-- This third portion is really great. It is why you want to be at our meetings. You get direct help and advice from those who have 'been there.' You feel that you are not alone in your inventive quest. You get many opinions and straight talk--telling you upfront what you want to know. You realize that you are not alone. There are people willing to help you. They want you to succeed. - And even if this 'idea' that you have turns out to be a loser, you can't wait to get on with your next one.

-- "Inventing can become addictive." -- Robert Scheinkman

-- "The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously." -- Hubert H. Humphrey, Senator and Presidential Candidate

-- Why have you now decided to become an Inventor?

- I dreamed of becoming RICH! I have an idea for a product that's guaranteed to make me millions. Everybody will buy it!!

- I used to work in a dairy. I've had some bad luck with that one. I got fired just for getting in the whey.

- I then got a job at a workout club, but they said I wasn't fit for the job.

- I was working in an orange juice factory, but I couldn't concentrate. I soon got canned.

- I tried to be a chef. I imagined it would add a little spice to my life, but I didn't have the thyme. I kept eating up the profits.

- I worked for a time as a hairdresser. We had a falling out. It was hair today, gone tomorrow.

- I once was a tailor, but I wasn't suited for it. It was a sew-sew job.

- I even worked at Starbucks, but it was the same old grind every day. I became de-caffinated.

- Then I tried being a taxi cab driver, but couldn't hack it. They ran me off with the meter.

- I tried working in a muffler factory, but that was too exhausting.

- I tried to work at a deli, but no matter how I sliced it, I couldn't cut the mustard.

- I worked for a plumber, but that work was too draining. I worked below my level and it was a crappy job anyway. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> >

--> > A lady answered her front door to find a plumber standing there. "I'm here to fix the leaky pipe," he announced. --> > "I didn't call a plumber," said the lady.
-- "What?" huffed the plumber. "Aren't you Mrs. Snyder?"
--> > The Snyders moved out of this house over a year ago," explained the lady. --> > "How do you like that?" grunted the plumber. "They call you up and tell you it's an emergency and then they move away!"

- I even worked as a lumberjack, but I couldn't cut it. So they gave me the ax.

- I tried to work in a shoe factory, but I couldn't fit in. No soul for the job.

- I put my soul into learning witchcraft, but that only lasted a spell.

- I became a fisherman, but couldn't live on my net income of 50-clams a week.

- I was a musician, but I found I wasn't noteworthy. It left me down with the blues.

- I wanted to become a doctor, but I didn't have any patience. Got caught burying my mistakes.

- I thought I'd become a Gynecologist Assistant but couldn't find my opening. Found it boring and was layed off. "If you've seen one, you've seen 'em all."

- I lost my job at the massage parlor because I rubbed people the wrong way.

- I got a job as a historian, but there was no future in that!

- I practiced being a prestidigitator [Magician], but couldn't cut the cards and was aced out of the job. My job went "Pooof"!! And everything went up in smoke.

- I changed and tried Astrology. It wasn't in my Zodiac Signs either. My crystal ball was viewed as mighty dim, very gloomy, with my short-future forecast of being an Inventor, almost nill.

- But all you have to do to be an Inventor is dream-up a good idea and everybody will buy it!!

-- :-)) "Make an Umbrella Skirt" --

-- "10 Tips: How to score big at yard sales" --

-- "Archives of Shel Horowitz's Monthly Frugal Fun Tips"

-- "The World's Fair in a Nutshell" --
-- "Celebrating the Louisiana Purchase (1904 World's Fair) -- Taking Flight" --
-- " Celebrating the Louisiana Purchase (1904 World's Fair) -- Popular Hold-to-Light Postcards" --
-- "This list indicates photographs and related collections in the Special Collections department at St. Louis Public Library" --

-- "Technology Review: Dumb Meters Get Smarter" --
-- "Technology Review: Sensors for Tracking Home Water Use" --

-- "No problem is so formidable that you can't walk away from it." -- Charles Schulz

-- A man solves the problem of too many visiting relatives.. He borrowed money from the rich ones and loaned it to the poor ones. Now none of them come back ;-))

-- "For every problem removed, there is a lessor or equal or greater problem that may or may-not take its place. Live with it or solve it. It's yours to deal with. --> There will be problems, whether you see them or not." R.S.

-- "Specialty sites help you save money" --

-- "Gadget problems divide the sexes" --

-- "SBTV - Small Business Television Network" --

-- "Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth." - unknown

-- "Dell Coupons, Free Online Coupon Codes, Dell Computer Deals & More Discounts at CouponMountain.com" --

-- I Googled my way to the Inventors Association of St. Louis. I asked, "Names of Inventor Groups that will help me?" Was I surprised to see the unscrupulous ones listed ahead of us. I hope you didn't get bitten?

What To Do After Dreaming-Up Your Idea -----------------------------> > > > > > > > > >
-- "How to License Your Product" --
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-- "Pelham West helps companies grow their business through the licensing of new products from independent inventors." --
-- "Pelham West Associates - Products Wanted to License" --

-- Novelty and Gag Products Wanted --

-- You, my reader, should know by now: "It isn't just what one reads on this website, it is who YOU connect with at our Meetings... YOU, my friends, will be fortunate to be introduced to the 'Power People' who are close enough to touch elbows with you."

-- "Immortality lies not in the things you leave behind, but in the people your life has touched." -- Unknown

-- To protect privacy, not all of the Inventors involved were identified and were not asked for their names. Our survey has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

