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Electricity consumption in the Israeli economy is provided by power stations that generate electricity using different energy sources. Construction of additional power stations that increase generation capacity requires the allocation of land resources, incurs fuel import and purchase costs, increases the dependence on international markets, and requires raising of capital and financing costs, as well as causing environmental damage.
In Israel, there are five coastal power stations operating on coal, natural gas and heavy fuel oil, as well as a set of inland stations based on jet, heavy duty and combined cycle gas turbines, some of which are diesel oil powered and are due to be converted to natural gas in the future.
Jet gas turbines
KinarotHaifaCaesareaOrot Rabin, Hadera
Ra'ananaEshkolEitanRotenberg, AshkelonHartuvEilat
Heavy-duty gas turbines
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Projects underwayRamat Hovav: Steam additions. Expected time of completion: July 2013Tzafit: Steam extensions. Expected time of completion: July 2012Alon Tavor: Gas turbine. Expected time of completion: July 2013 (in accordance with development plan).Alon Tavor: Steam addition. Expected time of completion: August 2014 (in accordance with development plan)Eshkol: Steam additions. Expected time of completion: December 2013Hagit: Steam additions. Expected time of completion: August 2013Ashalim: construction of thermo-solar and photovoltaic power stations. Expected time of completion: 2013Timna: Construction of a solar power station. Expected time of completion: 2014Ashkelon: Construction of a dual-fuel power station running on natural gas (coal backup). Expected time of completion: 2018Independent producers: approval of conditional licenses and generation licenses for independent electricity producers using various technologies.
The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources encourages independent entrepreneurs to become involved in electricity generation by constructing power generation facilities of various technologies in order to increase the power generation capacity and strengthen competition. The construction of new stations will contribute to the stability of the national electricity sector, reduce electricity rates for business and private consumers, and assist in the development of the economy. The Government policy target is to achieve approximately 20% of electricity generation in Israel by independent entities.
Highlights of the independent electricity generation policy
Increasing the electricity generation capacity and creating a suitable reserve in the national electricity sector.Creation of mechanisms that will encourage the construction of electricity generation installations by independent entities.Creation of conditions for fair competition while encouraging different producers to sell electricity to end consumers.Encouragement of electricity generation using efficient technologies or technologies of environmental value.
LicensingThe Electricity Administration assists the Minister in the review and approval process of licenses granted by the Public Utility Authority – Electricity. to independent electricity producers using conventional installation technologies, cogeneration, pumped storage and renewable energy sources, subject to compliance with the conditions required under the relevant regulations and the criteria of the Public Utility Authority – Electricity.
The submission of a license application is subject to the National Electricity Sector Regulations (Conditions and Procedures for Licensing and Obligations of Licensee) 1997.Regulations for transactions between an independent electricity producer and an essential service provider are stipulated in the National Electricity Sector Regulations (Transactions with an Essential Service Provider) 2000.Details about power generation licenses and conditions for selling of electricity by independent producers can be found in the National Electricity Sector Regulations (conventional independent electricity producer) 2005.Details on how to submit applications for licenses in the national electricity sector and a list of provisional and permanent licenses can be found on the website of the Public Utility Authority – Electricity.
Cogeneration is a technology that combines two processes, electricity generation and heat production, with the aim of achieving more efficient fuel utilization. Generation of electricity by diesel power or turbines is characterized by low efficiency and heat loss through exhaust gases and engine cooling. Cogeneration exploits these heat sources and recycles them for thermal processes. This results in a total efficiency of 65%-85% compared to 20%-40% in a single purpose process, and up to 58% in combined cycle generators. In addition, the total cost for generating power and heat in a cogeneration system is lower than the costs of generation with two separate processes.
The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources encourages the installation of cogeneration systems in manufacturing plants and facilities that consume electricity and hot water or steam, such as hospitals and factories.
Common uses of cogenerationElectricity for self consumption and/or supply to the national grid and sale to the Israel Electric Corporation;Mechanical energy produced as an alternative to electricity is utilized for powering heavy-duty mechanical equipment; Thermal energy is used for generating steam and hot water;Residual heat emitted is utilized for heating air, for industrial products and as thermal oil.
The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources has encouraged the conversion of the power generation capacity installed at heavy-fuel-oil- based thermal power stations to natural gas. The conversion of the Eshkol Power Station in Ashdod the Reading Power Station in Tel Aviv and the Haifa Power Station is already complete. Conversion will also be completed in Orot Rabin Power Station (units 1-4).
The conversion to natural gas will reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions created in the electricity generation process and will reduce the cost of production. Electricity generation in combined-cycle type stations excels with a high efficiency of 55%-60%, compared to 38%-42% for heavy fuel oil and coal-powered stations.
The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources is taking steps to reduce sulfur dioxide (SOX) emissions during electricity generation by installing SOX purgers in coal-based electricity generation facilities. A reduction in sulfur emissions reduces air pollution and the harm caused to public health, and reduces the cost of healthcare, saving the economy direct economic costs. The oldest coal-based electricity generation units (1-4 in Orot Rabin) will be transformed into natural gas operated, coal backed generators. The planned Ruthenberg units 5-6 will also be installed as natural gas operated, coal backed power plant.
In this context, a plan has been approved to install equipment for purging sulfur oxides and for reducing nitrogen oxide emissions from existing coal units, at a cost of approximately 2 billion dollars. The plan will be completed by 2017.


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I am quite new to the combination of apache and django and quite naive frankly regarding to how multi-threading is handeled. Specifically I run on a windows server, so I know the MPM is only thread-based.
I have an application which serves a website's pages, and another application which performs a cpu intensive background process which happens from time to time and takes as much as 30 seconds or so. I am worried that I might run into performance issues and have several questions, I hope these will help others as well...
- How does apache distribute concurrent requests between threads? and between CPUs? What kind of logic drives this? Does each request spawn a separate thread?
- Can I manually specify a certain app to be run on a separate CPU? For example, if I have a machine with 4 CPUs, can I set 1 CPU for website requests and 3 other for running the background process on demand?
- How do multiple threads read/write to same database? I don't expect to have collisions since writing will be carried out per-user, but I don't know how this is actually handeled.
- What happens if I have more than one such machine, for example running on EC2 and having more than one instance? How are requests distributed?
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Joseph Curl, an editor of the Drudge Report mocked Kathleen Sebelius, claiming she went out of office the way she came into it, "winging it." In his Washington Times opinion piece on Sunday, Curl pointed out that as Sebelius stood by President Obama to make her farewell speech, the Secretary of Health and Human Services explained she was "missing a page" of her prepared remarks.
According to Curl, it was ironic that on her way out the door, Sebelius fumbled through her pages, finally forced to stop mid-speech to admit she was lost because a page was gone. "What a perfect summation of her entire time in the administration," derided Curl. Sebelius "was in over her head from the very beginning, and she'll go down in history as the chief of perhaps the greatest policy debacle in U.S. history, the rollout of Obamacare," he added.
The Drudge editor followed a long list of reports from major news networks including ABC News, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, Fox News, and NBC which noted her blunder as well. Echoing the Drudge editor, the NBC report described Sebelius' lapse as "One last glitch for the road," and the leading ABC headline about the Rose Garden ceremony was, "One Last Glitch for Kathleen Sebelius: 'A page Is missing'." While the Fox News headline read, "Sebelius botches farewell speech," the New York Post headline was harsher, "Sebelius even bungles her farewell speech."
