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The Missouri State Fair’s fifth annual food drive is one way for visitors to support the fight against hunger in local ways.
“Many people think that hunger is only a problem in big cities or maybe it doesn’t affect them close their home,” said Kari Mergen, marketing director for the Missouri State Fair. “There are people in our own communities and homes in central Missouri, and that’s where the is food is going to go, to food banks in central Missouri.
“We’re doing what we can to alleviate food and security.”
All donated food will go to Feeding Missouri, a coalition of the six Missouri Food Banks that work to provide hunger relief throughout the state, according to the organization’s website.
Canned food donations are accepted every day of the fair, Aug.13-23, but Tuesday includes a special discount gate admission in exchange for donations. Fair-goers can exchange a canned food item for $1 off a gate admission coupon at the Centennial Gate Tuesday only.
The discount may not be combined with other offers and is restricted to a $5 maximum savings per adult ticket, regularly $10, $3 maximum savings per senior ticket, regularly $7, and $1 maximum savings per child ticket, regularly $2, according to the commission’s news release. Coupons are valid Tuesday only and may be redeemed at the gate admission ticket booths.
As a way of promoting the food drive and awareness of hunger, the Canstruction depicting a John Deere tractor was on display in the Agriculture Building, which consisted of more than 8,000 cans of food.
“The Canstruction project has over 8,000 cans that were donated by Bing’s grocery stores of Sedalia, and all of those cans will be donated to Feeding Missouri after the fair is over,” Mergen said.
The Canstruction is a trademarked professional design/build competition and community service project, according to the fair’s news release. Mid-Missouri’s architects, engineers, contractors and students create giant structures built with canned food.
Although the Canstruction was supposed to remain on display for the duration of the fair, Mergen said it is no longer on display because one of the boards supporting the exhibit gave way Saturday evening.
“One of the boards supporting the structure broke,” Mergen said. “It was determined that it was the best option to dismantle the project.
“The cans have been palletted and are ready for transport to contribute to Feeding Missouri along with the other canned food collected on Food Drive Day at the fair,” Mergen said. “Visitors can still watch a video of the exhibit being created at the Mo Farmers Care booth in the Agriculture Building, and all food will still be donated to Feeding Missouri.”
The annual food drive was established five years ago when the fair commission began a partnership with Missouri Farmers Care and Midwest and St. Louis Ford Dealers for the food drive.
“Since we started this five years ago, they’ve been great partners to work with, and they’ll be out collecting the food at the gates on Tuesday,” she said. “We’re really glad to have them as sponsors and partners with the project.”
Mergen said the food drive will also take monetary donations, and nearly $600 was donated last year. Even small monetary donations go a long way for alleviating hunger.
“Every dollar provides seven meals for someone,” Mergen said.
Leah Wankum is a freelance writer for the Democrat and a mass communication student at the University of Central Missouri.


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SEAHAUS LA JOLLA OWNERS ASSN. v. SUPERIOR COURT
(2014) 224 Cal.App.4th 754
Epsten Grinnell & Howell, Anne L. Rauch; Rockwood & Noziska, Brant Noziska, Neal Rockwood; Law Offices of William A. Bramley and William A. Bramley for Petitioner.
Simpson Delmore & Greene, Paul J. Delmore, Elizabeth A. Donovan and Brook T. Barnes for Real Parties in Interest CLB Partners Ltd. and La Jolla View Ltd., LLC.
Gordon & Rees, Sandy M. Kaplan, R. Scott Sokol and Matthew G. Kleiner for Real Parties in Interest Webcor Development, Inc., Webcor Builders, Inc. and Webcor Construction, L.P.
Bryan Cave, Robert E. Boone III, Edward M. Rosenfeld, Tony Tootell and David Harford for Real Parties in Interest Bank of America Corporation, Bank of America, N.A. and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. [224 Cal.App.4th 759]
Petitioner Seahaus La Jolla Homeowners Association (Association) is the plaintiff in a construction defect action alleging water and other damage to the common areas of a common interest development. The Association sued the developers and builders of the complex, La Jolla View Ltd., LLC et al. and Webcor Construction L.P. (Defendants), who, among others, are the real parties in interest in this mandamus proceeding. The Association contends the trial court erred and abused its discretion in overruling the Association's claim of attorney-client privilege in this discovery dispute over Defendants' efforts to depose individual homeowners regarding disclosures made at informational meetings about the litigation.
The record shows that counsel for the Association's board of directors (the Board) gave notice to the individual homeowners in June 2009 that the Board was pursuing mediation but was also contemplating filing construction defect [224 Cal.App.4th 760] litigation. (Former Civ. Code, § 1368.5; now see Civ. Code, § 6150.) fn. 1 Such litigation was filed in July of 2009, and the Board and its counsel subsequently conducted meetings with many individual homeowners of the 140 units, to apprise them of the status and goals of the litigation. Pursuant to the provisions of the governing documents, at one such litigation update meeting, the Board sought and obtained majority approval by the homeowners for pursuing the action. (Civ. Code, § 6150, subd. (b); Association's Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CCRs), § 4.4.11, "Members' Approval of Certain Actions.")
By the time of the later litigation update meetings, a subgroup of individual homeowners had filed its own companion action in which they seek damages for construction defects in their private individual units, and their action was coordinated for discovery purposes with the Association's action. (Sarnecky v. La Jolla View Ltd., LLC (Super. Ct. San Diego, 2010, No. 37-2010-00092634-CU-IC-CTL)) (Sarnecky action).) fn. 2
Defendants' contested discovery requests were made during depositions of many individual homeowners, and seek to inquire into the content and disclosures made at those informational litigation update meetings, which were conducted by the Association's counsel. The Association objected, invoking the attorney-client privilege under Evidence Code fn. 3 section 952 and the "common interest" doctrine. (See OXY Resources California LLC v. Superior Court (2004) 115 Cal.App.4th 874, 887-888 (OXY Resources) [parties who possess common legal interests may share privileged information without losing the protection afforded by the privilege].) However, several rulings by the trial court have declined to allow such a privilege to be asserted by the Association, or have concluded any privilege was waived, regarding the communications received at the meetings by [224 Cal.App.4th 761] individual homeowners who are not the actual clients of the Association's retained counsel. This petition ensued.
"Confidential communications" between client and lawyer are defined in section 952 as meaning "information transmitted between a client and his or her lawyer in the course of that relationship and in confidence by a means which, so far as the client is aware, discloses the information to no third persons other than those who are present to further the interest of the client in the consultation or those to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for the transmission of the information or the accomplishment of the purpose for which the lawyer is consulted, and includes a legal opinion formed and the advice given by the lawyer in the course of that relationship." (Italics and emphasis added.)
 We evaluate this discovery dispute in the context of the usual first principles, that parties may obtain discovery regarding any unprivileged matter that is relevant to the subject of the pending action, or motions, but subject to the rule that "the matter either is itself admissible in evidence or appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence." (Code Civ. Proc., § 2017.010, italics added.) Defendants' claim to entitlement to information about the litigation update meetings is apparently based upon the claim of some of the individual plaintiffs to stigma damages for their units (apparently in the Sarnecky action). Defendants argue that in the Association's common area action, they should be able to inquire into the beliefs of the individual homeowner plaintiffs about damages and the source of their beliefs (such as any perceptions gained from information given to them by the Association's attorneys at the Board's litigation update meetings).
To the extent this record reveals anything about the purpose of the requested discovery, it shows that counsel for Defendants is seeking to develop information about the litigation strategy of the Association's counsel, including the legal opinions formed and the advice given by the lawyers in the course of that relationship, and such disclosures would not likely lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. (§ 952; Code Civ. Proc., § 2017.010; Mitchell v. Superior Court (1984) 37 Cal.3d 591, 609-610 (Mitchell) [public policy concerns outlined against unwarranted invasions of privilege].)
 In the Act governing common interest developments, the Legislature placed certain obligations on homeowners' association governing boards to communicate with individual owners about proposed construction defect litigation by the Association regarding the common areas. (Civ. Code, § 6150, subd. (a).) The Association may sue developers over common area defects and [224 Cal.App.4th 762] also over alleged damage to the separate interests that the Association must maintain or repair, or damage to the separate interests that is integrally related to damage to the common areas. (Ibid.; Civ. Code, § 5980.) By the same token, individual owners have economic interests in the value of not only their own individual units, but also in the state of the development as a whole. (Ostayan v. Nordhoff Townhomes Homeowners Assn., Inc. (2003) 110 Cal.App.4th 120, 126-127 (Ostayan).)
