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Residents Divided Over Future of Spruces Mobile Home Park
Spruces residents have differing views on the mobile home park's future: Some think it can be saved, others that it's time to move.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dave Witherell has only lived at the Spruces Mobile Home Park for five years, but his connection to the place goes back much longer.
He can remember when it was expanded from 150 units to 226 in the 1970s. He can remember inheriting his aunt's home at the park and selling it for $38,500 in the 1980s. And he can remember all to well the 2011 tropical storm that decimated the community.
He is among five dozen homeowners who continue to call the Spruces home today, and he wishes everyone shared his vision of returning the park to its former glory.
"This was a five-star park," Witherell says during a conversation in the Spruces' Recreation Hall. "I would love to see this place rebuilt. It's more feasible than the alternative."
"The alternative" he refers to is a plan that would see the town of Williamstown close the park after it assumes ownership from Morgan Management, the western New York developer that leases land to homeowners like Witherell.
The town has applied for a Hazard Mitigation Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. If the $6.25 million grant is approved, the town would buy out Morgan Management for $600,000 and be required, by the terms of the grant, to dismantle the park so that no one could live there and be at risk to another major flood event like Tropical Storm Irene.
With the net proceeds of the grant — after paying Morgan Management and removing the park's infrastracture — the town plans to begin developing affordable housing on a parcel of town-owned land off Stratton Road known as the Lowry Property.
Town officials say that is the best way to replicate the kind of independent, single-family housing community that seniors at the Spruces enjoyed for decades.
But some current residents, like Witherell, say otherwise and have made their sentiments known at Selectmen's meetings. Together, they formed the Save the Spruces Committee, and they claim about 37 members, according to committee's chairman.
To date, those Spruces residents are the only ones who have spoken up.
That is about to change.
"I don't think all the residents have been represented properly," said Carol Zingarelli, who believes the park cannot be saved.
"From here forward, we will be going to some of the town meetings and the Affordable Housing (Committee) meetings as well for those voices to be heard. I think people have been kind of waiting to see what's going to happen.
"Those who are not in favor of saving the Spruces felt there was enough support within the town and from other entities that we didn't need [to speak up]. I believe it's absolutely time that that side is heard."
Zingarelli has company in Charlene Blood, who, like Witherell, is a five-year resident of the park. Blood said she personally knows about 25 residents who are not looking to remain in the park, but she suspects there are even more than that.
The issue of what can — or should — be done with the park has turned neighbor against neighbor, she said.
"You go down the road and you run into your neighbor, and you're not sure if you want to talk to them or not," Blood said. "You don't know who is going to say what. A lot of people are afraid to express their opinion."
Could a co-op work?
Peter Russell makes no secret of where he stands on the issue of closing the park.
Residents who formed the 'Save the Spruces' group think the park can be restored to it's former glory, albeit on a smaller scale.
As chairman of the Save the Spruces committee, Russell is espousing the group's five-year plan to renovate the park, beginning with its purchase by a yet-to-be formed non-profit cooperative of residents.
He recognizes that any such plan would be made moot if the FEMA grant comes through and the town completes the buyout agreement it reached with Morgan Management. But as long as the status of the grant remains unknown, there is hope for the committee, which has 10 active members in addition to "another 27 people who want to be involved," Russell said.
"[If FEMA rejects the grant], I would think our next position would be to go to the governor and ask for funds from [the Department of Housing and Urban Development] ... to buy the park and renovate it and bring it back to life," Russell said. "We have a five-year plan to bring the park back to life — not as big as it was before Irene, but bigger than it is now, back to its original size in the 1950s. It was expanded in westward in the '70s, and that's where most of the flooding happened."
Russell said he plans to seek help from a Shelburne Falls-based non-profit, the Cooperative Development Institute, which since 2009 has helped seven manufactured home communities form nonprofits — four in Massachusetts and three in Vermont.
Russell estimates that a Spruces cooperative would need at least $1 million in capital to get started — $600,000, assuming Morgan Management is still willing to accept that figure, and $400,000 to bring the park back to life.
"In five years, with grants and government help, we could be financially viable and be home to 150 senior citizens," Russell said. "You can't create something like that for a million dollars anymore. You can barely build four houses for a million dollars."
Zingarelli does not know how the cooperative could raise half that amount.
"Who is going to put their name on the mortgage for $600,000 or even $500,000?" she asked. "There are only 68 homes here right now, and most people live on their Social Security.
"Organizing as a co-op, a not-for-profit, that's also going to take huge sums of money to get it going, to get an attorney and handle all the operating expenses, protecting the place if it floods again. Who is going to jump in at that pont?"
What can be done?
If someone wanted to buy the Spruces property and operate it as a mobile home park, they would have to figure out a way to deal with flooding that has plagued the park for years.
Russell believes part of the solution lies in improving drainage from two streams that run into the property from the south, across Main Street (Route 2). Although the Spruces property abuts the Hoosic River to the north, Russell maintains that the river was not the problem during Tropical Storm Irene.
Rather, he says, it was runoff from Paull Brook on the north side of the Spruces property and an unnamed stream on the south end of the property.
Last month, the Save the Spruces group asked the Board of Selectmen to ask the Army Corps of Engineers to study the property and see if future floods could somehow be prevented.
"The best case scenario is we divert the two brooks that are coming across [Main Street]," Russell said.
"[The unnamed stream] has always been a problem, and in 2005, they did a study to add a second pipeline from here all the way down to the river bank. That would have cost $750,000, and nobody wanted to pay for it. ... (Morgan Management) wouldn't pay for it, the town wouldn't pay for it, nobody wanted to pay for it, so nothing happened.
"Right now, we're waiting to hear from the Corps. That's where we are. Then we'll decide what to do next."
Russell and Witherell said part of the problem is that a 36-inch pipe that carries water into the southwest corner of the Spruces property from across Main Street brings far too much water for the 24-inch pipe it is supposed to feed.
"It doesn't fit in heavy rains," Witherell said. "I've seen water shooting up eight feet in the air."
Williamstown Public Works Director Tim Kaiser agrees that the owner of the park installed an inadequate pipe to take water from the 36-inch drain to the river at the north end of the park.
But that is only a small part of the problem.
"The real issue occurs with that [24-inch] pipe when the river rises and covers the outlet of the pipe," Kaiser said.
