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	<title>more than thirty years</title>
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	<description>Returned search results for more than thirty years</description>
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				<title>Where Do All the Cigar Aficionados and Tobacco Smokers Live?</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>cigar aficionado</category><category>cigar aficionados</category><category>cigar industry</category><category>adult tobacco</category><category>vanishing habitat</category><category>cigar smoking</category><category>cigarette companies</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/where-do-all-the-cigar-aficionados-and-tobacco-smokers-live</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the cigar industry, the past fifteen years has been the best of times--and the worst of times.On the one hand, the 1990s saw the renaissance of cigar smoking in the United States after decades in which competition from cigars, an aging customer base of cigar aficionados, and lack of interest in]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[For the <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/cigar+industry" rel="tag">cigar industry</a>, the past fifteen years has been the best of times--and the worst of times.<br><br>On the one hand, the 1990s saw the renaissance of <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/cigar+smoking" rel="tag">cigar smoking</a> in the United States after decades in which competition from cigars, an aging customer base of <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/cigar+aficionado" rel="tag">cigar aficionado</a>s, and lack of interest in cigars among younger smokers all took their toll on the industry. This trend suddenly, inexplicably reversed itself in the fourth quarter of 1992, and by 1996, the industry was seeing 36 percent first-quarter growth.<br><br>But what ironic timing! The Clinton years also saw a high-profile class-action suit against <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/cigarette+companies" rel="tag">cigarette companies</a>, controversies over cigarette advertising to minors, and a general decline in the number of new tobacco users. More importantly, those who did continue to smoke, or who took up the habit for the first time, found themselves with a <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/vanishing+habitat" rel="tag">vanishing habitat</a>. More and more businesses, towns, even entire states imposed restrictions on smoking.<br><br>That trend has continued, and Europe's getting in on the act. England recently enacted a far-reaching smoking ban that some anti-smoking activists consider a model for future efforts in this country (though some consider that it infringes too far on civil liberties). In any case, you might be wondering, if you're a cigar aficionado, whether there are other places you could visit where your cigar indulgence is, well, a little more widely understood.<br><br>You're in luck--maybe. The United States, according to the Penguin State of the World Atlas, counts twenty-four percent of its adult population as tobacco users. There are plenty of other countries where that number is significantly higher.<br><br>You could start with Western Europe. Even the United Kingdom, with that strict smoking ban, has a slightly higher rate of <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/adult+tobacco" rel="tag">adult tobacco</a> users (just over twenty-six percent), while in Germany, Hungary and France, respectively, thirty-five, thirty-five and thirty-four percent of adults use tobacco in some form. (Apparently, all those French movie characters weren't just using their little Gaulouises for emphasis.) The Netherlands, Spain, Luxembourg, and Switzerland lag just behind, with around thirty-three percent, ahead of thirty-one percenters Ireland and Norway, while the rest of Western Europe is at thirty percent or below.<br><br>Go a little further East, and things get even more promising. In Greece thirty-eight percent of adults will potentially be willing to join you for your after-dinner stogie (if you ask nicely anyway), as will thirty-six percent of adult Macedonians, thirty-four percent of adult Poles. More impressively, so will forty-two percent of Slovakians and a whopping forty-three percent of Romanians. Turkey isn't officially part of Europe (due to a recent EU decision), but forty-four percent of its adults use tobacco.<br><br>Smoking is popular in Russia and former Soviet client states: thirty-nine percent of Albanians, thirty-seven percent of Georgians and Kyrgyzstanis, thirty-six percent of Russians and Bulgarians, thirty-five percent of Ukrainians, thirty-two percent of Estonians, thirty-one percent of Latvians, Meanwhile, Bosnia-Herzogovina and Yugoslavia have some of the highest tobacco-use rates in the world, at forty-seven and forty-eight percent respectively. Thirty-three percent of Kazakhstan's citizens smoke, but for goodness sake, they don't want to see your Borat imitation.<br><br>Parts of the Middle East are friendly--well, to smoking, anyway. Forty-four percent of Yemenis smoke, as do forty percent of adults in Lebanon and thirty-seven percent of adults in Benin. Other parts of the region would prefer you keep it unlit, please--Lybia, with four percent, has the lowest smoking rates in the world, just ahead of Senegal (just over four and a half percent), Haiti and the United Arab Emirates (nine percent and change).<br><br>Even farther east, you might find some sympathetic souls in Mongolia (forty-seven percent), Laos (thirty-eight percent), Cambodia (thirty-seven percent), South Korea (thirty-five percent), and Japan (thirty-three percent). Going south a bit, we find thirty-eight percent of adult Bangladeshis and Nepalese using tobacco. Over by Indonesia (thirty-one percent), there's Papua New Guinea (thirty-seven percent). You might also try spending some time in Namibia (fifty percent), Kenya (forty-nine percent), Cameroon (thirty-five percent), Tunisia and Uganda (thirty-four percent).<br><br>Or stay in this hemisphere, but go south--to the region where much of the world's best tobacco is grown. Try Venezuela or Cuba--all those pictures of Chavez and Castro chomping cigars together aren't just about image, as the countries have forty and thirty-seven percent adult smokers respectively. Argentina (forty percent), Panama (thirty-eight percent), Mexico (thirty-four percent), and Brazil (thirty-three percent) also offer potential smokers' paradises.<br><br>By now you're probably wondering who has the highest smoking rates in the world. That would be Guinea, with fifty-one percent of its adults using tobacco. You might want to go book that ticket--especially if you can find an airline that'll let you smoke.<bio><a href="http://www.cigarfox.com">CigarFox</a> provides you the opportunity to build your own sampler of the finest cigars that include cigar brands like Montecristo, Romeo and Julieta, H Upmann, Macanudo, Cohiba, Partagas, Gurkha and many more. Choose from more than 1200 different cigars! Other cigar products include cigar humidors, cigar boxes, and cigar accessories like Zippo Lighters.</bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>Student Loans Consolidation Service -- an Easier Way to Get Through College</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>private loan consolidation</category><category>student loan consolidation</category><category>federal student loans</category><category>federal student loan consolidation</category><category>student loans consolidation</category><category>fixed rate refinancing</category><category>loan counselors</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/student-loans-consolidation-service-an-easier-way-to-get-through-college</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you dreaming of pursuing college to have a better career in the future but your means are not enough to assist you get through it? No need to worry and keep up with that dream of yours. There is a student loans consolidation service that would help you make those dreams come true. Student loan]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Are you dreaming of pursuing college to have a better career in the future but your means are not enough to assist you get through it? No need to worry and keep up with that dream of yours. There is a <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/student+loans+consolidation" rel="tag">student loans consolidation</a> service that would help you make those dreams come true. <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/student+loan+consolidation" rel="tag">Student loan consolidation</a> is a practical way of bundling all your school loans into just one monthly payment. If you consider combining your student loans you can choose from these options: the <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/federal+student+loans" rel="tag">federal student loans</a> consolidation and the <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/private+loan+consolidation" rel="tag">private loan consolidation</a>. To help you decide which one suits you best, a brief explanation will be presented to you. The <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/federal+student+loan+consolidation" rel="tag">federal student loan consolidation</a> is a fixed-rate refinancing existing federal loans into just one new loan.<br><br>If you want to cut your monthly payment by as much as fifty percent, or maybe you wanted to simplify your finances with just one monthly payment. Another good thing about this is that it would tend to reduce your interest rate through consolidation during your grace period and no credit checks, application charges or fees when you apply. When you combine all your student loans into one consolidated loan would lengthen your repayment term from the standard ten years to thirty years depending on the amount of the loan. Since you have a lower monthly payment, you can have spare money to meet your other living expenses like house rents, car payments and other necessities. There are no overpayment penalties so you can make larger payments to reduce the repayment term.<br><br>When you've finally decided to consolidate all your existing student loans into just one, <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/loan+counselors" rel="tag">loan counselors</a> will educate you about the benefits you can get and will help you figure out what repayment option would be best for you. A borrower may choose from equal payment, select 2/graduated payments, select 5/graduated payments, extended equal payment, extended select 2 payment, extended select 5 payment and income-sensitive payment, each would be briefly discussed shortly.<br><br>The equal payment provides an equal monthly payment over the terms of the loan. Select2/graduated payment will allow you to pay for the interest only for the first two years of the repayment and there would be an increase in the level of installment of the principal and interest on the third year. On the other select 5/graduated payment will allow you to pay the interest only for the first two years of the repayment period but on the third to fifth years, your payment increases which includes a part of the principal.<br><br>A borrower is allowed to repay for the loan up to thirty years with the same terms of the equal repayment scheme. You may choose from either option under this plan: the extended select 2 payment and the extended select 5 payment. The first option allows one to repay the loan for up to thirty years, having the same terms with the select 2/graduated payment plan. While the second option will allow one to repay for up to thirty years with the same conditions as the select5/graduated plan. In addition, the last option is the income-sensitive payment plan. This option provides for payments to be annually adjusted based on your expected total monthly income from your job and any other resources.