Abstract:
Described is a wearable item, such as eyewear, that is formed to be stored and worn on a user's wrist. The eyewear includes a pair of lenses separated by a nose bridge assembly. Arms are affixed with each of the lenses. Notably, the pair of lenses are foldable between an open configuration in which they can be worn as eyeglasses and a collapsed configuration in which they fold toward one another and can be worn on the user's wrist.
Abstract:
In an embodiment, a method of a one-way anonymous communication system is provided. The method includes receiving a request from a first user via a first user interface to communicate one-way anonymously with a second user, and using a processor, relaying a one-way anonymous message from the first user to be received by the second user via a second user interface, wherein the one-way anonymous message discloses a second user identification to the first user while withholding a first user identification from the second user. In the embodiment, the first user and the second user are each members of the same online social network, and the first user and the second user have a contact request connection, and the contact request connection was formed by acceptance of a contact request between the first user's contact group and the second user's contact group.
Abstract:
There is disclosed garden fence apparatus and a method of constructing it. The garden fence apparatus may include a garden fence assembly having a plurality of fence sections and a gate section adapted to be joined together to provide an enclosure for a protected garden area. Each fence section may include a bottom transverse support member having a plurality of openings and a plurality of rods inserted through the openings to anchor the fence section to the ground and create a barrier in the ground to prohibit creatures such as rabbits and other animals from burrowing under the fence sections and gaining access to or leaving the protected garden area. The transverse support member may also be in the form of an independent barrier strip for existing fences. The garden fence apparatus may further include an upper level enclosure fixedly fastened to the fence and gate sections to prevent or at least discourage unwanted creatures from reaching over or jumping over the fence sections into the protected area.
Abstract:
Software systems and methods for predicting the melting temperature (Tm) and other characteristics of oligonucleotides, including modified oligonucleotides. Modified oligonucleotides are provided containing bases selected from unsubstituted and 3-substituted pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines and 5-substituted pyrimidines, and optionally have attached minor groove binders and reporter groups.
Abstract:
A garden bed assembly and extensions therefor is disclosed. The garden bed assembly includes at least one raised garden starter module containing suitable planting soil or other growing media for plants and may be extended using one or more extender modules, such as straight extender modules and/or corner extender modules. The assembly as disclosed herein includes one or more modules defining the planter. The front section of the starter module and the straight extender module may include a rotatable upper portion to provide convenient access to the plants. Each module section may have a substantially imperforate lower portion and a perforate upper portion prohibiting unwanted creatures such as gophers, rabbits and other animals from gaining access to the growing plants in the garden bed assembly.
Abstract:
An interactive knowledge based system for monitoring international tax status has a residency status analyzer and a tax treaty analyzer that cooperate to determine the residency status of an individual, based on the individual's visa history, travel to and from the US, and the applicability of any treaty for the individual. The residency analyzer evaluates visa history, travel and days in the US, as well as type of activity and any applicable treaty's tie-breaker rule to determine if residency status is affected and sets indicators accordingly. The tax treaty analyzer performs an income type analysis to determine if income is from employment services, self-employment, or scholarship and fellowship grants. The tax treaty analyzer evaluates the applicable treaty for the presence and terms of a saving clause. For each type of income, the Tax treaty analyzer determines whether treaty benefits are available for the individual based on the primary activities of the person, and the person's residency status. Results are displayed interactively and also sent electronically to several output files and formats, including appropriate tax forms, files to be sent to an institution's payroll system, and audit trails.
Abstract:
Tool support apparatus for air- or electrically-driven power tools is disclosed. A unique ergonomically designed torque reaction arm is attached to a vertical support member at a lower portion thereof and substantially in line with the horizontal location of the tool which is used therewith. The torque reaction arm includes two or more telescopically-arranged individual support arm segments. A counterbalancing apparatus may be attached directly to the vertical support member to the upper end thereof.