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Daewoo, a South Korean car importer, has turned to minority shop Pancom International, Los Angeles, for the project, even though it has four regional agencies on its roster.
Pancom specializes in Asian-American marketing.
Pancom's ad was a project and "not a signal they are our long-term agency," said Bill Tucker, VP-marketing at Daewoo.
"We're trying to set up a network of [student] advisers to start prospecting at the start of the next college year," he said.
With a headline of "Opportunity honks," Daewoo's college ad offers a free trip to South Korea and potential commissions on cars sold via its 14-owned stores in nine states. Students will learn about Daewoo, its products and South Korean culture in their summer trip.
When asked about the fate of the four regional shops, Mr. Tucker said they are still in place and "to my knowledge, no decision has been made on a national agency."
But he added Pancom could be in the running if Daewoo decides to pick a national shop.
Leap Partnership, Chicago, tapped for Daewoo's expected $10 million in advertising for the central U.S., last fall said it had been picked to develop the marketer's national brand platform and strategy. That was never confirmed by Daewoo.
The other three regional agencies -- Ground Zero, Santa Monica, Calif.; Korey Kay & Partners, New York; and Tausche Martin Lonsdorf, Atlanta -- have been waiting for the delayed U.S. launch of Daewoo, now set for later this year.
Daewoo reorganized earlier this year from four autonomous regional companies to a central one based in Compton, Calif. That move seems to leave unclear the status of the regional ad accounts, projected at about $10 million each.
Daewoo Chairman Kim Woo-Choon told Automotive News last month the carmaker would launch its cars with almost no advertising. He did not return calls last week.
Mr. Tucker, however, did say Daewoo plans to base its marketing on public relations activities, word of mouth and promotion.
"We want to be very non-traditional and we want to create efficiencies in unconventional ways," he said.


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For those stressing about getting in the deans certification for Stanford, I called and the admission rep told me that fax, e-mail, and snail mail are all appropriate. The following are the details for each option:
To fax, address it to "Stanford Admissions", and
send it to the fax number:
To e-mail it, scan the document and send the file to
To send it snail mail, address it to:
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Scrolls Ice Cream is an Australian creamery that creatively serves frozen confections as thin slabs rolled up into pinwheels. The unconventional serving method of the ice cream takes inspiration from the way the dessert is served in Thailand.
The rolled slabs are made by laying out the flavors onto a large metal plate that is consistently -20°C. This allows the servers to roll the ice cream flavors out super thin, taking a spatula and rolling the dessert into pinwheels. The creamy offers flavors such as New York Cheesecake, Oreo and Banana -- inspired by the popular Minions characters. The thin rolled slabs allow for less product to be used creating small portion sizes for consumption.
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Reconfigurable structures based on origami design are useful for multifunctional applications, such as deployable shelters, solar array packaging, and tunable antennas. Origami provides a framework to decompose a complex 2D to 3D transformation into a series of folding operations about predetermined foldlines. Recent optimization toolsets have begun to enable a systematic search of the design space to optimize not only geometry but also mechanical performance criteria as well. However, selecting optimal fold patterns for large folding operations is challenging as geometric nonlinearity influences fold choice throughout the evolution. The present work investigates strategies for design optimization to incorporate the current and future configurations of the structure in the performance evaluation. An optimization method, combined with finite-element analysis, is used to distribute mechanical properties within an initially flat structure to determine optimal crease patterns to achieve desired motions. Out-of-plane and twist displacement objectives are used in three examples. The influence of load increment and geometric nonlinearity on the choice of crease patterns is studied, and appropriate optimization strategies are discussed.
Twist crease pattern undetectable with single step analysis of a flat reference state: (a) schematic of problem boundary conditions and design objective, (b) optimal solution obtained using one, two, and ten load steps, (c) deformed configurations of optimal designs, and (d) prototypes fabricated via laser machining polypropylene
Response surface plot of the objective as a function of load step and fold stiffness, α*, of the highlighted foldlines. Fold stiffness of the additional chomper lines determines the performance outcome.
Chomper variations: (a) action origami [18], (b) simplified chomper design and its flat-foldable variation, and (c) chomper design problem specifications
Flow chart of the design optimization proces. The load step of the structure is incremented by updating the load magnitude, system matrices, and the displacement field (i=1, 2, …N). The topology optimization algorithm uses the objective function and constraints at i=n to compute the design update.
Square twist design: (a) design problem specifications, (b) optimal solution obtained using linear analysis, and (c) series of folding path images showing sequence of vertical displacement followed by twist motion
Potential optimization strategies include: optimizing for both fold stiffness and fold termination point (parametrized through displacement); concentrating the computational effort in the critical region, where the transition of different phases of folding motion occurs
Origami analysis using modified truss elements: (a) a flat "sheet" discretized using modified truss elements and (b) fold stiffness distribution and responses of foldlines under loading
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Shaw acquires Canwest Global, excluding newspapersTORONTO -- Goldman Sachs & Co. has sold its Canadian cable channels to cable operator Shaw Communications in a deal that ends a nasty court feud over Canada's most profitable TV assets.
As part of a network of deals unveiled Monday, Calgary-based Shaw will acquire all of a restructured Canwest Global Communications Corp., excluding its newspaper assets, when it eventually emerges from creditor protection. The deal, valued at about $2 billion, including about $800 million in assumed debt, will see Shaw pick up Canwest Global's conventional and cable TV operations.
To complete the deal, Shaw will pay Goldman Sachs $700 million in cash for the lucrative stable of Canadian cable channels, including Food Network Canada and HGTV Canada. Canwest Global filed for court protection in the fall to keep creditors at bay while it attempts a restructuring.
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On a dark Sunday morning, in 1974, four veteran players from a North St. Louis rugby club and Harry Langenburg, a rugby enthusiast, met in Forest Park. The player's pockets were empty, but Harry was willing to put up the money to start a new club — The Sunday Morning Rugby club. Procuring players from other teams plus a few upstart rookies, they banded together to form a "competitive" team. Sunday Morning Rugby Club has continuously maintained a strong rugby presence in the city of St Louis since the club's inception. SMRFC won the 2013 D3 Championship and went to Westerns that year, coming 4th.
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Bypass water-treatment dispenser bleed-valve w/cap-lock and post-mount
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May 22, 2001
Benham; Roger A.
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An improved water-treatment canister configuration of the chemical-dispensing bypass type, employing a screw-cap for periodic replenishment of an active chemical-feed ingredient; --featuring a special EZ-PURGE.TM. push-button bleed-valve device, enabling more convenient means by which to quickly and reliably release air otherwise remaining debilitatingly-captive within the canister upon replacement of the screw-cap during routine-maintance. An collar like security/cap-lock device employing a conventional padlock, serves as an antitamper-device, while an "Emergency Service"--label is also included, whereby an inexperienced person can simply deactivate the metering-system. An improved variable-mounting is facilitated via a rigid pipe/screw-threaded stanchion-coupling affixed to the concave underside of the canister; enabling securing to an intermediate pipe-stanchion fixture, which may be a vertical-post extending from the floor, or via an existing vertical-post or wall surface, or existing vertical or horizontal pipeline.
