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- Robert Baratheon: "What about Aerys Targaryen? What did the Mad King say when you stabbed him in the back? I never asked. Did he call you a traitor? Did he plead for a reprieve?"
- Jaime Lannister: "He said the same thing he'd been saying for hours... "Burn them all.""
- — The Mad King's last words.[src]
Aerys II Targaryen, popularly called the Mad King, is an unseen character in Game of Thrones. He is deceased when the events of the series begin. Liam Burke was cast to play him in flashback in Season 1,[1] but the scene was cut for time and pacing. Aerys Targaryen was the last member of House Targaryen to rule from the Iron Throne. He was famously insane and was deposed by Robert Baratheon in a civil war. He was formally styled as Aerys of House Targaryen, the Second of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.
BackgroundAerys Targaryen, the Second of His Name, was King of the Seven Kingdoms and the last member of House Targaryen to sit the Iron Throne. Popularly remembered as "the Mad King", his reign became increasingly erratic and murderous. A final round of blood-letting, unleashed when his son Prince Rhaegar kidnapped Lyanna Stark of Winterfell, saw many houses in the realm rebel against his rule. Brandon Stark protested the abduction of his sister and demanded justice. Aerys had him arrested for treason and then offered to ransom him to his father Rickard Stark. Aerys summoned Rickard to court and when he arrived publicly executed both father and son.[2]
The noble houses of Stark, Tully, Arryn, and Baratheon raised the flags of rebellion and destroyed the royalist armies in several major engagements, culminating in the Battle of the Trident where Prince Rhaegar fell. King Aerys was betrayed by his former friend and King's Hand, Lord Tywin Lannister who led an army to apparently defend the capital at King's Landing but then brutally sacked the city instead. Aerys was killed by a member of his own Kingsguard, Ser Jaime Lannister, who stabbed his king in the back, to prevent him from destroying the city with the hidden caches of wildfire he already had ordered Wisdom Rossart, now his Hand of the King, to hide in several spots of the city. Aerys seemingly believed the massive inferno would transmute him into a dragon and then he would emerge to obliterate his enemies.[3]
Aerys was survived by his two youngest children, Viserys and Daenerys, who fled to the Free Cities.
Season 1
Aerys ordered Ser Barristan Selmy of the Kingsguard to destroy the Kingswood Brotherhood. Selmy himself killed their leader Simon Toyne.[4]
When Lyanna Stark was kidnapped by Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, her brother Brandon rode to King's Landing to demand his sister's return. Aerys imprisoned Brandon and ordered that his father Rickard Stark ride south to answer for his son's impertinence. Against advice, Rickard agreed, assuming that the matter would be settled through a trial or a bargain of some kind. Instead, Aerys had Lord Rickard burned alive whilst Brandon watched, and then had Brandon strangled.[5]
The new Lord of Winterfell, Eddard Stark, declared war against Aerys, supported by Lyanna's betrothed, Robert Baratheon, and the powerful lords Hoster Tully and Jon Arryn. This sparked the beginning of the war known as Robert's Rebellion, which led to the near-destruction of House Targaryen and its removal from the Iron Throne. Rhaegar was killed by Robert at the Battle of the Trident.[6]
Sandor Clegane tells Sansa Stark that Ser Ilyn hasn't had much to say since Aerys had Ser Ilyn Payne's tongue torn out.[7] Jaime Lannister is confronted by both Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon about killing Aerys. Jaime killed Aerys at the end of Robert's Rebellion, when Lannister forces under his father Tywin Lannister took the city. His final words were "Burn them all." His death occurred during the Sack of King's Landing. Eddard mentions that Grand Maester Pycelle served King Aerys.[8]
Maester Aemon reveals that he is the uncle of King Aerys and because of his oath to the Night's Watch could not interfere during the rebellion.[9]
Grand Maester Pycelle recalls that King Aerys was actually a good man, at least at first. He then laments that he saw Aerys melt away before his eyes, as madness increasingly gripped his mind over the years and a once charming man was consumed by dreams of fire and blood.[10]
Season 2
Wisdom Hallyne of the Alchemists' Guild mentions Aerys as a fervent supporter of the guild. Aerys became obsessed with Wildfire in his later years. He warns Bronn that he would not have dared to insult the guild while Aerys was alive.[11]
Season 3
When held by Roose Bolton, Jaime Lannister reveals the true story of the Mad King's death to Brienne of Tarth:
As the Targaryens were losing the war, Aerys had his pyromancers place caches of wildfire all over King's Landing: under the Great Sept of Baelor, under the slums of Flea Bottom, under houses, stables, taverns, and even under the Red Keep itself. After Robert's victory at the Trident he marched on the capital city, but Jaime's father Tywin arrived there first, leading the entire Lannister army, and promising to defend the city. Jaime warned Aerys that his father was never a man to choose the losing side, that this must be a trick and he should surrender the city while he still could, but the Mad King refused to listen. Nor did Aerys listen to Varys when he gave the same warning that Tywin couldn't be trusted - but he did listen to Grand Maester Pycelle, who convinced Aerys the Lannisters were there to help.
Aerys opened the city gates, and the Lannisters proceeded to sack the city. Jaime again begged Aerys to surrender, but the Mad King ordered Jaime to bring him Tywin's head, and his pyromancer (Wisdom Rossart) to set the city ablaze with the hidden wildfire, burning its five hundred thousand inhabitants to death, rather than lose the the city to the rebels. "Burn them all," Aerys said, "Burn them in their homes. Burn them in their beds." Jaime makes it plain to Brienne that was his breaking point and asks her what she would do if her precious Renly commanded her to kill her own father and then stand by and do nothing as he murdered thousands of innocent people; she can only sit in shocked silence. Jaime goes on to say that he killed the pyromancer first, then drove his sword into Aerys' back as the Mad King tried to run for his life. Even as he was dying, the Mad King kept raving "Burn them all...Burn them all..." Shaken at the memory, Jaime speculates that King Aerys didn't believe he would die in the blaze; in his lunacy, the Mad King believed he would be reborn as a dragon in the fire, granting him the power to burn his enemies to ashes...so Jaime finished Aerys off by slitting his throat in order to make sure he died, concluding that Eddard Stark found him at that point.[12]
Family tree
|Aerion Targaryen
"Aerion Brightflame"
|Aemon Targaryen
"Maester Aemon"
Night's Watch
|Aegon V Targaryen
"Aegon the Unlikely"
Targaryen Queen
|Duncan Targaryen
"Duncan the Small"
"The Mad King"
|Rhaella Targaryen
|Daeron Targaryen
|Rhaegar Targaryen
|Elia Martell
|Viserys Targaryen
|Daenerys Targaryen
"Daenerys Stormborn"
|Rhaenys Targaryen
|Aegon Targaryen
Behind the scenes
According to the TV series official pronunciation guide developed for the cast and crew, "Aerys Targaryen" is pronounced "AIR-eez Tar-GAIR-ee-in".
