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- "You have a good claim: a title, a birthright. But you have something more than that: you may cover it up and deny it, but you have a gentle heart. You would be not only respected and feared, you would be loved. Someone who can rule and should rule. Centuries come and go without a person like that coming into the world. There are times that I look at you, and I still can't believe you're real."
- ―Ser Jorah Mormont to Daenerys Targaryen.
Daenerys Targaryen, sometimes called Dany by her brother Viserys, is a major character in the first, second and third seasons. She is played by starring cast member Emilia Clarke, and debuts in the series premiere. The role of Daenerys was originally played by Tamzin Merchant in the unaired pilot episode, but the role was recast for the actual series for undisclosed reasons.
She is the only surviving child of King Aerys II Targaryen, who was ousted from the Iron Throne during Robert's Rebellion. Daenerys' mother was sent to safety on Dragonstone island just before the Sack of King's Landing, and died giving birth to her during a great storm which wrecked the remaining Targaryen fleet at anchor, earning her the sobriquet Daenerys Stormborn. She lives in exile in the East. Daenerys was sold into marriage to the Dothraki Khal Drogo, but lost her husband and unborn son to the manipulations of the vengeful maegi Mirri Maz Duur. Her marriage to Drogo and subsequent interaction with the Dothraki people gives her the confidence and strength to lead and the belief in herself as the rightful queen of the Seven Kingdoms. Following the death of her brother Viserys, Daenerys was left as the last Targaryen, and intends to claim the Iron Throne as her birthright. She formally styles herself as Daenerys of House Targaryen, First of Her Name. During her campaign in Slaver's Bay, she is introduced as Daenerys Stormborm of House Targaryen, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains, and Mother of Dragons.[1]
She hatched three dragons by having her petrified dragon eggs placed on Drogo's funeral pyre, before she walked into the flames to claim them. Her dragons are the first seen in the world for hundreds of years, earning her the sobriquet Mother of Dragons.[2]
BackgroundDaenerys is the only daughter and youngest child of King Aerys II Targaryen, the Mad King, and his sister-wife Rhaella. Her father died during the Sack of King's Landing, before she was even born. The usurper Robert Baratheon installed himself as king, having defeated Aerys in the conquest known as Robert's Rebellion. Her pregnant mother and young brother Viserys, fled to the island of Dragonstone, the ancestral home of House Targaryen, to escape Robert. Daenerys's brother Rhaegar Targaryen was also killed in the war and Robert's forces murdered his wife and children, Daenerys's aunt and cousins, during the Sack of King's Landing.[3]
On the night Daenerys was born on Dragonstone, a vast storm raged. For this reason she is sometimes called Daenerys Stormborn. Her mother died soon after she was born, leaving her an orphan.[4][3] As a baby, she was taken into exile in the Free Cities with her brother, Viserys, by loyal retainers.[5][6][3]
After years spent fruitlessly trying to raise support to retake the Iron Throne, Viserys and Daenerys were given sanctuary by Magister Illyrio Mopatis in the Free City of Pentos. She dreams of finding a peaceful home and a place to belong. She lives in constant fear of Viserys, who hits her when his temper is risen. Living under Viserys' domination has left her meek and malleable.[7]
Season 1
Viserys and Daenerys stay at the estate of Magister Illyrio Mopatis who has brokered a deal for her to marry Khal Drogo of the Dothraki. Daenerys does not want to marry him, but Viserys has traded her to Drogo in exchange for an army of 40,000 men of Drogo's khalasar, which Viserys plans to use in his invasion of Westeros. Viserys tells her that she has no choice. Viserys fondles her under the pretext that he is seeing how she has grown; she looks off into the distance. Daenerys enters a bath that her servant warns her is too hot, but it does not effect her; this may be related to her Targaryen heritage. At the wedding she accepts a variety of gifts. She receives three dragon eggs from Magister Illyrio, who tells her that they have been turned to stone by the passage of time. Ser Jorah Mormont, a knight of Westeros, brings books about the Seven Kingdoms and offers Viserys his service. She is given a beautiful white horse (later named Silver) by Drogo. On their wedding night, Daenerys is resistant but Drogo continues regardless.[8]
Drogo's khalasar marches east for several months. Daenerys seeks advice from her new servant Doreah, trained in the pleasure houses of Lys, on how to best please her husband. Doreah teaches Daenerys how to use her sexuality to influence Drogo and win the status of an equal in his eyes.[9] Irri teaches Daenerys to speak the Dothraki language. Daenerys grows more confident and begins issues commands to the khalasar, while also receiving advice from Ser Jorah, who transfers his fealty to her. Viserys, her brother, attempts to renew his control over her, but her men defend her from his attempts at violence, and Viserys is shamed. Daenerys discovers that she is pregnant with Drogo's child. She assuredly predicts that she will have a son, to Drogo's approval. The pregnancy buoys the love between them.[10]
When the khalasar reaches the Dothraki city of Vaes Dothrak, Daenerys invites Viserys to dinner and arranges fresh clothing for him. Viserys reacts angrily at being dressed in the "rags of savages" and strikes Daenerys. Daenerys hits him back with a heavy gold belt and warns that if he strikes her again she will order his hands removed.[11] Unbeknownst to Daenerys, word of her pregnancy reaches King's Landing, where King Robert Baratheon orders her assassination. Magister Illyrio visits his ally Varys in the city, where they discuss how they will pave the way for the Targaryen restoration.[12]
Daenerys eats the raw heart of a stallion before the eyes of the dosh khaleen, the Dothraki wise women, and names her unborn son Rhaego in honor of her slain brother, Rhaegar Targaryen. The Dothraki crones prophesy that Daenerys' son will be the Stallion Who Mounts the World, the khal of khals who will unite the Dothraki into a single horde that will overrun all the lands of the world.[13]
Viserys is infuriated at how Daenerys has won the love of the Dothraki. Ser Jorah must stop Viserys, as he tries to steal her dragon eggs, to buy his own army. Viserys arrives drunk at the feast and draws his sword demanding that Khal Drogo pay the agreed price for Dany by providing troops for the invasion of Westeros; he wants his crown or he will take Daenerys back. When he threatens Daenerys and her unborn child, Drogo has Viserys executed by pouring molten gold over his head. Daenerys notes that Viserys was not a true dragon, as fire cannot harm a dragon.[14]
Daenerys tries to convince Drogo to invade so their son might claim the Iron Throne, but the Dothraki do not trust ships and water their horses cannot drink. Now that Viserys is dead, Drogo does not feel inclined to honor the bargain. A wineseller attempts to poison Daenerys to fulfill Robert's orders. She is rescued by Ser Jorah and Rakharo. Following the assassination attempt, Drogo reverses his decision and swears that he will lead his forces across the Narrow Sea and seize the Seven Kingdoms in blood and fire.[15] To raise funds to hire the ships necessary for this endeavour, Drogo leads his khalasar into the lands of Lhazar, the 'lamb-men'. They seize loot and slaves that they can sell. Daenerys is appalled at how the Dothraki treat their prisoners, particularly the women, and wins them better treatment. One of Drogo's riders, Mago, objects and challenges Drogo to combat. Drogo slays him easily, but sustains a chest wound. One of the women Daenerys has saved, Mirri Maz Duur, tends to the injury.[16]
The khalasar marches southwards to the edge of a great wasteland, but Drogo's wound festers, and he falls from his horse, a grave sign of weakness amongst the Dothraki. Duur continues to treat him, but thinks his wound is fatal. Daenerys convinces her to employ magic to save Drogo's life, which the other Dothraki object to. Ser Jorah kills one of Drogo's bloodriders, Qotho, when he tries to intervene. Daenerys is injured in the altercation and goes into labor. Jorah takes Daenerys to Duur for treatment.[17] Daenerys loses her baby and the khalasar splinters apart, leaving a handful of people behind.[18]
