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So MoP is right around the corner, but first we have the 5.0 patch. AKA the PREPANDALAND patch and things be changing up on us!
Here's a rundown of the TL;DR version. If you want full details from smarter-than-me and much quicker people: check Kurn's post and Getsus's  post here and Blessing of King's post here.
Mine will be short and sweet with shiny spell photos – I do love pretty things! Â :-)
Major Changes
Major Changes you NEED to know for next week's patch:
- We haz a new talent system (my recommended talents for DS HC 10m below)
- You need to change your glyphs (recommended below)
- You'll have account wide achievements, pets and mounts! like whoa!
- Intellect doesn't increase mana anymore, all have SET 100k mana at lvl 85 (300k at 90)
- Spirit will increase regen, it's sexier than it ever was.
- 5 x holy power is stored now, nice quality of life change
- All healers' dispels have a cooldown now, boo! prepare for more coordination
Specifically for you holidan healbots out there:
Seals are now Auras, your old auras are GONE! Also note that you get 10% casting speed, +5% healing, and chance to restore mana from the new Seal of Insight.
All paladins have the new Devotion (replaces the aura mastery we had – now on a 3 minute cooldown.
Remove Judgment from your bars and any power auras you may have. You don't need it anymore for mana return or haste. Oh and the fixed the spelling too, hax!
Beacon of Light has no duration now, and no mana cost (but has 3s cd). Set your tank and FORGET IT! Take note that HR + LoD will heal your bacon for 15%.
Holy Shock is more powerful, use it on every cd.
Holy Radiance is no longer a HoT, it heals the target and half to the people close to the target once AND will proc the new Daybreak .
Light of Dawn is no longer a cone heal, thank freaking god (see below)
Holy wrath as a spell is GONE for us. But we have something new! Denounce is new and flipping awesome. It's a holy paladin ranged cast we can NUKE stuff with and it doens't cost a gazillion mana like exorcism did. I feel like I can how nuke from a distance and even fill in on the boss.
Light of Dawn is FIXED
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Finally… the image says enough!
I Haz Ranged DPS?
In cool stuff, holy paladins get a new  ranged dps called denounce! pewpew and it looks like a holy nuke!
New Talent System
We have a new talent system consisting of 3 talent options every 15 levels. Â Gone are the days of our big 'ol talent tree, and we can pick and choose for particular encounters, which I think we'll be doing a lot of. Â We go from this:
Here's the NEW talent system. You get 1 option per 15 levels. This is my general spec I'll be taking, only I'll swap around the spells in the third tier depending on the boss and mechanics. I'll explain below :)
Tier 1 ->
Speed of Light ALL ZE WAY! It's like a rogue sprint and it's pretty!
Tier 2 ->
I'll be taking repentance unless the fight needs a stun.
Tier 3 ->
This is our fun swappppy tier. I'll be changing around what I pick depending on the encounter.
Selfless Healer: This is very powerful when you need big tank heals, it's mana efficient to judge 3x and then throw out an instant /mana / supercharged free Flash of Light. Combined with the Glyph of Flash of Light, subsequent DL would be even more effective on the tank.  This seems like a very fun mechanic to try to master and changes up the gamestyle a bit. I'd use this on Madness with the planned high tank damage and quick big heals.
Eternal Flame: This is a pure throughput talent, particularly effective when lots of people are taking damage and you get hots rolling. A flight like Spine HC with the healing debuff is one I'd use this for. Also useful on Gunship HC. Â It looks like this:
Sacred Shield: I love this spell, still from wrath days, and it's so pretty!  I think this is very useful on fights with spikey tank damage SS can act as a buffer. Fights that come to mind are  zon'ozz (last bounce) and yorsaj (purple phase), hagara (tank dmg),  soaker on morchok. Right now it's a bit weak so I do hope they buff it some in a future beta patch. It's so pretty!
Swap Your Glyphs
Many of our glyphs have changed so once you get your talents in, change your glyphs too. The entire system has been revamped.
Major glyphs I'll be using:  Divine Plea, Light of Dawn, Divinity
- Beacon of Light – this is very powerful for something like duo or solo healing spine hc and using bacon on each with healing debuff
- Denounce – this is awesome to stay holy while leveling or doing dailies!
- Holy Shock – also great for dailies or leveling
- Glyph of Flash of Light – can be really fun with the Selfless Healer talent ;-)
- Glyph of Harsh Words – thanks @walkstweets for reminding me of this one, another for our dps holy pala arsenal!
Oh.. 4 wings are cool see –>
In terms of our new playstyle, we need to use HS pretty much on CD and maximize use of our free holy power heals. Things aren't going to be as easy as it has been for us dear mana batteries. It kinda looks like this now:
I'll leave you with a feq quick tips to get straight back in the game next week:
Tip #1 Get prepared: Â
First, setup a power aura for HS cooldown and 3HPWoG. You'll want to use these a lot more often due to mana conservation. If you have tracking setup for Bacon or JoTP you dont' need it anymore.
Tip #2 No moar spammage:
The days of AOE HR x a gazillion spam are unfortunately over. AoE healing needs to be smarter now –> think HS > HR > HS > LoD
Tip #3 You can nuke stuff:
Yep using HS + Denounce. From a distance!
Tip #4 Stop judging:
Take Judgement off your bars – and check all your other spells for that matter.
Tip #5 Â Change your Glyphs and Talents:
Bot systems have changed and are completely reset, don't forget to choose yours!


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I bought my Falco after selling my Africa Twin. It is a good bike for taller guys - I'm 6'5 and i can get comfy on it no prob. Mines derestricted and has RSC carbon cans. Sounds fab! Keeps up with modern 1000's and handles better than my old CBR ever could! with 45mpg average (verified over 2000 miles) its cheap to run too! BUY ONE!
05 June 2012
Best Value Italian Bike
Real value for money, and with 118BHP it has plenty of usable power. Ride is firm, not quite perfect, but at the price I have no complaints. Comfy over long distances for lanky gits like me. Warped clutch needed replacing, but was around £150 fitted as far as I can remember, so its a drop in the ocean compared to price of cans, plastics, etc.
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19 June 2008
01 Falco
Great bike overall, especially for the price. Extremely reliable. Fantastic engine. Only drawback is crappy rear shock, but shocks should be custom anyway.
23 May 2008
Love it
Had mine since new and she's great fun. Certainly keeps up with the sportsbikes on a Sunday. Equipment is pretty good for a cheaper bike - brembo brakes etc.
Now that she's 2.5 years old, she's starting to have a few problems. Had to replace the warped front disc and had oval sprockets after France last year. The stand is also a nightmare but thats a general tali bike problem.
