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Kate Merrill is an Emmy award winning journalist for WBZ-TV News. She joined the CBS Boston in March 2004 after reporting for WNBC-TV in New York.
Merrill began her career as a college intern at WCVB-TV in Boston. Upon graduating she moved to upstate New York to report for WICZ-TV and WIVT-TV.
In 1998 Merrill started working as an anchor and reporter for WKRN-TV in Nashville, TN. During her time in Nashville, she received an Emmy Award for her role in covering the tornado that hit Tennessee in 1999. That same year Merrill also received two awards for her investigative reporting.
After spending five years at WKRN, she returned to the Northeast to work for WNBC-TV in New York.
Merrill is a graduate of Lafayette College and holds a bachelor of arts degree in government and law. In addition to her reporting duties she works with the American Heart Association and YMCA.
Originally from Carlisle, MA, Merrill's great grandfather was editor of the Boston Globe. She currently resides outside of Boston where she enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.
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A beautiful well furnished Condo with a small seldom used swimming pool (illustrated) less than 100 feet from front door. This is a much larger pool, at clubhouse very close by, as well as air conditioned fitnees suite, tennis courts, games room and much more. This 3 bed 2 bath Condo itself has a jacuzzi bath in main en-suite and is in a central location in Venetian bay Villages (see map below last picture, and look for block 45).
Enjoy 250 channel TV on a 48i nch TV in living room or smaller TVs in bedrooms or log onto desktop computer supplied which has free broadband (also WIFI) to keep you in touch with back home (or work!!!).
|Sleeps up to 8, 3 bedrooms
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|Nearest airport: Orlando 40 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages, Suitable for people with restricted mobility
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
|Jacuzzi or hot tub, Internet access, DVD player
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Shared outdoor pool (heated)
|Central heating, Air conditioning, TV, Video player, CD player
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms of which 2 Family bathrooms and 1 En suites
|1 Sofa beds, Double beds (2), Single beds (2), Dining seats for 6, Lounge seats for 5
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Shared outdoor pool (heated)
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The Condo has usual top standards for a great holiday with everything to make a stay as comfortable as possible. The kitchen has cooking utensials to make meals should you decide to eat in. There is a large 48 inch TV in living room and 2 smaller TVs in bedrooms. With 250 channels to select from cable TV there should be no problem finding something worthwhile to watch. Broadband with WIFI is wired into Condo so you can communicate with friends back home. You do not even need to bring a laptop as a desktop computer linked to Internet is in place. (Cable TV and broadband is included in very competive weekly price) .
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Venetian bay villages has a fitness centre, movie screen, tennis courts, baseball court, Volleyball court, car wash facilities, chidren's play area, in additon to 4 swimming pools. It really is a well kept development and one feels a lot safer knowing there is 24 hour securtiy on this gated community.
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The living room has a double bed settee and should this be required bedding is available. The en-suite master bedroom is on ground floor so very suitable for those unable to climb stairs. (It has a King size bed so room for a wheel chair is limited).
The Sunshine state with sun all the year around. Winter months are ideal for those who prefer it warm without being exceptionlly hot.
Disney is the biggest attraction being only 6 to 7 miles away. A car is still highly desirable as it is in most places in USA as public transport is not what it is in places like UK. Day trips to Gulf of Mexico or Cape Carniville (may be lucky enough to see launch of space rocket) are all within a days drive. Kissimmee itself is a holiday town and there are loads of places to eat out, with great places of entertainment eg 'go-karts' which children can enjoy without going to Disney.


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I travelled to Victoria, BC and they had palm trees in some gardens as well as public places. I flew back to Toronto in a snowstorm. My big question is how can there be palm trees in places like Victoria, Nanaimo and Vancouver while all of southern Ontario gets temperatures that can be lower than -20C?They also had some flowers in Victoria. What a shocking difference in winter climate. Victoria is more northerly than Toronto. Some say the ocean helps keep the palm trees alive in winter. Why does it not work in places like Halifax, Nova Scotia? Another snowstorm is headed for the east coast while Toronto sits in the cold and gardeners in Victoria look at green grass and the odd palm tree outside. I am green with envy.
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After weeks of applications and thousands of entries, the 2012 D*S Scholarship is closed, and the finalists have been chosen! Tomorrow we'll start voting for the college and graduate school contestants, but today I'm happy to share the top five finalists for our first-ever high school award. This year, I wanted to extend the competition to an even younger audience that's just getting started with their art and design careers. These talented young people are exploring photography, drawing and painting with such passion, and I can't wait to see what they do next. Since we're doing a single prize for this new group, I narrowed our finalists to five, and now it's up to you to choose your favorite. Thank you again to all of the high school students who took the time to enter — you all have such bright futures ahead of you, and I hope to see you again for the college and graduate awards! xo, grace
Thanks again to O'More College of Design, West Elm, BRIKA and Parsons for generously donating this year's awards
Finalists are listed in alphabetical order
Jackson Brinkley
Jackson is interested in photography and currently attends Hopewell Academy in Cary, NC. You can see more of his work right here.
Who/What inspires your work: "I suppose growth and change inspire my work, I'm always looking for some odd spot i could climb to or a new place i could go to take a picture, and if i find that spot beautiful or interesting or odd, ill take a picture. Im also inspired by the fleeting qualities in all things, I like to capture things that may never be as they were again."
Where do you hope to be in five years: "I hope to have travelled outside of the country and taken pictures while perhaps helping others. I hope to still be using analog as a way of creating my work. I hope to be able to intern at National Geographic. I hope to be able to share my work with others and be well received. I hope to give back to that which has given me life, the earth."
Why do you think you should win this year's scholarship: "I should win this years scholarship so that I can help keep analog photography alive for future generations to enjoy. I would use it to pay for college, help out the photography department."
Pia Graham
Pia is studying visual arts at Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto, Canada. You can see more of her work here.
Who/What inspires your work: "There is very little conceptual meaning behind my art but what I value most is the power I think I portray through my work. Expressing strength through what I create is important to me because it is something I feel like I cannot express otherwise. I'm inspired by the impact imagery can have on the world around us. I'm greatly inspired by artists like Ai Weiwei because they have managed to change the world through their art and they did not just do this to make their voice heard but to give the powerless a voice. To inspire and provoke thought through my art like that would be the ultimate achievement."
Where do you hope to be in five years: "I hope to be finishing school and/or doing an internship in the field of design or visual communications. Maybe even further establishing my art."
Why do you think you should win this year's scholarship: "I know that I have the potential and drive to apply myself in the art and design industries. With the means to further my education I will have a fighting chance to do what I am most passionate about. I would use this prize money to pay for my future studies that will set me on my way to achieving my full potential."
Alex Kimball
Alex is interested in pencil drawing and origami and attends Lambert High School in Georgia. You can see more of his work here.
Who/What inspires your work: "In drawing, I would say I am mostly inspired by Salvador Dali and his surrealist works. I really like the way he paints extremely realistically, even though he paints strange, dreamlike subjects. In origami I am mostly inspired by Hideo Komatsu and Eric Joisel. "
Where do you hope to be in five years: "I hope to become a concept artist or an animator for movies and video games. I am particularly interested in projects similar to James Cameron's Avatar."