As we will show, the challenged orders in the Association's action represent an overly technical definition of the attorney-client privilege, and do not account for the protection of client confidentiality as it operates through the common interest doctrine, in this factual and legal context surrounding common interest developments. We grant relief on the petition to allow the attorney-client privilege to be asserted under these circumstances.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY
A. Nature of Meetings Held by Board for Individual Homeowners; Legal Representation
The Association's Board hired the Epsten Grinnell & Howell law firm to represent it in pursuing mediation with the developer and general contractor of the development. On June 23, 2009, the Association's counsel sent a letter to all homeowners notifying them that mediation was pending, no lawsuit had been filed, and a preliminary list of defects was enclosed, reflecting that the Association was currently investigating the nature, extent and severity of the defects at the site. The letter stated that if an owner was selling or refinancing a unit, "you may be required to provide this document to escrow, buyer, or a lending institution."
The next letter from the Association's attorneys was dated August 17, 2009, and provided homeowners with an update regarding the status of the construction defect claims involving the common areas of the development. This letter notified homeowners that (1) the Association had just filed its lawsuit on July 31, 2009, due to limitations concerns and bankruptcy of one defendant, and (2) the homeowners might be required to disclose that filing in connection with any pending sale or refinance of a unit. Mediation was continuing, but the legal action filing had been deemed to be essential to preserve the claims. Counsel stated that members of the firm would be present at the Association's annual meeting on September 16, 2009, to answer questions and discuss the Association's legal options and the status of the investigation and mediation efforts.
On January 13, 2010, the Board and its mediation and litigation committee sent out a notice of an informational meeting to all homeowners, at which [224 Cal.App.4th 763] counsel for the Association would be present to provide owners with information about the status of the claims against the developers and builders of the complex. The meeting was scheduled for January 26, 2010 for presentations by the attorneys and some of the consultants retained to assist in connection with pursuing the claims.
Next, counsel for the Association sent all homeowners another status update on the claims against the developers and builders dated March 1, 2010. This letter referenced the homeowner meeting held January 26, 2010, and stated that additional defects had been identified and were being investigated. The homeowners were told that additional meetings would be scheduled when the results of the current investigation were obtained.
On March 20, 2012, counsel for the Association notified the individual homeowners that an upcoming open forum meeting was scheduled for March 24, 2012, to answer individual homeowners' questions regarding the litigation, particularly its relationship to the separate Sarnecky individual homeowners' action. Only some of the individual homeowners were parties to the separate action, and they were represented by their own attorneys (the Aguirre firm). The letter also stated that the Association's structural engineer would be attending the meeting to answer questions.
B. Discovery Dispute; Referee
Defendants pursued discovery in the Association's action, requesting that several individual homeowners be produced for deposition and questioned about the litigation meetings' content, and any basis they might have learned there about any stigma damages being claimed for their units. Defendants argued that the meetings were not held in a confidential context and any applicable privileges had been waived.
The Association objected to the questions and asserted that the information was protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege. The Association did not claim that the individual homeowners were also clients of its counsel, but rather that they were "third persons . . . to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for the . . . accomplishment of the purpose for which the lawyer is consulted." (§ 952.) Thus, it claimed the individual homeowners were present to further the interests of the Association, as client, in the consultation.
When Defendants continued to seek information about the content of the meetings, the Association brought the issue before the appointed discovery referee, James A. Roberts. After a tentative ruling and hearing, the referee issued a report and recommendations for a protective order to be issued by [224 Cal.App.4th 764] the court. The referee concluded that the information requested about the content of the meetings was not subject to discovery because it was neither directly relevant to the action nor reasonably likely to lead to relevant evidence. In his June 4, 2012 letter decision, he stated his opinion that the Association had the better argument as to why such communications should be determined to be privileged. In his formal recommendation dated July 13, 2012, issued after a request for reconsideration, the referee stated that even though some of the letters from the Association's counsel to the homeowners, about the status of the litigation and the claims being made, were stated on their face not to be confidential and thus could be shown to lenders or prospective purchasers, the public content of those letters was different from the content of the confidential information being discussed at the homeowner litigation meetings.
C. Court Proceedings on Referee's Recommendation
Defendants brought their objections to the referee's recommendations to the trial court (Judge Vargas), who held several hearings. In a series of proposed orders and rulings, Judge Vargas stated he "sustains defendant's objection" to the recommendation, but also stated "[t]he court overrules all other objections." Although the order granted the protective order proposed by the referee, it was stamped "granted with modifications" (which were unclear), and the same order was stamped as "Rejected - Defective (Courtesy Copy Not Received by Court)." Meanwhile, some of the individual homeowners' depositions were proceeding, out of over 30 that were set.
At the end of 2012, Judge Vargas retired and the case was reassigned to Judge Meyer. In July 2013, Defendants moved to compel further answers, claiming that the information sought about the meetings at the individual homeowners' depositions was not protected by the attorney-client privilege, since there were no attorney-client relationships between the Association's counsel and the individual homeowners.
The Association responded that there was not any attorney-client relationship between its own counsel and the individual homeowners, but that nevertheless, its counsel's disclosures to those homeowners were privileged under section 952, as reasonably necessary for "the accomplishment of the purpose" for which the Association's lawyer was consulted.
At the hearing on the motion to compel, Judge Meyer stated that he could not understand Judge Vargas's orders, which were ambiguous and contradictory. The matter was taken under submission and the motion to compel granted on September 4, 2013: "This court cannot change Judge Vargas's order [224 Cal.App.4th 765] reversing the Discovery Referee's determination regarding an attorney-client relationship between the Association's counsel and individual homeowners."
This petition followed, asserting that the court erred in granting the motion to compel solely on the ground that it had to follow Judge Vargas's earlier order, which was ambiguous. Petitioner seeks orders compelling the trial court to vacate its orders allowing the requested discovery, and asks that we direct the trial court to order adoption of the referee's report. The Association contends this privilege question is one of first impression that should be considered by this court, before the Association or witnesses are required to disclose information it claims is privileged. fn. 4
We issued a stay, received additional briefing, and issued an order to show cause. Oral argument was held and the matter submitted.
A. Review of Privilege Rulings
In this context of Association litigation seeking recovery for construction defects in the common areas, we are asked to decide whether attorney-client privileges extend to communications, for which confidentiality was intended or preserved, between the Association's counsel and third party nonclients (individual homeowners), at Association update meetings about the common area litigation, which were held for the individual homeowners. Although there may be some differences between the procedural posture of some of these third party nonclients (i.e., only some of the individual homeowners have filed the separate Sarnecky action seeking damages to their private units), we will treat the Association and its litigation counsel's communications to individual homeowners at the meetings as raising the same legal issue. Were such communications sufficiently confidential, and "reasonably necessary for the accomplishment of the purpose for which the [Association's] lawyer is consulted," based on common interests in the subject matter of the Association's litigation updates? (§§ 912, 952.) [224 Cal.App.4th 766]
"Extraordinary review of a discovery order will be granted when a ruling threatens immediate harm, such as loss of a privilege against disclosure, for which there is no other adequate remedy. [Citation.] ' "We review discovery orders under the abuse of discretion standard, and where the petitioner seeks relief from a discovery order that may undermine a privilege, we review the trial court's order by way of extraordinary writ. [Citation.]" ' " (Zurich American Ins. Co. v. Superior Court (2007) 155 Cal.App.4th 1485, 1493 (Zurich).) Each challenged discovery ruling concerning the recognition of a privilege is considered on a "case-by-case" basis, and we decide only the issues before us. (Upjohn Co. v. United States (1981) 449 U.S. 383, 396-397.)
In this context, " '[t]he trial court's determination will be set aside only when it has been demonstrated that there was "no legal justification" for the order granting or denying the discovery in question.' " (OXY Resources, supra, 115 Cal.App.4th 874, 887.) A trial court has abused its discretion in determining the applicability of a privilege when it utilizes the wrong legal standards to resolve the particular issue presented. (Zurich, supra, 155 Cal.App.4th 1485, 1493-1494.)
 The party claiming privilege has the burden of establishing the preliminary fact that the communications were made during the course of an attorney-client relationship. (D.I. Chadbourne, Inc. v. Superior Court (1964) 60 Cal.2d 723, 729; Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Superior Court (2009) 47 Cal.4th 725, 740.)
 The overarching standards for the scope and applicability of a privilege are statutory in nature. (§ 911.) "The privileges set out in the Evidence Code are legislative creations; the courts of this state have no power to expand them or to recognize implied exceptions." (Wells Fargo Bank v. Superior Court (2000) 22 Cal.4th 201, 206 (Wells Fargo); Roberts v. City of Palmdale (1993) 5 Cal.4th 363, 373; Zurich, supra, 155 Cal.App.4th 1485, 1494.) Public policy supports the proper scope of application of attorney-client privileges, to ensure " 'the right of every person to freely and fully confer and confide in one having knowledge of the law, and skilled in [224 Cal.App.4th 767] its practice, in order that the former may have adequate advice and a proper defense.' " (Mitchell, supra, 37 Cal.3d 591, 599.)
