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Baby gifts/baby registry gifts
I'm loud and proud about my beliefs to an extent. Everyone knows what I want for my children and what I don't want. For instance, don't bring my children McDonalds, it will go in the trash lol.
But just make sure to remind people of your desires and where they can find the gifts that you want. Worse case scenario, if they do get you something from a place you don't like, you can donate the stuff or return it to the store.
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I am curious, what are some of the ethical brands/companies that you looked into. I would like to check them out.
You may want to ask for no clothing since most people will buy from those "horrible" companies you listed. If people ask why, then you can tell them your reasons and explain the company's awful practices. If you receive some unwanted items, most of those stores you are able to exchange/return even without receipt. And as Jennii said, donation is good too.
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Make a note on the registry about asking for no clothes or state your wishes. Return anything you don't want in your house.
Unfortunately, you can't really dictate what someone chooses to take their time and money to buy for you (especially since it's done with good intentions). You don't have to keep anything, however. Just be gracious, thank them for the thought/gesture of the gift, and exchange it for whatever fits your needs better.
Register at stores in which carry the ethical brands you prefer and anything that is purchased from the store that isn't the "right" brand can be exchanged.
I did a book baby shower. People were asked to bring their favorite childhood book and if duplicates were given they eould go to underprivaledged children.
A few made baby books for us created a story and added photographs or drawings.
I think it is rather rude ifb I got an invite that said only these stores or money etc. Remember celebrate that they want to shate in your day!
39and4 I love the book idea!
jennii_jenn Haha I love it!! Same here, if it wasn't perpared at home my kids won't be eating it. How do you handle candy and soda? We don't eat candy or drink soda, but I'm more worried about when he/she isn't with us.
fnkymdna I do say those companies are horrible because they constantly are caught for modern day slavery (people being chained to their sewing machines and not allowed to leave type of situations), beyond horrible working conditions like working with heavy machinery for days on end with no break being beat if they fall asleep, and child labor (children as young as 5) in the factories they deal with. Just last year twice Wal-Mart had factory incidents where once 112 mostly women and children died in a fire, and then later in the year I believe the number ended at around 1,200 (I honestly lost count at that point) people died in a building collapse. Both Gap and Wal-Mart refuse to sign a Union Code countries are trying to set up to help better working conditions, but then when incidents like this happen they refuse to take any responsibility at the same time. They try to go to coutries where they can get away with not paying a living wage to people (which is an extra $1.20-$2.00 retail). I was actually on my way to India next year to help volunteer and teach people how to sew for a company called "Not For Sale" at one of their factories (but LO came so I will find a way to start something locally). Anyway sorry about the rant its a huge passion for me. Here are some links to websites that give lists of ethical brands, not too many are made in the US. Since as a country we have a complete disconnect from what goes on from farm to production with most products that are made in 3rd world countries. Which is definitely on its way to changing
http://www.free2work.org/ (this company does research and interviews to rate companies on how they treat workers from start to finish)
There are a few more, I'm trying to find my ethical product development children's clothing project on my computer but I have no idea where it is.... hopefully I didn't delete it. Most of the brands are pretty pricey so now I'm researching Target brands (as a company I know they sometimes send designers to live at factories to make sure standards are upheld).
I'm not trying/wanting to be rude or trying to be ungracious. I just want to avoid the situation, that's why I'm asking. Most people know and respect both of our beliefs, but I know some older generations do not quite understand (like I constantly have to ask what's in food when I go home, because it will more than likely have butter or something in it). So I would just like to avoid the "oh we haven't ever seen the baby wear that thing we got them" or "hey where's that outfit" conversation. I think being like, "Yeah well we returned it because its this and not that," is just as or even more rude?

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Jose Rosario doubled in the go-ahead run in the fourth inning in his Charleston debut as the RiverDogs held off the Greenville Drive, 5-4, in South Atlantic League baseball Sunday at Riley Park.
Kelvin De Leon drove in two runs to help the South Division-leading RiverDogs (29-18) take three of four in the series from the Drive (14-34).
Greenville took a 3-2 lead in the top of the fourth. In the bottom of the inning, Peter O'Brien walked and moved to third after Taylor Dugas reached on a dropped fly ball. De Leon's groundout scored O'Brien to tie the game, then Rosario ripped a double to left to give Charleston a 4-3 lead. Rosario also had a pair of walks.
Dante Bichette Jr.'s RBI single in the seventh made it 5-3. Greenville cut the lead to one as a wild pitch by Ben Paullus allowed a run to score, and had the bases loaded with no outs before Paullus recovered to strike out back-to-back batters and coax a popup to end the game and earn his second save.
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In a preferred embodiment, a blow molded drum has a port including a neck with exterior buttress threads and a port opening having a shoulder. A snap-in down tube assembly seats with the shoulder and has an upwardly extending nipple. Either a dispense head or a closure seats within and is secured by a threaded retainer nut. The dispense head has a first flow duct extending to a nipple engaging portion to seal with the upwardly extending nipple and a second flow duct leading to an annular space around the nipple for a return fluid line or for providing air or a gas for displacing withdrawn fluid. In a preferred embodiment the threaded nut provides an axial tightening force and also provides an axial removal force that disengages the nipple engaging portion with the nipple as the retainer nut is loosened.
