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Bulldogs being goofballs
Bulldogs are not at the top of the list when it comes to dignified behavior, which is why I like them.
So I wouldn't say this compilation features bulldogs behaving badly — just bulldogs behaving like bulldogs.
Posted by John Woestendiek October 27th, 2014 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: animals, behavior, breeds, bulldog, bulldogs, compilation, dignity, dog, dogs, funny, pets, video
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Is artwork an attack on pit bulls?
Whether it's art, propaganda, or a combination of the two, a memorial to victims of fatal dog attacks is creating controversy as one of dozens of entries in a public art display in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The work is called "Out of the Blue," a reference to how dog attacks — and particularly pit bull attacks, the artist repeatedly points out — usually happen.
The display, created by a woman identifying herself as Joan Marie Kowal, consists of more than 30 decorated crosses, representing the number of people killed in dog attacks this year, and images of the victims, many of them children.
The artwork is rubbing some dog lovers, and particularly pit bull lovers, the wrong way, which has led to some demonstrations and the kind of heated, everybody's an expert debate that follows pit bulls around wherever they go.
Joan Marie Kowal, we suspect, has more experience in badmouthing pit bulls than she does in creating art, but then again artists don't need credentials in this competition.
Every year, for 19 days, three square miles of downtown Grand Rapids is opened up to artists in ArtPrize, a competition that awards $200,000 to the grand prize winner.
Downtown becomes "an open playing field where anyone can find a voice in the conversation about what is art and why it matters," according to the ArtPrize website. "Art from around the world pops up in every inch of downtown … It's unorthodox, highly disruptive, and undeniably intriguing to the art world and the public alike."
This year, "Out of the Blue" has proved among the most disruptive.
A week ago, perturbed pit bull owners brought their dogs to Calder Plaza, where the entry is displayed, in hopes of presenting their views and showing that pit bulls — the breed most often mentioned in the memorial — aren't vicious killing machines.
When they sat down in front of the memorial, Kowal complained they were obstructing the public's view.
Kowal told MLIVE.com in an email that "visitors can't even see the art and many have told me the bully breed owners, sitting on the ledges blocking the view of the victims' biographies and refusing to move, makes them unable to enjoy the piece."
Grand Rapids Police Lt. Pat Dean said Kowal filed a complaint in late September about people sitting with pit bulls on the stone wall in front of her ArtPrize entry. Police found nothing illegal at that time, he said, and members of the group, while on public property, moved at the request of officers.
Kowal describes the work as "an opportunity to Pay it Forward, and show the good side of humanity. Visitors are encouraged to express their sympathy, respect, and support for the victims and their families by leaving teddy bears, flowers, or memorial decorations in the designated heart-shaped memorial space."
According to a brief biography listed on the ArtPrize website, Kowal is an animal lover, who has feral cats and pet squirrels. She attended Grand Valley State University.
Not a whole lot can be learned about her through searching her name on the Internet, and there's no mention of any previous artistic pursuits.
There was a 2011 MLIVE.com article that mentioned her name, and quoted her as being a supporter of a proposed pit bull ban in Wyoming, Michigan.
Perhaps she became an artist "out of the blue." Perhaps her anti-pit bull passion needed an outlet.
We support the right for just about anyone to call themselves an artist, assuming they are making some form of art. We don't have a problem with Kowal expressing herself — either vocally or through her "art" — on the streets of Grand Rapids. By the same token, we have no problem with pit bull owners and their dogs sitting down squarely in front of it, as long as it's public property. They have the right to express themselves in public, too, whether they're ArtPrize contestants or not.
So do we. And our opinion is Kowal is pushing her personal agenda under the guise of a non-profit organization's art competition, and that it's likely part of a well-plotted effort by those forces intent on painting all members of the breed with the same brush, reinforcing negative stereotypes while playing fast and loose with the facts.
Kowal says she plans to add three more crosses this weekend in remembrance of three other people who died from injuries she says were caused by pit bull attacks.
"That is not my fault that they were all killed by pit bulls," she said. "I'm just showing the facts."
Posted by John Woestendiek October 6th, 2014 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, art, artist, artprize, artworks, attacks, breed, breeds, contest, discrimination, dog, dogs, downtown, fatal, grand rapids, joan marie kowal, memorial, out of the blue, pets, pit bulls, pitbulls, victims
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Two "new" breeds will debut at Westminster
What do the Hungarian wire-haired vizsla (below) and the coton de tulear (above) have in common?
At first glance, not a lot.
The fuzzier version of a Vizsla is a mid-sized dog with what's been called a "professorial" appearance, while the tiny coton de tulear is a fluffy French breed that resembles a Q-Tip on steroids
Both breeds, newly recognized by the American Kennel Club, will be competing for the first time when the Westminster Kennel Club holds its 139th annual dog show in New York in February.
"Coton is the French word for cotton and that's what this dog looks like, a little bit of a cotton swab," David Frei, the host and director of communications for the show, explained to NPR.
"It has got a long white coat, smallish dog; looks more like a toy dog than the non-sporting group that it's in — fun little dog," Frei added. "The royal dog of Madagascar, if you will, was exported through the Port of Tulear in Madagascar, ended up in France and other places in Europe before it came to this country and now it's not really a new breed per se, but it's new to us."
