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Elephant Butte Inn Blog
Welcome to Sierra County! Birding Pt 2
Posted December 8, 2013
Welcome to Sierra County! Birding Pt 1
Posted December 7, 2013
Birding in Sierra & Socorro Counties...over 400 of the state's 502 bird species!! We will spend several blogs dedicated to birding in our area!
"The Box"..on the way to Water Canyon - 7.5 miles west of Socorro on Highway 60 near mile marker 131.5..on the dirt road past bridge, turn south and bear left at fork in the dirt road. Look for Scott's Oriole, Gray Vireo, Rufous-Crowned Sparrow, Montezuma Quail, Canyon Wren and Canyon Towhee.
What's Happenin' in Sierra County
Posted December 5, 2013
Holiday events are starting!
12/13/2013Old-Fashioned Christmas6-9pm, Downtown Truth or ConsequencesThe evening begins with the annual Christmas Tree lighting in Evelyn Renfro park, after which all can enjoy bonfires, carolers and other performers, and holiday refreshments in downtown T or C. A Live Nativity is at the Baptist Church; businesses are open for holiday shopping; and - ho ho ho - Santa Claus takes requests from the kiddies! Sponsored by MainStreet Truth or Consequences.Cost: free.Contact: Truth or Consequences MainStreet, email@example.com://www.torcmainstreet.org
Elephant Butte Luminaria Beachwalkdusk, Elephant Butte Lake State ParkA festive annual event, sponsored by the Elephant Butte Chamber of Commerce, featuring free refreshments at approximately 25 campsites situated along sandy beach paths lit by 4000 luminarias. There will be hayrides, a boat and RV lighting contest, caroling, and of course an appearance by Santa. The EB Rotary Club will be taking donations for the Make-A-Wish Foundation on NM at their campsite. Guests should enter through the main entrance of Elephant Butte Lake State Park. The Luminaria Walk is sponsored by the Elephant Butte Chamber of Commerce. Awards ceremony and Christmas party follows at the Elephant Butte Inn. Band, Cactus Flats, will be playing.Cost: park entrance fee.Contact: Elephant Butte Chamber of Commerce, Kim Skinner, 575-740-1777.http://elephantbuttechamberofcommerce.com
12/14/2013Second Saturday Art Hop - December6-9pm, Downtown T or CGalleries, studios, shops and restaurants are open late on the 2nd Saturday of every month. Check the MainStreet Truth or Consequences website for info on opening exhibits and special events.Cost: free.Contact: MainStreet Truth or Consequences, email@example.com://torcmainstreet.org/hop/
Elephant Butte Christmas Arts an Crafts Show9am-3pm, Elephant Butte Community Center, 313 Rio Grande Circle, Elephant ButteElephant Butte Art and Craft Sale has a special variety of items for your Holiday shopping. Fine art, silver jewelry, pecans, gourd art, paintings, hand painted ceramics, yard art, and wonderful food. Do your last minute shopping with us and enjoy our local artists wonderful work. That's the second Saturday in December.Cost: free.Contact: Elephant Butte Christmas Artsand Craft Show, Steph Ross, 575-740-3971,email@example.com.
Regular Main Stream Square Dancing2 - 4 pm, Moose Lodge dining room, 202 W. Smith St, Truth or ConsequencesSundays,check it out - free Tips & Tunes dance from 2pm-2:45pm - no experience required. There are lots of "angels" to help you learn. From 2:45pm-4pm is our weekly Club mainstream square dance open to the public. Come alone, as a couple, or a family. Need not be a member of the Moose to come and dance or just watch the fun. Call ahead to be sure the venue has not been temporarily changed. No charge for Tips & Tunes or to watch. $3.00 per person to danceContact: The Sierra Twirlers Square Dance Club of T or C, Carole Wheeler, 575-313-9971,firstname.lastname@example.com.
Welcome to Sierra County! Riverbend Hot Springs
Posted December 2, 2013
New Mexico's only hot springs spa on the banks of the Rio Grande River..
Located in the historic town of Truth or Consequences and near Spaceport America, Riverbend is an affordable, smoke free, hot springs resort and spa, where their guests can relax in a beautiful, laid back environment. Riverbend is known as one of the best hot springs in the southwest for its clean, comfortable pools and its unmatched views of the Rio Grande River and Turtleback Mountain. They feature public and private pools of temperatures between 101 - 108 degrees.
Contact : 575-894-SOAK (7625)
Welcome to Sierra County! Lago Rico Inc. Pt. 3
Posted December 1, 2013
The third (and last) marina owned by Lago Rico Inc. is Rock Canyon Marina. It is located down Rock Canyon road off highway 195. Aqua lodges and pontoons are available for rent. As with the other Marinas, fuel for boats and boaters is available. There is a convenient loading dock and the Rock Canyon Service Center. Rock Canyon Marina is home port for many sailboats and starting point for most regattas including the annual Race to the Elephant. Night fishing is available Memorial Day through Labor Day. For more information visit www.rockcanyonmarina.com
For Aqua lodge rentals call 575-744-5462
Welcome to Sierra County! Lago Rico Inc. Pt. 2
Posted November 29, 2013
Welcome to Sierra County! Lago Rico Inc.
Posted November 27, 2013
Today I would like to highlight Lago Rico Inc. the owner of three marinas on Elephant Butte Lake, New Mexico's largest lake. Marina Del Sur Marina, referred to by locals as the "main marina" is located directly inside the main state park entrance. It is newly rebuilt with the largest store on the lake and convenient fuel pumps so there is no need to stop the fun to fill up on essentials.
Located adjacent to the main boat ramp, this Marina also specializes in boat rentals. Rentals include speed boats or pontoons. The covered Marina deck is available by reservation for parties or reunions.
For more information visit the website at www.marinadelsur.info
For prices and rentals call 575-744-5567.
I'll highlight the other two marinas later.
Welcome to Sierra County! Hamilton Military Museum
Posted November 26, 2013
The museum continues the experience by providing educational exhibits and collections that include war memorabilia, a display honoring the Buffalo Soldiers, a collection of military buttons, and artifacts of local residents that are military related. The museum exterior wall that faces the main street is adorned with an impressive mural of soldiers in lush vegetation and a Huey helicopter. Personal note: you could spend a full day in this museum...it is fascinating!
Hamilton Military Museum and Veterans Memorial Park
996 S. Broadway
P.O. Box 472
Truth or Consequences 87901
Opening hours: 9:00 AM
Open all year: Except for some holidays
Welcome to Sierra County! T or C Veterans Memorial Park
Posted November 25, 2013
Sierra County is an amazing place...most people don't realize how much there is to see and do here so I am starting this blog...in no specific order...of places to see and things to do and other information I hope you will find interesting. Today I would like to highlight the T or C Veterans Memorial Park. This park is dedicated to the memories of family and friends that have dedicated their lives to the service of our great country. All generations are encouraged to come and experience the "Wall That Heals" as well as other attractions within the park. In February 2003, a half-scale traveling replica of the world-renown Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall made its permanent home in Truth or Consequences, NM. This wall was one of a handful of wall replicas traveling throughout the nation. Since its inception in 1996, more than one million people have visited the Memorial Funds Traveling Wall exhibition. it has made stops in nearly 200 U.S. locales in addition to touring the four Provinces of Ireland. This wall, that was purchased by New Mexico with the assistance of local businessmen traversed the United States for approximately three years until being retired in December 2002.
