Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Ninja Assassin Attraction by Sally Keira Welcome to the New RopeofSilicon.com: New Features and Your Thoughts. B y now I’m sure you have all noticed… things look a little different around here. I’ve been talking about an upcoming redesign for the last couple of months and finally pulled the trigger and hopefully you like what you’ve seen so far. However, I know change is a tough thing when you’re used to something being one place and then it’s not there. I hope I can help make that transition a little easier as well as receive some feedback that will help me further improve the site and tailor it to exactly how you would like to use it. To begin, my goal wasn’t to do a drastic overhaul as much as a bit of streamlining, but before I go too far, let me first give you a quick rundown of some of the new things you can find on the site. User profiles New homepage story rotator, no more sticky posts New movie pages featuring all the information on one page You can now comment on movie, celebrity and DVD/Blu-ray pages all award pages Simplified navigation for faster access to what you’re looking for New quick-access awards hub New Movie and DVD/Blu-ray homepages featuring the newest releases that week New box-office articles, which will now also feature budget numbers, theater counts and per theater averages Studio specific pages now exist Twitter handles for over 365 celebrities Bookmark movies to your profile for later reference Site skins giving you the ability to customize your time on the site New 720p trailers for many recent trailers and the majority of trailers going forward Speed should be increased for all pages. Now let’s look at a few of these a little more closely… Upon release of the last redesign I got rid of the homepage Flash rotator featuring five most recent stories. I did this because it was Flash and because it didn’t work on the iPad or iPhone and it was, quite frankly, a pain to update and keep up-to-date. A lot of you grumbled because you liked it and at the time I didn’t have an instant solution to the problem. Well, it was one of the first things I made sure came back with this redesign. So, as you can see above and on the homepage a new featured story rotation is back and it work on all mobile devices and tablets and, best of all, it is easy for me to maintain. Probably the most dramatic change is to the top of the site where you’ll see the new RopeofSilicon logo and instead of a multitude of links and drop-down menu options, which hardly anyone was using, I now have eight very specific topics to choose from. The inspiration here was Apple products. We’ve all become so used to simple and easy, point and click. My goal was to make everything as simple as possible and you’ll notice that theme throughout this post and the new design. Of those eight links available in the navigation, “Movies” will change to “Blu-ray” on Tuesdays and instead of linking to the new movies in theaters that particular weekend it will link to the new DVD and Blu-ray titles coming out that week. Other than that, it will remain just how you see it each and every day and I urge you to browse through them all to get acquainted with what is available beyond each link. The hardest link to leave out was the Box-Office link, which is why when you go to the homepage, directly under the Featured Story rotation, you’ll see where it says “GET MORE” and next to that are five additional links to content around the site, the first being for Box-Office, a page that has also been given a major overhaul, now offering links to all the top ten weekend box-office results since I started collecting them in November of 2003. The Internet has changed in a lot of ways since I first started the site and access to more information at once has become a priority. The way people use RopeofSilicon has also changed a lot since I first started the site, which is to say the articles now get the bulk of the attention whereas my movie pages don’t necessarily get as much. So I changed them. The movie pages used to have multiple tabs for each movie giving you traditional information such as cast, director, synopsis, etc. on the first page, stills, trailers, awards, news, review, DVD and Blu-ray and more on other tabs. Well, that’s all on one page now and there is no better example than on the page for The Avengers , which features all the new features including the featured trailer right next to the poster. There are also dedicated related stories pages for each movie in the database with stories linked to them. To access the movie pages you can always just click on any link to a movie title you see on the site, search for the specific movie or you’ll see at the bottom of many posts a link to movies and celebrities referenced in each article, just give ’em a click and off you go. In addition to the collection of information on all of the site’s movie pages you’ll also be able to comment directly on each movie page. In fact, you’ll be able to comment directly on almost every page on the site from movies to celebrities, Oscar shows, Oscar predictions and more. Registered users will also be able to Bookmark their most anticipated and favorite movies, which