Abstract: A speaker can have a main body with a generally spheroidal shape, which can be supported standing on its end. The speaker can include a subwoofer that faces forward. A plurality of mid-range drivers can be distributed around the sub-woofer, facing generally forward and radially outward. A plurality of tweeters can be distributed around the sub-woofer, facing generally forward and generally outward. The outer housing portion of the speaker can be covered with a fabric material. A user interface ring 162 can be touch sensitive to receive input, and can have a plurality of lights that can be illuminated separately to convey information to the user.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards a lift system for extracting a fluid from a well. The system may include a production tube and at least one bladder located inside a pump barrel which is connected to the production tube. The bladder may include a top connector configured to receive a concentric tubing. The lift system may further include a compression system connected to the concentric tubing. The compression system may be configured to provide a compressed gas through the concentric tubing to the at least one bladder.

Abstract: Round bales of hay are often stored outside on the ground and exposed to the weather. The design of the bale is such that is does a reasonable job of minimizing water infusion into the bale due to rain or melting snow on the outer surface of the bale. The primary degradation mechanism for the hay bale is moisture at the interface between the bale and the ground. The present invention provides for a cost effective means of elevating the bale above the ground surface thereby eliminating moisture uptake and degradation of the bottom surface of the bale. Eliminating degradation due to ground contact offers a means of longer viable storage periods for round hay bales.

Abstract: Embodiments include a system for updating status indicators for an insurance company project using a baseline metric, including: a processor that accesses the current status entry for the task and updates a status indicator assigned to the task using a task completion metric, a current status entry for the task, a planned start task baseline date and/or a planned finish task baseline date. Other aspects are described and claimed.