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By PATRICK E. TYLER; Don Van Natta Jr. and Richard A. Oppel Jr. contributed reporting from London for this article, and Eric Lipton from Washington.
Published: August 18, 2004
LONDON, Aug. 17— The British police charged eight men on Tuesday with conspiracy to murder and with violations of the Terrorism Act after finding that two of them possessed surveillance information on financial centers in Washington, New York and New Jersey that were the focus of the terror alert earlier this month in the United States.
The eight men were arrested Aug. 3 and have been held at a high-security police facility in West London. Under the two-week deadline set by the Terrorism Act, the police had until Tuesday to bring charges against the men or release them.
They were also charged with conspiring to use ''radioactive materials, toxic gases, chemicals and explosives'' to cause fear, panic and disruption against unspecified targets.
One of the men was charged with having a ''terrorist's handbook'' on explosives. They will make a court appearance on Wednesday at Belmarsh Prison in Southeast London.
A statement issued by Scotland Yard made no assertion that the police had interrupted an active or specific plot against any of the financial center targets in the United States, or that the suspects had access to explosives, toxic gases or radioactive materials. A police official said no such material had been seized.
But the fact that two of the suspects, arrested two days after the alert was announced in Washington, were found in possession of surveillance information on the same five American financial centers that had been the object of that alert alarmed American and British officials, who are still pressing the investigation.
''The British were very concerned,'' a senior European counterterrorism official said. ''They have apprehended what they feel is a live cell.'' But it remains unclear what if any actions were taken by those arrested in preparation for any specific terrorist act.
The two suspects who were found to possess surveillance information on American targets were charged under a section of the Terrorism Act of 2000 that prohibits possession of data ''useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.''
Among the eight men was an alleged ranking operative of Al Qaeda whom American law enforcement officials had earlier identified by an alias, Issa al-Hindi, which means Issa the Indian. British officials said one of the men they were charging, Dhiren Barot, 32, was known as Issa al-Hindi and was believed to be a senior Qaeda representative in Britain.
Mr. Barot is also believed to have conducted surveillance activities in the United States in 2000 and early 2001 under the alias Issa al-Britani, or Issa the Briton, according to the report of the Sept. 11 commission. That surveillance, of targets other than the World Trade Center, was ordered by Osama bin Laden and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the chief planner of the Sept. 11 attacks, according to the commission report.
The terror alert in the United States was elevated on Aug. 1 after Pakistani authorities made a series of arrests of Qaeda militants.
Among them was a 25-year-old computer technician, Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan, in whose possession the police found a large and detailed computerized archive of surveillance information on the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, the Citigroup tower in Manhattan, the New York Stock Exchange and the Prudential Building in New Jersey.
Police officials said that while there was an obvious connection between the Pakistan surveillance data and information seized in Britain, they declined to elaborate on how pieces of a suspected terror puzzle on three continents might fit together.
The senior European counterterrorism official did say Mr. Khan's computerized files had helped the British authorities identify some of the suspects charged Tuesday.
The Scotland Yard statement said two of those suspects acquired surveillance data on the American financial centers on Feb. 19, 2001, which is in the period when Mr. Barot was said to have been sent to the United States to conduct surveillance for senior Qaeda plotters.
That at least raises the question of whether he was an active surveillance operative seeking to refine reconnaissance of targets that might be attacked in the United States in the future, one Western official said.
Officials in New York said the British authorities' time frame somewhat preceded the time that New York officials suspected that the surveillance had taken place.
''That squares with what we had understood earlier,'' said Paul J. Browne, a deputy commissioner at the New York Police Department.
In Washington, Attorney General John Ashcroft praised the British authorities for the arrests.
The eight men were identified as Mr. Barot; Omar Abdul Rehman, 20; Zia Ul Haq, 25; Abdul Aziz Jalil, 31; Nadeem Tarmohammed, 26; Mohammed Naveed Bhatti, 24; Quaisar Shaffi, 25; and Junade Feroze, 28.
A ninth man, Matthew Philip Monks, 32, was charged with firearms possession.
In a statement, Mr. Ashcroft said the Justice Department ''will explore every aspect of this case and evaluate whether additional charges, including potential charges in the United States, are appropriate.''
In London, a police official said the investigation of the alleged conspiracy ''is still very much ongoing.''
A police official said computers had been seized in searches that coincided with the Aug. 3 arrests in London. Scotland Yard officials charged Mr. Barot and Mr. Tarmohammed with possession of ''a reconnaissance plan'' concerning the Prudential Building in New Jersey.
But Mr. Barot alone was charged with possession of a reconnaissance plan for the Stock Exchange, the International Monetary Fund and the Citigroup building. He was also charged with possessing two notebooks ''containing information on explosives, poisons, chemicals and related matters'' that would be helpful to anyone planning a terrorist attack.
