July 15, 200719 yr Author Well on the map attached, the road which I have marked as blue will be closed, forcing all the vehicles onto the ring-road (the orange road which goes around the north, apart from vehicles coming in from Salisbury road (like I will be) & Romsey Road whom will be directed though the town centre to get to that other orange loop. With the truck racing on at Thruxton also this weekend, it's going to be chaotic, damn the road planners idiotic scheduling with project "inspire" :veryangry2:
July 17, 200719 yr Author Asda apologises for Potter jibes Supermarket chain Asda has apologised for criticising the publisher of the new Harry Potter book for a "potty" recommended retail price of £17.99. It had accused Bloomsbury of "blatant profiteering" in a press release and in an interview with BBC Radio Five Live. Bloomsbury then cancelled a delivery of 500,000 copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but cited a row about "unsettled bills" as the reason. However, Asda has now stressed the book will now be on its shelves after all. It is currently advertising it for less than half of the recommended price - £8.87 - on its website, the same as arch-rival Tesco. Many other chains are offering similarly large discounts, but independent bookshops have complained that they cannot compete with this pricing policy while still hoping to make profits. 'Long-running' row Asda had accused Bloomsbury of "attempting to hold children to ransom" by pricing the book at nearly £18. Before the apology was made, company spokesman Ed Watson told BBC Radio Five Live that he believed it was no coincidence the publisher wanted to stop Asda's order. "It just seems funny that after we expose the potty Potter price hike, Bloomsbury are trying everything they can to stop kids getting hold of Harry Potter at a price they can afford," he said. However, Bloomsbury always denied that this statement had been a factor in the row. Instead, marketing director Minna Fry blamed a dispute about invoices had been "going on a while - going on for weeks, actually". "We always said we wouldn't provide them with the books until that was sorted out," she added. On the subject of the book's price, however, Bloomsbury did maintain that "at 608 pages, £17.99 is extremely good value". Now, though, Asda has withdrawn its previous statement and has apologised unreservedly. "We look forward to a good relationship with Bloomsbury going forward, including selling the latest Harry Potter book from 0001 BST on Saturday, 21 July, and many other Bloomsbury books in the future," said an Asda spokeswoman. And for Bloomsbury, Ms Fry added: "We are pleased that this situation has been resolved and look forward to working with Asda in the future." Many bookshops are planning to open at midnight on Friday evening to satisfy demand for the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which will bring to an end JK Rowling's tales of a teenage wizard's adventures. Internet 'leak' With fewer than four days to go, pictures of what appeared to be pages from the new novel have been circulating on the internet. Minna Fry told the BBC: "There have been so many fake books going up on the internet over the past four to six weeks. We have no reason to believe that these are anything other than fake either." Meanwhile, the Royal Mail has issued commemorative stamps to celebrate the young wizard's success. There are seven first-class stamps, each featuring the sleeve artwork from a different Harry Potter book. And there is also a separate sheet with five stamps featuring the crests of Hogwarts School and its four houses - Hufflepuff, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Gryffindor. The Royal Mail said the stamps have "some heat-resistant ink that will reveal exciting secrets if you touch them". Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/entertainment/6902031.stm
July 18, 200719 yr ^ You mean the e-books? Yes, it is. My friend has it too and would like to tell me what's in it, but I forbid him to. :( 3 days remaining, people! yay! :dance:
July 18, 200719 yr Harry Potter spoilers proliferate By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer Tue Jul 17, 9:56 PM ET NEW YORK - In the final days before the world learns whether Harry Potter lives or dies, spoilers — or those pretending to spoil — are spreading on the Internet. On Tuesday, digital images of what may be the entire text of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," including 36 chapters and a seven-page epilogue, were circulating among Web users. The book was apparently photographed as it lay on a carpet speckled with green and red, a hand at the bottom holding down the pages. A separate link, http://www.zendurl.com/h/hallows, also displayed a seven-page epilogue and a 36-chapter table of contents from "Deathly Hallows," coming out July 21 under ultra-tight security. Similar information appeared Monday on http://spoilerboy.googlepages.com/home. Meanwhile, a resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, has said that he downloaded hundreds of pages from the 784-page book and U.S. publisher Scholastic, Inc., has been busy ordering would-be spoilers to remove their information from the Internet. "I'm guessing we're in the double digits," says Scholastic spokeswoman Kyle Good, who added that requiring material to be pulled down did not mean it was authentic. "There's so much out there that it's confusing for fans. Our lawyers are trying to keep down the amount of spoiler traffic that's out there and clear it from places where fans might be reading." Anxious about keeping a lock on publishing's ultimate mystery, Scholastic has refused all along to say whether a spoiler has the real book or not. According to Good, there is more than one version of the full Potter text on the Internet. She said the different versions all "looked convincing" and all had different content from each other. Leaked copies of other highly anticipated works have appeared online in recent years, from O.J. Simpson's canceled tale of murder, "If I Did It," to "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith," which could be downloaded before the film's release with the help of a file-sharing program, BitTorrent, an apparent source of the full Potter book. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_en_ot/books_potter_spoilers