1. A drum containment system for dispensing aggressive chemicals in liquid form, the system comprising:
a plastic drum for containing the aggressive liquid chemicals, the drum having a bottom and a top with a port, the port having a neck portion with threads extending upwardly therefrom and defining a port opening, the neck portion having at downwardly facing finger engagement portions,
a down tube assembly formed of plastic comprising an annular support member having a plurality of resilient fingers each with an angled guide-in surface and an upwardly facing lock-in surface the annular support member sized for insertion into the port opening, the down tube assembly further comprising an upwardly extending fluid connection portion and a down tube extending downwardly from the annular support member to a position proximate the bottom of the drum, whereby the down tube assembly can be lowered into and snapped into position with the resilient fingers in locking engagement with the downwardly facing finger engagement portions.
2. The drum containment system of
3. The drum containment system of
4. The drum containment system of
5. The drum containment system of
6. A drum containment system for dispensing aggressive chemicals in liquid form, the system comprising:
a plastic drum for containing the aggressive liquid chemicals, the drum having a top with port, the port having a neck portion extending upwardly therefrom and defining a port opening;
a down tube assembly comprising an annular support member fixed within the port opening, the down tube assembly further having an upwardly extending fluid connection portion and a down tube extending downwardly from the annular support member;
a dispense head, the dispense head having a fluoropolymer body, a downward extending cooperating fluid connection portion sized and positioned to connect with the upwardly extending fluid connection portion, and a retainer nut, the retainer nut adapted to threadingly engage and disengage the neck and to tighten and loosen thereon and to provide an upward force when loosened, the dispense head body having a force receiving portion operatively coupled to the retainer nut whereby when the retainer nut is loosened on the threaded neck portion the dispense head body is raised from the neck portion and the downwardly extending fluid connection potion is urged to separate with the upwardly extending fluid connection portion before the retainer nut disengages with the neck.
7. A containment system comprising:
a plastic drum having atop with a port, the port having an upwardly extending neck portion and a port opening;
a plastic tube assembly configured to drop into the port opening and snaps to said port to fix the position of the down tube assembly in said port, the down tube assembly having an upwardly extending fluid connection portion configured as a nipple; and
a dispense head configured to engage and seal with the port and having a downwardly extending fluid connection portion sized and positioned to slidingly and sealingly engage with the upwardly extending fluid connection portion.
8. The containment system of
9. The containment system of
10. A containment system comprising a dispense head and a drum with a port opening, and a down tube assembly in the port opening, the dispense head connectable and disconnectable to the drum a the port opening whereby the dispense head sealingly couples and decouples with the downtube assembly, the system further having a lifting mechanism for raising the dispense head as the dispense head is disconnected from the drum, whereby when the lifting mechanism is operated, the dispense head is raised and the dispense head decouples from the downtube assembly before the dispense head disconnects from the drum.
11. The containment system of
12. The containment system of
13. The containment system of
14. The containment system of
15. A containment system comprising a dispense head and a plastic drum with a port opening, and a down tube assembly positioned in the port opening, the dispense head comprising a nut that threadingly engages the drum and may be tightened and loosened with respect to the drum, the dispense head connectable and disconnectable to the drum at the port opening utilizing the nut, the dispense head sealingly couples and decouples with the downtube assembly, the nut providing force to a force receiving portion on the dispense head as the nut is loosened from the drum for decoupling the dispense head from the downtube before the dispense head disconnects from the drum.
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/025,821, filed Feb. 19, 1998 and issuing Jun. 27, 2000 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,079,597. Said application and patent are hereby incorporated by reference.
This invention relates to containment systems and more particularly containment systems particularly useful in the semiconductor processing industry comprising plastic drums with ports and fitting assemblages for connecting to/or closing said ports.
Blow molded thermoplastic drums have replaced steel drums in many applications. Particularly in the semiconductor processing industry, the chemicals to be contained are highly pure, quite aggressive and react with, and are contaminated by contact with metals. Such drums are typically blow molded of high density polyethylene. It is appropriate to eliminate any additives in the polyethylene (PE) that contacts the fluid in the drum and the fitting assemblages system since such additives may diffuse into the highly pure chemicals and contaminate same. Such drums are subject to Department of Transportation regulations which require that the exterior of the drum has ultraviolet inhibitors to prevent or minimize the degradation of the drum. The need to have additives in the PE at the exterior of the drum and the need to have highly pure PE on the interior fluid contacting surfaces has been addressed by the use of a multiple layered parison during the blow molding of the drums.
Known plastic drum containment systems for use in containing and dispensing highly pure chemicals have been structurally complex with numerous seals and therefore are relatively expensive. The expense often dictates that the system components must be used multiple times rather than allowing a single use. The complexity is due in part to the need to provide port connections and closures of very high integrity while overcoming the deficiencies in the blow molding process. These deficiencies relate primarily to the high tolerances inherent in the formation of threaded surfaces and sealing surfaces at the port during the blow molding process. Conventionally the systems will utilize interior threads on the drum neck which are formed during the blow molding process. Secondary fittings will threadingly engage with the neck and will trap and axially compress sealing rings between the secondary fitting and the top edge or at least an upwardly facing surface of the neck. The injection molded secondary fitting will then provide appropriate precision threaded surfaces and sealing surfaces for attachment of closures or dispense heads. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,526,956; 5,511,692; 5,667,253; 5,636,769; and 5,108,015, all of which are incorporated herein by reference. Conventionally, such connections between the secondary fitting and closure or dispense head will use axially loaded o-rings. In containment systems as such, axially loaded O-rings tend to need replacement more frequently than desired and tightening torques of the dispense heads and closures are more critical than desirable. A sealing system is needed that provides longer lasting O-rings and less critical tightening torque requirements.
Moreover, these secondary fittings typically require significant annular space in that they are in engagement with the inside threads of the neck of the drum port. This use of space restricts the space available for flow ducts. Additionally, the inside threads are difficult to clean.