The terrorist handbook was found in the possession of Mr. Shaffi. It included information on ''preparation of chemicals, explosive recipes and other information about explosives.''
Chart: ''Eight Suspects, Five Charges'' Eight men were charged in Britain on Tuesday in what officials said may have been a plot to attack financial buildings in the United States. The Charges 1. Conspiracy to Murder 2. Conspiracy to Commit Public Disturbance Using radioactive materials, toxic gases, chemicals or explosives. 3. Possession of Documents Usable in Planning Terror Attacks Namely a reconnaissance plan for the Prudential Building in New Jersey. 4. Possession of Documents Usable in Planning Terror Attacks Namely reconnaissance plans for the New York Stock Exchange; the International Monetary Fund in Washington; and the Citigroup building in New York. Also, notebooks with information on explosives. 5. Possession of Documents Usable in Planning Terror Attacks Possession of an explosives manual called ''The Terrorist's Handbook.'' The Suspects Accused of each charge DHIREN BAROT (thought to also use the name Issa al-Hindi), 32: 1, 2, 3, 4. NADEEM TARMOHAMMED, 26: 1, 2, 3. QUAISAR SHAFFI, 25: 1, 2, 5. MOHAMMED NAVEED BHATTI, 24: 1, 2. JUNADE FEROZE, 28: 1, 2. OMAR ABDUL REHMAN, 20: 1, 2. ZIA UL HAQ, 25: 1, 2. ABDUL AZIZ JALIL, 31: 1, 2. (Source by Scotland Yard)(pg. A10)


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Local government
The country is divided into the eight régions of Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Ségou, Sikasso, and Tombouctou and the district of Bamako. Each of the régions is further divided into administrative units called cercles, which are in turn subdivided into arrondissements. Each région is administered by a governor, who coordinates the activities of the cercles and implements economic policy. The cercles provide nuclei for the major government services; their various headquarters provide focal points for health services, the army, the police, local courts, and other government agencies. The arrondissement is the basic administrative unit, and its centre usually houses a school and a dispensary. It is composed of several villages, which are headed by chiefs and elected village councils.
As the head of the judicial system, the Supreme Court exercises both judicial and administrative powers; it is the court of first and last resort in matters concerning the government. Courts of appeal try all cases on appeal, and there are also magistrates' courts. The High Court of Justice tries cases relating to malfeasance of senior government officials. Justices of the peace have full powers to judge ordinary civil, commercial, and financial cases; they sit in the headquarters of the cercles and also travel to the major towns of the arrondissements.
Political process
Since 1960, new law codes have liberated women from traditional restraints, defined the rights and duties of citizens, and modified the penal procedure. The 1992 constitution furthered women's rights considerably, although constitutionally guaranteed rights for women have not always been carried out in practice.
Mali has universal adult suffrage. Women and minorities have served in government positions, but in limited numbers: in the early 21st century, ethnic minorities and marginalized populations together held about one-tenth of the National Assembly seats, as did women. Women have also held cabinet posts and served on the Supreme Court, and the country's first female prime minister was appointed in 2011.
The country has had political parties at various times since it gained independence in 1960. Under the first president, Modibo Keita, the Soudanese Union Party eventually became the only party until the military took over in 1968. Civilian government returned in 1979, when the country was led again by a one-party system, this time the Malian People's Democratic Union, headed by Moussa Traoré, who was ultimately deposed in 1991 in favour of another military government, led by Amadou Toumani Touré. Political parties were once again allowed in 1992, and Alpha Konaré, of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali, was elected president that year. Since then, many political parties have been active in Mali.
Mali has a conscripted army, which requires two years of service, including the possibility of nonmilitary service. Mali's military forces include army and air force contingents and a limited navy contingent as well. Paramilitary forces include the national police force, the republican guard, the militia, and gendarmerie units. Foreign troops—including French troops and those under the banner of the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) and a UN peacekeeping operation, the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)—were present in Mali since 2013 to thwart the actions of Islamist fighters and maintain security while the country recovered from the 2012 coup and prepared for fresh elections.
Health and welfare
Mali has few resources for health care, and child and infant mortality rates are among the highest in the world. State hospitals at Bamako and Kati are supplemented by a network of medical centres, maternity centres, dispensaries, and a mobile service that visits patients in rural areas. Research centres in tropical ophthalmology and leprosy treat patients at Bamako. Health care services are also provided by international relief organizations. Despite improvements in medical care, Mali is still challenged by a lack of personnel, facilities, resources, and supplies and by difficulties involving poor access to much of the country. Malnutrition and inadequate sanitation are also problems in many areas. Some progress has been made against polio, onchocerciasis (river blindness), schistosomiasis, and leprosy, but yellow fever and cholera are common, and malaria remains a leading cause of death. While Mali has not been hit as hard by HIV as some African countries, AIDS is becoming more prevalent in urban areas.
