The Special List

Links I check regularly:
  • BBC News,
  • The Independent ,
  • Dilbert,
  • Calvin & Hobbes,
  • Randy Glasbergen.
  • News Sources

    TV: BBC News, ITN, CNN
    Newspapers: The Independent , The Guardian, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Evening Standard, The Daily Mail, The Wall Street Journal.
    Internet News: World Wide News Sources on The Internet
    Weather: The Meteorological Office. BBC Weather

    Telecommunications Industry Sources

    International Carriers:
    AT&T, BT, Cable & Wireless
    PTOs (UK):
    COLT, ENERGIS
    PTOs (Overseas):
    Telefonica, France Telecom, Telecom Eirann, Swiss Telecom, Deutsche Telekom
    Telecoms R&D and Manufacturing:
    Bell Labs, Alcatel, Northern Telecom, Plantronics.
    Regulatory, Standards and Facilitation Bodies:
    Oftel,
    International Telecommunications Union (ITU),
    Bellcore,
    International Standards Organisation (ISO)
    British Standards Institute (BSI)
    Long Distance Area Codes,
    North American Number Plan (NANP)
  • Industry News: Total Telecom.
  • Reference: EMAP, d-comm , Network Week

  • Help: W3 - HTML Reference, Acronym Reference, ISDN Tutorial

    Internet Tools and Reference

    Internet Search Tools:
    Yahoo!, WebCrawler, Alta Vista,
    Cyber 411, 'Deja News'
    News group finder,
    Excite, Hotbot, Infoseek, Lycos
    Maps:
    UK Maps,
    Yahoo! Maps for the USA
    Directories:
    Switchboard Home Page for names and numbers in the USA.
    Netscape Home Page
    British Internet Directories:
    UK Online,
    UK Internet Directory.
    Translator:
    Alta Vista Babelfish (English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish).

    Travel

    Air:
    British Airways Global Homepage,
    Virgin Atlantic, British Midland,
    Air UK. easyJet
    Rail:
    Railtrack, Channel Tunnel
    Road:
    Coach services.
    Sea:
    P&O, Hoverspeed
    Others:
    London Transport
    Heathrow and Gatwick Airport Information 
    Hotel/Motel Chains:
    Travelodge, Campanile

    Arts and Entertainment

    Cartoons:
    Peanuts , Dilbert, Calvin & Hobbes.
    Randy Glasbergen
    TV Organisations:
    The BBC, ITVCarlton TV, London Weekend Television. Channel 4, Sky
    Radio Organisations: Capital FM
    Film companies:
    Universal International Pictures, Warner Brothers, Walt Disney, Sony Pictures Entertainment
    Cinema: The Prince Charles Cinema
    Films: Carry On Line, What A Carry On
    Theatre: London Theatre Guide
    Guides: iGuide: The Internet Entertainment Guide 'What's On' theatre guide
    Museums: General List, The Science Museum, The Victoria & Albert Museum, The Natural History Museum, The Museum of Modern Art. The Tate Gallery. National Gallery
    UK National Institutions:
    The Official Royal Web-Site,
    UK Parliament, UK National Lottery,
    Inland Revenue
    Guides: Time Out
    Events: Events Online
    Architecture: Heritage Open Days
    Magazines: Vogue 
    Web Cameras:
    Views of Manhattan Island, Rockefeller Plaza Venice Beach, California,
    Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, XS4ALL, List of cameras from Earthcam
    Days out: Cadburys.

    Miscellaneous

  • Whowhere GLR (unofficial). , United States Postal Service (USPS) , Urban Legends Archive, UK Internet Marketing Hot List, Jubilee Line Extension, Cameo UK Electoral Roll Database

  • General: UK A-Z UK Online.
    Tourist information centres:
    Information Centres
    Regional information:
    UK A-Z Go London,
    Mercurie,
  • General: List of British Chocolate Manufacturers (from Yahoo), Chocolate Lovers' Page.

  • British Chocolate Manufacturers:
    Cadburys, Green and Black's (organic),
    Thorntons, Nestle (ex Rowntree Macintosh)