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Sampson named 2008 distinguished alumnus
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Alumni Association honored former Alaska Commissioner of Labor and two-term Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Jim Sampson with the 2008 Distinguished Alumnus Award.
Sampson received the award at a Sept. 26 luncheon at the Princess Riverside Lodge. The event was part of the alumni association's annual reunion, held Sept. 25 - 27.
Sampson came to Alaska in 1952. He is the oldest of eight children and the first in his family to attend college. He graduated from the University of Alaska at Fairbanks in 1973 with an associate degree in police administration. Sampson held a variety of public service positions in Alaska, beginning with his involvement with Laborers Local 942. He served as Alaska Commissioner of Labor from 1986 to 1990 and was twice elected mayor of the Fairbanks North Star Borough, serving from 1991 to 1997.
In 2003, Jim took the reins of AFL-CIO, Alaska's largest labor organization. In addition to leading the organization, he worked to attract support for an Alaska natural gas pipeline, urging Congress to pass a tax incentive package to advance the project. Sampson retired from his position at the AFL-CIO in 2006. This year, he was inducted into the Alaska Business Monthly Junior Achievement Hall of Fame.
The Distinguished Alumnus Award was first given in 1962 and recognizes service to UAF, business or professional accomplishment, and distinguished human service. The association also honored 10 other alumni during the awards luncheon.
The 2008 Alumni Achievement Awards for Business and Professional Excellence went to Pat Cole, '72, chief of staff for multiple City of Fairbanks mayors; former state representative Kay Wallis, '73; and Lorena Hegdahl, '77, engineering director for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.
The Alumni Achievement Award for University Support went to Mike Sfraga '84, '97, founding director of the University of Alaska's geography program.
Merritt "Mitch" Mitchell, '50, former UAFAA board president, Marie Matsuno Nash, '67, former staffer for U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, and Richard "Tark" Tarkianen, '72, a former teacher and coach who helped develop local high school hockey programs, each received an Alumni Achievement Award for Community Support.
Don Jamieson '87 and Scott Keyes '95 who helped form the UAF hockey alumni chapter are this year's winners of the William R. Cashen Service Award. The award recognizes outstanding service to the alumni association.
Ernest "Ernie" Wolff, '41, former head of the UAF School of Mines was the recipient of the Lenhart J.H. Grothe Resource Award. The Grothe posthumously honors an alumnus for contributions in the resource, mining or agricultural fields.
The awards luncheon was just one of many activities scheduled as part of the 2008 alumni reunion. Other events included an information fair in the Wood Center, a tour of the Cold Climate Housing Research Center, a book signing by alumni authors, alumni night at The Pub and lighting of the Starvation Gulch bonfires.

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1860 Census of Flat Creek Township
HAWK, Jesse 48 TN blacksmith
Elizabeth 58 NC
Jacob J 31 AR farmer
Permenda M 16 AR
Notes: Jesse HAWK, s/o Jacob HAWK, d 1829, Warren Co, TN, and brother of John of #1083, m (1) ca 1832 in Madison/Washington Co AR, Elizabeth HOLMESLEY. Jacob J. HAWK'S age was probably 21, not 31, based on 1850 Madison Co AR Census. Jesse returned to Madison Co AR where he died on 8 Jul 1884.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Sheriff John Rutherford says he sees problems ahead for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office if the city and the police union continue a standoff.
The city declared an impasse Monday, saying president of the Fraternal Order of Police refuses to engage in collective bargaining over retirement benefits. The two sides will need a mediator to help come to terms with pension problems.
Rutherford said pension and benefit reform will mean a less experienced police force.
Police layoffs and salary cuts are already shaping his department, and now pension reform has been added to the mix. Rutherford said he has nothing to do with the negotiations and says the mayor has not consulted with him. But he is worried about what it's doing to his department.
"My concern is we have to have a salary and benefits package that allows me to recruit the most qualified candidates out there," Rutherford said.
That means the sheriff believes better-trained officers and recruits will be going to other cities and avoiding Jacksonville. And worse, he says those who will come to the River City will leave. Rutherford said it all has to do with benefits negotiated with the city.
"It needs to be sufficient that we can compete with other law enforcement agencies, or we will be what they call a 'breeder agency,'" he said. "We will train them, we will get them on, and they will go off to other agencies. And I do not want to become a breeder agency."
I took the sheriff's concerns to the police union and asked what do they think. will they see a requirement problem? Well the
FOP President Nelson Cuba said the sheriff's concerns are already becoming a reality.
"People are retiring because they are scared of what is happening and people are leaving," Cuba said. "I know of at least nine or 10 officers that have already applied in other agencies. It's a process that takes seven or eight months to get through, but they are looking at leaving."
The latest impasse means any decision on pension reform will be delayed, and if it goes into next year, the mayor's office says the city will be out millions of more dollars and the sheriff believes out more officers.
"I am going to have a problem not only recruiting, but I am going to have a problem maintaining people," Rutherford said.
The mayor's office said this latest impasse is because the union refuses to negotiate pensions. The union says the city is taking to the wrong agency. But the sheriff says something has to happen to bring this all together, because he says the more the the city cuts police staff, the worse off Jacksonville will be when it comes to fighting crime.
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One of the best stories out of our City Hall bureau today explains that Mayor Sam Katz is getting very close to withdrawing a $7-million offer to a private developer – any private developer – to build a water park. If he withdraws the offer of funding, it would put to an end almost eight years of lamentable management of the recreational facilities file at city hall.
As detailed today by my city hall colleague Bartley Kives, the money for the water park was taken from a $43-million pot of multi-lateral money destined to fund the first stage of Bus Rapid Transit. However, once Katz was elected in a 2004 mayoral by-election, he mothballed the BRT scheme and asked the money be used instead for recreational facilities. Out of that fund, Katz set aside $7 million in 2008 for a world-class water park.
The problem was that nobody has seen fit to take the money. Canad Inns was thought to be a willing partner, but even they withdrew a project that would have involved a water park. No other private developer has stepped up with a plan that meets the city's standards. Katz has now set a deadline of March 31 for another developer to take up the challenge. We should all hope that nobody steps up.