<bio>PART 2 - For part two of this article, head on to <a href="http://www.fixmoneyproblem.com/student_loans_consolidation_service_part_2.php">Student Loans Consolidation Service</a> where you can also find the best places to <a href="http://fixmoneyproblem.com/borrow_money_fast.php">Borrow Money</a>.</bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>Seo - Using The Google Alert Tool</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2006 16:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>google</category><category>optimization seo</category><category>search engine optimization</category><category>website promoter</category><category>chris angus</category><category>email</category><category>news once</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/seo-using-the-google-alert-tool</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Google Alert Tool is actually a gadget that can be used for the purposes of search engine optimization (SEO). This tool allows you to fill in perimeters on a form so you can keep your eye on new entries that make it into the top 50 on Google. You enter up to one of 5 keywords to a total of 150]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/google" rel="tag">Google</a> Alert Tool is actually a gadget that can be used for the purposes of <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/search+engine+optimization" rel="tag">search engine optimization</a> (SEO). This tool allows you to fill in perimeters on a form so you can keep your eye on new entries that make it into the top 50 on Google. You enter up to one of 5 keywords to a total of 150 query requests and Google will <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/email" rel="tag">email</a> you every time a new entry enters the top 50 results. You can also narrow the number down to the top thirty or ten hits on a keyword or the top one hundred. Putting the perimeters at 30 is not a bad idea as being in the top thirty page rankings on Google is what is thought to make you money. <br /><br /> Why is it so important for you to know what the top sites are? It is because these are the sites that are going to let you know who the top players are when it comes to your competition. And rather than treat them as competition you are going to try to make this site your partner by trading links with them. If you are really lucky, the site is brand new and you are the first one asking for a link exchange. Chances are that anyone who has a site in the top 50 is probably a good partner for your site and knows what he or she is doing. There is also a chance that the person may not know that his or her site is in the top thirty or fifty and you can be the one that brings them this good news. <br /><br /> Once you trade links with a site that is ranking this high your own site's ranking in the search engine pages should also be given a very healthy boost especially if the service or product or information being sold is new.   <bio><a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/chris+angus" rel="tag">Chris Angus</a> is a SEO and <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/website+promoter" rel="tag">website promoter</a>, he can be contacted at sales(at)brilliantseo.com <a href="http://www.chooseinsurance.co.uk" >http://www.chooseinsurance.co.uk</a> <a href="http://www.mobility-direct.co.uk" >http://www.mobility-direct.co.uk</a> <a href="http://www.illustratemyname.com" >http://www.illustratemyname.com</a> </bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>How Long Should Your Term Life Insurance Last?</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>term life insurance</category><category>life insurance policy</category><category>this ensures that</category><category>most common type</category><category>year mortgage</category><category>term life insurance policy</category><category>term life policies</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-long-should-your-term-life-insurance-last</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Term life insurance is the most common type of life insurance - it's fairly easy to obtain and inexpensive. Over 150 companies in the UK offer some type of term life insurance, making it important to shop around and compare products.  Term life insurance is inexpensive as many policyholders will]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/term+life+insurance" rel="tag">Term life insurance</a> is the <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/most+common+type" rel="tag">most common type</a> of life insurance - it's fairly easy to obtain and inexpensive. Over 150 companies in the UK offer some type of term life insurance, making it important to shop around and compare products. <br /><br /> Term life insurance is inexpensive as many policyholders will probably outlive the term of the policy. This means less financial risk for the insurance company - and lower premiums for the customer. <br /><br /> For many people, it can be the only type of life insurance they will need. <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/term+life+policies" rel="tag">Term life policies</a> are generally either renewable or non-renewable - a renewable policy allows the policy to be renewed without taking health exams; a non-renewable policy requires the insured to reapply and re-qualify regularly. <br /><br /> When it comes to choosing term life insurance, the length of the policy will be one of your biggest considerations. Term life insurance is particularly flexible as it offers you the chance to choose the level of cover, as well as the length of the term - anything from one to thirty years or longer. In the UK, the average length of a <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/life+insurance+policy" rel="tag">life insurance policy</a> is fifteen years. <br /><br /> From a cost point of view alone, a shorter term is generally less expensive - many people choose a five or ten year term. The insurance company is less likely to have to pay out on a short term policy - hence the lower cost. <br /><br /> A <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/term+life+insurance+policy" rel="tag">term life insurance policy</a> can cost from as little as 1 pound a day, although typically a policy will cost from between =A38 and =A320 per week, depending on your situation. <br /><br /> It is particularly advantageous for short term needs such as covering the length of a mortgage or paying for your children's higher education. For example, if you have a thirty <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/year+mortgage" rel="tag">year mortgage</a>, a term of at least thirty years is a good idea - <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/this+ensures+that" rel="tag">this ensures that</a> your payments are protected throughout the course of the mortgage. <br /><br /> Take into account your age when you take out term life insurance. A longer term such as twenty years may be more appropriate if you are in your 20s or 30s, whereas a shorter term such as ten years if you are close to retirement age. If you smoke - and are trying to give it up - a shorter term is a better option. <br /><br /> Term life insurance is also cheaper if taken out when you are young and in better health. It can be more difficult and more expensive to obtain if you wait until you are in your 50s or 60s. Most older people have more health problems and may also have pre-existing medical conditions. <br /><br /> Term life insurance is also a little bit more expensive for men than women, as women have higher life expectancy. In the UK today, life expectancy is higher than it has ever been, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) - around 77 for men and 81 for women. <br /><br /> If you have been considering getting term life insurance, don't delay any longer. It's affordable and easy to obtain - and given that the average cost of a funeral in the UK is now around =A31300, it's a necessity for most of us.   <bio>Save yourself time and money shopping for life insurance by comparing discounted quotes online from Life Saver. Our quotes compare multiple policies from major UK insurers in seconds. Get your quote at <a href="http://www.life-saver.co.uk" >http://www.life-saver.co.uk</a>.  </bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>Anaconda Snakes Pictures: Updated and Explained!</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>american rain forests</category><category>anaconda snakes</category><category>giant anacondas</category><category>loch ness monster</category><category>shy creatures</category><category>verifiable proof</category><category>vincent roth</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/anaconda-snakes-pictures-updated-and-explained</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yetis and the Loch Ness Monster have been reported for centuries yet there have been no verifiable proof of any of these creatures! For cryptozoologists, though, the theory they may exist is utterly fascinating. Likewise, for anyone who is interested in zoology and cryptozoology]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yetis and the <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/loch+ness+monster" rel="tag">Loch Ness Monster</a> have been reported for centuries yet there have been no <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/verifiable+proof" rel="tag">verifiable proof</a> of any of these creatures! For cryptozoologists, though, the theory they may exist is utterly fascinating. Likewise, for anyone who is interested in zoology and cryptozoology the anaconda is an equally fascinating study.<br><br>Unlike the aforementioned creatures, we know anacondas exist and have ourseles enough substantial proof with available <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/anaconda+snakes" rel="tag">anaconda snakes</a> pictures from reputable sources. What we do not know, however, is how big these snakes actually get. Reported sightings of <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/giant+anacondas" rel="tag">giant anacondas</a> are where the scientific community holds the most interest thanks to many Hollywoof events to say the least!<br><br>What we know about these creatures is that they are accepted to be the world largest known snakes for length and girth. They are found in the South <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/american+rain+forests" rel="tag">American rain forests</a> and are rather <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/shy+creatures" rel="tag">shy creatures</a> which are the foundation of a lot of mystery surrounding them.<br><br>There are reported cases from explorers and natives of anacondas reaching over one hundred feet in length. However, there is no verification that this is, indeed, the case. In fact, there is much dispute over how large these creatures can actually get.<br><br>A study in Brazil of over one thousand anacondas revealed the average length to be approximately seventeen feet. However, we also know that they can get upwards to just around the thirty feet range. Even while the reported incidents of fifty to one hundred foot anaconda sightings are met with some skepticism, there are still two cases of anacondas measuring over thirty feet that are widely held to be accurate, though no concrete evidence of such is easily verifiable.<br><br>In 1944 an expedition shot an anaconda that was subsequently measured at thirty seven feet and six inches long. The snake was believed to be dead but apparently it was not. The reptile escaped before pictures could even be taken!<br><br>A renowned scientist, <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/vincent+roth" rel="tag">Vincent Roth</a>, also reportedly measured an anaconda to be approximately thirty four feet in length. However, as with the 1944 example, no anaconda snakes picture was taken to prove this claim. Even so, many in the scientific community believe both instances to have some validity to them.