Such containment systems may utilize dispense heads and down tube assembles for withdrawal by suction of the chemicals in the drums. Conventionally, such dispense heads and down tube assemblies are structurally complex, have several sealing surfaces, and thus are required to be precisely molded or machined. A containment system is needed that utilizes a simplified dispense head and down tube assembly each with a minimal number of sealing surfaces.
A simple containment system is needed that provides sealing and connection surfaces for closures and dispense heads for high purity chemicals such as used in the semiconductor processing industry. Such a system should have structurally simple components, a minimal number of o-rings, and provide connections and closures of high integrity.
Closures for such ports may or not be vented and may have valves for discharging pressure buildup in the drum. Such closures typically are formed of multiple components with exteriorly exposed openings, perforations, tool recesses, and interfaces between the components. Such openings, interfaces, recesses, and perforations may operate as collection points for impurities, contaminants, the contents of the drum, or other matter. Additionally such openings, perforations, and interfaces provide a pathway for leakage of the contents of the drum or for entry of contaminants into the interior of the drum. A closure is needed that has the minimal number of perforations, vents, and interfaces between components. Ideally, such a closure will have a smooth outer shell completely covering the neck without any exposed perforations, openings, or interfaces between components of the closure.
Moreover, a closure sealing directly with the inside threads, such as a plug, as opposed to a closure on a secondary fitting, will require tightening said plug directly and the requirement that the closure does not have UV inhibiting additives in contact with the drum contents necessitates that the exterior of the plug also be free of UV inhibitors which is not an ideal situation. A closure is needed in which the component part that is being tightened with the threads on the neck is not the component part which is sealing the neck opening and which is exposed to the contents of the drum.
Conventional dispense heads may be attached to ports by a retainer nut securing a flange on the dispense head to the port. Typically, the retainer nut will only provide a downward or tightening force. Removal of the dispense head and disconnection of any fluid couplings within the dispense head are done by a separate manual action. That is, first the retainer nut is loosened and then the dispense head is lifted upward. Where the fluid couplings within the dispense head are axially connected concentric portions, there may be some mechanical resistance associated with said manual separation. Said resistance can create a potential of a sudden unexpected release and separation that can cause the splashing of residual fluid from the concentric portions. Particularly in industries such as the semiconductor processing industry, the fluids involved can be highly caustic presenting a significant personal injury issue. It would be desirable to have a system which provides a controlled safe release of the fluid couplings within a dispense head during disconnection of the dispense head.
In a preferred embodiment, a blow molded drum has a port including a neck with exterior buttress threads and a port opening having a shoulder. A snap-in down tube assembly seats with the shoulder and has an upwardly extending nipple. Either a dispense head or a closure seats within and is secured by a threaded retainer nut. The dispense head has a first flow duct extending to a nipple engaging portion to seal with the upwardly extending nipple and a second flow duct leading to an annular space around the nipple for a return fluid line or for providing air or a gas for displacing withdrawn fluid. In a preferred embodiment the threaded nut provides an axial tightening force and also provides an axial removal force that disengages the nipple engaging portion with the nipple as the retainer nut is loosened.
In other preferred embodiments, the closure is preferably comprised of a cylindrically shaped interior liner portion for engaging and sealing with the cylindrical sealing surface of the sleeve, such as by an o-ring, and has a pathway which includes the spiral gap between the cooperating buttress threads on the neck and on the retainer. A microporous membrane may be placed in the pathway to allow venting of gases but preclude leakage of the liquid in the drum.
An advantage and feature of the invention is that the down tube assembly simply drops in and snaps in place.
An advantage and feature of the invention is that the down tube assembly utilizing the nipple provides a simple connection providing a reliable seal of high integrity.
An advantage and feature of the invention is that the simplified down tube assembly is easily assembled, is relatively inexpensively manufactured and thus facilitates one-time use of the drum and down tube assembly.
An advantage and feature of the invention is that with the closure in place as described on a multiple layer drum, all outwardly exposed polyethylene of the closure may have UV light inhibitors while all of the polyethylene exposed to the contents of the drum will not. Moreover, the sealing is accomplished with the two component parts of the closure only loosely coupled together. That is, the torque is not transferred from the shell to a separate component which is engaging the threads on the neck. Additionally, the criticality of the tightening of the shell portion is minimized in that the radial seal of the cap liner is not dependant thereon.
A further advantage and feature of the invention is that the retainer nut provides a controlled disconnection of the fluid connecting portions between the dispense head and the down tube assembly. The controlled disconnect provides a high level of safety during the disconnect.
FIG. 1 is an elevational view of the containment system with portions of a drum and closure cut-away to reveal particular details.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional elevational view of a blow mold apparatus for making drums in accordance with the invention herein.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional elevational view of a dispense head and port of a plastic drum.
FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view of a dispense head with an alternate nipple engaging portion.
FIG. 4 is a exploded view of a down tube assembly, a dispense head, and a port of a drum.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a down tube assembly.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a sleeve in accordance with the invention.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a closure in place on a port in accordance with the invention.
FIG. 8 is a detailed cross-sectional view of a portion of a closure engaged with a port of drum in accordance with the invention.
FIG. 9 is a bottom view of a cap liner in accordance with the invention.
FIG. 10 is a top view of the cap liner of FIG. 9.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a shell portion of a closure.
FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of a dispense head having the feature of the controlled disconnect.
FIG. 13 is an elevational and partial sectional view of the body of the dispense head of FIG. 12.
FIG. 14 is a plan view of the thrust member.
