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Recently, the Huffington Post asked its readers which book characters they'd most like to sleep with; answers ranged from the obvious (Pride and Prejudice's Mr. Darcy, the Sookie Stackhouse series' Eric Northman) to the WTFness, as in Victor Mancini, a sex addict and con man, from Chuck Palahniuk's Choke.
A short list (from one of us, at least) might include Barrons from Karen Marie Moning's Fever series, Lord Dain from Loretta Chase's Lord of Scoundrels, Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre, Rehvenge from the Black Dagger Brotherhood, and Bastian Touissant from Anne Stuart's Black Ice.
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Paramount Silents Do Exist!
They really do, y'know.
But your help is needed to spread the word.
Stephen's posting the 1927 Paramount Release Book entry on Lloyd's "Children of Divorce" reminded me that a regular visitor to these parts, David Boswell, was last week kind enough to send me a list of all the extant Paramount/Famous Players-Lasky Silent films. Since then I've been trying to figure a way we could get the list on the internet so we could provide a link to it. I mean, sure we could put the list here, but it would look crappy, and anyway it'll eventually cycle out of the main Blog page and stay buried in the archives . . . the one major drawback of blogging. I don't want that. I was looking for something more permanent and accessible to our visitors. There's probaby an easy solution for this but I'm damned seven ways from sundown (okay, that's a Universal picture) if I can think of it, hence the following shout-out to our peeps:
Any fellow Silent fanatics who might have some bandwidth to spare and wants to make some very valuable information public, get back to us.
Who knows? If we do this right, we might get Paramount to let a few of these off the leash.
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I don't really understand Paramount. They are effed up.
- March 01, 2005 2:30 AM
- Tom Sutpen said...
Some of these titles, to be fair, aren't specifically owned by Paramount any longer; in the sense that they've slipped into the Public Domain (and permitted to languish there). But many many have not. And they're being sat on . . . and sat on.
- March 01, 2005 2:34 AM
- swac said...
If it's just a text file, I can find some space for it and provide a link. Hook me up, Sparky!
- March 01, 2005 7:48 AM
- Tom Sutpen said...
Ah. Cooke to the rescue!
It's just a text file, not very big at all, but I've got it in a computer at work so I'll send it your way in about 90 minutes.
Good work, partner!
- March 01, 2005 8:06 AM
- swac said...
11 years later, Children of Divorce is getting a release via Flicker Alley. Huzzah!
Supposedly Kino-Lorber are going to be able to release some Paramount silents in the near future, probably that bunch that was released on VHS a couple of decades back, but it's better than nothing I suppose.
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Do you have the desire, heart, and vision to set your own direction and achievement goals? Are you wondering how to develop your personal and professional leadership style? Do you aspire to fulfill your business leadership potential but are uncertain as to just where to start?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then the Leadership Voice is a learning resource to fulfill your vision.
The Leadership Voice provides a rare opportunity for undergraduate students enrolled in the School of Business to meet directly with multiple CEOs in small group settings. This once in a lifetime opportunity leverages the power of small group work in partnership with proven and successful business leaders. Select CEOs offer on-the-spot student coaching, Students walk away with a better sense of their own unique leadership styles and voices.
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The Leadership Voice provides School of Business undergraduate students with a unique opportunity to learn directly from CEOs in small group settings. Select CEOs discuss how students can become CEOs of their own lives, leverage their individual strengths for success, overcome challenges and obstacles, and achieve their business leadership aspirations. Through the sharing of personal and professional stories, CEOs summarize their own business journeys and then coach students to discover their unique leadership voices and styles. Students meet with several CEOs in each session to gain a variety of viewpoints and mentoring approaches.
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MORENO VALLEY - Authorities have evacuated a Wal-Mart in Southern California after shoppers say they saw a man dressed in camouflage enter the store with what appeared to be an assault rifle or shotgun.
Riverside County sheriff's Deputy Joshua Morales says witnesses said that just before 6 a.m. Monday the man walked into the store and asked to speak to a manager. Witnesses told investigators the man was carrying a weapon, but authorities are unsure if it was real or a replica.
There were no shots fired and no reports of any injuries. Nothing was stolen from the store.
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Moment of inertia
The moment of inertia is a measure of a mass and its distance perpendicular to an axis of rotation. It describes an objects resistance to change in rotation.
The formula to calculate a moment of inertia between a point and a point mass is:
where is the displacement between the two points, is the mass of the point mass and is the moment of inertia.
