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A very close friend of mine has been wrongfully arrested and detained in Dubai since the 26th of January. So far, without being officially charged.
31-year-old Cat Le-Huy, Head of Technology at Endemol UK, was detained and arrested during a tourist visit to Dubai for carrying melatonin, an over-the-counter jet lag aid. Though once in custody Le-Huy tested negative for drugs and his melatonin was cleared by officials, he is still in Dubai jail with no charges and no release date.
Full story can be found on the Free Diz page where you can also donate to his mounting legal defense fund. Talk about Dubai being a tourist trap…
All of his family and friends (myself included) are shocked and worried.
Please pass this on to friends and family. Also, please spread the word around that Dubai is NOT a safe place for Western tourists, regardless of what their advertising campaigns say.
More information about this and other similarly horrible cases can be found on the BBC news site.
February 10th, 2008
Super-short notice but I will be on BBC World News’ “The world today” at about 7pm UK time, which is in about half an hour or so.
I will be commenting on this news story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6943616.stm
August 13th, 2007
I teamed up with Topdreamdates.com and Gorgeousdating.com for a prize giveaway.
We’re giving away some Green&Black’s gift boxes and tickets to Amora London.
If you live in the UK and are over 18, it’s worth taking a look.
For the full details, visit: http://www.gorgeousdating.com/?region=19&article=5602
August 6th, 2007
I have decided to take a break from my 7-day weeks over the last few weeks and have actually been getting out of London a bit and trying to enjoy “summer”.
This weekend I will be out of town and away from phones/emails until Monday at the very earliest.
July 26th, 2007
My interview has finally been rescheduled. I will be on BBC Radio Humberside tomorrow at 9.40am UK time.
Am still unclear as to exactly what they want to talk about, but I am guessing it’s something to do with online dating and the book 
July 3rd, 2007
Seeing as most of the north of England is covered in water. It will apparently be rescheduled.
June 26th, 2007
I was on U105 in Belfast this Tuesday on the lunchtime show, which was cool. My mom listened in from Israel via their website and I was being interviewed from my bedroom in London (it’s the most quiet room in the house). I felt very 21st century.
We talked about the book, online dating safety, how it can help people’s love lives: all the usual stuff.
Next week I will be on a late morning show on BBC Radio Humberside on Tuesday and possibly on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire as well.
Things are slowly starting to pick up. The book is selling and seems to be picking up on Amazon. It’s all getting quite exciting
June 23rd, 2007
It’s actually more exciting than I thought it would be. It’s an actual book, with my name on it
I guess you don’t quite realise it’s real until you are holding the actual product in your hand.
May 20th, 2007
Please ignore the weirdness.
May 19th, 2007
Copies should be with the retailers within a week or so. The Amazon buying links on the right should actually work now
I am back from holiday and am trying to sort out things such as press releases and publicity.
Hopefully, things are about to get busy!
May 16th, 2007
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