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We Love it When a Plan Comes Together…Posted byon February 28, 2014 at 3:31 PM EDT
Federal agencies are currently hard at work developing revised Open Government Plans — blueprints that are published every two years, highlighting agency progress towards making their work more transparent, participatory, and collaborative, and outlining new open government commitments going forward.
This iterative, biennial process grew out of the December 2009 Open Government Directive issued by the Office of Management and Budget, which instructed executive departments and agencies to take specific actions to incorporate the principles of openness set forth in the President's Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government, which he signed on his first full day in office.
To aid agencies as they put together their 2014 Plans, the Office of the Chief Technology Officer this week shared guidance describing topic areas that agencies should work to include in their Plans, including commitments made in December as part of the U.S. second Open Government National Action Plan.
The 2014 Plans will provide an inspiring showcase of open government achievements to add to those achieved by agencies in past Plans, such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's expansion of webstreamed meetings so participants across the country can hear about existing and proposed nuclear sites, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's ongoing International Space Apps Challenges, which have encouraged thousands of innovators from around the globe to create tools to improve life on earth and in space.
The United States Releases its Second Open Government National Action PlanPosted byon December 6, 2013 at 11:30 AM EDT
Since his first full day in office, President Obama has prioritized making government more open and accountable and has taken substantial steps to increase citizen participation, collaboration, and transparency in government. Today, the Obama Administration released the second U.S. Open Government National Action Plan, announcing 23 new or expanded open-government commitments that will advance these efforts even further.
In September 2010, President Obama challenged members of the United Nations General Assembly to work together to make all governments more open and accountable to their people. To meet that challenge, in July 2011, President Obama joined the leaders of seven other nations in announcing the launch of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) – a global effort to encourage transparent, effective, and accountable governance. In two short years, the OGP has grown from eight to more than 60 member-nations that have collectively made more than 1,000 commitments to improve the governance of more than two billion people around the globe.
Then, in September 2011, the United States released its first Open Government National Action Plan, setting a series of ambitious goals to create a more open government. The United States has continued to implement and improve upon the open-government commitments set forth in the first Plan, along with many more efforts underway across government, including implementing individual Federal agency Open Government Plans. The second Plan builds on these efforts, in part through a series of key commitments highlighted in a preview report issued by the White House in October 2013, in conjunction with the Open Government Partnership Annual Summit in London.
Open Government ProgressPosted byon October 31, 2013 at 6:00 AM EDT
Today in London, more than 1,000 delegates from across the globe are gathering for the Open Government Partnership Annual Summit to celebrate an unprecedented international collaboration between government and civil society to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, harness new technologies, and transform the way governments serve and engage with their citizens.
Launched in September 2011 by President Obama and seven other country leaders, the Open Government Partnership was founded on the principle that the strength and vibrancy of nations depend on an active civil society and robust engagement between governments and their citizens to advance shared goals of peace, prosperity, and the well-being of all people. In just over two years the OGP has made incredible progress – expanding to more than 60 countries that have made more than 1000 commitments to make governments around the globe more open, accountable, and transparent to their citizens.
We Want Your Input on Building a More Open GovernmentPosted byon September 3, 2013 at 5:19 PM EDT
President Obama launched the first U.S. Open Government National Action Plan in September 2011, as part of the Nation's commitment to the global Open Government Partnership, a multilateral initiative to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance. The first Plan laid out 26 concrete steps the United States would take to promote public participation in government, increase transparency, and manage public resources more effectively.
We have fulfilled 24 of those 26 commitments, including launching the online We the People petition platform, which has been used by more than 10 million people; unleashing thousands of government data resources as part of the Administration's Open Data Initiatives; and committing to joining the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, to ensure that taxpayers are receiving every dollar due for the extraction of their natural resources.
We are proud of this progress, but recognize that there is always more we can do to build a more efficient, effective, and accountable government. In that spirit, the Obama Administration has committed to develop a second National Action Plan on Open Government: "NAP 2.0."
In order to develop a Plan with the most creative and ambitious solutions, we need all-hands-on-deck. That's why we are asking for your input on what should be in the NAP 2.0:
- How can we better encourage and enable the public to participate in government and increase public integrity? For example, in the first National Action Plan, we required Federal enforcement agencies to make publicly available compliance information easily accessible, downloadable and searchable online – helping the public to hold the government and regulated entities accountable.
- What other kinds of government information should be made more available to help inform decisions in your communities or in your lives?
- How would you like to be able to interact with Federal agencies making decisions which impact where you live?
- How can the Federal government better ensure broad feedback and public participation when considering a new policy?
- The American people must be able to trust that their Government is doing everything in its power to stop wasteful practices and earn a high return on every tax dollar that is spent. How can the government better manage public resources?
- What suggestions do you have to help the government achieve savings while also improving the way that government operates?
- What suggestions do you have to improve transparency in government spending?
- The American people deserve a Government that is responsive to their needs, makes information readily accessible, and leverages Federal resources to help foster innovation both in the public and private sector. How can the government more effectively work in collaboration with the public to improve services?
- What are your suggestions for ways the government can better serve you when you are seeking information or help in trying to receive benefits?
- In the past few years, the government has promoted the use of "grand challenges," ambitious yet achievable goals to solve problems of national priority, and incentive prizes, where the government identifies challenging problems and provides prizes and awards to the best solutions submitted by the public. Are there areas of public services that you think could be especially benefited by a grand challenge or incentive prize?
- What information or data could the government make more accessible to help you start or improve your business?
Please think about these questions and send your thoughts to email@example.com by September 23. We will post a summary of your submissions online in the future.
For the latest updates and information about our work on open government and opportunities to collaborate, please check back regularly on www.whitehouse.gov/open and follow @opengov on Twitter.
Nick Sinai is U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer.
Honoring Open Government and Civic Hacking Champions of ChangePosted byon July 29, 2013 at 10:44 AM EDT
Last Tuesday, the White House honored 14 Open Government and Civic Hacking Champions of Change— extraordinary Americans working to improve their communities through technology, innovation, and civic participation.
As entrepreneurs, innovators, organizers, and community leaders, these "Champions of Change" have made a tremendous positive impact by building high-tech tools to help health workers and disaster-response crews better serve communities; piloting innovative programs to involve traditionally disengaged communities in local governance; using new technologies to enhance government transparency and collaboration; and more.