FIG. 15 is a sectional view of the body of a dispense head in accordance with the invention herein.
FIG. 16 is a sectional view of the body of a dispense head in accordance with the invention herein
FIG. 17 is a sectional view of the body of a dispense head in accordance with the invention herein.
Referring to FIG. 1 a containment system according to the invention is shown and is generally indicated by the numeral 20. The principal components of the invention are a blow molded drum 22 with a fusion bonded sleeve 24, a down tube assembly 26, and a port fitting assemblage 30 which may either be a dispense head 32 or a closure 34. The drum includes a pair of ports 35, 36 each of which have a neck 38 and a port opening 39.
The blow molded drum is similar to those known in the art in the sense that it has a substantially flat bottom 40, a substantially flat top 42, an upper chime 44, and a lower chime 46. A side wall 48 which is substantially cylindrical and an open interior 50 for holding typically ultrapure chemical contents 52.
Referring to FIG. 2 a cross-section of a blow mold apparatus generally of the type suitable for forming such blow molded drums is illustrated. The blow mold apparatus 56 has a parison extrusion portion 58, a pair of mold halves 60, 62 and a blow pin 64. The blow pin 64 in the preferred embodiment has a injection molded sleeve 70 inserted thereon prior to the commencement of the blow molding process. When the mold portions come together, the parison is squeezed against said injection molded sleeve portion and is fusion bonded thereto. The mold portions 76, 78 will have thread forming surfaces 80 thereon to form preferably exterior buttress threads on the neck 38 of the blow molded drum. The sleeve may have suitable structure to facilitate a secure mechanical connection.
Referring to FIGS, 3, 4, 5 and 6, details of a port 35, a port fitting assemblage 30 and the down tube assembly 26 are shown. FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the down hole assembly 26, the port 35, and the dispense head 32. The port 35 includes a neck portion 37 comprised of a neck 38 and the sleeve 24. The neck 37 has exterior buttress threads 80, a top edge 82, as well as the port opening 39. Within the neck 38 is the sleeve 24 which is shown in perspective view in FIG. 6. The sleeve has an upper lip 86, a first engagement structure 90 configured as a shoulder with a seating surface 92. The sleeve has a inner periphery 94 which is substantially cylindrical and includes an O-ring sealing surface 98 and downwardly facing finger engagement portions 99. Note that the port 32 has an axis A and the neck and cylindrical periphery 94 are coaxial and concentric.
Continuing to refer to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, the down tube assembly 26 is comprised of a down tube 102, an upwardly extending fluid connection portion configured as a nipple 104, and an annular support member 108. The annular support member 108 has a periphery 110 and a plurality of annular passages 112. At the periphery 110 is second engagement structures 116 configured as downwardly extending fingers with inclined wedge portions 120 and engagement surfaces 122. The annular support member also has a stop member 126 configured as a flange.
Referring specifically to FIG. 3, the down tube assembly 26 drops down into the port opening 39 "snaps" onto, seats on, and engages the sleeve 24 at the shoulder 90. The engagement surfaces 122 of the fingers 116 lock on the lower surface 130 of the shoulder. The flange 126 of the annular support member seats on the top of the shoulder. Four second engagement structures 116 are shown in FIG. 3, two of them in cross-section.
In the preferred embodiment, the sleeve 24 is fusion bonded at the interface 132 between the neck 38 and the sleeve. Alternate means of sealing engaging may be suitable in particular applications such as welding, adhesives, threaded engagement.
Continuing to refer to FIG. 3, the dispense head 32 is comprised of a body 140 with a central first flow duct 142 and a second flow duct 144. The dispense head 32 has a downwardly extending fluid connection portion configured as a nipple engaging portion 148 shaped as a piece of flared tubing sized to fit and sealing engage with the nipple 104. FIG. 3A shows an embodiment of the nipple engaging portion 148 configured as a bore 147 with a converging section 149. Extending around the nipple 104 and the nipple engaging portion 148 is an annular space 152. Said annular space is in flow communication with the second flow duct 144. The annular passages 112 also connect to said annular space 152 and thus connect the second flow duct 144 to the interior 50 of the drum adjacent the top 42. The dispense head also has a retainer 156 configured as a nut and has interior buttress threads 160 shaped and sized to cooperate with the exterior buttress threads on the neck 38. The dispense head has two connector portions 164, 166 for connecting the first flow duct and the second flow duct respectively to tubing. The connector portions as shown are configured as the flared tubing connectors available from Fluoroware, Inc., the assignee of the invention, and sold under the trademark FlareTek�.
The body 140 may suitably be injection molded of chemically inert plastic such as fluoropolymers, for example perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) . The body has a cylindrical portion 170 with a circular periphery 174 which in the embodiment shown comprises an O-ring groove. The body also has a flanged portion 180 extending radially outward which engages with the retainer 156 and is clamped between said retainer and the top surface 182 of the sleeve. The primary seal between the dispense head and the port is at the O-ring 186 which in this embodiment provides essentially a pure radially seal. In other words, the axial force provided by the dispense head being clamped to the port by the retainer 156 does not affect the compression of the O-ring 186 or the integrity of the seal provided thereby. The o-ring may suitably be formed of silicon encased in fluorethylene propylene (FEP). Secondary sealing may be provided by the interface 188 between the flange 180 and the top surface 182 of the sleeve.
The nipple engaging portion 148 is appropriately sized such that the clamping provided by the retainer positions the shoulder 191 and its annular engaging surface 192 against the upper peripheral surface surrounding the opening 196 of the nipple 104. The nipple engaging portion 148 thus seals at the upper peripheral surface and also is suitably sized such that there is also a radial seal between the cylindrical portion 198 of said flared tube and the outer cylindrical surface 199 of the nipple. The first flow duct is sized consistent with the bore 206 through the down tube assembly.