Houses in Mali are typically built of a mixture of earth and cement. Malian towns exhibit an eclectic mix of styles, including traditional mud huts, concrete houses, European-style villas, and mosques and government buildings in the Sudanese style. The Dogon built their houses into the Bandiagara Escarpment, which was designated a World Heritage site in 1989. These houses, built out of mud, have flat roofs where the inhabitants can sleep in warm weather, and their granaries have thatched conical roofs; both structures have decorative doors. Other houses, such as historic dwellings found in Djenné, were built on small hills to protect from seasonal flooding.
1A military junta took power in March 2012; in April 2012 an ECOWAS-brokered deal gave nominal control to an interim civilian government, which handed power over to a democratically elected president in September 2013.
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|République du Mali (Republic of Mali)
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|Head of state
|President1: Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
|Head of government
|Prime Minister1: Modibo Keita
|Official language
|Official religion
|Monetary unit
|CFA franc (CFAF)
|(2014 est.) 16,456,000
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|Urban: (2011) 36.6%
Rural: (2011) 63.4%
|Life expectancy at birth
|Male: (2012) 52.4 years
Female: (2012) 56 years
|Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate
|Male: (2007) 31.4%
Female: (2007) 16%
|GNI per capita (U.S.$)
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Co-occurring grass species differ in their associated microbial community composition in a temperate native grassland
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Specific associations exist between plant species and the soil microbial community and these associations vary between habitat types and different plant groups. However, there is evidence that the associations are highly specific. Hence, we aimed to determine the specificity of plant-microbe relationships amongst co-occurring grass species in a temperate grassland.
Methods and results
We examined the broad microbial groups of bacteria and fungi as well as a specific fungal group, the arbuscular mycorrhizal community amongst two dominant C3 and C4 species and one sub-dominant C3 species using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis. We found that the two dominant species were more similar to each other in their bacterial and arbuscular mycorrhizal community composition than either was to the sub-dominant species, but not in their fungal community composition. We also found no clear evidence that those differences were directly linked to soil chemical properties.
Our results demonstrate that co-occurring grass species have a distinct soil microbial community and T-RFLP analysis is able to detect plant species effect on the microbial community composition on an extremely local scale, providing an insight into the differences in the response of bacterial, fungal and arbuscular mycorrhizal communities to different, but similar and co-occurring, plant species.
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- 10.1007/s11104-012-1529-4
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- C3/C4 grasslands
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The Society for Psychological Anthropology will sponsor six student-faculty workshops at the AAA meetings in Washington, D.C. this December. The workshops are informal settings for graduate students to discuss their research with like-minded students and leading scholars in the field. Each workshop can accommodate three students and the workshops are free and open to all SPA student members. Meals/café snacks will be provided for all workshops. The workshops are:
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She offers me a free iPad mini case. I ask what colors (not really knowing what the mini's have, and she mentions black, so I take it). After seeing my order update, it says iPad Leather (black). Wait! It doesn't say iPad mini case! Check Apple.com/store - yup, doesn't come in black. So I got a $70 case that I can't use. Whatever, I'll sell it privately or try to get a gift card.
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If you can't meet a delivery date, then put a range 21-25 or something. I'm not going to be around the following week (vacation) and won't have an iPad to use.
It's bad enough how they screwed up the pre-orders for the iPhone. Had to wait an additional 3-4 weeks because 3 days after my order was placed it was 'lost'. Apple had no record of it. Yet I faxed over the emails and order confirmation pages, proof that my credit card was authorized for that amount by Apple, etc. Least they could've done was let a local store hold one for me to pick up for the trouble.
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A battle for the ages observes its bicentennial.
Oct 24, 2005, Vol. 11, No. 06 • By ROBERT MESSENGER
Seize the Fire
Nelson's Trafalgar
THE BATTLE OFF CAPE TRAFALGAR on October 21, 1805, was the denouement of almost 50 years of naval warfare between the French and British. It was one of the most destructive naval battles in history, and the last fleet engagement of the age of fighting sail.
The popular conception is that the battle saved England from invasion, forming a trio with Drake's defeat of the Armada in 1588 and the RAF's stand against the Luftwaffe in 1940. The legend is not strictly true. Trafalgar did not save Britain--which was already extremely safe, as France's attempts to invade Ireland in 1797 and 1798 had shown; rather, it gave England control of the Mediterranean for a century.
Trafalgar was the logical outcome of 15 years of British naval dominance. It would have been the same if Lord Nelson had been able to catch the French fleet in the West Indies in June, or if Admiral Calder had caught it in clear weather instead of fog off Cape Finisterre in July. No naval officer on either side had any other expectation than that of British victory. In the end it proved a massacre--the kill ratio was 10-1--more akin to Omdurman than Waterloo.
