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Ok, not really. There is a very interesting story that is currently on all the news stations right now. It appears a nuclear power plant has shut down in the sunshine state and is causing many power outages. I think everyone’s first thought to hear about problems with a nuclear power plant was terrorists. It doesn’t appear to be the case in Florida and many think it is just a technical problem right now. I live in Georgia so that news is a big relief for me and I hope everyone in Florida has been made aware of the situation too. It can be hard to get news in your area when the power gets shut off. I have been around for many bad thunderstorms and tornados in the area and I know the helpless feeling of wanting to know what is happening, but you don’t have no television or radio, because the power is out.

It was estimated that as many as 3 million people might have loss power due to this technical problem at the power plant in Florida. My last update from CNN is saying the number is more like 100 to 120 thousand people with loss of power now, so most have got their power again and the situation has improved a lot from just a few hours ago. It looks like Florida did a good job in detecting this problem and getting it straightened out. It is amazing to think any power plant could affect so many people. We just live in a world that’s getting more overcrowded by the day and more people have to rely on fewer resources. This situation in Florida could just be a glimpse into the future when more and more things will occurr that will dramatically affect our day to day lives.

Do you have a blog? Do you ever wonder how your blog ranks with some of the other blogs in the blogging community? IZEA has a great tool that allows bloggers to see how their blog matches up with other blogs floating around the World Wide Web. This blog ranking system is truly unique and it really does give a real ranking for your blog. It helps to keep track with visitors that are coming to your blog and what type of traffic is being delivered to your writing works on the internet.

How is IZEA RealRanks different from the Google Rankings? Google Rankings isn’t just for blogs and they look at all websites that are currently out there. Their system has been a “secret” for a long time now and many claim to know the secrets behind their rankings. I don’t think no one actually knows all the data that determines Google’s Rankings and that even goes for Google their selves! They have also recently changed their ranking system and have penalized bloggers for many different reasons. So why many depend on Google to determine rankings and are still respected in most industries; they do an injustice to the hard working bloggers and their blogs. This void in the ranking system is where IZEA has stepped in and took charge of the situation. Their RealRanks is for bloggers and bloggers only. It’s the only true ranking system I have seen for bloggers and if you’re a blogger needing to really see how your blog ranks; then IZEA is where you want to check all your numbers for the true stats!

You can still test your blog from time to time with Google, Alexa or any of those other places, but they don’t have the accuracy of the IZEA RealRanks. If this is your first knowledge of IZEA and their ranking system; don’t feel like you have been left out of the crowd. It’s new to a lot of us bloggers and IZEA’s RealRanks has only been around for a short time now. The important thing is your learning about it now and it’s spreading like wildfire through the blogging world and soon IZEA’s RealRank will be the only ranking system that bloggers turn to. Give your blog a try and see how your blog ranks and be sure to come back here and let me know how your blog did. My blog here (Single Source Writing) is around 200 and if your blog has a lower number than that, your beating me and can be proud, because it will be the real rank! Just be sure to embed the code and you’re all set to get your real ranks from IZEA!

I think we all can learn a lot from the ways of Forrest Gump. Forrest had a simple way of looking at things and that makes him unique from most people. He never did try to fit in or follow the crowd and if you seen the end of the movie it paid off BIG for ol’ Forrest. If your doing what everybody else is doing, your probably going to be just another one in the crowd. When you decide to take the road less traveled, it might be harder and some might laugh at you, but you can be proud of your self that you went your own way.

So your probably thinking, what does Forrest and shopping have in common? Well how often do we go to the store to pick up a certain item or items? Sometimes we end up buying something extra that we see and for those of you that really have a shopping problem, that 1 item you went in to grab becomes a buggy full. Now if Forrest went into the store to find that one certain item, I believe he would have just bought that item. I also think if Forrest didn’t see the item he was looking for, he would have walked out of that store without buying anything.

Now the important lesson here is to stay on track. If you go to the store to get a certain thing, don’t be tempted by other things you see. Go in that store, get your 1 item and walk out. Go back home and think about that other thing you wanted to pick up and if you continue to want that item and really wished you would have picked it up. Just make plans to go back later and get that 1 item and not anything else on your 2nd trip. This is a good money savings lesson and more times than not, you learn that other thing really isn’t something you need and that becomes extra money in your pocket books.

