Explanation on Recon Bill
This is what the Donkey’s intend to do.
Who knows if this is Constitutional or will pass parliamentary muster, but these are their procedural intentions…
They’ve posted their proposed Reconciliation Bill. This bill will have to make it through the House Ways & Means or Finance committee. Likely the Budget Committee.
Then, after some changes are presumably made, it will be brought to the House floor without debate, for an up or down vote – that is within the power of the Speaker.
This reconciliation bill, when it comes to the House floor, will contain – in theory – a self-executing rule that will deem the original Senate Health Care bill passed by the House when the Reconciliation Bill is passed. That original health care bill (H.R. 3590) will then travel to the President’s desk for signature.
In the meantime, this Reconciliation bill will travel to the Senate where it will go through the Reconciliation Bill process. After they clear the blood from the Parliamentarian’s office, the Senate will vote on this Reconciliation Bill, and it will then be sent to the President for his signature.
With it’s passing and signing into law, the Reconciliation Bill makes – again, in theory – changes to the original Senate bill (H.R. 3590), that the House liberal Democrats didn’t like – such as the Cadillac Tax, for instance.
“I need clarification. I understand it to be that the original Senate bill will be deemed passed when the new House bill becomes law. Is that correct? I still don’t like the “deemed” part but it would buy us some time to fight it.”
No, the original Senate bill (H.R. 3590) will be deemed passed when the House votes on this – and presumably passes – this Reconciliation Bill that they’ve just posted.
You would then have the original Senate bill (H.R. 3590) passed by both Houses of Congress, and available for the President’s signature. There have been some whispers that Nancy would hold onto the H.R. 3590 until the time that the Senate passes the Reconciliation bill.
The Speaker can (and does from time to time) hold legislation. In fact, the Speaker can hold it for a year, or until the session ends, whichever comes first. Of course, this raises the legal dilemma of “can a Reconciliation Bill be voted on before the original legislation actually becomes law. That is the problem which will probably be worked out in the Supreme Court, if they elect to hear such a case.
“So what is the bill that was posted tonight?”
It’s just a “shell” bill. The vehicle they need to get the process started. See here for further explanation. The posted bill is a procedural step, it DOES NOT make the substantive changes yet to the Senate’s bill.
It’s not the FINAL Reconciliation bill, but one from October, which will be gutted by the Democrats and replaced with the language of the FINAL Reconciliation bill – which hasn’t been crafted yet.
Michael O’Brien of The Hill points out that “the bill is a procedural step, it DOES NOT make the substantive changes yet to the Senate’s bill.” These recommendations were first proposed in October by the House Ways and Means and Education and Labor Committees (so the public option is still in here).
Philip Klein, Washington Correspondent, The American Spectator, reminds us what GOP Rep. Paul Ryan warned us about last week of the Dems’ strategy ramming this “shell” HC Bill through committee tomorrow. The budget committee approves the shell, sends it to the rules committee, then strips out the language and stuffs the actual reconciliation changes into the burrito, Klein explains.
In other words: What you see is the tortilla shell fake-out.
“What’s the difference between voting to DEEM something passed and actually voting to pass something? Would the American people really fall for semantics like that?”
A sizable percentage of the American public couldn’t define the difference between a Senator and a Representative.
Will it make a difference? It will certainly make a difference to people who are politically engaged. To the people who spend their days watching Oprah and Jerry Springer, it’s completely over their head.
Thank you public education system.
“Ok, what is The Slaughter rule?”
The Slaughter rule……
Would declare that the House of Representatives “deems” the Senate health care bill “passed” by the House.
House members would have to vote on whether to accept the ‘rule’, but would then be able to claim they only voted for a ‘rule’, not for the bill itself.
In other words, Democrats will avoid a direct vote on the health care bill while allowing it to become law.
They will take over one-sixth of the US economy without voting on it in direct violation to the legislative process defined by the U.S Constitution as Article I, Section VII, Clause II specifically states.
“Is this Constitutional, or can SCOTUS kill it?”
Let’s divide the legislation itself from the process. The legislation (once and IF enacted) will likely face Constitutional challenges, many of which could prevail given the current makeup of the court. Some things in this bill are plainly unconstitutional.
The process in which this is actually passed, is an entirely separate matter. The Judiciary is HIGHLY RELUCTANT to interject themselves into matters involving the internal workings of the Congress. There is some indirect precedent, namely Powell v McCormack, but nothing has ever been entertained on a question of pure parliamentary procedure. While it’s possible the Supreme’s would hear such a challenge, I think it’s probably unlikely.
Let me hedge myself here… I think it could be ‘possible’ that they’ll intervene, I’m just not sure it’s ‘likely’, given the makeup of the Court, Powell notwithstanding. Of course, Roberts has made it clear that he has no patience for Obama, so that’s a wild-card.
Also, situational circumstances aside, who really wants the prospect of SCOTUS inserting themselves into this mess. It would be the biggest reach for Judicial power since the days of Marbury.
Even if this does get enacted, and the Supreme’s take a pass on reviewing the legislative ‘process’ with respect to this law, I believe that there are PLENTY of cases to be made that large provisions of this bill – on its face – are completely unconstitutional.
The question becomes who is the “injured party?” Raise your paw.
“What about the student loan nationalization add-on?”
Go to Michelle Malkin’s site for information. Click here.
“And, how will the Dem’s defend themselves in November?”
They are trying a trickery procedure so House members can go back and say: “We didn’t vote on the HC Bill. We just ‘deemed’ approval of the Senate bill, but I didn’t vote on it.” In essence, they are trying to convince the American people that they are stupid and that approval occurred without voting for it. You cannot make this stuff up.
“Does The ‘Shell’ Health Care Bill Have Any Teeth?”
This is what RedState says: Click here. “


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Jasper National Park
AccessBy roadYellowhead Highway 16, Prince George-Jasper-Edmonton; Icefields Parkway.By rail"The Canadian" (VIA Rail: Toronto-Edmonton-Jasper-Vancouver); "The Rocky Mountaineer" (Vancouver-Jasper)By busBrewster Transportation & Tours, from Calgary via Banff and the Icefields Parkway to JasperLocationJasper National Park, with an area of 10,878 sq.
Maligne Lake, 11 km (7 mi.) further on, is the largest glacial lake in North America. At a height of 1673 m (5491 ft) in the beautifully scenic Maligne Valley, the lake, which is surrounded by majestic ice and snow-covered peaks, is about 22 km (14 mi.) long and just under 2 km (11/4 mi.) across at its widest part. It is well worth taking the boat trip to the southern end of the lake, past the world famous picture postcard views of the Narrows and Spirit Island.There are also very lovely walks along the lakeside to Schäffer Viewpoint (about 1.5 km (1 mi.)) or up to the Opal Hills. The climb of about 8 km (5 mi.), taking 3 hours brings the walker 305 m (1001 ft) higher up and is rewarded by a splendid view.From June to September, visitors can join in white-water rafting for 11 km (7 mi.) downriver on Maligne River.
Scenic Maligne Lake is a good destination for a day out, reached by taking the Maligne Road, which branches off from the Yellowhead Highway 3 km (2 mi.) beyond Jasper. The Maligne Canyon, 11 km (7 mi.) east of Jasper, is one of the most beautiful canyons in the Rockies. It has several waterfalls and a 4 km (21/2 mi.) nature trail, starting at the lodge (open in summer) and leading along the Maligne Canyon, its chalky sandstone walls as high as 50 m (164 ft), with interpretive panels explaining the geomorphological features. The canyon is very narrow in places and spanned by several bridges. Its lower section carries far more water than the upper part since water from Medicine Lake enters the canyon at various places, flowing through subterranean clefts and gushing out of karst hollows.
Mount Edith Cavell
From Jasper, it is well worth making the trip 30 km (19 mi.) further south to Mount Edith Cavell (3363 m (11,0374 ft); approach on Highway 93 A) named after the British nurse who was a First World War heroine. A winding mountain road, about 15 km (91/2 mi.) long (open Jun.-Oct.) twists and turns up to Cavell Lake and a car park at the foot of the impressive north face. The Angel Glacier moves downwards from a saddle. A short footpath leads through the moraine to a little lake below the tongue of the glacier. There is a very pleasant 3 to 4-hour walk up to the Cavell Meadows, from where there is a particularly good view of the Angel Glacier and Mount Edith Cavell.