It's my first big bike, had a Fazer 600 after I passed my test. Love the v-twin and can't imagine going back to a four now.
Plus most people don't know what they are so it get's lots of attention.
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14 June 2007
Great twin!
Bought one new in 05 and although I don't have it anymore the bike was brilliant! It compared favourably to the VTR I used to own, having better suspension, a bit more power and even better build quality (really, better than a Honda). The engine is really good fun / very good low down as you'd expect and the fuel injection is spot on. Equipment is good, comfort is good (for the rider), faring is good and you get trick components (USD forks, slipper clutch)! The only thing I felt the need to change was the rear shock. This included raising the rear a little to speed up the steering, but that was just my preference. Highly recommended, a shame they stopped making them.
11 April 2007
Awesome wolf in sheep's clothing. Used bargain of the decade
Whilst looking for a sensible replacement for my '01 CBR600F, I wanted something bigger & more comfortable, I was pointed in the direction of the Aprilia Falco. I had never seen or heard anything about this bike before, and on reading as much info as I could, seemed like the bike for me. It does everything very well, it goes well, has bags of grunt, stops very well, excellent brembo brakes, looks nice, is very comfortable for a bike that is on the sporty side of a sports tourer, on my CBR I would struggle to do 150 miles before aching, I have done 300 miles straight on the Falco and could quite easily have done another 300. Wind protection is very good, it handles well enough to keep up with 600cc sports bikes on the ride, which is more than good enough. The highlight of the bike is its engine, just make sure its derestricted, it pulls, and pulls and pulls, all the way to its 10,500rpm limit. Strengths: Engine, Comfort, Looks, High 6th gear, great for cruising, Headlights are like laser beams, VERY cheap used prices, a HECK of a lot of bike for your money. Weaknesses: Sidestand, Suspension is a bit harsh for UK roads, fuel economy can be a bit scary if you ride flat out everywhere.
10 October 2006
A real world bike without pretensions
I sold a VTR firestorm to buy a new 2005 model falco. The falco really is the perfect bike for my needs. I find it hard to think of any way to improve the bike. It feels a class above the honda and more like the 99 R6 I also ride in sharpness terms. Still running the Falco in I gained so much confidence and formed a bond in under a thousand miles. Strengths: Grunt and handling,the individual aspect of owning a bike that is so low key yet real world fast. Weaknesses: side stand is a bit silly and the wiring looks a bitty exposed
26 March 2006
Needs a bit of work but highly satisfying and distinctive
Stepping up from a zx-6r, i was under 30 and my insurance wouldn't let me have a 750cc sportsbike. big v-twins were the rage (2 years ago) and i looked at an sv1000, which look better but have a poor build quality reputation. i liked the looks, price and performance of the falco, considering it a worthwhile step up. the bike needs more rider involvement than your typical jap bike, which can be a good or bad thing depending on your mood. Poor residual values due to aprilia discounting is a mixed blessing too. Strengths: the feel of the v-twin makes it a world away from 4-cylinder, the optional luggage is good kit, touring potential (france, italy and spain last may) is superb. And the roar from the wolf exhausts, whilst embarressing in town, was great when i had 3 foot long white flames coming out of it at Monza WSB campsite last year. were you there? great handling on smooth roads. Weaknesses: the standard suspension is too choppy on rough roads, when my mates can easily get away from me. very annoying, but an upgrade (possibly maxton) is on my list this year rather than change the bike. a downsize on the sprokets was necessary due to overgearing plus juddery bottom end power delivery. servicing is a bit pricey, but probably worth keeping it all working well. it can be hard work to ride when you're not in the mood. and the s*d*st*nd gives me temporary hearth failure!!
06 March 2006
Great power, great sound and great value
Purchased a Falco in 04 as I wanted an Italian Twin without the Ducati money. I wanted it to be really different so I located a full Falco Fighter Kit and had it colour matched to the bike. Later I have added Ohlins suspension front and rear, yet still its cheaper than a Ducati. I regularly use it on trackdays and its as fast as any of the other Italian Twins. Excellent power, accelleration, handling and braking. Strengths: The bike is set up for the track, it sounds fantastic, looks different and goes well. Weaknesses: The only weakness is the stock suspension. Junk that and the footrests will be on the floor all the way arond the corner!
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27 April 2007 21:06
Why dont you ride her????
12 April 2007 14:44
However, I have a Falco that hasn't been used in over 6 months so I don't really have much to say. Hopefully I'll be better enough to ride it again in a couple of months... :)
04 April 2007 14:50
Decated,Moto GP pipes,updated sprocket, full dream works paint work,braded hoses, WP suspension,
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|Falafel King
|More modest BOGO — 50% off second item, plus numerous exclusions
|French Meadow
|Targeting dinner with $5 discount based on min. purchase
|Gina Maria's Pizza
|New product offer + 2 standard coupons
|Green Mill
|Features specific menu item; note Facebook logo and QR code
|Green Mill 2
|Same as above, but adds a location-specific BOGO with capped value and $10 off with a $35 purchase
|It's Greek To Me
|Basic discount with minimum purchase
|Jensen's Supper Club
|Joe's Garage
|$5 discount with $25 purchase, dine-in only
|Kinsen Noodles
|$15 off with $50 purchase
|Le Bistro Tourville
|Classic BOGO, plus senior citizen discounts
|Lions Tap
|Multiple offers with special Back to School deals for students
|The Lyndale Tap
|Simple offer but announcing of other specials and promotions
|Mt Fuji
|$10 off $35 purchase; busy urban area, so ad highlights free parking
|Namaste Cafe
|Simple $5 off promotion with QR code to mobile site
|Old Chicago
|Focus on Happy Hour specials plus a $5/$25 food-only/dine-in coupon
|Dinner for 2 specials
|Osaka Japanese 2
|Modest "long-running" discounts featuring a menu specialty a discount with minimum purchase
|Park Tavern Bowling and Entertainment
|Pizza Luce
|Brand-building with modest offer
|Red Moon Chinese
|Encourage groups with discount on two entrees. Second offer for take-out only. Catering excluded
|Scoreboard Bar & Grill
|Location-specific $5/$25 offer.
|Basic cash-for-cash coupon, dine-in only
|2 cash-for-cash options, happy hour excluded
|BOGO, brunch, discount for minimum purchase. Regular prices are published for comparison
|Tum Rup Thai
|Targeting after-4 pm with discount based on minimum purchase
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Health Information Coding (HI12)
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Program Overview
The Health Information Coding Associate prepares students to be medical coders and billers to classify medical records according to accepted standards. The classification of diagnoses and treatments is required for Medicare and insurance reimbursement in hospitals, outpatient clinics and medical offices. The program offers training in anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, diagnostic coding, and medical procedural coding.
