Abstract: A method of treating a lens of a patient's eye includes generating a light beam, deflecting the light beam using a scanner to form a treatment pattern of the light beam, delivering the treatment pattern to the lens of a patient's eye to create a plurality of cuts in the lens in the form of the treatment pattern to break the lens up into a plurality of pieces, and removing the lens pieces from the patient's eye. The lens pieces can then be mechanically removed. The light beam can be used to create larger segmenting cuts into the lens, as well as smaller softening cuts that soften the lens for easier removal.

Abstract: A network system that reduces the computational resources to centrally-control network nodes in a border gateway protocol (BGP) network. More particularly, the systems and methods describe the control of a plurality of individual network nodes by a centralized controller, and the use of a route control server (RCS), which is connected to the centralized controller, or OpenFlow Controller (OFC). By treating the plurality of individual network nodes as a single combined network node, the route control server is able communicate using a single BGP speaker, and hence, reduce the computational resources from that required to run an individual BGP speaker for each individual network node.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for link layer address resolution of overlapping network addresses is disclosed. In one aspect, the method performed on a first device includes receiving a first address resolution request from a second device, the first address resolution request having a sender network address and a target network address, wherein the target network address is an overlapping network address that is a gateway address of the second device and a network address of a third device, creating a first address resolution response having a sender link layer address associated with the first device, and sending the first address resolution response to the second device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for efficiently enabling routing states to be recovered after a failover or during a software upgrade in a system which supports graceful restart and stateful switchover are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for restarting a network device which has a plurality of routers and is in communication with a first peer being arranged to support graceful restart and a second peer includes performing a graceful restart with respect to the first peer. A peer transparent failover is performed with respect to the second peer. The graceful restart and the peer transparent failover are performed in response to a failure associated with the network device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for efficiently enabling routing states to be recovered after a failover or during a software upgrade in a system which supports graceful restart and stateful switchover are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for restarting a network device which has a plurality of routers and is in communication with a first peer being arranged to support graceful restart and a second peer includes performing a graceful restart with respect to the first peer. A peer transparent failover is performed with respect to the second peer. The graceful restart and the peer transparent failover are performed in response to a failure associated with the network device.

Abstract: A method of training brokers in a multi-level marketing business to make sales of a product and to recruit new brokers includes the steps of presenting materials to train brokers on order form procedures. The order form procedures include collecting identification information and payment information. The method also includes presenting materials to train brokers on recruiting form procedures. The recruiting form procedures include collecting identification information, payment information, and the selection of sales packages. The method also includes presenting materials to train brokers on sales procedures. The sales procedures include the steps of listing prospects, approach prospects, provide a sales presentation, enroll members and brokers, and continually repeat the sales procedure.

Abstract: The present invention is specifically directed to a system for generating directed emails and ezines based upon the input of a sponsor and the desires of an end user. The email system provides email based newsletters and ezines which incorporate content, announcements and which facilitate the creation of teams and tasks. The system is controlled by a comprehensive administrative system.

Abstract: The present invention is specifically directed to a system for generating directed emails and ezines based upon the input of a sponsor and the desires of an end user. The email system provides email based newsletters and ezines which incorporate content, announcements and which facilitate the creation of teams and tasks. The system is controlled by a comprehensive administrative system.

Abstract: Alevins or sac fry can be efficiently incubated under crowded conditions such that the biomass-to-water weight ratio is between 48:1 and 100:1; provided that oxygenated water--rather than aerated water--is circulated through the incubator. Preferably, the water, when leaving the incubator contains approximately seven to fifty milligrams per liter of dissolved oxygen.

Abstract: A cylindrical fish culture tank adapted for a self-cleaning operation. Oxygenated water, whether fresh, recycled, or a mixture of fresh and recycled, enters a tangential inlet near the bottom of the tank and develops an upwardly flowing spiral action. The spiral action, assisted by swimming movements of fish, causes solids to gravitate towards the center of the tank. The bottom of the tank is shaped as an inverted obtuse cone with a screened, normally closed drain opening in the center. At the top of the tank is a screened overflow drain, from which water is normally withdrawn for discharge or for cleaning and filtering. About once a day, the fish culture tank may be cleaned by removing the solids through the screened drain. An airlift assembly may be connected to the drain for recovery of live fish when the screen is taken off the drain. At transfer or harvest time, the live fish may be drained from the bottom of the tank and recovered.