1.William Karl Young 2.Paul Jacoby 3.Dennis Chudy 4.Noell Warner 5.Robert Porter 6.Ron Hemingway 7.Rich Freese 8.Jeenie Jackels 9.Barry D. Gillingham 10.John Reichardt 11.Dan R. O'Brien 12.Brien Bergmeier 13.Dick Slab 14.Mark Hunsaker 15.Eliu Gonzalez 16.Kip Harm 17.Thomas E. Cross 18.James Christopher 19.Bill Talarski 20.Araceli Kopiloff 21.W.E. Martin 22.Jim Bubash 23.Kevin Moffitt 24.Dan Klotzer 25.Dianne Joyce 26.Jain Washington 27.William Taleme 28.Charles A. Gust 29.Janie Healser 30.Gaylen Healser 31.Rick Menendez 32.Jeff Michelman 33.Steve Thomas 34.Dan Lauer 35.Leonard Griffin 36.Joe P. Telle Sr 37.Scot Iler 38.Anthony Parker 39.Christina South 40.Bernard V. Miller III 41.Scott Stone 42.Jim Kogan 43.Grace Fishel 44.Jason Berkow 45.James M. Moses 46.Robert C. Webster 47.Christina South 48.Joe Wheeley 49.Kathy Floyd 50.Tommy Overton 51.DeAndra Davenport 52.Ron Hemingway 53.Robert Elgin 54.Joe Gallow 55.Leslie Walther 56.Janice Dudley 57.Dale R. Smith 58.Charles Mc Closkey 59.Alan Schaefer 60.Dan Adcock 61.Jenefer DeCota 62.John W. Ford 63. John H. Bell 64.Ron Hemingway 65.Sammy Overton 66.Kathy Floyd 67.Mikhail Chernyak 68.Chester & Darlene Banks 69.Kevin Klug 70.Brandon Goesman 71.DeJuan Collins 72.Fredrico Collins 73.Bob Nuppin 74.Jeff Brous 75.Stoyan Tashev 76.Robert McGuffin 77.Carol Giles-Straight 78.Robert Fuerr 79.John P. Boeck 80.Rueben Weaver 81.Aloris Henderson 82.Thomas Metzanthis

-- Attended an IASL Meeting - 2008:
1.Mike Lamb 2.Paul Jacoby 3.Stoyan Tashev 4.EK Keller 5.Janice Dudley 6.Brandon Gaesmann 7.Doris Henderson 8.Patrick J. Paili 9.Richard LeFurn 10.Mike Tate 11.Steve Wren 12.Rich Freese 13.Jim Helton 14.Dale Aunspach 15.Dan Burnia 16.Curtis Amburgy & Phylis Kaiser 17.Jeremy Henderson 18.David Garrett 19.Wynn Provines 20.Kevin Klug 21.Charles McCloskey 22.Mike Lamb 23.Paul Hackmann 24.Chris Mathews 25.Richard Soloman 26.Rick Stopke 27.Dan Klotzer 28.Rich Freese 29.Jim Kogan 30.Daniel C. Burnie 31.Rev. Michael W. Scruggs 32.Donna Riggs 33.Garland Riggs 34.Alen Hardy 35.John Mahar 36.Gail Thompson 37.Michel Paelli 38.Mary Ann Paelli 39.Lyle J. Newman 40. Ron Hemmingway 41.Bill Scudero 42.Mike Rieger 43.Benjamin McKissick Jr. 44.Mark Wisdom 45.LaTrice Johnson 46.Don Fedorko 47.Gary Kellmann

--- --- The IASL Roll of Honor --- ---
-- Those who have appeared before an IASL audience or helped our cause:

-- Charles Mc Closkey; Daniel Klotzer; Bart Connors; Henry W. Cummings; Grace J. Fishel; Charles Mc Manis; Carol Hamilton; Kevin Klug; Jeffrey Michelman; Kun Qian; Amie Osborn; Kip Horn; Edie Michelson; Fred Kemp III; Larry Norber; Rich Freese; Judy Meador; Robert Morgan; Ken Schien; Alan Schaefer; Dan Sullivan; William K. Young; Dan Lauer; Paul Niemann; Gary KellmannCarol Giles-Straight; Steve Wren; Tamara Korina; Croyle Buntaine; Karen Van Berkel; Michel Paille; Rob Libera; Eliu Gonzalez; Dan Keegan; Bruce Burdick; Gary Kellmann; Morris Turek; Dennis Donahue [to be continued]

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From: Fred Kemp
Subject: U.S. Reel New Office Location
Date: Monday, April 4, 2011 12:39 PM

 U.S. Reel has moved into a new location. Please update your records with the information listed below.

U.S. Reel
8269 Brentwood Industrial Drive
St. Louis, MO 63144
314-962-9500 (p)
314-962-5051 (f)

www.usreel.com

This contact information is effective immediately. While the address has changed, the phone and fax numbers have remained the same. This address functions as both the physical address as well as the mailing address.

Thank you,
From the Team at U.S. Reel

-- Robert Scheinkman, President
_________________________________________________________________________
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-- Our May 19th, 2011, Guest Speaker was the noted author Paul Niemann of MarketLaunchers --->
-- > > MarketLaunchers builds websites and offers coaching advice for inventors..
..for example --> "Narrow Your Focus"

To: dayjobiasl@webtv.net
From: Niemann7@aol.com
Subject: Speak at an IASL meeting
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 3:36 PM

Hi Bob --

Here's what I would talk about when you have me speak to the group. What do you think?

“Licensing vs. Self Production” – Pro’s & Con’s of each

Licensing Pro’s:
Less risk
Less startup cost
No ongoing cost

Licensing Con’s:
Less control
Less profit per unit
You’re dependent on the manufacturer to sell your product

Self Production Pro’s:
More profit potential
Make valuable distribution channel contacts, which will be helpful when you create other inventions
More profit per unit
If you can afford it, you can manufacture your product (not always true with licensing)

Self Production Con’s:
Likely to be full-time venture. You are responsible for the 4 P’s:
Pricing decisions
Packaging decisions & design
Distribution
Promotion
You are responsible for protecting your patent rights

Obviously, there is more cost, more risk and more effort on your part required.

# # #

Best Regards,
Paul Niemann
www.MarketLaunchers.com
Office: 636-477-8000
Cell: 217-653-7058

For more information, sign up for our free newsletter at MarketLaunchers.com.
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-- Our IASL Guest Speaker for April 21st, 2011, was Robert "Bob" Cumings

Subject: Re: IASL 4/21/2011 Guest Speaker
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011 2:25 PM

Thanks for the invite, we will be bringing a laptop to cover solid modeling, virtual prototyping and analysis.

Bob Cumings

-- "Bob Cumings" --

-- "Founders of the Freiezo [Free-Azo] Wind Energy Business and Developers of the Wind Joule Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT), Headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri" --
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-- Our March 17, 2011 Guest Speaker was Jeff Suchland, Operations Manager of Maverick Design House.

555 South Ridge Road
Troy, MO 63379 - Ph. 636-462-4820

To: President@inventorsconnection.org
From: Jeff Suchland
Subject: Re: Meeting on March 17th
Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2011 3:29 PM

 Dear Robert,

Thank you for inviting me to speak at your next meeting in St. Louis. I am excited to share the information I have learned over 15 year years in the marketing industry.

I am co-owner of Maverick Design House LLC. Our website is http://www.MyMDH.com. I am also currently pursuing my Doctorate Degree which is a DBA with an Emphasis on Entrepreneurship.

I will be sharing information pertinent to starting and marketing your own business as this is my area of expertise.

