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I was thinking on a yashica body or a pentax k1000
I would go for the Pentax any time. So much more popular and there are plenty around, what's more they are mechanical and will be repairable. The FX series are electronic and the possibility of getting them repaired is slim.


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Many changes in the Patents Bill are constructive and will help to improve patent quality in New Zealand. However, the proposed exclusion in clause 15(3A) is a step in the wrong direction. And, setting aside policy considerations, an exclusion that no one can explain will be bad law.
We think the focus should be on patent quality, not on an arbitrary exclusion. However, if there must be an exclusion, the question must be asked: "How can inventors and investors make decisions about their commercialisation strategy if it is not even clear which inventions are now to be excluded from protection?"
If no patentable inventions are to be excluded from protection, or no one can say with certainty which patentable inventions (if any) it will exclude, clause 15(3A) will just be a troublesome white elephant, leading to years of pointless litigation to figure out something the Government can easily fix now with the stroke of a pen.
Innovators were faced with similar difficulties after the adoption of an exclusion in Europe. After decades of litigation and debate, there is still disagreement about how the exclusion should be interpreted, resulting in unnecessary inefficiencies, cost and uncertainty for innovators. Ultimately, this has been to the benefit of no one. However, rather than leaving the law as it is or ensuring that a known model where case law has resolved the more serious ambiguities will be adopted, the Ministry of Economic Development has, in both versions of its explanatory papers, proposed a novel approach that departs from international norms and ensures that New Zealand will need to start the process of interpreting and applying the provision from scratch.
Our view on patents is simple. Appropriate protection for intellectual property supports innovation and commerce, and all innovators should have the option to patent their inventions.
The current law is clear. It has not caused problems. It is similar to Australia, and that similarity saves inventors and taxpayers money by reducing re-work to satisfy different technicalities and by avoiding unnecessary cost, secrecy and complexity in commercial transactions.
We are joining Kiwi innovators and their representatives in calling for clause 15(3A) to be deleted from the Patents Bill before the Patents Bill becomes law.
We think this is important for New Zealand's future.
Laws that encourage and reward organic innovative activity are preferable to relying on Government subsidies to prop up research and development – the fruits of which could then not be used to their full potential if patent protection that is available elsewhere in the world is removed.
Those who want to build a high income, export oriented, innovation driven economy for New Zealand should reject clause 15(3A).
We encourage readers to find out more about this issue.
Microsoft New Zealand Limited's submission further expands on our views and offers an interpretation of clause 15(3A) based on legal principles. We have also collated links to some other perspectives below for ease of reference.
UPDATE: Submissions on the draft guidelines have now been published by the Ministry of Economic Development. Detailed summaries are available from AJ Park, Henry Hughes, Dr Mark Summerfield, James & Wells and in Law News - Patents bill proposes no patents for computer programs. There have also been reports in the Dominion Post and Computerworld. The pie chart below gives an overview of the preferences expressed about clause 15(3A) in submissions to the Ministry of Economic Development.
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Submission on Computer Programs Guideline, New Zealand Law Society
"The Society submits that officials should advise the Minister that to leave the Bill as it is, and continue to finalise guidelines (no matter what those guidelines say), would create ongoing uncertainty because Parliament's intention will not be able to be discerned from the legislation."
"If Parliament has doubts that the meaning is clear then it should follow the usual procedure and amend the Bill by supplementary order paper."
Submission on Computer Programs Guideline, James & Wells
"In view of the proposed wording of clause 15(3A), we believe the Guidelines are both ultra vires and do not give an adequate indication of what is likely to be patentable in New Zealand under the Patents Bill. Therefore, the Guidelines are an inappropriate framework for examination of patent applications."
Submission on Computer Programs Guideline, Bram van Melle (Maclean Law)
"The Select Committee proposed clause 15(3A) on its understanding of the difference between embedded and non-embedded software. 'Embedded' is a loose commercial concept not a technical distinction. […] Attempting to chart a course through this distinction will be problematic as technology is changing all the time."
Submission on Computer Programs Guideline, Technology Interest Group
"Our group has grave reservations about the Guidelines, and the Patents Bill 15(3A) change on which they loosely rely. Both will increase the uncertainty surrounding patent protection for inventions, and thus increase patent application, litigation and business costs."
Software: to patent or not to patent, Matt Sumpter (Chapman Tripp)
"[I]n this case the addition of clause 15(3A) introduced a new element which hadn't been hinted at in the Bill before and it wasn't something which many of these companies directly affected had even considered, let alone submitted on."
Submission on Computer Programs Guideline, Business NZ
"BusinessNZ is perplexed as to how a process that started and continued through with a high level of consultation and considered views over the last ten years seems to have fallen at a crucial hurdle in a key area many considered would be left unchanged, as indicated during all stages of the consultation process up until the proposed Clause 15(3A) exclusion was introduced in March 2010."