Note: HIT Students must maintain a GPA of 2.0 on a scale of 4.0 and must attain a minimum of a "C" (2.0) or better in biology and occupational courses in the HIT curriculum. A student may not progress to the next course in the sequence without having made a "C" in the previous or prerequisite course.
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An image taken from a surveillance video at the 8714 E. Brainerd Road Walgreen's. The woman is accused of robbing prescription drugs from the pharmacy.
Police are searching for a woman who robbed the Walgreen's pharmacy at 8714 E. Brainerd Road.
At about 4:30 p.m. the woman came into the store and handed a note to the pharmacy technician. According to police the note said, "I have a gun," and demanded specific increments of narcotics. The woman then flashed a gun.
After she received what she demanded, she fled the store in an unknown direction, police said. The store captured surveillance footage of the robbery including a possible suspect vehicle.
The robber is described as a white female, possibly in her late 40s or early 50s with a large build, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall with auburn hair pulled up into a bun. She wore sunglasses, a green t-shirt, blue jeans and black and white Converse tennis shoes.
There was also a brown early 1970s model pickup truck leaving the scene at the time of the robbery, police said, however it is unknown if the truck was involved.
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Apple has released iOS 8.1, which is available to download now, and includes various features such as Instant Hotspot, Continuity improvements and support for the company's Apple Pay service.
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Apple has released iOS 8.1, which is available to download now, and includes various features such as Instant Hotspot, Continuity improvements and support for the company's Apple Pay service.
Apple has released the next major update to iOS today, iOS 8, and if you want to get it on to your device today, we have the links and the process to update your device after the jump.
Apple has announced price cuts across its iPod touch range, with prices now starting from $199 for the 16GB model - which now also includes a rear camera - rising to $299 for the 64GB version.
Apple announced the latest version of iOS this week, and users can install a preview version right now. But not all iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches will support iOS 8 - find out which ones will here.
Apple CEO Tim Cook today shared some figures on its device sales and the state of the App Store, reporting sales of over 800m iOS devices, with 1.2m apps available and 75 billion app downloads.
Apple has now extended its 'take back' program to the UK, Canada, Australia and some parts of mainland Europe to swap counterfeit chargers with genuine Apple ones at reduced cost for a limited time.
Apple has announced it will launch a USB Power Adapter Takeback program starting on August 16th that will include a way to buy a new USB charger for the iPhone and iPad for $10.
Neowin takes a look at the AnyLoader, a charger intending to boost the battery life of your device, be it an iPhone or a tablet, through the power of the sun (or USB). How well does it stack up?
The iOS version of Skype has received a significant update, bumping its version number to 4.8. The update adds some video and audio enhancements, but more importantly it fixes the recent chat issues.
Apple have released a 16GB version of their wildly popular music player, the iPod Touch. The new device remains reasonably similar, but with notable omissions of the rear camera and "loop" hook.
Judge Lucy Koh has ordered a new trial for many of the products named in the legal fight between Samsung and Apple, which could reduce the $1 billion in damaged that Samsung was ordered to pay.
Developers received a handout of $8 billion, up from $6.5 billion three months ago which netted Apple around $3.5 billion in revenue and continues to show that iOS is a profitable platform for devs.
Apple has paid for the right to use the iconic Swiss railway clock in their latest version of iOS. The clock, one of the most famous Swiss designs of the twentieth century, dates back to 1944.
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced today at the iPad mini press conference that there have been 200 million hardware updates to the company's iOS 6 software since it launched just over a month ago.
Apple has their own spin on their line of products, and it's fair to say we know what to expect from them (most of the time). But what about a typical fan's take on the evolution of Apple?
Apple will today start rolling out iOS 6 to the world, and we have put together a guide for who can upgrade to it, when, the new (major) features and how you can get it.
New rumors claim that Apple will reveal updated Shuffle, Nano and Touch versions of its iPod media player family next week at the company's iPhone 5 press conference.
New pictures and video allegedly show redesigned Apple earbuds. The earbuds are now designed to direct sound in a more efficient manner and stay in a user's ear better.
Reported stock shortages of the current, 6th generation iPod Nano have sparked rumours that a refresh of the device will be announced at the Apple iPhone event on the 12th September.
Over the years, the folks at Cupertino have produced some awesome products. But what about the not so awesome products? This week's Trivia Tuesday takes a look at five forgotten Apple products.
According to three independent manufacturers that spoke with TechCrunch, Apple is planning to replace its current 30-pin cable ports with a smaller 19-pin version in the new iPhone.
Apple's senior VP for marketing, Phil Schiller, has deleted his Instagram account, citing the app's Android expansion as evidence that it has 'jumped the shark' and is no longer a 'small community'.
Apple has reported, via its fourth quarter 2011 financial results, that it has sold 37.04 million units of its iPhone smartphones and 15.4 million units of its iPad tablets during that period.
After a problem was discovered with the first-generation iPod Nano battery, Apple has decided to replace the devices free of charge. One Neowin user has alerted us to the iPod he has received.
While Apple may be an industry leader in several markets with products like the iPad and iPhone, there are some things that people think the company has invented but they actually haven't
Black Friday 2011 is the only time that Apple cuts prices on many of its products so today is the day to pounce if you want to save a little money on a new iPad, iPod, Mac or other products.
Apple has started offering replacement first-gen iPod nanos to those with faulty units. Some players shipped with a bad battery that caused it to overheat in rare cases.
A new rumor claims that Apple will launch all new redesigns of its product line up during 2012, including revamps of its iMac desktop, the Macbook Air notebook, the iPhone and the iPad.
10 years ago today, Apple launched the iPod and changed how the world listens to and obtains music. But after a decade of sales, it may soon be time for Apple to retire the iPod.
Apple announced it sold 17.07 million iPhone units along with 11.12 million iPad tablet in the third quarter of 2011. However, Apple missed its financial expectations for the first time in four years.
A judge in the US has ruled that Samsung has violated Apple's patents but that Apple must still show that its own patents are indeed valid under the law in the latest round in this legal fight.
New issues with iOS 5 installations are reported by Apple users across the globe, as "Error 3200"- indicating problems connecting to Apple servers to download the update- trends worldwide on Twitter.
Apple has released iTunes 10.5 for both Windows and Mac users. iTunes 10.5 is required for both iCloud access and to update your iOS devices to iOS 5 which is set for release sometime tomorrow.
Before he died on Wednesday, Apple founder Steve Jobs is rumored to have left a plan for new product releases that will stretch for the next four years
Apple announced today that it would launch new versions of its iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle and iPod Touch but the iPod Classic model stays the same.
