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“Anastasia”: In this cherished classic, Ingrid Bergman gives an Oscar(R)-Winning performance as a beautiful, destitute woman being groomed to pass for a Russian empress. “Gentleman’s Agreement”: Winner of three Academy Awards(R) including Best Picture, this riveting classic tackles prejudice head-on, as a journalist discovers what it is to be a victim of religious intolerance. “The Ox-Bow Incident”: Academy Award(R) Winner Henry Fonda stars in this riveting drama about frontier justice – and injustice – and the dangers of mob mentality. “The Snake Pit”: Nominated for six Academy Awards(R), this 1948 film broke cinematic ground with its unflinching portrayal of a desperate woman (Olivia de Havilland) confined to an inhumane mental institution.<br><br> “Gentleman’s Agreement”, “The Ox-Bow Incident” and “The Snake Pit” are Presented in Black & White.
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“All About Eve”: An up-and-coming actress (Anne Baxter) works her way into the limelight at the expense of her idol (Oscar(R) Winner Bette Davis) in this revered classic that won the Best Picture Academy Award(R). “Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls”: Step into the psychedelic ’60s for this salacious story co-written by legendary film critic Roger Ebert. When three sexy rock ‘n’ rollers head for Hollywood, they find themselves doing just about anything to achieve success. “The Inn Of The Sixth Happiness”: Oscar(R) Winner Ingrid Bergman stars in this classic based on a true story. An English missionary (Bergman) in war-torn China wins the hearts of those around her, including 100 homeless children she removes from harm’s way. “Valley Of The Dolls”: Oscar(R) Winner Patty Duke, Barbara Parkins and Sharon Tate lead an all-star cast in this hedonistic tale based on Jacqueline Susann’s scandalous novel about three glamorous women on the road to fame.<br><br> “All About Eve” is Presented in Black & White.
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Custom Picture Frames Are An Elegant Choice For Your Fine Artwork
If you have exceptional pieces of artwork that you want to display, be they canvas art, watercolors, pastels, or photographs, then custom picture frames will be your top pick for a frame worthy of surrounding your prized art. Custom frames can be ordered as wood picture frames, wood picture frames and wood photo frames. Any of them, along with excellent picture framing supplies, will make your artwork stand out from the ordinary.
The frame crafter will ask you questions about the size of the artwork and the type of materials that you would like used in the creation of your custom picture frames. There are many different types of woods and finishes that can be applied to custom wood picture frames. Depending on the colors used in your piece of art, you might select a natural, maple, walnut, burgundy, grey, or cherry wood or finish to complete the presentation of your artwork to the public.
You will find available custom metal picture frames, which are ideally suited to wonderful black and white photography. You will find high-end frames come in two distinctive styles of Frosted Silver and Black. The Frosted Silver is an especially lovely choice when paired with a dark mat and a dark photograph. Durable aluminum metal moulding is used to construct the highest quality custom picture frames, and this same metal is entirely suitable for use in custom-built large frames.
Wood photo frames can be custom built to suit your specific art needs. You could select one of the wood finishes or stains mentioned above, or you could go with Classic Black. Galleries use black custom picture frames with black and white photographs to let the beauty of the artwork not have to compete with an overly ornate frame. You can achieve the same professional look with custom picture frames.
With custom-sized frames you will also need to use custom picture framing supplies including glazing, mats and mount boards. Both mats and mount boards need to be made of acid-free products and preferably be of archival quality. Papers used for mats can be textured or very smooth, so you will need to decide which would look better with your specific piece of art. With glazing, you have a couple of choices. Glass makes wonderful glazing that is very durable and scratch resistant. Unfortunately, it does not filter out harmful ultraviolet rays which can, over time, damage fine art. A popular alternative to glass is acrylic. It is lighter in weight than glass, and is clearer and more color-free than glass. Some varieties are impact resistant as well. Many acrylics also come with ultraviolet light filtering capabilities built right in, so you can be sure that your fine artwork will be protected no matter where it is placed in a room.