It was a peculiarly British sort of victory, one that belongs not just to the men who fought it, but also to the efficient naval service and its vast bureaucracy; to decades of seamanship, training, planning, and organization; and to thousands of miles of trade routes bringing timber, hemp, tar, flax, and everything else a small island couldn't produce from far-off markets. The British genius for war is perfectly seen at Trafalgar--the culmination of endless lines of supply and countless acts of tradition and honor: the action of a python, not a tiger. And the great victory only scorched the tiger. The day before Nelson gave his life and his men took 19 ships without loss, Napoleon had defeated the Austrians at Ulm, and a month later he won his greatest victory, defeating the combined Russian and Austrian armies at Austerlitz.
In Horatio Nelson, the British had a leader as successful as Napoleon. It is startling how similar were Nelson's and Napoleon's views of war. "I see only one thing, namely the enemy's main body. I try to crush it, confident that secondary matters will then settle themselves," Napoleon declared in 1797. Nelson, in his famous memorandum to his captains on October 9, 1805, wrote, "[I]n case Signals can neither be seen or perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy." Throughout the Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory, carried the signal "Engage the Enemy More Closely."
It was an age of aggressive warfare where caution was punished both on and off the battlefield. The fate of Vice Admiral Sir Robert Calder, who had a chance to achieve a decisive victory against the fleet Nelson eventually devastated at Trafalgar, is telling. Calder commanded the British fleet blockading Ferrol and guarding against the union of the Spanish and French fleets in their bid to control the English Channel for the hours necessary to embark a French army to invade England.
On July 22, 1805, in a heavy fog, the fleet that had been relentlessly pursued to the West Indies and back by Nelson's Mediterranean fleet made contact with Calder's ships off Cape Finisterre. Downwind and outnumbered 15 to 20, Calder engaged the enemy and captured two Spanish ships of the line before night fell. Over the next two days, Calder had the opportunity to re-engage, but he held back fearing that his enemy would be reinforced by the 15 Spanish ships in Ferrol. Calder chose the discreet course of following his orders and keeping the fleets uncombined. He failed to understand that in the Age of Nelson and Napoleon, commanders were expected to take chances, to close with their enemy and destroy him. Calder was berated in the press and felt under suspicion of cowardice. He requested a court martial that he thought would clear his name. The verdict of the court was damning:
The Court is of the opinion, that the charge of not having done his utmost to renew the said engagement, and to take or destroy every ship of the enemy, has been proved against the said Vice-Admiral Calder; that it appears that his conduct has not been actuated either by cowardice or disaffection, but has arisen solely from error in judgment, and is highly censurable.


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I loved it! Your such an AWESOME writer! Keep up the good work!
| Hanna chapter 21 . 12/30/2013
This is an amazing story. Although I'm a die hard shipper of Starire and Robin, this has made me have a new ship. I like to believe it was Red X who showed up, because starfire had said she loved seeing him in "normal clothes." And he was very comfortable not wearing his mask. I'm dying to know who you believe was behind the door! Please tell me!
| MarieZenalou chapter 6 . 12/3/2013
I must say, your characterization is spot on. I can clearly tell you must be a very long time and loyal fan to get even the smallest of the Titan universe down. The dialogue is believable and is evenly paced. That, and the fact you don't rely on older conversations the titans had in the show to fill some space. I noticed that you avoid that tedious cliche. I also like how you made Starfire more willful than her usual self but you kept it within reason.
| simmonej chapter 21 . 8/6/2013
I really liked the story. Many people say I'm very sensitive, but I know really believe what they say because I cried when he left
| ligeisa chapter 21 . 8/6/2013
Even though this isn't your usual Robstar, you still manage to blow me away with this one. Now, you've somehow also turned me into a fan of Red X x Starfire. I don't know what they call it, Redfire? RedStar? It is indeed a darker fic but I'm glad that you didn't choose to kill Starfire, I think this ending worked out for the best not too dark but still bittersweet. I've never read the comics and I've never been very interested in superheroes outside of the Teen Titans, but your fics have shown me its appeal. You bring out so much life and personality to the other heroes which whom I'm only vaguely familiar with and you subtly explore the intricacies and subtleties in their relationships. I'm afraid that if I start reading comics now, I'll be disappointed with them as I'll be comparing it against your sophisticated narrative. Great job on this!
| ilysfmdemetri chapter 21 . 7/28/2013
Ahhh! you have fulfilled my (redx, star) ship! Its funny, X had to hit on her once and I wanted them together for life?! lmfao. this was amazing. thank you for writing this for us! :)
| Guest chapter 21 . 7/17/2013
I'm starting to like the RedX and Starfire love team :D
| junebird28 chapter 21 . 7/8/2013
Finishing this epilogue has me experiencing mixed emotions. On the one hand, I'm happy because it was a fantastic story with an amazing ending. Even though I love Starfire with Robin, Red X is just to cool to pass up. On the other hand, this is the most recent thing you've posted and I don't know what to do with myself anymore.
