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News of the upcoming 'Alice in Wonderland' adaptation from Tim Burton has brought me back to Disney's 1951 animated version. Though not the best Disney film, it is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and probably my favorite of Disney's 50s output - it does not work together cohesively as a whole, but showcases a great deal of imagination as far as style and staging are concerned.
Disney's history with alice began with Walt's own interest in the material, which he claimed was his favorite piece of English literature. Thoughts of a direct adaptation were in his mind as early as 1931, when he purchased the rights to Sir John Tenniel's illustrations.
I fully believe Tenniel must be given as much credit as Lewis Carroll himself for the endurance of Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and the images the material conjures up. Just as mention of Sherlock Holmes automatically brings to mind the image established largely by illustrator Sidney Paget, so is Tenniel so irremovably linked to the denizens of Carroll's imagination. Though the collaboration was not an easy one - Carroll disapproving of a number of Tenniel's creative decisions - it is extremely difficult to read the text without thinking of these events taking place in the world specifically depicted by the Punch cartoonist.
The climax of the 1938 plot for the film would perhaps have made this the most terrifying of Disney features, with its imagery of hanging corpses and guillotines, and a frighteningly bloodthirsty Queen of Hearts. Ultimately the film ended up much lighter, with a greater deal of slapstick and arguably an approach better suited to animation. The Queen was made rather more comical - and, I must say, a thoroughly entertaining character, even though her animator, Frank Thomas, was not satisfied with his work - and we do not follow her victims as they are dragged to the execution block.
In 1938, Al Perkins, a story-man at the Disney studio, was appointed to research the material, resulting in a 161-page analysis of the book, suggesting possible approaches to adapting the book. This coincided with the hiring of inspirational sketch artist David Hall, an Irishman who had experience in live-action set design, having worked on, among other films, Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings. Hall adapted many of Perkins' ideas into storyboards and inspirational sketches, using a combination of pencil, watercolour and ink.
The little that is known of Hall's life is covered in John Canemaker's Before the Animation Begins. Canemaker has compared Hall's inspirational sketches for Alice and Peter Pan to the illustrations of Beatrix Potter (Peter Rabbit) and of Arthur Rackham (who had himself illustrated Alice); however, Hall's work is both less finished and more energetic, with a sense of movement very suitable for Wonderland and its residents.
Hall was ordered to remain faithful to Tenniel. However, while Tenniel's illustrations remain very static - partly a result of the method of reproduction via etching in those days - Hall endows everything with movement more suitable for transition to the big screen. More cinematic too is Hall's approach to scale. Alice's journey down the rabbit-hole is an epic fall through a vast space populated by clouds, gems, ice, bubbles and bats; and the Queen of Hearts' castle is an immense, foreboding fortress silhouetted against an uneasy sky.
Hall's depictions of events at the Queen's Castle and Croquet-Ground are among his most interesting sketches. Used in this post are a mere selection images that can be downloaded from Thad Komorowski's blog; the larger images are from the aforementioned Before the Animation Begins, an edition of Alice in Wonderland abundantly illustrated with Hall's sketches, and the catalogue from the exhibition Il Etait une Fois: Walt Disney.
As in the book and 1951 film, Alice first encounters three gardeners painting white roses red.
Meanwhile, hoses, watering cans, lawnmowers and shears are busily at work without the aid of gardeners, in a manner somewhat reminiscent of the sketches of fellow inspirational sketch artist Albert Hurter.
Dissatisfied with the volume with which the White Rabbit heralds her arrival, the Queen knocks him out of the way and does it herself.
Al Perkins' treatment made several attempts to link the episodic events of the story together. As a result, much of the cast encountered earlier in the film attend the Queen's croquet game. Besides Alice, the Queen, the King (asleep), the Knave, the White Rabbit and the soldiers, this scene also features the Duchess (who does not appear in the final film) and her baby-turned pig, with her frog and fish footmen acting as caddies. The Caterpillar, Hatter, March Hare and Dormouse are also taking part, as are the Dodo and his companions from the Caucus Race earlier in the story. We can also see a fool (presumably a reference to the Joker card) and a figure in a red hood. More on him later.
Following the game the party proceeds to the castle, presented here in a long sketch to indicate a pan. I've split the sketch in two here. This is a spectacular scene, full of life and character; however, the castle at left suggests that we are entering a darker part of the story, and the presence of gallows up above, with a corpse hanging from them certainly can't bode well. Indeed, the imagery becomes more and more nightmarish as we progress.
The red hooded figure we saw earlier is apparently the assistant and train-bearer for the executioner, a dark, sinister figure cloaked entirely in black - a far cry from the diminutive, comical figure from the original book and illustrations.
The trial of the Knave of Hearts takes place in a courtroom of tall boxes and long, winding staircases. The Knave himself is in far more chains than necessary to emphasise the cruelty of his oppressors, and the Cheshire Cat is present - first as a headless steward handing out programs, then as a barrister.
From what I can see in the storyboards, the story involved the Knave being done in by some sort of exploding cannon (another Hurter-esque creation). The Queen sentences Alice to be executed, and we enter the film's climax.
The door of the dungeon opens out to a sheer drop. The Queen does not seem to want Alice to go so easily and leads her instead up a spiral staircase to the top of the castle's highest tower.
This is perhaps the darkest of all of Hall's inspirational sketches for the film. The Queen and the black-clad executioner lead Alice to the guillotine, which is being prepared by the red henchman. Sinister hooded drummers line the tower's battlements, while more minions, forced on by an overseer, operate the necessary equipment to move the blade of the guillotine, which reaches towards the viewer. Despair is emphasised - the stairs Alice is climbing are transforming into cards and collapsing behind her, leaving her no option but to continue to her death. Nor is there any mode of escape around the guillotine itself, which is surrounded by a sheer drop. Not to be too graphic, but that which is decapitated would simply fall, seemingly to infinity. The other towers scattered about the edges of the frame give the viewer an idea of the vastness of it all.
The ending continues to resemble nightmares in which the dreamer has no choice but to die. Straps tie themselves around Alice as the Queen looks on in anticipation. Taking it a step further the Queen becomes, in a way, the death herald, climbing onto the blade in order that she be able to ride it down as it does its job. She's done this before.
Just as the blade screeches towards Alice, of course...
She escapes the nightmare, the blade lingering a little as everything else transforms into a simple pack of cards swirling about her. The cards eventually become the leaves of the garden she sits in in the 'real world'.
The climax of the 1938 plot for the film would perhaps have made this the most terrifying of Disney features, with its imagery of hanging corpses and guillotines, and a frighteningly bloodthirsty Queen of Hearts. Ultimately the film ended up much lighter, with a greater deal of slapstick and arguably an approach better suited to animation. The Queen was made rather more comical - and, I must say, a thoroughly entertaining character, even though her animator, Frank Thomas, was not satisfied with his work - and we do not follow her victims as they are dragged to the execution block.
Though the film is ultimately kept in the realm of fantasy much more, many viewers find the film scary, not through the danger of death as in the storyboards and sketches shown here, but in the unnerving quality certain aspects of the film, such as the Cheshire Cat, create. It should also be noted that the original book probably wasn't as dark or scary as the likes of American McGee may suggest - just weird and wonderful, and most of the time satyrical. The Queen of Carroll's Wonderland is just as eager to behead, but the majority of those she sentences are pardoned behind her back, and the Gryphon even claims that no-one is executed. Will Burton take the darker or lighter route with the Queen?
