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    Im moving from Michigan to Desert Hills, Arizona. Can anyone give me any information about the cost of living, places to go, things to do, what to watch out for? Thanks! ~Brian~

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    www.showup.com try this site, one of my personal favorites...and Brian...Desert Hills is gorgeous...you are going to love AZ...The cost of living is rising rapidly, not as expensive as California, but we are getting there... Arizona is great for outdoorsy people, you can do the best hiking here and water sports...if you like the night life, Scottsdale is the place to be. also, check www.arizonahighway.com

    How many other border towns are having (or will have) these SAME problems??
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    Most Popular Change Type Size Nogales grapples with murky issue: Mexico's sewage Shaun McKinnon The Arizona Republic Feb. 25, 2007 12:00 AM NOGALES - Every day, more than 14 million gallons of raw sewage rushes beneath the streets here through a pipeline crumbling from age and overuse. The rancid stream carries waste from both sides of the border, starting from a dilapidated system in the other Nogales, a Sonoran city 20 times more populous than its Arizona sibling and just enough uphill to make retrieving the waste too costly. An antiquated treatment plant near Rio Rico, about an hour south of Tucson, swishes the water around and spits it into the Santa Cruz River, still unfit even for fish. Along the way, waste seeps out of a leaky collector system and contaminates the aquifer and the Nogales Wash, a cross-border tributary to the Santa Cruz that bypasses the treatment plant. High flows could overwhelm the nine-mile main line and inundate streets and neighborhoods on the Arizona side, spreading disease and forcing thousands of people from their homes. advertisement Ignored, the untamed wastewater undermines quality of life on both sides of the border, or Ambos Nogales, a term used to describe the two cities together. The Sonoran side continues to swell with people who add to the need for a modern system, but without it neither city can attract the investment required to sustain the economy. Governments at every level in both countries know about the wastewater and the risks it poses, and they have discussed dozens of possible solutions, prodded by environmental groups, health organizations and courts. So far just one idea has survived nearly a decade of talks. Using hard-fought grant money, Nogales, Ariz., will start work next month on a $62 million upgrade to the treatment plant. The project will help the city meet the terms of a federal consent decree; it will not repair the deteriorating pipeline or address any of the other problems. The long-term question of how to deal with 5 billion gallons of wastewater a year remains mired in politics and a sticky web of conflicting laws and treaties. Adding to the confusion is an evolving view of the waste stream, which has helped restore a riparian area in Arizona and could provide a badly needed water source for the growing border region. "We'll probably never see an end to the issues," said Nogales Mayor Ignacio Barraza, who was elected last fall. "But we can't say because it originates in Mexico, it's not our problem. This is our health and economics and safety, our quality of life." Among the most serious problems: • Inadequate wastewater systems. Scores of colonias, the clusters of ramshackle homes, cling to the edge of the Nogales wash in Sonora. Most lack modern plumbing, so their drains and toilets empty directly into the wash, where storm runoff carries raw sewage into Arizona. • Lax enforcement of environmental laws. Mexico has increased efforts to require pretreatment of hazardous wastewater, especially at the border maquiladoras, or factories. But some factories ignore the laws. • Contaminated groundwater and surface water. The sewer lines on both sides of the border leak badly, but in Sonora, the system fails in numerous locations, releasing raw sewage into the aquifers and the wash. A sample of wash water in December found levels of fecal coliform so high they could not be counted using the typical measuring units. • Outdated treatment systems. The 50-year-old International Outfall Interceptor carries waste from the border to the treatment plant. It leaks, allowing waste to escape and groundwater to seep in. The extra groundwater overwhelms the plant, especially during rains. Pressure in the main line has blown manhole covers into the air. Although the waste stream has not contaminated drinking-water supplies, officials believe it could seep into shallow aquifers and contaminate wells in the area. In March 2000, the Sierra Club filed suit alleging that the treatment plant was violating water-quality permits issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. A consent decree issued by the court mandated reductions in contaminant levels in the treated wastewater, mostly nitrogen and ammonia. High concentration of those organic materials can be toxic to humans, wildlife and aquatic systems. "We know it's a tremendous undertaking," said Joy Herr-Cardillo, who monitors progress at the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest. "If this situation existed anywhere else in this state, it wouldn't have been tolerated so long." 'It has become our issue' The truth is, the situation probably could not exist anywhere else in Arizona. Nogales clings to the desert hills at the end of Interstate 19, a city shoehorned into a narrow valley along the Santa Cruz. About 20,500 people live on the Arizona side of the border; as many as 400,000 people, perhaps more, live on the Sonoran side. The river flows north, downhill into Arizona from Mexico, an unexpected reversal of the rule that north is up and south is down. In that quirk of geology lies the real culprit in the two cities' wastewater troubles: gravity. "If the water didn't flow from south to north, if we didn't have to treat Mexico's wastewater, we wouldn't be in this situation," said Barraza, the Nogales mayor. "But now it has become our issue." Nogales, Ariz., uses less than one-third of the plant's capacity but pays two-thirds of its $2 million annual operating cost, a disparity that persists even as Mexico tests limits on how much water it can send north. Mexico pays based on the