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Twenty-six years ago, New Hampshire made history when the state Department of Education ordered the Henniker school district to pay $17,000 to cover the cost of teaching a student how to read.
Karen Morse was president of Henniker High's Class of '84, president of the student council, a member of the National Honor Society and a star athlete. She also was severely dyslexic.
Morse's dyslexia – the learning disorder hinders the ability to read, write and process language – went undiagnosed until she was a junior. After 11 years of school, her reading skills hovered at a first-grade level.
Henniker school officials agreed to pay for a year of remedial reading education at a special school in Massachusetts but balked at paying for a second year, leading Morse's family to sue. The Department of Education decided in the Morses' favor.
The case was hard on the family, the Henniker school system and the town as a whole, but it underscored the public school system's responsibility to provide every student with a basic education.
It also introduced Henniker, the rest of New Hampshire and people around the country who followed the story of the honor student who couldn't read to a new view of dyslexia, a disorder that wasn't well understood 25 years ago.
It still isn't – not thoroughly anyway – but today there's much more scientific information about dyslexia, as well as more options for kids and adults who struggle with reading and writing.
There's also more awareness that dyslexics are often visual or spatial thinkers who have perceptual skills that verbal thinkers often lack. Dyslexics often have natural abilities in art, design, construction, mechanics, chemistry, engineering and other fields that require originality, creativity – the ability to picture three-dimensional forms and how they fit together.
Many of the skills needed for jobs in today's economy stem from natural abilities that seem to be the flip side – the positive side – of dyslexia.
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Neuroscientists have found that dyslexics have different brain circuitry from those of "neurotypical" people. They processes information and ideas on the right side of the brain, which deals with images, spatial relationships and patterns, rather than the left side, which handles the logical and sequential sounds and symbols of language.
The alternative brain wiring has no effect on intelligence, coordination, or other abilities, but it does cause difficulties with reading.
And, according to experts, 15 to 20 percent of the population has dyslexic tendencies ranging from mild to severe.
Rewired readers
The Children's Dyslexia Center on Main Street in Nashua is a bright, welcoming – and free – tutoring center located in a spot that used to be occupied by a bank. There's a vault with a massive door in the back where the staff members store supplies.
Part of a network of 55 centers funded by the Scottish Rite Masons, the Nashua facility works with students ranging from early elementary through high school.
"We have 30 students each year," said director Aileen Cormier. "They come two days a week, after school for one-hour sessions."
Cormier opens the door to a small room where kids are tutored on a one-to-one basis. Inside there are books, posters and other learning materials set around a long table with a shallow dish filled with sand and glitter.
"We use the Otton-Gilligham approach; it's multisensory," said Cormier, using a finger to trace the letter "R" in the glittery sand.
Tutors present letters, sounds and words to students in ways that engage by different senses.
"They see (language), hear it and feel it," said Comier, explaining how the multi-sensory approach reinforces information.
The program builds reading skills in incremental steps with lots of repetition. Successes are continually acknowledged.
Cheryl Orgutt, executive director of the Windy Row leaning Center in Peterborough, also uses the Otton-Gilligham approach to tutor kids with reading disabilities.
Orgutt said she hopes after-school tutoring programs are becoming a resource for schools that are unable to provide one-on-one reading help for students.
"Our program is a different system of learning," she said. "Why do we think all children learn the same way?"
Orgutt warns against sweeping statements about dyslexics, saying that while most have above-average intelligence, it's not a given that a dyslexic will have natural abilities involving visual and spatial understanding.
"Dyslexia is a spectrum, and it's very hard to draw generalities," she said.
Read more at Making progress on understanding dyslexia.
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"The Apple iPod iTunes Anti-Trust Litigation" Doc. 399 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Robert A. Mittelstaedt (State Bar No. 60359) email@example.com Craig E. Stewart (State Bar No. 129530) email@example.com David C. Kiernan (State Bar No. 215335) email@example.com Michael T. Scott (State Bar No. 255282) firstname.lastname@example.com JONES DAY 555 California Street, 26th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 626-3939 Facsimile: (415) 875-5700 Attorneys for Defendant APPLE INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION THE APPLE iPOD iTUNES ANTI-TRUST LITIGATION This Document Relates To All Matters Case No. C-05-00037-JW (HRL) C-06-04457 JW (HRL) C-07-06507 JW (HRL) JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT Date: December 20, 2010 Time: 9:00 a.m. Courtroom 8, 4th Floor In accord with the Court's July 22, 2010 Order, the parties jointly submit this Case Management Statement. I. A. PLEADINGS AND DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS Direct Purchaser Action On October 28, 2010, the Court set the following briefing schedule for Defendant's renewed Rule 56 motion and Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Class Certification: (1) Defendant's Opening Rule 56 Brief and Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification shall be filed on or before January 17, 2011; Joint Case Management Statement C-05-0037-JW (HRL); C-06-04457 JW (HRL); C-06-6507 JW (HRL) Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 B. (2) Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendant's Rule 56 Brief and Apple's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification shall be filed on or before February 28, 2011; (3) Defendant's Reply Brief in Support of its Rule 56 Motion and Plaintiffs' Reply in support of their Motion for Class Certification shall be filed on or before March 28, 2011; (4) The Court will conduct a hearing on both motions on April 18, 2011 at 9 a.m. Indirect Purchaser Action On September 13, 2010, Defendant moved to dismiss Indirect Purchaser Plaintiff's amended complaint. The Court's August 11, 2010 Order set the hearing for December 20, 2010. The parties agree that plaintiff will not file a renewed motion for class certification until after the Court decides Defendant's Motion To Dismiss plaintiff's Amended Complaint. II. A. DISCOVERY Direct Purchaser Action Fact Discovery ends on December 20, 2010. Defendant's Request To Extend Fact Discovery For Limited Purpose Defendant requests that the fact discovery cut-off be extended to allow Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs to take the deposition of Apple's Chief Executive Officer, Steve Jobs, if Defendant's motion for a protective order is denied. Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs do not oppose Defendant's request. The deposition was noticed for December 20, 2010 to allow the parties time to meet and confer regarding the deposition with the parties agreeing that Defendant would file a motion for protective order by December 9, 2010. On December 9, 2010, Defendant filed the motion with Judge Lloyd seeking an order preventing the deposition on the grounds that Mr. Jobs does not have unique, non-repetitive, firsthand knowledge about issues relevant to this action that is unavailable from other, less burdensome sources. Pursuant to the Federal Rules, the deposition is off calendar while the motion is pending. See Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 37(d) and 1993 Notes thereto; Societe Civile Succession Guino v. Renoir, 2008 WL 5157719 *2 (9th Cir. 2008). Subject to this Court's approval, should Judge Lloyd deny Apple's motion for a protective order, the parties will agree upon a date for the deposition that is convenient for the witness and -2Joint Case Management Statement C-05-0037-JW (HRL); C-06-04457 JW (HRL); C-06-06507 JW (HRL) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 counsel before Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs' opposition to Defendant's motion for summary judgment is due. Plaintiffs' Position Plaintiffs will oppose Apple's motion for a protective order and will request the Court decide the motion on an expedited basis. Based on the documents produced to date, plaintiffs will demonstrate that Mr. Jobs possesses relevant first-hand knowledge regarding issues critical to plaintiffs' case that are properly the subject of deposition testimony. Plaintiffs do not object to potentially scheduling Mr. Jobs' deposition for a date after the discovery cut off should the Court deny defendant's motion. However, plaintiffs are concerned about losing the already noticed deposition date without a ruling by the Court on the protective order. Therefore, plaintiffs previously asked defendants to agree to hold the December 20, 2010 date should the Court not rule by December 17, 2010. No agreement was reached on this point. B. Indirect Purchaser Action In accord with this Court's July 22, 2010 Order, discovery shall not commence until the Court addresses Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint. -3- Joint Case Management Statement C-05-0037-JW (HRL); C-06-04457 JW (HRL); C-06-06507 JW (HRL) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Dated: December 10, 2010 Jones Day By: /s/ Robert A. Mittelstaedt Counsel for Defendant APPLE INC. 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The Real Naval Disaster in India
India also has prestensions ofbeing a regional super-power, and its navy has been the real deterrant of the enemies. It is only last month India became the fifth nation with the capability to indigenously design and build its own aircraft carrier. INS Vikrant, as the new carrier is called, was launched by the defense minister with great fanfare signaling India's coming of age as a global naval power.
This launch followed the announcement that the reactor in India's first indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine (SSBN), INS Arihant, has gone critical, marking a turning point in New Delhi's attempt to establish a nuclear triad.
But the celebrations came to an abrupt end when, two days after the launch of the aircraft carrier, INS Sindhurakshak, one of the 10 Kilo-class submarines that form the backbone of India's aging conventional submarine force, sank with 18 crew members after explosions at the naval dockyard in Mumbai.
Together these developments underscored the giant strides that India has made as well as the challenges that India faces in its attempts to emerge as a credible global naval power.
Under development for the past eight years, INS Vikrant is likely to begin sea trials next year. With INS Vikrant, India not only will be able to protect both its eastern and western flanks more confidently but will also be able to project power much further off its shores, something that Indian naval planners have long desired.
INS Arihant is the first ballistic missile submarine built outside the five recognized nuclear powers. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called the activation of the reactor aboard Arihant a "giant stride in … our indigenous technological capabilities."
This highly secretive project took more than a decade to complete and will complete India's nuclear triad, with the submarine's ballistic missiles giving India a second-strike capability.
Indian naval expansion is being undertaken with an eye on China. Arihant and Vikrant notwithstanding, India has nautical miles to go before it can catch up with its powerful neighbor, which has made some significant advances in the waters surrounding India.
However, the recent incidents have only highlighted that the navy is not as strong as imagined. Beginning in August 2013, when the Indian naval submarine Sindhurakshak sank, stories have been appearing about naval "disasters", culminating with the fire on the Sindhuratna, another submarine of the same class, which resulted in the death of two officers. This led to the resignation of the naval chief, Admiral D.K. Joshi, owning moral responsibility for all the incidents.
This is only the second time that a naval chief has demitted office before time. In the case of Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat in 1998, while the majority view of the navy, including retired officers, was that the manner in which he was dismissed was wrong, some believed that he was too autocratic and had overstepped his authority. In Joshi's case, however, there is unanimity that he was not to blame but has taken a bold, honourable and courageous step on his own, setting a fine example for all.
Amidst the noise and hullabaloo, the "disasters" have not been critically examined to see whether they deserve to be termed as such. Let us get an obvious error out of the way: the incident of the empty gunshell fired from ICGS Sangram that hit the Western Naval Command headquarters in February 2014. Sangram is a vessel of the Coast Guard, which is an independent service and has nothing to do with the navy.