July 18, 200719 yr Author Right, if you have any spoilers regarding the book, can you post it in this thread: http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40185 This thread will be spoiler free :policeman::thumbsup:
July 20, 200719 yr Death looms over Harry and Tony NEW YORK - How could any two people (OK, they're fictional, but still) be more different than Harry Potter and Tony Soprano? One's scrawny, clever, good-hearted, steadfast. The other's hefty, menacing, philandering, morally unsound. Yet by a quirk of timing that has both their final chapters unfolding within a month and change, they're linked as 2007's icons of pop culture. Last month we agitated, cogitated, speculated over whether Tony would live or die. (Some are still wondering, but let's not go THERE again.) Now, Internet spoilers aside, we're desperately waiting to see what happens to Harry, beloved of millions, in J.K. Rowling's final tome. But is that all they share? Come to think of it, maybe these two characters do have a few things in common worth exploring. (After all, what else is there to do before Friday at midnight?) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_en_mo/harry_and_tony Rowling bids her boy wizard goodbye EDINBURGH, Scotland - Harry Potter's life hangs in the balance. Millions of fans are holding their breath. Meanwhile, his creator is baking a cake — and keeping her secret. On Saturday, readers around the globe will learn the schoolboy wizard's fate with the publication of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling's fantasy series. Will Harry defeat his evil nemesis, Lord Voldemort, and restore order to the wizarding world? Will he die in the attempt, as many fans fear — and as Rowling, an expert narrative tease, has hinted? "Harry's story comes to a definite end in book seven," is all she will say a few days before publication, serving up tea and home-baked sponge cake in her comfortable Edinburgh house. Writing the final words of the saga felt "like a bereavement." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_en_ot/j_k__rowling Fans flock to stores for Harry Potter LONDON - The witching hour is almost here. Thousands of would-be warlocks, sorcerers and ordinary, non-magical Muggles lined up outside bookstores from Sydney to Seattle on Friday, eager to get their hands on "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh and final volume in the boy wizard's saga. In a now-familiar ritual that is part sales frenzy and part Halloween party, bookstores across Britain were flinging open their doors at a minute past midnight Saturday. Shops as far afield as Singapore and Australia were putting the book on sale at the same time; the United States was to follow from midnight EDT. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_en_ot/harry_potter
July 20, 200719 yr An online sale every four seconds spells Harry Potter world record An online sale every four seconds spells Harry Potter world record Last updated at 16:25pm on 20th July 2007 Comments (7) Pottermania: Harry and Hermione lookalikes in the queue at Waterstone's in Piccadilly Advance online sales for the new Harry Potter book have smashed all records. Internet bookseller Amazon said that pre-publication orders had totalled 2.2 million globally, a 47 per cent increase on the previous record set by Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. At the peak on Tuesday, Amazon was selling one copy of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows every four seconds. Christopher North, head of books at Amazon.co.uk, said: "While Harry Potter is originally a British phenomenon, the young wizard has captured the imagination of the world." Read more... Internet abuzz with Harry Potter secretsBloody finale of last Harry Potter book (Do not read if you don't want to know what happens!)Harry Potter: Genius or garbage?VIDEO: Die-hard fans queue in all weathers for the latest book (Windows) VIDEO: Die-hard fans queue in all weathers for the latest book (Real) The advance sales come as bookshops and supermarkets are engaged in a price war, with some stores selling the £17.99 book for as little as £5. Morrisons intensified the Harry Potter price war when it announced that it was dropping its price to £4.99 to undercut rival chain Asda by a penny. The novel goes on sale at midnight and shops are due to stay open into the early hours to cope with demand. Fans from across Europe - and some from the US - have been queuing outside Waterstone's in Piccadilly for three days to be certain of getting their hands on a copy of the latest JK Rowling work, with some waving placards such as "Honk for Harry" and "Harry Potter, I love queuing". Chellie Carr, 17, from Michigan, said she had pestered her mother to bring her to London. "For all the other books she said, 'No, it's just a book,' but for this one, she said yes," she said. Melyssa Tari, an 18-year-old student from Canada, said: "I managed to save enough for the trip and when my mum saw I was serious she decided to come with me. "I slept outside the store last night and it was very cold and rainy and I hardly slept. Clue in the title? Death is set to be a major theme in the last of the Harry Potter books "But it is all worth it. I love Harry Potter as it is an entirely different world that you can escape into." Cahina Lewis, who was dressed as a witch, said: "For the last nine or 10 years it's been such a big part of my life. "I've been talking to my friends about Harry Potter theories for so long and I'm not going to be able to do that any more. What will I do with my life?" Charity ChildLine said it was bracing itself for a surge of calls from distressed children after the book goes on sale. Senior ChildLine supervisor Kate Trench warned the anticipated death of a key characters could upset young readers. "Death and loss of any kind can make children feel upset, angry and afraid. The story could bring back unhappy memories for children who have lost friends, relatives or pets," she said. Asda will be selling its 500,000 copies for £5. Sales will be limited to two per person to prevent bulk-buying. Tesco will be selling the book for £10, or £5 to anyone who spends a total of £50. Morrisons dropped its price from £5.99 to £4.99 to undercut its rivals.
