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The Democratic-led House have Impeached President Trump for Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress. Here's a quick breakdown of the top committees that investigated the President, his businesses, campaign and his administration. Help me maintain this, comment below and I'll update above or help me edit using the wiki feature.
What is Impeachment?
Impeachment is a rare political process used to remove a President, Vice President or other civil officers from public office and is defined in the US Constitution. The reasons include Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors (violations of the public trust).
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This is everything all the back and fourth
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Chairwoman: Representative Carolyn Maloney of New York
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Chairman: Representative Eliot L. Engel of New York
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Chairman: Representative Richard E. Neal of Massachusetts
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Keaton_James 2019-03-23 18:40:17 UTC #2
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House Committee Investigations into Trump
Awesome resource!
We'll need something like this to keep track of the myriad of House investigations, especially as documents and testimony surface that spawn yet more investigations. We're just a few days away from Felix Sater's testimony.
My favorite phrase from the headlines above that encapsulates what we've been witnessing in this Administration for the past two years: "[An] Expansive Pattern of Lies and Criminality."
Thanks @Keaton_James It was time for this thread. I've made this post editable for to the entire forum, please help me up date as needed. Just follow the format for readability. Do you think I should add dates to each headline?
I want add reported closed door testimony stories and a documents section to each committee as well. Might as well make robust.
Hi @Pet_Proletariat. As I find articles that pertain to House investigations (e.g., new investigations, hearing dates, announcements by the committee heads, analysis, etc.), I'll add them as a post in this thread – similar to the way the "Who The F Has Left The Trump Administration" and the "All Things Mueller" threads have evolved. Does that sound good to you?
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Sounds good. I'll organize. I want to see if a wiki style header is obtainable through this format for quick reference. Sometimes I can't find all the incredible stories y'all post.
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House committee chairs demand full Mueller report by April 2 deadline
In a letter to Attorney General Barr, the Democratic lawmakers said his summary of the special counsel's report "is not sufficient for Congress."
Sater will not testify publicly this week.
Sater, 53, will testify before a closed-door session of the House Judiciary Committee. He was also scheduled to appear publicly before the Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, but the hearing was postponed on Monday. A central focus of his testimony is expected to be Trump's longtime effort to build a Moscow tower. The president's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has previously said Trump sought to build in Moscow through the entire 2016 presidential campaign.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-25/sater-eyed-trump-moscow-tower-to-launder-money-kazakh-bank-says
The House Judiciary Committee backed a Republican effort to look into claims that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein considered secretly recording President Donald Trump and raised the possibility of ousting him.
The Democratic-led panel voted 22-0 Tuesday to advance a resolution for a vote by the full House that would request Justice Department and FBI memos that are said to describe internal discussions in 2017 to surreptitiously record Trump and invoke the Constitution's 25th Amendment to remove him from office.
If approved by the House, the resolution would amount to a formal request for the records, to be delivered within 14 days.
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-03-26/documents-on-rosenstein-s-trump-comments-sought-by-house-panel
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U.S. House panel OKs move to give Congress records of FBI probes...
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution ...
Full House approval would give Barr 14 days to comply with the demand for all records and communications concerning FBI investigations of Trump, as well any discussions within the Justice Department about secretly recording the president or seeking to replace him by invoking the 25th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. That amendment provides the procedures for replacing the president or vice president in the event of death, removal, resignation, or incapacitation.
Lawmakers are looking specifically at obstruction of justice and counterintelligence probes that former FBI Director Andrew McCabe says he launched after Trump fired his predecessor, James Comey, in May 2017.
Pet_Proletariat 2019-04-01 14:59:43 UTC #10
Nadler is going subpoena the full report.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the committee chairman, said Monday he's moving ahead with plans to press for the nearly 400-page Mueller report via subpoena despite written assurances from Attorney General William Barr that he plans to release the document by mid-April or sooner.
House Judiciary plans to authorize subpoenas for Mueller's full report
Rep. Jerrold Nadler said Monday he's moving ahead with plans to press for the nearly 400-page Mueller report via subpoena.
House Judiciary plans vote this week to subpoena Mueller's report
The action is scheduled the day after a deadline for sharing the report with Congress that Attorney General William P. Barr is expected to miss.
New Letter from Congress to Barr, requesting everything, including all the underlying evidence and Barr's testimony.
Democrats demand Barr testify 'not in a month ... but now'
They want the attorney general to explain his decision to release a summary of Robert Mueller's conclusions without also unveiling the full report.
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House Dems approve subpoenas for probes into White House security clearances,...
The threat of subpoenas come a day after the committee revealed that it interviewed Tricia Newbold.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Tuesday voted to authorize three subpoenas as part of Democrats' increasingly aggressive investigations into the White House security clearance process and the Trump administration's efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
In a party-line vote, the committee authorized Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) to issue a subpoena for former White House Personnel Security Director Carl Kline to testify before the panel about his role in approving security clearances. The panel also authorized subpoenas for documents from Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross related to the 2020 census.
Subpoena for Mueller Report and Documents Approved by House Judiciary Committee
The House Judiciary Committee, on a party-line vote, authorized its chairman to subpoena the Justice Department for the full Mueller report and all underlying evidence.
The House Judiciary Committee authorized its chairman on Wednesday to use a subpoena to try to force the Justice Department to give Congress a full copy of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's report and all of the underlying evidence used to reach his conclusions.
The chairman, Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, said he would not immediately issue the subpoena. But the party-line vote won by Democrats who control the committee ratchets up pressure on Attorney General William P. Barr as he decides how much of the nearly 400-page report to share with lawmakers.
"I will give him time to change his mind," Mr. Nadler said in his opening statement. "But if we cannot reach an accommodation, then we will have no choice but to issue subpoenas for these materials."
The committee also approved subpoenas for five former White House aides who Democrats said were relevant to an ongoing investigation into possible obstruction of justice, abuse of power and corruption within the Trump administration.
From @Keaton_James
Day 803 General Discussion
The House Intelligence Committee is seeking an interview with and documents from a top organizer on President Trump's inaugural committee, according to people familiar with the request, signaling that Congress is expanding its probe of how the fund raised and spent more than $100 million. The March 19 request from the House Intelligence Committee was disclosed in a letter sent to a lawyer for the inaugural committee this week by an attorney for Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former adviser to …
Keaton_James 2019-04-03 18:43:39 UTC #15
Day 803. The House Intelligence Committee is seeking an interview with and documents from a top organizer on President Trump's inaugural committee.
@Pet_Proletariat Thanks for the cross-link. I should have posted this here in the first place!
No worries, I got ya
matt (Matt Kiser) 2019-04-03 19:17:07 UTC #17
I love this thread. Is the main post being updated like a wiki?