Opinion: Fog warning on computer-implemented inventions , Matt Adams (AJ Park)
"People who were opposed to 'software' patents emphasised that innovation is strong, even 'rampant', with the law that's in place. One said the software industry is 'highly competitive, innovative and prosperous,' and another pointed out that New Zealand was appealing 'due to the healthy and innovative software industry here.' Statements like these suggest those who were most opposed to 'software' patents had not experienced any detrimental effects from our current law."
Some musings on the Patents Bill , Elena at Elena's Blog
"In this day and age of clear and concise legislation that can be understood by the man (or woman of course) on the street, it is ridiculous that the plain and clear words of an Act – 'A computer program is not a patentable invention' – is not intended to mean what it appears to mean."
Comparison of UK patent system and proposed New Zealand patent system with respect to patentability of computer-implemented inventions , Olswang LLP
"The New Zealand Patents Bill and draft 'Examination Guideline: Patentability of Inventions involving computer programs' are not consistent with UK Patent Law or with European practice more generally. UK Law excludes only claims to computer programs 'as such' so that in practice many patent applications for computer-implemented inventions are granted. In contrast, the New Zealand Examination Guideline adopts a far broader interpretation that would appear to exclude from patent protection virtually all computer-implemented inventions."
NZICT calls for caution over abandoning software patents , New Zealand Information and Communication Technologies Group Inc
"NZICT chief executive Brett O'Riley says the country's software development sector deserves the same protection as other sectors where invention and innovation occurs."
"Software patents, while acknowledged as a less than perfect solution in some areas, are none-the-less integral to an individual or company's right for commercial protection and essential for competing globally. We believe that it is very important that companies retain the option to protect their innovations under patent law, if that is their choice."
Submission to the Commerce Select Committee , Henry Hughes
"We also support the continued patentability of computer software in New Zealand. [...] We consider that concerns about the novelty and obviousness of computer software patents will be mitigated by the more stringent examination criteria under the new Act."
Submission to the Commerce Select Committee , New Zealand Institute of Patent Attorneys Inc
"We agree with an invention being patentable on the basis that it is a 'manner of manufacture', provided that the exclusions of clause 15 are deleted. […] Exclusions to patentability are not needed for the reason that the courts' interpretation of 'manner of manufacture' enables flexibility to deal with changes in technology [...]."
Submission to the Commerce Select Committee , Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited
"In relation to the subject matter excluded from patentability under clause 15 [Fisher & Paykel Appliances] specifically supports the absence of 'computer software related inventions' from the listed exclusions."
"A significant proportion of FPA inventions are software related inventions. Much of what it once achieved using dedicated hardware circuitry is achieved using software controlled microprocessors. Many FPA product development engineers are software engineers. […] FPA has been seeking such software related patents since 1985."
The computer programs affair , Chapman Tripp
"Computer programs run cars, telephones, pacemakers, whiteware and all manner of other gadgetry. Why would you exclude an inventive new camera, eftpos terminal or navigation system from patentability just because it is run by a computer program or used with a computer? Well you wouldn't."
This is a very one sided presentation of the various submissions that were heard in the select committee.
Here is my Masters Thesis which actually presents an analysis of what people and organizations actually presented:
I would wager that in terms of raw import/export economic arguments that a better one can be made by making New Zealand a safe haven for Reverse Engineering and Interoperability research testing and development, and shielding developers based here from patent infringement legal costs.
Joel Wiramu Pauling
Joel, thank you for your observations on this important discussion. I will read your analysis with interest. Out of curiosity, which inventions do you consider that clause 15(3A) will exclude?
Waldo [MSFT]
Wrt clause 15(3A) - Based on F&P's lawyers arguments I assume that they have convinced the policy makers that embedded software (i.e anything burned into an IC) will be covered - which IMHO is just as erroneous as any other patent being allowed -
The fast and hard of it is, that Patents, as they are used today, having nothing to do with innovation and everything to do with Legal Battles and International Trade Policy. The only reason you file or take out a licence on a Patent is to prevent yourself being sued, or to have a bartering chip when you infringe. Digital artifacts have no hard resource limits on the way they can be manipulated by people, which arguably is why patents in manufacturing sectors are not so economically morbid as those applied to conceptual realms (such as business methods, software and medical diagnosis). You simply can't exist in a world of ideas which are arbitrarily given exclusive punitive rights to those who were first to file.
Unfortunately, this is a rather one-sided view of the Patent issue, which benefits Microsoft's monopolistic practices rather than indicating the tenor of the kiwi software industry. Historically, patents existed to provide an incentive for inventors to make their inventions public - to benefit the "greater good" - by providing the inventor with a government granted monopoly on a particular invention. This monopoly is an inherently *bad* thing economically, and should only exist if, in fact, innovation benefiting the public is the result.
