good effort

Eleven of the 50 bodies recovered from the crash of Air France Flight 447 this month over the Atlantic Ocean have been identified, Brazilian authorities said.


French Senator Gerard Larcher throws a tribute wreath into waters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday.

1 of 2 They were five Brazilian men, five Brazilian women and a foreigner, according to a statement Sunday from the federal police and secretary of defense of Pernambuco. They did not release the foreigner's nationality.

The June 1 crash killed 228 people. At the request of family members, none of the names of the bodies recovered have been released.

On Friday Air France said it would pay families about €17,500 ($24,500) in initial compensation for each victim of the crash, the company's chief executive said.

So far, Air France has been in touch with about 1,800 relatives of the people who died when the Airbus A330 crashed, chief executive Pierre-Henri Gourgeon told France's RTL radio.

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The girl's mother performed CPR on her, but she was unconscious and in need of life support by the time authorities arrived, Hill said.

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson on Monday traveled from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Phoenix where his daughter was on life support in critical condition, police said.

"After a thorough investigation, it appears that this is nothing except a horrible tragedy," Hill told CNN's Larry King. Watch an exclusive report from "Larry King Live

About 1,000 children under 14 die of unintentional strangulation each year, 88 percent of whom are under 4 years old, said Larry Stone, founder of Safety Matters, a company that specializes in childproofing homes.

Stone said injuries involving treadmills were fairly common, but said he had never heard of strangulation involving a treadmill.

"All injuries are preventable. There are ways to babyproof your home," Stone said. "I think that largely it is a matter of taking care of the more straightforward things , making sure there are no cords from the windows hanging and certainly keeping the child in view
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Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been removed from office as Governor. While Sanusi Lamido, the Managing Director (MD) of First Bank of Nigeria Plc (FBN) has been appointed to takeover as the new Governor of the CBN.


profithouse gathered that the Northern Oligarchy has put pressure on Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) to put somebody from the Northern as the Governor of CBN.


“The North have complained that for the past fifteen (15) years they have been denied the CBN Governor’s position, therefore they have put pressure on Yar’Adua to make replacements” a Source affirmed.


Following this development, Yar’Adua ordered that those heading Federal Government (FG) parastatals that have finished their tenure should go home.

Prof. Soludo has been given the marching orders to go home as he has finished his five (5) years term.


In its usual manner, Proshare NI sought the reaction of stakeholders on the issue, a Stakeholder name (withheld) affirmed that Soludo would have gone from office since February 2009, while another Stakeholder (name also withheld) affirmed that Soludo have written to leave office as the Governor of CBN on his own accord since February 2009.


in order to clarify the issue sought in a telephone chat the reaction of Festus Odoko, Head of Corporate Affairs of CBN; who could not clarify the issue.


“I don’t know why we Nigerians cannot use the English language very well, it is true that Soludo’s tenure has expired, we cannot say he has been removed. Maybe if the President has not yet renewed his tenure, another person maybe appointed to takeover his office, that does not mean that he has been removed” Odoko said.


to follow up the issue and bring its numerous readers recent developments on the removal of Prof. Soludo as the Governor of CBN.

As earlier reported, Prof. Soludo joined the FG in year 2003. Prior to his May 2004 appointment to the bank Chairmanship. He held the positions of Chief Economic Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Chief Executive of the National Planning Commission.[1]

In January 2008, in a speech to the Nigerian Economic Society, he predicted consolidation in the private banking industry, saying “By the end of 2008, there will be fewer banks than there are today. The restructuring of the banking industry has been attracting funds from local and foreign investors, which have increased banks' ability to lend to customers” he said, (sourced from)www.profit-house.biz

wow. okey then, jesus is lord

A Muslim man in Egypt killed his wife because she was reading the Bible
and then buried her with their infant baby and an 8-year old daughter.
The girls were buried alive! He then reported to the police that an
uncle killed the kids.
15 days later, another family member died. When they went to bury him,
they found the 2 little girls under the sand - ALIVE!
The country is outraged over the incident, and the man will be executed.
The older girl was asked how she had survived and she says:- 'A man
wearing shiny white clothes, with bleeding wounds in his hands, came
every day to feed us. He woke up my mom so she could nurse my sister,'
she said. She was interviewed on Egyptian national TV, by availed Muslim
woman news anchor. She said on public TV, 'This was none other than
Jesus, because nobody else does things like this!' Muslims believe Isa
(Jesus) would do this, but the wounds mean He really was crucified, and
it's clear also that He is alive! But, it's also clear that the child
could not make up a story like this, and there is no way these children
could have survived without a true miracle.
Muslim leaders are going to have a hard time to figure out what to do
with this, and the popularity of the Passion movie doesn't help! With
Egypt at the center of the media and education in the Middle East , you
can be sure this story will spread.
Christ is still turning the world upside down! Please let this story be
shared.
The Lord says, 'I will bless the person who puts his trust in me.
'Jeremiah 17

ok. lets say i read it and felt people should also learn from it

Healthy weight loss

Maybe it sounds too good to be true but all you have to do to reach your ideal weight is eat as much fruit as you can every day! If you don't believe it or just want to know more you definitely have to read further but you might want to calculate your ideal weight first.
-ideal weight calculator-

