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The McKenzie-Davison family continues their travels with life-threatening allergies, this time crossing the Atlantic. It's bonjour South of France, hello England and Italy. Here they come, toting that suitcase of safe foods.
We took our first summer vacation in Europe with two children back when Kieryn was not yet 3 years old and Taya had just turned one. We flew into Toulouse in the south of France and rented a car for what should have been a simple two-hour drive on the motorway to our villa near Perpignan.
We were barely onto the motorway when Kieryn called out: "I have to go pee!" Fortunately the French have a lot of rest stops, and we pulled over briefly. Back on the motorway, we'd only driven 15 minutes more when Kieryn again had to go.
She was toilet training, and we were trying to encourage that, so I pulled over at the next rest stop. Back under way and, you guessed it, 15 minutes later, Kieryn "had to pee". I was a bit frustrated, but once more pulled over.
While my wife Keely and Kieryn were in the bathroom, Taya, our younger daughter, woke up crying; she'd soiled her diaper and it had leaked right up her back. I got her out and began cleaning up the mess. Keely returned to help, first giving Kieryn some bread with cream cheese to keep her occupied. We had Taya cleaned up and dressed when I noticed Kieryn had just spread the cream cheese all over the front seat.
At this point I lost it, asking Keely, whose bright idea was it to go on vacation to Europe with two small children. She calmly pointed out that it was all mine, to which I replied, "That's why I married you, so you'd talk me out of these crazy ideas."
Traveling with children, even without food allergies can be challenging, but it is also highly rewarding. Despite that rough start, we had a great first trip with two kids, and we find that enjoying new experiences as a family can be uplifting.
It does, however, take careful planning to travel with children with life-threatening food allergies. The good news is that our food requirements are complicated – so if we can do it, you can, too. Taya has multiple allergies, including peanuts, nuts, sesame and kiwi. Keely and I are vegetarians, and Keely is allergic to eggs. As well, I have allergies to dust and cats.
Our fundamental approach explains the "Have Kitchen" title of this series: we always stay in places with a kitchen, and prepare as many of our own meals as humanly possible. Not only does this keep us safe, it also saves money, especially in Europe where eating out can be expensive.
City or Countryside?
Europe has a wonderful selection of self-catered villas and apartments for rent, usually for a minimum of one week. While many people think villa vacations are for the wealthy, in fact, there are villas in every price range. Sharing these accommodations with family or friends makes them even more affordable.
If you want to spend your time sightseeing at museums, churches and landmarks, then look for an apartment in a city. If you want to spend it relaxing in the country or at the seaside, then there are lots of villas to choose from as well. For the best of both worlds, consider one week in a city and one in the country. (Remember that if you are renting outside a city, you will need to rent a car to get around for sightseeing day trips and for groceries.)
The internet is a great source for finding villas. If you can travel outside of high season, you'll find the best selection and prices. It's possible to rent directly from an owner, but I recommend that first-time renters book through an agent. Check that the agent has seen the properties recently, and have a list of questions ready to ensure you get a villa that suits your family.
Our European Trips
England/Ireland – England is the most accessible of the European countries for English speakers, and what better way to experience it than to stay in an historic building. The Landmark Trust is a charity that rescues heritage buildings and gives them new life as places to stay. There are 185 "Landmarks," including forts, manor houses, mills, cottages, castles, follies, gatehouses and towers (www.landmarktrust.org.uk).
We stayed in a 17th century house called Shelwick Court near Hereford, with beautiful countryside. The Irish Landmark Trust is a similar organization with properties throughout Ireland (www.irishlandmark.com). You can also rent apartments in London and other major cities in the U.K.
France – I love Paris for its great museums, cathedrals and food, but France also has many villas in its outstanding countryside. We've taken three villa trips to France and my favorite area is the less touristy southwest region. In the countryside, you will see a more relaxed France than you experience in Paris.
On our first vacation to France, we took a short trip to a small town nearby to see a 300-year-old fort. We stopped to ask some locals, who were playing pétanque (a popular form of lawn bowling), where the fort was. They invited us to join their game instead, suggesting it was much more interesting. We spent a lovely afternoon, and it's hard to imagine getting the same invitation in Paris.
Next: Spain, Italy, Portugal


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The new Casio G-Shock GXW-56 — and its American counterpart, the GX-56 — are proof that huge is the new big. With a case 55.5mm wide at its widest point, and 17.5mm high, the GXW-56 is the biggest G-Shock ever made. (Yes, they are even larger than the venerable Frogman.)
(Before going any further, I want to point out the differences between the GXW and the GX. The GXW is the Japanese version and has multi-band atomic timekeeping. The GX is the American version which is less expensive, and has all the features of the GXW except atomic time calibration. This review focuses specifically on a GXW-56-1BJF which I imported from Japan in order to get atomic time calibration, but most of what I cover here pertains to the GX, as well.)
The thinking behind the GXW-56 (and the GX-56) is that, in the overall scheme of things, typical G-Shocks simply aren't all that big anymore. Yes, they are certainly bigger than your average timepiece, but if you look at the watches that are really driving the trends right now, G-Shocks don't completely dominate in terms of size. So in order to maintain their status as trend-setters (and make no mistake — G-Shocks are as much about fashion as they are toughness; if you don't believe me, read my coverage of Shock the World), it was time for G-Shocks to take the next step.
Fortunately, Casio decided to do something constructive with all that extra space in the case: they filled it with aGEL which they describe like this:
aGEL® is a soft silicone gel material with outstanding shock-absorbing characteristics.
So what is this mysterious new aGEL material? aGEL, or Alpha GEL, is the brand name for the soft silicone gel material which was first made famous by Asics Gel running shoes, and it helps to make the GXW-56 even more shock and vibration resistant than your standard G-Shock.
But the GXW-56 isn't all about size. It also has the functionality and features that we've come to expect from G-Shocks. Here's an exhaustive list:
* Solar powered. Fully charged and without atomic time calibration, the GXW-56 can run for 11 months without light.
* Multi-band atomic. Like all the new G-Shocks, it's multi-band 6 which means it can receive time calibration signals from every atomic time transmitter in the world (one in the US, two in Japan, one in Germany, one in the UK, and the newest one in China). (Note that this feature is missing from the GX-56 line.)
* 200m (660 feet) water-resistant.
