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Whenever I become downhearted over man's inhumanity to man, I recognize that man's inhumanity to women is even more frightening.
Take, for example, the 2009 documentary Africa Rising, by award-winning filmmaker Paula Heredia, which will be shown in the upcoming Women's Film Festival.
This is an anti-female genital mutilation (FGM) film. (Yes, female genital mutilation is so common that there's an acronym. There's also a pro-FGM movement, as well as a movement against male circumcision.) This film left me in awe of the brave women of Central Africa who are mounting a growing grassroots campaign against the practice.
Yet, every single day, approximately 6,000 girls are subjected to FGM, according to this film. Why in the name of all that's holy would mothers, aunts, and grandmothers mutilate their daughters?
Well, many of them believe the practice is required by the Bible or the Koran. (It isn't.) Others believe it is the way a girl matures into a woman. (Nope.) Others believe that if the clitoris isn't cut off, it will grow into a penis. (Not a chance.)
Once you listen to the many voices in this film, however, you learn that it's basically men who desire FGM to keep their women from being promiscuous. And FGM probably does that, since it kills many young girls right off the bat, makes sex painful for the majority of those who live, and allows childbirth to sometimes rip them apart.
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But genital mutilation is not the only crime against women practiced in this world.
Sexual slavery has become a worldwide problem. According to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, this was a $5 billion-to-$9 billion industry in 2004, and the figures are now much, much higher. About 80 percent of the people affected are women, and up to 50 percent are minors.
If you think this is a problem only in Cambodia, Thailand, and the countries once behind the former Iron Curtain, think again.
According to Time, "Two men were arrested last year for an ad on Craigslist's Miami board advertising sex with a 14-year-old girl as a 'Super Bowl Special'" in Miami for Super Bowl week last year.
Also damaging to the freedom of women are the many ultraconservative Muslim religious laws and cultural mores that prevent a woman from walking uncovered in the street, driving a car, getting an education, living on her own, and/or having a free sexual life without living in fear of being stoned.
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In America, Sharia law may be just what the right-wing Republicans are after, now that they've embarked on their own war to keep women barefoot, pregnant, and chained to a kitchen stove.
In January, for example, House Republicans tried to redefine "rape" as "forcible rape" (as opposed to consensual rape?), thus ruling out federal abortion assistance in statutory rape and other forms of forced intercourse.
A public outcry forced that ugly definition back into the closet — for now — but things didn't end there. You can find remarkable examples of human cruelty and insanity in statehouses across the nation.
"A law under consideration in South Dakota would expand the definition of 'justifiable homicide' to include killings that are intended to prevent harm to a fetus — a move that could make it legal to kill doctors who perform abortions," Mother Jones reported.
Under an avalanche of pressure, state representative Phil Jensen, who wrote this crazy legislation, backtracked considerably.
"This simply is to bring consistency to South Dakota statute as it relates to justifiable homicide," Jensen told Mother Jones. "If you look at the code, these codes are dealing with illegal acts. Now, abortion is a legal act. So this has got nothing to do with abortion."
Mother Jones is now indicating that Jensen may be willing to change his bill, but several other states are considering the same measure.
And believe it or not, the Georgia House of Representatives is currently considering a bill that would make women who miscarry into felons if they cannot prove that there was "no human involvement whatsoever in the causation" of their miscarriage.
Miscarriage is a family tragedy, not a place for government intervention. What part of "keep your laws off my body" do they not understand?
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It's been almost 100 years since Margaret Sanger began promoting family planning and was persecuted for it. Her teachings — that each woman should be "the absolute mistress of her own body" — underlie the work of Planned Parenthood. Now the House Republicans are trying wipe Planned Parenthood out of existence — or at least out of the federal budget.
"Republicans voted to let more women die from breast cancer, cervical cancer and AIDS," wrote Ruth Marcus in The Washington Post about the defunding attempt. "How's that? The family planning programs also provide cancer screening and HIV counseling to millions of low-income and uninsured people.
"Let's be clear about one thing," she continued. "Almost none of this money went for abortions."
What's going on here? Why is all this abuse, contempt, hatred, and domination directed against one half of the population on this earth?
I'm sure sages through the ages have meditated on this question. Could it be fear of the unknown, like those old wives' tales about vagina dentata, vaginas with teeth?
Can it be a fear of sex itself? Sex, after all, is a winding and wandering path. You never know, when you embark on it, where it will take you. You have to be open to adventure and uncertainty.
Can it be only about power and domination? About passing down property? About the vulnerability of the penis? Take a look at pre-Columbian pottery — in most of the pots depicting males, the penises, being the parts that stick out the most, have broken off over time.
Back in the sixties, I heard a story — it may certainly be apocryphal, as well as metaphorical — that in ancient times, women ruled and were worshiped because they could produce life. (Because of the nine months between cause and effect, society hadn't yet figured out the male part in this procedure.) And women came to use their power brutally.
Once the full process of procreation was understood, might became right, and the males took over. According to this myth, what's going on now may be something like worldwide retribution.
Men, in general, are bigger and stronger than women. Women, in general, can have babies. It seems that in terms of power, we should balance each other out. We should even be seen as useful to each other.
Doesn't it seem like women are in an endless struggle for equality and respect?
In her poem Responsibility, the late writer and political activist Grace Paley — a film about her life is also in this year's Women's Film Festival — writes, "There is no freedom without fear and bravery."
She ends this way: "It is also the responsibility of the poet to be a woman, to keep an eye on this world and cry out like Cassandra, but be listened to this time."


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Soldiers Tackle Man on Fire During Panetta's Afghan Visit
As Panetta arrives at Camp Bastion, truck speeds onto ramp before crashing.
KABUL, Afghanistan March 14, 2012 -- In a bizarre security scare on a coalition base in Afghanistan today, defense officials said an Afghan civilian managed to steal a truck, crash it, but then continue to apparently try to attack Western soldiers even though he was on fire -- all while U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta sat on a military transport plane on a nearby airstrip.
