Oprah has made a name for herself and at one time was the only African American billionaire in the world.  She has climbed the ranks over the years, gained and lost some weight, had special guests and even more special events on her show.

She has come a long way from being brought up in poverty and losing her only son in infancy, to becoming one of the most influencial woman of all time.  Just watch her show, people flock to buy any product (or book) that she mentions, no matter what.

What are some of the moments you remember from Oprah over the years?

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On the first taste of the soda I think that it tastes pretty darn close the real thing.  I have Tofurky roasts on Thanksgiving since I am a vegetarian and I love them.  They are made from Tofu, of course, come in a ball shape and actually have stuffing in the middle!  I think it’s a neat idea of the veggies out there.

The soda did remind me of the meal, plus some carbonation, but very close nonetheless.  I have had other Jones sodas before and really think they hit the nail when making a new flavor.

My family wasn’t too keen on the idea of even trying the Tofurky last year, so I wouldn’t be able to give it as a gift to them, although, I would give it as a prank gift to someone that has never had the meal itself, just to see their reaction!

Thanks again IZEA for the cool hat and the one of a kind soda!

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Jones Soda. All opinions are 100% mine.

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I think this is crap.  I think that if they were given bad service, like they said, they shouldn’t have to pay anything.  Why is a tip added anyways?  Is the place paying more than minimum wage and have to raise the wage to cover that cost? 

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I was talking with a friend of mine about this and agree that people that get dealt bad service should NOT have to pay any “required” tip.  They should be able to pay for the food and any tip they feel comfortable with. 

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Usually, in my opinion the server gets what they work for.  If you are leaving a “required” tip that has been made up by people in the past, I think you are just telling the server you will tip them no matter the service.  Part of the reason the service industry has taken a crap.

What do you think about this article?  Have you ever contested a tip?

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As you can see by the screenshot, the settings are simple and easy to update.  Then you just sit  back, collect more followers and make some money!  You can see a list of celebs that also participate in the system and I would also like to mention the referral system as well.

If you refer a new member to the system you will get 5% of everything they make for 1 year!  If you refer just the right person, that can be an awful lot of money, for doing absolutely nothing.

If you are a developer, SponsoredTweets.com also has a new API that you can use any way that you want, in fact, they are looking for new developers to use the API in unique ways.  Check them out today and get to making money!

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Runes of Magic is the latest one that I have found, downloaded and have been playing for about 2 months now. The game reminds me a lot of WoW and is compared the same way in game by others. The updates are plentiful and the game if FREE to play, forever.

Weird huh?  I know what you are thinking.  How do they make money and why would it be free?  Well, instead of just having gold in the game, you can also have diamonds.  Those you would buy with real money.  Other things like custom mounts or extra backpack space also cost diamonds.

The game is fun, entertaining and good for all ages.  If you want more information or to download the game, go to www.runesofmagic.com.

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An exact description given by the website:

What is Popstation?
Popstation is an online music & entertainment singing experience, where people like you have a chance to sing their way to the top of The Charts and qualify for an Album Deal. Original Popstation songs are released Monday – Thursday (M – Hip Hop & R&B, T – Country, W – Pop, Th – Rock) and are available in the Practice Room for 2 weeks. People are encouraged to “make them your own”. Songs entered into a contest will get voted on by the Popstation audience – no celebrity judges or panels.

More or less, you are basically competing with others to get your first record deal with PopStation. Survive the 35 days of voting and you are one step closer to winning “The Big Deal”. Since the internet is a great place to find the next big star, why not log on to Popstation.com and let them make the process even easier for you.

Personally, I like the idea.  If you are a singer and want to be known, what a better way than to get your voice on the web and let others decide if you have what it takes?

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Popstation. All opinions are 100% mine.

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Well, after tons of thinking, which is not good in Profootball Pickem, I have finally made my picks and they are outlined below. Let’s see if we can hit a 10 win week after last week’s 2nd half comback.

Week 10 Picks Against the Spread (my picks on left)

San Fran vs CHI -3
Buffalo vs Tenn +6.5
NO vs St. Louis -14.5
Miami vs TB -10
Detroit vs Min +16.5
New York Jets vs Jacksonville -7
Cincinnati vs Pitts +7
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KC vs Oakland +1.5
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Arizona vs Seattle -8.5
SD vs Philly -2
Indy vs New England -3
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There are all of my picks for week 10 in Yahoo Profootball pickem.  Since I have been posting my bets, my record is 66-63 ATS.  How are your picks doing?

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For the most part, Black Friday has been a good day for retailers (last year one person did die at a Wal Mart). It’s named that because it’s a day when retailers can say the books are in the black and they aren’t LOSING money. Most people don’t work, stores are open way to early in the morning and everyone is trying to the that damn Tickle Me Elmo doll. Well, that’s what was HOT a couple of years ago, I am not even sure what the deal is this year.

I would have to assume that electronics is a big hit again this year. HDTV’s, digital camera with 10 million pixels, camcorders that record all by themselves AND upload to Youtube.com, things of that nature. I just wanted to post the top 3 sites for a Google search of Black Friday Ads for 2009. That way you can get right down to business if you happen to be reading my blog instead of doing what you are supposed to be doing today!

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2. www.TheBlackFriday.com
3. www.2009BlackFridayAds.com

And there you have it! Now you don’t have to do a Google search and you can check out the latest and greatest deals for 2009 Black Friday, right from Sukosaki.info! Enjoy!

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Many people search on the web.  Some of those people knowhow to use a search engine and others are confused by how to use a search engine.  When you type in a keyword to search for and get weird, or unmatching, results, it’s more because you didn’t search correctly than the search engine not working right.

Search engines are made to bring you what you are looking for.  You might as well get involved and enjoy the experience as well. Leapfishdoes this all at one time!  I went to this new search engine and I typed in “Wisconsin winter” because it is among us and it’s always nice to see some pictures of the havoc it brings with.  Immediately I notice a couple news results, followed by web search results, video, twitter, blog and image results all pertaining to my keywords.

I especially like the Twitter results, as well as, the results of any item on Digg.com related to my search. Leapfish really packs all of the web into one place, quickly!  You can see the web results and easily switch between Google, Yahoo & MSN results.  Surprising to most, the results can be different allowing you to see even more content in one place.

There is also an area that will show you shopping results for your keywords, which is nice if you are looking for products or reviews of a product you want to buy.  The real time search is mostly Twitter results updated in real time so you can check those out as they happen.  Stay on top of things in a certain topic without having to visit more than one site!

Give it a try, it’s really quite neat and the site isn’t all jammed full of ads at the same time.

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The latest Mountain Dew promotion, called GreenLabelGear.com, is coming to an end on Nov. 15th.  The buy one Dew, get one FREE, deal is going until the end of the year.  So, if you have more of those caps, do NOT throw them away.  The other red caps, with point codes on them, are only good through the 15th of November.

So far I have won the headphones and the hat, as seen here and here.  I have been trying for the snow board without any luck so far, but I do have some points left to spread out over the next couple of days.  I will be trying for the watch, shoes and snow board.

Have you won any prizes up to this point?  I see on Twitter if you do a search you can see that a few people have posted about their winnings, but I haven’t seen as many as I thought I would.  This promotion was certainly the shortest and I would even say the least know about promotion.  For some reason I just get the feeling that people are sick of the caps or maybe the prizes just weren’t up their alley.

So, if you have won any prizes, let me know @sukosaki on Twitter, or post a comment below, good luck in the last couple days of the promotion!

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