"The Wall That Heals speaks not only to the loss, but of the lives of 58,420 men and women named on the wall - our parents, children, neighbors and friends" said Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial fund. We are confident that the memorial will become a frequent visiting place for those honoring the service of all who served in Vietnam and in particular, the 399 New Mexicans who made the ultimate sacrifice. This memorial in Truth or Consequences serves as a common gathering place for New Mexicans both young and old to show respect and honor in remembrance.
"The Walk of Education" is fascinating. You take an historical walk along a congressional Medal of Honor shaped path and read our country's history on a monument representing each conflict the United States has been involved in since 1775 up to and including Afghanistan and Iraq. You could easily spend a few hours in this place of honor. In the next blog, I'll discuss the adjacent Hamilton Military Museum.
What's Happenin' in Sierra County
Posted November 15, 2013
11/16/2013Denim and Diamonds Gala Benefit for Sierra Vista Hospital6pm, Elephant Butte Inn, 401 Highway 195, Elephant ButteJoin us for an evening of wild west fun with big time bling to benefit Sierra Vista Hospital. This is your chance to pull out all the stops and go country wild for a great cause. For information about the gala event or to find out how you can support Sierra Vista Hospital through donation of auction items or by sponsoring a table please contact: Sharon Finarelli at 743-1272 or firstname.lastname@example.com: $100.Contact: Sierra Vista Hospital Development Organization, Inc., Sharon Finarelli, 575-743-1272, firstname.lastname@example.com://www.svhnm.org
11/16/2013Turkey Shoot Golf Tournament and Auction10am start, Sierra del Rio Golf Course at Turtleback Mountain Resort, 101 Clubhouse Rd, Elephant Butte, NM 87935Annual event to support the Food Bank and Children of Sierra County. 4-person Scramble (must have a least 1 female golfer per team), Silent Auction and Raffle. Entry Fee includes: golf, cart, Turkey Gift Certificate, drink tickets and lunch. You do not have to participate in the tournament to participate in the auction or raffle.Cost: $60 per golfer ($240 per team).Contact: Sierra del Rio Golf Course, Jake Saxton, 575-744-GOLF, email@example.com://sdrgolf.com
11/16/2013New Mexico Old Time Fiddler's Association Saturday Night Playhouse Dance7-9pm, NMOTFA Playhouse, 710 Elm Street, 7th at Elm, Truth or ConsequencesLive music provided by NMOTFA Fiddlers and Friends. Toe-tapping fun! Door prize. Refreshments served. Family friendly. No alcohol or smoking in the building. You are invited to dance and listen to the music. Funds are used to host the New Mexico Old Time Fiddler's Association State Fiddle Championship Contest the 1st weekend in October.Cost: donations greatly appreciated!.Contact: New Mexico Old Time Fiddler's Association, Zelma Iorio, 575-297-4125,firstname.lastname@example.com://www.nmotfa.com
11/17/2013Le Chat Lunatique3pm-5pm, Hillsboro Community Center, Elenora Street, HillsboroAs unpredictable, fearless and entertaining as their namesake, Le Chat Lunatique purveys an addictive genre they call "filthy, mangy jazz,: a signature sound that makes you want to smoke and drink too much--if only you could get off the dance floor. The hot Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli are their north star, but they use the beacon to navigate through a wide range of genres, blending Western swing, classical, reggae and doowop.Cost: $5 dollar donation.Contact: Hillsboro Community Center, Laurie McKray, 575-895-5686, firstname.lastname@example.com.
11/17/2013Regular Main Stream Square Dancing2 - 4 pm, Moose Lodge dining room, 202 W. Smith St, Truth or ConsequencesSundays,check it out - free Tips & Tunes dance from 2pm-2:45pm - no experience required. There are lots of "angels" to help you learn. From 2:45pm-4pm is our weekly Club mainstream square dance open to the public. Come alone, as a couple, or a family. Need not be a member of the Moose to come and dance or just watch the fun. Call ahead to be sure the venue has not been temporarily changed. No charge for Tips & Tunes or to watch. $3.00 per person to danceContact: The Sierra Twirlers Square Dance Club of T or C, Carole Wheeler, 575-313-9971,firstname.lastname@example.com.
11/19/2013Festival of the Cranes9am-3pm, Elephant Butte Lake State ParkBirding from a houseboat on the lake in the mornings as well as birding hikes in the Paseo del Rio campground along the river.Cost: day use fee.Contact: Friends of Bosque del Apache, 575-838-2120, firstname.lastname@example.com.
11/22/2013 - 11/23/2013Craft ShowSt. Paul Episcopal Church Fellowship Hall, 407 Cedar Street, Truth or ConsequencesA variety of talented crafters will be displaying their wonderful creations. A hot dog, chips, drink and cookie plate will be available for $5. Hours: 12-4pm on the 22nd; 9am-3pm on the 23rd.Cost: $25 per table to exhibit, no charge for admission.Contact: St. Paul Episcopal Church, Mary Alice Troyer, 507-219-1696,firstname.lastname@example.com.
11/23/2013New Mexico Old Time Fiddler's Association Saturday Night Playhouse Dance7-9pm, NMOTFA Playhouse, 710 Elm Street, 7th at Elm, Truth or ConsequencesLive music provided by NMOTFA Fiddlers and Friends. Toe-tapping fun! Door prize. Refreshments served. Family friendly. No alcohol or smoking in the building. You are invited to dance and listen to the music. Funds are used to host the New Mexico Old Time Fiddler's Association State Fiddle Championship Contest the 1st weekend in October.Cost: donations greatly appreciated!.Contact: New Mexico Old Time Fiddler's Association, Zelma Iorio, 575 297-4125,firstname.lastname@example.com://www.nmotfa.com
11/23/2013 - 11/24/2013Elephant Butte Arts/Crafts - Farmers Market - Flea Market9am-4pm, 104 Water Street, Elephant ButteGrand Opening! All artists, craftsmen, farmers, and flea market sellers are encouraged to reserve spaces asap.Contact: Elephant Butte Arts/Crafts/Farmers Market/Flea Market, Paula Baker, 505-321-8064, email@example.com.


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WASHINGTON -- When do airline passengers have the right to recline?
Most airlines don't have specific chair-reclining rules for travelers outside of takeoffs and landings, leaving passengers to fight for every inch of space in crowded, cramped planes.
On Sunday, two passengers literally fought for their legroom. A United Airlines Denver-bound flight was diverted just halfway to its destination after two passengers got into an argument because one passenger was using the Knee Defender -- a $21.95 gadget that attaches to a passenger's tray table and prevents the person in front of them from reclining.
All major airlines prohibit the use of the Knee Defender, says Associated Press correspondent, Scott Mayerowitz.
Mayerowitz, who covers the travel and airline industries, says while he doesn't condone the passengers' actions, limited space on airplanes is a reality exacerbated by passengers who lean back their seats.
"So you're sitting there and you're cramped in and you're dying for every single inch of personal space and if anybody takes away any bit of that, you get upset," Mayerowitz says.
"You can clearly see how you could get into a situation where you're completely upset over two or three inches of recline."
Defending the Knee Defender
While the Knee Defender seems like a good means to prevent a passenger from invading personal space, it has been a controversial gadget.
The Knee Defender was invented by D.C. resident Ira Goldman in 2003, according to ABC News. The device uses two small pieces of plastic, which can be clipped onto the arm of the tray table, preventing the seat from reclining.
Goldman -- who is 6 foot, 4 inches -- tall says the invention was born out of necessity.
"If I hadn't been bashed in the knees over and over again, this wouldn't have been invented," Goldman tells ABC News.
Knee Defender is geared not only toward tall fliers, but also parents looking to control small children, according to its website.
There are some safety concerns associated with bringing the device onto planes, Mary Stanik, a Northwest spokeswoman, says to ABC News.