<br><br>Expeditions to South America have resulted in numerous anaconda pictures throughout the years. It is undeniable that these magnificent creatures are large and imposing. However, the more outrageous claims of snakes growing over fifty feet are somewhat unbelievable. Even if pictures are taken the angle and scale can be skewed and perception can be altered to where it is difficult to determine the actual size.<br><br>For cryptozoologists, the discovery of any anaconda over thirty feet would be an incredible boon for the scientific community. This is one of the main reasons these creatures are studied at length and expeditions occur regularly for their study.<br><br>Nowadays anyone who captures or finds a dead anaconda of such proportions will likely be sure to have the anaconda snakes picture taken in order to prove their claims. In addition, it is likely that an attempt would be made to capture the snake. Until that time, though, the community at large will take the somewhat delusional though opinion that they can grow from thirty to 100 feet. We just have to thank Hollywood sometimes!<bio>Warning: <a target="_new" href="http://www.anacondas.tv">Anaconda Pictures</a> are being shown for educational and scientific purposes, do know they might be shocking enough to believe legitimacy. An update on the latest <a target="_new" href="http://www.anacondas.tv">Anaconda Snakes Picture</a> kept many people surprised by the facts and overwhelming live evidence. See it now!</bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>Get Help With Elementary Lesson Plans</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 03:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>elementary lesson plans</category><category>teaching career</category><category>nonetheless</category><category>intriguing</category><category>elementary school teacher</category><category>idea</category><category>fourth grade classroom</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/get-help-with-elementary-lesson-plans</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Are you an elementary school teacher or a home school mom that is burned out of coming up with elementary lesson plans for your students? I'm quite sure that no one except teachers has any idea of how difficult and sometimes stressful it is to come up with great elementary lesson plans for each]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Are you an <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/elementary+school+teacher" rel="tag">elementary school teacher</a> or a home school mom that is burned out of coming up with <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/elementary+lesson+plans" rel="tag">elementary lesson plans</a> for your students? I'm quite sure that no one except teachers has any <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/idea" rel="tag">idea</a> of how difficult and sometimes stressful it is to come up with great elementary lesson plans for each subject and each day you plan to teach. <br /><br /> I recently retired from teaching after having a <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/fourth+grade+classroom" rel="tag">fourth grade classroom</a> for nearly thirty five years. I loved teaching more than anything else, but planning elementary lesson plans nearly did me in a few times. At several times throughout my <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/teaching+career" rel="tag">teaching career</a> I would come home and complain to my husband that I wanted to be done. The job was too hard, the pay was too small, I was underappreciated, and I had to spend hours each week making elementary lessons plans that half of the time I didn't even follow. <br /><br /> Five years before retirement another teacher gave me some of the best and most relieving advice of my teaching career. I'll admit that I was a little upset that I hadn't heard this news thirty years before, but I was grateful <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/nonetheless" rel="tag">nonetheless</a> to get all the help I could. This teacher suggested that I start looking for other ways and sources of getting great elementary lesson plans for my classroom. <br /><br /> At first I laughed at her and responded with a simple "yeah right." I had myself convinced that I was the only reliable source of elementary lesson plans and that my classroom would fall apart if I didn't have the perfect plans going into each morning. I was wrong. My teacher friend suggested that I utilize resources that other teachers have made in my own classroom. She suggested that I look for elementary lesson plans at bookstores, teaching stores, and even on the internet. <br /><br /> I began to look around for other sources of elementary lesson plans during the summer between two school years. I was skeptical about finding something that worked, yet I found the idea <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/intriguing" rel="tag">intriguing</a> enough to be worth my trying. What I discovered as I really began looking for elementary lesson plans was unbelievable: there really is a wealth of information and resource available for teachers in the area of elementary lesson plans. I had no idea how much work had been written and published in this area. I stumbled upon a treasure house of solid information that changed everything about the last five years of my career. <br /><br /> So teachers, regardless of how long you've been in the classroom, start looking now for great alternatives for elementary lesson plans. You'll be glad you did.   <bio>Analeese Burnabaker is a retired teacher that loves giving advice to current educators. Her discovery about elementary lesson plans is one of the most helpful things she has to offer. See <a href="http://www.elementarylessonplanstimes.info">http://www.elementarylessonplanstimes.info</a> for more. </bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>Britney Spears - Thru the Years</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>bullet proof vest</category><category>cavalier attitude</category><category>generous number</category><category>flabby arms</category><category>celebrity status</category><category>alcoholic beverages</category><category>puffy eyes</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/britney-spears-thru-the-years</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is something about being in your twenties that creates a bullet proof vest around you. When you are in your twenties the decade seems like it is going to last forever. Very often most issues in life seem to have little effect, and worry is not a word in your vocabulary. Even if you are not of]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[There is something about being in your twenties that creates a <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/bullet+proof+vest" rel="tag">bullet proof vest</a> around you. When you are in your twenties the decade seems like it is going to last forever. Very often most issues in life seem to have little effect, and worry is not a word in your vocabulary. Even if you are not of <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/celebrity+status" rel="tag">celebrity status</a>, you still more than likely possess a daring attitude about life. There are so many years ahead so why worry? Fear is never taken into consideration.<br><br>Taking care of your health is generally of little concern on a daily basis. You are going to be young and healthy forever, or so you think. All the information about staying healthy, eating well, exercising, taking vitamins has nothing to do with you. Smoking and drinking also brings little concern if you indulge in one or both of these.<br><br>Britney Spears soon will be in her late twenties, then her thirties, forties, fifties and so on. She may have gained only a few pounds, but not to worry...Easy to gain and lose and gain and lose. Give her a few years and her weight gain will be tougher and tougher to deal with. Surely she will run to spas, plastic surgeons and have constant make-overs. However, if her <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/cavalier+attitude" rel="tag">cavalier attitude</a> continues she will begin to see <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/flabby+arms" rel="tag">flabby arms</a>, skin problems, and a mélange of other celebrity no no's. The quick recovery is no longer a given as the clock ticks on.<br><br>When she turns thirty and she still looks gorgeous, once again she will put on her bullet proof vest, after shedding a few tears about aging to thirty.<br><br>Life can be relentless, and if we don't eat properly, exercise and get enough sleep it starts to show. The <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/alcoholic+beverages" rel="tag">alcoholic beverages</a> that are chugged down will eventually cause <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/puffy+eyes" rel="tag">puffy eyes</a>, sallow skin, and the tired demeanor will become more apparent. A <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/generous+number" rel="tag">generous number</a> of pounds find their way easily to one's hips. These are just facts of life.<br><br>Having been there and done that I started taking really good care of myself at about the age of thirty. I realized the value of healthy eating, daily exercise and limiting alcohol to a glass of red wine (well maybe two)<br>So I have advice to Britney.....Start really taking care of yourself! There will be a time when the body is no longer forgiving with its lack of care. Get enough sleep. Exercise everyday and use those weights. Start taking vitamins, and eat lots of fresh foods. Skip the radical diets and hyped ways there are today for a quick rejuvenation. It looks like you have not visited the plastic surgeon as yet. If you take care of yourself you will look gorgeous well into your fifties, sixties and seventies. These are not temporary fixes, but the way to live everyday. It seems like a waste of great talent not to start taking care of yourself.<bio>Author of For Kids 59.99 and Over..(available <a href="http://Amazon.com" title="http://Amazon.com" target="_blank">http://Amazon.com</a>) <a href="http://www.carolstanley1.com" title="http://www.carolstanley1.com" target="_blank">http://www.carolstanley1.com</a>,</bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>How Old Is Too Old To Play Pro Football?