Now Forrest would also be willing to see a good opportunity and would not be willing to pass it up. Remember Bubba’s idea about the shrimping company? Forrest had no interest or thoughts in the shrimping industry, but when he seen how Bubba had it all figured out, it made him interested in it. Forrest allowed his self to be versatile and accept new ideas and it was that trait that made Forrest so rich (that and the luck of Mother Nature). So it’s good to stay on track, but you also must be able to incorporate the ability to go in a new direction at any time.

Some are lucky and they know what they want to do in life; while others let the wind blow them in any direction. If we start at the supermarket and department stores with that determination to only buy what we came in there to get and mix that with the ability to take full advantage of an opportunity that might present it self, we can make a big difference in our lives and be in a better place tomorrow. That might sound like a contradiction, but it’s actually the secret of life. It takes balance and you’re the only one that can determine that balance for your life. Learning to only buy the things we want or need and keeping our eyes open for something that can change our lives forever is the secret to a happy and prosperous life. Give Forrest Gump thinking a shot, he’s not as dumb as you might think!

There is a new website that was just released today and I think it will be a big hit. The name of it is Buddy Pond and it’s a chance for members to earn money or advertise their websites at a good rate. Cheap advertising is hard to find these days and it’s great to see a website like Buddy Pond come along and make advertising affordable.

I think most users will like the fact you can earn money from Buddy Pond. You can view other member’s websites and earn a little money each time you do this. I guess depending on how popular this website gets, will determine how many ads will be available each day. The trick to a system like this, is building up a huge downline and earning money from your downline viewing all those websites. Buddy Pond has a great system in place that allow members to earn money and to earn money from all their referrals earning money. This could be a nice little stream of income coming in, if you get out there and help promote this brand new website.

The USA had lost control of a spy satellite up in space. The satellite was out of control and was on a crash coarse to hit the Earth in early March. The U.S. military took action and was successful by shooting up a missle and blowing up the satellite; that contained dangerous fuels on board and sensitve spy technology information. They even have some film footage that was being shown on all the news channels today and you can see the satellite blowing up.

I don’t think the satellite now poses much of a danger for those of us on the ground. I assume all the small pieces will just burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere as they come racing toward the ground. If this mission would have failed and the satellite kept falling, it could have been a different situation and there is no telling where the satellite might have landed. I guess with 70 percent of the Earth made up of water, there would have been a good chance the satellite would have just made a splash some where in the ocean. Luckily we don’t have to find out now and the satellite shouldn’t pose a threat to anybody now. Hopefully the will correct this problem to prevent other satellites from falling back to the Earth. There was a lot of good money that just got blew up today and I think it’s time we start spending those dollars better.

Do you still use the regular snail mail? I know many people now have started using email as the best way to send letters and messages back and forth. Email is a lot easier and faster than the standard mail. If you haven’t got hip with the email thing yet or maybe you just prefer to send mail out the old fashion way; you can save a lot of time and energy with return address labels. Labels that will just stick right on to the envelopes and can have your name or business and your address information. Not only is this easier than writing the information your self, but it makes it look more professional if you have clients, associates or business partners you might send mail out to.

VistaPrint makes it easy to find address labels cheap and very affordable to those that might be looking for the self-sticking address labels. You can save even more money on their already low prices by using: BlogAddress75; when you go to the checkout. If you will use BlogAddress75 at checkout, that will save you 75% off your order! You heard that right and that’s not a mistake or typo. You won’t be saving 25%, you will only be paying 25% of the listed price and you do get a 75% savings when you use the code BlogAddress75 at checkout!

This is such a great deal, you might want to go ahead and pick up some return address labels, even if you don’t send out a lot of letters. You will always have them there for the letters you do send out. What about the Christmas cards every year? If you have to send out dozens and dozens of Christmas cards, you don’t want to be writing your return address on all of those envelopes. Go ahead and pick up some return address labels from VistaPrint and you will be ready when December gets here!

