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Life upgrades and they all do, it's now time for Mobile Vouchers or better known as "M-vouchers" which may function as good as a BarCode software.

It works on the principles of an SMS being sent by a Merchant to his client/prospect and it contains a code alon g with the offer give. When the customer turns up at the Merchant's outlet he may want to avail the discount/privilege and provides the Code which was sent to him at the end of the SMS. The merchant types in the Code in his database of sent SMS's and finds that this Code was sent to "this" customer hence fool-proofing the possibility of redundancy or fraud with the voucher by miscreants.

Merchant gets the sale > Customer gets the Discount > And the Mobile Company gets its revenue. (along with more economic activities like cellphone battery or parking ticket or fuel to reach the merchant).

One more important feature that our Marketer 'MB' gets is the conversion rate of the SMS's sent and received and sales converted. So far the highest conversion across the globe has been Mobile Marketing where a penny-worth of an SMS makes the sale of a shining new, Mercedes S-500 somewhere in Timbuktu.

Following this, we can realise the worth of additional revenue generating models which supplement-compliment the traditional/offline modules of Sales and of doing business. Especially the mobile marketing operations which are inexpensive and direct to the customer or prospect bring much light to the 'Consumer Oriented Market' which delivers the exact information to the right custoemr and of his/her favourable product or service.

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The cartilage is a rubbery material that covers the ends of bones in normal joints. The main function of a cartilage is to act as a shock absorber and reduce the friction between joints. It requires four things to stay healthy. Firstly, it requires water for nourishment and lubrication. Secondly, it requires proteoglycans to attract and hold the water. Thirdly it requires collagen to keep the proteoglycans in place, and finally, it requires chondrocytes.

Cartilage contains about 70 percent water. It acts as a shock absorber and nourishes the cartilage. Proteoglycans are a combination of proteins and sugar. They trap water in the cartilage and later redistribute it. Collagen is a protein that occurs naturally through the body in the skin, muscles, tendons and bones. It is made up of interwoven mesh of collagen threads that create a framework to house the other components of the cartilage. The proteoglycans are woven in and around the cartilage, thereby allowing cartilage to change shape when they are pressed. Chondrocytes are cells that produce new collagen and proteoglycans as they wear out.

Studies have shown that glucosamine stimulates the production of collagen, which is why collagen is used along with glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM to treat arthritis related problems. Sulfate of glucosamine and chondroitin are components of normal cartilage. They are the building blocks of proteoglycans and stimulate chondrocytes to produce collagen. Glucosamine has also been shown to expedite the production of both collagen and proteoglycans. It helps to normalize cartilage metabolism, which helps the cartilage to stay in tact.

If the cartilage is damaged the collagen threads become weak and loose their nourishment. The proteoglycans tend to float away from the damaged collagen. Thus cartilage cannot withstand heavy shocks and might tear out completely. It is made to regain its original shape with the help of glucosamine and collagen supplements.

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Luck plays a role in our lives every day, and some people know how to take advantage of their good fortune better than others.

We've all heard that saying, "You make your own breaks." I suppose we would agree with that to some degree. I relate it to my favourite quote regarding "luck." Hall of Fame golfer Gary Player once said, "The more I practice, the luckier I get."

The player that says "He lucked out" or "That was a lucky draw" does not fully understand the game of Texas Hold'em. While it is fashionable to say these things they rely on a perceived outside force that changed the cards dealt. As we know the cards cannot be changed so this is an incorrect assumption. With the thought of "luck" as an outside force playing havoc with the cards no one can beat the game in a long term struggle. In fact those that believe luck is a factor in the outcome of the game should never play the game.

If one persons luck is stronger than another then the second can never win. If luck won't be on your side then why play. This player doesn't think in these terms though. The lucky player always believes, nay, has to believe, that luck will come his way. He knows that he will "luck out" often enough to stay in the game. This player will pay over and over to see the cards because the next one just might be the "lucky" one.

Meanwhile the skill full player will stay in a hand when is a mathematical favourite to win it , and instance after instance he will put his money into the pot when he thinks he has the edge, and if he is correct a high enough percentage of the time the mathematical difference between the player looking to get lucky and the player playing the odds will translate into poker winnings.