</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>professional football players</category><category>george blanda</category><category>nfl player</category><category>nfl players</category><category>physical shape</category><category>physical agility</category><category>physical sport</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-old-is-too-old-to-play-pro-football</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ There have only been just over 40 professional football players who have continued to play after reaching the age of 40. Football is one of the few sports where the players usually quit playing while they're still in their 30s, and possibly even younger if they're seriously injured. There are]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ There have only been just over 40 <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/professional+football+players" rel="tag">professional football players</a> who have continued to play after reaching the age of 40. Football is one of the few sports where the players usually quit playing while they're still in their 30s, and possibly even younger if they're seriously injured. There are several reasons why these pro players retire so young. Since football is such a <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/physical+sport" rel="tag">physical sport</a>, it is quite normal for <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/nfl+player" rel="tag">NFL player</a>s to attain some type of injury on a regular basis. These injuries vary in seriousness from simple bruises or sprains, to more serious injuries such as dislocations, breaks, etc. Some players simply tire of incurring these `poundings' and choose to leave. The body can only take so much abuse, and it's a fact that the older they get, the more likely they are to be seriously hurt. <br /><br /> The body is less resilient at thirty-eight than at twenty-two. Others may wish to pursue other career options, and possibly even play another sport. <br /><br /> But just how old is too old to play pro football? Who decides when they should retire? These are some really good questions, because every person is different. One player may be in better <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/physical+shape" rel="tag">physical shape</a> at forty-two than another is at thirty-two. A twenty-seven-year-old may have gotten hurt severely enough to be forced to end his career before he's even thirty. <br /><br /> <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/george+blanda" rel="tag">George Blanda</a> holds the record for being the oldest NFL player, choosing to retire one month prior to his forty-ninth birthday. Most of the time a player makes the decision of when he wants to discontinue playing professional football. Sometimes, though, it may be recommended by their physician or some other person whose opinion matters. As long as a football player is healthy and in shape, as well as able to pass the countless <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/physical+agility" rel="tag">physical agility</a> tests and examinations, then he can leave it up to his own body to tell him when it's time call it quits. <br /><br /> Some football players are especially fragile, and may have a history of sustaining multiple injuries. If these fragile players decide to leave one team and join another one, they may be forced to retire. The new team will not sign a player, no matter how good they are, if they are not 100%. <br /><br /> So, ultimately, it's up to each individual player and his experiences to decide when it will be time to retire from the NFL.   <bio>Stacey Day writes about <a href="http://www.nflgearshop.com" >http://www.nflgearshop.com</a>  </bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>How Old Is Too Old To Play Pro Football?</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>professional football players</category><category>george blanda</category><category>nfl player</category><category>physical shape</category><category>play pro</category><category>physical agility</category><category>physical sport</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-old-is-too-old-to-play-pro-football</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There have only been just over 40 professional football players who have continued to play after reaching the age of 40. Football is one of the few sports where the players usually quit playing while they're still in their 30s, and possibly even younger if they're seriously injured. There are]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[There have only been just over 40 <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/professional+football+players" rel="tag">professional football players</a> who have continued to play after reaching the age of 40. Football is one of the few sports where the players usually quit playing while they're still in their 30s, and possibly even younger if they're seriously injured. There are several reasons why these pro players retire so young. Since football is such a <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/physical+sport" rel="tag">physical sport</a>, it is quite normal for <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/nfl+player" rel="tag">NFL player</a>s to attain some type of injury on a regular basis. These injuries vary in seriousness from simple bruises or sprains, to more serious injuries such as dislocations, breaks, etc. Some players simply tire of incurring these 'poundings' and choose to leave. The body can only take so much abuse, and it's a fact that the older they get, the more likely they are to be seriously hurt. <br /><br /> The body is less resilient at thirty-eight than at twenty-two. Others may wish to pursue other career options, and possibly even play another sport. <br /><br /> But just how old is too old to <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/play+pro" rel="tag">play pro</a> football? Who decides when they should retire? These are some really good questions, because every person is different. One player may be in better <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/physical+shape" rel="tag">physical shape</a> at forty-two than another is at thirty-two. A twenty-seven-year-old may have gotten hurt severely enough to be forced to end his career before he's even thirty. <br /><br /> <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/george+blanda" rel="tag">George Blanda</a> holds the record for being the oldest NFL player, choosing to retire one month prior to his forty-ninth birthday. Most of the time a player makes the decision of when he wants to discontinue playing professional football. Sometimes, though, it may be recommended by their physician or some other person whose opinion matters. As long as a football player is healthy and in shape, as well as able to pass the countless <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/physical+agility" rel="tag">physical agility</a> tests and examinations, then he can leave it up to his own body to tell him when it's time call it quits. <br /><br /> Some football players are especially fragile, and may have a history of sustaining multiple injuries. If these fragile players decide to leave one team and join another one, they may be forced to retire. The new team will not sign a player, no matter how good they are, if they are not 100%. <br /><br /> So, ultimately, it's up to each individual player and his experiences to decide when it will be time to retire from the NFL.   <bio>Stacey Day writes about <a href="http://www.nflgearshop.com" >http://www.nflgearshop.com</a> </bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>Graco High Chair Guide</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>graco</category><category>harmony</category><category>easy chair</category><category>dishwasher safe</category><category>shapes</category><category>seat cover</category><category>chairs</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/graco-high-chair-guide</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many different kinds of graco high chairs such as the graco travel lite table high chair that is a portable high chair, the easy chair high chair, the graco harmony high chair, and the graco comtempo high chair. The usual cost for a graco high chair cost around about forty to two hundred]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[There are many different kinds of <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/graco" rel="tag">graco</a> high <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/chairs" rel="tag">chairs</a> such as the graco travel lite table high chair that is a portable high chair, the <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/easy+chair" rel="tag">easy chair</a> high chair, the graco <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/harmony" rel="tag">harmony</a> high chair, and the graco comtempo high chair. The usual cost for a graco high chair cost around about forty to two hundred dollars. <br /><br /> The graco comtempo high chair comes in many different <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/shapes" rel="tag">shapes</a> in styles and depending on the styles is how much you will be paying for the high chair, the average prices for the graco comtempo high chair is around about ninety five dollars to about one hundred and fifty dollars. The graco comtempo has a <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/dishwasher+safe" rel="tag">dishwasher safe</a> tray, a removable vinyl <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/seat+cover" rel="tag">seat cover</a>, and a wipe able frame and footrest. The graco comtempo high chair can with hold up to forty pounds and is for children three years old or younger. Toddler furniture in the kitchen is a great addition for the life of your child's needs. <br /><br /> The graco harmony high chair also comes in many different shapes and styles and is also depending on what style you get is how much you pay. The average amount for a graco harmony high chair is usually between seventy to one hundred and forty dollars. The graco harmony high chair is for children under three years of age and can hold up to thirty seven pounds. This high chair can be position in six different height and has a four position reclining adjustments. <br /><br /> The graco easy chair high chair also comes in many different shapes and styles and just like the harmony and the comtempo high chairs the cost depends on the style of the high chair. The average cost of the graco easy chair high chair is around about twenty dollars to around about sixty dollars. This graco high chair also in for children under three years of age and can with stand up to thirty seven pounds. The graco easy chair has three reclining positions, a tray that helps mommy and daddy organize their baby's food, a removable, wipe able seat cover, and also a dishwasher safe feeding tray.   About The Author: Helen Walters provides a variety of information on issues important to parents. <a href="http://www.graco-high-chair-info.com/">http://www.graco-high-chair-info.com/</a> is home to a large selection of articles and reviews of Graco high chairs. ]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>Consolidate Student Loans Debt - And Achieve Your Dream</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>private student loans</category><category>private student loans consolidation</category><category>student loans consolidation</category><category>federal student loans</category><category>fixed rate refinancing</category><category>federal loans</category><category>school expenses</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/consolidate-student-loans-debt-and-achieve-your-dream</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pursuing college education is one of the most expensive "necessities" in life. Almost all young people (oh and even the not-so-young ones) dream of entering college and obsessed to bring home a diploma. However, the sad fact is not everyone's privileged to enjoy this "right". The very reason why]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Pursuing college education is one of the most expensive "necessities" in life. Almost all young people (oh and even the not-so-young ones) dream of entering college and obsessed to bring home a diploma. However, the sad fact is not everyone's privileged to enjoy this "right". The very reason why some or say, a big part of the population can't go through college is due to some financial matters. There are times when the education cost is just so high that you wouldn't know where to get the cash to pay for all <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/school+expenses" rel="tag">school expenses</a>. If this seems to be the problem, what will you do? Sell your stuff (even those you dearly love and can't afford to lose)? Borrow money from all the people you know and get ridiculed or the worse thing; stop dreaming? You don't need to get through all these troubles, the best thing you can do is consolidate student loans debt. Debt consolidation is combining all your existing student loans into just one new loan. Nevertheless, keep in mind that <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/federal+student+loans" rel="tag">federal student loans</a> and <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/private+student+loans" rel="tag">private student loans</a> cannot be combined since each has unique terms , policies and conditions. You may choose from federal <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/student+loans+consolidation" rel="tag">student loans consolidation</a> or <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/private+student+loans+consolidation" rel="tag">private student loans consolidation</a>. A summary of both loans will be presented so as for you to determine which one would best suit your needs and which one you believe you can easily manage.