there will be no booze and no boys.
Our thoughts go out to the Perry family in this troubling time. If you are suffering from a similar case of arrested development, please look into the following illnesses: Jack disease, Benjamin Button syndrome, 13 Going on 30 disorder and the Big epidemic. Help is out there.
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By Joyce P. Brayboy, U.S. Army Research LaboratoryMay 9, 2013
ADELPHI, Md. (May 9, 2013) -- Troops in a tactical environment have unique challenges with efficient energy use that are uncommon to the rest of the fighting forces.
One is that a Soldier positioned to stand guard at an outpost, or forward operating base, should not have to think about energy -- a distraction from the strategy and Soldier protection.
In a recent panel discussion in Washington, D.C., April 10, Katherine Hammack, the Army's assistant secretary for installations, energy and environment, said that "energy is mission critical. It is vulnerability. It is a risk."
The effective use of energy increases mission capabilities, she said.
This challenge of efficient operational energy in remote, combat areas in part belongs to scientists and engineers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, or ARL, who are a part of the team that manages the Smart Battlefield Energy on-Demand program, known as SmartBED.
"The real goal is more efficient use of energy at small operating posts," said Bruce Geil, power conditioning branch chief who oversees the SmartBED project. "We want to streamline the way we go about managing the energy, which is all over the map right now."
Geil's team started with the question of, "How do we give a plug-and-play simplicity to that Soldier who's tasked to put the microgrid together in the heat of battle?"
That single question birthed the SmartBED program, which along with other programs is giving engineers an idea of how the energy is used, and how it can be distributed simply and efficiently.
Part of the SmartBED effort is a highly configurable test bed that can handle multiple loads and sources; emulating battlefield conditions. The technology should get researchers as close as they can get to a real-world scenario while staying in a laboratory, said Bob Wood, an electrical engineer on the project.
"Theater is not the place to test microgrid equipment," said Wood, who has deployed to Afghanistan and to Iraq. "The last thing you want is for a Soldier on the front lines to have an experimental piece of hardware that may or may not work."
The test bed allows you to prove whether equipment is ready for field testing. What is unique about SmartBED is the ability to configure it in ways to fit Soldiers' needs at outposts.
One goal of this research is to take steps toward developing a power distribution system that could make automated decisions about when to shut off less critical loads to keep as much of the critical capability as possible, Geil said. A further goal of the program is to provide the Army chain of command critical information such as "how long will the generator function before maintenance problems occur".
"It gives the commander the capability to plan ahead," he said. "We have intelligent systems out there now, but the challenge is that those systems rely heavily on human decision-making. If things change, and a person is not there to program the energy grid, there will be problems."
ARL has a research thrust toward cognitive networks and the use of this technology in power conversion and distribution for the future is one of many places that "smart systems" have value for the Army, he said.
This technology would be a key part of a power "router" that directs power from multiple sources to critical and non-critical loads. The system will prioritize power loads based on what is plugged in. At the lab, "our job is to push beyond the current capability and step up that ability by looking at controls and cognitive applications," Geil said.
"Researchers are working toward capabilities that take into account all that transpires in the fog of war, and they want to create smart systems that can sense what is plugged in, historical-use data and local restrictions," he said.
Geil envisions a system with cognitive algorithms to make decisions with minimal human guidance. Systems that can maintain operations of the most critical requirements such as critical communications and medical operations in the absence of guidance -- but that can be easily overridden by system operators -- people.
Engineers like Wood recognize that it's one thing to make something work in the sterile lab environment, but "it's a much different environment in places like Afghanistan."
Researchers have to close the gap so that they don't develop a seemingly perfect piece of equipment that no Soldier at an Army outpost would use, Wood said.
Wood added that other Army organizations like the Communication-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center take fundamental concepts closer to transition and have near-term programs such as the hybrid intelligent power (HI Power) program that increases efficiency by sharing loads on generators.
"We develop and refine a concept, and then ARL works with other Army Research, Development and Engineering Centers to refine and materialize intelligent energy solutions," Wood said.
"There are many trials before technology like this gets to the Soldier," he said. "SmartBED is designed to one day speed that process along."