The race is on for those new customers, referrals and new sign ups to your website. Lots of people are out there ready to help you advertise your websites, but make sure they have your best interest at heart, before you start spending money with them. So many free places to advertise and promote your websites, you can take advantage of a lot of those services, before you have to spend your first penny on marketing. After all, you are probably promoting something online to increase your pocketbook and not take away from it.

Find those free URL submissions to the search engines. Most traffic exchanges are free if you have a little time to surf there. Blogs is a great marketing tool to help promote your interests for free. Newsgroups and message forums are another way to effectively draw attention to your product or service. Just adding your links in you signature are allowed on most message forums and everytime you leave a comment to a topic, you are helping to gain exposure for your website.

You already have to compete with others in the same industry as you. Make sure you let those sites that can advertise for you, compete for your dollars. Go bargain shopping and see which websites can offer you the most traffic or those unique visitors for the cheapest price. You might want to spend a little extra every now and then, to find new audiences, but make sure the audience you have now, that you’re giving them a steady dose of your website. Never be in a hurry to rush out and advertise and you will learn that by being a little thrifty now, will see a few extra dollars in your pocket at the end of each week or month. Good luck with your online promotions and try to do something everyday to promote your interests!

Do you like the Microsoft products? Have you ever wanted to learn more about Microsoft Office 2007 or take advantage of the great things it has to offer? What about some of the other programs like Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Accounting or Microsoft Money; any interest in these popular Microsoft products?

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You will get 100% authentic Microsoft products at academic discounts. There is a Vista upgrade available that starts at $89. Buyers just need to provide academic eligibility and after that, their product is shipped. You will always find that the customer service is friendly and helpful from CostCaptain.com; for getting you connected with all of these great products from Microsoft. Start learning more about these programs and see how they can help you to achieve a higher level of learning or a helpful tool on the computer.

The Atlanta Hawks was not taking time off the past weekend, where we got to see the best of the best in the NBA compete in the rookie challenge, skills competition and the All Star Game. They didn’t have their focus on all the great athletes in New Orleans, but was looking out west toward California. The Sacramento Kings to be specific and they was able to bargain with the guys in purple for their talented point guard Mike Bibby. Bibby has been injured for most of the season and has recently returned from his hand injury that kept him off the court for most of the season. The Hawks gave up four players (Shelden Williams, Tyrone Lue, Anthony Johnson, Lorenzen Wright) and a 2nd round draft pick for the 2008 NBA Draft which will be held in late June. In return, the Atlanta Hawks get a point guard that is ready to start for this team and should help the Hawks make the playoffs.

The Eastern Conference teams have a much easier path to the playoffs; than the Western Conference teams and the move to acquire Mike Bibby from the Sacramento Kings now makes the Hawks a favorite to grab one of those 8 spots for the Eastern Conference teams. Fans in Atlanta should be excited to finally have a veteran point guard steering the ship with all the talented athletes like Josh Childress, Marvin Williams, Solomon Jones, Salim Stoudamire, Al Horford and the most talented guy in the league Josh Smith. Mike Bibby’s long range game will do wonders for the Hawks, as Joe Johnson can now spend more time on the bench for the Atlanta Hawks. Hopefully the Hawks will find a taker for Joe Johnson and bring in more talent to help this Hawks team. Joe Johnson can still be a valuable piece to this team, but he will never be “the piece”. He just hasn’t got the basketball IQ or talent to be a leader on a team. If the Hawks continue to look for Joe Johnson as the top weapon on this team, they will just continue spinning their wheels. Bibby has never been known to be a vocal leader, but if he will take control of things in Hotlanta and Joe Johnson can be used less on the court, the Hawks will be making some noise this spring in the playoffs.

Welcome to Atlanta Mike Bibby! Goodbye Joe Johnson, because this trade signals the end of our one on one game here in Atlanta and now we can play team basketball with a real point guard in charge! Just do like you did in the All Star Game Joe, move out beyond the arc and wait for the pass!

