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While in many - if not most - other countries, worldwide as well as in Europe, employers and employees can determine by an employment contract whether inventions made by the employee in the course of his or her employment become the property of the employer (in most instances even without any considerable remuneration to the employee), the legal situation in Germany is totally different. German Law, particularly the so-called "Law relating to Inventions made by Employees", (hereinafter referred to as "The Law") unequivocably states that inventions made by employees belon g first and foremost to the employee, and that only by a special act and for a special remuneration can it become the property of the employer.
To understand this, it is necessary to understand the historical background. In 1936, the German Patent Law introduced the principle that the right and title to an invention belongs first and foremost to the inventor. Until then, one had assumed that i nventions could be created by legal entities themselves, such as in the case where different departments or divisions consisting of many individuals contributed to the invention. However, the laws at that time did not specify how the property of the inve ntion was transferred from the employee to the employer.
In 1942, the famous "G"ring-Speer-Verordnung" (law) was issued.[1] The purpose of the Goering-Speer-Verordnung was to encourage inventors not only to make inventions, but also to notify the employer of such inventions as soon as possibl e, so that the employing company could make use of the inventions, possibly in a manner beneficial to the interest of the German Government in winning the war. In order to stimulate the interest of the inventors, the principle of a specific remuneration for inventions made by employees was introduced.
Based on the principles of the G"ring-Speer-Verordnung in, 1957 a more detailed and sophisticated Act was issued, namely The Law discussed above. The Law retained the principles outlined in the G"ring-Speer-Verordnung as its foundation, i.e. initial pr ivate ownership of an invention made by an employee with the respective employee, transfer of the property to the employer by an act of specific, individual assignment, and specific remuneration to the inventor.
The Law concerns inventions made by employees. Accordingly, one has to determine 1) what is an invention within the meaning of The Law; 2) what is an employee; and finally, 3) what kind of inventions made by employees are subject to the provisions of Th e Law.
Inventions within the meaning of The Law are defined as technical inventions which in principle can be protected under German Law by either a patent or a utility model.[2] Thus, The Law does not apply to other creations by employees whi ch may be protected by design, copyright etc. Consequently, with respect to copyright or design creations, an employee and employer can agree in advance through an employment contract that the rights to all such creations made by the employee during the course of his or her employment belong to the employer, without any specific act or remuneration. As previously mentioned in Section 1, such agreements cannot be made with respect to technical inventions protectable by either patent or utility model.
The Law only applies to inventions which are made by employees. Employees are persons employed by an employer within the meaning of German Labour Law and jurisdiction. Although it is beyond the scope of this paper to positively define the term employee under German Law, it is important to point out that not all persons in an employer-like position and not all representatives of legal entities, such as managing directors of companies, are considered employees under German law. The Law does not apply to inventions made by such persons. Consequently, the company and the managing director can agree, at the time the managing director is appointed, that inventions made by the managing director belong to the company with factual effect from the time of thei r creation. Even the remuneration question can be fully anticipated by agreeing that no specific remuneration should be paid.
Also, if the employment is not subject to German Law, particularly in instances where either the employee or the employer is not of German nationality and residence, the employment contract can employ the legal provisions of the respective foreign countr y with respect to inventions made by the employee. In the case of carefully drafted employment contracts applying to instances of foreign-related employment, the consequences of The Law, which foreign companies often do not consider as specifically advan tageous, can be circumvented.
Not all inventions made by employees are subject to The Law. Rather The Law makes a distinction between so-called service inventions, namely inventions which are regulated by The Law, and free inventions.
Service inventions are those which originate from either the regular work of the employee while working in a company under an employment contract, e.g. when a chemist working in research and development of a pharmaceutical company invents a new pharmaceu tical, or which are essentially based on the experiences of the company. All other inventions are free inventions, e.g. in a case when the aforementioned research chemist of the pharmaceutical company invents a new musical instrument. It does not matte r, however, whether the aforementioned research chemist makes the invention during his or her working hours in the company or while staying at home during the weekend, as long as the aforementioned conditions, namely either originating from the work of th e inventor or essentially based on the experiences of the company, are fulfilled.
When discussing "inventions" in the following section in connection with The Law, "service inventions" are meant, if not otherwise stated.
Whenever an employee has made an invention, certain duties to the employer must be fulfilled, depending on the character of the invention.
In the case of service inventions, the employee has a duty to immmediately and completely notify the employer in writing of any invention made by him/her. At that time, the invention is still the property of the employee, and notification to the employe r does not change the title in the invention. The notification must be complete. That is, it must provide the employer such information as: the state of the art on which the invention is based, the problem which is solved by the invention, the solution proposed by the invention, the contribution from the internal knowledge of the company to the creation of the invention, and the contribution of possible co-inventors.
In the case of free inventions, or of inventions which the inventor believes are free inventions, the employee has to provide the employer with enough information to enable the employer to determine whether the respective invention is a free or service i nvention. However, such information is not necessary if it is obvious that the invention is of no interest to the employer (e.g. the music instrument mentioned above).
After receipt of written notification from the employee regarding a service invention, or information regarding a free invention in accordance with Section 3 above, the employer has two months to object to the notification because of incompleteness - for instance when the employer cannot determine, in the case of several co-inventors, the personal contributions - in percentages - of each inventor. Additionally, the employer has three months, with respect to information relating to a free invention, to o bject to the character of the invention as being "free" and to have it considered as service invention.
If the employer, within the aforementioned term of three months, does not object to the declaration of the inventor that the respective invention is a free invention, the employer no longer has any possibility to gain ownership of the invention. Subsequ ently, the employee can dispose of it freely, e.g. sell it to third parties, etc.
If the employer gives a declaration of incompleteness to the inventor, in the case of notification of a service invention, the employer has no further requirement other than to wait until a completed notification of the invention is made by the respectiv e employee. Upon resubmission of a completed notification, the aforementioned term of two months for objecting to incompleteness begins again, giving the employer another opportunity to object to the completeness of the invention should the new, revised notification not yet being complete.
If, within the aforementioned two month term, the employer does not notify the employee, in the case of a service invention of any incompleteness of the notification of the invention, the four month term applies retroactively from the date of receipt of the notification of invention or its last completion. A four month term begins during which the employer has the possibility of obtaining certain rights in the invention (or to lose them completely).
During the aforementioned binding four month term the employer may declare an unrestricted claim of the invention to the employee. This unilateral act of the employer transfers ownership of the invention to the employer, and from that moment onward, the invention no longer belongs to the employee.
Usually, most service inventions are handled in this manner, because the unrestricted claim is the only way the employer can obtain full ownership of an invention and prevent granting the inventor any right to independently make use of the invention.
Another method often used by employers when they believe that an invention is not important enough for the company to be unrestrictedly claimed, is for the employer to declare a limited claim to the invention. A limited claim has the effect of leaving o wnership of the invention, as well as the right to protect the invention (e.g. by a patent application at the employee's own cost and in his/her own name) with the employee. Furthermore, the employee is entitled to make use of the invention by licensing it out to third parties,etc. In such cases however, the employer, by its limited claiming of the invention, has the right to non-exclusively use the invention in the future should the employer decide that such use would benefit the employer's company. T he advantage of such limited claiming is, as far as the employer is concerned, that no costs for patent protection etc. are borne by the employer. The disadvantage is that the employer, because of lack of full ownership of the invention, cannot prevent t hird parties, like competitors, from using the invention, should its employee decide to license, sell or otherwise transfer such rights.
Finally, if the employer does not act within the above mentioned four month term, the invention becomes free. This has the same effect as when the employer within the four month term explicitly declares to the employee that the invention is free. Such a released invention, whether by explicit declaration or de facto, remains the sole property of the employee. Thus, the employee can sell or license out the invention, and the employer has no remaining rights in the invention. Obviously, employers will only allow this to occur in cases where it is absolutely certain that either the invention is not patentable at all, or the invention is completely useless to the employer.