George R. R. Martin revealed that an actor had been cast as King Aerys II during Season 1 for filming a flashback scene of Rickard Stark and Brandon Stark's executions which had ultimately never been aired publicly.[13]
That actor was Liam Burke according to casting company information.[14]
In the booksIn the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Aerys II's reign began with great promise. Taking the throne at only the age of 20, Aerys installed a number of younger, vigorous and capable men in positions of power, whilst his own son Rhaegar showed promise of being a great king in his turn. However, Aerys, who occasionally showed signs of a terrible temper, became erratic following the brief uprising known as the Defiance of Duskendale, when he was held prisoner for several months by a rebellious lord before finally being rescued by Barristan Selmy. Aerys's fury on that occasion was terrible: all of those involved in the incident were killed, several by being burned alive. After that, his rage could no longer be held in check. After he burned several prominent lords alive and sanctioned his son's kidnap of Lyanna Stark, several noble houses rebelled against him. Ser Ilyn was captain of the guards for Tywin Lannister and made a joke that Tywin as Hand was the real ruler of Westeros: Aerys had his tongue cut out for the insult. Tywin could neither protest nor stop the punishment, but Robert made Ser Ilyn his new King's Justice on the occasion of his marriage to Cersei as a show of good will to Tywin. Aerys, impressed by the young Tywin Lannister's ruthlessness and effectiveness, made Tywin Hand of the King, but their relationship deteriorated in later years, as Aerys grew paranoid about Tywin's ambition. The problem was exacerbated by Aerys' well known lust for Tywin's wife. His marriage with his own sister-wife, Queen Rhaella, which had never been happy (they were forced to marry against their will) became violent and abusive towards the end.
Over the years Aerys became increasingly gripped by madness, experiencing vivid hallucinations and delusional paranoia. Aerys became obsessed with fire, frequently burning his perceived enemies alive. Eventually, he was having women and babies roasted on spits in the throne room because the voices in his head told him they were plotting his ruin. Aerys would often become sexually aroused after burning someone to death, at which he would savagely rape his wife Queen Rhaella (his daughter Daenerys was the product of one such attack, quite possibly the same day he killed Rickard and Brandon Stark). Attempts to restrain Aerys' delusional behavior only fueled his paranoia that all were against him.
Aerys' growing madness took a drastic toll on his physical appearance. Fearful of allowing blades in his presence (save those of his sworn Kingsguard), Aerys ceased to have his hair or nails cut for years. By the time of the rebellion, his fingernails had grown nearly a foot long, and his long, filthy, tangled hair and beard hung below his shoulders. Increasingly paranoid that someone would attempt to poison him, he ate so rarely that he became extremely gaunt. Combined with the stress from his madness, by the time of the rebellion, when Aerys was only forty years old, he looked as old and haggard as a man twice his age. Due to his insane meanderings, he accidentally cut his hands and thighs so many times on the Iron Throne that they were practically covered in scabs, leading some to refer to him as "King Scab" behind his back.
Aerys manner of death is slightly different from book to series. In the TV series, it is mentioned several times that Jaime stabbed him in the back, whereas in the book he slit Aerys' throat at the foot of the Iron Throne. It is never mentioned that the Aerys ever said the words "Burn them all". However, the Season 3 episode "Kissed by Fire" brought Aerys' death closer in line to the books, when Jaime recounts to Brienne of Tarth that he stabbed Aerys in the back when he tried to run, and then Jaime proceeded to slit his throat to make sure he was dead.
In a minor change from the books, Aerys II is said to be the son of King Aegon V Targaryen, rather than his grandson. His father, Jaehaerys II, appears to have been eliminated from the roll of kings. The reason for this appears to be to simplify the relationship between Maester Aemon - Aegon V's older brother - and the other Targaryens (by making Aemon Daenerys' grand-uncle, rather than great-grand-uncle).
See also
- ↑ Liam Burke CV at Frontline Actors Agency
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Targaryen - Aerys II Targaryen entry
- ↑ "Kissed by Fire"
- ↑ "Lord Snow"
- ↑ "Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things"
- ↑ "Winter is Coming"
- ↑ "The Kingsroad"
- ↑ "The Kingsroad"
- ↑ "Baelor"
- ↑ "Baelor"
- ↑ "The Ghost of Harrenhal"
- ↑ "Kissed by Fire"
- ↑ Ryan, Maureen (April 9, 2012). 'Game of Thrones' Season 3 Characters And Scoop From Creator George R.R. Martin Huffington Post.
- ↑ Liam Burke CV at Frontline Actors Agency
Rulers of the Seven Kingdoms
King of the Andals and the First Men · Lord of the Seven Kingdoms · Protector of the Realm
|Targaryen Dynasty:
Aegon I, the Conqueror · Aenys I · Maegor I, the Cruel · Jaehaerys I, the Conciliator · Viserys I · Aegon II · Aegon III, the Dragonbane · Daeron I, the Young Dragon · Baelor I, the Blessed · Viserys II · Aegon IV, the Unworthy · Daeron II, the Good · Aerys I · Maekar I · Aegon V, the Unlikely · Aerys II, the Mad
|Baratheon Dynasty:
Robert I, the Usurper · Joffrey I · Tommen I


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James' Yamask is a Pokémon James caught in BW025 while he, along with Jessie and Meowth, were searching for their boss Giovanni after he disbanded Team Rocket. Its battle strength can't be gauged very well as it makes only intermittent appearances.
While searching for their Boss, James caught Yamask after feeding it, it then happily accepted becoming James' Pokémon.
In Scare at the Litwick Mansion!, three devious Litwick tricked Yamask and kidnapped it along with Meowth, Iris' Axew, and Ash's Pikachu but the Litwick and their Lampent leader were defeated by them.
In The Dragon Master's Path!, it teamed up with Jessie's Woobat to take down and capture Iris' Axew and Emmy's Druddigon but was defeated by Druddigon's Draco Meteor.
In Gotta Catch A Roggenrola! Yamask was used to take down the Roggenrola, but was taken down by the Roggenrola's Flash Cannon attacks.
In Crisis at Chargestone Cave! Yamask was used alongside Woobat to take down Ash's Pikachu and Bianca'a Minccino with Night Shade but it got hit with Thunderbolt and Swift. It later tried to take down Cilan's newly evolved Crustle with Shadow Ball, but Crustle's Rock Wrecker intercepted Yamask's attack, forcing the Rockets to retreat.
In A Restoration Confrontation! (Part 1), Yamask was used to battle a newly restored Tirtuoga that escaped from Dr. Zager's helicopter. In Part 2, Yamask was used again to take down Ash's Pikachu and Cilan's Pansage in order to prevent them from getting the newly evolved Carracosta to safety, but the latter got beaten by Carracosta's Ancient Power, forcing the Rockets to retreat.
Yamask, like Woobat was used frequently in Team Rocket's Unova operations in the Black & White series as well as the Rival Destinies series finale as James' main Pokémon. This made Yamask very strong in battles against Ash and friends, although it is not used that much as Woobat.
