Abstract: A nail manicure method and kit, comprising applying a protective coating to portions of the surface of a finger or toe nail where the application of nail polish is not desired, optionally manipulating the protective coating into a desired shape, and applying nail polish to regions not covered by the protective coating. Once the nail polish has at least partially dried, the protective coating is removed to reveal a surface of a nail with well defined regions of nail polish and the region covered by the protective coating. The protective coating is used to generate various customized designs by the user. The protective coating is manipulated by pushing or removing portions of the protective coating using a shaping object. The protective coating is removed by peeling or rubbing. The protective coating comprises rubber and water.

Abstract: A fibrous structure product comprising one or more plies of fibrous structure; a basis weight from about 10 lbs/3000 ft2 to about 50 lbs/3000 ft2; from 16% to about 40% of hardwood fibers, in one embodiment eucalyptus fibers, wherein the starting hardwood fibers have a Runkel Ratio of from 4.5 to about 15 and a fiber count of from about 12 fibers/gram to about 35 fibers/gram; and a Residual Water Value from about 0.001 to about 0.18. In one embodiment the product comprises two or more plies of fibrous structure, a basis weight from about 25 lbs/3000 ft2 to about 50 lbs/3000 ft2 and from about 23% to about 40% of hardwood fibers. In another embodiment at least one of the piles of the fibrous structure product further comprises a plurality of embossments thereon comprising an embossment height of from about 600 ?m to about 1,200 ?m.

Abstract: A scoop for the collection of animal refuse comprising a housing having an interior hollow containing an opposing entry and egress opening, the housing having a top wall, opposing side guide walls and a bottom wall arranged adjacent the entry and egress openings, with the bottom wall having an interior scooping surface with an upwardly curved scraping lip with a straight scraping edge for scooping animal waste onto an interior scooping surface of the bottom wall and the egress opening being surrounded by a mounting shoulder extending outwardly from the housing, which is arranged to accept a mounting collar for removably mounting a pliant collection bag to it.

Abstract: In a system that projects application windows onto an information display, one or more users command their respective window applications using laser pointers and/or voice. A registration program assigns a unique identification to each user and associates that user's voice and a particular laser pointer pattern. A sequence of computer decisions checks each laser pointer command so as to correctly associate respective users with their commands and their application windows. Users may speak voice commands. The invention performs speech recognition of the user's voice command. If the command is recognized, the invention performs the speech-recognized command as a window operation.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for registering and enrolling multiple users in a interactive information display systems where the untethered multiple users interact with large information displays using laser pointers coordinated with voice commands. A registration program assigns a unique identification to each user that associates a particular user's voice and a particular laser pointer pattern chosen by that user, with that particular user. Users may speak voice commands. The system will then perform speech recognition of the user's voice command. If the command is recognized, the system performs the speech-recognized command as a window operation.

Abstract: One or more users may command their respective window applications on an interactive display networked to client computers using laser pointers and/or voice commands. Users' voices are associated with a particular laser pointer pattern. A sequence of computer decisions checks each laser pointer command so as to correctly associate respective users with their commands and application windows. The invention performs speech recognition of the user's voice command. If the command is recognized, the invention performs the speech-recognized command as a window operation. The location of all unique light patterns is broadcast to all networked client computers.

Abstract: Fungi or bacteria pathogenic to plants are inhibited by applying to the locus to be protected therefrom a biocidally effective amount of a cyanomethyl arylsulfonate represented by the formula RSO.sub.3 CH.sub.