Miette Hot Springs
Miette Hot Springs, at 54°C (129°F) are the hottest springs in the Canadian Rockies. The thermal baths (39°C (102°F) are part of a larger leisure complex with accommodation, restaurants and riding stables.There are two pools at Miette Hot Springs, one is very shallow for children, the other is deep and aimed at adults. It is possible to rent towels on site and change rooms are available. If you forget your swim suit, they have those too. There is also a cafe and gift shop on site.Near Miette Hot Springs are some hiking trails where it's always possible to see some of the area's wildlife.
Just 50 km (31 mi.) north of Jasper, the Miette Hot Springs road branches off the Yellowhead Highway at Pocahontas, a few miles before the eastern entrance to the park. Coal deposits were discovered at Pocahontas in 1908 and mined for about ten years after the railway line was completed in 1911. All that now remains of the Pocahontas mine are a few foundations.The Punchbowl Falls, cascading down a narrow crevasse, are a few miles further on.This is not worth making a special trip to see but if you are going by Pocahontas it is worth having a look.
Pyramid Lake (Patricia Lake)
About 7 km (41/2 mi.) north of Jasper, Pyramid Lake and Patricia Lake are reached by a winding road. These two attractive mountain lakes below the impressive 2768 m (9085 ft) Pyramid Mountain have good windsurfing, canoeing and boating as well as sailing. No motorized boats are allowed on the lake.Hiking and horseback riding are popular around Pyramid and Patricia Lake.A 5 km (3 mi.) circular trail past Patricia Lake leaves from the Pyramid riding stables.In the vicinity are rental shops, accommodation, and other facilities for tourists.
"The Skeena" express, part of Via Rail, runs on the 1160 km (720 mi.) route between Jasper and the Pacific coast port of Prince Rupert. The two-day journey includes an overnight stop in the town of Prince George. The Skeena's dome car ensures splendid views of the magnificent high mountain scenery of this part of central British Columbia.The trip is considered a highlight of the Rockies and is a great option for travellers who are just coming to the interior to see Jasper and the surrounding area before heading to the coast.
Jasper Tramway is Canada's longest and highest aerial tramway tour into Jasper National Park. It rises 973 m / 3,191ft. Views from the Tramway include the Canadian Rockies and the town of Jasper.The Jasper Tramway brings passengers up Whistler's Mountain where they are free to walk around at an elevation of 2277 m / 7472 ft. Visitors will find a gift shop and restaurant at the upper station. Plaques offer information on the surroundings and there are also hiking trails at the top.
Marmot Basin Ski Area
Marmot Basin Ski Resort in Jasper National park is located approximately 20 km (13 mi.) south Jasper on the other side of Whistler's Mountain. Marmot Basin offers some of the best skiing in the vicinity and provides a variety of options for all levels of skiing ability. Views from the hill are spectacular. Unlike the ski hills around Lake Louise and Banff, Marmot Basin Ski Resort sees far fewer tourists and is more of a local's hill. Consequently there are generally fewer line ups.
Medicine Lake, is 6 km (31/2 mi.) long, and appears to have no outflow to speak of at its northern end, yet the water level varies greatly during the course of the year. In late autumn the lake is almost empty, with only a trickle of water meandering between the mud banks on the lake bed, to seep away at the north-east side of the basin. This phenomenon was a mystery to the local Indians, and their medicine men took advantage of it, hence the name Medicine Lake.
The Jasper Tramway station is about 7 km (41/2 mi.) south of the town of Jasper, near a large campsite on Whistlers Mountain. This mountain tramway goes up Whistlers Mountain, named after the whistling of the marmots which run around here in the summer. There is a good view of Jasper from the mountain station (restaurant) at 2277 m (7473 ft), but it is also well worth walking all the way up to the summit (2464 m (8087 ft)) to take in the magnificent panoramic view.
Moose, deer and beaver can be seen in the Cottonwood Creek area, in the early morning or in the evening.There are some day hikes in the Cottonwood Creek area. Get information from the park office for the latest conditions.
Maligne River - Rafting
From June to September, visitors can join in white-water rafting for 11 km (7 mi.) downriver on Maligne River.
The Punchbowl Falls is a dramatic falls, cascading down a narrow crevasse. The parking area is sign posted along Highway 16, west of Jasper.
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Ieoh Ming Pei (貝聿銘 pinyin Bèi Yùmíng) is a Chinese American architect born in Suzhou, China on April 26, 1917. After receiving his education at St. Paul's College, Hong Kong, he studied architecture at MIT and Harvard.
I. M. Pei's Place Ville-Marie in Montreal
pyramid in the Louvre by I.M. Pei
Pei, the last "master" of high modernist architecture, has been described as an architect who focuses on abstract form. He prefers materials such as stone, concrete, glass, and steel.
While Pei is one of the most successful 20th century architects in the world, with numerous landmark buildings and extensions to his name, his work has had little influence on architectural theory.
- 1961 - 1967 National Center for Atmospheric Research, in Boulder, Colorado, USA
- 1962 - Place Ville-Marie, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 1964 - S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University - Syracuse, New York
- 1966 - 1968 - Sculpture Wing of the Des Moines Art Center in Des Moines, Iowa
- 1968 - 1974 Christian Science Center, in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1968 - Everson Museum of Art, in Syracuse, New York
- 1969 - Cleo Rogers Memorial Library, in Columbus, Indiana
- 1970 - National Airlines terminal at JFK Airport in New York, New York
- 1971 - Harbor Towers
- 1972 - Dallas City Hall
- 1972 - Paul Mellon Arts Center at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut
- 1974 - 1978 East Building, National Gallery of Art, in Washington, DC
- East Wing project webpage (http://www.designboom.com/portrait/pei_east.html)
- 1976 - John Hancock Tower, in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1976 - University of Rochester's Wilson Commons
- 1978 - 1982 Indiana University Art Museum in Bloomington, Indiana
- 1979 - John F. Kennedy Library, in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1979 - 1986 Javits Convention Center in New York, New York
- 1973 - Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York
- 1981 - the Texas Commerce Tower in Houston, Texas, currently J.P. Morgan Chase Tower; (3D/International cooperated with Pei on the design of this building)
- 1982 - 1990 Bank of China Tower, in Hong Kong
- Bank of China Tower project website (http://www.designboom.com/portrait/pei_bank.html)
- 1983 - Energy Plaza, Dallas, Texas
- 1985 - Wiesner building, MIT, Boston, Massachusetts
- 1986 - Fountain Place, Dallas, Texas
- 1989 - Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas
- 1989 - Carl Icahn Center for Science at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut
- 1989 - Pyramid of the Louvre, in Paris, France
- 1991 - Miho Museum, Shiga, Japan
- project website (http://www.designboom.com/portrait/pei_shiga.htmlMiho)
- 1995 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in Cleveland, Ohio
- 2003 - extension building to the Deutsches Historisches Museum (German history museum), in Berlin, Germany.
- Gero von Boehm, Conversations with I.M. Pei: "Light is the Key"
Interview to I.M. Pei (june 2004) (http://archrecord.construction.com/people/interviews/archives/0406IMPei-1.asp) Biography of Sculpture Wing (http://www.desmoinesartcenter.org/pei.html)

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With the NBA trading deadline having passed and with Anthony Davis still on their roster, the New Orleans Pelicans find themselves in an awkward situation with enormous implications for the next several seasons.
Davis, who is under contract through the 2019-20 season, has made it clear that he intends to leave the Pelicans as a free agent in the summer of 2020. Whether Davis is still a Pelican at that time is a separate matter. The Pelicans could, and most likely will, trade Davis this summer, with the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and New York Knicks all expected to make competitive offers. Alternatively, the Pelicans could wait to deal Davis until closer to the trade deadline in February 2020. Or the team could simply hold onto Davis for the next season and a half, though he would then leave as a free agent without an accompanying return.
Davis’s interest in exiting New Orleans, as he relayed to Pelicans general manager Dell Demps through his agent Rich Paul, is connected to the Pelicans’ short- and long-term plans. The Pelicans currently hold the ninth worst record in the NBA and are almost certainly headed for the 2019 NBA draft lottery. Between Davis’s wishes and the Pelicans’ struggles, Demps and Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry have two powerful reasons to sit Davis.
First, sitting Davis would protect the value of the franchise’s most valuable asset. Davis is one of the five best players in the NBA and, if healthy, would net a massive return in any trade. An injured Davis or one whose play unexpectedly tails off would be a less valuable asset.