Duur saves Drogo's life, but leaves him in a vegetative state. Daenerys is appalled by the lifelessness of Drogo and smothers him with a pillow, when she accepts that he will never return to her. She constructs a funeral pyre for his body. She places her dragon eggs on it and ties Duur to the pyre. Ser Jorah believes that she means to die and tries to persuade her not to. Daenerys gives a speech to those of her khalasar who are left. She tells them that they are free to go, but if they stay with her she will lead them to a great destiny, then she steps into the blaze. The following morning it is revealed that she has survived, and three newly-hatched dragons are clinging to her body. Ser Jorah and the remaining Dothraki fall to their knees, proclaiming Daenerys their queen and leader.[18]
Season 2
Daenerys leads her diminished khalasar across the Red Waste, hoping to find shelter in the far lands of the east. She tries to feed her newborn dragons, but they refuse the raw meat she offers. She regards the dragons as her children.[19] The mare Drogo gave her as a wedding gift dies of exhaustion and Daenerys decides to send her three bloodriders, Rakharo, Aggo and Kovarro, with their remaining horses to explore in three separate directions, knowing that they are her last hope.[20]
Daenerys is waiting in the Red Waste when Rakharo's horse returns without him. Jorah Mormont approaches the horse and finds Rakharho severed braid and head in his saddle bag, apparently killed by a rival khalasar.[21] Kovarro returns with an invitation from the great city of Qarth. Daenerys leads her people there and is disappointed at the cool reception she receives. She is denied entry by the ruling council, the Thirteen, unless she shows them her dragons, which she refuses to do. When it seems she will be turned away, the Qartheen dignitary Xaro Xhoan Daxos vouches for her and her people.[22]
Daenerys and her surviving people are made guests in Xaro's lavish home. She begins to teach her dragons to cook and eat their own meat, and slowly begin breathing fire on command. She suggest to Doreah that she use her skill as a lover to find out more about Xaro, she happily agrees. Their host holds a reception for Daenerys and she is introduced to Pyat Pree of the Warlocks of Qarth. He demonstrates his magic by replicating himself and invites her to visit his order at the House of the Undying. Xaro suggests that Ser Jorah has feelings for Daenerys but she denies this. Xaro shows Daenerys the Valyrian steel vault that guards his fortune and offers to fund her return to Westeros in exchange for her hand in marriage. He relays news of the death of King Robert Baratheon. Daenerys seeks the council of Ser Jorah. She is eager to seize the opportunity but he counsels against entering Xaro's debt. He reveals the depth of his feeling for her and his hope for the ruler that she will become. She agrees to take the harder path that he suggests but does not acknowledge his affection.[23]
Daenerys unsuccessfully appeals to the merchant nobles of Qarth to lend her ships. After meeting with the Spice King she returns to Xaro's home to find that it has been attacked; her men have been brutally murdered, Irri is dead, and that Doreah and the dragons are missing.[24] Xaro hosts a council of the Thirteen so Daenerys can appeal to them for aid. During the meeting Pyat Pree reveals that he was responsible and Xaro announces his intention to seize control of the city. The warlock uses his magic to murder the rest of the Thirteen. He repeats his invitation to Daenerys, telling her that her children are at the House of the Undying. Daenerys flees and Jorah attempts to kill Pree but is only able to dissipate one of his many copies.[25]
They take refuge in a disused courtyard and Daenerys convinces Jorah to accompany her to reclaim her dragons despite being certain that it is a trap.[26]
On their arrival Daenerys is separated from her guards by the warlock's magic. She is confronted by a series of visions, including her lost family of Drogo and Rhaego. She has an emotional conversation with Drogo, but ultimately realizes that it is an illusion. Having overcome the temptation she finds herself held captive by Pyat Pree. He tells her that he plans to keep her with her dragons because they increase his power. She tells her dragons to breathe flame at him, using the command that she taught them. With the warlock roasted alive, they are able to escape his tower.[27]
Daenerys returns to Xaro's home to confront him for his treachery and finds him in bed with Doreah. Hurt from the betrayal, Daenerys takes them to his vault, which proves to be empty, and locks them inside to die. She salvages enough valuables to buy a ship from amongst his possessions.[27]
Season 3
Daenerys's ship arrives at the city of Astapor in Slaver's Bay after leaving Qarth. Daenerys' dragons are continuing to grow, and are now about the size of a small dog. They fly about their ship as it approaches the city, plucking fish from the sea and roasting them in mid-air with their fire-breath.
She notes that they are still not big enough to use as weapons of war to invade Westeros with, and that she needs an army. Ser Jorah Mormont notes that the elite warrior-eunuchs produced in Astapor, known as the Unsullied, are said to be among the finest soldiers in the world. Daenerys stresses that they are slave-soldiers, a distinction which may make some look on her negatively in Westeros where slavery is illegal, but Jorah says they have no better ideas for how to acquire an army. Daenerys expresses interest in expanding her tiny Dothraki khalasar (most of them are seasick because the Dothraki have never traveled on ships before), but Jorah says that other Dothraki will only join her if they think she is strong, and for that she needs an army.
Upon arriving at Astapor, Daenerys is given a tour of the Unsullied barracks by the Unsullied's owner, Kraznys mo Nakloz, with his slave girl Missandei translating his Low Valyrian into the Common Tongue of Westeros for Daenerys. Believing she doesn't understand, as they talk, Kraznys insults Daenerys several times, however Missandei does not translate these insults. Kraznys explains that the Unsullied are trained for battle from the age of five, and that only one in four recruits survives the training. He also demonstrates that the Unsullied do not fear pain or death by slicing off the nipple of one soldier (much to Daenerys's disgust), who not only shows no sign of pain, but thanks the slave master for the opportunity to serve him. Kraznys goes on to explain that the Unsullied are trained to show no mercy or weakness by killing a newborn slave child in front of its mother at the end of their training. Daenerys is outraged by this, but still asks how many Unsullied are available. She is told there are eight thousand soldiers for sale and that she has until the next day to make a decision.En route back to their ship, Ser Jorah urges that Daenerys should purchase the Unsullied, arguing that under her command, these slave soldiers will have a far better quality of life serving her than they would under Kraznys and his ilk. Daenerys is distracted by a playing child following her and Jorah, and neither notice a man in a hooded black cloak following them, armed with a dagger. The child offers a gift to Daenerys - a wooden ball - but as she picks it up, the hooded stranger knocks it out of her hands; Ser Jorah grabs the stranger and their struggle knocks Daenerys to the ground, where to her horror, the ball cracks in half and a manticore emerges to attack. Before the creature can harm Daenerys with its lethal sting, the stranger, revealing himself to be Ser Barristan Selmy, kills it with his dagger, while the child, who hisses in a reptilian manner, baring teeth and features reminiscent of Pyat Pree, uses magic to escape. Ser Barristan falls to his knees, hoping to make amends for failing House Targaryen during and after Robert's Rebellion, when he served in her father's Kingsguard, he hails her as the rightful Queen and asks to serve in her Queensguard, to which she accepts.
The next day, Daenerys, accompanied by Jorah and Barristan, walks along a sea wall known as the "Walk of Punishment". Here, any slave who showed insubordination of any type is strapped to a cross and left to die out in public, as a warning to all other slaves. She offers a condemned man water, and he refuses to drink, saying that he just wanted to die.