Specifically I will focus on:
Logo creation
Trademark Registration
Corporate structuring
Branding and Marketing Material
Development
Website Development and Current Trends/options
Marketing your New Company or Product

Regards,

Jeff Suchland
Maverick Design House
888-402-0966
jeffs@MyMDH.com
Cell: 636-295-0220
Land: 888-402-0966
Fax: 888-402-0977

PRINT PRODUCTS * DESIGN SERVICES * WEB SOLUTIONS * PROMO PRODUCTS * BANNERS/SIGNAGE * APPAREL * TRADE SHOW DISPLAYS * DIRECT MAIL
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-- On February 17th, 2011, our IASL Guest Speaker was AARON CORSON - Speaking on the Topic: "The Best Free Online Tools to Market Your Product and Manage Your Business"
-- In his presentation, he shared many free and low-cost online tools that you can use to create product videos, keep track of your contacts, tasks & deals, promote launch events, survey your customers, capture product reviews, give dynamic presentations or demos, manage your social media profiles, brainstorm ideas, increase your website search engine rankings and more.

-- Aaron Corson is the Vice President of MarketPath, a St. Louis company that provides marketing services, tools and resources to help businesses grow.

-- MarketPath's Integrated Campaigns combine personalized direct mail, personalized websites, email, mobile, video & social media to help businesses get better results from their marketing efforts.

-- MarketPath also offers digital printing, targeted direct mail, graphic design, email marketing, custom websites and more.

-- Aaron Corson, Vice President, MarketPath
"Results Driven Marketing Campaigns For Today's Marketers"

P 314-432-7774 - F 314-432-7649
Aaron@MarketPathOnline.com
www.MarketPathOnline.com

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--> > The January IASL Meeting was cancelled because of inclement 10"+ snow blizzard. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------> >

OUR GUEST SPEAKER FOR MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 2010, WAS MS SPRUCE FRASER, OF THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK DEPOSITORY LIBRARY.
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Ms. Fraser spoke about the Patent and Trademark Depository that is kept at the Buder Branch, of the Saint Louis Public Library, where Ms. Fraser is a Librarian for the two years while the Central Library is under renovation and restoration. She is a Librarian for the Business, Science, and Technology Department of the Central Library.

Ms. Fraser has ten years experience in business, plus over thirty years in academic and public libraries. She will be demonstrating useful reference books that are available at the Saint Louis Public Library. Ms. Fraser will also explain what opportunities are available for doing a patent and trademark search at the Buder Branch, of the Saint Louis Public Library.
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To: Robert Scheinkman
From: spruce fraser
Subject: Re: IASL Membership Meeting 12/06/2010
Date: Friday, December 3, 2010 8:41 AM 

Good Morning Robert,

Thanks for the opportunity to talk to the IASL on Monday. I look forward to it.

I plan to be there well before 6pm to set up any materials that I am bringing. Mostly will have some reference materials to talk about and let people see what we have.

I will be starting in February, a course, taught in our Buder computer lab, on how the use the USPTO Patents and Trademark web site. It will be a two hour course/workshop. February I will focus on patents, in March, another course I will teach on trademarks.

Spruce Fraser
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-- Each PTDL is required to acquire and make freely available to the public a minimum 20-year backfile of U.S. patents. It must protect the integrity of the collection, maintain classification system documents and related publications, and assist the public in efficient use of the collection.
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OUR IASL GUEST SPEAKER FOR NOVEMBER 18TH, 2010, WAS NOT DAN REUS OF OPENLY DISRUPTIVE AS WE HAD SCHEDULED. WE HAD PATENT AGENT DANIEL KLOTZER STEP IN TO TAKE HIS PLACE.

Dan Reus is a physics and marketing person with clever ideas and programs for innovators. You can contact him at 314-496-3457 or dan@openlydisruptive.org.

---> > Openly Disruptive < <---
-- "We’re all stakeholders in the future – an information-loaded, flattened world where competition will be about ideas, rapidly evolving technology, conceptual models, and collaboration.
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-- BOB ORR, Sales and Marketing Director of WORTH INDUSTRIES, was our OCTOBER 21ST, 2010, IASL GUEST SPEAKER

-- WORTH INDUSTRIES, 3501 N. Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63134
- 314-231-6600 - Fax: 314-231-2266
bob.WorthIndustries.com * ******************************************************************
OUR SEPTEMBER 16, 2010, GUEST SPEAKER WAS:
CARL TRAUTMANN, OF SCORE ST. LOUIS
carl-t@mindspring.com

Call St. Louis SCORE today! 314-539-6600 Ext.242

-- "SCORE | Counselors to America's Small Business
-- St. Louis, Missouri" -- The St. Louis SCORE provides no-cost, confidential business counseling tailored to meet the needs of your business and your personal objectives.

-- "Succeed with helpful advice for your business" --

-- "Dictionary of Small Business by Carl O. Trautmann"
-- "About The Author" --

--> > "Find a Small Business Mentor" --> "Never think you can do it alone! One of the best ways to insulate yourself against business failure is to find and work with a mentor, someone with business experience who can guide and assist you." ********************************************************************

OUR JANUARY 18TH, 2007 GUEST SPEAKER WAS:
Rick Menendez, Creator of Mels Outrageous Championship Washers

OUR FEBRUARY 15TH, 2007 GUEST SPEAKER WAS:
Jeffrey L. Michelman
Attorney, Writer, Lecturer, Advisor

OUR MARCH 15TH, 2007 GUEST SPEAKER WAS:
Steve Thomas, President,
steve.thomas@thenetimpact.com

The Net Impact, a Unidev Company
1415 Elbridge Payne Road Suite 255
Chesterfield, MO 63017

636.532.4424 ext 128
314.276.0650 mobile

Missouri Venture Forum

OUR APRIL 19TH, 2007 GUEST SPEAKER WAS:
Jan Healzer - The Inventors' Invention Lady
jannie@jagmold.com(Janelle L. Healzer)

OUR MAY 17TH, 2007 GUEST SPEAKER WAS:
Dan Lauer, Extraordinary Inventor of the "Waterbabies" Doll which sold over 16-million.