Unlike their smooth-coated counterparts, the wirehaired vizsla has an inch-long, rust-colored coat that helps protect it while romping through the brush.
While best known for their hunting abilities, their fuzzy faces — with beards and moustaches and, if you will, Andy Rooney eyebrows — give them a distinguished appearance that belies their playfulness.
The two new additions brings the total number of breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club to 192..
(Photos: Vizsla photo from Fassfields Hungarian Wirehaired Vizslas; coton de tulear photo, Nicaise, via Wamiz.com)
Posted by John Woestendiek October 3rd, 2014 under Muttsblog.
Tags: added, akc, american kennel club, animals, breeds, coton de tulear, david frei, dog, dog show, dogs, hungarian wirehaired vizsla, new breeds, pets, purebreds, recognized, vizsla, westminster, westminster kennel club, wire-haired, wirehaired
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Mutt shot for copulating with purebred
Maybe you can blame his owner — for not getting his front door fixed, and for not getting Raider fixed — but the 4-year-old Labrador mix was only doing what intact dogs tend to do, when the neighbor dog goes into heat.
The mutt went out the unlatched front door, and over to the home of a neighbor, who authorities say shot Raider twice when he caught him copulating with his prized purebred.
The neighbor, Randall Schexnayder, 51, of Metairie, was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana.
Raider is expected to recover from gunshot wounds to the muzzle and neck, according to his owner, Jim Hanley, 43. The dog disappeared last Wednesday, returning a few hours later covered in blood. Initially, Hanley thought Raider had been hit by a car, the Times-Picayune reported.
He took the dog to a vet, who told him Raider had been shot.
Hanley told the sheriff's office who he suspected. A couple of neighbors had complained about Raider getting loose, and one had warned Hanley that he would take action if he ever caught Raider mounting his purebred dog.
When deputies called on that neighbor — Schexnayder — he admitted shooting the dog. He told the deputies he chased the dog off once, but when the dog returned, and attempted to mount his pet — whose breed wasn't identified — he shot Raider twice with a .22-caliber pistol.
Schexnayder turned the gun and Raider's collar over to authorities and was briefly jailed before being released on bond, according to the New Orleans Advocate.
Hanley, while not denying his dog accosted his neighbor's purebred, said that doesn't justify his dog getting shot.
"I understand that (a strange dog mating with a prize female) would be upsetting, but it would never cross my mind to pull out a firearm," he said. "I think my first move would have been calling animal control. I mean, my Lord."
Raider is named after the Archbishop Rummel High School Raiders.
Posted by John Woestendiek June 5th, 2014 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, breeds, charges, cruelty, dogs, female, jefferson parish, lab, labrador, louisiana, male, mix, mount, mounted, mounting, mutts, neighbors, pets, purebred, retriever, sheriff, shooting, shot
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LABRABLOOPERS: Is any breed more zany?
Are we laughing with these Labradors, or at them?
And does it really matter, as long as we're laughing?
As long as nobody's getting hurt, I say bring on the Labrabloopers.
Probably, we are laughing at them, but my hunch is — innocently and spontaneously goofy as their behavior can be – that's exactly what they had in mind.
Posted by John Woestendiek April 21st, 2014 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: animals, behavior, bloopers, breeds, clownish, clowns, dogs, funny, goofy, labrabloopers, labrador retrievers, labradors, labs, pets, retrievers, video
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Walking in support of Utah's pit bulls
Pretty enough to be a postcard, this photo was taken Sunday during a group dog walk in Salt Lake City.
It was one of the regular bi-weekly walks staged by the organization, SLC StrutABulls, which seeks to improve the image of pit bulls by holding walks in various public locations.
Organizers chose the State Capitol this week to raise awareness about House Bill 97, which is headed to the state Senate for review, according to KSL.com. The bill would prohibit municipalities from enacting or enforcing breed-specific rules, regulations, policies or laws.
About 10 Utah cities now outlaw pit bulls or pit bull mixes, according to Natalie Schun, with SLC StrutABulls.
About 60 dogs — mostly pit bulls or mixes — and their owners walked around the grounds of the Capitol on Sunday.
"The (bad) ones that you hear about are just (a few) out of who knows how many," said event co-organizer Kelly Lawson. "Any dog can be mean if it doesn't get the proper socialization, exercise and attention that it needs.
"We are out to show that these are good dogs and can be good dogs no matter what breed they are."
(Photo: Scott G. Winterton./ Deseret News)
Posted by John Woestendiek March 11th, 2014 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, breed-specific, breeds, capital, capitol, discrimination, dogs, group walk, house bill 97, laws, municipalities, pets, photography, pit bulls, pitbulls, policies, rules, salt lake city, strutabulls, utah, walk
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Dog burial site dates to Aztec times
A dog cemetery that goes back to Aztec times has been uncovered beneath an old apartment building in Mexico City.
Archaeologists announced the discovery Friday and said that — while the remains of dogs have been found in Aztec ruins before — this is the first time a group of dogs has been found buried together at one site.
The 12 dogs were buried around the same time in a small pit between 1350 a 1520 A.D., according to the Associated Press.
