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This charming proudly 4-star hotel and spa is located on pristine grounds in the former homestead of royalty and comprises only fifteen rooms, ensuring an intimate and peaceful stay in the fair Cape ... read more
From laid-back family-friendly nature walks and cycle routes to adrenaline-pumping abseiling excursions and mountain bike trails, Cascade Manor is your one-stop destination for outdoor activities in Paarl ... read more
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A haven within a haven, this intimate wellness centre offers an array of specialist as well as all-purpose treatments to pamper your body and revive your mind. Unwind from your busy lifestyle in the skilled hands of our therapists, relax to the soothing sounds of nature and immerse yourself in a sensory experience that will refresh and reinvigorate you. ... read more
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Waterval Road, Nederburg, Paarl, South Africa
Please note: Cascade Manor is only accessible via a 2x4 1km well-maintained gravel road
10min from Paarl, 20min from Franschhoek, 30min from Stellenbosch, 40min from Airport, 50min from Cape Town
Gate 33°42'46" S 19°2'34" E
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Set in the picturesque heart of the Paarl Winelands to the backdrop of the majestic Klein Drakenstein Mountains is the luxurious Cascade Country Manor. The boutique hotel's namesake is the cascading waterfall located on the property whose soothing sounds permeate throughout the grounds year round. This charming proudly 4-star hotel and spa is located on pristine grounds in the former homestead of royalty and comprises only fifteen rooms, ensuring an intimate and peaceful stay in the fair Cape. Unwind from a busy lifestyle at the on-site Cascade Spa, which offers a host of pampering treatments to rejuvenate your body and mind. Your gracious hosts, Maika and Volker Goetze, live on the estate and are always available to ensure that you receive personal service and warm hospitality at all times. The Goetze family and their dedicated staff complement welcomes you to an oasis of seclusion and relaxation at Cascade Country Manor. Conveniently located, Cascade Manor is in close proximity to the following points of interest: Pearl Valley Golf Estate, The Nelson Mandela Statue at Groot Drakenstein Prison The Taalmonument & new museum (from where you can see Table Mountain, Franschhoek Valley, fynbos & protea growing in their natural habitat), Butterfly World, Drakenstein Lion Park, Famous Cape wineries such as Nederburg and Fairview and Val de Vie Wine and Polo Estate. The fifteen individually designed rooms portray clean and modern lines decorated with old-world furnishings that together create a marriage of luxury and comfort. Refurbished antique furniture creates a warmth and homeliness in each of the bedrooms whilst the bathroom interiors are modern and neat. Solid African Rosewood and delicate chandeliers create a beautiful rich texture befitting the heritage of this stately homestead. There is a wheelchair-friendly room as well as inter-leading rooms, ideal for visiting families. Surrounding the majestic building are 900 olive trees in a 100 year old grove as well as indigenous Buchu, a medicinal plant native to southern Africa. The olive grove that thrives on this property today is the Duke's legacy and the Goetze family take great pride in the olive oil produced from this grove which is situated in the largest olive-producing valley in the southern hemisphere. Sample Volker's delicious olive oil and olive bread baked daily at the hotel. In-house dining is brought to you by Volker, whose traditional dishes with signature South African flavours are well loved by guests. Experience a traditional South African "braai" (barbecue) or a delicious set menu brimming with fresh local produce and ingredients. There are also many fantastic restaurants in close proximity to the hotel which the concierge would be delighted to make a reservation at on your behalf. The ideal setting for a function or event, Cascade Country Manor can comfortably host up to 100 guests, whether indoors or, on warm evenings, in a romantic al fresco setting under the stars. There is also an intimate conference facility available for up to 16 people as well as a business centre for all guests. Wifi is available throughout the boutique hotel. Welcome to Paarl accommodation at its finest.


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COLDWATER � Sometimes a baseball can take a funny bounce.
In Saturday�s ACME state championship game between Coldwater and Defiance, the ball seemed to find its way into nearly every nook and cranny at Veterans Field.