* Highly shock-resistant. With the new application of Alpha GEL at the 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock positions, the GXW is even more shock-resistant than previous G-Shock models.
* Mud and dust resistant. An inner layer of flexible urethane completely encloses the buttons sealing the case against small particles.
* Electroluminescent backlight with auto-illumination feature which allows the light to come on in the dark when the watch is tiled toward your face.
* World time with 31 time zones and 48 cities (and UTC).
* Four daily alarms and one snooze alarm.
* Stopwatch with a resolution of 1/100th of a second.
* Countdown timer with a maximum capacity of 24 hours.
* Perpetual calendar, pre-programmed until 2099 (at which point watches will probably be so much bigger that this one will look positively dainty).
* 55.5mm x 53.6mm, and 17.5mm high. Weight is about 88 grams.
* The GX-56 goes for $150 retail, and the GXW goes for about $260 USD.
To summarize, the GXW has everything I've come to expect from a G-Shock, but in a much larger and bolder case. The GX has everything the GXW has except atomic time calibration.
So the big question on everyone's mind whether the GXW-56 is actually too big. I say it's not. When I initially got it, I fully expected to eventually pass it along to someone with a wrist as large as my biceps after the review. However, after wearing it for a few days, I've really come to like the size and the presence, and at this point, I have no intention of letting it go. It is now officially the newest member of my permanent G-Shock collection.
Watch sizes are like haircuts. Sometimes it takes a couple of days to get used to them, but once you do, they feel completely natural. Rather than it feeling big, my other watches now feel too small. To me, the size, bulk, and presence of the GXW-56 simply represents more of a very good thing.

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Thom Weidlich / Bloomberg:
Apple Won't Face Lawsuit Over Limited Life of IPhone Batteries — Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. won't face a lawsuit claiming it didn't immediately tell customers about the limited life of batteries for its iPhone or their $86 replacement cost, including delivery.
Discussion: Technology blog, PC World, AppleInsider, ZDNet Government, The Toybox, MacRumors, iLounge, MacNN, Macsimum News, GMSV, Gizmodo and textually.org
Jack Schofield / Technology blog: Apple not deceptive over iPhone batteries, says judge
Dan Moren / PC World: Judge Dismisses IPhone Suit Against Apple
Sam Oliver / AppleInsider: Judge tosses iPhone battery lawsuit
Andrew Nusca / The Toybox: Apple won't face lawsuit over iPhone battery life
Charles Starrett / iLounge: News: Mix: Battery suit, iTunes accessibility, Marware, Future Shop
Dennis Sellers / Macsimum News: Lawsuit over iPhone batteries dismissed
John Murrell / GMSV: Apple saved from assault on battery
Sam Diaz / Between the Lines:
Analyst: Fundamentals are deteriorating at Yahoo — An analyst trimmed revenue estimates for Yahoo this morning, noting some of the factors that seems to be bringing the company down with no relief in sight. Collins Stewart analyst Sandeep Aggarwal said in a research note that he believes Yahoo …
Discussion: WebProNews
Doug Caverly / WebProNews: Analyst: Yahoo Has No "Near-Term Upside"
Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
Yahoo: Collins Stewart Says Fundamentals "Deteriorating"
Yahoo: Collins Stewart Says Fundamentals "Deteriorating"
Discussion: Search Engine Watch
Nathania Johnson / Search Engine Watch: Collins Stewart Analyts Puts YHOO Value at $21
Eric Krangel / Silicon Alley Insider:
Wall Street's Blowup Shrinks The Tech Market By Billions. Could Be Worse — The Wall Street collapse is terrible for tech, obviously. But it could be worse. — Forrester Research says the financial sector's troubled firms (Lehman, Merrill, Bear Stearns, AIG, Fannie, Freddie) all together equal about 2% of tech spending.
Discussion: E-Commerce Times and Beet.TV
Renay San Miguel / E-Commerce Times: Technology, Knowledge, Power and Wall St.: Do We Know Too Much?
Tom Steinert-Threlkeld / Between the Lines:
Wall Street's Pain = Tech's Gain
Wall Street's Pain = Tech's Gain
Discussion: Careers
Ina Fried / CNET News:
Ballmer on search: 'I don't like not being No. 1' — SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his company may be the only one with a chance to rival Google in search over the long term, but acknowledged that it will take several more years and a whole lot of money.
Arnold Zafra / Search Engine Journal: Ballmer Says Search is a Five-Year Task
Stephen E. Arnold / Beyond Search: Microsoft: Oh, to Be Number One
Eric Auchard / Reuters: Tech Industry Still Buoyant, Microsoft CEO Says
Doug Caverly / WebProNews: Ballmer Calls Search A Five-Year Task
Andy Beal / Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim: Microsoft's 5-Year Plan to Catch Google? A DeLorean & 1.21 Gigawatts!
Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
FeedBurner May Not Be Hearing Your Pings — Blogging is a fast medium, that's one of its advantages over traditional media. There are bloggers who specialize in reporting fast about breaking news on a wide variety of topics. Most of those bloggers use Google's RSS publishing technology FeedBurner …
Discussion: Venture Chronicles and Geek News Central
Todd Cochrane / Geek News Central: Don't Use FeedBurner and you will not have these Issues
Michael Masnick / Techdirt:
The RIAA's Playbook: No New Business Models Without RIAA Ownership — Mathew Ingram covers the details of Muxtape's run-in with the RIAA. As you may recall, last month the rather useful site that let people create online "mix tapes" that could be streamed to others was shut down thanks to the RIAA.
Discussion: VoIP & Gadgets Blog, mathewingram.com/work, Listening Post and Silicon Alley Insider
Eliot Van Buskirk / Listening Post: Muxtape To Relaunch in New Form After RIAA Backstab
Eric Krangel / Silicon Alley Insider: Muxtape Is Dead. Long Live Muxtape!