Second, the Pelicans would improve their odds in the lottery by winning fewer games. The Pelicans are 13th out of the 15 teams in the Western Conference. With 25 games remaining in the regular season, the Pelicans are six games behind the Los Angeles Clippers for the eighth seed. Although it is mathematically possible for the Pelicans to still make the playoffs, the odds are somewhere between slim and none. Their better long-term play would be to drop further back in the standings and thus improve their chances of moving up to secure a higher pick in a what is expected to be a top-heavy 2019 NBA Draft.
From the NBA’s perspective, the preceding two paragraphs are utter sacrilege. The league is categorically opposed to teams consciously taking steps to reduce their chances of winning. To that end, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the NBA notified the Pelicans last week that if they sat Davis for the remainder of the season, the team would be fined $100,000 per missed game. With 25 games remaining on the schedule, the Pelicans would be fined $2.5 million before dealing him over the summer.
The league’s threatened penalty is consistent with a guideline adopted by the NBA in 2017 to address teams’ practice of resting stars. Under the guideline, teams are discouraged from resting healthy players. Also, NBA commissioner Adam Silver has discretion to fine a team at least $100,000 for resting a healthy player—particularly in a “high-profile, nationally televised game.” As explained below, Silver could rely on other powers contained in the NBA constitution to impose additional penalties on the Pelicans. This means that if the Pelicans accepted a $100,000 per game fine as a de facto insurance policy to protect Davis’s health, Silver could punish the team in other ways, including by suspending team officials.
Davis won’t be sitting. After receiving a warning from the league, Demps announced that Davis would play. Demps explained that the Pelicans “want to preserve the integrity of the game and align our organization with NBA policies.”
It does not appear that Demps challenged the NBA on the team’s arguable right to rest a player in the unique circumstance where the player has unambiguously informed his team he plans to leave. Demps might have wondered why the Memphis Grizzlies could hold out Chandler Parsons even after the forward was cleared to play on Dec. 21. The Grizzlies did not reportedly suffer an accompanying league punishment. To rebut that point, one distinction is that Parsons is a reserve player who even if suited up for the Grizzlies might not have played much, if at all. Davis, in contrast, is a franchise player whose presence on the court will substantially impact whether the Pelicans win or lose.
The NBA’s power and rationales to compel teams to play healthy stars
The NBA Constitution governs the legal relationship between teams, owners and the NBA. Article 13(g) clearly outlaws “tanking”, the colloquial word used to describe teams that intentionally take steps to reduce their chances of winning games. Article 13(g) dictates that an “attempt to lose or control of the score” of a game can lead to an owner being expelled from the league. In addition, the commissioner is empowered under Article 24 to take any necessary action to protect “the best interests of the Association.” Any such actions are “final, binding, conclusive, and unappealable.” Further, the commissioner can invoke Article 35A, which permits the commissioner to indefinitely suspend or fine up to $1 million any non-player who, in the commissioner’s opinion, is “guilty of conduct prejudicial or detrimental to the Association.”
In short, the commissioner possesses multiple sources of legal authority to punish teams for sitting healthy stars and trying to tank.
Despite these provisions, a number of teams and their leaders have been accused of tanking, including by resting healthy players. Sometimes those leaders later own up to having pursued a “lose now” strategy.
Take the 1996-97 Boston Celtics. They were bad even in the best of times but went a step further by intentionally resting their better players and playing inferior ones. Their goal, of course, was to lose even more games and increase their odds of landing the first pick in the 1997 draft. That first pick would be Wake Forest star center Tim Duncan, who went on to become a Hall of Famer. Other players in the 1997 NBA Draft were far less impressive.
The 96-97 Celtics “succeeded” in their plot by securing the league’s worst overall record. They had a 36% chance of landing the first pick. However, the lottery’s ping pong balls shined instead on the San Antonio Spurs, who had a 22% chance of drawing the top pick. With Duncan joining David Robinson to become one of the most formidable frontcourts in NBA history, the Spurs went on to win the NBA championship in 1999 and the franchise won four other championships over the following 14 seasons. Meanwhile, the Celtics remained a perennial loser until the early 2000s.
In 2001, M.L. Carr, who had been the Celtics’ coach, executive vice president and director of basketball operations during the 96-97 season, acknowledged to The Boston Herald’s Mark Cofman that losing games for Duncan was “part of the orchestration.” In 2013, Carr elaborated on that point in a revealing interview with ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan. “I was bringing in guys like Nate Driggers and Brett Szabo . . . I remember one game in particular when David Wesley was hitting jump shots and 3-pointers all over the floor—I had to get him out of the game," Carr admitted. "It was a joke. But the idea was not to make a move that would help us too much."
The NBA’s efforts to curb tanking and related consumer litigation
Tanking reveals how the competitive interests of an NBA team and those of the league are not always aligned. A team could logically conclude that it is more likely to win more games over the course of multiple NBA seasons if it loses more games in any one season.
Even with the NBA recently altering its lottery format so that the odds of landing picks are more evenly divided among non-playoff teams, many teams remain incentivized to lose if it could mean a credible chance at landing a franchise player. Consider the upcoming 2019 NBA Draft, with presumptive No. 1 pick Zion Williamson seen as a potential superstar. A team like the Pelicans would rather have a 10.5% chance at landing Williamson (which they would have if they finish with the fifth-worst record) than a 4.5% chance (which they currently have as the team with the ninth-worst record).
Yet for the NBA, tanking runs afoul of its business model and, arguably, its legal representations to fans. Even though a team might correctly intuit that the franchise would win more games in the long-run by losing more games in the short-run, the NBA is premised on delivering competitive basketball games where teams always try to win. The league also markets games as competitive contests. The NBA is not like the WWE where fights are to some extent scripted and the winner is pre-determined. The NBA, like the other major leagues, is a competitive pro league.
The NBA has occasionally punished teams for overt acts of tanking. In January 1982, ill-advised remarks by San Diego Clippers owner Donald Sterling during a luncheon were captured on an audio recording. Sterling had been caught saying, “maybe I have to lose the battle to win the war. ... I don't think we'll have to work that hard to have the worst record in the league. ... We must end last to draw first to get a franchise-maker.” Back then, NBA draft order was determined solely by inverse order of record, meaning the worst team always landed the top pick.
The NBA commissioner at the time, Larry O’Brien, took action. He invoked Article 35A and fined Sterling $10,000 for conduct detrimental. The Clippers would finish the 1981-82 season with the second worst overall record. They then drafted DePaul forward Terry Cummings with the second overall pick. Meanwhile, the defending NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers, which had acquired the rights to the Cleveland Cavaliers 1982 first-round pick and which turned out to be No. 1 overall, selected UNC forward and future Hall of Famer James Worthy while the Atlanta Hawks drafted UGA forward and future Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins third overall. Sterling, of course, went on to cause the NBA many other headaches, including moving the Clippers to Los Angeles over league opposition and, most infamously, making racist remarks that were captured on an audio recording.
The NBA has also tried to discourage teams from tanking individual games. In November 2012, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich reasoned that his team would be well-served for the remainder of the season by him resting most of his starting lineup for the final game of a six-game road trip. Popovich sent home Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Danny Green while the rest of the team showed up for a game in Miami. The NBA commissioner at the time, David Stern, fined the Spurs $250,000 for violating the best interests of the NBA. Silver described Popovich’s actions as a “disservice to the league and our fans.”
The Spurs incident also led to a consumer lawsuit. Miami Heat ticketholder Larry McGuinness sued the Spurs, arguing that that the team had breached Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. McGuinness, an attorney, claimed that the Spurs had engaged in a bait-and-switch, in that the team marketed Duncan and other stars in hopes of (among other things) attracting fans to purchase tickets and yet those players were home resting in San Antonio. McGuiness further emphasized that ticket prices to the Heat-Spurs game were higher than those of other Heat games because the Spurs were among the best teams and thus commanded a premium price. From that lens, McGuinness stressed, the Heat’s justification for the higher price was nullified by Popovich’s decision to rest his stars.
The lawsuit was ultimately dismissed. The core reason: a ticket to a Heat-Spurs game only guarantees the ticket holder the right to watch the game from a particular seat. It does not guarantee the right to watch specific players on the Heat or Spurs.
The complicating role of legalized sports betting and a healthy NBA star being kept out
As the NBA reviews the Davis matter, the league might also be concerned about the impact of healthy stars missing games due to the relationship between those games and sports betting.