After the dust settled � 11 errors and 30 base hits later � Defiance was hoisting the state championship trophy for the second year in a row as Defiance had defeated Coldwater 17-11, in a game full of hits and miscues in the field. Defiance also won the Division II state title this past spring.
On Saturday, Defiance (22-6) pounded 18 hits and committed four errors. Coldwater recorded 12 hits and booted the ball around seven times on the day.
After Coldwater (27-6) jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, Defiance responded by scoring five runs in the second, two in the third and four runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to take a commanding 15-4 lead.
However, Coldwater exploded for seven runs in the home half of the fifth to cut the deficit to 15-11.
The Bulldogs added a run in both the sixth and seventh innings to round out the scoring.
�I knew they were going to come out with a lot of energy, and I knew they were going to make a push there at the end,� Defiance coach Bryn Lehman said. �But, our guys did a tremendous job of weathering that and taking care of business.�
�That wasn�t the way we wanted to start, whatsoever. But the guys did a tremendous job of bouncing back, as they�ve done all summer. We were just fortunate enough to get back into the game.�
Austin Hancock led the Defiance offensive attack with four hits. Hancock also was named the ACME State Tournament Most Valuable Player.
Jimmy Bauer and Adam Schaffer each had three hits. Dom Gentile, Derek Turner and Wes Detter all had two hits for the Bulldogs.
For Coldwater, Mitch Heyne, Brody Hoying and Mitch Schoenherr each recorded two hits.
Hancock also came in from his shortstop position in the sixth to take over the pitching duties.
�This was a big win,� Hancock said. �The year before, we won the state ACME championship. Then, to come into this year and win another one, it feels great. It�s like a dream come true.�
Greg Gilliland started on the mound for Coldwater. Gilliland pitched just 1 1/3 inning before being lifted. The junior right-hander gave up five runs on just one hit, while walking three.
Grant Muhlenkamp came in to pitch for the Cavaliers in the second. Muhlenkamp went 2 2/3 innings. Muhlenkamp was tabbed for six runs on 10 hits.
Brandon Kunk worked the final two innings for Coldwater. Kunk gave up six runs on seven hits.
�It was a wacky game,� Coldwater coach Tom Brunswick said. �We got off to a great start, getting four runs in the first. We had five straight hits and kind of set the tone for the game. We thought if we could score four, five or maybe six runs against Defiance, that maybe we could beat them. But, today was not a normal day.�
Shay Smiddy got the starting nod for Defiance. Smiddy went 5 1/3 innings. He was tabbed for nine runs on 11 hits.
Ty Gutierrez came in to pitch in the sixth for the Bulldogs. Gutierrez did not last long, as he gave up two runs in less than a third of an inning.
Hancock came in to pitch in the sixth and closed it out for Defiance.
Between spring baseball and summer baseball this year, Defiance has reeled off more than 50 victories.
�It�s pretty impressive,� Lehman said. �I think the guys are taking a lot of pride in how well they�ve been performing lately. I think they�re excited to get out there next spring and continue to perform the way they have been.�


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I'm brand new to the site, so please forgive me if I'm asking questions that have been answered a thousand times before. Here's the issue:
I recently purchased an 86 Hunter 28.5 with a 150 genoa installed on a roller furler. The previous owner had a white Dacron strip sewn on for UV protection many years ago. Since the sail had not been unfurled in several years, the strip became extremely dirty and laden with mildew. Last week, I took the sail down for cleaning. I used a mild detergent with a cup of Oxi Clean in three galls of water. The sail cleaned up fairly well with much scrubbing, but the Dacron strip that had been exposed to the weather for years without cleaning did not clean well and became extensively damaged during the cleaning process. In some places where the mildew was especially heavy, the strip virtually disintegrated. All of the actual sail, including what I can see underneath the UV strip, appears to be in very good condition -- especially considering that it's the original sail that came with the boat.