cost of treating waste in its country and has resisted efforts to adjust that formula. The two cities were once served by one water system, on the Arizona side, and as wastewater became an issue, the cities again looked for one answer. In 1951, working with the International Boundary and Water Commission, the two countries opened a shared plant. The plant was expanded twice since then, but it always struggled to keep up with the flows. "When they first decided to build the plant, we argued that they were underplanning," said Michael Gregory, executive director of Arizona Toxics Information, a group that worked on behalf of Nogales residents. "We knew the growth rate in Sonora was going to be higher, yet they underbuilt each time." For an operation with such an imposing name, the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant cuts an unimpressive profile. It sits in a shallow basin off I-19, hidden by a row of produce warehouses. An electronic gate guards the entrance, but the plant itself offers no hint that it serves such a large population. The main sewer line, the interceptor, ends at a concrete structure, where grit settles and a screen removes trash and other non-biological debris. What remains flows into aerating and settling ponds, and from there the water is filtered, chlorinated, de-chlorinated and emptied into the Santa Cruz River, where it flows north for about 16 miles before percolating into the ground. John Earl, the on-site construction manager for the upgrade project, moved his office to the plant earlier this month to oversee site preparations. Earl, an engineer for the international firm of Faithful-Gould, said the politics and the issues between the two countries do not matter once the front gates close behind him. "This is a standard-issue plant," he said. "Nothing much special." The upgrade will improve water quality and bring the effluent into compliance with EPA standards, Earl said. But the upgrade will not solve two significant problems: • The main delivery line, the International Outfall Interceptor, needs to be replaced. That project would cost as much as $40 million, and the city says it does not have the money. Until the line is replaced, problems such as groundwater infiltration, spills and storm-caused floods will remain, problems the plant upgrade can't solve. • Contaminated wastewater continues to flow into the Nogales Wash, mostly on the Mexican side. 'A mixed blessing' Fixing infrastructure also will not solve the broader issue of whether the treated effluent could be used to fill water needs in the growing region. Terry Sprouse, a senior research analyst for the University of Arizona's Water Resources Research Center, said the border muddies the question. "Mexico retains the rights to the effluent based on the 1944 treaty," Sprouse said. "Legally, they could stop it at the border." Gravity makes that unlikely. Because Mexico legally owns the effluent, it can't be used in Arizona by developers who need to prove a 100-year water supply. Sprouse said some lawyers would argue that once the water percolates into Arizona's aquifers, it belongs to Arizona, but Mexico would probably dispute that. "Technically," he said, "nobody should be using it." But somebody is using it, or, rather, some things. The effluent from the treatment plant flows down the usually dry Santa Cruz River and helps sustain a vibrant riparian system that would not exist otherwise. At first glance, the river looks like any other as it gurgles past Santa Gertrudis Lane outside Tumacacori. Winter has stripped the trees of their warm-weather wardrobe, but green plants still hug the banks and watercress floats on the surface in some places. Then the wind shifts, carrying an unmistakable odor. "It's a mixed blessing, but a blessing," said Sherrie Sass, one of the founders of the Friends of the Santa Cruz. "Without what comes out of the plant, there probably wouldn't be any water here on account of groundwater pumping." The group collects water samples from the river monthly, mostly below the plant. They have found chlorine, nitrates, nitrites, phosphates and ammonia, among other contaminants. Levels of nitrates and ammonia have risen steadily in recent years as flow into the treatment plant tested its limits. Sass reviewed recent reports from water taken in the Nogales Wash, not far from the treatment plant. Below the plant, levels of fecal coliform, an indicator of raw sewage, were low. At another location, above the plant, the reading was "TNTC" - too numerous to count. Upgrading the plant will improve water quality in the river significantly, Sass said, but the water will remain contaminated until Mexico addresses more serious issues on its side of the border. The Nogales Wash still bypasses the plant and it still carries polluted water from Sonoran streets and colonias. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality also monitors water quality at the border and has charted contamination from the wash as it enters the state. "We've seen a lot of unauthorized discharges into the Nogales Wash," said department director Steve Owens. "We've seen leaks in the interceptor, rain events that cause overflows of raw sewage into the wash. We've had emergency situations where we've had to buy bags of chlorine to disinfect the wash." Owens said efforts to improve water quality run into the same border issues that have stymied other agencies. "In the past there have been commitments from Mexican authorities to do monitoring and assessment work," he said. "The level of commitment comes and goes depending on what's happening on the Mexican side of the border. The Number 1 concern we have is that drinking-water supplies on the Arizona side are not affected, and so far they have not been." Along the Santa Cruz, when the wind shifts, most people would not guess the source of the water. The nearby Juan Bautista de Anza Trail attracts thousands of visitors. The National Park Service recently bought a stretch of the river that is already popular among birdwatchers. "Riparian vegetation is so adapted to flood and drought regimes here, it's hard to kill, as long as you have hydrology," Sass said. "It will survive, even if the water's polluted, and we're really grateful for it." To the poster below (no name) the reason i post the articles themselves is because NUMEROUS people on here have said they will NOT click on any links!!