Coming to the navy, the collision of INS Talwar with a fishing vessel in December 2013 could only have been due to misjudgement on the part of the ship's staff or negligence of the fishing vessel crew. Pending completion of a board of inquiry, the commanding officer has been suspended. For all we know, he may be exonerated, but if found guilty, will be punished. Similarly, the brush of INS Tarkash with the jetty was due to human error, but it was no "disaster".
Ships have been having arguments with jetties from the days of Lord Nelson, and there will be any number of such cases filed away in the archives of not only the Indian navy but navies all over the world. The grounding incidents of Sindhughosh, Betwa, Vipul, Mysore and Airavat look big taken collectively but are not uncommon individually.
A ship can be blamed for grounding if it strays from a marked channel or goes into a charted navigational hazard. But if the incident is attributable to an underwater and unidentified object not marked on the chart, perhaps as a result of silting and lack of dredging, it will be most unfair to levy any blame on the ships' staff.
All these incidents have been or are being examined thoroughly by the navy and disciplinary or corrective action has or will be taken on completion of the boards of inquiry. In none of the cases discussed so far does the buck travel any further than the captain of the ship.
Here, it is essential to point out that the captain of a ship is a prize appointment and the individual is selected by top officers of the navy after a detailed examination of his service record and proficiency. However, there is no escape from human error. According to reports, the navy chief had already taken corrective action by ordering a reappraisal of the performance of key officers and affected many transfers.
The collision with the jetty and the groundings were not "disasters", either in the manner in which they happened or for the damages caused, which were not substantial except maybe in one case. These incidents should not even have found their way to the media. The navy would do well to investigate how this has happened. This is not to suggest that they should have been brushed under the carpet.
Proper procedure must be followed and necessary action taken, but unnecessary reporting in the media and painting a frightening picture of naval "disasters" is wrong. Admiral Joshi quite rightly spoke of them as minor incidents, and neither the media nor the ministry of defence had cause to disbelieve him.
We are now left with three incidents that are of a serious nature. The fire on INS Konkan seems to be an isolated incident and one does not have any details to comment on it. It is, however, pertinent to note that this happened on the east coast and, therefore, should not be held against the CinC Western Naval Command, who seems to be in the line of fire. The Sindhurakshak and Sindhuratna incidents have both occurred on Kilo-class submarines and can be grouped together, although the cause may not be the same.
In fact, full details are not yet known beyond the fact that there were some explosions on the former and smoke in a compartment on the latter. The Sindhuratna was on post-refit trials and had on board the Western Naval Command Commodore Commanding Submarines and his inspection team. Any charge of negligence is therefore incorrect. We should avoid passing judgement till we get to the bottom of the matter.
The submarines are old and well past their sell-by date. The navy has repeatedly apprised the defence minister and the MoD of this. The case for replacement of submarines is at least 10 years old. This is the true "disaster", which has only now been highlighted because these accidents have occurred. It remains to be seen if the MoD makes fast progress on the acquisition of submarines so that such disasters, or worse, do not take place.
On one issue, however, the navy can be faulted. Content with the belief that the incidents were of a minor nature, it allowed the media to hype them and did not make timely efforts to clear the air. Its public relations machine is to blame. To draw an analogy, when a number of MiG-21 incidents were taking place not too long ago, the aircraft were labelled as "flying coffins". But nobody was calling for the heads of the air force hierarchy.
The mystery behind Admiral Joshi's resignation remains. What triggered his resignation when he had recently dismissed most of these incidents as "minor"? One can only conjecture that the MoD, if not the minister himself, and the media were hounding him and he was bearing everything manfully till the Sindhuratna incident proved to be the last straw.
The above mentioned launch of an aircraft carrier is seen as critical for the Indian Navy as it remains anxious to maintain its presence in the shipping lanes of the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea, especially in light of China's massive naval buildup. Last year China commissioned its aircraft carrier, Liaoning, which is a refurbished vessel purchased from Ukraine in 1998. It is also working on an indigenous carrier of its own even as it keeps an eye out for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
India remains heavily dependent on imports to meet its defense requirements, so its recent successes are particularly important. But for all the euphoria, it will be five years until the INS Vikrant can be commissioned by the Indian Navy, and INS Arihant has yet to pass a series of sea trials.
The Indian Navy wants to be a serious blue-water force. Indian naval planners have long argued that to main continuous operational readiness in the Indian Ocean, protect sea lanes of communication in the Persian Gulf and monitor Chinese activities in the Bay of Bengal, it needs a minimum of three aircraft carriers and a fleet of five nuclear submarines.
With Admiral Gorshkov on track to be delivered by Russia by the end of this year and a second aircraft indigenous carrier in the wings, the Indian Navy could be close to realizing the dream of operating three carriers by the end of the decade.
But serious challenges remain as exemplified by the disaster of INS Sindhurakshak, which has brought the focus back to the enduring problems of safety and reliability that the Indian Navy has been grappling with for decade.
The Indian Navy has a poor accident record with several mishaps in recent years. INS Sindhurakshak had been reintroduced to service only in April this year after a refit in Russia. The navy has ordered a review of its submarine weapons safety systems after initial investigations showed arms on board the submarine may have played a role in its sinking. The latest accident comes as the Indian Navy's surface fleet expands. The Indian submarine fleet is not only aging but also depleting fast with the induction of new submarines not on track.