The question is, what to do now. I do not want to leave the torn, worn-out and dirty UV strip on the sail. The options appear to be (1) have a new Dacron strip installed, (2) have a Sunbrella UV strip installed, or (3) cover the sail with a sleeve. I could use some help on which of these options are the most economical. I'm sure either would be effective for my remaining sailing years, so cost is the biggest factor. Anybody had any experience with the sleeves? How do they work? I assume they would require a separate halyard. The boat is rigged with a spinnaker halyard (but no spinnaker), so would this work? What do they cost? Can you buy them pre-made or would it have to be custom made by a canvas shop? What would a Sunbrella strip cost? I'ver heard upwards of $600, which I don't want to spend on a sail this old. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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SCHWARZENEGGER: Well, you forgot the other thing. And this is maybe just because you've never really been in there and run those things. But I mean there is another option which is that you look at the waste that is going on in the government. The billions of dollars. In Medical alone there is billions of dollars of waste. I want to go in there and get real true worker's compensation reform. Not what they have just done. But real true worker's compensation where you cut the costs down. We have so many government employees. You can make a billion dollars right there. Then you go for the Indian money. Then you go for the federal government's money. There's billions everywhere to be found. That's what we have to do. Rather than doing the thing like everyone always does which is 'we have to raise taxes' or 'we have to cut programs.' No, there is a third option. Let's get a little creative here.
JENNINGS: It cannot be easy to spend the last few days of this campaign having to deal constantly with being called a serial groper or a serial abuser of women and being compared in some way your admiration for Hitler. Is that tough?
SCHWARZENEGGER: I get upset about it. But I knew that before I got into this campaign that this is going to be that kind of a situation where people will throw everything at me at the last minute, and the last week and it is going to become a dirty campaign, sleaze campaign. And you know, down to the gutter. And I knew that. Because I was warned. People, political leaders from both parties said, 'You know Arnold, I don't know if you want to do that. Because let me tell you, I've campaigned. I've run for office and all this, and the last week they throw things at you that is embarrassing many times. It's terrible for your family. You may want to think that over because no matter what it is they will find it.'
JENNINGS: Does this mean that none of it's true? (OVERLAP)
SCHWARZENEGGER: Remember with Dick Riordan, calling him the baby killer.
JENNINGS: Does this mean that none of it is true? (OVERLAP)
SCHWARZENEGGER: The fact of the matter is that I realize that this is campaign trickery. And it is dirty campaigning.
JENNINGS: Why is it dirty campaigning?
SCHWARZENEGGER: Well, because it's not true. Many of those things are not true.
JENNINGS: What is not true?
SCHWARZENEGGER: Well, for instance, I have despised anything and everything that Hitler stands for. I have been from the time that I was a young kid fought against anyone that has protested for Nazis, or had any kind of Nazi sympathizing, or anything like this. And I campaigned against that. When I came over here I did the same thing. I always was against anything and despised anything that Hitler stood for and what the Nazis stood for. And I'm very sensitive about it because I come from a country where we have a history of that. You know people came up to me many times when I came over here with the hiel Hitler signs and then say the boys from Brazil are coming and all those kind of derogatory, which I understood. But, I'm sensitive about that. So, I've sued the tabloids when they've said anything about me being a Nazi and I've won the lawsuits.


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The Little Little House (Hardcover)
|Author: Jessica Souhami
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Publisher: Frances Lincoln
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Publish Date: 4/10/2007
Dimensions: (in Inches) 7.25H x 9.75L x 0.5T
Pages: 32
Age Range: 8 to 11
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|Joseph and his family feel crowded in their little, little house, with its little yard for the chickens and its little green patch for the goat and cow. When Joseph asks his Aunty Bella for help, she tells him to bring the chickens into the house. The result? Total chaos! Then Aunty Bella tells him to bring in the rooster . . . then the cow . . . then the goat, until the little, little house is a smelly barnyard bursting out of its walls! But Aunty Bella has got one last piece of advice . . .
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When Joseph asks for help from his Aunty Bella to relieve the miseries of his crowded house, she suggests moving the animals indoors until the house smells like an overcrowded barnyard--and then she offers one last bit of advice, in an illustrated version of a classic Russian Jewish folk story.Retells the Jewish folktale about a man who asks the village wise woman how his family can become happy, as they are miserable living in such a tiny house, and her answer involves six chickens, a cow, a goat, and a rooster.


