Web-User: BT and Sky offer broadband deal

"Sky subscribers will save £80 on equipment for BT's no-frills internet service and get a £20 credit on their Sky bill after signing up to broadband for a year."

Miracle workers

"Some 67% of Korean households now have broadband: the UK figure is about 4%. What's more, their broadband is better than ours. Koreans typically get 2Mbps connections, which are four times faster than BT Openworld's standard 512kbps. Korea's "pro" service is 16 times faster than that."

UK gets its millionth broadband customer

"The DTI now supplies figures showing that 63 per cent of the population have access, but only 40 per cent have a choice of supplier. "

Bush: 'Saddam Hussein Is a Threat to Peace'

"Sending a message to the dictator in Iraq that his only chance -- his only choice is full compliance, and the time remaining for that choice is limited."

This was Bush's error reading the auto-cue. The speech was well rehearsed, by the script writers, just like in The West Wing. But over all, he's hitting my nail on the head, I see no other way, and haven't since a month or so after the 9/11.

"All that might be required are a small container and one terrorist..."

Or one hundred terrorists in one hundred cities.

"Alliance with terrorists could allow the Iraqi regime to attack America without leaving any fingerprints."

"Bang bang, you're dead!"

"Who did that?"

" If we have to act, we will take every precaution that is possible. We will plan carefully. We will act with the full power of the United States military."

Plan? The US special forces are already in there, so much has already been done.

Tiscali plugs gap in Internet speed offers

"The 256 kilobits per second service compares with prices of between 25 pounds and 30 pounds for 512k access through digital subscriber line (DSL) technology and cable modems. Tiscali will charge 27 pounds per month for its 512k access...

Freeserve, Britain's largest ISP owned by France's Wanadoo, announced on Friday that it would offer 512k for 20 pounds monthly for the first six months to people who buy computers from top computer retailer PC World.

The offer, in a partnership with PC World owner Dixons, will end after six months and the price will revert to 30 pounds, Freeserve said in a statement. "

Bondholders set to control Telewest

"Cable group Telewest Communications yesterday inched closer to signing a long-awaited financial restructuring package that will see bondholders seize control of the business."

The long walk up the Wrekin We abandoned the three wheeler cross country pushchair. No fucking way could we continue more than 300 meters. Besides too many people were smiling and making comments. We bicycle locked it to a root of an over turned tree.   Half way up there was a little lean-to shop. None of us had cash, I asked, "do you take any form of plastic?" Meanwhile Bradley was wailing, because he could, no other reason. The lady took pity and offered two lollies, "35 pence each that's 70 pence in total." Next time I come, I'll pay her.

  With the 4 cooling towers (see arial view) in the background of Esme saying,"take a picture of us holding our stones like this."

Esme had already found one or two odd stones. While Bradley filled his hat with just stones - everyone... a stone. Plain old stone, but he'd squeak with delight anyway.

  Once we arrived we pointed quickly to Liverpool, Chester... and I didn't hear the rest as Bradley and Esme screamed and screamed, because it was funny to be able to do this and more so when nobody's around for miles and miles and miles.

Unlike in '90, Fear of U.S. Defines U.N. Iraq Debate

"Diplomats here believe France, Russia and others may be willing to accept a far harsher resolution on Iraq than they would prefer in order to preserve the Security Council's relevance and their own voice."

 

It was always coming. Who got the highest bribes? France and Russia, late to the game or the UK - yes Sir, no Sir?

This is titled "Little Beruit." In local parlance.

Shaun shares the breeze outside his house. Damn, I should have taken a picture of his new car, he'd have liked that. "135mph - ooops! Was that the Burger King?"

As can be seen, here's a formidable man, everybody knows Abdul. Who could forget.

The pix you were never to see

Here's an email I sent to Abdul, "Here's those pix. I've deleted them on my machine and not added them to my site, as per your request. Thus, there are no further copies other than these now in your possession.

Sorry for delay, couldn't find walk sheet with your address on.

Skip that they're good pictures! I'll stick them on anyway."

He was very concerned about me sticking them on my site, but only when I said millions of people would be able to see it. This gave me pause for 15 days. But today I decided to expose all.

Former head of Soviet biowarfare, warns that a smallpox release by Iraq could cause a worldwide calamity of biblical proportions

"He offered his prediction: "I don't believe it's going to be a situation where, for example, the entire population of Earth would die, but what we're going to have, specifically, that the number of people who are going to suffer, the number of people who are going to die ... unfortunately, will be very, very big.""

BT Openworld: What price progress?

"

Satellite product	Equipment + installation = one-off set up fee*	Old Monthly fee**	New Monthly fee** +
Business Satellite 500/1	£649.00 + £250 = £899.00	£69.99	£59.99
Business Satellite 500/4	£1,049.00 + £250 = £1,299.00	£139.99	£109.99

"

BTopenworld Satellite Broadband Services

" There are two Satellite services you can choose from:

Business 500/1 - uses satellite modem

Business 500/4 - uses an integrated satellite modem and router*

*The satellite capacity provisioning rules for the Satellite 500/4 service take anticipated increased levels of traffic into consideration and, as a result, Satellite 500/4 customers effectively share satellite capacity with fewer customers than those with the Business 500/1 service."

BT Openworld

" We're pleased to announce that our high speed broadband internet access via satellite service is now available across the whole of the UK."

• download speeds up to 500Kbps*
• upload speeds up to 150Kbps*

SMALL PRINT: * Speeds may be reduced by: weather interference and usage during peak times.

Wow! But I wonder how much. I'll call tomorrow.