Lose the weight with fruit
First we think it's best to focus on feeling good. Secondly to remind that in order to live a healthy and energetic life in a body that is fit to do that job, attempting to lose weight only will not be the key. There are some other changes you might want to bring into your life. In order to have the cells of your body function properly they have to receive the right nutritious elements and toxins must be kept away from them as much as possible and should be disposed of properly. In order to reach that goal we have the following recommendations for you:
1) Consume as much as you can of the 'right nutrition';
2) Avoid as much as you can of the 'wrong nutrition';
3) Exercise moderately;
4) Be happy with every small change you've been able to make permanently;
5) Don't make weight loss more complicated as it is.


article source : www.myhealth-point..com


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1) Consume as much as you can of the 'right nutrition'
After many research a great deal of scientists agree that:
raw fruits and (cooked) vegetables are the only right nutrition for human beings.
If you want to succeed in living a truly healthy life the best thing to do is to consume as much of the 'right nutrition' as possible each day. The more raw fruits and (cooked) vegetables you eat, the more your appetite for them increases and you might end up feeding your body with nothing but the right nutrition!

If you don't consume five pieces of fresh fruit a day yet (raw or squeezed) and you want to lose some weight permanently in a period of, say, six weeks (this period depends on your current eating pattern) the best thing to do is eat (or squeeze) those five fruits every day. If you haven’t consumed that much healthy food for a long time, it is most likely that your body starts to detoxify. You could even get sick!

More about detoxification.

If you have realized a consumption of five fruits a day you are ready to take the next step by consuming even more of the 'right nutrition'. To help you with this we have put together a 'right nutrition' list and a 'wrong nutrition' list. You can print the lists and put them on your kitchen wall. Every time you eat something check if it is included in the 'right nutrition' list or the 'wrong nutrition' list. If it is from the 'wrong nutrition' list try to replace it by something from the right list. If you can't replace the 'wrong nutrition' for some kind of reason enjoy it and don’t feel guilty about it!

Right Nutrition List

In other words: to lose weight it is important to live a healthier life, a healthy life starts with healthy food and raw fruits and vegetables are the healthiest food. We recommend you start your weight loss program by having five fruits a day and focusing on feeling good.

2) Avoid as much as you can of the 'wrong nutrition';

If you want to lose weight quickly just eating or squeezing five pieces of fresh fruit a day will not be enough. We have put together a list of foods to avoid if you want to speed up the burning process. In this way you'll start burning fat faster. You'll have to avoid as much food from the 'wrong nutrition' list as you can. In fact it’s a simple list to remember, only two food groups are mentioned: stimulants and animal food. Now this list might seem simple enough but it is actually quite difficult to find out which products in the supermarket do or don't contain one of the products mentioned on the list. If you check out the labels you'll notice that almost every product contains a stimulant, mostly white refined sugar or some kind of animal based product, often stock.

So, the foods you have to stay away from as much as possible if you want to help your body function properly and thus lose the excess weight are stimulants and animal based food.

Wrong nutrition list


3) Exercise moderately
Just a bit of exercise will do. It is important though to get some exercise every day especially if you are in a job where you sit down all day. A half-an-hour walk a day will do. Of course more exercise is always better but never feel bad if you can't get yourself to do it. If you just take that walk for at least half an hour each day you'll be fine. Stretching your muscles is also good, it makes you more conscious of your body.


4) Be happy with every small change you've been able to make permanently.
Your body reacts like an oil tanker so if you want to change course it will take some time. Every structural change in the right direction is one to be proud of as long as it is permanent. After making a change it will take about six weeks before a change becomes permanent and part of your daily life.

Be smart
If you want to be slim you have to be smart: change your eating pattern permanently. In this way you'll lose those pounds forever! Remember this: after eating (five to) nine pieces of fruit a day for a few months you'll notice that your appetite for fruit has increased structurally and moreover your appetite for stimulants will certainly have decreased! Try it out, it really is magic!

In other words: the more fruit you eat, the more fruit you eat, it's as simple as that.


5) Don't make losing weight more complicated as it is
Step five: Just follow the four steps mentioned before and don't complicate things when doing so. Be easy on yourself as long as you are working on it. Just follow the simple steps we give you on this page and eating healthy won't be a punishment anymore. It just will become a whole lot of fun!


Additional tips

See replacing foods from the 'wrong nutrition' list by foods from the 'right nutrition' list as a game;
Try to feel what consumption of the 'wrong nutrition' list does to your body: are you more sleepy, feel like you've lost energy, are you constipated or the opposite, are you noticing a loss of memory, do you have headaches, are you thirsty;
Don't feel guilty if you consume food from the 'wrong nutrition' list. Just enjoy it as much as you can and feel carefully what it does with your body the day after;
Read the other diet articles about fruit.

