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Brandon Stark has been cagey about what being the Three-Eyed Raven actually means, but the original tree dude teamed up with the Children of the Forest and seemed to be fighting against the Night King. This theory outlines that Bran will try to use his Raven powers to go back in time and stop the Night King from being created but will instead get trapped inside the mind of the man the Children of the Forest eventually transformed into his Icy Highness.
At that point, Bran would be obligated not to interrupt the flow of time and would have been acting as the Night King for the duration of Game of Thrones, perhaps lying in wait for a last-minute feint that would destroy the King and himself once and for all.
You're a stone cold logician.
Loose ends and unresolved loops bother you more then they do other people, mainly because you have a straightforward mind that takes comfort in knowing that things make sense. The Night King as of now has no known motivations, which makes him an unsatisfying villain in your eyes.
Bran using his timey-wimey magic to become the Night King makes the most sense of the theories you've heard or some up with, and you always try to appeal to good sense. You're the person other people go to to sort out their more complicated problems, just like you solved the mystery of Bran's purpose on this show.
The prophesied "three-headed dragon" needs three riders. Of course, we've got Daenerys Targaryen, but who will ride alongside her? This theory asserts that Tyrion Lannister is secretly half Targaryen, the son of King Aerys Targaryen and Joanna Lannister. Many would argue, it is also the greatest support for Tyrion's claim to the Iron Throne.
While Tyrion has had a rough go of it in Westeros (and will almost undoubtedly meet a horrible end in Thrones' final hours), you're holding out hope that there's a happy ending for him. You don't share your theory with friends often, but when you do, you have a wealth of Thrones research to back you up. Long live King Tyrion — and your delightful optimism.
George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire books mention the legend of the Night's Queen, a lady White Walker who ruled the lands above and below the wall alongside the Night King. The Night King in the book is different to the one in the show, but this theory hypothesizes that once Cersei realizes she can't escape the coming war, she will ally with the Night King through marriage and become the queen of the White Walkers.
You're all about keeping order.
Cersei becoming the Night Queen would certainly be a twist, but from her perspective it could be the only way she gets to remain in power as Game of Thrones comes to a close. You're the kind of person who would do somewhat unorthodox things if it meant that you could maintain the status quo, especially if the status quo is already benefiting the people you care about.
Just as Cersei would do anything to protect her unborn child, you're not afraid of taking calculated risks and almost always make the right call at the right time.
The "Jamie kills Cersei" theory is popular among book readers because of a line from the book that was omitted from the show. In the scene where a young Cersei has her fortune read, the woods witch Maggy prophesies that she will marry the king and have three children who will die, but adds in the book that Cersei will be killed by the "valonquar," a Valyrian word meaning "little brother."
Cersei has always interpreted valonquar to mean Tyrion, which is part of the reason she hates her younger brother so much, but people have noted that Jamie is technically a few minutes younger than his twin sister. Prophesies work weird in Westeros, so Cersei's death at Jamie's hand would wrap this one up nicely and ironically.
Honor and loyalty are more than just values to you, they're how you live your life. Like Jamie, you've seen the consequences of duty and honor colliding and it's probably one of the most stressful dilemmas you've ever come up against. You can always appeal to your better judgement, though, and take comfort in knowing that adhering to your moral code will usually point you in the right direction.
Arya's been gunning to murder Cersei since the Lady Lannister had a hand in her dad's beheading. Arya's track record on crossing names off her murder list is pretty darn good, even if she'd made amendments to it as the show has gone on (shout out to Sandor for surviving her wrath).
Some people tie this theory into the "Jamie murders Cersei" theory and say that Arya will wear Jamie's face while she kills the queen, while others thing she'll do it as Arya, just so Cersei can know who's really taking her down.
Justice matters to you, no matter how it's dealt. An eye for an eye is more than a maxim; it's how you live your life. It bothers you when things don't feel fair and you're often compelled to remark upon or change things that feel uneven in your life, but only because you have a very strong sense of what's right and what's deserved.
Subscribers to this theory believe that a scene in Season 7, Episode 2 reveals Sam Tarly to be the fictional author behind George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire," making the books a historic account of the events of Game of Thrones told from Sam's perspective.
Unlike other Thrones fans, you're not focused on the gruesome ins-and-outs of the Battle for the Throne. You're focusing on what the show's many events as well as the looming fight against the White Walkers mean for the history of Martin's universe, and where the story can and can't go from here. Rather than getting in the weeds of who is going to win what, you're focusing on tangible facts and their bigger implications.