 The proper purposes of discovery are to obtain information on unprivileged matters that are relevant to the subject of the pending action, "if the matter either is itself admissible in evidence or appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence." (Code Civ. Proc., § 2017.010.) "For discovery purposes, information is relevant if it 'might reasonably assist a party in evaluating the case, preparing for trial, or facilitating settlement.' [Citation.] Admissibility is not the test and information, unless privileged, is discoverable if it might reasonably lead to admissible evidence. [Citation.] . . . [T]he scope of discovery extends to any information that reasonably might lead to other evidence that would be admissible at trial. 'Thus, the scope of permissible discovery is one of reason, logic and common sense.' " (Lipton v. Superior Court (1996) 48 Cal.App.4th 1599, 1611-1612 (Lipton); italics omitted.)
B. Procedural Status: No Reliance on Laches
Before analyzing the record in light of the above legal principles, we acknowledge that the sequence of discovery referee recommendations and two sets of superior court rulings have created some confusion on the basis for the rulings and the exact issues to be resolved. Defendants complain that the Association could have sought mandamus relief earlier, but did not do so until well into the discovery and litigation process, and thus, the petition arguably should be barred by laches. (See, e.g., Johnson v. City of Loma Linda (2000) 24 Cal.4th 61, 68; Planned Parenthood Golden Gate v. Superior Court (2000) 83 Cal.App.4th 347, 356.)
Writ review on the merits is appropriate to evaluate the rulings granting the motion to compel brought by Defendants, since they effectively disallowed the claims of attorney-client privilege raised by the Association with respect to the proposed questioning of individual homeowners. It is not necessary to enter into the debate about what Judge Vargas meant in the rulings he made before he retired in 2012, or about Judge Meyer's subsequent interpretation of what Judge Vargas must have meant, when Judge Meyer found it determinative that there was no attorney-client relationship between the Association's counsel and individual homeowners. In light of the novel and important issues raised by the petition on the interpretation of section 952, we decline to take the route of relying on principles of laches to resolve this matter. (See Lipton, supra, 48 Cal.App.4th 1599, 1612.)
Moreover, the Association has requested in its petition that this court direct the trial court to order adoption of the referee's report. Such an intermediate [224 Cal.App.4th 768] step is not necessary, and instead we exercise our discretion to reach the merits of the privilege questions presented.
ELIGIBILITY FOR PRIVILEGE COVERAGE
A. Basic Statutory Criteria: Evidence Code
 Two basic situations arise under section 952 for determining whether a "confidential communication" between a client and lawyer will retain its privileged character. Most importantly to the case before us, section 952 provides that confidentiality is retained if such an attorney-client communication is transmitted in confidence "to no third persons other than those who are present to further the interest of the client in the consultation . . . ." (§ 952, italics added.) Together, sections 912 and 952 will "permit sharing of privileged information when it furthers the attorney-client relationship; not simply when two or more parties might have overlapping interests." (McKesson HBOC, Inc. v. Superior Court (2004) 115 Cal.App.4th 1229, 1237, italics added, citing Raytheon Co. v. Superior Court (1989) 208 Cal.App.3d 683.)
In general, section 912, subdivision (a) provides guidance for when disclosures operate to waive a privilege. One of its exceptions, section 912, subdivision (d) expressly clarifies it is not a waiver of privilege, under the following circumstances: "A disclosure in confidence of a communication that is protected by a privilege provided by [attorney-client privilege, § 954], when disclosure is reasonably necessary for the accomplishment of the purpose for which the lawyer . . . was consulted, is not a waiver of the privilege." (OXY Resources, supra, 115 Cal.App.4th at p. 890, italics added; see First Pacific Networks, Inc. v. Atlantic Mut. Ins. Co. (N.D.Cal. 1995) 163 F.R.D. 574, 581 [both sections 912 and 952 of the California Evidence Code contain the same concept, i.e., whether there is a reasonable necessity for disclosure to a third party, in order to accomplish the purpose of consulting the lawyer].)
 Accordingly, section 952 allows privileges to be preserved when a family member, business associate or joint client (and/or the attorney for same) meets with the client and attorney who claim privilege, in regard to a matter of joint concern, "when disclosure of the communication is reasonably necessary to further the interest of the [claimant/litigant]." (See Insurance Co. of North America v. Superior Court (1980) 108 Cal.App.3d 758, 767; [224 Cal.App.4th 769] 2 Witkin, Cal. Evidence (5th ed. 2012) Witnesses, § 124, pp. 423-424.) fn. 5
In a related situation, public policy considerations were enunciated to assist in defining the proper scope of statutory protections of attorney-client confidential communications. The Supreme Court in Mitchell, supra, 37 Cal.3d 591, 611, was confronted with a defendant's discovery requests that were nominally intended to produce evidence relating to a plaintiff's claimed damages, in the form of questioning of the plaintiff about the nature and content of any warnings or information she had received from her attorney about the potential damages she was asserting. (Id. at p. 597.) In that case, the plaintiff was claiming injury from the defendants' wrongful environmental contamination, including her emotional distress stemming from fears of future physical harm that might be caused from the contamination. (Id. at p. 595.)
In the requested discovery in Mitchell, defense counsel arguably was seeking to inquire into whether the plaintiff and her counsel had discussed any potential physical harm to her from the contamination, "and if so, whether that discussion had contributed to plaintiff's distress." (Mitchell, supra, 37 Cal.3d 591, 610.) In considering privilege, the Supreme Court balanced the respective interests and concluded that such questioning went too far, because it "might very well reveal much of plaintiff's investigative efforts and trial strategy." (Ibid.) The plaintiff's attorney-client privilege should protect against any such investigation by opposing counsel into confidential client communications about injury and damages. (Id. at pp. 610-611.)
Moreover, allowing such proposed discovery into attorney-client discussions would "potentially uphold a harassment tactic whereby defendants . . . are able to shift the focus of the case from damages caused by [their actions] to damages caused by allegedly inflammatory or false information provided by self-serving attorneys. . . . [T]his technique not only obfuscates many of the substantive issues in a case but also frequently places the wrong 'defendant' on trial." (Mitchell, supra, 37 Cal.3d 591, 610-611.) Permitting such discovery would constitute "an unwarranted abrogation of the attorney-client privilege," that would unjustifiably undermine the proper functioning of the judicial system. (Id. at p. 611.) [224 Cal.App.4th 770]
Having set forth these basic principles and policy limitations regarding the protected scope of the attorney-client privilege, we turn to the more specific questions presented about the application of the common interest doctrine in this situation.
B. Common Interest Doctrine Definition
 "Although the protection of the attorney-client privilege is absolute, the protection afforded by the common interest doctrine is qualified, because it depends on the content of the communication. . . . [T]here is 'no absolute brightline [sic] test which distinguishes between the parties [sic] "adversarial" interests and their "common" interests.' " (OXY Resources, supra, 115 Cal.App.4th 874, 896.)
Not only the content of the communication must be considered, but also the circumstances of the communication. "Applying these waiver principles in the context of communications among parties with common interests, it is essential that participants in an exchange have a reasonable expectation that information disclosed will remain confidential. If a disclosing party does not have a reasonable expectation that a third party will preserve the confidentiality of the information, then any applicable privileges are waived. An expectation of confidentiality, however, is not enough to avoid waiver. In addition, disclosure of the information must be reasonably necessary for the accomplishment of the purpose for which the lawyer was consulted. (Evid. Code, § 912, subd. (d).) Thus, '[f]or the common interest doctrine to attach, most courts seem to insist that the two parties have in common an interest in securing legal advice related to the same matter--and that the communications be made to advance their shared interest in securing legal advice on that common matter.' [Citation.]" (OXY Resources, supra, 115 Cal.App.4th at p. 891, italics added.)
 In Citizens for Ceres v. Superior Court (2013) 217 Cal.App.4th 889, 915, the court expounded on the rules regarding the nonwaiver principles of sections 912 and 952. A communication to a lawyer, even where made in the presence of another person (e.g., a business associate or joint client, who is present to further the interest of the client in the consultation), and on a matter of joint concern, may retain a privileged character, within the existing scope of the privilege statutes. "Evidence Code sections 912 and 952, however, make no reference to common interests or joint concerns; they refer instead to a reasonable necessity of disclosure. Those two sections give rise to the common-interest doctrine. . . . [T]he alignment of the parties' common interests may mean disclosures between [224 Cal.App.4th 771] them are reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes for which they are consulting counsel." (Citizens for Ceres, supra, at p. 916.) fn. 6
 In Smith v. Laguna Sur Villas Community Assn. (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 639, 642 (Smith), the court analyzed discovery demands for attorney-client privileged information, that were made by appellants as condominium owners and members of their Association, regarding litigation materials created by the Association. Those owners were not individually named as plaintiffs in the Association's construction defect litigation against developers, so that the owners were not equivalent to the Association client that had retained the attorney to bring the lawsuit, and thus the owners could not be allowed to access the privileged information. The court explained, "Like closely held corporations and private trusts, the client [Association] is the entity that retained the attorney to act on its behalf." (Id. at pp. 642, 643 [§ 951, defining " 'client' " as the " 'person' " who " 'directly or through an authorized representative, consults a lawyer for the purpose of retaining the lawyer . . . . ' "].) Thus, "[w]here the association sues in its own name without joining with it the individual unit owners, the association, not the unit owners, holds the attorney-client privilege." (9 Miller & Starr, Cal. Real Estate (3d ed. 2011) § 25B:110, p. 25B-233.)
