Just a friendly reminder from the Independent: Iraq is the deadliest war for journalists ever. Over 200 reporters have died covering the war; only two reporters died during WWI. Iraq has become “the single most dangerous assignment in the history of journalism," according to Chris Cramer, the president of CNN International.

By comparison, the greatest threat to our work environment is the cacophony of noise coming from our heating pipes as we work from home in our pajamas.