Let L be the space of line transversals to a nite family of pairwise disjoint compact convex sets in R 3. We prove that each connected component of L can itself be represented as the space of transversals to some nite family of pairwise disjoint compact convex sets.

Given a family of n convex compact sets in the plane, one can always choose n of them which are either pairwise disjoint or pairwise intersecting. On the other hand, there exists a family of n segments in the plane such that the maximum size of a subfamily with pairwise disjoint or pairwise intersecting elements in n*"* ^ n-.

We consider the space of weakly almost periodic functions on a transformation semigroup (S, X , ?) and show that if X is a locally compact noncompact uniform space, and ? is a separately continuous, separately proper, and equicontinuous action of S on X, then every continuous function on X, vanishing at infinity is weakly almost periodic. We also use a number of diverse examples to show ...