After TR's defeat in Rival Destinies' series finale, and the temporary retreat back to Kanto, Jessie catches a female Frillish and James catches an Amoonguss while going back to Unova. Since then, Yamask has not been used that much as Amoonguss has.
It made it's return to Adventures in Unova in The Pokémon Harbor Patrol! were Yamask was used once again against Woobat to weaken Ash's Pikachu but Team Rocket quickly called back their Pokémon and made a hasty retreat.
It was also used to fight off Team Plasma's controlled Pokémon in What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!.
Known Moves
|A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!
|Shadow Ball
|Scare at the Litwick Mansion!
|Night Shade
|The Dragon Master's Path!
|A Restoration Confrontation! (Part 2)
|+ indicates this Pokémon used this move recently.*
- indicates this Pokémon normally can't use this move.
Episode Appearances
- James' Yamask is the first Ghost Pokémon owned by a main character.
- Unlike James' past Pokemon, Victreebel, Cacnea, and Carnivine, Yamask does not show any kind of affection when it is sent out.
- Similar to how Ash's Oshawott can use its Scalchop as a shield, James' Yamask can use its mask as a shield to defend its ally in battle.
- Similar to Jessie's Seviper, Yamask can use Haze in order to shroud Team Rocket in a cloud in order to prevent their cover from being blown.


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Vapor pressure
Vapor pressure (also referred to as the equilibrium vapor pressure), is the pressure of a vapor in equilibrium with its liquid or solid phase.[1][2] At any given temperature of a specific substance, there is a pressure at which the vapor phase of that specific substance is in thermodynamic equilibrium with its liquid or solid phases — i.e., when the rates at which molecules escape from and return into the vaporizing liquid or solid are equal. This is the vapor pressure of the specific substance at that temperature.
The vapor pressure of a substance increases with increasing temperature.
Volatility of liquids
The vapor pressure is an indication of a liquid's evaporation rate. It relates to the tendency of molecules and atoms to escape from a liquid or a solid. Any substance with a significant vapor pressure at temperatures of about 20 to 25 °C (68 to 77 °F) is very often referred to as being volatile.
Relative volatility is a measure that compares the vapor pressures of the components in a liquid mixture of chemicals. This measure is widely used in designing large industrial distillation, absorption and other separation processes that involve the contacting of vapor and liquid phases in a series of equilibrium stages.[3][4][5] In effect, it indicates the ease or difficulty of separating the more volatile components from the less volatile components in a liquid mixture.
Calculating vapor pressures with the Antoine equation
The Antoine equation[6][7] is a mathematical expression of the relation between the vapor pressure and the temperature of pure substances. The basic form of the equation is:
Vapor pressures and normal boiling points of liquids
The atmospheric pressure boiling point of a liquid (also known as the normal boiling point) is the temperature at which the vapor pressure equals the ambient atmospheric pressure. With any incremental increase in that temperature, the vapor pressure becomes sufficient to overcome atmospheric pressure and lift the liquid to form bubbles inside the bulk of the liquid. Bubble formation deeper in the liquid requires a higher pressure, and therefore higher temperature, because the fluid pressure becomes higher than atmospheric pressure as the depth increases.
The higher is the vapor pressure of a liquid at a given temperature, the lower is the normal boiling point (i.e., the boiling point at atmospheric pressure) of the liquid.
The vapor pressure chart to the right has graphs of the vapor pressures versus temperatures for a variety of liquids.[4] As can be seen in the chart, the liquids with the highest vapor pressures have the lowest normal boiling points.
For example, at any given temperature, methyl chloride has the highest vapor pressure of any of the liquids in the chart. It also has the lowest normal boiling point (– 26 °C), which is where the vapor pressure curve of methyl chloride (the blue line) intersects the horizontal pressure line of one atmosphere (1 atm) of absolute vapor pressure.
Although the relation between vapor pressure and temperature is non-linear, the chart uses a logarithmic vertical axis in order to obtain slightly curved lines so that one chart can graph many liquids.
Units of vapor pressure
The international SI unit for pressure is the pascal (Pa), equal to one newton per square mete (N · m–2 or kg · m–1 · s–2). The conversions to other pressure units are:
There is no consensus in the technical literature about whether the name/unit torr should begin with a capitol letter - as in "Torr" or simply "torr". Both the United Kingdom's National Physical Laboratory (see Pressure Units) and New Zealand's Measurement Standards Laboratory (see Barometric Pressure Units) use "torr" as the name and as the symbol. An extensive search of the website of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) found no such clear-cut definitions. Therefore, this table uses "torr" as both the name and the symbol.
Vapor pressure of liquid mixtures
Raoult's law gives an approximation to the vapor pressure of mixtures of liquids.[1][2] It states that the vapor pressure of a liquid mixture is equal to the mole-fraction-weighted sum of the vapor pressures of the mixture's pure components:
Raoult's law is applicable only to ideal liquids and to components that are fairly similar such as benzene and toluene, hexane and heptane or o-xylene and p-xylene.
Systems that have vapor pressures higher than indicated by the above equation are said to have positive deviations. Such a deviation suggests weaker intermolecular attraction than in the pure components, so that the molecules can be thought of as being "held in" the liquid phase less strongly than in the pure liquid. An example is the azeotrope of approximately 95% ethanol and water. Because the azeotrope's vapor pressure is higher than predicted by Raoult's law, it boils at a temperature below that of either pure component.
There are also systems with negative deviations that have vapor pressures that are lower than expected. Such a deviation is evidence for stronger intermolecular attraction between the constituents of the mixture than exists in the pure components. Thus, the molecules are "held in" the liquid more strongly when a second molecule is present. An example is a mixture of chloroform and acetone, which boils above the boiling point of either pure component.
Vapor pressure of solids
All solid materials have a vapor pressure which, for most solids, is very low. Some notable exceptions are naphthalene, ice and dry ice (carbon dioxide). The vapor pressure of dry ice is 5.73 MPa (56.5 atm) at 20 °C which would cause most sealed containers to rupture.
Due to their often extremely low values, measurement of the vapor pressure of solids can be rather difficult. Typical techniques for such measurements include the use of thermogravimetry and gas transpiration.
The vapor pressure of a solid can be defined as the pressure at which the rate of sublimation of a solid matches the rate of deposition of its vapor phase.
There are a number of methods for calculating the sublimation pressure (i.e., the vapor pressure) of a solid. One method is to calculate sublimation pressures[8] from extrapolated liquid vapor pressures if the heat of fusion is known. The heat of fusion has to be added to the heat of vaporization to vaporize a solid. Assuming
that the heat of fusion is temperature-independent and ignoring additional transition temperatures between different solid phases, the sublimation pressure can be calculated using this version of the Clausius-Clapeyron equation:
gives a fair estimation for temperatures not too far from the melting point. This equation also shows that the sublimation pressure is lower than the extrapolated liquid vapor pressure (ΔHm is positive) and the difference increases with increased distance from the melting point.
