Abstract: Improvements in acoustical and stringed musical instruments (e.g., guitars) are disclosed.

Abstract: Improvements in acoustical and stringed musical instruments (e.g., guitars) are disclosed.

Abstract: An interactive system for assisting a user in the selection of ammunition based upon user entered parameters. A stand-alone kiosk includes a computer having a microprocessor and a memory, an input device in operative communication with the computer for permitting a user to enter parameters, and an output device in operative communication with the computer for providing information from the system to the user. A program is stored in the computer for execution by the microprocessor, the program interactively displaying a series of prompts on the output device, each prompt eliciting a response from the user concerning hunting parameters. The program stores the user inputted parameters in memory, applies predefined rules and/or recommendations against the user inputted parameters to thereby suggest advantageous ammunition, and displays the selected ammunition to the user on the output device.

Abstract: A television system which enables advertisements to be targeted at viewers who have a particular interest in the products or services being promoted by the advertisement comprises reviews from a plurality of reviewers (101-1 to 101-n) commissioned by the advertiser (100) and alternatively or additionally by independent reviewers (103-1 to 103-n). These reviews are encoded into a data channel associated with the advertisement. A product rating decoder (106) is provided in a receiver (105) which decodes the data in the data channel and selects advertisements for display based on the data and a user profile generated either explicitly by the user entering preferences via a user interface (109) or implicitly by monitoring the type of programme selected for viewing by the user.