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The newly released 2014 Disney Store Classic Rapunzel 12'' doll has been fully deboxed. She is photographed in natural light in a standing pose, supported by a Kaiser doll stand.
Review of 2014 Classic Rapunzel Doll
There are many changes to this doll from the 2013 model, and most of them are for the better. The most significant and obvious changes are to her outfit. It is now much more movie accurate and attractive. The satin skirt is now a deeper shade of purple, has printed floral designs in dark purple in the center panel, light pink floral appliques on the border of the outer skirt. The purple glitter in her skirt is in a spray pattern, rather than in a floral pattern. She has a V-neck rather than a square neck in her bodice. Finally she has sheer pink sleeves below the puffy pink and purple shoulders. It now approaches the appearance of original Rapunzel doll's outfit (2010 Disney Store release, or 2011 - 2013 Disney Parks releases). She is barefoot, as was the 2013 doll.
She has the same face sculpt as the 2012 and 2013 doll, but her face paint has been improved. Her eyebrows are slightly darker. She has two short, thick eyelashes at the corner of each eye, rather than the two on her right eye and three on her left that the previous model had. The eyelashes are also slightly thinner and shorter. Her eyes have the most significant changes. The irises are larger and the pupils are smaller and more centered. The eyes are now brighter due to the smaller pupils and larger area of light green in the iris. Her glance to her upper right is less severe. Her lips are a light shade of pink, and less purple. Finally the blush on her cheeks and bridge of her nose are darker. She follows the new Merida in have darker blush, perhaps following the example of the Frozen sisters. Overall, her face is prettier and sweeter looking.
Her hair is about 11'' long, so doesn't quite reach the floor. It is slightly shorter than that of the 2013 doll. It was also more tangled out of the box. After combing out the tangles, it got was a bit frizzy, so is a bit less smooth and shiny than the 2013 doll, who has excellent hair. The curved bang above her forehead is much less pronounced than in the 2013 doll, and has much less hair product in it, so is still soft and pliable. The color of her hair is a slightly darker shade of yellow than the 2013 doll. Even though the quality of her hair is not quite as good as the 2013 doll, the less severe bang makes her hairdo look more natural, and her face more open.
She has the same body as the 2013 doll. She has ball jointed neck, fully articulated arms, rubber legs that have limited articulation in the knees, and fixed angled feet. A big difference from the 2013 doll is that they protected the sticky rubber legs from being covered with glitter from her skirt.
She has no accessories.
US Disney Store
Released Online 2014-06-09
Purchased online 2014-06-09
Received 2014-06-17
$14.95
Item No. 6070040901019P
A cute tangle
Like Rapunzel, your young princess can let her hair down when she plays with this Classic Rapunzel Doll. Sparkling in her glittering purple gown, the Tangled star is fully poseable for more animated adventures!
Magic in the details...
• Deluxe costume features glittering satin gown with lace-up detailing on bodice, and puff shoulders
• Fully poseable
• Combine with our 12'' Flynn Rider Classic Doll and Mother Gothel Classic Doll, each sold separately
• Part of the Disney Princess Classic Doll Collection
The bare necessities
• Ages 3+
• Plastic/polyester
• 12'' H
• Imported
Safety
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years.
Milltown, near St Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada.
This town is one of the border crossings between the USA (Calais, Maine) and St Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada. There is a smaller border crossing just a bit further along at Milltown. I have used both crossings when driving with my cousins.
We are going to try and avoid getting political. In fact, we can't, because truth be known, we don't really hold an opinion as to what is “right”. The northern third of Cyprus call themselves an independent country, “The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”. The rest of Cyprus stands by the statement that the area is part of the “Republic of Cyprus” and calls the northern part the area currently held by Turkish forces. If we inadvertently anywhere make some sort of statement that implies we support the legitimacy of one over the other, then we apologise now. This photo is taken near a town called Deryneia, where the tensions are still perhaps a little higher than elsewhere.
Window in the south west transept by William Wailes, 1849.
Ely Cathedral is in the top rank of the great English cathedrals, and indeed earns its place among the best of medieval churches internationally for its unique architecture and astonishing beauty. It is a church I've visited several times over the years and never fails to impress, its form at once imposing and strikingly individual. Owing to the flatness of the surrounding countryside it is visible from afar as a major landmark, which makes approaching this tiny city all the more enticing.
