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The Ford Focus ST, manufactured by Ford since 2005 to date, was the top of the range performance Focus until the truly focussed Focus RS arrived a year ago. There are a lot of similarities between the ST and RS, but this review is about the ST.
Starting with looks, it is a good looking car, with twin exhausts, flared arches reminiscent of the Mk1 Focus RS, 18" alloys (similar to the old TSW Venoms, but in a good way), rear spoiler that isn't just for looks and big 4 pot brakes up front to stop the 225 BHP hot hatch. To be truthful, the car sits a little high standard, but this is easily rectified by fitting lowering springs (Eibach are the usual option) for a couple of hundred quid - these were an option from new too, so won't affect the handling adversely, and in fact reduce body roll and the car sits much nicer.
The interior is very well specced. Dependent on the model you go for, ST1, ST2 or ST3, the spec differs. All have body hugging Recaros up front, which are awesome seats. ST1 is fairly basic, ST2 has Xenons, better stereo, I-Pod Aux etc, and ST3 has leather added and Recaro rear seats so only a 4 seater as opposed to the 5 seats in the ST1 and ST2. In fact the space, particularly in the rear, is amazing. I can fit 3 child seats comfortably, side by side in the rear!
The important thing about the car though, is how it goes - it is a hot-hatch after all. Having owned or driven virtually every hot hatch over the past 10 years, I was a bit dubious about the Focus with its heavy looking body, its big 2.5 V5 turbo engine and very high specced (read heavy) interior. I needn't have worried. The Volvo V5 powerplant has mountains of torque all through the rev range, and turbo lag is not an issue. It certainly isn't the fastest hot hatch, but isn't the slowest either, and grip is excellent for a front wheel drive car with so much power. Torque steer, amazingly, is virtually non-existent.
The handling and grip in the corners is excellent, and the traction control, if you choose to leave it on, is not too intrusive, so even serious drivers may choose to leave it on. It also brakes well too, and unless you track it, you shouldn't have a problem.
Talking of tracks, to be honest it is not as capable as other competitors on the track. The Renaultsport Megane (Cup), the original FRS and Civic Type R, may edge it on a track - though not by far. But travelling to and from the track, and even on it, the ST is the better place to be by a mile. This makes the ST much more capable, too, on British roads, where it can cope with odd cambers, potholes and bumps, very well with a nice balanced set up, soaking up uneveness, but stiff enough to not roll around corners.
There are plenty of reliable tuning options too, with it being a Ford, and 260+Bhp from just a remap for a few hundred quid is well worth it, which smoothes out the power delivery and gives it more go.
With it being a 2.5 litre turbo, it is a little thirsty, but not more than you would expect of such an engine - I average 25mpg with mixed driving, hammer it everywhere and you'll drop below 20, stick at motorway speeds and you'll get over 30. The tank is a little small, 55 litres, and that generally gets me 300 miles.
On the downside, cruise control, folding mirrors and one touch windows should be standard on all models, and they aren't - in fact cruise is not at all easy to fit. And, it is a little quiet, which is a shame as the V5 engine should be given more of an airing - but in that way it is not as in your face as the original RS of the current Focus RS - a nice balance.
Overall, I think the ST has the edge over the VXR, CTR and Golf; it doesn't beat them in every area but is consitently good and is just a nice place to be.
Well what a car! We have had our focus ST since Jan 07 and we still love it as much today as we did then. The only difference being it is now a bit dirtier.
The car that was the follow on to the much loved RS did have a lot of living up to do and I believe that it didn't fail. The car is more grown up than the RS leaving some of the boy racer charm behind and being more refined in its design outside and inside.
The car design is fantastic, it really stands out in a crowd. Even in a very busy Ikea car park our car is easily identifiable. The car looks sporty with its 18 inch alloys and the twin exhast. We have a 5 door ST2, so this model has the xenon headlights which are fantastic although incredibly expensive to replace so here is hoping we do not need to replace them for many years to come. When you switch the headlights on the bulbs rise up and then down giving the best angle to maximise the light. There is also headlight washers that will kick in every so often when you squirt water on the windscreen.
On the inside the car features recaro seats in the front. Incredibly comfortable, but if you are not so mobile you may struggle to get in and out. The back seats in the ST2 are not quite so comfortable but it still maintains a 5 seater unlike the ST3 which has shaped back seats and is therefore a 4 seater.
The inside dash has 3 mid console dials showing turbo and that has a really cool look to it. From the central mirror there is a submarine red light that shines down on the gear stick and the black roof makes this a joy to be in at night. We got the extra of having window blinds fitting withing the back doors and this is great now we have a baby in the back. The ST does not come with isofix bracets as standard but these are easy for your dealer to fit for you.
The car handles and performs as it should, giving control and confidence in the corners and speed when you need it. The best thing about this car has got to be when the turbo kicks in, the noise always makes me smile.
The fuel economy is never going to be great but I tend to get 27 MPG with a combined town and motorway driving. Servicing again isn't the cheapest and tyres tend to come in around £125 each so the maintenance of the car can be quite a bit.
We have kept on using the Continental sport tyres that the manufacturer recommended and we get about 10 months from the front tyres .
