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          <pre>Greetings from Amazon.com. 

We thought you would like to know that we are preparing your items for shipment. </pre>
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Amazon.com items (Sold by Amazon.com, LLC) :
   1     Harry Potter and the Death...   $39.00      1   $39.00

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Not as excited as <a href="http://kooshmoose.blogspot.com/">Kooshmoose</a>, since
I ordered super-saver shipping and <a href="http://yatyasir.blogspot.com/">Yaty</a> gets
first crack, but soon I too will know if <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000614/">Snape</a> is <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/severussnape/">Friend
or Foe</a>...
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      <description>&lt;blockquote dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"&gt;&lt;pre&gt;Greetings from Amazon.com. 

We thought you would like to know that we are preparing your items for shipment. &lt;/pre&gt;
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Amazon.com items (Sold by Amazon.com, LLC) :
   1     Harry Potter and the Death...   $39.00      1   $39.00

&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;
Not as excited as &lt;a href="http://kooshmoose.blogspot.com/"&gt;Kooshmoose&lt;/a&gt;, since
I ordered super-saver shipping and &lt;a href="http://yatyasir.blogspot.com/"&gt;Yaty&lt;/a&gt; gets
first crack, but soon I too will know if &lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000614/"&gt;Snape&lt;/a&gt; is &lt;a href="http://www.squidoo.com/severussnape/"&gt;Friend
or Foe&lt;/a&gt;...
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        <p>
          <a href="http://www.kooshmoose.com/">Koosh</a> told me first, but Amazon practically
spammed me second. Book 7 is due to arrive in July:
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          <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545029376?tag=dk4bluegnunet">
            <img src="http://davidkearns.com/content/binary/HarryPotterBook7.jpg" border="0" />
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And, according to Amazon, there are two versions, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545010225?tag=dk4bluegnunet">standard </a>and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545029376?tag=dk4bluegnunet">deluxe</a>,
but I can't figure out what makes the deluxe so deluxe. And is this seriously the
cover art?
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&lt;a href="http://www.kooshmoose.com/"&gt;Koosh&lt;/a&gt; told me first, but Amazon practically
spammed me second. Book 7 is due to arrive in July:
&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545029376?tag=dk4bluegnunet"&gt;&lt;img src="http://davidkearns.com/content/binary/HarryPotterBook7.jpg" border=0&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
And, according to Amazon, there are two versions, &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545010225?tag=dk4bluegnunet"&gt;standard &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545029376?tag=dk4bluegnunet"&gt;deluxe&lt;/a&gt;,
but I can't figure out what makes the deluxe so deluxe. And is this seriously the
cover art?
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        <blockquote>...missed out on the first 10 episodes of NBC's Heroes...</blockquote>
        <p align="right">
[ <a href="http://davidkearns.com/">david kearns dot com</a> ]
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NBC put the <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Video/rewind/full_episodes/heroes.shtml?show=heroes01">first
season</a> up for everyone!
</p>
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Props to <a href="http://www.kooshmoose.com">N8</a></p>
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      <title>Missed the Marathon?</title>
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&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;...missed out on the first 10 episodes of NBC's Heroes...&lt;/blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p align=right&gt;
[ &lt;a href="http://davidkearns.com/"&gt;david kearns dot com&lt;/a&gt; ]
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=left&gt;
NBC put the &lt;a href="http://www.nbc.com/Video/rewind/full_episodes/heroes.shtml?show=heroes01"&gt;first
season&lt;/a&gt; up for everyone!
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=left&gt;
Props to &lt;a href="http://www.kooshmoose.com"&gt;N8&lt;/a&gt;
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...Save the world
</p>
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[ <a href="http://www.scifi.com/heroes/">SCI FI | Heroes</a> ]
</p>
        <p align="left">
Haven't a clue? Then you missed out on the first 10 episodes of NBC's Heroes.