At the slaver's bay, she speaks with again with the slave master Kraznys, as they attempt to work out a deal for his slave soldiers, the Unsullied. He continues to mock her while his slave translator Missandei cleans up his crude and very insulting words into more respectful ones, unaware that she is in fact fluent in Valyrian. Daenerys says she will take all 8,000 Unsullied soldiers, including those in training. To this Kraznys laughs at her and says that with everything she came with she could afford hardly over one hundred Unsullied soldiers. Daenerys surprises him by telling him she has dragons, and she will give him one. This offer stops Kraznys in his tracks, yet Daenerys has to repeatedly deny him as he attempts to haggle to receive more than one dragon. They strike a deal that she may have all the Unsullied soldiers for her biggest dragon, to which both Jorah and Selmy object, and plead to Daenerys that while soldiers are valuable, it is dragons that will ultimately win her the Iron Throne. She ignores them, and goes through with the deal with Kraznys, demanding Missandei as a token of faith. Upon leaving the room, she scolds Jorah and Selmy, telling them that while she values their advice, they will both be advising someone else if they disagree with her in public again. Daenerys asks Missandei for her name and if she has any living family, but Missandei responds that she does not. Daenerys warns her that she is heading into war and she may be killed and fall sick and die, to which Missandei simply recites the Valyrian aphorism: "Valar morghulis". Daenerys responds by translating, "all men must die", revealing to the young slave that she actually knows High Valyrian, and also adds that "we are not men".The day of the exchange, the slave masters and Kraznys, along with the 8000 Unsullied warriors, meet with Daenerys to complete the deal. Daenerys hands the chained Drogon to Kraznys, who frantically tries to shake loose of his collar and barks angrily at the slave master. Kraznys then gives her the golden whip, the symbol of ownership over the Unsullied. Daenerys asks if it is done, and if the Unsullied are now under her command, to which Kraznys insultingly says yes. Daenerys tests her new power by commanding the Unsullied, in Valyrian, which shocks Jorah and Barristan (who believed she did not speak Valyrian) to march forward then halt. Kraznys complains that Drogon does not obey his command, to which Daenerys then angrily responds to him in Valyrian that Drogon does not obey him because he is not a slave. Kraznys is shocked that she can speak Valyrian, which Daenerys explains is her native tongue, revealing to him that she had understood him all along. She order the Unsullied to kill all the slave masters and free all the slaves in Astapor, but to hurt no innocent people. As Kraznys tries to come to grip with the situation, Daenerys gives Drogon the command "Dracarys" and the dragon proceeds to burn Kraznys alive.
With the Unsullied under her command, Daenerys sacks Astapor with little resistance. Once it is done, she tells all of her Unsullied warriors that they are now free, and if they choose, may leave unharmed, or fight under her command as free men. At first, the Unsullied remain quiet, not knowing what to do with their new found freedom, however, one Unsullied soldier begins to beat his spear against the ground, signifying his allegiance to her. The rest of the Unsullied follow suit shortly after. Now in command of an army of free men, not slaves, Daenerys marches forward with her new army, as her dragons fly overhead and roar in triumph. [28]
As Daenerys and her army move towards the city of Yunkai, she orders the Unsullied to elect a commander from their own ranks. The officers select Grey Worm, who like all Unsullied, was given the name of a vermin. When Daenerys instructs the Unsullied to go back to their own names or pick new ones they like, Grey Worm elects to keep his, as it was the name he had when Daenerys Stormborn set him free.[29]
Daenerys is polite and well-spoken, but filled with quiet determination. She used to be cowed by her brother's ambitions and his occasional cruel rages, but her time amongst the Dothraki has taught her pride, confidence and skills of command. She is still somewhat naive of the world due to being young and living her life as an exile (with only her petulant brother to rely on for knowledge of the world), but she is intelligent and quick to understand now that she is free to pursue her own path.
Daenerys spent her entire life living on the sufferance of others, bouncing back and forth between one benefactor or the next (like Illyrio Mopatis) with her brother, until whatever dreams they had of supporting the exiles' claim wore off and they'd have to move on to another patron. As a result, Daenerys has never known a true home. Constantly living under her brother's domination has given Daenerys a great empathy with the downtrodden of the world. She is deeply sympathetic to those she perceives as oppressed, while at the same time, her pent up frustration from years of being mentally and physically dominated by her petty would-be-king of a brother make Daenerys capable of being utterly ruthless against those she perceives as oppressing others. This has produced a large amount of black-white thinking in Dany's mind.
Unlike many in her House, Dany has thus far not shown any signs of the "Targaryen madness" that plagued her father (and to a lesser extent, Viserys). She has inherited some Targaryen ruthlessness; this is evident when she says that Viserys was not a true dragon when he was burned to death with molten gold, because "fire cannot kill a dragon". However, while Viserys was cruel and demanding to his servants and even his benefactors, Daenerys reciprocates the loyalty of those who follow her with gratitude and compassion. Overall, Daenerys is much closer in character to her deceased brother Rhaegar Targaryen than to her parents or to Viserys.
|Season One appearances
|Winter is Coming
|The Kingsroad
|Lord Snow
|Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things
|The Wolf and the Lion
|A Golden Crown
|You Win or You Die
|The Pointy End
|Fire and Blood
|Season Two appearances
|The North Remembers
|The Night Lands
|What is Dead May Never Die
|Garden of Bones
|The Ghost of Harrenhal
|The Old Gods and the New
|A Man Without Honor
|The Prince of Winterfell
|Valar Morghulis
|Season Three appearances
|Valar Dohaeris
|Dark Wings, Dark Words
|Walk of Punishment
|And Now His Watch is Ended
|Kissed by Fire
|The Climb
|The Bear and the Maiden Fair
|Second Sons
|The Rains of Castamere
Image gallery
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There is a range of promotional images and screen captures featuring Daenerys in the gallery.
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"
|Aerys II Targaryen
"The Mad King"
|Rhaella Targaryen
|Daeron Targaryen
|Rhaegar Targaryen
|Elia Martell
|Viserys Targaryen
"Daenerys Stormborn"
|Rhaenys Targaryen
|Aegon Targaryen
- "The next time you raise a hand to me will be the last time you have hands!"
- ―Daenerys Targaryen finally standing up to her brother Viserys
- "I am Daenerys Stormborn and I will take what is mine with fire and blood."
- ―Daenerys Targaryen
- "When my dragons are grown, we will take back what was stolen from me and destroy those who wronged me! We will lay waste to armies and burn cities to the ground!"
- ―Daenerys Targaryen
- "The time to strike is now, the Starks fight the Lannisters, the Baratheons fight each other."
- ―Daenerys Targaryen
- "A mother does not flee without her children."
- ―Daenerys Targaryen
- "Dovaogēdys! Naejot memēbātās! Kelītīs!
(Unsullied! Forward march! Halt!)"
- ― Daenerys Targaryen speaking High Valyrian for the first time in public.
- "Zaldrīzes buzdari iksos daor.
(A dragon is not a slave.)"
- ―Daenerys Targaryen to Kraznys mo Nakloz, much to the shock of the latter.
- "Nyke Daenerys Jelmāzmo hen Targārio Lentrot, hen Valyrio Uēpo ānogār iksan. Valyrio muño ēngos ñuhys issa.
(I am Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryen, of the blood of Old Valyria. Valyrian is my mother tongue.)"
- ―Daenerys Taragaryen revealing her origins to Kraznys mo Nakloz.
- "Dovaogēdys! Āeksia ossēnātās, menti ossēnātās, qilōni pilos lue vale tolvie ossēnātās, yn riñe dōre ōdrikātās. Urnet luo buzdaro tolvio belma pryjātās!
(Unsullied! Slay the masters, slay the soldiers, slay every man who holds a whip, but harm no child. Strike the chains off of every slave you see!)"
- ―Daenerys Targaryen ordering the Unsullied in High Valyrian to sack Astapor.
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Daenerys was born on the Targaryen island refuge of Dragonstone eight months after her father's death. Her mother died giving birth to her, and a great storm raged at the moment of her birth, destroying what was left of the Targaryen fleet anchored at Dragonstone, giving rise to the nickname "Stormborn". The infant Daenerys and her brother Viserys were spirited into exile across the Narrow Sea by Ser Willem Darry, a loyal retainer of their family, before the castle garrison could hand them over to Robert Baratheon.
