Cyber Poems

As a youngster, I used to listen to my mother tell me how she and her sister grew up in Ithaca, New York.
She was always talking about how pretty it was and would go on and on about the Finger Lakes and
the mountains. It always seemed weird to me since I grew up in the segregated south. I knew about New
York City (I thought that Harlem was the same as New York back then) and Brooklyn because I had heard that
a lot of Black folks lived there. Back then I figured that Black folks could not possibly live in places like that,
living that close to white people and such. On top of that it was too cold. Coming from Richmond, Virginia
this all seemed too strange for me. I could not really understand how Black folk could live that close to
white people.

As my mother told me more, I learned that my grandfather, who died before I was born, won a scholarship
to Cornell University back in the early 1900s. He stayed up there and married a beautiful woman whose
family was one of the few Black families in town. That was why my mother, the older of two sisters, was
born there in what I thought was a strange, far-away land. And though she is dead now, the romantic visions
of this cold life in a small quaint college town remain imbued within me.

Her father faced many challenges as one of the very few Black students at Cornell during that time.
Basically, all of the other Black students shared those challenges as well. I learned that he bonded
with a number of them and decided to start a Greek Letter fraternity. It seems at that time there were
no fraternities for Black students and assimilation into University life at Cornell was difficult. More than
the weather up there was cold.

Anyway, my grandfather and six of his fellow students were successful in founding the first Greek
Letter Fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha in 1906. Back then Cornell was daunting; though admitted to study, it
was clear that students of color did not really belong or feel welcome in the community. At the same time
Greek Letter Fraternities were a key survival system for white men. They provided social bonding and
academic support for their members. Logically enough, Blacks could not join them back then. What
my grandfather and his friends, now affectionately and reverently known as the founding Jewels of Alpha
Phi Alpha, did must have been phenomenal. They were courageous enough to say that if we cannot join
the fraternities that make you feel welcome and supported at Cornell, then we need to form our own. There
had been an earlier effort to start a fraternity at Cornell for Black students that was unsuccessful, but
my grandfather and his friends were committed enough to make their goal a reality regardless of the sacrifice.

Alpha Phi Alpha now has members worldwide and boasts in its membership so many accomplished
Black men that it has truly set a proud tradition. There is so much good that can be said for the organization
that this article certainly cannot do it justice. If any readers want to know more I would invite them to visit
the Alpha Phi Alpha website, www.alphaphialpha.net.

In a twist of fate my grandfather seemed to have deeply influenced my fate when my opportunity to
attend college came. Oddly enough, Virginia’s resistance to integration gave me a strange break. The
state started to close schools and actually would pay for students to go to private schools out of
state. Ostensibly this was to help white students avoid the apparent curse of studying alongside Black folk.
My mother insisted that I apply to private schools and encouraged me to target New England boarding
schools in particular. Through this twist of fate, I earned a scholarship to the Phillips Exeter Academy and
got additional aid from the state of Virginia so that it cost my family very little for me to study there.

While Exeter was largely a culture shock for me, I survived and learned that smart and good people can
come from anywhere and any background. I got a good education and for the first time in my life learned to
live alongside whites, both rich and poor. It was academically challenging for me as a teenager from the
South but I survived. By the time I was ready to graduate, my mother was quite ill and was pleading with me
to target an Ivy League institution. Again I heeded her pleading but rebelled against the idea of Harvard.

Too many of my classmates were desperate; it seemed, for that chance. I was more influenced by a chance to get to a big city and found out that Columbia was in New York City and the University of Pennsylvania was in Philly. My idea of going to college was having the chance to hear live jazz and be bop in particular. Philly and New York were it for me. Fortunately, I got accepted to both. My mother thought for me. Without comment here, she obviously did not understand how Philly really was. But on the basis of her opinion I chose Penn.

Roll forward from Cornell in the early 1900s to Penn in the intense and radical sixties. I found out that not
a whole lot had changed. There still were not that many Black students attending Ivy League universities
in general and Penn in particular. You could walk around all day and not really see any. If you did it was
no more than one or two. I was blessed to have a Black roommate who was also my Exeter classmate
and one of my closest friends. I set up my own support system before I got there.

