Virtual Foreign Service Internships Announced (Blogs.state.gov)

Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, announced recently that the State Department would begin sponsoring Virtual Foreign Service Internships sometime next year. You can watch the announcement below or join the Facebook group or just sign up for more info.

Excellent BBC Map, Special Report On Afghan-Pakistan Border (News.BBC.co.uk)

The BBC has put together a very useful interactive map regarding the current situation on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The picture on the left is just a thumbnail. You can get to the full map (and report) by clicking here or on the picture.

In addition to the map, the BBC has included some audio reports, related stories and even a methodology(!) section. I am not an expert in this area so I cannot vouch for the underlying accuracy of the analysis but it is an effort that is well worth checking out.

Swine Flu News To Death Ratio And What It Means (YouTube via Infosthetics.com)

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Hans Rosling is a brilliant lecturer on global health issues and the inventor of Gapminder (purchased a year or so ago by Google and now integrated into their search results). Recently, Rosling did a very sharp video where he compared swine flu to tuberculosis:



I first saw the video on the Information Aesthetics blog which is an excellent resource for staying up on new ways to visualize data. As far as Rosling goes, if you have not seen his 2006 TED talk, you have missed one of the most interesting and enlightening 19 minute speeches ever.

Cool OSINT T-Shirt (GreyLogic)

Jeff Carr (of IntelFusion and now GreyLogic) has designed a pretty cool OSINT themed t-shirt to accompany his current Grey Goose effort. Check out the "T" here and order one for yourself here.

SAM Soundtrack: The Simpsons -- A Capella! (YouTube via Neatorama)

Whether you like The Simpsons or not, you have to be impressed with this little bit of a cappella artistry...