But this story was a great one. So many things I love. This new ship is awesome, like I said. Your writing style is impeccable. The timeline thing is one of my favorite styles and you did it amazingly. The whole Gizlet thing was priceless, even if the idea that Gizmo has a girl is disturbing. And the very end of the epilogue was hilarious. The actual epilogue was also very good. It left it open ended enough that people could interpret who they would want it to be, especially considering that I can see why people would have a problem with X. In my mind, I want it to be X. They meshed perfectly in this. Definitely better than your BB/Star fic in my opinion, but that may be because Raven and BB are still together.
Anyways, I'm rambling. I have adored my Kry binge and I am hoping that you will be writing more things. Your stories are so fantastic and engaging and I hope to one day be able to write as well as you. It takes true skill to think up things so well and it's great, so I commend you for that. You really do think of everything in the stories and your effort shows. You have such a massive range top think of so many different scenarios and you are phenomenal with the character personalities. You make them all shine. Thank you for writing all of this, it is really awesome and I really hope you'll write more! For now, I guess I'll just have to make myself content with reading your favorites :D
| junebird28 chapter 11 . 7/7/2013
I just wanted to take the time out to say I am so sorry about your brother. I know you've probably heard it a thousand times, but it's saddening to hear it. This story, though, so far, is an incredible outcome and I completely understand the pairing now. I really don't mind the RedX/Star. He's one of my favorite characters. So far orcs extremely engaging and I loved the disjointed plot lines. It's something that can be really bad if done incorrectly, but you nailed it. Can't wait to finish
| pinkisalwaysin chapter 21 . 4/5/2013
Just wanted to say that I found this story sometime this morning and couldn't stop reading until I hit the very end! Some people may be annoyed with the main couple, but I thought everything was well thought out and well executed. I've never read such a good RedXStar story before. Superb, I always enjoy reading your works :D
| Someone chapter 21 . 4/2/2013
This story is simply amazing. Im so happy I got the chance to read it. It really touched me and I almost cried (wait! I did cry...) when redx left Starifire, This just so amazing, Im amazed. This story is just wonderful (I know I repeat myself alot). Aslo I really love the ending, where we can imagine what will happen. In my case, its redx coming back to Star :D
Anyhow, I really can't wait to read your other fanfic because you're simply an amazing writer. Keep on the good work.
| Raven AKA Birdsteeth chapter 7 . 3/31/2013
I have read all of your fanfiction on this account and I'm addicted. Its simply amazing and I love how you bring the stories and characters to life.
But... The Texan accent is a bit stereotypical, eh? I was born and raised there and I don't know anybody that says, "howdy" unless we're making fun of the stereotype. Ah well, it made me laugh.
Thanks for all of your stories!


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Heroic Holon dethrones Maccabi Tel Aviv
Hapoel Holon last night stunned perennial champion Maccabi Tel Aviv to lift the Premier League title and end the Yellow's 14-year domination of the domestic basketball league.
The 73-72 victory - one of the most dramatic in recent history - prevented Maccabi from winning its 48th title and made Holon just the sixth team to win the coveted prize.
In a tight game, where the biggest margin was just eight points, Zvika Sheft's Maccabi was unable to find its rhythm, while Miki Dorsman's underdog Holon team displayed the same determination that led it to second place in the regular league and earned it many admirers.
After the game, Dorsman said his team had been convinced that it was capable of dethroning Maccabi. "Our players were simply out of this world," he told Channel 10 television. "We were not the underdog, we were never the underdog and we thoroughly deserve this. But most of all, this victory is for our fantastic fans. We went through some tough crises during the season, but I have to say - it was worth it all."
The game began with a foul by Tony Washam on Nikola Vujcic. Cummings sank a three-pointer and gave Maccabi an early 3-0 lead. Moran Roth then sank a three-pointer of his own to level the score, before Vujcic banked one in to give Maccabi the lead again. When Chris Watson was stopped on a foul, he went to the free-throw line and leveled the score again at 5-5.
Vujcic continued to play well, hitting from under the basket, while at the other end, Roth missed a three-pointer and the Yellows took the rebound. Yotam Halperin sank another three-pointer to stretch Maccabi's lead to five points, while Terence Morris missed his attempt, allowing Roth to cut the advantage to just two points. Morris dunked and gave Maccabi a 12-8 lead with under seven minutes left to play in the first quarter.