Why do you think you should win this year's scholarship: "I think I should win because I am very passionate about my work, and winning the scholarship would allow me to purchase ZBrush. This computer program would allow me to develop my skills in 3D sculpting and animation."
Tiffany Vander Laan
Tiffany is interested in interior design and photography and attends Manchester Essex Regional High School in Massachusetts. You can see more of her work here.
Who/What inspires your work: "Being half Japanese in a majorly white community, I have had some struggle against my identity. The differences in my appearance and family in comparison to my peers made me feel self-conscious. Through my work I express myself in a perceptive that embraces my individuality and the expression of my emotions about my environment and about myself.
"Every day I want to demolish my house. My mind's wrecking ball could crash the drab walls and heap its debris across the popcorn carpet. The creaky bunk beds of brown oak lacquer and black matte metal would tumble. The linoleum floor would continue its crack into the depths of Hell. And under remnants of discolored wood paneling, the carpet stained by cat barf would never be seen again.
"I did not have the privilege to be raised in a designer home, but I was raised by a designer. My mother, a Japanese immigrant, studied fashion as a young woman — her creativity nurtured my childhood. She used to give my sister and me her sketch book and designer's supplies which our tiny toddler hands would use to create disastrous scribbles and self-portraits which looked more like potatoes. My mother made ready-to-wear outfits for us throughout the 1990s; photos of its evidence flicker through family albums. Picture: Me, a 4-year-old munchkin of Japanese-Dutch face with short, brown curly hair and a muumuu dress, its color a splash of throw up and rust . . . Not an impressive choice of fabric, per se, but regardless, a symbol of my mother's influence on me.
"Despite a few fashion faux pas sewn in my childhood, my mother was and continues to be my inspiration to design. Her attempts to reconcile the beauty of our home — painting mint green walls to brighten the moldy bathroom, making new couch covers to distract from the dingy family room, and purchasing paintings of seaside harbors (the classic New England indulgence) — where necessary to make me feel our house had a chance to improve. I know our house is my mother's domain of design, her canvas of aesthetic private power.
"My mother grieves that she did not succeed as a designer and now she works in sewing drapery and in retail; distant from her fashion designer dreams. She warns me how hard it is to become successful and celebrated, and she has been apprehensive about my aspiration to design . . . but her uncertainty inspires me to become certain.
"My mother's defeated professional dreams and the home she sought to improve have influenced my own desire to create beautiful things. Though I have fostered some bitterness for my environment, its qualities redeem intrinsic values to me. The design of my work shows the beauty, values, memories, and even resentments that have taken place within me and my surroundings."
Where do you hope to be in five years: "In five years time, I hope that I will be working in collaboration with other designers, namely in interior design. In 2018, at the age of 22, I will have graduated from a four-year fine arts program or will be enrolled in my final year of a five-year fine arts program depending on the college choice that I am anxious to make for the fall of 2013. I hope that by my final year of college, I will be committed to an internship position which would help me gain experience in the work field. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in interior design, I would love to work in partnership with a professional residential design firm. I believe I am skilled in my insight as well as cooperation with others, so in five years when I am fresh with the knowledge of my studies I think it would be most beneficial to work in the industry in order to further my understanding of working with clients and the process of designing a residential space."
Why do you think you should win this year's scholarship: "I should receive this year's high school student scholarship because I have persevered through self-taught art skills and I believe I have a talent in aesthetic design that has manifested itself into my daily life. My family and I would be grateful for the reward that could contribute to my college tuition fund. In a financial hardship, my parents are anticipating the cost of my college education in addition to the rising cost that they are already tolerating with my older sister's university. As I dream of an esteemed fine arts study in interior design at one of my top choice schools (Pratt Institute, Parsons The New School for Design, and Concordia University in Montreal), I think about my reliance on my parents: how much will my family pay for the quality of my education? This question claims a struggle for my family and me as I desire to surround myself with compatible designers in a lively environment, however, the cost of living in such brilliant places stays high. For that reason, I am hoping to win this year's high school student award in order to relieve my parents a portion of the cost for my college education next year."
Helen Westergren
Helen is interested in studying wearable sculpture and attends H-B Woodlawn in Virginia. You can see more of her work here.
Who/What inspires your work: "I am greatly inspired by artists like Tara Donovan, Nick Cave, Louise Bourgeois, Yayoi Kusama, and JR. They all have such a unique perspective and have inspired me to create different pieces that are created out of one item repeated over and over again, make sound when they move, or focus on fears until they lose all meaning. I am particularly inspired by JR's Women project because I love the idea that art can be used not only the beautify a space but also to help those who are living there.
"The gardens of the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens in Georgetown also greatly inspire me. I am currently working on a collection based on the various motifs and images found in the gardens. "
Where do you hope to be in five years: "In five years I will most likely be starting graduate school or looking for my first job. I'd love to work up in New York and incorporate my need to be creative into whatever I am doing."
Why do you think you should win this year's scholarship: "I think I should win this scholarship money because I feel I have abilities across a range of medias and I am making work that is not typical of a highschooler. If I win the prize money, it will definitely go into my college fund so I can work on my art at a higher level. "
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Tiffany Vander Laan had an incredibly thoughtful entry! My vote is for her.
Such talented kids! So difficult to choose just one…
Pia's work is stunning and moving – especially Burning House #2. She gets my vote.
The future is bright! :)
Very talented!
My vote is for Pia Graham. I can't think of anyone my deserving then her!
I also find Tiffany to be particularly eloquent and thoughtful! Love her photography style as well. You've got my vote, Tiffany!
Pia's burning house series is stunning. They make me want to dig out my colored pencils and water colors!
I decided first based on the writing, then on the art. Tiffany got my vote with both.
Good luck Jackson!
Nice work
As a few others have mentioned, Pia Graham's Burning House series is gorgeous. The depth of skill and concept she has is inspiring. Pia has my vote.
Great Job Jackson!
vote for Jackson – mu college roommate was a photographer art major
all these kids are amazing – a truly outstanding group of young artists! so proud my son was included in the mix! so blessed!
I vote for Pia Graham
Difficult choice but Helen gets my vote. Absolutely love the way she uses different materials and medias and fuses styles into originality. Her diversity reminds me of the great names of Morris, Lalique, Tiffany, Mackintosh et al. Would love to be around long enough to see her work in years to come :)
I like analog Jackson.
Going analog is great. Should leave a great data legacy for future
digital storage methods.
Thanks Design Sponge for opening up the High School category! My vote goes to HELEN…love being able to live where all this magic is being created and have this amazing girl as my daughter!! Best to all these outstanding young artists.
Beautiful work Jackson, good luck to you
Alex Kimball is a talented young man. Great Job!
I vote for Pia!!
Jackson Brinkley. Beautiful photographs! And analog photography to boot?! They are all amazingly talented! Best to all the finalists!
