Wednesday, February 15, 2006

The Google Dance Tool

By Tom Morley of http://www.juniperavenue.com

This Google Dance Tool, compliments of SearchBliss, lets you know if your site has been indexed in Google's databases, and how many of your sites pages have been included. Google's spiders crawl the Internet and update its directories every thirty days, give or take a few. When the number of links to your site on the directories start to change and differ from each other, that is when you know the Google "Dance" has begun... Google is spidering and caching your site. Just type your website URL (i.e, www.yoursite.com) into the box below and hit Submit Query. A new window will open with the results.

To determine how many of your site's pages are being indexed in Google right now, type "allinurl:yoursite.com site:www.yoursite.com" into your browser's search bar (using your website URL instead of "yoursite"). After the Google Dance, do the same search. Hopefully, more of your pages are indexed each time. Enjoy the Dance!

Google Dance Tool
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Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides Walk for a Cure

I am writing to ask for your help and to enlist your support. I recently signed up to participate in Great Strides: Taking Steps to Cure Cystic Fibrosis, which is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's annual, national walk.

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening genetic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system. More than 10 million Americans are symptomless carriers of the defective CF gene. Much progress has been made toward finding a cure for CF, however, the CF Foundation's work is far from over, as precious young lives continue to be lost to this disease.

As you most now know our son, James, was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis one year ago. We are now trying to do our part to help raise funds for The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation which in turn will help James live longer and have a better quality of life. It has taken this whole year for us to fully absorb the gravity of this diagnosis and adjust to a whole new way of life. I feel that I am just now able to think beyond it and really be involved in helping in any way I can to support the CF Foundation and their progress toward a cure. James is the most wonderful child with a vibrant and positive personality and a real zest for life. I know this will work to his advantage in beating this disease. As a mother, keeping James healthy and giving him the best possible life is my mission, The CF Foundation finding a cure for CF is my hope.

I will be walking on May 7th at the Suffolk Community College Campus in Riverhead with a group of family and friends in honor of James. Collectively, we would like to raise more than $1000 for vital CF research. I would appreciate a donation of whatever your budget allows. Your charitable contribution is 100% tax deductible. You can donate online at www.cff.org/great_strides. Just type my name in under "Find a Walker" - it's simple.

Your contribution will enable the CF Foundation to take full advantage of the tremendous opportunities in CF research that are now on the horizon. The path to finding a cure for CF is paved with numerous research opportunities- any one of which could have a profound impact on the lives of those with the disease. The only thing standing in the way of a cure is additional money to fund this life-saving research. Your support allows us to give children and adults with CF the quality of life and future they deserve.

Thank you for supporting this important cause!

Best wishes, Yvonne

If you encounter a problem with a link, please visit my GREAT STRIDES Home Page at http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/YvonneStewart! NOTE: If link looks broken, cut and paste ENTIRE link into address bar. If you are presented with a "Find A Walker" page, enter my first and last name and click on "Find Walker." Then click "View Walker" by my name in the results list to go to "My GREAT STRIDES Home Page."

Thank you,
Yvonne Stewart

Friday, February 03, 2006

Juniper Avenue Aligns with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

The nephew of our founder, James, was recently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, an all to common disease that affects over 30,000 children and young adults in the United States alone. While most healthy children are entertained with the thought of what they may be when they are adults, CF sufferers are faced with the all-too-real possibility of never seeing adulthood...a thought nobody should ever have to bear, especially not a child.

There's Hope
When the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation began in 1955, few children with CF lived to attend elementary school. Today, the median age of survival for a person with CF extends into the early 30's. Research is making a real difference; yet, precious lives continue to be lost. More must be done. The CF Foundation believes that an investment in CF medical research is an investment in the present and the future of all people with the disease.

How can I help?
Please raise awareness in your community about CF and of the strides being made toward a cure. Volunteer at your a local chapter, click here to learn more. You can also donate to the Cystic Fibrosis Fountation here.