And that is exactly what happened during Tropical Storm Irene, Kaiser said. The river rose higher than the pipe's opening, blocking the runoff and forcing water back into the flood plain. As a result, the flood plain filled from both directions.
Kaiser remembers the 2005 study Russell cites and said the town looked into ways to prevent flooding at that time. Unfortunately, no solution proved feasible.
"We applied for a FEMA grant to look at rerouting the pipe ... but it wouldn't have made a difference," Kaiser said. "It might mitigate some nuisance flooding that is inconvenient, but the real threat is from the river. FEMA felt that way, too. They wouldn't even consider funding [pipe work].
"They are considering funding to remove [residents] from the park because they see that that's an effective way to get them out of harm's way."
Russell and Witherell insist there has to be another way. And their proposal, they say, ultimately would cost less than tearing down the Spruces and starting from scratch on the Lowry Property.
"You look at the Lowry lot - it's all open space," Witherell said. "Look at the cost of putting in the infrastracture up there: the blacktop, the electrical, the storm drains. All that is right here. It has to be added to Lowry.
"When you weigh the cost of that against the cost of making this a viable community, [Lowry] doesn't make sense."
Could it happen again?
Underlying the Save the Spruces' plan to fix the flooding problem at the park are a pair of assumptions: A) that the flooding during Irene was exacerbated by acts of man and B) Irene was a rare event, and it is imprudent (to coin a phrase) to throw the baby out with the stormwater.
"We've only had a storm of this magnitude once in 60 years," Witherell said, implying that another Irene-sized event is unlikely in the near future.
Kaiser said history tells a different story.
Local officials say the 60-year-old park is in danger from the river and that won't change.
"When you look back in the records of storm events, [Irene] was only the fourth or fifth biggest storm since they started keeping records," he said. "We've had three much larger storms, but all of those were before the park.
"For folks to say they're not in harm's way is naive. They are in harm's way — from the river — and there is no practical way to control that."
And, in fact, long before Irene, there was fear of flooding among residents at the park.
"Six months before Irene hit the Spruces, the Mobile Home Rent Control Board, which I sit on, concluded seven months of meetings in which it dealt with Morgan's request for a rent increase and the tenants' association's resistance to that," said Cheryl Shanks, who also serves on the town's Affordable Housing Committee.
"I think that it's fair to conclude from the evidence presented at those meetings — also saved — that the Spruces residents felt that they lived in a community that was vulnerable to flooding, standing water, broken and unreliable infrastructure, and sporadic services."
Witherell and Russell would agree with the idea that the infrastructure is "broken" and the services "sporadic."
"[Morgan] took us for every bit of profit they could get, and we lost all of our amenities," Witherell said. "That happened with two previous owners, too, if I'm not mistaken. They took every bit of profit they could and didn't put much back."
Russell and the Save the Spruces group recognize that if the FEMA grant does not come through and the town does not end up closing the park, Morgan Management will. The company is on record saying the park is not financially viable with the number of sites available for rental post-Irene. That is why Russell's five-year plan is predicated on a cooperative of residents buying the park.
As for the notion that development south of the mobile home park has made it more prone to flooding, Russell points to the removal of trees to acccommodate an expansion at the Harriman & West Airport in 2010.
"They cut down 200 trees at the airport and changed the direction of the runway - that's when all the flooding started," Russell said. "That made the flooding worse."
Kaiser said runoff from the airport is not the problem. The Hoosic River is the problem.
"The airport [feeds] Paull Brook that runs beside the park, and I've never seen that run over unless the river floods," he said. "The channel has enough capacity unless the river is backing up.
"The Spruces didn't flood because of too much water from uphill. The edge of the river at the height of that storm was Route 2."
Can tensions be eased?
There is one point on which all sides of the Spruces question will agree: The town manager was prescient at the Nov. 13 Selectmen's meeting where he announced the town's plan and said, "This is a long, complicated and emotional process."
Listen to Russell talk about the issue, and his anger is apparent.
"It's really kind of unfair to be picking on senior citizens like this," he said. "It really is."
He declines to name names, but he asserts that there are people in town who have wanted to get rid of the mobile home park for years and are taking advantage of an opportunity presented by the flooding from Tropical Storm Irene to do so.
"We've always had that sense," said Russell, who moved to the Spruces in 2005.
"How can I prove [who is picking on them]? I can't prove any of it. It's just an assumption we've always had."
Witherell makes the assumption that someone stands to gain from the town's acquistion of the Spruces property.
"It's 118 acres on Route 2 in Williamstown," he said. "It's a very valuable piece of land. What are their plans for this land in the future? I don't know."
Fohlin said the town has no such hidden agenda.
"The only goal of the town is to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing for the remaining Spruces residents who remain in harm's way waiting for the next 'Irene,' " he wrote in an email seeking comment for this story. "The locations being proposed for replacement housing are more valuable than the Spruces flood plain land. If the goal had been to eliminate the Spruces, we would not have put so much effort into making it possible for 66 homeowners to return.
"We have also provided the residents with a copy of the 'Attorney General's Guide to Manufactured Housing Community Law,' so they may exercise their rights, and we have encouraged them to form a cooperative if they wish to exercise their right of first refusal to purchase the park themselves. If the residents truly want to control their own fate and stay in a flood plain, they should offer Morgan Management to purchase the park now at the bargain basement price of $600,000. The town will not stand in their way, and it will save FEMA, (the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency) and us a lot of work."
There is plenty of emotion among those Spruces residents who are in favor of the town's plan. In their case, it's not anger but fear of the unknown.
"The group that is opposed [to the grant] organized themselves, but everybody else is hoping the grant comes in and we'll be able to move to the Lowry Property," Zingarelli said. "The concerns are: If this grant does not come through, what's going to happen?
The town has applied for a FEMA grant that would allow it to build new housing for Spruces residents. Land off Stratton Road is considered a prime location.
"Morgan Management, of course, has already put in an application with the attorney general months ago to cease business here and not be a mobile home park. Our concerns are that Morgan Management either will file for bankruptcy or cease to exist, and then any kind of protection under mobile home manufactured laws will be difficult to pursue. If it had to go into court, it could take years."
Zingarelli said she can appreciate the position of the Save the Spruces group, but she does not have much confidence in its five-year plan.
