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At the Share conference that I covered for this week's Guardian, there were wildly divergent claims for how many vehicles carsharing companies such as City Car Share, Zipcar, and Getaround take off the road. I was also a little skeptical of claims that carsharing dramatically reduces overall driving and greenhouse gas emissions, so I decided to take a deeper look at the issue.
"For every car that is shared, we take seven cars off the road," Board of Supervisors President David Chiu said during his presentation. The next day Getaround founder and spokesperson Jessica Scorpio cited a study claiming that 32 cars get taken off the road for every shared vehicle.
Luckily, one of the country's top researchers in this area is right in our backyard. UC Berkeley civil and environmental engineering professor Susan Shaheen heads the school's Transportation Sustainability Research Center and has been doing peer-reviewed studies on car-sharing for almost 20 years.
Her research, which is consistent with the body of academic research on carsharing from around the world, has found that each shared car takes between nine and 13 other cars off the road, figures that she says are amazingly consistent around the world. That big reduction is because households that have cars tend to get rid of at least one of them when they sign up for carsharing, while car-free households that want access to a car will choose (as Shaheen says is the case for about 25 percent of the people in each group, which adds up to 90,000-130,000 fewer cars on the road nationwide).
But Shaheen told us that she's highly skeptical of the study showing 32 cars being taken off the road, an industry-sponsored study that was far less rigorous than her work, and whose authors intially wouldn't share their work with her when she requested it. "It appears to be some kind of idealized number," Shaheen told me. "I take this stuff pretty seriously.
The part about up to 13 cars being taken off the road has always made sense to me, and it's certainly a benefit to cities have fewer overall cars on the road, particularly as they use parking spaces on public roads. But I was more skeptical of the claim that overall vehicle miles traveled (VMT) is reduced by carsharing.
Shaheen's biggest study ("Impact of Carsharing on Vehicle Holdings," a 2009 study she did with Elliot Martin and Jeffrey Lidicker) found overall VMT was reduced by 27 percent, even though her study frankly admits that about 60 percent of carsharing customers come from car-free households.
How can that be? Doesn't it seem like driving would increase when you give more people access to something as expensive as an automobile, particularly in a small, congested city like San Francisco that has such a variety of other good transportation options? Shaheen does admit that one study focused specifically on San Francisco did indeed find that overall VMT does increase among carsharing customers in their first year using the service.
But the studies by Shaheen and other researchers show that VMT among carsharing customers drops in subsequent years, often quite dramatically, as people figure out that it's not really so hard to get around by public transit, bike, or on foot. "When people use carsharing, they use it less and less and less," Shaheen told us.
And when it comes to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, Shaheen said her studies and those of other researchers — including the 2010 "Greenhouse Gas Emission Impacts of Carsharing in North America," who she and Martin did for the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University — found dramatic reductions.
"This study contributes to mounting evidence that carsharing is lowering GHG emissions
by providing people with automotive access on an as-needed basis," the study concludes, with the reduction in VMT compounded by the fact that carsharing encourages people to get rid of older, more polluting cars and instead drive new, more efficient vehicles.
Still, despite all of that evidence, Shaheen admits that it's tough to say carsharing causes less overall driving in the city of San Francisco, although she thinks it's likely that it does. Not only is her survey based on self-reported data, but it's also based on national aggregations that can't be unpacked to comment on specific locales.
And her study predated rapid and drastic changes on the streets of San Francisco over the last five years, where bike lanes and ridership have been expanded, bikesharing has been introduced (another area that Shaheen has studied in detail), Muni has had its ups and downs, the population has increased, parking costs have increased and morphed, and Lyft and other ridesharing companies have filled the streets with a new category of cars (that latter development is the subject of her latest research project that is now underway).
"Things are changing really rapidly," she told us.
Each of those variables affect whether someone chooses to drive a car, and they can be constantly shifting. For example, driving might become a far less attractive option as automobile congestion increases, particularly if the city expands the capacity for cyclists and Muni riders.
Shaheen is also looking forward to technological advances in data collection, allowing her to use less self-reported data, something she is already able to do with Bay Area BikeShare: "With bike sharing, they are so transparent. They share all the data, it's like a party for me."
So as carsharing and ridesharing companies seeks to bolster their claims to being an unqualified benefit for society, those companies should be willing to share detailed usage data with Shaheen and other independent researchers, which will help us all move beyond the hype to make informed public policy decisions.
"This is important," Shaheen told us. "I take this very seriously because I want these to be numbers that policymakers can use."


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(AP) — Legislation to negate a fiscal cliff of across-the-board tax increases and sweeping spending cuts to the Pentagon and domestic agencies is headed to the House.
The Senate approved the bill in an early-morning, 89-8 vote, capping a New Year's Eve drama unlike any other in the annals of Congress.
The White House-backed legislation would prevent middle-class taxes from rising, and raise rates on incomes over $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for couples.
The measure ensures that lawmakers will have to revisit difficult budget questions in coming weeks as relief from painful spending cuts expires and the government requires an increase in its borrowing cap.