With all of the needs this city has in terms of recreational facilities, the mayor's decision to earmark $7 million for a waterpark has always stood as one of the most curious of his administration. It was just two years ago that a city report detailed more than $50 million in repairs needed at Winnipeg arenas. This season, the city had to close one rink for a year, and temporarily close three others, because of chronic mould problems. Hockey, ringette and figure skating families can attest to the despicable state of our arenas and the deplorable response to the problem by the city. Struggling ice plants, heaving and sagging rink boards, inadequate dressing rooms and showers - it's a sorry state of rink affairs.
How did things get this bad? In its pursuit of lower taxes, the city has never set aside a reserve fund to pay for arena repair and replacement. Perhaps assuming that the private sector would step in to build and operate new arenas, the city has stood by and watched its facilities slowly decay. Now, there are warnings that some of the oldest rinks will have to be closed. Katz and council have not enunciated a plan to save them.
Now $7 million is hardly enough to solve this problem, but it's a start. And it wouldn't have to be spent solely on arenas; community clubs would also love to see some additional money made available to help with repairs and refurbishments. As the city sets a deadline for use of the water-park funds, and contemplates the sale of public golf courses, it would be nice to see a focused, comprehensive plan for repairing, replacing and expanding the facilities that just about every family in this city is using right now.
Using public money to lure a developer into building a water park was a silly idea. And arguing, as Katz has, that a waterpark would represent a tangible boost to Winnipeg's quality of life is even sillier. For those of us who have spent hours shivering in line to enjoy a seven-second whoosh down a fiberglass tube, water parks have always struck me as one of the least enjoyable family recreational activities. The admission is usually ridiculously high, and the experience typically disappointing. I've had some good experiences (spent a half day at a Bloomington, MN, waterpark on Easter weekend when all of the pious tourists were laying low and we had unfettered access to the tubes) but they are few and far between.
As long as the mayor remains focused on squandering public money on something that should be built (if it needs to be built at all) by the private sector, Winnipeg will continue to suffer a profound net loss of recreational activities.
Flush the water park and fix the arenas. A radical but practical policy.


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At 4:06 a.m., Baltimore County Police responded to the Fire and Ice Hookah Lounge in the 3500 block of Brenbrook Drive in Randallstown for a report of a shooting. Upon arriving at the scene, officers discovered three adult male victims with gunshot wounds in front of the establishment. The victims were taken to area hospitals for treatment. Their current conditions are unknown.
The initial investigation into this incident has indicated that the victims were in front of the Fire and Ice Hookah Lounge when they were shot by the suspect.
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Activity note: Hotel check-in from 3:00 p.m.
Afternoon: Program Registration: 4:30 p.m. After you have your room assignment, come over to the Road Scholar table in the conference room by the pool to register with the program staff and get your welcome packet containing your name-tag, up-to-date schedule that reflects any last-minute changes, and to learn when and where the Orientation session will take place. If your arrival is delayed, please ask for your packet when you check in.
Dinner: At the restaurant adjacent to the hotel, we will have a plated meal an entrée that varies each night, plus a choice of coffee, tea, water; other beverages available for purchase.
Evening: Orientation: At 7:00 PM the Group Leader will greet everyone with a warm welcome and lead introductions. We will review the up-to-date program schedule and any changes, discuss roles and responsibilities, logistics, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer any questions you may have. All field trips will be led by our Group Leader, a seasoned and experienced naturalist, unless specified otherwise. Transportation will be provided primarily via vans unless otherwise noted. Free time is reserved for your personal independent exploration offering opportunities to make the program more meaningful and memorable through personal independent exploration, engaging in available activities on your own, or simply relaxing and making new friends among fellow participants. The Group Leader will always be happy to offer suggestions. Program activities, schedules, personnel, and indicated distances or times may be changed due to local conditions/circumstances. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding. Continue getting to know your fellow Road Scholars, settle in, and get a good night's rest for the day ahead.
Activity note: Minimal walking with while enjoying stops during our exploration of Sedona.
Breakfast: At the restaurant adjacent to the hotel, the breakfast buffet offers choices such as eggs, breakfast meats, French toast, hot and cold cereals, fresh fruit, juices, coffee, tea, water.
Morning: At the hotel, we will be joined by a Grand Canyon geologist and Professor Emeritus of Geology at Northern Arizona University for a presentation on the geologic story of Sedona and the surrounding area.
Lunch: At the restaurant adjacent to the hotel, we will have a plated meal with a choice of entrée, plus coffee, tea, or water.
Afternoon: Set out for a riding exploration of Sedona with our Group Leader, seeing some of the towns most beloved sites including a stop at the famous Chapel of the Holy Cross. During our exploration, learn about the history, geology, climate, flora, and fauna of the area. As we explore, we will have photo opportunities at some scenic vistas.
Dinner: Plated meal from restaurant adjacent to hotel.
Evening: At the hotel, we will be joined by local musicians who will perform their western ballads and tales. Our performers are frequent guests at Southwest cowboy poet festivals and have been delighting Road Scholar participants for more than a decade. Then prepare for check out and transfer in the morning.
Activity note: The drive to Montezuma Castle National Monument is approximately 30 miles and 45 minutes. Walking about 1 mile; flat, paved trails. While exploring Jerome, walking of less than 1/2 mile on city streets with inclines and declines.
Breakfast: Buffet from restaurant adjacent to hotel.
Morning: We'll depart on a field trip to Montezuma Castle National Monument. This 5-story, 20-room cliff dwelling is nestled in a limestone recess high above the flood plain of Beaver Creek in the Verde Valley. It is one of the best preserved cliff dwellings in North America, constructed approximately 600 years ago by the Sinagua Indians. We'll then travel to the historic mining town of Jerome.
Lunch: This meal has been excluded from the program cost and is on your own to enjoy what you like. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions for you to explore while you walk the streets of this quirky historic town.
Afternoon: Located on Cleopatra Hill, Jerome was once the largest copper mine in the United States. Today, it is a magnet for artists with many interesting tourist attractions to offer. Our first stop in Jerome will be a visit to Jerome State Historic Park. The Douglas Mansion was built in 1916 on a dramatic promontory and inside are maps, ore samples, historic photos and the story of the town's rise and fall and rebirth. On the second floor, the 3D model of the town with the tunnels beneath it merits the trip. The park shows a video of the history of Jerome continuously all day. Following the visit to the museum, we head over to the center of town where people can enjoy a lunch on their own and some free time to wonder the streets and explore the many shops and points of interest. Return to hotel in late afternoon.