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    This is only a problem because Mexico's government is so damn corrupt all they care about is taking as much money as they can. That's the kind of thing that makes people cross over here illegally. I hope to one day return to Mexico and start a revolution, someone needs to. Edit* To bob: And you said you weren't a racist, "im just anti illegal", well "a whole new reason to say dirty mexican" sure seems pretty racist to me.

    I need help creating riddles for a scavenger hunt!! can anyone help me?? (for college ages)(In Arizona)?
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    Okay, so i have not decided on everything I want to include. My boyfriend and I saw National Treasure 2, and so I'm going to create a scavenger hunt to lead him to a surprise party since his birthday is comming up. (The clues can be symbols too) oh, and I want them a little challenging! :) destinations: statue of love downtown AZ School of Massage Therapy Camelback mountain Phoenix Zoo (entrance) Chinese Cultural Center Spotted Donkey (restaurant) Arizona Science Center The Desert Botanical Garden The world famous fountain (in fountain hills) the bridge (at Granada Park) Castles and Coasters if you know of anywhere else around Phoenix, Scottsdale, PV, or CaveCreek that would be a good place to hide a clue, let me know!! thanks for your help!!!

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    Keeping in mind I don't know the area, I really can't get too creative: Statue of Love - Down where love has never left. AZ school of Massage Therapy - The safety you feel when you look into the eyes of the state, feel the states hands on your body, and know that you are safe, accepted without judgment, at your own comfort level, the only agenda the state learns is to help you. Camelback Mountain - As Joe smokes his pack, he will raise the horizon high into the sky. Be careful what you pack Joe, you don't want the climb up the mountin to be back breaking. Pheonix Zoo - Of the thousands of animals from all over the wrold who live and coexist in this tiny place, only its namesake will rise from the ashes. Chinese Cultural Center - Where the locals go to learn how to make an Egg Roll and Kung Fu at the same time. Spotted Doney - Even if you have pox on your ass, you still need to eat. Arizona Science Center - There is wisdom in the desert where the ways of world are revealed. A brief stay can teach you things you never knew and open your mind to new possibilities. Desert Botanical Garden - Even in the desert, a rare and delicate flower can bloom. The World Famous Fountain - Like the Fountain of Youth, an oasis known the world over. The Bridge at Granada Park - Even though the city and Granada do not always agree, they were able to span their differences. May the tie that allows the cities view point to reach Granada's never burn. Castles and Coaster - Though you may feel sheltered by the fortified towers, spires, and walls, the real adventure often lurks inside where safety befalls. Dos Gringos - The Mexicans often talk about the American arrogance, there are two Americans that have endeared themselves as a watering hole in the desert would endear itself to a thirsty traveler.

    Are these places in the United States of America really free for speeding?
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    I noticed that in places like New Mexico, maybe Arizona, Navada and well I have to say Mexico because it's so close. My question is that is it ok to drive as fast as you want on those roads that are just straight for miles with few hills? I looked at videos of racing in area's in USA that are just desert and I suppose new mexico, arizona nevada and mexico are those places. I never saw a cop. So can people drive as fast as they want?

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    Every where that I've ever driven through has had a speed limit.I've lived in 7 different states,and the highest I have seen is 85 mph.That was in North Carolina.I now live in Illinois and the limit here is 65 mph.So I think it really depends on the area and volume of traffic that passes through that area.I have a friend that lives in Arizona and the limit there is 70 mph around him,and he lives out in the desert.But he says people there speed like crazy..