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It’s good to have the clean-vowelled, fresh-voiced Cambridge Singers back in action with composer John Rutter, who demonstrates once again his considerable talents as a choral director. Here, he also had his work cut out arranging 15 of the tracks (and composing one other). Divided up into various categories, such as “the Eucharist” and “folk hymns,” this album will delight the confirmed hymn…
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SET DANCING MADE EASY was shoot in Cloonacauneen Castle, which is situated in the hinterland of Galway City, west of Ireland in 2005 Matt has indeed previously released video recordings of set and ceili dancing and although many dancers have learned from these recordings they were not devised as instructional aides for dancers but more for entertainment. In contrast, this new series of recordings …
SET DANCING MADE EASY was shoot in Cloonacauneen Castle, which is situated in the hinterland of Galway City, west of Ireland in 2005 Matt has indeed previously released video recordings of set and ceili dancing and although many dancers have learned from these recordings they were not devised as instructional aides for dancers but more for entertainment. In contrast, this new series of recordings …
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Irish Jewelry: AnUnderstanding Irish Jewelryd Their Patterns
Finding a gift is a difficult thought. Irish jewelry pieces make great gift ideas. From earrings to wedding rings, to friendship bands, Irish jewelry is something unique and special especially if you know what pattern the Irish jewelry denotes. Irish jewelry is a popular piece you see in jewelry stores. Here are a few common patterns that are carved in Irish jewelry and what each design implies:
- Spiral Motifs. A spiral motif is very common in Irish jewelry. Geometrically, a spiral is part of a sphere which is a three-dimensional circle. It basically represents our life that may generally appear the same, but as you view it over time, you may have a different connotation and analysis about it. It means we are walking in life’s journey, the same circle of life but growing and evolving each day. It also represents balance. An Irish jewelry with spiral patterns make a good gift to young people to remind them that life is continuous journey and being able to manage and balance things is what life is All About. Irish wedding jewelry also have spiral patterns to remind the couple that married life is all about balancing time with the family, career, friends, and other activities.
- Square Motifs. Squares may not be a common figure that we see in nature, but it is frequent in any geometric pattern. Everywhere we look, we see squares around us-the buildings, the houses, the walls, somehow and somewhere we see squares. A square is a part of the blueprint of any structure and foundation we see around us. As it is, square patterns on Irish jewelry denote and signify our five senses, all at the four corners and one in the center.
- Trinity Motifs. Trinity geometric patterns are common in Irish Celtic jewelry pieces. Each religious group has different meanings and understandings of the trinity. In a universal aspect, trinity patterns symbolize unity and its subsequent division of two parts, the male and the female. In the Celtic tradition, the trinity represents the heaven, earth, and the underworld; the past, present and the future; and the maiden, the mother, and the crone. To the Christians, the trinity is a symbol of the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
- Triangular Motifs. Triangles are a common pattern that you see in nature. You see triangles at the top of the wave, at the tip of the leaves, or the feature of a bird. Ancient times have also begun making things in triangle patterns such as the pyramids. Man, in the course of survival, created arrows that are also in triangular patterns. All these triangles in Irish jewelry denote that all our energies should be focused toward an ultimate goal of reaching the top.
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Build a Better Defense in your Body
Our bodies are incredible. Every day we are constantly being attacked by bacteria, pollution, viruses etc. Luckily we have our own defense system to deal with this. Most people call it the immune system, it’s real name is the lymph system, and it’s amazing
Lymph comes from the Latin word lympha, meaning “clear water.”
As quoted by Marcelle Pick OB/GYN/ NP “Think of a river: a healthy river runs clean and clear. A brackish river chugs along, thick with soot and silt that gets snagged, pocketing pollution in small pools along the way. Eventually, the sluggish river will become a breeding ground for bacteria and disease. The same is true for your lymph.”
This truly incredible system is a network of organs, nodes, fluid, ducts, vessels and tissues that produce and transport lymph. The nodes are strung along the lymph vessels like pearls knotted on a string. Did you know that there is 3 times more lymph fluid in the body than there is blood. Lymph fluid is a clear, slightly yellow fluid that flows around the body, carrying white cells and antibodies to the tissues and organs. This system assists in the production of white blood cells. These cells search for, grab and destroy bacteria and remove them from the body.
Unlike the heart the lymph system does not have its own pump. It moves through the system in the right direction because of the large number of valves that permit fluid flow only in one direction. Most of the flow is against gravity or “uphill”. This movement is due to breathing movements and skeletal muscle contractions. Exercising and proper breathing helps the lymph fluid move around the body. Proper breathing is when the diaphragm is extended on an inward breath. Imagine your lungs are like a triangle. Most people breathe in and only inflate the top of their lungs, which means their chests inflate. Learn to breathe properly and extend the belly (diaphragm) on an inward breath. This will fill the whole lungs with oxygen, which in turn, helps our bodies to cleanse itself of bacteria.
An easy exercise to help move the lymph fluid, is by taking a good deep breath in for the count of 5 seconds, hold it for 20 seconds and then release for 10 seconds. Do this 10 times, 3 times a day and flood your body with oxygen and energy. We have to breathe all day long so why don’t we learn to do it properly and also make it work for us.