The honorees reflect the many kinds of new and diverse opportunities to engage in public service that the digital age has unleashed—as well as the important role of our citizens in making our democracy more transparent, participatory, effective, and efficient.
Indeed, when presenting his new management agenda earlier this month, President Obama said, "...We the people recognize that this government belongs to us, and it's up to each of us and every one of us to make it work better... We all have a stake in government success—because the government is us."
Leaders in the public and private sectors have recognized this—and are embracing the opportunity to collaborate with talented individuals who are working to make a positive impact in their communities.Learn more about Innovations,
Open Government is an Open ConversationPosted byon July 3, 2013 at 6:08 PM EDT
President Obama launched the first U.S. Open Government National Action Plan in September 2011, as part of the Nation's commitment to the principles of the global Open Government Partnership. The Plan laid out twenty-six concrete steps the United States would take to promote public participation in government, increase transparency in government, and manage public resources more effectively.
A year and a half later, we have fulfilled twenty-four of the Plan's prescribed commitments—including launching the online We the People petition platform, which has been used by more than 9.6 million people, and unleashing thousands of government data resources as part of the Administration's Open Data Initiatives.
We are proud of this progress, but recognize that there is always more work to be done to build a more efficient, effective, and transparent government. In that spirit, as part of our ongoing commitment to the international Open Government Partnership, the Obama Administration has committed to develop a second National Action Plan on Open Government.
To accomplish this task effectively, we'll need all-hands-on-deck. That's why we plan to solicit and incorporate your input as we develop the National Action Plan "2.0."
We've already started the input-gathering process. Just two weeks ago, Syracuse University Professor Tina Nabatchi of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs convened a "Public Participation and Open Government Workshop." At the workshop, experts from academia, civil society, and government exchanged ideas with the goal of developing best practices and metrics for public participation in policymaking. And leading up to the workshop, the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation held an online dialogue to solicit ideas around public participation evaluation and metrics.Learn more about Ethics,
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Our international campaign to free Pastor Saeed is reaching a critical stage.
Yesterday our European affiliate, the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) – which is based in Strasbourg, France – filed a written statement on Saeed's behalf before the United Nations Human Rights Council. The ECLJ has special consultative status as a non-governmental organization (NGO) at the U.N., which enables us to engage the U.N. and its member states in an official capacity.
The Human Rights Council, which represents 47 member states, identifies its own mission as being "responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe." There is no better case for the HRC to engage than that of Pastor Saeed - a U.S. citizen - imprisoned in a nation that not only rejects religious freedom and human rights laws but also exhibits a hostile disdain for international laws that protect the most basic rights of people around the world.
The ECLJ Statement clearly states Pastor Saeed's plight:
Pastor Saeed Abedini, a Christian with dual United States–Iranian nationality, is currently imprisoned at Evin Prison in Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran, because he encouraged peaceful assemblies of Christians in private homes. Over the last six months, Pastor Saeed was: (1) arrested and imprisoned by Iranian Revolutionary Guards; (2) repeatedly beaten in prison; (3) denied access to medical care made necessary by this abuse; (4) denied access to his attorney until mere hours before his trial; (5) given a sham trial before a judge so notoriously biased and corrupt that he was condemned by the European Union for issuing egregious verdicts; (6) disallowed, along with his counsel, from attending the second day of his trial; and (7) sentenced to eight years in Evin Prison for exercising his Christian faith. In addition to directly abusing Pastor Saeed and violating his rights, Iranian officials directly threatened an Abedini family friend assisting the family in seeking Pastor Saeed's release on bail.
And it also clearly states Iran's legal obligations:
As a Member State of the UN, the Islamic Republic of Iran is obligated to adhere to norms set forth in the UN Charter, such as those requiring members "[t]o achieve international cooperation . . . in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and . . . fundamental freedoms . . . without distinction as to [inter alia] religion". By trying and imprisoning Pastor Saeed because of his religion, the Islamic Republic of Iran is violating its obligations under the UN Charter and Pastor Saeed's fundamental rights: freedom of religion and belief, freedom of peaceful assembly, and rights to be free from arbitrary detainment and from torture. Therefore, these violations concern not only the Islamic Republic of Iran and every Member State, but every agency of the UN. [footnotes omitted]
The Statement also goes on to detail Iran's violations not just of the U.N. Charter but also of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. In short, Iran's actions violate significant international human rights treaties and cannot be tolerated by the international community.
Filing this written submission is a vital first step in our formal U.N. efforts to free Saeed. Next, we'll attempt to engage each of the 47 members of the Human Rights Council, in hopes that one or more of these states will raise Pastor Saeed's case in oral comments at the Council's next plenary session.
Our #SaveSaeed campaign continues to gather momentum – as thousands upon thousands of Americans are tweeting, Facebooking, and signing our petition – so now is the time to bring additional international pressure on the Iranian government. This pressure has worked before, to free Iranian Pastor Youcef, and we believe it can work again, but we must be relentless.
Your voice has been heard here at home, as the White House and Secretary of State have called for Pastor Saeed's release. Now, your voice is being heard in the United Nations. Iran must be held accountable.
One of the most puzzling aspects of America's relationship with Iran is the reality that — by rhetoric and conduct — the United States acts as if it fears Iran, while Iran behaves as if it has nothing to fear from the U.S. Iran commits repeated acts of war against the U.S., unlawfully holds our...
In the days leading up to the nuclear negotiation deadline on November 24th, both the U.S. Congress and the United Nations are taking a firm stance against Iran's violation of human rights. As the Washington Free Beacon reports : The United Nations late Tuesday voted to condemn Iranian human rights...
It's becoming increasingly clear that President Obama has no intention to actually "destroy" the Islamic State. Even his much-vaunted air war represents a mere shadow of American military capabilities. Here's Max Boot in a must-read post over at Commentary , comparing the air effort in Iraq and...
CNN's Christiane Amanpour has once again raised American Pastor Saeed's plight in an exclusive interview with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani. Rouhani was in the U.S. to address the United Nations General Assembly. He was asked specifically about Pastor Saeed's illegal imprisonment because he is a...

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I challenge homosexuals to repent and trust in the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ. Salvation is offered today through the righteous life and death of Christ. Turn to him and live.
The Bible's definition of marriage
Bush's efforts to legally codify the definition of marriage is a proposed constitutional amendment to define marriage on biblical principles.
Let's not be selective, include definitions in the Bible furnished by writers, not Jesus Christ. For example, Deuteronomy 22:19; Mark 10:9. Since marriage is for life, neither this Constitution nor the constitution of any state or federal law shall be construed to permit divorce.
