Abstract: A process and system for metasearching on a distributed network activated by a request executed on a client device to request a metasearch engine to send at least one search query to a plurality of server devices, which may be search engines, the at least one search query comprising at least one keyword phrase, comprising at least one keyword, comprising incorporating, by the metasearch engine, received search results into at least one display list corresponding to the at least one keyword phrase, incorporating at least one advertisement associated with the at least one keyword phrase into the at least one display list and/or incorporating at least one other advertisement associated with the at least keyword phrase into a response, communicating the response to the client device, and optionally incorporating means for ordering at least one item into the at least one display list and/or the response.

Abstract: A process and system for metasearching on a distributed network activated by a request executed on a client device to request a metasearch engine to send at least one search query to a plurality of server devices, which may be search engines, the at least one search query comprising at least one keyword phrase, comprising at least one keyword, comprising incorporating, by the metasearch engine, received search results into at least one display list corresponding to the at least one keyword phrase, incorporating means for inputting at least one quantity of at least one item that may be ordered into the at least one display list, providing means for ordering the at least one item, and communicating a response to the client device.

Abstract: A process and system for metasearching on a distributed network activated by a request executed on a client device to request a metasearch engine to send a plurality of search queries to a plurality of server devices, which may be search engines, each of the plurality of search queries comprising a keyword phrase, each of the keyword phrases comprising at least one keyword, at least two of the keyword phrases of the plurality of search queries being different from each other, comprising incorporating, by the metasearch engine, received search results into at least two different display lists corresponding to the at least two different keyword phrases, incorporating means for inputting at least one quantity of at least one item that may be ordered, providing means for ordering the at least one item, and communicating a response to the client device.

Abstract: A portable knockdown trolley hoist, comprising: a trolley support member having opposing ends; a trolley having a plurality of upper roller bearings and a plurality of lower roller bearings, the trolley rollably sandwiching an upper portion and a lower portion of the trolley support member between the plurality of upper roller bearings and the plurality of lower roller bearings, the trolley having a telescoping extension boom fastened thereto and extending therefrom, which has a plurality of extension boom sections and a sheave mounted thereto, the trolley having a hoist having a winch and a hoist cable extending from the winch and about the sheave and having a lifting end; opposing end supports, each having an opposing support member and opposing substantially upright legs removably fastened to the opposing support member; opposing end mounts, each releasably sandwiching an opposing end of the trolley support member and an opposing support member therebetween.

Abstract: A fiber optic tester for testing at least two fiber optic devices substantially simultaneously, comprising: a housing having a light source and at least one housing connector, the light source interior to the housing; at least one adapter having at least one first connector and at least two second connectors, the at least one first connector removably and matingly connected to the at least one housing connector; the at least two second connectors adapted to removably and matingly connect to at least two fiber optic device input connectors; the fiber optic tester directing light into the at least two fiber optic device input connectors, when the at least two second connectors are removably matingly connected to the at least two fiber optic device input connectors, the presence and/or absence of light from output connectors of the at least two fiber optic devices indicating the condition of the fiber optic devices.

Abstract: A process and system for metasearching on a distributed network activated by a request executed by a user on a client device to request a metasearch engine to send a plurality of search queries to a plurality of server devices, which may be search engines, each of the plurality of search queries comprising a keyword phrase, each of the keyword phrases comprising at least one keyword specified in the request by the user, at least two of the keyword phrases of the plurality of search queries being different from each other, comprising incorporating, by the metasearch engine, received search results into at least two different display lists corresponding to the at least two different keyword phrases, incorporating means for inputting at least one quantity of at least one item that may be ordered, providing means for ordering the at least one item, and communicating a response to the client device.

Abstract: An aesthetically pleasing fastener for allowing a desired height of a hem of a pants leg to be maintained and repeatedly changed without compromising structural integrity of the pants leg or having to cooperate with a shoe so as to allow the fastener to be used without a need for a shoe. The aesthetically pleasing fastener includes a clip and a covering. The covering covers the clip. The clip receives the hem of the pants leg and allows the desired height of the hem of the pants leg to be maintained and repeatedly changed without compromising the structural integrity of the pants leg or having to cooperate with a shoe so as to allow the fastener to be used without a need for a shoe, while the covering makes the aesthetically pleasing fastener aesthetically pleasing.