I love this car, it has the design and performance that I wanted as well as a 5 star safety award. There are so many airbags in the car!
Our car is a lovely sea grey colour, the most popular colour for this car has to be the vivid orange however this colour was supposed to be limited edition. If you bought your car thinking that it truly was going to be limited then I would assume you would be upset as Ford do not seem to be stopping this any time soon.
The ST was deemed to be the "long-awaited successor" to the Focus RS (which I understand Ford are re-making this year possibly).
The ST was a chance for those of us that would like a performance vehicle without the hefty price tag attached.
When we purchased ours we were advised that there was quite a waiting list for them - as my dad works for Ford and we get a little discount, we decided to add extras to it with the thought of future selling in the back of our minds too. So we ordered it in December 2005 and we finally got it in September 2006!!! But that's an issue with Ford not the car.
I have a 3 door ST3 - the vehicle is available as an ST1, ST2 or the ST3 - my review is based on the one I have.
Starting with the outside - the car is nice looking without being too in your face - it looks sporty but is not too Boy-racer looking. It has twin exhausts at the back and has a distinct meaty growl upon start up and revving. Xenon headlights and fogs make for some real good night driving - the headlights on dipped beam on this car are brighter than my poor little Astra's main beam! This car is available in a limited choice of colours and the stripes (usually seen on the Fiestas) are optional but I feel the ST looks better without them. The ST features 18" alloy wheels and has been lowered and suspension stiffened. You really feel in control driving this car and it is a firm ride but you do feel it if you hit a nasty hole in the road (one would hope that we see them in time usually!)
The ST3 (and the ST2) has an ESP recalibrated system that only intervenes when it considers the driver really needs it however turn it off on this car in the search of ultimate driving thrills, and unlike some systems - it really is off!
Next, the inside - the vehicle really does again depend on what you add to the trim but as standard are Recaro seats in full leather trim, a six disc autochanger and an MP3 compatible stereo - we plug our mobiles into it and listen to music from that too! There are many strategically placed speakers in the car making music a pleasure for all passengers front and back. The stereo also adjusts it's volume levels automatically for you so as the engine noise goes up, so does the stereo - but not at a deafening level.
The frontscreen is heated for quick clearing.
My favourite "gadget" in side the car is the pod of dials on the dash! One dial shows the turbo boost pressure which is so cool as you are accelerating, oil pressure and oil temperature. The main dials in the car are also pretty smart and easy on the eye. At night there is also a dash light which shines down onto the gear stick and is red - you see it on the gear stick but not as a physical beam - if that makes sense??
There are even little bulbs you can add to the footwells that light up and go off in line with all the other interior lights. The trim is all well finished and of suitable quality.
We also have bluetooth added option to our ST3 so many of the controls within the car itself are voice controlled, for example, we can control the temperature in the car by telling it what temp we want. We can change discs in the player, tell it what radio channel we want and use the mobile phones completely handsfree - we just tell it who we want it to call. If we could only choose one added extra for this car, the bluetooth would definately be it!
The interior is roomy and comfortable for the rear seat passengers too. There is no middle seat in this car - it really is only 2 passengers in the back. The boot is of a reasonable size - my only bugbear with it was they put a normal spare tyre in there (not an alloy) but did not sink it - by the time we got ours, this had been revised and a space saver replacement is there instead making the boot deeper and more accomodating.
Most importantly - this car comes with six airbags and this is so on all the ST's. The focus scored the maximum five stars for safety in the NCAP crash testing which is reassuring.
Now performance - The ST features a 2.5 litre five cylinder turbo charged unit that normally powers Volvos. It delivers strong performance from low down the rev range right through to the red line when many turbocharged engines need 3000rpm before there's any real thrust. The 5 cylinder engine produces a characterful noise - being hushed and quiet whilst you cruise along but delivering a fruity growl when you up the ante! Great fun! It delivers 221 BHP and a top speed of 152 MPH. 0-60 comes in 6.6 seconds.
But with that comes an insurance grouping of 17 and a bit expensive on the old fuel. It should manage 30mpg which is not too bad considering the performance it offers. It has a manual six speed gearbox which is the only transmission offered on this car.
ST's are really holding their value as well at the moment.
This is a popular car with high re-sale potential and great fun as well as practical when required. I would recommend to people for sure!


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Long before A Great Big World's Ian Axel and Chad Vaccarino teamed up with Christina Aguilera on their latest single "Say Something," they were making the rounds in small venues throughout New York. Axel met Vaccarino while both attended New York University and they began penning songs together. When Axel broke out as a solo artist, he and Vaccarino remained songwriting partners.
In 2012, the duo joined forces officially as A Great Big World and released a six-song EP, with a little help from fans via Kickstarter. Their single, "This Is The New Year," which Axel had sang for years as a solo artist, was performed by the cast of Glee in 2013 and the band soon signed to Epic Records.

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Offseason operation could delay Minor
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Mike Minor believes he will be ready to be a part of the Braves' starting rotation when the regular season begins. But the left-handed pitcher will first have to make up for the time he lost while recovering from a surgical procedure that removed scar tissue from his urethra.
