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Each year, the Mann Center hosts a variety of special events to benefit its education and community engagement initiatives.
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Did you happen to see that we're having a Spring Sale? If you didn't know before reading this post, well, now you do! Since spring began officially a few short days ago, it's time to up your look and look totally fabulous! For starters, as you know, we revamped our website and all of our products and hair extensions now have amazing categories. If you're unsure where to start on our website, learn more about our categories and read our brief descriptions below:
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$210,000 for Identifying Therapeutic Drug Candidates for treating HSP (2011-12)
We raised over $200,000 to provide funding support for this important project in the quest to find a cure for HSP. Principal researcher Prof Alan Mackay-Sim said "The study concentrated on understanding how cells from HSPers and non-HSPers differed, in order to learn how the genetic mutations in the spastin gene lead to the disease. We found some key differences in HSPers' cells that suggest how the nerves in the spinal cord are affected. We studied the effects of two drugs whose effects on microtubules are well known. This research showed that very, very low doses of the drugs could restore the microtubules in HSP cells to normal. We then identified several potential drugs of the same family, which have greater ability getting into the brain and spinal cord, as this is where they will need to finish up to be effective in treating HSP.
This research was published in January 2013. Prof Alan Mackay-Sim reflected on this two-year project in February 2013 in this article.
$100,000 for Stem Cell Pilot Study (2009 – 2010)
We set about raising $100,000 to fund a stem cell pilot study which we achieved successfully in 2007-8 through a fantastic effort of every one in the Australian HSP Community doing their bit. The Pilot Study wrapped up in mid-2010 with very promising results, having identified important cell functions impaired by HSP gene mutations.
$200,000 now needed for the next step in our Towards a Cure for HSP research program.
Success in the pilot study now paves the way for a new research project over the next two years. We need $100,000 per year to fund this research. The project aims to identify potential drugs to compensate for important cell functions impaired by the mutated genes that cause HSP.
$85,000 for Gene Testing (2007 – 2008)
Without any financial support from the government, the Foundation relies solely on fundraising to secure funds for research. Since inception in 2005, the Foundation has funded gene testing research to the tune of $85,000. This has resulted in a reliable, fast, affordable, nationally-available genetic testing service for the major HSP genes being established. The service enables neurologists, clinical geneticists, physicians and researchers to:
- Make positive diagnoses of HSP – currently they rely mainly on clinical exam of physical symptoms and the condition is not uncommonly mis-diagnosed
- Help with family planning choices for HSPers
- Undertake gene mapping towards preventing the disease in future generations, and
- Build a genetic information database for targeting future therapies to treat the disease.
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Yankee's New and Improved Best-Ever Blueberry Muffins
It's blueberry season and that means it's time to start baking. Blueberry muffins are a great option—I think of them as a sort of gateway recipe for new bakers—and this recipe will give you delicious, tender cakes studded with lots of fruit. A great reward for 15 minutes of prep work!
This is actually an update of an existing Yankee recipe that we first ran back in the early 1980s. At that time, the recipe was a big hit, but when we recently revisited it, we found the muffins a bit too dense and more salty than sweet. I remember that my own grandmother used to make a similar blueberry muffin during that era. We know from working on our last book project, Yankee's Lost and Vintage Recipes, that tastes change over time and what was once the perfect formula for a muffin can seem unappetizing to contemporary cooks. So I went back into the kitchen to come up with a muffin that was fluffier, more tender, and sweeter (but not too sweet). And it worked! Here's how I did it:
- Instead of using oil, as the original recipe did, I started by beating softened butter with sugar to help leaven the muffins without adding extra baking powder. Of course, you also get that wonderful butter flavor.
- With all the extra air beaten into the butter-sugar mixture, I was actually able to reduce the baking powder, which also improved the flavor.
- I cut the amount of salt and increased the sugar from a miserly 1/4 cup to 1 cup, a more typical proportion for muffin recipes.
Yankee's New and Improved Best Blueberry Muffins
Total time: 40 minutes
Hands-on time: 15 minutes
Yield: 12 muffins
- 1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup milk
- 1 ¼ cup fresh wild blueberries
Preheat oven to 375° and set a rack to the middle position. Line a standard muffin tin with cupcake liners.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Using a hand-held or standing mixer, beat the butter and sugar together until it is pale and somewhat fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the egg and beat until fluffy, another 2 minutes. When done, it should look like this:
Add the dry ingredients in batches, alternating with the milk. Mix just until everything is evenly combined, then fold in the blueberries by hand.
Divide the batter among the 12 muffin cups. For prettiest results, smooth the tops with a small spatula dipped in water to prevent sticking. Bake until muffins are fragrant, firm, and lightly browned on top, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve warm.
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This book is a photojournal documenting the author's experiences and thoughts during many months travelling overland (mainly by train) from the southern tip of Vietnam up through China and Mongolia, then across Russia on the Trans-Siberian railway into western Europe. The journey then continues through such European countries as Finland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic before Adrian returns to his homeland of Australia for an adventure of a different kind; spending six weeks crossing the vast Australian continent alone on a motorcycle.
The book (and the journey) ends in the author's birth town of Hobart, on the picturesque island of Tasmania.
Born in Tasmania, living mostly in Western Australia, I am a photographer who loves life and has a passion for travel and people.
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I have a full tower case. I put my DVD-RW on top of the case. Therefore a regular cable won't reach it and I bought a longer cable (100 cm).
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My Amazing Journey to Isabelle Grace
A Guatemalan Adoption Story
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Full of heartache and laughter, this book is a brutally honest portrayal of one woman's path to creating a family through international adoption. By detailing her experiences, the author hopes to encourage others to open their hearts to God's call to care for the orphan as well as to encourage those who are already on the journey.
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i think it would've been more than great havin spree back in the lineup... nyk could even trade houston for him...
Spre is a FA next year do you thinkhe would consider coming back? I know he loved playing at the garden wjat do you think?
i think it would've been more than great havin spree back in the lineup... nyk could even trade houston for him...
id do that in a flash
he has so much heart and plays great d and does a lot more
sprees not the same player he once used to be, id rather have a healthy houston, but i would trade thomas for him
I would love to see Spree back, but it will never happen, especially how he talked trash to the bench in his first game back at the Garden. I want Latrell to wish he was still a Knick, success is the best revenge. I didn't want to see him go, but when he disrespected the Knicks bench in that game, it pissed me off. Spree was my favorite Knick, but the Knicks team comes first for me.
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Spree is gone and after what he said, I doubt that he will want to come back. I KNOW Dolan doesn't want him back!!!!
i dont know and i dont care bout spree hes in a slump now
i HIGHLY doubt it will happen but dont forget what dolan told isiah when isiah took over as gm, i dont remember the exact wording but it was along the lines of: You can get anybody you want to make this team win, even spre. Isiah just gave him the isiah smile/slight laugh. I wish i still had that article from the post....
No way spree's coming home. Did you see Dolan's face in that game @ home against MIN? Not only that but he can't play the three! No way he's coming back. Bank on it.
i wouldnt want spree back. he started the season strong but has been playing not too good after the allstar break.. perhaps a sign of age.. we're in a new era here in NY, why would we wanna bring back an old timer? I still got respect and love for spree for his past with us, but he's old news.