If you have a finite set of point mass's and want to find their moment of inertia around a point you simply add the moment of inertia of each object to get the following:
It is important to note that you can not simply take the centre of mass of an object and use it as a point mass. Instead you need to use integration:
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Dr. Lisa Jablon, director of the breast program at the Marion Louise Saltzman Women's Center of the Einstein Medical Center, discusses what Jewish woman — and men — need to know about family health histories and breast cancer risks.
What Jewish Women – And Men – Need To Know with Dr. Lisa Jablon, Director of the Breast Program, Marion Louise Saltzman Women's Center, Einstein Medical Center
Family history of breast cancer puts a woman at increased risk for developing it. What does "family history" really mean?
"We primarily include first-degree relatives, which means sisters and mothers," explains Dr. Lisa Jablon, director of the breast program at Einstein's Marion Louise Saltzman Women's Center. "We also look at patterns of inheritance in grandmothers, aunts or multiple generations. Men can also transmit the genetic mutations, so we also look at the cancer history of the father's family."
Hereditary cancer is suspected if a family history includes women with bilateral breast cancer and those who developed it at a young age. "Under age 50 is important and under age 40 is of huge significance," says Jablon. "The younger a woman is at the time of developing breast cancer, the more likely it is that genetic factors play a significant role."
How does ovarian cancer factor into a family history?
It may be a sign of a hereditary cancer syndrome, Jablon explains. Any woman with a maternal or paternal family history of breast or ovarian cancer needs vigilant screening for both diseases. "A hereditary lineage of breast or ovarian cancer suggests a genetic component," Jablon explains. "This is especially true in Ashkenazi Jewish families. They have a high incidence of the BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 genetic mutations. Ashkenazi Jews who have breast or ovarian cancer in their own medical history or in a first-degree relative may be candidates for genetic testing to determine if they carry the BRCA mutations."
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What are other risk factors for developing breast cancer?
Studies have shown that excessive alcohol consumption increases a woman's risk of developing breast cancer, Jablon says. Significant research shows that treating postmenopausal women with hormone replacement in forms that contain estrogen and progestins puts them at risk, too. "There aren't good studies about the use of so-called 'natural' hormones, but I would be wary of them, too," Jablon says.
What kind of screening is appropriate for whom?
Jablon agrees with American Cancer Society guidelines that women over age 40 should receive annual mammograms. Women at increased risk for breast cancer should get two studies per year, one breast MRI and one standard mammogram – or, even better, a DBT mammogram.
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is a new technology that provides a 3-D rendering of breast tissue. Einstein Medical Center's breast health experts participated in the clinical trials that proved DBT's efficacy; it is now the mammogram recommended by Jablon and most other physicians.
"It's a better test," Jablon explains. "It is new technology and not yet available at all medical centers – but we have it here and it is available to our patients. I suggest that women ask their doctors about getting a DBT mammogram. If it is not available where they are, they should find a medical center that can provide it. The earlier we find an anomaly on a mammogram, the faster and better we can treat it."
Next week: They Found Something. Now What? Breast Cancer Biopsies Explained.
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When Alisa Liggett turned 35 she wanted to do something different. She decided to become certified as a group exercise instructor and five years later, she's still teaching fitness classes each semester at the Blatt Physical Education Center.
Every Monday, Liggett, executive director of student conduct and academic integrity, sweats away her worries during a grueling, hourlong step and sculpt workout.
"You start to get to know people's lives," she says. "I have seen the same face every Monday for five years. It's awesome."
Teaching on Mondays was no accident, she says. Since Mondays are the busiest days for student conduct, Liggett's workout helps her de-stress.
"By the time I get home, it's been a great day!" she says.
On top of teaching University 101 and her day job, Liggett teaches the same step and sculpt class each semester and mixes in a yoga class during the slower summer months. Teaching yoga has changed how she asks students about being present and influenced how she does her day job.
"When we deal with students who are stressed, we ask them lifestyle questions like how much are you eating, exercising and sleeping because I recognize the benefits of how I feel after I go home after exercising as opposed to just going home after working for 10 hours," she says.
Liggett likes teaching both classes because they offer different outlets, she says.
"I'm just like every other person. I would not keep lifting a weight when it hurt, but when you're in a class and there's music and everyone is around, you just keep going," she says. "But you finish the hour and you feel like you got the maximum out of the time investment."
But yoga is for everyone, she says.
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New York: Forget "A Night at the Museum" - Teddy Roosevelt will come alive at the American Museum of Natural History for a whole year, in an exhibition opening Saturday. Tied to the reopening of the newly restored Theodore Roosevelt Memorial and the Hall of North American Mammals, the show will focus on the 26th president's passion for nature and conservation. www.amnh.org.