After a Vanderbilt University surgeon performed the procedure on Dec. 31, Minor was forced to deal with two catheters and remain inactive throughout most of January. The inability to complete his normal preseason preparations during this stretch led to him feeling some shoulder discomfort when he reported to Spring Training.
Minor was shut down for a few days. But his shoulder has not been a problem since he was recently cleared to begin completing long tossing drills aimed toward rebuilding arm strength. The 26-year-old southpaw is hoping to soon be cleared to begin throwing off a mound. But it is too early to know exactly when Minor might be able to make his first Grapefruit League start.
"I don't want to put a date on it, but I think I will be good," Minor said. "Either way, I'm going to be fine. I just don't know when that day is going to be."
The Braves have not ruled out the possibility that Minor will be a part of their starting rotation at the beginning of the regular season. But it seems more likely that he will not pitch during the season's first two series and then possibly be ready to start as early as April 10, when Atlanta is scheduled to conclude a three-game series against the Mets.
Because of scheduled off-days, Minor could end up missing just one scheduled turn. Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez is hoping the left-hander is back by at least April 12, when Atlanta plays the middle game of a three-game set against the Nationals.
"He could start the season and we think he will, because when you look at the schedule, we don't need a fifth starter until [April 10, 11 or 12]," Gonzalez said.
Minor visited multiple doctors over the past two years with the hope of learning why he has had trouble urinating. The problem got progressively worse and reached a point where he went to the emergency room in December.
"I went to the [emergency room] and was like, 'I can't [urinate],'" Minor said. "It was that bad."
Minor said the surgeon who performed the procedure told him the scarring was likely a result of something that occurred during his childhood. While he regularly performed tricks with a skateboard and rode dirt bikes, the Braves pitcher does not remember suffering an injury that would have led to this scarring.
Garcia, Medlen to begin Braves' Grapefruit slate
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- When Freddy Garcia starts the Braves' Grapefruit League opener against the Tigers on Wednesday, the setting will be much more comfortable than the one he inhabited while opposing Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers in Game 4 of last year's National League Division Series.
But while his club's season will not be on the line this time, the 37-year-old veteran pitcher realizes that every start he makes over the next month will influence how much longer his career might last.
After Monday's workout, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez announced his starting rotation through the first five days of the Grapefruit League season. Each of the assigned starters will attempt to complete two innings in their respective first outings.
Garcia will start Wednesday afternoon's opener against the Tigers at Disney. Kris Medlen will have a chance to oppose Detroit's potent lineup on Thursday afternoon in Lakeland. This will be the first of the tuneups Medlen makes in preparation for a potential start against the Brewers in the March 31 regular-season opener.
Gonzalez will announce his Opening Day starter at a later date. But Medlen appears to be the most logical candidate.
Brandon Beachy will make his first Spring Training start on Friday evening, when the Braves host the Astros. Julio Teheran will take the mound to begin Saturday afternoon's game against the Nationals in Viera.
Alex Wood and David Hale will start the opposite ends of Sunday afternoon's split-squad games. As Wood is facing the Tigers at Disney, Hale will be about 20 minutes down the road pitching against the Astros at Osceola County Stadium.
With Mike Minor behind schedule because of a urinary tract procedure he underwent on Dec. 31, Medlen, Beachy and Teheran stand as the only three pitchers -- barring injury -- who are essentially guaranteed to begin the regular season in Atlanta's starting rotation.
While Hale will have a shot to compete for a rotation spot, Wood is certainly the favorite to begin the season as Atlanta's fifth starter.
Garcia, who will also be in the mix for the fifth spot, signed a Minor League contract that allows him to opt out if he has not been guaranteed a Major League roster spot by March 25. The right-hander has said he will not mind if he begins the regular season in Atlanta's bullpen. But he has made it clear that he will not pitch at the Minor League level.
Worth noting
• Tyler Pastornicky received a clean bill of health after Braves physicians evaluated his surgically-repaired left knee last weekend. But Pastornicky, who is bidding to serve as one of Atlanta's backup infielders, will likely be sidelined through at least the first 10 games of the Grapefruit League season.
The Braves are moderating Pastornicky's activity as he attempts to make a full recovery from the torn anterior cruciate ligament he suffered in August.
• Former reliever Gene Garber will come to Braves camp on Wednesday to serve as a special instructor. Steve Avery will arrive on Thursday to begin his stint in this same role.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Troubled Water?
July 6, 2012
The Big Walnut Creek watershed is only a speck on a map of Indiana, but its 424-square-mile footprint probably doesn't seem so small to the handful of people who monitor its health. Those conservationists are about to get some help.
This summer, Associate Professor of Geosciences Jeanette K. Pope and five DePauw students – Carly T. Dutkiewicz '14, Caitlin J. Handy '15, Alessandra N. Pistoia '13, Gregory B. Screws '13 and Reilly S. Taylor '13 – are collecting water quality data for the Big Walnut Watershed Alliance (BWWA), an organization that oversees the watershed.
"In environmental policy, we often find science on one side and politics on the other, without a whole lot of communication between the two," Pope says. "The Alliance is really working to bridge that gap by using science to inform those policies."