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trust me hes never going to be working in the big apple ever again.Originally Posted by WiL8000
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Dorothy A. Yule is fascinated by paper engineering and has created many unusual pop-up and movable books. She often collaborates with her twin sister, Susan Hunt Yule, on books produced under her imprint, Left Coast Press, two of which were published as trade books by Chronicle Books (Souvenir of New York and Souvenir of San Francisco). She and her twin also collaborate on eccentric ephemera as Les2twins. Her books are in many museums and special collections including those of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York, the Museum of the Book in the Hague; the Victoria and Albert Museum in London; and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
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This apartment is located on the ground floor making it also very easy access to "young" families and the elderly. The apartment is +/-60 m 2 in size and has 2 bedrooms, living room, kitchen, separate bathroom and toilet a unique 60 m 2 large garden with lounge sofas.
This comfortable apartment is trendy decorated, lots of light and very quiet environment, making even a good night's rest is assured in the middle of the city!
Within 5 minutes you are on one of the upcoming streets of Amsterdam, named the Amstelveenseweg with many restaurants and bars. But also the special Vondelpark with all its "relax" spots. The museum district with the Rijks, Stedelijk and van Gogh museum within 20 minutes ' walk, 10 minutes by bike or within 15 minutes by public transport.
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we had a wonderful stay in Amsterdam. Good correspondence with Brigitte. Apartment was beautiful, nice and quiet and had everything we needed. Ideal location and easy to get to by tram. Would definitely stay here again.
Great apartment, great contact. Brigitte provided everything one could hope for. Well furnished, everything in the advert was there, no surprises. We really enjoy our time in the apartement and of course in great garden. We stay with our 1 1/2 jear old daughter and she loved it to ran around and play in the garden. Never stayed in the area before, but its a great place with supermarkets, coffee shops, restaurants and playgrounds, just 20min away from the rijksmuseum.
Probably the best apartment ever stayed at in Amsterdam, highly recommended!
We had a good communication - two times. When it came to little difficulties Brigitte was reachable and helpful.
We can recommand her domicile. We were happy with our staying in her appartement.
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We really enjoyed our trip to mokum and our staying at this very nice and clean appartment. Everything we needed was there and Brigitte has lots of informations about the appartment , shops and restaurants nearby in a map.The communication with Brigitte was good . The appartment is just 5 minutes to go to the next tram station.
If we return to Amsterdam , we will surely try to rent it again.
We had a wonderful time at Brigitte's apartment. Super facilities and great location. Within walking distance many shops and restaurants can be reached. The contact with Brigitte was very good and easy. We would love to come again.
thank you so much Brigitte.We had a wonderfull time in your apartment.We could have found a better place,clean ,tidy ,light,quiet. it is a great location.my sons were very impressed.it has every thing you need,and more.all the best ,many thanks .stuart .tom sam.
We stayed at Brigitte's apartament in early July 2015.
Brigitte and her husband Olaf are very kind and helpful. The apartament was very clean and well equipped. At 5 minutes walk by Vondelpark and tram stop.
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Nice apartment in neighbourhood close to Vondelpark - which is a great place to run round. Apartment clean, modern, and well presented. Close to local shops and restaurants. A good choice.
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Consumer Reports' engineers confirm iPhone 4 reception issue, suggest duct tape as quick fix
Oh, the "brilliant design" of the antennas in the iPhone 4…
Long story short: if you touch a spot on the phone's lower left side, the signal can instantly degrade, which may cause dropped calls and bad data transfer performance. Apple have acknowledged that there is a problem, but blame everything on the formula they used to calculate how many signal bars are shown on the iPhone's screen.
And now, Consumer Reports had their engineers test three different iPhone 4s (purchased from three different retailers, to avoid the same batch) in a controlled environment radio frequency isolation chamber. In this room, which allows no outside radio waves in, they connected the iPhones to a device that simulates carrier cell towers.
Their findings are exactly the same as everyone else's (except Apple, of course). Reception instantly becomes weaker by about 20 dB when the lower left side of the phone is touched. This was reproduced on all three iPhones they tested, but is not an issue that the iPhone 3GS or the Palm Pre are facing.
The guys at Consumer Reports also suggest a quick fix for the issue: the use of duct tape, or any other thick, non-conductive material to cover the antenna gap.
Naturally though, this will make an otherwise stunningly-looking iPhone 4 lose some of its visual appeal. But unless Apple reevaluate their position and decide to issue some kind of a fix themselves, you're stuck with duct tape, or using a case, if you want to have the best possible reception.
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Maggie Sottero Dynasty Wedding Gown in Ivory WITH Ivory Belt IN THE SAME COLOR COMBO AS PICTURED ON THE MAGGIE SOTTERO WEBSITE.
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Splinter Reeds is a chamber music quintet whose name explains everything. All five of its members play reed instruments. The single-reed players are Bill Kalinkos on clarinet, Jeff Anderle on bass clarinet, and Dave Wegehaupt on saxophone (soprano and alto). The double-reed players are Kyle Bruckmann on oboe and English horn and Dana Jessen on bassoon. The ensemble itself is a "splinter group" from the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players (SFCMP). Bruckmann, Kalinkos, and Anderle are all current members of the SFCMP ensemble; and Wegehaupt and Jessen have been occasional contributors when their resources were required.
The idea of a reed quintet (as opposed to a wind quintet) is relatively new. It dates back to the founding of the Calefax Reed Quintet in 1985. The founding members were Amsterdam grammar school (Barlaeus) students at the time, who came together for the performance of an opera composed by Willem van Manen to celebrate their school's 100th anniversary. They were bold enough to ask van Manen to compose something they could play as a group; and a few months later he presented them with "Barlaeus Blaaskwintet." With the premiere performance of this piece, Calefax was born.
What is most striking about the reed quintet is the richness of sonorities it can produce. One reason is that each individual instrument has its own broad range of sonorities. That variation is, in part, a product of an octave key, which facilitates the shift from low to high register through overblowing. There also tends to be a unique middle range whose spectral qualities are distinct from both the low and high registers, as well as a very high register that pushes overblowing to its limits. In addition, during the twentieth century overblowing techniques developed for multiphonics, in which multiple distinct pitches are identifiable.
Much of the Calefax repertoire had to depend on arrangements. These included settings of all fourteen fugues and four canons in Johann Sebastian Bach's BWV 1080 The Art of Fugue. These were all prepared by founding saxophonist Raaf Hekkema. The result was an ingenious series of exercises in facilitating the listener when it comes to negotiating Bach's thick contrapuntal textures. Each setting brought an approach that not only sorted out the voices but also established a clear sense of foreground and background.
Thus, when Splinter Reeds performed last night at the Center for New Music, giving the third concert in the SFCMP Players Show Series, playing two of Hekkema's arrangements seemed entirely appropriate. If BWV 1080 is not, strictly speaking, "new music," Hekkema's approach to sonority-based composition had the same spirit of contemporary thinking that Anton Webern had brought to the six-voice fugue in Bach's BWV 1079 (The Musical Offering). These arrangements did much to orient the ear to the unique expressiveness that a reed quintet can provide; and each of the two settings took a central role in each of the two halves of the evening's program.