SmartBED is the second in a series of four stories about ARL's far-reaching concepts for Army operational energy. The next article in the series is Long-lived Power. Scientists and engineers at ARL forecast energy solutions into the future with a portfolio of basic and applied science.


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I sail a Valkyrie Craft Erne Tourer which is 3 inches wider than most canoes for greater stability and correspondingly heavier. As I wanted to be able to go sailing on my own (living dangerously or what ), I converted a trailer to carry the canoe, mast, sail and outriggers, so I didn't have to break my back getting it on and off the roof rack.
I bought a Daxara 107 trailer (same as an Erde 102) which is the smallest lightest trailer you can get, on special offer for £140. The shaft was only 1 metre long but was made of standard mild steel box section, so I got a 3 metre length of box section fitted instead. This what it looks like.
The tow hitch unbolts from the original bar and bolts on to the new bar which is bolted onto the underneath of the trailer. I got a bicycle holder lightbar to hang from the back. Initially I tried hanging it from the canoe, but the ropes kept coming undone, so I just attached it to the back of the trailer with cable ties.
The canoe is strapped on to two 2x1 wood crossbars held onto the sides of the trailer by one screw at each side down throught the rim. The wood bars are covered with pipe insulation for padding, held on with gaffer tape. The rope goes round underneath the trailer to hold the supports on if the screws give way (so far they haven't given way after around a year's use - 51 voyages)
This is the view of the front
The straps are standard canoe roofrack straps
The mast is held onto the wood crosspieces with rubber bungeys
The bow of the boat sticks out along the towbar, with the centre of gravity over the wheels
The towbar looks long in this picture because it's slightly wide-angle
To get the canoe on and off, I seesaw it from side to side to get one gunwhale resting on the end of the crossbars, and the other held by me. I lower the gunwhale down onto the ground like this
and then just roll it over upright. Here is another view
Then I unstrap the outriggers and supports from under the seats and put them together
The trailer is very light and you can easily wheel it by hand up and down slopes with the canoe on top, to get to the waterside.
It tows really stably (at speeds which are illegal) over long distances (to Lake Windermere and back by ferry across the Irish Sea. Also a few other long trips of several hundred miles). The suspension absorbs bumps well, although you need to travel very slowly on a non-tarred road.
I'll do another thread about my sailing rig and outriggers.
Best Wishes


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Tebow Time didn't translate to Prime Time, at least in terms of how the former Denver Broncos quarterback stacked up against the team's new QB, Peyton Manning. The Broncos join the Eagles, Steelers, Chargers, Packers, Bears, 49ers and Giants as the teams that will be broadcast a league-high five times during prime time in the 2012 NFL schedule.
|2012 prime-time schedule
Thursday (NFLN)
Sunday (NBC)
Monday (ESPN)
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
No game
Week 17
No game
TBD (flex scheduling)
No game
|1 Kickoff game is Wednesday, Sept. 5 on NBC
2 Thanksgiving night on NBC
3 Flex scheduling on NBC can begin Week 11
4 Game is on Saturday, Dec. 22
Sure, the Broncos made the playoffs last season, but Denver isn't being featured because of the progress it made in finishing 8-8 to win the AFC West. Manning's return to the NFL with a team other than the Colts is the allure, and rightly so. There's no waste of time to get him in the spotlight, either, as the Broncos play host to the Steelers in Week 1 on Sunday Night Football.
As for Tebow Time? The Jets are playing in national games four times, although one of those is a Thanksgiving Day game, but it's high-profile nonetheless. What's interesting is three of those games come in the season's final six weeks -- the portion of the season when Tebow could be The Guy if incumbent Mark Sanchez doesn't establish himself.
As for the other prominently featured prime-time teams, quarterbacks (what else?) are the premier attractions: Jay Cutler, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers, Michael Vick and Eli Manning. But there is also some love being shown for defense, with the Niners' fearsome front being featured five times.
To note, some of the games on the schedule could be flexed into (or out of) prime time, so what we see now might not be what we actually get when everything shakes out.
Here's some other notable takes on the prime-time slate:
⢠Rookies underexposed: The NFL doesn't seem excited enough about rookie QB prospects Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III to risk scheduling them in many evening games. The Colts play Week 10 in Jacksonville on NFL Network in their only prime-time game. Washington plays host to the Giants on Monday night Week 13 and plays at Dallas on Thanksgiving Day.
