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Fox News hosted Washington Times staff writer Stephen Dinan to criticize the Obama administration on border enforcement, arguing that the 2 million immigrants deported by the Obama administration is "the wrong number" to use to judge whether the administration's enforcement policies have been successful because very few of those deported were longstanding undocumented immigrants. However, an immigration policy focused on apprehending and deporting undocumented immigrants who contribute daily to the U.S. economy and have longstanding ties to the country would cost billions of dollars and stifle economic growth in the United States.
On Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto, Dinan dismissed the Obama administration's deportations record, stating that removing "people who've just arrived through the border" as opposed to the "rank-and-file illegal immigrants who are living here, working here, holding jobs." Dinan added that these long-term immigrants are "the people that you want to go after in the interior."
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DINAN: By my calculations, people -- of the 11 million people who are living and working in the U.S. as illegal immigrants in the last year or so, only about 1 percent of those were deported last year. So your chances of being deported under the Obama administration if you're actually inside the country are almost nil.
Right-wing media figures have repeatedly championed mass deportation as a policy worth pursuing to curb illegal immigration, even though such a policy has been criticized as untenable. Moreover, as studies show, an enforcement-only policy would result in substantial economic costs.
A 2010 study by the Center for American Progress (CAP) estimated that the United States would need to spend at least $285 billion over five years to deport all 11 million undocumented immigrants currently in the country. That figure includes the cost of apprehending immigrants, detaining them for an average of 30 days, legally processing them, and transporting them back to their birth countries.
CAP explained:
In these challenging economic times, spending a king's ransom to tackle a symptom of our immigration crisis without addressing g root causes would be a massive waste of taxpayer dollars. Spending $285 billion would require $922 in new taxes for every man, woman, and child in this country. If this kind of money were raised, it could provide every public and private school student from prekindergarten to the 12th grade an extra $5,100 for their education. Or more frivolously, that $285 billion would pay for about 26,146 trips in the private space travel rocket, Falcon 1e.
Put another way, $285 billion is a little more than what the federal government spent to maintain the Medicaid health program in 2013.
However, that cost to the federal government would be compounded by the loss of economic activity generated by undocumented immigrants.
Al Jazeera America is set to debut a new original series called "Borderland" that will attempt to take viewers beyond the debate on illegal immigration and tell the stories of the undocumented immigrants who attempt to cross illegally into the United States and the residents on the border.
Al Jazeera America's focus on the human side of the border story is in sharp contrast to the way Fox News and other right-wing media outlets discuss illegal immigration and undocumented immigrants.
In a press release announcing the series, which is set to begin on April 13, Al Jazeera America stated that "Borderland" "reflect[s] the channel's commitment to outstanding investigative journalism focusing on the human side of important, underreported stories, arising out of such national issues as immigration." Al Jazeera America president Kate O'Brian went on to say:
"Immigration is one of the most divisive topics in our country, and it is easy for the real issues to get lost in the noise of politics. ... Borderland looks at the issue in an entirely fresh and compelling way -- allowing the viewer to become immersed in the experiences of actual border runners."
In "Borderland," six Americans of all ideological stripes are tasked with retracing the journey of three migrants who died while attempting to cross illegally at the U.S.-Mexico border. "To make the story relatable," Al Jazeera America stated, "the filmmakers said participants on the trip faced the same dangers as the migrants whose stories they were charged with retelling." Filmmaker Ivan O'Mahoney explained:
"We wanted to expose them and immerse them with the families and the people that lived on the other side [of the border], including relatives and friends, and include random interaction on the way. ... If you manage to make a personal connection to a migrant, it becomes a meaningful part of your world."
Filmmaker Darren Foster added: "If you can get to the humanity of any story, people will see beyond their personal viewpoints." Referring to the participants, he continued: "They certainly understood we are talking about human beings and lives, not statistics."
Fox News and Fox News Latino are reporting on the Obama administration's enforcement record differently in a perceived effort to cater to their respective audience. At Fox News, the emphasis is on hosting extreme voices to discredit the Obama administration's record. At Fox News Latino, however, there is no equivocation that the Obama administration is nearing its 2 million deportation threshold.
The most recent example of this divide between Fox News and Fox News Latino includes how they treated a flawed report by the Center for Immigration Studies that cast doubt on President Obama's deportation record. Fox News used it to attack Obama and push the narrative that the administration isn't deporting enough immigrants that warrant deportation. This followed weeks in which the network repeatedly tried to discredit the administration's deportation record, claiming that administration officials are "fudging" the numbers on deportations.
The network misled its audience, telling them that the Obama administration was "destabilizing the nation" with its enforcement policies by releasing undocumented immigrants who had committed crimes. It led to one contributor calling Obama the "releaser-in-chief." Hosts on Fox News' daytime programming went even further, accusing the administration of releasing immigrants who had committed rape and murder. Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy commented after one segment: "That's crazy."
This sentiment continued at FoxNews.com. One story about the administration's immigration enforcement policies included this image with a headline asking: "Are America's Streets Threatened by a Criminal Alien 'Crisis'?":
Though Fox Business host Lou Dobbs was the only Fox host to question the accuracy of CIS' report, he nevertheless agreed that "some" of the immigrants not deported by the Obama administration were convicted of rape and murder.
In stark contrast to other Fox News outlets, Fox News Latino provided far more balance in its reporting on the Obama administration's enforcement policies -- and without any of the alarmist or derogatory language that is popular on Fox News.
Fox News used a misleading report from an anti-immigrant organization to baselessly claim the Obama administration is now releasing immigrants who have been convicted of rape and murder. In fact, those crimes, classified as Level 1 offenses by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), are automatically subject to deportation.
On March 31, the anti-immigrant Center for Immigration Studies reported that in 2013, ICE released nearly 68,000 immigrants who had been convicted of some type of crime. According to CIS, that number represented 35 percent of all immigrants convicted of a crime that CIS had come into contact with in 2013. CIS did not describe the specific crimes these immigrants had been convicted of but nevertheless concluded that the "release of so many convicted criminals back into U.S. communities, when they could be removed to their home countries, is a large-scale abuse of authority that inevitably leads to public harm."
Fox News seized on the report to repeatedly argue that the Obama administration "is destabilizing the nation by allowing hordes of dangerous illegal aliens to invade the country," as Fox News Radio's Todd Starnes put it.
Fox hosts have since escalated those claims, asserting that immigrants who were released were those convicted of rape and murder, even though the CIS report makes no such claim.
On Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy stated: "That's kind of scary that we released close to 70,000 people who had criminal convictions. I know some of them were drunk driving, but they did include murder in some cases and rape as well. That's not the way it's supposed to work." Guest Jessica Vaughan, CIS' director of policy studies, replied: "Well, ICE has not released all the details on the exact crimes that these people are associated with, but it is concerning that interior immigration enforcement has deteriorated."
Later on America's Newsroom, Fox Business host Lou Dobbs noted that CIS is a "restrictionist advocacy group" "and therefore you have to take their numbers with a grain of salt." But Dobbs went on to push the same wild claim, saying that "some" of the immigrants released were found to be guilty of crimes "running up to rape, murder and far down as taking off."
In fact, any immigrant -- legal or undocumented -- who has been convicted of an aggravated felony such as rape or murder is automatically subject to deportation, without the benefit of a court hearing.
As the Washington Post explained:
Immigrants convicted of such crimes are automatically required to be detained by federal immigration authorities after they're released from criminal custody and can then be summarily deported without a hearing before a judge. Aggravated felons are also ineligible for asylum or reprieve from deportation by a change due to family hardship, and they're prohibited from ever returning to the United States without special permission from the government. (Permanent residents are granted a hearing, but the judge still has limited authority to prevent deportation.)
Conservative media outlets are attacking Vice President Joe Biden over his recent statement that he believes undocumented immigrants are "already Americans" and they "are just waiting, waiting for a chance to be able to contribute fully." This sentiment is hardly controversial since, as the Pew Research Center notes, nearly two-thirds of undocumented immigrants have lived in the country for at least a decade, and for many, the United States is the only home they have ever known.
During a speech at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Summit on March 27, Biden argued that "if you really want a game-changer, the single most important thing we can do for our economy, for America's future, is pass immigration reform now," and stated:
BIDEN: Eleven million people living in the shadows I believed are already American citizens. Teddy Roosevelt said it better. He said Americanism is not a question of birthplace or creed, or a line of descent. It's a question of principles, idealism and character.
These people are just waiting, waiting for a chance to be able to contribute fully, and by that standard, 11 million undocumented aliens are already Americans in my view. All they want -- they just want a decent life for their kids, a chance to contribute to a free society, a chance to put down roots and help build the next great American century. I really believe that. That's what they're fighting for.
He went on to laud immigrants, noting: "It takes a whole hell of a lot of courage" to move and go to America to chase a better life.
The remarks were highlighted by a number of conservative outlets, including Breitbart News, Fox Nation, and Townhall.com, which claimed that this was proof of Biden's "indifference to legal proceedings" which the outlet stated "shouldn't come as a surprise, considering the unlawful actions and factual errors made by his boss." Townhall added that "trivializing the laws of the United States is no way to foster law-abiding citizens."
In an article on the remarks, The Washington Times wrote that Biden, who is "already known as a habitual blurter of the near-nonsensical and politically befuddling -- may have one-upped himself this week with a somewhat shocking statement on illegal immigrants."
After airing an edited clip of Biden's remarks, Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade claimed the vice president's staff would have to engage in some type of "damage control," with co-host Steve Doocy saying that undocumented immigrants would then "go out and vote."
Right-wing media are trumpeting a report from Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions claiming that the Obama administration has failed on border enforcement because nearly all of the immigrants the federal government deported last year were criminals, while undocumented immigrants without criminal convictions did not face high rates of removal. Indeed, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 98 percent of immigrants removed in fiscal year 2013 were classified as "convicted criminals, recent border crossers, illegal re-entrants or those previously removed," which is "in line with [the] agency's enforcement priorities."
The fact that conservative media see outrage over the news that the administration met its stated enforcement goals shows that the only action they will accept on border enforcement is really the mass deportation of all undocumented immigrants, regardless of their ties to the United States. But that is an impractical policy that has been derided even by Republican lawmakers.
On March 26, Sessions released a report condemning the Obama administration's record on border enforcement, claiming that the ICE record is evidence that "the Administration has carried out a dramatic nullification of federal law."
The Daily Caller seized on the Sessions report to blast Obama administration immigration policies that it claimed "have provided a de facto amnesty for most of the illegal immigrants living in the United States." It went on to complain that "99.92 percent of illegal immigrants and visa overstays without serious crime convictions or repeat immigration offenses did not face deportation."
National Review Online added that the administration is "shielding most illegal immigrants without separate criminal convictions from deportation" and uncritically quoted Sessions' claim that these priorities are "an open invitation for a future immigrant to overstay a visa, or enter the U.S. illegally, knowing that they will be immune from enforcement."
A Breitbart News article with the headline, "Sessions Report Demolishes Obama 'Deporter In Chief' Myth," stoked national security fears, stating that "Sessions' staff notes that ICE officers who communicate with his office say that there is likely some other serious security risk for allowing them to stay in the country that is cause for their removal." The article went on to highlight several instances in which undocumented immigrants were released from federal custody because they represented no threat to public safety.
On his radio show, Mark Levin used the report to make the point that "those terrorists on 9-11, they overstayed their visas."
The Department of Homeland Security has always maintained that ICE "must prioritize which individuals to pursue" because the agency "receives an annual appropriation from Congress sufficient to remove a limited number of the more than 10 million individuals estimated to unlawfully be in the United States."
This discretion has been widely applied by immigration officials for more than 30 years. And as the Immigration Policy Center has noted, the Supreme Court has made it clear that "an agency's decision not to prosecute or enforce, whether through civil or criminal process, is a decision generally committed to an agency's absolute discretion."
Fox News accused President Obama of a "constitutional violation" by claiming he enacted the DREAM Act in 2012 even though the legislation had not passed Congress. In fact, Obama has not enacted the DREAM Act. The deferred action program for undocumented youth he announced in 2012 was an exercise in prosecutorial discretion and is only a temporary measure that does not allow recipients to become legal residents or begin a path to citizenship as the congressionally proposed DREAM Act would have done.
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which President Obama announced in 2012, exempts eligible undocumented immigrants under 31 from deportation on a renewable two-year period. Those who qualify are eligible to apply for work permits and Social Security cards. However, DACA recipients do not have legal status nor are they eligible under the program to apply for legal status let alone a path to citizenship, as the previously proposed DREAM Act would have done, but they are considered to be lawfully present in the United States as long as they maintain their eligibility.
The absence of meaningful congressional action on immigration reform and in particular a legislative remedy for young undocumented immigrants has, as the Los Angeles Times reported, pushed many undocumented youths to "the limits of the president's program, saying it has not transformed their lives as much as they had hoped."