"I understand them wanting to stay in their homes and wanting to try, and I believe everyone should get a fair shake at trying to achieve a goal, but I personally don't think it's viable," she said. "I don't want my name on a mortgage for that amount of money.
"There are so many variables that could happen if it could be purchased by a co-op. What if a flood comes and people are flooded out of here again? There are just too many unknowns for my comfort level."
Perhaps the great irony here is that people on both sides of the issue evoke images of the close-knit community that once thrived at the Spruces. Russell and his group say such a community could rise again on the site; the town hopes to recreate that kind of community on the Lowry Property.
But in the present, the two very different visions of the future are dividing the residents who are there.
"Sometimes, you have to stop and think, logically, and realize the Spruces was a great place, but it's never going to be that again. I'm sorry, but it's not going to," said Zingarelli. "The fact that it's dragging on and on is making it harder and harder for people. You go out your door, and you don't know what opinion you're going to encounter.
"It's really separated this community a lot. That's sad."
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Jeff Prang a city official in West Hollywood was asked by the LAUSD to give his comments on the school reform legislation. Having been invited by the LAUSD to speak in their defense from a municipality within the school district boundaries he defended their honor by saying that the district should be broken up.
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Michael Casterly the executive director of the Council of Great Schools gave the most ardent defense of the school district. Roy Romer and Marguerite LaMotte happen to sit on the Board of Directors of this Council and are effectively Michael's boss, but why let facts like that stop us from hearing his unbiased testimony.
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A few weeks ago a disabled older gentleman had his social security money taken by relatives and then asked to leave in the middle of the month with no money and no place to go except the streets.
This man was brought to the Senior Center in Havelock by a neighbor. He then met AD Brady, the Senior Center director and explained his problem.
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He then went back home, but, later called me and stated he had to get out then. I was at home by then and in bed so I recommended that he call the Havelock police for help until morning. They in turn took him to New Bern hospital for pain in his leg.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker College softball team will play host to the Catawba Indians in a South Atlantic Conference doubleheader on Thursday (Mar. 20).
The Cobras come into the contest with a 12-11 record and a 1-1 in conference record which they will look to improve upon against the Indians. Offensively, the Navy and Yellow have been led by Katelyn Szupello, Sydney Weatherford and Ashlee Ellen. Szupello is batting .389 to go along with 19 RBIs and a team high four triples. Weatherford also has 19 RBIs as well as a .312 batting average. Ellen leads the team in RBIs with 20 and home runs with four to alongside her .310 batting average.
Lauren Phillips has been the ace of the Coker pitching staff this season sporting a 6-5 record in 12 starts. Phillips has a 4.02 ERA in 62.2 inning of work.
The Indians come to Hartsville with a 17-6 record and a perfect 2-0 conference record after sweeping Mars Hill over the weekend. Catawba is led offensively by Katherine Shumaker who has team highs in batting average at .393, hits with 22, home runs with three and RBIs at 20. On the mound they are led by Carley Tysinger whose season totals in wins and strikeouts are tops in the conference at 11 and 121. She is also second in the conference with a 0.70 ERA.
First pitch at Saleeby-Stokes softball field is set for 2 p.m. with the second game starting 4 p.m. You can catch video and live stats Thursday on www.cokercobras.com.
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Brussels, 13 April 2011
Commission proposes unitary patent protection in 25 Member States – Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Europe need unitary patent protection?
Unitary patent protection would make it possible for inventors (individuals, companies or institutions) to protect their invention in 25 Member States by submitting a single application. After the patent is granted, there would be no need to validate it one by one in each country.
Unitary patent protection would make the existing European system much simpler, much less burdensome and expensive for inventors. It would end the complex validation requirements, and in particular limit the very expensive translation requirements in the participating Member States. Consequently, it would stimulate research, development and investment in innovation helping to boost growth in the EU.
Unitary patent protection would also protect inventions better than the current system. Due to the prohibitive costs involved in the national validation of European patents, today many inventors only patent their inventions in a handful of countries. This makes inventions less valuable as the lack of protection in other countries allows them to be copied more easily.
What is a patent?
A patent protects new inventions. It can cover how things work, what they do, what they are made of, and how they are made. It gives the owner the right to prevent others from making, using or selling the invention without permission.
An inventor - an individual or a company or an institution - can apply for a patent. To qualify as new, it is important that the invention is not already in use nor in the public domain before the date on which the patent application is filed.
Patents encourage companies to make the necessary investment for innovation. There would be little incentive otherwise for individuals and companies to devote the necessary resources to research and development.
In general, the exclusive rights of a patent owner to exploit the invention commercially last for a maximum of 20 years, subject to the payment of regular renewal fees. Anyone else wishing to use the invention while it is still patented must request authorisation from the patent holder and may have to pay a licence fee. In return for this exclusive right, the details of how it works are published. In this way, the scientific or technical know-how that made the invention possible is made public allowing others to further their own research. As a general rule the patent renewal fees increase over time. This means that only the most commercially viable patents are maintained for the full period. At the end of the 20 years, the patent lapses.
As a hypothetical example, a company may patent a new chemical that acts as better lubricant than existing products on the market. The patent could include claims about the molecule or composition of the lubricant, how it can be made, and examples of where the lubricant can be applied, for example, in the engine of a car. Anyone wanting to reproduce the chemical would have to ask the company for a licence, normally in return for payment. However, researchers in the field would benefit from the technological knowledge disclosed, for example the process involved to make the chemical in the patent. This could bring about further research leading to more advanced lubricants which themselves could be patented.
How do you currently apply for a patent in Europe?
Today, inventions can be protected in Europe either by national patents or European patents granted centrally by the European Patent Office (EPO).
Member States have their own patent offices which deal with applications for national patents. The protection conferred by a national patent is limited to the territory of the State concerned.
If the applicant chooses to apply for a European patent, the application will be dealt with by the EPO, based in Munich. The EPO provides a single procedure for granting patents in Europe. It is an intergovernmental organisation comprising 38 members (27 EU Member States + 11 other European countries). It was established in 1973 following the signature of the European Patent Convention (EPC). On the basis of one single patent application processed in one of the three official languages of the EPO (English, French and German), inventors and businesses can obtain a European patent.
If the EPO grants a European patent, the full text of the patent, known as the specification, is published in the official language of the EPO chosen by the applicant as the language of the proceedings. At this stage, the applicant must also provide a translation of the part of the patent that defines the scope of protection - the claims – into the other two official EPO languages.
