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FORT KENT - In less than a month, a new restaurant will be opening in town, the Mill Bridge Restaurant. Barry Pelletier, the owner, said he plans to open the doors on March 19.
The vision that Pelletier has for his place is for a family-oriented, sit-down restaurant that serves steak, chicken, and seafood, with a couple of soup, sandwich, and hot entree specials during the weekdays and on the weekends.
He said the dining room is 99 percent finished and the kitchen is 95 percent finished, with the menu to be finalized shortly.
Pelletier has a long history of working in restaurants in the area. He started his cooking career at the Fort Kent Hotel twenty-two years ago, at the young age of sixteen. His next move took him to the hospital cafeteria, where he stayed for about six years, then the university for another six years, and finally back to the hospital for eight more years.
He's thought about owning his own business for years.
"I told Rudy and Diane [the owners of the Fort Kent Hotel] I was going to buy the Hotel," said Pelletier.
He said the motivation to buy the old Hoagie's building now was that it seemed like time to move on from the hospital and to try something different.
"What was I thinking?" He chuckled, saying the preparation process has been long and time-consuming. He'd started preparing before he'd even acquired the building.
Because he really wanted the place to have a "homey" feeling, he said he's decorated the building with lots of items from his own home, which is now on the market, including a dresser that has been disassembled into the wait station, the bathroom mirror, and a frame for a picture on the wall. One of the knickknacks on a shelf on the wall is a meat grinder that used to be his mothers, and might have been his grandmothers.
He said, "I just want a quiet, small restaurant," a place where people can bring their families and sit down to enjoy a good evening and just relax, but also to have some good food.
"I'm excited about food. I like to cook it and I like to eat it." He laughed.
He said settling on a name for his business was a struggle for him. He'd gotten some feedback about calling the restaurant Barry's Place, but that didn't really work for him. He finally settled on Mill Bridge, after the "Fort Kent Mills" and the bridge next to which the building is located.
All of the furniture in the restaurant is secondhand, although Pelletier and his friends expended quite a bit of effort to reupholster and refurbish it. The table and chairs were all purchased in Brewer, for example. Pelletier said friends helped to refurbish the furniture in his garage over a day.
"I've had a lot of good help," he said.
Pelletier said he's considering holding what he's calling a "soft opening," a by-invitation-only evening prior to the grand opening that will operate as a trial run for the restaurant staff. He said it would be a way to get some feedback from customers in order to work out some of the kinks before the likely craziness of the first few months.
Either way, he said, "I'm looking forward to getting back to what I'm good at, instead of the construction stuff."
"I hope I never have to see sheetrock or joint compound again." He laughed.
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Besides of computational aspects what's the difference between a Taylor series around a point $\alpha$ and a Taylor series around a point $\beta$?
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The series may have different radii of convergence, for example. I assume you start with a reasonably nice function $f$. Suppose $f$ has a pole, I mean, you are "dividing by 0" somewhere, say, at $x=a$. If nothing else happens, then the radius of convergence at $\alpha$ cannot be larger than the distance from $a$ to $\alpha$, but it could be precisely this distance. Same with $\beta$.
To be specific, take $f(x)=1/(1-x)$. The series at 0 is $\displaystyle \sum_n x^n$ which converges for $|x|<1$. The series at $-1$ is $\displaystyle \sum_n \frac1{2^{n+1}} (x+1)^n$; it converges for $|x+1|<2$.
This explains why even in the case of reasonably well behaved functions we may want to compute the Taylor series at different points depending of the region we are interested in studying.
Suppose $f(z)=\sum_n a_n(z-z_0)^n$ on some open subset $S$ within the disc of convergence $B(z_0,\rho)$ (we could take the expansion to be valid on the whole disc too). Then given another $w \in S \subseteq B(z_0,\rho)$, we can find a $B(w,\delta) \subseteq S \subseteq B(z_0,\rho)$ such that $f$ can be expanded as a power series with $w$ as a center. i.e
$f(z)=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\hat{a}_n(z-w)^n$ valid on $B(w,\delta)$ Where $\hat{a}_n=\sum_{i=n}^{\infty}\binom{i}{n} a_i(w-z_0)^{n-i}$
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The earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March disrupted the country's auto industry and cut the supply of many vehicles. Production in Japan during the second quarter fell to less than half of its output the year before.
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For over 15 years, the Justice Coalition continues to serve the Jacksonville and Northeast Florida areas by providing crisis intervention and advocacy for victims of violent crimes. Consequently, it's not a surprise to learn that it's carrying on this legacy by honoring our country's heroes and victims. And what better day to do this than on the anniversary of 9/11 when America had garnered so many heroes and victims within just a few hours.
On Saturday, September 11, the Justice Coalition conducts its 2010 Ride for Justice. This event is a 50-mile scenic, police-escorted motorcycle ride through the wooded countryside of Jacksonville. Participating will be the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) SWAT team with its van, Community Affairs and Dive Team with its 40-foot boat. The Jacksonville Jaguars cheerleaders, otherwise known as 'The ROAR', will greet fans and sign autographs.
Community members can become involved in this event with sponsorship opportunities that provide recognition and promotional opportunities for businesses. The Justice Coalition is also accepting items for the silent auction as well as cash donations. As a 501(C)3 nonprofit organization, all contributions are tax deductible.
If you just love to ride, this is a wonderful occasion to both have fun and help your community. The cost for a day's excursion is $25 for each rider and $10 for each passenger. The ride will start at River City Marketplace located at 13141 City Station Drive. Registration is from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., with 'Kickstands Up' at 10:30.
The ride concludes at Old Plank Road Baptist Church located at 8964 Old Plank Road, where a delicious lunch will be served, complete with creamy Blue Bell ice-cream. The cost of this meal is included in the participation fees. However, if you're not a rider or passenger but would like to join the after-ride festivities, $15 will buy lunch, a t-shirt, a raffle ticket and a goody bag.
Justice Coalition Executive Director Ann Dugger said, 'I feel that it's important to remember those whose lives were taken on 9/11 and to remember our heroes who gave their lives to ensure our safety and to remember the innocent victims who have suffered from violent crimes within our city.'
For more information, contact the Justice Coalition at 904-783-6312 or Facebook search 'Justice Coalition' and the Event tab 'Ride for Justice'. Pre-registration and payment is also available at www.justicecoalition.org.


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The Roxborough area in Douglas County, Colorado is located in the Northwest, just East of the Pike National Forest in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It's a beautiful natural setting where some residents have established the Roxborough Arts Council. They are a group of beautiful prestigious artists who have joined forces to create public awareness of art. Their efforts within the community are subtle yet dramatic. This group of local artists from different walks of life, creating in all art media have been leaving the results of their endeavors here and there in public places adding visual joy and pleasure to many a daily routine.
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As part of the ongoing efforts to supply California College of the Arts community members with support and information in the event of an emergency, natural or otherwise, the college has implemented a new FREE emergency notification system, called Rave.
Through Rave, college administers can deploy approved CCA emergency communications and other important information via text message and email to registered, active subscribers (e.g., faculty, staff, and students).
