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The body of Rancher Rob Krentz and his dog were found shot to death on his ranch. Krentz, who always was good-natured and willing to help people, had called in that he had found an illegal alien at one of his watering holes and was assisting him. That was the last that was heard from him before his body was discovered.
Rob Krentz was a lifelong rancher in Southeastern Arizona, 12 miles north of the U.S./Mexico border and 25 miles northeast of the city of Douglas. He was the father of three children. The ranch has been in his family for three generations, more than 100 years – since 1907, and sits on about 35,000 acres with 1,000 head of cattle. Running a ranch is hard work and with the influx of illegal aliens increasing, Rob was at ground zero of the stampede that is destroying the fragile desert landscape.

The Krentz family has received numerous threats in the past by illegal aliens trespassing on their property. In 2002, the family was physically threatened when one of them stumbled upon a group of 39 illegal aliens. They were told to get off the land and they made threats. The Border Patrol did catch the illegal aliens after they were called, but we all know that illegal aliens, if deported, come right back across.

In 1999, Krentz and his wife Susan did an interview with PBS when they came around asking about the issue of illegal immigration and its impacts on the local ranchers.

"We’ve been broken into," Susan Krentz told PBS.

Rob and Susan Krentz
"One time," Rob said "You know, we’ve personally been broke in once. And they took about $700 worth of stuff. And you know, if they come in and ask for water, I’ll still give them water. I – you know, that’s just my nature."
In 2003, Congressman Tom Tancredo mentioned the challenges of the border ranchers, and in particular highlighted the the Krentz family’s plight.

"In the month of November, 2002, in the Tucson Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol … where the Krentz ranch is located, the Border Patrol apprehended 23,000 border crossers," Tancredo wrote. "many people would suggest that the [apprehension] ratio is just about maybe one in five, and that is a very conservative estimate. … I think it is closer to one in ten".

That means in that sector alone for one month, 8 years ago, the most conservative estimate is that 115,000 illegal aliens crossed the border in that one chunk of land in the Tucson sector. All of the illegals are unknown.http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/003355.html

Would the push for Immigration reform of prevented this and what do activsits suggest we need Immigration reform asap ?

YES we need immigration reform, but not the way Obama is wanting to do it. If we grant amnesty then the guy who murdered Rob Krentz will be an American citizen overnight as a reward for coming across.

I live in this community and my family knew Rob Krentz and I went to school with his kids. We have been struggling with crimes of illegal immigrants for YEARS and they have only been getting worse as time goes on. Just two months ago this happened: http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/luck-and-fear/Content?oid=1786842 An elderly couple was tied up, threatened with a machete and had their property stolen.

Rob had radioed in to his brother that there was an illegal immigrant on his property who looked like he needed medical assistance and he was going to go assist him. He was a good man.

I have had countless illegal immigrants come to our front door and ask for water and food and we will help them but then call Border Patrol to have them come pick them up because they are breaking the law and are technically criminals. Sure most are good people just wanting to better their lives, but they can do it legally if they wanted! I know many LEGAL immigrants from Mexico who went through the whole process the right way only to have these criminals (even if they are good people, they are technically criminals by breaking the law by coming in illegally) cut in front of the line and reap the benefits that they are working to earn legitimately with the rest of us. The legal immigrants want to genuinely be AMERICAN the right way, whereas illegals do not care about being American, they just want to take advantage of our system. Regardless of how many are good people, MANY of them are hardened and often times violent criminals and drug smugglers. I have ridden and hunted along the fences on the border and most of it is simply a barbed wire fence with no more security than a few border patrol agents who may or may not be driving past every so often.

Many high schoolers carry guns in their vehicles because of the drive to school which can be a 30 mile drive through the desert, which I did as well when I was in school. Even the families of Mexican decent and those who immigrated legally would

Trust me it is an OPEN and EASY to cross border. We NEED immigration reform and a FENCE not to "keep out Mexicans" but to PROTECT our citizens, encourage Mexicans and people of all countries to come here LEGALLY, and

Curious to know why there are so many landscaping water features in the driest areas of our country such as Arizona and Nevada? Every housing development, shopping center, etc has a rocky waterfall or some stylish water pond with koi at its entrance. But yet this is the driest area of our country and water is (naturally) in short order. I find this curious…

Disgusting isn’t it. It’s more status than anything. "See I live in the desert and am not putting water on my landscape so I’ll dump it into a fountain that evaporates at an awful rate just because I can."

Originally they thought it would help cool the clime……..it actually made the environment more humid. Parts of Phoenix are very humid!!