Marriage of a believer and a nonbeliever shall be forbidden (Genesis 24:3, Numbers 25:1-9, Ezra 9:12, and Nehemiah 10:30).
A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin. If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed (Deuteronomy 22:13-21).
Marriage shall not impede a man from taking concubines in addition to his wife or wives (1 Kings 11:3, 11 Chronicles 11:21).
Marriage in the United States shall consist of a union between one man and one woman or more women (Genesis 29:17-28; 11 Samuel 3:35).
America's foundation no longer solid
Our country will not survive if we remove the very basis our country was founded on. These irreligious atheists such as Michael Newdow of recent pledge controversy are the worst and most effective weapons in the demise of America. Their ilk are motivated by selfishness, not the will of the majority. We must protect these invasions of our sacred freedoms. The phrase, "One nation under God" helps contribute to God-conscious children, a much-needed quality these days. We must teach our children values or someone else will. We can't take all the good out of a society and expect it to stay good.
The foundations of America are no longer solid, they are crumbling under our very eyes. Judge Robert Bork once said, "America is in a cultural sewer," and George Washington said, "You're uneducated unless you know something about God." Only a fool sayeth there is no God, Psalms 14:1. May we have the wisdom and courage to uphold those sacred things upon which our country was founded, and not the changing whims of man's reasoning.
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Rick Kellogg claims the Institute for Creation Research reports that 188 Christian colleges (out of 649) teach creationism, which justifies his assertion that "hundreds of colleges and universities" teach creationism.
If so it would hardly be hundreds, but it isn't so. The complete report by ICR states (regarding these 188 institutions), "Of those favoring literal creationism, 49 offer one or more science majors. The other 139 are mostly Bible colleges or seminaries." Even the ICR doesn?t consider seminaries and schools offering no science majors as colleges teaching science. Therefore, Kellogg has come up with only 49 colleges teaching scientific creationism, which certainly does not support his claim.
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She asked, "I hope it's not their way of telling me that I need to retire?"
The star of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and last year's Aung San Suu Kyi biopic "The Lady" is being honored at the Asian Film Awards on Monday night.
Speaking to reporters a day earlier, Yeoh said she's happy to receive the award where her career started, in Hong Kong.
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Veteran Hong Kong directors Johnnie To and Ronny Yu are also premiering works at the festival, which features "Infernal Affairs" director Andrew Lau.
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By RICK LYMAN
Published: November 14, 1999
A HARD wind was whipping around Columbus Circle, the last remnants of Hurricane Floyd, bending trees, swatting away umbrellas, splattering buildings with raindrops the size of peanut M&M's. Inside the glass-enclosed restaurant Jean Georges, at the circle's northern perimeter, everything was calm and dry, a cool yellow light and low murmurs merging with the herbal vapors.
''I feel good about the work,'' said Denzel Washington, seated at one of the prime banquettes in a rectangular recess. ''I worked as hard on this film as any film I've ever been on. I feel good knowing I did all I could do.''
That film is ''The Hurricane,'' based on the story of Rubin (Hurricane) Carter, the middleweight boxer who spent 19 years in New Jersey prisons for murders he insisted he did not commit, until a federal judge overturned his conviction and freed him. The case became a cause celebre briefly in the 1970's, inspiring numerous protests and a popular Bob Dylan song. The film will be released by Universal Studios on Dec. 29 in New York and Los Angeles to qualify for Academy Award consideration.
In Hollywood, ''The Hurricane'' is frequently mentioned on the short list of films most likely to draw major Oscar nominations, if not for best picture, then perhaps for Norman Jewison's direction and almost certainly for Mr. Washington's commanding performance. His name almost always comes up, along with Kevin Spacey in ''American Beauty,'' Tom Hanks in ''The Green Mile,'' Jim Carrey in ''Man in the Moon,'' Al Pacino in ''The Insider'' and a few others, when studio executives, agents and publicists try to figure the odds on who will win the coming Oscar for best actor.
One top executive -- from a studio that is not releasing ''The Hurricane'' -- recently paused while making grand Oscar claims for actors in a couple of his releases, shook his head and said: ''I don't know. To tell you the truth, I'm starting to get the feeling that this may really be Denzel's year.''
It will be an active season for Mr. Washington. Besides ''The Hurricane,'' he is starring in a thriller, ''The Bone Collector,'' as a quadriplegic detective tracking a serial killer with the help of an ambitious rookie (Angelina Jolie). The film opened to mixed reviews Nov. 5, though Mr. Washington's performance drew wide praise, and it ended up No. 1 at the box office in its first weekend, earning $17.2 million and beating out such highly lauded competitors as Michael Mann's tobacco-industry drama, ''The Insider.''
Mr. Jewison, who directed Mr. Washington when he played a supporting role in the 1984 film ''A Soldier's Story,'' said: ''I really, truly think that he has done the best work of his career in this film. His concentration, his research, his ability to inhabit every scene that he's in is really phenomenal. I know, I know. People think, it's my movie -- what else am I going to say? But I really believe that this man is working at the top of his game.''
Mr. Washington said he was interested in boxing and had once tried, long before this project, to buy the movie rights to Mr. Carter's prison memoirs. ''I was a fan before, but now I'm hooked,'' he said. ''To me, it's a mano-a-mano thing, the essence of men. Its right there in the eyes -- you know, the way you stand, the way you size something up.''
He worked for months to prepare for the role, going to a Los Angeles gym (''a little punky place off Sunset'') to spar with some of the regulars. At first, he took whatever they dished out, but then he limited the sparring to his body. ''They hit you pretty hard in the head,'' he said, ''and I don't know, I kind of started forgetting stuff.''
He vividly remembered Mr. Jewison's taking him aside early in the preparations for the film to impress upon him the need to be in shape. ''He said to me: 'Denzel, you're going to be out there in your shorts. There's nothing I can do with the camera. You just have to come ready. I'm going to be ready, so you better be ready, too.' ''
It was the first time Mr. Washington had played a character who was still alive while he was shooting the film, which he said was strikingly different from playing, say, Malcolm X. ''For one thing,'' he said, ''I could get on the phone and call him up in the middle of a scene and say, 'Hey, Rubin, what was this really like?' And it was different because he told me if I didn't get this right, he was going to come and see me.''