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Robert's Rebellion (Histories & Lore)
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"Robert's Rebellion" is a collection of short videos included in the "Histories & Lore", a special feature present in the blu-ray set of Seasons 2, 3, 4 and 5 Game of Thrones. They provide accounts of Robert's Rebellion from different points of view, narrated, respectively, by Stephen Dillane as King Stannis Baratheon, Liam Cunningham as Ser Davos Seaworth, Natalie Dormer as Lady Margaery Tyrell, Michelle Fairley as Lady Catelyn Stark, Aidan Gillen as Lord Petyr Baelish, Conleth Hill as Lord Varys, Pedro Pascal as Prince Oberyn Martell and Ian McElhinney as Ser Barristan Selmy.
Stannis BaratheonEdit
Stannis Baratheon reflects on his brother Robert's rebellion against the Mad King Aerys II Targaryen and his own part in it, as well as his bitterness for not being justly rewarded.
Davos SeaworthEdit
Davos Seaworth recounts his lowly beginnings and days as a smuggler as well as the event that brought him into the service of Stannis Baratheon.
Margaery TyrellEdit
Margaery Tyrell details House Tyrell's loyalty to House Targaryen before the rebellion and to House Baratheon afterwards.
Catelyn StarkEdit
Catelyn Stark reminisces on the rebellion and how it affected the family she was born into as well as the one she married into.
Varys and Petyr BaelishEdit
Varys and Petyr Baelish debate the downfall of House Targaryen, the roles played by those involved and the status the rebellion has led to.
Oberyn MartellEdit
Oberyn Martell discussed his sister Elia's marriage to Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and the horrors that befell her and her children as a result.
Barristan Selmy Edit
Barristan Selmy discusses events leading up to and during Robert's Rebellion and the role he played in these.
Stannis Baratheon's perspectiveEdit
Stannis Baratheon's brother had raised the banners of Storm's End, their ancestral castle, against the Mad King Aerys. Jon Arryn of the Vale and Eddard Stark of the North stood with him, and Hoster Tully of the Riverlands would join. But the Baratheon lands were far from theirs, and separated by combined strength of the West, the Reach, and King's Landing itself. Even Robert's own lords were against him. Stannis considers it was the hardest choice he had ever made: his brother or his King. Blood or honor. Aerys ruled by the rights of all the laws in Westeros. Everyone knew the price of defiance. But Stannis believes that there are deeper, older laws: the younger brother bows before the elder. And so Stannis followed Robert.
Early in the war, Mace Tyrell's indecisive victory at Ashford cut Robert off from Storm's End. Instead of pursuing Robert, and risking his record, Mace Tyrell turned east and laid siege to the Baratheon home. The Tyrell army and navy encircled Storm's End, preventing any resupply by land or sea: if a wagon tried to reach them it was burned; if a ship tried to land it was sunk. Stannis and his garrison were locked inside Storm's End to starve. But Robert had commanded him to hold the castle no matter the cost. Robert couldn't afford to lose his ancient seat, which had never fallen.
Stannis then recounts that, while Robert smashed Rhaegar on the Trident, Stannis' men ate the dogs because the horses had already been devoured; and while the Lannisters sacked King's Landing, Stannis and his men ate the rats. If the smuggler Davos had not slipped through the Tyrell blockade with his onions, the Storm's End garrison would've eaten their own dead. But Stannis held the castle, and sarcastically adds, until Lord Eddard remembered them and marched to lift the siege. The Tyrells didn't even put up a fight, and Robert threw a feast to celebrate Lord Eddard's victory.
Stannis was sent to the royal island stronghold of Dragonstone to deal with Viserys and Daenerys, the last surviving Targaryen children. Before Stannis arrived, however, they had escaped across the Narrow Sea. Robert was furious. He stripped Stannis of Storm's End, and gave it to "that prancing fool" Renly, Stannis' younger brother. Stannis could keep Dragonstone.
Now Robert is dead, and a bastard pretender "soils [his] throne" while the realm fills with "schemers and traitors". But "the rightful King" is coming for them all and he will not stop until he has scoured the land clean of abomination. The Baratheons say "Ours is the Fury". He will show them fury burns.
- Stannis Baratheon
- Lord Robert Baratheon (mentioned)
- King Aerys II Targaryen, the "Mad King" (mentioned)
- Lord Jon Arryn (mentioned)
- Lord Eddard Stark
- Lord Hoster Tully (mentioned)
- Prince Rhaegar Targaryen
- Davos
- Prince Viserys Targaryen (mentioned)
- Princess Daenerys Targaryen (mentioned)
- Renly Baratheon
- King Joffrey Baratheon (indirectly mentioned)
Noble HousesEdit
- House Baratheon
- House Targaryen (mentioned)
- House Arryn (mentioned)
- House Stark
- House Tully (mentioned)
- House Tyrell
- House Lannister (mentioned)
- The Vale of Arryn (mentioned)
- The North (mentioned)
- The Riverlands (mentioned)
- The Westerlands (mentioned)
- The Reach (mentioned)
- The Crownlands
- The Stormlands
- Blackwater Bay
- Narrow Sea
- Robert's Rebellion
- Battle of the Trident (mentioned)
- Sack of King's Landing (mentioned)
- Siege of Storm's End
- Assault on Dragonstone
- Iron Throne (mentioned)
Davos Seaworth's perspectiveEdit
In King's Landing, if someone leaves the Red Keep and isn't careful, he may find himself in Flea Bottom. In such a cesspool it was that House Seaworth had its "glorious start". Davos got out as soon as he could, finding work on a smuggler ship. Soon every port on the Narrow Sea had a bounty on him, which would've been collected if he didn't gave a percentage to the right people or pick the right tide. Davos then jokes that one can tell a good smuggler by talking to him because he has a head that talks back.
He considers himself a good smuggler: Davos of Flea Bottom had run with orphans and beggars, but Davos the smuggler was received by merchants and lords, when nobody could catch him. Oddly, the only honest work came from pirates, like the notorious Salladhor Saan, an old friend. All he ever wanted was someone to buy his cargo quickly, before the tide left, and sell it without telling how he had gotten it. In time, Davos saved enough to buy a small plot of land and found a woman who was kind enough to overlook his trade. She gave him a son, Matthos; and they dreamed of the traders' circle around the Jade Sea. Just one trip and Davos could settle them and their family for life.
Then some stormlord revolted against the Iron Throne. Wars aren't quite good for smugglers as every harbor fills with guards and inspectors, and the seas fill with blockades and pirates paid by each side to prey on the other. Though Davos had no love for the Mad King, he had grown up around the power of King's Landing and figured Robert Baratheon would end as the other rebel lords: burned to ash. But he didn't; and the North, the Riverlands, and the Vale joined him. And in the taverns people drank to Robert's health openly. "Brave fools", he thought. But Davos had a family who'd be left in the cold if he lost his head.