For a treasure trove of Hall storyboards, visit Thad Komorowski.

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Adventures in Namdaemun Market
by Eli Hodapp
Today might've been the best day I've had in a foreign country, or, at least, somewhere in the running towards the top. It started with me waking up super early, as expected, and having Brad and Jared totally on top of things related to TouchArcade. With nothing to worry about on that front, I once again headed down for the awesome multi-national hotel buffet and went to town on all manner of meats, teas, and cheeses. I'm getting a little too used to this.
I came back up to the room and planned a quick itinerary of things I figured I'd have time to see and a route that made sense to get to them all. The first stop was Namdaemun Market, and armed with only the absolute most basic of Korean and a map I actually managed to do the whole exchange with the taxi driver without issue. That was really the only thing I was even remotely stressed about, as cabs are so cheap and plentiful in Seoul that as long as I can explain where I want to go the whole city is at my fingertips.
Namdaemun Market was a good thirty minute drive from the hotel, actually probably a little more. Seoul is a ridiculously dense city, so even getting between places that don't look that far on the map take a considerable amount of time. This is amplified if you want to go across the river, as obviously, there's only so many bridges. Speaking of the river, that's one of the most interesting things about Seoul.
On the left side of the above photo is the "old" Seoul north of the Han River. The right side is the "new" Gangnam district which lies to the south. The juxtaposition between these two areas is just incredible, especially considering they're only separated by a small stretch of water. Gangnam and the surrounding areas are a new planned city, with brand new buildings, a grid system of streets, and everything about it feels very fresh and nice.
North of the river, however, feels like entering some sort of Blade Runner-esque cultural explosion. It's so old that quite literally any piece of available real estate is developed. This looks incredible coming in, as every hill has a building built on it, with buildings sandwiched next to them, and sometimes even additional buildings smooshed in between or stacked right on top. It reminds me of how San Francisco works with all the hilly development, but with the overall density turned up to 11.
It looks a little old and dirty, but I'm not sure I've ever been to a place that feels more alive. There's something going on everywhere. Every weird little window has activity inside of it, there's people everywhere, cars pack the street, and an elaborate system of busses and subways connect it all. I really, really liked it. It's unbelievably cool how a quick cab ride makes it feel like you've gone back in time.
I arrived at Namdaemun Market, and paid the taxi driver less than the equivalent of $10 to get there, tip included. This market is unlike anything I've seen before. Sure, I've watched tons of travel shows where people visit these different open air markets in Asia but you just never get the scope of just how vast and dense they are. It's overwhelming to the point that it almost gives you a headache trying to take it all in as there is just so much activity and so many things to look at.
Namdaemun Market has been around since 1414, and has been growing ever since. I think the best way to describe it would be if you took every single flea market in the USA, added in every Koreatown metropolitan shopping area, and then ran it through some sort of magic compressor that made it fit inside of a few city blocks.
The basic basis of the whole place initially seems like it's just various stalls with vendors set up in them, but then you get deeper in to it, and you see that these vendors are actually just making the outer wall of these small cities of similar stalls. Most of it is packed together so tightly that you need to walk sideways. I ended up spending so much time at Namdaemun Market that I didn't even do anything else today. I walked around it until my feet, knees, and hips hurt, and I don't think I saw even half of it.
So each of these little booths might be something like ten feet by ten feet, and they make the most of the space that they have. For instance, one guy sold nothing but hats. But, we're not talking he had a dozen or so hats for sale, I'm talking a ten foot wide ten foot tall wall of hats, with a break in the front showcase just large enough to see all the other hats he had inside. I'd estimate he was selling thousands of different hats, but even that seems low.
The dodgiest stuff just appeared out of thin air on the sidewalk, like the above blanket full of "Louis Vuitton" wallets. They dump all this stuff out, shout about it, people coming rushing over to buy it, and they disappear. Additionally, people basically sell food out of massive plastic bags, and there's enough people around that it seems to all get sold.
I kept seeing this same old woman, selling whatever strange food she was selling, moving all over the market. First she was set up on the sidewalk outside where I got out of my cab, then kept filtering around setting up her massive plastic bag filled of her food and just collecting money from people walking by that'd grab some.
It was around this time that I noticed there was a ramp leading down to a basement area, leading to a massive underground that spanned the entire Namdaemun Market. Down here was all sorts of different groceries, herbal remedies, supplements, and I even found a guy selling Costco store brand vitamins.
Absolutely every inch of Namdaemun Market is occupied by something. The above little noodle joint? That's actually under the farthest area of the ramp from the previous photo. This woman cooking basically can't even stand up all the way without hitting her head, and I'm ducking when I took this photo. It's incredible.
Following this, I went through a tunnel, then up some stairs to a huge building full of people selling nothing but fresh cut flowers. And, again, I'm not talking "Oh here we have a few flowers," I'm talking roses stacked from the floor to the ceiling. Deeper inside there were florists using these same flowers to make remarkably elaborate arrangements. When I was in here, I heard what sounded like thunder, and remembered that the forecast today mentioned rain.
I took my jacket, figuring I'd be OK with some rain. No, South Korean rain is like nothing I've ever seen before. It comes on in an instant, and it's the strongest downpour I think I've ever seen.
When it started to rain, everyone quickly unrolled these huge awnings to protect their stuff, and then cover the rest of it that's sticking out with some plastic.
Watching everyone do this in unison made it feel like some well rehearsed routine, and like the whole market was this living breathing thing even though it was just all these individual people doing their part.
…And a few minutes later it's bright and sunny. The weather here is incredible. It goes from a downpour that's so intense that you're on the verge of getting scared to total blue skies over the course of maybe five minutes, ten minutes maximum.
Unfortunately I don't have any good photos of specific booths, as people really didn't seem to like it that I was taking pictures. I later sort of figured out that everything (Or, most things, I guess) that has a brand name on it is fake and they're not supposed to sell fake things in Korea. Pulling out my phone to take a photo would result in people putting their hands up and saying "You go now!" So strange.
I actually wanted to buy a hilariously terrible fake Rolex, but when I said the word "fake" as I was handing her the equivalent of around $11 the woman closed up her book of watches and pushed my money back at me while yelling "No fake, go away!" Oh well. That seems like the kind of thing I could get in trouble for going through customs so it's probably better I couldn't buy it.
As it got closer to noon, I started to notice all of these women quickly moving through Namdaemun Market carrying trays of food on their heads. It seems at lunch time the whole place gets food delivery from the various kitchens inside of the market itself.
Each of these old women seemed to originate from their own tiny kitchens inside of the market. But where do they get their ingredients from? Well, the people selling them there of course.
Also, not only did they have people selling actual spices that are used for all sorts of Korean cooking…
…But they also had entirely different people grinding these spices to presumably be sold to these people.