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The Mastodon Record Store Day split release with Feist, lovingly dubbed 'Feistodon,' is no longer relegated to a super rare and limited item that was issued on one day. The metal behemoths and the female indie rocker released a split, in which this odd pairing covered one another's songs. Only 5,000 copies were pressed and they sold out in a hot minute, understandably so. But we've got good news for fans of both acts. Digital versions of the singles are now available here. But wait, there's more!
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Apart from his England problems, Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson is also under fire from his club and is facing a fine of a week's wages after slamming the board.
Speaking after the Wembley defeat, Robinson, 27, branded the board's decision to court Sevilla coach Juande Ramos as "ridiculous" and criticised them for threatening to unseat manager Martin Jol so early in the season.
The Daily Mail says Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy was furious when he read what he regards as disrespectful comments yesterday and directors will decide whether to sanction the player when they meet in Manchester ahead of Sunday's game at Old Trafford.


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STONE CHIMNEY CREEK. Stone Chimney Creek rises two miles west of Bullard in northwestern Cherokee County (at 32°08' N, 95°21' W) and runs four miles southwest to its mouth on Lake Palestine, just east of Farm Road 346 (at 32°05' N, 95°24' W). Before the construction of the lake in the early 1960s the creek ran seven miles to its mouth on the Neches River, three miles southwest of Pleasant Hill (at 32°05' N, 95°25' W). The stream is intermittent in its upper reaches. It crosses flat to gently rolling terrain surfaced by clay and sandy loam that support grasses and mixed hardwoods and pines.
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article."STONE CHIMNEY CREEK," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rbstj), accessed May 28, 2015. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.


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LA Galaxy star David Beckham is owed a great deal of gratitude according to Houston Dynamo head coach Dom Kinnear.
The 37-year old midfielder is set to depart the Galaxy after six seasons following the MLS Cup final against the Dynamo on December 1 and Kinnear says the ex-Manchester United ace has had a massive impact on the sport since his arrival in 2007.
"If he's playing, we'll prepare for him to play, that's it," said Kinnear. "We won't talk about him and his last game; we'll talk about him playing 90 minutes.
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"You have to look at what he does off the field, you don't hear any bad stories about him as far as I can tell. Anytime you see him, he's always playing soccer or with his family so I think, off the field … he's been a respectable person and that's the reason why he is who he is.
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Although the Governmental Accounting Standards Board approved rules in June 2012 requiring a change in reporting pension plan accounts by local government, most state and Southern West Virginia officials think the plan will have little impact on them. Most city and county officials said they have been working diligently to make sure government-operated pension plans are solvent and have had little time to consider Statement Number 67 and 68, as the changes are labeled.
Still, sources such as Charleston Mayor Danny Jones and state Retirement Board Chief Fiscal Officer Darden Greene expect the local impact to be minimal.
GASB maintains the new rules will "reflect substantial improvements to the accounting and financial reporting of pensions by state and local governments and pension plans." While nobody locally disagreed with that assessment this week, few had felt a need to act on the changes which do not technically take effect until 2015.
Darden said his office is preparing a letter to go out to most governmental entities in West Virginia informing them of the new reporting requirements.
Jones said his city has faced tremendous unfunded liability problems with pensions in the past, chiefly related to police and fire systems. Jones has been in the news recently for proposing a one-half percent increase in the city sales tax to help offset some of the pension costs. The mayor said his city has already anticipated the requirements of the new rules and considers outstanding liability in calculations.
"I think we are implementing policies that will one day make the system solvent," he said in an exclusive interview. "Will it happen in my lifetime? Probably not, but at least we have identified a problem and we're working to solve it."
Jones said other changes in the pension plans for the city will also help reduce the burden. "But, to begin with, you have to have funds to pay for something. That's why we have to increase our revenue stream."
The mayor said there are other municipalities throughout the state in far worse shape financially concerning their pensions. "Some have considered (filing) bankruptcy," he said. "Charleston is not nearly in that situation."
