Palantir

AUTHORS: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, reports the NYT, the “publisher of authors including Philip Roth, Jonathan Safran Foer, Günter Grass and J. R. R. Tolkien, has temporarily suspended acquisitions of new manuscripts.” Spotter  

"Tales From the Perilous Realm" by J.R.R. Tolkien; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($28)  

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch: Facebook's Project Palantir: Beautiful Visualization Of People Connecting  —  A group of Facebook engineers - Jack Lindamood, Kevin Der and Dan Weatherford - have created a small project called Palantir at a Facebook Hackathon event.  The project is named after...  

Project Palantir ... a Facebook visualisation shows how users communicate with each other around the world / news.com.au Facebook video shows messages sent around the world Visualisation the result of a ...  

The name is likely a reference to the palantir of Orthanc from the Lord of the Rings. (Or for the slightly less Tolkien-adept, "that big eyeball thing that ...  

By Andrew Ramadge, Technology Reporter November 24, 2008 12:15pm Project Palantir ... an internal Facebook application shows how users communicate with each ...  

The model, named Palantir, utilitizes information from the "social graph" to show the frequency of different types of interactions on the social network by ...  

Stephen writes: The Tolkien treasures discovered in Poole, Dorset England go on Display on the 15th November at Hazael Design, unit 12 Mill Lane Wimborne. The Lord Mayor to open the launch at 11am. See the postcard written to J R R Tolkien discovered laying behind a fireplace for 40 years. Also...  

A group of Facebook engineers - Jack Lindamood, Kevin Der and Dan Weatherford - have created a small project called Palantir at a Facebook Hackathon event. The project is named after The palantír of Orthanc, a crystal ball-like object from The Lord Of The Rings (yep, they’re nerds). Anyway, it’s...  

From message board member visualweasel: It’s a little ways off yet, but Chris Vaccaro asked me if I could help spread the word on the Tolkien conference at the University of Vermont next April. I’ve attended this conference for the past three years and I can highly recommend it. Here’s the Call...  

A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald discusses how the love of J.R.R. Tolkien’s works has spawned generations of fans who are now avid collectors of all things Tolkien. The continuing fascination has only increased after Peter Jackson’s release of “Lord Of The Rings” in 2001 and the...  

J.R.R. Tolkien once told C.S. Lewis, "Christianity works on us like any other myth, with the difference that it is actually true." What Tolkien didn't tell Lewis was that myths also make the best movies .  

The project is named after The palantír of Orthanc, a crystal ball-like object from The Lord Of The Rings (yep, they’re nerds). Anyway, it’sa video of the ...  

A demolition man stripping a fireplace from the former home of "The Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien stumbled across a postcard to the writer dated 1968, and hopes to sell it for a small fortune.  

Nathan Schempp, under the direction of his father Dave Schempp, wraps lights around the fir tree in front of De Soto City Hall. ...  

By Dominador Maphilindo O. Carrillo IT TOOK JRR Tolkien 12 years to complete his three-book magnum opus, "The Lord of the Rings" (LOTR). ...  

Pandemic stopped by our studio today and was kind enough to give us a front row viewing of a Hobbit massacre and Ent-ricide in The Lord of the Rings: ...  

She also looks extensively at the friendship between CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien as so many biographers are wont to do, and talks with other fantasy authors ...  

Last night, for example, I was in the pub where CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien used to hang out. I obviously don't know much history if that is the best example I ...  

Because of medical advances, perforated ulcers are no longer the common occurrence that killed actor Rudolph Valentino at age 31 and writer JRR Tolkien at ...  

We snuggle up together and watch the entire LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY - nearly 12 hours - and get loaded to the gills with food, beer and wine all inspired ...  

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: In director Peter Jackson's first installment of the epic trilogy based on JRR Tolkien's novels, ...  

Also for sale are a complete set of the “Harry Potter” books signed by JK Rowling, a three-volume set of “The Lord of the Rings” signed by JRR Tolkien, ...  

Over three nights, you can catch all the "Lord of the Rings" movies or the original "Star Wars" films. "Rings" came decades later, with a much bigger budget ...  

I mean, people's appetites for the grand, computer-generated fantasy spectacle had been lit by Christmas after Christmas of JRR Tolkien's massive opus. ...  

... especially considering this is the publisher of important writers including Cynthia Ozick, Jonathan Safran Foer, Philip Roth and JRR Tolkien. ...  

(This is where JRR Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings, a book that's full of gloomy gray stuff -- now I know why.) What are you playing for the next couple ...  

GONDOLIN, the JRR Tolkien inspired project featuring members Ethan of Vikarbyrgi, and Angsar of Maugrim has officially signed with Sullen Records for the ...  

