Syria Comment Ang Bagong Filipino Concurring Opinions: Internet Censorship and the US Military If you learned that certain blogs and websites are being censored for having political content, you’d say: “That’s no surprise. China does it all the time.” Well, it’s not just China . . . the US Military appears to be taking some lessons from the Chinese government. Just to let you know, the US Marines have blocked access to “Wonkette” along with numerous other sites such as personal email (i.e. Another email posted recently on Wonkette is even more troubling: Anyway, I had a few minutes today and thought I’d look and see what else was banned on the Marine web here. If this email is true, I find it to be quite troubling.
To Inform is to Influence The Digital Pinoy - Online Tambayan Declan Butler, reporter » Avian flu maps in Google Earth [2007: NOTE THAT THE MAP BELOW IS NOW OLD: MORE RECENT AND UPDATED TIME SERIES MAPS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS LINK -- ] Nature has a Google Earth map of avian flu outbreaks online tonight. Download the network link directly from here. It accompanies an article I’ve published in Nature: “Mashups mix data into global service.” The visualization of avian flu outbreaks is the first online map, to my knowledge, of each of the more than 1800 individual outbreaks of avian flu in birds that have been reported over the past two years. Data The FAO supplied me with an Excel table containing information on some 1800 H5N1 outbreaks in animals from Dec 2003 to Dec 15 2005. I compiled data on human cases from World Health Organization bulletins. Mapping the FAO data posed several challenges. Also, for many outbreaks, no precise location name was available, but at best, the name of the local ‘district’ where it occured. This for example will generate correct kml.
iRevolutions Un Oeil sur les Philippines Corante: technology, business, media, law, and culture news from the blogosphere Matthew Aid Rocket Jones: Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinnnaaaahhhh!!! Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinnnaaaahhhh!!! This one is simple and simply wonderful. If you've ever eaten at Chipotle, they add some rice flavored with lime and cilantro into every burrito. It also makes a great side dish. Cilantro-Lime Rice 2 cups uncooked rice 3 1/4 cups water or chicken stock 1 small lime 1 bunch fresh cilantro Cook the rice in the water or stock however you normally do. When the rice is almost done, zest the lime (see notes below), and then cut and juice it too. Pull the leaves off of the cilantro stems and then mince the leaves until you have three or four tablespoons worth. Put the rice into a bowl and fluff it, then sprinkle the lime juice, lime zest and cilantro. Notes: I use a microplane like this one to zest citrus, and let me tell you, it makes the task easy. Before slicing the lime for juicing, roll it around on the counter firmly between the surface and your hand.
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