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Howard Shore - Concerning Hobbits[^]
Inspired by last weeks Tolkien inspired SOTW I decided to finally pick up the books again.
I read The Hobbit and The Fellowship some years ago, but never got around to finishing The Two Towers...
And the Tolkien movie soundtracks go great with the books.
Concerning Hobbits has been one of my favorites for many years 
And in case you like this track too: Concerning Hobbits 1 hour - YouTube[^] 
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Once you've fully digested the Hobbit+Trilogy, you ought read "The Silmarillian", also by Tolkien (a difficult read). Then REREAD Hobbit+Trilogy. A whole new experience with a whole new point of view and insights.
Many of us still bewail the kin-killing.
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I do want to read the Silmarillion, but I don't think I'll ever re-read any book.
I'm not a big reader at all... In fact, if I'm counting LOTR there are only three book series that I read because I wanted to the other two being Harry Potter and The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy 
Of course I've read much more, mostly for school or self-study.
If this reading thing catches on, and so far I like it, I might pick up some H.P. Lovecraft next.
I must know where the Great Lord Cthulhu cometh from!
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The Rohan soundtrack, always by Alan Shore, is even better IMHO - plus I always loved King Thèoden and in the movies Bernard Hill, a great actor per se, did a freaking great job. He's also a very nice and funny man, I had the chance to talk to him once.
I will link when I get to a civilized place without Internet barriers (aka my home).
* CALL APOGEE, SAY AARDWOLF
* GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
* Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game.
* I'm a puny punmaker.
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I've always been amazed that the guy who delivered the entirely LotR trilogy soundtrack is also the same guy who totally fell flat with the Hobbit.
I mean...I splurged for the 3-disc special-edition soundtrack for LotR...yet I wouldn't spend a dime on the Hobbit one.
What happened?
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Really? I must confess I didn't listen to The Hobbit soundtrack all that much, but I don't remember it being so horrible.
I did like the Misty Mountains[^] melody and I'm pretty sure that theme comes back a few times on other tracks.
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It's not that it was "bad", it just had nothing going for it, in comparison. I never buy movie soundtracks. Had to make an exception for LotR. The Hobbit just felt like Random Soundtrack #632.
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The only way to put America first is to rename Afghanistan, Albania and Algeria.
(And possibly Åland Islands, depending on your collation.)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Will it work if we put the number one in from of America (1 America/ 1 United ...) 
Bryian Tan
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Not if I use the SQL_EBCDIC037_CP1_CS_AS collation!
WITH cte As
(
SELECT '1 America' As CountryName
UNION SELECT 'Albania'
UNION SELECT 'Zimbabwe'
)
SELECT CountryName
FROM cte
ORDER BY CountryName COLLATE SQL_EBCDIC037_CP1_CS_AS;
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Maybe we can make a new rule, count from bottom up.
Bryian Tan
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Then I'll switch to using a standard collation:
WITH cte As
(
SELECT '1 America' As CountryName
UNION SELECT 'Albania'
UNION SELECT 'Zimbabwe'
)
SELECT CountryName
FROM cte
ORDER BY CountryName DESC;
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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A lot easier: Just put an underscore in front of it: _America. Done. You're gonna love it.
See, I'm better than Trump. Make me the president!
I'm gonna build a wall around my cubical and make Mexico pay for it!
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Bryian Tan
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If we're second, and America fails to get to #1, will that make us the #1 instead?
Or do we always stay one place behind America? 
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Can always rename it [^] or push it in to Germany
Sin tack ear lol
Pressing the any key may be continuate
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Why? After all Rammstein got it right:
We're all living in America, America is wunderbar
* CALL APOGEE, SAY AARDWOLF
* GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
* Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game.
* I'm a puny punmaker.
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If that is the type of sh*t we are wasting our government's time with, we are in serious trouble. Especially with this[^] becoming a real issue.
Sudden Sun Death Syndrome (SSDS) is a very real concern which we should be raising awareness of. 156 billion suns die every year before they're just 1 billion years old.
While the military are doing their part, it simply isn't enough to make the amount of nukes needed to save those poor stars. - TWI2T3D (Reddit)
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David O'Neil wrote: If that is the type of sh*t we are wasting our government's time with, we are in serious trouble
Perhaps it is due to the difference in time-zones, but from here it looked like that for quite a while now. Mind you, the Eurozone is still beating you lot in terms of sinking. If there's an absolute bottom in this race, our bureaucrats will find it and they will drill baby 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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I feel bad for the turd country.
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: I feel bad for the turd country.
The easiest solution is often the best; any other country can become a province of the Netherlands. That way only the greatest two countries would remain 
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Yesterday, by mid-afternoon (local time) it was 65F (18-19 C). Lovely weather.
Today . . . we're working on 12" +/- 4 (30cm +/- 10) snow.
Am I getting a bit too political if I say this isn't even remotely normal?
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Cycles like that in the 90s made some of my best snowday memories (because the combination generally fueled heavy snowfall), along with one of my worst when after 3x 12-16" snowfalls in two weeks it went to ~60 for about a week and destroyed the massive snow fort I'd built to bluff the older boys across the street: Broad U shaped about 3x5' interior, 4-5' high, walls that were 4' thick at the base tapering to 3' at the top; but without a single throwable snowball behind the wall. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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