OUR JUNE 20TH, 2007 GUEST SPEAKER WAS:
James Bubash, Successful Inventor and Product Developer

OUR JULY 19TH, 2007 GUEST SPEAKER WAS:
Grace J. Fishel, Patent Attorney

OUR AUGUST 16TH, 2007 GUEST SPEAKER WAS: Karen Van Berkel, Sales Manager of Lafayette Industries. She spoke about packaging requirements, practices and options including blister pack, shrink wrap, skin pack, clam shell packaging and cartoning. Karen has been Sales Manager with Lafayette for eleven years and is a member of the Institute of Packaging Professionals. Lafayette Industries is in its 31st year of business and packages retail, medical and industrial products for national brand companies and inventors across the country. She invited all inventors to use their services. Her website is www.lafayetteindustries.com

THE MEETING FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2007 WAS CANCELLED. We were informed, almost the last minute, on Sept 18th, that the St. Louis County Library Headquarters Building would be closed to all scheduled meetings on Thursday, September 20th at 5:00 PM and re-open to John W. Dean, former Councelor to the late President Richard Nixon at 7:00 PM for a book signing and lecture on his latest book.

OUR OCTOBER 18TH, 2007 GUEST SPEAKER WAS Patent Attorney, Charles C. Mc Closkey
-- --> With a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from Notre Dame, Chuck served his country well as an Army officer. He has had prior employment in engineering projects throughout the United States. He graduated with a JD degree from St. Louis University Law School in 2001. He ran for the Missouri House of Representatives in 2002 and keeps active in politics. Chuck has extensive experience in preparation and prosecution of patent applications for medical equipment, packaging components, chemical processes, and many other mechanical and electrical devices." The video tape, that was shown by Chuck during his lecture, described the briefing of a juror prior to sitting on a federal patent case.

Charles C. McCloskey, LLC patent attorney
314-872-8136 / 314-447-0390 fax ccmlaw@socket.net
763 S. New Ballas Rd. Ste. 170
Creve Coeur, MO 63141

OUR NOVEMBER 15TH, 2007 GUEST SPEAKER, MR. CROYLE BUNTAINE, WAS RE-SCHEDULED FROM SEPTEMBER 20TH. He was assisted by his wife and two business associates. He is a Planning Processor, at Cornerstone Financial Group, #4 CityPlace Drive, Suite 150, St. Louis, MO 63141 -- Phone: 314-567-6667

OUR DECEMBER 20TH, 2007 GUEST SPEAKER WAS MRS. CAROL GILES-STRAIGHT,
Senior Subject Specialist
Business, Science & Technology
St. Louis Public Library
1301 Olive St.
St. Louis, MO 63103
T: 314-539-0390
www.slpl.org

OUR JANUARY 15TH, 2008 GUEST SPEAKER WAS STEVE WREN
-- --> Local inventor and actuary, Steve Wren began
his over 20 year struggle to develop, patent and commercialize his computer marketing network in the mid 80's. On September 9, 2007 the Board of Patent Appeals ruled in his favor. Come hear Steve describe his experiences and give a first hand account of the promises and pitfalls of our U.S. patent system.

OUR FEBRUARY 12TH, 2008 GUEST SPEAKER WAS PATENT ATTORNEY, KEVIN KLUG. He spoke on the importance of using the Design Patent whenever considering patenting. How it can further protect an Invention, even possibly better than a Utility Patent, or at least using one in conjunction with having a Utility Patent.
-- Kevin L. Klug -- 11237 Concord Village Ave., St. Louis, MO 63123 -- 314-849-2273 --

OUR MARCH 18TH, 2008 GUEST SPEAKER WAS:
CHRIS MILLER - Community Outreach Coordinator, Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Washington University in Saint Louis - (314) 935-6906
"First, we hope the website will connect creators, inventors, implementers, investors, business people, artists, service providers, customers, mentors, and others-- the web of innovators who transform ideas into reality, create value and bring inventions to market."

OUR APRIL 15TH, 2008 GUEST SPEAKER WAS THE INTERNATIONAL LIAISON OF THE SAINT LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER, TAMARA KORINA.
-- In the Science Center's efforts to bring science and technology throughout the St. Louis multicultural ethnic communities, the Science Center initiated the program: "The Family Science International."
-- The different culture workshops, performed with learning science aspects are: Chinese Bamboo Brush writing, Japanese Origami, Spanish, Mexican cooking, dancing, etc.
-- It is provided at the Science Center's new Centers Stage on Sundays.
314/286-4677 (Phone)
314/286-4420 (Fax)
tkorina@slsc.org

OUR MAY 20TH, 2008 GUEST SPEAKER WAS MARK A. BIRSINGER. -- M.A. Birsinger & Company, LLC is a St. Louis, MO based business consulting firm. They are small business growth experts with over 20 years experience and understand the many challenges and obstacles small business owners face. MAB&C's management consulting firm will work one-on-one with you to ensure optimal results.
-- "I am an inventors best friend! I have helped many new product people start and organize a business as well helping them to take their items to market." -- Mark Birsinger
M.A. Birsinger & Company, LLC
Performance & Profit Solutions for Small Business
314-249-7076 http://www.mabirsinger.com
-- Small Business Monthly Write-up --

OUR JUNE 17TH, 2008 GUEST SPEAKER WAS "YOU."
-- We had an "Inspiration Session." Having "idea-inspired" the membership with a twist upon their creative ability, we tried something new:
-- Everyone who came that evening signed a Non-Disclosure Form as an invention formality.
-- By a show of hands, Speakers were picked at random from the audience to stand and talk about their "Idea-Invention," in whatever stage it may have been in.
-- Their statement would begin with:
(a)"Right now, it's only my idea."
(b)"I'll be needing help with my invention."
(c)"I don't want to make it, I just want money for this idea (which I can't reveal at this time). Here is the problem that my invention will solve."
-- Speakers were given three minutes each to make their valid points.
-- The best "Idea Person" was given a prize at the end of the Inspiration Session. [In fact, two prizes were given out!]

OUR JULY 15TH, 2008 GUEST SPEAKER HASN'T BEEN FOUND, AS YET. Who would you like it to be? --
-- Having had No Volunteers this July, I'll repeat the June Agenda :-)

OUR GUEST SPEAKER FOR AUGUST 19TH, 2008, WAS MICHEL PAILLE -- Michel Paille, came to our meetings about five years ago where he met Patent Attorney, Kevin Klug. This led to presently having three patents.
-- Michel, at the present time, has two products in the marketplace. One is the Selfwipe, which is a toilet aid for the handicaped. - You can see it at www.selfwipe.com. The other is The Veggie Cage, which is a plant support. - You can look at this one at www.veggiecage.com. Both products are presently being distributed world wide.
-- Having launched both products at the same time 4 years ago, he is now launching his third product called the Tomato Ring for the 2009 season.