However, this is not enough for the European patent to take effect in most Contracting States to the EPC. The patent proprietor must choose the countries in which he/she wishes to have protection and validate the European patent in these states. A number of different validation requirements may apply. For example, the patent proprietor may have to pay a fee to the national patent office, comply with various formal requirements and provide a translation of the patent to the official language of the State.
How many patent applications are submitted annually? Which countries patent the most? How many European patents are granted a year?
In 2009, 134 542 patent applications were filed with the EPO, of which 68 597 came from EPC countries and 65 945 from other parts of the world.
Germany filed the most applications to the EPO (25 107), followed by France (8929), the Netherlands (6738), the UK (4821) and Italy (3881). For the full list, please consult the EPO's 2009 annual report.
In 2009, 51 969 European patents were granted by the EPO.
What are the current validation costs of a European patent?
At present for a European patent to be effective in a Member State, it needs to be validated in that Member State (cf. above). These validations are expensive. The translation of patents is particularly costly, on average amounting to €75 to €85 per page. With a typical length of a patent being 20 pages, the costs for a single translation of a patent may be more than €1500. Further costs are incurred by hiring local representatives acting as intermediaries between the patent proprietor and the national patent office in order to comply with all the requirements in a specific Member State and/or to certify the translation. Various other fees must also be paid to the national patent offices. The validation costs for a European patent in 13 Member States are approximately €12 500 and reach approximately €32 000 in 27 Member States.
These costs particularly affect SMEs, young innovative companies, start-up companies and public research organisations, and they hinder access to the patent system.
Furthermore, in order to maintain the patent protection, the patent holder has to pay renewal fees each year in each country where the patent has been validated. Also, if he/she wishes to transfer the patent or to allow someone to use the patented invention through a licensing agreement, these transactions need to be registered by the national patent offices country by country. This makes the management of patents complex and costly in Europe.
What is the London Agreement?
The London Agreement is an intergovernmental and optional agreement aimed at reducing the translation costs of European patents. It entered into force on 1 May 2008. So far 151 EPC Contracting States have agreed to dispense entirely or partly with translation requirements.
There are two situations for Member States having signed up to the London Agreement: for countries which use one of the EPO languages as their own official language have completely dispensed with translation requirements. Once the EPO publishes the patent, no further validation or translation is necessary. For other countries, they either designate one of the EPO languages and require that the whole patent is translated to that language or they only use the option to require the translation of the claims to their own official language(s).
However, the London Agreement does not apply in 162 EU Member States. These countries continue to require a translation of the entire patent into their official language(s). Although the London Agreement has reduced costs, it does not always or fully address the issue of validation requirements.
What is the history of the EU patent?
Efforts to create a common patent applicable across all European countries have been made since the 1960s but for a number of reasons have never been successful.
In 2000 the European Commission made a proposal to create a Community Patent through a Regulation [now 'EU patent' under the Lisbon Treaty]. The aim was to provide for a single patent title applicable in all Member States. In 2003 Member States agreed a common political approach but failed to reach a final agreement, including over the details of the translation regime. Following a wide-scale consultation in 2006, the Commission produced a Communication in April 2007 which confirmed the commitment to the Community patent and re-launched negotiations in Member States.
In December 2009 Member States unanimously agreed on Conclusions for an enhanced patent system, including the main features of the EU patent, except for the translation arrangements. Instead, they affirmed the need for a new Regulation to cover the latter matter. The Commission proposed a regulation on the translation arrangements for the EU patent in July 2010. But despite all the efforts of the Belgian Presidency, the Council could not reach a unanimous agreement on the applicable translation arrangements. In December 2010 the Competitiveness Council confirmed that there were insurmountable difficulties that made the establishment of such a regime impossible to attain within a reasonable period by applying the relevant provisions of the Treaties.
What is purpose of enhanced cooperation?
Enhanced cooperation is a possibility ensured by the Treaties that can only be adopted by the Council as a last resort, when it has established the objectives of such cooperation cannot be attained within a reasonable period by the Union as a whole, and that at least nine Member States participate in it.
After the failure to find a unanimous agreement on the translation arrangements for the EU patent (cf. above), 12 Member States3 asked the Commission to propose the launch of enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection in the territories of those Member States who are willing to participate in such cooperation. On the basis of these requests, the Commission presented a proposal for the Council's authorising decision in December 2010. Following the adoption of the Commission's proposal, another 13 Member States4 requested to join the cooperation. Spain and Italy decided to stay outside this framework. They can, of course, join later.
On 10 March 2011, following the consent given by the European Parliament on 15 February, the Competitiveness Council adopted the authorising decision to establish unitary patent protection in the territories of the 25 participating Member States.
What is the aim of today's proposals?
These proposals contain the provisions that are necessary to implement unitary patent protection in the 25 Member States who have decided to join the cooperation.
The first proposal prescribes how patent holders can obtain European patents with unitary effect that ensures uniform protection for their invention in the 25 participating Member State. Patent holders can request the unitary effect at the EPO once their European patent is granted. The EPO then registers the unitary effect and manages the maintenance of the patent (e.g. the payment of renewal fees) until it lapses. These patents can only be licensed, transferred, revoked, etc. together in the 25 Member States.
The second proposal contains the translation arrangements. Applicants can file their patent application in any language. They also have to provide a translation to English, French or German which are the official languages of the EPO. Applicants who are residents in the EU will get compensation for these translation costs. The European patent is then granted in one of the three languages and the applicant is required to provide a translation of the claims (which define the scope of the invention) into the other two official EPO languages.
Moreover, for a transitional period of maximum 12 years, European patents with unitary effect that were granted in French or German will need to be translated to English and the ones granted in English will need to be translated to another official language of the EU. These translations will be required until high-quality machine translations are made available to ensure the availability of patent information.
How can an applicant obtain a European patent with unitary effect?
Applicants will have to file an application for a European patent with the EPO the same way as they do today (cf. above). Once the European patent is granted, and the mention of the grant is published in the European Patent Bulletin, the patentee can request the EPO to register the unitary effect in the European Patent Register. In the case of such request, the patent will take effect retroactively (from the mention of the grant) in the 25 participating Member States without any additional validation requirement. It will provide equal protection through the territories of these countries.
