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Seth's Blog : Professionals, amateurs and the great unwashed
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Professionals, amateurs and the great unwashed
If you want something done, perhaps you would ask a professional to do it. Someone who costs a lot but is worth more than they charge. Someone who shows up even when she doesn't feel like it. Someone who stands behind her work, gets better over time and is quite serious indeed about the transaction.
Or perhaps you could hire a passionate amateur. That's a forum leader doing it for love, not money. An obsessive in love with the craft. A talented person willing to trade income for the chance to do what he loves, with freedom.
Please, though, don't hire someone who just thinks it's a job. This category represents the majority of your options, and this category is what gives work a bad name.
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Charlie Crist, a Typical Politically Expedient Independent … Clarifying his Position Again on Obamacare
Crist is not an Independent, he is gutless.
Once again so-called independent US Senate candidate from Florida Charlie Crist is looking to clarify his position on Obamacare. What’s the matter, the first two times did not do the trick? Crist is having as much trouble clarifying his position on Obamacare as Barack Obama has had trying to sell the health care scam to the American people.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, running as an independent for the U.S. Senate, sought again to clarify his position on the healthcare overhaul, saying he would have voted against it but does not want a full repeal.
Does Crist really want to be allying himself with Obama in the Sunshine state?
In an interview on CNN, Crist said: “What we need to do is fix it.” Crist is running as an independent in a tough three-way race for the Florida Senate seat against Rep. Kendrick Meek (D) and Marco Rubio (R).
Crist, a Republican until early this year, came under fire last week for telling a Florida television station that he would have voted in favor of the Democratic healthcare bill had he been a sitting senator. He then walked back those comments, saying he “misspoke.”
Crist is proof positive why the American voter should never waste their time and vote for a gutless so-called independent who is merely doing and saying anything that he feels will get him elected. First Crist says that he will only run as a Republican for US Senate, LIAR. That was until he fell so far behind Marco Rubio in the polls. Suddenly, Crist becomes the independent man. Then Crist claims he is for Obamacare, only to backtrack this week and state that he misspoke. Now Crist says that he would not have voted for Obamacare but would not repeal it in full. Interestingly enough, 60% of Americans want Obamacare repealed entirely and 36% are opposed.
Crist also declined to say on CNN which party he would caucus with if elected. Oh really, even though he has hinted that he was open to caucus with democrats. Crist and his lack of transparency to the voters should be a red flag for Republicans and Democrats to never vote for this political opportunist.
“I’m going to go the way that is best for them,” Crist said, referring to Florida voters. “I don’t have to say I’m going to caucus with the Democrats or the Republicans.”
CRIST, YOU GUTLESS POLITICIAN … GET OFF THE FENCE AND MAKE A CHOICE. CRIST IS THE POSTER CHILD FOR POLITICIANS WHO WANT IT ALL WAYS, NEVER MAKE A STAND SO THAT HE THINKS ALL THE VOTERS WILL LIKE HIM.
Presently, Republican Maro Rubio has a 10% point lead over Crist, Rubio (R) 40%, Crist (I) 30%, Meek (D) 21%.
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Billie Jean James Missing For Four Months in Las Vegas, NV Found Under Pile of Garbage in Own Home
File this one under, … Hoarding can be hazardous to your health.
67 year old Billie Jean James had been missing for four months in Las Vegas, Nevada. James had been missing since April 22, 2010 after she vanished from her home near Silverado Ranch and the ‘M’ Resort. Friends and family were offering a $10,000 reward. However, police had no clues and stated that it would be a difficult case to solve.
Well, there was a reason why police had no clues and why no one had seen her leave her home or go off and any direction. Because she never left her home.
“We don’t have anyone that actually saw her leave or go in a certain direction. We just know she was here at home and that she disappeared from her house,” said Sgt. Peter Ferranti.
Since her disappearance, there’s been an outpouring of support from close friends who’ve helped raise a $10,000 reward. They’ve also circulated Billie’s picture across the valley and as far south as Barstow California.
Four nonths after her disappearance Billie Jean James remains were found in her home under a ceiling high pile of garbage. Yes, that is correct … Billie Jean was a hoarder, the house was a complete pig stigh and no one knew including the woman’s husband that she had died in the house and her body was buried under a mountain of trash. Can you only imagine what this house smelled like that the odor or rotting flesh could not be detected? Her body was discovered by her husband when he was cleaning a back room. They clean?
Body of Las Vegas woman found in clutter at home. Can you believe that the police searched the home with search dogs and found nothing. In some cases the garbage was so extensive in the home that it made it impassable even to search dogs.
A four-month search for a missing Las Vegas woman came to a ghastly end this week when her husband found her corpse in their home amid a labyrinth of squalor that had been impassable even to search dogs.
Bill James apparently had no idea that the body of his pack-rat wife, Billie Jean, was under the same roof as he helped police scour the home and the Nevada desert for any sign of her. Then he spotted the feet of the body poking out of a floor-to-ceiling pile of junk Wednesday, revealing in shocking detail the woman’s penchant for hoarding.
Police say they searched the home several times — even using dogs from a unit that helped locate bodies at ground zero after Sept. 11 and Hurricane Katrina. But they were unable to find the body of amid the piles of clothes, knickknacks, trash and other junk.