A wonderful assist sent Omri Casspi in under the basket, as Maccabi extended its lead to six points, but Eric Campbell sank a basket from way out and P.J. Tucker grabbed an offensive rebound to cut the deficit to just two points.
When Casspi missed a three-pointer and Roth found the target with two free throws, Holon had its nose in front for the first time in the game, leading 19-16.
Tucker missed two free throws, and even when Campbell took the rebound on the second, Chester Simmons was unable to take advantage. Vujcic sank two free throws to cut Holon's lead to just a single point, with two minutes left in the first quarter. Tucker used the backboard to stretch the advantage to three (21-18), but Morris score from inside the paint to drag Maccabi back into the game. Guni Izraeli extended Holon's lead to three points, but Derrick Sharp scored an unbelievable three-pointer to level the score at 23-23 at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter started with Tucker scoring close to the end of the shot clock to restore Holon's advantage, which was short-lived, as Morris took an offensive rebound to level things up again. Will Bynum was guilty of turning the ball over to Holon, but immediately made amends with a fantastic steal, allowing Morris to score and give Maccabi the lead again.
David Bluthenthal's second foul of the night was called for a foul on Tucker, and after the two teams exchanged free throws, the score was level at 29-29 with seven minutes left to play in the half. At the end of the second quarter, Alex Garcia went to the foul line and gave Maccabi the slenderest of leads, 38-37, in a low-scoring and tense game.
Maccabi stretched its lead at the start of the third quarter, with Halperin sinking a three-pointer to give the Yellows a five-point advantage (46-41). At the end of the third quarter, Holon failed to take advantage of a ball from the side, and Maccabi went into the final quarter defending a 56-52 advantage.
The final, dramatic quarter started with a half-court three-pointer from Morris, followed by a basket from Halperin, which gave Maccabi its highest lead of the night: eight points.
In the final minutes, Avishay Gordon managed to cut Maccabi's lead back down to two, but Bynum scored from inside the paint to stretch the advantage back to four points.
But when Tucker scored two quick baskets to level the score, it was clear that there was a game on. Malik Dixon gave Holon a 69-67 lead, with 1:52 minutes left on the clock, adding a free throw to give Holon a three-point lead.
Bluthenthal missed a three-pointer, but Watson fouled Casspi, sending Bynum to the line. His two throws were on target and when Garcia sank another free throw, Maccabi found itself on level terms.
The teams exchanged fouls and when Tucker sank just one his two attempts, giving Holon a 71-70 advantage, Miki Dorsman called a time-out.
Vujcic sank two free throws, and, with 6.5 seconds left to play, it looked for all the world that Maccabi was about to win its 48th league championship. When the players returned from another time out, Dixon drove to the hoop and scored the basket that gave Israel a new basketball champion.
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Last week the Oregon Court of Appeals examined the remedies that a trial court may impose to remedy shareholder oppression. In Hickey v. Hickey, ownership of a family ranching business was divided among several siblings. One sibling acquired a majority interest by purchasing shares from others. As controlling shareholder, he engaged in self-dealing and commingling of assets, to the detriment of the remaining minority shareholder. The minority shareholder then filed suit under ORS 60.952 to impose remedies for oppression. The trial court ordered amendment of the bylaws and articles of incorporation to strip the voting rights of the majority shareholder and remove him from management.
The appellate court reviewed the nonexclusive list of remedies provided under ORS 60.952 to rectify oppressive conduct, including: (1) cancellation or alteration of any provision in the corporations articles of incorporation or bylaws, (2) removal from office of any director or officer, (3) appointment of a custodian to manage the business, (4) appointment of a provisional director, (5) retention of jurisdiction by the trial court for protection of the minority shareholder, or (6) dissolution of the corporation. While the trial court has many remedies to choose from, "[t]he remedy must correspond to the wrong--or legally recognized right--for which the remedy is provided under ORS 60.952."
The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court, holding that the effect of the remedy selected was to convert the minority shareholder into the majority shareholder. That constituted a windfall to the plaintiff and was not within the "reasonable expectations" of either party. The appellate court then remanded the case to the trial court with instructions to devise a more appropriate remedy, such as ordering a share purchase for fair value to remove one of the two shareholders from the business.
Business owners violated the Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act (ORS 95.200 to 95.310) when they dissolved one business and transferred the assets and operations to a newly-formed entity, according to the Oregon Court of Appeals.
In Norris v. R&T Manufacturing, LLC, the court last week affirmed the trial court's conclusion that the reorganization was an improper effort to avoid a judgment against the original business. The court rejected what the defendant described as good-faith business reasons for forming a new LLC, and found that the new entity didn't pay reasonably equivalent value for the tangible and intangible assets.