What is claimed of proprietary inventive origin is:
1. For a chemical water-treatment dispensing system of the self-metering bypass type for connection to an existing influent-valve andeffluent-valve of a pressurized waterline, an advantageous routine maintenance procedure comprising: provided an imperforate canister with a service-cap screw-threaded mounting means for receiving a mating screw-threaded service-cap; the shutting off ofboth influent-valve and effluent-valve, whereby a pushbutton located atop said service-cap is depressed to conveniently bleed-off prevailing hydraulic-pressure so as to more easily unscrew said service-cap from said screw-threaded mounting means to gainaccess within confines of said canister for periodic replenishing of its commercially available chemical-compound; the restoring of said service-cap back to said screw-threaded mounting means, then reopening of both influent-valve and effluent-valvemembers, at which stage the pushbutton is again depressed to this time enable internal hydraulic-pressure to effectively bleed-off any entrapped air from within the upper confines of said canister, at which point the routine maintenance job is therebycompleted.
2. A chemical water-treatment dispenser of the self-metering bypass type for connection to a pressurized waterline via an existing influent-valve and effluent-valve; said apparatus comprising: an imperforate canister means, including novelcombination of a manually attached dedicated service-cap means having a manually actuated momentary-action bleed-valve, thereby without need of tool readily enabling manual bleeding of entrapped positive-pressure during periodic replenishing of thecommercially available dispensable chemical-ingredient; said canister body including an effluent-tube means arranged proximal said service-cap, plus a cooperating influent-tube means extending within the confines of said canister body.
3. The water-treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said bleeding means is a momentary-action bleed-valve means of said service-cap is comprised of a coaxial purger-pin having a pushbutton at its upper-terminus reacting against acompression-spring abutting against a radial-boss portion of a vertical-bore, thus said pushbutton is urged upward with said plunger-pin, whereby a redial-flange included at the lower-terminus of said plunger-pin impinges upon an annular-seal meansacting against underside of said radial-boss thereby limiting upward travel of said pushbutton; the fit between said vertical-bore and said plunger-pin being sufficiently loose as to enable pressurized fluid to escape from confines of said canister whensaid pushbutton is biased manually downward, yet said compression-spring automatically reseating said radial-flange portion against said annular-seal upon release of manual biasing of said pushbutton.
4. The water-treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said canister body includes a filler-neck arranged coaxial to the vertical-axis thereor and at its apex, said filler-neck provided with screw-threaded means for conveniently matingscrew-threaded manual attachment of said service-cap.
5. The water-treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said canister body means is of metal having a cylindrical sidewall formed about a central vertical-axis, a convex top, and a concave bottom formed with a contiguous perimeterimpingement-flange forming an integral perimeter-stand arrangement.
6. The water-treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the bottom portion includes a permanent central fitting having screw-threaded means arranged coaxial with said vertical-axes, thereby facilitating fixed screw-threaded mounting ofsaid canister upon a vertical-stanchion member having mating screw-threads.
7. The water-treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said central fitting screw-threaded means is female/pipe-threaded, thereby enabling rigid installation upon a mating vertical male/pipe-threaded said stanchion.
8. The water-treatment canister according to claim 7, wherein said male/pipe-threaded stanchion of optional length includes a like screw-threaded opposite-end whereto is rigidly secured a stand-plate member having an integral centralfemale/screw-threaded fiting; thereby facilitating a free-standing pedestal-mount type installation.
9. The water-treatment canister according to claim 7, wherein said male/pipe-threaded stanchion is U-shaped to form an upright arm at its opposite end, whereby said arm portion is tantamount to a mounting-bracket for securing to any convenientpre-existing vertical-pipe via a pair of vertically spaced apart conventional screw-adjusted strap-clamps.
10. The water-treatment canister according to claim 7, wherein said male/pipe-threaded stanchion is U-shaped to form an upright arm at its opposite end, whereby said arm portion is tantamount to a mounting-bracket and includes a pair of spacedapart horizintal pilot-holes for securing to any convenient pre-existing vertical-surface via a pair of conventional anchor-bolts.
11. The water-treatment canister according to claim 7, wherein said male/pipe-threded stanchion is U-shaped to form and upright arm at its opposite end, whereby said arm portion is tantamount to a hanger-bracket for securing to any convenientpre-existing horizontal-pipe via a conventional commercially available 2-piece pipe/mounting-clamp of the type having a right-angle female/screw-threaded boss for receiving a mating male/screw-thread provided at the upper terminus of said upright armportion.
12. The water-treatment canister according to claim 7, wherein said male/pipe-threaded stanchion included male/screw-threads at its lower terminus for rigid mountion upon a pre-existing horizontal-pipe via a conventional commercially available2-piece pipe/mounting-clamp of the type having a right-angle female/screw-threaded boss via said lower terminus male/screw-threads.
13. The water-treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said canister body means is of metal having a cylindrical sidewall, a convex top, and a convex bottom with a circular-ring like bottom-stand welded thereto.
14. The water-treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein is provided an accessory locking-sleeve means which is finally installed down around an upwardly extending filler-neck and attendant service-cap thereto, as to thereby preventunwarrented removal of said service-cap member; said locking-sleeves upper terminus being sufficiently occluded as to prevent upward extraction of said service-cap member, and said locking-sleeve including a vertical relief-slot for receiving ofhorizontal said effluent-tube straddled by a radially extending bifurcated-flange arrangement with a pair of transverse-holes where through the U-shackle of a conventional padlock can be passed through and made securely closed into said padlock-bodythereto, whereupon said locking-sleeve cannot be lifted away owing to positive impingement of said padlock's U-shackle member upward against underside of said filler-necks effluent-tube.
15. The water-treatment canister according to claim 2, wherein a precautionary lable means bearing a rudimentary shut-off advisory is provided prominently upon said canister body, thereby enabling a simple remedial-action leakage-stop procedureto be conducted by anyone prior to arrival of an expert-maintenance person.