will then add those films to your RopeofSilicon profile for easy future access to look for new pictures, trailers, casting information, news, etc. on the titles you care about most. This feature, in fact, is in its most dramatic infancy and I can see it becoming much bigger in the future giving you the ability to create lists and sharing them with others. The new Awards Hub is one I absolutely love. From there you will have access to the winning histories from the Oscars, Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards. You’ll also have access to my Oscar predictions once they go live and just released with the launch of the redesign is the newly updated Awards Calendar. The three most recent awards stories will also be listed along with links to The Contenders, Oscar Predictions home, Awards Schedule and Oscar Overture. The awards section of the site will become incredibly active after I return from the Toronto Film Festival and my first round of Oscar predictions will be released. That section will also become more active year-round as I now have much more administrative control over how it looks and operates thanks to an all new, more powerful behind the scenes system. Speaking of registered users, this is one of the new features of the site I really hope to take advantage of greatly in the future, but there are a few other things you can do right now. For starters, by registering and logging in you can simply set the login to remember you and whenever you return you’ll be logged in and ready to comment. No more having to add your name, email, etc. before commenting. In addition to this, inside your user profile you can set up a specific website you may want your profile name to link to, if you don’t it will link to your RopeofSilicon profile where people can check out your personal bio, where you’re from and what movies you’ve bookmarked. It’s one of the first steps in bringing us together as a larger community. You’ll also notice when you’re logged in a short little movie quote at the top of the right column. This is a random quote generated for each page for logged in users and is one many of you helped put together with contributions on this Facebook post. Next, there are the custom skins , which is something a lot of the people who responded to my survey didn’t really think would be all that exciting, but after the launch yesterday it seems a lot of people are enjoying being able to personalize the site a little more. As of right now there are two default skins, the white background, which anyone who isn’t logged in sees, and a darker version. Beyond that, there are six custom, movie-specific skins I have created with many more to come. Here’s a tease of all six, which you have access to right now if you go to Edit Profile from your RopeofSilicon profile. These six for Drive , David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , Kill Bill , Raging Bull , The Dark Knight and silent movie star Harold Lloyd were just the best ones I was able to create. The goal was largely subtlety and if you ask me the Dragon Tattoo and Kill Bill ones are my personal favorites. Stay tuned, there are more to come, and this was the main reason I asked you all to list your favorite movies in that survey I did a couple months back. ONE NOTE: One thing I noticed in testing is that browser caching can cause for a skin not to show up on pages you may have visited before applying the skin. If this happens to you, you’ll need to either refresh the page or clear your browser cache manually. I apologize for this, but it’s one problem currently out of my control. There are several other small tweaks around the site, such as new and faster click here to visit the The Avengers page and click on “Walt Disney Pictures” and you’ll see what I’m talking about. Finally, I have added over 365 celebrity Twitter profiles to their bio pages such as this one for Tim Roth , which I added just last night, or this one for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson . Just a couple more things to bring you a little more information than you otherwise thought you might get and I plan on doing the same for the movies in the database very shortly. Beyond all that, the site should be faster for all visitors and will be getting even faster in the coming months as we streamline it even further and add a few more tweaks behind the scenes. Oh, and there is more to come, one specific new feature I’m really excited to roll-out, but it isn’t quite ready yet. Soon though… soon. So that is the long of it, but now I want to hear from you. What do you like? What don’t you like? Is there anything you’re having a problem with? Anything you believe is “missing” from the past version? I want to hear it all, the good with the bad, because otherwise I won’t know what’s working and what isn’t because I do plan on perfecting it even more as we go along and your input is vital. Oh, and thanks for visiting! I hope you like what you see so far. THANK YOUS. I would first off like to thank all the readers that added their input and comments when asked. Your help was extraordinarily appreciated and valuable. Ninja Assassin: Attraction by Sally Keira. You can use this video browser to locate popular videos (DVDs), TV shows, documentaries and more within the RCLS library system catalog. Items listed in the catalog are from various libraries throughout the RCLS library system, which includes Middletown Thrall Library. Please note: Not all videos can be reserved or borrowed from other libraries (especially new videos). Please visit our Reference Department or call 341-5461 for more assistance. Some videos (often the newest) cannot be requested from other libraries. You will be notified by telephone when a requested item becomes available. You can receive e-mail notices instead if you register. Period Drama Hall of Fame. Hunky heroes, spunky heroines, and always a huge cast of wonderful supporting characters. Here are the talented actors who play them - the faces we have come to associate with period drama. This list is a work in progress. If you have a suggestion, please leave a comment. 1. Helena Bonham Carter. Helena Bonham Carter is an actress of great versatility, one of the UK's finest and most successful. Bonham Carter was born May 26, 1966 in Golders Green, London, England, the youngest of three children of Elena (née Propper de Callejón), a psychotherapist, and Raymond Bonham Carter, a merchant . A Room with a View, Lady Jane, A Hazard of Hearts, Hamlet, Howard's End, Where Angels Fear to Tread, Frankenstein, Twelfth Night, The Great War, The Wings of the Dove, Henry VIII + more. 2. Keira Knightley. Keira Christina Knightley was born March 26, 1985 in the South West Greater London suburb of Richmond. She is the daughter of actor Will Knightley and actress turned playwright Sharman Macdonald. An older brother, Caleb Knightley, was born in 1979. Her father is English, while her Scottish-born . Oliver Twist, Doctor Zhivago, Pirates of the Caribbean, King Arthur, Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, Silk, The Edge of Love, The Duchess. Most memorable role: Elizabeth Bennet, Pride & Prejudice - for which role she garnered an Oscar nomination. 3. Anthony Andrews. Anthony Andrews made his West End theater debut at the Apollo Theatre as one of twenty young schoolboys in Alan Bennett's "Forty Years On" with John Gielgud. He began his career at the Chichester Festival Theatre in the UK. His theater credits include spells with the New Shakespeare Company - ". The Pallisers, David Copperfield, Upstairs Downstairs, Brideshead Revisited, Ivanhoe, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Woman He Loved, David Copperfield (again), Love in a Cold Climate, Marple, The King's Speech, Birdsong. Most memorable roles: Sir Percy Blakeney, The Scarlet Pimpernel; Wilfred of Ivanhow, Ivanhoe. 4. Francesca Annis. English actress Francesca Annis, who has enjoyed a career spanning seven decades in movies, television and the theater, was born in London six days after V-E Day, on May 14, 1945. Her father, Lester, was English, but her mother, Mariquita (aka Mara Purcell), was of Brazilian-French heritage. From . Great Expectations, The Tragedy of MacBeth, Madame Bovary, Lillie, Wives and Daughters, The Libertine, Jane Eyre, Marple, Cranford + many more. Most memorable role: Mrs. Gibson, Wives and Daughers. She rivals Mrs. Bennet in the "Most annoying literary mother" stakes. 5. Richard Armitage. Richard Crispin Armitage was born and raised in Leicester, England, to Margaret (Hendey), a secretary, and John Armitage, an engineer. He attended Pattison College in Binley Road, Coventry, where he discovered his love for acting. He took part in many theatre productions all over the UK, from . North & South, The Impressionists, Miss Marie Lloyd, Marple, Robin Hood, Captain America. Most memorable role: Mr. Thornton, North & South. Hasn't been in very many period dramas, but his performance in North & South has made him a veritable costume drama icon. 6. Alun Armstrong. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Black Beauty, Braveheart, Onegin, Sleepy Hollow, Oliver Twist, Aristocrats, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist (again), Bleak House, Little Dorrit, Garrow's Law, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2. Most memorable role: Flintwinch, Little Dorrit. 7. Gemma Arterton. Gemma Christina Arterton was born in Gravesend, Kent, England, where she was raised. She is the daughter of Sally-Anne (Heap), a cleaner, and Barry J. Arterton, a welder. Her mother's cousin is singer-songwriter Eric Goulden. Her parents divorced when she was age five, and Gemma subsequently lived . Lost in Austen, Tess of D'Urbervilles. Most memorable role: Tess Durbeyfield, Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Hasn't been in many period films (yet), but Gemma's performances in such iconic roles as Elizabeth Bennet and Tess Durbeyfield warrant her a place on this list. 8. Eileen Atkins. Eileen Atkins was born in a Salvation Army Women's Hostel in north London. Her father was a gas meter reader; her mother, a seamstress and barmaid. A drama teacher taught her how to drop her Cockney accent, and she studied Shakespeare and Greek tragedies. Her breakthrough role in "The Killing of . A Hazard of Hearts, Cold Comfort Farm, Madame Bovary, David Copperfield, Gosford Park, Bertie and Elizabeth, Vanity Fair, Marple, Cold Mountain, Cranford, Ballet Shoes, Robin Hood, Poirot, Upstairs Downstairs + more. Most memorable role: Miss Deborah Jenkyns, Cranford. 