The books go into a little more detail about Daenerys' early life in the Free Cities. Initially, Daenerys lived with Ser Willem and Viserys in Braavos, in a house with a big red door. Ser Willem was old and bedridden and yelled at the servants, but was very kind to Daenerys. After several years Ser Willem died and the servants drove the Targaryen children from the house, taking what money they had. Daenerys was old enough to remember living there, and has recurrent dreams about her last sight of the big red door, which came to symbolize the childhood she never had. The house in Braavos was the closest thing to a home Daenerys ever had, but even she never considered herself to be home there. Afterwards, the Targaryen children bounced around between different patrons, each enjoying having the Targaryen exiles as guests but abandoning them when the novelty wore off. Some briefly entertained the idea of helping them retake the Iron Throne, but as the years passed and Robert Baratheon's rule appeared more and more secure, the number of patrons dwindled and their lives grew meaner. Daenerys grew up living on the sufferance of others, frequently turned out on the street with little warning when their patrons lost interest in them. Viserys was reduced to pathetically begging for support throughout the Free Cities as they moved from patron to patron. In the process, they traveled from Braavos to Myr, then to Tyrosh, then to Qohor, then to Volantis, then to Lys, and ultimately to Pentos (each of the Free Cities except Norvos and Lorath). They never lived in one place for more than a few months, and their stay in Pentos with Illyrio was actually the longest time they had lived in one place since Braavos (for six months in the books, but stated to be over a year in the TV series).
Daenerys is actually the second member of the Targaryen dynasty to have this name. The first Daenerys was the sister of King Daeron II, who lived a century ago. The first Daenerys wed into House Martell, as part of the marriage-alliance which united Dorne into the Targaryen realm. However, because this Daenerys did not rule as a queen, Daenerys Stormborn is not called "Daenerys II". In fact, there has never been a ruling Targaryen queen before. When Daenerys Stormborn proclaims herself the rightful heir of the Targaryen dynasty (after her brother dies), she is officially styled as "Daenerys of House Targaryen, First of Her Name" (this has been confirmed in the TV series, as Xaro refers to her as this in "The Ghost of Harrenhal").
Daenerys is thirteen years old when the events of the novels begin. Dany is somewhat quiet and reticent, and fearful of her brother's famous rages, but also curious about life in the Seven Kingdoms and eager to learn more of life there. She has a kind and generous spirit. This spirit slowly begins to harden after her brother's death and after surviving her first assassination attempt.
According to the TV series official pronunciation guide developed for the cast and crew, "Daenerys Targaryen" is pronounced "Duh-NAIR-iss Tar-GAIR-ee-in".
See also
- Daenerys Targaryen at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
- ↑ "The Bear and the Maiden Fair (episode)"
- ↑ "The Ghost of Harrenhal"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 HBO viewers guide, season 2 map, special features - Journey of Daenerys, Flight from Dragonstone entry
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 map, special features - Journey of Daenerys
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Targaryen - Viserys Targaryen entry
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Targaryen - Rhaella Targaryen entry
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 map, special features - Journey of Daenerys, Seeking Refuge in Pentos entry
- ↑ "Winter is Coming"
- ↑ "The Kingsroad"
- ↑ "Lord Snow"
- ↑ "Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things"
- ↑ "The Wolf and the Lion"
- ↑ "A Golden Crown"
- ↑ "A Golden Crown"
- ↑ "You Win or You Die"
- ↑ "The Pointy End"
- ↑ "Baelor"
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Fire and Blood"
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Targaryen, Daenerys Targaryen entry
- ↑ "The North Remembers"
- ↑ "The Night Lands"
- ↑ "Garden of Bones"
- ↑ "The Ghost of Harrenhal"
- ↑ "The Old Gods and the New"
- ↑ "A Man Without Honor"
- ↑ "The Prince of Winterfell"
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Valar Morghulis"
- ↑ "And Now His Watch is Ended"
- ↑ "The Climb"
Rulers of the Seven Kingdoms
King of the Andals and the First Men · Lord of the Seven Kingdoms · Protector of the Realm
|Targaryen Dynasty:
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The 2.5-inch standard Intel 520 Series SSD comes with the same SandForce controller as many others on the market but with special firmware, version 400i, developed by Intel to improve performance. And the drive for the most part delivered, offering very fast performance in my testing. The drive's also aesthetically pleasing and rugged with an all-aluminum casing, and comes with all you need to install it in a desktop computer.
The only complaint I have about the drive is the pricing, which is about $2 per gigabyte, making it one of the most expensive solid-state drives (SSDs) on the market. If you can live with that, the 520 Series will make an excellent hard-drive replacement, especially for ultraportable laptops and desktops, thanks to its 7-mm thickness option and included accessories.
If you want something of similar quality and slightly better performance but costing less for your standard laptop, however, I'd recommend the Samsung 830 Series.
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|Drive type
|Internal drive
|Connector options
|SATA 3 (6Gbps), SATA 2, SATA
|Available capacities
|Product dimensions
|7mm and 9.5mm thick, 2.5-inch standard
|Capacity of test unit
|OSes supported
|Windows, Mac, Linux
The Intel 520 Series SSD is a special solid-state drive. For one, it's only 7 millimeters thick, whereas the standard SSD thickness is 9.5mm. This is basically another push of Intel to promote its ultrabook campaign. To make it also fit in a standard 9mm, 2.5-inch hard-drive bay, the drive comes with a frame piece on top that adds another 2.5mm. This piece can be taken off, but then you will need four shorter screws to keep it in the 7mm design. These screws are unfortunately not included, but they seem to be standard screws that you might be able to find at a hardware store.
The second rather unusual aspect of the drive's design is the fact that its housing is made entirely of aluminum, making it both attractive and sturdy. And finally, the drive comes with all the accessories you'd need to use it with a desktop computer, including a SATA cable, a Molex-to-SATA power cable, a 3.5-inch mounting bracket, and mounting screws.
The 520 Series will work in any SATA application, including most ultraportable laptops, all standard laptops, and all desktops. To make it an easy replacement for a hard drive, Intel also provides free data migration software, which is a rebranded version of Acronis True Image that helps make moving the entire existing system to a new drive easier.
While the drive uses a SandForce controller, it comes with Intel's new 400i firmware designed to offer much better performance than other drives with the same controller. The drive supports SATA 3 (6Gbps) but will work with the original SATA (1.5 Gpbs), SATA 2 (3Gbps), and SATA 3 (6Gbps). To get its top performance, you should use it with a computer that supports SATA 3.
According to Intel, the new drive support AES 256-bit data encryption. I tried with different platforms and different RAID setups and it worked well with all of them. Like all SSDs, the 520 Series can handle shocks and uses much less energy than a traditional hard drive. The drive is available in 60GB, 120GB, 180GB (unusual), 240GB, and 480GB capacities.
Cost per gigabyte
On average, all capacities of the 520 Series cost around $2 per gigabyte, similar to the recently reviewed RunCore Pro V Max. This is comparatively expensive among SSDs currently on the market. The OCZ Octane, for example, costs around $1.50 per gigabyte, while the Samsung 830 Series, which offers slightly better performance, costs just around $1.70 per gigabyte. To be fair, the 520 Series offers more with its 7mm thickness option and all the accessories as well as utility software. Still it'd be ideal if the drive cost $1.50 per gigabyte or less. Hopefully its price will get lowered.

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Deluxe Latex Balloon Arch Kit and Column Kit with inflator included.
Create the WOW factor at your next event. This kit will help you create balloon arches and column with latex balloons. Deluxe Latex Balloon Arch and Column Kit. The poles and bases are made of sturdy plastic, steel, fiberglass, and aluminum. This kit creates two 6 1/2' columns and one 9'H x 11'W arch.
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(USA Today) -- Update 1/11/13 @10am
The head of Federal Aviation Administration says he's confident the Boeing 787 is safe, but he remains concerned about recent incidents, including a fire and a fuel leak earlier this week.
Michael Huerta, the FAA administrator, said at a news conference Friday that there is nothing in the data the agency has seen to suggest the plane isn't safe.
FAA also announced it is undertaking a comprehensive review of the 787s critical systems, including design, manufacture and assembly.