In reaching its conclusions, the court in Smith, supra, 79 Cal.App.4th 639, relied on Wells Fargo, supra, 22 Cal.4th 201, 209, in which no "fiduciary" exception to the attorney-client privilege was allowed on behalf of beneficiaries of a trust, who had sought to discover confidential communications between their trustee and the outside trust counsel hired by the trustee. It was immaterial that the trust had paid the attorney; such payments "do not suffice to create an attorney-client relationship." (Smith, supra, at p. 645.) Courts "do not enjoy the freedom to restrict California's statutory attorney-client privilege based on notions of policy or ad hoc justification." (Wells Fargo, supra, at p. 209.) [224 Cal.App.4th 772]
In Smith, supra, 79 Cal.App.4th 639, the court colorfully addressed concerns about group client confidentiality and potentially conflicting loyalties of Association counsel, by stating: "It is no secret that crowds cannot keep them. Unlike directors, the residents owed no fiduciary duties to one another and may have been willing to waive or breach the attorney-client privilege for reasons unrelated to the best interests of the association. Some residents may have had no defects in their units or may have had familial, personal or professional relationships with the defendants. Indeed, it is likely that the developer in the underlying litigation itself may have owned one or more unsold units within the complex. As [Association] points out, '[o]ne can only imagine the sleepless nights an attorney and the Board of Directors may incur if privileged information is placed in the hands of hundreds of homeowners who may not all have the same goals in mind.' With the privilege restricted to an association's board of directors, this is one worry, at least, that their lawyers can put to rest." (Id. at p. 645.)
C. Homeowners' Associations' Obligations: Civil Code Criteria
 For purposes of evaluating the proper scope of the attorney-client privilege, we turn to the statutes governing the Association's obligations to its members. In former Civil Code section 1368.3 (now Civ. Code, § 5980), an association that was established to manage a common interest development is granted standing to sue in its own name, on matters concerning damage to the common area, or damage to separate interests that are affected by damage to the common areas, etc. (Civ. Code, § 5980; former § 1368.3, repealed by Stats. 2012, ch. 180, § 1, operative Jan. 1, 2014.) fn. 7 As previously explained, after the Association filed its construction defect action in 2009 alleging damage to the common areas, individual homeowners hired their own attorneys to file a separate but coordinated action for damage to individual units (the Sarnecky action). However, the Association can seek redress for damage to separate interests that are affected by damage to the common areas, etc. (Civ. Code, § 5980.) [224 Cal.App.4th 773]
 "The duties and powers of a homeowners association are controlled both by statute and by the association's governing documents." (Ostayan, supra, 110 Cal.App.4th 120, 126-127.) In that case, the appellate court observed that the "complex" relationship between the individual owners and the managing association of a common interest development " 'may depend on the function the association is fulfilling under the facts of each case.' " (Lamden v. La Jolla Shores Clubdominium Homeowners Assn. (1999) 21 Cal.4th 249, 266.) Although the individual owner " 'has an economic interest in the proper business management of the development as a whole for the sake of maximizing the value of his or her investment,' " in other ways, " 'each individual owner, at least while residing in the development, has a personal, not strictly economic, interest in the appropriate management of the development . . . .' " (Id. at pp. 126-127, quoting Lamden, supra, at pp. 266-267.)
 As explained already, the Act places certain obligations on an association to communicate with individual owners about any proposed construction defect litigation. Current Civil Code section 6150, subdivision (a) of the Act requires the board of an association to provide a written notice to each current member of the association, 30 days prior to the filing of any civil action by the association against the developer, "for alleged damage to the common areas, alleged damage to the separate interests that the association is obligated to maintain or repair, or alleged damage to the separate interests that arises out of, or is integrally related to, damage to the common areas or separate interests that the association is obligated to maintain or repair." (Ibid.) Such a notice shall specify (1) a meeting will take place to discuss problems that may lead to the filing of a civil action; (2) what are the options available to address the problems; (3) the time and place of the meeting. (Ibid.) (If there are potential statute of limitations problems imminent, the association may give such notice within 30 days after the filing of the action; Civ. Code, § 6150, subd. (b); this method was evidently used here.)
In the CCRs applicable to this property, the Association is required not only to give such written notice of intended litigation to Association members, but also to obtain a vote of approval by more than 50 percent of the members, before filing the action. (CCRs, § 4.4.11.) This provision implements the protections of the individual homeowners' economic interests in the value of not only their own individual units, but also the development as a whole. (Ostayan, supra, 110 Cal.App.4th 120, 126-127.) It anticipates that investigation of common area defects could require individual homeowners to permit access and testing that affect their units. [224 Cal.App.4th 774]
ANALYSIS; NO WAIVER FOUND
A. Was Confidentiality of Communications Maintained at Meetings?
In light of the above principles of law, we turn to the record and request for relief in this case.
 The common interest doctrine is properly characterized under California law "as a nonwaiver doctrine, analyzed under standard waiver principles applicable to the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine." (OXY Resources, supra, 115 Cal.App.4th at p. 889, fn. omitted.) " '[F]or the common interest doctrine to attach, most courts seem to insist that the two parties have in common an interest in securing legal advice related to the same matter--and that the communications be made to advance their shared interest in securing legal advice on that common matter.' [Citation.]" (Id. at p. 891.)
Defendants argue that any confidentiality of communications at the meetings was initially waived through several different sets of circumstances. First, persons employed by or affiliated with Defendants, and who were also individual homeowners, were allowed to attend, and expert consultants attended and spoke at the meetings. (But see fn. 5, ante.) Second, a few homeowners later discussed issues raised at the meetings with their relatives and friends. Third, the letters announcing the meetings stated that the letters could be shared with potential buyers or lenders. Also, the Association had not kept confidential, but had made available to others, the numerous e-mails its counsel had received from individual homeowners, about the defects they were experiencing in their units.
In response, the Association provided the declaration of its managing agent, Nina McCarthy, stating that the Association and its counsel gave instructions that attendance at the litigation meetings was to be restricted to Seahaus owners only, not tenants, prospective buyers, realtors or other such third parties.
The concerns expressed in Smith, supra, 79 Cal.App.4th 639, about the difficulty of preserving confidentiality when a large crowd of homeowners is involved were outlined by the court in that case, in response to the individual homeowners' efforts to access privileged material created by the association's lawyers. Such access was not necessarily intended to further the purpose of the association's lawyers' job, but was adverse to it. (Id. at p. 645.) Our [224 Cal.App.4th 775] situation is the converse, in which the Association and its Board and lawyers perceive that the Board has a duty to keep all the individual homeowners informed about common area litigation that might affect the value of the individual units.
Likewise, in Wells Fargo, supra, 22 Cal.4th 201, the individual beneficiaries were seeking to force disclosure of the trustee's privileged information, for their own dissident reasons. Again, our situation is the converse, in which the corporate entity is attempting to offer confidential legal information to other interested persons about matters in which the entity (the Association) and its members (individual homeowners) have some common interests, and which the attorneys for the Association are attempting to protect. Concededly, the interests of the Association and the individuals will not always be aligned, and it can be difficult to draw a line between their allied interests and their adverse interests. (See OXY Resources, supra, 115 Cal.App.4th at p. 896.) However, the Association was seeking to share its privileged information with homeowners, to the extent that it believes that they " 'all have the same goals in mind.' " (Smith, supra, 79 Cal.App.4th at p. 645.)
