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US 6953355 B1 Abstract A modular support system for use as structure to support wired and unwired equipment with integrated wire management is disclosed. The system includes different parts which can be assembled in a variety of ways to produce different configurations. The system also includes provisions for managing and concealing all of the wires, chords and lines associated with office and entertainment products.
Claims(12) 1. A joining member for use in a modular system for managing wires comprising:
an inner portion having an inner surface adapted to engage a first element,
an outer portion having an outer surface adapted to engage a second element,
the outer surface being adapted to be enclosed by the second element, and
wherein the joining member is capable of accommodating at least one wire radially inward of the outer surface and radially outward of the inner surface, and wherein the joining member further comprises an offset fastener to increase a radial squeezing force.
2. The joining member according to
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7. A joining member for use in a modular system for managing wires comprising:
an inner portion having an inner surface adapted to engage a first element,
an outer portion having an outer surface adapted to engage a second element,
the outer surface being adapted to be enclosed by the second element, and
wherein the joining member is capable of accommodating at least one wire radially inward of the outer surface and radially outward of the inner surface, the joining member further comprising a hinge and a seam that permit the joining member to open and close.
8. The joining member according to
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Description This is a Divisional of prior application Ser. No. 09/323,213, filed Jun. 1, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,419,511. 1. Field of the Invention. The present invention is directed toward a modular support device. The invention is intended for use as a workstation support structure and allows variable placement of wired equipment and non-wired equipment within a workspace. In addition to wired devices such as personal computer systems, the invention is also useful for supporting various workspace components such as work-surfaces, shelving, and lighting. The invention includes modular components that can be added to form complex support structures meeting various workspace functionality and design objectives. As a modular system, the invention can be used in a wide range of fields and applications. The home office, corporate office, and home entertainment center are examples of where the invention can be applied. 2. Background of the Invention. Most electronic equipment on the market today is dependent on some kind of structural support for proper user interface and functionality. Computers, monitors, keyboards, computer speakers, scanners, fax machines, and various other electronic equipment common in many homes and offices require proper support for use within a workspace. Except for highly specialized applications, these support devices usually take the form of furnishings or furniture related products and accessories. Today, workspaces such as corporate office space, home office space, and home entertainment centers are heavily populated with wired devices and equipment. Wired equipment has increasingly become part of the landscape in homes and offices alike. In retrospect, the electronic revolution is a relatively recent development in the long history of the furniture industry, and has placed a great burden upon it in recent times. For centuries, office workers worked with paper and other media with the freedom to position and interface with their work however they chose on their work-surface, a work-surface uncluttered by bulky electronic equipment and tangled wires. The term �wire� as used throughout this specification and claims, includes wires, lines, cables, chords or any other device that can transmit any signal or any form of power, unless otherwise specifically specified or limited. With the advent of wired input and output devices however, workers were now for the first time in history forced to work in a fixed and stationary position. Due to the relatively recent implementation of such technology, adverse health effects associated with stationary input and output devices have emerged. It has become apparent and widely accepted that working with wired equipment in a stationary or fixed position for extended periods of time can pose health risks to the user. Providing a method for dynamic and variable placement of wired equipment within a workspace allows users the freedom to routinely shift their working positions which can alleviate some of the health risks. It is widely understood among those skilled in the art that implementing such functionality within a workspace will likely reduce heath risks associated with working in fixed positions for extended periods of time or on a routine basis. The capability to dynamically place and configure wired equipment can also help to better utilize workspace area, thus allowing users to function more effectively and efficiently. Prior art, such as U.S. Pat. No. 5,746,334, provide for dynamic and variable placement of wired equipment by permitting rotation of attached equipment about a single vertical axis; vertical placement is also variable within defined increments along the vertical length of the support device. Several other patents such as U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,562,987 and 4,783,036 also disclose devices useful for dynamically placing wired equipment, but require a pre-existing workstation for proper functionality. Such devices pose significant drawbacks and limitations when implemented within common workspace environments. The prior art fails to adequately address important workspace issues such as wire management and workspace integration. Using known devices, achieving adequate ergonomics and wire management within a workspace requires the implementation of untraditional, specialized, and dedicated support devices that are typically very mechanical or unusual in appearance, offering very little if any workspace integration. Though these support devices may be acceptable in some workspace environments, they are often unsuitable for use in most traditional workspace areas. Because of drawbacks like the exposed wire management, poor appearance, and lack of workspace integration, the prior art devices have had limited acceptance and use. Users are therefore deprived of even the basic ergonomic functionality present in the prior art. It is important for a support device to provide good wire management when placing wired equipment such that wires