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A lot of changes are happening starting from 1st January. However, amidst all the changes, it seems like quite a few people (and companies) have forgotten about one key change that's happening sometime soon on Facebook. No, not just the supposed change in reach, but the change in Facebook Insights that may potentially change the way you report on your Facebook page(s).
Around the same time of the EdgeRank algorithm change, Facebook revamped its Insights dashboard, got rid of its virality metric and introduced a new engagement rate. This new metric distances itself from the "People Talking About This" metric, puts a focus on Reach, and includes clicks as well as interactions that create what Facebook calls "stories".
As part of this change, Facebook announced that it was going to get rid of the old metrics (from Insights and the exports), and that the old reports were going to be available for a limited time only. Till when? "Through the end of the year."
If you manage your reporting from Facebook Insights, this is the perfect time to look at what you're reporting on and how this change affects you moving forward (read here).
However, if you're relying on a third-party application to get your Facebook stats, it's time for you to ask your account manager what they're going to do about this.
As a bit of a social experiment, I've asked a few of the main social analytics companies if they were ready for this change, and the results were…interesting.
Now, there are three things that I gathered:
- The responses are not an absolute indicative of the whole brand: unfortunately, some community managers aren't always aware of what the software developers are up to, or what changes are coming from within the company. Hence, while a community manager might say "I don't know", the brand probably already has a statement ready to go out soon saying "yes, we're here, and we're completely ready for this change".
- If it's not a yes, it's not always a no: some community managers are required not to spill the beans until an official PR announcement has been made. This results in them being either vague or denying the truth (which I personally wouldn't recommend).
- Some of these brands are just unprepared: some forgot about this change from Facebook, while some just weren't aware of them in the first place.
Now, let's see – who's ready for Facebook changes?
Sprout Social
@FR314 Hey Ben! Not sure of any specifics on this, but our team closely monitors Facebook's API and will make any updates as needed.
— Sprout Social (@SproutSocial) December 23, 2013
While Sprout Social are "not sure of any specifics on this", their platform is actually prepared for the changes: the Reporting dashboard within Sprout Social does offer Facebook's new Engagement Rate:
Well done Sprout Social, you're safe. (But please, let your community manager know.)
Falcon Social
@FR314 Hi Ben! We're actively looking at how to redefine KPIs across networks, as FB is not the only platform in development.
— Falcon.io (@FalconIO) December 23, 2013
@FR314 It's par for the course continual development.
— Falcon.io (@FalconIO) December 23, 2013
A bit vague. Every social analytics tool is actively looking at how to redefine KPIs across networks, especially if Facebook "is not the only platform in development", so their response sounds a bit cliché to me.
I'm not sure whether Falcon Social offers some sort of engagement rate or not, but it's definitely worth looking into it now before it's too late.
Social Bakers
@FR314 Hi Ben, we receive our info straight from the API, so our stats will still be available. Let us know if you have any other questions.
— Socialbakers (@socialbakers) December 23, 2013
Social Bakers are well known for their engagement rate which they use to benchmark Facebook pages, and that is one of their several selling points (e.g. their Socially Devoted score, their ads analytics platform etc.). Now, while I love their analytics platform, the only thing I didn't agree with them about was their engagement rate. That metric was calculated using the number of fans per page instead of a page reach – and there's a big difference between the two. I blogged about it and sent it to them, we shared opinions and we had a nice healthy discussion. I was surprised to find out that my "Engagement Rate" article somehow influenced them to introduce engagement rate out of reach on their platform.
So, in short, Social Bakers does offer an engagement rate in line with Facebook's changes.
Well done Social Bakers, you're safe.
@FR314 Greetings! At this time we do not have an answer regarding this Facebook change. Hope you're having a wonderful holiday season. ^KA
— Hootsuite Helpers (@Hootsuite_Help) December 23, 2013
HootSuite is a brilliant tool that I always recommend, and despite my ups and downs with it, it's definitely one of the best Social Media Management tools out there, hands down.
However, what worries me here is that, while Facebook's change is imminent, HootSuite doesn't seem to have an answer. What worries me even more is that the platform is still referring to Virality, a metric that Facebook discontinued back in July 2013.
However, like I mentioned earlier, that tweet from HootSuite isn't indicative of HootSuite as a business – perhaps they're currently working on it, and once it's ready I'm sure they'll announce it. Until then, I wouldn't recommend using the Virality metric, especially since you wouldn't be able to correlate it to anything in Facebook Insights.
Salesforce Marketing Cloud
@FR314 Hi Ben. Great question! Please DM us your contact info and we'll put someone in touch.
— MC Customer Support (@mcloudsupport) December 23, 2013
@FR314 Hi Ben, Thank you for reaching out! We will sending an email shortly. Support-Ingrid
— MC Customer Support (@mcloudsupport) December 31, 2013
I'm still waiting to hear from Salesforce, but I shall update you on this when/if I do.
Adobe Marketing Cloud
@FR314 Hey Ben, Checking on that now, should have an official answer for you soon. -lk
— Adobe Marketing Care (@AdobeMktgCare) December 23, 2013
@FR314 Not yet, Ben. We appreciate your patience while we look into this for you. We'll let you know as soon as we have more info. -Carey
— Adobe Marketing Care (@AdobeMktgCare) December 31, 2013
I'm still waiting to hear from Adobe too, but I shall update you on this when/if I do.
Simply Measured
@FR314 Hey Ben, we modify our reports to keep up with Facebook's changes. But we also keep "legacy" reports w/ the old metrics!
— Simply Measured (@simplymeasured) December 23, 2013
@FR314 Don't worry! Our team's on top of it. :)
— Simply Measured (@simplymeasured) December 23, 2013
Simply Measured offers two types of Facebook reports – a set of reports that use the old metrics ("legacy reports"), and a set of reports that have been updated to match Facebook's changes. This is extremely useful for marketers who weren't aware of this change, or for those who want to compare the new engagement rate with the old "virality" metric, or for those who are gradually transitioning from virality to the new engagement rate (e.g. if you had a list of KPIs for a campaign, including virality, and it's now time to report on that, you can do so).
One of the many things that Simply Measured offers is the freedom of choice – besides the plethora of reports available on this social analytics tool, all of the reports are designed around the user and the platform, and not around sales. Hence, I was not surprised to see Simply Measured adopting these changes as soon as Facebook announced them, while keeping the "old" reports active.
Well done Simply Measured, you're safe.
Final Words
When exactly will these changes take place? Facebook doesn't say. While we know that the old report exports are still available at the time of writing, they will be taken away from Facebook at any point sometime soon.
This may be in the same way that Facebook dealt with the new Facebook Insights dashboard: while the new version was publicly announced in June 2013, Facebook rolled it to everyone 4 months later, in October.
Here's what we know for certain:
- All APIs associated with the old Page Insights will remain available to Page owners and developers; only the old exports will be taken away;
- Any future changes to the old Page Insights APIs will be announced by Facebook, as they are bound to do so by their Developer policies;
- Facebook will soon announce APIs for the new Page Insights metrics as they become available, so page owners and developers can track key metrics more easily;
- While Facebook is gradually distancing itself from the People Talking About This (PTAT) metric, it will still be available as a public-facing metric (meaning that you can see the PTAT score for any page).
- Quick tip: to see the PTAT score of any Facebook page as well as other metrics, just add "/likes" at the end of the Facebook Page URL.
- PTAT will still be available via the old exports (until taken away) and the old Page Insights API.


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Sylvia Hoeks ( 1983) is a European actress, born in The Netherlands.
During High School she gets scouted by Elite models, and she starts travelling as a model all around Europe for a couple of years. She finishes high school and attends the Maastricht Theatre Academy.
Right after graduation she makes her national breakthrough with the Jos Stelling film Duska (2007). She wins a Golden Calf (the Dutch equivalent of the Oscars) at the annual Dutch Filmfestival. Sylvia quickly becomes a wanted actress for both stage and screen directors and stars in prestigious Dutch TV series and theatre plays.
In 2011 Sylvia is presented at the Berlinale as Shooting Star, the unique Pan European initiative which puts a spotlight on Europe's best actors.
Her international breakthrough in 2012 is after working with the Oscar winning director Giuseppe Tornatore, in his masterwork The Best Offer, starring next to Geoffrey Rush. The film is a major box office success in Italy, Russia and Spain.