Water features are a trademark of ancient landscapes/gardens, but the water remained mostly still and level……where it was for psychological cooling.

I hear a lot of references in Arizona to "Tuscan style" landscaping and like the idea. By this I mean clusters of colorful cacti, bushes and trees with a small fountain and rock benches, as opposed to plants being sparsely placed like you so often see with desert homes. Having trouble finding websites with examples of this, or any books dealing with the subject. Am I using the wrong term?
No, it’s not Tucson, it’s Tuscan, as in arid Italian-style landscaping. I’ve found a few references to it, just not pictures.

hmmmm … i think they might be saying "tucson" (as in tucson, arizona)

Well first off I need to camouflage for Arizona’s Desert landscape. What colors should I use?
My rifle is a bolt gun and I’m only concerned with applying camouflage to the rifle, scope, and stock.
My shotgun is a Mossberg 500 and I’ve seen them fully camouflaged including the magazine tube and bolt. I’m not sure how to apply it to those moving parts.. When I do the scope how do I guarantee paint won’t get into the wind-age and elevation knobs? How do I make the coating durable as to hold up against the elements and being used in rough terrain?

If I was to do it, I would prep all of the items at once, and then paint them with duracoat. You can call or email duracoat for a recommendation about color, but would assume that a "sand" color would work well. Also do a google search on duracoat camoflage for desert, and I am sure something good will come up.

You will need tape, duracoat paint (order online), probably some sort of 3m abrasive for roughing up the surface sprayed, an aircompressor and air brush.

6. Choose the adjective phrase in the sentence. If a sentence has no adjective phrase, choose none.
In the greenhouse, gardeners are testing a new kind of fertilizer on plants.

In the greenhouse
are testing
of fertilizer
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7. Choose the adjective phrase in the sentence. If a sentence has no adjective phrase, choose none.
Especially in arid regions, xeriscaping is a good way to cut down on watering.

in arid regions
a good way
to cut down
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8. Choose the adjective phrase in the sentence. If a sentence has no adjective phrase, choose none.

The name xeriscaping comes from the Greek word xeros and refers to a style of desert landscape.

from the Greek word xeros

to a style

of desert landscape

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9. Choose the adjective phrase in the sentence. If a sentence has no adjective phrase, choose none.
With xeriscaping, you will save water and still grow a beautiful yard and a garden of interesting cacti in the summer.

With xeriscaping
in the summer
of interesting cacti
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10. Choose the adjective phrase in the sentence. If a sentence has no adjective phrase, choose none.
In Arizona, plant in that desert soil different kinds of cactus.

In Arizona
in that desert soil
of cactus
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11. Identify the adverb phrase in the sentence. If the sentence contains no adverb phrase, choose none.
People throughout the country use helicopters of many kinds in their jobs.

throughout the country
of many kinds
in their jobs
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12. Identify the adverb phrase in the sentence. If the sentence contains no adverb phrase, choose none.
Rancher Patricia Jenkins pilots a helicopter named Woodstock above her family’s acreage in Oregon.

pilots a helicopter
named Woodstock
above her family’s acreage
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13. Identify the adverb phrase in the sentence. If the sentence contains no adverb phrase, choose none.
She watched cowboys riding in a roundup of cattle and learned their techniques.

riding
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of cattle
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14. Identify the adverb phrase in the sentence. If the sentence contains no adverb phrase, choose none.
Today Patricia, at the controls of the helicopter, flies over the acres of the ranch and drives herds of cattle.

at the controls
of the helicopter
over the acres
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15. Identify the adverb phrase in the sentence. If the sentence contains no adverb phrase, choose none.
Plenty of heat and dust comes from the ground, but Patricia still likes her job.

of heat and dust
from the ground
still likes
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do your own homework!!!lol

I’m a newbie and apologize in advance if this is too long. I believe I’ve had someone or thing following me for years now. I don’t know if it’s more than one but never felt scared of it. Sometimes it seems as if something else is around me, but scary. As of early last year I have seen "things" and can’t explain the "animal" my ex and I hit in Vail, Arizona about two years ago.
He worked for the newspaper.We just left a gas station heading for the next stop.It was raining that night and I was paying attention to the road,I noticed a car in the distance coming towards us in the opposite lane.Something caught my attention and I looked to the left of us and noticed a huge "animal" walking into the road.I thought it was a dog. (The houses are few and far in between and there’s nothing but desert landscape and bushes and new housing developments.)