The incident occurred at Camp Bastion just about the same time Panetta arrived to address troops there in a high profile visit. The suspect, who has not been identified and appears to have been working alone, stole a truck from a British soldier and sped onto the runway where Panetta's plane had landed before he crashed the truck into a ditch, the officials said. The British soldier purportedly suffered a broken pelvis during the theft.
The man somehow caught on fire in the course of escaping the wreck -- one NATO official said he is suspected of lighting himself on fire -- and then jumped on the side of a vehicle belonging to soldiers responding to the scene, according to several officials. Soldiers from the base's security detail eventually managed to tackle the man to the ground and put out the flames.
Pentagon spokesperson Capt. John Kirby said that at no point was Panetta in danger and an investigation into the apparent attacker's motive is ongoing. No explosives or weapons were found in the vehicle or with the driver, Kirby said.
"We don't know the intent or motivation of the individual who stole the vehicle and stole it across a ramp," he told reporters. "We don't have any indication right now that this was meant as a threat to the secretary -- as a fact we don't have any indication that the driver knew who was coming in on that aircraft. At no time was the secretary's safety in danger or the danger of anyone in the secretary's party."
Panetta's plane was made aware of the incident and was taken to a different spot to unload. The Pentagon alerted the press to the incident 10 hours later, after reports began leaking to the British press.
Marines Asked to Disarm for Visit
Nerves over security already appeared to be frayed during Panetta's visit as earlier, U.S. Marines were given the unusual request to lay down their weapons before entering the tent in the Helmand province where Panetta was scheduled to speak. Panetta was in the area to meet with tribal leaders in nearby villages to assure them that the U.S. mission was on track.
The airstrip security scare comes within days of an attack by a U.S. staff sergeant on unarmed Afghan civilians that left 16 dead and enraged Afghans.
The 200 Marines were inside a tent at Camp Leatherneck along with Afghan guards and troops from other countries waiting for Panetta to arrive when they were told abruptly by Sgt. Major Brandon Hall to exit the tent, leave their weapons elsewhere, and return unarmed.
It's an unusual break from protocol since Marines are expected to be armed at all times.
Afghan guards in the room, along with other foreign troops, were also unarmed during Panetta's address. A defense official told reporters there was no heightened threat, but that the order to disarm was done to be "consistent" so that Americans troops wouldn't be the only ones carrying weapons. The request reportedly did not come from Panetta or his team.
The order for the Marines to put down their weapons came from Major Gen. Mark Gurganus, according to a press pool report.
Gurganus said that since the Afghan soldiers were unarmed, he did not want them treated differently, but said it was not because of the shooting this weekend.
"You've got one of the most important people in the world in the room," he said. "This is not a big deal."
This is Panetta's third trip to Afghanistan, and arguably, his most important. The visit was planned months in advance, but carries additional significance. It comes at a time of deeply strained U.S.-Afghan relations, and just days after a U.S. Army staff sergeant went off base and allegedly killed 16 Afghan civilians in their homes.
Addressing NATO troops at Camp Leatherneck, Panetta addressed the massacre directly, which included nine children and three women, some of whose bodies were found with deep burn marks.
"We will not allow individual incidents to undermine our resolve," he said. "We will be tested, we will be challenged by the enemy, by ourselves, and by the hell of war itself," he said.
He added, "Our strategy is working."
The visit comes with many Afghans calling for a public trial for the soldier accused of the weekend's massacre. The U.S. military has launched an investigation with the highest levels of the administration, including President Obama himself, promising a swift and thorough response. Many Afghans continue to believe that more than one soldier was involved, citing eyewitness reports that multiple soldiers were seen in the area at the time of the shootings. But today, an Afghan official with access to surveillance video taken from a blimp overhead said the footage clearly shows a lone U.S. soldier walking up to the base, laying down his weapon, and raising his arms to surrender.
The soldier, a staff sergeant and father of two based at Ft. Lewis, Wash., was a three-time veteran of the Iraq war on his first assignment to Afghanistan. The U.S. military hasn't released his name.
The Taliban quickly vowed revenge for the slayings. In a strongly worded statement posted on their website, the insurgent group threatened to kill and behead the "sadistic murderous soldiers" behind the attack.

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24 June is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years). There are 190 days remaining until the end of the year.
- 1995: The Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament takes place at Hogwarts in the Quidditch pitch. Winning the Third Task, Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory both take the Triwizard Cup, which is actually a Portkey. Both are transported to the graveyard in Little Hangleton. Cedric Diggory is killed by Peter Petigrew on Voldemort's command. Using ancient Dark magic, Voldemort creates a proper body for himself and attempts to kill Harry, who narrowly escapes. Alastor Moody is discovered to be really Barty Crouch Jr. using Polyjuice Potion. Cornelius Fudge has a Dementor remove Crouch's soul, before hearing his accounts of the past year. The Second Wizarding War begins, though the Ministry of Magic does not admit this until the following year.
- 1996: Attack on London — Death Eaters storm London, where they kidnap Garrick Ollivander and Florean Fortescue (who is later killed). The Death Eaters proceed to the River Thames, where they bring the Millennium Bridge down, killing some Muggles and causing considerable distress.
- 1995: Cedric Diggory is murdered by Peter Pettigrew on Lord Voldemort's orders.
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David Cushley is under no illusions as he prepares to kick-off the season with new club Crusaders.
Cushley joined the Danske Bank Premiership champions in May from Ballymena United, one of a number of high-profile signings made by Stephen Baxter.
The Crues start their title defence at home to Cushley's former club on Saturday afternoon, looking to end a six-year wait for a win on the opening day of the season.
The last time the Shore Road men enjoyed a winning start in the league was in 2010 with a 3-1 win at Donegal Celtic.
Looking ahead to the new season, Cushley is anticipating a massive battle for the Gibson Cup.
"It's going to be very competitive," said Cushley.
