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Oh, happy day! My copy of Cping.com's very own charity CD, How We See The World and my Mew DVD arrived in the mail today!!! :dance: Just about to go try out the DVD in my player.....crossing my fingers that it will still work despite the region code.

CD is back up for sale!! :dance: Get it while it's HOT! I got my copy today, and it looks and sounds grand. :D I'll take a snap of it later to show you all....

But the question remains, Angie..... which package are you rooting for?? :sneaky:

ATTENTION: Cafepress is reviewing the CD to make sure it is in compliance with Cafepress regulations. During this time, the CD has become unavailable for purchase. We will inform you as soon as it is back up!! (Hopefully it wont take too long...)

Hi Dcullsjp, and welcome! :nice: If you're looking for discussion, you've come to the right place. Some very interesting threads around here (and some completely daft ones too! :lol:) Have fun!

Great introduction, Atomium ;) Welcome to Coldplaying! Hope you enjoy this wonderful community of cp fans. :nice:

I agree with Mike, but for different reasons. To sum up some of what Daniel Quinn says in his book Beyond Civilization: Laws don't solve the problem - and they invariably fail because of "bad design." So what do we do? Create new laws (with more money and better management) that only continue to impede the problem. That's what our society does. We generate programs and laws that do nothing to change the course we're on. The roots of the problem (ie. senseless violence) stem in large part from the pressures that our society places on people today. Acts of violence such as this one should cause us to critically re-evaluate ourselves and our way of life (culture). A serious change needs to be made. Gun bans wouldn't change a thing, but stronger family/friend support networks and less financial pressures might stop people from reaching that "snapping" point.

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Review: 'New' Tolkien splendidly rewarding POSTED: 9:05 a.m. EDT, April 17, 2007 Story Highlights • "The Children of Hurin" worthy part of Middle-earth mythology • Book, compiled from Tolkien pieces, edited by son • Work concerns a leader and curse on his children By Bruce DeSilva Associated Press (AP) -- Six thousand years before the Fellowship of the Ring, long before anyone had even seen a Hobbit, the elves and men of Middle-earth quaked at the power of the dark lord Morgoth. Hunted by easterlings and orcs, they fled to the fastness of Nargothrond and to the deep forests of Brethil and Doriath. Among them, a hero emerged. Strong and courageous he was, but foolhardy and impetuous. His name was Turin, son of Hurin. His story, released today by Houghton Mifflin, is a publishing event: It is the first new book by the creator of "The Lord of the Rings" in 30 years. The publisher calls it the culmination of an effort to bring to the public the vast body of work J.R.R. Tolkien had left unpublished, and largely unfinished, when he died in 1973. Tolkien began writing "The Children of Hurin" 99 years ago, abandoning it and taking it up again repeatedly throughout his life. Versions of the tale already have appeared in "The Silmarillion," "Unfinished Tales" and as narrative poems or prose sections of the "History of Middle-earth" series. But they were truncated and contradictory. Outside of Tolkien scholars and Middle-earth fanatics, few read them. These works were, after all, largely unreadable -- dense, hard to follow histories and legends of Tolkien's vast, imaginary world, crammed with complicated genealogies, unfamiliar geography and hard-to-pronounce names. Readers who took up such books hoping for another Rings saga or charming yarn such as "The Hobbit" abandoned them after a few pages. "The Children of Hurin" is the book for which these readers have been longing. It is the fruit of 30 years labor by Christopher Tolkien, the author's son, who has devoted much of his life to editing and publishing the work his father left behind. By meticulously combining and editing the many published and unpublished versions of the tale, he has produced at last a coherent, vivid and readable narrative. Houghton-Mifflin has treated the work well, hiring Alan Lee, who won an Academy Award for art direction for "The Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King," to create stunning color illustrations. The story unfolds in a region far to the west of where Frodo and Samwise would later roam, in a land destined to be swallowed by the sea in the cataclysm that would end the first age of Middle-earth. But even then, it was an ancient land, filled with legends and half-remembered histories. As the tale begins, Morgoth has destroyed a vast army of elves and men and taken one of its leaders, Hurin, prisoner. The dark lord tries to bend Hurin to his will, but the great man defies him. So Morgoth pronounces a curse on Hurin's children, Turin and his sister Nienor. The first chapter resembles "The Silmarillion," dense and confusing enough to discourage casual readers. But stick with it and the story soon becomes readable and engaging. Don't expect an uplifting ending like the one to "The Lord of the Rings," however. This is a gloomy tale -- Hurin's children doomed to failure by Turin's hubris and, of course, the curse. The story is told in the archaic style to which Tolkien fans are accustomed, from a man who admired old Anglo-Saxon and Norse sagas. A sample: "In this way, before the summer had passed, the following of Turin had swelled to a great force, and the power of Angband was thrown back. Word of this came even to Nargothrond, and many there grew restless." The story is short by the standards of "The Lord of the Ring," covering just 259 pages, the rest of the book consisting of an introduction and appendix in which Christopher Tolkien explains how he went about his work. The details are unlikely to be of interest to the casual reader, but the bottom line is this: Christopher Tolkien says that in reconciling the various versions of his father's story, he added no new material, save for an occasional transition. The words, he says, are virtually all his father's. ----------------------- Who else is really excited to read this? :dance:

Nono, thank you! It's because of consistent donations from supporters such as yourself that the $1.36 is still going! Thanks a lot, Collee :nice:

Mew @ SXSW - Radio podcast of Mew at South By Southwest Festival 2007 - March 17th, 07 Size: 63MB Download: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ffobzv Setlist * White Lips Kissed * Special * Zookeeper's Boy * Behind the Drapes * Comforting Sounds