More so than other leagues, the NBA has embraced the lifting of the federal ban on sports betting as ruled by the U.S. Supreme Court last year in Murphy v. NCAA. As individual states determine whether to legalize sports betting, the NBA has requested “sports betting right and integrity fees” as part of any accompanying legislation. These fees would reflect the derivative aspects of sports betting (i.e., bettors and casinos free ride off of games produced by the NBA and its players) and the integrity compromising aspects of sports betting (i.e., more betting means more opportunities for bribed players, coaches and referees and thus a greater need to monitor them).
With the NBA trying to carefully incorporate sports betting into its culture, league officials are surely mindful of the optics of teams resting healthy stars and how that practice could be misused to alter the outcomes of games.
Important interests of Davis and role of the NBPA
At first glance, Davis resting for the remainder of the 18-19 season might not seem damaging to him. For one, Davis would still be paid. Also, avoiding games would decrease Davis’s chances of suffering a serious injury that could harm his financial prospects. Davis is poised to sign a five-year, $207 million contract extension this summer if he is traded to another team; if for some reason he changes his mind on the Pelicans, he could instead sign a five-year, $240 million deal with New Orleans. If Davis is hurt over the last couple of months, such a deal might not materialize. Missing games would also allow Davis to avoid the “wear-and-tear” of game action.
Yet missed games could nonetheless damage Davis’s professional interests as an NBA player and interfere with his career.
First, judges have found that healthy players missing games can amount to “irreparable harm,” meaning the kind of harm that cannot be adequately remedied by money damages. In Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott’s ultimately unsuccessful litigation against the NFL over his suspension, U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant, III, ruled that Elliott missing Cowboys games constituted irreparable harm. Judge Mazzant noted that Elliott would have been “deprived of the ability to achieve individual successes and honors” and help his team win games. The judge also emphasized how professional athletes often have a “short and precarious” window of life to play at the highest level, and ineligibility from games takes away their chances.
Here, Davis missing the last two dozen games of the 18-19 season would deprive him of games in which he could produce statistics that advance his legacy. For instance, Davis is currently ranked 77th all-time in blocked shots with a total of 1,096 blocks. Given that he is only 25 years old and could play another decade—or more—Davis could climb high on the all-time block list.
During his career, Davis has averaged 2.4 blocks per game and, until this unusual season, had played on average 68 games per season. This means if Davis plays another decade and continues to 2.4 blocks per game and play in 68 games per season, Davis would add about 1,632 blocks to his total. He would then have a total of 2,778 blocks, which would place Davis 8th all time in the NBA, right between the impressive company of Patrick Ewing and Shaquille O’Neal. To be sure, there are a ton of “ifs” in that analysis and averages usually change, but the larger point is clear: missing games would deny Davis the chance of not only helping his team win but accumulating numbers that define his legacy.
Davis could also be reputationally stigmatized by sitting out games. Even if fans and media would know that Davis sitting was at the behest of the Pelicans, a healthy player being kept out could lead some to wonder why he is being paid to not play. Davis’s desire to compete might then be called into question, particularly if the dominant narrative became that Davis was more or less comfortable with sitting out Pelicans games. That kind of discussion would not improve Davis’s marketability and could potentially even disadvantage his prospects for lucrative endorsement deals. Consider how Parsons reacted to being excluded from the Grizzlies: he openly complained to media that he was being held out despite good health.
As detailed above, the NBA made clear to the Pelicans that the franchise would suffer if it sat Davis. Yet if the Pelicans went ahead and sat Davis, the player and his union, the National Basketball Players’ Association, could file a grievance under Article XXVI of the collective bargaining agreement. Article XXCI refers to team rules and team discipline. The NBPA could argue that Davis being kept out of games is a form of punishment akin to an administrative suspension (where an employee is excluded from work activities but still paid).
To be sure, the Pelicans have substantial authority over who plays in games. No grievance arbitrator would endorse players grieving over lack of playing time. Yet here, the team would be sitting its best player who is healthy and, though fined $50,000 by the NBA for making a public trade demand, has not violated any known team rules.
Challenges for league in monitoring Davis situation
The Pelicans claim they will play Davis the rest of the season. Still, expect the NBA to be watching closely. Excluding a player from a team’s final two dozen games would be the most dramatic and obvious form of resting and, correspondingly, tanking.
Yet there are more subtle methods available. For instance, if Davis suffers a mild injury, the team could hold him out much longer than necessary. Alternatively, Gentry might play Davis fewer minutes and thus decrease the odds that Davis suffers an injury. Gentry, however, would need to be careful not to reduce Davis’s playing time to such an extent that the NBA regards the reduction as violating the spirit of the anti-resting guideline or undermining the anti-tanking policy.
The Pelicans could also “rest” Davis in the same vein that playoff teams occasionally rest players prior to the playoffs. In 2017, FiveThirtyEight’s Todd Whitehead studied the increased frequency of NBA teams sitting out healthy players simply to rest them. The study was conducted prior to the NBA adopting the anti-resting guideline, but it’s likely we’ll still see periodic resting of stars. The Pelicans won’t be able to sit Davis every game but keeping him a game here and there might fall within a permissible range. We’ll see.
The Crossover will keep you updated on the Davis situation.
Michael McCann is SI’s legal analyst. He is also Associate Dean of the University of New Hampshire School of Law and editor and co-author of The Oxford Handbook of American Sports Law and Court Justice: The Inside Story of My Battle Against the NCAA.


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LumaSense Acquiring Mikron Infrared for $65M
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 9, 2007 -- Sensing instrumentation maker LumaSense Technologies is acquiring Mikron Infrared Inc. in a deal worth $65 million, it was announced today.
Under terms of the agreement, Mikron Infrared will merge with Red Acquisition Corp., a subsidiary of LumaSense. Mikron stockholders will receive $11.50 in cash for each of their shares -- a 17.6 percent premium above the stock's closing price on Thursday.
Mikron Infrared is based in Oakland, N.J., and is a provider of advanced non-contact temperature measurement products and thermal imaging systems, spectrometers and other infrared instruments to the energy, medical, industrial and semiconductor markets.
“Mikron is an exceptional company with very talented people and unique solutions that will significantly strengthen our position in sensor instrumentation for the industrial, medical and energy markets,” said Vivek Joshi, LumaSense CEO. “Mikron provides significant opportunities for synergies in research and development, manufacturing, and marketing and sales. We are excited about what this means for our current and future customers as we continue to complement and enhance our offerings through strategic acquisitions and organic growth.”
Mikron's board of directors has approved the transaction subject to receiving regulatory approval; the deal still needs to be voted on by the company's shareholders, Mikron said.
For more information, visit: www.lumasensetech.com

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Many people consider gardening as a hobby and a therapeutic activity they can do at home. It’s easy to build a small garden in your backyard and cultivate some plants or vegetables you can consume.
If you have a wide array of plants and a vast open space, you can build yourself a greenhouse to provide a better environment for your greenery. However, maintaining a plant conservatory can be troublesome, especially if you live in an area that experiences extremely cold weather.
1. Good Storage for the Winter
Having a potting shed instead of a greenhouse can keep your plants warm, especially during late autumn and winter. After all, tending to a garden is a year-long commitment, and you don’t want your flora to die because they can’t withstand harsh temperatures. Most potting sheds have wooden foundations and glass windows and ceilings. This type of structure allows enough sunlight in and has better insulation.
If you’re pondering on which type of potting shed will fit in your property, you can check out companies like South West Greenhouses. You can look through different designs and pick one that will fit all your plants and suit the type of weather in your area.
2. Protection For Your Growing Greens
You’ve probably experienced planting seeds and leaving the seed trays outside your house only to find them damaged by external elements. Pests and birds eating your crops or bad weather can destroy the plants you’re trying to grow. You don’t have many choices on how you can prevent your greens from getting ruined. Of course, you can’t keep them indoors since they need sunlight to grow. On the other hand, you also can’t leave them out in the open where they’re unprotected.
One way for you to successfully cultivate your plants without any problems is by putting them in a greenhouse or potting shed. Experienced gardeners often build a small shelter for their plants to ensure that external factors, like bad weather, won’t destroy them.
It’s effective to build a room for your greens to protect them, but you’ll have to work a lot to maintain it. Knowing how to take care of your greenhouse or potting shed will ensure that it’ll last you a long time. After all, you don’t want it breaking down every few months due to poor maintenance. Keeping it in good condition will also ensure that your plants are safe from damage, even when you’re not around to watch over them.