Though typically named for a body of water, a watershed is really defined by all the land that drains into it. The Big Walnut Creek watershed (pictured left), for example, is formed by dozens of smaller tributaries, each fed by water from precipitation and irrigation – or anything else that makes its way into them. The BWWA's previous water quality tests looked at everything from leaky septic tanks to runoff from parking lots, but the data Pope and her students are collecting is much more precise.
"We're focusing specifically on agricultural runoff, and based on maps of the watershed, most of the agricultural land is in the northern part," explains Dutkiewicz, a member of DePauw's Science Research Fellows (SRF) program.
Northwest of Indianapolis, the Big Walnut Creek watershed is just a series of streams and drainage ditches. But it's here, where more than 90 percent of the surrounding land is used for row crops, that the future of the creek may be decided. Fertilizer in agricultural runoff often leads to eutrophication, a process that spawns brightly colored blooms of algae, killing fish and making the water unsafe for humans. And because watersheds are like nesting dolls – smaller ones resting within larger ones – water pollution in the creek is carried downstream to other parts of the state and country. Big Walnut Creek flows into the Eel River, then the Wabash, the Ohio, the Mississippi, and finally the Gulf of Mexico, where an 8,000-square-mile "dead zone" has formed as a result of agricultural runoff.
To identify problems spots at the top of the Big Walnut Creek watershed, Pope's group divided the northern section into smaller catchments – essentially, watersheds at the scale of the individual feeder streams – and determined the lowest point on each. Water at these points will be tested for fertilizer ingredients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, providing the BWWA with information about how and where agricultural runoff is entering the watershed in its most heavily farmed areas.
"Compared to what has already been done, we'll have more test sites within a smaller area, so we'll be creating a high resolution picture of water quality," says Caitlin J. Handy '15, another SRF member working on the project. "I'm excited to see if there are differences between the catchments, but I think the more exciting part about getting the data is trying to make a change and fix things, so I think it's great we have a group like the Alliance to go to with our findings."
Using their findings, the BWWA will be able to visit with specific land owners about how their properties may be contributing to agricultural runoff in the watershed and what they can do about it. Indiana currently offers matching funds for solutions such as creating buffer zones between drainage pipes and waterways, or planting strong-rooted grasses to prevent fertilized soil from eroding into the water.
Pope believes that most farmers will choose to implement the fixes, especially when offered financial assistance from the state. However, if conditions in the watershed worsen due to agricultural runoff, those who don't participate now may not have a choice later on.
"In 5 or 10 years, people might not be given an option," Pope says. "Increased environmental regulation might mean that people have to make these changes – and have no matching funds to do so."
Pope and her students met with the BWWA in late June to present the details of their project, and were invited to return later in the summer to share their findings. Gregory Screws, who along with fellow seniors Pistoia and Taylor received a student-faculty summer research grant, says BWWA members were excited to hear their proposal. More importantly, Screws thinks the meeting helped to assure the organization that he and the other students are taking the project seriously.
"It made a huge difference to be there in person," he says. "It was very important for us to interact with them face-to-face to demonstrate our commitment to the project, and our dedication to analyzing how agricultural runoff affects water quality in the watershed."
"It makes me feel very proud of the work that I'm doing knowing that it's going to contribute to something larger," Dutkiewicz adds. "Our research could ultimately help the community, and that's something that's very neat about our project."Back


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Anesthesiologist gets 23 years for abusing patients, coworkers
THE DALLES, Ore. -- An anesthesiologist in The Dalles has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexually abusing a dozen incapacitated patients and coworkers.
The sentence was handed down Tuesday morning, more than a year after Dr. Frederick Field, 46, pleaded guilty to 11 counts of sex abuse and one count of rape.
In all, 12 victims, including coworkers, came forward and said they were abused by Field from 2007 to 2011. The State of Oregon suspended Field's license after his arrest in August of 2011. He agreed not to contest that suspension.
The prosecutor said that in the abuse cases involving coworkers, Field asked them if they wanted medication to heal a headache or some other ailment. He then took them into a room and administered medication that incapacitated them before they were abused.
Almost all of the alleged incidents happened at the Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles. Prosecutors said many of the women worked with Field and feared losing their jobs if they reported the abuse.
Field did not speak in court on Tuesday, but two victims and the husband of another did make statements.
"I'm only beginning to get a glimpse of the effects this incident has had on my own behaviors and choices in my life," one victim said. "How could this happen? How could this man damage other women's lives and how is it possible that this was allowed to happen?"
"I panicked at the thought of getting under anesthesia again and becoming so vulnerable once again."
Another victim found solace in the doctor's guilty pleas.
"I am only secure in the knowledge that you are finally where you deserve to be: Judged and held accountable for your reprehensible actions," the victim said. "You will be as powerless as you mistakenly and arrogantly believed I once was."
Beginning in 2005, Field worked as an anesthesiologist at the Mid-Columbia Medical Center, the main hospital in The Dalles.
Field was arrested on July 28, 2011, after two victims came forward alleging he'd sexually assaulted them while they were incapacitated. One of them said she was victimized in February of 2011, another in 2007.