Mr. Washington is known to be wary of reporters, especially when the questioning turns to his private life, but over dinner he was affable and open, eager to talk about his work but showing no sign of bristling when the conversation turned to his home and family.
He and his wife, Paulette Pearson, a singer and actress, and their five children are building a house up in the Hollywood Hills, and he talks happily about his passion for cooking (''I'm only acting until I can get a good cooking job'') and his burgeoning interest in fine wines. He and his family attend Pentecostal West Angeles Church, and he proudly talked about a trip he and his wife made to South Africa in January, during which they renewed their wedding vows before Archbishop Desmond Tutu and met with Nelson Mandela (Mr. Washington does a killer Mandela impersonation, complete with the halting, regal delivery that is punctuated with bobs of the head.)


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Israel reports 'direct hits' on Syrian target
Israel responded for the first time Sunday, firing what it called a "warning shot" into Syria after a mortar shell landed near an Israeli military post. Israel also warned of a tougher response if the attacks persisted.
In Monday's incident, the military said it reported "direct hits" on a mobile artillery launcher after another shell struck the Golan. It would not say whether the launcher belonged to the Syrian army, saying only it had targeted the "source of fire."
The Israeli military believes the mortar fire is spillover from internal fighting in Syria and not aimed at Israel. But officials say they are beginning to question that assessment after repeated breaches of the frontier.
The incident began when Syrian military units were shelling gunmen in the twin Syrian villages of Bariqa and Bir Ajam, only several hundred meters (yards) from Israeli-held territory. An Associated Press photographer on the Golan side saw gunmen, presumably rebels, running as explosions shook the village from the shelling by Syrian army mobile artillery visible about a mile away (2 kilometers).
The rebels fired back with automatic weapons and then fled, running toward the Golan border and taking refuge under some trees. A few minutes later, the rebels made their way back to the village.
Bursts of artillery fire from the Syrian forces could be heard every few minutes, and about a half-hour later, the Syrian shell struck the Golan, making a loud whistling sound before impact less than 100 meters (yards) from an Israeli position. Israeli forces quickly opened fire, and a plume of smoke billowed from one of the tanks' guns.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based, anti-Assad group that relies on a network of activists on the ground in Syria, confirmed fighting in the area. It said three rebel fighters were killed Monday in clashes with the Syrian army in Bir Ajam.
The state-run news agency SANA has not reported on the fighting in the area or the clash with Israel.
Israel has little love for Assad, who has provided refuge and support to Israel's bitterest enemies through the years. But he and his father before him have kept the frontier quiet for nearly four decades, providing a rare source of stability in the volatile region.
Israel fears Assad may stage an attack if he fears his days are numbered. It also worries that Syria's chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Hezbollah or other anti-Israel militants. There also are concerns that al-Qaida-linked groups battling Assad could turn their focus toward Israel, or sectarian warfare might send refugees streaming into Israel.
The aftermath of Egypt's revolution has provided Israel with reason to worry about its frontier region with Syria: Egypt's Sinai desert on Israel's southern border has turned even more lawless since longtime Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February 2011. Islamic militants have frequently exploited the situation there to attack Israel.
The Golan frictions were a potent reminder of how easily the Syrian civil war could explode into a wider regional conflagration.


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During last Wednesday (June 4) evening's Sunbury Village Council meeting, Council members approved a resolution extending Village Administrator Dave Martin's contract, unchanged, for six months. Martin, who has served as the Village Administrator for seven years, then announced that he planned to retire at the end of the six-month contract extension.
Martin, who was in a severe motorcycle accident in November of 2012, said his ability to function has been challenged since returning to work after the accident.
"I'm going to help with the transition," Martin said. "I've met with the mayor and we decided six months is appropriate. I'm truly grateful for all the support I've had from all of you people."
Sunbury Mayor Tommy Hatfield said when Martin took on the administrator's position the Village needed someone who was, in Hatfield's words, Mr. Community.
"When I think of what Dave has done for the Village; he's brought a sense of community and respect to the job," Hatfield said. "During difficult times Dave has always been there, trying to pull everybody together. His heart has always been about the community and Big Walnut schools. What he has done for this community is priceless and appreciated. I know he's going to stay involved because he cares so much about this community."
Hatfield said that because of the personnel nature of the decision there had been thoughts about discussing the matter in executive session.
"But this is something everyone needs to hear," Hatfield added.
In other business, Council members approved the purchase of two police cruisers with cruiser packages installed from Statewide Ford Lincoln for $16,072 each.
Hatfield said the police department's fleet of cruisers is aging.
"We didn't buy a cruiser last year, we'll get two this year and one next year," Hatfield said. "We have the money. We looked at both lease and purchase programs, and the lease with interest would cost more. We need to get to a place where we buy one cruiser a year."
Hatfield said the purchase price includes a five-year extended warranty.
A Fairland Drive resident asked Council members to consider banning on-street parking on Fairland during winter months. He said all homes along the street have two-car garages and four car driveways; on-street parking is not needed, and interferes with snow removal, creating hazardous conditions for school children.
"There's no reason to park on the street; these roads need to stay clear," he said. "Because of piling up snow, an accident involving a school child would be bad for the schools and it would be a heartbreak for families, and we don't want that."
Hatfield said he would talk to the neighborhood's homeowners association to determine if there's a consensus about banning on street parking in the neighborhood.
Council member Dave Miller said snow emergency parking regulations should be addressed for not only Fairland, but also for other streets in the Village.
Miller also said folks using Sunbury Town Hall should sign a liability release document, and be responsible for cleanup fees.
Village Solicitor David Brehm said anyone using town hall should sign a liability waiver form for multiple reasons.
Council members approved a motion to increase the Village contribution to the Fourth of July fireworks from $1,000 to $1,500; and approved purchasing new backup batteries for key traffic signals in the village.
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The railway police found Basha's body between Uppuguda and Fakalnuma railway stations on Sunday morning and handed over to the family members
A GHMC contract worker allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train between Uppuguda and Falaknuma railway stations on Saturday even as his family members cried foul over the incident alleging that he ended his life due to police harassment.
Shaik Mehboob Basha, 29, of Kumarwadi in Edi Bazaar called up his wife Kasima Bee from a public telephone booth on Saturday evening stating that he was committing suicide as he was unable to bear the police torture. He said that Shahinayathgunj police were harassing him for the past few days demanding information about his relative Mohammed Ghouse who was reportedly involved in theft cases and abruptly disconnected the call.
