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Doc Searls twitters that he’s put up a JPG map of the San Diego fires. In his blog post he writes: “The map above is a .jpg I put together from this large .pdf at a link off the San Diego County Emergency page. It’s from 6pm today, Pacific time. I like this one because it gets down nearly to the street level, and answers specific questions in the minds of millions of people who either live there, or know people who live there (as do we, for example).” Our thoughts are with everyone there. Visit his post to see the full-size map.

UPDATE Oct 24: This map from KBPS is being updated regularly with evacuation information.

Oct 24: You can also get a consolidated list of updates from twitter at http://twitter.com/sandiegofire

Network: twitter

Scientists have discovered a “second earth” 20 light years away. According to The Guardian article, “The planet is the most Earth-like ever spotted and is thought to have perfect conditions for water, an essential ingredient for life. Researchers detected the planet orbiting one of Earth’s nearest stars, a cool red dwarf called Gliese 581, 20 light years away in the constellation of Libra.  Measurements of the planet’s celestial path suggest it is 1.5 times the size of our home planet, and orbits close to its sun, with a year of just 13 days.” (via Stammy on Twitter)

Network: twitter