Leave it to the experts to find out and inform you.

-- You are bombarded with information from the time you wake up to the moment you fall asleep: the clock-radio or alarm wakes you, and the radio blares out music, sharp-talk, the weather report, world and local news, and of-course commercials of the latest wonder products or services.

-- And that's only the beginning of your day!

-- You might have had the morning Chronicle newspaper delivered to your door, or you turn on the tv for "live & now" happenings. - Your spouse and children converse with you. You read your mail or make your morning phone-calls--or maybe someone phones you? It's important! You check your e-mails and twitter on the Internet!!

-- You drive down the roads and hi-ways - see billboards - signs on buses and trucks. The car radio is on and you may have a cell-phone. You might even hear loud music coming from the car parked next to you at a traffic stop-light? You are in 'tuned' constant communication. -- You see things and you experience things. You are at a community connection with the world.

-- What else? You may have a satellite radio and a GPS - "Global Positioning System"?

-- I can go on and on, 'but you understand.' Very few of us are hermits, and hidden away from society with its day to day happenings.

-- "Most of all though, I suspect you are here because everyone else is, which is much the same as saying that despite the dexterity of our digital devices, machines are currently incapable of providing three things that people value very highly, namely curiosity, questions and physical connection." --

-- "Some Web Firms Say They Track Behavior Without Explicit Consent - washingtonpost.com" --

-- "Got a complaint? How to air it and get results - 10 Tips - MSNBC.com" --

-- -- Thought of the day:
-- "All things are possible until they are proved impossible - and even the impossible may only be so, as of now." -- Pearl S. Buck 1892-1973, Novelist

-- "MIT researchers developing robotic driving companion" --

-- See if you can figure out what these words have in common.

Take your time. Think it over.

Banana
Dresser
Grammar
Potato
Revive
Assess
Uneven

Are you peeking or have you already given up?

Give it another try. You'll wonder why it took you so long when you finally get the answer.

Go back and look at them again; think hard.
OK... Here you go... hope you didn't cheat. This is so cool.

Answer . . . . .

In all of the words listed, if you take the first letter, place it at the end of the word, and then spell the word backwards, it will be the same word.

Did you figure it out? Yeah, me, neither.

> > > Test Time....Put on your thinking caps -----> >

-- Okay you red-blooded Americans, let's see how you do on this test .... 24 out of 30 is considered a passing grade.

-- Supposedly 96% of all High School Seniors FAILED this test... AND 50+% of all individuals over 50 did too!!

-- Take the test and be surprised at what we don't know.. http://games.toast.net/independence/

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had once failed an entire class.

That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.

The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan".

All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A.

After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B.

The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.

As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.

The second test average was a D!

No one was happy.

When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.

The scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.

All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.

-- 1. Patentability search and research; determining marketability of invention..create prototype.
-- 2. Find Intellectual Property practitioner; your contacting of Patent Attorney or Patent Agent to prosecute your patent.
-- 3. The preparation and filing of either the provisional patent application or the non-provisional patent application with the USPTO.
-- 4. Initial public disclosure and prototype example.
-- *Place Notice of "Patent Pending" or "Patent Applied for" on invention.
-- 5. The Prosecution of the application, including arguments in favor of patentability and the possible amendment of the application.
-- 6. The Patent issues or is abandoned.
-- 7. Your pursuing of sales in the marketplace.
-- 8. The paying of mandatory periodic Utility Patent maintenance fees.
-- 9. Improvement; the updating of your product to increase sales and stem competition.
-- 10. Recycling the Brain. Creating another Inventive Product. -- Repeat again and again.

-- -- *Patent Pending Labeling --

-- [1]35 USC §287(a) reads as follows: "Patentees, and persons making, offering for sale, or selling within the United States any patented article for or under them, or importing any patented article into the United States, may give notice to the public that the same is patented, either by fixing thereon the word "patent" or the abbreviation "pat.", together with the number of the patent, or when, from the character of the article, this cannot be done, by fixing to it, or to the package wherein one or more of them is contained, a label containing a like notice. In the event of failure so to mark, no damages shall be recovered by the patentee in any action for infringement, except on proof that the infringer was notified of the infringement and continued to infringe thereafter, in which event damages may be recovered only for infringement occurring after such notice. Filing of an action for infringement shall constitute such notice.." --

$1 Billion To Work On Ideas

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is a highly competitive program that encourages small businesses to explore their technological potential and provides the incentive to profit from its commercialization. Each year, ten federal departments and agencies are required to reserve a portion of their research and development funds to award to small businesses. SBIR funds the critical start-up and development stages and it encourages the commercialization of the technology, product, or service.. There are three phases to the program: start-up, development, and marketplace. To learn more about how to apply and about the various agencies involved, contact Office of Technology, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third St., SW, Washington, DC 20416; 202-205-6450:
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Invention Assistance

Do you have a plan to develop a company based on your energy-saving invention or innovation? Have you been searching for financial and technical support to bring your idea to market? The U.S. Department of Energy's Inventions and Innovation Program can help. This program provides financial assistance for establishing technical performance and conducting early development of innovative ideas and inventions. Ideas that have a significant energy savings impact and future commercial market potential are chosen for financial support through a competitive solicitation process. In addition to financial assistance, this program offers technical guidance and commercialization support to successful applicants. For more information, contact U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field Office, Inventions and Innovation Program, 1617 Cole Blvd., 17-3, Golden, CO 80401; 303-275-4744; {www.oit.doe.gov/Access/inventions/inventions.html}. [Matthew Lesko]

-- What the hell are you doing? You've got it all backwards!! ---> [Now, Hold that thought!!!]