[-- "Garden Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. --]

Michel Paille
Veggie Cage LLC
michel.paille@veggiecage.com
(cell) 314-805-3616
www.veggiecage.com
---> > PailleResources < <---

OUR GUEST SPEAKER FOR SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2008, WAS PATENT AGENT DANIEL S. KLOTZER

THE GUEST SPEAKER FOR OCTOBER 21ST, 2008, WAS: ROBERT SCHEINKMAN, President, Director, Mentor, Chief Cook and Bottle Washer of the IASL. He opened himself up to the audience and accepted all comments, criticism, advice, slams, rumors, insinuations, overtures, threats, whining, and outward rebelion. He did not accept shouting, screaming, violence, pain, impeachment, willful disorder, insurrection, assault and battery, nor challenge of any dual with weapons. - Members and Guests got whatever it was off their chests and had a 'brainstorming hour.' - He was up to facing the challenges presented for this "Meet The Press" night. [I am happy to report that he survived the evening and says that he will hold other similar brainstorming sessions in the future ;-) - Robert Scheinkman]

OUR GUEST SPEAKER FOR NOVEMBER 18, 2008 WILL NOT BE Jeff Wilke, Direct Sales & Marketing, Clark Logistic Services, 5391 Brown, St. Louis, MO 63120 - Office Phone 314-389-4004 --->
(11/17/08; 7:33 PM) "I am sorry to bring this up on short notice but I will not be able to attend tomorrow. I was just informed that I have a visitation to attend tomorrow evening. I would like to reschedule for a later date if you will still have me. Again I am very sorry for the last minute cancellation." - I arranged to have JEFF WILKE re-scheduled as our March 19th, 2009 IASL Guest Speaker.

OUR SCHEDULED GUEST SPEAKER FOR DECEMBER 16, 2008 WOULD HAVE BEEN MRS. CAROL GILES-STRAIGHT. She apologised for having a soar throat, being ill and unable to come. She telephoned to be rescheduled.
-- Carol was our previous December, 2007 Guest Speaker. She has been re-scheduled for her encore appearance on April 16, 2009. - We further reserved her invitation to re-appear in December 2009.
-- Carol is the Senior Subject Specialist in the Business, Science & Technology Library at the St. Louis Public Library, 1301 Olive St., St. Louis, MO 63103
T: 314-539-0390 - Listen to her Trade Secrets www.slpl.org

OUR GUEST SPEAKER FOR JANUARY 15, 2009 WAS GARY KELLMANN: [on 11/23/08 Gary had sent an e-mail from China]--

From: gary kellmann

I should be back by January 15th. Hope to leave China around January 10th.

Look forward to speaking to your group about "the state of doing business in China" and "how to manufacture or license your product under $1000.00 USD in a recession".

take care,

gary
--
Chuanz International Co.,Ltd.
Gary Kellmann
USA cell # 314-680-2833
China Mobile # 86-13751101785
WORLDWIDE # 314-732-0303

www.chuanz.com

View my profile on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/garykellmann

-- (Even before the meeting began at 6:00 pm, Gary was out in the hallway demonstrating his diod-lit fiberglass gadgets. This carried over to when he continued beyond 6:45, when he would have taken the floor, to 8:15 pm, when Gary hurriedly was off to Omaha, Nebraska..a six hour drive. Gary captivated the IASL audience.)

OUR GUEST SPEAKER FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2009 WAS:
ROB LIBERA, Executive Director of Lafayette Industries,
179 Gaywood Drive, Manchester, MO 63021-5421, Telephone: 636-227-5666 - Fax: 636-227-9650 Email: rlibera@lafayetteindustries.com -- "Lafayette Industries" - Custom Packaging, Shrink Wrapping, Gift Bows, Bulk Mailing
-- -- "WHAT LAFAYETTE CAN DO FOR YOU" -- --

OUR GUEST SPEAKER FOR MARCH 19, 2009 WOULD HAVE BEEN JEFF WILKE. I'm sorry, he failed to show up. -- Direct Sales & Marketing, Clark Logistic Services, 5391 Brown, St. Louis, MO 63120 - Office Phone 314-389-4004 --->

OUR APRIL 16, 2009, GUEST SPEAKER WAS CAROL GILES-STRAIGHT
-- Carol is the Senior Subject Specialist in the Business, Science & Technology Library at the St. Louis Public Library, www.slpl.org, 1301 Olive St., St. Louis, MO 63103 - T: 314-539-0390 - Listen to her Trade Secrets

OUR MAY 21ST, 2009, GUEST SPEAKERS WERE ELIU P. GONZALEZ, FATHER, AND ELIU M. GONZALEZ, SON, demonstrating their patented air purifying apparatus, U.S. Patent #6,840,987 Jan 11, 2005

They were enlisting the help of our audience in giving them the direction they should take in getting the invention to market. They had already asked for advice from Missouri Enterprise and were told by them to survey their market for product acceptance.
314-621-2830

-- OUR GUEST SPEAKER FOR JUNE 18, 2009 WAS: DAN KEEGAN --

"A man walks into his doctor’s office. The doctor asks, “What seems to be your ailment?” - The man replies, -
“I've been having difficulty breathing for quite some time now, and when I pull up to the gas pump, my wallet hurts!” :-))

The doctor nods his head in agreement and says, -
“I have had a great number of patients with your same symptoms. The good news is that I have something that seems to be working to cure it.” He then hands the man a unique looking gadget along with his prescription, “Before installing this on your automobile engine, read installation instructions fully... See me in two weeks.”

Puzzled, the man takes the gadget and goes home.

Two weeks pass and the patient returns to see the doctor. The doctor asks how he’s doing? The man replies with a smile on his face “Doc…I can breathe a little easier and my wallet does not hurt any more. That little gadget has done the trick!”

The doctor then proceeds to tell the man “This is not the cure, just a step in the right direction."
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"That is correct!! The ECO-Ring is a fuel saving device that will lower the carbon footprint of your vehicle. It can be installed in as little as 15 minutes and will not void manufacturer's warranties.

Amazing results that were discussed and illustrated at the IASL Meeting."

Inventor: Daniel Keegan
326 Tower Drive
East Alton, IL 62024
314-550-3793
dkeegan1@charter.net Subject Matter: A device that can improve engine efficiency (mileage, horsepower, torque curve, reduced emissions) on a stock/factory engine without any mechanical or electrical modification.
Application: Automotive

-- OUR GUEST SPEAKER FOR JULY 16, 2009 WAS BETTY ROZIER, who is noted for being the co-invention of the I.V.HOUSE:
-- "The I.V. House Intravenous Site Protector is a latex-free, fully ventilated guard that protects IV sites from mechanical manipulation and reduces the incidence and cost of restarting IVs."