The New York Times omitted any reference to the break in Sebelius' speech but focused instead on how warmly her speech was regarded by the audience, noting that she received several ovations. One week after enrollment for health insurance ended, following the announcement that 7.1 million people had signed up, Sebelius' resignation was official. Obama was flanked by the outgoing secretary and the lady he hopes the Senate will confirm to take her place, Sylvia Mathews Burwell. Burwell's nomination was the focus of the New York Times piece.
During the Rose Garden ceremony, the president praised Sebelius, predicting she "would go down in history," for her service. Curl had no praise for Sebelius, instead he ticked off a list of things he felt indicated profound incompetence during the time she served.
Sebelius "was a disaster from the start," declared Curl, and then he elaborated markers he considered her failings, almost all covered at one time or another on the Drudge Report. Curl pointed out that like Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Sebelius came in with a tax bill of $8,000 she had to clear up, caused by padded deductions on the sale of her home, charitable and business deductions.
Also at question, for Curl, was why such vague and wide powers were relegated to her sole discretion as secretary, written into the Affordable Care Act (ACA). By Curl's estimate, within the 2,500 page bill, references to the "HHS secretary" topped 2,600 and many hundreds of those indicated that the secretary "shall," "may" or that there were issues which would be relegated to her sole determination. In his opinion, there was no excuse for the disastrous debut of Obamacare when the secretary had such vast power and four years to wield it before the website opened. (A searchable version of ACA is available.)
Many Republicans have vowed Obamacare will be a top midterm elections issue, Sebelius resignation or not. Some Democrats have expressed their hopes putting a new face at the helm may help Senate Democrats facing tough battles for re-election in conservative states this fall.
However, Forbes posited that there will be a backlash to Sebelius' departure when her replacement comes up before the Senate for confirmation because Burwell will stand before them as Obama's first and only nominee for for what has been called Obamacare's "death panel," the Independent Payment Advisory Board. In their opinion, President Obama may have served Democrats better by keeping Sebelius in place until after the election rather than hand Republicans such a volatile weapon to wield against vunerable Democrats.
Wednesday is National Healthcare Decisions Day, a controversial nationwide initiative to encourage individuals to voluntarily express their end of life health care wishes, and for providers, family and friends to follow them. Thus far, there is no mention of this initiative on the Drudge Report; Obamacare is as of this publication, however temporarily, completely off the Drudge Report radar.
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In a reversal of decision, NBC has decided to live stream the Sochi Olympics Closing Ceremony for US viewers. The decision to allow the live feed has fans elated. On Saturday, The Christian Post reported on NBC's decision to live stream.
The Live Stream will begin at 11 a.m. EST. Do not forget to adjust your time zone if you live on the west coast. Viewers can still catch the extravaganza on the tape delayed broadcast at 8 p.m EST on NBC on Sunday night. The tools used for viewing the Olympics live have caught on well and fan viewership is high. NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports Live Extra app offer alternatives for viewers who cannot wait for primetime.
The decision has many fans speculating on the fate of the next Olympics, will live broadcast even be available in four years? The internet, tablets and smart phones have changed the course of technology and the way viewers watch their favorite shows. Who knows what might happen in the next four years. For now, we are content that the Sochi Olympics 2014 will have much culture involved in the closing ceremonies.


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ST LOUIS (LALATE) – Is the Post Office open January 16 on the Martin Luther King Jr Holiday? Is there mail delivery on January 16? USPS remind news today that the Post Office will be closed January 16, 2012. There will be mail today, Saturday; but on Monday all branches will be closed and there will no delivery. The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is the second of two federal holidays this month, OPM reminds news.
OPM (the Office of Personnel and Management) each year reminds customers and news about U.S. Federal Holidays. Postal branches close in accordance with those holidays and OPM directives. The confusion, however, usually erupts when the holiday falls on a weekend day.
Such is never the case for the MLK holiday. Since it's always observed on a Monday, post offices are always closed that day . The confusion, however, erupts when federal holidays fall on the weekend. OPM reminds news that, if the holiday falls on a Saturday, it will be observed a day earlier on Friday with a federal closure. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, it will be observed a day later on Monday with a federal closure.
The next holiday after MLK is Washington's birthday. But OPM reports to news this month that the term "Washington's Birthday" is referred to differently, based upon jurisdictions. "This holiday is designated as "Washington's Birthday" in section 6103(a) of title 5 of the United States Code, which is the law that specifies holidays for Federal employees. Though other institutions such as state and local governments and private businesses may use other names, it is our policy to always refer to holidays by the names designated in the law."
Not only will post offices and banks be closed on Monday, January 16, 2012, but also local and state offices, agencies, and divisions will also be closed. Malls and public transport will be operating as usual.


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TC TO HENRY LARKIN ; 13 February 1858; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18580213-TC-HL-01; CL 33: 181-182
Chelsea, 13 feby, 1857 [1858]—
My dear Sir,
After a great deal of shuddering, I have taken your fine map in hand (Journey to Reich),1 and given you what hints I could: it is to be feared they will not much carry you on their back; but I trust to your own faculty for a good issue nevertheless. Nay already there are few such maps for perspicacity, good sense, and amount of information, under such circumstances. I enclose the 3 slips of memoranda, that you may read them over (if possible), and ask me abt dark points when we meet.
Monday Evg next (if you are free) will do: I will then give you the Map; and do not wish my old eyes to be bothered with it farther,—if you can help. The Rhine woodcut2 is coming on now:—you can bid Robson guess "how soon he will be near the end of Book IX";3 that is, the limit of time.
On Monday Evg, if you cd bring me from Robson, the last leaf of Book VIII (whh he has just now begun upon), I wd look at an essential point in it; and give it you back. Item to bring me the whole of Book IX (with Robson's guess as to the quantity of it; 150 pages, he once said)4 for a few days:—after whh, in good time, I will ask you to take it back.
The Sartor is come; and looks very roadworthy: I am only sorry at the endless trouble you have had with it! But that is what you are not apt to grudge in such cases. Only I will say, Don't go too deep; despatch yr next two Volumes, taliter qualiter [such as they are]. We shall want you infinitely more to do an Index of the Friedh 2 Voll. Index, no Summary will be needed yet: Index of your doing!
If you write nothing, I will expect you on Monday Evg; if another evg will suit you better, write.
Yours always truly / T. Carlyle 5


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Fresno State: (2008) Did not see any action due to an injury.
Ventura: Lettered four years in soccer ... played center midfielder ... was the 2005 Ventura High School Defensive MVP ... earned the 2006 and 2007 Ventura High School Coaches Award ... 2005 All Channel League ... 2006 second-team and named 2007 first-team All-Channel League ... club team won the national championship in 2004, state finalists in 2005 and 2006 and national champions in 2007 ... won the Premier League championship in 2005 ... three-time Super Group Surf Cup champions ... 2003-05 Cal South Olympic Development Player ... 2005 Region 4 Olympic Development champion.
Personal: Born April 11, 1990 in Ventura, CA ... majoring in Liberal Studies ... was recruited by Pepperdine, UC Irvine, San Diego State and UCLA ... parents are Mark and Dody Blankenburg ... has an older sister Breanne ... hobbies include going to the beach and spending time with family and friends ... favorite athlete is Jennie Finch ... biggest thrill was winning two national championships ... most admires her parents because "they have always supported me and loved me unconditionally" ... attending Fresno State because of the athletic program and the community support.
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Ravello Goes Mad for Basketball
Get your favorite college jersey ready, make your picks and fill out your brackets. The frenzy of March Madness is kicking off this week! After your teams are selected, choosing where to watch the games is next on the list. But don't worry; we've got just the place for you! You won't miss a single tip-off when you visit our March Madness headquarters.