Dinner: At a nearby Thai restaurant, we will have a plated meal served "family style" including soup, entrees, dessert, and non-alcoholic beverages.
Evening: At leisure to relax after a long day of exploration. Be sure to prepare for check-out and transfer in the morning.
Activity note: Drive is about 115 miles, taking approximately 2.5 hours each way. Walking approximately 1 mile on mostly flat, paved or dirt paths.
Breakfast: Buffet from restaurant adjacent to hotel
Morning: We'll leave the hotel and transfer to the Grand Canyon via scenic Oak Creek Canyon and Flagstaff. Marvel at the change of life zones and scenery as we move from the Sonora Desert Colorado Plateau. Travel past the San Francisco Peaks Volcanic Field and the site of Arizona's highest point – Humphreys Peak – reaching an elevation of 12,633 feet. As we drive, our expert naturalist will introduce us to the regional geography and natural history. Having arrived at the South Rim, we'll see Grand Canyon Village where many of the most impressive structures in the historic village were designed by Mary Jane Colter, a renowned architect and designer for the Fred Harvey Company and Santa Fe Railroad. We may even see an endangered California condor soaring overhead as you gaze into the Canyon's depths below.
Lunch: At the Grand Canyon, we will have a sack lunch including a sandwich, chips, and fruit.
Afternoon: We'll then stop at a few more amazing view points, have the opportunity to walk along the rim, and visit Grand Canyon Village all led by our Group Leader. Keep your eyes out for the endangered California condor soaring overhead as you gaze into the Canyon's depths below. Next, we'll transfer to our lodge on the south rim and check-in.
Dinner: At the lodge café, we'll choose from entrees, sides and desserts and non-alcoholic beverages; other beverages available for purchase.
Evening: At leisure. Enjoy a relaxing evening at the lodge or ride the park's shuttle to a view point for a Grand Canyon sunset. Be sure to prepare for check-out and transfer in the morning.
Activity note: Rise for an early morning before breakfast to witness a spectacular Grand Canyon sunrise. We'll ride the park's shuttle to a viewpoint that will allow for the best view. Drive is about 135 miles; approximately 4 hours.
Breakfast: At the historic El Tovar Hotel, the most famous of Grand Canyon eateries, we will have a plated meal looking out onto the Canyon rim. Your Group Leader will provide you a meal coupon so you can enjoy breakfast at your leisure. The coupon allows you to order off the menu, which features traditional entrees, integrating both international and local Southwest influences, plus a choice of coffee, tea, water; other beverages available for purchase.
Morning: We will then rendezvous at the hotel to check out and continue our Grand Canyon learning adventure with a period of Free Time. Take this opportunity for personal independent exploration to see and do what interests you most. Please refer to the list of Free Time Opportunities. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions. You may wish to ride the free National Park Service shuttle along the West Rim Drive to Hermit's Rest which offers access to numerous fantastic viewpoints (Hopi, Mohave, and Maricopa points to name a few) overlooking the canyon and the Colorado River. You might also like to go for rim walks, attend Ranger programs, see what's in the Visitor Center, or just find a quiet spot to contemplate and gaze out at the Grand Canyon, taking in all of its grandeur.
Lunch: At the lodge café, choose from a variety of entrees including soup, salad, dessert, and non-alcoholic beverages.
Afternoon: Then, we'll board the vans and transfer from Grand Canyon National Park along a historic stretch of the famous Route 66 to Peach Springs in the Hualapai Nation. En route, we'll keep a look out for Burma Shave signs, enjoy the wide open view, and stop at a classic location of Route 66 nostalgia, Seligman, with its focus on American road touring in the 1950s. In the mid-afternoon, we will arrive at our accommodation, a modern tribal lodge offering comfortable accommodations and access to a more remote and wild western end of the Grand Canyon.
Dinner: At the lodge, we will have a buffet featuring a different entrée each night, plus coffee, tea and water. Alcoholic beverages are not available on the Hualapai Reservation.
Evening: At the hotel, we will hear a presentation given by a local expert that will expand our knowledge on the area that may cover a diverse array of topics from Hualapai culture, Black Footed Ferret reintroduction, or Arizona Cowboy history.
Activity note: Drive is about 20 miles; approximately 1 hour; bumpy gravel road. Walking about 1 mile; approx. ½ hour on sandy, rocky canyon bottom.
Breakfast: At the lodge, we will have a hot buffet featuring a variety of options, plus coffee, tea, water.
Morning: We'll transfer from the hotel to Peach Springs Canyon via vans on the sometimes bumpy Diamond Creek Road to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River. Along our journey, we will stop at various points of interest while the walls rise higher and higher as we come closer to the Colorado River. We'll pass through hundreds of millions of years of geologic history that has culminated in the arrival to the 1.8 billion year old rock that makes up the Granite Gorge. Among our highlights will be a walk along Diamond Creek down to the Colorado River.
Lunch: Along the shore of the Colorado River on the bottom of the Grand Canyon we will have a picnic lunch.
Afternoon: Our field trip at the bottom of the Grand Canyon will continue with a viewing of the Diamond Creek Rapids as we look for desert bighorn sheep and watch for river runners along the shores of the Colorado River. Our Group Leader will share some of the interesting history, facts and management issues regarding the Colorado River with us as we relax on the beach. We'll return in late afternoon to the lodge.
Dinner: At the lodge, we'll enjoy a tasty buffet meal for our farewell dinner in the company of our fellow participants.
Evening: With our Group Leader, we will have a program wrap-up and reflect on our experiences. Share your favorite memories from the program with new Road Scholar friends. Be sure to prepare for check-out and departures in the morning.
Activity note: Lodge check-out by 11:00 a.m. Arrival in Sedona by 11:15 am or in Phoenix by 12:00 Noon. Please see travel details for shuttle service information.
Breakfast: Lodge buffet.