⢠Strong start for TNF: NFL Network opens its expanded Thursday night slate in Green Bay with an NFC North showdown against long-time rival Chicago.
⢠Shaking things up: The pot will be firmly stirred -- and shaken -- in Week 2: 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and Lions coach Jim Schwartz revisit the handshake, this time at Candlestick.
⢠Saints stand strong: The Saints might be embroiled in controversy with the bounty scandal, but they're still popular enough to be featured four times. All but one of those games will come after interim head coach Joe Vitt's six-game suspension has been completed. In fact, his first game back will be at Denver on Sunday night, Oct. 28. That's followed by a Monday night game in the Superdome against Philadelphia.
⢠Lions love the spotlight: How far have the Lions come? Wide receiver Calvin Johnson and 5,000-yard passer Matthew Stafford play four games in prime time, two being on Monday night. And throw in the Thanksgiving afternoon game against the Texans for good measure.
⢠The shorter, the better: The NFL made good on trying to reduce the amount of cross-country travel teams have to make for Thursday night games. The longest hauls teams have to make: Tampa Bay to Minnesota in Week 8; Kansas City to San Diego in Week 9; and Miami to Buffalo in Week 11.
⢠Plenty of Patriots: The Patriots, one of the league's most popular teams, make four appearances, the first coming in Week 3 against the Ravens in an AFC Championship Game rematch. This time the game will be played in Baltimore.
⢠Hello, Houston: The Houston Texans join the ranks of the most prominently featured teams, playing four times -- three on the road. Houston plays at Chicago, at New England and at New York (Jets). It plays host to Green Bay on Oct. 14. And it also has a Thanksgiving day game in Detroit.
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Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)
Aemon Targaryen
Uncle Maester
Maester at Dragonstone[1] (formerly)
Maester at Castle Black[2]
House Targaryen
The Citadel
Night's Watch
|In 198 AC[3][4], at King's Landing
|In 300 AC, at the Cinnamon Wind, off the coast of Dorne, at the Summer Sea
The World of Ice & Fire (mentioned)
The Hedge Knight (mentioned)
The Sworn Sword (mentioned)
The Mystery Knight (mentioned)
A Game of Thrones (appears)
A Clash of Kings (mentioned)
A Storm of Swords (appears)
A Feast for Crows (appears)
A Dance with Dragons (appears)
|Played by
|Peter Vaughan
|TV series
|Season 1 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5
- "Aemon" redirects here. For other uses, see Aemon (disambiguation). For other characters named "Aemon Targaryen", see Aemon Targaryen.
Aemon, born Aemon Targaryen, is the third son of King Maekar I Targaryen and his wife Dyanna Dayne. He has served as a maester to the Night's Watch at Castle Black for so long that the rest of the Seven Kingdoms has forgotten about his Targaryen blood. In the television series Game of Thrones he is portrayed by Peter Vaughan.
Appearance and Character
An ancient man of a hundred years old at the beginning of A Song of Ice and Fire, Aemon is bald, wrinkled, shrunken, and blind.[5] He speaks softly but his counsel is so valued and respected that many fall silent to hear it. Despite his age his mind is still sharp as is his hearing. Aemon is a wise, humble and capable man.
Aemon Targaryen was the third son of King Maekar I Targaryen and his wife, Lady Dyanna Dayne.[6] He was named after his great-great-uncle, Prince Aemon the Dragonknight, by his grandfather, Daeron II Targaryen.[7] At this time, King Daeron II had four grown sons, three with sons of their own, and so felt that having too many potential Targaryen heirs was dangerous and sent Aemon to the Citadel[8] around the age of nine or ten.[1] At one point after his younger brother, Aegon V, became the squire of the hedge knight Duncan the Tall the pair visited Aemon in Oldtown. Aemon measured Duncan's height.