Anxious family members again dialled the number and found that Basha called from Uppuguda. They rushed to the spot and searched for him but could not trace him. However, the railway police found Basha's body between Uppuguda and Fakalnuma railway stations on Sunday morning and handed over to the family members.
"Police officials are responsible for my husband's death. They used to harass him on the pretext of seeking information about Ghouse," Kasima Bee alleged.
When contacted, Shahinayathgunj Inspector P. Sattaiah, he was not aware of the incident.
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The director, Joe Kosinski, brings his brilliantly photo-real eye to proceedings. Using the latest performance-capture technology, the 61-year-old Jeff Bridges gets to act opposite his mid-'30s self. Olivia Wilde is stunning as the warrior programme Quorra. French band Daft Punk has done the soundtrack (it's brilliant).
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When Karl and Marie Mulling got home from picking up their kids at school in Puyallup Monday, they discovered someone had paid them a visit while they were gone. A thief broke into their detached garage and made off with some very personal items.
I had one type of every uniform that I had issued when I was in the Army. And it was like my last bag of stuff, Karl Mulling said.
One item in particular was very special. It was a desert camo Army Combat Uniform (ACU) issued only to Karl's unit during Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was a prototype of the uniform soldiers are issued now.
It was an interesting time in my life and it's an interesting piece of memorabilia, he said.
Karl did two tours 2nd infantry division, 5th battalion, 20th infantry regiment from 2003 to 2009. During his last tour his Stryker vehicle hit a landmine and he suffered a massive concussion and subsequent brain injury.
His short-term memory gets worse daily, said Marie Mulling. She says Karl doesn't hold on to much personal stuff anymore and is more apathetic these days, but what he does have, he cherishes.
Something that has affected his whole life is his service and they took the only memorabilia he had from that service, she said.
And it wasn't just his bag of mementos. The thief also took a high school painting he did of Stevie Ray Vaughan. The thief pulled it from the hand-painted frame and tossed the frame aside.
They didn't steal anything else, he said. They just took my gear, and my painting, and my bike.
But perhaps the most infuriating and perplexing is what the thief left behind; a note. It's not easy to decipher, but there are references to Karl's service, the Army, and OIF, which Karl thinks is Operation Iraqi Freedom.
It's just the fact that they had the audacity to sign their work, he says.
The sheriff's department told them getting their stuff back is a long shot, which means Karl Mulling's memories are gone, memories Marie says he can't afford to lose.


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Wednesday - 3/20/2013, 3:36pm EDT
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BAGHDAD (AP) -- A decade after the start of the war in Iraq, the American diplomatic footprint here is shrinking fast.
As recently as a year ago, the immense U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and other sites around the country were staffed by more than 16,000 personnel. Today, that number has fallen to about 10,500, U.S. Ambassador Robert Stephen Beecroft said this week.
By the end of the year, Beecroft said he expects to have just 5,500 employees in Iraq. Most of them will be security personnel and other outside contractors assigned to support the fewer than 1,000 diplomats who remain. More cuts are expected beyond the end of the year.
"That number will continue to go down. . And they'll go down largely on the contracting side," Beecroft said in his residence on the heavily guarded compound on the banks of the Tigris River.
The sprawling, fortress-like U.S. Embassy officially opened in early 2009 at a cost of more than $730 million as the largest American mission in the world. But it has been under pressure to cut costs.
The downsizing in many ways reflects how sharply wartime assumptions about the extent of American influence in Iraq have shifted since construction on the Vatican City-sized compound began in 2005. Sweeping reconstruction and nation-building efforts championed early on are much less of a priority today, even as Iraq's Shiite-led government forges stronger ties with neighboring Shiite powerhouse and U.S. foe Iran.
America still has influence here, with Iraq-based diplomats and officials in Washington in frequent contact with Iraqi political and military leaders. But Washington was unable to win Iraqi guarantees that would have allowed a continued military presence -- something that deprived the U.S. of important leverage in Baghdad, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta recently told a government watchdog.
After the American military withdrawal in December 2011, plans for the embassy to take over much of the reconstruction work have also been scaled back.
"We found pretty quickly that we didn't need all the people and we could do what we needed to do with far fewer," Beecroft said.
The sheer scale of the 104-acre embassy compound and its prominent location in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone -- near the former headquarters of the post-invasion Coalition Provisional Authority -- have long rankled Iraqis.
Many see it as a symbol of continued occupation and undue American influence despite the smaller headcount, which is largely invisible to most Iraqis.
One of the most vocal critics is anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. He last year demanded that Iraq open a similarly large embassy in Washington "in order to preserve the dignity of Iraq and to save the U.S. Embassy (in Baghdad) from the fire of weapons that have not yet been laid down."
The U.S. also has consulates in the Iraqi cities of Basra, Irbil and Kirkuk, and operates other sites around the country. Embassy officials won't specify how many remain, though Beecroft said the U.S. plans to continue returning facilities where it operates to the Iraqis.
Among the sites that have been handed over are facilities at the Baghdad Police College after the embassy scrapped an ambitious police training program that Iraqi officials never agreed to. U.S. auditors last summer determined that more than $200 million was wasted on the program.
The auditor, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen, spent years digging into allegations of corruption and waste stemming from the U.S. presence in Iraq.
He said during a visit to Baghdad this week that he believes Ambassador Beecroft "is very much focused and on point in ramping down a mission that is much too large."
But he said cuts ought to go even beyond those already planned. "The mission doesn't require 5,000 people, much less 10,000," Bowen said. "Even if we had a permanent military presence, the U.S. still wouldn't need an embassy of this gargantuan size."
The staff reductions have been under way since last year. In February 2012, Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides said the embassy was cutting costs by 10 percent for the current fiscal year. He said at the time that security costs would be the last to be cut, but declined to say how many employees would remain.
Iraqis asked about the downscaling in U.S. Embassy staff said Wednesday it reflects America's shrinking influence in the country.
"This is a sign the Americans have given up their promises to support Iraqis. The U.S. Embassy has failed to play the role of being a fair mediator among Iraqi political blocs," said Ibrahim Hussein, a Sunni engineer from Baghdad's Azamiyah neighborhood.


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Lost amongst the ruins of a leveled city lies an Emperor Class Titan, a war vessel of untold power forged in the planet-wide furnaces of Mars, and revered by billions as the epitome of Imperial dominance.