Morning: Program ends after breakfast. Road Scholar van will return to Sedona and the starting hotel for no charge. Sedona arrival by 11:15 AM for connection with commercial shuttle to Phoenix airport departing on their schedule. Travel time to Phoenix approximately 2.5 hours; airport arrival appx 2:00- 2:30 PM. Van Go (commercial) Shuttle departs Peach Springs after breakfast for express return to Phoenix Sky Harbor - arrives at Phoenix airport by noon. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Please join our Facebook page and share photos of your program. Visit us at www.facebook.com/rsadventures. Best wishes for all your journeys!


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I have an E-commerce site and accessing on sheared hosting but I am not happy with hosting services because my daily visitors are around 300 par day. Now I decide to move on VPS or Dedicated server. Which one is more affordable and suitable for my website.
I am not happy with hosting services because my daily visitors are around 300 par day
What does that have to do with the hosting service? I do not see how you are going to get any more visitors by moving to a VPS. VPS will probably cost you 10x more than shared hosting and a dedicated server is very expensive.
You need to make your website more attractive to users and advertise it better so people know it is there.
In addition to Rubble's comments, are you using SSL for your e-commerce transactions? Many (most?) shared servers will not provide a dedicated IP address which is then required for your own secure server certificate (if you don't provide this, expect ZERO transactions).
As Rubble said, how VPS and Dedicated servers are cheap to you? You are probably going to buy some cheap kind of servers. Take my advice, change your current hosting to another company. By the way which hosting company you're using right now?
Thanks for your suggestions... I think sheared hosting is only good option.
You have another good option available to you. If you've outgrown the basic shared hosting, look into semi-dedicated/hybrid shared. They operate like VPS's, but they don't have the cost, or the security complexities. I'd definitely recommend looking into that option. Too often, I see people get recommended to go to VPS, but most of the time, people don't have to go. All you need is a web host that can work with you to tune your site, and get it on a hybrid shared plan.
What are the exact technical differences between 'hybrid shared' and VPS? Sounds like a marketing term for a vps to me, and looking at the prices on your site they certainly aren't cheaper..?
Shared hosting is even then better when you have hundreds of visitors, yes hosting provider should be good and reliable. No need to move on to VPS or dedicated server. Just increase web space and data transfer to suit your needs. That is it.
Hi, you can complain about shared hosting if your site needs resources more then allowed by provider, if there're lot's of MySQL database queries and so on. 300 visitors per day is quite enough to overload single account on the shared server and you definitely need to upgrade to VPS, dedicated usually costs more and needs some knowledge, unless you choose managed option. <snip>
In my view Shared hosting service is not bad idea even if 300 visitors cumming to your website if your host provider services are good. As Rubble already said that both VPS and Dedicated hosting is very expensive. You just need to increase web space and data transfer with the same host. But in spite of this if you already decided that you would go for the VPS and Dedicated then you move
I think moving would be better than upgrading at this point. 300 visitors per day is good, but a decent shared hosting plan can definitely accommodate the same, or larger, volume of web traffic. Take my advice, switch to a better web hosting company offering shared hosting.
Which one?
Wouldn't want to confuse you even further
But I can tell you where NOT to go. any web host under the Endurance International Group (EIG) should be a strict no-no. Look them up, about 50 web hosts under them, including BlueHost. Trust me, you don't want to be stuck with them.
Always remember a simple rule of thumb in this case, don't wet your hands in VPS or Dedicated servers until you get in to the thousand plus visitors figure. Unnecessary cost needs to be bared, right now your needs can be served with a normal shared hosting account. Cheers
Are you sure? I think 800 visitors per day approximately definitely warrants a VPS server. Though I could be wrong.
I do not know your webhost. But, if it's not hostgator, you should try those guys out. Note: I am not hostgator affiliate, just a customer.
Not all VPS are very expensive. Now some well supported VPS are as low as $5/month.
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800/day is 0.009 visitors per second. I think your own PC could handle that with a dialup connection!
Okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration but you need to be in the tens to hundreds per second to require any kind of dedicated service. Of course, your terms and conditions with your host could modify that (CPU usage, bandwidth, etc. restrictions).
If you're looking for a good host (or just good answers - from the front end of the horse, so to speak), contact Matt Russell (he's in here often) at WebHostingBuzz. As an additional benefit, I've just received (as a three-account customer) an 11th birthday announcement with sales on their services as well as "Monday specials" (both Booly and PriceBlink have lots of coupon offers, too) but I don't need that to be a long-term, happy customer! Any problems on any of my three accounts (shared, Joomla and dedi) have been quickly and efficiently handled by their outstanding staff. Enough trumpeting today from a happy client - Happy Birthday, Matt!
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The clock is ticking, both literally and figuratively.
In addition to luring beloved ER alumnus Anthony Edwards back to prime time, what the new ABC drama Zero Hour accomplishes with its pilot is to introduce a story so tangled up in its own complex mythology that its prime-time fate will likely be known by the end of its second episode.
Viewers will either be so captivated by the maze-like historical mystery in the series première that they'll return in droves the following week, or they'll be confounded by the narrative confusion and abandon Zero Hour immediately.
This isn't a show with slow-build potential. It's in, or it's out. The clock is ticking.
And fittingly, it's a ticking clock that lies at the centre of Zero Hour's imposing narrative. The pilot episode opens in Germany, circa 1938, with a bunch of clockmakers engaged in a frenzied effort to complete a mysterious project, while at the same time chatting frantically about Nazis and prophecies and the end of days.
The church-connected timekeepers turn out to be Rosicrucians, members of a secret order focused on applying ancient truths to modern times, and their intelligence network has reported that the Nazis have been experimenting with the creation of life and resurrecting the dead.
If that's the case, and if the facts match up with biblical prophecy, then humanity is in a dead-end spot of trouble. With SS stormtroopers hot on their heels, members of the order race to move a hidden treasure to a new location safe from Nazi capture. Exactly what's inside the large, sarcophagus-like container remains a mystery, but it's clearly very powerful.
"If it falls into Nazi hands, it will mean the end of mankind as we know it," says one Rosicrucian, just before the bullets start to fly.
Flash-forward to present-day Brooklyn, where mild-mannered Hank Galliston (Edwards) and wife Laila (Jacinda Barrett) are sharing a lunch-hour stroll through an open-air market. He's publisher of a myth-debunking magazine called Modern Skeptic; she owns a clock shop. They're very much in love.