But let's not mistake your fact-mindedness as boring. Quite the contrary. Your ability to see the meta side of Thrones is reflective of your intuitive, detail-oriented nature. When it comes time to talk theories, you're the one with real answers and not flimsy guesses.
This dark theory predicts that long-time Thrones hero Daenerys Targaryen will follow in the steps of her ruthless father King Aerys Targaryen, and become Westeros's first Mad Queen. Although such a possibility was at one point unthinkable, Dany's troubling behavior in Season 7 adds major credence to this heartbreaking prediction.
You love Dany, but you're realistic about where her many questionable choices could land her in the series finale.
As you picture the ending of Season 8, you can only imagine the lengths Dany will go to to get what she wants — and it's not pretty. You admire her ambition and can almost relate to it. But you're smart enough to see the limitations of fighting fire with fire and are fully prepared for this terribly pessimistic end to the fire and ice saga. In fact, you think it's fitting.
A suitable partner for Sansa Stark has long been absent from the Thrones landscape — but the surprise return of Gendry, the unacknowledged son of King Robert Baratheon, in Season 7 may mean romance is in the air for the eldest Stark sister.
There's strong evidence Gendry and Sansa have been fated from the start, and Season 8 could finally bring them together.
You're never short on imagination, particularly when it comes to romance.
Not only does the idea of Gendry and Sansa locking lips make you swoon, you also see a kind of cosmic justice in Sansa getting the happy ending she deserves. Since the very beginning of Thrones history, Sansa has wanted to be with a good man, and Gendry is unquestionably a good man.
That being said, you worry about the possibility of being let down by their love, and remain guarded about this theory's limitations. You're hopeful, but cautious in most aspects of life.
This theory predicts that no one will sit on the Iron Throne at the end of Season 8, the famed seat of swords having been melted down by Dany's dragons in the final battle against the White Walkers.
You're not the average theorizer. Your predictions are specific, layered, and creative.
You're practical enough to believe Dany will at least make it close to Thrones' final moments, but confident that the meaning of the Iron Throne will have been substantially valued by the time credits roll. The melting throne theory is one of your favorite topics to drop into the middle of a Game of Thrones discussion. It's bold and experimental, just like you.
U.S. officials will have another opportunity to persuade their European counterparts to accept changes to the Iran nuclear deal when they meet at the Munich Security Conference this weekend. The deal, aimed at preventing Tehran from building a nuclear bomb, is considered dangerously flawed by the Trump administration. With Israel backing Trump's goal of fixing the deal, VOA's Michael Lipin asked former Israeli officials whether they think those efforts will succeed.
Robert Hopkins Chaska was caught in the middle when the U.S.-Dakota War erupted in 1862. He’d cut his hair, donned white man’s clothes and taken up Christianity and farming, like many of the Dakota living along the Minnesota River in the western part of the state.
Chaska, also known as Caskedan or Caske, was 32 and lived near Thomas Williamson’s Pajutazee Mission along the Yellow Medicine River near the Upper Sioux Agency. His conversion to Christianity was complete enough that he had adopted the name of Robert Hopkins, another missionary who drowned during the 1851 treaty signing at Traverse de Sioux, near St. Peter.
Williamson, his wife and sister at first refused to flee when word came up the river that some Dakota, frustrated by broken treaties and facing starvation, had attacked the Lower Sioux Agency. Williamson thought he could persuade the Dakota living up the river to resist going to war.
But two days in, Chaska urged his neighbors it was time to head east toward St. Peter and safety. Their horses had been stolen. So Chaska helped procure oxen and a cart and drove the team through Dakota lines — saving the Williamsons.
“The majority of the Dakota were against going to war, but 300 or 400 were pushing it,” said Jeff Williamson, 70, a retired insurance salesman in Rosemount and the missionary’s great-great grandson.
The militant Dakota urged all bands to join their campaign, convinced they could win back their homeland while white Minnesota men were down south fighting the Civil War.
Chaska admitted firing a shot at the Birch Coulee standoff and being present at the final battle at Wood Lake. After the six-week war, a U.S. military commission sentenced him to hang, along with more than 300 Dakota.
The letter writing worked. Chaska was among more than 260 Dakota whom President Abraham Lincoln and his advisers removed from the hanging list. He remained jailed in Mankato — counseling his fellow prisoners on Christianity as 38 of them were hanged the day after Christmas 1862, in what remains the nation’s largest mass execution.