Aztecs believed dogs could guide human souls into a new life after death, and it was not uncommon for dogs to be buried under monuments under the thinking their spirits would provide protection.
The team of archaeologists determined when the dogs were buried through ceramics and other items found in nearby pits under the apartment building in the populous Mexico City borough of Aztacapozalco.
Archaeologist Rocio Morales Sanchez said digging deeper could help reveal why the dogs were buried there.
Experts with Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History, or INAH, called the find "exceptional."
Archaeologist Antonio Zamora, who works at the excavation site, said a biologist told the team the remains belonged to medium-sized dogs, likely Techichi dogs, a breed believed to be an ancestor of the Chihuahua, and Xoloitzcuintlis.
(Photo: Courtesy of Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History)
Posted by John Woestendiek February 17th, 2014 under Muttsblog.
Tags: apartment, archaeologists, archaeology, aztacapozalco, aztec, aztecs, breeds, building, burial ground, buried, canine, cemetery, chihuahua, discovery, dog, dogs, mexico, mexico city, protection, remains, ruins, science, souls, spirits, Techichi, together, Xoloitzcuintlis
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Just made these tonight and added chocolate chips - delicious!
absolutely delicious! I sprinkled some sugar over the top before baking and it added a great crunch!
I have to review these cookies--even tho I did NOT actually "taste" them--b/c they were NOT for me! But they looked, smelled & baked wonderfully so I am going to deduce that they will taste wonderful as well :-). I used natural PB & baked for 10 min. they spread well & were very simple to make. What a great recipe; thanks for sharing!
Just the right peanut butter flavor. Even my husband, who doesn't like peanut butter cookies, had quite a few of these. I did add more flour because of my altitude, but that's about it.
Was looking for something I could bake without havig to go shopping. I had all of the ingreidents for these in my pantry. Cookies were very good!
These were good, but too crisy for my taste. I prefer cookies that are not quite so flat. Eight minutes was the perfect time.
Wonderful! I wanted to make these for my dad, who is diabetic (and used to love peanut butter cookies), so I substituted Splenda and Splenda brown sugar and they tasted great (the non-diabetics agreed). I plan to make them again with regular sugars, though, to compare.
very tasty! I had to leave them in a few minutes longer, but it's probably just my oven. You should make these!
I wish I would have read the reviews before making this recipe. The dough was way too sticky to roll. I should have added more flour or at least refrigerated it before trying to work with it. They did spread quite a bit and you couldn't even see the fork marks when they came out of the oven. The taste was good and I liked the consistency, but I would have preferred a thicker cookie. I was especially disappointed by their appearance as I had made them for gift-giving.
Some day when my children ask me for the peanut butter cookie recipe that I used to make when they were kids I will give them this one!!!

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Cabinet Ends -help!
I am not sure what the correct name of this part of the cabinet is called. It is the end panel of my cabinets and I think it is a thin veneer rather than solid wood like the rest of the cabinet. Anyhow, some ends have faded badly and what I want to know is does one replace this or could I restain them where they are. If I do replace them, do I get replacement sheets at Home Depot type places? I hope someone here knows what I am talking about. Thanks in advance.
Well I guess the easy answer would be to restain them, but it can be murder trying to match a stain exactly, especially if it's not new, as they fade. You could try for replacements, but again, would the store (HD?) still have that color in stock, in the same wood, and would it then look 'too new' next to the cabinets that aren't? If you can remove a small piece of veneer that encompasses the general shade(s) of the existing pieces and find a place with a reasonable veneer match, that could be the way to go.
It is is not a framed out end panel, it is likely a thin section of plywood referred to as a 'skin.'
It can take multiple tries to achieve a decent match to existing finishes.
While the end may have faded more, it is very likely all the surfaces have changed some.
Depending on how the skin was attached they can be easy to remove (held by a few finish nails) or nearly impossible (glued on).
Wood changes over time, mainly darkening. What I bet happened is that your KD opted for the vinyl print or laminate skins rather than the wood skins, and now that the wood's darkened, they don't match. (This is one of the reasons I only use the wood skins or recommend a false door front to finish off a cabinet side.)
The best option would be to find out what brand of cabinet you have and order the wood skins or a false cabinet front and then lay it out in the sun to absorb the UV before installing. You're really not going to "refinish" the vinyl or melamine side panels, and finding a veneer in the same species backed to the right thickness of panel and then staining and finishing it yourself will be an almost impossible job. So, your second best option would be to call a custom cabinet maker who has a lot of experience in creating custom stains and have him try to do this for you. But, this wont be that cheap an option, and it's not guarantee to be sucessful. So, the third option, and the easiest, would be to just accept it and live with it.


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I bought this mattress about a month ago. It is very comfortable. I went to a store first and tried lots of different ones to figure out what I liked. The online price was much lower even than the "Presidents Day sale" price. It had a funky smell at first, but I've read that is typical of new mattresses. The smell went away after about a week....
