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	Chapter 4: Dune systems
		Dune growth and movement is the result of sand flow on and around a dune during periods when the wind is strong enough to move sand (for dry sand this threshold is about 15 mph).
		Parabolic dunes have an actively migrating central mass and long arms that extend upwind, as opposed to shorter arms of the barchan that extend downwind (Figures 4-5, 4-6) Also, there are much smaller dunes that do not move called coppice dunes that form when sand accumulates within and around small shrubs or grass.
		Lunette dunes form in the lee of lakes, and assume the shape of the shoreline, which is the immediate source of sand for construction of this immobile bedform.
	www2.nature.nps.gov /geology/parks/whsa/geows/Chapter4.htm (3574 words)

	Alliance For The Great Lakes
		A cell-unit currently cannot exceed 10 acres in size for sand dune mining operations that commence operation after March 31, 1977 or for the expansion of sand dune mining operations that existed before March 31, 1977.
		Sand dune mining is the removal of sand from sand dune areas for commercial or industrial purposes.
		Dune sand is considered one type of industrial sand and is used by industry because of its high quartz content and the size and shape of the its grains.
	www.lakemichigan.org /habitat/dune_definitions_mining.asp (653 words)

	Dune universe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the time of Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse Dune, the turmoil caused by the fall of the God Emperor and the Scattering of trillions of humans into the freedom of unknown space is settling into a new pattern.
		Hunters of Dune is the first of two novels based on an existing framework that Frank Herbert wrote prior to his death (the working title of that framework is known as Dune 7).
		Prelude to Dune: Dune: House Atreides • Dune: House Harkonnen • Dune: House Corrino
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dune_universe (3085 words)

	DUNE CCG Rules
		Self-appointed wardens of Dune, the Fremen await the day when enough water has been collected to begin the transformation of their planet.
		DUNE is a game of political and economic rivalry in which you and your opponents each represent an Imperial House vying for admission to the Landsraad High Council.
		Dune becomes your homeworld (but unlike other homeworlds, it remains unique) and gains allegiance to your sponsor, losing all other allegiances.
	www.ccgworkshop.com /games/dune/rules/dune.rules.htm (12367 words)

	Chapter 2: Quaternary Geology of the White Sands Area
		Dome dunes are low forms without slipfaces that are commonly found on the upwind margins of the main dune field at White Sands (Figure 2-15A).
		Their boundary with the active dunes of the barchanoid dune field corresponds roughly to the point at which interdunes are damp due to proximity to the water table.
		The map showing the distribution of stabilized and active dune fields of the high plains (Figure 2-18) illustrates that the eolian system at White Sands is part of a much more extensive system of eolian dune fields located both on the high plains and in the greater Rocky Mountain region.
	www2.nature.nps.gov /geology/parks/whsa/geows/Chapter2.htm (6288 words)

	Frank Herbert's Dune - Forget what you know!
		There are Elements of Dune in Star Wars (though that's not likely to be admitted), in Lexx, The Matrix and unquestionably in Tremors (not to mention the writings of this hack right here!).
		Dune begins as the Atreides family, one of the Major Ruling houses of the Galaxy prepares to assume the Fiefdom of Arrakis (known by the natives as the desert planet Dune) the sole provider of Spice upon which all commerce is based!
		Dune by Frank Herbert reviewed by J.C. Maçek III who is solely responsible for his views and his desire to raise brobdignagian worms with which he can control galactic commerce!
	www.worldsgreatestcritic.com /dunenovel.html (1908 words)

	Glossary of Coastal Terms
		This coastal glossary includes terminology used in coastal science, engineering, geology, management, nearshore oceanography and the technologies that characterize, measure, describe or quantify the physical properties, processes and changes of the coastal zone.
		Dunes: (1) Accumulations of windblown sand on the BACKSHORE, usually in the form of small hills or ridges, stabilized by vegetation or control structures.
		Slope: The degree of inclination to the horizontal.
	www.csc.noaa.gov /text/glossary.html (15870 words)