Starting this Thursday, Ravello Lounge will open early for you to catch all of the college basketball madness. We'll have the action on over 40 big screen TVs, comfortable cozy seating and did we mention, there's no cover? While you're lounging around enjoying the games, we'll be serving up game day food and drink specials. Enjoy Bud Light for $2.50, hot dogs for $1.50 and breakfast pastries from $2.95, just to name a few.
With 16 games per day on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, you've got a lot of viewing to do. Doors will open at 8 AM so be sure to get there early to get a seat. We're even making your betting needs more convenient. Cantor Gaming will have a satellite betting station in the bar area of Ravello and will be utilizing their mobile betting technology, so you won't miss any of the action or even need to leave your chair.


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Supreme Court's Male Justices Violate Fourth Amendment Over Sonia Sotomayor's Devastating Dissent
'Brexit' Is Here: U.K. Votes to Leave European Union as David Cameron Resigns (Multimedia)
The Media Have 'Dropped Any Pretense of Objectivity' in Covering Donald Trump
The Donald Trump Story You're Not Hearing About
Moving During Childhood Can Have Major Consequences Later in Life
By Vasily Grossman; Robert Chandler (Introduction by)
The Bush administration's specific failures—in foreign and domestic policy and on matters related to civil liberties—are clear enough. Yet the deeper cause of the public's disaffection goes beyond these specifics.
Remember that long-ago news conference when George W. Bush couldn't think of any mistakes he had made? Unbelievably, he still can't.
AP file photo
The world is far more complex than our childish vision of good and evil. We as a nation and a culture have no monopoly on virtue. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, when viewed from the receiving end, are state-sponsored acts of terrorism.
It was nothing Bush did—no decision he made, no policy he pursued, no faith that he placed in ideological dogma—that he finds regrettable. Bush told a cable network, "I regret saying some things I shouldn't have said" over the course of eight tumultuous years.
collage: DoD / Flickr (Marcn)
The answer is William Timmons, a lobbyist tapped by McCain to head his transition team. Timmons was connected to a lobbying effort on behalf of the Hussein regime, though he has denied any wrongdoing.
White House / David Bohrer
How far was Dick Cheney (above) willing to go to get his war in Iraq? Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, quoted in Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman's new book, says the vice president hoodwinked him during a one-on-one meeting in the Capitol.
According to Ron Suskind, former Wall Street Journal reporter and best-selling Bush critic, the White House ordered the CIA to fabricate evidence linking Saddam Hussein to al-Qaida and knew before the invasion that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction. The White House denies the allegations, published in Suskind's new book, "The Way of the World."
AP photo / Tony Nicoletti / pool
The war is over for now in Sahar al-Jawari's Baghdad neighborhood, but life is still a struggle. An American soldier encourages her not to be pessimistic, but it's hard to look on the bright side while supporting a family by selling off your jewelry.
Hey, Chris Matthews, what's the French word for shower? Jon Stewart takes stock of the media coverage from last week's West Virginia Democratic primary, wherein it was established that Barack Obama may not be the Mountain State's "kind of guy," and pits Matthews against Clinton campaign chair Terry McAuliffe in a good ol' fashioned "Douche Off."
The New York Times / James Hill
All governments lie in wartime, but American and British propaganda in Iraq over the past five years has been more untruthful than in any other conflict since the First World War.
Five years, nearly 4,000 dead Americans, millions of killed or displaced Iraqi civilians and $500 billion later, George W. Bush still thinks the Iraq war was a good move. In remarks leaked on the eve of his speech marking the anniversary of the war, the president says the high costs "are necessary when we consider the cost of a strategic victory for our enemies in Iraq."
AP photo / Ahmad al-Rubaye, pool
President Bush has made his antagonism for Iran and its president well known, but in Iraq he has created a great ally for his enemy, as was clear from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's historic visit.
AP photo / Hadi Mizban
Ahmadinejad's unprecedented trip to Baghdad demonstrates his nation's influence on its neighbor since the fall of Saddam.
By Mike Luckovich
About a day after John McCain expressed his disapproval over the insensitive comments of a supporter, the candidate was once again forced to disown ignoble behavior, this time from an official part of his party. The Tennessee Republican Party issued a press release that featured a photo of Barack Obama wearing traditional African clothing, cited his middle name (Hussein) and attempted to portray him as an anti-Semite.
Conservative radio host Bill Cunningham scored points with the audience while speaking before John McCain at a rally by repeatedly referring to "Barack Hussein Obama." McCain apparently had no idea what Cunningham had said, but soon after the event addressed the matter in no uncertain terms.
George Piro, the FBI agent who spent nearly seven months interrogating Saddam Hussein, tells "60 Minutes" that the late Iraqi leader didn't think the U.S. would actually invade and didn't deny having weapons of mass destruction in order to intimidate Iran. "He told me he initially miscalculated ... President Bush's intentions," Piro revealed in the interview, which airs this Sunday.
Bilal Hussein, an AP photographer whom the U.S. military has accused of collaborating with insurgents, has been detained in Iraq for 19 months and may soon be tried by an Iraqi court. The Associated Press, apparently fed up with trying to reason with the military, has released the results of its own exhaustive investigation, which found the charges against Hussein to be "false" and "meaningless."
For the first time in George W. Bush's political life, a Bush government is trying not to have someone executed, or so it seems. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has accused the U.S. of stalling the executions of three prominent prisoners, one of whom might have been in cahoots with the CIA during Saddam Hussein's reign.
AP photo / Junji Kurokawa
Not to stoke any of the inane conspiracy theories running wild on the Internet, but if Osama bin Laden wasn't on the payroll of Lockheed-Martin or some other large defense contractor, he deserves to have been. What a boondoggle 9/11 has been for the merchants of war, who this week announced yet another quarter of whopping profits made possible by George Bush's pretending to fight terrorism by throwing money at outdated Cold War-style weapons systems.
Historians may one day debate Rudy Giuliani's recent preposterous comments at a New Hampshire town hall meeting. "Did he mean it?" they might ask. "Or was he just dehydrated?" While addressing voters, the candidate said that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were debating whether to invite Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Osama bin Laden to their inaugurations. But wait, there's more.
I'm not at all certain that the CIA did not have a scam drugs heist on board and I am not at all sure that the diminutive Libyan agent Megrahi—ultimately convicted on the evidence of the memory of a Maltese tailor—really arranged to plant the bomb on board Pan Am Flight 103 in December 1988.
AP photo / Jerome Delay
As the U.S. government is learning much too late, democracy is not a one-size-fits-all application that can be lifted from one culture and grafted onto another. Here, UK reporter Ian Black from the Guardian Unlimited takes a look at what's really going on politically and culturally in Iraq according to a prominent historian and his Iraqi contacts.
Truthdig is pleased to present these two excerpts from the novel "Caspian Rain" by Gina Nahai, best-selling author of "Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith." In "Rain," her fourth novel, Nahai explores Iran's complex culture through the eyes of a group of memorable characters living in various sectors of society during the years leading up to the Islamic Revolution.
Prior to the U.S. invasion and overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq's three main religious communities—the Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites—were already divided. Although each group responded differently to the American presence in their country, Patrick Cockburn of The Independent argues that the divisions between them only deepened as a result.
