And I'm going to see his feel-good movie tonight. Arriba!
Al Gore Declares Himself President of Mexico
After the recent departure of the head of CONAP, other environmental leaders in Guatemala are protesting the government plan to extract oil from the buffer zone of the Sierra del Lacandon Park.
The photo above is Pozo Xan, where I landed with the Kaibiles after the visit to the narco landing strip this spring. It's an oil center in the nearby Laguna del Tigre Biosphere Reserve, whose access roads increased invasions and forest destruction.
PrensaLibre.com - Petróleo en área protegida
On the 25th anniversary of his death.
Slain American priest honored in Guatemala | US News | Reuters.com
The Mexican ministry in charge of the environment and natural resources has given the go ahead for the 210 meter tall La Yesca dam. It will be built on the Santiago River in the states of Jalisco and Nayarit. Other Mexican development and environmental groups continue to oppose it.
Minimiza Semarnat los daños ecológicos que ocasionará la presa La Yesca
I've just completed a 3 minute introduction to the story I shot this spring in Mexico and Guatemala. The music is "Perfidia", a 1940 hit by Chiapas composer Alberto Dominguez, performed as a moody guitar instrumental by Café Tacuba.
On the Maya Frontier - preview (iPod m4v video, 21 mb, 3:33)
You can play this in iTunes, or Quicktime player for Mac or Windows.
For best results: Download completely and then play.
Thanks to everyone who has helped me, this year and in the past.
Previous videos from the Maya region:
New Leaders, new alliances.
AlterNet: EnviroHealth: Brave New Enviros
Filed under "Gringo Collapse". Via Slashdot. As I am finishing the book "Accelerando" by Charles Stross.
NPR : Man-Machine Merger Arriving Sooner Than You Think
And links to an mp3 and torrent of the show:
Boing Boing: Vernor Vinge and Cory on the Singularity on NPR
His supporters:
Falso, que AMLO perdiera votos en revisión de casillas: PRD
Desfiladero - Jaime Avilés - Envolver es la palabra
His detractors:
Sabado 22 de Julio de 2006 / AMLO: voto por voto, sólo un eslogan
Sabado 22 de Julio de 2006 / ¿Mr. López Obrador, president of the United States?
The Federal Election Institute has rejected the PRD's complaint that challenged the validity of 50,000 voting booth results.
El Universal - Nación - El IFE rechaza 21 agravios del "recurso madre"
Remote control of a Mac without a display, or in another location (from folks who host your own Mac Mini).
macminicolo.net : VNC Macintosh
macminicolo.net : VNC Macintosh Port Fowarding
YouTube sued over copyright infringement | CNET News.com
I'll put some interesting links here as I find them.
Pathfinder Linden - John Lester
virtual Teen Library: Second Life
Second Life Education Wiki - SimTeach
SimTeach: Information and Community for Educators using M.U.V.E.'s
Okay, it wasn't a total waste but I did spend a lot of time today my first time with Second Life. We are checking out a session tomorrow for non-profits and I wandered over to the TechSoup place in-game and met a couple of people. Tomorrow I hope to meet the organizers of Global Kids. Their avatars rather. Or them through their avatars. Still a little confusing for an old dog like me.
Global Kids' Digital Media Initiative
Guatemala Solidarity Network: the blog :: Rios Montt's Own Horror Movie
On Mac OS X. As if I still can.
Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Ten Mac tools for Getting Things Done
The seven judges in the Federal Election Tribunal, the TRIFE, who will decide whether to annul the election (they done it for smaller elections) or call for a recount (they've only done it selectively in the past).
Mexico's Election May Rest on 7 Votes - Los Angeles Times
Lopez Obrador has said that he will call off the marches if a complete recount is announced. But he will never accept Calderon as the legitimate president.
Sabado 15 de Julio de 2006 / AMLO: ni con el voto por voto aceptaré a Calderón
Nice site, good tips, got to dig into Wordpress this fall.
Riding shotgun next to WordPress | 5ThirtyOne
Invita Fox a los niños a plantar un árbol :: México :: esmas
Dijo que en los últimos 50 años México ha perdido la mitad de los bosques.
“Quienes los destruyen, quienes los talan de manera irracional, matan a la gallina de los huevos de oro, es precisamente donde campea la pobreza”, aseguró Fox Quesada.