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Many of us today find it hard to think of life before computers and the internet. Yet, there is still a lot of confusion about the infrastructure of a website and what it takes to design, create and maintain one. This article outlines the basic steps to help you learn how to make a website.

Domain Name
The best place to start the process is with a name for your site; a domain name. The most popular domains are dot-com names (.com). Also high on popularity are dot-net (.net), dot-org (.org), plus many others including dot-info (.info), dot-biz (.biz) and dot-us (.us).

Unless you are looking for a very unique name, most combinations of one or two common English words with the famed dot-com tag at the end are already claimed. This is where creativity may be required to find ways to make your domain name unique. To start searching for your domain name youll need to go to a domain registrar such as Network Solutions. Registering a domain name works essentially like a lease, granting you permission to use the name as long as you maintain the nominal annual fees to keep it registered.

A good domain name should be short, but still reflect your website; you want your visitors to remember their way back. Avoid using initials (unless they are as well known as CBS or NBC). Avoid hyphenation if possible or overly long names. A good domain name is memorable and easy on the tongue. The best test is to find several good candidates and test them by speaking the names out loud. How easy are they to communicate, and to spell? How well do they represent the mission of your site?

In some cases, it may be advantageous to purchase a domain name that someone else has the rights to. The fees for this type of transfer of ownership can command some hefty fees though. Bidding usually starts around $500, but the right name can fetch a million dollars or more.

Organization and Research Once the domain name is secured, the next step is to create an outline.

• Start by creating a list of the ideas to be covered
• Group the ideas into major categories that will become web pages
• Look at similar or competitive sites for more ideas
• Think about how you want your site to look
• Think of photos or illustrations that will best complement your message
• Find and document examples of web sites that you like the best
• Sort these ideas into a finished outline

Selecting Keywords
Keywords are a group of words that best describe the topic of your site. They are the group of words your customers would use to find you in a web search. For example, if you sell eyeglasses, and you only use the words eyeglasses to describe your products but your potential customer searches for prescription lenses or designer frames your website will probably not be found.

Finding the best and most popular keywords and using them effectively is a vital part of driving more traffic to your site. For best results you should use a keyword research tools like Wordtracker. Wordtracker can compile a list of terms people search for, indicate how often they are searched for, and even help you discover keywords you may not have considered. Developing a database of customer searched keywords will help to focus the efforts of the next step most successfully; the script.

Writing The Script
Writing a script for the web is not like writing a book. Most people will read at least a chapter of a book before giving up. Web pages however, are not treated the same. After all there are just too many choices! We live in a sound bite world and surfing the net is no different. When a visitor comes to your web page you have between five and ten seconds to impress them that they are in the right place before they reach for the back key on their browser to search out the next candidate. Your web pages need a clear and easily understood message with interesting graphics, good pictures and a great script.

A great script on the web is short, to the point and broken up into easy to digest pieces. It is filled with keywords pertinent to your topic, but not to the detriment of your message. Effective use of headlines, sub-headers, bold or italicized phrases, links, bullet points and other lists all can work together to make your message stand out and tell the story. The headline can also be a creative tool to capture the desired attention.

Whew, dont despair! The best way to start the process of script writing is to go back to the outline. Write the first draft and then start refining the results. Dont forget about other things already written like brochures, flyers, and other advertising. This may provide a better base to build upon, while generating fresh ideas in the process.

Like the sculptor who chips away stone to create a beautiful statue one hammer stroke at a time. Great scripts are written very much the same way. Read through, change and improve again and again. When you think you are done read your script out loud. Keep working until the desired result is there.

All About Links
There are two basic types of links on a website; forward links and backward links. Simply put, forward links connect to other pages and sites. In order to be useful the links should be relevant to your topic. Create links to professional organizations you belong to, equipment or software related to your topic, or articles of interest to your readers. Use your imagination.

Backward links are links from other sites to you. Again, the key is to have relevant information about your topic on the page with a link to your site. Possible sources are web directories, blog links, forum posts or social networks such as digg.com and technorati.com.