You've heard the hype, now see the show—or at least its standout number, if you're not currently in Edinburgh, Scotland. Here, we present footage of foolhardy star Sorab Wadia as self-styled megalomaniac Hussein Al Mansour, singing "I Wanna Be Like Osama" in "Jihad The Musical," playing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival until the last week of August.
Former "60 Minutes" producer and author Barry Lando connects the dots between Saddam Hussein and his American backers in this powerful documentary.
(h/t: BarryLando)
This week, our collection of Truthdig-flavored videos includes GOP senators grilling Condi on Bush's troop escalation plan; a brutally ironic film reminding us that Saddam Hussein was a 40-year CIA asset; and "The Simpsons" on global warming.
This quick, brutally ironic movie reminds us that America was for Saddam long before we were against him. What's more, we were apparently for his invasion of Kuwait before we were against it.
AP Photo / Marco Di Lauro, Pool
Someone has to say it: The hanging of Saddam Hussein was an act of barbarism that makes a mockery of President Bush's claim it was "an important milestone on Iraq's course to becoming a democracy."
Saddam Hussein's American nurse, in an interview with his hometown paper, revealed what life was like for the former dictator during his last years. He would save scraps from his meals for birds, tend to a patch of weeds and once asked why the U.S. had invaded, saying: "The laws in Iraq were fair and the weapons inspectors didn't find anything."
Left: sattlers.org / right: theepochtimes.com
Saddam Hussein may be gone, but President Bush still has a souvenir he uses to titillate special guests: the pistol Saddam was carrying when he was captured. Like a child showing off his favorite toy, the president has been known to beam with delight when guests view the mounted weapon, which is held in the Oval Office.
Iraqi state television
The grisly holiday hanging of Saddam Hussein has been greeted mostly with cheers from the media, but Truthdig editor Robert Scheer takes a different view, noting that even top Nazis, in the Nuremberg trials, received a far superior grade of justice.
The former dictator was executed by hanging just before 6 a.m. local time in Baghdad.
This "Saturday Night Live" parody of Middle Eastern children's television nails the cultural disconnect at the heart of America's adventure in Iraq. Don't miss the brilliant satirical commercials in this episode of "Saddam and Osama." (h/t: Iraq Slogger)
It's possible that even greater shame awaits the U.S. in 2007, apparently as early as next month. From the NYT: "An Iraqi appeals court today upheld a death sentence for Saddam Hussein in a decision that clears the way for his execution within 30 days, Iraqi officials said."
Truthdig's editor enters the mind of Donald Rumsfeld, who journeyed to Iraq recently to bid farewell to the troops, but ended up repeating the lies that put them at risk.
Still wondering whether the trial of Saddam Hussein might have been a miscarriage of justice? Take a look at the HRW report (pdf) and make up your mind. Hussein's chief defense lawyer, Khalil al-Dulami, recently complained to the BBC that he has been prevented from filing appeal papers.
Bush insisted that Saddam Hussein's trial be held in Iraq so that an international tribunal would never expose America's history of support for the tyrant—(as in 1982, when President Ronald Reagan sent Donald Rumsfeld, above, to enhance diplomatic relations between Iraq and the U.S.)
AP / Scott Nelson
Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity. Reactions to the verdict illustrate the sectarian divisions that have become so familiar in Iraq, with celebrations erupting in Shiite and Kurdish areas while some Sunni neighborhoods turned to violent protest.
The political satirist reports on the brouhaha surrounding an unconventional choice to hold sway over the dictator's trial.
The U.N.'s chief anti-torture expert, Manfred Nowak, says: "The situation is so bad many people say it is worse than it has been in the times of Saddam Hussein." Sectarian violence has filled the Baghdad morgue with bodies bearing evidence of brutal torture. More
From Vanity Fair
Forty-six percent of Americans still believe there was a connection between Saddam and 9/11. The good news? That number is down from 69% since September 2003. (via Salon)
At this rate, the truth will become common knowledge around the same time Suri Cruise, above, graduates from college.
Vanity Fair's Craig Unger reports that the Italian Secret Service likely concocted the Saddam-Niger forgery to bolster Bush's case for war. The article raises questions about the involvement of a prominent White House-connected neocon in the "black ops" campaign.
"A once swaggering president, who so convincingly wielded a bullhorn and modeled a flight suit, now has assumed the pretzel pose of a supplicant attempting to cajole our old enemy in Tehran into dropping its nuclear ambitions while simultaneously initiating talks with Iran aimed at bailing us out in Iraq."
Remember the uranium ore that Hussein supposedly purchased from Niger? A contract documenting the sale was used as evidence of the need to invade Iraq and was included in a 2002 U.S. State Department fact sheet on Iraq's weapons program. Remember how the IAEA denounced the documents as fakes shortly before the invasion of Iraq? Well, according to the Times Online, the forgers have finally been named.
Karl Rove kept the public from knowing before the 2004 election that Bush had been apprised "directly and repeatedly" that Saddam's infamous aluminum tubes might have been for conventional—not nuclear—weapons.
Now that 48,000 boxes of Arabic-language Iraqi documents captured in Iraq have hit the web, armchair analysts have their work cut out for them.
The New York Times gets a closer look at a UK official's memo that indicates Bush was set on an invasion of Iraq regardless of a U.N. resolution or the outcome of the WMD issue.
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According to today's article on the TravelMole website "Airlines have been warned that the risk of an eruption at Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano has increased, causing fears of a repeat of the chaos of 2010 when thousands of flights across Europe were grounded due to the Eyjafjallajokull eruption."
At least this volcano has an easier name to spell and pronounce, but another Eyjafjallajokull will wreak havoc with airline schedules on both sides of the North Atlantic.
Another article on TravelMole reports "Eyjafjallajokull and Grimsvötn volcanoes erupted in 2010 and 2011 respectively causing mass disruption to Icelandic and European airspace." The "increased activity in the Brðabunga volcano in Vatnajökull glacier in the South East of Iceland" caused visitor warnings to be issued and a Code Orange declared. That is just one step below Code Red, which means the eruption is actually occurring.
Yahoo News reported that "Authorities evacuated tourists and hikers overnight from the area around Bardarbunga volcano, which kicked into seismic action on Monday with the biggest earthquake registered since 1996." Since Monday the volcano has stabilized, leaving officials to say that it was "still in danger of erupting" but could remain in this state for an indeterminate period and possibly not have a catastrophic eruption.
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Miki Ando of Japan came out on top in the ladies event at the NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan this weekend while Brian Joubert was golden in the men's discipline. Qing Pang and Jian Tong of China skated to victory in the pairs event while ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White proved gold is their color as they collected their second medal of that hue this fall in the Grand Prix Series.
There was a lot of shuffling in the standings in the ladies discipline. Russia's Alena Leonova won the free skate to surge from fifth to second while overnight leader Ashley Wagner (USA) slipped to third. Ando stood in second place following the short program.
Ando also ranked second in the free skate with a score of 106.33 point (48.93 element score/58.40 program component score). She complied a competition mark of 162.55 points, which was enough to push her to the top of the podium for the second time this season. "I stood in the middle of the podium for the first time in Japan [at a Grand Prix event], but I'm not really happy, because my free skating wasn't competitive," Ando said.
The 2007 World champion had to overcome a shaky start when she under-rotated and two-footed her opening triple Lutz attempt in her "Cleopatra" routine. Ando went on to complete a double Axel-double toe loop combination, a big triple loop and triple Salchow and a triple Lutz. She fell on the back end of an attempted triple toe-double loop combination. The reigning World bronze medalist received a level four for the flying combination spin, the flying sit spin and the spiral sequence.