It should be noted in this regard that the employer cannot avoid making the choice between unrestricted claiming, limited claiming, and factual or explicit release by stating to the employee that it does not consider the invention patentable. In such a case, the employer runs the risk of release, as previously discussed.
After acquiring full ownership of an employee's invention, the employer has a duty to immediately file a patent or utility model application in Germany. According to recent case law, such an application in Germany may be replaced by a European patent ap plication designating Germany or by a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application designating Germany either directly or via the European Patent Convention (EPC). The employer is obliged to inform the inventor of any details of such application and to ke ep the inventor informed of their status.
Well before the end of the priority year, according to the Paris Convention, the employer is obliged to inform the inventor in which countries the employer wishes to file foreign applications. This gives the inventor the opportunity to file, at the inve ntor's own cost and in the inventor's own name, foreign applications within the priority term. In such cases, the employer is entitled, while simultaneously giving the respective information to the employee, to retain a right to non-exclusively use the i nvention in such foreign countries where the inventor may file a patent application in his or her own name. Only in instances where the inventor can prove that the non-exclusive right of use retained by his or her employer would be an undue burden and pr event the inventor from satisfactorily using the invention in the respective foreign country (e.g. by licensing) can the employee force the employer to renounce the retained right.
Before abandoning any domestic or foreign application or patent for the invention, the employer must give the inventor the possibility of taking over the application and/or patent, by assignment, for further prosecution in the inventor's own name. In su ch cases, the employer may retain a right of non-exclusive use, with similar provisions, to those discussed in relation to foreign applications, except where the retained right of non-exclusive use of the employer is considered an undue burden on the empl oyee.
In cases where the employer does not wish to file a patent application for an invention unrestrictedly claimed, the employer may, at its sole discretion, the decide to keep the respective invention a company secret. The employer must notify the employee in such a case. The decision of the employer is only possible, however, if the employer declares that it does not deny the patentability of the subject matter involved at the time it notifies the inventor that the invention is considered a company secr et. The consequence of such action is that remuneration is required to be paid as if the invention had been protected by a patent.
If the employer wishes to keep the invention a company secret, but does not consider it patentable, the employer may ask the Arbitration Committee for Employees' Inventions at the German Patent Office for an opinion (discussed further in Section 6) as to whether the respective invention is patentable. In such instances, the Arbitration Committee examines the invention in a secretive manner (i.e. without publication etc.), to determine its patentability. If in such an instance, the Arbitration Committee concludes that the invention is not patentable, and the employee does not object to that opinion, the employer is entitled to keep the invention a company-secret without paying the remuneration otherwise required for patentable inventions. Consequently, depending on the rules of remuneration for non-patentable proposals within the respective company, the invention remains the property of the employer for very little or even no remuneration.
It should be duly noted that all of the above obligations the employer has after acquisition of ownership of an invention, as well as the remuneration provisions to be discussed in the following section, may be modified and even renounced by an individua l agreement between the employee and the employer made after the employer is notified of the specific invention. The binding provisions of The Law are only applicable in an "absolute" manner (i.e. they cannot be modified by agreement until the employer i s notified of the specific invention).
After acquiring ownership of an invention by unrestricted claiming, in addition to protecting it or considering it in principle as protectable and handling it as a company secret, the employer has the duty to pay a specific remuneration to the employee f or the invention. As expressed in The Law, the policy reason for this is that the inventor is entitled to justified participation in the specific advantages the employer receives from the invention.
Principally, The Law provides three methods for calculating remuneration.
The first method consists of the so-called license analogy, in which the inventor gets a certain percentage of a reasonable royalty, based on the net sales made by the employer, which the employer would have received from a third party under a license. This method is by far the one most used in Germany and is discussed in more detail in Section 5.2.2.
The second method is where the employee gets a certain percentage of the internal cost savings which the employer achieves by using the invention within the company. This method is commonly used when an invention is related to a certain manufacturing pr ocess which does not modify the products eventually sold by the employer, but relates to improvements inside the company.
Finally, the third method is a free estimation of the value of the invention, in which the inventor has the right to participate. Such method is used, for example, in cases of cross-licensing without real royalty income or purchase price income to the em ployer.
The first step in determining an appropriate remuneration is always to find the value of the invention, either by license analogy, based on internal advantages or savings, or by free estimation. Then a personal percentage for the respective inventor may be determined. Such percentage is the so-called "share factor," meaning that, for example, a research chemist who is actually paid to make inventions gets very little remuneration, practically nothing, while a person not being paid to invent (e.g. an or dinary worker in a chemical factory) who makes an invention, will receive nearly as much remuneration (e.g. royatly) as an independent third party providing such an invention to the employer.
The aforementioned principles shall be discussed further in relation to license analogy.
The first step in such an instance is to determine the reasonable royalty in the respective field of industry. A typical example would be found in the machine industry, where reasonable royalty rates of 4%, based on net sales, are not uncommon.
In the second step, the personal share factor of the inventor is determined. This share factor does not mean the personal percentage of ownership of an invention for a certain inventor where there are co-inventors. In such a case the considerations of this paragraph must be fully concentrated on the personal percentage of the respective inventor. Rather, what is meant is that even in the case where there is a sole inventor, in view of the fact that this inventor is an employee, he/she will not get the full remuneration a third party licensor would usually receive from the employer.
The aforementioned share factor is determined by taking into consideration three sub-factors, namely: a) the contribution of the company/employer in creating the problem to be solved by the invention; b) the contribution of the company/employer in creat ing the solution to the problem; and c) the position and duties of the employee in relation to the company/employer. According to the rules attached to The Law, these three sub-factors usually lead, in the case of a chief chemist in a research department , to a share factor of 10%, which means that the employee gets 10% of the aforementioned reasonable royalty of 4% (i.e. 0.4% of the net turnover of the employer).
The turnover achieved by the employer before applying the share-factor-reduced royalty rate is progressively devaluated in the case of high turnovers. The effect is that beyond a turnover of 3,000,000 DM, a reduction of 10 % takes place, with further re ductions increasing the effect, until beyond 100,000,000 DM turnover the royalty is reduced by 80%. In other words, the inventor for turnovers beyond 100,000,000 DM in this example, no longer receives a remuneration of 0.4%, rather only of 0.032% of the employer's turnover.
It should be noted that the turnover-based decrease takes into consideration not the annual, but the accumulated turnover achieved, beginning with the use of the invention by the employer.
It should be stressed that after notification of an invention, an individual agreement between the employer and the employee can fully renounce any remuneration to the employee. It should be noted however, that up to six months after termination of any employment agreement, the employee has the opportunity to object to any remuneration agreement he concluded earlier as being considerably unjustified. Such circumstances will be assumed by courts in instances where remuneration was renoucned when a rather considerable remuneration to the employee would have been required. Accordingly, it is recommended that agreements are made in good faith and are justified so as not to bear the risk of revision later on, when disputes between an employer and an employe e are likely to arise (e.g. after termination of the employment agreement). It should be stressed that the right of later revising any remuneration agreement is provided for in The Law and cannot be renounced by either the employee or the employer.
The Law provides a unique method for resolving disputes between an employee and an employer in the case of inventions made by employees.
Furthermore, there exists at the German Patent Office a so-called Arbitration Committee consisting of a legal judge-like member as chairman and two members with technical experience. The technical members are examiners at the Patent Office chosen for th e specific subject matter in question.
Whenever an employee and an employer, during a pending employment agreement, have a dispute in relation to claims based on The Law, they are obligated, prior to going to court, to present the claims to the Arbitration Committee. The Arbitration Committe e then makes a proposal (in most instances, concerning a justified remuneration). If the parties do not object to that proposal within one month of notification, the proposal becomes binding. Otherwise, the proposal is null and void, and the parties may go to court.
