A small but powerful gene has been named in honor of a small but powerful hobbit, according to Ben. [More]
Category: Original TORn
Ben wrote: “There is a really cool article in Nature-Cell Biology about the developmental control of the eye and sight. And what, you may ask, does this have to do with the Lord of the Rings in any possible fashion? Well, the gene for eye and optical nerve development has been named Frodo. In short, Frodo gives you eyes and the the wonder of sight. Amon Hen has nothing on this!
He continues, “This is a frog gene… The story goes that the discoverers were so surprised that such a small and seemingly insignificant gene could have such major effects that they named it in Frodo’s honor. And it just keeps popping up with new and important functions. Cool, huh?”
Sure is.
A mysterious email arrived from NZ with no details other than “There has been a very limited screening of the 30min plus FOTR DVD.” [Screened for who, the people who made it? Industry insiders? – T.] “Interesting to know it has all been completed, makes the wait harder.”
Imagine if you were a LOTR fan as well as a Star Wars fan and somehow your favourite obsessions combined on one memorable day….[More]
Imagine if you were a Star Wars Fan and a LOTR fan and by some incredible coincidence both your favourite things got combined in one experience.
That’s exactly what happened to Peter: “I thought you might be interested in some of our photos from the opening day of Star Wars when Elijah and Sean came and sat behind us in line for the evening.
“On the middle of this page you’ll see some of us and Elijah. He came over to our group to say hi to us. [More]
“Here’s a pic of Sean when he arrived. I’m the guy on the left. [More]
I was the first to see Sean and say hi and introduce myself to him and show him the way to Elijah. They were both so cool to everyone. By the end of the night and in the theatre, I was sitting near them and Sean knew me by name already and I chatted with both of them for a bit. Here’s another pic from someone else’s camera of Elijah. This one has me smiling, on the right.” [More]
People wrote in suggesting other options for pre-ordering the FOTR DVD if you don’ t like shopping online. You can pre order the video or DVD of FOTR at Woolworths in the UK and in the US, “Blockbuster may take pre-orders eventually, but the Warehouse is taking pre-orders NOW (did it myself yesterday), and you get a $3 off coupon when you do.” Also in the US, Warehouse and Hollywood are taking pre-orders. Thanks to Matthew, Kerry and Rachel.