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V1 #66

Friday November 24, 2000=20

Here it is, the weekly newsletter! Enjoy..=20

Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)=20

Busy builders at Wingate: They're turning Wingate=20
into.....something else! (more) Now what?

A Journey In The Dark: Super Ringer Spy Glaurung=20
shares with us his adventures in the South Island=20
looking for Middle-earth. Read on! [More]

A Weekend in Middle-earth: An unknown Ringer Spy=20
has sent along a great report filled with some really=20
great pics! [More]

The 'Rings' gets a monster article in today's NZ Herald:=20
The Herald's done a roundup of known facts about the=20
Rings and a bit more detail from last week's press=20
conference. [More]

Scouring of the Site (Breakdown of our various sections)=20

Barlimans is more than a place to get your mead! There=20
is the Fun Section, Regulars Map and Photo Gallery, and=20
of course the gateway to our ever famous MIRC Chatroom!=20

Gaming Havens is keeping all you gamers up to date on=20
the latest RPG/Fantasy/Sci-Fi games out there. Check it=20
out daily for gaming news.=20

Green Books Ah, CRAM. the perfect Thanksgiving Feast to=20
serve a Tolkien fan. Not only can Green Books teach you the=20
secret recipe for those famous rib-sticking dwarf rations, but=20
we can teach you Elvish too! Turgon has a copy of this most=20
perfect of Christmas presents over on his Bookshelf. We are=20
very proud to bring you this exclusive feature: Cent o Hedhellem
 "An Examination of the Elvish Tongues" over in Moon Letters!=20

The Official Peter Jackson Fanclub (TBHL) The Lord of the Rings=20
Director's very own fanclub! Stop on by to learn more about the man,=20
the myth, the bastard. If you are a Peter Jackson fan, then 'The=20
Bastards Have Landed' is the place for you!

Palantir Premonitions (What's to come)

Jackson Screenplay Writing Contest!


Hello PJ fans! In honor of the great man's birthday, we are=20
announcing a special contest!=20

As everyone knows, imitation is the greatest form of flattery, so,=20
sit in your director's chair, and see how well you can imitate PJ!=20
We are looking for horror script written in PJ's crazy, off color style. =

Ever wanted to write a screenplay? Have you written one already?=20
{Send it in} and you can win one of these fabulous prizes!=20

1st prize - A large signed poster by Peter Jackson himself, from the=20
movie Brain Dead!=20

2nd prize - A smaller signed poster by Peter Jackson, from the movie=20
Meet the Feebles!=20

Click here for complete rules and more info!!!

John Howe Interview!!!

That's Right, Tolkien artist beyond compare John Howe will step into=20
the arena with me to chat LOTR!!! John Howe's work can be seen far=20
and wide across the world of Tolkien, just take a look at our Rolozo=20
Tolkien image gallery for proof, Howe is a well respected artist.=20

John has also spent many a month in New Zealand working as conceptual=20
artist for the LOTR films!!!  So keep an eye out right here for an =
EXCLUSIVE=20
INTERVIEW with John!! Got a question you want me to ask? Drop me a line!


See anything you want to add to the site? Have any=20
suggestions as to chat guests, content items, or just want to=20
say hi? Drop us a line at theonering@theonering.net, do you=20
want to speak with a specific person? just type in their handle=20
(i.e. Jincey =3D jincey@theonering.net).=20

That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in=20
those letters! I love to hear from you!=20

Xoanon & TheOneRing.net Team=20
http://theonering.net
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>V1 #66</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Friday&nbsp;November 24, 2000 =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here it is, the weekly newsletter! =
Enjoy..=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><STRONG><U>Rings =
Roundup</U></STRONG> (Top=20
headlines of major interest) </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
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color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT size=3D2><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><EM>Busy builders at Wingate</EM>: </FONT><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#000000>They're turning Wingate=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT size=3D2><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#000000>into.....something else! <A=20
href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/2/974920280">(more)</A> =
Now=20
what?</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300=20
size=3D2></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
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color=3D#003300><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><EM>A =
Journey In The=20
Dark</EM>: </FONT><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000>Super Ringer Spy =
Glaurung=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000>shares =
with us his=20
adventures in the South Island </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#000000>looking for=20
Middle-earth. Read on! [<A=20
href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/10/974781172">More</A>]</=
FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
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color=3D#003300 size=3D2></FONT></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
size=3D2><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><EM>A Weekend in Middle-earth</EM>: =
</FONT><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#000000>An unknown Ringer Spy=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
size=3D2><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#000000>has sent along a great report filled with =
some really=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
size=3D2><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#000000>great pics! [<A=20
href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/2/974705830">More</A>]</F=
ONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300=20
size=3D2></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><EM>The=20
'Rings' gets a monster article in today's NZ Herald</EM>:=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#000000>The=20
Herald's done a roundup of known facts about the =
</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#000000>Rings and a=20
bit more detail from last week's press </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#000000>conference.=20
[<A=20
href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/974497144">More</A>]</F=
ONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><STRONG><U>Scouring of the =
Site</U></STRONG>=20
(Breakdown of our various sections) </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/barlimans/index.html"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Barlimans</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> is more than a =
place to get=20
your mead! There <BR>is the Fun Section, Regulars Map and Photo Gallery, =
and=20
<BR>of course the gateway to our ever famous MIRC Chatroom! =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://haven.theonering.net/index.shtml"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Gaming Havens</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> is keeping =
all you=20
gamers up to date on <BR>the latest RPG/Fantasy/Sci-Fi games out there. =
Check it=20
<BR>out daily for gaming news. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://greenbooks.theonering.net/index.shtml"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Green Books</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2> Ah, =
CRAM&#8230; the=20
perfect Thanksgiving Feast to </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>s</FONT></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial><FONT=20
size=3D2>erve a Tolkien fan. Not only can </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://greenbooks.theonering.net/index.shtml"><FONT =
size=3D2>Green=20
Books</FONT></A><FONT size=3D2> teach you the </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>secret recipe for those famous =
rib-sticking=20
dwarf rations, but </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>we can teach you Elvish too! =
Turgon has a=20
copy of this most </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>perfect of Christmas presents =
over on his=20
</FONT><A =
href=3D"http://greenbooks.theonering.net/turgon/files/110000.html"><FONT =