Relative humidity
The relative humidity of the atmospheric air is the ratio, often expressed as a percentage, of the partial pressure of water in the atmosphere at some observed temperature, to the vapor pressure of pure water at this temperature.[9] It may be expressed as:
At 100 percent relative humidity, the atmospheric air is said to be saturated with water. That occurs when the partial pressure of the water in the air, pwater, is equal to the vapor pressure of pure water at the air temperature, Powater.
Given the wet-bulb temperature and the dry-bulb temperature of the atmosphere, which are readily measured by using a sling psychrometer, the relative humidity can be obtained from a psychrometric chart.[4]
Vapor pressure terminology used in meteorology
The terminology defined and discussed in this article is the terminology used extensively by chemists, chemical engineers and others.
The terminology used in the field of meteorology is unique to that field of science and it defines vapor pressure and similar terms quite a bit differently than is done in this article. For example, the American Meteorological Society (AMS) uses the following definitions:[10]
- Vapor pressure: The portion of the total air pressure exerted by the water vapor component of air. (That would be the partial pressure of the water vapor in the air using the terminology defined in this article.)
- Saturation vapor pressure: The maximum vapor pressure in a sample of air at a specific temperature. (That is not the meaning of "saturation vapor pressure" as defined in this article. In the terminology defined in this article, it can be said that air at a specific temperature is saturated when the partial pressure of the water in the air is equal to the vapor pressure of pure water at that specific temperature. In other words, when relative humidity is 100%.)
To avoid any confusion, this article makes no attempt to go into any further detail concerning the terminology used in meteorology.
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- Robert G. Mortimer (2008). Physical Chemistry. 3rd Edition. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-370617-3.
- Henry Z. Kister (1992). Distillation Design. 1st Edition. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-034909-6.
- R.H. Perry and D.W. Green (Editors) (1984). Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook. 6th Edition. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-049479-7.
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- What is the Antoine Equation?. Chemistry Department, Frostburg State University, Maryland.
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- Bruce Moller, Jürgen Rarey and Deresh Ramjugernath (2008). "Estimation of the vapour pressure of non-electrolyte organic compounds via group contributions and group interactions". J.Molecular Liquids 143 (1): 52-63.
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By a vote of not less than two members, the Commission shall have the power to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of all books, papers, and documents relating to any matter under consideration or investigation. Witnesses so summoned shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States.
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The attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents, may be required from any place in the United States at any designated place of hearing. The Commission may request the Secretary to request the Attorney General to bring an action to enforce any subpoena under this section.
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Any court of the United States within the jurisdiction of which an inquiry is carried on may, in case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena for any reason, issue an order requiring such person to appear before the Commission (and produce books, papers, or documents as so ordered) and give evidence concerning the matter in question and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
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The Maine People's Resource Center poll surveyed 856 registered Maine voters between Sept. 15 and 17.
The Maine People's Resource Center has released another round of results from a poll conducted over the weekend, indicating that a majority of Mainers support legalizing gay marriage, and disapprove of the job Gov. Paul LePage is doing.
The left-leaning group's poll found 54.3 percent disapprove of LePage's handling of his job and 39.1 percent approve, with 6.7 percent unsure, little changed from an earlier MPRC poll conducted in April.
On the same-sex marriage question, 53 percent of those surveyed support legalization and 43.1 oppose it. Only 4 percent are undecided.
In the race for Maine's two U.S. House seats, the poll found strong support for the state's two incumbent Democratic representatives. In the 1st District, Chellie Pingree is winning support from nearly twice as many voters as Republican challenger Jon Courtney, 60.1 to 32 percent, with 7.8 percent undecided.
In the 2nd District, Democrat Mike Michaud has 55.9 percent support and Republican challenger Kevin Raye 37.4 percent. Some 6.7 percent are undecided in that race.
The poll surveyed 856 registered Maine voters Sept. 15 - 17. It has a margin of error of 3.35 percent.
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Well I got off my ass an made a case cutter set up for my HF Mini chop saw . I went about 360 degrees from what VZ 58 does . I put it on the RH side of the saw an just made a shelf to set the rounds on I just used some spare 4140 rail metal I had an did a quickly made set up.
I removed the vice that also serves as a stop so I had to add a stop I made from sheet steel also . Nato 7.62 barass is thick so it dosent just zip through it like a 223 case but it cuts pretty good . I need to move the set up forward so the blade pushes down instead of back . It might not catch as bad. still it works pretty good . I can bend a tap an change the angle so it will work on all cases with any taper . Im going to be doing some 223 into 7.62x25 soon. I jut made a mark an line up the extracter groove works pretty good. I could make a lot better version but this will work for now an I wanted to get brass cut today . this took me about a 1/2 hour i could make a new one in about 10 minutes .
I finaly made enought cases to fill a mag . I cant fill a 30 rounder full I get cases sticking an not feeding up. I can get about 10 rounds in a 20 round amd mag how ever . 4 round in a 5 round mag work great 5 wont fit . I have a few more things to try
I got the thing on paper an took 4 shots shots at 100 yard leaning against a tree in the back yard . the gun has potential I had about a 1.5" group almost free hand with un fire formed brass an the lightest load in the book . :) an the cases were a mix of nato an commercial brass . Defiantly deer hunting accurate . From a turned down Remington 700 barrel with no load work up an no attention to bullet seating Im pleased so far. Im sure off a bench in no wind id be about twice as good. this was standing againt a tree with about a 15 mph wind or more . 55 grain vmax BTW
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Taking high-level math in high school as well as Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses can have a dramatic impact on whether a student finishes college, according to a report released today from the National School Boards Association's Center for Public Education.
The "persistence rate" for students from above average socioeconomic backgrounds (SES) is 10 percent higher in four-year institutions if they had taken Pre-calculus or Calculus or math above Algebra II in high school. For low SES students, the effect is even greater: Those students who took higher level math are 22 percent more likely to persist in college. And the impact for both groups is even greater at two-year colleges.
In addition to AP, IB, and math classes, academic advising in college has a significant impact on a student's propensity to stay in college, the report said.
"But we also believe that academic advising can be a great benefit when it starts earlier," the report said. "Middle and high schools need enough counselors to monitor student progress so they can make sure all students are taking rigorous courses and have the support they need to be successful in them. Counselors also fill an important role in helping students plan for their futures after high school, including help choosing a post-secondary institution that best matches their goals, and navigating the college application and financial aid processes."
Researchers project that by 2018, America will have produced 3 million fewer college graduates than the labor market demands. But that could be changed by better college outcomes, says Jim Hull, a senior policy analyst at the Center.
"If 90 percent of current freshmen continue and earn a credential, we would have an additional 3.8 million graduates by 2020, enough to meet the labor market's needs," Hull said. "This study points to clear-cut ways to help more students continue their work toward a degree, and that process begins in high school."
Hull coauthored the report with lead researcher Kasey Klepfer, an Archer Graduate Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin.
