-- "FOXNews.com - RFID Chips Could Make Stolen DVDs Useless - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News

-- --> "A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure." -- Segal's Law

-- --> "The official U.S. time - snapshot" --

-- --> Call Voice-Mail: -- 314-432-1291 -- the telephone number of the Inventors Association of St. Louis. Also go to the 'Main' Central Library, 1301 Olive Street, City of Saint Louis, and visit the United States Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL). It is located on the 1st floor west, within the Business, Science and Technology Department.

-- --The PTDL is sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and is free for all users.

-- "SAINT LOUIS LINKS" --

-- "Resources for Entrepreneurs" --

-- "Real Estate Resources" -- "Ever had an idea for a new product or tool that would make your job easier? Get inspired by the stories of five practitioners who turned their ideas into money-making inventions."

-- -- The scene is City Court, Bronx, New York. An Afro-Black man and an old Jewish man are before the Judge. The Charges are: Uttering Racial Slurs and Enciting a Riot. -
- "Vell, your Honor Judge, it's all a mistake. I love 'Schvatzes', they are good people, I try to help'em ven ever I can. - Dis man vas lost and he cums up t-me for a d'rections and I points mine finger at him: 'Your block u pastit'! -
And he hauls off and hits me !! He's a 'Mishugana!'" -- Comedian, Myron Cohen

-- -- Inventions and Patents of African-Americans - 19th Century"

-- -- "Inventions and Patents of African-Americans - 20th Century"

-- -- "African-American Inventors of Our Times"

-- "Washington Post Starts an Online Magazine for Blacks - New York Times" --

-- -- "blackinventorsposters.pdf" --

-- -- "Money can come and go, but changing someone's life - Priceless!" -- Ethan Taylor [Philantropic Afro-American Entreprenuer, who is worth Twenty Million Dollars.]

-- -- "FraudWatch warns of the escalation of Internet fraud" -- "It begins with an email claiming the recipient has won a lottery. They are to contact a claims agent to collect their winnings, usually at a free email address. The unsuspecting consumer contacts the claims agent who sends a claim form to verify their identity. They must return the form with their personal details along with copies of their passport and drivers license to verify their true identity.” This is where the scam begins. The fraudsters now have enough information to duplicate the consumers identity."

-- -- A GUIDE TO RESOURCES FOR TECHNICAL ENTREPRENEURS IN
ST. LOUIS --> TECHNOLOGY GATEWAY

-- -- Economic Development Center of St. Charles County - Helping Area Business Grow New Jobs for St. Charles

-- --> "Advantages of Using Manufacturers' Agents"

-- "They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything." -- Bill Keane

-- "Women Invent!"

-- SUCCESS -- A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

-- "80% of the purchases in the marketplace are the responsibility of women."

-- "Oh, no way! - I finally found Mr. Right.. Now he tells me that his first name is Always." ;-))

-- "Global Women Inventors & Innovators"

-- "Secrets of Millionaire Moms: Learn How They Turned Great Ideas into Booming Businesses?and How You Can Too! - Mom Inventors, Inc. - Moms Helping Moms" --

-- "Does Mars need women? Russians say no"
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-- Why men perfer guns to women --

#10. You can trade an old 44 for a new 22.

#9. You can keep one gun at home and have another for when you're on the road.

#8. If you admire a friend's gun and tell him so, he will probably let you try it out a few times.

#7. Your primary gun doesn't mind if you keep another gun for a backup.

#6. Your gun will stay with you even if you run out of ammo.

#5. A gun doesn't take up a lot of closet space.

#4. Guns function normally every day of the month.

#3. A gun doesn't ask , "Do these new grips make me look fat?"

#2. A gun doesn't mind if you go to sleep after you use it.

And the number one reason a gun is favoured over a woman is .

#1. YOU CAN BUY A SILENCER FOR A GUN

1943 - Tips on Getting More Efficiency from your Women Employees
The following is an excerpt from the July 1943 issue of Transportation Magazine. This was written for male supervisors of women in the workforce during World War II, only 65 years ago! The intent was not to be "funny".
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1.) Pick young, married women. They usually have more of a sense of responsibility than their unmarried sisters; they're less likely to be flirtatious; they need the work or they wouldn't be doing it; they still have the pep and interest to work hard and to deal with the public efficiently.

2.) When you have to use older women, try to get ones who have worked outside the home at some time in their lives. Older women who have never contacted the public have a hard time adapting themselves and are inclined to be cantankerous and fussy. It's always well to impress upon older women the importance of friendliness and courtesy.

3.) General experience indicates that "husky" girls - those who are just a little on the heavy side - are more even tempered and efficient than their underweight sisters.

4.) Retain a physician to give each woman you hire a special physical examination - one covering female conditions. This step not only protects the property against the possibilities of lawsuit, but reveals whether the employee-to-be has any female weaknesses which would make her mentally or physically unfit for the job.

