tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41347487783015120402024-02-20T10:48:35.095+00:00Rupert's World Of Blog!Blogging on the world of selling books online, living in Bristol and other things that crop up at randomUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134748778301512040.post-28091599560636108512008-08-09T17:20:00.001+00:002008-08-09T17:20:18.791+00:00The Tales of Beedle The Bard - Harry Potter Prequel?The Tales of Beadle the Bard are due to be released to the Public just in time for christmas. With a limited collectors edition and every harry potter fan wanting one for christmas, this is a guaranteed best seller!This review is a spoiler free page for fans to find out more about the different editions, with photo's and facts.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.squidoo.com/tales_of_beadle_the_bard'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/celebrity/The_Tales_of_Beedle_The_Bard_Harry_Potter_Prequel'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Handy for those trainspotting Banksy spotters!</span><br /><br /><br />You can find it <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=%20103846266818547314242.00044d77b6b1d70db3934">here</a> on google maps.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Is this the work of world famous Bristol Graffiti Artist Banksy? </span><br /><a href="http://www.timeout.com/london/aroundtown/features/4799/Pictures_from_The_Cans_Festival_Tunnel.html"></a>The text reads<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >IMAGINE A </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >WORLD WITHOUT</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >BILLBOARDS </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >BEAUTY IS IN THE STREET</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >PARIS MAY 1968 </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVIZED </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >BORDERS = REPRESSION</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQNnGcLNY8ZBAum6T_gYnofwQYjDdMKWFDri2-zxcT7pEuGFyT4auYYE53-xBUi4fl1TOJaOqoXuhc7onBN14KSb3GrmA0J19xTr9kMYpffagB_G4V93Qmoc-0Fyo2CpJRWw-YpyjVJB5/s1600-h/banksyornot+%282%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iu8FhtyOG_WFQF52retgBkAd7oEVsne-UVyOiMxVPI9VbjJV8CSIjQh3mejNO5-5qMv3K2D0Z653xtFdEYqBgch95L4Lp8pN_oodpMjbsmnXx1g2S9c3t4SiNEjizXtikcs3SqVL8uSg/s1600-h/banksyornot+%288%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iu8FhtyOG_WFQF52retgBkAd7oEVsne-UVyOiMxVPI9VbjJV8CSIjQh3mejNO5-5qMv3K2D0Z653xtFdEYqBgch95L4Lp8pN_oodpMjbsmnXx1g2S9c3t4SiNEjizXtikcs3SqVL8uSg/s320/banksyornot+%288%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201528158321397362" border="0" /></a>BORDERS = REPRESSION<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">So What Do You Think? Banksy Or Not?</span><br />Now whether it's Banksy, or not I can't be sure as it's not tagged or credited. Though judging By the scale of it and over 7 full size billboards it's certainly an audacious piece that would have taken some balls, some organisation and would be quite typical of Banksy. After all, he's probably back home in Bristol now after putting together the much publicised 'exhibition' in London entitled <a href="http://www.timeout.com/london/aroundtown/features/4799/Pictures_from_The_Cans_Festival_Tunnel.html">'The Cans Festival'</a><br /><br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VH13sxAQPj4&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VH13sxAQPj4&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">On the other hand is it far too political and abstract for Banksy and not arty enough?</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Also, when did it first appear?<br /></span>Will the billboard company get it removed/replaced before the art collectors come along with a chainsaw and auction it on ebay?<br /><br /><!