Why are links so valuable? They make your web site more important to search engines like Google and Yahoo. The more backward links you have from pertinent sources, and forward links to relevant information, the better your site will be ranked; and that will help you to get found.

Photography One picture is worth a thousand words; and a great picture will help communicate your message quickly. Pictures can:

• Grab the attention of visitors
• Convey the importance of your company or project
• Illustrate an important point
• Create warmth and strong feelings
• Illustrate your product or service

Whether you have digital photos or scans of slides and film, having a number of good and appropriate pictures on your site can make a huge difference.

Graphics and Design
This is the stage where the basic shape of the site page is formed. There are many decisions to be made such as:

• What does the banner header and footer look like?
• What shapes and lines will provide the page form?
• What color palette should be used?
• What monitor resolution should the page be designed for?
• How are other resolutions going to be accommodated?
• Where should the primary page links be?
• Will there be secondary links and/or drop down menus?
• How will the logo be incorporated?

Needless to say, this is a very important step in the process, as the look of the entire site will depend upon the decisions made here. Unless you are an experienced web designer, your company or organization will undoubtedly benefit from using a professional web design company for this phase. Graphics and design is where art meets form.

Creating Template Pages
Once the Graphics and Design step has been completed and approved by the client, a template page is usually created. Often there are different templates used for the home page, and for other pages; but the idea here is to create a working model that can be used for page layout. One key advantage of using template pages is changes universal to the site, such as the information in the header or footer, can be changed once on a single form, rather than changing many individual pages.

Page Layout
Having a completed script is certainly a tremendous head start for web page layout; but creating a well laid out web page involves more than cut-and-paste. There are many nuances that must be worked out in the process of converting from a word processor to a HTML page. Emphasizing headlines, creating bullet points, establishing boundaries around photos and designing the flow of a page is all part of the process.

Cascading Style Sheets
Cascading Style Sheets, or CSS for short are valuable tools for the competent web designer. They provide the instruction set that defines the color, size, position and other parameters of each class of text, graphics and other elements on a website. The CSS can also create challenges for the designer, as different browser editions will display a page differently than the others. This means that provisions and workarounds are frequently required in order to maintain a consistent look and feel across various platforms.

Form Pages and Programming Form pages are used to collect information or to do other jobs on a web page. Examples include:

• Email forms that protect the recipient from SPAM
• Information forms for collecting data such as name, address, phone, etc.
• Calculation forms to add, multiply or perform more complex equations
• Upload forms allowing users to send attachment

More complex forms are possible such as applications, and ecommerce Upon submitting a form multiple actions can be taken such as sending an email to the website administrator, in addition to sending an automated response to the sender.

Email@
One of the benefits of having a dedicated domain is the ability to keep the same email address, regardless of who your internet service provider (ISP) is. If youre ever had to switch from one ISP to another you know what I mean. The ability to set up nearly limitless email addresses @yourdomain.com can provide the capacity for your organization to grow without fear of running out of names.

E-Commerce Web Site
If you want to sell your wares on the internet you may be ready for an ecommerce solution. This will allow you to reach an audience 24/7 that may otherwise be inaccessible to your goods and services. Once your shopping cart solution is in place; listing photos, descriptions and prices of your products are only the start. A successful ecommerce site is tuned to achieve the best conversion rate, making sure that each step along the buying process is comfortable and assuring to your shoppers.

Page Optimization
A good web site should be optimized for:

Quick downloads of pictures, graphics, and other elements

Good navigation that is easy to understand

Logical organization and grouping of pages

Good page names making information easy to find

Good titles and subtitles to allow quick information scanning

Web Server or Web Host
The Web Server is the real computer where your web site is stored. It could be in your office. It could be provided by your web developer, a web host service in your town, or hundreds of miles away. Since it is connected to computer users from around the world, its really not so important. What is important is:

• Is it fast? Will it allow multiple users access at the same time?
• Is it well connected? Can the photos and videos be efficiently downloaded?
• Is it secure and safe from hackers and intruders?
• Is it backed up? What if the power goes off?