For those of us that like those small time pieces or the watches we wear around our wrist, can now earn money from an affiliate program around watches. A 2 tier program that allows you to earn from your referrals; just by having them to sign up for a newsletter, sounds easy enough, right? People in the industry or those that might just collect watches will want to join up for this newsletter their self, so they can stay informed of the latest things going on in the world of watches. You never know when you might hear something new about the Amazing Swiss luxury watches or any other types of luxury watches. This Swiss industry is targeting watch lovers and industry professionals alike.

Have you been searching for an affiliate program to earn a little extra money with? This could be exactly the type of opportunity you have been searching for and might give you a little extra spending money for bills or something you have been saving up to buy. One of the key things about any affiliate program is what does your referrals have to do, in order for you to qualify for earnings. If they have to buy something right up front, it can be tough building your downline for any affiliate program. You just need to get people to subscribe to the newsletter from 10 hs 10 and you can start earning money! If you never had any luck with affiliate programs or maybe you are looking for your first affiliate program to join; then this is a good place to start. Be sure you take advantage of all the great ways you can promote an affiliate program online and this allows you to get people from all over the world building up your downlines. There is a lot of people out there that work in the watch industry or just love their watches and you will find it very easy to get people signing up for this newsletter! Good luck and be sure to let me know how you’re doing with this watch affiliate program!

Here is the YouTube Sensation singing I Don’t Love You (by My Chemical Romance).

Nice job there Alex!

If you like this video there are more you can see on my blog here under “Alex YouTube”. You can often see Alex in front of her webcam singing or just talking it up. In the above video you can see the You Tube Sensation show another one of her many talents and that’s picking them strings on the guitar. There are more videos of Alex with her guitar you can check out too!

If you have any comments, ideas, suggestions or requests, please leave a reply here and I’m sure Alex will see them!

There are more great videos I will be posting with Alex singing and you can judge for your self and see just how talented she really is! How does this YouTube Sensation stack up with the current contestants competing on American Idol? Would Alex get your vote if she was to ever appear on American Idol? Stay tuned and I will continue to show you more videos of Alex and you can see why there is so much buzz over there at YouTube for Alex!

Teenagers (My Chemical Romance)

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Joe Johnson continues to hurt the Atlanta Hawks more than he helps. Him making the All Star Team this year is more a slap to the face to Hawks fans than an achievement. It still shows that the NBA community doesn’t recognize what is going on in Atlanta. It’s no wonder when you have the front office, coach and announcers on television continuing to promote Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson just isn’t that good of a player. He his in a system that plays him the 2nd most minutes in the NBA, all his teammates constantly look for him as the “go-to-guy” and the coach keeps calling plays for him. He is a big reason the Atlanta Hawks can’t make that next step up and the sooner the Hawks Team recognizes, the sooner they can start winning more games.

Joe Johnson shoots technical free throws for the Atlanta Hawks and is often on the court with guys that shoot a higher free throw percentage than him. Does that make sense? Why wouldn’t you award your top free throw shooter and give your team the best chance to make those technical free throws? It’s just another clear sign at how the Atlanta Hawks want to create a face for this team. In the meantime, Josh Smith continues to improve and is the heart and soul of the team. Josh Smith is the most gifted athlete in the NBA and the Hawks team just doesn’t recognize his efforts. Josh Smith is the Atlanta Hawks All Star, not Joe Johnson.

The Atlanta Hawks made a great comeback last night against one of the best teams in the NBA; Detroit Pistons. When it came down to the final two possessions for the Atlanta Hawks, coach Mike Woodson called on Joe’s number. Joe managed to shoot a backwards shot and an air ball from the 3 point line. Joe can be seen on a few highlight films making that big shot at the end for the Atlanta Hawks. There are dozens more where Joe Johnson misses the shot or just turns it over and cost his Hawks teammates the game.

Joe Johnson is not an All Star by any stretch of the imagination. He can play a part on this Atlanta Hawks team, but the guy can’t even get in the top 10 in scoring and there is no offense in the NBA which offers success for one player, like the offense in Atlanta. Kobe Bryant would average 40 points a game in this “feature offense” that the Atlanta Hawks choose to run. Mike Woodson seems to be an ok guy, but constantly tells the media after games why the team lost. Hey Mike, we can see why they lost, the question is, why did you leave the same guys out there; when you seen they wasn’t getting the job done? Many of the young players are missing valuable playing time, why we watch a role player in Joe Johnson try to shine like an All Star. The Joe Johnson experiment is over in Atlanta and it has been for some time now.