Additionally, after termination of an employment agreement, the parties may still go to the Arbitration Committee, but are not bound to do so. They may instead go to court directly.
The Arbitration Committee also plays an important role in determining whether certain inventions to be considered by the employer as company secrets are patentable, as discussed in Section 5.
The provisions of The Law discussed above are unique to Germany, at least for the time being. Most European countries are however, during the harmonization of, among other provisions, social and labour law provisions in Europe, harmonizing their laws, r esulting in provisions similar to those currently found in Germany.
It is difficult to foresee the final outcome of these harmonization efforts. However, in view of the fact, that the provisions of The Law in Germany are considered valuable assets not only by trade unions, but also by the Government, it is difficult to imagine that such rules will be completely abandoned. Given the present status of discussions between various member countries of the European Union, it is expected that a middle ground will be found by Germany, relinquishing the necessity of an individ ual acquisition act by an employer to gain ownership of an invention, namely by unrestricted claiming, in which instance already by employment agreement a provision could be made that employee inventions automatically belong to the employer. Other countr ies, which do not have such provisions already (e.g. Austria), will likely accept the binding German rule of specific remuneration for inventions, following the suggestions of The Law discussed above.
[1] The Verordnung was named after Hermann G"ring and Albert Speer, two ministers of the German Government responsible for increasing the output by German industry of materials important for World War II.
[2] A utility model, as used in this paper, may be considered a kind of a patent (for small inventions).
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The Kickstarter Lives!
Firstly, let's get that link out of the way… Hey look, it's a Kickstarter!
And now for the REALLY import part! THANK YOU! THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU! I feel like you should all be here in my house right now. Like we should all be drinking beer or tea (beer-tea?) together. Seriously, there are no words to describe how grateful I am to you guys. You've carried me on your shoulders for every part of my career and I will forever be in your debt!
As I'm writing this, the Kickstarter is at $48,622. So what's happening with the extra money beyond that initial $30,000 goal? It's being pumped into the game, of course! The more money the Kickstarter pulls in, the more awesome stuff the game will include. Extra items, higher quality materials, etc. Basically, the higher the Kickstarter goes, the better the whole game is!
If you scroll down the Kickstarter page a bit, you'll see a map that shows we've met our first goal (funding the project within the first 48 hours), which means that the game will include a doublesided character card with Fumbles on one side and Senor Vorpal Kickass'o on the other side. The next goal is to reach $60,000 which will mean that every copy of the game will come with 'negative hit point' dice with -1 to -10 on them in the font that matches the comic. It'll give you something to throw at your opponent after they have killed off one of your characters.
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Was it one of the "box type" cameras with the white lines like a ruler painted on the road by the camera please?
Easier - was it no 1 or no. 21) http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/the-northerner/2011/jun/22/manchester-speed-camera-map2) http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=22816
I did not see any lines as it was dark I know this camera as it is the yellow box type that omits a white bright flash butas it pints in the opposite direction to the way i was travelling i am sure it was they type that goes off as you pass it. It has been at this site in Worthing on the A27 for years at the end of a dual carriageway into a single lane 40 mph area. surely flossing directly across the road into you is dangerous to you vision ?
Thanks. If it flashed it will be no.1 above. They are radar controlled and measure you as you apprach and therefore can only take a picture from behind. If it flashed you from the front then you will not receive a ticket as they rely on photo evidence of your car passing over the white lines painted on the road.
They can go off accidentally and it may either be this or another car set it off going in the other direction. You should have nothing to worry about.
it was no1 i am sure so thanks
No problem. TIckets must be issued within 14 days so you would know before long but based on the above there is nothing to be concerned about.
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No just that are you pretty sure about this as there was no other car passing on the other side
Yes if it is the box that flashes they require you to approach the camera so that it can take two pictures of you from behind at fixed intervals. They can then determine how fast you were going by the number of white lines between the two pictures. They need this evidence to convict. Also the radar equipment scans from behind the camera so it is just a false trigger most likely - may or may not have had anything to do with yu but based on what you say you will not get a valid ticket or almost certainly no ticket at all.
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Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Stephanie Kopelousos said that the word "pancake" in the subject line of an e-mail from her deputy Kevin Thibault was just a way for the message to stand out from the hundreds she receives daily.
The code words were not a way to circumvent public records laws, Kopelousos insisted.
"I get hundreds of e-mails in a day and Kevin was trying to get me to look at something," Kopelousos said. "There was nothing more, nothing less than just that. He wanted to get my attention so I would read the email he was forwarding."
Kopelousos said her department e-mail searches include not only the subject line but the attachments as well.
The e-mails were obtained by Sen. Paula Dockery, an ardent opponent of a deal between the state and CSX Inc. in which Kopelousos has agreed to pay the freight operator at least $432 million for 61 miles of track near Orlando for a Central Florida commuter line called "SunRail."
Dockery's public records request of the agency included the search terms "rail," "CSX" and "liability."
Dockery made her request before the special session started and she submitted another one last week for the messages exchanged during the session.
She amended the search terms this time.
"Additionally, please provide me with an electronic copy of all messages containing breakfast food related words, including but not limited to: pancake, french toast, bacon, egg, cereal, waffle, grits, and sausage, sent to or from the state or personal email addresses or electronic devices of yourself, Kevin Thibault and Alexis Yarbrough beginning on March 1, 2009," Dockery, R-Lakeland, requested.
Kopelousos and Thibault exchanged three e-mails over two days with the breakfast items as the subjects.
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Child: Ages 2-12 $19.90, Children under 2 are free.
Child: Ages 2-12 $19.90, Children under 2 are free.
Activity Description"There is nothing quite like the look of absolute awe and wonder on the face of visitors as they walk through Aquarium of the Americas. Adults, kids, toddlers -- even your typical teenagers -- are wide-eyed as they wander through this massive aquatic world perched at the edge of the Mississippi River.
The Aquarium is supported by Audubon Nature Institute and showcases the vast underwater worlds that stretch from North America to South America and the Gulf South to the Caribbean. Although you can see the highlights of the Aquarium in about one hour, if you want to linger in the special exhibits and absorb all the Aquarium has to offer, set aside three to five hours. Key exhibits include:
• Great Maya Reef: Walk through the exhibit's amazing 30-foot underwater tunnel, completely surrounded by a 132,000-gallon tank filled with inhabitants of the Caribbean Ocean. Watch moray eels, cownose rays, angelfish and exotic sea creatures swim around you. Caribbean reef shows (including feedings) are scheduled throughout the day. Look for the times marked on a board near the entrance of the aquarium.
• The Gulf of Mexico Exhibit: This ¼ scale replica of an underwater oil rig plays host to the aquatic life of the Gulf of Mexico. Be sure to ask for King Midas, the endangered sea turtle who lives in the tank along with shark, tuna, and schools of fish dancing across the huge viewing room on the ground floor.
• The Mississippi River Gallery: This gallery holds a series of tanks that show a below-the-surface glimpse of different parts of the Mississippi River, including the creatures found in its tributaries and swamps, like the Aquarium's most famous attraction: a rare white alligator.
• The Amazon Exhibit: Housed inside the mirrored glass cylinder that is the architectural calling card for the Aquarium of the Americas, this climate-controlled greenhouse holds one of the most realistic explorations of the mighty South American river habitat. It holds an amazing canopy of trees and wildlife indigenous to the Amazon, including macaws, piranhas, and an anaconda.
• Parakeet Pointe: Don't miss one of the Aquariums best interactive features: an 800 square-foot aviary filled with hundreds of colorful, chirping parakeets. All visitors can walk through the bird sanctuary, and for a truly up-close encounter with the feathered residents, buy a "seed stick" to feed the parakeets.
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State budget cuts would limit poor women's birth control access
The state could save more than $34 million by ending some family planning programs. KPCC's Patricia Nazario says some Southland women's health advocates plan to protest those proposed cuts tomorrow.