-- Rozier acted as salesperson for the venture. "I began the process by going to as many different entrepreneurial meetings as I could find," Rozier said. "I attended the Inventors' Association and the small business incubator at Saint Louis University."
http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/rozier.html

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-- Our August 20th, 2009 Guest Speaker was Patent Attorney, Bruce Burdick.

{tongue-in-cheek bio}

-- From far and wide, clients had flown-in to meet only him. He has, before this IASL engagement, accepted only Speaking Engagements which offered him countless riches.. I know far a fact that he has turned down offers for $15-million and more from overseas spammers.

-- I tortured him into submission, and for only me (with my loyal IASL Associates as witnesses) did he submit to one full hour of interrogation and confession.

-- He squirmed as you sent pointed barbs into his body. He revealed Trade Secrets that had been uncovered by him (working in secret for the U.S. Government), heard from terrorists trying to flee this country at a heretofore-undisclosed U.S. Major Airport [Lambert].

-- Bruce has probed and now revealed; it pained him to come clean and confess. :-) He knew that "Lying would have helped him for naught."

-- Bruce Burdick Bruce turned out to be a real nice guy--one who you would want to have on your side.
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-- OUR SEPTEMBER 17th, 2009, GUEST SPEAKER WAS DOUG PEARSON, ENTREPRENEURAL COACH

-- Doug's Topic - "Strategic Planning."

- Successful entrepreneurs know the difference
between efficiency and effectiveness.
- Efficiency is doing things right.
- Effectiveness is doing the right things.

1739 tralee lane
suite 100
st louis missouri
63021

636-256-7752 v
636-256-9985 f

Matt Yubas, noted author and lecturer on Invention, was our October 15th Guest Speaker.

Matthew Yubas presented the Invention Roadmap 'From Idea to Market'. He covered the steps to self-marketing a product and getting it into retail. In addition, he discussed the process to license an invention to companies for royalties.

His popular website for inventors and entrepreneurs is www.ProductCoach.com

Product Coach, Matthew Yubas

Texas: 3124 75th Street, Lubbock, TX 79423
California: 9853 Pacific Heights Blvd. Suite K, San Diego, CA 92121

1-858-233-9639
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-- 5 Steps to Take in Inventing --
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- The November 19th, 2009, Guest Speaker was
Douglas Graham, Executive Director of
Strategic Profit Solutions

- Evaluating the past, planning for the future, and executing today. --> Helping define profit drivers, with methods for communicating them.

- When engaged in your company, we will:

- Evaluate historical performance and graph results
- Relate those results to casual variables
- Project performance into the future using variable based scenarios
- Deliver a reusuable, updateable, understandable management tool that is base-lined from the company's expertise

- 636-352-5147 grahamds@charter.net

- The December 17th, 2009, Guest Speaker was Douglas D. Churovich, Attorney at Law, from Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi.
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~ With regard to the topic of my presentation, I have extensive experience in most aspects of intellectual property law, including the prosecution and litigation of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition and Internet law.
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Douglas D. Churovich, Esq.
Polster Lieder Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C.
12412 Powerscourt Drive, Suite 200
St. Louis, Missouri 63131
Tel: (314) 238-2400
Fax: (314) 238-2401
e-mail: DChurovich@PatPro.com
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-- "Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C. - News"
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The January 21st, 2010, Guest Speaker was Carol Giles-Straight, from the St. Louis Patent Depository Library.
Carol is the Senior Subject Specialist in the Business, Science & Technology Department in the St. Louis Public Library, 1301 Olive St., St. Louis, MO 63103 - T: 314-539-0390 - Carol will be retiring and leaving the PTDL this March. Wish her well. Note: Sally Beck has taken her place.

- www.slpl.org -- African American Inventors -

This February at the Library, Carol Giles-Straight, subject specialist from St. Louis Public Library's Business, Science & Technology department, talks about African American inventors and their inventions.
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-- "PTDL Basic Materials and Services" --
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ON FEBRUARY 18TH, 2010, OUR IASL GUEST SPEAKER WAS DARLENE WILLMAN who created a special presentation just for our organization:

“The 7 Step Entrepreneur’s Blueprint to Launching a New Product”

BIO/INFO:

* Darlene Willman is the Regional Director for a 20 yr. old organization called CEO Space, a FREE Enterprise Global Business Network that provides resources and education to entrepreneurs, business owners, executives and inventors to capture the real “American Dream.”

* From a napkin idea to a best selling product, book or service, CEO Space provides SUPER TEACHING™ education to thought leaders worldwide.

* World-class-expert instructors from Fortune 500 companies, celebrity guests and mentors accelerate your business growth, saving you time, frustration and money.

* Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors attend CEO Space to provide funding for entrepreneurial projects.

* Learn more at http://www.CEOSpaceStLouis.com or call for a FREE Consultation at 636-387-3000 info@ceospacestlouis.com
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- THE GUEST SPEAKER FOR THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 18TH, 2010, WAS TRADEMARK ATTORNEY, MORRIS TUREK.
-- Morris Turek owns and operates the law firm of YourTrademarkAttorney.com. He focuses his practice of law exclusively on federal trademark registration, trademark infringement litigation, adversarial proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, domain name disputes, and unfair competition issues. He especially enjoys counseling, advising, and serving the needs of small and medium-sized businesses and organizations.

- OUR GUEST SPEAKER FOR APRIL 15TH, 2010, WAS DANIEL F. DOBINSKY, MANAGER; YOUR PROJECT MANAGER, LLC
12545 Olive Blvd., Suite 173
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
Phone: 314-576-9695
FAX: 314-438-5659
E-Mail: yourprojmgr@sbcglobal.net
E-Mail: dan@yourprojectmanagerstl.com

- YourProjectManagerSTL.com
www.linkedin.com/in/ypmstl

- What Dan does is spelled out at http://yourprojectmanagerstl.com/cando.html

-- Dan is of value to any inventor who is not himself a good project manager.

-- The reason why? -
-- Most inventors are lousy businessmen and Dan is in business to help these people run their businesses.

-- It seems to me, for some of my IASL attendees, that this would be a good fit. And also because the IASL, Inventors Association of St. Louis, is mostly made up with start-up invention based businesses. Dan will be there when you will need him.