The Times went on to note that while the program "has made it easier" for some immigrants to apply for jobs that were previously out of reach, "obstacles remain to actually getting them." The Times added that "since the program started, more than 40% of participants have failed to land new jobs after receiving work permits, and only 45% reported getting pay increases, according to early results from a 2013 survey of 2,381 participants, conducted by Roberto G. Gonzales, an assistant professor at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education."
But on Fox News, the difference between the DACA program and the DREAM Act was lost on contributor Peter Johnson Jr. who conflated the two, claiming Obama enacted the DREAM Act "by executive fiat" in 2012, saying that "by the stroke of the president's pen and whispers in the night to various agencies, they said we're gonna enact it anyway, even though Congress hasn't done it, and provide benefits to children of illegal immigrants."
Fox News responded to the announcement that President Obama has ordered a review of his administration's deportation policies by casting doubt on his enforcement efforts, claiming the nearly 2 million deportations number is inflated because it includes both removals and returns. In fact, whether undocumented immigrants apprehended at or near the border are removed or returned, both methods result in their expulsion from the country; moreover, data show the Obama administration has removed a record number of immigrants.
Right-wing media stoked fears that the English language will soon disappear based on the decision by a Texas county school board not to renew the contract of a principal who reportedly mandated an English-only policy on campus. In fact, English-only policies have been found to discriminate against Latino immigrants and they fail to take into account that the majority of Latino immigrants speak fluent English.
Fox News attacked the Obama administration's decision to formally normalize longstanding U.S. immigration policy that limits deportation and makes it easier for the undocumented family members of current and former service members to attain legal status.
As the Christian Science Monitor noted, "the Department of Homeland Security has long had the authority to halt the deportation of people related to military personnel, and it is this function that the department clarified with specific guidelines to US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in a Nov. 15 memorandum."
In that November 2013 memo, DHS stressed that it was clarifying the directive to "ensure consistent adjudication of parole requests made on behalf of aliens who are present without admission or parole and who are spouses, children and parents of those serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve or who previously served in the U.S. Armed Forces or Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve."
Indeed, according to the Arizona Republic:
In 2010, former Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano began an informal policy granting so called "parole-in-place" to undocumented parents, spouses, and children of active-duty military personnel.
But the informal policy was not being followed consistently in immigration field offices across the country.
As a result, many military personnel who applied for immigration parole for their undocumented parents, spouses and children still were having their cases denied even though they qualified, [immigration attorney Margaret] Stock said.
In fact, the policy has been recognized by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services dating back to at least 1998 and was available on a case-by-case basis under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
But in teasing a report about the memo on America's Newsroom, co-host Bill Hemmer asked: "Is that compassion or is that amnesty?" Co-host Martha MacCallum went on to introduce the report by claiming that the Obama administration was "bypassing Congress again to expand immigration reform."
Though Fox News' report, which was narrated by correspondent William La Jeunesse, included the story of a U.S. Marine veteran and his undocumented wife, it also featured Dan Cadman, a fellow from the anti-immigrant Center for Immigration Studies, who claimed the policy was helping a "whole class of aliens with no right to be in the United States."


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5 Ways the Recession Changed 401(k) Plans
Retirement savings accumulations stalled during the financial crisis.
For 401(k) plans to work well, individuals need to sign up, contribute a portion of each paycheck, appropriately invest their savings, and not take any money out of the plan prematurely. Until 2007, 401(k) participants had been gradually improving upon each of these behaviors. But that progression stopped during the recession, and in some cases even reversed. Here is how the recession impacted 401(k) plans:
Account balances declined. The typical household approaching retirement had only $120,000 in 401(k) and IRA accounts in 2010, up only slightly from $118,000 in 2007, according to a Center for Retirement Research at Boston College analysis of the Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Consumer Finances data. "Assuming that the household purchases a joint-and-survivor annuity, its monthly income amounts to only $575," according to the report. "Many participants are likely to be surprised and disappointed when they find out how little their 401(k) plans provide."
[See Retiree Net Worth Declines.]
Younger workers now have less in their 401(k) accounts than they did at the beginning of the three-year period. Households headed by people ages 45 to 54 saw their median 401(k) balance drop by $5,000, from $75,000 in 2007 to $70,000 in 2010. And younger households of people ages 35 to 44 had a median balance of $35,000 in their 401(k) plans in 2010, down from $44,000 in 2007.
Less saving. Employees could have contributed up to $16,500 to their 401(k) plan in 2010, and another $5,500 in catch up contributions if they were age 50 or older. But very few people ever save this much. Only 6.7 percent of workers contributed the most they could to their 401(k) plans in 2010, which is defined in the report as the tax deferral maximum or 25 percent of salary, down from 7.7 percent in 2007. Unsurprisingly, high income households earning $100,000 or more (28 percent) were much more likely to max out their 401(k) than middle income households earning $40,000 to $60,000 (1 percent).
Lower participation. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 made it easier for employers to automatically enroll workers in 401(k) plans. Some 42 percent of 401(k) plans automatically signed workers up for the 401(k) plan unless they opted out in 2010, up from 36 percent in 2007, according to Plan Sponsor Council of America data. However, despite the increased adoption of automatic enrollment, the portion of eligible employees who choose not to participate in their 401(k) plan increased slightly from 20 percent in 2007 to 21 percent in 2010, CRR found.
[See 10 Things You Should Know About Your 401(k) Plan.]
Less risky assets. Investors seem to have learned an important lesson about the importance of diversification in the wake of the recession. Retirement savers are now less extreme in their investment choices. The proportion of people who invest their entire 401(k) account balance in equities declined from 28 percent in 2007 to 23 percent in 2010. And some 13 percent of 401(k) participants held no equity in 2010, down slightly from 14 percent in 2007. Most retirement savers (64 percent) now hold a mix of stocks, bonds, and other assets, up from 58 percent in 2007. "Two explanations are possible: People moved away from all-stock portfolios in the wake of the 2008 stock market crash, and/or the increased use of target-date funds produced more diversified holdings," according to the Boston College report. In 2010, 10 percent of all assets were invested in company stock, a proportion that has remained consistent since 2008, but is down from 14 percent in 2004.
More borrowing and early withdrawals. The job loss and financial hardships of the recession caused many people to use their retirement savings for everyday expenses. The proportion of individuals borrowing from their 401(k) plan increased from 13 percent in 2007 to 16 percent in 2010. And the average balance of the loan doubled from $6,607 in 2007 to $13,923 in 2010.
[See How Low Interest Rates are Impacting Retirees.]