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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.
one of many words I coined over 20 years ago: geoism, geonomics, geonomy, geocracy, etc – neologisms that later others came up with, too. CNBC once had a Geonomics Show, and Middlebury College has a Geonomics Institute. If "economy" is literally "management of the household", then geonomy is "management of the planet". The kind of management I had in mind is not what CNBC was thinking – top-down. My geonomics is not hands-on, interfering, but hands-off, organic. It'd strive to align policy with natural processes, similar to what holistic healing does in medicine, what organic farming does in agriculture. Geonomics attends to two key components: One, the crucial stuff to track is fat — or profit, especially profits without production, such as rent, or all the money we spend on the nature we use. Society's surplus is the sine qua non for growth, needed to counter death – not merely more, but sustainable development, more from less. Two, the basic process to respect is the feedback loop. These let nature maintain balance automatically and could do the same for markets, if we let them. Letting them would turn our economies, now our masters, into a geonomy, our servant, providing us with prosperity, eco-librium (to coin a term) and leisure, time off — a hostile environment for economan but a cradle for a loving and creative humanity.
a scientific look at how we divvy up the work and the wealth, how some of us end up with too much or too little effort or reward. That's partly due to Ricardo's Law of Rent, showing how wasteful use of Earth cuts wages. And it's partly due to how a society's elite runs government around like water boys, dishing out subsidies and tax breaks. While geonomists look political reality right in the eye, without blinking, conventional economists flinch. When Paul Volcker, ex-chief of the Federal Reserve, moved on to a cushy professorship at Princeton cum book contract, the crush of deadlines bore down. So Volcker asked a junior associate to help with the book. The guy refused, explaining that giving serious consideration to policy would ruin his academic career. The ex-Fed chief couldn't believe it and asked the department chair if truly that were the case. That head honcho pondered the question then replied no, not if he only does it once. And economics was AKA political economy!
a way to have everybody pulling on the same end of the rope. Last summer's expansive forest fires shed light on growing class resentment in the West. Old log-gers and ranchers rankled at the new urgency to stamp out the blazes that threatened the recent Aspenesque settlers. The newcomers expected working class firemen to make protecting their expensive homes top priority. (Chr Sci Mntr, Spt 7) The tinder for this envy? Rich people moving in bid up the price of land, making it hard to afford by people on the margin. The fault really lies with our system of privatizing land value. If this rising value were collected by land dues and shared by rent dividends – the essence of geonomic policy – who'd complain? The more people move in, the higher the land value, and the fatter the dividend paid to residents. Then people on the margin might go out of their way to invite rich outsiders in.
a way to have everybody pulling on the same end of the rope. Last summer's expansive forest fires shed light on growing class resentment in the West. Old loggers and ranchers rankled at the new urgency to stamp out the blazes that threatened the recent Aspenesque settlers. The newcomers expected working class firemen to make protecting their expensive homes top priority. (Chr Sci Mntr, Spt 7) The tinder for this envy? Rich people moving in bid up the price of land, making it hard to afford by people on the margin. The fault really lies with our system of privatizing land value. If this rising value were collected by land dues and shared by rent dividends – the essence of geonomic policy – who'd complain? The more people move in, the higher the land value, and the fatter the dividend paid to residents. Then people on the margin might go out of their way to invite rich outsiders in.
shaped by reality. In the 1980′s, the Swedish government doubled its stock transfer tax. Tax receipts, however, rose only 15%, since traders simply fled to London exchanges. Fearing a further exodus, the Swedish government quickly rescinded the tax altogether. (The New York Times, April 20) That willingness to tax anything leads us astray. Pushing us astray is that unwillingness to pay what we owe: rent for land, our common heritage. Assuming land value is up for grabs, we speculate. We cap the property tax on both land and buildings and the rate at which assessments can go up; while real market values rise quicker, assessments can never catch up. Our stewards, the Bureau of Land Management, routinely sell and lease sites below market value, often to insiders, says the Government Accounting Office. Once we grasp that rent is ours to share, we'll collect it all, rather than let it enrich a few, and quit taxing earnings, which do belong to the individual earner. That shift is geonomic policy.
a discipline that, compared to economics, is as obscure as Warren Buffett's investment strategy, compared to conventional investment theory, about which Buffett said, "You couldn't advance in a finance department in this country unless you taught that the world was flat." (The New York Times, Oct 29). The writer wondered, "But why? If it works, why don't more investors use it?" Good question. Geonomics works, too. Every place that has used it has prospered while conserving resources. Yet it remains off the radar of many wanna-be reformers. Gradually, tho', that's changing. More are becoming aware of what geonomics studies – all the money we spend on the nature we use. Geonomics (1) as an alternative worldview to the anthropocentric, sees human economies as part of the embracing ecosystem with natural feedback loops seeking balance in both systems. (2) As an alternative to worker vs. investor, it sees our need for sites and resources making those who own land into landlords. (3)As an alternative to economics, it tracks the trillions of "rent" as it drives the "housing" bubble and all other indicators. And (4) as an alternative to left or right, it suggests we not tax ourselves then subsidize our favorites but recover and share society's surplus, paying in land dues and getting back "rent" dividends, a la Alaska's oil dividend. Letting rent go to the wrong pockets wreaks havoc, while redirecting it to everyone would solve our economic ills and the ills downstream from them. People must learn to stop whining so much and feel enough self-esteem to demand a fair share of rent, society's surplus, the commonwealth.