It is just insane how this whole market is its own economic ecosystem. If you look hard enough, you can find everything on every layer. Like I had the photo earlier of the woman selling noodles? I found the stall where they make the noodles. There's people selling dresses, but there's also stalls with old women sewing those dresses, and then stalls with people selling the fabric, and even stalls where they're weaving that very same fabric. Seeing all of this inside of a few city blocks is easily high on the list of the most incredible things I've ever seen.
So while the actual retailers selling physical items are a little standoffish towards tourists like myself, the exact opposite is true when you get near anything to do with actual food. People actively try to seat you as you walk by, pulling out stools for you and tugging on your jacket sleeve. Those who spoke basic English said things like "Eat good food!" others just pantomimed an exaggerated eating, smiling, and belly rubbing.
Coming out of the food area, once again there was another person that quickly set up selling obviously fake stuff and shouting about it. This time it was all North Face fleeces that didn't look quite right to me. Regardless, people mobbed him and as you can see he's got nearly a half inch thick stack of cash.
I wandered around a bit more, just taking everything in, and realized it was close to 5:00 PM, I had spent over seven hours at this market! I still had areas to be explored. But, with dinner plans I'd already made I headed back to the hotel.
Sadly, this was the closest I was able to get to the Seoul Tower, but at least my cab driver was nice about taking a route that went near it on the way back. That was next on my list, but really, I don't regret letting Namdaemun Market suck up my whole day one bit. What an incredible experience.
I really just wish there was a better way to capture the scope of the whole thing, as my description of it as well as my photos just don't do it justice. Whatever you're imagining, multiply that by one hundred. That's probably not even close to how it actually is. I'm not at all joking when I say I've never been anywhere like it.
I had the driver drop me off on the side of the hotel so I could walk through the COEX Mall again on the way back, as I took entirely too much money out of the ATM when I arrived and the last thing I want is to go back to the USA with a few hundred thousand won in my pocket or get boned by a currency exchange turning it back in to dollars. So, I dropped close to half a million won on some new jeans and a jacket I've had my eyes on for a while- Two fantastic souvenirs for the trip, and it's sort of cool to be able to say, "Yeah I just dropped half a mil' at the mall" until you realize how hilariously inflated the Korean won is.
Aaaand the best way to end any already great day is with Korean barbecue. Tonight involved going to a brand new place with some old friends and some new one. A great conclusion! Now I've got to pack my bag, sleep for a few hours, and prepare for my time warp. I'll actually arrive home in Chicago and the local time will be an hour before I left Korea's local time.
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- Paint two coats or more of white paint on your pot and let dry in between each coat. Make sure you see no orange pot through the paint!
2. Take your washi tape and create your stencil designs, I just did simple triangles around the base of the pot. Make sure to press the tape down firmly or else paint will seep under ruining your design.
3. Paint two coats of the copper paint inside your stencils, letting the coats dry in between each one.
4. Once the gold paint is completely dry slowly peel off your washi tape. Voila! You have perfect, mistake-free designs on your pot.
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I didn't realize it was Friday. There was no school yesterday and none today and the football game was Wednesday. I'm totally messed up. Anyway, it is Friday and though I'm working all weekend, it is a beautiful day in Salt Lake City. I drove to the grocery store this morning and saw so many people outside that I wondered if I'd missed an event. But I realized it's the weather. I think we're all feeling like we're hitting the end of the comfortable temperatures and we want to enjoy the out-of-doors as much as possible.
Hope you're having a great day wherever you are.
Something strange is going on with either my computer or my pictures, and I can't seem to get pictures to post on my blog right now. I'm working on it, and I'm still taking pictures of the tree which is dropping so many leaves right now that you can hear a bunch of snaps as the stems let go, but I can't get them to post and I don't have a lot of time to devote to the problem.
I'll be finishing Farmers' Market 4 over the next week. I took the characters out of their hometown for this one and it's been fun to create a whole new world.
Have a great weekend!
Friday, October 21, 2011
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Still taking pictures of the tree, but my computer won't let me upload. Hmm. Working on it.
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She's Still Here
I hesitated to write this post. I don't want to jinx anything. But ultimately I realized that it's good to be grateful no matter what happens next.
Back in March our dog, Gizmo, was diagnosed with cancer. The vet told us she probably had about seven more months to live - that seven months is up. And, she's still here, doing very well. We treated her with a new drug, Palladia, for a couple months. We decided, though, that if the drug made her sick or miserable we would stop the treatment. We wanted whatever she had left to be as happy and comfortable as possible. After those first couple months she did start to feel poorly, so we stopped the Palladia. She's seemed to feel pretty darn good ever since. We took her in for blood work last week and she's still in the normal range. She still weighs the same, and she's still very playful.
Tomorrow, the 15th, is her birthday. She'll be five. I keep telling her that she needs to give us at least five more years. I hope she's listening.
When she was first diagnosed I put out a plea for prayers and positive thoughts. So, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am certain of this: she wouldn't be doing as well as she is if not for those good vibrations. Today, I'm sending good wishes out to everyone. May something absolutely wonderful happen to you today.
Thank you.
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Monday, October 10, 2011
One Tree
I've always wanted to do something. I thought about starting another blog, but I like having just one. So starting today I'm going to document a year in the life of one tree, a huge tree that's on the border of my and my neighbor's backyards. I love this tree. It brings me enormous enjoyment in the summer as it becomes the home to many birds, hummingbirds included. I love watching it change through the seasons. It's also an old tree, and I wonder how much longer it will be around.
Here's the first picture, taken today, October 10, 2011, at noon. It's a beautiful day in Salt Lake City. Sunny, 55 degrees.
There're only a few small patches of yellow leaves but they're beginning to fall off quickly. Normally, by the time they fall they are all yellow. I hope they make it this year.
Here's the first picture, taken today, October 10, 2011, at noon. It's a beautiful day in Salt Lake City. Sunny, 55 degrees.
There're only a few small patches of yellow leaves but they're beginning to fall off quickly. Normally, by the time they fall they are all yellow. I hope they make it this year.
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It affords five bedrooms, three reception rooms, a breakfast kitchen, two bathrooms and a W.C, a Work-Shop, Integral garage and a brick built detached sun-room with a stylish hot tub. The property is ideally suited towards families and the work-shop could be readily used for an office/gym ideal for those who want to work from home as it also features a separate entrance, it could also be reconfigured into an annex for an elderly relative or teenage child wanting their independent living space; making it one of the most versatile properties on the Heswall market currently.
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Salute to Veterans
As DAR members across the nation celebrated those who have protected our freedom, I hope you had the opportunity to attend special Veterans Day events to express gratitude to those who have served our country in uniform.
It was a privilege to participate in a Veterans Day event in Houston thanks to some of our dedicated DAR members in Texas. After attending Continental Congress and seeing the presentation of the Media Award for Honor Flight – One Last Mission which had a special showing in Constitution Hall in December 2012, Twila Carter Ilgen and other devoted members initiated a project to bring the Honor Flight movie to Houston. Twila is the Project Manager for the Houston Astros, and owner Jim Crane quickly agreed to open Minute Maid Park for the movie to be shown on the largest screen in Major League Baseball.
A small team of dedicated volunteers worked for months to plan and publicize the event which was free to the public. In addition to the support of corporate sponsors, TXDAR distributed T-shirts to every veteran, American Flags to every attendee and supplied more than 250 volunteers from across the state. We were pleased that Suzy Earing of Maryland, DAR Service for Veterans National Chair, and Kathy Hanlon of Texas, National Defense National Chair, could be with us.