16. A chemical water-treatment dispenser of self-metering bypass type for existing connection to an influent-valve and an effluent-valve of a pressurized waterline; said apparatus comprising: an imperforate canister forming a circular bodymeans around a vertical axis and having a convex top and an opposed convex bottom, said convex top portion including an apex situated contiguous filler-neck means arranged coaxial to said vertical-axis and having female/screw-threads therein forreceiving a manually attached didicated service-cap means having male/screw-threads, said service-cap enabling periodic replenishing of the commercially available dispensable chemical-ingredient and includes a manually actuateable momentaryactionbleed-valve means for critical purging of entrapped air, said momentary-action bleed-valve means of said service-cap being comprised of a coaxial plunger-pin having a pushbutton at its upper-terminus reacting against a compression-spring abutting againsta radial-boss portion if a vertical-bore, thus said pushbutton is urged upward with said plunger-pin, whereby a radial-flange included at the lower-terminus of said plunger-pin impinges upon an annular-seal means acting against underside of saidradial-boss as to thereby limit upward travel of said pushbutton; the fit between said vertical-bore and said plunger-pin being sufficiently loose as to enable pressurized fluid to escape from confines of said canister when said pushbutton is biasedmanually downward, yet said compression-spring reseating said radial-flange portion against said annular-seal and said radial-flange upon release of manual biasing upon said pushbutton; said filler-neck portion including a radially extendingeffluent-tube means, while body of said canister includes a cooperating influent-tube means extending within the confines of said canister body as to create a slight stirring effect to the chemical-ingredient as unsaturated-water flows therefrom.
17. The water-treatment apparatus according to claim 16, wherin said concave bottom portion is formed to merge with a vertically cylindrical said sidewall portion of said circular body, thereby providing a double layered downwardly directedperimeter impingement-flange serving as a high-strength integral perimeter-stand.
18. the water-treatment canister according to claim 16, wherein a precautionary label means bearing a rudimentary shut-off advisory is provided prominently upon said canister body, thereby enabling a simple remedial leakage-stop procedure to beconducted by anyone prior to arrival of an expert-maintenance person.
19. the water-treatment canister according to claim 16, wherein is provided an accessory coaxial locking-sleeve means which is finally installed down around upward extending said filler-neck and attendant service-cap thereto, as to therebyprevent unwarrented removal of said service-cap member; said locking-sleeve including a vertical relief-slot for acceptance of horizontal said effluent-tube strattled by a radially extending bifurcated-flange arrangement with a pair of transverse-holeswhere through the U-shackle of a conventional padlock can be passed and made securely closed into said padlock-body thereto, whereupon said locking-sleeve cannot be lifted away owing to positive impingement of said U-shackle member upward againstunderside of said filler-neck's effluent-tube; the upper terminus of said locking-sleeve is sufficiently occluded as to prevent upward extraction of said service-cap member.
20. The water-treatment canister according to claim 16, wherein said central fitting screw-threaded means is a female/pipe-thread enabling rigid installation upon a mating vertical male/pipe-threaded said stanchion.
1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to automatic chemical-feeder apparatus for metered treatment of pipeline water, and more specifically it relates to devices for improved ease of maintenance of those types of building-plumbing related equipment.
2. Relevant Prior-Art
Background research discovery has provided a prior patent-art regarded as germane to this disclosure identified as U.S. Pat. No. 3,266,870(Filed: August 1963, assigned to Stiles-Kem Div./Metro-corp.) showing a bypass-type chemical-dissolverunit with a slanted-slotiet agitator internal structure, plus a simple air/bleed-screw arranged atop the filler-cap; --this patent having passed term and now in the public-domain, is nevertheless presently still in popular use, but is today consideredrather deficient as to ease of maintenance, --which are issues to be addressed in my instant disclosure hereof.
Therefore, in full consideration of the preceding patent reference, there is determined a need for an improved form of device to which this patent has been largely addressed. The instant inventor hereof believes their newly improved bypasschemical-dispenser apparatus exhibits certain advantages as shall be revealed in the subsequent portion of this instant disclosure.
In view of the foregoing discussion about the earlier invention art, it is therefore important to make it pellucid to others interested in the art that the object of this invention is to provide an improved chemical water-treatment canisterapparatus for dispensing existing commercially available product-additives generally characterized as a dry-granulated or solid ingredient (which suspends and inactivates mineral elements found to be deliterous to both commercial and domestic pressurizedwater-lines and inhibit corrosion of equipment connected thereto); --and must thus be periodically replenished owing to its being blended in a metered manner into the building's existing pressurized water-pipe system via a so-called bypassplumbing-circuit. The non-toxic chemical-compound forms inert complexes with certain metalic ions in water, such as iron copper nickel manganese silicon and zinc; and acts to form a microscopic-film upon the internal surfaces of both the pressurizedcold and hot water-line plumbing.
This known bypass-circuit is connected to the building's existing pressurized waterline via a 3-way fitting (with a shut-off valve for selective blocking of water-flow to the canister), thus facilitating an influent-line which is arranged indiscrete fluid-communication with a probe like influent-tube feeding the water-treatment canister. In similar manner, another 3-way fitting (with a shut-off valve for selective blocking of water-flow from the canister) is arranged a foot or twodownstream of the influent-line, and is in discrete fluid-communication to an effluent-line located generally proximal the apex region of the canister (although the effluent-line can optionally be located upon the the optional filler-neck of thecanister). Additionally, centered between these two identified 3-way fittings facilitating the bypass-circuit, is necessarily also included some form of constriction such as a venturi or a restriction in the form of a conventional fluid-valve; therebyestablishing a pressure-differential means by which incoming water is induced to become partially diverted into the bypass-circuit.
A.) Accordingly, a preferably screw-threaded service-cap is installed upon the filler-neck of an imperforate canister body having an optional contiguous filler-neck provided with preferably female/screw-threads for receiving the service-capmember (if no filler-neck is employed per'se, then my service-cap is arranged at the apex of the water-treatment canister). In order to obviate the heretofore problem of possibly installing the service-cap with air remaining trapped within the canister,a more convenient bleed-valve device is provided, enabling a maintenance-person to secure the service-cap in place; then with water-pressure restored within the canister, momentarily depress a pushbutton poised atop the bleed-valve's verticallyspring-biased plunger-pin, until a solid stream of unaerated-water only is observed to erupt from around the bleed-valve at the top of the service-cap, --indicating that any entrapped-air has been at once thoroughly expelled (thus assuring the freshunsaturated-water flowing in the canister will become properly saturated with the water borne chemical particulates). Naturally, prior to routine servicing of the canister, both the influent-valve and the effluent-valve are necessarily closed, as toobviate precipitous water-flow disrupting maintenance procedures. Hence, a secondary function of my special bleed-valve equipped service-cap, is to conveniently vent-off prevailing hydraulic-pressure once the two water-line shut-off valves (influent &effluent) have been closed.