A "Mixed reality" event on July 18 for non-profits, sponsored by Tech Soup on Second Life. (click MORE for details)
Just as a follow-up, here are some links for those who want to set up
in advance for the TechSoup / Second Life mixed reality event on July
18th:
To sign up for a free Second Life account
To download the latest Second Life software
TechSoup's satellite office on Second Life
The three links given above are probably all that you need, but if
you're interested in additional context and background, take a look at
these:
Upcoming.Org's listing of the July 18th mixed reality event
Local real life Net Tuesday/Netsquared meetups
The Second Life Wiki, with information for newcomers
An article on "Real Virtuality in your Second Life and beyond"
The TechSoup / Second Life email distribution list
You can also contact the ever-helpful Susan Tenby (TechSoup's online
community manager) at
In a march in Atenco, Subcomandante Marcos (Delegado Zero) was accosted by supporters of AMLO and taunted with shouts that "Felipe Calderon thanks you for your support!"
Guess they also believe that Marcos' opposition to Lopez Obrador made it such a close race.
Marcha Marcos en Atenco - El Universal - Los Estados
Al pasar por el primer cuadro de Texcoco un grupo de perredistas del ayuntamiento local se acercaron al Delegado Zero para gritarle “!Marcos, Felipe Calderón te da las gracias por el apoyo!”, sin que hubiera alguna respuesta al ataque.
IFE's response to one of the videos submitted by the PRD yesterday as proof of foul play: It's not ballot stuffing, it's moving ballots that were in the wrong box.
La Jornada - Malinterpretadas, las imágenes del video presentado por AMLO
Wednesday response from the man accused of stuffing the box, and the PRD rep in the casilla:
En Salamanca todo fue legal: Barrón
As I saw in Oaxaca, there were separate boxes for senators, diputados, and president. Easy to get it wrong. And IFE also said that representatives of all parties were present at that time and signed off that there were no irregularities. Have to do better than that.
So he revealed two more today:
AP Spanish | 07/11/2006 | México: AMLO divulga nuevos videos pese controversia por otro
No word yet from IFE.
Leftist in Mexico turns to courts - Americas - International Herald Tribune
Both of these articles from La Jornada:
Documentan irregularidades en comicios de nueve entidades
Impugna el PAN resultados en entidades donde AMLO obtuvo la votación más alta
By José Blanco, in La Jornada today.
¿Cuáles son los objetivos de AMLO?
One of the more thoughtful Mexican columnists, Ricardo Alemán. Also see his other recent columns (links in the right column of his page).
Columnas - El Universal - Columnas - Itinerario Político - Ricardo Alemán - 11 de julio de 2006
As expected there is some controversy surrounding the expansion of military involvement in fighting organized crime in Guatemala.
PrensaLibre.com - Suroccidente bajo despliegue militar
Mexico's Dramatic Vote Count Lacks Credibility
Domingo 9 de Julio de 2006 / Los caminos de López Obrador
From Jorge G. Castañeda.
elPeriódico de Guatemala - La próxima revolución de México
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called today for a nationwide march supporting democracy, starting on July 12, and another "asamblea informativa" in the zocalo Sunday, July 16. This before hearing whether his call for a recount has been accepted by the Tribunal.
Convoca AMLO a movilización pacífica durante mitin - El Universal - Elecciones
Yes, I'm back in New York. Mexico's election is ongoing. Lopez Obrador has a rally in the Zocalo there this afternoon. I ran out of time and resources. So I'm back to edit my story and get back to work on neighborhood issues, including internet access. This could be good news.
Smart Mobs: Wireless network in NYC's future
Noticias de Oaxaca - Constituyen hoy Gobierno Popular Paralelo
The striking teachers and their supporters in Oaxaca are back after a break to vote, and they are taking over the centro, government offices, and possibly the governor's palace in the zocalo.
I watched Lopez Obrador claim victory 2 nights ago, in the zocalo in Mexico City. Now that the election commision has announced Calderon the winner by a small margin, AMLO has announced he will organize marches in protest, and contest every count. Not surprising, but Mexico had hoped for a smooth transition.
Domestic | Reuters.co.lta - Izquierda México marcharía tras conteo elecciones
It Was a Long Night in Mexico - Los Angeles Times
Taking it out of the hands of the Telcoms.
PBS | I, Cringely . June 29, 2006 - If we build it they will come