    Do you know that a work VISA is not same as Citizenship?
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    After a four-year decline, illegal immigration from Mexico is spiking as several thousand migrants a day rush across the border in hopes of getting work visas under a program President Bush proposed. Many also are trying to beat tighter security to come in June. The U.S. border patrol told The Associated Press that detentions - which it uses to judge illegal migration rates - jumped 25 percent to 535,000 in the six months ending March 31 compared to a year ago. Near Sasabe, a town bordering the Arizona desert that's the busiest illegal border crossing area, an average 2,000 people arrive daily. On a recent day, at a break in a barbed-wire fence outside Sasabe, about 300 migrants scrambled out of 10 trucks and four vans within 30 minutes with their smugglers, who led crowds along a worn trail. As the sun set, they disappeared into rolling hills that hide the treacherous desert. Raudel Sanchez, a 22-year-old farm worker, said he wanted to get back to his job at a Minnesota ranch. Sanchez crossed into the United States through Sasabe three years ago, but says the journey is getting more difficult. He walked three days in the desert and was out of water when he was caught in Arizona and deported. Undeterred, he said he planned to take a bus to Altar, a northern city about 70 miles from the border where migrants hire smugglers. From there, he planned to head back to Sasabe and cross again. "It's already very hard to cross, but it's going to be even harder," he said in Nogales. "I need to try again, at least one more time, and if I fail, I'll go back home." Many migrants are betting on the approval of Bush's migration proposal, which faces an uphill battle in Congress. About 75 percent of those arrested are Mexican, while the rest are from Central America and other places, U.S. customs officials said. In January, Bush proposed a guest-worker plan that would give legal status to undocumented migrants already working in the United States and to those outside the country who can prove they have been offered a job. Because it's hard to get a job offer while in Mexico, many are heading north now, hoping to get settled before a program is in place. If you can read on an 8th grade level you will be able to read this in about 45 seconds...this is a news story on CBS.com, this is WHY immigration has increased, the point is that a temp. issued work Visa is NOT citizenship and solves nothing....

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    HElp me please help me!!?
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    The Mohican Indians of the Eastern Woodlands The Mohicans were Woodland Indians of the northeastern United States. Mohicans made clothing using deerskin. They liked to decorate their clothing and baskets with designs. For this they used corn husks, feathers, beads, and paint. Often, they would decorate clothing with pictures of plants and flowers that they found near their homes. Sometimes they made designs to look like the trails they took through the forest. http://www.p4a.com/item_images/medium/11/44/63-01.jpg Native Americans of the Southwest The Indians of the Southwest come from Arizona, New Mexico, Southern Colorado, and the northern part of Mexico. The very first Southwest Indians hunted mammoths. But these animals later died out. Then people began to hunt the buffalo, or bison. There were not many animals in the desert. So most of the Indians began to farm instead. One of the main foods they grew was maize (corn). They also grew beans, squash, melons, pumpkins, and fruit. For meat, they ate wild turkeys. Clothing of the Southwest Indians Most of the Southwest Indians did not wear a lot of clothing. They did not need much because the weather was always so warm. Their long hair was enough cover for most of them. They wore Moccasins on their feet. The Navajo people lived in northwestern New Mexico. The weather was a bit colder there. They made clothing from deerskin. The men wore leggings. The women wore deerskin dresses. After the 1800s, the Navajo men started wearing blankets draped over one shoulder. They borrowed this style of clothing from the Mexicans. The women wore woolen dresses made with two blankets stitched together at their shoulders. The Anasazi and Pueblo Indians of the Southwest The 7,000-year-old Anasazi are related to today's Pueblo Indians. They lived in what is now the American Southwest. They used to hunt animals and gather plants and berries for their food. But later they became farmers and grew maize, squash, and beans. This meant that they stayed in one spot instead of moving from place to place. They needed to build houses that were permanent, which would last a long time. They started building their homes right into the cliffs. These were called pueblos, or villages. These pueblos were made of adobe clay or stone. The clay or stone was very strong and protected them against the weather. They also had doors on the roof, which went to the person who lived above them. Wooden or bone ladders were used to reach higher buildings and rooms. 1. The Mohicans decorated their clothing with pictures of flowers and forest trails that were nearby. This is an example of how their artwork was affected by the place where they lived. how the foods they ate were affected by the climate in the area. how they used wood from nearby forests to make things they needed. how the wet climate affected the work the Mohicans did. 2. What are some of the features of the land where the Powhatan Indians lived? forests, rivers, mountains, and coastland deserts, forests, and prairies plains, prairies, and rolling hills deserts and high flatlands 3. How did the climate affect the clothes worn by Southwest Indians? The weather was always wet so the Indians wore moccasins. The Navajo did not wear much clothing because it was so hot. All the tribes wore wool blankets, no matter what the climate. They wore less clothing in places where the weather was warm. 4. What is the most likely reason the Anasazi lived in pueblos instead of tepees? They needed houses that could be taken down and moved easily. They were hunters and gatherers and moved from place to place. There was a long period of no rain, so they had to move. They needed houses that would last a long time. 5. The Anasazi used clay or stone to build their homes because it could also be used to make artwork. it broke apart easily and often had to be repaired. it made it easy to visit all their neighbors. it protected them from the heat and cold. 6. Plains Indian women gathered berries in the summer. One of the uses for berries was to roast them over a fire. make medicine. pound them into flour. make weapons. 7. What is the main reason the People of the Plains dried some of their meat? They liked the taste of it dried. They could store it longer that way. They wanted to trade it with other tribes. They did not have a way to cook it fresh. 8. Who lived in Kentucky before the European explorers arrived? The land was empty Native Americans Chinese English 9. What types of houses did the Pueblo people live in? multi-story terraced buildings wood and bark houses caves shut up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    whale and rainbow dream. does it have a meaning? help plz =]?
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    i was in a neighborhood i had never been in before, it scared me how beautiful it was because i felt tat everything there was fake. everything was nice roses, perfect green grass, and then there was a hill i ranned to it and sat for a while and i saw a lady and her child petting 2 whales that were humongous and i realized these whales where in a lake, then i started to fall and roll of the hill into the lake and all the sudden the grass turned into some big long silky sheet-like material and i tried holding on to it, but the i kept slipping down to the whales then i see the whales face up close and it screams and pushes me away with its mouth and i landed unconscious in a pretty house and outside of it was a rainbow i was standing right where the rainbow started, and there was ppl trying to take pictured of this side of the rainbow no one had seem before and i walked under it it was a weird dream, but i woke up happy yet weirded out. well i do live in a desert in Arizona ad it was all so green. and pretty. did it mean anything?