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Two more Boeing 787 Dreamliners faced problems Friday morning, just hours before the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration was scheduled to announce its findings of a review of the new aircraft.
An All Nippon Airways aircraft suffered a crack to its windscreen during a flight in Japan and an oil leak was found coming from the engine of a separate plane after it landed at an airport in southern Japan, Reuters reporting.
GALLERY | Boeing 787 Dreamliner
RELATED | Fuel leak reported on Japan Airlines 787 in Boston
MORE | Third Dreamliner grounded this week for problems
In the first incident, according to Reuters, a crack was discovered in the window area in front of the pilot's seat an hour into the flight. The plane landed safely at an airport in Western Japan.
The oil leak found in the second 787 Dreamliner was discovered after that aircraft landed at Miyazaki airport, in the south, Reuters reports.
There have been five incidents involving problems with the Dreamliner this week, including two in the USA.
The FAA announced that U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta, and Boeing President Ray Conner will hold a press conference at 9:30 a.m. in Washington "to discuss a comprehensive review of Boeing 787 critical systems, including the design, manufacture and assembly."


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Hey this is Reuben with Competition Accessories and we just wanted to make a quick video on how you change the face shield out on the Arai helmet. A lot of people get intimidated by Arai helmet face shields because of the side pod they have where you cant see whats going behind it. What we have done on this helmet here is we installed a clear pod so we could give you a better look at the inner workings of the base plate mechanism and show you how it works. Basically to remove the face shield what I want you to see is this little gray lever here, there are one of those on each side of the helmet. When you raise your shield to the top position those will pop out. Now if your helmet is a little older or a little worn out they might not pop all the way out like a brand new helmet. With the face shield all the way up you just need to lift those levers all the way up. Once you have lifted those until they click, to take the shield off is very simple, you are just going to grab it from the top , rotate it back and pull it off. It comes right off really quickly. You will see guys out at the track if you watch racing at all like the isle of man for instance, they will pull into the pits and they swap face shields on or off in just a matter of seconds. It is one of those things you have to get the hang of. To reinstall the shield is a little trickier, there is a horse shoe shape cut out on the end of the shield here, that's going to line up with the top curve on the helmet or the pod and with the clear ones you can see the round tab that its going to slide over. Your going to slide that in on both sides and its not going to really click or anything, you just have to get it down and on to there like that. Once its in I find it easier to have the helmet facing away from you and then you are just going to close the shield. When you close the shield what happens is this opening this cut out right here slides over that little notch right there, so that is what limits the shield as It opens. That's how to change the Arai face shield out, hopefully that helps you out. You can go to our youtube channel if you click on this link in the upper right hand corner and subscribe to us. We have a lot detailed videos on helmets and other products. You can also check us out on facebook and check us out online, see you next time.
Hey guys this is Reuben with Competition Accessories and we have the all new Arai Signet Q helmet . The Signet was a very popular helmet for Arai they are bringing it back and replacing the profile in their line up , and what they've done is they have based the Signet Q off of the RXQ which is an intermediate helmet from Arai externally they look almost identical what they've done is they actually have elongated the Signet Q about 5 millimeters front to back its just going to be 5 millimeters longer and internally that internal shape is going to be a long oval. Arai has also done some pretty innovative things as far as customizing the fit of the helmet ill show you once we get into the interior what they've done some really neat features that really eliminate hot spots and that will allow you to have a very comfortable snug fit .Externally though again this is the RXQ this is the Signet Q, they look just about identical. Your going to have top vents that is going to open and close with rocker switches your going to have side exhaust cowls so as air flows over the helmet its going to draw warm air out the back and again out of the rear spoiler you have an open and close able vent that's going to draw warm air out the top , you also have a chin bar vent which is two position you can open it half way or all the way that's going to direct air onto the face shield just give you some extra air inside and lastly , and this is an Arai exclusive, they have vents actually built into the shield that direct air into the helmet and they have wind tunnels inside that direct air around on the side of your temples and your temporal artery is right at the side of your head and that really keeps you cool. You can see if i open the shield the little air ducts that directs air along the sides of your temples. One thing you may notice about the shield and well get into it once i take it off and ill show you exactly what it comes with but it actually has a reaccessed cavity built into the shield itself for a pin lock insert and the pin lock is actually included . Now if your comparing this to the Profile you may notice this is actually a wider eye port its 10 millimeters wider its the new SAI max shield which is the same as the RXQ so you just have a little better peripheral vision out of this helmet . As far as moving this shield its very simple a lot of people get a bit intimidated with Arai because it has side covers you cant really see whats going on but they are very easy to change. Basically once you open the shield all the way your going to see these two little trigger arms pop out there's a small little arrow on it basically what you do is pull it all the way up and its going to click on both sides, once you've pulled it up like that its ready to take off then all you do is grab the front of the shield and literally pull up and off . Again that's something that makes some people a little bit nervous but its very easy to do . I'm going to grab that pin lock insert if you've used a pin lock before you know it can be pretty challenging to get them in and out . Traditionally a pin lock shield has notches on either end of the insert which lines up with posts that correspond on the shield well Arai has done it a little bit differently. What they've done is they have actually molded a recess into the shield itself that this pin lock actually sits down into , and as far as installing it its a lot easier basically your just going to line up one end of the pin lock and then if you just push it down its just going to click right into place , that's so much easier then traditional pin lock systems. Id love to see other manufactures kind of follow in their foot steps because that's a lot more user friendly and a lot easier to change out as well. Obviously pin lock is going to basically make it duel layer lenses and what that does for you is number one that makes it a very very effective anti fog system if your riding in the colder environment or if its raining this pin lock is going to prevent fogging its also available with different color inserts in different tints so if you need a smoke insert you could do that and obviously other shields from the SAI max line up are going to fit on this helmet as well. To reinstall the SAI shield again this is something that may be intimidating some people because you cant really see whats going on here but basically your just going to take this notch line it up with the top part of this pod here and then you just insert it there kind of feel it click into place, Do the same for the other side. Once you have it in place like that basically your just going to close it and that's what actually is going to lock it into place. A little bit tricky to do it the first time once you've got the hang of it its actually pretty easy and a pretty nice system to swap out. Alright moving to interior of the Signet-Q Arai uses their dry cool fabric that is moisture wicking it keeps you very comfortable very dry it also pulls moisture away from your skin to keep you comfortable on warm days . You'll also notice there's a full neck roll on this helmet and what that does is a couple of things, One its just comfortable against your skin and Two maybe more importantly it prevents wind from entering the seams between the crack between the crown liner and the cheek pads , it just gives you a nice flush surface for the wind to travel over which significantly reduces wind noise as your riding . Another thing you might see here is these orange tabs those are notes to emergency personnel , if you have an accident and they need to remove your helmet basically what their going to do is pull on these tabs and that's going to reveal an orange pull tab right here and the cheek pads come right out its very simple, there's actually no snaps on these cheek pads its basically just have a notch on the front and back that kind of seat inside the helmet . You could also remove the entire neck roll. So that comes out and then as far as the lining there's two snaps at the back and two snaps at the front and that comes out very easy as well. ill give you a quick look at the interior of the helmet here . You can probably see there are some holes for the ventilation to come through to reach the skin on your head . And i do want to talk about as i mentioned in the beginning of the video, there's some features on this helmet to help customize the fit a little bit. This is the crown liner they actually provided some tear away pads on the sides of the temple so this is a long oval helmet and what that means is its for people with a longer head front to back and it eliminates hot spots on the forehead however everyone's temples are different as well some people have sunken temples some people have protruding temples . If you find this helmet fits great front to back but its a little bit tight on the sides , there are 5 millimeter pads in both sides so you can actually remove this it just comes right out and you can do that on both sides and that's going to give you just a little bit more room side to side and provide you with a very nice custom fit. Another thing you'll notice about this liner is it is completely open along the top and then that's just going to work with conjunction with the venting on the helmet to provide you with a lot of air flow. Next