Author: Darrell Miller

Osteoarthritis is perhaps the fastest growing form of arthritis in the United States. According to the Arthritis Foundation, one third of all adult Americans have x-ray evidence of osteoarthritis. Last year over 7 million visits to the doctor were osteoarthritis related which is second to cardiovascular disease in America. As we age this number is going to increase unless we take steps to stop arthritis. Over the years researchers have developed medications to help relieve pain but none have actually addressed the underlying cause of joint destruction. In this article we will take a look at the characteristics of osteoarthritis and the current treatments available. Also, we will look at natural alternatives that can help improve quality of life.

Osteoarthritis is a disorder that involves certain bones and joints in the body. A joint is where two bones are connected and made up of cartilage which is surrounded by muscles and tendons. Some joints have a limited range of motion such as a rib in the rib cage and others have a much wider range of movement like hips, knees, elbows, wrists, and thumbs. The wider ranges of motion joints are called synovial joints. (1) Synovial joints have a unique structure. The bones that are connected to synovial joints are cover in a tough fibrous tissue call cartilage. This tough cartilage tissue between the bones is called the joint capsule. The joint capsule has an inner cavity which is lined with an inner membrane called the synovial membrane. With in this membrane there is fluid called synovial fluid which is a thick, slippery fluid that fills the small places in between and around the two bones connecting. The fluid is filled with a substance that lubricates the joints and eases movement. (1,2)                                                                                                                                                                         

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This joint cartilage serves two purposes. First, it allows for a smooth surface to bear heavy weight and ease joint movement when in motion. Secondly, the joint cartilage absorbs shock and distributes the forces and mechanical stresses out to the bones connected to the joint.

Joint function is under continual mechanical stress while in motion and the joints ability to resist the stress reflects its health. If the mechanical stress becomes to much for the joint, some physical changes occur in the joint cartilage covering the bones. (1,2)

Cartilage is tough and some what elastic in nature comprised of water, collagen and complex proteins called proteoglycans. (3) When osteoarthritis has been diagnosed in a patient, the cartilage has started to weaken and become frayed. Over time the cartilage breaks down exposing the two bones of the joint. When two bones rub together all sorts of damage can happen. Bits of bone and cartilage break off and float around in the joint space. When the joint is bent, one usually experiences a gritty grinding feeling which is painful. Over time tiny bone spurs can grow into the cartilage and surrounding tissue causing a great deal of pain and decrease range of motion in the joint. As the arthritis progresses, the pain and discomfort will increase creating sleepless nights and miserable days.

Even though the exact cause of osteoarthritis is not known, researchers do know that it is not age related. Researchers have observed the disease having the same destructive changes in younger patients diagnosed which haven't been observed in older individuals who don't have the disease. (2,4,5) Researchers have observed that certain conditions do seem to trigger the disease or make it worse.

Families who have frequent occurrences of osteoarthritis tend to lean on the idea that it could be a genetic factor. Osteoarthritis of the hands is often seen as genetic. (2) People who are extremely active or have physically demanding jobs have a higher occurrence of developing osteoarthritis. Also, individuals who have certain bone disorders are prone to osteoarthritis as well. Individuals who are over weight are at risk. Because of the excess pounds, these individuals usually develop osteoarthritis in the knees and feet. Over weight individuals usually have denser bones which do not absorb as much shock as thinner bones might causing more damage to joint cartilage.

Currently there is no sure way to prevent osteoarthritis, but slowing the progression may help with some lifestyle changes. The arthritis foundation suggests individuals who are prone to osteoarthritis should maintain a healthy weight and loose weight if needed. They also suggest that these individuals should exercise on a regular basis as a preventative measure. (4) Consumption of Calcium and other vitamins such as vitamin A, C, D, and E can help as well. (6-8)

Treatment of osteoarthritis is usually focused around reducing or relieving the pain an individual experiences and maintain or improve the movement so to reduce any permanent disability. (2) Your Medical practitioner normally prescribes a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs) such as aspirin or ibuprofen which is only effective in pain management. Sadly these NSAIDs have side effects which can be serious. NSAID induced gastrointestinal complications cause more than 100,000 hospitalizations and nearly 16,500 deaths each year in the United States. Long term use of NSAIDs can cause ulcers in the stomach and intestinal tract which product heartburn and abdominal pain. NSAIDs can interfere with blood clotting and even cause kidney damage. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is some times prescribed for pain relief, but acetaminophen does not reduce inflammation and have the same side effects as NSAIDs plus in large doses can cause liver damage. (9)

Newer medications released to the public are called COX-2 inhibitors which provide pain relief and anti-inflammatory effects with out the side effects of other NSAIDs. (11,12) In some cases, COX-2 inhibitors can cause stomach damage and bleeding. (13,14) All of these medications may help with the pain but does nothing to slow down or stop the osteoarthritis. This medication has no effect on the disease itself. (10)

After reviewing all the side effects from the medications available, some believe that Glucosamine sulfate and Chondroitin Sulfate are better for osteoarthritis because Glucosamine and Chondroitin actually improve synovial joint health without any life threatening side effects. (3)

Glucosamine sulfate and Chondroitin sulfate work so well as treatment for osteoarthritis that even physicians routinely recommend it. Glucosamine sulfate and Chondroitin sulfate are naturally occurring compounds found in human joints. (15,16) When consumed in the right combination can actually reverse the damage in joints affected by osteoarthritis. Glucosamine is a natural substance found in synovial fluid and is the basic building block of proteoglycans, one of the compounds in synovial cartilage. Europeans have been using Glucosamine and Chondroitin sulfate for more than 10 years to help ease joint pain. Only in the past few years have researchers from American and Europe worked together to figure out how this works. Researchers discovered that Glucosamine sulfate reduces synovial joint inflammation which explains why people feel better after taking the supplement.