Step 1: Understanding the relationship between anaemia and food

Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anaemia.

The most common cause of iron deficiency is chronic blood loss, usually due to excessive menstruation, or due to bleeding into or from the gut as a result of a peptic ulcer, gastritis, haemorrhoids or in children, worm infestation.

Increased demand for iron such as foetal growth in pregnancy, and children undergoing rapid growth spurts in infancy and adolescence, can also cause iron deficiency anaemia.

The symptoms of chronic iron deficiency anaemia include:

Tiredness
Weakness
Shortness of breath and sometimes a fast heartbeat
Step 2: Adopting new healthy habits


Identify the underlying cause of iron deficiency anaemia, and treat the cause if possible
Treat the iron deficiency by eating iron rich foods and iron supplementation
Eat a well balanced diet
Step 3: Basic dietary guidelines for an iron rich diet and iron supplementation

The do’s
1. Eat more iron rich foods. The very best sources of iron that is easily absorbed by the human body are:

Meat (especially organ meats like liver and kidneys)
Fish
Eggs (especially the yolk)
Cheese
Commercial breakfast cereals are fortified with easily absorbable iron so they can also make a good contribution.
2. Vitamin C improves iron absorption. Have a glass of fresh orange juice with your breakfast which could contain egg, the breakfast cereals, or a bit of fried liver.

3. You also need folic acid to assist in preventing anaemia. Folic acid is mainly found in green leafy vegetables, and you can also obtain a supplement if necessary.

4. Iron supplementation may help a lot. Iron sulphate tablets such as ferrous sulphate, taken in a dose of 300mg three times a day, are recommended. A dose of 300mg once or twice a day may be effective for prophylaxis of mild iron deficiency. The tablets should be taken between meals as iron is absorbed better on an empty stomach. However, this form of iron has side effects such as bloating, fullness and sometimes stomach pain and taking the tablets with meals may help to alleviate these side effects. Ferrous gluconate or ferrous lactate may have fewer side effects.

The don’ts:
1. Don’t go on a vegetarian diet without consulting your doctor and dietician.

2. Avoid iron-containing cocktails of vitamins since these generally do not contain enough iron and are expensive.

3. Drugs that reduce acid production by the stomach such as Cimetidine (Tagamet) may inhibit iron absorption and these tablets should not be taken simultaneously.

4. There are no quick fixes. It is necessary to continue iron therapy for four to six months to correct the anaemia and replenish stores for more detials visit

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are you blind dont you read your bible what wrong has pastor chris done again! am not suprised they call jesus many names, pastor chris has changed lots of lives even criminal,robbers my advice to you is mind how you run your mouth on the prophets of God remember moses sister miriam, God never go against his word,the gospel you hear today many families put in their had earn money so that you and i will get the gospel free.that was the secret of America and europe
that was the secret of their prosperity, when you seek first God's kingdom every other thing shall be added unto you.
its a choice,with you or with out you the gospel will move.how much is tooo big for the gospel of jesus.the world has seen nothing yet,

which other signs do u need to know she's against christ and his followers, viewers of oprah winfrey show be ware,

could this be the end of the edge? has the trumpet sounded already,
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How to Develop, Protect, and Market
New Product Ideas



If you are looking for perfect safety, you will do well to sit on a fence and watch the birds,
Wilbur Wright



The thirst for adventure and creative expression is intrinsic to the human spirit. Nothing is quite as gratifying as venturing into uncharted territory to give birth to a new idea. Add to this the prospect of generating wealth from the adventure, and the irresistible goddess of invention is born. This paper is dedicated to those brave individuals who would rather fly than sit on a fence and watch the birds.
The following material explains the practical aspects of developing, protecting, and most importantly, marketing a new product idea. It is directed primarily to the inventor and entrepreneur. Intellectual property information is based on U.S. Patent Law. Although information is readily available on patents and intellectual property rights, usually, an inventor or entrepreneur is on his own when it comes to marketing his intellectual property. Based on more than 20 years experience with new product development and startup operations, these pages provide an outline of how best to succeed at this most challenging and potentially fruitful endeavor.

At the outset I would like to challenge two opposing, but interrelated, myths. The first myth is the belief that if you invent a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door. In truth, the world will hardly notice. What really counts is the time, effort, and resources that go into developing and marketing a product. The second myth is that one has to be tremendously lucky to beat the odds against success with a new invention. In reality, much depends on how well you know the field of your invention (the political, economic, and marketing factors), and then on the action you take to develop and promote it. A good product idea is important, but an average idea powered by well-targeted action is better than a great idea that stands alone.

Create Intellectual Property
If you are a private inventor with aspirations to license a manufacturer you must own your idea in order to license it. In other words, you must create some form of intellectual property (patent, copyright, trademark, etc.). With a startup operation, a patent will be considered an asset by investors and lenders. When intellectual property is included in the business plan, it will be easier to attract financing. For a company already in the widget manufacturing business, the decision on whether to proceed with a patent application will primarily be a business decision. The protection afforded by a patent may not be as important as the potential benefits of allocating the same resources to building and/or marketing the product itself. On the other hand, a small entity with limited marketing resources will benefit from the extra time in the marketplace, unchallenged, due to the exclusivity provided by patent protection.