size=3D2>Bookshelf</FONT></A><FONT size=3D2>. We are =
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>very proud to bring you this =
<FONT=20
color=3Dred>exclusive</FONT></FONT><FONT size=3D2> feature: </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://fan.theonering.net/writing/reviews/files/urban_elvish.html=
"><FONT=20
size=3D2>Cent o Hedhellem</FONT></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;&#8220;An Examination of =
the Elvish=20
Tongues&#8221;</FONT><FONT size=3D2> over in </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://fan.theonering.net/writing/"><FONT size=3D2>Moon=20
Letters!</FONT></A><FONT size=3D2> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://tbhl.theonering.net/index.shtml"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>The Official Peter Jackson Fanclub</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>=20
(TBHL)&nbsp;The Lord of the Rings </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Director's very own fanclub! Stop on by =
to learn=20
more about the man, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>the myth, the bastard. If you are a =
Peter Jackson=20
fan, then 'The </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bastards Have Landed' is the place for=20
you!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><STRONG><U>Palantir =
Premonitions</U></STRONG>=20
(What's to come)</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A name=3D973007819><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
size=3D5><STRONG>Jackson Screenplay Writing=20
Contest</STRONG>!</FONT></FONT><BR></FONT></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello PJ fans! In =
honor of the=20
great man's birthday, we are </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>announcing a =
special contest!=20
<BR><BR>As everyone knows, imitation is the greatest form of flattery, =
so,=20
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>sit in your =
director's chair,=20
and see how well you can imitate PJ! </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We are looking =
for horror=20
script written in PJ's crazy, off color style. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ever wanted to =
write a=20
screenplay? Have you written one already? </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>{Send it in} and =
you can win=20
one of these fabulous prizes! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1st prize - A large signed poster by =
Peter Jackson=20
himself, from the </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>movie Brain Dead! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2nd prize - A smaller signed poster by =
Peter=20
Jackson, from the movie </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Meet the Feebles! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<CENTER><A =
href=3D"http://tbhl.theonering.net/perl/newsview/4/973006326"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>Click here for complete rules and more=20
info!!!</FONT></A></CENTER></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D5><STRONG>John Howe=20
Interview!!!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><FONT face=3DArial>
<DIV></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>That's =
Right, Tolkien=20
artist beyond compare John Howe will step into </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>the arena =
with me to chat=20
LOTR!!!&nbsp;</FONT><FONT face=3DArial>John Howe's work can be seen far=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and wide across =
the world of=20
Tolkien, </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://fan.theonering.net/rolozo/images.php?collection=3Dhowe&amp=
;order=3Dtimestamp&amp;desc=3D1"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>just take a look at our Rolozo =
</FONT></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://fan.theonering.net/rolozo/images.php?collection=3Dhowe&amp=
;order=3Dtimestamp&amp;desc=3D1">Tolkien=20
image gallery for proof</A></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>, Howe is =
a well=20
respected artist. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>John has also spent many a month in New =
Zealand=20
working as conceptual </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>artist for the LOTR =
films!!!&nbsp;=20
</FONT><FONT face=3DArial>So keep an eye out right here for an EXCLUSIVE =

</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>INTERVIEW with =
John!!&nbsp;</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial>Got a question you want me to ask? </FONT></FONT><A=20
href=3D"mailto:xoanon@theonering.net"><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Drop =
me a=20
line!</FONT></A></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>See anything you want to add to the =
site? Have any=20
<BR>suggestions as to chat guests, content items, or just want to =
<BR>say hi?=20
Drop us a line at theonering@theonering.net, do you <BR>want to speak =
with a=20
specific person? just type in their handle <BR>(i.e. Jincey =3D =
</FONT><A=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>That's all for now, keep clicking, have =
fun and=20
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