thing i want to show you is the cheek pads and i can actually remove the cover off of one of these and show you they actually use multiple layers , it doesn't come all the way off but, they use multiple layers of foam they call this the facial contour system . Basically you can see how its not just a flat single piece of foam like in cheaper helmets where basically it just kind of squishes on to your head you know you hope its comfortable, this has several layers of foam its contoured to cradle your face and then Arai has done something very innovative and they have basically put a spring inside this you can see as i press on that it gives . There's a couple things that does One when your pulling the helmet on and off its going to move the cheek pad out of the way your not feeling like your ripping your ears off every time you pull your helmet off but Two once the helmets on this spring is going to push back and its just going to give you a nice cradled feeling around your chin and your jaw bone and that's going to obviously provide a lot of comfort but it also reduces wind noise . Any time you have a better seal around the base of your helmet and around your face feel around the base thats a significant way to reduce wind noise its a very innovative feature i think a lot of people are going to really appreciate what that does for them . Now i don't have the interior of a Signet Q to show you but i do have one for the RXQ and i want to try and show you basically what Arai does in their construction that really sets them apart from everyone else . First is the EPS liner , you'll notice there's some different colors of foam here basically they have multiple densities of foam built into the liner but its a single piece . You can see their are denser parts of foam then there are softer parts depending on where you hit your head how you hit it if its a hard impact or just a lighter impact this is designed to dissipate the energy as much as possible so its going to spread the impact and its also going to cushion your head in an impact you can also see the ventilation holes , and again the RXQ is going to be very very similar to the Signet Q because they have basically based the Signet off the RXQ its just going to be a little bit longer front to back . The other thing that i have up here is the shell itself Arai uses what they call super complex laminate construction its basically a blend of fiber glass and other materials . There's a few things you'll notice about it when you actually pick it up an hold it but the biggest thing about Arai helmets is they are incredibly incredibly strong this is obviously not a complete helmet its a shell but still its incredibly stiff i mean i can push very very hard on the chin bar here and its not giving at all it is a very very stiff shell and what that's going to do for you again is dissipate energy in impact its going to spread the energy to a larger area so that you don't get injured . You'll also see that they have some other layers of material on the top of the shell , So again different parts of the shell are reinforced in different ways they use a ridge around the chin bar and around the base of the helmet just again provide that level of stiffness , and another thing you'll notice about Arai and this is huge for them their shield changing mechanism does not interfere with the shell that's why they have the pods on the sides. Instead of having a big recess here that might compromise the safety of the helmet its basically just a flat uniform piece it does go in just a tiny bit but if you compare that to other helmets some have a significant dip here where it might compromising the entire shell . Arai looks at the structure of an egg and that's what they base their shell shape off of.They keep it very simple very rounded so that it will prevent any weak spots on the shell itself and again that's just part of what your paying for with Arai i mean we know they are not cheep helmets , but again you do get what you pay for. So that's the Arai Signet Q in a nut shell again were very excited to see this in their line up a lot of people were having trouble with the Arais not fitting them if you have more of a long oval head shape because the Signet was not in the line up but they brought it back so were excited to see it. You can check these out online at Competition Accessories .com And well see you next time.
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Found in every Arai helmet continues to be the basic and simple organic shell shape. A helmet is first and foremost an Energy Management System. From ventilation to aerodynamics, shield systems, radio, Blue Tooth and graphics – everything comes secondary, and none should ever interfere with the helmet's number-one job of Impact Energy Management!
Arai looks to the incredibly strong shape of an egg for inspiration, with the smooth uninterrupted spherical shape transferring stress loads more evenly across it's entire surface. The absence of exaggerated edges or protrusions in the shell is not a lack of creativity, but an commitment to maintaining the integrity of the shell with impact performance in mind.
Additional Features of the NEW
Arai SignetQ
Both the top vent set and side exhaust cowls are direct carryovers from the RX-q
Brow vent ducting redirects to flow air across the temples
DDL-4 exhaust vent to the 10mm wider eye port (5mm on each side)
Long Oval Fit with the
Arai Signet-Q
SAI MAX-Vision "Brow Vent" shield
Clear Pin Lock Max-Vision Brow Vent anti-fog lens Included with the helmet
Elongated shell adds 5mm from front to back
Long-Oval shape helps prevent "Hot-Spot"
Multi-Density Single piece EPS liner
Removable, replaceable, washable interior
Dry-Cool Surface material for rapid displacement of heat and moisture away from your head and into the ventilation airflow for added comfort while riding and a quick dry between rides
5mm peel-away temple pads adds another level of customization, giving the helmet interior a little extra width when needed
Enhanced for customizable micro fitment interior without the need to purchase extra interior components
Arai Signet Q Racer Graphic has the New FCS (Facial Contour Support) cheek pad design
Innovative and exclusive spring support adds just the right amount of pressure when needed while being worn
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A little pricey but worth it, Not really sold on pinlock faceshield
Typical beautifully made Arai helmet. Costs more but worth it to me. My only dislike is the pinlock face shield. I don't have a problem with face shield fogging so it would have been nice to have been able to order without the upgraded face shield.
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Well after many years of buying several different helmets that never fit my head right, I finally purchased an Arai Signet helmet. Best decision I have made in awhile I can now ride all day without my head killing me. Of course the quality is first rate and service from competition accessory is great. Anyone that has been debating about spending this much money on a helmet stop waiting and buy one you wont regret it
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Easy to install, works great, no more changing visors for me
I pre-ordered this and waited for a while for Arai to finally release it. Wow.. so worth the wait. I think the sunvisor was the only thing missing for Arai. They already had the best helmets, now they have this sunvisor. I installed it about 3 weeks ago and use it daily. I just ordered a 2nd one along with an new Arai for my wife from compacc. I got a nice discount too, because of the CA cash I had earned on my shield and sliders kevlar jeans order..Great company.. Great product.. Thanks to Davie in customer service for putting up with all my questions and emails
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Good fit. Covers field of vision well.
At the time I order it had very limited availability.
Covers field of vision well but gets out of the way when not needed. Competition accessories was very good at keeping me informed during the backorder process. Worth the wait.
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Arai Signet-Q Solid Helmets
Very good motorcycle helmet
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good venting, comfortable, fits well, works with glasses
This is my third Arai helmet. Each is better than the previous. I previously had a Signet. The next was a Profile. This Signet-Q is easy to but very comfortable. Arai helmets always fit perfectly for me. My wife likes it so much she is getting the same color. It has a clear shield because I wear progressive glasses and sunglasses. If you have never tried an Arai, you should real soon. They are made with precision and quality.
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Arai Signet-Q Fluorescent Yellow Helmet
Another Arai
Recommended by Reviewer:
Comfort, good venting, quiet and fits well.
This is my third Arai helmet. Each is better than the previous. I previously had a Signet. The next was a Profile. This Signet-Q is easy to but very comfortable. Arai helmets always fit perfectly for me. My wife likes it so much she is getting the same color. It has a clear shield because I wear progressive glasses and sunglasses. If you have never tried an Arai, you should real soon. They are made with precision and quality.
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Arai Signet-Q Solid Helmets
Great Motorcycle Helmet
Recommended by Reviewer:
good fit, pin-lock, light weight
get what you pay for.
I have used this helmet for over a year. Good ventilation and really like the pinlock system. I added a smoked insert. I get a slight whistle from the top of helmet when riding upright behind my windshield which goes away with slight repositioning.
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Arai Signet-Q Solid Helmets
300.00 more for the safest helmet on the market is a good investment
Recommended by Reviewer:
Arai Signet-Q is uniquely designed to 1 fit longer oval head shapes and 2 meet both DOT & Snell Motorcycle Helmet safety Standards
Price is double that of the average motorcycle helmet but you get what you pay for
A quick Internet search shows the Arai Signet-Q met my need for a longer shaped head and had the highest survivability design quality available. Arai designs one of the few helmets on the market that meet both DOT & Snell Motorcycle Helmet Standards. This means the helmets do not have features such as integrated sun shield Arai sells a 100.00 clamp on shield, flip up front, built in communication system, etc. They also have high quality material on the inside of the helmet that is washable and tends to last longer than the less expensive ones. I purchased the Arai Signet-Q because it has the best fit available and provides the best protection during an accident. Someone told me to buy a 10 helmet if I had a 10 head I think 300.00 more for the safest helmet on the market is a good investment. I also found the best price at compact dot com.
