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This is just so awesome. The complete BBC catalogue of over 1 million past programmes going online – I wonder how many of programmes you will be able to download! There is a wonderful snippet of what is to come here Showing John Peel’s rise to fame graphically. All very cool indeed.
Well done Ben the BBC and everyone else who is involved, this is really revolutionary stuff.
Here is Hugh trying to redeem Budget Rent A Car system. Budget is the victim of one of my person embargoes ever since one of their franchisees took me to court over a broken rear screen in an estate car that I rented. I hotly disputed the case and gained a personal victory when the judge threw the case out of the court (Up yours, Budget). The Judge stated that glass insurance should cover all glass rather than just the front windscreen. What made it worse was the hostility and nastiness that emanated from Budget in the months leading upto the case. So I guess they lost several thousand pounds from me over the years with my embargo.
UpYourBudget Treasure Hunt Blog
http://www.gapingvoid.com/MT-2.65-full-lib/mt-tb.cgi?__mode=view&entry_id=1994
From Reuters – “Albertsons Inc. has received a preliminary takeover bid from larger grocery store rival Kroger Co. (KR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , while its drug store unit has attracted bids from three pharmacy chains, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday”.
So no mention of Tesco at all since Terry squashed the Albertson rumour and no speculation in the press about who else Tesco could be interested in.
