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No. That truck has been painted in the past. The donor truck was old......look at the underslung 34,000lb rear suspension. They rode smooth as a Cadillac, but they sagged as well. Worst of all, it has wedge brakes. I would only buy that truck to obtain the cab, though it has seen weather. I see the right roof clearance lamp lens is missing, meaning some water might have been entering there. That could explain why the headliner is destroyed on the passenger side.

http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2016/09/10/how-to-destroy-america-from-within-n2216092

When you say author, are you referring to me? About Navistar's MaxxForce engines, they are license-built MAN D20s and D26s (since 2005). Scania has no connection with Navistar and those engines. Those MAN engines are very good powertrains though. The issue arose when Navistar's own engineers, under former CEO Dan Ustian's orders, tried to go the MEGR (Massive EGR) route, meaning EGR levels from 35% to 50%, to meet EPA2010. Scania engines are extremely good. In fact, the superb V-8 is legendary.

You're right BC. This is all a bunch of BS. This fellow is full of it.

Dagens Industri / September 13, 2016 Volvo and Scania may be tough competitors. But to develop the production of heavy powertrains, they shall cooperate in a new research lab. The lab is backed by German experts from research organization Fraunhofer (https://www.fraunhofer.de/en.html). The new research center at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, called Powertrain Manufacturing for Heavy Vehicles Application Lab, will be inaugurated on Tuesday. In addition to Fraunhofer and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the lab will be supported by the RISE Research Institutes of Sweden (http://www.ri.se/en/about-rise). Partners Scania, Volvo and tool supplier Sandvik Coromant (http://www.sandvik.coromant.com/en-us/pages/default.aspx) will invest about 10 million each. Fraunhofer’s vast organization includes 24,000 employees operating at 67 institutes in Germany. With a turnover of nearly 20 billion, Fraunhofer is Europe's leading organization for applied research. "Swedish industry and academia came to Fraunhofer and wanted to cooperate. We are a German organization with a mission to support German industry, but we also see it as important to increase innovation throughout Europe, "said Jannik Henser, managing director of the new research lab. The lab also coordinates a research and development cluster which includes Chalmers University of technology in Gothenburg. The plan is to bring in more business as a partner. The research should primarily focus on improving the production process. This may involve material selection and machining of camshafts and engines. "This laboratory will be a gateway to the collective expertise of the Fraunhofer Institutes in terms of applied manufacturing technology," says Jan Ohlsson, head of the Volvo Group's production organization for trucks and powertrains. The first steps were taken three years ago when both Volvo, Scania and Sandvik found ways to cooperate with Fraunhofer. "It has previously been a bit difficult to unite the industry in the East and the West on the issue," says Lars-Henrik Jörn Wing, director of the global industrial development at Scania. He sees no problem with competition issues. "We believe that we can do a great deal of research and development together. It is not primarily a competitive tool, but a way to strengthen the industry in Sweden. "

Volvo risks business fine Dagens Industri / September 13, 2016 Volvo's transfer of its management consulting business to ex-employees violates stock market regulations and raises the prospect of fines. The Securities Council interprets the Leo Act stricter than the courts. "We can try Leo Act applicability outside the law. There are many examples of cases which lies on the border where we felt that Leo Act should be applied," says Rolf Skog, head of the Office of the Securities Council. It was last Saturday that Dagens Industri revealed that a group of ex-Volvo employees had replaced the truckmaker’s internal unit of management consultants instead of searching on the open market. The former Volvo employees set up the company Fortos Management Consulting AB, and described the deal as such in its annual report: "The company started its operations during the year in the form of a transfer of operations from Volvo Group in which Fortos Management Consulting took over the employees and service." Thirty Fortos employees have continued to work for the truck giant's top executives, and made millions the first year for a few months of operation. Volvo refused to comment on the terms of the settlement. Normally, under the Leo Act, the subject of a sale or transfer of employees must be approved by the shareholders at a general meeting. "If the deal infringes on the Leo Act, it may be declared invalid - it is so as to violate the Securities Council's recommendations usually receive a disciplinary punishment of the stock market," says Johan Munck, former justices and president of the Supreme Court. A basic requirement from the Swedish Securities Council is that there be an independent valuation before the transaction. Rolf Skog would not comment on the panel that is beginning an investigation of the Volvo deal. "We look at what we in different ways will be made aware of. It is enough to say so."