The church was founded as an abbey by St Etheldreda in 672 and didn't achieve cathedral status until the foundation of the diocese in 1109. Much of the present building dates from the following years, with the nave and transepts still substantially as they were built (aside from a few altered windows and later ceilings) and a fine example of Norman / Romanesque architecture. A little later during the 1170s the soaring west tower and western transepts were added which would have created a magnificent facade when complete and of a type rarely seen in this country. The style is richer with more use of ornamentation than before, but also many of the arches (particularly the upper parts of the tower) are pointed, making it an early example of the transition to Gothic (the octagonal top storey is from two centuries later, but follows the original overall plan in form, if not detail). The north-west transept however collapsed in the late 15th century and was never rebuilt, leaving the front of the cathedral will the curiously lopsided but not unattractive west front we see today. The Galilee porch that projects from the base of the tower dates from the beginning of the 13th century, only a few decades later but now fully Gothic in style.
The Norman eastern limb had been fairly short so the next major building phases saw the great eastward extension of the presbytery built in Gothic style in 1234-50. It makes an interesting contrast with the earlier parts of the building being so rich in style, externally punctuated with pinnacles and flying buttresses and profusely ornamented withing, making the Romanesque nave and transepts seem somewhat austere by comparison. Then in 1321 an ambitious new lady chapel was begun at the north-east corner, but soon afterwards work was delayed by unforeseen events.
In 1322 the old Norman central tower collapsed, bringing down with it most of the old Romanesque choir (but not the recently built presbytery beyond). The aftermath left the cathedral with a gaping hole at its heart, but this must have inspired those charged with its recovery, and under the direction of Alan of Walsingham the crossing was rebuilt in a unique way; rather than build a new tower of a similar form the central piers that supported it were entirely cleared away along with the adjoining bay of nave, transepts and choir to create a much larger octagonal central space. This then rose to become the unique central tower that Ely is so famous for, the Octagon, a combination of a lower octagonal tower built of stone crowned by a delicate lantern built of wood and covered with lead externally. The result is an incredible, piece of architecture, and the view inside of the open space rising to the curved vaults above on which the glazed lantern appears to float is unforgettable.
After the Octagon and beautifully spacious and richly adorned Lady Chapel were completed there was no more major work at the cathedral. The transept roofs were replaced in the 15th century with the wooden hammerbeam structures we see today, adorned with large angel figures in the East Anglian tradition. The most significant late medieval additions are the two sumptuously decorated chantry chapels built within the end of each choir aisle, each a riot of later medieval ornament and Bishop West's also being remarkable for its fusion of Gothic and Renaissance detail. The cloister appears to have been rebuilt at a similar stage though sadly very little of it survives today.
Sadly the Reformation saw a wave of iconoclasm of particular ferocity unleashed here in Ely. The most telling reminder is the Lady Chapel with its richly ornamented arcading carved with hundreds of small scenes and figures, all brutally beheaded (not a single head survives). Free standing statues in niches have all gone without trace, but in the case of Bishop West's chantry chapel the topmost figures were carved in relief, so these were hammered away leaving the mutilated remains as a testament to zealotry and intolerance. Most of the stained glass appears to have also been removed around this time, so there was surprisingly little damage here during the Civil War a century later as the Puritan frenzy had already been unleashed.
A corner of the north transept collapsed in 1699 but was rebuilt almost identically, a rare early example of such an exacting approach to reconstruction. The classical form of a window and doorway below are the only reminders of the rebuilding, some say with advice from Christopher Wren whose uncle had been bishop here decades earlier (Wren knew the cathedral as a result, and the Octagon is believed to have inspired his plans for St Paul's, as the ground plans of the Octagon and his domed central space at St Paul's are remarkably similar).
The cathedral saw further changes in the 18th century when the structure was in need of repair. James Essex was called in to repair the Octagon and the wooden lantern was stabilised but its external was appearance simplified by stripping away much of its original detail. The medieval choir stalls had originally sat directly underneath the Octagon with painted walls on either side, but these were removed at this time and the stalls relocated further east to the position they are in now. Sadly the Norman pulpitum screen at the end of the nave was also removed (the earliest of its kind to survive in any cathedral).