Jones said the city manager and other officials are working closely with state and federal authorities to make sure all rules are complied with. He said he has spent little time considering the new GASB reporting requirements. "That will come next year," he said, "and we'll comply." Jones said he was not certain that the new requirements will assist the city in handling its pension funds and he is also not sure it will require any information not already available from his city.
"We already know where we stand," he said. "We've been working on this from the time I took office (11 years ago). There's not much more information we need; we just need the revenue to pay for the pension plans."
Greene agreed that the new reporting requirements should impact local government very little. He said there should be no adverse reactions concerning the issuance of local bonds. "It is not as if some new debt is being created," he said. "It isn't. It is just being reported in a different way. Lending institutions already know the financial condition of towns, cities and the state."
Mingo County Clerk "Big Jim" Hatfield said he had been "so busy with elections and other business of the office, we haven't concentrated on something we're not required to do until next year."
Nevertheless, Hatfield said his office "and all the other public officials will comply." Like Jones, Hatfield said he isn't sure how the new procedures will help in budgeting. "That's what the federal government says but we'll see," he added. The clerk said his office has made no effort to calculate numbers for next year's budget.
"In West Virginia, the budget is approved from year to year by the county commission. I don't see how we can calculate where we will stand at this time next year," said the veteran clerk who has also served as a county commissioner.
Essentially, according to Jeff Fleck at the state's Consolidated Employee Retirement Board, the new reporting requirements mean government must report the liability for unfunded pensions on an annual basis. The federal government believes that by including that number for budgeting purposes, state and local governments "will be more cognizant of where they stand." Fleck said his office is "just in the process of getting a letter together to explain what the new rules require."
Thus, most other municipal and county officials contacted said they were unaware of the provisions of the new rules. Danville Town Manager and House of Delegates member Josh Barker said, "I don't think anybody has worried about that yet. There are too many pressing concerns, like job losses in the coalfields and safe drinking water, taking up our attention."
Greene noted that his board administers nine different retirement programs for local governments. "The impact will be minimal at the most," he said.
Overall, GASB says its changes will "establish new accounting and financial reporting requirements that reflect substantial improvements to the accounting and financial reporting of pensions by state and local governments and pension plans… . It is designed to improve the decision-usefulness of reported pension information and to increase the transparency, consistency, and comparability of pension information across governments."
The new statements replace the requirements of Statement Number 25 and Statement Number 27.
Local officials throughout the area are united in agreeing that they will implement the rules when they become effective. But those like the Charleston mayor feel the situation has already been addressed by their community. "We know where we stand with regard to pensions right now," Jones concluded.


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I suppose it would be, but in the game, we are looking at space from a third person view, not from the ships' view-screens.
And? An ingame mechanic needs little explanation story wise. The game tends to treat you, the player as the ship. So logically you should be able to see anything the ship sees. Besides, throughout the show we saw that viewscreens were capable of displaying a third-person view of the ship. ("Galaxy's Child comes to mind)
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In addition, there seems no easier way to date something than to try to use cutting edge scientific discoveries. Going back and watching the original series is a painful experience because of how they integrated science into the show, like stopping to observe "quasars".
That's a problem how? You describe it as a painful experience, but science is very much a part of our history. Going back and looking at things like The Original Series, Buck Rodgers, Valerian, and other old Sci-Fi series shows what we thought back then, and how we viewed the world around us.
Fiction is the modern equivalent of Myths, Legends, and Oral Tradition. The stories a culture tells is a good indicator of what they believed in and respected. Who knows, maybe some day in the far flung future they'll be studying Game of Thrones and Star Trek alongside the Iliad, and the works of Shakespeare.
Including modern science in our fiction, shows our respect for the medium rather than our immature disregard. And besides, everyone throws realism out the door when it comes to science fiction. Including real stuff in our stuff would really set this game (and franchise) very far apart from the rest of it's peers.