With just one day to go before Apple's iPhone press conference we go over what we know and what's been speculated about what the company will reveal at its iPhone press conference,
A new rumor suggests that Apple could discontinue production of two of its iPod media player products; the Classic hard drive-based iPod and the small Shuffle version.
The Wall Street Journal's AllThingsD.com site reports that Apple has set October 4 as the date for its iPhone 5 press conference which will see new CEO Tim Cook introduce the new smartphone.
With the iPhone Explorer can you look into the file system of your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch and down- and upload files by USB connection, regardless of whether file format. Within this function can
Steve Jobs' departure as Apple's CEO leaves behind a massive legacy that has changed not just the tech industry but the entire world in general.
Apple has slowly begun rolling out Twitter and Facebook integration for their online store, allowing shoppers to share links to products with their friends.
The Wall Street Journal's AllThingsD web site is sticking with its previous claim that Apple's iPhone 5 won't be launching until sometime in October, despite rumors of a September launch.
China is trying to force some retailers who are unauthorized to sell Apple products to, among other things, cover up its Apple logo. However it is having issues getting these retailers to comply.
The FBI has launched its first official iOS based app entitled "FBI Child ID", allowing users to enter their missing child's details/photos quickly and allowing police to receive the information fast.
Several years after someone registered the iPod.com URL, Apple has now won the right to have the web site address be transferred to the company.
Apple's truly massive financial results on Tuesday were spectacular all around but perhaps the most impressive number is the amount of cash it has on hand. According to Apple's financial results it has a whopping...
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A native of Bloomberg, Texas, Thelma Mothershed Wair attended Dunbar Junior High School and Horace Mann High School, before transferring to Central High School. Despite the tumultuous experience of her junior year at Central High, she completed her course work successfully. After the city's high schools were closed the following year, Mrs. Wair earned the necessary credits for graduation through correspondence courses, and by attending summer school in St. Louis, Missouri. She received her diploma from Central High School by mail.
Mrs. Wair graduated from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in 1964, earning a degree in Home Economics Education. She earned her Master's Degree in Guidance and Counseling, as well as an Administrative Certificate in Education from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. She worked in the East St. Louis school system for 28 years, including 10 as a Home Economics teacher, and 18 as a counselor for elementary career education, before retiring in 1994. Mrs. Wair has also worked at the St. Clair County Jail, Juvenile Detention Center in St. Clair County, Illinois, and was an instructor of survival skills for women at the American Red Cross Shelter for the homeless.
In addition to the NAACP's Spingarn Medal and the Congressional Gold Medal, Mrs. Wair received numerous awards for her professional contributions and community service, including Outstanding Role Model by the East St. Louis Chapter of the Top Ladies of Distinction, and the Early Childhood Pre-Kindergarten staff of her district in East St. Louis., among others.
Mrs. Wair currently resides in Little Rock. She and her late husband Fred have one son, Scott, and two grandchildren, Brennan Dallas and Gabriel Scott.


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Boxing Day & New Year's Day menu
Give the cook a treat! Abandon the turkey leftovers and clearing up after New Year's eve and come down to the Ring of Bells instead.
We've got a tasty selection of dishes on a special menu for Boxing day and New Year's day.
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Audi's Driverless Car: Taking It Out for a RaceOctober 16, 2014 12:23 pm | by Bloomberg News | Videos | Comments
German car-maker Audi takes us for a spin in a driverless concept car version of their RS7. International Correspondent Hans Nichols even got to race it.
AbbVie Sours on Shire Deal After Tax ChangesOctober 16, 2014 11:59 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
AbbVie's board is telling shareholders to vote against its own $55 billion takeover bid for the Irish drugmaker Shire after the U.S. made reincorporating overseas a less lucrative tax maneuver.
AAM: It's Time for Action on China's Exchange RateOctober 16, 2014 11:23 am | by The Alliance for American Manufacturing | News | Comments
The Alliance for American Manufacturing address their concerns with the Exchange Rate Policies released by the Treasury and currency manipulation this week.
Chrysler Recalling 907K VehiclesOctober 16, 2014 11:08 am | News | Comments
Nearly 907,000 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep SUVs and cars are being recalled for alternators that can fail and heated power mirror wiring that can short and cause minor fires.
U.S. Factory Output Rises in SeptemberOctober 16, 2014 11:03 am | by Josh Boak, The Associated Press | News | Comments
U.S. manufacturing output rose in September, led by gains for aerospace products, furniture, clothing and plastics.
Lobster Tool Line of RivetersOctober 16, 2014 10:12 am | by Vega Tool Corporation | Product Releases | Comments
Vega Tool Corporation is pleased to introduce the Lobster Tool line of riveters to their product offering.
Applications for U.S. Unemployment Benefits at 14 Year LowOctober 16, 2014 9:49 am | by Christopher S. Rugaber, The Associated Press | News | Comments
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid dropped to the lowest level in 14 years last week, the latest signal that companies are cutting fewer workers and hiring could remain healthy.
Senators Question Regional Car RecallsOctober 16, 2014 9:41 am | by Tom Krisher, The Associated Press | News | Comments
Two U.S. senators are questioning why the nation's auto safety regulators are letting car companies recall vehicles only in limited regions when a safety problem could happen anywhere.
Nike, Converse Chuck a Lawsuit at 31 CompaniesOctober 16, 2014 9:10 am | by Jon Minnick, Associate Editor, Manufacturing Business Technology | Blogs | Comments
Nike is suing 31 companies over trademark infringements related to its Converse Chuck Taylor shoes. Copycats of the iconic shoes that debuted in 1917 have been on the market for decades and Nike has owned the company since 2003, so what leaves me scratching my head is — what took so long to file the lawsuit?
Airbus Receives Its Largest Aircraft Order to DateOctober 15, 2014 5:12 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
Indian budget airline IndiGo has signed a preliminary order with Airbus for 250 A320neo Family aircraft.
Toyota Recalls Older Lexus Model in U.S. for Fuel LeaksOctober 15, 2014 5:03 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
Toyota is recalling about 423,000 older-model Lexus luxury cars in the U.S. because a gasket can leak fuel and possibly cause a fire.
The Generational DivideOctober 15, 2014 4:56 pm | by Anna Wells, Executive Editor | Articles | Comments
How do the youngest crop of workers – who continue to enter the industry as we speak – best learn from their more seasoned counterparts? How do these two groups use the same tools to drive results when one grew up with the internet and the other has spent 30 years keeping measurements in a notebook in their back pocket?
