WordPress Loop counter $loopcounter

<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>

<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); $loopcounter++; ?>

  // the loop stuffs

  <?php if ($loopcounter <= 1) { include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/afterfirstpost.php'); } ?>

<?php endwhile; ?>

<?php else : ?>

<?php endif; ?>

WordPress Dynamic Title tag

<title>
<?php 
if (is_home()) {
	echo bloginfo('name');
} elseif (is_404()) {
	echo '404 Not Found';
} elseif (is_category()) {
	echo 'Category:'; wp_title('');
} elseif (is_search()) {
	echo 'Search Results';
} elseif ( is_day() || is_month() || is_year() ) {
	echo 'Archives:'; wp_title('');
} else {
	echo wp_title('');
}
?>
</title>