How would the costs of obtaining patent protection change with today's proposal?
As the proposals build on the existing system of granting European patents under the European Patent Convention, the procedural fees of the EPO will remain the same. The so-called post-grant costs of patent protection would, however, drop radically. In the long run, in the territories of the 25 participating Member States unitary patent protection will cost €680, i.e. the cost of the translation of the claims to the two other procedural languages of the EPO (which were not chosen as the language of the procedure).
On the basis of the discussion in the Council, however, certain transitional translation requirements are introduced in the proposal on the translation arrangements, in order to facilitate the access to patent information until high-quality machine translations become available. Accordingly, for a transitional period of maximum 12 years, European patents with unitary effect that were granted in French or German will need to be translated to English and the ones granted in English will need to be translated to another official language of the EU. These additional requirements will result in somewhat higher translation costs for a transitional period, but even under these arrangements patent protection will cost less than €2500 for 25 Member States.
Finally, if the patentee decides to extend the patent protection to the EU27, such protection will cost only 20% of the current validation costs.
How will the EU patent be enforced? What will happen to the planned European Patent Court?
Another important element in the overall reform of the patent system in Europe is the development of a unified litigation system. The current system entails multi-forum litigation since companies may have to litigate in parallel in all countries where the European patent is validated. This results in considerable costs, complexity and legal insecurity. A European Patent Court would facilitate the development of a consistent jurisprudence and increase legal certainty.
On 8 March the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its opinion on the draft international agreement involving the EU, its Member States and other states of the EPC aiming to set up a European Patent Court. The CJEU considered that the draft agreement in its current form is not compatible with the EU Treaties. The Commission is in the process of analysing the opinion and considering ways to address the Court's concerns.
What about EU companies and individuals already working in English, French or German? Won't they have a comparative advantage?
No, the Commission has made sure that for example Austrian, French or Irish companies will not have comparative advantages over their Swedish, Dutch or Polish counterparts.
First of all, applications for a unitary patent title can be done in any language. Not only official EU languages - but any. However, these applications need to be supplemented by a translation in one of the EPO's working languages: English, French or German. Furthermore, all companies and individuals resident in the EU that file for the unitary patent title will be compensated for these supplementary translations.
Moreover, for a transitional period of maximum 12 years, European patents with unitary effect that were granted in the EPO's working languages will also need to be translated in another EU language. Not only will these supplementary translations facilitate access to patent information, but also help to further develop the final solution in the form of high-quality machine translations.
These measures combined will ensure there will be an equal level-playing field for all EU applicants.
What happens next?
The proposals are now transmitted to the Council and the European Parliament for adoption. In order for the proposal on unitary patent protection to be adopted, the qualified majority of the 25 Member States participating in the enhanced cooperation and the European Parliament must vote in favour (ordinary legislative procedure). For the adoption of the proposal on the translation arrangements, the 25 participating Member States in the Council must act unanimously after consulting the European Parliament (special legislative procedure).
More information is available at:
For further details about the European Patent Office and the London Agreement, see
Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Spain. Ireland and Malta accept patents in English, not requiring translations into Irish or Maltese.
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom
Belgium, Austria, Ireland, Portugal, Malta, Bulgaria, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia Hungary, Latvia, Greece and Cyprus
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Personalized Cow Pattern Piggy Bank
The Piggy Bank is hand painted in white and black with its own unique cow pattern. The quart sized jar is decorated with twine and includes a coin insert top. The lid and coin insert is painted black. The lid can be removed.
The jar is personalized with black vinyl wording. In the notes to seller leave the name needed on the jar.
The jars are sealed with a clear protective coating to prevent scratching and jars are not dishwasher safe. Use a damp cloth to gently wipe away dust.
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A Pomona High female student who was on the bus in the fiery crash Thursday in Northern California suffered minor cuts and bruises but is doing OK, according to Pomona Unified School District officials.
The student, who was not identified, made arrangements on her own to attend the trip to Humboldt State University, confirmed district spokesman Ryan Hightower. The school district had no role in her participation, he said.
"Our thoughts go out to all of the students and families impacted by this tragic event," Hightower said in a district press release. "Counseling resources are being made available to the PUSD student and her family as well as any other student who wishes to speak with someone."
The student was not hospitalized, and she is in the care of her family, according to Hightower.
"Thank God she's alright!" said a Pomona High student at the campus Friday, upon learning that a fellow student was a crash victim.
Longtime Pomona High Principal Roger Fasting said the injured student and her family will be making their way back to Pomona this evening. He said the school sends its condolences to all the students, teachers and their family members who are affected by the tragedy.
The Pomona student participated in the trip as a part of the college's outreach, recruiting and selection process.
Other administrators at Pomona High, in the 400 block of Bangor Street, declined to comment about the student.


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Can anyone recomend what tools to carry for a trip. I want to replace the kit supplied with the bike for a better/larger kit and need recomendaitons on a tire pump vs the CO2 cannister for flat repairs.
Can anyone recomend what tools to carry for a trip. I want to replace the kit supplied with the bike for a better/larger kit and need recomendaitons on a tire pump vs the CO2 cannister for flat repairs.
I would like to know if anyone has used JB weld while on the road. I have considered adding some to my tools, it is amazing stuff.
Gale Smith
2009 Versys
There was an article in a MO magazine several months ago about a trip to , i think, Labrador. The gentleman used JB weld to repair the blades on a pump or rotor on his bike.
i have used it at work, great stuff if you have a way to work it after it sets.
I am considering a co2 cilynder for tires . What made you look at an air pump.
I am contemplating a pump as well. The main reason, I sure how you get your tire filled with the cartridges. If you have a problem you are now stuck with a repaired tired with no air in it.
If you mess up while pumping up a tire and let all the air out again, well just turn the pump back on.
My biggest thing is the cost of them.
It isn't what you ride, it is if you ride
What's wrong with the toolkit the bike comes with? The BMW tools are high quality and selected to match the needs of the bike.
I've used the plug kit a couple times. It works, but 3 CO2 cartridges is only enough to partially inflate the tire. This is a more important reason to go with a pump. The little plastic attachment that connects the cartridge to the tire filler valve is a screw fitting at both ends and works easily. There is one little secret to using the plugs: you have to make the hole big enough. If you try to jam one of the plugs into the tire and it tears, you haven't reamed the hole out big enough. Another thing to know is that if you tear one side, you can turn it around and try it again.