The study identifies three main factors that affect postsecondary students' chances of staying on track to graduation, particularly for students who enter high school behind most of their peers and who come from families with low socioeconomic status:
- Academic advising: For both four-year and two-year students, talking to an academic advisor in college either "sometimes" or "often" significantly improved their chances to persist. Students in two-year institutions increased their chances of staying on track by as much as 53 percent just by meeting frequently with their academic advisor.
- High-level mathematics: Consistent with previous studies, the Center's researchers found the highest level of math in high school can be one of the largest predictors of college success. The analysis found that more affluent students who began high school with above average achievement had a 10 percent better chance of staying at a four-year institution if they had taken Pre-calculus or Calculus instead of completing math up to Algebra II, while students from low-income families and lesser academic achievements were 22 percent more likely to persist if they had taken high-level math classes. The impact is greatest for students in two-year institutions: The persistence rates of students who took Pre-Calculus or Calculus in high school increased by 18 percent for the higher wealth, higher performing group and 27 percent for the lower wealth, lower performing students than had they only completed up to Algebra II.
- Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate courses: Taking an AP/IB course had a dramatic effect on students' chance of persisting even when students fail the end-of-course test. Low achieving and high poverty students who took an AP/IB course were 18 percent more likely to persist in four-year colleges and 30 percent more likely to persist in two-year institutions. The more courses a student took, the higher their persistence rates.
- Other high school factors also impacted students' persistence rates in college, including students' grade point average and the amount of time spent on homework in high school.
"The good news is that this study shows actions that school leaders can take to improve their graduates' chances for success in college," said Patte Barth, the Center's director. "Rigorous high school curriculum is important for all students' future success. And the value of academic advising in college tells us that high schools can get a jump on it by helping their students with their after high school plans."
Barth added, "Opening these opportunities can have the most impact for students who have traditionally been the least likely to succeed in college — those from low-income families and those who began high school as low achievers."
The report can be downloaded at the Center's website: www.centerforpubliceducation.org.
Also check out the upcoming November issue of the American School Board Journal where this issued will be featured.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- It felt like Superstorm Sandy would never go away. But its days are numbered.
The storm is winding down days after it swamped the East Coast, buried states in snow and killed dozens of people.
The National Weather Service said Wednesday that the last effects of the remnant low that was Sandy are being felt in the Appalachian mountains.
The storm brought up to 3 feet of snow to parts of West Virginia and Maryland and put thousands in the dark. The Weather Service says several more inches are possible before the storm dies out for good later this week.
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An 86-year-old Menifee woman died Thursday in a traffic accident that resulted in the arrest of the driver of the other vehicle on felony DU...
The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, according to a Riverside County Sheriff's Dept. report. The woman was a passenger in a Saturn vehicle that was making a left turn from eastbound McCall Blvd. onto northbound Encanto Drive when the car was struck by a Chevrolet SUV traveling west on McCall.
According to police, the investigation determined that the driver of the SUV was distracted by her 3-year-old child in the back seat. Her vehicle entered the intersection against a red light.
The driver of the Chevrolet was determined to have been operating her vehicle while under the influence, police said. Melissa Dean-Baumann, 37, of Fallbrook was arrested and booked at the Southwest Detention Center for felony DUI, manslaughter, and felony child endangerment.
The driver of the Saturn suffered serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Home List of Titles Nanometre localisation of quantum dots using their blinking statistics in conjunction with single molecule detection algorithms
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- Title
- Nanometre localisation of quantum dots using their blinking statistics in conjunction with single molecule detection algorithms
- Author(s)
- Kouskousis, Betty; van Embden, Joel; Morrish, Dru; Russell, Sarah; Gu, Min
- Abstract
- A method is presented for optically imaging the spatial distribution of semiconductor nanocrystals with nanometre spatial resolution. The semiconductor nanocrystals were first localised using various filtering and edge detection methods. Using their determined collective positions, a rendered superresolved image may be obtained.
- Publication type
- Conference paper
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Micro-Photonics
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- Abstracts of the Nanophotonics Down Under 2009 Devices and Applications Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 21-24 June 2009, pp. 101-102
- Publication year
- 2009
- Keyword(s)
- Algorithms; Nanometre spatial resolution; Optical imaging; Quantum dots; Semiconductor nanocrystals
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And the radio daze kept us in the dark
And the satellite age brings us to the light
Some feeling the pinch, some feeling the bite
They ain't ready to talk, they're ready to fight
Never leave you alone
(Never, never leave you alone
Never, never leave you alone)
[Veres 1: Blu]
So what you searching for? From birth
Born hurting and yearning for certain somethings
Lurking and murk them, got them turning this
Bed into a coffin, burning over passions in this passion
Or more or less over what the pastor passed us
Cause see, the past tense, it never really passes
Phases that trap us and cage us like classes
Fogging my glasses, lost in a mass mess
Task-less dilemma to match somebody's status
And I'm average as fuck, no car cats gassing me up
Passing bucks like a casual blunt
Granted, hustling habits on the stump of a mansion
While bums pass, asking for a buck for some bagged bricks
Bad shit going down on the daily
While bad chicks pass in a Mercedez, damn
They see he's the bastard for chasing them
Maybe, it's the patterns that make me that made me...crazy
[Verse 2: P.O.R.N.]
Life is fiction, competition and contradiction
Petty perceptions, window dressing for misdirection
Love is a lotto, I know I know you know what I know
Hope is so hollow, that's why winos follow the bottle
And people pressure, make death a hidden treasure
A guilty pleasure, lonely language inside a letter
It's now or never, move it, move it, love it or lose it
'Fore it's recruited, then included in something stupid
It's things of nature, paid a player and say your prayers
Naysayers, the haters, the major players, the beggars
You 'bout it, 'bout it, don't allow it to pow without it
Then those who doubt it, doomed to die the death of cowards
The world is yours, and the world we can't afford
So ignore the law; start a fire, then start a war
If you're sick and tired of your access denied
Free will died long before blogs and iPod
[Verse 3: Black Thought]
Yo, it's too much strain for nominal gain
I'm going through things; headaches, abdominal pain
Tryna numb it with that kettle like I'm from the Ukraine
Check the blue flame, lighter running out of butane
What's up with my destructive urge that's unproductive
Choices I'm stuck with, now starting to fuck with
Contaminating family and close friends
Telling me to stop burning the candle at both ends
Ain't like I'm on a coke binge, hanging in dope dens
Or life is just a pool of Patron I'm soaked in
The darker the covenant-slash-trainwreck for you to rubberneck
You ain't felt the true pain yet so you be loving that
Hit me up at black.gov like the government
Banana Republican, alien intelligence
Kill switch, real pissed, thinking of some ill shit
The stone the builder refused, he need to build with
Got immunized for both flus, I'm still sick
Via satellite, radio, the realness
This song is about living life in a daze, and how hard it is to see truth through all the pain and multimedia distractions.
Pay attention to the rhyme schemes, especially Blu's and P.O.R.N.'s. Both verses are filled with internal rhymes and alliterations!