Up until the financial crisis, the share of 401(k) participants who received a lump sum distribution and did not roll the money over into another retirement account had been declining steadily from 55 percent in 2001 to 40 percent in 2007. But that decline reversed by 2010, when 45 percent of participants who withdrew money from a 401(k) plan failed to roll it over to another retirement account. "Cashing out even small amounts—that is, taking money out instead of rolling it over into an IRA or into an employer's 401(k) —can substantially reduce ultimate accumulations," according to the CRR report. "The 2010 Survey of Consumer Finances suggests that whereas the 401(k) system was starting to function better, progress has slowed and even reversed in the wake of the financial crisis and ensuing recession."


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so let the D3 comparisons (and ripoff accusations) begin
as for me, I already pre-ordered the game last year.
I can't wait to play it, D3 and Torchlight 2 (and many, many other games: Path of Exile, Portal 2, and Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim for example)
I don't care how much they all look alike or don't look alike. I don't care about sorting them from most cartoony to least cartoony. I don't care how much they've stolen or borrowed from each other and from other games (Diablo, Fate, Titan Quest, Mythos).
I just think its great that all these games are coming out and I can't wait to play them all.
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I would like to say it looks like a grittier Titan quest but yeah Im with you on what you say,A game should be looked at for itself not how it compares to other games.Ive kinda put this on the backshelf for games that are closer to release though my attention is spread to thinly at the moment.I can see me getting this game when its released though,I did like Titan quest I just hope they go for closed servers this time round.
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Kim Barnett of Biddeford enjoys lunch at Dahlia's Delights.
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The Caprese sandwich at Dahlia's Delights includes fresh mozzerella, tomatoes, basil and a balsamic drizzle.
WHERE: 137 Main St., Biddeford; 710-2119; dahliasdelights.com
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Today, I still like eating vegetarian meals, and consider The Green Elephant in Portland one of the better restaurants in Portland, period.
Whether you are vegetarian or not, the next time you find yourself in Biddeford, you should check out Dahlia's Delights, a vegetarian cafe on Main Street that has an accessible and affordable menu.
The cafe is fairly small, but the sunny yellow walls and local art on display give it a nice warm atmosphere even in the middle of winter. Seating choices include two wood tables for four, three two-tops and a bank of four bistro-style chairs at a bar on one wall.
Customers order at the counter, and if you're eating in, the food is brought to your table when it's ready. The menu is posted in colored chalk, in small handwriting, above the counter, and this was one of my only complaints.
Yes, it's cute to have a chalkboard menu in a rainbow of colors, but I wish more restaurants this size would have real menus that you can hold in your hand and easily read. There was one paper menu on the counter, but it did not include the day's specials.
Dahlia's serves pizza as an appetizer, but most of the regular menu consists of salads and sandwiches ranging from $4.95 to $7.25. Sandwiches include a Field Roast Vegan Sausage Wrap made with vegan sausage, onions, peppers, spinach and Swiss, and an apple, cheddar and fig panini that a friend who frequents the cafe says is her favorite.
Add Daiya cheese (a dairy-free alternative) to any order for $1.25.
The vegetarian chili is made, as far as I could tell -- if I was reading the small print on the board right -- with mushrooms, kale, brown rice and leeks.
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Guys like Barrett Jones and D.J. Fluker on offense and Damion Square, Nico Johnson and Robert Lester on defense provided leadership the Crimson Tide has struggled to replace.
At SEC Media Days, Tide coach Nick Saban questioned whether someone would be able to step up to the challenge and lead the defense. Those questions still lingered after the Tide's first two games, but that may have changed following the team's lackluster performance in a 31-6 victory over Colorado State.
"I think it has, especially after the last game," linebacker C.J. Mosley said. "We were pretty upset with the win we had, especially with the way we won. We felt we didn't dominate."
Reporters aren't allowed into the locker room to check the pulse of the players, but Mosley pulled back the blinders and gave a glimpse of who the leaders on this team are.
"After coach Saban's little speech, me, (quarterback) AJ (McCarron), (safety) Vinnie (Sunseri), we kind of said how we really felt," Mosley said. "I started off because I was pretty upset, especially with the defense. The things we gave up were mental errors, just little things, just fundamental errors, so I felt like we're about to play Ole Miss next week and about to start getting into SEC play.
"Those little things will get us beat bad, get us embarrassed so we've got to make sure everyone's doing their job."
What did McCarron and Sunseri say?
"They kind of just fed off what I said, just saying we've got to step it up, we've got to know what it takes basically to win these types of games that are coming up," Mosley said.
Added tight end Brian Vogler: "There's a couple of guys on the team that you just sort of lock in on them when they're talking. Guys like (C.J.) and AJ. They've been around for a while. They know how the system works, they've got a lot of success to their name, they've really made a really good brand for themselves as players. So when they say something, you sort of have to hone in on it and take what they say to heart."
Despite having done a ton of interviews and other public appearances, Mosley remains quiet and reserved. But when he speaks, even the veterans on the team listen.
"Definitely, because he has that reputation of being quiet," Tide linebacker Trey DePriest said. "So when he speaks, it's felt. He doesn't really say too much. He's a quiet guy. When he's got something to say, that means it needs to be said."
Said right tackle Austin Shephard: "I think everybody's reaction was just that we have to buy in. Pretty much buy in. All the guys have to do what they are supposed to do when they are supposed to do it. And we've got to get it rolling."
When asked if he felt the younger players listened to his message, Mosley's tone quickly turned serious.
"They better. If not, they won't be on the field," he said. "Like I said, stuff like the DBs, they've responded well in practice the last few days. Can't get no lower. They're freshmen, they have a great opportunity. I'm looking forward to seeing them on the field."
Mosley said no one has had to get in anyone's face, which is a good thing.
"That's one of the good things about our young guys," Mosley said. "We don't have to yell at them or scream at them besides the coaches when they mess up. Besides that, they want to learn, they want to be great, they want to help this team out. That's the good thing about that."


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I always find great items here- bath, beauty and jewelry
Relaxed and talented – Are you kidding? Amazing experience with Giovanna. I hate having my hair cut, she had me totally relaxed and agreed with me about how curly hair acts. A new one for me. Within an hour of leaving the salon, i had strangers complimenting my hair! She cut my sisters' wavy hair about a month before, it too, is fantastic. Best of all, she cuts so u can grow it out for awhile. None of that, you must be back in three weeks nonsense.
best haircut I ever got! – I have to say I have been to alot of upscale salons only to pay too much money for a haircut and color I didnt like. Robert at Duque salon transformed my hair from lame to superduper wonderful! He took time to hear my complaints and gave me suggestions on how i can make my hair style better.I did a demi color to cover up my bassy highlights and he even gave me frindge bangs which I love love love!! I am mixed (black&white) so my hair is very confused and most stylist dont know how to treat my hair. Robert did a amazing job. I now understand the benefits of a dry cut and for mixed people this means ALOT. Robert and his wife and so nice and the salon was very relaxing! I will be coming back !! Thanks again Robert!