Patricia Nazario: The staff of Planned Parenthood doesn't want the state's budget trimming to touching its turf. The organization is rallying patients, volunteers, and supporters to show up for a noontime protest and an evening vigil in front of the governor's downtown L.A. office.
Health care activists say that for every dollar California puts into family planning and women's cancer screening programs, the federal government matches $9.
Last week, the governor acknowledged that every cut in state programs and services will inflict real pain. But, he added, California's government could become insolvent unless he and Sacramento lawmakers dramatically scale back spending. Analysts say the state faces a $24 billion budget gap next fiscal year.
- June 2, 2009 9:49 PM
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Bishop ordains seminarian Saturday
FOREST CITY — Seth D. Wasnock, a seminarian of the Diocese of Scranton, began the final step of his formation for the priesthood when he was ordained to the transitional diaconate by the Most Rev. Joseph Bambera, bishop of the Diocese of Scranton, on Saturday.
The Mass was celebrated at the seminarian's home parish, Ascension Parish, in St. Joseph's Church, Forest City.
Ordination as a transitional deacon generally occurs after a seminarian has completed at least three years of study in theology and takes place usually one year before ordination, according to information from the diocese. As a deacon, he will be able to preside at weddings, assist the priest at Mass, proclaim the Gospel and preach, as well as preside at wakes and funeral services. Mr. Wasnock's ordination to the priesthood is expected in June of 2015.
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India needs a fresh impetus of deregulation and capital to galvanise a stuttering economy
Tanushree Sahai
Nothing about India is predictable and it never fails to surprise. One would have thought that with the staggering and perceptible economic strides made by the country over the last two decades as a direct result of economic liberalisation and opening itself up to the rest of the world, there would exist a consensus on further economic liberalisation. However, the recent decision of the government to allow FDI in multi-brand retail has raised a virtual maelstrom. Interestingly, not all of the current cacophony can be attributed to politicsIndia is preparing for its next general elections in 2014. There are genuinely divergent views on the benefits or damage that FDI in multi-brand retail can cause to the economy.
One thing to be recognised and appreciated is that India has always been a noisy democracy with divergent philosophies and ideologies, and these have to be respected. Therefore, India has traditionally moved ahead slowly on significant economic reforms, such as in the pensions sector and FDI in multi-brand retail.
The last attempt by the government to introduce FDI in multi-brand retail met with significant opposition and the government, already weakened by severe allegations of corruption, had to backtrack on the policy. But in all that noise, one thing that managed to creep through without attracting much attention was an increase in the FDI limit in single-brand retail from the then 51% to 100%. So, some people argue, there is justice after all in the world.
The Left parties have always been ideologically opposed to infusion of large capital, especially foreign capital, in what has traditionally been perceived to be their constituencythe small mom and pop shops and traders. The familiar argument that has been repeated is the threatened extermination of the small trader, resultant loss of jobs and creation of monopolies leading to escalation in prices of food and other essentials. As it often happens, many of these arguments appear to be more emotive than supported by empirical facts.
The truth is likely to be somewhat different. Indeed, there will be job losses but the truth is that the creation of new skilled jobs and infusion of technology and efficiencies will far outweigh these losses. The jobs threatened are likely to be the ubiquitous middlemen who dont necessarily add great value, rather take advantage of the fragmented agricultural trading market to deny the


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canada has been rad just cold as fuck!!!! cant wait for tonights show in montreal its sold out so its gonna be off the chain. crowds here go off!!!! if your bored a want to check out something new there is a show ive been diggin called shameless..... wow great show.
got a new hobby as well just got into skiing good times. any of yall ski???
super stoked about RAID THE NATION....... so if you wanna see us better come out in force cause this is the last US run till mid 2012. lets get it on!!!!! oh yeah we are #5 on active rock with BURN so thanks a bunch...... but, call your local station to request it lets go # 1!!!!!!!
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I can't wait until the show at the Warehouse in Houston, TX. I've seen you guess there several times, and it makes me all the more excited to see you guys...especially since I missed ya'll when ya'll came back for Buzzfest. SO F-ING EXCITED! Like you don't understand. That show is also on my mom's birthday...she's hoping that you'll let us come backstage as a birthday present. HAHA
Loved your show in Montreal! I hadn't seen you guys since you were in Vermont a few years ago and did the private acoustic show at the Burlington waterfront! My boyfriend works for 99.9 The Buzz in Burlington and they are definitely playing your new hit, Burn, let's make it #1! You guys are awesome!!
Wish i could go to the shows in Canada but i live across the Atlantic in Britain so thats not going to happen soon so i'll just see Papa Roach when all of you come over to Britain, maybe for Sonisphere 2011?? :P Glad to hear your starting to like skiing by the way because it's brilliant and everyone has to do it once, im going skiing next week in Europe!! :) You should come :P Enjoy the rest of the tour by the way!! Oh, and thanks so much for making me and my friends year at the Taste of Chaos tour in Glasgow by coming out in the freezing cold to meet us, so Thanks!!!


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New US Congress report doubts Tehran will be able to obtain long-range ballistic missiles by 2015; US extends waivers on Iran sanctions to India, China
Published: 12.08.12, 10:00 / Israel News
An internal report for the US Congress has concluded that Iran
probably is no longer on track, if it ever was, to having an ocean-crossing missile as soon as 2015.
The study casts doubt on a view long held by US intelligence agencies that Iran could be able to test-fly by 2015 an intercontinental ballistic missile,
or ICBM, if it receives "sufficient foreign assistance."
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"It is increasingly uncertain whether Iran will be able to achieve an ICBM capability by 2015," said the report by the non-partisan Congressional Research Service, which works exclusively for lawmakers.
Iranian missile test (Archives: AFP)
The study appears to be the most detailed unclassified look yet at Iran's controversial ballistic missile and space programs. It does not address Tehran's nuclear program, which has prompted international fears that it could lead to atomic weapons at short notice.
Show of force. Iranian military parade (Photo: Reuters)
Meanwhile, the United States has granted 180-day waivers on Iran sanctions to China, India and a number of other countries on Friday in exchange for their cutting purchases of oil from the Islamic Republic.
"The United States and the international community remain committed to maintaining pressure on the Iranian regime until it fully addresses concerns about its nuclear program," secretary of state Hillary Clinton
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by Jennifer Sey
I have a new job. Same company, new role. And while there is not a lot to lose - the brand I'll be marketing is ailing (No where to go but up!) - there is a great deal to gain. I am the global marketing lead for Dockers, a brand that is suffering the pains of the country's economic woes in addition to generally not being on top of its game. I have been led to believe that I was handpicked to contribute to the task of turn around. To contribute to the business' refurbishment would be of significant benefit to the company and its employees, not to mention a boost to my career.
In my last job at LS&Co., I was no one's first choice. I was turned down after the first round of interviews and had to plead to be let back into the process. After four months of being poked, prodded and tested I was offered the role with what felt like some reluctance (but that could've been my own self-doubt after being denied initially). I didn't resent the skepticism. I'd rather come in with low expectations and exceed them. I'm a fighter. I like to disrupt others' notions – and my own – of what I'm capable of.
Valid or not, I've seen myself as an underdog my whole life. As a gymnast in the 1980's, I was no one's first pick for '86 Champ. I was relatively un-athletic compared to the Mary Lou Retton's of the world (if you saw me now you'd have no trouble believing this), I'd been severely injured on a very public stage and I was more heart than technique, some might've said. And did. But that didn't stop me from clawing my way to the first place spot, staying focused in the heat of competition when others faltered. Once I got there it was hard to maintain the mojo. I was accustomed to underdog status, fighting to prove to people that I was good enough. Once I was on top, it didn't seem there was any need to go on fighting. I lost my devotion to the sport, then promptly lost my ability. Then I retired, defeated and back to feeling like an underdog.