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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis
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- Physicians, Others Chime in on Who's to Blame for Rising Healthcare Costs
- Sunday Funnies 2010-08-29 Double Dipping
- Email From "Morally Conflicted" One Year Later After Walking Away
Physicians, Others Chime in on Who's to Blame for Rising Healthcare Costs Posted: 29 Aug 2010 08:23 PM PDT I received a lot of emails in response to Who's to Blame for Rising Healthcare Costs? Some reader suggestions might save you some money. Overpaying for Generics "Dr. P" a front line working family physician for 30 years writes .... Hello MishDrugs from Canada "CB" writes ... Hello MishI cannot and do not vouch for the above claims nor do I deny them. I simply do not know. Moreover, I do not know if buying drugs from Canada is against any state laws. I did check and I do not see complaints against Canada Meds, so that is a good sign. Another physician Chimes In "MB" MD writes .... Hello MishCost of Illegal Aliens "JC" writes ... I know a nurse in a major metro area and she deals with the illegal immigrants flooding into her hospital emergency room every day. They come with their diagnosis in hand from the country they left. Major metro hospitals are magnates for illegal aliens coming to the US for free medical treatments.In my post of who is to blame I came up with this list. So Who's To Blame?Other Notables
Case for Rationing At some point the system just has to say no. Spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to extend someone's life by three months is simply not rational. Nor is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars when the odds of success are slim. Yet every time the discussion comes up, political hacks start screaming about "death squads". Other than the public at large, everyone has a vested interest in not fixing the system. It is pretty tough to get reform when nearly every major industry group is against anything and everything that is likely to do any good. If additional comments come in, worthy of posting, I will add an addendum. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Click Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post List Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit http://www.sitkapacific.com/account_management.html to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific. |
Sunday Funnies 2010-08-29 Double Dipping Posted: 29 Aug 2010 12:05 PM PDT Here is a funny clip from Seinfeld on double dipping. Embedding disabled. What We Call The News - Jib Jab In case you missed it, please take a look at Nonsense from NBER on Odds of Double-Dip. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Click Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post List Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit http://www.sitkapacific.com/account_management.html to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific. |
Email From "Morally Conflicted" One Year Later After Walking Away Posted: 29 Aug 2010 01:57 AM PDT Slightly over one year ago, I received an email from "Morally Conflicted in Arizona" who at the time was considering "Walking Away". I responded to his email on August 18, 2009 in Bright Side of Falling Home Prices It turns out "Morally Conflicted" did indeed walk away. Here is a followup email I received a few days ago, about his experience. End of the Line "Morally Conflicted" writes ... Hello Mish,Glad I could Help Thanks "Morally Conflicted" I am glad I could help. For more on the morals and ethics of "Walking Away" please see
Seek Legal Counsel That "P.S." line above regarding consulting an attorney is very important. I did advise"Morally Conflicted" to do just that. For more on the needs to seek proper legal advice, please see ... There are many potential snags to consider if you go it alone. Don't do it! Walking Away Goes Mainstream The moral stigma regarding "Walking Away" is now pretty much gone. That it ever existed in the first place is quite hypocritical. Henry Blodget and Aaron Task discuss the hypocrisy a few days ago in It's Okay To Walk Away: Let's End The "Morality" Double-Standard On Mortgage Defaults I was way out in front of this issue, almost two years ago. If "Walking Away" is in your best financial interest, there is nothing wrong with doing just that. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Click Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post List Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit http://www.sitkapacific.com/account_management.html to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific. |
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Crawl Errors now reports soft 404s
Today we’re releasing a feature to help you discover if your site serves undesirable 'soft” or “crypto” 404s. A 'soft 404' occurs when a webserver responds with a 200 OK HTTP response code for a page that doesn't exist rather than the appropriate 404 Not Found. Soft 404s can limit a site's crawl coverage by search engines because these duplicate URLs may be crawled instead of pages with unique content.
The web is infinite, but the time search engines spend crawling your site is limited. Properly reporting non-existent pages with a 404 or 410 response code can improve the crawl coverage of your site’s best content. Additionally, soft 404s can potentially be confusing for your site's visitors as described in our past blog post, Farewell to Soft 404s.
You can find the new soft 404s reporting feature under the Crawl errors section in Webmaster Tools.
Here’s a list of steps to correct soft 404s to help both Google and your users:
- Check whether you have soft 404s listed in Webmaster Tools
- For the soft 404s, determine whether the URL:
- Contains the correct content and properly returns a 200 response (not actually a soft 404)
- Should 301 redirect to a more accurate URL
- Doesn’t exist and should return a 404 or 410 response
- Contains the correct content and properly returns a 200 response (not actually a soft 404)
- Confirm that you’ve configured the proper HTTP Response by using Fetch as Googlebot in Webmaster Tools
- If you now return 404s, you may want to customize your 404 page to aid your users. Our custom 404 widget can help.
We hope that you’re now better enabled to find and correct soft 404s on your site. If you have feedback or questions about the new 'soft 404s' reporting feature or any other Webmaster Tools feature, please share your thoughts with us in the Webmaster Help Forum.
Written by Jonathan Simon, Webmaster Trends Analyst"