Website Updates and Maintenance
A good web site is one that changes on a regular basis. Depending on the design, these updates can be made by the average user or performed by your web developer. Your site should reflect:

• New products being added
• New announcement being made
• A shift in policy or direction
• New employees added

Big projects being completed Your web site is your communication tool with the world. In order to maintain the interest of viewers it needs to stay fresh with new information all of the time. This is also key to creating better content, and better content is key to being highly ranked by search engines. The more highly ranked your site is the more likely you are to be found by your customers.

Website Advertising and Promotion
The best website in the world will not be found without doing something to get the word out. Using good keywords, getting links to your site, and making regular changes to your content are good choices to promote and raise the visibility of your site, but those methods take time. A much quicker method is through the use of pay-per-click campaigns.

Pay-per-click advertising is provided by the major search engines such as Google, Yahoo, MSN and others. It is a fast track method to buy visibility on the first page for searches pertinent to your content or chosen keywords. The basic steps to create a pay-per-click campaign are:

• Select keywords that your customers might use to search for your services
• Set a geographic area for your ads to appear
• Write ad copy to attract customers to click on your ads
• Set a maximum amount that you will pay per click
• Set a daily maximum
• You pay only for clicks to your web site

Your ad will appear in the area marked sponsored listings. It will be higher or lower than the other sponsored listings based on the maximum bid that you offer in relation to the others, among other factors. The cost to have good visibility on a page will depend largely upon the amount of competition for the keywords being bid on.

Dont overlook using some of the simplest forms of advertising to help get the word out such as adding your website address to your business cards, flyers, newspaper ads, to the bottom of every email you send out, etc. If you already have brochures printed, get some printed labels to apply with the new information. If you use methods like radio, television or billboards be certain that your website is present in those ads too. This form of advertising is generally called cross-promotion. The web is a 24/7 sales agent that can only work if it can be found.

Web Design Services
Designing a web site design for your company or organization is an important task. This guide seeks to provide a simple overview to help you to understand and prepare for the steps involved. Knowing what to expect as you create your website, whether through the services of a professional web designer or creating it on your own will help you achieve the best results possible.

About the Author
Alan Kirby is President and founder of All Pro Media, Inc. All Pro Media provides web site design, video production and advertising services to numerous companies and organizations including corporations, hospitals and medical practices, small businesses, churches and other institutions. Located in Burlington, NC; All Pro Medias customer base is primarily in central North Carolina from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and RTP to Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem.

For more information about All Pro Media visit the company website at http://www.allpromedia.com

Believe it or not, poker is more popular than any other game you can think of. An interesting survey noted that the world has more poker players than it has golfers. Poker-playing not only needs strategy, it also gives an idea about the players' analytical capabilities. Just as golf is akin to the society's top layer, poker has become the legacy of the who's who around the globe. With online poker into the scene and the television exposure the game gets, no wonder itd take the generation by storm.

Now if you want to play this skill game online, there are certain things you must know before you start. Remember, casino poker is different from cardroom poker over the net. Newcomers often falter, wondering if its legal. Well, this is a complicated conclusion to draw; nevertheless, it can be safely said that so far none have been charged or convicted for playing online poker. That definitely doesnt foolproof future chances; there are certain things which can be seen as lawfully incorrect while wagering.

The fundamental rule in online poker is to be watchful. In poker jargon, it would be working the lobbylearning about the players, the number of hands they played each hour, the average pot size, the kinds of tables, the players on the waiting, games of what limits are being played the most, etc. This knowledge is critical to let you have a feel of the game and be more powerfully equipped to win a pot.

There are several cardrooms online and loads of information to help you choose the right game and limit. Titan poker is one such room, well-known for its multicurrency options. This means that the players can deposit and withdraw money in the currency of their choice. When the player quits the game, the chips are converted back into the chosen currency in the same exchange rate which existed when that player entered the game.

A good way to begin is by watching others or taking part in the free online poker games. You just need to download the software, sign up, click an active table and observe how the game works and the way poker hands are played. Unless you play for real money and plan to win free poker cash, you really have nothing to lose. Its pure fun learning the game and wising up to a pro poker-player.

