Tinkerers map crime and housing with Google Maps
Google Maps hackers overlay crime data from Chicago Police Department, real estate and rental listings, and price data onto maps to reveal trends and opportunities. Projects like Floridasexualpredators.com and Housingmaps.com operate without Google’s permission, raising policy questions while offering actionable local insights.
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Adrian Holovaty
Chicago Police Department
Albany Park
James Cappleman
Holovaty
Chicagocrime.org
Cappleman
Www
Adding.com
Gasbuddy.com
Cytadia.com
Housingmaps.com
Craigslist
Google
San Francisco
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Mountain View
Centrino boosts graphics but lags in battery life
Intel's Centrino era improved performance and wireless reach with the Pentium M core, boosting memory and bus speed while expanding wireless networking. The Toshiba Satellite M45 S351 shows solid everyday use and portability, though gaming and high-end editing remain limited. Apple plans to switch Macs to Intel CPUs next year, citing future performance gains and power efficiency.
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Intel Corp
Intel
Centrino
Apple Computer Inc
Toshiba
Microsoft
Access
Former America West pilots convicted of being drunk in cockpit
Two former America West pilots Cloyd and Hughes were found guilty of operating an aircraft while drunk after a two week trial. They were arrested July 1 2002 at Miami International Airport when security detected alcohol on Hughes and Cloyd argued over bringing coffee aboard.
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America West
IAMI
Thomas Cloyd
Christopher Hughes
Cloyd
Hughes
Miami International Airport
Florida
SVCC Student Brittany Childress Wins Glen Fox Teaching Scholarship
Brittany Childress of Southwest Virginia Community College won the Glen Fox Memorial Teaching Scholarship for prospective two-year college math teachers. The $700 annual award goes to one qualified applicant statewide. Childress was nominated by SVCC math associate professor Jerry Thornhill and is active in Phi Theta Kappa, SVCC Ambassadors, and AIMS. She graduated third in her Twin Valley High class and earned top honors in math contests and Governor's School.
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Southwest Virginia Community College
Brittany Childress
Glen Fox
Virginia Mathematics Association
Ashley O’quinn
SVCC
Childress
Jerry Thornhill
Phi Theta Kappa
AIMS
Twin Valley High School
Governor’s School
Buchanan County
Relay For Life
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