Abstract: Novel methods and apparatuses for mass spectrometry are disclosed wherein a time slice of ions are selectively accumulated in an ion reservoir of a mass spectrometer and subsequently are allowed to undergo an ion-molecule reaction with a reactive species or are dissociated with coherent radiation prior to mass analysis. These methods and apparatuses are amenable to mass spectrometric analysis of singly or multiply charaged ions of peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, oligonucleotides, nucleic acids and small molecules as prepared by combinatorial or classical medicinal chemistry.

Abstract: A system and process for automatic storage, enforcement and override of consumer do-not-call (DNC) requests includes a control device for selectively blocking communication between a communication device and a destination over a communication medium. The control device is connected to the communication medium and to a database for storing identifiers of destinations for which communication is to be blocked. The communication device has an input mechanism responsive to a user to generate an identifier of the destination. The input mechanism is also responsive to an update signal indicating that the identifier should be added to the database or an override signal indicating that the blocked call should in fact, be permitted, thereby overriding the blocking mechanism. The communication device is automatically updated with information stored in the database which may be used by the communication device to process further communication.