1. "Good conditions in the container business are prevailing this year," Randy said, adding that "if we make S$50 million in 2006 that could be classified as a pessimistic scenario." "It‘s the best time for the shipping industry, particularly container shipping." Analysts forecast net profit of just under S$50 million for next year.

2. Hadad announced that the organization was taking all measures at its disposal to assist Palestinian cultivators in getting back to work. ?(Amiram Cohen?)? The flight time from Tel Aviv to Eilat route will be shortened to 40 minutes on weekends and holidays, 10 minutes less than today?s 50–minute flight.

3. TOWNSEND:В Yes.В The President has said before -- I forget the number, I think its 50 percent of additional agentsВ -- I have to go back, Im sorry, I dont have the number off the top of my head -- but we have been pretty clear both with the CIA and FBI about strengthening the capability, and particularly with the CIA, increasing the number of case officers and analysts that we have to put against the problem.В And that is a huge priority for the President.В Thats got to be arrayed against -- inside the budget.В And one of the things we walked away from is all of these recommendations, if you look at them as a whole, will have serious budgetary consequences that have to be considered.В But that, again, goes to the heart of the DNIs authority to make those judgments and make those tradeoffs inside the intelligence community.