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If the rumours are true, Schillings has been approached by Big Brother Producer Endemol to revive the show’s ratings.

btw Matt Buck has a cartoon on his website of Alisher Usmanov if anyone is a bit concerned over using the few images of their favourite Sergeant Bilko character that are about on the net. Please respect the non-commercial Creative Commons Licence on the top right of his website if you use his image.

Matt and Morten Morland are real crayons and sugar paper cartoonists who have embraced the internet and are worth a regular visit and bookmarking.
On both their sites are links to many talented others who also showcase their work, though not all in blog format.

Blogs carrying The Usmanov story now number 173. Most are listed a couple of posts down but you can see the full list at Chicken Yogurt.

And finally, talking of PR, heard on the wireless this morning :
Upmarket bint in Islington pub. “Oh yes sweetie, I earn my living from PR.”
Response, “Bugger me, I haven’t had a paper round since I was twelve.”

The Guardian is now covering the story and More 4 News may possibly cover it at 8pm tonight.
A list of sites supporting Bloggerheads, UK Today and Craig Murray is here at Chicken Yogurt :

I’ve removed the list of sites as it’s well out of date now and my blog seemed to be getting quite a lot of hits (and therefore better rating) because all I’ve done is copied and pasted someone else’s hard work.
Furthermore, it seems a bit ironic that this site starts to do better because others’ sites – Tim, Craig’s et al are going to be worse off, ratings-wise when the sites return.
Sorry if anyone linked here for the list of sites but they are only an extra click away.
I’ll keep on posting about the situation when I believe it appropriate.

Record Audience Ratings For Alisher (Doberman) Usmanov Thanks To Schillings PR Campaign – Link to new post.

Usmanov already wielding influence at Arsenal – Link to new post.

Following legal action by Schillings, lawyers for Alisher Usmanov, Bloggerheads, The UK Today and the blogs of London mayoral candidate Boris Johnson, Craig Murray and Bob Piper have all been removed by their webhost.

Previously called Half A Schixpence when it’s only celebrity client was entertainer, Tommy Steele, Schillings now has an impressive client list of famous personalities including the sylph-like Coleen McLoughlin, the sylph-like Keira Knightley, the sylph-like Danielle Lloyd, the sylph-like Britney Spears, the sylph-like Kate Winslet, the sylph-like Kelly Brook and the sylph-like Cameron Diaz.

There is no truth in the rumour that the nature of Usmanov’s complaint was in any way related to any form of eating disorder.

A totally unrelated book on sale at Politicos.

An interesting take on the situation here.

For the Polonium-aware, Tom’s Gadgets are selling Giger counters at £119.99. They are very compact and can be easily concealed from your dining companions.

More information on the story and list of blogs carrying it here and here.