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#1 2006-09-08 10:29:37

jorkel
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Registered: 2006-08-08
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MaelSTORM (maelstrom)

Google hits on Sept 8, 2006
5,610,000 “maelstrom”
224,000 “maelSTORM”

A “maelstrom” is a violent whirlpool which sucks things in. The ”-strom” part derives from the Old High German “stroum” meaning “stream.” The violent nature of a maelstrom is certainly enough to conjure up notions of a storm. Whence, “maelSTORM.”
Analysis by Joe Krozel

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CD Baby: HOP ON POP: As Drawn by Ethan – Age 2A cornucopia of everything to like about pop music….from acoustic balladry to out-loud shoutalong behind a maelstorm of guitars to 3 part vocal harmonies. ...
www.cdbaby.com/cd/hoponpop – 18k – Cached – Similar pages

Deep Blue Ink > Writing > ProfilesThe beginnings were uncertain, lost in a maelstorm of conflicting aspirations and fulfilment. The eyelids drooped with the falling tears, the shoulder …
www.deepblueink.com/writing/diary/lastword.htm – 14k – Supplemental Result – Cached – Similar pages

Neon Genesis Evangelion 26 Complete Episodes + Movie (English …Thrust into a maelstorm of battle and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage …
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Amazon.com: Tchaikovsky’s Last Days: A Documentary Study: Books …Over the next few months the magazine was a maelstorm of scholarly discussion with Poznansky always taking the day. Even the new Grove Dictionary supports …
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Humorix | Weenie Wars Erupt In Silicon Valley!Slashdot weenies are, as usual, raising a maelstorm over the matter. The entire internet experienced the brunt of the force of the Slashdot Effect. ...
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Chronicles of the Crawlin’ Croc: A Breakup DissectedYou move away from sorrow and jump into a maelstorm of relationships, negotiating your way from sanctuary to sanctuary, hoping against hope that the love …
muggermuch.blogspot.com/2006/04/breakup-dissected.html – 43k – Cached – Similar pages

How’d We Get From the Pyramids to the Projects?: Streets are …There’s a maelstorm of hatred that makes the recent weather patterns look like Spring rain. I don’t know if Paris is burning but you can almost smell the …
pyramids2projects.blogspot.com/2006/07/streets-are-watchingtheir-eyes-are.html – 31k – Cached – Similar pages

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