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		Dune fans visiting the area should take the time to pay tribute to the place where it all started, or at least pick up a book or tourist guide from the area.
		This idea was advanced in a French edition of Dune, and is supported by the fact that Beverly died shortly before and Frank shortly after _Chapterhouse: Dune_ was published, and of course the touching dedication and afterword.
		However, it is apparently disproved by the fact that FH planned and had begun working on another Dune novel before he died, and that he did not know of his terminal disease when he wrote what was to be the last volume in the Chronicles.
	www.jammed.com /usenet/faq/sf/dune-faq/part1 (4869 words)

	Dune (novel)
		Against this background, Dune chronicles the conflict between the aristocratic House Atreides and its enemy the House Harkonnen, behind whom lurks Shaddam IV, leader of House Corrino and Emperor of the Known Universe.
		Dune is the sole source of melange, also known as "the spice" that gives limited prescience and prolongs the user's lifespan; with it the Guild Navigators see a path through foldspace, and the Bene Gesserit can enhance their abilities.
		On the political level Dune is the tale of a conflict between three noble houses - the House Atreides, the House Harkonnen and the House Corrino.
	www.mcfly.org /en/Dune_(novel) (3585 words)

	Dune 2000 Game, Children of dune, child, image, sound
		http://wso.williams.edu/~mhacker/dune.html contains a chronology of the events of the Dune universe and the year of their occurence, an image gallery, a shooting script, and sounds.
		http://www.usul.net/books/dune_quotes.asp contains a selection of quotes from Frank Herbert's Dune novel and its related novels that are the basis for the film Dune.
		http://ddraven.tripod.com/dune/ a fun Dune related quiz which predicts which character in Dune you are most like based on your answers to quiz questions.
	www.movieprop.com /tvandmovie/reviews/dunelinks.htm (779 words)

	alt.fan.dune Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Part 1/4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Dune fans visiting the area should take the time to pay tribute to the place where it all started, or at least pick up a book or tourist guide from the area.
		This idea was advanced in a French edition of Dune, and is supported by the fact that Beverly died shortly before and Frank shortly after _Chapterhouse: Dune_ was published, and of course the touching dedication and afterword.
		However, it is apparently disproved by the fact that FH planned and had begun working on another Dune novel before he died, and that he did not know of his terminal disease when he wrote what was to be the last volume in the Chronicles.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/sf/dune-faq/part1 (4827 words)

	Tidal Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Scour at Bridges Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 25 Chapter 7 - Hydraulics ...
		On beaches where dunes are present, the seaward toe of the dune marks the end of the backshore.
		If dunes are not present on the beach, the landward limit of the beach backshore is generally considered to be the upper limit of storm wave impacts.
		This dune erosion will be greater when the period of maximum storm surge coincides with a high astronomic tide (Figure 7.3, Profile C).
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /engineering/hydraulics/hydrology/hec25c7.cfm (6157 words)

	Dune Extended Edition DVD
		In an ill-conceived attempt to address complaints from both casual movie-watchers and Dune aficionados, an extended edition was created, which includes 40 minutes of deleted scenes and a supplemental prologue intended to explain the convoluted background universe.
		The disk is housed in an attractive metal presentation case, along with a "Dune Terminology" flyer instead of a more in-depth booklet.
		Brian Herbert - Interview with the co-author of the Dune Prequels, and the son of the late legendary Frank Herbert!
	www.scifidimensions.com /Mar06/duneextendeddvd.htm (864 words)

	BrothersJudd.com - Review of Frank Herbert's Dune
		Like Clavell, the great strength of Herbert's novel is the way that he intertwines plots and schemes: everyone has their own agenda; alliances are temporary and purely expedient; loyalties are shifting; even kinship is no bar to treachery.
		As plots and counterplots explode, sometimes quite literally, Paul and the Lady Jessica are turned out into the desert of Dune where no humans can long survive exposure to the elements, but they are taken in by the mysterious Fremen, a fierce desert people who believe that Paul may be their Messiah.
		Melange, the spice of Dune, is so valuable because it is basically a mind-altering drug, which is used by the Spacing Guild to warp space and time and facilitate intergalactic travel.
	www.brothersjudd.com /index.cfm/fuseaction/reviews.detail/book_id/765 (572 words)

