Abstract: One embodiment of a hamper for the insertion into conventional consumer and commercial clothing washers and dryers. The article is cylindrical shaped article to fit inside typical front load and top load commercial or consumer clothing washer and dryer. This embodiment of our hamper has cut out transport handles 2 in the side of the cylinder and handles in the top lip of the cylinder 3. In addition, the base 6 and cylinder sides contain the apertures 1 for liquid drainage during the washing cycle and ventilation during the drying cycle. The cylinder sides may contain recessed baffles 5 along the cylinder walls to fit over the baffles of existing front load washer and dryers or concavities originating in the base to fit over agitators of top load washers.

Abstract: A system for delivering rankings information on readership of investment research reports is provided, which comprises the use of a plurality of readership information reports each including at least an article identification, a computer having a software program executing on it for analyzing said plurality of readership information reports such that for each unique article identification, the program counts the number of occurrences of that article identification in the readership information reports, then sorts the counts into a ranked list, a database electrically connected to the computer for receiving and storing the ranked list, and an electronic data interface for receiving requests for and transmitting the ranked list. The system can further comprise a readership information database for storing the plurality of readership reports. A method for using the same is also provided.

Abstract: A system for delivering rankings information on readership of investment research reports is provided, which comprises the use of a plurality of readership information reports each including at least an article identification, a computer having a software program executing on it for analyzing said plurality of readership information reports such that for each unique article identification, the program counts the number of occurrences of that article identification in the readership information reports, then sorts the counts into a ranked list, a database electrically connected to the computer for receiving and storing the ranked list, and an electronic data interface for receiving requests for and transmitting the ranked list. The system can further comprise a readership information database for storing the plurality of readership reports. A method for using the same is also provided.