a way to connect the dots. Making the cyber rounds is "The Cavernous Divide" by Scott Klinger, from AlterNet (posted March 21): "As the number of billionaires in the world expands, so does the number of those in poverty." Duh. The yawning income gap is not news. Nearly every issue of our quarterly digest carries a similar quote. Yet the connection was worked out long ago by one of America's greatest thinkers, Henry George, who labeled his masterpiece, Progress and Poverty. Techno- and socio-advances always enrich few and impoverish many. Yet progress also pushes up location values – the geonomic insight (is Silicon Valley cheaper now or more expensive?). Instead of taxing income, sales, or buildings, society could collect those values of sites, resources, EM spectrum, and ecosystem services via fees and dues, which would lower the income ceiling, and instead of lavishing corporate welfare, pay out the recovered revenue via dividends, which would jack up the income floor. Dots connected.
what you do when you see economies as part of the ecosystem, following feedback loops and storing up energy. Surplus energy – fat or profit – enables us to produce and reproduce. To recycle society's surplus, the commonwealth, geonomics would replace taxes with land dues (charged to users of sites and resources, in-cluding the EM spectrum, and extra to polluters), and replace subsidies with rent dividends to citizens (a la Alaska's oil dividend). Without taxes and subsidies to distort them, prices become precise, reflect accurately our costs and values; then, motivated by no more than the bottom line, both producers and consumers make sustainable choices. While no place uses geonomics in its entirety, some places use parts of it, most notably a shift of the property tax off buildings, onto locations. Shifting the property tax drives efficient use of land, in-fills cities, improves the housing stock, makes homes affordable, engenders jobs and investment opportunities, lowers crime, raises civic participation, etc – overall it makes cities more livable. Geonomics – a way to share the bounty of nature and society – is something we can work for locally, globally, and in between.
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From the moment we opened the door we were all wowed with this big, beautiful boat. We've stayed on boats before and everything was sort of "miniature". Small, cramped bathroom, tiny kitchen, tight dining space. Not here! It feels very much like a regular house. We were two couples so we had tons of room. My husband and I got to stay in the master bedroom. It has an attached bath that is spacious and has a large bath/shower. We also loved the deck outside our sliding glass doors. The other couple used the middle bedroom and the hall bath. That bath has a door from the middle bedroom and also from the hall, so by closing the one in the hall they had their own "en suite". We didn't use the lower bedroom. The jacuzzi got a lot of use and it was great sitting up there on the top deck. When you looked over the side of the boat it was like looking into an aquarium. Thousands of little fish swimming in big swirls and then parting when a tarpon or other big fish cruised through. One morning we had a manatee visit and that was very exciting. It was nice to find salt, pepper, oil, sugar, coffee creamer, coffee filters, and miscellaneous herbs, spices and condiments in the cupboards. Some rentals clear everything out after every guest. Likewise, the bathrooms had shampoo, conditioner, and liquid hand soap. There was also a small hair dryer. We did bring bar soap for the showers. The marina is really nice and the restaurant serves great food. When we first went in we were afraid that it was only for yacht club members, but they welcomed us without asking any questions. It took a long time to get our main courses which was okay because we were sitting outside enjoying the view. There's also a small store where you can get ice, beer, boating supplies, etc. We didn't want to risk DUI tickets so we always used taxis when we went down to Key West. It was $6.50 per person plus tip for the 4 of us. There are a few restaurants very close to the boat. The only one we tried was the Hog Fish and we really like the feel of the place and the food was good. All of my correspondence for the boat were with a nice man named Lee. He is very easy to work with and is lightening-fast at getting the deposit back to you after you depart. We've rented VRBOs all over the place and never had a deposit returned so quickly. My husband and our friends told me several times that I had done a great job finding this boat for us to stay on. It was awesome!
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We have been using VRBO to travel in Europe, USA and Canada for several years and have never once had a bad experience. Although this was an unusual experience for us and it did not disappoint. We are not sailors and have only once stayed on a much larger sailboat, and approached this with a mix of excitement and intrepidation. While wearing high heals along the dock to get onto the boat was likely not the wisest choice, I did not fall in, and that was a good thing. We were greeted by the friendly neighbouring slip captiain who quickly toured us through the ins and outs of the boat, being sure to note the obligitory safety features (lifevests, fire extinguishers, etc). Good to know and absolutely never needed. After the tour, he provided a list of his favourite restaurants and interesting sights along the Upper Keys and their marker location along the Overseas Highway. If you love camping, this is a wonderful upgrade. All the amenities you need, and very comfortable for two. If you are used to a 5-star hotel, you might not enjoy the somewhat closer quarters of a sailboat. We spent two wonderful weeks in the Upper Keys and were quite easily able to travel to Key West and Miami Beach for day trips. Before our first outing to Key West, our neighbour again provided some suggestions for us to visit. We loved it so much, we went twice. Some days we decided to stay closer to home base, and there were several beaches within walking or biking distance. We borrowed some fishing gear and were able to fish right off the back of the sailboat. We were quite excited that we easily caught several fish each time we fished. For the adventurous, there are snorkel, scuba, kayaking and paddleboarding rental places nearby. For a romantic getaway, there is nothing like sitting on the back of a sailboat enjoying a beautiful moonlight evening, while listening to some soft jazz with a glass of wine and gently rocking as the waves brush along the side of the boat. All in all, a wonderful experience. I'm hooked!