Each Bach selection was both preceded and followed by one of the 21 pieces that Tom Johnson called "Rational Melody." Johnson studied composition with Morton Feldman and is also well-versed in abstract mathematics. It would thus be fair to say that each of the pieces in this collection (none of which have specific instrumentation and were arranged for reed quintet) is based on at least one fundamental mathematical principle. Even the name of the entire collection suggests a focus on integer ratios, and Johnson was clearly trying to move beyond the simple division of a duration into either two or three equal parts. Another interest is in the self-replicating nature of fractal geometry; and the fifteenth piece in the set (one of the selections included in last night's program) is Johnson's creation of a self-replicating melody.
If this coupling of Bach and Johnson provided a "core of rationality" to the Splinter Reeds program, the concluding piece, "Wood Burn" might best be described as an irrational romp. It was composed for Calefax in 2005 by Ned McGowan, and American composer and flutist (and San Francisco Conservatory of Music graduate) living in Amsterdam and performing in the eclectic band of five soloists called Hexnut. "Wood Burn" was an exuberantly wild burst of energy, working all five reed players for all they were worth.
It also perfectly complemented the opening selection of the evening, "Line & Length," which composer Matthew Shlomowitz described as being about "different lines of different lengths." This equally irrational outburst, replete with aggressive overblowing and repetitions calculated to try the patience of the listener, got the evening off to a wild start. As performed by Splinter, however, one could appreciate the sense of humor with which this musical tantrum had been conceived. This was the performers' way of letting the audience know that they should be ready for anything, and diversity was definitely the order of the evening.
The central part of the program, however, was taken by two duo performances. The first of these was Roshanne Etezady's duet for clarinet and alto saxophone entitled "Glint." This was another high-energy piece performed at a breakneck pace. It was followed by the more introspective "Dorian Reeds" by Terry Riley, performed on bassoon and oboe against a drone of three vinyl pipes tuned to the same pitch. The performance also involved playback of ongoing electronic sampling. The score, which was not instrument-specific, consisted of individual melodic "cells," similar to those found in the score for Riley's "In C," while the electronics provided echo effects similar to those of the multi-chambered installation for which Riley composed "Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band." The drone was performed from behind the audience, thus adding to the "environmental" quality of the music.
Taken as a whole, the program was a well-balanced combination of stimulating rationality, calm reflection, and serious fun, making for a full evening to accommodate all tastes.


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Google aims to improve the UK mobile web with Getmo
Adapting web sites for mobile devices
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has brought to the UK a campaign to help firms spiff up their mobile web presentations.
The internet services giant's Getmo web site offers tips and tools designed to help companies improve their mobile web presence. It allows firms to see just how good or bad their existing web sites look when rendered on a mobile device.
"Just because you can see your desktop site on a mobile phone doesn't mean it's mobile-friendly. Mobile sites are designed for the small screen, with the needs of mobile users in mind. A mobile-friendly site can help your business connect with customers and drive conversions," Google pointed out.
The Getmo web site quotes Gartner research predicting that by 2013 more people will be using mobile devices such as smartphones than PCs or tablets to access the internet.
According to Google, businesses should concentrate on the basics when it comes to mobile. "When thinking about mobilising content, keep in mind that the mobile screen is a lot smaller than that of a desktop computer. Present your content in the most optimal way for mobile users - avoid squeezing your desktop layout into your mobile site. When in doubt, use real data to guide how to mobilise your site content," said the company.
Getmo also stresses the importance of making sure that the pages load quickly and have big icons that are easy to navigate on a touchscreen device. Web sites should also cater for localisation and mobile redirects that can automatically tell if visitors are using a mobile device and send them to a mobile-friendly version.
Google launched the Getmo initiative in the US at the end of last year. µ
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Pueblo's movie stars on IMDB
Note: This idea was unceremoniously lifted from our friends at Denver Westword, which scoured the Internet Movie Database to put out its own list of top Denver natives in the movies and TV. They say imitation is the highest form of flattery…
God bless the Internet Movie Database. Because of that wonderful repository of movie facts and figures, movie geeks have had a go-to since the dawn of the Internet.
But one of the least used features on the site for casual conversation is its birthplace search, part of its advanced name search feature.
The great thing about it is you can use it to see everybody who has ever been in a movie that was born in your hometown. Or died in your hometown. Or was born exactly between June 16, 1978, and June 19, 1979, that is under 5 feet 2 inches tall. You know, if you want.
Many Puebloans, though, haven't become household names or anything like a handful of Denver natives had. But there are some names on the born-in-Pueblo list that will be interesting nonetheless. Some have brushed with greatness, were in landmark films, or one special case, kind of helped build show business altogether.
Out of 41 names appearing on IMDB, we've picked out 10 as having made some impact in film, some larger than others.
(And, unlike the Denver list, this is in no particular order.)
Cynthia Shaw (actress)
Shaw, 59, has 33 film credits since breaking into movies in 2009. She transplanted to New York City, where she's made her career, and appeared in numerous shorts before breaking into TV work. She is currently appearing in a great deal of titles including independents like Mount Joy" and "Irma's Room." One of her latest, "Imagine I'm Beautiful," has the potential to offer a big break, as the film already boasts five 2014 film festival wins. She also has independents "Sleepwalkers" and "Evil's Lair" on deck.
Born and raised in a musical family in Pueblo, Colorado, Cynthia moved to NY to complete her musical studies and find fame and fortune. She instead found film and theater. Her recent film work has been presented at The Film Society of Lincoln Center and has won awards in the The Big Apple Film Festival, Manhattan Film Festival, Trenton Film Society's Not Quite Legal Festival, Buffalo Screams and the NY Filmmaker's Festival.
Stage work includes performances in many venues in New York. She has played various roles including Jack London's mother, a Chief Elder, a Mother Superior, a ditsy cougar, clueless Principal and a deluded killer.
As a singer she has sung back-up vocals for both Paul McCartney at Carnegie Hall and Bjork at Riverside Church and she sang with the New York Philharmonic when they won three Grammy Awards in Classical Music for John Adams' "On the Transmigration of Souls." Her singing has been featured on the New York Times website and as a pianist she has performed with The New York Revels on Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" at New York's Town Hall and on NPR.
John Meston (Co-creator, 'Gunsmoke')
John Meston, a Puebloan and a highly accomplished writer, is probably only surpassed by Damon Runyon on the list of Pueblo writers who claimed fame in Hollywood. Oddly enough, his name isn't well known despite his list of credentials.
Born in 1914 and passing away in 1979, Meston co-created the classic television western "Gunsmoke," writing 106 episodes of the series from 1957-65. He also wrote one episode of "Little House on the Prairie."
John Meston was one of radio and television's most important storytellers, and yet oddly enough his contributions are often overlooked today. He is the writer credited with creating "Gunsmoke," along with producer Norman MacDonnell, essentially starting the adult western on radio and television and setting the tone and style which would make both the radio and television versions of the series so memorable. Meston began in the program practices department at CBS in the 1940s before becoming a writer and editor. Overall, he wrote 183 of the "Gunsmoke" radio episodes (413 were produced in all between 1952 and 1961), and 196 of the 635 episodes produced for television between 1955 and 1975. While he never won any major award for his work, Meston was a master writer, serving up memorable characters in authentic western settings.