House Speaker John Boehner pointedly refrained from endorsing the agreement, though he's promised a vote on it or a GOP alternative right away.
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Britney Spears' Fiance Could Ruin $15 Million 'X-Factor' Deal
HollywoodLife.com has spoken to an insider who tells us that it's not a done deal for Brit to become a judge on the second season of 'X-Factor' — read on to find out why!
Britney Spears may definitely join X-Factor but she's still figuring a few things out. HollywoodLife.com spoke to a source who tells us that "contract talk isn't even close to being completed."
The main reason? Because her fiance Jason Trawick wants to become her conservator and be a producer on the show!
"There are so many legal loop holes that they have to go through for the [conservatorship]," the source tells us. "That it may affect the X-Factor deal to be finalized. All parties are interested but the conservatorship may ruin everything."
We told you that Jason, Britney's former manager, filed papers to become her conservator on April 6. Don't forget that we were the first to tell you that Britney was thinking of joining X Factor — we can't wait for this deal to become final!
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Legendary comic book writer, editor, publisher, and former Marvel president Stan Lee has passed away at 95.
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Amazing Spider-Man 2 discussed by Stan Lee in latest video
With The Amazing Spider-Man 2 landing on PS4 and PS3 this week, Sony thought it would be grand to speak to Spidey's creator Stan Lee. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game releases for 3DS, PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, and is out today on Xbox One and Xbox 360.
Lego Marvel Super Heroes video shows a Lego-ized Stan Lee
Lego Marvel Super Heroes has a new video available, showing the playable character of Stan Lee. It also features the man himself discussing his role in the game. Upon release, the action-adventure game will contain close to two dozen heroes, villains and real-world Marvel Comics creators. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is out this fall on […]
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes adds playable Stan Lee, Squirrel Girl, Howard the Duck, more
The roster for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes has become larger, and the characters announced so far, are just a "mere fraction" of who is included.
Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth video features Stan Lee
You guys, Stan Lee is pumped for Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth. I mean, really pumped. The video below will show you what I mean – it features Stan the Man himself toying around with all the classic Marvel characters he created. Have a look for yourself.
Amazing Spider-Man: new DLC out today in the US, later this year Europe
The Amazing Spider-Man has new content on the way today in the US and more content has arrived and is on the way for Europe.
Verticus "free-falling superhero" iOS game announced by Stan Lee and Moonshark
Verticus, an arcade-style free-falling superhero game, has been announced by Stan Lee and Moonshark at Comikaze.
Stan Lee comes out swinging in The Amazing Spider-Man
Want to see what it will look like playing Stan Lee in The Amazing Spider-Man? Then feast your eyes on the video below the break. Stan can be yours if you pre-order the game in North America from Amazon and GameStop. Game's out in the US on June 26 and in the UK on June […]
Amazing Spider-Man pre-orders include Rhino Challenge, playable Stan Lee
Activision has announced pre-order bonuses for The Amazing Spider-Man in North America from Amazon and GameStop.
Stan Lee talks superhero registration in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 video
Stan Lee stars in the latest video for Vicarious Visions' Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. In it, his coolness talks about how superheroes don't need to be registered with the government-unless they turn bad. But then, they are no longer superheroes at that point. Basically, it's a video with Stan Lee in it – which is […]
Stan Lee starring in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Legendary Marvel comics creator and cool customer, Stan Lee, will make his first videogame cameo ever with Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, according to Activision. "I am thrilled to be making my first onscreen videogame cameo," said Lee. "It's such a kick to see characters that I've helped create come to life in the game and […]
Comic-Con will be a major place for gamers July 23-26
Gaming will have a major presence at Comic-Con in San Diego July 23 – 26. Here is just some of what to expect should you be attending: A panel on DC Universe Online with Jim Lee and Marv Wolfman The Saboteur: Rethinking the WWII Gaming Genre woth Pandemic Studios' lead designer Tom French and art […]
Writing games is harder than film, says Stan Lee
Speaking at Comic Con yesterday, Spider-Man legend Stan Lee opined that writing games is more difficult that scripting films due to branching storylines. "When you talk about games evolving over the years and becoming more like movies, in many ways, they've gone beyond movies," he said. "To do a movie is difficult, but it's linear. […]
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Vodafone's 3G punters will be able to tune in to Sky TV on their mobile handsets from tomorrow following a deal between the two giant players.
Sky Mobile TV - which includes news, sport and entertainment programmes - gives Vodafone's 250,000 3G punters access to TV on the move.
The service is free until the end of January with a total of 19 mobile channels on offer including Sky One, Discovery, MTV, History Channel and Biography Channel. Some channels will be broadcast "as live" while others will be dedicated "made for mobile" channels featuring regularly updated blocks of programming.
From February, punters will have to cough up £5 a month to watch the TV service.
Said Vodafone UK marketing guru Tim Yates: "This is not a trial on a very limited number of phones or a service available on a single make of mobile, but something that all our Vodafone live! with 3G customers can experience.