do not become environmental hazards or detract aesthetically from the workspace and surrounding environment. The appearance of a workspace object may also be significantly altered when wires are not concealed and hidden from view. The prior art does not, and cannot conceal wires. Thus, if wires are managed at all, they must be managed externally with dedicated wire management devices which con sequentially become an external element and feature of the support device, the workstation, and surrounding environment. Wire exposure always detracts from the aesthetic qualities of a workspace. Exposed wires spoil the efforts of workspace designers and planners who do their best to create an attractive and safe work or entertainment environment. The exposed wires and external wire management systems typical of prior art is simply not acceptable in a significant number of environments. Wires also can dangerous to people and pets. For instance, a person may trip on a wire resulting in personal injury, or equipment damage. Exposed wires also place children and pets at risk to accidental strangulation or other injuries, or electrocution. The prior art teaches devices that are intended as a supplement to preexisting workspace equipment, offering little if any workspace integration. That is, they are add-on devices with a one-size-fits-all approach to implementing workspace ergonomics. Such devices thus add to workspace clutter and reduce useable space. Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a modular support system that substantially obviates one or more of the problems due to the limitations and disadvantages of the related art. An object of the present invention is to provide a modular support system with integrated wire management. Another object of the present invention is to provide a modular support system that conceals and protects wires. Another object of the present invention is to provide a work space environment with minimal wire exposure. Another object of the present invention is to provide a modular support system that allows dynamic movement of equipment. Another object of the present invention is to provide a modular support system that allows equipment to be rotated. Another object of the present invention is to provide a modular support system that allows equipment to be rotated while internally routing wires. Another object of the present invention is to provide a modular support system that allows any desirable configuration to be assembled using a set of basic building blocks. Another object of the present invention is to provide a modular support system that is easily expandable and can easily be modified. Another object of the present invention is to provide a modular support system that is both functional and asthetically pleasing. Additional features and advantages of the invention well be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention will be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims as well as the appended drawings. To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described, the modular support system includes a modular support system comprising a column, a cover disposed radially outward of a joining member; the joining member being disposed radially outward of the column, and the joining member associating the cover with the column, wherein the modular support system is capable of concealing and managing wires. In another aspect the invention includes a modular support system comprising a joining member having an inner portion and an outer portion, the inner portion designed to engage the column, the outer portion having an outer surface, wherein the inner portion is capable of engaging a column, the outer portion is capable of engaging a cover or a support unit, the interior of the joining member is capable of accommodating wires. In another aspect, the invention includes a kit of parts comprising a column, a joining member having an inner portion and an outer portion, the inner portion having a surface capable of mating with the column and the outer portion having a surface capable of mating with other components, a support unit capable of being mounted on the joining member, a bracket capable of supporting an accessory; and a cover. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanitory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention. In the drawings; Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The invention includeds a modular support system and the components which make up the system. The system can assume many different configurations. A possible configuration 100 using two modular supports 110 and 120, is shown in FIG. 1. In addition to the two modular supports 110 and 120, the configuration also includes a work surface 112, an additional pedestal leg 114, and a table leg 116. Both the pedestal leg 114 and the table leg 116 can be conventional legs or those legs could be wider and thinner versions, respectively, of the modular support system. The configuration is ergonomically designed for computer use. Accordingly, a monitor 130, a keyboard 132, a CPU 134, and a printer 136 are all properly placed for functional, as well as, aesthetic reasons. The modular support 150, starting from the bottom and proceeding to top, includes a foot 500, covers 300, joining members 200, and a support unit 400. These various components of the modular support 150 are all associated in some way to column 160. Column 160 extends longitudinally though a portion of the device. The preferred embodiment, as shown in The wire management feature will be discussed in greater detail throughout the remainder of the specification, but as an introduction, notice how, in As noted above, all of the various parts of the modular support 150 are associated with the column 160. Preferably, the various parts are rigidly associated with the column 160. An exemplary embodiment of the modular support 150 includes the use of a joining member 200. As shown in As shown in The outer surface 210 of the outer portion 202 is designed to mate with various other members. As shown in Returning to The joining member 200 preferably includes a hinge at some point along the periphery of the joining member 200, and a corresponding opening at another point spaced from the hinge point to allow the joining member to open and close. A hinge 260 is preferably disposed near the inner portion 204. A seam 262 is preferably disposed opposite the hinge 260. The seam 262 can be of any configuration, but a lap joint 263 is preferred where one side 264 of the joining member 200 overlaps the other side 268. A fastening hole 266 is preferably placed in the region of overlap. As shown in The fastening hole 266 can also be offset to increase the radial squeezing force of the joining member 200 on column 