Very impressive
Alex is very talented with a natural gift. Great job!
Voting for Pia!! Love the burning house.
Pia gets my vote for the burning house.
Great work everyone. I particularly liked how specific Alex was about what he would use the prize for.
Voting Tiffany!
Very impreesive entry for Tiffany
I vote for Alex! Very creative!
My vote is for Alex. Great job!
Awesome work, Alex Kimball!
VOTE for PIA GRAHAM
I vote Alex!
I vote for Jackson!!! My favorite photo is haunt!
Alex Kimball!
I vote for Jackson!
I'm voting for Alex!!
Alex Kimball! Incredible work!!
I'm voting for Alex Kimball(:
I vote Alex!!
Tiffany for sure
All talented kids, however I'm voting Jackson. You just don't see enough film photography anymore. Great job everyone!!
Go alex kimball!!!!!!!!! I VOTE FOR ALEX AND YOU ALL SHOUD TOO
Jackson, best of luck! You are very talented.
Great work, Jackson, you get my vote. Congratulations to everyone!
Alex kimball!!!
Amazing, Alex!
Good luck to Jackson!
Absolutely amazing Alex! Your artwork is awesome and my vote is going to you of course :)
I thought the Burning House was really interesting!
Pia's work is elegant and evocative – she has immense talent and will go far with her art.
I vote Pia Graham she is an amazing artist!!
Alex kimball :)
Pia Graham! :)
My vote is for Jackson!
Vote for alex!!!!!
Likewise, my vote has to go to Helen. Artistic and articulate, her work is diverse, original, exciting.
Best of luck Alex! Awesome job!
Helen's work is outstanding and inspirational! She's a winner all around with her wonderfully fresh perspective. You go girl!!
My vote is for Helen Westergren. Viewing her work and knowing her parents, I expect that she has great creative potential which would more than flourish with this prize.
Alex will be winning an Oscar in the not too distant future.
Jackson Brinkley
Helen Westergren has done some incredible work for a H.S. artist which demonstrates her potential for the future.
Kimball rocks!!
Helen's excellent work demonstrates her creative ability and potential. My vote is for her.
Helen's work is amazing… Actually the creativity of everyone is inspiring… But I particularly appreciate Helen's unique use of different media. I also like having a glimpse of where her inspiration from the different pieces comes from. Bravo to everyone.
Love – Love – Love Your Work Alex! Great Job!!
You got my vote.
Wow! Helen's creative breadth using a range of media is impressive. Looking forward to seeing more from her!
Helen — Your work is amazing! Full of whimsy and keen observation! Bravo for such a beautiful and diverse portfolio
Bravo, Helen. Your work is amazing!
Congrats! Love your creativity!
I especially like how Helen says: "I love the idea that art can be used not only the beautify a space but also to help those who are living there."
Burning House#2 Looks amazing. My Vote is for PIA!
I vote for Helen Westergren, "I am particularly inspired by JR's Women project because I love the idea that art can be used not only the beautify a space but also to help those who are living there."
I vote for Pia Graham
Tiffany has my vote for sure! Amazing!
Alex, awesome work and remember I knew you before you were famous. Good Luck!
We vote for ALEX KIMBALL!! Your art work is amazing!!!!
You deserve to win this contest, hope it comes true.
Way to go Cousin!!!! GO ALEX!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our vote is for Alex Kimball!
Jackson for sure!! Such amazing work shows great emotion.
The Chandlers are happy to vote for Alex! You are going to be so successful, we need to make sure you autograph something for us before you become the rock star of the art world! Good luck – you won't need much because you have so much talent :)
Helen Westergren. Because she's thinking about the figure.
We vote for Alex!!
So many talented kids, but I vote for Helen. The diversity of her inspirations and her ability to transform them into such beautiful and expressive art is amazing.
Pia Graham!
Go Helen!!!
Voting for Tiffany! Obvious winner!
VOTE FOR TIFFANY! Her work is amazing and her writing is wonderful as well! GO TIFFANY!
Tiffany is so talented! I am beyond impressed. She deserves this for sure!
Tiffany is so talented! Her style is so unique and interesting. My favorite by far!
Helen, definitely.
Voting Pia Graham!
Helen's work is very thoughtful and thought-provoking. I enjoy her fascination with self-concept and how ornamentation reveals our psychic needs.
I like Helen's creativity.
voting for pia graham
Voting for Jackson!
Pia Graham's got my vote!
I'm voting for Jackson!
my vote goes to jackson brinkley
I'm voting for Pia
Tiffany destroys all of the competition.
Defiantly a vote for PIA!!!
Helen is courageous as well as talented She tries new media and areas. All her experiences carry over to her next project. I appreciate how well she can express her thoughts and feelings in her pieces.
I vote for Pia!
Jackson gets my vote! Good luck!
Jackson Brinkley's work shows great promise and should be nurtured.
Jackson gets my vote. Such pure talent you can feel it.
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I love peanuts and munching on them daily gives me zinc. WOW amazing!
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Seems that vegetarian items containing zinc are less in number... however, I can depend on yummy chocolates...!
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natural ways for zinc supplement..nice read though
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For me, zinc was just a mineral about which we read in our school, but that was before I read this article.
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Maryland Angler's Log - Share Your Catch!
To post a report please email your name, hometown, photos, location information, and the content for your report to email@example.com. All information is optional, but encouraged.
Important Note: If anyone in your picture is under 18 years of age, we must have a photo release signed by a parent/guardian before we can post your picture. By sending any photos or art to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources you are giving DNR permission to use the image(s) online and in print. You are also giving DNR permission to distribute the photo for non-commercial purposes to other media, print, digital and television for their use. You are not giving up your copyright, but are allowing the photo(s) to be used for educational and news purposes. All Photos will be made available on Fisheries Service Flickr Page.
There will be a 2014 end-of-year random drawing from angler's participating in any of the Volunteer Angler Surveys. We encourage anglers to continue to report snakehead catches through the Inland Freshwater survey in addition to their Angler's Log submission. The information helps our biologists better understand the various species and water systems they utilize.
A new component of the Maryland Fishing Challenge includes invasive species reports submitted to the Angler's Log. Beginning during the 2013/2014 tournament, Angler's Log entries which include Blue Catfish, Northern Snakehead or Flathead Catfish, at any length in size, will be eligible for up to two prizes via a random drawing at the annual Maryland Fishing Challenge Finale. Fish must be kept and a photo showing the kept fish is mandatory. Multiple entries are allowed, but each fish can only be entered once. Remember, all invasive species must be dead to be entered and there is no catch and release category. Visit the Maryland fishing Challenge web site to read the complete set of rules.
Bill Poch, Recreational Angler
- Frederick
- Total Reports: 3
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Action Starting to Pick Up
Type: Freshwater
Region: Central
Location: Culler Lake - Backer Park
I got a chance to get out on my lunch break Thursday 3/26 to take advantage of the nice weather before it rained. My trip paid off with a 5.32 lb largemouth. Looks like the action is going to start picking up.