3. More Room for New Plants
The space within your property shouldn’t stop you from building a shelter for your plants. Building a greenhouse for your flora isn’t ideal if you only have a small area outside your house. You can’t add shelves to the glass walls, which means you don’t have much room for new plants if you have a greenhouse.
On the other hand, a potting shed can be modified and have shelves where you can put smaller pots or seedlings. For instance, you can put your succulents and cactus on a shelf that’s a little farther from the windows to give way for other plants that require more sunlight. You won’t have trouble trying to fit in new plants in a secured area if you build a potting shed in your backyard.
4. Space To Relax
If you want to spend your mornings relaxing while seeing your plants, you can always build yourself a small space in your potting shed. There are no rules when it comes to what you can have in your plant shelter, so if you want a study corner or a table inside, you can just customize its design.
Since most sheds are built with wood and glass, the inside of the room isn’t suffocating and will feel relaxed and comfortable, especially when the weather is nice. You can enjoy a nice cup of coffee while tending to your garden or read a book in a corner you’ve built inside the shed. You can create a small space for yourself if you choose to have a potting shed on your property.
5. More Affordable
Many gardeners prefer to get a potting shed instead of a greenhouse because it’s cheaper. The fabricated glass used for a greenhouse is quite expensive. It also costs money to find the tools needed to create the foundation of a glass plant shelter. If you’re not good at carpentry, you may end up building a weak structure that’s prone to breaking down.
Potting sheds, on the other hand, are mostly built using wood. Since there aren’t any limitations on what wood you can use, you can save up a lot on using repurposed wood. You can just buy used panels from construction stores or suppliers as long as you can check if they’re still in good condition.
You also won’t need much help setting up your shed since working with wood is simple. As long as you know how to measure and accurately cut them, you’ll be able to build your potting shed in no time.
Repairing the damages on a potting shed is also more affordable. For instance, if one of the glass walls on your greenhouse cracks, you’ll have no choice but to replace the whole frame since it can become a safety hazard if you leave it alone or use temporary sealants.
On the other hand, a crack on the wall of your shed can just be reinforced with a wood sealer. You can also just change the damaged panel instead of taking down the entire wall. Since potting sheds are low maintenance and sturdy, you won’t need to spend too much money repairing them.
Each gardener has his own preferences in choosing the best place to store and cultivate plants. Some homeowners prefer having an open garden for their greens, while others choose to build a greenhouse. If you want to have space where you can secure your greenery but don’t have enough room in your backyard, consider getting a potting shed instead. It works just as well as a greenhouse in preserving your plants and helps protect them, especially during the cold weather.

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Friday, 04 September 2009 00:00
I am writing on behalf of the Strathmore Village Civic Association to express our opposition to the acquisition of this property by the Town of North Hempstead. We object for the following reasons:
The town has not clearly defined its need or use for this property if acquired.
Given the current economic uncertainty, the town should be focusing on how to provide the current level of services in a more efficient and cost-effective fashion not looking to spend a significant sum on the purchase of a private residence, which residents and the community oppose.
This purchase will have a negative impact on the quality of life as well as the home values of residents surrounding the property.
Local government should be responsive to the concerns of the residents they have been elected to serve.
We question assurances from the town as to the establishment of a landscape buffer and limiting uses of the building as the town has failed to enforce the existing town code with respect to a landscape buffer within Strathmore Village (between Daffy’s and residences on Rockcrest Rd.) and respond to requests for maintenance of the traffic islands within the Strathmore Village community. Details of these requests were sent to Councilwoman Poon’s office on May 21 and Supervisor Kaiman’s office on June 24.
Patricia McDonnell Samela
(Editor’s Note: This letter was sent to Supervisor Jon Kaiman, Councilwoman Poons, and town board members and to the Manhasset Press for publication.)

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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
2014 Turkey Special Weapons News
- Turkey PM warns against more violence in southeast Iran Press TV 28 Dec 2014 -- Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has warned that the government will take action against any further violence in the southeast.
- Kurds warn Ankara hostilities could resume Iran Press TV 24 Dec 2014 -- A senior leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has warned that hostilities could resume in southeast Turkey if the current talks with Ankara make no headway.
- Turkey Building Refugee Camp for Syrians Sputnik 21 Dec 2014 -- Turkey has begun the construction of a new refugee camp in the southeast of the country, which will house tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing from violence, the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) told Al-Jazeera.
- Erdogan raps EU over criticism of crackdown on journalists Iran Press TV 20 Dec 2014 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at the European Union (EU) over its criticism of recent Turkish crackdown on opposition media, lauding as "clean and lawful" the legal process against his opponents.
- Arrest warrant issued for US-based Turkish opposition figure Iran Press TV 19 Dec 2014 -- An Istanbul court has issued an arrest warrant for the US-based Turkish opposition figure, Fethullah Gülen.
- Turkey Orders Arrest of Political Opponents VOA 19 Dec 2014 -- A Turkish court has ordered the formal arrest of a television station chief and three police officials on terrorism charges, but ordered the release of eight others, including a newspaper editor, connected to a U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused of plotting to overthrow Turkey's government.
- Turkey accuses daily chief of terror activity Iran Press TV 18 Dec 2014 -- Prosecutors in Turkey have accused the editor-in-chief of a popular daily of establishing an armed terror network.
- Turkey's Authoritarianism Dismays Western Allies VOA 16 Dec 2014 -- The Turkish government has been defiant in the face of criticism at home and abroad for its raids targeting opposition media. The European Union on Monday expressed dismay after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Brussels for criticizing his government's action. Turkey's bid to be considered for EU membership has been on hold while critics accuse the NATO ally of increasingly authoritarian rule.
- Erdogan Tells EU To 'Mind Own Business' In Media Arrests RFE/RL 15 Dec 2014 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that weekend raids on opposition media outlets were in response to 'dirty operations' by political enemies, and told the EU not to interfere.
- Turkey's Media Raids Could Presage Wider Crackdown VOA 15 Dec 2014 -- Turkey's government is facing growing international pressure following police raids on media establishments. But the Turkish president has dismissed criticism and said the country's national security is at stake.
- Turkish Police Raid Supporters of Presidential Rival Sputnik 14 Dec 2014 -- Turkish police on Sunday carried out raids on media out-lets linked to Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, a former ally turned adversary of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who is currently living in exile in the US.
- Turkish Police Raid Media Close to Erdogan Rival VOA 14 Dec 2014 -- Police in Turkey raided media outlets throughout the country Sunday, arresting 24 supporters of a rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- Proposed Expansion of Turkish Police Powers Criticized VOA 12 Dec 2014 -- The European Union and human rights organizations say the Turkish government's proposed expansion of police powers are part of a dramatic shift toward an authoritarian state.
- EU Foreign Chief in Turkey, Seeks Support Against IS VOA 08 Dec 2014 -- The foreign affairs chief of the European Union is leading a high-level delegation to Turkey to discuss Ankara's role in battling the Islamic State group and to re-invigorate the country's accession bid. But the visit comes as relations are at a low point.
- Mogherini Says EU Must Work With Turkey, Others Against Foreign Fighters RFE/RL 08 Dec 2014 -- The European Union's foreign policy chief has used a visit to Ankara to call on EU states to work closely with international partners such as Turkey to stop foreign fighters from traveling to the Middle East to join radical Islamist militants.
- US Denies Deal Close on Syria/Turkey Safe Zone VOA 01 Dec 2014 -- The U.S. military is downplaying the idea of creating a buffer zone along the Syrian-Turkish border, after a report said a deal with Turkey on military coordination was near.
- Gazprom to build new 63 bcm Black Sea pipeline to Turkey instead of S. Stream RT 01 Dec 2014 -- Gazprom CEO Aleksey Miller said the energy giant will build a massive gas pipeline that will travel from Russia, transit through Turkey, and stop at the Greek border – giving Russia access to the Southern European market.
- Five Things That Vladimir Putin And Recep Tayyip Erdogan Have In Common RFE/RL 01 Dec 2014 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to Ankara on December 1 for talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on foreign policy, energy, and a potential trade deal worth $100 billion.
- Putin:Russia Cannot Continue South Stream Construction in Current Situation Sputnik 01 Dec 2014 -- Russia is unable to continue the South Stream gas pipeline project implementation in current conditions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday.