Scientific studies have discovered that Glucosamine sulfate can help stimulate cartilage cell growth, inhibit proteoglycans breakdown, and rebuild the damage done by osteoarthritis. (17,18) Glucosamine Sulfate not only helps your feel better but also repairs the damage that's all ready done. The only Glucosamine used in all the studies was Glucosamine sulfate. When the body digests Glucosamine sulfate the sulfate separates and forms a ion salt called a sulfate ion. This sulfate ion is critical for the body to synthesize proteoglycans. (17)

Researchers believe that Chondroitin sulfate works in a similar way to Glucosamine sulfate and should be consumed along with Glucosamine sulfate. Several studies investigated the action of Chondroitin sulfate and determined for best results one should take them both together. However, if your health care practitioner suggests taking only one or the other it is best that you follow your practitioners advice.

Other vitamins and minerals are beneficial to individuals suffering from osteoarthritis. Suck as, folic acid and B12 may increase joint mobility and vitamins A, C, D, and E may prevent the progression of the disease as well as prevent osteoarthritis all together. (8,19,20) Several clinical studies used the herb Boswellia serrata which help with swelling and yielded good results as well. Cayenne or capsaicin ointment can help elevate the pain associated with osteoarthritis. Cayenne pepper depletes the nerves of a neurotransmitter called substance P. This substance P transmits pain messages to the brain, so cayenne is very effective in relieving osteoarthritis pain.

Along with supplements, exercise is an important to help keeps joints mobile and healthy. For those suffering from osteoarthritis, water aerobics might be an option because it is low impact and gives one the ability to flex their joints with out applying much weight on the joints.

It is easy for those who don't feel well to self diagnose. If you suspect that you have a joint health issue, get evaluated by a licensed health care provider before taking any steps to get better on your own. Some of these same symptoms can be related to other illnesses which require different treatment. Only a health care provider can be certain one has osteoarthritis. With proper exercise and supplements one can reduce the constant stiffness and pain associated with osteoarthritis and this can lead to a healthier pain free life. All the supplements mentioned can be found at your local or internet health food store.

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By Shawn Campbell

In September of 1999, Brett Tabke wrote "26 Steps to 15k a Day" in the Webmaster World forum. A lot has changed since then, and now is the time to consider a new 26-step plan that meets the current needs of webmasters in 2006. Some of the old ones still apply (writing new content everyday, for example), and some don't (submitting to the search engines is no longer necessary), and we're here to tell you which is which! As you probably already know, bringing in traffic is not easy - it takes hard work, determination and lots of elbow grease. So if you're ready, roll up your sleeves and follow these 26 simple steps, and within just one year you will generate enough traffic to keep you busy for a long, long time!

A) Keyword research

Before you do anything else, use a keyword research tool and do an extensive job researching the right keyphrases to use for your site. What keyphrases are your direct competitors using? Are there any keyphrases that create a potential for market entry? Are there any that you can put a spin on and create a whole new niche with?

B) Domain name

If you want to brand your company name, then choose a domain name that reflects it. If your company is Kawunga, then get www.kawunga.com. If it's taken, then get www.kawungawidgets.com. No dashes, and no more than two words in the domain if appropriate.

C) Avoid the sandbox

Buy your domain name early, as soon as you have chosen your keyphrases and your company name. Get it hosted right away and put up a quick one page site saying a little about who you are, what you sell, and that there will be more to come soon. Make sure it gets crawled by Google and Yahoo (either submit it or link to it from another site).

D) Create content

Create over 30 pages of real, original content on your site. This will give the spiders something to chew on. It will also give you more opportunities to been seen in the search engine results for a wide variety of keyphrases.

E) Site design

Use the "Keep It Simple" principle. Employ an external CSS file, clean up any Java Scripts by referring to them off the page in an external file, don't use frames, use flash the way you would an image, and no matter what, do not create a flash site. Do not offer a busy site with lots of bells and whistles to your visitors. Keep things nice and simple. Make it easy for them to find what they are looking for and they'll have no reason to look anywhere else.

F) Page size

The less kilobytes your page uses, the better - especially for the home page. Optimize your images and make sure the page loads quickly. Most people and businesses in the Western world may have high speed, but cell phones and other countries might not. If your site loads slowly, you may have already lost your visitor before they've even had a chance to browse around.

G) Usability

Make sure that your site follows good usability rules. Remember that people spend more time on other sites, so don't violate design conventions. Don't use PDF files for online reading. Change the colours for visited links, and use good headers. Look up usability for more tips and tricks, it will be worth your while.

H) On site optimization

Use the keyphrase you have chosen in your title (most important), your headers (when appropriate), and within the text. Make sure that your page/content is ABOUT your keyphrase. If you are selling widgets, than write about widgets. Don't just stick the word widgets into the text.

I) Globals

Globals are the links that remain the same on every page. They are the reference for new visitors to keep them from getting lost. Sometimes they are on the left of the page, sometimes they consist of tabs at the top. Often they are in the footer of the page as well. Make sure that you have an old style text version of your globals on every page. I usually create tabs at the top, and put the text versions in the footer at the bottom of the page. Find out what works best for you.

J) Headers

Use bold headers. On the Internet, people scan they don't read. So initially, all they will see are the headers. If your headers don't address their concerns, they won't stick around long enough to read your content. Use appropriate keyphrases when you can.

K) Site map

Build a site map with a link to each of your pages. Keep it up to date. This will allow the spiders to get to every page. Put a text link to the site map on the main pages.

L) Content

Add a page every 2-3 days: 200-500 words. Create original content, don't copy others. The more original and useful it is, the more people will read it, link to it, and most importantly of all - like it enough to keep coming back for more.

M) White hat only

Stay away from black hat optimizing techniques. Black hat optimization consists of using any method to get higher rankings that the search engines would disapprove of, such as keyword stuffing, doorway pages, invisible text, cloaking and more. Stick to white hat methods for long-term success. People who use black hat optimization are usually there for the short-term, such as in porn, gambling, and Viagra markets (just look at your email spam for more black hat markets). These black hat industry sites are usually around just long enough to make a quick buck.

N) Competition analysis

Who is linking to your competition? Use Yahoo's "link:" service to see the back links of your competition. For example, type in "link:http://www.yourdomain.com" into Yahoo search without the quotes). Try to get links from the same sites as your direct competitors. Better yet, see if you can replace them!