When Mace Tyrell marched on Robert's home at Storm's End, Davos spied the end of the rebellion. The castle was garrisoned by Robert's younger brother Stannis and a small guard, and would not hold out for long. When it fell, Robert would be homeless, and his support would bleed away. This he knew from experience. Months later, Stannis was still holding the castle. Nobody cared. But on voyages, Davos had seen what famine does, and the thought of all those men in Storm's End would die unmourned and forgotten. No better than Flea Bottom orphans. Davos told his wife and himself that he'd get a high price for the onions and salt beef. In truth, he knew he'd be captured by the Tyrell galleys or drowned. But he was too stubborn.
Later that night, in the dark, in a tiny boat with a black sail, Davos cursed myself and the moonlight as he waited for the tide to turn. When it did, the wind beat the sail so hard, Davos ripped it down, fearing the Tyrell ships would hear. Luckily, they had grown lax. With muffled oars, alone, Davos steeled his cargo through the treacherous currents and snarls of rock that gave Shipbreaker Bay its name. The waves finally carried him, soaked and near blind from seawater, through the mouth of the cavern beneath the castle. Then, Stannis Baratheon arrived. The siege had left him gaunt, but not weak, never weak, Davos insists. He greeted the smuggler and accepted the onions with cool courtesy, betraying no emotion even as all his men wept. He doled out the food to his wife and each of his men before he ate himself, a portion no larger than any other. When Stannis' finally thanked Davos, he could see Stannis' mind already returned to the castle's defense, his duty.
After Aerys fell and Lord Stark lifted the siege, Stannis summoned Davos. For his salvation of Storm's End, he was to be granted a knighthood, a keep of his own, and his son taken into Stannis' personal service. Davos of Flea Bottom had become Ser Davos of House Seaworth, and his son would serve the King's own brother. But, for his previous crimes as a smuggler, Davos was to have the fingertips of one hand taken off above the highest joint. Stannis held that Davos had flouted the laws of the land for years and a good act does not wash out the bad. In one fell swoop, or five, Stannis gave Davos' son a future and Davos' family a name that he could've never have imagined, nor earned, on his own. He still keeps the finger bones in a bag around his neck to remind him of what he was and what he owes to Stannis.
- Davos says that Stannis took the fingers from his off-hand in "five swoops": this is an error. Stannis only cut off the tips of his "fingers" - narrowly defining "fingers" to exclude his thumb. In the TV series itself, Davos visibly still has his right thumb when he removes his gloves.
- Ser Davos Seaworth
- Salladhor Saan
- Marya Seaworth
- Matthos Seaworth
- Lord Robert Baratheon
- King Aerys II Targaryen, the "Mad King" (mentioned)
- Lord Mace Tyrell (mentioned)
- Stannis Baratheon
- Selyse Baratheon (mentioned)
- Lord Eddard Stark (mentioned)
Noble HousesEdit
- House Seaworth
- House Baratheon
- House Targaryen (mentioned)
- House Tyrell (mentioned)
- House Stark (mentioned)
- The Crownlands
- The Stormlands
- The North (mentioned)
- The Riverlands (mentioned)
- The Vale of Arryn (mentioned)
- Jade Sea (mentioned)
- Iron Throne (mentioned)
- Knighthood
Margaery Tyrell's perspectiveEdit
Some great families call the Tyrells upstarts, but the truth is that while the Starks and Lannisters fell to the Targaryens in defeat, House Tyrell rose. For thousands of years, Tyrells served as loyal stewards to the Kings of the Reach, until the last of their line burned to death, resisting the Targaryen invaders. To save the Reach from a similar fate, the Tyrells yielded Highgarden to Aegon and his sisters. In gratitude, the Tyrells were given dominion over the Reach, and they became lords of the castle in which, for generations, they had served.
Under the Targaryen dynasty, Westeros prospered. Gone were the petty wars of seven kingdoms and the endless thirst for minor glories that drove them. The Westerlands enriched the realm, the North guarded it, and the Reach and Riverlands fed it. This harmony is what Robert Baratheon shattered with his rebellion against Aerys II Targaryen.
When the call to arms came, though, Tyrells did not want to answer. Margaery argues that the Reach is a gentle land and the Mad King was not muched loved, but the Tyrells owed peace and status to his family. Lord Mace Tyrell called his banners and marched north to battle the rogue Stormlord, who had already defeated three forces in a single day, and, at Ashford, Lord Mace won. Some chasten Lord Mace for not pursuing Robert after the battle. They had cut Robert off from the Stormlands, the seat of his power, and he had fled north, within easy grasp of Lord Tywin Lannister, who had been Hand of Aerys for nearly twenty years. Lord Mace moved instead to lay siege of Robert's ancestral stronghold of Storm's End. "The rose" would strangle "the stag" as "the lion" pounced, so the Tyrells waited, but the lion of Lannister slumbered and Robert slipped past the King's forces to join Ned Stark.
The Tyrells could have lifted the siege and deployed their armies north to aid the crown; they also could have stormed the walls of Storm's End and made him homeless, but they had ample supplies, control of land and sea, and most of all: patience. Their siege would succeed, eventually, at little cost of lives to the Tyrells. If Robert prolonged the war with minor victories, the capture of Storm's End would hasten his downfall. And if Robert won the war, it wouldn't have done for him to find the Tyrells within his walls with the bodies of his brother Stannis and his sworn men.
When the lion finally showed his colors and "purged" King's Landing, the Tyrells knew their cause was lost. Lord Mace chose the peaceful route and bent the knee to Robert, who heartily pardoned him. Margaery considers it strange, as the Tyrells had beaten him and starved his brother to the brink of death. The Tyrells were to keep their lands, castle, and title, but they knew they would never be welcome at court. It didn't matter, the Reach was still the most fertile of the Seven Kingdoms, and under the Tyrell hand. Margaery concedes that every flower, even "the rose", needs pruning, but then it "grows strong".
- King Aegon I Targaryen, the "Conquerer"
- Queen Rhaenys Targaryen
- Queen Visenya Targaryen
- King Mern Gardener
- Harlen Tyrell
- King Aerys II Targaryen, the "Mad King"
- Lord/King Robert Baratheon
- Lord Mace Tyrell
- Lord Tywin Lannister (mentioned)
- Lord Eddard Stark
- Stannis Baratheon (mentioned)
- Ser Jaime Lannister
Noble HousesEdit
- The Westerlands
- The North
- The Riverlands
- The Crownlands
- The Reach
- Ashford (mentioned)
- Highgarden
- The Riverlands
- The Stormlands
- Storm's End
- Summerhall (indirectly mentioned)
- War of Conquest
- Robert's Rebellion
- Battle of Summerhall (indirectly mentioned)
- Battle of Ashford (mentioned)
- Siege of Storm's End
- Sack of King's Landing
- Steward
- King of the Reach
- Hand of the King (mentioned)
Catelyn Stark's perspectiveEdit
"Family. Duty. Honor". Every Tully child learns the House words, but Catelyn Tully was a woman before she understood their meaning. Years before, her father took as his ward the son of a wartime friend, a minor on the Fingers. The boy's name was Petyr Baelish, but due to his home and size, her brother soon named him "Littlefinger".