Finally, JB Weld is great stuff. I've seen a valve cover fixed by the side of the road and then go 1500 miles home.
You can get a 12 volt mini compressor at the local discount store for about 10-15 bucks. It isn't a name brand stainless steel encrusted work of art that rides in the bottom of your system cases, but it works. and if it dies, so what spend another 10 bucks in about 6 years. You can even strip off the plastic shrouds and make the cheapie even smaller. I duct tape the things that need secured once the plastic is gone. They work fine and you can even use it to maintain your pressures. Save some money and get the cheapie, it will work great.
Cellphone & BMWMOA Owners Anonymous book are the best two tools in my bag. I have the factory kit and then added a few things like zip ties, duct tape, and a few one gallon ziplock freezer bags for holding parts that might fall into grass or somewhere else while I'm on the roadside. Those zip ties (wire ties) will do wonders. I have added also a pair of longnose vice grips and medium vice grips because of my experience with them in riding Enduro/dirt. They can make a new shifter, new brake pedal, new throttle if the barrell wears off the end of the original.
I have been fortunate to have never had to deal with a flat, but I do carry a CO2 repair kit. A pump to me would be good if I were going to Alaska but for riding up here in the congested Northeast, we are seldom more than 1/2 an hour from help no matter where we are.
Experience is the comb that mother nature gives us when we are bald
A pair of needlenose visegrips are really handy to have. They function as regular pliers, wire cutters (sort of) a hammer, and the vise like grip can be a lifesaver in some situations. So can zipties and duct tape. A leatherman type tool will do a similar job. It cannot be attached to the bike like visegrips can. I have a flashlight, I carried a mini mag light for a long time, but now carry an led one now. The bulb lasts forever, and battery life is good, though I do carry a spare set of batteries. I carry a couple pairs of the blue nitrile "surgical" gloves in my first aid kit. If you have a lot of mess to deal with, they can help keep your hands clean and retain dexterity.
Re the co2 cylinders. Are the 3 You used the small or the large ones. I don't know the volume of either but the idea of a plug in electric seems to be the answer.
Au contrar mon frere...Originally posted by lorazepam
A leatherman type tool will do a similar job. It cannot be attached to the bike like visegrips can.
Check out the Leatherman Crunch
It isn't what you ride, it is if you ride
I've used JB weld on plastic pieces on a recently departed K-bike. You know, those side-panel retainers that you forgot were there. Worked pretty well. At the National last year used my 12-volt air pump to adjust tires on other peoples' bikes. A couple other items that may be useful - a digital meter has various uses. A 1/4" drive ratchet handle and some deep-well sockets travel with me, but have been loaned on occasion. I have also carried home-made jumper cables with the small clamps for use on bike batteries.
Probably the best thing to have along with the tools is somebody who knows what to do with them. I'd like to put a sign up in our shop, "We fix first, $XXX/hr. You fix first, $XXXXXX/hr."
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The little ones. I have a kit now with 3 bigger ones, which I carry around on my 6V bikes. I have pumped up a tire with the bicycle style pumps that came on /2 bikes, but it's not a lot of fun, and only beats walking if you have to go more than a mile or so. ;-)Originally posted by buyarbi2003
Re the co2 cylinders. Are the 3 You used the small or the large ones. I don't know the volume of either but the idea of a plug in electric seems to be the answer.
So, I have an electric pump for use on my 12V bikes. Works great in the garage, though I haven't had the "opportunity" to try it out under duress.
Dang Brad, you are Mr Gadget.
I used to be an audio/video/low voltage contractor. That meant I got paid to be a gadget guy. You don't want to know about the toys in the basement of doom
Oh yeah, on the Crunch, I had it and recommend getting a second more typical Leatherman like a Wave or a Juice as well. Believe it or not Amazon used to have the best prices on these.
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One of my favorite podcasts have this thing where they post short versions of the podcast in between the full length episodes - they are called Shorts and every time I make a blog post with no particular focus, just three photos and nothing else, a little child's voice goes: "Shorts!"
(you know I love dogs :))
( I can't help it )
hej rufus!! hihihi! och vasen
hej rufus!! hihihi! och vasen, finast!
Altså hvor jeg glæder mig til
Altså hvor jeg glæder mig til Rufus kommer på ferie:) Selv tak;) Jeg har nu taget springet og sået oreganofrø... vi ses snart.
Eeej, jeg var helt sikker på
Eeej, jeg var helt sikker på at det var en post om at du ville begynde at gå i shorts!!! Hvornår kommer den?
The first picture made me
The first picture made me laugh out loud. Pets are the best!
hello !
hello !
i will be at the mikkeller celebration next week :))
i saw that you worked with keith too !
meet you there hopefully
i love Rufus! :)
i love Rufus! :)
The first picture is my
The first picture is my favorite "short" Rufus looks so funny! Wish I could have a dog at home too,
And those ceramics on the side are beautiful,
That is probably one of the
That is probably one of the sweetest Rufus pictures ever.
Your blog continues to be amongst my favourites, Mette!
Åh, rufus!
Åh, rufus!


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I know your birthday was yesterday and I forgot to post. I hope it was a good one. We miss you on that other Forum page. I still remember your vegan birthday cake at the Orpheum in Boston (2008). Can't believe that it's been 8 years.
Going to see Robyn Hitchcock soon. I'll think of you then, too.


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I am trying to find canonical references and the history of trivial symmetries. The earliest text book reference I can find is on page 69 of Quantization of Gauge Systems by Henneaux and Teitelboim.
A trivial symmetry is a symmetry transformation of a classical mechanical or field theory system that reduces to the trivial transformation on-shell* (OS), i.e. in the classical mechanical system with action $S(q,\dot q, \dots)$ $$ q \to q'=q'(q,\dot q,\dots) \quad\mathrm{st}\quad S(q',\dot q'\dots)=S(q,\dot q, \dots) \quad\mathrm{and}\quad q' \xrightarrow{OS} q $$ For infinitesimal symmetries $q \to q'=q+\delta q$ the above is written as (introducing indices $i$ for the coordinates $q$ and the summation convention) $$ q^i \to q^i+\delta q^i \quad\mathrm{st}\quad \delta q^i \frac{\delta S}{\delta q^i}=0 \quad\mathrm{and}\quad \delta q^i \xrightarrow{OS} 0 $$ Theorem (3.1) of Henneaux and Teitelboim says that such a transformation must be proportional* to the equation of motion $$ \delta q^i = \varepsilon^{ij}\frac{\delta S}{\delta q^j} $$ where $\varepsilon^{ij}=-\varepsilon^{ji}$. This all generalises to field theories with both commuting and anticommuting fields. It is also proved in the article Symmetries and physical functions in general gauge theory by Gitman and Tyutin.