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    There a big change in your life who will bring you lots of joy and a new start in a area where you will realized a dream ; it be financially ; but it can be in your love life

    2008 Nissan Xterra OFF ROAD Model?
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    I am seeing all these posts of the Xterra getting18 to 23 MPG. The Government fuel MPG tests say 16 to 20. I bought a 2008 OFF ROAD model which has transfer case, locking rear differential, hill descent control and other mileage robbers the other models don’t have. I get 11 MPG on dirt road and 15 on the highway. I live in the Arizona hot desert rural community so I don't get city driving. I never had a six cylinder get such poor mileage. Every thing else I like. Runs good on the highway. Good suspension and steering for being a true off road machine, I say off road because it truly has a truck type ladder frame... only Toyota FJ Cruiser and the Xterra have ladder frames in SUV’s. The question I have, comparing apples to apples does every one with the OFF ROAD Model with the 4.0 liter 5 speed automatic get such poor mileage? Thanks, pdclay

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    Just depends how heavy your right foot is. I get complaints all the time and take the customer for a highway only economy run. Things on the roof really kills mileage driving in lower gears also kills mileage. EPA and Government gas mileage is done on a dynometer however the latest government mileage is closer to reality. Most the time I do a Highway economy run 2005 to 2008 Xterrias get 20 to 21 MPG driving with the cruise control. The power you have to have for climbing rough terrain and lack of aerodynamic wind resistance at high speed also kills off gas mileage. P.S. My cousin has a GMC Jimmy 4x4 full time AWD and it gets approx 13 miles a gallon on the highway at 70 mph. Allow the engine and drive line break in and at about 10,000 miles change engine oil to 10/30 Mobil one full synthetic you may gain another mile or two a gallon. Everything sounds about normal with your Nissan Mountain Goat Xterria.