"If the seat is damaged, including the tray table, in flight, it may adversely affect passenger evacuation in the event of an emergency," she says.
The Federal Aviation Administration leaves it up to individual airlines to set rules about the the device.
It is not clear how the passenger on the United Airlines flight was able to get the Knee Defender on the flight where it's banned.
The fight started when the male passenger on the flight from Newark, New Jersey, seated in a middle seat, used the Knee Defender to stop the woman in front of him from reclining while he was on his laptop, according to a law enforcement official with knowledge of the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak.
A flight attendant asked him to remove the device and he refused. The woman then stood up, turned around and threw a cup of water at him, the official says. That's when United decided to land in Chicago. The two passengers were not allowed to continue to Denver.
Airline Etiquette
So when can passengers lean their seats back? It's a highly debated question in the frequent flier community, Mayerowitz says.
He says there are some things to consider when it comes to reclining:
- It's your seat. Passengers are allowed to recline seat unless a flight
crew has told them otherwise. It's suggested not to recline during meal time.
- Be courteous. Asking the passenger behind you if he or she is OK with
you reclining can go a long way with patience.
- Judge the surroundings. If the passenger behind you is working or using
the tray table, don't recline all the way back. Reclining halfway can be a happy
- Consider the time. If it's an overnight flight, be understanding of
those who want to recline.
- Fly on no-reclining airline. If you're anti-reclining, consider flying Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Air, which both take the reclining mechanisms out of their seats, leaving them permanently upright.
Mayerowitz says keeping your cool and understanding both sides can help.
"I've been the person who wants to sleep on a flight and I've been the guy working on a story on my laptop on the plane and find it suddenly crushed into my lap," he says.
Watch a video of the Knee Defender in use in 2007:
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Extraordinary Rendition Through Shannon: Protesters Point Finger At A Government In Denial
' . . . but that word "currently" was in the answer for a reason. Technically, it's not a lie'
Background To This Story From Indymedia Archives: Amnesty Cite Shannon Complicity In US "Extraordinary Renditions" | Shannon: Hard Truths In Seanad Via Sweden Via Indymedia Ireland | Guantanámo Bay Express uses Shannon Airport | Peace Activists Call For Govt To Come Clean On CIA At Shannon | Activists lodge complaint about Guantanamo Bay Express | CIA Torture Jet Sold In Attempted Cover Up | More On The US 'Secret Commando Unit' That Has In Past Repeatedly Transited Thru Shannon
It has been a busy few weeks for Shannon airport news. There have been banner drops, arrests, IAWM demos, John Gormley of the Greens sparring with Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern, and the media mostly taking a government line. Today [Saturday, October 9th], a small group of protestors decided to bring the message back to the scene of the crime.
"John Gormley had a battle with Ahern this week about these jets, the fact that they are not inspected, and the fact that Denmark has BANNED the CIA from using their airspace, while we allow them at our airport. A Danish official recently sent me a list of CIA flights through Danish Airspace. One of them was from Shannon to Kabul, in Afghanistan. Denmark has forced them to make a detour around their airspace, but they are still welcome at Shannon.
Complete Report as Submitted by Tim H. to the Newswire
Busy few weeks for Shannon news. Banner drops, arrests, IAWM demos, Gormley sparring with Dermot Ahern, and the media mostly taking a government line. Today a small group of protestors decided to bring the message back to the scene of the crime, rather than the flats at Drumgeely, surrounded by cops.
Other Recent Indymedia Ireland Anti-War Activity Coverage:
Some Links To Photo Essays Of Weekly Vigil Held By The PitStop Ploughshares:
Comments (31 of 31)
by Tim Hourigan Sat Oct 08, 2005 23:02
here are some of the photos
by Eoin Dubsky Sun Oct 09, 2005 00:00
Thanks for the report, the photos, and your continued energy and commitment!!
by Edward Horgan - Peace and Neutrality Alliance Sun Oct 09, 2005 00:04
Congrats to the Cosantoiri.
by John O'Driscoll Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:25
(In response to hidden abusive comments)
by John O'Driscoll Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:42 PR China
people did yell at the Germans for what Hitler did (and by association, active or passive, what all of those Germans that lived then and did not resist did).
by safd Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:55
It isn't happen
by Brendan Sun Oct 09, 2005 14:22
Great to hear the public beeped support.I would have too but I no longer make the long trip over to Shannon for the demos. Good to see the banners at the airport instead of stuck behind a cordon two miles away. More effective then the speeches in that cul de sac that so many of the demos see as there highlight.
by Snapshot Sun Oct 09, 2005 14:35
Sometimes a sign takes on a new meaning, even sadder than the original.
by Hamlet Sun Oct 09, 2005 14:50
In late September the Danish Government finally decided to tell the US to cease these CIA flights through Danish airspace. The Red-Green alliance had been pushing the government to stop waffling on the issue as they had been.
by defunkt Sun Oct 09, 2005 15:16
i don't think that carrying out citizens arrest of US soldiers is a good tactic at all. these soldiers are working class people just as their targets are. maligning them one and all ignores the part of the poverty draft. this is a war of the ruling classes, as are all wars. i think a better tactic is to promote their ability to apply for asylum through shannon.
by Tim Hourigan Sun Oct 09, 2005 15:57
The two World jets... Didn't get the reg off the one at the terminal. Despite the zoom on my new camera, it was blurred by jetwash from a Ryanair jet crossing the apron.
by Compareandcontrast Sun Oct 09, 2005 16:03
In 2003, two Austrian fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Hercules transport plane thought to be involved in the renditions operation which had not declared itself to be on a government mission.
by John O'Driscoll Sun Oct 09, 2005 16:18 PR China
Agree; with respect to Mr Horgan I don't think that seizing upon and arresting a US soldier will do one whit of good, and likely be counter-productive for all concerned. Anything from physical injury to upset and humiliation could result.
by hungover/lil less hungover Mon Oct 10, 2005 07:34
i'm glad to see that john is against the civil arrest of troops, not just beacause its wrong but its not there fault. yes i was dying of an all mighty hangover ysterday and yes my typing was a bit rich, but can you honestly say that pll give a hoot about the use of shannon for letting troops stop, if its proven that the CIA are using shannon to carry out illegal things, then i would agree that it is wrong. but in the case of things can you say that it is more wrong than the drug pusher on the corner street, the pervs looking at children, do you not think it would be better to make your home a safer place first and then worry about whats happening accross the world.
by Michael Mon Oct 10, 2005 09:38
What's all this talk about American soldiers not being to blame for their own actions? The civilian government in Washington are surely to blame for the policy of war and imperialism, but each and every soldier is responsible for his/her own little part in it (to the degree to which they have a choice in the matter). That's War and Morality 101 folks.
by Michael Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:44
Just to be clear -- I think that Tim Hourigan and the few others who have kept at it, working with close to no resources and support from the peace movement, should be highly commended. The torture jet traffic through Ireland is no small matter, especially for the victims and their families.
by Edward Horgan Mon Oct 10, 2005 13:06
A few points on forgoing discussions. I am not at all concerned at being criticised for my views and statements. It is good to see that Irish citizens such as hungover, are at least giving some thoughts to these issues, and it is far better than silent complicity. Those of us who challenge others must accept challenges on our views and our actions. Not everything I say or propose is 100% right, but I say it because I believe it to be correct. Because we know we can never be 100% correct we must never kill another person or use violence against them just to enforce our beliefs. Also the fact that we are opposed to violence in Iraq does not mean that we are in favour of violence and drugs in Irish towns.
by JOD Mon Oct 10, 2005 18:38
1. May only an Irish citizen make a citizen's arrest in Ireland? What about citizens of other EU Member States, of which there will be many in Shannon at any given time?