"We currently have over 250,000 3G subscribers in the country and 72 per cent 3G population coverage across the UK. Mobile TV will be a mainstream service."
In September O2 enlisted the help of 400 punters in Oxford to test whether there's a market for mobile TV.
The mobile operator - which has agreed to be gobbled up by Spain's Telefonica - teamed up with Arqiva (previously known as NTL Broadcast) and Nokia to test the "UK's first trial of full multi-channel mobile TV".
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Talking on the set of his upcoming comedy co-starring Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride has finally let slip details of the budding duo's next project.
"'Olympic-Size A--hole' is a film they set up through a company that I work with called Rough House," McBride told MTV from the set of "30 Minutes or Less." "It's about this Olympic athlete who comes back to his hometown and he bangs mine and Aziz's girlfriends. So we go on this mission to destroy his Olympic life."
The film is being written by "Parks and Recreation" scribe Harris Wittels working of an idea from Ansari and "30 Rock" writer Matt Hubbard.
Now the obvious first question is, what are the chances that title sticks? Of late we've seen the title of the Natalie Portman-Ashton Kutcher romcom "F***buddies" changed to "Friends With Benefits" before becoming "No Strings." At the start of this year no one thought the Steve Carell-Paul Rudd comedy would actually be called "Dinner With Schmucks." There's a lot of territory to be staked out between "F***buddies" and "Schmucks."
Meanwhile, McBride and Ansari will finish shooting "30 Minutes or Less," an action-comedy about a pizza deliveryman and a teacher forced to rob a bank, with director Rueben Fleischer off "Zombieland" fame.


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A new version of the Fireworks to XAML panel is now available for download. In addition to a new Fireworks CS4 skin, the panel now lets you trim Path data and round layout and sizing values (Margins, Heights, Widths), resulting in a much cleaner XAML. Watch the video to see an overview of the new features.
Fireworks to Xaml Panel Overview from Grant Hinkson on Vimeo.
I'm really excited to announce that Foundation Fireworks CS4 is now in the wild! I've been working on this book, along with a number of contributors, over the past several months, and it's rewarding to finally have it published and in my hands. I'm particularly proud of the Extending Fireworks chapter — this is the chapter I wish I had when I first started writing Fireworks panels.
Two full-length chapters (including Extending Fireworks) have been made available on Adobe's Fireworks Developer Center. You can download these for free and get a feel for some of the more advanced chapters in the book. Overall, I think we struck a nice balance between introductory concepts and real-world use cases. You're not only introduced to the vector and bitmap tools, you're walked through creating Flex skins, Adobe AIR prototypes, and E-Commerce web site layouts. If you've been wondering why Fireworks is the prototyping tool of choice for many visual and interface designers, this book may provide the answer!
Shortly after Christmas, I downloaded the Windows Live Photo Gallery SDK and tinkered for a couple of hours one afternoon. I have yet to find (or create) the ultimate Flickr upload and sync tool, but I'm always searching for and thinking about it. Someday, when the earth's rotation slows and we finally have 36 hour days, I'll create this ultimate tool, but until then, you can check out my moderately nice updates to the Sample Flickr Plugin that ships with the SDK. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you can:
Photo Gallery includes a publishing API that can be used to create custom plugins to publish your photos to any site. The app ships with a Flickr plugin and the SDK includes the source for the plugin. Without any modification, you can select a number of photos from your library then publish either to an existing Flickr Set or a new set. Along the way, you can set the permissions (public, friend, family, friend & family) for all of the photos you're uploading.
So, this is where my modification comes in. There are times when I want to tag a few photos as public and the rest as private. With the default plugin, this would require two upload operations. With my updates, the plugin looks for specific tags on each photo that set flickr permissions:
switch (keyword.InnerText) { case "flickr: public" : isPublic = true; break; case "flickr: family" : isFamily = true; break; case "flickr: friends" : isFriend = true; break; case "flickr: friends+family" : isFriend = isFamily = true; break; default : tags.Add(keyword.InnerText); break; }
I can now quickly add a tag using Photo Gallery and let the plugin handle the permissions for me automatically. This is by no means a perfect solution, but something that has saved me some time. I had to change the plugin in a few places throughout the project, but you can find the heart of the change in the SessionLoadItemInfo method of XmlHelper.cs. If you just want to take the plugin for a spin, run PluginSample.msi found in the bin\Debug folder of the zip.
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It's been months since I've posted anything here, and if you're a faithful follower, I apologize. Not that my monthly posts were anything to really keep you going, but at least monthly is more frequent than tri-monthly. So, where have I been? Writing actually. I have just submitted my final chapter for Foundation Fireworks CS4, a book that will be published by Friends of Ed in March. We're planning on posting a couple of full chapters in PDF form on the Adobe Devnet site, so you'll hear more about that book later. I've also authored a number of Silverlight chapters that will be published "soon". Stay tuned for more info there as well.
