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<< I am in the middle of Mexico & have been without a TV for weeks, do not get English on my radio, and must go looking for an English newspaper. Yesterday I found a newspaper that was only a day old. Also, I have been trying to get onto a local ISP. >> .......when you get yourself situated, you might try . . . http://www.onlinenewspapers.com Joan Hartman Thanks Joan, I know that there are newspapers on the Internet, but my AOL is long distance every time I go online, and the local ISP won't take me to the Internet, so I can't take the time to read papers. (we just got our phone bill !!). Could something be wrong with my modem? Does anyone know what my problem could be ? I'd like to sign on with a local ISP (which I have done, & it connects but won't go anywhere) & get to AOL thru it. Is this possible? <<Hi Nancy, Here's an idea... when you get your PC and ISP hookup working, make http://www.go.com your homepage and you will be up to the minute with ABC World News...... The go.com site loads quicker than CNN... http://www.cnn.com/ or World News http://www.freepost.com/ or ABC's own site.... http://www.abcnews.com If you would like to read a newspaper online go to Best Online Resources Page "N" and browse.... http://www.nservices.com/best11.htm cheers ......... murray <<The alltime quick'n dirty online translator is babelfish.... Gail Vass gave us the heads up a couple years ago.... Online Translation: February 12, 1998 -- AltaVista has introduced an new online translation service. It's called "Babelfish," and it provides -- free of charge -- a site for users to translate English text into German, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. It also works in reverse, rendering those languages into English. Babelfish can be found at http://www.babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn This one, Free Translator, is very similar. http://www.freetranslation.com/ There are other online translators... http://www.prospector.cz/Services/Translation/ http://www.hum.port.ac.uk/slas/begona/Tool_and_software.htm http://www.chesleyhouse.com/Contract/free_translation.htm but I haven't tried 'em... We try to make a difference ......... murray>> And you do make a difference, Murray. Thanks so much. We did get the satallite dish up & running , but we haven't had TV for so long, that I forget about it. You do good work, Murray. . thanks P.S. can you fix my computer ? Forgot to mention that I have a picture of a Kookaburra on my wall. Maryse, most stores in Mexico close for a siesta. Sid, you might get some nice cowboy boots made for you in Mexico. They are suppose to be very comfortable. and also- - (I'm avoiding one-liners. Someone didn't like them.) << In Egypt my friend Rafik warned me to stay away from the melons at the stands because they were often injected with camel urine because the salt made it taste "sweeter".>> . .David M, I have to wash all fruit & vegetables . . .makes it very tempting to buy canned or frozen ones!! (except that we can't find the can opener, the ice cream scoop or pot holders. . .they are probably in storage in Iowa! nancy v