O) Submit

Submit to five groups of directories:

1. Dmoz.org and Yahoo (local, such as Yahoo.co.uk, or Yahoo.ca, etc... if you can).

2. Find directories in your field and get into them. Pay if you must, but only if the price is reasonable.

3. Local directories that relate to your country or region.

4. Any other directories that would be appropriate.

5. If you are targeting the local market, make sure that you are in the Yellow Pages and Superpages (because search engines use these listings to power local searches)

P) Blog
Start a blog about your industry and write a new entry at least once a week. Allow your visitors to comment or, better yet, write their own entries. This will create even more content on your site and will keep people coming back regularly to see what is new.

Q) Links from other sites

Simply submit your website to appropriate sites, asking that they link to your site as a reference because it will benefit their visitors. Don't spend too much time on this, if your content is good and original, they will find you and link to you naturally. Remember that Linking is Queen (www.redcarpetweb.com/promotion/0409.html#feature).

Stay away from reciprocal linking, links farms, link scams, and any other unnatural links. They may not necessarily hurt you, but Google tracks when you get a link, how long you have had a link, who links to the site that links to you, where you live, what you had for breakfast, and more (not really... but kind of).

R) Statistics

Make sure your server has a good statistics program. Use it! If you don't have access to a good program, then pay for one. Without the knowledge of who is coming to your site, from where, and how often, you will be missing out on some essential tools to improve your site.

S) Pay-per-click (PPC)

Sign up for Google AdWords and Yahoo Search Marketing. Spend money getting people to your site. Use it for branding too. This will create a steady flow of visitors to your site, and will make your site more accessible to your potential clients. You don't have to be #1, you don't even have to be #5... just make sure you are on the first page of search results for most of your keyphrases, when the cost is right.

T) Look ahead

Stay informed of what is coming up in your market. If a new product will be out next season, write about it now. Take advantage of being a first mover. The search engines, and linkers, will reward you.

U) Articles

Write an article once every week and get it published in as many online publications as you can (with a link back to your site). Include the article on your site. Not only will this create many links to your site, but it will also get people to click to your site, and most importantly you will become an expert in the eyes of your visitors. They may even begin looking for your site by querying your name!

V) Study your traffic

After 30 to 90 days you will have enough results to analyze in your statistics program. Go over them with a fine toothed comb. Get the answers to these questions:

- Where are your visitors coming from?

- Which search engines do they use?

- What queries do they type in?

- What pages on your site do they visit the most?

- What are the entry pages on your site?

- What are the exit pages?

- What path do they follow when they browse your site?

Use this information to tweak your site.

- Use the most popular page to encourage the visitors to make you money.

- Adjust the paths they use to send them where you want them.

- Figure out why they leave from the exit pages.

Also, see what search terms people use to find you, and fine tune your keyphrases. If you targeted "green widgets", but your visitors are finding you with the query "green leather widgets", then start creating content about "leather widgets"!

W) Verify your submissions

After 3-4 months, check that you got into Dmoz.org and all of the other directories that you submitted to. If you have not been included, then submit again, or better yet, write a polite email to the editor and ask why. Also, find any new directories that would be worthy of your submittal time and submit to them.

X) RSS feeds

RSS (Real Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary) is becoming a powerful tool for Internet marketers. You can quickly and easily add fresh content to your website. Article feeds are updated frequently, so you can give your visitors (and the search engines) what they want - fresh content! You can use RSS to promote any new content, such as new pages, articles, blogs, press releases, and more!

Y) Press releases

A press release is a written communication that you submit to journalists in the media (newspapers, radio, television, magazines) which are used to make announcements that are newsworthy. Create press releases announcing publication of any new articles or new company information or products. If it is interesting/original enough, a journalist may pick it up and write an article about it. Before you know it, your website address may get published in the NY Times.

Z) Keep your content fresh

Remember to write a new page every 2-3 days. I only mentioned it briefly, but it is probably the most important point in this article. Keep writing! Without fresh content, your site will gradually drop in the search engine results. To stay on top, your content has to be the most up-to-date, freshest, and most interesting and original content in your field.

Follow these 26 simple steps and I assure you that within one year you will call your site a success. You will bring in a massive amount of traffic from within your industry and watch as your business grows!

So start writing, and write yourself to the top!

Shawn Campbell is an enthusiastic player in the ecommerce marketplace, and co-founded Red Carpet Web Promotion, Inc. He has been researching and developing marketing strategies to achieve more prominent listings in search engine results since 1998. Shawn is one of the earliest pioneers in the search engine optimization field.

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Recently in the news we have heard US President Barack Obama and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper aired their optimistic views on the current economy. The economic melt down process reached its bottom. and there are already signs of positive recovery in the economy. I am totally agreeable on what they try to do but not their view of a speedy economic recovery. In their respective positions, they are doing what they are supposed to do. That is to boost the general consumers' confidence.

It is just wishful thinking that the economy reached its bottom. Let us look into the real estates in North America, Europe, Asia and the Far East. The market is beset not just by the credit crisis but also the lack of confidence brought about by the massive job cuts. The American auto giants GM, Ford and Chrysler are deep in their  money crunch and sales slump. If these giants were forced out of business, the rippling effects will be enhanced and felt all over the places in this global village.   In the news people can see huge price cut for Chrysler cars and trucks by the car dealers ... as much as 40%.    Carmakers  are cutting down their dealers by 1000s.    The automakers have no choice but to downsize their workforce and expenses to meet the bailout requirement of the government.

These days, job cuts have already triggered off into different industries and businesses.  People 's working wages are reduced by either cutting the rate or working hours.   Unfortunately, it may develop into  trend that most business owner follow suit.    Even big companies with profits join the wagon to cut jobs and work hours.   All these would dampen the consumers confidence contradicting the effort of  Barack Obama and Stephen Harper who try to revive the economic engine with their bailout packages.   Co-ordination amongst businesses and government is of paramount importance.   Hopefully, the governemnt will do more co-ordination to make the recovery plan working effectively and efficiently.