France: Pardon them if they haven't any Grey Poupon, but the annual Dijon International and Gastronomic Fair will provide a cornucopia of food, wine and other culinary products, among other items in the some 600 displays at the Dijon Congrexpo Oct. 31-Nov. 11. The terroir of Argentina gets a special nod this year. www.foirededijon.com.
Hong Kong: Families gather at ancestors' graves on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month for Chung Yeung, which falls on Tuesday this year. Locals also picnic and, for good luck, hike to a high point such as Lantau Peak, or follow the scenic Dragon's Back trail between the peaks of Wan Cham Shan and Shek O. www.discoverhongkong.com.
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Mexico: The recently opened Hilton Puerto Vallarta Resort - the first all-inclusive Hilton resort in the country - includes seven dining outlets with limitless beverages and 24-hour room service for its 259 units. Hit the adjacent beach or spacious fitness center to work off some of the calories; nightly rates from $299. www.hilton.com.
Zambia: The Independence Cup soccer match in Lusaka's Independence Stadium that highlights the celebration of Independence Day (what else?) on Wednesday will have an extra kick this year. Fans of the national team, nicknamed the Chipolopolo ("copper bullets"), are still riding high after its Africa Cup win this year.


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We have taken the boys to a water park. We didn't intend to, but the Spanish island where we're spending our summer holidays – an island known for its glorious beaches, Cervantes-esque windmills and sweet, fat prawns – is also plastered with billboards featuring kids kissing dead-eyed dolphins and bombing down waterslides. The six-year-old can read now (why do they teach children to do this so young?) so the primal chant of "AquaLAND! AquaLAND!" filled the car from the airport to the rental house. My husband and I held out for a couple of days hoping he might forget but soon the two-year-old got in on the act. By day four we could no longer fob them off with ice cream, Fanta and inflatable beach toys. So here we are.
And – no surprise – we are not alone. By the time we line up to get in, only an hour after opening, the queues for the bigger slides are already as long as those outside the trendiest Ibiza nightclubs and far more provocatively dressed. Middle-aged dads, already teetering on the brink of heat exhaustion an hour before noon, shift from one man-sandle to the other, in their slushie-stained Speedos. Mothers in tankinis kneel in the dry grass changing swim diapers with one hand and searching for wipes with the other. Only the children look happy. They express this by screaming, en masse and in unison, running in barefoot circles and punching each other with water wings. The older ones hurl themselves off the sheer drop slides like lemmings over a slick cliff, then run to line up and do it again.
In the wave pool, a throng of families sway in bovine suspense, waiting for the machine-generated swells to arrive. When they do, everyone cheers half-heartedly and pretends to be amazed. The water is so warm it's almost like a crowded, chlorinated, concrete-bottomed version of the Mediterranean – the real-life version of which is only a 10-minute drive away.
Scenes like this are unfolding all over the world. The dog days of August signal the high season for theme parks from the old-school CNE and the PNE to Legoland and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. They are fake, factory-manufactured versions of fun. Plastic monuments of branded hyper-indulgence designed to evoke a kind of shrink-wrapped childish wonder through a toxic combination of sugar, physical danger and unfettered expenditure.
And every summer, we hear the theme-park horror stories. This year, it was two dozen people left dangling mid-air for two hours on the Magic Mountain ride at Six Flags in Valencia, Calif. Last year, some poor woman died falling out of a roller coaster in Texas. Around the same time the Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, released a study that found 93,000 children under 18 were admitted to U.S. emergency rooms for injuries between 1990 and 2010. Though statistics on amusement park-related deaths are not available, the researchers estimated that a child is hospitalized once every three days as a result of a carnival or theme park ride.
And this is to say nothing of the psychological and financial toll that these hellacious institutions take on otherwise sane and fiscally responsible adults. They serve as a terrifying and all-encompassing reminder that everything children flat-out adore, responsible, healthy and mentally stable adults do their best to avoid. What theme parks do is take these things – brain-joggling rides, two-hour-lineups in the blazing sun, public toilets with wet floors and giant Popsicles the colour of antifreeze – and put them together into one single, sensory-overloading, wallet-lightening day of torture.
Thinking parents do their best to avoid theme parks most of the time. And yet, the numbers show most of us break down in the end. Across the Western world, branded theme parks are generally on the rise. Hello Kitty Land is under construction in the UK and soon you can go to Russia to experience an Angry Birds theme park. Last year, one estimate put American revenues at $13.4 billion (U.S.) – a figure that makes a mockery of Disney blockbusters and Major League Baseball combined.