Since I'm officially addicted to it, it is high time I sucked everyone else in as
well. If you do want to catch up, now is the time:
</p>
        <p align="center">
          <a href="http://tv.yahoo.com/tvpdb?d=tvp&amp;id=170034376&amp;cf=0&amp;lineup=us_VA45541&amp;channels=us_SCIFI&amp;chspid=166030932&amp;chname=SCIFI&amp;title=HeroesHeroes&amp;progutn=1164841200&amp;.intl=us">
            <img style="WIDTH: 385px; HEIGHT: 104px" alt="Heroes Marathon" hspace="0" src="http://davidkearns.com/content/binary/HeroesMarathon.png" border="1" />
          </a> <a href="http://www3.tivo.com/tivo-tco/tvlistings.do?show_id=tivo%3Act.77970873&amp;collectionId=tivo%3Acl.77212506&amp;requested_showing_start=1164841200&amp;stationId=tivo%3Ast.959&amp;channelNum=75"><img height="56" alt="TiVoDude.gif" src="http://davidkearns.com/content/binary/TiVoDude.gif" width="49" border="0" /></a></p>
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      <title>Save the Cheerleader...</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:33:19 GMT</pubDate>
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&lt;p align=left&gt;
...Save the world
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p align=right&gt;
[ &lt;a href="http://www.scifi.com/heroes/"&gt;SCI FI | Heroes&lt;/a&gt; ]
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=left&gt;
Haven't&amp;nbsp;a clue? Then you missed out on the first 10 episodes of NBC's Heroes.
Since I'm officially addicted to it, it is high time I sucked everyone else in as
well. If you do want to catch up, now is the time:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=center&gt;
&lt;a href="http://tv.yahoo.com/tvpdb?d=tvp&amp;amp;id=170034376&amp;amp;cf=0&amp;amp;lineup=us_VA45541&amp;amp;channels=us_SCIFI&amp;amp;chspid=166030932&amp;amp;chname=SCIFI&amp;amp;title=HeroesHeroes&amp;amp;progutn=1164841200&amp;amp;.intl=us"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 385px; HEIGHT: 104px" alt="Heroes Marathon" hspace=0 src="http://davidkearns.com/content/binary/HeroesMarathon.png" border=1&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www3.tivo.com/tivo-tco/tvlistings.do?show_id=tivo%3Act.77970873&amp;amp;collectionId=tivo%3Acl.77212506&amp;amp;requested_showing_start=1164841200&amp;amp;stationId=tivo%3Ast.959&amp;amp;channelNum=75"&gt;&lt;img height=56 alt=TiVoDude.gif src="http://davidkearns.com/content/binary/TiVoDude.gif" width=49 border=0&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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Shame on you. This is a <u>must</u> read. (Unless, of course, you don't read fiction,
or specifically science fiction. Or are scared of computers. Or don't like awards.
Or are creeped out by the Internet.)
</p>
        <blockquote>
          <p>
Here is the novel that started it all, launching the cyberpunk generation, and the
first novel to win the holy trinity of science fiction: the Hugo Award, the Nebula
Award and the Philip K. Dick Award. With Neuromancer, William Gibson introduced the
world to cyberspace--and science fiction has never been the same.
</p>
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        <p align="right">
[ <a href="http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/books/neuromancer.asp">William Gibson
- Official Website</a> ]
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 13:25:13 GMT</pubDate>
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&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Shame on you. This is a &lt;u&gt;must&lt;/u&gt; read. (Unless, of course, you don't read fiction,
or specifically science fiction. Or are scared of computers. Or don't like awards.
Or are creeped out by the Internet.)
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;
Here is the novel that started it all, launching the cyberpunk generation, and the
first novel to win the holy trinity of science fiction: the Hugo Award, the Nebula
Award and the Philip K. Dick Award. With Neuromancer, William Gibson introduced the
world to cyberspace--and science fiction has never been the same.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p align=right&gt;
[ &lt;a href="http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/books/neuromancer.asp"&gt;William Gibson
- Official Website&lt;/a&gt; ]
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I don't watch much TV, contrary to popular belief, however I do like to take a break
to watch Avatar when I stumble across it:
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Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Only the Avatar was the master of all four elements. Only
he could stop the ruthless Fire Nation from conquering the world. But when the world
needed him most, he disappeared. Until now... 