Bob Wildberger, Recreational Angler
- Total Reports: 1
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Start the Season With a Citation
Type: Tidal
Region: Central
Location: Middle River
I went fishing at Wilson Point Park on 3/22. I was using live minnows 2' below a float. It was a slow day, till this 26" chain pickerel struck. Was nice to get my 1st citation for the season! Also it seems like the yellow perch have moved out since the thaw of the ice.
James Armentrout, Recreational Angler
- Total Reports: 12
- View all reports by James Armentrout →
Neal Murray, Recreational Angler
- Solomons, MD
- Total Reports: 12
- View all reports by Neal Murray →
St. Mary's Lake Grand Slam
Type: Freshwater
Region: Southern
Location: St. Mary's Lake
I got a St. Mary's Lake grand slam on Tuesday. I had 2 crappie, a pickerel, a bass and a bluegill. It was very overcast and windy on the lake. Water is a bit stained right now. I fished a cove to the left of the boat ramp. The wind wasn't as bad back in there. I used a chartreuse jig that I dragged across the bottom.
Tion Hall, Recreational Angler
- Baltimore
- Total Reports: 6
- View all reports by Tion Hall →
My First Fish This Year
Type: Freshwater
Region: Central
Location: Baltimore County Pond
First fish of the year!! Went fishing at a local pond in Baltimore County. I caught a 3.32 lb largemouth bass about 30 minutes into it. It was my second bass on an artificial lure white/chartreuse Spinnerbait with a swim n elite Bass Pro shops trailer (slow rolling it). Temp was in the 70's at 6:48pm, semi-cloudy first warm day past 52 degrees this spring. I can't wait for the big prespawn females.
Jim Gronaw, Recreational Angler
- Total Reports: 45
- View all reports by Jim Gronaw →
Ice Out Panfish
Type: Freshwater
Region: Central
Location: Local Ponds
With the ice finally leaving our local waters I have had a chance to slip in a few trips for the early crappie and bluegill bite. Most of these fish were taken on slim profile 1/80th ounce thread-bodied hair jigs tipped with maggots and suspended 5 to 6 feet below sensitive floats. Looking for the action to pick up as the weather improves. Here are a few pics
Jonathan Mikeska, Recreational Angler
- Total Reports: 1
- View all reports by Jonathan Mikeska →
Montana Grant, Recreational Angler
- Total Reports: 7
- View all reports by Montana Grant →
Perch Fun!
Type: Non-tidal
Region: Central
Location: St. Pauls
Attached is a photo of Curt Soukup and Keith Albright hoisting their limits of Big Neds at St. Pauls. Fishing was great using grass shrimp but the minnows worked best for the bigger spawned out perch. Several crappies and bluegills were caught as well.
Richard Gunion, Recreational Angler
- Washington, D.C.
- Total Reports: 48
- View all reports by Richard Gunion →
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Looking For Rainbows
Type: Freshwater
Region: Western
Location: Antietam Creek and Beaver Creek
I just got back from fishing Antietam Creek and the Catch and Release Fly Fishing section of Beaver Creek. I fished in the afternoon at Antietam Creek near the bridge hoping for some early season rainbows. I did not have much luck but managed to hook a pretty 12-13" smallmouth bass on a wooly bugger. The fish fought hard making me think it was a big rainbow trout. After a couple of photos I put it back.
The smallmouth was my first fish of 2015. I did not catch anything else at Antietam Creek so I decided to go up to the Catch and Release Fly Fishing Section of Beaver Creek to fish in the evening. Had a couple of small brown trouts bite on a nymph pattern but could not hook them. I am looking forward to the weekend and the opening of all the put and take trout streams in Maryland. It could snow on Saturday but maybe not too much. Tight lines.
Neal Murray, Recreational Angler
- Solomons, MD
- Total Reports: 12
- View all reports by Neal Murray →
Posted on March 24, 2015 | Permalink
Good Day Fishing in PG County
Type: Freshwater
Region: Southern
Location: PG County Pond
I fished a Prince George County pond on 3/23. I was using rapala countdowns & husky jerks. I ended the day with 14 fish - 11 pickerel and 3 bass. Best pickerel was 22 inches while the big bass measured 15 inches. No big strikes today. Light winds on the water with full sun and no clouds. A stop and go retrieve seemed to work well.


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Using schoolbus for .................................
I am thinking to buy a school bus.
For using as a mobile free range chicken coop.
Any suggestions, idea's or is it just weird .
Actually I am thinking of using one for greenhouse ( since it has lots of windows and it is somewhat weather proof .
So what do you think ? ....................................
The bus will be mobile and not a bucket of rust !!! *LOL*
Well, I think you are a real entrepreneur. I think it is a great idea assuming the school bus is cheap. Does it run? Can you just move it when you need to? It sure seems it would be a great night time shelter for the chickens and you could move it where it was needed for the chickens. As far as the greenhouse thing goes, are you thinking of a duel purpose vehicle?
If you want to plant things in it and also use it for chickens, I think that might not work because chickens (especially in winter) really love green stuff. BUT, if you have two, one would certainly work as a green house, I think.
We are totally into free-ranging chickens and that seems to be a real safe place for them to roost at night!
If it doesn't run, it still would be a great chicken coop for free range chickens.
I would use the mobile one with an electric fence to keep predators out . I would move it when needed .
I would use a seperate one for greenhouse, but my main concern is if it gets enough light.
Both are easy enough to heat or put in airco if needed .
Cleaning would be easy, just sweep out regularly .
Put in layerboxes and nightsticks to rest on .
Just give me your thoughts
I think you would just have to check on the light and sun that comes in the bus for a greenhouse. If it is also mobile, you can always move it to take the greatest advantage of sunshine.
I don't have a greenhouse, but have floor to ceiling south facing windows in our guest house. I use it as a greenhouse in the winter. I use foil covered cardboard to accentuate the sunshine, but get pretty good results.
I have actually talked to someone whi did this. removed all seats and put roosts in the bus; made ramps from the rear and side door for the birds to use, made a barrier to the front drivers area for feed and to keep it cleaner.
he also used an old mobile home for feeding out lambs by removing the florr and installing expanded metal. He could move it every few days to distribute the manure.
We have here in town a guy who collects junk cars...well ok he has a junk yard. Anyway the town told him he needed to get rid of the cars because they were not registered.
This is the funny part...He moved them into a circle you know "Circle the wagons, there's going to be a war" opened all the inside facing doors and let his chickens in. The chickens seem to love it. He told the town officials they were now is chicken coop and he was a farmer. They left him alone.
Not sure if he/or how ever cleans out the cars.
The bus sounds like a great idea. I think a power hose from front to back would clean it out nicely.
Well I, like others. think one of your concerns would be how to clean it.
Vehicles are famous for rusting floors when they get old. I would think hosing
the floor is going to accelerate the rusting process. I found the article below
that might help you. They did not hose the bus down they scraped the poop out.