"So many clubs have made good signings, especially the players coming in from across the water.
"It'll be tough, but I believe we have a squad to compete with any other team in the league. We have players who are good on the ball, but if we have to go long, we can do that too. We have options."
Cushley was Ballymena United's glamour player in recent seasons, with the forward's wonder goals becoming a prominent feature to his game.
But after joining a Crusaders squad laced with talent, the 26-year-old admits he needs to raise his game.
"I'm at the league champions now and I know I'll have to up my game," he added.
"I have been working hard and my aim is to cut out the stupid wee mistakes. It goes without saying you have to work harder to get in the squad and stay there, but I'm relishing that challenge.
"I've been made to feel very welcome at Crusaders and I enjoy the competitive, high tempo nature of training, That's what you need if you want to compete for trophies."
Elsewhere on Saturday, Linfield – who finished second to Crusaders last season – kick-off their Premiership campaign against Ballinamallard United at Ferney Park.
Glentoran – with new signing Nacho Novo – entertain Dungannon Swifts at The Oval while Cliftonville travel to newly-promoted Ards.
Glenavon start their season against Carrick Rangers at Mourneview Park.
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SHREVREPORT, La. -- Ka'Deem Carey carried the ball 27 times for 169 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Arizona Wildcats to a 42-19 thrashing of the Boston College Eagles in the Advocare V100 Bowl.
The game featured two of the top running backs in the country, with Boston College's Andre Williams rushing for 75 yards and a score on 26 carries. Carey's performance on Tuesday made him Arizona's all-time all-purpose yards leader.
B.J. Denker completed 17-of-24 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns for the Wildcats (8-5), who made their fifth bowl appearance in the last six seasons. Denker also carried the ball 14 times for 51 yards and a score.
Nate Phillips set an Arizona bowl record for receiving yards in a game with 193.
Chase Rettig connected on 16-of-26 passes for 191 yards and two interceptions for the Eagles (7-6), who have lost four straight bowl games.
Alex Amidon caught 10 passes for 129 yards to break Pete Mitchell's career receptions record with 191.
Each team turned the ball over once during the game's first nine plays. Rettig was intercepted by Jared Tevis on the sixth play, but Carey fumbled on the ensuing Arizona possession.
The Wildcats' second possession of the game resulted in a touchdown. Phillips caught passes of 56 and 23 yards before Carey scored from two yards out.
Nate Freese's 32-yard field goal cut the gap to 7-3 with 1:11 left in the first quarter. Freese added a 41-yarder early in the second period to make it a one-point contest.
On the next Boston College possession, Rettig was intercepted by William Parks, who returned the ball 69 yards for a touchdown and a 14-6 Arizona lead.
After the Eagles went three-and-out, the Wildcats put together a 10-play, 80- yard drive. Trey Griffey capped the series with a 26-yard TD catch, making it 21-6 at the break.
Carey opened the second half with a 6-yard score. Phillips caught three passes during the march.
Phillips added a 42-yard catch on the next Arizona drive, and Denker capped the 93-yard series with a 14-yard TD run.
Griffey's 3-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter made it a 42-6 contest.
Williams and Tyler Rouse scored on the ground for Boston College in the final stanza.
Game notes: Carey had his 16th straight game with at least 100 yards rushing ... Boston College's last bowl win came in the 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, a 24-21 decision over Michigan State... Williams came into the game with 2,102 rushing yards ... Denker was named the game's Most Valuable Player on offense while Parks won defensive honors ... Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez became the second coach in program history to post eight (or more) victories in his first two seasons at the school. Jim Young went 8-3 and 9-2 in 1973 and 1974, respectively, before following it up with another nine-win season in 1975.


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Have you had a close call as a result of a motorist using his cell phone — texting, talking, etc? I have, more than once.
The latest incident came last week on Monroe Avenue at the San Tomas Aquino recreation path. I stopped, punched the bike light button and waited to cross.
With a green light I started across when to my left comes a car going about 5 mph. A woman driver stopped only feet in front of me. The stop line was about 20 feet back. She was on the phone, of course, peering up at the stop light, a dumbfounded look on her face.
Her window was down. I felt like ripping the phone from her hands and tossing it into the creek. I would never do that, but it would have been justice served.
I did a quick check to find cyclists killed by cell phones. There are plenty. It's too early to tell what happened in Concord last week when a man and his daughter riding along were mowed down by a 17-year-old driver. He was speeding is all that's certain.
Recent deaths:
But the most egregious of all accidents and one that took the lives of two people I knew, occurred in 1986 when an 18-year-old driving a Chevy Blazer reached down to fetch a cassette tape. She veered into the bike lane and took the lives of four cyclists enjoying a Sunday ride, just like that.
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CONGRESSIONAL: Democratic state Rep. Joe Miklosi of Denver, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, officially kicks off his 6th Congressional District campaign from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the CB & Potts in Highlands Ranch.
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TORONTO - Second World War veteran Bruce Malenson is again fighting for something he holds dear 67 years later.
This time, the 90-year-old is fundraising to patch the leaking roof at his 75-year-old Royal Canadian Legion branch in Etobicoke.
All legions have problems, he said.
But our main problem today is our moneymaker, Malenson said, referring to the roof of Irwin Hall, which the branch rents out regularly for events, but barely breaks even on expenses.
Branch 286 president Ron Gregory says their financing is structured so we cant keep a lot for ourselves to keep things going.
Thats why the roof couldnt immediately be replaced when it began leaking three years ago.
Hall rentals are really our only form of making funds, Gregory said. Without that income, the branch might not continue to be a safe haven for the 340 members who gather to reminisce and hold charity events. Other legion branches have closed due to financial difficulties and declining ranks.
Gregorys voluntary presidency is wrapped in family history; a great-grandfather is buried at Vimy Ridge in France; and a grandfather fought in World War II.
Its my obligation to keep their memories alive to keep the memories of all the veterans alive, he said. But I cant do it alone, I need help, too.
