![]() Merida appears in young adult novel Bravely written by author Maggie Stiefvater, published by Disney Press on. Merida is also a playable character in Disney Infinity 2.0, Lego The Incredibles, Disney Magic Kingdoms, and Disney Mirrorverse. MacDonald reprised the role as Merida for the video game version of the film. Working with them, I think there was a couple of times where we just had to pinch ourselves and, you know, ask is this really happening?" The game received positive reviews from critics. Their movies always span the whole range of emotions, from happiness to sadness, to everything in-between. They're Pixar! They do such a fantastic job of appealing to young audiences as well as adults. The developers of the game, Keith Shepherd and Natalia Luckyanova noted, "We definitely had some surreal moments while working with them. Merida & her father King Fergus are the only playable characters in the game. The game was released on June 14, 2012, a week before the movie was released. Merida appeared as the main character in the endless runner video game, Temple Run: Brave, a spinoff of the game Temple Run. Main article: Brave (2012 film) § Plot Video games ![]() ![]() In the final scene, Merida is seen wearing a dark blue gown with light green patterns. Merida's bow is slung onto her back, over her shoulder, with arrows in a brown leather quiver around her waist. She also appears in scenes wearing a navy/black cape with a gold buckle. When the Lords arrive for the games, she is dressed in a Medieval-style turquoise silk gown with long arms, gold trimmings, and gold beading, teamed with a white wimple and crown to hold in her hair. Her main outfit is a dark teal-emerald green traditional gown, made of wool, with stylish slits for movement during archery. Merida has long, wild, curly, red hair, blue eyes, pale skin and a slender body. Two of the songs in the movie, "Touch the Sky" and "Into The Open Air", were sung by Julie Fowlis, as Merida's off-screen musical thoughts. Macdonald was hired to replace Reese Witherspoon, the actress originally cast in the role. ![]() Merida is voiced by actress Kelly Macdonald. The clan leaders of Macintosh, MacGuffin and Dingwall became their feudal lordships of the kingdom Fergus was crowned their king and Elinor their queen. The clans succeeded in protecting their lands from the invaders and formed the Kingdom of DunBroch. When Roman soldiers and Northern invaders threatened them from the seas, the four clans joined together under the sword of Fergus to defend their lands. The DunBroch, MacGuffin, Macintosh, and Dingwall clans were once enemies locked in constant war. She is pampered but in no way spoiled, and even though she frequently argues with her mother, Merida does love her parents. Despite her outgoing, forceful personality, Merida does have a softness of heart, particularly when it comes to her younger triplet brothers, Harris, Hubert and Hamish. She is also incredibly skilled in spears, sword-fighting and racing across the countryside on Angus, her Clydesdale horse. Merida has greatly perfected her skill in archery and is one of the most skilled archers in the kingdom. Queen Elinor's traditional expectations that Merida takes a husband and become a proper royal lady come into conflict with the single-minded and impetuous Merida's insistence that she controls her own destiny. Princess Merida is aged 16 daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor, who rule their Scottish kingdom. The people of Scotland have to accept Merida." Origins and concept Merida is certainly no damsel in distress and isn't haughty she is torn between doing what's expected of her and following her heart. She is a good role model for girls who want to get out there and do it. Overall Merida has received good reports from critics, some saying she is "a breath of fresh air among the princesses, and from a culture Disney has not yet explored. The brainchild of original director, Brenda Chapman, Merida is Pixar's first female lead. Merida is also the only Scottish member of the Disney Princess line-up and the first to be single. Merida was added to the Disney Princess line-up as the eleventh member, on May 11, 2013, becoming the first Disney Princess to be created by Pixar. She is voiced by Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald. Merida is the main protagonist of the 2012 Disney/ Pixar film Brave (2012). Princes Harris, Hubert and Hamish (younger brothers) ( Disney Infinity 3.0, Sofia the First, Lego The Incredibles)