When a party refuses to perform its contract to purchase goods, the Uniform Commercial Code entitles the aggrieved seller to sell the goods to another buyer and recover damages from the defaulting party. Often the seller must sell at less than the contract price and then recover as damages the different between the unpaid contract price and the resale price. The UCC offers as an alternative measure of damages the difference between the contract price and the market price for the goods.
What the UCC does not make clear is whether the seller may recover the difference between the unpaid contract price and the market price in circumstances where the market price damages would exceed resale price damages. Last week the Oregon Supreme Court held that the jilted seller may in fact recover market price damages, even if those damages would cause the seller to recover more than the actual loss suffered.
In Peace River Seed Co-operative, Ltd. v. Proseeds Marketing, Inc., the court considered the relevant text, context and legislative history to conclude that "an aggrieved seller can seek [market price] damages even if the seller has resold the goods and market price damages exceed resale price damages." The court noted that a fixed price contract always requires the parties to bear the risk of market price fluctuations. Subjecting the buyer to damages based on market price is consistent with that risk.
The Court of Appeals last week thwarted an effort to unwind a sale of real property, holding that the disappointed purchaser had imputed knowledge of problems with the property at the time of the sale.
In Atkeson v. T&K Lands, LLC, the plaintiff contended that he was not aware of a number of problematic conditions when he purchased land for a vacation home, including improvements that had been built without the necessary permits, and violation of a riparian setback from a creek.
Plaintiff claimed he later learned of the problems which restricted his use of the property, and he sued to rescind on the grounds of mutual mistake and misrepresentation. But the lawyer whom plaintiff had hired to research the property testified during pretrial discovery that he was aware of the problems and had informed plaintiff.
While plaintiff disputed that he received the information from the lawyer, the trial court nonetheless granted summary judgment for the sellers. The result turned on the imputed knowledge doctrine: plaintiff was deemed to know facts learned by his lawyer, regardless of his actual knowledge. The Court of Appeals affirmed, noting that the relationship between a lawyer and a client is one of agent and principal, and the knowledge that the agent obtains within the scope of the agency is imputed to the principal as a matter of law.
In a case involving issues of statutory interpretation, the scope of the initiative power, and the prohibition on impairment of contract, a judge yesterday ordered Clackamas County to cooperate with TriMet in the construction and operation of the Portland-Milwaukie light rail line. TriMet, represented by Ater Wynne litigators Steve Blackhurst and Lori Irish Bauman, filed suit earlier this year to enforce contracts that TriMet and the County signed in 2010 and 2012. The County resisted performing certain contractual duties following voter approval of an ordinance requiring a countywide vote on the use of resources for public rail. In granting summary judgment for TriMet, Judge Henry Breithaupt held that the ordinance does not apply to the Portland-Milwaukie line, which is currently under construction and set to begin operation in 2015.
The Oregonian's report on the ruling is here.
The Oregon Supreme Court this month held that a person offered at-will employment may be able to state a claim for promissory estoppel and fraud when the prospective employer retracts the offer.
In Cocchiara v. Lithia Motors, Inc., according to the facts put forward by plaintiff in response to a summary judgment motion, plaintiff was a long-time employee of defendant who, after suffering a heart attack, asked defendant for a transfer to a less stressful position. Defendant offered plaintiff a transfer to a new position, and plaintiff as a result turned down a job offer from another prospective employer. Soon thereafter, and before plaintiff made the transfer, the employer retracted the offer. Plaintiff sued for promissory estoppel and fraud.
The trial court and Court of Appeals held that plaintiff could not state a claim as a matter of law. Because the employment offered to him was at-will and could have been terminated at any time, those courts concluded he could not prove either reasonable reliance on the promise or damages. The Supreme Court disagreed, finding nothing in the law to support the conclusion that "a promisee's reliance is per se unreasonable if the underlying promise is for a contract at will." Reasonableness is an issue for the jury, considering all relevant circumstances. Likewise, the fact that the offered job was terminable at will does not mean as a matter of law that plaintiff cannot prove associated damages.
This week the U.S. Supreme Court again affirmed the broad scope of the Federal Arbitration Act, holding that when a contract includes a valid arbitration provision, an arbitrator, and not a court, should decide in the first instance whether the contract is valid under state law.
In Nitro-Lift Technologies, LLC v. Howard, an employer sought to enforce an employee non-competition agreement containing an arbitration clause. Two employees subject to the agreement asked the Oklahoma state court to hold that it was void under state law. While the employer argued that the contract's enforceability should be decided by an arbitrator in the first instance, the Oklahoma Supreme Court refused to send the issue to an arbitrator and held that the noncompetition agreement was "void and unenforceable as contrary to Oklahoma's public policy."