Despite the success of Vikrant and Arihant, India's indigenous defense production has been marred by serious technical and organizational problems, leading to significant delays in the development of key defense technologies and platforms.
The Indian Navy, much like the other two services, has found it difficult to translate its conceptual commitment to self-reliance and indigenization into actionable policy, resulting in a perpetuation of reliance on external sources for naval modernization. Yet India's reliance on its navy to project power is only likely to increase in the coming years as naval buildup continues apace in the Indo-Pacific.
Apart from China, other powers are also developing their naval might. Japan's commissioning of its third helicopter carrier, the Izumo, has raised hackles in Beijing, which has referred to it as an "aircraft carrier in disguise." In this regional context, India's naval engagement with East and Southeast Asian states is integral to its two-decade old "Look East" policy. Countries ranging from Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia to Vietnam and Myanmar have been pushing India toward assuming a higher profile in the region. India is training Myanmar naval personnel and is building at least four Offshore Patrol Vehicles in Indian shipyards to be used by Myanmar's Navy. But would it maintain its regional supremacy si the question that faces India.
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Can't help you there I'm afraid, but I can now tell you that adding the salt increases the ionic strength of the vinegar, apparently and according to Google, so with all usual caveats.
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I found two results on the first page of my search mentioning increases in the ionic strength and decided that was as much as I'd ever need to know about the subject.
I can testify that it's a good method for cleaning up a wire in a pinch, and that's good enough for me.
I didn't do a salt and vinegar versus vinegar only comparison as I only had one wire to clean, but will try vinegar alone out of curiosity the next time I need to clean and solder something that's not really worth cleaning and soldering. If it's less effective than the salt/vinegar mix, I shall be able to say, 'We'll add salt! It will increase the ionic strength of the vinegar, don'tcha know.', even if that is actually utter tosh.


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I am very disappointed: why do I get to hear about Hamlet Opera only the next day after its broadcast? It's really a Shame! I wish it was announced the day before it! Any chance of finding it on replay?
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97 Mr A. Eden, U.K. Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, to Commonwealth Government
Cablegram 74 LONDON, 11 March 1940, 11 p.m.
My despatch 9th February No. 22. [1]
The Netherlands Minister [2] informed the Foreign Office on 24th February that the Japanese Government were renewing pressure on the Portuguese Government to obtain oil concessions in Portuguese Timor and asked whether His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom would be prepared to put pressure on the Portuguese Government to dissuade them from granting any concession in Timor to the Japanese. He was informed that our interests and those of the Netherlands Government in this matter were identical and that the possibility of instructing His Majesty's Ambassador at Lisbon [3] to raise the matter with the Portuguese Government would be further considered.
On 22nd February, His Majesty's Ambassador at Lisbon reported that the Portuguese Minister for Colonies [4], despite previous verbal undertakings to the contrary, had stated that he could not grant concessions for western parts of the Island to Oil Concessions Limited outright but that he would be prepared to award the western area to Wittouck [5] and if satisfactory arrangement could be reached by Asia Investment Company and Oil Concessions Limited to sanction transfer to Oil Concessions. On 29th February however His Majesty's Ambassador reported that after discussion with the Portuguese Prime Minister [6], the Minister for the Colonies had informed the representative of Oil Concessions Limited that it would be difficult at present to authorize such transfer. The Minister had remarked that neither His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom nor His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of Australia had made any official demarche with regard to the western area. It is understood that the Minister hopes that his hand may be strengthened by a statement either that the award of a concession to the Japanese would occasion anxiety to His Majesty's Governments or that His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of Australia support the application of Oil Concessions Limited.
The Director of Asia Investment Company has informed Oil Concessions Limited that Wittouck will be prepared to relinquish his rights in Timor and to make every effort to obtain concessions for the western area which, if obtained, he will transfer to Oil Concessions Limited in return for cash payment of 25,000 and 25 per cent of the shares issued or to be issued by the Company which exploits the area at present held by Oil Concessions Limited. This offer is apparently unacceptable but subsequent enquiry shows Wittouck may be prepared to reduce his terms to cash payment not exceeding 50,000.
The Lisbon representative of Oil Concessions Limited [7] now in London has represented that the decision of the Portuguese Government not to award concessions to his firm outright is undoubtedly due to Japanese pressure and that, if Wittouck realises the position, there is distinct possibility of his raising the price or selling out to the Japanese. He stated that western area though it might be petroliferous had not been surveyed and he did not think it a sound commercial proposition for his company to pay a large sum to obtain this area. He raised the question whether Hs Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of Australia would wish to participate in the company and give financial support.
The Netherlands Minister at Lisbon [8] has intimated to His Majesty's Embassy that the Netherlands Government would be prepared to make financial sacrifice in order to prevent the Japanese from obtaining a footing in Timor.
We should be glad to receive the observations of the Commonwealth Government as to any action which they would wish to see taken.