The specific definition of "software" in this context is largely irrelevant - it is a legal detail, for which those lawyers writing the legislation can request guidance from those of us who actually write software - after all, we actively define what "software" is by our actions and innovations. The last thing we need is for a lawyer to be in charge of determining that definition without our input. The principle of excluding software from patentability is valid independent of the specific legal definition of software.
In the software industry, patents are not an incentive to create - until recently almost no kiwi software developers in NZ even considered patents when investing in new softarwe development. It has definitely *not* been an incentive for us (kiwi software developers). For the record, 80+% of kiwi patents (software and otherwise) are held by overseas companies.
Moreover, in the US (and Microsoft is feeling the brunt of one of this trend now with the i4i suit which threatens MS' ability to see its flagship MS Office in the US) software patents in particular are
a) being granted for routinely for trivial "innovations" or innovations actually developed by others previous (prior art), and these overly broad, poor quality patents
b) are being used to inhibit competition (and thereby investment and innovation) in entire areas of software.
Some of the worst "Patent Trolls" interestingly, are ex Microsoft employees. One noteworthy example is Nathan Myhrvold of Intellectual Ventures. Patent Trolls exist simply to gain revenue from buying up software patents from their original developers and initiating (or threatening to) litigation against other software developers who ay (or may not) be infringing on those patents, forcing them to settle and/or pay an on-going royalty to his firm for... having a good idea and turning it into a saleable product.
The activities of these patent trolls, widely reported in the IT media, have seen software patents move from being totally obscure to most software developers less than a decade ago, to being front-and-centre in the minds of many of us. We see them as a huge *disincentive* to enter markets where software patents might apply. In fact, in NZ (as in other countries), software patents will, if allowed to continue as they currently are, cripple software innovation through liability: any new software innovation we develop *could* result in us being the target of a lawsuit by some unknown patent holder which would force us to spend money defending against, or, at the very least, pay royalties for dubious patents which remove any profit we might make. It's not sustainable.
The reality is that most kiwi software developers (80% of NZ Computer Society members, for instance) are decisively against software patents.
A new organisation NZRise (http://nzrise.org.nz) has formed to represent the views of these kiwi owned IT organisations, largely because Microsoft and other multinational corporations are so dominant in the positions espoused by the NZICT Group, and other IT-related industry groups in NZ.
I believe that Microsoft wants software patents because it is currently dominant in a number of important facets of the software industry: it wants patents to bolster its existing monopolies and put potential competitors at a disadvantage. This will do nothing whatsoever to encourage innovation, and will eventually force kiwi software developers to become a minor part of the fringe of Microsoft's global software hegemony, or out of business.
Dave Lane
Thanks Joel for the further comments.
The F&P submission is one that was made to the Commerce Select Committee in 2009. You would need to talk directly with policy makers, I am unsure of their perspective on the issue of where a line could sensibly be drawn between embedded and other software.
I think it's important for law to be clear, particularly in the realm of property rights. Otherwise it is difficult for innovators to make effective use of that law.
Thanks Dave for your detailed observations.
Respectfully, I disagree. It is important that the law is clear.
While the principle of the exclusion may be clear to you, it is not apparent from the text of 15(3A). That makes the provision problematic for the innovators who want to use the patent system, because they will need to apply the text to real circumstances.
Waldo, it's interesting you've chosen to only include submissions and commentary supporting the minority view posed primarily by a small number of multinationals and their lawyers.
I can't say I'm overly surprised that patent lawyers are pleading for more things to patent. You don't see turkeys voting for Christmas either.
The piece also ignores the fact that *New Zealand* innovators, including the two largest software exporters in New Zealand (Orion Health and Jade) together representing around half of all software exported have come out AGAINST software patents, the former having been the target of their innovation-crushing effect in the form of legal maneuvers from both competitors and non-technology law firms previously.
You also appear to have missed the fact that the majority of the New Zealand software sector is firmly against software patents. From an association perspective almost all organisations have spoken out against them including NZCS, the Software Association, NZRise, InternetNZ, the Open Source Society and others. This is nothing new - the previous vendor body (ITANZ) also led the charge against them actually instigating legal action to prevent patents such as Amazon's one-click patent gaining traction in New Zealand.
As you are aware, a recent poll by NZCS found that 81% of members supported NZCS's view that on balance software shouldn't be patentable in New Zealand. For the other side of the view expressed above, including a link to a letter to the Minister outlining the key reasons software patents are bad for innovation in New Zealand, see http://bit.ly/i19E7o
And lastly, I see a submission from someone calling themselves the "technology interest group". Can you confirm whether Microsoft are a founding member or involved with this "group"? I wonder why they're not prepared to put their name to their views, assuming that it is a "they" of course.