Aemon forged his chain, and earned the title of Maester Aemon, finishing his studies at the age of 19.[3] He served an unidentified lord until his father, now King Maekar I, summoned him to court to serve the Iron Throne. Not wanting to sit on the small council as he felt that would displace the Grand Maester, Aemon chose instead to serve at Dragonstone, the seat of his eldest brother, Prince Daeron, until Daeron died of the pox.[3] After Daeron's death, Maester Aemon became a maester at the Citadel. He was summoned to court for the Great Council of 233 AC, where some wanted to offer him the crown. Aemon quietly refused, however, ceding rule to his younger brother, Aegon V.[9] Rhaelle, Aegon's young daughter, referred to Aemon as "Uncle Maester".[10]
Aemon then chose to go to the Wall to take the vows of the Night's Watch for fear that he might be used in a plot to usurp his brother. On his journey King Aegon provided him with an "honor guard" (emptying the dungeons) to take the vows of the Night's Watch with him. Among them was Brynden Rivers, who later went on to become Lord Commander of the Watch. Ser Duncan accompanied them aboard the Golden Dragon on the way to Eastwatch-by-the-Sea.[11]
Rhaegar Targaryen sometimes corresponded with his ancient great-great uncle via raven messages. Aemon claims that every man who has ever joined the Watch has been tested on keeping his vows at least once. Aemon stated that he was tested three times, and that the hardest time for him was hearing about the destruction of House Targaryen during the War of the Usurper.[7]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Maester Aemon is present at the feast at Castle Black when Jeor Mormont, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, welcomes Tyrion Lannister to the Wall. Aemon recognizes the intelligence of Tyrion and describes him as "a giant come among us," rendering Tyrion, a dwarf, uncharacteristically speechless.[5]
Aemon aids Jon Snow in helping his friend Samwell Tarly become a steward of the Night's Watch, fearing for the boy's safety if he remains a recruit under the brutal training of Ser Alliser Thorne.[12][13] Aemon counsels Jon Snow when he learns Jon's family is in danger, for he knew Jon was having thoughts of deserting to come to House Stark's aid, just as Aemon had considered helping House Targaryen during Robert's Rebellion.[7]
A Clash of Kings
Aemon, being too old to accompany the great ranging, remains at Castle Black. The duty of writing and sending messages falls to Sam Tarly. Jeor reveals much of Aemon's history to Jon, including the fact that Aemon could have been king, but refused the crown. Jeor has a very high opinion of Aemon and his abilities, an opinion Jon shares.[1]
A Storm of Swords
When Jon returns to Castle Black, badly wounded by an arrow, Maester Aemon treats his injury; despite being blind, his hands are steady and he treats the wound successfully.[14] Donal Noye and Aemon hear and believe Jon's report of Thenns about to attack. When Donal is killed defending the gates from giants, Aemon tells Jon he must lead the men while Aemon provides guidance to him and the other men of the Wall. Aemon also comes to Jon's defense when Janos Slynt and Ser Alliser Thorne want Jon executed for allegedly breaking his oaths and becoming a wildling.[15] During Stannis Baratheon's occupation of the Wall, Aemon is dubious of Melisandre's claim that Stannis is Azor Ahai reborn.[16]
A Feast for Crows
Jon, the new Lord Commander, sends Aemon to Oldtown with Samwell Tarly and the wildling girl Gilly, carrying Mance Rayder's infant "wildling prince", to remove all "royal blood" from Melisandre's grasp. Jon fears that Melisandre might kill Aemon for his "king's blood" to use in a spell. However, the sea voyage on the Blackbird is hard for the old man and Sam struggles to tell him what to do, leaving him out on the deck, in the rain for too long whilst he is lost in his reminiscences. He is bedridden and near death when arriving at Braavos.