5.) Give the female employee a definite day-long schedule of duties so that they'll keep busy without bothering the management for instructions every few minutes. Women make excellent workers when they have their jobs set out for them, but they lack initiative in finding work themselves.

6.) Whenever possible, let the female employee change from one job to another at some time during the day. Women are inclined to be less nervous and happier with change.

7.) Give every girl an adequate number of rest periods during the day. You have to make for some allowances for feminine psychology. A girl has more confidence and is more efficient if she can keep her hair tidied, apply fresh lipstick and wash her hands several times a day.

8.) Be tactful when issuing instructions or in making criticisms. Women are often sensitive; they can't shrug off harsh words the way men do. Never ridicule a woman - it breaks her spirit and cuts off her efficiency.

9.) Be reasonably considerate about using strong language around women. Even though a girl's husband or father may swear vociferously, she'll grow to dislike a place of business where she hears too much of this.

10.) Get enough size variety in operator's uniforms so that each girl can have a proper fit. This point can't be stressed too much in keeping women happy.

-- "New Nonprofit Corporation Begins To Help Stimulate Regional Economy" --

--> A new nonprofit corporation, Eastern Missouri Association of Guaranteed Government Lenders ("EMAGGL"), was started by a group of local financial institutions interested in small business lending and the problems associated with economic development in the small business sector. Board members include Pat O'Herin with Union Planters Bank, Carolyn K. Gegg with CIT Small Business Lending, Jo Ann Hines with Bank of America, and Kent Lueckenotte with Resources for Missouri, and Christopher Kelleher with The Law Firm for Business serving as general councel.

-- The Inventions and Innovation (I&I) Program provides financial assistance for conducting early development and establishing technical performance of innovative, energy saving ideas and inventions. --

-- Category 1 will fund up to $40,000 for conceptual ideas.

-- Category 2 will fund up to $250,000 for more well developed inventions moving toward prototype development or commercialization. At a minimum, engineering analysis and/or a bench scale model must be complete for an invention to be considered a Catagory 2 application.

-- I&I Grants are open to U.S. citizens, either native born or natuaralized, small businesses that are U.S. owned, or institutions of higher learning located in the U.S. Special consideration is given to individual inventors and small businesses.

-- In addition to financial assistance, this program offers technical guidance and commercialization support to successful applicants. --> Go to: -->
-- "Inventions and Innovation Program"
-- "Institute in American Government Awards" -- --

-- -- "Illinois Entrepreneurship Network" --
Introductions to investors, industry contacts and potential service providers -- Information about grants and loans

-- "Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity - Entrepreneurship and Small Business" --

-- If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

-- Which reminds me of the story, "Butch the Talking Wonder Dog" --

-- A thespian actor saunters into a tavern with his dog. The dog looks like any other small run-of-the-mill nondescript dog. The dog jumps up on the barstool and says, "Gimme a beer" and his owner says, "Make that two Bud beers..one fer me and the other fer me talking dog, Butch." The bartender says, "Yea, you're a pretty good ventriloquist, Mister." -- "No, really, me Butch kin talk - like me and use. He and me has an Act at this here Palladium movie-house down the street. We're the main attraction. He's "Butch the Talking Wonder Dog." Here, get-em a beer - I'll go take me a leak in your mens-stall."

-- The actor comes back in a few minutes and finds his dog GONE!! -- "Where did Butch go?!! I can't lose him.. Me whole act depends on me and him on stage talkin' and singin' tigether."

-- The bartender says, "I done give your dog the beer an I figgers dat if'n he's smart enuff ta talk like you said, he kin go down a block an gits-me a newspaper at de news-stand, down at de corner? - I gives him a quarter te git me a "Post-Dispatch." He kin tell that newsboy I wants a "Post," not no "Globe."

-- Are you crazy?!! Butch is worth a Million Dollars!!! - Somebody'll sure grab em!!" --> The actor rushes out to find Butch down the street.

-- The frantic actor gets all the way down to the lone newsstand and doesn't see Butch. - "Did a small white dog come on down here askin' fer a paper?" - The news-guy shakes his head, "No dog come bye and no dog say nutin'.. 'cause I'd uv sure been su-prized if'n one did!

-- The actor heads back to the tavern and as he passes a narrow alleyway, stuck-in there between two rundown shanties, he sees our good-old Butch, mounted upon a big black stray bitch - doing his doggy thing.

-- "Butch!!! You ain't never done THAT before!" -- Butch, never missing a stroke -- "I never had two-bits before!!"

-- You know when your computer is getting old; when two-bits meant something in its memory.

-- "Saving tapes, records -

Others on the list this year were fuel tax credit scams, the offshore hiding of income, the misuse of trusts and the abuse of charitable organizations. It warned people to watch out for tax return preparers who attract clients by promising large refunds and charge inflated fees for their services.