by Media Monitor Mon Oct 10, 2005 20:19
in a program to be aired next Tuesday
by Edward Mon Oct 10, 2005 22:08
With regard to your questions JOD,
by Dept of Foreign Affairs Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:11
From 1st Jan to 30th September, over 234,000 US soldiers came through Shannon Airport.
by peacenik Tue Oct 11, 2005 16:03
How long are we going to allow this fly-through, overfly, walk-all-over our sovereignty continue?
by Media Monitor Tue Oct 11, 2005 17:37
The below is a link to a RealPlayer archive of a 10th Oct 2005 program which aired on "AirTalk", a National Public Radio show carried across Southern California. The topic is the abuse and torture of prisoners by the USA. The interviewees include Michael Kirk (director of PBS Frontline's "The Torture Question"), John Eastman (professor at Chapman University School of Law) and Eric Sears (Amnesty International's "Denounce Torture" campaign spokesperson).
by Media Monitor Tue Oct 11, 2005 20:07
Rough content of radio program. Not a transcript but some direct quotes.
by Peacenik Wed Oct 12, 2005 14:41
The cosy circle of doggy deals has almost completed its circle with news in today's Irish times that Halliburton is about to be awarded the contract to build the Shannon tunnel. This is a tunnel from Shannon Ireland to Manhattan USA, so that we can complete our membership as the 152nd state of the USA (Afghanistan, Iraq, UK etc have all joined up before us).
by save Mon Oct 17, 2005 17:19
The events, including the presence of the US agents, were kept quiet for months. But in response to concern in Sweden, its parliament has set up an inquiry and already released documents that confirm what happened. In one, the head of the deportation operation with the Swedish security agency, Arne Andersson, said they had problems obtaining a plane that night and turned to the CIA : "In the end we accepted an offer from our American friends. . . in getting access to a plane that had direct over-flight permits over all of Europe and could do the deportation in a very quick way."
by Eoin Dubsky Wed Oct 19, 2005 11:57
Here are some related articles in Scotland's The Sunday Herald newspaper:
by gsave Mon Oct 24, 2005 01:39
Headlines says..
by toby Tue Nov 01, 2005 21:58
A campaign is getting under way in scotland to protest the use of scottish airports by the CIA for the "extraordinary rendition" of suspects for torture.
by anony Thu Nov 03, 2005 15:15
"No evidence has been brought to us that such planes are landing in Shannon," Ahern said during his visit to New York and Boston this week.
by followonjon Thu Nov 17, 2005 14:25
According to a TV3 report by Alan Campbell, the UN Special Rapporteur has confirmed that he will be putting formal questions to the Irish Government about CIA aircraft landing at Shannon Airport. Just goes to prove what a load of tripe Min. Ahern was trying to feed us.


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A former Maryland resident has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for bilking online investors out of more than $17 million.
Thirty-four-year-old Byron Brown of Vienna, Virginia was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. In addition to the prison term, he was ordered to pay $9.8 million in restitution.
U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein says Brown used the Internet to make it look like he was running an investment management business for wealthy clients. In reality, Rosenstein says Brown was stealing millions of dollars and using it to buy a fleet of luxury cars.
According to testimony, Brown ran a series of Websites with names like In God We Trust Financial Services. He presented himself as an experienced investment manager, but prosecutors say he was running a Ponzi scheme.
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Merrill Hills Country Club is an iconic place in the Town of Waukesha. It's been here since 1929, serving members through its many amenities, including catering and banquets, golf, tennis and pool, wedding and corporate events.
Its members will now be golfing and playing tennis at The Legend at Merrill Hills. This came after the sale of the club closed Tuesday.
The members voted on the sale a couple weeks ago, and The Legend owner Jack Gaudion said they overwhelmingly approved the sale.
The Town Board also approved the conditional-use permit and the transfer of the liquor and cigarette and tobacco licenses at its meeting June 13. This was necessary due to the change in ownership.
While Gaudion and Merrill Hills management have not said much about the sale, a source familiar with the situation said the club had been experiencing financial difficulties.
This now gives Gaudion four clubs across the area. He opened The Legend at Brandybrook in 2003 in Wales, purchased The Legend at Bergamont in 2007 in Oregon, Wis., and bought Bristlecone Pines Golf Club in 2009 in Hartland, renaming that course The Legend at Bristlecone. Members have access to all clubs.
All of the clubs are private, and Gaudion said The Legend at Merrill Hills will remain a private club as well.
Some town residents at the meeting expressed concerns that the course was going public due to an agenda item that said "public course."
Gaudion also addressed other concerns from neighbors during the public hearing on the conditional-use permit regarding the site, ranging from noise to environmental.
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We work with parents to educate and nurture children.
All children are encouraged to develop their individual and collective God-given talents and abilities.
Celebration Lutheran School provides a Christ-centered education for your child.
Weekly chapel services provide opportunities for students to praise and worship God.
While specific times for religious instruction and worship exist, Christ's love and grace are evident in all activities at Celebration Lutheran School.
Celebration Lutheran School's instructors have chosen a challenging and developmentally appropriate curriculum for each grade level.
Celebration Lutheran School also offers small class sizes and individual attention so that each child will be poised to succeed in all academic areas.
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Aid effort for thousands at Libyan border advances
RAS ADJIR, Tunisia The torrent of refugees fleeing Libya has suddenly slowed, U.N. officials said Friday, as an international effort to shelter and repatriate thousands still stranded on the Tunisian side of the border picked up speed.
U.N. officials said security forces of Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi are stepping up threats and intimidation of foreign workers trying to flee. Many of those laborers who reached neighboring Tunisia said they had been robbed by Libyan security forces and by ordinary Libyans. They said they were stopped at checkpoints and were ordered to hand over cash and cell phone memory cards.
A Tunisian aid official said border traffic was slow Friday because fewer Libyan border officials were at work on the Muslim day of rest, although many people are waiting in Libyan villages near the border and will attempt to cross Saturday.
An international aid effort is under way at the chaotic Libyan-Tunisian frontier, where about 17,000 people who fled Libya are being housed until they can catch flights to their home countries, said Goran Stojanovski of the U.N.'s refugee agency.
A single-file line of men - mostly Bangladeshis who had menial jobs in Libya - trudged with belongings balanced on their heads for seven kilometers (four miles). Led by Tunisian officers, they made their way from the trash-strewn border crossing, where thousands spent the night on the ground and in makeshift shelters, to a nearby transit camp and the promise of improved conditions.
More than 200,000 people have fled to neighboring Tunisia, Egypt and Niger since Feb. 15, when the uprising against Gadhafi began, and some have reported intimidation and having to pay huge sums of money to get to the border.
Many of those who made it across more recently told The Associated Press that they had been robbed of money and cell phones by Libyan soldiers, police and civilians as they escaped.
"Many people appear to be frightened and are unwilling to speak," said agency spokeswoman Melissa Fleming in Geneva, Switzerland. "They feel hunted and targeted."
In the last 24 hours, fewer than 2,000 people made it to Tunisia, compared with 10,000 to 15,000 in previous days, she said, linking the drop to Gadhafi forces trying to choke off the flow.
"The security situation in Libya may be preventing people from fleeing," Fleming said. "If (the Libyan) military control of the border and roads reduces, a huge exodus of people could resume."
Monji Slim, head of the Red Crescent in southern Tunisia, said this slowdown is largely due to the fact that fewer Libyan border officials are at work Friday, the Muslim day of rest.
He said he was told that thousands of foreign workers are waiting in Libyan villages near the border and are expected to attempt the crossing Saturday.