160. As shown in The inner portion 204 of the joining member 200 also includes a fillet 280. The fillet is smoothly curved, both circumferentially and axially. The fillet 280 prevents wires from getting wedged-or tangled between the inner portion 204 and the outer portion 202. The fillet 280 also helps to keep the wires running in the large interior of the joining member 200. The support unit 400, shown in While the exterior of the support unit can assume any desired shape, a portion 405 (see Preferably, the seam 407 can have two designs, one being similar to the offset overlapping joint previously disclosed for the joining member and the cover 300 or, the second, being similar in design as the overlapped joint previously disclosed for both the joining member 200 and the cover 300, but with one exception: the support unit 400 seam 407 is preferably not offset. In other words, when the support unit 400 is in its fully closed condition, then the two portions of the fastening aperture 408 which are disposed in portions 402 and 404 are aligned. Both the cover 300 and the joining member 200 are preferably squeezed beyond their respective fully closed positions to tightly grip their associated supports. However, the support unit 400, in contrast, snuggly fits around an associated joining member 200 without tightly gripping the joining member 200. This allows the support member 400 to rotate. Of course, if rotation is not desirable, and a fixed rotation support unit 400 is needed, an offset, overlapped version of the joint would be used. A preferred embodiment of the invention also contemplates provisions for attaching accessories to the modular support 150. Preferably, brackets would extend outward from the modular support 150 to hold various objects. The brackets can be attached to any of the parts of the modular support 150. An exemplary embodiment of the invention, shown in The receivers 420 and 422 are preferably disposed on either side of opening 430. This configuration allows the support member interior 432 to communicate with the bracket interior 510. Thus, wires and lines running through the bracket interior 510 can enter and exit the support member interior 432 via the opening 430. The brackets 500 can include bracket covers that help to contain and conceal wires and enhance the appearance of the device. As shown in The bracket 500 can be used to support a variety of items and accessories. For example, as shown in Caps can be placed at the top of a modular support and bases or feet can be placed at the bottom of a modular support. Another possible component of the system is an attaching member. The attaching member, which can have any number of shapes or designs, is intended to join the modular support system to other items. A preferred design for the attaching member 700 is shown in The system can also include a base or foot. In addition to the wide base type foot 500 shown in Like other components which are a part of the modular support system, the preferred foot 800 includes a foot mating surface 802 which is designed to integrate with other components. Preferably, the mating surface 802 is designed to mate with a cover 300 (see The preferred foot 800 includes at least one foot aperture 804. This aperture allows wires to enter and exit the interior of the system. In addition, the preferred foot 800 also includes an end piece 806. The end piece 806 is preferably threaded and attached to the foot 800 via a tapped hole 808. The tapped hole 808 is preferably formed in a spanning portion 810 of the foot 800. Spaced from the tapped hole 808, on spanning portion 810, the column hole 812 is used to attach the preferred foot 800 to the column 160. Although the tapped hole 808 can be placed anywhere along spanning portion 810 or at another location, a position near the center of foot 800 is preferred. The column 160 is preferably tapped and column fastener 814 preferably extends through column hole 812 and engages the tapped hole in column 160. The spanning portion 810 may be ribbed to provide additional strength. Because the end piece 806 is threaded, the end piece 806 can be used as a conventional leveling device. The rotation of the end piece 806 allows the bottom of the system to assume different distances or clearances between the bottom of the system and the floor. The bottom of the system will usually be the axially lower portion 816 of foot 800, however, the lower portion of the cover could also be the bottom of the system if the bottom edge of the cover extends below the axially lower a portion 816 of foot 800. In any case, the end piece can 806 can be used to control the spacing between the bottom of the system and the floor. The invention prefers that a suitable clearance remain between the bottom of the system and the floor to allow wires to extend underneath the bottom of the system, as shown in FIG. 20. This preferred arrangement for the foot 800 allows the wires to enter and exit the interior of the system by extending through aperture 804 and through a clearance created between the bottom of the system and the floor by an end piece 806 which also provides a leveling function. The disclosed components comprise the basic building blocks of the invention Any of the various components can be used either singularly or with other components. Also, any of the features of the invention can be used alone or in combination with other features of the invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the modular support system of the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. 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Teams Search For Missing Hunter, 17
TYGH VALLEY, Ore. - About 100 volunteers spent yesterday searching a remote section of Wasco County for a 17-year-old hunter who has been missing for five days.
Corey Fay of Sherwood was last seen Saturday in the Badger Woods Wilderness Area of the Mount Hood National Forest, about 10 miles west of Tygh Valley.
Searchers found a set of tracks Wednesday night that appeared to be one to two days old, search coordinator Roger Pearce said. A team of searchers followed the tracks through the night and was replaced by another team that continued the effort yesterday.
Still, there was no confirmed evidence that the tracks were those of the missing youth.
Temperatures dipped into the 20s Wednesday night. Pearce said some searchers had to abandon their efforts because they were showing signs of hypothermia.
Sheriff Art Labrousse said it is believed to be the biggest search effort ever in Wasco County.
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Pay inequality has been found to contribute to single women having more debt than single men, according to an examination of more than 60,000 Consolidated Credit Counseling Services client records nationwide.