The celebration began with a dinner Sunday evening sponsored by Helping A Hero, a non-profit organization begun by DAR member Meredith Iler to build over 100 specially adapted homes for wounded warriors in 22 states.
Twenty of the young combat veterans, most of which were single or double amputees, spoke of their experiences and their gratitude for having a home in which they can safely navigate. SPC Aaron Estes, USA (Ret) shared with me how grateful he was for the DAR supported clothes closet at Brooke Army Medical Center as he arrived from Landstuhl with nothing but a sheet covering him due to the severity of his injuries.
Monday morning the French Consul General presented Legion of Honor medals to eight World War II veterans who had served in France. Created to honor extraordinary contributions to the country, the Legion of Honor is France's highest distinction and may be awarded to living veterans of World War II who fought in at least one of the three main campaigns of the Liberation of France. Following a breakfast for these recipients, we had an opportunity to visit several tables with information for the veterans including one hosted by TXDAR to encourage veterans to record their oral history for the Library of Congress. Thousands of cards handmade by area students were displayed around the stadium and we enjoyed reading their messages.
Another very popular exhibit included the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration. It was so moving to see the impact on these veterans as an active duty officer formally thanked them for their service to our country and presented them with pins and bumper stickers. I observed one gentleman looking repeatedly at the bumper sticker he held which said a grateful nation appreciates his service.
When visiting the table later, I saw a tall Vietnam veteran sobbing on the petite shoulders of Col. Deborah Grays when she thanked him for his service. Col. Grays is the daughter of a Vietnam veteran and her eyes filled with tears as she comforted him. As you know, it is our goal for every chapter to be a commemorative partner and to honor those who served, many of whom often go without the support and appreciation of our citizens. Please visit the Vietnam War Commemoration website for more information about how you can honor these veterans and their families and help with the healing process.
Following a private luncheon for the 300 World War II veterans and their families, we enjoyed performances by musicians Gary Morris and Tracy Byrd. A vintage aircraft flew overhead and sky divers dropped into the stadium carrying large Texas and American flags while a group of 40 volunteers held a 30 x 60' flag on the field.
Texas State Regent Pamela Wright and I were escorted to the platform on the field and gave brief remarks about DAR's commitment to serving our veterans and our gratitude for their service. Other speakers included Astros owner Jim Crane, Col. Grays and Clay Broga, the producer of the Honor Flight movie. The most popular speaker was Col. George McDowell, USA (Ret.), a World War II veteran who had recently celebrated his 100th birthday. He regaled us with tales of his encounters with General Patton and received a standing ovation from the audience of thousands.
Finally, it was time to view Honor Flight which profiles the journey of a group of World War II veterans from Wisconsin as they traveled to Washington, D.C., to see the World War II Memorial. It is such a moving tribute to the Greatest Generation and there was not a dry eye in the place.
A small team of women from many different DAR chapters worked to make this day possible and one we shall never forget. I can assure you every veteran in that stadium knew how grateful DAR is for their service to our country! Truthfully, I've never been prouder to be a DAR member.


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When Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor meets soothing Fifer folk music, magic happens.
James Yorkston's latest, beautiful LP, produced by Taylor, is packed with humble stories about life, love and loss, like 'Broken Wave', a song about friend and musician Doogie Paul, who died in 2012. It's heart wrenching, but utterly breath taking.
Yorkston is a storyteller and throughout this set his tales are wrapped up in warm violin, rounded double bass, a tinkling of piano and even a little steel drum. Fence veterans KT Tunstall and Johnny Lynch (The Pictish Trail) also collaborate, bringing with them rich harmonies and a personality that makes this album something different to his others.
It's sometimes a little scratchy around the edges, but mostly honest, tender and wonderful.
Words: Gemma Hampson
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Art Of Noise Interview: James Yorkston On His New Album's Cover
Just looking at your porcelain dish. What is 'Cellardyke'? Is it a place? A room? Or a girl that likes rooms… and girls?
Cellardyke is where I live. It's a small fishing village, it's next to Anstruther and are almost joined. Kind of like Brighton and Hove are. It was famous eight or nine years ago when someone found a dead cormorant, which triggered a bird flu worry.
Is this the first bird you've had on your album covers?
On (2006 album) 'The Year Of The Leopard' there was a cat with wings made of eyes. There were birds on that one as well. I know that because a young lady came to one of my shows and she'd had the birds tattooed on her arm.
And on your 2008 album, 'When The Haar Rolls In', you have a cat?
Cat? Ahhh! That's Beryl. She died just as we were making the artwork. So we decided to put Beryl just on the crest of the ship.
I'm just going to put this out there: your bird looks suspicious.
He does look suspicious. To me he looks like he's wearing a false beak. And he's wearing skis. Which suggests to me that he's been up to something and it's in disguise. Maybe someone had suggested to him that he was about to be on my album cover and he thought to himself, 'Oh right, I better dress myself up a wee bit here'? Or maybe he's in trouble with the law? Maybe he's got a family in another bush somewhere else but doesn't want them to recognise him?
A cuckolded cuckoo?
'Is that Marvin?' 'No, silly! Marvin never wore skis!'
I couldn't fail to notice your small octopus in the green sea.
Yes, a small octopus. Well, when we were running through the design my wee girl ran into the room and said, 'What are you doing, dada?' and I said, 'I'm working with the artwork girl. Is there anything you'd like on there?' She said: 'Put an octopus on there!' However, if you wanted you could say that it's a metaphor for the ruling classes, showing how they have a tentacle in every pie, meaning that it's impossible for them not to constantly improve their wealth and further keep the proletariat downtrodden. You can say that, if you like.
A slippery lord of entitlement! Just next to him there appears to be a fish with a human face – or is that a mermaid?
It's another reference. We live by the sea. Quite often when there is a storm here you may see a fish thrown up from the sea, just lying by the harbour. The other day there was a minnow, in fact, thrown far past the harbour, nearly by the gym. Just a fish, lying there. But, you know, I don't like the green sea on the cover. I suppose it's a childish representation. You couldn't use the album cover as a map.
No, but it certainly paints a bustling picture.
Yes. With my guitar, signifying that I'm a musician, with my two children running towards it! And Beryl, there with her ladder, ready to return to Heaven to hang out with her cat friends when she's ready.
Wow! That's Beryl again? She really gets a really good innings on your album covers.
Well, you know (laughs), you've got to take your inspiration where you can get it.
Indeed. But how many more cats do you have in your life? If they are all going to get as much visual love as Beryl you are going to have keep knocking out a lot of albums.
Well, currently there are none. They come and go. There have been two more in the last few years, but they both lost fights with vehicles. We live in a very peaceful area but there is a road that people come careering down. SPLAT!
Are you sure these deaths haven't been frantic suicide bids after they realised the pressure of living beneath your infamous adoration of Beryl?
They could be. They could be trying to figure out how on Earth they too can get themselves on one of my sleeves. This is their last desperate bid to achieve that aim.
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We will pick up on the state of Red Sox position by position around the roster before the winter meetings arrive in a couple of weeks.