A locksmith, he occasionally makes minor repairs. Many members with trade skills have done the same.
Ive spent thousands of dollars out of my own pocket, Gregory said.
Now the roof could cost up to $80,000, based on estimates.
Luckily, a Superior Spray Foam employee offered to do the job for $25,000, with no money upfront.
The way that Im looking at it is, hes basically just covering his own end, Gregory said.
The only problem is that the branch has $2,800 for the repairs. Thats where Malenson comes in.
Well accept any amount whatsoever, he said. Ten years ago, he helped build a memorial in France, dedicated to Canadian veterans.
When we started that, we thought how the hell are we going to raise a million dollars? he recalled. We raised 12 million.
War is hell, he says, having signed up for it at the age of 17.
Im lucky, I came home, he said. According to him, 46,000 veterans never returned.
The branch is now campaigning to raise $25,000 to begin repairs on the roof before winter.
To contribute, contact the RCL branch 286 - 416-741-5660.
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This article will illuminate how to convert FLV video to YouTube format with WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe, an all-in-one video converter program that provides both excellent quality and speed. If you are not satisfied with other sloppy converter software, then it is time to download it free from us. And guiding by this detailed instruction, you will experience an unbelievable fast conversion process with the best reserved output quality.
WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe also plays a role of transferring and converting HD camcorder video to the format with more popularity. E.g. convert Panasonic, Canon, Sony, and JVC HD-Camcorder videos: AVCHD, MOD, TOD, MTS, to AVI, MPEG, MP4, FLV and other most popular video formats, so that you can play AVCHD on iPhone/iPod/iPad or burn it to DVD and edit the video in Windows Media Center, rather than have most funny videos but entertain nobody.
Digiarty Software offers free download WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe. After a brief installation its user-friendly interface will indicate spontaneously. Nearly all the functions and features if checkable through the main interface. This will maximally save time for both junior and senior users.
Step 1: On the left top of main interface, you can load your target FLV video clips by clicking "+ Video" button. Contrarily, the Clear button will undo the videos that you do not want to convert or have converted already. In the File List Window, all the target FLV video information is checkable, like clip name, video duration and output format. Free selectable language tracks also make WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe unparalleled.
Step 2: The second step moves to choose the output format. The OutPut Profile window will pop up after loading FLV videos. Click "YouTube Video" category, and then select MP4 or MPEG4 as output format, according to your needs. There are plenty of other categaries available such as to Music, Apple Device, Android Pad, Android Mobile, Microsoft Device, Song Device, etc.
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And the third step goes to the parameter setting panel. WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe provided free adjustable video and audio settings to satisfy all levels experienced users. No matter you are a expert or not, it will avhieve the best output quality you desired.
Step 4: After finish the settings above, you can right begin to set off the conversion by clicking "RUN" button. And do not worry about the time-consuming trouble when you try to convert a large file size video, WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe will help you close your computer if the conversion process is finished.
WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe
With hundreds of A/V codecs and built-in Website Video Downloader and video editor, this all-in-one HD Video Converter software can help you transcode between HD video formats like convert AVCHD M2TS to MKV, convert Blu-ray to MKV, as well as compress HD video file and convert standard videos. Moreover, it is embedded with 420+ profile settings for Apple, Android, Microsoft, Google, Sony portable devices as well as iOS, Android, Symbian mobile Phones. Convert MKV to iPhone, convert MKV to iPad are good examples.
Tips for Converting FLV to YouTube!
- Select Deinterlacing feature to achieve better image quality.
- Click Edit button to crop and trim image size.
- Download website video by entering URL.
- Extract MP3 Music from FLV video clip by choosing To Music option.
- Please close other program when running WinX software.
- Still not quite clear with this guide? Please email us.
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Eric Jaffe
Eric Jaffe is the former New York bureau chief for CityLab. He is the author of A Curious Madness and The King's Best Highway.
Completing a major transit project is never a quick and easy process, but if any place should be able to move one swiftly through to completion, it's San Francisco. In 1973 the city adopted a "transit first" policy that gave planning priority to modes of transportation other than the automobile. As the policy expressly states, decisions related to streets and sidewalks "shall encourage the use of public rights-of-way by pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transit."
That's strong support for livability on paper, but in recent years the policy has felt much more like "transit worst" in practice. A 2005 lawsuit postponed implementation of the city's master bike plan for years on the grounds that it failed to consider potential harm to the flow of automobile traffic — an injunction that wasn't lifted until August 2010. The city has considered a bus-rapid transit line along Van Ness Avenue since 2004, but an environmental review on the project wasn't completed until early last month — delayed, in part, by an intense study of the same traffic consideration — and now service isn't expected to begin until at least 2016 [PDF].
The source of the disconnect between San Francisco's transit-first heart and its car-centric hand is an arcane engineering measure called "level of service," or LOS. In brief, LOS suggests that whenever the city wants to change some element of a street — say by adding a bike lane or even just painting a crosswalk — it should calculate the effect that change will have on car traffic. If the change produces too much congestion, then a great deal of time, money, and additional analysis must go toward the project's consideration.
The weight of this hidden hand doesn't fall on San Francisco alone. "Intersection LOS is one of the most widely-used traffic analysis tools in the U.S. and has a profound impact on how street space is allocated in U.S. cities," writes Jason Henderson, geography professor at San Francisco State University, in the November issue of the Journal of Transport Geography. As Henderson argues, it's about time cities addressed the problem, and San Francisco is doing just that. It's currently in the process of drafting a new sustainable transportation metric that will replace LOS and promote livability. Still, the fight is far from over.
"Every city I've ever come across has some use of [LOS]," says Henderson, who has conducted an extensive review of LOS and is writing a book on the politics of mobility in San Francisco. "LOS and the privilege of the car is the incumbent. The way the political process is set up is you have to disprove the incumbent."