Fort Lauderdale-based Consolidated Credit found that 70 percent of the calls it received in the last six months were from women seeking credit card help.
"In order to make ends meet, women have to stretch their paychecks much more than men, incurring credit card debt quite often," Consolidated Credit Founder Howard Dvorkin said in a statement.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women earned 81 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2010.
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• Negotiate salary: Before going to a job interview, women should research pay rates for the type of work they intend to do.
• Pay off one debt at a time: Women should make the minimum payments on all credit cards and put the extra cash towards one debt. To select the debt they want to tackle first, women should look at the one that has the highest interest rate.
• Invest in the market : Joining an investment club with other women could be a great start. It is inexpensive to get started, and it helps single women make better decisions about their retirement funds.
• Get credit in shape: Women should check their credit reports at least once every year and correct errors if necessary.
• Total up all monthly expenses: One of the most common problems people run into when calculating their monthly expenses is forgetting about the little things. It's important to include hair appointments, gym memberships and morning coffee costs in monthly budgets.
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Pac man, 80's style graphics, the least you could have done was update it a bit, make some smooth graphics.
Techno background music, some sound FX, prob could use better sound choices, plus more of em
need to be able to move an fire, or re-think the way he attacks
i think it was pretty different, i sort have liked it, but it gets old quick.
not much, just cheap shooting and killing.
i found it slightly funny
Faily good, but i would have like to have seen it updated to make it look freasher.
well, its original.
i liked the music, wish i knew the name of it.
i like to imagin that were in the matrix and the ghosts are agents
Could be improved..
The sound quality could be a lot better, since the file size is tiny as it is now, but the sound is hopelessly fuzzy etc. And the graphics could be more detailed or interesting.
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Meshaal broke into tears as he arrived in the Gaza Strip then he knelt and kissed the ground after crossing the border from Egypt on Friday. Meshaal was the target of an botched Israeli assassination attempt 15 years ago during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's first term.
Hamas chief visit to Gaza comes two weeks after it reached a cease-fire with Israel.
Khaled Mashaal, who left the West Bank as a child and now leads the Islamic militant movement from Qatar, crossed the Egyptian border, kissed the ground, and was greeted by a crowd of Hamas officials and representatives of Hamas' rival Fatah party
Mashaal, 56, was also welcomed by a group of Palestinian children of Gaza militants killed by Israel in recent years,wearing military-style uniforms.Thousands of Hamas supporters lined the streets as Mashaal and Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh drove by, waving and flashing victory signs.
That the visit took place at all is a window on the changing climate of the Middle East and the balance of power among the factions and nations.
Hamas has received a boost from the rise of its parent movement, the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood, following Arab Spring revolts especially in Egypt. Deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak barely tolerated Hamas, cooperating with Israel on a blockade of Gaza after Hamas overran it in 2007.
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Egypt's new Brotherhood-dominated regime has welcomed Hamas leaders, negotiating a truce to end an eight-day flare-up between Hamas and Israel last month. Hamas trumpeted that as a victory, despite the new wave of death and destruction in the territory under its control in Israeli airstrikes, meant to stop daily Palestinian rocket attacks.
More significantly, in another precedent-setting series of events, the Egyptian prime minister and other foreign diplomats visited Gaza during the fighting, crossing in from Egypt, just as Mashaal did today.
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Shock and awe stalk the US newspaper industry as Rupert Murdoch is accused of telling whoppers by the "independent committee" set up to facilitate his purchase of The Wall Street Journal. I find this hard to believe. Don't these people realise he was once awarded a papal knighthood as "a man of unblemished character"? Apparently not, the five committee members having the impudence to complain about not being consulted, as they had been promised they would be about such decisions, about the removal of WSJ managing editor, Marcus Brauchli, to a sinecure and his replacement with Robert Thomson.
Robert, the dapper Aussie who protected The Times's own fearsome independence from government propagandising during his editorship, has the novel title of "contents editor", one of the two words seemingly redundant. Frankly, I can't see why the Bancroft family, the WSJ's previous owners, were worried enough about Rupert respecting the paper's traditions to insist on this absurd committee in the first place. It is not as if he has any form in the area. I certainly can't recall a similar arrangement to protect The Times and Sunday Times when he bought them, let alone Harold Evans recording how Rupert later dismissed that agreement to abide by the committee's independent decisions as unworthy of the paper on which it was written. These pompous twits on the WSJ committee want to watch their mouths. Their baseless whinings cut no ice with us.
speaking of the Thunderer, it is good to see it striving to become the whole planet's paper of record, and more. The editor, James Harding, has created two exciting correspondent posts, one for Oceans and the other for World Poverty – and that's just the start. James is thought to have plans to extend the paper's reach yet further by appointing an Intergalactic Correspondent, the smart money going on tank top-wearing Saturday editor, George Brock.