When Hank heads back to the office, she continues to wander; eventually, she comes upon a table laden with curious old clocks, and one in particular catches her eye.
She buys it. And that's when the trouble starts.
The clock, it seems, contains a secret of the legendary sort that Hank's magazine devotes most of its ink to mocking and dismissing as nonsense. But after he receives a frantic phone message from Laila in which she screams that something bad is happening in her shop, he's forced to reconsider just how far his notion of truth should be stretched.
Laila is gone, and an examination of a tiny piece of the clock reveals evidence of a great big mystery, the solving of which will determine whether Hank and his wife will ever be reunited.
Suddenly, skeptical Hank is forced to become super-sleuth Hank, and the search for Laila takes him farther afield than he could have imagined (segments of the pilot were shot late last winter on the fast-thawing surface of Lake Winnipeg near Gimli).
Zero Hour's pilot has a bit of a slow start, but it gains speed and suspenseful weight with every minute after Laila's abduction. Edwards is predictably solid in the role of the unlikely hero, and he's surrounded by a capable supporting cast.
The big question, as mentioned, is whether viewers will buy into a series that will require so much focused attention and faithful week-to-week viewing for its serialized story to pay off. Think The Da Vinci Code meets Raiders of the Lost Ark.
From this critic's view, Zero Hour seems like a show that's worth at least a couple of week's investment to see where it's going. There's potential here for long-term fun, but much depends on the scriptwriters' ability to keep the action-driven elements from getting bogged down in dense historical detail.
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I could follow up last week's column on off-the-beaten-track white grape varieties with a column on reds focused solely on Italy, or Spain or Portugal. These Mediterranean countries have a major focus on indigenous grapes that, to a great extent, have never caught on worldwide the same way Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Syrah/Shiraz have.
Many of the wines from these countries are labelled by region (Chianti, Rioja, Barolo) rather than by the grapes in the bottle (Sangiovese, Tempranillo, Nebbiolo, respectively). Maybe that's part of the reason these grapes aren't household names -- while we've all heard of Chianti (thanks to the kitsch-y wicker-laden bottles and Dr. Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs), for example, the name Sangiovese isn't as familiar.
Here are three red wine adventures for you to take...
PRIMARY GROWING AREA: Italy (Piedmont)
FOOD PAIRING: Spaghetti and meatballs, pizza, marinara sauces, sharp cheeses
Barbera has long been one of Italy's big three grape varieties, although it's now outpaced by Sangiovese and Montepulciano by quite a bit. And while Nebbiolo gets much of the love and praise in Piedmont (thanks to big, burly Barolos and Barbarescos), Barbera does lots of the hard work in producing everyday reds that work wonders with Italian fare.
It's one of the rare Italian red grapes whose name appears prominently on the front of the bottle when made into wine: Barbera d'Asti, Barbera d'Alba and Barbera del Monferrato are a few such examples.
There's a lot of great Barbera to be had for under $20 -- if you're looking for that perfect red for Italian fare, look no further.
(Piemonte, Italy -- $17.50, Liquor Marts
and beyond)
Plum, raspberry and blackcurrant notes are fleshed out by leather and spice aromas. The Briccotondo is a full-bodied, chewy red, with plenty of dark berry and raisin flavours as well as hints of leather, tobacco and spice. There's a bit of heat to the finish, and the tannins have grip yet aren't mouth-puckeringly dry. Just the right balance of fruit and acidity for veal parmigiana, spicy pizza or ribs. 90/100
France (Rh¥ne Valley), Spain, Australia
FOOD PAIRING: steak, stews, roast meats
Much like Syrah/Shiraz, what this grape is called depends largely on where it's coming from. Spanish producers tend to call it Garnacha, while most of the rest of the world knows it as Grenache.
One of the red grapes used in France's Rh¥ne Valley reds (the others are Syrah and Mourvedre), the grape has become fairly popular in Australia as well. Rh¥ne-style red blends from Australia are often labelled GSM as a reflection of the grapes used -- Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre).
Grenache is typically inky black in colour, with loads of dark fruit flavours and a chewy texture. There's usually enough tannin on the palate to wrestle with big meat dishes. If you like Malbec, Grenache will be up your alley.
PICOS DEL MONTGì 2011 OLD VINES GARNACHA
(Cari±ena, Spain -- $12.89, Liquor Marts and beyond)
Intense raisin, plum and blackberry notes on the nose of this inky-black old-vine Spanish red -- 'old' here being 45 years -- have a dense, almost-stewed characteristic. It's a dark, full-bodied and raisiny red, with blueberry skin, plum and light peppery notes on the palate and moderately dry tannin. Try with a big roast. Nice value here. 87/100
Italy (Puglia, Salento), U.S. (California)
FOOD PAIRING: pizza, ribs, burgers
Chances are you've tried a Primitivo and not even known it -- even if you don't drink red wine. That's because it's commonly known in North America as Zinfandel, and is planted extensively in California.
American examples of Primitivo/Zinfandel tend to be big, rich, fruit-driven reds with loads of raisin, spice, and prune/plum notes. They tend to bring relatively higher alcohol levels -- it's not uncommon for a California Zinfandel to be 15 per cent by volume or higher.
Italian versions are less boozy, with an added rustic character and a more acidity that make them well-priced food wines.
And yes, Primitivo/Zinfandel is the grape used in making the ever-popular White Zinfandel, the hugely popular off-dry blush wine. Don't be fooled, however -- red Primitivo/Zinfandel delivers ripe fruit notes, but without the sweetness.
(Salento, Italy -- around $14, private wine stores)
Raisin, red licorice and clove aromas are rounded out by leathery, slightly smoky notes on the nose. A medium-plus bodied red, the Tenute Rubino brings generous black fruit and ripe raspberry flavours as well as dried fruit (cherries, grapes), a pop of acidity and mild, chewy tannins. I picked this up at G.J. Andrews on Academy. 87/100
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Eastside tops Leesburg, advances to regional semifinals
Published: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 11:30 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 11:30 p.m.
On a blustery night at Citizens Field that often altered the ball's flight, Joseph Malu had little trouble correcting its course to the back of the net.