I'm not sure where this pervasive orientation comes from. I know to most it wouldn't appear that I am an unlikely victor. Despite expected travails, I've been successful professionally while managing to jump start a writing career mid-life. Who's the underdog there? It doesn't change the fact that that is how I've always seen myself and it's an orientation that is hard to shake whether or not it holds true anymore. Perhaps it's because I'm a Jew and that is generally how my people – at least my family members – view themselves. The Seys and Feldbaums have always liked to talk in some amount of jest about being "The Chosen" but when it comes to modern day life, they've preferred to see themselves as put upon. As martyrs waging war against those who cannot or won't accept our greatness, our Chosen status.
While I was not raised with any religion whatsoever, this martyr notion seeped into everything it meant to be a Jew - culturally. You've heard people say that before? "I'm not religious, but culturally I'm a Jew." What does this mean, the goyim (non-Jews) might ask? In my family, it means mayonnaise and white bread with cold cuts are sacrilege, smoked fish for breakfast on Sunday is a must have; no ceramic figurines adorning the home (Echt, goyisher!) and no naming children things like Brittany or Courtney; it means using Yiddish words and phrases in everyday conversation (Kina hora, meeskait! meaning roughly: God bless that little ugly child!); and it means bitching about the unspoken laws at suburban country clubs forbidding the Cohens from lining up to play golf with the Smiths and Andersons. That last bit is where the martyr thing comes in.
As I've always seen it, there is an inherent tension in being a Jew, at least one raised in Haddonfield, New Jersey, a WASP haven, replete with old school gentile golfers in whale pants, happy to tee off with link-minded fashionistas / church goers. At least back in the 1980's. Things may have changed in this little berg, in fact I'm most certain they have.
Still, as I've experienced it within the tight confines of my little Jewish family, there is an internalized and tacit belief that we as a people are simply better – are smarter and have better taste. Ham on white with mayo, Tania? Why don't you try the corned beef on rye? This superiority complex may have been a defense mechanism for my parents, a response to years of mistreatment, the mass genocide not too many decades ago. Regardless of the psychology, this sandwich preference often corresponded to: No ivy league, then? for the poor child who was invited to join my family for lunch at the deli on a Saturday afternoon after gymnastics practice (a decidedly un-Jewish activity). How poor sandwich taste could link to compromised academic achievement is a mystery but my parents were able to draw a correlation.
This sense of entitlement was matched in equal parts with a bitter resentment in being discriminated against. Many would argue that Jews are not only NOT better (I see their point) but they aren't victims of bigotry either, at least not here and now in the US. They are doctors, lawyers and titans of industry. My dad is a doctor. But I don't doubt for a moment that he felt the sting of segregation at the University of Pennsylvania back in the 1950's, amidst the prep school privileged gents who were the latest in a long line of family members to attend the prestigious institution. Given the inarguable history of persecution of the Jewish people, the underdog outlook is deeply embedded in how my family sees the world. And they passed it on to me, though I associated it less with being Jewish, and more with just being human.
And so, I have come to see myself as the disadvantaged dark horse. Perhaps it is just my own personal pysche – Jewishness aside. Perhaps it is just being a woman in the corporate environment where the biggest titles are still predominantly held by men. Or a combo. No matter the why. It has always been my self-perception. But in my new job, I am the long shot no more. I am the fixer. The cleaner. And I don't know what to make of this. When expectations are high, can I come through? It is an uncomfortable feeling – knowing all eyes are upon you with the assumption that you will tidy things up, not the presumption that you might make a mess.
It will be a personal challenge. To do what I am capable of, without it being about making people like me. Can a lifelong approval seeker who has gained approval stay motivated?
As I embark upon this new phase of professional development, I will have to tackle this transformation because it is the job at hand not because I want the leaders in the company to kvell (beam with pride) over how fantastic I am. They already think I can do it. Now I just have to. I'm shvitzing (sweating) at the prospect. But I think I'll just have to be a mensch (look it up) and get it done.


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Radiant Orchid in Children's Rooms
Pantone Color of the Year 2014
The dubbing of "Radiant Orchid" as Pantone Color of the Year may not inspire people to dart out to the store to buy buckets of the pinkish-purple paint, but children and their parents have long been inspired by this puzzling hue. Take a look through some of our favorite orchid-clad kids' rooms.
Trying to make it work? Isolate it to the ceiling or bedspread. Flank it with adjacent colors on the wheel — periwinkle or fuchsia; let it pop against a contrasting mustard or mint. Whatever you choose, it's an odd bird, but a fun one with which to work. Some of these veer more toward violet than orchid but, let's face it, purple is having a moment.
1. Paloma's Room in Caroline & Jose's Remarkable Nest Tour
2. Quinn's Beautiful Balanced Abode
3. Nicholas & Fabienne's Quirky & Colorful London Home
4. Carlotta & Concha's Pretty Patterned Nursery
5. Remy's Fantastic Floral Nursery
6. Alliyah's Pretty in Pink (and Purple) Room
7. Milly's Fabric Inspired Space
8. Stella & Hazel's Happy & Girly Shared Room
10. A Pink & Purple Bedroom to Delight Two Daughters
(Image credits: Chris Perez; Sasithon Photography; Eleanor Büsing; Susan Oliviera/Citrus and Orange; Reader Remy; Jennifer Barnes Photography; Gwen/The Makerista; Haeley/Design Improvised); Kathryn/Designing Around; Plum Lily Photography)


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Interview questions can sometime catch you off-guard but this can be a good thing as it gives you a chance to show your ability to think and react quickly.
Whilst you can't know every question that you will be asked at interview, you can still prepare for the likelihood of unexpected questions by being thoroughly honest with yourself even before you go to the interview.
Firstly, make sure your CV or cover letter does not contain any inconsistencies that will trip you up later on. Check your CV with brutal honesty and if there are any issues that you simply hope will be skirted over – such as long employment gaps – address them before your interview.
Make sure you know what your motivations are. For example, why did you really want to leave your last job; are you really seeking a career move or just want more money? Not having a firm line on your reasons for wanted a job can make even simple questions extremely difficult to answer – especially in the pressure of an interview.
The more honest you are with yourself about the position you are applying for, the less likely it is that you will encounter a really tough question – or one that simply 'sees through you'
If you really have no interview experience, conduct a mock interview between yourself and a friend. Answering questions, just like any other activity, requires practice. If you can practice answering simple questions, you have the confidence to answer the more difficult ones.
Staying calm is a prerequisite
Once at the interview, the key to dealing with unexpected questions is to remain as calm as you can. Nothing ruins an interview like inconsistent and confusing answers - and when we're nervous we tend to speed up our speech.
A few tips for being calm at interview:
Breathing deeply before answering each question will not only calm you by sending oxygen to your brain, but it will also give you time to think about your answer
Get into the habit of collecting your thoughts before speaking, you will feel more confident about your answers and less likely to ramble.
Even if your interview is going great and you've answered some questions carefully and thoughtfully, the interviewer is always likely to throw in a question which seems hostile or out of the ordinary. What do you do now?
The first rule is you don't have to rush your answer. Resist the temptation to snap back a hasty answer it doesn't convince.
Don't feel threatened – it isn't personal. The question could have been put to you to see how you think on the spot as much as anything. This is not a cross-examination and there is no clock ticking
A good tip is to break down the question. Take it apart bit by bit. If you are not sure about the question then ask the interviewer to repeat it.
An unexpected question is a good chance to show your character and personality. In all cases honesty is the best policy – and if you have something positive to say don't be hamstrung by false modesty.
If you really are not sure how to answer a question or you don't understand it then inform the interviewer and ask for clarification. This is far better than waffling your way through with a poor incomprehensible answer.
You can't be expected to know every answer – it is how you conduct yourself that can impress an employer as much as anything. So be prepared, be honest and be yourself.
