CNN/Reuters:

News reports have filtered out early this morning that US forces have swooped on an Iraqi Primary School and detained 6th Grade teacher Mohammed Al-Hazar. Sources indicate that, when arrested, Al-Hazar was in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square and a calculator.
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Tags: Iraq, Bush

Got back to Heathrow from Taiwan last night. Didn't get DVT, didn't get SARS and didn't get much NAP! This was perhaps partly because I did actually have a bit of a cough and agitating my nervous neighbours with spluttering fits was quite amusing. But I'm shattered now. I see this whole SARS business has finally made the news over here. Loads of people were wearing face masks on my flight with good ol' Eva Air. Well, I just thought Phuket. You see, I made an observation that Phuket Airlines as far as I could tell didn't have any people in their lounges with face masks. Actually I think they're too small an airline to afford lounges... passengers are probably just bussed on board. But I mean, I share their point of view, those face masks probably don't help to prevent SARS at all. And they definitely would cause people's glasses to fog up. Walking into walls is a bit dangerous isn't it?

I like the Phuket world view. I could almost create an advertising campaign for them (if they could be bothered to have one). No pretty pictures, just text. Even though I can't write those squiggly lines, in English it'd be something like this -
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Related: Taiwan, DVT, Sars

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Congratulations!

...to Richard and Yuko who got married in Japan earlier today. All the best!

Mo money mo problems?

Should you be demanding a pay rise?

Tags: pay rise

There've been a few comments saying that this website is pitifully slow but it should run a bit faster now. I've been doing a bit of upgrading...

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Off to the Albert Hall for a bit of Prom Praise!

Adwatch.tv

I found Adwatch.tv today. Not quite Tarrant on TV but close.

Tags: advert

Happy hamster

Today, Dave is not a happy hamster. Apparently, this very house, in which I'm renting this little (but nice) place, is now on sale. I only found this out after noticing the sign outside. Great! I then read an email from my previous estate agents who are clearly mixed up and complaining about me drilling holes in the wall and taking away a sofabed - all untrue. So I'm going to have to fight for my deposit... We're going to (as the americans say it) "tangle ass." Below is the email this woman sent me, and I should explain here that she looks a little bit like Katie Holmes (pictured) but just read it and maybe you'll conclude what I did about how she got the job. ("Gaby" is the boss who's hired her.)

Hello David,
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