Paul Matthews
NZCS Chief Executive
Hi Paul, thank you for taking the time to express your opinion.
If there is to be an exclusion, then surely it is important to get it right. I would be interested to know what you mean by software patents. And, if those are what should be excluded, would clause 15(3A) do that? Which inventions would clause 15(3A) exclude from patentability?
Thanks, Waldo, for your response. I respectfully disagree with your disagreement. If an "innovator" is, in fact, in a position to create innovative software he or she is not likely to need a legal definition of software, because, based on the current statistics we have regarding kiwi software developer support for software patents, he or she will not consider applying for one. More over, as a software developer, she or he will, *be* defining (or redefining) what software is based on what she or he produces.
If, on the other hand, the patent applicant is a lawyer for Microsoft or some other "interested party" (e.g. a patent troll), then he or she won't actually be doing any innovating, and as such, should not benefit from the government granted monopoly which a patent represents.
Regarding your admirable but futile position on improving software patent quality, I draw your attention to your own employer, Microsoft, and their attempts to game the NZ Patent system by applying for a patent on a straightforward (i.e. obvious) XML process for which Microsoft already knew, at the time of application, substantial prior art existed.
I believe that Microsoft's management responsible for the application simply thought that no one was paying attention, and that they could slip patent application - which failed in other jurisdictions like the US, the EU, Japan, and South Africa due to prior art - without anyone noticing.
The fact that someone in the NZOSS (http://nzoss.org.nz) *did* find Microsoft's patent, and that we as an organisation funded the necessary legal costs to contest it, resulted in the patent which was eventually granted being substantially altered, and its scope narrowed. But our finding that patent was a bit of a fluke.
The question is: how many other bad patents have we missed? I, for one, hope it becomes a non-issue because the need to do so is unjustifiable.
(I could be mistaken, but I understand that IPONZ assessors do not normally perform obviousness" or "prior art" assessments on patent applications - patent applications go through unless someone contest them... at their own cost.
This is a fact which wealthy multinational corporations can exploit by applying speculatively for all manner of software patents, eventually allowing them to hold the kiwi software industry (or key players in it) to ransom, or at least control the industry by using their patents to pick some developers over others to receive royalty-free licenses.
The only way that IPONZ could hope to maintain the expertise to assess software patents properly would be to hire all NZ's software developers to assess patents applications instead of writing software - because let's face it, it's a lot more fun to write software than to review that of others... If IPONZ did go down that route, however implausible, I suspect it would have a detrimental effect on NZ's international competitiveness in software development)
Dave, thank you for the follow-up.
If I may quote from your submission to the Commerce Select Committee, dated 17 August 2009, on behalf of Egressive Limited and another: You mention that you believe "NZ's software industry is already innovative" and that "innovation is already rampant in these areas".
It appears from your submissions that you were either entirely satisfied with the current law, or not aware that patents have been granted for computer-implemented inventions in New Zealand since 1995.
If patents really are as harmful as you suggest, it does seem odd that you had not noticed that they are already law.
Besides, many are using the patent system. IPONZ data shows that more than 200 Kiwi innovators have NZ patents for computer-implemented inventions. Those innovators, and others like them, will need a clear definition of what is to be excluded by clause 15(3A).
An exclusion will have an impact on them. So, I do think it is important that clause 15(3A) is clear and usable for their needs, even if you have not found any need to interact with the patent system.
As I mentioned in the previous two posts, Waldo, as far as I can tell, most kiwi software developers, including me, were largely oblivious to software patents until a few years ago.
We certainly weren't motivated to develop innovative software because of them. It was only with the publicity surrounding abuse of software patents in the US, and in NZ (by Microsoft) that most kiwi developers became aware software patents and the liability they represent. It's telling that of the thousands of kiwi software development businesses and tens of thousands of professional kiwi software developers, and probably hundreds of thousands of innovative software projects for which they are responsible, there are only 200 software patents.
By the way, how many of those 200 were awarded to Microsoft development partners like Aptimize and Intergen? More pointedly: which of those 200 patents would withstand scrutiny of actual software developers with regard to obviousness and prior art? Hmm. Based on the small sample I've looked at, it would be a precious few.
Another question: why isn't someone at Intergen or Aptimize writing this essay instead of you? Surely having an at least *somewhat* kiwi-owned company writing this would give it greater credibility than having an emerging patent troll like Microsoft doing it (digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/.../salesforce-com-ceo-on-microsoft-suit-whatd-you-expect-from-a-patent-troll
or www.fool.com/.../is-microsoft-turning-into-a-patent-troll.aspx
). Based on their lack of contribution to this process, it seems reasonable to believe software patents aren't a big deal for them.
PS on this MS blog, I always have to submit comments twice (Firefox 4 on Linux) to get the submission to register... is that by design?