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ProtectMarriage.com - Yes on 8, a Project of California Renewal et al v. Bowen et al
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MOTION to Modify Scheduling Order to Extend Deadlines by Department of Elections - City and County of San Francisco. (Givner, Jonathan) Modified on 4/28/2010 (Owen, K).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DENNIS J. HERRERA, State Bar # 139669 City Attorney WAYNE SNODGRASS, State Bar # 148137 JON GIVNER, State Bar # 208000 ANDREW SHEN, State Bar # 232499 MOLLIE LEE, State Bar # 251404 Deputy City Attorneys One Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place City Hall, Room 234 San Francisco, California 94102-4682 Telephone: (415) 554-4705 Facsimile: (415) 554-4745 E-Mail: email@example.com Attorneys for Defendants Department of Elections - City and County of San Francisco and Dennis J. Herrera, City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco (Additional Counsel on next page) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO DIVISION ProtectMarriage.com, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. Debra Bowen, et al., Defendants. MOTION TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER TO EXTEND DEADLINES; POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT THEREOF Case No. 2:09-CV-00058-MCE-DAD Motion to Modify Pretrial Scheduling Order CASE NO. 2:09-CV-00058-MCE-DAD 1 n:\govlit\li2010\090774\00624138.doc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 EDMUND G. BROWN JR., State Bar # 37100 Attorney General of California ZACKERY P. MORAZZINI, State Bar # 204237 Supervising Deputy Attorney General 1300 I Street, Suite 125 P. O. Box 944255 Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 Telephone: (916) 445-8226 Facsimile: (916) 324-5567 firstname.lastname@example.com Counsel for Defendants Debra Bowen, California Secretary of State, and Edmund G. Brown, Jr., California Attorney General SCOTT HALLABRIN, State Bar # 76662 General Counsel LAWRENCE T. WOODLOCK, State Bar # 137676 Senior Commission Counsel Fair Political Practices Commission 428 J Street, Suite 620 Sacramento, CA 95814 Telephone: (916) 322-55660 Facsimile: (916) 327-2026 firstname.lastname@example.com Counsel for Defendants Members of the Fair Political Practices Commission Motion to Modify Pretrial Scheduling Order CASE NO. 2:09-CV-00058-MCE-DAD 2 n:\govlit\li2010\090774\00624138.doc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Defendants California Secretary of State Debra Bowen, California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, Jr., and the members of the Fair Political Practices Commission ("State Defendants"), along with City and County of San Francisco and San Francisco City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera ("San Francisco Defendants") hereby move the Court to modify its May 15, 2009 pretrial scheduling order to extend all deadlines by 60 days, and state in support thereof: On May 15, 2009, the Court issued a Pretrial Scheduling Order setting deadlines for discovery, dispositive motions and trial in this matter. The Court's order provided that all non-expert discovery must be complete by May 14, 2010. Since the Court issued its order, the parties have proceeded with discovery, but Defendants are now unable to complete necessary discovery before May 14, largely because of Plaintiffs' inadequate responses to past requests and Plaintiffs' inability to produce crucial witnesses for depositions. Defendants seek a limited modification of the Court's scheduling order extending deadlines by 60 days to allow the parties to complete discovery. Defendants have not previously sought any modifications of the Court's scheduling order. Defendants have good cause for this request, and no party would be prejudiced by the extension. I. There Is Good Cause To Extend Deadlines By Sixty Days. Defendants seek to modify the scheduling order for two reasons: (1) an ongoing dispute regarding Plaintiffs' inadequate responses to Defendants' past discovery requests, and (2) Plaintiffs' professed inability to make critical witnesses available for depositions before non-expert discovery closes. First, Plaintiffs have failed to respond to most of Defendants' discovery requests, and after several months of delays and objections by Plaintiffs, Defendants now are seeking relief from the assigned magistrate judge. See Declaration of Mollie Lee ("Lee Decl.") ¶ 7. State Defendants propounded interrogatories and document requests on October 30, 2009 seeking a range of information regarding alleged harassment against supporters of Proposition 8, as well as information about Plaintiffs' collection of that information, their communications with alleged victims, and the impact of disclosure laws on Plaintiffs' operations and finances. See id. ¶ 2. Plaintiffs initially produced no responsive documents or even a privilege log and later agreed to produce responsive documents by March 1, 2010. See id. Despite that agreement, Plaintiffs did not complete document Motion to Modify Pretrial Scheduling Order CASE NO. 2:09-CV-00058-MCE-DAD 3 n:\govlit\li2010\090774\00624138.doc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 production until March 23, 2010 five months after Defendants' requests. See id. ¶ 3. And what Plaintiffs ultimately produced was drastically incomplete, responding to only three of the 13 document requests, and consisting almost entirely of fundraising communications, campaign advertisements, public opinion surveys, and e-mails sent to Plaintiffs by opponents of Proposition 8. Plaintiffs objected to most of Defendants' requests based on a broad "First Amendment privilege" and otherwise declined to produce any information that Plaintiffs considered "confidential." After attempting to resolve the dispute, Defendants now are in the process of asking the assigned magistrate for an order compelling Plaintiffs to respond to Defendants' requests. The parties are finalizing a joint statement regarding the discovery disagreement, which Defendants hope to file as soon as they receive proposed text from Plaintiffs' counsel. See id. ¶ 7. If the Court grants Defendants' requested relief in that dispute, Defendants anticipate that they will need a few weeks to review the new documents and complete any needed follow-up with Plaintiffs' counsel. A 60-day extension of the May 14 deadline would allow for a proper close of non-expert