The allegations from all the victims go back as far as 2007 and are as recent as 2011.
In all the cases, Field was accused of touching the womens' genitals as well as forcing victims to touch his genitals, all while they were under anesthetic.
Some of the victims said they woke up as Field touched them and that's how they knew what had happened. Others said they thought their memories were dreams until Field was arrested and they realized the abuse had really happened.
After sentencing, Field's mother, Joan Field, claimed all but one of the incidents were consensual.
She also complained that Field could not get a fair trial in Wasco County. A change of venue request for the trial by Field's legal team was denied.
A request to give Field's posted bail money to victims was denied by the judge.
Field is married and has two young children. Once he completes his sentence, he will have to register as a sex offender.


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When Sound & Vision reviewed the original ZVOX 315 sound system in October 2004, the notion of a single-box surround sound solution for movies and music was utterly revolutionary. The 315 so strongly answered a market need and performed so well that we honored it that year with one of our Reviewers' Choice (now called Editors' Choice) awards.
Interestingly, the 315 didn't use any hocus-pocus digital processing to perform its magic - just good, basic speaker design. The center channel-style cabinet housed three small front drivers, with the outer two angled slightly out. You plugged in the analog stereo signal from your TV or DVD player, and the middle driver would put out left-plus-right channel information - in other words, mono. That's pretty much what you get from the center channel in any digital surround system, and it's hugely effective for anchoring dialogue to the screen.
Meanwhile, ZVOX's designer, Winslow Burhoe (who gained fame in the '70s with his speakers for EPI), tapped an ancient and proven form of analog spatial processing to deliver some semblance of surround sound: He fed the two outer drivers left-minus-right and right-minus-left channel information so they would deliver more of the "out-of-phase" content in the signal, which typically amounts to ambience in movies or crowd noise in concert videos or sports events. A PhaseCue control adjusted the output of the two outer drivers, allowing you to control the degree of effect. Add to this some clever internal design to reduce cabinet size and a small dedicated woofer that fires from a port in the back, and you've got something that can seriously embarrass any built-in TV speakers.
Not surprisingly, the 315 has proved venerable: It's still available from ZVOX at the same $200 price at which it was introduced. Still, the company wasn't content to remain a one-trick pony; it spent 2006 filling out its line with two new models. The ZVOX Mini debuted last spring, also at $200, offering a considerably smaller cabinet that can be carried with your iPod in an optional custom shoulder bag and run off a rechargeable battery - what ZVOX calls its "PortaParty" package.


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Amazon has a pretty good affiliate program as well.
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In our last article, we discussed the fact that e-discovery preservation duties apply equally to transactional attorneys and litigators, despite the lack of any real guidelines provided to the former. In this article, we pose five practical questions to transactional attorneys that may help their clients avoid claims of spoliation if the deal turns sour.
1. First things first, what does your data retention policy require?
Too often, counsel expend much effort to design and draft document/data retention policies, only to have them filed away and not regularly referenced, applied or audited for compliance. We have litigated multiple cases in which the opposition openly admitted to facts that evidenced conduct that clearly violated their own data retention policies. If there is any doubt as to whether your document/data retention policy requires you to preserve documents (electronic or otherwise) that you created, used or received during the course of your transaction, you should resolve that doubt immediately. One pointer that we often give to our transactional colleagues is that they should consult the client's document/data retention policy in advance of negotiations and remind all involved of the duties that policy imposes. Violating your own policy, especially as in-house counsel, will be embarrassing and could force you to resolve a dispute over a failed deal from a position of weakness.
2. Did the other side threaten litigation during negotiations, or did you consult a litigation colleague about any perceived threats?
In one piece of litigation we handled resulting from a deal gone bad, the transactional lawyer on the other side testified during his deposition (with some degree of apparent pride) about the number of times he had to consult his litigation colleagues as a result of extremely adversarial circumstances or heated exchanges during the negotiations. Apparently the witness thought that this made our client appear litigious or unreasonable. The same witness readily agreed that he was not merely seeking updates on pending litigation for a due diligence checklist. Instead, he was going to his colleagues for advice as to how to respond to threats during the negotiations. Toward the end of the deposition, this same witness was much more reserved when asked when he began to preserve electronic documents in relation to his frequent visits to his litigation colleagues. He was wise to seek their counsel, but he was foolish to not preserve documents at the same time he sought their advice.
As the litigation proceeded, his client argued that anything that the transactional lawyer might have had but not preserved would have been shielded from production by the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work-product doctrine. That was a logical argument and might even be true in some circumstances. However, adverse-inference case law and resulting jury instructions do not provide an exception for spoliated documents that were likely privileged simply based on the fact that the author or recipient is a lawyer. Instead, the law requires you to preserve the documents when you reasonably anticipate litigation and, if privileged, include them on a privilege log to prevent their production to the other side. The takeaway here: It is much better to have a paralegal create a lengthy privilege log based on the documents you have preserved than to run the risk of an adverse-inference instruction to the jury.