Aemon, upon hearing of Daenerys Targaryen and her dragons, is convinced she is the prince that was promised, the High Valyrian word for "dragon" being gender neutral.[10] He curses his age, gutted that he is too old and feeble to seek her out to help with counsel and dragon lore—a fourth testing of his dual vows.[10]
During the voyage from Braavos to Oldtown Aemon dies of a chill at the age of one hundred and two.[10] His body is stored in a cask of rum aboard the Cinnamon Wind.[10] Gilly decides to name the child of Mance and Dalla "Aemon Battleborn" or "Aemon Steelsong" in honor of the maester.[10]
Once at Oldtown, Sam informs Archmaester Marwyn of Aemon's passing and of Aemon's intention to help Daenerys. Marwyn immediately leaves the Ravenry to travel to Daenerys in Slaver's Bay.[17]
A Dance with Dragons
Jon reads about Azor Ahai and Lightbringer in the Jade Compendium,[18] which Aemon left for Jon at Castle Black.[19] Jon thinks of Aemon's advice, to "kill the boy and let the man be born".[19][20] Jon has Alys Karstark rest in Aemon's chambers when the girl reaches Castle Black.[21]
Quotes by Aemon
I have been called many things, my lord, but kind is seldom one of them.[5]—Aemon, to Tyrion Lannister
Aemon: Jon, did you ever wonder why the men of the Night's Watch take no wives and father no children?
Jon: No.Aemon: So they will not love, for love is the bane of honor, the death of duty.[7]
— Aemon and Jon Snow
What is honor compared to a woman's love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms ... or the memory of a brother's smile? Wind and words. Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.[7]
I see their shadows on the snow, hear the crack of leathern wings, feel their hot breath.[22]—Aemon, to Samwell Tarly
Allow me to give my lord one last piece of counsel, the same counsel that I once gave my brother when we parted for the last time. He was three-and-thirty when the Great Council chose him to mount the Iron Throne. A man grown with sons of his own, yet in some ways still a boy. Egg had an innocence to him, a sweetness we all loved. Kill the boy within you, I told him the day I took ship for the Wall. It takes a man to rule. An Aegon, not an Egg. Kill the boy and let the man be born. You are half the age that Egg was, and your own burden is a crueler one, I fear. You will have little joy of your command, but I think you have the strength in you to do the things that must be done. Kill the boy, Jon Snow. Winter is almost upon us. Kill the boy and let the man be born.[19]
Knowledge is a weapon, Jon. Arm yourself well before you ride forth to battle.[19]
Quotes about Aemon
He was a good man... No. He was a great man. A maester of the Citadel, chained and sworn, and Sworn Brother of the Night's Watch, ever faithful. When he was born they named him for a hero who had died too young, but though he lived a long long time, his own life was no less heroic. No man was wiser, or gentler, or kinder. At the Wall, a dozen lords commander came and went during his years of service, but he was always there to counsel them. He counseled kings as well. He could have been a king himself, but when they offered him the crown he told them they should give it to his younger brother. How many men would do that? He was the blood of the dragon, but now his fire has gone out. He was Aemon Targaryen. And now his watch is ended.[10]—Samwell Tarly's eulogy
He was more than just the oldest living maester. He was the oldest man in Westeros, and lived through more history than Archmaester Perestan has ever learned. He could have told us much and more about his father's reign, and his uncle's.[17]—Alleras, to Samwell Tarly
The world the Citadel is building has no place in it for sorcery or prophecy or glass candles, much less for dragons. Ask yourself why Aemon Targaryen was allowed to waste his life upon the Wall, when by rights he should have been raised to archmaester. His blood was why. He could not be trusted. No more than I can.[17]—Marwyn, to Samwell Tarly
Many good men have been bad kings, Maester Aemon used to say, and some bad men have been good kings.[18]
Aemon Targaryen had seen nine kings upon the Iron Throne. He had been a king's son, a king's brother, a king's uncle.[18]—thoughts of Jon Snow
|Daeron II
|Aerys I
|Maekar I
|Kiera of
|Kiera of
|Aegon V
|Stillborn sons
|House Targaryen
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 6, Jon I.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 19, Jon III.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Aemon.
- ↑ See the Aemon (Targaryen) calculation.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 21, Tyrion III.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Appendix: Targaryen Lineage.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 60, Jon VIII.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 5, Samwell I.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 35, Samwell IV.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 15, Samwell II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 41, Jon V.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 48, Jon VI.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 48, Jon VI.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 69, Jon IX.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 78, Samwell V.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 45, Samwell V.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 10, Jon III.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 7, Jon II.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 69, Jon XIII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 44, Jon IX.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 26, Samwell III.
- ↑ Kiera of Tyrosh was widowed when Valarr Targaryen died from the Great Spring Sickness; some time later she married his cousin Daeron.
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