Trevor Milton wants to revolutionize trucking, and he doesn’t care if you don’t believe him Commercial Carrier Journal / September 9, 2016 Trevor Milton has been in the trucking industry for the better part of six years, but his big break came – like a meteorite through a skylight – earlier this year when he announced plans to build an electric Class 8 truck. Milton founded Nikola Motor Company (NMC) two years ago, named in homage to engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla. With the looming December launch of its electric drivetrain truck NMC is poised to become the Tesla of trucking. It’s fitting that Milton, who has fewer than 200 Twitter followers, only follows one account – Tesla Motor Company boss Elon Musk. Prior to establishing Nikola, Milton was CEO of dHybrid Systems, a company that made natural gas storage technology for trucking that was acquired in October 2014 by Worthington Industries. But Milton isn’t your typical trucking CEO. A co-founder of five start ups, he considers himself a “serial entrepreneur” and is fluent in Portuguese, English and is semi-fluent in Spanish. He also brings his dog to work every day. While at dHybrid Systems, he directed the engineering team and design processes that produced, among other things, “the fastest filling receptacles ever introduced into the natural gas market.” Unlike his electric passenger car contemporary Musk, who is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of Business, Milton didn’t attend college. “I gained all my knowledge in the real world,” he says. “Working with all the different companies and it’s just how I learned. Everyone learns differently and my talents for learning are in-hand. I like to learn by touching things.” Nikola burst onto the scene in May of this year with promises of a fully electric, 2,000 horsepower Class 8 truck that provided an asphalt crumbling 3,700 ft. lbs. of torque after. That’s Thirty. Seven. Hundred. An on-board CNG turbine was supposed to provide a range of 1,200 miles to the truck’s 320 kWh battery pack. Next came the promises of zero emissions, an attractive buzzword as the EPA unfurled its Phase II emissions regulations in August. Then came a range extending hydrogen fuel cell, which just four months following its initial announcement supplanted a CNG turbine that will no longer be offered in the U.S. or Canada on the Nikola One tractor. “Hydrogen is more efficient and there’s no emissions on it,” Milton says. “It’s 100 percent zero emissions. The end goal, and the desire of us, is to be 100 percent emission free.” The conversion to a hydrogen fuel cell also came with horsepower and torque downgrades. Milton says the company was forced to reconfigure horsepower output from the 800V AC motors to 1,000 and dial down torque to 2,000 ft. lbs. “The amount of torque and horsepower we had was destroying tires,” he says, adding the output comes from a change in the truck’s software. “It’s all software limited. The truck’s still able to output that power.” Equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell, the truck kept its 1,200 mile top range claims. In addition to the fuel cell, the batteries are constantly receiving power through rotational energy via regenerative braking technology. The decision to substitute the CNG range extender for hydrogen didn’t come without risk. Milton says more than 8,000 orders were already on the books for the CNG model. Less than a month after the switch was made, Milton says feedback has been mostly positive. Cancellations were practically non-existent and were more than offset by new orders coming in. “There’s better hydrogen credits with hydrogen than there is with CNG,” he adds. The trucking industry is nothing if not traditional, and NMC is further outside the box than any other company currently building trucks. Undaunted, Milton says Nikola One will find its niche with fleets and drivers tired of chasing EPA emission standards and looking to save some money along the way. “It comes down to your bottom line – what does it cost to operate a diesel per month,” he says. “For a full-time driver it’s about $8,000 to $10,000 dollars a month …With our truck, you’re about $5,000 to $6,000 a month.” About 70 percent of NMC’s customers are fleets, including large carriers who have ordered “thousands” of units, Milton says, adding his company’s sales pitch to-date has been not making a sales pitch at all. The majority of Nikola One orders, he says, have come from customer-initiated contact. “We don’t approach anyone. They approach us,” he says. “The customers we’re dealing with right now are customers that have called in to us asking for a meeting for the big fleets, and the rest have just ordered online. We don’t need to go make a pitch. If they don’t see the value in saving billions [of dollars], I don’t want to work with them anyways.” Milton says his company is currently developing the hydrogen infrastructure to support its million-mile “free fuel” guarantee, with 56 strategically positioned hydrogen stations planned across the U.S. and Canada. There is currently a per gallon federal credit to the station owner, allowing Nikola to build those credits into the price of the tractor and give customers the pre-purchased fuel for the first million miles, Milton says. Meanwhile, there’s all those trucks that still need to be built. “Probably three-quarters of the truck [assembly] will be done robotically,” he says. “All the stamping, all the paint, the frame assembly … everything’s done by robotics, and then a human comes in and finishes it up.” Milton struggles to pin down a number of people currently working on the project, but says counting employees of NMC and its partners, “it’s hundreds and hundreds and hundreds.” And those hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of employees have helped push the company, Milton says, to the forefront of its segment. “We’re probably five to 10 years ahead of our competition,” he adds, “and we’ll start full production about 36 months from right now. I’m happy. We’re booked out for many, many years and that’s what everybody’s dream is.” Innovations in trucking are nothing new and with diesel prices fairly low compared to recent history, NMC has its share of doubters for long-term viability. But Milton says there are plenty of differences between his company and those who may have come – or gone – before it. “We’re the only ones with actual orders,” he says. “We’ve got orders, deposits, partners – we’ve got the largest partners in the world. That’s the difference between us and everyone else. We have a product that makes sense and doesn’t need government subsidies.” The development of Nikola One has largely been built and developed with Milton’s money and funding from partners. Milton says the 8,000-plus $1,500 deposits plopped down to secure a model pre-launch is sitting untouched in an escrow account. “Tesla actually uses people’s money and deposit money,” he says. “We don’t. This has all been self-funded and funded by partners. We’re not out there trying to get money to operate.” Milton is currently working to build the NMC sales and service network, the details of which he expects to announce in about 80 days when the sheet is fully pulled off Nikola One – an event he expects will be attended by more than 500 people, including a likely handful of naysayers. “So many people out there called us vaporware,” he says. “They’re going to eat their words.” .