<br><br>Federal student loans consolidation is a fixed-rate refinancing that combines one's all existing <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/federal+loans" rel="tag">federal loans</a> into one. The good thing about this type of consolidation is that it would tend to reduce the monthly interest and could cut as much as fifty percent of your monthly payment. When applying for this kind of loan credit checks, application fees and charges are not required too. Traditionally, a borrower is given up to ten years to repay the loan, but it had been lengthened to a maximum of thirty years. Since you are given a lower monthly payment, you can have extra money for some other necessities like house rents, car payments and bills. There are no overpayment penalties unlike for some other loans so you are allowed to make larger payments to reduce your repayment term.<br><br>If you have decided to have such a loan, loan counselors will educate you regarding your benefits and responsibilities as a borrower. A borrower may choose from several types of repayment schemes like equal payment, extended equal payment, graduated payment, and sensitive-income payment. Equal payment allows an equal monthly payment over the loan term. There are two-sub categories under the graduated payment scheme: the select2/graduated payment allows the borrower to pay the interest only for the first two years and an increase will take place on the third year while the select5/graduated payment do have the same conditions as the former but the payment increases including a part of the principal will increase from the third to fifth year. <br><br>Under an extended repayment scheme, the borrower is given up to thirty years for the repayment with the same conditions as the equal payment. You may choose from extended select 2 payment which allows one to repay the loan up to thirty years having the same terms with the select2/graduated payment while the extended select 5 also has the same terms like that of select5/graduated payment plan.<bio>PART 2 - For part two of this article, head on to <a href="http://www.fixmoneyproblem.com/consolidate_student_loans_debt_part_2.php">Consolidate Student Loans Debt</a> where you can also find the best places to <a href="http://fixmoneyproblem.com/borrow_money_fast.php">Borrow Money</a>.</bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>Pay Per Click Training</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>forty five days</category><category>mlm companies</category><category>ninety days</category><category>little break</category><category>thirty days</category><category>bearings</category><category>short period</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/pay-per-click-training</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Your whole goal is once you have your system, and we are going to call this your sales system, you have got your opportunity, your product that you are selling, you have got your landing page, and you know what you have to do, you have to market. So that is all you should be doing.  Do your]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Your whole goal is once you have your system, and we are going to call this your sales system, you have got your opportunity, your product that you are selling, you have got your landing page, and you know what you have to do, you have to market. So that is all you should be doing. <br /><br /> Do your marketing and handle any closings that come in, that is not much to do. So just keep doing it and never look back.  That is how you can create a huge momentum in a <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/short+period" rel="tag">short period</a> of time. Now, you are probably wondering well if I am doing all these campaigns what about the money. Simple, this does not work well with <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/mlm+companies" rel="tag">mlm companies</a> that have down lines that pay you by check every thirty to sixty days unless you have a bunch of money to start with. This only works with programs that give you your own products and pay you immediately, or somebody else's product or affiliate program where you get paid like weekly or something like that, or programs like perfectwealthformula.com where you get paid instantly. It only works like that because you get paid now, you get your advertising dollars back then you can do a whole bunch of advertising initially and never look back. <br /><br /> It does not work with other programs unless you have a lot of money up front. That is another reason why I like this program so much. Some people are different, I will do this for sixty or <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/ninety+days" rel="tag">ninety days</a> and then take a few days break in between there, like every <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/thirty+days" rel="tag">thirty days</a> or so, thirty or forty-five days I will take a few days break, two, three, five days break and just kind of relax. Just get your <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/bearings" rel="tag">bearings</a> back, just chill out. If you do not do that you will get overwhelmed, kind of worn out, tired, fatigued, irritated, that will happen if you do not take a <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/little+break" rel="tag">little break</a>. Everybody is different, some people need it once a week, some people need it every two weeks, some people every thirty days, some people need it every sixty and some people can even go up to ninety days and not take a break.<br /><br /><br /><br /> What do you do during that break, whatever you love to do, just get away. Some people like the outdoors, fishing, hunting or just any sport that is conducted outside. Do anything that you like to do besides your internet business. Then come back and you are all refreshed ready to rock and roll and crank out some more work. If you do this properly, you will reach a point, depending on what you are marketing, somewhere within ninety days to probably about six to nine months you will reach a point in marketing where you cannot stop it. If you are building a down line, you have a group of people, you have a team, whatever you have got going on, you will not be able to stop the action.  Your marketing is done, and it just keeps coming.<br /><br /><br /><br /> In our marketing efforts, not just pay per click, but other peoples' list and things of that sort, and I will give you an example, using other peoples' list with our campaign, we continued to get opt-ins like six months later off one mailing, it cost in the neighborhood of thirty dollars, but literally if you do a list everyday it will add up. You will get so much traffic coming in that you will not be able to stop it. This is why it is so important to test your sales process. You want to tweak your sales process, if you have been with Perfect Wealth Formula since the beginning, you will notice that the sales page has been tweaked a number of times, we are always testing different things to get the best sales rate for us. That is why it is so important with your pay per click ads to initially make two, three, four, five, eight, ten, depends on how we feel that day, and test those ads, throw them in Google and see what they do. <br /><br /> The cool thing is that Google will test them for you and it even has a feature in there where you can, it will even show the best responding ad more than the other ads while you are testing. Your landing page, keep tweaking that. The major thing about landing pages, and we have seen people make this mistake over and over again, is that when you are testing your landing page and let us just say you are getting like twenty clicks you are getting like one opt-in or two opt-ins and you are trying to get it down lower. On your landing page, you need to, when you are changing a few things, do not do any major changes on your landing page, do minor changes, because we have seen people do major changes on their landing pages and they are getting two opt-ins out of every twenty clicks and then all of a sudden they are getting like two opt-ins out of every fifty or seventy-five because of some changes they did.   <bio>George Collins has been marketing on the Internet for many years. Discover how to develop tons of traffic to convert to sales, scope out our free report.  Contact: George Collins <a href="http://smallbusinesspractice.com" >http://smallbusinesspractice.com</a> Email: George Collins <a href="http://georgecollins.com" >http://georgecollins.com</a>   </bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>Get Accurate Career Information</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>career choices</category><category>career counselor</category><category>career information</category><category>knowledgeable</category><category>careers</category><category>i love</category><category>enter</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/get-accurate-career-information</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If I have learned anything in my thirty years of being a career counselor, it is that spending your life doing a career that you do not love is a waste of time. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that choosing the wrong career for you could be one of the most serious mistakes a person can ever make.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[If I have learned anything in my thirty years of being a <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/career+counselor" rel="tag">career counselor</a>, it is that spending your life doing a career that you do not love is a waste of time. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that choosing the wrong career for you could be one of the most serious mistakes a person can ever make. Getting accurate <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/career+information" rel="tag">career information</a> is hugely important because of this. <br /><br /> Think about it. You will spend thirty or more years of your life working full time. That is a really long time to spend doing something that you do not absolutely love. The thing I hate seeing most is people who feel like they are tied in to a profession that they hate. I became a career counselor to help solve this problem. <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/i+love" rel="tag">I love</a> working with college students giving them proper career information that helps them to make informed decisions about <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/career+choices" rel="tag">career choices</a>. <br /><br /> One of the most important ways to <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/enter" rel="tag">enter</a> a career wisely is to inform yourself with accurate career information. I cannot stress enough how important it is that you discover the truth about any profession you are thinking of entering. The worst thing you can do is enter a career blindly. So take time and find ways to get career information about the <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/careers" rel="tag">careers</a> you are considering. <br /><br /> One of the quickest ways to get career information is to make a meeting with a career counselor like myself. Meet with someone who is <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/knowledgeable" rel="tag">knowledgeable</a> about many careers and who will help you find a career that fits well with who you are and with what you value. Whatever career you choose, it must be connected to something you value. It is a terrible thing to get up for work in the morning and realize that you could care less about your job and that it has no real value to the rest of the world. <br /><br /> You can also find great career information by doing an internship or by visiting different careers that interest you. For example, if becoming a teacher interests you, try helping out in a teacher's classroom for a few weeks and see if it is something you'd really enjoy. You will be so glad that you took time to try something before you made a commitment to it. After all, you cannot afford to keep changing your mind about careers and end up unhappy in the process. <br /><br /> Get career information and be one step closer to having a career that excites you and that fits your dreams and values. There is nothing better than that.   <bio>Analeese Burnabaker loves giving people career information to help them make the right career choice. See <a href="http://www.careerinformationtimes.info">http://www.careerinformationtimes.info</a> for more on getting accurate carrer information for the job of your dreams. </bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>Begin Again With A Blank Calendar</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>blank calendar</category><category>realistic goals</category><category>hope</category><category>hopefully</category><category>ahead</category><category>success</category><category>reading</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/begin-again-with-a-blank-calendar</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The start of a new season of time, whether it is the start of a new year, a new month, or even a new week, gives people a chance to start afresh. There is something special about flipping the page of your calendar and seeing a blank calendar that enables people to make a new start.  Perhaps the]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The start of a new season of time, whether it is the start of a new year, a new month, or even a new week, gives people a chance to start afresh. There is something special about flipping the page of your calendar and seeing a <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/blank+calendar" rel="tag">blank calendar</a> that enables people to make a new start. <br /><br /> Perhaps the past year or even just the past week was filled with failure to meet your goals. Let the blank calendar of the year or week <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/ahead" rel="tag">ahead</a> give you <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/hope" rel="tag">hope</a> to begin again. Did your year begin filled with the promise of better things and then end not much better than it began? If so, it is time to start over with the hope of new and better things. Get out a piece of paper and your blank calendar and move into a new phase. <br /><br /> Look at the blank calendar in front of you. What do you see? <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/hopefully" rel="tag">Hopefully</a> you see potential, possibility, and a fresh chance to have the life you hope for. Do not allow yourself to see your blank calendar as the first step toward failure or toward another not-so-happy time of your life. Any progress you will make in life must begin with thinking positively. <br /><br /> If you have trouble seeing your blank calendar with any kind of excitement, make yourself a list of ways in which you hope that this blank calendar represents good and healthy things to come. Allow yourself to dream about life as it could be but then follow your dreaming by making some <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/realistic+goals" rel="tag">realistic goals</a> and ways to measure the <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/success" rel="tag">success</a> of the time ahead. Break your goals down into small steps that can be accomplished each day, week or month throughout the year. <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/reading" rel="tag">Reading</a> thirty books during the year might seem like a huge goal, but breaking it down to reading thirty pages a day might make the goal seem more manageable. You can use your blank calendar to record each day of success you have in meeting the goal of thirty pages. <br /><br /> You must begin to move beyond the failures of your past if you ever want to be able to look at the blank calendar for a new year or a new week with something other than dread. You can train yourself to think positively about your life and to live your days with hope and joy. You can know quickly how you feel about the future simply by taking out a blank calendar and seeing what kinds of emotions seeing its blank pages evokes in you.   <bio>Belina Storrey is an expert at helping people reprioritze and simplify their lives. Start using her blank calendar philosophy and check out <a href="http://www.blankcalendarhelp.info">http://www.blankcalendarhelp.info</a> to find the perfect one. </bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>You Think You Don't Need Critical Illness Insurance?</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>critical illness insurance</category><category>oxygen tanks</category><category>leaps and bounds</category><category>assurity life</category><category>cancer survivors</category><category>heart monitor</category><category>year one</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/you-think-you-dont-need-critical-illness-insurance</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you ever contract a critical illness or condition such as cancer, heart attack or stroke and survive for thirty days or more, you will need critical illness insurance. With just a few exceptions, all that is required is that you survive for thirty days after the date of the diagnosis and a]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you ever contract a critical illness or condition such as cancer, heart attack or stroke and survive for thirty days or more, you will need <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/critical+illness+insurance" rel="tag">critical illness insurance</a>. With just a few exceptions, all that is required is that you survive for thirty days after the date of the diagnosis and a tax-free lump sum of money will be paid to you.<br><br>Critical illness affects many people all around the world. Critical illness insurance plays an important role in the lives of people today. Reports indicate that the amount of people applying for Critical illness insurance continues to increase, as does the rate of critical illness.<br><br>Close to 1.5 million people in the United States will contract some form of cancer this year. One out of two Canadians under the age of 65 will have a heart attack. An estimated 850,000 people in the United Kingdom will suffer from some form of Dementia within the next two years.<br><br>The upside is that there are 9.8 million <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/cancer+survivors" rel="tag">cancer survivors</a> in the United States. 95% of victims of heart attacks survive an initial attack. <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/leaps+and+bounds" rel="tag">Leaps and bounds</a> are being made in Alzheimer's disease research. Therefore, surviving for thirty days or longer after a diagnosis is definitely a strong possibility.<br><br>However, even though more and more people are surviving a critical illness for months after their diagnosis, they may not be able to function to their full capacity for the entirety of their survival. The money that comes from Critical illness insurance would help in times when you cannot perform daily tasks and require care from a nurse, or if you cannot go back to your job. You may be confined to a wheelchair and require ramps to be built at your home. You may need a hospital bed, <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/oxygen+tanks" rel="tag">oxygen tanks</a>, a <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/heart+monitor" rel="tag">heart monitor</a> or some other type of medical equipment. If you seek treatment that requires you to leave the country, critical illness insurance can assist with these expenses as well.<br><br>Some renowned critical illness insurance companies are Trustmark, Stonebridge and <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/assurity+life" rel="tag">Assurity Life</a>. Remember that not one company will be the best choice for every individual. Some companies offer coverage to particular clients like children, businesses, elderly, family or self-employed individuals. Discount rates are available from most companies for military personnel, multiple policyholders or clients with exceptional health.<br><br>Do not make the mistake of just picking the first critical illness insurance company that comes along with a rate that you can afford. Take the extra time to shop around, it will prove to be worth your while. Do adequate research to in the beginning to save money for years to come instead of paying for an overpriced critical illness insurance policy.<br><br>Critical illness insurance is not best in all cases. Several individuals would do better to purchase a simple life insurance policy. However, it does not matter if you seek life insurance or critical illness insurance; you should never pay more than you have to for coverage you want. Save money by closely comparing the quotes from several different insurance coverage providers.<bio>Only Finance is one of the most recommended privately owned companies and a range of other insurance products like <a href="http://www.onlyfinance.com/">Critical illness insurance</a> that enables you to live your life worry free.</bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>What Happens When Your Brand Yourself On The Internet?</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>marketing methods</category><category>google</category><category>different things</category><category>search engines</category><category>thousands of dollars</category><category>affiliate programs</category><category>members area</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/what-happens-when-your-brand-yourself-on-the-internet</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ It is the same thing that happens when you brand yourself.  When you learn something thoroughly, I do not care what it is, anything that anyone else does not know, you are an expert at it. We have a book in our top members area on squidoo.com.  Squidoo came out last summer. We found it on the]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ It is the same thing that happens when you brand yourself.  When you learn something thoroughly, I do not care what it is, anything that anyone else does not know, you are an expert at it. We have a book in our top <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/members+area" rel="tag">members area</a> on squidoo.com.  Squidoo came out last summer. We found it on the <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/search+engines" rel="tag">search engines</a> because someone else was using it in their marketing, it just came out recently. We began to look at it and try to figure out how we could use it to generate traffic. When you know how to market you can pick up and find anything that you can use that can potentially generate traffic for you and that way you can apply it to your <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/marketing+methods" rel="tag">marketing methods</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /> So we picked up squidoo and tested a few things, tweaked it to our system and all of a sudden at that time it had about thirty-seven thousand lenses on it. Lenses is what squidoo uses, kind of like how blogger uses blogs, squidoo uses lenses.  