However, I quickly learned that we had gained admission but had not gained acceptance. Generally I found
that those Blacks who played varsity sports had a little more chance to get some level of acceptance based
on their athletic value and charisma. I also found out that among the few Blacks there, a number of them
came with high test scores but didn’t have the same level of preparation that I did. By my sophomore year
I noticed a lot of them were flunking out. They were often super bright, by any criteria, but they could not find
any sense that they were welcome in such an academically challenging environment.

By my junior year, I had met as many Black students as I could. My southern upbringing and
outgoing personality made me want to speak to every Black student that would speak back. I met a young
man who had come down from Harvard to study law. He told some of us that Harvard had underground
groups for Black students and that we should start one at Penn. We agreed and gathered in front of the
library where he staged a speech. After listening to him speak I decided that I disagreed with him because
his emphasis was on helping less fortunate people outside of the University instead of the students within
the university.

My contention was that too many of the students at Penn were having a hard time academically. It was not
that they were not smart enough or unwilling to work hard enough but that they just did not feel that it was
really their school. I argued that many of us just felt depressed and rejected at the University on a
community level and it made it that much more difficult to deal with what was already hard. Well, the
law student from Harvard quietly backed down and gave me the mike. Sometimes in retrospect I think he
set me up to do what I did. He may have been reading some Machiavelli or something.

Anyway, from my speech, the small group of students gathered anointed me to start a group. A student
from West Africa agreed to serve as Vice Chairman. Our purpose was sort of primal. We formed
the organization to help ourselves survive and graduate. Some resented that and viewed us as privileged
but did not understand how vulnerable we were and how dispensable we felt. Radicals invaded campus
when we had meetings and tried to make us feel guilty. Despite this, we formed a group called the Society
of African and African-American Students otherwise known as SAAS. It survived. It was a sixties solution to
the same problem I imagined and still imagine that my grandfather and his friends had at Cornell.
The formation of the group caused me some problems with the establishment at Penn but I survived
the turbulent times and graduated. This is ancient history now but Penn has grown to embrace Blacks
more aggressively than many schools now and SAAS evolved to become the Black Student League.
Not entirely like Alpha Phi Alpha, but in my own small way, I along with my fellow students who were
members of SAAS worked to keep the flame alive. Let us not see bright minds in people of
color underdeveloped, destroyed or embittered.

I feel a psychic connection to a grandfather whom I never met. I am grateful for his legacy and gift to me.
I hope this story helps us remember that we must remain vigilant and that those who came before us in
the struggle for rights and opportunities made it possible for us to have even higher expectations and
greater opportunities in the face of challenges.

My own thinking is that we should not rest too long to revel in the petty pleasures of luxury and success
that “integration” and equal opportunity has brought us largely on the backs of our ancestors. We must
commit to make sure that those students of color who are in higher education not only survive but excel.
We must help and encourage every student who wants to go to college to find a way to do so. Whether
Ivy League or not, Historically Black Colleges and Universities or not, we need to stay committed to
young people of color and build on the positive legacy.

Washington DC based Julian Conway Wilson Jr. is an educator and the grandson of Robert Harold Ogle, one of the seven Jewels who founded Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. He is currently working on a
book project about estranged fathers and family healing. This article was originally published in http://www.natcreole.com/, an online global urban culture magazine. Visit the site weekly for updated news, reviews, profiles, playlists, essays, travel journals, and upcoming events.

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NAION is the latest side effect linked to Viagra and other ED drugs. It is a condition which results from a painless swelling of the optic nerve that causes rapid reduction in vision. Those who suffer from NAION wake up with vision loss and it may worsen in one or two weeks. The main risk factors include hypertension, diabetes or fever and a different appearance of the optic nerve which an ophthalmologist can recognize.

FDA received nearly 50 NAION reports from people who were using Viagra drug. In order to play it safe, FDA demanded a new label which linked the ED drugs effect to NAION. Though all the ED drug companies followed FDA’s demand, drug manufacturers like Pfizer [Viagra] and ELI Lily [Cialis] now ask for a relevant proof to base the NAION side effect allegation.

How to Play safe with Viagra

It has not yet been proved whether NAION is a direct side effect of Viagra. But precautions can only help you to be safe.

