From the monthly archives: November 2007

Hopeful Huckabee

On November 29, 2007 By admin

Last night in the CNN/Youtube Republican debate, he charmed the audience with his quick wit and clever oratory. When asked whether Jesus would support the death penalty, Huckabee responded without pause: “Jesus was too smart to ever run for office.” Thunderous applauses of approval from the audience also followed many of his answers to [...]

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Foreclosure Hotspots (3d Quarter, 2007)

On November 15, 2007 By admin

The Realtytrac 3d Quarter foreclosure numbers released this week paint a grim picture for the nation’s housing market. Unprecedented foreclosure rates were reported for numerous cities. In Stockton, CA, the leader of the pack, an astounding 1 in 31 households filed for foreclosure last quarter.

What is also unsettling is the geographic pervasiveness of [...]

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1= 100: the strange equation from the Annals of Crack Cocaine Sentencing!

On November 13, 2007 By admin

1 = 100?
It is according to the Drug Quantity Table, where 1 gram of crack cocaine equals 100 grams of powder cocaine; part of the drug equivalency formulae born out of the 80s overblown media hype and of mandatory minimum sentencing law passed by the Congress in 1986. Although prison sentence [...]

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The Spillover Effects of Foreclosures

On November 13, 2007 By admin

Making the News

Here’s an eye-catching statistic: “Foreclosures cost neighbors 223 billion dollars.” This statistic comes from a study just released by the Center for Responsible Lending and its drawing a lot of attention. In their study, they take an unprecedented look at the spillover effects of the recent explosion in foreclosures [...]

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Myths of Crowdsouring

On November 3, 2007 By Sean Gorman

Figured I would keep on the crowdsourced data theme going with some myths I’ve seen crop up in many people’s perception of crowdsourced data and its reliability. First lets take a step back and look at a definition of crowdsourcing, ” [the] act of taking a job traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, [...]

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Improving the Value of Forecasts Through an Online, Interactive Mapping Environment: The Example of Wildfire Planning

On November 3, 2007 By admin

The Utility of Maps in Hazard Forecasting

The recent wildfires in Southern California remind of us of just how important hazard forecasting has become in helping to ensure the safety and welfare of the public and the role that mapping can play in the process. Short-term forecasts of fire direction and intensity were pivotal [...]

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