Sci-Fi has been really starved of late, but realistic Sci-Fi in particular. To the point I can't even think of truly a Hard Sci-Fi film that came out in the mainstream within the past 10 years. I fail to see any downside to this.


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The invention relates to a device for feeding ball-like ammunition, so-called paint balls, into the projectile chamber of a sporting arm. The magazine is arranged separately from the arm and is connected to same by means of a feeder tube. A motor-driven feeder feeds the balls from the ball container into the feeder tube. In so doing, a spring element stores the traction from the motor, so that, even when the motor stops, balls can still be transported using the energy stored in the spring element. The traction from the motor is transmitted via a connection or clutch consisting of a spring element and a transmission element. Protrusions are arranged on both the spring element and the transmission element, which come to bear on each other for transmitting traction. The protrusions are at least partially flexible, so that the transmitted force is limited. This way, explosion of the balls from excessive pressure is prevented. In addition, the feeder is connected with the drive element for the feeder, which is under pressure from the spring, by means of a bayonet-like connection. This way, the feeder can be removed from the ball container with one manipulation to facilitate the cleaning of the ball container in the event a ball explodes in spite of this.
1. Device for storing balls and feeding them into the projective chamber of a hand gun, having a ball container, a feeder tube connected to it with its one end, whose other end is connected with an arm, and a motor-driven feeder for feeding balls from a ball container into the feeder tube, a spring element comprising a substantially rigid protrusion extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the spring element, the spring element transmitting the traction from the motor to the feeder and the spring element storing at least that traction energy which is necessary for feeding one ball into a ball chamber, characterized in that the feeder comprises a bayonet-like connection with a transmission element mounted on an axle for the feeder, which is under pressure from the spring.
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This application is a divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/965,384 filed Oct. 14, 2004.
In the case of sporting arms with ball-like ammunition, so-called paint balls, the general problem is feeding the balls into the projectile chamber of the arm. In the simplest version, a magazine is mounted above the projectile chamber, from which the individual balls enter the projectile chamber through the force of gravity.
Also known is patent U.S. Pat. No. 6,327,953, whose disclosure is herewith included in the disclosure of the present application and whose characteristics are part of the disclosure of the present application. There, the magazine is arranged at a distance from the arm; it is carried in any other place. The transport of the ammunition from the magazine to the arm is by way of a long, flexible feeder tube not impairing the maneuverability of the arm. A motor-driven feeder exercises mechanical pressure on the balls so that the tube is constantly filled with balls and that new balls enter the feeder tube when the first ball is fed into the projectile chamber. To avoid constant operation of the motor, the motor transmits the traction to the feeder via a spring element. The spring element stores the traction force of the motor in such a way that balls can be transported into the ball chamber with the spring tension alone. This allows intermittent operation of the motor. The motor switches off when the spring element is loaded and switches on again only when the spring tension is used for feeding balls. The disadvantage of this type of construction is that controlling of the motor is difficult. If the motor does not switch off on time once the spring element is loaded and therefore the entire traction force is transmitted to the balls, there is the risk that individual balls will explode. The storage device is then no longer operational.
The invention concerns a storage device to reduce operational impairment from exploded balls. On the one hand, the purpose is to reduce the probability of damage to the balls, on the other hand-should the balls explode after all-the purpose is to restore operational readiness as soon as possible.
The solution according to the invention lies in features which provide for a device for storing balls and for feeding said balls into the ball chamber of a hand gun. A ball container is used for storing the balls, having a feeder tube attached to it which leads to the arm. A feeder is provided for feeding the balls into the feeder tube, the feeder being driven by a motor. When the motor is switched off, a spring device helps maintain the feeding pressure on the balls inside the tube whose spring travel is at least the magnitude of the diameter of the ball. This ensures that immediately following a discharge and opening of the projectile chamber, the spring tension pushes the next ball into the projectile chamber, this process not requiring any previous switching on of the feeder motor. The traction force of the motor which ensures the rotation of the feeder is transmitted to the feeder via a slip clutch, that limits torque transmission.