When Catelyn came of age, Brandon Stark of Winterfell sought and won her hand. To Lord Hoster, Brandon was heir to the North and a suitable match for a daughter of House Tully. To Catelyn, Brandon was wild and terrifying, never far from laughter or trouble; she loved him with all the fire of a first passion, much, she came to realize, as Petyr loved her. When Petyr heard of her engagement, he challenged Brandon to a duel and survived only because Catelyn begged Brandon not to kill him, as she still fought of Petyr as family. Now she wishes she had let him die.
Only days before her wedding, when she thought she would be happy forever, Prince Rhaegar Targaryen abducted Brandon's sister, Lyanna. Hotblooded as always, Brandon rode immediately to King's Landing to demand justice, which the Mad King Aerys gave him, in his own twisted fashion. The day the raven arrived with news of Brandon's death, Catelyn locked herself in her room and refused to eat for days, until her father reminded her of her duty. Catelyn was to marry Eddard, Brandon's younger brother, a man whom she had never met, of whom none spoke ill, or anything at all. Their union would cement an alliance of the North, Vale, Stormlands, and Riverlands in rebellion against the Mad King. As a Tully, Catelyn did her duty. They were married quickly, and were spared one night before Ned had to return to the field.
Catelyn spent the war by the window, waiting for a raven to hear if her child would grow fatherless, or at all. They knew the price of defeat. Catelyn scoured the kitchens and washerwomen for any and all gossip: Robert had won and crushed the Mad King. Robert had lost but Jaime Lannister was now King. Robert had almost won, but the Mad King had become a dragon and burned King's Landing to ash. At night, Catelyn told herself the war would end soon and bring peace: either a victory or the grave.
Catelyn believes she was wrong. Robert won, and her husband avenged his brother and her love. But when he returned home to her he could not meet her eyes. She saw the reason, by his side. Catelyn is aware that many men have bastards, and that under the strain of war any man, no matter how honorable, may forsake his vows for a night of warmth he may never know again. But Ned Stark was not built like other men. His northern honor would not let him sequester his shame in some distant holdfast. He brought this boy, this "Jon Snow", home to raise with his trueborn children. Her children.
Yet Catelyn considers these bitter memories to be sweet now. They are all she has left of "her Ned". Their family is broken and scattered, and their son must wage a war for the pieces. She is adamant that they need to go home, for the Starks are of the North and, like the snows of winter, when they come south... they melt away.
- Lady Catelyn Tully
- Lord Hoster Tully
- Petyr Baelish
- Edmure Tully (indirectly mentioned)
- Brandon Stark
- Prince Rhaegar Targaryen (mentioned)
- Lyanna Stark (mentioned)
- King Aerys II Targaryen, the "Mad King" (mentioned)
- Lord Eddard Stark
- Lord Robert Baratheon (mentioned)
- Ser Jaime Lannister (mentioned)
- Robb Stark
- Jon Snow
- Sansa Stark
Noble HousesEdit
- House Tully
- House Baelish
- House Stark
- House Targaryen (mentioned)
- The Riverlands
- The North
- The Vale of Arryn
- The Fingers (mentioned)
- The Stormlands (mentioned)
- King's Landing (mentioned)
- Robert's Rebellion
- Abduction of Lyanna Stark (mentioned)
- Execution of Rickard and Brandon Stark (mentioned)
Varys and Petyr Baelish's perspectivesEdit
Varys begins by stating that for three hundred years the Targaryen dynasty ruled Westeros. Wars were still fought, homes still burned and men still died but compared to the chaos of what came before, the realm was stable. Littlefinger argues that it was also boring. The Targaryens lied, killed and thieved as much as other lords, they just had dragons to answer all complaints, until they did not.
When the last dragon died, it was only a matter of time before the Targaryens followed. Varys asks Littlefinger if by "only" he means another century? Littlefinger replies that they wasted that century trying to replace their lost advantage: incinerating their own palaces to hatch dragon eggs, drinking wildfire to become dragons and the Mad King's favorite of burning men alive so he could pretend to be a dragon.
Varys insists that the small council urged Aerys to pardon Brandon Stark. The boy had threatened Prince Rhaegar, but Rhaegar had stolen the boy's sister and the boy was the eldest son of their Warden of the North. Littlefinger asks who the greater fool is: a mad king or the man who reasons with him? Aerys saw knives in every shadow. When Varys told him to treat the Starks with caution, he made him afraid and what he feared he killed.
Varys expresses surprise that Littlefinger of all people would bother with recriminations for Brandon's death, not after their duel. Littlefinger claims that Brandon was as arrogant as he was stupid, like his father who answered Aerys' summon to the capital. They earned their fates. But the younger son, Ned, what was his crime that Aerys ordered his death as well? Varys points out that unlike men, families do not die when you lop off their head.
Littlefinger tells Varys that at the very least he should have pointed out that loyal and dutiful Ned was living with Jon Arryn, a proud and over-righteous lord with an impregnable castle and no sons of his own. Perhaps he could have spared Aerys the embarrassment of revolt. Varys sarcastically laments that they did not have the foresight to consult Littlefinger, but points out that first they would have to have known who he was. Littlefinger states that nobody knew Robert Baratheon either, yet he claimed the right to sit on the Iron Throne. Varys points out that he had Targaryen blood, through his mother. Littlefinger calls this a pretty dress for an ugly truth: it was war and he could swing a hammer harder than the other options.
Littlefinger asks Varys when he knew he had lost. Varys replies that it was when Robert Baratheon killed Prince Rhaegar on the Trident. Littlefinger says that this is wrong: he lost the war when he let Ned Stark slip back into The North. Neither the Bloody Gate of the Vale or Moat Cailin in the North have ever fallen. They could have held out for years even if they had killed Robert, but Varys let him slip through his fingers as well.
Varys says that he told the court that Robert was hiding in the Stoney Sept, but the Hand of the King spent too much time searching the city. Something about the glory of single combat. Then Ned Stark's army arrived to save the day. Littlefinger says that it is too bad Lord Tywin was not Hand any longer. He would have simply razed the town and been done with it. Varys says that perhaps this is true, and perhaps the rebels would have found even more of the countryside flocking to their banners.
Littlefinger suddenly remembers that Varys was not always so loyal to the Lannisters during the war. Varys insists that he did his duty to the realm. When Lord Tywin showed up at King's Landing professing loyalty, he warned Aerys not to open the gates. Prince Rhaegar was dead, their army scattered. The lion does not stir unless he smells meat. Littlefinger admits that he admires Varys' powers of persuasion; few could traffic on so many secrets to so little avail. Varys reveals that Grand Maester Pycelle told Aerys what he wanted to hear: that his old friend Tywin was there to save him.
Littlefinger reminisces that Aerys' old friend sacked the city and his son stabbed Aerys in the back. Varys calls this a regrettable though necessary action. Littlefinger says the same of the pardons the new King Robert bestowed upon the royalists: Mace Tyrell, Barristan Selmy, Varys. Varys comments that King Robert wisely chose order over vengeance. Littlefinger claims that Jon Arryn wisely chose for Robert. Jon Arryn died, then Robert, then Ned. So ended their glorious revolution. Varys laments that Westeros has been burning ever since. Littlefinger thinks that they should let it, which Varys says is very Targaryen of him, comparing him to one of the mad ones. Littlefinger concludes that fire turns even the proudest oaks to ash, leaving newer roots space to climb...