In 2015 she works in several Film and tv productions in The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark and accepts the female lead in Luc Besson's new action thriller The Lake, which will have its international release in 2017. In 2016 Sylvia will star in the new Blade Runner , directed by Denis Velleneuve.
Languages: Dutch (fluent), British (fluent) , American (fluent), German and French. Good at dialects
Sports: Swimming, running
Sylvia is based in Los Angeles as well as in Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

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text: ESPNU 150 running back Savon Huggins (Jersey City, N.J./St. Peter's Prep) is scheduled to announce where he will attend college on Friday at 5 p.m. ET during a press conference at the St. Peter's Prep library. Huggins, the top-rated recruit from New Jersey, has taken official visits to Auburn, Michigan State, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Rutgers. St. Peter's Prep coach Rich Hansen said Huggins will choose between North Carolina, Notre Dame and Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights have never landed the state's top recruit. Huggins, who played in the Under Armour All-America Game, rushed for 1,891 yards on 173 carries last season, when St. Peter's Prep finished 9-2 following a loss in New Jersey's Non-Public, Group 4 semifinals. Huggins also scored 35 touchdowns and was selected as the state's Gatorade Player of the Year.


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While we've got a fantasy-casting post for every character in the filmed version of Suzanne Collins's Catching Fire coming up in a future post, we wanted to start the conversation now, since as H&H blogger Kate Nagy says, "the most widely speculated-upon role in Catching Fire is that of District 4's blindingly beautiful beach boy Finnick Odair, whose most notable trait—at least at first—is his devastatingly handsome appearance...We're talking Matt Bomer levels of pretty here."
While Kate tosses out several names (come back to find out which ones!), she suggests ultimately that gorgeous Ian Somerhalder is the best guy for the part.
(Also check out the parade of pretty boys the website MyHungerGames.com has lined up for consideration!)
What do you think?
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I'm trying to build EG remote profiles for different programs using a combination of screen clicks, and remapping my mouse scroll wheel to pressing down twice. I can set this up pretty easily on Netflix because it has a consistent page layout but other sites don't. Hulu for instance has a large banner at the top of the page, then a really small banner underneath of that, and then medium size banners with small banners placed randomly throughout each page. I would like to use my over arrows to scroll through the horizontal banners by setting the mouse at a given point on the page, and emulating a click as it does in my Netflix remote but the page layout doesn't let me. This means that If I set my mouse to an absolute value, and have it scroll a given distance, the mouse pointer will eventually move out of the area occupied by the over arrow on the hulu page/app.
What I am thinking I might be able to do is find where the over arrow is scripted into the page, and just tell the webpage that I clicked the over arrow without moving my mouse all around, or trying to figure out an asymmetric mouse scroll wheel hack job from hell. I know the page is written in HTML, and I'm guessing if I can find where the arrow is coded into the webpage, then tell the webpage I clicked on it, this would work in at least the website, and possibly in the app. How can I accomplish this?
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Some love it, some hate it – but after something of a false start, Courteney Cox's comedy Cougar Town has found its groove and is here to stay. John Byrne meets the former Friends star on the show's Tinseltown set.
Sometimes a TV show hits the small screen running, gets it right from the start and just keeps going. In recent times, we've had the likes of 'The Good Wife', 'Modern Family' and, here at home, 'Love/Hate'. Then there are the shows that die an almost instant death, gone after a few episodes, their stars looking for work. Only very rarely does a show start, falter, get a chance to modify itself, and then take off. Cougar Town is one such show.
Initial reaction to the comedy was so-so, with many commentators remarking on the narrow confines it had set itself – 40-something recently divorced mother on the prowl for younger men – but, after a while, Cougar Town reinvented itself as a sitcom about a bunch of friends looking out for, and hanging out with, each other.
Suddenly, everything clicked. We're on the show's set, in Culver Studios in Los Angeles County, a location steeped in Hollywood history. Almost 100 years old, it's where Gone with the Wind and ET were filmed (and that's just for starters), as well as a whole load of hit TV shows. As it's a typically sunny day in LA, the interview with Courteney takes place out on the street in front of Cox's character Jules Cobb's real estate office. It must be noted that this is unusual – most set visits are indoors. So we get to hang out outside the Gulf Haven cinema (which, according to its exterior, is showing two fictitious movies called Odin's Quest and The Mighty Lynn). Further down the street, you can see the local coffee shop and, further in the distance, Jules' house. It's all pretty compact and shows, once again, that much of TV is about creating an illusion.
The cast are on a break, so there's a touch of 'out of class' playfulness between Cox and her Cougar Town co-star Dan Byrd (who plays Jules Cobb's son Travis) before we begin, with the former pretending to wipe the latter's face clean with a finger. "Apparently", laughs Dan Byrd, "I have pasta sauce on my face."
This little cameo sums up the very pleasant buzz that prevails around the 'Cougar Town' set. On some shows, it's all serious faces, let's get to work; on others, it's even worse – the actors are openly hostile towards each other and submerged in massive egos. Here on 'Cougar Town', you feel like you've bunked into a private party. What you see on TV – a pile of people having fun – is exactly what it's like in reality, and that's just the way Cox wanted it after 'Friends' and everything else she has experienced in showbusiness.
Referring to the Central Perk show, she explains her thought process coming to Cougar Town: "I'd already been on such a good show, and how was I going to find the right one? And I wanted to work with [producer] Bill Lawrence. Even though I met every producer in town, I knew I wanted to work with Bill, but I think he had a little bit of reservation working with someone who was going to be his partner as opposed to just an actor for hire."
At that time, Lawrence was heavily involved in Scrubs, which provided an ideal environment for him and Cox to suss out each other. "So we worked together on Scrubs, and that worked out", she explains. "He could tell that I was someone he would gel with. You know, I've been doing this for too long just to be an actor on a show. I really love to produce. I love to get my hands in it. I really care about editing. I don't have to do this so much. I just want to be surrounded by nice people, no assholes . . . and this is a medium that I can work in."
Although the show has moved way beyond the 'cougar' concept of the predatory older woman chasing younger males, Cox and co. decided not to change the title, which had been suggested.
Instead, they decided to take a different approach, and kept 'Cougar Town', almost as a badge of dishonour. "Really the title is just something that we make fun of", says Cox, grinning broadly, while agreeing that the original concept had taken a hike to Nowhere. The decision was also taken to turn the show into an ensemble piece rather than a platform for guest stars, like some kind of middle-aged, alcohol-soaked version of Glee. "You know, it went from me dating younger guys, and then they realised – as opposed to getting these guest stars who would just be there for one week and leave – we're not really investing in this. Let's invest in the characters because it was always an ensemble show. Let's invest in the characters that we see every day and work on those relationships. You know, those formulas always work. I mean, we did it with Friends. We did it with Cheers."
Like another ABC show, 'Brothers & Sisters', wine now plays a huge part in the daily lives of 'Cougar Town' characters. The other week on Sky Living, viewers saw Jules suffer the trauma of seeing her favourite wine glass, 'Big Joe', getting broken. And it was a major trauma, but soon smoothed over by the arrival of a new glass, 'Big Carl'. Unsurprisingly, Courteney Cox likes a tipple. "I do like red wine, and I do like Las Pagodas, but I [also] like French wines and Italian wines", she says. "I like California wines, but . . . I don't like them as sweet as I used to, and I enjoy vodka as well."
But a fondness for a gargle isn't the only thing Jules and Courteney have in common. When asked how much of herself goes into Jules, she admits "A ton, a ton", before praising producer Bill Lawrence's ability to draw on the cast's own personalities for the show's characters. "Bill is really good about getting to know all of us as people and writing and incorporating it into our characters. He likes to write for the person, and that's what makes it so much fun to play because you're taking parts of your personality that have now been exaggerated, but it's just really fun. I'm having a ball playing this character."
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I was introduced to Mercy a couple of years ago and quickly saw how important their work was. There are several local agencies helping provide the homeless with shelter, but Mercy goes beyond that. Not only do they provide shelter, they also provide the counseling and structure and support these moms need to become self-sufficient. Mercy will help moms: get off drugs, go back to school, find a job, get transportation to/from the job, budget for life outside of Mercy, find an apartment, furnish the apartment, etc. How many not-for-profits are this wholistic? This is not a temporary fix. It's life-changing for the moms willing to put in the effort.