 To determine the scope of the privilege, we look to the content of the subject communications, as well as the circumstances, for indications on whether the meetings will advance the common interests in the representation by counsel. (OXY Resources, supra, 115 Cal.App.4th at p. 891.) In considering the Civil Code sections listed above about the initiation of construction defect litigation, together with the Association's governing documents, we conclude that the Association's duties and powers include communicating with those parties who have closely aligned common interests, and the individual homeowners at the development have such common interests in this particular context. On balance, these circumstances show that the Association and its counsel, and the individual homeowners who participated in the litigation meetings, maintained a reasonable expectation that information to be disclosed about the status of the litigation was confidential in nature. "Clearly, the fundamental purpose behind the privilege is to safeguard the confidential relationship between clients and their attorneys so as to promote full and open discussion of the facts and tactics surrounding individual legal matters." (Mitchell, supra, 37 Cal.3d 591, 599.) In the role of client, the Association could properly take into account not only its own goals of protecting the common areas, but also the interests of its individual member homeowners in their units, as related to the common areas that the Association was seeking to repair. The relationship of the two construction defect actions was close enough so that the individual homeowners had common interests in the legal status of the Association's action. (See Civ. Code, § 6150, subd. (a).) Moreover, the presence of some homeowners who may have had conflicting loyalties (homeowners who were affiliated with Defendants) did not destroy all other common interests. [224 Cal.App.4th 776]
We conclude that the subject litigation meetings were held to accomplish the purpose for which the Association's lawyers were consulted. (§ 912, subd. (d); OXY Resources, supra, 115 Cal.App.4th at p. 891.) The common interest doctrine and its protection of confidentiality of these communications apply as a matter of law to these circumstances.
B. Was "Reasonable Necessity" Shown for Disclosures at Meetings?
We turn to the related question of whether the record supports the conclusion that it was "reasonably" necessary to the purpose of the Association's attorney retention for such disclosures to be made at the subject meetings, to the individual homeowners. (§§ 952, 912, subd. (d).) Defendants appear to argue that even if the original meeting, seeking individual voter approval of the Board's decision to pursue the litigation, was required by the CCRs and therefore was reasonably necessary, any subsequent meetings lost that protected status. We disagree. Both the content and the circumstances of each set of communications made, about the Association's legal strategy or advice, support conclusions that each stage of these disclosures was intended to carry out the purpose of pursuing the Association's lawsuit (to recover for asserted damage to the common areas) in such a way that would be consistent with and not interfere with the rights of the individual homeowners.
Although the two sets of plaintiffs involved here have some common interests in obtaining legal advice about their respective and distinct property rights, those rights will ultimately differ and are being resolved in separate lawsuits. Nevertheless, the Association's attorney was attempting to communicate in the subject meetings with other stakeholders, the individual homeowners, in a manner that would advance their shared interests in securing advice on similar legal and factual issues. (OXY Resources, supra, 115 Cal.App.4th at pp. 887-888.) These circumstances were enough to connect the disclosure of the litigation update information with the statutorily required "reasonably necessary" steps toward accomplishing the purpose for which the lawyers were consulted. (§ 912, subd. (d).)
If we agree with the position taken by Defendants, which is that the Association's attorneys' communications to individual homeowners were not confidential and merely served to create inflated expectations of individualized stigma damages, we run the risk of offending the public policy considerations set out in Mitchell, supra, 37 Cal.3d at pages 609 through 610. Even if discovery into privileged discussions between attorneys and clients would nominally be intended to produce some evidence relating to the issues about damages, "it might very well reveal much of plaintiff's investigative efforts and trial strategy." (Id. at p. 610.) Such discovery about attorney-client [224 Cal.App.4th 777] communications regarding potential damage evaluations or items "would potentially uphold a harassment tactic whereby defendants . . . are able to shift the focus of the case from damages caused by [their actions] to damages caused by allegedly inflammatory or false information provided by self-serving attorneys. . . . [T]his technique not only obfuscates many of the substantive issues in a case but also frequently places the wrong 'defendant' on trial." (Ibid.)
 In reaching this conclusion and granting the petition, we do not expand the scope of statutory privileges, but instead apply recognized rules to an unusual set of facts. (Wells Fargo, supra, 22 Cal.4th 201, 206.) The trial court erred in granting Defendants' motion to compel deposition answers from individual homeowners about the content and strategies disclosed to them by the Association or its counsel at the litigation update meetings, and the trial court must deny the motion and issue a protective order concerning the attorney-client privilege in light of the common interest doctrine.
Let a peremptory writ of mandate issue directing the superior court to vacate its September 4, 2013 order denying assertion of the attorney-client privilege and compelling discovery, and enter a new order issuing a protective order and denying the motion to compel. The stay issued on September 17, 2013 is vacated. Petitioner is entitled to costs in the writ proceeding.
McConnell, P.J., and Irion, J., concurred.
FN 1. Both former Civil Code section 1368.5 and current Civil Code section 6150 are provisions contained in the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act (the Act), which was recently repealed, reenacted and renumbered by Statutes 2012, chapter 180, section 1, operative January 1, 2014; now see Civil Code section 4000 et seq. on residential properties, and Civil Code section 6500 et seq. for commercial and industrial properties. We utilize the current Civil Code section designations. The Association is a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation managing the common interest development.
FN 2. The Sarnecky action was brought by a group of approximately 30 unit homeowners against not only the developers and builders, but also the lenders and escrow holders. One real party in interest here, defendant Bank of America, was never sued in this Association action, but only in the individual homeowners' coordinated action. Bank of America recently obtained summary judgment in the Sarnecky action and has notified this court that it is no longer a real party in interest and will not be filing a return. However, its previous filings were properly before this court, and have been relied on by the other real parties in interest, and may be considered here.
FN 3. All further statutory references are to the Evidence Code unless noted.
FN 4. We assume that only those individual homeowners who are litigants in the Sarnecky action could be seeking stigma damages, and that the Association is not doing so regarding the common areas. In any case, the parties each assume that the same privilege questions apply to the Association and each individual homeowner deponent.
FN 5. Parenthetically, we need not discuss at length the other statutory concept in section 952, that privileges remain when confidences are disclosed to persons "to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for the transmission of the information or the accomplishment of the purpose for which the lawyer is consulted. . . ." (§ 952; italics added; 2 Witkin, Cal. Evidence, supra, Witnesses, § 125, pp. 424-425 [rule covers various kinds of agents and intermediaries, e.g., secretary, accountant, other expert, etc.].) The expert consultants who attended the litigation update meetings would fall into this category.
FN 6. In Citizens for Ceres, supra, 217 Cal.App.4th 889, the appellate court was addressing an arcane question under the California Environmental Quality Act, about whether a developer and a municipality have any "common interest" in the creation of a legally defensible environmental impact report about the developer's application. The appellate court was analyzing whether those two entities had waived the attorney-client and other privileges, with respect to the communications they disclosed to each other before the project was approved. This required interpretation of the terms of Public Resources Code section 21167.6, subdivision (e) (governing the preparation of the administrative record). The court held that the administrative record statute does not impliedly abrogate the lead agency's attorney-client privilege, but any privilege is nevertheless waived as to any documents shared with the developer's counsel, before the project is approved. (See 9 Miller & Starr, Cal. Real Estate (2013-2014 supp.) § 25A:6, pp. 100-101.) That case is factually distinguishable. Its general statement of the common interest doctrine is useful, although the court's application of it has been criticized by commentators. (Ibid.)
FN 7. Compare Wardleigh v. Second Judicial Dist. Court In and For County of Washoe (Nev. 1995) 891 P.2d 1180, 1185, applying Nevada law that a homeowner's association lacks standing to file an action, but "when it acts as an agent or facilitator for homeowners who have retained counsel, Association officials so acting on behalf of the Association would be drawn into the privilege enjoyed by the homeowner clients," despite a lack of a direct attorney-client relationship with the homeowners in litigation sponsored by the Association. Further, "such representation by the Association will be privileged only to the extent that the Association acts on behalf of the homeowner clients in a setting where it is clear that the communications with the homeowners' counsel were intended to be privileged and confidential." (Ibid.) We need not rely on out-of-state law, as California law is sufficient.

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SOULS AT ZERO
"Souls At Zero" (Energy Records; 1993)
Reviewed by Christopher J. Kelter
Although this was a debut for Souls At Zero (circa 1993), it
was not the first record for the band - the band had previously recorded three albums
under the moniker Wrathchild America. The name change from Wrathchild America was
necessary when the band decided to go national; Souls At Zero was chosen over Wrathchild
America which was lacking a certain element in the "coolness" factor.
Souls At Zero always walked a genre tightrope. They were ahead of the curve in terms of playing metal that avoided clichés and trends while still pushing the envelope of the medium without getting lumped into the progressive category. During this time Souls At Zero managed to avoid the lure of grunge and kept their sound true to their metal brethren. Many of the riffs on this disc remind me of Metallica's "Black" disc while still retaining the complexity of "... And Justice For All." One of the best features of the disc is the complete absence of any ballads!
The dual guitar attack of Abbene and Carter no doubt help propel the band's songs to satisfying heights. Employing a blue-collar approach Abbene and Carter apply their meaty riffs to the songs with gusto. Both Abbene and Carter took cues from past guitar heroes yet had their minds squarely in the '90s. The songs are a blend of vintage hard rock and thrash flavors. Guitar solos are in abundance which is reason enough to find the time to listen to the melodic runs over the charging riffs.