Once you play for real, you need to have an online poker bankroll. This has limits on its daily deposits. You may either accumulate a bankroll by transferring funds from an existing player or by move cash online from your own account. Bottom-line is, you must manage your bankroll, have a watchful eye and adapt wise strategies in order to be a successful poker player.

Wain Roy is an internet marketing professional expert in various industries like real estate, web design, finance, medical tourism, Canadian pharmacy drug and titan poker

The world of Wireless ISP's is quickly growing. Wireless access points seem to be sprouting up over night, showing up on more and more radio antennas and water towers. The number of companies offering cheap, fast, reliable, wireless internet is also on the rise as people seek out alternatives to broad band and fiber optics.

While Americans see this growing trend as an increase in convenience. Allowing them to read the morning news on their laptop as they sip coffee at their favorite coffee shop. Or write an email while sitting in the park. The rise of wireless internet is also providing the less fortunate with what most of the developed world takes for granted.

Kofi Annan, who served for ten years as the secretary general of the U.N., stated during his term that wireless internet would play an important role in developing countries where money and resources were scarce. Annan was quoted saying "It is precisely in places where no infrastructure exists that Wi-Fi can be particularly effective, helping countries to leapfrog generations of telecommunications technology and infrastructure and empower their people." He also went on to comment on the many companies currently working with the U.N. on bringing wireless internet technologies to those third world countries who are struggling to bring themselves into the technological modern age.

Building the infrastructure needed for fiber optics or cable internet services presents most of the poorer countries of the world with an expensive solution to their technological needs. Not only are construction and material costs presenting those considering internet services with a problem. But most existing homes and buildings in these countries are old, dilapidated, poorly constructed structures and difficult to work with. On top of that there are all the small costs of ethernet cables, and modems which most of those targeted could never afford.

Wi-Fi offers a solution that is both quick and cheap. Installation of wireless access points wouldn't take nearly as long to put in place and the cost would be considerably less. With the help of companies like Intel and the World Bank, both of whom attended the U.N. discussions, such a lofty goal does not appear out of reach. Intel has already test marketed wireless in a handful of developing countries. Should these test turn out to be a positive experience for both Intel and it's test markets, it's not difficult to see a further penetration into the third world.

The race is on to install hot spots around the world. Places like China and India present massive markets with 40 to 50 million PC's ready to be part of the global network. This number is likely to increase as PC,s and laptops become cheaper and more available. This growth corresponds with the worlds continuing lust for information.

Annan called upon those in the industry to come up with a plan for building and providing Wi-Fi for the less fortunate. He also called upon those in attendance to discover the obstacles to such a proposition and a solution to overcoming those obstacles.

Wi-Fi seems like such an obvious solution to the worlds technological unbalance. It's easy to overlook those people who live in poorer countries without the basic necessity's of the computer age. Some of these countries are decades behind in both technology and resources. Traveling abroad makes this disparity even more apparent. Finding an internet connection in some of the poorer countries is a real chore. It's a lofty goal to try and bring some balance to a world, such as the technological one, where the difference between those that have and those that have not, is so night and day. Bringing Wi-Fi to developing countries is a good start to this long and arduous task.

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A gout attack van be one of the most painful episodes that a person has to endure. They can come on unexpectedly, usually at night, and can leave the effected joint, red, swollen and the sufferer in absolute agony. So can a low uric diet stop gout attacks from striking?

If gout runs in your family or you have had a gout attack in the past, you are at risk of experiencing an attack or having a reoccurrence.

As anyone who has had the misfortune of suffering through a gout attack will tell you, the pain is extreme and can be pretty debilitating, often leaving you housebound and off work.

So, what can you do to avoid a gout flare-up? The easiest approach is to look at and adjust your diet to a low uric acid diet.

As the old saying goes; prevention is better than a cure so making changes as soon as you realize you are at risk is very important.

The problem is that gout is caused by a build up of uric acid in the blood stream. When a specific saturation point is reached excess uric acid is deposited in the spaces and connective tissue of the joints. These deposits crystallize and the sharp, jagged crystals are the source of the swollen, painful joints.