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Scania Group Press Release / September 12, 2016 For the past two weeks, Scania’s Demo Centre in Södertälje has been like a meeting of the European Parliament, as journalists from all over the continent have been bussed in to test drive the New Truck Generation on the test track and surrounding roads. Transport scribes from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Belgium, the UK, Scandinavia and the Netherlands are among those who have been hopping in and out of the new S and R cabs, with Scania’s demo drivers, product managers and marketing staff looking on like proud, if slightly anxious, new parents. With years of hard work and patient planning leading up to this moment of truth, the Scania employees’ nerves were understandable, though thankfully there was no need to worry. For, judging by the reactions of the journalists that feature in our accompanying film, the new trucks were a big hit. Jan Burgdorf, from Trucker magazine in Germany, was just one of those who were full of praise: “Scania have done a good job with the new trucks. They have made everything better. It’s a really good truck.” Andreas Werner Dick, from Stragü magazine in Austria, was another confirmed fan. “It’s good to see the progress in the driver’s comfort. Driving is a lot of fun as it is very easy to do. I think that drivers in Austria would like to drive a truck like this. It should be a success on the market.” .

Scania actually offers several trim flavors regarding instrument panels. I imagine you would enjoy the wood grain version. I wouldn't call the Scania layout car-like, not at all. A truck driver has a different requirement. The next time you're across the pond, take a drive in the new Scania. I wish you'd attend IAA. . Speaking of Boeing cockpits............

BPW Press Release / August 31, 2016 Under the name eSolutions, BPW (www.bpw.de/en/) will exhibit two new electrical concepts for economical and low-emission transport at the 2016 IAA show: BPW not only targets the electrification of drives, but will also present a practical solution for electric power generation in the trailer. “Electrification is a megatrend that is now capturing the entire vehicle and logistics industry. Beyond the hype, we are focusing on developing practical innovations that offer vehicle operators and vehicle manufacturers tangible economic benefits,” says Michael Pfeiffer, personally liable managing partner of BPW. “Our solutions for the electric drive and electric power generation also perfectly complement our expertise in the fields of running gear technology, brakes, lightweight design, sensors and telematics. In this way, our eSolutions substantiate our claim of being the leading international mobility partner of vehicle operators and the leading system partner of vehicle manufacturers.” ePower The company has developed a system for energy recovery on the trailer by means of wheel hub generators. They are particularly suitable for supplying power to refrigerated vehicles, because with just one axle equipped with two ePower wheel hub generators, enough energy is generated during the braking process to operate the refrigerated box. This reduces diesel consumption by about 2,500 litres per year. Even with an additional battery for interim storage of the energy, ePower is weight-neutral when compared to cooling by means of a diesel generator. The system is self-sufficient and can be mounted on existing axle designs. eTransport eTransport is the concept for a new electric axle from BPW which has been developed specifically for manufacturers of distribution vehicles. “Especially in inner-city transport, such as courier and express deliveries, e-drives are likely to be the future,” says Michael Pfeiffer. The axle, electric drive and energy storage form a system in eTransport that can be integrated into different vehicle models. The drive is emission-free, recovers the braking energy and improves the manoeuvrability of transporters by actively supporting the steering. This is especially advantageous in the field of city logistics. As needed, the system is designed for performing a typical daily mission in inner-city distribution transport, with reserves for additional applications. It is possible to charge the battery overnight in a few hours. .