Mathew / mathewingram.com/work:
Election Twitter: Nice try, but... People have been talking for some time now about things that Twitter could be doing to add value to the service (apart from just managing to keep the servers up for more than a day or two at a time, which they appear to have accomplished) …
Discussion: The Social and VentureBeat
Caroline McCarthy / The Social: Election season comes to Twitter
MG Siegler / VentureBeat: Twitter to launch election site tonight
BIZ / Twitter Blog:
Of The People, By The People, For The People
Of The People, By The People, For The People
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Kelsey Blodget / Beet.TV: Current TV To Stream Tweets over Live Debate Coverage
Svetlana Gladkova / Profy: Twitter Election Site - Amusing Enough to Make the Elections Less Boring
Eric Krangel / Silicon Alley Insider: Twitter's Election Site: Not All That Useful, But The Media Will Love It
Nick O'Neill / The Social Times: Politics Gets Social In Time for Debates
Kevin Maney / Portfolio: The Most Entertaining Election-related Site
Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: Watching The Presidential Debate? …
Don Reisinger / TechCrunch: Why Twitter Needs to Do More — In case you missed the news …
Jennifer Leggio / Feeds: Twitter's Election 2008 - more than a mashup; it's a revenue model
Frederic Lardinois / ReadWriteWeb: Twitter's Election Site: A Sign of What's to Come?
Arnold Zafra / RotorBlog.com: Twitter Wants to be More Useful
Gina Trapani / Lifehacker: Watch Real-time Election Commentary on Twitter
Saul Hansell / Bits: Politics Never Smelled So Tweet
Mark Hachman / AppScout: Twitter Politics — Just What We Don't Need
Amit Chowdhry / Pulse 2.0: Track What Twitter Users Are Saying About Election 2008
James Lewin / Podcasting News: Twitter Election 2008 Site Powered By You
Nicholas Carlson / Valleywag: John McCain will debate, Twitter's new site tells us over and over
Claudine Beaumont / blogs.telegraph.co.uk …: Twitter launches US Election microblog
Thord Daniel Hedengren / The Blog Herald: The US Presidential Election on Twitter
David Griner / The Social Path: Cool Tool of the Week: Election 2008 edition
Chris Snyder / Epicenter: Twitter Finally Launches Election Site
Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
Microsoft may buy Yahoo and AOL if the latter two merge — Microsoft is quietly readying a plan to make a purchase of the combined Yahoo-AOL, should Yahoo pull off its plans to acquire the struggling America Online unit, according to sources close to AOL — via the menage-a-trois with AOL.
Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider, Entrepreneur Watch, Wall Street Journal, Valleywag and BoomTown
Peter Kafka / Silicon Alley Insider: AOL Boss Randy Falco Begs Time Warner To Put Him Out Of His Misery (TWX)
Richard Brandt / Entrepreneur Watch: Justice Dept. about to take on Google/Yahoo deal? …
Nicholas Carlson / Valleywag: Kara Swisher vs. Google
Charlie Sorrel / Gadget Lab:
IPhone 2.2: Safari Redesign, Possible Cut and Paste — With the iPhone v2.1 software out of the door, Apple is hard at work on v2.2. From this first glimpse it looks like Apple, now that the major bugs have been squashed, is adding some new features. — The screenshot, unearthed by iPhone Atlas, shows a new Safari interface.
Discussion: VentureBeat, iPhone Atlas, InformationWeek and Gizmodo
Eric Zeman / InformationWeek: Apple iPhone Firmware 2.2 Shows Its Face
Mark Wilson / Gizmodo: Mobile Safari Redesign Is Subtle, Logical
Ina Fried / CNET News:
Tellme for iPhone due by June — SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Microsoft is indeed working on an iPhone application. — As I predicted, it is the company's Tellme unit that is actively developing a program for Apple's iPhone. Tellme offers voice-activated search for a variety of phones, including the BlackBerry.
Discussion: VentureBeat, MacNN and Apple Gazette
Ben Worthen / Business Technology:
Larry Ellison's Brilliant Anti-Cloud Computing Rant — Maybe Larry Ellison can do what the Business Technology Blog can't. — Earlier this week, we wrote that the term "cloud computing" now seems to apply to just about anything even loosely associated with the Internet, making it effectively meaningless.
Discussion: Digital Daily, Outside the Lines, Valleywag, Silicon Alley Insider and deal architect
John Paczkowski / Digital Daily: Why Yes, Larry Can Speak Out of Both Sides of His mouth. Why Do You Ask?
Dan Farber / Outside the Lines: Oracle's Ellison nails cloud computing
Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:
Where Is Microsoft's Smartphone? Everywhere, Says Redmond — The smartphone wars are set for this holiday season: Apple's (AAPL) iPhone 3G versus new BlackBerry gadgets from Research In Motion (RIMM), and now Google's 'G1' Android GPhone. Oh — and dozens of gadgets running Microsoft's Windows Mobile.
Discussion: Engadget and Pocket PC Thoughts.com
Rocco Augusto / Pocket PC Thoughts.com: Microsoft Confirms: No Plans To Build Handsets
Ian Lesnet / Hack a Day:
How-To: Web server on a business card (Part 2) — This mini web server is slightly smaller than a business card. There are a lot of tiny one-board servers out there, but this is probably the smallest you can etch and solder at home. Unlike many embedded web servers …
Discussion: Boing Boing Gadgets, p2pnet, Gizmodo, Memex 1.1 and Slashdot
Rob Beschizza / Boing Boing Gadgets: Business card web server
Kdawson / Slashdot: Web Server On a Business Card
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Apple cuts iPhone 3G build plan; Suppliers to take a hit — Apple reportedly plans to build 14 million to 15 million iPhone 3Gs from a previous target of 18 million for 2008, according to a report from Pacific Crest. — Citing "supply chain channel checks" Apple's is cutting its iPhone 3G buildout.
Discussion: mocoNews.net and MacNN
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
"No Walls" Trademark Dispute (Maybe Microsoft Should Bring Back Seinfeld) — An unusual Israeli-Palestinian joint venture start-up, which makes a cloud-based Web operating system letting users access their desktops from any computer with an Internet connection, is alleging a trademark violation …
Discussion: WebProNews, Microsoft Pri0 and Valleywag
Chris Crum / WebProNews: Does Microsoft Have Walls After All?
Benjamin J. Romano / Microsoft Pri0: Operating system startup alleges Microsoft Windows campaign steps on trademark
Paul Boutin / Valleywag: G.ho.st says Microsoft stole "No Walls" slogan
Julian Sanchez / Ars Technica:
Larry Page blasts white space FUD on Capitol Hill — Google co-founder Larry Page says the time for delays has passed: he wants the Federal Communications Commission to open up fallow "white space" in the TV broadcast spectrum for unlicensed use, and to do it before November's presidential election.