What is Intellectual Property
Intellectual property is established by obtaining a copyright, trademark, or patent. A copyright protects literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works. A trademark protects a word, name, symbol, or device used in trade to indicate the source or origin of the goods, and to distinguish them from the goods of others. In our business, we are concerned primarily with patents and the patentability of product features that result from our development services. Such patents then become the property of the client through assignment. (The person who actually makes the invention or creates the patentable design must be listed on the patent application as the inventor. If the inventor and the rightful owner are not the same, such as in the case of work done for hire, ownership would then be assigned to the correct party.)

There are two types of patents: a design patent and a utility patent. A design patent protects the ornamental design of a product, such as a unique design for the face of a clock or the particular styling of a product. Normally, minor changes can circumvent a design patent. The most valued and effective patent is the utility patent. Throughout the remainder of this document, the term "patent" will imply a utility patent. A utility patent protects any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvements thereof. The term "useful" means that the invention must have a purpose and it must work. A patent cannot be obtained on an idea or a concept. The invention must be a real and workable item, composition, or process. The term "new" implies novelty. A patent cannot be obtained if:

The invention was known or used by others in this country, or patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country, before the invention by the applicant for patent, or
The invention was patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country or in public use or on sale in this country more than one year prior to the application for the patent in the U.S.
A patent attorney is the best source of patent information and the best judge of patentability. Typically, a patent attorney will provide a complementary consultation on the first visit.

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The recent General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) has caused changes in U.S. Patent Law. Again, your patent attorney is the best source of detailed information, but significant changes already in effect are as follows:

Term: The term of a patent is now 20 years from the application date. Prior to GATT, it was 17 years from issuance.
Provisional Patent Application: You can now file a Provisional Patent Application, which is essentially a patent application without claims. The advantages include lower initial cost and one extra year of protection (1 year on the provisional application, plus 20 years on the patent itself). The disadvantages are that it delays the issuance of the patent, total cost is greater, and it carries the risk of inadequate disclosure.
Cost of a Patent
Although it is possible to save money by preparing and filing your own patent application, it is best to use a patent attorney. A correctly prepared patent application with correctly defined claims will provide the strongest foundation for subsequent commercialization efforts. In addition, a new product may have patentable features that may not be obvious to the untrained eye. A patent attorney can identify patentable design attributes, and then correctly structure the claims to obtain the broadest possible protection. The costs of obtaining a patent (for a small entity) are as follows:

Cost When Using a Patent Attorney
Utility Patent

Professional Fees, $3500
Issue Fee, $ 650
Maintenance Fees, $ 445 in 3.5 years, $1025 in 7.5 years, and $1575 in 11.5 years (from issuance date)
Design Patent

Professional Fees, $1300
Issue Fee, $ 215
Cost When Applying Yourself
Utility Patent

Filing Fee, $375
Issue Fee, $650
Maintenance Fees, Same as above, due at 3.5, 7.5, and 11.5 years
Design Patent

Filing Fee, $155
Issue Fee, $215
Prior to maintenance fees (introduced about 20 years ago), an inventor who filed his own patent applications could afford to have a number of active patents and take his time pursuing commercialization. Today, however, maintaining several active patents on uncommercialized inventions can be quite costly. In addition, the decreasing value of an uncommercialized patent (due to less time remaining on the patent), in combination with escalating maintenance fees, tends to discourage inventors from hanging on to older patents that may have little commercial value.

Patent Pitfalls
A number of potential pitfalls exist with patent law. A few of the primary areas of caution are as follows:

Co-Inventors and Co-Owners: When co-inventors are listed on a patent, each inventor has full rights to manufacture, sell, and license others, without regard to the other inventors. The same rights extend to co-owners of a patent, no matter how small the percentage of ownership. Consequently, it is best to make a separate agreement with co-owners/co-inventors outlining mutual obligations and restrictions.
Assignment or Sale: When possible, avoid an assignment or outright sale of a patent, unless you are happy with the initial payment. When a patent is sold or assigned, it becomes the property and asset of the assignee. In the event of financial difficulties, the patent could be lost to a lender.
Infringement: When the owner of a patent becomes aware of an infringement, the owner must notify the infringing party, or risk jeopardizing his patent rights. However, when a party is accused of infringement, the accused party has the right to bring legal action against the accuser and claim an invalid patent. The patent owner will then have to defend the action in federal court. Expect to spend at least $100,000 in legal expenses on such a defense. If an infringement does occur, a patent attorney can notify the infringing party in a way that will not provide grounds for this type of counter litigation (normally by subtle suggestion, rather than overt accusation).
Turning a Patent into Income
After obtaining a patent, an inventor faces the prospect of marketing the invention to a manufacturer. In order to develop an effective marketing strategy, one must first see the world from the customer's perspective.