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Arai Signet E and Signet S Helmet Replacement Shields
Arai replacement shield
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Fits the helmet perfectly.
A bit pricey but they last for many years.
Replacement shield for an older Arai helmet. Fits perfectly and they typically last for a few seasons.
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Arai Signet-Q Solid Helmets
Very nice, love this helmet
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Fit, pin lock, shield removeinstall, comfort, chin spoiler
I guess price
First Arai, coming from a Suomi. The fit and finish, especially the interior, is outstanding. I was fitted for a small, and honestly was a little worried after wearing the first time that it was too small. Turns out my Suomi was definitely too large for me, and, after removing the top 5mm layer from each of the cheek pads, it now fits like glove. It is light, cool, and snug, and I can wear for hours. The chin spoiler is very nice, though a little difficult to deploy. I've already made up my mind to purchase Arai again in the future.
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Arai Signet-Q Solid Helmets
Same, just a little different
Recommended by Reviewer:
Good long oval fit, pin lock, interior room
Larger chin bar
I now have 4 Signets in the closet, all different models. The Q fits like previous Signets and I really like the removable liner. The cheek pads have a different feel, but you get used to them quickly. The chin bar is the most noticeable difference A little further from your chin than the old models, but also a little wider. On my sport bikes, I could glance down and see the gauges with the old Signets. With the Q the wider chin bar blocks the gauges and I have to actually tilt my head to see them. I like the pin lock lens - doesn't prevent fogging, but really helps. Overall, a nicely improved Signet.
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Arai Signet-Q Solid Helmets
outstanding quality
Recommended by Reviewer:
fit, function, finish
kinda pricey
Just took a short test ride, This thing feels so light. Its quiet and the shield is easy to operate with a gloved hand. Great ventilation. The only drawback would be the cost, but you get what you pay for
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Arai SAI Max Vision - Pinlock And Other Replacement Shields
At last, a reason to prefer the Corsair V
Duke W
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Easy change-out, works flawlessly with the pinlock inserts designed for it
Not standard on every Arai helmet it fits
Anti-fog inserts are a must on Arai helmets, so when I needed a new Corsair V, I bought one of these at the same time. The difference is night and day from the old-style pinlock shields. There is no limitation to the clear field of vision from the rider's point of view. The last reason to prefer an older helmet is now gone well, except for the paint schemes -- I really miss the Tommy Gun paint job -- they don't have anything that evocative any more. Yes, I know that the Corsair V is supposed to be a racing helmet, and they therefore think you don't need an anti-fog visor, but this is safety equipment, guys, and should be standard on every helmet it fits. Oh, one more note if you have a spare old-style pinlock insert, be aware they won't fit the new design. Buy an insert at the same time, and you won't have to wait to be safe go ahead, ask me how I found that out.
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Arai SAI Max Vision Pinlock Anti-Fog Shield Inserts
Call it a necessity
Duke W
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Product actually works as advertised, really wide, tall field of clear vision
Shouldn't these be on every Arai helmet
Anyone who's ever worn a helmet in the rain knows that you either anti-fog, or you don't see. While there are lots of ways to anti-fog, the best way is to not have to in the first place. If your face shield is anti-fog, you don't have to worry about whether you treated it or not, or whether you put the anti-fog in your pocket before you left. That's why this product rocks so hard. It flatly works. Unless you're a mouth-breathing troglodyte, you won't fog this. The combination of pinlock pocket and silicon seal works to provide a clear, fog-free view that will last a couple of rainy seasons of daily use ask me how I know. Another plus this new design puts the edges of the anti-fog area outside the seals for the eyeports, so your view is unrestricted. Nice The only drawback this doesn't come standard on every Arai helmet. It really should. They're one of the safest helmets on the market, so why doesn't this vital piece of safety equipment come standard on every helmet they sell Don't know, but if yours didn't come with one of these, you need to get one -- before you need it and don't have it. Don't delay, buy today
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High Quality Helmet
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fits perfectly with removable temple pads
It fits perfectly and the quality of construction and design is outstanding. The price is high but it's worth it for the high quality design and construction.
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No fogging issues with this visor. Now, if it would only keep my glasses from foggingRiding last winter with the RX-Q, I had a lot of fogging issues. While it was easily mitigated with the front vent, who really wants to open it at 30 some odd degreesI have read that other people had issues with the pins. I just straightened out he visor, as shown in the video, and popped it in place. Very simple and took but a couple of seconds to install it.It does take a little bit to get used to as it gives the impression of being cracked open on the bottom when all you are seeing is a small area that is not covered by the insert.
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Fog Free, Good Fit
slight reflection in some conditions
Works well. I have the dark smoke and light smoke on separate shields, easy interchange. Dark for sunny, light for daytime cloudyovercast. Only negative is minimal ... slight reflectivity off the inner surface, so on bright days the lens is not crystal-clear ... but it's close, and it doesn't fog.
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Easy to install and use. Visually consistent with helmet aesthetics.
Shade not as dark as it could should be.
Had high hopes for this solution to glare and direct sun in the eyes. The PRO Shade didn't really help either problem. The shade portion is handy and provides some relief from the direct sun like a cheap pair of sunglasses would do. Unfortunately it could do more in this regard. Also, should the shade be in the up position and the wind catch it, stand strong...as your helmet and head will snap back with a fair amount of force.Have been accustomed to a high-quality and well thought out products from Arai. This one may not have been as thought out as it could be. Seems like improvements will help it. Perhaps the next version will be perfect
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Not a bad solution, Probably the best Arai will offer.
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Provides a quick sunshade option, no need to carry multiple visors.
Now you have 4 surfaces to clean or potentially scratch.
I love Arai and have for years. But I have been caught after dark with my tinted visor and also needed a sunshade on my clear visor. Arai needed a solution, this is what they came up with. I used it on a 600 mile trip last week and it worked perfectly on my Signet Q. In and out of tunnels, did a great job. In the raised position gave a nice shade and lowered was just like a dark visor. No problem with distortion, noise, wind drag. The main issue I see is that now you have an inner and outer dark section that accumulates bugs and dirt and of course the clear section to clean. Any one of those surfaces could get dinged and the total package is not cheap. You can't just add the sunshade to a normal visor.Arai claims this is a better solution because they do not have to change the design of helmet for an internal drop down visor and, in their opinion, affect safety. I'm not an expert so I won't dispute the claim but bottom line, this is the Arai solution. It was worth the price to me.You really want to know what works The Transitions visor that Bell and Akuma use. THAT is the perfect solution and could be adapted by every helmet manufacturer. I don't know why Arai and Shoei and others resist that elegant and effective solution.
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- In the case of involuntary contractions of the vagina (vaginismus), you may be taught techniques for dilation of the vaginal opening.
- In the case of an inability to have an orgasm, you may be taught techniques for masturbation that involve the sites of sexual excitation in the genitals.
- Dual sex therapy, in which partners are treated together to clarify and work through problems as a team.
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy or hypnosis to help you gain control of symptoms that are producing anxiety, such as fear or poor self-esteem.
- Behavior training, such as assertiveness techniques to help you express your sexual needs with confidence.
The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) certifies sexuality health professionals. For information, see the AASECT website at www.aasect.org.
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2. Siri
Ever want your own robot? Well this phone practically comes with a pocket size robot. No, this can't actually fold your laundry or cook you dinner, but it can easily help you find quick answers to any question you may have. (Check out the videos posted at the bottom of the page for some funny and useful videos of Siri.)