In the prior-art methodology, the prevailing hydraulic-pressure within the canister (remaining therein even once the two water-line shut-off valves have been closed) tends to make unscrewing of the service-cap more difficult, plus there is alwaysa residual amount of air remaining within the canister even though the service-technician may take precautions that the canister filler-neck is overflowing with water during restoration of the service-cap. Heretofore, a secondary procedure to overcomethis problem was being addressed by provision of a problematical bleed-screw to vent-out any remaining canister entrapped air. Not only was this bleed-screw subject to eventual stripping-out (either of the compression-seal, screw-slot, or screw-threads)after months and years of use, but unfortunately, owing to the usual rush of things, some service-technicians may not take the time (or simply forget) to properly conduct this further procedure (which necessitates taking a screw-driver and backing-outthe bleed-screw for a moment, once the water-line's two shut-off valves have been reopened). Accordingly, if these procedures are not followed properly, the prior-art systems fail to operate effectively, and customer complaints require time consumingfollow-up return-trips; --which my improved pushbutton service-cap apparatus and related procedure thus serve to ameliorate.
B.) Another object of this invention disclosure is to set forth an improved water-treatment canister article according to item-A, wherein is also provided an accessory locking-sleeve device arranged coaxially around the canister's filler-neck andits attendant service-cap member; thereby serving to prevent unwarranted removal of the canister's service-cap member. Prior-art locking-devices have been known, but largely fail to provide the degree of service-cap security needed, generally owing tothe devices not being tamper-proof (as shall be subsequently exhibited in my accompanying illustrations. The upper terminus of the locking-sleeve is thus necessarily sufficiently occluded as to prevent the possibility of extracting the service-capupward with the locking-sleeve in place, while the lower terminus of the locking-sleeve includes a vertical relief-slot enabling the canister filler-neck's horizontally effluent-tube to be received upwardly therein. The locking-sleeve includes aradially extending bifurcated-flange (pair of rigid tab like members) arrangement, through each of which are included a transverse-hole where through can be installed the usual U-shaped finger-shackle portion of a conventional padlock, thus creating arigid transverse abutment preventing tampering until the padlock's shackle is withdrawn from its position crossing beneath the rigidly connected effluent pipe member.
C.) Another object of this invention disclosure is to set forth an improved water-treatment canister article according to items-A&B, wherein is also provided a concave, or more preferably a convex canister bottom portion to which centralvertical-axis is included a permanent coaxial stub fitting made with screw-threads, preferably of female pipe-thread configuration (although machine/screw-threads of male configuration are optional); --thereby readily facilitating the canister beingsupported upon rigid stanchions of different types according to the particular custom installation conveniences at hand (such as a basement-floor, adjacent existing water/gas-pipe, adjacent-wall, etc.).
D.) Another object of this invention disclosure is to set forth an improved water-treatment canister article according to items-A/B/C, wherein is also preferably provided an instructional-label serving as an aid to the laymen (--herein, a personnot having expertise knowledge in maintenance of this water-treatment system) in such event immediate diagnose is desirable to address some problem with the system (such as for example: "leakage"). If a water-leak in the dispenser-unit plumbing circuitwere discovered, the building-manager/maintenance-person must phone to alert the service-provider; --in the meanwhile, any water leaking from the associated plumbing-circuit can cause water-damage to the surrounding structures. Accordingly, thewater-treatment system is always installed with a pair of cooperative isolation/shut-off valves, plus a precautionary label bearing rudimentary shut-off advisory is thus prominently exhibited upon my canister body; thereby enabling expedient remedialleakage-stop procedure to be conducted by anyone.
The foregoing and still other objects of this invention will become fully apparent, along with various advantages and features of novelty residing in the present embodiments, from study of the following description of the variant generic speciesembodiments and study of the ensuing description of these embodiments. Wherein indicia of reference are shown to match related matter stated in the text, as well as the claims section annexed hereto; and accordingly, a better understanding of theinvention and the variant uses is intended, by reference to the drawings, which are considered as primarily exemplary and not to be therefore construed as restrictive in nature; wherein:
FIG. 1A, a semi-diagrammatic cross-sectional side/elevation-view, showing a prior-art combination chain & padlock affixed to a staple;
FIG. 1B, is semi-diagrammatic a cross-sectional side/elevation-view, showing another defeatable prior-art filler-cap locking apparatus;
FIG. 2A, is a semi-diagrammatic detail cross-sectional side/elevation-view showing my anti-tamper locking-sleeve device;
FIG. 2B, is a detatched cross-section side/elevation-view thereof;
FIG. 2C, is a top/plan-view thereof showing a partial cutaway projected along ref.-line 2C:2C in FIG. 2B;
FIG. 3, is a diagrammatic side/elevation-view demonstrating the basic pressurized bypass water-flow, and a special instructional-label teaching remedial action procedure;
FIG. 4, is a cross-sectional side/elevation-view showing internal features of my water-treatment canister;
FIG. 5A, is an enlarged cross-sectional side/elevation-view showing details of my special pushbutton-purge service-cap;
FIG. 5B, is a plan-view thereof in half-reduced size, and preferred hex-shape;
FIG. 6A, is a semi-diagrammatic side/elevation-view showing a free-standing pedestal-mount iteration for my water-treatment canister;
FIG. 6B, is a semi-diagrammatic side/elevation-view showing a pedestal-mounting centrally supported upon a fixed lower horizontal pipe;
FIG. 7A, is a semi-digrammatic side/elevation-view showing a U-shaped side-projecting arm facilitating lag-bolt mounting to an existing wall;
FIG. 7B, is a semi-digrammatic side/elevation-view showing a U-shaped side-projecting arm facilitating strap-clamp mounting to an existing vertical pipe;
FIG. 7C, a cross-sectional view projected along plane of ref.-7B:7B in FIG. 7B;
FIG. 7D, is a semi-digrammatic side/elevation-view showing a U-shaped side-projecting arm facilitating mounting to an existing horizontal pipe via a pipe-clamp device;
FIG. 7E, is a pictorial view showing a universally integrated mounting-arm.