“Robert Hopkins in now the ruling spirit in that prison” in Mankato, noted missionary Stephen R. Riggs, who added that he preached in the prison every Sabbath.
Chaska fared better than another Chaska — a common Dakota name given to firstborn sons, like Junior. There were at least three in the Mankato prison the morning of the mass hanging.
One was sentenced to death for killing a pregnant woman. Another had been credited with protecting a doctor’s wife, Sarah Wakefield, and her family during weeks of captivity. In a lethal mix-up over names, the protective Chaska was accidentally hanged.
After the hangings, Hopkins Chaska and others spared from execution were shipped to a military prison in Iowa and then resettled on the barren plains near Crow Creek, S.D.
Even after his 1864 release, Chaska remained with the prisoners — ministering as a Presbyterian. He lived to be 78, spending time near Flandreau and Sisseton, S.D. Jeff Williamson believes he’s buried near Peever, S.D., just across the Minnesota line.
U.S. network The Weather Channel has picked up U.S. rights to Tipping Points, an international coproduction exploring the tipping points of changing climate.
The 6 x 60-minute series is being produced by Australian prodco Unboxed Media and is set to premiere in October 2013. Other networks on board the doc include NHK in Japan, the ARD Group in Germany, Canvas in Belgium, VPRO in Holland and The Australia Network.
The docu-series will follow a group of scientists as they “venture off the grid to explore the perilous tipping points making our weather systems more extreme and unpredictable,” according to the network.
“We believe this is one of the most important series being produced today, and The Weather Channel is in the unique position to be an authority on changes in climate and weather,” said Michael Dingley, senior VP of content and development at The Weather Channel Companies.
“Tipping Points will not only show how our changing climate system affect local communities in exotic and distant locales like the Amazon or Siberia, but how it impacts and is relevant to people even right here in the U.S., be it Portland, Maine or Portland, Oregon and every community in between.
Originally Published: October 30, 2016 6:03 a.m.
Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking detectives served search warrants on homes on Dameron Drive and Ruth Street in Prescott Wednesday, resulting in the discovery of meth, heroin, marijuana and drug paraphernalia and the arrest of a man and woman.
According to a release from Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, PANT received concerned citizens’ reports of ongoing heroin and methamphetamine sales from a home in the 800 block of Dameron Drive. During the investigation, the primary suspect was identified as 25-year-old Bryan Sgro.
Additionally, PANT detectives assisted the Prescott Police Department with a heroin overdose case earlier in October. They discovered the drugs came from a home in the 700 block of Ruth Street, YCSO said. They also noted that an active rehab/recovery home was located in the immediate neighborhood.
Based on the close proximity of the two homes, search warrants were obtained for each residence and served simultaneously at around 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26.
Detectives recovered 26 grams of meth, 15 grams of heroin, a small quantity of marijuana and a substantial amount of drug paraphernalia from the home on Dameron Drive.
Sgro was present and arrested for charges including Possession of Dangerous Drugs, Dangerous Drugs for Sale, Possession of Narcotic Drugs, Narcotic Drugs for Sale and Possession of Marijuana. Also present and arrested was 24-year-old Shelby O’Connor, who was booked on the same charges. Evidence was found linking her to narcotic use and sales.
Both remain in custody, each on a $40,000 bond.
From the home on Ruth Street, detectives recovered a usable amount of heroin and evidence indicating ongoing heroin sales. John W. Mendez, 26, a suspect in this case, was not home and detectives are seeking his whereabouts.
Mendez is a white male, 5 feet, 09 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. If anyone has information regarding Mendez, please call the Sheriff’s Office at 928-771-3260 or Yavapai Silent Witness at 800-932-3232.
YCSO deputies and Prescott police personnel also assisted.
Conor Washington has promised to deliver pace, power and goals after joining Sheffield United, who also pushed through a deal for Marvin Johnson before this evening’s loan deadline.
The Northern Ireland international agreed a one year contract with Chris Wilder's side after leaving Queens Park Rangers.
Although Washington is expected to make his debut when Aston Villa visit South Yorkshire tomorrow, Johnson will watch from the stands because his move was not processed ahead of the midday deadline.
The wing-back's arrival paved the way for Ryan Leonard to complete his temporary transfer to Millwall, which will become permanent in January.
"Everytime I've come up against Sheffield United it's been a really big game," Washington, who commanded a £3m fee when he moved to London from Peterborough two years ago, said.
"I've scored a few times here before, some pretty decent ones to be fair, but I'm looking forward to doing it in the right colours now.