The BBC's religious affairs department underscores its reputation for courage with a top secret memo to all Thought For The Day contributors. "Are you increasing tension and emotion in your script for impact – if so, is it justified in the context of what you are writing?" it asks. "How easily could you defend your script if it is challenged by the listener? Is what you are writing likely to cause offence?" And so on. Marvellous stuff. Whether they have the thrillingly provocative musings of Rabbi Lionel Blue in mind more than the thrilling controversialism of Anne Atkins, it is hard to be sure. But this attempt to rein them in pays fitting homage to the tradition of avoiding contention in religious discourse, as established by Jesus, the prophets and others who shied away from challenging the received wisdom of the age. Anyway, there is a limit to how much raw excitement the body can take at a quarter to eight in the morning.
I'm beside myself with glee, on flicking through the latest GQ, to find a lavish spread featuring David Bailey's black-and-white portraits of our most lustrous political figures. The main party leaders are all there, of course, but the eye is drawn to the hacks. And what studies in gorgeousness they are. Top Daily Mirror opinion former Kevin Maguire appears, in what looks very like a Gap shirt the missus gave me for Christmas, with his arms folded in the style of darts star Terry "The Raging Bull" Jenkins doing menace in a Sky Sports trailer. Beside him is The Sun's George Pascoe-Watson, exquisite in a pin-striped jacket and silken tie. The Guardian's Jackie Ashley, a terrific columnist currently waging a painful and losing internal battle to retain an iota of faith in the PM, is also there ... and next to her is The Daily Telegraph's Alice Thomson, flashing a lascivious glance at Bailey's lens. God knows why there was no space for Alice's husband, Ed Heathcoat Amory (whose fabled deconstruction of John Lennon's song 'Imagine' we may revisit shortly). Yet more inexplicable is the absence of the top opinion former, Jon Gaunt. Then again, this is just the kind of metrocentric, skinny latte-sipping snobbery you would expect from a gentleman's magazine. Poor show.
Speaking of Gaunty, as we generally do on a Monday, has he ever been on such form? "Aussie columnist Amanda Platell, the professional irritant who put the B in itch ..." begins one item. A noble effort, Gaunty, but for that gag to have the vaguest chance, there does need to be a "B" in "Itch" in the first place. Do Sun subs ignore this sort of thing in a give-him-enough-rope kind of way, or do they just not care?
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suitable for framing by Green Parties. When Greens began in Germany two decades ago, they defined themselves as neither left nor right but in front. Geonomics fits that description. The Green Parties have their Four Pillars; geonomists have four ways to apply them:
- Ecological Wisdom. Want people to use the eco-system wisely? Charge them Rent and, to end corporate license, add surcharges. To minimize these costs, people will use less Earth.
- Nonviolence. Want people to settle disputes nonviolently? Set a good example; don't levy taxes, which rely on the threat of incarceration, to take people's money. Try quid pro quo fees and dues.
- Social Responsibility. Want people to be responsible for their actions? Don't make basic choices for them by subsidizing services, addicting them to a caretaker state. Let people spend shares of social surplus.
- Grassroots Democracy. Better have grassroots prosperity. Remember, political power follows economic. Pay people a Citizens Dividend; to keep it, they'll show up at the polls, public hearings, and conventions.
close to the policy of the Garden Cities in England. Founded by Ebenezer Howard over a century ago, residents own the land in common and run the town as a business. Letchworth, the oldest of the model towns, serves residents grandly from bucketfuls of collected land rent (as does the Canadian Province of Alberta from oil royalty). A geonomic town would pay the rent to residents, letting them freely choose personalized services, and also ax taxes. Both geonomics and Howard were inspired by American proto-geonomist Henry George. The movement launched by Howard today in the UK advances the shift of taxes from buildings to locations. A recent report from the Town and Country Planning Association proposes this Property Tax Shift and their journal published research in the potential of land value taxation by Tony Vickers (Vol. 69, Part 5, 2000). (Thanks to James Robertson)
of interest to Dave Lakhani, President Bold Approach (Mar 8) and Matt Ozga (Jan 29): "I write for the Washington Square News, the student run newspaper out of New York University. Geonomics seems like it has great significance, especially in this area. When was geonomics developed, and by whom?" About 1982 I began. Two years later, Chilean Dr Manfred Max-Neef offered the term geonomics for Earth-friendly economics. In the mid-80s, a millionaire founded a Geonomics Institute on Middlebury College campus in Vermont re global trade. In the 1990s, CNBC cablecast a show, Geonomics, on world trade as it benefits world traders. My version of geonomics draws heavily from the American Henry George who wrote Progress & Poverty (1879) and won the mayoralty of New York but was denied his victory by Tammany Hall (1886). He in turn got lots from Brits David Ricardo, Adam Smith, and the French physiocrats of the 1700s. My version differs by focusing not on taxation but on the flow of rents for sites, resources, sinks, and government-granted privileges. Forgoing these trillions, we instead tax and subsidize, making waste cheap and sustainability expensive. To quit distorting price, replace taxes with "land dues" and replace subsidies with a Citizens Dividend. Matt: "This idea of sharing rents sounds, if not explicitly socialist, at least at odds with some capitalist values (only the strong survive & prosper, etc). Is it fair to say that geonomics has some basis in socialist theory?" A closer descriptor would be Christian. Beyond ethics into praxis, Alaska shares oil rent with residents, and they're more libertarian than socialist. While individuals provide labor and capital, no one provides land while society generates its value. Rent is not private property but public property. Sharing Rent is predistribution, sharing it before an elite or state has a chance to get and misspend it, like a public REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) paying dividends to its stakeholders – a perfectly capitalist model. What we should leave untaxed are our sales, salaries, and structures, things we do produce.