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The ZX10 and the ducatis are the fastest things out there through the speed traps.
How can this be? How can a twin cylinder bike be as fast as the fastest 4 cylinder bike through the traps.
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While the rest of the world is piling on the calories, HuffPost UK Lifestyle has been mulling over the coming health fest post-Christmas.
(Well someone's got to.)
From quitting smoking to joining the gym, the New Year is associated with new beginnings and if you're already feeling that January can't come soon enough, here's some inspiration.
In order to kick-start her own system, HuffPost blogger Leslie Goldman recently turned to David Grotto and his healthy eating book "Best Food You Can Eat" to pull together the top healthy foods in 2013.
"Beans, spinach, salmon and kefir always pop up on the 'Best of' food lists, but the more I researched, the more I saw liver coming up over and over," says David. "and there's no better iron-rich food."
Will you be eating these foods next year? Let us know in the comments below.
"There's no better iron-rich food," says David Grotto. "The liver gurus I've talked to recommend soaking it overnight in milk to break down some of the fibrous and protein tissues and take away that 'off' flavour. Maybe dredge it in cornmeal or flour and lightly pan-fry it, then pair it with grilled onions."
The musical fruit soaks up cholesterol, keeps blood sugar levels stable, promotes heart health and "helps the train leave the station." (i.e., promotes regularity.) Insoluble fiber also produces a short-chain fatty acid that may help fight off colon cancer, a leading cancer killer. Your 2013 goal: a half-cup. "I am convinced that if everyone ate a half-cup of beans everyday, we'd have less obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer," Grotto says. Prevent gassiness by rinsing canned beans to eliminate the indigestible carbs that leak into the fluid. Then, try Grotto's slow-and-steady introduction technique: Add one tablespoon of beans to your favorite dish (omelets, salads, pasta, rice) every day for a week; the next week, up it to two spoons, eventually making your way to a half-cup -- or eight tablespoons -- a day. "Or just get a bunch of friends together to eat them because then, who cares if you're gassy?"
"A lot of people think the reason we get sleepy after a big Thanksgiving Day meal is because of the tryptophan," Grotto says, "but it's more about food and calorie overload." Then, as many of us recently experienced late last month after T-Day dinner, gorging late at night wrecks your sleep, as a bursting stomach reduces restful REM sleep. A smarter option for those looking to nab some peaceful zzzs? Chicken has more melatonin -- a hormone that helps set your body clock -- per ounce than turkey, making it the sleepier white meat.[1] (Other melatonin-rich foods include dried cherries, fish, lettuce, milk, pumpkin seeds and walnuts.) Grotto advises combining any of these with carbs, which produce the feel-food chemical serotonin that helps make you feel drowsy. If you're fresh out of chicken, try a bowl of cereal with skim milk topped with dried cherries and walnuts an hour before bedtime.
New research shows that your morning cuppa may help boost memory. (The caffeine is thought to be at play, which means green tea and espresso may also help you remember where you put your keys.) Decaf coffee may also help manage diabetes, lower your risk of depression and ward off skin cancer. Hold on to your receipt for your $7 Starbucks Costa Rica Finca Palmilera and submit it to your health insurance company for possible reimbursement.
Pop these juicy morsels for little bursts of memory- and cognition-enhancing power. Just like wine, grape skins contain heart-healthy polyphenols like resveratrol which may help reduce inflammation, which is tied to arthritis, heart disease, memory loss, obesity and more. You can enjoy your nightly glass of wine or just steal some of your kid's Welch's.
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No. 42 Missouri Tops Iowa State 6-1
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State women's tennis team fell to No. 42 Missouri Friday afternoon, falling 6-1 to the Tigers at the Forker Tennis Courts. It marked Mizzou's first Big 12 win, improving the Tigers' record to 9-8 overall and 1-4 in Big 12 action. Iowa State dropped to 3-15 overall and 0-5 in conference action.
Simona Cacciuttolo had a strong day of play despite the team loss. The junior from Los Andes, Chile provided Iowa State with its sole win of the day at No. 3 singles. She outlasted Maria Christiansen in a ten-point superbreak set, defeating the Tiger 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (9).
Cacciuttolo also snagged a win alongside senior teammate Marie-Christine Chartier at No. 2 doubles. The duo overpowered Alex Clark and Rachel Stuhlmann 8-5, despite the doubles point going in Mizzou's favor.
Iowa State will conclude its home conference matches next weekend when the Cyclones play host to Kansas State Friday and Kansas Sunday afternoon.
1.Nina Pantic (MU) def. Maria Fernanda Macedo (ISU) 6-0, 6-2
2. Rachel Stuhlmann (MU) def. Ksenia Pronina (ISU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Simona Cacciuttolo (ISU) def. Maria Christiansen (MU) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (9)
4. Jamie Mera (MU) def. Meghan Cassens (ISU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Alex Clark (MU) def. Jenna Langhorst (ISU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Annemijn Koenin (MU) def. Marie-Christine Chartier (ISU) 3-6, 7-6 (7-5) 1-0 (7)
1.Mera/Pantic (MU) def. Macedo/Lang (ISU) 8-1
2.Cacciuttolo/Chartier (ISU) def. Clark/Stuhlmann (MU). 8-5
3.Christiansen/Koenen (MU) def. Pronina/Cassens (ISU) 8-3


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There are three water service providers for Seaside residents and businesses; City of Seaside, Marina Coast Water District and California American Water.
Does the City of Seaside provide Water Service to my home/business?
The City of Seaside provides water services to approximately 750 Seaside residents and/or businesses. To find out more about the City's Water Service area, visit the Public Works page on the Seaside Municipal Water System.
To determine whether or not the City services your property, click the following link:
City of Seaside Water Service Addresses
What are the Water Rates?
Customers pay a monthly meter charge based on their meter size and a monthly consumption charge based on their account designation and units used.
Meter and consumption charges are adjusted annually on January 1st according to the increase in the Consumer Price Index for San Francisco-Oakland-San, Jose, California.
Click on the link below for the current rates.
2015 Rates
Does the City offer Automatic Bill Payment?
Yes, to sign up to have your monthly water bill paid automatically, complete the Automatic Bill Payment Enrollment Form and submit it to Finance at 440 Harcourt Avenue Seaside, CA 93955.
For additional information, contact the Finance Department at (831) 899-6715.
If the City does not provide Water Service to my home/business, then who does?
Marina Coast Water District (MCWD) services homes in the Seaside Highlands Subdivision and any other property within the former Fort Ord area of Seaside. For more information, contact MCWD at (831) 384-6131.
California American Water services all other homes in Seaside. For more information, contact California American Water at (831) 646-3287.
What is Utility User's Tax?
The City of Seaside charges a 6% Utility User's Tax on gas, electricity, water, telephone and cable television bills. The revenue is used to support City services and programs, such as, police and fire, recreation services and street and park maintenance.
Can I file for an Exemption of the Utility User's Tax?
Utility users, who are sixty-five years of age or older and responsible for the utility service bills, are eligible for exemption from the Utility User's Tax. To apply for the exemption, complete the Utility User Tax Exemption Certificate and return it to the Finance Department, at 440 Harcourt Avenue.
GreenWaste Recovery provides garbage services to the residents and businesses of the City of Seaside.
(800) 743-5000
(800) 945-2288
GreenWaste Recovery
(831) 920-6707
Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency
(831) 372-2385
Sewer User Fee Exemption Application
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text: what the hell why are guys so stupid? why dont they get when you say no you mean no but they keep nagging you anyways. i mean thisd guy is a nice guy and sooo not my type and i tell him no but he keeps going ugh why are the good ones always so dumb. i mean my type is rockers with musle not tall skinny mother fuckers that have no meat/ mustle on them and i love me some bad boys with tats whats wrong with that?