July 20, 200719 yr Author The Big Price Cuts: Asda: £5.00, Max of 2 books Woolies - £6.99, need to spend £10 on other items (otherwise it's 8.99) Tesco - £5... Need to spend another £50!!!, otherwises it's a tenner Morrison's - £4.99, Max of 1 book per person Prices correct as of this morning, no doubt they will be lowered to keep in competition, the cost price of the book is £8. I'm going to risk the semi-flooded areas and still get to Andover tonight :)
July 21, 200719 yr Death looms over Harry and Tony NEW YORK - How could any two people (OK, they're fictional, but still) be more different than Harry Potter and Tony Soprano? One's scrawny, clever, good-hearted, steadfast. The other's hefty, menacing, philandering, morally unsound. Yet by a quirk of timing that has both their final chapters unfolding within a month and change, they're linked as 2007's icons of pop culture. Last month we agitated, cogitated, speculated over whether Tony would live or die. (Some are still wondering, but let's not go THERE again.) Now, Internet spoilers aside, we're desperately waiting to see what happens to Harry, beloved of millions, in J.K. Rowling's final tome. But is that all they share? Come to think of it, maybe these two characters do have a few things in common worth exploring. (After all, what else is there to do before Friday at midnight?) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_en_mo/harry_and_tony Rowling bids her boy wizard goodbye EDINBURGH, Scotland - Harry Potter's life hangs in the balance. Millions of fans are holding their breath. Meanwhile, his creator is baking a cake — and keeping her secret. On Saturday, readers around the globe will learn the schoolboy wizard's fate with the publication of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling's fantasy series. Will Harry defeat his evil nemesis, Lord Voldemort, and restore order to the wizarding world? Will he die in the attempt, as many fans fear — and as Rowling, an expert narrative tease, has hinted? "Harry's story comes to a definite end in book seven," is all she will say a few days before publication, serving up tea and home-baked sponge cake in her comfortable Edinburgh house. Writing the final words of the saga felt "like a bereavement." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_en_ot/j_k__rowling Fans flock to stores for Harry Potter LONDON - The witching hour is almost here. Thousands of would-be warlocks, sorcerers and ordinary, non-magical Muggles lined up outside bookstores from Sydney to Seattle on Friday, eager to get their hands on "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh and final volume in the boy wizard's saga. In a now-familiar ritual that is part sales frenzy and part Halloween party, bookstores across Britain were flinging open their doors at a minute past midnight Saturday. Shops as far afield as Singapore and Australia were putting the book on sale at the same time; the United States was to follow from midnight EDT. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_en_ot/harry_potter Ooooh, don't even get me STARTED on the Sopranos finale. :dozey: But I don't think Harry will die. I'm one of the few that'll think he'll survive- but barely. I'm just being hopeful, I guess. I could go to a midnight party but I'll wait until the morning. I'm so excited!
July 21, 200719 yr Author Picked up my copy up at 12:44... ...which is bad compared to my mate who picked his copy up at 12:02 (and has the receipt to prove it). I fell asleep at chapter 2 :(
July 21, 200719 yr Didn't get mine till 1 in the morning, as I didn't sign up for pre-release. Still managed to finish late this morning. I won't say anything except...OH MY GOD. She damn near wrote the perfect ending.
July 21, 200719 yr My theory is that Harry won't die, cause Joanne needs some certainty that in case she wouldn't have much money she could write one more book :D
July 22, 200719 yr Author I see somebody doesn't know the meaning of a spoiler free thread... ...If you have any details of what is contained within the book, post it in the spoiler thread (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40185), so not to spoil the ending for the people who are slow readers.
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