The one who controls it will command the power to destroy, or defend, a world. The Imperials will summon it to overcome great evil, Chaos will corrupt it for their own designs, Orks will destroy it in their bloodlust and Eldar will disregard it in their arrogance.
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Some links.When I was listing my favorite underrated/underseen horror movies I didn't think to name Deadgirl. It's a tough, sad, grimy and rancid indie horror which is (to be somewhat reductive) about misogyny but not itself misogynistic. Not entirely sure I can revisit it sober, but it's really stuck with me; and my anecdata agree w/the Deadly Doll that women horror fans tend to like (if that's the word) the movie more than men do. Which is especially fascinating since it's a movie by and … [Read more...]
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As I really enjoyed building my first custom YT-1300 and my YT-1200 I've buitl 2 more, they were a lot quicker to put together as I now have a better idea of how to carry out the conversion.
I like the central position for the cockpit so went with the same conversion, I wanted to do something a little different so I removed the right mandible and replaced it with some sensors which were made with some plasticard and brass rod. I also decided to try a different paint scheme and went with one yellow but the second was blue which I think worked out ok.
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I really enjoyed working on these ships but I'll not be keeping these, I'm looking at starting another project for my Outer Rim Smuggler list, after searching the internet I found an image of a heavily modified YT-1300 which I think is called Courageous, I think it will take quite a lot of time and paitience to build but I'm happy to give it a go, hopefully it will turn out similar to the image:
I really like the look of this ship as it's very different to the stock model but still has the same back.


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You can find out more about NPF's National Medical Director, Dr. Michael S. Okun, by also visiting the NPF Center of Excellence, University of Florida Health Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration. Dr. Okun is also the author of the Amazon #1 Parkinson's Best Seller 10 Secrets to a Happier Life.
One surprising fact in DBS technology is that the human deep brain stimulation (DBS) leads and the four shiny and tiny contacts on them have surprisingly not significantly changed for the last two decades. One reason for the durability of DBS lead design has been the long-term beneficial effects of utilizing this simple approach. There are however, compelling reasons to introduce new DBS lead designs into clinical practice. Each target in the brain is a different size, and therefore the volume of electricity pumped into that target should be tailored to the appropriate region. Additionally, there are structures and connecting pipes (fibers) that will require selective activation for an optimal response. Finally, placing DBS leads accurately is not as easy as the general public may believe, and the ability to steer electrical current may enhance benefits and reduce stimulation-induced side effects. In this month's What Hot in Parkinson's disease column we examine these new technologies.
Several companies have introduced different versions of DBS leads capable of steering and shaping the current. Boston Scientific (8-contact lead, Vercise™ Implantable Pulse generator, Boston Scientific Corporation, Natick, MA) has a new lead in clinical trials that is capable of simultaneously activating multiple contacts at the same time, and allowing the physician or expert programmer to choose the percent of electrical current delivered at each contact on the DBS lead. This DBS lead design was recently tested by Lars Timmermann and his colleagues in Germany.(1) Additionally, there are twice as many contact points on this new DBS lead; eight as opposed to the standard four. Eight contacts, and the ability to turn on one or all of the contacts (multiple source) and to shape the size of the current at each contact; collectively offers the possibility of a better benefit to side effect ratio however this will need to be demonstrated in formal studies. The potential downside of this approach is that it may be harder for a general neurologist to program and the battery life of the device may be lessened by using multiple sources of current. The company has attempted to answer these issues by providing a user friendly programming platform and a rechargeable device. The system is now part of an ongoing clinical trial.
The Aleva company has a similar lead design to Boston Scientific and Dr. Pollo in Bern, Switzerland tested this new DBS lead design. Dr. Pollo examined three different directions of stimulation and also used standard stimulation (all directions like a typical DBS lead now in clinical use).(2) In the original Aleva study, every patient with the exception of only one person showed a superior benefit favoring the current directional steering. These researchers also found they could get a therapeutic effect using less than half of the energy thereby reducing the battery drain.
A third Dutch company also recently introduced a new DBS lead design (Sapiens, now owned by Medtronic, Minneapolis, Mn).(3-5) This DBS lead design lead is unique as it has 40 small circles (the active DBS contacts) spread over the length of the lead. When I first saw the technology five years ago I dubbed the lead, "the leopard." The reason I called it the leopard is that the lead has a lot of spots all over it, and you can change, activate, and deactivate the spots in order to customize and shape the DBS current. The company provides an easy to use interface for the clinician who can choose how to customize and to deliver the stimulation. The lead has been successfully tested in monkeys by Jerry Vitek at the University of Minnesota, and in humans by Hubert Marteens and his team in Germany.
This year we also took another step forward in understanding the mechanisms underpinning the benefits of deep brain stimulation. Phil Starr and his colleagues at the University of California San Francisco implanted DBS leads on top of the brain (cortex) and also deep into the brain in the subthalamic nucleus (the most commonly chosen target for deep brain stimulation). Starr and his team found that in the motor cortex region (close to the surface of the brain) the cells were excessively synchronized to the brains native harmony or oscillation. When Cora De Hemptine on Starr's team turned on the deep brain stimulator, the brain's harmony became less synchronized and simultaneously the motor features of Parkinson's disease improved.(6) The technology used by Starr's lab was the Medtronic PC+S.
Another advance has been the realization that the DBS device may not actually need to be "on" all of the time. Our group observed this phenomenon in a NIH study we recently performed with a graduate student named Nick Maling who went on to Case Western University in Cleveland Ohio. When Nick was with us, we became interested in the idea that in Tourette syndrome patients could administer DBS on a limited duty cycle and that we could possibly still control tics. In 3/5 of our original patients we demonstrated the proof of concept that we could capture tics by administering less that 2 hours of stimulation per day.(7,8) Our group has also been experimenting with reprogramming the software on the DBS battery manufactured by Medtronic (the PC and SC) and delivering different shaped pulses to the brain. In our preliminary study, which was performed by Dr. Umer Akbar before he departed for Brown University to start his own movement disorders program, we showed that several novel pulse sequences may be as good and possibly better for controlling the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Warren Grill at Duke, Peter Brown at Oxford and several other colleagues have been running similar studies, and it is likely we will soon see different stimulation settings for patients. The beauty of this approach is that we can potentially re-program the battery just like we would update an app on a cellular phone. This type of innovation will not require repeat DBS surgery.