Discussion: E-Commerce Times, GigaOM, nab.org, BetaNews and Googling Google
Renay San Miguel / E-Commerce Times: Google's Page Makes Noise Over 'Rigged' White Space Test
Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM: Why There Won't Be Broadband Competition Anytime Soon
Kristopher Jones / nab.org: GOOGLE PETITION IGNORES TV INTERFERENCE ISSUES
Jacqueline Emigh / BetaNews: Google co-founder blames politics for 'white space' device failures
Garett Rogers / Googling Google: Larry Page calls white space tests "rigged"
Mod Systems:
Our latest announcement: Digital Downloads of Movies and Music Get Faster, More Convenient With Breakthrough Portable Storage Technology — Toshiba and NCR Agree to Equity Investment in MOD Systems — MOD Systems, an industry-leading provider of digital media delivery systems for retailers …
Discussion: VentureBeat, CrunchGear, paidContent.org, Xconomy and Brier Dudley's blog
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Toshiba and NCR invest $35 million in MOD Systems for portable storage
Serkan Toto / CrunchGear: Toshiba develops UV LED with extremely white lighting
Joseph Weisenthal / paidContent.org: MOD Systems Gets $35 Million From Toshiba And NCR For Content Download Kiosks
Gregory T. Huang / Xconomy: MOD Systems Scores $35M Equity Investment from Toshiba, NCR, Others
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
Report: workers spend 25% of work time goofing around online — If you're reading this while your boss thinks you're hammering away on some code or updating that Excel spreadsheet, then you're likely one of the workers that spend about 25 percent of their work time doing personal stuff online.
Discussion: Digital Daily and Switched
John Paczkowski / Digital Daily: In Other News, Employees Spend 25 Percent of Work Time Reading Stupid Surveys
Terrence O'Brien / Switched: Workers Spend Quarter of the Work Day 'Goofing Off,' Study Finds
Jay Alabaster / Associated Press:
Japan's online social scene isn't so social — TOKYO - Like a lot of 20-year-olds, Kae Takahashi has a page on U.S.-based MySpace, and there is no mistaking it for anyone else's. — It's got pictures of the funky Tokyoite modeling the clothes she designs in her spare time, along with her name …
Discussion: Pulse 2.0
Amit Chowdhry / Pulse 2.0: A Majority of Mixi's 15 Million Users Give False Info
Sam Diaz / Between the Lines:
Amazon feeling first pinch of holiday economic slump — The uncertainty surrounding the economy is starting to impact brand names that have become synonymous with online holiday shopping - notably Amazon. Lazard Capital analyst Colin Sebastian lowered estimates for Amazon's Q3 …
Discussion: Valleywag
Paul Boutin / Valleywag: Amazon.com sales bogged by Wall Street's black hole
Maciej Stachowiak / Surfin' Safari:
Discussion: Infinite Loop, TG Daily, MacDailyNews, Macsimum News and AppleInsider
Chris Foresman / Infinite Loop: Team WebKit claims it's the first to fully pass Acid 3 tests
Christian Zibreg / TG Daily: Safari 4 beta first browser to hit 100% score in Acid3 test
Dennis Sellers / Macsimum News: WebKit browser engine passes Acid3 test
Prince McLean / AppleInsider: WebKit becomes first browser engine to fully pass Acid3 test
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
What Is The Deal With This Stupid Lighter iPhone App? — Everyone keeps talking about Smule's virtual lighter iPhone application called Sonic Lighter (iTunes link). — I wasn't impressed: there are no less than ten different virtual lighter apps in iTunes, which is what I'd call a saturated market.
Discussion: Cult of Mac, p2pnet, Google Maps Mania and Boing Boing Gadgets
Giles Turnbull / Cult of Mac: The northernmost recorded iPhone user
Keir Clarke / Google Maps Mania: Light Up the World on Google Maps
Rob Beschizza / Boing Boing Gadgets: What's the deal with all the rubbish at the AppStore?
Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Roundtable:
Google Messes Up AdSense Exchange For Indian Rupee — A DigitalPoint Forums thread has a three page thread on the topic of Google messing up yet again with the exchange rate given to publishers. This time Google equated one US dollar to one Indian Rupee. The true current exchange rate is $1 US to 46.555 INR.
Discussion: Yahoo! Finance, Epicenter and StartupDunia
Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch:
Wario Land: Shake It Busts Up YouTube — by Greg Kumparak on September 26, 2008 — Wow. Whoever came up with this new ad for Wario Land: Shake it deserves a raise and a paid vacation to Cancun or something. They've taken a basic concept of the game and managed to make it into creative …
Discussion: SearchViews, Wikinomics, Adrants and Opposable Thumbs
Denis Hancock / Wikinomics: The Amazing Wario Land ad
Steve Hall / Adrants: Wii and YouTube Rock the Video World
Ben Kuchera / Opposable Thumbs: Wario Land: Shake It is a classic, simple romp
Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM:
Can These Startups Beat Paypal? — Despite the acceptance of credit cards and services like PayPal, the issue of getting money from one person to another online still offers opportunities for innovation. Venture firms are continuing to fund startups that hope to offer better ways to pay online …
Discussion: American Banker, Business Week and Payments News
Steve Bills / American Banker: Mercatus: Handset Payments to Climb
Stacey Higginbotham / Business Week: Moving Money Online Stills Needs Work
Tarmo Virki / Reuters:
Nokia to unveil touch-screen phone Oct 2: sources — HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) will unveil its first touch-screen phone at a media and analyst event in London next week, two industry sources told Reuters on Friday.
Discussion: Boy Genius Report, Electronista, mocoNews.net, The Toybox, Boing Boing Gadgets, Engadget and Phone Scoop
Robert Andrews / mocoNews.net: Nokia To Show Tube, New Interfaces At Next Week's Music Launch?
Andrew Nusca / The Toybox: Nokia to unveil touchscreen phone next week
Rob Beschizza / Boing Boing Gadgets: Nokia "Tube" launches Oct. 2
Thomas Ricker / Engadget: Reuters: October 2nd is go for Nokia Tube launch
Eric M. Zeman / Phone Scoop: Report: Nokia to Launch Touch Device Next Week


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It's been a lifetime, or so it seems, since the Steel City invaded Columbus, Ohio. 1064 days to be exact.
Last time the Pens played in Columbus, the term neck meat hadn't been conceived, Letestu played for the good guys, Mike Rupp scored a goal for us, and Eric Godard had over 10 minutes of ice time, which tells you it was a blowout.