"I am pleased to be in the Final, and I will train hard for it and try to become stronger mentally," Ando said. "I'm looking forward to the finale in Tokyo, so I can show the people in Japan a better performance."
Leonova turned in an entertaining program to "Chicago" that featured five clean triple jumps, but she stepped out of the triple toe-triple toe combination and her triple Lutz was wobbly. The flying combination spin was graded a level four, while the combination spin and the spiral sequence got a level three. The World junior champion collected 108.51 points (57.07/51.44), setting a season best and accumulating 160.85 points to move up from fifth to second.
"I am very pleased with my free skating. I almost did the triple toe-triple toe combination," she said. "I just stepped out of it, but I'm still very happy, because this is the first time that I got credit for it in competition.
"If I can go to the Grand Prix Final, it would be another chance for me to present myself, and I want to make up for the mistakes that I made in the short program, like some of the levels."
Wagner started with a shaky triple flip-double toe combination into her routine to "Polovetsian Dances" and then hit a triple loop and double Axel. She struggled with her jumps in the second half of the program, stumbling on a triple Salchow, a double Axel (in sequence with a triple flip) and singling her Lutz. Wagner picked up some points for solid spins that got level four and threes.
The two-time World Jjnior bronze medalist scored 99.45 points (45.61/53.84) with a competition mark of 155.99 points. "It wasn't the best program, but I still accomplished some of the goals that I wanted to accomplish here," Wagner said. "I'm on the podium, so I'm pretty happy with that overall. Going through the program, I think I just was a little bit tired. I've been on the road for three weeks. By the time I got to the long program it's been a long trip."
Following the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, the skater hadn't returned home but trained in Austria before coming to Japan.
Yukari Nakano (JPN) slipped from third to fourth place with 152.35 points. She completed three clean triples and strong spins, but she doubled the Lutz, a triple flip was cheated and she fell on an under-rotated triple Salchow. European champion Laura Lepistö (FIN) came in fifth after doubling a Lutz and a Salchow and singling a loop.
Ando collected the maximum of 30 points from her two wins in the Grand Prix series and has qualified for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. Leonova earned 13 points in Nagano and now has 24. Wagner (11) points collected 24 points as well, but is ranked behind Leonova because of a tie breaker.
Sarah Meier (SUI) withdrew from the ladies event after the warm up due to an acute inflammation of her right Achilles tendon. She stood in 8th place following the short program.
Joubert earned a season best score of 147.35 (70.65 element score/76.70 program component score) and racked up a total score of 232.70 to win the gold medal. "I am very happy about this competition. I've never won NHK Trophy," Joubert said. "We've worked a lot a lot, but we had only one week and I wasn't completely ready. Winning this competition is great, but I still have a lot to work on."
Johnny Weir (USA) moved up from third place to second and newcomer Michal Brezina from the Czech Republic came from sixth place to grab the bronze medal.
Overnight leader Joubert skated last and knew what his competitors had done and what he needed to do. The three-time and reigning European champion opened his routine to "Ancient Land" by Ronan Hardiman with a solid quadruple toe loop followed by a triple Salchow. He stumbled on the triple Axel but recovered to reel off two triple flips (one in combination with a double toe), a triple Lutz, triple loop-double toe and triple Salchow-double toe. He received a negative grade of execution on both flips because of the take off from the wrong edge.
His flying sit and change sit spin were graded a level four while the footwork and the combination spin were a level two.
Weir, the reigning ISU Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, scored a season best 139.35 points (68.15/71.20) and ranked third in the free skate. His competition mark of 217.70 was enough to move him up a spot and claim the silver medal. He edged Brezina by just 0.22 points. "I was very happy that I was able to push through this week. It is definitely a medal well earned," Weir commented.
Weir earned a level four for two of his spins and a level three for both step sequences. He landed a triple flip, a solid triple Axel-triple toe combination, another triple Axel and three more triples in his lyrical routine titled "Fallen Angel," which is set to music from the movies "City of Angels" and "Lady Caliph."
The only major glitch was a popped loop jump. "Of course there were mistakes that shouldn't be made later in the season. It [competing in spite of illness] will help me immensely in the season, because I had this very stressful and difficult situation behind me and I came out with a medal," Weir said.
Brezina stood in sixth place after the short program and turned a playful program to "An American in Paris" by George Gershwin. Brezina got a personal best of 146.68 points (78.78/67.90) and totaled 217.48 points (personal best as well) to jump on to the podium in the first senior-level Grand Prix event of his career. "This is my first senior Grand Prix, and I'm very happy with my medal. I skated almost clean in both programs, which is what I wanted. I hope that I can continue to skate like this in my next Grand Prix, Skate Canada," Brezina explained.
The reigning World Junior silver medalist nailed six clean triples, including two triple Axels, that all received positive grade of execution marks from the panel of judges. The Czech skater also earned a level four for two spins and a level three for the footwork and the flying sit spin. I knew this (NHK Trophy) was a difficult Grand Prix.," Brezina said. "I didn't expect a medal, but I thought of what my father always says, 'Everybody can beat everybody.'"
Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) finished fourth. He landed five triples, but he stumbled on a quad toe loop attempt, missed a triple loop and toe loop that were downgraded as well (214.29 points).
Jeremy Abbott (USA) plummeted from second to fifth. His routine contained four clean triple jumps, but he crashed on a quad toe attempt, a triple flip and a triple Axel (208.45 points).
Joubert picked up 15 points for his win and collected 24 overall. He will now have to wait and see if that is enough to get him to the ISU Grand Prix Final. Weir (13 points) now has 22 overall and also will know only after the last two events if he qualified for Tokyo. Brezina (11 points) will compete again in two weeks at Skate Canada.
Pang and Tong of China scored a personal best 199.65 points to win gold in Nagano. Russia's Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov claimed the silver medal, and the bronze went to Rena Inoue and John Baldwin (USA).
Pang and Tong turned in a dynamic performance to "The Impossible Dream" from the musical "The Man of La Mancha." The reigning ISU Grand Prix Final champions hit their opening side-by-side double Axel-double Axel sequence, the triple toe loop, a high triple twist, throw triple loop and Salchow. The 2006 World champions were awarded a level four for their side-by-side spin, the death spiral, the pair spin, spiral sequence and all three lifts. They collected 132.35 points (69.63 element score/62.72 program component score), a personal best.
They moved up one spot to take the gold in their second Grand Prix event this season. "We achieved a new personal best score today, and that makes us very happy. We skated very well, but there are still some things we can improve. In the three weeks before the Grand Prix Final we will work on solving these issues and then we want to skate our very best there," Tong said.
Skating to "Valse Sentimentale" by Peter Tchaikovski and to "On the Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss, Kavaguti and Smirnov went for a quadruple throw Salchow, but Kavaguti took a bad fall. The Japanese-born skater needed a medical break before she was able to continue the performance.
"I dislocated my shoulder in the fall and it didn't go back so easily, therefore we had to stop the performance," Kavaguti said. "I just thought that I have to finish the program, but now to be honest, it does really hurt now. I skated the program just with my spirit."
As if nothing had happened, the couple then reeled off side-by side triple toe loops, a triple twist, a double Axel-double Axel sequence and a throw triple loop. The European silver medalists received a level four for their spins, their lifts and the forward inside death spiral.
They posted a season best of 124.15 points (65.39 element score/61.76 program component score). They received a one-point deduction for the fall and two-point deduction for the interruption of the program. Kavaguti and Smirnov totaled 193.05 points and slipped from first to second place.