The above result means that infinitesimal trivial symmetries form an ideal in the algebra of gauge symmetries and can be basically ignored. In fact, they apparently weren't even really noticed in modern field theory until they turned up as the commutator of some non-trivial symmetries in some supergravity calculations. (This is stated without reference in Remarks on Gauge Invariance and First-Class Constraints.)
A more mathsy discussion can be found in (eg) Rigid Symmetries and Conservation Laws in Non-Lagrangian Field Theory.
So, to summarise, my questions are:
- What is a canonical reference to be given when introducing trivial symmetries?
- Where is theorem (3.1) of Henneaux and Teitelboimm first given?
- What are the historical references for trivial gauge symmetries?*
EDIT - Footnotes:
On-shell (OS) means that $q$ satisfies its equation of motion $\delta S/\delta q = 0$.
Actually, it is normally written using a DeWitt-like condensed notation, so the index contraction actually includes an integration over time (or spacetime in field theories) - this is because there can also be terms with time derivatives of the equations of motion.
Where were trivial symmetries first discussed in classical mechanics? Where were they first discussed in field theories? etc...


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The Ravens' former style of play is what hurts them.
The present Ravens don't play a dominant, physical style, but opponents remember. In the past two weeks, they have had a similar theme.
They wanted to out-hit the Ravens. They wanted to be more physical and intimidating, and grind the Ravens down.
After a 25-13 win Sunday, the Houston Texans walked off the turf at NRG Stadium with a swagger. The Ravens used to be able to walk out of stadiums like that.
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CHARLOTTE � One of the casualties of this rain-soaked American Legion baseball season was the Cherryville-Lincoln County non-division rivalry.
It took Cherryville Post 100 one game longer than it would�ve liked, but we�ll get to see that rivalry played with the highest of stakes in its history beginning Tuesday night in the North Carolina Area IV semifinals.
Cherryville split a doubleheader with Mint Hill Sunday at Independence High School, losing a 10-9, 11-inning heartbreaker in the opener before winning 6-2 in the nightcap to finish off a 3-1 quarterfinal series win.
The win keeps Cherryville�s chances to extends its record streak of Area IV titles to seven years.
Game 1 of the best-of-five series whose winner ensures a berth in the July 26-30 state tournament in Wilson will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at East Lincoln High. Game 2 would move to Cherryville Wednesday at 7. Shelby hosts Hickory Tuesday night the other semifinal opener.
In Lincoln County (17-11), Cherryville (16-12) will face one of the hottest teams in the playoffs. After surviving Henderson County 3-2 in the opening round, the Cardinals routed Caldwell County in three straight games in the quarterfinals by a combined 41-16 score.
To move on, Cherryville survived a Mint Hill home run fest in the opener, then got a fast start and some of the best pitching of right-hander Cameron High�s Legion career in the second game.
Mint Hill, which won the Eastern Division regular season title, slugged four home runs, including three in the first five innings as it took an 8-4 lead. But Cherryville scrapped from behind to tie the score at 9 in the top of the ninth.
However, Mint Hill�s final homer � Charlotte 49ers signee Logan Sherer�s second of the contest � was the game-winner with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning.
Earlier Dalton Eisenbath also homered twice and drove in seven runs for Mint Hill, highlighted by his fifth-inning grand slam.
Cherryville got three hits apiece from Brandon Alexander and Brett Huff and two hits apiece from High and Clay Fuller. One of Fuller�s hits was a three-run homer.
After a 30-minute break, the team played the nightcap � and Cherryville jumped on top quickly.
Tyler Shumaker�s two-out, two-run double highlighted a four-run top of the first inning that also included an unearned run and Dalton Towery�s two-out RBI double. Towery made it 5-0 in the third with a one-out sacrifice fly to center to score Shumaker, who had drawn a leadoff walk.
Shumaker later drove in another run with a single to left in the seventh for a 6-0 advantage.
Mint Hill ended High�s shutout bid with one out in the seventh before finishing with 10 strikeouts while yielding seven hits, two walks and a hit batter.
Shumaker had two hits and three RBIs and Towery two hits and one RBI to lead Cherryville�s seven-hit offense.
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Area IV playoffs
Second round (best of 5): July 9-13
East-2 (Gaston Braves) vs. West-3 (Hickory)
Game 1: July 10 at GB (GB 5-3)
Game 2: July 11 at H (H 2-0)
Game 3: July 12 at GB (H 4-2)
Game 4: July 13 at H (H 14-3 in 7, H wins 3-1)
West-5 (Asheville) vs. West-1 (Shelby)
Game 1: July 10 at S (suspended)
Game 1: July 11 at A (S 6-0)
Game 2: July 11 at A (S 13-10)
Game 3: July 12 at S (S 5-2, S wins 3-0)
East-1 (Mint Hill) vs. West-4 (Cherryville)
Game 1: July 10 at M (C 7-4)
Game 2: July 11 at C (ppd., rain)
Game 2: July 12 at C (C 6-5)
Game 3: July 13 at M (ppd., rain)
Game 3: July 14 at M (M 10-9 in 11)
Game 4: July 14 at M (C 6-2, C wins 3-1)
East-3 (Lincoln County) vs. West-2 (Caldwell County)
Game 1: July 10 at C (L 12-7)
Game 2: July 11 at L (ppd., rain)
Game 2: July 12 at L (L 14-3 in 7)
Game 3: July 13 at C (L 15-6, L wins 3-0)
Semifinals (best of 5): July 16-20
West-3 (Hickory) vs. West-1 (Shelby)
Game 1: July 16 at S
Game 2: July 17 at H
Game 3: July 18 at S
Game 4 (if necessary): July 19 at H
Game 5 (if necessary): July 20 at S
West-4 (Cherryville) vs. East-3 (Lincoln)
Game 1: July 16 at L
Game 2: July 17 at C
Game 3: July 18 at L
Game 4 (if necessary): July 19 at C
Game 5 (if necessary): July 20 at L
Finals (best of 3): July 21-23
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We hear plaudits for Ichiro Suzuki a lot. He's consistent, he's one of the best baseball players of the past decade, he curses hilariously in the clubhouse before all-star games. Add a new one—he has such pinpoint control of the ball as it comes off his bat that he can make it essentially unfield-able, by hitting it in to the jersey of the pitcher. Can't get to it there!
