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[Stephen D. Williams]

I actually have an invention that would revolutionize hand washing... 
 Unless and until I find someone willing to fund the patent process or 
until I have the money to pour down the drain ( ;-) ), the world will 
just have to continue suffering.  I actually called Kohler once.  Their 
lawyers essentially said: "If you tell us anything, it's ours unless you 
can prove we never thought of it.".

sdw

Owen Byrne wrote:

>http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/11/15/singapore.toiletsummit
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>Singapore shines in toilet summit
>SINGAPORE --Singapore aims to cash in on the humble toilet while promoting
>its reputation for being squeaky-clean, when it hosts the World Toilet
>Summit next week.
>Some 500 restroom professionals from around the world are expected to troop
>to Singapore for a three-day summit beginning November 20, featuring
>state-of-the-art restroom designs.
>The restroom industry has developed to a point "where it was necessary to
>create a significant international forum to highlight the contributions,
>state-of-art and practices of the restroom trade and profession," the summit
>organizer, the Restroom Association of Singapore, said in a statement.
>The organizers added that Singapore is well placed to host the premiere
>event, since it has excellent amenities and cleanliness.
>Incidentally, China is sending 20 delegates to join the summit, apparently
>to improve its notoriously foul public toilets, in time for the 2008
>Olympics.
>The official China Daily earlier reported that Beijing officials had agreed
>to a two-year renovation plan for the 452 public toilets at 305 tourist
>sites.
>In addition to case studies on toilets in South Korea, Malaysia, Japan,
>China, Korea, India, England, Finland and Australia, the seminar will also
>include a forum on investments in toilets.
>The even organizer has also planned a tour for the delegates to visit
>Singapore's top three restrooms including themed lavatories at two downtown
>shopping malls and the zoo.
>Singapore's Zoo loo has toilets with rock walls and vegetation to give users
>an outdoor experience, and regularly shines in Singapore's annual "Clean
>Public Toilets" campaign.
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