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LOS may be a rather obscure transportation tool, but it's not a terribly complicated one. The chief function of LOS is to measure the delay each car experiences at a particular intersection. A delay of less than 10 seconds means a street has a "good" traffic flow and earns an LOS grade of "A." As the delay increases the grade moves down the alphabet, report-card style, through an "F" grade, given when the average delay exceeds 80 seconds.
In San Francisco and other California cities, LOS influences transportation or development projects through the state's environmental code, the California Environmental Quality Act. CEQA requires public agencies to determine the possible impact of development projects on the environment. It essentially serves as a screening process for a project's influence on things like air pollution, water quality, and of course transportation. One of the points on the CEQA checklist under the transportation section is "level of service."
Let's say someone wants to build a bike lane in the downtown Bay Area. Under CEQA, the sponsor of this project must consider whether the change to the street will result in a downgrade of LOS. In San Francisco, generally speaking, the threshold for LOS acceptability is a grade of "E" — or a delay between 55 and 80 seconds. If our hypothetical bike lane eliminates a car lane, that could create enough congestion for each car's delay to exceed the 80-second mark. That would bump the street's LOS from an "E" to an "F," and the project would fall outside the acceptable CEQA threshold.
Now that doesn't mean the lane can't get built, but it does make the project more difficult. If LOS falls to "F," for instance, the sponsor of the bike lane project must then perform a costly and time-consuming environmental impact report. If that report confirms the LOS failure, the sponsor may have to mitigate or offset the congestion through some other means. The alternative to all this time and money is to abandon the project entirely — and often that's what happens.
"That takes that $20,000 or $40,000 bike lane and suddenly makes it a $200,000 project, and it takes a project that might have taken a month or two to go from design to implementation and it could make it into a 2- or 3-year project," says Andy Thornley, policy director at the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. "In many cases it's not so much that we take the bike lane or the crosswalk all the way through the research and reject it, it's that we don't even go into the environmental review because public agencies don't have the resources to spend the time and the money on these pretty cheap projects. So there is a hugely chilling effect to having to go through all of these hoops."
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The influence of LOS comes largely from its inclusion in the Highway Capacity Manual produced by the federal Transportation Research Board. When it was first introduced, several decades ago, the metric harmonized with a broader cultural desire for car travel. Although cities aren't required to abide LOS measures by law, over the years the measure hardened into convention. By the time cities recognized the need for balanced transportation systems, LOS was entrenched in the street engineering canon.
"There was an assumption that there's always going to be driving everywhere, and it's always going to increase, and there needs to be a rational decision-making process to decide where limited transportation dollars should go," says Henderson. "It made sense if you're just assuming there always is going to be driving and in the future there's going to be more cars, and another fuel source, and it's superior to everything else."
There are several quirks about LOS that give it what Henderson calls a "veneer of objectivity." For starters, LOS delay is measured at the peak traffic rush. That reflects the belief that a street's design should be based on its most congested hour or so, rather than configured to handle a wide range of travel modes throughout the day. In addition, the letter grade carries more importance than the numerical delay itself; if a two-second delay nudges a project past an "E" grade, for example, it could be punished more than another project that delays traffic much longer but doesn't drop a letter. And in San Francisco, LOS impact must be determined not just in the present but also decades into the future. A failure 20 years ahead means a failure right now.
There's also a great irony underlying the use of LOS as part of CEQA's environmental impact checklist. It seems self-evident that bike projects are favorable to the environment, but the use of LOS to evaluate them can sometimes imply quite the opposite. The person who filed the 2005 lawsuit against the San Francisco master bike plan, for instance, suggested that because bike lanes raise LOS they also raise congestion and car idling, and thereby cause pollution.
That's not the only contradictory aspect of LOS. Case in point: a developer whose building fails an LOS threshold can mitigate the environmental impact by widening the street, which of course would attract more cars and pollution. So instead of encouraging dense development and lower vehicle mileage — the hallmarks of a transit-first city — San Francisco's use of LOS as part of CEQA actually discourages livable design. In a three-part series on LOS at Streetsblog, one transportation consultant called LOS the "single greatest promoter of sprawl and the single greatest obstacle to transit oriented development" in California.
"In the end compliance with CEQA often causes the transportation system to become even more adverse, more dangerous," says Thornley. "It adds more car trips."
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The beacon of hope for livability advocates in San Francisco rests in the flexibility of CEQA review. While CEQA recommends that transportation-related projects consider LOS as an environmental measure, it doesn't mandate a particular metric. Any reasonable measurement of transportation sustainability will do.
That realization has led to a counter-movement against the use of LOS under CEQA by some of the city's transit agencies. In 2003 the San Francisco County Transportation Authority performed a review [PDF] of LOS and concluded that it failed to support the "development of a balanced, multimodal transportation system" — arguing instead that LOS preserved the flow of motor cars at the expense of transit, bicycle, and pedestrian movements. In other words, by upholding LOS, the city was violating its own transit-first policy.
Based on that report, the authority began to investigate alternative transportation impact measures. A 2008 follow-up report recommended replacing LOS with an entirely new measure known as "auto-trips generated," or ATG. Instead of asking how much congestion a project creates, ATG looks at how many new automobile trips it produces. Since bike lanes or bus-rapid transit or the like don't generate any automobile trips, those projects would no longer be subject to a full environmental review. (To be more precise: these projects would be covered by a system-wide environmental review the authority plans to conduct as part of the new metric's implementation.)
In tandem with the ATG measure, the authority also suggested the creation of a new mitigation fee for all projects that generated automobile trips. The fee would go toward a general sustainable transportation fund that would finance transit projects across the city. The upshot would be a faster project approval process, more certainty on the part of project sponsors, and more money for livability efforts. All told, the new idea offers a "higher-level view" of transportation impact, according to the report:
Each new automobile trip added onto San Francisco's transportation system contributes to environmental impacts, especially in terms of pedestrian safety and greenhouse gas emissions. Under the proposed approach, CEQA transportation impact analysis would measure the net new trips generated or induced by proposed projects, rather than changes in automobile delay at intersections. ...