Hi Dave, thank you for sharing your thoughts.
You do not appear to have clarified what clause 15(3A) will mean for innovators who do wish to use the patent system.
You can continue to post additional thoughts as they arise, but I think understanding the practical implications of clause 15(3A) is a point that needs to be addressed regardless of personal views about whether an exclusion is good or bad.
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Waldo - the exclusion (and corresponding IPONZ Guidelines and indications to the Courts) effectively means that only inventions with a physical component that is in itself nonobvious will be patentable.
Just like the implicit or explicit exclusion of all other things without a nonobvious physical effect/component such as a story, book, movie, drawing, mathematical formula, Pi, etc. Imagine if the first person to write a "thriller" novel was able to patent the idea and prevent all other thrillers. That's what you're advocating for software.
As with most of the other examples those that write software can still rely on all other forms of intellectual property protection - ie copyright, trademarks and trade secrets. If someone copies your work you still have the weight of the law behind you to seek relief.
Given the nature of software we believe copyright is a far more appropriate means of protection and doesn't cause the significant potential liability, issues and handbrakes to innovation that Patents create to all software developers.
For instance global revocation of software patents would mean that every person who independently comes up with the idea of allowing a quick online purchase with a single mouse click, or auto-activation of interactive content on a website, or any manner of other things you and I would consider "obvious" wouldn't have to pay licensing fees or face legal action from the first company that grabbed a patent for it. (Or the law firm that "bought" the patent with the intention of attacking developers who might have unintentionally implemented something covered by one of the hundreds of thousands of software patents around the world).
Thanks, and I hope this helps outline what the exclusion means, an exclusion which we and most others in the software sector welcomes.
Kind regards,
CEO, NZ Computer Society Inc
Dear Mr Matthews, EverEdge IP is part of the technology interest group and filed the submission on behalf of the group. As such I am aware of the membership of the group which is described in the submission. The decision that was taken not to discuss the membership of the group broadly and the reason for this decision are described in the submission. Microsoft is not a member of the group. As mentioned in the submission, all group members are either individuals or New Zealand owned and operated. I can confirm on the group's behalf that we would be pleased to disclose our membership to the Minister should that be requested.
Yours faithfullly
Paul Adams, CEO, EverEdge IP


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From tiny little cork boats, shown here, to a 20-foot interactive lighthouse, the Second Annual Lighthouse Festival at Trinity Church had a few dozen offerings to satisfy the event's theme of "Safe Harbors."
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Occupation: I'm a firefighter with the City of Stamford, and I have a little carpentry business on the side, doing smaller jobs.
Family: I've been married to Kirstin for 24 years, as of this month.
Pets: We have a gaggle of dogs. Three Labs and a Chihuahua mix. Our Labs are Aerial, Tucker, and Yukon, and the Chihuahua is Misty. We adopted Misty when my mom moved into Maplewood. She's a feisty little thing.
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I have my tail tucked between my legs, and that is not something a cat is apt to do. Last week's column failed to mention a very important day celebrating some very important people: fathers. A humble and belated Happy Father's Day to all of the dads who are, were, or will be!
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Enjoying Nature At Sticks And Stones FarmFriday, June 20, 2014
Sunlight like spun glass reflected off the pond at Sticks and Stones Farm Retreat & Education Center Saturday, June 14. Enjoying the breeze, a spot of dappled shade, and the glistening water were Bridgeport residents Jessica Hunter, Carrie Picardi, and Mary Ross. They were among the many local and out-of-town guests at the farm's fifth annual Open House and Mountain Laurel Festival. The 201 Huntingtown Road location is a quiet and serene escape for those interested in nature, trails, gardening, organic foods and crafts, and more.
Specials, Rare And Collectible Books Are A Draw For Book SaleFriday, June 20, 2014
Among the more than 120,000 books and other items that will be offered at the Friends of the C.H. Booth Library Annual Book Sale next month are hundreds of special, collectible and rare books.
Each year, donated books that catch the eyes of the volunteer sorters are culled and passed on to book expert John Renjilian, a Friends' volunteer. Mr Renjilian determines the value of the books, and every year, he said, there are quality rare and collectible volumes donated.
Moving-Up Ceremony Honors NMS GraduatesWednesday, June 18, 2014
Before the Newtown Middle School Moving-Up Ceremony began Monday evening, a crowd of soon-to-be alumni gathered behind a black screen at Western Connecticut State University's O'Neill Center.
Students gathered in groups, talking among friends, and marking when their teachers arrived for the event.