The slip clutch can comprise a transmission element and a spring element. The spring element is connected with the feeder in such a way that any rotation of the spring element causes a rotation of the feeder. For transmitting the force from the transmission element to the spring element, the transmission element is equipped with a number of protrusions. The protrusions are arranged concentrically with respect to the axle, at a distance from same. On one end, the spring element has a protrusion that bears against one of the protrusions of the transmission element. The transmission element is connected with the drive shaft of the motor and is set in motion by same. The rotation of the transmission element is transmitted to the feeder via the spring element.
The protrusions of the spring element and/or the protrusions of the transmission element are of a flexible kind. If the power transmission from the protrusions of the transmission element to the protrusion of the spring element becomes too great, the flexible protrusion bends in the direction of the force. The protrusions slip past each other and the protrusion of the spring element comes to bear on the next protrusion of the transmission element. This way, the torque that can be transmitted from the motor to the feeder is limited. The torque threshold at which the protrusions slip past each another, is set in such a way that the balls are not damaged.
Instead of providing one protrusion at the spring element and a number of protrusions on the transmission element, there is the other option of equipping the transmission element with one protrusion and the spring element with a number of protrusions, or equipping both with a number of protrusions. Nor is it absolutely necessary to reserve the feature of flexibility only to the transmission element. In fact, all protrusions may be flexible; however, either the protrusions of the spring element or those of the transmission element must be flexible.
If a ball is damaged in spite of these devices for limiting the force, for example in the case that said ball had a flaw, the storage device is to be restored to operational readiness as quickly as possible. For this, the feeder is connected through a bayonet-like connection with the drive element under load from the spring. This way, the feeder can be removed from the ball chamber with one manipulation, and the remainders of the destroyed ball can be simply removed from the ball chamber.
In general, loading the spring by the drive motor has the effect that the position of the protrusion of the feeder element changes in relation to the protrusion of the transmission element. The effect of this could be that the maximum possible power transmission from the spring element to the transmission element changes. In order to maintain the same position of the protrusions relative to one another, a distance holder can be provided. The distance holder swings freely around the same axle as the transmission element, thereby keeping the protrusion of the spring element at a constant distance from the axle.
It is essential that the ball, which is driven by the feeder into the feeder tube, moves along a defined path. If the ball is not on the defined path there is the risk that the ball is pushed against the edge of the entrance to the feeder tube instead of entering the feeder tube. The force of the feeder can damage the ball. To minimize the risk of damage the device can comprise a flexible element above the feeder adjacent to the feeder tube. The flexible element is fixed to the ball container with its one end. A ball that is not in the correct position relative to the feeder touches the flexible element, before it is pushed against the edge of the feeder tube. The flexible element deflects the ball back into the ball container.
As there is enough energy stored in the spring element for feeding the balls into the projectile chamber, it is not necessary for the motor to run all the time. Therefore, a device can be provided for intermittent switching-on of the motor, i.e., a device switching off the motor when the spring element is loaded, and switching it on again only when the spring element has transmitted energy to the balls. For all practical purposes, the device for intermittent switching on is dependent on the movement of the balls inside the feeder tube. The spring element transmits its force to the balls in the feeder tube; consequently, the movement of the balls in the feeder tube is a measure for the energy used by the spring element. The movement of the balls in the feeder tube is preferably determined by means of a sensor that is arranged on that end of the feeder tube which is adjacent to the hand gun. This sensor transmits a signal to the drive motor when it detects a movement of the balls.
The feeder can transport balls effectively only when it is ensured that the balls arrive in the feeder areas of the feeder. If the feeder is a rotary feeder in which the feeding chambers are located at the perimeter, a cone-shaped protrusion can be provided on the upper side of the feeder. Balls lying on this protrusion roll down its sides and come to rest in the feeder chambers.
An exemplary embodiment of the invention is described below with reference to the figures in the annex, wherein:
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The pressure plate 7 ensures that the balls contained in the container can be fed into the feeder in any position of the container 3.