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![]() They've won the last seven AFC West titles, hosted the last five conference championship games and won two of the three Super Bowls they have appeared in over the past four seasons. His success is a big reason for the Chiefs' success. And he is riding a streak of at least 1,000 yards receiving in seven straight seasons, resulting in eight trips to the Pro Bowl and four first-team All-Pro nods. Kelce had never missed a game to injury since his rookie season before a hyperextended knee kept him out against the Lions he has played every game since. Yet none of it has ever affected his performance. And he's played in numerous high-profile golf tournaments, such as a made-for-TV match alongside Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes against the NBA's Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry just before the start of this season. In 2016, he starred in his own reality dating show, coincidentally, called “Catching Kelce.” He's pitched plenty of products and services. ![]() Indeed, Kelce always has juggled a life away from football. ![]() “At the end of the day, I have always been pretty good about compartmentalizing and being able to stay focused in this building, so I’m just going to keep rolling with that.” “It felt like I was on top of the world after the Super Bowl and right now even more on top of the world,” Kelce said after Friday afternoon's practice. They've won three straight after losing their opener to Detroit, and they are favored heading to Minnesota on Sunday. It’s been magnified for sure.”Īll the while, Kelce has been trying to help the Chiefs defend their Super Bowl title. Meanwhile, the NFL and its broadcast partners are keen to take advantage of the pop culture moment.Īsked whether Kelce was surprised by the sudden interest in him, and his relationship with Swift, he replied: “It’s worldwide, man - worldwide. The movie chain AMC Entertainment Holdings, which happens to be based in suburban Kansas City, said it had sold more than $100 million in advance tickets, and produced the highest single-day ticket revenue in its history. Swift is on a break from her “The Eras” tour, but a film about it is due to begin playing in at least 8,500 theaters across 100 countries next week. His podcast with his brother and Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, called “New Heights,” has soared in popularity, and Kelce's mustachioed mug is suddenly popping up in advertisements and commercials for everything from State Farm and Hy-Vee to Pfizer and Experian. ![]() Kelce turned 34 on Thursday and is much closer to the end of his career than the beginning, and the elevation of his profile will no doubt help his post-football career. The timing couldn't be much better for either of them. But given that Swift has twice appeared in a suite to watch Kelce play, including alongside his mother Donna Kelce, it is easy to see why there has been such an intense focus on the duo. Neither of the parties have divulged much about their relationship, and Kelce didn't go into details Friday when he spoke to the media for the first time in weeks. You've just got to keep living and enjoying the moments.” “We're learning with the paparazzi taking photos all over the place,” Kelce admitted Friday, “but at the same time it comes with it. He learned that when paparazzi staked out Swift's apartment in New York last week, capturing the moment he walked out the morning before the Chiefs played the Jets, while other photographers have been scoping out his own residence in the Kansas City area. That ability has been put to the test the past few weeks.Įver since the All-Pro tight end's budding relationship with pop superstar Taylor Swift surfaced shortly before the Kansas City Chiefs' game against the Chicago Bears last month, Kelce has become an A-list headline-maker in his own right. – Travis Kelce has long prided himself on his ability to compartmentalize his personal life and his professional life. ![]() Internet giant JD has made functionality available across an array of its online and offline assets, including JD's e-commerce and finance apps, as well as 7Fresh-the fresh food chain supermarket it backs. The app also said it will explore the novel digital yuan payment experience in Beijing's Winter Olympic Village, which is set to open on Jan 27. Once activated, the function allows users to receive remittances and pay for goods and services with digital currency in WeChat. In a similar vein, Tencent-owned WeChat, China's largest messaging app and one of the leading payment services, also began supporting the digital yuan last week via the WeChat Pay mobile wallet. The pilot version of the app was rolled out on Jan 4. To link to two services, users need to first submit an identity authentication via the e-CNY app, the digital yuan wallet application developed by the central bank. The transaction value of the digital currency via Meituan also surged 64.4 percent compared with a week ago, the company said, adding that the number of users adding the digital yuan payment option to the Meituan mobile wallet expanded almost twentyfold. Local services company Meituan said the number of digital yuan-denominated payments jumped 42.7 percent after connecting the Meituan app with the e-CNY app, which was developed by the People's Bank of China, the central bank. Yesterday the Shenzhen municipal government announced a giveaway of ten million renminbi ($1.5 million) in central bank digital