After scoring two goals in Eastside's district title win last week, Malu once again spearheaded the Rams (21-2-2) with a hat trick in Wednesday's 4-1 victory against Leesburg (11-8-3) in the Region 2-3A quarterfinals.
"Malu is a big target; he's a big kid," Eastside coach Ron Messick said. "He's really good with the ball on his feet, so once he gets it in there you have to play really solid defense. We just had too many weapons."
A 6-foot-1 center forward, Malu frustrated the visiting Yellow Jackets' back line early on by finishing a fifth-minute loose ball five yards from the net for a 1-0 lead.
While Malu's height presented a challenge for Leesburg, Messick also credited Eastside's midfielders and defenders for creating a steady supply of chances and a 20-4 shot advantage.
Each of the Rams' four goals was assisted, including Malu's 35th-minute score off a Tucker Mastin cross that gave Eastside a 3-1 advantage at the midway break.
"I tried to make my touches count and just finish it," Malu said. "I put a lot of power on to it, so even if the goalkeeper was there he couldn't stop it."
Malu capped the Rams' scoring nine minutes into the second half following a service across the left side of the goal by senior defender Fen Bowen.
While Eastside was able to clear its bench for the bulk of the second half, the Rams did endure a defensive lapse in the first half.
Yellow Jackets forward Clay Walters curled a 20-yard left-footer over the right arm of junior goalie Cody Peterson (four saves) in the 14th minute to knot the game at 1-apiece.
However, two minutes after the Leesburg equalizer, sophomore forward Tyler Miller-Jones, who assisted on Malu's first goal, responded from just outside the right corner of the penalty box for Eastside's second score.
"Defensively, we had a hard time in the first half because of the wind," Messick said. "We had to stress getting under the ball and getting it out instead of playing our game.
"In the second half, we were able to keep possession a little more out of the back."
Advancing to the regional semifinals for the second straight year, the Rams travel Saturday to Inverness to play Citrus (10-5-4) at 7 p.m. The District 6-3A champion Hurricanes defeated Belleview, 3-1, in their regional quarterfinal.
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BRADENTON, Fla. – The fifteenth-ranked Saint Leo women's golf team climbed one spot to finish fifth overall at the 2012 Florida Blue Sunshine State Conference Women's Golf Tournament, held at The Concession in Bradenton, Fla. The Lions concluded the two-day tournament bringing in a score of 120-over 984 (344-319-321--984), at the 5909-yard, par 72 course.
Heather Petronis (82-72-83) led the team after three rounds, carding a 21-over 237 to finish eighth overall.
Goeun Lee (83-81-80-244) brought in the best of three rounds on the final day of competition, shooting an eight-over 80 to help her to 14th in the standings.
Clare Connolly finished three strokes behind Lee, firing a three round total of 87-81-79 for a 31-over 244. Laura Huertas matched Connolly's team-leading final round of seven-over 79, and finished 29th overall.
Ragna Olafsdottir (92-85-86) concluded the tournament with a 31st place finish, bringing in a score of 47-over 263.
Nova Southeastern overcame an 18-hole deficit to post a final score of 945 and edge Lynn by one stroke in Tuesday's final round of the 2012 Florida Blue Sunshine State Conference Women's Golf Championship.
With 36 holes in the books, the Sharks (326-308-311=945) found themselves in third place heading into Tuesday's final 18 holes. Lynn (310-306-330=946) held an 11-stroke lead after a strong first-day showing. Nevertheless, NSU rose to the challenge, outscoring the Knights by 19 strokes in the final round to take its third consecutive SSC title.
Lilliana Camisa led a trio of Shark golfers who claimed All-Tournament honors by finishing in the top five of the individual standings. Camisa carded a three-round score of 228 (78-76-74) to take the individual title. Sitting just three strokes back in second was teammate, Daniela Ortiz, who finished with a score of 231 (80-79-72). Abbey Gittings rounded out the NSU All-Tournament contingent, tying for fourth with a 234 (79-76-79).
Lynn's Samantha Smolen placed third with a 233 (78-75-80). Florida Southern's M.J. Audette (76-76-82) and Lynn's Irene Calvo (78-74-82) tied Gittings in fourth with a 234.
Florida Southern placed third in the final team standings with a three-round total of 954 (311-316-327). Barry finished fourth with a 982 (329-323-330).
Rollins finished the tournament in sixth place (328-322-344=994). Florida Tech was seventh (331-334-342=1007). Tampa rounded out the team standings in eighth (399-400-416=1215). Eckerd competed in the event but did not finish with a team score because two players had to withdraw, dropping the Tritons below the minimum number of required participants to land in the team mix.
With its victory, NSU has now won four of the last five SSC women's golf titles.


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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's WBC middleweight champion Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez predicted on Wednesday he would defeat Briton Martin Murray within eight rounds in next year's title defense.
Martinez, who was voted Argentina's sport personality of the year on Tuesday night ahead of goal record-breaking soccer player Lionel Messi, will be making his first defense since beating Mexican Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in Las Vegas in September.
The fight will take place in Buenos Aires on April 27, possibly at the Velez Sarsfield soccer stadium although the venue has not yet been fixed.
"(Murray) is a great sportsman, to be respected. He's young and strong. It's great that he should want to give his all and I was the same but the fight won't go past the eighth round," Martinez told reporters.
Murray, the WBA's top-ranked middleweight, said he respected Martinez as an excellent fighter.
"He began at the bottom and today he's the most powerful in the division. But I'm better and can beat him," said Murray.
"It will be a great opportunity for me to show the world who I am."
The 37-year-old Argentine's record is 50-2-2, while Murray, 30, has won 25 fights with 10 knockouts and drawn one.
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- Model NO.: km-c168
- Process: Lost Wax Casting
- Application: Machinery Parts
- Surface Preparation: Polishing
- Machining Tolerance: +/-0.02mm
- Certification: ISO 9001:2008
- Tolerance: +-0.005mm
- Heat Treatment: 20
- Trademark: KM
- Origin: Ningbo Zhejiang China
- Casting Method: Thermal Gravity Casting
- Molding Technics: Pressure Casting
- Material: Carbon Steel
- Surface Roughness: Ra1.6
- Standard: AISI
- Size: What You Want
- Surface Treatment: Shot Blasting
- Galvanized Treatment: 0.0002mm
- Specification: ISO9001
- HS Code: 7307190000
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Market Watch: Sun Jewel Melonby Dana Angelo White in Farmers' Market Finds, August 5, 2012
After my weekly CSA delivery, I was prepared to write all about a gorgeous looking spaghetti squash that was in my share. But when I open the "squash," I discovered that it wasn't a squash at all, but a melon!