The down tube assembly may be suitably formed from separate injection molded or machined plastic components, ideally fromchemically inert plastic such as PFA, which are welded or otherwise suitably joined.
Referring to FIGS. 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, views of a port fitting assembly 30 configured as a closure 34 and components thereof are depicted. The closure is comprised of a body 212 configured as a cap liner 220 rotatably engaged within a retainer configured as shell portion 222 which has internal buttress threads 226 at a substantially cylindrical side wall 230 which is integral with a top portion 232 which has a periphery 234. The cap liner 220 has a downwardly extending cylindrical portion 240 with a circular periphery 242 configured as an O-ring groove supporting the O-ring 244. Said O-ring radially seals against the inner cylindrical periphery 94 of the sleeve 24. The liner may be solid, without perforations, or alternatively may have a microporous membrane 250 affixed in a recess 252 with perforations 260 extending through the cap liner into the interior space 264 between the shell portion and the cap liner defining a pathway 270. The pathway further extends to and is comprised of the spiral gap 266 between the interior buttress threads 226 and the exterior buttress threads 80 of the neck 38. The buttress threads are configured to have said gap 266 constituting the pathway 270 whether the closure is tightly or loosely secured to the neck 38.
The shell portion 222 of the closure in the preferred embodiment will have ultraviolet light inhibitor additives. The cap liner 220 is preferably formed of an ultrapure polyethylene without having additives such as ultraviolet light inhibitors. The cap liner may be formed of the same highly pure polyethylene that is on the interior contact surface 290 of the drum. Referring to FIG. 7, three layers of the wall are portrayed by way of the dashed lines. The inner layer 290 will be of ultrapure polyethylene. The exterior layer 292 will typically be formed of a polyethylene with the ultraviolet light inhibitors. The inner layer 294 can be comprised of recycled scrap polyethylene originating from the molding process or from recycled drums. Thus with a multiple layer drum and the closure of FIG. 7, no polyethylene with UV light inhibitors is exposed to the contents of the drum and no ultrapure polyethylene is exteriorly exposed when the closure is in place.
Referring to FIG. 8, and particularly the o-ring 242, a significant aspect of the invention is depicted. The o-ring sealing surface 98 is on the upright, substantially vertical, non grooved cylindrical side wall 298. Thus, a seal is provided with minimal or no axial loading on the o-ring, a substantially pure radially loaded seal which facilitates longer seal life and less critical tightening of the retainer 222.
Referring to FIGS. 12, 13, and 14, details of the controlled disconnect feature of a particular embodiment of the invention are illustrated. The dispense head body 140 has a flanged portion 180 which the retainer nut 156 compresses against the neck of the port. In this embodiment, a gusset 312 with a cutaway portion 314 provides an engagement portion 316 upon which a thrust member 322 acts when the retainer nut 156 is unscrewed for removal of the dispense head and disconnection of the fluid connecting portions, such as the nipple and nipple engaging portion. Similarly a second engagement portion 320 positioned opposite the first engagement portion 316 provides a thrust-receiving portion. The thrust member 322 is made from a resilient and rigid plastic that has a slit 330 that allows the thrust member to be opened to be applied to and positioned above the retainer nut and below the first and second engagement portions 316, 320. The thrust member further has a thinned portion 336 that further facilitates said placement and removal on the dispense head body 140. A resilient O-ring 340 fits in a circumferential groove 344 to retain the thrust member properly positioned on the dispense head body 140. The aperture 344 in the thrust member is appropriately shaped to follow the exterior shape of the dispense head body. This is particularly appropriate where the wall thickness of the dispense head body is kept to a minimum.
With the retainer nut and dispense head secured on the neck of a port, unscrewing the retainer nut pushes upward on the thrust member and also on the engagement portions 316, 320 of the dispense head body. This causes the nipple engaging portion to axially slide on the nipple to disconnect from same. The threaded portions 348 of the retainer nut and the length of the nipple engaging portions are suitably sized to allow separation of the nipple and nipple engaging portions before the retainer nut is totally unscrewed from the neck of the port.
Referring to FIGS. 15, 16, and 17, alternate engagement members are illustrated that can provide engagement with the retainer nut or an intermediate thrust member to provide the upward disconnect force on the dispense head body for disconnecting the fluid connecting portions. These embodiments all use the lifting mechanism 139 of the threaded retainer nut and threaded neck. FIG. 15 illustrates additional threads 352 on the dispense head body 140 and a threaded engagement member 354 that provides an adjustment feature to the positioning of the engagement member. FIG. 16 illustrates an integral wedge shaped engagement member that the retainer nut can slide over in the downward direction and effectively prevents sliding upward capturing the retainer nut. FIG. 17 illustrates a plastic pin 360 press fit into the dispense head body.
The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and it is therefore desired that the present embodiment be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being made to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.
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A major waterfront parcel just changed hands for $147 million—and it isn't going to a developer eager to build South Florida's newest luxury condos.
A major waterfront parcel just changed hands for $147 million—and it isn't going to a developer eager to build South Florida's newest luxury condos.
A Third District Court of Appeal decision on a canceled commercial real estate deal shows the importance of a well-crafted contract, writes attorney Oscar R. Rivera.
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In a hot market for South Florida hotels, a Miami hotel developer sells a majority stake in the trophy oceanfront property.
The Related Group secures the loan from Regions Bank to finance the first phase of CityPlace Doral with retail and residential segments.