LOL I guess that solves the water problem.
here is a website devoted to people who
convert school busses
I could not find anything on the greenhouse idea but I am sure skoolie.net might be able to help you
Good luck and keep us informed!
Here is a link that might be useful: bus converted to a chicken coop


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Jun 22, 2013, 3:15 PM EDT
After a disappointing finish to their season, the Anaheim Ducks' offseason is at least shaping up to be limited on drama.
Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register reports the Ducks won't be using either of their compliance buyouts this summer. With a handful of recently signed long-term deals just starting and a shortage of bad money deals elsewhere, there's no need to buy anyone out. The Ducks are also doing well against the salary cap.
According to CapGeek.com, the Ducks' payroll is at $52 million for next season and they have 19 players under contract. With about $12 million to spend to fill out the rest of the roster, their issues don't lie in cutting costs. Instead, Anaheim's problems surround which players to sign back before free agency.
The Ducks have 11 free agents-to-be this summer and only two of them are restricted (Kyle Palmieri and Matt Beleskey). Veterans like Teemu Selanne, Saku Koivu, and Toni Lydman figure to get the most attention before the Ducks go looking elsewhere to fill spots in the lineup. Stephens says the Ducks will give Selanne as much time as he needs to decide if he'll return next season or retire while Koivu appears set to return.
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CapGeek is reporting Ducks have about $8m in cap space. Spending $12m as reported above would put them over the cap, no?
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Serrata 'Preziosa' Hydrangea Hardiness...
can anyone tell me w/experience what is the tolerance of cold temps for Preziosa, before it will kill last years buds??
I have new growth at the bottom....I thought I recognized new dark small buds on last years stems, but I can't really tell if they are 'burnt', or fresh and 'new'??
please share your experience and thank you for your time. :)
Preziosa is hardy only to Zone 6 and will require winter protection if you wish to have blooms and protect the stems. On a mild year, you may get by with some blooms in some stems but on a very cold winter, all stems could dry out and then all growth would come from the crown (there would be no blooms).
My experience:
I have two of them in different parts of my yard and they bloom like crazy no matter how cold it gets in the winter or what kind of spring frosts I get. One of them is under a White Pine canopy, and the other is out in practically full sun with no protection at all. I have never covered them or done anything special to them at all.
All of my Hydrangeas (Macros and Serratas) have somewhat blackened leaf tips this year, but there is green growth emerging from under the black, so I think they'll be fine.
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They say that spring is wedding season, but most of the brides we know have been getting hitched in the fall! Boston-based makeup artist Lissa Bloom from 2kissandmakeup.com shares her tips & tricks on how to get that "bridal natural glow" this season…
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Many brides tell me that they want a glowing complexion with minimal makeup. Unfortunately ladies, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but flawless skin doesn't just happen. I'm not sure who started this urban makeup legend, but I'm destined to stop it. I'm constantly telling my brides that when you think someone isn't wearing makeup (i.e. those gorgeous celebrities), I can assure you that they most def are wearing it (and most likely a lot of it)!
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During Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, tarte's celebrity makeup artist Tony Ballard created beautiful looks for the CW's Plain Jane, Louise Roe and AMC's Mad Men, Nora Zehtner. Both were spotted at Andy & Debb's Spring 2011 Presentation last week rocking some tarte products! Look like a fashionista–here's what Tony used:
Louise Roe at Andy & Debb Spring 2011 Presentation
- Added a pop of color to her cheeks with tarte's eco-cheek natural cheek stain
- Created a clean, simple eye with shades from tarte's femme naturale palette
- Really played up the lashes with several coats of tarte's lights, camera, lashes! 4-in-1 natural mascara
Nora Zehtner at Andy & Debb Spring 2011 Presentation
- Created a flawless complexion with tarte's ReCreate anti-aging foundation
- Highlighted skin with tarte's smooth operator illuminating serum
- Added a touch of pink glow with tarte's TEN limited-edition natural cheek stain
- Created a classic, doe eye with tarte's femme naturale palette, emphasEYES™ aqua-gel in black and several coats of tarte's lights, camera, lashes! 4-in-1 natural mascara
- For her pout, used tarte's LipSurgence™ matte lip stain in lucky mixed with tarte's LipSurgence™ lip stain in lust.
Sep 22nd
Favorite Back to School Looks
As summer comes to an end, it's time for me to start thinking about the coming school year. This includes getting together all of my favorite fall fashion picks. After browsing through recent magazines, I'm excited to say that I can still use some of my go-to trends from previous years like the classic blazer. I bought mine two years ago to complete my preppy college girl look, and I know I will continue to wear it for the rest of my life! Both my Mother AND Grandmother own one. It's a great investment! To make my "blazer adorned" outfit age-appropriate, I pair it with skinny jeans, statement heels, and tons of jewelry—chunky bracelets, long necklaces, and big pearl earrings. I think these feminine touches balance out the masculine feel. I love my blazer because not only does it prove to stand the test of time, but it can also be worn in ANY situation like casual shopping, business meetings, and a night out on the town, etc. It's basically the best piece in my closet!
As for my beauty picks this fall, I love soft, natural eyes with a statement lip. It's amazing how defined lips can pull your whole look together. tarte has some great lip selections for the autumn. The new LipSurgence™ matte lip stains come in fashionably-chic colors. As I tend to be a pink-loving girl, I would choose tarte's LipSurgence™ natural matte lip stain in lively, which is a vivid pink. Some other great choices are fiery (red) and envy (a deep berry color). To accompany my bold lip, I'd create a natural eye with tarte's 12-hour lock and roll eye shadow in either sandstone or rose gold. Then I'd layer on lots of lights, camera, lashes! 4-in-1 natural mascara! To complete my look I would add a subtle touch of color with tarte's natural cheek stain in tipsy. And voila! A natural and stylish look for fall.
Hope you agree. Have a great fall!
Aug 13th
A College Girl's Beauty Bag
My name is Kate. I'm a rising junior at Boston College and I also happen to be the new tarte PR intern, doing my best to dive into this glamorous world. I am soooo excited to be working at such a great, green company, not to mention giddy over the access to all the fab makeup!
Recently, I have tried out some of tarte's newer products, and I must say, as a "college girl," many of these products are totally ideal. For instance, as I think many college students can relate, the party scene at school can get overcrowded, hot, and sweaty. This is why I am in love with tarte's new summer collection of waterproof products, perfect for girls like us! So I have decided to put together a list of beauty products, hair and nails included, that are particularly alluring to a beauty addict in the midst of her education.
First off are my fave waterproof products. lights, camera, splashes! and matte waterproof park ave princess. I for one love to look bronze, but don't want brown streaks of sweat rolling down my face whether I'm stressing in the library, lounging on the campus green or at a party. PAP is the perfect, sweat resilient bronzer. Next in the bag I would include tarte's cheek stain, in tipsy, and LipSurgence™ natural lip stain (in charmed). Again, great long staying products, as well as easy and quick to use– I'm a girl on the go!