Elizabeth Mihelich (writer, actress)
Puebloan Elizabeth Mihelich is making her way as an up-and-coming comedic film actor, writer and producer.
A Pueblo County High School grad, Mihelich was featured in a Pueblo Chieftain article in 2012 touting her return to Colorado at the Indie Spirit Film Fest in Colorado Springs, exhibiting her short "Just Like the Movies." The short can be viewed on YouTube.
You can follow her on Twitter @AnInspiredIdea or on Facebook at Facebook.com/ElizabethLaughs. Her production company, Inspired Idea Productions, can be found on YouTube.
Daniel Lusko (director)
At only 30 years old, Lusko has quickly made a name for himself as an up-and-coming director of Christian-themed films and documentaries.
His latest film, "Persecuted," which he wrote and directed, tells the story of an evangelist who is framed for murder after not agreeing to back a senator seeking religious reform. The film features such names as former "Quantam Leap" star Dean Stockwell, politician-turned-actor Fred Thompson and Fox News personality, Gretchen Carlson. The film actually opened just this month, on July 18.
In addition, he has directed nine films in all and written five, most having a Christian or political theme.
Lusko started his journey in filmmaking after his parents bought him a high-8 video camera for his fourteenth birthday, which would forever change his life. He soon would make his first short film, an homage to the epic which first opened his eyes to motion pictures, Last of the Mohicans. After attending film school at The New York Film Academy, his early films have defined him as a trusted filmmaker among North American audiences. He began his career with multiple hit documentaries based upon New York Times best-sellers, including Inside The Revolution, and Epicenter, a film that literally stunned distributors when it grossed over seven figures through home entertainment and network TV sales. The unexpected success of these low budget films paved the way to a series of docudramas including Never Surrender (EMI/Universal), which chronicles the true origins of Delta Force. Recently Daniel has signed on to write and direct a slate of feature films including Fairy Tales, Brothers in Christ, and Persecuted; a live action thriller produced in collaboration with Gray Frederickson (The Godfather).
Kelly Reno (actor)
Arguably the biggest name on this list, Kelly Reno in the only Puebloan to have landed a lead role in a major Hollywood film.
At the age of 11, Reno landed the lead role in "The Black Stallion," which opened in 1979 and was nominated for two Oscars, including best supporting actor (Mickey Rooney) in 1980. Playing the role of Alec Ramsey, "The Black Stallion" told the tale of a young boy stranded on a deserted island with an Arabian stallion. The two form a strong bond, and later, after escaping the island, become inseparable as they train with Henry Dailey (Rooney), a once-successful trainer, to race against the world's fastest stallions.
In 1983, Reno reprized the role in "The Black Stallion Returns," a role for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award in the Best Young Actor category.
However, according to Pueblo Chieftain news clippings, Reno never planned a film career, despite his early success. His heart was always in ranching, he reported early on, and a tragic accident advanced that. Reno suffered serious injuries in an automobile accident six miles south of Pueblo on June 18, 1985, which resulted in him coming uncomfortably close to losing his life after suffering a collapsed lung. But his condition improved, and he would later simply opt to live a quiet life. According to IMDB, he is currently a truck-driver.
The son of cattle ranchers Bud and Ruth, Reno had been riding horses since he could walk. This experience qualified him for his role in The Black Stallion (1979), which he tried out for when his mother learned of the open audition. Both of his parents accompanied him to the filming location, and enjoyed the experience, but it was also disruptive to the family life. Kelly only appeared in three films before high school graduation in 1984. After graduation, he planned on acting more, and acquired a new agent. His plans were put on hold when his pickup truck was hit by an 18-wheeler and he suffered severe injuries. After a long recovery period he had lost most of his film connections. Reno is now a certified truck driver, and drives an 18-wheeler like the one that ended his acting career. He has three children from his first marriage.
Connie Sawyer (actress)
You have no idea who Connie Sawyer is. That's OK. She just happens to be America's oldest working actress. You know, no big whoop.
To see proof of her latest work, check out the "Dumb and Dumber To" trailer. Look for the old lady. Yes, THAT old lady.
Sawyer, originally named Rosie Cohen, was born in Pueblo in 1912, but moved at the age of 9. By the age of 19, she was off to New York, where she planned on forging her way as a comedic actress.
Check out this career: she began in comedic roles during the Golden Age of television with appearances on such shows as Armstrong Circle Theater and the Jackie Gleason Show. In 1959, she appeared alongside Frank Sinatra in "A Hole in the Head."
Her other TV credits are nearly too numerous to mention, as she has 137 films and television series to her credit. Let's put it this way: In TV Guide's 2013 list of the 60 best television series of all time, she has appeared in six (Seinfeld, All In the Family, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Andy Griffith Show, Hill Street Blues, ER). In the past decade, she has created a name for herself as a weird old lady in Gen-X staples such as 2 Broke Girls, How I Met Your Mother, New Girl, and The Office as well as films like Pineapple Express and now Dumb and Dumber To.
But as an actress, she has one of the longest resumes of any Puebloan, and the movies and television shows in which she's appeared are on every Gen-Xer's comedy list.
Not bad for a mere century of work.
Bill Baldwin, actor
No, it's not THAT Bill Baldwin. But we promise you, when we tell you who THIS Bill Baldwin is, you'll be like, "Yeah! I know that guy."
See, told ya.
Bill Baldwin is known as the ring announcer in each of the first three "Rocky" movies, essentially serving as the Michael Buffer of the Rocky boxing world.
But his roles in "Rocky" were just one small piece in a career where he was Hollywood's go-to for one-shot news men and announcer roles.
Need proof? Baldwin has 153 film and TV roles to his credit, the second-most of any Puebloan. In a career that spanned from 1948 until his death in 1982, Baldwin appeared in such TV shows as The Beverly Hillbillies, Mr. Ed, The Addams Family, and many others, often appearing as an announcer or a reporter of some sort because of his perfect voice for such roles.
Grant Withers (actor)
More so than any Puebloan, Grant Withers' film career was the most star-studded, appearing in numerous major Hollywood films throughout his career. In all, he gathered over 200 credits from 1925 until his suicide in 1959 at the age of 55.
Withers made a name for himself as a character actor, largely as a villain, in films opposite such actors as John Wayne, Boris Karloff, Henry Fonda, and other A-listers during Hollywood's Golden Age. He appeared in the John Wayne/Maureen O'Hara classic "Rio Grande" in 1951, another John Wayne vechile, "Fort Apache" in 1948, directed by the legendary John Ford, and as Captain Street in the B-movie series "Mr. Wong" opposite Karloff in the late 1930s.
Of course, his life ended in tragedy as health ailments ruled his life, overdosing on barbiturates. He left a suicide note that read, "Please forgive me, my family. I was so unhappy. It's better this way."
"Appeared in over 200 films. He had worked as a salesman and newspaper reporter before breaking into movies near the end of the silent era. Tall and tough, his starring roles in major pictures soon gave way to supporting parts, mainly as a villain, in B movies and serials. His elopement to Yuma, Arizona, in 1930 with a 17-year-old Loretta Young was widely reported. From 1940 on, he took numerous supporting roles, working until his suicide in 1959."