Perhaps its because theme parks are so old that they seem so culturally mandatory. The world's first amusement park appeared north of Copenhagen, Denmark in 1583. And London's Vauxhall Pleasure Garden opened in 1661, complete with admission fee, tightrope walkers, hot air balloon rides and "kissing mazes" for lovers. The industrial revolution brought the steam engine and with it the carousel and eventually the roller coaster. By the late 1900s the theme park was the most popular way for the emerging middle classes to spend their wages on entertainment.
But somewhere along the line, family fun became entirely kid-focused. (Only a worryingly immature adult – or possibly a drunk one – could actually enjoy Legoland for its own sake). Discerning grownups dislike theme parks because there is so little for us there. It's all part of the new "child-centred" world order.
Of course there are ways around it. When I was in high school in Toronto, my boyfriend and I realized we could quit our summer jobs early and make money by taking our parents' friends children to Canada's Wonderland. We had season's passes and the academics and media types in our neighbourhood were willing to pay good coin to have us take little Laurel and Hayden for a spin on the Ghoster Coaster. I remember being handed wads of cash by near-tearful working mothers who looked so relieved they were being saved the pain of the annual trip to Wonderland they could have kissed us.
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Orchid IT have continued their support for Trent Bridge by committing to a Business Partner package following the conclusion of their stint as Twenty20 shirt sponsors.
Notts Outlaws were adorned in the Orchid IT brand throughout their charge to Finals Day last season and continue to benefit from the company's services including supporting the club's IT infrastructure, business systems and business continuity.
During the season they have entertained existing and prospective clients during the Outlaws unbeaten home run in the Friends Life t20 group matches at Trent Bridge.
Developing prosperous partnerships with sporting clubs has formed a key part of Orchid's growth strategy and the company continue to provide services for have Nottingham Forest, Derby County, Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Nottingham Squash and Racquets Club, Donington Park and Sheffield Wednesday where they are providing a fully comprehensive IT support package.
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Do you have trouble getting your staff to carry out procedures?
When you make requests of your staff does it feel like it falls on deaf ears?
Do you find yourself performing tasks your staff is responsible for because if you don't do it, no one will?
You are not alone.
I frequently hear from clients that they are hopelessly frustrated and cannot figure out how to get people (their employees) to do what they want.
This is not ok.
Repeat after me:
It is NOT ok if the people you are paying to do a job are not doing their jobs.
You are the business owner.
You are the one paying their salary (and benefits).
You are the one assuming the risk of running the enterprise.
Being abused by your staff is not part of the bargain.
If your staff is ignoring your requests or defiantly thumbing their nose at your authority, something is wrong. The longer you put up with it, the worse it gets. It is akin to letting the inmates run the asylum (though lets hope your business doesn't feel like an asylum!).
If you want to experience a blatant disregard for your requests and outright indifference, adopt a cat. (I may be a cat lover, but I am clear who is REALLY in charge in my house!)


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Chocolate Deities
Gourmet Hand Made Gourmet Chocolates that celebrate the gods and goddesses of love and luxury, joy and happiness, compassion, peace and serenity, healing, and fertility of the body and imagination. Some folks say- But we can't eat the Deity! So they choose to place it on their altars as an offering. Others transmute it into another form: melt it to make excellent hot chocolate or sauce for a Sun Day. Most of the world over, however, after a food offering is made to the Deity, it is taken from the altar and consumed in a blessed repast.
Love cupcakes, but need something bigger?? Use this large cupcake pan to make one big huge cupcake!!!
These exceedingly slurpable lollies have genuine edible creepy crawlies embedded within their candy confines. Choose from vodka flavour with a scorpion, tequila flavour with a worm or Peppermint flavour with ants. Yummy!Added 7 Years Ago from Toysforsale
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Tanner Yankey named to Dean's List
Tanner Yankey of Lawrenceburg was named to the University of the Cumberlands Dean's List for the 2011 fall semester in recognition of his academic performance.
To be eligible students must have achieved a grade of "P" in convocation while maintaining a minimum cumulative scholastic standing of 3.50.
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Friends of the Anderson Public Library is scheduled to meet Feb. 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the library.
New members are welcome.
The group meets the second Wednesday of the month at the library at 5:30 p.m.
If there is no school, there will be no meeting.
The Lawrenceburg Pierian Woman's Club will join the statewide chapters of the Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs as volunteers at the Feb. 4 Shop & Share program.
Club members will collect donations (lists of needed items will be available) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Kroger market at Anderson Crossing and 127 Bypass South.
Scenes from Cornerstone Christian's 60-54 win over Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg last Friday.