I put in a call in to my farmer (yes, proud to say I have her on speed dial); I wanted her to enlighten me – what was this bright yellow melon called? She introduced me to the Sun Jewel. This Asian variety (also called a Korean Yellow Melon) has pale yellow flesh that tastes similar to honeydew, but with more of a cucumber-pear flavor.
Sink into a juicy wedge of sliced melon or think outside the box. Add chopped melon to homemade ice pops, make melon salsa with chili peppers, onion, lime and cilantro, or shred and combine with carrots, chopped scallion and parsley for a melon slaw.
More Recipes to Try:
Melon Smoothies
5-Ingredient Melon Soup
Melon Wrapped in Prosciutto
Melon Aqua Fresca
Melon Slushes


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UPDATE: Your calls are working! Last night Senator Barbara Mikulski's office indicated that she will pull the Monsanto Protection Act from the Continuing Resolution budget bill but we need your help to seal the deal with Congress.
On Friday, Sept 20th, the House passed a Continuing Resolution (H.J.RES.59) that contains the same Monsanto Protection Act that it passed last spring! We need your help to stop it in the Senate, which will vote this week!
While the previous continuing resolution was scheduled to expire on September 30th, the new bill contains the exact same language that offers Monsanto and their GMO crops protection from judicial oversight and forces the USDA to allow the planting of untested GMO crops without proper scientific or regulatory review.
If allowed to pass again this dangerous provision could eventually become permanent, allowing Monsanto to succeed in stripping judges of their constitutional mandate to protect consumer rights and the environment, while opening up the floodgates for the planting of new untested GMO crops.
At the same time, Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) and others are working to introduce a bill that would make it illegal for states to pass laws to label GMOs by preempting state's rights and forcing the issue to be decided at the federal level.
After you sign the petition, call Your Senator in the next 24 hours. If you can't reach your Congressperson by entering your information below, please call the Congressional switchboard: (202) 224-3121
A copy of your letter of support will be delivered to your Senators and Representative:
Dear Member of Congress,
I am writing to urge you to strike the Monsanto Protection Act, otherwise known as Section 735, currently included in the Continuing Resolution's spending bill (H.J.RES.59).Though wrapped in "farmer-friendly" language, this provision is simply an industry ploy to continue to sell genetically engineered (GE) seeds even when a court of law has found they were approved by USDA illegally. It is unnecessary and an unprecedented attack on U.S. judicial review. Congress should not be meddling with the judicial review process based solely on the special interest of a handful of companies.
This past March, Americans were outraged when Congress passed the "farmer assurance provision", Section 735 in HR 933 and now Congress is considering passing it again in the current continuing resolution spending bill.
It's important that as Congress consider the financial health of our nation that corporations like Monsanto and the biotech industry are not allowed to undermine our basic democratic rights and the concept of judicial review.
As your constituent, I believe it's important that our elected officials support more oversight of the agricultural biotech industry, not less. It's vital to me and my family to know what we eat everyday, and biotech lobbyists shouldn't be allowed to corrupt the regulatory review process for new biotech crops.
I support more openness and transparency in food labeling and government!
[Your Name]


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Last weekend the grocery store had wings on sale so it seemed like as good a time as any to grill up a batch. I started by putting a dozen wings into a bowl and salting them liberally.
My thought was that I would mix the liquid ingredients and let the brine create itself using the salt on the chicken. My wife had found an old bottle of balsamic vinaigrette in the cupboard and I decided to add some acid with a light red wine.
The wings sat in the fridge overnight.
Overall I was pretty happy with them. The wine flavor wasn't strong but it was noticeable, and it did a nice job of brightening up the vinaigrette. I've had good luck with alcohol-based brines for wings and will continue to use them.


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OCALA, Fla. - Florida Highway Patrol officials have arrested a probation violator from Mississippi. They also arrested the woman they say helped him flee.
Trooper Shane Crawford stopped to help what he thought was a disabled vehicle in Central Florida on Saturday. He ran a computer check on the car's tags and found the vehicle was from Mississippi.
Authorities said the suspect gave a fake name and birthdate. After contacting the Mississippi Department of Corrections, the Ocala Star Banner reports the suspect was identified as 32-year-old Gary Sneed. The MDOC says Sneed was sought for not reporting to his probation officer.
Authorities said Holly Morrison stole a car to help Sneed escape.
The couple had numerous warrants out for the escape, including manufacturing of methamphetamine and grand theft auto charges.
Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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A reconnaissance probe was a type of probe that was used by Starfleet ships in the late-24th century.
Class 3 and class 5 probes have been used for reconnaissance missions. (DS9: "Valiant"; TNG: "Chain of Command, Part I"; VOY: "Blink of an Eye")
In 2370, Worf suggested that the USS Enterprise-D could launch reconnaissance probes to supplement their sensors, in the effort to locate the USS Fleming, lost in the Hekaras Corridor. Geordi La Forge however pointed out this wouldn't be effective, as the tetryon interference in the area made it difficult to maintain contact with the probes. (TNG: "Force of Nature")
In 2373, a high-resolution reconnaissance probe was launched from USS Voyager to study the clothing and physical appearance of the population of the Takar region on a planet in the Delta Quadrant. (VOY: "False Profits")
External linkEdit
- Class-7 probe at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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Amanda pedals through the pain of CRPS
Unfortunately the complexity of Amanda's health issues have increased, and yet so has her determination to remain a cyclist. Amanda says: "In terms of my health, my pain levels have increased tenfold since I have started cycling but emotionally I am so much better. The latter certainly helps me to cope with the pain. I get such a buzz from cycling that I have no intentions of quitting no matter how bad my pain becomes."