-- SpringWidgets | RSS Reader (#23) | HTML | Generated on 05/18/2008 --><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" id="springwidgets_23" data="http://downloads.thespringbox.com/web/wrapper.php?file=RSS Reader.sbw" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" align="middle" height="418" width="400"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="movie" value="http://downloads.thespringbox.com/web/wrapper.php?file=RSS Reader.sbw"><param name="flashvars" value="param_param=http%3A%2F%2Frss.api.ebay.com%2Fws%2Frssapi%3FFeedName%3DSearchResults%26siteId%3D3%26language%3Den-GB%26output%3DRSS20%26sacqy%3D%26catref%3DC5%26fobfmt%3D1%26sacur%3D0%26sorefinesearch%3D1%26fsop%3D3%26fsoo%3D2%26saslt%3D2%26from%3DR14%26saobfmts%3Dexsif%26afepn%3D5335912181%26sacqyop%3Dge%26saslc%3D0%26floc%3D1%26sabfmts%3D1%26ga10244%3D10425%26saprclo%3D24.99%26sascs%3D1%26saprchi%3D%26saaff%3Dafepn%26ftrv%3D6%26fbfmt%3D1%26ftrt%3D2%26fcl%3D3%26ft%3D1%26frpp%3D50%26nojspr%3Dy%26customid%3Dsqb12ZQblgBksy%26satitle%3Dbanksy%26afmp%3D5335824674%26sacat%3D75295%26saslop%3D1%26fss%3D0&param_style_borderColor=0x3300CC&param_style_brandUrl=&param_compactView=false"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgColor" value="0x000000"><embed bgcolor="0x000000" allownetworking="all" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://downloads.thespringbox.com/web/wrapper.php?file=RSS%20Reader.sbw" flashvars="param_param=http%3A%2F%2Frss.api.ebay.com%2Fws%2Frssapi%3FFeedName%3DSearchResults%26siteId%3D3%26language%3Den-GB%26output%3DRSS20%26sacqy%3D%26catref%3DC5%26fobfmt%3D1%26sacur%3D0%26sorefinesearch%3D1%26fsop%3D3%26fsoo%3D2%26saslt%3D2%26from%3DR14%26saobfmts%3Dexsif%26afepn%3D5335912181%26sacqyop%3Dge%26saslc%3D0%26floc%3D1%26sabfmts%3D1%26ga10244%3D10425%26saprclo%3D24.99%26sascs%3D1%26saprchi%3D%26saaff%3Dafepn%26ftrv%3D6%26fbfmt%3D1%26ftrt%3D2%26fcl%3D3%26ft%3D1%26frpp%3D50%26nojspr%3Dy%26customid%3Dsqb12ZQblgBksy%26satitle%3Dbanksy%26afmp%3D5335824674%26sacat%3D75295%26saslop%3D1%26fss%3D0&param_style_borderColor=0x3300CC&param_style_brandUrl=&param_compactView=false" quality="high" name="springwidgets_23" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="418" width="400"></embed></object><div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; width: 400px;"><a href="http://www.springwidgets.com/widgets/view/23/?param_param=http%3A%2F%2Frss.api.ebay.com%2Fws%2Frssapi%3FFeedName%3DSearchResults%26siteId%3D3%26language%3Den-GB%26output%3DRSS20%26sacqy%3D%26catref%3DC5%26fobfmt%3D1%26sacur%3D0%26sorefinesearch%3D1%26fsop%3D3%26fsoo%3D2%26saslt%3D2%26from%3DR14%26saobfmts%3Dexsif%26afepn%3D5335912181%26sacqyop%3Dge%26saslc%3D0%26floc%3D1%26sabfmts%3D1%26ga10244%3D10425%26saprclo%3D24.99%26sascs%3D1%26saprchi%3D%26saaff%3Dafepn%26ftrv%3D6%26fbfmt%3D1%26ftrt%3D2%26fcl%3D3%26ft%3D1%26frpp%3D50%26nojspr%3Dy%26customid%3Dsqb12ZQblgBksy%26satitle%3Dbanksy%26afmp%3D5335824674%26sacat%3D75295%26saslop%3D1%26fss%3D0&param_style_borderColor=0x3300CC&param_style_brandUrl=&param_compactView=false&width=400&height=400" target="_blank">Get this widget!</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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See <a href="http://thebookgarden.blogspot.com/2007/08/i-signed-up-for-pay-per-post.html">this post</a> for details.<br /><br />I joined ClixGalore earlier this month, though have yet to implement many of their ads so have no income yet. Commission Junction is showing some nice earnings from referrals to some paid opinion sites where people get rewards for completing surveys like this one -<br /><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/q465tenkem144B39B7132676562" target="_top"><br /><img src="http://www.awltovhc.com/8c108kpthnl699G8EGC687BCBAB7" alt="Make your opinion count!" border="0"/></a><br /><br /><br />And I am also picking up some earnings from Affiliate Future too!