Abstract: A disclosed masonry wall insulation system includes: a masonry wall; a bracket supported by the wall; a sheet of insulating material adjacent to the wall; and a sheet of wallboard. The wall is comprised of courses of blocks joined together with a settable medium. The bracket, which is partially embedded between two of the courses of blocks, supports the wallboard sheet adjacent to the insulating sheet. Consequently, the insulating sheet is sandwiched between the wall and wallboard. The bracket that supports the wallboard can support the sheet of insulating material in one or both of the following ways: (1) direct support beneath the bottom edge of the sheet, or (2) friction caused by the bracket sandwiching the sheet snugly between the supported wallboard and the supporting masonry wall. The system requires no separate brackets or fasteners to support the sheet of insulating material. Other systems and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A series of storage units simulating the capability of answering machines connected to a computer operated dispatch unit connected into a telephone system. The storage units are coded to represent calendar days. A user calls the dispatch unit and identifies the code of a selected day, to thereby inter-connect with the designated storage unit. Further touch tone signals actuate storage retrieval and record input functions of the storage unit. Scheduled events are thereby both retrieved from and recorded into the storage units. Multiple users are provided with remote control access to the storage unit. A master phone with a visual display is capable of retrieving the calendar day scheduled events visually with additional means for printing hard copies thereof.