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Many governmental agencies, professional organizations, and businesses are urging a "yes" vote on Proposal 1 on August 5. This week the library board followed the lead of others and passed a resolution of support.
This proposal accomplishes two major goals without raising taxes:
Many organizations and media outlets have published FAQ's, impact statements, and informational bulletins. Here is a link to the one complied by the Michigan Library Association.
The library community is hopeful this proposal will pass and eliminate some of the funding uncertainty for libraries.
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The state's highest court heard oral arguments today in a case that could determine whether private schools and universities keep renting out their sports facilities and other buildings. A lower court ruled last winter that Hebron Academy could lease its hockey rink and other facilites for private use and still hold on to the property tax exemption enjoyed by scientific and educational institutions. But the Town of Hebron says it has every right to tax the school for using the rink this way and wants the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to overturn the earlier decision.
Attorney Bryan Dench argued the town's case, citing Maine statute. "All real estate within the state is subject to taxation on the first day of each April," he said.
Hebron's selectmen are the property tax assessors for the town. And in 2009, Dench told the seven justices, a firm the selectmen had hired to help calculate assesments told them that Hebron Academy was getting a free pass on the rental of its hockey rink.
"The academy was allowing that rink to be used by outside individuals who were not, as far as we can tell from the record, benevolent or charitable organizations that would be exempt from tax," Dench said.
The selectmen taxed the hockey rink. Hebron Academy filed a lawsuit after its appeal to the town for relief was denied.
The lower court, Chief Justice Leigh Saufley reminded Dench, looked hard at whether exemptions should apply to the rink and other facilities that the school rents out for a profit, "and determined, essentially, that because the revenues, in the aggregate, are so small that they are incidental uses that do not affect the exemption. Should we require the court to return to this question and look at the real estate, parcel by parcel?" she asked.
"Yes," Dench told Justice Saufley.
But Justice Jon Levy stepped in, suggesting that the lower court had showed that the rentals were minor and had limited economic benefit.
"And it's not surprising that a private institution would rent out their facilities that to generate some income. That would seen to be part of a wise business decision, I would imagine, that a private institution like Hebron might make," Justice Levy said. "So why isn't that the end of this case?
Other private schools, and small colleges such as Colby, Bates and Bowdoin, also rent out their facilites in many of the same ways that Hebron does. A ruling in the town's favor might make it economically unfeasible for these institutions to continue to open their doors to youth hockey or basketball clubs.
The justices appeared concerned about setting this sort of precedent. But their questions for John W. Conway, Hebron Academy's lawyer, were equally tough. Justice Saufley grilled Conway on why the rentals should not be considered profitable.
Conway: Trying to avoid taxes, trying to use this as a profit motive, trying to...and I think the court, on the facts of this case, can see clearly that there's no profit motive.
Justice Saufley, interrupting: Isn't there really a - from a business perspective - is there not a profit motive here? The faciltiies are rented out for weddings, for bank receptions, for things that are entirely unrelated to education."
Conway says the income generated from all the rentals accounts for just 1 percent of Hebron Academy's $14 million budget. He says the school uses the money to defray operating costs and extend financial aid to students, among other things. The justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court are expected to issue a ruling on the case sometime early next year.


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Senior Fellow William F. Shughart discusses financial developments at General Motors and Chrysler, the real issues at stake in the TARP debate, and how Obamas bailouts are negatively affecting the limping economy.
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Robert Higgs on the Consequences of Leviathan-sized Government
Recorded: Thursday, July 1, 2010
Senior Fellow Robert Higgs is interviewed here by Scott Horton on Antiwar.com Radio, warning those who long for total governmental and economic collapse to be careful what they wish for. Higgs also explains why federal spending cannot continue at the current record levels without a failure of the bond market. He further compares the military and economic over-extension of the Soviet Union prior to its collapse to the United States as a warning against rampant spending by the government.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: RadioIssues: Banking and Finance, Economic History and Development (International), Economic History and Development (U.S.), Fiscal Policy/Debt, Terrorism and National Crises
William Watkins on NPRs Talk of the Nation Discussing Supreme Court Nominations
Recorded: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
With the hearings on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court, Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr., was interviewed on NPRs Talk of the Nation to discuss how to revise the nomination and selection process of Supreme Court Justices, based on his recent article in the Washington Examiner, A role for the people in judicial selection.
Experts: William J. Watkins Jr.Type: RadioIssues: Criminal Justice/ Prisons, Litigation, Politics
Robert Higgs Interviewed: Governments Intrusions Threaten Economy
Recorded: Thursday, June 3, 2010
Independent Institute Senior Fellow Robert Higgs is interviewed on Governments Intrusions Threaten Economy. Interviewed by Steve Stanek of the Heartland Institute, Dr. Higgs explains that the governments growing intrusions into the economybank bailouts, economic stimulus, interest rate manipulations and credit expansion by the Federal Reserve, increased business regulationscould eventually lead to soaring price inflation and interest rates and another, far worse economic downturn. The solution is to move deliberately to end such policies and the accumulation of federal bureaucratic programs, controls and taxes on Americans.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: RadioIssues: Banking and Finance, Economic Policy, Government Waste/Pork
Robert Higgs on Booms, Busts and Bad Predictions
Recorded: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Robert Higgs is interviewed here by Scott Horton of Antiwar Radio. They discuss the economic baloney of mainstream economists, the failure of most to understand the potential for mass inflation given the money supply currently sitting around in bank reserves, the reality of the business cycle and the politicians and medias failure to grasp it, and why none of us should make sweeping predictions about how the future will unfold, even if we do understand economics, since human action and the flexibility of markets are impossible to quantify.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: RadioIssues: Banking and Finance, Economic Policy, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Politics
Mike Church Interviews Robert Higgs
Recorded: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Experts: Robert HiggsType: RadioIssues: Banking and Finance, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Free Market Economics
Ivan Eland on Henry Paulsons Accusation
Recorded: Monday, February 1, 2010
Originally aired on 2/1/10 on Russia Today. Senior Fellow Ivan Eland comments on former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's allegation that Russia attempted to undermine the American economy shortly before the global recession.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Banking and Finance, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Politics


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aSmallWorld, aBigWorld, Best Of All Worlds
Some time ago, I received a message from Erik Wachtmeister, founder and CEO of A Small World. Interestingly, when I tried to connect with him on his own Social Network, the site denied me with an error message; "You cannot connect to this member, they are in ABIGWORLD."
According to Wikipedia, aBigWorld is a place where problematic users are supposedly exiled to… You can't find many references to exiles, so perhaps that's only what their marketing people want you to believe, or maybe people are too embarrassed to reveal that they've been moved to aBigWorld…
Since then, I've seen that founder and CEO of aSmallWorld is now starting a new social network called Best Of All Worlds, described as the Next Generation of Social Media.
Curious? Me too! You can register on the site for early access (when it becomes available), but for me, that wasn't sufficient. According to an exclusive interview given earlier this year, Erik Wachtmeister described Best Of All Worlds in five bullet points, all very interesting:
- It's a discovery platform for new people, places and things. Facebook is aggregating the social breath and kind of finding everybody what you've ever met or you know, it's kind of your old network. We're focusing on your future network.