more transformation than reform; it's a step ahead. Harvard economics students this year did petition to change the curriculum, in the wake of the English who caught the dissension from across The Channel. French reformers, who fault conventional economics for conjuring mathematical models of little empirical relevance and being closed to critical and reflective thought, reject this "autism" – or detachment from reality – and dub their offering "post-autistic economics". Not a bad name, but again, academics define themselves by what they're not, not by what they are, unlike geonomists. We track rent – the money we spend on the nature we use – and watch it pull all the other economic indicators in its wake. We see economies as part and parcel of the ecosystem, similarly following natural patterns and able to self-regulate more so than allowed, once we quit distorting prices. To align people and planet, we'd replace taxes and subsidies with recovering and sharing rents.
the Great Green Tax Shift maxed out" Economically, taxing pollution and depletion does reduce pollutants and extracts – and thus the tax base; plus such taxes are regressive, requiring a safety net. On the other hand, collecting site rent is progressive and generates a revenue surplus payable as a dividend to residents, which can serve as the safety net. Environmentally, taxes on waste and extraction do not drive efficient use of land, as does getting site rent. Better settlement patterns do reduce extraction upstream and pollution downstream. Politically, green fees have less impact if applied locally; local is where grassroots movements have more impact. Yet getting rent usually entails shifting the property tax (or charging user fees), the province of local jurisdictions; both mayors and city voters have been known to adopt a site-value tax. Ethically, putting into practice "tax bads, not goods" skirts the issue of sharing Mother Earth which collecting rent confronts head on. Since nothing is fixed until it's fixed right, ultimately, greens must lead humanity into geotopia where we all share the worth of Mother Earth.
the policy that the earth's natural patterns suggests. Use the eco-system's self-regulating feedback loops as a model. What then needs changing? Basically, the flow of money spent to own or use Earth (both sites and resources) must visit each of us. Our agent, government, exists to collect this natural rent via fees and to disburse the collected revenue via dividends. Doing this, we could forgo taxes on homes and earnings and subsidies of either the needy or the greedy. For more, see our web site, our pamphlet of the title above, or any of our other lit pieces; ask for our literature list.
a study of a phenomenon David Ricardo noted going on two centuries ago. When wine grapes rise to $10,000 a ton from the very best land (last year, cabernet sauvignon commanded an average of $4,021 a ton in the Napa Valley), then vineyard prices soar from $18,000 an acre in the 1980′s to $100,000 an acre five years ago and now for a top pedigree up to $300,000 an acre (The New York Times, April 9, via Wyn Achenbaum). Pricey land does not make wine pricey; spendy wine makes land spendy. While vintners make their wine tasty, nature and society in general – not any lone owner – make land desireable. Steve Kerch of CBS's MarketWatch (April 5) notes that much of what a home sells for on the open market is a reflection of intangible factors such as what school district the house sits in. The price the builder has to pay for the land also tends to be driven by the same intangibles. Because the value of land comes from society, and because one's use excludes the rest of society, each user owes all others compensation, and is owed compensation by everyone else. Sharing land's value, instead of taxing one's efforts, is the policy of geonomics.
a POV that Spain's president might try. A few blocks from my room in Madrid at a book fair to promote literacy, Sr Zapatero, while giving autographs and high fives to kids, said books are very expensive and he'd see about getting the value added tax on them cut down to zero. (El Pais, June 4; see, politicians can grasp geo-logic.) But why do we raise the cost of any useful product? Why not tax useless products? Even more basic: is being better than a costly tax good enough? Our favorite replacement for any tax is no tax: instead, run government like a business and charge full market value for the permits it issues, such as everything from corporate charters to emission allowances to resource leases. These pieces of paper are immensely valuable, yet now our steward, the state, gives them away for nearly free, absolutely free in some cases. Government is sitting on its own assets and needs merely to cash in by doing what any rational entity in the economy does – negotiate the best deal. Then with this profit, rather than fund more waste, pay the stakeholders, we citizenry, a dividend. Thereby geonomics gets rid of two huge problems. It replaces taxes with full-value fees and replaces subsidies for special interests with a Citizens Dividend for people in general. Neither left nor right, this reform is what both nature lovers and liberty lovers need to promote, right now.