In addition to all the writing that you can't enjoy yet, I submitted a Mix10k contest entry titled Bitster — check it out and vote for me if you get a chance! I had a lot of fun working on it. I used some bitmap parsing concepts posted by Joe Stegman to create the effect. Of course I had lots of other ideas that I wanted to pursue, but the 10K limit stopped quite a few of those in their tracks.
I've also been working on the next release of NetAdvantage for Silverlight Data Visualization — I'm really excited about the work we're doing there. I have fodder for plenty of posts queued up based on our experience with that product, so watch for a number of posts in the coming weeks and months ahead.
Since this is just a rambling post and a re-cap of the past several months, I want to also mention Quince, the new UX Patterns Explorer from Infragistics. Quince was just introduced today and I think it's going to grow into a must-have resource for User Experience and Application Design professionals. Using Quince, you can browse existing and accepted patterns that solve common user interface problems. You can also post your own screenshots and solutions – something I'm really excited about. I can't wait to see the community embrace this tool and advance user interface concepts!
So, that should do for now. Watch for more from me in the coming weeks, but don't hold me to any sort of commitment! I just can't make frequent-post commitments.
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If you're using Fireworks CS4 and the Fireworks to XAML Exporter, chances are you've seen a problem with the quotation marks in the rendered XAML. I first saw this several months ago, but assumed it was just an issue with a beta version of Blend I was using at the time. As it turns out, changes to the core Fireworks text rendering engine were actually causing the problem – a result of the way I was copying text to the clipboard.
The original version of the panel creates a Fireworks text block, pastes the generated XAML inside the text block, then does a clipCut() to remove the text block from the stage and copy it to the clipboard. The latest version (posted here), sends the XAML back to the Flash panel and, using the System.setClipboard() method, pastes the XAML to the clipboard. The result is a noticeably faster export operation, a very nice surprise.
I've also done a little additional housecleaning, adding support for the new pixel-based rounded corners feature of Fireworks CS4. This is actually one of my favorite new features — where previously the CornerRadius of rectangles in Fireworks was percentage-based (meaning the amount of roundness would change as you resized the rectangle) you can now specify a pixel-based CornerRadius. This approach ensures the same CornerRadius regardless of the size of the rectangle. (This is how both WPF and Silverlight do it also). The updated panel will honor both percentage and pixel-based roundness modes.
I also updated the way text is converted to paths. Now, instead of a group of individual path objects (the result you get when you select Text > Convert to Paths in Fireworks, I go two steps further, first ungrouping the indivual paths, then joining them into a single path. The result is a much cleaner single Path object.
One last fix I made over the weekend addresses a problem exposed by Silverlight. The FW to XAML panel automatically adds a .Resources collection to the outermost panel, should any of its children need to define a brush resource. Often, this Resources collection was rendered as an empty node <Grid.Resources />, something that the Silverlight engine does not like (WPF just ignores it). So, this latest update removes the Resources node if it's empty. You're welcome!
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Opinion: The Love Guv Returns
Editorial board member Steve Moore on former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's bid for former Rep. Tim Scott's House seat. Photo credit: Getty Images.
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... welcome back to Opinion Journal why I'm Mary Kissel ... just when you thought you'd seen everything in politics ... Sts former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford ... known as the love God ... for his Argentinian affair that ... happens marriages family and lost in the governorship ... is making a political comeback amazing ... editorial board member Steve Moore joins me now from Washington to talk about this case Steve ... is the love of the really that good ... or are the other candidates for a former presented Tim Scott's see ... really that bad ... well you know Mary I talked to ... Mark Sanford on a few days ago about this race not Nomar for a one-time remember he was a ... member of Congress for six years and that during the Gingrich revolution and that was ... a two term governor South Carolina stories that end of the Baltics prolonged time ... as I do believe I'm you know to think that that that that ... about three or four years ago people thought about tampered would be a top tier presidential candidate for the Republicans so he's had a long lineage she got the of ... the affair ... there were allegations that he used the public money ... to out to take trips to visit this semester study habits and not ... and South America ... and now we're seeing him make a comeback and Woody same areas like I was a fiscal conservative ... I understand how to save taxpayer money and that's the description you know what the races today so we'll find out tonight whether or ... not whether voters in South Carolina are forgiven or not ... well Steve I guess I shouldn't be surprised after all ... former President Bill Clinton has had a long and successful political career ... at ... that point it in our ... outlook got me when I talked about jeopardy so that this is a race about reduction he said I've apologized to voters ... as he accept that my behavior was unacceptable ... and God but I wanna get back to the eighty odd bout of cutting government waste and ... cutting government spending I'd you know that it's interesting he's raise a lot of money Mary he's the frontrunner when it comes to money the polling is very sporadic we don't have a good sense of who's gonna win this race but if you look at just the money not jeopardize the first place ... by the way all of his opponents are running TV there's about eight people in this race and they're all running ads against our camper so they do is see him ... is the eight hundred pound grower we've got a little list of the isthe GOP challengers I understand that the ... main contenders now or Curtis' basted ... or state Senator Larry groom's ... ICD you think they have a chance of beating Stanford and uses can be a close run off ... you know it's impossible to say very odd that the question of law because ... the others as others know polling ... on Mark Sanford I talk to him for about an hour of the other day he said look I'm going all over the ... this district is is old congressional district so borders of both voted for him many times in the past and we just don't know as I said it's a question of whether they believe that the reduction ... of dogs as ... well but let's turn to the Democratic side let let's it seems Stanford pulls it out here ... looks like he's facing Stephen Kobe or sister Elizabeth will hire ... bullish ... on ... President Obama lost this district by some eighteen points last year ... I is so really what are the chances of Democrats can retake the seat ... not to ... marry but ... it is funny that I see Kobe or sister is running at likes the cold air is gonna rock star among the young the young in this country ... and that he she's got a lot of free publicity on that CD shop ... so I wouldn't count your op but I think that this is can the Republicans see it and who by the way it goes to I'll probably go to a one off ... in two weeks because there are thousands and eight or nine people in the Republican field ... ah for the seat ... you can that oral board member Steve Moore on ... the love goddess retention ... you've seen everything ...