Now we can't forget about the hair. I have long fine wavy hair, that I like best when straight, however it's hard to keep it that way when engulfed in humidity. To keep my hair in place, I have come to turn to L'Oreal Elnett Extra Strong hold hair spray. It gets the job done, but doesn't make my hair hard or crunchy. I'm also a fan of chi volume boost. I loooove volume and this really boosts my roots! Now for the nails. As I'm sure many of you have heard, OPI has a new gel polish that I guarantee will last over a month without a chip. I know I don't have the time or money during school to get a manicure every week (because that's how long a manicure lasts), so this gel formula is the perfect solution!
Well that's it for the "college girl's" beauty bag must haves. Please share any additions and I'll be back with another post next week!
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I bought "Structure" and have really enjoyed it. I really like his work. If you go to his website you can get on a "monthly musing" list that is very interesting.
I have yet to see his work in person but have enjoyed it on the web for sometime. Being a big Andrew Wyeth fan it's fascinating to see photographs made in the Olson House. I'd love to take a look at your copy of "Structure" next time I'm out, John. If you don't mind of course.
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Months ago, I planted a variety of seeds and not much came up, but recently, a few things came up. This was one of them. Some of the seeds I planted were yellow mangosteen, soursop, and goji berries. The plants I found on the internet did not appear to be any of these plants, but maybe they look different when they are baby plants. Thanks for any help.


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Lady Rebels hold off LSU for third straight win
It was senior night for the Ole Miss women's basketball team and it was appropriate that one of their three seniors play a role in the outcome of the game. With less than 10 seconds remaining forward Tia Faleru made two free throws to put the Rebels up 58-57 then were able to make a defensive stop on the other to defeat LSU by that score Thursday night inside C.M. 'Tad' Smith Coliseum. (February 27, 2015, Page 6)
NCAA tourney berth still in Lady Rebels' sights
The last time the Ole Miss women's basketball team and LSU met was on Jan. 29 when the Tigers dominated the Rebels for a 70-41 victory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was the lowest scoring output of the season for Ole Miss and the fourth loss of a seven-game skid. Tonight, Ole Miss (16-11, 6-8 Southeastern Conference) hopes the outcome will be a little different when the Rebels host LSU inside C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum (6 p.m., SEC Network +). (February 26, 2015, Page 5A)
Lady Rebels upset No. 13 Kentucky in rematch
The first contest between the Ole Miss women's basketball team and No. 13 Kentucky went down to the wire with the Wildcats pulling away late. The story was the same Monday inside the Tad Pad as both teams battled back and forth but the ending was different as the Rebels upset the Lady Wildcats 67-59. It was also win No. 400 inside the 'Tad Pad' for the women's program. (February 24, 2015, Page 6)
Lady Rebels hold off Auburn, snap losing skid
AUBURN, Ala. — Holding a slim 43-39 lead with 3:42 left in the contest, the Ole Miss women's basketball team went to work on the defensive end and with clutch buckets from A'Queen Hayes and Tia Faleru, the Rebels held on for a 51-46 road win at Auburn — snapping a seven-game winless streak and guaranteeing the Rebels a winning record in the regular season and the possibility of a postseason berth — the first since 2009-10. (February 20, 2015, Page 6A)
Lady Rebels' losing skid continues at Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Senior forward Tia Faleru scored 18 points and added 15 rebounds for her 30th career double-double, but the Ole Miss women's basketball team couldn't overcome the hot shooting Missouri team in a 72-58 road loss at Mizzou Arena on Sunday. (February 16, 2015, Page 6)
Lady Rebs' skid reaches six in loss to No. 6 Tennessee
A slow start, a scoring drought and missed opportunities were the recipe for the sixth straight loss for the Ole Miss women's basketball team, which lost 69-49 to No. 6 Tennessee at C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum on Thursday night. (February 13, 2015, Page 7A)
Lady Rebels aim to end slide against No. 6 Vols
The past three weeks have been a forgettable stretch for the Ole Miss women's basketball team. After starting 4-1 in Southeastern Conference play, the Rebels have been on a five-game losing skid dating back to a 58-49 loss to Texas A&M on Jan. 18. If Ole Miss wants to get back in the win column and slowly work its way back into the postseason conversation, the Rebels will have to find a way to upset No. 6 Tennessee tonight at C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum (6 p.m., SEC Network+). (February 12, 2015, Page 5A)
Lady Rebels look to end skid at Vanderbilt
It's a quiet week for the Ole Miss women's basketball team compared to recent weeks. The Rebels are playing only one game this week as they head to Nashville, Tennessee, for a road tussle against Vanderbilt tonight (6 p.m.). The Rebels (14-8, 4-5 Southeastern Conference) must try and right the ship as they are on a four-game losing skid after starting SEC play at 4-1. Vanderbilt (12-10, 3-6) gives them that chance. (February 5, 2015, Page 1B)
No. 1 Carolina too much for Lady Rebels
The Ole Miss women's basketball team was up to the challenge but No. 1 South Carolina proved too much. The Lady Gamecocks preserved their perfect season for another game as they defeated Ole Miss 77-59 Sunday afternoon at C.M. 'Tad' Smith Coliseum. (February 2, 2015, Page 6, 7)
No. 1 USC up next for Lady Rebs
The Ole Miss women's basketball team has been through a tough stretch over the past two weeks, but its toughest test of the season comes today as the Rebels welcome No. 1 South Carolina to C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum (3:30 p.m., ESPNU) (February 1, 2015, Page 1B)


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A manually actuated dispenser having a flexible weighted dip tube is mounted to a container of liquid to be dispensed without entanglement by the dip tube by the provision of a tubular extension on the tube retainer which surrounds the tube and has a releasable holder for maintaining the tube in a collapsed condition during installation within the container, the retainer being dislodged or being soluble in the liquid in the container for releasing the stored dip tube permitting the ballast weight at its end to extend the tube toward the container bottom wall assuring a wetted condition of the inlet end of the tube during all attitudes of liquid dispensing.
1. A manually operated dispenser comprising, a dispenser body having closure means for mounting the dispenser to a container of liquid to be dispensed, a dip tube retainer coaxial with the dispenser body and connected thereto, a weighted extendable and retractable, flexible dip tube connected to the tube retainer, a coaxial depending first member fixed to the tube retainer and surrounding the dip tube, a second member supported on said first member for axial sliding movement between first and second positions, and releasable means on said second member retaining the dip tube in a retractable storage condition in the first position of the second member and permitting the dip tube to release from the retractable storage condition to an extended condition in the second position of the second member.
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7. A manually operated dispenser comprising, a dispenser body having closure means for mounting the dispenser to a container of liquid to be dispensed, a dip tube retainer coaxial with the dispenser body and being connected thereto, a weighted, extendable and retractable, flexible dip tube connected to the tube retainer, a coaxial member fixed to the tube retainer and surrounding the dip tube, releasable means on said member retaining the dip tube in a retractable storage condition within the coaxial member and releasing the dip tube from the retractable storage position to an extendable position, said releasable means comprising a holder element soluble in the liquid to be dispensed from the container.