Associated Press / December 10, 2016 A Florida father was arrested Friday and charged in the death of his 23-month old toddler son, who was left in a pickup truck for eight hours, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Troy Whitaker, 41, was charged with aggravated manslaughter. Whitaker left his Palm Harbor house Friday morning with his 5-year-old daughter, Addison, and 23-month-old son, Lawson. He dropped his daughter off at school, but forgot to drop his son off at daycare. Whitaker ran errands around town, and noticed his son in the backseat of the Chevrolet pickup truck in the afternoon, after having returned home. The boy had an "extremely high body temperature" and was transported to Mease Countryside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. "It was obvious that he had been dead for a while," said Sheriff Bob Gualtieri. The boy was in the truck from about 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., when Whitaker returned from a trip to the supermarket. “What (Whitaker) says, is he thinks he dropped (Lawson) off... but he didn't,” Sheriff Gualtieri said. “He came back here to the house, he arrived at the house about 8:30am, went inside... and stayed in the home until about 10:30 this morning. He then went out and walked the dog, then went back inside and stayed in the house until 3:30 this afternoon. When he came out at 3:30 he entered the truck and says that he did not see Lawson. Where Lawson was seated was in a car-seat behind the driver's seat... facing forward in the backseat of the vehicle. He then goes to the Publix, spends about 30 or 40 minutes (there), then comes out and puts the groceries on the front passenger seat of the truck. At that point, he says again that he does not see Lawson. He comes home, parks in the driveway and gets out, and goes over to the passenger side where he had just put the groceries in, and when he opens the door he sees Lawson. Lawson is deceased at that point... he had not been breathing for a long time.” Gualtieri added Lawson's body temperature was 'about 108 degrees' at 5:00pm. “He was clearly negligent, he can offer no explanation other than he thought he dropped the kid off and that doesn't make any sense quite frankly,” the sheriff said about Whitaker. “He has to be held accountable. This defines culpable negligence.” .

Everyone interested in our country's governance should make the time to read these articles and watch the videos. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/09/dan-jones-cia-torture-cover-report-senate https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/09/cia-insider-daniel-jones-senate-torture-investigation https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/10/cia-senate-investigation-constitutional-crisis-daniel-jones https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/11/cia-torture-report-aftermath-daniel-jones-senate-investigation