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The Burlington School District contracts with Green Mountain Transit to run School Trippers for our students. These buses go to most neighborhoods. Riding the School Tripper bus is free for K-5th grade students living more than 0.7 miles away from their elementary school and 6-8th grade students living more than 1 mile from their Middle School, otherwise the cost is $0.60 per ride. All BHS students ride the bus for free. Bus passes are distributed to qualifying students in early October.
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Bus Schedule
All morning and afternoon schedule times for route throughout Burlington are available on the GMT website.
Expectations on the Bus
Students are expected to follow all bus rules while riding. Buses have cameras to record both video and audio. School administration will review the tapes if a concern arises. Violating bus rules may result in short- or long-term suspension, and families will need to arrange their own transportation.
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- Respect other students and the driver.
- Remain seated while the bus is in motion.
- Listen and obey the driver's instructions at all times.
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Jacksonville Police said Monday they were still on the hunt for a suspect in the stabbing of a desk clerk at a Jacksonville hotel in the early morning hours Sunday.
Jacksonville Police said Monday they were still on the hunt for a suspect in the stabbing of a desk clerk at a Jacksonville hotel in the early morning hours Sunday.
A man came from behind the clerk and stabbed him �several times� shortly before 3 a.m. at Liberty Inn located at 1723 Lejeune Blvd., according to officials.
�Detectives continue to work on this open and active investigation,� JPD Spokeswoman Beth Purcell said Monday, noting that they were conducting interviews, processing evidence and following up on leads.
After the alleged attack Sunday, the clerk was transported to Onslow Memorial Hospital and subsequently transferred to another center for treatment.
As of Monday, he remained in critical but stable condition, according to Purcell. Purcell said the department is not releasing his name for his safety at this point in the investigation, but she said Monday that he is a 65-year-old man.
No information has been released yet if the two knew each other.
The suspect fled through the hotel�s front doors and headed toward the back of the hotel in the direction of Center Street. The stabbing did not involve a robbery, according to a press release.
Police canvassed the area but were unable to locate a suspect, who is shown in a surveillance photo, police said.
Police said the Latino suspect was of small build and was wearing cowboy boots, blue jeans, a belt with a large oval buckle, flannel-style long sleeve shirt and had a straw cowboy hat with him, according to a press release. However, immediately after the incident, anyone who might have seen the suspect would have witnessed him wearing only jeans, according to officials.
Anyone with information is asked to call Jacksonville Police Detective Mike Groom at 938-6405 or firstname.lastname@example.com or can call Crime Stoppers at 910-938-3273. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards up to $2,500 for tips that lead to an arrest. Callers to Crime Stoppers do not have to reveal their identities.


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The RentWise Workbook/Organizer helps tenants store rental records and provides how-to information on unit maintenance and creating collaborative relationships with landlords and neighbors.
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Tylosin Tartrate soluble powder for chickens, turkeys, swine, and honey beesonly. Equivalent to 100 g tylosin base. Read More
Chickens: As an aid in the treatment of chronic respiratory disease (CRD) associated with Mycoplasma gallisepticum in broiler and replacement chickens and for the control of CRD associated with Mycoplasma gallisepticum at the time of vaccination or other stress in chickens. For control of CRD associated with Mycoplasma synoviae in broiler chickens.
Turkeys: For maintaining weight gain and feed efficiency in the presence of infectious sinusitis associated with Mycoplasma gallisepticum.
Swine: For the treatment and control of swine dysentery associated with Brachyspira hyodysenteriae.
Honey bees: For the control of American Foulbrood (Paenibacillus larvae).
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- Ingredient: Tylosin Tartrate
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Education committees in both the Texas House and Senate are discussing a raft of bills, including the possibility of offering expanded "school choice" to students with disabilities.