discovery. Second, Plaintiffs' counsel have indicated that they cannot make relevant witnesses available for depositions before the close of non-expert discovery. After receiving and reviewing Plaintiffs' limited document production on March 23, counsel for Defendants determined that they would need to supplement the information Plaintiffs have produced by taking a limited number of depositions before the end of the non-expert discovery period. Specifically, Defendants anticipate two days of depositions depositions of each Plaintiff organization under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6), which would likely be combined with depositions of Plaintiff organizations' chief executives who have claimed personal knowledge of material information in this litigation. On April 12, counsel for the San Francisco Defendants contacted Plaintiffs' counsel to request any dates when those witnesses would be available before the close of non-expert discovery. See id. ¶ 3. On April 20, Plaintiffs' counsel indicated that the witnesses would not be available at any point in the remaining discovery period. See id. ¶ 5. Instead, Plaintiffs' counsel offered to make the witnesses available on May 27 and 28, after the discovery period closes. See id. But Plaintiffs were unwilling to stipulate to any extension of the current discovery deadline. See id. ¶ 6. Motion to Modify Pretrial Scheduling Order CASE NO. 2:09-CV-00058-MCE-DAD 4 n:\govlit\li2010\090774\00624138.doc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Defendants seek a 60-day extension of deadlines for the purpose of taking these critical depositions and following up as necessary. Plaintiffs are seeking to depose only two individual witnesses and three 30(b)(6) witnesses, and those depositions are crucial. Because Plaintiffs' documentary discovery responses have been so incomplete, Defendants anticipate that these depositions will allow Defendants to discover the information that Plaintiffs have so far refused to disclose. If these depositions can be scheduled at the end of May, as Plaintiffs have offered, then a 60day extension of the discovery period would allow sufficient time to take the depositions and to follow up with targeted requests for any significant information newly disclosed by the witnesses' testimony. II. No Party Would Be Prejudiced By The Proposed Modification The proposed 60-day extension of deadlines would not prejudice any party to the litigation. The Court's initial schedule anticipated a 26-month period from the filing of the complaint to the start of trial, and Defendants' proposed modification would change that schedule by only two months. Defendants are not aware of any harm that Plaintiffs would suffer as a result of this limited extension. Moreover, as noted above, Defendants are seeking a modification of the scheduling order in large part because of Plaintiffs' delays in responding to discovery requests. It would be inequitable to allow Plaintiffs to run out the clock by delaying their discovery responses and then to object when time finally runs out. Therefore, for good cause shown, Defendants request that Court modify the May 15, 2009 scheduling order to provide the following amended deadlines: · · · · /// /// /// July 13, 2010: completion of non-expert discovery; September 13, 2010: expert witness disclosures; November 15, 2010: last date for hearing on dispositive motions; March 7, 2011: joint pretrial conference statement and pretrial motions due; Motion to Modify Pretrial Scheduling Order CASE NO. 2:09-CV-00058-MCE-DAD 5 n:\govlit\li2010\090774\00624138.doc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 · · March 14, 2011: trial briefs due; May 9, 2011: commencement of trial. Dated: April 27, 2010 By /s/Jonathan Givner JONATHAN GIVNER Attorney for Defendants Department of Elections City and County of San Francisco and Dennis J. Herrera Motion to Modify Pretrial Scheduling Order CASE NO. 2:09-CV-00058-MCE-DAD 6 n:\govlit\li2010\090774\00624138.doc


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Chic Spotlight: Shadowbox Star Stacie Boord
This performer literally makes it her job to make you laugh, so go behind the scenes of that comedic relief and find out more about this sketch comedienne.
Cincy Chic: Why did you first get involved in the comedy world?
Stacie Boord, general manager and performer for Shadowbox Newport: To be honest, it was all happenstance. I was an opera and dance major in college. I heard from a friend about this guy writing a rock opera who needed a back up singer. I decided to do it so I could show my "versatility" as a singer/actress on my resume. (That's where I fell in love with rock music. Once I graduated with my degree I never sang an aria again!)
When the rock opera was over, we decided to open a black box theatre so we could train actors to sing and vice versa. After we had been in operation for a year doing traditional theatre, we literally sat around the office one day and said, "You know what? SNL sucks. I bet we could do a better job than that." So we challenged ourselves to write a two-hour sketch comedy show in ten days, and it was a huge hit! Then a little bit later we decided to get a liquor license, offer some food and the rest is history!
Cincy Chic: How did that comedic path lead you to Shadowbox?
Boord: Well, as I said above, it was the other way around! Shadowbox lead me down the comedic path. I was just crazy enough to go there and stay there!
Cincy Chic: What makes Shadowbox different from other entertainment opportunities?
Boord: It's a unique entertainment experience. Nowhere else can you experience sketch comedy, rock 'n' roll, and dance, all under the same roof in this type of format. That, coupled with our bistro style menu and bar, makes for a great evening out! Our entertainment is definitely geared toward mature audiences — although you're not going to see or hear anything you wouldn't on cable television!
Cincy Chic: This is for our Humor issue, so what have been some of the funnier moments at Shadowbox?
Boord: Wow! [Pause] Well, costume malfunctions are always worth a good laugh. Oh, and not too long ago I was performing at the Shadowbox Columbus and during the song "With a Little Help from My Friends," I pulled an older gentleman up from the audience. He kind of lost his balance a little and then leaned into me and yelled into my live head mic, "I'm getting a new hip on Wednesday!" Everyone in the audience heard it!