the study of the money we spend on the nature we use. When we pay that money to private owners, we reward both speculation and over-extraction. Robert Kiyosaki's bestseller, Rich Dad's Prophecy, says, "One of the reasons McDonald's is such a rich company is not because it sells a lot of burgers but because it owns the land at some of the best intersections in the world. The main reason Kim and I invest in such properties is to own the land at the corner of the intersection. (p 200) My real estate advisor states that the rich either made their money in real estate or hold their money in real estate." (p 141, via Greg Young) When government recovers the rents for natural advantages for everyone, it can save citizens millions. Ben Sevack, Montreal steel manufacturer, tells us (August 12) that Alberta, by leasing oil & gas fields, recovers enough revenue to be the only province in Canada to get by without a sales tax and to levy a flat provincial income tax. While running for re-election, provincial Premier Ralph Klein proposes to abolish their income tax and promises to eliminate medical insurance premiums and use resource revenue to pay for all medical expense for seniors. After all this planned tax-cutting and greater expense, they still expect a large budget surplus. Even places without oil and gas have high site values in their downtowns, and high values in their utility franchises. Recover the values of locations and privileges, displace the harmful taxes on sales, salaries, and structures, then use the revenue to fund basic government and pay residents a dividend, and you have geonomics in action.
an answer for Jonathan of the Green Party (Nov 7): "What does 'share our surplus' mean?" Our surplus is the values that society generates synergistically. It's the money we spend on the nature we use: on land sites, natural resources, EM spectrum, ecosystem services (assimilating pollutants). It's also the money we pay to holders of government-granted privileges like corporate charters. We could share it by paying for the nature we use and privileges we hold to the public treasury then getting back a fair share of the recovered revenue. Used to be, owners did owe rent ("own" and "owe" used to be one word). And presently, some lucky residents do get back periodic dividends: Alaska's oil dividend and Aspen Colorado's housing assistance. Doing that, instead of subsidizing bads while taxing goods, is the essence of geonomics. Jonathan: "Is local currency what you mean?" Editor: It's not. Community currency is a good reform, but every good reform pushes up site values. That makes land an even more tempting object of speculation. Now, any good will eventually do bad by widening the income gap – until you share land values.
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Jimmy Carter could be sitting in the shade, watching his peanuts grow, but at 83, he maintains a ceaseless schedule of travel, speeches, talk-show appearances and meetings, most devoted to his obsession with peace in the Middle East. Jonathan Demme's documentary, "Jimmy Carter Man From Plains," shows a man whose beliefs, both political and religious, seem to reinvigorate him; he even carries his own luggage in airports and hotels.
Demme, a skilled documentarian as well as a considerable feature director ("The Silence of the Lambs," "Philadelphia"), follows Carter in late 2006 on a tour to promote his newest book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. The former president, who brokered the famous Camp David handshake between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, believes there will never be peace in the region if the two sides do not talk and eventually agree, and throughout the tour, he is picketed and challenged by pro-Israel demonstrators, who especially dislike his use of the word "apartheid." We get the feeling he might have chosen another word if he'd realized how that one would upstage rational discussion about his book.
The impression we get is that Carter is a man at peace with himself. He rarely raises his voice, doesn't get impatient with aides, is stern but not angry with interviewers who have not read his book. He and Rosalynn, his wife since 1946, read a verse from the Bible every night before bedtime, and sometimes he takes the pulpit at his local church; his brand of Christianity teaches him that he is his brother's keeper, and we see him building houses for the poor in the aftermath of Katrina. If he has differences with the current occupant of the White House, and he does, we have to sense them between the lines; he doesn't seize the opportunity of an omnipresent camera to make partisan speeches.
Watching the film, I recalled Demme's 1992 documentary "Cousin Bobby," about his cousin Robert Castle, a white Episcopalian priest who had served an inner-city church in Harlem for many years. There are ways in which the cousin and Carter are similar, including their sleeves-up, rigorous style of putting their faith into action. They don't want to build enormous architectural monuments to themselves, but help ordinary folks get on with their lives. Neither one will have any trouble squeezing through the eye of the needle.
The fact is that Jimmy Carter is an immensely good man, as far as I can tell from Demme's film and everything else I know about him. One reason to see this film might be to learn more about his views on the Middle East, but a better reason might be to observe how he attends to the privilege and responsibility of doing what he believes is the right thing. It cannot be a pleasure, the never-ending round of airports, buses, taxis, hotel rooms and interviews. He doesn't make things easy on himself by accepting the use of private jets, and he waits in line along with everyone else. He doesn't accept fees for speeches. I think he flies first class more because of the Secret Service than his own insistence.
