Abstract: An air conditioning lid for use with beverage containers is provided. The lid is designed to cover the open end of a beverage container and to direct ambient air over or through the contents of the beverage container to generate conditioned air. The lid includes a body and a fan. The body is defined by a container engagement portion that engages with the open end of the beverage container and a duct portion that extends downwardly from the container engagement portion. The duct portion defines a first air channel through which ambient air drawn through an intake opening within the container engagement portion by the fan may be directed towards the contents of a beverage container. Conditioned air resulting from an exchange of heat between the ambient air and contents of the beverage container is directed to users via a second air channel within the container engagement portion.

Abstract: A bobber having an internal light for illuminating bait suspended in the water below the bobber is provided. The bobber has a wide upper portion and a lower portion in the shape of an inverted cone pointed downward into the water when the bobber is floating. The internal light is positioned in the lowest part of the bobber when the bobber is in an upright vertical position. The bobber is very stable in the water and effectively and consistently focuses the light directly on the bait. Thus, the bobber is particularly effective in attracting fish to the bait.

Abstract: Shown is a method and apparatus of controlling a commercial environment. The environment comprises a plurality of traders, each of the traders included in at least one of a plurality of members, wherein the plurality of members defines a community. The method comprises the steps of, defining the community, defining which members are included in the community, defining which traders are included in which members, and allowing at least one of the traders to authorize at least one of: a) interaction between a first trader and a second trader; and b) interaction between a first member and a second member.

Abstract: A method of enabling access to a data structure is provided. The method includes designating e-mail addresses of users with respective sections of the data structure. The method also includes enabling access to the respective sections to users corresponding to the designated e-mail addresses.

Abstract: A relational database structured according to a relational data model for access by users from an application program is provided, and includes a relational table including at least a first set of relational data stored therein, and at least one linked text field having a second set of relational data stored therein, the relational data of the first set stored in the relational table being in a one-to-many correspondence with relational data of the second set stored in the at least one linked text field.