LF Andrew Benintendi
CF Jackie Bradley Jr.
RF Mookie Betts
OF Chris Young
U/OF Brock Holt
Bryce Brentz
?? Yoan Moncada
Recently during the General Managers Meetings in Arizona Sox boss Dave Dombrowski succinctly summed up the state for the Red Sox starting outfield listed above: "entrenched for a long time".
Despite the likelihood of other teams asking for Benintendi or the never dying rumor of JBJ being the centerpiece of a Chris Sale trade (with Benintendi taking over center field), it is very, very doubtful Dombrowski will break up his self described entrenched outfield. Having a major league caliber defensive center fielder manning all three garden spots can only be a big positive for Boston going forward. Especially when all three can also be All Star caliber offensive assets as well.
Chris Young is nearly as entrenched for another year as the fourth outfielder who can rake lefties especially. Brock Holt can fill in from time to time in his utility role as well. Brentz showed he could be a capable platoon outfielder in a brief mid-2016 cameo, but his days in the Boston system will likely end before spring training rolls around.
Yoan Moncada is thrown in here as more of a long range outside possibility. There are some scouts who feel Moncada cannot play either second or third well enough for the big leagues and will end up as an outfielder. I am not sure if I buy this, but if ever did come to fruition down the road, that is when JBJ could be dealt, but not this winter.
David Price
Rick Porcello
Eduardo Rodriguez
Clay Buchholz
Drew Pomeranz
Steven Wright
Henry Owens
Brian Johnson
Roenis Elias
Michael Kopech
Despite those Chris Sale rumors mentioned above, Dombrowski seemingly threw a big bucket of cold water on Sale (or any other name starting pitcher)being acquired in this hot stove season. Several Dave D. quotes again from the Arizona bases GM meetings included: "Starting pitching not much of a priority", " I would be surprised if we traded for a starter", " We are not in the market for a starter, because of the six guys we all ready have". Let me remind you last winter Dombrowski was very forthright with the Sox needs he looked to fill.Take Dave at his word, the Red Sox are not adding a starting pitcher of any renown.
Your definite front three are David Price, Rick Porcello, and Eduardo Rodriguez. When Porcello won the Cy Young Award this past week, he made a telling comment, admitting how much pitching in Boston bothered him his first year, 2015. And Porcello is not the first to rebound in recent years with Josh Beckett and John Lackey being two other notable cases. If David Price follows that path and shines in 2017 ( and that is a very strong possibility) this could take any pressure of Porcello to repeat his Cy campaign.But since Porcello only turns 28 two days after Christmas, he should still have several prime years ahead of him. And Rodriguez, who turns 24 on April 7 next spring, now has the better part of two MLB seasons under his belt and is a strong candidate to blossom.
The other three starters: Clay Buchholz, Drew Pomeranz, and Steven Wright will compete for the last two rotation spots with the odd man out holding a bullpen job. Due to the nearly total lack of starting pitchers in the free agent market this winter, there is some speculation teams may coming asking for Buchholz. If Boston was overwhelmed with an offer the may move Buch, but with only the three younger lefties (Owens, Johnson, Elias) as depth I think Dombrowski hangs on to everyone through the winter at least.
Kopech, who was dominating at times in the Arizona Fall League, will begin 2017 as the top of the rotation starter for the Portland Sea Dogs. Kopech will be making his AA debut, so a big league appearance in 2017 is far from a lock. But if Kopech treats the Eastern League at age 21 the way he did the AFL, he could see Boston next year. Remember this about Dave Dombrowski, he is not afraid of bringing quality young starters to the big leagues. In 2009, after only one minor league season, Dombrowski and the Tigers put their 2007 first rounder in their rotation at age 20. That pitcher was Rick Porcello.
Craig Kimbrel
Joe Kelly
Matt Barnes
Heath Hembree
Robbie Ross Jr.
Fernando Abad
Carson Smith
Brandon Workman
Three names not listed from the 2016 are three pitchers who are now free agents : Koji Uehara, Brad Ziegler, and Junichi Tazawa. Tazawa has been worked by the Red Sox over his career like a rented mule, and barring a major surprise his days in Boston are over. Thank you Junichi for the big outs over the years, especially striking out Miguel Cabrera in the 2013 ALCS.
As the season ended in 2016, most observers felt the Red Sox would like to bring both Koji and the recently acquired Ziegler back as bullpen depth. Many felt Ziegler would rather find a closing job elsewhere, but if not both he and Koji would be open to a return.
Either these speculations were wrong or something has changed. Again from the GM meetings, no direct quotes but every Boston beat writer was reporting "no enthusiasm" to bring back any of the free agents. Instead Dombrowski talked about a power arm, shut down type pitcher needed to pitch eighth innings in front of incumbent closer Craig Kimbrel. There are major free agent closers on the market, but they are not coming to Boston ( or anywhere else) to pitch eighth innings and not close. Names heard most often are two stalwarts of recent championship Royals bullpens: Greg Holland ( as a free agent) and Wade Davis ( who is reportedly available in trade).
If the Red Sox get fortunate they may have an in house set up man for Kimbrel. The pitcher who was acquired a year ago: Carson Smith. Smith who underwent Tommy John surgery last June, is expected back in June or July. That alone would be a great mid season boost. But the Arizona air must have made Dave Dombrowski talkative, because while holding court at the GM meetings, Dombrowski opined Smith being ready for Opening Day was not out of the question.
Joe Kelly and Matt Barnes both throw in the high 90's and could be the needed eighth inning guys. Kelly was finally assigned to the bullpen after Boston trying to make him a starter for two years. Kelly was very effective in his late season audition. Barnes had an up and down 2016 as he also converted full time to relieving, but also finished well late in the year.
Hembree will be out of options in 2017, so he will make the Sox pen or have to be traded. Workman after missing nearly all of 2015 and 2016 could be a surprise contributor if healthy.
Ross Jr., Abad, and former Indy ball pitcher, Robbie Scott will compete for one or two spots for a lefty. Abad, in particular, needs to be used strictly as a lefty on lefty specialist if he has any hope of helping.
Soon the winter meetings will be upon us. As they near we will discuss the Sox Hot Stove rumors more in depth. But as an early prediction, I think the Sox will be relatively quiet, adding the needed bullpen arm and some type of DH. Neither may be a big name addition.


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A Typical Day At The Office, Over $2500 Worth Of Pov Cams
Sunday, April 05, 2009
Our workbench the other day. This is what it looks like when you're playing with and testing pov cams for a living. On the bench, a vholdr wearable camera, pov 1.5, pov 1.5M moto, Firecam FC II, and the gopro helmet hero. Also on the table are a bunch of extra straps, mounts, SD memory cards and of course batteries galore.
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Nonprofits that serve vulnerable populations (including children, the elderly and persons with disabilities) work hard to deliver vital services without inadvertently causing harm. Yet in addition to working hard to prevent harm, every nonprofit that works with vulnerable clients should develop a plan of action in the event the unthinkable happens. This Webinar provides a frank discussion of what an organization must do (and must not do) when responding to allegations of abuse. Research and other evidence has clearly demonstrated that how an organization reacts to allegations plays a major role in the cost and consequences of any subsequent claims filed by alleged victims.
