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"We've Reached Our Limits" - Greece Begins Blocking Refugees

Greece will cease taking back refugees under the controversial Dublin Regulation, as the

country�s limited capacities to host people are already on the brink of collapse, the

Greek migration minister announced in an interview.

RT reports that as the European Commission pressures Athens to re-implement the Dublin

Regulation � stipulating that refugees can be returned to the first EU state they arrived

in � the Greek migration minister told Spiegel his country is not in a position to do so.

The agreement was put on hold for Greece back in 2011 over problems in the country�s asylum

system.

�Greece is already shouldering a heavy burden,� Ioannis Mouzalas, the migration minister,

said.

�We accommodate 60,000 refugees... and it would be a mistake to make Greece�s burden

heavier by the revival of the Dublin agreement,� he said, also adding that Germany, the primary

destination for most refugees, �wants countries where refugees arrive first to bear a large

portion of the burden.�

Asked if Athens is ruling out implementation of the Dublin Regulation, Mouzalas answered

in the affirmative, adding, �I want the Germans to understand that this is not because

of political or ideological reasons, or failure to appreciate Germany�s assistance.�

�Greece simply has no capacities to cope with additional arrival of refugees,� he

said.

�We�ve just pulled ourselves together, so please, don�t make us falter again.�

At this stage, Mouzalas said, Greece is ready to accommodate only a small number of refugees

as a symbolic gesture, showing �that we�re not opposed to the Dublin agreement.� Greece

�reached its limits� and �we can�t bring in a single refugee,� he reaffirmed,

appealing �to the common sense of Europe.� Human rights groups warn that imminent transfers

from other EU countries back to Greece in line with the regulations are likely to cause

more refugees than ever to go underground in western European countries, as many are

desperate to stay there because of family links or successful attempts to start a new

life.

The scheme also adds even greater pressure to existing refugee facilities in Greece and

beyond.

Of course, should Greece really go against Merkel's dream of assimilation, she will simply

unleash further austerical despair on the nation in return for their next bailout.

How much longer will the Greeks take it?

For more infomation >> We've Reached Our Limits Greece Begins Blocking Refugees - politics - Duration: 2:54.

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Boxing programs help individuals with Parkinson's disease | Cronkite News - Duration: 2:05.

People with Parkinson's disease are

turning to boxing to help punch back at

their illness. Reporter Alison Gargaro

visited a local gym to see the benefits.

Jab, jab, cross, hook, cross. Nice! They are

moves Steve Shenkman knows very well. He

was diagnosed with Parkinson's six years

ago and uses boxing to fight back

against the disease. You can't let the

disease define you, you have to define

what you're going to do. Boxing experts

say the sport teaches stamina, helps with

balance and trains the mind. Those traits

help people with Parkinson's, a disease

where a person's balance and movement

deteriorate over several years. Patients

with Parkinson's use boxing to help slow

the progression of the disease. Movements

such as punching a bag help improve

their mental and cognitive symptoms. Steve

found a trainer a year ago and now boxes

two to three times a week. I forget

that I have Parkinson's when I'm doing that. People

often think of Parkinson's disease is

just tremor but it is far more than that.

People often have troubles with

mobility and doing simple tasks such as

eating, brushing their teeth even walking

and balance. Boxing helps a Parkinson's

patient to literally think on their feet.

It gets your brain talking to your

hands so when I'm calling out numbers

and you're throwing the punches at the

same time it gets all those little

socket firing. Researchers are in the

early stages of studying boxing and its

impact on Parkinson's. What we're hoping

is that the research will actually show

that we're we're improving people's

mobility, quality of life, that type of

thing. Boxing isn't a cure for

Parkinson's but it can help the symptoms

and what I would tell people is to go

out and go do something and try to stay

ahead of the disease. Steve has already

seen tremendous improvements in his

symptoms and loves being a part of the

boxing community. In Phoenix, Alison Gargaro

Cronkite News. Both edge fitness in

Scottsdale and the Muhammad Ali

Parkinson's Center offered certified

boxing classes to people in all stages

of the disease.