To: 'president@inventorsconnection.org'
From: Dan Dobinsky
Subject: My new gig
Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010 3:06 PM

 Robert, I wanted to give you my new contact info. After a 2-year hiatus an opportunity arose for me to get back into the mortgage industry, so I took it. In addition to outstanding service and competitive rates, First Option offers no-cost credit repair to our clients. Please let me know if you come across anyone that I might be able to help achieve the goal of home ownership, debt-consolidation or lower mortgage payments. Thanks! Dan Daniel F. Dobinsky Loan Assistant 314-400-9809

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- DENNIS JM DONAHUE III, PATENT ATTORNEY OF DENNIS DONAHUE & ASSOCIATES, WAS OUR MAY 27TH, AND AGAIN WAS OUR JUNE 17TH, 2010, IASL GUEST SPEAKER. -
-- Office: 314-995-3977 -- Mobile: 314-605-5892
9648 Olive Blvd., Suite 226, St. Louis, MO 63132
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Inventors, if you were at the May 27th IASL Meeting, you would have been fascinated with the prodigious amount of knowledge you would have collected through listening to our Guest Speaker. Dennis gushed forth into our last hour and held our audience entranced. He had an encore with his guest, Stephen Burns Kessler, on June 17th, so that you could hear and learn from him much more.
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To: 'Robert Scheinkman' From: Dennis Donahue
Subject: Meeting on Thursday
Date: Monday, June 14, 2010 4:27 PM

Hi Robert - Here is bio information on Stephen Burns Kessler, the inventor that will come with me to the IASL meeting this Thursday evening. - Dennis

Stephen Burns Kessler, is a Research Fellow in Physics; Inventor; Director; Film Producer; Composer and Writer. He is Chief Science Officer of Spheric Alignment Mechanism Company, LLC and President of Kessler Productions, Inc. He has 25 years experience in strategic planning, marketing, science research, fine arts, advertising and creative direction, with a primary focus on regional and national accounts. Mr. Kessler has extensive experience in television, radio, print production, live theater, concert performance and as a Symphonic Composer and Film Maker. He has received numerous international, national and regional awards for his creative ventures. He resides with his wife and three children in Kirkwood, Mo.
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Feeling ambitious – give Dennis a shout out and let him know if you are on Skype (dennisdonahueip) or GoogleWave (djdonahue111@googlewave.com)
--> > iplaw@dennisdonahue.com --> >
Want more updates on entrepreneurial activities in St. Louis & beyond, follow Dennis Donahue on twitter (dennisdonahueip)
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Come on – connect with him on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/dennisdonahue)
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-- OUR JULY 15TH, 2010, IASL GUEST SPEAKER WAS SUSAN WILSON SOLOVIC, President, Susan Solovic Media

-- Susan Solovic has launched a new television program on Fox 2 at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings called "It's Your Biz with Susan Solovic". She wants to do one of the shows on getting your idea from the mind to the marketplace.

- "It's Your Biz with Susan Solovic" is an exciting new television program featuring entrepreneurial success stories, expert advice, tips, tools and resources for small businesses. Insight and information to make your small business dream a reality."

-- 1. She is seeking local inventors that have successfully taken their product to market. At our July IASL Inventors' Meeting, she mentioned several and the inventions that they created.
-- 2. She wanted someone to appear on the program to talk about what it takes to protect an idea and to successfully get it to market? Your IASL President, Robert Scheinkman, cut a video segment to "It's Your Biz with Susan Solovic" to air shortly.

Susan Wilson Solovic,
President -- Susan Solovic Media
www.SusanSolovicOnline.com
Owner/Co-Founder
SBTV.com -- Small Business Television
www.sbtv.com
Twitter: @SusanSolovic
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/susansolovic
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-- DALE FURTWENGLER OF FURTWENGLER & ASSOCIATES, WAS OUR AUGUST 17TH, 2010, GUEST SPEAKER
-- Dale is an author, consultant and speaker. He helps people get more money for their time and products.

Dale Furtwengler is an internationally acclaimed author whose work is recommended by:

* University of Glasgow
* University of New South Wales
* Australian Institute of Management

--> > Breaking the Bonds of Industry Pricing

What is Price? Discover how you can break the bonds of industry pricing at www.pricingforprofitbook.com

Pricing for Profit made its debut in 7 countries - the U.S., Canada, U.K., Italy, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Buy it now!
Available at Borders.com, Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.

Furtwengler & Associates, P.C.
314-707-3771

Address:
Furtwengler & Associates
2412 Oak Mont Ct.
High Ridge, MO 63049
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Please join me at LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter:
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-- There are some of you who have wondered where our Guest Speakers come from..no, not from what direction, but how I get them to be our Guest Speakers? ;-) --

-- I give them a good reason to appear.
a. It is only for an hour
b. It adds to their prestige
c. It connects them with willing listeners who are open to new ideas, concepts, old-tried-and-true concepts, the risk takers, assured individuals and low-key people that 'fall through the cracks' and who, I've found, 'lay hidden by their flying under the radar.'

-- I charm them. It wasn't a Secretary that invited them to appear, it was the President! - The pulling power of the top organizational title impresses. - Seldom will the President be denied.

-- I take my lead on who I should invite by listening to my audience and taking their suggestions, "Why don't you get.....?"

-- Sometimes the Guest gets in touch with me and we 'strike it off' and I arrange to invite him or her. Sometimes its from a topic brought out at an IASL Meeting, where a known expert should be brought-in to explain it, and I try to find that expert. And it is often time to re-cycle previous Guest Speakers and I once again invite them.

Sincerely, Michel Paille
Veggie Cage LLC
michel.paille@veggiecage.com
(cell) 314-805-3616
www.veggiecage.com

-- "Granny Lock.com" -- "Ingeniously designed to increase privacy and security for any knob operated, inward opening door, the Granny LockTM brings you and your family peace of mind."

-- -- Helpful Hints -- -- 

Cookies dried up, put in plastic bag with a slice of bread for a day or so and they will be moist again.

Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to pick the little 'stringy things' off of it. That's how the primates do it. Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.

Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much longer and not mold!

Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.

Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.

To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich add a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream in and then beat them up.

For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed. Melt Andes mints in double broiler and pour over warm brownies. Let set for a wonderful minty frosting.

Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic and at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic.

Leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert. Simple chop them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples. Place them in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes!!! Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream.

Reheat Pizza Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel and it really works.

Easy Deviled Eggs - Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.

Expanding Frosting. - When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes.
You can double it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving.

Reheating Refrigerated Bread - To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.