- A point which might cause some confusion is that Varys says that "we" warned King Aerys, which some might mistake to imply that Littlefinger was also on the Small Council at the time. However, later in the video Varys makes a separate jab that no one at court even knew who Baelish was at the time, because he was still a minor lord living in the Vale, so this is not a change from the books.
- A rather large break with book continuity is introduced by this segment. In Season 1, Maester Aemon stated that Mad King Aerys was his brother's son, not his brother's grandson. In the books, Aemon's younger brother Aegon V Targaryen became king (after Aemon refused the crown due to his vows), and was later succeeded by his son Jaehaerys II, a good but physically frail man who died after ruling only three years. King Aerys II and Queen Rhaella Targaryen were the children of Jaehaerys II. Aemon's statements in the TV series, however, seemed to skip Jaehaerys II. The TV writers later confirmed that Jaehaerys II has indeed been omitted from the TV continuity - they have not stated why, but possibly just to simplify the relationship between Aemon and Daenerys. The major problem this change introduced is that House Baratheon intermarried with House Targaryen in that generation: Aegon V's daughter (and Jaehaerys II's sister) Rhaelle Targaryen married the lord of House Baratheon, and their son was Steffon Baratheon, the father of Robert, Stannis, and Renly. Robert Baratheon's entire claim to the throne was based on the technicality that he had Targaryen blood through Rhaelle (though even this video points out that it was a pretext and he won the crown through warfare). When the TV series omitted Jaehaerys II, no information was provided on exactly how the Baratheons intermarried with the Targaryens in the new, altered continuity - the Season 1 animated featurettes even somewhat implied that in order to simplify the story, Robert's "Targaryen blood" came purely from Orys Baratheon, the founder of House Baratheon and rumored bastard half-brother of Aegon the Conqueror (which would be complicated, given that Orys is widely believed to have been Aegon's half-brother but this was never proven). In either scenario, the Targaryen bloodline passed through Robert's father Steffon: either Steffon's mother was a Targaryen (though her exact place in the family tree is uncertain due to the omission of Jaehaerys's generation), or the Targaryen bloodline passed down from father-to-son among the Baratheon men, from Steffon through Orys. In this video, however, Varys clearly states that Robert possessed Targaryen blood "through his mother" - Cassana Baratheon, born into House Estermont. It is unclear how to reconcile this new information. It is possible that in the TV continuity, Steffon Baratheon may have married a Targaryen daughter or that Cassana Estermont had Targaryen blood.
- King Aegon I Targaryen, the "Conquerer"
- King Aegon III Targaryen, the "Dragonbane" (not mentioned by name)
- King Daeron I Targaryen, the "Young Dragon" (not mentioned by name)
- King Baelor Targaryen, the "Blessed" (not mentioned by name)
- King Maekar Targaryen (not mentioned by name)
- King Aegon V Targaryen, the "Unlikely" (not mentioned by name)
- Prince Aerion Targaryen, "Brightflame" (indirectly mentioned)
- Last dragon (mentioned)
- King Aerys II Targaryen, the "Mad King"
- Varys
- Brandon Stark
- Lyanna Stark (mentioned)
- Petyr Baelish
- Lord Rickard Stark (mentioned)
- Lord Eddard Stark
- Lord Jon Arryn
- Lord/King Robert Baratheon
- Lady Cassana Baratheon (mentioned)
- Prince Rhaegar Targaryen
- Lord Jon Connington (indirectly mentioned)
- Lord Tywin Lannister
- Grand Maester Pycelle
- Ser Jaime Lannister
- Lord Mace Tyrell (mentioned)
- Ser Barristan Selmy (mentioned)
Noble HousesEdit
- King's Landing
- The Vale of Arryn
- The Eyrie
- Bloody Gate (mentioned)
- The North
- Moat Cailin (mentioned)
- The Riverlands
- Tragedy of Summerhall (mentioned)
- Robert's Rebellion
- Dragons (mentioned)
- Wildfire (mentioned)
- Iron Throne
- Small council
- Grand Maester
Oberyn Martell's perspectiveEdit
Twice the Targaryens tried to conquer Dorne with soldiers. Twice they failed. Only when the dragon kings came bearing husbands and wives did Oberyn's ancestors relent and agree to join their Seven Kingdoms. House Martell could have waged war until the end of days, but how could they resist a peace they could take to bed?
For centuries the Iron Throne had no more loyal ally than the Princes of Dorne. Since the Martells had never fallen to them, they kept their ancestral title. Perhaps this is what drew Rhaegar Targaryen to them. His royal parents had not produced a sister for him to wed, so he had to look elsewhere for a princess and there was only one in Westeros: Elia of House Martell, Oberyn's sister. She was not the most beautiful woman in the world or even in Dorne, but rare for a woman from their land, her flower came with no thorns. She was kind and clever with a gentle heart. Oberyn loved her and feared for her. For years he fended off lesser men from her, but even he failed when Rhaegar came. Rhaegar was beautiful and the crown prince of the Seven Kingdoms, and their mother had worked so hard to secure the match - how could Elia not accept it? They were wed and he took Elia from her home, from those who loved her and would die for her and locked her in his Red Keep above his sty of a city surrounded by false friends. She bore him a a daughter and a son, though each almost cost her her life.
Elia loved Rhaegar, she obeyed him and he chose to steal away Lyanna Stark, a pale northern girl whose veins ran with ice like all of her people. Instead of disciplining his faithless son, King Aerys executed the Starks when they came seeking justice and ignited a revolt. Oberyn knows how the maesters describe the war now but calling it Robert's Rebellion does not change what it was: the War of the Usurper. Dorne sided with the crown, for when they swear oaths, they keep them. They needed no threats from King Aerys, though he made them anyway, locking Elia and her children in the Red Keep to ensure House Martell's loyalty. Even in his madness, he knew that no true Dornishman would ever take up arms against their beloved princess and that they would fight to the death for whatever side she was on.
At the Trident, Dorne lost ten thousand men and two princes: Oberyn's uncle in the Kingsguard and Elia's gallant husband Prince Rhaegar, who was too slow or too arrogant for Robert's warhammer. As Robert's army marched on King's Landing, the Mad King sent his own wife and child away but kept Elia and and her children inside. In his madness, Aerys though the Dornish had betrayed his son at the Trident and was only too happy to welcome his one true friend back into his ranks: Tywin Lannister. Lord Tywin's army sacked his friend's city while Lord Tywin's son murdered the king he had sworn to protect. All of this could have been forgiven: war is terrible and men must become terrible to wage it. But the Lannisters knew that as long as Elia and her children, Prince Rhaegar's heirs, lived, no usurper could safely sit the Throne. So Lord Tywin's dog Ser Gregor Clegane, the Mountain, made Elia watch as he murdered her daughter and dashed her infant son's head against a wall. Then with her baby's blood still on his hands, he raped Elia and murdered her. When Lord Tywin later presented their bodies to Robert Baratheon wrapped in pretty Lannister cloaks, Oberyn has been told the red colour graciously hid the blood from men's eyes.