Frumpy new Mom to TOTAL HOTTIE – I hate to shamelessly promote my brother for risk of everyone thinking I'm totally full of it, but here's the thing: I JUST had a baby six weeks ago and had spent my entire pregnancy avoiding mirrors at all costs while religiously taking my prenatal vitamins which resulted in waist length hair that had absolutely NO shape. This is where my brother, Bruno comes in.
I didn't doubt his capability to start with but after the haircut he just gave me it's definitely reaffirmed! He took my BLAH long and doing-nothing-hair and gave it the PERFECT amount of layers to make it bouncy, healthy and dare I say SEXY? Plus he kept it long like I wanted..not removing more than needed to give it it's shape.
That's right, my brother gave me sexy gorgeous hair that takes 5 min to blow dry to perfection with a paddle brush.
I was feeling super yucky with all my pregnancy weight but my brother really made me feel beautiful again. Love you Bruno!
Mauve 55 and seattlegirlfor real have got it right – i agree. they must write the positive reviews themselves. it sounds just like them. please do not enter into their web unless you have a strong stomach for their attitude. i don't trust them.
THIS PLACE IS FULL OF LIES AND BAD BUSINESS – For one: All the NEGATIVE reviews are written by clients and the positive reviews ARE WRITTEN BY DUQUE. Here is why:
1) This place is awful, the staff will talk your ear off about how amazing they are. Smoke and mirrors...
2) All the positive reviews have headlines with exclamation points!
3) All the positive reviews are written by a username that has no other reviews (think about it).
4) Real people do not talk the way the positive reviews are written.
5) I received a service that was dreadful and I question whether or not it was sanitary if they had to keep reassuring me that it was (think about it)
6) It is poor business practice to speak of past employees and clients.
7) The prices are so unbearable and do not reflect the quality of service.
I walked out of unsatisfied and thought about it more and started to wonder if anyone else shared my experience. To my dismay... many people did. The main problem is the staff. They truly have NO IDEA what they are doing but they talk a good game. They make you feel like they are honest... but then you start paying attention to what they are saying. If you need to find out for yourself I urge you to pay attention.
You will find out for yourself as the owner put it. You will find out that the business plan is made to trick people like me into spending money on their horrible services... and we are left feeling ripped off. The one thing they are great at... to be fair... smoke and mirrors.
arrogant and pushy – I've been here several times, had my hair cut by owners each time. At first I was impressed by their big talk of how superior their particular technique, product, etc. etc was compared to the rest of the world. After a few visits that got quite old and realized how incredibly arrogant the owners are. Additionally, I feel I was treated like a wallet, not a real person. They constantly pushed items on me, and I felt like they saw me as a wallet and nothing else. I finally decided that these are not the kind of people that deserve my business. I have found I can get a cut of the same quality for at least $20 cheaper and not have to put up with the attitude and constant pushing of their very expensive products and services.
this is the place for eyebrows – being hispanic I have really unruly thick brows that it seems like every waxer is trying to "thin." I'm really glad I found Autumn she totally supports a beautifully shaped natural looking brow that's not overdone. she even spent the time to talk about home care instead of the normal rip and ship out you get at the cheap-o asian joints. this is the eyebrow spot for sure.
Absolutely then most talented establishment – This is a really great group of people to trust with your beauty needs. I've seen both Robert and Bruno for numerous hair services and this week I got the pleasure of spending some time with Autumn for a body treatment. I have to say I've never been the type to get regular pampering outside of the basic hair/skin routine..but the scrub I got was unbelieveable. My skin feels like silk, I'm totally relaxed and my work week went tons better. Also, this is a place that actually follows through on the free makeup touchup after your services. Whatever you're needing, duque will definitely take care of you.
hands down – what can i say... love this place. always great and i leave with a haircut that is exactly what i want... and need. badly.
If you're a blonde, you'll love Robert! – If you're a blonde I'm sure you know how ridiculous it is to try and get the perfect shade when some hairdressers interpret "natural" as butter yellow! yuck! I've been going to Robert for about two years now (Sorry Robert I've owed you thie review a while!) and he knows how to make my very not-natural blonde look like it grows out of my head that way! He's such a perfectionist and I can tell from not only my perfect color but the time he takes to painstakingly straighten my hair afterwards. If you haven't seen the space it's worth stopping by as well. They have some super cute jewelry...almost as cute as my hairdresser! (Tell Giovanna I'm only kidding Robert) Great great place and an even better group of people.
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1. Cruises that only call at a Panamanian port, either on the Pacific side at Amador, or on the Atlantic/Caribbean side at Colon or Cristobal. These ships do not go through the Canal or into Canal waters. There are options for a variety of shore excursions that will allow you to get off the ship and experience some of Panama.
2. Southern Caribbean Cruises that enter and turn around in the Canal, generally round trip from Florida. These enter from the Caribbean through Gatun Locks, discharge guests in Miraflores Lake for shore excursions, then retrace their route through Gatun Locks to the port at Colon or Cristobal to pick up guests on shore excursions and allow guests who remained on board a brief stop at the port. Holland America's ZUIDERDAM is a good example.
3. Ships that homeport in Panama, that is you embark and disembark the ship in Panama. Royal Caribbean's ENCHANTMENT OF THE SEAS is the first to do this, sailing roundtrip from Colon to Cartagena, Colombia; Santa Marta, Columbia; Oranjestad, Aruba; Willemstad, Curacao; and Kralendijk, Bonaire. I predict that additional cruise lines will offer this option in the future. RCCL guests can book pre or post cruise stays in Panama to see some of the country.
4. Ships transiting the Panama Canal generally just go through the Canal but do not actually stop in Panama allowing their guests to get off and experience Panama. Most of the Spring and Fall repositioning cruises that move ships from Alaska to the Caribbean just transit the Canal. Most of the big cruise lines operating in Alaska and the Caribbean have ships doing this itinerary.
One additional and very different cruise experience: Cruise West offers a 10 day cruise between Costa Rica and Panama which includes Portobelo, the San Blas Islands, the Canal, Coiba National Park as well as destinations in Costa Rica on a small ship called PACIFIC EXPLORER. A small ship cruise is a totally different experience focused on natural history. The ship holds 100 guests compared to the 2000 plus on most major cruise ships.