The couple was forced to withdraw from the exhibition gala.
Inoue and Baldwin's program to Peter Tchaikovski's "Piano Concerto No. 1" included side-by-side triple toe loops, a sequence consisting of two double Axels, a throw triple loop and difficult lifts. Only their triple twist was messy and Inoue fell on the throw triple Axel. The 2006 Four Continents champions picked up 106.26 points (59.14/49.12). In addition to the deduction for the fall, they lost a point because of a time violation.
They moved up from fourth to third at 158.78 points overall. "From the beginning of our program we were able to enjoy our skating," Inoue noted. "Now we have to go back and prepare for our nationals. This will be the height of our season."
Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett (USA), who stood in third place after the short program, came in fourth after she fell on the throw triple Lutz and he singled an Axel. They completed a throw triple loop and a triple twist (151.43 points).
Mylene Brodeur and John Mattatal (CAN) moved up one spot to fifth. They produced side-by-side triple toe loops, a triple twist and throw triple Salchow (150.71 points).
Pang and Tong pocketed 15 points and have now qualified for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final with the maximum of 30 points. Kavaguti and Smirnov (13 points) most likely will have qualified with 26 points. Inoue/Baldwin (11 points) earned 20 points overall.
Davis and White (USA) led from start to finish and won by a 25-point margin of victory over Sinead Kerr and John Kerr of Great Britain who took the silver. Canadians Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier earned the bronze.
Davis and White put out a captivating performance of their powerful "Phantom of the Opera" program. The routine was highlighted by a straight line-rotational lift with many changes of position by Davis, a straight line lift with him skating backwards on one foot while she balanced on his leg, fast twizzles and intricate footwork.
The crowd awarded the couple a standing ovation. The judging gave them 100.79 points (49.50 element score/program component score). Overall the couple racked up 201.97 points and took their second Grand Prix gold medal this season.
"Sometimes it is a little bit tough being the last event the day after everyone else is finished competing. I think we all were able to make the most of it. It was a really good event for all of us. For Meryl and myself, we skated really well, technically speaking we were able to emote," White said. "At this point, we are getting pretty comfortable with it (the program). The Olympics are still ways away, but I think that we should be able to have a really great program by then."
Kerr and Kerr produced innovative lifts such as a lift with her doing a handstand on his knee and a straight line lift in a low position. As usual, their inverse lift where Sinead Kerr lifts her brother, was a crowd favorite. However, Sinead Kerr was a little off-balance in the twizzles that were graded a level one. The diagonal step sequence received a level two as well, while the lifts and the spin were a level three. The sister-and-brother team scored 86.16 points (43.00/43.16) which added up to 177.73 points overall.
The Scots claimed their first silver medal on the Grand Prix circuit and the second medal this season. They had won two bronze medals last year. "We were pleased with our technical score; it improved since our last Grand Prix. I did a few silly mistakes. Hopefully that can be improved on for the next one," Sinead Kerr noted.
John Kerr added: "It would be great (to qualify for the Grand Prix Final for the first time). I think it kind of does depend on the way some other results go, but obviously if we could make it to the Grand Prix Final, it would be an amazing achievement for us. We always want to do everything that's in figure skating and Grand Prix Final is something that we've never done before."
Crone and Poirier completed interesting lifts including a stationary lift with him spinning on one foot in a deep position, level-four twizzles and a serpentine step sequence that received a level three. The Canadians posted a season best score of 84.51 points (43.20/41.31) and claimed bronze at 165.89 points.
It was the second Grand Prix medal for this young team. They were silver medalists at Skate Canada in 2008. "This was a much stronger performance of our free dance from the last Grand Prix. There are still a few things that we need to fix, and the level of performance can always improve so that's what we'll look to work on towards our next competition," Poirier said.
Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) finished fourth with a powerful performance of "Adagio" (160.01 points). Xintong Huang and Xun Zheng (CHN) skated to "Adagio" as well and moved up from sixth to fifth place at 154.90 points.
Davis and White took 15 points and are qualified for the Grand Prix Final with the maximum of 30 points from their two wins. Kerr and Kerr (13 points) now have 24 points from their two events and have to wait and see if they will qualify for the Final for the first time in their career. Crone and Poirier (11 points) collected 20 points in their two events.


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Has Airgas Been Outmaneuvered?
On Monday Airgas released a remarkable exchange of letters between three recently-elected dissident Airgas directors and the chairman of the Airgas board. That correspondence and future responses will feature prominently as Airgas and Air Products hurtle full speed towards a showdown before the Delaware Chancery Court early next year.
My take on the letters: They hurt the board majority's efforts to sustain the company's poison pill. And the majority of the directors needs that poison pill to keep shareholders from making the decision on whether to accept Air Products' offer.
The letters showed that the dissidents supported the rejection of a $65.50 per- share offer, which the board characterized as grossly inadequate. The first letter disclosed Monday was written December 7, before Air Products bumped its offer to $70. The dissidents anticipated that Air Products would raise its offer in response to the Chancery's request that Airgas put its best offer on the table.
In anticipation of this price increase, the dissidents demanded to have their own lawyers and financial advisers. (Full disclosure: CNBC reported their choice for counsel was my old firm.) This was an unusual request, to say the least.
But because the tender offer is reaching make-or-break status and the three dissidents were elected on a platform of bringing new analysis to the board, it does not seem an unreasonable request. Nevertheless, the board majority has rejected the concept of the dissidents having their own financial adviser, although all nine independent directors agreed to bring Credit Suisse on board.
In trying to force the dissidents to rely on the advisers selected by the legacy board members, I think the majority of the Airgas board made a mistake. If a "just say no" defense it is going to be sustained, it will be on the basis that a board was acting reasonably after being fully informed. That decision will be easiest if the board encourages alternative viewpoints—and makes its decision after hearing all perspectives.
So the attitude of the majority makes for a difficult decision for Chancellor Chandler: He must now decide whether the majority of the board has acted reasonably in using the pill to kill the Air Products offer. Air Products will, of course say the board is entrenching itself. So how does the board majority look in these letters when it tries to stop three directors from having their own adviser? Well, like the majority is in fact entrenching itself.
It is one thing for the six legacy independent Airgas directors to disagree with the three new directors on valuation issues. But appearing to squelch a contrary point of view in the first place could be deadly to the majority's position.
But wait. There's more. The letters reveal what has been happening behind the veil of alleged unanimity. And when you take a step back, this paints the board majority and management in an unfavorable light:
For instance, the majority implies that the dissidents are communicating with Air Products. It is a serious charge, but if the majority does not have the evidence to make the charge stick, then it looks like the allegation of a majority which has made up its mind.
There is also a lot of back and forth about Airgas' prior characterizations of its board unanimity. Long before my prior post saying the board's strongest position with the court would be to put a price on the table, the dissidents were pushing just that issue. But management wants to use this to say the dissidents must therefore agree with the majority's valuation. Arguing about who agreed with whom strikes me as a draw for the two sides—and now irrelevant since the world clearly sees the board is far from unanimous on anything.
And then there is the threat of litigation by the dissidents. This seems over the top. As long as the dissidents have created a clear record, no one would fault them for not investing their own money in a lawsuit. Nevertheless, with the majority having clearly decided to take on the dissidents, the threat of litigation might help the dissidents' tactical position. The majority might feel somewhat restrained in their tactics if they think they might have to defend them in court.