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There are vacation condos and then there are vacation condos of distinction. This direct beachfront condo located in the gated community of Gateway Villas, on Fort Myers Beach, is truly a vacation condo of distinction.
This elegantly appointed condo will appeal to even the most discriminating of clients. Located in the heart of the Times Square district, you'll be centrally located to all the action on Fort Myers Beach. Restaurants, shopping and the beach are all right outside your door. This condo offers 2 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms. A sleeper sofa in the living room provides accommodations for up to 6 guests.
The living room is bright and airy. Comfortable furnishings will have you relaxing in no time. Watch the large screen TV or take in a movie on the DVD player. While you may opt to eat out, if you like to cook, you'll love this newer kitchen. Fully equipped with modern appliances and every amenity you could want or need. Serve your meals at the beautiful dining table, at the breakfast bar, or out on the lanai.
After a full day of sun and island fun, you'll rest peacefully on the king size bed in your private master suite. Enjoy the views from your private bedroom balcony. Catch a late night movie on the in-room TV and wake to an invigorating shower in your ensuite full bathroom.
The second bedroom has two twin beds that may be converted to one king, with in-room TV. A full bathroom in the adjoining hallway is available for your guests use. Your own private full size washer and dryer along with wireless internet are also included.
Waterfront views abound from this beachfront condo. Seven miles of white sugar sand beach are right outside your door. You'll spend endless hours on the screened in lanai watching the daily happenings of beach life, feeling the Gulf breezes, and watching the dolphins on their daily journey through the Gulf waters.
Cool off on those warm Florida days in the in-ground heated pool. Located beachfront you'll enjoy soaking up the Florida rays poolside while enjoying the beach views at the same time.
This condo is conveniently located in the heart of the Times Square district, providing easy and quick access on and off the island. Walk to everything! Shops, restaurants, the beach, and nightlife are all just a 1-5 minute walk from the condo. Quick groceries can be found at the 7 Eleven just a minute from the condo. Catch the trolley to see the island or head to Bonita Springs, for a fifty cents a ride per person. Please note that this condo is a nonsmoking condo and a pet free condo as well.
For those who want a truly relaxing vacation, we offer full concierge service, daily housekeeping and turn down services. Let us know how our concierge can assist you. We can arrange for special occasion items to be waiting for you, or that special someone in your party, upon your arrival. Groceries, fresh fruit baskets, floral arrangements, limo/dinner packages, an in-house massage, are all things that we can arrange for you to make your vacation ultra special. Do you need a crib or high chair for a little one? Kayaks to explore Estero Bay with? Golf clubs so you don't have to bring yours? Let us know. We offer a full rental department for those extra items that you may need or don't want to bring with you. Everything is delivered to you for your arrival and picked up on the day of your departure. So you can relax on your vacation in paradise.
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Enjoy one of the most beautiful beaches in Florida where you can swim with dolphins and manatees or search for shells and sand dollars. Charter boats, jet skis and parasailing rentals are within walking distance. Enjoy a day or night out on the Casino boat or take the Key West Ferry for a day adventure to Key West. Catch some of the local artists at one of the many beach bars, enjoy great restaurants and fantastic shopping. Looking for something to do after the beach? There are numerous golf courses, mini golf, frisbee golf, libraries, water park, and much, much more. Further out you can enjoy museums, the Shell Factory, the Imaginarium, Calusa Nature Center, Naples Zoo, or an Everglades Airboat or Swamp Buggy adventure.
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KALAMAZOO, MI: Public Safety Detectives are seeking assistance from the community in locating John May Jr. Mr. May is 71 years old. He is African American, approximately 5'10" tall and weighs 280lbs. He was last seen with a scruffy beard.
Mr. May has not been seen since January, it is unknown where he could be at this time. Mr. May resides in the Vine St. and S. Rose St. area of Kalamazoo. John May has a medical disorder which causes him to walk noticeably unsteady and his speech is mostly mumbled.
Anyone with information on this investigation is urged to contact Kalamazoo Public Safety at (269) 337-8994, Silent Observer at (269) 343-2100, or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.
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Lt. David O'Strander
Date: 03-04-2015
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy., Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Capt. Victor Ledbetter 269-337-8139
KALAMAZOO, MI: Public Safety Officers were sent to a car vs. pedestrian accident last night at 7:19pm on W. Crosstown Pkwy. west of Portage St. Officers discovered a 56 year old Kalamazoo man had been struck by a westbound vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle is a 56 year old female from Kalamazoo. Speed and alcohol are not believed to be factors of the driver of the vehicle. The investigation into the cause of the accident is still under investigation.
The victim suffered multiple fractures from the accident, he is currently listed in critical condition at Bronson Hospital.
By authority of:
Executive Lieutenant David O'Strander
Date: 03-03-2015
KALAMAZOO, MI. Public Safety Officers were sent to the 1600 block of Reed St. on February 25th at 3:03am on a report of a home invasion and gunshots being fired. During the initial investigation, officers determined that an unknown suspect had gained entry into the home and displayed a handgun to the resident.