The Targaryens talk of fire and blood. In Dorne their blood is fire. If Robert Baratheon had dared set foot in Dorne during his reign, he would have lost the foot, and it is not even him they blame for Elia. The Lannisters think their gold buys them power. The Lannisters think their Mountain buys them strength. But if they want piece, they cannot buy it with mountains of gold or one Mountain of steel. They must pay in blood.
- King Daeron II Targaryen (not mentioned by name)
- Queen Myriah Martell (not mentioned by name)
- Princess Daenerys Targaryen (not mentioned by name)
- Prince Maron Martell (not mentioned by name)
- King Aerys II Targaryen
- Prince Rhaegar Targaryen
- Princess Elia Martell
- Prince Oberyn Martell
- Princess Rhaenys Targaryen (not mentioned by name)
- Prince Aegon Targaryen (not mentioned by name)
- Lyanna Stark
- Lord Rickard Stark (indirectly mentioned)
- Brandon Stark (indirectly mentioned)
- Ser Jaime Lannister (not mentioned by name)
- Lord Robert Baratheon
- Prince Lewyn Martell (indirectly mentioned)
- Queen Rhaella Targaryen (not mentioned by name)
- Prince Viserys Targaryen (not mentioned by name)
- Ser Gregor Clegane
- King Joffrey Baratheon (named on letter)
- Margaery Tyrell (named on letter)
- Lord Mace Tyrell (named on letter)
Noble HousesEdit
- Robert's Rebellion
Barristan Selmy's perspectiveEdit
Ser Barristan mentions that he's called "Barristan the Bold", but he's aware that behind his back he's been dubbed "Barristan the Old". He confirms this is true, he's indeed old, with hair as white as all the winters he's seen. He adds that the older a man grows the less sleep he needs and these days he hardly sleeps at all. When darkness fall over Meereen, which he calls a "strange city", he finds himself visited by the faces of the kings he's served, the faces of those he swore to protect, the faces of those he failed.
He goes on, revealing all he's ever wanted was to live a life of honor, defending a king worthy of service. During the War of the Ninepenny Kings, he sought Maelys the Monstruous, last of the Blackfyre pretenders, who had started the war. Maelys belived his Targaryen blood gave him a claim to the Iron Throne, but Barristan made sure his blood claimed nothing more than the dirt around his corpse. To show his gratitude, the king elevated Barristan to his Kingsguard. It was the proudest moment of his life. But that king died, and Barristan wasn't with him... not that he could've saved the king if he had been, Barristan admits. Still, he vowed to do better with his son, the young prince Aerys.
For twenty years, his reign was peaceful and prosperous. Aerys was well-loved by his subjects and respected by his lords. But as the years went on, Aerys's tempers soured. He became obsessed with dragons and fire, and the swords of the Kingsguard couldn't defend him from the enemies he saw lurking in every shadow. Barristan's king had gone mad.
But there was hope, Barristan retorts: his son and heir. Prince Rhaegar was everything that could be hoped for in a ruler. He was strong but gentle, wise and cautious... and a good friend. No matter the wounds Aerys dugged into the realm, Barristan and others had faith Rhaegar would sew it back together again when he ascended the throne.
Then came Lord Whent's tourney at Harrenhal, the largest ever in Westeros. Barristan unhorsed every man before him until only Prince Rhaegar remained. They both set their feet in their saddles and lowered their lances and charged. Then he fell. Muddy and bruised Barristan then watched Rhaegar present Lyanna Stark with the victor's crown of roses - though she was betrothed to Robert Baratheon, and Rhaegar himself was already married to Elia Martell. Everyone knows what happened after. Barristan believes if he had been quicker with his lance or if he had chose a faster horse, perhaps he could've spared the kingdom from the destruction that came after.
Or if he had thought to warn Brandon Stark against his rashness. He came to King's Landing himself demanding Rhaegar return his sister. Poor fool, Barristan calls him. If he had only known the depth of Aerys's madness, he wouldn't have dared provoke him. Aerys ordered Brandon imprisoned, and Barristan could do nothing but obey. When Brandon's father, Lord Rickard Stark came to King's Landing to beg for his son, Aerys burned him alive, and Barristan could do nothing but watch. He had sworn a vow to a mad king, and was honor-bound to obey him... even at the cost of his soul.
Ravens soon arrived with dark news for the king. The Vale was in open revolt. Demanding Lyanna Stark's return, Robert Baratheon was smashing any army that dared face him. Eddard Stark, Brandon's younger brother, was marching the whole of the North down the Neck and had taken Catelyn Tully, Brandon's betrothed, for his own, thus winning the support of the Riverlands. King Aerys sent ravens to Casterly Rock to beg his former Hand, Tywin Lannister, for help. And no ravens returned.
A plan was devised. Prince Rhaegar would personally lead the royal forces, now reinforced with ten thousand Dornishmen, north to face Robert. Of the Kingsguard, Lewyn Martell and Ser Barristan would ride with the prince. Before they left, the prince confided in Barristan that when he returned from battle, there would be great many changes in court. Despite his vows to the king, Barristan confessed he was excited.
On the march to face Robert's army, the royalists were sure they would win. They had superior numbers, and they had Prince Rhaegar. His presence lifted the spirits of the men and he looked every inch the king he was destined to become. But at the Trident, the gods played a cruel joke. Robert proved the Baratheon words, "Ours is the Fury", as his army smashed through the royalist lines. Lewyn Martell was killed, Barristan fell in combat, badly wounded, and could do nothing but watch as Robert's warhammer ended Rhaegar's noble reign before it began... and the kingdom that would never be washed away down the Trident with Rhaegar's life's blood. Then Robert spared Barristan, insisting his personal maester tended to his wounds, out of respect.
But respect for what, Barristan questions himself. A Kingsguard shouldn't survive one king, let alone two, or one who should've been. Barristan had sworn an oath to House Targaryen, and he failed them. All that's left of their fire is a single ember halfway across the world, surrounded by darkness. If the gods were good, Barristan would still be young, in the fullness of strenght. But whatever the cost, he will not let this ember go out. This time, he will not fail.
- Barristan says in the video that before riding out to the Battle of the Trident, Prince Rhaegar told him in private that "a great many things" would change in King's Landing if they won and defeated Robert - heavily implying to him that he intended to remove his own father King Aerys from the throne, due to his insanity tearing the realm apart. In the novels, Rhaegar actually said this to Jaime Lannister, who was also in the Kingsguard: Jaime felt his place was at Rhaegar's side but the Mad King demanded he remain at the royal court (as a glorified political hostage to deter his father Tywin from siding with the rebels). Jaime begged Rhaegar to rescind his father's command, but Rhaegar didn't want to appear insolent to his father so he couldn't. Wavering, Rhaegar told Jaime he wished he had done something about his father's growing insanity sooner, but it is a hard thing to turn on your own father, and he never thought it would get this bad until it already did (after his father had already killed Rickard and Brandon Stark in a fit of madness). Rhaegar even mentioned to Jaime that he considered calling for a Great Council - an assembly of the great lords of the realm called to sort out a succession crisis, rarely convened (though one was called to put Aegon V on the throne), which very strongly indicates he had been mulling if he should take steps to remove his father from the throne before his insanity destroyed their dynasty. Rhaegar then admitted that it wasn't worth worrying about the path not taken and what he might have done, and he was stuck in the position he was in now - then he departed for the Trident. Though the novels depicted Rhaegar saying this to Jaime (in flashback in one of Jaime's POV chapters), there is nothing to say he didn't also tell Barristan as one of his other trusted Kingsguard (if anything, Rhaegar would have been more likely to tell Barristan, given that Jaime had only been in the Kingsguard for a year and some considered his loyalties divided).