No, just kidding, Jarrod Parker pretty much just booted it into his shirt somehow.
It's actually sort of hard to tell what happened there—it was in his hand for a second, and then in his shirt, not straight to his shirt, right? Maybe this GIF will clear things up [click to embiggen]:
Nope. Magic. Parker actually went eight innings and only gave up six hits, one of which didn't count, because it was that one. Expect Ichiro to bat around 1000. now that he knows this trick.
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Criminal gangs are increasingly reliant on the internet to coordinate assaults, robbery and recruitment, according to research from US criminologists. Interviews with several hundred gang members in five US cities found that almost half had committed online crimes in the past six months.
"Years ago a gang would drive through a rival neighborhood, spray graffiti and shout insults to start a fight," Professor Scott H. Decker, lead researcher and Arizona State University criminologist, told Metro. "Today those taunts are more likely to happen online…where it be done a dozen times in the same period."
Over 80% of surveyed members said they used YouTube, the most popular site for posting threats, many of which led to violence. Forums such as thehoodup.com provide real-time information on criminal and police activity.
The FBI recently announced concerns that more organized gangs such as the Bloods and Crips could move into white-collar cybercrime, although Decker is unconvinced. "Our suspicion is that if someone develops that expertise they are more likely to move away from gangs that draw too much attention."
But the web has opened up new possibilities. "It's another way to engage and people can never get away from the internet," said University of Michigan Professor of Social Work Desmond Patton. "Individuals that live around gang activity can be drawn in."
Law enforcement has benefitted from online gang activity, with almost 50 New York members arrested in 2012 after police infiltrated a Facebook group that detailed murders. "The police are always saying 'don't shut it down' because it's easy for them to track," said George Knox, executive director of the US National Gang Crime Research Center, who is nonetheless campaigning for Internet Service Providers to censor gang content.
British youth group XLP use social media to connect with gang members. "We have a YouTube channel monitored by music professionals and kids like getting their stuff up," said CEO Patrick Regan. "It's been a great way to get a positive message across."
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Canaries Can't Come Through In The Clutch
SIOUX FALLS, SD -- The Sioux Falls Canaries had plenty of opportunities, but couldn't deliver key hits in a 5-4 loss to the Wichita Wingnuts Friday night in front of 3,022 fans at the Birdcage.
Wichita starter Junior Guerra struggled with his control, walking six Canaries batters in the first three innings and issuing two wild pitches, but the Canaries (5-10) mustered just one run on Jared Clark's RBI groundout in the first inning. Guerra survived through five innings, allowing just three runs, two earned, on four hits. He struck out six.
Cole Armstrong tied the game for Wichita (9-5) on a wind-aided home run in the second. Both teams tallied single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth for a 4-4 tie. J.P. Ramirez hit a clutch, two-out single in the sixth to score Cory Morales and tie the game.
But Wichita took the lead for good in the ninth when Jake Kahaulelio drove in Jared McDonald, who had doubled with one out off Canaries reliever Kirk Clark (0-1). Wingnuts closer Josh Dew gave up a leadoff single to Morales in the ninth but then retired the next three batters to notch his second save.
Ben Moore started for the Canaries and struck out seven while giving up eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. He reached a milestone, surpassing 500 strikeouts in a Sioux Falls uniform. He now needs 19 strikeouts to become the all-time strikeout leader in franchise history (Rich Hyde, 519).
Lincoln Holdzkom (1-0) earned his first victory with a scoreless eighth inning of relief.
For Wichita, Jake Kahaulelio went 3-for-5 with two RBI, and Jared McDonald scored two of the Wingnuts' runs.
The Canaries offense was highlighted by John Alonso's long solo home run in the fifth, his second, while Morales added three hits for the Birds.
Game two of the three-game series is 7:05 p.m. on Saturday at the Birdcage.
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�A thunderstorm,� �A T-storm this evening,� �An afternoon T-storm,� �Thunderstorms,� �A shower or T-storms,� �A couple of storms,� �Rain and drizzle� . . .
That, folks, is the forecast through Sunday, brought to you by a company known as Accu-Weather and published daily in The Gazette. While some might find it downright depressing, we have to marvel at the number of different ways weather prognosticators are finding to say that it�s less than pleasant outside these days.
But we can think of several other ways to address it. In fact, the following words come to mind during what seems like a month of daily rainfall in Gaston County: Soggy, soaked, swamped, saturated, sopping, sodden � and we�re not even out of the S�s.
It just � stinks.
Yes, the normally dry and hotter-than-melting-tar Tar Heel summers of yore have thus far been replaced by relatively mild temperatures, rain by the bucket and the occasional flashes of lightning accompanied by its sibling, thunder. So far, it�s played havoc with farming, construction, gardening, mowing the lawn, baseball � and, well, just about anything else that goes on outdoors. According to the North Carolina Water Science Center, Gaston County has already recorded 5.2 inches of rainfall so far in July. Last year we recorded 3.75 inches for the entire month. A gauge in Lincoln County has registered 3.4 inches so far in July, well on its way to the 4.17 total recorded last year in July.
Seems like we�ve been under a flash flood watch since Memorial Day.
And it all has people feeling a little out of sorts.
When it comes to advice for dealing with the weather situation, well, we don�t have any other than grin and bear it. Maybe keep an umbrella with you at all times. Roll up the windows to the car.
What else can you do? After all, no human controls the rain. And it doesn�t look like things might change for a while.
At about the end of the seven-day forecast mentioned earlier we note that what is now Tropical Storm Chantal is projected to be approaching the Atlantic Coast. A tropical system crossing North Carolina after so much previous rainfall could be problematic for areas prone to flooding.
Batten down the hatches. And try to do it with a smile.