Stanley Bergerman (producer)
Pueblo native Stanley Bergerman was the most accomplished movie producer to ever hail from The Steel City, producing 42 films from 1930-35. Many of the films were indeed the biggest of the era, including "Werewolf of London" and "Great Expectations" to name a few.
Bergerman, who was also a film agent for such actors as Rudy Vallee and Alan Ladd, married into show business when he became the husband of Rosabelle Laemmle, daughter of Universal founder Carl Laemmle. He had his hands in sports documentaries that featured such starts as Babe Ruth, and the 1932 horror classic "The Mummy" starring Boris Karloff.
In the 40 years leading to his death in 1998, Bergerman worked in commercial real estate focusing on Hollywood. He was also remarkable in that he helped form the Refugee Resettlement Committee to move Jews fleeing the Nazis to the United States
W.W. Hodkinson (executive)
You've probably never heard of William Wadworth Hodkinson. But he may be the one man most responsible for the modern practice of film distribution. And he was from Pueblo.
Well, we think, anyway. Based on all Internet research, his birthplace is listed as Pueblo back in 1881. But only one source that we found, his Wikipedia page, lists something different – Independence, Kansas. Since Wikipedia can be hacked by anybody, though, we're sticking with the Pueblo conclusion as credible for our purposes.
Anyhow, Hodkinson is known as "The Man Who Invented Hollywood", becoming the leading West Coast film distributor after opening his first theater in Ogden, Utah in 1907.
In 1914, he founded a little company you may have heard of: Paramount Pictures. He came up with the company's iconic mountain logo based on his upbringing in the Rocky Mountains.
Hodkinson came up with a way of film distribution known as "block booking," which meant that theaters that wanted to show a certain movie also had to agree to show that production company's other films as well. The 'Hodkinson System' of distribution has existed without many changes for about a century.
However, Hodkinson was the victim of a hostile takeover by early film producer Adolph Zukor, who merged with another production company, acquiring Paramount and in turn firing Hodkinson, installing himself as the chairman of the company.
Hodkinson would then move to the aviation industry, where he would form a commercial aviation firm.
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Matt Wallerstedt
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Wallerstedt resigned from Texas Tech on Sept. 18, 2014. He served as the Red Raiders defensive coordinator during the 2013 season and through three games in 2014.
Matt Wallerstedt served as the defensive coordinator at Texas Tech during the 2013 season and through three games in 2014.
During his initial campaign with the Red Raiders, despite injuries and depth issues, Wallerstedt was able to turn in one of the best defensive performances of the 2013 season in Tech's Holiday Bowl win over No. 14 Arizona State. The Tech defense held one of the nation's top offenses to just 23 points.
A defensive coordinator in three previous coaching stints, former Kansas State All-American Matt Wallerstedt spent the 2012 season as the linebackers coach at Texas A&M. While at A&M, Wallerstedt worked alongside offensive coordinator and Texas Tech Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury.
In his first season at A&M, Wallerstedt helped the Aggies to an 11-2 season and a win over Oklahoma in the AT&T Cotton Bowl.
Wallerstedt moved to Texas A&M from the U.S. Air Force Academy where he served under Falcons head coach Troy Calhoun for four seasons. He coordinated the Falcons' defense and was the associate head coach the past two seasons after coaching the inside linebackers and serving as assistant head coach in 2008-09. Air Force faced Sumlin's Houston Cougars twice in bowl games during Wallerstedt's time in Colorado Springs.
Prior to his time at Air Force, Wallerstedt coached the linebackers at his alma mater for two seasons (2006-07), while also serving the special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator for the Wildcats.
He began his coaching career in 1988 as a student assistant at Kansas State and served two years as a graduate assistant at Arizona State before taking a break from coaching and entering private business. His first full-time coaching position came at Fort Hays State for two years as a defensive line coach. From Fort Hays State he went to Emporia State for one year as a defensive backs coach and then landed at the University of Wyoming for six seasons working with the defensive line and inside linebackers. He was promoted to the Cowboys' defensive coordinator for the 2000-02 seasons. Wallerstedt spent one year at North Alabama as the defensive coordinator and two years at Akron as associate head coach/special teams/inside linebackers coach.
A 1984 high school graduate from Manhattan High School in Kansas, Wallerstedt was a four-year letterman at Kansas State leading the Wildcats in tackles as a junior and senior and earning honorable mention All-America honors as a linebacker for KSU in 1987.
Wallerstedt earned his bachelor's degree in business management from Kansas State in 1988, and a master's degree in athletic administration from Fort Hays State in 1995. Wallerstedt is married to the former Josie Lewis of Lawrence, Kansas, and the couple has a son named Cal.


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Now that this "polar vortex" has seemingly brought most of the country to its knees with fierce winds, heavy snows, and record-breaking low temperatures, it's time to really plan your layers before you venture out in what could be dangerous weather. In any below freezing conditions, it is important to cover your extremities and face in order to keep sensitive skin and body parts protected from the uncomfortable and injurious effects of extreme cold. Here are a couple winter jackets for men and ladies we think would do an outstanding job of getting you through this deep freeze.
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When the winds kick up, pull the zip-out balaclava over your head to protect your face, and if necessary, add the removable helmet-compatible hood with drawcord adjustment and really lock your body heat down. The Stormbound Jacket is completely waterproof with water resistant zippers, and the 650 down fill will keep the fire going. It even has an integrated RECCO reflector in the arm, a device that reflects the signal put out by RECCO detectors to find people that have been involved in an avalanche or other situations that require search and rescue. This winter jacket is safe on every level. Available in 3 colors.
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The Sling Shot comes with all kinds of neat features, each of which will come in handy for something on a cold winter day! Stuffed with 650 fill down, this cozy jacket will wrap you up like a blanket and keep you insulated throughout the day. A removable powder skirt keeps snow, moisture, and drafts from creeping up your back or down your backside, and the adjustable Velcro cuffs and high neck are lined with microfleece for warmth and no chafing.
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In Darkness (W ciemnocsi) Movie Reviews
In Darkness (W ciemnocsi)
Release Date: Jan 27, 2012
Rating: (R)
User reviews on In Darkness (W ciemnocsi)
This film has very high ratings and I was very excited to see it but I was disappointed with it. Maybe my expectations were too high but I thought his film was mediocre and if you want to see a really good movie about the Hollocaust then I suggest "Schindler's List". I am not saying this film was bad, i am just saying that it was nothing new and I honestly really do not understand why the ratings are so high. I do think that the acting in this film was very good and the lead actor Robert Wieckiewicz was absolutely wonderful and I hope I will see him more often after this film. Overall, I think this film is worth renting but it is not worth the price of the movie ticket.
This film was absolutely amazing and I highly recommend seeing it in the theaters. I usually do not like movies about the Hollocaust because it makes me very sad and angry but this film made me hopeful and I loved that. Do not get me wrong, the film is still sad but it also has hope and kindness and I am happy that I have decided to see this film. The film is acted very well and the characters are memorable and interesting. This film is definitely very powerful and you will be moved in one way or another. Overall, this film is definitely worth seeing in the theaters.
I found this film to be suspenseful, scary and very moving and I highly recommend seeing it in the theaters. I am not a big fan of Holocaust films because they make me extremely sad and depressed, it is hard for me to understand that people can be so cruel to each other. This film was intense but it also showed that even in most terrible times some people hold on to their humanity and that gives me hope. Robert Wieckiewicz, was absolutely amazing and I was very impressed with this actor and hope to see more of him in the future. The film is also beautiful visually and it is filmed with precision. Overall, this film is worth your time and money.