    What do you think of THIS????
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    Print view Billions at stake in border contract By Dave Montgomery McClatchy Newspapers PREV 1 of 3 NEXT Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff sees a mix of technology and manpower. WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is expected next month to choose an industry consortium to erect a high-tech security shield along the U.S. borders, launching one of the federal government's most ambitious public-works projects in years. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) calls the proposed Secure Border Initiative Net (SBInet) the "most comprehensive effort in the nation's history" to gain control of more than 6,000 miles of border with Mexico and Canada, and 2,000 miles of coastline. SBInet is a centerpiece of President Bush's efforts to fortify the U.S.-Mexico border at a time Congress is locked in a struggle to revise the nation's immigration laws. Administration officials say they intend to proceed with the security net regardless of the outcome of the debate over immigration legislation. The multibillion-dollar undertaking has ignited a contract battle among industry teams headed by four leading defense companies — Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon — and Ericsson, the Swedish-based telecommunications giant with U.S. headquarters in Plano, Texas. Competitors diverse Collectively, the teams are composed of nearly 40 companies in more than 15 states, a diverse lineup that includes global engineering firms, niche industries adept at biometric identification or surveillance, and aerospace corporations better known for churning out warplanes, tanks and missiles. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a branch of the DHS, is expected to announce a winner by Sept. 30. As envisioned by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, SBInet would marry industry expertise with the 42,000-employee Customs and Border Protection to create a wall of technology, manpower and infrastructure in the next six years. The initial cost is projected at $2.5 billion, but the price could be much higher. The shield is a dominant component of the Secure Border Initiative that Chertoff announced in November to stem the flow of illegal immigrants. More than 1.2 million illegal immigrants were arrested in 2005, nearly all on the southern border. Although Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Michael Jackson told industry officials the project is "not about simply buying gizmos," much of the attention has focused on the potential mix of technology. Most of the proposals include state-of-the-art sensors, mounted cameras, unmanned aerial vehicles, radar and other surveillance hardware. Calls for toughening the border have intensified with the approach of the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the recent alleged terrorist bomb plot in Britain. But the project has come under heightened scrutiny on Capitol Hill after a congressional report last month blasted DHS procurement polices. The bipartisan report, released by the House Committee on Government Reform, identified $34.3 billion worth of DHS contracts marred by significant overcharges, wasteful spending or mismanagement. The troubled projects include a largely ineffective camera-surveillance system along the Mexican and Canadian borders. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., complained that SBInet could be exposed to the same problems, contending the DHS is giving industry too much latitude in determining how the system should be tailored. "That's not governing," he said. "It's utter incompetence, and it's going to cost the taxpayers billions." From the bidders' vantage point, SBInet could create thousands of jobs and illustrate the defense industry's expanding transition into homeland security. Tools of war — such as radar and satellite surveillance — easily can be redirected into the campaign to guard the home front, industry officials say. "We see it as an increasing market," said John Douglass, president and chief executive officer of the Aerospace Industries Association. "Many of the technologies that make you a successful aerospace contractor would also make you a successful homeland-security contractor." Several of the team members started preparing for the project more than two years ago, when the DHS was considering a since-abandoned border initiative called America's Shield. Team representatives spent months on the border, and several bidders set up remote border-area test sites to evaluate equipment. Nearly 60 potential bidders expressed interest in the project before the DHS winnowed the field to the five rival teams. Universities in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona are aligned with several of the teams, reflecting academia's growing expertise in homeland security and border demographics. Bidders made oral presentations in the past two weeks and have until Monday to update their proposals. While SBInet bristles with opportunity, the winning team will face immense obstacles in trying to create a leakproof "virtual wall" traversing rugged desert terrain in the south and mountainous, wooded landscape in the north. The challenges probably will include property-rights disputes and environmental issues. Sensors and cameras have been operating along the borders for years; the SBInet team will be charged with building a system tying all the pieces together. In addition to technology, the industry team will provide contract personnel for non-law-enforcement jobs and train government agents to adapt to the new system. Sensors popular item In January, Jackson urged industry officials to be innovative without straying "onto the wacky edge of creativity." Most proposals call for a network of thousands of sensors that would detect movement, sound and, in some cases, odor. The sensor then would flash an alarm on a computerized map in a command-and-control center, where an operator would train a long-range mounted camera on the site to determine whether an animal or a human intruder tripped the alarm. If necessary, agents would be dispatched. Several, if not all, of the teams would augment the protection with unmanned surveillance aircraft and, in some cases, high-altitude surveillance balloons 'alberto" this is a REALITY that IS going to happen!!!! Get USED TO IT!!!!!! DEPORT ALL ILLEGALS>>>>>>>>>> SUPPORT HR 4437!!!!!!!!! Hasta la bye bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Hmmmm..... Looks Good On Paper Sounds Real Nice But If It Came Out Of Chertoff's Mouth It's Probably BS We Can HOPE He's Not Giving Us Lip Service But He Probably Is I'll Believe Him When I See Fruition Of The "Project" high-tech Gizmos radar and satellite surveillance a leakproof "virtual wall" (LMFAOff) "Most proposals call for a network of thousands of sensors that would detect movement, sound and, in some cases, odor." That Sounds Like Area 51 And Even THEY ^ Have A FENCE Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon — and Ericsson, the Swedish-based telecommunications giant with U.S. headquarters in Plano, Texas. HaHaHa Who's He KIDDING The Contract For ANY Border Developement Will Go To Halliburton An Aggressively Patrolled FENCE Or WALL Would Be More Effective AND More COST Effective Than Chertoff's "Proposal" What Good Is An "unmanned surveillance aircraft" Without A Wall Or Fence Thanks For The Post