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[0001] This invention relates generally to a manually operated pump sprayer mountable to a container of liquid to be sprayed, and more particularly to such a sprayer as having a weighted dip tube to ensure the emptying of substantially the entire contents of the container as the weight follows the bottom wall of the container during spraying. Also, the weight at the free end of the dip tube maintains the suction end of the dip tube wetted in the liquid irrespective of the attitude of the sprayer package during operation, i.e., upright, inverted, downwardly tilted, upwardly tilted.
[0002] There exists a wide variety of dispensers, both pump and squeeze bottles as well as nursing bottles, having wetted dip tubes for maintaining the suction end of the tube immersed in the liquid within the container irrespective of the container attitude during operation.
[0003] However, for weighted dip tubes to be effective for manually actuated pump sprayers and dispensers which are mounted to filled containers using today's high speed filling and assembly equipment, the weighted dip tube must be restrained to facilitate rapid installation. The flexible tubes which are weighted at their suction end would otherwise become entangled with the assembly equipment and would drastically slow down the operation.
[0004] There is therefore a need to better handle the weighted dip tubes to accommodate their rapid insertion into liquid filled containers with the use of high speed filling and assembly equipment.
[0005] It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a manually actuated sprayer having a weighted dip tube which is initially stored in a retracted or collapsed condition such that upon the mounting of the dispenser to the container, the collapsed dip tube is automatically extended within the container, while at the same time utilizing a ballast weight of any shape and standard design.
[0006] In keeping with this objective, releasable means for holding the weighted dip tube in its collapsed condition without the need for a specially shaped or designed ballast weight is provided such that as the holder does not engage the ballast weight but rather underlies it or engages the flexible tube. Relatively sliding first and second members telescoped about the collapsed tube are provided for releasing the holder upon a mounting of the dispenser to the filled container whereupon the ballast weight extends the tube when released thereby avoiding any entanglement with high speed assembly equipment.
[0007] Otherwise, the holder may be soluble in the liquid to which the sprayer is mounted for releasing the ballast weight after mounting the dispenser to the filled container.
[0008] Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
[0009]FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a manual dispenser supporting a weighted flexible dip tube in a collapsed condition according to one embodiment of the invention;
[0010]FIG. 2 a view similar to FIG. 1 showing the dip tube holder released for permitting the tube to extend from its collapsed condition;
[0011]FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 1 in accordance with another embodiment of the invention;
[0012]FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 showing the flexible dip tube holder released permitting the dip tube to extend into the container;
[0013]FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 3 of yet another embodiment of the invention showing the flexible dip tube held in its collapsed condition;
[0014]FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 5 showing the holder released permitting the dip tube to extend;
[0015]FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 3 of yet another embodiment according to the invention in the form of a tube holder of soluble material; and
[0016]FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 7 of still another embodiment according to the invention with the tube holder being of a soluble material.
[0017] Turning now to the drawings wherein like reference characters refer to like and corresponding parts throughout the several views, a manually operated dispenser is generally designated 10 in FIG. 1 adapted for carrying out the invention in accordance with one embodiment. The dispenser is shown as a manually actuated pump sprayer actuated by a trigger lever 11 for spraying product upon trigger actuation in a manner well known in this art. Manually dispensers other than pump dispensers are likewise adaptable to the invention, and manually actuated pump sprayers or dispensers for personal care which are typically finger actuated are likewise readily adaptable for the invention.
[0018] Dispenser body 12 has a container closure 13 coupled thereto of the type which is internally threaded for engaging the threads of the neck of a container C filled with the liquid to be dispensed. Coupled to the dispenser body is a tube retainer 14 having an upright barrel 15 defining an inlet passage 16 as typically valve controlled by a inlet ball check valve 17 supported at the upper end thereof. Barrel 15 may extend within a suitable cylinder 18 formed in the dispenser body for coupling the retainer frictionally thereto.
[0019] The tube retainer has an upper wall 19 with a depending nipple 21 to which the upper end of a weighted, extendable and retractable, flexible dip tube 22 is telescoped for securely mounting the dip tube to the tube retainer.
[0020] The tube retainer upper wall 19 has an annular flange 23 which bears against the lower end of the dispenser body when mounting the tube retainer in place, and which is coupled to container closure 13 via depending skirt 24 thereof.
[0021] The tube retainer further includes a depending first member 25 which may be in the form of a tubular element surrounding the dip tube, a second member 26 which may be in the form of a tubular element being supported on the first member in a telescoping manner for axial sliding movement between first and second positions of FIGS. 1 and 2. Second member 26 likewise has an external annular flange 27 which overlies and bears against an upper free end of the neck 28 of the container C for purposes as will be described hereinafter.
[0022] First member 25 has one or more outwardly extending projections 29 extending into openings 31 located in second member 26, openings 31 being of increased size in a vertical direction relative to projections 29 so that together therewith limit stops are provided for limiting the extend of axial movement of second member 26 on first member 25.
[0023] Releasable retainer means, which in the FIGS. 1, 2 embodiment may be in the form of a removable disc 32, fits within an open groove 33 at the free end of second member 26 (FIG. 2) so as to be thereby frictionally and releasably coupled to second member 26. Disc 32 has a central opening 34 which may be slightly undersized relative to the outer diameter of the dip tube so as to be frictionally engaged therewith. Otherwise, opening 34 could be formed by a plurality of spring legs 35 as shown in FIG. 1A to enhance gripping between the disc and dip tube.
[0024] A ballast weight 36 of some suitable type is connected to the free end of the dip tube by the provision of, for example, a tubular portion 37 of the ballast weight extending into frictional engagement with the dip tube, the tubular portion presenting a passage 38 which forms together with the dip tube and passage 16 an inlet path into the pump chamber (not shown) of the dispenser during pumping operation.
[0025] In the storage condition of the retracted dip tube which may as shown in FIG. 1 be coiled in its retracted condition, the lower free end 39 (FIG. 2) of first member 25 bears against the inner surface of disc 32 while the disc is frictional retained within groove 33 of second member 26, and flanges 23 and 27 of the first and second members are spaced apart as shown in FIG. 1 with the spacing limited by upper edges of openings 31 and projections 29.
[0026] In operation, the dispenser with its retracted dip tube (FIG. 1) is mounted to liquid filled container C typically by the supplier of that liquid product to be dispensed. Tubular members 25, 26, which are essentially rigid, are simply inserted into the container through its bottle neck utilizing available assembly equipment at the supplier's plant. The dip tube is sufficiently pliant and flexible to facilitate upright, downward, upward, and inverted dispensing, although no entanglement problems with the assembly equipment are encountered given the relative rigidity of tubes 25, 26 which surround the collapsed tube at the point of assembly to the bottle. In the FIGS. 1, 2 embodiment, ballast weight 36 extends outwardly of disc 32 such that the disc as aforedescribed frictionally engages the dip tube itself for retaining it in its FIG. 1 collapsed condition.