The resident, a 14 year old female, reported that the suspect entered the home and gathered property to be taken. The suspect sexually assaulted the juvenile and fled after another resident arrived at the home. The suspect confronted this second resident and robbed him at gunpoint as well. The suspect left walking westbound on Reed St. at which point the suspect fired two gunshots at the ground while walking down the street.
There were no visible injuries to either victim. The juvenile was taken to the YWCA for an examination. The suspect is described as a black male in his 20's, 5'8" to 6'0" tall, 200-230 lbs. He has corn rolls or braids in his hair and has 2 or 3 tear drop tattoos near his left eye. He was wearing a black baseball cap, blue hoodie under a black coat and blue jeans.
Date: 02-27-2015
Kalamazoo, MI:
On 02.21.15 at approximately 8:30 am Kalamazoo Public Safety officers were working off information they had received regarding a subject's involvement in methamphetamine. Officer Gates observed a vehicle being driven by the suspect, in the 3700 block of Vanrick Dr. Officer Gates conducted a traffic stop just a few blocks away from where he initially observed the vehicle.
Officers located the methamphetamine components within the vehicle. While Officers were conducting their investigators, Sgt. Lisa Moore secured a motel room for a possible search warrant application. While waiting for the traffic stop investigation to be completed, another vehicle pulled into the same area officers had been watching. Sgt. Moore made contact with the driver, finding he was in possession of methamphetamine, packaging material and a digital scale, all items used for the sale of controlled substances.
Officers continued their investigation inside a motel room where the first suspect had been staying. After obtaining consent, additional methamphetamine components, methamphetamine, and marijuana were found.
The suspects were identified as Male Kalamazoo Residents, both in their late 20's. Both were lodged at the Kalamazoo County Jail. One subject was lodged for the charge of Operating and Maintaining a Meth Lab, and the other lodged for Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine.
Public Safety is requesting anyone with information about this crime to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 337-8994, the Criminal Investigation Division at 337-8139, or Silent Observer at 343-2100.
Authority of Lt. Brad Misner
Date: February 21, 2015
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy. Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Capt. Victor Ledbetter, Criminal Investigation Division, (269) 337-8139
Arson Arrest
Kalamazoo, MI: On Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at approximately 4:45 P.M., Kalamazoo Public Safety responded to 3307 S. Westnedge Avenue regarding reports of smoke and flames coming from the rear of the business known as Hollywood Nights. Upon arrival the business was found to be fully involved in fire and is a total loss.
An alert citizen in the area was able to provide the description of a person fleeing the area in a vehicle. A short time later a second citizen observed a suspicious subject trying to dispose of an axe in a dumpster in Comstock. The subject was driving a vehicle similar to the one described by the first witness.
A deputy from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department observed the suspect vehicle leaving Merrill Park in Comstock. The deputy attempted to stop the vehicle and it fled. The pursuit ended at the intersection of Riverview and Hotop in the City of Kalamazoo when the suspect lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a snow bank. The suspect was arrested without further incident.
The suspect is a 41 year old Kalamazoo County Resident. He has been arrested for arson and is being held at the Kalamazoo County Jail awaiting arraignment. At this time there is no known connection between the suspect and the business or its owners.
Anyone who may have information regarding this investigation is asked to call Kalamazoo Public Safety at 337-8994 or Silent Observer at 343-2100 or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.
By authority of: Lt. Lance Handlogten
Date: February 18, 2015
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Parkway, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Victor Ledbetter, Criminal Investigations Division, 337-8139
Kalamazoo, MI: On Friday, February 13, 2015 at approximately 2:15 am, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety received a 911 call indicating that an ambulance was needed for a female victim who had been burned at a residence located in the 900 block of Douglas. Dispatchers worked to obtain additional information from the caller which indicated that the female had been intentionally set on fire by a male suspect. The suspect had fled on foot and the suspect description was broadcast to all officers responding to the scene. The suspect was located by PSO John Vandenberg in the 700 block of Mabel Street where he was arrested.
The investigation determined that the suspect and victim reside together and that they had been involved in an argument and physical altercation throughout the evening. During the altercation, the suspect doused the victim in rubbing alcohol and then set her afire. The 44-year-old victim was able to extinguish the fire herself by removing her shirt but not before suffering burns to her upper torso, face and singed hair. She was taken to a local hospital by LIFE ambulance where she is listed in stable condition.
The suspect, a 52-year-old male, was arrested for Assault with Intent to Murder and lodged at KCSD. The Criminal Investigation Division is still investigating this incident. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Kalamazoo Public Safety at (269) 337-8994 or Silent Observer at (269) 343-2100.
By authority of: Lt. Jeff VanderWiere
Date: February 13, 2015
Contact: Captain Vic Ledbetter, Criminal Investigation Division, (269) 337-8139
KALAMAZOO, MI: The woman found dead in an apartment on Mills St. last night has been positively identified as Jessica Hart, age 36 of Kalamazoo.
Kalamazoo Public Safety extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Ms. Hart.
Date: 01-23-2015
KALAMAZOO, MI: Public Safety Officers were sent to the 1300 block of Mills St. on January 22nd at 9:21pm on a report of woman dead on a couch in the living room. Officers discovered the unidentified female had died well before their arrival.
Detectives are currently working to positively identify the deceased woman and make family notifications. The cause of death is currently under investigation, foul play is not suspected at this time.