Some Africans crossing the border had bitter tales of harsh treatment by both pro- and anti-Gadhafi Libyans, with the rebels fearing they were mercenaries hired by Gadhafi to defend his regime. Some Eritreans said they were stopped 20 times, robbed of their money and all their belongings.


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March 28, 1967 K. w. DYER ETAL 3,311,434
HOT AND COLD FOOD SERVING APPARATUS Filed Sept. 29, 1965 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR5. Ker/271'? M4 Qyefl Char/a6 A. A4055 arch 28, 1967 Filed Sept. 29, 1965 K. W. DYER ETAL HOT AND COLD FOOD SERVING APPARATUS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 WWI" $3 &
United States Patent 3,311,434 HOT AND COLD FOOD SERVING APPARATUS Kermit W. Dyer, ()verland Park, Kane, and Charles A. Moss, Lees Summit, Mo., assignors to Crimsco, Inc, Kansas City, Me a corporation of Missouri Filed Sept. 29, 1965, Ser. No. 491,184 24 Qlaims. ((11. 312-214) This invention relates to article support means and, more particularly, to improvements in food serving apparatus for institutional use, such as hospitals or the like.
To serve both hot and cold food on the same tray in hospitals, means has been devised to maintain one section of the tray in a chilled atmosphere and another section of the tray in a heated region. To this end, such structure usually includes a cart having a housing thereon provided with means for supporting a plurality of the loaded trays, so that a number of patients can be served from the contents of one cart. The housing includes hot and cold chambers on opposed sides of and defined by a number of spaced, cantilever mounted, vertically aligned arms which extend laterally in a horizontal direction from the inner surface of the rear wall of the housing, access to the chambers being had by a door which normally closes the housing. The arms present slots therebetween for receiving the various trays, with a section of each tray being on a respective side of the adjacent arm and thereby in a corresponding chamber of the housing. This construction permits some degree of thermal isolation of the tray sections because of the provision of gasket seals in substantial closing relationship to the slots defined by adjacent arms and thus augmenting isolation of one chamber from the other chamber.
Special trays are employed having an elongated track portion of generally planar configuration between the separate sections of the tray. The flap gaskets provided on the arms for closing the slots therebetween engage the track portion of the trays when the latter are positioned in the cabinet. This is a serious problem because the gaskets extend substantially the full distance from front to rear of the cabinet and the gaskets thereby provide, in cooperation with the divider arms, the sole means for preventing interfiow of air between compartments. In addition, these relatively long gaskets which engage the track of the tray during insertion and removal thereof, produce a frictional drag on the trays causing tray load ing and removal difiiculties as well as maintenance problems attributable to wear on the gaskets. These seals contact the proximal upper surfaces of respective trays and can, in fact, contact the food on the trays. This gives rise to cross-contamination inasmuch as the chambers are not always thoroughly sterilized after the trays are returned to the kitchen following the completion of a meal.
If the trays are warped, it is quite possible that they will not be readily received within the slots defined by adjacent arms so that either the tray must be discarded or it must be forced into the housing, depending upon the degree of warpage. If a tray is required to be forced into the corresponding slot, the food thereon might be spilled from the tray when the latter is removed for serving a patient.
Another attempt to answer the problem of providing a single tray for hot and cold food and which is adapted to be placed in a mobile cabinet having hot and cold compartments, is found in US. Patent No. 3,160,452 wherein slidable shutters are mounted on the support arms for closing the spaces therebetween when the trays have been removed from the cabinet. However, the divider mechanism suffers from many of the defects noted above and especially from mechanical problems associated with the movable shutters.
3,3ll,4i34 Patented Mar. 28, 1967 It is therefore to be noted that all prior machines which have been proposed for solving the problem have employed a divider partition provided with horizontal slots therein for slidably receiving respective trays therewithin and thus requiring some type of mechanical means for closing the slots the full front-to-back distance of the cabinet when the trays are not disposed therein. All structures thus far suggested for normally closing these slots have attendant problems and difliculties associated therewith which it is desirable be avoided.
The present invention provides improved food serving apparatus to over-come the disadvantages of the aforesaid conventional equipment, and to this end, is directed to a construction utilizing an upright, imperforate wall for separating the hot and cold chambers of a mobile housing. The invention further provides for the use of slotted trays, each having a pair of sections adapted to be placed into the hot and cold chambers of the housing as the tray is moved into the housing and receives the imperforate wall in the slot thereof. By virtue of this construction, the hot and cold chambers can be preheated and precooled respectively while the same remain thermally isolated from each other, all to the end that the food on the slotted trays will be maintained in a heated or cooled condition after the trays have been placed in the housing.
Moreover, the present invention obviates sealing means between the trays and tray supports by the use of the imperforate wall so that food on the trays will not be contacted by any part of the housing to thereby substantially eliminate contamination therewithin. The hot and cold sections of each tray, although interconnected by a cross member, will remain thermally isolated from each other from the time the tray is placed in the housing until the meal is consumed by the individual being served.
Provision may also be made to provide structure for both heating and cooling respective chambers of the housing, whereby the apparatus will be self-contained, can be preheated and precooled, and can keep food hot and cold for extended periods of time.
It is, therefore, the primary object of the present invention to provide improvements in article-support apparatus wherein articles placed on and supported by a pair of sections of a tray may be eifectively isolated from each other whereby the concepts of this invention may be utilized for maintaining the sections of the tray out of heat exchange relationship to each other so as to permit control of the temperature of the articles on the tray sections.
Another object of this invention is to provide an improved tray for use with apparatus of the type described wherein the tray is provided with a central slot adapted to receive an upright, imperforate, insulating wall whereby the sections on opposed sides of the wall will be substantially thermally insulated from each other when the wall forms a part of a housing and which divides the latter into a pair of thermally isolated chambers.
A further object of this invention is the provision of improved food serving apparatus for institutional use wherein a pair of opposed sections of each of a plurality of food serving trays may be more effectively thermally isloated from each other than is capable with conventional food serving equipment and providing more efficient separation of the hot and cold chambers while at the same time substantially eliminating the danger of cross-contamination.
Yet another object of the present invention is the pro-' is disposed therein, whereby the hot and cold chambers of the housing will remain out of thermal interchange relationship with each other at all times when the door is closed.
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FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of the food-serving apparatus of this invention, parts being broken away to show the relative dispositions of the food-serving trays and the way in which the trays are supported in vertically spaced relationship within an enclosed housing;
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary, horizontal section through the apparatus illustrating a pair of food-serving trays in respective compartments of the housing;
FIG. 3 is a fragmentary, vertical sectional view through the apparatus;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4; and
FIG. 6 is a fragmentary, enlarged, horizontal crosssectional view taken on line 66 of FIG. 1, showing the cross-sectional configuration of the sealing member provided on the outer upright edge of each of the removable divider walls.
The concepts of this invention are illustrated with reference to food-serving apparatus 10 comprising a wheeled cart 12 having a housing 14 thereon for containing a plurality of food-serving trays 16 therewithin, trays 16 being in vertically spaced relationship with respect to each other. Apparatus 10 is adapted for institutional use, such as in hospitals or the like, for serving a number of individual patients inasmuch as housing 14 is adapted for containing and supporting a relatively large number of trays 16.
Although apparatus 10, as described herein, is utilized for supporting and carrying trays of food, it is to be understood that the same may be utilized for handling other articles capable of being supported on one or more of the trays 16. A significant feature of apparatus 10 is the structure thereof which isolates one section of each tray 16 from another section. Thus, where it is desirable or necessary to segregate several different types of articles, apparatus 10 may be effectively employed especially where the articles are to be transported from place to place.