</p>
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[ <a href="http://www.nick.com/all_nick/tv_supersites/display_show.jhtml?show_id=ava">TV
Shows on Nick.com</a> ]
</p>
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American made, Anime inspired, great story, original material, catch it if you can.
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&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
I don't watch much TV, contrary to popular belief, however I do like to take a break
to watch Avatar when I stumble across it:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Only the Avatar was the master of all four elements. Only
he could stop the ruthless Fire Nation from conquering the world. But when the world
needed him most, he disappeared. Until now... 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p align=right&gt;
[ &lt;a href="http://www.nick.com/all_nick/tv_supersites/display_show.jhtml?show_id=ava"&gt;TV
Shows on Nick.com&lt;/a&gt; ]
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=left&gt;
American made, Anime inspired, great story, original material, catch it if you can.
&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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        <p>
My family has a mailing list. I believe it just may be my primary means of communication
with most of my family. Is that wrong? Please don't judge, at least not yet:
</p>
        <blockquote>
          <p>
Iwata announced that the Wi-Fi protocol for Nintendo DS will provide users with a
link to other players across the country or around the world. Once the service begins
later this year, Nintendo DS users will be able to connect to the service wirelessly
at Wi-Fi hot spots, whether they’re at home, in a hotel or at a coffee shop. As one
of several Wi-Fi games, Nintendo’s in-house development team is creating a new Animal
Crossing game for global Wi-Fi play. 
</p>
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[ <a href="http://www.nintendo.com/newsarticle?articleid=224957db-253e-4a11-ab11-fe082a64e84f&amp;page=newsmain">News
: Article</a> ]
</p>
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Once Animal Crossing DS over WiFi becomes my primary means of communication with the
entire world, then you can pity me. That is if you have Animal Crossing DS and can
mail me your ridicule, or a fossil...
</p>
        <p align="left">
And I can't wait to tell the first client, instead of using a conference call, let's
all just meet in my Animal Crossing DS town, mind the weeds!
</p>
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      <title>My odd family</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2005 02:03:25 GMT</pubDate>
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&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
My family has a mailing list. I believe it just may be my primary means of communication
with most of my family. Is that wrong? Please don't judge, at least not yet:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;
Iwata announced that the Wi-Fi protocol for Nintendo DS will provide users with a
link to other players across the country or around the world. Once the service begins
later this year, Nintendo DS users will be able to connect to the service wirelessly
at Wi-Fi hot spots, whether they’re at home, in a hotel or at a coffee shop. As one
of several Wi-Fi games, Nintendo’s in-house development team is creating a new Animal
Crossing game for global Wi-Fi play. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p align=right&gt;
[ &lt;a href="http://www.nintendo.com/newsarticle?articleid=224957db-253e-4a11-ab11-fe082a64e84f&amp;amp;page=newsmain"&gt;News
: Article&lt;/a&gt; ]
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=left&gt;
Once Animal Crossing DS over WiFi becomes my primary means of communication with the
entire world, then you can pity me. That is if you have Animal Crossing DS and can
mail me your ridicule, or a fossil...
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=left&gt;
And I can't wait to tell the first client, instead of using a conference call, let's
all just meet in my Animal Crossing DS town, mind the weeds!
&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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At least that's my assumption. And he's finally realized that <a href="http://www.nintendo.com/">Nintendo</a> is
hot. Can anyone say X-Cube? GameBoy X? XBox VR? Ok, not that last one.
</p>
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          <p>
            <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/">Microsoft</a> Corp's founder Bill Gates has expressed
his interest in acquiring computer games company Nintendo Co from the Japanese billionaire
Hiroshi Yamauchi. 
