Skydancer

Skydancer is the debut studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band, Dark Tranquillity. This release was the last recorded output to feature vocalist Anders Fridén, later of In Flames, who was fired and replaced by then rhythm guitarist, Mikael Stanne. Incidentally, Mikael Stanne was the lead vocalist on the first In Flames studio album, Lunar Strain.

The album was re-released in 1999 by Century Media Records as Skydancer/Of Chaos and Eternal Night. Skydancer is set to be remastered and reissued later in 2013 in celebration of the album's twentieth anniversary.

Style

Sundin described Skydancer as "unique" within the band's catalogue due to its "weirdness and eccentricity", which caused him to look back on the album as "more of an acquired taste rather than a breakthrough release." When asked how far the band has come since the release of this album, Niklas Sundin stated:

Sundin recalled "a real sense of excitement throughout the songwriting process, and it felt like we really were onto something new and original that we needed to capture on tape and let people listen to as soon as possible."

List of mainline My Little Pony ponies

The My Little Pony franchise debuted in 1982, the creation of American illustrator and designer Bonnie Zacherle. Together with sculptor Charles Muenchinger and Manager Steve D'Aguanno, Bonnie submitted a design patent in August 1981 for "an ornamental design for a toy animal". She was then working for Hasbro. The patent was granted in August 1983.

Main pony line

Earth Ponies

Pegasus Ponies

Pegasus ponies all possess wings, and demonstrate great speed both in the air and on foot, although some are described to be graceful. They are also seen manipulating the weather in several occasions such as moving clouds to either cause a storm or clear the skies. They are also known to live in a city of clouds, known as Cloudsdale.

Unicorn Ponies

Unicorn Ponies are ponies who have a singular horn protruding from their forehead, which glows when their powers are used. While they each possess individualized/different magical capabilities, all unicorns share the ability to teleport in a process referred to as "winking". Their teleportation is limited to their line of sight, and can only be performed through open air; any physical obstruction will prevent them from moving through it. Despite being associated with their magic, a unicorn's horn is strong and sharp enough to have mundane uses. They have beautiful horns which helps them use magic.

Katja Esson

Katja Esson is an Academy Award-nominated German-American filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. She was born and raised in Germany.

Her documentary Ferry Tales received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary (Short Subject) in 2004. She is the only female German filmmaker ever nominated for a documentary at the Academy Awards.

Early life and education

Esson was born Katja Kümmerle, in Hamburg, Germany. After graduating from secondary school in Hamburg, she moved to the United States to study film, earning a Bachelor in Motion Pictures and Theater at the University of Miami, Florida.

Career

Esson began working in the film industry as a director's assistant on German features, and a production assistant in Miami. She moved to New York in 1994. She was married to Cuban painter Tomas Esson.

Since the year 2000, she has worked as a writer-director. Her documentaries have screened internationally on numerous festivals in the US, Asia and Europe, and have won international awards. In 2011, her film Poetry of Resilience won the award for Best Short Documentary at the Woodstock Film Festival. In 2012, her film Skydancer was nominated for three awards at the Shanghai Television Festival (Best Documentary, Best Director, Best Camera).