Why is joblessness such a problem here? It's simple: RV's.

Elkhart County for some time has been the 'recreational vehicle capital' of the US. Between RV manufacturers and the companies that supply them, a whopping one of every four jobs in Elkhart County is linked to the RV industry.

That industry screeched to almost a dead-stop late last year. The credit crisis plus the recession's full impact caused a chain-reaction. Buyers put their purchases on indefinite hold. Dealers unable to move their RV's stopped buying from the manufacturers. RV makers then either ramatically cut production or stopped altogther. Other manufacturers went out of business. Many of the area suppliers for the RV plants were forced out of business.

All of it meant thousands of people in Elkhart County were suddenly without work.

Because of the increased numbers of unemployed here, soup kitchens and food pantries found more hungry families at their door. The Window, a food pantry in Goshen, has had to triple the food it collects just meet increased demand.

But as bad as it is in Elkhart County, there have been signs of hope in the form of new jobs in the RV industry.

Keystone RV has re-hired 500 of the 900 people it laid-off and the company is opening a new production line. The number of applications for those jobs was over 4,000.

Ever Green RV was born DURING the recession. Dedicated to eco-friendlier RV's made of lighter, re-cycled and 'green' materials, Ever Green started with less than 20 employees last December. It grew to 65. When Ever Green recently announced it had another 15 new job openings...the line of applicants was out the company's front door and into the parking lot.

If the economy recovers, more people may buy RV's and put more of Elkhart County's idled workers...back to work.

But no-one can say for sure when that might happen...and the jobs are needed now.

Why is joblessness such a problem here? It's simple: RV's.

Elkhart County for some time has been the 'recreational vehicle capital' of the US. Between RV manufacturers and the companies that supply them, a whopping one of every four jobs in Elkhart County is linked to the RV industry.

That industry screeched to almost a dead-stop late last year. The credit crisis plus the recession's full impact caused a chain-reaction. Buyers put their purchases on indefinite hold. Dealers unable to move their RV's stopped buying from the manufacturers. RV makers then either ramatically cut production or stopped altogther. Other manufacturers went out of business. Many of the area suppliers for the RV plants were forced out of business.

All of it meant thousands of people in Elkhart County were suddenly without work.

Because of the increased numbers of unemployed here, soup kitchens and food pantries found more hungry families at their door. The Window, a food pantry in Goshen, has had to triple the food it collects just meet increased demand.

But as bad as it is in Elkhart County, there have been signs of hope in the form of new jobs in the RV industry.

Keystone RV has re-hired 500 of the 900 people it laid-off and the company is opening a new production line. The number of applications for those jobs was over 4,000.

Ever Green RV was born DURING the recession. Dedicated to eco-friendlier RV's made of lighter, re-cycled and 'green' materials, Ever Green started with less than 20 employees last December. It grew to 65. When Ever Green recently announced it had another 15 new job openings...the line of applicants was out the company's front door and into the parking lot.

If the economy recovers, more people may buy RV's and put more of Elkhart County's idled workers...back to work.

But no-one can say for sure when that might happen...and the jobs are needed now.

Why is joblessness such a problem here? It's simple: RV's.

Elkhart County for some time has been the 'recreational vehicle capital' of the US. Between RV manufacturers and the companies that supply them, a whopping one of every four jobs in Elkhart County is linked to the RV industry.

That industry screeched to almost a dead-stop late last year. The credit crisis plus the recession's full impact caused a chain-reaction. Buyers put their purchases on indefinite hold. Dealers unable to move their RV's stopped buying from the manufacturers. RV makers then either ramatically cut production or stopped altogther. Other manufacturers went out of business. Many of the area suppliers for the RV plants were forced out of business.

All of it meant thousands of people in Elkhart County were suddenly without work.

Because of the increased numbers of unemployed here, soup kitchens and food pantries found more hungry families at their door. The Window, a food pantry in Goshen, has had to triple the food it collects just meet increased demand.

But as bad as it is in Elkhart County, there have been signs of hope in the form of new jobs in the RV industry.

Keystone RV has re-hired 500 of the 900 people it laid-off and the company is opening a new production line. The number of applications for those jobs was over 4,000.

Ever Green RV was born DURING the recession. Dedicated to eco-friendlier RV's made of lighter, re-cycled and 'green' materials, Ever Green started with less than 20 employees last December. It grew to 65. When Ever Green recently announced it had another 15 new job openings...the line of applicants was out the company's front door and into the parking lot.

If the economy recovers, more people may buy RV's and put more of Elkhart County's idled workers...back to work.

But no-one can say for sure when that might happen...and the jobs are needed now.

Why is joblessness such a problem here? It's simple: RV's.

Elkhart County for some time has been the 'recreational vehicle capital' of the US. Between RV manufacturers and the companies that supply them, a whopping one of every four jobs in Elkhart County is linked to the RV industry.

