Abstract: A system for guiding business users through a process of globalizing their business and developing the plans and action items required to export specific products to specific markets. Other aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, illustrating by way of example the principles of the present invention.

Abstract: A turbine blade for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil that includes leading and trailing edges joined by spaced apart pressure and suction sides to provide an exterior airfoil surface that extends from a platform in a radial direction to a tip. The external airfoil surface is formed in substantial conformance with multiple cross-sectional profiles of the airfoil described by a set of Cartesian coordinates set forth in Table 1. The Cartesian coordinates are provided by an axial coordinate scaled by a local axial chord. A circumferential coordinate is scaled by a local axial chord, and a span location, wherein the local axial chord corresponds to a width of the airfoil between the leading and trailing edges at the span location.

Abstract: An airfoil comprises an external surface formed in substantial conformance with a plurality of cross sections. Each of the cross sections has an axial chord and an offset at a corresponding fractional span as set forth in Table 1. Each of the cross sections is described by a set of Cartesian coordinates defined at the corresponding fractional span as set forth in Table 3.

Abstract: An example blade assembly includes, among other things a blade tip having a pressure side and a suction side, and a plurality of grooves within the blade tip. At least one of the grooves has a contour that is different than both a contour of the pressure side and a contour of the suction side.

Abstract: An airfoil comprises an external surface formed in substantial conformance with a plurality of cross sections. Each of the cross sections has an axial chord and an offset at a corresponding fractional span as set forth in Table 2. Each of the cross sections is described by a set of Cartesian coordinates defined at the corresponding fractional span as set forth in Table 4.

Abstract: An airfoil comprises an external surface formed in substantial conformance with a plurality of cross sections. Each of the cross sections has an axial chord and an offset at a corresponding fractional span as set forth in Table 1. Each of the cross sections is described by a set of Cartesian coordinates defined at the corresponding fractional span as set forth in Table 3.

Abstract: An airfoil comprises an external surface formed in substantial conformance with a plurality of cross sections. Each of the cross sections has an axial chord and an offset at a corresponding fractional span as set forth in Table 2. Each of the cross sections is described by a set of Cartesian coordinates defined at the corresponding fractional span as set forth in Table 4.

Abstract: A new transparency group may be rendered and blended with other, previously rendered, transparency groups, by using the Porter-Duff algebra available on the GPU even though the transparency groups include pre-multiplied color and alpha information. Additionally, the number of copies of the back buffer (the image information for the previously rendered transparency groups) required to properly render, blend and combine the new transparency group into the image information of previously rendered transparency groups may be minimized.

Abstract: A new transparency group may be rendered and blended with other, previously rendered, transparency groups, by using the Porter-Duff algebra available on the GPU even though the transparency groups include pre-multiplied color and alpha information. Additionally, the number of copies of the back buffer (the image information for the previously rendered transparency groups) required to properly render, blend and combine the new transparency group into the image information of previously rendered transparency groups may be minimized.

Abstract: A brake caliper mounting assembly and an adjustable torsion arm are retrofitted or designed into the construction of a motorcycle or other vehicle in order to provide multiple functions related to the braking and suspension of the vehicle. The caliper housing assembly and torsion arm are attached to the axle and frame of the motorcycle in one embodiment in order to provide a simultaneous combination of lowering the vehicle's center of gravity and safer braking and control while the motorcycle is in forward motion as the rear brakes or the rear and front brakes are applied together.

Abstract: A computerized system and method for providing event-driven routing to provide user assistance and marketing functions in an order entry system is provided. One or more user-initiated events capable of being recognized by the computer are defined, as are one or more application points. Each of the application points is associated with at least one of the user-initiated events. An action is assigned to each of the application points. The actions assigned to a particular application point are dynamically invoked upon initiation of the user-initiated event associated with that application point, so the user is provided with the action at a point during the placement of an order at which the action is needed.

Abstract: A computerized source searching system and method for the placement of an order for at least one offer via a terminal having a display is disclosed. The system includes system storage for storing offer information, and for storing electronic reproductions of offer sources corresponding to the offer information. The system includes source searching capabilities for locating an offer source, including a display for displaying electronic offer source images, a filtering mechanism for displaying electronic offer source images corresponding to entered source search criteria, and a selection mechanism for selecting one of the electronic offer source images displayed. One or more of the offers associated with the selected electronic offer source image can be located by displaying a segment of the electronic offer source image, and selecting one or more offers in that segment. A user can thereby locate an offer by searching through an electronic equivalent of the offer source used by the person placing the order.

Abstract: A customer contact management system is described. The system can be customized in order to provide custom contact types and sub-types for the types of contacts relating to individual customers, groups of customers, and business entities. User preferences may be defined to further customize the system to provide the most convenient and time efficient searching, entry, and response actions. Prior contacts can be searched and located by generating filter criteria through the order-independent selection of contact types, contact sub-types, customer identification, and customer contact dates. Records detailing the nature of the customer contact can be stored, whether the contact is user-initiated, system-initiated, or customer-initiated. Internal messages and scripted messages are provided to assist the user of the system in conducting customer service activities. The number and frequency of the internal and scripted messages can be altered according to the experience level of the user.

Abstract: An edging tool includes a sleeve unit in which a weight bar is slidably received and on which a blade is mounted. The weight bar is drawn back to a cocked position by hand, and when released, impacts an impact block mounted on the sleeve unit and which is in contact with the blade so impact from the weight bar drives the blade downwardly. The blade unit has a cutting edge which is positioned adjacent to an area to be edged. The movement of the weight bar with respect to the sleeve unit is controlled by various elements on the edging tool.

Abstract: An electrical appliance having a switch controlled plug type connector may be plugged into any one of a plurality of power terminal receptacles connected to a power line through a wall switch or the like. Common ground and neutral conductors are interconnected in parallel with said receptacles while current carrying conductors interconnect in series normally closed contact pairs in each receptacle. The normally closed contacts in each receptacle are opened in response to insertion of the connector to complete an operating circuit and block completion of other operating circuits further from the power source.