- Turkey seeks more powers for police against protesters Iran Press TV 25 Nov 2014 -- The Turkish government has submitted to the parliament a bill that would authorize police forces to use weapons against demonstrators and to make more arrests during protest rallies.
- Biden Wraps Up Visit to Turkey VOA 23 Nov 2014 -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife met Sunday with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, during the last day of his visit to Turkey.
- Biden, Erdogan Discuss Syrian Regime Change VOA 22 Nov 2014 -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says he and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have discussed a Syrian transition of power away from the Bashar al-Assad regime.
- VP Biden to Visit Turkey to Mend Ties VOA 20 Nov 2014 -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is traveling to Turkey Friday for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan - their first meeting since the vice president criticized Turkey for allowing foreign recruits to cross into Syria from Turkish territory and join extremist groups.
- Amnesty Reports on Turkish Border Abuses VOA 20 Nov 2014 -- The international human rights group Amnesty International says the world community's failure to deal with the growing number of Syrian refugees fleeing into Turkey has led to a crisis of unprecedented proportions.
- Turkey, Iraq Agree on Military Cooperation Against IS: Iraqi PM Sputnik 20 Nov 2014 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Abadi also invited Turkish investment companies to return to Iraq.
- Turkey, US Struggle to Merge Interests in IS Fight VOA 19 Nov 2014 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed Wednesday that Turkey will not open its bases to the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group until his demands are met.
- Turkey to go ahead with development plan for Istanbul's Gezi Park Iran Press TV 19 Nov 2014 -- Turkish officials have hinted at plans to go ahead with the controversial redevelopment of Gezi Park in the country's largest city of Istanbul, which sparked deadly clashes last year.
- Assault on Sailors Highlights Turkish Anger at US VOA 13 Nov 2014 -- Prosecutors in Turkey released a dozen nationalist protesters Thursday who attacked three American sailors in Istanbul the day before.
- U.S., Turkey to Investigate Attack on Sailors AFPS 12 Nov 2014 -- American and Turkish authorities will swiftly investigate the attack earlier today on three U.S. sailors in Istanbul, Turkey, a Pentagon spokesman said here today.
- US Sailors Attacked in Istanbul VOA 12 Nov 2014 -- Three U.S. sailors were assaulted Wednesday on the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, by a group of what the Pentagon is calling "thugs."
- Wiretapping Scandal: Turkish Police Arrest 17 Officers Sputnik 12 Nov 2014 -- Turkish authorities detained 17 police officers on charges of illegal wiretapping following instructions from Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office, Dogan Turkish news agency said Wednesday.
- Syria Conflict Strengthens Turkey-France Ties VOA 10 Nov 2014 -- With Turkey facing growing criticism from many of its Western allies, there is one nation it is developing closer ties with - France. Until recently, the two countries had endured a frosty relationship, but they are finding common ground over Syria.
- Turkey-bound ships take militants to Iraq, Syria: Interpol Iran Press TV 07 Nov 2014 -- Foreign terrorists are increasingly going to Turkey through booking tickets on cruise ships to join Takfiri groups in neighboring Syria and Iraq, Interpol has warned.
- Turkey's Erdogan Dismisses Opposition Criticism Regarding New Presidential Palace RIA Novosti 06 Nov 2014 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday has dismissed opposition criticism regarding the new presidential palace recently built in Ankara.
- Iran, Turkey Rivalry Puts Focus on Kurds VOA 30 Oct 2014 -- As differences over Syria and the Islamic State continue to deepen between Turkey and Iran, Kurds living across the Middle East are set to become pawns in the intensifying rivalry between these two regional powers.
- Syrian crisis not resolved due to Turkish 'ambitious tendencies' ISNA 28 Oct 2014 -- An Iranian senior official said Syrian issue would have been settled, if Turkish President had not made obstacles due to its ambitious tendencies.
- Turkey says FSA must be equipped and trained to rule in Kobani Iran Press TV 28 Oct 2014 -- Turkey has called for the equipment of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) to rule the Syrian border city of Kobani if ISIL Takfiri militants are flushed out of the Kurdish city.
- Turkey-Denmark Relations Tense Over Deal With IS VOA 27 Oct 2014 -- There is a growing diplomatic dispute between Turkey and Denmark over the release of a Turkish man suspected of shooting a Danish writer and anti-Muslim activist. The man, who was released from police custody in September as part of an alleged exchange for 49 hostages held by the Islamic State, is now believed to have joined the radical group in Syria.
- Turkey launches new arrests of top officers for eavesdropping Iran Press TV 21 Oct 2014 -- Turkish authorities have launched a new operation to arrest top police officers on suspicion of involvement in illegal eavesdropping on senior officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- Kurds Welcome Turkish Approval of Reinforcements for Kobani VOA 20 Oct 2014 -- Kurds are welcoming the Turkish government's decision to allow Iraqi Kurdish fighters to transit Turkey to reinforce the defenders of the Syrian border town of Kobani. The United States and some European nations pushed Turkey to help the town besieged by the Islamic State militants.
- U.S. Welcomes Turkey's About-Turn On Kobani As Fighting Resumes RFE/RL 20 Oct 2014 -- The United States has praised Turkey's decision to permit the transit of Iraqi Kurdish fighters into Syria to help defend Kobani, as fightging continued in the besieged city.
- Turkey to Allow Iraqi Kurds to Reinforce Kobani VOA 20 Oct 2014 -- Turkey said on Monday it is helping Iraqi Kurds cross into Syria to aid Kurdish fighters in Kobani as they battle to hold off an advance by Islamic State militants.
- Turkey Now Helping Iraqi Kurd Fighters Reach Kobani RFE/RL 20 Oct 2014 -- The Turkish government is facilitating the transfer of Iraqi Kurdish fighters to the Syrian town of Kobani to help the beleaguered city in its fight with jihadists from the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
- Number of Syrian Refugees in Turkey Reaches 1.6 Million: Turkish Emergencies Ministry RIA Novosti 20 Oct 2014 -- The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey has reached 1.6 million, Fuat Oktay, director general of the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, said Monday.
- Turkish Border With Syria Open for Iraqi Kurdistan Forces: Ankara RIA Novosti 20 Oct 2014 -- Turkey is keeping its border open for Kurdish armed forces crossing from Iraq into Syria to fight the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday.
- US, Turkish Presidents Agree To Strengthen Cooperation Against IS: White House RIA Novosti 19 Oct 2014 -- US President Barack Obama and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a telephone conversation agreed to strengthen cooperation against the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
- Turkey Says No to Arming Kobani Kurds VOA 19 Oct 2014 -- Turkey said on Sunday that it will not arm or agree to arms transfers to Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State militants for control of Kobani.
- Turkey-ISIL tie no longer hidden: Syria deputy FM Iran Press TV 19 Oct 2014 -- Syria's deputy foreign minister says Turkey is responsible for the acts of terror that the ISIL Takfiri militants commit in Iraq and Syria.
- Turkey-PKK Peace Deal Shaky but Not Broken VOA 17 Oct 2014 -- The peace process between the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and Turkey is continuing despite warnings by rebels that negotiations are facing collapse over two primary concerns: Ankara's inaction in stopping the advance of Islamic State militants in Kobani, and the Turkish military's recent airstrikes on PKK bases.
- US, Turkey at Odds Over Strategy Against Islamic State VOA 16 Oct 2014 -- Turkey is part of the U.S.-led international coalition that is confronting the Islamic State militant group in Syria and Iraq, but Ankara has refused to participate militarily.
- Turkey Suggests Training, Equipping Syrian Opposition on Its Territory to Defeat IS RIA Novosti 16 Oct 2014 -- Turkey has suggested training and equipping Syrian opposition forces together with its partner states on Turkish soil to help them fight the Islamic State (IS), Turkish Minister for EU Affairs Volkan Bozkir said Thursday.
- Kerry puzzled by Turkish stance on ISIL at Paris presser Iran Press TV 15 Oct 2014 -- US Secretary of State John Kerry says Turkey will take part in the US-led coalition against ISIL on its own timetable, befogging the two countries' stance on the fight against terrorists even further.
- Turkish Airstrikes on PKK Threaten Peace Process VOA 14 Oct 2014 -- Turkish aircraft pounded Kurdish rebel bases in Turkey on Tuesday for the first time since a peace process began almost two years ago. The attacks follow major unrest across Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast over what Kurds see as Ankara's inaction while the Syrian Kurdish city of Kobani is under siege by the Islamic State militant group.