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text: 2013 Hot Topics in Business Law CLE Date: September 27, 2013 Time: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Cost: TBA Contact: Business Law Institute, Donna Rauch, email@example.com Location: Anderson Center Sponsor: Business Law Institute Save the Date: Add to Google Calendar Description: Hamline Law's Business Law Institute is pleased to host its 2013 symposium, Hot Topics in Business Law: Tax, Corporate Governance, Employment, IP, and Financial Services. Online registration is now available. More detailed will be posted as they become available. Keynote speaker: Susan Hackett, CEO of Legal Executive Leadership Susan Hackett founded Legal Executive Leadership, in the fall of 2011 after serving for 22 years as the senior vice president and general counsel of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC] in Washington, D.C. Her practice is designed to help legal executives successfully lead law departments and law firms, as well as lead other legal industry service organizations: she helps legal leaders to leverage knowledge, increase value, deliver results and practice more efficiently in the "New Normal." Over the course of her career with ACC, Hackett worked with hundreds of law firms and thousands of law departments, examining and sharing leading practices, and helping legal executives improve their service to their clients, across most every kind of industry and legal specialty. This rare insight and access to the practical workings of corporate legal service affords her an unusual advantage as a consultant; she's been tapped for retentions to plan and deliver innovative law firm and department retreats, to lead strategic planning initiatives, to facilitate executive discussion think-tanks, to benchmark leading practices and assess their application to firm and department clients, to develop client survey tools and evaluate law firm and department performance, to deliver keynote presentations for major conferences, and to consult on process, structure, and service delivery options to improve firm, law department, and legal vendor performance and value. During her career at ACC, Hackett held a number of roles and responsibilities. Often referred to as the "voice of the in-house bar," she is most widely recognized for founding and fostering the ACC Value Challenge initiative (to reconnect value to the cost of legal services), developing "leading practices" and leadership discussion networks for CLOs and law department executives, and for her leadership in driving ACC's advocacy efforts [including ACC's amicus program, attorney-client privilege protection, the development of in-house legal ethics and professionalism resources, testimony and representation before decision-making authorities, in-house corporate responsibility initiatives, and multijurisdictional practice (MJP) reform]. Hackett has addressed more than 500 legal audiences as one of the industries most sought-after speakers, and has been quoted by most every major US legal and business publication and media outlet covering legal issues. Hackett also led ACC's pro bono and diversity initiatives for corporate law departments, partnering with the Pro Bono Institute to create and implement Corporate Pro Bono, and with Street Law to create and implement the ACC/Street Law Corporate Legal Diversity Pipeline program. She instituted and led ACC's efforts to partner with the diverse bars to create new legal leadership opportunities for women, lawyers of color, and other groups promoting diversity in the legal profession. Hackett is a 1983 graduate (dual B.A. in political philosophy and international relations) of James Madison College at Michigan State University, and a 1986 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. Prior to joining ACC, Hackett served as a transactional associate at Patton Boggs LLP.


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WASHINGTON, May 4 (UPI) -- Most Americans support more offshore drilling in the United States as high gasoline prices cut into their budgets, a recent survey indicated.
Washington last year lifted a moratorium on offshore drilling about six months after the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. Several major energy companies were awarded licenses to start working in the gulf this year.
A survey by cable news network CNN found 69 percent of the 824 adults interviewed in April said they supported more offshore drilling for oil and natural gas. The poll had a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said two measures pending in the House of Representatives would require the government to issue more offshore leases.
"The new House majority is listening and will continue working to boost American energy production to address the economic burden weighing on American families and small businesses and help create more American jobs," a statement posted on his Web site said.
Gasoline prices in most U.S. markets have topped $4 per gallon in part because of oil supply concerns stemming from the conflict in Libya, one of Africa's top oil producers.
Michael Bromwich, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, told the Platts news service last week that exploration off the U.S. coast wouldn't do much to ease gasoline prices, however.


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If you weren't a lawyer what would you have been? A newsreader.
What was your first-ever job?
Looking after old soldiers at the Royal Star and Garter Home in Richmond.
What was your worst experience as a trainee?
Spending a day on the roof of Harrow Park public toilets to check the view the police must have had of my client. It was quite an eye-opener.
Where's the best place to go if you want to find out what's really going on in the office?
The finance department.
What time do you usually leave the office?
Normally just in time to relieve our nanny.
What do you do at the weekend?
Argue with my two sons about why they don't need Lynx bodyspray and why they can't watch Shaun of the Dead.
What's your favourite restaurant?
The River Café just over the other side of the Thames.
What's your favourite film?
The Third Man. My late aunt had a three-second part as the switchboard operator. It's a classic.
What was the first record you ever bought?
One of those 'Hot Hits' compilations with Billy Don't be a Hero on it.
Who's your hero and why?
Anyone who's survived the Holocaust and hasn't displayed similar racist tendencies to others.
What's the best thing about your job?
Helping clients at their most vulnerable.
What's your biggest work/career mistake and what did you learn from it?
Not saying no to accepting clients' cases that have already been round several firms of solicitors. There's often a reason why.
What car do you drive?
A Citroen C4 Picasso.
I can just about see over the wheel.
What book are you reading?
One Day by David Nicholls.
What's your favourite children's book?
When Mum Turned into a Monster by Joanna Harrison.
What's the most exciting case you've worked on and why?
The claim for the honey-trap officer Lizzie James, who was involved in the Colin Stagg investigation. She was a delightful and dedicated police officer whose life had been blighted by the flawed decisions made by her seniors. The amount of press interest in this story was relentless.
If you were stranded on a desert island, what two luxury items would you take?
An endless supply of romcoms to watch and a jug of Pimms.
What's the longest you've worked without sleep?
Luckily personal injury work doesn't involve all-night sessions, but I've had many a sleepless night worrying about work.
Tell us two truths and one lie about yourself (in any order)
I was once likened to Sandra Bullock by a famous English film director; I met my husband at the firm's Christmas party; I won Miss Richmond in 1984.
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Firm: Russell Jones & Walker (RJW)
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1987: LLB Brunel University
1988: Law Society Finals, Guildford College of Law
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MBE growth and characteristic of II-VI thin film structures for visible blind imaging
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|This thesis study presents the work on two related projects: a) the fabrication and characterization of ZnSSe/ITO thin films which are the potential candidate as the photoconductor layer of a novel UV liquid crystal light valve device; b) the development of an array detector based on ZnS Schottky photodiodes. The molecular beam epitaxial (MBE) growth of five ZnSSe/lTO thin films was handled using a ZnS and a Se source with the substrate temperature ranging from 270 to 330 °C. The structural perfection of the as-grown thin films was examined using various techniques including X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscope (AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The MBE-grown ZnSSe/ITO thin films were found to have a preferred orientation along the normal direction of the (111) planes. A linear relationship between the lattice constant and the Se composition was revealed from the results of both XRD and XPS studies. The evaluated crystal sizes by XRD indicate a strong growth temperature dependence with the optimized temperature at about 290°C. Both AFM and TEM measurements done on these thin films also indicate a similar growth temperature dependence. The sample grown at the optimized temperature has the smoothest surface with the lowest root mean square (rms) value of 1.2 nm and its TEM cross-sectional micrograph shows a well defined columnar structure whose nucleation seems to be highly correlated with the ITO grains. Photoresponse measurements done on these thin films show that UV responsivity as high as 0.01A/W at 390 nm and more than three orders of magnitude in rejection power for wavelength longer than 450 nm can be achieved. The results of both the dc resistivity and ac impedance measurements indicate that the electrical parameters of the thin film grown at the optimized temperature can provide a good matching with the liquid crystal layer of a Liquid Crystal Light Valve (LCLV) device. Regarding to the other approach, a novel 8x8 photodiode array based on a MBE-grown ZnS Schottky-barrier diode structure was fabricated using a newly developed micro-electronic processing scheme. The discrete detector was characterized to have a cutoff wavelength at 340 nm and a responsivity as high as 0.18A/W at 330 nm in the UV spectral range from 340 down to 250 nm. The photocurrent signals generated from all the 64 pixels were measured upon the illumination of a UV source at 330 nm with a "L" shape as the testing pattern. The results show that the array is able to capture the intensity profile of a given UV light source with reasonably good capability.