Instead of seeking to preserve system efficiency by expanding capacity for driving, the ATG measure recognizes that constraining the growth in automobile trips on San Francisco streets is critical for maintaining system efficiency on our network of finite automobile capacity.
The proposal has changed in many respects since 2008, says Tilly Chang, the authority's deputy director for planning. For starters, it has shifted from ATG to MTG — or motorized-trips generated. That way a housing development project would be subject to the mitigation fee whether it created auto trips or just caused additional transit delay. Whatever the acronym ends up being, says Chang, the approach remains the same.
"Our way of looking at it is we have a longstanding citywide transit-first policy," she says. "Rather than planning for and identifying minimization of motorist delays, we would be shifting our focus toward transit impact, and making sure that transit performance is maintained."
Currently the authority is performing what's called a "nexus" study that will determine the precise ATG/MTG mitigation fee. That effort will conclude around the start of the new year, says Chang. Then the city's planning commission will hold a hearing about the new metric. Then a complete environmental review will be conducted. Then the planning commission must prepare an official ordinance for adoption. And then, if all goes well, the new metric will be phased in as LOS is phased out.
That's a lot of "thens" between now and then, and probably a couple years. Henderson fears that the established legal precedent of LOS use could lead some livability opponents to file lawsuits once a new metric is adopted. Still, he believes San Francisco can ultimately make the change and serve as an example for other cities — and finally, at long last, fulfill its transit-first stance. Thornley agrees.
"To the extent that a city moves forward and is the precedent setter, I think San Francisco is going to be doing that," he says. "It's very exciting to be at the threshold of finally coming out from under the distortions that auto LOS has presented."
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This course explores the legal issues surrounding nonprofit organizations. Topics covered include formation and dissolution, operation and governance, regulation, tax exemption and charitable contributions, "unrelated" commercial activities, the role of constitutional law, and the treatment of nonprofit organizations in tort law and antitrust law. The course also considers the origin and purpose the nonprofit organization, its place in the social and economic spheres, whether the law should accord them special status, and how all these questions relate to the special role that voluntary activity and philanthropy have played in our nation's history. The course also examines important distinctions between the various types of nonprofit organizations, including religious entities, traditional charities, advocacy groups, and private membership associations.
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Apple looks to movie rentals to revive Apple TV box
Price cut, new system software coming
Macworld Expo Apple is to re-launch its Apple TV set-top box as a movie rental system, offering HD content for $4.99 a pop as a direct download. The hardware's getting cheaper too.
Regular, DVD-quality programming will be on offer to, CEO Steve Jobs said, at a lower price: $3.99 for new titles, $2.99 for old ones.
Viewers will have just 24 hours to finish watching a rented movie once they've started watching it. But they'll have up to 30 days to press Play before the content vanishes from the Apple TV's hard drive.
The downloads will incorporate a Dolby 5.1-channel soundtrack, and they'll also be available to Mac and PC users through iTunes in the usual way, and with the same restrictions. Jobs claimed movies can be watched almost as soon as they've started downloading.
They'll also play on iPods and iPhones - hence the addition of chapter marks, subtitles and different-language soundtracks to those two devices.
Jobs said all the major studios, including Touchstone, Miramax, MGM, Lionsgate, Newline, Fox, Disney, Paramount, Universal, Sony and Warner, had agreed to provide rental content - a big improvement on the turn out for iTunes movie downloads, launched last year. Then a much smaller number of studios were willing to participate.
Still, Apple managed to sell 7m movies in the last 12 months, though Jobs admitted this figure was lower than Apple had been anticipating.
Apple TV will also gain the ability to show photos stored on Flickr and websites hosted by Apple's own .Mac service. It'll now display video podcasts as well as the audio variety.
Movie rentals will become available in the US later today. The rest of us will have to wait until later this year. Similarly, Apple TV owners will be able to buy music and movies directly too. Purchased tracks and videos can then be synched with an iTunes library, much as iPhone downloads are today.
The new Apple TV will cost $229 for the 160GB version, down from $299. Presumably the 40GB model's for the chop.
Jobs said the new Apple TV system software will be available in two weeks' time.
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Foreign investors pour $102 billion into U.S. assetsJuly 17, 2012: 11:44 AM ET
Global demand for U.S. assets remained strong in May, according to the Treasury Department's latest report on foreign holdings.
Foreign purchases of U.S. assets surged to $101.7 billion in May, compared with net sales of $8.2 billion in April, according to the Treasury International Capital (TIC) report. Private investors bought a total of $60.3 billion, while public institutions purchased $41.4 billion of U.S.assets.
TIC data measure the flow of funds into and out of U.S. securities, such as Treasuries, agency-backed securities, corporate debt and stocks, as well as banking capital flows.
Foreign investors bought a total of $45.9 billion of U.S. Treasury bonds and notes in May, compared with net purchases of $38.7 billion in April.
Demand for U.S. Treasury securities has been robust, with public and private investors outside the United States buying a net $464 billion over the last 12 months.
"Despite the downgrade of U.S.sovereign debt last August and little subsequent progress on deficit reduction, foreigners remain enamored with U.S. Treasury debt," analysts at Wells Fargo wrote in a note to clients. "Apparently, America's fiscal problems do not look so bad when compared to the situation in Europe, which has festered for more than two years."
Related: Negative bond yields in Europe
Overall, China, the U.S. government's top creditor, remains the largest holder of U.S. Treasury securities. In May, Mainland Chinese investors increased their holdings by $5.2 billion to $1.17 trillion.
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note slid to a record low of 1.44% Monday, as ongoing signs of weak global growth kept the flight to safety alive and well. Investors tend to snap up Treasuries during times of uncertainty because they're backed by the U.S. government.