Dagens Industri / September 9, 2016 A consulting company made up of Volvo's own former management took over the truck giant’s business last year and earned millions. Now, they continue to work for Volvo and the money is rolling in at high speed. Already during the first few months of 2016, the former Volvo employees turned consultants have earned millions. "We have a policy not to comment on agreements with suppliers and can not do it in this case either," says Joakim Kenndal on Volvo's press department. It would appear that Volvo for many years had its own group of management consultants employed. According to Dagens Industri, as many as 50 people in Sweden have worked under the name Fortos. Their mission was and is to help Volvo Group's senior managers to set goals and implement restructuring programs. The secret consulting business is completely unknown even to Volvo's major shareholders, showing the Dagens Industri's research. "I've never heard anything so stupid," said a key figure among Volvo's institutional owners. "Sick. Did not know," answered another major shareholder. Dagen Industri can also reveal that the group of ex-Volvo management last year had to take over the operations of Volvo on generous terms. The workers set up a new company, Fortos Management Consulting AB, the transaction confirmed in its annual report. The Fortos annual report states: "The company started its operations during the year in the form of a transfer of operations from Volvo AB to Fortos Management Consulting AB in which Fortos took over the employees and services." Dagens Industri has evidence showing that Volvo Group promised the new consulting company significant business in the years ahead. Data indicates that the balance sheet of Fortos is not the book value of the business, and it has no assets. Fortos Management Consulting had no greater financial muscle than Volvo in the first place. The paid-up share capital amounted to SEK 50,000 at the end of the year, as much as its parent company DIHL Group Holding. But in the few months of its existence, from October 2015, the turnover of Fortos Management Consulting reached SEK 12.2 million and made a profit of 1.27 million before tax. The company proposed a dividend of SEK 740,000. At the same time there was a new share issue of SEK 400,000. The old Volvo consultants then got right back the next double issue proceeds. Already at the end of the year it was clear that the agreement with Volvo was a brilliant deal......for the ex-Volvo management at Fortos. Dagens Industri contacted Fortos CEO and partner Torbjorn Loof for comment. You were formerly a part of Volvo. How many employees are with you today? "There are thirty," says Torbjörn Lööf. You formed Fortos Management Consulting AB. Were you paid anything to take over operations from Volvo? "We have no such information we can share with you." Instead of selling to the highest bidder, Volvo has therefore commissioned a group of employees to take it over. These employees have thus undoubtedly profited at the expense of the shareholders from day one, sources claim. In addition, the balance sheet of Fortos at year-end contained advances from Volvo Group in the millions, the annual report shows. Meanwhile, other suppliers to Volvo have to wait 100 days for payment. According to Di task is Volvo's CFO Jan Gurander responsible for the settlement, then the group of internal consultants took over the business from the group instead of listing the unit on the open market. One paper, the deal was supposed to reduce Volvo's human resources and achieve Volvo’s goal of reducing staff costs, but in fact it ended up spending more on another cost item. Volvo plans to hire back its former employees from Fortos. "At Volvo, we have projects and work that remains to be done. These projects and work are now being handled by Fortos. Thus, Volvo need’s Fortos’ human resources to complete and implement these projects and work. It will be a better solution in terms of flexibility, "says Volvo spokesperson Joakim Kenndal. .

Unwanted invading economic migrants attempting to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the north coast of Africa from neighboring Morocco. Nothing but trouble. The European Union and Africa share only two land borders, Ceuta and Melilla, both of which are crucial crossing points for illegal African migrants entering Europe. .

Associated Press / September 11, 2016 French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Sunday, "There will be new attacks. There will be innocent victims." "Today the threat is at a maximum, and we are a target," Valls said. "Every day intelligence services, police, foil attacks, dismantle networks, track terrorists. There are about 15,000 people in France who are monitored, because these people are in the process of radicalisation." "We have almost 700 jihadists -- French or French residents -- fighting in Iraq and Syria," Valls said. "Out of these 700 jihadists, I'd like to remind (people) that there are 275 women and several dozens (of) minors." An additional 196 French jihadists died in Iraq and Syria, he said. France has been under a state of emergency since IS attacks on Paris in November killed 130 people in what President Francois Hollande called an "act of war". However, a recent commission of inquiry found the state of emergency was only having a "limited impact" on improving security. It questioned the deployment of between 6,000 and 7,000 soldiers to protect schools, synagogues, department stores and other sensitive sites. "Every Frenchman suspected of being linked to terrorism, because he regularly consults a jihadist website, or his behaviour shows signs of radicalisation or because is in close contact with radicalised people, must by preventively placed in a detention centre," says former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Associated Press / September 11, 2016 Australian politician and One Nation party leader Pauline Hanson has again called for Muslims to be banned from entering Australia and slammed the idea that 'lone wolf' terror attacks are carried out by people who are mentally ill. Joining fellow Senator Derryn Hinch on Monday, they gave support to new anti-terror bills set to be introduced into Parliament this week. 'We've seen that these refugees we've brought in are actually terrorists themselves, so let's take a hard stance on this. We don't know who these people are,' she said. 'There's no sign saying I'm a good Muslim of I'm a bad Muslim. We have to start protecting ourselves and our country.' Senator Hanson then reacted angrily when Sunrise presenter Natalie Barr pointed out that some recent attackers were mentally ill. 'I don't believe that. They are saying they have been radicalised, and that is the case. Have a look at what they're teaching in the mosques. 'That concerns me as well. Get tough in this country. I don't want to see another Australian killed. What a load of rubbish.' Senator Hanson reinforced her election pledge that banning Muslim people from migrating to Australia was the only thing that should be done. Despite acknowledging that 'a lot of Muslims are not terrorists', she repeatedly made it clear that the Australian government must take a 'hard line stance' on the matter. She called for the complete ban 'because of the mess Australia is in'. The two anti-terror bills are set to be passed by the government in Parliament later this week.

