On Sun, 21 Jan 2001 11:50:29 +0000, Arachne4Dos wrote:
>Hi gangue,
>
>I'm back!
>
>But to what? 586 e-mails in the Arachne folder/file, but I've worked
>my way through them. Once again Michael has released a new (1.70)
>version just as I'm coming to terms with getting 1.69 working the
>way
>I want it to. BUT, even Michael says it looks bad! Hmmmm! will leave
>that till the gurus amongst you move on to 1.71 or whatever.
>
>The Boss (Ella) and myself had a nice break in Sunny Benidorm on the
>Costa Blanca in Spain. Weather a little bit mixed, but drank a FEW
>beers, watched the world go by from a few cafes and just relaxed.
>Booked this as a package holiday, hotel allocated on arrival at
>airport. We ended up in a four star (Hotel Marina) with full three
>meals per day, small suite of rooms at Hotel. Use of Gym and
>Jacuzzi,
>indoor pool and so on. Paid the price for a guaranteed two star
>hotel, so quite happy (VBG 8>} ) with the results.
>
>Just before Christmas, I pointed out how the world was a smaller,
>friendlier place amongst Internet users. Then we come back to the
>horrific story of the two twin babies "sold" as if they were slaves,
>or pots and pans, over the web. From here, we see it as if they were
>almost put up for auction, never mind adoption. We are told they
>were
>first offered to a couple for $4000, but they could'nt come up with
>the cash quickly enough, so they were then placed at $3000 with an
>American couple, but then taken away and placed with these English
>parents who offered $6000 for them. The two babies have been paraded
>on television, and it seems as if the "adoption" was not fully legal
>due to paperwork being incorrect and so on.
>
>The poor kids (who will forever now be known as the Internet babies)
>were finally taken into protective care by the Welsh Social Services
>people, a local/national government protection of minors agency, and
>hopefully things will be sorted out properly for them. I think
>personally the whole thing to be scandalous, and I sincerely hope
>international laws and co-operation will be put into place to
>prevent
>this sort of thing happening again. I have no doubt LD will have
>some
>thoughts on this also. We worry about SPAM, when unscrupulous
>adoption "facilitators" are allowed to advertise and con people like
>this for babies as if they were a commodity like sugar, or cars or
>whatever.
>
>Enough of the "soapbox"! The days are back to getting longer again,
>so we are (in the northern hemisphere at least) heading back towards
>sunlight and warmth, although to-day it's gone up to -3 degrees here
>in Edinburgh. Now you know why I like to get a week in Spain at this
>time of year. Let's hope the new year will see world events
>improving, and the Internet being put to good use and not the junk
>above.
>
>Regards
>
>Mel
>
>--from Mel Evans, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Webmaster Services to Scotts Caravans of Mayfield Dalkeith
>
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--from Mel Evans, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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