@Matt I opened it as a wiki, will update the main post when I have time. If anyone wants to help, have at it, just any posts you've logged in the emoji box.
House Democrat Demands Six Years of Trump Tax Returns From I.R.S.
The House Ways and Means Committee chairman, using an obscure provision in the tax code, formally demanded President Trump's personal and business tax returns, most likely starting a momentous fight.
The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, using a little-known provision in the federal tax code, formally requested on Wednesday that the I.R.S. hand over six years of President Trump's personal and business tax returns, starting what is likely to be a momentous fight with his administration.
Representative Richard E. Neal, Democrat of Massachusetts, hand-delivered a two-page letter laying out the request to Charles P. Rettig, the Internal Revenue Service commissioner, ending months of speculation about when he would do so and almost certainly prompting a legal challenge from the Trump administration.
[ Read Mr. Neal's letter to the I.R.S. commissioner .]
The move came as other panels controlled by House Democrats were flexing their muscles. The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning authorized its chairman to use a subpoena to try to force the Justice Department to give Congress a full copy of the special counsel's report and all of the underlying evidence used to reach his conclusions on Russian interference in the 2016 election.
And the chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee said that he would soon ask for a vote on a subpoena of his own to compel Mazars USA, an accounting firm tied to the president, to produce a decade's worth of Mr. Trump's financial records.
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Unless we halt completely the emission of carbon dioxide from the world's energy systems, we risk an oceanic catastrophe worse than the one associated with the disappearance of the dinosaurs.
That's the message a chemical oceanographer and environmental scientist intends to deliver to a conference on the future of the world's oceans today at the University of Victoria.
Ken Caldeira, who teaches out of the Carnegie Institution at Stanford University in California, says the level of acidification caused by dumping hundreds of billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide into the world's oceans is so great that it could cause a major disruption on par with, or worse than, the sudden dumping of sulphuric acid into the oceans 65 million years ago when an asteroid slammed into the Earth's surface.
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Both teams place 2nd in first meet of 2018
By Ben Katcher | published 01/16/18 11:01am
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ROUNDING THE CORNER: Sprinter Adam Beckwith '18 runs hard at last year's Reggie Poyau Invitational on Jan. 14, 2017.
The Brandeis men's and women's track and field teams brought in the new year with second-place team finishes at the Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational meet at home on Saturday. The University of Southern Maine narrowly defeated both squads after a full day of hard-fought competition.
This was the annual home meet for Brandeis track and field, and the athletes did not disappoint the home crowd. The men's team took home five events, while the women's team took home six events.
For the women, no one could compete with the Judges distance runners in the mile run, as the squad took home the first five spots. Julia Bryson '19 dominated in usual fashion with an outstanding first-place time of 5:24.06. Andrea Bolduc '21 came in second with a time of 5:33.68, just ahead of Kyra Shreeve '18 at 5:33.75. Meaghan Barry '19 came in fourth with a time of 5:38.96, and Rose Monaghan '19 rounded out the top five with a time of 5:43.90. This mile run was a statement victory for the Brandeis women's distance runners.
Additionally for the women, middle-distance runner Lisbeth Valdez '21 blew past her competition in the 600-meter runner with a winning time of 1:41.77. The rookie beat her second-place competitor by more than 11 seconds. In the 800-meter run, distance runner Doyin Ogundiran '19 won with the top-ranked time in all of Division III this season at 2:20.14. Distance runner Emily Bryson '19 then added another win to her legendary career with a winning time of 10:09.71 in the 3000-meter run. In the field, thrower Jordin Carter '18 brought home the gold with a 13.30-meter toss in the 20-pound weight throw.
The men's distance runners refused to be outshined by the women's team, as they took home the top four spots in the mile run. Veterans led the way as Ryan Stender '18 took home the top spot with a time of 4:26.69, followed by Mitchell Hutton '18 at 4:29.05, Max Whitmore '18 at 4:29.34 and Liam Garvey '18 at a personal best time of 4:31.34. With the men's and women's distance squads dominating from the start, fans should be excited for what lies ahead this season.
The men's sprinters helped steal the show for Brandeis as well with three wins on the day. Jack Allan '20 took home the 55-meter hurdles with an impressive personal best time of 8.08. Furthermore, Churchill Perry '20 recorded a first-place time of 23.04 in the 200-meter dash (also his personal best mark), and graduate student Irie Gourde '17 brought home the gold with a time of 50.81 in the 400-meter dash. In the field, jumper Aaron Corin '20 earned his first collegiate win in the pole vault after recording a personal best height of 4.25 meters.
This was a fantastic start to the year for all of Brandeis track and field as both squads showed off their remarkable roster depths. With a plethora of talent in all event areas, the Judges are showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon this season. With the wins spread out among the graduating classes, the Brandeis Track and Field program looks healthy and promises to be a contender for years to come. The Judges will next compete at the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational hosted by Harvard University on Sunday. After that, the Judges will travel downtown to Boston University for the Terrier Classic which will take place from Jan. 26, to Jan. 27.


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Actress Kate Henshaw named judge for CBS global talent show
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CBS has selected veteran Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw as one of the international judges on its new reality show, 'The World's Best', the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The thespian was named by the organisers among American stars Drew Barrymore, Faith Hill and Ru Paul as judges for the show scheduled to be hosted by James Corden.
'The World's Best' is a high profile upcoming global talent competition series.
It will feature performers being evaluated by judges and the "Wall of the World", international panel of 50 of the world's most accomplished experts in various fields of entertainment.
The experts also include Nigerian-born Czech-based choreographer, Yemi A.D.
The global talent competition is scheduled to premiere immediately after Super Bowl LIII in the U.S. on Feb. 3.
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Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, has reiterated his administration's determination to stop beggars and almajiris from roaming the streets seeking for alms in the state.
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How could artificial intelligence transform eye care?
Posted: Wednesday 11 January 2023 at 00:00
Chief executive of Action Against Age-related Macular Degeneration Dr Wen Hwa Lee, will be joining our first webinar of the year to discuss the advances being made in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its potential in ophthalmology and research.
According to Lee, AI has the potential to diagnose eye conditions earlier and earlier and could help free up the precious time of optometrists and ophthalmologists, to deliver better care.
Lee, who will join the online event at 7pm on Tuesday 17 January, said: "Despite the fancy term, AI is basically maths and statistics, applied in a clever way to determine information, connections and correlations from a vast amount of data.
"This data is then used to train algorithms, which simply means a process or set of rules to conduct a function.
"Just as search engines have democratised instant access to knowledge, AI-derived algorithms trained on large sets of ophthalmic images (such as OCT scans) can mathematically narrow down on subtle nuances, patterns and features – and use those to identify certain diseases."