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Tests are the only way to a grammar, officials admit
The continuing confusion surrounding the transfer by children from primary to post primary schools in Northern Ireland following the abolition of the 11-plus deepened when the Department of Education admitted there was little chance of children getting into a grammar school unless they sat an entrance exam.
Pupils in P7 this year will be the first to make the move to a post-primary school without the 11-plus which the department has abolished .
Sinn Fein Education Minister Caitriona Ruane ordered the scrapping of the selection system, arguing it was wrong to brand any child a failure at the age of 11.
However she did not come up with an alternative system and grammar schools, both Catholic and Protestant and including those run directly by the state, feared for their future and have banded together and introduced their own entrance exams.
Primary school teachers have been told not to prepare children for the new exam, which will be sat in grammar schools later this term, rather than in the child's own primary school as it was under the 11-plus system.
In a guide to parents issued yesterday giving advice on how the transfer system will work, the department admitted publicly for the first time that a child was unlikely to get a grammar school place unless he or she sits one of the unsanctioned tests.
Much of the Transfer 2010 leaflet for parents is dedicated to the exam the department makes clear it does not support.
It said if parents wanted children to go to one of the schools using an entrance test, they could apply without the child sitting the test. But it admitted: "You should be aware, however, that your application is unlikely to be successful."
The DUP, which opposed the ending of selection, said the minister's humiliation was unfolding day by day.
Education spokesman Mervyn Storey said: "Despite the education minister's two-and-a-half years of bluster about how she was going to get rid of academic selection, she has been reduced to producing a document for every Year 7 pupil and their parents reminding them not to miss the deadline for grammar school entrance exams."
He said he regretted the use of multiple tests by different schools, and blamed the minister for the confusion caused. Mr Storey said his party would continue to push for a single common assessment regulated by the department.
Belfast Telegraph


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I prefer a low footboard so you don't have to stuff the blankets down at the foot of the bed. I also don't care for very tall headboards that towers over you pillows. This bed is perfect. Blankets hang nicely at the foot, headboard is a nice height. The wood is beautiful in color and quality. I couldn't be happier!! Saved about $2k on similar brand name bed frame. This frame is highly convincing of the overpriced alternatives....
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I prefer a low footboard so you don't have to stuff the blankets down at the foot of the bed. I also don't care for very tall headboards that towers over you pillows. This bed is perfect. Blankets hang nicely at the foot, headboard is a nice height. The wood is beautiful in color and quality. I couldn't be happier!! Saved about $2k on similar brand name bed frame. This frame is highly convincing of the overpriced alternatives.Read More
We purchased this bed frame to go with an existing set of furniture that we bought somewhere else over ten years ago. For years I have been searching for the metal/iron headboard that I thought I wanted, but found myself coming back to this bed over and over. I finally decided to buy it and I'm so happy with the purchase. Shipping was fast and very well packaged. This is a very sturdy and solid bed. It's easy to assemble and we had no problems with quality at all. Beautiful wood grain and goes perfectly with our existing bedroom set. I totally recommend this bed and I'm so glad I didn't go with what I thought I wanted originally.Read More
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Great looking bed that rivals those in the ***** catalog --only costs much less. Hardwood is a good quality, nice dark brown color. Some of the boards arrived a bit scratched, however, so although the sheets cover the scratched areas, this is why I am giving it four stars instead of five. It seems this may be a common problem based on some of the other reviews. One would think they would create a sturdier box/padding for shipping! The picture doesn't quite show how low the footboard and sides are: Be prepared if you are using a box spring that the side/footboard will not hide the box spring from view--a problem easily solved if you place a fitted sheet over the box spring before adding the mattress. A bedskirt would look odd.Read More
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Love this bed. If you use a foam mattress, you will need to buy platfom springs to support and lift the mattress higher as it is made for standard boxsprings and mattress.Read More
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"how many slats are there across to support the mattress? Some reviews suggest 5-6 while others mention only 3"
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"Peanut," a shelter rescue dog of unknown heritage, was named the new World's Ugliest Dog at the Sonoma-Marin Fair this evening, according to a spokeswoman.
Peanut was in an animal shelter for nine months before he found a home, according to information posted by his owner online before the contest.
"While his face has scared away many, it has melted my heart," his owner said.
"Don't let his teeth scare you! He isn't growling. He is smiling, because of his hardships as a puppy," his owner said.
Peanut also won the "mutts" category, according to fair marketing director Karen Spencer. A Chinese crested Chihuahua named Sweepee Rambo won the pedigree category.
A total of 29 dogs vied for this year's top prize of $1,500 and a 4-foot trophy, Spencer said.
Dog owners have traveled from North Carolina, Georgia and Florida to compete.
The winners are chosen by judges at the fair. A popular online vote held before the competition is just for fun, because the results can too easily be skewed, Spencer said.
One of the criteria the judges consider is the pooch's personality.
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The NCUA is now in charge of day-to-day operations at the $18 million Health One Credit Union in Detroit, which was placed into conservatorship Friday by the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services.
The NCUA said the state-chartered, federally insured credit union was conserved due to the "recent discovery of unsafe and unsound practices.
"While continuing normal member services, the two agencies will work to resolve issues affecting the credit union's safety and soundness," the NCUA said in a release. "Members can continue to conduct normal financial transactions, deposit and access funds, make loan payments and use shares."
Health One Credit Union's net worth fell from 9.78% in March 2013 to 3.90% in March 2014, according to NCUA's most recent Financial Performance Report.
Delinquent loans increased from .67% to 7.97% during the same period.
Net-charge offs stood at 1.89% in March of 2013 and fell to 1.06% a year later.
The NCUA share insurance fund will continue to insure individual accounts at up to $250,000.
Health One, chartered in 1957, has 3,882 members and serves residents of Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties in Michigan, as well as other select groups. In addition to its Detroit headquarters, Health One has a branch in Cleveland.


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453 F3d 1 Baena Nv v. Kpmg Llp
453 F.3d 1
Scott L. BAENA, Litigation Trustee of the Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products, N.V. Litigation Trust, Plaintiff, Appellant,
KPMG LLP and Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler Bedrijfsrevisoren, Defendants, Appellees.
No. 05-2868.
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
Heard May 2, 2006.
Decided June 22, 2006.
Robert W. Turken and David W. Trench with whom Raquel M. Fernandez, Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP, Dana A. Zakarian, Joel G. Beckman, William C. Nystrom and Nystrom Beckman & Paris LLP were on brief for appellant.
Michael P. Carroll with whom Michael S. Flynn, Sean C. Knowles, Phineas E. Leahey, Davis Polk & Wardwell, Kevin J. Lesinski, William J. Hanlon, Kristin G. McGurn and Seyfarth Shaw LLP were on brief for appellee KPMG LLP.
George A. Salter with whom Nicholas W.C. Corson, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Michael J. Stone and Peabody & Arnold LLP were on brief for appellee Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler Bedrijfsrevisoren.
Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products, N.V. ("L & H") was a Belgian company, with its U.S. headquarters in Massachusetts, engaged in developing and licensing speech recognition software. Its first public stock offering occurred in 1995. From 1998 to 2000, it reported soaring revenues and profits and acquired other companies; in March 2000, it contracted to acquire two U.S. companies—Dictaphone Corp. ("Dictaphone") and Dragon Systems, Inc. ("Dragon")—and took on massive new debt in connection with these acquisitions.
In August 2000, newspaper stories triggered investigations which concluded that the company had greatly overstated revenues and profits. In November 2000, an audit ordered by the audit committee of the L & H board found that revenues during the prior two and a half years had been overstated by over a quarter billion dollars. Ultimately, certain top officers and directors were implicated in apparent fraud; we refer to them as "the implicated managers."1
The accounting devices employed in overstating the revenues and profits included (it appears) recording revenue from contracts L & H had yet to execute, booking revenue in a lump sum where the amount should have been amortized across several years, and recording revenue from clients who did not exist or who had not made payments or commitments that could properly be recorded. Following the disclosures, the chairman, managing directors and CEO (among others) resigned, and shortly thereafter L & H filed for chapter 11 reorganization in Delaware. 11 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq. (2000).
In May 2003, the bankruptcy court approved a plan of liquidation. The plan gave authority to prosecute claims on behalf of L & H to a litigation trustee appointed by a committee of unsecured creditors; there is apparently no prospect of anything being left over for stockholders. After the plan became effective, the trustee brought the present action, in August 2004, against L & H's former accountants—KPMG's U.S. and Belgian affiliates (collectively "KPMG").