Cincy Chic: You and the rest of the crew at Shadowbox Newport just finished up your "Shadowbox After Dark" show, so what can Cincy Chic readers expect to see now?
Boord: Next up is Spring Fling, and it looks like it's going to be a great show! We've got a great line up of music, including Heart, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Tower of Power to name a few. And we're doing a stage version of the classic Bugs Bunny cartoon, "What's Opera Doc?"
Cincy Chic: When you aren't on stage, what do you like to do for fun?
Boord: I'm a complete homebody. My husband always thinks it hilarious how my image on stage is this crazy rocker/comedienne, and yet all I like to do on my down time (which isn't much, doing eight shows a week) is work out, cook gourmet meals, drink a great bottle of cabernet and spend time with my husband and kids!
Cincy Chic: What do you love most about Cincinnati?
Boord: Well, I love the river. It reminds me of my hometown in Marietta, Ohio. But the best part of Cincy is the people. I find people to be incredibly gracious here. I'm very fortunate to have the opportunities I do.
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Kane cheerleader Shelby Schreckengost was honored during halftime of Wednesday night's boys basketball game in senior recognition ceremonies. Schreckengost, pictured here with members of her family, was honored early so her service member family members could attend. The normal cheerleader senior recognition will be held Saturday at Kane's Mid-Winter Cheer Classic.
Several members of the orchestra, band and chorus prepared Thursday for the annual Kane Middle School Christmas Concert at the school auditorium.
The banner listing the Kane Boys' Track and Field District Championships has been returned to Kane High with its newest season printed on it. Pictured with the updated banner are, clockwise from the top left, Chris Hunt, Dan Moore, Coach Tom Cecchetti and Nick Anderson. Hunt, Moore and Anderson were key pieces to the 2012 championship and are expected to be team leaders this season.
Members of the 2013-2014 Kane Wolves Junior Varsity team are pictured before a recent practice.
Shane Rolick hauls in a pass from Jack Kocjancic during Kane's junior varsity football game against Cameron County on Monday evening. The young Wolves jumped out to an early 20-0 lead over the Red Raiders on their way to posting a 42-6 win.
Members of Highlander's Kane Area Little League team are pictured after a big win against Johnsonburg. Team members are, from left to right, front row, Mason Milliron, Kaden Miller, Harley Morris, Matt Boyer, back row, Reese Novosel, Justin Peterson, Thomas Szymanski, Isaac Smith and Carson Whiteman. Highlander's hitters were hot in the win against the team from the Paper City. The team will return to action on Monday.
Members of Kane Area Little League's Texas Hot team are pictured before Wednesday night's game with Ridgway. Pictured are from left to right, front row, Aaron Hottel, Alec English, Ben Reynolds, Cyrus Novosel, Austin Pierson, Nate Peterson, back row, Isaiah Morse, Dominic Cartwright, Dakota Depto, Jacob Silvis and Jacob Goldsmith.
One of the Kane Area Soccer Association's Recreational teams took advantage of Tuesday afternoon's beautiful weather for a late season practice. This U-10 team has two games left in its' spring season. Pictured with coach Jeremy Howe are, from left to right, front row, Devon Cornelius, Abby Port, Alexis Port, Cole Walker, Shakira Yoder, Willow Howe; back row, Makieya McGuire, Wyatt Pepper, Dawson Glogau, Grace Klaiber, Sadie Walter, Max Bizzak, Brandon Kelley and Steven Klaiber.
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- pay a little towards medical debt
- save money for tuition next january
- save a little towards car insurance
- save some for gas
- xmas shopping for like 6 ppl
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I hate it. I hate this reality. I feel closed-in and suffocated. Im starting to think of crazy ways to make money - maybe sell my photography? Maybe online? I do have a hosted website.... How do I know that some ppl out there would buy it though? Does this sound like a dumb idea?
Oh the woes .... speaking of that, I turn 20 in 22 days. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - still dont know what to do for that either. I want to have a themed dinner party and have great fun for everyone - but my friends arent into that thing so it wouldnt be as much fun.. makes me sad because I wish I had friends that would do that.. I just wish they were more lighthearted.. or maybe just different. I dont know.. Im not going to be mean, so I am going to go.
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After missing the playoffs for the first time in 10 years, Ragsdale girls varsity basketball coach Jerry Fuqua believes his team is on the rise.
Last season, the Tigers finished 6-17 overall and 4-6 in the Piedmont-Triad 4A conference.
Ragsdale was not very fast last year and that affected the type of play Fuqua had to implement for his team. Instead of playing hard-nosed defense, Fuqua's team was forced to play a zone all year, leading to a slower pace of play.
"That's not the way I like to play," said Fuqua, "but sometimes that's what you have to do."
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Anutza Bellissimo, founder of the Stress & Anger Management Institute in Hermosa Beach, California, believes she's learned the secret of pitching her business to venture capitalists. SAMI offers classes and employee training programs to help people deal with their stress and anger. Looking back at the presentations she's made to date, she realized her vision wasn't big enough.
She's since been expanding her vision and thinks the answer is licensing the curriculum, program, name and intellectual property. "I've spent the past four years developing this curriculum. Now I can take it and move it in a big way," she says. She envisions what she calls "SAMI stations" that offer her curriculum at learning centers nationwide. In addition, she says, corporations can benefit from including stress and anger management in their corporate wellness programs.