IV.) ITEMIZED NOMENCLATURE REFERENCES Prior-art features: 10',10"- conventional padlock, U-shackle (also employed in the new-art) 11, 11', 11"- length ofconventional metal-chain, cap anchoring- staple, base mooring-hole 12, 12'- tubular/locking-sleeve, 1st/anchoring-hole 13, 13', 13"- hasp, 2nd/anchoring-hole, mooring-hole 14, 14s, 14', 14"- old filler-cap, old bleed, screw, old filler-neck, old canister body New-art features: 15, 15'- locking-sleeve, annular-lip 16'/16"- left radial tab, transverse hole 17'/17"- right radial tab, transverse hole 18', 18"- vertical relief-slot, optional lateral slot-extension 19, 19', 19"- improvedservice-cap, male/screw-threads, O-ring seal & circular-relief 20, 20', 20"- vertical-bore, upper/radial-boss, lower/radial-boss 21, 21', 21"- plunger-pin, pushbutton, radial-flange 22, 22'- compression-spring, manual actuating ref.-arrow 23-annular-seal 24- vertical-axis 25, 25', 25"- filler-neck, female/screw-threads, air-purge cavity 26, 26'- effluent-tube outlet, effluent-line 27, 27', 27"- influent-tube, influent-line, optional stirring-slots 28', 28"- unsaturated-water,saturated-water 29- soluble chemical-ingredient (consumable additive) 30, 30'30"- overall canister, pressurable confines, advisory-label 31, 31', 31"- canister sidewall, canister-top, influent-tube support-collar 32/32'- canister bottom(concave/convex) 33'/33"- rim-flange (inherent/add-on) 34, 34'- influent shut-off valve, 3-way influent-fitting 35, 35'- effluent shut-off valve, 3-way effluent-fitting 36- fluidic restrictor device (can be a valve, orifice, or venturi) 37-unrestricted fresh waterline 38- restricted untreated waterline (non-bypass water) 39- wrenching-tool engaging surface 40'/40"- central attachment-fitting (female/screw-threads/ male/screw-threads) 41, 41'/41"- stanchion, terminuses (upper/lower) 42, 42'- mount-nipple, stand-plate 43, 43'- 2-piece pipe-clamp (female/screw-threaded mount/ cap-clamp) 44, 44', 44"- machine-bolts, lagbolts, bolt-holes 45, 45'- U-shaped mounting-arm, universal mounting-arm 46'/46"- male/screw-threaded terminus(inboard/outboard) 47, 47'- existing adjacent wall, platform surface ref.-line 48- conventional strap-clamps, 49- stabilizing V-crimp 50- through-holes
Initial reference is given by way of FIGS. 1A/1B, wherein two known examples of the prior-art security devices in the form of locking-mechanisms intended to prevent unauthorized tampering with the prior-art/filler-cap 14 installed upon theprior-art/filler-neck 14' of the prior-art/canister 14". However, field experience with such prior-art apparatus finds that the FIG. 1A iteration, employing a length of steel-chain 11 moored at the mooring-hole 11" base 32' of the canister generally hassufficient, inherent slack enabling someone of average mechanical ability to employ sufficient dexterity as to nevertheless unscrew the secured prior-art/service-cap 14, --without having to release the U-shackle 10' of a conventional padlock 10 from ananchoring-staple 11' as originally intended by its maker.
The example of FIG. 1B exemplifies another attempt to deter unwarranted removal of the prior-art/service-cap 14, here by use of an encircling metal-tube member 12, extending well above the top of the prior-art/service-cap 14, and a having athrough-hole 12' which is simply aligned with a like through-hole 13' made into a vertical hasp-plate 13 which includes an mooring-hole 13" secured around the effluent-tube 26 prior to installation of the complete effluent-line thereto. Finally, theU-shackle 10" of a conventional padlock 10' is passed through both the identified aligned holes 12' and 12", which appears would discourage a would-be tamperor; --however, it has been found that dexterous use of a downwardly directed tool such as apointed-nose visegrip type handplier can actually defeat the enshrouding of this security device. Note also in both FIGS. 1A/1B, the exemplified presence in the prior-art of a simple screw-threaded bleed-screw 14s which is generally opened by use of aregular screw-driver, as to facilitate venting of any air entrapped within the canister chamber.
In the new-art of FIG. 2 is shown my improved locking-sleeve comprised of a tubular sleeve-body portion 15 employing an annular overhanging-lip occlusion 15' at its upper-terminus, which design facilitates both visual and limited physical accessto my special service-cap 19 thus held captive thereunder. The lower-terminus of my locking-sleeve includes a vertical relief-slot 18' serving to receive the relatively high positioned effluent-tube outlet 26, whereby the U-shackle 10" of a conventionalpadlock 10' can be then inserted into both the transverse through-holes 16" and 17" provided in the respective bifurcated radial-tabs 16 and 17 positioned astride the relief-slot 18'; thereby passing the shackle 10" across advantageously beneath theeffluent-tube 26, which thus positively blocks upward removal of the locking-sleeve 15 until the padlock is subsequently removed therefrom. Note that the optional (shown in phantom-outline only) lateral-extension 18" portion of the vertical relief-slot18' only serves to allow the locking-sleeve 15 to be axially rotated slightly as to make user access to the padlock easier in some cases. With this explanation it will be appreciated that with the padlock 18' secured in-place, the former problem ofpossible (upward extraction) tampering with the service-cap 15 is now overcome, all the while enabling desired access to the new air-purging pushbutton 21'.
Reference to FIG. 3 shows the basic plumbing-circuit known to the type of water-treatment chemical-dispensing apparatus which is the subject of this invention disclosure, and wherein it is shown how a differential-pressure is created relative toexemplified main pressurized waterline 37, by means of providing a flow/restrictor-device 36 (which can be a slightly closed valve, venturi, or partial-occlusion for example) between the three-way junction 34' with its associated influent/shut-Off valve34, and downstream (generally only about 12-18 inches) at the like three-way junction 35' with its associated effluent/shut-off valve 35. The differential-pressure thus induces a slight bypass action of water-flow through the influent-line 27' and intovertical influent-tube 27 probing the imperforate chamber confines of the canister body 30, wherefrom the admixtured water exits via effluent outlet-tube 26 shown here arranged (as is the preferred embodiment) at the high-point of the filler-neck 25,where the slightly higher pressure advantage prevailing at the effluent-line 26' introduces the emulsified admixtured water into the waterline portion 38. Hence, there are no pumps or electronic measuring devices needed, the simple bypass-circuit isvirtually self-metering owing to the slight amount of fluidic restriction 36, which is designed to precisely provide the desired feed-rate.
There remain subtle, however vital other differences which are to become herein more evident and understood as important improvements. For example, in FIG. 4 is shown the preferred internal features of my water-treatment canister 30, whichincludes its pressurable internal confines 30' and particular positioning of influent-tube 27 relative to the canister-top 31' and the preferred concave-bottom 32' (vrs. convex-bottom of FIG. 2) which serves two advantages. The continuous rim-flange33' can be readily resistance-welded (via a conventional pinch-roller procedure not shown) to the merging canister lower sidewall 31, thereby making for an extra durable imperforate-joint there between rim-flange and sidewall; plus, the upwardly recedingconvex shape facilitates clearance for a attachment-fitting 40' to be welded thereunder without interfering with the convenient resting of the canister's downwardly projecting integrally-formed rim-flange 33' upon an exemplified horizontal planarplatform surface 44". The optional filler-neck portion 25 can be integrally-formed from preferably stainless-steel via known processes such as hydro-forming, or it may be a separately formed tubular member which is continuously welded or oven-brazed toan aperture in the canister-top portion 31', and a secondary punch-press procedure can provide a reinforcement-collar 31" in support of the concentric influent-tube 27. Also shown, is the preferred inclusion of an advisory-label 30" which is exhibitedas a lateral projection therefrom, wherein the preferred exemplified wording is stated substantially as desired; --the function thereof being to clearly instruct the layman person as to any remedial-action necessary in the event of some user discoveredmalfunction of the apparatus which could cause water-damage to the building environment.