The action, originally filed in the federal bankruptcy court in Delaware, was transferred to the federal district court in Massachusetts. The only claim pertinent to this appeal was brought under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93A §§ 1-11 (2002). The complaint also charged, as tort violations, aiding and abetting the breach of a fiduciary duty and accounting malpractice, but the district court dismissed these two claims as barred by the statute of limitations and no appeal has been taken as to them.
Chapter 93A, so far as it applies to business-to-business transactions, provides a civil cause of action, with the possibility of multiple damages and attorneys' fees for willful violations, for unfair or deceptive trade practices. Id. § 11. To apply at all, it requires a level of fault going beyond mere negligence, Darviris v. Petros, 442 Mass. 274, 812 N.E.2d 1188, 1192-94 (2004), and also connections between the wrong and Massachusetts that for present purposes the parties assume to be satisfied.2
The complaint charged that KPMG had wide access to L & H's financial records and activities; that despite discovering and in some cases warning managers of serious problems, KPMG failed to alert the independent directors of L & H and instead issued unqualified opinions and certified balance sheets and operating statements of L & H for fiscal years 1998 and 1999; and that these actions permitted L & H to proceed with the Dictaphone and Dragon acquisitions, thereby incurring $340 million in new debt which after the disclosures it could not repay.
The allegations include but go beyond claims of negligence by KPMG and in effect charge that the accounting firms knowingly tolerated patently improper accounting practices by L & H in order to retain a lucrative client for KPMG. These are only allegations but, because the claim was disposed of on a motion to dismiss, Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), we must assume the allegations to be true. Rogan v. Menino, 175 F.3d 75, 77 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 528 U.S. 1062, 120 S.Ct. 616, 145 L.Ed.2d 511 (1999).
In moving to dismiss the complaint, KPMG argued, so far as is pertinent to this appeal, (1) that it was charged in substance only with negligence, which is not embraced by chapter 93A; (2) that the chapter 93A claim belonged to the creditors individually and not L & H, for whom the trustee alone could sue; and (3) that such a claim in all events was barred by the doctrine of in pari delicto.
In a decision dated September 27, 2005, the district court agreed with KPMG that in pari delicto barred the trustee's claim under chapter 93A and dismissed the action. On this appeal, the trustee challenges the in pari delicto ruling. KPMG defends the ruling as correct, and as alternative grounds for affirming the dismissal says the trustee also lacks standing and that the allegations did not make out a claim under chapter 93A.3
Objections based on "standing" must be addressed at the threshold if they implicate our authority to hear a case under Article III of the Constitution. Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Env't, 523 U.S. 83, 94-95, 118 S.Ct. 1003, 140 L.Ed.2d 210 (1998). At different times KPMG has made, and tangled together, two different standing arguments. On close scrutiny, neither one presents a serious standing objection under Article III.
A common formulation of Article III standing is that the plaintiff must allege injury, fairly traceable to the defendant's conduct, that a court can redress. Valley Forge Christian Coll. v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc., 454 U.S. 464, 472, 102 S.Ct. 752, 70 L.Ed.2d 700 (1982); Becker v. Fed. Election Comm'n, 230 F.3d 381, 384-85 (1st Cir.2000), cert. denied, 532 U.S. 1007, 121 S.Ct. 1733, 149 L.Ed.2d 658 (2001). The statement's simplicity is deceiving; the requirements present endless complexities. See Chemerinsky, Federal Jurisdiction § 2.3, at 56-113 (4th ed.2003).
In its appellate brief, KPMG argues principally that the trustee in this case is seeking redress for an injury to the creditors, that the creditors must present their own claims directly by suing as plaintiffs themselves, and that therefore this is a classic case of a plaintiff (the trustee) who is wrongly seeking to assert the claims of others (the creditors) who are not parties to this case. See, e.g., Warth v. Seldin, 422 U.S. 490, 509-10, 95 S.Ct. 2197, 45 L.Ed.2d 343 (1975).
Courts often do use the term "standing" for cases in this category, but— illustrating one of the complexities—they normally say that the question of who may assert an otherwise proper claim is an issue of "prudential," rather than Article III, standing. Valley Forge, 454 U.S. at 474-75, 102 S.Ct. 752; Chemerinsky, supra § 2.3.4, at 83. After all, courts can be empowered to hear claims of injury to others; trustees, parents and guardians make such claims all the time. Objections of this kind do not have to be resolved at the threshold under Steel Co. See 523 U.S. at 97-98 & n. 2, 118 S.Ct. 1003; McBee v. Delica Co., Ltd., 417 F.3d 107, 127 (1st Cir.2005).
In any event this objection is without merit. A creditor who relied on false earnings statements might under certain circumstances have a claim against a complicit accountant. See Nycal Corp. v. KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, 426 Mass. 491, 688 N.E.2d 1368, 1371-74 (1998). But the trustee in this case does not even purport to be asserting such claims: in the complaint the trustee advances only claims of L & H, which under the plan of reorganization, he is entitled to do. See also 11 U.S.C. §§ 323, 541(a)(1) (2000).
That the creditors will benefit if such a suit is successful does not mean that their own claims against KPMG are at issue. See Official Comm. of Unsecured Creditors v. R.F. Lafferty & Co., Inc., 267 F.3d 340, 348-49 (3d Cir.2001). They will benefit because they have claims against L & H, it is bankrupt, and under the plan they have access to the company's residual assets; among the assets are such claims as L & H may have against KPMG. There is no threat that such a creditor or any other plaintiff will be allowed to recover twice for the same loss. See Dobbs, Law of Remedies § 3.3(7), at 231-32 (2d ed.1993).
Of more interest is a different "standing" objection that KPMG asserted in the district court; whether KPMG is renewing the objection on this appeal is unclear, but if it were a valid Article III objection we would have to dismiss sua sponte. Spenlinhauer v. O'Donnell, 261 F.3d 113, 120 (1st Cir.2001). This is the argument that inflating its earnings cannot have injured L & H itself: at worst, this inflation led L & H to borrow and expend money on the strength of its false documents—but for which L & H received valuable assets in the acquisition of Dictaphone and Dragon.
The intuitive appeal of such arguments is that where a company inflates its earnings, the victims may appear to be only others (who loan it money or buy its stock) and the company may seem to be the culprit rather than an "injured" party. Yet, if one looks at long-term consequences, the company may suffer as well (witness Enron). Federal courts have been unsympathetic to this kind of "no harm" argument, devising counter-doctrines to answer it. E.g., Schacht v. Brown, 711 F.2d 1343, 1348 (7th Cir.) ("deepening insolvency"), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 1002, 104 S.Ct. 508, 509, 78 L.Ed.2d 698 (1983).
How Massachusetts would view the argument is unclear, but this "no harm" argument does not have the look and feel of an Article III objection. That L & H "in fact" suffered harm from KPMG's alleged wrongdoing is colorably asserted, the trustee has authority to act as plaintiff with respect to such a claim, and any injury can be redressed with damages. This is a controversy perfectly fit for judicial resolution under Article III. Whether state law permits recovery for misconduct providing a short-term benefit to, but inflicting long-term injury on, the company is probably best viewed as a merits issue which we need not resolve.
We may avoid it because, like the district court, we think that the chapter 93A claim is barred by the in pari delicto doctrine, to which we now turn. In agreement with the parties, we treat the question whether the in pari delicto defense applies as one of Massachusetts law. The identified Massachusetts contacts to one side, see note 2, above, the chapter 93A cause of action is uniquely created by Massachusetts law, which presumptively also determines the substantive defenses available.4
What the trustee has charged under chapter 93A is essentially a fraud, knowingly tolerated or abetted by KPMG, but primarily one committed by L & H's own management in misstating its earnings. The fraud is one from which L & H could expect to benefit, at least in the short run, notably (as to the acquisitions in question) by making it easier to acquire the target companies with inflated stock or through loans secured on more favorable terms. Accordingly, KPMG argues that recovery "by L & H" against KPMG would be barred by the in pari delicto doctrine and so the trustee—standing in L & H's shoes—is also forestalled.