The game also produced this post game gem between Paul and Bob:
The Pens own a 10-4-0 record entering tonight's contest, which is good enough for first place in the Metro Division and tied at the top of the Eastern Conference. Last night these two teams danced for 60 minutes with Flower holding the fort for the first 20 and the Pens used a 3 goal outburst in under 6 minutes to start the second to put the game out of reach. The Pens even managed to change Vezina winner and Consol whisperer Bobrovsky from net. Don't be surprised if we see him again tonight.
Jeff Zatkoff will be looking for his first NHL win tonight. Hopefully the Pens can contain the scoring chances tonight better than last night or Zatkoff might be looking for his first win again in a couple of weeks.
Tonight's Gordie Howe Hat Trick is brought to you by Mr. Bortuzzo.


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Join the Child Study Center (CSC) for the 5th Annual Puzzle Scuttle 5K and 1 Mile Family Fun Run on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Texas Christian University! This family friendly event includes children's entertainment, face painting, bounce house, music and more! In order to reach our goal of $50,000, we need YOUR help!
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Philips Respironics PR System One REMstar Plus CPAP Machine with C-Flex
Top Reviews
"VERIFIED CPAP.COM CUSTOMERMore quiet than the old model that I had. Highly recommend it to others."
March 30, 2011
"VERIFIED CPAP.COM CUSTOMERMy old M Series was getting tired so purchased a system one machine. WOW SO QUIET! I'm wondering why I waited so long. VERY HAPPY!!!"
May 7, 2011
Product Overview
Respironics introduces "System One" through a new line of CPAP machines. The PR Plus CPAP machine comes with C-Flex and heated humidifier using the new System One technologies like Humidity Control with Dry Box and Resistance Control.
NOTE: the Heated Humidifier is included in the price of this machine.
Manufactured by Philips Respironics.
Product Features
System One Humidity Control
The PR CPAP humidifier and water chamber design are breakthroughs for managing rain-out and water damage. System One Humidity Control technology analyzes ambient temperature and patient airflow to reach relative humidity at the mask. Choose from 5 levels of relative humidity.
System One is the first humidifier in the industry which accounts for room humidity. Sensors inside and outside the CPAP machine closely monitor changes in humidity and prevents condensation from forming inside the tube.
Dry Box technology is another breakthrough in reducing water damage to the CPAP. Several unique designs are incorporated into the humidifier to prevent water from exiting the chamber. To start, the air outlet port has been moved from the side of the humidifier onto the top. This centers the entire delivery; minimizing the total water displacement around the hole. The water chamber is outfitted with one-way valve, between the machine and the humidifier. Any water that manages to escape the chamber gets trapped within the Dry Box, which acts as a reservoir for any water ingress past the valve.
System One and Dry Box Technology make it possible for the PR CPAP machines to be truly spill-free. This humidifier, even with a chamber filled to the "Full" indicator line, can be tilted, shaken, and even turned upside down without water leaking back into the device.
System One Resistance Control
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Robert O'Brien - mystery man...
Posted 31 March 2006 - 09:19
Rather than chasing after what are possibly false leads isn't there a need now to start at the very beginning. Does anyone have access to contemporary foreign language reports of the race, Belgian newspapers of the time or whatever which might give some clues as to the identity of this driver?
Posted 31 March 2006 - 11:26
Huet in his Gordini book writes that "the car usually driven by Claes was driven by Belgian O'Brien". Just to muddle things a bit more.....
If Richie Jenkins reads this:
I went to the site you mentioned earlier and found all the short drivers' bio I wrote for Leif's Golden Era site copied there. What do you suggest that Leif and I do about this?
Please email me.
Posted 31 March 2006 - 11:31
Looking at photographs of drivers in Gordinis in 1952 most of them have their shoulders lower than the rear bodywork of the car. Trintignant and Manzon were fairly short I think and Behra was no taller although his torso was longer and his legs shorter so his shoulders are almost level. O'Brien in the Belgian GP appears to have his shoulders above the rear bodywork which would indicate he was quite tall. Photographs of O'Brien out of car suggests this was not the case.
He doesn't seem to bee any taller than Frere or Behra, from the pictures that I can compare with. Note that he is leaning in the car.
And he also seem to have a raincoat on (just like some other of the drivers that day) and since that has blown up in the wind, he looks a lot bigger then he probably is/was.
Posted 31 March 2006 - 11:51
Originally posted by alessandro silva
I do not know if this had been ever mentioned before:
Huet in his Gordini book writes that "the car usually driven by Claes was driven by Belgian O'Brien". Just to muddle things a bit more.....
If Richie Jenkins reads this:
I went to the site you mentioned earlier and found all the short drivers' bio I wrote for Leif's Golden Era site copied there. What do you suggest that Leif and I do about this?
Please email me.
May be you can see this in some context with the fact that his car was entered and owned by Comtess de Walkiers.
Posted 31 March 2006 - 14:54
Posted 31 March 2006 - 15:11
I also found WALCHIERS but if you try WALCKIERS google will help
Originally posted by KJJ
This Comtesse or Viscomtesse de Walkiers (both versions appear on TNF), is there an alternative spelling of the surname? There don't seem to be very many references on Google for what I assume was a prominent aristocratic family.
Posted 31 March 2006 - 17:57
Posted 05 June 2006 - 17:54
The Walckiers family does exist on several genealogy sites on the web. They seem to come from a place called Denderhoutem, east of Brussels.
The Robert O'Brien pictured pushing Frere's car at Zandvoort, is also clearly pictured in the Gordini pit at Spa in 1952 in a photo in Delsaux's book "50 Grands Prix de Belgique". (Pity it can't be posted due to "copyright"). So we know he was there!
Also, the racing image of Gordini No.44 is definitely taken at Spa (identified by Roger Clark as photographed from the infield below the pits, approaching Eau Rouge).
Posted 05 June 2006 - 19:55
I hope this O'Brien mystery can be solved from the Belgian end by someone who has access to the Belgian (French or Flemish) newspapers and magazines of the period.
Posted 05 June 2006 - 20:24
de Walckiers seems more likely to be a bankier family active in 18 and 19 century
Posted 05 June 2006 - 22:07
Originally posted by KJJ
I hope this O'Brien mystery can be solved from the Belgian end by someone who has access to the Belgian (French or Flemish) newspapers and magazines of the period.