3. Maintain situational awareness: What led to the negotiations and proposed deal?
Often clients find themselves at the negotiating table after receiving or sending a cease-and-desist letter threatening litigation unless one side hands over the world to the other. In these situations, litigation is not only reasonably foreseeable, but it has actually been threatened. But too often, we learn of clients who turned off their preservation efforts the minute the parties began to make serious efforts to resolve the dispute. In these situations, you should make every effort to ensure that all key custodians are continuing to preserve documents while the parties work to resolve the dispute.
4. Has anyone proposed a break-up provision, a fee shift or liquidated damages to be paid in case of bad faith?
Sometimes your counterpart on the transaction might not be so direct as to threaten litigation or mention that she has been consulting with litigation counsel. But that does not mean that everything is rosy. In many transactions that have become the topic of litigation, we have seen the seeds of the dispute being planted when one side proposes break-up fees, fee-shift provisions or liquidated damages tied to a finding of bad faith. These are signposts that a court might later interpret to be triggers for a duty to preserve.
5. Does the deal involve an earn-out agreement?
Earn-out agreements are agreements that include the possibility of the seller paying additional purchase price compensation based on the performance of the sold entity after the closing. Earn-out agreements sometimes can bridge the gap between the seller's valuation of her company and the buyer's valuation of it. The devil is always in the details, and in earn-out agreements, trouble typically arises if the parties do not fully understand or appreciate how to measure the post-closing financial performance of the entity being sold. As a result, earn-out agreements often end up in litigation with the seller asserting that she is entitled to additional earn-out compensation or the buyer asserting that he overpaid for the company and should not have to pay any earn-out compensation. Based on the track record of earn-out agreements, a court could very well interpret the parties' inability to agree upon a firm valuation for the company at closing as circumstances that may indicate a reasonable anticipation of subsequent litigation.
In short, these are five practical questions that may help you to determine whether the circumstances in your deal have triggered a duty to preserve.


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By Ben Golliver
In his 411th career regular season game, Thunder All-Star forward Kevin Durant earned his first career ejection in a 110-93 home loss to the Nets.
Sometimes, you just don't want to stick around for the end of a bad loss. That seemed to be the case here, as Durant talked his way into back-to-back technical fouls with less than two minutes remaining and the Thunder trailing 104-90.
Durant initially took exception to a moving screen foul called on teammate Kendrick Perkins and he received his first technical for punching the air in the direction of an official. After the first technical, Durant turned and continued yelling at the official twice, which promptly brought the second one and the automatic ejection. Durant seemed to know his fate, as he continued walking straight from the court to the locker room, pausing only briefly to untuck his jersey in disgust.
CBSSports.com reports Durant's post-game recollection of his exchange with the referee.
"I said it was a bad call," Durant said. "They got a quick trigger now."
Said Durant: "I think I'm allowed to be frustrated. Especially in this league with the ups and downs. Players are allowed to be frustrated. It is what it is. You move on from it."
The Associated Press adds that Durant said his display of emotion was a sign of his affection for the sport and competition.
"I just thought it was a bad call. You get frustrated throughout a game, you show emotion. That's how you can tell you love it."
Durant finished with a team-high 27 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals on 11-for-17 shooting in 41 minutes. The Nets, who improved to 3-1 under interim coach P.J. Carlesimo, were led by a game-high 33 points, five rebounds and three assists from Joe Johnson and 19 points and 13 assists from Deron Williams.
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By Roz Rogoff
New Denica's in Walnut CreekUploaded: Oct 27, 2013
Last July I wrote about Denica's Real Food Kitchen in Dublin and their expansion plans to open two new restaurants – one in Walnut Creek and one in Livermore. I invested $499.99 in a "Silver Snickerdoodle" membership in Denica's Founders Club to help them get these two new restaurants under way. Most investors put up $999.99 for a gift card worth $1250 in food and cookies. My $500 membership is worth half that, and I've used up about $50 of it so far.
One of the perks of being in the Founders Club is a VIP dinner for the grand opening of each new restaurant. The Walnut Creek Denica's opened a little over a week ago and the VIP Party was held at the restaurant Friday night, October 26th.
I invited my neighbor Sally, because she was very helpful to me after my accident and (here's the real reason), I didn't want to drive to (or from) Walnut Creek after dark. Sally picked me up around quarter to six and we got to the new restaurant around quarter past. The place was already filling up.
It's located a strip mall similar to the one in Dublin. It's easy to see the name "Denica's" from the street and the parking lot. It is very savvy branding to make the façade and location familiar to passers-by, like a Denny's or KFC or other familiar restaurant chain. I haven't seen the one in Livermore yet, but I'm willing to bet it will also be easy to identify as a "Denica's."
Sally and I went in as the crowd was beginning to form. The new restaurant has a private room that can been booked for parties. The buffet-style dinner was set up in there and wine was being served. I took a glass of Zinfandel, which turned out to be White Zinfandel, which is really a sweet rose. Sally didn't want to drink because she was driving, so she took some coffee.
We found a small table for two and I went into the buffet line to get dinner. Sally watched my purse, which really wasn't necessary. Most of the people there paid $999.99 for this dinner, so I doubt anyone there would steal my purse.