text: Bailout Amnesty -> GOOD! – Immigration Reform -> BAAAD! By Angelo A. Paparelli on September 25, 2008 Posted in General Economists talk about the moral hazard – the notion that people should not be free to violate principles of good faith and fair play, but instead should be held accountable for their mistakes and transgressions. As Wikepedia tells us (at least as of 9/25/08): Moral hazard is the prospect that a party insulated from risk… Continue Reading


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07/25/2011, Port Denarau, Fiji
I always wondered what the big deal was with Duty Free. Every time I was in an airport with a duty free shop I'd check it out. Supposed to be a great deal right? But I never could see that. The prices always seemed higher than I could get the stuff at home. Now that I've been traveling a while and "lived" in different places I realize that duty free isn't for Americans. Our prices at home are less than most duty free shops and definitely less than most other places in the world. The prices (with crazy amount of taxes) for stuff in other parts of the world are so high it makes Nordstrom look like Walgreens in comparison. Think of the alcohol you can get at Costco. A handle of Jack is what $30-40US. Here in Fiji a bottle half that size is at least double if not triple. A case of Fiji Bitter (probably a Budweiser equivalent) is about $40US. It's totally crazy. Mark and I went into the Duty Free here the other day to check out the electronics. The cameras were all at least $500-600US. I just looked up the equivalents on Best Buy and none of the cameras were more than $150, they were more like $120. I just can't believe that the rest of the world puts up with this. It's just another reason I'm so proud to be an American and why we always max out our baggage limits when we leave the states to return to the boat. I now also understand why people actually take shopping vacations to the US.
07/24/2011, Port Denarau, Fiji
...the baby belly is officially big enough that people feel comfortable asking when I'm due. I'm glad. I hated that feeling that people were looking at me wondering if I'd just been packing on a few pounds. Especially because I've been walking around without out my shorts buttoned for weeks and covering it with my tank top. I have officially switched to only wearing my cotton shorts with elastic bands in them. Luckily I have a number of them since they are what I do crossings in. They should get me through at least the next few weeks. I haven't found any maternity stores in Fiji. The tourist shops have a number of dresses that I could wear but I flat-out hate wearing dresses and the idea of heaving my growing belly wearing a dress in-and-out of the dinghy just isn't appealing at all. I'm sure I'd end up giving the whole anchorage a show. So for now I plan to stick with the cotton shorts and stretch this batch of Old Navy tank tops to the limit.
Mark and I have started to organize the stuff we plan to take home with us this round and I'm hoping it's going too be a lot so we can make some room for the baby. The good news is I won't be taking any clothes. Nothing will fit by the time I leave and most likely nothing will fit for a few months (or more) after the baby is born so no point in dragging it half-way around the world. I'll have lots of room in my luggage.
Last year we scanned all the manuals on the boat. It was a huge undertaking of 6 or 7 binders. It freed up a lot of space in the nav station area but we weren't ready to take them off the boat when we went home last August. We were worried we could have missed something but Mark hasn't needed to reference the binders at all. The digital copies have been great and this means that all the binders are going home with us this time and I will have the entire compartment under my bed free for whatever I choose. I probably will go through our clothes again. If I haven't worn it since we've been on the boat I'm probably not going to. And most likely by the time we move off the boat I won't want to wear it so I'll probably just give the stuff away. The big project for me is to decide what craft supplies are going to stay. Truth is I haven't used most of them. It's not that convenient since I have to pull everything out and put everything away and can't really leave projects sitting around to work on. So I haven't done much. But the idea of not having my stuff makes me sad. Plus with the baby coming I have a feeling I may just want to get crafty about some things. So I'll be going through what is currently 4 duffle bags of craft supplies to figure out what stays and what goes.
On the flip side I also have to figure out what will be coming back to the boat with us. I can tell you they'll be a lot of baby stuff I'm sure. I've been trying to research what babies need and what is nice to have and I'll tell you it isn't easy - Especially trying to keep the boat in mind. I know we'll need some type of stroller and it's all nice that there are websites that have reviews but none of them take into account living on a boat. No one says "oh this one would be easy to get in and out of a dinghy by yourself with a baby in your arms while the thing is bouncing around and moving away from the dock." So I think light and simple but that won't work on a lot of the gravel/dirt roads that many of these islands have. Granted we plan to be in Australia for the first year baby's life but we will probably be walking almost everywhere so it can't be flimsy. Then there is all the toys and educational stuff. Just because we have a limited amount of space doesn't mean I want baby to be deprived (okay maybe deprived isn't the right word I mean we will make sure the baby has everything it needs). It's all great that Mark and I can go digital with our books and entertainment. But we just can't do that with a child. They need to be touching and grabbing and exploring. We have the unique opportunity that both of us get to be with the child 24/7 and we need to be using that time to its fullest extent. So what are the best baby learning toys and games? Hell if I know. There are so many on the market I sure as heck can't bring them all back with me and buying a lot in Australia would be nuts since I know it's going to be much more expensive than buying stuff in the states. I do want to have a good range of stuff for the baby as it grows because once we leave Australia it could be a while again before we are in a place with stores that we can run and get something we are missing or would like to have. I also have a lot of stuff from when I was a kid - mostly books I'd like to have on the boat but I have a feeling they will be coming out of my storage unit and into grandma's house since there are definitely too many to bring to the boat. If you have kids and have any recommendations I'll take em.
07/19/2011, Port Denarau, Fiji
A friend of mine from college is thinking about heading out to sea. They are slowly making the plans to get sailing as soon as they can figure out some of the details. I offered up a list of good books to have on board to her and then thought "hey maybe I should post these on the blog too." So here are some books I think every cruiser and many coastal sailors should have on board - and yes this is only a small sample of the ridiculous number of books we have on board.
Anything by Nigel Calder - He is the boat god. We have most if not all of his books. If we have a maintenance issue we've learned to check Calder first. The four I know for sure we have on board are:
Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual - Mark LOVES this book
Marine Diesel Engines
Cruising Handbook
How to Read a Nautical Chart
World Cruising Routes by Jimmy Cornell - basically tells you where you can go and when.
The Voyager's Handbook by Beth Leonard - Good all around book about everything cruising.
So these are the books I told her to start with. If anyone is interested I'd be happy to look through our books and see what other good recommendations I can come up with.
07/18/2011, Port Denarau, Fiji
Our new sails arrived yesterday...FINALLY! As I mentioned before, we couldn't pick them up because a customs official has to actually see them loaded onto the boat so that we aren't charged import duty. When they got here the guy from the shipping company told us that we owed him for storage of the sails. Mark had a good response. He told him that he'd pay the storage fees when they paid for the marina charges we've racked up waiting for 3 weeks to have them delivered. Needless to say, after calling his boss, the guy didn't fight us for the money. Probably should have tried to get it before the sails were sitting on the dock at our boat.
We are pretty excited. We have all new sails (main, mizzen, genoa, and ballooner) except for the mizzen stay-sail which is still in great shape. No more baggy sails and hopefully no more sail repairs for awhile (I'm personally really happy about this since I've had to do repairs in many anchorages). We have put up the main three sails and so far so good. Everything seems to be fitting properly. Tomorrow we will take them out for a spin. It'll also give us the chance to get up our ballooner and make sure that it to is fitting correctly. We are pretty happy with Doyle Sails in Auckland. While we've had bad luck with most NZ boat services but these guys seem to have gotten it right. We didn't even have to send them measurements or anything. They made sure they got the right plans for our boat, got them made in good time (minus the shipping delays - but those weren't their fault), and did it for a lot less than some other sail lofts we got quotes from. Even I can't wait for a little sailing tomorrow!
07/15/2011, Port Denarau, Fiji
Today we waited and waited and waited for the customs officials to show up with out new sails from New Zealand but they never showed.