Gout normally strikes in the big toe or one of the other foot or ankle joints, although it can effect any of the joints in the body. The reason for commonly affecting the feet is because they are the furthest points away from the heart and uric acid crystallizes in cooler temperatures.

Uric acid is formed naturally when the body processes purine, which is found in the tissues of our body and also in many of the foods we eat in a western diet - particularly animal protein.

When we have a diet that is high in purine-rich foods our uric acid levels can go up, which leaving the kidney with a harder job to eliminate the excess uric acid in a timely fashion.

The excess uric acid floats around in our bloodstream until it becomes saturated. At this point uric acid crystals are deposited in the joints.

There are two ways of tackling these high levels of uric acid, either speed up the kidney processes so that uric acid is processed and expelled quickly or reduce the amount of uric acid produced. An effective way to do this is by following a low uric acid diet.

Getting to grips with a low uric acid diet doesn't have to be hard. It boils down to these factors: Avoid foods high in purine and substitute these with foods with a low purine content.

The basic guidelines for this sort of diet is to avoid red meat, processed meat, shellfish and yeast extracts. Instead your diet should consist of gout friendly foods such as, cereals, some green vegetables, fruits and fruit juices, corn and tomatoes.

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By eating foods with a low purine content and avoiding those foods high in purine you will start to reduce the amount of uric acid in the body and allow the kidneys to get on top of their processing tasks.

Sticking to the low uric acid diet, avoiding alcohol and drinking lots of water can offer you the prevention necessary to avoid a further gout attack.

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It has often been said that Global Positioning Systems have changed everything. That would be a hard statement to debate in the Transportation Sector or the Trucking Industry. Routing and scheduling through the use of GPS technologies have been a Godsend for truckers and trucking companies a like. Such tools have improved efficiency to the point of close to perfection.

GPS has also changed the way we live and the way we drive our cars too. People now have personal GPS units for hiking, sailing, off-roading and just about any potential application. You can buy a GPS unit for your bicycle good within 20 meters. The make lightweight jogging GPS units too and most pilots have one in the plane in case they have to crash land they can know where they are.

What About The Trucking Industry?

The same scenario goes for the trucking industry. If you drive a truck think about it. How many times have you been in a truck and heading down a street which has been re-arranged and changed and then you wondered how you are going to turn around again? Big issues and this causes problems, traffic, dangerous choices and wasted time, fuel and aggravation. GPS is great when it is working right and when the vendors have their act together, if not, we all lose.

GPS units for truckers save them fuel and since trucks only get about 5 miles to the gallon and sometimes you have to drive two to three miles just to find a place to turn around in case you miss a turn, we are talking a very fast return on investment if you buy a new GPS unit. It is serious business and if you drive a truck you NEED a good solid GPS unit.

L. Winslow is a Communication, Technology, Transportation and Economic Advisor to the Online Think Tank, a Futurist and retired entrepreneur. Currently he is planning a bicycle ride across the US to raise money for charity and is sponsored by htpp://www.Calling-Plans.com and all the proceeds will go to various charities who sign up.

Pleural mesothelioma patients treated with both cisplatin and raltitrexed may survive longer than patients who receive cisplatin alone, according to a recent study conducted in Europe and Canada (J Clin Oncol. 2005 Oct 1; 23(28): 68819). Raltitrexed (Tomudex) works by interfering with the ability of tumor cells to multiply and make deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA. Cisplatin is a traditional chemotherapy drug.

Two hundred fifty pleural mesothelioma patients took part in a clinical trial to determine the safety and effectiveness of raltitrexed. One hundred twentyfour patients took cisplatin and the rest took cisplatin plus raltitrexed. Most were men with an average age of 58 who had not received other chemotherapy treatments.

The raltitrexed study was a phase III clinical trial, as defined by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer. A phase III trial compares a new cancer treatment with a standard treatment, and requires a large number of participants. It follows a phase II clinical trial, which is concerned with the safety of a new treatment and how to administer it, and a basic phase I clinical trial, which tests the drugs effectiveness on a small number of patients.