Local Business Owner Partners With New Mexico Artist To Honor 12/14Wednesday, June 18, 2014
"I've been lying awake thinking about your beautiful 'Stacks' sculpture and how I always see a 'school library' when I look at it… but the unfathomable loss of 26 precious souls at the Sandy Hook School [is] never leaving my mind. As I'm sure you know, 20 children ages 6 or 7 perished (12 girls, 8 boys) along with 6 of their educators (all female). Lucy, where I'm going with this: would you consider a commission to create a glass sculpture paying tribute to the 26 tragic victims?"
Dental Associates Puts Smiles On FacesWednesday, June 18, 2014
Dental Associates, Inc of Newtown served up helpings of Rita's "Ice Custard Delight" Italian ice to passersby Wednesday afternoon, June 18. Dr Elsa George and office manager Donna Brock said the idea came about as a way to treat people on Newtown's last day of school.
"We called Rita's and got a bunch of ice to give to the smiling faces as a treat for today," said Dr George. "Rita's ice seems to be the big thing theses days," she said.


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I was unclear on the post before lol My friend was buying a house and my customer was his Realtor...
I'm afraid you are not going to get people used to paying $25 to pay that much more in large numbers, so expect to have to start over to a large degree.
Forget this "hire a helper" stuff until you A) have your pricing down and know your costs, B) have actual customers enough that you can't handle the workload yourself, and C) know that adding help will pay off. Then D) start someone seasonally part time who is going to be more motivated and intelligent than 'most' full time lawn care techs.
If your main goal in hiring people is to somehow avoid work, you're in the wrong business. You'll be trading one kind of work for another, that's all. But from your pricing disaster it does not seem if you are "ready for primetime" yet in terms of growing.
Don't show this to your accounting professors. They'll become suicidal. You can't charge $25 for a 30 min lawn, and $25 for a 45 min lawn. That is a 50% difference in time on-site! Gotta be more consistent.
And those are tiny lots. You may need some more practice to get faster.
From what I'm hearing you may well be more of a "salesman" than a "businessman". There is a huge difference. Ironically in today's society you'll likely make more as a salesman, most corporations are actually run by salesmen, so don't feel bad. Sales oriented people are often not into the numbers and details. They can, however, convince people to use their services.
You are going to have to face facts and tell people for next season "I made serious estimating errors, your price will be XXX for this year". An unexplained 80-100% increase will be rejected outright. I would give them a rate that is still attractive (maybe 5-10% off what it 'should' be) so when they go get other quotes you'll still seem reasonable. Then gradually raise them from there over time.
You are still going to lose many of them.
With typical drive time I'd say you are currently maybe netting $10/hour after factoring in all the time it takes for maintenance, planning, etc, in addtion to the mowing time.
i think whoopass is right on!
10 an hour! hell mcdonalds will give you 6 and a big mac a day lmao but yes as my previous post said and it appears you want to go this route...go get em! you do not want crap customers. just yesterday i bid a lawn for 35 a cut IF they sign a 2 month agreement and cut a check for 140 on the spot she said she has another guy that will do it for 23!!!! i chuckled and said this ...mam if he has insurance and pays taxes and does quality work he will go bankrupt in short order charging that (she was trying to bend me over, this isnt baseball im not catching and shes not pitching!) if you feel this is who you want to hire just call me anytime if you want quality because id be happy to help you out, have a great day:] i didnt get the account but lets face the obvious. i am a landscaper because working for the man and his wages isnt my thing. so why with all my bills and overhead would i do it for mcdonalds wages? i would rathe play playstation 3 and eat cheetos lol a common mistake with most self proclaimed business owners is that they are oblivious until its to late, and they find that their business was running them and not the other way around. good luck ! always glad to be of assistance
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Time to 'man up' and run your business. It's simple really, you notify your current customers that their price is going from X to Y. You'll lose some but pick up new ones at the higher rate. Such is the cycle of business.
I would actually, raise them now. Most customers are not going to go looking for another LCO this time of year. Get in used to the higher rate now. I always do my price hikes late in the year.
My mowing is at a good price right now and I'm happy with them, but my snow plowing prices are going up AGAIN this year, not drastic another dollar or two or three depending on driveways. One driveway is going up a big chunk, when I used my tractor, I didn't tell him the price, he just paid me $10 and it's long driveway, and so last year when I bought the plow, I plowed 4" in the morning, then 7" again at night, he gave me $10 in the morning and $5 at night, and this year that AIN"T gonna happen. He thinks I need to earn my pay, and I took offense to that, he has some heart problems, I feel bad for him, but when it's costing me money, I come first before anybody else. I have to take care of myself first. So I'm going to tell him $15/each time or I can't do his driveway, all my other customers said "it's about time you raise the price" They were worried about me, and so I have a great group of customers.......Except the one that ripped me off. He just says "here's some money for gas"..... Well what about wear and tear, and my time and this and that. He's ran a business before, but I don't think he understands the concept.