Lee is excited about the future of AI and its potential to diagnose eye conditions such as macular disease earlier and help to prevent any unnecessary sight loss.
However, Lee said many of the existing eye scans being used come from people already visiting hospital, who have existing eye conditions.
At the first Macular Society webinar of the year Lee will be discussing the future of AI and plans from research charity Action Against Age-related Macular Degeneration (AAAMD) to encourage the public to donate their eye scans for research.
He said: "What we really need is data from people who do not have an existing condition, to really harness the power of AI and understand what early changes are happening behind the eye.
"We will also be encouraging the public to donate their data for research, whilst ensuring that the data will be stored safely and securely – and that requests to access the resulting data for research will be meticulously scrutinised by an independent panel.
"I'm looking forward to talking to the Macular Society community about this exciting project and how they can get involved and support us in our mission."
Register for the event to find out more.


Sorry for being away so long. Family health issues…..
Meanwhile, back in the garden… early spring ephemerals have given way to roses peonies mid-season viburnums and early clematis.
I hope your family is doing better. I will keep you in my thoughts. Your garden looks great, beautiful as always.
Have a relaxing and wonderful weekend.


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Nairobi — In a show of resilience, the Kenya shilling strengthened steadily throughout its trading session yesterday, despite the suspected terror attack at 14 Riverside Drive that left 14 people dead.
According to Analysts at Commercial Bank of Africa, the local currency market witnessed a slight uptick of activity with the home unit gaining through the trading session on the back of amplified inflows.
The shilling, which has remained largely unchanged since the start of the year is currently trading at 101.65 against 101.85 shillings to the US dollar.
This is even as analysts expect the shilling to remain flow driven.
The Kenya Shilling exchange rate remained broadly stable and competitive against major international currencies in 2018.
Against the dollar, the exchange rate has been relatively less volatile exchanging at Sh102.3 in December 2018 from Sh103.1 in December 2017.
Against the Euro and the Sterling pound, the Shilling also strengthened to Sh116.4 and Sh129.7 in December 2018 from Sh122.0 and Sh138.2 in December 2017, respectively.
"The Kenya Shilling exchange rate has continued to display relatively less volatility, compared to most sub - Saharan Currencies. This stability reflects strong inflows from tea and horticulture exports, resilient diaspora remittances and improved receipts from services particularly tourism," Treasury said in the Draft 2019 Budget Policy Statement.
Foreign exchange reserves have increased from around 3 months of import cover in 2003 to 5.6 month of import cover in 2018 which is above the statutory requirement of 4.0 months of import cover and thus remains adequate to safeguard against exogenous shocks such as terror attacks.
The official foreign exchange reserves held by the Central Bank improved to US$ 8,554 million (5.6 months of import cover) in October 2018 compared with US$ 7,574 million (5.1 months of import cover) in October 2017.


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Darwin, in his own writings, questioned whether his "theory" would hold up. Darwin stated that the theory of evolution requires that innumerable transitional fossils must be found to prove evolution theory is correct. Transitional fossils must be found to prove evolution. We still don't have the fossil evidence to support evolution. The theory still exists, but the evidence does not.
In fact, today science knows that many of the theorized transitional forms were actually contemporaries (existing at the same time). Homo sapiens (us), Neanderthal (archaic Homo sapiens), Homo erectus, and Homo habilis, were all contemporaries, existing at the same time, and thought by science today to have even interbred. In other words, the fossils look a little different, but they appear no different than Eskimos and Europeans look today.
In the book "Science, Origins, & Ancient Civilizations," on pages 67-84, fossils and DNA evidence for macro-evolution are discussed broadly.
In an article titled "No Bones About It," Dr. Cupps, PhD. in Nuclear physics, writes that the scientific observable evidence for macro-evolution has yet to be produced. He states that in fact, just the opposite is true—evidence is pointing to a human family with different ethnic groups, with no evolution suggested. The book: "Science, Origins, & Ancient Civilizations" covers these issues concerning many human types (species) actually living at the same time (page 77).
"The problem for life originating naturally is that science has discovered that DNA, proteins, RNA, and the cell are all required to develop simultaneously. None can exist without the other. Fred Hoyle, British Astronomer, and Francis Crick of the Salk Institute of Double Helix fame, have each suggested that life could not have begun without some unknown outside influence (space aliens).
DNA, which stores genetic information (the blueprints of life molecules), cannot function without proteins, and RNA molecules.
RNA (which transports the correct blueprints to the proper location site for life molecules), cannot function without proteins, DNA molecules, and a cell.
Proteins cannot function without DNA and RNA molecules.
A cell cannot survive without RNA molecules.
For more on these subjects, please see the overview on this book as Pastor Burney goes through a good portion of his book on You Tube. If you're interested i finding out more about the book on Science & Origins go to our YouTube Channel and watch some videos!
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Most government leaders have their view of the war against "radical Islam" backwards. Radical Islam is actually not radical. The people may call violent Islam "radical," but this violent Islam actually represents true Islam as presented in the Koran and Hadith. The real radicals are those in Islam who embrace democracy and assimilation. True Islam relies upon the Koran and Hadith, both of which demand Sharia law and subjugation under that law—no democracy—no assimilation.
Choosing the side of peaceful Islam is to wage war with the Koran. We in democracies who embrace assimilation, are in fact at war with the Koran, and those who truly worship by it.
True Islam uses the Koran (Allah's words), and the Hadith (Mohammed's teachings). Mohammed's journey began with a peaceful outreach, and when the peaceful path failed to attract people, Mohammed said that Allah led him to wage war against all that resist true Islam and Sharia. This is what the Koran and Hadith record.
Our battle is only incidentally against what is commonly called "radical Islam" (those who practice true Islam and correctly interpret the Koran). Our battle is in reality against the Koran itself—the words received from Allah by Mohammed which demand the subjugation of non-Muslims, and waging war if necessary against resistance to true Islam and Sharia.
This is why there is a great battle even within Islam itself…because the Koran records the final teachings and commands of Allah as demanding subjugation and war even against those within Islamic countries who do not surrender to Allah and Sharia. Peace is available in Islam, but peace is only available to those who surrender to Shira and authority passed on from Muhammed to the Imams and Islam's leaders who truly follow Muhammed's final teachings of subjugation to Allah—no assimilation, and no democracy.
Christians in America used to welcome democracy, freedom, and assimilation. Unfortunately, in recent decades, America has decided to promote separation, and not assimilation, by embracing separate languages as an example. Not embracing the English language causes people to isolate themselves in certain geographic areas, forming communities which represent the old country, which can lead people within these language zones to not embrace America's democratic form of governing.
Without assimilation and democracy, we as a county are doomed to segregated, isolated cultural groups, each vying for power and influence over other groups. And, in the case of Islam, our nation faces eventual loss of democracy all together as it is replaced by Sharia and subjugation to Allah.