Finally, there is the "body language" in the letters: In reading them, you get the distinct sense that the chairman and board majority are hoping that Air Products will not further increase their bid to a level that might force the board to act. In all of the bluster and criticism in his letter to the dissidents, the Chairman does not once suggest the dissidents work with him on a strategy to get Air Products put its highest bid on the table—the Chairman is clearly focused on the deals he would not take. Getting Air Products to increase its bid seems to the exclusive concern of the dissidents.
"Just saying no" is not illegal—at least not yet. But a board which does not want to see the highest bid does not look like one trying to fully inform itself—and that standard will need to be met to for Chancellor Chandler to sustain the pill.
Of course, it is easy to second guess any decision, and with only the public record, I do not have all of the facts. But having been in these types of situations many times, here's how I would have advised handling this situation if I represented the board majority:
* I would have suggested the board tell the dissidents that they were free to use the company's resources—within reason—to come up with a new and independent view, including hiring a financial adviser if they felt that was appropriate. Fresh voices are clearly what the shareholders wanted when management lost the proxy fight in September. And then, if the dissidents disagreed with the board majority, the positions would be argued in open and lengthy board meetings, with input from the financial advisers. And maybe a director would defect from one camp to the other—and that would certainly not hurt the record.
* At the conclusion of the debate the board would need to take a view and, under Delaware law, majority rules. If the position of the majority were reasonable after a debate like that, it strikes me as very difficult for the Chancellor to interfere with it.
However, by acting like they would rather not hear a fully developed argument that disagrees with their strategy, the majority directors have handed the chancellor a series of tactical decisions to pick apart. It is much easier for the chancellor to challenge those tactical decisions than for him to disagree with the substance of the valuation issue—even if the vote on valuation is a close one.
This story is not over, but so far the board majority has been outmaneuvered. The majority is going for broke to try to put the final nail in the coffin of the Air Products bid. But in clamping down on the directors who just defeated the legacy directors, has management gone too far?
UPDATE: This post has been updated and corrected to reflect what Airgas said was a unanimous board vote to hire Credit Suisse.
In a statement issued Friday, the new Airgas directors said they "affirm that the Board is functioning effectively in the discharge of its duties to Airgas stockholders. We deny the charges of division on the Board, we condemn the spread of unproductive rumors, and we strongly disagree with the notion that we were unaware of the November 2nd letter to Air Products."
Ronald Barusch spent more than 30 years as an M&A practitioner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP before retiring this year. He is no longer affiliated with the firm and the views expressed here are his own.


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Nothing looked out of place on the docks but the sounds alerted the dock workers that something was very wrong. The desperate sounds coming from 35 stowaways screaming, kicking and banging, after being locked in a shipping container for the past nine-days were horrendous, as CNN News describes in an article on Aug. 17.
When the container was open, 35 of the stowaways were conscious, but not in good health and one adult male was dead. Men, women and children were inside the dark container and no one knows where their journey originated.
While they know the port that the ship departed from and they also know that the stowaways are from the Indian subcontinent, where the group's maritime journey originated is still not known. This is an unusual find on the docks located on the River Thames, about 30 miles outside of London.
The Independent News is reporting today that the stowaways are believed to have been in that shipping container for nine days. Police have learned that there is a second container carrying 12 people, but they have not found that container as of yet.
The containers are not airtight, but the air is "restricted." The containers are 40-feet long, 8-feet tall and 8-feet wide. The people were in tough shape from their nine-day journey and ambulances lined up on the dock to take the stowaways to area hospitals, reports the Huffington Post.
Essex Police Superintendent Trevor Roe said that the group inside the container had "significant health problems." While none of them are facing life-threatening conditions, they were significantly dehydrated and suffered from hypothermia.
The Tilbury Dock workers made the discovery as the screams were heard coming from the container along with continuous banging. The shipping container was one of 50 that had come in on a ship that made a eight-hour trip from the Belgian port city of Zeebrugge.
The ship is a ferry, one of two that make trips every day between Zeebrugge and London. The ferry, which is operated by the P&O Ferries, arrived around 6 a.m. Saturday local time after the eight-hour trip, which departed at 10 p.m. on Friday night from Zebrugee. That was the last leg of the trip for these stowaways who were finally discovered in Tilbury after all those days in the dark container with no toilet facilities.
The company does not inspect the shipping container, it is the responsibility of the U.K. Border Agency. Now that the 35 stowaways have been discovered, the agency will inspect all 50 containers that came in off the boat that carried in the stowaways.
This incident highlighted the horrific crime of human trafficking and the British authorities "blasted the criminal networks" who engage in this type of trafficking today. The incident is now a full-blown criminal investigation, said Security Minister James Brokenshire in a released statement.
The authorities from the port of Tilbury and the Essex Police are doing everything in their power to bring the criminals responsible for these stowaways to justice. Along with the human trafficking investigation, a homicide investigation is underway because one of the male stowaways arrived dead. There is no cause of death officially released for this man as of yet.


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The Hagerman Tunnel Trail is a great trail for hikers looking for a fairly easy hike with lakes, a ghost town and railroad history.
The hike starts at the Hagerman Tunnel trailhead (directions below). You'll know you're in the right spot when you see a sign that says Colorado Midland Centennial Trail. The sign here explains that Colorado Midland Railway had less than 350 miles of track and never made any money.
When the Hagerman Tunnel was built in 1887 it was the highest railroad tunnel in the country. And while the trains and trestles are gone, there are lots of remnants from the railroad's past for visitors to see.
The trail starts on a single-person wide, dirt path through the trees and a meadow before turning left on to the old railroad grade. The trail goes through some spots where the railroad bed was blasted through rock. Because you're hiking an old railroad bed, the trail isn't very steep. And I especially enjoyed the views of the mountain cirque in the distance. At one point along the trail you may spot a parking lot/trailhead below you, that's the trailhead for Windsor and Native lakes that you passed on the drive up.
You'll hike on the old railroad bed about 1.4 miles when you suddenly come to a big dropoff. Just before the dropoff, you may notice a steep trail to your right. For now, go to the dropoff. Several books and hiking blogs say this was the spot of the old Hagerman Trestle. It was 1,110-feet long and 84-feet high. Now, the only remnants are some wood logs below. While you can hike a trail near where the old trestle ran, for now, let's backtrack a short distance to that steep trail.
The steep trail is the "shortcut" or "cutoff" trail to Douglass City. Hike about a quarter mile and 100 feet of elevation gain, up to a four-way trail split. While there's a pond here, this is not Douglass City yet. This is where the railroad bed crosses the "shortcut" trail. When we visited in 2014, there was a trail sign here with an arrow, but it was hard to read. Stay on the shortcut trail and a short distance away you'll start seeing the remnants of old buildings.
The first few buildings are just a couple logs high, but you can see some of the outline of how big they were. Then you'll arrive at the Douglass City sign. Read the whole thing -- it's pretty funny. It says Douglass City was built to house the Italian construction workers who built the Colorado Midland Railway in this area. The sign says Douglass City was a one street "city" with eight saloons, a dance hall and a lot of tents. The sign says the ladies of the evening who worked up here were too jaded to work in Leadville. The sign also explains that Douglass City was the scene of drinking, shooting, fighting, knifing and other innocent pleasures. Their words, not mine.
As you continue past Douglass City, you'll likely spot a few more log structures. Maybe more of those eight saloons.
Soon the trail turns through a rocky, avalanche path and you should get your first glimpse of Opal Lake. At Opal Lake, on the right side of the trail, you'll likely spot a tall pole with metal pieces on it. On the left side of the trail, on the ground, you may see bricks and remnants of some structure, The book, "Colorado: A Guide to Colorado's Greatest Hiking Adventures" by Maryann Gaug says there was a steam boiler here that provided power to build the Hagerman Tunnel.