Tough call, isn't it? :\ However, if there are some popular designs that don't quite make it into the store, they can always be posted in this thread. If enough people can vote/vouch for a design, it will be added. To find out how shop products will be added in the future, check out the thread linked above. heh, that can be arranged, Trace........:wink3:

The Coldplaying Charity Club Shop Visit the Coldplaying.com/CCC Store @ www.cafepress.com/ccc_shop Products Currently Available: Shop Proceeds: * All shop proceeds will benefit Oxfam Unwrapped - an online giving campaign that helps people living in poverty in 26 countries. It works through catalogues that contain items that people around the world need to change their lives for the better - including emergency relief, farming, health, education, small businesses and advocacy. Oxfam is a human rights organization based in Oxford, United Kingdom. Oxfam Unwrapped Separate thread with more details about this charity to come soon! -------------------------------------------------- How To Design A Product: !!!: To submit a design for consideration, post it in this thread. If 3 people can vouch for your design (meaning, they would highly consider buying it), it will be added to the store. To vouch for a design, send PM to lunar1126 or victaniac, or post in this thread (please be clear about what design it is you are vouching for). Cafepress Design Guidelines: Please follow Cafepress guidelines specific to the product you are designing for (whether it be for apparel, mugs, buttons, bumper stickers or otherwise). USE TEMPLATES. * Click HERE for all Cafepress templates. * Click HERE to view all available Cafepress product styles. * Accepted file types: PNG - Portable Network Graphics format is our recommendation for image uploads. It is a completely loss-less compression and gradients come out much smoother than JPG imges. (Max size 4MB) JPG - JPG's support over 16 million colors, but slightly "distort" the image to compress the file size. (Max size 7MB)- Not supported or recommended file types: PSD, TIFF, BMP, AI, EPSRemember: * If you use images from the internet, make sure they are NOT copyright - they must be in the public domain. * Until we get things cleared with Debs, stay away from using the Coldplay font and direct/unique lyric quotes. (i.e. "We live in a beautiful world" is OK, but "We live in a beautiful world, yeah we do, yeah we do" is NOT OK.) * Designs MUST reference Coldplaying.com in some way. (It would breech copyrights to make unofficial Coldplay merchandise, so make sure your designs reference ColdplayING) We'd like some Coldplaying Charity Club specific logos, BUT keep in mind that Coldplaying.com logos will target a larger audience and sell better. * Post a resized copy of your design in this thread, and send a FULL SIZED copy of your design to [email protected].

Yeah Gareth, they all worked great! :nice: Thanks! Soooo....I just ordered the DVD (Mew live in Copenhagen). :D:D I just couldn't hold out any longer. I can't wait to get it!! In other news, my brother (in a classic typical brother move), kinda ruined my atghk booklet. :dozey: Me: "No! Don't touch! That paper is shit and will stain if you touch it with your grubby hands!" Bro: "You're crazy. My hands are clean!" Then he presses his thumb straight onto it and left a big, greasy mark. Gah. @kekita - yay, which CD did you buy?

Oops, missed this thread somehow. My apologies! To donate to $1.36 you do NOT need a PayPal account, but you DO need a valid credit card/debit card bank account. If you have none of the above, we suggest that you have a parent or friend donate on your behalf (and then you pay them back!). Read all about your purchasing options for "How We See The World," here. We are accepting money orders if you do not have a credit card to buy directly from Cafepress. Contact via PM either Victaniac or myself if this is an option you'd like to follow thru with. Hope that helps!

This project has been overshadowed with the excitement of the CD release, but let's not forget that the $1.36 project (and Zali) is the CCC's main focus. For this month we have collected $23.67 USD. If you can donate a dollar or two, we'd appreciate it very much. Thank you! (Note: Once we begin to sell Coldplaying.com T-shirts in the Cafepress store, all proceeds from these items will go to $1.36. To vote for your favorite T-shirt design, go here).

Go here to put in your vote for YOUR favorite T-shirt design. VOTE FOR THE ONE YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUY. Please note that design placement and size may be adjusted. Voting ends MAY 15th. TOP 3 designs will be added to the CCC Cafepress store.

How awesome! Good news really does travel fast! :) I'll keep my eyes peeled for more news items such as this. Very cool!

Cheers Yamfox for starting this up. Can you add a note that the TOP 3 designs will make it to the store? Thanks. Like Victaniac said, these designs can be customized to be put on any of the Cafepress items (click to view all), so don't vote according to the t-shirt material. Just vote for the design!!

Don't worry, guys. I haven't forgot about this. Voting is coming up soon. :nice:

How about the bands I'm listening to most this week: Sigur Ros Mew Muse Bloc Party Explosions in the Sky

Coldplaying.com - How We See The World :D :D

This is truly such a unique, collaborative effort!! Thanks to everyone who helped put it together. Of course, biggest thanks to Tracie! :dance::dance: Ordering it now!!!! :laugh4: Isn't that the truth!

Of course they'd put people who rally at peace marches on the list...they are clearly the most dangerous people that we really have to keep an eye on. :inquisitive: :disappointed: Oh, the irony. What the hell ever happened to true democracy?

:embarassed: No Josh, you haven't missed it! I haven't written it yet! I'm having some trouble putting on paper all the emotions that I experienced...there was so much to take in, I just don't know where to start! I might just post the photos, and get that over with. Hummm, at this time a week ago I was outside the Aladdin Theater waiting in line for the show. :\ Quick, someone get me a time machine! Stat! Hey Kath, yeah thanks, I'm feeling much better now. :nice: Gareth's post has sure seemed to have helped anyway! How're you? (oops, sorry don't mean to turn this into a chat thread....I know how some folks don't like that sorta thing.....so here's a Mew photo to stay on topic ;)): ^ Too bad my photos didn't come out like this one!