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			<title><![CDATA[ The USPP has extended their vacancy announcement! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ The announcement closes  on 11/27. The testing will be in Atlanta this weekend, Elizabeth, NJ next weekend, and in DC the weekend after.  More testing will be
done in December. Its all in the vacancy announcement on USAJOBS!
<br> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Law Enforcement Ranger SCEP ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Let met start off with my background:
<br>
<br>
I am 21, I have an AA in criminal justice with a 3.2 GPA. I am currently working towards by 4-year degree in CJ and a minor in natural resources and currently
have a 3.33 GPA and plan on graduating 12/2010. I have spent the past two summers working as an intern (STEP with potential for conversion to SCEP) for another
fed natural resources agency however I don&#39;t really like it too much there (as do some of the SA&#39;s however that is... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:38:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Veteran's Preference question ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ I&#39;m a veteran and I&#39;m hoping to take advantage of the 5-point preference but I had a question for anyone here who is also a vet and has used it
before..
<br>
<br>
I&#39;ve looked up the criteria for the 5-pt preference but it seems to be ambiguous in the wording. This part says:
<br>
&quot;For more than 180 consecutive days, other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning September 11, 2001, and ending on the
date prescribed by Presidential proclamation... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:59:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ more questions guys ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Are there K-9 units in the LE park ranger field ?
<br>
LE park rangers only have jurisdiction in the park right ? even though they are federal? 
<br>
<br> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:12:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Report ignored explicit images found on park official's computer ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <h1><font size="4">What is going on? 
<br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/18/AR2009101802380_2.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/18/AR2009101802380_2.html</a>
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Report ignored explicit images found on park official&#39;s computer</font>
<br>
<font size="3">Gettysburg superintendent had 3,400 photos</font></h1>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:56:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Wow... ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ ACLU Fighting To Remove Cross Honoring World War I Soldiers
<br>
<br>

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  <p>The AP via YellowBrix</p>

  <p>October 07, 2009</p>
</div>

<p><span class="caps">WASHINGTON</span> - The Supreme Court is taking up a long-running legal fight over a cross honoring World War I soldiers that has stood
for 75 years on public land in a remote part of California.</p>

<p>The cross, on an outcrop known as Sunrise Rock in the Mojave National Preserve, has been covered in plywood for... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:07:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Washington D.C. Travels ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <strong><u><font color="#2F4F2F">Lodge Board to Meet with Interior Secretary Thursday, October 8th</font></u></strong> <font face="Arial"><strong><font color="#2F4F2F"><u><img border="0" src="http://www.rangerfop.com/images/smallnew.gif" width="35" height="22" alt="image">
<br></u> </font></strong></font><font face="Arial">U.S. Park Ranger Lodge President John Waterman and Vice President Duane Buck will be
<br>
 travelling to Washington D.C. this week to speak with the Interior Secretary.</font> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:09:02 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ FEHB under attack? ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ For those of you who are for the administrations &quot;universal healthcare&quot;.  In reading this article, is it any wonder why our legislative process is
such a mess? 
<br>
<br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43650&amp;oref=rellink">http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43650&amp;oref=rellink</a>
<br>
<br>
There are those who are proposing to either open the FEHB to the public or to, in the case of one ammendment, force the end of FEHB... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:19:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Internships ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p>Hello folks,
<br>
I have some questions regarding internships.  I&#39;m currently looking at securing an internship for next summer, and have been told this is a wise choice by
my instructors considering they can be competitive.  I was curious if any of the experienced Rangers had any suggestions to what kind of experience would be
the most valuable for a future Park Ranger.  So far, I have one internship site that seems happy to have me come aboard.  It is with the State Bureau of
Trails.... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Dispatcher Occupational Series ]]></title>
			<link>http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1109/t/Dispatcher-Occupational-Series.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <p>What OPM GS Occupational Series are your park dispatchers?</p>

<ul>
  <li><strong>2151</strong> Dispatching Series</li>

  <li><strong>1802</strong> Compliance Support Series</li>

  <li><strong>382</strong> Telephone Operating Series</li>

  <li><strong>390</strong> Telecom Processing Series</li>

  <li><strong>392</strong> General Telecomunications Series</li>

  <li>Other (specify)</li>
</ul> ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Park911)</author>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:25:14 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Couldn't Keep From Laughing! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ From the Morning Report 9/22/09:
<br>
<br>

<p><strong>Gateway National Recreation Area</strong>
<br>
<strong>Employees Cited For Saving Lives At Jacob Riis Park</strong>
<br></p>