The business of precious metals and gold might see an increase of customers for this year. Our economy isn’t doing that well right now and investing in the stock market might seem like placing down a bet in Las Vegas. If you have an interest in precious metals investments, be sure to check with the folks from Monex Precious Metals. They have a huge team that stays up on the latest news and they offer some of the best prices you can get for your dollars. Monex companies have been the leaders in the gold and precious metals field for over 30 years now in America. They are a good choice for the next 30 years in this very competitive environment. So try to take a look at gold as your next investment and keep your investments going up! You will be retiring before you know it and you want to make sure your investments are worth more then; than they are now.

I recently had one of my websites ranked number 1 on Google. It stayed there for about 5 days and was for a very popular place that thousands are joining daily. During my 5 days of being on top for a popular keyword that would be serched for, I didn’t have one sign up for that 5 day period. So just how important is that number 1 spot on Google? Google branches off into many countries and your listing might change from country to country. I would have thought to be ranked on Google so high, that my 5 days on top for the folks in the USA, would have joined from my referral link. That didn’t happen and maybe I am still ranked number 1 in other countries.

I do have other pages for similar keyword searches and those pages aren’t boosting my downline either. I’ve not seen a high ranking in MSN or Yahoo, but wonder if more people are doing searches through MSN and Yahoo these days. I tend to use all 3 of the big search engines and just depending on what you’re looking for determines which one I might use. I still like the fact that Google sends its bot out more often than the other search engines and you can usually get a listing from Google in 24 to 48 hours. I guess a lot depends on your website and just how much traffic you’re getting to see just how high you might rank on Google or any other search engine. There is a new company out right now that says they can have you listed at number 1 for 40 of the top search engines. I am  currently working with them and trying to see just how high I can get some of my other pages on those search engine rankings. Each search engine is different and learning the differences can determine which search engine might give your website the best listing. Just keep driving traffic to your website, keep fresh content on your website and get all the links you can pointing toward your website. These basics are true for today and will be for tomorrow in getting your listing on the popular search engines like Yahoo, MSN and even Google.

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It seems many got upset because they didn’t get a chance to see history being made. I think we already had an undefeated team to have a perfect season in the NFL and what about the history of brothers winning back to back Super Bowls?

New England Patriots have a lot to be proud of, but their coach isn’t one of them. It was a horrible display of sportsmanship that the Patriots Coach showed, by walking off the field early and not even staying out there with his team until the final second had ticked off. Mike Carey the head of officials tried to get him off the field, but the Patriots coach just continued to do what he wanted to and he just lost a lot of respect around the country.

Anybody can chat with the media and be happy while they are winning. You can really judge someone’s character when they face adversity. The Patriots head coach had a lemon handed to him and he didn’t even come close to making lemonade out of it. I think that team will split up and won’t support a loser like him. The owner of the Patriots should nip this in the bud and get rid of him now. I have never seen a coach act so rude and he didn’t even congratulate the NY Giants in their efforts of winning the big game. You don’t have to mean it, but you still have to give props to the team that just beat you. May New England’s coach ride off into the sunset with his horrible displays of sportsmanship. He better not be coaching an NFL team when they come to the Georgia Dome here in Atlanta, because he will not be having a very pleasant time here.

Good job Giants and I’m sure the state of New York and all your fans are celebrating today! I think the MVP was awarded to the wrong person and the receiver that made that sensational catch was the true MVP of the game!

Sometimes people just don’t watch what they are seeing and that was true when they was bragging on Tom Brady. Randy Moss was what made the Patriots so good. It wasn’t their overrated QB, who missed open receivers all day on Super Bowl Sunday or that poor loser of a coach they have. They failed to use Randy Moss and it cost them! After Brady’s late touchdown toss, they were still hyping up Brady; when it was Moss making the catches that led them down the field. For some reason they felt Eli Manning was the MVP and just didn’t choose to watch the game and truly see who the most valuable player of that game was!