Converse is Putting Its Foot DownOctober 15, 2014 4:48 pm | by CNN Money | Videos | Comments
The maker of the iconic "All Star" sneakers is suing 31 retailers and manufacturers, including Wal-Mart and H&M, for selling copycat shoes. It wants them to pay compensation for trademark infringement and unfair competition.
Test Driving The $34K Electric SuperbikeOctober 15, 2014 3:23 pm | by Bloomberg News | Videos | Comments
Tesla has built a well-known brand of high-end electric automobiles, but when it comes to electric motorcycles, no company has reached Tesla's status. Energica, an Italian company, is looking to lead the charge.
U.S. Business Stockpiles Up in AugustOctober 15, 2014 2:08 pm | by Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press | News | Comments
U.S. businesses increased their stockpiles in August by the smallest amount in more than a year, while sales fell by the largest amount since January. The data suggest that the economy is still having trouble gaining momentum.
Brazilian Pair Raises Bid for ChiquitaOctober 15, 2014 1:02 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
Two Brazilian companies are raising their bid for banana company Chiquita to approximately $658 million.
U.S. Producer Prices Fell in SeptemberOctober 15, 2014 12:55 pm | by Josh Boak, The Associated Press | News | Comments
The Labor Department said that the producer price index fell 0.1 percent in September from the previous month. The index measures the cost of goods and services before they reach the consumer.
Elon Musk On Tesla's Auto Pilot and Legal LiabilityOctober 15, 2014 12:48 pm | by Bloomberg News | Videos | Comments
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc., discusses Tesla's "auto-pilot" feature, autonomous driving, government regulations and legal liability.
VW Surpasses GM in Global SalesOctober 15, 2014 12:37 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
Volkswagen edged out General Motors for second place in the global auto sales race during the first three quarters of the year.
Manufacturer May Have Put Profits Before SafetyOctober 15, 2014 12:12 pm | by Jon Minnick, Associate Editor, Manufacturing Business Technology | Blogs | Comments
A manufacturer of U.S. highway guardrails heads to court this week over allegations it changed its design about 10 years ago to save on manufacturing costs.


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AT ORACLE: Interview
Optimized for Data WarehousingBy Jeff Erickson
Oracle and partners provide preconfigured hardware and software for data warehousing.
Ray Roccaforte, Oracle vice president of database development for data warehousing, analytics, and business intelligence (BI), sat down with Oracle Magazine's Jeff Erickson to talk about data growth and the Oracle Optimized Warehouse. The following is an excerpt from that interview. Download a podcast of the full interview.
Oracle Magazine: Tell us about data growth and how it contributed to the Oracle Optimized Warehouse.
Roccaforte: Everybody's familiar with Moore's Law, which says that processor speeds are doubling every 18 months. But with those remarkable changes in processor speeds, why isn't our work productivity improving at a similar rate or at least at a more-rapid rate?
The answer is that data volumes are actually growing at a faster rate than Moore's Law. Ten years ago, it was unusual to see a data warehouse of 50 gigabytes. Today people are running Oracle data warehouses of hundreds of terabytes. So even though computers are getting much faster, computing is actually slowing down relative to the amount of data. This is going to have profound implications on how data is going to be managed and analyzed in the future.
One of the biggest implications is that with data volumes at such large levels, you really need to be able to scan data very rapidly, and that is what led to the Oracle Optimized Warehouse. In the Oracle Optimized Warehouse, we present the customer with an out-of-the-box, balanced configuration that is optimized for data warehousing. It's a complete data warehouse solution from Oracle and hardware partners including Dell Inc., IBM, and Sun. Oracle Database is preinstalled and preconfigured. The hardware is designed and tested to be balanced so that scan rates are very high and there's enough bandwidth to get the data to the processors at a fast enough rate to keep those processors busy.
Oracle Magazine: What kinds of customers is the Oracle Optimized Warehouse best suited for?
Roccaforte: There's a whole class of customers that we see coming on board here, as data warehousing has become much more popular. Today, everybody wants a data warehouse, because that's where you do your analytics.
But there's not as much expertise available compared to the number of data warehouses in the world, so there are a lot of emerging customers now who want something that's ready to use out-of-the-box. They don't want to design everything from scratch. And those are the customers that we're targeting with Oracle Optimized Warehouse.
Oracle Magazine: You've stated that Oracle Database 11g, which is at the heart of the Oracle Optimized Warehouse Initiative, will fundamentally change BI. Tell us more about that. Roccaforte: One of the things that I'm very excited about is the integration in Oracle Database 11g between our online analytical processing (OLAP) technology and our materialized views technology, which is the classical approach to managing aggregated data in the Oracle data warehouse. This is profound because the basic operations of BI are dominated by aggregations.
Materialized views allow customers to precompute and store the aggregations that they're interested in. So at runtime they don't have to do the aggregation, and queries return orders of magnitude faster. But it's really difficult for customers to create all the materialized views they need. Even if they could create them, it would be very costly to keep them refreshed. The revolutionary step that we've taken is to integrate the materialized views technology with our OLAP cube technology. An Oracle OLAP 11g cube is a collection of thousands, or tens of thousands, of individual aggregations, all managed as a single object, stored compactly, and refreshed as a single object. By marrying these two technologies, we get the benefits of both. The precomputed aggregations in the cube give great query performance on a much larger set of queries, and the maintenance is handled by the Oracle database, which removes that burden from the customer.
Jeff Erickson is a senior editor with Oracle Publishing.


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WASHINGTON - Livan Hernandez threw the first pitch in the history of the Washington Nationals against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 4, 2005. A week later, he threw the first pitch at RFK Stadium as baseball was back in the city of Washington for the first time in 34 years.
That day at RFK, Livo threw a first-pitch strike to the Arizona Diamondbacks' Craig Counsell in a game the Nationals won 5-3.
Hernandez now pitches out of the bullpen for the Milwaukee Brewers who are in a race of their own for the post season, but there is no question Livo has been such a big part of Nationals history, pitching to a record of 44-37 during his time here in D.C., and his last stint with the club from 2009 until the end of last season might have had the most impact.
Hernandez got a chance to mentor some of the younger guys in this starting rotation like Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann and Ross Detwiler. He was a tremendous help to Sean Burnett early last year when the left-hander was struggling. Hernandez took the time to go down to the bullpen and help Burnett with some mechanical issues, which helped him get back on track, and he went on to have solid season.
"I feel good because I know I put a little touch over there with the young guys," Hernandez told reporters in the Brewers clubhouse. "It's a great feeling, and it's something you do to help people make the playoffs and play in October. And for the franchise, this is the first time since 81, the first time in 30-something years, you know, that's a lot of years of not making the playoffs."