</p>
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[ <a href="http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/infoimaging/2004/08/04/infoimagingafx_2004_08_04_AAF_4765-3026-MNA.GER.USA.JPN.CMP.LEI..html?partner=yahoo&amp;referrer=">Forbes.com</a> ]
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After this, Nintendo could reveal the secret labratory of <a href="http://www.square-enix.com/">Square
Enix</a>, and Gates could “aquire” them as well. Shortly after <a href="http://www.naughtydog.com/">Naugty
Dog</a> and <a href="http://www.insomniacgames.com/">Insomniac</a> would ditch Sony,
and the One World Order would be in place.
</p>
        <p align="left">
Of course if Bill wants Nintendo that bad, Amazon sells $a(B00006IJJI,GCNs)...
</p>
        <p align="left">
Props: <a href="http://geekprime.com/gmoney/archive/2004/08/04/885.aspx">G$</a></p>
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&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
At least that's my assumption. And he's finally realized that &lt;a href="http://www.nintendo.com/"&gt;Nintendo&lt;/a&gt; is
hot. Can anyone say X-Cube? GameBoy X? XBox VR? Ok, not that last one.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.microsoft.com/"&gt;Microsoft&lt;/a&gt; Corp's founder Bill Gates has expressed
his interest in acquiring computer games company Nintendo Co from the Japanese billionaire
Hiroshi Yamauchi. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p align=right&gt;
[ &lt;a href="http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/infoimaging/2004/08/04/infoimagingafx_2004_08_04_AAF_4765-3026-MNA.GER.USA.JPN.CMP.LEI..html?partner=yahoo&amp;amp;referrer="&gt;Forbes.com&lt;/a&gt; ]
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=left&gt;
After this, Nintendo could reveal the secret labratory of &lt;a href="http://www.square-enix.com/"&gt;Square
Enix&lt;/a&gt;, and Gates could &amp;#8220;aquire&amp;#8221; them as well. Shortly after &lt;a href="http://www.naughtydog.com/"&gt;Naugty
Dog&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.insomniacgames.com/"&gt;Insomniac&lt;/a&gt; would ditch Sony,
and the One World Order would be in place.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=left&gt;
Of course if Bill wants Nintendo that bad, Amazon sells $a(B00006IJJI,GCNs)...
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=left&gt;
Props: &lt;a href="http://geekprime.com/gmoney/archive/2004/08/04/885.aspx"&gt;G$&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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Although my fish abuse <a href="http://www.nick.com/all_nick/tv_supersites/display_show.jhtml?show_id=spo">SpongeBob</a>,
and he's mostly just a place for algae to grow on, I like the kitsch that it adds
to my aquarium. However, it makes me sad to think that SpongeBob can't go home, since
there is no pineapple in my aquarium. Perhaps it's time to pony up the cash:
</p>
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Now your fish can live in SpongeBob's tropical abode! Molded pineapple design with
a door and window openings for fish to swim through. This great aquarium decoration
is recommended for 10 gallon tanks and larger
</p>
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        <p align="right">
[ <a href="http://www.velvetgiraffe.com/hdt-93253.htm">SpongeBob's Pineapple House</a> ]
</p>
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Or, perhaps I just just get a small crab pot, and mock up the Krusty Krab.
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Although my fish abuse &lt;a href="http://www.nick.com/all_nick/tv_supersites/display_show.jhtml?show_id=spo"&gt;SpongeBob&lt;/a&gt;,
and he's mostly just a place for algae to grow on, I like the kitsch that it adds
to my aquarium. However, it makes me sad to think that SpongeBob can't go home, since
there is no pineapple in my aquarium. Perhaps it's time to pony up the cash:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;
Now your fish can live in SpongeBob's tropical abode! Molded pineapple design with
a door and window openings for fish to swim through. This great aquarium decoration
is recommended for 10 gallon tanks and larger
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p align=right&gt;
[ &lt;a href="http://www.velvetgiraffe.com/hdt-93253.htm"&gt;SpongeBob's Pineapple House&lt;/a&gt; ]
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=left&gt;
Or, perhaps I just just get a small crab pot, and mock up the Krusty Krab.