That industry screeched to almost a dead-stop late last year. The credit crisis plus the recession's full impact caused a chain-reaction. Buyers put their purchases on indefinite hold. Dealers unable to move their RV's stopped buying from the manufacturers. RV makers then either ramatically cut production or stopped altogther. Other manufacturers went out of business. Many of the area suppliers for the RV plants were forced out of business.

All of it meant thousands of people in Elkhart County were suddenly without work.

Because of the increased numbers of unemployed here, soup kitchens and food pantries found more hungry families at their door. The Window, a food pantry in Goshen, has had to triple the food it collects just meet increased demand.

But as bad as it is in Elkhart County, there have been signs of hope in the form of new jobs in the RV industry.

Keystone RV has re-hired 500 of the 900 people it laid-off and the company is opening a new production line. The number of applications for those jobs was over 4,000.

Ever Green RV was born DURING the recession. Dedicated to eco-friendlier RV's made of lighter, re-cycled and 'green' materials, Ever Green started with less than 20 employees last December. It grew to 65. When Ever Green recently announced it had another 15 new job openings...the line of applicants was out the company's front door and into the parking lot.

If the economy recovers, more people may buy RV's and put more of Elkhart County's idled workers...back to work.

But no-one can say for sure when that might happen...and the jobs are needed now.

Why is joblessness such a problem here? It's simple: RV's.

Elkhart County for some time has been the 'recreational vehicle capital' of the US. Between RV manufacturers and the companies that supply them, a whopping one of every four jobs in Elkhart County is linked to the RV industry.

That industry screeched to almost a dead-stop late last year. The credit crisis plus the recession's full impact caused a chain-reaction. Buyers put their purchases on indefinite hold. Dealers unable to move their RV's stopped buying from the manufacturers. RV makers then either ramatically cut production or stopped altogther. Other manufacturers went out of business. Many of the area suppliers for the RV plants were forced out of business.

All of it meant thousands of people in Elkhart County were suddenly without work.

Because of the increased numbers of unemployed here, soup kitchens and food pantries found more hungry families at their door. The Window, a food pantry in Goshen, has had to triple the food it collects just meet increased demand.

But as bad as it is in Elkhart County, there have been signs of hope in the form of new jobs in the RV industry.

Keystone RV has re-hired 500 of the 900 people it laid-off and the company is opening a new production line. The number of applications for those jobs was over 4,000.

Ever Green RV was born DURING the recession. Dedicated to eco-friendlier RV's made of lighter, re-cycled and 'green' materials, Ever Green started with less than 20 employees last December. It grew to 65. When Ever Green recently announced it had another 15 new job openings...the line of applicants was out the company's front door and into the parking lot.

If the economy recovers, more people may buy RV's and put more of Elkhart County's idled workers...back to work.

But no-one can say for sure when that might happen...and the jobs are needed now.

Why is joblessness such a problem here? It's simple: RV's.

Elkhart County for some time has been the 'recreational vehicle capital' of the US. Between RV manufacturers and the companies that supply them, a whopping one of every four jobs in Elkhart County is linked to the RV industry.

That industry screeched to almost a dead-stop late last year. The credit crisis plus the recession's full impact caused a chain-reaction. Buyers put their purchases on indefinite hold. Dealers unable to move their RV's stopped buying from the manufacturers. RV makers then either ramatically cut production or stopped altogther. Other manufacturers went out of business. Many of the area suppliers for the RV plants were forced out of business.

All of it meant thousands of people in Elkhart County were suddenly without work.

Because of the increased numbers of unemployed here, soup kitchens and food pantries found more hungry families at their door. The Window, a food pantry in Goshen, has had to triple the food it collects just meet increased demand.

But as bad as it is in Elkhart County, there have been signs of hope in the form of new jobs in the RV industry.

Keystone RV has re-hired 500 of the 900 people it laid-off and the company is opening a new production line. The number of applications for those jobs was over 4,000.

Ever Green RV was born DURING the recession. Dedicated to eco-friendlier RV's made of lighter, re-cycled and 'green' materials, Ever Green started with less than 20 employees last December. It grew to 65. When Ever Green recently announced it had another 15 new job openings...the line of applicants was out the company's front door and into the parking lot.

If the economy recovers, more people may buy RV's and put more of Elkhart County's idled workers...back to work.

But no-one can say for sure when that might happen...and the jobs are needed now.

Why is joblessness such a problem here? It's simple: RV's.

Elkhart County for some time has been the 'recreational vehicle capital' of the US. Between RV manufacturers and the companies that supply them, a whopping one of every four jobs in Elkhart County is linked to the RV industry.