Once we were able to demonstrate that we could use a scheduled stimulation strategy, our group quickly moved to real time physiological monitoring of the brain's signals in an effort to "close the loop." When we say close the loop, we are referring to a process where we perform real-time monitoring of brain waves and we program the device to automatically respond to specific patterns which have been associated with pathological symptoms. We first accomplished this with tics, and now we are attempting to capture and improve freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. Closed loop stimulation really translates to smart stimulation. We associate an abnormal brain wave with an unwanted symptom such as freezing. When the device detects the abnormal brain wave it deploys a volley of electricity to neutralize it.(9) We have experimented using technology from Medtronic (PC+S) and Neuropace. Peter Brown and many other groups around the globe are also now testing closed loop approaches. Closed loop smart stimulation will likely be employed in clinical practice in the next 5-10 years and is already in use for the treatment of epilepsy.
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Browse current and archived What's Hot in PD? articles, the National Parkinson Foundation's monthly blog for people with Parkinson's written by our National Medical Director, Dr. Michael S. Okun.
April 2015
What to tell Parkinson's patients about diet and taking statin drugs
March 2015
Everything a Parkinson's Disease Patient Needs to Know About the New Dopamine Pump
February 2015
Tips for Parkinson's Disease Patients Switching from Sinemet or Madopar to Rytary (IPX066)
January 2015
More Evidence Linking Gut Bacteria to Parkinson's Disease: A Guide for Patients
December 2014
Two New Therapies for Parkinson's Disease Patients to get Excited About: Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibodies
November 2014
The Importance of a Monitoring Strategy When Prescribing Dopamine Agonists: Lessons from the National Parkinson Foundation Data
October 2014
Is Midlife Migraine Related to Late Life Parkinson's Disease?
September 2014
Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease: NPF Congratulates Mahlon DeLong and Alim-Louis Benabid and Looks to a Bright Future in Human Neural-Network Modulation
August 2014
Everything You Need to Know About Medical Marijuana and Parkinson's Disease
July 2014
The End for Levodopa Phobia: New Study Shows Sinemet is a Safe Initial Therapy for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
June 2014
Is light therapy a potential treatment modality in Parkinson's disease?
May 2014
How does the most common genetic cause of Parkinson's Disease (LRRK2) cause Parkinson's disease and could it be used to help develop a better therapy?
April 2014
An Update on DAT Scanning for Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis
March 2014
Could Northera (Droxidopa) Be an Alternative Treatment for Low Blood Pressure and Passing Out Symptoms?
February 2014
The Dream of a Pill Free Existence and the Continuous Dopaminergic Pump for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
January 2014
Should I take Inosine to Raise my Uric Acid Levels and Treat my Parkinson's Disease?
December 2013
Could Fungus and Mold be an Important Contributor to Parkinson's Disease?
November 2013
Pimavanserin and the Hope for a Better Drug for Hallucinations and Psychosis in Parkinson's Disease
October 2013
Halting of the Creatine Study
September 2013
The Importance of Identifying and Treating Caregiver Strain
August 2013
Putting Parkinson's Disease Information into the Palm of Your Hand: Parkinson's Enters the Smartphon
July 2013
What Parkinson's Disease Patients Need to Know about H. Pylori Gastrointestinal Infections
June 2013
A2A Receptor Antagonists and Parkinson's Disease Treatment
May 2013
Another Setback for Trophic Factor Treatment in Parkinson's Disease
April 2013
IPX066 and What Patients Really Want in New Carbidopa/Levodopa (Sinemet) Formulations
March 2013
The Weather Forecast for Parkinson's Disease Calls for Worldwide Economic Storm
February 2013
Defeating the Barriers to Implementing Exercise Regimens in Parkinson's Disease Patients
January 2013
When should you start medication therapy for Parkinson's disease?
December 2012
Neurologist Care Reduces Hospitalizations in Parkinson's Disease
November 2012
A Victory in Court for Parkinson's Disease Patients who Require Ongoing Rehabilitative Therapies
October 2012
Given the recent FDA announcement about Mirapex (pramipexole), should I be worried about dopamine agonists?
September 2012
What about the new Parkinson's Disease Vaccine? What should I know?
August 2012
Caffeine as a Potential Treatment for Parkinson's Disease
July 2012
Time to Consider GPi DBS for Parkinson's Disease: A Shift in the Practice of Patient Selection for DBS
June 2012
A New Treatment for Parkinson's Disease-Related Constipation
May 2012
Too Many Pills: Improving Delivery Systems for Parkinson's Disease Drugs
April 2012
Measuring Quality and Assessing Depression in Parkinson's Disease
March 2012
Watch out for Unexpected Obstacles if You Use a Cueing Strategy to Break Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
February 2012
Pill Color, Generic Medications and Insurance Issues: Important Medication-Related Tips for the Parkinson's Disease Patient
January 2012
Are Blood Tests for Parkinson's Disease on the Horizon?
December 2011
Placing Stem Cells in Animal Models of Parkinson's Disease: Another Important Step
November 2011
Important News for the Parkinson's Disease Community: More Evidence that Sinemet and Madopar are Not Toxic and do Not Accelerate Disease Progression
October 2011
The Case for All Parkinson's Disease Patients to be Co-managed by a Primary Care-Neurologist Team
September 2011
Scientists say Research on Brain Proteins Involved in Parkinson's Disease is "Shaping" Up
August 2011
Who Actually Takes Care of Most of the Parkinson's Patients Worldwide: The Need for Education and the Parkinson's Toolkit
July 2011
If you are Dizzy or Passing Out, it could be Your Parkinson's Disease or Parkinson's Disease Medications
June 2011
How Will Group Visits for Parkinson's Disease Fit into the Future of Parkinson's Disease Care?
May 2011
Why Patients Should be Wary of Chelation Therapy for Parkinson's Disease
April 2011
Opening the Door to Gene Therapy in Parkinson's Disease: The Need for Refinement of the Technology and Approach
March 2011
Does it Matter if I Can't Get Brand Sinemet?
February 2011
Should I get a DaTscan or PET scan to confirm my diagnosis of Parkinson's disease?
January 2011
A Critical Reappraisal of the Worst Drugs in Parkinson's Disease
December 2010
Environmental Risks for PD: Manganese, Welding, Mining, and Parkinsonism
November 2010
Calling for the FDA to Revise the Eight Sinemet a Day Rule
October 2010
Dry Cleaning Solvents and Potential Environmental Risks for Developing Parkinson's Disease
September 2010
Maintaining the Balance: Why Parkinson's Disease Patients Need to Understand Drug Recalls, Withdrawals, and Safety Alerts
August 2010
Shining a Light on Parkinson's Disease: Optogenetics Has a Bright Future in Research
July 2010
Poor Medication Management of Parkinson's Disease During Hospital Admissions: Patients and Families Can Improve Their Hospital-Based Management
June 2010
Why Are Patches and Continuous Release Technology a Big Deal to Parkinson's?