In director Peter Jackson's first installment of the epic trilogy based on JRR Tolkien's novels, Frodo the hobbit ( Elijah Wood) is enlisted to help the ...  

Bad news first: Peter Jackson will not be directing "The Hobbit," the prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Yes, he's an executive producer and he is ...  

by Steve Butts November 24, 2008 - When last we checked in with the first Lords of the Rings Online expansion, Mines of Moria, we had only scratched the ...  

The revolution continues. Skate 2 ups the ante in delivering all the grit, creativity and culture of skateboarding by letting you skate it your way – both ...  

One of the great joys of JRR Tolkien's work is reading him aloud. Nowhere is this clearer than in the first story in "Tales from the Perilous Realm," a new ...  

5 pre-seller of all time. 1. "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" 3. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"  

EA’s Pandemic Studios announced that The Lord of the Rings: Conquest for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and Nintendo DS platforms will ship on 9 January. ...  

Turbine has released a new trailer from The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, showcasing this expansion now available for all The Lord of the Rings ...  

On Saturday, settle in for a long day with Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" franchise. "The Fellowship of the Ring," the first film in the series, ...  

Turbine has released a new pair of trailers from The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, showcasing the first expansion for The Lord of the Rings ...  

Turbine today announced the launch of The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, the first expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online. ...  

A native Californian, Mr. Funke moved to New Zealand in 1999 for “The Lord of the Rings.” • Michael Hedges, Re-recording Mixer has in the motion picture ...  

But if Lord of the Rings Online's lead developer Jeff Steefel has his way, the Middle-Earth MMO could be the second western success story when it launches ...  

The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, the first expansion for LOTRO, is available today and awaiting would-be Middle-earth saviors to tame the evil ...  

In one corner is a Lord of the Rings pinball machine. In another, a sword that Rings star and show guest Viggo Mortensen gave him. ...  

Endeavor-repped del Toro is in the midst of reshaping JRR Tolkien's "The Hobbit" into two screenplays with co-writers Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens and ...  

With that in mind, we're offering up our Day One impressions of the latest entry in this increasingly crowded and competitive field, The Lord of the Rings ...  

The company, best known for its “Lord of the Rings” multiplayer game, is hiring 100 new employees by the end of next year. To help accommodate its growth, ...  

Umbra's visibility optimization technology will be used in Turbine's award-winning titles including The Lord of the Rings Online(TM), and Dungeons & Dragons ...  

The Lord of the Rings Online could follow in the footsteps of Asian success story World of Warcraft when it launches in China next year, that's the word ...  

Log on to Lord of the Rings Online (www.lotro.com) and you'll be transported into Middle-earth, JRR Tolkien's fictional fantasy universe where you can meet ...  

... their two daughters to begin work on another JRR Tolkien film series, which "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson will be executive producer on. ...  

Some new information regarding Guillermo del Toro's take on The Hobbit and its sequel as well as some Lord of the Rings trilogy related news hit the ...  

By Ryan J. Downey Good things may come in threes, but this holiday season is delivering in twos — "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," "Two Weeks ...  

Campanologists will converge on the cathedral’s bell tower on Saturday (November 15) for the first time a full peal attempt has been made on the building’s ...  

Caption: Cast members from the musical ' Lord Of The Rings' entertaining the audience at Kids Week held in Covent Garden London, England . ...  

London, Nov 9 (ANI): Fans inspired by the Lord of the Rings films are making their own movie ‘Born Of Hope’, which has a 25000 pounds budget, ...  

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" 5. "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" 6. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"  

Would you play a massively multiplayer online game with a gamepad from the plush comfort of your easy chair? If Turbine's cryptic announcement yesterday ...  

... of Europe by geography and a language of such linguistic intrigue that it is believed to have been used by JRR Tolkien as the basis for High Elvish. ...  

The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar is the world's first and only MMORPG based on the books of JRR Tolkien. Players can experience the most ...  

Fans of the "Lord of the Rings" will find its 16 poems interesting. When they were first printed together in 1962, Tolkien puts them within the context of ...  

Anand himself somewhat flippantly tells us it means "Lord of the Rings". The Indian magazine Sportstar chose the former tanslation for the title page of its ...  

So the questions have changed from the simple "In the Lord of the Rings, what color was so-and-so's robe" to "In all of the Lord of the Rings movies, ...  

Having gorged on The Lord of the Rings instalments every winter for three consecutive years (2001 to 2003), the festive season loses some of its film ...  

Turbine has released a new trailer from The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, the first expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online set to be ...  

The question of whether David Anaka is guilty of murder and attempted murder will be answered in Chilliwack Supreme Court later this month. ...