This is a wonderful film and i highly recommend seeing it in the theaters. I have seen many pictures about Holocaust and this one impressed me because i still had new things to say and new ideas to spread. The film is not easy to watch, it is extremely suspenseful, thrilling and heartbreaking at times and you will be moved and affected. I think the film is also inspirational and it was nice to see that even in the darkest times some people did not lose their humanity. Overall, I think this film is worth seeing in the theaters and telling others about.
This is a drama about a man who rescues Jewish refugees in Nazi-occupied Lvov, the film is directed by Agnieszka Holland and stars Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Fürmann and Agnieszka Grochowska. I liked this film and I highly recommend seeing it in the theaters. I have seen a lot of movies about Holocaust and read a lot of books and I thought there is no way someone can make a film about it that still feels fresh and has something new to say, this film suceeded in that and i was pleasantly surprised and impressed. The film was suspenseful and very interesting and moving as well, I was also inspired by this film and it was nice to see that humanity prevails even in the most horrible times. I think this film is worth your time and your money.
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Orlando Florida Hotel Reviews
Vero Beach and the rest of Indian River County Florida are a far cry from the fashionista-laden, self conscious show-off atmosphere that can make Miami a bummer. And the beaches are just as nice, even if they're not topless.
Ok, ok, there are those who love Miami's hipness. That cool South Florida feeling, those many Cubanos, and that sizzling nightlife. Contrast that with 'Zero Beach,' as some locals jokingly referred to the city of 21,000. Here the lights go out at 10 pm, and there's more emphasis on outdoor activities like kayaking or early morning beach strolling.
Our day began on a hot Vero afternoon, driving the long and straight Highway 60 from Orlando, past endless traffic lights til we reached a big bridge. We looked down and followed sailboats lazily navigating the calm waters below.
We were entering Orchid Island, a barrier island with the intracoastal waterway flowing on one side and the wild Atlantic on the other.
Boris Holds Court
Our accommodations were with Boris Gonzalez, whose family is well-known here for the large land holdings and Cuban roots.
With his partner Elizabeth Kennedy, Boris has created a cozy boutique hotel called The Caribbean Court, which stands out for its cool decor and updated ambience.
Boris Gonzalez , proprietor of the Caribbean Court a boutique hotel in Vero Beach, Florida.
One of the first things we did upon arrival was sit for some strong Cuban coffee and meet Boris, who was born in Havana and educated and raised in Spain and later the U.S. Elizabeth also runs a busy catering company in Vero.
This dynamic pair has created a big buzz on the sleepy island with their Havana Nights piano bar, a compact little bar with mojitos on the menu and a hip clientele.
It's packed on the weekends. Elizabeth told us that Vero is called by some 'the Hamptons of Miami,' where big-city folk come to relax and unwind. Vero is a two-and-a-half-hour drive up the East coast, but really a world away, she said. READ MORE
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The American Singer show cage is descended from the old metal "shelf cage" that was common in pet shops years ago. This cage was 11 inches wide, 7 inches deep, 10 inches high. The right side is solid metal, the top and other sides are wire. Some older cages have the solid side on the left, these are allowed. Today, new cages are manufactured to the same dimensions by Prevue Hendryx and Jovaco Inc.
Another manufacturer is JOVACO, Click Here for more information.
American Singers Club members can purchase cages directly from Prevue Hendryx in lots of 3, $73.50 plus shipping for 3 cages. Phone (800) 243-3624 to order.
Here is a direct link to model LP, which is the shelf cage used as the American Singer show cage, not a "breeder" cage as labeled by Prevue.
The new cages come with plastic "torpedo" tube drinkers and feeders, which are allowed in the shows. However, most exhibitors spread the cage bars and insert hooded glass or plastic cups. Glass cups are no longer made, but can sometimes be found in antique shops or from retired bird breeders. Plastic cups are available as clear (as shown in the above photo) or frosted.
An updated report from 2009 ASC president, Michael Seiler, on November 20, 2009:
The Preview Hendrix people have reached out to me regarding our show cages. After some discussion regarding the manufacturing and painting of the cages, we can expect the following changes:
The cage will have two solid side panels to stabilize the cage. (The manufacturer requested this change) There will be a small handle on the top of the cage to make training and moving the cages easier. The cage and tray will be painted with a dull aluminum, (silver - gray) finish so that there will be no reflection of the bird. This should help keep the male from "driving" and "fighting" his reflection.
The cages will be available as soon as Preview-Hendrix runs out of their small stock of the older cages.
We will still have to spread the bars in order to put the water and seed cup in place. This is easily done using a needle nosed pliers in reverse.
A limited supply of clear plastic cups and older style glass show cage cups are available from:
Plain, white paper must be used to line the bottom tray. Unlike colorbred and type canary showcages, seed is not dumped on the bottom.
Click Here for an article about show cage preparation.
American Singer Show Cage Setup
The show cages are too shiny when new and the birds might sing to their reflection in the solid side. Before using, they should be spray painted a dull silver color. An extra coat of silver paint inside the cage base and on both sides of the bottom metal sheet (which goes under the cage tray) will help prevent rust. It is no longer required that the front of the bottom tray be painted silver, but you will not be penalized if you do. Be sure to use non-toxic, lead-free paint. Allow paint to dry and the cages to air out at least one week before putting a bird in. Buff off any dry paint powder with a rag before using.
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Films like This is Spinal Tap have built large followings around their use of awkward and cringeworthy comedy. But according to Jason Middleton, assistant professor of English and director of the film and media studies program, the use of staged "awkwardness" extends far beyond the domain of contemporary popular culture and into the earliest days of filmmaking.
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Castrum Meridianum Guide
The Beginning of the FFXIV Endgame
Castrum Meridianum is the first level 50 instance in FFXIV:ARR. This is an eight-person instance. The instance typically requires two tanks, two healers, and four DPS. CM is a required dungeon for your central story line and sets the stage for the penultimate showdown with Gaius and Lahabrea.
Castrum Meridianum does not drop any loot. However, completing the dungeon rewards each team member with 100 Tomes of Philosophy. These are turned in for gear upgrades at Revenant's Toll in Mor Dhana. You will need some 5385 (thanks Brandon in comments) Philosophy tomes for Darklight gear (il-70), so you will likely spend a lot of time in CM.
This is a very fast instance to complete, while it lists over an hour for completion, in practice it can be completed in as few as fifteen minutes. Since level 50 players regularly queue for this zone, speed runs are the norm and it can be a bit frustrating and confusing for a first time player. Be warned, your team may not take kindly to you stopping to view the cutscenes as many will want to get the run done in 20-minutes. Don't fret, though, you can always revisit the cutscenes from the book in your Inn room.
This guide is intended to help you understand the flow of the CM speed run. There are a number of points where careful movement is required to bypass content. Additionally, there are places where your party will expect you to man field artillery and still others where you may be expected to use your "Return" ability. The map below is designed to help you follow a typical CM speed run.
