11.   Vallone appeared to step back from his commitment to spare the Parks Department from any cuts, though he stressed the importance of city recreation programs, particularly now.

12.   Examples of community policing efforts include foot and bicycle patrols, nighttime recreation programs, and regular meetings between police and citizen groups.

13.   Recreation programs run by municipalities generally have done better than schools in integrating disabled children, Bauer said.

14.   Prisons nationwide have had to look for ways to put inmates to work as jails fill and the public takes away recreation programs and demands work instead.

15.   The overwhelming majority of soldiers and their families appear to view this as just another recreation program.