"My first job is to get into the team but I think the style of play here will suit me.
“I'll be looking to bring pace, power and hopefully goals. That goes without saying."
Despite failing to produce his best form in the capital, Wilder is convinced a number of factors, including United's emphasis on attacking footballing and willingness to take calculated risks, will see Washington rediscover his old swagger at Bramall Lane.
The 26-year-old has also played alongside his new team mates Oliver Norwood and Daniel Lafferty on international duty.
Like Norwood, he will travel to Belfast for next weekend's meeting with Bosnia Herzegovina in the inaugural UEFA Nations League.
"I know Ollie and Laffs from playing for my country," Washington continued.
"It's always good to see a few familiar faces when you first come in because it helps you settle on and off the pitch.
“But I've already heard what a good dressing room it is so that won't be a problem."
Wilder explored a number of possible options, including Villa's Scott Hogan and Ashley Fletcher of Middlesbrough before plumping for Washington.
Hull City had also been interested in both Fletcher and Johnson, with the latter choosing Bramall Lane above the KCOM Stadium.
It is the second time in the space of a month that United have beaten Nigel Adkins to a player after their former manager made an approach for Norwood when Brighton and Hove Albion announced he could depart.
"Marvin gives us plenty of options, quick, left-footed and can play in a number of position," Wilder said.
"We've tracked him for a while for good reason, we are delighted that we've finally got his signature."
With Caolan Lavery heading to Bury, Leonard became the second member of Wilder's squad to leave the club during the closing stages of the loan window.
The midfielder had been linked with Neil Harris' side before heading north midway through last term and will eventually command a fee in excess of £1m.
With PSA Testing, The Power Of Anecdote Often Trumps Statistics : Shots - Health News A federal task force's recommendations against routine blood tests for prostate cancer raises big questions about how to interpret medical evidence and what role expert panels should play in how doctors practice. But those questions aren't easy to answer.
Millions of men and their doctors are trying to understand a federal task force's recommendation against routine use of a prostate cancer test called the PSA.
The guidance, which came out last week, raises basic questions about how to interpret medical evidence. And what role expert panels should play in how doctors practice.
About 70 percent of men over 50 have gotten a PSA blood test. Some are convinced it was a lifesaver.
Tom Fouts of Florida is one of them. He and his doctor had been watching his PSA (prostate-specific antigen) creep up for almost two years. Fouts was losing sleep over it, wondering if it meant a silent killer was incubating in his prostate gland.
Finally, he decided to act. After three painful biopsies, doctors discovered a moderate-grade cancer and Fouts had surgery to remove it.
Today he's fine. "I'm a firm believer the PSA test has saved my life," he says. And he doesn't think much of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the government-appointed expert panel that advised against routine PSA testing after analyzing reams of statistics.
"My theory on statistics," Fouts says, "is anybody can look at the same stats and come up with their own opinion. Government does it; each political party does it. Whatever you want it to come up to read, you can fine-tune it and make it come up to that."
Hal Arkes, a psychology professor at Ohio State University, says Fouts' way of thinking is nearly universal. The power of the anecdote almost always overwhelms statistical analysis, he says.
"Statistics are dry and they're boring and they're hard to understand," Arkes tells Shots. "They don't have the impact of someone standing in front of you telling their heart-rending story. I think this is common to just about everybody."
Imagine an auditorium filled with 1,000 men who had PSA screening tests and another auditorium with 1,000 men who didn't. That represents the kind of studies the federal task force was relying on.
"Take a look at the men in the two auditoriums, the men in the screened and the men in the not-screened auditorium," Arkes says. "There's just as many men who died of prostate cancer in each auditorium, which leads us to think in the aggregate it didn't do any good."
Arkes breaks it down in the journal Psychological Science.
In each auditorium, there would be eight men who died of prostate cancer. But among the thousand who got PSA tests, there would also be 20 men who were treated for prostate cancers that would never have grown and caused symptoms. And five of these needlessly treated men would have lifelong complications, such as impotence and incontinence.
Dr. Ian Thompson of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio says Arkes "is exactly correct – but only according to the current clinical trials of PSA screening."
"If you leave them the way they are, that article is smack-on correct," says Thompson, a urologist. "But the trials had problems."
Thompson says the chief issue is that men in the best study to date, from Europe, have been followed for a maximum of 13 years — and that's not long enough.
"When you analyze those trials very early, what you pick up on are the harms of testing," Thompson says. "And it really takes many, many years to see the benefits."