Cycling UK Cycling Development Officer, Anna Cipullo, is key to the development of cycling in Swindon and since meeting Amanda has turned her life around. Amanda was introduced to Cycling for All classes set up by the Cycling UK Cycle Champions Project where she used specially adaptive cycles that would accommodate the lack of mobility and strength in her legs. If you've read the blog you will know that regular adaptive classes wasn't enough for ex-mountain biking and touring Amanda, so she set herself the task of riding a tandem cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats (often referred to as LEJOG).
My greatest achievements to date are conquering Cliffe Pypard hill, then another day I cycled up over Hackpen Hill [from Swindon] to Marlborough. I cycled 32 miles one day and in one week managed 100 miles. Not bad seeing as the last time we chatted I had only managed 10 miles." Amanda Nelson
Since writing the blog, Anna developed a list of keen cycling volunteers to ride tandem with Amanda on a regular basis so that she could regularly train for the event. This led Amanda to go from barely walking to cycling two or three times a week. She confesses that the occasional week, with the help of her husband, she is out on her bike every day.
Amanda has also used her reacquainted joy to motivate others inspiring people to get on their bike or get riding with her. In August 2012, she met up with a group of partially-sighted Hungarians who were cycling 2012 km from Hungary to London. Amanda met them in Gillingham, Kent, to cycle the final 40 miles with them.
Amanda will soon have her own website and has designed a jersey ready for her LEJOG ride. She is now getting a great deal of help from the Local Rotary Club and has had a Mercian tandem bicycle donated to her from Charlotte's Tandems, but is still in need of volunteers and support. If you are in the Swindon area and think you would like to cycle tandem with Amanda, or you are a business that would like to sponsor her, please email her.
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A British woman has been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking.
Lindsay Sandiford, 56, originally from Redcar in Teesside, was arrested in May last year after police in Bali said they found 10.6lb (4.8kg) of cocaine worth £1.6 million in the lining of her suitcase.
The sentence prompted gasps of surprise in Denpasar District Court. Not even the prosecution had been seeking the death penalty. Sandiford wept as judges handed down the sentence and refused to speak to reporters on her way back to prison, covering her face with a scarf.
She had previously claimed in court that she was forced into taking the drugs into the country by gangsters who were threatening to hurt one of her children. Sandiford's lawyers are expected to appeal against the sentence.
A spokeswoman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "We can confirm that a British national is facing the death penalty in Indonesia. We remain in close contact with that national and continue to provide consular assistance. The UK remains strongly opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances."
Delivering the sentence, a panel headed by Judge Amser Simanjuntak concluded that Sandiford had damaged the image of Bali as a tourist destination and weakened the government's anti-drugs programme. The judge told the court: "We found no reason to lighten her sentence."
Three other Britons were arrested at the same time as Sandiford in a sting operation. Julian Ponder and Rachel Dougall were accused of being involved in the same smuggling operation. A verdict is expected in the trial of Ponder on Wednesday.
Sandiford's MP said he would seek to raise her sentence with Foreign Secretary William Hague during Foreign Office Questions in the House of Commons. Martin Horwood, Lib Dem MP for Cheltenham, in Gloucestershire, where she previously lived, said the sentence came as a shock.
Human rights charity Reprieve, which is assisting Sandiford, urged the Government to support her appeal.
Investigator Harriet McCulloch said: "She has co-operated fully with the Indonesian authorities but has been sentenced to death while the gang operating in the UK, Thailand and Indonesia remain free to target other vulnerable people."


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ChokingTrick brain teasers appear difficult at first, but they have a trick that makes them really easy.
There once was a beautiful princess. Her name was Anna. Anna had a lovely ring given to her by her mother, who was given it by HER mother, and so on. One day, Anna was lying in a boat, sailing across the lake at the bottom of her garden. She was very fond of letting her hand trickle behind in the water. On this particular day, she was doing the very same thing, when her ring slipped off, and sank to the bottom. She wept for days, ordering her servants to search the bottom, but they found nothing.
A month later, she was eating at a grand banquet to celebrate her 17th birthday. She picked up some fish and ate it. When she swallowed, she coughed. Then she choked. She was hacking away while her servants tried to get whatever was causing the trouble out.
When they did, what do you think it was?
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Heather Gleason, Director
The Division of Planning and Development plans and manages the Park District's Capital Improvement Program. As part of this process, the Department manages land acquisitions; conducts inventory and historic analysis; designates landmarks; establishes design standards for parks; produces initial development plans and design documents; reviews landscape and architectural plans for parkland; performs research and policy analysis; writes grants; and works with other park departments, community groups, and city agencies to determine the location, scope, and design of parks.
The Division of Capital Construction directs and manages the District's capital construction projects. These may involve the construction, restoration and/or rehabilitation of District facilities, structures, landscapes, monuments, and infrastructure, as well as the development of new parks. Members of the department provide construction project management, design implementation, technical and professional support, and finance management. This department is also responsible for managing the District's Job Order Contracting program, and for issuing District permits to outside contractors.
Land Acquisition Plan (179 MB)
2017 Master Plan (331.6 MB)
This Capital Improvement Plan presents the Chicago Park District's forecast for facility improvements over the next five years. Each project was selected through careful consideration and with valuable input from advisory councils and other community stakeholders. Through our long-term plan and commitment to enhance the quality of life throughout Chicago, we will continue to provide excellent recreation opportunities, beautifully maintained facilities, and a customer focused and responsive park system.
Visit the Capital Improvement Plan page.
The purpose of a Park Framework Plan is to create a long-term plan for the park that responds to diverse neighborhood needs as well as the historic context of the park. The plan provides a vision for improvements to the park over time and serves as a planning tool for both the community and the Park District. The plan outlines priorities and ensures that improvements are done in a coordinated and holistic manner. The plan is consulted as capital funding becomes available.
Garfield Park Framework Plan (62 MB)
A City of Chicago ordinance requires dogs to be on leashes in public areas for the protection of fellow residents, as well as the dogs themselves. To offer all the dogs in the city some room to move, the Chicago Park District has supported the development of several Dog Friendly Areas (DFAs) to provide safe places for dogs to exercise, play, and socialize legally "off-leash."
The Chicago Park District has procedures for establishing a DFA in your community.
To learn more about the procedures, review the Establishing a DFA Comprehensive Package.
For an overview of the process, review the Establishing a DFA Checklist.
For questions, email us.