Survival Increased in Patients Treated with Raltitrexed The researchers looked at survival, progression of pleural mesothelioma, safety, tumor response rates, and the patients quality of life. They found the following:

Fortysix percent of pleural mesothelioma patients in the cisplatin/raltitrexed group survived at least one year, compared to 40% of those in the cisplatin group.

The average survival was 11.4 months for patients in the cisplatin/raltitrexed group, but only 8.8 months for patients in the cisplatin group.

Twentyfour percent of patients treated with cisplatin/raltitrexed had a positive response against pleural mesothelioma compared to 14% of patients treated with cisplatin.

The overall quality of life was about the same in the cisplatin group as compared to the cisplatin/raltitrexed group.

A small number of patients in both the cisplatin and cisplatin/raltitrexed groups developed low white blood cell counts (neutropenia). Other side effects included fatigue, nausea, and vomiting, which were more common in the combined drug group.

Raltitrexed Is Related to the Pleural Mesothelioma Drug Alimta Raltitrexed is in the class of chemotherapy drugs called antifolates. It blocks the production of thymidylate synthase, which in turn decreases the mesothelioma cells ability to make DNA, the basic genetic material involved in cell reproduction. It is registered in Europe for the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer.

Raltitrexed is closely related to pemetrexed (Alimta), another antifolate. Currently, pemetrexed/cisplatin is the only chemotherapy drug combination that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved to treat pleural mesothelioma.

The authors of the raltitrexed study concluded that combining cisplatin with an antifolate such as raltitrexed or pemetrexed is more helpful in treating pleural mesothelioma than using cisplatin alone. They also felt that cisplatin plus raltitrexed did not have a harmful effect on the patients quality of life.

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Just as our bodies need food to fuel us everyday your website needs fuel to feed the search engines for placement and inclusion.

There are many different factors to consider when trying to optimize your website but one of the easiest and most successful ways is to feed the search engine with content.

The engines thrive on seeing that you are adding new content to your website very often. As a webmaster, I have seen the results of many of my customers' sites climbing to the top by adding good industry related content to their site. You may feel you neither have the time or the content to add to your site but in today's competitive web world how can you not justify taking the time or creating content. There are many different ways to add content to your site that may take as little as 10 or 15 minutes a week to do so.

Here are a few ideas, and if you can apply one or all of these to your site you will be feeding the hunger the search engines are craving for ...Good Quality Content:

Industry Related Articles - There is no better way to earn creditability with your customers then writing articles about your industry. Your article does not have to be long it just has to give good quality information about your industry. Once you write an article, not only do you want to upload it to your website but you need to submit it to one of the many article submission websites. Don't forget to add your name and URL to the bottom of every article you submit to build your link popularity.

Products Reviews - This is one of the easiest things to add to your website. No one knows your products like you do. Give your visitors a complete detail of how to use, what to do or how your specific product or service can help them.

Blogs- Blogs can greatly increase your visibly but they have to be created and used properly. Blogs do require a commitment from you but remember this; the search engines just love them. Your blog needs to have a specific reason, a draw for your visitors, a reason that they would bookmark it and come back and read it time and time again. Whatever you decide to blog about it needs to be updated on a daily or every other day to make it work for you.

Customer Testimonials - What a great way to show your potential clients the confidence your past customers have in your products or services. Ask all your clients to provide you a short testimonial. It is an easy way to add current content to you site often.

Industry Tips & Ideas - You are the true expert in your industry and your customers want to hear what you have to say. Everyone likes to get something for free, so share a bit of your knowledge with them by providing free tips and ideas on how to better use your products or services.

Newsletters - E-Newsletters are a great way to keep your name in front of your customers, but what many website owners fail to do is to add those newsletters to their websites. With the over abundance of junk email we get many people opt out to receive e-newsletters on a regular basis. In this case it would benefit you by adding those weekly or monthly newsletters to your site so they can be read there.

A couple things to remember when adding new content (pages) to your site:

Don't forget to make your title tags captivating.

Keep your keywords toward the front of your title, description and keyword tags. (Even though very few search engines take into account the description or keyword tags anymore it is always best to still add them.)

If writing an article take one of your keyword phrases and write a specific article about that, keeping in mind keyword density.