The Senate panel will discuss 11 proposed laws on Tuesday morning. Among them is the measure extending certain disabled students more educational options beyond traditional public schools.
Its House counterpart meets later in the day on eight bills, including one that would offer public education grants to some special education students.
Its members will also hear about a measure authorizing grants for students to attend public schools outside their home districts. That could open the door to open enrollment across public school district lines.
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In this episode I am honored to welcome back Microsoft Vice President Brad Anderson to the show. We discuss his monthly upcoming live webcast series, "Success with Enterprise Mobility" , that kicks off on Tuesday, December 9th and concludes on March 3rd. Tune in as he gives us a preview of what he and his… Read more


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Staub Animal Knobs
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- Summary
Give your Staub cookware a charming new look with knobs in the shapes of four favorite culinary creatures: a fish, rooster, pig and snail. Each a miniature work of art, these sculptural knobs are beautifully crafted from gleaming nickel-plated brass. To customize the lid of your pot or pan, simply unscrew the knob and replace it with one of these charming options. The knobs are compatible with all standard Staub cast-iron ovens and cocottes. Shaped knobs are not designed to fit Staub mini cocottes or pumpkin cocotte.
- Hand-wash.
- 1 1/2"– 2 1/4" high.
- Made in China.
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Shipping Information
UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 3–5 business days. UPS is unable to deliver to P.O. boxes.
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The shipping rate varies depending on your order total and shipping destination. View Shipping Options and Charges.
Next Day Delivery
For an additional charge of $26 per address, we can expedite delivery to most destinations. This service is not available for some oversize items, items shipped directly from the supplier (including perishable and custom-manufactured items), out-of-stock items and items to be shipped outside the contiguous 48 states.
Orders received by 9:00 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday will arrive the next business day; orders placed Friday through Sunday will arrive on the following Tuesday.
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At Williams Sonoma, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction are our priority. Upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage; we will arrange for a prompt replacement.
If within 30 days, you are dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your purchase for a refund of the merchandise value. An original receipt or gift receipt is required for all returns and exchanges. Returns with a gift receipt will be refunded in the form of a Merchandise Credit for the amount indicated on the gift receipt. Returns with original receipt will be refunded in the original form of payment, cash and check refunds over $100 will be issued as a company check (may take 14 business days from time of request).
For all cutlery returns (knife sets, single knives, cutting boards, knife sharpeners and knife storage), please contact us at 888.922.4108 to initiate the return.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by BayAreaBaker from Absolutely adorable! I have a large collection of Staub cocottes in various sizes and colors and each one sports a Staub animal knob. Not only do they look adorable on the cocottes and add a touch of whimsy, but they make it easier to pick up the lids due to shape and size. My friends always comment on how cute the animal knobs look on my cocottes. I love my little (well, large) barnyard collection of animal knobs and highly recommend. The pig is my favorite. I agree with an earlier reviewer and wish W-S would carry the rabbit and cow that seem to be available only in Canada and Europe (have had to purchase these knobs from international websites).Date published: 2017-11-26Rated 5 out of 5 by tetonman from Adds eye appeal What can I say, it adds a little style to the kitchen decor. Expensive but worth it.Date published: 2017-02-22Rated 5 out of 5 by MimiDC from Adorable Staub animal knobs! I have all four animal knobs--the rooster, pig, fish, and snail. The rooster came with my Staub Coq-a-Vin, and the fish came with my Staub Mariner pan. I received the other two through Williams-Sonoma's promotional that they offered last year. In Europe and Canada, Staub offers cow and rabbit (hare) knobs. Could Williams-Sonoma inquire about offering the cow and rabbit/hare knobs in the U.S.? Merci!!Date published: 2016-05-01Rated 5 out of 5 by jan1234 from Great accessory! Wonderful looking accessory for the Staub and Le Creuset pans! Will be purchasing more.Date published: 2016-01-30Rated 4 out of 5 by busrey from Expensive but cute! I know, I know a totally superfluous item but so cute. My Coq Au Vin pot came with the rooster and I liked the pig but already had the Dutch oven size that comes with the pig. So I waited for it to go on sale & had free shipping. It looks good on my Dutch oven and since it is a pig it may make pork dishes taste better . . . well maybe not.Date published: 2015-09-22Rated 5 out of 5 by OkieInColorado from Staub Cuteness I love these cute animal knobs. The pig came with my staub 6 qt. dutch oven and I purchased the chicken knob to switch on occasion. I think this will add cuteness and conversation to the table and stove. They are very well made.Date published: 2015-04-21Rated 5 out of 5 by jmcd from Awesome knob! I chose the pig for my Staub "gift with purchase"... It's so cute! It was really easy to change out with the standard knob. It's great quality just like everything else Staub makes.Date published: 2015-04-07Rated 5 out of 5 by Wendykins from Staunton Pig Knob The quality and design are wonderful! It matches the craftsmanship of the Staub cocottes. I love the animal knobs!Date published: 2015-02-19
Will these knobs also fit on their new bakers? The description doesn't specify.Our decorative knobs will fit on all of our regular sized cast iron products, excluding minis.Date published: 2019-12-02
Do the knobs fit on other similar brands ie. Le Creuset? I have on Staub and it's a tomato so can't change that one.Hi Rosemary, According to our merchant, Staub knobs are compatible with Le Creuset dutch ovens.Date published: 2019-04-16


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The Administration's Fiscal Year 2006 Postsecondary Education Budget Proposals
The success of No Child Left Behind, as well as the promise of the president's High School Initiative, demands changes in federal postsecondary student financial assistance programs to help ensure that those students who successfully complete a challenging high school education can afford to go to college or other postsecondary training.