<br /><br /><a href='http://www.affiliatefuture.co.uk/registration/affiliates.asp?AffiliateID=99183'><img src='http://banners.affiliatefuture.com/120x60blue.gif' border=0></a><br /><br />Though the main purpose of this post is to show a few of the wacky items people have either bought from amazon through my links or looked at! I'm also showing off my newly installed java script so I can show you the full details of these on my site! So here we go - <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebookgarden.co.uk/detail.php?xasinx=0521556872" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/21F2P2MQP4L.jpg" /><br />The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Romance </a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebookgarden.co.uk/detail.php?xasinx=0007177054" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/21687MNFDWL.jpg" /><br />Hotel California: Singer-songwriters and Cocaine Cowboys in the L.A. Canyons 1967-1976</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebookgarden.co.uk/detail.php?xasinx=0552771899" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/21GK0ACWCDL.jpg" /><br />The White Island: The Extraordinary History of the Mediterranean's Capital of Hedonism</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebookgarden.co.uk/detail.php?xasinx=B00079W7TG" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/21awDoFIR0L.jpg" /><br />Aspire AS3694, Intel Celeron 440, 15.4" TFT with Acer CrystalBrite screen, 512MB memory, 80GB Hard Disk Drive, DVD Super-Multi, Shared graphics, WiFi, 5 in 1 Card Reader, Windows Vista Basic</a> I would have been a very happy bunny if I'd sold one of these, though lots did look at it!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebookgarden.co.uk/detail.php?xasinx=B000GLKZ30" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/11PkpnAjdgL.jpg" /><br />Bose Sounddock Digital Music System</a> And one of these days I'd really like to buy one of these myself!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebookgarden.co.uk/detail.php?xasinx=B0009WA0E0" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/21YM4XPWCNL.jpg" /><br />Chubb B-3G114E-PB-67 5 Lever Mortice Deadlock (British Standard) - Polished Brass Finish</a> Security seems to have been popular too!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebookgarden.co.uk/detail.php?xasinx=B000LB0Y8Q" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/215H7P649JL.jpg" /><br />MTD001 Adjustable wall mount bracket for large Plasma and LCD screens.</a> These wall mounts for plasma and LCD screens are in high demand!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebookgarden.co.uk/detail.php?xasinx=B000PGM3DQ" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/21-HkoCGRcL.jpg" /><br />JTS JS-1 Large Diaphragm Condensor Studio Mic + Shock Mount & Case</a> Amazon are even moving into the market traditionaly coveted by Studio Spares for Pro-Audio gear!<br /><br />And Finally, at the end of the day - <br /><a href="http://www.thebookgarden.co.uk/detail.php?xasinx=B000P4P3BC" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/31uDADsptIL.jpg" /><br />NEW VITAMIN C SHOWER 5 FUNCTION SHOWER WATER FILTER FOR PERFECT CHLORINE REMOVAL, MULTI FUNCTION, SHOWER, MASSAGE, SPRAY, SOFT SHOWER, STOP.ACTS AS IONISER WHILST SHOWERING GREAT FOR SKIN & HAIR, HELPS WITH SENSITIVE SKIN & SKIN ALLERGIES, IDEAL FOR INFANTS & CHILDREN - SUPPLIED WITH 2 FILTERS</a> For those living in areas where the tap waters not too clever, makes a huge difference in hair condition.<br /><br />Before climbing into -<br /><a href="http://www.thebookgarden.co.uk/detail.php?xasinx=B000ARK8KK" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/212KC4FYJFL.jpg" /><br />Deluxe Raised Airbed</a> Well it would normally be a proper bed, but these things inflate in minutes and pack away almost as fast. The other advantage being they do elevate you off the floor so ideal for guests and temporary visitors.<br /><br /> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/2ydmxg"><img src="http://tinyurl.com/2l6ty9"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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