&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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        <blockquote>Superhero Hype! follows heroes every step of the way as they make it to
the big screen. Each project, based on a comic book, graphic novel or original idea,
is covered from rights acquisition to development to production and distribution.
At SHH!, we're calling all heroes!</blockquote>
        <p align="right">
[ <a href="http://superherohype.com/">Superhero Hype! - Calling All Heroes</a> ]
</p>
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The guys from Judgement Day/Electronic Playground were hyping this site. Looks pretty
decent.
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      <title>Supersite!</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2004 19:40:39 GMT</pubDate>
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&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;Superhero Hype! follows heroes every step of the way as they make it to
the big screen. Each project, based on a comic book, graphic novel or original idea,
is covered from rights acquisition to development to production and distribution.
At SHH!, we're calling all heroes!&lt;/blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p align=right&gt;
[ &lt;a href="http://superherohype.com/"&gt;Superhero Hype! - Calling All Heroes&lt;/a&gt; ]
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=left&gt;
The guys from Judgement Day/Electronic Playground were hyping this site. Looks pretty
decent.
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For a while now I've recognized how JRR Tolkien borrowed from Arab culture for aspects
of the dark side of the lord of the rings. Arab sounding names for things, Arab looking
peoples, etc. I've never thought that Tolkien was as anti-Arab as CS Lewis clearly
is, but I never thought that he had much admiration for Arabs either. Then I stumbled
across this:
</p>
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          <p>
How does Elvish writing work? Elvish writing looks distinctive and compact partly
because consonants are treated like letters and vowels are treated like punctuation
marks.
</p>
        </blockquote>
        <p align="right">
[ <a href="http://www.starchamber.com/paracelsus/elvish/how-elvish-works.html">How
Elvish Writing Works</a> ]
</p>
        <p align="left">
Clearly borrowing a tremendous amount from Arabic, though one could argue Hebrew or
Amharic to some degree, I think Tolkien was fascinated with Arabs and their culture
and worked it into his fantasy. Of course I'm sure some Tolkien scholar out there
already knows this, and could talk for days on the subject, but I've just figured
this out myself, thank you very much.
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      <title>JRR Tolkien's crazy world</title>
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&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
For a while now I've recognized how JRR Tolkien borrowed from Arab culture for aspects
of the dark side of the lord of the rings. Arab sounding names for things, Arab looking
peoples, etc. I've never thought that Tolkien was as anti-Arab as CS Lewis clearly
is, but I never thought that he had much admiration for Arabs either. Then I stumbled
across this:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;
How does Elvish writing work? Elvish writing looks distinctive and compact partly
because consonants are treated like letters and vowels are treated like punctuation
marks.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p align=right&gt;
[ &lt;a href="http://www.starchamber.com/paracelsus/elvish/how-elvish-works.html"&gt;How
Elvish Writing Works&lt;/a&gt; ]
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=left&gt;
Clearly borrowing a tremendous amount from Arabic, though one could argue Hebrew or
Amharic to some degree, I think Tolkien was fascinated with Arabs and their culture
and worked it into his fantasy. Of course I'm sure some Tolkien scholar out there
already knows this, and could talk for days on the subject, but I've just figured
this out myself, thank you very much.
&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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How exciting:
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AP - "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the beloved fantasy novel by C.S. Lewis,
will be made into a film in New Zealand, a newspaper reported Friday.
</p>
        </blockquote>
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[<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/1776/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&amp;u=/ap/film_chronicles_of_narnia">Yahoo!
News - Most Viewed</a> ]
</p>
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Hopefully they'll avoid the more anti-Islamic books in the series. Mmmmm Turkish Delight.