The recent financial melt down is the residual of years and years of greediness, complacency, mismanagement and lack of long term vision amongst  the top executives. The short sighted leaders lead their companies into this financial crisis.  The people working on the floor are the victims of the turmoil brought about by these  leaders blinded by their greediness and complacency.

The bear market is  here to stay with adjustments.  When people regain their confidence upon abundance supply of jobs, they will spend more money. Businesses of different sectors will then start booming again and speed up the economic engine.  Currently people are in the shadow of job cuts and wage reduction,  spend  money is low in their priority list.

Ask ourselves the questions:

* Will GM, Ford and Chrysler survive this Financial Crisis?
* What if they cannot?
* What will be the damage as the result?

I am not sure what will happen in the next 12 months? But I am very sure it is a time of great changes.

As the result of the financial crisis, both the stock market and the property market tumble. Banks tighten their outgoing loans further thus aggravating the economy with its credit crunch. Our 401K accounts shrink. People especially baby boomers become very much concerned how to support their retirement. People who are devastated most are those with their homes going back to the banks and their family have no habitat to dwell.

The collapse of the US financial markets are deepening into an economic crisis. It is going to affect every walk of life not just confining to the financial institutes and banks. These effect would spread globally and the whole world is going to be dragged down as the result of the US economic melt-down. This process have started already. The downturn momentum will not go away for some time. One year, two years, three years, nobody knows. More cases similar to Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme will be exposed thus further weakening people's confidence.

Recently, I repeatedly ask myself what is wrong with all these big names such as AIG, GM, Ford, Chrysler, CitiCorp, etc. I think my fellow boomers have the same question at the back of their mind. These companies and their CEOs, top executives, senior management are blamed for their lack of vision, alertness to potential danger and readiness to change.

They are the elite people of all these international corporations. There is no doubt about their knowledge and smartness. Their professionalism and ethics are questionable. Their focus are too much on the short term ones. Monetary benefits would blind people from seeing the true big picture ... the hidden melt-down of their corporations. The vision for a evergreen healthy company is gone. Are these people focusing on monies and related benefits for themselves only? . The pursuit of the quick dollar is contagious. It flowed from CEOs to their followers, then to the greedy people walking on the streets. People's greed blind their their judgment. The brain power is lost as their brain become obsessed with greed for quick money. Many people bought stocks, real estates simply because they saw so much money out there and they did not want to be left out. Greed is all over the places in this world.

What can we do next? If you are planning for retirement, it is time to rethink about postponing it to a later date. It is time to start seeking for something new and something meaningful. How about making your knowledge and experience to make money for you?

 

 

The McDonald's concept was introduced in Southern California by

Dick and Mac McDonald of Manchester, New Hampshire. It was modified and expanded by their business partner, Ray Kroc, of Oak Park, Illinois, who later bought out the business interests of the McDonald's brothers in the concept and went on to found McDonald's Corporation. The agreement was for the McDonald brothers to receive $2.7 million for the chain and to continue to receive an overriding royalty of 1.9% .(

Timeline

• 1937: Brothers Dick and Mac McDonald open a hot dog stand called The Airdrome at the airport in Monrovia, California.
• 1940: The brothers move The Airdrome building to San Bernardino, California, where they open the first McDonald's restaurant, on U.S. Route 66, at 14th and E St., on May 15. Its menu consists of 25 items, mostly barbecue. As was common at the time, they employed around 20 carhops. It became a popular and highly profitable teen hangout.

1948: After noting that almost all of their profits came from hamburgers, the brothers closed the restaurant for several months to implement their innovative "Speedee Service System", a streamlined assembly line for hamburgers. The carhops are fired, and when the restaurant reopens it sells only hamburgers, milkshakes, and french fries. At 15 cents, the burgers are about half as expensive as at standard diners, and they are served immediately. The restaurant is extremely successful, and its fame is spread by word of mouth.