• If you have had earlier experiences with NAION, take Viagra only after consulting your doctor

• New Viagra users, meet up with an ophthalmologist, check your eyes for any NAION symptoms and then begin with the drug

• If you feel gradual loss of vision after taking the drug or any uneasiness in your eyes, stop the medication immediately and get it checked by a doctor

• Sometimes the vision loss can occur in one eye. If you have slight irritations in one eye, don’t take it lightly but get it tested

A million users around the world use Viagra. And NAION has affected only a few. And none of them had their eyes checked before taking the erectile dysfunction drug. Pfizer advices all its Viagra pill users to go for a complete check up before starting your favorite Viagra pill. Those who have heart problems, or take nitrate medications can have serious side effects if they start with Viagra. But how many users go through the pill label and follow the instructions. It is always wise to be safe and sure. And any medication will be most effective when it’s taken the proper way.

Steve Clark
http://www.viagrapunch.com
A well known online publisher and has published lot of articles on Men’s Health Problems.

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Can Vitamin E cure a broken heart?
By David Leonhardt

Vitamin E is an absolutely vital nutrient in your body, but it probably can’t do half the things you heard it can.

What does vitamin E do? To begin, it is an antioxidant. It tames dangerous free radicals and helps prevent blood clots and blockages in coronary arteries. Research points to its ability to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, such as heart attacks and some cancers.

Vitamin E is also believed to slow the aging process and to help nerve conduction. Most importantly, it works to enhance and even protect vitamin C and Vitamin A.

There is also promising research that vitamin E might help prevent or slow the onset of cataracts in the eyes.

Vitamin E has been touted as a cure for just about everything but a broken heart. I am sure that’s coming, though. Here are just a few of the diseases and conditions vitamin E has been credited with curing or preventing:

Parkinson’s disease
Infertility in both men and women
Alzheimer’s disease
Hepatitis
eye tissue inflammation
fibromylagia
hair loss
PMS (pre-menstrual syndrome)
heavy menstruation
healing wounds
diabetes
atherosclerosis
menopause
osteoarthritis
even restless leg syndrome!

It might well prove that vitamin is helpful in some of these and other conditions, but probably not in many or even most of them.

As with many vitamins, there is a raging debate over how much vitamin E you need. The US recommended daily allowance (RDA) is 8-10 milligrams per day. But most people in the nutrition field believe that to capture the long-term benefits, people need 10 to 20 times that quantity, which is well short of the maximum recommended 1,000 milligrams.

Vitamin E is found in many foods in small quantities. The good news is that almost everyone gets sufficient vitamin E to avoid a deficiency, with a few exceptions noted below. The bad news is that most people do not get the RDA. This is definitely a vitamin that should be supplemented.

Be careful about what supplements you choose, since the synthetic version of vitamin E is not even half effective as in its natural form. Look for nutritional supplements containing natural vitamin E, preferably in liquid form.

People on low fat diets need supplements the most, since fats and oils are the largest sources of vitamin E. Nuts and green, leafy vegetables are also good sources, as are egg yolks and liver. So are whole grains.

Vitamin E probably will never cure your broken heart, nor live up to half of the claims people make about it. But it is an important vitamin for maintaining good health and it is needed in quantities above what most people take in their diet.

About the Author

David Leonhardt runs The Liquid Vitamin Supplements Store:
http://www.vitamin-supplements-store.net
Learn more about vitamin E:
http://www.vitamin-supplements-store.net/vitamins/vitamin-e.html
Or read up on other nutrition information:
http://www.vitamin-supplements-store.net/nutrition-information.html

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The Israeli railroads infrastructure has been upgraded significantly in the past 10 years. While until 1996 most of trains & railroads were bizarre collections of British “leftovers” from the mandatory occupation that lasted until 1948, nowadays Israeli trains can take you almost anywhere in Israel and (almost) right on time.

Most of the train stations have been rebuilt, and the train cars themselves are made by top-of-the-line European train-car manufacturers. The ride itself is usually very smooth and comfortable and most on the trains do make it right on time (which is very rare, generally speaking in the middle east and Israel).

While prices and service are only fair, there are some important tips to remember when traveling Israel by train: some are trivial for every train rider while some are unique to Israel.