The dreaded "Which is best?" question . . .
The question I used to dread on the ZUIDERDAM, where I was Travel Guide for the '08-'09 Panama/Southern Caribbean season, was "Which is the best . . . " tour, whatever. And generally there is no "best" . . . it all depends on you and what you want out of your experience. Here are some general thoughts in no particular order. Royal Caribbean right now is the only company offering a ship that homeports in Panama. However, as you might expect, this ship is going to be predominantly Spanish-speaking guests, mostly Latin Americans. The Cruise West option is a very small ship experience which is totally different from anything else and offers a unique opportunity to get more "up close and personal" with wildlife and the rain forest in both Panama and Costa Rica. The ships transiting the Canal are transiting . . . whipping through in 8 hours . . . and what you see of Panama is just what you see from the deck of the ship. I guess I'm more than a little biased toward the ZUIDERDAM. I like people being able to "get off the Dam ship" and see some of Panama! You can still book a shore excursion that will take you through the entire Canal if that is your main interest, but you do have the opportunity to see something else of what Panama has to offer. Ideally I guess you'd take a cruise on a ship like the ZUIDERDAM and another cruise transiting the Canal!
I wouldn't make the decision on cruise line loyalty alone. I'd look carefully at the itinerary and, as regards Panama and the Canal, what kind of support do they have to enhance your voyage and provide you with information that will help you to get the most out of your experience. That was my role as Travel Guide on Holland America. I didn't do talks about shopping – someone else did that – but in 10 days I gave 8 talks about the history, culture and background of where we were going, including the Panama Canal. And yes, we had a local Canal lecturer who came about and gave a rather cursory narrative, most of which guests on the ZUIDERDAM already knew!
And I wouldn't make the decision based on price alone. For most folks this is the "trip of a lifetime" and an investment of 2 to 3 weeks . . . so although price is obviously a factor, it shouldn't be the determining factor.
The Panama Ports:
Amador - Amador is the causeway created at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, a long strip of land created by joining together a number of small islands. Although a dock is in the plan, at the present time the ship anchors out and you tender to shore. The causeway divides the Bay of Panama from the Canal so offers fantastic views of the new Panama City across the Bay. A military installation during the US Canal Zone days, today the Amador Causeway is a favorite place for locals to jog, ride bikes, walk dogs, or just sit and enjoy the views. There are shops, restaurants, discos, a big new convention center, marinas, an outpost of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, and under construction the new Bridge of Life Museum of Biodiversity designed by Frank Gehry. It is about a 20 minute cab ride from Amador to downtown Panama City or the old French part of the city, Casco Veijo.
Balboa- Primarily a commercial container port on the Pacific side. Only occasionally a cruise ship will dock here.
Colon/Cristobal- During the days of the US Canal Zone Colon (Columbus) was the Panamanian section and Cristobal (Christopher) was the US Canal Zone section. Today it's all Colon. There are two piers used by cruise ships: Colon 2000, and a new very functional pier created by Royal Caribbean just to home port their ship, called Home Port. The Royal Caribbean pier is designed to embark and disembark several thousand passengers at once and is located near Colon 2000. Colon 2000, was a joint project with Carnival opened in 2000, and offers some local shops and souvenir stores. In the same complex is a very nice Radisson hotel and Super 99, a big Panamanian grocery store chain owned by the current President of Panama.
Colon is NOT a city to walk around in and explore on your own. There is lots of poverty and the accompanying problem of crime. And there isn't anything to see in Colon. All the interesting stuff in Panama is an hour to two-hour ride away from Colon. The easiest, safest and most efficient way is to take a ship's tour. Colon is a commercial city, home to the world's second largest free port, the Colon Free Zone which does $12 billion a year in trade and exchanging wholesale goods. Colon is not designed for cruise tourism and even Panamanians don't consider it a safe city in which to wander about. Ships advise that you remain within the confines of the terminal facilities.
If the government had its tourist act together they would work to get jobs into Colon to raise the standard of living, and to use locals to clean up the place. Colon could be charming and a real tourist attraction if it were cleaned up. As it is, the new James Bond movie used it as a Haitian look-a-like. What kind of "recommendation" is that? Local government in Colon could start by providing its citizens with decent trash collection. The lasting memory most cruise visitors have is the horrible "road to hell" connection with Colon and the rest of the country, and heaps of trash along the way.
"Get off the Dam ship!"
This was my mantra and I even wanted Holland America to print up T-shirt with "Get off the Dam ship!" on them. You've come all this way, so why not see some of Panama?
There are three major tour companies, and a few smaller ones, that serve the cruise industry in Panama. The name of the tour may vary from cruise line to cruise line, but most ships offer a similar selection of tours in Panama. Unfortunately most ships do not remain in Panama overnight, so you have one day in which to choose from some fantastic tour opportunities. Folks always ask, "What is the best tour?" I generally answer that it depend on you and where your interests lie: unfortunately you can't do them all.
Here are some of my favorites . . .
If you are interested in CULTURE . . . definitely the Authentic Embera Indian Villagetour. OK, this is hands-down my favorite tour. Why? Because it is so different and so unique and special to Panama. The Embera people inhabited a wide swath of what is today Panama, Columbia and Ecuador long before Europeans arrived. The groups of Embera living in the Chagres National Park were here long before Panama existed or the Canal began. These are very warm, friendly, intelligent people who are committed to preserving a traditional lifestyle in a "second world" country, rapidly moving toward "first world" status. After the Canal turnover much of the area that had been Canal Zone was turned into a National Park in order to preserve the rain forest which, among other things, is so essential to providing the water supply necessary to keep the Canal running. Suddenly the Embera people living in this area where no longer able to practice their traditional subsistence way of life since, now being a National Park, hunting and agriculture were outlawed within the park. Today they make their living by selling crafts to visitors and hosting visitors at their villages. Tour companies use about six different villages. This helps spread the "wealth" around while not overwhelming any one village. River levels vary depending on the season, so some villages up river are only available during the wet season. Each village has developed its own traditions, and some are more "authentic" than others, but this is not a "show." These are real Embera people who live and work in the villages and are committed to preserving their culture. Usually the chief of the village will give a welcome, translated by your guide, and explain about their history and culture. There will be traditional dances and music and the opportunity to sample traditional food such as delicious, freshly caught fried tilapia fish, fried plantains, and incredibly fresh fruit. You can wander around the village and view each family's selection of crafts for sale. The men carve a very hard tropical wood called cocobolo, and make beautiful animal carvings from a nut called a "tagua" or sometimes known as vegetable ivory. The women make beautiful baskets from palm fibers with all natural dies. I always hesitate to "oversell" this tour, but I can tell you that again and again on the ZUIDERDAM people would come back, sometimes wet and muddy, and say, "Richard, that was the best shore excursion ever."