Newspaper Weeds Away - Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil. Wet newspapers. Put layers around the plants overlapping as you go cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic they will not get through wet newspapers.

Broken Glass - Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you can't see easily.

Mosquitoes - Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.

Squirrel Away! - To keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the squirrels won't come near it.

Flexible Vacuum - To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.

Reducing Static Cling - Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and -- ta da! -- static's gone.

Measuring Cups - Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.

Foggy Windshield? - Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car. When the windows fog, rub with the eraser! Works better than a cloth!

Reopening Envelope - If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. Viola! It unseals easily.

Conditioner - Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's a lot cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's also a great way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn't like when you tried it in your hair...

Goodbye Fruit Flies - To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass fill it 1/2' with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid, mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!

Get Rid of Ants - Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it 'home,' can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works & you don't have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!

INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS
The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes things around the house for us told us that he wanted to show us something and he went over to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. (I always clean the lint from the filter after every load clothes.) He told us that he wanted to show us something; he took the filter over to the sink, ran hot water over it. The lint filter is made of a mesh material - I'm sure you know what your dryer's lint filter looks like. well,...the hot water just sat on top of the mesh! It didn't go through it at all! He told us that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh that's what burns out the heating unit. You can't SEE the film, but it's there. It's what is in the dryer sheets to make your clothes soft and static free -- that nice fragrance too, you know how they can feel waxy when you take them out of the box, well this his stuff builds up on your clothes and on your lint screen. This is also what causes dryer units to catch fire & potentially burn your house down with it! He said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time (& to keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter out & wash it with hot soapy water & an old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every six months. He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long! How about that!?! Learn something new everyday! I certainly didn't know dryer sheets would do that. So, I thought I'd share!

Note: I went to my dryer & tested my screen by running water on it. The water ran through a little bit but mostly collected all the water in the mesh screen. I washed it with warm soapy water & a nylon brush & I had it done in 30 seconds. Then when I rinsed it the water ran right thru the screen! There wasn't any puddling at all! That repairman knew what he was talking about!

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK. NOT ONLY COULD IT SAVE SOMEONE'S HOME, BUT IT COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.

-- Strange Tips and Hints

1. Budweiser beer conditions the hair

2. Pam cooking spray will dry finger nail polish

3. Cool whip will condition your hair in 15 minutes

4. Mayonnaise will KILL LICE, it will also condition your hair

5. Elmer's Glue - paint on your face, allow it to dry, peel off and see the dead skin and blackheads if any

6. Shiny Hair - use brewed Lipton Tea

7. Sunburn - empty a large jar of Nestea into your bath water

8. Minor burn - Colgate or Crest toothpaste

9. Burn your tongue? Put sugar on it!

10. Arthritis? WD-40 Spray and rub in, kill insect stings too

11 Bee stings - meat tenderizer

12. Chigger bite - Preparation H

13. Puffy eyes - Preparation H

14. Paper cut - crazy glue or chap stick (glue is used instead of sutures at most hospitals)

15. Stinky feet - Jell-O

16. Athletes feet - cornstarch

17 Fungus on toenails or fingernails -
Vicks vapor rub

18. Kool aid to clean dishwasher pipes. Just put in the detergent section and run a cycle, it will also clean a toilet (Wow, and we drink this stuff)

19. Kool Aid can be used as a dye in paint also Kool Aid in Dannon plain yogurt as a finger paint, your kids will love it and it won't hurt them if they eat it!

20. Peanut butter - will get scratches out of CD's! Wipe off with a coffee filter paper

21. Sticking bicycle chain - Pam no-stick cooking spray

22. Pam will also remove paint, and grease from your hands! Keep a can in your garage for your hubby

23. Peanut butter will remove ink from the face of dolls

24. When the doll clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle with corn starch and watch them slide on

25. Heavy dandruff - pour on the vinegar!

26. Body paint - Crisco mixed with food coloring. Heat the Crisco in the microwave, pour in to an empty film container and mix with the food color of your choice!

27 Tie Dye T-shirt - mix a solution of Kool Aid in a container, tie a rubber band around a section of the T-shirt and soak

28. Preserving a newspaper clipping - large bottle of club soda and cup of milk of magnesia, soak for 20 min. and let dry, will last for many years!

29. A Slinky will hold toast and CD's!

30. To keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with Colgate toothpaste

31. Wine stains, pour on the Morton salt and watch it absorb into the salt.

32. To remove wax - Take a paper towel and iron it over the wax stain, it will absorb into the towel.

33. Remove labels off glassware etc. rub with Peanut butter

34. Baked on food - fill container with water, get a Bounce paper softener and the static from the Bounce towel will cause the baked on food to adhere to it. Soak overnight. Also; you can use 2 Efferdent tablets, soak overnight!

35. Crayon on the wall - Colgate toothpaste and brush!

36. Dirty grout - Listerine

37. Stains on clothes - Colgate

38. Grass stains - Karo Syrup

39. Grease Stains - Coca Cola, it will also remove grease stains from the driveway overnight. We know it will take corrosion from car batteries!

40. Fleas in your carpet? 20 Mule Team Borax- sprinkle and let stand for 24 hours. Maybe this will work if you get them back again..

41. To keep FRESH FLOWERS longer Add a little Clorox, or 2 Bayer aspirin, or just use 7-up instead of water.

42. When you go to buy bread in the grocery store, have you ever wondered which is the freshest, so! you "squeeze" for freshness or softness? Did you know that bread is delivered fresh to the stores five days a week? Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Each day has a different color twist tie. They are: Monday = Blue, Tuesday = Green, Thursday = Red Friday = White and Saturday = Yellow So if today was Thursday, you would want red twist tie; not white which is Fridays (almost a week old)! The colors go alphabetically by color Blue- Green - Red - White - Yellow , Monday through Saturday. Very easy to remember. I thought this was interesting. I looked in the grocery store and the bread wrappers DO have different twist ties, and even the ones with the plastic clips have different colors. You learn something new everyday! Enjoy fresh bread when you buy bread with the right color on the day you are shopping.

"I can't work out in front of women. I don't want them to see me when I'm on my way to my goal--which is them!" -- Craig Shoemaker

-- -- If a fellow met a fellow in a field of flowers............

-- How many "f's" in that?

-- None.

-- There are no "F's" in the word: "That."

-- "Ranking Vegetables for Efficiency > Bonnie Plants > Learn and Grow" --

-- -- Thought of the day

-- "In the presence of greatness, pettiness disappears. In the absence of a great dream, pettiness prevails."