Starting Castrum Meridianum
When you enter CM (the star on the map), you will see an array of soldiers guarding a pair of warning signals. Defeat the guards at the right and left signals (circles on map) and turn off the signals. This dispatches a number of the guards allowing you to move forwards much more quickly.
From here you cross the land bridge heading towards #1. Along the land bridge, you can bypass the patrols by hugging the left wall. Generally at least one person in the party will trigger at least one group of patrols. In practice most people just run these down to the entry to point #1. You can skip the final group of guards by simply walking behind them – they only attack targets that walk in their frontal view arc. Garleand Guards are the.worst.ever!
Remember that, when in doubt, just walk behind a Garleand Guard.
The Black Eft
The first boss of the zone is the Black Eft. This is a Reaver mounted Garleand. As with all Garleand mechanical walkers, expect periodic aoe attacks. Simply move out of the red splats and you will be fine.
The primary mechanic of this fight are the adds. On the pull, bring the Black Eft over to one of the sides (we prefer the left side). Have your DPS move over to that side as well to make add pickup easier. Set the fight up right against the gates. Adds will spawn from this gate and from the far gate. Have the second tank pickup the incoming adds, stack them up, and burn them down.
Once this fight ends, take the Waste Disposal Chute on the southeast corner of the battle arena. This moves you along the blue-dashed line on the map.
The Pumps
At this point, you begin moving towards #2 on the map, where you will disable two of the processing plant pipes. Along the way you need to disable one warning signal (red circle) and you sneak past two guards (remember, walk behind them, Garleand guards can't look backwards).
At the pumps you can clear the guards on the southern platforms. Generally a single party member can sneak past the guards on the northern platform and disable that pipe. After that, hug the right wall and make way towards encounter #3. Once again, bypass the gate guards and walk right in.
Magitek Vanguard F-1
The second boss of the Castrum Meridianum, located at point #3 on the map, is the Magitek Vanguard F-1. This boss plays like a standard Vanguard. He hits moderately hard and stops to AOE on occasion. He also fires off big cannons that can be avoided.
The primary mechanic for this fight is, once again, adds. Adds spawn from the south gate (where you entered) as well as the east and west gates. These cycle throughout the fight and should be cleared each time. In a later round, the east gate will also spawn a Reaver add which should be managed by the off-tank. By the time he comes in, the Vanguard should be nearly dead and you can simply hold the Reaver until you win the fight.
We typically move the Vanguard towards the west gates. This makes it easier for the main tank to hold the Vanguard and acquire the western adds. The off-tank should be responsible for the eastern and southern adds.
We Need Bigger Guns
After this fight, you proceed north towards #4 on the map. During this stage your DPS players will be using Garleand's own artillery against them. The artillery pieces are located at the smiley face on the map. Big guns are fun, fun makes you smile, big guns make you smile. It's simple, really.
The key here is that you have a series of Colossi to take out. Tanks should acquire agro and interrupt the column and cleave attacks of the Colossi. Failing to do so leads to the destruction of the cannons and slows down the run.
In practice, the two tanks should run ahead first and acquire agro. Healers should follow along and spam heals as the tanks can take quite a beating during this run. DPS should head straight to the cannons and go to work.
Once the area is cleared there is another signal to take out adjacent to the cannons. From there the party moves northeast (then northwest) towards #5. One tank should remain at #6 for reasons which will be explained below.
Why Not More Guns?
A tank should approach #5 first and acquire enmity. All DPS should hop into the cannons near #5 and begin taking out the Garleands.
While this happens, the tank who remained at #6 should bring that pack of targets to the waiting DPS at #5. This assures that Cid lives to join you at #7.
Magitek Colossus Rubricatus
Your next encounter in Castrum Meridianum is the Magitek Colossus Rubricatus. This encounter begins shortly after Cid enters the battle arena.
Three entities spawn at the ramp on the Northwest side of the arena. DPS should take out these adds quickly. Shortly thereafter, the Magitek Colossus Rubricatus spawns on the same Northwest ramp. The primary tank should acquire the Colossus and hold him in the NW corner of the ramp.
Throughout the fight waves of adds will spawn. The secondary tank should acquire enmity on as many as possible while the DPS burn down the adds. These will include progressively more Medicus healers, so it's important to dispatch them quickly. Near the end of the fight, a Vanguard will spawn. The second tank should hold the Vanguard while the remaining players focus fire on the Colossus.
From here different groups do different things. Our group often uses the Return ability and then the shortcut available at the Star. This takes you back to point #1 where your DPS can return to the cannons at #4.
Alternately, you could simply run from #7, through #5, past #6 and to #4. Frankly, I don't think the timing is all that different either way. The key here is that DPS should be at #4 so that the tanks can begin clearing areas #8 and #9.
Setting up the Final Fight
With your DPS positioned in the cannons at #4 and your healers positioned at the gates between area #8 and #4, it's time for your tanks to clear area #8 and #9.
There is a single colossus at #8. Pull him to the gates and let the DPS take him down with the cannons. Following this, there are a pair of gate controls near the doorway to area #9. Activate each and the door opens.
The Parade Ground (#9) has a large squadron of Garleands, too many for you to face. In the back of the parade is a pair of ramps, each ramp has a warning signal (the red circle on the map). Clear the guards for each warning signal by aggroing them and then bringing them to the DPS at #4.
Do NOT trigger the warning signals until the groups have been pulled. Once the warning signals are triggered, the large formation of Garleands disperses. In its place, an airship begins bombing the area and two colossus come out. Bring the colossus to the DPS and take them out with the cannons.
At this point, the entire team should advance to area #9. Use ground cannons to destroy the airsihp. Once defeated, you are ready to enter the final boss fight.
Livia Sas Junius
Livia Sas Junius is the final boss of Castrum Meridianum. She begins the fight in a nearly invulnerable state atop a White Reaver. She does little damage in this stage, but also takes nearly no damage. Your first objective is to dismount her.
Fortunately, there are four missile launchers and two piles of ordinance nearby. You should split your team evenly, with four moving to the left pair of cannons and four to the right pair of cannons. Each pile of ordinance has an entity that can be activated to load the cannons. Take your time to load up each cannon before firing.
Once all four cannons are loaded, fire them at Livia Sas Junius. This will do about 50% damage to her. At this time, Garleand reinforcements will appear near the cannons and begin attacking them. It is important for each half of your team to quickly round up and dispatch the adds. As the adds are coming under control, return to loading the launchers and fire on Livia again.
Adds only spawn after missiles fire. Waiting to fire all the missiles at once causes all of the adds to spawn, but does so in a manner allowing you to group them up and burn them down. Firing cannons one at a time means you will have adds up throughout the stage.
Once Livia Sas Junius has taken enough damage, she dismounts her Reaver. At this point, your party is moved back to the entry of the battle arena, allowing you to regroup for the final fight.
The Final Stage
Livia has a series of area of effect attacks. In particular this includes a pbaoe knockback and a column attack with moderate damage. These are easily avoided.
The other, unavoidable, mechanic in this fight are the adds. Reinforcements will come in from around the arena and will focus fire on a single member of the team. Tanks can not acquire agro on these targets.
Instead, the focused player should bring the adds up to Livia. Healers should focus heal the targeted player. All other players should burn down the adds and then return focus on Livia.