• Try to avoid taking the train on Sunday - while most of the Israeli soldiers are using the trains as their preferred (and free) means of transportation, and are using them to return from their vacations you will find it literally impossible to find a free seat on the Sunday trains. Some of them are so packed that they do remind of third world country trains (by the way - in some aspects Israel is a third world country..) . Whatever you do try not to use Israeli trains on Sunday and if so - do it after rush hours and not before 15:00.

• Bring your own food & drink - While there are no restaurant train cars on any of the lines, there are attendees who carry small trolleys with hot drinks, soft drinks, sandwiches and snacks. The only problem is that prices are extremely high, you might find yourself paying way too much for food and drink which you can buy at the train station for literally half the price.

• Hotspot wireless internet - is available only in the main stations in Tel-Aviv, and the service is highly priced (by the hour or per day). If you want to catch up with your email - download them before boarding to the train, there is no wireless connection on the trains themselves.

• Double deck trains - some of the trains have tow levels, it is very easy to recognize them - they are all painted in red. If you see one of these (they are fairly popular on the busy Tel-Aviv - Haifa lines) - try to get to the penthouse  the view is much better and there is much more sunlight.

• Don’t miss the ride to Jerusalem by train! - it is slow, not efficient, has very low frequency, and the central train station in Jerusalem is next to “Malcha Mall” in the far end of the city, but after saying that: this is the most interesting train line in Israel which was re-opened only last year (2005). If you want to see Israel diverse landscape - don’t miss this ride.

To sum things up - Israel train is lots of fun, especially if you are a tourist and not in a hurry to anywhere, you will find this means of transportation as comfortable and efficient. Don’t hesitate to use it whenever you can, especially if you are on a budget.

Michal Moreno is the content editor for Israel Travel Tips- a travel guide all written by a native Israeli from the insider’s point of view.

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We all dream of a place to go to that is ours. Somewhere near the ocean, in the woods or in warm climate. Some folks buy Time shares or condos. Some even buy 2 or 3 vacation homes. But most of us do not have the resources to do that, especially if you’re a Redneck like me. But I found a great solution.

A Trailer or 5th Wheel.

No, I am not suggesting you live like trailer trash, I really think this is a good idea, and I did it last year in Sequim, Washington.

I love Fishing at John Wayne Marina, in Sequim, Washington. I go there every weekend to Halibut and Salmon fish, along with a little crabbing. It’s about 150 miles from our home and it really gets old driving it all summer.

We looked at land up there, and it averages about $150,000. So we did a little math and here is what we came up with.

I already have a 26 ft trailer, so lets say it cost about $20,000. About the same as a down payment for land up there. Then, if you actually bought some property up there, you still need utilities installed and monthly utility payments every month. Also the average monthly property payment of $1000.00, to $1600.00 including taxes.

Yes, some would argue that it’s an investment, but what if you hate it in 5 years and can’t get rid of it?

So we took our 26 ft Trailer to Sequim Bay RV Resort, right across the street from John Wayne Marina, and setup a monthly site with them for $400.00 a month.

Now we have our own place in Sequim. We can come and go anytime we want and know one cares if we have our two dogs with us.

So tell me. Does it make more sense to buy a trailer, and locate it where you want at about 65% less cost than buying a piece of land. Is it not true that a loan to buy land, would cost more a month in interest, than $400.00 a month?

You now have a vacation home and extra money to actually enjoy it. So go by a new or used trailer and move it around the country. It’s Great!!

Come over and visit our site at http://www.rangerrob.com or http://www.retirementonlinefind.com to get some great vacation ideas.

Rangerrob of the Northwest.

A Northwest Outdoor Redneck, supporting friends and Family to enjoy the outdoor together. View Hunting, Fishing, Flyfishing, Kiting, Boating and much more at http://www.rangerrob.com.

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If there are fifty students in a class, only one out of the fifty can be the first position. Did the teacher give him that honor? On what condition that he is given that position? Obviously it has nothing to do with his teacher’s personal preference. The student who is placed at the bottom of the class should not argue with the teacher’s decision, but should reflect upon the quality of his own performance.