    Is it getting tougher to trespass into America?
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    Guard makes border breachings tougherBy BARBARA BARRETT McClatchy Newspapers LAS CRUCES SUN-NEWS/NORM DETTLAFF VIA AP Army National Guard Spc. Gustavo Gutierrez, 23, of Las Cruces, N.M., scans the U.S./Mexico border from the top of Radar Hill, near Columbus in southwestern New Mexico. He is part of Operation Jump Start. More photosLOS ALGODONES, Mexico -- Not five minutes after the boatload of migrants slipped across the Colorado River at dusk, the "dogcatchers" arrived. First came U.S. Border Patrol trucks, tearing down a dirt road and cutting their headlights. Then the helicopter with its deafening blades, dipping and circling, casting spotlights across the water and the mountainside, again and again and again. On the Mexican side, above the town of Los Algodones, Francisco Lopez watched and listened. For a month, he said, he's been waiting. He sleeps under the shade of trees, scrounges food. Three times he almost crossed. "They're here day and night," said Lopez, 42, who traveled from the state of Michoacan, hoping to reach New York. "When I got here, I was surprised to see so much force on the other side." The show of force now includes Operation Jump Start, which President Bush announced in May. About 6,000 National Guard troops are coming to the border, to reinforce the Border Patrol "perreras": dogcatchers. The deployment is meant to discourage migrants from risking the dash into the United States. The increased security is pushing them into remote areas -- including harsh desert and mountains -- forcing more to use smugglers and leading those who are caught to make repeated attempts that sap their strength and money. Many walk for days with little food or water. "Short term, you might see more deaths, because they think they can beat the system," said Lt. Col. Randy Powell, the commander of the North Carolina National Guard's 252nd Combined Arms Battalion. Over time, he said, the death toll should drop. The Guard is coming Word has spread throughout Mexico: The Guard is coming. "I read the newspapers," said Hector Encinas, 29, who lives in San Luis Rio Colorado, just south of San Luis, Ariz. He used to cross routinely to work in the United States, paying $300 a trip. Now the price is $1,500. He used to help others, but no more. "It's more hard right now," Encinas said, standing in the shade near an opening in the border wall where three Border Patrol trucks were parked. "They got a fence, more soldiers, more Border Patrol." Of the Guard, he said, "They're cool. They're cool." He knows the troops aren't allowed to make apprehensions, just to call in border agents. Still, in the more urban Mexican crossing points south of Arizona, something has changed. In Los Algodones, tucked into the crook of the border with California and Yuma, Ariz., the travelers who hope to sneak across the border -- known as "pollos," or chickens -- gather at dusk in the park. Fabiola Salazar, 25, figures the smugglers the locals call "polleros" -- chicken herders -- make up 30 percent of the summer business at her family's grocery. Every morning, the smugglers buy water and food for the journey. Lately, she said, business is way down. Dangerous detours What sends migrants farther out are the images of the National Guard standing watch. The North Carolina Guard troops are scattered in strategic spots along the western half of the Arizona border, including some posts so distant they're best reached by helicopter. Near San Luis, Ariz., the troops work under camouflage nets, setting up observation points every quarter-mile on a levee near the Colorado River, above stretches of dirt and fields of tall, swaying grasses. The scrutiny is pushing migrants toward a land so vast that travelers can walk three days before crossing a paved road. During heat like last week's, with temperatures climbing toward 115 degrees, the migrants can't carry enough water. The Sonoran Desert is littered with their castoffs: empty water bottles, shoes, jackets. The daytime heat is blistering, and only a very brave man would walk the rugged landscape at night, said the Rev. Robin Hoover, the founder of Tucson-based Humane Borders Inc. Yet people get through. About 60 miles north of the border lay evidence that Hoover thought came from a recent smugglers' pickup: Two dozen backpacks were discarded among the cactuses. Some held deodorant or unopened tuna cans; Hoover unfolded a scrap of paper with a Florida hotel phone number scrawled across it. Because more men are staying in the United States, more are sending for their families. More women and children are crossing. Migrants pass through the cotton and alfalfa fields around Rebeca Moreno's store, a quarter-mile from the Colorado River, ignoring the signs warning "Peligroso!" -- danger. Pointing across the cotton field, she said in Spanish: "There is the river. The migrants try to swim across." They're caught, sent home and try again. A man died right there, she said, pointing to a spot in the dirt road.

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    We can ONLY PRAY it keeps getting tougher and tougher every day.