Watch the recording of this Web Seminar if:
- You are concerned about the adequacy of your nonprofit's existing strategies and policies for responding to allegations of abuse
- You believe that your nonprofit is not sufficiently prepared for the unthinkable
- You want to learn practical strategies for designing an effective response to allegations that protects your mission and assets but demonstrates compassion to alleged victims
- You want to hear a straightforward discussion of do's and don'ts in responding to allegations of abuse
- You want to pose questions to a risk management expert about how you can develop effective strategies for responding to allegations of abuse committed by staff, volunteers, clients or third-parties.
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Caspar David Friedrich - Biography and Legacy
German Painter
Movements and Styles: Romanticism, The Sublime in Art
Born: September 5, 1774 - Greifswald, Swedish Pomerania (present day Germany)
Died: May 7, 1840 - Dresden, Germany
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"All authentic art is conceived at a sacred moment and nourished in a blessed hour; an inner impulse creates it, often without the artist being aware of it."
Biography of Caspar David Friedrich
Childhood and Education
The sixth of ten children, Caspar David Friedrich was born into a strict Lutheran family. He became familiar with tragedy at an early age, losing his mother when he was seven, and two sisters to childhood illnesses. Perhaps the most impactful loss was the death of his brother, Johann, who drowned while trying to rescue the then thirteen-year-old artist when he fell through the ice.
Educated by tutors, Friedrich began taking drawing lessons in 1790 from university professor Johann Gottfried Quistorp. His early interest in art was encouraged and at the age of twenty, he enrolled at the Copenhagen Academy. In addition to studying the masters, he developed his lifelong interest in nature and landscape. Importantly he also submersed himself in spiritual and mystical poetry that would serve to influence his later work and provide the foundation for his role as one of the leaders of German Romanticism.
Early Career
In 1798, the artist finished his studies and moved to Dresden, where his work found an admiring audience. From these earliest paintings, Friedrich espoused Romantic ideals, including the spiritual potential of art and the expression of religious sentiments through the power of nature. According to the artist, "man's absolute goal is not man, but the divine, the infinite. It is towards art, not the artist, that he should strive! Art is infinite, finite all artists' knowledge and ability." For Friedrich the landscape became the primary vehicle for rendering visual manifestations of the sublime, as can be seen in The Cross in the Mountains (1807-08) and Morning Mist in the Mountains (1808).
During these years of the Napoleonic Empire, Friedrich's investment in the landscape also carried political significance as he depicted typically German sites with a sense of pride and power practically beyond worldly limit. Until the fall of Napoleon in 1815, many of Friedrich's contemporaries interpreted his paintings through this lens of political self-determination and cultural heritage, believing they held the promise of future independence from foreign rule.
Mature Period
Quickly gaining recognition as one of the leaders of the Romanticism movement in Germany, Friedrich's 1816 election to the Dresden Academy resulted in a steady salary. This allowed for his 1818 marriage, at the age of forty-four, to Caroline Bommer with whom he would have three children; two daughters and a son. Despite his reputation as a solitary figure who had once stated, "in order not to hate people, I must avoid their company," the marriage had an immediate impact on his career. He began depicting his wife in some of his paintings, transforming his well-established motif of a lone figure immersed in the landscape to occasionally feature a couple.
Friedrich gained the attention and patronage of important international figures. The recognition he received when The Monk by the Sea (1808-10) and Abbey in an Oak Forest (1809-10) were exhibited at the Berlin Academy brought him into the path of Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig of Prussia who bought the two paintings. The ruling family would continue to support the artist until his liberal political views caused him to fall out of favor. His art was also well received in Russia as Tsar Nicholas I purchased some of his works for his court. In 1830, Prince Alexander of Russia commissioned the artist to make a series of transparent pictures (now lost) that were to be exhibited lit from behind in a darkened room in combination with music.
Friedrich's Romantic sensibilities found a kindred spirit in the famous German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, whose writings epitomize the literary iteration of the movement (Goethe was actually much older than Friedrich, and already a star by the time they met). Yet Goethe's systematic work with color theory suggests a more objective and methodological approach to the visual arts, which underpinned their 1816 falling-out. Goethe suggested that Friedrich should paint clouds as a way of documenting their various types; Friedrich disagreed, feeling such studies were not in keeping with the Romantic ideals of the divinity of nature and would be merely a scientific exercise.
Later Period
The losses experienced by Friedrich in his early years were echoed once again in later life. The 1820 murder of his friend and fellow artist Gerhard von Kügelgen sparked a severe depression, during which he turned to teaching as a means of solace and comfort. During this decade, his career suffered from a growing interest in Realism and Naturalism in German art; Friedrich's loyalty to Romantic landscapes fell out of fashion. This contributed to him being denied the position of landscape painting chair at the Dresden Academy in 1824. Shortly after he fell ill, lacking the strength to paint in oil until 1826.
By 1830, the already solitary figure had disengaged further from public life. He grew increasingly melancholy and suspicious of friends and his wife whom he wrongly believed was engaging in infidelity. Choosing to stay in the privacy of his studio and entertaining only his closest friends and family, some scholars have interpreted his later works as gloomy meditations on death and the passing of time. Still these last years of his life were productive, seeing the creation of important works such as The Stages of Life (1835).
On June 26, 1835 Friedrich suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed and again limited his artistic output to drawings. Before his death in May of 1840, he suffered a second stroke and was reduced to poverty.
The Legacy of Caspar David Friedrich
As part of a second wave of German Romantics, Friedrich expanded beyond the ideas of symbolism embraced by the Nazarenes to create a new, sparse language of evocation rather than illustration. His dedication to landscape painting as an alternative to traditional religious or history painting, encouraged his contemporaries to reconsider the genre.
This elevation of the landscape format would have national and international impact. Many American artists studied in Dresden, Germany during the 19th century and learned from Friedrich's example. In particular, the artists of the Hudson River School similarly created awe-inspiring landscapes laced with spiritual and political significance.
Friedrich's suggestive use of symbols to imply deeper meanings was also an important example to the 19th-century Symbolists and the 20th-century Surrealists, who also embraced his creation of poetic moods. Furthermore, his minimalism and broad fields of color were foundational to Abstract Expressionism and Color Field Painting. This was confirmed in a 1961 article where art critic Robert Rosenblum directly established a link between the then developing Color Field Painting movement in America to Friedrich's The Monk by the Sea (1808-10).
In Germany, Friedrich was considered the quintessential struggling, and triumphant creative spirit; to the point where Nietzsche is said to have had him in mind as the archetypal human that infused his philosophical theories of a passionate, productive existance. More infamously, Hitler used the artist's creations as proof of German superiority to other races.
In more recent years, the rehabilitation of Friedrich's work from its abuse by Nazi propagandists has influenced new generations of modern German artists such as Anselm Kiefer and Gerhard Richter. He provides an example of strong Germanic heritage while also showing quiet evocations of absence and loss, important themes in postwar European painting.
Most Important Art
Caspar David Friedrich Artworks in Focus:
The Cross in the Mountains (The Tetschen Altar) (1807-08)
Commonly referred to as The Tetschen Altar, Friedrich's The Cross in the Mountains features a pine-covered mountaintop upon which stands a large crucifix. The cloud-filled sky is rendered in shades of red, pink, and violet which fade from dark to light from the top to the bottom of the canvas. Five beams of light emanate from a distant, unseen horizon.Read More ...