By the mid 19th century tastes had changed again and the Victorian preference for richness over Georgian austerity saw the cathedral restored under the direction of George Gilbert Scott. He restored the Octagon lantern to something much closer to its original appearance and added new screens at the crossing and behind the altar. Stained glass gradually filled the cathedral again and it remains one of the richest collections of Victorian glass in the country. The ceiling of the nave which had been left plain for centuries was given a new richly painted finish with scenes from the Old & New Testaments, begun by Henry le Strange but finished by Thomas Gambier Parry after the former had died halfway through the project. Gambier Parry also undertook the lavish redecoration of the interior of the Octagon lantern.
The cathedral has remained little changed since and is one of the rewarding in the country. There is much of beauty to enjoy here beyond the architecture, with many interesting tombs and monuments from the medieval and post-Reformation periods. There is a wealth of stained glass of unusual richness; not everyone appreciates Victorian glass (indeed Alec Clifton Taylor was quite scathing about the glass here) but while it is very mixed I find much of it is of remarkably high quality.
Since 1972 the Stained Glass Museum has been housed in the nave triforium (originally on the north side, it was later transferred to the south where it currently remains). This is the only collection in the country solely devoted to the medium and is a great ambassador for it, with fine pieces covering a range of styles and illustrating the development of the art through the various backlit panels on show in the gallery.
Visitors can usually take tours to ascend the Octagon and even the west tower on more select days. Tours do get booked up though so it took me many visits before I could make my ascent, but happily this time I finally managed it and it was a wonderful experience I won't forget. Frustratingly I was unable to ascend the west tower since I was at a symposium on the day when tours were held so I hope to have better luck next time.
For more historical detail and context see below:-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ely_Cathedral
For entry fees and tower tours see the cathedral's website below:-
Border Buses Alexander Dennis Enviro 200MMC YX20 ODT (12007) passing through Edinburgh operating service X95 - Edinburgh - Newtongrange, 31/05/21
4 March 2011, Saloum, Egypt/Libya Border
Roughly 1000 guest workers from Sub saharan african countries including Ghana, Congo, Burkina Faso, and others from Bangladesh , all of whom have been forced to leave Libya due to the fighting - and in the case of the africans, in many cases having been threatened and accused of working for Ghaddafi as mercenaries - languish in the cold for days at the border between Egypt and Libya. Often passport and document-less, and without any money at all, they have few choices and await some sort of assistance.
Compostbak/moestuincombinatie van metaaldraad.
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Locatie: 'Clos du Coudray'', Frichemenil, Frankrijk
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The Department of Homeland Security, intercepting hundreds (if not thousands!) of Cotalpa nightly...
Elk's eyes are usually quite dark but on this occasion seem to have caught the light! Also the nearest she gets to smiling!
Border of the Crown Prince Square Shawl from Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush . Knit on US 3 with 100% baby alpaca for "A Verb For Keeping Warm" in coloway "Twilight"
Pub. by Chisholm Bros., Portland, Me.
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Postmarked August 7, 1930, at Portland; addressed to Mrs. R. F. Norton at 26 Mill Street in Arlington, Massachusetts
No message, just signed "J & H"
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The border checkpoint Alpha near Helmstedt was the largest and most important border crossing on the Inner German border during the division of Germany. Due to its geographical location, the shortest land route between West Germany and West Berlin, most transit traffic to and from West Berlin was handled by this crossing. Most travel routes from West Germany to East Germany and Poland also used this crossing. The border crossing existed from 1945 to 1990
Combined the techniques of stencil printing,screen printing, hand embroidery, hand stitching and bead embroidery.
ITV Border's Sandy McCracken arrived at the cottage with cameraman Paul yesterday to film a short piece for the ITV programme "Border Life". The sun shone brightly and the Cruck Cottage looked fantastic following the recent repairs carried out to the thatched roof and having been freshly lime washed by our army of community volunteers.
Once again local residents came along to help us make this another "special" occasion, becoming the audience for the day. Interviews were given by Michael, Willie and Bill Lawson providing an insight into the Cruck Cottages past, present and future - they were excellent.
Our thanks to all those who once again gave their time to help us - it is, as always, greatly appreciated!
PIC © Sandy Young 07970 268944
Specially selected passengers have taken a trip on the Borders to Edinburgh railway a day ahead of the opening of the new Scottish Borders rail line to the general public.
The owners of a Golden Ticket traveled on three trains leaving Tweedbank, Galashiels and Stow, each carrying 160 passengers.
Others making the trip were nominated by the public or won competitions.
The 30 miles of new track between Tweedbank in the Borders and Edinburgh opens to the public on Sunday.
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