"Lost" stands particularly well as it is made from a different mold of hard rock song writing. The twisting "Checkin' Out" also stands out as a tune that makes significant improvement over early '90s metal pretenders. The song "Souls At Zero" shows remarkable restraint by settling into a mid-paced groove that makes the complex seem not so threatening. "Welcome To The 90s" is also particularly strong selection in that it combines propulsive bass with taut guitar riffs into a serious yet also light look at these strange modern times. "Mind's Eye" is an appealing blend of slow burning metal riffs and tortured vocals.
This self titled debut was produced by band members Brad Divens and Jay Abbene; associate production provided by Drew Mazurek. The overall sound quality of the disc is quite decent. It may lack the effervescent "crunch" that is desired by radio, but the tone is rock solid.
Souls At Zero: Brad Divens (bass and vocals), Jay Abbene (guitar), Terry Carter (guitar), and Shannon Larkin (drums); the band is now defunct. Divens had spent time playing guitar in Kix and more recently produced tracks for the "ECW: Extreme Music" disc (click here to read our review). Abbene has since moved behind the mixing board and has mastered music for Glenmont Popes. Larkin has spent some time in the drum seat with Ugly Kid Joe.
A classic. This record will kick your ass.
Killer. Not a classic but it will rock your world.
So-so. You've heard better.
Pretty bad. Might make a nice coaster.
Self explanatory. Just the sight of the cover makes you wanna hurl.
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The New IRS People First Policy
The Internal Revenue Service has been stating since the Trump Administration came into office that they wanted to be a “kinder and gentler” government agency, and it now appears they are taking action to support the claim. The fallout of the Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the passage of a new emergency relief bill providing funds for all American taxpayers regardless of there previous tax liability status. This means that many who still owe taxes will still be allowed to receive their relief payments with no interception by the IRS. Not only will the relief payments be exempt from interception, but the agency is also suspending the Field Collection Activities through July 15th, 2020. This means that Cuyahoga Falls residents who have a tax issue may want to consider discussing the issue settlement during this suspension period with the assistance of an experienced Cuyahoga Falls lawyer like the legal professionals at Brunsdon Law.
All preexisting installment payment agreements to the Internal Revenue Service have been suspended with this legislation, so anyone who is in the process of satisfying a prior arrangement will have some time to recover after the relief checks are released. Those who cannot pay their full tax liability with their 2019 filing will be allowed a monthly installment agreement or extension automatically.
Offers in Compromise
The Internal Revenue Service also negotiates offers in compromise when attempting to collect tax revenues. This usually occurs over a designated period of information exchange, but they too are being suspended until July 15th, 2020. Anyone who has a pending OIC will be postponed at least to that date. This gives delinquent tax payers more time to negotiate a deal that could be better than anticipated when their Cuyahoga Falls lawyer is successful in building a strong case for a reduced tax burden. Offers in compromise could also be satisfied with an installment agreement as well, which could result in less liability than in standard negotiations during a regular collection situation.
There are also many who have not filed taxes this year as yet, not to mention those who who have not filed in quite some time. The IRS says all of those who did not file before this year’s deadline should file before July 15th and no penalties will be assigned in their case. Low income wage earners who have not filed even for multiple years will be eligible for installment agreements also, and the agency urges all of these delinquent filers to do so during this grace period. This is actually an excellent opportunity for these individuals to comply with a favorable outcome.
All in-person meetings between taxpayers and IRS agents have also been suspended until July 15, 2020, which means that communications will be conducted by mail and scheduled phone calls. All of those facing a potential physical meeting with agency representatives will have this requirement waived during this time, which can be a significant advantage to the taxpayer. Many people and businesses have unique situations for certain tax aspects such as earned income credit and business interruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the IRS will use a reduced demand policy. This also includes cases that are in the appeals process. However, the agency also stresses that compliance during this suspension period is still necessary and filers should take advantage of the opportunity while it exists. Statute of limitations issues will still be observed by the agency, and a Notice of Deficiency could still be filed against a taxpayer when they do not respond in a timely fashion when general information is requested.
Fresh Start Policy
It is important for tax filers to understand this is a good opportunity for them to make their tax account current with the Internal Revenue Service regardless of their personal situation. The odds are good that the agency will be lenient with those who comply and show a willingness to be honest and responsible with the government. The policy is intended as a “fresh start” shift from the former standard operational procedure, but it is still best to have comprehensive legal counsel during this period to avoid substantial penalties that could be avoided with a tax professional representing your case.
Contact Brunsdon Law
All Cuyahoga Falls residents who have questions concerning the new tax policy should contact Cuyahoga Falls lawyer Terri Brunsdon at Brunsdon Law for more information.

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Kayaking is a perfect activity here on Moosehead Lake! Make sure to bring yours with you, or rent one from us! We suggest two different kayaking routes from the Tomhegan Marina:
#1: The best (in our opinion) is to take a trip up the Socatean Bay. If you time your trip just right, you may be able to see some Moose enjoying their breakfast, a bald eagle leaving his nest and many other animals in an area of the lake that is not populated by humans. Although the trip can be long, with a packed lunch and some sunscreen, it is well worth the paddle.
#2: Tomhegan Stream is the second best. Remember the little bridge you drove over just a few miles before you arrived at camp, that is Tomhegan Stream. Either leave the marina and take a right and continue to hug the shore before paddling into the stream. We have a lively beaver population just past the bridge, so keep an eye out for those incredible architects.
Both streams have designated areas which are protected from fishing. Biologists and wardens watch these areas, so please review the fishing law book before casting your pole.
Unless you are a highly experienced kayaker, we would discourage kayaking across the lake to Farm Island or Mt. Kineo. The weather can change quickly on the lake and the large open water areas frequently have waves that are unusually large and rough for a lake. It is always a good idea to stay close to shore and keep a weather eye on the sky.

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Title: Nanny Needed
Author: Georgina Cross
Publication Date: October 5, 2021
Page Count: 352
My rating: 4 stars
About the book:
A young woman takes a job as a nanny for an impossibly wealthy family, thinking she’s found her entrée into a better life—only to discover instead she’s walked into a world of deception and dark secrets.
Nanny needed. Discretion is of the utmost importance. Special conditions apply.
When Sarah Larsen finds the notice, posted on creamy card stock in her building’s lobby, one glance at the exclusive address tells her she’s found her ticket out of a dead-end job—and life.
At the interview, the job seems like a dream come true: a glamorous penthouse apartment on the Upper West Side of NYC; a salary that adds several zeroes to her current income; the beautiful, worldly mother of her charge, who feels more like a friend than a potential boss. She’s overjoyed when she’s offered the position and signs the NDA without a second thought.
But in retrospect, the notice in her lobby was less an engraved invitation than a waving red flag. For there is something very strange about the Bird family. Why does the beautiful Mrs. Bird never leave the apartment alone? And what happened to the nanny before Sarah? It soon becomes clear that the Birds’ odd behaviors are more than the eccentricities of the wealthy.
But by then it’s too late for Sarah to seek help. After all, discretion is of the utmost importance.
Nanny Needed by Georgina Cross is a mystery thriller novel. This one certainly is a book that makes you think about the old saying too good too be true as the story unfolds.
Sarah Larsen is living with her fiance in New York city and knows that they are barely scraping by with bill collectors constantly calling. Sarah had grown up with her aunt raising her after her parents passed when she was young so when her aunt got sick Sarah stayed by her side as the bills piled up.
When Sarah sees a notice in her building’s lobby advertising a nanny position in the more elite section of the city she thinks this may just be the thing to get them out of debt. However, after applying and accepting the job Sarah quickly finds that things may not always be what they seem and having signed a contract she’s not sure she can leave.
I have to admit that when I began reading Nanny Needed by Georgina Cross I was not too sure how this one would work out for me in the end. Some books pull you right in and others take a while and this was a mix between the two. The first twist in the story was a bit obvious to me as a reader but the problem there was not that it wasn’t hidden well but that the main character’s reaction put me off a bit. However, that being said I was definitely pulled under by then and needed to continue to fly through the pages and was certainly entertained by the rest of the twists and turns. One that I would say try for yourself, you just may find you enjoy this wacky ride.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
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Interstate 640 ReconstructionKnox County
The project along Interstate 640, from the I-40 Interchange east of Knoxville to the I-40 Interchange west of Knoxville, consists of resurfacing or reconstructing the roadway for approximately 10 miles. The improvements will ehance the safety and mobility of the entire corridor.
Current Status: October 25, 2023
Bridge repair work scheduled for October 27 to October 30 has been postponed and will be rescheduled in the weeks to come.
October 9, 2023
In June 2022, the Tennessee Department of Transportation began rehabilitation of the I-640 corridor between the North Broadway Interchange and the I-40 Interchange (east of downtown Knoxville). The rubbilization efforts required extensive work to remove existing asphalt pavement layers and beak the underlying concrete layers into a gravel base. Once rubbilization of the concrete was complete, crews began placing intermediate asphalt pavement layers.
