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...Berkman Center Web site seeks to compile data on web access and censorship around the globe. Herdict.org—whose name is a portmanteau word of “herd” and “verdict??—allows Internet users to record when a Web site appears inaccessible to them. They can also see if other users around the world are experiencing the same problem, creating a real-time database that catalogues and monitors which Web sites are down or restricted. By calling on Internet users to report their experiences, Herdict utilizes a burgeoning...
...Spanish National Court ended the trial of those allegedly responsible for the 2004 Madrid train bombings. The Court’s controversial and much-publicized verdict??it convicted only three of the 29 defendants of mass murder—brought the 2004 bombings and Spain’s subsequent withdrawal of its approximately 1,300 troops from Iraq to the forefront of many Spaniards’ minds. A week later, U.S. newspapers pointed out that 2007 has been the U.S.’s deadliest year in Iraq. Conversation here in Granada, particularly when walking past newspaper stands...
...where chocolate puts in an appearance. (Quick tutorial for those who haven’t had mole: it’s a sauce made with chocolate that gives the dish a smokily sweet undertaste—and like cilantro, you either love it or hate it.) The verdict??well, I’ll just say my companion risked her Lentian vow against sweets to nab repeated tastes of this dish...
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