And in about a month or so we were in the top one hundred with three different lenses of thirty-seven thousand other users and lenses on squidoo.com. We were using this traffic from squidoo through the search engines, because we found out that <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/google" rel="tag">google</a> loves squidoo, so we started implementing things and we found out that you could make <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/thousands+of+dollars" rel="tag">thousands of dollars</a> a month using <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/affiliate+programs" rel="tag">affiliate programs</a>, marketing <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/different+things" rel="tag">different things</a>. <br /><br /> That is just an example. We have videos and books on how to use it, how to get yourself in the top one hundred, how to use it to generate as much traffic as you want for free. The great thing is a lot of these traffic methods that you use to generate sales in your business are free, you do not have to pay a dime for it. But there are two things in marketing. When you are going to market and find a method to use to generate traffic, you are going to do two things. One, you are either going to exchange your time, which is a free method in order to get something for free you have got to exchange your time to set things up and do things. Or, you pay money and it does not take a lot of your time.<br /><br /><br /><br /> Like for instance, pay per click. If I developed a campaign for pay per click, I would develop an ad and put the keywords in there, I would set it up and once I tweak it to where I want it, like we show you on the pay per click videos to where it runs properly, I do not spend much time doing it. That campaign will run by itself. I might check it once a week just to make sure my ad might not have fallen down, just to keep it in the prime position that I want it in, but it runs by itself. Whereas if I were writing an article, which is a free method, if I am doing the article method, I am going to, especially initially when I am using it for a marketing tactic for a product or a service that I am marketing, or a home based business, or mlm, I am going to write one to three articles a day, probably three. <br /><br /> An article should only take you maybe fifteen or twenty minutes to write. And it will take you less than five minutes to use the tactics that we have in our members area in the marketing videos for press releases and articles, but I am going to do that for like thirty days, probably sixty days. In thirty to sixty days my information on what I am marketing is all over the place. It just takes some of your time. Same thing with articles and press releases, you know how to do what I just told you there, you use it, you test it, you mold it to yourself, if it works for you and you are making sales from it, you can become the article king or queen, whatever you want to call yourself, we come back to the branding again.   <bio>Are You Prepared To Instantly Plug-in To A Power House Marketing System: Contact George Collins  <a href="http://mymarketingfirm.com" >http://mymarketingfirm.com</a> Email George Collins  <a href="http://georgecollins.com" >http://georgecollins.com</a>   </bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>Stomach Stapling Is A Last Resort Measure</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2006 06:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>stomach stapling surgery</category><category>body mass index</category><category>thing to remember</category><category>bmi</category><category>ideal weight</category><category>sedentary lifestyle</category><category>high cholesterol</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/stomach-stapling-is-a-last-resort-measure</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Even after having a stomach stapling only about thirty percent of patients will achieve their ideal weight as categorized by the body mass index. This goes to show that stomach stapling is a last resort measure intended to save your life, not make you look superstar thin. Althought there are some]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Even after having a stomach stapling only about thirty percent of patients will achieve their <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/ideal+weight" rel="tag">ideal weight</a> as categorized by the <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/body+mass+index" rel="tag">body mass index</a>. This goes to show that stomach stapling is a last resort measure intended to save your life, not make you look superstar thin. Althought there are some patients who achieve this after they have their stomach stapling. If you work out and stick to your new diet you have every chance of being one of that thirty percent. <br /><br /> On the up side eighty percent of those that undergoe <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/stomach+stapling+surgery" rel="tag">stomach stapling surgery</a> lose weight. This is the reason stomach stapling is widely used and considered effective. People that couldn't lose weight for years prior to the surgery finally begin to see results after having their stomach stapling. On average the patients who have surgery lose about sixty percent of their overall previous body weight. For many this is the lifesaver. They are still considered overweight according to their <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/bmi" rel="tag">BMI</a> but they are healthy, able to move around and often find that they lose previous medical problems. These problems can be, asthma, diabetes, heart disease, <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/high+cholesterol" rel="tag">high cholesterol</a>, and muscle and joint pain. <br /><br /> Though you should remember that a portion of those that underwent a stomach stapling and lost excess weight regained that weight in three to five years of their surgery. This is likely due to falling back on old dietary habits, such as eating high calorie foods, and returning to a <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/sedentary+lifestyle" rel="tag">sedentary lifestyle</a>. Stomach stapling may not always work and give the patient good results. If a patient doesn't continue to follow or use their dietary guidelines that their doctor or nutritionist provides they will regain weight. The stomach stapling is a tool that's part of what you need in order to change your life. This is an important <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/thing+to+remember" rel="tag">thing to remember</a> when considering stomach stapling surgery.   <bio>Read more <a href="<a href="http://www.stomach-stapling.info">http://www.stomach-stapling.info.</a>/sitemap.html"><a href="http://www.stomach-stapling.info">http://www.stomach-stapling.info.</a>/sitemap.html</a> and <a href="<a href="http://www.stomach-stapling.info">http://www.stomach-stapling.info.</a>/stomach-stapling-info-index.htm"><a href="http://www.stomach-stapling.info">http://www.stomach-stapling.info.</a>/stomach-stapling-info-index.htm</a> or visit our <a href="http://www.stomach-stapling.info">http://www.stomach-stapling.info.</a>. </bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>How to Start a Restaurant Business Following a Profitable System</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>last three decades</category><category>how to start a restaurant business</category><category>great mathematicians</category><category>profitable system</category><category>perfect systems</category><category>last thirty years</category><category>billion dollars</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-to-start-a-restaurant-business-following-a-profitable-system</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you've been looking into starting a restaurant business, this could be the information you need to become successful. Anyone who has never worked in a restaurant before can really understand how difficult it can be to make something like this successful. It doesn't matter if it's the food, the]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you've been looking into starting a restaurant business, this could be the information you need to become successful. Anyone who has never worked in a restaurant before can really understand how difficult it can be to make something like this successful. It doesn't matter if it's the food, the bar area, the employees or even the distributors, every facet of the business has to be complete or your new venture won't run smoothly.<br><br>This is why learning <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/how+to+start+a+restaurant+business" rel="tag">How to Start a Restaurant Business</a> can make or break you within the first two years. However, we came across this <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/profitable+system" rel="tag">profitable system</a> that delivers a success rate over around 80% according to their sales page. This is enough to have us take a deeper look and find what exactly you can learn and accomplish from using this program. The results are quite interesting.<br><br>The <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/last+thirty+years" rel="tag">Last Thirty Years</a> Have Been Crazy<br><br>Let's face it. Restaurant sales have gone up tremendously over the last thirty years. When you look on their sales page, you'll find a snapshot of the progression that has taken place over the <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/last+three+decades" rel="tag">last three decades</a>. What started out as 42.8 <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/billion+dollars" rel="tag">billion dollars</a> has now risen to 558.3 billion dollars. We aren't <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/great+mathematicians" rel="tag">great mathematicians</a> or anything, but that type of increase is definitely monumental.<br><br>The eating establishments alone brought in almost 400 billion dollars and just think about those that have both restaurants and bars within their facilities. Need we say more? The point they're trying to make is that this type of industry has become a goldmine for those who have implemented the <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/perfect+systems" rel="tag">perfect systems</a> for everyone to enjoy. It doesn't matter if it's an employee or a patron because when they're all happy, the business flourishes.<br><br>So What Benefits Will You Receive <br><br>If you want to learn How to Start a Restaurant Business and become successful then you might want to use some of the tools this system has to offer. One of the first things you'll enjoy is knowing there won't be any trial and error involved. Why? Well, when you try to take on a task like this one, it's hard to decipher the issues that will come to be around you everyday. However, if you already have the answers to all these obstacles before they happen, then the end result can only be success.<br><br>According to their sales page, you'll learn everything from setting up a viable plan right from the beginning. This means deciding on the right restaurant, why many of them fail, how to save time, and of course, various other tips, tricks, and methods. Not to mention everything from mortgages, leases and all the boring financial stuff that pass a lot of people by. <br><br>Our Overall Analysis<br><br>From our own experience, we've seen restaurants come and go over the years. You probably have too, but if you are completely committed to starting your own restaurant then it might be wise to take the knowledge of several others and see what you're missing. Things like which bank to choose, and even finding investors. Then again, you may have this all figured out. We just think if you came to this article, you were looking for more.