- PKK condemns Turkey's military airstrikes against its fighters Iran Press TV 14 Oct 2014 -- Turkey's Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has condemned Turkish military airstrikes against its fighters in the southeast of the country as violation of a ceasefire with the government.
- Turkey bombs PKK targets in Hakkari province Iran Press TV 14 Oct 2014 -- Turkish warplanes have bombed targets belonging to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the southeast of the country in the first significant air operation against the militants since the launch of a peace process two years ago, media reports say.
- Turkey Bombs Kurdish Separatists VOA 14 Oct 2014 -- Media in Turkey reported government warplanes had bombed Kurdish nationalist rebels in the southeast of the country in the first significant air operation against the group since peace talks began two years ago.
- Turkish Troops Fire on Kurdish Protesters VOA 10 Oct 2014 -- Turkish forces have fired on Syrian Kurdish protesters from the border town of Qamishli. The protesters said they were trying to show support for fellow Kurds in the beleaguered Syrian town of Kobani. Ankara says the demonstrators provoked the violence.
- NATO Secretary General thanks Patriot crews protecting Turkey NATO 10 Oct 2014 -- Visiting the Patriot deployment at Gaziantep, the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked personnel from the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, host nation Turkey and other Allies on Friday (10 October) for their contribution to reinforcing Turkey's air defence.
- Pentagon chief says US wants access to Turkey airbase Iran Press TV 10 Oct 2014 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel urges Turkey to let the United States use a key Turkish airbase as a launching ground for airstrikes in neighboring Syria.
- We oppose both ISIL, Syria: Turkey PM Iran Press TV 10 Oct 2014 -- Amid accusations of Turkey's support for ISIL militants, Turkish Prime Minister says Ankara is opposed to the Takfiri militants in the same way it opposes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
- Turkey to Train Syrian Opposition Fighters: US State Department RIA Novosti 10 Oct 2014 -- Turkey will train and equip the moderate Syrian opposition, a spokeswoman for the US State Department told reporters during a briefing Friday.
- Turkey Says It Won't Enter Ground Battle Against IS Alone VOA 09 Oct 2014 -- Turkish officials said they cannot be expected to conduct a ground operation against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria on their own.
- Turkey Rules Out Unilateral Land Operation In Syria RFE/RL 09 Oct 2014 -- Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says his country will not get involved in a unilateral land operation against Islamic State militants in northern Syria because such a move 'is not a realistic approach.'
- Turkey's Dilemma Against IS In Syria RFE/RL 08 Oct 2014 -- As Islamic State (IS) militants threaten to overrun the outgunned Syrian city of Kobani, Turkish forces stand a stone's throw away, poised to intervene at any moment.
- Turkey urges Syrian Kurds to fight Assad gov't Iran Press TV 06 Oct 2014 -- Turkish officials have reportedly called on the Syrian Kurdish fighters to join the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighting to topple the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
- US hails Turkish vote allowing military move against ISIL Iran Press TV 03 Oct 2014 -- The United States has praised as "a very positive development" a Turkish parliament vote that authorizes the government to take military action against the ISIL terrorist organization.
- Turkey's Parliament OKs Military Action in Syria, Iraq Against IS VOA 02 Oct 2014 -- The Turkish parliament approved a motion on Thursday enabling the government to authorize cross-border military incursions into Iraq and Syria to battle Islamic State militants.
- Turkey Faces Pressure Over Alleged Oil Smuggling With IS Group VOA 01 Oct 2014 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Wednesday that the fight against the Islamic State group and other extremist groups has become Turkey's top priority.
- Turkey's Kurds Warn Ankara's Syria Policy Threatens Peace Process VOA 25 Sep 2014 -- The head of the military wing of Turkey's Kurdistan Workers' Party has warned the peace process with Ankara is finished due to its policy towards the Syrian-Kurdish enclave. The enclave is on the verge of being over run by Islamic State forces and the Syrian city of Kobani is surrounded.
- Islamic State Tests Turkey-Iraqi Kurd Tie VOA 12 Sep 2014 -- Ankara's lack of support for Iraqi Kurds against the Islamic State militant group has cast a shadow over their otherwise close relationship.
- Washington Approves $320 Million Missile Sale to Turkey RIA Novosti 14 Aug 2014 -- The United States has approved the possible sale of Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to Turkey following a request from the Turkish government, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement.
- Turkey's Erdogan May Be Changing His Attitude Toward Jihadists VOA 14 Aug 2014 -- As prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan's foreign policy toward jihadist groups like the Islamic State has strained relations with his Western allies. And once again the issue is being raised as Erdogan ascends to his new role as president of Turkey, though it appears a change may be in the offing.
- EU urges Erdogan to be more tolerant of opponents Iran Press TV 11 Aug 2014 -- The European Union has called on Turkey's president-elect, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to show more tolerance towards his opponents.
- In Turkey, Erdogan's PM Choice Central to Ambitions VOA 11 Aug 2014 -- With Recep Tayyip Erdogan elected president, his first challenge is finding a successor for the office of prime minister and a leader for his political party, AKP. While he says he wants to maximize the power of the presidency, the real power still remains in parliament.
- Erdogan Wins Turkey Presidential Poll VOA 10 Aug 2014 -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won his country's first-ever direct presidential election, ensuring he will remain Turkey's leader for another five years.
- Turkey premier wins presidential vote: Unofficial results Iran Press TV 10 Aug 2014 -- Turkey's outgoing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won the country's presidential election, unofficial results say.
- Turkey's First Direct Presidential Election: What To Watch RFE/RL 09 Aug 2014 -- Turks go to the polls on August 10 to vote in the first direct presidential election in their country's history. Since the founding of the Republic of Turkey more than 90 years ago, the president had been chosen by parliament.
- Turkey Ready for First Direct Presidential Poll VOA 09 Aug 2014 -- Saturday was the last day of campaigning by candidates in Turkey's first directly elected presidential vote. Opinion polls say Prime Minster Recep Tayyip Erdogan is enjoying a commanding lead, but concerns have been growing over an increasingly acrimonious campaign.
- 20 Turkish police charged in wiretapping probe Iran Press TV 27 Jul 2014 -- Turkish prosecutors have charged 20 police officers with forging official documents and illegally eavesdropping on top officials, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- Erdogan accuses int'l media of spying, stirring unrest in Turkey VoR 03 Jun 2014 -- Turkey's embattled prime minister lashed out at international media on Tuesday, accusing news outlets of stirring unrest during the one-year anniversary of mass anti-government protests, AFP news agency reports. Recep Tayyip Erdogan singled out CNN International, whose reporter was arrested live on air last Saturday while covering street clashes, accusing the network of spying.
- Turkey Extends Unprecedented Condolences to Armenian People RIA Novosti 23 Apr 2014 -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan offered unprecedented condolences to the Armenian people in a statement published on his official website Wednesday.
- Turkish Law Gives Spy Agency Controversial Powers VOA 18 Apr 2014 -- Turkey's parliament has approved legislation to bolster the powers of the country's intelligence service, which the government claims is necessary to modernize and deal with new threats the country faces. But opponents say the measure will deepen a trend towards greater authoritarianism by the government.
- Turkish police clash with protesters over polls results Iran Press TV 01 Apr 2014 -- Turkish police clash with thousands of opposition demonstrators protesting against the results of mayoral elections in the major cities of Ankara and Istanbul.
- Turkey's Main Opposition to Reject Election Result VOA 31 Mar 2014 -- Turkey's main opposition CHP party said on Monday it would appeal against municipal election results in the capital Ankara where it suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party (AKP) on Sunday.
- Violence Mars Turkish Local Elections RFE/RL 30 Mar 2014 -- especially in Istanbul and capital, Ankara -- Clashes between members of rival parties have left at least eight people dead in local elections in Turkey.
- Turkish PM Touts Apparent Elections Win, Warns Foes VOA 30 Mar 2014 -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned his political foes they will 'pay the price' for accusing him and his party of corruption. Erdogan spoke Sunday to thousands of supporters in Ankara, as he claimed victory in local elections seen as a referendum on his rule.
- Turkey: Clashes erupt during municipal elections, eight dead VoR 30 Mar 2014 -- Eight people were killed and 18 others injured on Sunday in clashes between groups backing rival candidates in Turkey's municipal elections, which turned into a referendum on the rule of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan.