Bottom line…America is not compatible with the Koran, which requires subjugation to Allah only—no democracy—no assimilation.
I pray for all Islam to find true peace which only comes from Jesus.


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Originally published in The Catholic Presbyterian. An international journal—ecclesiastical and religious. Edited by Prof. W.G. Blaikie. London: James Nisbet & Co.; New York: Anson D. F. Randolph & Co., No. 4, April 1879, pp. 247–253.
IT would probably be easier to write an essay on some single topic connected with the general subject of this article, than to compress within the allotted space the abundant material which lies to our hand in taking a survey of what has been passing in our Church and country of the Netherlands. The bare record of a few facts will not serve our purpose. We must show their value and import, indicate their relations to each other, and, in fact, illustrate them, especially from the history of the past. At the same time, mindful that it is necessary to be concise, we shall attempt no more than to trace some general outlines whence a fair idea may be gathered of the state of things in Holland. Perhaps we may have another opportunity of treating more at length some subject connected with the theology and religion of this country.
Let us go back in our Church's history to its reorganisation in 1816. The Revolution had passed, leaving both the Church and the State in a [248] condition of dire confusion. William, Prince of Orange, had returned from exile, and had been called to the throne. One of his first acts was to remodel the Church on principles essentially different, as has since become more and more apparent, from those embodied in the canons of our last General Synod, held at Dort, 1618–19.
Under this new constitution given to the Church by Government decree, the provincial synods were entirely suppressed. The classes (presbyteries) were deprived of all legislative and executive powers. These were vested in an ecclesiastical court of seventeen voting members, falsely called the synod, which had committees or minor courts connected with it in each of the provinces, and even in each of the classes. The lay element was throughout but poorly represented. And, in accordance with an extensive and intricate code of regulations, the classes were only to be heard on changes propounded by the Synod. Some real power lay with the provincial committees, which by a two-thirds vote could veto the action of the central and supreme court (the Synod).
Had religious life been stronger, and able to cope with royal popularity and with the pecuniary interest which ministers saw to be bound up in the measure, the new regulations would not have been adopted or enforced without earnest protest. As it was, only two classes made a show of opposition, and they were immediately disbanded. But the main reason why the measure could be so suddenly and completely carried into effect is to be found in the promise, incorporated in the eleventh article of the constitution, that the power of the new synod should extend only to the defence of the doctrine of the Church, not to the adoption of new symbols or changes in the old.
Without criticising this form of government, or even indicating how it put nearly all power into the hands of a few, and those few, until very lately, the so-called Liberal[1] party, we may here state that the very first synod held under the new regime made the clause in article eleven, which was intended as a safeguard, a dead letter. Henceforth the formula which every candidate for the ministry had to sign was changed, so as to promise adherence to the standards of faith not quia, because, but quatenus, in as far as, they conformed to Holy Writ.
Everything was left to individual interpretation, and although the Synod afterwards often explained that the liberty of teaching which it proclaimed was not unlimited, but confined to the "spirit and the purport of the doctrine accepted by the Church," every minister was practically free to preach as he pleased; and all attempts to carry out the regulations concerning church discipline were entirely vain.[2]
No one, however negative in his views, was ever formally dismissed from church fellowship, although many left the Church of their own [249] accord. As long as their conscience allowed them to sign the articles of faith and to baptise in the Triune name, they could maintain their standing as far as the Synod was concerned.
From what has been said, it will be plain on what ground the orthodox party which remained the Church was divided from the party which left it, to form a new society under the name, as it at present stands, of the "Christian Reformed Church" [to wit, the Christelijk Gereformeerde Kerken, formed in 1834].
Both parties agreed in accepting the symbols of faith, and in acknowledging the necessity of church discipline, but those who withdrew, thought that the national Church had so entirely lost its distinctive character as to cease to be a true Christian Church; so that they felt themselves called to set about re-establishing it on its old basis. Those who remained protested that the new form of government was thrust upon the Church by compulsion; that this was done, nevertheless, not without the Church's own fault; that the Liberals, although in power, were not of right in the Church; that, on the contrary, they were there in open opposition to the eleventh article of the constitution and various other regulations; in fine, that the children of God were called upon to preach the error down, to pray for a revival of true religion, and meanwhile to be active in the work of evangelisation, preaching the Gospel to congregations afflicted with Liberal pastors, in halls, or barns, or private dwellings.
Although the opposition between the two parties at one time ran very high and still exists, there has been co-operation outside the pale of the respective Churches, and the manifest change for the better in the national Church is bringing the two nearer together, so that the prospect of an ultimate reunion is hopefully contemplated by not a few on both sides.
We must now, however, call attention to the period embracing the secession of the Christian Reformed Church, and dating from the time of the great revival of 1830, which brought new life to thousands in the Church, and awakened others from their lethargy, so that gospel preaching from that time has made rapid and even astonishing progress.
During the past forty years, the demand for evangelical preaching has been steadily increasing. In some parts of the country most of the villages and especially of the city churches have replaced their Liberal and modem preachers by Evangelical men, as fast as circumstances permitted.
Wonderful to say, a majority of votes has been obtained in so many classes, that the Evangelicals are fast taking a position in the classical and provincial committees, and even in the Synod, where, however, they are still considerably in the minority.
The Liberal Synod itself has largely aided the movement, by a measure of which it certainly did not understand the true import, or it would have been less eager to adopt it. In order, namely, to obtain a more solid basis for the Church, as remodelled in 1816, it introduced a [250] popular vote by means of electoral colleges (appointed by all the male members of each congregation) for the choice of members of the consistory and of ministers. In a great number of places, and amongst them Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Hague, and Leyden, the Liberals were forthwith outvoted in the consistories, and orthodox pastors elected by tremendous majorities.
This result must not, indeed, be rated too high. It is only too true that there are many who have no liking for Christianity, even in its most negative form, and who, for this reason, abstain from voting altogether, and allow the orthodox to have things very much their own way. But as neither coaxing nor scolding can make such men take more than a passing interest in church matters, the reign of Liberalism may be said to be fast drawing to a close.
This fact goes to explain certain phenomena to which we shall now advert.