No need for the Belgians.
We think we've cracked this.
Adam sent me an e-mail earlier with the findings of his request for info from the IMMRC. With his permission, and for the benefit of all, I reproduce it below.
I have now received a reply from the IMMRC at Watkins Glen.
I asked them for :-
1) copies of two programme entry lists for U.S. races which we know RO'B competed in (1951 Palm Shores & 1952 Vero Beach).
2) copies of the lists of new SCCA members for 1951 from the SCCA bi-monthly magazine "Sports Car", as Mike Argetsinger's post said the RO'B joined the SCCA in 1951.
Of the two entry lists, at Vero Beach O'Brien isn't listed, so he must have been a last minute entry
However, at Palm Shores he is listed as "Bob O'Brien......Hackensack, New Jersey".
The Sports Car new members lists for 1951 don't list anyone called Robert O'Brien. However, for whatever reason, they only sent me copies up to October 1951. I'll follow up and see whether he is listed in Nov/Dec 1951 or later.
Of course, a middle initial would still help things greatly!
Roger Clark also discovered that RO'B was entered for the Targa Florio in a Frazer Nash, one week after the Belgian Grand Prix, but didn't start. This would tie with the quote from Considine's book "O'Brien toured Europe that season, towing his Frazer Nash behind a Cadillac".
Conclusion (so far........)
I think we know that :-
The "Robert O'Brien" who appeared in Europe in 1952 was the same guy who raced in East Coast racing in the U.S. in 1951/52 (photos show this)
This guy was from Hackensack, New Jersey (in 1951) and Nassau, New York (according to Mike Argesinger), hence his racing was exclusively on the East Coast.
He entered/raced under the same name in Europe as in the U.S., so there is no reason to suppose that Robert O'Brien was not his real name.
He was definitely at Spa for the 1952 Belgian GP (see latest photo)
He was about 30-35 years old in June 1952 (see photos)
So, we are looking for a Robert O'Brien, based on the East Coast, who was born around 1917 to 1922. Does the US SSDI give any candidates?
I'll post something on TNF re. the Spa photo of O'Brien.
Hope all this helps.
That's the background.
Then we realised that one of the 30 "probables" I found way back fits, very, very snugly indeed, with the above information and the probable age taking that photo into account.
and that is:
born 11 April 1908 (appears to be Lyndhurst, New Jersey) d. 10 February 1987, Hackensack, New Jersey
I think this is our man for a few reasons:-
1) Hackensack is a HUGE co-incidence. There are others who fall in that category, but not of the right age. Of course, ROB may've moved, but there's no evidence for that - certainly he was still in NJ in the 1960's.
2) The man is clearly over 35 in the photo. 44 seems a fair age, taking the photo in account, and it fits in enough with a brief racing career after WW2. If he were younger, you'd expect his career to go on longer.
3) Above ROB has no middle initial I can ascertain. Neither does the SCCA man.
4) Crucially, it appears ROB spent most of his time in NJ or NY. 1908-1987 ROB died in NJ, was born in NJ, but also lived in NY, one of these places included....... Nassau.....
Of course, this isn't 100% cast-iron, but I don't think it ever will be, such is his obscurity. But as I said to Adam, who deserves a huge pat on the back for all his efforts, there quite simply isn't anyone else who comes close, considering all the evidence.
So it's up to you folks, but for now, I will be submitting & using the 1908-1987 theory around & its up to everyone to make their own minds up.
Posted 06 June 2006 - 00:43
Posted 06 June 2006 - 05:48
Originally posted by Richie Jenkins
I think we know that :-
The "Robert O'Brien" who appeared in Europe in 1952 was the same guy who raced in East Coast racing in the U.S. in 1951/52 (photos show this)
This seems to be the key to the identification, I think we need to see these photographs.
Posted 06 June 2006 - 08:45
I think we need to see these photographs
Unfortunately, due to Bira's much appreciated restrictions on posting photos, I can't post them.
I will e-mail you a copy, and to anyone else who is interested.
Posted 07 June 2006 - 16:58
Posted 07 June 2006 - 17:10
I'll be in New Jersey in early August and was going to volunteer to do some digging but I'll be based down in Hopewell so I guess you're much better placed. Do you know if the Bergen Record has a public library?
Posted 07 June 2006 - 17:19
Posted 07 June 2006 - 18:36
Originally posted by scags
Their site is www.northjersey.com/therecord. I'll try to find the obit, but I can't get to it for a week or two.
That would be great. At best, it could confirm it. At the worst, it would remove another possibility, or a few, actually. Would you mind looking for any other Hackensack Robert O'Brien's, Scags, just in case?
Posted 07 June 2006 - 20:26
Posted 08 June 2006 - 19:35
But - unfortunately - we are no closer.
Posted 08 June 2006 - 20:18
Richie - anything else you'd like me to ask the Bergen Record?
Posted 08 June 2006 - 20:27
a) Do they have ANY newspaper reports or anything on him? Surely, if he was from Hackensack at some point, there might have been a report either in the 1950's or a nostalgia report later on.
b) There was a garage he owned nearby, I believe. would they be able to track back & confirm local businesses, ie. a garage named Robert O'Brien... Ford or whatever?
Posted 09 June 2006 - 11:41
Although he does not appear to have actually raced the car in Europe, O'Brien or a W.O'Brien (New York) did acquire a Frazer-Nash Mille Miglia, 421/100/163 in 1952, although the delivery date was February, according to the appendix in Jenk's "From chain drive to turbocharger", the book about the marque.
Another Frazer-Nash, a Mk II Le Mans Replica, 421/200/193, was delivered to W.O'Brien (New York) in January, 1954.
Possibly the Frazer-Nash Club has more details about these cars and subsequent owners.
Slowly a profile is being built up about this man, if indeed W.O'Brien (New York) is our Robert "Bob" O'Brien!!
Also there is a likely reason O'Brien received no recognition, if indeed that is the case (!!), from the SCCA on his Belgian GP drive.
Included in the restrictions placed on the amateurs drivers of the SCCA was one that stated members could participate in an international FIA race provided they were granted permission by the club. Possibly O'Brien jumped at the chance to drive at Spa and failed to get official sanction from the SCCA before the race. This would lead to his expulsion from the club; thus no mention of his exploits. However there would be a terse statement about his ban in their journal "SportsCar".
Does any TNTer have a run of the magazine?