- A global melting pot that aggregates people 3 degree networks and people who share similar interests. So it doesn't necessarily mean that it aggregates people who already know each other but it aggregates people who know each other by 3 degrees or are not connected by 3 degrees but who have the same passions.
- We're an aggregator of online activities including your activities on Facebook, your activities on Twitter, on Flicke, LinkedIn, Zing, etc. so we will be at hub where you will be able to get all your feats if you want them; 2 ways where you can get your information, your messages from Twitter and Facebook for instance and where you can post and it will post on to those networks.
- We are a social operating system with very wide ranging search and matching tools. So if you're in Geneva on business and you don't know anybody in Geneva and you're there for two days, you can actually look in your iPhone and look say within 500 meters, who in my friends of friends' network who plays tennis is here right now? And you will be able to find out immediately in real time.
- We're developing and we will be a platform for diverse global interest groups. So everybody talks about niche groups; so rather than people joining 50 different niche communities and with different log-ins and passwords, they can join Best of All Worlds and they can be part of the hunting group or the new mothers group or fashion mavens or golf players travelling around the world or entrepreneurs; so we will be creating global groups that actually don't exist today on any other platform. So our mission is really to aggregate the best that's out there and available online and bringing relevant information such as the best iPad apps, the best iPhone apps; you know there are hundreds and thousands of apps and who knows what apps you want to download but if you can get good ideas from people you trust, I think it's very helpful. Also movies, music, hotels, house rentals, etc.
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Your VoIP vendor choice will influence your deployment and maintenance processes, but following general VoIP best practices will also increase the project's success. You can separate and handle voice traffic through standard, vendor-neutral protocols and design practices. Furthermore, general layout and design models for integrated VoIP and data networks provide a strong base for many VoIP deployments. VLANs, QoS, codecs, and compression will all help you build your VoIP solution atop your existing network. This document identifies and explains general best methods for deploying and maintaining successful VoIP networks.
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On Friday 4 May 2012, at the age of 48, Rasheed Yekini passed away after a brief but serious illness. Nigeria's record goalscorer (37 goals) ensured his name went down in the history books when he scored the Super Eagles' first ever FIFA World Cup™ goal at the 1994 finals in the USA in the 3-0 group stage win over Bulgaria.
In this latest edition of Video of the Week, FIFA.com looks back on his memorable goal and subsequent celebration. Yekini, who leaves behind three children, played for several clubs in Spain, Greece, Portugal and Switzerland, could hardly believe he had scored and spontaneously grabbed the net, shaking it in celebration.
The photo of the 58-time Nigeria international captivated the world and even today the former striker, who in 1993 was the first Nigerian to be voted African Footballer of the Year, remains a respected figure in the global football family.
"Rasheed Yekini was one of the best players at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA," said FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter when he learned of Yekini's death. "Against Bulgaria he scored Nigeria's first ever FIFA World Cup goal, a strike that will earn him a place in the annals of Nigerian football. Rasheed Yekini will be sorely missed."


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STMicroelectronics Reports on Stable Cash Dividend of US$0.10 for both the Fourth Quarter of 2013 and First Quarter of 2014 to Be Proposed to a Forthcoming Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has announced that, upon the recommendation of the Managing Board, its Supervisory Board will propose to a forthcoming Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, to resolve on the distribution of a cash dividend of US$0.10 for the fourth quarter of 2013, and of US$0.10 for the first quarter of 2014, per outstanding share of the Company's common stock.
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Global Warming, Carbon Dioxide Levels and Ragweed Allergies
Annual Ragweed. Source: USDA
Global Warming's High Carbon Dioxide Levels
May Exacerbate Ragweed Allergies
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released research results indicating higher carbon dioxide (CO2) levels associated with global warming may have doubled the amount of pollen that ragweed produces--mostly over the past four or five decades. Another doubling could occur by the end of this century. The research may help us better understand the impacts of high carbon dioxide levels on our environment and our health.
Ragweed Pollen In scientific studies, pollen production rose almost 400% with a 200% increase in the amount of CO2. Findings show that high CO2 levels have increased the potential production of ragweed pollen and may produce pollen earlier. The ragweed pollen season is now underway.
Lewis H. Ziska, a plant physiologist with USDA's Agricultural Research Service, did the pollen counts on ragweed grown in indoor chambers at various levels of atmospheric CO2, from about the turn-of-the-century levels of 280 parts per million (ppm) to today's levels of 370 ppm to future predicted levels of 600 ppm. Pollen production went from 5.5 grams to 10 grams to 20 grams as CO2 moved through these three levels.
Distribution: Ambrosia L. (Source: USDA)
Click to see larger image. In the Spring of 1999, Ziska moved the experiments outside, growing ragweed at three locations in the Baltimore, Md., area chosen for their range in temperatures: Baltimore, typical of urban areas thought to be both heat islands and zones of high CO2 concentrations; a suburb; and a rural area.
Ziska says this ongoing experiment should show how global warming and higher CO2 levels might already be increasing ragweed pollen counts, especially in cities. Although less ragweed grows in cities, exposure to air pollutants such as ground-level ozone can make people more sensitive to ragweed pollen.
The Abstract of Ziska's 2011 article, "Recent warming by latitude associated with increased length of ragweed pollen season in central North America", published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, notes:
"A fundamental aspect of climate change is the potential shifts in flowering phenology and pollen initiation associated with milder winters and warmer seasonal air temperature. Earlier floral anthesis has been suggested, in turn, to have a role in human disease by increasing time of exposure to pollen that causes allergic rhinitis and related asthma. However, earlier floral initiation does not necessarily alter the temporal duration of the pollen season, and, to date, no consistent continental trend in pollen season length has been demonstrated. Here we report that duration of the ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) pollen season has been increasing in recent decades as a function of latitude in North America. Latitudinal effects on increasing season length were associated primarily with a delay in first frost of the fall season and lengthening of the frost free period. Overall, these data indicate a significant increase in the length of the ragweed pollen season by as much as 13–27 d at latitudes above ∼44°N since 1995. This is consistent with recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projections regarding enhanced warming as a function of latitude. If similar warming trends accompany long-term climate change, greater exposure times to seasonal allergens may occur with subsequent effects on public health."
Scientific contact: Lewis H. Ziska, ARS Climate Stress Laboratory, Beltsville, Md., phone (301) 504-6639, fax (301) 504-6626, firstname.lastname@example.com
Further Reading
Replicating climate change to forecast its effects
Crops and weeds: Global climate change's first responders
- Searching for ways to reduce agriculture's climate change footprint
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- Ragweed Pollen Image: Courtesy of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.


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An Interview with Jennifer Knapp: Part 1
Beliefnet sits down with Jennifer Knapp to discuss music, creativity, and Twitter in an in-depth interview.
