Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a system and method for sorting, ranking, and presenting and/or recommending multiple products for purchase having different labels in a coherent and structured way, and more specifically a system and method to generate marketing communications which display labels and/or wine labels based on an affinity system and ranking to help consumer and buyer select and purchase wine using either a digital interface or even in the course of normal retail buying process to select appropriate product.

Abstract: A photograph album includes a back cover that defines a recess. An easel is pivotably coupled to the back cover for pivotal movement between an open position and a closed position. When in the open position, the easel extends from the back cover such that the album can be supported by the easel on a generally horizontal surface. When in the closed position, however, the easel is within the recess and substantially flush with a back surface of the back cover thereby allowing the album to lay substantially flat on its back cover upon a generally horizontal surface.

Abstract: A communications system autonomously establishes, monitors, and maintains a secure and persistent internet “tunnel” communication path between one or more interconnected computers located at a “central” site and at least one host computer of a plurality of host computers at sites remote from the first site. The system includes a tunnel terminator server at the central site, following a secure tunneling protocol. The tunnel terminator server includes a public port interface coupled to the internet. The tunnel terminator initially establishes a clear communications link clients calling from the internet, and initially identifies and authenticates each of the clients as being “authorized.” For each client so identified and authenticated, the tunnel terminator establishes an encrypted communications link, and provides a new private IP address to each individual client by the link.

Abstract: A surgical implant manufactured from austenitic stainless steel by cold-forging has improved mechanical properties and corrosion fatigue resistance. The grain-size index for the cold-forged 316L stainless steel is increased from an ASTM grain-size index of about 8 to an ASTM grain-size index of about 14 by cold-forging the steel into the desired shape. Further improvement in mechanical properties and corrosion fatigue resistance is obtained by stress relieving the material after cold-forging into the desired configuration. The microstructure of the cold-forged material is characterized by the absence of visible slip planes at 600.times. magnification, in contrast with visible slip planes present in the microstructure of the austenitic stainless steel starting material.