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Desert Oasis
July 23 , 2008
When you think of the
Middle East , waterfalls and blue water flowing 100 miles through the desert are not exactly the images that come to mind. The idea has floated around for decades, but recently the canal has been given a new backwind from one of the world's richest people: Israeli real-estate mogul Yitzhak Tshuva, the owner of
New York 's Plaza Hotel. In theory it could refill the shrinking
Dead Sea , produce hydroelectric power, provide badly needed drinking water and bring Israelis and Arabs together in a thriving free-trade zone.
It is hard to predict how the proposed artificial waterway from the Red Sea to the
Dead Sea , popularly known as the Red-Dead canal, will turn out.
The Dead Sea has been shrinking for years because the Jordan River waters that once replenished it is now pumped for drinking water and agricultural use, and because Israeli and Jordanian factories mining the sea's valuable minerals have led to massive evaporation.
The dramatic recession of the sea, where salt concentrations are so high that no marine life can survive and humans float effortlessly on the surface, has harmed a lucrative tourism industry and caused dangerous sinkholes to gape suddenly along its banks.
Proposals for canals that would channel water from the Mediterranean Sea or the
Red Sea have been debated since the 1980s, tickling the imagination before invariably being shelved by reality and economics.
But this time may be different- Tshuva and other leading Israeli financiers can foot the whole bill for the canal, its desalination plants and hydroelectric installations. He said the cost would be around $3.3 billion, none of which would have to come from the public coffers. Presumably they would, make their money back from the sale of electricity and the tourist industry that is sure to spring forth.
Although far from being set in stone, it is one of the most viable plans ever presented.
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Hurricane Dolly
July 22 , 2008
HURRICANE CENTER
MIAMI FL
1100 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2008
REPORTS FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE INDICATE THAT DOLLY IS GRADUALLY INTENSIFYING. THE SFMR ON BOARD OF THE PLANE REPORTED AN ISOLATED PEAK OF 65 KNOTS.
A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 991 MB AND AN OPEN EYEWALL OF 20 NMI IN DIAMETER. SSMI DATA SHOWS THE EARLY STAGES OF A CONVECTING RING AROUND THE CENTER. CONVECTIONALSATELLITE IMAGES REVEAL NUMEROUS CONVECTIVE BANDS WITH A LITTLE BETTER DEFINED OUTFLOW. BEST ESTIMATE OF INITIAL INTENSITY IS 60 KNOTS.
GLOBAL MODELS SHOW A LARGE 200 MB ANTICYCLONE OVER DOLLY.
THIS UPPER-LEVEL PATTERN IN COMBINATION WITH WARM WATERS SHOULD RESULT IN STRENGTHENING. BOTH GFDL AND HWRF INTENSITY FORECASTS HAVE GONE UP AND DOWN WITH EACH RUN...BUT THE OVERALL TREND IS UPWARD.
THE OFFICIAL FORECAST BRINGS DOLLY TO 80 KNOTS AT LANDFALL...5 KNOTS HIGHER THAN INDICATED BY ALL GUIDANCE.
FIXES FROM THE NOAA PLANE INDICATE THAT DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. A GENERAL NORTHWEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST TRACK WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS INDICATED UNTIL LANDFALL ON WEDNESDAY. THEREAFTER...A RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BUILD NORTH OF DOLLY AND THE CYCLONE SHOULD THEN TURN MORE TO WEST...BUT VERY SLOWLY.
THE OFFICIAL FORECAST IS VERY CLOSE TO THE MODEL CONSENSUS AND BRINGS THE CORE OF DOLLY NEAR THE /US BORDER ON WEDNESDAY.
IT SHOULD BE RE-EMPHASIZED THAT...DUE TO THE INHERENT UNCERTAINTIES...ONE MUST NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT
LANDFALL
POINT
IN THIS FORECAST.
THE
CENTER OF
DOLLY IS BEGINNING TO SHOW UP ON
BROWNSVILLE RADAR.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INITIAL 22/1500Z 24.0N 94.5W 60 KT
12HR VT 23/0000Z 24.8N 95.6W 70 KT
24HR VT 23/1200Z 25.7N 97.0W 80 KT
36HR VT 24/0000Z 26.0N 98.0W 60 KT...INLAND
48HR VT 24/1200Z 26.0N 99.5W 40 KT...INLAND
72HR VT 25/1200Z 26.0N 102.5W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW
96HR VT 26/1200Z...DISSIPATED
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Yacht Aid Global
July 21 , 2008
Super yachts are seldom seen as charitable envoys. But a San Diego organization called YachtAid Global is changing that perception by arranging the delivery by yacht of free school supplies to coastal communities in , Central America and
South America . The organization is expanding to port communities world wide. The communities to which school supplies are delivered accommodate yachts that call for various reasons such as guest and owner pickup and drop off, layovers, refueling and reprovisioning. The ultimate objective of these charitable efforts is preservation of the near shore ocean environment via education of the local kids.
Organization
YachtAid Global engages yacht captains, crews and owners to participate in its program through donations and/or transport of school supplies, as well as volunteering their time in country. Purchases are funded by a
San Diego yacht-service company, C2C Inc., founded by the Executive Director of YachtAid Global. www.c2conline.net Additional financial support is being solicited among companies that serve the yachting industry as well as from yacht owners. The group’s first corporate donor is Frankentek Yacht Systems, LLC of Medford, New Jersey, designer and installer of highly sophisticated electronic security systems for super yachts. www.frankentek.com More yachts are being recruited to join the half dozen already involved in the program.
Operations
Goods for donation are sourced and purchased by YachtAid Global from their headquarters in
San Diego . A shipment destined for delivery by yacht will typically include dry erase markers and boards, blunt scissors, color pencils, poster board, rulers, crayons, construction paper and pencils. Yachts delivering supplies work with local agents who arrange unloading and delivery to selected schools. Local agents are hand picked by YachtAid. YachtAid Global is exploring joint-venture opportunities with other charitable organizations worldwide. The organization’s slogan is “Changing the world without changing course: volunteer—donate—transport.”
Ports of Call
The communities whose schools are assisted by YachtAid Global are ports that have long been hospitable to the Super Yacht Fleet. They include Belize City, in , and ’s San Blas Islands. There are also many other ports throughout , , and that are setup to receive assistance.
History
YachtAid Global was founded in 2006 by Captain Mark Drewelow, a veteran of 20 years of yachting experience with a ¼ million world wide miles at sea. Captain Drewelow also founded C2C, Inc., a yacht-service firm in
San Diego , in 2003. Currently the principal benefactor of YachtAid Global, C2C’s business includes turn key streamlined solutions for the large yachts such as fuel brokering, supplying books and charts, provisioning, crew placement, voyage planning, dockage and yacht management.
Miscellany
YachtAid Global is also active in environmental conservation, cooperating with The Reef Check Foundation by distributing literature —including a booklet for children — about coral reef preservation.
YachtAid Global is currently seeking yacht operations planning cruises to Mexico, Belize and other countries in Central America. For more information visit the YachtAid Global Website, www.yachtaidglobal.org
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