May 2010
Is the PD SURG Trial Another Surge Forward for DBS Therapy?
April 2010
Cycling in PD in Those Who Can't Walk: Is it Possible?
March 2010
New iPS Stem Cells for PD: What Does it Mean?
February 2010
Time for Comprehensive Care Networks for PD
January 2010
Is Parkinson's Disease a Prion Disease?
December 2009
Parkinson's Disease Linked to Gaucher's Disease
November 2009
Brain Cells Keep Time Stamps: Implications for Parkinson's Disease Therapies
October 2009
Is it Safe to Have an MRI with a DBS in Place?
September 2009
Take Care of Your Bones as They Are Affected in Parkinson's Disease (Even in Men)
August 2009
Is it Time to Start Paying Attention to Pain Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease Patients?
July 2009
Glutathione Fails to Demonstrate Significant Improvement in PD Symptoms
June 2009
Keeping an Eye on Trials Important to the Parkinson's Disease Patient
May 2009
Increased Risk of Melanoma in Parkinson's Disease
April 2009
Finally a DBS Expert Consensus Statement Aimed at Their True Customers: The Patients
March 2009
Pesticides and Environmental Exposure in Parkinson's disease: Should We Stay Away From the Stink Truck?
February 2009
Is Exercise Effective Treatment and Protection Against PD?
January 2009
Why are Transplant Trials Struggling to Succeed in the Treatment of PD?
December 2008
Are Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors Disease Modifying or Neuroprotective in PD?
November 2008
Update on Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease
Each month, we will feature a new column by NPF's National Medical Director, Dr. Michael Okun, on the latest developments in Parkinson's disease research. Read the latest "What's Hot in PD?" below.
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It's official, "Finley" and "Ronan" are the clear winners of the grizzly bear naming vote. Both names pay tribute to locations close to where the bears were rescued. What's next? Introducing Finley and Ronan to their exhibit once modifications are complete. Stay tuned, soon we'll let you know when the bears will make their debut.
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Giraffe Barn Construction begins August 5th
On Monday, August 5th, construction will start on a giraffe barn upgrade–we're adding a structure that will allow the giraffes to be safely and comfortably contained during medical procedures. During construction, walkways near the barn may be blocked for short periods, but giraffes will be on exhibit most of the day (they will retire to… read more
Happy National Zoo Keeper Week!
Our Keepers work hard every day to provide excellent care for each and every animal at Reid Park Zoo. Thank you, Zoo Keepers, for your commitment to wildlife, conservation, and making the Zoo a better place.
Baby Anteater Update 1-24-13
Baby anteater "Zola," born Sept 27, 2012, doesn't look like a baby anymore. At almost 30 lbs, she's getting too big to ride on mom's back–but she's doing a lot of brave exploring on her own. Check it out in this video, or come visit us in the afternoon (when late-sleeper Zola is most likely… read more
Piñata Friday!
This may be the only time you'll see an otter stalking an elephant–it's piñata Friday at Zoo Caper Summer Camp! Campers have spent the week building giraffes, elephants, flamingos, and…cheeseburgers (?) out of cardboard boxes and papier–mâché. Today, keepers will stuff these creations with species-appropriate food items, and campers will get to watch animals enjoy… read more
Summer Kid's Tour, Saturday July 13th
Saturday July 13th, from 8:00 AM until 11:00 AM, Alliance for School Choice is hosting an event at the Reid Park Zoo to help educate families on alternative schooling options for children. Children will be admitted free with paying adults. Alliance for School Choice will be giving away up to 300 backpacks, full of school… read more
New Zoo Administrator Announced
We will soon welcome a new Zoo Administrator! Jason Jacobs, selected through a national search, is coming to Tucson after serving as the Director of Development and Marketing for the Los Angeles Zoo since 2005. Prior to the Los Angeles Zoo, Jason worked at the Potawatomi, Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom, and Zoo Miami. Jason… read more
Sita goes for a Swim
Your house cat might not like to take baths, but tigers are pretty good swimmers and sometimes hunt in shallow water. This video features Sita, the Zoo's female tiger, spending tranquil afternoon time in her pool. Click here to watch the video.
Welcome, Amalia the Guanaco!
Amalia, a female guanaco, recently arrived at Reid Park Zoo from Idaho Falls. Amalia will be introduced to her exhibit in a few weeks, after a standard quarantine period. In the meantime, she's getting to know her Zoo Keepers and enjoying some rose petal enrichment.
Summer Hours and Rates Take Effect June 1!
Don't forget, the Zoo will be open from 8am-3pm during the months of June, July, and August. The Giraffe Encounter will take place at 9:30am every day, with an additional Encounter on weekends at 1:30pm. Summer rates will also be in effect from June-August: $8.00 adults ages 15-61 $6.00 seniors ages 62+ $4.00 children ages… read more


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text: HI HAT Construction on a section of new route 122 is about to get underway, and that means the sharp Meade Hill curve in Hi Hat has to go.Bringing down this cut will be the most difficult part of the project, said Matthew Moore, Highway District 12 section engineer. The hillside is very steep, both above and below the road, leaving very little room to work.The construction work is expected to severely impact traffic in the area this week and beyond.According to officials with Highway District 12, the biggest impact to traffic will occur when the contractor is blasting. Traffic will be stopped prior to each shot and held until the area is safe to travel. The driving lane will be cleared of debris before traffic is allowed to pass, and this may take a while after each shot.Moore also said that traffic will also be stopped for short periods to allow rock trucks to pass across Route 122.We are estimating 6-to-8 weeks to complete this cut, Moore said. Once this work is finished, the relocated section will be paved.The contract for the project on Meade Hill went to Bizzack Construction for $7,570,023.13.According to Sara George, information officer for Highway District 12, the main purpose of the project is to improve safety on the highway by eliminating the sharp curve at Meade Hill. Also part of the project, two bridges across Beaver Creek will be constructed in the area. One bridge will be behind the football field at South Floyd High School and one on the front side of the field. The project ends just past the entrance to the high school.