Hernandez has been known as a workhorse throughout his career. Nine times in his 17-year Major League career, he has thrown well over 200 innings, including seven straight from 2000-2006.
He paid attention to this team when he was with the Houston Astros in Spring Training in Kissimmee and is not surprised at what they have accomplished up to now.
"Everybody talked about Florida, and they have a great team, but I didn't know if they had the chemistry like this team," he says. "Earlier, I played with Atlanta, and I knew that team was going to make it because the chemistry inside was good. Before the season started I went with Atlanta and Washington.
"Watching it, I know how the people are here. I am not surprised by it because I knew before the season this team was going to surprise a lot of people. People were not counting on this team making the playoffs but people were wrong."
Of course, the one person the Nationals won't have in the post season is right-hander Stephen Strasburg who the Nats shutdown after his start on Sept. 7 against the Cardinals when he lasted just three innings, giving up 5 runs on 6 hits in a 9-7 loss.
Strasburg ended his year 15-6 with a 3.16 ERA, pitching 159 1/3 innings. Hernandez says he sympathizes with Strasburg, and while it was a tough decision to take out the Nationals' number-one player, it was the right one.
"I feel bad for Strasburg," Hernandez says. "It's the same way with a franchise player like Jordan (Zimmermann). You have to take care of what you've got there, and you don't want to push the guy too much. I understand Mike Rizzo, and if I'm Mike Rizzo, I would do the same thing.
"I would do it the same way, and Strasburg, you have to understand you have to take care of yourself because there are more playoffs coming, and this city is going to be in the World Series. And if not this year, maybe next year or real soon and win the World Series title."
Nats General Manager Mike Rizzo said all along there would be an innings limit, and there was going to be a time when they would shut him down. Hernandez says while it may be tough for Strasburg to swallow now, concern for his long-term future is the biggest priority.
"I think this is what the owner and Mike Rizzo are looking at," Hernandez says. "You don't want to blow his arm out again. I know he's frustrated, and I know this is why you play baseball. You play baseball to pitch the whole year, but you have to understand it's a hard decision, but Mike Rizzo would want him there. If you are Mike Rizzo, how would you not want Strasburg pitching the whole year?"
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It happened again today in my office. A woman came in asking for bunion surgery. She had put up with the pain in her big toe for years and finally had had enough. Many years ago her family physician told her to wait until she couldn't stand the pain in her foot before discussing surgery with a podiatrist. Like many physicians, they assumed any pain in the great toe accompanied by a bump was a "bunion" or Hallux Abducto Valgus. Unfortunately in this case, her doctor was wrong. The patient actually has Hallux Limitis also known as osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. If she had sought treatment many years ago, her joint may have been salvaged. Now her joint was so destroyed that she needed a joint replacement or fusion. Not what she wanted to hear! In her mind, she came in the office asking for a simple bunionectomy and left needing a joint replacement. She regretted not seeking the advice of a podiatrist earlier.
So what's the difference between Hallux valgus and Hallux limitis?
Hallux valgus is a crooked big toe joint. Over a period of years, the great toe becomes much friendlier with the second toe and drifts toward and eventually under or over the second toe. At the same time, the first metatarsal (long bone connected to the great toe) drifts towards the center of your body making the distinctive bump. This starts out as a minor annoyance, but then quickly becomes a shoe problem with rubbing on the bump. Most people seek the attention of a podiatrist when the bump is rubbing in their shoe and becomes painful. If the deformity is allowed to progress, the great toe joint can actually start to dislocate and you will start to experience joint pain and degeneration.
Hallux limitis is wear and tear arthritis or osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Many people are predisposed to have this problem by the underlying biomechanical function of their joint. It becomes much worse after an injury or repetitive trauma from things like high heeled shoes, ballet or some sports. The symptoms are different than Hallux valgus. Hallux limitis usually starts with a feeling of stiffness of the joint. It can be accompanied by swelling and redness. This usually progresses to a decrease in range of motion, a distinctive crunching feeling when moving the joint and then a bump that forms usually more toward the top of the joint, not the side like Hallux valgus.
Hallux valgus and Hallux limitis can occur together in a more complex foot deformity. Usually the bunion deformity has progressed and then is injured by repetitive trauma or a distinctive injury. This starts the progression of the arthritis change. Bottom line: don't ignore pain in your great toe joint. Treatment of Hallux limitis early can save you from needed a fusion or joint replacement!
Why is treatment of Hallux limitis so important in the early stages? Once you have destroyed the cartilage in your joint, there is nothing a physician or surgeon can do to make more cartilage. Research is underway trying to replace or regrow cartilage, but we are many years from a solution. Hallux limitis in the early stages can be controlled with a functional shoe orthotic to control the biomechanics. A clean up procedure known as a cheilectomy can help remove all the debris from the joint and get rid of much of the crunching. This will slow down the progression. Some patients can really benefit from a surgical procedure to realign and shorten the metatarsal to give the joint better biomechanics and more joint space. Unaddressed Hallux limitis leads to complete joint destruction and the need for a fusion or joint replacement.
The flip side to this story is that patients with Hallux valgus or your tradition bunion can often delay treatment until they start to have pain. Bunions in the early stages are a cosmetic concern, but the joint is usually not damaged until the later stages. It is important to address Hallux valgus when it starts to hurt so the joint is not permanently injured, but a bump, in the absence, of pain can wait.
The take home message is to have your great toe pain examined by a podiatrist. A full examination including functional biomechanics and x-rays can determine whether your pain is from Hallux valgus, Hallux limitis or a combination. Only then can you make an informed decision on treatments for your foot deformity and pain. Waiting until you can't stand it anymore is a recipe for unhappy outcomes! If you have great toe pain with or without a bump, don't delay. See your podiatrist today!
Foot and ankle athletic injuries are very common. We specialize in sports medicine getting you back to sports as soon as possible. The most common foot and ankle sports injuries are plantar fasciitis, ankle sprains, shin splints, Achilles tendonitis, peroneal tendonitis, stress fractures, posterior tibial tendonitis, anterior tibial tendonitis, neuromas, tarsal tunnel syndrome, ankle instability, and metatarsalgia. Gait problems can also cause ileotibial band syndrome, patella tendonitis, back pain, hip pain and piriformis syndrome. Medications, injections, splinting, orthotics and/or physical therapy are often quite helpful in treating most injuries. Our doctors will discuss your injury and prescribe a course of treatment that will return you to sport stronger than when you came into the office.
Fall down, go boom? Foot and ankle trauma is extremely common no matter how young or old you are. Fractures, torn ligaments and tendons, sprain and strains, puncture wounds and toenail trauma occurs every day. Our physicians can help put you back together so that you can recover from your accident as fast as possible. Don't wait too long to seek medical advice after your accident or injury. Delaying treatment often only worsens the problem!
