It's a bit like a holiday not getting up before 5am, as I usually do.
I'm working on a special project today which means a 9.30am start! Woohoo...
But I feel your pain. I know that more and more Americans are getting up at 5am or earlier. The Wall Street Journal says more people need to get up earlier to get ahead of the curve, to get work done without distractions, or to beat the traffic.
If that means you are a new listener to World Update, welcome!
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The new software format, as you see, will make it much easier for you to comment on the stories we cover.
We want your opinions, sure. But we also hope you'll share your experiences.
The software also makes it much easier for me to post as we put the programme together and even while we're on air.
When we travel, the flexibility of the new blogware will enable pictures and other media.
So join in - I'll be monitoring throughout the day.
We worry sometimes that we are spending too much time on the Arab Israeli conflict.
We are gripped by it because we study every move in the political chess game, try to assess the impact of every homemade rocket and targetted killing.
We worry especially about the language we use, which is why I wrote 'targetted killing'. You know all about that because you tell me not to be so cautious in your emails.
Even if we do sometimes report too much on the minutiae, there can be no doubt now is the right time for us to try to explain the options as Israelis choose their government and Hamas takes power in the Palestinian territories.
Both sides have set clear objectives and have taken hard lines.
The Intifada that began in 2000 has shown the limits of negotation.
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Public Service Announcement...
Turn on your encryption!
I am amazed at how many home wireless networks there are around now.
Even in my not very wealthy part of North London, there are now five within reach of my laptop, all with good signals.
Two of the five are open. I can use them, and surf the Internet for free.
Of course I don't, I'm too much of a goody two shoes for that.
But if I wanted to I could.
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This is my weblog, - you will see all the latest entries I have written, with the most recent at the top of the page. Scroll down the page for previous entries.
On the right hand side of the page, you'll see a calendar. When any date on that calendar is blue, that means there was one or more entry published on that day. Click on the date and the page will display that day's items.
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| 10:55 UK time, Friday, 31 March 2006