Which ever of the above ideas you choose to use keep in mind your target market and create your new pages with it in mind... Remember industry related content!

Don't forget to update your site map with your new pages.

Update your Yahoo urllist.txt and your sitemap.xml file with Google as well.

Lastly...add a new page to your site every week better yet every day!

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I try to use as many free traffic programs as I can to increase traffic to my web sites. But does this traffic actually make sales for me? Probably not directly but indirectly they can.

So what are the benefits of free traffic programs? Well the number 1 benefit is that it will boost your traffic. This is the most obvious benefit. But the biggest benefit of free traffic programs is that the more traffic you send to your site the more popular it looks to some search engines.

http://alexa.com actually ranks your site depending on how much traffic it receives. You can actually go to alexa and download traffic and stats buttons or logos to put on your site. This will show you and your users how much traffic you are getting and how many people link to you.

Other search engines such as Ask jeeves , Lycos , MSN , and others use the alexa traffic ranking from your site to help determine how high in their search results your site will be placed. It is also assumed that Go ogle also uses the alexa traffic ranking in its ranking algorithm.

The bottom line is that the more exposure you give to your site from free traffic programs the better your search engine rankings will be. And the higher your rankings in the search engines the more good quality targeted traffic you will get resulting in more sales and commissions.

There are literally 1,000s of free traffic programs you can join. And surfing all of them for traffic can be a bit of a chore. The Avant browser can help you surf multiple free traffic sites at the same time. It is a valuable tool and a must if you want to join and surf several traffic programs at the same time.

You can download the Avent browser and sign up for several of the free traffic programs that I use by clicking on the following link.

http://bigmoolla.com/traffic-programs.html

Another great use for free traffic programs is for inflating your rankings on top sites if you use them. Top sites are basically big advertising pages. You list your site with them then they give you a link code to put on your site somewhere. The more traffic you send through that link the higher your advertisement will be placed on the top site.

In the end FREE traffic programs may or my not work out for you. But they are free to join so give them a try. What do you have to loose except the time it takes you to join and surf for credits.

Tom Worsley is a successful work from home Internet marketer and independent representative for SFI. Owner and Webmaster for http://www.bigmoolla.com & http://kawarthapublishing.com This article may be re-published on your site or in your newsletter as long as this resource box is included.

Tough to beat in every way, laminate flooring is here to stay. Laminate Flooring is a multi-layered wood based floating floor system. Attractive, versatile and extremely durable, these floor coverings can be installed over almost any existing flooring fairly easily. The host of popular finish options allows you to pick the perfect looking floor to suit your style and furnishings in each and every room of your house.

Laminates have become increasingly popular over recent years for so many reasons. Not least of all because not only do they look good but laminates are resistant to stains, fading, scratches and moisture. They are extremely easy to clean as well which is wonderful for families and busy people (and arent we all!). Dirty dog paws and kids spilled milkshakes wont even raise and eyebrow as its just a simple matter of wiping it off.

Laminate is a very economical flooring option as not only is it much cheaper to buy than most floors but over the long term its durability and the fact that it needs almost no maintenance makes it a sensible choice as far as money is concerned. In fact they are so durable that many laminate flooring manufacturers offer warranty protection against them for a long period of time (usually up to 25 years or more).

Laminates are also more hygienic and clean than most other floors and are wonderful for people with allergies. It accumulates less dust, pet fur and allergens.

As if that all wasnt enough, laminate flooring is easy to install and many people can choose to do it themselves thereby reducing the costs even further. These floor coverings can be installed over almost any existing flooring easily and look great. Laminate floors are a tongue and groove interlocking flooring system that allows an easy installation. The floor is simply laid over the top of an existing substrate. The substrate is a flat hard surface like concrete slab, sheet vinyl flooring, plywood, hardwood flooring, etc. that supports the floating laminated floor.

It is no wonder that Laminate Floors have become so incredibly popular!

About the Author

Matthew Dickinson is a freelance writer who has become an expert in the topic of flooring and home improvement and written over 200 articles on the topic including independent reviews of flooring types and online flooring retailers.