Abstract: A garden soaker hose and reel assembly includes a ground anchor on one end of the soaker hose which is rigidly fixed to the soaker hose. The reel has a special configuration to make the soaker hose easier to unwind from the reel and to wind back onto the reel. The soaker hose can be provided with a stripe on the upper wall of the soaker hose to make it easily apparent if the hose is twisted.

Abstract: The disclosure includes a description of a method of handling messages received at a messaging system server. The method includes storing, in non-persistent storage, messages received from at least one client, removing delivered messages from the non-persistent storage, and saving messages stored in the non-persistent storage to persistent storage after a delay interval.

Abstract: Compounds of the invention have the general structure ##STR1## X, Y or Z are, respectively independently, H, F or an isotope thereof, Br or an isotope thereof, I or an isotope thereof, At or an isotope thereof, (R.sub.1)W or (R.sub.2)V and R is --(R.sub.1)W, when W is H or F or an isotope thereof, R.sub.1 is linear or branched alkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is vinyl, V is I or an isotope thereof and at least one of X, Y or Z is not H. The compounds of the invention bind to PK receptors.

Abstract: A process plant has a process control system and a plurality of production lines, each production line having a predetermined equipment configuration. The process control system further includes a controller for interfacing to each production line. The process control system has information pertaining to the equipment configuration of each production line stored in an equipment data base, the operations performed by each production line stored in an operations data base, and raw materials information of the process plant stored in a raw materials data base. A method for controlling the production of a product by a production line comprises the steps of building a formula based on the product to be produced. The formula data provides information relating to relative quantities of raw materials included in the product and the manner of combining the raw materials.