Amy Rees Anderson was in her 20s when she raised $2 million in venture capital 10 years ago. "I got really lucky," she says. "I was too naïve to know better." Today, as CEO of MediConnect Global, Anderson has raised more than $50 million in capital and teaches courses on entrepreneurship at several universities.
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Get an introduction. A good attorney can provide introductions to VC firms. Or you can find a company that already has funding. Talk to the CEO and ask whether he or she will give you an introduction to the VC firm.
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Payment in gold, coin, or money of the United States is against public policySubmitted by Patriot1 on Thu, 12/23/2010 - 22:31
House Joint Resolution 192
73rd CONGRESS,
JOINT RESOLUTION - [H.J. Res. 192]
[Pub. Res., No. 10]
To ensure uniform values to the coins and currencies of the United States.
Whereas the holding of or dealing in gold affect the public interest, and are therefore subject to proper regulation and restriction; and
Whereas the existing emergency has disclosed that provisions of obligations which purport to give the obligee a right to require payment in gold or a particular kind of coin or currency of the United States, or in an amount of money of the United States measured thereby, obstruct the power of congress to regulate the value of the money of the United States, and are inconsistent with the declared policy of the Congress to maintain at all times the equal power of every dollar, coined or issued by the United States, in the markets and in the payment of debts. Now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled, That (a) Every provision contained in or made with respect to any obligation which purports to give the obligee a right to require payment in gold or a particular kind of coin or currency, or in an amount of money of the United States measured thereby, is declared to be against public policy; and no such provision shall be contained in or made with respect to any obligation hereafter incurred. Every obligation, heretofore or hereafter incurred, whether or not any such provision is contained therein or made with respect thereto, shall be discharged upon payment, dollar for dollar, in any coin or currency which at the time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts. Any such provision contained in any law authorizing obligations to be issued by or under authority of the United States, is hereby repealed, but the repeal of any such provision shall not invalidate any other provision or authority contained in such law.
(b) As used in the resolution, the term "obligation" means an obligation (including every obligation of and to the United States, excepting currency) payable in money of the United States; and the term "coin or currency" means coins or currency of the United States including Federal Reserve Notes, notes and circulating notes of Federal Reserve banks and national banking associations.
Sec. 2. The last sentence of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section 45 of the Act entitled "An act to relieve the existing national economic emergency by increasing agricultural purchasing power, to raise revenue for extraordinary expenses incurred by reason of such emergency, to provide emergency relief with respect to agricultural indebtedness, to provide for the orderly liquidation of joint-stock land banks, and for other purposes", approved May 18, 1928 is amended to read as follows:
"All coins and currencies of the United States (including Federal Reserve notes and circulating notes of the Federal Reserve banks and national banking associations) heretofore or hereafter coined or issued shall be legal tender for all debts, public and private, public charges, taxes, duties, and dues, except that gold coins, when below the standard weight and limit provided by law for the single piece, shall be legal tender only at valuation in proportion to their actual weight."
Approved, June 5, 1933, 4:40 PM
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Notice that this only applied to debts owed the government or
obligations the government had to others.
This had absolutely no impact on private transactions outside of direct connection to the United States government.
Also, I believe this was repealed, but I don't have the citation handy.
First about 1974 when it was once again legal for Americans to "Own" Gold and Gold coins, and when Ron Paul's bill passed in about 1984 allowing the U.S. Mint to once again mint Gold and Silver coins called "The American Eagle Series,"
It is also very legal for Americans to make contracts where payment in Gold/Silver is perfectly legal.
Please update your information Patriot1.
73rd CONGRESS,
That's right...For over 50 years...
Representative Ron Paul has been after those traitorous bankers and been a big burr in their saddle. He made it de-facto legal to trade in Gold & Silver.
Provided you don't try to re-determine the market value for your own gain....depending on the definition.
I bet Rothschild, Bronfman and Ratzinger have had nightmares about Paul ever since. A well known Representative who hasn't forgotten the treason of Nelson Aldrich. Imagine that...very rare in D.C.
I'd like to pay my taxes in blood
What's a pint of blood going for these days?
couldnt tell you
Turn Copper into gold http://UgetGold.com and see what it is all about!
You will need it if we dont get a President!
According to who.....Senator Nelson Aldrich?
According to our very US Constitution, Gold & Silver are the ONLY lawfully recognized legal tender.
That "law" above is nothing - except a UCC code.
Nevada man paying in gold: IRS Helpless
Apparently the original link was deleted, but see comments from this 2008 thread posted by Cyric30.
He was convicted of attempting to defraud the United States
about a year ago I think.
His problem was he used the face value when it suited him, but the market value in FRNs (as if they equaled dollars) when it suited him. (like showing his income for a house loan)
It is true the IRS was powerless to stop him from paying the gold and silver coins, but he was doing so as a scheme that included exchanging them back for FRNs, and not simply doing business with gold and silver.
The basic idea is sound.
His implementation was fraudulent.
thanks for the link... Can you or one of the mods turn that
thread back on??
It is HIGHLY VALUABLE at this time.
The thread has always been on, but the link to story is dead.
I believe that 'samadamscw' is right about this guy later going to jail, as he explains above.
Agreed...De-facto proof gold and silver are the only road.
They are the only recognized lawful currency by state governments. That says it all.
The others are "color of law" currency...and the Feds don't give a crap it it doesn't fit their Statist game.