During a late stage of the fight, a Colossus add comes with the Garleand Reinforcements. Have your secondary tank acquire the colossus and move it back to the large gate behind Livia's starting point.


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Is it bad to throw your own shower?
Not everyone is financially stable enough to throw a party for someone else... DONT SWEAT IT !
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Me (29) Hubby (33)
Potential Shower Guest: "Hey, are you having a baby shower? I'm really excited about the idea of coming over and playing games and eating food and having drinks and making a mess, etc!"
Mom To Be: "The only way I'm having a shower is if YOU plan it and foot the bill and do all the coordination...it would be tacky otherwise."
Potential Shower Guest: "Uh, err, well, I just wanted to play some games and eat some food, I wasn't really into doing all that work..."
Maybe it's just me, but that seems way tackier than just hosting it yourself.
"Kids aren't easy. They are tiny tyrants that we just happen to love with all our hearts." -NewMamaDM
PP it absolutely would be tacky to ask someone to host for you, I agree. I think while pinterest is a great resource, and I love planning parties, that things have gotten somewhat out of hand there. I wonder if some friends who might have otherwise offered aren't deterred by the fact that showers/parties have gotten so elaborate (expensive!) over the years. For what its worth Emily Post - the guru of all things etiquette- says that for mom or dad to host seems self-serving and not in good taste. Welcome the baby parties (after the birth) are not considered to be in poor taste, however. So its up to you OP, I would say that if you are concerned about public opinion, probably the majority of people won't really care who throws the shower - I'm guessing if your invitees really care about you, if it bothers them at all, they will simply shrug it off and celebrate with you anyway. I personally could never do it, but I had a hard time with the attention from my own baby showers and I was raised in a home where my parents were sticklers for good etiquette.
Good God woman! That sounds like my IL's! Do you know them? Lol.
If the shower is to get gifts that u can't otherwise afford for ur own baby: what if guests can't afford to get u gifts? They might have financial difficulties too and feel obliged to shell $ out for UR baby
I don't understand the logic behind she is FTM and she needs supplies...etc: it's her baby, her responsibilities. If friends wanted to help, they would have done so by offering a shower already. The truth is if nobody has offered, nobody cared that much. It's sad but that's the truth.
I think if you want to celebrate for your baby and yourself, then go for it. It is true, some people might have a lot of friends and family, but they are not around or they are too busy when you need them. I have gone through that lately. I was trying to plan my baby shower date around a relatives schedule for months now. I finally got a date and she said she can't promise me she could come. I was very upset and just realized that I do too much to please others. If certain people that care about me and my baby want to celebrate with me and my baby, then they will and if they don't, then the people that really care and love us will. So, I said the heck with all this and I told my friend that is planning it that I am going to do it in December, when I originally wanted it done. With no rushing and considerations for others!! My baby deserves the best and that is what I am going to give him/her. My friend is planning it, but she is still including me in her decisions, like what I like and do not want at the baby shower.
I also don't have anyone that has the means to throw a shower for me. In fact I've asked a couple of friends and they all said that they will help decorate and with games but they just don't have the money to pay for anything so I have to flip the bill on my own. I don't consider that tacky. I consider it doing what you have to do and being mindful that although people may want to help, sometimes they can't.
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The 34-year-old found playing time difficult to come by when Mark Hughes was in charge at the beginning of the season, but he has since become a key player and club captainQPR defender Clint Hint could be in line for a contract extension at Loftus Road, Harry Redknapp has hinted.
The centre-back fell out of favour under the stewardship of Mark Hughes, only managing sporadic appearances, but he has become an important part of Redknapp's side and club captain since Ryan Nelsen's departure.
Redknapp took over from Hughes on November 24 of last year and after making just six league appearances before then, he has played 13 since.
Hill's current deal runs out at the end of the season but the former Tottenham boss is confident the 34-year-old can keep playing.
Speaking to reporters, Redknapp said: "Yeah, I'm sure Clint can play on.
"He's a good pro, he's a good lad. He puts his body on the line for the club, and I'm sure he can keep going."


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Freddie Ray Jones Jr.
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Height: 6-4 Weight: 260 lbs.
Born: September 16, 1974 in Cheverly, MD
High School: McKinley
College: North Carolina (school history) (Jones college stats)
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 2nd round (45th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 30 (3322nd overall since 1950)
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Best Times at Stanford: 200 Free (1:46.99, 2010), 500 Free (4:45.17, 2010), 1650 Free (16:32.08, 2010), 200 Back (1:59.14, 2012)
2011-12 (Junior): Swam 11th in the 1650 free at Pac-12's with a time of 16:47.40... also 13th in the 500 free (4:47.33)... scored points against Arizona State with a second place finish in the 1000 free... honorable mention All-Pac-12.
Stanford in 2010-11 (Sophomore): At the Pac-10 meet, helped the Cardinal to the conference title with an eighth place showing in the 1650 free (16:32.22) and also placed 11th in the B Finals of the 500 free (4:45.78) and was 18th into the C Finals of the 200 free (1:48.04)... swam a season-best 4:45.78 in the 500 free and 16:32.22 in the 1650 free, just missing her collegiate best at the Pac-10 Championships... academic All-Pac-10.
Stanford in 2009-2010 (Freshman): Placed ninth in the 1650 freestyle and 15th in the 500 freestyle at the Pac-10 Championships...won the 500 freestyle against California with a time of 4:45.17...came in third against UCLA, fourth against USC, and sixth at the Toshiba Classic in the 200 backstroke.
High School, Club and Personal Information: Attended The Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton, England... swam for the Ealing Swimming Club from 2001 to 2009... won the 2009 national open championship in the 200 IM and was a bronze medalist in the 200 backstroke... at the 2008 British Long Course Championship, won two bronze medals in the 100 and 200 backstrokes... also won medals at every national championship for her age group since 2002... team won the national title in the 4x200 and 4x100 relays and were bronze medalists in the 4x100 medley relay at the 2008 Youth National Championships... the club also won the "best youth girls award" at the event... parents are Ian and Sally... has two younger siblings, Imogen and Hugh... was born in Hong Kong and lived there for 10 years before moving to London in 2001... majoring in biology.


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College Hockey:Desrochers, St. Lawrence topple Princeton
PRINCETON, N.J. — Mel Desrochers scored a goal and added two assists, and Rylee Smith and Alex Moore tallied two assists each to lead St. Lawrence to a 4-1 victory over Princeton on Saturday.
The Saints scored just 1:29 into the game, as Abbey McRae battled for a loose puck in the goal crease and poked it home.
Princeton's Olivia Mucha knotted the game 1-1 at 8:26, as Cassidy Tucker and Sally Butler dug the puck from the corner to feed Mucha for her fifth goal of the year. But two late-period penalties proved to be costly for the Tigers, as Desrochers tallied the game winner for the Saints on the power play at 18:16 of the first.
The Saints extended their lead twice in the final two stanzas, as Kayla Raniwsky tallied her fourth of the year from Desrochers and Dominique Korakianitis, and Brooke Webster tallied her fifth of the year from Desrochers and Smith, as the Saints' converted on their seventh power play of the game.
Carmen MacDonald stopped 27 of 28 shots to earn her sixth victory of the season. Kimberly Newell made 27 saves for Princeton.
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