The illustration of FIG. 5 reveals details of my pushbutton-purge service-cap 19 preferably employing external male/screw-threads 19' which mate precisely with matching female/machine-threads 25' of the upper filler-neck 25 (note: --theservice-cap can alternately be made with female/screw-threads which would conversely screw down upon male/screw-threads made externally upon the upper filler-neck. The service-cap includes a large O-ring seal 19" which is preferably recessedsubstantially into an intimately fitting circular-relief provided thereto. In operation, the user need only make sure that both the influent-valve 34 and effluent-valve 35 (plus any valvable fluidic restrictor 36) are positioned into their openmodality, thereby imposing the full normal water-pressure within the canister confines 30'; and hence, causing any entrapped air to rise up into the air-putge cavity region 25", which becomes expelled upon manual depression of the pushbutton 21'. Thisaction moves the plunger-pin 21 down (see action ref.-arrow 22') in opposition to biasing compression-spring 22 sufficiently as to unseat radial-flange 21" away from its preferably resilient O-ring like annular-seal 23 seated against lower/radial-bosssurface 20", thereby enabling any resultantly pressurized air to vent out into ambiency via the loose clearance prevailing between the plunger-pin 21 and its guiding vertical-bore 20. Once water only is observed to erupt from around the pushbutton 21',an operator knows that the cavity 25" is thus completely purged of air.
Reference to FIGS. 6A/6B shows my basic preferred water-treatment canister 30 supported upon a free-standing pedestal-mount type of mounting apparatus comprised of a vertical stanchion 41 having a male/screw-threaded upper-terminus 41' secured upinto the centrally arranged attachment-fitting 40' which is permanently welded to the concave canister bottom 32. The opposite lower-terminus 41" of stanchion 41 is preferably similarly male/screw-threaded down into a mounting-nipple 42 which ispermanently affixed with the preferably upwardly convex stand-plate 42'; thereby achieving a solid stable supporting structure, which stanchion 41 can be inexpensively made-up from a 6"-24" length("L") of standard pipe-threaded section of iron-pipe asmay be desired. In FIG. 6B is shown a variant thereof utilizing the same stanchion 41, but in combination with a substantially standard 2-piece pipe-clamp comprised of a female/screw-threaded mount portion 43 which is rigidly secured to the convenientexisting horizontal-pipe 37 via a pair of machine-bolts 44 which draw the opposing cap-clamp 43' in tightly about the supporting pipe 37.
Next in FIGS. 7A/B/C/D/E, is shown a further variant mounting utilizing the same 2-piece pipe-clamp device comprised of a female/screw-threaded mount portion 43 that has in combination with mating cap-clamp 43' simply been inverted 180-degreesfrom previous attitude shown in FIG. 6B, as to accommodate the underslung installation of FIG. 7A. Also included here, is a U-shaped mounting-arm 45 having male/screw-threaded opposed terminuses 46' and 46", which attach in similar fashion to that ofthe post like stanchion in FIG. 6B. In FIG. 7B is shown a further iteration of the cantilevered arm installation, wherein the U-shaped mounting-arm 45 here still employs the inboard male/screw-threading attachment into the mounting-nipple 42, howeverthe outboard portion is preferably made with an essentially squared cross-section as exemplified in FIG. 7C, thereby making rigid mounting to an adjacent wall 47 easily accomplished via attaching lag-bolts 44' passing through a pair of vertically spacedapart through-holes 50. In FIG. 7B is shown how a further iteration of the cantilevered mounting-arm 45 can be readily secured to an existing possibly vertical pipe 38 of convenience via at least one conventional strap-clamp 48 which is rigidlystabilized by provision of a full-length V-crimp 49 made into the outwardly facing side of an essentially squared cross-section portion revealed in FIG. 7C. Finally, it should be noted this inventor prefers to integrate all of the foregoingcantilevering arm mounting features into the particularly advantageous universal/mounting-arm 45' embodiment set forth in FIG. 7E, thereby enabling one part to conveniently serve a number of possible installation environments.
Thus, it is readily understood how the preferred and generic-variant embodiments of this invention contemplate performing functions in a novel way not heretofore available nor realized. It is implicit that the utility of the foregoingadaptations of this invention are not necessarily dependent upon any prevailing invention patent; and, while the present invention has been well described hereinbefore by way of certain illustrated embodiments, it is to be expected that various changes,alterations, rearrangements, and obvious modifications may be resorted to by those skilled in the art to which it relates, without substantially departing from the implied spirit and scope of the instant invention. Therefore, the invention has beendisclosed herein by way of example, and not as imposed limitation, while the appended claims set out the scope of the invention sought, and are to be construed as broadly as the terminology therein employed permits, reckoning that the invention verilycomprehends every use of which it is susceptible. Accordingly, the embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or proprietary privilege is claimed, are defined as follows.
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Dear Partner
Following our information of 12th February 2018 we can now give exact details for the coming construction works on Manor Farm :
1. New reception in shop building
On 17th September 2018 we will start outdoor works for our new all-year reception. Indoor works will start earlier but will in no way disturb guests of the camp side.
The outdoor works starting on 17th September will last from Monday to Friday from 9 to 12 a.m. and from 2 to 5.30 p.m. The works are limited to a very small area on the way to the shop entrance.
These works may disturb temporarily guest on the following plots:
Canvas Holidays plots 221 to 223
From our view no special guest information is required except for the three Canvas mobile homes.
2. Sanitary blok no. 3
We have now decided to delay the start of demolition and reconstruction of sanitary block no. 3 to late summer 2019. Please make the following dates part of the planning of your 2019 sea-son and of the occupancy of your rental units in the surroundings of block no. 3 after 18th August 2019. Reopening is planned for May 2020.
Closure of sanitary block no. 3 19th August 2019
Start of ourside works (demolition) 26th August 2019
We hope to serve you with this information. Please contact us for further details, if needed.
=====Originally 2018 -2019 now 2019-2020=====
1. Reception
June to August, Summer season reception (letter A) block no. 3. From September to May (winter) reception will be in building C (shop).
Starting in autumn 2018, reception will be installed all year round in building C. From mid May 2018 until August 2018, there will be renewals and extentions the locality.