• 1953: The McDonald brothers begin to franchise their restaurant, with Neil Fox the first franchisee. The second McDonald's opens in Phoenix, Arizona at N.Central Ave and Indian School Road. It is the first to feature the Golden Arches design; later this year the original restaurant is rebuilt in the same style.
• 1953: Third McDonald's restaurant opens in Saginaw, Michigan at the corner of State Street and N. Center Road, it is rebuilt in 2006 but stays at that location since opening.
• 1953: Fourth McDonald's restaurant opens, in Downey, California at the corner of Lakewood Blvd and Florence Avenue, and is the oldest McDonald's restaurant still in operation.[citation needed]
• 1954: Entrepreneur and milkshake-mixer salesman Ray Kroc becomes fascinated by the McDonald's restaurant during a sales visit, when he learns of its extraordinary capacity and popularity. Others who had visited the restaurant and come away inspired were James McLamore, founder of Burger King, and Glen Bell, founder of Taco Bell. After seeing the restaurant in operation, Kroc approaches the McDonald brothers, who have already begun franchising, with a proposition to let him franchise McDonald's restaurants outside the company's homebase of California and Arizona, with himself as the first franchisee. Kroc works hard to sell McDonald's. He even attempts to prevail on his wartime acquaintance with Walt Disney, in the failed hope of opening a McDonald's at the soon-to-be-opened Disneyland.
• 1955: Ray Kroc founds "McDonald's Systems, Inc." on March 2, as a legal structure for his planned franchises. Kroc opens the ninth McDonald's restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, in suburban Chicago on April 15. The first day's revenues are $366.12. The company's literature usually refers to this date as the "beginning" of the company, then already 15 years old, writing the McDonald brothers out of its history in favor of "Founder" Kroc. The company still refers to this restaurant as "McDonald's #1". In July, Ray Kroc opens his second McDonald's restaurant in Fresno, California, operated by Art Bender, Kroc's first subfranchisee. The Fresno site is referred to as "first McDonald's restaurant franchised by Ray Kroc" on a plaque on the site, which is later rebuilt to resemble the 1950s-style restaurants.
• 1955: Ray Kroc hires Harry J. Sonneborn as his Chief Financial Officer. Sonneborn remained a key influence in the McDonald's corporation till his resignation in 1967.
• 1955: Ray Kroc hires Fred Turner (later CEO and Chairman) as a grillman in his store in Des Plaines.
• 1958: McDonald's worldwide sells its 100 millionth hamburger.
• 1959: The 100th McDonald's restaurant opens in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
• 1959: McDonald's begins billboard advertising.
• 1960: Kroc's company is renamed "McDonald's Corporation".
• 1961: The McDonald brothers agree to sell Kroc business rights to their operation for $2.7 million, a sum that Kroc borrows from a number of investors, including Princeton University; Kroc considers the sum extreme, and it strains his relationship with the brothers. In a handshake agreement, the brothers would also receive an overriding royalty of 1% on the gross sales. At the closing table the brothers told Ray that they were giving the real estate and rights to the original unit to the founding employees. Ray closed the transaction, then refused to acknowledge the royalty portion of the agreement because it wasn't in writing. The brothers keep their original restaurant, but in an oversight they fail to retain the right to remain a McDonald's franchise. Renamed "The Big M", Kroc drives it out of business by opening a McDonald's just one block north; he attends the opening. Had the brothers maintained their original agreement, which granted them 0.5% of the chain's annual revenues, they or their heirs would have been collecting in excess of $100 million per year today. Had the brothers closed their handshake agreement with Ray, these royalties would have doubled.
• 1961: Hamburger University opens in the basement of the Elk Grove Village, Illinois, McDonald's restaurant Bachelor of Hamburgology degrees went to graduating class of 15.
• 1962: McDonald's first national magazine ad appears in Life magazine.
• 1962: The first McDonald's restaurant with seating opens in Denver, Colorado.
• 1963: One of Kroc's marketing insights is his decision to advertise McDonald's hamburgers to families and children. Washington, D.C. franchisees John Gibson and Oscar Goldstein (Gee Gee Distributing Corporation) sponsor a children's show on WRC-TV called Bozo the Clown, a franchised character played by Willard Scott from 1959 until 1962. After the show was cancelled, Goldstein hires Scott to portray McDonald's new mascot, named Ronald McDonald. According to Scott, they wanted to pay him in stock, but Scott decided to take the money. Scott, looking nothing like the familiar appearance of any McDonaldland character as is known today, appeared in the first three television advertisements featuring the character. After changing the character's first name to "Ronald" and replacing Scott with a new actor, and giving him the more familiar red, white, and yellow clown features, the character eventually spreads to the rest of the country via an advertising campaign. Years later, an entire cast of "McDonaldland" characters is developed.
• 1963: The Filet-O-Fish is introduced in Cincinnati, Ohio, in a restaurant located in a neighborhood dominated by Roman Catholics who practiced abstinence (the avoidance of meat) on Fridays. It is the first new addition to the original menu, and goes national the following year, with fish supplied by Gorton's of Gloucester. See also Lou Groen
• 1963: McDonald's sells its one billionth hamburger.
• 1963: The 500th McDonald's restaurant opens in Toledo, Ohio.
• 1964: McDonald's issues its first annual report.
• 1967: The first McDonald's restaurant outside the United States opens in Richmond, British Columbia.
• 1967: The chain's stand-alone restaurant design which is still most common today, with mansard roof and indoor seating, is introduced.
• 1968: The Big Mac (similar to the Big Boy hamburger), the brainchild of Jim Delligatti, one of Ray Kroc's earliest franchisees, who by the late 1960s operated a dozen stores in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is first introduced in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania market in 1967, before going system/nationwide a year later, following its great local success. The Hot Apple Pie is also introduced this year.
• 1968: The 1000th McDonald's restaurant opens in Des Plaines, Illinois.
• 1970: McDonald's opens in Costa Rica, its third country after the United States and Canada, and its first restaurant in Latin America.
• 1970: Having changed hands in 1968, the original "Big M" restaurant closes. It is demolished two years later, with only part of the sign remaining; this has since been restored.
• 1971: The first Asian McDonald's opens in July in Japan, in Tokyo's Ginza district.
• 1971: On August 21, the first European McDonald's outlet opens, in Zaandam (near Amsterdam) in the Netherlands. The franchisee is Ahold.
• 1971: The first McDonald's in Germany (Munich) opens in December. It is the first McDonald's to sell alcohol, as it offers beer. Other European countries follow in the early 1970s.
• 1971: The first Australian McDonald's opens in the Sydney suburb of Yagoona in December.
• 1971: The first McDonald's Playland opens in Chula Vista, California.
• 1972: The McDonald's system generates $1 billion in sales through 2200 restaurants. [3]
• 1972: The 2000th McDonald's restaurant opens in Des Plaines, Illinois.
• 1973: The first Swedish McDonald's restaurant opens in Stockholm, Sweden, 23rd October.
• 1973: The Quarter Pounder is introduced.
• 1973: The Egg McMuffin, invented by Herb Peterson, owner and operator of a Santa Barbara franchise is introduced to the menu.
• 1974: On October 12, the first McDonald's in the United Kingdom opens in Woolwich, southeast London. It is the company's 3000th restaurant.
• 1974: The first Ronald McDonald House opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• 1975: Drive-Thru is introduced in January in Sierra Vista, Arizona in order to serve meals to soldiers from nearby Fort Huachuca who were not allowed to wear BDUs while off post except while in a vehicle. The Drive-Thru is later known as "McDrive" in some countries.
• 1976: McDonald's pays its first cash dividend.
• 1977: McDonald's adds a breakfast line to the U.S. menu.
• 1978: The 5000th McDonald's restaurant opens in Kanagawa, Japan.
• 1978: Hamburger University celebrates the graduation of its 15,000th student.
• 1979: The Happy Meal is introduced in the U.S.
• 1979: The first McDonald's in France opens, in Strasbourg.
• 1979: The first McDonald's in Southeast Asia opens, in Singapore.
• 1980: McDonald's introduces the McChicken sandwich, its first poultry item. It flops, and is removed from the menu, but is later reintroduced after Chicken McNuggets prove successful.
• 1980: The 6000th McDonald's restaurant opens in Munich, Germany.
• 1981: The first Ronald McDonald House outside the U.S. opens in Toronto, Canada.
• 1981: The first McDonald's in the Philippines opens, in Morayta, Manila.
• 1982: The first McDonald's in Malaysia opens, at Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.
• 1983: The Chicken McNuggets are introduced to the menu and instantly become a success.
• 1984: Ray Kroc dies on January 14.
• 1984: The company is a main sponsor of the 1984 Summer Olympics. Its U.S. restaurants lose money on the game "When The US Wins, You Win" after the Soviet bloc nations boycott the Games, leading to a high number of medals won by the U.S (this is later parodied in an episode of The Simpsons, with Krusty the Klown's Krusty Burger chain suffering a similar fate).
• 1984: On 18 July, James Huberty committed the worst mass murder (at the time) in the US, when he opened fire at the San Ysidro branch, killing 21 people before he was gunned down by a SWAT team sniper.
• 1985: McDonald's opens its first restaurant in Italy, Bolzano.
• 1988: McDonald's opens its first restaurant in a communist country, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). Budapest, Hungary follows in the same year.
• 1990: On January 31, the first Soviet McDonald's opens, in Moscow. At the time it is the largest McDonald's in the world . For political reasons, McDonald's Canada is responsible for this opening, with little input from the U.S. parent company; a wall display within the restaurant shows the Canadian and Soviet flags. To overcome Soviet supply problems, the company creates its own supply chain, including farms, within the USSR. Unlike other foreign investments, the restaurant accepts rubles, not dollars, and is extremely popular, with waiting lines of several hours common in its early days.
• In this year many other McDonald's restaurants opened in Eastern Europe.