Cart 12 is provided with a base 18 having a number of supporting wheels 20 coupled thereto for movement over a supporting surface 22. Housing 14 is supported on base 18 and extends upwardly therefrom. Housing 14 is enclosed and is defined by a top 24, a bottom 26, a sidewall 28, and a pair of opposed, spaced end walls 30.
Housing 14 is preferably rectangular in configuration and is open at the side opposite to sidewall 28. A central partition 32 extends laterally from sidewall 28 and is illustrated in FIG. 2 and is substantially parallel with end walls 30. A pair of doors 34 and 36 are secured by a hinge 38 to the outermost extremity of partition 32 for movement into and out of closing relationship to the portion of the proximal open side of housing 14. Magnetic sealing devices are provided to releasably maintain doors 34 and 36 in their closed dispositions relative to respective end walls 30.
Although walls 28 and 30 and partition 32 may be of any construction, these components, as illustrated in FIG. 2, include a pair of inner, transversely U-shaped panels 42, each of a material having a relatively low thermal conductivity, such as plastic or the like, there being a panel 42 adjacent to and extending inwardly from each open side portion of housing 14.
A panel 44 surrounds the major outer portion of housing 14 and is spaced from corresponding panels 42 so that a mass 46 of insulating material, such as polyurethane foam'or expanded polystyrene beads may be disposed between panels 42 and 44 to thermally insulate the interior of housing 14 from the atmosphere surrounding the same. Similarly, insulating material is disposed within partition 32 between adjacent panels 42 for the same purpose. Doors 34 and 36 are also constructed of insulating and structural material therewithin, all to the end that the interior of housing 14 is insulated from the atmosphere when doors 34 and 36 are closed.
The outwardly facing sides 48 of panels 42 are provided with a plurality of vertically spaced, inwardly ex tending, substantially triangular, integral projections 50 which provide support means for respective trays 16, there being a projection 50 on one side 48 horizontally aligned with a corresponding projection 50 on the opposite side 48. Projections 50 extend along a substantial part of the horizontal width of the corresponding side 48 as illustrated in FIG. 2. Thus, the outer peripheral edges of tray 16 will be properly supported by corresponding aligned projections 50 in the manner illustrated in FIG. 3. For purposes of illustration, each projection 50 is integral with a corresponding side 48 and includes a horizontal segment 52 upon which the proximal peripheral edge of a tray 16 rests and an inclined segment 54 extending outwardly and downwardly from the innermost edge of the corresponding segment 52. Other means for supporting the tray edge may be employed if desired.
Partition 32 divides the interior of housing 14 into a pair of compartments 56 and 58, each compartment being adapted to receive a corresponding group of trays 16. To this end, it is to be noted that there is a panel 42 for each of the compartments. However, one of the compartments can be eliminated without departing from the scope of the invention. By the same token, additional compartments may be utilized on cart 12 to increase the tray capacity of apparatus 10.
Housing 14 further includes a pair of generally upright, imperforate divider walls 60, there being a divider wall 60 for each of the compartments 56 and 58. Each divider wall 60 is removably mounted within the cabinet and to this end, the inside, outwardly facing surfaces of the bottom, top and back wall structure of the cabinet are provided with integral, parallel, spaced, elongated protuberances 61 for slidably receiving corresponding edges of the panel. Cooperable, releasable fastening means, not shown in detail, is provided for maintaining the panel in proper disposition. The ready removability of wall panels 60 permits cleaning and sanitization thereof at frequent intervals as necessary for food service operations. Thus, the respective divider walls 60 separate the corresponding compartment into a pair of chambers 62 and 64, chamber 62 thus, for example, defining a cooled region and chamber 64 presenting a heated region although these regions may obviously be reversed as desired.
Each wall 60 is constructed from a pair of panels 66 which are coupled together in a manner to provide intermediate supports for the corresponding trays 16. Each panel 66, therefore, has a series of interconnected units 68 comprised of a first, normally upright portion 70, a second, intermediate, normally horizontal portion 72, and a third, lower downwardly extending portion 74 as illustrated in FIG. 3. Portions 70 of adjacent panels 66 are in substantial juxtaposition with respect to each other to minimize the thickness of wall 60 at that particular location. Portions 72 of panels 66 extend away from each other at the lowermost extremities of corresponding portions 70, portions 72 being substantially horizontally aligned with segments 52 of a pair of aligned projections 50. Thus, portions 72 provide additional support for a tray 16 intermediate the side edges of the latter. It is to be noted that portions 72 extend a substantial part of the full horizontal width of wall 60.
An upright sealing member 73 of transversely irregular configuration is provided between adjacent edges of the normally forwardmost vertical margin of each of the walls 60. Each sealing member is provided with an outer,
integral, flexible, normally transversely arcuate lip 73a disposed to engage the proximal surface of respective doors 34 and 36 in sealing relationship thereto.
Portions 74 are spaced apart and insulating material is disposed therebetween to thermally isolate chamber 62 from chamber 64. The lower extremities of portions 74 merge with the upper extremities of portions 70 at the tray station next adjacent thereto. Although the preferred construction of wall 60 has been described herein, it is understood that other constructions can be utilized if desired.
Each tray 16 is provided with a pair of sections 76 and 78 interconnected by a cross member 80 disposed at proximal ends thereof as illustrated in FIG. 2. Sections 76 and 78 are disposed in side-by-side relationship and are spaced apart with the proximal side edges 82 and 84 defining an elongated slot 86 which terminates adjacent to the corresponding cross member 80. The
opposite end of slot 86 is open and the transverse width thereof is equal to or slightly .greater than the combined thicknesses of portions 70 of wall 60 at the corresponding station. Thus, each tray, when the corresponding door is open, may be moved into the corresponding compartment with portions 70 of wall 60 being received within slot 86 and with sections 76 and 78 of the tray being positioned in chambers 64 and 62. respectively.
Each of the sections 76 and 78 has a peripheral lip 88 surrounding the same so that articles will not move laterally and off the section. Generally, edges 82 and 84 are substantially parallel with each other and the supporting surfaces of sections 76 and 78 are substantially coplanar. Each tray 16 is preferably formed from a material having a relatively low thermal conductivity so that sections 76 and 78 will remain thermally isolated from each other when the tray is in the particular compartment. Although cross member 80 physically interconnects sections 76 and 78, there will be very little heat transfer between the sections inasmuch as cross member 80 is of minimum dimensions and also is of a material having a relatively low thermal conductivity. Each tray 16 may be molded from a suitable material, such as plastic or the like, so that sections 76 and 78 and cross member 80 are integral with each other.
Although the preferred tray is illustrated in the drawings and described above, it is to be understood that sections 76 and 78 can be constructed separately and interconnected by a bridge corresponding to cross member 80. Such bridge may conveniently take the form of a snap lock device or clip readily removable from the tray sections or a connector permanently joined to the two tray sections 76 and 78.
Since the upright extremity of each wall 60 remote from sidewall 28 terminates in spaced relationship from the inner surface of the corresponding door, means is provided to close this space so that the corresponding chambers 62 and 64 will remain in thermal isolation with respect to each other when the door is closed. To this end, each of the doors 34 and 36 is provided with a plurality of vertically spaced, transversely triangular extensions 90, each having an inner face 92 when the door is closed. To this end, each of the doors 34 and 36 is provided with a plurality of vertically spaced, transversely triangular extensions 90, each having an inner face 92 which abuts the proximal upright sealing lips 73a of the member 73 of the corresponding wall 60 in the manner illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 5. Adjacent extensions 90 are interconnected by a strip 94 defining an inner face 96 for abutting the proximal outermost extremity of a corresponding cross member 80 as shown in FIG. 5.