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CT State Parks and Forests Main Page
Forest Location
Multiple access points in Easton, Newtown, Redding, Weston.(Directions)
Forest Contact Information
Aquarion Water Company
714 Black Rock RoadEaston, CT 06612
(203) 452-3511
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This forest offers:
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Angler's Dock
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Saugatuck Universal Access Trail
The forest recreation areas are open from sunrise to sunset. Other forest areas are open one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
Pets are not permitted in Centennial Watershed State Forest.
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Centennial WatershedState ForestEaston, Newtown, Redding, Weston
The 15,300 acres of Centennial Watershed State Forest offer diverse opportunities for hiking, fishing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and birding.
Permit required for all activities
{Bird Watching} Birding
{Hiking} Hiking
{Cross-Country Skiing} Cross-Country Skiing
{Hunting} Hunting
{Fishing} Fishing
To be on Centennial Watershed State Forest, you must have a valid permit. A hiking permit allows access to 17 miles of scenic trails. A fishing permit provides access to freshwater fishing at Saugatuck, West Pequonnock and Far Mill reservoirs in Weston, Redding, Monroe and Shelton. A hunting permit provides access to archery and shotgun deer hunting.
Hiking, Snowshoeing, Cross-Country Skiing: Trail maps/permits are available at kiosks located at the trailheads, at the Aquarion Water Company office at 714 Black Rock Road (Route 58) Easton or they may be downloaded .
The Trail Map serves as your permit and must be carried at all times.
Hikers under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult permit-holder.
Swimming, wading, camping, alcoholic beverages, smoking, campfires, picnicking, littering, radios, motors and vendors are prohibited.
The Saugatuck Universal Access Trail located at the northern end of the Saugatuck Reservoir on Newtown Road in Redding is wheelchair accessible.
Pets are prohibited.
No motorized vehicles, bicycles or mountain bikes are allowed.
Horseback riding is not allowed.
Please see the Saugatuck-Aspetuck Trail System map and the more detailed Saugatuck Trail Map and Aspetuck Trail Map for additional trail use rules.
Fishing: Anglers need a fishing permit from the Aquarion Water Company valid only for the year in which it is issued. A current Connecticut fishing license is also required. Fishing permits are not transferable. Season permit fees are $25.00, one-day permits are $5.00, and permits for senior citizens and physically challenged anglers are free. Where to purchase a fishing permit.
Three Aquarion reservoirs are open for fishing by permit: (Fishing maps may be downloaded from the Aquarion website.)
The Saugatuck, in Redding and Weston. At this reservoir, there is a fishing dock accessible to wheelchairs users, located in Weston at the intersection of Valley Forge and Davis Hill Roads.
The Far Mill, in Shelton.
The West Pequonnock, in Monroe.
Fishing season begins the third Saturday of April and ends on the last day of December. Ice fishing is prohibited. During fishing season, you may fish daily, including holidays, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Anglers 16 years of age or older must have a valid state fishing license to apply for an Aquarion Water Company fishing permit. Anglers under 16 are not required to have a permit, but must be accompanied by an adult permit-holder.
Anglers 65 years of age or older are eligible for a lifetime permit. Non-residents and Connecticut residents with valid season state fishing licenses may purchase a season or daily permit. Non-residents, with a valid 3-day non-resident fishing license, may only purchase daily permits.
Fishing is permitted only from the shoreline. Boating, flotation devices and waders are prohibited.
To protect the public water supply from contamination, the introduction of alewives into the water is prohibited. Please do not empty bait containers into the reservoir.
Cleaning fish on the shoreline is prohibited.
Hunting: All hunting must follow state regulations as found in the CT Hunting and Trapping Guide.
Deer - Roughly 3,350 acres are open to archery and about 3,500 are open to Shotgun (Lottery Area 56). Access permits from Aquarion are required (call 203-452-3511). View maps of deer hunting areas.
Small Game - 81 acres in Shelton.
Chemical Toilets in the Saugatuck Reservoir Recreation Area and Aspetuck Trail Area
{Centennial Watershed State Forest} Centennial Watershed State Forest
Aspetuck Trail
To reach the north end of the trail: From the intersection of Routes 107 and 58 in Redding (Putnam Memorial State Park), take Route 58 south for 1.7 miles. Turn left on Hopewell Woods Road. Follow for 1.8 miles to parking on right.
To reach the south end of the trail: From the intersection of Routes 58 and 136 in Easton, take Rt. 58 north for 2.6 miles. Turn right on Valley Road. Follow for 0.5 miles. Turn left at intersection with Staples Road. Continue for 0.8 miles to fork. Take left fork to Rockhouse Road. Turn left on Rockhouse Road, follow for 0.2 miles to parking on right.
Saugatuck Trail
To reach the north end of the trail: From the junction of Routes 57 and 53 in Weston, go north on Route 53 for 5.5 miles. Turn right onto Route 107 in Redding. Continue 0.6 miles to Deer Hill Road. Turn right on Deer Hill Road and go for 0.7 miles. Trailhead is on the side of 56 Deer Hill Road, alongside and behind a stormwater catch basin.
To reach the south end of the trail: From the junction of Routes 57 and 53 in Weston, go north on Route 53 for 3.5 miles to Valley Forge Road.Turn right on Valley Forge Road and continue for 1.8 miles to Davis Hill Road. Turn right on Davis Hill Road, trailhead is about 500 feet on right(north) side of road.
Alternate Parking: There are several parking areas along Route 53 that also provide access.
There are no parking fees at this forest.
State Park/Forest Fees | Season and other Park Passes
Saugatuck-Aspetuck Trail System - This over-view map shows the entire trail system including the Connector Trail.
Saugatuck Trail Map - Detailed map.Aspetuck Trail Map - Detailed map.
In 2002, the State, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), acquired ownership from Aquarion Water Company of roughly 6,000 acres and also the conservation and public access easements on an additional 9,000 acres. The name Centennial Watershed was chosen to honor the 100-year anniversary of Connecticut's State Forest System and to recognize that one of the main purposes of the land is to protect drinking water supplies. About 90% of the land is in Fairfield County, with the rest in Litchfield, New Haven, and Hartford Counties. Management of this Forest is through the Conservation Land Committee (CLC) consisting of representatives of Aquarion Water Company, DEEP, and TNC.