Life does not begin in the delivery room, nor does it end in the funeral parlor. It exists long before birth, and death does not bring it to an end. Death is the beginning of another birth and life and death are a continuation of one another. The past goes back beyond memory and the present is the continuation of previous lifetimes. The future arrives with the passing of the present and they are boundless. The Buddhist text says:

“To understand the causes of our present circumstances, look to previous lives. Our actions in past lives cause our present situation to manifest. To know the future, look at what we are doing in the present. The future will arise as a consequence of these actions.”

Whether we succeed or fail in life, it can be from our ignorance and foolishness. There is a joke about a person who died and was called before God to answer for the way he had led his life. God was very angry and said:

“You have spent your whole life drifting around, wasting your time in meaningless pursuits, and you have been guilty of countless wrongs. Tell me, why don’t you believe in God and obey the order?”

The man shrugged his shoulders, faced God and said:

“You tell me. Why was I born into a family that doesn’t believe in God? I went through my whole life never heard of the word ‘God’. How can you expect me to believe in God when I never had the chance to even know that there is God? It is not my fault for not believing in you, it is you who made the first mistake at my birth!”

It is indeed a fine joke and it can be true that people living in the deep jungle out of civilization have never met the messenger of God to tell them about God. If people have not been told about Jesus will not know about Jesus likewise Buddha or any spiritual teachers. What is important to us is to understand its deeper meaning. The joke highlights a common human ignorance and the tendency to blame our failures on environmental effects and influences, and give ourselves credit for our efforts and abilities when we succeed.

The power of Heaven is lesser than the power of karma (cause and effect), and the power of the karma is lesser than the power of repentance. Seek no excuses for your failures, but search for the way to success. If someone wishes to die by taking along many others along, God cannot stop him. Prayers cannot stop someone from dying or to be executed or beheaded. If prayer can help to stop the sin then nobody will die and everybody will be rich because everyone prays for wealth and good health. This is the truth and success or failure lies in our hands. Whatever we encounter is due to our own actions. We can blame neither Heaven nor other people.

Have you ever wondered why we look the way we do? Have you ever asked yourself, “Why was I born into this family?” or “Why is it that I have this way of thinking and these attitudes? Why do certain events happen? Are all these things predestined by Heaven?” Indeed they are but what criteria does Heaven use as a guide for arranging billions of our fate? This is indeed a mystery of life that sees all kinds of human from the very fortunate to the very unfortunate. Success or failure depends a lot on our fate. We can work from early morning till late into the night, there is no guarantee of success. The world is round, when we think we are ahead, we can actually be behind.

Our fate is like a school report, the result of our past actions. Heaven is fair, only human is not fair. Heaven is absolutely impartial in its arrangement of our fate in accordance with our actions. Heaven is also known as “Tian Gong” in Chinese. “Tian” means Heaven and “Gong” means fair or just. All sentient beings are the successors to their own past deeds. Whether the taste of our life is sweet and sour or bitter and hot is all a consequence of our own actions and intentions.

However, this is not a simple theory of cause and effect. There is a profound truth hidden within it. To harvest sweet and juicy fruit, we will have to sow the appropriate seeds. Without previous hard work in cultivation, how can we expect to enjoy an abundant harvest now? To plant a negative cause and yet expect a yield of good fruit is unrealistic. To follow blindly without understanding the essence of truth is to place our reliance solely on luck or some notion of good fortune. If we know that our thoughts deviate from the truth and still act on them and expect a positive outcome, it is unreasonable. Trying our luck with no knowledge of the underlying reasons is like a blind man riding a horse. There is no sense of direction and no knowledge of where to go.

We must not let anger, hatred or blame enter our hearts, or hold grudges against others. A person who falls on the ground uses the ground as a support to stand up. Do not blame the ground for our falls. Blame ourselves and if we point our finger at others, remember that three other fingers are pointing back at us. If we respond positively to every good or bad situation then every situation becomes a stepping stone to success. Accept our present conditions to resolve past karma so that there will be no new karmic seedlings.

Author: T.A Chew

T.A Chew realized that in order to be happy, we have to accept and live with the sufferings of life. Do not compare with others and do not compete with others. Do not hinder ourselves and feel the tragedies of mankind. Give joyousness whenever required and show mercy in return we shall receive mercy. Success or failure, blame no one. Website: http://www.white-sun.com

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Upgrading your Cisco Memory: A Primer

Almost all advanced Cisco routers and switches are equipped with the Cisco proprietary operating systems called the IOS (Internetwork Operating System). Cisco PIX firewalls have a special operating system, the PIX Finesse OS.