Having packages sent internationally is always an issue. They are never as fast as they are supposed too be. There is always a worry they will get broken or lost. They always get caught up in customs. This last one is usually our biggest problem. As a yacht in transit we don't usually have to pay any duty on stuff we ship in. This is a bonus because we save mucho dinero but it is usually the cause for delay. We are always required to show our official documents to get the package but are never notified that they have arrived. When we were in NZ I had to call the post and see where our package was. They said it had arrived but had no idea where it was. They said it was possibly in customs but that they are so busy I shouldn't call there and they wouldn't give me the number. After tracking down the number online I called and the man I spoke with was happy to check on the package and said to just come down and get it. But this was after two weeks of calling around.
We did get another package today that we have been waiting for. Mark ordered a new small computer "thing" (doesn't look like a computer to me - no screen?) Anyhow, it was shipped from the US without a tracking number and was supposed to be here over a week ago. I got lucky when I started calling yesterday. I first called the main post branch and they forwarded me to the branch at the airport in Nandi. They were actually able to find the package on there shelves. Success. They told me that we needed to be there today between 9-10 today. When we got there they said they couldn't release the package because it needed to be delivered directly to the boat (smart because they are sure that yacht stuff really is for a yacht but a real pain). I told them that I was told I could pick it up. They sent us over to the customs officials in the next building (boy was I glad they were at the airport too!) We got lucky. Because it was such a small package and we had all our papers. They gave us special permission to receive the package. The next hurdle was that it had a declared value on it of $20. Obviously a small computer is not $20 and the customs officials knew that. Luckily Mark had his computer (as he always does - I'm telling you this has saved us so many times.) He was able to pull up the receipt from the online purchase and show the actual cost. They wanted a print out but accepted the view on the screen and let us have our goods.
Now I promise you, you have never seen a man so happy to receive a little piece of electronics as my husband when he gets new toys. He couldn't even wait to get home to open it up and was plugging the wires into the damn thing right there in the cab. He couldn't do anything with it till we got home but he was sure happy just checking the thing out. I hope he's that happy when this baby arrives!
07/12/2011, Cloudbreak, Fiji
Well apparently one of the big surf spots in the world is right around the corner from us and it is big and beautiful right now. We heard last week that it was supposed to come in perfect this week. Yesterday Mark and Chris (Mooneshine) went out to check it out. We weren't really sure I'd be able to handle the dinghy ride since it's a ways out and then we weren't sure what the conditions would be like sitting there so I stayed home. When they got back they thought it was cool enough that I should give it a shot. Mark said the dinghy ride wasn't that bad and sitting there wasn't an issue. So today Mark and I packed up the dinghy with snacks, drinks, and extra fuel and headed out. It was a bit of a ride to get out there and we did hit a rough patch that the boys didn't experience yesterday (we determined that there is more wind today) but overall it wasn't too bad. At first the surf wasn't as good as yesterday, according to Mark, but as we sat and watched some good waves started to come in. It was pretty cool to see these gigantic waves up close and people surfing them. It's amazing you can sit that close to a wave that is breaking and you don't have to worry about it hitting you. We got some good pictures but didn't stay out to long. Apparently there are some big names out there (Kelly Slater is the only one I've ever heard of but I have no idea what he looks like) so I'm sure my pictures are of some famous surfers but I don't know who they are.


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Home improvement
Missions | Summer youth missions fan out to repair substandard housing and broken lives
"Home improvement" Continued...
On a hard gym floor at Eastside High School in Greenville, S.C., dozens of high-school students are enjoying their summer vacation. Eastside High is their home this week, and their day job is scraping paint, hanging drywall, and pouring cement. The week's work is worth $260, but these kids aren't earning the $260, they're paying it out of their own pockets.
Forgoing the couch, the pool, and paying jobs, the 125 students hard at work in Greenville are among more than 25,000 students who will participate this summer in World Changers, a home-mission effort sponsored by the North American Missions Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Thousands more youth in other denominations will likewise spend their summer extending compassion in concrete ways to people in need.
The SBC created World Changers in 1990 as an effort to get the convention's high-school students more involved in home-mission projects. The idea was that as students worked to change other people's lives, their own lives would be changed as well. Fifteen years later, the group's mission is broader and more ambitious. According to its website, World Changers has become "a strategic plan to eliminate substandard housing for many communities."
That's because substandard housing is "a chronic problem in the United States," according to Jim Burton, director of volunteer mobilization for SBC. Mr. Burton says that World Changers aims to systematically revitalize low-income housing in communities and rebuild self-respect in residents while sharing the gospel.
World Changers takes a unique approach by partnering with housing authorities in many cities to work on renovations for substandard homes. "They provide the material and we provide the laborers," says Mr. Burton, who notes that the partnership drives down the costs for both the cities and the volunteers and allows both to accomplish more. "We've been doing the faith-based model for a long time," he says.
World Changers expects to send more than 25,000 volunteers to help renovate 1,300 to 1,400 homes this summer alone. Mr. Burton says working on a few homes has a way of affecting a whole neighborhood. It's not unusual for other residents to begin fixing up their houses when they see their neighbor's home restored: "We see a lot of self-respect brought back to these communities."
One of Mr. Burton's favorite World Changers success stories is about a resident who thanked a volunteer team who worked on his home for a week by telling them: "You didn't just restore my home, you restored my dignity."
Students from junior high to college will travel to 93 sites this summer to work on construction and community-service projects in low-income neighborhoods from Alaska to Florida. The teams won't just dig holes or pour concrete. They'll also plant flowers and improve landscaping, encouraging residents to cultivate homes that are both structurally sound and aesthetically pleasing.
Some groups will provide relief to residents in areas of Florida still struggling to recover from last year's hurricanes. The students will also participate in community outreach and evangelism, and they are required to complete a pre-trip Bible study in preparation.
Mr. Burton says youth will also speak with residents about their faith and adds that opportunities to talk about the gospel are "an outgrowth of sharing Christ in tangible ways."
As many as 150 students from all over the country travel to each World Changers work site. The organization forms several crews of 10 to 15 students for each project by mixing youth from different churches to encourage students to extend themselves beyond their own circles. Chaperones accompany youth groups to sites, and World Changers recruits summer-long volunteers to serve as crew chiefs, supervisors, and runners.
According to Mr. Burton, World Changers hopes the lives of youth will be changed along with the people they help: "We want them to see that God can use them, and help them see how they can go to the next level."
The SBC isn't the only large church body helping youth groups serve others during their summer vacation. The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) will also send youth to dozens of mission projects over the next three months through Mission to the World (MTW), the denomination's mission agency. According to MTW's website, youth will work on projects this summer in both urban and rural areas, as well as several Native American reservations. Some groups will travel to Mexico.
Projects range from construction to children's ministry, and several projects combine both. Youth groups work with PCA missionaries or churches at each work site to help strengthen and bolster the ministries of pastors and missionaries throughout the rest of the year.
One of the ministries MTW hopes to help bolster this summer is on Red Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota, where Tom Pollock has been pastor of a small church for 15 years. The reservation was the grisly scene of the March 21 school shooting at Red Lake High that left nine people, including the shooter, dead. Alicia White, a 14-year-old member of Mr. Pollock's church, was among the slain. (See "Trail of tears," April 2, 2005.)
Mr. Pollock says renovating the home where Alicia lived with her grandmother, four brothers, and three sisters was one of the first projects that summer groups began working on last month. Eight more groups will travel to the reservation this summer to work on construction projects, day camps, and vacation Bible schools.
Mr. Pollock says the work of the visiting youth groups helps his church gain credibility on a reservation where traditional Native Americans are often hostile toward Christianity. "It really does help our relationships with all people here, even the traditional people," he says. "They come to understand that we're of good will even though they don't like our message."
World Changers' Mr. Burton says participating in mission trips within the United States helps teach youth that they don't have to go overseas to serve in missions. "Sometimes we tend to think of missions as something far, far away," he says. "But the truth is, the mission field is just next door."