The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien's great fantasy novels The Hobbit and the three books of The Lord Of The Rings (The Fellowship Of The Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return Of The King) have been keeping readers spellbound for generations. I was quite late for work one morning when I made the mistake of picking up The Return of the King, thinking I'd just read a few more pages. I got completely wrapped up in the story and forgot everything about my everyday life!The absorbing tales begin with The Hobbit when the wizard Gandalf involves comfort-loving hobbit Bilbo Baggins in a great conflict between good and evil. The Lord Of The Rings continues with a larger cast of characters in Middle Earth.
While The Hobbit might be read by itself, most people who read the Lord of the Rings trilogy can't stop with the first one alone... they go through all three.When Peter Jackson made films of The Lord of the Rings, he had to deal with countless devoted fans who would be watching closely to see what he did to the stories. How did it work out? Quite simply, he made perhaps the greatest trilogy ever brought to film. Tolkien's words were often preserved, and the changes that were made in the plot were done so sensitively that it was easy to see they were needed for the different medium of film.The theatrical releases were widely acclaimed (The Return of the King won eleven Oscars), and the DVD versions of the Lord of the Rings are even better, including about eleven hours of material beyond what was shown in theaters. The popularity of the books has reached new heights since the films came out.Naturally, people have created many items that can evoke this image-rich world, such as Lord of the Ring posters.
Whether you are reminded of Middle Earth by a poster or map on your wall or simply hold memories in your mind, you'll be touched by the great dramas which have meaning for us all..
Rosana Hart is a reference librarian turned webmaster. Visit her site at http://www.infoandhelp.com/posters/ for a selection of popular posters and articles about their subjects.Operatoooor ? Number Pleeyazz?
That's what she would say.
As I remember it from my years as a really short person, after you had cranked the handle and lifted up the receiver, you'd hear this female voice down at the telephone office say "Operatooor.
Number pleeyazz."
(I think that's how they were taught to say it.)
Then you'd give her the number you wanted to call ? usually something complicated like "Hi Shirley - 671, please"
(or even "Doc Wykoff's office, please"?) ? and she'd move a plug to the right hole on the switchboard and do whatever she had to do to make Doc's telephone ring.
That is unless she knew that Doc had gone out to the Strauss's for a house call, then she'd let you know that she could connect you there or that if you wanted, you could just wait about a half an hour until he got back to the office and try again then.
Talk about personalized service?Those were the days of the party line.
You'd have several ? maybe even up to twenty...
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20 Sure-Fire Ways To Get People to Link to Your Web Site
1. Offer other web sites free content to post on their web site. Include your link on all of your content. The content should related to your web site because it will be in front of your target audience. 2.
When you visit a web site you've enjoyed a lot, write a review for the site. Write about the benefits you gain from the web site. Tell them they can publish it on their web site if they link to your web site. 3. Allow other people to publish your e-zine on their web site.
Include your web site's ad and link in each issue you publish. This may also help you increase the number of people that subscribe to your e-zine. 4. Market your web site as a free web book. Design your web site with a title page, table of contents, chapters, etc.
Just allow other people to give away the web book by linking to your web site. 5. Give your visitors an instant article directory. Tell your visitors they can instantly add a free article directory to their web site by linking to yours....
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Wedding Loans: Perfect Finance Option for a Perfect Wedding
After seeing each other for years and being tagged as ?in love' since eternity, you desire to bring this to a logical end. You are wrong if you think I am suggesting a divorce even before you are actually married. The end to every love is wedding -the wedding of two bodies and two souls.Have you been planning wedding since a long time but have been hindered because of the huge cost weddings entail nowadays. Worry not. Spend as much as you can, because wedding loans are there to pay every penny of the expenses.Average wedding costs anywhere between $19,000 ? $27,000.
This may go much higher if one is planning to have a gala wedding with all the pomp and show included.And why shan't one. Wedding is a once in a lifetime event. People would take all efforts to make the wedding truly memorable.But the society and the customs have changed much. Just as the parents or guardians lost their say over the choice of bride or groom, they have little to do in the planning and financing of the...
Wedding Loans: Perfect Finance Option for a Perfect Wedding
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How to Create Product Names that Sell and Tell
What's in a Name? Does a Rose by Any Other Name Sell as Sweet?
Good product names act as advertising for your product. They differentiate you from your competitors and keep your customers coming back because they remember you and your product name. There is an art to naming products, and all great product names have the following qualities:
1. The words sound familiar even if it is a new word combination.
2. The word combination illustrates exactly what it product is.
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The name shows how the product works/operates.
4. The name looks good on the page and on the product.
5. Words are easy to pronounce and sound pleasant.
6. The name grows on people over time.
7. The name is completely different from competitor names and is not confused with other products.
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After hearing it once, people remember the exact name.
9. It appeals to the demographic of the product.
10. There...
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Littleton Advertising & Marketing Awarded with Six Addy Awards from the Ad Club of the Triangle
RALEIGH, N.C. (ContentDesk) March 1, 2006 -- Littleton Advertising & Marketing of New Bern and Raleigh won six awards at the 2006 Triangle Addys, presented by the Ad Club of the Triangle.Littleton won two gold Addy awards, one for DVD packaging for Amberly, a master-planned community in Cary being developed by GS Carolina, and one for a brochure designed for Echota, a residential community in Boone, N.C.Littletons self-promotion entry for its corporate identity package, and a detailed self-promotional calendar created for Theo Davis Printing, a printing company in Zebulon, N.C., brought the advertising agency two silver Addys. We are thrilled to have our designs and creative work recognized at such an esteemed competition, said Chris Enter, a creative director for Littleton Advertising & Marketing. Our clients provided us with incredible opportunities to showcase a wide variety of our capabilities. Littletons ad for Renaissance Park, a Wakefield Development Company community under...
Littleton Advertising & Marketing Awarded with Six Addy Awards from the Ad Club of the Triangle
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It's Your Day - Have It Your Way!
For years tradition has dictated what was 'acceptable' when planning a wedding.
The long white gown, the programmed church ceremony, the rented reception hall with the arranged seating and the sky high wedding budget were all considered to be proper wedding etiquette.
Well it is the year 2006 and those traditions are fast falling by the wayside!
Today your wedding can be anything you want it to be.
Pastel wedding gowns are definitely "in". Your wedding ring does not have to be a diamond.
Your reception doesn't have to be a stodgy sit-down affair and you guests don't need to be afraid to cough during the deafening quiet as you exchange vows.
Today, beach weddings are becoming very popular as more and more savvy couples opt for less traditional, more relaxed settings for their big day.
Beach weddings can be much cheaper, less stressful, and just all around plain fun. They allow you to involve everyone in the activities.
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