During winter of 2022, several of the bridges within the project limits began to show significant potholing, which prompted further investigation of the bridge decks for potential repair. The Department added repair work to the bridges within the corridor and the contractor has been coordinating with the railroad to gain proper access and approvals that will allow them to proceed.
Due to the added scope of work and weather limitations for both paving and striping, the contract completion date has been extended to August 31, 2024. There will be a milestone completion for returning traffic to its original configuration on intermediate pavement layer prior to the end of this year’s paving season. The contractor will then return in the Spring of 2024 to complete the final surface paving and permanent striping.
Over the course of the next six weeks, the contractor will be performing bridge repair work as traffic runs in its current configuration. Once Phase 1 bridge work is complete and all intermediate pavement layers have been placed, there will be a traffic shift to allow the contractor access to the other half of the bridges. The contractor will complete Phase 2 bridge work and return traffic to its original configuration following its completion.
Intermittent weekend lane closures to allow the contractor access to I-640 bridges over Rutledge Pike are tentatively scheduled for Friday, October 20 through Sunday, October 22 and Friday, October 27 through Sunday, October 29, weather permitting. We will have more information regarding these traffic impacts in the days to come.
Construction start: July 2022
Estimated completion: August 2024
History and Background
I-640 was designed and constructed in the late 1970s as an east-west loop around the city of Knoxville. Upon completion of the roadway in 1982, it linked I-40 with US 441, I-75/I-275, and other routes in the city, just in time for the World’s Fair.
Today, traffic counts along the interstate connector average between 66,000 and 87,000 vehicles per day. The existing roadway is three lanes in each direction and much of the existing road surface is in substandard condition and needs to be repaired or replaced. An extensive pavement project is needed for the six-lane facility.
Public Involvement and Engagement
Key Project Milestones
The proposed design calls for repair or replacement of the deteriorated pavement throughout the 10-mile corridor.
Due to the size of the corridor, the I-640 project has been divided into two smaller sections or phases.
Phase 1: I-640 between I-75/I-275 and I-40 (west of Knoxville) COMPLETED
- Removed top layer of asphalt
- Replaced with two layers of asphalt, including a binding layer
Phase 2: I-640 between I-40 (east of Knoxville) and I-75/I-275
- Rubblize existing roadway surface
- Use rubblized material for new roadway base.
- Repave roadway
Jason Sholtz (Project Manager)
TDOT Region 1
Mark Nagi (Media Contact)
TDOT Region 1 Community Relations Officer
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Console titles produced by a software publisher other than the company that makes the platform that is also not at least partially owned by the company that makes the platform (making them a 2nd party company). The term Third party also refers to peripherals and accessories not made by the console company.
Examples of 3rd party publishers
- Atari is a 3rd Party publisher for the Microsoft Xbox.
- Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is a 3rd party game, and appears on all consoles.
- MadCatz makes 3rd Party controllers for the GameCube.

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Facebook Vice President David Marcus is the face of the company's Libra digital currency, but the original driving force was a 26-year-old female corporate-development...Technologyread more
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President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, marking the end to a turbulent first year of his presidency, but one that has seen U.S. markets ascend to new heights.
The theme of Trump's address will be "building a safe, strong and proud America," a senior administration official told reporters on Friday. According to the White House, the speech will focus on five main policy areas: jobs and the economy, infrastructure, immigration, trade and national security.
As part of his economic message, Trump will review the country's economic growth over the past year, with a focus on how the administration's massive tax cuts, and its regulatory rollback, have contributed to the economy.
On infrastructure, the White House official said Trump would strike a bipartisan tone -- a nod to the many Democrats in Congress who would likely support an infrastructure bill.
"He's going to try to get the country excited about the urgency of rebuilding our infrastructure," the official said.
Trump will also address the immigration framework the White House previewed earlier this week, which offers a path to citizenship for nearly 2 million undocumented young people in exchange for $25 billion in funding for border security and draconian cuts to current legal immigration levels.
On trade, the White House official pointed to Trump's speech Friday in Davos, Switzerland, where he called for "fair and reciprocal" trade practices. The administration would not say whether Trump intends to bring up the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal the president has long dismissed as "terrible," but which he seemed to warm to, slightly, in Davos.
The fifth pillar of the speech will be national security, the White House official said. There, the president will emphasize "peace through strength," a phrase made popular during the Reagan administration.
Asked about the president's speech writing process, the official said that the specific wording needs to be coordinated across a wide range of agencies and stakeholders. But he added, "the process begins and ends with the president."
Trump is scheduled to deliver the State of the Union address at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

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Ed tech — the software, hardware, and integrated systems that are increasingly powering every level of education — has sprung up quickly around the world. The industry is getting crowded enough that we were able to cover a top 12 list of the highest funded ed tech startups in New York alone.
But any rapid growth is plagued with challenges. One of the biggest, second only to thinning educational budgets, is security. Here's Larry Johnson, CEO of New Media Consortium, in a 2015 statement on the issue:
“If we don’t solve the concerns that people have about big data and privacy of students, we’re going to miss a huge opportunity.”
Has the security problem been resolved in the years since this statement? A new survey doesn't look great.
Only 52 Percent of Vendor Websites Encrypt Their Data
Common Sense Education’s Privacy Evaluation Institute surveyed more than 1,000 ed tech vendors. The results:
“Only 52 percent of the vendor websites require encryption of login and personal information. The rest of the sites surveyed either don’t require encryption (20 percent) or aren’t built to support it (25 percent)”
Like Fintech, ed tech requires large databases for its network of clients, making it a potential target for hackers. In order to stay safe, educators should reexamine their deals with ed tech providers to ensure their information is protected properly.
Educators Should Encourage Diligence
When some ed tech vendors can't be trusted, the security is best enacted on the teachers' side.
“The big challenge is the education of adults, teachers and administrators, so that they’re aware of laws and best practices,” Craig Bates, coordinator of instructional technology at Talladega County (Ala.) Schools, told Ed Tech Magazine. “You can put policies in place, but there’s no software or other tool that can enforce them. Education is the best defense because that’s what can lead to everyone being diligent.”
It appears that being educated on the best security practices already is now the best way to further educate your students.


Best Sony Alpha 3000 Camera With Lots of Features
With the Sony Alpha 3000, the Japanese have announced an exceptional entry-level camera. Not only that, with this, the first representative with a four-digit code appears. The Sony Alpha 3000 is a hybrid and crosses the genre of DSLR and system camera. Matching the announcement we present the fusion of DSLR and DSLM the video:
Sony Alpha 3000 a frontier
What would be the mixture of from a Sony Alpha SLT-and a NEX camera? Exactly as the just-announced Sony Alpha 3000: Externally, the new announcements shines like a DSLR. Practical view finder, handy buckle and a mode selector dial to decorate the plastic housing. But you unscrew the lens, then shows the true face of the Alpha 3000: a mirror less system camera with E-mount, which has established itself already in the NEX series.Therefore, the DSLM is equally easy and comfortable to hold.
Inside, however, lies dormant known technique of DSLR series. The 20-megapixel APS-C sensor comes in size and is the Sony Alpha borrowed 58th With an ISO range 100-16000 the Sony Alpha 3000 also does not shy dark situations and resolves itself rich detail in low light. At a vibration sensor protected the novelty waived, however.The so-called SteadyShot protection must fit in the lens, such as in the attached kit lens 18-55 mm. One victim, the Sony probably should get to push through a low entry price.
The screens can also feel the austerity policies. The monitor falls with 2.7 inches of relatively small, with only 230,000 pixels solves and is neither swivel nor foldable. The same criticism is also the entry level of the competition have to put: Nikon D3100 and Canon 1100D .However, the other bearing can score with an optical viewfinder. With the Sony Alpha 3000 manufacturers typically comes an electronic counterpart to use. With approximately 200,000 pixels that falls out, however small and indistinct. Video filming the Alpha 3000 in full HD at 30 frames per second. nutshell: The Sony Alpha 3000 leaves a mixed impression. On one side of the sensor knows how to please. On the other hand, the feeling remains that the manufacturer of the equipment to be very stingy with. At a price of around 400 euros for camera and lens’s almost much better equipped Sony Alpha 58 . Until the publication in mid-September, however, there is still time for a lower street price.


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IFFR 2019: Cool masterclasses, talks and lectures
12 februari 2019
Claire Denis, Guillermo Arriaga, Carlos Reygadas, Agnieszka Holland… only a few respected names that gave a masterclass, talk or lecture at this years International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). I managed to catch four of them. And now you can see some of them too, beacuse many are available online on the official IFFR You Tube channel.