Abstract: A process and system for metasearching on a distributed network activated by a request executed by a user on a client device to request a metasearch engine to send a plurality of search queries to a plurality of search engines the request specifying to which of the plurality of search engines each of the plurality of search queries specified in the request by the user is to be sent to, each of the plurality of search queries comprising a keyword phrase, each of the keyword phrases comprising at least one keyword specified in the request by the user, at least two of the keyword phrases of the plurality of search queries being different from each other, comprising incorporating, by the metasearch engine, received search results into at least two different display lists corresponding to the at least two different keyword phrases, and communicating a response to the client device.

Abstract: A process and system for metasearching activated by a request executed by a user on a client device to request a metasearch engine to send a plurality of search queries to a plurality of search engines, the request specifying to which of the plurality of search engines each of the plurality of search queries is to be sent to, each of the plurality of search queries comprising a keyword phrase, each of the keyword phrases comprising at least one keyword specified in the request by the user, at least two of the keyword phrases being different from each other, comprising incorporating, by the metasearch engine, received search results into at least two different display lists corresponding to the at least two different keyword phrases, incorporating means for inputting at least one quantity of at least one item that may be ordered, and communicating a response to the client device.

Abstract: A process and system for metasearching on a distributed network activated by a request executed by a user on a client device to request a metasearch engine to send a plurality of search queries to a plurality of search engines, the request specifying to which of the plurality of search engines each of the plurality of search queries specified in the request by the user is to be sent to, each of the plurality of search queries comprising a keyword phrase, each of the keyword phrases comprising at least one keyword specified in the request by the user, at least two of the keyword phrases of the plurality of search queries being different from each other, comprising incorporating, by the metasearch engine, received search results into at least two different display lists corresponding to the at least two different keyword phrases, and communicating a response to the client device.

Abstract: A system and method for determining a performance-indicating statistic for a goal based sports game, the sports game involving time, the method comprising: storing at least one sports game box score, the at least one box score representing a performance in the sports game; determining intermediate data related to the sports game from the at least one stored box score, the intermediate data comprising at least accrued time and any goal scored; calculating the performance-indicating statistic, which indicates a measure of performance of the sports game, from the intermediate data; presenting the calculated performance-indicating statistic. The at least one box score and/or the calculated performance indicating statistic can be electronically displayed on a video display or an electronic scoreboard during or after a game and/or may be communicated for display on a global communications network or a television show.

Abstract: A client-server multitasking process comprising: receiving a request comprising searching criteria, comprising search queries, at least two of which comprise different query values directed to different server addresses, criteria specifying for which request group information is to be returned; for the search queries in the specified request group, sending to the server designated by the server address a query derived from the corresponding search query; receiving response information from the servers; processing the response information into a plurality of return groups by associating a different query value with a different one of the return groups and merging into the return group the response information from the servers that received queries directed to the query value associated with the return group; incorporating into the return group means for inputting at least one request for ordering at least one item; consolidating the return groups into a consolidated response; returning the consolidated respons

Abstract: A client-server multitasking process comprising: receiving a request comprising searching criteria, comprising n search queries, at least two of which comprise different query values directed to different server addresses, request grouping criteria, and display criteria specifying for which request group information is to be returned; processing n search query and server address pairs into m request groups; for the search queries in the specified request group, sending to the server designated by the server address a query derived from the corresponding search query; receiving response information from the servers; processing the response information into a plurality of return groups by associating a different query value with a different one of the return groups and merging into the return group the response information from the servers that received queries directed to the query value associated with the return group; consolidating the return groups into a consolidated response; returning the consolidated r

Abstract: A prayer doll having a moveable head, limbs, and eyes, the moveable head, the limbs, and the eyes, pivotally mounted to the prayer doll, the other limbs, and the eyes; and a motion control system. The motion control system has: a motor and drive means, the motor driving the drive means, the drive means driving a plurality of cams, each of the cams driving a respective cam follower, each of the cam followers adjoined to a push pull cable atone end of the cable, each of the limbs, each the eyes, and the head adjoined to a respective opposing end of the cable, each of the cable imparting motion to the respective head, limb, eye. The prayer doll may also have an audio playback system.