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A 9.4-acre estate on exclusive Jupiter Island sells for a record $38 million.
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Adam Mopsick, CEO of Miami-based general contractor Amicon Construction Management, speaks about the joys and challenges of being in a bountiful market.
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Miami-based Lennar Corp. jumped the most in nine months after reporting higher-than-expected earnings for its fiscal second quarter.
The 405-room hotel sells for $104,000 per room, the latest in a string of hotel sales near Miami International Airport in the past two years.
Real estate has gotten hot again. Home sales are on pace for their best year since 2007.
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The Miami zoning board unanimously recommended significantly denser zoning in Wynwood's gentrifying industrial district.
Former teen idol David Cassidy's waterfront mansion in Fort Lauderdale is set to hit the auction block Aug. 19, creating a great opportunity for a Patridge Family fan.
A third party who wasn't the owner of record won $26,000 in surplus funds from a foreclosure sale, even surprising attorney Chase Berger.
Residents of the swanky Residences at the Bath Club in Miami Beach should soon be able to enjoy poolside drink service under a state appeals court decision.
Backers of a ballot initiative known as Amendment 1 contend lawmakers "ignored" the desires of voters by using a boost in environmental funding to cover the costs of daily state operations while setting aside too little for land buying.
Singer Phil Collins pays big for 1.2-acre estate on Biscayne Bay in Miami Beach.
Elected leaders from the two cities accomplished little in a meeting Tuesday intended to hammer out their differences in development visions for Virginia Key.
Raoul Thomas, CGI's founder and CEO, speaks about his firm's contrarian approach and conservative underpinnings.
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A foreclosure judge denies two attorneys' request to limit the scope of their depositions in an alleged witness-coaching scandal.
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An Akerman real estate report makes some impressive predictions about the attractiveness of Miami's hospitality industy in the short and long term.
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As he tries to lead his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers to an NBA championship, LeBron James agrees to sell his Coconut Grove estate.
Alex Zylberglait of Marcus & Millichap said Latin Americans want to invest in Miami because of their familiarity with the city.
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A West Palm Beach jury delivered a verdict against First American Title Insurance Co. for a policy breach that delayed progress on the development of a resort in the Bahamas.
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Miami Beach picks a company to manage the half-billion dollar overhaul of its convention center and preliminarily awards the right to build an 800-room hotel next door to another firm.
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A Deutsche Bank subsidiary spends $533 per square foot for the 800 Brickell Ave. office building.
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News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch said Zillow's Zestimate is inaccurate, with his CFO adding, "We're the real deal in real estate in real time."
So long, trailer park. Hello, luxury apartments. Developers start construction on Class A apartments on the site of the former Okomo Mobile Park in Hollywood.
The new wave of Miami-area shared office space operators create value for their clients by providing connections in their networks and valuable services to their tenant communities.
It looks like New York's Thor Equities LLC won't be bringing bulldozers into Miami's Wynwood neighborhood, where it has acquired whole blocks the past two years.
Eager to buy your first home this spring? Already own, but want to trade up? Be warned: there'll be plenty of competition.
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The Daily Business Review recognizes the people who made the biggest and most complex deals of 2014.
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The 36 floor Downtown Miami condo is near topping off and reports say it is 90 percent sold out, despite not having any on-site parking.
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When Minton & Company of Staffordshire exhibited a new line of ceramics at The Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, the firm called it Palissy ware. The name came from a 16th-century Frenchman named Bernard Palissy, whose vividly colored, high-relief, lead-glazed plates, platters, and pitchers had inspired Minton's new, French-born art director, Léon Arnoux.
The word majolica was also used to describe the ware, since it had some commonalities with the tin-glazed 16th-century Spanish and Italian earthenware of the same name. But even though Palissy ware was a more accurate description of Minton's new line, the work quickly became known as majolica.
Before long there was a majolica renaissance in Europe and the United States. A great deal of it was made in Italy by firms such as Ginori and Cantagalli. In Germany, the Royal Porcelain Manufactory was known for its majolica.
What these companies shared was a vocabulary of images and style that was at once exuberant and uniform. All used bright colors splashed on reliefs of plants and animals. This was fun ware for the common man, and it sold as quickly as Minton and others could produce it.
Naturally Wedgwood and other Staffordshire stalwarts wanted a piece of this action, even though Minton had about a 10-year head start. Predictably, Wedgwood majolica was more formal than Minton's and used humor with restraint. While some potteries were producing teapots in the shapes of cauliflowers, Wedgwood stuck mostly to basket-weave patterns and relief foliage on the outsides of its standard shapes.
In the United States, a similar fascination with majolica took hold around the same time as the Minton debut. As in England, potteries coated their ware with clear glazes, so that the pieces positively shined. Griffen, Smith & Hill was one prominent Pennsylvania manufacturer, who sometimes marked its pieces with "G.S.H." or labeled them as "Etruscan Pottery."
Other American companies known for their majolica in the second half of the 19th century were Morrison & Carr, Chesapeake Pottery, and Edwin Bennett. They produced relish dishes,...
One of the most popular majolica forms was the pitcher, which was sometimes designed to appear as if it had been formed from vertical slices of wide bamboo, with more slender bamboo branches employed for the pitcher's handle. Other pitchers resembled ears of corn, while syrup containers were routinely festooned with fat sunflowers or clusters of lily leaves and flowers.
There were platters and plates, or course, with leaf-shaped plates being a collectible subcategory all its own (begonia leaves were especially popular). Sardine boxes and cigarette holders were also produced—many were topped by African-American figurals, known then as now as blackamoors. And animals from bulldogs to pigs were deemed the perfect shapes within which to store tobacco.