From the licensee's perspective, the key factors that determine an idea's success potential are its technical and economic feasibility, and its market potential. And regardless of a product's technical and economic feasibility, success will ultimately depend on market factors. Unfortunately, when a new product does reach the marketplace, nine out of ten fail. In the event of a failure, development and marketing expenses become a total loss. To put the impact of such a failure in business terms, consider that a manufacturer must sell at least $10.00 worth of profitable goods for every $1.00 lost to an unsuccessful venture, just to break even on the loss. As a result, a great deal of the effort that goes into evaluating a new product idea is oriented toward heading off a possible failure. Moreover, a substantial investment of time and resources is required to properly evaluate a new product idea and estimate its potential for success. So when a company executive declines a seemingly good product idea, what is probably being declined is the expense of properly evaluating the idea, and after having paid these expenses, the prospect of embarking on an expensive commercialization effort that has a 90 percent chance of failing.

Despite the foregoing, new products are essential if a manufacturer is to remain competitive, and successful new products translate into new markets, increased market share, and greater profits. The key is to avoid failure while pursuing success. In order to comfortably move ahead, a manufacturer must have accurate knowledge about the associated expenses, risks, and market factors. When soliciting a licensee, let the following guide your presentation:

The most effective incentive is PROFIT.
The biggest obstacle is FEAR.
The most powerful antidote is KNOWLEDGE.
A well developed package of knowledge about the product and its market will provide the prospective licensee with essential information that he would otherwise have to develop.

Package the Product for the Buyer
The most common shortfall of efforts to solicit a licensee is the failure to develop a refined prototype and a well targeted presentation (package of knowledge). In a sense, one must package the new product idea for the prospective buyer. And from the inventor's perspective, two buyers exist: The end user and the prospective licensee. Consequently, the most effective packaging will contain elements that are directed to each of them.

Your presentation package should include a manufacturing cost study, a market study, and a working prototype. Ideally, the prototype will be fully refined and production-ready. If the product is not ready for production, an outline of additional development tasks and expenses, as well as an estimation of the time required, should be included. The manufacturing study would include a review of production materials and processes, and an estimation of direct materials, components, and labor costs, along with economies of scale. The market study should include an overview of market trends, and a review of the various factors that will impact marketing strategy and expenses, as well as an estimation of potential sales. Sketches of display package design and advertising layouts might also be included. This will project the product visually and emotionally into the marketplace.

Depending on the magnitude of the information, each of the three categories (development, manufacturing, and marketing) may be formatted as individual reports, or they may be presented as chapters in a single report. The goal of the presentation package is to project the product into the marketplace according to your vision, and remove the unknowns for the prospective licensee. In addition to providing essential information and correctly framing your idea, a comprehensive presentation will also imply that the product has been professionally conceived and developed.

A Refined Prototype is an Essential Sales Tool
Unfortunately, most new product ideas are unnecessarily penalized because they have not been rendered in the correct technology. They have not been designed for production processes, and they have not been correctly packaged nor professionally styled. Manufacturers are rarely presented with anything resembling a production-ready new product. Consequently, an inventor with a well designed and well built prototype will be miles ahead when it comes to soliciting a licensee. Conversely, a poorly built prototype will psychologically project similar deficiencies into the product idea itself. The prospective licensee will then have to use his imagination to see the product in its finished (marketable) form.

In the final analysis, a professionally developed prototype represents a bundle of knowledge about the product, and it represents development expenses that the potential licensee does not have to pay.

Tips on Market Research
A market study can indicate attributes about the product that should be modified or emphasized. It can point out distribution avenues, strengths, and weaknesses, suggest advertising appeals, and indicate potential sales. This information is an essential part of the presentation. However, market research studies can be expensive. Even the most basic study will cost $2,500 to 3,500. If marketing information is expensive to obtain, the cost can rapidly escalate. Actual expenses depend the particular product and the scope of the information necessary to analyze market factors.

It may be possible to save money by doing some of the work yourself. But unless you have a marketing background, it is probably unwise to attempt to design the study, interpret data or survey results, or prepare the final document yourself. Another way to save on costs is to solicit the participation of a local university. Perhaps a market study can be done as a class project.

The Wal-Mart Innovation Network (WIN) provides new-product evaluations that may be useful in a market study. The WIN process begins with an evaluation conducted by the College of Business Administration at Southwest Missouri State University (SMU). The cost is $175.00. If the product receives a high enough rating, it is then sent to a Wal-Mart buyer for a more extensive evaluation of its market potential. Although a successful outcome would be significant, neither the initial evaluation by SMU, nor the Wal-Mart buyer evaluation would suffice as a market study by itself. For more information, write to: Wal-Mart Innovation Network, Southwest Missouri State University, Center for Business and Economic Development, 901 South National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65804. Their phone number is: (417) 836-5671.