A flap 98 of resilient material is provided for the space between each pair of adjacent extensions 90 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. Flaps 98 seal the last-mentioned spaces regardless of whether corresponding cross members 80 are in such spaces or not. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper flap 98 is disposed in sealing relationship to the space when a cross member 86 is not in such space. The lower flap 98 is shown in sealing relationship to the upper surface of a corresponding cross member 80, the latter condition being obtained when the corresponding door is closed with the tray in position.
Each flap 98 has an inwardly extending projection 100 provided with wings 102 thereon, projection 100 extending into a slot 104 in one side of the correspoding extension 90. Wings 102 extend laterally from projection and engage the proximal inner surface of the corresponding side to releasably lock flap 98 to the corresponding extension. Since the side carrying flap 98 is angularly disposed with respect to the corresponding wall 60, the corresponding flap is readily elevated when it initially contacts a cross member in the corresponding space. The resilience of each flap 98 returns the same to its disposition shown in the upper portion of FIG. 4.
Apparatus 10, as shown in FIG. 1, is further provided with a pair of beverage containers 106, each having a dispensing valve 108 associated therewith. Refrigeration means and heating means (not shown) are provided as component parts of apparatus 10 for respectively cooling chambers 62 and for heating chambers 64. Thus, apparatus 10 may be preheated and precooled before trays 16 are inserted therein. Also, a blower system may be provided for each of the chambers 62 and 64 so that the cooling and heating effects may be enhanced inasmuch as the cooled air and the heated air will be more uniformly distributed throughout the corresponding chambers.
Air passing over and about projections 50 gives rise to turbulence in the corresponding compartments so that the latter are more effectively heated and cooled in a minimum of time. Means may be provided to deactivate the blower systems of the various compartments when doors 34 and 36 are opened. Thus, there will be minimum heat transfer between the chambers and the atmosphere surrounding apparatus 10 during this time. Trays 16 will then be inserted in housing 14 as quickly as possible and then doors 34 and 36 are closed so as to maintain the cooled and heated conditions of chambers 62 and 64 respectively.
Apparatus 10 may also be provided with its own power source for operating the heating and cooling mechanisms thereof. To this end, battery means, fuel cell means or similar power supplies may be employed with and carried by apparatus 10 so that the latter will be self-contained and need not depend on external power sources.
Preferably, the cooling of chambers 62 will be effected by a refrigeration system placed at any suitable location on cart 12, desirably in the region adjacent to the louvered panel 112 shown in FIG. 1. For heating chambers 64 electrical resistance means may be employed and a control panel may be mounted in a suitable location for actuating the heating and cooling mechanisms.
In use, chambers 62 are preferably precooled and chambers 64 are preferably preheated with doors 34 and 36 closed and with no trays 16 in compartments 56 and 58. The blower systems of these compartments will assure uniform distribution of the heating and cooling air and projections 50 will cause the air flow to be turbulent rather than laminar so that the chambers will be precooled and preheated in a minimum of time.
' Prior to the loading of apparatus 10, the various trays 16 are provided with the food to be supported thereby, the heated food on sections 76 and the food to be cooled on sections 78. Door 34 is then opened and trays 16 are loaded into compartment 56 in the manner shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. During this time, the blower systems of chambers 62 and 64 may be deactivated so that there will be a minimum of heat transfer between chambers 62 and 64 and the atomsphere externally thereof. Door 34 is then closed after compartment 56 has been filled, it being noted that each tray 16 is lifted and moved into the last-mentioned compartment with sections 76 and 78 on opposed sides of the corresponding wall 60. When door 34 is closed, flaps 98 engage the adjacent cross members 80 in the manner shown in FIG. 4 so that chambers 62 and 64 of compartment 56 continue to be thermally isolated from each other notwithstanding the presence of trays 16 in compartment 56. Door 36 is then opened and compartment 58 is loaded in the same manner as described above, whereupon door 36 is then closed and apparatus 10 is ready for transit to the area housing the patients to be served.
Loading and removal of the trays, even though loaded with food into and out of the cabinet is facilitated by virtue of several important constructional features of the present design. First, the elongated slot between tray sections 76 and 78 provides clearance for respective divider walls 60 throughout the length of the tray so that there are no frictional forces imposed on the tray as it is being moved. Secondly, the divider walls 60 terminate short of a vertical plane through the front edges of the support projections 50 on walls 30 and 32 thereby permitting placement of the trays on respective projections for guidance into the cabinet before the tray sections 76 and 78 must pass on each side of divider wall 60. Additionally, the cross member 80 of each tray provides a convenient area for the person to grasp the tray as it is being inserted or removed from the cabinet. Such construction also minimizes the possibility of the person touching food on the tray.
During the transit from a kitchen to the patients room, the food on sections 76 of tray 16 will remain in a heated condition,while the food on sect-ion 78 of these trays will remain in a cooled condition. Since cross members 80 are poor conductors of heat and do not extend the full length of the tray, sections 76 and 78 of trays 16 will remain substantially out of thermal interchange rela tionship with each other at all times, not only when the trays are in the machine, but also when delivered to the patient. Hence, even during the time when the patient is eating the food on the sections of a tray, the food will remain hot and cold respectively, the only heat transfer being between the food and the atmosphere surrounding the same.
The trays, following the completion of the meal, are placed in housing 14 and returned to the kitchen for cleaning. It is to be noted that there will be no substantial contamination within housing 14 inasmuch as no component part thereof will come in contact with the food on trays 16. Except for the elimination of food vapors from the interior of housing 14, the latter need not be cleaned except as desired or at periodic intervals to comply with health standards.
Walls 60, by providing an imperforate barrier between chambers 62 and 64, maintain the latter thermally isolated from each other and thereby preclude the requirement for gaskets or seals between trays as is necessary with conventional food-serving equipment. The split tray concept of this invention permits heated and cooled food to be simultaneously served to a patient and further assures that the temperature of the food within housing 14 will be controlled over extended periods of time.
Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:
1. A food-serving tray comprising:
a pair of generally rectangular sections each having a generally flat, food-supporting center portion, a pair of opposed sides and a pair of opposed ends, said sections being disposed in side-by-side, spaced apart relationship with their center portions substantialiy coplanar and their proximal sides substantially parallel; and
means extending between and interconnecting an end of one section and said sections adjacent one corresponding end thereof only, presenting an elongated slot open adjacent the other end of said sections and extending therefrom between said sections continuouslyto a zone adjacent said one end of said sections.
2. A food-serving tray as set forth in claim 1, wherein said interconnecting means comprises a cross member rigid-1y connected to each section adjacent said one end thereof to present a unitary tray assembly.
3. A food-serving tray as set forth in claim 2, wherein said cross member is formed from a material having a relatively low thermal conductivity.
4. Article supporting apparatus comprising:
an upright wall;
a tray having an open end, wall-receiving slot defining a pair of spaced sections adapted to be positioned on opposite sides of the wall, said slot having a transverse width at least equal to the thickness of said wall; and
means for releasably supporting the tray with a zone of said wall intermediate its upper and lower extremities extending into said slot between said sections, said wall extending above and below the tray and said sections disposed on opposed sides of said wall.
5. Article supporting apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein said tray has a pair of opposed ends, said slot extending inwardly from one of said ends and terminat ing adjacent the opposite end.
6. Article supporting apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein said tray includes a cross member rigidly interconnecting the sections and defining the opposite end of the slot.