Photo courtesy of Fairlight Hubbard and Amy M Phillips of EYE
Just 10 years ago Jennifer Knapp was the Christian music "it girl." In 2002, following her third successful album, she took a hiatus to Australia for personal reasons. She returned in 2009, shocking Christian music fans by coming out as a lesbian and shedding the Christian music label, all while maintaining her personal spirituality. Now over a year later Beliefnet caught up with her while on a break from tour stops including progressive Christian festivals. Jennifer openly discusses those shows, her new music, her sexuality, and her spirituality in this in depth interview.
Has not being a Christian Contemporary artist freed you creatively?
I think so. I always feel, as an artist, and this is just artistry, a bit handcuffed. I think one of my biggest challenges is when I'm in a room, alone, by myself, going, "Hey, now it's time for you to be creative and awesome." And if I think, "Oh my gosh, I'm terrible." There's that insecurity. So I think it's opened up its new set of issues for me, I tend to get a little bit hypertensive sometimes, I start chasing the rabbit trail a little bit, in a spiritual context, inside of my music. And then I start thinking, "Oh my gosh, well, if I'm not writing music for the church anymore, then I need to be quiet, and I need to kind of appreciate it." There's kind of a different twist on that, that I wasn't really expecting.
But, at the same time, I think there is a lot of joy. I don't necessarily feel like I'm having to sit into a dogma, which is, as an artist, I've never been interested in propagandizing with my music. I've just been more about interpersonal journeys and the psychological and just the spiritual nature that I think music has anyway; whether you're talking about love or working in a truck yard. I just think that there's so much more to be seen through life if you step back and really look from a wide angle. So I appreciate that now that I'm not necessarily writing for that, that I'm allowed to step back and another step further and kind of get some perspective and the freedom to be able to speak about this thing, to write about this thing, in a way that I wouldn't be that apologetic. I had to really struggle before to get a song on a record; because [they would say] "You're not specifically talking to Jesus on this song, so we can't put it on a record." Even though that song had an extremely spiritual starting point and path, it wouldn't make it because the lyrical content didn't check off the boxes, so to speak.
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August 9, 2011
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Running Backs RELATED ARTICLE : Fall Camp Headquarters
Luckily the SPF 50 was lathered on today as the sun beat down on the Prothro grass for Tuesday's practice. Special teams seemed to move at a snail's pace after players were stretched out and practice began.
Brandin Cooks, Tyler Trosin, Jordan Poyer, Rashaad Reynolds, Garrett Hall and Markus Wheaton all took turns returning punts. Your guess is as good as mine as to who will be there come September 3rd, but Cooks, Poyer and Wheaton are my top three.
Lots of focus on kick blocks today, I was discussing with Adam that OSU needs to bolster its special teams and get to the kicker/punter this season.
The walking wounded really don't look all that wounded at first glance. Joe Halahuni, James Rodgers, Jordan Bishop and Jordan Jenkins all looked sharp and near top speed. Bishop and Jenkins continued through 7-on-7's while Halahuni and Rodgers took a spectators role for precautionary reasons.
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Robert Pattinson is Hiding Out at Reese Witherspoon's Ranch
We finally know where ROBERT PATTINSON is hiding out: At REESE WITHERSPOON'S ranch in Ojai, California.
--Robert and Reese co-starred in "Water for Elephants", and when those KRISTEN STEWART cheating photos surfaced, Reese offered him the place so he could get away from it all.
--Reese and her husband, who are expecting a baby, use the ranch as a vacation home. Sources say Robert is, quote, "a total mess . . . He's questioning everything."
--RadarOnline.com says Rob and Kristen ARE speaking again . . . but that Rob is nowhere near a place where he can forgive her. A source says, quote, "Rob just isn't going to be able to get beyond the cheating, one time or not."
--That hasn't stopped Kristen from trying. She's been calling and texting him constantly. A source says, quote, "She's dying to save the relationship. It's the only thing she cares about."
--Rob and Kristen will have to come to some kind of truce soon, because the last "Twilight" movie comes out in November, and there's a TON of promotion to be done.
--A marketing suit says Summit Entertainment is, quote, "moving full steam ahead and looking forward to" the movie's opening.
Snooki Wants to Give Birth in Heels
Nothing surprising about this: SNOOKI wants to give birth in heels. She says, quote, "I'm packing heels, my leopard-print gown, eyelashes and makeup!
--"I wanna look good when [my baby] first sees me."
One Direction's Louis Tomlinson Thinks He's Going "Slightly Deaf" Because of Their Screaming Fans
ONE DIRECTION singer LOUIS TOMLINSON . . . the one who "likes girls who eat carrots" . . . thinks the group's screaming fans are causing him to go DEAF.
--He says, quote, "I am going slightly deaf in my right ear. It's tinnitus . . . [or] something like that. All our fans are always very loud."
--Naturally, Britain's "Daily Mirror" tabloid dug up a source that was willing to comment on the horrific problem of having loud, screaming fans.
--The source said, quote, "Screams during gigs have started affecting the boys on stage. They're young and still developing, so management insists they wear high-tech earpieces and filters to reduce the volume of the screaming and the music."
--Of course, all of this has been blown out of proportion.
--As it turns out, Louis made his comment while suffering a "really bad earache" . . . and it has since "cleared up." So, he's perfectly fine.
--Tinnitus is a serious condition . . . marked by a ringing or some other persistent sound in one or both ears. One of the common causes of it is noise-induced hearing loss.
Jermaine is Backing Out . . . He Wants Unity in the Jackson Community!
JERMAINE JACKSON wants UNITY IN THE JACKSON COMMUNITY!
--He released a statement yesterday calling for a truce between the warring factions of the family . . . and officially dropping his signature from the letter seeking to have the executors of MICHAEL JACKSON'S estate removed.
--Jermaine said, quote, "Mistakes have been made and irrational things have been said on both sides in a highly charged emotional environment. It is time for us all to draw a line in the sand and move towards peace, co-operation, love and healing."
--He also said that, quote, "mutual suspicions had allowed events to spiral out of control" . . . and added that he regrets, quote, "any distress caused to Prince, Paris and Blanket."
--And he said, quote, "After much soul-searching, it is clearly time for us to live by Michael's words about love not war."
--It's not clear where RANDY, JANET and REBBIE JACKSON currently stand. But Jermaine did say he still has, quote, "deep reservations about many issues involved the estate."
--But he said that from now on, they'll be addressed in PRIVATE and, quote, "through the proper channels."
Is Jason Segel Leaving "How I Met Your Mother"?
There's speculation that JASON SEGEL is planning to leave "How I Met Your Mother" after the upcoming eighth season.
--An Austrian website quoted Jason saying, quote, "It's great to do some 'rated R' stuff again, because I've been playing the nice guy for quite a long time now.
--"That's why I'm gonna quit 'How I Met Your Mother' after the eighth season."
--But Jason's rep says, quote, "Perhaps something got lost in translation, but Season Nine hasn't even been addressed yet." CBS is in talks to bring the show back in 2013, but nothing's been decided.


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