<bio>Let <a href="http://www.imreviewkings.com/workfromhomejobs.html">Work From Home Job</a> Review Kings Brian Garvin and Jeff West teach you more about How to <a href="http://www.imreviewkings.com/howtostartarestaurantbusiness.html">Start a Restaurant Business</a>. Feel free to use this article but please leave all links and author bio intact.</bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>What is the Biggest Snake?</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>giant anaconda</category><category>dead snake</category><category>depth perception</category><category>magnificent creature</category><category>anacondas</category><category>exotic pets</category><category>massive size</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/what-is-the-biggest-snake</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many exotic pets enthusiast ask themselves what is the biggest snake? There are many answers, however, one can only be confirmed as truthful. The anaconda is the world's largest known snake. Made famous and highly addicted by some of Hollywood's films, most people have heard about this incredible]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Many <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/exotic+pets" rel="tag">exotic pets</a> enthusiast ask themselves what is the biggest snake? There are many answers, however, one can only be confirmed as truthful. The anaconda is the world's largest known snake. Made famous and highly addicted by some of Hollywood's films, most people have heard about this incredible snake but not many know much about the truth regarding these <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/magnificent+creature" rel="tag">magnificent creature</a>.<br><br>The biggest anaconda found was over thirty seven feet long!<br><br>Consider that the average American full size car is approximately sixteen feet in length, you could put two cars in a row and still not reach the size of this particular snake! What is even more amazing about this fact is that <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/anacondas" rel="tag">anacondas</a> are not generally seen and there very well may be others alive that surpass this record.<br><br>Because anacondas are easily camouflaged, they are not seen en masse so rumors of this snake run rampant. There have been reports of anacondas anywhere from fifty to one hundred feet in length. While it is quite possible that this can occur there is no recorded evidence of any snake reaching those dimensions.<br><br>The <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/massive+size" rel="tag">massive size</a> of anacondas tends to lead people to exaggerate their length simply due to incorrect <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/depth+perception" rel="tag">depth perception</a>. These snakes usually hide in the water when moving and this can greatly skew their perceived size. Unfortunately, unless a snake is captured or killed there is no accurate way to measure them. The margin of error when it comes to estimating these snake's size if fairly great.<br><br>Another reason the size of the snake can be exaggerated somewhat is because of the elasticity of their hide. Because the skin stretches so easily, when found either from shedding or on a <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/dead+snake" rel="tag">dead snake</a> it can seem like the snake was actually longer than it was. It is undisputed that anacondas are extremely large snakes and it is generally accepted that they are the largest of all snakes.<br><br>However, do know that <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/giant+anaconda" rel="tag">giant anaconda</a>s though believed to exist are extremely rare. But what, exactly, constitutes a giant anaconda when these uncommon snakes are commonly seen at lengths up to seventeen feet?The reported case of the biggest anaconda found was approximately thirty seven and one half feet long.<br><br>However, even though there were measurements taken at the time it was found in 1944, pictures were not taken and the snake was not skinned in order to preserve the record. This leaves some to disbelieve the account and completely discount its accuracy. Scientist Vincent Roth claims to have killed a thirty four foot anaconda. Unfortunately, no concrete evidence of this claim exists either. There are other reported cases, some from reputable sources but still their validity is in doubt.<br><br>Regardless of which account is believed, there is only one concrete study in recent years that can be proven. The seventeen foot anaconda was captured, measured and recorded during a study in Brazil of these snakes.<br><br>However, there are so many reported incidents of much larger anacondas that even the most skeptical of scientists believe the biggest anaconda found would exceed this measurement significantly. Seventeen feet in length is a certainty.<br><br>Many people believe the validity of thirty seven feet as the largest anaconda found. Reported cases of anacondas exceeding one hundred feet are generally met with skepticism but this is not to say it is not possible. Only time will tell whether or not the anaconda record can be beaten and proven.<bio>Warning: The video and content in our <a target="_new" href="http://www.anacondas.tv">Biggest Anaconda</a> section is for educational, science or exotic pet dilligence and it is not for everyone to indulge. An update on the latest <a target="_new" href="http://www.anacondas.tv">What is the Biggest Snake</a> question is now being answered live in our resource center.</bio>]]></content:encoded>
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				<title>Target Market When You Work From Home In Your Home Based Business</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<category>five dollars</category><category>test test test</category><category>ins</category><category>well on my way</category><category>five bucks</category><category>converts</category><category>tweak</category>		<guid>http://www.artwoo.com/article/target-market-when-you-work-from-home-in-your-home-based-business</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ I would spend seventy-five dollars any day to make four hundred dollars, so that is not bad. But if you can do better when you work from home, why not do better. I am not saying do not accept that at that time, but why not tweak things a little better, test, test, test and make more money. So]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ I would spend seventy-<a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/five+dollars" rel="tag">five dollars</a> any day to make four hundred dollars, so that is not bad. But if you can do better when you work from home, why not do better. I am not saying do not accept that at that time, but why not <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/tweak" rel="tag">tweak</a> things a little better, test, test, test and make more money. So that's not bad, it's seventy-five dollars, we got four hundred dollars, that's three hundred and twenty-five dollars profit in our pocket, not including the way I teach you to put some advertising dollars back, because you don't want to rob yourself. <br /><br /> Now, I'm going to use one out of every three clicks on op-in, I'm going to use the same thing, twenty-five cents per click, so basically out of a hundred clicks, I'm going to get thirty-three op-<a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/ins" rel="tag">ins</a>. Now, why don't you back up for a second and look at what we just talked about before this. My conversion is one op-in out of every three clicks, thirty-three op-ins. Again, I'm going to have the same sales process you have, the same follow up and everything that <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/converts" rel="tag">converts</a> one out of every twenty people to a sale, one out of every twenty op-ins. At this point I've spent twenty-five dollars, thirty-three op-ins. <br /><br /> I have already made one sale, remember, we make one sale out of every twenty op-ins, that is according to our sales, according to what we have been doing. So I've already made one sale, four hundred dollars and we have spent twenty-<a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/five+bucks" rel="tag">five bucks</a> and are <a href="http://www.artwoo.com/tag/well+on+my+way" rel="tag">well on my way</a> to my second sale, because I already have thirteen op-ins more than twenty, I have got thirty-three. So I've already made four hundred dollars, got three seventy-five in my pocket faster than that other person that's basically making a sale out of every three hundred clicks, I make one sale out of every hundred clicks and I get thirty-three op-ins. <br /><br /> So you can see the difference, to me, and to some people it might not be worthwhile. Some people are happy, okay I've spent seventy-five dollars and I'm making a sale for every seventy-five dollars I spend, I'd be happy with that, but I like to take things a little further. I like to put more money in my pocket, more op-ins, more bang for the buck. And once you get to that point of getting that ratio you just let it go. If the op-ins start to slow down a little bit, adjust your ad a little bit to get about the same ratio, to get one out of every three clicks to get an op-in. But as you can see, when you work from home as a business it's more profitable. <br /><br /> Now back to keywords. The number one target market in this industry, just like anything else, remember I was talking about mortgages and the mortgage industry, if they could get people in the target market, they would do great. Here, it's the same thing, who is your target market. The number one target market is other people in this industry. Why? Because they've already been pre-sold, if they have been in this industry they have bought a product in this industry, they have bought a course, they have been in an opportunity or something of the sort, they have been pre-sold in this industry an they want to work from home. <br /><br /> You don't have to sell them about the home based business industry, they have already been in it. Why spend time, you know, if you are marketing toward keywords like make money online, get my home based business, marketing online or things of that sort, usually the people that are looking up under those keywords in the search engines, or any other advertising that you are doing to target market that keyword, usually they have not been in this industry. So in your sales process you first have to convince them that they need to join this type of industry, this type of thing to get their own home based business. Whereas me, if I am targeting where I am target marketing, the people in this industry, I don't have to convince them of that, that part of the sales process is done before I have even got them to op-in to my page. It brings up your sales conversion rate. <br /><br /> Now you can see why if you do get into that target market right there that is too general, you might have some success, but you will not have as much success as you do as with very targeted marketing. So you need to target people in this industry. I hear this all the time, George, is it going to become saturated? No. There are millions and millions of people in the world, and the 1 ups, 2 ups, cash programs, courses in this industry, products in this industry, systems in this industry, marketing systems, sales centers, mlm programs in this industry, there are millions and millions of people across the world, so it'll never be saturated.   <bio>Are You Prepared To Instantly Plug-in To A Power House Marketing System: Contact George Collins <a href="http://mymarketingfirm.com" >http://mymarketingfirm.com</a> Email George Collins <a href="http://georgecollins.com" >http://georgecollins.com</a>  </bio>]]></content:encoded>
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