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    im writing a report on Nevada and need to know if this is good. It will say look here for pics but there on a cologe so these are just words... Nevada The state of Nevada was claimed as the 36th state on October 31, 1864.Thats when it became an official state. Nevada’s nicknames are Sagebrush State, Battle Born State, and the most known nickname is the Silver State. The meaning of the name of our state “Nevada” is snow-capped in Spanish. Here are some facts about Nevada; the population is about 1,998,257 people. It’s the 35th largest state (2000 census). Nevada’s Capital is Carson City. The state bird is the Mountain Bluebird and the state animal is the Desert Bighorn. The state flower is Sagebrush and the state tree is Single-leaf Pinon and the Bristlecone Pine. Our state precious gemstone is the Virgin Valley Black Fire Opal. The state song is Home Means Nevada. Home means Nevada, Home means the hills. Home means the sage and the pine. Out by the Truckee’s silvery rills. Out where the sun always shines. There is the land that I love the best, fairer than all I can see. Right in the heart of the golden West, Home means Nevada to me. Our state colors or silver and blue. And the state flag has a green reef looking type of thing on it with yellow flowers. Its says Nevada under a white star. Above the white star there is a scroll saying battle born. The background color of the flag is navy blue. Our states motto is “all for our country.” Here is a picture of what our state looks like, Here is a picture of Carson city, our capital. Nevada is the home of the wild mustangs, which is one of my favorite things about the state. Nevada is bordered by Utah,Arazona,California,Oregon, and Idaho. Here is a timeline of dates that are important to Nevada. • 1821 Mexico claimed the area after a successful revolt against Spain. • 1840's Americans on the way to California traveled through the region. • 1848 Nevada was part of the area ceded by Mexico to the United States. • 1849 The first non-Indian settlement was made at Mormon Station (Genoa). • 1850 When Utah Territory was organized, almost all of present-day Nevada was included except the southern tip, which was then part of the New Mexico Territory. • 1859 The Comstock Lode of gold and silver was discovered at Virginia City, and many miners began coming from California. • 1861 Congress created Nevada Territory. In 1862 the territory was enlarged by shifting the eastern boundary. • 1863 Nevada became a state. In 1866 and 1867 more eastern land was gained from Utah Territory and the southern tip was acquired from Arizona Territory. • 1880 - 1890 As the Comstock Lode declined, the state's population fell from 62,000 to 47,000. • 1900 The discovery of silver at Tonopah, soon followed by gold strikes at Goldfield and the discovery of copper at Ely, led to a new mining boom that lasted until after World War I. Those are some very important history dates of Nevada. Here are all the cities in Nevada Alamo TownLincoln Amargosa Valley Arden Ash Springs Austin Baker Battle Mountain Beatty Beowawe Blue Diamond CDP Clark Boulder City City Bunkerville CDPClark Cal-Nev-Ari CDPClark Calie nte Carlin Carson City City CDPsmallest CDP in the state Cold Springs Crescent Valley Crystal Crystal Bay Dayton Delamar Ghost Town Denio Duckwater Dyer East Ely Elko Empi re Enterprise Town Clark Eureka Fallon Fernley G abbs Gardnervillle Town Gardnerville Ranchos Genoa Town Gerlach Glenbrook Glendale CDPCl ark Golden Valley Goldfield Goodsprings CDPClark Hawthorne Hender son CityClark Hiko Imlay Incline Village Indian Hills Indian Springs CDP Town Clark Jackpot Jarbidge Jean Jiggs Johnson Lane Kingsbury Las Vegas CityClark Lamoille Laughlin Lemmon Valley Logandale TownClark Lovelock Lund McDermitt McGill Mesquite CityClark Minden Town Moapa Town CDPClark Moapa Valley CDPClark Montello Mount Charleston CDPClark Nixon North Las Vegas CityClark Orovada Overton TownClark Owyhee Pahrum p Nye Panaca Paradise Paradise Valley Pioche Primm Clark Rachel Reno CityWashoe R ound Hill Village Round Mountain Sandy Valley CDPClark Schurz Searchlight CDPClark Silver Peak Silver City Silver Springs Sloan CDPClark Smith Spanish Springs Sparks CityWashoe Spring Creek Spring Valley CDP TownClark Stateline Summerlin South CDP TownClark Sun Valley Sunrise Manor CDP TownClark Sutcliffe Tonopah Tuscarora Ver di Virginia City Wadsworth Wellington Wells West Wendover Winnemucca Whitney CDP TownClark Winchester CDP TownClark Yerington Zephyr Cove Nevada has a lot of beautiful scenery look here. One thing you guys might know about Nevada, is Sarah Winnemucca. This is what the wikipedia says about her in the first paragraph, Sarah Winnemucca (born Thocmentony, Paiute: Shell Flower )which is now western Nevada… (ca. 1841 – October 17, 1891) was notable for being the first Native American woman known to secure a copyright and to publish in the English language. She was also known by her married name, Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins, under which she was published. Her book, Life Among the Paiutes: Their Wrongs and Claims, is an autobiographical account of her people during their first forty years of contact with explorers and settlers. Sarah was a person of two worlds. At the time of her birth her people had only very limited contact with Euro-Americans; however she spent much of her adult life in white society. Like many people of two worlds, she may be judged harshly in both contexts. Many Paiutes view her as a collaborator who helped the U.S. Army kill her people. Modern historians view her book as an important primary source, but one that is deliberately misleading in many instances. Despite this, Sarah has received much positive attention recently for her activism. She was inducted into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame in 1993, and in 2005 a statue of her was added to the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol. That says a lot about her. Sarah Winnemucca is very well known for bringing peace between Americans and Indians. Nevada is well known for her. Because she was born in what is now western Nevada. She is now in the Nevada hall of fame. Nevada is apart of the Great Basin desert. You can see many miles of beautiful mountains, sagebrush, animals, and so much more!!! Nevada has one of the lowest average rainfalls out of the fifty states: nine inches. You may have heard the poem Mountains as Islands which says the following, Mountains as Islands Each range here is like a warship standing on its own, and the Great Basin is an ocean of loose sediment with these mountain ranges standing in it as if they were members of a fleet without precedent, assembled at Guam to assault Japan. Some of the ranges are forty miles long, others a hundred, a hundred and fifty. They point generally north. The basins that separate them-ten and fifteen miles wide-will run on for fifty, a hundred, two hundred and fifty miles with lone, daisy-petalled windmills standing over sage and wild rye. …Discounting the cry of the occasional bird, the wailing of a pack of coyotes, silence-a great spatial silence- is pure in the Basin and Range. It is a soundless immensity with mountains in it. -John McPhee Basin and Range, 1980 this is a 4th grade papeer just so you know... just read my own paper and fell asleep geese this paper sucks!

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    I can't read it all, but from what I skimmed it seems like you're just bulleting. Try listing in more creative ways.


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