I don't see any ego-gratification going on. He seems to believe he is doing his duty, and if I am ever 83, or 73, I hope I can find the same energy and dedication in my own little sphere.
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It was much more than I expected. The view was beautiful. They have a glass fire pit in a special sitting area on the second floor, in addition to a nice little secluded patio area outside. The lady in charge of the breakfast area was super friendly, and all the staff were very helpful. The little details in the decor and the carvings in the floor were very attractive.
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Best hotel we stayed at
My wife and I stayed at this hotel as stop over before heading into Mesa Verde. We wished we had stayed here instead of in the park. It would have been worth the 40 minute drive each day. The hotel is great. The rooms are immaculate and amenties top notch for a hotel in this price range. You don't find marble vanities in many places under $100. The inside pool and hot tub were clean and well maintained and the staff very accomodating. They gave us a ticket for a free drink at the lounge next door.
The breakfast was excellent with cheese omlettes and biscuits and gravy besides the usual fare. I cannot say enough good things about the place.
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Manager here gave expectional service. Had worries when we found there was a junior football team staying at the hotel at the same time but we had no problems of noise. Pool was a bit small though and hence very busy so we gave that a miss.
Apart from Mesa Verde and very interesting historical sites nearby there is an excellent very large Walmart a block away across the car park. KFC across the road!
Great Hotel!
We stayed here while on a road trip to Mesa Verde and were extremely happy. The hotel has a ton of character, beautiful views and the staff is fantastic. The room was very clean and new and the bed was super comfortable! The breakfast is better than most hotels and our room was very quiet. There is an indoor pool and hot tub that were nice after a day hiking in the brisk weather. We would not hesitate to stay here again!
Good Hotel, Exceptional Service
This hotel is terrific. The room is large and clean. The breakfast is much better than your normal continental breakfast. But more than anything, the service is great. Bruce, the manager, went out of his way, and I mean above and beyond, to ensure that our stay was as enjoyable as possible.
If you want a good hotel at a fair price and great service, this is the place.
This is the place to stay
I last stayed here several years ago, when it was operated by a different owner, and it has since gotten EVEN BETTER!! The interior decorating upgrades include LOTS of tastefully designed and arranged laser-etched stonework in the style of Mesa Verde petroglyphs. The INDOOR pool and hot tub (that's right, no going out in the cold) was in excellent condition, and accommodates several people at a time. My sleeping room was very comfortably arranged, with apparently BRAND NEW furniture. The entire facility was very CLEAN, CLEAN, CLEAN, and the entire staff was cheery and helpful. During my stay, the nightly rate included a free breakfast bar that provided cheese omelets, biscuits and gravy, and FOUR types of coffee. All this plus several modest to moderate restaurants nearby. As a veteran business traveler, this very friendly and comfortable location is SINCERELY recommended for families, seniors and business travelers.
If only all hotels were like this!
Great rooms, great staff, great facilities, great decor, great breakfast (normal HI Express bar). Unfortunately we were only here for one night but we wish all hotels were like this, especially at these rates.
Mesa Verde Trip
This is the Broadmoor of Hoilday Inn Express locations for terrific service. The family stayed here on a Mesa Verde / Fourcorners trip in October 15, 2004. It was clean, quiet had an indoor pool for the kids to burn off the energy from the long drive. However it is the people that make this place - they really cared. Everything from dinner recommendations to museum directions. The in room information with driving distances and descriptions made the visit easy to plan. Breakfast had enough selection for everyone. Had to be good for me to take the time to write.
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Stayed June 9, 2004 and several times previous to that. SUPER Holiday Inn Express! New, modern, clean and upscale. Convenient location to Mesa Verde NP. You won't be disappointed here! Nice pool. Great breakfast included in rate.
Excellent, highly recommended!
After a horrible experience at the Holiday Inn in Farmington NM the night before, I arrived at this location somewhat apprehensive. What a surprise to find this location was the total opposite! Fantastic service, friendly people who went out of thier way for anything and everything, clean rooms that accomodate the business traveler with a work area, clean breakfast area with great coffee, and an all around positive experience. Wish they could all be like this...
Best Hotel In Cortez
This is a unique and well maintained property. I stay here frequently, at least once a year, and have never been disappointed. The rooms are always clean and neat. The morning complementary breakfast has a large selection of food and a pleasant eating area; with a fantastic large saltwater fish tank. It has a good exercise facility and an excellent laundry room. Both these are detached from the hotel a short distance from the entrance.The enclosed pool and whirlpool are easily accessable. It is on the east edge of town, allowing for easy access to Mesa Verde National Park.
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Drive to Cortez, via Four Corners
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