One of the most powerful indicators of potential success is actual demonstrated success in a micro-marketing environment. If it is feasible to build a small run, offer the product for sale through an appropriate end user purchasing outlet. Price the product as though it were in production, even though each sale may result in a loss. The information obtained by test-marketing could dramatically document your product's potential. However, if the product is unrefined, poorly packaged, or inappropriately priced, the exercise could backfire and indicate poor sales of an otherwise potentially successful product. Moreover, many products do not simply disappear off the shelves when they are offered for sale. Instead, sales are generated by the marketing effort, which undoubtedly will be lacking in a limited trial run. But if your product can stand the test of unsupported exposure, there is no better way to demonstrate its potential.

Distribution Related Marketing Considerations
The sales potential of a new product is not necessarily a function of end-user appeal. Distribution factors could be much more significant. In fact, an ordinary product with good distribution may experience excellent sales, whereas a superior product that is not well distributed would likely fade into oblivion. A popular adage in manufacturing circles is that one can sell almost anything, provided the price is right and the distribution is good. To complicate matters, a manufacturer often has to pay a large initial fee ($5,000 to $30,000) to a retail chain in order to get a new product into their stores. Shelf space is a premium commodity, and retailers are increasingly unwilling to absorb the expense of stocking a new product that may turn out to be a poor seller. Consequently, the market study must address distribution realities that are likely to impact marketing efforts. These factors could be even more important than the benefits and appeal of the product itself.

Assuming that the limited test-marketing exercise mentioned in the previous section were feasible, it may be possible to achieve more than valid sales data. A test-marketing effort could be parlayed into a purchasing commitment from a large chain. Depending on the product and the particular chain, many large retailers will test-market a new product (after it is in production) by placing it into a limited number of stores. If the product sells well, the retailer will then order an appropriate quantity for the remaining outlets. Consider the effect on a prospective licensee if you were to negotiate a test-market through a large retailer, and on the basis of the results, obtained a commitment to purchase the product for the entire chain. As a rule, retailers tend to avoid such early-stage involvements. But regardless of conventional wisdom about today's impersonal business protocols, the vast majority of transactions are still based on personal relationships between individuals. Much depends on your ability to connect with a buyer on a human level and gain his support.

Avoid Building Weaknesses into the Presentation
A seemingly good presentation can backfire if any of its elements are poorly executed. For example, if you have invented a better widget and the potential licensee is in the widget manufacturing business, he will probably be an expert at manufacturing and marketing widgets. In other words, he will be an expert at evaluating the design of your widget and judging the validity of supportive information in your presentation. Poor design, inaccurate manufacturing cost estimations, or unsound market research methodology in support of unlikely sales projections will all be apparent to an experienced professional. Should the presentation contain any of these shortfalls, the prospective licensee will then have more on which to base a rejection - possible uncertainties about the product itself, as well as unsound technique and improbable conclusions. Unless you have the elements professionally developed, you may have to rely on a more abbreviated, and possibly less powerful presentation. If you are refining the product and preparing the presentation yourself, the key is to provide the most complete and fully developed package, within the limits of your expertise. Above all, it is essential to maintain credibility with the prospective licensee.

The Option of a Joint Effort
Today, companies are turning more and more to "partnering" to cooperatively pioneer new products and markets. While a large commitment may be outside the capabilities of most inventors, some form of partnering may be feasible. In fact, the foregoing suggestions for promoting an invention actually amount to a form of limited partnering, wherein the inventor assumes responsibility for part of the development effort.

Recently, a client/inventor was able to get his product into production through a similar, but more expansive arrangement. The inventor approached the manufacturer with an offer to underwrite the direct costs of developing the product to production-ready status, and pay for direct tooling costs. Because of the inventor's commitment, the manufacturer agreed to put the product into production and market it internationally. The inventor retained U.S. distribution rights and received royalties on international sales. In this case, the license agreement was based as much on mutual business commitments as it was on the product itself.

Whether the foregoing are good terms depends on the value that each party places on their respective contributions and benefits. The point, however, is that business relationships can take many forms, and there are many roads to the same goal.

Conclusion
The foregoing outlines a very entrepreneurial role for the inventor. Undoubtedly, it is possible to secure a license agreement on the basis of a patent alone. But when an inventor does invest extra time, energy, and resources toward making his vision a reality, the prospects for success increase. By correctly packaging the product, obstacles are minimized and assets are enhanced. Assuming that the product idea is a good one, professional assistance will be the single most important factor in making it a success. www.profit-house.biz

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Obama's January agenda
The president-elect and Congress will be kicking off the New Year with big plans -- and no time to waste. Here's the immediate to-do lis
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Considering the work ahead, it's likely that the fabled first 100 days of a new presidency will be highly compressed for President-elect Obama and the new Congress.

With so much at stake for the United States and the global economy, the demand will be great for substantive action during January, a month normally reserved for procedural necessities that establish the new administration.

Between Jan. 6, when the 111th Congress begins, until Jan. 20, when Obama takes office, lawmakers will be scrambling to hold hearings, write major legislation and oversee a string of unprecedented and controversial financial rescue packages.