Having a cold is not my idea of a good time.
Sleeping becomes particularly annoying. The nose stops up, the mouth drops open and the next thing you know you're drooling all over your pillowcase.
Whenever a bug has the nerve to enter my body, I go into full battle mode. Besides drinking gallons of herbal teas, water and juice, I start sucking down oranges and bananas, like ET going after Reece's Pieces. I also take aspirin on a regular basis, eat right and try my best to sleep.
Surviving simply wasn't enough for Lawrenceburg's General Cable plant.
Faced with the daunting reality that telecommunication products — the cables strung between phone poles — were going the way of the dodo bird, employees at the worldwide company's local plant vowed to be its "last plant standing" — a mission to outperform and outlive its sister plants.
Mission accomplished.
The writing process often looks like Russian nestling dolls.
You may have seen them. One hollow doll fits inside another, smaller hollowed doll until you find yourself holding the smallest one in the palm of your hand.
When it comes to framing a feature story, like the one on Mardi Gras Donuts, there are just some subplots that will never fit inside the larger scope of the story being told.
This kills me every time.
Journalism established itself on the cornerstone of word economy.
Find the story.
Establish the facts.
Don't let Eriel McKee's facial expression fool you. Her stoical expression might not change often, but there is fire in her heart.
Just ask Montgomery County.
McKee scored 19 points, 17 coming after halftime, and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Anderson County to a 56-50 come-from-behind victory over visiting Montgomery last Tuesday night.
The Pinewood Derby is much more than a race, according to assistant Cub Master Dean Kendrick of Pack 38.
"As the leaders of the pack strive to improve the derby each year, we hope the scouts will see that and strive to improve their cars each year.
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|Does computer use make the difference? Some results from PISA 2006
|Proceedings of EDULEARN10 Conference - ISBN 978-84-613-9386-2 p. 679-688
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|Changing needs of economic and social development have been urging governments to emphasize the contribution of education to a wide range of newly required skills and competencies. ¿21st Century skills¿ are considered to be key enablers of responsible citizenship in a knowledge-based economy. It is, therefore, relevant to assess and compare how education systems are dealing with technology integration in education, particularly in terms of securing and improving access, enhancing a wide range of educational and managerial uses, and monitoring the effects and impacts on the development of critical technology-related skills and competencies. Based on these considerations, the current study focuses on the impact of students¿ computer use on their achievement in science controlling for students and school characteristics. Competencies in using new technologies differ across population clusters, e.g. gender (Mediappro, 2005) or SES (Pedrò, 2009). Computer use is introduced into the analysis considering three dimensions: the frequency of use, the experience in using this device as well as the place where the computer is used (at home, at school or both). In addition, following Witter and Senkbeil (2008), the paper aims at understanding whether the different ways students use a computer have different effects on their performance in science. The following questions will be addressed: 1. Has the use of a computer a statistically significant effect on students¿ performance in science? 2. Does the way in which students use a computer affect their achievement in science? The research questions are addressed using a hierarchical linear modeling approach to compare the variance within and between schools and countries. The primary source of data for our analysis is the PISA 2006 survey. Policy implications will be addressed.
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Great hospitality and friendly service await guests at these comfortable, clean and pleasantly furnished apartments. The apartment hotel comprises a 4-storey building, housing 40 apartments. Fully air-conditioned, it includes a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out service, a hotel safe, currency exchange facilities and lift access. There is a bar and restaurant on site and WLAN Internet access and, for a fee, room and laundry services are provided.
This apartment hotel is a 10-minute walk from the centre of Marmaris, with its countless shopping facilities and tourist attractions. The complex is a mere 300 m from dozens of restaurants and bars and a nightclub is also situated in the immediate vicinity. Links to the public transport system can be found within 50 m of the hotel. The sea and the beautiful beach are approximately 500 m away and it is 90 km to Dalaman Airport.
The complex features brightly decorated, 1-bedroom apartments accommodating up to 4 adults. They comprise a bathroom with shower, a separate bedroom, a lounge area with sofa beds and a kitchenette with mini-fridge and oven. Individually regulated air conditioning and heating units and a balcony/terrace also come as standard.
The grounds include an outdoor swimming pool with children's area and a sun terrace and a poolside snack bar is also on hand to serve convenient refreshments.
These apartments are self-catering but guests can enjoy the convenience of an on-site buffet-style restaurant and 2 pool bars, each serving snacks.
MasterCard and VISA are accepted at this apartment hotel.
Room Facilities:
Mini fridge
Individual airconditioned
Individual heating
Wheelchair accessible