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Urbanized land is defined as having greater than 1 housing unit per acre. Estimation was made by calculating housing density using the Decennial Census and American Community Survey Block-Group Data. Block-Group GIS shapefiles were rasterized to 100 meters x 100 meters to create the maps above. GIS work was done using R.

Aviation Vizualizations

Foothill Transit Executive Board Reports

FY 16 Q1 KPI: http://foothilltransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/10-23-2015-Agenda-Packet1.pdf

August KPI: http://foothilltransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/09-25-2015-Agenda-Packet1.pdf

July KPI: http://foothilltransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/08-28-2015-Agenda-Packet-2.pdf

FY 15 KPI: http://foothilltransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/08-28-2015-Agenda-Packet-2.pdf

May KPI: http://file.lacounty.gov/bos/supdocs/94258.pdf

April KPI: http://file.lacounty.gov/bos/supdocs/94258.pdf

FY 15 Quarter 3 KPI: http://file.lacounty.gov/bos/supdocs/93259.pdf

Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park

Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park
Trail Run

Kingston Story

Vybz Kartel's Kingston Story

first time using GIMP

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ShopRunner Review

I have a free subscription to ShopRunner (https://www.shoprunner.com) through my Amex card. I used it for the first time this week when I wanted to order a summer dress from Lord+Taylor. The short story is that the whole experience sucked and I would have been pretty pissed if I paid for the ShopRunner service. ShopRunner is supposed to give you free 2-day shipping (and returns) at participating stores. Their 2-day shipping service mimics the two day Amazon Prime shipping. It took five days for my package to arrive from the date I ordered it.

Signing up for ShopRunner was pretty easy and having the annual fee waved with my Amex was simple. ShopRunner usually costs $79 per month or $8.95 per month. Unless you do a bunch of online shopping, I'm not sure if paying $79 per year would be worth it. However, I see the $8.95 per month fee being worth it. As long as you want to use 2-day shipping at a store at least once, the month's service will pay for itself. During December, I can imagine having unlimited 2-day shipping can be a great deal for last minute Christmas shopping.

Most of the stores you can use ShopRunner at are kind of weird. Some of the ones that stuck out to me as being useful are: AutoZone, Domino's (free delivery!), FTD (though I think their flowers always look cheap and you're better off ordering from a local florist), Neimen Marcus, and newegg.

So the problem that I experience with ShopRunner is that I was under the impression that I would get 2-day shipping service that is similar to Amazon Prime. However, unlike Amazon Prime, the order is not fullfilled by ShopRunner... it is fulfilled by the store itself. In my case I ordered my dress at Lord+Taylor on May 16th but Lord+Taylor did not ship my package out until May 19th. The packaged was shipped using 2-day shipping so it didn't arrive on my porch until the 21st. I think the stores that you can use ShopRunner at are kind of a mixed bag in terms of quality of online service and therefore, I would not trust using ShopRunner to guarantee 2-day shipment. In terms of department stores, you can imagine on one end Neiman Marcus would do an excellent job making sure you get your order in 2 days while with Lord+Taylor customer service is nonexistent and who knows what catastrophe might happen with your order. Because ShopRunner is not directly responsible for any part of fulfilling your order, if you have an issue with the shopping experience you can't complain about it because it really is out of their control. With Amazon on the other hand, you can speak with their customer service to resolve any issues. If I were ShopRunner, I would be more selective when working with online store and select only those who are able to fulfill orders promptly.

ShopRunner can be used at the following:

1st Wishes
Eerie
Alloy Apparel
AEO Factory
American Eagle Outfitters
American Giant
Anne Klein
AutoZone
BabiesRUs
Bare Necessitites
Bath Robe Shoppe
Beauty.com
Birthday Express
Blue Nile
Blue Sky Scrubs
Brooks Brothers
Buy Costumes
Calvin Klein
Celebrate Express
Chefs
Claire's
CoffeeForLess.com
Cole Haan
Costume Express
Dailylook
David's Cookies
Delias
Destination Kona Triathlon Store
Diesel
Domino's
drugstore.com
Eastern Mountain Sports
Easyspirit
eBags
eToys
Fanatics
FansEdge
FAO Schwarz
Fathead
Fogdog Sports
Franklin Covey
FTD
Geekorize
GNC
Gore Bike and Running Wear
Helly Hansen
Icing
Island Beach Gear
Jacobtime
Jewelers Wife
Jockey
Jomashop.com
Kenneth Cole
KULE
Lord + Taylor
MacMall
MLB.com
Moosejaw
Nascar.com
NBA Store
Neimen Marcus
newegg
NFL Shop
NHL Shop
Nine West
OLLY Kids Shoes
Online Shoes
Pennington and Bailes
Petsmart
RadioShack
Reeds Jewelers
Shoe.com
Shop PBS
Shoplet
sleepyheads.com
SOLE/Society
SPANX
Speedo
Tackle Direct
Taylor Made
The Organized Parent
The Perfume Spot
Tidy Nirvana
TigerDirect.com
TigerGPS
Timberland
Tommy Hilfiger
Toys R Us
WatchWear.com
Wilson Leather
Wireless Emporium
Worldwide Stereo

United States' DOT Websites Clickable Map

Lakewood Organic Super Veggie Juice Review

Lakewood Organic Super Veggie Juice

This juice costs about $5 a bottle ($30 for a six 32 oz. bottles on Amazon). This is one of the better veggie juices I have bought. The consistency is very very thick (much thicker than V8) so that makes it a quick soup if you heat it up. When I drink the product as a juice, I actually mix it with a little water so it is smoother to drink. The flavor is strong enough that even with water added, it doesn't taste diluted to me. Although the juice looks red and tomato-y, it has a pretty apparent dark green vegetable-y flavor (think broccoli, kale, collard greens) compared to V8 juice which in comparrison has a very dominant tomato/carrot flavor. So, when Lakewood Organic calls it a "Veggie Juice" they really mean it! Because of this dark veggie flavor, this juice is not a good stand-in for tomato juice for making Bloody Mary's. So if you prefer bright flavored veggie juices that have that nice acidic tomato kick, bright parsley feel, and are a little salty, you might not enjoy this drink.

Ingredients:

tomatoes
carrots
celery
broccoli
kale
collards
beet
parsley
lettuce
spinach
watercress
lemon juice
jalapeño
garlic
cayenne pepper
salt

V8 Harvest Juice from Costco

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The new V8 Harvest juice is awesome. I bought it recently at Costco after trying a sample. It is $8 for a pack of three 32 oz. bottles. So its kind of expensive but in my opinion tastes way better than regular V8. Compared to the regular and low sodium V8, the Harvest juice has a more pleasant texture (more like juice than thick soup) and tastes less acidic and salty.