The owners, James and Denica Freitas were greeting people as they came in. James is a teddy bear of a man. I remember seeing him in his chef's smock behind the counter at the Denica's in Dublin cooking up breakfast and lunch on the griddle. I knew the tall, slim man standing near the entrance was James from his familiar mustache and goatee, but the spare tire was gone.
I complemented him on his weight loss and asked him how much. "Fifty, no fifty-five pounds," he said. Denica said "I'm very proud of James." I was impressed, especially since I'm always fighting my weight too.
The dinner was not from the typical Denica's restaurant menu. This was banquet food -- hand carved Prime Rib, au gratin potatoes, vegetarian lasagna, salad, and green beans. Everything was delicious.
After I went through the first group to line up, Sally went to the buffet. She got to the line just when the potatoes, salad, and lasagna were gone and before they were replaced with new trays. She especially wanted to try the lasagna, but they ran out. So all she had was the prime rib and green beans.
Sally told me the chef was preparing bananas Foster for desert. Sally didn't take the bananas Foster because she didn't want a full serving and didn't want to waste any leftovers, but she watched the chef make it to learn how to make it herself.
The chef put on a show for each person in line, flambéing the sauce and sprinkling cinnamon into the flaming sauce creating sparks in the air. This isn't on Denica's regular menu, but it might be available for special parties in the new private room.
The Walnut Creek Denica's is located at 2280 Oak Grove Road. The Livermore Denica's, which is opening soon, is at 2259 Las Positas Road. Of course the Dublin Denica's is still at 6058 Dougherty Road. The Freitas have put in a lot of effort to start these two new Denica's, which look like the start of a statewide and possibly national chain of Denica's restaurants.
I'm all for patronizing local businesses, family business, and watching a business grow and prosper. Sally said the restaurant business is very difficult and many new restaurants fail. Denica's has established a strong following in Dublin and is growing gradually and wisely. I hope these two new locations will be as successful as the original one, and when Denica's becomes a household name, I can say, I was one of the Founders!


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Today in Knicks history
January 2, 2006 Knicks defeat the Phoenix Suns 140-133 in the first triple overtime thriller at the present Garden. Knicks are led by four scorers with at least 20 points: Stephon Marbury 32, Jamal Crawford 29, David Lee 23 and Eddy Curry, 20.
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November 10, 2013 New York was steam rolled by the San Antonio Spurs 120-89 on a Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. Carmelo Anthony led the way with 16 points and eight rebounds over 35 minutes. Andrea Bargnani recorded 16 points over 26 minutes. Metta World Peace added 13 points off the bench. San Antonio was led by Long Island native Danny Green's 24 points on 6-9 shooting from downtown and 10 rebounds over 23 mintues. Tony Parker posted 17 points and six assist over 26 minutes. Kawhi Leonard added 18 points off the bench.
January 3, 2013 New York swept the season series with the San Antonio Spurs with a 100-83 victory at Madison Square Garden. New York was paced by Carmelo Anthony's 23 points and eight rebounds over 36 minutes. J.R. Smith recorded 20 points on 9-17 shooting and grabbed five rebounds over 27 minutes. San Antonio was led by Tim Duncan's 11 points and six rebounds over 24 minutes. Tony Parker added 11 points and six assists over 24 minutes.


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Hello, I am trying to save a number of files with the filename format: "image#.bmp", where # is some number between 0 and 1024. I do not know how to get the number in there in a generic way, though.
I know that there is a strtol routine in C, is there anything like the reverse, some simple way of converting an integer (like 72, 5551, 132) to a string? Using either C routines or (preferably) the C++ String class.
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Discussion in 'Doctor Who' started by werdegast, Feb 7, 2013.
I pooped my pants a little
Mark Gatiss tweet
It's like looking at a fifty year old mirror. If I were playing William Hartnell.
Nuts! The company firewall blocks PhotoBucket, so I can't see it!
I'll have to wait until this evening when I return home.
^^ No worries, it's not a great image. Mostly his eye and nose!
Dear Bill,
Don't you have one of those "smart telephones"?
The Mirrorball Man
Not a whole lot of face to judge by, but, I like what I see, if the rest of the face is that convincing, it's a far better match than I had imagined from the roles I've seen David Bradley in.
Smart Phone? Shoot, I don't even own one of the "stupid" models. Loathe the things. Mother of Mogg, I've lost count how many times dumb schmucks have almost hit me at cross-walks because they paid more attention to their calls and texting rather than the road.
It looks more like a scene from the end of "The Tenth Planet".
^^Yeah......it has that telly snap from his regenration scene look about it.
So very excellent!
Given that Reece Sheersmith is apparently playing Patrick Troughton that could be the case.
Where's that from? Reece Shearsmith looks about as much like Patrick Troughton as my Aunt Fanny.
Yes, but she was not available.
Would that be your *puts on sunglasses* giddy aunt?
Looks like it
I wonder if this was released today because of the overwhelmingly negative reaction across the interwebs of the special being only 60 mins and in 3D?
This looks cool, perhaps they are trying to remind us that they have more planned than just the regular episode.
This was released last week. The 3D announcement came later.
Pay attention Chess Piece Face!
Ah! I see. Well, it is still cool teaser image, that's for sure.
