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ByBarbaraOrtutay The Associated Press SANFRANCISCO Nearlyev- eryone agrees that texting and driving is dangerous. Many people do it anyway. In an AT&T-sponsored survey of frequent drivers who text daily — regardless of where they are — 98 per- cent said they were aware of the dangers of texting behind the wheel. None- theless, three-quarters of them admitted to texting while driving, despite broad public-service campaigns and laws against it in some states. Two-thirds said they have read text messages while stopped at a red light or stop sign, while more than a quarter said they have sent texts while driv- ing. More than a quarter of those who texted while driving believed they "can easily do several things at once, even while driving." AT&T Inc. released the survey Wednesday as part of an anti-texting-and-driv- ing campaign. AT&T de- signed the survey with Da- vid Greenfield, founder of The Center for Internet and Technology Addiction and a professor at the University of Connecticut's School of Medicine. The survey came as AT&T expanded availability of a free app that silences text message alerts and ac- tivates automatically when a person is moving 15 miles per hour or faster. (Passen- gers can turn it off.) The DriveMode app is coming to iPhones after being previ- ously available on Android and BlackBerry phones for AT&T users only. The iPhone version will be avail- able to customers of com- peting carriers as well, but some functions will work only on AT&T devices. The study in May was of cellphone owners ages 16 to 65 who drive almost every day and text at least once a day. It has a margin of sam- pling error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. Researchers conducted surveys with people on their cellphones, and it's possible those who would have picked up on a land- line might have different attitudes. It's also possi- ble attitudes among those who don't text as often are different. Researchers ex- cluded 343 people because they didn't text or drive enough to meet the criteria. After those and other ex- clusions, 1,004 U.S. adults completed the telephone survey. Greenfield said the sur- vey is the latest to show a discrepancy between peo- ple's attitudes and behav- iors. It found a broad range of reasons why drivers text. Forty-three percent of the texting drivers said they want to "stay connected" to friends, family and work. Nearly a third did it out of habit. Among other reasons for texting and driving: — Twenty-eight per- cent said they are worried about missing out of some- thing important if they don't check their phones right away. — More than a quarter believes that their driving performance is not affected by texting, and just as many people said they believe that others expect them to re- spond to texts "right away." — Just 6 percent an- swered that they are "ad- dicted to texting," although 14 percent admitted that they are "anxious" if they don't respond to a text right away, and 17 percent feel "a sense of satisfaction" when they can read or respond to a text message. Reggie Shaw was 19 in 2006 when he caused a car accident while texting, kill- ing two people. Today, he speaks out against texting and driving. "It's something I struggle with every day," he said. "I know that I need to go out and talk to others about it. I don't want others to make the same mistake I did." Greenfield, who studies the effects of digital tech- nology on the brain, likes to call smartphones "the world's smallest slot ma- chines" because they affect the brain in similar ways that gambling or drugs can. Dopamine levels in- crease as you anticipate messages, and that leads to higher levels of pleasure. Getting desirable messages can increase dopamine lev- els further. TECHNOLOGY Su rv ey fi nd s pe op le t ex t, drive knowing dangers LM O TE RO — T HE A SS OC IA TE D P RE SS A ma n u se s h is cel l p hone a s h e d ri ve s t hr oug h t ra ffic i n D al la s. By Kimberly Pierceall The Associated Press LAS VEGAS Steve Wynn has had his fill of Cirque du Soleil and thinks Las Vegas visitors have, too. That's why, he said, his new show dubbed "Show- Stoppers," will be different. "We can't just surrender to Cirque du Soleil," said the casino-hotel developer and billionaire. "How many shows can you stand of that stuff. Jumping, popping, swing- ing. I mean, enough al- ready," Wynn said, not en- tirely seriously. After all, he brought the swinging and the popping to Vegas in the early 1990s by building the first per- manent theatrical home for one of Cirque's shows at the Treasure Island resort. He benefited along with several other casino-hotels that host Cirque shows on the