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Thanks guys for the replies. I told one customer that I was rasing his $25 lawn to $30 next year and he looked at me with this deer in head lights look and said well I'll have to think about using you next year! I smiled and replied good luck still wont find anybody cheaper than me. He told me he could find somebody for 15-20 to do it!! I just laughed and smiled put my mower back on the trailer got my money and took off... That yard will def. be off my list.
I have a question. I have two very nice $25 lawns, both I think are $30 but both customers want me to fertilize once a month, mulch, plant some trees, and few more things. Do you guys recommend keeping them at the price that they are at to get the rest of the service and not risk losing them if I raise my price? I have done some cost research and it is $11.25 per hour that I run my mower (insurance, gas, mantaince, advertising) and .17 cents per mile on my truck. That sound about right to you guys?
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By Laura Prus, Staff Writer
The risk for developing cancer varies from person to person. However, until recently, screening guidelines were targeted only to those at average risk.
To provide comprehensive recommendations, M. D. Anderson released risk-based screening guidelines for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers.
These recommendations, available on M. D. Anderson's Web site, are part of an extensive push to improve the effectiveness of efforts to prevent and detect cancer at its earliest, most treatable stage. M. D. Anderson's screening, risk-reduction and diagnosis guidelines will be reconstructed and expanded across eight different disease sites.
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 40% of Americans will develop cancer during their lifetime, and cancers that can be prevented or detected earlier by screening account for at least half of all cancer cases.
Beyond the average risk
Screening guidelines constructed for those at average risk were based on characteristics such as age, family history or genetic predisposition. However, new guidelines define risk through various categories and offer recommendations for those at increased and high risk of developing cancer. They also provide information about when to begin and discontinue screening exams.
"Cancer screening is not one-size-fits-all," says Therese Bevers, M.D., medical director of M. D. Anderson's Cancer Prevention Center. "Our new risk-based recommendations are markedly more personalized and precise, offering more detailed guidance than what has previously been made available to the public."
The new recommendations expand on earlier guidelines and offer more specific regimens for cancer screening.
Breast cancer
Starting at age 20, all women should practice breast self-awareness by being familiar with how their breasts look and feel. Any changes should be immediately reported to a doctor. Women 40 and older at average risk should get annual mammograms and breast exams.
For women at increased risk, the type and frequency of exams, including clinical breast exams, mammograms and breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), depend on the extent of a patient's risk factors. Such factors include:
• History of radiation treatment to the chest
• Genetic predisposition
• Diagnosis of lobular carcinoma in situ (a condition in which abnormal cells are found only in the lobules)
• Gail risk assessment score of 1.7% or greater in women 35 years or older (an explanation of the Gail risk assessment tool: http://www.cancer.gov/bcrisktool/about-tool.aspx)
• Lifetime risk of 20% or greater based on family history
Cervical cancer
It is now recommended that women at average risk under age 21 get a liquid-based Pap test within three years of initiating vaginal intercourse. Testing should continue annually until the results are negative three consecutive times.
M. D. Anderson recommends further screening every two years unless a woman is at increased risk of cervical cancer based on one or more risk factors, in which case she should continue with annual screening, including:
• History of cervical cancer or severe cervical dysplasia
• Persistently testing positive for human papilloma virus (HPV)
• Exposure to diethylistilbestrol (DES) before birth
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
• A dysfunctional immune system
In addition to the Pap test, HPV testing is the preferred option beginning at age 30. If both are negative, a woman may be retested at three-year intervals unless she is at increased risk or an optional HPV test was not done.
Colorectal cancer
For men and women at average risk who are 50 years and older, M. D. Anderson recommends a colonoscopy every 10 years (preferred screening), and either a virtual colonoscopy every five years or a yearly fecal occult blood test (FOBT).
For men and women at increased or high risk, the type and frequency of exams, including colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy, depend on the following factors:
• Personal history of precancerous (adenomatous) polyps
• Personal history of colorectal cancer
• Family history of colorectal cancer or precancerous (adenomatous) polyps
• Genetic diagnosis of familial adenomatous polyps
• Genetic history of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, or clinical history suggesting such
• Inflammatory bowl disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease)
The risk categories and related guidelines were developed by multidisciplinary panels of M. D. Anderson disease site experts across several areas. These included medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, cancer prevention, imaging and others.
Risk-based screening guidelines for prostate, liver, skin, endometrial and ovarian cancers are currently in development. A new online risk assessment tool that will integrate the new screening guidelines is set to launch on the M. D. Anderson Web site in early 2010.
Adapted by Laura Prus from an M. D. Anderson news release.
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FreeBSD Bugzilla – Bug 85368
port comms/hylafax won't send faxes under FreeBSD5
Last modified: 2005-10-08 09:23:27 UTC
The HylaFax port (comms/hylafax) won't send Class 1 faxes under FreeBSD5.4.