1990: In October, the first McDonald's opens in mainland China, in the city and Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Shenzhen, Guangdong province.

• 1992: The first McDonald's opens in Africa, in Casablanca, Morocco.
• 1992: Stella Liebeck receives third-degree burns from coffee purchased at a McDonald's drive-through. She sued in what became known as the McDonald's coffee case.
• 1992: Derek Wood, an employee, and two friends rob a McDonald's in Sydney River, Nova Scotia, killing three and severely injuring another. Wood is serving a life sentence for his role in the Sydney River McDonald's Murders.
• 1992: On April 23, the world's largest McDonald's opens in Beijing, China (over 700 seats). Along with adjacent buildings, it is later demolished.
• 1992: The fried apple pie is replaced with a baked apple pie (fried pies can still be found today in some locations, see the Fried Apple Pie Locator).
• 1993: The company launches its first sea-going restaurant aboard the Finnish cruiseferry Silja Europa, sailing between Helsinki and Stockholm.
• 1994: The Catalyst Award is given to McDonald's in honour of their program to foster leadership development in women.
• 1995: McDonald's receives complaints from franchisees that too many franchises are being granted, leading to competition among franchisees. McDonald's starts conducting market impact studies before granting further franchises.
• 1995: In an effort to cultivate a more "adult" image, McDonald's launches the Arch Deluxe sandwich with a massive ad campaign. Both the campaign and sandwich fail miserably and are quickly discontinued.
• 1995: Following the end of apartheid, the first McDonald's in South Africa opens.
• 1996: First McDonald's opens in Belarus, marking the chain's 100th country (by its own calculation; however, this total included many non-sovereign territories). At the opening ceremony, the Belarusian militia are accused of brutality toward members of the public hoping to enter the restaurant in Minsk.
• 1996: The first Indian McDonald's opens.
• 1997: McDonald's wins the "McLibel" case, in what many consider to be a Pyrrhic victory in terms of the company's image. Only about half of the counts are in McDonald's favour despite enormous legal resources deployed against self-representing defendants.
• 1997: The McFlurry is invented by a Canadian franchisee.
• 1998: Jack M. Greenberg succeeds Michael R. Quinlan as CEO.
• 1999: First McDonald's Restaurant opens in Tbilisi, Georgia. Jack Greenberg is elevated to Chairman and CEO.
• 1999: French leftist activist José Bové and others gain worldwide attention when they destroy a half-built McDonald's franchise in Millau (Aveyron). The incident follows a European Union ban on American meat imports, on the grounds that they use hormone treatments; in response the U.S. had increased import duties on French Roquefort cheese and other European Union products. Bové was sentenced to three months in prison for his role in the incident.
• 2000: Eric Schlosser publishes Fast Food Nation, a book critical of fast food in general and McDonald's in particular.
• 2000: The company opens its 1000th British store, inside the Millennium Dome.
• 2001: The FBI reports that employees of Simon Worldwide, a company hired by McDonald's to provide promotion marketing services for Happy Meals and the 'Millionaire'/'Monopoly' contest, stole winning game pieces worth more than $20 million.
• 2002: A survey in Restaurants and Institutions magazine ranks McDonald's 15th in food quality among hamburger chains, highlighting the company's failure to enforce standards across its franchise network.
• 2002: McDonald's posts its first quarterly loss ($344m), for the last quarter. It responds to the stiff competition from other fast-food restaurants, offering higher quality burgers and more variety, by attempting to move more upmarket by expanding its menu and refitting restaurants. It announces it is withdrawing from three countries (including Bolivia) and closing 175 underperforming restaurants.
• 2002: In October of this year, McDonald's opens the first of 2 corporate stores in Lincoln, Nebraska to test concept restaurant called "3N1". the concept incorporated a "Sandwich & Platter" casual dining area, a "bakery and ice cream" area featuring gourmet coffees, and a traditional McDonald's into one building[1]. The second store is launched approximately six months later [2]. The concept is spearheaded by Tom Ryan, who was Executive Vice President and Chief Concept Officer at the time. The concept is abandoned in less than a year, and Ryan leaves McDonald's to join Quiznos Sub[3].
• 2003: James Richard Cantalupo is elected Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, succeeding Jack M. Greenberg. Just prior to assuming his post Cantalupo shuts down Project Innovate, a global consulting project that had already spent $170 million of a projected 5-year budget of $1.2 billion.[4]
• 2003: McDonald's starts a global marketing campaign which promotes a new healthier and higher-quality image. The campaign was labeled "i'm lovin' it" and begins simultaneously in more than 100 countries around the world.
• 2003: According to Technomic, a market research firm, McDonald's share of the U.S. market had fallen three percentage points in five years and was at 15.2%. [4]
• 2003: The firm reports a $126M USD loss for the fourth quarter [5].
• 2003: McDonald's introduces their premium salads, the McGriddles and the chicken selects.
• 2004: Morgan Spurlock directs and stars in Super Size Me documentary film in which he eats nothing but McDonald's food for 30 days to the great detriment of his health.
• 2004: After the release of Super Size Me, McDonald's does away with their Supersize options.