Strip at any given time. Plus, Cirque's founder is a personal friend, he said. But the man who invited Siegfried & Roy on a Las Ve- gas stage and introduced the Strip to Cirque's acrobatics is set on presenting the one thing he says the entertain- ment capital has lacked: Broadway, in a way that can't be seen anywhere else. "Give 'em the old razzle dazzle ..." Wynn sang softly in a deep, gravely baritone in his office at the Wynn during a recent interview with The Associated Press. His "ShowStoppers" will take 20 of Broadway's most memorable songs, a list likely to rotate as produc- ers see fit, and present them in a way that explains what sets them apart, including the number from "Chicago" he hummed. Wynn stressed the sim- plicity of a single power- ful voice_no gimmicks, no technological support, no place to hide— when he talks about the allure of the show he has personally pro- duced and helped write. Tickets will cost $90 each and go on sale Thursday. Shows in the 1,480-seat En- core theater begin Dec. 16. Wynn says the show — its 34 dancers and singers and 30-piece orchestra plus cos- tumes and sets — will cost him $10 million, a bargain compared to the $100 mil- lion to $200 million it can cost to retrofit a theater for an elaborate Cirque du So- leil production, he said. The 72-year-old casino- hotel developer said it's not a show for the 20-year-olds but rather a 40-plus crowd. A show that could have been for the younger-set, "Spider-man Turn off the Dark," was long-rumored to be the next show to grace the Encore stage after country music star Garth Brooks' residency ended a year ago. The rumors were only fueled by the involve- ment of that production's director, Phil McKinley, in VIP-attended birthday show Wynn hosted for his wife Andrea that eventually inspired "ShowStoppers." LAS VEGAS Ca si no m og ul b et s on n ew s ho w The Associated Press SANTA ANA A Los Ange- les policeman has been charged with exposing him- self to five people, including an 80-year-old woman and a 12-year-old girl. Orange County prose- cutors say Ryan Galliher was charged Tuesday with crimes including indecent exposure and attempted lewd conduct with a child under 14. Galliher's free on bail but could face four years in prison if convicted. The LAPD has placed him on leave. Galliher had no public phone listing and it's unclear whether he has an attorney. EXPOSURE LA officer charged with lewd conduct PHOTOS COURTESY KRIS ROTONDA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A title slide of an episode of the Doggy Cooking Network, shows the quirky side of a unique YouTube show for those into canine cuisine. By Sue Manning The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Like man, the way to a dog's heart is through its stomach. No one knows that bet- ter than Kris Rotonda and Denise Fernandez, the couple who conceived the Doggy Cooking Network and founded online dating service YouMustLoveDogs- Dating.com, where pooch- loving singles can connect with potential mates. Their Doggy Cooking Network on YouTube taps into the popularity of cook- ing shows like "The Pio- neer Woman" and "Bare- foot Contessa" to show pet owners how to dish up fresh, homemade alterna- tives to commercial kibble. It struck a chord as serving wholesome food has be- come important to people putting more time, money and energy into pet care. Some animal lovers have emphasized home-cooked canine cuisine following complaints of tainted food sickening and killing pets. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has re- ceived reports that dog and cat treats made in China have killed 1,000 dogs and sickened more than 4,800 pets since 2007. The agency has not been able to prove the chicken, duck or sweet potato jerky treats are causing the ill- nesses, but large retailers PetSmart and Petco plan to pull them from shelves. Worried pet owners can find easy recipes in Rotonda and Fernandez's cooking shows. In their videos, they use simple in- gredients like chicken, rice and eggs to make every- thing from frozen yogurt bars and sweet bean rice to meatloaf birthday cake, and they incorporate food trends like organic and gluten-free snacks. "The idea is simple. Food brings families together," Fernandez said. "Only peo- ple who are really devoted to their dogs are going to cook for them." She and Rotonda are not professional chefs but dis- play quick ways to please a pet's palate after testing the dishes out on their four dogs. Viewers mix along with the couple as they joke, banter and show off their dishes during the four- minute cooking segments. Shows are posted once a week on YouTube, but they hope to expand soon. 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