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Girardi mulling over three-man rotation
Yankees may turn to Sabathia on short rest in Game 4
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
That decision regarding their left-handed ace and Game 1 starter is among the most pressing issues that will face the Yankees as they return to work at Yankee Stadium, looking to plot ahead as preparations advance for the American League Championship Series, which begins on Friday at 7:57 p.m. ET.
"We've talked a little bit about what we might do, but we told [Sabathia] to concentrate on Game 1," manager Joe Girardi said in a conference call on Tuesday. "That's the most important game, and we'll go from there."
After Sabathia starts for New York on Friday, the consideration is that he could be brought back on three days' rest to pitch on Oct. 20 against the Angels in Anaheim. That would allow the Yankees to have Sabathia ready to pitch a potential Game 7 on Oct. 25 with regular rest.
With A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte starting Games 2 and 3, the other choices for Game 4 would be Joba Chamberlain and Chad Gaudin.
Chamberlain settled nicely into a bullpen role during the three-game sweep of the Twins in the AL Division Series, appearing in all three games and hurling 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Gaudin, New York's long man in the ALDS, was the only pitcher not needed against Minnesota.
"Joba has positive experiences out of the bullpen, and if you go to a three-man rotation, obviously he stays in the bullpen," Girardi said. "If you go to a four-man rotation, then we have to weigh the benefits of either putting Joba in the bullpen or Chad in the bullpen."
The Yankees have not made a concrete decision if they will continue to pair Burnett with backup catcher Jose Molina. The battery got the job done in Game 2 against the Twins, as Burnett hurled six innings of one-run, three-hit ball. Using Molina with Burnett increases the odds of carrying rookie third-string catcher Francisco Cervelli on the roster.
"I don't expect a lot of changes at this point," Girardi said. "There's some things that we need to discuss. It's very possible that we could carry three catchers again. We'll talk about game-by-game as we get into it, but I don't expect a ton of changes."
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Other topics of discussion could include replacing left-hander Damaso Marte -- who surrendered hits to both of the hitters he faced in the 11th inning of Game 2, setting up Dave Robertson's "Houdini" escape -- with right-hander Brian Bruney, who continues to work out at the club's complex in Tampa, Fla., in an effort to keep him sharp.
"Bruney's a guy that we sent down there because we believe he's still in the mix," Girardi said.
Girardi also said the Yankees will take a look at carrying speedster Freddy Guzman, infielder Ramiro Pena or right-hander Sergio Mitre on the ALCS roster, though those changes appear less likely.
Several players were at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday for an optional workout that was closed to the media. Gaudin threw a 50-pitch bullpen session, Alfredo Aceves threw 30 pitches, Phil Coke and Robertson threw 20 pitches each, and Marte threw 15 pitches.
In addition, Johnny Damon was the only starting position player to hit pitching at the stadium, volunteering to show up after going 1-for-12 with a four-strikeout game in the ALDS.
Eric Hinske, Jerry Hairston Jr., Brett Gardner and Cervelli joined Damon in taking hacks on the field. Nick Swisher, who was also 1-for-12 in the ALDS, worked out but did not hit.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It's very simple.
Either Google +1 will affect the search engine results or it will not.
What if it does?
Will the frenetic dash that Digital Media Agencies mean that they then resell their networks to Corporate big gits to help crush the small independent, just as they have on the high street?
A little emotive perhaps.
But what does Google say?
When your ad is shared, Google notes its final landing page URL. When the same URL appears in an organic search listing, the organic listing will include the same personal annotations as would an ad.
Similarly, if a user +1's one of your organic listings, ads with the same final landing page URL will include the same personal annotations, increasing the chance of your ads getting noticed.
+1's (whatever their source — organic search, ads, or +1 buttons on publisher sites) is a signal that affects organic search ranking, but +1's do not change quality scores for ads and ad ranking
How will the +1 button affect my organic search listings?
I had to read it a few times before it sunk in.
Rankings are not going to be affected. It's just that some hairy seo/social-media-manipulator is going to have their mug next to the search results. As long as you are logged into Google and you circle/follow/adore the hairy seo/social-media-manipulator who has taken the valuable seconds of his existence to +1 it.
My point is this. Is the potential buyer of a cordless power drill, when searching for a Makita 18v going to see and then be influenced by the hairy seo/social-media-manipulator? Or is it going to only other hairy seo/social-media-manipulators who see the results.
I think the latter.
As a commercial persuasion proposition, the Google +1 button will be mostly worthless. The majority of the human effort going into the +1 will stay in the goldfish bowl which the hairy seo/social-media-manipulator lives.
Sometimes the hairy seo/social-media-manipulator does stuff not because it's going to be of great benefit to the client, but because they have something to sell and the I-don't-want-to-be-left-behind part of the brain gets excited.
People mistake influence in the hairy seo/social-media-manipulator bubble with an increase in wealth.
I'm not anti social media/social signals/crowd sourcing etc. far from it. But, most of what you hear about it these days is garbage, people need to sell books, fill conferences and get endorsed by the latest over invested fad and so desire has to be created.
It's as if a food is being sold to hungry people which only increases their hunger.
Stop eating the empty calories.
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