The shaped canvas is set in an elaborate frame, designed by the artist but carved by his friend Gottlieb Christian Kuhn. The frame features a range of Christian symbols, including the heads of five baby angels, a star, grapes and vines, corn, and the eye of God.
This painting, one of his earliest, embodies many of the Romantic motifs and themes he would address throughout his career, most notably the important symbolism of the landscape itself. Indeed, although the altarpiece includes a crucifix, the emphasis is placed on the spiritual essence of nature. He described the work: "High up on the summit stands the cross, surrounded by evergreen fir trees, and evergreen ivy twines about the base of the cross. The glowing sun is sinking, and the Saviour on the cross shines in the crimson of the sunset ... The cross stands on a rock, as unshakably firm as our faith in Jesus Christ. Fir trees rise around the cross, evergreen and everlasting, like the hope of men in Him, the crucified Christ." This was a groundbreaking reinterpretation of the genre of landscape painting giving it a new level of potential significance. It reflected Friedrich's belief that the divinity of God could be best found in nature.
While Friedrich was deeply religious, aspiring to paint an image that would convey the power of God more fully than possible through words, his approach was highly controversial. When the artist opened his studio to the public in 1808, allowing them to view this work, the 19th-century art critic Wilhelm von Ramdohr argued that a landscape could not function as an altarpiece. Friedrich and his supporters publicly defended the painting and the resulting debate helped to build Friedrich's reputation.
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Edited and revised, with Synopsis and Key Ideas added by Sarah Archino
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I can't say that I know a whole lot about the Ys series, but it's really old apparently. Ys Origin first came out for PC in Japan back in 2006. Six years later it's being released in English on Steam. It has also been enhanced a little bit to add things like widescreen support.
Ys Origin might actually be a good place to jump into the series. It's a prequel, so it comes first chronologically in the series. It doesn't have the same protagonist as the rest of the games either, so you don't have to worry about knowing what's going on with the story.
JRPGs can be hard to find on the PC, and this looks like a delightful little game. You can get it for just $19.99.
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Kilmarnock-based regeneration company HALO and its neighbour Ayrshire College have set up a new partnership to encourage leading-edge, practical learning in enterprise and innovation, cyber resilience and digital security to support the creation of a future workforce of digitally skilled young people from Ayrshire.
[Pictured: Marie Macklin CBE, who is leading The HALO initiative, and Heather Dunk, Principal and Chief Executive of Ayrshire College, sign up to the new partnership.]
The HALO and Ayrshire College have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in which they have agreed to combine knowledge, resources, networks and efforts to support the creation of the HALO Enterprise and Innovation Centre (HEIC) and the cyber security/digital hub that are planned as part of the impressive regeneration project. This is the second of two key educational partnerships for The HALO which is also working with the University of the West of Scotland.
Part of the HEIC will be an experiential learning space designed and equipped for the digital age. The Centre will house spin-out and start-up businesses within the new well-connected town centre offices which are due for completion in summer 2019. The HEIC will be part of a national and international network of Government and industry-inspired cyber centres making Scotland a leader in digital knowledge and understanding.
The partnership also aims to explore and promote new approaches to stimulating self-discovery, self-motivation and self-confidence, particularly among young people, in the communities served by the college.
Marie Macklin CBE, who is leading The HALO initiative, said: "This is the second of two critical educational relationships for The HALO to be recognised as one of Scotland's key cyber centres. Our proposals to make The HALO a leading location for learning and developing digital skills represent an ideal opportunity to combine the knowledge and teaching expertise of Ayrshire College and the University of the West of Scotland.
"Together we are aiming to create a unique environment and a range of learning experiences for people of all ages and abilities making Ayrshire one of the most digitally-aware, digitally-skilled areas in Scotland. This will increase employment opportunities and will help to make Ayrshire and Scotland an informed, prepared and safe place for business, and promote inclusive growth."
Heather Dunk, Principal and Chief Executive of Ayrshire College, said: "We are delighted to be working in partnership with the HALO initiative. This will provide opportunities for our students and staff from a range of industry sectors to support economic development in Ayrshire. We look forward to developing ideas for the digital hub and using HALO to stimulate enterprise and innovation opportunities for our students.
"By developing the talents of our students, we will be supporting the digital skills workforce pipeline and preparing students for jobs in the digital skills and cyber security industries as well as a range of other key sectors.
"Our partnership with HALO will build on our existing strengths and support our ambitions for social inclusion, economic growth and innovation."
About The HALO Kilmarnock
The HALO is an imaginative, innovative and inspirational regeneration initiative to revitalise the centre of Kilmarnock and support the growth and resilience of the Ayrshire economy.
It will create a dynamic commercial, educational, cultural, leisure and lifestyle quarter of the town, including a unique Enterprise and Innovation Centre - all fuelled by renewable energy.
This multi-faceted regeneration of a 23-acre site, formerly the home of Johnnie Walker, the world's leading Scotch whisky, will generate over £53million in GDP for Kilmarnock and £65million for Scotland. The development will stimulate over 1800 jobs.
The HALO has evolved through significant community and key partner consultation and engagement. A multi-disciplinary project team has developed proposals that address a range of design, technical, commercial and economic factors aligned to the overall objectives of delivering sustainable, long-term economic and social benefits for the town of Kilmarnock and the wider Ayrshire community.
The Halo Kilmarnock Limited (THKL) is a development company formed by Macklin Enterprise Partnerships, The Klin Group and Ross Developments & Renewables to bring together a highly experienced property development team with the skills, resources and capacity to deliver a unique project that will add real value to the Scottish economy.


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In the season premiere of Game of Thrones, Arya Stark became the MVP of Westeros, Lyanna Mormont put the men in their place and Dany came home.
Okay, I've had time to watch GOT a second time and my goodness!! So much has happened and it's only the first episode! Let's get to it, people.
HBO has really upped the "Previously On" portion of the show. Normally, we get a hodgepodge of what happened the previous season. No, not this time. Instead, it was a strategically placed mini movie of what transpired last season and it was still just as shocking. But it also reminded is that this season and the next (and sadly, the last) are all important in this great game of thrones. House Lannister is fighting for its very existence, House Stark is slowly coming together and House Targaryen is coming to take everything from everyone.
At the start of the show, we are at the Twins, where a very much alive Walder Frey is having a feast for all the men of his house. At first, I thought this was some kind of flashback. But damn was I so wrong. It was none other than Our Rebel Arya Stark, using the skills she learned as No One. She poisoned every male member of House Frey, killing them all and ending that house for good, possibly. Once it was done, she turned to one of the girls and said, "Tell them Winter came for House Frey." A girl's list has become one name shorter.
In the North, Meera and Bran arrived at The Wall. While waiting for the gate to open, Bran sees the Night King and the rest of the White Walkers (including the giant Wun Wun) are on the move in one of his visions. They bring the storm that will envelope all of Westeros with them. When the gate opens, a relieved Meera introduces them to the Night's Watch, including the new Lord Commander. He's skeptical at first, but when Bran mentions Hardhome, Ed's face says it all. He commands his brothers to take Meera and Bran in before closing the gates against what's to come.