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Vim allows the cursor shape, blink rate, and color to be customized, if supported by the underlying system. Depending upon your system, you can make the cursor more prominent using blinking and a distinctive color, or you can make the cursor less distracting by disabling blinking and using a bland color. In the GUI (gvim), the cursor can be fully customized. For example, the cursor color can be changed when entering insert mode to clarify whether you are in normal or insert mode.
Changing the cursor color in insert mode
You may start typing, thinking you are in insert mode, but find that the characters are interpreted as commands because you are actually in normal mode. To help avoid that problem, you can specify that the cursor color and blink rate change when entering insert mode.
Using gvim with the defaults, the cursor shape is a block when in
n-v-c modes (normal mode, or visual selection mode, or command mode while entering a colon command), and the shape changes to a vertical bar when in
i (insert) mode. The color and blink rates do not change.
Here is an example for gvim showing how to customize the cursor properties (see :help 'guicursor'):
highlight Cursor guifg=white guibg=black highlight iCursor guifg=white guibg=steelblue set guicursor=n-v-c:block-Cursor set guicursor+=i:ver100-iCursor set guicursor+=n-v-c:blinkon0 set guicursor+=i:blinkwait10
Line 1 defines the color highlighting used for
n-v-c modes (set in line 3), and line 2 defines a different color for insert mode (set in line 4). Line 5 disables blinking (
blinkon value
0) for
n-v-c modes, and line 6 increases the default blink rate for insert mode. Line 4 also sets the cursor shape to a 100% sized vertical bar for insert mode (the default is
ver25, a 25% vertical bar. When using ver100 vim doesn't take the guifg parameter. It is better to use block instead).
It is possible to change the cursor color and style in the terminal if it understands the following escape sequences. Not all terminals support this, but
rxvt and Terminator do. Recent versions of gnome-terminal support the sequence to change color, but not the one to restore the color to the default. Add the following to
if &term =~ "xterm\\|rxvt" " use an orange cursor in insert mode let &t_SI = "\<Esc>]12;orange\x7" " use a red cursor otherwise let &t_EI = "\<Esc>]12;red\x7" silent !echo -ne "\033]12;red\007" " reset cursor when vim exits autocmd VimLeave * silent !echo -ne "\033]112\007" " use \003]12;gray\007 for gnome-terminal endif
And changing the cursor shape.
if &term =~ '^xterm' " solid underscore let &t_SI .= "\<Esc>[4 q" " solid block let &t_EI .= "\<Esc>[2 q" " 1 or 0 -> blinking block " 3 -> blinking underscore " Recent versions of xterm (282 or above) also support " 5 -> blinking vertical bar " 6 -> solid vertical bar endif
Disabling cursor blinking
'guicursor' option can be used to set the cursor properties when working in a GUI (gvim). The following commands illustrate how to disable blinking for all modes (the "
a" specifies all modes, and the
0 value for
blinkon disables blinking):
" Disable all blinking: :set guicursor+=a:blinkon0 " Remove previous setting: :set guicursor-=a:blinkon0 " Restore default setting: :set guicursor&
You can also enter a command to directly set
guicursor to disable blinking for the
n-v-c modes. Type the following:
:set guicursor=
then press the Tab key (see :help 'wildchar') to have the current value of
'guicursor' displayed in the command line. You should see something like this (the
... indicates text omitted from this example):
:set guicursor=n-v-c:block-Cursor/lCursor,...
After the first colon, add "
blinkon0-" so it reads:
:set guicursor=n-v-c:blinkon0-block-Cursor/lCursor,...
Alternatively, you can use the
:let command with the
&guicursor variable to set the
'guicursor' option. The following command inserts the "
blinkon0-" using a substitute (in the replacement,
& represents the original text, that is,
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Step 1
Prewash napkin. Dry fabric and if needed, iron out wrinkles without using a spray starch.
Step 2
Lay napkin on a clean surface. Position silkscreen designs on corners or where desired and tape to fabric.
Step 3
Mix 1 part Martha Stewart Crafts™ Tintable Fabric Medium to 2 parts Martha Stewart Crafts™ Acrylic Craft Paint. Mix on a foam plate. Pick up paint with squeegee and draw down through screen.
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Carefully lift screen and remove it. Before repeating design, thoroughly wash and dry between use.
Step 5
Repeat process with remaining areas of napkin. Allow to dry 24 hours then heat set. Two heat setting methods are recommended:
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Turn garment inside out; place item in dryer for 30 minutes on highest setting allowed for the type of fabric used.
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Place decorated item right side up on ironing board; cover with dry pressing cloth. Set iron to highest setting allowed for fabric used. Place dry iron (no steam) on area, pressing for 30 seconds. Lift iron, moving to another area until all sections are heat set.


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Romania is a country situated in Eastern Europe. It is the ninth largest country of the European Union, of which it joined in 2007. Its capital city is Bucharest. Romania shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and Moldova to the northeast and east, and Bulgaria to the south. In the GTA universe, Darko Brevic has a home in Bucharest.
3D Universe
- The AK-47 featured in the game is a Romanian-made AK-47 WASR.
HD Universe
- Darko Brevic lived in Bucharest, Romania, after betraying Niko, Florian and the rest of their squad.
- Romania's capital city Bucharest is mentioned in the dialog between Niko Bellic and Jon Gravelli.
- "Gravelli: Yeah...he's located the guy. It seems he wasn't in Switzerland at all, but in Bucharest. He'll be here soon.
Niko: Good, good..."
- ―Niko and Gravelli.
- the AK-47 is, again, a Romanian-made model: PAmd.86.
- The Unnamed Classic Car is probably a GAZ-69, manufactured by ARO in Romania.
- At one point during their first random encounter, Eddie Low will ask Niko about his accent. During the conversation he asks if he's from East Europe; mentioning Romania, Bulgaria and the Balkans:
- "Eddie: Where are you from, pal of mine? What's your accent?
Are you from East Europe? Romania? Bulgaria? Balkans?
Niko: Hey, you're a smart guy."
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Lack of forest officers in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism has been cited as a key factor hindering operations of the Tanzania Forest Service Agency in terms of forest management and conservation.
This was revealed yesterday by Khamis Kagasheki Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism at the launch of the new advisory board of the Tanzania Forest Service Agency in Dar es Salaam.
He said currently TFS has very few forest officers compared to the forest areas that need to be supervised.
"Tanzania has about 33.5 million hectares of forests whereas 15.3 million hectares have been gazetted as forest reserves in different parts of the country", he noted.
According to him, TFS is now supervising 15 forest farms that have 85,000 hectares of forest reserve, adding that the remaining 18.2 hectares of forest is not preserved legally.
He said the ministry has a total of 1756 forest officers while the demand is 2600.
The minister also called upon TFS staff to work closely with the new board to facilitate forest management development and beekeeping sector in order to increase the government's revenue collections, royalty, exports and tourism earnings.
He urged them to come up with new strategies to control human activities in the following forest reserves, Geita, Biharamulo, Mlele hills, Pugu, Kazi Mzumbwi, Ruvu and Mbeya which are the main forests that have been affected by those activities.
The core functions of the new TFS's advisory board would be to supervise the main goal of the Tanzania Forest service Agency, monitoring and evaluating the performance, prepare strategic work plans and budget from the chief executive. Meanwhile Esther Mkwizu the new chairman of the TFS advisory board thanked the minister and other people for nominating her to take over the position.
She promised to work collaboratively with TFS's staff to meet the targeted activities. She said they will work with accordance to the guidance of the forest and beekeeping policies.
Apart from Mkwizu, Juma Mgoo, TFS's chief executive officer, was chosen the board secretary.
Others are Prof Yonika Ngaga from Sokoine University of Agriculture, Prof Hamud Majamba from University of Dar es salaam, Rawson Yonazi, Eng Bonaventura Baya from National Environment Management Council AND Gladness Mkamba, assistant director in the forestry and beekeeping department.