- This video answers a longstanding question raised in Season 1 about when the War of the Ninepenny Kings took place. In the novels, Aerys II "the Mad King" was the grandson of King Aegon V, not his son. Aegon V's son was King Jaehaerys II, who was a good but sickly man who only ruled for three years before dying young, at which he was succeeded by his son Aerys II. Season 1 of the TV series had Aegon V's brother Maester Aemon state that Aerys II was Aegon V's son, however, and the writers have directly confirmed in interviews that this was an intentional change (apparently to simplify the story due to Jaehaerys II's brief reign, possibly to simplify the relationship between Aemon and Aerys II's daughter Daenerys). In the novels, however, the War of the Ninepenny Kings occurred during Jaehaerys II's reign - and indeed broke out after Aegon V died because Maelys Blackfyre saw this as the opportune time to strike, while the new king was unfamiliar in power. By removing Jaehaerys II, the war would have had to occur either at the end of Aegon V's reign, or at the beginning of Aerys II's reign after Aegon V died (similar to why it occurred in the novels). This video firmly establishes that in the TV continuity, the War of the Ninepenny Kings occurred in the final years of Aegon V's reign.
- A practical result is that in the TV continuity, Barristan was elevated to the Kingsguard by Aegon V, not Jaehaerys II - though either way, the point stands that he was in the Kingsguard before Aerys II was king. The novels specify that Barristan was earlier knighted by Aegon V himself after a tournament at King's Landing.
- Ser Barristan Selmy
- King Aegon V Targaryen
- King Aerys II Targaryen, the Mad King
- Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen
- Lyanna Stark
- Princess Elia Martell
- Lord Robert Baratheon
- Lord Rickard Stark
- Brandon Stark
- Lord Eddard Stark (mentioned)
- Catelyn Tully (mentioned)
- The Knight of the Laughing Tree (visible heraldry)
- Maelys Blackfyre, "Maelys the Monstrous"
- Prince Lewyn Martell
- Grand Maester Pycelle
- Varys
- Lord Jon Connington, Hand of the King (unnamed)
- Tywin Lannister (mentioned)
- Walter Whent (referred to as just "Lord Whent")
- Queen Daenerys Targaryen (indirectly mentioned)
Noble HousesEdit
- House Targaryen
- House Martell
- House Baratheon
- House Stark
- House Tully
- House Whent
- House Blackfyre
- House Frey (heraldry visible)
- House Dayne (heraldry visible)
- House Haigh (heraldry visible)
- War of the Ninepenny Kings
- Tragedy at Summerhall (indirectly mentioned)
- Tournament at Harrenhal
- Abduction of Lyanna Stark (mentioned)
- Execution of Rickard and Brandon Stark
- Robert's Rebellion
- Iron Throne
- Kingsguard
- Dragons (mentioned)
- Wildfire
- Ravens
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Magazine of the painting blogosphere.
Steven Cox interviews painter James Krone about his work in the exhibition Waterhome: We is Somebody Else at Brand New Gallery, Milan, on view through November 09, 2013.
Cox writes: "Acting as a visual analogy, the algae-esque surfaces of Krone's Screen Paintings comparably relate to the evolving and growing algal bloom that physically exists within the lonesome tank that stands only feet away." Speaking about his process Krone comments: "I wouldn't really call it a technique so much as a perpetual result. The behavior yields a kind of aesthetic variety that painters sometimes try to produce causally, by a set of conscientious distinctions. I decided to behave like the aquarium behaves. I produce, cease and repeat my actions; accreting for no particular reason other than it's what I usually seem to do in one way or another anyhow. It's a station for mirroring the desire to accrete, burning excess energy, life force, something like this."
James Kalm visits the exhibition Xstraction at The Hole, New York. The exhibition features work by 32 contemporary abstract painters.
The press release states that the show examines trends in "textile-based and 'craftstraction'", paintings influenced by "digital aesthetics," "trodden-upon, dirtied, worn out or even 'entropic' abstraction," and "un-painterly abstraction" in the works of a younger generation of painters.
Kalm's video walkthrough looks at "commonalities and techniques employed by this generation of artists. Includes views of works by: Adam Henry, Andrew Sutherland, Angel Otero, Anoka Faruqee, Chris Johanson, Cory Arcangel, Gerhard Richter, Kadar Brock, Mark Flood, Sam Moyer, Thomas Øvilsen, Trudy Benson, Wade Guyton, Wendy White, Xylor Jane."
Thomas Micchelli reviews Xstraction at The Hole, New York. The exhibition features work by 32 contemporary abstract painters.
Michelli writes that "there are only a few paintings here that are startling in their originality, but despite their sheen of newness, their relationship to antecedents is very much in evidence. This is not a criticism; to the contrary, it's a major factor in the richness of their aura (a word I use advisedly). The rest of the works in the show appear to be earnestly made, but their conversion of past practices (abjection and process are especially pervasive) for the here and now do not register as particularly imperative."
Caroline Picard interviews painter James Krone about his work and process on the occasion of his exhibition Waterhome at Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, on view through February 2, 2013.
Krone comments: "The canvases are sized with several layers of rabbit skin glue and then I paint a single wash of paint on them daily. The colors I use are based on the colors produced in the aquarium; viridian, sap green, alizarin crimson and lemon yellow. This accretion of the layers of paint negates the color of those preceding and the canvas builds towards an ostensible black. Eventually, a section of the sizing on the canvas wears down and begins to resist saturation and even degrades back towards a lightness. I take either occurrence as a signal to stop. It's an exposure of the painting in that it destroys the painting's potential to be a monochrome. I either leave the canvas like that or I unstretch it and reverse it. The paintings that get reversed seem to have something more like a personality because of the moments where the support has faltered and paint has bled through. But as much as you see the points where the color has come through you are also seeing the places where it has not. It isn't a terribly complicated process, rather deskilled, if peculiar and specific. The choreography is knowing what I will do beforehand and remaining more or less consistent to that, intending that the repetition of the behavior avoids a narrative of progress. I'd hope that the paintings are anachronistic, not in the sense of timelessness but in that they might deny tense."
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It's hard to imagine a more romantic and unique Valentine's Day celebration for lovers than what took place last weekend at Europa Village Winery located in the Temecula Valley Wine Country about an hour from San Diego, Riverside or many parts of Orange County. Orchestrated by the winery's Executive Chef, Dean Thomas, the four-course meal was exquisite, as his meals always are, especially when paired with wonderful Europa wines.