At Winterfell, the King in the North Jon Snow is having a strategy meeting. He wants dragon glass to be mined and forged into weapons against the White Walkers and he wants everyone ready to fight, including the girls. Of course, Lord Glover has a problem with that. But Lady Lyanna Mormont (the amazing Bella Ramsey) steps up and lets Glover know a few things. "I don't plan on knitting by the fire while men fight for me. I might be small, Lord Glover, and I might be a girl. But I am every bit as much a Northerner as you." Glover tried to cow to her but she interrupted him and said, "And I don't need your permission to defend the North." That's right you don't!!! She shut that fool down! Lady Lyanna needs to be in every episode until the end of the series.
Now if only Lyanna could talk some sense into Jon. The newly-crowned King is already being a butthead. He decided to punish the houses that did not stand with House Stark against the Boltons by . . . giving them back their houses. WHAAAATTT?? WTF, Jon? The Umbers and Karstarks left you high and dry and now you want to say, "hey it's alright that you betrayed my house and sided with a maniac. It's all good." COME ON!! Sansa, who knows more about dealing with traitors and usurpers than Jon, tried to talk some sense into her brother, but to no avail. He shut her down, which you know is going to be a problem later on down the line. Afterwards, Jon and Sansa argue, with Jon basically telling his sister to stop giving him useful and smart information in front of other people. "Joffrey never let anyone question him, do you think he was a good king?" Like I said, Sansa knows what she's talking about. But will Jon listen?
Back at King's Landing, the new Queen is contemplating her next move. Jaime is a little spooked at what his sister/lover has accomplished while he was away. She's killed all of her enemies, blown the Sept of Baelor to the heavens and crowned herself Queen. But she hasn't talked about King Tommen's death. In case you've forgotten, Tommen jumped out of a window when he realized his mother killed his wife. Cersei underestimated her son's love for his wife and now feels betrayed by him. With her actions being more and more brutal, it's only logical that Jaime wonder if he'll be next on his sister's hit list. But she has other plans.
Euron Greyjoy came to King's Landing to offer his ships and his "two good hands" to Cersei. With Jaime standing right next to her. But Cersei isn't convinced. "You killed your own brother." "You should try it. Feels wonderful." Okay, that was funny. But Jaime didn't think so. Luckily, Cersei turned down Euron's proposal but he doesn't give up so easily. He promised to bring her what she wants and lay it at her feet. What could it be?
At the Citadel, Samwell is settling in nicely. And by nicely, I mean he's cleaning shit, serving food that looks like shit and doing basic library duties. He looks miserable. But he deals with it, because Sam wants something. He wants to get into the forbidden section of the library. But how to do it? Well, he talks up one of the maesters to see if he can gain access. Sam tells Archmaester Ebrose about the White Walkers. In his roundabout way, the Archmaester tells Sam that he believes him, but doesn't give him access to the forbidden section. So, Sam takes things into his own hands and steals the keys from the maester who does have access. Back in his quarters, he reads through the materials with Gilly and Little Sam beside him. Gilly has learned to read and begins reading "Legends of the Long Night." Sam comes across a map of Dragonstone showing a mountain of dragon glass under the structure. He begins composing a letter to Jon about this new revelation. Will this lead to a Jon/Dany meet and greet?
Back at Winterfell, Brienne is teaching Pod to help him with his sword skills. She gets the best of him each time, but then here comes Tormund with his sly smile and that red hair. He distracts Brienne for a moment, giving Pod a chance to best her. She punches him in the gut for his trouble, with Tormund telling him, "You're a lucky man." He smiles at Brienne, leaving her a little flustered (or pissed off, it's hard to tell). Sansa is watching the exchange when Littlefinger walks up behind her, whispering things. If anything happens between Sansa and Jon, it won't be Littlefinger who causes it. He thinks he has sway over Sansa, and if we judge her by her past, he would be right. But she's been through hell and back and is with her family again. Lord Baelish is in for a surprise if he thinks she's the same girl she once was.
In the Riverlands, Arya comes across some Lannister soldiers, young boys all of them. One just happened to be singer Ed Sheeran, which honestly felt a bit weird. His part was small (thank God), but his presence felt fake, like he just didn't belong. Maybe it's because no major players outside of the ones that have been with the show from the beginning have ever appeared. Hopefully, he'll be the last. Anywho, the soldiers invite Arya to some of their rabbit, leaving her conflicted. Normally, she would have slaughtered them all. But they all just want to go home and be with their families. They're just like her. They have no idea how lucky they are.
The Hound and the Brotherhood are on the move, as well. Only, the snow and cold have made an appearance. They look for shelter and come across a home that is all too familiar to Clegane. It's the same home where he Arya sought shelter before Clegane left the farmer and his young daughter to die. He's spooked at being there and is cranky the entire time. Once inside, he sees the bodies of the two who died, unbeknownst to Beric Dondarrion and Thoros. While Thoros builds a fire, Clegane asks Beric why the Lord of Light keeps bringing him back. Beric has no idea, leaving The Hound with more questions than answers. Thoros calls Clegane over to the fire and asks him what he sees. At first, he sees nothing but "burning logs," but when he looks again, he sees The Wall, East Watch by the Sea and the White Walkers marching. Rattled by what he's seen, Clegane buries the two bodies in the middle of the night. He handles their bones gently and puts them each in the ground. Thoros helps and is surprised after their done when Clegane says a prayer.
Back at the Citadel, Sam is collecting the empty bowls from the infirm when an arm covered in grey scale shoots out of one of the slots. The arm belongs to none other than Jorah Mormont, and my friends, he ain't lookin' so good. The grey scale has traveled over his entire arm but we don't know if that is all. Jorah's face is in shadow so we don't know the extent of the damage. But he doesn't care about that. Jorah wants to know if Dany has come to Westeros. Sam tells him that he hasn't heard anything, shutting the slot on Jorah and his disease.
Well, to answer his question, yes, Dany has arrived in Westeros. She is in a small rowboat with Tyrion, Missandei, Grey Worm and Varys. As they come up to her family home, the dragons fly ahead, circling the castle, which sits high up on a hill. Dany walks on Targaryen land, then kneels to touch the ground. Two of her Unsullied open the front gates, and she sees her home for the first time. The group walk up the path to the castle. When they walk in, the first thing Dany sees is a Lannister banner. She pulls it down to the floor, looking at it with disgust. She walks over to the throne, which looks way more badass than the Iron Throne, to be honest. Grey Worm tries to follow her, but Missandei pulls him back. Dany must do this alone. She looks at the throne, but walks by it. The time is not right for her to sit upon the throne. So, she walks into the war room where Stannis once stood, plotting his way to the Iron Throne and ultimately, his death. Dany runs her hands along the carved table while Tyrion admires the stone dragons on the walls. They both glance at each other before Dany finally utters the words we've all been waiting for: "Shall we begin?" Yes!
How will this great war begin? Who will make the first move? And will any of them be strong enough to fight the Night King?
Stay tuned.
Game of Thrones airs Sundays at 9pm on HBO. Photos courtesy of HBO.