Between 22nd May and end of June, especially in the starting phase, there will be occasional noise disturbances connected with the related works. Works will not start before 9 a.m. and end at 5 p.m.
End of June noise will stop and only a fence will disturb a little bit the access to the shop and the image.
We have been informed our home on the following plots may occasionally be disturbed:
Altogold 71 to 80 only marginal disturbance
2. Sanitary block no. 3 sanitary block no. 3 Is planned to entirely pull down the building and erect a completely new block. Will start on or around 20th August 2018 and they hope to finish by the end of May 2019.
From August to the end of September 2018 and from April to May 2019 sanitary facilities are available in the existing buildings nos. 1, 4, 6 and 8. From October to April 2019 - out of the tour operators' season - a small heated sanitary container will be available for our winter guests.
They have not found a solution for our washing machines and dryers from August 2018 until May 2019. Altogold are looking into alternatives that would be exclusively for their guests
The final decision to start works on block no. 3 should be taken in autumn 2018 or eventually one year later in 2019 will be taken in June 2018. We will inform you as soon possible.
We cannot be held responsible for campsite activities beyond our control thus any related Compensation claims and complaints cannot be considered in this period
At the same time we state here that NEUHAUS MANOR FARM AG and ALTOGOLD Ltd will not pay any compensation for customer's com-plaints related to these issues.
02nd Sept 2016 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR TRAVEL IN THE CALAIS REGION
You should be aware of the possibility of protest action in the Calais area on 5th September 2016.
Delays are possible on the roads surrounding Calais, and you may wish to contact your customers travelling via Eurotunnel and advising them of the potential action.
Due to Security and political issues, If your using the Ferries this summer we recommend you allow at least 3 hours EXTRA TIME AT PORT. Note those crossing French – Belgium Boarders it is currently highly possible you will be stopped and search as part of ongoing terrorist's activities.
As Part of our ongoing extra services to our guests.
If you're running late do not worry.
On arrival simply go to Altogold Managers reception (orange lights on at night and look for the Swiss Flag).
We will prepare a Notice "WITH YOUR NAME ON" and a map showing you to your holiday home. (We will leave the kitchen light on to assist you after dark).
If you think you will not arrive and decide staying overnight on route you can text or phone the managers just so they know you will not be arriving until the next day.
Contact managers ++41 (0)79 720 5890
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2nd sept 2016 RMATION FOR TRAVEL IN THE CALAIS REGION
You should be aware of the possibility of protest action in the Calais area on 5th September 2016.
Delays are possible on the roads surrounding Calais, and you may wish to contact your customers travelling via Eurotunnel and advising them of the potential action.
As some of your customers may be travelling during one of our busiest travel periods of the year, we wanted to give you some pre-travel advice to pass on to your customers to ensure their trip with us goes as smoothly as possible.
List of busy dates
Folkestone to Calais
Calais to Folkestone
Vehicle now over 6 foot or taking roor or bikes on top
If you didn't indicate this at the time of booking you must call our Contact Centre on 08443 35 35 35 and check whether we are able to allocate the correct space on the departure you have reserved.
Arrival and check-in times
Passport and documentation
Whilst we work closely with the Border Authorities in the UK and France, we are not responsible for their controls and checks. For a speedy and smooth flow
Travel Hangers
24-hour Customer Information Line
Visit www.eurotunnel.com/latest for 24/7 travel information
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For customers travelling today via our UK Terminal
Our passenger service is currently operating with some timetable disruption, this is due to an incident on the terminal which is in the process of being resolved. There is a waiting time of approximately 3 hours on the terminal. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this will cause to your journey.
For customers travelling today via our French Terminal. Our passenger service is currently operating with some timetable disruption, this is due to an earlier incident in the Tunnel which has now been resolved. There is a waiting time of approximately 2 hours before check in and 3 hours on the terminal.
We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this will cause to your journey.
This information is also available via our 24 hour (recorded) service information on +44 (0) 8444 63 00 00. (Calls cost up to 7p/min + your phone company's access charge ) Last update: 30/06/2015 - 17:59 (GMT +1hr)
Urgent Travel Information 30/06/15 14:50
Following the suspension of our services, we expect departures to resume shortly.
Important Information: Access to Folkestone Terminal Check-In between 29/06/15 & 15/08/15
We are making improvements to our Folkestone Check-In Plaza. If you are travelling with us between 29/06/15 – 15/08/15, it is very important that you read this information.
Access from the A20 will be closed during this period and all traffic will need to join us from M20 jct 11a.
Please take extra care to adhere to the advertised speed limit as roadworks and a temporary revised access route are in place.
Once you have exited from jct 11a, there is a short diversion through our new Freight check-in plaza; this is still under construction do not stop here; follow the signs in place, continuing directly towards our Passenger check-in which is in its usual location.
Continued Industrial Action in the Port of Calais
P&O Ferries have been affected by further industrial action by the staff of MyFerryLink, another ferry company which has no connection with P&O Ferries. As a result our services into Calais have been suspended today.
We have been warned that the industrial action could last until midnight on Thursday 2nd July. We therefore advise that we are unable to guarantee your travel arrangements for tomorrow and ask that you contact us to cancel or rebook for a later date by calling us on 01304 448877. As our phone lines are extremely busy and wait times will be long, changes or cancellations can be made any time within the next 14 days.
Please rest assured that we are doing everything we possibly can to minimise the impact of the industrial action and we will of course keep you informed of any developments as soon as we have more news.
Latest travel news can be found on our automated Weatherline on 01304 448866, on the travel information pages of poferries.com or you can follow us on twitter @poferriesupdate.
I would like to say once again how sorry we are that a situation completely beyond our control is disrupting our customers' travel plans.
P&O Ferries Care Team
The UK Government is introducing exit checks at all UK ports of departure, from Wednesday 8th April 2015. This means we'll be checking passports or national identity cards when checking in for our tourist services at Dover. In order to speed up check-in make please sure you have your passport or national identity card to hand.
07th August 2013
Heavy rainfall Due. More threatened the coming days. There is a serious danger/damage warning in our area for the next 24/48 hours. Heavy rainfall strong winds, lightning and possibly hailstones.
24th July 2014
Weather warning last night for our area, Interlaken.Dangerously high temperatures possibly reaching 45/46 degrees over next two or three days.
Teusday 4th June 2013
The area is currently under control and we request guests Not to venture too close to the River Lombach, Maintain Awearness to the Siren Should the need be.
Sunday 2 June 2013,
A land slide causing large scale debris flow occurred above Habkern and Manor Farm had to evacuate the campsite temporarily. At the moment the authorities are working together with the geologists to clarify the exact extent and hazard potential. As long as we don't have any more information about the possible danger going out To or from the Lombach river we ask you to be attentive.