The Sydney Morning Herald / September 11, 2016 Police in Australia have charged a 22-year-old man with committing a terrorist act and attempted murder in southwest Sydney. They say he was inspired by ISIS. The radical Islamist attacker, Ihsas Khan, 22, was charged at Parramatta local court with committing a terrorist attack and attempted murder after 59-year-old Wayne Greenhalg was stabbed multiple times in Minto, Sydney. Khan repeatedly stabbed a 59-year-old Greenhalg in a suburban park, and then tried to stab a policeman. A large knife has been seized from the accused, who will appear in court later on Sunday. The victim, who was walking his dog in the park, suffered injuries to his body and hands, and remains in hospital in a serious condition. Ihsas Khan, 22, allegedly stabbed a stranger in an Islamic State-inspired attack on Saturday afternoon, chasing his victim while repeatedly yelling "someone is going to die today," witnesses said. Neighbours saw Khan waiting in a reserve on Ohlfsen Road for as long as 10 minutes before local man Wayne Greenhalgh, 59, came through the park on his daily walk. Greenhalgh was then stabbed several times with a large knife, suffering near-fatal wounds to his hands and body. He had to run for his life into a neighbour's home before Khan tried to smash his way in through a glass door while shouting "Allah Akbar". Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn said it's possible that Mr Khan, who lives metres away from the site of the incident, attacked the stranger in an attempt to lure police and attack them. When officers tried to arrest him outside the Ohlfsen Road home, Khan attempted to stab an officer through the window using a large knife. Investigators have found information suggesting Khan had planned to commit an attack on Saturday that was inspired by ISIS. "We know this person has strong extremist beliefs inspired by ISIS. What made him actually act yesterday we don't know," she said. "There was clearly some planning yesterday that we do know about and that only came to light post the incident." "This clearly was a very volatile, very violent situation that police and the members of the community were confronted with." Police believe Khan, who also lives in Ohlfsen Road, didn't know his victim but Burn said he had "formed some views" about him in the immediate lead-up to the attack. Greenhalgh's wife said Khan had approached them earlier in the day with a Koran in his hand. "We thought he was going to ask us something and then he just turned around and went back home," she said. Khan had come to the attention of police before. However, he was not on a terrorism watch list and was not considered "front and centre" of the authorities' growing list of major investigations. Local police had been called on two occasions when Khan abused and threatened people in public for their non-Islamic behaviour. He was also charged with maliciously damaging property when he destroyed an Australian flag in 2013, yet the matter was dealt with under the Mental Health Act. Police say Khan is a hardline religious zealot and has serious mental health issues including schizophrenia. When police searched his family home on Saturday night, they found an electronic copy of Islamic State's magazine Dabiq and evidence he had been searching for extremist YouTube videos. In an interview with police, Khan said he knew the leader of ISIS and believed he was justified in killing people to protect and exact revenge for Sunni Muslims. "He said he wanted to do the worst he could do," police said. He told police he didn't know Greenhalgh but "disliked him" for reasons unknown. The attack has underscored the challenges facing authorities as they grapple with rapidly radicalised lone wolves who are not on their radar until tragedy strikes. "This is the new face of terrorism. This is the new face of what we deal with," Burn said. "There is an individual who is known to police for some matters and... for whatever reason becomes inspired to act. They are able to get some basic capability and act." One resident on Ohlfsen Road said Khan had stood outside her home a few days ago yelling at her in Arabic. Another resident said she saw him in the middle of the night pushing a wheel and axle and walking in and out of traffic. "It could have been any of us," the resident said. "None of us can believe it." The arrest comes two days after a teenage boy was charged with making threats at Sydney Opera House.

