DAY #177 -- Launch: T-32 Days!

UPDATE: Thursday, 01-Dec-2005 9:08 AM

Today a flash bulb went off in my head looking at the sign ups to the NETWORK and those who have upgraded.

It was not just a flash bulb, but more like a GREAT BIG SEACH LIGHT bearing all kinds of colors in my face and hyper elevating parts of my brain that are sensitive to light. It was an OUCH.

And now while in the thick of things I realized --one of those epiphany of an experiences...

That's the good news. The bad news is that I want to now share this information with those who have trusted me the most as I got things going, and that are the paid Members. And I will just do that.

To some other thoughts: I spent a lot of time writing another report and this time about the use of Google(R) Adwards(R) on sites such as this. There are some ways to make a very nice income with such a system and I'll talk all about it.

I think on a quarterly basis Google is paying around $400 million dollars in TAC costs. Sure there quarterly revenue is over a $1 BILLION dollars, but what is talk less about in the media is that they also pay out over $100 Million Dollars per month in commissions.

Then it makes sense that IF you want to make money. OR I should say WHEN you want to make money online, go where the money is. So, I'll take you there and show how to make money off of Google and an emerging colossal Pay-Per-Click Industry.

What more do I have in mind today? Well, FOCUS. That is ALL. I have two tasks to complete. It's just 9 AM and I am very well warmed up.

I have 2 items: First I need to finish my report and post it for the Members. Secondly, I need to finish some database work. That's it.

Now, you might be wondering at this point, the FIRST DAY of the month of December, why so few personal words? I have just one answer for that: At this moment, my goal is to aide the success of those who have trusted the network to build their own dreams. I have to now help 100% by helping people who have put their hopes of success on the visionary network. I have to be 100% committed. I have to be 100% there. I have to make sure 100% of my time and focus is spent on that goal.

Then I've got to go and do just that. I leave you today with a bitter/sweet story of one of my favorite guys situation. I someday hope to have something that was painted/made in his honor, at the time he posed for it. And 'til then I just read about it occasionally, as I did yesterday...

He's the full story:

First president disappoints at auction
One portrait sells below estimates, another not at all
From Phil Hirschkorn, CNN New York Bureau

Wednesday, November 30, 2005; Posted: 7:08 p.m. EST (00:08 GMT)

The "Constable-Hamilton" portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, was commissioned in 1797.

NEW YORK (CNN) -- The Wednesday sale of a portrait of George Washington will help the New York Public Library to procure more books and manuscripts -- but not as many as predicted.

The painting by renowned artist Gilbert Stuart, which depicts America's first president during his final year in office, was expected to command between $10 million and $15 million, according to Sotheby's in Manhattan. Instead, it sold for a mere $8.1 million.

The buyer's name was not immediately disclosed. The final price includes an auction house commission of 20 percent of the first $200,000 and 12 percent of the rest.

A wealthy merchant-trader named William Constable commissioned the painting of a seated Washington, a sword and document in his lap, for Alexander Hamilton in 1797. Hamilton was the nation's first secretary of the treasury.

In addition to the "Constable-Hamilton" portrait, Stuart, who lived from 1755-1828, painted Washington on almost 100 other occasions.

The portrait was among 15 paintings and four sculptures the New York Public Library hawked to raise money for its endowment to acquire books and manuscripts. (Full story)

"The quality is clearly there. It is a magnificent portrait in a wonderful state of preservation, has been obviously very carefully taken care of by the library for many years," said Peter Rathbone, Sotheby's director for American paintings and sculpture.

A second Stuart portrait of Washington, also consigned by the library, failed to sell, meaning no bidders offered the minimum price guaranteed by Sotheby's.

The auction house had estimated that the picture, which shows Washington standing with a sword in one hand and his other resting on a copy of the Constitution, would sell for $6 million to $8 million.

Rathbone said it's unusual for two high-quality Washington portraits by Stuart to be on the market at the same time.

"They do appear with some regularity, but never works as important or as rare," he said.

Stuart's best-known image of Washington, a head from an incomplete portrait, graces the $1 bill.

-----------End of Article: CUL8R, Sam...

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