From the lake, the trail climbs a steep grade back up to the railroad bed. At the top, turn left and walk over to the entrance of the Hagerman Tunnel. Along the way, you'll pass a sign that explains this is the east portal of the Hagerman Tunnel. The tunnel is 2,161-feet long, 18-feet wide and was built at 11,530-feet above sea level.
The tunnel was only used for about three years before it was replaced by a tunnel by the Windsor/Native Lakes trailhead.
There is a cut in the rock where you can hike to the Hagerman Tunnel entrance and still see some railroad ties embedded in the ground. However, you can see the signs of rock fall here and it could happen again, so it's best to view the tunnel entrance from a distance. However, if you want to see what's in the tunnel look at the attached slideshow. You'll see there's likely 2-4 feet of ice in the entrance way. The ice is there year round. When we were there, there was a large crack throughout the ice, meaning it could crack under anyone walking inside the tunnel.
After seeing the tunnel, turn around and hike back on the railroad grade. However, while you can turn off back by at Opal Lake and retrace your steps for a 5.2-mile hike, I recommend bypassing the Opal Lake turnoff and staying on the railroad bed. From the tunnel, the railroad bed continues through several more rock cuts and around several bends about 0.85 miles to Hagerman Lake. Along the way, you may notice piles of timber on the side of the railroad bed. I think this is the remnants of the 13 snowsheds that were along the tracks.
Continue hiking the railroad bed through more rocks cuts. Suddenly, you'll come to another dropoff like we saw before Douglass City. This was the site of another railroad trestle. Once again, you'll have to drop down a steep trail and follow the path of the old railroad trestle to its other end to pick up the railroad bed path again. Once you're back on it, it's not too far a hike back to that trail split we saw earlier with the unreadable sign, near Douglass City. At this point, you can turn and take the shortcut trail for a hike of about 6.2-miles.
However, there is one more option. You can continue on the railroad grade, going through a few more rock cuts and out to the other side of that long trestle we saw this morning before turning on the shortcut trail. When you get to the missing trestle, you'll have to drop down in the valley, follow the trestle's path as best you can and come back up on the other side to get back on the trail. Note, as we dropped down, we heard a loud cascade to our right. If you hear it, it is worth the extra steps to go exploring and see the series of cascades over there.
Back at the trestle spot, one warning, there is not much of a trail here, so you'll have to have a good sense of direction to find the other end and return to the main trail.
Details: The hike to the tunnel and back via the shortcut trail is about 5.2 miles. Adding on the Hagerman Lake loop creates a hike of 6.2 miles. Adding on the last bit of railroad bed/trestle creates a hike of about 7 miles. The elevation gain is about 600 feet with the climb to the tunnel and all the ups and downs going around the old trestle spots.
In the area, don't miss North Halfmoon Lakes. Find more great hikes across Colorado in this list of 200+ hikes across the state. Don't miss any of my trip reports, sign up for an email alert by clicking on subscribe at the top of this page and follow me on Facebook.
Directions: From Leadville, go south on Highway 24. Turn right on McWethy Road, across from the entrance to Colorado Mountain College. Take McWethy Road about 3.1 miles to where it turns into County Road 4. Stay on County Road 4 another mile as it reaches the Tourquoise Lake Dam and goes around the lake. About 7.5 miles from Highway 24, veer left at a Y in the road onto a dirt road. From here, it's about 4.6 miles to the trailhead. Do not park at the Windsor/Native lakes trailhead about 3.6 miles down the dirt road.
Suggested Links
- Hiking in Leadville: Dexter House & Interlaken Resort
- Hiking in Aspen: West Maroon Trail to Crested Butte
- Hiking in the Holy Cross Wilderness: Missouri Lakes/Fancy Pass
- Hiking in the Holy Cross Wilderness: Fall Creek Trail to Seven Sisters Lakes
- Hiking in the Holy Cross Wilderness: Brady & Sopris lakes


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Time Shift!By Rick Griffin on November 4th, 2008
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Because I need to adjust for Daylight Savings Time anyway, I thought I'd change the site to my current timezone, which is CST. So, updates are going to come an hour later every night.


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Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, running against California Governor Jerry Brown, boldly made a statement about Brown's proposed state budget shortly after the governor released it.
As Donnelly put it, "After picking the pockets and balancing California's budget on the backs of hardworking taxpayers through the largest Tax increase in State history, Governor Brown this morning declared all of California's problems magically solved. It must be nice to view the State's problems through such rose-colored lenses. The reality is a magnitude of problems still face California."
"The Governor's surplus is a myth. It will be short-lived, as businesses flee the state to escape Prop. 30. This so-called surplus is largely due to a one-time tax increase bailout, this is no long-term solution."
Assemblyman Donnelly, from San Bernardino Country in Southern California, faces an uphill battle against Brown this November. But he has vowed to fight hard ending his criticism of Brown's budget with the following suggestions:
- The Governor's budget today fails to address the $218 Billion in unfunded Pension liabilities which the State still faces. This problem is not going away.
- While the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) proposes a $5 Billion in rainy day funds, the Governor is setting aside only $1 Billion.
- Despite his call for fiscal restraint, the Governor shows little restraint in spending, suggesting billions of dollars in increased spending (a 9% increase in spending). Plain and simple, these funds were confiscated from the pockets of hardworking Californians in order to redistribute to his cronies in Sacramento.
- The Governor makes jest of the drought situation in our Central Valley, suggesting that government can't make it rain. But the fact is, the government CAN and did create a drought. This Governor now ignores real solutions, which include an increase in water storage and a statewide water management plan that respects every region.
- The Governor proposes making it easier for local jurisdictions to raise taxes, by lowering the approval threshold for tax increases, to 55%. This would be disastrous for homeowners and taxpayers.
- The Governor continues to throw money at the High-Speed Rail boondoggle
- Keeping the pay-to-play system alive, Governor Brown has provided pay increases to the teachers unions, who are among the same groups that just flooded his Campaign account with more than $1 Million just two weeks ago. Despite these increases, and an increase in education spending by $10 Billion, little to no money of that will ever be seen in the classroom. California's tradition of failing our children continues.
- Governor Brown is proposing an additional release of inmates further endangering the public safety in California, although this time it includes aging and infirm inmates. One has to ask why the Governor didn't think to propose their release first, rather than releasing 10,000 other criminals onto our streets - including a violent criminal who raped and murdered a woman after his release.
Donnelly added, "The facts remain this … "
- Nearly 2 Million Californians are still unemployed.
- 1 in 4 Californians now living in Poverty on Jerry Brown's watch.
- And 1 Million Californians are losing their healthcare due to ObamaCare.
"The real bottom-line: The fiscal outlook for Millions of Californians isn't as rosy as Jerry Brown would have you believe."
Donnelly is most definitely the definition of opposite when it comes to Jerry Brown. This time the voters have a real choice in black and white.
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Tropical Depression Richard coming apart
For more details on Tropical Depression Richard, see our story.
Richard isn't long for the world.
The latest satellite imagery shows the system's low-level center has disconnected from the rest of its circulation. It might be downgraded a "remnant low" later tonight or on Tuesday morning.
At 5 p.m. on Monday, Richard was over the Yucatan about 55 miles southeast of Ciudad Del Carmen, Mexico, lumbering northwest at 9 mph with sustained winds of 35 mph.
Just this morning, the thing was a hurricane.