Freedom lecture by Agnieszka Holland
I truly enjoyed this sharp and uncompromising leucture on freedom and the role filmmakers play in shaping the political landscape. I found Agnieszka to be an intelligent and eloquent lady who I enjoyed listening to. Her lecture starts with a historical overview of film in the context of politics, ending with present time, the rise of populism and the questions filmmakers have to ask themselves today. Following the lecture, Dutch filmcritic Dana Linssen discusses it further with Holland.
For those who want to analyse the lecture further on their own, the complete text can be found here.
Masterclass Claire Denis: on the road to High Life
Another cool lady I was fortunate to listen to was the legendary French filmmaker Claire Denis. In a relaxed talk with Simon Field, a good friend of Denis and a former director of IFFR, she revisits her versatile and daring oeuvre. And of course Denis’ latest ‘High Life’ which premiered on IFFR earlier in the day. The talk offers an insight in Denis’s artistic approach. How she carefully constructs her worlds, with a well plotted use of color, sounds & music, and use of the body (both human and architectural), among other notable aspects.
Other masterclasses and talks to watch
Next to the two talks mentioned above I also visited the interview with Mexiacan author/screenwriter/director Guillermo Arriaga. And a talk with French film theorist and curator Nicole Brenez who talked about Jean Luc Godard’s latest film ‘Le Livre d’Image’, which was screend as part of IFFR’s special art programme.
Arriaga’s interview is not (yet) available online, but Brenez’ master talk can be found on IFFR’s You Tube channel. Together with other talks from IFFR 2019 as well as from previous editions. So visit IFFR on YouTube and make your own playlist.

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Lee Benson of the Deseret News decided to tally up the results of all the marriage definition votes which have occurred nationwide since 1998, just to see how much support there is for gay marriage. To no one's surprise, he found that 64 percent of Americans who've voted on marriage definition issues during that time voted to keep the traditional definition of marriage as being between one man and one woman. And Benson published his results on December 1st, 2008 in the Deseret News.
The great marriage election debate began with Alaska and Hawaii in 1998, continued with Nebraska in 2000, then Nevada in 2002, followed by 13 more states in 2004 (Montana, Oregon, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Michigan and Utah), another two in 2005 (Kansas and Texas), eight more in 2006 (Virginia, Colorado, Idaho, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee), and finally Florida, Arizona and California in 2008. In all, 58,911,741 Americans over the past decade have cast votes on the issue. The overall score is 37,662,846 for traditional marriage to 21,248,894 for gay marriage.
That's a 30-0 record. In every state where the people have been allowed to decide, traditional marriage has been upheld. Only in Massachusetts and Connecticut, where judges alone decided the issue, did gay marriage become legal.
But the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is more impressed with the will of unelected judges than with the voice of the people. The SPLC announced that on November 17th, they filed an amicus curiae brief calling for the state's Supreme Court to maintain the right to same-sex marriage.
The SPLC brief argues that the California Supreme Court should exercise its original jurisdiction in the case, rather than waiting years for the matter to work itself through the court system. The brief also asked the Court to issue a stay order, preserving the status quo — full recognition and continued availability of same-sex marriages — until the Court can address the validity of a ballot initiative that denies what the SPLC considers a "fundamental" right to an entire class of individuals. [Ed. Note: The term "fundamental" right has been consistently interpreted by strict constructionists to mean "formally-specified Constitutional rights". The so-called right to marry is not specified in the Constitution, so it is not considered a fundamental right. Obviously, the SPLC and its allies use a broader definition of "fundamental".]
The SPLC brief is in addition to other petitions challenging the validity of Proposition 8. On November 19th, the Court granted the request to exercise original jurisdiction over all three of the petitions, and set an expedited briefing schedule requiring completion of all filings by January 21st, 2009. But the Court also denied multiple requests to stay enforcement of Proposition 8 pending its determination on the validity of the ballot initiative.
The SPLC markets itself as a leading resource to combat "hate groups". But an examination of their website shows a disproportionate focus on white "hate groups", and little to no focus on non-white groups. While the SPLC reaches out so far as to consider immigration restrictionists to be "haters", they give Latino hate groups like La Raza, the Mexica Movement, and the Mechistas a free pass. In addition, as evidenced by the SPLC's blogroll, they show a pronounced left-wing bias, further crimping their credibility.
The SPLC's ideal of a 'family'
Many have attempted to rip the mask of pseudo-respectability from the face of the SPLC. The latest is a Baltimore Sun weekly columnist named Ron Smith. In a column entitled "The truth about 'hate crimes' and the racial justice racket" published December 3rd, 2008, Smith lashes out at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), denouncing it as a clever scam and exposing its liberal bias. First, he discloses how good the hate racket has been for Dees:
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a thriving business. The Alabama-based "nonprofit" firm has become a font of riches for founder Morris Dees and his associates. Its last tax return (2005) showed it took in nearly $111 million in donations the previous four years alone and reported assets of $189.4 million at the end of 2005. [Ed. Note: According to the Charity Navigator website, the SPLC raked in over $13.3 million in net profit in 2006.]
Its business is fundraising, and its success at raking in the cash is based on its ability to sell gullible people on the idea that present-day America is awash in white racism and anti-Semitism, which it will fight tooth-and-nail as the public interest law firm it purports to be. That might lead a skeptic to wonder why it spends little on litigation and why Mr. Dees pockets a lot of money sent in by panicked donors who buy into the smear campaigns against organizations or prominent individuals who question racial preference programs.
To me and to other observant conservatives, the Southern Poverty Law Center is a clever scam, relentlessly cultivating for profit the fear that this nation is filled with Klansmen and rife with people eager to perpetrate genocide.
Then Smith goes on to illustrate not only how selective the SPLC is about hate crimes, but cites official DOJ statistics to show that interracial crime is disproportionately black-on-white:
"Hate crimes," as trumpeted by the likes of the Southern Poverty Law Center, are a questionable legal construct used almost exclusively against whites. Hateful or not, interracial violent crime is overwhelmingly Black on White or Black on Asian. The Department of Justice's figures show that between 2001 and 2003, Blacks were 39 times more likely to commit violent crimes against Whites than the reverse. Of the nearly 770,000 violent interracial crimes committed every year involving Blacks and Whites, Blacks commit 85 percent and Whites commit 15 percent.
It's obvious whose side the SPLC is on - and it's not on the side of traditional America. The SPLC is an opportunistic, predatory cartel which exaggerates "white racism" for the sake of its own organizational self-perpetuation and to keep the donation spigot cranked wide open. And now they've taken the side of perverts over the traditional family. It's time for Americans to quit paying heed to these extortionists.


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We enjoyed a candlelight concert tonight at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, a landmark church in the heart of London. In previous visits, we’ve attended Christmas concerts at the church. The first time we visited the church, we created a “work of art” with brass rubbing materials in the crypt, a fun family activity.
A church has been on this site in Trafalgar Square since medieval times. The present building was constructed in a Neoclassical design by James Gibbs in 1722–1726.
Renowned violinist Joshua Bell — who has performed in Grass Valley, thanks to InConcert Sierra — is Music Director of the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the celebrated chamber orchestra.
Tonight we saw a performance by “Trafalgar Sinfonia,” the new name for the New London Soloists Orchestra. It featured Vivaldi Concertos, including “The Four Seasons.”
The crowd clearly enjoyed the performance. It was a balmy evening, just turning dark as we left. We grabbed one of London’s iconic black taxis and headed back to our hotel.


The Kia Sonet Turbo is a compact SUV with style, performance, and practicality. With a bold design and impressive features, the Sonet Turbo is a great choice for a reliable and efficient vehicle. This article is a review of the Kia Sonet Turbo.
Design and Features
With a distinctive grille, sharp lines, and a sleek profile, the Kia Sonet Turbo offers a sporty and stylish design.
Its interior has premium materials, comfortable seats, and a user-friendly infotainment system. Other features include automatic climate control, a sunroof, and wireless charging.
Engine and Performance
The Kia Sonet Turbo is powered by a 1.0-liter petrol engine that delivers excellent performance and fuel efficiency. It is paired with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, providing smooth and seamless gear shifts. In addition, the Sonet Turbo is advanced and includes electronic stability control and hill-start assist.
Practicality and Space
The Kia Sonet Turbo may be compact, but it offers ample space for passengers and cargo. In addition, its seats can be folded to create a larger cargo area, making it a practical choice for those needing to transport large items. The Sonet Turbo also has several store compartments, including a large glove box and a center console with cup holders.
The Kia Sonet Turbo offers a comfortable, smooth driving experience, responsive handling, and a quiet cabin. It is equipped with various driving modes, including Normal, Eco, and Sport, allowing drivers to adjust the vehicle's performance to their liking. The Sonet Turbo's suspension is also well-tuned, providing a comfortable ride on smooth, bumpy roads.
Overall, the Kia Sonet Turbo is a stylish, practical, and efficient SUV that offers great value for money. With its impressive design, advanced features and excellent performance, it is a great choice for anyone in the market for a new SUV.