- Decision to block Twitter is Turkey's internal matter — PM Erdogan VoR 26 Mar 2014 -- Commenting on the reaction of the European countries on the decision to close an access to Twitter in Turkey, Prime Minister Erdogan urged the EU to 'mind its own business'. Popular social networking and microblogging service Twitter has been blocked in Turkey because it does not execute the court decisions, according to the Erdogan's interview. It is exclusively the internal matter of Turkey, he stressed.
- Turkey Fears 'Deep State' Return VOA 19 Mar 2014 -- The release of retired senior military figures and crime bosses in Turkey is prompting concern that the country's so-called 'deep state' could return.
- Turkey's PM Erdogan says leaked recordings 'treacherous attack' VoR 25 Feb 2014 -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned leaked recordings of him and his son allegedly discussing how to hide large sums of money as a 'vile attack', as he grappled with the latest setback in a damaging corruption scandal.
- Turkish PM among thousands targeted in phone-tapping - reports VoR 25 Feb 2014 -- Turkish police have eavesdropped on thousands of people including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as well as cabinet ministers, the country's spy chief and journalists, local newspapers reported on Monday.
- Turkish spy agency may get sweeping new powers VoR 20 Feb 2014 -- Turkey's government has submitted a bill to parliament to give the country's spy agency more sweeping powers, a parliamentary source said Thursday.
- Restrictions on Turkish Media Tighten VOA 19 Feb 2014 -- Turkey's President Abdullah Gül has signed controversial new Internet control measures into law despite national and international criticism and concerns about reduced freedoms for Turkish media. VOA's Dorian Jones met in Istanbul with the founder of an independent Internet news site that has been at the forefront of the battle over Internet and press freedom.
- Turkey's Controversial Internet Legislation Fuels Political Tensions VOA 10 Feb 2014 -- Opposition parties in Turkey have called on President Abdullah Gul to veto controversial Internet restrictions that were approved last week by the country's parliament and have increased the international community's concerns over freedoms and rights in the country
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Tranzyme Prices IPO for GI Drug Development
By Catherine Shaffer
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Tranzyme Inc. priced an initial public offering (IPO) to raise $54 million to support its pipeline of drugs for gastrointestinal motility disorders. The offering price of $4 per share is one-third its original target of $11 to $13.
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Also known as emerald creeper, jade vine plants (Strongylodon macrobotrys) are so extravagant that you have to see to believe. Jade vine is known for its spectacular blooms consisting of dangling clusters of shimmering greenish blue, claw-shaped flowers. The huge, pendant-like clusters are suspended from twisting, wisteria-like stems with waxy green leaves. Read on for more information about growing jade vines and jade vine care.
Growing Jade Vines
This tropical climber is rambunctious in its natural environment, although the plant is in danger of extinction due to deforestation. If you’re interested in growing jade vines, you may have success growing the vine in the ground if you live in USDA plant hardiness zone 10 through 11. Jade vine plants are also well suited for growing in greenhouses. You may be able to grow jade vine as a houseplant too, if you can provide the proper growing conditions. Keep in mind that you may not see blooms until the second year; the vine won’t bloom until the base of the stem is at least ¾ inch (2 cm.) in diameter.
Care of Jade Vines
Since most of us may not reside in a suitable area, growing jade vine as a houseplant is the best option. Jade vine care requires giving the plant plenty of direct sunlight and temperatures above 60 degrees F. (15 C.), as lower temperatures may damage the roots. Your plant will be happiest in a clay pot that allows the roots to breathe. Use a peat-based potting mix that drains easily. Provide a sturdy trellis for the vine to climb or place your plant in a hanging basket (until it becomes too heavy). Water jade vine only when the top of the soil is visibly dry, then water slowly until excess moisture drips through the drainage hole. Although the plant thrives in high humidity, it tolerates normal room humidity. However, if your room is very dry, you can increase the humidity around the plant by setting the pot on a tray with a layer of damp pebbles. Jade vine plants aren’t heavy feeders and a mixture of ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml.) of water-soluble fertilizer per gallon (4 L.) of water is plenty. Feed the plant twice a month during spring and summer and withhold fertilizer during fall and winter. Any type of balanced fertilizer is suitable, or you can use a fertilizer formulated for blooming plants. Trim your jade vine plant after blooming but be careful of hard pruning because the plant blooms on both old and new growth; hard pruning will delay blooming.
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Canadian-based simulator training provider CAE is tackling the COVID-19 pandemic by developing a new ventilator to provide critical life support to patients in intensive care from the respiratory virus.
Company President and CEO Marc Parent recently announced the company is sourcing components to begin production of the ventilator, which was designed to be easy to manufacture and repair, upon approval by Health Canada.
“CAE has employees around the world, and we are all proud of the impact we can have by putting our expertise to work to create a ventilator that can help save lives in the fight against COVID-19,” he said. “Once this prototype is approved by public health authorities, we are looking at manufacturing thousands of units in our Montreal plant and in other sites over the next few months.”
In addition to the ventilator, which Parent noted CAE personnel designed in just 11 days, the company has also launched complimentary web- and hardware-based training seminars on proper ventilation and intubation techniques. Many healthcare workers not normally trained to perform these delicate and complex procedures have nevertheless been pressed into service to do so during this crisis, according to CAE.

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I had GBS in my previous pregnancy 4 years ago and as such was told that I HAD to go to hospital for IV antibiotics.
I have since been advised that 30% of pregnant women carry GBS only a small proportion are screened and diagnosed. This was my 6th child, no previous child has had a GBS infection. So far my waters have broken during the second stage of delivery and the second stage takes 3 to 5 mins. I am pregnant with my 7th child and wish to homebirth, my caregivers wish to screen for GBS at 36wks and IV antibiotics in hospital if I am GBS+ again.
How likely am I to have GBS this time round, is a baby more protected from GBS infection if waters break during a very fast second stage labour? What chance does the baby have of GBS infection if IV antibiotics are declined in a full term baby?
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Solo piano - SMP Level 5 (Intermediate)
10 Carol Arrangements for the Piano. Arranged by Jerry Ray. Piano Collection; Piano Supplemental. Christmas and Instructional. Collection. With standard notation, fingerings and introductory text (does not include words to the songs). 32 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.659).
Item Number: AP.659
ISBN 0739003992. 9x12 inches.
Jerry Ray has created ten beautiful and unique carol arrangements for the piano. Each interpretation is designed with an individual harmonic and/or rhythmic character that sets it apart from other hymn-styled arrangements of these Christmas favorites.
This title has selections that range in difficulty from SMP Level 4-5.
About SMP Level 5 (Intermediate)
Seventh chords and melodies in both hands. More difficult note reading with ledger lines above and below the staff.


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The giant stadiums for the World Cup are costing billions of dollars to build, with many left out of work after events are over. With this in mind, the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar presented a project of a modular stadium that will solve this problem in an unusual way: after the World Cup, it can be disassembled and transported to another location and reassembled, but possibly in a different configuration.
The project of the Ras Abu Aboud stadium was developed by the design studio Fenwick Iribaren Architets (Spain). The structure is unique primarily in that part of its structure consists of sea containers, where all the stadium's property will be stored after it is dismantled in case of moving to another location.
The transforming stadium can be recreated in several versions - in the original, as well as in the form of smaller sports facilities or cultural centers. The stadium has a capacity of 40, 000 spectators and will be ready by 2020. The organizers of the 2022 World Cup hope that the concept of the Ras Abu Aboud stadium will be further developed as the design of the sports facilities of the future.


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Supreme Court of Utah: “participants in any sport are not liable for injuries caused by their conduct if their conduct was inherent in the sport.”
The court elaborated:
We think it appropriate to establish an exception to tort liability for certain injuries arising out of voluntary participation in sports. But we do not deem it appropriate to require proof that a defendant’s conduct was reckless or intentional. Nor do we think it is necessary to limit the exception to an arbitrary subcategory of “contact” sports. Instead we hold that voluntary participants in a sport cannot be held liable for injuries arising out of any contact that is “inherent” in the sport. Under our rule, participants in voluntary sports activities retain “a duty to use due care not to increase the risks to a participant over and above those inherent in the sport.” But there is no duty to lower or eliminate risks that are inherent in an activity.
Excerpts from last week’s opinion in Nixon v. Clay, which arose out of an injury sustained in a church-league basketball game, and a link to the full opinion are available here.