There has been a great change in the bearing of the advanced Liberal party since its progress within the Church was, to all appearance, so suddenly checked. It is doing its utmost to bring the question between the Liberals and the orthodox to a final issue, by trying to have its own rights formally acknowledged by the Church government. Hitherto the Liberals have held their ground on sufferance. But this no longer satisfies, because the time of final defeat is at hand. "Shall Art. 11 of the constitution be repealed?" "Shall the power to refuse admission to candidates for membership, who do not accept the principal doctrines on which all Christian Churches agree, be taken out of the hands of the consistories?" "Shall sprinkling, apart from the use of the Divine name, be considered baptism?" "Shall [theological] minorities be represented in the eldership and ministry?"—such are some of the questions which are being agitated. Very radical proposals have been made, both to and by the Synod, and the result of this year's deliberations is awaited with thrilling interest. No one is able to say what the result will be, and for a very obvious reason. The power is held at present by the moderate Liberal party, which has shown itself as much afraid of radical measures as the devil is of the cross, but always ends when pressed by taking ground against the orthodox. Much will depend upon the view it may take of the prospect before the dissenting members in the Church, as soon as orthodoxy is in the ascendant. It will rather use its remaining power to strike a fatal blow, than keep matters on their present footing, with the certainty that ere long the hated orthodox party will grasp the government.
The more advanced section of the party do not, however, make the task an easy one. Until lately, they did not seem to perceive any discrepancy between their extreme views and the formula of subscription. They had, at least, their own way of so explaining everything in regard to this and various other regulations, so as to accommodate themselves to the circumstances of the case. But all this has changed. They now insist upon [251] their rights. They appeal to the history of the past half-century, to the "principle of Protestantism,״ &c., and many have even left the Church of their own accord. Last year, for instance, two of their leading men, pastors at Amsterdam, established a so-called "free congregation,״ over which one of them became pastor.
But enough has been said to indicate the present position of affairs as between Liberals and orthodox. We must now introduce a new element into the discussion, and thereby broach a very delicate subject, namely, the internal division of the orthodox family. It is, indeed, painful to disclose the want of union between the brethren, especially as we ourselves cannot be deemed entirely impartial. Still, it is necessary to state the case, and that is all we shall here attempt to do.
When the revival of 1830 came, it found even the so-called orthodox very far from conforming to the doctrines of the Church. The doctrine of election was tacitly discarded, regeneration only silently admitted or implicitly denied, vital Christianity shunned. The revival sent the main body of the Church members to study the writings of the men of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and amongst them many English and Scotch theologians, such as Rutherford, Owen, Love, Jonathan Edwards (American), Watson, and a host of others. But the better-educated and wealthier classes of society took up more modern writers, applying themselves meanwhile to various labours connected with foreign and domestic missions. The ministers, as a general rule, were very hostile to the reintroduction of old books and notions, and some were strongly opposed to lay labour.
Time brought a change for the better in the religious standing and character of the ministry. The preaching became more sound, evangelical, and warm, so that each new generation left its predecessor behind in the popular estimate. Still, very loose ideas were held upon the authority, and especially the inspiration, of the Bible. Election, though not formally denied, was considered a very dangerous theme to meddle with; and an unlimited atonement was held to be the condition of all evangelical preaching. In short, eclectic theology became popular, modified only by individual tastes and views.
The internal differences now referred to had existed all along during this period; but lately the older views have been brought more prominently into view by the representatives of what is now called the old school, including some of the most talented men of the Church. They are opposed by many, not only or chiefly on grounds of principle, but more generally because it is deemed untimely, unfraternal, and unsafe to bring into view what tends to divide those who accept the leading doctrines of the Gospel. Still they are daily gaining ground, and the indications are that the Church will ere long come back, not to 1816, but to 1618, as the starting-point of a normal development.
In order to judge between the two tendencies, it is imperative to keep in view the questions which are of necessity involved. [252]
Those who lay stress upon the "Christian" elements of doctrine, as they oppose these to those which are specially termed "Reformed," accept the organisation of 1816, or at least count it enough to secure the power to bring an evangelical majority into the various ecclesiastical courts. The others wish to put the Church upon its proper basis, as laid down by the Synod of Dort. The former stand upon the ground of the Evangelical Alliance; the latter upon that of the symbols of faith.
We close with some account of the changes that have taken place, and are to take place, in the matter of theological training. This will show how the two principles we have pointed out come into practical collision with each other.
Last year the State, represented by the Chamber of Deputies, voted a new law, reorganising the three existing universities, and allowing the city of Amsterdam to establish another. By this law the Government embodied a theological department in each university to complete the circle of the sciences. Its theology, however, is bereft of everything but the name, and is entirely adapted to the modern views. Not only are dogmatical and practical theology altogether left out, as well as Church history, but the exegetics of the Old and New Testaments are now designated "the literature of the Hebrews and of the early Christian Church."
A certain sum was, however, put by Government into the hands of the Synod, either to establish a seminary or to add some professorships to those created by the State on its own account. The Synod took the latter course, and had the hardihood withal to fill the places by Liberals—a measure which has given general dissatisfaction.
Three lines of conduct have been suggested by leading men, classed amongst the orthodox.
1st, To appoint two extraordinary professors at the University of Utrecht, in order to assist the young men in their studies.
2nd, To appoint two sound Reformed professors at the University of Amsterdam, where the Synod had appointed none.
3rd, To establish a theological school on the basis of our Reformed faith, as a first step toward the establishment of a regular free university.
The first plan is proposed by the leaders of what we have called the new school. It will, to all appearance, be set aside, not merely on account of the opposition it meets, but because of its own inherent weakness. The last is put forward by the old school, the party of the Reformed, and however great the difficulties on all sides, it seems to have, on the whole, the best chance of success.
Two friends of the cause have contributed 25,000 guilders, or £2000 each, and it has been astonishing to see how many ministers have given their hearty sympathy to this movement, although both the moneypower and the influence of revered names are in great measure on the other side. [253]
We feel, for many reasons, that this is the first thing to be done, and even now, in the midst of the conflict of opinions, everything indicates that the new institution will be no monument of partisanship, but an embodiment of the spirit of the Church and of the Gospel.
If matters here seem to English eyes somewhat in confusion, our friends will please remember our peculiar situation. After the Synod of Dort, Government has prevented us, for a period of 200 years, from having a national synod; Liberalism has so infected us, that we are only slowly coming to ourselves; our most staunch men had either left the Church, or were esteemed as pariahs; and lastly, an unhealthy individualism has ruled among us for years. Without derogating from the worth of men like Prof. van Oostersee and others, who are held in esteem even by those who wish, as they say, a more sound, historic, ecclesiastical basis,—who wish, in other words, to revive the Reformed Church;—we may safely say, that, there is a chasm between the original Dutch Church and the Church of the present day, and that the intervening development has been more or less abnormal, unnational, and eclectic.
Yet the Lord has not forsaken us. He is doing wonderful things. We may not anticipate the future. If He cast off our Church and country, the fault will be our own. But for His name's sake, He may continue the work of revival, and we cannot but hope that He will do so, while we pray to Him, and solicit the interest of our evangelical brethren abroad, which we do the more readily, because in our specific aims we are entirely in harmony with what they believe and seek.
Ph. J. Hoedemaker, D.D.