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&lt;/p&gt;
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How exciting:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;
AP - "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the beloved fantasy novel by C.S. Lewis,
will be made into a film in New Zealand, a newspaper reported Friday.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p align=right&gt;
[&lt;a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/1776/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&amp;amp;u=/ap/film_chronicles_of_narnia"&gt;Yahoo!
News - Most Viewed&lt;/a&gt; ]
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=left&gt;
Hopefully they'll avoid the more anti-Islamic books in the series. Mmmmm Turkish Delight.
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          <a href="http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/">Battlestar Galactica</a> is set to return,
and apparently they've done quite the job. However, it's already clear that it's not
just a redo of the old version that I loved so much, as <a href="http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/characters/">Starbuck
and Boomer </a>are now women (and Boomer is a bit of a <a href="http://battlestar.ugo.com/girls/grace_park.php">hottie</a>,
if you'll pardon the expression).
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It does appear that there is many voices that would <a href="http://bboard.scifi.com/bboard/browse.cgi/1/5/984/6732">condem </a>this
version before it even airs, but I think I'll be watching anyway.
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          <strong>Update:</strong> In his own right, the original <a href="http://www.what-a-character.com/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=982799172">Boomer </a>was
no slouch either. Not Starbuck, but no slouch.
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      <title>Just 4 days away, and I'm getting excited</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2003 23:48:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/"&gt;Battlestar Galactica&lt;/a&gt; is set to return,
and apparently they've done quite the job. However, it's already clear that it's not
just a redo of the old version that I loved so much, as &lt;a href="http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/characters/"&gt;Starbuck
and Boomer &lt;/a&gt;are now women (and Boomer is a bit of a&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://battlestar.ugo.com/girls/grace_park.php"&gt;hottie&lt;/a&gt;,
if you'll pardon the expression).
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
It does appear that there is many voices that would &lt;a href="http://bboard.scifi.com/bboard/browse.cgi/1/5/984/6732"&gt;condem &lt;/a&gt;this
version before it even airs, but I think I'll be watching anyway.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt; In his own right, the original &lt;a href="http://www.what-a-character.com/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=982799172"&gt;Boomer &lt;/a&gt;was
no slouch either. Not Starbuck, but no slouch.
&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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Are you addicted to <a href="http://www.blogshares.com">BlogShares</a> yet? This guy
seems to be really into it. (I'm saving up to buy some of his, though, once the valuation
comes back down a bit...)
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As investors of <a href="http://www.davegruska.com/">daveGruska.com</a> know, we've
had an exciting few weeks. We have gone from a share price of $1.31 to a split-adjusted
$257.07 in a matter of days. As CEO of my blog, I would like to personally extend
my gratitude to all of my shareholders, especially the ones who stuck with
me during the rough times, as I changed from .text to dasBlog. I promise to try my
best to continue to increase shareholder value. 
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[ <a href="http://www.davegruska.com/PermaLink.aspx?guid=4e571557-a822-4a63-9b3b-c148b874d068" target="_new">daveGruska.com</a> ]
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      <title>RE: An open letter to shareholders of daveGruska.com</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2003 18:42:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;
Are you addicted to &lt;a href="http://www.blogshares.com"&gt;BlogShares&lt;/a&gt; yet? This guy
seems to be really into it. (I'm saving up to buy some of his, though, once the valuation
comes back down a bit...)
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;
As investors of &lt;a href="http://www.davegruska.com/"&gt;daveGruska.com&lt;/a&gt; know, we've
had an exciting few weeks. We have gone from a share price of $1.31 to a split-adjusted
$257.07 in a matter of days. As CEO of my blog, I would like to personally extend
my gratitude&amp;nbsp;to all&amp;nbsp;of my shareholders, especially the ones who stuck with
me during the rough times, as I changed from .text to dasBlog. I promise to try my
best to continue to increase shareholder value. 
&lt;/p&gt;
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