State Forest Management Plan for Centennial Watershed State Forest - Means Brook Watershed Block
Other Nearby State Recreation Areas Include:
Collis P. Huntington State Park, ReddingLocation: Take Route 58 to Sunset Hill Road. Park entrance is on east side of Sunset Hill Road Activities: Canoeing, Cross-Country Skiing, Fishing (5 ponds), Hiking, Horseback RidingCharge: None
Putnam Memorial State Park. ReddingLocation: Southeast of Danbury at the junction of Routes 58 & 107Activities: Fishing, Historic Interpretation, PicnickingCharge: None
Related Links
Aquarion Water Company - Recreation Information
Connecticut Tourism InformationFishing Information
Hunting Information
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Deer - Roughly 3,350 acres are open to archery and about 3,500 are open to Shotgun (Lottery Area 56). Access permits from Aquarion are required (call 203-452-3511). View maps of deer hunting areas.
Small Game - 81 acres in Shelton.


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Beef Tapa is like a street light where you can find it in every corner of the Philippines. Normally served with Garlic Fried Rice and a sunny side-up fried eggs, which we call TAPSILOG.
Originally the slice beef is cured in a sweet tangy marination and then dried up in the heat of the sun before frying.
Unfortunately, time is not on my side to do the long process of making Beef Tapa.
So here's a quick, tried and tested way to enjoy an authentic Pinoy Beef Tapa.
Now on with the cooking…
Beef Tapa
Prep. time: 2 hours – overnight (includes marination period)
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Difficulty: Very Easy
Good for 6 crew
You will need;
Tapa Marinade:
1 head (12 cloves) of garlic, crushed and finely chopped
1/2 cup (125ml) Kikoman soya sauce
1/4 cup (4Tbsp.) vinegar 6% acidity
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. #Seasonin
1.5 kg. beef striploin or any tender part of beef. Cut into tapa slice.
4 Tbsp.(60grms.) unsalted butter
2 bunch of chopped spring onions for garnishing
Mix all the marinade ingredients in a mixing bowl, set aside.
Thinly slice the beef along the grain and cut into bite sizes.
Place the sliced beef and marinade in a large mixing bowl.
Marinate for atleast 2 hours or overnight.
On a large frying pan or cooking pot, melt the butter on very high heat.
Cook the beef tapa until nicely browned and the marinade had dried up.
Garnish with chopped spring onions.
Serve with fried rice and sunny side-up fried eggs.
Enjoy your meal !!! 😉
Here's how I do it;
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I love onion rings. Always have. Even when I was really young, before I like onions on or in anything else, I loved onion rings. When I was growing up we had a little diner in town that had been around since my parents were growing up- Dave's. They talk about going there during their open lunch period in school to buy a burger for a quarter or something ridiculous. When I was in 6th grade, I remember walking by there after school and stopping in for laffy taffy from their candy bar or an ice cream cone. But what I really loved was a double (cheeseburger) with ketchup and pickles, only, and onion rings... with a chocolate milkshake, of course. Even as I type it I can smell the onion rings and burgers frying. Hmmmm.
Dave did not make his onion ring batter with beer (certainly not a Blue Moon), and he did not serve them with a chipotle aioli dipping sauce. The recipe is an evolution of my grown-up tastes... inspired by my youth. The breading is similar to a tempura type batter and works great on anything from zucchini to thick slices of portabella mushrooms.
Onion Rings
2 large Vidalia onions
1 1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup if buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 tsp sea salt
3/4 cup beer
vegetable oil for frying
extra sea salt for sprinkling
Slice the onions in thick slices, then separate the rings. Place them in a large bowl. Sprinkle them with 1/2 cup of flour and toss, coating them with flour.
In a separate bowl, mix together 1 cup flour, buttermilk, garlic powder, cayenne, pepper, salt and beer. Whisk together until it is smooth.
Heat oil on medium high in a deep pan for frying. To test the oil to make sure it is hot, drop a little bit of the batter in the oil. If it starts to bubble immediately, the oil is ready.
Dip each onion ring into the batter, then put it into the frying pan. Cook only enough rings at a time so they don't over crowd. With tongs, half way through, flip the onions so they cook evenly on both sides. Remove from the oil and let them drip on a paper towel. Sprinkle with sea salt.
Here are the onions tossed in flour- it helps the batter stick to the onions.
Here I am, whisking the batter. It should be like a thin pancake batter.
Chipotle Dipping Sauce
for beer-battered onion rings
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon ketchup 1/2 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, minced
1/2 teaspoon adobo sauce from can
1/2 teaspoons chili powder
1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
Stir together all of the ingredients in a small bowl.


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Stratix II GX FPGAs and Stratix II GX Signal Integrity Development Kit Now Available for Ordering
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"Our EP2SGX90E FPGAs provide high-speed designers with an award-winning 90-nm device with embedded transceivers," said David Greenfield, Altera's senior director of product marketing for high-density FPGAs. "Altera is the first in the industry to deliver the port density, transceiver speed and optimized jitter performance that the Stratix II GX family offers. Our rigorous methodology of building test chips and using stable fabrication processes and device models enables us to continue our track record of early or on-time delivery of our 90-nm FPGA families."
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CheckCam by Andy Fang
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September 15, 2011
Filed under App DB, Social Network, Travel, iPhone Apps
Recall your check in process: waited for nearby places, checked in, left message, tagged friends, attached a photo and etc. CheckCam is a simple but elegant app, just take a photo and then check in with it!
- Integrated with Facebook Check In mechanism.
- 3 steps for checking in with photo, no more annoying operations.
- Group Tagged: you can tag friends on one or more friendlists.
*Due to technical issue, CheckCam currently only support landscape photo.
Developer Website: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=232656296774088