Just like conventional computers, increasing the memory of a Cisco product increases its speed. If the product is a Cisco router or switch that handles large amounts of data over the network, increasing the RAM of the product can improve both the processing speed and the device’s performance.

For devices with Cisco IOS 11.1 or older the only way to improve its performance is to upgrade the IOS. However, older Cisco hardware is usually not equipped with sufficient flash memory to store a newer version of the IOS. In this case, the only option is to upgrade the flash memory of the Cisco product.

One great place to find Cisco memory upgrades is PC Wholesale. They carry a complete line of both Cisco Original/OEM and third party memory modules and Flash cards for every Cisco router, firewall, and switch, and have technical experts available by phone to answer any questions. Check out the Cisco Memory section to find your router or switch.

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Imagine the next time you join a discussion about using RSS. When you start sharing the fascinating RSS facts below, your friends will be absolutely amazed.

Sometimes the most important aspects of a subject are not immediately obvious. Keep reading to get the complete picture.

RSS is widely becoming a very powerful marketing tool on the Internet. It has been picked up by Internet marketers around the world every day who knows about its usefulness. Nevertheless, there are still a majority of people on the Internet who haven’t used RSS to syndicate their content.

This new technology can change the way you keep in touch with your subscribers or readers permanently in a lot of ways. For people who still don’t know what the RSS is, here’s a definition - RSS is an acronym for “Really Simple Syndication” or “Rich Site Summary”, and the XML extension is the format used for distributing your NEWS Headlines via the Web, which is known as Syndication.

Syndication is what makes RSS so powerful - you can unleash your message across the web instantly to your subscribers and readers through RSS. So what are the 8 most powerful reasons you should be using RSS? Read below:

1. Readers can opt-into feeds.

Like autoresponders, RSS allows your prospects to opt-into the feeds they are interested in and also be able to opt-out when they want to through their RSS feeds reader. It is almost similar to building a list of subscribers!

2. You don’t have to maintain an RSS feed.

This is a “burden-take-off” for savvy and busy Internet marketers as RSS is free to use and it doesn’t require that much effort as building a list. Of course, everything has its pros and cons. When you don’t need to spend time for your opt-ins, you won’t have a closer relationship with them and it makes promoting your product much harder.

3. You have the ability to Syndicate your content.

This is the true power of RSS. It gives you the ability to Syndicate your content - and e-mail your subscribers instantly letting your them know about your content right away.

4. Promotions and sales.

Again, similar to an autoresponder RSS lets you broadcast your promotions to your subscribers. This way, you can earn money through your RSS feeds as well.

5. No filter problems.

Every RSS feed passes through e-mail filters. You won’t have to worry about your message being filtered anymore while syndicating an article. All your messages are delivered 100% to your subscribers.

6. No spam complaints.

People who want to subscribe for your RSS feeds will need to do it with their RSS reader. They will need to abide by the Privacy Policy that you are allowed to send them your syndication anytime without being called spamming. Another great feature!

7. Many ways to read feeds.

RSS is very versatile because it lets you read feeds in many different media platforms. Some of the examples are browser readers while others use software to read their feeds. Other than that, people can view feeds on different operating systems like Microsoft Windows or Mac.

8. Free traffic and promotion.

RSS is one of the greatest ways to get free traffic to your website without needing to spend a single penny on advertising. This alone can save you hundreds of thousands of dollars in advertising a year to advertise your online business.

If you don’t have time to set-up your own webpage with RSS feeds it is recommended that you set-up an account with Blogger.com and head over to FeedBurner.com to set-up an account. FeedBurner.com will generate you a RSS subscription page automatically with any RSS feed URL you favor and inserted.

As your knowledge about using RSS continues to grow, you will begin to see how RSS fits into your overall marketing efforts.

Mark Sandquist is the Editor of eAuthorResources NewsLetter. http://eAuthorResources.com provides FREE Help and FREE Marketing Software for eBook Authors, Software Developers and their Affiliates and Resellers.

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