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Alike current EPA head Gina McCarthy, ex-New Jersey governor Christine Todd Whitman had ZERO qualifications to be head of the EPA (Jan 1, 2001 to June 27, 2003). She was/is totally clueless about the position. In fact, it’s been decades since the EPA had a “qualified” head. Instead, it has been largely lead by a long string of stooge politicians. The many individuals who have acted as Secretary of Transportation, including ex-Charlotte, North Carolina mayor Anthony Foxx, amounts to the same situation……not a single individual with “qualifications” applicable to the post. (City mayor…..transportation…..parallels? NOT) Why is the U.S. taxpayer paying for unqualified politicians to head key posts? If I ran my business this way, I’d be bankrupt within 12 months. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former EPA head admits she was wrong to tell New Yorkers post-9/11 air was safe The Guardian / September 10, 2016 Christine Todd Whitman, who reassured the public over Ground Zero air, says: ‘I’m sorry. We did the very best we could … with the knowledge we had’ Christine Todd Whitman, who as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under George W Bush at the time of the 9/11 attacks told the public the air around Ground Zero in New York was safe to breathe, has admitted for the first time she was wrong. Among those who were exposed to toxins released when the WorldTradeCenter collapsed, the toll of illness and death continues to rise. Speaking to the Guardian for a report on the growing health crisis to be published on Sunday, the 15th anniversary of the attacks, Whitman made an unprecedented apology to those affected but denied she had ever lied about the air quality or known at the time it was dangerous. “Whatever we got wrong, we should acknowledge and people should be helped,” she said, adding that she still “feels awful” about the tragedy and its aftermath. “I’m very sorry that people are sick,” she said. “I’m very sorry that people are dying and if the EPA and I in any way contributed to that, I’m sorry. We did the very best we could at the time with the knowledge we had.” She added: “Every time it comes around to the anniversary I cringe, because I know people will bring up my name, they blame me, they say that I lied and that people died because I lied, [they say] people have died because I made a mistake.” A week after two hijacked passenger jets were flown into the towers of the WorldTradeCenter, killing 2,753 people – 184 died in the Pentagon in WashingtonDC and 40 were killed when a United Airlines plane came down in a field in Pennsylvania – Whitman issued a statement. It said: “I am glad to reassure the people of New York … that their air is safe to breathe and their water is safe to drink.” She has always maintained that as head of the EPA she was simply passing on what government scientists were telling her [because she was clueless about the profession], warning those working at Ground Zero itself to wear respirators but dismissing concerns over the surrounding area, which was engulfed in dust and ash. Three days after the attacks, Whitman, who had previously been the Republican governor of New Jersey, told reporters: “The good news continues to be that air samples we have taken have all been at levels that cause us no concern.” In 2003, the EPA inspector general criticized the agency’s handling of the crisis, finding that the EPA had no basis for its swift pronouncements about air quality. Politicians, including the then New York senator Hillary Clinton, laid into the Bush administration, accusing it of deceiving the public. More than 37,000 people registered with the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), a federal organisation set up in 2011 to oversee those affected by exposure to the toxins released at Ground Zero, have been declared sick. Many have chronic respiratory illnesses or cancer. More than 1,100 people covered by the WTCHP have died [an incompetent Whitman has the blood of Americans forever on her hands]. That number includes first responders who were at Ground Zero and people who lived and worked in the surrounding area. A WTCHP spokeswoman, ChristySpring, said: “We have a list of health conditions that the program provides medical monitoring and treatment for, established by the government to have been related to exposure to the dust and debris from the 9/11 attack on the WorldTradeCenter.” Whitman said: “If people are dying from this – and I have not seen the data – and they had believed everything was fine, then you have got to blame the message they were hearing, and what they were hearing was that the ambient air quality in Lower Manhattan at the time was OK.” Jerrold Nadler, a veteran US congressman whose district covers the WorldTradeCenter site, told the Guardian on Thursday that Whitman had never admitted she had been wrong about the air quality. “She knew or should have known” the air was dangerous, he said. In 2008, Nadler accused Whitman of causing thousands to suffer injury “and in some cases death” due to “unnecessary exposure to toxins released by the collapse of the WorldTradeCenter buildings”. In a ruling in a lawsuit brought by New York residents that year, a federal appeals court ruled that Whitman could not be held liable for health problems caused by the air around Ground Zero. On Friday, Whitman questioned the level of proof that the air made people sick, but said: “If this is a direct relation, we all screwed up.” She thought she was right at the time, she said, but added: “I can believe that the scientists may not have had all the information they needed.” Shortly after the attack on New York, Whitman said it was known that asbestos, lead and other toxins were in the wreckage of the Twin Towers, known as “the pile”, and that those working on rescue and recovery there should wear respirators. Most did not. As the city under Mayor Rudy Giuliani led the work at Ground Zero rather than the federal government, Whitman said, she had had no authority to enforce the recommended wearing of safety equipment. At the time, she said that beyond the pile, in the surrounding neighborhoods and the rest of Manhattan, the air did “not pose a public health hazard”.

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