Foot pain related to congenital and acquired foot and ankle deformities is extremely prevalent in our society. Pain can be from flat feet or a high arched foot and associated gait problems; or be from a progressive deformity like a bunion or a hammertoe. Our doctors are extensively trained to diagnose and treat the underlying deformity to help you function at your best. We want to prevent your problems from getting worse, no matter what you inherited from your family! God may have had a sense of humor when he created your feet, but we will work with you to optimize your biomechanical function and aesthetics! No one should suffer from ugly, painful feet!
Neurological foot and ankle issues can be a burning or shooting pain, numbness, weakness or just a "pins and needles" sensation. Nerve can be affected by compression at the spine level, knee level, ankle level or in your foot. Neuropathy can be a subtle nerve degeneration from aging, diabetes, and a myriad of other causes. Do not assume your nerve issues will go away or that nothing can be done. A proper diagnosis can lead to alleviation of your nerve troubles.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Three Volkswagen employees have withdrawn their federal lawsuit challenging what they called "a backroom deal" between the United Auto Workers and the automobile manufacturer to create a union at the Chattanooga plant.
The workers voluntarily withdrew their lawsuit Friday.
The National Right to Work Foundation, which represented the workers, said the withdrawal was prompted by Volkswagen and UAW attorneys' concessions in legal papers that the union cannot seek another election until sometime next year.
The employees alleged that in a pre-election agreement, Volkswagen gave the union access to names and facilities at the Chattanooga plant in exchange for the UAW holding down costs if it won the organizing vote at the factory.
Volkswagen and the UAW denied the charges and sought a dismissal.
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Cleburne school officials will not pursue a proposal to allow teachers, administrators and other staff members to carry guns onto campus after a community-wide survey showed that too many residents and students were opposed to the idea.School board President Brent Easdon said Wednesday that although he was in favor of arming teachers, he decided to listen to the community."I was in favor of it (arming teachers) because I see the response time for an individual as being much faster. Even if there was an officer on campus, he might be in another area when something happens," Easdon said.Superintendent Tim Miller said that no motions were made at the school board meeting earlier this week, and trustees did not vote on whether or not to allow employees to carry guns on campus.Miller said parents and employees were surveyed at two community forums in February, and people could also take the survey online. The survey showed that 59 percent of the participants opposed the idea of arming employees while 41 percent approved. A total of 1,134 people participated in the survey.Most employees who took the survey didn't like the idea of carrying guns, but parents whose children are enrolled in elementary schools were in favor of employees carrying guns, with 53 percent in favor and 47 percent opposed.Miller said that an English teacher at Cleburne High School surveyed her 10th-grade students, and the overwhelming majority said they didn't want their teachers to carry guns. They suggested some alternatives, such as allowing teachers to use tasers or mace and install metal detectors.Miller said that among the employees, there were a few "outliers" who wanted to carry their guns on campus."Most did not feel comfortable with firearms. They were in the classroom to teach and didn't want to take on that added responsibility" Miller said.On May 11, voters will decide whether to approve a $10 million bond package to fund safety and security, technology improvements and other campus improvements.Out of that bond package, $1.2 million would be used for security improvements which include installing new doors that would make it more difficult for people to enter school buildings. Adding more surveillance cameras is also part of the security improvement plan.Other districts have discussed the possibility of teachers carrying their concealed weapons on campus. Discussions have taken place in other districts including Arlington, but no decisions were made. In Fort Worth, Code Blue volunteers are now patrolling schools.Three small districts -- Van, Harrold and Union Grove -- do allow teachers to carry concealed handguns in the classroom.Elizabeth Campbell, 817-390-7696Twitter: @fwstliz
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Major: Biomedical Engineering
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Advice you'd like to share with the Incoming Class: Always go to class and take good notes, even when attendance isn't required. Showing up to class gives you insights into the class that you may not get from simply reading the book on your own. Being an active part of your education is crucial in making college a success. Furthermore, professors often make tests directly from what they taught in class.
MY BEST STUDY TIP: Spend a little bit of time each week reviewing your notes so you don't have to cram. Cramming very rarely works and can be stressful. If you learn a little bit every week, you will retain the information better and feel more confident when you finally take the test. Furthermore, if you realize you have an issue with a specific topic, you can contact your tutor, professor or TA. Some classes have special tutoring centers, like Physics, that have their own tutors. They can provide you sufficient help and support that you may not get the night before a test.
My Time Management Strategy: Create a goals list for each day, with allotted times for each activity. Be realistic with allotted times; I can't study for 12 hours straight and it's probably not healthy to. Make sure to give yourself a little wiggle room for relaxing and inevitable procrastination. Try not to schedule too much into one day, sleep is very important too!
Resources at Stevens I've Used: Academic Support Walk-In Tutoring Center, Academic Support Private Tutoring, Co-op, Writing Center, Physics Tutoring Center
What Do You Like Best About Stevens? The availability of opportunities to go beyond the class room and do research. After your first semester you can get involved in research in a volunteer capacity. It's a great way to expand your knowledge outside of what you learn in the classroom and gain valuable experience for your resume.


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Access a comprehensive timeline of key Guantánamo events and a summary of Guantánamo Bay statistics here.
Following our work with former Guantánamo Bay prisoner Binyam Mohamed, and prompted by Obama's promise to close the prison, Reprieve launched the Life after Guantánamo project last year. Since then things have not turned out quite as expected…
Here Polly Rossdale, who runs the project with Katie Taylor talks about their work helping released men rebuild their lives.
What's the main focus of your work been so far?
The idea was to help local organisations in European countries handle the social, health, legal and financial issues for men released from Guantánamo. We've been working with habeas lawyers in the States whose clients were being transferred to European countries, and with NGOs in host countries. We've put together a needs template that NGOs, governments and attorneys have used to identify what men are likely to need.
But men haven't been released at the rate that we expected after Obama announced that the prison would close by January 2010. That obviously didn't happen, and much of our work has been lobbying to find places for the men to go. You can't support and facilitate rehabilitation if people are still in Guantánamo. There's no logic to it!
How many men are waiting to be released? And how many has the UK accepted?
According to the American administration, about 89 men out of the 171 who are there now have been cleared for release. But there are no names in that list, because that information is deemed protected by US government. Some of those men cannot go back home because they face torture or persecution in their home countries. So far 14 men have returned to the UK – all of them had some sort of prior residence status here.
How do the men actually leave Guantánamo?
Except in the British cases they're usually transported in US military planes, at US expense. It's far from ideal They're usually transported shackled, sometimes blindfolded, and filmed.