The sendfax program segfaults.
Fix: Apply this patch, which back-ports the fixes for Class 1 sending from the
current development release of HylaFax into 4.2.1.
Install the port, try to send a fax, then look in /var/log/messages for
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Dear maintainer of FreeBSD port comms/hylafax,
Can you please take a look at the following PR:
and let us know what you think about the changes?
Phil, maintainer - does the patch fix a FreeBSD-specific issue, or or
should the changes also be submitted to the upstream authors?
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Asked maintainer and submitter for feedback
Hi Sam,
> Phil, maintainer - does the patch fix a FreeBSD-specific issue, or or
> should the changes also be submitted to the upstream authors?
The patches fix a FreeBSD 5.x specific issue that has been resolved in the
unreleased CVS version of HylaFax. These patches are a backport from the
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In the latest round of news coming out of Illinois, it appears Senator Roland Burris' ethical credentials are still up in the air.
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U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has acknowledged he sought to raise campaign funds for then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich at the request of the governor's brother at the same time he was making a pitch to be appointed to the Senate seat previously held by President Barack Obama.
Burris' latest comments in Peoria Monday night were the first time he has publicly said he was actively trying to raise money for Blagojevich. Previously Burris has left the impression that he always balked at the issue of raising money for the governor because of his interest in the Senate appointment.
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Has a few surprises in store. The biggest is James, an unexpectedly nimble master of the face-plant, the failed jump, and the lopsided tumble.
It's as slam-bang preposterous as any R-rated comedy you can name. It's just that Paul Blart and the film's other characters don't feel the need to use the f-word as the building block of every sentence.
Although Paul Blart is by no means great cinema, there is amusement to be uncovered as we watch Kevin James bumble his way through actions oh-so-similar to those navigated with more blood, sweat, profanity, and dead bodies than Willis. Too bad there's no "Yippekayay...."
Hardly promising but, thanks to James' winningly gung-ho underdog and the fat-man grace he brings to a pratfall, unexpectedly watchable.
Done as an all-out battle to the death, this could have been an entertaining mix of "Die Hard" and "The A-Team."
The film is completely forgettable, frequently funny and weirdly satisfying in a Jersey Loser Gets Respect kind of way.
The only real difference between this and the handful of other Happy Madison flicks is that James (executive producer, co-writer, star) has made this Sandleresque movie family-friendly, with very little swearing, no nudity and all the edginess of a "King of Queens" rerun.
Underneath all the cartoonish mall mayhem and silly slapstick lies a comedy that aspires to be the sort of gentle crowd-pleaser John Hughes used to make.
The bad guys just seem like a bunch of X-Games rejects, and Blart's ingenuity proves way more effective than it has any right to be.
Thanks to a tight script and brisk pacing from director Steve Carr (Daddy Day Care, Dr. Doolittle 2), there's little fat in Mall Cop, save the a yawn-inducing parade of fat-guy jokes.
James has a sweet, appealing presence, but the dreary, joke-light script and generic direction do him no favors.
Great comics from Jerry Lewis to Peter Sellers have turned pathetic into comedic. But James never seems to able to get beyond pathetic.
A tossed-off comedy from Adam Sandler's production company that makes one long for the comparative genius of "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry."
Perfectly inoffensive and almost entirely unfunny, Paul Blart: Mall Cop is more of a numbing experience than a painful one.
The last name Blart may be the funniest thing in the movie, so that's a hint as to just how bad this shopping-center saga can be.
To call this Kevin James comedy fatuous might be misinterpreted as an attack on the star's girth--so how about inane, tepid, lazy, puerile, phony, and unfunny?
Director Steve Carr ("Daddy Day Care") tries nothing new in the world of aesthetics. Should be no surprise considering that any film put out by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions doesn't really need to take any kind of cinematic risk.
The action sequences are just as ridiculous as the romance parts, but at least James seems comfortable with the pratfalls and gross-out scenarios.
James plays it safe. And, short of unfunny, safe is the worst thing a comedian can be.
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EvanB.Jan 17, 2009Surprisingly funny!
Nov 16, 2013Mall Cop arrests you with poor jokes.
The premise of the film is okay at best, and the comedy isn't there as Happy Madison once againMall Cop arrests you with poor jokes.
The premise of the film is okay at best, and the comedy isn't there as Happy Madison once again struggles to piece a movie together. The plot is fine until a ridiculous ending, and the overall product is something poor that could have been alright.… Full Review »
Mar 13, 2015Personally, I kind of actually liked the movie. At some parts of the movie, it was really funny, although, at others, it was kind of corny. IPersonally, I kind of actually liked the movie. At some parts of the movie, it was really funny, although, at others, it was kind of corny. I like the sense of humor but I feel like it should have ended much better.… Full Review »


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