If there was a dark side to the sunny look of majolica it was the process of making it. In 19th-century America, young girls did much of the painting, usually earning as little as 25 cents for a 12-hour day. This was well before child-labor laws, so the idea that these children were expected to work long hours and handle lead glazes was not seriously questioned until the first part of the 20th century. Not surprisingly, the difficult conditions produced work that was often sloppy, as anyone who has seen a majolica vase with colors radically out of register or running down the side can attest.
By the 1890s, the majolica craze was ending in the United States—the technique looked a bit too baroque compared to the ascendant Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau styles. While majolica persisted in Europe, pieces from the 20th century are generally thinner and feature less dramatic relief than those from the century before, which makes them less interesting to collectors.
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Among items consigned from Glenmalire House, Co Laois, a Minton majolica ewer and stand, believed to have originally been in Castletown House, Co Kildare, made €5,500 (€1,500-€2,500) and a George III silver kettle, stand and lamp made by John Carter ...Read more
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Dolce & Gabbana is debuting the eye-popping Majolica collection, accessories inspired by the blues of the Mediterranean. The collection includes footwear and iconic bags, like the Sicily, and is even seen throughout ready-to-wear pieces like chiffon ...Read more
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The farm has greenhouses, a herd of 25 pampered dairy cattle who have their own lavender milking room, and chickens that live in coops adorned with majolica tiles. There is even an official papal bee-keeper who, because of the organic nature of the...Read more
Christie's auction of Scaife's estate nets nearly $4 millionPittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 1st
The mahogany breakfronts and Majolica platters, the painted chairs, the Tole lamps, the Staffordshire and Chinese export porcelain all speak to a certain sensibility that could be found in the home of any American captain of industry — or his heirs...Read more
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Brittany Dawn Thomas, 29, was charged on Friday with being a fugitive from justice while at the magistrate's office. • Christopher Alvin Shaver, 41, was charged on Friday with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia in the 300 block of Majolica Road...Read more
'Small but enjoyable' art show focuses on nature at Fabius gallery (Review)Syracuse.com, June 24th
Her all-over decorative style is at times reminiscent of MacKenzie-Childs' majolica ware; but McCall's colors are more intense and her patterns are comprised of forms derived from nature such as flowers and thistles versus the former's largely...Read more
Treasure: Colorful jardinieres popular in Victorian eraThe Detroit News, June 18th
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flobberangel on Aug 25, 2011 at 13:10:08
why is this $20, when its supposed to be $10?
flobberangel on Aug 25, 2011 at 13:05:44
guys, it's $10(down from $18)
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guys, it's $10(down from $18)
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Any plans on reprinting the Girly Tank size M or L soon?
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hi! I'm not sure what size fits me. Do anyone know what size is the model wearing?
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Very cute...need to see up close to get the "point"
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is the guy tee in a lighter navy compared to the female ones? :/ the one i gotten is.
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Please make this into an iPhone case!
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Please make this into an iPhone case!
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Social commentary! alright!
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this was a great idea for a tee!
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All of these are really cute!!!!!!
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oh my goodness this is too freaking cute! must have!
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This is my new favorite shirt, I think. Which is why I got it.
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2002 Volkswagen Cabrio Question: oil everywhere!
I went out to warm up my car this morning. 20 minutes, I went out to leave, and there was oil everywhere under my car! It was making a very loud knocking sound and the oil light was on. I did not drive it. Is it save to drive to the mechanic, and any idea how much it will cost to fix this? Thanks! - shmrock54
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It is not safe to drive check the oil level on the dip stick in the front of the engine and see how much oil you have to add to bring it to the correct level. The sytem only hold just under 4 quarts. I would suspect the oil filter has come loose or the oil cooler seal under the oil filter has a bad seal. In either case it is not safe to drive or it may result in serious and expensive damage. Check the oil filter is tight it is in the front lower middle section of the engine turn it clock wise to tighten. - patrick mannion
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It's official: Hockey helps your golf game. Another Canadian has taken the throne of the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship. This year it's Jamie Sadlowski, who gripped it and ripped it 418 yards to win the contest held in Mesquite, Nev. -- breaking the previous record (412 yards) held by former five-time champ Jason Zuback out of Calgary. (You can watch the championship on ESPN2, Dec. 24 at 3 p.m. ET)
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The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra have commissioned a new piece from Nigel as part of their 175th year celebrations. It will take the form of a 'Celebration Overture' and will be premiered at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the Classic FM Live concert on September 22nd, followed by two performances in Liverpool on September 24th & 25th. The conductor will be Vasily Petrenko.
Nigel was delighted to be commissioned by pianist Nicholas McCarthy for a new track on his debut album for Warner Classics. Called 'Nocturne', it is a romantic piece for the left hand, and Nigel has been working closely with Nicholas to create a work specifically tailored for the pianist's formidable technique. The album is being recorded in Boston and is due for release in September.
September 2015 will see Nigel reunited with director Christopher Luscombe when he composes the score for a new play at Shakespeare's Globe, Nell Gwynn, by Jessica Swale. This will be Nigel's fifth production at the Globe, having previously scored The Merry Wives of Windsor, Romeo and Juliet, Henry VIII and The Knight of the Burning Pestle.
Nigel's Piano Concerto, commissioned by HRH The Prince of Wales, continues to be a frequent #1 best-seller on Amazon, and there are plans for further live performances in the near future.