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From what I can remember it starts of in America, the landscape is like something out of a wile e coyote cartoon, something like Arizona maybe. A man (I think he wears glasses) is driving on an almost deserted road and almost has an accident with a truck. The truck driver starts to follow him and the cat and mouse chase heats up as the movie goes on. There’s a part where the man enters a diner to try to get away but the truck drives into it (I think). I think that the man manages to call the cops but they can’t help (maybe the truck driver killed them).

I know that’s a bit vague but maybe someone remembers, it’s a good movie.

I think you are probably talking about ‘Duel’ directed by Steven Spielberg.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyj52n1lOuA

Yesterday I asked a question inquiring if Hollywood distorts people’s views about geography. I was a geography major in college. Now I’m going to grad school soon. One of my contacts suggested I go to Hollywood and educate directors about the landscape of certain regions. Growing up in Houston, it was beyond me how so many people had skewed views about Texas. When I lived on the East Coast, everyone was certain we all dress up like cowboys and ride around on horses. They assumed the entire state was one giant desert full of cacti, tumbleweed, buttes, mesas, and plateaus. They had no clue that most of Texas is prairie land with numerous oak, pine, and cedar trees. A large portion of it is even a steppe region with short grasslands. The only desert area is in the extreme far west towards El Paso. Lots of people didn’t believe me when I explained there is more swampland and dense forest in the east than there is desert in the west. They had no idea that more than 80 percent of our population is urban. They were all convinced we were either farmers or ranchers. I guess they’d never heard of NASA. Many people I’ve encountered thought Canada looked like Greenland in that it was all permafrost. They thought the Canadians live in igloos. I know at least 80 percent of Canada is all boreal coniferous forests. I firmly believe people think this way because that’s what they see on TV. So would it be a good career choice for me to encourage directors to give a more plausible and accurate depiction of the actual landscape? That way people will understand the scenery in my locale looks like that of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre rather than that of all the old westerns with John Wayne (which were actually filmed in Monument Valley on the Arizona/Utah border?)
Then people will also understand that the Midwest is not the Great American Desert; Green Bay, Wisconsin, is not a frozen tundra; it DOES rain in Southern California during the winter and spring; and it does NOT rain everyday in Seattle. They will realize the one county in America that grows the most potatoes is in Maine rather than Iowa.

Sounds like a good idea, you could really be onto something. However, many films offer escapism to their viewers; they are giving the viewer what they want to see. I’ll be honest, if I was watching a film based in Texas, and saw no desert, I’d think what the hell is going on. I know it’s not all desert, but that’s the first thing that comes to mind.

Saying that, many films need to be as realistic as possible, while others could definitely benefit from your ideas. It’s not just films, but television and other types of media too. You could even expand your idea into a PR-type ‘campaign’, not exactly to show awareness like it’s drugs or something, but I’m sure there’s some effective alternative than going to each director (unless you’re intending to be part of the film crew, that is).

I’m from the UK and recently studied the American west at school. Before that, all I thought of America was sunny california, a bit of desert down in texas, hillbillies and just huge cities. We studied the homestead act, and I had no idea the plains were so big; that the entire western coast is mountainous and that in some places on the plains the temperature could drop to -30C in the winter. People don’t seem to grasp the idea..

Take russia for example, people think it’s freezing, and everyone drinks vodka. It’s massive. Most of it is full of forests and plains and funnily enough, it’s not always cold.

You’re onto an idea there, it depends what you do I guess.

I was bored in NYC and decided to fly to Arizona never having been there. Once there I checked into hotel at 1am and finally saw the stunning landscape only when the sun rose. I decided to drive out to high desert and go to Sedona and the Grand Canyon……..It was an awesome all day event. But the best came when there was an incredible lightening storm over Phoenix as I was driving down from the desert. There was a downpoar and the lightening was MAGENTA. It was stunning and then I had to slam on my brakes because a coyote stopped in the storm just in front of the car as a crack of magenta lightening cracked behind him. It was one of the most stunning moments I ever had

Seeing the antiquities in Egypt not through my own eyes, which had seen them before, but through new eyes, because I was with my husband, who was seeing them for the first time.

We were someplace, and I forget where it was, and he approached some carvings on a wall, and he said to me, "Can you imagine the man who carved this running his hands over it to brush away the dust and check the depth of the carving?" As he did that, he touched a carving and dusted it, and then blew on it, as an artisan would.

When he did that, suddenly I saw the carvings in a way I never had before. I could actually see the artisan 7000 years ago, peering at his work, blowing the dust carefully, while holding his tools. He would have run his hands along the lines he had just carved, making sure the carving was perfect, and yes, he would have blown away the stone dust so he could get a better look.