currency ( CBDC).Electronic payments via China's digital currency have enjoyed a stratospheric rise in a matter of days after the novel payment option was made available across the country's major mobile apps. Fifty thousand people will receive the gifted money on a lottery basis in amounts of 200 yuan as part of the digital yuan tests. The trial is in the Luohu District, following another red packet gifting in the same area to 5,000 medical and healthcare workers as thanks for their COVID-19 contributions. Jingxi is an upgrade from its predecessor named JD.com Pinguo, which mostly targets Chinese female consumers and small-city shoppers with ultra low-priced items. To date, most digital yuan tests have been rather limited, focused on government employees. This latest give away is a far more broad and public test, engaging the general public. There’s no better way to gain interest than giving away free money! One could argue it’s a little like an airdrop for public blockchains. One of the biggest challenges for the eCNY will be adoption. Most Chinese citizens are quite happy with using existing digital payment solutions Alipay and WeChat Pay. ![]() One of the key reasons for issuing the digital yuan is to prevent an over-reliance on these private payment systems. Jd.com ecny wechat pay chinachina They are also treating the blockchain-based financial innovations that offer the best alternative to China's e-yuan like gatecrashers at their own exclusive party.' - Niall Ferguson, historian, Bloomberg, April 4, 2021.ommunist China is adding another element to its toolbox of surveilling and controlling its. ![]() ![]() This week we reported that to date, 113,300 personal digital wallets for the eCNY have been created in trials and $160 million in transactions have been processed.Ĭommercial banks are the main gateways for the People’s Bank of China to issue the currency, much like the way cash is distributed to consumers. Wallets can only hold limited amounts of cash in order not to threaten the role of commercial banks. Don’t choose a solo only because you feel like you are “supposed” to transcribe that solo or player. Transcribe solos you love and want to emulate. Plus, if you are able to tolerate listening to it that many times, you must really love the solo. This level of familiarity will help you be able to transcribe the solo faster and retain the information better. ![]() This doesn’t mean you need to be an amazing vocalist or have 100% pitch accuracy, but do the best you can. When you know it well, no sections or notes should sound surprising. Back to transcribing a solo yourself… Step 1: Listen to the solo, a LOT of timesīecome incredibly familiar with the solo. There are comparable books like this for a number of players (and not just saxophonists). The Charlie Parker Omnibook is a popular starting point for many saxophonists. Both on my Yanagisawa saxophones! Great times!!!įunk solo pictured and youtube video to come.I also recommend searching for a transcription book of one of your favorite player’s solos. I played in the section on a sax feature beforehand on soprano saxophone and later a funk solo on alto saxophone. Snipes won best director! This was Braswell's first ever jazz competition!)įast forward to this past weekend, I was invited to perform along with the amazing students at Braswell, It was such a great time hearing the band play on the "big stage" as well as sitting in with them to play a solo! (The second jazz band also won first place for second band. Aaron Snipes has been doing a ridiculously good job teaching these students and I have been a happy addition to the program! So at the end of last school year, Braswell Legacy One went to the UTA Jazz Festival and won grand champion. I taught all of the saxophonists in the top jazz ensemble and a few other members, weekly jazz style and section playing masterclasses with the sax sections, as well as directed a jazz combo of the top students where I arranged all of the music. I started working with Braswell last school year. I also want to give a huge thank you to Aaron snipes, Director of Bands at Braswell High School for inviting me out to perform with his jazz band this weekend.īraswell Legacy One did their exhibition performance at the 49th Annual University of Texas at Arlington Jazz Festival. I really enjoyed working with this young man!įinal post of recent events that I am adding today. Tommy Poole! I am really excited for Dominique and look forward to his musical journal which is sure to be fruitful. In the fall, Dominique is going to attend Oklahoma State University to study under Dr. ![]() He was also first tenor in the All-Region Jazz band and was ranked 12th in the state of Texas. Dominique attends one of my schools with no jazz, so he sought out jazz! He worked really hard and auditioned for a local jazz honor band that meets every week for the entire school year! Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Jazz Band! 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