In case of a re-evacuation we will sound the alarm siren. As soon as you hear the siren we ask you to go to the restaurant Landhaus as quickly as you can. There you will get further information about the situation and further procedures.
We thank you for your understanding and co-operation. Manor Farm AG
Interlaken Town
From 2012 in Interlaken the twio main Bridges will be replace over a one year period starting from mid September 2012. Buss services will run as normal but on NEW routes to Interlaken West and OST stations.
Dated 18th June 2012
***Travel Update***
For the latest travel updates including weather, delays & any current industrial action, please call our dedicated information line on +44 (0) 845 832 8888 or visit http://www.poferries.com/tourist/content/pages/template/routes_travel_information_sailing_updates_sailing_updates.htm
As of 15/10/2009
There is the possibility of industrial action by Seafrance staff on Friday 16th October.
Although we do not anticipate the ports of Dover and Calais being blockaded, please be aware there could be possible delays and disruptions to our services.
We will do our utmost to ship you on your booked sailing and will update you as soon as further information becomes vailable.


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The high speeds and tight quarters at Bristol Motor Speedway tend to increase the intensity and cause tempers to flare a little more than at other tracks.
With the Sprint Cup Series going there for the fourth race of the season, drivers might not be able to keep their tempers in check this weekend on the 0.533-mile, high-banked concrete oval.
NASCAR drivers tend to have long memories, and recent run-ins with another driver or a past incident at Bristol could already have them on edge.
Here are the top feuds that could be reignited this weekend at Bristol:
Kyle Busch vs. Carl Edwards
This is where their feud pretty much began a couple of years ago when they traded paint and bumped each other during a battle for the lead, leading to a heated confrontation on the cool-down lap when Busch slammed his car into Edwards' and Edwards retaliated by spinning him. The run-in included a colorful exchange of words after the race.
Most recently, the two made contact at Phoenix, an accident that caused Edwards to wreck after starting on the pole and leading the early part of the race. Busch took the blame for the incident.
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Kyle Busch vs. Brad Keselowski
Last August in the Nationwide Series race at Bristol, Keselowski bumped Busch to take the lead and then Busch spun Keselowski to take it back and roll to the victory.
Busch was non-repentant for the spin, saying that Keselowski – on probation at the time because of his run-ins with Edwards – tends to bring such things on himself.
"I went down into the next corner and dumped him," Busch said. "He does it to everybody else. Why can't I do it to him?"
Keselowski responded by calling Busch "an ass" during driver introductions prior to the Cup race the following night.
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Busch, Keselowski and Edwards all will have two chances to go after each other this weekend since they will run in both the Nationwide and Cup events at the track.
Brad Keselowski vs. Carl Edwards
That they will race each other twice could mean that these two get together again. It was a year ago at Bristol where Edwards and Keselowski were summoned to the NASCAR hauler for their antics at Atlanta – where Edwards retaliated against Keselowski and sent Keselowski's car flying through the air and landing on its roof.
Keselowski and Edwards left the Cup hauler at Bristol all smiles, but it didn't take long for those to go away. They weren't happy with each other four months later when Edwards wrecked Keselowski at the end of the Nationwide race at Gateway with Keselowski getting clobbered by other cars in the process.
"I didn't mean any harm to him at all," Edwards said of the Gateway incident. "Eventually he will learn that he can't run into my car over and over and put me in bad situations."
Countered Keselowski: "I'm sure he'll say how sorry he is, or how cool he thinks he is or how great of a guy he is in his own mind, but that's not reality."
Though their feud seems to have cooled in recent months, Bristol would be the ideal place for Keselowski to get even.
Matt Kenseth vs. Brian Vickers
Matt Kenseth has irked various drivers throughout his career, including Jeff Gordon at Bristol in 2006, an incident for which Gordon paid him back later that season at Chicagoland Speedway. They got together again at Martinsville just last year.
Kenseth angered Brian Vickers two weeks ago at Phoenix with Vickers saying that Kenseth wrecked him.
"I felt like it was unnecessary and I'm sure it will come back to him."," Vickers said afterward.
Kenseth denied causing the wreck and still was waiting for an apology a week later.
"Obviously when there is a big wreck nobody wants it to be their fault," Kenseth said. "When you wreck, you might say things you aren't too sure on. I sent him a text like we all do these days and never heard back from him. I figured after I went home and watched the clip that I would get an apology, but I never did."
Kenseth might be waiting for something else at Bristol if Vickers is on his bumper.
Kevin Harvick vs. Joey Logano
This feud started at Bristol last year when Harvick intentionally spun Logano near the end of the Nationwide Series race. It has died down since Pocono last June, when Harvick spun Logano in the final laps and Logano parked his car near Harvick's and confronted him and his team on pit road.
That incident included Logano's infamous line: "It's probably not his fault. His wife wears the firesuit in the family and tells him what to do."
Considering where these two drivers are in the standings, they likely will have a take-no-prisoners attitude at Bristol. Harvick is 20th and Logano is 30th.
That's not where they expected to be at this time of year. So no matter the past, they might be a little bit more on edge than usual. Harvick typically runs well at Bristol, and if his day is ruined – especially by someone he has a history with (Logano, Edwards, Greg Biffle) – he won't be happy at all.


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Those who squeezed into the meeting room at the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach last week got an earful from guest speakers about the challenges involved in protecting houses of historical note from bulldozers — and ensuring that new construction doesn't mar the longtime character of a neighborhood.
They listened to architect and town planner John Barie discuss the intensive grassroots efforts he has helped lead in St. Petersburg to make it easier to create designated historical districts. The goal, he explained, is to protect older neighborhoods from "the intrusion of the big box," as he described out-of-scale new houses that loom over smaller — often one-story — houses and disrupt the look of historic streetscapes.
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At the beginning of the program, North End homeowner Carrie Murray presented a room-by-room tour of a one-story, 1939 house she and her husband, J.B., renovated for their young family on a corner lot on La Puerta Way.
They considered replacing the two-bedroom house but ultimately decided on a historically sensitive renovation designed by MP Design and Architecture. They replicated original details — including gables and exterior siding — and preserved the single-story layout with the addition of a third bedroom, a one-car garage and a pool. In all, the house grew from 1,700 square feet to just under 3,000 square feet.
What they didn't change, she said, was the house's Spanish name — Casa Hortera — which her husband had given to the property before they were married 14 years ago.
"It's slang for 'Tacky House,'" she said at in her opening remarks. "Hopefully, you won't think it is today."
Darrell Hofheinz writes about real estate in his weekly "Beyond the Hedges" column. He welcomes news items about Palm Beach real estate for this column. Email firstname.lastname@example.com, call 820-3831 or tweet @PBDN_Hofheinz.


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