Then after Obama is sworn in, action is expected on a number of fronts before the month is out.

"A lot of houses are on fire. Everyone is going to be looking to the president for decisive action," said Terry Sullivan, executive director of the White House Transition Project and an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Here are four key things that Obama and lawmakers will have to face at in the first month of the new year:

Get cabinet nominees confirmed
Given the economic crisis the Obama administration will face on Day 1, lawmakers are expected act immediately to confirm the next president's cabinet nominees.

The Senate may not confirm Obama's entire cabinet on Inauguration Day, "but a very substantial number of them," said Norman Ornstein, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.

Indeed a Senate Democratic leadership aide told CNNMoney.com that "there is a possibility that we'll be able to do a handful by Inauguration Day."

Ornstein and other experts said they expect at the very least the nominees for key economic and security cabinet posts will be confirmed right away.

"Generally [the transition team] works it through before with committees' staff and leadership along with Senate leaders that [the nominee] won't have trouble getting confirmed," said Lynn Jennings, executive vice president of the Council for Excellence in Government.

Speedy confirmations are not without precedent. Eleven members of President Bush's cabinet, for example, were confirmed on Jan. 20, 2001, according to the Council for Excellence in Government.

Following confirmation of the remaining cabinet members, the goal then will be to get the top 100 players in each area confirmed, Ornstein said. "It's really important to get those moving."

Enact an economic recovery package
The Obama team isn't putting a price tag on its economic stimulus plan, which Democratic leaders want to have ready for the new president to sign either on or very soon after Inauguration Day.

Currently, the initial package is expected to cost somewhere between $500 billion and $700 billion over two years.

On the likely agenda: Funds for infrastructure projects, middle class tax cuts, aid to state and local governments, and money for safety net programs such as food stamps and Medicaid.

Obama described the package as "the largest infrastructure program , since the building of the Federal Highway System in the 1950s."

Infrastructure is likely to be the most controversial measure. Many critics say such funding isn't the best way to jumpstart economic activity in the near-term because many infrastructure projects take too long to get under way.

A recovery package also might include an extension of the increase on the maximum loan amounts that qualify mortgages for backing from Fannie Mae (FNM, Fortune 500), Freddie Mac (FRE, Fortune 500) and the Federal Housing Administration, a measure that House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., is advocating. On Jan. 1, the limit will drop to $625,500 from $729,750 in the highest-cost housing markets.

Allocate TARP money
It's still not clear whether Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will ask for the remaining $350 billion of the $700 billion Congress authorized to stabilize the financial system under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Paulson would need congressional approval and Democratic lawmakers are not pleased that all of the money allocated so far has gone to capitalizing financial institutions -- money offered with fewer strings attached than they would have liked.

Frank said this week that until Treasury uses the TARP money to help prevent foreclosures, Congress is not likely to release the funds to Paulson or his successor.

Obama has promised to put a mortgage-relief plan in place, although he hasn't specified what that plan will look like yet.

To get congressional support, "we believe the Obama administration will get the final $350 billion by endorsing the FDIC mortgage modification program," said financial services analyst Jaret Seiberg of the Stanford Group, a policy research firm.

That program -- estimated to cost just $25 billion and to help 1.5 million homeowners -- would be similar to a loan modification program initiated at IndyMac after the FDIC became the bank's conservator this summer. But there would be added incentives for servicers to modify more loans, such as a government promise to help pay servicers' modification costs and guarantee half of the losses that occur should borrower re-default on the modified loan.

Save auto industry
If Congress and President Bush agree to offer General Motors (GM, Fortune 500) and Chrysler LLC $15 billion in bridge loans to get them through early 2009, lawmakers will be keeping close tabs on the automakers' financial health.

If they do, lawmakers will need to start thinking about the next steps. Economist Mark Zandi testified last week that it may require between $75 billion and $125 billion to keep the companies in business for the long-term.

If they don't, then lawmakers will need to address what economists and others have been warning could be the fallout should GM or Chrysler go under: a spike in the jobless rate and a steep reduction in income tax and auto sales tax revenue.

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Making designer perfume copies - or "knock-offs" - is really fun. Even if you don't wear perfume on a regular basis, it is still satisfying to create perfect duplications of big brand names. Chanel No. 5, Thierry Mugler's Angel, Cool Water, Green Irish Tweed, and many more are available for the copying.

I've already recreated many of my favorites; in fact, I have enough perfume to last a year if I wore it every day! Among my duplications are Creed's Green Irish Tweed, Addict from Dior, and Alien and Angel from Thierry Mugler. All of those retail for at least $80 per bottle, but I made them for less than $10 each.

What Designer Perfumes Can You Recreate?
There are so many, it would be impossible to list them all here. Here is a sample, just to give you an idea:

Here are just a few of the most popular brand names ripe for the knocking-off!