9. Hayley Atwell. Born in London, England, Hayley Elizabeth Atwell has dual citizenship of the United Kingdom and the United States. An only child, Hayley was named after actress Hayley Mills. Her parents, Alison (Cain) and Grant Atwell, both motivational speakers, met at a London workshop of Dale Carnegie's . The Ruby in the Smoke, Mansfield Park, The Shadow in the North, Brideshead Revisited, The Duchess, The Pillars of the Earth, Any Human Heart, Captain America. 10. Paloma Baeza. Paloma - whose Christian name is the Spanish for 'Dove' - was born on May 1st 1975 in London. Her parents, an English mother and Mexican father were hippie musicians and, when Paloma was a baby they moved to live in Mexico City, where she stayed until she was nine and the parents separated. She . Jospeh, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, The Odyssey, Bramwell, Far from the Madding Crowd, Anna Karenina, Rebel Heart, All Forgotten, The Way We Live Now, The Passion. Most memorable role: Bathsheba Everdene, Far From the Madding Crowd. 11. Linda Bassett. Linda Bassett was born in the Kentish village of Pluckley - location for the television series Нежные майские цветы (1991). She was brought up in Pimlico, South London, by her typist mother . Oscar and Lucinda, The Life and Crimes of William Palmer, Our Mutual Friend, Far From the Madding Crowd, Don Quixote, Sense and Sensibility, Lark Rise to Candleford, Effie. Most memorable role: Queenie Turrill, Lark Rise to Candleford. 12. Sean Bean. Sean Bean's career since the eighties spans theatre, radio, television and movies. Bean was born in Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, to Rita (Tuckwood) and Brian Bean. He worked for his father's welding firm before he decided to become an actor. He attended RADA in London and appeared in a . Caravaggio, Troubles, The Fifteen Streets, Lorna Doone, Clarissa, Sharpe's Rifles, Sharpe's Eagle, Lady Chatterly, Sharpe's Company, Sharpe's Enemy, Sharpe's Honour, Black Beauty, Scarlett, Jacob, Sharpe's Gold, Sharpe's Battle, Sharpe's Sword, Sharpe's Regiment, Sharpe's Siege, Sharpe's Mission, Anna Karenina, Sharpe's Revenge, Sharpe's Justice, Sharpe's Waterloo, Henry VIII, Troy, Sharpe's Challenge, Sharpe's Peril, Crusoe. Most memorable role: Richard Lovelace, Clarissa. The original 18th century rake. 13. Kate Beckinsale. Kate Beckinsale was born on 26 July 1973 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England, and has resided in London for most of her life. Her mother is Judy Loe, who has appeared in a number of British dramas and sitcoms and continues to work as an actress, predominantly in British television productions. Her . One Against the Wind, Much Ado About Nothing, Prince of Jutland, Cold Comfort Farm, Emma, The Golden Bowl, Pearl Harbour, The Aviator. Most memorable role: Emma Woodhouse, Emma. Kate starred in some wonderful British productions in the '90s, in her pre-Hollywood years. 14. Claudie Blakley. Claudie Blakley graduated from London's Central School of Speech and Drama in 1997 and was hailed that year as a bright and fresh Wendy in the National Theatre's Christmas production of 'Peter Pan' opposite Ian McKellen. Staying with the National she went with them for their 1998-99 season at the . The War Bride, Gosford Park, He Knew He Was Right, Pride & Prejudice, Cranford, Lark Rise to Candleford, Bright Star, Marple. Most memorable role: Emma Timmins, Lark Rise to Candleford. 15. Crispin Bonham-Carter. Crispin Daniel Bonham-Carter is an English actor and theatre director. He played Mr. Bingley in BBC's Pride and Prejudice in 1995. The previous year, he had starred in the TV sitcom Honey for Tea. Bonham-Carter also starred alongside Ewan McGregor in the 1993 BBC period drama Scarlet and Black . Howard's End, Scarlet and Black, Pride and Prejudice, Cadfael, Rag Nymph, Basil, Wuthering Heights, Victoria and Albert, The Impressionists. Most memorable role: I'm going to go out on a limb here and say Edgar Linton, in Wuthering Heights; though he is better-known for his Mr. Bingley, in Pride and Prejudice. Cousin of Helena. 16. Hugh Bonneville. Hugh Bonneville was born on November 10, 1963 in Paddington, London, England as Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams. He is an actor, known for Ноттинг Хилл (1999), Айрис (2001) and При&. Mansfield Park, Madam Bovary, Doctor Zhivago, Daniel Deronda, Miss Austen Regrets, Lost in Austen, Marple, Ben Hur, Poirot, Downton Abbey. Most memorable role: Mallinger Grandcourt, Daniel Deronda; with Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham (Downton Abbey) a close second. 17. David Bradley. Our Mutual Friend, Vanity Fair, The Way We Live Now, Nicholas Nickleby, The Mayor of Castorbridge, Charles II. Most memorable role: Rogue Riderhood, Our Mutual Friend. 18. Kenneth Branagh. Kenneth Charles Branagh was born on December 10, 1960, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to parents William Branagh, a plumber and carpenter, and Frances (Harper), both born in 1930. He has two siblings, William Branagh, Jr. (born 1955) and Joyce Branagh (born 1970). When he was nine, his family .