[1] "Liberal" in Holland has nearly the same meaning as "Rationalist" in England.
[2] The various cases and decisions we here refer to, testify to the shrewdness of the reigning party. Whilst the right of impeachment was left intact, offenders were so protected by a series of subterfuges, as to leave the real question open.


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Here are the faces to go with the quilts at our exhibit, now on display at the NC Arboretum, Asheville, NC. Realizing that probably only a hand full of you readers will be able to visit it in person, I'd like to direct you to Judy Simmon's blog.
She did a wonderful job of photographing all the pieces with excellent commentary about how we work together to create a 2 1/2 month long exhibit. Click here to read Judy's post.
What a VERY nice intro to some very talented artists.


Drake can't seem to stop doing nice things for people. His "random acts of kindness" streak continued as he stopped by Sabor Tropical Supermarket in Miami Beach to pay for shoppers' groceries, a tab that wound up coming out to around $50,000, according to E! News. Of course, Drake was one of Forbes' Hip-Hop Cash Kings last year, so for him, that money is like a drop in a bucket, but "being kind to others" is the right bucket to put his drops in.
The Boy from Toronto has been putting a lot of drops in that bucket lately. Yesterday, it was reported that he donated $50,000 to a University Of Miami student, and before that, he came through with a giant, cardboard $25,000 check for the students of Miami Senior High School as he shot the video for his no. 1 single, "God's Plan," in their hallways.
Maybe he's been feeling so generous because of his recent reflection on just how far he's come since touting booking Chris Bosh's birthday party on his first press kit. Or — depending on how cynical you are — he could possibly be gearing up to release an album and building up goodwill through calculated charity. Either way, it's great to see rappers doing good and giving back; if more rappers want to steal pages from Chance The Rapper's book, it only benefits the communities they're giving back to.


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Waste Receptacle With A Bumper to Maintain the Waste Receptacle a Predetermined Distance from a Wall or Other Vertical Surface
A waste receptacle is described that includes a container, with an exterior and an interior, adapted to receive one or more discarded items within the interior. The waste receptacle also includes a lid hingedly mounted to the container, an actuator, disposed on the exterior of the container, connected to the lid so that manipulation of the actuator opens the lid to provide access to the interior of the container, and at least one bumper, attached to the exterior of the container, to space the container a predetermined distance from an adjacent surface.
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HYLTON, ROBIN ANNETTE
Barnes & Thornburg LLP (DC) (11 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, US)
1. A waste receptacle, comprising: a container, with an exterior and an interior, adapted to receive one or more discarded items within the interior; a lid hingedly mounted to the container; an actuator, disposed on the exterior of the container, connected to the lid so that manipulation of the actuator opens the lid to provide access to the interior of the container; at least one bumper, attached to the exterior of the container, to space the container a predetermined distance from an adjacent surface.
2. The waste receptacle of claim 1, wherein the actuator is a foot-actuated pedal disposed near a bottom portion of the container.
3. The waste receptacle of claim 1, wherein the at least one bumper is removably attached to the exterior of the container.
4. The waste receptacle of claim 1, wherein the at least one bumper is attached to a bottom portion of the container.
5. The waste receptacle of claim 1, wherein the at least one bumper is attached to the exterior of the container at a point between a top and bottom of the container.
6. The waste receptacle of claim 1, wherein the at least one bumper is attached to the exterior of the container at a predetermined height.
7. The waste receptacle of claim 1, wherein the at least one bumper is attached to the exterior of the container at a point near a top of the container, below the lid.
8. The waste receptacle of claim 1, wherein the at least one bumper comprises two bumpers, spaced a predetermined distance from one another.
9. The waste receptacle of claim 1, wherein the adjacent surface is a wall.
10. The waste receptacle of claim 4, further comprising: a plurality of feet attached to a bottom surface of the bumper.
11. The waste receptacle of claim 4, further comprising: a plurality of protrusions attached to a bottom surface of the bumper.
12. The waste receptacle of claim 11, wherein the protrusions are adapted to engage a woven material to discourage sliding of the waste receptacle with respect to the woven material.
13. The waste receptacle of claim 1, wherein the at least one bumper comprises a material selected from a group comprising an elastomer, a plastic, a metal, wood, a composite material, a rigid material, and a semi-rigid material. Page 11 of 12
This application relies for priority on U.S. Patent Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/920,827, which was filed on Mar. 30, 2007, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The invention concerns a waste receptacle (or garbage can) with an attached bumper (or bumpers) that positions the waste receptacle a predetermined distance from an immovable obstacle, such as a vertical surface, including a wall.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART
Waste receptacles, including trash cans, are available to consumers in a wide variety of different styles.
One common style of waste receptacle or garbage can is commonly referred to as a step-pedal type. For this particular waste receptacle, the user steps on a pedal, typically on the front of the waste receptacle. Application of pressure to the pedal causes the top of the receptacle to open.
Each time a user applies pressure to the step-pedal, however, the waste receptacle has a tendency to move or slide in a direction away from the user. In most cases, this usually means that the waste receptacle moves closer to an adjacent wall.
As should be appreciated by the typical user of these types of waste receptacles, when the lid of the receptacle opens and the receptacle is very near to an adjacent wall, the lid may hit the adjacent wall, leaving a mark or otherwise damaging the adjacent wall.
Depending upon the style of the particular waste receptacle, if the receptacle slides to a position where it abuts the adjacent wall, it is also possible that the lid may be prevented from opening because of the juxtaposition of the receptacle and the wall.
These failings with respect to waste receptacles remain unaddressed.
It is at least one aspect of the invention to resolve one or more of the failings noted with respect to waste receptacles in the prior art.
In this light, the invention provides a construction for a waste receptacle that maintains the waste receptacle at a distance from the adjacent wall to permit the receptacle to open properly without any portion of the waste receptacle impacting or damaging the wall.
The construction of the waste receptacle of the invention prevents the waste receptacle from sliding toward an adjacent wall.
The invention provides a waste receptacle that includes a container, with an exterior and an interior. The container is adapted to receive one or more discarded items within the interior. The waste receptacle also includes a lid hingedly mounted to the container and an actuator, disposed on the exterior of the container, connected to the lid so that manipulation of the actuator opens the lid to provide access to the interior of the container. The waste receptacle includes at least one bumper, attached to the exterior of the container, to space the container a predetermined distance from an adjacent surface.
The invention also provides a waste receptacle where the actuator is a foot-actuated pedal disposed near a bottom portion of the container.
In addition, the invention provides a waste receptacle where the bumper is removably attached to the exterior of the container.
Next, the invention provides a waste receptacle wherein the bumper is attached to a bottom portion of the container.