President Bush already has substantially increased the amount of grant and loan assistance available to postsecondary students and their families. For example, over one million more low-income college and other postsecondary students are receiving Pell Grants this year than when the president first took office; and under the 2006 request, funding for the Pell Grant program will have grown by $4.9 billion, or 56 percent, since FY 2001. One major component of expanded access to Pell Grant funding is the use of a combination of mandatory and discretionary funds that would increase the maximum Pell Grant award by $100 annually over the next five years, from $4,050 to $4,550, while retiring the $4.3 billion Pell Grant shortfall accumulated from fiscal years 2002 to 2005.
Similarly, overall postsecondary student financial aid would increase from $48 billion in FY 2001 to $78 billion in FY 2006, with the number of recipients rising from 7.7 million to more than 10 million.
|Pell Grants make it possible for people to go to school who otherwise won't go to school. I think that is money really well spent.
- President George W. Bush
However, a cumulative funding shortfall in the Pell Grant program threatens the stability of the program while limiting increases in the maximum Pell award needed to maintain the purchasing power of the Pell Grant in the face of rising college costs. At the same time, the current structure of the student loan programs unfairly burdens taxpayers with program risks, resulting in excessive subsidies for lenders and other program participants.
The president's 2006 budget includes a comprehensive set of proposals to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA) that would increase financial assistance to students while improving the effectiveness of the Pell Grant and student loan programs. In total, these proposals would generate more than $27 billion in benefits to students over the next 10 years, including the following:
Providing greater access to disadvantaged students to pursue a high-quality education is a major objective of President Bush's FY 2006 budget proposal. Major budget assistance components include strengthening the Pell Grant program by eliminating its budget shortfall while increasing annual disbursements to qualified students; Enhanced Pell Grant funding of $33 million intended to encourage students to take demanding high school courses; and increased student loan limits to some undergraduate, graduate and professional students. (See www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/
Making permanent the expanded loan forgiveness provisions of the Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 2004, which forgive up to $17,500 in student loans for highly qualified math, science and special education teachers serving low-income communities.
Investing $50 million in a new presidential Math and Science Scholars Program in order to encourage students to enter the vital fields of mathematics and science (See www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/
(See www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/
budget06/summary/edlite-section2d.html for more information on the Administration's fiscal year 2006 budget for the Federal student financial aid programs.)
Providing $125 million for Community College Access Grants through the Department of Education to expand dual enrollment programs designed to boost college enrollment and completion, especially among low-income students. (See www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/
(See www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/
budget06/summary/edlite-section2e.html for more information on the Administration's fiscal year 2006 budget for the Federal higher education programs.)
For information on assessments of our programs see www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/
Additional information on the student financial aid policies included in the FY 2006 President's Budget, including a table that shows the budget impact, on outlays, of student aid-related Higher Education Act reauthorization proposals included in the FY 2006 President's Budget can be found at www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/
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Forum Post: Cruse Associates Fraud Detection Warning : Not all online tracking is bad
Posted 6 years ago on July 18, 2013, 7:41 p.m. EST by jackzoen
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cruse associates fraud detection warning, Not all online tracking is bad
Lately we've seen a lot of news stories about the National Security Agency's program for tracking phone records, Internet searches and Facebook pages. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have decried and supported the practice, constitutionalists are debating over the legalities, and American citizens are either praising Edward Snowden's courage or want him tried for treason.
No matter which side of the issue you come down on, one thing to remember is not all online tracking is bad – especially when it comes to protecting you and your business.
I'm talking specifically about tracking information on the Internet as it relates to cybercrime, fraud and securing the online ecosystem for consumers.
A couple of years ago legislation started to appear in various states known as "do not track" laws. These policies wanted to leave it up to consumers to determine whether or not they wanted to be tracked. Then the federal government stepped in and saw this as a consumer privacy issue. It was quite a soapbox issue for politicians to beat their chests and talk about the evils of big business invading the privacy and personal information of consumers.
I have no doubt that some companies use personally identifiable information in ways that would make consumers cringe. However, the problem is a double-edged sword. If consumers determine what information, if any, can be reviewed during their online transaction, then criminals can, too.