Another way to help the lymph system is with massage. Massage moves the lymph fluid around the body, again assisting in the cleansing process. There are many forms of massage including lymphatic drainage. Lymphatic drainage massage is a wonderfully therapeutic deep- tissue massage treatment. This practice uses thumb pressure and long, gentle, rhythmic strokes to increase lymphatic flow and really help to eliminate toxins from the body. As with acupressure or shiatsu, the pressure during the treatment is quite powerful and can really relax and relieve the muscles. Lymph is so important in keeping the immune system working properly that improving its flow and drainage around the body is helpful in many ways.
As a consequence of modern unhealthy and unforgiving lifestyles, we are continually putting toxins into our bodies through bad diet, pollution, excess alcohol and too much sugar. Boosting the lymphatic system helps to flush all the toxins away and keep the body healthy. Lymphatic drainage massage can also help the body fight infection and speed up healing and recovery from illness. It reduces water retention, boosts weight loss and can even be an effective treatment for cellulite! Manual lymph-drainage is used in the treatment of lymphoedema.
Rejuvenating your lymph system. Your lymph system is there to keep you body in the best condition. It does this non-stop 24 hours a day 365 days a year and for the rest of your life. To help rejuvenate your lymph system here is a list of considerations: -
About the Author
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The Future is Here for Antiquarian Books
What is an antiquarian book ?
The origin of the word antiquarian is derived from the word antique, which simply refers to something that is old, and from a former time. In it’s most common usage, it may refer to either a person who studies, or collects, or deals in old objects, or it may be used as an adjective when referring to the object, itself. For example, a collector of antique lamps, could be called an antiquarian, in general, or an antiquarian lamp collector, while the lamp itself could be called an antiquarian lamp.
For the purposes of this article, an antiquarian book is simply an old, or antique, book.
If you ask 100 people at what age a given object becomes an antique, you’ll probably get a 100 different answers. Exactly what constitutes old is up to debate.
When does a book actually become an antique ? I’ve seen books published in the 1950’s that were touted as being antiquarian, yet, to me that seems too current to be an antique. In my mind, if a book is still part of current, living history, then it shouldn’t be considered as being an antiquarian book. Of course, my living history would be different from the someone else’s living history, so.. the debate continues. (Of course, I have a personal bias here, because I don’t like the idea of something, anything, being classified as an antique, that was new in my own life time.)
For the sake of this essay, I have somewhat arbitrarily decided a book is an antiquarian book if it was published prior to 1923. In the year 2008, that would be about 85 years old. This date coincides with current copyright law that generally removes copyright protection from books published prior to 1923. Since the book protection is expired, I figure it must be old, and antiquarian.
That is not to say that there are no antiquarian books after 1922. There are plenty, I’m sure. For me, it would depend on it’s subject matter. For instance, a nonfiction book about astronomy would be outdated, and eligible to be called an antiquarian book; while a work of fiction would not.
A distinction must be made between books that are collectible, and antiquarian books, in general. Collectible books are not necessarily old books. First editions, signed editions, rare books, often fall far short of being old enough to be called antiques.
Antiquarian books can also be collectible books, too, for a variety of reasons, but they are also collectible for simply being antique. Like so many antiques, their value is in the eyes of the beholder. In order to understand their value, or even the desire to own any antique, per se, is not clearly understandable unless you-yourself like to have antiques.
Generally speaking, antiquarian books really aren’t practical antiques to own. They are usually delicate because of their age, and are often not really suitable for reading, per se. Mostly, they are meant to sit on a shelf, and to be relished by the owner. In some cases, they do require special handling, and environmental storage to maintain their condition, and prevent further deterioration. Obviously, this would apply expensive books.
If you own a very old book, you probably won’t sit down and read it for fear of destroying the book; they are not sturdy enough to read. I speak from experience. I have several books that are over 200 years old that I only occasionally peruse; I would destroy them if I were to sit down and read them.
Even a moderately aged antiquarian book in good condition, with sturdy binding, and pages, will wear quickly when they are opened, and read. Pages tear easily when they are approaching the 85 year old mark. A book in poor condition, such as might have been a library copy, will wear-out much faster.
Are Antiquarian Worth Reading ?
This is actually the subject of another essay in itself, however, in brief, many antiquarian books are still valuable sources of information, and enjoyment. Many of our classical fiction books are antiquarian books. They have been reprinted and repackaged into a more modern form. Many fiction works are in the Public Domain, i.e., their copyright protection has expired, so publishers are free to reprint, and sell them as new. And many have been digitized, and are available as electronic books, i.e., ebooks, for reading on your computer, and various other devices.
Non-fiction books are less likely to be reprinted, though there are many that have been reprinted. It depends on the subject matter. For example, American era history books with subjects such as history of the Civil War, or World War I, etc, would be good antiquarian history books to reprint, or recycle. Since the history of War doesn’t change; the information in the older books are just as valid as a newer book. A good example is the antiquarian book The Civil War Through The Camera, by Henry Elson. The fact is, many current history books rely heavily on antiquarian books as resources.