On review, the U.S. Supreme Court rebuked the Oklahoma court for displaying the type of "judicial hostility toward arbitration" that is foreclosed by the FAA. The Oklahoma court ignored longstanding precedent establishing that attacks on the validity of the contract as a whole, as distinct from attacks directed to the validity of the arbitration clause, must be resolved by the arbitrator.
The Oregon Supreme Court last month held that an LLC that leased office space to a physician could not be held liable on an apparent agency theory for physical injuries suffered by the physician's patient.
In Eads v. Borman, the injured patient contended that the landlord, Willamette Spine Center, LLC, through signage on the building and other representations, created the appearance that the building housed a group medical entity of which the physician was an agent. Plaintiff claimed that that the LLC thereby created an apparent agency relationship with the physician.
The Supreme Court noted that an agency relationship can arise from the appearance of consent by one person to allow another to act on its behalf. And a principal can be vicariously liable for the negligence of an agent who is not an employee, but only if the principal actually or apparently had a right of control over the agent's injury-causing actions.
The Court then surveyed other states' treatment of apparent agency in the context of medical malpractice. The Court agreed with those authorities that a hospital or other entity can be held vicariously liable for a physician's negligence on an apparent authority theory if the entity held itself out as a direct provider of medical care, and if plaintiff relied on those representations by looking to the entity, rather than the physician, as the provider of care.
In this case, the Court concluded that there was insufficient evidence that the landlord LLC held itself out as a provider of medical services that it delivered through agents such as its tenant, plaintiff's physician. Further, there was insufficient evidence that plaintiff relied on any representation by the LLC to believe that the LLC was itself a medical provider. On that basis, the Court found no apparent agency relationship and affirmed summary judgment for the LLC.
The federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 USC sec. 1030, imposes criminal liability for unauthorized access to a computer, or for exceeding authorized access. An en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit last month narrowly interpreted the CFAA, holding that it does not apply to violations of private computer use policies. The opinion sets up a conflict with other federal circuit courts that may end up being resolved by the US Supreme Court.
In US v. Nosal, the defendant was convicted of aiding and abetting a violation of the CFAA after he convinced employees of an executive search firm to give him confidential client information from the firm's database. While the employees were authorized to access the information, their employer's policy prohibited disclosing confidential information to persons outside the company. The validity of the conviction turned on the meaning of the phrases "without authorization" and "exceeds authorized access" in the CFAA.
Defendant argued that the CFAA was intended to criminalize hacking -- unauthorized access to computers -- but not unauthorized use of data that is obtained from a computer through authorized access. The Ninth Circuit agreed that persons with authorized access who violate private computer use policies should not be subject to criminal liability. Judge Alex Kozinski, writing for the majority, set out a "parade of horribles" to justify a narrow reading of the statute, noting that innocent violations of terms of use occur every day: "Minds have wandered since the beginning of time and the computer gives employees new ways to procrastinate, by g-chatting with friends, playing games, shopping or watching sports highlights. Such activities are routinely prohibited by many computer-use policies . . . [and] under the broad interpretation of the CFAA, such minor dalliances would become federal crimes."
The opinion acknowledges that the result creates a conflict with the Fifth, Seventh, and Eleventh Circuits. A dissent by Judge Barry Silverman and Judge Richard Tallman argues that the majority improperly ignores the plain wording of the statute. Further, according to the dissent, criminalization of innocent violations of corporate terms of use is unlikely because the CFAA explicitly requires an intent to defraud.
The Oregon Court of Appeals last week drew a hard line in enforcing the procedures for recovering attorney fees. In Anderson v. Dry Cleaning To-Your-Door, Inc., the Court reversed a trial court award of more than $100,000 in attorney fees to plaintiffs who successfully defeated contempt sanctions, on the ground that plaintiffs failed to allege the right to fees in a pleading or motion as required by ORCP 68C(2).
In Anderson, plaintiffs in a breach of contract case obtained a judgment against defendant which included a non-competition provision. Defendant later claimed that plaintiffs violated the non-competition portion of the judgment, and initiated contempt proceedings against plaintiffs under ORS 33.055. The trial court found plaintiffs were not in contempt, and requested that the parties prepare a proposed judgment.
The trial court entered plaintiffs' proposed form of judgment, in which plaintiffs asserted for the first time an entitlement to recover their fees in the contempt proceeding. Defendant objected that plaintiffs did not allege a right to attorney fees in a pleading or motion as required by ORCP 68C(2), but the trial court nonetheless awarded the requested fees in the amount of $115,980.
On appeal, the Court of Appeals held that plaintiffs could not avoid the obligation to state in a pleading or motion the facts, statute or rule that entitled them to recover fees. That obligation exists even though plaintiffs did not initiate the contempt proceedings. Because plaintiffs did not comply with ORCP 68C(2), the Court reversed the award of fees.