Abstract: An accessory basket for a washing machine includes a substantially cylindrical basket member having a bottom end with a centrally disposed aperture thereon. A plurality of slots radially extend from the aperture allowing the basket to be placed over a washing machine agitator. The top end of the basket is open allowing accessory articles such a shoes to be placed within the basket. A lid a placed over the top end of the basket to secure the accessory items therein. Accordingly, operation of the washing machine will result in the articles being shifted about within the basket thereby minimizing noise and damage to the washing machine or article.

Abstract: A computational methodology significantly enhances the prior art representation of terrain and terrain-related processes. This methodology allows for the representation of terrain as a smooth surface containing realistic terrain features with a variable amount of terrain detail. The design includes improved methodology for the generation of examples of a variety of general terrain types as well as the representation of existing geographical areas. The process of surface construction insures that the surface has characteristics that accurately reflect the terrain under consideration, whether the representation is of a general terrain type (generic) or of a specific geographical area. As a consequence of the smooth surface being defined at every point of the geographical area, this terrain representation has infinite resolution.