In pari delicto, which literally means "in equal fault," Black's Law Dictionary 791 (6th ed.1990), is a doctrine commonly applied in tort cases to prevent a deliberate wrongdoer from recovering from a co-conspirator or accomplice. It is applied by Massachusetts courts in tort cases,5 including claims under chapter 93A. Choquette v. Isacoff, 65 Mass.App.Ct. 1, 836 N.E.2d 329, 332 (2005); GTE Prods. Corp. v. Broadway Elec. Supply Co., 42 Mass.App.Ct. 293, 676 N.E.2d 1151, 1156 (1997).
The doctrine is sometimes described (dubiously) as one of standing, e.g., Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc. v. Wagoner, 944 F.2d 114, 120 (2d Cir.1991), but this usage has nothing to do with Article III requirements. Chemerinsky, supra § 2.3.1, at 60. In substance, the doctrine offers a policy-based defense reflecting an obvious but visceral judgment, one echoed in other, somewhat different legal doctrines, e.g., the "unclean hands" defense in equity, Dobbs, supra § 2.4(2), at 68-72, and contributory negligence in tort actions, Prosser & Keeton on Torts § 65, at 451-62 (5th ed.1984).
The trustee argues that no Massachusetts precedent applies the in pari delicto doctrine in a case just like this one; but this is no answer to Massachusetts case law endorsing the concept. The trustee's more serious counters are of two kinds: asserted doctrinal exceptions to in pari delicto, and, more broadly, a claim that its application would undermine federal law and policy. The trustee also suggests that an issue of fact precluded a grant of the motion to dismiss.
Here, assuming fraudulent financial statements, senior L & H management were, on the trustee's own version of events, the primary wrongdoers. Thus, in the ordinary course, Massachusetts courts would not allow L & H managers to sue a secondary accomplice such as KPMG for helping in the wrong. Choquette, 836 N.E.2d at 332-33; see also GTE, 676 N.E.2d at 1156. And, if the managers' actions are imputed to L & H, neither could L & H (via the trustee) recover against KPMG.
A corporation is a legal entity managed by a board and officers, represented by agents, and owned by stockholders. The question of just whose actions should be imputed to "the corporation," and what exceptions should exist to such imputation, arises naturally in applying the in pari delicto doctrine, as in many other contexts. See Reuschlein & Gregory, The Law of Agency and Partnership § 3, at 9-10 (2d ed.1990). State law on imputation is not necessarily uniform from one jurisdiction to the next, but we only concern ourselves with the Massachusetts standard for purposes of this appeal.
In this case, the trustee himself asserts that the chairman of the board, the CEO and the managing directors were all knowing parties to the financial statements. The approval and oversight of such statements is an ordinary function of management that is done on the company's behalf, which is typically enough to attribute management's actions to the company itself. Restatement (Second) of Agency § 257 (1958); Reuschlein & Gregory, supra § 97, at 167-68; see also Lafferty, 267 F.3d at 358-59; Askanase v. Fatjo, 130 F.3d 657, 666 (5th Cir.1997).
Massachusetts might take a narrow view of imputation in the context of in pari delicto, but nothing indicates that it does. See Sunrise Props., Inc. v. Bacon, Wilson, Ratner, Cohen, Salvage, Fialky & Fitzgerald, P.C., 425 Mass. 63, 679 N.E.2d 540, 543 (1997). The trustee does not argue that under traditional standards imputation in this case would be improper, but instead argues that the doctrine should not apply in this case because of two asserted limitations that the trustee ascribes to it: the "adverse interest" exception and the far less well-established notion that the doctrine should not apply where "innocent decision-makers" could have prevented the harm.
The former limitation, which is widely recognized, see Restatement (Second) of Agency § 282(1); Lafferty, 267 F.3d at 359, does not preclude "wrongdoing" of its officers from being imputed to the company, a view that would wipe out corporate liability on many fronts. Rather, imputation may be avoided where the wrongdoing is done primarily for personal benefit of the officer and is "adverse" to the interest of the company. If the salesman uses the company car in a bank robbery, the company is not normally liable. See Prosser & Keeton, supra § 70, at 503-05 (frolic and detour).
The present case is not of that kind. A fraud by top management to overstate earnings, and so facilitate stock sales or acquisitions, is not in the long-term interest of the company; but, like price-fixing, it profits the company in the first instance and the company is still civilly and criminally liable, cf. Am. Soc'y of Mech. Eng'rs, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp., 456 U.S. 556, 575-76, 102 S.Ct. 1935, 72 L.Ed.2d 330 (1982). Nor does it matter that the implicated managers also may have seen benefits to themselves—that alone does not make their interests adverse.6
The trustee claims that whether the implicated managers' conduct was adverse to L & H is a question of fact improperly resolved on a motion to dismiss. See Wang Labs., Inc. v. Bus. Incentives, Inc., 398 Mass. 854, 501 N.E.2d 1163, 1167 (1986). "Adverse interest" in the context of imputation means that the manager is motivated by a desire to serve himself or a third party, and not the company, the classic example being looting. See Beck v. Deloitte & Touche, 144 F.3d 732, 737 (11th Cir.1998). If there were raw facts at issue that (if credited by a factfinder) might make out a claim for looting, or if the case for imputation were merely a close one, we might agree with the trustee's argument and leave this question to the factfinder.
But this is not such a case. Nowhere does the complaint suggest that the defalcating managers were acting solely out of self-interest or otherwise attempting primarily to benefit anyone other than the company through their behavior. There are no facts in dispute that would warrant application of the adverse interest exception to bar imputation; the trustee's allegations (properly relied upon on a motion to dismiss) counsel just the opposite.
Whether or not application of the in pari delicto doctrine should depend on imputation rules borrowed from agency law is debatable. On this and related issues, such as the no-harm argument, conflicting policies are in play: one view stresses the "innocent" stockholders, FDIC v. O'Melveny & Myers, 61 F.3d 17, 19 (9th Cir.1995); the other, such countervailing concerns as maintaining incentives for the proper selection of management, Cenco Inc. v. Seidman & Seidman, 686 F.2d 449, 455-56 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 880, 103 S.Ct. 177, 74 L.Ed.2d 145 (1982).
In all events, ordinary agency-based imputation rules appear to operate in Massachusetts, as elsewhere, whether the issue is primary liability of the company or in pari delicto. Cf. Rea v. Checker Taxi Co., 272 Mass. 510, 172 N.E. 612, 614 (1930). It is not our job to make new law for Massachusetts by adopting a peculiarly narrow view of the adverse interest exception in in pari delicto cases; such alterations, if deemed wise, are for the state courts. See Gill v. Gulfstream Park Racing Ass'n., 399 F.3d 391, 402 (1st Cir.2005).
The same caution against making new state law argues against a yet more radical alteration urged by the trustee, namely, that the in pari delicto doctrine should be dispensed with where independent directors in the company could, if alerted, have frustrated the fraud. This proposed limitation clearly deviates from traditional agency doctrine; a company president who engages in price-fixing leaves his corporation liable even if the board of directors, had it known, would have stopped him. E.g. Hydrolevel, 456 U.S. at 570-74, 102 S.Ct. 1935.
The "innocent decision-maker" limitation, as the trustee calls it, has been adopted in a few trial courts in the Second Circuit to bar in pari delicto defenses against a bankruptcy trustee seeking to recover against outside professionals, e.g. In re Sharp Int'l Corp., 278 B.R. 28, 36 (Bankr.E.D.N.Y.2002); Wechsler v. Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Sheinfeld, L.L.P., 212 B.R. 34, 36 (S.D.N.Y.1997). But the Second Circuit has reserved the issue, In re The Bennett Funding Group, Inc., 336 F.3d 94, 101 (2d Cir.2003); see also In re CBI Holding Co., 311 B.R. 350, 371-72 (S.D.N.Y.2004), and there is no sign of this limitation in Massachusetts decisions.
This brings us to the trustee's final argument against in pari delicto, which comes in two forms. First, the trustee says that under reforms in federal securities law, the accounting firms can be viewed as having an independent federal responsibility to alert the company's audit committee and independent directors to wrongdoing by management. 15 U.S.C. § 78j-1(a)-(b) (2000). And, the trustee argues, allowing the in pari delicto defense frustrates this federal interest.
The argument in this form is easily answered, as the district court did, by pointing out that the trustee is not asserting any cause of action under the federal statute. Congress might create such a civil claim by the company for accountant wrongdoing; but the existing federal statute does not require Massachusetts to abolish or modify a state law defense (in pari delicto) to a state cause of action (chapter 93A). The trustee does not even attempt to develop a serious claim of preemption. Compare O'Melveny & Myers v. FDIC, 512 U.S. 79, 85-89, 114 S.Ct. 2048, 129 L.Ed.2d 67 (1994).