Posted 09 June 2006 - 20:44
Posted 09 June 2006 - 20:56
Posted 10 June 2006 - 08:19
Posted 13 June 2006 - 20:17
Little information can be gleaned from the British journals of the day about the F2 race but I turned to an old notebook compiled back in the 1970s and, to my surprise, I had recorded that amongst the starters for the F.Libre race was - R.O'Brien (Gordini)!
Checks in Motor Sport, Autosport, The Motor, no mention, but in The Autocar there was a list of all the starters in the F.Libre race and sure enough - R.O'Brien (Gordini)! Whether O'Brien or Johnny Claes drove the car in the F2 race is not known.
Now Graham any photographs of #28 would be useful.
Posted 13 June 2006 - 21:52
Posted 14 June 2006 - 07:22
Posted 14 June 2006 - 11:56
Originally posted by scags
So far, no luck from the Star -Ledger, but it might be interesting if someone (AKA Ritchie), who knows all the details so far, would email the Record and pitch it as a story for their paper. If they're up for it, they would use their library for info, and if printed, it might bring friends and family of our mystery man out of the woodwork.
Okay, but with a slight difference.
I'd do a rough write-up of everything, then send it to you, via e-mail, Scags, if that's alright, and then you take it from there? It also gives you a chance to proof-read it before you send it to them.
What with the World Cup & a heap of other stuff to do, I hope to have it done by the end of the week at the earliest, probably over the weekend.
Posted 14 June 2006 - 17:02
Posted 14 June 2006 - 18:49
Originally posted by Allen Brown
I'm glad I'm not the only man who sees the World Cup as the main priority for the month.
At the moment, I'm having to pack all the "Must-Do's" & other bits & pieces like shopping etc. into the day before two. Eating comes in between the 2nd match and the start of the 3rd!! I'll be glad when it's only two games a day, gives a bit more lee-way.
Posted 14 June 2006 - 20:18
Posted 14 June 2006 - 21:13
Originally posted by scags
Fine with me. Do you have my e-mail address? By the way, there are 224 O'briens listed in the Hackensack area white pages.....
I'll send it via Atlas.
Surely 1 of those 224 O'Brien's must know something.....
David, we know you hate football, but please let us on TNF who love the sport, enjoy it, just for once, with another sniping or sniffy comment?
I'm sure you wouldn't like it if I polluted every motorbike thread in TNF with the same, for I feel the same way about motorcycling as you do football.
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Posted 28 June 2006 - 17:29
I know this because I own both the O'Brien Nashes and am in touch with the person who not only helped deliver the second car to him in early 1954 but also bought it from him in 1957. He said that this man never raced and hardly travelled.
I am also the Frazer Nash Car Club's registrar for the post-war Frazer Nashes and a trustee of the Frazer Nash Archives in Henley-upon-Thames. I would dearly like to know which Frazer Nash Bob O'Brien did own in 1952 as I have been unable to identify it out of the 84 built post-war.
James Trigwell
Posted 28 June 2006 - 18:03
That's one avenue closed. Just a long shot but did Miles Collier ever own a Frazer Nash?
Posted 28 June 2006 - 18:24
I'm new and dont know what a TNFer is !! Is it good or bad?
Miles Collier did not (an MG man n'est-ce pas?) but Briggs Cunningham did.
: James
Posted 28 June 2006 - 18:53
It's the highest possible accolade - it means you are a member of The Nostalgia Forum
Originally posted by Trigwell
I'm new and dont know what a TNFer is !! Is it good or bad?
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Posted 30 June 2006 - 18:59
Originally posted by scags
I I also got to hear some great stories about driving against Sterling Moss in the coup d' alps.
Was that a NASCAR race?
Posted 30 June 2006 - 21:40
Originally posted by scags
I had a talk today with a guy named Klaus Rexroth, who raced in the northeast during the fifties & sixties. He rembered a guy named O'brien, and believed he ran an Alfa-Romeo dealership, in Patterson, nj.
Well, that fits in, with the possible garage/dealership in New Jersey, that's for sure. (providing it's the same man)
Thanks for the info.
How far is Patterson from Hackensack?
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PLASMON PHOTOABSORPTION AND SURFACE IONIZATION OF METAL NANOCLUSTERS by Chunlei Xia ________________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Proposal Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHYSICS) December 2009 Copyright 2009 Chunlei Xia
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|The ionization and fragmentation of alkali clusters as a result of (1) absorption of ultraviolet light by volume plasmons and (2) collisions with a surface were studied.; The volume plamson is an important elementary excitation, it could not couple to light waves in the bulk and thus could not be investigated by optical spectroscopy, however the situation is different for clusters due to the presence of the boundary. What is more, it is fundamental to study the interaction between light and matter, but the photoabsorption of simple metal clusters in the UV region has remained unexplored experimentally. We have carried out experiments on the photoabsorption of Na₂₀ and Na₉₂ covering the near UV part as well as visible range (~ 2.0 - 5.5 eV) employing the photodepletion technique. The absorption cross sections for clusters of some other sizes in the near UV range have also been studied. The experimental data for Na₂₀ in the visible part agree with existing data very well. In addition to the strong surface plasmon absorption peaks in the visible, we observed appreciable photoabsorption in the UV region. These cross section spectra have been fitted by Lorentzian line shapes and revealed broad peaks slightly above 4 eV. The frequency and weight of these peaks match the theoretical predictions and are identified as the nanocluster "volume plasmon" resonance. The photoabsorption spectra provide the first experimental observation of optically excited "volume plasmon" collective electronic states in metal nanocluster particles, a phenomenon unique to finite systems.; The plasma resonance measurement of pure sodium clusters was extended to mixed clusters in a beam including Na₂₁Cl and Na₂₂Cl₂ and the spectra were compared with that of Na₂₀. For Na₂₀ and Na₂₁Cl, the resonance positions are close, suggesting that the Cl⁻ ion in Na₂₁Cl does not locate at the center of the metallic droplet and does not strongly modify the effective valence electron density. The spectrum of Na₂₂Cl₂ is noticeably dissimilar to the other two, raising the possibility of structural differences and/or incomplete charge transfer.; We also experimentally studied the surface-impact ionization of sodium clusters. Large sodium nanoparticles (~ 10 nm in radius), generated in a vapor condensation source, produce copious amounts of positive ions upon colliding with a surface. The ion flux does not display an exponential surface temperature dependence, is present for both conducting and non-conducting surfaces, and carries a substantial kinetic energy. On the basis of these characteristics it is concluded that the signal arises from dissociative ionization produced by energetic impact, rather than from thermal charge transfer to the surface.