If you are interested in the HISTORY OF PANAMA . . . the Shaping of Panamaor similarly named tour. One of the challenges for cruise ship tourists in Panama coming from Colon is that it requires an hour to two hours to drive the 50 or so miles across the Isthmus. This will change later this year when the new four lane tollway is opened all the way to Colon. Of course the history of Panama goes back long before Europeans arrived. Columbus got here in 1502, and in 1510 Balboa founded the first settlement on mainland of the Americas at Darien in Panama. At the site of the original city of Panama, "Old Panama" or "Panama Viejo", there is a bridge, still in use, that dates back to 1511. Typically this tour travels from Colon across the Isthmus to Amador Peninsula, the peninsula joining several little islands that was created with earth from the Canal excavations. On the one side of Amador Peninsula is the Canal and on the other side is the Bay of Panama and incredible views of the towering skyline of the current, modern Panama City. There is a nice lunch at a restaurant in Amador before venturing to "Casco Viejo", the old French quarter of Panama City dating back to the French Canal days. Generally there is a 40 minute walking tour around Casco Viejo led by your tour guide. The tour then moves on to Balboa, the heart of the old US Canal Zone, and usually stops at an Indian craft market behind the old Balboa YMCA, before returning back to the ship in Colon.
If you are interested in PIRACY AND SPANISH TREASURE FLEETS . . . Portobelo. Portobelo was founded in 1597 and was an important silver-exporting port and one of the ports on the route of the Spanish treasure fleets. In 1668 the pirate Henry Morgan captured and plundered Portobelo in spite of its fortifications, which you can still see to this day. Portobelo is also home to the statue of the Black Christ and its rich tradition which is celebrated annually by thousands of pilgrims.
Unfortunately the area around Portobelo is dominated by West Indian culture and there is a lot of poverty. It would be nice if everyone in the world could live the way people do who can afford to take cruises, but it just isn't so. Sometimes cruise passengers complain when they "see poverty" or "trash in the streets" (not everyone in the world is so compulsive about trash as North Americans and Europeans!) So some cruise lines, including Holland America I'm sad to say, no longer offer the option of Portobelo tours.
If you are interested in the PANAMA CANAL and can't get enough of the Canal . . . the Panama Canal Experience. This is particularly valuable for people who are just calling at Panama, either in Amador or Colon, and otherwise would not have any Canal experience. It is also good for folks on a cruise that is going to enter the Canal and turn around, like the ZUIDERDAM, if they want to see the entire Canal and just going through the Atlantic locks isn't enough (although in my humble opinion there is not a great difference between the Pacific and Atlantic locks . . . kinda you've seen one . . .). You board a small ferry-boat at the midway point of the Canal and continue through Gaillard Cut, under the Centennial Bridge, through Pedro Miquel and Miraflores locks, under the Bridge of the Americas and out to Amador Peninsula. Going through the locks in a small boat is very different than on a giant cruise ship! You get a whole different perspective and really sense the immensity of the locks. You can actually reach out and touch the sides of the Canal from the ferry boat. The ferry is a ferry: it's not a luxury cruise ship by any means! They have narration, soft drinks and water free, beer for purchase, and a simple, but good Panamanian lunch . . . definitely not the Lido buffet!
If you want to see WILDLIFE . . . the Gatun Lake Safari. This tour is operated by a "gringo" (not an offensive term in Panama, just descriptive of expats) who actually lives in a houseboat on Gatun Lake. Gatun Lake is the third largest man-made lake in the world with over 1,100 miles of shoreline. It is dotted with islands that were once the peaks of mountains before the lake was created. About 20 guests ride in small boats across Gatun Lake into some of the many little eddies and bays. This guy knows where the troops of monkeys hang out. When I did the tour we saw 5 of the 6 different types of monkeys and several places the monkeys came on the boat to eat grapes out of our hands. We saw caiman, iguana and sloths as well as monkeys. You stop at his houseboat for a delicious Panamanian lunch and to view some of his pets . . . toucans, snakes, baby caiman, etc. It is the one tour where I can almost guarantee that you will actually see some of the abundance of wildlife living in the protected area that surrounds Gatun Lake.
If you are a railroad buff . . . the Panama Canal Railroad. The original Panama Railroad was opened in 1855 primarily to meet the needs of folks crossing the Isthmus for the California Gold Rush. It cost $25 in gold to take the train across Panama, or, if you couldn't afford that, $5 in gold to walk along the tracks. The railway pretty much followed along the Chagres River. When the Chagres was dammed to create Gatun Lake the original path of the railway of course ended up under water. What you have today is a lineal descendant of that original railway. Today's railway exists solely to move cargo containers from one side of Panama to the other and is a joint venture between the Kansas City Southern Railroad and privately held Lanigan Holdings. Old Amtrack engines provide the power. There is one passenger train that makes on run a day for locals and when cruise ships are in port provides tours for the ships. Cars are restored 60s Pullman cars and there is one dome car from 1938. The run between Colon and Balboa takes about an hour, unless the tourist train is pulled over to allow freight trains priority, and does pass through stretches of rain forest (but forget seeing wildlife at 60 mph!) and catches glimpses of the Panama Canal and some of the old Canal Zone buildings. If you are a railroad buff, or just want a relaxing glimpse of a little of Panama this may be a good choice, although it would not be my first choice.
This is not to say the other tours aren't good or worth your investment, but that these are the highlights and some of my favorites in various areas of interest. You will want to talk with the shore excursion people on your particular cruise for specific details applicable to your voyage. Please note outside of the US and Canada the concept of "accessibility" is virtually unknown. If you have specific mobility issues you will need to discuss those with the shore excursion folks on your ship. Most tours are not going to be suitable for wheelchairs or scooters.
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The upcoming issue of Relish will include such features as "The Brotherhood of Cheese" and "Confessions of a Mango Mama."
You'll also get recipes such as Spicy Miso Chicken Tacos, Israeli Mango and Cucumber Couscous and Shaved Fennel-Golden Beet Salad.
Look for it in Thursday's Anniston Star.