Before I went with my husband, I had spent a lot of time in Egypt already. Once, when I was a kid, my grandfather was visiting us there, and he actually put his hand into a carving, trying to show me the depth, and commenting on the workmanship. I suspect that he was having a moment like my husband had, and was trying to convey that to me, but I was too young to appreciate it. My husband’s simple comments really opened my eyes that day.

Now, I take nothing for granted when I am in Egypt. I see everything, and that includes modern things, with new eyes. The women on the street who are covered are no longer simply women who cover themselves because they are modest Muslim women–they are exotic beauties who carry on a tradition which began in the desert hundreds of years ago. The men, when handing me their wares to look at at the bazaar, are no longer simply men–I look at their hands and think that hands just like those built the pyramids, and carved the entire history of an anciet civilization. Children running with fresh bread to take to their fathers who are working could be little children 7000 years ago running to take beer and bread to their fathers at the worksite. Time warps for me there, now.

It is a dry, hot, dusty place, but for me it is a place full of magic in every corner. Since my husband taught me to see it with new eyes, the colors are more vibrant, the smells more intoxicating, and the people more beautiful.

Cairo was already my favorite city in the world, and has been for a very long time, but my love stemmed from a teeming modern metropolis full of life. Now I love it more, and I love the entire country more, because I have seen it with new eyes because the veil which hid my true sight has fallen away.

Ancient cemetery found in ‘green’ Sahara Desert

By Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert.
The slender arms of the youngsters were still extended to the woman in perpetual embrace when researchers discovered their skeletons in a remarkable cemetery that is providing clues to two civilizations who lived there, a thousand years apart, when the region was moist and green.

Paul Sereno of the University of Chicago and colleagues were searching for the remains of dinosaurs in the African country of Niger when they came across the startling find, detailed at a news conference Thursday at the National Geographic Society.

Some 200 graves of humans were found during fieldwork at the site in 2005 and 2006, as well as remains of animals, large fish and crocodiles.

"Everywhere you turned, there were bones belonging to animals that don’t live in the desert," said Sereno. "I realized we were in the green Sahara."

The graveyard, uncovered by hot desert winds, is near what would have been a lake at the time people lived there. It’s in a region called Gobero, hidden away in Niger’s forbidding Tenere Desert, known to Tuareg nomads as a "desert within a desert."

The human remains dated from two distinct populations that lived there during wet times, with a dry period in between.

The first group, known as the Kiffian, hunted wild animals and speared huge perch with harpoons. They colonized the region when the Sahara was at its wettest, between 10,000 and 8,000 years ago.

The researchers said the Kiffians were tall, sometimes reaching well over 6 feet (1.83 meters).

The second group lived in the region between 7,000 and 4,500 years ago. The Tenerians were smaller and had a mixed economy of hunting, fishing and cattle herding.

Their burials often included jewelry or ritual poses. For example, one girl had an upper-arm bracelet carved from a hippo tusk. An adult Tenerian male was buried with his skull resting on part of a clay vessel; another adult male was interred seated on the shell of a mud turtle.

And pollen remains show the woman and two children were buried on a bed of flowers. The researchers preserved the group just as they had been for thousands of years.

"At first glance, it’s hard to imagine two more biologically distinct groups of people burying their dead in the same place," said team member Chris Stojanowski, a bioarchaeologist from Arizona State University.

Stojanowski said ridges on the thigh bone of one Kiffian man show he had huge leg muscles, "which suggests he was eating a lot of protein and had an active, strenuous lifestyle. The Kiffian appear to have been fairly healthy — it would be difficult to grow a body that tall and muscular without sufficient nutrition."

On the other hand, ridges on a Tenerian male were barely visible. "This man’s life was less rigorous, perhaps taking smaller fish and game with more advanced hunting technologies," Stojanowski said.

Helene Jousse, a zooarchaeologist from the Museum of Natural History in Vienna, reported that animal bones found in the area were from types common today in the Serengeti in Kenya, such as elephants, giraffes, hartebeests and warthogs.

The finds are detailed in reports in Thursday’s edition of the journal PLoS One and in the September issue of National Geographic Magazine.

While the Sahara is desert today, a small difference in Earth’s orbit once brought seasonal monsoons farther north, wetting the landscape with lakes with lush margins and drawing animals and people.

The research was funded by National Geographic, the Island Fund of the New York Community Trust, the National Science Foundation and the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

the climate patterns on this earth have changes many times over the eons, and will continue to change. understand also that global climate change is a natural event and man can do nothing to change it. to suggest otherwise is the height of arrogance.