In one variation, the invention provides a waste receptacle where the bumper is attached to the exterior of the container at a point between a top and bottom of the container.
In another variation, the bumper is attached to the exterior of the container at a predetermined height.
In still another variation, the bumper is attached to the exterior of the container at a point near a top of the container, below the lid.
According to one contemplated embodiment, two bumpers, spaced a predetermined distance from one another, are affixed to the exterior of the container.
It is contemplated that the waste receptacle of the invention will be disposed adjacent to a wall.
In another contemplated embodiment, the waste receptacle includes a plurality of feet attached to a bottom surface of the bumper.
Also, the invention provides for a waste receptacle with a plurality of protrusions attached to a bottom surface of the bumper. The protrusions are adapted to engage a woven material to discourage sliding of the waste receptacle with respect to the woven material.
Next, the invention contemplates a waste receptacle where the bumper comprises a material selected from a group comprising an elastomer, a plastic, a metal, wood, a composite material, a rigid material, and a semi-rigid material.
Other aspects of the invention will be made apparent from the description that follows and will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.
The invention is described in connection with the drawings appended hereto, in which:
FIG. 1 is a side view of a prior art waste receptacle with a pedal actuator;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a first embodiment of the waste receptacle according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a side view illustration of the waste receptacle illustrated in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of the waste receptacle according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a side view illustration of a portion of the waste receptacle of the invention, shown with feet added to a bottom surface;
FIG. 7 is a side view illustration of a portion of the waste receptacle of the invention, shown with protrusions affixed to a bottom surface;
FIG. 8 is a top view of a variation of the embodiment of the waste receptacle shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;
FIG. 10 is a top plan view of a third embodiment of the waste receptacle according to the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a side view illustration of the waste receptacle illustrated in FIG. 10;
FIG. 12 is a top plan view of a fourth embodiment of the waste receptacle according to the present invention;
FIG. 14 is a top plan view of a fifth embodiment of the waste receptacle according to the present invention;
FIG. 16 is a top plan view of a sixth embodiment of the waste receptacle according to the present invention; and
FIG. 17 is a side view illustration of the waste receptacle illustrated in FIG. 16.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT(S) OF THE INVENTION
Various aspects of the invention will now be described. As should be appreciated by those skilled in the art, a discussion of a particular embodiment of the invention should not be understood as a limitation on the scope of the invention. The various embodiments discussed herein are meant to be exemplary. There are numerous equivalents and variations on the embodiments discussed herein that are intended to be encompassed by the invention, as should be appreciated by those skilled in the art.
FIG. 1 illustrates a typical prior art example of a waste receptacle 10 placed on a floor 12, adjacent to a wall 14. The waste receptacle 10 includes a container portion 16 and a lid 18 hingedly attached to the container portion 16. A step pedal 20 is provided on a front of the waste receptacle 10 to open the lid 18. As should be appreciated by those skilled in the art, when pressure is applied to the foot pedal 20, the lid 18 opens in the direction of the arrow 22. As also may be appreciated by those skilled in the art, application of a force to the foot pedal 20 also has the tendency to push the waste receptacle 10 in the direction of the arrow 24 towards the wall 14. If the waste receptacle 10 is close enough to the wall 14, when the foot pedal 20 is actuated, the lid 18 may open and impact with the wall 14, as indicated by the arrow 26.
FIG. 2 is a top plan view a first embodiment of the waste receptacle 28 of the invention. FIG. 3 is a side view of the waste receptacle 28 illustrated in FIG. 2.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the waste receptacle includes a container portion 30 and a lid 32. To open the lid 32, a user applies pressure to the pedal 34 in the same manner as should be appreciated by those skilled in the art. Typically, the lid 32 is mechanically actuated by the pedal 34. Alternatively, the lid 32 may be opened electromechanically via a motor or similar actuator, as also should be appreciated by those skilled in the art.
In this first embodiment of the waste receptacle 28 of the invention, a bumper ring 36 is positioned at the bottom of the waste receptacle 28. In this first embodiment, the bumper ring 36 is affixed to a bottom surface of the container portion 30, as illustrated in FIG. 3. The bumper ring 36 extends a predetermined radial distance 38 exterior to the peripheral surface 40 of the container portion 30.
In this embodiment, the radial distance 38 is uniform about the periphery 40 of the container portion 30. As such, the center point of the bumper ring 36 coincides with the center point 42 of the waste receptacle 28. As should be immediately apparent, however, the bumper ring 36 need not be centered with the waste receptacle 28. An offset arrangement is also contemplated to fall within the scope of the invention. Where the bumper ring 36 is offset from the center point of the waste receptacle 28, it is contemplated that the offset will be in the direction opposite from the pedal 34. In other words, it is contemplated that a large offset will be presented in the direction of the adjacent vertical surface or wall 44.
With respect to the waste receptacle 28, it is noted that the waste receptacle 28 is depicted as a cylindrical container. As should be apparent to those skilled in the art, this is merely one possible shape for the waste receptacle 28. The waste receptacle 28 may be fashioned in any of an infinite number of shapes and sizes without departing from the scope of the invention.
In the illustrated embodiment, the bumper ring 36 is contemplated to be a circular piece of material that is fastened, either permanently or releasably, to the bottom of the container portion 30 of the waste receptacle 28. Other variations are also contemplated to fall within the scope of the invention, one of which is discussed in connection with FIGS. 4 and 5, below. In variations of the illustrated embodiment, the bumper ring 36 may take any from an infinite number of shapes. For example, the bumper ring 36 may be elliptical, oval, triangular, square, or polygonal.
In the illustrated embodiment, the bumper ring 36 is contemplated to be made from an elastomeric material such as rubber. Elastomeric materials provide a resilient cushion between the waste receptacle 28 and the wall. An elastomeric material also may provide a strong frictional force between the waste receptacle 28 and the floor, thereby discouraging sliding of the waste receptacle 28 when pressure is applied to the pedal 34. It is noted that an elastomeric material is but one contemplated material for the bumper ring 36. Other materials include, but are not limited to plastics, metals, wood, composite materials, rigid materials, and semi-rigid materials, among others.
With respect to the bumper ring 36, it is also contemplated that this portion of the waste receptacle 28 need not be a continuous element attached to the bottom of the container portion. To the contrary, as the name suggests, the bumper ring 36 may encircle the container portion 30 and not underlie the container portion 30. With respect to this contemplated variation, it is also contemplated that the bumper ring 36 is disposed on the container portion 30 at a vertical position above the floor.
FIG. 4 is a top plan view a second embodiment of the waste receptacle 46 of the invention. FIG. 5 is a side view of the waste receptacle 46 illustrated in FIG. 4.