LaMar's honors Donut Day origins
Glazed, iced, filled or sprinkled — there's no wrong way to celebrate National Donut Day this Friday, as long as it's with a donut.
National Donut Day was officially established in 1938 by the Chicago Salvation Army as an effort to raise funds during the Great Depression.
In honor of National Donut Day, LaMar's Donuts and Coffee in Oxford is making special cake donuts with white icing and red sprinkles — the colors of the Salvation Army.
Leading up to the day of the donut, Lamar's Facebook page has been posting a donut fun fact of the day, including this fun fact: Donut Day is always celebrated on the first Friday in June, thanks to a tradition dating back to 1917, when female Salvation Army volunteers called "Lassies" made donuts for soldiers on the front lines of World War I.
Street Food Rally in Birmingham this Sunday
The Greater Birmingham Street Food Coalition is hosting a rally to spread awareness of the fast-paced growth of the food truck movement.
The event will be held Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at 2300 5th Ave. South.
Trucks in attendance include Cantina on Wheels, Dreamcakes Bakery, Fresh off the Bun, Slice, Spoonfed Grill and more. The event will also feature live music and activities for children.
Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door and include seven tokens. Each vendor will be serving one- or two-token items. Beer and wine are two tokens. Additional tokens will be available, $12 for 3 tokens.
Cakes shaped for summer fun
Looking for new ideas for party cakes? Summer cake ideas at the Betty Crocker website include easy ways with cake mix to create cakes that look like ice cream cones, watermelons, flip-flops and butterflies. Besides recipes there are templates, how-to graphics and videos at www.bettycrocker.com/Recipes/Courses/Dessert-Recipes/Summer-Birthday-Cakes.
1 box rainbow chip cake mix, or any flavor preferred
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake-mix box
24 flat-bottom ice cream cones
Homemade or canned frosting
Heat oven to 350 F. Place a paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make cake batter as directed. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (two-thirds full). Place ice cream cone upside down on batter in each cup. Bake 16 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Remove paper baking cups. Generously frost cakes. After frosting, sprinkle the cone cakes with graham cracker crumbs, mini chocolate chips, chopped nuts or another favorite topping.


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The simplest explanation is most likely the correct and least expensive one, unless it's your compressor or motherboard" Occam as an appliantologist
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An excellent suggestion, Brother Durham, and this was precisely one of the original visions of the Dojo forum where Brethren in The Craft could sharpen their combat skills and share tips with each other on weapons and tactics. I attempted to convey this is the short description of the Dojo viewable on the homepage of this site:
This dojo is for Master Appliantologists, those with a black belt in Fixite Do, to get together and sharpen their skills.
It has since turned into sort of a general appliance repair forum that's not accessible to the general Appliantology student body.
So, in another attempt to start such a forum, I started the Master Appliantologist's Armory forum:
Tech tips by and for Master Appliantologists.
And it wails a pitiful, lonely cry each night, bemoaning the lack of use and traffic. Perhaps this would be a good home for your fine suggestion?
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It's hard to get information about a person's health today. The primary means are limited to tests run in a certified laboratory and equipment in a hospital or (not nearly as often) in a doctor's office. In many countries, the tools necessary to capture data on the body is scarce. Even in developed countries, timely, convenient, cost-effective access to healthcare technologies is becoming harder and harder to find.
Nokia want's to change that. The Nokia Sensing X CHALLENGE is a $2.25 million global competition to stimulate the development of a new generation of hardware sensors and software sensing technology that people can use to access, understand and improve their health and well-being.
Some examples of how sensors can improve overall health and quality of life include early detection of heart attack, DNA scanning for disease, and detection of symptoms prior to disease.
The Nokia Sensing X CHALLENGE will hold two challenge events over the next two years. Each event will be comprised of three phases: registration, preliminary judging and final phase judging. The winners of each competition will be the teams that submit best in class technology as determined by a non-partisan judging panel of cross-functional industry experts.
The Nokia Sensing X CHALLENGE is focused on the following aspects of health sensor and sensing technologies:
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But they will be the topic of a conversation today at a meeting of the Sparks Parks & Recreation Commission. In response to two specific complaints, city leaders will discuss whether the issue is a problem along the trail surrounding the Sparks Marina and, if so, what to do about it.
The concern about bicyclists posing a threat to pedestrians arose from a letter sent to the Reno Gazette-Journal, according to city Parks & Recreation Director Tracy Domingues, from a woman who claimed that a bicyclist caused her to fall and break a hip. The issue was then brought up again in an opinion column written by Sparks resident David Farside and published Feb. 14 in the Sparks Tribune. (Farside is a weekly columnist on the Tribune's opinion page.)
"I believe that bicycles should be prohibited," Farside said Tuesday. "The walkways should be pedestrian-friendly."
Domingues said the two-mile path was built with the intent of being for multiple types of users. Recreation supervisor Tony Pehle, who has been with the city for 19 years and has been in charge of the marina for the last two, said these are the first complaints he has heard about the issue. To this point, he said, all kinds of users — whether on foot or on bicycle, walking dogs or pushing strollers — have occupied the trail in harmony with only occasional individual complaints.
Farside said his main safety concern stems from bicycle riders who use the Sparks Marina Park as a "training ground" and pedestrians like "orange cones." Even yelling "behind you" or "to your right" is inadequate for safety since so many pedestrians use headphones to listen to music and can't hear the bicyclists' warning, he said.
Domingues will present a variety of options at today's meeting for discussion, but she said Tuesday that each of them has enforcement difficulties. Eliminate all wheeled vehicles? What about parents with children in strollers or people in wheelchairs, Domingues said. Enact a speed limit or an age limit? How can those be enforced?
Currently, Pehle said, one park ranger is on patrol at the marina during daylight hours all year. He said he asked the rangers to give a gauge of the bicyclist issue, and they estimated about 5 percent of all users at the marina are on bicycles. During the summer months, Pehle said, bicyclists all but disappear because the trail is too crowded with walkers for them.
As a compromise to prohibiting all bicyclists, Farside said he would support creating a lane for bicyclists and skateboarders. Anyone caught in the wrong lane would be ticketed, he said.
Domingues said the trail is wide enough for all users and that her goal is to let the public to know that pedestrians have the right of way.
"I don't think any user on a multi-user path follows all the rules," Domingues said. "Not everyone picks up after their dog, not everyone can ride their bike in a straight line. That is a very heavily used park so I think it is time to re-educate public that it is multi-use and who has priority."
"Situations like this always seem to wait until someone gets killed or hurt," Farside said. "I hope it doesn't come to that."
Today's meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 745 Fourth St.