There is a stronger, less "federal" version of the argument, which may be a minor theme in the trustee's appellate brief and is probably the best argument for reversal. The same policy that underlies the federal statute—loosely, conscripting accounting firms as policemen—is one that Massachusetts could also adopt, and, among various ways to implement it, the state could choose to expand the prospect of civil liability for defaulting accountants by limiting the use of the in pari delicto doctrine in cases such as this one.
This is a change which, for obvious reasons (fair warning, incentive effects), one might more readily expect to be done prospectively by legislation; but whether by the legislature or a court, the change depends on a policy judgment that remains debatable. Certainly, expanding accounting firms' liability in cases like the present one would create added incentives for accountants to expose wrongdoing by management; but what about the need for, and cost of, providing such a new incentive?
On the need side, KPMG properly observes that it already has a great deal of incentive to ensure accurate reporting, pointing to the heavy payouts it has made to former L & H shareholders in suits that they brought against it in their own right.7 And more incentives are not automatically costless: apart from any (perhaps speculative) weakening of stockholder incentives to police management, see Cenco, 686 F.2d at 455-56; compare In re Cendant Corp. Sec. Litig., 139 F.Supp.2d 585, 597-98 (D.N.J.2001), increased civil exposure must ultimately raise the price of accounting services.
A final argument, not made by the trustee, is that a few courts, but still distinctly in the minority, have said that in pari delicto is an equitable doctrine (probably a better rubric than standing) and have also concluded (far more debatably) that it could be inequitable to apply it where prior management was at fault but the claim was asserted on behalf of creditors or shareholders. FDIC v. O'Melveny & Myers, 61 F.3d 17, 19 (9th Cir.1995); Scholes v. Lehmann, 56 F.3d 750, 754 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 516 U.S. 1028, 116 S.Ct. 673, 133 L.Ed.2d 522 (1995).
This is just a variation on the innocent decision-maker theme, with slightly different conditions and results, but we have not been cited (nor have we found) any Massachusetts case law in favor of this minority view. Much wrongdoing has ripple effects, and who should be entitled to collect for harm, even where causation can be shown, is one of the continuing problems for legislatures and courts. As we have said, changes in existing law should come from the Massachusetts authorities.
Pol Hauspie (Founder and Chairman of the Board), Nico Willaert (Managing Director), Gaston Bastiaens (Chief Executive Officer and President), and Jo Lernout (Founder and Managing Director) are all implicated, and are awaiting trial in Belgium, on various charges of fraud, insider trading, and stock manipulation. Carl Dammekens (Chief Financial Officer during the period in question) is also implicated by allegations in this and related lawsuits
L & H had its U.S. headquarters in the state and KPMG-US did its principal auditing for L & H from its Massachusetts office. The statute requires that the objected-to conduct occur "primarily and substantially within the commonwealth," Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93A § 11; KPMG challenged the adequacy of Massachusetts contacts in the district court but the issue is not before us on this appeal
KPMG-Belgium independently asserts that any claim that survives against it should be tried in Belgium, an argument also pled in the district court, on grounds of forum non conveniens or international comity. The district court did not reach these issues and neither do we
Although the district court referred to this as a diversity case, it is actually a state law claim which is in federal court based on the court's bankruptcy jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1334 (2000). Happily, the ramifications (if any) of this distinction for choice of law andErie issues need not be pursued in this case.
See Stewart v. Roy Bros., Inc., 358 Mass. 446, 265 N.E.2d 357, 365 (1970); Council v. Cohen, 303 Mass. 348, 21 N.E.2d 967, 970 (1939); Berman v. Coakley, 243 Mass. 348, 137 N.E. 667, 669 (1923). The full maxim is in pari delicto potior est conditio defendentis, meaning "[i]n a case of equal or mutual fault, the position of the [defending party] is the better one." Black's Law Dictionary at 791.
See, e.g., Beck v. Deloitte & Touche, 144 F.3d 732, 736 (11th Cir.1998); FDIC v. Shrader & York, 991 F.2d 216, 223-24 (5th Cir.1993), cert. denied, 512 U.S. 1219, 114 S.Ct. 2704, 129 L.Ed.2d 832 (1994); see also Restatement (Second) of Agency § 282(1).
Shareholders of L & H who purchased stock between 1998 and 2000 brought claims under the federal securities laws against L & H's officers and directors and KPMG. These claims withstood dismissal,In re Lernout & Hauspie Sec. Litig., 230 F.Supp.2d 152, 163-68 (D.Mass.2002), and were eventually settled by KPMG for $115 million. The former shareholders of Dragon and Dictaphone also filed claims against KPMG for false or misleading statements in connection with the acquisitions, claims which were also settled by KPMG out of court.


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According to a new research, it has been observed that daily Yoga practice for at least 30 minutes improves your overall health, letting you have an adequate amount of sleep of 6-8 hours.
If your body is lacking a good sleep at night, your skin can show the untimely signs the next morning, and you will be coping with age faster than you should. Also, your mind will not be fresh and your accuracy levels will be affected, ultimately damaging your work-life balance.
Sleep helps to repair your damaged cells and removes toxins from your body, making you fresh and active. Hence, it is important to have an adequate amount of sleep each night.
If you can't get to sleep enough each night, Yoga can help you out. Your regular practice of yoga can actually cure several sleep-related ailments like abnormal sleeping habits and even insomnia.
Yoga basically helps you get away from stress, rejuvenates your mind and body; and hence, lets you have a good slumber.
We have listed below three such Yoga asanas that could help you fight insomnia, when these are practised regularly.
1. Marjaryasana:
Also known as the cat pose, this asana rejuvenates your mind and body. It can be effective if performed before bedtime. It is performed in the following way:
- Kneel down on the floor by leaning forward and put both your palms on the floor, looking straight.
- Make sure your palms are the shoulder length and legs are kept slightly apart.
- Now, make a posture similar to a standing cat, i.e., your trunk should be parallel to the floor, thighs should be straight and vertical, creating balance on your lower leg and feet.
- Just relax your body completely and maintain this base position. Don't exert extra pressure on your knees and feet, and ensure to maintain the relaxing position of your shoulder as well as the back muscles.
- Just exhale calmly and feel that your belly is going inwards. Simultaneously, move your head inwards, and it should be between your shoulders. By doing this, your back will bend and arch towards the sky.
- Inhale and just arch your back in the opposite direction. You will feel your spine bend slightly towards the floor. Your shoulders, neck and head should be backwards, in the way that you are looking towards the sky.
- Just repeat the entire asana as many times as your body allows, at least for 20 minutes a day, if not more.
Just remember that all yoga asana should be followed calmly and patiently, and only then you would attain its best result. Follow this asana with slow and deep breathing, and you can follow your neck, back and shoulders being nicely stretched. Gradually, you will find the stiffness being withered away, and your back muscles and spine becoming more flexible.
2. Bitilasana
Known as the cow pose, again this helps to regulate your sleep cycles and it provides calmness to the mind. It is performed in the following way:
- To begin this pose with, be in the tabletop position. Your knees should be directly below your buttocks and your shoulders, wrist and elbows should be perpendicular to the ground. Your head should be kept straight, bowed down, in the neutral position and eyes should be looking at the ground.
- Inhale. With your belly drowning towards the ground, lift your chest towards the ceiling. Now, look straight.
- Just exhale and come back to your normal position, that is, on your hands and knees. Repeat this pose for 15-20 times for beneficial results; otherwise, just follow your body's stamina.
- Don't exert your body too much. Take breaks in between, if you are having severe problems. Otherwise, follow it in the normal way.
3. Adho Mukha Svanasana:
"Adho" means forward, "Mukha" means face and "svana" means dog, which means this asana is similar to the posture of a dog when bent. Following is the way to perform this pose:
- Stand on all your four limbs, and your body must form a table.
- Now, just straighten your knees and elbows and while exhaling, lift your hips. Your body is now in an inverted 'V'.
- Then, lengthen your neck and press your hands into the ground. Just gaze at your navel and let your ears touch your inner arms.
- Maintain this position for a minute or so, and then return back to the normal position.
Scientifically, these poses detox your body and make you feel relaxed, ending up in giving you a good night's sleep.