[0027] When the dispenser with its telescoping tubes 25, 26 is assembled to the container, flange 27 engages the upper edge of neck 28 of the container and is spaced apart a predetermined distance from flange 23 which is engaged by skirt 24 of closure 13. Then, as the closure 13 is torqued down over the bottle neck, the threads between the closure and the neck interengage to thereby close the gap between flanges 23 and 27 during the axial shifting of first member 25 relative to second member 26 to the position shown in FIG. 2. Such a relative shift between tubular members 25, 26 dislodges disc 32 from its seated position within open groove 33 such that retracted dip tube may now extend as it is uncoiled by the ballast weight falling under gravity within the container to the container bottom wall (not shown). In this process disc 32 remains connected to the dip tube so as not to interfere with the suctioning of liquid through the inlet passageway upon pumping operation. Typically, weight 36 will guide the inlet end of the tube in accordance with the attitude of the sprayer package during operation such that in all attitudes of upright, upward, downward, and inverted, the ballast weight will maintain the inlet end of the dip tube wetted in the liquid to assure dispensing universally in any attitude of the dispensing package. In order to avoid hydraulic lock and possible container collapse during dispensing, wall 19 of the tube retainer may be provided with a vent portion 41 which establishes communication between atmosphere and the container interior via openings 42 located in cage 43 provided for vent valve 44. In an inverted position of dispensing, the vent valve closes the vent port to prevent any possible leakage of product therethrough.
[0028] The embodiment of FIGS. 3, 4 differs from that of FIGS. 1, 2 in that the releasable coil means comprising a holder element is in the form of a disc 45 which need not have an opening as in disc 32, which disc underlies ballast weight 36 for supporting the weight and thereby maintaining the coil in its retracted or coiled position of FIG. 3. As in the aforedescribed embodiment of FIGS. 1, 2, after the dispenser package is assembled to the container by extending tubular elements 25, 26 through the container neck opening to the position shown in FIG. 3, a torquing down of container closure 13 causes first member 25 to shift downwardly relative to second member 26 thereby unseating or dislodging disc 45 from groove 33 permitting the stored tube to extend into the bottle as guided by the falling ballast weight 36. The ballast weight functions in the same manner as described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2.
[0029] In the FIGS. 5, 6 embodiment, the releasable dip tube means is in the form of a hinged panel 46 which may be hinged in some suitable manner to second member 26 as at 47 with its opposite end seated in open groove 33 at the distal end of second member 26. When the hinged panel is seated within that groove, it underlies and supports ballast 26 as shown in FIG. 5. On torquing down the closure 13 causing the first member 25 to shift downwardly relative to second member 26, as in the foregoing embodiments, edge 39 of member 25 applies a force against the inside of panel 46 causing it to unseat from groove 33 and to swing open to its position shown in FIG. 6 to thereby release the stored dip tube permitting it to extend outwardly and into the bottom of the container as guided by ballast weight 36 which assures that the inlet end of the tube be wetted irrespective of the attitude of the dispenser during use.
[0030] In the FIG. 7 embodiment, second member 26 is eliminated, and first member 25 is connected to the tube retainer as in the aforedescribed embodiment. The means for releasably holding the collapsed dip tube within first member 25 until it is assembled into the container, is in the form of one or more plastic strips 48 which are connected in any normal manner to the distal end of first member 25 as by a heat seal or the like. The strip or strips 48 underlie ballast weight 36 for supporting the same and for maintaining the dip tube in its collapsed, stored condition shown in solid outline in FIG. 7. The plastic strip or strips 48 are soluble in the liquid contents L to be dispensed from the container. The plastics are typically compatible with the liquid on, contact so as not to interfere with the dispensing of the liquid by the manual dispenser. The soluble plastic material may be of any known form such as ethyl cellulose or methyl cellulose. And, the plastic strip or strips may be of the type which are not soluble in the liquid L, but rather the strips may be secured to the distal end of tubular member 25 utilizing soluble adhesive 50.
[0031] After a predetermined interval from mounting the dispenser assembly to the container with tubular member 25 extending through the container neck as essentially shown in solid outline in FIG. 7, strip or strips 48 dissolve in liquid L, or the sealant 50 holding the non-dissolvable strips to tubular member 25 dissolve in the liquid, thereby releasing the dip tube permitting the weight 36 to fall to the bottom of the container for extending the dip tube and for maintaining the suction end of the tube wetted in the liquid irrespective of the attitude of the dispenser during its operation.
[0032] The embodiment to FIG. 8 is similar to that of FIG. 7 except that the plastic strip or strips may be replaced by a plastic disc 49 or the like which is soluble in the liquid within the container and which is connected at the distal end of tubular member 25 by a heat seal or the like. Disc 49 has a central opening 34 similar to that of disc 32, or the opening may be defined by spring legs such as 35 for frictionally engaging dip tube 25 for retaining it in its collapsed condition while the ballast weight is situated externally of disc 49. Otherwise, the disc may be insoluble in the liquid and may be heat sealed in place using a soluble seal 50. As described with respect to FIG. 7, after a given interval of time following installation of the tubular member 25 within the container, retainer 49 itself dissolves or its sealer 50 dissolves thereby releasing the stored tube permitting the ballast weight to guide the inlet end of the tube and to maintain it in a wetted condition throughout dispensing at any attitude.
[0033] Obviously, many other modifications and variations of the present invention are made possible in the light of the above teachings. For example, first and second members 25, 26 need not be in the form of tubes so long as they are elongated and function for the purpose as described. Disc 32, 45, 49 need not be a solid disc but may a screen, and a disc can be utilized in place of plastic strip or strips 48, all without departing from the invention. Also, other than a disc or hinged panel or soluble element can be provided as a holder for maintaining the collapsed dip tube in it's stored position, pursuant to the invention. It is therefore to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.
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Does anyone know if there are clubs off the resort and if so are they far?
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lol thats pretty important. I am looking at the RIU PALACE
Just curious - why did you post your question in the Tambor forum? If you look at a map, you will see that the RIU is far far away from Tambor.
The closest nightlife to the RIU would be in Playas del Coco and the next would be Tamarindo.
However, I would take another look at the RIU. If you are looking for a "white, sugar-sand beach with turquoise water and sitting by the pool and enjoying the nightlife" experience -then Costa Rica will probably be a waste of money for you.
Costa Rica is about nature. Waterfalls, rainforests, cloud forests, volcanoes, hot springs, rafting, hiking and enjoying wildlife and the fantastic scenery -- and the friendly people -- as well as "ocean" activities, of course. And while it is, of course, your choice -staying at an AI is not often the best choice for Costa Rica. There is no "tourist ghetto of resorts" like some other countries. There is a good tourist infrastructure all over the country with excellent lodging and restaurants available.
The RIU in Costa Rica is often spoken of as the "most hated hotel in Costa Rica" - and for good reason. If you really want to stay at an AI, there are some other great choices, including the Barcelo Langosta which is very close to Tamarindo for your night life as well as the Villas Sol in Playa Hermosa which is near Playas del Coco for more nightlife.
This is a good source for general information: www.anywherecostarica.com and also has information about various AI's in various areas. This also: www.costa-rica-guide.com