<p><strong>&quot;On August 14th, off-duty surfguard Kelly Werner and off-duty visitor use assistant James Keena were involved in an after hours rescue of a
family at Jacob Riis Park. <font color="#FF0000">Both off duty employees were fully dressed.</font> Werner and another park visitor saved the lives of a mother... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:11:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Couple alleges they were harassed during outing near Fort Pickens - in the news ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gulfbreezenews.com/news/2009/0910/Front_Page/003.html">http://www.gulfbreezenews...0910/Front_Page/003.html</a>
<br>
<br>

<p>A Gulf Breeze family alleges they were harassed by U.S. Park Service law
<br>
enforcement officers during an August camping outing in the Fort Pickens
<br>
campground.
<br></p>

<p>Terry Morris, District Ranger of the Gulf Islands National Seashore in Gulf
<br>
Breeze, confirmed he is investigating the conduct of two officers who... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:43:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Age Waiver ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Any further information or thoughts on the Merit System age requirement wavier [ memo Sept 1 ], ( ? elimination ) for NPS LE entrance employment?
<br>
I understand this effects how jobs are going to be announced.
<br> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:05:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Help with NPS Jurisdiction Case Law ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ In a recent legal update, I seem to remember a case where an offense occurred within NPS jurisdiction but the vehicle was stopped out of the boundaries of the
park. After the stop, something like interference or disorderly occurred and charges were filed. The defense argued that the subsequent offense occurred
outside of NPS jursidiction and was not valid. The court found that the resistance/interference was so contemperaneous with the initial event that the charge
was valid. Does anyone... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:20:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Police One Article on Marijuana in parks. ]]></title>
			<link>http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1104/t/Police-One-Article-on-Marijuana-in-parks-.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <a target="_blank" href="http://www.policeone.com/drug-interdiction-narcotics/articles/1881089-Cartel-pot-farms-getting-closer-to-popular-U-S-tourist-spots/">http://www.policeone.com/drug-interdiction-narcotics/articles/1881089-Cartel-pot-farms-getting-closer-to-popular-U-S-tourist-spots/</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:36:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ MVA&#39;s ]]></title>
			<link>http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1103/t/MVA-39-s.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Two more police officers were killed recently responding to emergency calls.  I hope everyone remembers that responding to emergency calls takes
<br>
extreme care to insure that you arrive safely.   Last year automobile accidents were responsible for killing 35 police officers.  Gunfire killed 39. (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.odmp.org">www.odmp.org</a>) 
<br>
<br>
Please take great care to insure you arrive safely to your next call. Your partner&#39;s life may depend on it. ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ United States Park Police Officer Injured in Crash on the Baltimore Washington Parkway ]]></title>
			<link>http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1101/t/United-States-Park-Police-Officer-Injured--Crash---Baltimore.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <div class="post hentry">
  <a name="1030342589346018515"></a>

  <h3 class="post-title entry-title">From <a target="_blank" href="http://uspppressroom.blogspot.com/2009/08/united-states-park-police-officer.html">http://uspppressroom.blogspot.com/2009/08/united-states-park-police-officer.html</a><a href="http://uspppressroom.blogspot.com/2009/08/united-states-park-police-officer.html"><br>

  <br>
  United States Park Police Officer Injured in Crash on the Baltimore Washington... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ U.S. Park Police officer dragged 40 feet during stop ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p>08/27/2009</p>

<p>U.S. Park Police officer dragged 40 feet during stop
<br>
 
<br>
By Liz F. Kay
<br>
Baltimore Sun</p>

<p>BALTIMORE - A U.S. Park Police officer was dragged about 40 feet when his cruiser was struck from behind during a traffic stop Tuesday on the
Baltimore-Washington Parkway in an accident that shut down the highway between Route 197 and Powder Mill Road for most of the morning rush, authorities
said.</p>

<p>According to police, the officer had stopped a southbound car... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:21:35 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ United States Park Ranger Lodge 1801 Response ]]></title>
			<link>http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1099/t/United-States-Park-Ranger-Lodge-1801-Response.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rangerfop.com/1801response.htm">http://www.rangerfop.com/1801response.htm</a>
<br>
<br>
Duane ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:33:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ 9th circuit, RANGERS AND checkpoints ]]></title>
			<link>http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1097/t/9th-circuit-RANGERS-AND-checkpoints.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <strong>The Ninth Circuit Held Vehicle Checkpoint at Park Gate Was Not Unconstitutional Because It Was Minimally Intrusive, Justified by a Legitimate Concern,
Directly Related to the Operation of the Park, and Confined to a Brief Stop
<br></strong>

<p>The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided the issue of whether it was constitutional for a park ranger to set up a vehicle checkpoint at the
entrance to a national park to mitigate the illegal taking of animals in the park due to... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:12:46 GMT</pubDate>
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