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NBC is seeking to reboot the "Today" show by adding Carson Daly, unveiling a new studio set that resembles a "hipster New York City apartment" and a sharper focus gleaned from studies of what viewers and lapsed viewers say they want.
The new look will debut next Monday, and NBC executives offered a studio tour Thursday. But the real work is in the content, and new NBC News President Deborah Turness — just five weeks into her job — has made a "Today" reboot a top priority.
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Margaret Scholl Hood, for whom Hood College is named, was one of Frederick's earliest philanthropists, known for her generous, thoughtful and discriminating philanthropy; interest in and concern for others; zealous support of good works; and cheerful and lively nature.
Margaret Elizabeth Scholl, the only child of Daniel and Maria Susan Thomas Scholl, was born at Manchester Farm in Frederick on July 7, 1833.
In 1847, when Margaret was 14 years old, she enrolled as a boarding student at the Frederick Female Seminary, which was operated by Hiram Winchester on East Church Street. She graduated two years later; in 1849 this was considered a very adequate education for a young lady.
Margaret returned to Manchester Farm to live with her parents. She traveled a great deal with them, helped with the management of the farm and cared for her parents until their deaths, after which, in 1873, she married James Mifflin Hood, a widower with several grown children. He was the owner of the successful firm Hane and Hood, which built and serviced carriages and wagons.
Margaret's alma mater, the struggling Frederick Female Seminary, closed in 1863 after serving as a hospital for wounded soldiers following the Battle of Antietam. The seminary was reopened in 1866 with Rev. Thomas M. Cann as its president. He introduced many innovations, including a library and a college newspaper. He helped with the formation of an alumnae association, known as the Pioneer's Club, which was one of the first women's clubs in the United States.
In 1893, when the seminary could no longer afford to operate, the buildings and equipment were leased to the board of directors of the Woman's College of Frederick, operated by the Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church in the United States. The synod had decided to eliminate the women's part of Mercersburg College in Pennsylvania and instead establish a college for women below the Mason and Dixon Line. The synod commissioned Joseph Henry Apple, a 23-year old mathematics teacher from Central High School in Pittsburgh, to recommend measures for establishing such an institution. Professor Apple helped in its formation, and then accepted the presidency of the newly formed college. The Woman's College of Frederick was officially incorporated Jan. 12, 1897 and its first four-year class graduated in 1898. The seminary continued as a preparatory department of the College until 1920.
Margaret was especially interested in the management and development of the newly founded College. In January 1897 she contributed $20,000 to what was to become the James Mifflin Hood Endowment Fund, which was established in October 1896 at the request of the Potomac Synod. In the following year, when the Potomac Synod issued a challenge from the Church to provide maintenance funds, Margaret contributed an additional $5,000. She also took a keen interest in raising funds for the establishment of additional buildings, purchasing new land and remodeling Brodbeck Music Hall. She contributed $10,000 toward the building fund on condition that the community contribute at least an equal amount.
In 1912, in recognition of Margaret's generous support, the Potomac Synod, at the request of its board of directors, adopted a resolution giving authority to change the name of the College to Hood College. The College's charter was amended in May 1913.
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Margaret's philanthropy and charitable efforts extended to many other causes in the Frederick community and beyond. She was a charter member of the Frederick Art Club; one of the organizers of the Historical Society of Frederick County; contributed to and served on many Reformed Church committees; and was one of the founding members of Frederick Memorial Hospital, eventually giving the James Mifflin Hood wing and later the Margaret Hood wing to the hospital. To Franklin and Marshall College she gave $15,000 for an observatory in memory of her father, she contributed to the seminary at Lancaster and to the academy at Mercersburg and was interested in the establishment of the C. Burr Artz Library by her relative, Margaret Catharine Thomas Artz.
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POV Character: Jon Snow
At the welcoming feast for the King, Jon decides he is thankful that his bastardy lets him sit among the squires instead of with his family, where he can drink as much as he likes instead of being allowed only one glass of wine. He had seen the King and his family when they came in. He saw through Cersei's false smile, saw that Myrcella seemed smitten with Robb, and wasn't impressed with fat King Robert or Prince Joffrey. He thought Jaime looked like a proper king, and Tyrion was grotesquely fascinating.
He feeds Ghost, who is sitting under the table. He was allowed to bring his wolf to the feast when his brothers and sisters were not. His Uncle Benjen comes to talk to him about the wolf. He asks Jon how much he's had to drink, and says Jon is older than he was when he first got truly drunk. Ben asks why he is not at the main table, and Jon says flatly that Catelyn thought seating a bastard with the King might give offense.
Ben comments that Eddard does not seem festive, and Jon adds that the Queen is not, either, probably because of Robert's visit to the crypts. Ben commends Jon's observation and says they could use a man like him on the Wall. Jon asks if he can return to the Wall with Ben. Ben says it's a hard place for someone so young, and Jon counters that it's said bastards grow up faster than purebloods. Ben says that he should know a woman first, to know what he will be giving up, father a bastard or two. Jon says angrily that he would never father a bastard, and storms off, Ghost at his heels.
The yard is deserted, but as Jon is leaving, Tyrion Lannister speaks to him from a ledge where he is sitting. He asks about Jon's wolf, and if he can take a look. Jon offers to help him down, but Tyrion jumps down, acrobatically landing on his hands and vaulting to his feet. Ghost is uncertain about Tyrion, but he submits to the examination under Jon's command.
Tyrion introduces himself and asks if Jon is Eddard's bastard. Jon bridles, but Tyrion says that as a dwarf he can usually speak as he pleases, as fools can. He says that Jon seems to have more of the north in him than his half-siblings. He encourages Jon to remember his strengths, and goes back in to the feast.
Character ListEdit
- Arya Stark
- Benjen Stark
- Catelyn Tully Stark
- Cersei Lannister Baratheon
- Eddard Stark
- Ghost
- Jaime Lannister
- Joffrey Baratheon
- Jon Snow
- Myrcella Baratheon
- Rickon Stark
- Robb Stark
- Robert Baratheon
- Sansa Stark
- Theon Greyjoy
- Tommen Baratheon
- Tyrion Lannister
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