-- The next thing you might be telling me is: "I don't know who I have to get to to buy that widget I've dreamed up?" .. and, "I don't know who-the-hell is my ultimate or final customer??"
-- "But I have this zillion dollar idea and I know everyone will buy it!!"
-- "And, I heard that once you patent somethin', the world will beat a pathway right to your front door!" (Or)
-- "I want to be fair and I will only ask for twice as much as it cost me to make it." And:
-- "If I tell you my idea and you'll promise to help me, I'll even share half of my profits with you on whatever we make."
-- And...this one ... "I wrote it down on paper and sent it to myself in a sealed envelope. Now I have good proof that I INVENTED IT FIRST!" And .. and:
-- "I NEED A PATENT!" - 'CAUSE IT'LL MAKE ME RICH!!

-- It's dumb, dumb..So Dumb. Before you drown by diving into the deep end of your pool and not knowing how to swim, take the time to read carefully this IASL website. It's here to help you.

-- "Why Business Plans Don't Get Funded" --

-- Even though quality cannot be defined, you know what quality is." -- Robert Pirsig

-- I'm from Missouri - You gotta Show Me
-- I know it; I saw that-guy on "American Inventor" win a million dollars for his fire-extinguishing Christmas tree ornament (2007). He called it "The Guardian Angel."
-- Personally, I think it won't work and Here Are My Reasons:
1. The top of every Xmas tree has the softest, weakest branches, which certainly can't hold much weight; even a foam, light-weight Xmas Angel.
2. So, having a one-gallon container of either water or foam retardant will not hold on the top of that tree! - And think, will a gallon be enough to quench a fire?
3. If you run the water through a hose from the base of that tree, the hose may burn-up in the fire before doing any appreciable good!!
4. The unit needs an Underwriters' approval to pass a safety inspection to sell the tree with The Guardian Angel to the public. I doubt whether it would pass muster with this large a fire risk?
5. Maybe Lloyds of London would take-on that risk to insure this product? [At what price?] - I think that it will cost too much to manufacture to sell, compared to the price the public will pay for getting the tree itself. - On the other hand, to overcome a higher retail price, maybe a good marketing effort would help it? People can be induced to buy.
6. The inventor must sell thousands of these units to bring-home a favorable price point, that will make him or her a reasonable return on their investment for profit.

--> You should remember: "It is better to be safe than sorry." - So, one should be aware of fire risks. Turn-off electricity to unattended Xmas lights that are capable of starting house-fires, most anytime. Assuredly dangerous at bedtime.

--> An old-fashioned remedy for fire prevention would be the taking of a bar of Borax soap and pealing it into thin soap slivers. Then, before you place on your tree your lights and ornaments, spray the tree with a thin spritz of water. - Toss the snowy Borax shavings onto your tree. The tree will look snowy, smelling a little soapy, but the Borax is a fire retardant and will help save your life in a tree fire.

--> Also keep a box of baking soda at-the-ready and use it to put-out any accidental small electrical-appliance fires.
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$1 million. "Amount awarded by ABC American Inventor reality show to inventor Greg Chavez for his winning Guardian Angel Christmas tree fire suppression device. “A dream came true for Greg Chavez, a firefighter and father of six from Camarillo, who won $1 million on ABC's "American Inventor," revealed in the reality show's season finale Wednesday night. At Topper's Pizza in Camarillo, Chavez, friends and family watched the pre-taped show as his Guardian Angel, designed to suppress Christmas tree fires, beat out the final competition: a convertible brassiere and a custom designed toy kit. ‘It's amazing,’ Chavez said, after his wife and children rushed the stage to congratulate him during the taping. ‘A year ago, I was sitting in a chair at the house and I was watching the show, and I told my wife, ‘I am going to win next year.’ And she said, ‘I know you are.'’ Chavez and five other finalists had defeated thousands of contenders in national auditions. He was one of three who advanced during the semifinal round that aired July 25. Viewers made the final decision, calling and text messaging their votes to ABC in a two-hour window after the show.” (Jenni Mintz, “Camarillo firefighter named top inventor,”Ventura County Star, Ventura, California, August 2, 2007)"
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-- "InvenTube has been created to promote creativity and individuality, as well as to provide a place where inventive members can meet and share their experiences. InvenTube is a social network for everyone involved in the new product industry. Entrepreneurs, Investors, Service Providers, Patent Practitioners, and Inventors can all use InvenTube.com" --