But making the evening even more special was the play presented cabaret style as the meal progressed. Titled "Immortal Beloved, Love Letters for a Lifetime," and beautifully created by Beverly Stephenson, this inspiring production featured excerpts from love letters that famous men and women throughout history wrote to their loved ones.
We heard dramatic readings from letters written by such well known personalities as Ernest Hemingway, Napoleon, Georgia O'Keeffe, George Bush, Ronald Reagan, Oscar Wilde, John Adams, Lord Byron, Wolfgang Mozart, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Theodore Roosevelt. These heartfelt readings were interspersed with passionate love songs. The actors who read the letters and sang the love songs with deep feeling were Stacey Krause, Sean Kiralla, Ashlyn Mayo, John Campbell, Tysa Slad, Sean Sheldrake, TD Daniel Baca and Beverly Stephenson. It was an innovative and enjoyable production, which set the perfect tone for a magical Valentine's Day evening.
And now to the other highlights of the evening—the food and wine. As we mingled in our festive holiday attire in Europa's charming tasting room with its aura of France, we were served delicious smoked oysters (well known as an aphrodisiac), and fingerling potatoes topped with crème fraiche and caviar served on a spoon. These gourmet appetizers were enhanced by an elegant La Scappatella Sparkling Wine.
We then entered the atmospheric cave for our dinner. Tables were beautifully set with glistening china and centerpieces of flickering candles imparting a warm glow, all accented by splashes of red. As we sipped Europa's fruity and balanced C'est La Vie 2012 Viognier, we savored lobster ravioli in a fennel sauce and served with a crunchy apple slaw.
But the most outstanding dish of the evening was the tender, flavorful, java-rubbed beef tenderloin served with chanterelle mushrooms, truffled parsnips, haricots vert and garlic roasted tomatoes. This savory dish was ideally matched with a full-bodied C'est La Vie 2011 Syrah full of black fruit tastes that brought out the deep rich flavors of this special entrée.
As the meal was served, we were able to pleasantly pause a few times as we enjoyed the eloquent readings, but finally it was time for dessert—a luscious, white chocolate, passion fruit mousse served with "estate" pomegranates and banana brulee. This scrumptious dessert was enhanced by a Vienza 2012 Vanita, a crispy, sweet blend of muscat, viognier, and vermentino.
We are never disappointed at Europa after an evening of wonderful food, wine and theatrical presentations. We also appreciated the gift of a special CD of famous love songs. To find out what's coming up at Europa next (and there's always something going on) go to Europa Village Winery's website.


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Fall 2010 Edition of The Compass Published
- 11-04-2010
- By Daniel John Kirk
The Fall 2010 Edition of CDAE's The Compass has been published. This semester's issue focuses on Food Systems work in CDAE and at UVM.
Inside the Fall 2010 Compass:
CDAE Students and Faculty Climb to Top of Food Systems Spire of Excellence
Undergraduate Profile: Tara Bartlik CID '12
Alumni Profile: Mark Cannella, Director of Success on Farms, MS '09
Faculty Profile: David Conner, MS CDAE '95
Updates from Faculty, Staff, and Students
Ongoing Food Systems Research from CDAE
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...that is correct...I've read the science on it...I leave my mags full all the time...I've got 21 but only carry 3 spares...a few more stashed in the truck...and scattered through the house...never had a mag fail me...yet...
The statistics on police gunfights haven't changed, or not very much, over the years. 3-5 rounds, in 3-5 seconds, at 3-5 feet. I'd venture a guess that most CCW uses of deadly force mirror these statistics pretty closely. But do you really want to bet your life on it? Nah, me neither.
Three magazines is a starter set, and plenty, in most cases, for your everyday carry. Lots of cops don't carry any more than that, but have more in their go bag, or in the trunk of their cruiser, along with a patrol rifle and/or shotgun if things get really tough.
If I were you, I'd wait for the panic buying to ease up, and then I'd add another handful of mag's to your stash. Really can't have to many IMHO. Keep them in a safe place (gun safe preferably), and leave them unloaded, or at least under loaded, to take the pressure off the spring. I'd then rotate my loaded mags with my spares occasionally, just to know they all work.
Another tip I'd offer, is mark each mag, with a number or a letter, so you can tell them apart. Nothing more frustrating at the range then to have a mag failure, and then the bad one gets mixed in with the good ones.
Be safe.
I have 5 mags for my PX4 9mm (17 rounds). I never carry a spare, even though I probably should. I have 3 that I use regularly and 2 that sit on a shelf just in case one of the others break.
Wolff Springs, reccommendation on extending spring life, etc. From Wolff's FAQ section, see #5:
Wolff Gunsprings - Firearm Springs for Semi-Auto Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles, & Shotguns
A long time ago a cop friend showed me how he rotated his carry ammo. He carried a Para Ord 1911. He had 1 mag in the gun, 1 on his belt, 1 in the car, and another at home. The one at home was empty, when ammo got beat up from chambering it several times He would put it in the empty mag. When it filled up he would take it to the range. I didn't keep one in the car so 3 mags made sense for me. DR
Well there as cheap as they'll get right now..$29 bucks on Beretta...Normally $34 from BEretta..And $50 at sports store.
And thanks for more input guys.
I haven't read all the posts so I don't know if this has been said or not. I prefer eight mags per pistol. Three mags for carry ammo and five mags for training and range use.
I have 4 mags for every semi-auto, One in the gun, 2 loaded in reserve, and one resting unloaded.
So maybe 3 for carry/range use.
And 1 for like a backup extra.
I mght just do that..
and to I want to get a couple extra mags for my Neos,you go through bullets quick,and with an 10 round count..
Gets old reloading..


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Muppets Most Wanted
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- Genre
- Comedy
- Running time
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- Director
- James Bobin
- Screen writer
- James Bobin, Nicholas Stoller
- Actors
- Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey
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- 2014
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- English
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JAKE WILSON It's not quite as non-conformist as Jim Henson at his best, but this latest adventure breathes new life into the Muppets founder's old, and beloved, creations.
SANDRA HALL An impressive roster of cameos and starring roles for Ricky Gervais and Tina Fey are among the delights in the latest big-screen Muppet adventure.
SANDRA HALL Relive the golden days of your TV youth, and take the kids, too, as a full roster of guest stars helps the Muppets work their old magic.
Mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper.
While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.
GEORGE PALATHINGAL He may be one half of the comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, but Bret McKenzie has been scoring considerable success with another zany bunch.
Ricky Gervais is very good.
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Velvet Acid Christ Official Store is OpenJune 27th, 2016 by Hexfix93
Finally. I have an online store. It is costing me a monthly fee, so if people buy stuff it will stay around if not nope. People in the USA can buy anything. Everyone else, shirts and hoodies only. I will figure out the rest in due time. Any how most of the stuff that is on the site are left overs from our tours. Sizes that didn't sell out etc. I do not have a lot of room for this stuff. I will do promotions eventually but for now this is it.
If the site does well, i will sell all my merch online in the future. Autographed if you want. Direct from me. Any how, buy something, help support us, and i can buy my flights to play shows and pay up front merchandise costs. YAY.. I do this for all the hardcore vac fans, thank you so much.
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