7. Article supporting apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein said wall has a pair of spaced, generally upright, longitudinal edges, the distance between said edges ad jacent said supporting means being at least equal to the length of said slot.
8. Article supporting apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein said support-ing means includes a pair of elongated projections extending laterally from opposed sides of said wall and adapted to engage the underside of the tray to support the same.
9. Article sup-porting apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein said wall comprises a pair of panels, each panel having an upper, normally upright portion, an intermediate portion extending laterally from the lower extremity of said first portion, and a lower portion extending downwardly from said intermediate portion, the upper portions of said panels being in juxtaposition to each other and being receivable with said slot of the tray, the intermediate portions extending away from each other to define said supporting means and the lower portions being spaced apart. a
10. Article supporting apparatus as set forth in claim 9, wherein said panels are formed of a material having a relatively low thermal conductivity, the space between said lower portions being filled with a heat insulating material.
11. Article supporting apparatus comprising:
an upright wall;
a plurality of trays, each tray having an open end, wallreceiving slot defining a pair of horizontally spaced sections adapted to be positioned on opposite sides of the wall, said slot having a transverse width at least equal to the thickness of said wall; and
means for supporting the trays in vertically spaced relationship with said Wall extending into said slot of each tray, said wall extending above and below each tray and the sections of each tray disposed on opposed sides of said wall.
12. Article supporting apparatus as set forth in claim 11, wherein said wall is imperforate.
13. Article supporting apparatus comprising:
a housing having an opening;
means on said housing for removably closing said opening;
an upright wall within said housing and defining a pair of isolated chambers when said opening is closed;
a tray having an open end slot defining a pair of spaced,
article-supporting sections, said slot having a transverse width at least equal to the thickness of said wall; and
means for supporting the tray after the latter has moved into said housing through said opening and in a direction to position said wall within said slot, whereby said sections are removably disposed in said chambers and are isolated from each other when said closing means closes said opening.
14. Article supporting apparatus as set forth in claim 13, wherein said wall and said housing are imperforate.
15. Article supporting apparatus as set forth in claim 14, wherein said wall, said housing, and said closing means each include structure formed from a material having a relatively low thermal conductivity whereby said chambers are thermally isolated from each other and from the atmosphere exteriorly of the housing when said tray is therewithin and when said opening is closed.
16. Article supporting apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein said tray includes a cross member interconnecting said sections at proximal ends thereof, said wall having an upright extremity adjacent to and spaced from said closing means when the latter closes said opening, said cross member being disposed within a portion of the space between said extremity of said wall and said closing means when said tray is within the housing and when said opening is closed, said closing means including a seal closing the remaining portion of said space.
17. Article supporting apparatus as set forth in claim 16, wherein said closing means includes a pair of spaced extensions disposed in positions above and below said cross member when said opening is closed, said seal including a flap carried by one of the extensions and engageable with said cross member, the latter normally being in engagement with the other extension, whereby the region between said extension is closed.
18. Food serving apparatus comprising:
a housing having a sidewall, a pair of opposed end walls, a top and a bottom, said housing being open at the side thereof opposite to said sidewall;
a central, upright partition within said housing and disposed for dividing the same into a pair of compaitments;
a door for each compartment respectively, the doors being mounted on said housing at said open side thereof for movement into and out of closing relationship to respective compartments;
an upright, imperforate divider wall for each compartment respectively, each wall extending inwardly from said sidewall and terminating at an elongated, upright extremity spaced inwardly from said open side, said wall defining a pair of chambers for the corresponding compartment;
a plurality of food-serving trays, each having a pair of opposed end margins and an open end slot extending inwardly from one of said margins toward the other margin, said slot terminating in close proximity to and being spaced from said other margin to define a pair of spaced, food-supporting sections on opposed sides of the slot and a cross member interconnecting said sections at said other end margin, said trays being adapted for disposition within respective compartments at corresponding, spaced, tray-receiving locations therewithin with the cross member of each tray being disposed within a portion of the space between the extremity of the adjacent divider wall and the corresponding door when the latter closes the corresponding compartment, the slot of each tray having a transverse width at least equal to the thickness of said divider wall at the corresponding location, whereby each tray may be positioned with said divider wall disposed in the corresponding slot and with the corresponding sections on opposed sides of the divider wall;
means within each compartment respectively for supporting said trays at respective tray-receiving locations therewithin; and
means for sealing the space between said extremity of each divider wall and the corresponding door and including structure permitting said cross members of correspondingtrays to be disposed in respective portions of the space to thereby maintain the chambers of the corresponding compartment isolated from each other when the trays are in the compartment and the latter is closed by the corresponding door.
19. Food serving apparatus as set forth in claim 18, wherein said tray-supporting means includes a pair of spaced, aligned, inwardly extending projections for each tray respectively, said trays being removably disposed on respective projections.
20. Food serving apparatus as set forth in claim 18, wherein said tray supporting means includes a number of spaced, laterally extending, horizontally aligned projections on an end wall, said partition and a divider wall at each tray-receiving location respectively.
21. Food serving apparatus as set forth in claim 18, wherein said sealing means is secured to and extends in wardly from each door respectively.
22. Food serving apparatus as set forth in claim 18, wherein said structure includes a movable flap for each tray-receiving location respectively, the fiaps being disposed for normally closing said space between the extremity of a corresponding divider wall and a corresponding door and being movable to positions permitting the cross members of said trays to be disposed in said space when the trays are in the corresponding compart ment, said flaps maintaining the corresponding chambers isolated from each other when said flaps are in said positions.
23. Food serving apparatus as set forth in claim 22, wherein each door is swingably mounted on said housing, and wherein is provided a plurality of spaced extensions projecting inwardly from each door respectively, each flap being carried by a corresponding extension and spanning the space between the latter and the adjacent extension.
24. Food serving apparatus as set forth in claim 22, wherein each door is swingably mounted on said housing, each flap being coupled with a corresponding door for movement therewith and being angularly disposed with respect thereto.
References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,610,483 9/1952 Deering 62129 3,040,735 6/1962 Lyon 126376 3,135,457 6/ 1964 Risuoci 2295 1 3,160,452 12/1964 Rothman 312-236 FOREIGN PATENTS 13,109 1890 Great Britain.
CHANCELLOR E. HARRIS, Primary Examiner.
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Reacting to the university authorities' claim in a report in The Hindu on May 13, Balachandran Keezhoth, State working committee member of the Kerala Private College Teachers' Association (KPCTA), said the shortage of teachers in colleges was reflected in the valuation camps.
He said no teaching posts had been sanctioned to aided colleges for courses sanctioned between 1998 and 2001. It was recently that the government had decided to sanction teaching posts to fill more than the 1,000-odd vacancies in colleges in the State. However, no government order in this regard had been issued so far.
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Dr. Keezhoth said that retirement vacancies from 1997 to 2010 also remained unfilled.
He said the huge increase in the number of examination papers from the distance education stream was making the situation worse.
The separation of the distance education stream from the regular stream of the university was the only alternative.
The Kerala State Higher Education Council had recommended the separation of the regular and the distance education streams by 2009, he said.
The council had proposed the setting up of an open university for students under the distance education scheme and private registration for them to pursue their studies. It had also recommended that the government compensate the universities for loss in revenue from delinking distance education/private registration.
On the proposal to rope in teachers from self-financing colleges for the paper valuation, Dr. Keezhoth said the university had no control over the teachers in unaided colleges.
N. Sajan, head of the English Department at S.N. College here, said the large number of papers for valuation, especially English papers and including those from the distance education stream, made valuation an ongoing process.
If all the teachers did valuation work for the university year in and year out, regular work in colleges would be badly hit.