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Above the discharge canal 9 a flexible element 26 is fixed with its one end to the wall of the ball container 3. The lower end of the flexible element 26 is located at the same height as the upper end of the entrance to the discharge canal 9. A ball, which is not in the correct position within the feeding chamber 11 and projects over the upper end of the feeding chamber 11, touches the flexible element 26, before it is pushed against the edge of the feeder tube. The flexible element deflects the ball back into the ball container 3.
At the start of operation, the feeder 8 feeds balls in the direction of the discharge canal 9 until the feeder tube 2 is completely filled. When the feeder tube 3 is completely filled, the feeder 8 continues to exercise pressure on the series of balls, so that, under this pressure, the ball chamber of the arm 1 fills again immediately after a shot has been fired. The pressure exercised by the feeder 8 on the series of balls must be calculated in such a way as to be sufficient for feeding into the ball chamber, but must not be so great that the balls would explode from the pressure. For this purpose, the ball container 3 is equipped with the connection or clutch according to the invention as shown in
The drive motor (not shown) drives a drive shaft 16 on which are arranged, concentrically one on top of the other, a transmission element 19, a distance keeper 18, a spiral spring 17 and the feeder 8. The transmission element 19 is firmly connected with the drive shaft 16; the distance keeper 18, the spring element 17 and the feeder 8 are journaled on the drive shaft 16 in such a way that they can be freely rotated relative to the drive shaft 16. The spiral spring 17, being the spring element storing the energy necessary for feeding the balls, is connected with its inner end 25 with the feeder via a bayonet-like link.
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At its outer end, the spiral spring 17 has a pin 21 which, being a protrusion, bears on one of the flexible protrusions 20 of the transmission element 19. When the shaft 16 is put in rotation by the motor, the flexible protrusion 20 of the transmission element 19 transmits this rotation to the pin. The feeder 8 is also put into rotation together with the spiral spring 17, feeding the balls 14 into the discharge canal 9 of the ball container. If the feeder tube 2 is filled with balls 14, both the feeder 8 and the spiral spring cannot rotate any further. The pin bears on the flexible protrusion 20 in a stable position; the remaining drive energy of the motor that is transmitted to the spiral spring 17 via the transmission element 19, is stored in the spiral spring 17. The spiral spring 17 coils up, thus decreasing the diameter of the coils. In order to avoid that the pin 21 is also pulled radially inward, the distance keeper 18 is arranged between the spiral spring 17 and the transmission element 19. The distance keeper 18 is in the shape of a disk and has a recess 22 in its periphery, in which the pin 21 comes to rest. The distance keeper 18 prevents the pin 21 from being pulled inward; the pin 21 always bears on the same position on the flexible protrusion 20.
While the spiral spring 17 is increasingly loaded by the rotating shaft 16, the force being transmitted by the flexible protrusion 20 to the pin 21 also increases. The flexible protrusion 20 bends under this load in the direction of the force. The position of the pin 21 relative to the flexible protrusion 20 in the case of a small force being transmitted is shown in
In order to save energy, the drive motor does not run continuously, but essentially only when balls 14 are being transported. For this purpose, a sensor 23 is arranged on an adapter 27 through which the feeder tube 2 is connected with the gun 1. The sensor 23 determines whether, at a given moment, balls 14 are being transported through the feeder tube 2. If no transport is taking place, the sensor 23 transmits a signal to the receiver 24 arranged on the ball container 3. The receiver 24 allows the motor to run for another 1 sec. in order to ensure that the spiral spring is fully loaded, and then switches off the drive motor. If the balls 14 start moving again through the feeder tube 2, the sensor 23 sends another signal to the receiver 24, where-upon the receiver 24 activates the motor once again.
If, in spite of this limitation of force, a ball 14 should explode, the contents of the ball is spilled across the bottom of the ball container 3. In order to restore the storage device to operability, the ball container 3 must be cleaned and the contents of the ball 14 wiped off. In order to facilitate the task, the feeder 8, as shown in
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Principal secretary (finance) K. Shanmugam released a focus paper and said due to the deficit rainfall in the State for the second consecutive year, it was a Herculean task to achieve four per cent growth in agriculture for 2013-14.
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