• 2004: Chairman and CEO Jim Cantalupo dies suddenly at the age of 60 in his hotel room of an apparent heart attack while attending the annual franchisee convention in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 19. A 30-year veteran of the organization, Cantalupo had previously served as President and CEO of McDonald's International. He is credited with introducing the premium salad line and reformulating Chicken McNuggets to include leaner, all-white meat.[6][5] Andrew J. McKenna, Sr., a prominent Chicago businessman and a McDonald's director, is elected Nonexecutive Chairman and Charlie Bell of Sydney, Australia is elected President and CEO of McDonald's Corporation. A month later Bell is diagnosed with colorectal cancer during a physical exam required for his new post and passes away in January of the next year. Like retired chairman and former CEO Fred L. Turner, Bell began his McDonald's career as a crew member. He was promoted frequently, serving as the corporation's Chief Operating Officer and as President of both McDonald's Europe and of the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa Group.[6]
• 2005: Jim Skinner is elected President and CEO. Skinner began his McDonald's career as a trainee restaurant manager at a McDonald's in Carpentersville, Illinois in 1971 after serving nearly ten years with the US Navy.[7]
[8]
• 2005: McDonald's experiments with
call centers for drive-through orders. The center, located in Fargo, North Dakota takes orders from more than a dozen stores in Oregon and Washington. The experiment is in part motivated by labor costs, since the minimum wage in North Dakota is over 40% lower than that in Oregon or Washington.
• 2005: Owing in part to competitive pressure, McDonald's Australia adopts "Made for you" cooking platform in which the food is prepared from pre-cooked meat after the customer orders (as opposed to the firm's normal procedure since 1948, in which the food is cooked then sold as needed). It should become standard practice in all Australian restaurants by 2007. Some restaurants in New Zealand also follow suit. The practice had earlier been tested, and abandoned, in the U.S.
• 2005: McDonald's in
Singapore began their McDelivery service: customers place their food orders over the phone, and it is delivered to wherever they are. The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• 2005: McDonald's opens a
Wi-Fi service in selected restaurants with Nintendo for Nintendo DS.
• 2005: A fired employee, who was terminated for hitting a female customer, murdered his former manager at a McDonald's outlet in
West Sussex, England. Shane Freer stabbed Jackie Marshall (57) to death during a children's party at the fast food restaurant she was supervising. Freer was convicted and sentenced to life in prison by Lewes Crown Court.[7]
• 2005:
Ronald McDonald gets a leaner, sportier look.
• 2006: McDonald's announces that it will include nutritional information on the packaging for all products beginning in March
[8] and that its upcoming menu changes will emphasize chicken, salads, and other "fresh foods" rather than hamburgers[9].
• 2006: McDonald's and
Disney end their 10 year promotional partnership. Split allegedly mutual although the generally accepted reasons were that McDonald's no longer sees benefit from sticking with one studio; due to the increased competition from other studios, as well as having to promote flop films, and Disney no longer wants to be associated with a company so strongly tied to childhood obesity.
• 2006: McDonald's begins their "forever young" branding by redesigning their restaurants.
• 2006: Anna Svidersky was murdered by David Sullivan while working in an Anderson Road McDonald's in Vancouver, Washington.
• 2007: McDonald's reintroduces its 42-ounce super-size soda under the name Hugo.
• 2008: Mcdonald's introduces the McSkillet burrito. This larger breakfast constants of scramble eggs, red & green bell peppers, onions, potatoes, salsa and sausage wrapped in a flour tortilla. Later in the year, Chicken was added.
• 2008: McDonald's introduces the Chicken Biscuit and the Southern Style Chicken Sandwich.
• 2008: In November, McDonald's starts phasing in new designs for their containers. They also introduced a new menu board design that featured warmer, darker colors, more realistic photos with the food on plates and drinks in glasses. The design should hit nation wide come 2009.

Source:

Wikipedia.com

By Carl Weiss

 

If you believe the headlines, you'd think that the current economic downturn spells certain death for business startups: "Gas hits record high - Stocks plunge as oil spikes to a new record." "No Signs of housing recovery. Single-family starts touch 17-year low. " "Job losses: Worst in five years."

However, to those in the know, a poor economy can actually provide some incredible opportunities to savvy businesspeople, particularly those looking at business ownership. The key is to know how to take advantage of the situation and turn the lemons into lemonade. Here are 5 reasons to buy a franchise NOW:

 

1. Interest rates are low. A weak dollar usually means lower interest rates. Although money can be tighter than Aunt Hilda's undies for shaky borrowers, those people with good credit are getting some excellent interest rates as the government reduces the prime in an effort to beef up the economy. If you are ready to become a business owner, don't wait for rates to rise. A low interest rate will mean more money in your pocket.

 

 2. Banks consider a franchise purchase a "safe" investment. While start-up businesses are deemed risky, some financial institutions are well aware that franchising has a good record of success. Therefore, even in a weak economy banks are willing to provide loans for franchise purchases. Some of the reasons that buying a franchise is considered a safer investment than a start-up include:

A well-tested business model

Thorough initial training

Mandatory marketing program, ensuring adequate advertising

Continuing franchisee support

Brand recognition

3. Property values are down. This is a positive boon if you are looking for space to house your business? Prices for leasing or purchasing a business location can fluctuate along with the economy. Right now it's a buyers market but as the demand for space increases so will the cost. If you find a good price in a good location, act quickly. Just remember to have someone well versed in property legalese check out the terms of your purchase or rental agreement to be sure you are getting the best deal possible.