Therefore, follow these simple asanas for better, calm and undisturbed sleep.


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In 1997 Parker won the Special Recognition for Acting Award at the Sundance Film Festival for her role in the film House of Yes.
In 2003 Parker received a Golden Globe nomination for her supporting role in the made-for-television movie Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay.
Parker is a close friend of writer/director Zoe Cassavetes. The two worked together in the film Broken English.
Parker is a fan of film director Hal Hartley.
Parker was raised Catholic.
Parker composed the song "Teacher's Pet" for the film Waiting for Guffman.
Parker was considered for the role of Vickie Miner in the film Reality Bites. The part would eventually go to actress/comedian Janeane Garofalo.
Parker briefly dated producer/director Bob Gosse.
Parker is an accomplished mime.
Parker's grandmother gave her the nickname "Missy" when the family began to worry that her unusual name would cause her to be picked on at school.
Parker and her twin brother Chris were born prematurely and weren't expected to live.
Parker was once romantically linked to actor/comedian Jimmy Fallon and actor Stuart Townsend.
Parker's measurements are 33B-25-34.
Parker Posey auditioned for the female lead in the film Speed but lost out to actress Sandra Bullock.
Parker is 5'5" tall.
She is an avid cigarette smoker.
She resides in the west side of New York.
Posey has also appeared in 2006 in a commercial for Pepsi Cola opposite Jimmy Fallon dancing to the song "Newton - Streamline."
She has had a recurring role on the television series Will & Grace, as Jack's high-maintenance boss at Barneys.
Her first role was on the soap opera As the World Turns.
Posey and her twin brother, Chris, were raised in Monroe, Louisiana and Laurel, Mississippi.
Her mother, Lynda, is a housewife and her father, Christopher Posey, owns a Chevrolet dealership named "Posey Chevrolet" in Laurel.
She attended Purchase College, where she roomed with actress Sherry Stringfield.
In May 2005 she starred in the acclaimed, off-Broadway revival of David Rabe's "Hurlyburly". The production also starred Ethan Hawke, Bobby Cannavalle, Elizabeth Berkley, Wallace Shawn, and Josh Hamilton.
She was considered for the role of Dorothy Boyd in Jerry Maguire. The part eventually went to actress Renée Zellweger.
She did her own singing and mandolin-playing in A Mighty Wind.
She and the other cast members have been playing concerts in role as the bands from A Mighty Wind, so far they have played at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles in May, 2003 and will be doing more concerts in Washington, D.C., Boston, Massachusetts, and Upper Darby, Pennsylvania in September, 2003.
Her former boyfriend was writer/editor Thomas Beller, Editor of the Open City literary magazine and publishing house, www.opencity.org and Mr. Beller's Neighborhood, www.mrbellersneighborhood.com, a literary website about New York City.
Her favorite musicians include Belle & Sebastian, Sigur Rós, and Mighty Flashlight.
Her former boyfriend is songwriter/musician Ryan Adams.
Reuters rated her #19 in the 2003 edition of their annual "What Ever Happened to...? list.
She is a contributing editor to Open City literary magazine.
One of Parker's current interests is making pottery.
She briefly dated Zach Leary (son of LSD guru Timothy Leary).
She was named "Queen of Indies" by Time magazine since she has appeared in some 30 films since 1994, most of them low-budget independent movies.
She was named after the 1950s model Suzy Parker.
She has a twin brother, Chris, who practices law in Atlanta.
Against the wishes of her management, she accepted two supporting roles right after the unexpected success of Party Girl.
Parker: L.A. doesn't get me. I think I scare them -- or maybe they just don't know what to make of me.
Parker: Being an indie queen, people think I have all these choices. Like I've just been sitting around waiting for the best indie film that I deem acceptable. There are a lot of independent films I've wanted to do that I haven't been cast in.
Parker: I've never been bored on a movie set. Give me a costume and I just brighten up.
Parker: Look around, everyone's crying with you.
Parker: I like soap opera acting. If it's done really well, there's nothing better. It's old school. It's like what those melodramas in the '30s and '40s were like.
Parker: But it's fun to be something, have that, and you don't have to be real. It's like, comedians. They go on and they're doing all these jokes. I would be like that if I were more awake.
Parker: I can do comedy, so people want me to do that, but the other side of comedy is depression. Deep, deep depression is the flip side of comedy. Casting agents don't realize it but in order to be funny you have to have that other side.
Parker: I wouldn't say I was a queen. Maybe a little elf.
Parker: There are all these scripts where the women, if they're working, are prostitutes and lawyers with an angry streak who'll kill you. It's a reaction to women leaving their men and men being angry about it and saying it on some subconscious level.


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last year a book called piloting palm was released by david pogue and andrea butter. the book tells the story of jeff hawkins and the others who created palm. pmn posted an interview with the two authors that makes for a good read. ms. butter was palm's marketing director back in 1993, and david pogue is a columnist for the new york times. the interview asks a few questions about the personalities and desires that drive geeks like hawkins and donna dubinsky to step out and create. and did you know that visor was a name recommended by hawkins' daughter as a shortened version of advisor? have you read the book, and what did you think of it? thanks to palm station for the link.
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Some of you tweet, and some of you don't.
Those of you that do, often condense into 140 characters some pee in your pantsing funny musings and direct them at me. Others send photos of mismatched prints and Pollyanna inspired maxi-dresses that utterly heat my loins. A lot of the inspiration from this here blog comes from your tweets and photos and so in light of this, I've decided to start an end-of-week installment that will chronicle my favorite tweets of that week. To be eligible to make it into the round-up, you must of course, be following my sweet behind on Twitter. Bonus points for excessive crassness and nudity.
And so, let's kick it back social media style starting with the lurvely lads at Dallin Chase.
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Big Apple brings in Baltimore finance guru
Published March 15, 1999
The former head of the Maryland Stadium Authority, which built Camden Yards, is the Big Apple's newest stadium guru.
John Moag, now chief of the sports finance group at Legg Mason Inc. (NYSE:LM), will work with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's administration to develop potential new facilities for the New York Mets, Yankees and Jets, among others. Madison Square Garden, home to the New York Knicks and Rangers, is also considering moving to a new site west of its current location. Together, the new arenas and stadiums would costs billions of dollars.
Moag's group last week hired Mitchell Ziets of Public Financial Management, a Philadelphia-based stadium consultant that had advised New York since August 1996. But with Ziets' move, Legg Mason inherits the high-profile and potentially lucrative assignment.
With Moag and Ziets now in tow, New York is the most recent indication that local governments are increasingly relying on private sports finance experts to help resolve complicated sports issues.
"Historically, the public sector has been involved with [sports] financing without expert help, and now there is a trend toward getting expert assistance, certainly on the finance side," said Robert Caporale, chairman of Game Plan LLC, which is advising Oakland on the sale of the A's.
As head of the Maryland Stadium Authority, Moag helped devise the largely public financing for the Orioles' and Ravens' stadiums at Camden Yards in downtown Baltimore. During a trip to Camden Yards last year to watch a Yankees-Orioles game, Giuliani lauded the virtues of the Baltimore team's ballpark.
But in New York, with its aging public-service infrastructure, there has already been a public outcry over the proposed use of public funds for new sports development.
Giuliani had long pushed for a new Yankee Stadium on Manhattan's west side, only to back away from the proposal recently. The Yankees' agreement last month to merge with the New Jersey Nets suddenly increased the seemingly remote chance that the baseball club would move to New Jersey.
At the same time, Giuliani has been wooing the Jets, who moved to New Jersey in 1984, about possibly returning to New York to a domed football stadium that would be built next to a new Madison Square Garden. And the Mets want to build a new stadium in Shea Stadium's parking lot.
The mayor's office did not immediately respond to questions about Moag.
Moag, who left the Maryland Stadium Authority last year to start the Legg Mason group, said Ziets also brings with him the mandate to advise the San Diego Padres on the private financing for their new ballpark.
The group, which now numbers six, also added John Tenuta, a former ProServ Inc. veteran, and Karen Batchelder, a vice president in Legg Mason's Philadelphia office.
The Legg Mason group has yet to announce a transaction, but in addition to the New York and San Diego assignments, Moag said he is advising Chesapeake Motorsports Development Corp. on the construction of a new racing track that could host a NASCAR race in Anne Arundel County, Md.