Nigel returned to the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2014 to score two new productions of Love's Labour's Lost and Love's Labour's Won (or Much Ado About Nothing). Both shows saw Nigel reunited with director colleague Christopher Luscombe (Shakespeare's Globe The Merry Wives of Windsor and Nigel's own Admission: One Shilling). Both shows opened in the RSC's main theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon on October 15th 2014 to 5-star reviews and played until March 14th 2015. Live cinema screenings of Love's Labour's Lost took place on February 11th with Love's Labour's Won following on March 4th. These will be followed by 'Encore' screenings at select cinemas on future dates worldwide.
Following Nigel's recent CD with the Central Band of the RAF, 'New London Pictures', he was commissioned to write two new pieces for the Band.
'March Barnes Wallis' commemorates the 70th anniversary of the famous 'Dambusters' raid and was premiered on BBC Radio 2's 'Friday Night is Music Night' as part of their special anniversary broadcast.
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The Normandy landings, codenamed Operation Neptune, were the landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy, in Operation Overlord, during World War II. The landings commenced on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (D-Day), beginning at 6:30 am British Double Summer Time (GMT+2). In planning, as for most Allied operations, the term D-Day was used for the day of the actual landing.
Admission: One Shilling was first performed by legendary actress Patricia Routledge and international concert pianist Piers Lane in 2009 as part of the annual Dame Myra Hess Day at London's National Gallery. The production tells the extraordinary story of how concert pianist Myra Hess founded and organized a six-year series of morale-boosting, spirit-lifting lunchtime concerts at the National Gallery throughout the darkest days of the Second World War.
Devised by Nigel Hess (Myra's great-nephew), the story, related in Dame Myra's own words, tells how the "great adventure" of those 1600 concerts began and how they continued while the Luftwaffe's bombs rained down on London.
Patricia and Piers have now performed Admission: One Shilling nearly 70 times around the UK, Europe and Australia (where it has just completed a sell-out 26-date tour), and January 2013 saw the first USA performance in Chicago with Lesley Nicol (Downton Abbey's Mrs Patmore) and Inna Faliks sharing the performing honours. Nigel was in Chicago to direct the piece. The most recent London performance of Admission: One Shilling was at the Wigmore Hall where it played to a capacity house.
Every January, Classic FM asks the world to send them their three top classical music pieces. Once voting closes, they count and collate the votes, and broadcast the top 300 across the long Easter weekend.
Never out of the Hall of Fame since their respective releases, 2015's chart saw Nigel's acclaimed film score Ladies in Lavender rising 11 places from 2014's position to number 74, while his Piano Concerto came in at number 177 (up 5 places from 2014's chart). Ladies in Lavender also clocked in at number 13 in CFM's 2014 Movie Music Chart (up 2 places from 2013).
"Nigel Hess' main theme for this 2004 film starring Maggie Smith and Judi Dench is simple and beautiful. Performed by award-winning violinist Joshua Bell and the Royal Philharmonia Orchestra, it is one of the most enduring film scores of recent years." (Classic FM)
"As modern piano concertos go, Nigel Hess' has to be one of the most revered. Originally commissioned by the Prince of Wales as a tribute to the memory of the Queen Mother, it has since been recorded by the likes of Lang Lang — testament to its status as a performers' concerto." (Classic FM)
Every day in 2014 the BBC added to its Best of British classical music playlist, including recommendations from Radio 3 Breakfast listeners, and on March 19th Nigel's Thames Journey was added to the list. Works were being added on Spotify as they became available so you could follow the playlist throughout the year.


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I really do like HIMYM but there are two things about season 7 I want to get off my chest
1) Robin / Cobie Smulders - In earlier seasons she looked extremely attractive. She didn't have super-model looks, but she had something much better...natural beauty. But in season 7 she looks really really thin - in an unhealthy way. Does anyone else agree.
2) Ted - The thing that drives me crazy about season 7, and to a lesser extent season 6, is that it seems like every other week Ted gives the "I want what Lily and Marshall have..." speech. But at the same time he doesn't seem to do anything about it. I'm sort tired of that speech and wish he would say something different or at least do something about it.
Having said that about Ted, I'm in a similar boat, so I think my gripe about the character can be put down to "everytime you point a finger, there are three pointing back at you"
These are just two thoughts about season 7 in particular that I wanted to share.
General thoughts are that its enjoyable. I do love Marshall's character. I think 24 episodes a season is too many for this sort of show when you how it will turn out, because you end up with too many episodes which are "filler" episodes where nothing happens to progress the story of how Ted met his wife and this can drive people away (it drove me away, but I came back - thankfully). At least we know Ted meets his wife at Barney's wedding so all these episodes about Barney in a roundabout kind of way is getting us there.


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With 2012 officially in the books, it's time to look back on the top 10 dunks of the past year. And just as we all expected, Byron Mullens makes the list and kicks things off at number 10.
Yeah, I don't know either. But his flying jam down the lane after getting his own rebound was pretty impressive.
J.R. Smith and Jeff Green come in at eight and seven respectively, followed by Gerald Henderson (wait, two Bobcats made this mix?) throwing it down — literally — over several Los Angeles Lakers.
Next up is Jeremy Evans, whose defensive effort to kick things off makes this one of the more impressive overall plays of this collection.
Harrison Barnes gets some rookie love for his monster jam over Nikola Pekovic, before we go to Blake Griffin's posterization of Pau Gasol. That one made the top 10 bloopers reel as well, thanks to Andrew Bynum's comical reaction.
LeBron James and Gerald Green then weigh in with a pair of alley-oops, and at number one, it's no surprise that we see Blake Griffin's incredible throwdown at the expense of the Thunder's Kendrick Perkins.
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