That industry screeched to almost a dead-stop late last year. The credit crisis plus the recession's full impact caused a chain-reaction. Buyers put their purchases on indefinite hold. Dealers unable to move their RV's stopped buying from the manufacturers. RV makers then either ramatically cut production or stopped altogther. Other manufacturers went out of business. Many of the area suppliers for the RV plants were forced out of business.

All of it meant thousands of people in Elkhart County were suddenly without work.

Because of the increased numbers of unemployed here, soup kitchens and food pantries found more hungry families at their door. The Window, a food pantry in Goshen, has had to triple the food it collects just meet increased demand.

But as bad as it is in Elkhart County, there have been signs of hope in the form of new jobs in the RV industry.

Keystone RV has re-hired 500 of the 900 people it laid-off and the company is opening a new production line. The number of applications for those jobs was over 4,000.

Ever Green RV was born DURING the recession. Dedicated to eco-friendlier RV's made of lighter, re-cycled and 'green' materials, Ever Green started with less than 20 employees last December. It grew to 65. When Ever Green recently announced it had another 15 new job openings...the line of applicants was out the company's front door and into the parking lot.

If the economy recovers, more people may buy RV's and put more of Elkhart County's idled workers...back to work.

But no-one can say for sure when that might happen...and the jobs are needed now.

Why is joblessness such a problem here? It's simple: RV's.

Elkhart County for some time has been the 'recreational vehicle capital' of the US. Between RV manufacturers and the companies that supply them, a whopping one of every four jobs in Elkhart County is linked to the RV industry.

That industry screeched to almost a dead-stop late last year. The credit crisis plus the recession's full impact caused a chain-reaction. Buyers put their purchases on indefinite hold. Dealers unable to move their RV's stopped buying from the manufacturers. RV makers then either ramatically cut production or stopped altogther. Other manufacturers went out of business. Many of the area suppliers for the RV plants were forced out of business.

All of it meant thousands of people in Elkhart County were suddenly without work.

Because of the increased numbers of unemployed here, soup kitchens and food pantries found more hungry families at their door. The Window, a food pantry in Goshen, has had to triple the food it collects just meet increased demand.

But as bad as it is in Elkhart County, there have been signs of hope in the form of new jobs in the RV industry.

Keystone RV has re-hired 500 of the 900 people it laid-off and the company is opening a new production line. The number of applications for those jobs was over 4,000.

Ever Green RV was born DURING the recession. Dedicated to eco-friendlier RV's made of lighter, re-cycled and 'green' materials, Ever Green started with less than 20 employees last December. It grew to 65. When Ever Green recently announced it had another 15 new job openings...the line of applicants was out the company's front door and into the parking lot.

If the economy recovers, more people may buy RV's and put more of Elkhart County's idled workers...back to work.

But no-one can say for sure when that might happen...and the jobs are needed now.

According to court documents Hassan Hodroj and Dib Hani Harb both of Beirut, Lebanon attempted to purchase 1,200 U.S. made military assault weapons. The alleged buyers agreed to a purchase price of approximately 2 million dollars. The entire transaction was to be in cash in order to avoid tracing payments back to Hezbollah.

The machine guns, M4 Carbines, are rapid firing and use 90 round magazines. The guns are considered well suited for urban combat because they have a short barrel. According to an FBI affidavit, Hodroj said the guns were wanted by Hezbollah in their fight against Jews and to protect Lebanon.

The guns were to be sent to the Port of Latakiah in Syria which Hodroj described to a cooperative government witness as “ours.” Hojroj boasted that Hezbollah controlled the port and could bring in anything with impunity. Justice Department spokeswoman Patty Hoffman said none of the weapons were shipped.

Harb and three other defendants Moussa Ali Hamden of Brooklyn, New York and Hasaan Antar Karaki of Beirut, Lebanon were also charged with providing Hezbollah with financial support in the form of proceeds from the sale of fraudulent passports, counterfeit money and laundering stolen currency.

Six other men were also indicted for trafficking in stolen and counterfeit goods. Assistant Attorney General for National Security, David Kris said the allegations “demonstrate how terrorist organizations rely on a variety of underlying criminal activities to fund and arm themselves.”

"We want you to stay healthy and safe and travel well," said Rear Adm. Anne Schuchat, MD, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

In addition to the usual recommendations to wash hands, cover coughs and get the vaccine when available, the CDC recommends people who are sick avoid travel to reduce the risk of transmitting the virus in close quarters, such as a crowded airplane cabin.

According to public health officials, the holiday travel season could produce a temporary spike in influenza activity, despite reported decreases throughout the first half of November.

Schuchat also reported a "worrisome" increase in invasive pneumococcal infections in persons under 65. Influenza makes the body more susceptible to this secondary bacterial infection, which is especially dangerous for persons with underlying medical conditions, such as  heart disease or neurological problems.

Pneumococcal infection can be prevented by one-time vaccine available at most doctor's offices. However, Shuchat said only one in four high risk adults bothers to get the vaccine.