In this second embodiment, the bumper ring 36 has been replaced with a bumper 48. Like the bumper ring 36, the bumper 48 is affixed to the bottom surface of the container portion 30 of the waste receptacle 46. The bumper 48 has a bumper portion 50 that extends from the bottom of the container portion 30 toward the adjacent wall 52. It is contemplated that materials for the bumper 48 are the same as discussed in connection with the bumper ring 36, above. Accordingly, that discussion is not repeated here.
As with the bumper ring 36, the bumper 48 is affixed, either permanently or releasably, to the bottom of the container portion 30. It is contemplated, in one variation of this embodiment, that the bumper 48 may comprise only the bumper portion 50 that extends from the peripheral surface 40 of the container portion 30. In this contemplated variation, the bumper is expected to be attached, via a suitable means, to the container portion 30. Other variations are also contemplated to fall within the scope of the invention.
FIGS. 6 and 7 present two variations with respect to the bumper ring 36 and the bumper 48.
In FIG. 6, two feet 54 are affixed to the bottom surface of the bumper ring 36 or the bumper 48. As should be appreciated by those skilled in the art, a plurality of feet 54 may be employed without departing from the scope of the invention. The feet 54 are contemplated to be made from a rubber material to discourage sliding of the waste receptacle 28, 46 when pressure is applied to the pedal 34. It is contemplated that the feet 54 will be employed in cases where the bumper ring 36 or the bumper 48 are made from a material that does not provide sufficient frictional engagement with the underlying floor.
FIG. 7 illustrates the bumper ring 36 or the bumper 48 with two protrusions 56 affixed to the bottom surface thereof. As should be appreciated by those skilled in the art, a plurality of protrusions 56 may be employed without departing from the scope of the invention. The protrusions 56 are intended to be employed for waste receptacles 28, 46 that are placed on a carpeted surface. The protrusions 56 are intended to engage the carpeted surface to further discourage sliding of the waste receptacle 28, 46 toward a wall when pressure is applied to the pedal 34.
FIG. 8 provides a top view of another variation of the invention. In this figure, a variation of the waste receptacle 28 is presented. Here, the waste receptacle 58 includes a container portion 30, a lid 32, and a pedal 34, all of which are the same as the waste receptacle 28 illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. In this variation, however, the bumper ring 60 includes an indentation 62. The indentation 62 creates two points of contact 64, 66 between the bumper ring 60 and the wall 68. With two points of contact 64, 66, it is expected that the bumper ring 60 will discourage rotation of the waste receptacle 58 in addition to preventing contact between the lid 32 and the wall 68.
FIG. 9 provides a top view of another variation of the invention. In this figure, a variation of the waste receptacle 46 is presented. Here, the waste receptacle 70 includes a container portion 30, a lid 32, and a pedal 34, all of which are the same as the waste receptacle 46 illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5. In this variation, however, the bumper 72 includes an indentation 74. The indentation 74 creates two points of contact 76, 78 between the bumper 72 and the wall 80. With two points of contact 76, 78, it is expected that the bumper 72 will discourage rotation of the waste receptacle 70, in the same manner as the variation presented in FIG. 8.
FIG. 10 is a top plan view a third embodiment of the waste receptacle 82 of the invention. FIG. 11 is a side view of the waste receptacle 82 illustrated in FIG. 10.
The waste receptacle 82 includes many of the same elements as the prior embodiments. Specifically, the waste receptacle 82 includes a container portion 30, a lid 32, and a pedal 34. The waste receptacle 82 also includes two bumpers 84, 86. The bumpers 84, 86 are affixed to the peripheral surface 40 of the container portion 30. The bumpers 84, 86 are positioned at a predetermined height 88 from the bottom of the container portion 30. Each of the bumpers 84, 86 present a point of contact 88, 90 with the adjacent wall 92.
FIG. 12 is a top plan view a fourth embodiment of the waste receptacle 94 of the invention. FIG. 13 is a side view of the waste receptacle 94 illustrated in FIG. 12.
As should be apparent to those skilled in the art, this embodiment is a variation of the third embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11. In this fourth embodiment, the waste receptacle 94 includes a container portion 30, a lid 32, and a pedal 34, as with other embodiments. The waste receptacle 94 includes two bumpers 96, 98. The bumpers 96, 98 are affixed to the peripheral surface 40 of the container portion 30. The bumpers 96, 98 are positioned at a predetermined height 100 from the bottom of the container portion 30. Each of the bumpers 96, 98 present a point of contact 102, 104 with the adjacent wall 106. As is immediately apparent, the bumpers 96, 98 are spaced further apart than the bumpers 84, 86 provided in the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11.
FIG. 14 is a top plan view a fifth embodiment of the waste receptacle 108 of the invention. FIG. 15 is a side view of the waste receptacle 108 illustrated in FIG. 14.
In this fifth embodiment, the waste receptacle 108 has a container portion 30, a lid 32, and a pedal 34, just as in prior embodiments. Here, however, the waste receptacle 108 is provided with a single bumper 110. The bumper 110 is disposed at a height 112 from the bottom of the container portion 30. The bumper 110 is shown as a rectangular block with a width 114 and a thickness 116. As in the prior examples, the bumper 110 is intended to engage an adjacent vertical surface or wall.
FIG. 16 is a top plan view a sixth embodiment of the waste receptacle 118 of the invention. FIG. 17 is a side view of the waste receptacle 118 illustrated in FIG. 16. The waste receptacle 118 has a container portion 30, a lid 32, and a pedal 34, just as in prior embodiments. As with the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 14 and 15, the waste receptacle 118 is provided with a single bumper 120. The bumper 120 is disposed at a height 122 from the bottom of the container portion 30. The bumper 120 is shown as a rectangular block with a width 124 and a thickness 126. As in the prior examples, the bumper 120 is intended to engage an adjacent vertical surface or wall.
With respect to the invention, the bumpers described herein are expected to be made from an elastomeric material, such as rubber. Of course, as discussed, the bumpers may be made from any other suitable material including, but not limited to, metals, wood, composite materials, rigid materials, and semi-rigid materials, among others. In addition, while several embodiments of the invention include a bumper with a single point of contact with the adjacent wall, incorporation of at least two bumpers or a bumper with two or more points of contact with the wall offer additional stability features. As should be appreciated by those skilled in the art, with two or more points of contact, the bumper helps to discourage rotation of the associated waste receptacle. Finally, it is contemplated that a waste receptacle might include two or more of the bumpers discussed herein to add further stability with respect to the adjacent wall.
As may be appreciated by those skilled in the art, one or more features of the many embodiments discussed herein may be combined in ways too many to discuss in detail here.
As noted above, those skilled in the art should readily appreciate that there are equivalents and variations of the embodiments discussed above that may be practiced while remaining within the scope of the instant invention. Those equivalents and embodiments are intended to be encompassed hereby.
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