By authority of:
Contact: Capt. Victor Ledbetter 269-337-8139
KALAMAZOO, MI: Public Safety Officers were sent to Nord Jewelers at 227 W. Michigan Ave. yesterday at 1:52pm after an employee reported a man stole a Rolex watch from the store. The suspect portrayed himself as a customer, asked to see an expensive Rolex watch and fled the store with it on foot. An employee gave chase to the suspect, at which point the suspect indicated he had a gun on his person.
The employee obtained a vehicle description and plate number of the suspect vehicle. Det. Cory Ghiringhelli located the vehicle as it was getting onto I-94 east. Det. Ghiringhelli followed the vehicle into Battle Creek when deputies from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff Dept. and Battle Creek Police were able to stop the vehicle on Beckley Ave.
The suspect, a 24 year old from the Detroit area, is currently lodged in the Kalamazoo County Jail for Armed Robbery and is expected to be arraigned on Wednesday. The stolen watch was recovered on the suspect's person. No weapon was located.
Anyone with information on this robbery is urged to contact Kalamazoo Public Safety at (269) 337-8994, Silent Observer at (269) 343-2100, or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.
By authority of:
Date: 01-06-2015
Contact: Capt. Victor Ledbetter 269-337-8139
Kalamazoo, MI: On Sunday, January 4th, 2015 at approximately 2:57a.m., Kalamazoo Public Safety officers responded to the area of Ada St. and Burrell Ave. on a report of multiple gun shots fired. Upon arrival, officers observed a dark colored Chevrolet Tahoe occupied by three subjects fleeing the area at a high rate of speed. Public Safety officers attempted to stop the vehicle in 200 block of S. Westnedge however driver of the vehicle refused to stop. Public Safety officers pursued the vehicle for approximately three minutes which ended in the 600 block of Mable Street when the suspect vehicle crashed into a parked vehicle. The parked vehicle was occupied by a female who sustained minor injuries. The occupant was transported to Bronson Hospital for treatment.
Officers found that the Tahoe had two bullet holes on the driver's side of the vehicle. The driver of the Tahoe told officers that he was being shot at. Officers searched the path that the suspect vehicle traveled and they located a loaded .40 Cal Glock handgun on N. Westnedge near Harding Place which appeared to have been discarded by the suspects in the Tahoe. The driver, who is a 26 year old Kalamazoo resident, was arrested and lodged at the Kalamazoo County jail on the charges of fleeing and eluding, operating while intoxicated, driving on a suspended license and an outstanding federal probation warrant out of the US Marshals office. The second occupant, who is a 23 year old Kalamazoo resident, was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of the Kalamazoo Township Police as well a probation violation charge. The third occupant of the vehicle was released. Officers returned to the area of the shooting and found several spent .40 caliber bullet casings. A Witness on scene reported that suspects in a dark colored Mercury Grand Marquise fired the gunshots at the subjects in the Tahoe. The suspects in the Grand Marquise are still at large. It is unknown what events lead up to the shooting.
Anyone who may have information regarding this investigation is asked to call Kalamazoo Public Safety at 337-8994 or Silent Observer at 343-2100 or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.
By authority of: Lt. Matt Huber
Date: January 4th, 2015


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run MIG off 5000 watt portable generator?
I've got a 130 amp 120 volt MIG welder that I'd like to run off a portable generator so I can take it out in the field (I'm at a small farm). The generator is a homeowner type Coleman 5000 watt generator, one of the cheaper units with a 10 horse flathead motor. Supposedly, the max output of this generator should be around 40 amps, which should be plenty to power the MIG, which takes up to 25 amps max input. Is there any reason not to try this? Could I damage the MIG if something goes wrong with the current output of this rather cheaply made generator?
Should be OK, but you may have voltage sag at arc starting.
It is unlikely to damage anything if the 5000 watts is a continuous rating and not a BS 'peak' rating.
Welders tend to draw some extra current when the arc is struck, and this is not included in the input current of the device since it only lasts a brief time.
If the welder has a 25 A input rating @ 120 V you can only draw ~3000 watts continuous, so a 5000 watt continuous generator should be adequate.


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PhD candidate Yulong Yang received scholarship to attend The LASER Workshop
PhD candidate Yulong Yang received a scholarship to attend Learning from Authoritative Security Experiment Results - The LASER Workshop.
The scholarship includes a registration of $150 and $1000 for travel costs.
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Mystery Plant from a swap a couple years ago?
Hey, missed you all this year! I got this plant at one of our Raleigh swaps a couple years ago, but no one knew what it was then. I just discovered a bud on it, which is always cool! It feels velvety, nothing spiny or prickly. Anxious to see it bloom! Anyone recognize it?
Here is a link that might be useful: mystery
Ooh it's one of my favorites. I also got one from a recent swap (last fall or last spring). Mine has been blooming a lot even though it's still a tiny plant. Stapelia also known as Carrion Flower because the flower odor attracts flies. To me they smell like compost or the rich soil in a forest but at times I get a whif of something stinky. I have no idea who is bringing them to the swaps but I'm glad I got one. Back when I lived in OK I planted some at the base of a mimosa tree and by the end of summer it had made a large mound - I was giving it away to anyone that came by.


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