	DrBeach.Org
		DUNE Mound or ridge of sand deposited by the wind, capable of movement when unvegetated.
		Dune building can be augmented by sand fencing or planting beach grass.
		DUNE RESTORATION Technique of rebuilding an eroded or degraded dune through one or more methods (sand fill, fencing, revegetation, etc.).
	www.drbeach.org /drbeach/beach_terminology02.htm (348 words)

	Dune. The books, etc.
		DUNE, now a bestseller, won the first Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for SF in the year it was first published.
		Paul Atreides is the son of Duke Leto and his bound concubine, the Lady Jessica, an adept of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood.
		When Paul and the Lady Jessica arrive on Dune, the Fremen, the native desert-dwellers of Dune, believe that Prophecy has come to be; that their long-promised messiah, young Paul, has come to liberate them.
	home.tiscali.be /sclaus/www/dune_the_books.htm (1790 words)

	Dune : terms
		DUNE MEN: idiomatic for open sand workers, spice hunters and the like on Arrakis.
		DUST CHASM: any deep crevasse or depression on the desert of Arrakis that has been filled with dust not apparently different from the surrounding surface; a deadly trap because human or animal will sink in it and smother.
		TAU, THE: in Fremen terminology, that oneness of a sietch community enhanced by spice diet and especially the tau orgy of oneness elicited by drinking the Water of Life.
	www.fortunecity.com /lavender/007/240/livres/duneterms.htm (5651 words)

	ASF Australian Speleological Federation - Terminology
		A limestone formed on land by solution and redeposition of calcium carbonate in coastal dune sands containing a large proportion of calcareous sand from mollusc shells and other organic remains.
		Affixing a metal tag bearing a cave number near its entrance, normally by means of rock drill and a small nail.
		W.H. Monroe 1970 A Glossary of Karst Terminology.
	www.caves.org.au /i_terminology.htm (6048 words)

	Hollywood Gothique: Dune (1984) Review
		On the plus side, DUNE is not a safe, conventional movie adaptation, wherein the text is embalmed in celluloid without any cinematic life of its own.
		None of the bonus features comes to grips with the heart of the DUNE problem, which was grappling with how to faithfully translate Frank Herbert's excellent epic novel to the screen; instead, the focus on technical details.
		This featurette provides about the only admission that the DUNE adaptation was not a complete success, in terms of capturing the story, but extols the films visual virtues.
	hollywoodgothique.com /dune1984.html (1767 words)

	Dune DVD Review - MovieWeb
		Dune is one of those movies that I don't think I fully appreciated when it first came out.
		While I know that there is a giant lore around this film of what it was or what it could've been, Dune will forever remain a great example of film's potential to tell great stories.
		It was while I was watching this segment that I realized Dune may have had a hand in killing the costume epic.
	www.movieweb.com /dvd/release/20/55720/review1259.php (1080 words)

	DuneStuff - Dune movie merchandise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		For years afterward, whenever anyone mentioned Dune it would invariably be in the context of biggest movie flops, categorized with the likes of Cleopatra and Heaven's Gate.
		Lynch's Dune is more art film than sci-fi action blockbuster, a fact that has only caused misunderstanding and disappointment for most viewers who've watched it under different expectations.
		I consider Dune nothing less than a flawed, misunderstood masterpiece of the science fiction genre, one that's faced an unfair fight for recognition and respectability ever since its debut.
	www.mindspring.com /~dunestuff (2033 words)

