I attended a seminar yesterday at the Caucasus Media Institute on media coverage of the war in Iraq. Unfortunately I only had one hour spare during the day for the seminar. I listened to David Reed�s presentation on the American media covering the war, Vicken Cheterian presenting the Arab media reporting and the first half of David Petrosian presenting the Russian perspective. I was told later that the question session was quite interesting. Too bad I couldn�t sit for the duration.

Visitors have started. I�m seeing my cousin tonight from Toronto and there are a few �odars� in town.