Generally, antiquarian books that are reprinted are meant more for general public use, rather than for students. For instance, I am a history buff, particularly American history, and American era History, but I’ll read almost anything that is non-fiction that suits my interests. In my opinion, many of these books could serve as text books suitable for students, at a substantial savings in costs, yet they are largely ignored by educators.
The Now and Future of Antiquarian Books.
In my opinion, right now, antiquarian books, are an excellent investment if they were published before 1923. Many of these books are in demand by collectors, and publishers who would like to use them for commercial such as reprinting and selling them, or producing movies, or creating ebooks, etc.
In the past, before the copyright laws were revised, new books would enter the Public Domain every day. Now, because of revised copyright protections there will be few new books entering the Public Domain, for many years to come.
This is not absolute; there will be some books entering the Public Domain, but, because of the complexity of the laws, you need to research each one on a case-by-case basis; the point is, prior to the revision of the laws, many more books would have entered the Public Domain on a regular basis, than now; that will not resume until approximately 95 years after 1923, or about 2017.
More and more antiquarian books are being digitized, and reformatted, and therefore becoming available to the general public. Digitizing antiquarian books, i.e., creating ebooks, has many advantages, such as:
1) Cost and availability. Antiquarian books will no longer be hard to find, or rare. 2) You can actually read them; they won’t be destroyed by using them. 3) Obviously, they won’t wear-out, or degrade with time. 4) They are easy to store. 5) Their information is still valuable. 6) The original printed book version can be enhanced with modern multimedia effects. 7) Readability is enhanced; and the publication can be colorful, and soundful, and printable, and bookmarkable, and searchable. It can include slideshows, and music, and video, and audio, and can include additional information and resources.
The cost of an ebook, whether antiquarian, or newer, can vary widely. There are many antiquarian books that are free. Others, while not free, are still much lower in cost than most printed books.
Of course, there are always disadvantages to ebooks. For example, you need a computer, or some kind of electronic device to read the ebook. If your ebook is designed for a computer, then you need to read it at a desktop computer, or a laptop. Unless you have a laptop, it would be difficult to sit in your easy chair and enjoy your ebook.
There are handheld electronic devices for reading ebooks. Some are designed specifically for ebooks, while others are for more generic personal devices. These are convenient because they can go wherever you go, much like a printed book. These are not portable computers, and do not have all the capabilities that a computer-based ebook has, therefore, they are only suitable for certain types of publications; for example, a fiction book would be a good candidate because it is text-only. In my mind, a major drawback is the size of the text, and the readability.
Computer-based ebook publications are better suited to books that contain multimedia enhancement capabilities, rather than text-only publications. For example, a publication with 100’s of images could include slide shows, and captions, music, videos, audio, etc. While handheld devices are better suited to text-only applications, such as novels, or news feeds, contracts, etc.
I’m sure in the future their will be an electronic device that has all the multimedia capabilities of a desktop computer, packaged in a device that can be easily accessed while you’re sitting in your favorite chair, or sitting on an airplane, etc.
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As previously mentioned, a big advantage of having an antiquarian book in an ebook format is that you can, in fact, read the book without damaging, or destroying the book. And the ebook is preserved for many years to come; you’ll never have to worry about the pages fading, or curling, or becoming damaged, etc.
I am a History Buff; a permanent Student; I love to read about history. When I read history books, I love to study the associated pictures, and illustrations, and photographs, etc. Ebooks allow this with ease; the text is easier to read, and I can jump to associated images/pictures, with captions, and then easily return to the text.
I can bookmark as many pages as I like, and return at a later time. And, I can word search the publication, and then jump directly to a desired page; a researcher, or a student would find this a valuable tool. And then, once found, the information can be easily printed; this is a very handy feature for the researcher.
The Future is heret for Antiquarian Books
The future is here, and bright for antiquarian books. I don’t think it is outrageous to predict that, eventually, every book that was ever printed will be digitized, and therefore will become readily available to anyone who has access to our growing knowledge base.
I would image that many of these books will be translated into other languages, opening-up yet another source of antiquarian books for the masses.
The computer age, and digitization and creation of ebooks has extended the life of every book ever written, and will become an important resource of the future.
Digitization of antiquarian books is the Gutenberg Press of the current era.
I have combined a love of history, and reading, and learning, with an expert knowledge of computers and programming to create unique, multi-media enhanced ebooks of antiquarian history books. My unique ebookjoint formatted publications are interesting both for their historical value, and because they are readable, colorful, soundful, bookmarkable, searchable, printable, and enjoyable !