4. Looking for a employees? Layoffs happen so often that it hardly registers when GM, Ford or Chrysler announces it will be slicing off a chunk of its workforce. Microsoft, Yahoo and Apple get the big headlines but companies of all sizes and types turn to reducing their workers when the economy slows. However, what's bad for one group of people can be a benefit for another. Almost every business needs employees and chances are you'll find more highly qualified workers to choose from during an ailing economy than a healthy one.

5. Of course, if you are currently caught in the trap of being overworked and underpaid, starting or buying a business can help you land on your feet. If you are one of those laid off employees, what better way to recover from that personal hit than to start your own business? Just how many times can you be let go or passed over for promotion? There are more top performers in corporate America than there are positions to reward them. When you've had enough of that roller coaster called corporate America, consider franchising as a work-around that will really work for you. If you truly want to be your own boss, if you long to take control of your career, this is one of the best times to buy a business, particularly if you invest in a solid franchise with great training and support. "Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated; you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps." William Lloyd George Tips for Buying a Franchise:

• Pick a recession resistant business. • Look for one with a low start-up cost.

• If your credit isn't great, clean it up now. You'll need good credit to qualify for a franchise.

• Don't discount service businesses because they aren't "sexy." They are among the best values among franchises because of their lower entry cost, high demand and good margins.

• Stay within your budget. One of the main reasons for failure of a franchise is being under-capitalized.

• Search for an established franchise with numerous franchisees, which will give the bank plenty of data to ascertain the overall potential of the business.

• Read the Franchise Disclosure Document and other documents carefully.

• Your best source of information about a franchise opportunity is the existing franchisees. Use this resource wisely and you'll get a good sense of the overall business.

• Choose carefully. Unlike a job, which you can change at will, you'll need to stick with your franchise purchase to fully appreciate the return on your investment. Interested in finding out the scoop on franchise and business opportunities? Want help in financing, managing and growing any business? Go to Carl Weiss' web radio show at http://businessopportunitynetwork.podango.com/ Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Carl_Weiss http://EzineArticles.com/?5-Reasons-Why-an-Economic-Downturn-is-the-Best-Time-to-Start-a-Business&id=1501827

 

Yesterday, my daughter asked me what is the benefits of Glucosamine Plus over the other glucosamine bought over the counter.   I checked into  my Amway Global website and abstracted the following for her.   I also made the Chinese translation for her friends at the working place.

Product Advantage

You get plant concentrates, too.

With the added joint freedom you'll experience with Glucosamine Plus, you'll be moving more - so you'll want to fight the free radicals generated by exercise with added antioxidants, Acerola Cherry concentrate and Citrus Bioflavonoids.

Product Description

Handle your workout, your chores, and all your daily activities. Nutrilite Glucosamine Plus helps your body naturally build, repair, and maintain the structures surrounding your joints and bones. It has glucosamine in amounts clinically shown to help build healthy cartilage, along with more highly researched joint support ingredients. Here's what those ingredients do:

• Glucosamine has been clinically tested to positively affect joint function.
• Chondroitin helps maintain your healthy cartilage.
• Boswellia can help ease occasional joint discomfort.
• Hylauronic Acid is an important component of synovial joint fluid and helps provide cushion and lubrication.

Product Benefits

Glucosamine Plus:

• Helps support normal joint function and mobility; promotes important shock-absorbing properties of joint cartilage.
• Creates strong links with other molecules in the joint cartilage.
• Contains exclusive Nutrilite Acerola Concentrate - a natural source of vitamin C and beneficial phytonutrients.
• Contains Citrus Bioflavonoid Concentrate.
• The only formula to address all three joint issues - discomfort, lubrication and cartilage.
• No artificial flavours, colours or preservatives added.
  30-day supply.

Competitive Information

Glucosamine Plus not only contains glucosamine but also 5 other highly researched joint support ingredients including hyaluronic acid - the leading brand doesn't even include this proven ingredient!

Glucosamine Plus has proven ingredients in higher doses than the leading brand*:

• 100% more Plant concentrates.
• 100% more Hyaluronic Acid.

*Based on label claims for GNC(add little R in circle) Glucosamine 500 Chrondroitin 400, December 2008.
GNC (General Nutrition Corporation, Pittsburg, PA).

Advisories and Precautions

Contraindictions: Do not use if you have allergies to fish, shellfish or wheat. Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Risk information: Anyone with a medical condition including diabetes or hypoglycemia should consult with a health care practitioner before using this product. Consult a health care practitioner if you experience gastrointestinal pain or bowel movement disturbances. Discontinue use if allergic reaction occurs. Consult a health care practitioner if your symptoms persist.

Nutritional Information

Contact:

David Au

aushukan@rogers.com

Use Instructions

Take 2 tablets three times daily, preferably first thing upon waking in the morning, at lunch, and again in the afternoon or early evening.

 

產品好處：

您得到植物精華，金虎尾櫻桃,柑橘生物類黃酮抗氧劑,和氨基葡萄糖加強劑量。 您將體驗增強的活動力。

产品说明：

Nutrilite plus

氨基葡萄糖 幫助您身體的新陳代謝, 並且加強圍攏您的骨頭的結構和骨頭聯接位置。

氨基葡萄糖在臨床顯示高度修造軟骨健康。

成份：

•Glucosamine氨基葡萄糖臨床測試,肯定改進關節健康。

•Chondroitin軟骨素幫助維護您的健康軟骨。

•Boswellia 幫助關節痛

•Hylauronic酸是滑膜关节流體一個重要組分，並且幫助提供坐墊和潤滑。

产品益处：

Glucosamine Plus

氨基葡萄糖+：

•幫助關節活動正常和活動敏捷性; 促進關節健康, 緩衝震動軟骨。

•加強關節軟骨的鏈接。

•含Nutrilite金虎尾精華-維生素C和phytonutrients植物精華。

•含柑橘生物類黃酮精華。

•關節健康,炎,痛,潤滑和軟骨有效的藥物, 、。

•沒有人為味道、顏色或防腐劑。

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