Are there any countries that have shown a particular sense of responsibility or humanitarianism?
Yeah – Ireland, for example, appears to be doing a fantastic job. Two Uzbek men were taken there in September 2009, and the country had made excellent preparations. I do think it's interesting though that some of the countries who've taken men are also those countries that have been involved in renditions – such as Portugal and Ireland.
What do you find the biggest obstacle for men leaving Guantánamo, and how specific are those things to the fact that they've been in Guantánamo?
Obviously, each man will have had a different experience and will be able to cope in different ways because of their individual strengths, but there are commonalities. They will all have experienced the particular forms of torture and ill-treatment that have been used in Guantánamo, which focus quite a lot on psychological abuse and control. They will all have experienced, in one way or another, medical practitioners' complicity in that ill-treatment, which is a really serious barrier in terms of accessing medical care in the future, because they're much less likely to trust anyone. The other thing is that there's a huge stigma attached to having been in Guantánamo. They're released without apology, without compensation, without really having their name cleared. Rebuilding your life in that context is difficult. Then add to that that many of these men are being released to countries where they have no family ties, may not speak the language... I was struck by some of these difficulties when I visited some of the former detainees resettled in Albania - they have no connection to Albania, they didn't speak Albanian, and it's a poor country with limited capacity to support them.
What was your work in Albania composed of?
We were trying to see our clients, an Egyptian man, Sherif el Mashad, and a Tunisian, Saleh Sassi. They were in a refugee centre which in some ways is fairly similar to a detention experience – there are restrictions on their freedom of movement, they don't have much freedom in terms of what they can do, they haven't had proper medical check-ups yet. It's a pretty frustrating experience.
There aren't the facilities and the experience there?
In theory the Albanians have experience of this. Eight men were released to Albania in 2006, five Uighurs, an Egyptian, an Algerian and an Uzbek. Two of those have now left Albania, one returned to Algeria and the other sought asylum in Sweden, so there are six men settled there now.
Are you in touch with those six men?
Yes, we met with all of them on the visit. They had been there almost four years, and they were still getting some support from the Albanian state but they have a lot of unresolved issues. Their residency status there is insecure, there isn't work, they don't have work permits, they don't have travel documents, accessing healthcare is very difficult, they usually have to pay for it. One man and his wife had just had a baby and he had to somehow pay for everything at the maternity centre himself.
But there are former Guantánamo prisoners who are building family lives now?
Yes, absolutely. We went to a wedding while we were in Albania, too. One of the Uighurs, Ayoub Haji Mohammed, got married to a Uighur woman who was a refugee in Canada. She came to Albania to marry him. That was an amazing day. They're lovely guys and they're really doing their best to start over, but the hurdles are just huge. Ayoub's fantastic. He's in his mid-twenties and was studying at the university in Tirana. I've been really astounded and moved by how resilient these men are and how able they are to turn incredibly difficult and traumatic experiences to the good. And of course, most of what they want to do is rather banal. When we meet with these European governments
and they say, 'What are these men like?' They expect you to say, 'Oh they spend the weekend cleaning out their guns,' but of course they just want completely ordinary things, they want families. Sherif used to run a painting and decorating business in Italy, he was a legal resident there but Italy wouldn't take him. He was only in his mid-twenties when he was seized. When I met him, he wanted to see his mum and he wants to meet someone, get married. He said, 'I've wasted eight years of my life, I just want to start doing ordinary things again.'


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South Africa is much the same and different as many African countries that I have visited. Same in the sense of the smell of burning oil and gasoline, shipping containers as buildings, the red dirt, the friendly people, passenger vans as taxis, crazy driving, dogs for security, chickens and goats roaming everywhere, and the seemingly common practice of taking things as they come. The differences and nuances come in the country's history - white minority oppressive rule. White people are not unheard of in this area of Africa and South Africa specifically - uncommon, but not unseen. You get a sense that you are always being watched, but in a different way than what may be experienced in other African countries without such a history. It is more of a, "why are you here" look instead of the, "oh! You are white." The history of white oppression and the current issue of white organizations taking away from the communities makes the dynamic similar in skepticism, but different in why.
Articulate Call for Papers (Fall 2008)
Call for Papers:
SCOUT BANANA, in conjunction with Michigan State University's African Studies Center and Office of International Development, invites you to submit a manuscript to Articulate: Undergraduate Scholarship Applied to International Development.
Articulate is a new undergraduate scholarly journal that publishes academic papers and writings (research papers, field work, interviews, etc.) on issues in international development, focusing primarily on African studies and healthcare issues. Articulate seeks to educate, motivate, and activate the public about its mission and vision working towards solutions for Africa's healthcare crisis.
Back in the US - Reflections from South Africa!
Words for Human Rights
This has been a long and on-going process...Who would've thought that we'd have so many amazing local poets in the city of Nashville just dying to perform at a Human Rights event?
SERIES 1 African Diaspora: A Mental Creation
Series 1: (B) Bostwana and Zambia
The Changing Times: The World From 1990-2000
Series 1: CAPITAL FLOW IN ZAMBIA AND BOSTWANA
The purpose of this investigation is to empirically investigate the relationship between Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Bostwana and Zambia with economic growth being seen through an expansion in trade as well as Gross Domestic Product for the respective countries from 1990-2000. The motivation for the investigation of the presence of foreign investments and the relationship they have to economic growth is a result of debates within the field of economics regarding the role that foreign investments play in a economy. Scholars have explored the topic with some focusing on statistical evidence ( 0L' 1922, Hou 1965) while others provide the theoretical frameworks through which foreign investments have been viewed( Rothgeb 1996).
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Africa has been having problems since the countries on the continent aggressively upheld the belief of self-rule and saw that as a right. However, since then these countries have experienced a lot of problems. Some of these problems will always be there and they will never finish because that is just the nature of developing the countries. However, even though Africa still has a long way to go in terms of development, economic, social, and political, there are areas that can spearhead this development.
Mugabe: The Snail Of Africa
This is just total stupidity!! Men like Mugabe do not deserve the very air they breath! Honestly, it is times like these i censure these old fossils because how can he be so strong enough to structure a country he won't even be living in because the guy will die soon!! This is just total stupidity!! He needed to give his country a chance and he can't seem to do that!! The people of Zim will have to own their own desitny and the fact that they will sit aside while their country is run like a police state is indicative of their comfort with what Mugabe is doing. It is just total stupidity!
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The most golf balls putted in one minute indoors was 15 by Tyler J. Lower (USA) at the FDNY Fire Academy in New York, New York, USA, on 30 March 2011. Each putt was required to travel a minimum of 5 yards (4.57 m).
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