	Coastal Terminology
		It commonly had DUNES, vegetated areas, and swampy terranes (see BARRIER FLAT) extending from the beach into the lagoon.
		A cross-section taken perpendicular to a given beach contour; the profile may include the face of a dune or sea wall, extend over the backshore, across the foreshore, and seaward underwater into the nearshore zone.
		In beach terminology, the zone of variable width extending from the low water line through the breaker zone.
	www.flowmeterdirectory.com /coastal_terminology.html (11947 words)

	Giedi Prime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Giedi Prime is the name of a fictional planet set in Frank Herbert's Dune universe described in the Dune science fiction novels.
		Giedi Prime wasn`t always the industrial wasteland that is depicted in the original Dune novels and cinematic incarnations.
		Following the novel God Emperor of Dune, Giedi Prime is renamed Gammu.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Giedi_Prime (427 words)

	DVD Review - Dune: Extended Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Following his less than stellar presentation that never came close to box office expectations and was bordering on an almost "bomb" status, Lynch was not too keen on remaining in the shadow of a huge disappointment and quickly moved on to films that were better suited to showcase his unusual, yet awe inspiring talent.
		Also included is a fold out insert that displays some "Dune" terminology, just to bring you up to speed before sitting down to take in a viewing of either cut of the feature presentations of "Dune".
		Here she discusses how "Dune" could have easily been a 4 hour and 20 minute epic film to capture all of the complexities that the story involved, once all of the characters and full storylines were assembled.
	www.dvdreview.com /reviews/pages/2200.shtml (1489 words)

	Dune: Extended Edition DVD Review
		For any fan of the feature film version of “Dune,” this DVD release is a must purchase because it not only presents both the theatrical and extended edition in an anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) aspect ratio, but it also presented the extended version with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound.
		The production design of “Dune” is just as epic as the film itself with another nice featurette (8:54) that is complemented by a gallery of fl and white and color production photos as well as some beautiful paintings and sketches that I wish would be published in a new book celebrating the film in retrospect.
		An insert illustrating the DVD contents on one side and an abridged “Terminology of Dune” on the inside is included within the handsome tin skinned keep case.
	www.genreonline.net /Dune_Extended_Edition_DVD.html (1400 words)

	SCIFI.COM : Dune
		Barbara Kodetova is a renowned Czech actress who has tackled roles in works ranging from Shakespeare to Tennessee Williams to Vaclav Havel — and now Frank Herbert's Dune, in which she stars as Chani.
		Kodetova, who is fluent in English, read Frank Herbert's novel and familiarized herself with the terminology of Dune before filming began.
		The word she most hated mastering was "offworlders," because the Czech language has neither the letter "w" nor the phoneme "erl," as in "world." A native English speaker's equivalent dilemma would be trying to pronounce "zmrzlina," the Czech word for ice cream.
	www.scifi.com /dune_2k/biosbk.html (338 words)

	anarchius.org > QuaxWrite > Book Review: Dune - Terminology of the Imperium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This was the erstwhile fief of Atreides family, before Leto Atreides accepted the fief of Dune and moved to the new planet.
		Sandworms are huge worms that live in the sands of the desert planet of Dune.
		All water on Dune is hidden underground by the Sandtrout, as they form a planetary cover, storing all free water making the surface of the water completely dry.
	anarchius.org /write014a.htm (2227 words)

	IGN: Dune (Extended Edition) Review
		They detail many elements of the production that were not addressed in the featurettes (the pollution in the Mexico City location was so bad that breathing itself was akin to smoking 40 cigarettes a day), and chronicle the history of the original series of books.
		This substandard quality is further exacerbated by the choice to put all of the material on a single disc, thereby reducing the bit rate of the transfer(s) to an unsuitable level, especially given the visual design and cinematographic complexity of the picture.
		So while the very existence of this multiple-version DVD is a triumph in and of itself for fans of science fiction filmmaking, and Dune in particular, its purchase, exhibition and subsequent filing on DVD shelves across America ranks as a bittersweet celebration indeed.
	dvd.ign.com /articles/684/684169p3.html (717 words)

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