Sean Jean
J.Lo: Glow, Live, Still
Hugo Boss: Boss, Deep Red, Dark Blue
Ralph Lauren: Polo, Blue, Lauren
Dolce and Gabbana: D&G, Light Blue
Britney Spears: Curious, Fantasy
Davidoff: Cool Water, Echo
Philosophy: Amazing Grace, Falling In Love
Thierry Mugler: Angel, Alien, A*Men
Armani: Black Code, Emporio HE
Burberry: Brit, London, Touch, Weekend
Calvin Klein: 1, Obsession, Crave
Chanel: No. 5, No. 22, Coco, Egoiste
Victoria's Secret: Love Spell, Pink, Heavenly
Gap: Dream, Heaven, Day

For a big list of hundreds of designer perfume formulas available, just download this PDF:
Designer Perfume List. Even this list, which is 22 pages, is not a complete list. New formulas come out every week, and I last updated this list in 2006. Still, it should be a good indication of what's available.

How Good Are The Duplications?
Pretty darn great! I'm not a professional, but I have a good sense of smell, and I can't tell the difference. Using amazing technology, it is possible to get a perfect duplication of most perfumes. Chances are that your duplications will fool most people - even you.

How Hard Is It?
You can make designer perfume copies in your kitchen, and you don't need any kind of skill or experience. All you need some basic kitchen stuff, some low-cost materials that I tell you how and where to get, and the information provided in the Fast Guide.

In fact, you can read the list of skills required to know if you are qualified to make perfume,

List of "Skills" Required To Make Perfume Copies
Able to read
Not allergic to fragrances (if you are, run away! This is not for you!)
Can search on Google or Yahoo
Can unscrew jars and small bottles
Have a good enough eye to say, "Yeah, that looks about half full."
Can type in web addresses
Can use a credit card to order supplies online

How can you really make accurate duplications for so little, when the "real thing" costs so much?
When I was experimenting on my own, this was my first question too. I had tried Designer Impostors in the early 90's, when I was too young to buy the real stuff. You probably remember the commercials that went 'If you like Giorgio, you'll like Smorgio.'

Those were disappointing, so I wasn't expecting great results when I tried to make my own this year. But I was shocked at the accuracy!

They were perfect - I couldn't tell the difference. And I had chosen some top-shelf fragrances, too. I didn't expect them to be this good, and I finally asked my suppliers how they could do such great duplications.

I found out that there have been major changes in the creation, marketing, and technology of perfumes in the last five years. These changes let people make way better, more accurate designer smell-alikes. I go into this in detail in the manual, so I'll just give you the summary:

Perfume Fact #1
50% - 90% of the cost of commercial pefume is marketing, not materials. Perfume is one of the most dramatic examples of the price not reflecting the cost of materials. Most people think that designer perfume has all kinds of expensive and precious ingredients, and that's what makes it so expensive.

While this was true at one point, the real reason why most modern perfumes have such a high price tag is because of advertising, including:

Glossy magazine ads in Cosmo, GQ, and other popular magazines
Primetime TV commercials featuring hired celebrities
Custom-designed boxes, fancy bottles, and glitzy packaging to make the perfume "look expensive" and attract the eye of Nordstrom and Saks shoppers.
And don't forget the reseller's markup, which is usually twice the wholesale rate.

Perfume Fact #2
Thanks to amazing advances in recent technologies, it's now possible to chemically analyze and recreate most fragrances, including designer perfumes. This is completely legal, by the way. It's impossible to copyright or patent a smell. (After all, can you imagine a monopoly on things that smell like rose? That would be ridiculous.)

The things you can reproduce with this technology is incredible. My favorites are everyday smells - soil, fresh-squeezed orange juice, ferns, fire, even cardboard,  They make incredibly interesting perfume components!

Perfume Fact #3
Selling the materials for designer duplications used to be a tiny niche, but now it's a steadily-growing market. There's a lot more demand due to designer fragrances' popularity with soapmakers and home users like us, so the products have gotten a lot better and more available. In fact, you couldn't even do this project before the last few years.


Now that you know about the technology and the price breakdown of modern perfumes, it seems a bit easier to believe. (In addition, note the number of discount perfume sellers online who say "We do not sell imitations or knockoffs." I think this is because the knockoffs are so good, customers can't tell the difference!)

This is a Beginner Friendly Perfume Project.
Making designer perfume duplications is very simple to do, and it results in a great perfume! Although it might not seem DIY enough for some people, I believe it is an essential first step for two reasons:

1) Because it gives you confidence that you are completely able to make real perfume. Your designer duplicate is professional-quality, so good you could sell it (but don't pass it off as the original - that's illegal!) It lets you experience the end result without all the trial and error that is an unavoidable part of designing your own fragrances.

2) Because it lets you gain exposure to a wide variety of scents. You don't have to have any formal training to make great perfume blends, but an 'educated nose' is something that you absolutely need. Many people just go to the cosmetic counter and sniff, but there's only so much you can do before your nose gets exhausted. Much better to have the perfumes in your own home where you can study them to your heart's content.

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