When making a purchase, or conducting almost any type of business online, hundreds of pieces of data are available for review by retailers and financial institutions alike. These can include the location of the device you are using, billing and shipping information, time and date stamp, account numbers, email address, browser type, and dozens of other settings that identify you specifically. This digital fingerprint gives the retailer or financial institution enough information about you to confidently and securely complete a transaction.
When a criminals use ill-gotten financial information, like a stolen credit card, they will do everything they can to mask who they really are to appear as the actual owners. Let's look at an example of how this works and what's at stake.
A fraudster, using a credit card stolen from someone in the U.S., begins shopping at an electronics retailer. He fills up the shopping cart with lots of cool gadgets, puts in the credit card number, security code and billing address. However, instead of having the purchase shipped to the card owner's home, he puts in another shipping address for delivery. Not unusual to have things shipped to an address other than the billing address, so everything looks fine, right?
Using techniques such as the digital fingerprint, it takes just milliseconds for the retailer to see that the fraudster is not in the U.S., but is sitting in Vietnam hiding behind cyber walls such as rented IP addresses. The browser on his machine is set to Vietnamese as the language, shows a time and date stamp that do not match the locations given in the order page online, and he has made 17 purchases in the last 30 minutes, using the same card. All of a sudden the purchase doesn't look so good.
Without the digital tracking abilities used by millions of retailers and financial institutions around the world, stopping this type of simple fraud would be nearly impossible.
Reputable retailers and financial institution will disclose in their privacy statements what information they will review and whether or not they will use personally identifiable information for anything other than security of payments and consumer protection.
If you've ever completed a transaction online, checked a bank account or purchased a new pair of shoes, you have benefited from tracking technology. Turn it off, and the criminals win.


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Werner and Dmitry (Oracle) presented the concepts and ideas of Tamaya at the conference in Bulgaria:
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Last night, the seventh annual Philly's Phunniest Person Contest continued at Helium Comedy Club with Jim Grammond, Jim Ginty, and Andy Hudak moving on to the semi-finals. The competition continues Sunday, August 12 and Monday, August 13 with the semi-final rounds being held on Sunday, August 19 and Tuesday, August 21.
This week continues Philly Improv Theater's two week run of shows for July/August at The Shubin Theater. Last night, things kicked off with Fibber, tonight improv groups Hey Rube and Hot Dish take the stage at 7:30 in a fundraiser show for the Women's Charity Center followed by Harold Night featuring ZaoGao and Mayor Karen. The full schedule for PHIT shows is available online.
Also tonight, Free Improv at Connie's Ric Rac celebrates its one year anniversary with a show featuring Deleted Scenes, Bad James, Cock Hat, Sleep Walking, Kait and Andrew, Medic, The Amie and Kristen Show. Doors open at 8 and the show starts at 9.
This Wednesday, Accidents Will Happen returns to Adobe Cafe for a night of comedy featuring Alex Pearlman, Darryl Charles, Jenn Tisdale, Joe Murdock, Mariya Alexander, with sketches by ManiPedi, and story from Guy Guy. As always, an open mic follows the show at 11pm.
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Like the rest of Western Civilization, we at Giz spent a decent chunk of our childhoods plunked down in front of ye olde cathode ray tube, being turned into giggling little consumers by enchanting ads like these. Behold, our favorites.
In retrospect, Mighty Max was really pretty shitty. It was just a "boy's" version of Polly Pocket, which was also dumb. It broke easily, and there wasn't much to do except open it, look at it, and then quickly lose the small parts. But that ad is rad!
When our Brian Barrett spend his childhood in the suburbs of DC, he dreamed of being a powerful warrior, no longer picked on for his flowing hair and radical views. Sadly, those dreams never came to be, and he was mercilessly pounded each day at recess. But the fantasy was kept alive by watching Jhoon Rhee's martial arts ads, which promised a life in which "nobody bother me." Jhoon Rhee also had the coolest phone number in the history of telecommunications: USA-1000.
Micro Machines were ingenius—tiny, inexpensive, easily lost, and imbued with the perfect gimmick—BIG things that are SMALL. Even more ingenius was The Micro Machine Man, the mustachioed cheerleader behind the minuscule fleet, who either by some preternatural gift or demon curse seemed only capable of speaking as quickly as his cars were small.
Nerf guns were great because they were the ultimate copout birthday present gift. Everyone liked Nerf guns! But not everyone had access to an abandoned industrial complex in which to have a 40 person foam dogfight, so these ads were a bit misleading. They do, however, encapsulate everything awesome about the 90s—BAD HAIR! X-TREMENESS! WEIRD FONTS! YELLING! GUITAR RIFFS!
Joe Brown's childhood exposure to Crazy Eddie might explain a few things—but that's neither here nor there. Despite being self-stigmatized as "crazy," Eddie just really wanted to sell you a VCR and maybe a new telephone. And if you didn't buy, he would beat you to fucking death with that giant candy cane. Who's the crazy one now?
This is just a tiny sprinkling of the wondrous TV ads of the past few decades—please share your faves with us below. Sure does make banner ads look even worse. Blech.